The Yorkshire Asian Business Community Action group is hosting the Building Connections workshops to build young people’s employability skills and boost their chances of landing a job. The first session, at Unity Enterprise’s Leeds Media Centre in Chapeltown, Leeds, saw Satvir Meen, project leader with YABCA, lead discussions about the importance of first impressions, confidence and having the right mindset. A YABCA spokesman said: “Throughout the session, Satvir imparted expert knowledge and...
Picketers threatened its construction. Its design drew frequent comparisons to a washing machine’s agitator, and in some architectural circles, it drew whispers of plagiarism. After completion, it garnered a small degree of infamy for the uncannily breast-shaped shadow that the afternoon sun casts across its facade — a phenomenon that locals have nicknamed the “2 o’clock titty.” But despite the controversies that once swirled around it, the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption now stands...
The American Red Cross of Southern Nevada is assisting 15 people who were displaced after an apartment building fire in the central Las Vegas valley.
Minnesota’s Lower Sioux Indian Community is pioneering green building with its fully integrated hempcrete facility – a first in the countryWhen Earl Pendleton first heard about building houses out of hemp more than a decade ago, it seemed like a far-fetched idea.To start, it was still illegal to grow hemp – the non-psychoactive strain of Cannabis sativa – in the US. Importing it from overseas was prohibitively expensive. But Pendleton, a member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community, was intrigued...
A devastating fire at a Henrico County apartment complex for seniors has forced out at least 50 residents.
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi House has voted in favor of a bill that would restrict where transgender people can use bathrooms or locker rooms in public buildings, including university dormitories. It says public buildings must have restrooms or changing areas that are designated for men only
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi House has voted in favor of a bill that would restrict where transgender people can use bathrooms or locker rooms in public buildings, including university dormitories. It says public buildings must have restrooms or changing areas that are designated for men only
One of the oldest buildings in Copenhagen, Denmark, that was built in the 17th century has become engulfed in flames as rescue efforts are underway to salvage artwork.
Oscar Rivera, 48, though modest about his selfless undertaking, recounted the horrifying moments that led to the rescue.
Often, when scientists do research around a specific societal challenge, they hope their work will help solve that larger problem. Yet translating findings into long-lasting, community-driven solutions is much harder than most expect.
Up to 870,000 chickens and 14,000 pigs will be housed just 400 yards apart at the site, which was once used as a World War II airfield.
By Jen Smith for Dailymail.Com Published: 1:28 p.m. EDT, April 12, 2024 | Updated: 1:49 p.m. EDT, April 12, 2024 At least 16 people were injured - three of them critically - after a truck intentionally plowed into a Texas Department of Public Safety building in Brenham following a police chase.Texas DPS said the suspect was arrested and there was "no further threat" to the community, while police said the...