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Fresh pickins' available at Coupeville Farmers Market
Lovers of fresh and natural food are in heaven as the farmers market season has arrived on Whidbey Island.
The Coupeville Farmers Market began last week and continues today and every Saturday through the middle of October, while others start later this month or in May.
Coupeville Farmers Market manager Peg Tennant said 20 to 30 vendors are presently on hand to sell spinach, arugula, potatoes and other vegetables along with the arts, crafts and fresh food that make the market a popular way to spend a sunny and cool Saturday.
Several Whidbey farms, including Prairie Bottom Farm near Coupeville, Pam's Place Produce near Langley and the Farmer Training Center at the Greenbank Farm, already have fresh produce to sell despite the early April start date. Some of the farmers installed hoop houses and green houses on their property so they have something to sell at the start of the market season.
In addition to the fresh-picked produce, starter plants and a variety of arts and crafts were being sold to the people taking advantage of the warm weather to see the first offerings of the season.
One business owner is selling both plants and crafts. Tom Carsten of M and T Carsten had a booth last week crammed full of tomato starter plants and cedar woodworking.
"You name it, we sell it," Carsten said during the market.
The market season comes off a very successful year in 2011. Despite the cold spring that delayed crops last year, Tennant said the Coupeville market had its most successful year ever.
The Coupeville market will continue in its location in the grassy field behind the public library on Alexander Street.
Tennant noted that the market will offer three market baskets giveaways throughout the year — one in the spring, one in the summer and one during the fall. Those baskets will contain a selection of items that are offered during the market and shoppers win tickets by making purchases at the market. The market wraps up with the Coupeville Harvest Fest in October, a yearly get-together that features the giant pumpkin contest, giant zucchini contest and the popular Harvest Relays.
Markets on Whidbey open soon
The Coupeville Farmers Market is one of a number of markets that take place up and down Whidbey Island during the summer. Most of those markets open for business in the next couple of weeks. They take place at the following locations:
• Oak Harbor Public Market: Thursdays, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 17 through Oct. 11 in the woods next to the chamber building on Highway 20.
• Greenbank Farmers Market: Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 13 through Sept. 30 at the Greenbank Farm on Highway 525.
• Bayview Farmers Market: Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28 through Oct. 27, at Bayview Corner.
• South Whidbey Tilth: Sundays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 29 through Oct. 28 at 2812 Thompson Road off Highway 525.
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The Packers' defensive line was terrible last season.
How else can you describe a unit that recorded just six sacks and played a large role in the defense finishing 26th in yards allowed per rushing attempt?
As an answer, general manager Ted Thompson gave the position group a sweeping revamp.
Thompson selected Jerel Worthy in the second round and Mike Daniels in the fourth, signed unrestricted free agent Anthony Hargrove and added street free agents Phillip Merling and Daniel Muir. Free agent Howard Green was not re-signed, and there's no guarantee returning players Mike Neal, Jarius Wynn, C.J. Wilson and Lawrence Guy will make the roster.
"We hope so. That's what we drafted them for," defensive line coach Mike Trgovac said when asked if he believes his group will make more impact plays. "We want to be an impactful group, so we hope that will happen. It's a hard-working group. I think what Ted's done is added a nice mix of competition in there. We'll give everyone a chance to go in and compete and find out who the best players are.
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Of the 12 defensive linemen going to camp, only three are guaranteed spots on the Week 1 roster: B.J. Raji, Ryan Pickett and Worthy.
Raji was voted to the Pro Bowl but wasn't nearly as good as he was in 2010. In 2011, Raji finished with three sacks and 10 quarterback hits, by the team's count. In 2010, when he lined up alongside Cullen Jenkins, Raji produced 6.5 sacks and 13 quarterback hits.
He wasn't any better against the run. Pro Football Focus defines a "run stop" as making a tackle that prevents the offense from getting 45 percent of the required yardage on first down, 60 percent on second down and 100 percent on third down. Of the 43 defensive tackles/nose tackles who were on the field for half of the running plays, Raji ranked dead-last with a run-stop percentage of 2.4 percent.
Pickett, on the other hand, ranked 11th out of 20 3-4 defensive ends with a run-stop percentage of 6.5 percent. Unlike Raji, Pickett is practically immovable by double-team blocks. At this stage of his career, however, he's only an asset against the run. Last season, he had no sacks or quarterback hits in 247 snaps against the pass.
Thompson took a "throw a bunch of stuff at the wall and see what sticks" approach to the defensive line. Simply put, there's no guarantee any of the newcomers will pan out or any of the returning players will take a step forward.
At least there are options.
The Packers are banking on Worthy to provide what Mike Neal has not: Cullen Jenkins' impact.
From the first day of offseason practices, Worthy lined up with the first-team nickel defense. Considering the Packers play nickel about 70 percent of the time, that's a huge role. Worthy recorded 12 sacks in three seasons at Michigan State. That's good production but hardly overwhelming. Can Worthy get close to approaching Jenkins' final season in Green Bay, when he had seven sacks and 21 quarterback hits?
It will be a scramble for roster spots beyond those three, even with Hargrove (eight games) and Neal (four games) serving suspensions,
Given the situational nature of the game, Jarius Wynn will battle Daniels for snaps in pass-rushing situations, with C.J. Wilson ahead of Phillip Merling, Lawrence Guy and Daniel Muir to land a run-stopping role in the base 3-4 defense.
Wynn vs. Daniels: With Neal and Hargrove out, the Packers are short of pass rushers. Wynn had three sacks but they all came in the first three weeks of the season. Daniels had nine sacks as a senior at Iowa but didn't practice in the offseason due to a torn labrum. The Packers desperately need one of these guys to step up, otherwise Raji will be on the field far too often again.
32: That's how many 3-4 defensive ends played at least 25 percent of their team's passing downs last season, including Wynn, Wilson and Pickett. They all finished near the bottom of ProFootballFocus.com's pass-rush productivity rankings: Wynn was 26th, Wilson 29th and Pickett 31st.
Raji, on whether top picks Nick Perry and Worthy will help him get to the quarterback: "Not just myself but all the guys in rotation. When you add two young guys with the energy and the talent that they have — let's face it, they're first- and second-round picks and very talented guys. They've shown they can be productive and play at a high level at a (BCS) conference. With this scheme, they'll be asked to do a lot but I think they can handle it."
B.J. Raji (6-2, 337; fourth year): Raji's up-and-down play can be criticized but nobody can be critical of his attitude. In 2010, he played 85.2 percent of the defensive snaps; in 2011, that slipped to "only" 79.3 percent. Those are outrageous numbers. The Packers need him to return to 2010 form, when he had 6.5 sacks and 31 run stops.
Ryan Pickett (6-2, 340; 12th year): It's a pass-first league but Pickett's run-stopping ability is invaluable. According to Pro Football Focus, Pickett led the defensive line with 20 run stops last season. He hasn't played more than 14 games since 2008.
Jerel Worthy (6-2, 308; rookie, R-2): Worthy, Michigan State's first first-team All-American defensive lineman since Bubba Smith, not only is expected to provide a pass rush but the Packers want him to be a three-down player. He'll battle C.J. Wilson for a spot in the base defense.
Jarius Wynn (6-3, 285; fourth year): Wynn started the season with three sacks in his first three games. In the final 13 games, he had no sacks and just two quarterback hits. He's got 4.5 sacks in three seasons. His time could be up, either at the end of camp or when Neal and Hargrove return.
C.J. Wilson (6-3, 290; third year): Wilson might be the Packers' most underrated defender. In limited playing time, he finished second among the defensive linemen with 19 run stops. His run-stop percentage of 9.6 ranked sixth among the NFL's 3-4 defensive ends.
Mike Neal (6-3, 294; third year): The 2010 second-round pick has played in 10 of a possible 37 games (including playoffs) and recorded 11 tackles in his two seasons. He'll start this season serving a four-game suspension for unauthorized use of the prescription drug Adderall.
Anthony Hargrove (6-3, 282; eighth year): Hargrove will start the season serving an eight-game suspension for his role in the Saints' bounty scandal and coverup. Here's why the Packers signed him: With Seattle last year, he had three sacks and 20 total pressures in 223 pass-rushing snaps. Raji led the Packers with 23 total pressures in 579 pass-rushing snaps.
Daniel Muir (6-2, 322; fifth year): Muir, who made the Packers' roster as an undrafted free agent out of Kent State in 2007, returns after starting 26 games for the Colts from 2008 through 2011. If he makes the team, he'd be the backup nose tackle.
Phillip Merling (6-5, 315; fifth year): Merling bombed as the 32nd pick in 2008, starting just five games, recording 3.5 sacks and tearing an Achilles during his four years in Miami. He was released before the draft. "It feels like a new start, a new beginning," he said.
Lawrence Guy (6-4, 304; second year): Guy, a seventh-round pick last year, suffered a concussion during training camp and spent the year on injured reserve. Guy, a junior entry, got stronger and learned the playbook during his year on the sideline.
Johnny Jones (6-4, 310; first year): Jones missed the offseason practices because of an unspecified injury, a blow considering all the new faces. Last year, he went undrafted, failed to make Miami's roster and spent most of the season on Green Bay's practice squad.
Mike Daniels (6-0, 291; rookie, R-4): Daniels recorded 15.5 sacks during his Iowa career, including nine as a senior and four as a junior. He tore his labrum before Iowa's bowl game but recorded two sacks anyway. He had surgery after the season and sat out the offseason work.
Total: 12. On 2011 opening roster: 6.
Final prediction (6): Raji, PIckett, Worthy, Wynn, Daniels, Wilson. (Note: Neal and Hargrove do not count while serving suspensions.)
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Penny Richards is the ACDIS Member Services Specialist. She is your primary contact for membership questions, including those about certification, recertification, continuing education credits, and employer verification inquiries.
A Note from the CCDS Coordinator: Electronic application process available
Those applying to take the CCDS exam or recertify no longer have to write their applications by hand, since ACDIS implemented new editable PDF applications, candidates can complete electronically, on their computer.
The new forms are now available on the ACDIS website for exams, re-exams, and for recertification. Visit the ACDIS site and go to the Certification section. Click on "How to Apply" or "Recertification," locate the form you need, and click on the link. Or just click the appropriate a link below:
Save the form to your desktop using the format indicated at the top of each form, such as CCDS_EXAM_PRICHARDS (use your first initial and last name—the example uses my name).
Fill out the application with your information, save it again, and then email it to email@example.com.
Do not provide payment information. Instead, click the link on the second page of the application and pay through our secure online store. If you prefer, we will call you for your credit card information. You can indicate in the body of your email that you wish a call. You may also print the completed application and mail it to us with a check.
The new process is really easy and a first step to an online certification and recertification processes.
As always, contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have questions.
A Note From the CCDS Coordinator: You can do what Sarah did, it just takes hard work
by Penny Richards
Sarah LaSource didn't set out to do anything extraordinary on July 8. She took the CCDS certification exam—and lots of folks have done that. But she did what no one else has—walked out with the highest score we've ever seen anyone get on the exam, either the old or new version.
Sarah scored 116 out of 120, or 96.6% on the exam. Her secret? "I studied hard!"
She planned to take the exam in late June but some work matters arose that forced her to change her exam plans. She took the extra time to study.
She used several resources as she prepared: The CCDS Exam Study Guide, The Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist's Complete Training Guide, and The 2016 CDI Pocket Guide (all from HCPro) and the ACDIS/AHIMA joint brief "Guidelines for Achieving a Complaint Query Practice."
"I took the practice test (in the CCDS Exam Study Guide) several times," she said. "The first time was to establish a baseline to find my weaknesses, then I went back over those points exclusively to hone in on my deficiencies."
Sarah is a clinical documentation specialist at Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn., and will celebrate three years in the role in September. Her background is in SICU, case management, and utilization review.
"I got into CDI when my husband transferred to Tennessee to go to grad school," she told me. "I applied here for an opening in case management, and when I met with the recruiter she told me about the CDI opening. I knew someone at my former employer who was in CDI and who tried to get me into it."
She is pleased she made the move to CDI.
"This is right up my alley," Sarah says. "I like to try new things and this is challenging. Definitely the favorite thing I've done so far in my nursing career.
"It was a difficult test," she said. "The biggest challenge was the wording on some of the questions. I went back and changed some answers, something I usually don't do. I'm glad I did!"
Congratulations Sarah. The hard work paid off in a big way.
Note from the CCDS Coordinator: Onsite exam scoring available now
by Penny Richards
As always, feel free to drop me a note if you have questions.
#ACDIS2016 #MyAtlantaPlan Coming to the conference?
Be sure to plan some "me" time for a great Atlanta experience!
The ACDIS conference is a whirlwind of great learning, networking and career-enhancing experiences. But it's nice to take a break and get out to see a new city—and Atlanta has a lot to offer.
Here are some great places to visit that are close to the conference center:
CNN studios: Tours run daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Purchase tickets in advanced at http://www.cnn.com/tour/
Centennial Olympic Park: The park was the gathering spot for visitors and residents to enjoy during the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Be sure to catch the free "Fountain of Rings" show, which plays four times daily at 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 9 p.m. http://www.centennialpark.com
World of Coca-Cola at Pemberton Place: You can
- Taste more than 100 Cola-Cola beverages from around the globe in the Taste It! beverage lounge
- Experience the 4-D Theater (3-D movie with moving seats)
- Walk through Bottle Works and take home a FREE 8-ounce bottle of Coca‑Cola
- Hug the 7-foot-tall and very friendly Coca‑Cola Polar Bear
- See the world's largest collection of Coca‑Cola memorabilia in Milestones of Refreshment
Open daily. Purchase tickets in advance at http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/purchase-tickets/general-admission/
College Football Hall of Fame: Archie Griffin, Bo Jackson, and Roger Stauback are just a few of the 963 college champions enshrined in these hallowed halls. Learn more at www.collegefootball.org/Home.aspx
Georgia Aquarium: A Beluga whale, African penguins, giant Pacific octopus, and weedy sea dragons all make this amazing aquarium their home. Purchase tickets in advance at http://www.georgiaaquarium.org
Center for Human and Civil Rights: This engaging cultural attraction connects the American civil rights movement to today's global human rights movements. Learn more at www.civilandhumanrights.org/faq
Ride MARTA: The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will help you get from here to there. You can even take MARTA from the airport! Click here for schedules, maps, fares and discount information: www.itsmarta.com/
Atlanta Braves: The Braves will play home games against the Milwaukee Brewers and Miami Marlins while ACDIS is in town. For tickets and team details, visit http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com.
Underground Atlanta: Explore a six-block, 12-acre, three-level shopping, restaurant and entertainment district. Learn more that www.underground-atlanta.com
Want more ideas?
A Note from the CCDS Coordinator: New CCDS exam eligibility requirements take effect June 1
ACDIS announces several changes in eligibility requirements for candidates wishing to sit for the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) exam. Highlights of the changes are:
- Retrospective documentation experience is accepted in addition to concurrent documentation experience
- Individuals holding the CCS or CCS-P credential must demonstrate a minimum of three years of experience
- Experience must be from work performed in an inpatient acute care facility using the United States IPPS system
- Experience documenting in a medical record as a clinician, resident or equivalent foreign medical graduate does not meet the experience requirement.
In addition, the new eligibility requirement clarifies concurrent and retrospective documentation specialist responsibilities as they relate to exam eligibility.
These changes take effect June 1, 2016.
The complete eligibility statement follows:
The candidate for the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) exam will meet one of the following three education and experience standards and currently be employed as either a concurrent or retrospective Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist:
- An RN, RHIA, RHIT, MD or DO and two (2) years of experience as a concurrent or retrospective documentation specialist in an inpatient acute care facility using the United States IPPS system.
- An Associate's degree (or equivalent) in an allied health field (other than what is listed above) and three (3) years of experience as a concurrent or retrospective documentation specialist in an inpatient acute care facility using the United States IPPS system. The education component must include completed college-level course work in medical terminology and human anatomy and physiology.
- Formal education (accredited college-level course work) in medical terminology human anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, and disease process, or the AHIMA CCS or CCS-P credential, and a minimum of three (3) years of experience in the role as a concurrent or retrospective documentation specialist in an inpatient acute care facility using the United States IPPS system.
A year of experience is defined as full-time employment or greater than 2,000 hours worked during that year
Experience documenting in a medical record as a clinician, resident or equivalent foreign medical graduate does not meet the experience requirement.
What is a documentation specialist?
- The concurrent documentation specialist conducts daily reviews of medical records for patients who are currently hospitalized
- The retrospective documentation specialist reviews medical records daily of post discharge, pre-bill records
Both concurrent and retrospective documentation specialists also:
- Works collaboratively using real-time conversation with physicians and medical team members caring for the patient
- Uses his or her clinical knowledge to evaluate how the medical record will translate into coded data, including reviewing provider and other clinical documentation, lab results, diagnostic information and treatment plans
- Communicates with providers, whether in verbal discussion or by query, for missing, unclear or conflicting documentation
- Educates providers about optimal documentation, identification of disease processes to ensure proper reflection of severity of illness, complexity, and acuity and facilitate accurate coding
- Understands complications, comorbidities, severity of illness, risk of mortality, case mix, and the impact of procedures on the billed record, and shares this knowledge with providers and members of the healthcare team
If you have questions, please email Penny Richards
Important News About the CCDS Exam
CCDS Exam results for the small number of people who took the exam since January 18 will be issued at the end of March. The pool of candidates who took the exam between January 18 and March 3 was smaller than anticipated, and this small sample size does not give the Exam Committee a sufficient sample on which to base a comprehensive review.
CCDS Exam results for the people taking the exam over the next few weeks will be similarly delayed.
This extended delay will allow ACDIS and AMP, the company that administers the exam, to collect more data to safeguard the integrity of the exam and ensure that experienced clinical documentation professionals with demonstrated ability hold the CCDS certification.
We thank you for your continued patience as we work diligently to ensure the CCDS credential remains the preeminent demonstration of clinical documentation improvement specialists' excellence.
If you have questions, please email Penny Richards at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Conference Update: Call for poster presentations
Have you thought about presenting a poster at the 2016 ACDIS conference in Atlanta? We invite you to apply to present a poster!
Our poster session is a popular event, always well-received by conference attendees, and is a great opportunity for you to showcase your organization's CDI program and its success with a national audience. In addition, poster presenters save $200 on their ACDIS conference registration.
To give you an idea of what you might present, here is a partial list of topics from last year (you can also view posters from previous years in our Forms & Tools Library):
- CDI process improvement initiatives
- CDI lessons learned
- Audits and interventions to improve pediatric documentation
- Documentation opportunities
- Audit risks in cerebral edema and metabolic encephalopathy
- CDI and Coding working as a team
- Calculate and graph financial impact of CDI activities
- Continued physician engagement for your CDI program
- Query as part of the medical record
- Oncology scenarios using ICD-10 coding
- Malnutrition non-blinded study of two (2) inpatient units
- ICD-10 education for office based providers
- Integration, collaboration and communication
- Documenting pneumonia and respiratory disease
- Effective use of CDI in denial process
Maximum size allowed is 48 inches wide by 36 inches tall (anything larger will be turned away). Posters will be on display throughout the conference. Presenters are required to be on site for a dedicated time block (an hour or two) to speak with conference attendees about their poster. Presenters may bring handouts (but these are not required). We'll take a photo of each poster and post it along with a one-page description (due from each presenter) on the ACDIS web site following the conference.
If interested, you must complete and return an application by January 15, 2016. Click this link to download the application off the ACDIS web site. The conference committee will review all of the applications and select those ideas for conference presentation.
We will approve one poster per facility (unless space allows, in which case posters will be approved based on application submission date). Presenters receive a $200 discount on their conference registration fee. The discount applies to one person regardless of the number of a people involved in the presentation.
Click here for more information.
ACDIS announces CCDS Exam changes
ACDIS is making several changes to the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist exam effective January 18, 2016. Candidates will have three hours to complete the exam, which will contain 140 questions.
What's new on the exam?
- ICD-10 related questions will replace ICD-9 related questions on the current exam. Please remember this is not a coding exam and code assignment is not required.
- New quality section
- An eighth section is being added to the exam. Impact of Reportable Diagnoses on Quality of Care will include 10 questions on topics such as:
- Severity of illness/risk of mortality
- Quality data
- Quality metrics
- Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program
- Hospital Value Based Purchasing
- Patient Safety Indicator 90
- An eighth section is being added to the exam. Impact of Reportable Diagnoses on Quality of Care will include 10 questions on topics such as:
Click this link to see a complete list of the eight exam sections and their content.
- Delayed score results
- Candidates taking the exam will not get their scores on site after completing the exam. The ACDIS CCDS Advisory Board and a team from Applied Measurement Professionals (AMP, the company that administers the exam) will meet to review the first few weeks of exam results and determine the passing score. We anticipate that instant on-site score results will resume by early March 2016.
Please email Penny Richards with your questions.
A quick Q&A about CCDS recertification
Q: How far in advance can I renew my CCDS certification?
A: Please submit no more than 60 days prior to expire date. Your expiration date is every two years from the date you took the exam. That date is on your certificate and on the score sheet you received when you took the exam.
Q: What do you recommend as the best way to submit my recertification?
A: Complete and submit the application that is available on the ACIDS web site.
Q: I don't see a way to do it online but do see a fax number.
A: There is no online application option offered.
Q: Do you recommend faxing the form, e-mailing it to you, or putting it in the mail?
A: Return it in whatever way you wish. Instructions are on the form.
Q: Is it ok to submit more than the required 30 or should I just stop once I reach 30 hours.
A: You only need to submit 30 hours. All CEUs must have been earned in the time you held the certification. Remaining CEUs cannot be used for a future recert. Note the restrictions outline on the form (not more than 10 CEUs for any single event other than certain HCPro-sponsored programs).
Need more information? Visit the recertification page on the ACDIS web site or email CCDS Exam Coordinator Penny Richards.
CCDS Update: When do I need to recertify?
I just got an email from someone asking when his CCDS recertification is due. Unfortunately it expired 19 months ago, and when I told him, he was quite surprised.
"How can that be? I paid my ACDIS dues."
ACDIS membership is not tied to CCDS certification. You don't have to be an ACDIS member to hold the CCDS—and you don't have to hold the CCDS to be an ACDIS member.
We encourage ACDIS membership for CCDS holders, if for no other reason than, with membership, they can earn 10 FREE continuing education credits each year toward the 30 they need to recertify every two years. That's just one great benefit of membership.
Do you hold the CCDS certification? Do you know when it expires? Look on your CCDS certificate (it's framed and hanging on the wall, right?) or look at the score sheet you received the day you passed the exam. Your CCDS recert is due two years from the date you took the exam.
Recertifying is easy—most people list many more CEUS than the 30 that are required. Here is a link to a list of items you can submit for CCDS recertification.
There is a 45-day grace period to recertify without penalty and we will work with anyone with a recertification that is up to 12 months overdue. After a year, your CCDS is revoked and you must take the exam again in order to hold the CCDS.
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Casa Blevio is a simple, self-catered apartment offering spectacular views of Lake Como. Located in the heart of the tranquil village of Blevio, just five minutes' from Como, it is a well-located and affordable alternative to the costly grand hotels of Lake Como.
Private garden offers amazing 180 degree outlook on Lake.
The villages of Bellagio (a must on any trip to Lake Como), Brunate, Cernobbio, Como, Moltrasio and Torno are all easily accessible from Blevio,
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The apartment benefits from a outdoor dining terrace which overlooks Lake Como, but the key attraction is the large, steeped garden above the top floor of the apartment that offers a stunning panorama of the Lake. Villa D'Este, the famous luxury hotel, and the Versace villa, are clearly visible on the other side of the Lake from the garden.Please note that the property is accessed by a fairly steep staircase, a feature typical of the houses of the region as they are built into the surrounding mountains. This may make the property unsuitable for very young children and the elderly. However, we can promise those that do use the staircase that the view available at the top is well worth the effort!
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We are flexible when and for how long we let the property out. Please contact us with any questions.
The villages of Bellagio (a must on any trip to Lake Como), Brunate, Cernobbio, Como, Moltrasio and Torno are all easily accessible from Blevio, whether by foot, boat (the most impressive way to travel) or other public transport.
You should also try to make time for other popular tourist towns such as Menaggio, and Varenna, as well as Gravedona and Domaso in the north and Bellano, Lenno, and Argegno on the Lake's promontory are also worth seeing, if only for a couple of hours.
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- Villa Carlotta (a beautiful 17th-century lakeside Villa)
- Villa Monastero (accessible from Varenna, notable for its amazing gardens)
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- Laglio (if you are interested in seeing at least the high walls that keep the masses from descending on George Clooney's villa)
- Villa D'Este (the Lake's most famous and expensive hotel; a good place for a drink)
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Wikitravel is a good quick reference for Lake Como. Try www.wikitravel.org/en/Como or http://wikitravel.org/en/Lake_Como. Also have a look at the more discerning advice and reviews provided by Frommer's: http://www.frommers.com/destinations/lakecomo/0740010029.html. For events in the area, try the link to our website ("Visit the advertiser's website") at the bottom of this page or http://lakecomopages.com/whats-on/events.html.
The best map available for Como is the Kompass Map 0091. This is a German-printed map which includes details of walking and cycling trails, terrain, villages, churches, mountain refuges and other points of interest. You can buy it here: http://www.mapsworldwide.com/sku_13928.htm.
Blevio is located about 40 km north of Milan and about 2 km north-east of Como. It has a population of around 1,250 inhabitants and is almost six square kilometres in size. Blevio ranges from 200m above sea level to a highest point of 1,140 metres above sea level.
Blevio is the modern-day conglomeration of seven historical villages (Capovico, Cazzanore, Girola, Maggianico, Mezzovico, Sopravilla and Sorto), with Casa Blevio located in Sopravilla ("above the village").
It is possible instead to rely on a combination of walking and public transport (buses and boats), as well as taxis, to get around. Our agent is usually available to take guests from and to the train stations in Como, and unless you are a confident driver, this may be your best option.
However, for those looking to explore the far reaches of the Lake and the Lombrady region (or even neighbouring regions and Switzerland), we would recommend hiring a car or motorbike.
From Blevio, there is a three times daily boat service, which you can use to access the towns and villages along the Lake. It is also possible to walk to Torno in around 25 minutes, where there is an even more frequent boat service.
From Blevio, you can also enjoy some picturesque walks, including the trip to Brunate, from where you can enjoy a spectacular view of the Lake. Those feeling less fit can take the funicolare (mountain train) which departs from Como centre. From Brunate, you can even continue to hike over to the Volta Lighthouse for an even better view. There are countless possibilities for enthusiastic hikers, walkers and cyclists. We are happy to provide you with ideas for your stay if you get in contact with us.
The boats and 'aliscafi' of the Navigazione Lago di Como connect the town with most of the villages on the shores of the lake. From Blevio, you will need to walk (25-30 minutes), drive or take the bus to Torno to catch a boat.
The boats are slower and better for sightseeing, while the aliscafi are faster and make less stops. Special tourist cruises are also available, but the point-to-point commuter services are perfect for visiting the towns along the lake.
A taxi service is provided by the Comune di Como, local phone numbers are +390312772, +39031261515 or +39031260259.
Blevio has two restaurants: the excellent "Momi", which overlooks the lake and is easily accesible from the apartment via the main square in Blevio, and "da Antonio e Rosa", which is at 15a, Via Caronti.
Tip: try to avoid the restaurants between Piazza Volta and the lake. They tend to be overpriced tourist-traps. Some recommended restaurants are given below:
Navedano: Via Pannilani (Tel. +39031308080), a one mile taxi ride, south-east of the city centre. Modern northern Italian food. The owner swears that George Clooney is a regular customer. Book in advance. Closed Tuesday. www.ristorantenavedano.it
Antica Trattoria da Angela: via Foscolo 16 (Tel. +39031304656). Traditional food from Lombardy. Book in advance. Closed Sunday for dinner, all day Monday.
Angolo del Silenzio: Viale Lecco 25 (Tel. +390313372157). Traditional Italian food. Closed all day Monday and Tuesday for lunch.
Com'e: Via Lambertenghi 25 (Tel. +39031260671). Traditional food from Lombardy. Booking advised. Closed Sunday.
Il Pomodorino: Via Cinque Giornate 62, (Tel. +39031 240 384). Traditional Italian food. Booking advised. Closed for Sunday lunch.
Il Pinzimonio: Via Bonanomi 24 (Tel. +39031268667). Traditional food from Lombardy. Booking advised. Closed Monday. www.il-pinzimonio.it
Il Solito Posto: Via Lambertenghi 9 (Tel. +39031271352). Traditional Italian food. Booking advised. Closed Monday. www.ilsolitoposto.net
Rino: Via Vitani 3, (Tel. +39031273028). Tuscan food. Closed Sunday for dinner and all day Monday.
La Locanda Barbarossa: Via Odescalchi 10/12 (Tel. +390312753421). A bar, pizzeria and restaurant. Closed Monday. www.locandailbarbarossa.com
Osteria del Gallo: Via Vitani 16 (Tel. +39031272591). Traditional Italian food. Booking advised.
La Taverna Messicana: Piazza Mazzini (Tel. +39031 266 204 or +39031 262 463). Offers great pizzas at very reasonably prices. Booking advised.
Teatro Sociale: Via Comacini 8 (Tel. +39031264042). Opposite the duomo (cathedral). Traditional Italian food, offering very reasonably fixed-price menus (although the New York Times recommends not ordering fish, as it is frozen).
Stilo: Via Lungo Lario Trento 11 (Tel. +39031261238). Above one of Como's best Gelaterie (see below). Traditional Italian food.
There are two good gelaterie in Como, both on Piazza Cavour. One is on the right-hand side of the piazza as you look at the lake, not far from the intersection with Via Bianchi Giovin. The other is situated lakeside between Piazza Cavour and Via Cairoli.


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Posted on 01/14/2012 12:23:15 PM PST by Red Badger
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A hacker who goes by the name of 'Yama Tough' threatened Saturday to release next week the full source code for Symantec Corp's flagship Norton Antivirus software.
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(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
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Maybe someone can figure out how to actually uninstall it!
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Get a cheap laptop that you only use for internet use. Make an image of the pristine machine. Once a week reload the image.
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At first I was going to ignore this article . . but then I sat up and took notice.
But they're really good at taking up all of your computer's CPU.
I just hope that PC hasn't made it possible for them to work on our most valuable defense systems.. but certainly it appears that secrets are finding their way overseas.
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"Good for Yama Tough for showing the world how inept Norton is at computer security."\
I know. I used to work for them and Cyberdefender. They're both similar. The difference is that Norton became lackadaisical in their business acumen and were not entirely listening to their software engineers. Cyberdefender was just pure s*am. You know those "I'll clean your pc in minutes!" ads on radio? That's Cyberdefender.
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Summerfest reports attendance was up at this year's festival
One year after sizzling heat took a toll on Summerfest attendance, the Big Gig recovered slightly, as 840,356 fans flocked to the lakefront, according to figures released Thursday.
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'Billy Jack' star Tom Laughlin dies at 82
Tom Laughlin, the maverick actor and filmmaker best known for the "Billy Jack" films, has died, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. He was 82.
Laughlin, who played football at Milwaukee's Washington High School and attended Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died Thursday in Thousand Oaks, Calif., his family announced Sunday. »Read Full Article(7)
Rhode sisters bring Christmas memories to Sunset Playhouse
A cozy set, dressed in greens and reds as the sort of living room in which Christmas is celebrated throughout America.
Candid, often dorky photos of a 1980s childhood, with all the bad fashion choices this implies. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Ballet balances playfulness, theatrics in 'The Nutcracker'
One would think that reviewing the same production of "The Nutcracker" several years in a row would start to get a bit tedious.
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- It's a war between Kiriti and Kiriti
The ugly war between Kiriti and Kiriti is out in the open. Story goes that the producers of Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor -Camellia Productions Pvt Ltd -who learnt about the launch of yet another Kiriti from the papers, didn't delay in shooting off a legal notice to the makers who are all set to begin the shoot from today. With one set of producers ready to take the legal route, will it mean end of a Kiriti film before it started? "No," says director Anirban Paria of Ebong Kiriti, starring Priyanshu Chatterjee as the sleuth. Explaining his stance just a day ahead of the shoot, he said, " After author Nihar Ranjan Gupta breathed his last, the rights to his novels were divided among his four children. We have bought the rights to Ratibilaap from Kaberi Sen and have a receipt of the amount paid. Also, I have a copy of the partition deed. It's beyond reason why those from another franchise should call up our producer asking him to stop shooting." Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor, which stars Indraneil Sengupta in the lead, received a lukewarm response at the box office after its release this year. Directed by Anindya Bikas Dutta, it also features Samadarshi Dutta and Arunima Ghosh as Kiriti's accomplice Subrata and Krishna, the detective's wife. The notice sent by the producers of Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor reads: "Our client is the lawful holder of several rights, including right to make cinematographic films, in respect of diverse detective stories and novels of the said late Nihar Ranjan Gupta, acquired from one of his legal heir and successor-in-interest Smt Karabi Sen under a lawful agreement. The rights of our client, inter alia, subsists on the detective story Ratibilaap based whereon you are attempting to make a Bengali feature film." Arguing the case on behalf of Camellia, advocate Kalyan Bhaumik says, "My client is the rightful owner of all the Nihar Ranjan Gupta novels that belong to his daughter, Kaberi Sen. Ratibilaap, therefore, is no exception. Obviously then, no other producer can make a film based on the same novel. It was my client's decision to let the makers of Ebong Kiriti know about the legal contract. If they still want to go ahead with the shoot, we will seek further action." Anirban, however, is not pushing back his schedule even by a day . "No entity apart from the court can stop us from going ahead with the shoot. We have no issues with other producersdirectors and have bought the rights to a few of the author's novels. In fact, I had bought the rights in 2014, when no one else had thought of making Kiriti. Obviously then, the shoot will continue," he said.
- Belagavi session to have a day each for Mahadayi, NK issues
Dharwad: One day each will be reserved to discuss the Mahadayi issue and problems in North Karnataka at the Belagavi session to be held at Suvarna Soudha from November 21 to December 21, speaker K B Koliwad informed reporters here on Sunday. "The MLAs are to actively participate in the session. A special training camp will be conducted to train the MLAs. Members should take part in discussion without any bias. On October 28, a meeting will be held to discuss amendments to the norms on MLAs' participation. They will be passed during the session," he said. Koliwad said that the session should be conducted for 90 days – 45 days each in Bengaluru and Belagavi. "The shifting of government offices at Vidhana Soudha to Suvarna Soudha will benefit the (North Karnataka) region," he said Koliwad said that he will bring out the report on the encroachment upon lakes within one-and-a-half month. Poor response to public meeting Koliwad received a poor response to the public meeting at Circuit House in Dharwad. He received a petition from the Bandiwad gram panchayat vice-president Kiran Radder on the encroachment upon a lake which is spread across 3.13 acres. The speaker assured him to take action.
- Online ticket booking platforms all bet on 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' to have a good Diwali
Online ticket booking platforms have become major revenue players with more and more people booking tickets of their favorite films online and reportedly this year, all these platforms are betting on 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' to set Diwali collections soaring.
- Upendra-Sudeep do a video dialogue online
As their film Mukunda Murari is gearing up for a Deepavali release this weekend, Upendra and Sudeep are going all out to promote their film. In a unique promotional activity, the two actors are using their Twitter pages to interact with a Smart Alec-ish question and answer session, something that both are masters at. The session was kickstarted by Upendra, who posted a question to Sudeep on Sunday. https://twitter.com/nimmaupendra/status/790251879515037696 The session doesn't seem to end quite soon, for Sudeep has given a befitting answer, which involves another question... https://twitter.com/KicchaSudeep/status/790460447031857153 So who do you think will win this witty war of words?
- Spending trends reflect aspirational society
HYDERABAD: Growing urbanisation has had an impact on household expenditure which has become more aspirational, according to a national study released last month. The study revealed that rent, conveyance, consumer services, beverages, fuel and electricity were eating up 50 per cent of the monthly average per capita household expenditure in the city. In a report, in Sarvekshana, the journal of National Sample Survey Office, it was found that the monthly per capita expenditure in cities with over a million population in undivided Andhra Pradesh was Rs 2,111. Conducted by the deputy director generals of NSSO, TK Saha and D Chakraborty , the report was titled, `A Study on Impact of Urbanisation on Monthly Per Capita Household Consumer Expenditure in India'. The study said that urbanisation increased from 27.82 per cent in 2001 Census to 31.16 per cent in 2011 Census. The study painted a picture of an aspirational yet traditional society. According to the study, deni zens in Hyderabad spent Rs 278.22 on rent, Rs 192.65 on conveyance, Rs 180.3 on education, Rs 149.77 on consumer services, Rs 123.98 on clothing, Rs 119.85 on fuel and electricity. Similarly, in food items, the study shows that the denizens spent a whopping Rs 240.54 on beverages, Rs 224.14 on cereals, Rs 118.46 on milk and milk products, Rs 115.56 on egg fish and meat, Rs 118.51 on vegetables per month per person. While monthly per capita expenditure on food items is Rs 1,088.08, on non-food items it is Rs 1,457.02. Among areas given less priority were medical needs, entertainment, toilet articles, and durable goods. Denizens were found to be spending Rs 100.45 on medical needs, Rs 50.52 on entertainment, Rs 52.53 on toilet articles and 79.34 on other durable goods of their monthly per capita expenditure.
- An artshow with a touch of glamour
Showcasing contemporary artworks this art exhibition in Film Nagar drew in the art-enthusiasts of Hyderabad. While the artworks themselves were eye-catching, a few of the guests also caught everyone's attention with their contemporary chic outfits. Munching on snacks and discussing the art which majorly featured women, these ladies had a fun weekend afternoon.
- An artshow with a touch of glamour
Showcasing contemporary artworks this art exhibition in Film Nagar drew in the art-enthusiasts of Hyderabad. While the artworks themselves were eye-catching, a few of the guests also caught everyone's attention with their contemporary chic outfits. Munching on snacks and discussing the art which majorly featured women, these ladies had a fun weekend afternoon.
- Compare the media coverage of Mosul and East Aleppo and it reveals a lot
I was in Iran in early 2011 when there were reports from opposition sources in exile saying that protests were sweeping the country. There was some substance in this. There had been a demonstration of 30,000 protesters in north Tehran on 14 February, recalling the mass protests against the allegedly fixed presidential election of 2009, that had caught the authorities by surprise. There was hopeful commentary from Western pundits suggesting that the Arab Spring uprisings might be spreading to Iran. But, by the time I got to Tehran a few days later, nothing much appeared to be going on, though there were plenty of bored looking riot police standing around in the rain doing nothing. It looked as if the protests had dwindled away, but when I checked the internet I found this was not so. Opposition spokesmen were claiming that protests were taking place every week not just in north Tehran but in other Iranian cities. This account appeared to be confirmed by videos running online showing protesters resisting baton-wielding riot police and militiamen. I met some friendly Iranian correspondents working for the foreign media and asked why I was failing to find any demonstrations. The reporters were well informed, but could not work because their press credentials had been suspended by the Iranian authorities. They laughed when I described my vain pursuit of the anti-government protests, explaining that I was failing to find them because they had ceased earlier in the month. One journalist usually sympathetic to the opposition said that "the problem is that the picture of what is happening in Iran these days comes largely from exiled Iranians and is often a product of wishful thinking or propaganda." I asked about the videos online and he said that these were mostly concocted by the opposition using film of real demonstrations that had taken place in the past. He pointed to one video, supposedly filmed in the middle of winter, in which trees covered in leaves were clearly visible in the far background. I asked the journalists if this was not the fault of the Iranian government which, by suspending the credentials of local reporters who were credible eyewitnesses, had created a vacuum of information which was swiftly filled by opposition propagandists. The stringers agreed that to some extent this was so, but added gloomily that, even if they were free to report, their Western editors "would not believe us because the exiles and their news outlets have convinced them that there are big protests here. If we deny this, our bosses will simply believe that we have been intimidated or bought up by the government." It is a salutary story because later the same year in Libya and Syria opposition activists were able to gain control of the media narrative and exclude all other interpretations of what was happening. In Libya, Gaddafi was demonised as the sole cause of all his country's ills while his opponents were lauded as valiant freedom fighters whose victory would bring liberal democracy to the Libyan people. Instead, as was fairly predictable, the overthrow of Gaddafi rapidly reduced Libya to a violent and criminalised anarchy with little likelihood of recovery. In present day Syria and Iraq one can see much the same process at work. In both countries, two large Sunni Arab urban centres — East Aleppo in Syria and Mosul in Iraq — are being besieged by pro-government forces strongly supported by foreign airpower. In East Aleppo, some 250,000 civilians and 8,000 insurgents, are under attack by the Syrian Army allied to Shia paramilitaries from Iran, Iraq and Lebanon and supported by the Russian and Syrian air forces. The bombing of East Aleppo has rightly caused worldwide revulsion and condemnation. But look at how differently the international media is treating a similar situation in Mosul, 300 miles east of Aleppo, where one million people and an estimated 5,000 Isis fighters are being encircled by the Iraqi army fighting alongside Kurdish Peshmerga and Shia and Sunni paramilitaries and with massive support from a US-led air campaign. In the case of Mosul, unlike Aleppo, the defenders are to blame for endangering civilians by using them as human shields and preventing them leaving. In East Aleppo, fortunately, there are no human shields — though the UN says that half the civilian population wants to depart — but simply innocent victims of Russian savagery. Destruction in Aleppo by Russian air strikes is compared to the destruction of Grozny in Chechnya sixteen years ago, but, curiously, no analogy is made with Ramadi, a city of 350,000 on the Euphrates in Iraq, that was 80 per cent destroyed by US-led air strikes in 2015. Parallels go further: civilians trapped in East Aleppo are understandably terrified of what the Syrian Mukhabara secret police would do to them if they leave and try to pass through Syrian government checkpoints. But I talked earlier this year to some truck drivers from Ramadi whom I found sleeping under a bridge in Kirkuk who explained that they could not even go back to the ruins of their homes because checkpoints on the road to the city were manned by a particularly violent Shia militia. They would certainly have to pay a large bribe and stood a good chance of being detained, tortured or murdered. The advance on Mosul is being led by the elite Special Forces of the Iraqi counter-terrorism units and Shia militias are not supposed to enter the city, almost all of whose current inhabitants are Sunni Arabs. But in the last few days these same special forces entered the town of Bartella on the main road twelve miles from Mosul in their black Humvees which were reportedly decorated with Shia religious banners. Kurdish troops asked them to remove the banners and they refused. An Iraqi soldier named Ali Saad was quoted as saying: "(T)hey asked if we were militias. We said we're not militias, we are Iraqi forces and these are our beliefs." It may be that Isis will not fight for Mosul, but the probability is that they will, in which case the outlook will not be good for the civilian population. Isis did not fight to the last man in Fallujah west of Baghdad so much of the city is intact, but they did fight for Khalidiya, a nearby town of 30,000, where today only four buildings are still standing according to the Americans. The extreme bias shown in foreign media coverage of similar events in Iraq and Syria will be a rewarding subject for PhDs students looking at the uses and abuses of propaganda down the ages. This has been the pattern of reporting of the wars in Syria and Iraq over the last five years. Nothing much has changed since 2003 when the Iraqi opposition to Saddam Hussein had persuaded foreign governments and media alike that the invading American and British armies would be greeted with rapture by the Iraqi people. A year later the invaders were fighting for their lives. Misled by opposition propagandists and their own wishful thinking, foreign government officials and journalists had wholly misread the local political landscape. Much the same thing is happening today.
- Sensex makes a positive beginning, recoups 88 points
MUMBAI: Market benchmark Sensex started the day on a positive note after it recovered over 88 points and the NSE Nifty regained the 8,700-mark today on fresh buying amid higher Asian cues. The 30-share index was trading higher by 88.13 points, or 0.31 per cent, at 28,165.31, with banking, oil and gas, power, capital goods and auto stocks seeing some investor interest, with gains up to 0.71 per cent. The gauge had lost 52.66 points in the previous session on Friday due to heightened prospects of a US rate hike. Also, the NSE Nifty rose 23.75 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 8,716.80. Brokers said fresh buying by investors as well as funds in select blue-chips amid an uptrend in Asia gave sentiment a lift. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.42 per cent while Japan's Nikkei gained 0.02 per cent in early trade today. The Shanghai Composite Index was quoting 0.42 per cent higher. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, ended marginally lower by 0.09 per cent in Friday.
- Why you should opt for a ready-to-move-in house
If you buy a ready-for-possession property, you won't have to pay both home loan EMIs and rent, as in the case of an under-construction home. The resale housing market, particularly the brand new, ready for-possession segment, offers homebuyers a chance to side step the risks of buying underconstruction properties that are prone to delays. The usual 10-15% cost premium of ready-to-move in properties, however, has dissuaded buyers from investing in them. With this premium coming down, should home-buyers tap into the quick-possession resale market, or does it make sense to wait for 2-3 years and invest in an under-construction home? Erosion in premium Recently, there has been a substantial jump in inventory in the resale market.This pile-up has made purchasing a possession-ready property a more viable option. Experts reckon home-buyers will find good deals in the resale market rather than from developers. Kishor Pate, CMD, Amit Enterprises Housing, says, "Never in the history of the Indian real estate market have properties ready for possession been so cost-effective." Quality properties from reputed developers, in good locations, are now available for possession at prices previously available to buyers willing to wait for two years or more, Pate adds. Excess inventory has helped check prices. Shveta Jain, MD, Residential Services, Cushman & Wakefield, says, "Jump in cost for properties after completion of construction is no longer visible owing to the excess inventory ." The provisions of the new real estate Bill have also pushed developers to complete projects faster, adding to the inventory pile. "Projects that were held up are now coming through thick and fast as developers rush to ensure that they don't fall foul of the Real Estate Regulatory Act. A muted demand has prevented the prices of these homes from rising as before," says Jayashree Kurup, Head of Content and Research, Magicbricks. The primary benefit of buying a possession-ready house is that you save on rent. And, if you do not plan on using it as your residence, you can let it out on rent and start earning an income. With an under-construction property , there is always the chance of delay . The financial implications of that are too many.There's the double whammy of having to shell out EMIs on the home loan as well as paying rent. Buyers also stand to lose out on a chunk of tax benefits on interest payment towards the housing loan, if they do not get get possession within five years of having availed of the loan. For someone in the top income tax bracket of 30%, such a delay can lead to a sharp drop in tax benefit: from `60,000 to just `9,000 a year. A staggering 59% of respondents to our survey were interested in buying a new ready-tomove in home, while 16% said they preferred an under-construction house. The choice also depends on the affordability of a property , availability of funds and possession timeline. If you do not have the funds and can wait for some time, an under-construction property is the better option. But if you have the money and want to see the back of your landlord, go ahead and buy a ready-tomove in property. "If the buyer needs the property for immediate use, and has the finances, it makes sense to invest in a possession-ready home," says A.S. Sivaramakrishnan, Head, Residential Services, India, CBRE South Asia. Things to bear in mind Apart from higher cost, a possessionready, resale property has a few more disadvantages. The choice of properties in the resale market is limited compared to projects under construction. The latter allows you a wider choice with regards to floor preference, view, etc. You also have to do more legwork to arrange for documentation in the case of resale properties. "The key factor to be considered when opting for an unused resale property is the title clearance--the passing of ownership of the house from the seller to the buyer," says Sivaramakrishnan. A lot of legal work is re quired to ensure everything is in order.Unlike in an under-construction property, buyers of possession-ready property have to start paying EMIs on their home loan immediately , besides shelling out the down payment, registration and stamp duty . While developers these days offer attractive payment schemes and freebies, you would be foregoing these luxuries in a possession-ready property . Also, the scope for capital appreciation is muted. Where the property is more than a few years old, a lot of the development around it has already taken place and it is likely priced-in.
- Co-work spaces setting a new trend
Getting the right office space and turning it into an office remain a herculean task for many startups and budding firms. Now, aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals have stopped searching for offices and choose plug and play, thanks to some of the co-work spaces provided along the Pattom-Kuravankonam road.
- State takes a leap in solar power use
KOLKATA: The national-level entrepreneurship development programme that started in Kolkata last Tuesday -developing micro-solar domes conceptualised and invented by solar power expert S P Gon Chaudhuri came to an end over the weekend. The micro-solar dome that has been named as 'Surya Jyoti' recently got recognition from the Government of India. The Centre is planning to install 10 million micro-solar domes across the country by the year 2018. The five-day national-level training programme was organised with prospective manufacturers from all over the country attending the programme. The total business opportunity in this sector is expected to be around Rs 2,000 crore in the next two years. Gon Chaudhuri said the product will ensure light in millions of houses across the country and to those living in slum and rural areas will benefit the most. Dr Rajiv Sharma, head of technology missions division of the Centre's department of science and technology and IIEST director professor Ajoy Ray were present at the inaugural programme. In all, 35 entrepreneurs from several states are attending the programme. Ray said IIEST will purchase 50 solar domes and distribute it in the slums near the institute. Special secretary of state power and non-renewable energy department Dr A N Biswas said the state government is working on a number of initiatives to develop the use of solar power across the state. Earlier this year, the NB Institute for Rural Technology , headed by Gon Chaudhuri, was asked by the Centre to set up 500 solar domes for urban slums as well as rural areas in Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai with funds sanctioned by the science and technology ministry . Gon Chaudhuri, who came up with the design of the solar dome, said he was happy the Union government had recognised the concept and sanctioned funds to implement the project.
- Decongestion plan along Metro route a non-starter
Illegal parking of vehicles, plying of e-rickshaws on non-designated routes and political pressure against taking action have all led to a major traffic mismanagement in the city. Even as the authorities claim to have taken steps to clear the congestion, in reality its a different picture.
- Lawrence school's lit fest gets a mythological start
CHANDIGARH: The first literary festival with the theme `Indian Mythology' was hosted by The Lawrence School, Sanawar, on Saturday . The event included panel discussions and quiz. Teams from eight schools took part in the event, namely St Kabir Public School (Chandigarh), Strawberry Fields High School (Chandigarh), St Luke's Sr Sec School (Solan), Bhavan Vidyalaya (Chandigarh), Dayanand Public School (Shimla), Wel ham Girls' School (Dehradun), Doon Public School (Panchkula), and the host The Lawrence School, Sanawar. The Jury's Choice Award went to Strawberry Fields High School. IPS Sita Ram Mardi, di rector general (home guards), commandant general (civil defence) and director (fire services) in Himachal Pradesh government, was the chief guest at the occasion. The festival started with a panel discussion on various aspects of mythology followed by a quizon Indian mythology. Headmaster Vinay Pande conferred a token of appreciation upon the chief guest and extended his vote of thanks. The festival concluded with a book fair.