Ross Jarman Ihab Amed working on the test jet engine In a building on the edge of a business park outside Sheffield, researcher Ihab Ahmed is preparing to fire up a small jet engine. Originally used as an auxiliary power unit for a commercial airliner, it has been turned into a testbed for new fuels…
More than 100 Post Office branches and hundreds of head office jobs are at risk as part of a radical shake-up of the business, the BBC understands. Under the plan, 115 loss-making branches wholly owned by the Post Office could be closed. The Post Office is looking at options including alternative franchise arrangements where another…
Guest post by Constance Casey Onward and Upward in the Garden by Katherine S. White is often recommended as the prima book about gardening. Readers seeking to grow the perfect zinnia or tomato might be disappointed; there’s not a lot of information about how to grow things successfully, or what it feels like to be in…
Bilbao, Spain, has noteworthy architecture and has been on my list of must-see places for a while. Now, I have yet another reason for wanting to visit. This stunning garden – dubbed The Flowing Garden – was created by the New York-based landscape and urban design office of Balmori Associates. Block planting creates a painterly…
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: People‘s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024 has been announced! All year we’ve been quietly observing as we try and figure out who could possibly take home the crown. We’ve seen some huge stars step into the spotlight this year – Hugh Jackman got ripped for Deadpool &…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Rahman Yaacob, research fellow at the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute says, however, that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto have quite a bit in common and are “comfortable with each other.” Source link
Father: Gilbert Strauss-Kahn, a legal and tax advisor Mother: Jacqueline Fellus, a journalist Marriages: Myriam L’Aouffir (October 2017-present); Anne Sinclair (1991-2013, divorced); Brigitte Guillemette (1984-date unavailable publicly, divorced); Helene Dumas (1967-date unavailable publicly, divorced) Children: with Brigitte Guillemette: Camille; with Helene Dumas: Vanessa, Marine and Laurin Education: HEC Paris (École des Hautes Études Commerciales de…
In Las Vegas last summer, a veteran NBA coach spoke about the Lakers’ decision to hire JJ Redick noting that nothing can prepare someone — an assistant, broadcaster, whoever — for the massive volume of decisions a head coach needs to make on a nightly basis. Most of the choices are relatively small — what…
Moderna on Thursday posted a surprise profit for the third quarter, smashing Wall Street estimates, as its cost-cutting efforts took hold and sales of its Covid vaccine came in higher than expected. The biotech company posted net income of $13 million, or 3 cents per share. That compares with a net loss of $3.63 billion,…
Vishal Jaiswal Vishal Jaiswal turned a childhood hobby into a profession Vishal Jaiswal has been flying drones since he was young. Now 27, that childhood hobby has become his profession. A recent project involved mapping part of the Sundarbans, a vast area of mangrove forests where the waters of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers…