Published on 19 May 2023 A number of roads and intersections in the Great Lakes area have recently been included in Council’s $7.5 million roads program. The $7.5 million roads program was announced by Councillors in 2022 and is designed to reduce the number of roads requiring repeat maintenance. The program is over and above … [Read more…]
The top compensation package was found among “category B” pension funds — private-sector plans that run at least 75% of assets in-house. Among the six pension funds providing sufficient data, the average in-house investment team size was 39.3 professionals, up slightly from 38.5 people in the 2021 survey. Chief investment officers at these plans saw … [Read more…]
Leeds United face an enormous clash at West Ham United on Sunday in the club’s desperate scrap for Premier League survival – and this is how we think the Whites will line up. Marc Roca, Adam Forshaw and Willy Gnonto who all dropped to the bench. Forshaw then replaced Greenwood at the half-time break before … [Read more…]
On Arbor Day 2023, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and a bipartisan group of more than 50 members in re-introducing the Save Our Sequoias (SOS) Act. This week, the bill passed out of committee by voice vote. “This land’s Giant Sequoias … [Read more…]
A scheme to redevelop a derelict city centre building dating back to the 1880s is a step closer to finally coming to fruition. Proposals to convert a warehouse building, 28-32 Canal Road, into apartments dates back over eight years. It was sold as a development of “chic, London style apartments” just minutes’ walk from the … [Read more…]
Kirill Demchenko/Shutterstock Bees are among the most important insects on Earth – vital pollinators of our crops and significant contributors to human societies for thousands of years. While visiting various plants, bees need to figure out the best flowers so they can be the most efficient foragers possible, and communicate this to their hive. But … [Read more…]
After the event there were numerous mailboxes, ant hills or various containers that were exploded for thrills. And there was the odd occasion when a cracker exploded in the hand and I felt the burn for a few days. ~ Geoff Allemond In the olden days — well, the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s — Australia … [Read more…]
Tugs assist dry bulk ships out of ports with safe towage (source: ICS) 19 May 2023by Martyn Wingrove Throughout TUGTECHNOLOGY ’23, tug owners, industry associations, classification societies and naval architects will highlight challenges and present valuable solutions for improving onboard safety During this two-day conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 22-23 May, Smit Lamnalco director for … [Read more…]
Photo credit: Andrew Batt — Ascot United have already had a phenomenal season, winning the Combined Counties Premier Division North having notched up more than 100 points in the process, however, on Sunday, they will look to make club history by lifting the FA Vase at Wembley Stadium. The Yellamen have ridden on the crest … [Read more…]
No Hard Feelings (in theaters June 23) Desperately broke, a young Uber driver whose car was repossessed (Jennifer Lawrence) answers the Craigslist ad of a rich guy (Matthew Broderick, 61) who offers her a Buick Regal to date his painfully shy son before he heads off to college. Check it out: No Hard Feelings See … [Read more…]