The UK’s crane rental association – the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) - has issued a Technical Information Note, a letter and a declaration form to help UK crane rental companies overcome customer demands for a four year overload test that is no longer required or recommended. The overload test is a hang-over from the old UK crane regulations that were abolished in 1998 and replaced with the current LOLER requirements. Many job sites have continued to require a current four year overload test for any crane entering their site. Crane manufacturers have campaigned against regular

The store’s permit for a sign was issued Jan. 29. Specifications for the building’s interior, including refrigeration, shelving and panels, were reviewed Thursday for inspection by the county before being sent back to the developer, said Dixon Ivey Jr., Robeson County Community Development director. “They were all approved this morning,” Ivey said Thursday. Floyd Brothers Construction has been building up the area on which to place a foundation. Ivey anticipates construction to begin within the next two weeks. The store will resemble the one built at Five Forks. “I think it’s a good addition

But, perhaps, the ultimate authority is the players. Let’s ask them how difficult this back-to-back games format actually was. “It is very hard,” said Marshall guard Andrew Taylor. “I think it comes down to who can turn-around the quickest. And who can make the adjustments the quickest. I think that’s another opportunity. You don’t really get a chance to do that unless you are an NBA player. You don’t have to turn-around the same team more than once, most of the time in college basketball. “So, yeah, it’s whoever can make the quickest adjustments and Coach Dan (head coach Danny D’Antoni) does

Particularly in rural areas, charging stations can be few and far between. Joshua Pearce, Richard Witte Endowed Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Michigan Technological University, hopes to change that. In a model outlined in a paper in the journal Renewable Energy, Pearce and his co-author, graduate student Swaraj Sanjay Deshmukh, note the untapped potential of retail parking lot solar photovoltaic awnings. The study investigates the energy-related benefits of developing EV charging stations powered with solar photovoltaic

Without key technological advances -- such as CrowdStrike’s cloud-scale AI running on a purpose-built graph database, and patented smart-filtering technology that reduces ingestion of unneeded, irrelevant data -- customers are left with large, complex data sets that lack context and hide the important insights security teams require. Joining forces with Humio’s best-in-class data ingestion and analytics platform will enable CrowdStrike to provide deep, contextual index-free XDR at a speed and scale that no other vendor can match. As a pioneer in the cybersecurity industry, CrowdStrike’s de

Automobile chip suppliers like Microchip Technology ( MCHP ), NXP Semiconductors ( NXPI ) and Silicon Labs ( SLAB ) have raised prices and warned of shortages lasting well into this year. The auto industry wasn't prepared for the snapback in demand after the Covid-19 pandemic halted sales in early 2020. Ford ( F ), Honda ( HMC ), Volkswagen ( VWAGY ) and others have lowered their auto manufacturing plans because of shortages of semiconductors and other components, analysts say. "In the automotive end market, we've been told of shortages in non-semi components like tires, reflectors, and the

“The low representation of women working with particle accelerators weakens the diversity and competitiveness in our field,” said Aliz Simon, Accelerator Specialist at the IAEA and one of the speakers at the event. “More outreach and additional efforts are needed to inspire young women to engage in nuclear physics and to support, inform and empower them throughout their careers.” The virtual webinar will take place at 11:00 CET on 24 February 2021 and will feature five renowned female accelerator experts: Aliz Simon, Accelerator Specialist at the IAEA Ceri Brenner, Leader of the Centre for Accelerator Science

The Great Texas Freeze: Insurance Policies May Leave Landlords Out in the Cold The historic February 13-17, 2021, winter storm caused billions of dollars in property damage across the state of Texas.  Extreme low temperatures, heavy snow and ice storms and widespread power outages led to broken pipes and other weather-related system failures, flooding, destroyed landscaping, loss of inventory and equipment, and a myriad of other problems that will take affected property owners weeks and months from which to recover. Many retail landlords in Texas are reviewing their property insurance policies and the insurance clauses in their leases to determine responsibility