Monthly Archives: May 2015

First images of collisions at 13 TeV in CERN’s Large Hadron Collider

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Last night we passed another milestone in the continuing adventure of the Large Hadron Collider. Quick update, the story so far: after a very successful first running period (2009-2012) - in which amongst other things the Higgs boson was discovered - the LHC was shut down for maintenance and upgrades, and a planned restart this year at even higher energies. At Easter we got the first beams back again, albeit at low energies and not colliding. Then in early April the beams were accelerated to the Read more [...]

Morpeth park’s historic at-risk buildings saved by cash boost

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An endangered 19th Century greenhouse in Northumberland has been saved thanks to funding boost. The rare lean-to hothouse in Felton Park is one of just two surviving examples of its type in the North East and, together with its adjoining potting shed, has been on Historic England’s heritage-at-risk register for years. But now both are to be restored to their former glory and open for members of the public to enjoy. Tim Maxwell, who’s owned the historic Felton Park for the past five years, said Read more [...]

Hanergy says in ‘good financial’ position despite share plunge

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The parent of Chinese solar panel manufacturer Hanergy Thin Film Power said the firm is in good financial condition despite its Hong Kong-listed shares nearly halving on Wednesday.Shares of the subsidiary were halted from trading after dropping 47%, wiping out $18.6bn (£11.9bn) from its market capitalisation. Hanergy Group said it had not sold any of its 30.6 billion shares in the firm.But the group did not address reports that the firm is being investigated.Reuters had reported that the Read more [...]

New plans to secure future for historic hall

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Ledston Hall is one of a handful of grade I-listed properties in the Leeds City Region, but is on the buildings at risk register as the fabric of the hall is in very poor repair. The oldest parts of the hall date from the medieval era, although it was substantially completed in the late 1600s, and it is now owned and managed by the Wheeler Foundation, a charitable trust. Documents prepared by Purcell Miller Tritton on behalf of the trust seek permission to develop ten dwellings within Read more [...]

Lolz! Scrabble to add dench, obvs and cakehole to game’s dictionary

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Some may think it is ridic but the evolution of language means that Scrabble has to keep up to stay dench - obvs. Lolz, shizzle and cakehole are among 6,500 new words added to the existing quarter of a million in the latest Collins Scrabble word list. A host of slang words used on social media, in texts and on the street are now available to fans of the traditional word game seeking to outplay their opponents. These include obvs (obviously), ridic (ridiculous), lolz (laughs), shizzle (form of US Read more [...]

New plans to secure future for historic hall | Insider Media

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Ledston Hall is one of a handful of grade I-listed properties in the Leeds City Region, but is on the buildings at risk register as the fabric of the hall is in very poor repair. The oldest parts of the hall date from the medieval era, although it was substantially completed in the late 1600s, and it is now owned and managed by the Wheeler Foundation, a charitable trust. Documents prepared by Purcell Miller Tritton on behalf of the trust seek permission to develop ten dwellings within Read more [...]

Memorial Day parades, events listed

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Many communities in this area will observe the serious side of Memorial Day, calling everyone to reflect on and honor the memory of our veterans. BEECH CREEK/ BLANCHARD Local observances begin Friday at 6 p.m. at the statue of Foster Joseph Sayers near the Sayers Dam spillway at Bald Eagle State Park, Blanchard. Sayers, a native of Howard, received the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions during World War II. The public is invited to the ceremony, to be conducted Read more [...]

China launches fund to bring back overseas-listed Chinese firms – China Sec …

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SHANGHAI May 21 Shengjing, a Chinese investment advisor and manager, has launched the country's first investment fund dedicated to helping overseas-listed Chinese firms to delist and list instead on domestic stock markets, the official China Securities Journal reported on Thursday.The 2 billion yuan ($322.50 million) fund of funds (FoF) aims to bring home Chinese companies which currently have so-called variable interest entity (VIE) structures, and are partially held by U.S dollar funds, the Read more [...]

Victorian greyhound track in Four Corners spotlight listed for sale

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Unit 5E, 2-22 Knox St, Double Bay NSW With its flawless layout, state-of-the-art finishes and seamless in/outdoor transitions, this north-east facing residence has been architecturally designed to provide the ultimate sanctuary for luxurious living with 200sq m of internal living space. The home's elegant interiors are enhanced by a sequence of doors allowing easy transition onto a full width 37sq m granite terrace. Click here to find our more style="float:left;" Read more [...]

Dwight Howard officially listed as ‘questionable’ for Game 2 with a knee sprain

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The best possible news for the Houston Rockets is still the worst possible news. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] From the team’s Twitter account: Dwight Howard diagnosed with a left knee sprain and is listed as questionable for Game 2.— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) May 20, 2015 This, after this play from the first quarter of the Western Conference finals: In a lot of ways, this is fantastic. His scary collision with teammate and Read more [...]