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SCHINDLER OPENS FOURTH TRAINING CENTER IN INDIA
Schindler India recently opened a new Technical Training Centre in Pune, India. Its fourth such center in India adds to existing facilities in Mumbai, Bangalore and Noida. It is equipped with three elevator shafts and electronic control simulators to engage trainees in actual installation in elevator shafts with real-life simulators. Schindler India Sr. Vice President — Technical Nimish Deshpande explained, "An elevator is not a plug-and-play kind of product . . .Just as important as the design and quality of the elevator. . . is that it is installed and serviced by trained experts."
TURKEY PLANS NEW CONSULATE/APARTMENTS IN NYC
The Turkish Consulate has filed applications to build a 35-story, 563-ft.-tall building at 821 First Avenue at 46th Street in New York City (NYC) containing approximately 102,000 sq. ft. of commercial space on the first 15 floors and 20 apartments for staff and visitors starting on the 20th floor, New York YIMBY reports. Located across from the United Nations headquarters, the structure, known as Turkevi Center, was designed by Perkins Eastman. Turkey intends to demolish its 12-story consulate built in 1958 at 46th and First streets.
NEEDLES IN ESCALATOR HANDRAILS REPORTED IN MOSCOW
A television station in Moscow is reporting on passengers being stuck by needles in escalator handrails in the Moscow Metro, prompting fears of “needle terrorism” like that which occurred several years ago in Europe involving syringes — some containing HIV-positive blood — being placed in the seats of cinemas or stuck into victims in public settings by an unidentified assailant, the Pravda Report states. Neither Moscow city officials nor police have confirmed the report. One man who reported being stuck was having his blood tested at a local hospital.
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