The Perfect Pitch Part VII By William Ralston source The Guardian Amsterdam, June 19th 2021–The pitch held up perfectly. Towards the end of the match, Standley joined Frith in the tunnel, where they watched some of the final minutes together. They chatted about Raheem Sterling’s goal, proud of the role they had both played in…
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By: Maycol Vargas Sources: Travel + Leisure, BNN, PAX Amsterdam, June 29, 2021 — Canada has announced that fully vaccinated Canadian citizens will suffer less restrictions when returning from travel. Following the announcement, airlines are ramping up their schedules for a turnaround, planned for the northern hemisphere summer. WestJet airline announced plans to restart dozens…
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Plant science Part VI by William Ralston source The Guardian Amsterdam June 19th 2021–“By the time you start the championships, the plant is on a slow keel to dying because you’re starving it,” he said. But the surface can’t be too dry at the start, “because otherwise the plant will be dead before you get…
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By: Maycol Vargas Source: Aviation Today Amsterdam, June 27th, 2021 — John Slattery, CEO of GE Aviation was interviewed for the latest edition of Eurocontrol’s Aviation StraightTalk Live and spoke about SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) in the future of the aviation industry. A new development program focusing on sustainable technologies for a next-generation CFM engine…
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Plant science is key Part V by William Ralston source The Guardian Amsterdam, June 19th 2021—The job can take its toll. Like goalkeepers, groundskeepers tend not to receive much credit when things go well, but are the first to be blamed if anything goes wrong. To Stones, it is a way of life rather than…
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By: Maycol Vargas Source: Embraer Amsterdam, June 24th, 2021 – The airline Helvetic Airways receives its first aircraft model E195-E2 from Embraer. This is the first of four new aircrafts, model E195-E2, ordered from Embraer headquartered in São José dos Campos – São Paulo – Brazil. The company is expected to receive the other three…
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Groundkeepers as much values as footballers Part IV by William Ralston Amsterdam June 19 2021–Preparations for the Euro 2020 pitches began more than two years ago. In the early hours of 25 April 2019, Dale Frith set off down the M6 to Wembley, where Uefa was gathering together its team of pitch experts for a “kick…
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Two and a half years ago, I received the illustrious invitation to be the secretary of the Secretary of Agriculture and Supply of the State of São Paulo. At that time, I set out my vision of how I would work for the development of the state, based on the agribusiness ecosystem and founded on…
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Life or death Part III by William Ralston Amsterdam, 19 June 2021— More than just protecting players, there were TV viewers to think about. If the Premier League was to market itself as a slick global brand, it needed a product that looked good on television. Muddy, bobbly, patchy pitches would not do. Broadcasters began…
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The perfect Football Pitch Part II by William Ralston source The Guardian Amsterdam, June 19th 2021– When Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City in 2016, he asked for the grass to be cut to just 19mm, in line with the ultra-fast pitches he had demanded at his previous clubs, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. In the…
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