Some are collected and sent to developing countries, often being
burnt and recycled inappropriately. Others end up at municipal landfills
here and become hazardous waste.
But if five former students of
the American University of Sharjah have their way, the unwanted devices
will be recycled and valuable metals such as copper, gold, silver and
palladium extracted.
The team spent one academic year – from
September 2011 to May 2012 – developing a plan for how to do this as
part of a project required for their chemical engineering degree. The
effort was overseen by Professor Taleb Ibrahim at the university.
The
team are focusing their efforts on printed circuit boards (PCBs), thin
plates composed mainly of copper, glass fibres and epoxy resins, on
which chips and other electronic components are soldered.
“In today’s world, they form the backbone of any electronic device,” said Said Nusri, 22, one of the five team members.
Besides
copper, the boards consist of a host of other metals, plastics and
ceramics. The metals and non-metals are stuck together by epoxy resin
and this makes them difficult to recycle.
Most countries in the
world, including the UAE, lack the sophisticated infrastructure to do
so, said Yousef Chehade, 22, who came up with the idea for the project.
Considering
the affluence of the UAE’s population and the short lifespan of
electronic gadgets here, the UAE needs to develop capabilities to deal
with the issue locally, he said.
“We have many recycling initiatives here but there is a gap when it comes to e-waste recycling,” he said.
The other members of the team are Hisham Alayan, Ameer Siddique and Naveena Sadavisam.
The
students’ first step was to determine which metals contained in e-waste
would be the most abundant and most economical to extract. They found
that copper, gold, silver and palladium – used in electronics, dentistry
and jewellery – would be the most suitable for extraction. The team
then devised a process to recycle PCBs.
First, the devices need
to be broken down into small pieces, said Mr Alayan, 21. After
experimenting in the lab with different grinders and crushers, the team
found that the optimum size of the crushed articles is less than one
centimetre. Then, through the use of electrostatic separation
technologies, the metallic parts can be separated from the non-metallic
ones.
The team have outlined chemical processes through which the
target metals can be extracted. Through the use of certain chemicals
such as sulphuric acid, nitric acid, and aqua regia, a mixture of nitric
and hydrochloric acid, the target metals can be dissolved and then
selectively extracted with high purity.
The technique is already
in use in the mining industry, though the students have modified it to
work for their recycling application.
“We proved it works in different industries and proposed a theoretical design of how it can suit our needs,” said Mr Chehade.
The
team have calculated that the method can be used to obtain 24 kilograms
of copper, 44 grams of gold, 18 grams of silver and 10 grams of
palladium from every 125 kg of PCBs.
The concept is yet to be
tested in real-life and the team are willing to continue the work to
make it a reality. Mr Chehade, for example, has already set up his own
company Sharjah, Ecyclex, which will focus on recycling.
2013年3月28日星期四
who had suffered starvation until recently
It has little utilitarian value as a commodity. It cannot be eaten or
made into clothing to be worn nor is it any material of construction.
Yet it gets to everyone, without regard to gender, race, religion,
nationality or economic status.
Most of all, it gets to Indian economic policymakers. Gold has caused major headaches to our current finance minister, P. Chidambaram. But he is hardly the first one to rue India’s golden aspirations. Morarji Desai, the finance minister in 1962, was instrumental in enacting the gold control order in the aftermath of India’s China war that year. That order prohibited private ownership of pure gold bars or coins and restricted new jewellery to be made only from gold not exceeding 18 carat in purity. Gold smuggling flourished, creating legends out of the likes of Haji Mastan. Never a popular leader, Desai continued to reap the bitter harvest of that act even when he became Prime Minister 15 years later.
The order was repealed 30 years later in 1992. We can now own gold and import it as well, after paying a customs duty, which now stands at six per cent of the value. Mr Chidambaram now faces a different sort of problem. India imported 933 tonnes of the precious metal in 2011-12 (27 per cent of the global volume). Imports of gold and silver have grown by 30 per cent in volume in the five years up to 2012. They now rank in value second (albeit a distant one) only to petroleum and amount to about $50 billion annually. That is a major contributor to the external trade deficit. The latest Economic Survey observed that “the rise in imports of gold is one of the factors contributing to India’s high trade deficit and current account deficit in 2011-12, forming 30 per cent of its trade deficit.” It is a mercy, possibly only a small one, that gold imports have actually fallen between April and December last year.
International gold prices have steadily risen for the whole of this century. They now average $1,670 a troy ounce (31 grams), which is the same as the prevailing Indian prices of around `3,000 per gram. This equalisation is a direct result of the removal of restrictions on imports. Indian imports of gold have continued to grow even as its price has increased. This would appear to fly in the face of accepted economic wisdom, which tells us to expect just the opposite.
The Economic Survey says, “the worsening global situation has also led to a rise in purchase of gold as a safety metal and a further rise in its price.” The global situation is an alibi invoked too often and with little conviction in the recent past to make sense of the prevailing Indian realities. We need a more relevant and specific explanation.
“In prosperity as in the hour of need, the thoughts of most Indians turn to gold,” observed India’s economist for all seasons, I.G. Patel, in 1958. He was addressing then the situation caused by “the steady drain on our foreign exchange reserves for over two years”. Substitute current account deficit for foreign exchange reserves and the great man could well be addressing India’s position 55 years later.
Gold represents a store of value which could be used in future. Like currency notes stuffed in pillowcases (and quite unlike bank deposits or investments in shares), this value remains completely idle until it is actually used. That is what makes gold hoarding vexatious for economic policymakers. A part of the nation’s resources cannot be employed to generate future incomes. Yet if the return on investments — the interest on bank deposits or dividend income — is less than the rate of inflation, such savings actually lose value over time. That makes people prefer gold in the expectation that it will at least not lose value and possibly gain, if its price appreciates. If the perception is that the price rise in gold is not temporary, there is even greater incentive to buy and hold it. Let us also not forget that gold is the preferred use for tax-evaded wealth.
We in India do not buy gold simply as an investment. We also attach some consumption value to it. Our ownership of gold comprises in large measure of ornaments, which are prized in their own right. Gold is thus a consumer good as well. And this happens all across the income spectrum. I saw tribal coffee growers in Araku valley of Andhra Pradesh who had suffered starvation until recently display with pride their small gold acquisitions. Parents also make phased gold purchase over time for use in children’s marriages even when prices are rising in the entirely reasonable expectation that later purchases may be even more expensive. Therefore, rising prices do not necessarily dampen our enthusiasm for gold. On the other hand, rising incomes actually spur us on to buy more gold. Only imminent and utter destitution could lead to dishoarding of gold. But even that is now buffered by the offer of no-fuss loans against gold.
The Economic Survey says, “to restrict the rising trend in gold imports which is adversely affecting India’s balance of payments… (requires) bringing down inflation as well as expanding the range of investments investors have easy access to.” But even these thoughts are not new. Dr Patel had observed in 1950 (when he was only 25) that “during the inflation and civil strife of recent years, the gold-holding classes proved wiser than the hoarders of local currency or investors in stocks and real assets.”
Most of all, it gets to Indian economic policymakers. Gold has caused major headaches to our current finance minister, P. Chidambaram. But he is hardly the first one to rue India’s golden aspirations. Morarji Desai, the finance minister in 1962, was instrumental in enacting the gold control order in the aftermath of India’s China war that year. That order prohibited private ownership of pure gold bars or coins and restricted new jewellery to be made only from gold not exceeding 18 carat in purity. Gold smuggling flourished, creating legends out of the likes of Haji Mastan. Never a popular leader, Desai continued to reap the bitter harvest of that act even when he became Prime Minister 15 years later.
The order was repealed 30 years later in 1992. We can now own gold and import it as well, after paying a customs duty, which now stands at six per cent of the value. Mr Chidambaram now faces a different sort of problem. India imported 933 tonnes of the precious metal in 2011-12 (27 per cent of the global volume). Imports of gold and silver have grown by 30 per cent in volume in the five years up to 2012. They now rank in value second (albeit a distant one) only to petroleum and amount to about $50 billion annually. That is a major contributor to the external trade deficit. The latest Economic Survey observed that “the rise in imports of gold is one of the factors contributing to India’s high trade deficit and current account deficit in 2011-12, forming 30 per cent of its trade deficit.” It is a mercy, possibly only a small one, that gold imports have actually fallen between April and December last year.
International gold prices have steadily risen for the whole of this century. They now average $1,670 a troy ounce (31 grams), which is the same as the prevailing Indian prices of around `3,000 per gram. This equalisation is a direct result of the removal of restrictions on imports. Indian imports of gold have continued to grow even as its price has increased. This would appear to fly in the face of accepted economic wisdom, which tells us to expect just the opposite.
The Economic Survey says, “the worsening global situation has also led to a rise in purchase of gold as a safety metal and a further rise in its price.” The global situation is an alibi invoked too often and with little conviction in the recent past to make sense of the prevailing Indian realities. We need a more relevant and specific explanation.
“In prosperity as in the hour of need, the thoughts of most Indians turn to gold,” observed India’s economist for all seasons, I.G. Patel, in 1958. He was addressing then the situation caused by “the steady drain on our foreign exchange reserves for over two years”. Substitute current account deficit for foreign exchange reserves and the great man could well be addressing India’s position 55 years later.
Gold represents a store of value which could be used in future. Like currency notes stuffed in pillowcases (and quite unlike bank deposits or investments in shares), this value remains completely idle until it is actually used. That is what makes gold hoarding vexatious for economic policymakers. A part of the nation’s resources cannot be employed to generate future incomes. Yet if the return on investments — the interest on bank deposits or dividend income — is less than the rate of inflation, such savings actually lose value over time. That makes people prefer gold in the expectation that it will at least not lose value and possibly gain, if its price appreciates. If the perception is that the price rise in gold is not temporary, there is even greater incentive to buy and hold it. Let us also not forget that gold is the preferred use for tax-evaded wealth.
We in India do not buy gold simply as an investment. We also attach some consumption value to it. Our ownership of gold comprises in large measure of ornaments, which are prized in their own right. Gold is thus a consumer good as well. And this happens all across the income spectrum. I saw tribal coffee growers in Araku valley of Andhra Pradesh who had suffered starvation until recently display with pride their small gold acquisitions. Parents also make phased gold purchase over time for use in children’s marriages even when prices are rising in the entirely reasonable expectation that later purchases may be even more expensive. Therefore, rising prices do not necessarily dampen our enthusiasm for gold. On the other hand, rising incomes actually spur us on to buy more gold. Only imminent and utter destitution could lead to dishoarding of gold. But even that is now buffered by the offer of no-fuss loans against gold.
The Economic Survey says, “to restrict the rising trend in gold imports which is adversely affecting India’s balance of payments… (requires) bringing down inflation as well as expanding the range of investments investors have easy access to.” But even these thoughts are not new. Dr Patel had observed in 1950 (when he was only 25) that “during the inflation and civil strife of recent years, the gold-holding classes proved wiser than the hoarders of local currency or investors in stocks and real assets.”
2013年3月24日星期日
where I tried on its extensive range
She made the nylon backpack fashionable in the early Nineties and sent an entire collection made from lace down the catwalk in 2008, sparking a trend which is still filling rails on the High Street today.
And now Miuccia Prada, creative head of the brand that is about to celebrate its 100th birthday, has given us the strangest trend of all: the flatform.
This very high shoe looks like a building block, something as big and solid as Ayers Rock.
If someone threw you into the Thames wearing a pair of these babies, you would undoubtedly sink to the bottom.
The flatform is not to be confused with the wedge, which has an incline, tipping the foot at a slight angle, or the platform, which generally has a stubby toe and a high heel.
No, as its name suggests flatforms are very flat — like Norfolk — and are also very, very high.
These shoes were first seen on the catwalk at Prada last September: towering Japanese geisha-girl platforms worn with colourful soft leather Tabi socks (the leather sock effect was also seen at Victoria Beckham).
These monoliths cost ￡830, are covered in daisies, and were featured in Vogue last month as the last word in edgy shoes-as-art form.
But, of course, even Ms Prada got the idea for these shoes from somewhere else: undoubtedly in this case from David Bowie, who wore a pair of red patent flatforms as long ago as 1973 (in fact, these flatforms can be seen in the excellent exhibition, David Bowie Is, at the V&A museum).
So, we understand that they are fashionable. We understand they make the wearer extremely tall. But the key question is, can you walk in them?
Unlike summer’s alternative hot shoe, the pointy, feminine high stiletto, best executed in white or sugary pink, these shoes are very heavy, which gives the wearer a rather ungainly gait, with knees that are permanently bent.
Because of the weight and rigidity of the flatform, the foot has to land flat on the ground, not heel or toe first, which means you will walk and sound like an elephant.
The biggest problem comes when you encounter uneven ground, which means the whole foot can go over, like a domino, significantly increasing your risk of twisting your ankle.
All in all, the whole experience is a strain on the old knee joints, although the ball of the foot does not feel the pain you get after a day in high heels.
After a day in my Prada flatforms, my shins felt very painful, too, due to the weight and the strange, creeping gait I developed. Imagine comedian Dick Emery after a very long, hard day, and that was me.
I think the flatform is a shoe exclusively for the young (the Prada Daisy flatforms were worn by 14-year-old movie actress Elle Fanning at the premiere of Breaking Dawn last November).
But if you must wear a flatform, avoid an over-long trouser or skirt, because you will look as though you are on castors. Instead, flatforms look best with a mini skirt, shorts, or at least a cropped cigarette pant.
At Topshop last week, where I tried on its extensive range, young shoppers told me the reason they love the shoes is they make their legs look ultra, ultra thin.
‘Like Olive Oyl?’ I ventured, to be met by blank stares. These girls are too young to have heard of Popeye.
There are a few less vertiginous flatforms around, such as the ones seen here (right) from Asos.
And a less skyscraperish design comes from Louboutin, featuring an ankle strap and fashioned from raffia and studded leather for ￡395 — as the shoe is flat, though, no one will see your trademark red leather sole, which is a shame, but that’s a price you have to pay to be up-to-the-minute.
I love, too, the flatform from Celine: it’s not too high, has a faux furry lining, and is as comfy as a pair of slides or Birkenstocks.
Add a pair of shocking pink leather socks with a separate compartment for your big toe, and people will think you are wearing Prada — if you care about such things.
And now Miuccia Prada, creative head of the brand that is about to celebrate its 100th birthday, has given us the strangest trend of all: the flatform.
This very high shoe looks like a building block, something as big and solid as Ayers Rock.
If someone threw you into the Thames wearing a pair of these babies, you would undoubtedly sink to the bottom.
The flatform is not to be confused with the wedge, which has an incline, tipping the foot at a slight angle, or the platform, which generally has a stubby toe and a high heel.
No, as its name suggests flatforms are very flat — like Norfolk — and are also very, very high.
These shoes were first seen on the catwalk at Prada last September: towering Japanese geisha-girl platforms worn with colourful soft leather Tabi socks (the leather sock effect was also seen at Victoria Beckham).
These monoliths cost ￡830, are covered in daisies, and were featured in Vogue last month as the last word in edgy shoes-as-art form.
But, of course, even Ms Prada got the idea for these shoes from somewhere else: undoubtedly in this case from David Bowie, who wore a pair of red patent flatforms as long ago as 1973 (in fact, these flatforms can be seen in the excellent exhibition, David Bowie Is, at the V&A museum).
So, we understand that they are fashionable. We understand they make the wearer extremely tall. But the key question is, can you walk in them?
Unlike summer’s alternative hot shoe, the pointy, feminine high stiletto, best executed in white or sugary pink, these shoes are very heavy, which gives the wearer a rather ungainly gait, with knees that are permanently bent.
Because of the weight and rigidity of the flatform, the foot has to land flat on the ground, not heel or toe first, which means you will walk and sound like an elephant.
The biggest problem comes when you encounter uneven ground, which means the whole foot can go over, like a domino, significantly increasing your risk of twisting your ankle.
All in all, the whole experience is a strain on the old knee joints, although the ball of the foot does not feel the pain you get after a day in high heels.
After a day in my Prada flatforms, my shins felt very painful, too, due to the weight and the strange, creeping gait I developed. Imagine comedian Dick Emery after a very long, hard day, and that was me.
I think the flatform is a shoe exclusively for the young (the Prada Daisy flatforms were worn by 14-year-old movie actress Elle Fanning at the premiere of Breaking Dawn last November).
But if you must wear a flatform, avoid an over-long trouser or skirt, because you will look as though you are on castors. Instead, flatforms look best with a mini skirt, shorts, or at least a cropped cigarette pant.
At Topshop last week, where I tried on its extensive range, young shoppers told me the reason they love the shoes is they make their legs look ultra, ultra thin.
‘Like Olive Oyl?’ I ventured, to be met by blank stares. These girls are too young to have heard of Popeye.
There are a few less vertiginous flatforms around, such as the ones seen here (right) from Asos.
And a less skyscraperish design comes from Louboutin, featuring an ankle strap and fashioned from raffia and studded leather for ￡395 — as the shoe is flat, though, no one will see your trademark red leather sole, which is a shame, but that’s a price you have to pay to be up-to-the-minute.
I love, too, the flatform from Celine: it’s not too high, has a faux furry lining, and is as comfy as a pair of slides or Birkenstocks.
Add a pair of shocking pink leather socks with a separate compartment for your big toe, and people will think you are wearing Prada — if you care about such things.
who receive a wide variety of services
Tyler Lilly’s impact on the 2011 News Journal All-Star Basketball Classic didn’t end with the MVP trophy he took home from the game. It was just beginning.
The then-Mansfield Christian senior befriended Noah Wise, an autistic child from Mansfield receiving different forms of therapy and counseling at The Rehab Center. The two made a connection while having their picture taken together to promote the Classic.
Their friendship continues today and has helped Noah function better socially and in the classroom.
“I’m blessed that God put me in his life and maybe I can brighten his day,” said Lilly, now a student and soccer player at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. “He says he wants to play basketball. Anything is possible. I just really cherish God giving me the talent, and I need to give back, too.”
Over the years, some $350,000 has been raised from Classic proceeds for children who receive a wide variety of services at The Rehab Center. The Classic will celebrate its 35th anniversary Thursday with a doubleheader — a 6 p.m. alumni game featuring 10 past MVPs followed by the traditional high school Classic at approximately 8 p.m.
“They just clicked during the photo (session),” said Noah’s mom, Cori Wise. “Once in a while, we’ll run across somebody and there will just be a connection with Noah and we’re like ‘Wow.’ Tyler being able to follow up with Noah has been good for him.”
Noah is now a 7-year-old first grader at Mansfield Christian. His classroom is across the hall from the preschoolers taught by Ellen Lilly, Tyler’s mom. She and Noah’s teacher came up with an incentive-based contract to help Noah’s progress in the classroom.
He can earn contact time with Tyler (who once popped in for recess while home on Christmas break), or a phone call from Tyler, or a signed certificate by Tyler if Noah does well in school. Tyler even bought a basketball for Noah that sits in the classroom to keep him motivated.
“It’s always ‘Tyler this’ and ‘Tyler that’ with Noah,” Wise said. “One day he came home from school all excited because he had gotten a phone call from Tyler. He went to the principal’s office to talk to him. It’s good for him to get that positive reinforcement from such a positive mentor.
“Tyler’s willingness to do this and the school’s willingness to do something like this to help a student is just wonderful.”
Noah just finished his first season of Upward basketball, which his mom saw as a significant breakthrough.
“It put Noah out of his comfort zone,” Wise said. “He’s at the higher functioning end of autism, but if he’s around more than one or two people he shuts down or goes wild. You can’t do that when you’re playing games.
“His major (issue) is social interaction. He doesn’t do well with that, but he’s getting better by playing basketball. His goal is to be as good as Tyler. That’s all he talks about. He says he practices ‘so I can be as good as Tyler.’”
Noah has also played three years of Upward soccer, the sport in which Tyler earned first-team All-Ohio honors. As a Mansfield Christian senior he was also third-team all-state in basketball and the News Journal’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
His relationship with Noah has put into perspective for Tyler what matters most about the News Journal Classic, even if that message often gets buried on game night under an avalanche of points and playground moves.
“It’s something we need to think about more,” Lilly said. “It’s been a blessing getting to know Noah.”
Craig Green, 39, stood in Noah’s shoes as one of the Rehab Center all-star kids for the 1984 Classic. At the time he was receiving physical therapy at the Rehab Center. He had suffered a stroke after brain surgery that left him partially paralyzed from the waist down on the right side.
Green, an epileptic, regained use his of legs and graduated from Buckeye Central High School in 1992. He can recite the names of the players from the ’84 Classic and remains an avid sports fan. He said last year he attended 65 out of 70 regular season games involving the BC volleyball, football and basketball teams.
“The Rehab Center did a really good job,” said Green, who lives in New Washington. “I’ll tell you what, I don’t know how to describe (the all-star experience) in words. It meant a lot to me.
The then-Mansfield Christian senior befriended Noah Wise, an autistic child from Mansfield receiving different forms of therapy and counseling at The Rehab Center. The two made a connection while having their picture taken together to promote the Classic.
Their friendship continues today and has helped Noah function better socially and in the classroom.
“I’m blessed that God put me in his life and maybe I can brighten his day,” said Lilly, now a student and soccer player at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. “He says he wants to play basketball. Anything is possible. I just really cherish God giving me the talent, and I need to give back, too.”
Over the years, some $350,000 has been raised from Classic proceeds for children who receive a wide variety of services at The Rehab Center. The Classic will celebrate its 35th anniversary Thursday with a doubleheader — a 6 p.m. alumni game featuring 10 past MVPs followed by the traditional high school Classic at approximately 8 p.m.
“They just clicked during the photo (session),” said Noah’s mom, Cori Wise. “Once in a while, we’ll run across somebody and there will just be a connection with Noah and we’re like ‘Wow.’ Tyler being able to follow up with Noah has been good for him.”
Noah is now a 7-year-old first grader at Mansfield Christian. His classroom is across the hall from the preschoolers taught by Ellen Lilly, Tyler’s mom. She and Noah’s teacher came up with an incentive-based contract to help Noah’s progress in the classroom.
He can earn contact time with Tyler (who once popped in for recess while home on Christmas break), or a phone call from Tyler, or a signed certificate by Tyler if Noah does well in school. Tyler even bought a basketball for Noah that sits in the classroom to keep him motivated.
“It’s always ‘Tyler this’ and ‘Tyler that’ with Noah,” Wise said. “One day he came home from school all excited because he had gotten a phone call from Tyler. He went to the principal’s office to talk to him. It’s good for him to get that positive reinforcement from such a positive mentor.
“Tyler’s willingness to do this and the school’s willingness to do something like this to help a student is just wonderful.”
Noah just finished his first season of Upward basketball, which his mom saw as a significant breakthrough.
“It put Noah out of his comfort zone,” Wise said. “He’s at the higher functioning end of autism, but if he’s around more than one or two people he shuts down or goes wild. You can’t do that when you’re playing games.
“His major (issue) is social interaction. He doesn’t do well with that, but he’s getting better by playing basketball. His goal is to be as good as Tyler. That’s all he talks about. He says he practices ‘so I can be as good as Tyler.’”
Noah has also played three years of Upward soccer, the sport in which Tyler earned first-team All-Ohio honors. As a Mansfield Christian senior he was also third-team all-state in basketball and the News Journal’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
His relationship with Noah has put into perspective for Tyler what matters most about the News Journal Classic, even if that message often gets buried on game night under an avalanche of points and playground moves.
“It’s something we need to think about more,” Lilly said. “It’s been a blessing getting to know Noah.”
Craig Green, 39, stood in Noah’s shoes as one of the Rehab Center all-star kids for the 1984 Classic. At the time he was receiving physical therapy at the Rehab Center. He had suffered a stroke after brain surgery that left him partially paralyzed from the waist down on the right side.
Green, an epileptic, regained use his of legs and graduated from Buckeye Central High School in 1992. He can recite the names of the players from the ’84 Classic and remains an avid sports fan. He said last year he attended 65 out of 70 regular season games involving the BC volleyball, football and basketball teams.
“The Rehab Center did a really good job,” said Green, who lives in New Washington. “I’ll tell you what, I don’t know how to describe (the all-star experience) in words. It meant a lot to me.
2013年3月19日星期二
These markings are becoming more common in urban areas
A proposal was submitted to the Wilmington Area Planning Council to improve westbound cycle facilities on Main Street, according to Michael Fortner, development supervisor for the Department of Planning and Development in Newark.
Upon acceptance of the proposal, share lane markings will connect the Pomeroy Trail to New London Road and the surrounding residential communities.
“It would cost about $15,000 to do it, which is ridiculously cheap,” Fortner said.
The implementation of these so-called “sharrows” is the only plausible alternative to the current traffic patterns since there is not enough room for a full bike lane along with the already existing parking on both sides of the two-lane street, he said. Emblems will be placed at a distance where doors from parked cars would not swing out into the riding lane.
These markings are becoming more common in urban areas, Fortner said, and the sharrows should work on Main Street because of the generally slow pace of traffic. At times when an automobile is traveling faster than a cyclist, Fortner said the drivers could just go around the cyclists.
Senior Rebecca Gripp, who is a member of the university cycling team, said she feels traffic moves slow enough on Main Street that cars and bikes should be able to share a lane. She said she thinks drivers can sometimes have a stubborn attitude against cyclists, so she does not know if paint on the road alone will act as a strong regulation of the new sharrows.
“I think it should be enforced strongly because A, you have a growing cyclist community and B, you have students who are always trying to ride bikes,” Gripp said.
The sharrow implementation is meant to increase the overall safety of cycling in Newark, as cyclists currently ride against traffic on both Main Street and East Delaware Avenue, Fortner said.
Senior Jacob Rubin, Gripp’s teammate, said he thinks it is a good idea as long as it is insisted upon that the cyclists can only ride one way. He said he has witnessed a few crashes on East Delaware Avenue in Newark, which currently has a full bike lane.
“Most people don’t know how to ride their bikes around campus,” Rubin said. “Police don’t enforce anything so there is no consequence. If people were ticketed they’d probably pay attention.”
Fortner said this new type of lane is for convenience and aimed to attract responsible cyclists. According to WILMAPCO, Main Street is one of the region’s most congested areas, and crashes in the SR 273 corridor are more than three times the New Castle County average. Additionally the American Community Survey has shown that 3.6 percent of Newark residents commute by bicycle.
The Pomeroy Trail and South Main Street are two major transportation projects that have been recently completed. Both are expected to increase bicycle trips to Main Street locally, as well as bring bicycle-related tourism to Newark, Fortner said.
Gripp and Rubin both said the presence of a cycling community in Newark seems to be growing. Rubin said the new lanes will provide increased safety, but he does not think it will directly increase cycling activity. Gripp said the implementation of the sharrows would not negatively impact traffic on Main Street.
Upon acceptance of the proposal, share lane markings will connect the Pomeroy Trail to New London Road and the surrounding residential communities.
“It would cost about $15,000 to do it, which is ridiculously cheap,” Fortner said.
The implementation of these so-called “sharrows” is the only plausible alternative to the current traffic patterns since there is not enough room for a full bike lane along with the already existing parking on both sides of the two-lane street, he said. Emblems will be placed at a distance where doors from parked cars would not swing out into the riding lane.
These markings are becoming more common in urban areas, Fortner said, and the sharrows should work on Main Street because of the generally slow pace of traffic. At times when an automobile is traveling faster than a cyclist, Fortner said the drivers could just go around the cyclists.
Senior Rebecca Gripp, who is a member of the university cycling team, said she feels traffic moves slow enough on Main Street that cars and bikes should be able to share a lane. She said she thinks drivers can sometimes have a stubborn attitude against cyclists, so she does not know if paint on the road alone will act as a strong regulation of the new sharrows.
“I think it should be enforced strongly because A, you have a growing cyclist community and B, you have students who are always trying to ride bikes,” Gripp said.
The sharrow implementation is meant to increase the overall safety of cycling in Newark, as cyclists currently ride against traffic on both Main Street and East Delaware Avenue, Fortner said.
Senior Jacob Rubin, Gripp’s teammate, said he thinks it is a good idea as long as it is insisted upon that the cyclists can only ride one way. He said he has witnessed a few crashes on East Delaware Avenue in Newark, which currently has a full bike lane.
“Most people don’t know how to ride their bikes around campus,” Rubin said. “Police don’t enforce anything so there is no consequence. If people were ticketed they’d probably pay attention.”
Fortner said this new type of lane is for convenience and aimed to attract responsible cyclists. According to WILMAPCO, Main Street is one of the region’s most congested areas, and crashes in the SR 273 corridor are more than three times the New Castle County average. Additionally the American Community Survey has shown that 3.6 percent of Newark residents commute by bicycle.
The Pomeroy Trail and South Main Street are two major transportation projects that have been recently completed. Both are expected to increase bicycle trips to Main Street locally, as well as bring bicycle-related tourism to Newark, Fortner said.
Gripp and Rubin both said the presence of a cycling community in Newark seems to be growing. Rubin said the new lanes will provide increased safety, but he does not think it will directly increase cycling activity. Gripp said the implementation of the sharrows would not negatively impact traffic on Main Street.
The rivermouth area is dotted with picnickers
Hawke's Bay is putting in its claim to be New Zealand's cycle capital, and the region has reason to boast.
Around 200 kilometres of trails meander across the mostly flat seaside plains; the terrain is purpose-built for cyclists and walkers.
The Bay's Rotary clubs began building the trails a decade ago before passing the baton to the Regional Council. Now with the boost from Nga Haerenga, the New Zealand Cycle Trail, three scenic routes - the Landscapes, Water and Wineries rides - are established as the Hawke's Bay Trails. And the province is determined to make sure the trails link as a network. An urban cycleway - known as the iWay - now links Flaxmere, Hastings, Havelock North and Clive.
Keen for a break from a gusty period in Wellington's early summer, I take my mum for a relaxed, two-day pedal along the trails. The forecast promises 21 degrees in Hastings - and that was the overnight low. We head for the Landscapes Ride first, a loop that hugs the Tukituki riverbank near Havelock North. Leaving our car at Black Bridge, we slather on sunscreen and pedal away.
The route combines off-road trails with quiet country roads and we're immediately immersed in the dry air and aromas of a Hawke's Bay summer. A rambling lime-sand path stretches endlessly in front of us, its surface twinkling in the bright sunlight. Sunglasses are essential for comfortable riding on these paths.
At first, we're perched up on the stopbank of the river, which gives expansive views. The ubiquitous grapevines dominate the plains in all directions. It's hard not to believe that we're in Tuscany or Provence.
Not long in, we're tempted by the Tuki Kitchen cafe for lunch and a glass of local wine. Settling under the shade of a giant fig tree, we opt for a tasty, thin-crusted pizza, accompanied by a pinot gris. We soon realise that this could set the pace for weeks of contented cycling.
Back on the saddle, we follow the gently winding road towards Red Bridge, where we turn left to double back along the river's other side. A few short hill-climbs transport us to a spot with stunning views of Craggy Range and Te Mata Peak. With the slow pace and open-air perspective that bicycles offer, we can fully take in the view.
According to the Kennett brothers, well-known cycle enthusiasts and guide-book authors, this ride has "a few good hills" - interpret that how you like. We work up a ladylike glow, but the gradient isn't too onerous.
The rivermouth area is dotted with picnickers and fisher-people, but on the bike trail we feel a sense of space and separation. It's built to suit those on wheels, with nice curvy bridges to help you roll over the water sections.
After four hours of relaxed riding, we drive past Taradale to overnight at Whinfield Country Bed and Breakfast, right beside the 17km Puketapu Loop trail. We plan to bike it tomorrow, but first we have a dinner planned at a nearby country pub, the award- winning Puketapu - previously known as the Pheasant's Nest. No chance of trying a pheasant on the night, looking at the menu, but the fish-of-the-day proves a good choice.
It feels like we're way out in the backblocks now, immersed in lovely rolling hills with a quiet, winding road; yet the suburban streets of Taradale are only a five-minute drive.
Our home for the night sits high on a hill, with views of the Tutaekuri River and distant Kaweka Ranges.
Next morning, we leave the car behind, and pedal a steep, gravelly downhill trail to meet the Puketapu trail.
The trail runs parallel to the river and again forms a loop between bridges. It features lovely bush-clad sections just a stone's throw from river pools. We cross paths with various ambling dog-walkers and a large family group teetering along on bikes of all sizes.
We're becoming expert now at navigating the frequent stopbank gates, which require a certain knack to shuffle yourself and your bike gracefully through.
Packing our bikes once more in the car boot, we farewell our host and drive to Napier, to access the scenic north end of the Water Trail.
The route skirts the Ahuriri Estuary, a bird-lover's paradise. It provides food and rest areas for more than 70 species of waterbirds - including the bar-tailed godwit, which flies here from Alaska to escape the winter.
It is not far to bridge-hop across to Westshore, where we follow the wide trail into Ahuriri's wharf-side cafe village, and celebrate our trip's end with another lunch.
"Build it and they will come" is a catch-cry of cycle-trail advocates. Looks like it's working for the Hawke's Bay, from the multitude of cyclists we saw. The trails are popular not just with seasoned, lycra-wearers; cyclists of all ages and abilities are having a go.
Owen Mata, iWay project manager, agrees cyclist numbers are "booming" on the trails - for locals and visitors alike: "For the iWay trail, our counts show a 20 per cent annual increase in cyclists."
"Cycling's economic potential is increasingly recognised here in Hawke's Bay," says Mata. "Not just from tourism, but local household savings on fuel and vehicles."
Around 200 kilometres of trails meander across the mostly flat seaside plains; the terrain is purpose-built for cyclists and walkers.
The Bay's Rotary clubs began building the trails a decade ago before passing the baton to the Regional Council. Now with the boost from Nga Haerenga, the New Zealand Cycle Trail, three scenic routes - the Landscapes, Water and Wineries rides - are established as the Hawke's Bay Trails. And the province is determined to make sure the trails link as a network. An urban cycleway - known as the iWay - now links Flaxmere, Hastings, Havelock North and Clive.
Keen for a break from a gusty period in Wellington's early summer, I take my mum for a relaxed, two-day pedal along the trails. The forecast promises 21 degrees in Hastings - and that was the overnight low. We head for the Landscapes Ride first, a loop that hugs the Tukituki riverbank near Havelock North. Leaving our car at Black Bridge, we slather on sunscreen and pedal away.
The route combines off-road trails with quiet country roads and we're immediately immersed in the dry air and aromas of a Hawke's Bay summer. A rambling lime-sand path stretches endlessly in front of us, its surface twinkling in the bright sunlight. Sunglasses are essential for comfortable riding on these paths.
At first, we're perched up on the stopbank of the river, which gives expansive views. The ubiquitous grapevines dominate the plains in all directions. It's hard not to believe that we're in Tuscany or Provence.
Not long in, we're tempted by the Tuki Kitchen cafe for lunch and a glass of local wine. Settling under the shade of a giant fig tree, we opt for a tasty, thin-crusted pizza, accompanied by a pinot gris. We soon realise that this could set the pace for weeks of contented cycling.
Back on the saddle, we follow the gently winding road towards Red Bridge, where we turn left to double back along the river's other side. A few short hill-climbs transport us to a spot with stunning views of Craggy Range and Te Mata Peak. With the slow pace and open-air perspective that bicycles offer, we can fully take in the view.
According to the Kennett brothers, well-known cycle enthusiasts and guide-book authors, this ride has "a few good hills" - interpret that how you like. We work up a ladylike glow, but the gradient isn't too onerous.
The rivermouth area is dotted with picnickers and fisher-people, but on the bike trail we feel a sense of space and separation. It's built to suit those on wheels, with nice curvy bridges to help you roll over the water sections.
After four hours of relaxed riding, we drive past Taradale to overnight at Whinfield Country Bed and Breakfast, right beside the 17km Puketapu Loop trail. We plan to bike it tomorrow, but first we have a dinner planned at a nearby country pub, the award- winning Puketapu - previously known as the Pheasant's Nest. No chance of trying a pheasant on the night, looking at the menu, but the fish-of-the-day proves a good choice.
It feels like we're way out in the backblocks now, immersed in lovely rolling hills with a quiet, winding road; yet the suburban streets of Taradale are only a five-minute drive.
Our home for the night sits high on a hill, with views of the Tutaekuri River and distant Kaweka Ranges.
Next morning, we leave the car behind, and pedal a steep, gravelly downhill trail to meet the Puketapu trail.
The trail runs parallel to the river and again forms a loop between bridges. It features lovely bush-clad sections just a stone's throw from river pools. We cross paths with various ambling dog-walkers and a large family group teetering along on bikes of all sizes.
We're becoming expert now at navigating the frequent stopbank gates, which require a certain knack to shuffle yourself and your bike gracefully through.
Packing our bikes once more in the car boot, we farewell our host and drive to Napier, to access the scenic north end of the Water Trail.
The route skirts the Ahuriri Estuary, a bird-lover's paradise. It provides food and rest areas for more than 70 species of waterbirds - including the bar-tailed godwit, which flies here from Alaska to escape the winter.
It is not far to bridge-hop across to Westshore, where we follow the wide trail into Ahuriri's wharf-side cafe village, and celebrate our trip's end with another lunch.
"Build it and they will come" is a catch-cry of cycle-trail advocates. Looks like it's working for the Hawke's Bay, from the multitude of cyclists we saw. The trails are popular not just with seasoned, lycra-wearers; cyclists of all ages and abilities are having a go.
Owen Mata, iWay project manager, agrees cyclist numbers are "booming" on the trails - for locals and visitors alike: "For the iWay trail, our counts show a 20 per cent annual increase in cyclists."
"Cycling's economic potential is increasingly recognised here in Hawke's Bay," says Mata. "Not just from tourism, but local household savings on fuel and vehicles."
2013年3月17日星期日
This monthly forum allows leaders from various
As part of an ongoing initiative launched by chamber Board of Directors President Howard Collens to strengthen chamber elations, 14 representatives from the city of Royal Oak met with 14 representatives from the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and staff March 7 for the annual City vs.
The Golden Squirrel was on the line. Last year the chamber didn't do so fine. Would the city win again? The answer wasn't known yet then.
The 2012 Golden Squirrel winner, Police Chief Corrigan O'Donohue, felt confident he had this year's award well in hand. But chamber bowlers had been practicing, and the friendly competition was riddled with trash talk and boasting. Challenges and comments had traveled back and forth between the two sides since the gauntlet for the 2013 Bowling Challenge was thrown. And, what were the results of the 2013 challenge?
The 2013 Gold Squirrel winner was a chamber board member — Tom Tull of TC Green Media.
But the bowling scores were hardly definitive. The average team score of the chamber was 106.8, with the average city score 101.8. The chamber squeaked out a victory … but only barely, showing just how competitive and well-matched these two driving forces in Royal Oak remain.
“The Bowling Challenge is a fun way to meet with city representatives and strengthen rapport and camaraderie in a casual setting,” chamber Executive Director Shelly Kemp said. “It's meant to help establish relationships outside of the work environment. And as a result, it can strengthen that rapport during the work day.”
In his 2012 State of the Chamber address, Board President Howard Collens declared his goal to strengthen chamber partnerships with elected officials and city department heads to help our members seize economic and business opportunities in and for Royal Oak.
“Our Community Relations Committee and Executive Board reached out with a renewed determination,” Collens said. “The city and chamber have worked well together and strengthened lines of communication as we explored areas of common interest — and had fun along the way.”
Beyond the lanes and shoes, the chamber helped establish the Royal Oak Progress Lunch. This monthly forum allows leaders from various segments of our city to gather together to share ideas concerning how we can work together to make Royal Oak a better place to live and work. By sharing information and exploring ways to collaborate, we have started the process for a more thorough and engaged dialogue between public and private entities.
So Golden Squirrels and bowling shoes aside, organizing networking events and building relationships is something the chamber knows best. Laughing over strikes and gutter balls is a healthy outlet that creates an easier atmosphere for working together that benefits both chamber members and Royal Oak residents.
There's a lot to be said for a little healthy competition.
Jennifer Clark is director of events for the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce. She writes a monthly column for the South Oakland Eccentric.
The Golden Squirrel was on the line. Last year the chamber didn't do so fine. Would the city win again? The answer wasn't known yet then.
The 2012 Golden Squirrel winner, Police Chief Corrigan O'Donohue, felt confident he had this year's award well in hand. But chamber bowlers had been practicing, and the friendly competition was riddled with trash talk and boasting. Challenges and comments had traveled back and forth between the two sides since the gauntlet for the 2013 Bowling Challenge was thrown. And, what were the results of the 2013 challenge?
The 2013 Gold Squirrel winner was a chamber board member — Tom Tull of TC Green Media.
But the bowling scores were hardly definitive. The average team score of the chamber was 106.8, with the average city score 101.8. The chamber squeaked out a victory … but only barely, showing just how competitive and well-matched these two driving forces in Royal Oak remain.
“The Bowling Challenge is a fun way to meet with city representatives and strengthen rapport and camaraderie in a casual setting,” chamber Executive Director Shelly Kemp said. “It's meant to help establish relationships outside of the work environment. And as a result, it can strengthen that rapport during the work day.”
In his 2012 State of the Chamber address, Board President Howard Collens declared his goal to strengthen chamber partnerships with elected officials and city department heads to help our members seize economic and business opportunities in and for Royal Oak.
“Our Community Relations Committee and Executive Board reached out with a renewed determination,” Collens said. “The city and chamber have worked well together and strengthened lines of communication as we explored areas of common interest — and had fun along the way.”
Beyond the lanes and shoes, the chamber helped establish the Royal Oak Progress Lunch. This monthly forum allows leaders from various segments of our city to gather together to share ideas concerning how we can work together to make Royal Oak a better place to live and work. By sharing information and exploring ways to collaborate, we have started the process for a more thorough and engaged dialogue between public and private entities.
So Golden Squirrels and bowling shoes aside, organizing networking events and building relationships is something the chamber knows best. Laughing over strikes and gutter balls is a healthy outlet that creates an easier atmosphere for working together that benefits both chamber members and Royal Oak residents.
There's a lot to be said for a little healthy competition.
Jennifer Clark is director of events for the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce. She writes a monthly column for the South Oakland Eccentric.
who is about to start a job as musical
However, it’s not a familiar face they are seeing reciting the words. Not even someone harbouring dreams of making it in Hollywood or London’s West End.
No, the actress under the bright spotlight has managed to fit in the many hours of practice around the focus of her day-to-day routine, saving lives.
For many, amateur dramatic companies may seem a thing of the past – your grandparents taking part in the annual play in the village hall, with everyone turning out to see who’s been cast in the lead roles.
However, in these modern times of instant entertainment at your fingertips, community theatre is still going strong as an outlet for those who want to perform to more than just a camera phone.
Emily Goad, 23, currently teaches piano and singing and is a member of Edinburgh Music Theatre, a company who is putting the finishing touches to their latest production, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
For Emily, who is about to start a job as musical director of a new Edinburgh choir, being part of the community theatre group has given her the chance to see the unexpected people who are part of the thespian community.
"Everyone is completely different and they’re there for all sorts of different reasons. It’s a wonderful mix of vets, doctors, lawyers and it’s a hobby for them," she said.
"There’re a few community theatre groups knocking around in Edinburgh. I’d been quite blind to it as I had been swept up in university societies, but there’s a great community theatre vibe in the city.
"They’ll come and see us perform and we go and see them so we’re all really supportive of each other."
Even with her musical background, Emily, who is one of eight principal cast members in the production, says going along to her first session with Edinburgh Music Theatre (EMT) was still daunting.
The Edinburgh University graduate said: "This is my first year with EMT.
"I’m a bit of a classical music bunny but I knew people who’d done it before and said it was really good.
"Amazingly, it’s been great, even though I was a bit nervous.
"Everyone’s open and friendly and they chat away."
And while Emily may be one of the newest faces to the company, she is joining a part of Edinburgh’s theatre history dating back more than 30 years.
The company was formed in 1982 to perform large-scale musicals in the city’s theatres. During its 31 years, as well as giving the city’s residents the chance to unleash their inner actor or actress, it’s also seen some of its stars move on to roles in the West End and on the international stage.
"The great thing about EMT is that before opening night you’re fully prepared in advance," she said.
"It’s a brilliant stepping stone for people like me who want to go into performance. You get to learn how it all works in a relaxed environment.
"Our latest play is funny - very funny. Set in the late 50s early 60s, it’s about a young man who is a window washer and it’s the story is about how he rises up in the business world."
She starts to giggle as she says: "There’s a love interest too – that’s me."
And being involved in the show has given all the cast members – musicians, vets and lawyers alike – the chance to learn a new skill.
And while some may brush off amateur theatre as a small way to cling onto the community spirit of old, for Emily, it’s also given her a chance to see how much times have changed since her grandparents and the grandparents of many others took to their village hall stages to perform the annual recital.
No, the actress under the bright spotlight has managed to fit in the many hours of practice around the focus of her day-to-day routine, saving lives.
For many, amateur dramatic companies may seem a thing of the past – your grandparents taking part in the annual play in the village hall, with everyone turning out to see who’s been cast in the lead roles.
However, in these modern times of instant entertainment at your fingertips, community theatre is still going strong as an outlet for those who want to perform to more than just a camera phone.
Emily Goad, 23, currently teaches piano and singing and is a member of Edinburgh Music Theatre, a company who is putting the finishing touches to their latest production, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
For Emily, who is about to start a job as musical director of a new Edinburgh choir, being part of the community theatre group has given her the chance to see the unexpected people who are part of the thespian community.
"Everyone is completely different and they’re there for all sorts of different reasons. It’s a wonderful mix of vets, doctors, lawyers and it’s a hobby for them," she said.
"There’re a few community theatre groups knocking around in Edinburgh. I’d been quite blind to it as I had been swept up in university societies, but there’s a great community theatre vibe in the city.
"They’ll come and see us perform and we go and see them so we’re all really supportive of each other."
Even with her musical background, Emily, who is one of eight principal cast members in the production, says going along to her first session with Edinburgh Music Theatre (EMT) was still daunting.
The Edinburgh University graduate said: "This is my first year with EMT.
"I’m a bit of a classical music bunny but I knew people who’d done it before and said it was really good.
"Amazingly, it’s been great, even though I was a bit nervous.
"Everyone’s open and friendly and they chat away."
And while Emily may be one of the newest faces to the company, she is joining a part of Edinburgh’s theatre history dating back more than 30 years.
The company was formed in 1982 to perform large-scale musicals in the city’s theatres. During its 31 years, as well as giving the city’s residents the chance to unleash their inner actor or actress, it’s also seen some of its stars move on to roles in the West End and on the international stage.
"The great thing about EMT is that before opening night you’re fully prepared in advance," she said.
"It’s a brilliant stepping stone for people like me who want to go into performance. You get to learn how it all works in a relaxed environment.
"Our latest play is funny - very funny. Set in the late 50s early 60s, it’s about a young man who is a window washer and it’s the story is about how he rises up in the business world."
She starts to giggle as she says: "There’s a love interest too – that’s me."
And being involved in the show has given all the cast members – musicians, vets and lawyers alike – the chance to learn a new skill.
And while some may brush off amateur theatre as a small way to cling onto the community spirit of old, for Emily, it’s also given her a chance to see how much times have changed since her grandparents and the grandparents of many others took to their village hall stages to perform the annual recital.
2013年3月14日星期四
which gold is considered to be a major contributor
Jewellery stocks were down a second
consecutive day on Thursday, as traders fear a fall in sales following stringent
guidelines set by the government to tackle the cash flow into gold.
The inverse movement of jewellery stocks is attributed to the recent steps taken by the government to restrict the fund flow into gold. However, Umesh Parekh, managing director of Kolkata-based retailer Shree Ganesh Jewellery House, does not see any unusual movement. "The stock movement is determined by market forces. We don't see any unusual things happening in the jewellery industry which can affect the stock movement," said Parekh.
Meanwhile, after raising the import duty significantly from less than one per cent about 15 months ago to six per cent now, the government has been working on options to curb gold sales. The major aim of the government is to bring the burgeoning current account deficit under control for which gold is considered to be a major contributor.
Also, the anti-money laundering law, passed by Parliament in December 2012,Get your Original make your own bobblehead Head Doll today. mandates jewellers to seek know-your-customer (KYC) details from those whose cash bill surpasses Rs 50,000. The guidelines, made applicable for the banking and financial sectors in December.
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Jewellery retailers, however, are awaiting guidelines from the government to implement the provisions of the recently amended Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
According to Bacchraj Bamalwa, chairman of the All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation, the government had said a new set of rules would be framed for jewellers, presumably with a higher benchmark limit. But these are yet to be framed. Hence, the jewellers are going on as usual. No new KYC is being called for, even if the bill value surpasses Rs 50,000.
"It's impractical, as even a 15-gramme jewellery purchaser would have to submit all details. Hence, we are waiting for the government's guideline to go ahead.A patient presents with a tungsten ring on their injured finger and is unable to remove the ring. Supposing the rule comes with a Rs 50,000 limit,Find all the manufacturers of laser cutting machine and contact them. we will represent to the government to work out a practical solution," added Bamalwa.Shop the latest hair flower accessories on the world.
Meanwhile, a study by Edelweiss Securities showed jewellery stocks had weakened by around 25 per cent from peak levels on fear speculation of regulatory policy changes to curb the surge in gold demand.
The inverse movement of jewellery stocks is attributed to the recent steps taken by the government to restrict the fund flow into gold. However, Umesh Parekh, managing director of Kolkata-based retailer Shree Ganesh Jewellery House, does not see any unusual movement. "The stock movement is determined by market forces. We don't see any unusual things happening in the jewellery industry which can affect the stock movement," said Parekh.
Meanwhile, after raising the import duty significantly from less than one per cent about 15 months ago to six per cent now, the government has been working on options to curb gold sales. The major aim of the government is to bring the burgeoning current account deficit under control for which gold is considered to be a major contributor.
Also, the anti-money laundering law, passed by Parliament in December 2012,Get your Original make your own bobblehead Head Doll today. mandates jewellers to seek know-your-customer (KYC) details from those whose cash bill surpasses Rs 50,000. The guidelines, made applicable for the banking and financial sectors in December.
Titan Industries, the industry leader, has already said the company had lost some business in implementing the PAN requirement.Source industrial washing machine Products at Commercial Laundry Equipment, The positive sentiment in the second half after abysmally low sales in the first half of this financial year may could affected.
Jewellery retailers, however, are awaiting guidelines from the government to implement the provisions of the recently amended Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
According to Bacchraj Bamalwa, chairman of the All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation, the government had said a new set of rules would be framed for jewellers, presumably with a higher benchmark limit. But these are yet to be framed. Hence, the jewellers are going on as usual. No new KYC is being called for, even if the bill value surpasses Rs 50,000.
"It's impractical, as even a 15-gramme jewellery purchaser would have to submit all details. Hence, we are waiting for the government's guideline to go ahead.A patient presents with a tungsten ring on their injured finger and is unable to remove the ring. Supposing the rule comes with a Rs 50,000 limit,Find all the manufacturers of laser cutting machine and contact them. we will represent to the government to work out a practical solution," added Bamalwa.Shop the latest hair flower accessories on the world.
Meanwhile, a study by Edelweiss Securities showed jewellery stocks had weakened by around 25 per cent from peak levels on fear speculation of regulatory policy changes to curb the surge in gold demand.
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stars and very good looking models, is evidence enough of that.
Despite the fact that, most days, they might work in front of laptops on their couches, never changing out of their pajamas, fashion people are still fashion people. They like to turn it on and they like to turn it out.
And the style-conscious new-media attendees at the fourth annual Fashion 2.0 Awards on Wednesday tried to live up to the standards of their profession.A patient presents with a tungsten ring on their injured finger and is unable to remove the ring. The attire was "black tie suggested," but the many of fellows, at least, trying to prove their peacock status in the business, chose bow-ties with funkier palettes.
uli Ziv, a digital entrepreneur, started these awards four years ago, "before Twitter was cool. Fashion people weren't on Twitter," she recalled. "There were the Oscars for celebrities. There were the CFDAs for fashion designers. There were the Webbies for Internet content. But there was nothing for the online fashion community."
A new-media youngster wearing a periwinkle bow-tie greeted Ms. Ziv. "Well, hello pretty," he interrupted. They did a double-cheek kiss, like most fashion people do, and Ms. Ziv returned to the conversation at hand.
"You should have seen the first ceremony," she went on. "It was at a bar in a snowstorm. There were no fashion brands here besides DKNY. Now, we have the support of the whole community."
Simon Doonan of Barneys, who showed up in a glittery blue jacket, gave the evening's keynote speech. And for the second year in a row, the television personality and stylist Robert Verdi hosted the award show, which came in at a tight 45 minutes, thanks to speeches that were around 140 characters. Mr. Verdi was described by the evening's announcer—a DJ who played songs by Robyn, Lana Del Ray and Icona Pop—as "one of the most prolific fashion Tweeters" in the business.
Mr. Verdi's opening monologue was mostly about the $2,000 studded Christian Louboutin shoes he was wearing. During the cocktail hour in the lobby of the School of Visual Arts Theater, a stud fell off.
"I was looking for it out there," he said. "How the hell does a stud fall off a $2,000 shoe when you're wearing it for the first time? For $2,000,Get your Original make your own bobblehead Head Doll today. they should be following me around gluing studs on my shoes." Mr. Verdi encouraged the members of the audience to tweet Christian Louboutin to complain about his mishap.
"They don't even give me a discount," he said.
The audience for the Fashion 2.0 Awards consisted of people who are pretty agile when it comes to an iPhone. The crowd was largely made up of fashion bloggers who, everyone tells us, have a big impact in the industry, but we've never heard of most of them.
"Five years ago, the idea of a blog would have meant nothing to most people," said a representative from a website called We Wore What.
"And for most people, it still doesn't mean anything," said a gentleman who works on Daily Mister.
Among the attendees on Wednesday were bloggers from sites like She Finds; I Spy DIY; Scout Sixteen; the Budget Babe; Second City Style; the Jet Set Girls; Glamamom; and Corporette, the editor of which said her audience was "women lawyers, bankers and otherwise overachieving chicks."
Despite the fact that, most days, they might work in front of laptops on their couches, never changing out of their pajamas, fashion people are still fashion people. They like to turn it on and they like to turn it out.
And the style-conscious new-media attendees at the fourth annual Fashion 2.0 Awards on Wednesday tried to live up to the standards of their profession.A patient presents with a tungsten ring on their injured finger and is unable to remove the ring. The attire was "black tie suggested," but the many of fellows, at least, trying to prove their peacock status in the business, chose bow-ties with funkier palettes.
uli Ziv, a digital entrepreneur, started these awards four years ago, "before Twitter was cool. Fashion people weren't on Twitter," she recalled. "There were the Oscars for celebrities. There were the CFDAs for fashion designers. There were the Webbies for Internet content. But there was nothing for the online fashion community."
A new-media youngster wearing a periwinkle bow-tie greeted Ms. Ziv. "Well, hello pretty," he interrupted. They did a double-cheek kiss, like most fashion people do, and Ms. Ziv returned to the conversation at hand.
"You should have seen the first ceremony," she went on. "It was at a bar in a snowstorm. There were no fashion brands here besides DKNY. Now, we have the support of the whole community."
Simon Doonan of Barneys, who showed up in a glittery blue jacket, gave the evening's keynote speech. And for the second year in a row, the television personality and stylist Robert Verdi hosted the award show, which came in at a tight 45 minutes, thanks to speeches that were around 140 characters. Mr. Verdi was described by the evening's announcer—a DJ who played songs by Robyn, Lana Del Ray and Icona Pop—as "one of the most prolific fashion Tweeters" in the business.
Mr. Verdi's opening monologue was mostly about the $2,000 studded Christian Louboutin shoes he was wearing. During the cocktail hour in the lobby of the School of Visual Arts Theater, a stud fell off.
"I was looking for it out there," he said. "How the hell does a stud fall off a $2,000 shoe when you're wearing it for the first time? For $2,000,Get your Original make your own bobblehead Head Doll today. they should be following me around gluing studs on my shoes." Mr. Verdi encouraged the members of the audience to tweet Christian Louboutin to complain about his mishap.
"They don't even give me a discount," he said.
The audience for the Fashion 2.0 Awards consisted of people who are pretty agile when it comes to an iPhone. The crowd was largely made up of fashion bloggers who, everyone tells us, have a big impact in the industry, but we've never heard of most of them.
"Five years ago, the idea of a blog would have meant nothing to most people," said a representative from a website called We Wore What.
"And for most people, it still doesn't mean anything," said a gentleman who works on Daily Mister.
Among the attendees on Wednesday were bloggers from sites like She Finds; I Spy DIY; Scout Sixteen; the Budget Babe; Second City Style; the Jet Set Girls; Glamamom; and Corporette, the editor of which said her audience was "women lawyers, bankers and otherwise overachieving chicks."
While making adjustments to his experimental settings
Whether they hunt for food by
opening their mouths while diving deep into the ocean or skimming along its
surface, many whale species rely on their baleen teeth to filter tasty morsels
from the mouthfuls of seawater they take in.
According to Alexander Werth, a biology professor from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, no one has ever looked into the mechanism behind how the hairy substance actually traps food.
“The standard view was that baleen is just a static material and people had never thought of it moving or that its function would be altered by the flow of water through the mouth,” Werth explained.
Werth found that the baleen system actually works best by entangling food as water flows across it,Source industrial washing machine Products at Commercial Laundry Equipment, according to his report in The Journal of Experimental Biology.
Composed primarily of the protein keratin, baleen is a system of large, continually growing plate-like structures with an internal fiber core and a smooth exterior. These plates are continually worn away by the whale’s tongue, forming bristly fringes that are capable of trapping food.
Most whale mouths contain about 300 baleen ‘plates’ and the structure of baleen systems can vary from whale to whale. For example, the hairy baleen fringes of the skim-feeding bowhead whale are twice as long as the fringes on the dive-feeding humpback whale.
According to Werth, he became fascinated with baleen while performing his postdoctoral work with the Inupiat Eskimos of Barrow, Alaska. After collecting baleen samples from ram-feeding bowheads in Alaska, Werth decided to compare them with samples of humpback baleen that he had collected as a graduate student.
He began by trying to see how well the baleen trapped small latex beads carried by flowing water. Taking a small section of each type of baleen, Werth place each sample in a flow tank and watched as he varied the flow of the water from 4 to 47 inches per second. He also changed the inclination of the baleen, allowing the water to flow from parallel to perpendicular.
While making adjustments to his experimental settings, Werth monitored the baleen and recorded how many beads were trapped for 2 seconds or more. He found that the bristles trapped most beads at the lowest speeds. As the flow speed increased, the marine biologist saw the baleen fringes act more like hair,Find all the manufacturers of laser cutting machine and contact them. allowing more beads to pass through. This indicated that single baleen plates are less effective filters at higher swimming speeds.A patient presents with a tungsten ring on their injured finger and is unable to remove the ring.
However,Score favorite new and used bobbleheads at great values. Werth said that the results of this set of experiments were inconclusive.
“’It doesn’t make sense to look at flow across a single plate of baleen, it’s like looking at feeding with a single tooth,” he said. “You can’t chew anything with just one tooth,Shop the latest hair flower accessories on the world. you need a whole mouthful.”
To refine his experiment, Werth built a scale model rack of six baleen plate fragments and tested the larger system for its ability to trap the latex beads. This setup resulted in the baleen becoming tangled and matted at flow speed that closely mirror the average swimming speeds of these whales.
Encouraged by these results, Werth said he plans to scale up his experimental baleen systems to get a more comprehensive picture of how they enable whales to feed.
According to Alexander Werth, a biology professor from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, no one has ever looked into the mechanism behind how the hairy substance actually traps food.
“The standard view was that baleen is just a static material and people had never thought of it moving or that its function would be altered by the flow of water through the mouth,” Werth explained.
Werth found that the baleen system actually works best by entangling food as water flows across it,Source industrial washing machine Products at Commercial Laundry Equipment, according to his report in The Journal of Experimental Biology.
Composed primarily of the protein keratin, baleen is a system of large, continually growing plate-like structures with an internal fiber core and a smooth exterior. These plates are continually worn away by the whale’s tongue, forming bristly fringes that are capable of trapping food.
Most whale mouths contain about 300 baleen ‘plates’ and the structure of baleen systems can vary from whale to whale. For example, the hairy baleen fringes of the skim-feeding bowhead whale are twice as long as the fringes on the dive-feeding humpback whale.
According to Werth, he became fascinated with baleen while performing his postdoctoral work with the Inupiat Eskimos of Barrow, Alaska. After collecting baleen samples from ram-feeding bowheads in Alaska, Werth decided to compare them with samples of humpback baleen that he had collected as a graduate student.
He began by trying to see how well the baleen trapped small latex beads carried by flowing water. Taking a small section of each type of baleen, Werth place each sample in a flow tank and watched as he varied the flow of the water from 4 to 47 inches per second. He also changed the inclination of the baleen, allowing the water to flow from parallel to perpendicular.
While making adjustments to his experimental settings, Werth monitored the baleen and recorded how many beads were trapped for 2 seconds or more. He found that the bristles trapped most beads at the lowest speeds. As the flow speed increased, the marine biologist saw the baleen fringes act more like hair,Find all the manufacturers of laser cutting machine and contact them. allowing more beads to pass through. This indicated that single baleen plates are less effective filters at higher swimming speeds.A patient presents with a tungsten ring on their injured finger and is unable to remove the ring.
However,Score favorite new and used bobbleheads at great values. Werth said that the results of this set of experiments were inconclusive.
“’It doesn’t make sense to look at flow across a single plate of baleen, it’s like looking at feeding with a single tooth,” he said. “You can’t chew anything with just one tooth,Shop the latest hair flower accessories on the world. you need a whole mouthful.”
To refine his experiment, Werth built a scale model rack of six baleen plate fragments and tested the larger system for its ability to trap the latex beads. This setup resulted in the baleen becoming tangled and matted at flow speed that closely mirror the average swimming speeds of these whales.
Encouraged by these results, Werth said he plans to scale up his experimental baleen systems to get a more comprehensive picture of how they enable whales to feed.
When it comes to tackling doping in sport
There has been much well-informed discussion at this week's two-day
Tackling Doping in Sport global summit, where the great and good of the
world's anti-doping community have gathered to exchange views in rooms
within Twickenham Stadium.
Some of it, I'll be honest, has gone a little over my head - particularly in the detailed, legal discussions around the revised code upon which the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is currently cogitating.
But what has come through, regularly, is the sense that all this talk is based in some very deep and primitive notions - notions of justice, notions of tribal loyalty. The last two are profound influences upon human development, rooted deep in all of us at the instinctive level. And as they apply to sport, they have the kind of leverage you might expect. And they can often compromise each other.
During his address to the conference, Rob Koehler, WADA's Director of Education and Programme Development,Score favorite new and used bobbleheads at great values. cited research conducted by Dr Sharron Stoll of the University of Idaho, named in 2007 as one of the 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America - as part of her work with the Center for Ethics.
This research involved assessment of moral reasoning among grade six students, and following up with the same students six years later to compare development between those who had pursued a sporting career and those who hadn't.
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This is one of the most important instincts currently militating against the drive to clear sport of doping cheats. As Koehler reported, athletes use a variety of means to accommodate themselves with the notion of doping. There is a strong tendency towards euphemism - rather than using words such as steroid, for instance, other terms, such as "juice", are employed. Other tactics involve comparing doping transgressions with the transgressions of others - "they drink, they smoke pot, they are doing a lot worse than me."
Then there is the classic cheater's retreat - everyone else is doing it, so why don't I? And, on occasions, that expands into a denial of the evidence that doping use of steroids or EPO can seriously harm one's health. It's all been exaggerated.
But beyond that, particularly within groups of male athletes - a sprint training group, perhaps, or a richly sponsored cycling team - there is the instinct, as Koehler put it,Find the trendiest wholesale women shoes including stylish wholesale sandals. not to rat out your mates. Such, patently, has been the story behind the recent seismic revelations about the culture of doping in which Lance Armstrong and so many of his fellow cyclists in the US Postal Service team operated.
Some of it, I'll be honest, has gone a little over my head - particularly in the detailed, legal discussions around the revised code upon which the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is currently cogitating.
But what has come through, regularly, is the sense that all this talk is based in some very deep and primitive notions - notions of justice, notions of tribal loyalty. The last two are profound influences upon human development, rooted deep in all of us at the instinctive level. And as they apply to sport, they have the kind of leverage you might expect. And they can often compromise each other.
During his address to the conference, Rob Koehler, WADA's Director of Education and Programme Development,Score favorite new and used bobbleheads at great values. cited research conducted by Dr Sharron Stoll of the University of Idaho, named in 2007 as one of the 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America - as part of her work with the Center for Ethics.
This research involved assessment of moral reasoning among grade six students, and following up with the same students six years later to compare development between those who had pursued a sporting career and those who hadn't.
In broad terms, the non-athletes were found to have a higher moral reasoning power.Shop the latest hair flower accessories on the world. And among the athletes, women operated at a higher level than men, and individual athletes operated at a higher level than those involved in team sports. So basically, men in teams were bottom of the moral reasoning league.
Speaking as someone who has spent many of his happiest times involved in team sport, I can only agree with this analysis.Our free company profile report for wholesale fashion shoes. When I think back to the way I acted and spoke to officials - it's just come back to me, South West Herts Youth League, kicked an opponent, was sent off and, as the referee's report vouchsafed, gave my name as "Mickey Bloody Mouse", for all of which I got a three-week ban - I shudder. I would not have acted like that as an individual. I would have been mortified to have done so. But when you are part of a team,Find all the manufacturers of laser engraving machine and contact them. it's different. And when your team-mates err or transgress, you back them up. It's tribal.
This is one of the most important instincts currently militating against the drive to clear sport of doping cheats. As Koehler reported, athletes use a variety of means to accommodate themselves with the notion of doping. There is a strong tendency towards euphemism - rather than using words such as steroid, for instance, other terms, such as "juice", are employed. Other tactics involve comparing doping transgressions with the transgressions of others - "they drink, they smoke pot, they are doing a lot worse than me."
Then there is the classic cheater's retreat - everyone else is doing it, so why don't I? And, on occasions, that expands into a denial of the evidence that doping use of steroids or EPO can seriously harm one's health. It's all been exaggerated.
But beyond that, particularly within groups of male athletes - a sprint training group, perhaps, or a richly sponsored cycling team - there is the instinct, as Koehler put it,Find the trendiest wholesale women shoes including stylish wholesale sandals. not to rat out your mates. Such, patently, has been the story behind the recent seismic revelations about the culture of doping in which Lance Armstrong and so many of his fellow cyclists in the US Postal Service team operated.
who is projected to be the first quarterback
Thursday's pro day will precede
West Virginia's third spring football practice.
The key components of one of the nation's most explosive offenses will gather in front of NFL scouts to prove they belong on the professional level.
A few hours later, just across from where those former Mountaineers will work out, the current Mountaineers will take the field, trying to get a grasp of Dana Holgorsen's offensive scheme.
These players will be the ones following in the footsteps of those that are preparing for a career in the NFL. Take a second to think about what all WVU loses on offense.
Possibly the best duo of receivers West Virginia has ever seen, Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin, will be gone. Both players were listed on All-America teams, and each will be taken in the NFL draft. Austin had a good enough scouting combine that he very well may go in the first round, and some are projecting Bailey as high as the second round. J.D. Woods will join these two on pro day.
Then, of course, there's Geno Smith, who is projected to be the first quarterback taken in the draft. That could very well mean a top ten pick, and a shot at a starting position in the league next season.
Just for good measure, Pat White will be attempting an NFL comeback this year. He'll be participating in the pro day, as well.
On Mountaineer Field, a group of quarterbacks that have a combined zero starts in NCAA ball will be warming up. The leading returning wide receiver, Jordan Thompson,Score favorite new and used bobbleheads at great values. had just 85 yards last season. Running back Andrew Buie actually has the most receiving yards of any returning player.
This is an offense with a lot of talent to replace, and even more experience to replace. But this is nothing new.
"Everybody gets all up in arms about, 'Oh my gosh, how are these guys going to play football? Because they don't have a couple of guys that are going to get drafted and move onto the NFL,'" said Holgorsen. "Well, it happens every year- every different program across the country. You lose people, and you try to move forward. For me personally, I'm excited to do it."
OK, so maybe West Virginia is losing a lot more than usual. This is arguably the best draft class WVU has ever sent to the NFL. That doesn't mean that the younger players can't step up, though.
There will be a healthy competition at quarterback, the receiving corps gets the addition of a few junior college transfers that could have an immediate impact,Shop the latest hair flower accessories on the world. and the offensive line does return players like Pat Eger and Quinton Spain.
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"It gives young guys opportunities to where they say, 'Now I'm the guy. I better step up and I better start playing a lot better than I did the previous year,'" Holgorsen said. "And that just naturally happens. Guys get older, they get more reps, but then also,Specialized in manufacturing Laser engraver system for laser marking, the burden is on their shoulders, and they become players. I'm looking forward to seeing who these guys are going to be."
This spring has a completely different feeling from last spring. Last year, it was all about how good West Virginia was going to be. With that talent in Holgorsen's offense, this team was going to be able to score at will.
This year,Find all the manufacturers of laser engraving machine and contact them. young players are learning the offense. Holgorsen said that it feels a little like two years ago when he was first implementing his offense. That took place with the players that are now focusing on a football career.
The key components of one of the nation's most explosive offenses will gather in front of NFL scouts to prove they belong on the professional level.
A few hours later, just across from where those former Mountaineers will work out, the current Mountaineers will take the field, trying to get a grasp of Dana Holgorsen's offensive scheme.
These players will be the ones following in the footsteps of those that are preparing for a career in the NFL. Take a second to think about what all WVU loses on offense.
Possibly the best duo of receivers West Virginia has ever seen, Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin, will be gone. Both players were listed on All-America teams, and each will be taken in the NFL draft. Austin had a good enough scouting combine that he very well may go in the first round, and some are projecting Bailey as high as the second round. J.D. Woods will join these two on pro day.
Then, of course, there's Geno Smith, who is projected to be the first quarterback taken in the draft. That could very well mean a top ten pick, and a shot at a starting position in the league next season.
Just for good measure, Pat White will be attempting an NFL comeback this year. He'll be participating in the pro day, as well.
On Mountaineer Field, a group of quarterbacks that have a combined zero starts in NCAA ball will be warming up. The leading returning wide receiver, Jordan Thompson,Score favorite new and used bobbleheads at great values. had just 85 yards last season. Running back Andrew Buie actually has the most receiving yards of any returning player.
This is an offense with a lot of talent to replace, and even more experience to replace. But this is nothing new.
"Everybody gets all up in arms about, 'Oh my gosh, how are these guys going to play football? Because they don't have a couple of guys that are going to get drafted and move onto the NFL,'" said Holgorsen. "Well, it happens every year- every different program across the country. You lose people, and you try to move forward. For me personally, I'm excited to do it."
OK, so maybe West Virginia is losing a lot more than usual. This is arguably the best draft class WVU has ever sent to the NFL. That doesn't mean that the younger players can't step up, though.
There will be a healthy competition at quarterback, the receiving corps gets the addition of a few junior college transfers that could have an immediate impact,Shop the latest hair flower accessories on the world. and the offensive line does return players like Pat Eger and Quinton Spain.
There are still a lot of losses, though,American tungsten jewelry for you and someone special, and some newer players are going to have to step up.
"It gives young guys opportunities to where they say, 'Now I'm the guy. I better step up and I better start playing a lot better than I did the previous year,'" Holgorsen said. "And that just naturally happens. Guys get older, they get more reps, but then also,Specialized in manufacturing Laser engraver system for laser marking, the burden is on their shoulders, and they become players. I'm looking forward to seeing who these guys are going to be."
This spring has a completely different feeling from last spring. Last year, it was all about how good West Virginia was going to be. With that talent in Holgorsen's offense, this team was going to be able to score at will.
This year,Find all the manufacturers of laser engraving machine and contact them. young players are learning the offense. Holgorsen said that it feels a little like two years ago when he was first implementing his offense. That took place with the players that are now focusing on a football career.
2013年3月13日星期三
The most honoured and sincere awards
Usain Bolt was named sportsman of the year at the Laureus Sports Awards on Monday, with Europe's Ryder Cup golfers honoured as the best team.
Bolt won his third Laureus Award after another dominant Olympic performance on the track at London, winning the gold in the 100, 200 and 4x100-meter relay. The European Ryder Cup team was rewarded for its remarkable rally against the United States at Medinah.
British heptathlete Jessica Ennis was chosen the sportswoman of 2012, while Andy Murray was named the top breakthrough athlete and Felix Sanchez the main comeback athlete.
Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner was the winner in the action category after becoming the first skydiver to go faster than the speed of sound. Brazilian swimmer Daniel Dias won the disability award.
Michael Phelps won a special Laureus Academy award as the most decorated Olympian of all time with 18 gold, two silver and two bronze medals, and former Olympian and London Games organizer Sebastian Coe won the Laureus' lifetime achievement award.
"The most honoured and sincere awards that can ever be given are those by your peers," Coe said. "This is an extraordinary honour. You only have to look at the good people you are surrounded by."
The winners of the annual awards were chosen by nearly 50 members of the Laureus sports academy.
Bolt, who said through his video remarks that he will "definitely" be back in Rio for the 2016 Games, was contending against Phelps, Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel, double Olympic champion Mo Farah and four-time FIFA world player of the year Lionel Messi, who scored a record 91 goals last year to cement his status as the world's top footballer.
The European Ryder Cup team, captained by Jose Maria Olazabal and inspired by the late Seve Ballesteros, got the team honour for its incredible victory at Medinah. It trailed the U.S. 10-6 entering the final day but pulled off a series of epic singles victories to win the gold trophy.
Other nominees for the team award were the U.S. Olympic basketball squad, the Spanish football team, the Miami Heat, Red Bull's Formula One team and the Chinese table tennis squad which won all possible medals in London.
Ennis, one of the faces of the British athletics team which thrived in London, had a strong performance at the hepthlaton, beginning with an impressive win at the 100-meter hurdles.
She was contending with Americans Serena Williams, Lindsey Vonn, Missy Franklin and Allyson Felix, as well as Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Vonn won the award in 2011.
Murray won the breakthrough prize after capturing the Olympic singles gold and his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open.
"Without a doubt it was the best year of my career," he said.
Sanchez got the comeback award after winning gold in the 400 hurdles eight years after his victory in Athens in 2004.
"After eight years without winning, it was difficult," he said. "To comeback and cross the line and win my second gold medal was obviously a special achievement for me."
Dias, who won six individual gold medals with world-record times at the Paralympic Games in London, was up against former F1 driver Alex Zanardi, who won two hand-cycling golds. Oscar Pistorius won the disability award last year.
Among the voting members in the Laureus academy are Jack Nicklaus, Boris Becker, Cathy Freeman, Dan Marino, Edwin Moses, Martina Navratilova, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Charlton, Steve Redgrave and Emerson Fittipaldi.
The televised awards ceremony, for the first time taking place in Rio de Janeiro, was hosted by actor Morgan Freeman and actress Eva Longoria.
Bolt won his third Laureus Award after another dominant Olympic performance on the track at London, winning the gold in the 100, 200 and 4x100-meter relay. The European Ryder Cup team was rewarded for its remarkable rally against the United States at Medinah.
British heptathlete Jessica Ennis was chosen the sportswoman of 2012, while Andy Murray was named the top breakthrough athlete and Felix Sanchez the main comeback athlete.
Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner was the winner in the action category after becoming the first skydiver to go faster than the speed of sound. Brazilian swimmer Daniel Dias won the disability award.
Michael Phelps won a special Laureus Academy award as the most decorated Olympian of all time with 18 gold, two silver and two bronze medals, and former Olympian and London Games organizer Sebastian Coe won the Laureus' lifetime achievement award.
"The most honoured and sincere awards that can ever be given are those by your peers," Coe said. "This is an extraordinary honour. You only have to look at the good people you are surrounded by."
The winners of the annual awards were chosen by nearly 50 members of the Laureus sports academy.
Bolt, who said through his video remarks that he will "definitely" be back in Rio for the 2016 Games, was contending against Phelps, Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel, double Olympic champion Mo Farah and four-time FIFA world player of the year Lionel Messi, who scored a record 91 goals last year to cement his status as the world's top footballer.
The European Ryder Cup team, captained by Jose Maria Olazabal and inspired by the late Seve Ballesteros, got the team honour for its incredible victory at Medinah. It trailed the U.S. 10-6 entering the final day but pulled off a series of epic singles victories to win the gold trophy.
Other nominees for the team award were the U.S. Olympic basketball squad, the Spanish football team, the Miami Heat, Red Bull's Formula One team and the Chinese table tennis squad which won all possible medals in London.
Ennis, one of the faces of the British athletics team which thrived in London, had a strong performance at the hepthlaton, beginning with an impressive win at the 100-meter hurdles.
She was contending with Americans Serena Williams, Lindsey Vonn, Missy Franklin and Allyson Felix, as well as Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Vonn won the award in 2011.
Murray won the breakthrough prize after capturing the Olympic singles gold and his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open.
"Without a doubt it was the best year of my career," he said.
Sanchez got the comeback award after winning gold in the 400 hurdles eight years after his victory in Athens in 2004.
"After eight years without winning, it was difficult," he said. "To comeback and cross the line and win my second gold medal was obviously a special achievement for me."
Dias, who won six individual gold medals with world-record times at the Paralympic Games in London, was up against former F1 driver Alex Zanardi, who won two hand-cycling golds. Oscar Pistorius won the disability award last year.
Among the voting members in the Laureus academy are Jack Nicklaus, Boris Becker, Cathy Freeman, Dan Marino, Edwin Moses, Martina Navratilova, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Charlton, Steve Redgrave and Emerson Fittipaldi.
The televised awards ceremony, for the first time taking place in Rio de Janeiro, was hosted by actor Morgan Freeman and actress Eva Longoria.
2013年3月11日星期一
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The district police have directed all shop owners who sell costly
goods to set up Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras and sensor
alarms at their outlets and stores to prevent theft.
District police chief Thomson Jose said directions have been given to all circle inspectors to hold a meeting of the shop owners in their limits and instruct them on the advantages of installing security systems.
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Kuthiyathodu circle inspector P Sivankutty said they had already started holding meetings with shop owners in all shops that come under the limits of his station.
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District police chief Thomson Jose said directions have been given to all circle inspectors to hold a meeting of the shop owners in their limits and instruct them on the advantages of installing security systems.
"We have resolved to launch this drive in order to prevent shoplifting and other major theft from shops and enable the police to catch the culprits as soon as possible if a shop is burgled. Our plan is to set up CCTV cameras at several shops including jewellery outlets, textiles and grocers. Sensor alarms will also be set up on the lockers and cupboards of these shops. The police will not spend any fund for this project and the owners will be required bear the cost necessary to secure their shops. The initiative will be quite helpful not only for the police but for the shop owners themselves," said Thomson Jose.
Kuthiyathodu circle inspector P Sivankutty said they had already started holding meetings with shop owners in all shops that come under the limits of his station.
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The Hong Kong International Jewellery Show closed on Saturday with a
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has returned to the market.
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Sutariya said, “We’ve watched the US market grow for 18 months and now it’s increasing at a high speed. Our concern was for the Chinese market, which slowed in the last quarter of 2012. But we are now happy that the Chinese sales are starting to come back.
“I don’t seen any improvement in the European market and Australia is steady; no growth and no decline mainly because the [Australian] economy is flat.”
From the opening day there was a distinct air of confidence in the halls and although visitor numbers are always high on the first day, there was no doubt that buyers and sellers seemed enthusiastic.Hers Couples Gift Heart stainless steel pendant Love Necklace for Lover Valentine,
The fair’s organiser, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC),Customized bobblehead made from your own photos, had announced a record number of exhibitors before the event opened – more than 3,300 exhibitors from 49 countries – and by the close it stated that 42,000 buyers from 140 countries had attended the event, another record.
The result is an 11 per cent increase over 2012’s figures but,We are always offering best quality stainless steel bracelet the affordable price. more importantly for the organiser, visitor numbers from emerging markets increased by 18 per cent.
Vipul Sutariya, executive marketing director Dharam Creations, a Hong Kong-based diamond dealer, said he felt the confidence before the fair opened.
“We sensed the fair would be good a few weeks beforehand because some goods were in short supply, particularly 30 and 40 pointers and one carat up.Elastic Hair bands from Manufacturers and Suppliers around the World. So we knew this show would be good and buyers would be chasing those stones,” Sutariya said.
Vishal Mehta, President of Dimexon (Hong Kong) Ltd agreed. “We’ve seen positive momentum at this show as buyers are more confident to place orders now.
“So far, buyers from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand have placed orders for our loose diamonds. For finished jewellery, we have received orders from many buyers, especially those from Asia and the Middle East. We are cautiously optimistic about this year’s business,” Mehta added.
Lawrence Ma, chairman of the fair’s organising committee, also believed that confidence was coming back to the international jewellery market.
“For the first three months of 2012 transactions in the diamond markets were OK,election of stainless steel earring findings are ready. then from May until October they were quite slow. The big chain stores were not taking in inventory because they didn’t have an optimistic outlook. But around late October to November last year sales started to pick up a lot as retailer sales grew stronger,” Ma told Jeweller.
Sutariya said, “We’ve watched the US market grow for 18 months and now it’s increasing at a high speed. Our concern was for the Chinese market, which slowed in the last quarter of 2012. But we are now happy that the Chinese sales are starting to come back.
“I don’t seen any improvement in the European market and Australia is steady; no growth and no decline mainly because the [Australian] economy is flat.”
What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
The digital age has already changed the way we shop, work and play. But what effect is it having on us as a species?
It’s becoming harder to concentrate. In The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas Carr quotes a research project at Stanford University in which cognitive tests were given to a group of “heavy media multitaskers” and a group of “relatively light” multitaskers. The heavy multitaskers were much more easily distracted by “irrelevant environmental stimuli” and less able to maintain their concentration on a particular task. On the plus side, young people today have skills their predecessors lacked. They are adept at finding and filtering information, responding to stimuli and doing fast, incisive analysis.We are always offering best quality stainless steel bracelet the affordable price. As “digital natives” who have grown up with the Internet, they are used to technological change, while “digital immigrants” who grew up before the Internet, find it hard to keep up.Elastic Hair bands from Manufacturers and Suppliers around the World.
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A Stanford study found that the digital generation is learning to socialize differently. Researchers discovered students prefer to text a classmate down the hall in their dormitory rather than talk in person because it is “less risky” and “less awkward.” So they don’t learn how to read facial expressions or navigate “real world” social situations.
A survey published earlier this year found that four out of five 18- to 30-year-olds are unable to navigate without the aid of a satellite navigation device. Other basic practical skills are vanishing, too. A U.S. study in 2006 of 1.5 million 16- and 17-year-olds found that only 15 per cent used joined-up writing. Most used block capitals, like a child.
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Thanks to the superficial way we consume information, we’re becoming less empathetic. MRI scans have shown that when we read something closely, the areas of the brain that light up are not just those associated with attention, but also those involved in movement and touch. This suggests that when we immerse ourselves in a piece of writing like a novel, we put ourselves in other people’s shoes. When we read something superficially, we don’t.
It’s becoming harder to concentrate. In The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas Carr quotes a research project at Stanford University in which cognitive tests were given to a group of “heavy media multitaskers” and a group of “relatively light” multitaskers. The heavy multitaskers were much more easily distracted by “irrelevant environmental stimuli” and less able to maintain their concentration on a particular task. On the plus side, young people today have skills their predecessors lacked. They are adept at finding and filtering information, responding to stimuli and doing fast, incisive analysis.We are always offering best quality stainless steel bracelet the affordable price. As “digital natives” who have grown up with the Internet, they are used to technological change, while “digital immigrants” who grew up before the Internet, find it hard to keep up.Elastic Hair bands from Manufacturers and Suppliers around the World.
An experiment led by UCLA’s Gary Small showed how the web can change our brains in a matter of hours.election of stainless steel earring findings are ready. Twelve experienced web users and 12 novices used Google while their brains were scanned. In the area called the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which deals with short-term memory and decision-making, the newcomers showed hardly any activity, whereas the web veterans lit up the screen. Six days later, after the novices had been told to spend an hour a day online, the two groups’ brain scans were virtually identical.
A Stanford study found that the digital generation is learning to socialize differently. Researchers discovered students prefer to text a classmate down the hall in their dormitory rather than talk in person because it is “less risky” and “less awkward.” So they don’t learn how to read facial expressions or navigate “real world” social situations.
A survey published earlier this year found that four out of five 18- to 30-year-olds are unable to navigate without the aid of a satellite navigation device. Other basic practical skills are vanishing, too. A U.S. study in 2006 of 1.5 million 16- and 17-year-olds found that only 15 per cent used joined-up writing. Most used block capitals, like a child.
Thanks to the digitization of our contact books, we can no longer remember phone numbers.Customized bobblehead made from your own photos, And it is now so easy to find information via Google that we’re getting worse at remembering any facts at all. Four experiments published in the journal Science in 2011 found that people struggle more than ever before to retain information.
The Internet encourages procrastination. According to research collated by Piers Steel, professor of psychology at the University of Calgary, the number of people admitting to procrastination has risen from 15 per cent in 1978 to 60 per cent today. It can’t be blamed entirely on the Internet, he says, but we work in “motivationally toxic” environments. “At the flip of your wrist, there’s YouTube, chat rooms,Hers Couples Gift Heart stainless steel pendant Love Necklace for Lover Valentine, jokes, humour — whatever’s your poison, it’s all out there.”
Thanks to the superficial way we consume information, we’re becoming less empathetic. MRI scans have shown that when we read something closely, the areas of the brain that light up are not just those associated with attention, but also those involved in movement and touch. This suggests that when we immerse ourselves in a piece of writing like a novel, we put ourselves in other people’s shoes. When we read something superficially, we don’t.
Here depictions of religion and the local culture
Fabian Debora stood on the railing of a busy I-5 Freeway, just
beyond Hollenbeck Park, watching the cars zoom by. Blood spewed down
his mouth and onto his water-soaked shirt -- consequences of the manic
escape from his mother's home where she had discovered him doing meth.
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Debora's story nearly ended that day. It is a story laced with sadness and loss, tragedy and regret. But most of all it is a story about an artist's mission to heal himself, help his community, and bring attention to the forgotten area of Los Angeles -- his home neighborhood, Boyle Heights.
Here depictions of religion and the local culture blur together. Driving east, cars bounce over train tracks past signs in Spanish. Murals of Aztec gods and illustrations of Our Lady of Guadalupe decorate walls throughout the cityscape. The Mexican majority celebrate both the symbols of ancient civilizations and the Catholic faith.
The roots of this community are clearly depicted in Debora's work, currently on display at the "Boyle Heights: Arte Vida y Amor" exhibit at Avenue 50 and in show "Bridging Homeboy Industries" at the Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College through March 23.
Debora creates his images by drawing on his experiences growing up in the housing projects and falling into gangs and drugs. He says he hopes to break down stereotypes about gang members and to illustrate the role culture plays in this community.
He often uses religious symbols in his work, including depictions of the Virgin Mary. In one she is portrayed painted on a wall, pictured in front of a shirtless man. His face is hidden as his head bows toward her. "Los Angeles" is tattooed across his back, interlaced with symbols of gang culture: a gun, rolling dice, and leering clown faces, commonly understood to represent "laugh now, cry later." On his neck "Mi Madre" is tattooed in small cursive writing.
In another, a young girl -- Debora's daughter -- represents the Virgin. Her head is covered in the traditional blue, and she is illuminated against the backdrop of the clouded city.
"If I can use those religion aspects to communicate to the audience, they can say, 'Oh, wow. That's a homegirl as a Mary,'" he says. "It is giving a different interpretation and it removes the stigma [of gang members]. And that is my mission as an artist."
Debora speaks articulately in low tones with a deep voice that is occasionally broken by a full laugh.We are always offering best quality stainless steel bracelet the affordable price. His jet black hair is pulled tightly into a bun and tattoos on his arms peek out from behind a long-sleeve shirt as he gestures with ringed fingers. "Art is more than just a painting," he says. "Art saved my life, literally.The iPhone headset is more than just a listening device."
In the projects, beige buildings, each with fading "No Trespassing" signs, are distinguishable only by the different numbers that mark them. Muffled mariachi music is carried on the breeze that caresses clothes hanging on lines. Bony cats stalk through parking lots, interested in the delicious cooking aromas.election of stainless steel earring findings are ready.
Haunted by his children's faces and the hurt he had caused, he fled in shame to this spot, where he planned to end his life. Voices shouted in his head, beckoning him to do what he had come to.
"The voice said, 'You worthless piece of shit,Elastic Hair bands from Manufacturers and Suppliers around the World. kill yourself,' and it's starting to sound scary and its sounding like a demon.We create personalized bobbleheads dolls right from your photo...and it's getting louder and louder and I just said 'Ahhhh I don't want to hear this!' I ran across the freeway. First lane, second lane, third lane. There was no turning back."
Debora's story nearly ended that day. It is a story laced with sadness and loss, tragedy and regret. But most of all it is a story about an artist's mission to heal himself, help his community, and bring attention to the forgotten area of Los Angeles -- his home neighborhood, Boyle Heights.
Here depictions of religion and the local culture blur together. Driving east, cars bounce over train tracks past signs in Spanish. Murals of Aztec gods and illustrations of Our Lady of Guadalupe decorate walls throughout the cityscape. The Mexican majority celebrate both the symbols of ancient civilizations and the Catholic faith.
The roots of this community are clearly depicted in Debora's work, currently on display at the "Boyle Heights: Arte Vida y Amor" exhibit at Avenue 50 and in show "Bridging Homeboy Industries" at the Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College through March 23.
Debora creates his images by drawing on his experiences growing up in the housing projects and falling into gangs and drugs. He says he hopes to break down stereotypes about gang members and to illustrate the role culture plays in this community.
He often uses religious symbols in his work, including depictions of the Virgin Mary. In one she is portrayed painted on a wall, pictured in front of a shirtless man. His face is hidden as his head bows toward her. "Los Angeles" is tattooed across his back, interlaced with symbols of gang culture: a gun, rolling dice, and leering clown faces, commonly understood to represent "laugh now, cry later." On his neck "Mi Madre" is tattooed in small cursive writing.
In another, a young girl -- Debora's daughter -- represents the Virgin. Her head is covered in the traditional blue, and she is illuminated against the backdrop of the clouded city.
"If I can use those religion aspects to communicate to the audience, they can say, 'Oh, wow. That's a homegirl as a Mary,'" he says. "It is giving a different interpretation and it removes the stigma [of gang members]. And that is my mission as an artist."
Debora speaks articulately in low tones with a deep voice that is occasionally broken by a full laugh.We are always offering best quality stainless steel bracelet the affordable price. His jet black hair is pulled tightly into a bun and tattoos on his arms peek out from behind a long-sleeve shirt as he gestures with ringed fingers. "Art is more than just a painting," he says. "Art saved my life, literally.The iPhone headset is more than just a listening device."
In the projects, beige buildings, each with fading "No Trespassing" signs, are distinguishable only by the different numbers that mark them. Muffled mariachi music is carried on the breeze that caresses clothes hanging on lines. Bony cats stalk through parking lots, interested in the delicious cooking aromas.election of stainless steel earring findings are ready.
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Police on Sunday arrested a 50-yearold woman
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“She came in at around 11 am,” Jain told Mirror. “My brother was showing her some articles and I saw her putting a silver coin and a small Ganesh idol in her bag. We stopped her just as she was trying to flee. It was god’s grace that I saw her because the CCTV in our shop wasn’t working for a week now. It would have been difficult to nail her had she managed to leave the shop.” At the police station, Wamurkar confessed to stealing 300 gm of silver jewellery.
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” Assistant inspector Pandrinath Patil said Wamurkar earned Rs 35,000 a month and that her elder son, who works with a stock broking firm, earned a similar amount. “She doesn’t seem to be desperately in need of money,” said Patil. “But she said she wanted to sell the ornaments 10 years later when she retired.”
During interrogation the police found that the woman,A durable luggage tag is an essential for peace of mind while traveling. identified as Rekha Vinayak Wamurkar, has stolen silver ornaments from over 150 city jewellery shops in the last six years. Wamunkar, who is a clerk with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, lives in Matunga with her two sons aged 25 and 15.
“Wamurkar was apparently told by a friend that silver would by the next decade become more expensive than gold and that it was a very good investment to make,A laser marking machine can be thought of as three main parts.” said Jivajeerao Jadhav, senior inspector, Mulund.
“Wamurkar is awidow and was very concerned about her life after retirement. She thought she would invest in silver rather than savings deposits and other funds.Purchase quality wholesale USB flash drives wholesale USB drives, She used to buy a lot of silver jewellery but as expenses at home started to mount, she turned to stealing.”
On Sunday, however, she ran out of luck when she was trying to steal silver coins from Mansi Jewellers on MG Road in Mulund. The owner, Manish Kumar Jain, who saw her trying to put silver coins in her bag detained her and called the police.We create personalized bobbleheads dolls right from your photo. When the police found the coins and a small silver idol in her bag, they arrested her.
“She came in at around 11 am,” Jain told Mirror. “My brother was showing her some articles and I saw her putting a silver coin and a small Ganesh idol in her bag. We stopped her just as she was trying to flee. It was god’s grace that I saw her because the CCTV in our shop wasn’t working for a week now. It would have been difficult to nail her had she managed to leave the shop.” At the police station, Wamurkar confessed to stealing 300 gm of silver jewellery.
“She confessed to stealing silver ornaments from many shops, but was reluctant to tell us were he has hidden these ornaments,” said Jadhav. “On Sunday evening, we searched at her house and found silver articles hidden under her sofa,Our premium collection of quality custom keychain generously offers affordability. in utensils, etc. In all we found 18 kg of silver worth Rs 10 lakh.
” Assistant inspector Pandrinath Patil said Wamurkar earned Rs 35,000 a month and that her elder son, who works with a stock broking firm, earned a similar amount. “She doesn’t seem to be desperately in need of money,” said Patil. “But she said she wanted to sell the ornaments 10 years later when she retired.”
There are definitely good routes in portions of Vancouver
“We’d definitely like the profile raised somewhat and people to start to really talk about it and start to realize the benefits and the potential of cycling, of improving it for all people in British Columbia,” B.C. Cycling Coalition president Richard Campbell told the Straight by phone.
“In large cities it’s a great way to get around to avoid congestion and busy streets. In small communities where they’re not large enough to have a good transit service it’s really the only other option that people have to get around besides driving,” Campbell said.
The nonprofit B.C. Cycling Coalition is calling on the province to take a series of steps to improve the experience for cyclists across the province. A key recommendation is for the province to invest $300 million over four years to upgrade roads and bridges and to help local governments pay for cycling projects.
In its 2013 budget speech, the B.C. government pledged to invest $9 million in cycling infrastructure as part of spending over the next three years on major transportation projects.
“There are definitely good routes in portions of Vancouver and the region. [But] there are a lot of missing links,” Campbell said. “It’s not the case where people can just hop on a bike and go from anywhere to anywhere and expect a safe, quick, convenient route, and especially if they want to cycle around with their children.”
The coalition's other recommendations include updating legislation to make roads safer, improving access to the ferry system, and granting authorities such as TransLink more power to raise funds for cycling projects through measures like a gas tax or tolling. They also call on the province to invest $10 million a year on marketing and promotion of cycling, as well as skills and safety education programs.
The B.C. Cycling Coalition argues the investment in cycling is justified because it will help improve people’s health, boost tourism, reduce air pollution, and provide affordable transportation options.
Erin O’Melinn, executive director of the Metro Vancouver group HUB: Your Cycling Connection, also called on the B.C. government to do more. She highlighted the need for cycling infrastructure improvements across the region.
O’Melinn said, for example, the shared sidewalk on the Second Narrows Bridge needs to be widened and the Central Valley Greenway route through the suburbs needs to be better connected.
“The province needs to step up and realize cycling is a huge solution that’s very cost-effective and can solve a lot of their problems,” O’Melinn told the Straight by phone.
HUB is a member of the B.C. Cycling Coalition, a provincial umbrella organization for local and regional cycling groups.
“In large cities it’s a great way to get around to avoid congestion and busy streets. In small communities where they’re not large enough to have a good transit service it’s really the only other option that people have to get around besides driving,” Campbell said.
The nonprofit B.C. Cycling Coalition is calling on the province to take a series of steps to improve the experience for cyclists across the province. A key recommendation is for the province to invest $300 million over four years to upgrade roads and bridges and to help local governments pay for cycling projects.
In its 2013 budget speech, the B.C. government pledged to invest $9 million in cycling infrastructure as part of spending over the next three years on major transportation projects.
“There are definitely good routes in portions of Vancouver and the region. [But] there are a lot of missing links,” Campbell said. “It’s not the case where people can just hop on a bike and go from anywhere to anywhere and expect a safe, quick, convenient route, and especially if they want to cycle around with their children.”
The coalition's other recommendations include updating legislation to make roads safer, improving access to the ferry system, and granting authorities such as TransLink more power to raise funds for cycling projects through measures like a gas tax or tolling. They also call on the province to invest $10 million a year on marketing and promotion of cycling, as well as skills and safety education programs.
The B.C. Cycling Coalition argues the investment in cycling is justified because it will help improve people’s health, boost tourism, reduce air pollution, and provide affordable transportation options.
Erin O’Melinn, executive director of the Metro Vancouver group HUB: Your Cycling Connection, also called on the B.C. government to do more. She highlighted the need for cycling infrastructure improvements across the region.
O’Melinn said, for example, the shared sidewalk on the Second Narrows Bridge needs to be widened and the Central Valley Greenway route through the suburbs needs to be better connected.
“The province needs to step up and realize cycling is a huge solution that’s very cost-effective and can solve a lot of their problems,” O’Melinn told the Straight by phone.
HUB is a member of the B.C. Cycling Coalition, a provincial umbrella organization for local and regional cycling groups.
2013年3月7日星期四
Michelle has just about the best set of triceps
Michelle Obama has legions of slavish fans and followers and for many good reasons. As First lady, she’s crafted a campaign to reduce and fight childhood obesity that’s affecting remarkable progress.
In Mississippi, a state with some of the highest rates of childhood obesity, there has been a 13 percent drop in those numbers since she began the effort to get kids moving and eating healthier. Along the way, she is having a considerable effect on the food industry with giants such as Walmart trumpeting reductions it’s made in sugar and salt content in foods found in its grocery aisles. Schools across the country are now offering healthy options for lunch instead of so many fried and processed foods along with choices lacking any redeemable nutritional value. Michelle has made exercise and eating right cool.
She’s also championed the case for veterans and their families, pressing the issues of homelessness and joblessness among veterans and building support for families and health care for wounded veterans. Vice President Joe Biden’s wife, Dr. Jill Biden, is her partner in this campaign.
She’s making a difference in many ways that make the lives of many in this country better, but she is certainly not without her critics. Many of these have taken issue with her self-described "mid-life crisis" decision to change her hairstyle with a bang cut.
Her televised appearance as the final presenter at the recent Academy Awards angered some who saw it as unseemly for a first lady and a self-aggrandizing moment for Mrs. Obama. I don’t recall that Laura Bush received similar criticism for her appearance one year. I find most of the criticism of Mrs. Obama to be trivial compared to the good she tries to do.
But here I go with a personal, OK trivial, beef I can’t stifle any longer. It’s the thing about the arms. No doubt Michelle has just about the best set of triceps ever seen on a female — or a first lady, for sure. And she works on it. Both she and the president are known to maintain rigorous physical training regimens.
Her arms are long, lean and well-shaped, and she’s not one to hide one of her best features. I can’t exactly blame her for that. But, here goes — I’ve grown tired of those arms and her wardrobe full of sleeveless dresses and blouses that have reshaped the fashion industry. Sleeveless attire has become the norm, and options are limited whether you’re shopping retail or ordering online. We’re used to government cover-ups, and I’m hereby calling for one in the White House. It’s not too late to salvage this administration.
More particularly, I’d like to see a cover-up imposed on the ranks of television on-air personalities, newsreaders and reporters who are wearing the requisite sleeveless garb, even in the dead of winter. Turn on any morning show and take a gander at the garden party sundresses the anchors wear to work, while out the window the snow is falling and the wind is whipsawing the crowds in Times Square. I clutch my warmest robe around me and try — unsuccessfully — to rationalize what I’m seeing. Clearly, these young — and even not so young — women obviously work on their arms with their personal trainers, but it is winter, ladies, so put on some appropriate clothes! What we are witnessing is a crime against nature.
Local trainer Pam Stillerman notwithstanding, there’s a point when good-looking bare arms just aren’t sustainable for most of us. It is a cruel fate, despite our best efforts. Even if the muscle tone is good, the skin turns crepe-y. The not-so-funny joke is our arms will continue to wave long after we’ve stopped waving our hands. Come summer’s heat, sleeveless dresses and tops become a matter of survival, but until then, I’m all for a ban on summer clothes worn when it’s freezing outdoors.
And while I’m beefing over trivial matters, let’s talk about peep-toe shoes, all the rage for several years now. I’m a pushover when it comes to shoes to begin with, so I’ve tried a few pairs.
But the truth is that one’s toes will push right through those peep-toe openings, unmooring your heels from their secure placement and before you know it, you’ve stumbled out of your shoes and strained or sprained an ankle in trying to right yourself and hoping to avoid major embarrassment. Good luck with that. Now bring me a sweater!
In Mississippi, a state with some of the highest rates of childhood obesity, there has been a 13 percent drop in those numbers since she began the effort to get kids moving and eating healthier. Along the way, she is having a considerable effect on the food industry with giants such as Walmart trumpeting reductions it’s made in sugar and salt content in foods found in its grocery aisles. Schools across the country are now offering healthy options for lunch instead of so many fried and processed foods along with choices lacking any redeemable nutritional value. Michelle has made exercise and eating right cool.
She’s also championed the case for veterans and their families, pressing the issues of homelessness and joblessness among veterans and building support for families and health care for wounded veterans. Vice President Joe Biden’s wife, Dr. Jill Biden, is her partner in this campaign.
She’s making a difference in many ways that make the lives of many in this country better, but she is certainly not without her critics. Many of these have taken issue with her self-described "mid-life crisis" decision to change her hairstyle with a bang cut.
Her televised appearance as the final presenter at the recent Academy Awards angered some who saw it as unseemly for a first lady and a self-aggrandizing moment for Mrs. Obama. I don’t recall that Laura Bush received similar criticism for her appearance one year. I find most of the criticism of Mrs. Obama to be trivial compared to the good she tries to do.
But here I go with a personal, OK trivial, beef I can’t stifle any longer. It’s the thing about the arms. No doubt Michelle has just about the best set of triceps ever seen on a female — or a first lady, for sure. And she works on it. Both she and the president are known to maintain rigorous physical training regimens.
Her arms are long, lean and well-shaped, and she’s not one to hide one of her best features. I can’t exactly blame her for that. But, here goes — I’ve grown tired of those arms and her wardrobe full of sleeveless dresses and blouses that have reshaped the fashion industry. Sleeveless attire has become the norm, and options are limited whether you’re shopping retail or ordering online. We’re used to government cover-ups, and I’m hereby calling for one in the White House. It’s not too late to salvage this administration.
More particularly, I’d like to see a cover-up imposed on the ranks of television on-air personalities, newsreaders and reporters who are wearing the requisite sleeveless garb, even in the dead of winter. Turn on any morning show and take a gander at the garden party sundresses the anchors wear to work, while out the window the snow is falling and the wind is whipsawing the crowds in Times Square. I clutch my warmest robe around me and try — unsuccessfully — to rationalize what I’m seeing. Clearly, these young — and even not so young — women obviously work on their arms with their personal trainers, but it is winter, ladies, so put on some appropriate clothes! What we are witnessing is a crime against nature.
Local trainer Pam Stillerman notwithstanding, there’s a point when good-looking bare arms just aren’t sustainable for most of us. It is a cruel fate, despite our best efforts. Even if the muscle tone is good, the skin turns crepe-y. The not-so-funny joke is our arms will continue to wave long after we’ve stopped waving our hands. Come summer’s heat, sleeveless dresses and tops become a matter of survival, but until then, I’m all for a ban on summer clothes worn when it’s freezing outdoors.
And while I’m beefing over trivial matters, let’s talk about peep-toe shoes, all the rage for several years now. I’m a pushover when it comes to shoes to begin with, so I’ve tried a few pairs.
But the truth is that one’s toes will push right through those peep-toe openings, unmooring your heels from their secure placement and before you know it, you’ve stumbled out of your shoes and strained or sprained an ankle in trying to right yourself and hoping to avoid major embarrassment. Good luck with that. Now bring me a sweater!
2013年3月4日星期一
we went to a worship service with those precious
Members of First Baptist Church of Blowing Rock put the term "mission work" into action on a regular basis, but no more so than when they return to the Dominican Republic each year.
In an effort to improve living conditions for the less fortunate, especially in Haiti, the volunteers have made an ongoing commitment to bring hope and helping hands to the Haitian citizens they have come to know and love.
Providing necessities, such as clean water, food, clothing, shoes, school supplies and construction projects, are just a few of the many ways the group is reaching across the borders for positive change, said Rhonda Gailes, minister of families at First Baptist.
The mission team is anticipating a return trip to Haiti and its members and sponsors are working together to raise funds and community interest in the project.
Gailes said it started in March 2008, when a group of 14 students and adults landed in Santo Domingo and traveled for an hour in a bus to a place called San Pedro De Marcio.
From there, another 30-minute ride took them into a desolate, countryside Haitian village.
"What we saw there was nothing like any of us North Carolinians had ever experienced," Gailes said. "The village was nothing more than dirt and mud and make-shift shacks -- dirty water, livestock and malnourished children, with no clothes and shoes."
As they made their way to a missionary church and school in the village, they were met by a group of about 100 children and adults who welcomed them, with what Gailes described as "great excitement and anticipation."
The following week was life-changing, Gailes said, but not only for the people they served.
"We brought food and clean water. We played ball with the children and we shared the gospel with them," she said. "We brought clothes and shoes and did all we could to meet every need possible for that week -- but the trip was a huge blessing and a lesson learned for all of us."
"Each night, we went to a worship service with those precious Haitians and Dominicans. We were overwhelmed with their love for the Lord and their gratefulness for all they have -- which was basically nothing," she said. "We have it all and always want more."
At the end of that week, members of the mission team returned home with much more than they had taken, Gailes said.
"We also knew that it was just the beginning. We recognized that there was much work left to do and decided to make a difference that would last," she said.
Since the initial journey, Gailes said, the church has helped build a school in the village and has installed a clean-water filter system.
On a regular basis, the members continue to provide school supplies and food for school lunches, as well as clothing and shoes.
On April 5, the mission team will make its fourth trip to Haiti. They will be carrying supplies, providing meals and expanding a building project at the Sante Fe village school.
Because of the ministry, Gailes said, lives have been changed in Haiti -- and lives have also been changed in Blowing Rock.
"God is an awesome God and is at work all around the world," she said. "We are trying our best to be the hands and feet of Christ, by providing for the less fortunate and giving hope to the hopeless."
In an effort to improve living conditions for the less fortunate, especially in Haiti, the volunteers have made an ongoing commitment to bring hope and helping hands to the Haitian citizens they have come to know and love.
Providing necessities, such as clean water, food, clothing, shoes, school supplies and construction projects, are just a few of the many ways the group is reaching across the borders for positive change, said Rhonda Gailes, minister of families at First Baptist.
The mission team is anticipating a return trip to Haiti and its members and sponsors are working together to raise funds and community interest in the project.
Gailes said it started in March 2008, when a group of 14 students and adults landed in Santo Domingo and traveled for an hour in a bus to a place called San Pedro De Marcio.
From there, another 30-minute ride took them into a desolate, countryside Haitian village.
"What we saw there was nothing like any of us North Carolinians had ever experienced," Gailes said. "The village was nothing more than dirt and mud and make-shift shacks -- dirty water, livestock and malnourished children, with no clothes and shoes."
As they made their way to a missionary church and school in the village, they were met by a group of about 100 children and adults who welcomed them, with what Gailes described as "great excitement and anticipation."
The following week was life-changing, Gailes said, but not only for the people they served.
"We brought food and clean water. We played ball with the children and we shared the gospel with them," she said. "We brought clothes and shoes and did all we could to meet every need possible for that week -- but the trip was a huge blessing and a lesson learned for all of us."
"Each night, we went to a worship service with those precious Haitians and Dominicans. We were overwhelmed with their love for the Lord and their gratefulness for all they have -- which was basically nothing," she said. "We have it all and always want more."
At the end of that week, members of the mission team returned home with much more than they had taken, Gailes said.
"We also knew that it was just the beginning. We recognized that there was much work left to do and decided to make a difference that would last," she said.
Since the initial journey, Gailes said, the church has helped build a school in the village and has installed a clean-water filter system.
On a regular basis, the members continue to provide school supplies and food for school lunches, as well as clothing and shoes.
On April 5, the mission team will make its fourth trip to Haiti. They will be carrying supplies, providing meals and expanding a building project at the Sante Fe village school.
Because of the ministry, Gailes said, lives have been changed in Haiti -- and lives have also been changed in Blowing Rock.
"God is an awesome God and is at work all around the world," she said. "We are trying our best to be the hands and feet of Christ, by providing for the less fortunate and giving hope to the hopeless."
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