A West Midlands steel company has been ordered to pay more than GBP 146,000 in fines and costs after one of its employees was crushed to death by a 15 tonne crane. Mr Wilfred Williams 57 of Tividale, Warley, was carrying out maintenance ...
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Rise in Stem A-level candidates No improvement in ICT grades Drop in female ICT students The number of students studying technology-based subjects at A-level has taken a sharp drop, as the number of computing and ICT exams dropped in ...
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When I was a kid, you had to enter the house through a screened-in porch. There at the back door was a long, rustic Colonial style bench, which was painted a muted, grayish blue. If you sat on it, you could look at the rose bushes that ...
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UK - It has been three monumental years for Manchester stalwarts Elbow. Yet whatever their successes, a more unassuming and firmly grounded band you could not wish to meet. This doesn't mean they're averse to the odd risk, as show designer ...
TURCK announces a new white paper, Listed vs. AWM: What to Know When Selecting Your Cable Solution, is now available for immediate download at askturck.com or on the TURCK website. Serving as a valuable industry resource, this white paper ...
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Call it the legal equivalent of baseball's seventh-inning stretch. San Jose District Court Judge Lucy Koh plans to get the courtroom in the Apple versus Samsung case on its feet later Tuesday in a bid to stave off sleep as the jury hears a ...
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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski detailed plans on Thursday to free up more wireless spectrum that carriers say they need to offer high-speed mobile services. The agency is on track to make 300MHz of new spectrum available for commercial ...
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With the Mars rover's software successfully upgraded, Curiosity is a big step closer to beginning its mission of finding out whether life has ever existed on Mars. Curiosity, NASA's super robotic rover, has been on the surface of Mars for ...
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Apple has seen its tablet market share decline during the third quarter of the year to Google Android rivals. The iPad maker has seen its share in the tablet market drop 15.1 percent to 50.4 percent, according toIDC. The charge of Android ...
Microsoft and Motorola Mobility will face off in court today for the start of a patent trial that could help establish how royalty rates are calculated for standards-essential patents. Microsoft sued Motorola’s smartphone division, ...
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh (WWL) NHS trust moved its systems into the cloud to solve immediate business challenges and prepare for a future of shared services. Last year WWL NHS trust was faced with major IT challenges as its ...
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A striking 14ft high steel scorpion will sit at the entrance to Sheffield Forgemasters built by the company's own apprentices and using recycled materials found on the 64 acre site. Sheffield City Council has granted planning permission ...
The specifications of the 2013 Maserati Quattroporte have been revealed,including the details of its brand-new engines,ahead of the luxury Italian sedan's world debut at next month's Detroit motor show. The sixth-generation Maserati ...
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BrainMatriX, a leading provider of interactive self-study software, has launched eReviewBook apps for Amazon Kindle devices. These programs are specifically designed to help students study for standardized tests, including the SAT, ACT, ...
Good news for glass companies focused on the multi-family and remodeling segments:Optimism reigned during the National Association of Home Builders'(NAHB)Construction Forecast webinar today.David Crowe,NAHB chief economist,opened the ...
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