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Cosmetic and restorative dentistry is Dr. Hooman Neman’ passion. Staying current with the latest technology and advances in dentistry, Dr. Neman is committed to understanding the importance and value of each SMILE. He takes great pride in providing the best dentistry has to offer in creating every personalized Dazzling Smile. Dr. Neman is a graduate of the New York University College of Dentistry in New York, where he received his Doctoral Degree in 2001. He further completed his residency at Flushing Hospital Medical Center, He pursued further training in cosmetic dentistry and implant restoration as the Chief resident in New York Hospital Of Queens. Dr. Neman has completed Invisalign's certification program for orthodontics. Dr. Neman is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and the Queens County Dental Society.
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Dr. Neman is great. He was very detail oriented and careful during my visit, and he was able to answer all of my questions plus teach me a thing or two. He never rushed the appointment, which was nice. He’s very truthful and timely as well. The front office staff was very welcoming and nice. It was the best dental appointment I’ve ever had, and I highly recommend everyone see Dr. Neman at 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights, NY. There’s a reason it’s hard to get into his office!
My family of 6 has been going to Dr. Neman at 82nd Dental for years now, and we’re so happy with the service we’ve received. The staff is highly skilled, kind, and supportive, and they always work with us to ensure we get what we need on time, every time, accommodating all of our varied schedules and orthodontia needs. We recently moved away and had to try to get our recent x-rays and records sent to our new dentist, and even though they knew we were leaving, they were incredibly helpful and sweet. We will definitely miss them. If you live near Jackson Heights, NY, I suggest you make them your new dental family!
I’ve been seeing Dr. Neman at 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights for a long time, and he’s always so wonderful. Whenever he needs to numb me up, all I ever feel is a pinch. Not only that, he is always asking if I’m okay or if something hurts, and though he’d like to see everyone get all the dental work they need, he understands that it’s not always financially feasible. So he tells you when certain things can wait and when they can’t. Dr. Neman has a wonderful, loyal staff, and they are usually willing to work with you financially. Unfortunately, he’s now not in my insurance’s network, but I still go to him. It’s a little more expensive, but it’s absolutely worth the price.
I’ve been afraid of the dentist since I was a kid, which isn’t ideal when you have a lot of periodontal issues. However, Dr. Neman and his staff are fantastic! They explain things thoroughly, and most importantly, they don’t make you feel bad about being nervous! They make you want to take care of your teeth. Dr. Neman’s bedside manner is incredible, and you can tell that the staff really cares about you. After avoiding the dentist for a long time, I needed intensive cleaning, but they were able to get me in for the first round of cleaning right then and there, which is amazing because I might not have returned if I had to schedule something. They will not judge or shame you; they just want to help! I suggest everyone who is afraid of the dentist to go to 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights, NY.
Dr. Neman’s bedside manner is unmatched. He’s very kind and relatable and is more than happy to explain what’s going on in your mouth and answer any questions. Not only that, his staff is very friendly and honest. One of my fillings was coming apart, so they took two xrays, numbed me up, drilled out the bad filling, and put in a new filling for under $300 without insurance. I’m not sure if that’s the running rate because I don’t know average dental prices, but that seems worth the price to me. 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights is comfortable and mellow, and I think anyone would feel at ease in this office. As for pain, I had no pain from the procedure whatsoever. I didn’t even feel the usual pinch when they numb you up. He’s very skilled in his field. Thank you so much, Dr. Neman! I highly recommend him; he’s the best dentist in Jackson Heights, NY!
Ever since I left my last dentist, everyone has been recommending Dr. Neman at 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights, NY. Fortunately, they fit me in rather quickly, and it was a fantastic experience. After getting my x-rays, Dr. Neman talked about my mouth health, but since there was nothing abnormal in the x-rays, the hygienist started my cleaning. They used an awesome ultrasonic cleaning tool as opposed to picking at and scraping my teeth. I was distracted by the TV in the exam room, and it was over before I even realized it. The staff is amazing. My only complaint is that the parking lot can be pretty congested around lunchtime, but he’s the best dentist I’ve found in Jackson Heights!
I can’t even explain how amazing 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights, NY is! The staff is very welcoming and supportive, and they go above and beyond to make you feel at ease. Each exam station has its own TV, and while I don’t enjoy getting my teeth cleaned, they are quick but careful, often stopping to make sure you’re alright. Plus, they don’t shame me even though they know I’m not taking the best care of my teeth. My hygienist was very friendly and highly skilled. Dr. Neman stopped in after the cleaning to take a look at my x-rays, and I’m pretty sure he’s one of the nicest men to ever walk this earth. He was very patient with me and thoroughly explained everything I needed to know. I even asked him whether or not I needed my wisdom teeth removed, but he said I may not have to get them pulled. Every other dentist I’ve been to has insisted I remove them (probably because it means more money), but not Dr. Neman; he won’t make you go through any unnecessary procedures. They don’t have in-house whitening service, but they gave me some whitening trays to take home for a fair price. I just had to try them!
I’ve been to multiple dentists because I moved and/or switched insurance companies, but Dr. Neman at 82nd Dental is hands down the most accommodating, professional, and caring dentist I’ve ever seen. He’s done many wisdom tooth extractions and filled many of my cavities, and each one was absolutely painless. The staff was so thoughtful, and the office itself is well organized. If you need a dentist in the Jackson Heights area, check out Dr. Neman!
In my opinion, 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights, NY is the best dentist near me. They provide amazing care and bedside manner, are skilled and have great communication skills. Their services are fair and affordable. I have to drive a long way to visit Dr. Neman, but I can’t go anywhere else. I just had a procedure at this dental office, and everything went as best as it could have. Even though I was nervous, it was pretty painless. They deserve five stars without a doubt! I just wished they had longer business hours and were open more days of the week.
I’ve had problems finding a competent, honest, and kind dentist in Jackson Heights, NY for a while now. Thankfully, I found Dr. Neman at 82nd Dental, and he’s none of those things. I’ve had some of the best dental experiences at that office. He’s very professional with a wealth of medical knowledge and amazing bedside manner. From the receptionists to the technicians, his staff is friendly and supportive and truly cares about you. He deserves all the praise he can get. In fact, I joined Doctors Network just so I could leave this review!
Trust me, when you walk into 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights, you know they’ll take care of you. The environment is serene, almost like a spa. Plus, the staff is great with fitting you in for an appointment, and if necessary, they will call if something opens up before your scheduled appointment. Dr. Neman is super friendly and professional. He’s honest about what procedures you need done and really understands his patients’ needs. Not only did he tell me when I really needed my wisdom teeth removed, but he also personally referred me to a fantastic oral surgeon. Dental procedures are expensive, but I never felt like I was being taken advantage of at 82nd Dental. I will never go anywhere else!
I had a great experience at Dr. Neman’s office. For starters, the receptionists were very kind. The dental assistant was highly skilled, made sure I was okay after propping me up in the chair and asked how my day was going while taking my x-rays. Dr. Neman was bright eyed and bushy tailed, despite how early it was. He was careful and talked to me quite a bit, but he was also thorough as he finished the exam and diagnosed the issue. I’ve been to a lot of dental offices, and this was the first one where they put my x-rays on a big screen for me to see, which shows that Dr. Neman had nothing to hide. After he finished the assessment and told me the next steps, the assistant scheduled my next appointment and sent me on my way. It was a wonderful experience; I highly suggest you give 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights a try!
I just had the best cleaning ever at 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights, NY. Dr. Neman’s office is always beautiful and organized. The front staff is friendly and supportive, and they won’t charge you a cancellation fee even if you cancel the day of your appointment. Dr. Neman and his team of hygienists are amazing. They’re understanding and make sure they give you the right amount of lidocaine. I don’t like going to the dentist, but this experience has changed my perspective a bit. I don’t have enough words to express how great they are!
I’ve been seeing Dr. Neman for a few years and have received routine cleanings as well as a filling and root canal. Dr. Neman and his staff are incredible. Because I work in the medical field, I hold my health care providers to high standards, and I couldn’t be happier with 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights, NY. The staff is highly skilled, and I’ve never had to wait more than five minutes to be taken back. Scheduling an appointment is super easy, and his staff clearly cares about you. I recently made an appointment because I had pain in a tooth (one of my capped molars), and Dr. Neman knew right away that it needed a root canal. Instead of making me wait for an appointment with him, he referred me to a specialist in endodontics, and it was taken care of the next day. I am so thankful Dr. Neman put my needs first, instead of making me wait for an appointment to open up. There’s a reason everyone loves him!
I wish I had known about 82nd Dental a long time ago! Dr. Neman is amazing. I’ve switched dentists so frequently because I never felt relaxed at any dental office I had been to. I am also really scared of dentist and doctors, but I found 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights after I started looking for a second opinion. My former dentist said I needed some fillings and a crown, but I called the receptionist, who was very helpful, at this office. She fit me in for a free consult to see if I really needed all that work. I had my old dentist send them my x-rays, and after Dr. Neman took a look, it turns out I didn’t need the expensive procedure after all! He thoroughly explained everything, and I really felt like he was looking out for me financially and medically. So I went to him today to get my filling done, and it was virtually painless, which never happens. I’ve always cried whenever I’ve had fillings done, but I didn’t shed one tear this time. He talked me through it as he was working and made sure I was relaxed. The staff was equally as incredible. I never imagined I would like going to the dentist. The office itself is gorgeous, and they have TVs you can watch as you’re being worked on. For me, the distraction was appreciated!
I’ll admit, I hate going to the dentist and don’t trust them. So when I needed a new dentist, I did my fair share of research before deciding to give 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights a shot. I scheduled a cleaning appointment with their welcoming staff, and they fit me in the very next week. Dr. Neman and his hygienist were very nice and told me about everything they were doing and the tools they were using. Dr. Neman is careful, sweet, and obviously talented. I highly recommend him and his staff to everyone!
I moved to Jackson Heights a few months ago and was searching for a new dentist. I looked on Doctors Network and found a bunch of great reviews for Dr. Neman at 82nd Dental. I decided to give them a try. As soon as I walked in, the receptionist greeted me, and I didn’t have to wait very long to be seen. The hygienist was very nice, and though I am afraid of hygienists hurting me, she was very careful. She numbed my gums to do the deep cleaning, and I didn’t feel any pain during or after the cleaning, which is a great sign. Because of that, I’ll always go to 82nd Dental! They even let me watch TV as they cleaned my teeth. Thank you for the job well done as well as the friendly environment. I told all my coworkers about you, and now they can’t wait for their appointments!
I don’t know about you, but I love that I can schedule appointments and fill out paperwork online! 82nd Dental’s extended office hours are fantastic for those who can’t take time off of work. I loved them before I even saw them in person! Dr. Neman is an incredible dentist. He’s professional, funny, and kind and has an excellent bedside manner. This was my husband’s and my first visit at 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights, NY. We found him thanks to a ton of great reviews, and they were so right! I actually loved the dental visit, which hasn’t happened in years. He and his staff are detail oriented, and he explained everything thoroughly and addressed my concerns. He even gave me a few recommendations. I advise you to make an appointment asap. Plus, the staff was friendly and professional, unlike any other office I’ve seen in Jackson Heights.
82nd Dental has an incredible dentist and an amazing front office staff. I’ve been to many dentists in Jackson Heights over the past three decades, and most of them are cocky and try to make you get unnecessary procedures that they say is crucial to your dental health. After being told I needed an expensive procedure from my old dentist, I visited Dr. Neman for another opinion, and he gave me a much cheaper option. Not only that, he did a fantastic job, and I’ve been going to 82nd Dental ever since. I’ve had several crowns done there, and each one was done very well at a reasonable price. The staff is also incredible. He’s the best dentist near me!
My wife and I just moved to Jackson Heights and needed a new dentist. She found Dr. Neman at 82nd Dental on Doctors Network, and given all the glowing reviews, she decided to check it out. Her experience was so fantastic that I canceled my appointment with our other dentist and went to him. After a few routine cleanings and other procedures, we both love him! He’s super friendly and had a clean office. They even had a TV you could watch as they worked on you. The prices are fair, and he does an excellent job. Plus, the office hours are very convenient.
Dr. Neman’s office in Jackson Heights, NY is easy to find with plenty of guest parking. In addition, his prices are fair. When I entered the practice, everything looked immaculate. The waiting room layout was modern and relaxing, and the receptionist was amazing. She’s so friendly and conscientious. When I was taken back for my appointment, everything looked incredibly clean. The chair was cozy, and I got to watch TV while they cleaned my teeth. Dr. Neman is highly skilled, very thorough and doesn’t try to coerce you into getting unnecessary procedures. He’s truly incredible. He’s hilarious and made me feel at ease instantly. The office looks super modern, and the staff is so welcoming. I refer everyone I know to him. I will definitely go back to 82nd Dental - thanks again, Dr. Neman!
Dr. Neman at 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights, NY does an incredible job! He and the office staff go the extra mile to make sure I am comfortable and at ease. The decor is lovely, and I love how kind the staff is. And I am grateful for how Dr. Neman took care of my teeth. It’s difficult to find a passionate dentist, but I definitely found him!
I was scared to get my cleaning, but that all changed after I saw Dr. Neman and his staff. I actually enjoyed my visit! I brought my family to 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights, and they were so considerate. They turned on the TV and gave us the remote, put on music for the kids, and even gave them toys to play with. They put some lip balm on my lips, so they wouldn’t dry out during the cleaning. They really pay attention to the small details. They also kept my mind off of what was happening with the TV in the room, and they constantly made jokes. There was virtually no pain (and I’m someone who is usually sensitive to cleanings). I need to get a few fillings, which I’m actually kind of excited about because I love being in that dental office. I know they will make the experience as painless as possible!
I just moved to Jackson Heights and decided to see Dr. Neman because of the glowing reviews on Doctors Network. They were all on point! The office is gorgeous, and the staff, including Dr. Neman, is so warm and welcoming. Since I had another dentist do x-rays already, I asked them to send them to me so that I could give them to 82nd Dental. I sent them the day before my visit, and I didn’t experience any lag time or issues. The cleaning itself was nice, and I watched TV as they did it. They sent me on my way fairly quickly. Highly recommended!
I saw Dr. Neman at 82nd Dental in Jackson Heights because my other dentist referred me to him when I needed an extraction. I was amazed! I didn’t wait very long for my appointment, and it was pretty pain free. The staff is so nice and sociable. I even scheduled an appointment for my cleaning before I left.
I’ve been to many dentists in Jackson Heights, and they’ve all sucked. They try to take the most money they possibly can from you, and they don’t care about their patients. But then I found 82nd Dental, and I’m so glad I did. Everyone here is friendly, kind, knowledgeable, and caring. Dr. Neman and staff know what my dental needs are and help me come up with options to make it affordable. They are on the Doctors Network Plan so I don't have to guess how much it will cost. I’ve really gotten close with the staff and am always excited for my appointments because I know I’m in great hands. Highly recommend this place.
My sister got the Doctors Network Plan that includes $25.00 for a dental exam and teeth cleaning. She hadn’t been to the dentist in a long time, and she was very anxious about going. But the hygienists, assistants, and the doctor all were very nice, and my sister left feeling satisfied. She didn’t have any cavities, which was awesome, and everyone was very nice. My family looks forward to coming to this Jackson Heights dentist after my sister had such a great experience.
My 5 year old had a tooth fall out when he was hit by a swing, there was blood all over the place. We thought the tooth had gotten stuck up into his gums, and were very worried. Our family friend in Jackson Heights recommended Dr. Neman, and I’m so glad we went to see him. He was able to get my daughter in right away, and they took her back as soon as we got there. He thoroughly explained everything he was going to do, and he and his staff were very nice to my daughter. He even made her relaxed by telling her the tooth fairy would still come tonight even if she didn’t have a tooth to put under her pillow. The tooth wasn’t jammed into her gums, just missing. Her gums were torn, but just a couple of stitches and she’s good as new. I am very thankful for Dr. Neman and his staff.
Save up to 90% on your visit!
Unlike dental insurance, a direct dental plan with Dr. Neman and Doctors Network is a membership that gives you access to significant discounts on almost all of our services. Everyone can join for a low monthly fee of $29.99 and a one-time activation fee of the equal amount. The cost of membership is typically a fraction of most dental insurance premiums.
Patients who sign up for a direct dental plan through our office in Jackson Heights can attend routine preventive exams and cleanings for only $25 per visit. This includes X-rays, when necessary, and the cost does not change no matter how many times you visit per year. When cosmetic or restorative treatment is required, the costs of your treatment will be discounted by up to 90%, including fillings, dental crowns, dental implants, Invisalign® and more.
Sign Up for a Direct Dental Plan with Dr. Neman
Dr. Neman, our team, and the experts at Doctors Network share the common goal of making dental care simpler, more affordable, and more attainable for all of our patients. Please note that a direct dental plan is not insurance, and is not designed to replace your existing coverage. We offer this direct dental plan to help reduce your out-of-pocket expenses and therefore maintain your oral health.
If you have questions about Doctors Network, or are ready to sign up, then contact Dr. Neman at 82nd Dental today, or call Doctors Network at 1-866-800-3168.


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Campaign to Find UK’s Most Female-Friendly Hotel Reveals Shortlist
After months of searching, top travel management company Redfern has announced the shortlist for its first ever SOLO awards – an innovative new campaign to find the UK’s most female-friendly hotels.
More than 100 women who travel for business found the time to nominate the hotels they felt went above and beyond when it comes to prioritising the needs of female corporate travellers.
A wide range of hotels were nominated, from budget chains to boutique hotels, and a shortlist of 8 has now been chosen. Those shortlisted have all been visited secretly by judges and the UK’s winner of the first SOLO awards will be revealed next month.
The shortlisted hotels are:
- Hilton Leeds
- Park Regis Birmingham
- Mercure Manchester
- Crowne Plaza Newcastle- Stephenson Quarter
- Travelodge Hull- City Centre
- Novotel Birmingham- City Centre
- North Lakes Hotel Penrith
- Doubletree by Hilton Tower Hill
Kate Wimpeney, Chief Operating Officer at Redfern, said: “The response to our first SOLO awards has been fantastic and it’s been really encouraging to hear the reasons why women have nominated the hotels they have. As you might expect, safety and quality of facilities were big factors but it was also the small, personal touches that set some of the hotels apart.
“One lady explained how staff had brought her a hot lemon to her room when she’d mentioned she wasn’t well, and another commented on the way staff always remembered her name and made her feel welcome and comfortable. It goes to show that quality customer service can make all the difference, regardless of price point.
“It’s been a great exercise in finding out how hotels in the UK are meeting the demands of the increasing number of female travellers, and all the hotels shortlisted should feel very proud that they are leading the way when it comes to female-friendly business travel.”
Redfern was acquired by international CTM Group in December 2016.
Pictured: Crowne Plaza Newcastle- Stephenson Quarter
Redfern is the UK’s smartest travel management company providing straightforward business travel to a wide range of public and private sector clients. The multi-award winning Bradford company is the nominated supplier of UK travel management to the UK Government and Scottish Government. Redfern handles a transaction every three seconds helping clients book simply, save money and travel soundly.
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Axis2 Web Services tools
The Web services tools now supports the Axis2 version
1.2 Web services runtime.
First, install the Axis2 v1.2 runtime using the Web services preference:
Second, create a dynamic Web project adding the Axis2 facets:
To choose the Axis2 Web service runtime, click the Web service runtime hyperlink on the Web Service wizard or Web Service Client wizard.
Choose the Axis2 runtime,
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Web Services tools supports Axis 1.4
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Adding optional mergerClass attribute to the Web Services implementation type extension
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that adapts that custom type to IFile or String and register the factory
with the Platform's AdapterManager (or extends the
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- Test with Web Services Explorer .
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- ISerializer - The ISerializer is responsible for taking an ISOAPMessage and serializing it into an XML string.
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- MessageContext - A MessageContext object holds information about the message that is to be sent on a web service invocation.
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- TransportException - A general purpose exception to indicate a problem has occurred when invoking a web service.
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Other classes/interfaces which are part of this API are as follows:
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Many Republicans seemed disturbingly eager to condemn the international agreement regarding Iran, some not even bothering to wait for the agreement to be reached before condemning it.
A few Republicans, such as presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, ridicule the whole idea of negotiating a deal with the untrustworthy regime of Iran, regardless of the degree of verification that is mandated.
The agreement does not rely on trust. Violation of the terms enumerated in the document would automatically and immediately bring back the international sanctions that pressured Iran into the talks in the first place.
The negotiations included other nations besides the U.S. and Iran. The cooperation of other nations in the economic sanctions against Iran required a major effort by the Obama administration. The other participants in the sanctions are also participants in the agreement.
There is no question that if the U.S. backs out of the deal, the cooperation that made the sanctions effective will fall apart.
Without a diplomatic solution, there remains only a military option to impose our will on Iran, meaning war.
Those advocating that we head down that path should be certain that their opposition to the agreement is based on an objective evaluation of the document rather than simply hatred of Obama.


After the demand of seven smart cities in the state by Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. The Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar yesterday announced that the state government will develop two smart cities in Haryana.
“On the basis of population, two smart cities will be developed in Haryana for which parameters have been set and a survey will be conducted in this regard by July 21,” Khattar said in Rohtak.
He said that for developing smart cities, facilities like infrastructure, education, medical facility, electricity, water and participation of people would be checked.
“The Centre has initiated Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Awas Yojana where 500 cities throughout India will be developed under AMRUT and a target has been set to construct two crore houses for all in urban areas by next seven years under Awas Yojana,” Khattar said.
According to the reports, Haryana government would be constructed 100 new hospital buildings, 12 new community centres and 12 Primary Health during the year 2015-16. The Chief Minister said the state government has decided to open Medical College in every district to promote medical education in the state and in days to come, there will be at least one private or government medical college in every district.
Indian Central Government has launched three mega projects 100 Smart Cities project, AMRUT City projects and Housing Scheme for all for transforming urban India. Around Rs. 3 lakh crore budgets has been allocated for these projects in next 5 years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very initiative for develop urban India and actively working on these projects. The Indian Government want transform urban cities in Smart Cities and high tech city.
100 Smart City Projects
Indian Government Rs. 48,000 Crore is spent on creating 100 Smart Cities in India. Indian Government shows of buildings percentage of Smart Cities project in India.
State Percentage (%)
Govt’s smart city project will need rectify issues if they want to develop world class Smart Cities in India.
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) for 500 Teir 2 and Teir 3 state will be launched with Smart City project.
List of selected state but Uttar Pradesh (UP) again leads nominate cities under this project.
State No. of City
Uttar Pradesh 64
Tamil Nadu 33
Andhra Pradesh 31
West Bengal 28
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY) Housing-for-All by 2022
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY) Housing-for-All by 2022 will see the government spend about Rs 3 lakh crore in the next seven years as it aims to construct 2 crore affordable houses in urban areas for slum dwellers and people from economically-weaker sections and low income groups.
Under the housing scheme, interest subsidy of 6.5 per cent on housing loans with tenure up to 15 years will be provided to EWS and low income groups, giving them a benefit of about Rs 2.3 lakh each.
Uttar Pradesh will get 13 number of cities to be developed as smart cities under 100 smart cities has followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
After flagship Urban projects, the government has assigned number of cities. These cities can nominate under 100 smart cities project as well as under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme.
UP have a great opportunity to nominate 13 cities to be developed as smart cities according to a senior official of Urban Development Ministry about 64 RPT 64 cities in the state have been identified under AMRUT scheme.
Smart City News: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch two flagship urban development programs in this month after a high-profile celebration on 21 june.
officials said the PM will launch two mission for developing 100 smart cities and 500 cities over the next five years first Smart Cities Mission and second Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
According to urban development ministry officials, the guidelines follow an incentive-based approach to get funds for developing urban infrastructure in cities.
This is a high degree of autonomy for the states, and the two mission for designing the urban renewal project will be directed under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
After the launch of two high- profile mission the PM making a strong political pillar in comparison of UPA’s urban renewal mission with the BJP’s commitment.
The Modi government has committed Rs 98,000 crore for five years, according to the UPA’s report card, which says that the commitment was Rs 42,800 crore and the final release was Rs 36,000 crore under JNNURM.


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The Blu Spot is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Jeff Beck
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Red Shoes stands out as a remarkable artistic experience, made even more memorable by the layers of art that went into telling this portrait of artists in pursuit of their passions.
Posted Dec 13, 2021
The Suicide Squad (2021)
James Gunn's The Suicide Squad represents a considerable improvement over David Ayer's disastrous 2016 film, infusing exciting action, great characters, and lots of humor into a highly entertaining flick.
Posted Nov 1, 2021
While the visuals are certainly top-notch, and brilliantly brought to the screen, the adaptation of the material itself is sadly lacking.
Posted Oct 20, 2021
With its sub-par storytelling, lapses in logic, and generally dull plotting, Old represents another failed outing for struggling writer/director M. Night Shyamalan.
Posted Oct 18, 2021
No Time To Die (2021)
It's hardly the best Bond film, but what screenwriters Purvis, Wade, Fukunaga, and Waller-Bridge have given us here is an emotionally-satisfying, exciting, and solidly-entertaining entry in the franchise that delivers exactly where it needs to.
Posted Oct 6, 2021
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
With Kubrick's brilliant direction & screenplay (from the novel by Anthony Burgess), astounding visuals, and intriguing themes, the film is an unforgettable cinematic experience that continues to elicit much discussion and analysis.
Posted Sep 20, 2021
20 years later, Shrek remains a timeless animated classic thanks to its exceptional, highly-entertaining story, which comes packed with a multitude of amusing moments, and marvelous, fleshed-out characters that have you engaged every step of the way.
Posted May 10, 2021
Secrets & Lies (1997)
There may not be a whole lot of plot to it, but what's there is emotionally engaging, and performed by a remarkable ensemble.
Posted Mar 29, 2021
The Parallax View (1974)
It's impeccably made, featuring sharp direction, incredible camerawork, and a remarkable turn from Beatty, but thanks to a somewhat lackluster script, this political thriller ultimately becomes a slow burn to a disappointing and unsatisfactory conclusion.
Posted Feb 9, 2021
Looking at the film as a whole, it teeters between being good and great, with the great portions being of typical excellent Pixar quality and the good portions being surprisingly average.
Posted Dec 14, 2020
News of the World (2020)
Greengrass and co. have crafted a marvelous film, one that will dazzle your eyes with all of the hard work that went into creating its period setting and play on your heartstrings with its fleshed-out characters and its exciting, gripping story.
Posted Dec 11, 2020
David Fincher's Mank ends up being something of a beautiful mess, replete with visual splendor and solid performances, but lacking in a strong enough foundation to make it all worthwhile.
Posted Dec 3, 2020
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
The Croods: A New Age is hardly a terrible sequel, but with the somewhat weaker storyline, it does end up having the feeling of something that perhaps should've been a direct-to-Blu-ray release.
Posted Nov 23, 2020
With a sharply-written, Oscar-winning screenplay populated with compelling characters and an outstanding ensemble, Moonstruck goes beyond the typical rom-com trappings to deliver something a little more substantial than your standard entries in the genre.
Posted Nov 17, 2020
On the whole, while Tenet does have some things to like about it, it does ultimately prove to be one of Nolan's weaker efforts, at least from a narrative standpoint.
Posted Sep 4, 2020
The Hunt (2020)
The Hunt may turn some viewers off with its thinly-veiled political leanings and somewhat extreme moments of violence, but for those able to accept it as the wild, over-the-top ride that it is, it can be a highly-entertaining and amusing thriller.
Posted Jun 11, 2020
The Invisible Man (2020)
The Invisible Man is an effective horror thriller that utilizes outstanding special effects, a chilling storyline, and a strong performance from Elisabeth Moss.
Posted May 25, 2020
Just Mercy (2020)
Just Mercy features a trio of fine performances from its excellent cast, but thanks to a very by-the-numbers approach to its overly-familiar story, it ends up being a rather standard and forgettable procedural.
Posted Apr 13, 2020
Sam Mendes' 1917 is a remarkable technical achievement, utilizing brilliant direction, cinematography, editing, visual effects, production design, and sound design, to tell a spellbinding tale that easily ranks as one of the very best films of 2019.
Posted Mar 24, 2020
Richard Jewell (2019)
With a thrilling and captivating story, as well as a fantastic ensemble topped with a powerful performance from Paul Walter Hauser, Richard Jewell is Clint Eastwood's long-awaited return to filmmaking greatness.
Posted Mar 16, 2020
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Mike Flanagan's cinematic adaptation of Stephen King's Doctor Sleep is visually-striking and beautifully made, but an insubstantial narrative stretched out to three hours sadly make it a film that fades from memory pretty quickly.
Posted Feb 3, 2020
Whereas Johnson's The Last Jedi had been daring, exciting, and encapsulated everything that makes Star Wars great, The Rise of Skywalker brings the trilogy to an end with a bland, dull, and very forgettable final entry.
Posted Dec 20, 2019
Ready or Not (2019)
It presents a fascinating setup with a childhood game that turns into a deadly hunt, giving you a few good thrills and darkly-humorous moments along the way, but unfortunately Busick and Murphy's screenplay doesn't do quite enough with the premise.
Posted Dec 10, 2019
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Terminator: Dark Fate ends up being so close to what we should have for a sequel, but in the end it just falls a little too short.
Posted Oct 31, 2019
Harriet works as a reverent biopic about the famed freedom fighter, telling Tubman's story with beauty and grace, while never fully losing sight of its power and importance.
Posted Oct 31, 2019
As an origin story it's rather compelling to see what drove the man down the path we know he has to eventually tread, and as a character study it's equally captivating to see the effects it has on the man himself.
Posted Oct 4, 2019
It Chapter Two (2019)
This second part is simply far less captivating, is in no rush to get anywhere, takes an incredibly long time to get to the point, and ultimately doesn't really do much of anything on its way there.
Posted Sep 10, 2019
All Is True (2019)
Sir Kenneth Branagh's All is True is a splendid little treat for Shakespeare fans, especially for those who've always wanted to know a little more about the man himself.
Posted Aug 27, 2019
With its mind-numbingly dull action, flat characters, and nonsensical plot, it's rather difficult to find a single redeeming quality in the entirety of the two-hour tedious mess that is Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Posted Aug 27, 2019
Despite offering a few interesting set-ups along the way, Yasujiro Ozu's The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice ends up lacking the depth needed to explore these issues of marriage in a significant fashion.
Posted Aug 26, 2019
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is a rather silly idea in conception, but in execution, it's a pretty compelling tale that features plenty of twists and turns, and well-rendered CGI.
Posted Aug 5, 2019
For a director who so clearly loves films and filmmaking, you would think that this set-up, combined with his skills, would be a killer combination, not something that you just shrug off nearly three hours later.
Posted Jul 29, 2019
Radford's adaptation of 1984 is admirable in that it perfectly captures the look and feel of the novel's oppressive dystopian setting, but unfortunately it's less successful when it comes to presenting the narrative of its rebellious central figure.
Posted Jul 22, 2019
Shazam! is a fun, exciting, and delightfully-amusing superhero flick that boasts a great sense of humor and a strong performance from star Zachary Levi.
Posted Jul 15, 2019
Dark Phoenix (2019)
Even with its more likable qualities, it's not nearly enough to stop the film from being another disappointment in the series.
Posted Jun 8, 2019
The animation is still as smooth, colorful, and stunning throughout, but unfortunately, this time around the story isn't quite where it needs to be to make this an adventure worth another 90-minute investment.
Posted May 6, 2019
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
This is an emotionally-satisfying conclusion to this grand venture, featuring many moments that tug at the heartstrings, plenty of chuckles, and, of course, more action than anyone could ever want in a film.
Posted Apr 27, 2019
"Us" is the kind of movie that, while you can admire the craft and skill that went into it, will leave you scratching your head as to how Peele thought any of it was plausible.
Posted Mar 20, 2019
Captain Marvel (2019)
It really all comes down to the ho-hum writing. It's far from the worst film in the MCU, but don't be surprised if you find yourself not getting as invested as usual, or if the film ends up fading from memory faster than others.
Posted Mar 9, 2019
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
It features a fantastic lead performance from Rami Malek as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, but sadly the rest of the film doesn't live up to its greater elements, playing more as a greatest hits medley that has little to say about Queen or its members.
Posted Feb 13, 2019
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
With its ridiculous plot and overreliance on action, The Girl in the Spider's Web marks a disappointing turn in the Lisbeth Salander film series.
Posted Feb 4, 2019
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Thanks to its compelling narrative, memorable characters, and above all, a towering performance from the legendary Sidney Poitier, In the Heat of the Night continues to resonate with audiences over 50 years after its release.
Posted Jan 28, 2019
First Man (2018)
Featuring outstanding performances from Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy, it's a beautifully-made film that includes remarkable work from all involved. Simply put, it's one of the best films of 2018, and should not be missed.
Posted Jan 21, 2019
The film is indeed a little stronger in story and character than some of its predecessors in the DCEU have been, but it still has a long list of problems all its own to contend with.
Posted Dec 18, 2018
The Nun (2018)
The Nun boasts a creepy gothic atmosphere and a strong performance from Oscar nominee Demian Bichir, but thanks to its overreliance on cheap, ineffective jump scares, the film becomes just another misfire in the Conjuring universe.
Posted Dec 3, 2018
As a sequel, this latest entry is even more forgettable and will leave Potter fans scratching their heads as to what could have possibly gone so wrong.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You contains an excellent cast and a narrative that presents some fascinating ideas, but it's ultimately undone by a wild shift into fantasy in the second half that unfortunately makes for an unsatisfying experience overall.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom makes a few slight improvements over the first film, including injecting the franchise with a little originality, but quickly finds itself becoming another tedious entry with its static center and elongated climax.
Posted Sep 17, 2018
First Reformed (2018)
First Reformed ends up feeling like a film that needed another draft or two to help iron out the wrinkles in its main character's arc.
Posted Aug 29, 2018
The House of Tomorrow (2018)


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New Books and ARCs, 4/19/19
Posted on April 19, 2019 Posted by John Scalzi 26 Comments
I may be in London right now but that doesn’t mean I can’t still show off the new books and ARCs that came to the Scalzi Compound this week! Here they are. What here intrigues you? Tell us all in the comments.
I love that you do this because it helps me find new books and authors and enables me to pre order those that have not been released.
The Dragon Republic!
The Poppy War was in the Must-Preorder-Sequel-Immediately-Why_Isn’t-It-Out-Already category.
I’m impressed that you can stack books and take photos at the Scalzi compound while on a different continent. I suspect a conspiracy (or at least collusion).
How is The Three Body Problem a new book or ARC? It’s been out for quite a while. New printing? Now I’m intrigued.
I really liked The Poppy War, so The Dragon Republic is already on my tbr list. (My tbr is mostly stuff I already own.)
Dragon Republic. Poppy war was excellent.
Having seen “The Wandering Earth,” I’d want to check out “The Three Body Problem.”
Luckily nothing which caught my eye, I’m already falling behind!
Isn’t The Three Body Problem a few years old? Could be a new edition though
The Dragon Republic. Kuang’s first book was excellent and I’m looking forward to reading this one.
Hands down “The Dragon Republic.”
I still have my SFBC edition of “Time Storm” from; er; back when it first came out. Good Read.
Look closer at the spine – “Three Body Problem” is a Subterranean volume – so it’s a different edition, and probably beautiful
Adding my voice to the chorus: The Dragon Republic! Reading The Poppy War right now, and it’s really good.
Woah, Time Storm! That’s a blast from the past. Pleased to see a new edition, though I wonder how well it’s aged.
The Three-Body Problem is excellent. But, you MAY be in London? As in, maybe not? Maybe some OTHER London? An alternate London? If so, please takes pics and get back safely!
Good stuff there
The Hound of Justice!
Fran Wilde’s new novella! Also reminded I need to steal A Study In Honor from my wife’s bookshelves.
Chain of Command by Frank Chadwick looks great but Amazon says it’s 2 to 3 month wait for the mass market edition even though it was released.
Ooh, new Fran Wilde. I didn’t know this was coming out. You obviously received a box from Baen given how much of this stack is from the one publisher. Many commenters are excited about The Dragon Republic; I really need to get around to reading The Poppy War. So many books, so little time.
Gordon R. Dickson! Glad to see the old boy is still in print. I agree with the earlier comment, though: wonder how well it’s aged. Like Heinlein, he could sometimes fuzz the line between studying a questionable social setup and seeming to advocate for it.
Sorcery of Thorns and The Fire Opal Mechanism for me!
I remember someone recommending the Scot Reintgen NYXIA series to me, but I can’t remember details–just that I trust his opinion :) Anyone have a more informed opinion of those books?
I hadn’t heard of Susan Matthews! So now I’ve picked up Fleet Inquisitor, which looks quite good. Tickled again that you’ve pointed me to a new-to-me author. Sorcery of Thorns is also intriguing.
I have to go with Stranger Thing: Darkness on the Edge of Town. The prospect of the gang from Hawkins teaming up with early-career Bruce Springsteen is very intriguing…
I loved “An Enchantment of Ravens” SO MUCH. I will offer up two two-thirds of my assorted Easter chocolate (this includes Double Chocolate Milk Stout) for “Sorcery of Thorns”.
If still in London, go up on the eye close to sunset for the great views, then walk across parliament bridge and around to The Cinnamon Club for dinner. (Reservation). That can be a great evening.
Eric in Austin


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Bayern Munich register interest in Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford ahead of the summer transfer window
According to The Telegraph (Subscription Required), Bayern Munich have taken an interest in Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window, with the German giants looking to bolster their attacking ranks.
Bayern finished the 2021/22 campaign as Bundesliga winners, ending the season with a comfortable eight-point lead over second-placed Borussia Dortmund. However, they faced disappointment in the UEFA Champions League, where they only managed to reach the quarter-finals of the competition.
Having won the UCL in 2020, the Bavarians will be looking to pick up the European title once again beyond the summer. To achieve this, they are expected to dip into the transfer market in the summer in search of talented players who can make a strong contribution.
They seem to have identified Rashford as a potential transfer target, with the Englishman’s past performances for United impressing the German side. Having come through the academy ranks at Carrington, the 24-year-old has become an established star in the Red Devils first team.
Impress the new manager
Despite Rashford enduring arguably one of the worst seasons of his career this time around, Bayern are keeping an eye on his situation in the event their other targets in the summer become unavailable. Despite interest from abroad, the England international is said to be fully focussed on winning back his place in the team under new manager Erik ten Hag.
In an attempt to rediscover his best form, the academy graduate is expected to travel to the United States in order to spend his holiday next month working hard to improve his fitness and performance levels. The Manchester side’s pre-season starts on June 27, and the forward is keen to make a fresh start next term.
Under interim manager Ralf Rangnick, the Englishman barely got any starts in the team and was reduced to making appearances from the bench. Once a prominent face on the flanks, he saw his position in the side occupied by Jadon Sancho and Anthony Elanga this term.
He was not given any opportunities to shine down the middle in attack, with Rashford falling down the pecking order behind veterans Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani. Even when the pair were injured or unavailable, Rangnick overlooked the Carrington product.
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With the World Cup coming around later this year, Rashford finds himself at risk of failing to make Gareth Southgate’s squad for the tournament in Qatar later. However, he is looking to make a fresh start at United under ten Hag in order to rediscover his form and confidence to force himself into Southgate’s plans.
Only time will tell if Rashford is able to achieve his objectives in the coming weeks. It is encouraging to see the player plan to work so hard in order to win back his place in the squad, which is sure to go down well with fans. He has always been a crowd favourite, and Old Trafford will be keen to see him flourish once again.


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Published in the Tallahassee Democrat Online, Wednesday, November 7, 2001, updated at 9:26 PM
Foster Care Needs More State Support
On the whole, Florida’s thousands of foster parents are no doubt extraordinary souls who desire to help children. They’re certainly not in it for the money. Child advocate Jack Levine said Florida’s foster parents are reimbursed about 50 cents an hour for a daunting task: providing a warm, if temporary, haven for children who have been abandoned or abused by their parents.
But the state has relied too much on that spirit of altruism to protect the 20,000 children who are in foster homes. According to an investigative report by the Florida Times-Union, Florida’s rate of abuse - about one out of every 11 children - is 15 times higher than the national standard. Worse, the number of children abused in foster care has risen annually since 1998. That statistic was tragically illustrated by the recent death of 17-month-old Latiana Nakia Hamilton, who was beaten and drowned in her Jacksonville foster home.
Department of Children & Families officials have called the figures misleading and point out that most foster care parents do a good job.
There’s no way to fully erase the element of harm from any child care, but more thorough background checks might have saved Latiana. Her foster parents had been investigated for complaints of child mistreatment in Michigan. The complaints were substantiated, yet those records were neither required nor sought by the DCF when the couple was licensed for foster care in Florida. When the supervision of such vulnerable charges is at stake, this kind of information must be available. Florida Foster and Adoptive Parent Association President Suzanne Stevens said it’s imperative that the state recruit more foster parents; 4,200 homes for 20,000 children aren’t enough.
The state also must do more to prepare and support foster parents in their jobs. They must be fully informed of emotional or physical concerns about a foster child, and they should have access to support services ranging from mental health care to dentistry.
These improvements will take political will - and money. Overworked staffs may not have time to do essential background searches. But if the state can’t find better ways to keep children like Latiana from falling through the cracks, Floridians should be more than appalled – we should be ashamed.
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Did you know that…
“Many boys and girls have real difficulty in understanding one another’s actions and attitudes when it comes to the subject of sex. Below are some comments that illustrate this point:
Alvin ~ Why do girls where such scanty clothing? They wear only halters, or they go swimming with practically nothing on. Then they are sore – or pretend to be – when boys make passes at them.
Bertha ~ Why do boys so often want to tell girls a sex joke? Is it because their minds are on the subject all the time, or is it that they are trying to see how far the girl will go?
Charlene ~ What does a boy get out of petting? I can’t see anything in it.
Jerry ~ How far to go is a real problem. Does a girl want you to kiss on the first date? How far beyond that should one go? Should the boy respond right away if the girl leads him on? These are questions I’d like to understand. “
Don’t worry Jerry, these answers and more are available in one of the latest books to hit Miss Abigail’s bookshelf, called Understanding the Other Sex. It was written in 1956 by William C. Menninger, M.D. and I found it at the Book Thing in Baltimore. My latest trip earlier this month scored me a few other good books for the collection, found here.

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(Reuters) – Merck & Co’s (MRK.N) shares jumped almost 5 percent after the U.S. drugmaker reported better-than-expected quarterly results and released favorable data late Monday about the safety of its Januvia diabetes drug.
The second-largest U.S. drugmaker on Tuesday said it earned $953 million, or 33 cents per share, in the first quarter. That compared with $1.71 billion, or 57 cents per share, in the year earlier period.
Excluding special items, Merck earned 85 cents per share, well above the average analyst estimate of 75 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. The company incurred significantly higher costs related to acquisitions and divestitures, while having smaller tax benefits than a year ago.
Company sales fell 8 percent to $9.43 billion, but would have fallen only 3 percent if not for the stronger dollar. Sales topped Wall Street expectations of $9.07 billion, helped by hedging against foreign currency fluctuations.
Despite its strong first-quarter results, Merck only slightly raised its 2015 earnings forecast, to between $3.35 and $3.48 per share, excluding special items. It had forecast earnings of $3.32 to $3.47 per share.
Januvia sales rose 3 percent in the quarter to $884 million, while a related drug called Janumet rose 7 percent to $509 million.
Late on Monday, Merck said Januvia achieved the main goal of a long-awaited heart safety study according to preliminary results, which likely removed a cloud of uncertainty from its biggest product.
The Tecos study involved 14,724 patients with type 2 diabetes and a history of heart disease.
Januvia plus regular care led to no significant difference in a composite of time to the first cardiovascular-related death, non-fatal heart attack, non-fatal stroke, or unstable angina requiring hospitalization compared with usual care alone.
Significantly, there was no increase in hospitalization for heart failure in the Januvia group versus placebo. Analysts said that could give Januvia a leg up on rival drugs that have shown a potential heart failure connection.
Sales of Merck’s animal health products rose 2 percent to $829 million, but would have risen 13 percent if not for the stronger dollar.
“Overall, a solid Q1 with raised guidance,” Sanford Bernstein analyst Tim Anderson said of Merck’s report. Among large U.S. drugmakers, he said, only Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY.N) have raised their 2015 forecasts.
The two companies are leaders in immuno-oncology, drugs that harness the immune system to fight cancer.
(Reporting by Ransdell Pierson; Editing by Nick Zieminski)


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Taking advantage of near perfect conditions, Oak Harbor’s Gary Stuntz sailed to first place in the Round Whidbey Regatta Saturday, May 6.
Stuntz circumnavigated Whidbey Island in 12 hours and 18 minutes, edging Oak Harbor’s Larry Munns by just over two minutes.
Everett’s Tom Buus took third out of seven boats.
The race, which started just outside of Deception Pass at 8:30 a.m., was held under clear skies and featured fairly steady westerly winds of 12-20 knots.
The boats sailed down the west side of the island and returned up the east, finishing in Oak Harbor. The final boat completed the trip at 12:29 a.m. Sunday.

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Motorist gets six months jail for jumping 12 red lights in high-speed police chase
The man drove at more than 160kph, nearly causing five accidents
A motorist was sentenced to six months in jail for speeding and jumping more than a dozen red lights as he tried to outrun police in Sharjah.
Driving at more than 160kph, the Emirati motorist was arrested after a high-speed car chase that involved 10 police patrol vehicles. He also nearly caused five accidents as he tried to avoid arrest.
The Sharjah criminal court convicted the man on several counts including speeding, jumping red lights, reckless driving, endangering the lives of others and resisting arrest.
The co-passenger was acquitted of aiding and abetting the crime.
The incident happened in November last year.
A policeman first spotted the driver as he jumped a red light in Sharjah Industrial Area 2 and informed the authorities.
“They reported a speeding Prado heading towards Sharjah and being chased by a civilian car from Ajman Police’s criminal investigation department,” a Sharjah policeman told the judges.
“The car was going at more than 160kph and, while chasing it, the driver nearly caused three crashes and two run-over accidents.”
“Road construction prevented the other patrols from keeping up and caused the man to ram his car into the pavement. At that point I managed to come in front of his car.”
The policeman shot out the car’s back tyres, bringing it to a stop, and the motorist was arrested
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So I have started knitting and I am knitting my first prem beanie, I am wondering if there is any criteria that the donated knitted beanies have to pass for them to accept them or if they will accept them all??
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Make sure your stitching to finish it off is super tight as they'll have to wash them. I'd go for simple and a colour that isn't too out there, nothing fluro.
The first night my son was on CPAP a lovely nurse put donated booties on my son, I keep them in my handbag it was the greatest gift. Especially for a boy who couldn't keep his temp up.
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That is the colors so far but not as creamy looking?
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When I was young, I felt society expected me to be married and have several children by my mid-twenties. So when I approached her mid-30s as a single woman, I was ready for life as an unmarried woman.
Certainly becoming a reality 40 year old bride It wasn’t what I saw. In my mother’s circle of friends, it was common to say, “I thought you were already married!”
Looking back, my path of self-discovery as a single, independent woman helped me build a solid and secure relationship after meeting my partner at age 35. Career. While her husband pursued his love of art and music, I traveled solo in Europe, explored Australia, and even lived interstate. I owned my own home and established financial independence before we met.
My partner and I share many common interests, but there are also activities we enjoy separately. Don’t get me wrong, there are so many things we enjoy doing together: spending weekends apart, watching live music and sleazy comedy, eating great food, playing her board game. However, we agree that it is healthy for our relationship to have our own interests, charge away from each other, and maintain our independence.
My partner introduced me to the great outdoors through hiking and camping trips. I encouraged him to travel and learn new cultural experiences. He didn’t even have a passport before he met me. He came to the theater, but it’s not his duty, so he encourages him to go with his friends instead.
Similarly, I’ve dabbled in the world of Dungeons and Dragons, but I get very little FOMO when he plays a six-hour campaign without me.
A big factor in our relationship is trust. I go out and socialize, but 15 years soberI often left Thomas at the pub knowing he would come home safe and sound. I didn’t have to call or text him every half hour asking when I was coming home. The trust is mutual and I often catch up with friends and family without him, no questions asked.
A lot of that trust comes from keeping ourselves safe as individuals and finding each other later in life. We have spent time building mutual love and respect.
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You’re a writer, and you love your characters. Right? All of them. Equally. They’re like your children. So you have to love them. Don’t you?
Of course not. They’re not your real children, they’re your mind-babies, and you’re allowed to hate them.
That may seem like blasphemy, and maybe it is a little, but you yourself don’t like everyone you meet every day. At least I don’t. I’m fairly indifferent to most people, but some people, a few of them, I actively dislike, even if I don’t know them. Maybe especially if I don’t know them.
So how do you translate that real-world distaste to your fictional characters? I’ll tell you in this internet-friendly numbered list.
1. Make the Character a Traitor
For me, disloyalty is the worst. If I can write a scene with a character who even hints around at being a traitor, I’m down on them the rest of the story. No matter what else happens. It’s an easy drive for me then, as the writer, to put that character through the wringer. They deserve it, after all.
But what if the character is a bad guy, and she’s being disloyal to other bad guys? Then that makes her very, very interesting. But it doesn’t make me like her any better.
2. Make the Character Rude to Helpless People
I particularly hate this trait in real people, in my imaginary people it drives me crazy. People who are rude to wait staff, for instance, or to service workers. Rudeness is pointless and lazy.
It’s so easy to take a moment for kindness, and when your characters just can’t be bothered, even when they’re in a position of clear superiority, that’s grounds for hating them.
3. Make the Character a Hypocrite
Ooh… this really chaps my ass in real life. Like the TV preacher who expects his congregation to tithe to him, but who doesn’t give a single dime of his own to charity. The moral-values politician who’s cheating on his wife. The cocaine-addicted prosecutor who locks minor drug offenders away for years. Those assholes.
As despicable as this trait is in your character, if it’s hidden from other characters (at least at first), it’s also dramatic irony. And readers love, love, love dramatic irony.
4. Make the Character Cruel
This is related to, but different from making a character rude. Rudeness is usually just careless, but cruelty is calculating. You have to put effort and creativity into being cruel. The guy who pretends he’s going to give a homeless guy a sandwich only to hand over an empty paper bag is one cruel bastard.
In real life, cruelty is a serious character flaw that often comes from deep-seated emotional pain. Your character should have a reason for being cruel, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to like her any better because of it.
5. Make the Character a Weasel
Everybody knows a weasel. This is the guy who doesn’t have a position of his own, he just gives a ‘yes, and’ to what someone else says. The guy who can’t stand up straight because he has no backbone. The guy who’s in it for one person alone: himself.
I have to confess, weasels are fun to write. I usually just have to think about what I would do in any particular situation, then write the opposite and amp it up times five. Doesn’t make me like the character, but it does hold my interest.

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In September 1946, when he was twenty-four, Philip Larkin went to work as sub-librarian at University College, Leicester. Within three weeks he had met Monica Jones, a lecturer in the English Department. After three years they had become lovers. After another six months Larkin left Leicester for the library at Queen’s University, Belfast, where he stayed for five years, seeing Monica regularly but at widely-spaced intervals. In 1955 he was appointed Librarian at the University of Hull, and remained there for the last thirty years of his life. During this time he and Monica took annual holidays together, met at least once a month, wrote to each other and/or spoke on the telephone nearly every day. The relationship was in certain respects deeply troubled (by jealousies, by distance), and in others very happy. Monica was Larkin’s steadfast companion and his soul-mate. He dedicated The Less Deceived to her: it was the only collection of poems he dedicated to anyone.
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Prevention is key when aiming to reduce the plethora of lifestyle diseases we see throughout the community.
Prevention is key when aiming to reduce the plethora of lifestyle diseases we see throughout the community. Habits such as poor diet, binge drinking and smoking, take a significant toll on our bodies and health as a whole. Having a proactive approach to health has many benefits including early diagnosis and treatment, improved quality of life, reduced symptoms of stress and illness, and improved productivity and efficiency. In this article, we share some tips on how you can empower your employees to own their health.
Illness across businesses is a leading cause of absenteeism and can easily be prevented through proactive health initiatives. It is crucial for individuals to monitor and manage their health on an ongoing basis before ailments develop into illness or chronic disease.
Health checks and vaccinations are an easy way to promote a preventative approach to health, but lifestyle choices and health education also play a very important role. By promoting health literacy, individuals are able to understand why the need for an active, healthy lifestyle is essential for maintaining good health in the long term.
Lastly, an unhealthy workforce affects your business’ bottom line. Chronically sick employees become a cost due to absence, medical expenses and their loss of productivity whilst at work. Taking a strategic approach to employee health yields increased productivity, reduced costs and improved morale. A healthy workforce is also more productive, has lower absence rates, less sickness and a higher contribution to organisation success.
Providing your staff with helpful and educational health information on a variety of health and lifestyle topics can easily encourage positive behavioural change. You can do this by providing health flyers around the break rooms, sending out resources via email or talking about current health topics in team meetings.
For the best results, we recommend launching a health campaign that catches the attention of your staff, encouraging a healthy habit change. Ask us about our Corporate Health Challenges.
Once your staff are educated around some key health concerns, encourage and support sustainable change. It can be daunting for individuals to make changes to daily habits and takes a significant amount of time and consistency. Research suggests that new behaviours only become a habit after 66 days on average and can often take longer (Lally, Jaarsveld, Potts and Wardle, 2009). Support your employees by helping them take the first step to better health, and encouraging healthy habits on a day-to-day basis across the workplace.
If you are looking to transform employee health across your organisation, you must have a strategy. There is no one size fits all solution to employee health, so your strategy must be tailored to your business and what will work best for your employees.
Reflect on the current physical and mental health profile of your business. Make sure that you do not just include ‘nice things to do’ that will simply be fun at the time but yield no tangible results for the long-term. Instead, try to focus on initiatives that can show long term benefits to the organisation and a return on investment. Use data and organisational goals to inform your strategy. Contact us to learn more about the SiSU Company Health Profile.
To make sustainable health changes, the change must be transferable from within the workplace to the personal lives of your employees. Encourage basic lifestyle improvement workshops such as nutrition workshops, or information on how to stop smoking.
Encouraging transferable knowledge and lifestyle changes will keep your employees educated and engaged within and outside the workplace.
Get the most out of your health initiatives by sending calendar reminders to staff prior to the health initiative or event and keep your health news front of mind. If staff have a notification in their calendar to remind them a SiSU Health Station is onsite over the course of a week, employees will be more likely to make the effort to come into the office over that period.
If you would like a healthier, more productive workplace with higher morale it is essential to be led by a team that is committed to better health. If an employee believes their employer genuinely cares about them, they will love working there and will be loyal to the business. By empowering your employees to own their health, you are creating a culture of preventative care. The more your business talks about health, the more likely it will be for your employees to embrace it. Small incremental changes in employee health will grow to be significant changes over a longer period.
Lally P, Jaarsveld C, Potts H and Wardle J, 2009, ‘How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world’, European Journal of Social Psychology.
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Groundhog Day in Abu Dhabi as Nadal and Federer battle it out yet again
Saturday 01 January 2011
If they did not get on so well, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal would surely be sick of the sight of one another by now.
By the time the first main tour event of 2011 gets under way in Brisbane tomorrow, the game's two leading men will have played one another three times since they brought down the curtain on the 2010 season, when Federer beat Nadal in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London.
Having met in Zurich and Madrid in pre-Christmas charity matches, the Swiss and the Spaniard will play each other again today in the final of an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi.
In yesterday's semi-finals, into which they both had byes, Federer beat Robin Soderling 6-7, 6-3, 6-3, while Nadal overcame Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-4. The world's two top-ranked players will be seeded to meet again in the finals of next week's Qatar Open in Doha and the Australian Open in Melbourne, which begins in 16 days.
The players ranked No 3 and No 4 in the world will prepare for the year's first Grand Slam event by playing in the Hopman Cup, a mixed team tournament which begins in Perth today.
Andy Murray will again team up with Laura Robson, while Novak Djokovic will partner Ana Ivanovic to represent Serbia.
Murray and Robson play their first match on Monday against Italy, with the former facing Potito Starace and the latter playing Francesca Schiavone, the French Open champion.
With no ranking points available in Perth, Murray could find himself ousted from the No 4 position in the build-up to the Australian Open for the second year in succession.
Soderling, the world No 5, will swap places with Murray if he wins the title in Brisbane, where he is the top seed ahead of Andy Roddick.
Losing the No 4 ranking before Melbourne led to Murray playing Nadal as early as the quarter-finals last year.
Roddick, who is the defending champion in Brisbane, is raring to go again after recovering from glandular fever. The American says he is feeling fit for the first time for more than six months.
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Growing plants does not always require the use of soil. Hydroponics is a type of gardening that involves the use of water or some other type of non-soil medium. Hydroponic gardening offers a variety of benefits, including a sterile environment, the ability to grow more plants in less space and greater output. You have the ability to control the environment with hydroponic gardens. Before you go shopping for all the materials that you need from a hydroponic store, it is important that you are aware of the most helpful hydroponics gardening tips that will allow you to have the greatest yield.

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So, everyone knows that Dracula is the most awesome vampire ever in English literature. And before anyone dares to mention Ed Cullen, I should point out that he fails to qualify both in terms of “awesome” and indeed “literature.” 😛 I actually have a niggling problem with Dracula though: it is this –
Dracula represents the fear of the outsider – fear of the foreigner. As a rich man he also represents the poor man’s fear that the upper classes are screwing him over. Given that he attempts to steal Jonathan Harker’s fiancée, he represents the fear of every man, that some stranger is giving your woman a far better time than you could possibly hope to achieve. He is, not to put to fine a point on it, Castration Anxiety personified.
Count Dracula is thus a perfect monster, but what he is not is a character. I say this because Dracula is aristocratic, rich, owns vast tracts of land, has a coterie of sexy lady Vampires with whom to share his enormous castle, and can snack on any of the local peasants whenever he feels hungry. Yet nowhere in Bram Stoker’s original novel is there any explanation as to why he would want to give all of this up, and move to Whitby – of all places!
Francis Ford Coppola sensed this fundamental flaw in the novel which is why he invented a back-story for Dracula for his film, namely that the Count was searching for his lost love. Given that she was played by Winona Ryder, he could have just done this by staying in Transylvania and following police-reports and in-store CCTV footage!
But was this what Bram Stoker originally intended? I mean about searching for a lost love, not about Winona Ryder, obviously. I discussed my concerns about Dracula with my fellow members of the Illuminati in the pub one afternoon. After recounting all the details to them, I asked: “So why would he want to move to Whitby?”
Inspiration seized one of my drinking companions. “They do nice fish and chips there!” he said.
“What?” I replied.
“They do nice fish and chips in Whitby! That’s why Count Dracula upped and moved to Yorkshire.”
So there you have it! For all the delights that rural Carpathia has to offer, the one thing that they have not is tasty battered (locally sourced) cod with chunky chips served with le purée de petit pois. I must say that given that I like a Fish Supper every once in a while – as well as liking Fish & Chips – I can to a certain extent sympathise with the old Count!
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While not directly relevant magically, I feel some of what you said works with respect to the historical dracula as well. Forgive the economic/political nature but you may find this of interest I read this today: http://mises.org/daily/6244/The-Economics-of-Dracula
At last you have answered a question I have pondered for years! Thanks
You’re welcome! 🙂


What is the cause of the noise from the wiper?
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Many customers have reported that when the weather is cold, the wiper will make a loud noise, and when the vehicle is driving for a while, it will be better if you brush a few more times. So what is the reason for this?
When the temperature is lowered, the rubber will harden and the wiper will produce an abnormal sound.
Everyone knows that the rubber strip is made of rubber, and the rubber will harden at low temperatures. Low-temperature hardening is it’s characteristic. Rubber is a high-molecular polymer with high elasticity. In winter, the hardness of the elastic polymer material will increase. Just like the principle of thermal expansion and contraction, the polymer constituting the rubber shrinks so badly that it shrinks to a mass. The molecular chain is no longer soft, so it feels harder to touch.
Wait for the car to start, brush a few more times, the temperature will come up, the strip will return to elasticity, and naturally, there will be no noise.
When the temperature is lowered, the rubber may also adhere to the windshield, the friction becomes larger, and noise is generated. When the car is driving, the temperature will rise, the windshield and the rubber will be separated, the friction will become smaller, and the noise will be gone.
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