| Punjab, Tata Motors to set up driving school
New Delhi: The Punjab government and Tata Motors will set up a driving training institute in Muktsar at a cost of Rs.125 million that will help youngsters secure jobs as skilled drivers.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in the national capital Tuesday in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Tata Motors managing director Ravi Kant.
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EU bid to freeze out patio heaters
They have only been popular in the UK for little more than a decade, but patio heaters could become history if MEPs vote to ban them today. The EU parliament is expected to back a resolution requiring the use of appliances with low energy efficiency to be phased out. Patio heaters are specifically targeted in the motion, which calls on the EU to act urgently and introduce minimum standards for energy efficiency on such appliances as air-conditioning, television "decoder" boxes and light bulbs. It also calls for the abolition of stand-by mode on electrical appliances. If the ban comes into effect and is enforced, it could cost pubs, restaurants and caterers in the UK up to £250m in lost revenue per year. The use of outdoor heaters increased with the new UK smoking ban, as well as growing use at home as garden accessories for the British summer.
Students can now carry plastic for purchases at Severn School
There are 585 students in grades six through 12 at Severn, an independent private college-preparatory day school in Severna Park. Since the beginning of February, about 80 students have enrolled in the card program. which is optional, Mrs. Pinnix Fish said. The card bears the student's name, identification number, photo and a bar code. It can be clipped to a lanyard. Currently, a separate photo identification card is given to all students. Mrs. Pinnix Fish said she loves the new system. "We're the first school in the area to offer this service in our cafeteria and bookstore," she said. "From a control standpoint, it's a good thing not to be carrying cash. It's a service we can offer to our students and their families." The program was not cheap.
Villa-O: From conception to opening night
The polished and repolished honey-brown mahogany glows. Waiters obsessively straighten sky-blue napkins and fluff throw pillows with nautical flags. From the white-tiled kitchen comes the thud-thud-thud of cooks pounding veal chops. Nearby, two bartenders quietly cut limes into quarter-inch slices and remove caps from liquor bottles, preparing to fill orders. And then, the customer orders a limontini. A server, in a solemn and solicitous voice, explains the problem: The orange and lemon slices have only been soaking in the vodka a few days. It will take a week for the spirits to be fully infused. Until then, the cocktail will fall flat. But the customer isn't buying the explanation. You're either ready to open or you're not ready to open, he snarls.
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