Tag: historic

The 2023 U.S. Open Polo Championship(R) has officially closed out the American high-goal polo season at the USPA National Polo Center (NPC) – Wellington, the sport’s premier destination, with a thrilling win by Team Park Place over Team Valiente in a score of 12-11, with more than $200,000 awarded to finalists in the 2023 tournament season. (Photo Credit: Alex Pacheco) The U.S. Open Polo Championship is recognized as being the most prestigious tournament in the United States and showcases some of the world’s best polo players and equine athletes. Played at the U.S. Polo Assn. Stadium at NPC, the U.S. ... Read more

“Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme” roving exhibition ****************************************************************************************      The Commissioner for Heritage’s Office (CHO) of the Development Bureau (DEVB) will hold a roving exhibition featuring 12 projects under Batches I to IV of the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme (Revitalisation Scheme) from November 19 to December 31 to promote conservation of historic buildings and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.             A spokesman for the CHO today (November 4) said, “The Revitalisation Scheme is a signature heritage conservation initiative of the Government. Six batches have been launched since 2008, covering 22 ... Read more

SKYX Platforms Corp. (NASDAQ:SKYX) (d/b/a “Sky Technologies”) (“SKYX,” “we” or “the Company”), a highly disruptive platform technology company, with over 60 issued and pending patents globally for simplifying and enhancing safety and automation in homes and buildings, today announced that its universal safe installation specifications for plug & play ceiling outlet for lighting and fan products has been officially voted on and approved by ANSI/NEMA, the leading U.S. standardization organizations for the standardization of the SKYX safe weight-bearing plug and outlet/receptacle for ceilings (“SkyPlug”). The American National Standards Institute (“ANSI”) is the leading U.S. standards approval organization, whose standards are ... Read more

 Clark Atlanta University (CAU) makes history as the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to receive a $10 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) INCLUDES program to establish the National Data Science Alliance (NDSA). The NDSA will increase the number of Black people earning data science credentials by at least 20,000 by 2027 and expand data science research that advocates for social justice and strive to eliminate bias. To accomplish this visionary goal, the NDSA will facilitate engagement across all HBCUs with industry and academic collaboration to broaden participation and advance social justice in data science. “This ... Read more

The ongoing first-ever Chess Olympiad Torch Relay will continue in the Gujarat leg on Friday July 1, with events being organised in Surat and Dandi. From there, the torch will enter Daman and Diu. On Thursday, the torch relay entered Gujarat from Rajasthan and events took place across Ahmedabad, Kevadia and Vadodara. While Sh. Harsh Sanghavi, Minister of Youth, Sports and culture, government of Gujarat, was the chief guest at the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad, Shri Purnesh Modi, Smt. Geetaben Rathwa – MP, Govt. Of Gujarat, was chief guest at the Statue of Unity in ... Read more