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Politics meets spirituality meets marriage equality and a whole bunch of other stuff in between, this week at the Sydney Writers' Festival. Here's ourtop 6 picks of the events.
15 May 2012
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Celebrated author Jeanette Winterson discusses her memoir of the same title. She will explore themes of love, abandonment, self-worth, madness, books and creativity with a live audience at Sydney Opera House.
Wednesday 15 May, 9pm-10.30pm. Book here.
The Feminist Supremacy?
Can anti-abortion campaigners call themselves feminists? What use is feminism nowadays? This lively panel discussion features outspoken comedian and writer Catherine Deveny, authors Kathy Lette, Tara Moss and Emily Maguire, with chair Julia Baird.
Saturday 19 May, 8.30pm-10.30pm. Book here.
*See our interview with Emily Maguire (includes a ticket giveaway).
Why Get Married When You Could Be Happy?
Support for marriage equality is gaining ground, with a boost of support from President Obama last week. But just how 'equal' is the campaign for the right to marry? And does it buy into heteronormativity and suppress the diversity of lifestyles available to queer people? Jeanette Winterson joins gay liberationist Dennis Altman, writer Benjamin Law and Russian author Masha Gessen to hash out the issues.
Saturday 19 May, 6pm-7.30pm. Book here.
Spiritual Climate Change
Author and interfaith minister Stephanie Dowrick will discuss the connection between our inner, personal and spiritual lives and the political, social and economic turmoil that surrounds us. The popular author will talk with Simon Longstaff, executive director of the St James Ethics Centre, about the need for a spiritual climate change.
Friday 18 May, 2.30pm-3.30pm. Free – no bookings.
You must have something to hide
In an age of phone hacking, Twitter and terrorism, where do we draw the line between the public and the private? Who better to pick apart the issues than the former director general of MI5, a former CIA interrogator, a media and news blogger and investigative journalist? Stella Rimington, Michael Kirby, Glenn Carle, Jeff Jarvis and Heather Brooke talk to David Marr.
Friday 18 May, 8.30pm-10pm. Book here.
Global experts will dissect the Occupy Movement – arguably the greatest display of global social activism in recent memory – assessing the movement's impact, its implications across the world and its influence into the future. Co-sponsored by the University of Sydney's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, this debate features the faculty's founder of the Sydney Democracy Initiative, Professor John Keane; Italian economic and political writer, Loretta Napoleoni and American writer, Chad Harbach. Moderated by the University of Sydney's, Simon Tormey, thissession will tackle the movement's radical ideas to spark innovative ways for writers to engage in the debate.
Thursday 17 May, 8pm- 9.30pm. Free – no bookings.
For details of the full program of events, visit the Sydney Writers' Festival website.


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Bud Black: Well, obviously we're extremely excited to have him on the team. You know, what he brings, not only as a talented pitcher but who he is as a teammate, what he's done historically as a pitcher, what he's going to do as a teammate, you know, his influence will be very, very impactful.
General manager Kevin Towers mentioned that he thought his familiarity with the league could be particularly helpful to you coming from the other league, and him having been there for two decades and his observation.
Bud Black: Yeah, from what I've heard of Greg, he's a tremendous student of the game, and just his insights will help not only me, they'll help everybody. They'll help our coaches, help the players. You know, in that regard he'll be a help for me. I'm going to obviously pick his brain hopefully daily.
Do you expect him to be an influence on the younger pitchers?
Bud Black: Absolutely, yeah. And I think that he's, from what I've been told, I think he's taking that role on a little bit more in the last number of years as far as spreading his wisdom to the younger players. For years he was with Glavine and Smoltz and Neagle and Avery, Leibrandt, guys who are veteran pitchers in their own right. But where he is now, he has that ability to teach and mentor young pitchers.
With your background, is starting pitching the core really of any team?
Bud Black: I think that over the 162-game season, solid starting pitching enables you to compete day in and day out, and over the long haul, that wins in a long season. And to have a solid bullpen to go with the good starters, that gives you even more of a leg up. You know, obviously if the team is fortunate enough to get to the postseason, you need 11 or 12 guys to win a championship. Every guy is important. Every out is important.
But over the long haul, if you have good starting pitching, that sets you up and puts you in a good spot.
You have a guy who certainly has the ability to be one of the best in Jake Peavy, maybe took a step back at least numbers-wise last year. What do you do to get him back on track?
Bud Black: I'm going to get to know Jake obviously as soon as possible, what makes him tick. But everything I've been told about Jake is he's a No. 1. He's won the National League ERA title, he's up there yearly in strikeouts, he has the ability to be one of the best starting pitchers in the National League year in, year out. Last year, I don't know exactly how his season went. I haven't really broken it down. But I expect him to bounce back. I guess he has the type of mentality and character, competitiveness that -- he wasn't happy with last year. He'll get back to where everybody thinks he should be, and he expects that, too.
Is a guy like Trevor Hoffman the least of your concerns in terms of maneuvering the pitching staff because he knows himself so well?
Bud Black: Yeah, when you have Hall of Fame players like Trevor, like Maddux, those guys are -- if you don't counsel those guys, you're not taking advantage of everything they can bring. When the game starts -- actually it's nice at 2:30 when you walk in the clubhouse and you see Trevor Hoffman, you see Maddux, and we were fortunate in Anaheim and I've been fortunate enough to play with a number of great character guys, when you walk in the clubhouse you were really happy they were on your team. He's one of those guys. And it's nice when the game starts to know that in that inning you feel pretty good about the outcome of the game, and fortunately we've had that in Anaheim, with Percy and Frankie. The eighth and seventh innings, it's a good feeling. And we have that, too. This goes back to any good team, going back to Quisenberry with the Royals. We just felt good about that. You feel good about the end of the game. I've been fortunate where I haven't been on teams where -- there hasn't been many years when I was a player or a coach where we as a team and individually I didn't feel good about what happened. I've been fortunate to be with good bullpens and good closers.
You were talking about the bullpens that you've had, especially in Anaheim. They were built with a great closer, a couple of good setup guys. You probably have something similar right now with some of the arms that have been already assembled for you.
Bud Black: Yeah. You look at Trevor, look at what Linebrink has done, and Meredith last year was phenomenal. Just look at his statistics, and what I'm hearing from the people in the Padre organization about this guy is he's legitimate, even though it was 50 innings or so. But you look internally at those numbers, they're pretty good. Just from other players and other guys who have faced him, it's a nice bullpen.
And if the bullpen is a strength and the starting pitching is becoming even more of a strength, where do you need to improve in order to be the top team?
Bud Black: Well, I think every team wants to keep getting better. If you look at our team, behind the plate we're happy with the two catchers, Gonzales at first came into his own, Khalil Green is a dynamic player, the trade from Cleveland brought us Kouzmanoff at third base, Cameron is Gold Glover, Giles, a solid major league player for a number of years. Left field and second base are two areas that we've addressed over the last number of weeks internally about what direction to go. Terrmel Sledge on the field, I don't know much about him, but I'm hearing good things about him from our people. Second base, Todd Walker and his decision on arbitration is coming up, whether he accepts or not, but he's a guy that played last year in San Diego and has had a nice career. There's some options out there.
On the field do you ideally like your leader to be a catcher? Is that important that he has a strong personality?
Bud Black: I think that it's not essential, but that is a demanding position in a lot of ways, and if you're fortunate to have a catcher that has that presence and great leadership ability, it helps a team, but it's not a necessity, no.
What have you heard that about Bard and Bowen?
Bud Black: I've heard they're two solid guys. I don't know that much about them. I don't know much about their personalities, but from what I hear, they're two fellows that do a great job with the pitching staff. They want to catch, they want to -- their main priority, which is important to me and the Padres, handling that staff, pitching first, offense second.
Will there be anything new or different as you plan Spring Training? Will there be anything unusual in your routine that you'd be willing to try?
Bud Black: No, we're not going to reinvent the wheel. The Padres have had a nice couple seasons here. I think that any time there's a change, there will be some new ideas brought in but nothing -- there will be nothing earth shattering.


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And when all of these interests are dispensed with, Maddon will saddle up his Trek 7.7 FX for a 15-mile bike ride.
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"That's my true passion," the silver-haired Maddon says several hours after Monday's workout at Raymond Naimoli Complex. "I really feel this is right for me."
Maddon is replacing hometown legend Lou Piniella, who craves winning, something the Devil Rays have never done. The franchise has gone 518-775 since its inception in 1998 and turned off the fans.
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SANTEE – A fire sent flames 200 feet into the air early yesterday, destroying an industrial building and forcing the evacuation of four mobile homes before fire crews gained the upper hand.
Dozens of firefighters from several cities battled a blaze yesterday morning in an industrial building just west of state Route 67 in Santee. A ground-shaking explosion soon after crews arrived was attributed to a propane tank in the building.
The 10,000-square-foot building had no sprinkler system, said Santee Fire Chief Bob Pfohl, who estimated the damage at $3 million. No one was injured.
The fire was reported at 5:13 a.m. in the Wheatlands Industrial Park, a cluster of about 45 businesses just west of state Route 67 and south of the San Diego River. It took about three hours to extinguish the blaze.
The building that burned housed AutoVac, a company that manufactures and distributes industrial vacuum systems, and National Copy Cartridge, which manufactures and refills toner cartridges for printers and copy machines.
Shortly after crews arrived, a ground-shaking explosion startled firefighters and residents. Authorities later attributed the blast to a propane tank in the building.
The two-story building was constructed in 1987 and predates changes to the city building code that require sprinkler systems in all new buildings, Pfohl said.
"It's one of the few un-sprinklered buildings around here," Pfohl said. "We probably wouldn't all be here if it was a sprinklered building,Investigators had not determined what caused the fire because the building was in danger of collapsing, said Sgt. Conrad Grayson of the sheriff's Bomb-Arson Unit.
Workers will try to stabilize the rickety remains today before investigators are allowed inside, Grayson said.
The fire started in the rear of the building in the area that houses AutoVac.
Early in the battle, firefighters atop truck-mounted ladders blasted the building with four water cannons, each delivering 1,000 gallons per minute, Pfohl said. Crews also sent streams of water in from ground level.
Initially, some firefighters were on the roof and considered entering the building, Pfohl said. Commanders soon determined the building was doomed.
"It quickly went to three alarms, and they could see that the roof was unsound," Pfohl said. "Our primary concern was defending" nearby buildings.
Black smoke billowed into the air. Pfohl said firefighters caught a break with the weather conditions. Because there was little wind, the smoke went straight up and dissipated instead of drifting into residential areas.
Sheriff's deputies evacuated four homes at the New Frontier Mobile Home Community on North Magnolia Avenue, adjacent to the fire. Residents left about 6 a.m. and returned shortly before 8 a.m., although officials urged them to keep their windows closed.
Before the evacuation, the residents heard the thunderous propane-tank explosion.
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We have one form: Application for Employment. As we read the criteria for the FREE service, we would be able to receive 100 applicants. We do not use "payment" options. So, why is our form being disabled? We are running radio ads and cannot have a break in "service" for lack of a better term. Please help! Thank you.
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I took a look at your Lzacrep account and I see that form has 11 submissions, which is under the limits of free account.
Looking at the form views, I see that they are on 0 suggesting that there might be something happening to the same. You can see more about form views here: Form View Limits: What is it all about
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When I was raising this to our developers I have noticed what had happened. You were using a guest account - not a free plan.
The difference between the two is that on guest account you are limited to 10 submissions in total, not 100 as on free plan. There are also other limitations on the guest accounts next to those.
The only difference between the two in terms of what is needed from your side is to register with an email and you are right away on the free plan (as you are now).
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So, you can't guarantee that our form WILL NOT be disabled?
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Question about Toshiba Satellite Pro M300-S1002X Notebook
This is driving me crazy, and I'm almost giving up on my Toshiba....
I have tried a New battery and a New AC Adapter already... it got fixed for a few days, then the problem comes again.
I've noticed that if my battery is low, like 20% or less, connecting AC adapter results in 10 seconds or so of "plugged in, charging", and then, not charging. I disconnect and connect, same results. Remove battery and install again, it works for a little while, then it fails again. If I close the laptop, it will charge battery. If I open and use an application, for example, Internet Explorer, as soon as the application opens, battery charging indicator turns off, and "Plugged in, not charging" comes again. So the thing is I'm not able to use my computer for long periods of time, because it needs to be closed in order to recharge the battery. Any ideas???
my toshiba satellite pro m300 charges only when i shut it down, or when its closed - on standby- but as soon as the systems boots up the light turns off and it stops charging... after its battery time it does die... so i know its definitely not charging
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it was a motherboard problem for me... likely the same thing... i really don't know ANYThing abt computer problems, but the guy who fixed mine said something about BIOS and changed my motherboard... lol
how to dismantle a toshiba satellite m300? can someone please help me because i need to check the power socket. thanks
It sounds like the power socket on the laptop is faulty and needs replacing or resoldering. To check this, power up the latop with the power adapter, wriggle the plug in the power socket and check if the battery charge indicator flicks on and off indicating charging and not charging. If it indicator flicks on and off then you have a faulty power socket.
This can be repaired but required the laptop to be completely dismantled to access the power connector.
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"The world that Leitham has moved in since the early '80s has been at the center of the highest levels of jazz performance. More than 100 recordings as an A-list bassist, eight CDs of her own, long-term stints with Mel Tormé, Doc Severinsen and the Woody Herman Thundering Herd as well as appearances with the likes of Gerry Mulligan, Joe Pass, Louis Bellson, Bill Watrous, Cleo Laine and dozens of others attest to the far-ranging versatility of her playing". JazzTimes, 2009 – Don Heckman.
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i would like to share files and folders with other computers connected with the router
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should be no problem. best you:
-make all computers part of the same workgroup (to be able to simply browse for the shares)
-right click the appropriate folder and choose the properties option (or the 'sharing & security' option) and look for the tab called sharing and click it
-click the round radio button to actually share the folder and fill out the naming field (default everyone has full control so probably you need not to adjust any further settings)
Now be patient and wait cause the microsoft browser isn't fast updating the browse table. (I assume you meant sharing on a Microsoft computer)
1 catch: on a WinXP machine by default the sharing options are hidden and you need to make it visible. to do so follow the next steps.
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my problem: Two classes, one inherits. But, the inherited class has to be constructed with a parameter... And I can't make it...
class clsGauss01 clsGauss01(int Index);
class clsGaussTS01 : public clsGauss01(0)
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'0' - declaration without type clsGaussCalcTS01.mqh
Is there a way to make it like my trial above - like in c ? I can work around with a simple instance, but this one-line-way would be more comfortable.
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San Pedro is a neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles in L.A. Noire. Although unseen in the game, it is mentioned in the Homicide case, The Golden Butterfly, as it is where Eli Rooney works. It is also where the Coolridge Heist took place. San Pedro is an industrial waterfront port district of Los Angeles and was annexed to the city in 1909. It is also one of three city districts or neighborhoods that make up the Port of Los Angeles.


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Oils Impact on Global Politics
Fluctuations in oil prices are heavily discussed in the media and are often the focus of economists and politicians alike. But why does oil receive so much coverage? Why is it so important? The answer to this question is complex and involves a multitude of factors. Oil is a resource which is incredibly scarce and crucial to the functioning of 21st Century economies. We need oil to fuel our cars, aircraft, machinery and trucks. Without this vital resource, our modern economies would grind to a halt. In the past, oil was also needed to fuel production in industry, however nowadays oil is mostly needed to fuel vehicles. Whilst there has been attempts to reduce the importance of oil, by using more renewable energy sources, little progress has been made and our reliance on oil has only increased.
This reliance on oil has meant that for over a century oil has been influencing world politics and influencing governments' foreign relations. This is especially true of the United States, which has been dependent on foreign oil to fuel their booming industries. In fact, it is these booming industries in the late 1800's and early 1900's, that sparked of Western independence on oil as an energy source. Since then, as their economies have greatly expanded, the West's need for foreign oil has increased accordingly. It is little known, but at the turn of the 20th Century the United States was actually one of the major oil exporting nations. In fact, in this period the United States actually exported oil to Saudi Arabia, as oil reserves were only discovered in Saudi Arabia after the First World War. Once American domestic oil reserves began too be diminish, the United States needed to export oil from abroad.
If someone were to ask an economist the questions, "Why are we so dependent on oil?" and "Why does oil have such an impact on world politics?". They would reply that oil has unique properties that distinguish it from most commodities. Oil is a resource which is scarce, it is only found in certain parts of the world and there is a limited number of suppliers in this market. Additionally oil is a commodity with few substitutes; our vehicles and aircraft need fuel to function (with the exception of electric cars). An example which illustrates this point is as follows: Imagine if the price of rice were to soar tomorrow, consumers would gradually switch to an alternative good, maybe barley or potatoes. However when the price of oil rises, there are no real alternatives. This is what makes oil such a unique commodity, its importance, scarcity and lack of real substitutes.
How Does Oil Influence International Politics
Oil influences international politics in a multitude of ways. Governments have always sought to serve their countries' self interests and this is especially true with respect to securing their energy requirements. Oil has influenced countries foreign relations and even influenced their decisions to go to war. As I write this article, NATO is currently launching air strikes in Libya to weaken the Muammar Ghaddafi regime. Whilst NATO's decision to undertake these sorties may not be solely due to Libya's oil reserves, there is no doubt that oil has influenced many of the parties decisions to be involved in this costly endeavor. For example out of all the countries involved in Libya; France has spearheaded the operation.
One would normally expect countries like the U.S. or the U.K., who have more powerful militaries, to take on a more predominant role, but in this case France has. Under closer examination, the reason why is very clear, France imports a large amount of oil from Libya, and they are obviously trying to secure there supplies for the future.
The same can be said of the Gulf War; in this case it was the United States who spearheaded the operation, by launching Operation Desert Storm, with a coalition of other countries. The goal of this operation was to protect Saudi and Kuwaiti oil reserves from the volatile Iraqi dictator, Sadaam Hussein. The dangers of Iraqi domination of Arabian oil were too much for the US to accept. Had the coalition not intervened, and Iraq subsequently captured these oil reserves, the balance of power in the region and the world would have been dramatically altered. It is therefore clear that oil was a critical factor in initiating the Gulf War. Many people have attributed the current Iraq war to have similarly been about oil, when in fact in this case oil was a motive, but not the prime motive. It is certainly true that the coalition wanted to secure Iraq's oilfields into more friendly hands. However, I think that George W. Bush's prime motive was really to defeat a regime he viewed as an opponent to world peace.
American and Saudi Relations Due to Oil
Oil has influenced many countries foreign relations in major ways. This is certainly true of American-Saudi relations, which have been built out of the two countries oil trade. This relationship goes back to the period before the First World War, and was solidified by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This is most strongly demonstrated by historic meeting of Roosevelt with Ibn Saud upon the USS Quincy. Out of this relationship many other relationships have sprouted, such as military cooperation and financial relations (Saudi's hold huge reserves in American banks). This demonstrates the tremendous way that oil has influenced a countries foreign relations and posture in global politics. Had Saudi Arabia not had this mass of oil wealth, it is arguable that the two countries foreign relations would be very different.
It is very clear that oil plays an active role influencing global politics in a major way. Oil has influenced governments' decisions to go to war and at the same time has influenced their relations with other countries. International politics is fraught with alliances and divisions, and it s undoubtedly true that the oil trade has influenced these relationships. What is most noteworthy of all is that the West's need for oil has only grown with time. This means that till an alternative energy source is discovered, or the oil reserves are depleted, oil is going to continue to influence international politics.


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In December last year, the PMO had directed power producers to sign FSAs with CIL in a month's time. However, NTPC has refused to sign FSA, saying CIL was supplying poor quality coal
The Union coal ministry has directed Coal India (CIL) to sign fuel supply pacts with power generation companies, including NTPC, before finalising power purchase agreements with them.
"The Coal Ministry has directed Coal India (CIL) to sign Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) with power companies, including NTPC, without waiting for PPAs (power purchase agreements)," according to a source.
In December last year, the Prime Minister's Office had directed power producers to sign FSAs with CIL in a month's time.
So far, 60 power companies have signed FSAs while many have not signed citing varied reasons.
India's largest power producer NTPC has refused to sign FSA, saying CIL was supplying poor quality coal.
NTPC chairman and managing director Arup Roy Choudhury had said it had agreed on almost all terms and conditions of the FSA and is ready to sign the agreements provided CIL promised to give a minimum calorific value coal.
NTPC power plants need coal of minimum 3,100 kilocalories, but CIL at times had supplied coal with average heat generating capacity of about 2,100 kilocalories, according to the power company.
NTPC buys close to 140 million tonnes of coal to fire its thermal power plants. The company has not signed FSAs for 4,500 MW power generation capacity.
To improve the technology in use for driving tests, necessary hardware such as simulators will be installed at the three RTO offices on a pilot basis, and will be eventually installed at all RTO offices, says the HPC report
While the city of Mumbai is working towards better infrastructure and superior vehicles on the roads to have more orderly traffic, it is important to observe that driving is a necessary skill which must be improved in the city of Mumbai through improved quality driving test, says a report by High Powered Committee (HPC) appointed by the Home ministry.
A public interest litigation (PIL-18/2010) was filed in the Bombay High Court by the Bombay Bar Association, dated 29 January 2010. This PIL primarily addresses various issues of traffic management in the city of Mumbai. The petition is regarding improper regulation of traffic, several issues related to traffic operations, technology, enforcement, manpower, road markings, etc. In the 17 hearings held by the high court, several issues related to enforcement and infrastructure was raised. The high court held a chamber hearing of all agencies on 7 May 2012 where in everyone was asked to put forth their views. Subsequently, to look into these issues, the high court directed that a High Power Committee (HPC) be appointed. This article is based on the HPC report.
Improving Quality of Driving Test: In order to ensure that the quality of
driving test conducted by the Transport Department is improved, necessary
infrastructure to conduct proper driving test as per the provisions of Rule 15 of Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR), 1989, such as the test tracks to test the driving skills of the drivers, will be provided. Provision of such infrastructure in Mumbai only will not suffice as the drivers from all over the state and even from outside the state drive the vehicles on Mumbai roads. Improvements are needed state-wide, according to the HPC report.
Action proposed: Providing infrastructural facilities like test tracks etc. throughout the state for better quality of driving test as per Rule 15 of CMVR, 1989. This must be completed in a time frame of four years.
Modern Technology for Driving Test: Use of modern equipment such as driving simulators is being considered to assess the driving skills and relevant behavioural aspects of a candidate in different situations by simulating the scenes. Presently, the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, do not provide for the use of simulators in assessment of the driving skills.
Action proposed: Government of Maharashtra may consider sending the proposal to MORTH (ministry of road transport & highways) and to further follow up for amendments to Motor Vehicles Act & Rules. Once the proposal for amendment is submitted and approved, necessary hardware such as simulators will be installed at the three RTO offices on a pilot basis and will be eventually installed at all RTO offices. This must be completed in a time frame of three years.
Capacity Building in RTOs for Driving Tests: Sufficient number of the technically qualified and properly trained personnel to utilize the modern systems and tools to make accurate assessment and evaluation of the driving skills of the applicants appearing for driver's license test also needs to be made available to the department as a part of the policy to improve the quality of drivers. Such measures shall help reduce accidents and ensure better compliance of the traffic rules.
Action proposed: Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) to develop suitable training courses for officers conducting driving tests. Additional manpower is needed in the cadre of IMV/AIMV. This must be completed in a time frame of three years.
Refresher Training for Drivers: The Motor Vehicles Act does not provide for a efresher training to the driver, once a driving license is obtained.
Action proposed: Transport Commissioner's Office to send a proposal to the government for amendment in Motor Vehicles Act for introduction of the concept of refresher training for drivers and further test of driving skills and behavioural aspects for commercial vehicle drivers. Appropriate policy changes are being recommended to make the drivers undergo a refresher training and further test of their skills and relevant behavioural aspects periodically. This must be completed in a time frame of three years.
MCGM has invited an Expression of Interest (EOI) for implementation of "Web Based Paring" for on-street parking, which involves electronic hand -held devices capable of issuing the e-challans of parking fees and storing data to the central server of MCGM
In Mumbai the proportion of free parking on roads is ample while the parking cost is low, between Rs5 and Rs20 per hour (Source: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai— MCGM). Mumbai is at the lower end in terms of pricing for parking. And with the annual addition of more than 50,000 cars (Source: TCO) excluding a larger number in two -wheelers, as well as substantial increase in water tankers, school buses and commercial vehicles, there will be a high requirement of new parking spaces per year. The effect is clear and visible, most of these vehicles land up on the roads for parking in an unregulated manner. The situation is getting alarming.
A Public Interest Litigation PIL-18/2010 was filed in the Bombay High Court, by the Bombay Bar Association, dated 29th January 2010. This PIL primarily addresses various issues of traffic management in the city of Mumbai. The petition is regarding improper regulation of traffic, several issues related to traffic operations, technology, enforcement, manpower, road markings, etc. In 17 hearings held by the HC, several issues related to enforcement and infrastructure was raised. This article covers aspects of parking from the HPC (High Power Committee) Report of the Bombay High Court.
According to the HPC report, excessive vehicles and consequential parking beyond available space has increased traffic congestion severely. Narrow roads and random parking on both sides of the roads has been causing inconvenience for the commuters and pose safety concerns for commuters and pedestrians. A large number of vehicles are parked on the roads, in many cases on both sides of a narrow and high volume road. On some of the arterials, out of four lanes only two lanes are available for an effective carriageway leading to considerable slowing of traffic and additionally resulting into stop -start operation, leading to very high exhaust emissions.
Devising Strong and Effective Parking Policy: A strong and effective parking policy needs to be formulated and implemented, recommends the HPC report. The policy and enforcement needs to ensure restricted on-street parking along major corridors. Parking should be allowed at designated locations only. Strict enforcement of provisioning of mandatory parking spaces by the establishments is required. No "change of use" permission should be given unless provision of mandatory parking requirements is followed.
Action proposed: The MCGM will appoint the consultants/ transport planners to prepare the Parking Policy for Greater Mumbai in consultation with Traffic Police Department. Necessary assistance for hardware required by Traffic Police
Department for effective enforcement of no-parking zones will be provided by the MCGM. This must be completed in two years.
Establishing Comprehensive Parking Unit: A comprehensive parking unit (CPU) for Mumbai should be established that will look after all on road/off road and vertical parking, management, personnel management for operation, marking, metering as well as use of smart cards, other electronic devices for information and effective controls. It can work towards a regime of close to market driven prices (over a period of time) and develop compliance mechanism.
Action proposed: According to the HPC report, MCGM has invited an Expression of Interest (EOI) for implementation of "Web Based Parking" for on-street parking, which involves electronic hand -held devices capable of issuing the e-challans of parking fees, taking photograph of vehicles, noting registration numbers of vehicles and transferring and storing all data to the central server of MCGM. These devices will also have extendibility to use smart cards, etc. in future. The system can be extended to include private parking in malls, large commercial establishments etc. This must be completed in three years.
Pay and Park policy for old and congested areas as well as night time
on-street parking in residential areas: CPU should also work towards establishing area pay and park for night time with preference for local residents.
Parking needs of local residents in old buildings should be considered where there is very little parking inside the premises but that need not be free.
Action proposed: In the near future, MCGM will have many off street parking lots under the provisions of Development Control Regulation and work must be completed in two years, concludes the HPC Report.