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Dina Asher-Smith: Athletics - women’s 100m, 200m and 4x100m The headline act on the British team, Asher-Smith won three medals at the 2019 World Championships - including 200m gold - and has her sights firmly set on matching that achievement in Tokyo. Sam Atkin: Athletics - men’s 10,000m Based in the United States since moving there as a teenager for his studies, Atkin, now 28, made a huge breakthrough when he moved fifth on the British all-time 10,000m list in December 2020 to qualify for ...

A former congressman from Kansas says humor at his own expense was often the best way to communicate and get things done.

Rowing 23 May 21 A thrilling victory for the men’s eight completed a hat-trick of gold medals for the GB Rowing Team on the final day of action at the World Rowing Cup II in Lucerne. Joshua Bugajski, Jacob Dawson, Morgan Bolding, Mo Sbihi, Charles Elwes, Thomas George, James Rudkin and Thomas Ford left it all out on the water as they pipped rivals Germany. Led by cox Henry Fieldman, the GB prevailed on the final stroke to finish top of the podium in 05:24.26 as Ger...

FN Herstal launches Evolys: an innovative new LMG 10 May 2021 by Thomas Ford Belgian firearms manufacturer FN Herstal unveiled its latest weapon, a belt-fed light machine gun (LMG) known as the Evolys, on 6 May. Kristof Verjans, a member of FN Herstal’s demonstration team, said during an online video presentation that the weapon “is a true ultralight machine gun; it combines the firing capabilities of a machine gun with ergonomics similar to an assault rifle”. The Evolys, which will be a...

For a while now, the subject of a reboot for the classic Black comedy series “Martin” has been in question. The former cast members have been asked for

The efforts of a housing agency and a network of volunteers will soon provide new homes to 10 Monroe County families displaced by a blaze.

WHYY wanted to hear directly from teenagers about how they’re surviving the pandemic, and also talk to mental health professionals who could offer tips and best practices for sustaining positive thinking and navigating trauma. Amy Dean, WHYY’s Community Curator for Willingboro, co-hosted this Community Conversation, which was supported by the Scattergood Foundation. Panelists included Kaitlyn Rodriguez, Kevin Hernandez, Thomas Ford, Dr. Kamilah Jackson, Dr. Shairi R. Turner, and Gary Nelson...

Canterbury council housing Source:&nbsp Image by Diliff Canterbury City Council is seeking architects for a raft of new social housing projects across the historic city and surrounding settlements [Deadline: 29 March 2021] Four teams of different scales will be selected to work alongside the local authority which has identified more than 150 parcels of land – ranging from small infills and garage sites to larger plots – for new homes. Advertisement Initial projects earmarked for development...

Listen to this article Each year the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) and the National Society of Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) sponsor the Good Citizens program that is open to high school seniors enrolled in public or private schools accredited by their state board of education. The program is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. The Governor Thomas Ford Chapter NSDAR and the Piankeshaw Chapter NSSAR sponsor the contest...

Apart from its large size, which is remarkable for a parish church, the importance of St John at Hackney has gone largely unnoticed for some time, allowing this grand building to slowly fade into its surroundings and not get the full attention it deserves.  Luckily for Hackney though, in 2015 the wardens of the church decided to launch an architectural competition to refurbish the building and bring it back to its original Georgian splendour. The winning team, internationally renowned designer...