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Statistics clearly explain the growing influence of the private institutes in the expanding higher education universe where volumes are adding up in unit-wise terms. As per an AISHE (All India Survey of Higher Education) report released in 2012-13, there were 667 universities, 35,525 colleges and 11,565 stand-alone institutions in the country. Out of this, 209 universities were privately managed. The total enrolment in higher education was estimated to be 30.2 million with 16.6 million boys and 13.6 million girls.
The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) had then stood at 21.5, (22.7 for males and for 20.1 for females). However, the findings of AISHE 2019-20 underlined a remarkable improvement in institute volumes. It registered a total of 1,043 universities, 42,343 colleges and 11,779 stand-alone institutions. Out of these, 396 universities were privately managed. The total enrolment in higher education has been estimated to be 38.5 million with 19.6 million boys and 18.9 million girls.
Girls constitute 49 per cent of the total enrolment. Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education in India is 27.1 (26.9 for males and 27.3 for females). On an overall basis, the number of universities has gone up from 723 in 2013 to over 1,000 by the end of 2019-20 despite the closure of many private ones who could not adjust to the pressure of changing regulatory requirements or growing competition.
“The growth of private universities has mostly happened in the last ten years. A critical element of promoting private universities was to pave the way for multi-disciplinary institutes and enhance capacity. Those who had managed to successfully establish private colleges after the implementation of the previous education policy in the 90s mostly took the plunge and graduated to set up universities,” says H Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTEC and Alternate President of Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI).
“Private universities came in because of lack of adequate capacity in quality public institutions. Private universities have matured significantly. A number of them are investing in becoming serious academic centres with a research focus. In fact, the dozen or so liberal education driven private institutions that have been set up in the last decade or so are trailblazers – they represent the future of higher education in India. They are serious institutions, they are rigorous, they have excellent faculty, they have innovative curricula, and they invest in research,” adds Pankaj Chandra, Vice Chancellor, Ahmedabad University.
Recent years have also seen the emergence and consolidation of an exclusive club which is claiming to be in the forefront of driving private university credentials on the qualitative front. Backed by accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council or NAAC, over 20 private universities have A or A plus and A plus above accreditation grading (the highest grading bracket) and they command a premier positioning in the marketplace. Some of them also have multiple accreditations from other grading agencies.
The other important accreditation agency in the country is The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) which functions under the aegis of AICTE and provides grading to technical programmes. NAAC, on the other hand, accredits general colleges and universities. “Accreditations are always a feather in the crown of universities. They facilitate and improve the processes of the universities and can make them compete in the global arena. NAAC is one such significant accreditation which will ensure that quality institutions contribute towards the education infrastructure of the country. It emphasises outcome-based learning leading to learning and skill development in our graduates,” says Dr Sujata Shahi, Vice-Chancellor, IILM University, Gurugram.
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The growing influence of private colleges and institutes in the Indian higher education system has also been marked by a dubious perception that a substantial volume are just degree shops with little interest in quality deliverables. “For many of them in the past, improvement has often been equated with giving a rejig to their campus façade and physical infrastructure facilities even as they missed out on improving their faculty and enhancing the employability of their quotients,” Chaturvedi points out.
But for those who are adhering to well recognised accreditation mechanism like NAAC (it grants accreditation on the basis of seven parameters – curricular aspects; teaching – learning and evaluation; research, innovations and extension; infrastructure and learning resources; student support and progression; governance, leadership and management; and institutional values and best practices), there seem to be different rules to stay in the game.
There are different cycles wherein the universities with basic accreditation or seeking accreditation have to go through and are graded by NAAC. “NAAC is a comprehensive accreditation process encompassing both qualitative and quantitative measures for all aspects of a student life cycle and the education/research programs of an institution. Going through the accreditation process, allows the institution to self-assess itself before an external assessment process. In our opinion, NAAC accreditation process does significantly contribute towards promoting quality higher education,” says Prakash Gopalan – Director, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology.
The top tier accredited institutes claim to be setting afoot initiatives which put them in the leadership position. “We have added new interdisciplinary programs, value added courses, advanced research labs, more than 100 centres, new institutions offering arts, design, engineering, law, commerce and management education off-campus in Bengaluru, medical and allied programs off-campus at Jamshedpur apart from various student facilities like support centres, etc. Overall MAHE provides a very high quality of education along with world class student experience so that our students are prepared for roles as global citizens,” says Lt General (Dr) MD Venkatesh, Vice-Chancellor Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
According to the institute is swiftly moving away from the linear education system which has been the driving trend in the past. “India Inc is looking for multidimensional professionals with cross-functional knowledge. To address modern problems in a sustainable manner, students today need to have a unique perspective, be critical thinkers and have a receptive worldview. Hence, a linear education system can no longer be helpful. Universities need to envision themselves as institutions of global standing and take a transdisciplinary approach towards education that holds promise to enhance students’ learning and development,” he emphasises.
Chandra of Ahmedabad University asserts research based educational modules as the key strength. “Our programmes are contemporary, many majors are interdisciplinary, and they provide very contemporary skills to help students go to top graduate schools globally, do start-ups or find a job with a high learning content at top organisations in the country,” he says. The institute runs its Signature Foundation Programme which is the common core that all students, irrespective of their major, go through. The Foundation Programme is designed around grand challenges rather than disciplines and builds holistic thinking and enquiry.
Jayasankar E Variyar, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Academics, GITAM University emphasises that raising the employability proposition of students is at the core of the deliverable plans of leading institutes and, therefore, their curriculum is contemporary where new inputs are added as per the market conditions. “Private institutes are focused on employability and are engaged with specialised trainers. We have also developed methods for competency development of the students and how to increase employability either through faculty contributions or by external speakers, who can give an indication of what is practised at the workplace. Faculty increasingly take sabbaticals in the ‘industry’ to make changes so that the curriculum is relevant,” says he.
NAAC accreditation emphasises outcome-based learning leading to learning and skill development in our graduates
Dr Sujata Shahi, Vice-Chancellor, IILM University, Gurugram
When Covid struck, these top tier institutes were also in the forefront of adopting a hybrid model. According to a senior industry leader, post Covid, leading institutes and universities have adopted technology on a large scale, not only to keep their operations intact but also to improve their outreach. Leading global online education platform Coursera confirms collaboration with Indian private varsities having significantly increased after the pandemic.
“Coursera’s university partners in India, who are among the top higher education institutions in the country, are reporting greater impact and reach online, with widespread interest in their offerings from learners around the world. Indian universities are increasingly leveraging the power of online learning and platforms like Coursera to attract learners from international markets, as well as cater to a larger learner base nationally,” says Raghav Gupta, Managing Director, India and APAC, Coursera. OP Jindal University, Ashoka University, and Indian School of Business are among the leading institutes which are offering selective courses on the Coursera platform.
Challenges round the corner
While the market concedes that many of these top tier institutes enjoy a good reputation, the NEP mandate which entails bringing massive changes across the educational spectrum is going to change equations for them as well. While enhancing capacity in a quantitative sense would become a must considering the doubling of the GER goal, an equally important emphasis would be significantly revamping quality standards to figure in prestigious global ranking lists. When it comes to Indian representation in global ranking lists, it’s mostly leading IITs and IIMs which continue to dominate the scene even as some of the leading private universities like OP Jindal, Amity and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham also find mention in the QS Ranking list.
Future changes, in the near to long run, are going to be dictated by the NEP mandate and this will entail major structural changes which will come into play. A KPMG report released last year on the impact of the National Education Policy had cited a host of changes the policy will eventually push through in the higher education stream. To begin with, it will lead to integration of vocational education within higher education and at least 50 per cent of learners are expected to have exposure to vocational education by 2025.
The policy strongly recommends establishing high-quality HEIs in aspirational districts and Special Education Zones and one large multidisciplinary HEI in or near every district by 2030. It will also result in greater institutional autonomy through independent Board of Governors (BoG) and the phasing out of affiliating college systems. Furthermore, all standalone professional educational institutions will have to become multidisciplinary by 2030.
The policy intends to create three-tiered institutional architecture: Tier 1 – research universities, Tier 2 – teaching universities and Tier 3 – autonomous colleges. All colleges will have to be accredited and become autonomous degree granting colleges by 2035. The policy also suggests encouraging reputed international universities to set up Indian campuses.
Other important provisions include a flexible curricular structure that will offer multiple entry and exit points to create new possibilities for lifelong learning and greater focus on online education and Open Distance Learning (ODL) as a key means to improve access, equity, and the inclusion of a National Research Foundation to coordinate research funding and direct it to outstanding peer-reviewed research.
“The policy is talking of an unprecedented churning never seen before in the Indian education system which since independence has been gradually trying to shun the colonial system of education. Even the established institutes will have to make a lot of adjustments,” says Narayanan Ramaswamy of KPMG.
Our programmes are contemporary, many majors are interdisciplinary, and they provide very contemporary skills to help students go to top graduate schools globally
Pankaj Chandra, Vice Chancellor, Ahmedabad University
A major paradigm shift which the policy has envisaged is the creation of a single regulator – the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). The HECI will regulate several functions including accreditation, funding and academic standard setting and will eventually replace other regulatory bodies like the University Grants Commission (UGC) or the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
“There could be multiple agencies working under a single regulator and that is where Indian higher education will be heading in the future,” says Prof GD Sharma, former secretary, UGC. Many private stakeholders are, in fact, in favour of allowing even private agencies to be involved in the accreditation process to expedite the pace, the way it happens in the US.
“The current process is intensive and there is a lot of duplication of the information which is submitted to various agencies. The data used for the Data Verification and Validation is similar to the NIRF. HEIs also submit an AQAR which has similar data. Only 27 per cent is now used for the perception of the peer team. It would be ideal if data from NIRF/AQAR is used and a peer team visit used for further input and a ranking given,” points out E Variyar of Gitam University.
Observers and analysts cite a host of challenges which Indian universities will have to face in the coming years. “On the pricing front, private universities will have to ensure that they do not completely go out of the affordability radar of the Indian middle class. There are also serious issues on the funding crunch for research purposes which could impact the quality improvement drive vis-à-vis new innovations,” Sharma adds.
The observers are also pointing at phasing out the current set of stereotyped curricula and making it attuned to the changing dynamics in the market, often technology driven. “The new industry demands that we break the stereotypical approach in teaching courses – we have hibernated for far too long while the world metamorphosed at an amazing speed with the advent of interdisciplinary technologies which supported systems like mobiles, robots and other networked device like personal assistants,” says Dr Sandeep Sancheti, renowned educationist and former President of Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
Interestingly, a recent report by leading consultancy and research firm EY seriously questions the relevance of existing universities in the future. The global report which also has inputs from Indian education leaders, clearly emphasises that universities, in the post Covid era will quickly need to adapt to a new reality due to demographic shifts, geopolitical challenges, changing workplace demands and high student expectations for a quality digital experience.
The report strongly underlines the need to make cost of learning more affordable in the digital era, make the learning process more flexible and customisable for students, make higher education providers accountable beyond just doling out degrees, switch over to commercial and demand driven research and use technology to gain scale while keeping the price affordable for the end users.
“The higher education stream is going through a major change globally and India is no exception where the NEP has cleared the decks for the makeover. For private stakeholders who run institutes or universities, the writing is on the wall: show agility in adjusting to the new educational order,” opines Dr Avantika Tomar, EY-Parthenon India Education Partner.
Those who had managed to successfully establish private colleges after the implementation of the previous education policy in the 90s mostly took the plunge and graduated to set up universities
H Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTEC
Ready to scale up
The existing equation, therefore, makes it clear that with the wave of change triggered by the NEP implementation coming into play, adjustment or scaling up issues both in the quantitative and qualitative sense are going to become imperative for everybody in the ecosystem. “The NEP no doubt is well-intentioned. But we are all waiting for the government to announce an action plan,” says Prof GD Sharma.
“The implementation part is going to take some time. An exercise of this nature evolves as a generational change which remains valid for many decades. Not everyone in the ecosystem will be able to bear the pressure of changes which the policy will demand. But for the established ones with serious intent, new avenues will eventually open up,” points out Narayanan Ramaswamy of KPMG.
And this is what the existing top-tier players are claiming – gradually getting ready for a much larger-scale play with the defining addition to their own operations. Universities like Jindal Global are collaborating with some of the most noted international names to offer defining courses. “JGBS has partnered with the world-renowned Wharton School for a physical immersion at the University of Pennsylvania (an Ivy League institution). The school has further partnered with top organisations in the area of business analytics, including IBM, SAP, and AWS (Amazon Web Services), to deliver a world-class educational experience and curriculum designed for business analytics for experienced business professionals. The One Year Global MBA in Business Analytics is all set to create a benchmark in the education sector with the involvement of the best industry practitioners and corporates,” says Prof Mayank Dhaundiyal, Dean of the university.
The programme commences early next month at the JGU campus in Sonipat, near Delhi. For Manipal, the key focus is going to be on intensifying innovation deliverables across the board. “Innovations could be categorised primarily into four types, namely Incremental, Sustaining, Disruptive and Radical Innovation. As a university that is operating in a wide field of studies and with a global presence, it is imperative for us to adopt all the four types of innovations to stay progressive, relevant and competitive,” says Dr Venkatesh. “The central focus of the changes to be brought by MAHE is to enable the students to be groomed for meeting the challenges of the real world, as graduates and responsible citizens, with confidence of the knowledge acquired, hands-on experience obtained, right attitude and ethics,” he further adds.
Overall MAHE provides a very high quality of education along with world class student experience so that our students are prepared for roles as global citizens
Lt General (Dr) MD Venkatesh, Vice-Chancellor Manipal Academy
For institutes like UPES, the next big directional change would be to adopt an ‘industry in the classroom’ approach. “Students understand a concept better when they learn it through real life experiences. Thus, it is time that educators stop expecting students to apply fixed methods to arrive at a prewritten conclusion and instead encourage them to think creatively, form their own distinctive viewpoints and foster critical thinking which are very essential skills required today. This approach will eventually prepare students become adept in solving real world problems,” points out VC Dr Sunil Rai.
Prakash Gopalan of the Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology also strongly underlines the need of putting new teaching models in place. “Experiential education is one very effective way to equip students with applied skillsets. In India, these ideas are still in their infancy; but we at the Thapar Institute have developed a sustainable model to implement these changes with the establishment of an experiential learning centre. The faculty and students work together on real world problems with undergraduate students from different engineering disciplines. Such projects are interwoven with regular engineering courses. These courses impart theoretical concepts that are applied in developing solutions for complex engineering problems,” he explains.
On the innovation front, there are defining initiatives in the pipeline. For instance, Rajkot-based Marwadi University (with NAAC A+ accreditation), has just announced signing of an MoU with Indian Technology Congress Association (ITCA) for designing and launching a satellite within a year and thus will become the first University of Gujarat to do so.
There are several examples of small structural changes being implemented in the higher education stream which may take a more serious shape in the coming years. “Traditionally, we have been celebrating single discipline institutes which has not been the case globally. NEP wants that to change and we have preliminary signals of things moving in that direction. Not many people are aware of this but IIT Kharagpur now has a full-fledged medical course. Every IIT is planning new additions. Similarly, the GIFT city which is coming up near Ahmedabad, will create space for foreign universities,” elaborates Narayanan Ramaswamy of KPMG. Quite clearly, in the decade of unprecedented churning which the NEP promises to trigger, the established private universities will be intensely vying with each other to stay ahead in the race.
Key highlights of NEP 2020: High education
• Integration of vocational education within higher education. At least 50 per cent learners to have exposure to vocational education by 2025.
• Enhanced equity and inclusion - Establishing high-quality HEIs in aspirational districts and Special Education Zones. At least one large multidisciplinary HEI in or near every district by 2030
• Move towards multidisciplinary and integrated teacher education programmes and a Four-year B.Ed. programme. Four-year integrated B.Ed. to become the minimum qualification by 2030.
• Greater institutional autonomy through independent Board of Governor (BoG); affiliating college system to be phased out. All standalone professional educational institutions to become multidisciplinary by 2030.
• Conversion of existing stand-alone professional institutions to multidisciplinary HEIs by 2030. All HEIs to be multidisciplinary with student strength > 3000
• Three-tiered institutional architecture. Tier I – Research Universities, Tier II – Teaching Universities, Tier III – Autonomous colleges. All colleges to be accredited and become autonomous degree granting colleges by 2035
• Focus on increasing scale of HEIs and promoting multidisciplinary education
• Reputed international universities to be encouraged to set up Indian campuses
• Career progression pathways for faculty based on teaching, research, and service for faculty and institutional leadership
• Flexible curricular structure that will offer multiple entry and exit points to create new possibilities for lifelong learning
• Greater focus on online education and Open Distance Learning (ODL) as a key means to improve access, equity, inclusion 05 Conversion of existing stand-alone professional institutions to multidisciplinary
• National Research Foundation to coordinate research funding and direct it to outstanding peer-reviewed research
• Single regulator (HECI) for all of higher education, separation of functional roles –National Higher Education Regulatory Authority (NHERA), National Accreditation Agency (NAA), General Education Council (GEC), Higher Education Grants Council (HEGC)
• Greater disclosure of information for public oversight and accountability
Thapar Institute has developed a sustainable model to implement changes
Too lofty a target?
India becoming a major global hub in higher education over the next decade is a major milestone set up by New Education Policy, 2020. Observers, however, believe it would be easier said than done considering the current low base and the growing competition in the international market.
Statistically, the students’ inflow-outflow ratio is somewhat parallel to what we have typically seen in the tourism business. India’s outbound far exceeds the foreign tourists’ arrivals number. And a similar trend has emerged in higher education. “As per the current estimates, about 1.1 million Indian students are going abroad for their higher studies.
By 2024, this volume is expected to further grow and reach close to 1.8 million mark,” points out Prof G D Sharma. As against this, the number of foreign students coming to Indian varsities is broadly in the range of 50,000-60,000. This is too low a base if we look at the leading global hubs which drove the international studies market close to six million annually just before Corona.
US was leading the pack with over a million students’s entry while the next two major destinations, UK and Canada, were slightly over half a million. China and Australia, the remaining two countries in the top 5 list were close to half a million mark. No gainsaying that Corona had adversely affected the study led movements but it is bouncing back again. And as per the projection of a research agency, the total volume of foreign students enrollment will reach close to 8 million by 2025.
So far, India has not been in this race. The inflow of students for higher studies in the country has primarily been driven by neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, and African countries. But leading stakeholders confirm the country is currently struggling to keep this base intact.“ With rising per capita income, the rich and the upper middle class in Bangladesh have begun sending their children to Europe and the US for higher studies. Nepal is under economic pressure and, therefore, the inflow is not going to increase from there substantially,” points out dean of a private university who did not wish to be named.
According to him, to make India an attractive higher education hub, the government had introduced a dedicated campaign like ‘Study in India’ (SII) in 2017 (much before the NEP announcement) and has also put in place a programme called ‘Institutes of Eminence’ to strongly send the message that India is a hub of world class institutes (four private varsities have been recognized under this programme – BITS Pilani, Manipal, OP Jindal, Shiv Nadar). However, these initiatives are yet to deliver on the expected lines. Corona led disruptions in 2020 and 2021 are also attributed to have been key hurdles in getting better results. Furthermore, country like China is upping the ante with multi-disciplinary offerings at a more price competitive rates.
Marwadi University: focus on innovation
So with these odds, how is India actually poised to become a higher studies global hub in the medium run? Noted global educationist like Prof Jagdish Sheth strongly believes it could be made possible by a slew of initiatives by Indian varisities, both public and private. “This can range from hosting students for short immersion and experiential courses of two to three weeks, to collocating foreign universities on their campuses. Most private universities have large acres of land and can invite foreign universities to open a campus inside of their land in India, not just for Indian students but their own students. In addition to in person education, the biggest opportunity lies in online education,” he points out .
With the world considerably absorbing online modules post-Corona, the chances of Indian institutes reaching out to a larger volume of students of diverse nationalities has also brightened. “More than half (55 per cent) of the students in IIT Roorkee’s Post Graduate Certificate in Data Science and Machine Learning on Coursera are from outside India. They span across 14 countries including Canada, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia. Over a quarter of the program’s students are from the United States. Similarly, more than two-thirds of the total learners enrolled in programs offered by Indian School of Business, our oldest university partner in the country, come from outside India,” informs Raghav Gupta, MD (India & APAC), Coursera.
“In the last year, we’ve witnessed a 300 per cent increase in the number of certificates from Indian university partners,” he says. This could well be indicating the opening of a new route which could take the country closer to its global hub aspirations.


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CSU plans to begin construction of its controversial new on-campus stadium this summer so it can be open in time for the 2017 football season.
Details on the design of the $220 million stadium and financing still need to be worked out.
School officials declined to discuss what changes will be made from the original plans drawn up in 2012. They've asked the contractors on the project to keep any changes that might be made to themselves as well.
Colorado State University President Tony Frank plans to present a stadium financing plan to the Board of Governors at its Feb. 4-6 meetings at the CSU-Global Campus in Centennial.
"After that, the construction timeline will start to solidify, as will updates to the scope of the project," school spokesman Mike Hooker said.
The stadium will be built on the southwest side of the university's main campus, between Pitkin and Lake streets on the west side of a reconfigured Whitcomb Street. Currently, the area the stadium will cover is primarily used for parking, with the southwest corner of the site housing the Plant Environmental Research Center and its gardens.
No significant work at the stadium site can be completed until ongoing research projects at PERC are completed, school officials have said.
"We have been assured that the graduate student research and Plant Select plant evaluation research will not be disturbed until Oct. 1, at which time we should have all of our data taken from those studies," PERC director Jim Klett said in an email last week.
PERC will be relocated to the south side of Prospect Road, just west of Centre Avenue and south of Aggie Village to the current site of the CSU ropes course, Klett said.
CSU requested and received authorization from the state Legislature's Joint Budget Committee on Sept. 20, 2013, to borrow $7.3 million through state-backed bonds to pay for the PERC relocation. But later CSU chose to remove that project and a $50 million parking garage along Shields Street from a $139 million bond issued in December 2013. So no money has yet been allocated for PERC relocation.
Cost estimates for the stadium include up to $30 million to cover what Frank believes is the university's fair share — 50 percent — of road, sidewalk and utility improvements and other city infrastructure required to accommodate the new facility.
The university is essentially its own city under Colorado law, so it does not need to follow the city of Fort Collins' land-use or building codes or acquire building permits for projects on its campuses.
Frank said the university will enter into intergovernmental agreements with the city to address issues such as traffic, parking and noise surrounding events held at the stadium. He also vowed to set up a standing committee to meet regularly with residents of surrounding neighborhoods to address ongoing issues.
Icon Venue Group was selected by CSU as the project manager for the stadium. Populous was selected as the architect and Mortenson Construction as the lead contractor. All three companies have been involved in stadium projects around the country.
Mike Harms, a senior vice-president with Icon, said two years is a reasonable amount of time to get a new stadium built. Frank said "it's very likely" the facility would be ready in time of the 2017 football season.
The Rams will open the 2017 season Sept. 2 in Denver against the University of Colorado and could play a home game as early as the following weekend.
Frank received permission from the school's Board of Governors last month to move forward with what he said would be a $220 million stadium seating about 36,000 fans and total capacity of about 40,000. The preliminary plan Frank outlined to the governing board called for the university to borrow $195 million for the project by issuing revenue bonds, with the remaining $25 million coming from philanthropic donations.
CSU said last summer that it had raised $24.1 million in private donations for the stadium, and Frank has said he is confident the school can raise as much as $50 million privately. Additional donations, Frank said last month, would be used to cover any shortfalls if the new stadium does not generate enough revenue to cover annual bond payments estimated at $12.5 million to $13.5 million a year.
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Stadium construction timeline
• Beginning in Month 2: Pour the foundation, starting in the southwest corner, moving northeast (duration of 3 ½ months).
• Month 3: Build vertical structures, including the seating bowl, press box and suites (8 months).
• Month 8: Apply exterior enclosures that start to give stadium a personality and install interior fixtures, such as lighting and windows (12 months).
• Month 11: Install seats and complete locker rooms, offices, suites and academic wings, referred to as a whole as the east and west "stadia" (9 months).
• Month 20: Finishing touches are applied, placing branding on the stadium and testing utilities (two months).


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A Burnaby acupuncturist faces a lawsuit alleging sexual assault and harassment from a female patient who went to see him after a car accident.
The suit, filed in BC Supreme Court March 30, names Myung June Kim and Kim Acupuncture & Pain Clinic as defendants.
The complainant is known only by the initials I.B.
She had been seeing Kim since 2016 as a result of injuries from the accident.
The complaint said Kim had told I.B. she had fibromyalgia, a pain disorder, something he said acupuncture could cure while western medicine could not.
I.B. lists in a notice of civil claim five alleged instances of assault around July 2019, including multiple times when Kim allegedly pulled down her panties and touched her genitals during the course of the acupuncture sessions.
I.B. seeks awards for damages and loss of earnings.
The allegations have not been tested in court.
The College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of B.C. in November 2019 told Kim to have a chaperone present whenever he dealt with female patients. That resulted from a complaint alleging professional misconduct in September 2019. A college notice said it had been notified by police of the same conduct alleged there and that a criminal investigation was underway.
“The complaint and police notification were referred to the [college] inquiry committee for investigation,” the notice said.
Glacier Media reached out to Kim for comment but needed an unavailable interpreter to talk with him.

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Leash training is a marathon, not a sprint. It can be achieved with consistency and practicing every day, several times a day.
Training family dogs is my speciality and it’s also something I have first hand experience in. This is a long list for small dogs and a short list for big dogs. Picking a great family dog boils down to energy level, playfulness and safety.
Corgis are great family dogs as well if you want a smaller dog. They’re cute and happy all the time. Corgi’s are playful and since they’re a working breed, they usually love to play fetch or other games that work out their body and mind. They’re great with kids and other dogs. The Queen of England has 5 of them, so if anyone would be a testament to the greatness of this breed, there ya go!
Pugs are great family dogs because even though they are small dogs, they are hearty and very social. They don’t need a lot of walking, because who are we kidding here, our kids say they want a dog and yet they don’t want to walk the dog. Even though they aren’t going to participate in a marathon with you, they are very social and can’t be left alone for more than a short period of time. Disclaimer: they shed to the equivalent of being in a busy hair salon.
If you decide to go with a terrier, which many people choose for their non-shedding breeds couple things you should know: plan for a budget for their haircare/ grooming needs. They’ll need to go every 4-8 weeks if you like a shorter cut, which is also known as a puppy cut. Terriers are also great because they are portable and you can travel with them with relative ease. There is only one small downside to terriers: they take longer to potty train than most breeds. There are always exceptions, but just know you have to be militant when it comes to successful potty training, especially for terriers. Give yourself an extra 6 months with a terrier.
Now for my two favorite breeds for families and single people alike. Keep in mind, even if you are getting a dog while you’re single, it’s most likely that your dog will transition into marriage/ domestic partnership and kids with you. I love Golden Retrievers. By far the best dog I’ve ever had is my White Golden Bridget. I never understood the obsession people had with this breed… until I had my own. She’s a real dog. She loves being outside more than inside. She is gentle and will approach people and give you her head. She’s also a good watch dog and keeps the house safe. She has regular visits to the spa and the shedding is minimal. Bridget is also 50 lbs, which is small for a golden.
Labrador Retrievers are the other favorite. The English Labs in particular. I love their calm and mellow demeanor. I love their big block head and chunky body. They’re easily trained and healthy dogs. Great with kids, adults and other dogs. Downside: In my opinion they shed the most of any breed. Solution: They can make regular trips to the beauty shop and get a buzz cut. This reduces the shedding to almost nothing and it doesn’t even look like they are shaven. #boom #done
One word of advice, as much as we all love to replicate the dog we grew up with, which in my case was a German Shorthaired Pointer, so I went and got a hunting dog- a Beagle mix, which was a hug mistake because I live in the city where there’s not a whole lotta huntin goin on. #ipayedtheprice Pick a dog that suits your lifestyle. Even if you have a backyard, dogs like to WALK WALK WALK. So make sure walking is a part of your lifestyle. You can always call me for a quickie 15 minute consult and I can help you objectively assess the breed that suits you best. #goodvibesonly
According to research done by USC, companies such as Inverse-Square, a custom application development company, have been open to pets in the workplace due to their affect on work-life balance. Both employers and employees stated it helps them pass long work hours happily, and the pets remind them to take necessary breaks.
Spending too much time too close to a project, problem, or other work can inhibit productivity and cause unnecessary stress. Pets remind people to pause and step back from whatever they are involved in. Short walks, a little playtime, and temporary distractions allow mental breaks so as not to overwork and become stressed. Other companies, like Etsy, allow pets in the workplace to keep spirits high and add a little comic relief. Laughter and positivity is just as contagious as negativity and stress, but come with benefits like great morale and better communication. Studies prove that pets have calming effects, reduce blood pressure, lower stress, and make employees more cordial and productive.
Workplace stress causes negativity, which can create a tense work environment for employees. Pets in the workplace create benefits for employers and employees alike. While pets have been seen as an employee-only benefit in the past, factors that positively affect employees correlate with improved office morale, absenteeism, and a healthy work-life balance.
More and more frequently, employers and employees are discovering that pets at the workplace make them happier, lower stress levels, and create a comfortable, flexible environment. Pets can create camaraderie within the workplace and trigger interactions that may not have happened without them.
Better communication leads to more trust, a key component in a successful work environment. Trust and communication rival stress and promote productivity, causing improved morale and reduced absenteeism. Furthermore, reduced stress means less stress-related ailments and the healthcare costs that accompany them.
Pets in the workplace are beneficial, but the proper steps should be taken by employers to ensure a healthy environment for pets and employees.
– Maintain good hygiene. Not only should employees be healthy at work to avoid spreading sickness, but pets should as well. Pets should be groomed, cleaned, as well as free of contagions and fleas or ticks.
– Confirm vaccinations are up to date.
– Introduce new pets slowly. Pets are still animals, and need to be acclimated appropriately to new environments. Especially when there are other pets and people involved. New and unique environments can stress pets out and cause unusual or destructive behavior
– Inform all employees of training and dietary needs. Employees have to respect and appreciate that their pet is not the only one in the workplace. They also need to understand just how well their pet is trained and what their dietary needs are. Some pets eat anything and as much as they can, leaving little to nothing for the less enthused pets. Respecting the workplace by training and observing pets can prevent any unseen issues.
Vets have recently obtained quantitative data to prove pets are good for your health. Prior to this information, studies were comprised of qualitative data that reinforced pets’ benefits on people. Now there is data that actually shows how pets have saved American dollars.
The Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) found that pet ownership is responsible for saving $11.7 billion yearly. 132.8 million pet owners save $11.37 billion on physician office visits, while 20 million owners who walk their pets 5 times a week show lower obesity and save $419 million in healthcare.
Pets can now be identified as a proactive method of staying healthy and avoiding health issues, thus saving money on a personal, professional, governmental, and medical scale.
Why make dog food at home when you can just buy it at the store?”
The #1 reason is simply this: Control. You have full control over every single ingredient with no surprises. Dog’s with allergies, sensitivities, or intolerance can live a happy life and you can live worry free.
The second reason is money savings! When it comes to healthy dog food the top brands are quite expensive, but you can simply use the same ingredients at home and save an absolute ton.
Of course, the next biggest concern is time investment. But surprisingly this isn’t as bad as it looks, and with just an hour or less per week you can make enough food to last for several days. We recommend you make use of a some big ziplock bags or containers and freeze what you’re not immediately using.
Each recipe allows for customization based on your dog’s individual nutritional requirements and tastes. But, before you get started you must speak with a Vet to see what your dog should and should not eat, as each dog’s diet will vary.
Finally, always check to see what dog’s can and cannot eat before adding ingredients.
Here is a simple recipe to get you started. If you don’t have a Slow Cooker, than get one or use a pot on the stove on low. Cooked dog food is healthier because of human quality ingredients and it’s freezer friendly! Buon Appetito!!
LA is one of the best cities for exploration on all budgets. One of the few things Angelenos love more than In ‘N’ Out, organic anything, and a day magically free of traffic is their dog. But you shouldn’t have to feel pigeon-holed in your exploration of the city when choosing to bring fido along an adventure.
The following list includes pet-friendly (on-leash unless otherwise stated) activities, fitness classes, doggie dining spots, hikes and pretty much everything else that your pooch will be begging to do with you. And let’s face it, when your dog begs, we all know you won’t be able to resist that face.
The outdoor mall often frequented by celebs also offers a few dog-friendly shops. Take a break and enjoy the water works show at the fountain then visit Sprinkles and indulge in a red velvet cupcake (for you) and a sugar-free cupcake for your pup. The Original Farmer’s Market is full of international food options as well as organic produce but round the corner is The Dog Bakery aka doggie dessert heaven.
When people think of Los Angeles they probably envision something like Third Street Promenade, a shopping center near the beach. Check out the various shops or enjoy the street artists providing one-of-a-kind performances you’ll only find in L.A. After you’ve worked up an appetite, visit the Blue Plate Oysterette, and get your fill of sea food (with scraps for Fid0).
Your dog will love the outdoors as much for the incredible variety of smells and stimuli as he/she will for the exercise element. There are a host of great hikes around the greater Los Angeles area that are good for beginner level hikers/dog owners that I’ve previously catalogued, including Sandstone Peak, the Bronson Canyon Trail, Eaton Canyon, and Runyon Canyon. Check out the full list if you think your pup will love a little outing in nature!
For those days when you want to spoil yourself and your fur baby visit this restaurant at the luxury hotel where they’ve developed a menu exclusively for dogs. The six-item menu at Fido’s Kitchen was developed by Chef Dakota Weiss and includes mutt’za balls, seafood goulash, and apple crunch cakes. Gourmet dog menus are right up there with kale smoothies and a decent avocado as things you’ll probably only find in the City of Angels.
The famed brewpub is home to bleu cheese grits, fried green tomatoes and finger-lickin’ good barbecue whose scraps are dog-worthy. The covered patio is perfect for pets and you can walk the promenade after indulging in good (m)eats.

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Contact: Audrey Fix Schaeferfor I.M.P.301-947-1133 Audrey@schaefer.comMontgomery County, Maryland Sued over illegal funding of Silver Spring Music Hall
BETHESDA, MD. Sept. 2 -- The Montgomery County, MD, Administration has been suedby Bethesda, MD-based I.M.P. over illegal funding of the Silver Spring music hall. Theillegal funding is the latest in a series of clandestine moves that have been discoveredin the Administration’s activities to build the Silver Spring music hall without followingproper procedures as detailed in the lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in the Anne ArundelCounty Circuit Court as part of a lawsuit against the State of Maryland.
LAWSUIT ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING MONTGOMERY COUNTY
The lawsuit states that The County’s Chief Administrative Officer told the CountyCouncil that the County would not spend a penny more than $4 million on the musichall and that all costs were capped at $8 million. To assure that no additional Countyfunds would be spent without further approval by the County Council, anAgreement between the developer LDG Inc and the County states several times that the County must obtain council approval to use more County funds on the project. TheCounty has failed to seek the contractually required appropriation and therefore lacks the appropriate funds necessary to pay for the project. Under the terms of theAgreement, the project may not begin until the County Council through a budgetaryappropriation approves all necessary funds. The Agreement further states that onceconstruction begins, the County is liable for millions of dollars in damages to LDG Inc.should an unacceptable condition, such as improper funding, stop the project.
COUNTY HIDES CONSTRUCTION COSTS
The County has yet to release to the County Council or the Maryland General Assembly the construction budget for the project. Documents produced solely in response to asubpoena in this lawsuit reveal that the County has known since 2008 that theconstruction estimates for the music hall exceeded $8 million. In other words, theCounty knew the price tag was millions of dollars more than the $8 million cap when it testified before the County Council in March 2008 seeking approval for $ 4 million andpromised that the County would never pay a penny more. Knowing the project wasmillions of dollars over budget, the Administration nonetheless denied to the CountyCouncil there would be a cost overrun. In addition, the County consistently refused toproduce construction cost documents to the Maryland General Assembly despiteseveral specific requests for the documents and a statutory requirement to providesuch documents.A cost overrun of $3.2 million was revealed on August 10, 2010in lawsuit documents. In short, the Administration hid the cost overrun fromlegislators and the public for more than two years. Most significant, the documentsrevealing the cost overrun were produced just after the Montgomery County Councilrecessed for the next seven weeks.The Administration’s deliberate failure to provide construction costs figures is anattempt to avoid the necessary legislative hearings to appropriate the additional fundsbecause the Administration intends to avoid public discussion, debate, and perhapscensure regarding the handling of this project.


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(AP) Report: New controversy at scandal-scarred Rutgers
The woman hired to clean up Rutgers’ scandal-scarred athletic program quit as Tennessee’s women’s volleyball coach 16 years ago after her players submitted a letter complaining she ruled through humiliation, fear and emotional abuse, The Star-Ledger reported Saturday night on its website.
In the letter submitted by all 15 team members, the players said Hermann called them “whores, alcoholics and learning disabled” and they wrote: “It has been unanimously decided that this is an irreconcilable issue.” The players told The Star-Ledger that Hermann absorbed the words and said: “I choose not to coach you guys.”
The 49-year-old Hermann, set to take over the Rutgers’ program June 17, told The Star-Ledger she didn’t remember the letter. The newspaper said when it was read to her by phone Wednesday, she replied, “Wow.”
Hermann, the first woman to head Rutgers’ athletic program and one of three female ADs at the 124 schools that make up college football’s top tier, has promised a restart for the program following the ouster of its men’s basketball coach and the resignation of other officials.
She is set to replace Tim Pernetti, who quit last month after the firing of basketball coach Mike Rice. Practice videos surfaced of Rice shoving and throwing basketballs at players and yelling gay slurs at them.
At that news conference, Hermann was questioned about a 1997 jury verdict that awarded $150,000 to a former Tennessee assistant coach who said Hermann fired her because she became pregnant.
Rutgers’ problems started in December when Rice was suspended three games and fined $75,000 by the school after a video of his conduct at practices was given to Pernetti by Eric Murdock, a former assistant coach. The video showed numerous clips of Rice firing basketballs at players, hitting them in the back, legs, feet and shoulders. It also showed him grabbing players by their jerseys and yanking them around the court. Rice can also be heard yelling obscenities and using anti-gay slurs.
The controversy went public in April when ESPN aired the videos and Rutgers President Robert Barchi admitted he didn’t view the video in the fall. Rice was fired and Pernetti, assistant coach Jimmy Martelli and interim senior vice president and university counsel John Wolf resigned.
After a series of interviews with many of the former Tennessee players about Hermann, The Star-Ledger said:
The Star-Ledger asked Hermann about the players’ lingering grievances.
Rutgers will join the Big Ten in 2014.

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It’s freshly cooked in our home kitchen, then quickly chilled and delivered to your door in an agreed time slot, with clear instructions for you to reheat.
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Just in time for Christmas – this #homemadeMonday brings you the perfect Christmas dinner recipe, especially if you´re having just a small get-together, or even just having dinner alone or with a partner. This drunken pear risotto is a consequence of a dish I once ate at a restaurant but couldn´t find anywhere on the internet. Drunken pears (as the Portuguese call them) are pears poached in red wine and they make for a terrific dessert. But guess what – they make for an even more delicious risotto topping, and man, does it look fancy! The drunken pear recipe was taken from the Pingo Doce site and translated, while the risotto and the general combination is my invention. I labelled this dish as Portuguese simply because drunken pears are such a thing here, but keep in mind you will probably not find this in Portuguese restaurants – just at my house.
For the pears:
five pears (I used the Rocha variety but any will do)
400 ml red wine (only use the good wine that you would also drink if it was served to you!)
300 ml Port wine
one cinnamon stick
the peel from one lemon (or lime or orange)
For the risotto:
500g risotto rice
2 Knorr cubes for rice or veggies
200ml red (ruby) Port wine
1.5 l of boiling water
1. Start with the pears. Add the red wine, Port wine, sugar, lemon peel, cinnamon stick and anise to a pot while you are peeling the pears.
2. Place the pears standing up in the pot and bring to a simmer/boil. Leave them there for about 30 minutes, or until they soften, turning them around every now and then, so every part of them gets immerse into the wine.
3. Once boiled/softened take them out and place aside. Note: if you want to serve them in slices on top of the risotto, slice the pears and let them sit in the mixture for another 10 minutes, as the inside of the pear will not have taken over the colour completely. Also: the liquid remaining from getting the pears drunk is very similar to mulled wine, so feel free to drink it instead of throwing it away!
4. Now to the risotto. Chop the onion finely and add it to a bigger pot along with two tbsp of olive oil. Fry until slightly golden, then add the rice and fry for two minutes, mixing continuously.
5. Add the Port wine to the rice, stirring as it evaporates and the rice takes some of the colour. Note: if you feel like it needs more colour, add up to another dose of Port wine, the taste will be just slightly stronger.
6. Add enough of the boiling water to cover the rice, add the Knorr cubes and stirr as the water evaporates.
7. Keep doing the same thing with the remainder of the water, and as you add the last bit, add the butter to it as well, stirring to homogenise it.
8. Serve while still hot and creamy, with the drunken pear on top and a glass of red wine.


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AHMEDABAD, India — On Dec. 5, 2012, Representative Frank R. Wolf, Republican of Virginia, stood on the steps of the Capitol in Washington with 25 other members of Congress and urged the United States government “never to grant a visa to allow Chief Minister Modi to visit the United States under any circumstances.”
He was referring to Narendra Modi, the current chief minister of India’s western state of Gujarat, and the prime ministerial candidate representing the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in India’s national elections. In 2005, the United States government denied Mr. Modi a visa based on allegations, made by Mr. Wolf and others, that Mr. Modi was complicit in the Gujarat riots of 2002, in which more than 1,000 people died, most of them Muslims.
News and analysis on the world’s largest election.
But a recent report by the Congressional Research Service makes it clear that the word “never” may not have been the correct word to use, at least when it comes to Mr. Modi’s case.


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The process of making charcoal involves burning carbon-rich materials like wood, peat, coconut shells, or sawdust, to very high temperature.
This burning process takes away all previously absorbed molecules and frees up bonding sites again. Charcoal has a lot of toxin-clearing properties, that is why some researchers believe that it could be used as a treatment for our teeming population.
Let us look at some of the health benefits of charcoal.
Activated charcoal may be able to assist kidney function by filtering out undigested toxins and drugs. It has been used to help improve kidney function and reduce gastrointestinal damage and inflammations caused by kidney disease.
An animal research carried out showed that rats that were induced with chronic renal failure were fed mixtures containing 20 percent activated charcoal. Their kidney function also is improved and also reduces the rate of kidney inflammation and damage.
This man made mineral has the ability to disrupt intestinal gas. It has not been known yet how.
Charcoal absorbs the liquid and gas caught in the intestine and can easily be neutralized. This research was carried out on some people and it turned out positive.
People have actually used activated charcoal as a natural filter. Just the same way it does in the intestines and stomach. It clears all impurities found in water. It is used commercially for filtration processes too.
It treats diarrhea. This is because it is used as a gastrointestinal absorbent in overdoses and poisonings. It prevents bacteria and drugs that can cause diarrhea from being absorbed into the body by trapping them on its porous, textured surface.
Drinks like coffee, tea, wine and edibles, cause our teeth to be coloured. Activated charcoal helps whiten teeth while promoting good oral health by changing the ph balance in the mouth. It also helps prevent cavities, bad breath and gum disease.
It helps absorb plaque and microscopic properties that stain teeth.
Dip a wet toothbrush into a powdered activated charcoal. Brush, especially the most stained areas, leave on for a few minutes and rinse.
Good for Skin and Body
It treats body conditions like body odour and acne. Gives relief from insect bites and rashes caused by poison.

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Petersburg, Hopewell & Colonial Heights, VA Real Estate
The Tri-Cities of Virginia (also known as the Tri-City area or the Appomatox Basin) is an area in the Greater Richmond Region which includes the three independent cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell and portions of the adjoining counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George in south-central Virginia.
Colonial Heights, VA
Located in southeastern Virginia, Colonial Heights is 20 miles south of Richmond, Virginia’s state capital, and 120 miles south of the nation’s capital. The City of Petersburg lies directly across the Appomattox River. Proximity to Richmond makes that city’s amenities a realistic option for Colonial Heights residents. In addition, Atlantic beaches lie less than two hours to the East and the famed Blue Ridge Mountains are about two hours to the west.
Hopewell occupies 11 square miles and is bounded by the Appomattox and James Rivers. The city is 30 minutes from downtown Richmond and 56 miles from Williamsburg. Hopewell, Virginia is predominantly a manufacturing city and host to some nationally know firms.
Petersburg is situated at the juncture of Interstates 95 and 85, just 23 miles south of Virginia’s state capital of Richmond. The 23.1 square mile city is one of 13 jurisdictions that comprise the Richmond-Petersburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. Petersburg is the center of the Appomattox Basin regional economy that includes the counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and Prince George and the cities of Hopewell and Colonial Heights. The City of Petersburg, VA is filled with historical significance and amazing architectural detail. It is also becoming a city known for well-orchestrated restoration, the arts, fine dining, and trendy nightlife.


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Posted by Noushin Khushrushahi on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 15:44
Yesterday, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously signed off on a U.N. resolution aimed at upholding the right to privacy after revelations by U.S. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden show that the U.S. and U.K. governments have been conducting mass, warrantless surveillance on innocent citizens around the world.
The resolution, known as “the right to privacy in the digital age” affirms that the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online, including the right to privacy. It also reaffirms that individuals should not be denied their human right to privacy because they live in a different country than the one that is spying on them. Read more »
Posted by Noushin Khushrushahi on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 10:28
The CRTC is demanding that Bell Canada's northern subsidiary, Northwestel, improve service and reduce Internet rates in the Yukon. Northwestel’s rates may be among the highest in the world -- at least three times what Canadians in southern Canada are paying.
From CBC News:
Bell Canada’s northern subsidiary, Northwestel, may be forced to lower its internet rates in Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut as part of the modernization plan ordered by the CRTC two years ago.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has ordered Northwestel to submit its current rate schedule for approval. Read more »
Posted by Steve Anderson on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 12:47
I have a lot of respect and admiration for independent telecom analyst and tech writer Peter Nowak. Peter regularly calls bull on Big Telecom’s misleading talking points, and backs it up with hard data and solid analysis. I consider his blog a public service and I read it regularly myself.


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According to the latest report, ‘Global Ship Hull Inspection Services Market Report and Forecast 2022-2027’, the global Ship Hull Inspection Services Market attained a value of around USD 12457 Million in 2021. Aided by the growing demand for new ships and operations, the market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 2.5% between 2022 and 2027 to reach nearly USD 14531 Million by 2027.
Ship hull inspection services assess the damage and corrosion in the ship's hull for the ship's operators and owners and other agencies, like insurance companies and government agencies. The rising ship repair and maintenance supply chains, growing demand for new ships and operations, expanding sea routes as a result of recent economic booms, and increased vessel construction is contributing to the market's expansion. During the forecast period, the demand for ship repair and maintenance is expected to continue to climb. Industry service providers are offering non-destructive testing in order to obtain connections from ship owners or operations, which is assisting the market's expansion. Also, the regions in shipping and maritime applications are continuing to rise as the number of key players has increased significantly, thus propelling the industry's expansion.
Ship owners, customers, government agencies, and insurance companies benefit from the advancement in ship hull inspection services, which now include fully automated ultrasonic scanning examination. This has increased the demand for ship hull inspection services and reduce future spending on costly repairs. Drones have recently been tried for shipping hull inspection savvies in Japan, which is a current trend. Unmanned vehicles for ship hull inspection and vessel maintenance have been developed by leading Japanese companies. The use of such equipment minimizes the number of divers needed for hull surveys and repairs. In addition to that, software providers offer solutions for monitoring the condition of a ship's hull and other machinery. This has further supported the growth of the global ship hull inspection services market.
The market report analyses the market based on segmentation such as inspection types, applications, and major regions.
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On this trip I've been experiencing America one microcosm at a time. Van's Warped Tour is a weird mix of teenage ideals and the consumerism that surrounds it. It's youth in America.
Riff Raff was boring while I was in the photo pit but eventually woke up. Maybe he was as hungover as I.
Baby Baby killed it as always. Love those guys.
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Ireland: Liaison officers and readmission agreements to prepare for deportations
01 June 2000
In mid-May Ireland signed its first readmission agreement with Romania, while readmission procedures have been initiated with Poland while negotiations for a 'repatriation' agreement with Nigeria are under way. Civil rights groups have expressed concern about the rights of refugees and migrants because the agreements will mean the stationing of Nigerian and Romanian liaison officers in Ireland "to help gardaí combat trafficking in illegals and overcome the deportation obstacles". The Irish Minister for Justice, John O'Donoghue, has also announced plans to introduce a special immigration police unit the Gardaí National Immigration Bureau which will have liaison officers based in Paris and London and have powers to arrest and detain deportees.
Ireland's Department of Justice, which in the past was legally restricted in its deportation practices (see Statewatch vol 10 no 1), now seems determined to fast-track the deportation of rejected refugees along the lines its EU partners are adopting.
The choice of Nigeria, Romania and Poland for readmission agreements and Paris and London for the stationing of liaison officers is determined by migrants' and refugees' flight routes and countries of origin: around 60-70% of the 15,400 asylum applicants resident in Ireland today are said to be either Roma or Nigerian and most of them enter the country via Britain or France. Ireland seems to be following other EU states in denying asylum to Roma refugees arriving from Eastern Europe (in this case Romania and Poland). There has been a similar practice of denying asylum to Nigerian refugees, particularly since President Olusegun Obesanjo's government took over last year - despite continuing sectarian violence in the North leaving a death toll of over 2,000 this year alone.
The readmission agreement with Romania signed by John O'Donoghue and Romanian Interior Minister Constantin Dudu Ionescu in Bucharest on 12 May, will allow the fast-track deportation of around 5,000 Romanian rejected asylum seekers within the next year, as soon as legislation has been passed through the Dáil (see Statewatch vol 10 no 1). In 1997, at a news conference during the presidential visit of Jacques Chirac, Ionescu said he was determined to repatriate all 'illegal' Romanian immigrants resident in France. But then, as now, the majority of these 'illegals' are Roma. Romanian Roma rights activist Nicolae Gheorge identifies the tendency amongst EU governments to back "Romanian hopes of integrating into Western structures, [but they are] much more reserved on the prospects of dropping [visa] requirements" for Romanians. In the case of Poland the readmission negotiations were helped by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern promising Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek "not to introduce visa requirements for Polish visitors to the Republic as a means of discouraging asylum-seekers" as well as issuing more work permits for Polish citizens in Ireland. Around 600 Polish citizens applied for political asylum in Ireland last year.
The Irish-Nigerian readmission agreement, just like Article 13 in Lomé Convention, will not only allow for the deportation of Nigerian citizens illegally resident in Ireland but also of third country nationals who are said to have entered Ireland via Nigeria. It is not known if the Eastern European agreements will include the readmission of third country nationals as well. The positioning of liaison officers in Britain and France however will facilitate the 'chain deportation' from Ireland to other European countries.
Alongside the barriers to asylum and immigration into Ireland Deputy Prime Minister Mary Harney plans to introduce measures to encourage immigration by "skilled workers and professionals outside the European Economic Area".
Sources: RNC Agency 22.2.97, 5.8.97; Irish Times 11.5.2000, 25.5.00, 26.5.00; Agence France Press 11.5.00, 22.6.00; Irish Independent 19.5.00; Reuters 4.4.00


Southwest Vermont Career Development Center opening doors to Hoosick Falls students
Superintendent Michael Lawler said on Monday that 12 students from Hoosick Falls are expected to attend the CDC this semester, although there are still some interviews ongoing.
"We've had to adjust some students because in New York state they have the Regents requirements, in Vermont we don't," said Lawler. "Students who may not have passed Regents in the spring had a chance to re-take them just last week and were able to get slots in our programs."
"It's very interesting working with a different state, versus a different town or a different school district, and making all these things work" he said, "including revisiting 'What credit does Law Enforcement have? Can it be a civics credit, or can it be something else?' Having those discussions with other school districts that are not Mount Anthony. Because state regs say what schools have to accept for credit from classes, but schools can adopt other credit-bearing coursework from our tech courses. If Hoosick Falls determines that one year of Law Enforcement equals one year of what they consider a civics course, they can take that, it's great ... Those conversations are ongoing with Patrick Dailey, the new principal at Hoosick Falls."
Lawler said in March that he expected that Hoosick Falls students would be eligible to attend the CDC this fall, and estimated that 10 to 20 would end up attending the center.
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When conflict and disaster occur the damage to property and infrastructure is likely to suffer the greatest impact after the loss of human life. Shelter is essential for survival, protection and health yet more than 33.4 million people were newly displaced in 2019 with the greatest number of those who were displaced due to conflict from Syria.
- Salam Charity aims to continue working with both refugees and Internally Displaced Person (IDP) to address gaps in shelter provision. We aim to provide appropriate responses through measures which include securing informal shelters such as tents and also rehabilitating war-damaged homes.
- We aim to provide shelter solutions which are holistic, culturally sensitive and adequate for the needs of the population whilst ensuring minimum standards are met. Whilst addressing shelter needs, we also aim to ensure health, protection and livelihood needs are assessed and included within the wider response that we deliver.
- When disasters strike such as floods and earthquakes, we work with local partners to provide temporary shelter solutions to ensure the affected population is able to maintain their dignity and security.
The last decade has seen unimaginable destruction and chaos in Syria and more than 11 million people have been displaced from their homes.
The destruction of property and homes is also the destruction of livelihoods and security for millions of Syrians. Those who return from refugee settlements in neighbouring countries often find their homes are completely destroyed or uninhabitable and those who remain displaced within Syria face difficult living conditions in the shelters they are able to seek safety in.
Salam Charity has been working in Idlib, Syria since 2020 to rehabilitate homes which have been damaged during the decade-long conflict. By focusing on homes occupied by IDP’s and vulnerable Syrian’s as well as host-communities, Salam Charity has been able to revive small, local economies and businesses through its holistic shelter rehabilitation projects. We have focused on small rural communities which are often left out during the reconstruction efforts elsewhere and we work with local residents to rebuild walls, roofs, replace doors and windows, repair amenities and provide a liveable place for thousands of individuals.
This project has become a flagship project for Salam Charity as a result of the impact it has had. Evaluation reports have revealed improved relations between host-communities and IDP populations and an increase in returnees to the area who see hope through our projects.
Rehabilitation of war-damaged homes occupied by IDP’s and host-communities. This involves carrying out individual needs assessments to determine the required resources and suitability for this project before commencing work which included repairing walls, replacing windows and doors as well as ensuring access to water and amenities is present. This project is able to provide security, improved health-outcomes, livelihood-support and much more to the beneficiaries.
Refugees who live in informal shelters such as tents have limited access to building materials which can secure their tents which are susceptible to damage during extreme weather or floods. Salam Charity is able to provide the necessary materials including tarpaulin and wood to ensure refugees are able to secure their tents against the elements and have some form of protection.
This project targets vulnerable families who are at risk of long-term homelessness with little means of survival and provides them with permanent two-bedroom homes which are built specifically for them and ensures they also have access to free medical treatments including GP services and neo-natal care.
When disasters strike, we are able to respond with providing tents which offer short-term security and safety for the impacted population.


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- Visit a prehistoric monument that is older than the Egyptian pyramids.
- See magical places that have hidden their secrets for more than 5,000 years.
- Explore the stones at Carrowmore.
Step back into time to learn of the background of the Emerald Island on this heritage tour. You will visit several attractions that have influenced the history pf the country. The people that came to this land in the beginning decided to stay. There are more than 120,000 historical sites that have stories to tell.
Visit the standing stones of Carrowmore. Arranged in a circle, it is one of the largest complexes of megalithic tombs in Ireland. It is also one of the oldest tombs used as passage markings from 3700 B.C. You will also enjoy seeing the dolmen of Poulnabrone, a tomb dating back to the era of 4200 B.C. and 2900 B.C.
A tour like this cannot be completed without a stop at Newgrange. About 97 large kerbstones surround the large circular mound. It has a stone passageway with chambers inside. The prehistoric monument is older than the Egyptian pyramids.
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WASHINGTON — The approval ratings for U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., declined from July to October in the latest Morning Consult poll, though more than 50 percent of West Virginians still approve of Manchin’s performance in office.
Manchin’s approval rating fell from 57 percent in July to 53 percent in October, while his disapproval rating increased from 31 percent to 36 percent during the same three-month period.
Capito’s net rating slipped 18 points between July and October. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., had a similar change during this period, the most significant swings between the polling company’s two most recent senator surveys.
“Since Morning Consult’s last release in July, West Virginians’ approval of Capito has fallen 8 points, from 56 percent to 48 percent, according to the survey,” reporter Eli Yokley said.
“At the same time, her disapproval rose 10 points, from 26 percent to 36 percent.”
The new poll ranked Manchin and Capito as 25th and 58th respectively in terms of approval ratings.
Approval ratings for a majority of senators fell from Morning Consult’s July report. The poll was conducted between July 1 and Sept. 30, a period in which the Senate twice took up health care legislation and failed to pass a bill that would have affected former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
The most popular senator reported was Vermont Independent Bernie Sanders with a 71 percent approval rating. The least popular senator was Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as 55 percent of Kentuckians polled said they disapproved of his performance in office.
Morning Consult reported a separate survey in which Gov. Jim Justice had a 41 percent approval rating and a 46 percent disapproval rating. His 22 point net change from the July and October polls was the largest net slide in approval ratings from the organization, and put him as the 12th least popular governor in the United States.
The poll was conducted during the same time as the Senate survey, which includes Justice’s Aug. 3 announcement to leave the Democratic Party and begin serving as a Republican.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was ranked as the country’s least popular governor with an 18 percent approval rating and a 77 percent disapproval rating.


Man in car fails to yield turning left, crashes into Dodge Challenger
Perhaps the scariest part about an accident is that it can happen just about anywhere and you don’t have to be ready for it.
This time, we check out a crash that came from out of left field as a Dodge Challenger gets wrapped up in quite a dramatic wreck.
Somehow, someone was near the scene with a dashcam and able to capture the entire thing for all of YouTube to see. Thankfully, it looks like everyone was ok!


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The Seattle Mariners have agreed to sign second baseman Robinson Cano to a ten-year, $240 million contract, according ESPNDeportes.com's Enrique Rojas. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com first reported that a deal between the two sides was close, correcting multiple reports from this morning that said that talks between the two sides had collapsed. Rojas says that Cano will take a physical on Monday in Seattle.
Cano, 31, was the premiere free agent on the market this winter and will immediately provide the impact bat that the Mariners have been looking to add to their lineup. After hitting .314 with 27 HR and 107 RBI in 160 games for the Yankees in 2013, he was seeking a ten-year, $310 million contract at the onset of free agency. His demands have lowered since then, and the Mariners emerged as serious suitors in recent days.
The news of a signing comes as a bit of a surprise following a report from Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News this morning that talks had collapsed following a meeting in Seattle last night. Feinsand reported that the Mariners were willing to make a nine-year $225 million offer, but Jay-Z demanded more money, causing an outburst from Mariners' CEO Howard Lincoln. Apparently, the sides reconciled quickly and got a deal done.
The Yankees were said to not be willing to go past $200 million on Cano, and had been offering him seven-year contracts throughout the offseason. Instead of caving to Cano's demands, the Yankees signed top free agents Jacoby Ellsbury (7-years, $153 million) and Brian McCann (5-years, $85 million), and are pursuing plenty of other free agents who are still on the market.
Other teams who have been linked to Cano include the Nationals, Tigers and Rangers, but none of those teams committed to a serious pursuit. With Cano and Ellsbury off the free agent market, the focus will shift to free agent starters Ervin Santana, Matt Garza and Ubaldo Jimenez.


A brother and sister are in stable condition after they were treated for injuries they received while attempting to cross the Priority Bus Route in Arima on Wednesday afternoon.
Police said Al Sandiford, the driver of a Toyota car attempted to overtake a maxi at around 3.45 pm when he collided with the children, who just left the maxi.
Police said the eight-year-old boy’s right arm was broken while his nine-year-old sister’s leg was also broken.
They also received cuts to their heads after the collision.
Passers by called the police who took the children to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex.
Police said Sandiford did not have a bus route pass and was charged for using the bus route without permission. He is also being investigated for dangerous driving.
The car was impounded.
Police are reminding drivers that the Priority Bus Route is a transit roadway for authorised vehicles only.
“Because of it’s category as a mass transit route, pedestrians will always be crossing at various points, which is why it has a speed limit of 65 kilometres per hour.
“Be cautious while passing any stops with the car as they may be trying to yield for pedestrians.”
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Two men injured in a downtown shooting are not co-operating in the investigation, police say.
Police were called to a King Street apartment overnight with a report of an unconscious man.
A bloody trail led to an alley between Wellington Street and Ferguson Street and police found a second victim who had been shot in the leg. Both men were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Hamilton police media spokesperson Constable Debbie McGreal-Dinning said police don't believe anyone else was involved in the incident. She also said police believe the two men knew each other.
A gun believed to have been used in the incident has been found.
Forensics officers are still on the scene Friday morning.


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Right before Harry’s college graduation, his father dies in an accident while out walking. Devastated, Harry returns home, struggling with grief and the complicated relationship with his young stepmother, Alice. But as the police begin to suspect foul play, and Alice’s behaviour turns strange, Harry questions how well he knew his father—and if any of them are safe. I’m a huge Peter Swanson fan: he’s an amazingly consistent writer and this is his darkest offering yet.
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On the eve of his college graduation, Harry is called home by his step-mother Alice, to their house on the Maine coast, following the unexpected death of his father.But who really is Alice, his father's much younger second wife? In a brilliant split narrative, Peter Swanson teases out the stories and damage that lie in her past. And as her story entwines with Harry's in the present, things grow increasingly dark and threatening - will Harry be able to see any of it clearly through his own confused feelings?

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