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Goods and Service Tax
A Guide on GST Benefits for Small Businesses & Start-ups
GST was implemented in the country to alter the complicated tax framework. India's government rolled out this tax provision with a slogan of "One Nation One Tax" to make the compliance procedure more transparent, seamless, and intuitive. This article pays attention to GST's brighter aspects and briefs you about the benefits it offers to Start-ups and Small Businesses.
Overview on GST
GST benefit for Start-up
Ease of Starting a Business in India under GST
Regulation of Un-organized sectors
Implementation of the composite scheme
Subsuming Multiple Taxes in GST
Central Taxes subsumed under GST
State Taxes subsumed under GST
GST Exemption w.r.t Startups and Small Businesses
Simplification of Compliance Procedure under GST
Online compliance processes
GST stands for Goods and Service Tax, and it is based on an indirect taxation system. This multi-stage and destination-based tax framework have supplanted several indirect taxes in the country, such as VAT, service tax, and excise duty. GST implementation is a shift from the old tax regime to the centralized tax framework that offers numerous benefits to the taxpayers. Unlike earlier tax regimes, GST is levied on all entities that create value through their product and services. Therefore, the GST tax regime[1] applies to every point of sale, making it a multi-stage tax structure. It's important to note that all the inter-state sales are chargeable to State and Central GST.
With the implementation of GST in the country, the method for GST registration would be centralized and standardized identical to registration w.r.t service tax. Under this tax regime, a firm across the nation would never have to deal with VAT registrations. The method for obtaining GST registration would also be centralized, which will aid citizens in setup new firms with fewer tax complications.
Previously, industries like construction and textiles don't work under the canopy of tax regulation. The arrival of GST ensures the comprehensive implementation of the tax reform across every sector. The revamped compliance and payment structures under GST have boosted these firms' trading capabilities and make them accountable for the misconduct w.r.t tax liabilities. For example, the acceptance of input credit is not possible unless the supplier has accepted the amount.
The composition scheme is an essential part of GST that was rolled out to reduce taxes and other relevant compliances. The scheme aims to obtain taxes from the business owner on their turnover. Additionally, the scheme also seeks a quarterly return from these entities. The following points will show the regulations offered by the composition scheme.
Small businesses with more than Rs 1.5 crore of turnovers are entitled to pay a flat GST and file a single return.
Small firms with an annual turnover of more than Rs 50 lakh are accountable for paying 6% of GST.
Read our article: GST: Penalty, Offences and Appeals Under GST Act 2017
The GST regime is the integration of all the taxes that exist in the old tax reform.
Central cess & additional charges
Special additional duty of customs
Value Added Tax, aka (VAT)
Central Sales Tax, aka (CST)
Octroi and Entry Tax
State cesses and additional Taxes
Entertainment Taxes
Taxes on lottery & betting
The government has waived off the requirement of GST registration for the firms whose annual turnover is less than Rs. 40 lacs. Many start-ups and small businesses across the country will be benefited from this provision. This will let them work seamlessly by averting GST related liabilities.
Previously, businesses that are dealing with consumer appliances or restaurants need to take VAT and Service Tax guidelines into account. The businesses need to go through a hectic process of tax evaluation for different products and supplies. The advent of GST has eased out this difficulty by making compliance procedures simpler for the taxpayers. Due to a single tax proposition, organizations now need not be dealt with complex invoices anymore.
The online portal has made it easy for business owners to file their returns easily. With the centralized digital system onboard, business owners now don't need to address different tax entities for registration purposes. Additionally, it also waived off the complexity w.r.t to the manual workflow, making GST return filling is a super easy process.
Under the canopy of GST, the new start-ups and firms will flourish strongly and able to avoid unnecessary tax liabilities. GST implementation still seeks a crucial amendment that will unleash its full potential. On the whole, it still feels more practical and advantageous compared to previous tax reform. Therefore, we can conclude that GST is a catalyst for the growth of start-ups in India.
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UK Climate Investments marks delivery of 254 MW of renewable energy projects in South Africa
UK Climate Investments has marked the delivery of 254 MW of clean energy projects it has helped finance in South Africa following the inauguration of Kruisvallei Hydro, a 4 MW run-of-river hydropower facility in the Free State province today.
Kruisvallei Hydro is the last of three renewable energy projects part-financed by the UK Government's International Climate Finance programme, UK Climate Investments, to have entered commercial operation. The milestone at Kruisvallei Hydro follows the successful delivery of the 110 MW Perdekraal East Wind Farm in the Western Cape province and the 140 MW Kangnas Wind Farm in the Northern Cape province in October and November last year.
UK Climate Investments' R253 million (~£13 million) partnership with the majority black-owned and managed developer of renewable energy projects H1 Holdings has created around 385 jobs during construction phase and is expected to provide a further 195 jobs over the projects' 20-year lifecycle.
Richard Abel, Managing Director of UK Climate Investments, said: "It has been an honour to see these important projects come to life over the past two years. In addition to supporting South Africa's low carbon transition by providing enough clean electricity to power nearly 200,000 homes per year, these projects have delivered opportunities for employment, skills development, and investment in rural communities across the region."
Nigel Casey, British High Commissioner to South Africa, said: "As COP26 Presidency we are pressing for greater ambition globally to meet the Paris Agreement's goals. This needs us to accelerate the global transition to clean power, benefitting from low cost and sustainable energy sources such as the Kruisvallei Hydro plant.
"The UK is committed to supporting green, resilient and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and I am delighted that this innovative UK programme, run through UK Climate Investments and Macquarie, has supported job creation, localisation and black ownership in this sector," Mr Casey said.
Reyburn Hendricks, Chief Executive Officer of H1 Holdings, said: "Much needed funding is required to transform South Africa's energy mix and promote cleaner, greener energy systems. Our partnership with UK Climate Investments has been critical to the delivery of these projects, which will play a role in supporting South Africa to build back better and greener from the COVID-19 pandemic."
The three projects will help avoid approximately 844,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per annum over their lifetime, which is equivalent to taking 182,000 cars off the road for a year. In addition to supporting South Africa's low carbon transition, each project has also committed a percentage of its annual revenue to community initiatives supporting education, housing and sustainable enterprise development in surrounding areas.
Through the UK International Climate Finance, UK Climate Investments has committed approximately £70 million over three years to support the development of clean energy and green finance markets in sub-Saharan Africa. UK Climate Investments is a cornerstone investor in Revego African Energy Limited, a first of a kind dedicated renewable energy public yieldco in sub-Saharan Africa which intends to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. UK Climate Investments is also helping to finance the construction of affordable green housing in Kenya.
Emily Martyn (London)
emily.martyn@macquarie.com
About UK Climate Investments
UK Climate Investments is a £200 million pilot investment programme mandated to invest in India and sub-Saharan Africa. It targets transformational green energy investments where UK Climate Investments capital can mobilise additional private sector capital on a sustainable basis to promote cleaner, greener growth in these developing economies. UK Climate Investments LLP is a joint venture between the Green Investment Group and the UK Government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It forms part of the UK's aid funded International Climate Finance, which is a UK Government commitment to support emerging markets and developing countries to respond to the challenges and opportunities of climate change. UK Climate Investments is managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, the world's largest infrastructure manager.
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Home > News > System delivery for Murata NPS with JP Loader to Masutani Seiko Co., Ltd.
Metalix has delivered the first system for Murata NPS machine with JP Loader. After extensive preparations and testing carried out by Metalix and Murata engineers in Murata's facility, the new JP Loader system received final acceptance by the customer Masutani Seiko Co. Ltd. during September 2011.
The new machine soon started running three shifts, seven days a week (the night shift running totally unmanned), delivering high throughput.
The Murata NPS machine is equipped with automatic tool changing supporting over 120 tools. The new JP Loader features two loaders working either in alternate mode for small parts. While one loader picks up the next part, the second loader stacks the previous one, or in synchronized mode for large parts. It also supports vertical stacking to prevent "flattening" of formings due to the weight of the stack.
cncKad is the first and currently the only CAD/CAM software to support this new advanced machine.
Usui-san, Manager Assistant, Masutani Seiko Co., Ltd.
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A small-scale experiment involving female university students revealed that the presence of music, regardless of its speed, appeared to reduce alcohol's mellowing effects, leading to faster consumption.
University of Portsmouth psychologists Lorenzo Stafford and Hannah Dodd gave young female university students glasses of a popular vodka-based drink and asked them to consume it while watching a documentary. The film was accompanied by either silence or a slow- or fast-tempo version of a dance music track. The participants were then timed to see how quickly they finished their drink. Those who listened to music -- regardless of its speed -- finished faster than those who didn't.
The study, published in this month's Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, is yet more proof that the ambiance or atmosphere of a particular location affects alcohol consumption. Stafford and Dodd write that the music seemed to "curb some of the sedative effects of alcohol" and, because the alcohol didn't appear to give its normal mellowing results, drinkers "may have [been] led to a false appreciation of alcohol strength being lower than it actually was," and thus drank faster. Although the study was small and limited to women, the team believe the results would be the same for men.


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What to Say About Your New Nan Goldin Print
By Artspace Editors
C. Putting on Her Make-up, Bankok, 1992 by Nan Goldin
Your Nan Goldin print is framed and hung in the perfect spot, and now your friends and neighbors are coming over to admire the work. It's a great talking point, but have you got all the answers? Do you know which shows helped establish her career? Which President blamed her for heroin chic? Which other artists feature in her pictures? And which protest cause has catapulted her back into the headlines? Don't worry, you'll have all the answers after reading this.
Bea with a whip at The Other Side, 1973, by Nan Goldin
So, I know the name, but remind me again?
Nan Goldin is a 66-year-old, US photographer, best known for her candid, diary-like depictions of beautiful outsiders. Beginning in her hometown of Boston, she photographed her friends in the city's gay and transvestite communities, before going on to shoot the inhabitants of New York's Lower East Side. Her best-known work, The Ballad of Sexual Dependency – a slideshow of images, set to the music of the Velvet Underground, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Maria Callas, and Nina Simone among others – began as entertainment for friends, but was included in the 1985 Whitney Biennial, to great acclaim. Eight years later, her inclusion in the 1993 Whitney Biennial truly established Goldin's place in contemporary American art. Since then she has lived and worked across the world, and become one of the most recognisable, satisfying, and bankable photographers active today. Indeed, her prices have risen pretty steeply over recent years. Goldin's 1995 portfolio of photographs of the model James King sold for £22,500 at Phillips in London back in May 2019, while her 1999 photograph, Skyline from my window, NY, went for $21,250 at Phillips in New York, back in October 2018.
Jimmy Paulette on David's bicycle, 1991, by Nan Goldin
What key events 'made' her? And who has she influenced?
Goldin had a challenging start to life. Her sister's suicide, which occurred when Nan was just 11, was a formative experience – but she still went on to study at the noted photography school Imageworks in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University in Boston, where she drew upon the work of August Sander, Larry Clark and Diane Arbus. Goldin has also acknowledged the influence of the Swedish street photographer, Christer Strömholm, and the early color-photography pioneers Stephen Shore and William Eggleston. In terms of her own influence, Goldin's style and sympathies can be detected in the work of a wide range of younger photographers, including Ryan McGinley, Terry Richardson and the late Ren Hang. However, rather than view Goldin purely through the prism of photography, it might be better to look towards wider cultural trends occurring in the late 20th century.
"The circumstances and inseparability of Goldin's art and life mark her as an important witness to a generation that was undergoing a political withdrawal from the American establishment," writes the curator Catherine Lampert in Goldin's 2003 monograph, The Devil's Playground. "These post-war children from various backgrounds turned away from national values, and adopted a position of permanent marginality." In this sense, we can see her work completing that of Raymond Pettibon, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Robert Mapplethorpe and Andy Warhol. Yet her auction prices remain below her male peers, at least for the time being.
Cookie and Millie in the Girls' Bathroom at the Mudd Club, NYC, 1979, by Nan Goldin
Who are all these people in her pictures?
Some of them are well-known artists in their own right, such as the painter, writer and filmmaker David Wojnarocwiz, the painter and sculptor Kathleen White, the poet and actor Rene Ricard, and the singer Lydia Lunch. Others are better known to us via Goldin's photographs. Look out for recurrent appearances from the actor and writer Cookie Mueller, and the Italian gallerist Guido Costa, and Goldin's long-time friend and fellow photographer, David Armstrong. Some occupy an intermediary space; German actor Clemens Schick appears in many of Goldin's later pictures, but you may have also seen him play a Bond baddie in the 2006 movie Casino Royale.
They're all so intriguing, and it's tempting to fill in as much biographical detail as possible, but perhaps some of the pleasure of viewing Goldin's photographs lies in not knowing everything about these strange, glamorous figures. As Michael Kimmelman wrote in the New York Times, in response to Goldin's 1996 Whitney Museum retrospective: "She makes you believe you know these strangers because she reveals something intimate about them, something we probably wouldn't want revealed about ourselves, and this leaves them exposed, touchingly so."
Jens' hand on Clemens' back, Paris, 2001, by Nan Goldin
Should we view her as a documentary photographer, or is there something else going on here?
While there's no denying Goldin's shots of drag queens, junkies and struggling artists tell us something about big city life, there's something a little more personal and tender going on in her pictures that goes beyond a simple visual record. As Goldin once put it, "for me, it's not a detachment to take a picture. It's a way of touching somebody – it's a caress."
Simon on the Subway, NYC, 1998, by Nan Goldin
Did Bill Clinton really get her name wrong?
Possibly. In 1997, at the height of the hysteria surrounding 'heroin chic', Goldin recalls watching an address from President Clinton while riding an exercise bike at a gym. The sound was turned down on the gym TV, so she only read the caption, which said that Clinton ''blames Dan Goldin for heroin chic.' It may have been a gender-bending mistake on the President's part, or the TV caption technician could have mistyped her name.
Valerie floating, 2001, by Nan Goldin
Boring question, but does she shoot on film or has she gone digital?
Actually, it's a central concern for Goldin. She remains a passionate defender of film over digital photography, and has said that she would refuse to have her portrait taken on a digital camera. Recently, she's likened the difference between digital photography and film to cultured and naturally formed pearls. "You take a thousand pictures to get a good one, like oysters with the rare pearl," she told Vogue in 2015. "It's a lot to do with generosity, just taking thousands and thousands of pictures, and then where the art comes in is the editing."
Aperture Drugs on the Rug, New York City, USA, 2016, by Nan Goldin
Haven't I seen her in the news recently?
Yes, her recent activism has made headlines way beyond the artworld. In 2017 Goldin founded the campaign organisation P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now), to draw attention to art-world philanthropists, the Sackler Family, and the income they have derived from Oxycontin, the drug at the heart of America's opioid crisis. Goldin and her fellow activists staged a high-profile 'die-in' protest at the Guggenheim Museum in February 2019, before going on to lead a protest outside the Louvre in Paris in July 2019, and at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London in November 2019. In each instance Goldin – who was a heroin user during the 1970s and '80s, before succumbing to opioid addiction from 2014 until 2017 – called for the institutions to end their relationships with the Sacklers. Many complied, and the photographs of the protests have found an appreciative audience too. Time magazine chose an image from Goldin's Guggenheim die-in as one of its 100 top photos of 2019.
Self-portrait, laughing, Paris, 1999 by Nan Goldin
What can I hang her work next to?
Her pictures work well next to the punky works of Raymond Pettibon, the highly sexualised pictures of Allen Jones, and the more ascetic, though no less powerfully erotic prints of Robert Mapplethorpe. She also hangs perfectly alongside fellow titans of post-punk New York, such as Jenny Holzer, Robert Longo, Barbara Kruger, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Yet don't forget about her place alongside other great, contemporary female artists, such as Cecily Brown, Celia Hempton and Jenny Saville, or great American photographers such as Joel Meyerowitz, Stephen Shore, and Weegee.
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Darktrace shares drop 30% after US acquisition called off
Shares in the UK cybersecurity company Darktrace have dropped more than 30%, following the announcement that the rumoured acquisition by US-based private equity firm Thoma Bravo was off.
In a statement coinciding with its first full-year report, Darktrace said Thoma Bravo had no plans to make an offer, despite the firm reportedly being in early talks to acquire the London-listed company.
"Early-stage discussions took place with Thoma Bravo about a possible offer for the company, but an agreement could not be reached on the terms of a firm offer," said Darktrace in a statement.
"Thoma Bravo is a well-respected organisation with a number of cyber security investments, so it is no surprise that our world-leading technology caught their eye.
"I firmly believe, and so does the board, that we still have so much more value to bring to this business as an independent company."
In its full-year report, Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson said "we have a proven business model, which is generating cash. Today's results are yet another example of our strong performance."
Gustafsson then said that "being listed on the London Stock Exchange is exactly where we want to be right now", suggesting the UK market need not worry about a delisting, for now at least.
Founded in 2013, Darktrace was listed on the London Stock Exchange in April 2021. The share price surged 30% following the rumours that Thoma Bravo was in talks to acquire the company. The boost in Darktrace shares was undone following the cancelled acquisition talks.
In April this year, shares in Darktrace dropped by around 11% despite the "strong sales performance" reported by the company.
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According to WCYB news in east Tennessee, one Tennessee public defender's office is turning away indigent individuals who have been criminally charged. More than 50 years ago, in the case of Gideon v. Wainwright, the United States Supreme Court ruled that every criminal defendant has a constitutional right to a lawyer, whether or not he or she could afford one. The Justices wrote that poor individuals could not be "assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided to them." Hence the advent of the public defender.
The current state of the public defender system could not possibly reflect the image of justice promised in Gideon v. Wainwright. Public defenders are terribly underpaid, and grossly overworked, in some jurisdictions having as little as three minutes 6 minutes to devote to each case. According to the Atlantic, the problem is inadequate funding. Congress has repeatedly failed (or refused) to provide public defenders offices with the funding needed to hire more attorneys at better salaries so as to relieve their overburdened dockets. This is why defendants in Tennessee and elsewhere who can pay for a criminal defense lawyer are more likely to receive better representation, more personalized attention, and more likely than not, the best possible outcome.
A man arrested awaits the judge to use his gavel to render a decision.
In Tennessee, because public defenders' offices are so overburdened and because the multitude of indigent defendants often gives rise to conflicts, the courts will often appoint private counsel to represent the indigent defendant at the state's cost. Unfortunately, because the fees paid by the state are unconscionably low, appointed counsel are often comprised of young lawyers looking for experience or lawyers with unsuccessful practices who are simply hungry for any kind of work.
Adding insult to injury, for many indigent clients, representation by a free public defendant is not necessarily free. A recent NPR report looked closely at court fees in each state and discovered that in Tennessee, an indigent defendant can be charged legal costs related to public defender representation as well as other court fees. Payment of such fees may be a condition of probation, which can be revoked for failure to pay. In other words, an indigent defendant's inability to pay can mean a return to incarceration. So much for the supposed extinction of debtors' prisons.
In some districts in Tennessee, eleven lawyers handled over 1,000 cases in a single year. Investigation, legal research, preparation of pleadings, trial preparation and the trial itself is extremely labor intensive. Weighing the number of public defenders against the number of defendants they are charged with representing renders effective representation virtually impossible.
If you are able to hire a criminal defense lawyer, do so. At the Muldavin Law Firm, P.L.C. in Memphis , we strive to provide our clients with the most effective representation possible. We believe our fees to be reasonable, based upon the seriousness and complexity of the case in conjunction with the client's financial wherewithal.
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World Religions in the Globalization and Information Age
Berdzenishvili, Amiran; Ketsbaia, Kakha
The report reviews the challenges in the interrelations of globalization, the information age, and traditional religions, especially the principal varieties of response to globalization as an objective process in the sphere of religions. It can be said that the globalization process has an international character, though due to its fundamental values, it is a western phenomenon; but we have to consider that contribution of Europe is not so big as that of America. And in a sense, Europe itself is under the influence of America, i.e. undergoes the process of westernization. The American interpretation of human rights and personal freedom, the principles of American democracy are more adequate to the new state of affairs. American attitude more rigidly rejects old traditional authorities and privileges than European paternalistic and particularistic attitude. Global values spread easily when traditional cultures are in crisis. Therefore, crisis and degrading of traditional cultures are no less dangerous than globalization. Global values destroy those political ideologies that have some links to religion, therefore, religions that are less politicized, react more adequately to this process. In these circumstances, a new type of globalization emerges – religious globalization. In fact, every religion should claim to be global, but in such cases, "natural religions" are replaced by an "artificial religion" whose claim on globalization is stronger. Thus, the only feature of the new concept – "contemporary global religiousness" – which is explicitly given is deterritorialization of religion. Any religion finds its adherents there where it has never been historically. Pluralism and eclecticism of religious views are met not only in various societies, but even at the level of individual consciousness. It is impossible for man, especially for a believer to remain calm in this situation. Men cannot subdue their protest when their interests are violated. Globalization brings not only positive but also rather painful changes and new problems. Therefore, it should be neither overpraised nor denounced completely. It is a process that unfolds objectively and we are unable to stop it. Nowadays this process prompts us a real program of action. Some sciences try to describe it, philosophy endeavors to understand it, and religion – to perceive and feel it religiously. Thus, religion reveals the most critical attitude to this process. It should also be noted that there is no uniform position to the globalization process either in religion or in society. In this case, it is not ethical when one part of the society (the westernized part) instructs others how they are to believe in God properly. It is not necessary that everybody becomes pro-American; it is desirable and important to make an independent choice within the mosaic variety of cultures. Contemporary scholars think that the problem of influence made on religion by the globalization process is one of the more or less studied and predictable problems. So is the situation abroad. But the situation, in general, remains uncertain. Various religions feeling the influence of globalization, form their own variants (peaceful and not very peaceful) of co-existence with it. Three positions are exposed as the research results: 1). complete or partial tailoring of the globalization process; 2). counter-globalization and criticism and 3). personal alternative; all of them are observed in almost all regions. The first position is found in Judaism, Catholicism, Protestantism,and Sunni trend of Islam; the second – in Islam and Russian Orthodox; the third – in Euro-Asian pagan and certain traditional trends within religions. Georgian Orthodox Church reveals a reasonable approach to the globalization process, the basis of which is understanding which will promote cultural and religious retention of identity. Considering the above stated, it can be said that interrelation of globalization and traditional religions takes various forms; globalization does not mean limiting of religions and religious feelings though in a sense it does mean their merging to a certain degree but without forming an "average religion". This rather complex process of the interrelation of globalization and religions can revive the creative potential of religions, make them give more adequate and contemporary interpretations to traditional postulates since this is necessary for any religion which has a natural striving for self-preservation and self-identification. In the final part of the paper, it should be noted that generally, globalization does not contradict religious faith. Therefore, it is baseless to assume the disappearance of religions and religious features in the globalization epoch.
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Frozenbyte's Nine Parchments Playable at gamescom
Frozenbyte the creators of the Trine series are probably pretty excited to announce their next title, Nine Parchments. What they call is magic mayhem,Nine Parchments is a multiplayer co-op blast'em game that brings the studio back to its fantasy roots. The story is about a group of wizard apprentices that…
Trine 3: The Artifacts Of Power Review
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is the most ambitious Trine game yet. Developer Frozenbyte has made the jump from 2D to 3D with Trine 3 and this both opens the game up in terms of design and increases the burden on the developers. Has this new ambition paid off?…
Trine 3: The Artifacts Of Power Out Now On PC
Trine 3, the latest in Frozenbyte's series of fantasy puzzle-platformers, is now available on PC. Trine 3 moves away from the side-scrolling nature of the first two games and goes fully 3D for the first time. The game follows the Trine trio - wizard Amadeus, knight Pontius and rogue thief…
Frozenbyte Unveil New Company Website
Finnish game developer Frozenbyte is proud to unveil its new company website. The new site features a completely revamped blog and more information about the games such as Trine 2, all in a modern and dynamic layout and platform that allows easy communication with fans. "We have always been active…


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One of Mackay's fiercest advocates loses cancer battle
Queensland Election 2015. Retiring Labor Mackay MP and Deputy Leader Tim Mulherin with his wife Erin. Picture: Mark Calleja
Rae Wilson, rae.wilson@news.com.au
Rae Wilson
7th Sep 2020 9:28 AM
ONE of Mackay's fiercest advocates, Tim Mulherin, passed away early this morning.
The Mackay Hospital and Health Service chairman and board member had been fighting for his life after being diagnosed with lung cancer in late 2019
The former Mackay MP has fought to ensure our city got the infrastructure and services it needed for most of his career.
In recent times, he has also been Harrup Park Country Club Board of Directors deputy chairman lobbying for the proposed Great Barrie Reef Arena precinct expansion.
A true gentleman, great husband to wife Erin and a wonderful father of three, he is a great loss to this city and this state.
Mr Mulherin became the Member for Mackay in the Queensland Parliament in 1995 after Edmund Denis Casey retired because of ill health.
He became a member of the third Goss Labor Government, joining a long line of distinguished Labor politicians fighting for this city.
Queensland Minister for Agriculture, Food and Regional Economies Tim Mulherin MP with Balonne Shire Mayor Donna Stewart. Picture: Karen Berry
His parents Leo and Helen, along with wife Erin and her mother Rose Smith, were present during his maiden speech to parliament on September 12 of that year.
"For over 80 years, the Mackay electorate has had continuous representation by a Labor Party member in the Queensland Parliament," he told the parliamentary chamber.
"That is a unique situation. No other electorate can claim continuous representation by the one political party for such a length of time.
"I am very conscious of this long tradition and the history of support that the Mackay electorate has given to the Labor Party.
Tim Mulherin arriving at Parliament House. Picture: Mark Calleja
"I will certainly do my best to carry on that tradition with the goodwill and support of my workers and supporters and the confidence of the electors of Mackay."
Mr Mulherin said he would focus his energy on "the development of all aspects of the Mackay community".
"This means not only economic and industrial development, which is already so strong in Mackay, but also addressing the important social and cultural needs of our community," he said.
"I will be working to ensure that Mackay continues to be recognised as the important regional centre of Queensland that it is."
Tim Mulherin at a costings announcement at Royal on the Park in Brisbane City during the election campaign. Picture: Tara Croser.
Mr Mulherin went on to play huge roles in some of Mackay's major developments such as the Mackay Ring Road, opening today, new Mackay Base Hospital and port redevelopment.
He has also been involved in sugar industry reform and the Mackay Safety Action Project.
He served as a backbencher until he was named to the Beattie Ministry to replace the disgraced Gordon Nuttall as Primary Industries and Fisheries Minister in December 2005.
In February 2011, his title was again changed, this time to Agriculture, Food and Regional Economies Minister.
Following the 2012 election that decimated the Labor in Queensland, he was instrumental in rebuilding the party while advocating for regional Queensland.
State opposition deputy leader Tim Mulherin visited Gladstone, describing the region as an economic powerhouse not only for Queensland but Australia. Picture: Tom Huntley
Mr Mulherin suffered a 16-point swing against him, reducing his majority from a comfortably safe 16 per cent to an extremely marginal 0.5 per cent, making it the most marginal Labor seat in the Assembly.
He was one of only three Labor members elected from outside South East Queensland.
He was elected as deputy leader of what remained of Labor, often known as the Tarago team for its small number, and hence Deputy Opposition Leader.
When Mr Mulherin retired, he was the longest-serving Labor member of the Legislative Assembly, and the only one to have previously served in Opposition before 2012, having been in Parliament during the 1996-98 Coalition ministry of Rob Borbidge.
Opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk with Tim Mulherin in Mackay on her election campaign. Picture: Tara Croser.
Providing Mackay with a first-class hospital and health care was Tim's passion long before he was appointed Board Chair in 2016.
In his maiden speech, he highlighted the need for a redeveloped hospital and the establishment of medical training in north Queensland saying "I am committed to ensuring that Mackay residents receive the best available medical and nursing care."
Mackay Hospital and Health Service board chairman Tim Mulherin, outside the Mackay Base Hospital.
As Mackay MP, he tirelessly lobbied a succession of premiers to improve the hospital and eventually $480 million was committed.
In 2015 at the official opening of the redeveloped hospital he told media: "I recall when we had the floods at Glenella in 2008 and the then Premier Anna Bligh came to town, I took her to the hospital first because we had water coming into the theatres and she was just astonished. She gave me her personal commitment that day that we would build a new hospital."
Deputy Mayor Darryl Camilleri and Mackay MP Tim Mulherin pay their respects at the Anzac Day Service. Picture: Lee Constable
In the early 1880s, Tim Mulherin's great grandparents Patrick and Ellen Mulherin migrated to Mackay from Ireland.
They were some of the earliest pioneers in the sugar industry.
One of their sons, Tom Mulherin, founded the first cooperative sugar mill in Queensland, Farleigh Mill, which became the model for the formation of other cooperative mills in the sugar industry.
Another of their sons, John Martin Mulherin, was one of the instigators in constructing of the present outer harbour in Mackay and, in fact, was the longest-serving member of the Mackay Harbour Board, having served from 1934 until his death in 1957.
Mr Mulherin was the eldest of six children of a single-income, working-class family.
In 1975, he worked as a clerk at well-known local firm Michelmores and in 1976 he joined the Queensland Electricity Commission until 1993.
During his employment with the Queensland Electricity Commission, he was employed in the transmission branch, overseeing the day-to-day administration of the Mackay office.
Mackay Sugar made a bid to US Navy in the hope its mill's bio-fuels plant would become a supplier to the navy's 'green fleet'. From left: Tim Mulherin, Chris Tindal, Director for Operational Energy for the US Navy and Andrew Cappello, Chairman of Directors for Mackay Sugar. Picture: Peter Holt
"My concerns for my fellow workers led to my involvement as an active member of the Australian Service Union, and I represented the union at both local delegate level and state branch council level," he said.
"In 1993, I resigned from the electricity industry and commenced employment as an organiser for the Labor Party, a position I held until my election as the member for Mackay.
"Because of my family history and work background, I find it easy to relate to people, especially the average working-class people, those being the grassroots people of my electorate.
Tim Mulherin, Anna Bligh, Jan Jarratt and Andrew Fraser. Picture: Tony Martin
"I am looking forward to meeting with community groups to assure them that their views will be noted and acted upon where possible.
"I also hope to provide the people of Mackay with an open-door policy.
"I will do my best for each and every one of my constituents. I also hope to be able to raise local concerns within this Chamber and to provide advice and information to lobby groups within my electorate.
"The priorities in my life are ones that I share with Edmund Casey. These are: family, faith and friends.
"These will certainly be evident in the way that I approach my responsibilities as the member for Mackay."
Frank Mason, Tim Mulherin of Mackay Hospital Foundation and Cr Kevin Casey. Photo Contributed
Mr Mulherin fought for better education opportunities for our children and argued for sustainable development for the city he was passionate about.
"Future developments must not only accommodate our physical needs but also ensure the preservation of the natural environment," he told parliament.
"Change and development must occur in a sustainable way. We owe this to our children and our children's children.
"Mackay's greatest strength is her people."
Opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk in Mackay with new local candidate Julieanne Gilbert and Tim Mulherin during the election campaign. Picture: Tara Croser.
Mackay MP Julieanne Gilbert took over from Mr Mulherin in January 2015 when he retired.
In her maiden speech to parliament, she spoke of his advocacy for a trade training centre in Mackay and other education and training centres for the booming mining and resources industry.
"The hard work and foresight of Edmund and Tim has paid dividends for Mackay," she said. "It has provided equality of opportunity for the residents of Mackay and its region."
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Q: How to add a flag constraint in Pyomo? I am trying to simulate a battery dispatch models with charging and discharging constraints. The BESS is charging from a Solar PV system. When I run the model currently, there are some time periods when the BESS is charging and discharging at the same time. How can I add a flag such that when Charge >, Discharge =0 and vice-versa.
 def market_constraintx0(model, t):

        return (model.Charge[t] <= df.loc[t,'PVGeneration']*stripeff)

    model.market_rulex0 = Constraint(model.T, rule=market_constraintx0)

    def market_constraintx1(model, t):

        return (model.Charge[t] + model.RegDown[t]  <= model.ChargeMax)

    model.market_rulex1 = Constraint(model.T, rule=market_constraintx1)

    def market_constraintx2(model, t):

        return ( model.Discharge[t] + model.RegUp[t]  <= model.DischargeMax)

    model.market_rulex2 = Constraint(model.T, rule=market_constraintx2)

    def charge_soc(model, t):

        return model.RegUp[t] + model.Discharge[t]  <= model.SoC[t] * stripeff     ###Battery discharge and regup capacity is limited by SOC

    model.charge_soc = Constraint(model.T, rule=charge_soc)

    def discharge_soc(model, t):

        return model.RegDown[t] + model.Charge[t] <= (model.SoCmax - model.SoC[t])/stripeff        ### Battery can be charged by the amount of capacity left to charge.

    model.discharge_soc = Constraint(model.T, rule=discharge_soc)

A: The constraint
x >= 0 or y >= 0

is sometimes called a complementarity condition. It can also be written as:
x * y = 0

(I assume x and y are non-negative variables). There are different ways to solve this:

*

*complementarity solver. Some solvers support this kind of constraints directly. Complementarity constraints inside a math programming model is known as MPEC (Mathematical Programming with Equilibrium Constraints). So these solvers are sometimes called MPEC solvers.

*nonlinear formulation. The constraint x*y=0 is not very easy, but a global solver should be able to handle this reliably. However these solvers only handle relatively small models (compared to local solvers).

*discrete formulation. Formulate the OR condition using binary variables or a SOS1 construct. This is especially useful if the rest of the model is linear.

You may want to look into pyomo.mpec.  For further information see link.

A: If you want to stick to (mixed-integer) linear formulations, you can also look for indicator constraints, which are discussed generally in this question. Some solvers like CPLEX and Gurobi seem to have specific constraint types for indicator constraints, but I'm not familiar with how to use those within Pyomo.
In general, you can get similar functionality by using a "Big M" formulation. In your case, something like:
model.Indicator = Var(model.T, within=Binary)
model.M = Param(initialize=1000)

def charge_indicator_constraint(model, t):
    return model.M * model.Indicator[t] >= model.Charge[t]
...

def discharge_indicator_constraint(model, t):
    return (1 - model.M) * model.Indicator >= model.Discharge[t]
...

As the discussed in the question I linked to, picking the right value of model.M is important to keep your model formulation "tight", and in your case, you would probably tie it directly to the power rating of your BESS.

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«Респу́блика ШКИД» — приключенческая, отчасти автобиографическая, детская повесть Григория Белых и Л. Пантелеева о жизни беспризорных детей в Школе социально-индивидуального воспитания имени Достоевского (ШкИД), написанная в 1926 и изданная в 1927 году. Персонажи, прототипами которых послужили сами авторы, носят в повести имена Григорий Черных (прозвище — Янкель) и Алексей Пантелеев (Лёнька Пантелеев).

История написания
Повесть была написана авторами через три года после ухода из школы, в 1926 году, когда одному из них — Белых — шёл двадцатый год, а Пантелееву было 18 лет. Рукопись была отослана в Отдел народного образования, а оттуда была переслана в редакцию детской и юношеской литературы Госиздата, в Ленинград.

Редакторами первого издания «Республики ШКИД» были Евгений Шварц и Самуил Маршак. По требованию последнего Пантелеев переписал для издания главу «Лёнька Пантелеев», которая была написана ритмической прозой. Книга была издана в начале 1927 года и получила огромную популярность.

В 1930 году в издательстве «Прибой» вышел ещё один роман о ШКИДе, сюжетно продолжающий книгу Белых и Пантелеева. Этот роман назывался «Последняя гимназия», а его авторы — бывшие шкидцы Павел Ольховский и Константин Евстафьев. В «Республике ШКИД» Ольховский выведен под именем Паши Ельховского (более известен под прозвищем «Саша Пыльников»), а Константин Евстафьев (выведенный в «Последней гимназии» под фамилией «Евграфов» и прозвищем «Химик-Механик») в «Республике» вообще не упоминался. Новый роман отличался по тону от «Республики ШКИД»: ШКИДские порядки и Викниксор в «Последней гимназии» резко критиковались. Эта книга не пользовалась популярностью и не переиздавалась.

Позже Пантелеев вновь неоднократно обращался к теме Шкиды, написав рассказы «Магнолии» (1927), «Американская каша» (1932), «Зелёные береты» (1962), а также цикл очерков «Последние халдеи» (1931—1939). В конце 1935 года Григорий Белых был репрессирован по обвинению в контрреволюционной деятельности и осуждён на три года, а в августе 1938 года он умер от туберкулёза в пересыльной тюрьме.

До 1960-х годов «Республика ШКИД» не переиздавалась.

В 1966 году повесть Белых и Пантелеева была экранизирована на киностудии «Ленфильм» режиссёром Геннадием Полокой. В 2013 году повесть была включена в список «100 книг», рекомендованных школьникам Министерством образования и науки РФ для самостоятельного чтения. Также режиссёром-документалистом Никой Стрижак был снят документальный фильм «Главная тайна. Республика ШКИД».

Другие персонажи повести и их прототипы
 Николай Громоносцев (Цыган) — настоящее имя Николай Победоносцев. По решению Викниксора был переведён в сельскохозяйственный техникум в Петергофском уезде. Впоследствии работал агрономом в совхозе.
 Георгий Джапаридзе (Дзе) — настоящее имя Георгий Лагидзе. Работал в одном из ленинградских конструкторских бюро. Умер от голода в блокадную зиму 1941/42 года. В Шкиде также учился его младший брат, носивший среди воспитанников прозвище «Дзёныш», однако из-за недостатка места в повести упомянут не был.
 Георгий Еонин (Японец) — настоящее имя Георгий Ионин. По окончании школы поступил в милицию, некоторое время заведовал милицейским клубом, после чего закончил режиссёрское отделение сценического института. Совместно с Дмитрием Шостаковичем работал над либретто оперы «Нос» по одноимённому произведению Николая Гоголя. По окончании института работал в театре классических миниатюр. Умер, заразившись скарлатиной.
 Константин Финкельштейн (Кобчик) — настоящее имя Константин Лихтенштейн. Работал в газете, выпустил книгу «Приключения мистера Флуста в торговом порту». В 1942 году погиб на фронте под Ленинградом. В записных книжках Пантелеева упоминается, что у Константина Лихтенштейна был сын по имени Юрий («Дзе читает сыну нотации, ставит ему в пример Юрочку Лихтенштейна»).
 Офенбах (Купец) — настоящая фамилия Вольфрам. Работал инженером на одном из ленинградских предприятий. Последний ШКИДовец умер в 1995 году.
 «Якушка, самый крохотный гражданин республики» — настоящая фамилия Яковлев. Работал шофёром на автобазе в городе Калинине.

Экранизации
 1966 — Республика ШКИД (фильм)

См. также
 Кондуит и Швамбрания
 Белеет парус одинокий
 Дорога уходит в даль…
 Последняя гимназия
 Последние халдеи

Примечания

Ссылки

 Текст первого издания «Республики ШКИД»
 «Республика ШКИД»: книга, фильм, школа…
 Блог Яшки Ханта, посвящённый «Республике ШКИД»…
 Педагогические идеи В. Н. Сорока-Росинского: https://moluch.ru/conf/ped/archive/96/4199/
 Педагогическая технология Викниксора: http://mirznanii.com/a/179625/pedagogicheskaya-tekhnologiya-viktora-nikolaevicha-soroki-rosinskogo

Повести на русском языке
Повести 1927 года
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The Very Rev Father Greg Reynolds from Australia
The Very Rev Father Greg Reynolds
Mass of Solidarity and Support For Fr Greg Reynolds. Sunday October 6th, 5:00pm, Glen Iris Uniting Church - 200 Glen Iris Rd, Glen Iris: http://www.inclusive-catholics.com/Images/GlenIris.png
We are writing to you as the Stewardship Team for Inclusive Catholics.
As you are no doubt aware, last week Fr Greg Reynolds was called into the offices of the Archdiocese and presented with a document from the Vatican. This document, which was in Latin, was translated for Greg by the Dean of the Cathedral who is a canon lawyer, and who was acting on behalf of the Archbishop. He informed Greg that he had been forcibly dismissed from the clerical state and excommunicated. The document was signed by the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and issued under the order of Pope Francis. It cited various canons, but no actual reason was given for these penalties.
Subsequently, in a letter to priests, the Archbishop claimed Greg was laicised and excommunicated because of his preaching on the ordination of women, and his continued celebration of Mass after his faculties had been suspended. However, Greg was told by the canon lawyer that the Archbishop himself did not instigate these proceedings – an unknown third party went to the Vatican. We also know that the Vatican at no time contacted Fr Greg, or attempted to engage in any kind of dialogue about whatever issues concerned them. The first time Greg heard from the Vatican was when he was informed that the most severe penalty in church life had been imposed on him. This way of acting flies in the face of so much that Pope Francis has been saying recently, and in the face of natural justice. Sadly, however, this behaviour has become all too familiar in our church, as is demonstrated by the ban on Catholics even discussing the ordination of women, among other issues. The penalty meted out to Greg acts as a very stern warning to other priests, theologians and lay people: stand up for certain issues, and you will be thrown out of the church.
On Sunday, October 6, we Inclusive Catholics will gather for our regular fortnightly celebration of the Eucharist. Our masses are inclusive, openhearted and welcoming to all, and we seek to model liturgically our vision of a community of faith in which the gospel of Jesus is lived with passion, justice, and love. We want to make this particular gathering an expression of solidarity with Fr Greg, in his prophetic and courageous stance. We also want to make it clear that we, the People of God, will not be bullied and cowed into silence. We will not stand by as honest, courageous priests like Greg are thrown out- meanwhile safe, tame, company men climb the ladder of clerical success. Our Eucharistic gathering will reaffirm our commitment, as a community, to the full inclusion of women, married people, gay and lesbian people, and divorced and remarried people in every aspect and at every level of Catholic life. It will also embody our call for a new kind of church – where open discussion is welcomed, where conscience is honoured, where every person is affirmed and encouraged as she or he seeks to discern God's presence in the realities of contemporary life, and where together we listen to the Holy Spirit as she moves within us all.
We ask you to join us on October 6, to stand in solidarity with Fr Greg Reynolds, to stand up for justice, to call for a renewed Church.
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Originally published on December 15, 2008. Caleb Spady died on July 21, 2009, having fought brain cancer (DIPG) for 15 months.
"One quick question," I said to my pastor. He was heading back to his lunch table with a full cup of coffee; I'd finished my lunch and wanted a word with him before I had to leave.
"A lot. For one thing I just lied to my pastor." I realized in that moment what he no doubt already had guessed. "My question is neither quick nor singular." Guy Sayles smiled, relaxed and unhurried. I forged ahead.
"I'm not sure theological degrees give you the words to say under those circumstances," Guy said, speaking the frustrating truth of pastoral care.
I found this to be brilliant instruction. How many times do we spout off theological treatises when it just isn't the time? The person really needs to hear, "What you are going through is awful and I'm sorry that you are going through it because you matter to me." And we start quoting scripture, telling them about God's will or the nature of creation. Sometimes, we need to say less in order to say more.
God's greatest power was displayed on the cross.
God's power is in weakness.
We are free when we become God's slaves.
We are greatest when we become the least of all.
I knew he was right. But what could I tell my friend that could comfort her, if only momentarily?
"Don't Know Beans about Praying"
Exactly, Aileen. If our hearts are breaking and God loved us so much that he sacrificed His only begotten Son, Jesus. then His heart must be breaking also, out of pure love. Who can beat that. No one! After all He is our Father and we are His children.
Blessings to you Barbara as you adjust to the losses in your own life!
There will never be a reason in the world good enough for our children to be in the ground while we are walking around. It's true that I will be better for having had my son in the first place and my life can and eventually should reflect this. It is a fallacy, I think, to assume that any reason will ever be good enough. I do remember Jobs friends offering lots of reasons and answers. All of them were wrong.
Oh Jesse! I absolutely agree. The loss is so profound, so consuming. You speak the truth: "there will never be a reason in the world good enough." Any reason offered would be "a clanging gong or a clashing cymbal." Prayers for you as you cope with this most unimaginable loss.


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Жерар Брак (; ,  — , ) — французский сценарист, постоянно работавший с Романом Полански с 1965 («Отвращение») по 1992 годы («Горькая луна»). Помимо Полански, регулярно сотрудничал с Жан-Жаком Анно, эпизодически — с Микеланджело Антониони («Идентификация женщины»), Марко Феррери («Прощай, самец»), Дарио Ардженто («Призрак оперы»), Отаром Иоселиани («Фавориты луны»), Андреем Кончаловским («Любовники Марии»). Дилогия «Жан де Флоретт» и «Манон с источника», адаптированная Браком из романов М. Паньоля, стала в своё время самым кассовым французским фильмом и удостоилась премии BAFTA за лучший адаптированный сценарий. По собственным сценариям Брак поставил два кинофильма.

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2018 Mercedes-Benz CLS 450 Coupe 4Matic – Car Review – A much slicker sedan
December 30th, 2018 John Galvin (JSG) CLS Class, Coupe, Mercedes-Benz, Sedan, Sedans & Wagons 0 comments
Four door coupes, they are really not my thing. When you look up the definitions of a coupe you find that it revolves around two doors. Maybe I am old fashioned, but I still feel that if you want a coupe it should have 2 doors, not 4.
As you can imagine, the 4 door CLS Coupe would be an interesting review for me.
There is only one model available in the CLS range for New Zealand, the CLS 450 Coupe 4Matic. This model is available from $157,890 and comes with a 3.0-litre 6-cylinder turbocharged engine. This engine produces 270kW of power and 500Nm of torque.
Having only one model for the New Zealand market means that the brand tends to make it a good one, with a decent selection of standard and optional extras. The CLS comes with a staggering array of standard options. For the interior features you get, AIR-BALANCE climate control system, ambient interior lighting with 64 different colours, AMG Interior, COMAND Online Infotainment system, Burmester surround sound system with 13 speakers, 9-channel DSP amplifier & 590 watt output, DAB+ digital radio, electrically operated park brake, ENERGIZING Comfort control, glove compartment lockable air-conditioned and illuminated, Head-up display with virtual image windscreen projection, heated front seats, memory function with 3 settings for all front seat adjustments & exterior mirrors, multi-function sports steering wheel in Nappa Leather, roof liner in black, SPEEDTRONIC, THERMATIC dual-zone automatic climate control with dust filter, touchpad with controller and traffic sign assist
For the exterior features you get 20-inch AMG multi-spoke alloy wheels, 4MATIC all-wheel drive, AIR BODY CONTROL air suspension, AMG Styling, dark-tinted privacy glass from b-pillar to rear, DYNAMIC SELECT, KEYLESS-GO package including keyless start function & hands-free access, direct-steer speed sensitive steering, ECO start/stop function, MULTIBEAM LED with 84 individually controllable LEDs, Active Parking Assist PARKTRONIC, Power closing doors, Sliding sunroof, electronically operated glass roof and Sports exhaust system
Mercedes-Benz have a vast array of safety and security features in the new CLS, 360° camera with dynamic guidelines, active bonnet, ADAPTIVE BRAKE with hold, brake drying, priming function and hill start assist, 9 airbags, acceleration skid control, Anti-Theft Alarm with tow-away protection and interior surveillance system, Brake Assist System, Crash responsive emergency lighting, Driving Assistance package, PRE-SAFE® Impulse Side, Electronic Stability Program (ESP®) with crosswind assist, MOExtended run-flat safety tyres and tyre pressure loss warning system.
For a full list of standard and optional extras, please follow the link to CLS specification sheet on the Mercedes-Benz New Zealand website. LINK
As I entered the Wellington Mercedes-Benz dealership to collect the CLS, it was unmistakable which car it was. The CLS looks different – low and sleek compared to many of the other Mercedes-Benz at the dealership. I was pleasantly surprised by this, as many manufacturers are making all their cars far too similar. It's a good thing to mix it up a bit and have a different look and feel.
This was a good start to a review I was a bit unsure about.
After testing the 2018 Mercedes-Benz 560 S Class Coupe and opening the door of the CLS, I could see that some of the flagship's luxury features have flowed down, the main features being the dash displays and seats. The main feature is the two 12-inch widescreen lcd screens, both crystal clear and full of colour. The driver's display has standard dials and instrument clusters which can be changed from classic dials to a more modern central gauge which I prefered.
The seats were really nice, with a plush cross stitch pattern similar to the high-end S-Class. The seats were more luxury than sporty, as you did not sink into them as much as a sporty seat. This itself caused some issues due to my height. Getting in and out, I bumped my head on the A pillar a lot, and when inside the car my head was always rubbing off the roof liner. Neither of these are faults of the car, it just shows that this car is not ideal for tall people.
I found the rear seats a bit cramped, as well as the door gap to get in and out off. To get enough room the driver had to be a least a foot shorter than I was. For a large luxury car, many of the competition have a bit more room in the back even for taller people.
The dash and heads-up display where amazing, and it's great to see the hated stuck-on central console replaced for the two widescreen displays. I loved how customisable the dash was, with many options around what you can display and how you could display it. The ability to make the display somewhat your own is great, something many other brands are missing from their LCD displays.
The steering wheel was the same on from the new S-Class which offered up a typical array of buttons, plus two touch/swipe buttons. These new touch and swipe buttons were used to control the central display screen and the driver additional info screen. I did not like these in the S-Class, and I was not a fan of them here too. However Rob Clubley who tested the new 2018 Mercedes Benz A200 didn't have any issues with them.
The boot was a good size of 490 litres, fairly standard for most sedans. The rear seats could be folded down, however, due to the quality and size of the seats, they did not lay down totally flat. It did make the boot a lot longer for any of those unconventional loads you might need to carry.
Behind the wheel of the CLS you were not left thinking that this was a big car. How the bonnet and boot dropped off out of view gave the resulting feeling that it was much smaller. It also felt very light and easy to handle. This could be a problem for some people as the car is long and in situation like multi storey car parks I found myself taking much wider corners to make sure I had the room required to safely maneuver through tight spaces.
Out on the open road the CLS is a graceful cruiser, everything handled with a certain level of style and elegance. As long as you were not too lead footed, the car handled well through most daily driving situations. Nothing was too strenuous or taxing, and I felt like I could drive for hours and get out fully refreshed. It was a relaxing place to be as well, again similar to the S-Class.
The CLS does not come with the magic carpet system that is seen in the S-Class, it does however have Air Body Control air suspension. This system uses multi-chamber air suspension that can continuously adjust damping for a high level of ride comfort and driving dynamics. Using information coming from cameras or driver commands the system adapts to the current driving situation, either comfortable or sporty. When you get into some twisty bends or heavy braking, the air suspension aims to reduces body roll.
At higher speeds the suspension is lowered a further 15 millimetres to further improve stability. I was unable to find out what speeds are required for this, my assumption was something more like autobahn then New Zealand speed limits.
The engine never really sounded the part for this car. That was its only flaw though, as it had more than enough power and performance from to get the job done. When in Sports or Sport Plus mode you did notice a tiny turbo lag if you put the foot to the floor. Nothing to make a song and dance about as it's a direct result of the use of smaller more efficient engines. I never once felt that the CLS was underpowered or struggled to get up and go. It's just a shame that the sound from the exhaust was not more befitting of a car like this.
Active Parking Assist allows you to search and select a parking space, as well as entering and leaving parallel and end-on parking spaces or garages. The system can automatically manoeuvre the vehicle into the selected parking space, and steer and brake when an obstacle is detected. It's a very impressive system, one of the better ones I have tested on the market. They do all still struggle with the stress of someone waiting behind you while you get the system setup. Hopefully these drivers don't mind waiting a few more seconds.
If you do not like using Active Parking Assist, the PARKTRONIC Parking Assist monitors the areas to the front and rear of the vehicle when manoeuvring, it also tries to detects risks and hazards along both sides of the vehicles to alert the driver with as much notice as possible
If you ever have the opportunity, you need to test the automatic high beam assist from Mercedes-Benz. I have always said it's the best out there, with many other systems like it, but none seem to be as good as theirs. It's almost mesmerising how the lights dance around in the night sky, moving in between the gaps in traffic, both on front of you and oncoming lanes. The new multibeam LED headlights were great, so clear and sharp, lighting up the road much further then typical cars can.
The Competition – Midsize Luxury SUV
This is a small market segment, with a couple of similar options out there, but your budget may not stretch to cover them all.
Brand/Model Engine Power/Torque Fuel, L/100km Seats Boot Space, Litres Price Highest to Lowest
Porsche Panamera 3.0L V6 turbo petrol 234kW/ 450Nm 7.6 4 500 $201,200
Audi A7 Sportback 3.0L BiTDi 235kW/ 650Nm 5.2 5 535 $159,900
BMW 640i xDrive Gran Turism 3.0L V6 petrol twin turbo 250kW/ 450Nm 8.5 5 460 $155,600
Mercedes-Benz CLS 450 Coupe 3.0L V6 turbo 270kW / 500Nm 8.7 TBA 490 $157,890
Jaguar XJ Luxury 3.0L V6 turbo diesel 300kW/ 700Nm 5.7 5 478 $155,000
The pros and cons
Travelling in luxury
Nice power from a smaller engine
So quiet to drive
First class interior, from the S-Class
Energising comfort experience
LED headlights are amazing
Decent boot size
Top-shelf sound system
Class-leading safety features
Relaxing driving experience
Swipe button on steering wheel
Sleek front and rear windscreens make entry not as elegant for taller people
Engine noise did not suit a vehicle of this style or spec
I have never been a big fan of the 4-door coupes. Whether I like them or not, there is a market for them and they are here to stay. These 4-door coupes are not for everyone, anyone over 6ft will find them a bit awkward to get in and out of the front and back due to the rake angle of the front and rear screens. It's not a big thing, but it did highlight that the E-Class sedan would be a better fit for taller people.
My only other gripe with the CLS was the engine noise. Its new 3.0-litre turbo 6-cylinder was a good performer for the daily drive, and went well if you needed more power too. But the sound was not that great, more like a 4-cylinder hatchback, which was the wrong feel for such a large luxury car.
The CLS 450 is a good all round car, that gives you a lot of bang for buck. The inside is almost the same as the flagship S-Class models that start $100k over the CLS. It's a very sleek sedan that oozes luxury all over and has some very high tech specs and safety options. My issues with it were personal and minor, so don't underestimate it.
Take one for a test and see what you think.
Rating – Chevron rating (4 out of 5)
2018 Mercedes-Benz CLS 450 Coupe 4Matic
Vehicle Type Large Luxury 4-Door Coupe
Price as Tested $165,790
Engine 3.0-litre 6-cylinder, direct-injection, turbocharged
Power, Torque 270kW/500Nm
Transmission 9G-TRONIC automatic transmission
Spare Wheel Space saver
Kerb Weight, Kg 1940
Length x Width x Height, mm 4988 x 1890 x 1435
Cargo Capacity, litres 490
Fuel tank capacity, litres 80
Fuel Economy, L/100km Advertised Spec – Combined – 8.7
Real World Test – Combined – 9.5
Low Usage: 0-6 / Medium Usage 6-12 / High Usage 12+
Kg, unbraked/braked 750/1900
Turning circle, metres 11.6
Small: 6-10m / Medium 10-12m / Large 12m+
ANCAP Safety Ratings 5 Star
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WASHINGTON (AP) The play was a new one, called ''Ear,'' and there's not much to hear about it because it broke down quickly.
So, instead, Kansas did what had been working already. Landen Lucas set a screen, and Brannen Greene hit the shot that made him 5 for 5 from 3-point range, a big down-the-stretch bucket Wednesday night in the No. 10 Jayhawks' 75-70 win over Georgetown.
Greene scored 16 of his career-high 19 points in the second half, including a pair of free throws in the final minute as the Jayhawks (7-1) won their sixth in a row.
Joshua Smith scored 20 points to lead the Hoyas (5-3), whose other losses came against No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 15 Butler.
Before the Jayhawks made their basketball statement with a win over a top team in the Big East, the Hoyas' players made a bold statement of their own. Georgetown's entire roster emerged for warmups wearing black, short-sleeve T-shirts with the words ''I CAN'T BREATHE'' in white.
The players kept the T-shirts on during the national anthem and pregame handshakes. They became the latest notable athletes to display the message on warmups or other equipment in recent days, echoing the last words spoken by Eric Garner as police were attempting to arrest him in New York in July. A grand jury decided last week not to indict the officers involved in his death, spurring protests across the country.
The game didn't flow as much as it lurched along, with 33 combined turnovers and 58 free throws taken. Key players for both teams - Greene and Georgetown's Mikael Hopkins - had four fouls by midway through the second half. The leading scorers for both teams entering the game had off-nights, with Perry Ellis going 4 for 15 from the field and Georgetown's D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 3 for 15.
With 18 seconds to play, after Georgetown's Isaac Copeland missed a 3-point attempt that would have cut the lead to one, the ball went out of bounds - and none of the three officials ruled whose possession it was. They still couldn't tell after looking at the replay, so they called it a jump ball, a crucial decision because it gave Kansas the ball on the alternating possession rule.
Kansas: Self said it was like ''a lunar eclipse'' watching his players guard the football-lineman-sized Smith, who weighs some 320 pounds. ''You'd never see `em if Josh was standing between them.'' ... Junior forward Jamari Traylor was suspended for the game after he was arrested over the weekend for interfering with a police officer near the Jayhawks' campus. He is due in court Dec. 23. ... This was Kansas' fifth game away from home this season, but the first one not to be played at a neutral site.
Georgetown: G Jabril Trawick banged his knee in a collision with Greene in the final minutes. Coach John Thompson III said it was a bone bruise just below the knee. ''It's serious, though,'' the coach said. ''He's hurting right now.'' ... The game completed a home-and-home series; Kansas thumped Georgetown 86-64 at Lawrence last season.
Kansas plays Utah at Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday.
Georgetown hosts Radford on Saturday.