Beauty drive for environment boost at Medical College
Kolkata: The Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) authorities have taken up a beautification drive with an aim to provide better environment to the patients admitted to the hospital for treatment.A children’s park is being set up outside the hematology department of the hospital where all the basis amenities will be available for kids. One of the main objectives of the initiative is to ensure that the children coming to the hematology department with various blood related ailments can spend some quality time with their family members. Also Read – City bids adieu to Goddess DurgaThe park will come up near gate number 1 of the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital. Once the project is completed, the children admitted to the various departments of the hospital can indulge in recreation at the park. This will reduce the stress of the patients and help them overcome the monotony during their stay at the hospital. It was learnt that there would be various amusement rides and games for children in the park. According to sources in the hospital, a swing will also be put up inside the park. The park will come up close to the hematology ward of the hospital. Patients suffering from Thalassemia and other blood-related problems often visit the hospital for blood transfusion. They have to wait on the hospital campus. Children and their family members can spend some time in the park. Patients, who wait in the queue for a long time, can also step into the park and enjoy the breeze in the hot summer days. Various colourful lights will be installed to illuminate the park. This apart, a fountain will be erected within the park. There will a big water reservoir under the fountain to ensure regular supply of water. Also Read – Centuries-old Durga Pujas continue to be hit among revellersApart from setting up park, a host of other beautification drives have been taken up. It may be mentioned here that the hospital compound has been given a different look following the construction of new gates. Roads that connect one department with another on the hospital campus have been reconstructed. In a significant move, the CMCH authorities have installed an underground fire fighting system to check fire hazards at the hospital.
Kolkata: Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) on Friday held a meeting with state Chief Secretary Malay De to overcome the discrepancies that have cropped up in 112 declaration forms submitted by the residents, for claiming compensation for the damages caused to their houses due to construction work of East-West Metro in Bowbazar area.”Today (September 13, 2019), we conducted a meeting with Chief Secretary Malay De at Nabanna in connection with the discrepancies in 112 declaration forms,” said A K Nandy, general manager (Administration), KMRCL. Also Read – Bengal family worships Muslim girl as Goddess Durga in Kumari PujaThe meeting was also attended by Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) officials and Kolkata Police officials. While the process of handing over the Rs five lakh cheques to beneficiaries started on September 7, the verification of the residents eligible for getting the compensation was being carried out by KMC officials. In a bid to get the compensation, the head of the family has to submit the declaration form mentioning the address and the name of the hotel they have been shifted to, at the control room formed at Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration. The KMC then verifies the details and approves the names of the beneficiaries. Also Read – Bengal civic volunteer dies in road mishap on national highwayThe KMRCL officials pointed out that they had received 112 declaration forms with discrepancies. This apart, different heads of the same family have claimed compensation. According to sources, Subhashish Sen, resident of 9 D, Durga Pithuri Lane, had received a cheque of Rs five lakh but the drawee had stopped the amount. He visited the control room urging the KMRCL officials to issue the compensation on Friday. According to sources in the control room, the amount was apparently stopped because of litigation. Sen is one of four siblings, all of whom claimed that they were beneficiaries of the compensation. The number of beneficiaries in the list is increasing as the residents are still registering their names to avail the compensation at the control room. However, the KMRCL had formed a Human Interface group to prepare a building-wise head count of the people. “We are now disbursing the compensation amount directly to the accounts of beneficiaries. Today, we have transferred Rs five lakh to the accounts of 14 residents through RTGS,” added Nandy. A Building Assessment Committee (BAC) had been formed to categorise the buildings as per their extent of damage in Durga Pithuri Lane, Syakra Para Lane and Gour De Lane. The five-member BAC has already started health study of the buildings that can be restored, as well as the ones that need to be demolished.
The gamers out there will be familiar with the creeping anxious feeling you get as the release of a much awaited game nears. If only you could get access to it early — if only there was a way! Well, now there is a way you can get early access to some games on Steam, and it’s called (fittingly) Early Access. There are currently only a dozen games in Early Access, but this could be huge and is certain to expand.The premise of Early Access is that interested gamers will be able to buy a game before it is “done.” By purchasing the game, you are given access to a title that grows and changes as the developers apply the finishing touches. The title won’t show up in the main Steam Store until it has been finalized, but you can be an important part of that process by offering feedback.It’s important to note this isn’t the same as pre-ordering a game. Content in Early Access is always going to be a full and playable experience, and it is likely you’ll get a break on pricing. Although, that doesn’t mean it’s going to be working perfectly. Developers can update Early Access players on the development process and are encouraged to push out new builds frequently.Early Access is launching with 12 games to start, but more will be added over time (Valve tells interested developers to get in touch). The Early Access titles include ARMA 3 Alpha, Kenshi, Kinetic Void, Under the Ocean, and Gear Up. Pricing varies quite a bit, with ARMA 3 costing $32.99 and Under the Ocean clocking in at just $6.99. Gear Up appears to be the only free game in Early Access right now.This system seems like a win all around. Users get deals on games that can be played early. Developers get crucial feedback during the development process. As for Valve, it benefits by adding a new facet to PC gaming.Check out the full list of Early Access games here.
Chrome 4 disponible en version finaleÉtats-Unis – Chrome 4, le navigateur de Google, est désormais téléchargeable en version finale. Deux fonctions font leur apparition : l’ajout d’extensions et la synchronisation des favoris.Les versions bêta ont fait patienter les utilisateurs depuis plusieurs semaines mais aujourd’hui, Google Chrome 4 est disponible en version finale. Cette mise à jour est particulièrement importante puisque Google introduit les fonctions d’ajout d’extensions et de synchronisation des favoris. Désormais, 1.500 extensions, la plupart se trouvant aussi sur Firefox, sont disponibles et les favoris peuvent être classés par signets à partir d’un ordinateur distant. Sous cette forme, le navigateur n’est utilisable que sous Windows. Pour Mac et Linux, il faudra patienter encore un peu.Le 27 janvier 2010 à 10:54 • Emmanuel Perrin
Apple développe sa propre alternative au FlashÉtats-Unis – Apple aurait mis au point, depuis plusieurs mois déjà, son propre environnement de développement. Baptisé Gianduia, il permettra de créer des applications Internet riches (RIA), sans avoir à utiliser Flash ou Silverlight.Alors que Steve Jobs dénonce l’inutilité des plug-in propriétaires, refusant catégoriquement d’intégrer à ses produits la technologie Flash et évoquant un plug-in démodé et inadapté, le site AppleInsider révèle que la firme de Cupertino utilise depuis près d’un an son propre framework qui permet de lire des vidéos sur Internet, mais aussi d’utiliser de nombreuses applications multimédia.À lire aussiIpad, sclérose en plaques et barbecue, les actus sciences que vous devez connaître ce 30 maiGianduia est clairement destiné à concurrencer la technologie Flash d’Adobe et le plug-in Silverlight de Microsoft. Cet environnement de développement permettra de mettre au point des applications Internet riches (RIA), pouvant être visualisées sur les terminaux d’Apple, tels que l’iPhone, l’iPad et l’iPod Touch.Apple utiliserait ce framework depuis plusieurs mois en interne, notamment pour son programme One-to-One, son système de réservation de l’iPhone, ou encore son service après-vente Genius Bar.Le 10 mai 2010 à 15:58 • Emmanuel Perrin
Observer et analyser des peintures pour mieux diagnostiquerNew Haven, États-Unis – Pour les premières années de l’école de Médecine de Yale, l’enseignement inclut des visites au Centre d’Art Britannique. Les docteurs en herbe testent leurs capacités d’observation en examinant les peintures.”Nous essayons de traiter la peinture comme un patient, un parfait inconnu, le but est d’observer de près ce que pouvez voir sans établir de jugements”. C’est ce qu’a expliqué à la presse le docteur Kalman Watsky, qui enseigne la dermatologie à Yale et conduit ces sessions d’observations.Cette technique a été développée afin d’aider, selon Irwin Braveman, chercheur émérite en dermatologie, les étudiants à développer leurs capacités à établir un diagnostic. Près de 16 écoles développent aussi des méthodes similaires d’observation, et ce type d’enseignement est en vogue. Les écoles de médecine forment les futurs médecins à mémoriser des motifs afin de reconnaître et identifier des syndromes. Il faut donc repérer des ensembles de signes et de symptômes précis. Ainsi, pour définir l’origine de rougeurs et d’éruptions cutanées, les étudiants apprendront à observer deux comportements : tout d’abord, la répartition celle-ci sur le corps, et ensuite, la morphologie des différentes lésions de la rougeur. Ces deux caractéristiques permettent alors à un médecin d’établir un diagnostic. Cependant, une analyse visuelle, comme celle menée lors de la description des peintures, devient importante lorsque la rougeur n’appartient pas à un motif précis que le docteur reconnaît. L’observation ainsi menée reste un atout important dans l’établissement d’un diagnostic bien que les techniques d’imageries telles les IRM et les scanners aient révolutionné la médecine dans les années 1970. Les médecins d’aujourd’hui tendraient plus à se reposer sur ces techniques que sur leur sens de l’observation, a déclaré dans un mail à LiveScience le Dr Braverman. Celui-ci ainsi que ses collègues, ont depuis 1998, commencé à mener une étude sur les capacités d’observations des étudiants et ont lancé ce programme d’observation de peintures et de photographies de patients. Le résultat de cette étude a démontré que les étudiants de Yale ayant suivi cette formation avaient de bien meilleurs résultats. Le 21 novembre 2010 à 09:39 • Emmanuel Perrin
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0 Post a comment The world of pro wrestling: explained The Undisputed Era. WWE There’s arguably no show in today’s wrestling scene with the pedigree of NXT TakeOver. Held once every few months, the TakeOver shows are reliably excellent, and have been for years. On Saturday NXT goes to Toronto, Canada, as a warmup of sorts for WWE’s SummerSlam in the city on Sunday.The NXT show is headlined by Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT Championship. It’s the third TakeOver the two have main-evented in a row, with Gargano winning their first match and Cole winning the second. Saturday’s bout will be a best out of three falls, and will likely be the two’s final clash (in NXT, at least). There’s plenty else to get excited over. The Undisputed Era always have terrific matches at TakeOver shows, and on Saturday challenge the Street Profits for the NXT Tag Team Championships. Velveteen Dream will put his North American Championship on the line in a sure-to-be-great Triple Threat match against Pete Dunn and Roderick Strong.Even if you’re not a regular NXT viewer, TakeOver is worth checking out. They’re always fantastic.Start timesNXT TakeOver: Toronto takes place in, you guessed it, Toronto! It’s part of a weekend of WWE action, going live on the WWE Network the night before Sunday’s SummerSlam, the second biggest wrestling show of the year.The show starts at 4 p.m. PT, 7 p.m. ET. Unlike WWE pay-per-views, this one can’t be ordered through your local cable provider. If you’re not in Toronto, your only bet is the WWE Network. If you’re a subscriber then you already know the deal. If not, it’s $9.99 per month — but you get your first month free.Viewers in the UK will have to stay up late, as the show starts there at midnight Saturday. For Australians, NXT TakeOver starts at 9 a.m. AEDT.Match cardTwo out of Three Falls match for the NXT Championship: Adam Cole (c) vs. Johnny GarganoTriple threat match for the NXT North American Championship: Velveteen Dream vs. Pete Dunn vs. Roderick StrongTag Team Championship match: Street Profits (c) vs. The Undisputed EraNXT Women’s Championship match: Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Mia YimCandice LeRae vs. Io Shirai WWE
In a move is prompted by employees, the University of Alaska Fairbanks is taking action to address workforce diversity and equity issues.Listen nowThe measures laid out this week by University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Dan White come in response to a letter from six female researchers at UAF, and backed by over 200 petition signers. The letter to UAF and UA administrators recommends steps to address unequal pay, bias in hiring, and other challenges faced by women and other underrepresented groups at UAF. White says the letter has given focus to efforts already underway at the university.”I applaud the work of this group of this group of authors and the people who signed onto this, because it brought a lot of the issues to the forefront,” White said.White cited one example of a step being taken to increase diversity in hiring.”We used to have a diversity briefing before any search for faculty or administrators, and I think in recent years, we haven’t been doing that,” White said. “So this is one of the issues that was brought up by the letter and its authors. And that’s an easy one to fix.”White pointed to other equally important steps to be investigated and developed by a new chancellor’s task force.”To take the issues that were laid out in the letter as the first set of issues but to look more broadly on diversity and equity,” White said.‘I’m really excited that the current administration wants to work on these issues,” Lily Cohen, one of the letter’s authors, said.Cohen, a research professional at UAF’s International Arctic Research Center says the letter was inspired by frustration with what they see at UAF.”Right now, the top one percent of people employed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are 28 people, and three of those are women,” Cohen said. “Which is the same thing as saying that $4.5 million goes to men and $500,000 goes to women. And so when I see numbers like that, I know that there’s something wrong.”Cohen emphasized that they are not looking for mandated representation, but a system that fairly assesses all candidates.”You have to look at who’s writing the qualifications, because maybe a certain candidate has really amazing qualifications, they just aren’t listed as the things the university’s looking for,” Cohen said. “And then also, whenever you’re judging someone’s qualification, everyone comes in with implicit bias or ways of seeing the world in ways that other people don’t see them.”Both Cohen and Chancellor White underscore that the current effort builds on past and ongoing work at the university, which already has a committee on the status of women and diversity, as well as an “inclusion task force” that’s addressing gender issues.
Share Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT NewsGovernor Greg Abbott.State Republican and Democratic party leaders convene for their biannual conventions this month, and Texan members of the GOP have already descended upon San Antonio for the Texas Republican Party Convention to debate their platform and energize activists.The attendees at these conventions tend to be the most dedicated grassroots activists, says Ben Philpott, a senior editor for KUT.“These are the strongest of the strong within the Republican Party,” he says. “These are the people who are most likely to work on all of these campaigns in the fall, so that is, of course, job one of a convention is to make sure these people, who are going to put in the most work leading into 2018 election, that they are excited and enthusiastic and energized about putting in the work that needs to get done.”That means reminding them that, though Republicans regularly win in Texas and have been in control for decades, Democrats could still come out ahead if local campaigns don’t do their part. Governor Greg Abbott brought that message to Dallas earlier this week in a speech he gave at the Southern Baptist Convention Center.“He talked about the need to stay ever-vigilant and make sure that religious liberties are not being trampled on here in Texas,” Philpott says. “And yet of course, the Republicans in Texas control every branch of government here, and have been making sure that, in their eyes, religious liberties are not being trampled on. So it’s putting forward that dystopian view in their minds about what would happen if a Democrat did win, and that’s the stick to get you out the door.”The national convention tends to focus on big-picture goals, but the state convention sets the priorities for the 2019 Texas legislative session with a 26-page party platform document that is updated every two years.Much of the state platform remains the same – focusing on issues like lower taxes and gun rights – but there isn’t consensus on everything.“They can sometimes be a little contentious amongst the delegates here,” Philpott says. “The committees there had spent several hours talking about how they were updating kind of the party’s view on homosexuality, which has been something that has been controversial over the last couple of party platform arguments.”The convention will also reveal how the party has changed since the election of President Donald Trump.“Two years ago, of course these delegates – a lot of them, most of them really – were big Ted Cruz fans when he was running for president. So that convention was a little more somber,” Philpott says. “They were disappointed that Ted Cruz did not get the nomination, and that it was going to be then-candidate Trump. But now of course he is president, and he has a lot of power over how different primaries have kind of played out across the country. And so it will be really interesting to see if they’ve kind of flipped all of a sudden two years [on] and are much more supportive.”Written by Rachel Taube.
In a bizarre mix-up, Swedish police raided an apartment after a couple hung 21-shaped balloons to celebrate a birthday but it was mistaken for ‘IS’ in a reverse image from outside and considered as Islamic State propaganda.Sarah Ericsson hung up the balloons in the shape of the number ‘21’ for her birthday which resulted in her home in Karlskrona, Sweden, being visited by Swedish police who thought it stood for ‘IS’ and had been put up by supporters of the Islamic State extremist group. “It was a little strange,” the 21-year-old told The Local from the library at Blekinge Institute of Technology in southern Sweden, where she is taking a course in Spatial Planning. Also Read – Pro-Govt supporters rally as Hong Kong’s divisions deepenThe student was already in class on Monday when her boyfriend Fabian Akesson, who was staying at her home received a visit from police.A passerby had called them after looking through the window at the two balloons pushed together to make the number ‘21’ and confusing their reverse image with the letters ‘IS’, which the extremist group also known as the Islamic State often uses as part of its propaganda.“We understand why someone would report it if they thought it looked like IS-propaganda, although everyone else just thought it looked like the number ‘12’ from outside,” Ericsson said. Also Read – Pak Army ‘fully prepared’ to face any challenge: Army spokesmanHer boyfriend Akesson explained that he was looking out of a window brushing his teeth when he noticed several police cars outside the house and then heard a knock on the door.When he went to open it, he was greeted by three police officers, who quickly realised that they had made a mistake.“I laughed about it and they showed me a photo that they had taken where from their perspective, it did almost look like the letters IS,” he told Swedish newspaper Kvallsposten.But despite police accepting the error, Akesson said he was still asked to remove the balloons from the window.
Get the biggest Daily stories by emailSubscribeSee our privacy noticeThank you for subscribingSee our privacy noticeCould not subscribe, try again laterInvalid EmailA major road has reopened more than nine hours after being shut by police following a serious accident. Police closed the A523 between Bosley and Macclesfield at around 4.45am this morning due to a ‘police incident’. At 2.40pm this afternoon Cheshire Police confirmed the road had reopened. A spokeswoman said: “The A523 London Road in Macclesfield is now open.” The road is a key route between the Staffordshire Moorlands, particularly Leek, and Macclesfield, Manchester and Manchester Airport. Traffic data company INRIX reported the road was closed between Bosley Crossroads and Radcliffe Road. Read MoreFirefighters called to door on fire in early hours of morning The exact nature of the accident is still unclear at this stage. In other travel news in South Cheshire this morning, firefighters were called to a train fire between Crewe and Chester just after 4am. The fire caused delays across the railway network in the county until early this afternoon.
Related posts:Costa Rica’s capital to have solar energy powered traffic lights Costa Rica to host third International Sustainable Building Congress Costa Rican indigenous women to learn about solar power in India Costa Rica to end year with mostly renewable electricity sources The Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT) is moving forward with its plan to replace traffic lights in the capital with solar-powered systems. The ministry will begin the third stage of the project next month.Traffic lights at 159 intersections in San José already run on solar power. MOPT’s Traffic Engineering Department reported in a news release on Wednesday that work to install 76 more is expected to begin in July or August.The director of the Ministry’s Traffic Lights Department, Diego Rugama, said that he expects to end the year “with total of 235 fully operational solar-powered traffic lights.” The figure represents half of the 474 traffic lights currently in operation in the Greater Metropolitan Area, which includes San José and parts of the provinces of Heredia, Alajuela and Cartago.The ministry’s Roadway Safety Council will fund the new stage of the project, which will require an investment of $1 million, Rugama said.He also said that MOPT seeks to replace all Greater Metropolitan Area traffic lights by 2022. A solar traffic light system includes solar panels and lithium batteries that store energy for operating at nights or during cloudy days. (Via MOPT)Energy savingsThe 159 solar traffic lights currently in operation “represent savings in electricity of 80 percent over traditional traffic lights,” Rugama said.A solar traffic light system includes a solar panel and a set of lithium batteries that store energy that allow them to operate at night or on cloudy days.The batteries can supply enough power to operate an average of 14 hours. If the batteries are depleted, the system automatically switches to the city’s power grid, ensuring that traffic lights do not stop working due to an energy failure.Rugama also explained that before installing a new solar-powered traffic light system, the Ministry conducts technical studies to evaluate two basic conditions. One is the amount of radiation at the site, and the other is an assessment of all nearby obstacles that can block sunlight, “like tall trees or buildings.”Technical staff then calculate the average number of sunlight hours at the location to determine the number of panels and batteries required.MOPT officials have said that the traffic lights replacement project is an important part of Costa Rica’s plan to achieve carbon neutrality. Facebook Comments
foodfoodie tourluxuryNot Quite NigellaPeru Last week Travel Monitor reported on the June 2017 research from OpenTable that shows just how much a rapidly growing number of Aussies are being influenced by foodie experiences and offerings when choosing their holidays … and now popular food blogger Not Quite Nigella, aka Lorraine Elliot, has curated a bespoke Peruvian Fusion itinerary with her Experiential Traveller entity, in a fabulous foodie package for this September. Tour dates are 6 – 19 September 2017. Clients can spend 14 days in the ‘country that introduced the world to fusion food’ – Peru – including stays atluxurious boutique hotels, a visit to Machu Picchu and a series of signature dining experiences at selected top restaurants including Central and Maido (currently ranked the 5th and 8th on San Pellegrino’s World’s Best Restaurants). Money-can’t-buy experiences include exclusive VIP access to the Mistura Food Festival Opening Day Event (Latin America’s largest food festival) to meet Peru’s best chefs and taste the best dishes the country has to offer; a private dinner in one of Lima’s historic colonial mansions, Casa Aliaga; and an exclusive cooking class at the private residence of a leading local chef. Priced at AUD$10,995 per person twin share, the package also includes private transfers, internal flights, a personal tour concierge for the small group of 10, 13 nights’ accommodation in luxurious boutique hotels and more. Bookings made by 25 August 2017 will receive free room upgrades and a free night in Lima valued at $750. Agent commissions of 8% apply. View the full itinerary here
5. Go to Oistins Fish FryOistins Fish Fry is one of the cheapest and most fun ways to try the wealth of Barbados’ oceans. The huge BBQ spans about 10 different restaurants along the beach and is now an institution in Barbados. Expect to pay around $50 BBD for a huge piece of BBQd fish with all the sides and you’ll need a beer to wash that down with too. 6. Cheap eats do existOf course you can pick up a few bits in the supermarkets on the island to save a few dollars, but that’s no fun is it? Eating out doesn’t have to be too expensive in Barbados anyway. Eat like a true Bajan and go to Chefette, Barbados’ answer to fast food. Barbados is one of the few places where a McDonalds couldn’t survive, thanks to the local love for this place. Go for the chicken roti (£5 with a coke), yum. Or, try the Surfer’s Café in Oistins, where you can get breakfast and coffee for less than £10. Bonus: it’s on the beach. Even The Boatyard, one of Barbados’ best beach bars, served a huge flying fish and fries basket, with two rum and cokes, for £11. Coffee and banana bread at The Crane Hotel costs less than £5, which you can then take down to the beach. Not a bad view for breakfast. You don’t have to confine yourself to supermarket food to save money on food in Barbados, just choose your eatery wisely. 7. Watch those service chargesHow much of a generous tipper are you? In Barbados they add a compulsory 10% service charge to your bill and then some will expect a tip on top too. Whether to give it or not is up to your conscience.8. Take buses over taxisThe bus routes in Barbados are so efficient and easy. You can get to all the main sites of the island for $2 BBD, and enjoy a cultural immersion as you do. Some buses are like little mini vans, while others are big public ones. The driver usually blasts out music, they’ll have a friendly helper who collects the money and you’ll find a mix of tourists and locals on board. Bus stops are easy to work out with signs stating either ‘into the city’ or ‘out of the city’ – it’s down to you to work out which one you need. You can take taxis to and from the airport, which cost between $30-40 BBD each way. RelatedEssential guide to 10 of the best Caribbean islandsConsidering a holiday to the paradise islands of the Caribbean? Planning a Caribbean cruise and trying to decide which beaches to hit? Whether you’re booking a family holiday, searching for a dream honeymoon or just wanting sand, sea and rum cocktails, here’s an essential guide to 10 of the best…10 tips for travelling the Caribbean on a budgetCaribbean getaways needn’t cost you the earth. These tips and tricks for travelling the Caribbean on a budget mean you’ll still be eating the best jerk chicken, having one rum punch a day and seeing some of the regions most beautiful beaches.Travel Trends: Where to go on holiday in 2017We’ve gathered the latest travel insights to bring you the top holiday destinations for 2017 to add to your bucket list this year. Here are some tried and tested tips on how to do the island on the cheap, from travel blogger [VickyFlipFlop](http://vickyflipfloptravels.com/about-vickyflipflop/).1. Book your flights ASAPIt works out cheaper to book your flights well in advance – so as soon as you know when you’re wanting to go, get bookin’. Check Skyscanner‘s flight comparison tool to get the best deals and savings, or for more information about the best time to book, read up on our seven secrets to finding low cost flights. 4. Know your beach rights!Barbados law states that all beaches on the island are public, so hotels can’t corner sections off and claim it as private, which is great news for us budget travellers. This means you don’t actually need to buy anything from “exclusive” hotels like the Crane Hotel, or Sandy Lane, or even Sandals to access their beaches. You might have a few problems from the security guards if you try to walk through, but by law there will always be some sort of beach access route nearby. So, find the most expensive hotel you can, get your reflective sunglasses on for people watching, and lounge away. 9. Hire a carTo get to the harder to reach places, and to see more, you’d do well to hire a car. Why not opt for a Moke? It’s kind of like a beach buggy and is native to the island. For $200 BBD per 24 hours, you can cruise around with as much mileage as you like. Beware, though: there are stories of Mokes being quite dangerous, so you might be better off with a safer car.10. Just relaxThe cheapest thing you can do in Barbados is to lie on the beach, on a beach towel from your hotel, and relax. You can splash out on a sun lounger if you like, but for free activities, lying under the Caribbean sun, listening to the sound of the waves crashing, is hard to beat. Find cheap flights to Barbados2. Let’s talk money: USD or BBD?US dollars are widely accepted on the island. The exchange rate is fixed at $2BBD to $1USD. This means that if you operate in British pounds, it doesn’t make a different whether you take US or BBD. Just make sure you check which currency the restaurant/tour operator is working in before you commit (just a heads up – it’s usually BBD). 3. Find free sun loungersAh, kicking back and soaking up some sun on a lounger – that’s what we want to go to Barbados for, right? Most beaches will charge for loungers – and you can definitely expect to pay a premium for the fancy ones. Usually, the rate is upwards of $20 BBD, which is OK if you’re there for the day – but if you’re doing a bit of a beach tour it can add up. You need to either perfect the art of looking casual and telling a little fib if anyone asks you if you’re staying at the hotel – or go on a hunt to find the freebies. Browne’s Beach has free loungers, otherwise start setting up your towel on the sand. ReturnOne wayMulti-cityFromAdd nearby airports ToAdd nearby airportsDepart14/08/2019Return21/08/2019Cabin Class & Travellers1 adult, EconomyDirect flights onlySearch flights Map One last money-saving tip for you: save buying your Mount Gay rum souvenir supplies until you get to the airport. You’ll find it for about half the price in Duty Free as it is on the island. I can personally recommend the Black Barrel blend. It’s disappearing fast!Want more inspiration? Check out these far-flung wonders:Top 15 attractions and things to do in Ponta Delgada, AzoresCast adrift in the Atlantic, the islands of the Azores are a volcanic playground. Find out more about Ponta Delgada – the stunning capital city of these islands.Top 15 attractions and things to do in Sal, Cape VerdeThe Cape Verde islands truly earn their nickname with the glorious weather, vibrant Creole culture and snow-white beaches of Sal. Here’s what to do if you’re planning on visiting this beautiful island.Explore Japan: 5 unmissable things to do in OkinawaOkinawa is a collection of 160 islands forming the southwestern tip of Japan and it’s the perfect add-on to an Asia trip. Read more about it and get inspired.Skyscanner is the world’s travel search engine, helping your money go further on flights, hotels and car hire.
June 6, 2016To complete our report about all of the upgrades to the Colly Soleri amphitheater, here is a snippet about one of the most important additions for visiting stage crews.The construction crew built a new ramp to help move equipment onto the amphitheater stage.[photos by Sue Kirsch] Here we can see the crew of FORM Arcosanti 2016 moving some of the heavy sound equipment down the new ramp.This was only part of the sound equipment of FORM Arcosanti 2016. The new ramp came in very handy.
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local news – in audio form.Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this week:Cyprus’ leaders are under growing pressure to reach a settlement;Free mini buses offer car-free access to Nicosia’s old walled city;Motor sport fans are gearing up for the Cyprus Rally;An unusual art exhibition in Paphos entices people to the old – and now derelict – heart of the cityFor more, visit: http://cyprusmail.libsyn.com/You May LikeFigLeaf Beta AppHow to Become Fully Anonymous Online in Less Than 3 Minutes? Better safe than sorryFigLeaf Beta AppUndoClassmates.comLook For Any High School Yearbook, It’s FreeClassmates.comUndoTruthFinder People Search SubscriptionOne Thing All Liars Have in Common, Brace YourselfTruthFinder People Search SubscriptionUndo Concern over falling tourism numbersUndoAuthorities release five of 12 Israeli rape suspects, seven due in court FridayUndoPensioner dies after crash on Paphos-Polis roadUndoby Taboolaby Taboola
MPs have asked private TV channels to consider reducing the cost of subscriptions for small social clubs and cafes, especially in rural areas, they said on Monday.The issue was discussed at the House interior committee where representatives of Cytavision, Primetel and Cablenet, promised to examine the possibility.To remain viable, promote matches and attract business, such small outfits must pay out €500 or €600 a month to be able to show all of the matches broadcast by the three channels, deputies heard.Akel MP and committee deputy chairman Giorgos Georgiou said the issue stemmed from the fact that today small units like social clubs and cafes can’t earn a living from selling 30 or 40 coffees a day, especially those in the countryside.“They also have to sell at lower prices,” he said. “And as we know, the countryside is already in decline.”What the committee was asking was for the pay-TV channels to reconsider their pricing and to offer discounts, incentives and opportunities to rural areas with fewer than 500 inhabitants.The committee, he added, had given the TV stations a month to come up with some proposals or special packages to perhaps have something in place by Christmas to give a boost to these small businesses over the holiday period.Disy deputy Andreas Kyprianou said he was receiving a huge number of complaints from small clubs and cafes that the fees charged by the TV channels “were unbearable, and forcing them to close down”.He said the representatives of the companies promised to look into the demand for reductions so that those small businesses in the countryside could survive.Kyprianou said if a cafe chooses to show all Cytavision matches, three decoders are needed and a total cost of €350 a month, and another €150 for Primetel.You May LikeYahoo SearchResearch Best Compact SUV Cars. New SUVs May Make You Want To Trade Yours In Today!Yahoo SearchUndoDr. Marty3 Dangerous Foods People Feed Their Dogs (Without Realizing It)Dr. MartyUndoMemory Care | Search AdsLuxury Memory Care Facilities Near Rowland Heights For SeniorsMemory Care | Search AdsUndo Concern over falling tourism numbersUndoTurkish Cypriot actions in Varosha ‘a clear violation’ of UN resolutions, Nicosia saysUndoOur View: Argaka mukhtar should not act as if he owns the beachUndoby Taboolaby Taboola