A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: 'This was a multi-agency response in Church Street, Kingsbridge. Western Power currently investigating small underground fire involving low voltage power cable. … [Read more...] about Underground EXPLOSIONS ’caused by faulty underground cables’ in Devon town force 25 people to be evacuated from homes with one taken to hospital – as police declare ‘major incident
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Outspoken Bay Area 9-11 Activist Alice Hoagland And Mother Of Flight 93 Hero Mark Bingham Dies
The first Bingham Cup consisted of eight teams and was hosted by its namesake’s home team. Today, it is billed as the world’s largest amateur rugby event, and cities bid to host it. It was last held in Amsterdam in 2018 with 74 teams competing. … [Read more...] about Outspoken Bay Area 9-11 Activist Alice Hoagland And Mother Of Flight 93 Hero Mark Bingham Dies
Kenya Airways suspends flights to France, Netherlands due to COVID-19
Kenya Airways said in a statement issued in Nairobi that the short term halt of services affects flights to France - Charles de Gaulle Airport and the Netherlands - Schiphol Airport through the month of February. … [Read more...] about Kenya Airways suspends flights to France, Netherlands due to COVID-19
Tourism downturn leads to new app helping highlight local businesses
“The idea behind Go Local was to give a new platform for small to medium-sized businesses to be able to be found easily and not have to compete in the myriad of – for example – Google search, Wikipedia pages, blogs, and do it cost effectively,” he said. … [Read more...] about Tourism downturn leads to new app helping highlight local businesses
The Art and Science of Boarding an Airplane in a Pandemic
In 2008, Steffen published a paper detailing his way, which has become known as the Steffen method. Forget the point-counters in business class. Forget the smug airline-branded credit card wielders with priority boarding. Forget even the first -class passengers—the complimentary champagne can wait. The fastest way to board an airplane, he concluded, is to allow many people to do many boarding tasks at once. Start with the person in the window seat in the last row on the right side. The person in the third-to-last window seat goes next, allowing time to swing items into the overhead bin. Then the person in the fifth-to-last window seat, and so on until the right side fills up. Then the left side. Then the same pattern for middle seats. Then the aisle. Yeah, a little complicated. … [Read more...] about The Art and Science of Boarding an Airplane in a Pandemic
