We’ve finally had the big upset! Probably should have had a second but for some pesky breakdown and scrum infringements. But upsets are back, baby, and Super rugby Pacific is all the better for them. Long may they continue, etc etc. And we’ve probably had our run of streaks for the season too, with the … [Read more…]
Derby County will be bracing themselves for a big summer as they look to bolster their squad ahead of next season’s campaign in League One. The Rams joined several clubs in releasing their retained list with the headlines being that captain Curtis Davies will be one of three players to leave the club. Derby have … [Read more…]
The county commissioner. Who are they? What do they do? Basically, county commissioners are responsible for policy-making, fiscal management and the administration of county affairs. The Commissioners serve on the Salary, Prison, Retirement, and Election Boards as well as a variety of other boards affiliated with county departments. In many respects, they have more impact on … [Read more…]
Tight supply and expensive build costs are putting upward pressure on property prices across regional Western Australia. According to the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA), property prices grew across most of WA’s major regional cities, led by Albany, with a 2.6 per cent rise to the median house sale price in the past … [Read more…]
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are the brightest millisecond-duration cosmic explosions in radio bands. Their unknown origin poses challenges for astronomy as well as physics. The Commensal Radio Astronomy FAST Survey (CRAFTS), a key program of the Five-hundred-meter Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), discovered the world’s first persistently active repeating FRB, known as FRB 20190520B. Now this … [Read more…]
ALCESTER hosted one of the largest coronation celebrations in the district on Sunday with an estimated 2,000 people gathering on High Street and Church Street for the Big Lunch. The event started with a parade of the Court Leet and dignitaries, led by the White Hart Morris Men before an official opening ceremony took place … [Read more…]
Founded in 1857 and covering a total of 14,569 hectares, the station is located roughly halfway between the east and west coasts. It’s a 75-minute drive out of Christchurch (or a 20-minute helicopter ride), just off the West Coast road – also known as the Great Alpine Highway, described by the New Zealand Automobile Association … [Read more…]
For one hundred years, thousands of kids have gleefully bounded through the doors of the BGC Ottawa Clubhouses that have been improving our community in ways everlasting. “I was one of those kids,” BGC (formerly Boys and Girls Club) Ottawa CEO Adam Joiner said at the podium this morning while addressing a sold-out crowd of … [Read more…]
SCHOHARIE – Jaclyn Schnurr, the Wells College professor who lost both her husband and her father in the Oct. 6, 2018 Schoharie limousine crash, took to the witness stand Thursday in the trial of limo operator Nauman Hussain. Schnurr said on that Saturday afternoon, she and other members of her extended family were in town for … [Read more…]
The Brisbane Broncos have found their Tom Flegler replacement while South Sydney Rabbitohs have nabbed an Australian Schoolboys star from the Knights. Brisbane have completed their Bondi ambush with Roosters giant Fletcher Baker formally agreeing terms with the Broncos. The Broncos have secured Baker to a two-year contract for 2024-25, with the deal to be … [Read more…]