On 8 March, Russia celebrates International Womenâs Day. One of Russiaâs biggest public holidays, it is second only to New Year and Russians go all out to congratulate their women. Itâs impossible to ignore the infectious spirit of this holiday. Beaming men wait with red roses at metro exits and happy couples linger about in the streets. See them drinking champagne, while the first sunshine after many dark winter months warms their hearts and their relationships. Employers would be fools to forget to give gifts to their female staff. Many clubs and restaurants celebrate this special day the evening before, so be sure to mark your calendar and visit one. Womenâs Day is has its roots in the (pre)revolution days.
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The City Where Cars Are Not Welcome Source: By Jack Ewing, New York Times • Posted: Monday, March 1, 2021
As automakers promise to get rid of internal combustion engines, Heidelberg is trying to get rid of autos.
The Bahnstadt, a newly developed district in Heidelberg, Germany, aims to be as free of carbon emissions as possible.Felix Schmitt for The New York Times
HEIDELBERG, Germany Eckart Würzner, a mayor on a mission to make his city emission free, is not terribly impressed by promises from General Motors, Ford and other big automakers to swear off fossil fuels.
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As automakers promise to get rid of internal combustion engines, Heidelberg is trying to get rid of autos.
The Bahnstadt, a newly developed district in Heidelberg, Germany, aims to be as free of carbon emissions as possible.Credit.Felix Schmitt for The New York Times
Published Feb. 28, 2021Updated March 3, 2021
HEIDELBERG, Germany Eckart Würzner, a mayor on a mission to make his city emission free, is not terribly impressed by promises from General Motors, Ford and other big automakers to swear off fossil fuels.
Not that Mr. Würzner, the mayor of Heidelberg, is against electric cars. The postcard-perfect city, in southern Germany, gives residents who buy a battery-powered vehicle a bonus of up to 1,000 euros, or $1,200. They get another €1,000 if they install a charging station.
This is the second of two articles on the past and future of the university campus.
The “dreaming spires” of Oxford University that Matthew Arnold romanticised in 1865 still have a powerful grip on our image of the university. Nevertheless, the university town is part of the past. A key reason for this is the expense of developing facilities on a confined site, particularly in a heritage setting.
The new Beecroft physics building at Oxford is ten storeys high but five are below ground because of government-imposed height restrictions. Unfortunately, this configuration requires a large percentage of floor space to be devoted to stairs, lifts and ventilation ducts. Although the building costs about £5,500 (A$9,840) per square metre of gross floor area, the cost per usable square metre is an eye-watering £15,000. That’s about double the going rate for this type of building on a large-area campus.
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