Roald Dahl Responsible for bringing us dysfunctional couple The Twits, eccentric dream maker Willy Wonka and child genius Matilda, Roald Dahl is undeniably one of the world’s most fantastic children’s authors. This year would have marked his 100th birthday and celebrations more marvellous than George’s medicine will be taking place nationwide.  The Southbank Centre’s Imagine Children’s Festival runs from 10-21 February (southbankcentre.co.uk). Highlights include a narration Read more [...]

One of the UK's finest neoclassical buildings is set to be transformed into Liverpool's first five-star hotel, featuring 227 rooms, a spa, a bar and a fine dining restaurant, following a £50m investment. Liverpool's historic Martins Bank (pictured), the grade II*-listed building on Water Street designed and built by Herbert Read more [...]

By Andrea Earnest | Enterprise Staff news@enterprisepublications.com@PlainfieldNews The number of special events in Plainfield has increased steadily in recent years, and some officials are recommending a cap be placed on the total amount allowed in a year. Police Chief John Konopek presented a report on 2015 special events to the Plainfield Village Board at its Feb. 1 meeting. He noted that the amount of special events increases each year, with the number amounting to almost one special event Read more [...]

Google has added to its public cloud infrastructure for developers, Cloud Platform, with a new service that allows app writers to set up functions that can be triggered in response to events. The new Google Cloud Functions has drawn comparison with the Lambda offering from Amazon Web Services (AWS). The service was not announced to the public, but news filtered out after documentation began to appear on Google’s web site, offering advice to developers. According to the briefing notes, Google Cloud Read more [...]

Channels: Equity, Investors Companies: Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, SASB, Financial Stability Board People: Jean Rogers 10 February 2016 Climate risk affects 93% of the US equities market, according to a report. Climate Risk – a report by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) – found that material risks impact US-listed companies with a combined value of $27.5 trillion, equating to 93% of companies by market capitalisation. "Climate Read more [...]

After nearly three years of planning and negotiating, Carreg Adventure at Stouthall was launched in March 2015. I decided – with my co-founder Ceri Butcher – that starting a new business, which combined two diverse products, and renovating an abandoned 18th century building wasn’t enough - so we launched the company withour own wedding. Carreg Adventure is located on the Gower Peninsula, Swansea in a 14-bedroom Grade II listed Georgian country mansion. After extensive renovations throughout Read more [...]

Over the last several years, the technology behind securing and validating identification cards and driver’s licenses in the United States has evolved dramatically and is expected to continue to do so. As a result of the REAL ID Act of 2005, American citizens need a special driver’s license or identification card to enter certain federal facilities, and will eventually need one when boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft according to the Department of Homeland Security. Further Read more [...]

Also, although Cetera's owner, RCS Capital, filed for prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Jan. 31, the company said Cetera will be unaffected by the bankruptcy and will remain intact in the form of a privately held company. Cetera did not respond to a request for comment. Meanwhile, Finra also has been going after firms for infractions related to unit investment trusts. Basically, UITs are investments in a fixed Read more [...]

Also, although Cetera's owner, RCS Capital, filed for prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Jan. 31, the company said Cetera will be unaffected by the bankruptcy and will remain intact in the form of a privately held company. Cetera did not respond to a request for comment. Meanwhile, Finra also has been going after firms for infractions related to unit investment trusts. Basically, UITs are investments in a fixed Read more [...]

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