Kolkata: Celebrating the traditions of Bengal’s royalty, ITC Royal Bengal is a visual treat to the guests looking to soak themselves into premium luxury facilities. The latest addition to the ITC’s premium luxury segment combines the unique fervour of the state through its contemporary architecture and culinary offerings. Apart from the 374 rooms and suites, the hotel offers 82 serviced apartments with a common open space for the guests looking for long Also Read – Bengal family worships Muslim girl as Goddess Durga in Kumari Pujaduration stay options. Packed with state-of-the-art gym and elegantly designed furniture, the Grand Presidential Suite and the Presidential Suite are spread across an expanse of 6620 sq.ft. and 3500 sq.ft. respectively. With luxury wafting through its spaces, ITC Royal Bengal presents an exquisite confluence of contemporary architecture and warmth of old hospitality. The hotel offers an exquisite rejuvenating wellness experience spread across 24,000 sq ft, including, Kaya Kalp – The Royal Spa. Also Read – Bengal civic volunteer dies in road mishap on national highway Special care has been taken to add the imprints of local drawings on the carpets, reinforcing the Responsible Luxury element that promotes regional heritage and tradition via all aspects of the hotel, be it decor, interiors, hotel facade design or food. The hotel enables a sense of destination through a showcase of local cuisine, arts and culture. A stand-out in-room tech feature is the amalgamation of all services through the E-Butler iPad. The sprawling property boasts of a culinary fare tempered with the touch of local delicacies. The three buffet restaurant Grand Market Pavilion presents a unique fare of dishes from the seven sister states of the North-East. Diners can choose from the spicy dishes of Nagaland, Nepalese-inspired dishes from Sikkim, and a blend of tribal and Bengali cuisine from Tripura. Experimental in its culinary delights, the restaurant, which is reminiscent of Kolkata’s historical market, also features popular local dishes as well as the international ones. The critically acclaimed ‘honestly vegetarian’ Royal Vega with its careful selection of seasonal delicacies and spices from across the country, presents a vegetarian treat to the non-meat eaters. This signature restaurant also features ‘Sherherwali’ the royal vegetarian cuisine of Murshidabad town of West Bengal. The hotel also houses a lobby level jazz bar, The Brass Room which brings the city’s fondness for live music to life, Darjeeling Lounge, which is based on the city’s adda culture, offering the finest teas from the region as well as from the world and Ottimo – Cucina Italiana, ITC’s signature pan-Italian brand. Nakul Anand, Executive Director, ITC Ltd said, “The addition of ITC Royal Bengal to our luxury hotel portfolio further strengthens our presence in Eastern India. Bengal is ‘Royal’ in a unique way – it has celebrated the royalty of the intellect through the centuries, where literature, poetry, painting, sculpture, theatre, cinema, science, have not only blossomed, but are inherent to the fabric of Bengal. In keeping with ITC Hotels’ philosophy of Responsible Luxury and creating indigenous experiences, ITC Royal Bengal is rooted to the ethos of the land and pays a tribute to these finest experiences that while being indigenous to the State are celebrated globally.” With a height of 133 meters, the 27 stories ITC Royal Bengal has been built with an investment of approximately Rs 1,400 crore. The 14th addition to the ITC’s luxury segment seeks to redefine the city’s hospitality and tourism landscape. Located adjacent to ITC Sonar, both the properties will together offer 693 rooms, suites and serviced apartments, 15 signature dining destinations, 22 meeting venues and a sprawling 1,00,000 sq ft of MICE -banqueting space for large scale exhibitions, meetings and events in Kolkata. ITC Royal Bengal is truly emerging as the gateway of East India.
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are campaigning today in their parties’ historic strongholds.Scheer promoted the Conservatives’ pledge to build a national energy corridor during a morning stop in Edmonton, where he also took the stage with an old friend: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.Scheer, who will visit Saskatoon later in the day, urged cheering supporters to help his party win a handful of ridings in Alberta that the party lost in the 2015 election.Singh made an announcement aboard a ferry en route to Vancouver from the NDP’s critical battleground of Vancouver Island, where he’s been campaigning for the last couple of days.He says an NDP government would provide an additional $30 million of federal funding towards British Columbia’s ferry system to help provide more services and to lower costs for commuters.Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s tour has no scheduled public events today, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is campaigning on Vancouver Island and People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier will attend a fundraiser in his Quebec riding of Beauce.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 28, 2019.The Canadian Press
HALIFAX — The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a glow-in-the-dark coin that captures the eerie scene more than 50 years ago when what has been officially documented as a UFO crashed into the waters off Shag Harbour in southwestern Nova Scotia.The pure silver, rectangular-shaped coins went on sale Tuesday for $129.95 each. By midday, more than 80 per cent had been sold.The colourful image on the coin shows three fishermen aboard a boat, staring and gesturing as four orange lights gleam over a choppy sea.Shine the included black-light flashlight on the coin and the ghostly image of a huge flying saucer appears to be crashing into the ocean.Mint spokesman Alex Reeves says 4,000 of the coins will be produced, with some of them sent to private shops for retail sales.The Canadian Press
SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on Tesla’s plans for fully-autonomous vehicles (all times local):6 a.m.Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears ready to transform the company’s electric cars into driverless vehicles in a risky bid to realize a bold vision he has been floating for years.The technology required to make that leap is scheduled to be shown to Tesla investors Monday at the company’s Palo Alto, California, headquarters.Musk is so certain that Tesla will win the race toward full autonomy that he indicated in an interview that his company’s cars should be able to navigate congested highways and city streets without a human behind the wheel by no later than next year.But experts say they’re skeptical whether Tesla’s technology has advanced to where its cars can be driven solely by a robot, without a human to take control if something goes awry.The Associated Press
6 November 2009Environmental protection laws in times of conflict should be clarified, strengthened and enforced o better protect States’ natural assets during times of war, according to a report released today by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Environmental protection laws in times of conflict should be clarified, strengthened and enforced o better protect States’ natural assets during times of war, according to a report released today by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The report, drawing on the expertise of 20 legal specialists, underlines the need to modernize international law regulating warfare, and include a new legal instrument that will “demilitarize” and protect ecosystems such as groundwater aquifers, agricultural and grazing lands, parks, national forests and habitats of endangered species. International law regulating warfare was developed in an era of State-against-State conflicts, but today the overwhelming majority of conflicts are internal, meaning that many environmental provisions are not applicable. “I call on Member States to clarify and expand law on environmental protection in times of war,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a message released today. “Existing legal instruments should be adapted to reflect the predominantly internal nature of today’s armed conflicts.” While the Geneva Convention addresses environmental protection, experts deem its wording too “stringent and imprecise,” and recommend that the threshold for environmental damage be defined as severe environmental impacts over several hundred square kilometers and damage that persists for a period of several months or over a season. At the outset of any conflict, critical natural resources and areas of ecological importance would be delineated and designated as “demilitarized zones,” according to the report, entitled Protecting the Environment during Armed Conflict: An Inventory and Analysis of International Law. “Destroying and damaging the natural assets and ecological infrastructure of a country or community should be an issue of highest humanitarian concern,” said Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director. “The loss of freshwaters and grazing lands to croplands and forests not only leads to direct suffering, but also undermines the survival, the livelihoods and the opportunities for people to recover during and after a conflict,” he added. The report calls on the General Assembly to request the International Law Commission to carry out a review of the existing laws relating to the environment and conflict, and to create a UN body to monitor violations and process compensation for environmental damage.
by Linda Nguyen, The Canadian Press Posted Aug 6, 2014 2:05 am MDT AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to TwitterTwitterShare to FacebookFacebookShare to RedditRedditShare to 電子郵件Email TORONTO – If you want to improve your odds of getting a high-paying job after finishing your education, forget that English degree.A new report by Workopolis suggests that nursing and pharmacy students are most likely to land employment in their field after graduation.The study, which analyzed more than seven million resumes on the job search website, found that 97 per cent of those who studied nursing, whether it was at the bachelor, masters or PhD level, are working in jobs related to their education.Other degrees that showed the highest return included pharmacy (94 per cent); computer science (91 per cent); engineering (90 per cent) and human resources (88 per cent).Although health care jobs may be the most plentiful, the study also looked at data from Statistics Canada and found that engineering jobs were the highest-paying.Engineering graduates, on average, earned $76,000 as a starting salary, followed by healthcare graduates with $69,600; computer science graduates with $68,000 and law and math graduates with $67,600.Tara Talbot, vice-president of human resources at Workopolis, says students need to follow their passions but should also be aware that their choice of study could affect how easy or difficult it will be to get a job.“It’s an awareness,” Talbot says. “You want people to follow their passion, dig into something that energizes them. But I think they need to have a good sense of where that could lead.”She says that it’s no wonder the jobs in highest demand are skilled positions in the health industry, given the age of the baby boom generation.“With engineering, math and the financial field, those degrees tend to have a much more direct link to a career path.”But Talbot adds that it’s also important to keep in mind that along with hard skills — like a specific degree or ability to operate certain programs and equipment — employers also value graduates with “soft skills” such as communication, teamwork and problem solving abilities.“What I believe is that employers may not look just for someone with a degree in engineering,” said Talbot. “They look for people who have critical thinking skills, communicate well, and can problem solve. Often you get those through an education system… but also through experience.”Meanwhile, the study also suggests that Canadians are more educated now than they were in 2000, even though the majority say their degrees are not relevant to their current jobs.Workopolis found that 16 per cent more people list a bachelor’s degree as their top level of education on their resumes in 2014, compared with resumes in 2000. Forty-three per cent more Canadians have master’s degrees listed on their resumes versus those in 2000, while 25 per cent have listed a PhD than 14 years ago.Despite spending longer in school, 73 per cent of those who recently answered a poll on the job site say their degrees are not related to their jobs. While more than half (56 per cent) believe they’re overeducated for their position.More than 3,600 people participated in the poll, which was up on the job site from May 15 to June 2.The polling industry’s professional body, the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association, says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error as they are not a random sample and therefore are not necessarily representative of the whole population.”_ Follow @LindaNguyenTO on Twitter. Health, engineering degrees have best return, says Workopolis study
by Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press Posted Apr 2, 2017 9:21 pm MDT Last Updated Apr 3, 2017 at 6:00 am MDT AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to TwitterTwitterShare to FacebookFacebookShare to RedditRedditShare to 電子郵件Email TOKYO – Global markets were mostly higher Monday, cheered by positive reports on manufacturing, as players awaited talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart later in the week.KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX gained 0.2 per cent to 12,342, while France’s CAC 40 slipped 0.2 per cent to 5,112. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged up 0.1 per cent to 7,326. U.S. shares were on track for a subdued open, with Dow and S&P 500 futures flat.FACTORIES: Japanese manufacturers are feeling slightly more upbeat than they were late last year, according to a quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan. The survey’s findings fell slightly below economists’ forecasts, but were seen as a sign exports are underpinning growth in the world’s No. 3 economy. Separate reports showed strong manufacturing activity in Germany, France and Italy in March.U.S.-CHINA: Markets are closely watching for the outcome of a summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in south Florida later this week. The two are expected to discuss various contentious issues including North Korea, trade and territorial disputes in the South China Sea during their talks on Thursday and Friday.ANALYST’S TAKE: “The start of the week marks the first trading day of the month and quarter, also kick-starting an action-packed week with various items to keep watch on. U.S. non-farm payrolls, the meeting between the leaders of the U.S. and China, and the U.S. central bank March meeting minutes are some of the few items lined up ahead,” said Jingyi Pan, market strategist at IG.ASIA’S DAY: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.4 per cent to finish at 18,983.23, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 inched up 0.1 per cent to 5,872.70. India’s Sensex jumped 0.9 per cent to 29,882.27 and South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.3 per cent to 2,167.51. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.5 per cent to 24,236.10. Shanghai’s bourse was closed for a holiday.ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude rose 2 cents to $50.62 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It added 25 cents on Friday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, slipped 4 cents to $53.49 a barrel.CURRENCIES: In currency trading, the euro weakened to $1.0653 from $1.0737 and the dollar rose to 111.44 yen from 111.30 yen late Friday.___Follow Yuri Kageyama on Twitter at https://twitter.com/yurikageyamaHer work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/yuri-kageyama People stand in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, April 3, 2017. Asian markets were mostly higher Monday, cheered by a positive report on the Japanese economy, as players awaited a meeting between U.S. and Chinese leaders later in the week. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) Global stock markets mostly rise on manufacturing data
Belinda Kemp is CCOVI’s new senior scientist. Belinda Kemp has been named the new senior scientist in oenology at Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI). After an international search, CCOVI recruited Kemp from Plumpton College in the United Kingdom to apply her extensive research and outreach experience to the Canadian grape and wine industry.“We are very pleased to welcome Belinda to our team,” said CCOVI director Debbie Inglis. “Her knowledge and previous experience will help CCOVI continue to deliver on industry-driven research priorities and transfer that knowledge back to Canadian grape growers and winemakers.”Kemp holds a PhD in viticulture and oenology from Lincoln University, in Lincoln, New Zealand. Her recent research has focused on the effects of leaf removal on Pinot Noir flavour and aroma, vine spacing on Regner wine, Pinot Noir tannin composition and the effect on flavour, as well as research on sparkling wine.Kemp says she is excited about the opportunity to start work at CCOVI.“The ability to carry out research that is important and useful to growers and producers is extremely important to me,” Kemp said. “The high quality reputation that CCOVI has in the viticulture and oenology world for teaching and research was also a big part of my decision to come work in Canada.”Kemp also noted that the Canadian wine industry is going through exciting times, attracting international attention for a wide range of wine styles. Other wine regions, including the United Kingdom, focus on a limited number of wine styles.First on her agenda will be meeting with industry stakeholders to identify research priorities.Kemp will work in tandem with Jim Willwerth, CCOVI’s senior scientist in viticulture, providing research and outreach services locally and nationally.
Sir Bruce Forsyth’s family have said their hearts are “truly broken” as they thanked fans for their messages following the entertainer’s death.The veteran star’s wife Wilnelia and children sent a message to The One Show, which paid tribute to Sir Bruce with a special episode on Monday night.Presented Matt Baker said the family wanted to thank “the many, many people who have sent messages of condolence” after the star died at the age of 89. In a statement, his manager Ian Wilson said the star had passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife and children.”A couple of weeks ago, a friend visited him and asked him what he had been doing these last eighteen months,” he said.”With a twinkle in his eye, he responded “I’ve been very, very busy… being ill!” Unfortunately, not long after this, his health deteriorated and he contracted bronchial pneumonia.” Speaking after his death, BBC Director-General Lord Tony Hall said: “Sir Bruce was one of the greatest entertainers our country has ever known. He has delighted millions of people and defined Saturday night television for decades, with shows like the Generation Game and, most recently, Strictly. His warmth and his wit were legendary. Their message said: “Our hearts are truly broken and the tributes paid to him in the last few days have helped us tremendously through this very difficult time.”It’s been humbling and comforting to us to realise just how much Bruce was loved and how many lives he touched.”Sir Bruce death was announced on Thursday, prompting an outpouring of tributes from stars across the world. Sir Bruce Forsyth and his wife Wilnelia Merced watch tennis at Wimbledon in 2015Credit:Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
“I’ve never seen anyone quite like him when it comes to performing in front of a crowd. He had a remarkable chemistry with his audience – that’s what made him such an amazing professional and why he was so loved.”He has been part of all of our lives, and we’ll miss him dearly.” Want the best of The Telegraph direct to your email and WhatsApp? Sign up to our free twice-daily Front Page newsletter and new audio briefings.
Psychiatrists said the “extremely significant” decision would help doctors and the NHS identify people struggling with hoarding and improve treatment for a condition campaigners say affects up to 5 per cent of the population. One campaigner gave the example of a person who might have a cup of tea but would be unable to throw away… According to the WHO, hoarding disorder is characterised by an “accumulation of possessions due to excessive acquisition of or difficulty discarding possessions, regardless of their actual value”. Hoarding has been classified as a medical disorder for the first time by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a move that experts say could benefit thousands of people.
Residents frustrated by “brazen” drug dealing outside their homes have created a series of road signs highlighting crime in an attempt to shame police into action.Guerrilla street artists have painted a parking bay marked ‘drug dealers only’ and installed six signs on lampposts after being commissioned by neighbours in Tower Hamlets, east London.The anonymous group of artists, who call themselves the Columbia Road Cartel, were asked by the Weavers Community Action Group to help underline levels of drug crime around Columbia Road, near Shoreditch, east London.The fake street signs, which were put up on Sunday, include ‘Crack pick up point’, ‘give way to oncoming drug deals’, ‘needle free zone’ and parking bays labelled ‘drug dealers only.’The artwork was was produced in response to an apparent lack of action taken by police over drug dealing, which is said to take place at all hours of the day. 
A Tower Hamlets spokesperson said: “Like the rest of London, Tower Hamlets suffers from some blatant drug dealing at times. Local resident Penny Creed, who shared the images, tweeted: “Local street artists trying to embarrass the @metpoliceuk and @TowerHamletsNow into doing something about the brazen drug dealing in my neighbourhood #columbiaroad #asb”.Resident Jonathan Moberly said: “One corner of our street is used as a drug collection point 24 hours a day. Drug related signs were put up by a group of artistsCredit:Triangle News/Weavers Community Action Group “We understand the frustration of these residents, which is why the council has invested £3 million in additional police officers to make up some of the shortfall in government cuts to the police.”We are also working with the police on Operation Continuum, which targets drug dealers and offers support to those affected by it. So far, 160 people have been arrested as the operation works its way around the borough.”Metropolitan Police Crime Data indicates that the number of arrests in Tower Hamlets has dropped since July 2013, with 3,011 arrests between July 2013-2014, compared to 1,842 arrests between July 2017-2018.A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “We have been made aware of a Guerilla art campaign which has appeared in and around Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, against drug-dealing in the area.”Officers in Tower Hamlets are working hard to tackle drugs offences to make the streets hostile territory for criminals.”Local officers are fully engaged with partners and have a rolling programme of enforcement activities that target those identified as selling drugs.”The Tower Hamlets partnership task force routinely perform anti-drug use/supply patrols and respond to intelligence received.”Local officers respond and will patrol areas identified through intelligence that suggests illegal drug use or supply activity and will also regularly undertake the execution of search warrants using drug related legislation that seeks to place offenders before the courts.” An anonymous group of artists working in an east London neighbourhood installed the space to draw attention to the topicCredit:Weavers Community Action Group/Triangle News “Heroin and crack addicts gather in small groups waiting for deliveries which arrive by speeding car.”It is barely possible to avoid walking around or through these gatherings when leaving or returning home.”Six months ago my stepson Jake was victim of a hit-and-run by one of the dealers.”His ankle was badly smashed and he is still unable to return to work. The authorities seem to be powerless or uninterested to act.” One corner of our street is used as a drug collection point 24 hours a dayResident Jonathan Moberly Another resident, who did not give their name, said: “I have to change the way I walk home from work as there are so many picking up drugs at 7.30pm. Where I work they sleep outside every night in Florida Street, we have to have the needles picked up each day.”The Weavers Community Action Group, based in Weavers ward in Tower Hamlets, claims to have around 70 members in the area.According to the Evening Standard, the group was formed in April this year in response to “open trading in hard and dangerous drugs” which it claims have become “a normal part of daily life” around Columbia Road. 
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Technical terminology is okay if it provides shorthand for complex ideas. But in superannuation, jargon tends to push people away. That’s a pity, because super is built on basic concepts. So if you’re feeling a bit confused by it all, here are the five ideas you need to get your head around it: 1. Super is a tax arrangement: it is not an investment. You are putting money aside for your retirement (9 per cent of wages) and the government encourages you to do this with tax benefits on contributions and investment earnings. It is the most tax-effective way to save for retirement. 2. Super is income replacement: when you no longer work for income, you’ll need to replace this income using your assets (i.e. property and super). The income replacement rate is the percentage of your working life salary that you’ll need to earn in retirement. The sweet spot for singles is around 70 per cent of average salary to live comfortably. For couples it’s more like 55 per cent of combined salaries. 3. Establishing a goal: you’ll need assets to generate your replacement income. So, you need a goal. Assume that your investments return 5 per cent per annum. This means you must have enough assets so that when they earn 5 per cent per annum, they produce your replacement income. For example, if you earn $60,000 per year, you’ll need a lump sum of $840,000 to replace your working life income. Your goal should include owning your home by retirement. 4. The compound effect: often referred to as earning interest on interest. It works like this: if you put $1,000 into a fund that returns 10 per cent, after one year you earn $100 interest. If you reinvest the principal amount plus the interest ($1,100), then next year you have $1,210. You’ll double your money in seven years by reinvesting like this. Now, add to this a regular contribution, over forty years and with extra contributions and occasional lump sums, in a tax concessional fund, and the compound effect is turbocharged. Superannuation is – in effect – a 40-year compound effect. 5. Planning: Most super funds cater to people wanting low volatility and low returns (cash, bonds), through to high volatility and high returns (local and global shares). And all points in between. Generally, people close to retirement choose low volatility-return options while people in their twenties choose high volatility, because they have the time to weather downturns and make their gains. You should match your life stage and goals to your investment profile. Planning covers life insurance, home equity draw-downs, transition to retirement, annuities and special concessions for some Australians. These can be complex so you should take some advice from a professional. Complexity aside, most Australians can create a retirement plan with a pad, a pen and an internet connection (remember to only rely on information from organisations with an AFSL). The complexities will emerge – they always do. But you can start towards a comfortable retirement by taking control, setting a plan and empowering yourself to pursue your goals. * Mark Bouris is the Executive Chairman of Yellow Brick Road, a financial services company offering home loans, financial planning, accounting & tax and insurance. Email Mark on mark.neos@ybr.com.au with any queries you may have or check www.ybr.com.au for your nearest branch. Facebook Twitter: @NeosKosmos Instagram
Facebook Twitter: @NeosKosmos Instagram Police on Wednesday rounded up some 2,300 migrants from a makeshift camp near the border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and put them on buses to Athens, where they are to be put up in temporary reception facilities, including two former Olympic venues.The police operation, which Greek authorities heralded last week, was carried out relatively smoothly following weeks of tensions along the border.A group of 30 migrants who initially resisted efforts by police to remove them from the camp on Wednesday morning were briefly detained before being put on a bus to the capital.A total of 45 buses were used to transfer the migrants from a makeshift camp in Idomeni and the surrounding area to the capital, according to a police statement which said most the migrants are from Pakistan, Somalia, Morocco, Algeria and Bangladesh.The migrants are to be put up in former Olympic venues in Elliniko and Galatsi and in a temporary reception facility for immigrants that opened in Elaionas over the summer.Police officers on Wednesday were stopping buses heading toward Idomeni with more migrants from the Aegean islands and conducting checks.All migrants that are not from Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria – the nationalities that FYROM border guards are allowing to pass – were being taken off the buses and sent to Athens, the official said.Complicating matters, FYROM police were said to have started building a second fence on the Balkan country’s frontier with Greece in a bid to keep out migrants trying to slip through.The crackdown on the Greek-FYROM border is expected to lead to a buildup of migrants in Greece and encourage traffickers to resort to new routes to Europe.The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) indicated on Wednesday that an alternative route traffickers are likely to favor could be via Albania, Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia.The relocation of the migrants from the FYROM border on Wednesday also freed up rail services between the two countries that had been suspended for three weeks, resulting in estimated losses of some 1.5 million euros for Trainose, the company that manages Greece’s railway system.The presence of protesting migrants at the border crossing has caused serious problems for Greek exporters and multinational firms that ship their goods to Piraeus and then use rail links to transport them to Central Europe.Trainose’s chairman Athanasios Ziliaskopoulos resigned on Tuesday, expressing serious concerns about contracts the firm had signed with multinationals.Train services resumed on Wednesday. One of the trains is due to arrive in Piraeus today to collect goods from Cosco destined for Central Europe.In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the Hellenic Coast Guard was called out after a rickety wooden boat sank off the small island of Farmakonisi.Officers recovered the bodies of 12 migrants, including six children, and was seeking another 12 people believed to be missing until nightfall. Another 23 people were rescued from the wreck.The incident came just a few hours after six children drowned off the Turkish coastal resort of Cesme.Source: Kathimerini
Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp#Bahamas, November 30, 2017 – Nassau – The Government of The Bahamas is committed to utilizing technology as a catalyst for national development, including using technology to integrate all of the country’s essential services, Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe said Tuesday.Another end result will be the creation of a more robust and secure government portal that will allow for transacting business in a more interactive way, at both at the local and global level. The strategy is part of an overarching plan to create a more technologically driven society within The Bahamas, placing technology at the heart of all public and private initiatives.Technology will also be used to facilitate the country’s participation in regional and global trade matters and to strengthen its cross-border collaboration on issues of mutual concern.“We believe that the effective governance and operation of our country depends on the extent to which we can use technology to integrate all essential services, create a more robust and secure government portal, and encourage Bahamians to embrace the new interactive method of doing business in the country,” Mrs. Parker-Edgecombe said.“We are well on our way to further strengthening institutions and building capacity through ICT.”Addressing the Opening Session of the URCA/Caribbean Telecommunications Union’s ‘ICT Week’ at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Mrs. Parker-Edgecombe said the creation of a more technologically driven society within The Bahamas is a major plank of the Minnis Administration.“We see it as a vital investment in expanding the economy and creating new, domestic, and foreign entrepreneurial opportunities; the possibility of domestic/foreign partnerships, and increased employment opportunities for Bahamians.”Parliamentary Secretary Parker-Edgecombe said the Government’s commitment to ICT is evident through the recent passage of the Commercial Enterprises legislation in the House of Assembly which, she said, embraces a broad range of investment opportunities that require secure, reliable ICT infrastructure to establish new, global business.“Our national ICT framework is a strength that we will continue to develop, improve and promote as a significant aspect of our ability to compete globally.”Mrs. Parker-Edgecombe said the B-Smart Bahamas initiative recently announced by Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis, will also play a critical role in the Administration’s drive to “build a modern Bahamas” using technology.“This initiative (B-Smart Bahamas) is expected to embrace technology as an integral part of the Bahamian society, allowing greater public online communication access through the establishment of strategic public WIFI hotspots throughout the country.“This initiative also aims to embrace technology to establish a National Alert messaging process, particularly during times of natural disasters. (The system was piloted during the recent hurricane season).“As we continue to build the modern Bahamas, technology will be at the heart of all public and private initiatives. We are also ensuring that technology facilitates our participation in regional and global trade and strengthens our cross-border collaboration on issues of mutual concern.”By: Matt Maura (BIS)Photo caption: Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Information and Communications, Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe addresses ‘ICT Week’ at Atlantis, Paradise Island, November 28, 2017.(BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Related Items:
Fire destroyed a mobile home Tuesday in the Vista Del Rio senior manufactured home park in Vancouver’s Fisher’s Landing area.The fire was reported around 1:35 p.m. at 17401 S.E. 39th St., Space 202. Firefighters arrived on scene around 1:43 p.m.When firefighters arrived, every window in the home was black, indicating there was a great deal of heat and smoke in the home, said Vancouver Fire Capt. Kevin Murray. Firefighters adopted a defensive strategy because of the proximity of other mobile homes, he added.No one was found inside the residence. The building and contents were destroyed, with damage estimated at $100,000, Murray said The cause remained undetermined Tuesday night after fire marshals interviewed a man who lived there.The smoke and firefighter activity drew many neighborhood residents outside to see what was going on.Katie White lives around the block from the burnt home. She said she saw white smoke in the area when looking out her window. When it didn’t go away she knew there was a problem, she said.“There’s never been a fire here,” said neighbor Janie Hendrickson.Units from Vancouver, Camas and Washougal responded to the blaze.County property records indicate the home is owned by Nadine Hull.
Arianna DavisArianna Davis was appointed as digital director of O, The Oprah Magazine’s latest venture, OprahMag.com, a new website set to launch this fall. While existing as a stand-alone site, OprahMag.com has the same mission as the glossy to “bring joy and a sense of possibility to help women reach for their dreams, experience personal growth, express their individual style and love the journey.” Davis will begin this role immediately.Davis most recently served as a senior features writer at Refinery29 since 2016, where she oversaw special projects and created content for the site’s channel, Unbothered, which is aimed at R29’s black, millennial audience. She is rejoining O, The Oprah Magazine, where she had served as an associate editor under editor-at-large, Gayle King, up until 2015. She previously led the magazine’s Live Your Best Life section.The site, coming 18 years after the launch of Oprah’s namesake magazine, will share similar values to the print publication, according to Kate Lewis, Hearst Magazines Digital Media SVP, editorial director. “O Mag beautifully helps its readers live their best lives. The site will be an extension of the vision, mission and overall DNA of the magazine which has been so successful for so many years,” Lewis said.Julia IoffeHere are the rest of this week’s people on the move… GQ has made two additions to its editorial staff this week. Julia Ioffe and Alice Gregory will be joining the brand as GQ correspondents, Gregory starting later this month and Ioffe appearing in the July issue.In her new role, Ioffe will cover politics and national security. She arrives from The Atlantic, where she was a staff writer, and previously contributed a profile of Melania Trump, which GQ published in 2016. Prior to joining The Atlantic, she was fired from Politico for tweeting an “R-rated” comment about Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump.Gregory is an essayist who has had work appear in The New Yorker, T, and GQ. As a GQ correspondent, she will write both essays and reported features.Greg OsbergFormer Newsweek president and worldwide publisher Gregory Osberg has been named CEO of F+W Media, following a six-month stint as interim CEO for the brand after Tom Beusse was ousted from the position in January. Osberg also announced the recent appointment of Kenneth Kharbanda to CFO of F+W Media, who will be working closely with the venture backers of the company. Both Osberg and Kharbanda began their roles immediately. Prior to joining F+W Media, Osberg was founder and CEO of Revlyst, a revenue catalyst and strategic consultancy, and before that served as publisher and CEO of the Philadelphia Media Network. He also spent eight years at the Washington Post, Co. Kharbanda has more than two decades of executive experience, serving as CFO at the Daily Racing Form and BizCredit, and the acting CFO at KGB, Inc., and senior roles at Time Warner, Inc.Board of Directors member Terry O’Toole said Osberg was hired “to do a thorough assessment of our company and develop a new strategy for F+W going forward. In short order, he and his team developed and began executing a strategic growth plan that will enhance the engagement of our various enthusiast communities and diversify our revenue streams.”Amy ConwayMeredith Corp. has tapped Amy Conway as editor-in-chief of Health, effective immediately. In her new role, she will oversee content and editorial operations for the brand. Conway most recently served as EIC of Martha Stewart Weddings since January of 2016 and has worked under the Martha Stewart brand for years as both a writer and editor. Sarah Gray Miller has departed from her role as editor at Modern Farmer along with two other editorial staffers. Joining the brand in 2015, Gray Miller had taken the reins and used her experience as a former editor of Country Living and the founding editor of Budget Living, to help revive the brand after the dismissal of founding editor Ann Marie Gardner in 2014.No new editor has been named yet, but the magazine did announced that it will be shuttering its quarterly print edition and focusing on a 24/7 digital model.Silvia KillingsworthBloomberg Businessweek tapped Silvia Killingsworth as its newest digital editor, where she will be responsible for editing features and developing the brand’s digital expressions. Killingsworth formerly worked as an editor of The Awl, as well as managing editor of The New Yorker.Penske Media Corp. tapped a former Disney executive as its new SVP and general manager of operations. Tom Finn, who most recently served in the role of chief financial officer at ESPN Star Sports in Singapore, had spent a decade before that with Disney as an operations executive, focusing on managing the financial and capital aspects of its media networks.Finn be working with PMC business leads on a variety of the company’s brands and on international business accounts, where he will help to grow initiatives and achieve business plans, amongst other unspecified responsibilities. He will report directly to COO George Grobar. This hire comes after the recent acquisitions of Robb Report, SheKnows Media and a majority stake in Rolling Stone.WWD made several promotions this week including the move of Kathryn Hopkins from residential real estate dirt editor to senior financial editor. Maxine Wally was promoted from copy editor to eye reporter and former editorial and web coordinator, Anne-Aymone Gheerbrant, was promoted to copy editor/web coordinator (Paris). Finally, Martino Carrera was moved up from editorial intern to Milan reporter.Thrive Global, a new brand from Arianna Huffington that works to counter corporate burnout culture, tapped Marina Khidekel as its editorial director. Khidekel most recently worked as a senior deputy editor at Women’s Health where she oversaw health and wellness features. In her new position, Khidekel will expand how Thrive collaborates with its contributors as well as work to bring in new voices that support the missions of Thrive.“As a leader of our growing editorial team, Marina will leverage her deeply rooted experience in research, reporting and storytelling to bring together the latest science, ancient wisdom and new role models to help our readers around the world make the changes they want in their lives,” said Huffington.Sam FellmanSam Fellman was tapped as Business Insider’s next military and defense editor. Fellman most recently served as managing editor of Task & Purpose and before that, as managing editor at BuzzFeed. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he brings to this role an extensive background in military service and reporting, with experience as managing editor at Navy Times and working as a beat reporter covering U.S. Navy personnel and operations.Business Insider also promoted former education reporter, Abby Jackson, to the telecommunications company beat. Prior to joining Business Insider in 2015, Jackson had worked in the chief investment office and treasury of JPMorgan.Lauren N. Williams was hired as an editor covering culture at The Atlantic this week. She comes from Essence where she served as a features editor.Baz Hiralal, former online editor at The Deal where he was best known for his “Movers & Shakers” column, is leaving the magazine after nearly 15 years to join Leadership Connect. He will serve as a senior content manager, news media at the company and will write a personal column as well as lead the push towards upgrading digitally.
Oil prices were steady on Friday after a run up on supply disruptions, especially in the Americas, where wildfires continue to rage near Canada’s huge oil sand fields, tightening a market suffering global oversupply.The disruptions helped offset the impact of a stronger dollar this week .DXY, which potentially reduces demand for crude as it makes dollar-traded imports more expensive for countries using other currencies.International benchmark Brent crude futures LCOc1 were trading at $44.95 per barrel at 0203 GMT, 6 cents below their last settlement but flat with its first close this week.U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were at $44.17, down 15 cents but over 1 percent above this week’s first close.”Supply disruptions and closures helped push crude oil prices higher, despite the stronger U.S.-dollar,” ANZ bank said on Friday.A massive fire around the Canadian oil city of Fort McMurray has forced the evacuation of all its residents and the closure of 690,000 barrels per day (bpd) worth of production out of Canada’s total oil sands output of 2.2 million bpd.Adding to the production outage in Canada is an ongoing decline in U.S. output.”While the wildfire in the oil-sands regions of Canada is still wreaking havoc with many producers, U.S. oil output continues to feel the impact of low prices,” ANZ said.Data by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that U.S. crude oil output has fallen by 410,000 bpd this year, and by 800,000 bpd since mid-2015, as many producers succumb to a rout that saw prices tumble 70 percent between mid-2014 and early-2016.Analysts said that the hits to North American output, combined with disruptions in Latin America, were contributing to a fast erosion of global oversupply that peaked as high as 2 million barrels bpd last year.”Unplanned oil supply disruptions have been a key element so far this year that have contributed to a tighter oil market than was otherwise expected,” said analyst Guy Baber of Simmons & Co.
Jashne bachpan, organised by Sanskaar Rang Toli of National School of Drama was inaugurated by eminent actor Dr Mohan Agashe. Held at Abhimanch auditorium, National School of Drama campus, the inauguration was followed by a performance of Dakghar by Bodhir Bidya Bhawan, Kolkata.The participating groups at Jashnebachpan 2012 are from different regions of the country and will perform in various Indian languages at Abhimanch, Sammukh and Shri Ram Centre. Also Read – ‘Playing Jojo was emotionally exhausting’The plays will be performed in Hindi, Bangla, Assamese, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali, Manipuri, Tamil and English and most of the plays will have sub titles.Scheduled from November 18 to 28, the focus of the festival is performances by special children. Three plays will be performed by special children including Dakghar as the opening performance and Dastaan-E-Dilli by Arth-Aastha, Delhi as the closing performance besides Buddhuram by Seagul Theatre, Guwahati. Also Read – Leslie doing new comedy special with NetflixThis 11 day theatre festival will showcase 17 plays and will see performances directed by Dadi D Pudumjee, Feisal Alkazi and Radhika Alkazi, Swatilekha Sengupta, KG Krishnamurthy, Bhagirathi, Susanta Mondal, Kiran Bhat and Dr Sripad Bhat, N Jadumani Singh, Jaimini Pathak, Mandya Ramesh, Anurupa Roy, Krishna Bhuyan, Saggherr Loadhii, Kannan, Manish Saini, Rajiv Krishnan, Bijon Mondal.In addition to this an interaction session is scheduled to take place from 19 to 29 November daily from 10.30 am onwards with the directors, group leaders and members so that the participant groups of Jashnebachpan interact to absorb energies, skills and processes in order to gain inspiration for their future work.Apart from Jashnebachpan, Saanskar Rang Toli organises Bal Sangam, a festival of Indian performing folk and traditional arts presented by children practising these arts from different regions of the country every alternate year.
Give the electric blanket a break (it will jack up your electric bill anyway) in favour of a more low-tech bed warmer: the hot water bottle. If you don’t want to buy one, you can also heat up a package of rice in the microwave for a minute, wrap it in a pillowcase and slide it between your sheets for a few hours of warmth.7. Be a science fan!Yes, reverse the action of your ceiling fan. We all know hot air rises, so have the fan set on low and set it to suck up the cold air, forcing the hot air to be displaced downwards… Just make sure it is going slow enough so as not to create a breeze.Click to receive news links via WhatsApp. Or for the latest news, visit our webpage or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Join us there! WebsiteWebsiteWebsite Yes, we know it is cold and you want to get warm… But before you switch on that heater or light the paraffin burner or whatever it is you normally do to stay warm, we have a few ideas that may save you money!1. Stop cold draftsBlocking the wind is the first step to getting warm, as cold drafts can drop the temperature by up to 100% or more. Make sure your doors and windows are sealed to prevent air leaks.Curtains aren’t just for decoration. They actually have a purpose. Hang curtains over every window in your home to block any drafts. Also block off the gaps under doors.2. You will feel good and stay warm cooking and heating!Cooking is a great way to warm up the air in your home, and it provides you with something warm to eat as well. Adding the calories from food, you’re now warming yourself in three ways with one act. If you cook chicken, you’ll be killing a lot of birds with one stone.3. Hugs equal warmthBody heat is a great way to stay warm. It may seem counter-intuitive, but removing some layers of clothing and cuddling up with someone under a blanket is a great way to stay warm.4. Hot air bed!Creating a tent bed while you sleep will keep you warm. All you need to do is put a blanket over your face to trap the air (although not so close as to suffocate you) and you will feel warmer. WebsiteWebsiteWebsite WebsiteWebsiteWebsite 5. Chicken soup worksAlthough drinking something cold has been scientifically proven to trigger your body’s need to warm up, drinking hot liquids such as tea, coffee and hot chocolate is an effective placebo. If your taste buds prefer something more savoury, soups and stews are a great replacement.6. Break out the ‘rice’ hot water bottle
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