Street lights at night, Indoor lighting during day
Bhrigham Synrem from Meghalaya demonstrates his innovation for automating street and indoor lighting. This is one of the innovations by Indian children selected at the state level in 2013....
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(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Bawadi Mall offers unique shopping experience for entire family Bawadi Mall has a strong line-up of entertainment activities for the remaining of 2014.
Abu Dhabi will add 778000sqm of retail space over the next three years which represents eight per cent of the total new shopping space (9.8 million sqm) opened in 2013 in 180 cities globally.
The figures were revealed by Bassam Saleh marketing manager Bawadi Mall the five-year old hugest shopping mall in Al Ain based on a global study conducted by property adviser CBRE.
The study also says that a total of 39 million sqm of shopping centre retail space is currently under construction in the worlds biggest cities with Abu Dhabi having more retail space under development than anywhere in the Gulf.
Saleh says: It does not come as a surprise to many that Abu Dhabi has the largest retail space under development in the GCC because the capital of the UAE has been taking firm steps in becoming a world class city. Malls in the emirate have standards that are on par with leading shopping destinations in the world such as Paris London and New York. Visitors feel they are in a five-star shopping arcade in terms of services ambience promotions outreach programmes and staff in stores and management.
Bawadi Mall has adopted the edutainment concept that has converted the shopping service into an experience enjoyed by all members of the family said Saleh.
He added: We adopt global best practices to make the visitors welcome and comfortable. One of the main reasons for the stupendous success of our approach is that we consider the visitor a tourist rather than a customer coming to shop. We greet them with entertainment and social activities that address the diversity of cultures living in the UAE.
Saleh added that Abu Dhabi in general and Al Ain in particular offers superior shopping ambience driven by strong collaboration between mall management tenants representing international regional and local brands as well as visitors who remain the central part of any shopping experience.
He said: These visitors with high purchasing power a strong shopping culture and appreciation of classy brands are energising the shopping industry as supply keeps pace with the huge demand translating into high footfall.
Bawadi Mall has a strong line-up of entertainment activities for the remaining of 2014. Moreover the ideal shopping environment provided by the mall and the numerous promotions offered at all retail outlets including fashion hospitality and entertainment are reinforcing the malls position on the regional map of shopping malls as Al Ain citys footprint on the regions tourism map is getting bigger.
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MERRIMACK A major development project is being proposed in Merrimack that would convert nearly 150 acres of land into 240 apartments and significant retail and industrial space.
This is the largest mixed-used development we have seen come through town in quite a while, said Tim Thompson, community development director.
The John J. Flatley Company, which recently constructed the Tara Heights apartment complex in Nashua, is proposing a nearly identical project on five parcels near 707 Daniel Webster Highway.
Preliminary plans have been filed at Merrimack Town Hall, as the developer prepares to seek a conditional use permit for future construction at the site, which is adjacent to the St. Gobain Corp. facility.
Plans include 120,000 square feet of high-bay industrial space, a village-setting commercial and retail development, a separate 200,000 square feet retail parcel and five residential buildings to accommodate 240 one and two bedroom garden-style rental apartments, a pool, tennis courts and clubhouse.
It has been an evolving trend in the planning profession to focus on mixed-use development, said Thompson, explaining local zoning allows for this type of construction. I think that mixed-use has always been the towns vision for that area of Merrimack.
Thompson admits that the Flatley Company is still in the very early stages of the planning process, and that multiple site plans and numerous meetings and approvals will still be necessary for the large project to come to fruition.
The proposed apartments -- if authorized -- will be configured around an existing stream and the former fish hatchery site.
The owner intends to pursue development of community space in the vicinity of the former hatchery for the benefit of not only residents of the planned multi-family housing complex, but also the two proposed retail parcels and the public, says a project narrative written by Steven Keach of Nordstrom Associates, adding open space with passive recreation will be encouraged.
The extensive project, which will be located on the east side of Daniel Webster Highway just south of Performance Center Drive, includes a fiscal impact analysis study, community impact assessment study and a traffic impact and access study. If approved, the development will be completed in phases over two to four years.
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A proposed major facelift for a long-time downtown London landmark could be under way in September.
John Fyfe-Millar, who owns the former Bud Gowan Antiques building on Clarence St., said Monday he hopes to submit plans to the city by months end to turn the building into a wine bar, retail space and two-storey apartment.
He put the cost of the project at about $1 million.
I would like to think that if everything is good well be starting on the building come September. What we will do is renovate the building from the top down, he said Monday.
If his plans are approved and hes able to begin construction, Fyfe-Millar said, his family will move into the completed apartment in the top two floors in the spring something theyve wanted to do since buying the building in 2012.
My wife wanted to live downtown and, given the choice, I really didnt want to live in a highrise, said Fyfe-Millar, who said the renovations will strike a balance between making the space their own and maintaining the buildings antique charm.
Bud Gowan Antiques building on Clarence St. (QMI Agency file photo)
From there, Fyfe-Millar said, hell complete renovations on the retail space, which has been rented already.
Fyfe-Millar said hes looking ahead to a fall 2015 opening date for a wine bar planned for the buildings first floor and basement. Were hoping that were going to be able to partner with somebody in that space to put something together, he said.
Fyfe-Millar said preserving the historic building is a big priority. His goal is to renovate the property without losing the charm of the century-old architecture.
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Couple joins event with restoration project
Robyn and Rusty van Rossman dont yet have a formal name for the 136-year-old historic home theyre restoring on Fifth Avenue in Albanys Hackleman Historic District.
They do, however, have their own monikers for some of their projects to date.
Theres the Spiral of Idiocy in the backyard, for instance: a brick planter whose graceful curves initially threatened to get out of hand. Visitors can get there by treading the Path of Stupidity, giant flagstones the couple hauled into place, with great effort, by themselves. The Doorway to Death at the rear of the home currently leads to a steep drop until the couple can put in a deck.
Then theres the house itself, which will be part of Albanys 37th annual Tour of Historic Homes, running 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 26. Sometimes, the two say, they feel it should fall into a similar category.
Robyn remembers the day she and Rusty learned the owner had accepted the lowball offer theyd casually thrown out.
We looked at each other and said, Now what do we do? she said with a wry laugh.
That was in 2006. The couple have since ripped out carpets, refinished floors, pulled down walls, removed windows and done many other odd jobs to reduce what was once three separate apartments to a livable space for two empty-nesters.
They have more work to do yet, which visitors will be able to see as they make the tour. Its a project house, Rusty explained, which means other do-it-yourselfers can see it really is possible to live and work in a home thats still under restoration.
Its painful, he said, but it gets done.
Its Bob Dole vs. the home-school lobby, round two.
This marks the second time the former senator will square off against Mike Farris, president of the Homeschool Legal Defense Association, on the same issue: an international treaty on rights for people with disabilities.
Farris mounted a public campaign against the treaty when the Senate took it up in 2012, fanning concerns among prominent conservatives like Rick Santorum and the Heritage Foundation that it could infringe on the rights of parents whose children have disabilities, threaten states rights and become a legal tool for pro-choice advocates pushing against restrictive abortion laws.
Proponents maintained that the treaty would have no effect on American law, but the detractors proved stronger: The treaty fell short of being ratified by five votes.
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to approve the treaty Tuesday morning, but its not clear if it has enough votes to pass the full Senate.
Dole, who was injured while fighting in World War II and had been struggling with his health at the time of the vote, was on the Senate floor in a wheelchair when it failed.
Hes quite a machine, Dole said of Farris.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the treaty Tuesday morning, largely along party lines. Two Republicans Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) voted with committee Democrats in favor of the treaty.
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Published: 19:30 EST, 21 July 2014 | Updated: 02:32 EST, 22 July 2014
Health issues: Former jailbird Jonathan Aitken was taken to hospital in excruciating pain after an operation
Jonathan Aitken, whose wife Elizabeth endured a massive brain haemorrhage last year, has suffered his own serious health scare.
Days after undergoing a routine hip replacement operation, the former Cabinet minister and jailbird was hit by pain so excruciating that he passed out.
I started having shooting pains and they got worse and worse, he tells me. I began to lose consciousness.
Aitken had been discharged from the private King Edward VII Hospital in Londons Marylebone which is used by the Royal Family five days after the operation.
He was recuperating at the mansion flat he shares with Elizabeth in South Kensington when the pain in his hips, thighs and legs struck him down.
The problem was that it was a Friday, he says. I had fallen into the black hole of Friday afternoon medicine: everyone had gone home.
The 71-year-old Conservative wanted to return to the King Edward VII, but no ambulance was available to take him.
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -
?Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Wednesday, July 23.
Butler County, MO
Roadwork continues on Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 signed as Route C. Traffic on the existing Route 67 north and south of Harviell will not have an outlet to the new pavement during this time. East and westbound traffic will be restricted. Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.
Route HH in Butler County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews prepare the roadway for pipe replacement. This section of road is located between County Road 334 and County Road 202. Weather permitting, work will performed Tuesday, July 22 and Wednesday, July 23 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Route BB in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located from Route B to end of state maintenance. Weather permitting, work will performed Monday, July 21 through Thursday, July 24 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Janet Drive will be closed at the intersection of Janet & Fairlane and Janet & Brookwood in Cape Girardeau. The intersections will be open.
Concrete street repairs are set to start on July 14 on Hopper Road near Clippard School in Cape Giradeau. The city says this will be the first of many repairs occurring this year. Work on Hopper is expected to last up to two weeks, weather permitting. Visit this link for more.
Dunklin County, MO
Route 25 in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between Kennett City Limits and White Oak. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23 from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -
?Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Wednesday, July 23.
Butler County, MO
Roadwork continues on Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 signed as Route C. Traffic on the existing Route 67 north and south of Harviell will not have an outlet to the new pavement during this time. East and westbound traffic will be restricted. Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.
Route HH in Butler County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews prepare the roadway for pipe replacement. This section of road is located between County Road 334 and County Road 202. Weather permitting, work will performed Tuesday, July 22 and Wednesday, July 23 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Route BB in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located from Route B to end of state maintenance. Weather permitting, work will performed Monday, July 21 through Thursday, July 24 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Janet Drive will be closed at the intersection of Janet & Fairlane and Janet & Brookwood in Cape Girardeau. The intersections will be open.
Concrete street repairs are set to start on July 14 on Hopper Road near Clippard School in Cape Giradeau. The city says this will be the first of many repairs occurring this year. Work on Hopper is expected to last up to two weeks, weather permitting. Visit this link for more.
Dunklin County, MO
Route 25 in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between Kennett City Limits and White Oak. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23 from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
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Heartland road projects for 7/23
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -
?Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Wednesday, July 23.
Butler County, MO
Roadwork continues on Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 signed as Route C. Traffic on the existing Route 67 north and south of Harviell will not have an outlet to the new pavement during this time. East and westbound traffic will be restricted. Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.
Route HH in Butler County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews prepare the roadway for pipe replacement. This section of road is located between County Road 334 and County Road 202. Weather permitting, work will performed Tuesday, July 22 and Wednesday, July 23 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Route BB in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located from Route B to end of state maintenance. Weather permitting, work will performed Monday, July 21 through Thursday, July 24 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Janet Drive will be closed at the intersection of Janet & Fairlane and Janet & Brookwood in Cape Girardeau. The intersections will be open.
Concrete street repairs are set to start on July 14 on Hopper Road near Clippard School in Cape Giradeau. The city says this will be the first of many repairs occurring this year. Work on Hopper is expected to last up to two weeks, weather permitting. Visit this link for more.
Dunklin County, MO
Route 25 in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between Kennett City Limits and White Oak. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23 from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
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