Mr. Davenport devised ways to gauge the effects of wind on tall structures, then applied his expertise to some of the world’s biggest buildings and longest bridges. More: continued here
Read More »First class challenge for Royal Mail men (Berwickshire Today)
A TEAM of managers from Royal Mail Group are showing they ‘Believe in Children’ by taking part in Barnardo’s Scotland’s Cairngorm Challenge in August. (22/07/2009 10:42:38) More: continued here
Read More »Combatting urban scrawl (Montreal Gazette)
Like the other veterans who frequent the Royal Canadian Legion in Notre Dame de Grâce, Stuart Vallieres is fed up with the vandals who spray paint graffiti on their legion hall. Every time it’s cleaned up, the youths return to tag the building on de Maisonneuve Blvd. More: continued here
Read More »Andrew ‘was paid £3m more’ for Southyork ‘to lobby for Kazakh premier’ (Daily Mail: World News)
The president of Kazakhstan paid £3m above the market value for Prince Andrew’s Royal residence to persuade him to lobby on his behalf, according to a new book. More: continued here
Read More »PLANE JETS IN AT GOODWOOD (Sporting Life)
Mike De Kock’s smart sprinter J J The Jet Plane steps back up to seven furlongs in the Betfair Cup at Glorious Goodwood on Tuesday. The five-year-old finished fourth when sent off favourite for the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot, before taking third in the July Cup. More: continued here
Read More »Billion rubber band ball comes bouncing into view for Royal Mail – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Billion rubber band ball comes bouncing into view for Royal MailTelegraph.co.ukThe Royal Mail is using more than 871 million rubber bands a year, it has emerged, enough to stretch nine times round the world. The figure could soon break … More: continued here
Read More »British postal workers start 3-day walkout over jobs, pay issues (EARTHtimes.org)
London – Some 12,000 employees of Britain’s Royal Mail began Saturday a three-day strike to protest against job and pay cuts, the second walkout by postal employees in two weeks. The postal workers’ union CWU accused the state-owned Royal Mail of bre… More: continued here
Read More »Alan Davenport, Noted Wind Engineer, Dies at 76 (New York Times)
Mr. Davenport devised ways to gauge the effects of wind on tall structures, then applied his expertise to some of the world’s biggest buildings and longest bridges. More: continued here
Read More »Move to ‘weatherproof’ Royal Welsh Show (icWales)
ORGANISERS of the Royal Welsh Show are to take advice on how they can make the event weatherproof and adapt to climate change, after heavy rain turned the main ring into a mud bath this week. More: continued here
Read More »Another British soldier killed in Afghanistan bringing death toll to 20 in just one month (Daily Mail)
A soldier from the 40th Regiment Royal Artillery has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said today. More: continued here
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