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Southern claims 96% of conductors 'signed up' for new role

Edit BBC News 07 Nov 2016

Nearly all conductors have signed up for a controversial new on-board supervisor role on Southern trains from January, the rail company has said ... Mick Cash, RMT general secretary, said nothing had changed, members remained "rock solid" and the "fight goes on" ... Angie Doll, Southern's passenger services director, said ... disproving the union's claims that support is rock solid." ... "Our members remain rock solid... ....

Colossal "Lake" Discovered Hiding Beneath Ancient Bolivian Volcano

Edit IFL Science 07 Nov 2016

Volcanoes are weird. Not all of them are symmetrical mountains that spew death-dealing liquid hot lava all over the place ... As always, this scientific tale begins with an “anomaly.” ... Seismic waves, generally speaking, travel through molten rock slower than solid rock. Magma is never completely liquid – it’s a complex mixture of liquid and solid – so the wave speed varies depending on precisely how much of it is liquid ... Image in text....

WVU study will determine amount of rare earth elements in the region's coal mining waste (West Virginia University)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Nov 2016

Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory recently awarded West Virginia University (WVU) a project to survey acid mine drainage (AMD) solids to identify the concentration and amount of rare earth elements available in AMDsolids ... However, when treated to meet current regulatory requirements, it yields solids that have proven enriched in critical rare earth elements....

Train drivers' union suspends ballot for strike action on Southern services

Edit Belfast Telegraph 07 Nov 2016

"We've now got over 200 conductors signed up to the new on-board role and over the last two sets of strikes nearly a third of conductors turned up for work, disproving the union's claims that support is rock solid ... "Our members remain rock solid in the fight for safety and access on Southern Rail and will not be bribed, bullied or beaten by this basket case company....

My daughter thinks 'Kahaani 2' is supernatural film: Arjun Rampal

Edit Deccan Chronicle 07 Nov 2016

Arjun has not had many releases lately and is excited about his upcoming film Rock On 2. “Since I was associated with Rock On, doing this film feels great ... They have watched the trailer of Rock On 2 and Kahaani 2 and have liked the former, however, they did not understand Kahaani......

The Rock should host the Oscars

Edit Vox 07 Nov 2016

The Rock should host the Oscars ... The Rock should host the Oscars ... Her first hosting gig in 2007 was only okay, but she had clearly learned from it when she hosted again in 2014, delivering a solid show ... So, yes, if you can't get The Rock, get Ellen DeGeneres ... The Rock. The Rock has already proved himself a great host ... Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson can deliver a cheesy one-liner with the best of them ... The Rock does, though....

Pulimurugan's Milestone, Mohanlal's New Movie's Shoot And Other Mollywood News Of The Week!

Edit One India 07 Nov 2016

It has been exactly one month since Mohanlal's Pulimurugan hit the theatres and we still can't stop talking about the film. Such is the mass hysteria caused by the movie over the Malayalam film audiences. Well, apart from Pulimurugan's rock solid ... ....

Grassland stone men in Xinjiang still vivid after 1,000 years

Edit China Daily 07 Nov 2016

The heads, faces and bodies of the statues were sculpted in an eye-catchingly vivid manner ... The stone sculptures were carved out of solid rocks ... ....

Here's Why These 2 Growth Stocks Are a Salve for Election Worries

Edit The Street 07 Nov 2016

Investors are scrambling to find investments that are safe no matter who wins the presidential election on Tuesday. That said, it is time to election-proof portfolios ... The company's 785 convenience stores and more than $100 billion in annual sales are further testimony to its rock-solid stature ... ....

LPO/Elder review – vibrant and beautifully balanced

Edit The Guardian 07 Nov 2016

4 / 5 stars. Royal Festival Hall, London. Mark Elder, superb soloists and the London Philharmonic’s forces brought urgent momentum to Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, although occasionally at the expense of its numinosity ... The nobly unfurling Kyrie was followed by a Gloria of almost reckless excitement and a Credo of rock solid affirmation ... ....

Sysco (SYY) Easily Tops First Quarter EPS Estimates, Stock Soars

Edit The Street 07 Nov 2016

Sysco (SYY) posted a fiscal first quarter 2017 profit statement Monday that outstripped even the exuberant expectations established by its rock solid performance over the last year, a period that saw the food products distributor swing from milestone event to event without apparently losing focus on its fundamentals ... Fundamentally, there are a couple of knocks on the Sysco story ... ....

Council welcomes lifejacket trial for rock fishers (Randwick City Council)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Nov 2016

Randwick Mayor Noel D'Souza today, 6 November 2016, welcomed a NSW Government announcement to trial mandatory lifejackets for rock fishers in Randwick City. The Randwick Local Government Area has been identified as the location for the trial due to the popularity of rock fishing and the high number of fatalities. 'Rock fishing has claimed 17 lives in the Randwick City Local Government Area in just over a decade,' Mayor D'Souza said....

Eamon Dunphy has made a very bold prediction about Chelsea and Liverpool

Edit Belfast Telegraph 07 Nov 2016

Eamon Dunphy expects Chelsea and Liverpool to put clear daylight between themselves and their Premier League rivals this season. Share Eamon Dunphy has made a very bold prediction about Chelsea and Liverpool. Independent.ie. Eamon Dunphy expects Chelsea and Liverpool to put clear daylight between themselves and their Premier League rivals this season ... Go To ... What they have, that Liverpool haven't yet got, is a rock-solid defence....