Tuesday, 21 June 2016

Park Road Infant School Demolition Wath

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The construction of Newhill Court, previously Park Road Infants School in Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham South Yorkshire.

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Wath-upon-Dearne Soup Kitchen Committee

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The Soup Kitchen Committee taken at Newhill Hall in 1926 during the General Strike.

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New Computer Is World Champion

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News: Latest - distributed around Yorkshire June 21, 2016 10:35:41 AM

The Sunway TaihuLight is now the world's fastest supercomputer. Developed by China, it more than triples the speed of Tianhe-2, which is the previous record holder.

There's a new computing champion... and unlike past years, this one doesn't depend on any Western tech to crunch numbers. Top500 has declared that China's Sunway TaihuLight, a 40,960-node system powered entirely by Chinese processors (the 260-core ShenWei 26010), is the world's fastest supercomputer. And it's leading by a wide margin, too. At 93 petaflops of processing power, it's nearly three times more powerful than the previous record-setter, the 33.85-petaflop Tianhe-2.

The new system uses a custom interconnect format to link its nodes, and there's a custom Linux variant that serves as its software foundation. The technology isn't especially exotic (the interconnect is based on PCI Express), but it doesn't need to be to achieve a breakneck pace. It's even more power-efficient than Tianhe-2 at a relatively modest 15.3 megawatts of energy consumption.

The irony? As Top500 says, a 2015 US embargo may have helped TaihuLight's chances of claiming the top spot. Many expected Tianhe-2 to get an upgrade to Intel's Xeon Phi processors and push 100 petaflops, but the trade restriction prevented that from happening. The embargo also persuaded China to step up its processor development, so any successors to TaihuLight might be that much faster.

Having said this, TaihuLight may solve engineering and science problems for everyone -- we're not going to knock a supercomputing breakthrough if it's useful well beyond its native soil.

Source: engadget.com

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Armed Forces Day In Rotherham

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News: Appeals - distributed around Yorkshire June 21, 2016 11:23:38 AM

Location: Rotherham town centre

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Cost: Free

A chance for Rotherham's communities to celebrate the contribution by the men and women of our Armed Forces, past and present.
Armed Forces Day Parade

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Join us for a celebration of Armed Forces Day in Rotherham.

Exercising their right under the Freedom of the Borough, the Yorkshire Regiment will parade through town at approximately 10.30am. The troops will be inspected by the Mayor of Rotherham, Councillor Lyndsay Pitchley.

A Hurricane flypast will take place at approximately 3.10pm, weather permitting.

There will also be displays and information stalls in and around the town centre, with street entertainment.

A chance for people to come together and thank the men and women of the Armed Forces for all they do. One of many Armed Forces Day events taking place around the country.

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€150 million EBRD loan paves the way for Slovak motorways

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News: NEWS IN EUROPE - distributed around Yorkshire June 21, 2016 10:45:50 AM

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the construction of new sections of the D4 highway and the R7 expressway in the Slovak Republic with debt facilities of up to €150 million.

The funds are part of a larger package totaling €875 million provided to the concessionaire Zero Bypass Limited under a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme. Other participants include the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Slovak Investment Holding, Instituto de Credito Oficial (ICO in Spain) and Unicredit, CSOB, SMBC and Credit Agricole as commercial lenders.

The investment includes sections Jarovce to Ivanka Sever and Ivanka Sever to Raca of the D4 highway, totalling 27 kilometres and which are parts of the comprehensive Trans-European Network development programme. Together with the R7 expressway, they will provide a connection between the D1 and D2 highways in the Slovak Republic. The R7 expressway, with a total length of 32 kilometres from Prievoz to Holice, will connect the D4 and D1 highways and provide access to the city of Bratislava from the south east. It will also improve the connection between the industrial zones and urban districts of the country.

Sue Barrett, EBRD Director for Transport, said: “This is a very important project and the EBRD is pleased to join forces with other financiers to make it happen. The new road sections will play an important role in easing traffic congestion around Bratislava, open up access to other parts of the country and connect the Slovak Republic with Trans-European Networks. Bringing together public and private partners, it demonstrates the benefit of PPP solutions for large infrastructure projects where each party can participate to the best of their strength.”

Zero Bypass Limited is owned by Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited, Cintra Infraestructuras International S.L.U. and Porr AG. Following an open tender process, the company won the contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the newly-built sections of D4 and R7 for 30 years.

The EBRD has been investing in roads as part of its work in transport development since its establishment 25 years ago. Previous investments in the Slovak Republic include a loan for the construction of the R1 motorway., The EBRD has invested over €2 billion in the Slovak Republic since the start of its operations in the country.

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Research links aerosols to recent slowdown in global warming

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News: WEATHER FORECAST - distributed around Yorkshire June 21, 2016 10:25:20 AM

A pivotal piece of Met Office research is shedding light on the contribution of volcanic and man-made aerosols in the recent slowdown in the rise of global surface warming

There has been much discussion about the causes of the observed slowdown in surface warming trends since the start of this century. New research, published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, suggests the slowdown could have been predominantly caused by regional variations in the release of man-made aerosols, particularly from China, along with effects following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, in the Philippines, in 1991. Atmospheric aerosols are microscopic particles suspended in the Earth's atmosphere, which can cool the climate by reflecting sunlight back to space and by altering clouds.

Previous studies have established a link between the slowdown in the rate of surface warming trends and the negative phase of the so-called Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) - a pattern of ocean and climate variability in the northern Pacific. But what caused the negative phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation was previously unknown.

Doug Smith, of the Met Office Hadley Centre, is the lead author on the paper: Role of volcanic and anthropogenic aerosols in recent slowdown in global surface warming. He said: "Our research builds on previous work, but crucially we show that the regional distribution of man-made aerosols could have driven changes in winds over the Pacific Ocean that influenced the negative phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, and hence the observed slowdown in the rate of surface warming.

"The results suggest that the slowdown could have been predicted. Future reductions of aerosol emissions - that are expected as China seeks to improve air quality - could promote a positive phase of the PDO and a period with accelerated rises in global temperatures."

The research team highlights there are some early signs that the PDO may already be moving to a positive phase, which could influence global warming trends. The authors add that improved monitoring of human-emitted aerosols and a better understanding of their effects is needed to increase confidence in climate projections.

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Monday, 20 June 2016

Don’t let your night out end in a criminal record

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News: Latest - distributed around Yorkshire June 20, 2016 02:08:46 PM

Imagine this, you’re out with your mates, happy and tipsy, then things start to get loud and then aggressive before finally, something gets damaged. You’re arrested, and now you’re facing community service.

The impact this could have on your life, from work to personal relationships, is massive and committing antisocial behaviour, or any kind of violent crime, could have life changing consequences.

That’s the message South Yorkshire Police is broadcasting throughout the Euro 2016 football tournament.

Don’t let your night out end in a criminal record, ensure you have ‘no regrets’ as you watch the football over the coming weeks.

Superintendent Colin McFarlane, force lead for antisocial behaviour and violent crime, said: “Thousands of people have no doubt been enjoying the Euros already and may have been doing so with friends at the pub or having a few drinks at home.

“We of course want people to enjoy themselves, but we also want people to remember that alcohol can leave you vulnerable in many ways.

“Not only does it impair your judgement and awareness but it can also make you an easy target for crime.

“Drinking alcohol can also make people more like to commit antisocial and violent behaviour.

“This can have devastating impacts on not only your own life, but on other people’s lives too.

“Think about your behaviour and how much alcohol you’re consuming, make sure you know your limits.

“Committing antisocial behaviour or a violent crime could lead to a fine, a criminal behaviour order or even a prison sentence.

“Being drunk is not an excuse for criminal behaviour and you will be dealt with in the same way as any other offender.”

Incidents of antisocial behaviour tend to increase over the weekend when most people are out, with a concentrated peak between 11pm-1am. Alcohol is often the common factor here - make sure you don’t wake up with more than a hangover.

Always call 999 in an emergency or if a crime is in progress. For non-emergencies, please call 101 or report an incident online at southyorks.police.uk/reportcrime.

For more information on antisocial behaviour please visit southyorks.police.uk/antisocialbehaviour

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