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One of the much awaited films of recent times has to be the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, titled PM Narendra Modi. Starring Vivek Oberoi, the film directed by Omung Kumar went on floors this year itself in January. The makers completed the film at a lightning speed and everyone is surprised that it is ready a...
The casting of Vivek Oberoi as Modi led to some funny reactions. A section of netizens digged out a picture of the real Narendra Modi flying kite with superstar Salman Khan somewhere in 2014. Knowing the enmity or rather the cold war between Salman and Vivek since almost 15-16 years, people asked in lighter vein if the...
Those expecting recreation of Salman-Modi episode however need not be that disheartened. The team of the film today announced that two songs have recreated in their film. And one of the tracks is ‘Suno Gaur Se Duniya Walon’, a film from the 1997 unfinished film Dus. It starred none other than Salman Khan along with San...
The other song taken in the film is ‘Ishwar Allah’ from the 1999 partition saga 1947: Earth, starring Aamir Khan, Nandita Das and Rahul Khanna. The team of the film had to make this announcement of the songs used in PM Narendra Modi after an unexpected controversy arose yesterday. Lyricist Javed Akhtar tweeted yesterda...
Mujhe hairat hai apana naam pm narendra Modi film me dekh karr , Maine aisi kisi film me koi gaana nahi likha hai ..
For those Democrats who are obsessed with “electability” and convinced prying northeastern-midwestern states from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin away from Donald Trump is the only way to beat him, veteran Ohio congressman Tim Ryan’s announcement of his candidacy could be great news. For others, he may simply look like yet a...
There is no question Ryan comes out of central casting for a candidate aiming strictly at white working-class men in places very much like his own base of Youngstown, Ohio, where he apprenticed with the famously eccentric but consistently bitter enemy of economic globalism James Traficant. (A bribery conviction landed ...
More recently Ryan has brought his views on cultural issues more or less into line with his party’s Zeitgeist (splitting with the National Rifle Association after the Newtown massacre of 2012, and declaring himself “pro-choice” in 2015). But he annoyed many traditional liberals (and feminists, too) with an abrasive 201...
As someone who was bullish on Sherrod Brown's chances, I'd be somewhat bullish on Ryan as well—he has a more liberal voting record than you'd think for someone from a district that has quickly gone from blue to purple-ish—but I think his stance against Pelosi will hurt him.
For that matter, Ryan may be counting on Joe Biden to decide against running, or to fade in the heat of the scrutiny he’s undergoing. In theory at least, if Joe Says No, then Ryan could compete with Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg for the mantle of Authentic Midwesterner Who Gets It, and partisans transfixed by fear o...
Ryan purportedly also wants to go after the “yoga vote,” according to one report. He wrote a book in 2012 called “A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit,” which includes chapters on “how mindfulness can improve performance and build resi...
In 2018 FiveThirtyEight staffers discussed what exactly the “yoga vote” might actually look like electorally and concluded it’d rely on suburban white women riled up over Trump. Ryan might see a path to victory by appealing both to working class voters and those women who fueled the Democrats’ 2018 midterm victories in...
We’ll see soon enough how well that goes over in Iowa. But for now, the one thing we know is that Ryan has expanded the official Democratic 2020 field to 17 and counting.
There are countless reasons why an individual may require a professional headshot — applying for a new position, a recent promotion at your current place of employment or being appointed to the board of a nonprofit organization are among the top reasons. But whatever the reason, it’s always best to be prepared with bot...
“A professional headshot is often your first opportunity to make a positive impression,” said Elizabeth Snyder, owner of Elizabeth Snyder Photography, LLC of Grand Island. “Some companies are now requiring a profile image along with a resume at an in-person interview, so planning in advance is key. And in today’s ‘self...
While anyone can take a headshot, a professional photographer will make sure that the photo is taken in the correct light, at the most flattering angle and with the proper equipment.
• Meet prospective photographers in person to make sure you are both on the same page regarding your photography needs. Topics to discuss may include wardrobe, background, jewelry, hair, makeup, personality and crop. If a face-to-face meeting is not possible, insist on an in-depth Skype or telephone interview.
• Your photographer should have a portfolio of past work to show off the different personalities and types of headshots that he or she has taken in the past. If these portraits do not “wow” you, move on to a better fit for your style or brand.
• Headshot sessions can take anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours, depending on your needs. Your photographer should guide you comfortably through several different poses in order to give you a high-quality final gallery to choose from.
Elizabeth Snyder Photography offers a unique experience in headshot photography that includes a free consultation to discuss wardrobe, hair, makeup, etc. On our portrait day, you will receive “VIP” treatment that includes beverages, snacks and a one-of-a-kind personalized photo shoot with complementary hair and makeup ...
After your photo session, you will meet again to see all of your professionally retouched images beautifully displayed in print. Each print purchased will also come with a digital file for you to share and use however you’d like.
“Put away the selfie stick, stand out from the crowd and show that you take your career seriously,” said Snyder. For more information, please call 812-1009 or visit www.elizabethsnyderphotography.com. You can also follow Elizabeth Snyder Photography on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ciaobellaphotgraphy for frequent updat...
A 2016 report on expanding electric buses in Winnipeg provides a realistic path for the city and the province to start taking concrete action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Too often we hear politicians give lip service to the issue of reducing emissions with platitudes and grandiose schemes that often amount to little or no reductions in GHGs.
One of those “plans” by the Pallister government is to bring in a $25-tonne carbon tax on Sept. 1, which will do nothing to reduce carbon emissions. The carbon tax translates into a 5.3-cent per litre gas tax at the pumps, a price change that will not alter driver behaviour. Instead, the new tax will simply become a re...
There are concrete, common-sense steps governments can take, though, to reduce emissions. Further electrifying Winnipeg Transit’s fleet of diesel buses is one of them. Transit has been testing four battery-pack electric buses since 2014 and the results have exceeded expectations in terms of reliability and cost.
A report by a joint task force completed in July 2016, which government had refused to release, recommends adding 12 to 20 new electric buses to Transit’s fleet. The upfront capital costs would be about $5.9 million more than purchasing 12 diesel buses. However, with operational savings, the cost would be reduced to ab...
Keep in mind, the report — which government finally released Monday after the Winnipeg Sun obtained a copy of it and released its results over the weekend — is already somewhat outdated.
Battery technology continues to develop rapidly. And the travel range for electric buses being produced today — expected to increase from about 325 kilometres in 2018 to 500 kilometres in 2019 on a single charge — is growing every year. The lower the battery costs and the longer the range — which reduces the cost of in...
The province and Transit have to take the next step. Many of the questions around electric buses can’t be answered until the next phase of implementation produces real-life data and information to inform subsequent planning.
What we need now is for the city and the province to take the next step in what is a very doable and common-sense plan. The technology is there and it’s been proven. It’s time now for politicians to move from platitudes and rhetoric to concrete action.
The online service gives young people between the ages of 11 and 18 (up to 19th birthday) unlimited access to professional online counsellors along with moderated forums, self-help materials and a mood journal, where they can record their thoughts and feelings.
Access is free of the typical barriers to support. There are no waiting lists, thresholds or cost and it’s completely anonymous.
Public Health Dorset’s Head of Programmes Jo Wilson said: “We know that around one in ten young people are experiencing mental health issues. It’s important that those who need help, can get the support when and where they need it.
Kooth has been commissioned by Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Dorset Healthcare, Dorset County Council, Bournemouth Borough Council and the Borough of Poole.
Al-Tyrric Harrell said he found used heroin needles in the hallway outside the Syracuse apartment he rented for his family – partner Tara Nerau and their two toddlers.
The hallway door had been kicked in. The heat wouldn’t come on. They put sticky traps down low to catch the mice and up high to catch the drainflies. Then, the toilet broke.
But the biggest health threat at the house on Bellevue Avenue is one the tenants did not see and the city is powerless to fix: The two children are being poisoned by lead paint.
Two-year-old Mala-Khi’s blood lead level skyrocketed in just four months in the new apartment. Little sister Brenda, who just turned one, has also been exposed to lead paint, a routine doctor’s visit discovered in November.
Paint flakes from the baseboard just inches from the toddlers’ toys. Every time the couple puts a fan in the window, it blows invisible paint dust into their babies’ mouths.
The other problems can be exterminated, swept away or avoided before anyone gets hurt.
But lead paint poisoning causes irreversible brain damage in children.
Harrell and Nerau discovered what hundreds of poor families in Syracuse have known for years: The government offices that touch their lives don’t use their collective clout to demand that homes with kids are safe.
Not only does Onondaga County let a family live in a lead-contaminated home, it pays half the rent. The faceless paper corporation that owns the Bellevue Avenue apartment continued to receive rent from one arm of county government, while another county office cited it for lead violations. A third county office has mill...
A combination of county, state and federal funds pay half the rent on the Bellevue Avenue apartment. But the county does not require lead inspections and the state says that’s OK. The city has no lead inspectors and no money to hire any.
The Onondaga County Social Services Department paid $22 million to 2,500 landlords to house about 13,000 low-income people in the last year. None of those homes were inspected for lead paint before the tenants moved in, according to the staff members who manage the program.
“I don’t think it’s ever been part of the process,” said Cheryl Tompkins, who supervises active Temporary Assistance cases for Onondaga County.
Social Services Commissioner Sarah Merrick said the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance has instructed the county to allow clients to live where they want without creating an extra burden. Asking the landlord to undergo an inspection would create that kind of extra burden, she said.
An OTDA spokesman confirmed this practice.
Merrick believes there would have to be a new state law in order to start inspecting properties in advance.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, who used his influence to help Syracuse win back its HUD money, said he would look into the issue carefully.
“They should absolutely inspect for lead. We shouldn’t let people, especially with young children, move into these kinds of apartments until they know if there’s lead and there’s some plan to get them out,” Schumer said Friday when told about the practice in Onondaga County.
As many as one of every four children tested in 2017 in Harrell’s West Side neighborhood had at least 5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood – the danger threshold set by the Centers for Disease Control. At least 600 children in Syracuse were infected last year, adding new cases to the generations of children pois...
It is hard for a tenant to know which agency to call for help.
Harrell called the city of Syracuse with the long list of complaints. There is no law on the books in Syracuse that requires landlords to clean up lead paint. The city’s code inspectors look for peeling paint, which can help; but they do not test the paint for lead.
The Onondaga County Health Department tests for lead paint after a child has been poisoned or upon request.
Another agency within county government has federal HUD money to fix up houses, but Harrell’s landlord has not applied, said Martin Skahen, director of Onondaga County Community Development.
The county’s social services department pays half of Harrell’s rent. He drives a taxi at night to pay the rest of the $850 a month.
When he chose the apartment last summer, Harrell said, he went downtown to the social services office to apply for help.
Unlike other types of subsidized housing he’s lived in, Harrell said, no one from the county visited the apartment before his family moved in.
The agency has a form that ask landlords to volunteer the condition of walls, floors, carpets, electrical outlets and windows. But the exercise is more like recording the existing damage on a rental car than an activity that protects the health and safety of the tenants. Only about 200 landlords fill out the form. The ...
If the family lived in an apartment subsidized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, an inspector would have been required to visit and inspect for deteriorating paint. Because there are children under six in a house built before 1978, it would have to be inspected annually, a HUD spokeswoman said.
Mala-Khi is a gentle child who has learned a lot of letters and numbers for his age. But he no longer wants to sit down and listen to a story, his mother said.
He moves swiftly through a room, chasing his sister with a Halloween mask, then moving on to blocks, then to trucks.
“He would rather run around the room and play or fight than sit down and read a book or play with numbers,” she said.
Sometimes he is inconsolable. He won’t be told no.
In four months, Mala-Khi’s blood lead level increased from 3.3 micrograms per deciliter of blood to 10.4, medical records show.
Brenda tested just under 5 micrograms.
The doctor told the family there is little they can do to stop the lead from poisoning their bodies. The doctor suggested feeding the children calcium-rich milk, yogurt and leafy greens. Lead competes with calcium in the body and it’s better for the body to absorb the calcium than the metal. Vitamin C also helps stop l...
The doctor also suggested the family never dust and instead clean surfaces with wet cloths, she said.
The health department ordered the landlord to clean up the apartment in September after an inspection detected dangerous levels of lead in the living room, bedrooms, bathroom, dining room and the door frames, porches and car port outside, records show.
The house at 1216 Bellevue Ave. is owned by a limited liability company called Blake Global with a mailing address in a 12-story high rise on James Street, according to property records. It is common in Syracuse - and presents a challenge for government officials - for landlords to operate under anonymous company names...
Blake Global bought the house from another limited liability company in February for $35,000.
Mike Hemmer, of Infisium Properties in Syracuse, said he is the property manager. He declined to name the owners of the limited liability company on record as the owners.
Hemmer said his contractors have tried to fix the problem, but the tenants have not responded to his phone calls to set a time. The work is about 85 percent done, he said.
“We take lead paint violations very seriously,” he said.
Harrell said the landlord sent someone over to paint over the problem areas.
That is the most affordable remedy and can be acceptable by health department standards, if done correctly.
The family went to the mall while the men painted. They came home to find the two front windows had been painted shut. The tops of the interior doorways had shiny new coats of paint. Some areas above an interior archway had been patched.
But paint still chipped from the baseboards along the floor, where the children play, and other walls and ceilings throughout the apartment.
Harrell used a home testing kit provided by Syracuse.com to see if the old lead paint was still exposed. He dipped a cotton swab in the solution, then rubbed it on the chipped paint under the window. Within seconds, the swab turned from white to black, indicating that lead is present.
A few days later, the apartment failed another inspection by the health department, records show.
Last week, a second home test kit provided by Syracuse.com showed levels of lead still present nearly three months after it was called to the landlord’s attention.
Eventually, the landlord will be ordered to attend a hearing and could be fined. At that point, the health department would send an email to the social services staff to ask them to stop paying the rent.
Harrell and Nerau are looking for another place to live, but they say it isn’t easy to find enough space at an affordable price. The family lived in a hotel for a year before finding the apartment on Bellevue Avenue, he said.
As he drives a taxi through Syracuse, Harrell now notices the chipped paint on porches and houses all around him.
He also notices the new upscale student housing being built around Syracuse University and the hospitals.
“They’re building all this student housing, but they’re not concerned about the old ones,” Harrell said. “That’s a lot of kids who can’t become doctors now in Syracuse.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the landlord owed taxes on 1216 Bellevue Avenue. The taxes were paid on time. The story has been corrected.
The CVT gearbox is expensive; in the case of the Elite i20, you have to pay Rs 1.05 lakh extra over a manual. The AMT gearbox doesn’t cost much, in the Vitara Brezza, you have to pay Rs 50,000 extra over a manual.
A continuously variable transmission (CVT), also called single-speed or pulley transmission.
The Elite i20 is one of Hyundai’s most successful cars. Since it was launched in 2014, the car has consistently recorded monthly sales of about 10,000 units. Its direct competitors are Maruti Suzuki Swift and Baleno. The all-new Elite i20 was launched at Auto Expo 2018, and now the company has given it the CVT gearbox ...
A continuously variable transmission (CVT), also called single-speed or pulley transmission, is an automatic transmission that can change gears seamlessly through a continuous range of effective gear ratios. The result is that, to the driver, there is absolutely no ‘feel’ of the engine shifting gears.
Which engine is it mated to?
In the Elite i20, it’s available only with the petrol engine, and in two trims—Magna Executive and Asta. One of the reasons is that the CVT gearbox is expensive, so mating it to an already expensive diesel engine will take the sticker price of the car too high.
How does the lever look?
The gear-lever has four slots: ‘P’ for parking, ‘R’ for reverse, ‘N’ for neutral and ‘D’ for drive. The engine will start only if the gear-lever is in the ‘N’ or ‘P’ modes, and the brake pedal is pressed. You can also shift the CVT to manual mode—by pushing the lever to either ‘+’ or ‘-’ modes.
The 1.2-litre Kappa Dual VTVT petrol engine, producing 82bhp of power and 115Nm of torque, has a linear power delivery. At any engine speed if you floor the accelerator pedal, the CVT gearbox helps the car accelerate quite nicely. There is absolutely no shift jerk and the drive is as smooth as it can get. NVH (noise, v...
The Magna Executive CVT is priced Rs 7.05 lakh, which is Rs 1.05 lakh more than the manual Magna Executive (Rs 6 lakh). While the CVT is an ideal choice for a hassle-free driving, you do have to pay a substantial amount. The drive experience, as they say, is priceless.
The Vitara Brezza is Maruti Suzuki’s first compact SUV and one of its blockbuster vehicles. It has sold about 3 lakh units since launch two years ago. Its average monthly sales are over 12,300 units, and the top variants (Z and Z+) contribute to 56% of total sales. Recently, the company gave it the AMT gearbox option.

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