Monthly Archives: November 2013

Polish airline listed as Heathrow’s noisiest

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Matt Gorman of Heathrow, said: “The launch of the Fly Quiet programme signals our firm commitment to being transparent about aircraft noise and our progress in reducing its impact on local communities.” John Stewart, of the noise campaign group HACAN, welcomed the publication of the tables, calling it “a constructive move to improve the noise climate.” Six criteria were applied to the airlines assessed in the table: 1. Noise efficiency – a calculation designed to take Read more [...]

West Hempstead Building Listed for Sale at $1.4 Million

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An 8,064 square foot building in West Hempstead has been listed for sale online for $1.4 million. The building, which is currently being used as a church, is located at 30 Hempstead Tpke., across the street from White Castle. Included in the sale are property furnishings, vault, and a framed basement with newly added second egress windows, according to the listing at the MLSLI. The building was built in 1964 and total taxes are $94,448, according to the listing. Listing Read more [...]

Project to survey hundreds of listed buildings given Lottery funding

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A PROJECT to survey hundreds of listed buildings across north and south east Cornwall has been given Lottery funding. Cornwall Council is set to work alongside local groups to assess the condition of 500 Grade II properties in the next two months following a grant of £18,600, which was given by The Heritage Lottery Fund(HLF). ​ PZCC Named the Cornwall Listed Buildings at Risk project, Read more [...]

Religion and Spirituality Events: 11/06

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List your events Low-cost, local events happening this week. To be included, your event must be family friendly, cost less than $25 per person and take place in Cecil County as well as adjoining areas within a 20-minute drive. Please submit the event title, time, address and the cost per person online at cecildaily.com. Once approved by an editor, the event will be listed on Cecildaily.com until its completion date. It will run in the print Read more [...]

FCA to toughen London share listing rules

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By Kylie MacLellan LONDON | Tue Nov 5, 2013 1:16pm GMT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator is to bolster its stock market listing rules to better protect minority shareholders, after high-profile scandals at mining companies ENRC and Bumi left some investors nursing heavy losses. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Tuesday new measures to be introduced next year would include a requirement for companies in which one shareholder Read more [...]

First World War Centenary Partnership announces 2014 exhibitions and events

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Much of the focus is likely to be on the new First World War Galleries at the Imperial War Museum, which are expected to contain the most comprehensive display on the conflict ever seen when they open in July 2014.But 500 exhibitions and galleries will open across the world, 200 of which – as well as 50 new artistic commissions – will appear in 14 different countries.100 Years Later: Conflict, Time, Photography, at Tate Modern next November, will highlight the “fundamental aspect” of time Read more [...]

Fear of Armed Slaves Helped Mobilize America for Revolutionary War

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Throughout 1775, tensions had been rising between Virginian patriots and their royalist governor, Lord Dunmore. The War of Independence had broken out earlier that year, in Lexington, Mass., but not a single shot had been fired in the South. Virginia’s patriots managed to uphold a boycott against British goods, but it was far from clear that most Virginians would join the patriots’ side. Many remained neutral, wary of casting their lot with a ragtag militia that dared to fight one of the Read more [...]