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However, the same could not be said for the jewellery sale, which failed to find much favour with the buyers on Dussehra.
The automobile sector saw brisk business with passenger car and MUV segment registering 30 per cent rise in the sale.
Even motorcycle and scooter segments recorded 80 per cent hike in the sale on Dussehra this year as compared to the sales last year. The jewellery sales, just like last year, stayed flat.
According to sources, the automobile sector, which had been reeling under slowdown for the past two-three years, witnessed a 35 per cent rise in the sale of passenger cars and Multi-Utility Vehicle (MUV) segments with sales rising from 450 units on Dussehra day last year to 600 units valued at Rs 30 crore this year.
The passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki reportedly sold around 250 units through its three outlets in the city, while rest of the units were from Hyundai, Ford, Chevrolet, Honda, Toyota, Skoda, Mahindra & Mahindra and others.
Around six units of luxury cars from Mercedes Benz and Audi amounting to Rs 3.5 crore were sold out in the city on Dussehra.
Around 2,200 motorcycles and scooters worth around Rs 13.5 crore were sold on Thursday, against the sale of 1,200 units on Dussehra last year.
Hero MotoCorp alone sold 1,200 units, while rest of the units were sold by Honda Motorcycles, Bajaj Auto, Mahindra & Mahindra, TVS motor, Suzuki, Yamaha and others, the sources told TOI.
There are total 5,000 small and large jewellery showrooms across the district, including 1,000 shops in the limit of the Nashik Municipal Corporation. There alone close to 250 shops at the major jewellery market Saraf Bazaar in the city.
Speaking to TOI, Rajendra Odhekar, president of Nashik Jewellers’ Association, said, “There had been no rise in gold jewellery business on Dasara. The ratio of business of both gold ornaments and bars was 50:50.”
BRING out the popcorn, there’s a fight on WhatsApp.
Yesterday, in one of my many WhatsApp groups, a Sabahan Datuk from a prominent political family called an opposition politician a coward.
The politician retaliated instantly with a 908-word message, accusing the Datuk of being a traitor to Sabahans.
It’s at times like this that I say a silent “thank you” to whoever included me in a must-read WhatsApp group.
Currently, that particular WhatsApp group is my favourite. Many of its members are the who’s who of Sabah, with a sprinkling of prominent Sarawakians. The main topic of discussion is Borneonisation.
Nowadays, if I don’t check my WhatsApp for an hour, there will be at least a thousand unread messages. That’s what happens when you are included in a few dozen WhatsApp groups.
Previously, because I’m a polite and curious person, I would speed-read all the messages. But I’ve realised it would take me at least one hour to read all of them.
Now I only read my must-read WhatsApp groups (for example, the Star Online group consisting of my colleagues and my family group consisting of people who share the same father and mother as me).
Other must-read groups are the ones that act as stress relievers. There you can be yourself and talk with people you are comfortable with.
For example, Barang Naik, one of my favourite chat groups, helps us to forget about the sometimes harsh reality of life.
But some of my former must-read WhatsApp groups have become just noise.
For example, at first it was refreshing to be part of the group which discussed how to unite the Kadazandusun community in one political party.
Some in the group missed the good old days of Parti Bersatu Sabah led by Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan that ruled Sabah from 1985 to 1994. Back then, all (or almost all) the Kadazandusun-majority seats were won by the party.
I found it politically stimulating to discuss how to unite the Momoguns (inhabitants, which some Kadazandusun want to be called as they hope that word “original people” will unite the community). However, a year later I found that the conversation had become iri om iri (Kadazandusun word for “the same thing”).
It was as if the group was stuck in the late 1980s, discussing the issue to death.
If I cut and pasted all of my messages from that group, I could probably write a thesis on why the Kadazandusun community could never ever be united as a political entity.
There’s never a day without someone fighting on one of my WhatsApp groups.
Either that, or someone angrily quitting the group. Usually this person will be reinvited, participate actively and then will suddenly get angry and quit the group again a few weeks later.
Have you noticed that in a WhatsApp group with more than 50 members, there is always someone whom you don’t know, who is either drunk, on drugs or just toxic? This person is verbally abusive in his messages.
I’ve learnt never to argue with such a person as, to paraphrase George Bernard Shaw, when you wrestle with a pig, you get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.
There are also characters who will choke you with their baseless opinions. They tend to make unsubstantiated statements, and when you contradict them backed with facts, they then dig themselves deeper into their “baseless” hole.
There will also be two characters in a big WhatsApp group who are great rivals. They remind me of a quote in the movie Unbreakable starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson.
“Now that we know who you are… I know who I am. I’m not a mistake! It all makes sense. In a comic, you know how you can tell who the arch villain’s going to be? He’s the exact opposite of the hero, and most times they’re friends, like you and me,” villain Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), whose bones break easily, told David Dunn (Bruce Willis), who possesses superhuman powers.
The two rivals will dominate the group with their personal attacks against each other. Sometimes when I’m in the mood, I take out the popcorn and watch.
But the attacks have become recycled and I get bored after awhile.
Since I can’t cope with my many WhatsApp groups, I have politely declined invitations from personal friends to be part of their group.
For example, I have begged, “please, please don’t include me” to my former best friend who wanted me to be part of her ex-school mate group.
She kind of took my not wanting to be included somewhat personally.
To my ex-classmates from Stella Maris primary school, La Salle secondary school (both in Tanjung Aru, Sabah), Prime College and Sunway College, “I’m sorry, I really don’t have the time to chat with you all.
“If you want to chat with me, WhatsApp me personally. Thanks.”
I hope they understand that I don’t want to end up practically living in WhatsApp.
Plus, sometimes it is tiresome to chase after fake news shared in the social messaging app.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — One of the world’s most polluted capitals, New Delhi, closed a major stretch of a road to private cars for a few hours Thursday, hoping to give its citizens a brief breath of fresh air by observing a car-free day.
Only public transport was allowed on the road from Old Delhi to the doorstep of Parliament.
The city’s top elected official, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues, led hundreds of cyclists as they pedaled the route to encourage people to use public transport.
“All of us have to do our bit to decongest the roads and to reduce pollution. People should leave their cars and start using public transport and bicycles,” Kejriwal said as he prepared to lead the cyclists.
Although the event covered only a six-kilometer (4-mile) stretch, many people hailed the government’s effort as a first step to clean the city’s heavily polluted air.
“Even though it’s only for a few hours, it’s a very good start. We have to get people thinking about the harm air pollution is doing to our health,” said Sunil Kumar, an environmental activist who cycled to the event.
Others said closing just one road for five hours would not make a dent in the heavy, particulate-ridden air in the capital.
Delhi’s Transport Minister Gopal Rai said the idea was change peoples’ mindsets about using public transport.
“We want to encourage people to use buses, the metro, rickshaws and other public transport so that pollution levels can be brought down in Delhi,” Rai told reporters.
The sources of New Delhi’s air pollution are numerous — from the burning of agricultural fields of neighboring farmland states to the smoking factories and brick kilns on the city’s outskirts. Another major cause is blamed on crude cooking stoves fueled by burning biomass, kerosene or cow dung in villages around Delhi.
And car ownership is climbing rapidly in the country of 1.2 billion, up from 20 million in 1991 to 140 million in 2011. It is expected to reach 400 million by 2030.
There has been increasing evidence that the city’s dirty air is also affecting health, making Indians more susceptible to heart disease and cancer that are caused or exacerbated by air pollution, with the World Health Organization saying air pollution kills more than 627,000 in India each year.
Traffic was sparse in the rest of the city Thursday on account of the Hindu festival of Dussehra. Schools, colleges, businesses and government offices were closed and most people stayed home.
Suicide rates among young men have been branded a “national scandal” following the tragic death of John Moores student Liam Fletcher.
Liam, 21, from Belle Vale, was discovered on Monday, with his mum Pauline telling the ECHO he had taken his own life.
She spoke to the ECHO in the hope that her “beautiful” son’s untimely death may prompt other young men battling mental illness to seek the support they need before it is too late.
His death today prompted Wavertree MP Luciana Berger, the shadow mental health minister, to label suicide rates among young men a “national scandal”.
The Labour MP has called for more to be urgently done to tackle illnesses such as depression.
She said: “The tragic and untimely death of Liam Fletcher reminds us just how much further we need to go to address mental health not just in Liverpool but across the country as a whole.
“It is a national scandal that suicide is the biggest killer of men aged 15-49. Our mental health services are struggling to cope with the growing demand and professionals are under increasing pressure.
“One of the biggest challenges is the stigma that still surrounds mental illness. We must do more to ensure that people feel comfortable talking about mental health and can come forward to get the help they need.
“The Government must translate their rhetoric into reality and make mental health the urgent priority it needs to be.”
The grieving family of Liam, a popular Liverpool John Moores University student, said earlier this week he will be dearly missed by those he has left behind.
Pauline, 47, said: “Liam was the most beautiful boy who was a kind grandson, brother and son. His family will miss him deeply and we will never get over the loss he leaves behind.
“Liam felt this was his only option. When people are really struggling mentally they don’t think straight and don’t feel they can talk about it.
“We want more to be done to address mental health in young men who feel they can’t talk to anyone about what it is they are going through.
“We just hope Liam’s death is not in vain and if someone out there, reading this, is struggling with their mental health – we hope they will go and get the support out there.
“We hope, by talking about this, that some of the stigma around mental health might be broken down.”
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First Survivor of a Recorded Blood Potassium Level of Zero: ‘Little Man’ sets world record (VIDEO)
MADISON, AL, USA — During a hospital stay for suspected ingestion of a neurological toxin, Little Man, a ten-year-old male domestic housecat, (owner Jonny Payne) was not expected to survive; his initial blood tests revealed several problems, one of which was a potassium level of “0.0.” – such a low potassium level is considered “incompatible with life; after a full day of additional potassium added to his IV fluids bag, Little Man’s blood potassium increased and within two days, his potassium level was back within the normal range, setting a new world record as the First Survivor of a Recorded Blood Potassium Level of Zero, according to the World Record Academy.
Photo: “It’s important to note that every picture and every video I’ve sent to you for all three of Little Man’s world records were taken AFTER his recovery. Yes, he was awesome.” Jonny Payne pays tribute to his cat, Little Man, in his book “Mighty Little Man: My Story, His Story, Our Story.” Photo courtesy Jonny Payne
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The Guinness World Records’ record for the loudest purr by a domestic cat is 67.8 db(A) and was achieved by Merlin, owned by Tracy Westwood (UK), at her home in Torquay, Devon, UK, on 2 April 2015. Merlin is 13 years old.
Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the cat with most toes; it is Jake, who has 28 toes – seven on each paw – as counted by a veterinarian on 24 September 2002. Jake lives in Bonfield, Ontario, Canada, with his owners Michelle and Paul Contant (Canada). The vet officially counted these toes on 24 September 2002, with each toe having its own claw, pad and bone structure. Jake is a male ginger tabby cat.
During a September 2012 hospital stay for suspected ingestion of a neurological toxin, Little Man, a ten-year-old male domestic housecat, was not expected to survive.
His initial blood tests revealed several problems, one of which was a potassium level of “0.0.” Since such a low potassium level is considered “incompatible with life,” the tests were repeated per protocol, but with the same result.
After a full day of additional potassium added to his IV fluids bag, Little Man‘s blood potassium increased, but only to 2.7 MMOL/L, while anything below 3.0 MMOL/L is considered “life threatening.”
Within two days, his potassium level was back within the normal range although he still had other problems.
Miraculously, he made a full recovery after seventeen days in the hospital, setting a new world record as the First Survivor of a Recorded Blood Potassium Level of Zero.
Little Man‘s owner, Jonny Payne, said, “This isn’t the first time Little Man has surprised us all, and it’s just another reason why we call him, ‘Mighty Little Man.’ At the time, I had no idea of the significance of this event. Since then, however, I’ve learned just what an incredible feat it was that he survived, and I can’t help but believe that God had something to do with it.”
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Rudy Banny has a “bad habit.” That habit is building bikes. The habit is bad because as much as he loves wrenchin’ and ridin’, he’s the founder, CEO and creative director of Tattoo Projects, an advertising agency out of Charlotte, North Carolina, and has a business to run. His habit has infiltrated his day-to-day, tools, racks and bike stands taking up two corners of the shop. As habits often do, the bike-building bug has spread to other members of the Tattoo Projects team. But having custom motorcycles spread about the open layout of the work space fosters the creativity Banny seeks to encourage out of his advertising team and are wonderful conversation pieces that have become “part of the culture and space itself.” Having seven custom motorcycles at your disposal also means Banny and buddies can ride anytime he wants, something his assistant director never hesitates to take advantage of.
His habit works in Tattoo Projects favor, too. Being a gearhead helps when one of your accounts is Victory Motorcycles. For the last two years, Tattoo Project has emboldened Victory to embrace its modernness, to latch onto the American muscle moniker. With Harley-Davidson and Indian already entrenched as heritage American brands, Tattoo Projects felt Victory’s prior advertising campaigns were always like “chasing the big kid in school.”
Tattoo Projects not only does advertising for Victory Motorcycles, it put a pretty mean spin on a Victory Gunner, too.
“We’re like, screw that. We need to say, yeah we are the new guy on the block, but we don’t have a 100 years of heritage that have our hands shackled. We don’t have to hide from our modern technology.”
This new attitude was conveyed in the first marketing campaign Tattoo Projects devised for Victory, a TV brand spot. For the project, Tattoo Projects worked to change the public perception of a big bike by showcasing its performance capabilities, in this case the Victory Cross Country. The 30-second clip shows a lone rider drifting a Cross Country on a city street, rear tire smokin’ along the way. As the motorcycle comes closer into frame, the scene shifts to inside the rider’s mind, showing images associated with “what it feels like to ride” – a roller coaster drop, a rocket blasting off, skydiving, a rock concert.
“People typically think of baggers as ‘your dad’s bike’ or give it the typical 26-inch big-wheel treatment and slam the rear. After we rode them, we’re like f*ck that, these things are performance monsters. We started doing burnouts, pitching them sideways. We went back and forth pitching ideas to demonstrate that they can be ridden hard in a pretty aggressive way. The spot ran like crazy on ESPN,” said Banny.
The performance angle Tattoo Projects hoped to highlight fits right in with the direction Victory has taken as of late. Stunt riders Tony Carbajal and Joe Dryden have been poppin’ wheelies, drifting, and riding like hooligans on Vics in videos and at popular biker events like Sturgis and Daytona Beach. Victory recently raced up Pike’s Peak using a new proprietary engine on a bike built with the help of Roland Sands Design. It competed at the Isle of Man TT for the first-time ever on an electric motorcycle in 2015. Victory also fielded its first NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team this year, further proof that the company is bent on showcasing the performance characteristics of its machines.
Tattoo Projects relationship with Victory also allowed Banny to get his hands on a Gunner and put his spin on it. He started by opening up the rear end, lopping off most of the subframe and throwing on a Nitrohead seat. A set of drilled-out aluminum gussets were mounted under the seat and in addition to supporting the seat they house a fuse box and ECU. Burly Firestone Deluxe Champions on 16-inch stainless steel spoke wheels add a bit of hot rod vibe. The stock fork was ditched for one from a Suzuki GSX-R. Biltwell tracker bars sit above custom triple trees, a tidy Motogadget MotoScope Mini LED speedometer mounted between the bars. The big Freedom 106 received a Lloydz Torque Tube Intake and is dialed thanks to a new ECU. The tank was fabricated in-house and left in its original state of patina except for a Tattoo Moto logo stamped on its side, Tattoo Moto the name Banny has delegated his “bad habit.”
Another product of his habit is a 1986 BMW R80RS called “Be Good or Be Gone.” Like a cat, the old Boxer seems to have nine lives as it’s already on its third one. First it lived a happy life in stock Bavarian form. Its second incarnation came after Banny got a hold of it and turned it into a stripped down, ratted-out, satin black BMW brat. Then one day Bob, a friend and frequent wrencher on Tattoo Moto projects, dumped it at 70 mph.
This 1986 BMW R80RS is on its third life, this time as Rudy Banny’s “psycho-nasty” custom Boxer.
“Bob took it out, was barreling down the highway, got cut-off by a pick-up truck at an off-ramp and went down. Luckily he was fine, but the bike was pretty much totaled. Tank was bent to shit, bars were tweaked, pegs pitched up, seat was crushed. The engine was in pretty good shape, valve covers scraped up’ but that was pretty much it,” said Banny.
Instead of wallowing in sorrow, Banny sensed opportunity, a chance to take the old R80 in a new direction. That direction resulted in “Be Good or Be Gone.”
The direction of the fresh redesign started when he was taking it apart. By chance Banny lifted the tank and left it propped up two or three inches while he was doing something else. When he glanced back at the tank in that position he noticed how it changed the bike’s whole stance and attitude. This got the gears churning in his head as he envisioned something with a lower-profile, a little more squat than the original build.
French artist David Vicente took Rudy Banny’s vision and converted it into the original artwork on the tank of his BMW R80.
So he fabbed up a new mount for the tank. Once he did that, Banny decided “It’s going to be a balls-out, café racer, psycho-nasty bike.” He built a new subframe to come off the bottom line of the tank and left plenty of open space “because I love the air over the back tire.” He filled the space with an Ohlins mono-shock and did something he’s been wanting to do for a long time, run a high exhaust shooting out the back right under the seat. He fabbed up the exhaust, added twin shorties from Cone Engineering and boom, one stripped down, lean and mean Beemer. The bulk of the bike is its BMW Boxer engine and tank. Beyond that, it’s pared to essentials, a set of clip-ons to hold on tight to, dual front rotors and Brembo calipers to scrub off speed, and Pirelli Sport Demon tires so at least one patch of rubber stays on the ground.
Banny decided that since the original had already been ridden to death, the third go-round would be more of a showpiece. He wanted to have some fun with its design so he opted for an old racer vibe, decaled and stickered up like vintage NHRA drag racers ala “The Snake” and “The Mongoose.” First he found a classic wolf motif that was popular back in the ‘50s, then found a comparable piece of clip art of a wolf with his tongue hanging out. He mocked it up with “Be Good or Be Gone,” a phrase thrown around frequently at Tattoo Projects, then shipped the tank to artist David Vicente out of France to convert Banny’s vision into original artwork.
Banny’s passion for building bikes dates back to his high school days. In the late ‘70s, he used to run with Jay, Joe and Jack Gensen, “three of the craziest brothers” from a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The Gensens were amateur dirt trackers who frequented Chicago-area amateur circuits and Banny loved to hang out with them in their garage because they were constantly wrenching on bikes like a Yamaha TT500 or a stripped-down XL350.
Tattoo Moto’s Banny had always wanted to twist up some high pipes and sling them under the seat. Now he has.
“Jay, the most bad-ass, went pro-am and got into Bultacos. That was our life in high school,” said Banny.
He added that there was a short attempt to follow in their footsteps, but “those guys are nuts.” Busting his hand and arm up pretty bad helped Banny decide he liked building and wrenching on bikes more.
Asked if he’s thought about opening a full-time bike shop, he dismissed the idea.
“I don’t want to take it away from being a passion and turning it into a business. Then you start compromising.”
So instead of commissioned bikes, he’ll continue to build what he wants simply for the love of it. So when he’s not devising “kick-ass creative marketing solutions” for his avant-garde advertising agency, look for him in his shop or garage feeding his “bad habit.”
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It used to be the case that blue was for boys and pink for girls. But times have changed and a growing number of clothing manufacturers are discarding gendered clothing concepts and embracing new unisex products. “Entire product lines are being designed according to considerations of interest and function,” explains Verena Muntschick from one of Germany’s premier trend-research companies, Zukunftsinstitut. “You won’t need to visit a department store and have to decide any more whether to go to the men’s or women’s department.”
The British chain store Selfridges adopted this concept at the beginning of the year and test-launched its gender-neutral, “Agender” fashion department.
“Instead of talking about unisex, I would start speaking about no-sex, because products are no longer about gender but about the person,” says Muntschick.
The brand & Other Stories was launched by Swedish clothing company H&M in 2013. It has gone further than other companies by conceiving its own transgender collection. Both clothing and models look gender non-specific.
“That’s a lifestyle trend that has its origins in developments in society,” says Andreas Bauer from the consulting company Roland Berger.
Recently British actress Emma Watson made an appeal for more equality in fashion. U.S. retail giant Target has discarded the division between girls and boys in its children’s fashion section after coming under pressure from the public.
There has been a discussion in the United States for some time on the role of forced gender clichés, such as blue for baby boys and pink for infant girls, in the retail industry. Several start-up fashion companies are countering these stereotypes.
Genderless clothing presents further advantages for business when it comes to advertising “because the homogenous target groups of men and women no longer exist,” says Muntschick.
Another consideration is that some people just don’t see themselves reflected in gender-specific advertising campaigns.
“Basically we can say it’s an expanding the market,” says Andreas Bauer. “If a product is made for everyone, then it creates benefits when it comes to production costs.” But not all garments can be tailored to fit both sexes.
“There are still considerable barriers for the wider market. Men simply don’t fit into clothing sized for women,” says Bauer.
That applies to sporting articles which rely heavily on showing off a body to its best, or clothing that has functions specifically designed for a man or woman.” The unisex department at Selfridges is no longer genderless.
“That was a six-week experiment,” said Selfridges in a statement. The firm is currently developing ideas on how to continue with the concept. The Zukunftsinstitut in Frankfurt believes, however, that there is a widespread unsatisfied demand for genderless clothing.
“Shoppers shouldn’t be made to feel embarrassed about browsing or buying products that are supposedly inappropriate,” it explains.
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UNION — A local church youth group held a racing-themed event as a way to minister to racing enthusiasts.
The youth of Browns Creek Baptist Church held their “Race to Jesus” event last Sunday. The guest speaker of the event was Rodney Poston, Pastor of Vision Racing Ministries.
There were race cars, motorcycles and go-karts from the racing community on display, including Earl Petty’s No. 5 Renegade Race Car, Hunter Williams’ No. 00 Stock 4 race car, Layton Sullivan’s No. 8 Crate Late Model Race Car and Noah Garner’s racing go-cart.
Drag race cars were provided by Charlie Walker, Kevin Morrow, Sammy Smith and Robbie Gentry; and racing motorcycles were provided by Colby Gregory and Phillip Carter.
Johnny Williams said he thoroughly enjoyed the event and was impressed with the testimony of Rodney Poston.
“It was a very good event,” Williams said. “We enjoyed the program — the good food and a good time.”
Williams’ son — 16-year-old Hunter Williams — was one of several drivers to have displays at the event. Hunter began racing at age 11, driving a specially-designed Mustang with extended pedals. Johnny said his son has been around race cars since he could walk as Johnny and his brother Michael both used to race.
In 2012, Hunter became the track champion at Cherokee Speedway in the Young Gunz division. He currently races in both the Monster Minis and Stock 4 divisions. Hunter has won four races this year, including the last one held at Cherokee Speedway. He is sponsored by E-Z Money Pawn Shop and WT’s of Jonesville. Hunter is looking to move up a division next year.
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