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"On a sunny spring day in 1954 we, a group of architects and engineers charged with designing the central stadium, stood on an asphalt-covered square on the edge of Lenin Hills (Vorobyovy Gory)… There was no doubt in our minds that a better place for a stadium could not be found. The river below, wooded slopes, clean fresh air – this alone tilted the scales in favour of making it the site of a future sport city… In addition, Luzhniki is located close to the city centre and can easily be accessed by various types of transport from every part of Moscow," wrote architect Vasily Polikarpov.
Thus began the history of the country's most famous stadium, the legendary Luzhniki. It was here that gentle Mishka the Bear, the 1980 Olympics mascot, shed tears as it bid goodbye to the athletes and fans. The stadium hosted seven USSR Spartakiads, world and European ice-hockey, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, sambo and martial arts championships. It was the site of the famous Festival of Youth and Students, Goodwill Games, the First World Junior Games, and the finals of UEFA Champion's League. And it was here that music lovers flocked to see the last show of the group Kino, plus Duke Ellington, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Metallica, the Rolling Stones, U2, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, to name a few, played here.
The stadium's history actually began earlier: there exist projects and drawings of the stadium dating back to the 1920s when Luzhniki was a swampy area in the outskirts. In December 1954 the Soviet Government chose this site to build a sport complex.
I pictured the location of the central arena, the swimming pool and the courts. I seemed to hear the cheering of the crowds, the shot of the starting pistol, the splashing of greenish water, the sound of rackets hitting the ball… I took a sheet of paper out of my folder and squatting in front of the parapet, made a sketch of the future structures. Someone looked over my shoulder and quoted a poet's line with mock emotion:
"Here a great city will be wrought."
"And what a city!," I exclaimed. "A city of sport." (V.P.Polikarpov. The Country's Main Stadium (Glavny stadion strany))
Design work was started in January 1955 and was finished 90 days later. Construction got under way in April. The sport complex was built in record time, just 450 days. It was a nationwide effort. Volunteers came to the site from all over the country. Materials were brought in from Leningrad and Armenia, electrical equipment and oak beams for the benches from Ukraine, furniture from Riga and Kaunas, glass from Minsk, electrical wires from Podolsk, larch beams from Irkutsk. The sports complex was inaugurated in July 1956 when it hosted the first Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.
In 1992 the stadium's status slumped as it was turned into a flea market, which filled the grounds of the complex by 2003. The city closed the flea market in August 2011. The main sports arena was overhauled in 1996-1997, and today Luzhniki is undergoing reconstruction in preparation for the 2018 World Football Cup.
The scale of the current project is impressive: the total area of the stadium, including the terraces, will be 221,000 square metres, more than half the area of the Vatican. In spite of the large scale, the project is ahead of schedule. Work was supposed to be finished in the second quarter of 2017, but the main building and assembly is to be finished this year. The FIFA inspection commission, which was in Moscow in September, gave Luzhniki its green status, meaning there is no risk that the stadium will not be ready for the World Cup.
Everything for the fans, athletes and journalists
One of the main goals of project is to provide comfortable conditions for the fans. The number of main entrances to the arena will increase from 13 to 16. Previously, up to 10 percent of the seats had a partly obstructed view of the pitch. Now the two-tiered stands will be built at a steeper angle, opening up the view of the pitch from any point in the stands. Two large video boards that will be visible from everywhere and will be installed on the southern and northern ends. Fans will be able to hear loud and clear announcements from the remotest seats thanks to a new French audio system.
The renewed stadium will have 81,000 seats, 3,000 more than before, and 300 seats will be available for people with impaired mobility. There will be 2,000 VIP seats in the grandstands, 4,500 seats for guests and about 2,500 for the media. There will be 100 corporate skyboxes where premium-class services will include hot food.
The colour of the terraces, burgundy dappled with gold, was chosen by the public after 137,000 people took part in an August 2014 poll on the "Active Citizen" portal.
The roof has been replaced with a 30-millimetre shock-proof polycarbonate cover. The material is translucent for sunlight and is ideal for stadiums with natural grass turf, like the one Luzhniki will have. To protect fans from rain and snow the roof over the terraces has been extended by 11 metres.
Sportlights under the roof will ensure quality video images. The roof itself will be a kind of media screen thanks to a multitude of built-in light-emitting diodes (LEDs). People will be able to watch the games from Vorobyovy Gory, the Third Ring Road and even from Komsomolsky Prospekt.
The pitch was sown with natural grass in early August. By September it had grown to three or four centimetres. New utility systems, including drainage, heating, water and turf agro-tech monitoring have been installed.
The goals will be fitted with a "goal-control" system that will be taped by several cameras and will be connected to referees' bracelets.
The area under the terraces will be expanded to accommodate two warm-up rooms, locker rooms, a press conference hall, an express interview room, several TV studios, offices, cafes and bathrooms.
The Grand Sports Arena building will include a hall for press conferences, an express interview room, several TV studios, and a presentation studio with a panoramic view of the football pitch. It will also have a guest service area.
Olympic security system
The Luzhniki security system was designed with international and Russian technical experience, including that was used for the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Six transport and five pedestrian checkpoints, 1,500 CCTV cameras and 1,000 cameras on the arena will be installed as well as radiation monitors, explosives and dangerous liquid detectors, X-ray intrascopes and vehicle bottom scanners.
Video cameras will cover the whole stadium: the stands, inside the building, entrances and parking areas. Under FIFA requirements, the complex will be divided into ten security priority zones. The zones will be divided by general public, the press, hospitality, VIP guests, a transport road zone, the technical zone, etc.
The new checkpoints will be able to handle more than 62,000 people, more than a thousand cars and 60 buses an hour. This will help avoid traffic congestion and overcrowding at the entrances even on event days.
History marching into the future
The reconstruction of Luzhniki involves not only the sports arena but the entire complex. It will be a modern park with walking and biking paths with a separate lane for skaters. But the stadium will preserve its historical look: the walls have been cleaned and restored, but the facade will keep its light sand colour to which Muscovites are accustomed. The facade will be adorned with a frieze with the figures of football and hockey players, track and field and other athletes all frozen in movement like the ancient Olympians on Greek vases.
The traditional lamps will be left only on Glory Alley while the rest of the grounds will be lit by modern lighting fixtures. All the buildings, trees and monuments will be illuminated. The brightest lights will be switched on for major and important events, lighting for routine sporting and cultural events will be less bright and the rest of the time daily illumination of facades will be on.
The main booking office is also slated for reconstruction. The first two floors of the semi-circular buildings facing each other will have an entrance area with a vestibule and guard post, ticket offices, a food vendor and technical facilities. The dispatcher, server, personnel rest area and service premises will be on the second floor. The facades will be faced with large architectural stones.
The grounds and the signage system will follow a single style. It will be based on a ring of five swallows which is the Luzhniki symbol. Blue, violet, yellow, crimson pictures of the birds will be put on asphalt on the side of the main entrance to Sportivnaya metro station and also on Prestige Alley near the western terraces and in winter also on the skating rink which will be between the arena and the embankment. In the summer there will be a dry fountain (water spouting from the stone surface), and cafes with verandas will be built on either side of the arena.
Observation platform and roof walks
An observation platform will be set up on the top level of the Grand Sports Arena. It will be open even on days when there are no events at the stadium. Visitors will get a beautiful view of the city centre, Novodevichy Convent, Moscow-City and the Lomonosov University skyscraper.
The sightseeing and tourist centre being built on the northern terrace will be the starting point of all the routes. It will be accessible on foot, by cable car, and byroad starting at the top of Vorobyovy Gory. For adrenalin junkies a zip-line from the stadium roof to the embankment will be installed.
Cable car and ski jump
A 737-metre cable car will link Luzhniki with the other side of the Moscow River where the Vorobyovy Gory, Neskuchny Sad and Gorky Park are located. The cable car will perform three functions at once: sightseeing, sport and transportation. In the winter it will lift athletes to the ski jump on Vorobyovy Gory, which itself is to be rebuilt by 2018. A new youth sports school is planned next to the ski jump. That will recreate the historical sports area.
Aqua park and salt baths at Luzhniki swimming pool
The Luzhniki swimming pool will, after reconstruction, be a modern swimming pool with 10 lanes and two three-lane training pools for adults and children. In addition to the sports infrastructure it will have an aqua park and a spa area. Luzhniki will get a wave pool, a salt bath and a pool with streaming river, 270 sq m baths, a large hot tub, a hydro massage and spa baths. The complex will include training halls and a fitness centre. A boxing club and a children's gymnastics centre will be back and new sports will be played at the children's sport centre.
The swimming pool building will be taller and twice as spacious as the existing one, although there will be no dramatic change to its appearance. The original bas-relief will be displayed in the ticket office area at the water entertainment family centre while several analogues will be made for the facade. The rows of columns will be new.
The space around the swimming pool will be divided into sidewalks, running and biking paths, access drives and car parks. A square with a fountain, grass, stone benches and lamps will be built. After dark, azure inserts on the walls will be illuminated from within and the blind facades will be lit by yellow lamps from below.
New-look embankment for sport and recreation
The Luzhniki Embankment has become more convenient for pedestrians. The road width has been reduced to two lanes and the extra space will be used for walking, running, biking and skating.
There is a 3-kilometre professional running track with rubber-impregnated surface. Six workout areas with a total area of 400 square metres have been set up along the tree-shaded embankment.
There is a new public space by the water on Luzhniki Embankment. Instead of the grand stairs made of granite, there is now wooden steps where people can exercise, bask in the sun, read, meet with friends or just admire the Moscow River.
How does it compare with facilities in other countries?
The biggest sport complexes elsewhere are usually based on Olympic Parks. For example, an Olympic Park appeared in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics and in London for the 2012 Olympics.
The main arena of Bird's Nest in China can hold 91,000 spectators. The stadium is used for training by the Chinese national team and for concerts, and the swimming pool is used for training and competitions. The area has bicycle paths and walking zones. The huge wooded area is known as the "oxygen bar" on account of its clean air. But the park itself is deserted, many facilities stand idle and some are in a state of disrepair. There are few visitors because there is nothing to do but walk in the park.
The London Olympic Park Stadium seats 80,000, but it is currently under reconstruction to reduce the number of seats to 54,000. In addition to the main arena, it has a centre for water sports, a basketball arena, a cycling park, and a hockey and tennis centres. The Olympic facilities are used for sporting and cultural events; they draw athletes and fitness buffs, school kids and retirees. The park has many walking tracks of various lengths for different levels of fitness. There are a BMX track and a mountain bike track for bikers. There are fountains, and sightseeing, including on boats. Large multifunctional sport centres are appearing in other cities. They include Globen Arena in Stockholm and Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart. But they are not as large as the centres in the cities that have hosted the Olympic Games.


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I had a great day with my guests Lisa and Gene. Our focus today was chasing trout and steelhead with two-handed rods and it didn't take long before Lisa was hooked-up with a nice "cookie cutter" trout in our first run. After a brief battle, Lisa came out on the losing end. Gene had a viscous grab in the same run, but also came up empty handed. A short time later, Gene hooked into a really hot fish that required him to chase it downstream while trying and make up some ground – but again came up on the losing end. After fishing a couple more runs, we returned and Gene connected again, but this time came out the victor after a great battle! Given the incredible weather, it's hard to believe this is late November…but there is an incoming storm headed our way next week, so rain is in the future!
The Lower Sac wasn't on fire for us today, but we landed some very nice fish and saw very few other anglers. The first fish of the day was a 3 pound rainbow that was only about 20 inches long. What a brute! It was a deep-bodied buck with a big kype. My guests Steve and Gary landed several more fish over 18 inches and a few smaller ones. We saw decent numbers of salmon on redds throughout our float. There was also a good hatch of baetis and caddisflies in the afternoon. It was a beautiful day on the river.
Great day today! Bob and Craig stuck a bunch of fish on the big river. Rubberlegs and eggs were the main attraction, the fish did not seem interested in the small bugs. The weather, fishing, and company were all we could ask for!
I had such a great day with my guests Chase and Eli. Our day started out with Eli hooking into a beast of a fish, only to discover it was a giant sucker! She hooked another smaller sucker before finally landing a rainbow. Then after landing several trout, she decided to "up her game" and landed a rock! Her size-16 mayfly nymph managed to find a tiny hole in a rock that when hooked, appeared to be a small trout. Not wanting Eli to have all the fun catching the "exotic" fish, so Chase upped his game and hooked into a really large pike minnow. Unfortunately, a "guide foul" occurred when I accidently knocked the fish off while trying to net it. All in all, it was a super fun day with new friends!
Super fun day with my guests, brothers Steven and Jason. The grab was a little sluggish to start, but really got going by mid-morning. Steven had a little experience and his first time fishing the Sac, but this was Jason's first-time fly fishing. They both struggled a bit first thing, but quickly got the hang of it and started hooking into some really nice fish. By the end of the day, Jason and Steven both landed some really nice fish, and lost some really nice fish. The weather has been incredible, but we need some rain to fill our lakes and also improve our steelhead conditions.
I'm not sure what good deeds Nick performed recently, but he sure earned himself a good day on the Sacramento River! In fact, his first two casts got him two trout! Bam! From there on out, the grabs were steady all morning and he caught fish on various nymphs and eggs. It was one of those days where everything just seemed to line up and the fishing was great! These 'bows, regardless of their size, always have shoulders and sure give you a run for your money. And as I've been pointing out on almost every fishing report, the sun is out and the days are warm! T-shirt and shorts whether in November is hard to complain about! Throw in a bunch of fish, some good sandwiches, and cool people and you have yourself the perfect ingredients for a wonderful day. The Lower Sacramento River is still fishing really well, so book your trip today!
I had a great day with my guests Joe and Greg. The action started off good and just kept getting better into the afternoon. Both hooked into a lot of really nice fish but then Joe hooked an absolute horse. After a tough fight, it jumped and was able to spit the fly. We were still mourning Joe's loss when Greg hooked into another really big fish. The good news is, Greg landed his fish – the bad news is, he has to buy the drinks for their group! It was an amazing two days with a group of really great guys!
Today's float started off with a good grab right off the bat and boy did it get me excited! But after we lost that fish it was slow going in the morning with a fish here and there (including a large pikeminnow). But by the afternoon, the grab was on! We caught fish on a variety of flies as well as on eggs. Ed and Chris, members of the Russian River Fly Fishers, were excellent casters and had no trouble handling these fat Sacramento 'bows! We were also happy to land a nice hatchery steelhead on a rubber legs. It was a good day, especially since the sun was shinning the whole time!
What a great day! My
guests Curtis and Steve were very fortunate and got to experience some super hungry
fish today. The grab was consistent until
mid-afternoon before things slowed down a bit. They had several double hookups and were gifted with more than just
Joe and Greg put the wood to a bunch of native rainbows today on the Lower Sac. We hooked fish right out of the gate and the grab remained good almost all day. Eggs were the main course today followed by a wide variety of bugs. Get it while it's hot!
Bla,bla ,bla... it's fishing, more importantly it's Steelhead fishing...it shouldn't be a numbers game nor have it should have ever been about numbers , years 2007-2014, the Steelhead have arived on the Trinity, like they always do and hopefully always will. My clients today Hooked and Landed three Beautiful Wild Steelhead, 5-6 lbs, on the SWING, that put up epic Steelhead battles... memories where made...Get out and get after it when you can, one things for certain , you can't catch them through your computer screen !
The upper Rogue has been hit and miss. Like everywhere else, the Rogue needs some rain to get fish moving. Bright and sunny days combined with low and clear water is not exactly ideal Fall steelhead conditions, but we are still swinging up some nice wild fish on days that fall upon odd numbers on the calendar..
Fishing continues to be challenging on the Trinity due to low clear water and a shortage of fish. Jerry and Kat decided to give it a try nonetheless as they had never floated the Trinity. The weather and scenery did not disappoint but the fishing was about as expected. Jerry did hook a really nice adult steelhead that jumped a few times and then came off but that was it except for a small half (or quarter) pounder.
This past weekend was spent swinging flies on the Trinity with
the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club. Fortunately, the
members were looking for instruction on fishing as they had a good grasp on
casting from time spent on the ponds. We were able to fish a variety of water
and techniques but even though the fishing was slow, we did get to play a nice
adult each day.
I had a great time with my two sets of guests over the past
four days. Our focus was on swinging flies
with two-handed rods with the hope of being rewarded with some chrome love. Unfortunately, the fishing remains tough due
to the low and clear conditions. Fellow
guide Mike Wright was working with the same group and they hooked two adults
nymphing on Saturday. There are fish in
the system, but very spread out. Word on
the water is the weir in Willow Creek was removed a few days ago, so hopefully
that will bring a new push of fish into the upper sections. Once we get some rain, that should improve conditions
as well.
Just spent a few days on the lower Trinity river looking to connect with some fall run steelhead but came up empty handed. On Wednesday I did a guide day with Craig with high hopes of intercepting some moving fish as I had been told that the weir down in Willow Creek had been open for the past two days prior to our float. We got the kinks worked out of his casting by mid morning and were on the hunt for the rest of the day. We ran into some dark King salmon milling around in the likely spots with the hope that there might be some eager steelhead mixed in with them or holding close by but we never did find them. We fished to near dark when Craig finally got a good grab that turned out to be a little trout. Despite the hard fishing we both had an awesome day on the water. The weather was fall at it's finest and the changing leaves amongst the backdrop of the canyon did not disappoint. The next day I floated the rest of the way to the takeout with a few good friends and we had similiar results. I always hope to see fish from the boat to reaffirm that these critters are around but after covering nearly 14 miles of river I never saw one spook from a shadowed bank or squirt out of a tailout. Conditions seem to have become stagnant for now on the lower river with the need for rain becoming more and more. Hopefully the wait will not be long.
Today I had the pleasure of helping out with a group from the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club and had Gavan and Tony in my raft. Two really nice guys. We swung flies on the lower river and Tony brought two nice steelhead to hand. Gavan, after not touching a Spey rod in a decade, fished really well and had a couple of grabs. Additionally, we saw fish moving up the system and had the river to ourselves.
Today was the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club's annual Trinity River "Rondy." I had a great time with my guests Jeff and Fred. We swung a few runs but given the conditions we focused on nymphing and it paid off. Jeff landed a beautiful wild fish after a great fight and hooked a "tweener" that didn't want to play nice. Fishing continues to be challenging due to a combination of low and clear water coupled with what seems to be a low return of steelhead for this time of year. There are fish in the system, but you have to remain patient and work to find them.
Today we hosted a group from the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club. Conditions remain tough on the Trinity; low, crystal clear water, sunny days, and apparently not a lot of fish! But in the bottom of the ninth Tom connected with his first ever steelhead! Persistence pays off. Your mileage may vary......
I had such a great day with my guests Jesse and Julian on the Sac today! As expected, the boat hatch was pretty think, but everyone spread out and soon enough it seemed we had the river to ourselves. The grab was on and they both hooked into some really nice fish. Jesse came out on the winning end after hooking some really big fish but lost an even bigger fish after it jumped and gave him the "middle fin." Julian landed some nice fish but came out on the losing end after hooking into a couple of really nice fish that didn't play nice. The weather and the action made for a perfect fall day on the Sac!
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It amazing that I am even alive to tell you that I have NOT been taken over by the mounds of laundry that I have done this week.
As you may remember, I wrote about my weekly goals in this post and one of them was to launder and put away all the bazillion loads of laundry that I have. I have gotten about 35% done and I have done about two or three loads a night.
It actually started on Monday because of my amazingly awesome best friend Denise. We went grocery shopping together and while I made dinner she sorted and started the loads and we tackled about 4 or 5 that night, with me continuing on after she left. I've mentioned many times that she is my husband when Bryan isn't around but honestly, she's my husband all the time. Bryan would never think it take it upon himself to help out with the laundry. The only time he does laundry is when he needs socks or his work shirts washed. Drives me bonkers.
...Before you think that we are so rich and have a ton of clothes, that is not the case. When we were living with my father-in-law we had basically just a box or two of clothes to last us all those months. Everything else was in storage. And all of these storage items need to now be cleaned. It's not just clothes, it's everything. It's overwhelming, is what it is.
In light of all this, however, it has come to my attention that we still have WAY TOO MANY clothes and I shall be starting the agonizing feat of gearing up for a yard-sale. I'm hoping to have one the second weekend in February. Donations will be accepted and are encouraged. :)
I'm pinching pennies trying to buy a couch/love-seat/two comfy chairs or a sectional and a new-to-me black fridge. These are the two major purchases of the three or four major purchases that I'd like to save for this year.
So, I'm going to tighten my pocket book and get to saving!
Sorry this post was such a dud. But with all the laundering that is going on my brain resembles a used dryer sheet.


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Developed through TimeLine's Playwright's Collective, this world premiere is a startling and vibrant look at the secrets we keep to protect the ones we love most.
After the death of their mother, two sisters return home to Philadelphia in 1918 to settle her estate. Annelle is a happy socialite desperate to return to the safe illusion of a perfect life with her husband in Boston. Janet is a single, professional nurse, determined to change history and propel black women to a place of prominence and respect. Upon discovering a series of diaries left by their late mother, they find themselves confronted with a woman they never really knew, exposing buried truths from the pasts that are chillingly, explosively Relentless.
Playwright and TimeLine Company Member Tyla Abercrumbie weaves a mother's past with her daughters' present in a complicated tale of family, legacy, and progress.
This world premiere play was developed through TimeLine's Playwrights Collective, launched in 2013 to support Chicago-based playwrights in residence and create new work centered on TimeLine's mission of presenting plays inspired by history that connect to today's social and political issues. Relentless is the second play developed through the Collective to receive a full production, and received its first public reading as part of TimeLine's inaugural First Draft Playwrights Collective Festival in December 2018.


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John Burroughs (April 3, 1837 – March 29, 1921) was an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement.
President Theodore Roosevelt was friends with Burroughs. In 1899, he participated in E. H. Harriman's expedition to Alaska.
Woodchuck Lodge, also known as John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site is in Roxbury in the western Catskills of Delaware County, New York, was a summertime home of naturalist John Burroughs. He is buried here, at the foot of a rock on which he played as a child. "In 1913, Henry Ford purchased the Roxbury farm as a present for John Burroughs. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.
Since his death in 1921, John Burroughs has been commemorated by the John Burroughs Association. The John Burroughs Association was founded in 1921 to commemorate the life and works of author/naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921). Administered out of offices at the American Museum of Natural History. It also, on an annual basis, presents the John Burroughs Medal for distinguished nature writing at book-length, and another award for essay-length nature writing.
Firestone, Ford, and Thomas Edison were generally considered the three leaders in American industry at the time, and often worked and vacationed together. All three were part of a very exclusive group entitled "The Millionaires' Club." Burroughs accompanied many personalities of the time in his later years, including Harvey Firestone.
Among Burroughs's classmates was future financier Jay Gould. A leading American railroad developer and speculator. He has long been vilified as an archetypal robber baron, whose successes made him the ninth richest American in history.
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Ecology began the systematic study of the environment as a whole interconnected system, which developed into Cybernetics, Systems Theory and Complexity Science.


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Business park could bring hundreds of jobs to King's Lynn
PUBLISHED: 09:55 05 November 2018 | UPDATED: 09:55 05 November 2018
A new business park could bring hundreds of new jobs to King's Lynn.
West Norfolk council has revealed plans to build a mixture of offices and light industry on the Nar Ouse Enterprise Zone (NOEZ).
A report to councillors, who meet on Monday to discuss the blueprint, says: "NOEZ is an ambitious development which has been conceived and designed to attract high quality employers to King's Lynn.
"In view of this, the quality of the premises will need to offer state of the art accommodation."
Some 56 units, ranging from 5,000 - 15,000 sq ft are proposed for the site, which straddles Nar Ouse Way.
The land was first earmarked for development more than a decade ago. But so far just one building, the King's Lynn Innovation Centre, has been built.
Alistair Beales, the council's portfolio holder for projects and industrial assets, said there were firms interested in moving into the NOEZ .
"The difficulty is the commercial rate of return is very low on these things and the council has a decision to make," he said. "There's a big demand for them, the old units are configured wrongly, they don't do what people want.
"The council faces a lot of financial challenges, it's weighing up the balance with jobs and opportunities, but we have enough interest to go ahead.
"We're building a lot of homes, we're building a lot of everything at the moment but it will go ahead in some way shape or form."
Mr Beales said work on the Ely North Junction - a bottleneck on the rail line between west Norfolk and Cambridge - would help to make Lynn more attractive to businesses.
"In Cambridge space is too expensive," he said. "Come down the line to King's Lynn and you can get a good unit for sensible money."
He said the council would consider a commercial partnership with a developer to build the scheme.
West Norfolk council's planning committee meets to discuss the NOEZ on Monday.
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This quatrain refers back to earlier ones that say that we are not masters of our destiny but only characters in a play or pawns in a game controlled by . . .?
First Edition: Quatrain XLIX
'Tis all a Chequer-board of Nights and Days
Where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays:
Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays,
And one by one back in the Closet lays.
Second Edition: Quatrain LXXIV
Impotent Pieces of the Game He plays
Upon this Chequer-board of Nights and Days,
Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slays,
And one by one back in the Closet lays.
Fifth Edition: Quatrain LXIX
But helpless Pieces of the Game He plays
Upon this Chequer-board of Nights and Days,
Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slays,
And one by one back in the Closet lays.
The most significant differences that I can see among the three editions occurs in the first two lines of the quatrains. In the first edition, the poet begins with a reference to the game--"'Tis all a Chequer-board of Nights and Days"--and then brings us in as the "Pieces" moved about at the whim of the player, whereas the second and fifth editions refer immediately to "impotent Pieces" or "helpless Pieces" in the first line. The focus has shifted from the Game to our role as either "impotent" or "helpless" pieces.
In the first edition, humans are pawns of Destiny, a theme found in most cultures around the globe. Even Oedipus, perhaps the one who, in Western literature, has been the most ill-favored of all by Destiny, still has an aura of a tragic nobility or grandeur about him. However, even that disappears in the second edition when humans are portrayed as "impotent" which suggests at least an attempt to do something which turns out to be a failure, and even worse, in the fifth edition, when humans are portrayed as helpless, or unable to even attempt to act.
The other change is the replacement of He for Destiny. It is no longer a god--Destiny or Fate-- or a blind force that controls us but "He." In an earlier post, I brought up two poems, one by Robert Frost and one by Thomas Hardy, that spoke to this difference, as to whether it was blind chance or a deliberate act by a "person," divine or demonic.
The last two lines in the three versions are identical, except for the substitution of "checks" in the second and fifth edition for "mates" which is found in the first edition. While the game is played on a "Chequer-board," which suggests a game of checkers, the terms "mates" and "checks" actually belong to chess. Perhaps FitzGerald used "Chequer-board" instead of the more accurate chess board, because he needed the extra syllable.
"Mates" connotes the end of the game when the king is mated or taken or slain, which could be seen as redundant since he also refers to "slays" in the same line. On the other hand, to "check" means to put the king in danger of being taken, and the player whose king is checked has to do something in the next move to prevent the king from being taken. In either case, though, the king can do nothing on his own, for it is up to the player to defend the king or resign and place the king "back in the Closet."
My preference: As usual, I prefer the First Edition.
It seems a very bleak view of humanity's role--certainly far from those who argue that the universe was created solely as a testing ground for us, which makes us the center of and sole purpose for the universe. Isn't there a warning in the Bible about this sort of attitude--something about pride going before a fall?
This quatrain reminds me of "Invictus," a poem written by W. E. Henley. Henley is also a 19th century writer. His dates are 1849--1903, while FitzGerald lived from 1809 to 1883. I wonder if they had read each other's work.
OUT of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
Howe charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
-- William Ernest Henley --
It, if anything, is even bleaker than FitzGerald's view of us as helpless pieces. In both our fates are seen as dictated by outside forces. Henley though seems to see life, as well as the afterlife, as horrific--"Beyond this place of wrath and tears/Looms but the horror of the shade." What was it about England in the 19th century that brought about this view in, at least, some of the English poets?
Are there any poets today who could or would write:
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
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When Mitt Romney lauded the lifetime accomplishments of Staples cofounder, Thomas Stemberg, in a Boston Globe obituary today, the former Massachusetts governor praised his close friend for advocating on behalf of the Massachusetts state initiative to provide affordable health insurance to all residents. It was Romney's Bain Capital that helped back the opening of Stemberg's Staples stores and Romney praised his friend as "an extraordinarily creative and dynamic visionary."
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February 21, 2016
How to Be Single, a romantic comedy starring many well-known actors, is full of jokes that are just about to cross the line, petty romances, and a forced conclusion — complete with voiceover. While it is not the best movie out there, it is funny and light: perfect for a movie night with friends.
How to Be Single tells the story of Alice (Dakota Johnson) who decides to take a break from her long-term boyfriend Josh (Nicholas Braun), reasoning that their relationship is keeping her from discovering herself. Following this, Alice moves in with her sister Meg (Leslie Mann), an independent workaholic adamant on the fact that she does not need to be a wife or a mother to be happy. At her new job, Alice befriends Robin (Rebel Wilson), a hilarious, crazy, man-slayer who spends all her free time at bars or at parties. When Robin sees how hung up Alice is on Josh, she makes it her personal mission to teach Alice how to be single.
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The department has within the hospital an extensive collaboration with the Center for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, departments of cardiology and endocrinology. Moreover, there is an established collaboration over years with the University of Copenhagen, a number of other national and European Universities and private research companies. The Gastrounit has in total about 100 doctors, 350 nurses and 45 administrative employers. The department houses in total 146 in-patients. Yearly 15000 hospitalizations, more than 50.000 out-patient visits, 6000 operations and 12.000 endoscopies are carried out per year. Clinical functions and focus areas of the department Focus areas of department are: • Chronic liver diseases • Pancreatic diseases • Inflammatory bowel diseases • Endoscopy The applicant clinical functions will mainly be related to treatment of patients with liver diseases in the semi-intensive section (mainly patients with liver diseases) or the section for patients with liver diseases and the outpatient clinic. Dependent on endoscopic skills, there will also be possibilities to perform a variety if endoscopies. Research and teaching The Medical Section has a long and strong research history with approximately 50 publications per year, mainly in international peer reviewed journals. We have at the moment 9 PhD students and 2 post-docs. The department teaches medical students in several levels of their education to become medical doctors. With the new position as consultant in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology and clinical professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology with special focus on Lifestyle Associated Liver Diseases the Gastrounit, Medical Section wishes to strengthen leadership in clinical research and teaching, especially within this area. Qualifications Applicants must be board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Applicants must document a solid background and ongoing clinical activity within the field. Conditions In order to be considered, the applicant must send an application to both the Faculty (the professorship) and to the hospital (the consultancy) cf. the simultaneously advertised position of the professorship. Appointment is conditioned by the fact that the applicant obtains both positions. This also applies to the applicants who are already employed as consultants at Amager and Hvidovre Hospital. Salary and conditions of employment as consultant are as agreed between the Danish Regions and the Danish Association of Medical Specialists and between the Capital Region/Region Zealand and University of Copenhagen. As clinical professor at least 50 % of the working time will be allocated to academic tasks (e.g. research, teaching, evaluation tasks and communication with the public) in agreement with the Head of Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Copenhagen. The remaining time will be allocated for clinical work in agreement with the head of the Gastrounit, Medical Section. The clinical professor will receive secretarial or technical support equivalent to 50 % of a fulltime secretary position from the Gastrounit. Additional support and details on the working conditions must be negotiated with the head of Gastrounit, Medical Section, Amager and Hvidovre Hospital. Application procedure The application must include the following: • Curriculum Vitae and a complete list of publications • A description of how the applicant is qualified as - Clinical expert - Communicator - Collaborator - Manager/administrator/organizer - Health advocate - Scholar/researcher/teacher - Professional For more information please refer to https://sundhedsstyrelsen.dk/en/news/2013/the-seven-roles-of-physicians. For applicants with a foreign license also a copy of the authorization certificate for specialist in XX recognition. The closing date for applications is 15/8 2019. Further information: For further information please contact tel. + 45 2129 4778, or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Information on Terms of employment for the Capital Region: https://www.regionh.dk/english/job/Pages/default.aspx
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Ruth Cadbury MP showed her support for renters in Brentford and Isleworth on Friday 19 January 2018, when she attended the Second Reading of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill.
The Bill, which was been brought forward by MP Karen Buck, gives renters in Brentford and Isleworth and across the country the right to take their landlord to court over unsafe and poor housing conditions.
More than 135,000 homes in London have a hazard in their rented home which poses a "serious and immediate risk to health and safety", according to the recent official statistics. This is the equivalent of 1 in 12 rented homes in London.
Ruth Cadbury MP said:
"It is inexcusable that in this day and age in the sixth wealthiest country in the world people are living in horrendous conditions. It is just a handful of bad landlords which are causing this needless suffering and creating accommodation which is unfit for human habitation."
"Constituents have come to me in dire situations where they live alongside mice, without cooking facilities living off ready meals, damp without a working boiler and burns from poor plumbing not regulating water temperature."
"That is why I supported this bill in the Commons today and when it returns in the future."
The Labour Bill will give tenants new legal powers to enforce their right to a decent home by taking their landlord to court if the property they live in is not fit. This is a particularly important for council tenants such as those who lived in Grenfell Tower, because it is councils who are notionally responsible for enforcing standards, but local authorities can't enforce against themselves.
This change in the law has been backed by Labour previously and was included in the Party's June manifesto but has been blocked by the Tories on two previous occasions. However, following a Labour campaign, the government now say they will support the legislation.
Ruth Cadbury MP was one of many MPs on hand to see the Bill safely through its Second Reading on Friday 19th January. The Bill will now progress and be scrutinised by a Parliamentary Committee.
Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, John Healey MP said:
"Our homes are at the centre of our lives but at the moment renters too often don't have the basic rights that we take for granted in other areas.
"In practice you have fewer rights renting a family home than you do buying a fridge-freezer, and decisions made by Conservative Ministers have made it easier for bad landlords to let unfit homes. As a result, too many people are forced to put up with downright dangerous housing.
"After the terrible fire at Grenfell Tower, it's even more important that we ensure all homes are fit for human habitation."


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2013 Shelby 1000 Debuts
robertlane posted a topic in Shelby 1000 (2013-2014)SHELBY AMERICAN BRINGS WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL STREET PRODUCTION MUSCLE CAR BACK TO THE NEW YORK AUTO SHOW Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc., (CSBI.PK), will introduce the 2013 version of the most powerful production, street legal muscle car in the world on March 28, 2013, at the New York International Auto Show. The company will have on display its 2013 Shelby 1000 S/C version with 1,200 horsepower, which is based on the Ford Shelby GT500. Beginning with Ford's new massive 5.8L V8 power plant, the 2013 Shelby 1000 puts unprecedented horsepower to the pavement, while running on pump gas. "The 2012 Shelby 1000 was launched to great acclaim at the New York Auto Show last year to celebrate our 50th anniversary," said John Luft, president of Shelby American. "We're bringing back the Shelby 1000 to New York, but with Ford's new 2013 Shelby GT500 as the base car. With its new engine, launch control, adjustable suspension and other new enhancements, we've created a car with even more capabilities. The 2013 Shelby 1000 incorporates everything we've learned over five decades of creating high-performance vehicles." While the stock 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 offers 662 HP, Shelby American strips the 5.8 liter engine down to the block, strengthens the internals and then cranks up the power. Combining a finely tuned adjustable suspension with a performance cooling package, big brakes and serious horsepower, the Shelby can outperform exotics costing three-to-four times more. "The 2013 Shelby 1000 is the most powerful production muscle car on the market," said Vince LaViolette, Shelby American's test driver. "But this car cannot be defined by just its amazing power. The steering provides wonderful feedback and the car tracks beautifully, giving it an athletic feel. It attacks corners, ripping through them with minimal body roll and tremendous grip. Yet the Shelby 1000 can be so docile that you can cruise it down the streets of Manhattan." The 2013 Shelby 1000 S/C track version runs on pump gas and is rated at 1,200 HP. The post-title package starts at $154,995, not including the base GT500. A limited production of 100 2013 Shelby 1000's will be built and each will be numbered and documented in the official Shelby Registry. Shelby American will also unveil another vehicle at the New York International Auto Show. Like the Shelby Focus ST, it will not be Ford Mustang based. Shelby American is now accepting orders for the limited edition 2013 Shelby 1000. Those interested in reserving a car should contact the Shelby American Sales team at (702) 942-7325 or visit www.shelbyamerican.com. About Shelby American, Inc. Shelby American manufactures and markets performance vehicles and related products. The company builds authentic continuation Cobras, including the 427 S/C, 289 FIA and 289 street car component vehicles. Shelby American offers the Shelby 1000, GT350, GT500 Super Snake, and GTS post-title packages for the current generation Ford Mustang, as well as the 2013 Shelby Focus ST. For more info, visit www.shelbyamerican.com.
Shelby GT 1000 at New York Auto Show
robertlane posted a topic in Shelby 1000 (2013-2014)Shelby GT 1000 at New York Auto Show Bonkers Mustang takes lunacy to more levels; Focus tuning to open new doors It's easy for us to be snooty about the thought of a live-axle equipped Mustang with 1,200hp and snigger that it's all about show rather than go – but spend five minutes in the company of Shelby American president John T Luft and you're soon won over. Actually, you'll be there for more than five minutes, the Ford PR man's promise that 'they'll talk your ear off about the car…' no overstatement. . .read more here.


text: The stock market continues to gradually trend upwards while experiencing record low volatility. Thus far in 2017, the S&P 500 Index has only recorded eight days when the market moved as much as 1%, the lowest number since 1972. More remarkably, the maximum total drawdown in 2017 (3/1 to 4/13) was only 2.8%. This will easily set the record for the smallest annual pull-back in history if we do not experience even a minor correction before the end of the year. The signs of investor complacency extend into many corners including a few staggering examples in the international bond market. We believe the Federal Reserve is becoming concerned about many of these same indicators which has led them to finally begin removing crisis-era stimulus measures. Although the market seems to dismiss their actions, we believe the most recent Federal Reserve meeting contained important statements on how the central bank intends to return to normalcy.


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Dream Room
Piano keys are bone. This is how the dead sing.
Something's coming, the birds are starting up again.
On the steps under the pine the rain fingers our socked feet.
I want wine, smoke in my mouth, a cheeky response.
The girl fills her sleeves with rubber frogs.
"I wasn't smiling at you, mom. I was smiling because I was happy."
Thanks for never reading my diary, for giving me that space
for secrets. I trust too much and never lose anything.
The amber ring buried two years in a garden glove.
Sun caught 90 million years in a wing.
Trying not to watch you while you play. Not to take too many pictures.
The light afghan stitches out. Somewhere, a chained brightening.
"Anything is possible" you told me. That's all
the religion I needed. To love the world so much
I can no longer visit the zoo. Pink snouts petalling out.
Palms pressed to the window.
To air a bed. To care for garbage-cans. To open fruit jars.
There's a rule for everything.
For the pale stone it all comes down to background.
Skull darkening the rain. Queer smile of the jaw.
My daughter draws a line through the letters of her name.
The difference between crossing out and connecting.
Two snowmen and three sticks.
Two snowmen holding hands.
Timing snow, a slowdance in streetlight.
Prove that water is not listening.
Places the deer hide in rain. Willow's mammalian bloom.
Atom built in snow's bone light. Synapse webbed in the grass.
Home-made fly traps. Syrup-ripple wing.
The slow-motion dying.
To bare face
in the silhouette hills.
When the fat birds love
the world close to the ground.
The way fur gives up bone, sockets
formed in their final seeing.
Antler buds, roman candles, the pearled
I share a cigarette with you, blow a moon
through your eye. Smoke branches
the corners of my mouth, and the tongue,
the tongue is climbing.
As I meet you I am closing in on it,
the love that will walk us to the end.
And there you are with trees breathing,
a shoe in your hand. Going somewhere?
You knew and you were touching it.
The chance of a dust mote catching this light.
Or not. I'm too sentimental for this. Juice glasses,
forks, china flourishes.
Underwater angels serving teacups of air.
Clear feather bone.
Skirt-twirl of the glassed-in light. Porch dust float,
empty aquarium, feathery finned
ghosts of kissing-fish, tetras, dime-waisted
angels. A pinch of milk testing the wrist,
a nest of blood testing her tongue. Dreaming
a green woolen coat, a pocket of
cut hair. Silence
upon silence.
Her feet growing beyond my hand.
Even fields have their narrowings.
Our daughter asks why things are dirty and why dirty things die.
She wants a flapper, the things you flap flies with.
Canvas door partings of fur, amber rooms, ancient
light. Fur that has just shook out its water,
the thought of each drop
falling into place.
I have not many stars
but these crosses are coming close.
White paint cracks, the walls hatch from wallness.
Blackflies in the ruby water. The joyous dead afloat.


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I recently worked with a group of Year 13 students who were in the early stages of planning their Extended Learning Projects. It still amazes, and disappoints me, how many students in KS5 cannot remember or don't know about our Oliver Database and all the online databases we subscribe to for them.
So this was a refresher -giving them a demonstration of how to search
Oliver, and how to get to and use Britannica Encyclopedia, NewsBank, and InfoTrac. I just covered the basics as the best way to learn how to use these database is to get in there and use them!
I gave them a mini 'tour' of the MRC focussing on our extensive periodical section, and then invited them to come back in the future for any further help. They seemed to go off happier and keen to start using the things I had shown them…. fingers crossed!


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Ron Paul, former United States senator, has started a petition to grant clemency to Edward Snowden who has been charged with espionage in the United States. Paul is hoping to get President Obama's attention and that if the petition gets enough support his administration will grant clemency to the accused spy.
Ron Paul said on his website that he wants clemency for Snowden so he can return to the United States before his amnesty expires in Russia without fear of prosecution. He says that Snowden has performed a "courageous action" and that he should not be prosecuted for leaking the secrets of the NSA's communication surveillance program.
Paul also said the Snowden made sacrifices, including his citizenship and freedom, to expose the "disturbing" scope of the NSA's global "spying program" and that it's thanks to Snowden's "courageous acts" that Americans are now aware of the "egregious ways" their government is spying on them. Earlier this week, Rand Paul, Ron Paul's son, filed a class action lawsuit against the Obama administration in regards to the phone-data-collection program. Rand Paul's argument is that the collection program violates American's constitutional rights.
Most of congress and the Obama administration have called for Snowden to be prosecuted for his crimes against the security of the United States. Snowden has temporary asylum in Moscow that will expire at the end of July of this year. Snowden is responsible for releasing over a thousand classified NSA documents using the Wiki-Leaks website. Ron Paul sees this as a heroic act and therefore thinks Edward Snowden should get clemency which spurred him to start the petition.
Paul posted a video on the Ron Paul Channel calling on his supporters to sign the petition so they can bring Snowden "safely" home to the United States. If Snowden does not leave Russia by the end of July he could face criminal extradition if apprehended by authorities. It is unclear at this time whether Russia will assist in apprehending Snowden once his amnesty expires.
The National Security Agency (NSA) has been under heavy political fire since Snowden first leaked their program. The agency is facing severe criticism for what many people believe is a violation of privacy rights set forth in the constitution. The communication surveillance program allows the NSA to monitor electronic communications all over the globe without a warrant to search for possible threats to the United States national security.
Edward Snowden was the first to reveal this program to the general public on the infamous WikiLeaks website. Ever since he leaked the information Snowden has been on the run from US authorities until finding temporary asylum in Moscow. President Obama along with most of congress wants to prosecute Snowden immediately upon his re-entry to the United States for crimes against the country.
Even if Ron Paul collects enough signatures on his clemency petition for Edward Snowden it is questionable whether Obama will grant it or not. The administration has taken a lot of heat for the Snowden incident and is most likely looking for some redemption to the situation.
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We're in the middle of summer right now, but in little over a month it will be time for children all across the country to head back to school. Millions of them will ride the school bus.
We may not think of it this way, but in many towns, the school buses that transport kids every day make up the largest public transit system in the area. Like any other such system, it is absolutely vital that it is safe for all riders.
"School buses are by far the safest method of travel for students."
The good news is that, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, school buses are by far the safest method of travel for students. During average normal school hours, 58 percent of student fatalities occurred in vehicles driven by teenagers, while 23 percent happened in cars driven by adults. Only 1 percent happened on school buses.
But there have still been many incidents in recent years which have shown that even school buses can have serious problems. If not caught and addressed, they can pose a serious threat to the young people who ride them.
Buses Across The Country Face Mechanical Errors
Many cities and towns are running aging bus fleets to get their kids to school, and this has led to some problems.
For instance, earlier this year, the Duluth News Tribune reported that more than a dozen buses in the Proctor Public Schools district in Minnesota were taken out of service when critical defects were found.
These could have seriously impacted safety – according to the news source, the Minnesota State Patrol conducted random inspections and discovered leaking fluids and defective brake components, including missing brake pads. The carrier was ordered to make all repairs before the buses were allowed to be brought back into service.
A similar situation occurred in Indianapolis, where inspectors investigated buses that were at least 12 years old or older and found that more than half had critical violations. Eleven were taken out of service, according to Fox 59.
Many of the defects involved fuel leaks or tire problems, but there were also instances of buses that were not able to stop properly. It is clear that, like so many other vehicles, older school buses will experience brake problems if not given proper maintenance.
New Disc Brakes Offer Safer Solutions For School Buses
Proactive maintenance and vehicle testing are always preferable to serious accidents."
Even though much of the data tells us that school buses are safer than passenger cars, this is certainly less true if the brakes are not working properly. For this reason, manufacturers are developing brake pads for bus fleets that will serve these vehicles in all weather environments.
For instance, some brake lining companies now offers disc brake pads that are specially designed for school buses. They are reportedly designed to deliver consistent stopping power in all situations and resist brake fade as they get older and miles driven increase.
Top-of-the-line brake pads are one way to ensure that your vehicles are safer. But proactive maintenance and vehicle testing are always preferable to serious accidents. A vehicle testing service can determine whether brake components and other crucial safety features are working as intended.


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Yes, you can add a prepaid balance in your Billing Settings, which can be accessed from the upper right menu.
At the top of the billing page, click the blue Add More link next to Prepay Balance. You can add funds from all major credit cards or a PayPal account. Any amount remaining on a prepaid balance will also display here. Please note that prepaid amounts are not refundable.


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Intern Blog: How Augmented Reality can bring Hogwarts to Life
Written by: Navya
The cold yet damp air wrapped around him like a heavy coat of chain mail as he transcended down the ageing hallways. The paintings, lining the walls, alive, uttering unintelligible words. Yet amongst the sea of voices, two words became prominent, echoing throughout the empty castle: "Harry…Harry Potter". The stone-cold walls – unscathed by the warmth radiating from the flaming torches, created an illusion of twilight despite the heat and brilliance of the Summer time.
Eagerly waiting on your 11th birthday for Hagrid to arrive with your Hogwarts acceptance letter was, I dare say, every child's dream. At least it was mine for sure. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry – from the talking paintings to the Transfiguration classes, life was full of promise. This is an ideal that never failed to amaze us Potterheads. Yet, as we grew older, we accepted the fact that it was impossible.
Hogwarts was merely a phantom of our imaginations that we were forced to leave behind. However now, through the use of Augmented Reality (AR), the magic we believed was lost can be retrieved – and it's much easier than you think.
How can augmented reality be used in modern schooling?
From multi-touch to gaming technologies which are utilised in modern schooling, we are, undoubtedly harnessing the 'Classroom of the Future' for generations to come. An aspect which is vital in social and intellectual ferment within a school environment is the interaction and collaboration between peers and educators alike. Ultimately, collaborative AR allows for teamwork when comprehending the superimposed virtual data. This helps to promote a greater transfer of knowledge amongst students of all ages. For instance, undertaking difficult procedures or to tackle any problems is addressed through AR demonstrations in lecture or seminar halls. Alternatively, classrooms can establish an effective means of passing of knowledge amongst people.
Amazing, right?
Better yet, it caters to specific learning types of students. Students can physically see or hear the digital material, formulating a better understanding of the data. Moreover, it affords students the opportunity to instinctively manipulate and alter the 'virtual information'. This ensures a stronger understanding of their subject content (as augmented technology can be repeated).
The very basis of AR is to integrate the concepts of a physical environment (such as a classroom) with various virtual setups to establish tangible interfaces. A medium to transfer information to students in an interactive manner. Talking paintings no longer seem like a distant cry, do they?
Okay, okay – so this may not be Hogwarts as we exactly remember it. However we must consider the limitless possibilities AR developed by Appearition has to offer. The world is forever changing, and it is time we stop falling behind the times. Hey, you never know – you just might find a little bit of magic along the way.
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The History Of Electric Underfloor Heating
The Romans are famous for inventing many of the things we take for granted today. Elected government, sanitation, indoor plumbing and concrete were all innovations of the Romans but, as we are reminded by Ambient Electrical, the leading supplier of floor heating products, we also have the Romans to thank for underfloor heating.
David Goose from Ambient Electrical, provider of electric underfloor heating, explains. "Prior to the Roman era houses and buildings were heated by open fireplaces which were not only inefficient but also dangerous because of the risk of smoke inhalation or fire. The Romans invented the "hypocaust" system involving ducts in the floor and flues that were built into the walls, although it was the preserve of the wealthy as it required servants to regularly attend to the furnace."
Underfloor heating continued to be popular in the Mediterranean region for several hundred years although the technology was eventually developed so heat ran through underfloor pipes rather than through a hypocaust.
In addition to its usage in the Mediterranean region Koreans have used an underfloor heating system called "ondol" for many hundreds of years. Meaning "warm stone", ondol technology is widely acknowledged to provide the background to many longstanding Korean customs, including removing ones shoes when entering the home and sitting/sleeping on the floor.
The technology of underfloor heating has changed since the early Roman and Korean days and now Ambient Electrical offer fully electric underfloor heating systems for carpeted, wooden and tiled floors. Whilst the current solutions may be smaller and more efficient, we should not forget the contribution of our Roman ancestors whose "hypocaust" system was recently voted the most important heating invention in history by the British H&V industry.