HSS unveils the changing face of hire
02 Mar
Business News

HSS unveils the changing face of hire

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Business No history of the tool-hire industry would be complete without at least one whole chapter devoted to HSS. Founded by Bert Taylor in 1957, the Hire Service Company (later shortened to HSS) was an undoubted pioneer of the UK hire industry – it was the original high-street hire shop. Of course, where HSS led, others followed and there was an extended period of proliferation as others tapped into the fast-growing demand for tool-hire. Then over time there followed a gradual process of consolidation as a handful of leading businesses grew to dominate the market. By the turn of this century, three names dominated the UK market for small plant & tool hire: HSS, Speedy Hire and Ashtead Plant. Ashtead (A-Plant) acquired a US company, Sunbelt Rentals, and grew so rapidly in the US that in 2020...
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End the shutdown? That’ll point Congress back to Obamacare’s rising costs.
07 Dec
Health News

End the shutdown? That’ll point Congress back to Obamacare’s rising costs.

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At the heart of what is now the longest U.S. government shutdown in history are federal subsidies that millions of Americans use to purchase health insurance on government-run marketplaces. The shutdown began as Democrats dug in their heels to prevent these subsidies from expiring. And now, members of Congress are facing increasing pressure to end the shutdown – not just because of its effects on airports and federal programs like nutrition assistance, but also because of public concerns about rising insurance premiums. These subsidies were greatly expanded in 2021 by Democrats who controlled Congress at the time. This led to a surge in enrollment on these marketplaces, which were created in 2010 under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.Why We Wrote ThisThe idea of federal subsidies to help more people afford health insurance was...
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Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950
20 Oct
Science & Technology

Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950

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A replica of the first working transistor. The design used two thin pieces of gold, a coiled spring, and a slab of germanium. Transistors have come a long way since then, with some of the smallest measuring just an atom thick.(Image credit: Science & Society Picture Library via Getty Images)Quick factsMilestone: Transistor patented Date: Oct. 3, 1950 Where: Bell Labs; Murray Hill, New Jersey Who: John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William ShockleyOn Oct. 3, 1950, three scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey received a U.S. patent for what would become one of the most important inventions of the 20th century — the transistor.The transistor was initially designed because AT&T wanted to improve its telephone network. At the time, AT&T amplified and transmitted phone signals using triodes. These devices encased a positive and negative terminal and a wire...
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History rarely records processes that culminate into decisions of prime ministers: Neerja Chowdhury
13 Nov
Politics

History rarely records processes that culminate into decisions of prime ministers: Neerja Chowdhury

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Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics Story highlightsAward-winning journalist Neerja Chowdhury said that it was her notebooks which she had saved from her journalistic years that helped her bring out the bookWhere does the buck stop in the Indian politics? It stops at the highest office of the government, which is the throne of the prime minister. The prime minister is not only the eyes through which the country sees the world but is also the force that drives the country through its tumultuous as well as glorious phase. But underneath this cloak of the prime minister lives a human who sometimes makes mistakes, sometimes fears resistance to their decisions, and sometimes fails to battle all conflicts thrown at them.Award-winning journalist and political commentator Neerja Chowdhury in her book "How Prime Ministers Decide" attempts to tell the story...
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