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BBC News
10-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Hull Royal Infirmary recycling scheme on course to save £100k
The country's first hospital recycling facility is on course to save £100,000 in waste disposal costs, a NHS trust has site, on a car park at Hull Royal Infirmary, has been operating for two months and has a target of recycling 80% of the hospital's domestic of rubbish are brought to the materials recycling facility (MRF) where it is sorted Humber Health Partnership said the initiative was believed to be the first in England and had cut the cost of disposing of its waste by £200 per tonne. Facilities service manager Mike James said: "We've gone to great lengths to provide more bins for different types of waste across the various wards and departments in order to help with that first level of segregation."Food bins have been placed in all kitchens and staff restrooms, for example, with other mixed recycling bins provided depending on the physical space available."Food waste is sent to an anaerobic digester, which converts it into methane before it is then used to create energy, with the residue from the process used as liquid fertiliser.A compactor is used to compress the waste into bales to reduce the number of lorry trips needed to collect are plans to convert some of the recycled plastic into benches and chairs for the hospital. Mr James said as well as meeting legal requirements for recycling, the MRF scheme at the infirmary and nearby Castle Hill Hospital would "deliver waste management savings of around £100,000"."But it's not just about the financial benefits," he added."It's also about being a responsible employer, respecting our environment and, basically, just doing the right thing."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Click here to download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and here to download the BBC News app from Google Play for Android devices.
Arabian Post
24-06-2025
- Business
- Arabian Post
Avalonia Accelerate Backed by €3 Million Deal from Devolutions
Avalonia UI has secured a €3 million sponsorship deal with Devolutions, the provider of Remote Desktop Manager, to boost the development of the Avalonia Accelerate suite over the next three years. This partnership aims to accelerate improvements in documentation, tooling, and core functionality, benefiting the entire Avalonia community. The alliance between Devolutions and Avalonia arrives as the latter seeks new means to sustain its open‑source framework while delivering advanced capabilities to professional developers. Introduced in April 2025, Avalonia Accelerate's Phase 1 features—such as a 3D DevTools viewer, native WebView integration, and a multimedia control—are key components of the strategic roadmap supported by this sponsorship. Avalonia's leadership emphasises that Devolutions' funding will be directed into three core areas: speeding up development cycles, enriching developer documentation, and expanding tooling infrastructure. The approach aligns with Avalonia's business model of maintaining an open‑source core while offering optional commercial add‑ons like Accelerate and Enterprise Support that underpin long‑term sustainability. Avalonia CEO Mike James, speaking in a recent interview, said this sponsorship 'secures a reliable funding bridge to enable our engineering teams to expand Accelerate capabilities without compromising the open‑source core.' The partnership, he added, aims to 'deliver rapid, measurable improvements in tooling and documentation that benefit all users.' Independent observers note that this steady funding contrasts with Avalonia's earlier funding model, which relied heavily on enterprise support contracts, commercial licences for Avalonia XPF, and occasional donations. ADVERTISEMENT Previously, Avalonia faced financial strain despite a rise in usage and community engagement. By late 2024, enterprise support and custom development revenue represented over 30 percent of income, but lower‑tier indie support schemes accounted for less than 1 percent, prompting the project to adjust its revenue mix. The shift to optional commercial features under Accelerate—such as an improved XAML designer and hot‑reload—was designed to provide professional developers value while preserving free access to the core UI framework. Under the agreement, Devolutions will help fund Accelerate Phase 2 and Phase 3, expected to introduce enhancements like advanced XAML tooling, performance optimisation, and improved cross‑platform support. While specific feature sets remain under development, early roadmap insights hint at capabilities aimed at mobile developers, teams focused on desktop engineering, and web‑embedded scenarios—adding value across sectors. Technologists within the open‑source community note that the Avalonia Accelerate deal demonstrates a viable model for sustaining open‑source frameworks through commercial backing. 'Rather than fragmenting the ecosystem, this is injecting stability,' said one contributor. Long‑time Avalonia developer Nikita Tsukanov remarked, 'With three years of funding, we can plan multi‑phase improvements and dedicate resources to documentation and tooling—areas that were historically underresourced.' Critics of optional‑paid open‑source models warn of risks, citing examples where commercial forks led to fragmentation or slowed community contributions. However, Avalonia's governance ensures that all core features remain MIT‑licensed, and that Accelerate components are independently maintained as non‑open‑source additions. CEO Mike James emphasises that the sponsorship does not alter the free nature of Avalonia; paid tools are entirely optional and are intended to supplement, not supplant, the open‑source foundation. Devolutions, an enterprise software vendor known for Remote Desktop Manager, selected Avalonia due to its role as a core technology in their cross‑platform strategy. Since adopting Avalonia for their UI lifecycles, Devolutions has contributed to its stability and performance. Sponsoring Accelerate reflects a move to deepen that integration, providing a reliable path for feature development aligned with Devolutions' internal roadmap. Avalonia remains one of the cross‑platform UI frameworks, used by organisations ranging from independent developers to firms like Unity, JetBrains, and Schneider Electric. The platform's high GitHub star count and vibrant community have been critical to its ascent, but sustaining complex tools—such as hot‑reload, advanced diagnostics, and rich multimedia—demands stable investment. By channeling sponsorship funds into developer‑centric improvements, the deal seeks to achieve a dual objective: retain and grow community adoption while delivering enterprise‑grade tooling. It enables Avalonia to plan longer‑term enhancements—like XAML designers and AOT compilation—while continuing to ship solid open‑source updates to its MIT‑licensed core.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Telford's Gelt Gladiator celebrates proper muddy weekend with tenth anniversary event
A MUCH loved Cumbrian obstacle course has celebrated its tenth year- as its organiser who has ran the event for the last decade prepares to pass the baton on to its next chapter. The Telford's Gelt Gladiator took place last weekend on Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22 at the sites course in Gelt near Brampton. Mike James with wife Sarah on the course (Image: Supplied) This year the event celebrated a decade of the Gelt Gladiator, with 3,000 runners taking to the course for what was a weekend of 'typical British weather' - with 7,000 of Aqua Pura water handed out to race goers on a very hot Saturday, and an 'incredibly muddy' course on the Sunday. Eden Valley Hospice had 92 runners fundraising by taking part in the event, with James Rennie School also having a large number of runners taking part to raise funds for the school. Runners take on the course for Eden Valley Hospice (Image: Supplied) Organiser Mike James said: "Its an extraordinary experience, its remarkable how people enjoy getting wet and muddy at an event like that, it is challenging but also incredible fun. "Its aimed at all levels of ability and its amazing what people can do when they're with a team. "It gives you a great sense of self esteem and helps build confidence." It was the first time Mike had taken part in the event over the last 10 years, completing the course with his wife Sarah, daughter Sarah and son Harry, as he estimated that around 30,000 had conquered the Gelt Gladiator since it began a decade ago. Mike James takes on the course with his family (Image: Supplied) The Gelt Gladiator 2025 also marked another milestone with event organiser Mike James announcing it would be his last year doing the event, after deciding to pass the baton on to local business owners Gary Turner and Ross Pickthall who have now acquired the event. The pair have 'big plans' to invest in the course and take the Gelt Gladiator event further in 2026, with new obstacles and additions to the course. Mike has thanked all those who have taken part in the event over the last decade, as he looks forward to support Gary and Ross with their next chapter of the Gelt Gladiator.
Business News Wales
05-06-2025
- Business
- Business News Wales
Cardiff and Vale College Retains Prestigious Leaders in Diversity Gold Status
Cardiff and Vale College has been re-accredited for the prestigious Leaders in Diversity gold status. The award reflects the work it does to promote Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity and Engagement (FREDIE) within the communities it serves. The re-accreditation report by the National Centre for Diversity identified the college's work undertaken to advance inclusivity reaching beyond its walls, influencing work across Wales and beyond. It noted that this work has achieved national recognition, including by the Association of Colleges (AoC) in relation to CAVC's work on Race Equality and support in this area for the Further Education sector. It concluded that FREDIE is clearly embedded into the college across both staff and learner provision, and in outreach work. The inspection report also found that the college's positive influence spans not just further education, but with Higher Education and ongoing partnership work with the Welsh Government. It added that the college has extensive community and business links and uses its expertise and knowledge to 'influence and cascade across the wider landscape'. Last year the college moved from third to second place in the Leaders in Diversity Top 100 Inclusive Employers Index. CAVC represents one of the most vibrant and diverse communities in Wales. It is also the largest provider of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) course in Wales, making it well placed to reach out to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities across the Capital Region and beyond. CAVC Group Chief Executive Mike James is Chair of the Colleges Wales Equality and Diversity Group and in 2022 the college became the first college in Wales to become affiliated with the Black Leadership Group. In 2022 CAVC also won an AoC UK-wide Beacon Award for its innovative work to embrace equality and inclusion, and a WorldSkills UK Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador Award. ESOL Cancer Awareness, a partnership between CAVC and Velindre Cancer Centre, was the UK's first Health and Cancer Awareness resource for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities when it launched in 2018. More recently, CAVC has been working with the Welsh Government, leading on a project to develop of anti-racist curriculum modules in the FE sector. The curriculum is in the form of a metaverse, providing an accessible and immersive learning experience developed and produced in collaboration with minority ethnic experts from schools, colleges, universities and third parties. Cardiff and Vale College Principal Sharon James-Evans said: 'We are absolutely delighted to retained National Centre for Diversity's prestigious gold status. 'As the college that serves one of the most diverse and vibrant communities in Wales, we are hugely proud of this result. It means a lot to us because we believe ourselves to be at the heart of the communities we serve and that all students and college colleagues are part of the CAVC Community. 'This is a testament to the people right across the college who work so hard to ensure that CAVC takes an ell-encompassing approach to managing equality, diversion and inclusion across all we do and I'd like to thank them all for that.'
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 13 - Mike James (2003-04)
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover. And for today's article, we will continue with the 12th of 25 people to wear the No. 13 jersey, Boston guard alum Mike James. After ending his college career at Duquesne, James would go unselected in the 1998 NBA draft, instead playing in other domestic leagues and abroad before signing with the Miami Heat in 2001. James would next sign with Boston in 2003, his stay with the team spanning one season that ended when he was dealt to the Detroit Pistons in 2004. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, James wore only jersey No. 13 and put up 10.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. Listen to the "Celtics Lab" podcast on: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 13 - Mike James (2003-04)
