Well hello there all you poor, unenlightened people of the past!
I have seen the future, and it is, well, dirty frankly!
You see, while you poor sods slog out your days in the dark technological age of 2007, I am here, sloshing through the mud and sewage of the future. Time travel may seem like some crazy science fiction concept to many of you, but I am in fact writing to you from Kathmandu, Nepal, in the year 2064.
As before, some of these photos are from Dom and Alan.
Well the Teej festival was lovely – all sorts of people dropped by and as it's the "girls" festival we all got adorned with tons of glass bangles (I got 18 squeezed onto my wrists altogether), beaded necklaces, and put on heavy eyeliner and lipstick. I was tikka'd and had flowers thrown in my hair, and Aamaa insisted I wear a rather lurid pink sari. We sang traditional songs, and danced a lot, and then the boys danced and sang to entertain us.
Me towering over Mina and Sabina like an amazon!
Well, school is going well, the first week was exhausting, but it's been very successful and the kids seem to love it. I've timetabled lessons from 10am til 3pm, and I've never seen kids so eager for school before!
I think because they've been literally doing nothing for months, and have been so bored (their tv's been broken too!) so the idea of anything organised, even lessons, is quite thrilling.
I was downstairs at 9.30am on the first day, getting things ready, and the kids all filed in and sat down in silence waiting. I told them they still had half an hour to go to the bathroom/run around outside etc, (plus I was waiting for the two trainee teachers to come!) but they were so keen they just sat there, waiting quietly!
Well, Omar is ok, although he hasn't come back to the orphanage, he's been sent to his guardian's house and the police are going to try a bit harder to find his family.
Now, on to more pressing news!
On Sunday, at 4pm, 3 bombs exploded simultaneously across Kathmandu. One was on a mini-bus, one was at a bus stop outside a school, and the paper didn't give details of the third one, except that it was somewhere in Sundhara.
2 people were killed (one was a high school student waiting at the bus stop) and lots were injured, including 5 people who are still critical.
Priya and I have decided to start a 'school' here at the orphanage, as the kids not only desperately need an education, but also something organised to fill the days!
I divided the kids into 4 groups based on age and ability (for example, Mina is 13 but has never been to school before). I made a timetable that includes English, Nepali, Maths, Science, Geography, History, Music and Art.
However, as there are 4 groups, instead of planning 6 lessons a day, it's more like 24!
Luckily there are two very sweet 17-year olds, at college studying teacher training, who come in most days to help teach, so between them, me and Priya, we should be ok! (Fingers crossed).
Every day starts around 5am, when the kids are scrubbed and washed (mostly outside with the garden hose). Sajana hates it and her screams usually wake me up at about 6am!
Then it's time for exercise and prayers, and the grand washing of clothes – quite a performance!
The clothes are passed from bucket to bucket, vigorously scrubbed with soap and rinsed by the boys. Aamaa presides over the whole affair, sitting regally on a stool in her nightgown in the courtyard, filling buckets with the hose, giving instructions and generally directing the whole operation. There seems to be mountains of laundry every morning (not suprising with 34 kids!), and although Aamaa let me wash my own clothes, the boys all scoffed at my poor technique and insisted on scrubbing my clothes "properly"!
Well, to answer the burning question, I did try a bit of goat in the end, as no-one else would, and that seemed like a real waste!
It was ok, but not brilliant.
This email is soooo long I'm going to split it into parts.
I arrived in the orphanage on Saturday afternoon, (25th August) and was welcomed with open arms.
Nirmaya, the house mother (who insists I call her Aamaa, which means mum) is a lovely, large, cuddly lady of about 50, who sold her land two years ago to set up this orphanage. She had found 4 kids on the streets and taken them to a government orphanage, but the conditions were awful and shortly afterwards the owner died, and the kids were scattered. She took the four kids back to her house to care for them, and then thought, if I can look after 4, why not 40?
Her oldest daughter, Priya (27) lives with her father and husband at their family home (Aamaa lives at the orphanage, but her husband doesn't – something about men not being as loving with children!), but she comes in most days to help.


I don't know how I persuaded myself that 2017 was such a bad reading year. Sure I didn't read as much as the last two years but still, looking back at what I read, I discovered some really good books!
Today I am here to talk about very good books, books that might not have blew me away this year but that I am still very happy I ended up reading and that I think are very much worth a mention.
The Fortress at the End of Time follows a soldier working in a miserable space sation at the end of the word where boredom is the only think think striving. This is not an action packed military SF book but a quiet story of someone who just want to have more for a life than a slow death on a planet where the suicide rate is so high that people won't talk to you for the first few months "just in case". This is a very sad book but it touched me and I still find myself thinking about it to this day.
I don't know why I haven't read this earlier, I mean this book is a classic (and one of my dad's favorite book) for a reason. It is so relevant that it could have been written today. I don't have much to say about it except that, if you have not read it yet and you love SF, you should definitely give it a try. I really have to read more Asimov this year!
Beloved is a heartbreacking tale about motherhood and slavery. It is sad, hard, complicated but also beautiful. This is one of my mother's favorite books so I guess my parents must have amazing taste because I tend to really enjoy the things they love!
As with I, Robot, I think I should probably re-read Beloved in the future to get more out of it.
On a completely different note, The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden is an utterly crazy book full of witches, AIs, drugs and uprisings. Is it perfect? No but it's bloody fun and I am eagerly waiting for Drayden's next novel coming out later this year.
Someone has to explain to me why Roberts isn't more famous, his works are amazing. Granted, I have only read two of his books and a couple of his short story but that's enough for me to know that 1) the man is smart and has a great sense of humor 2) I don't know where he finds his ideas but he make them work very well. The Real-Town Murders is an exciting thriller that manages to be very humorous while still presenting a future where humans have left the Earth for Internet. Highly recommended.
This book is insane but also hilarious. I didn't know I could have so much fun reading horror books. I devoured this one in a couple sittings and I want more.
Hear, hear to more Asimov!
It's funny – of all the Asimov I've read, I think I, Robot is actually my least favorite. I mean the stories were kind of cool and clever, but I don't remember it seeming particularly cohesive or engaging. Now Foundation I really dig, and I think the Robot novels with Daneel Olivaw were fun.
Well that's good to know I have a ton of great books ahead of me! What really struck me in I, Robot was the way it tackled the evolution of robots and how humans reacted to them. I found this point particularly interesting as some of the situations presented could actually happened in real life if we manage to create AIs.
The Fortress at the End of Time sounds really intriguing. I Robot and Beloved have both been on my shelves for many years – sounds like I should make the effort to read them.
I've read a couple of these and want to pick up Jack Sparks – I bought a copy ages ago but just never seem to make the time for my own books, which is something I hope to change in 2018.
I really need to get to The Prey of Gods in 2018! It sounds amazing!


We have put together a checklist to help you plan your wedding.
Choose and order bridesmaid dresses- its good to leave lots of time so that they can arrange to be available for fittings etc.
Buy bridal lingerie- remember to then take this along to all your bridal fittings! Suggest your bridesmaids do the same.
Ensure you have an emergency kit packed for your wedding day – to include plasters, mints, safety pins, pain-killers, make-up, mini hairspray and deodorant.
Get pampered – have a manicure, pedicure and beauty treatment (but not a facial!). A massage is a great way for both the bride and groom to relax.


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Q: How do I find the unknown program enabled during Start-Up? I am using a computer with Windows 10 and, as a normal procedure to reduce the boot time, I accessed the Task Manager and checked what was "Enabled" during the "Start-up".

When I opened that tab, I saw a program called "Program", without Publisher information, which I have now disabled.

After that, I went straight to the Control Panel -> Programs and Features, in order to find out what the program is and to delete it; however, nothing with that name appears.
Given that, assuming that I don't know since when do I have that program on this computer, how can I know what this program is, so that I can decide on whether to remove it or not?

A: Start-up entries are in the registry at Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
There is one of these for each user and machine. For the current session that would be under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
Any shortcuts in a Start Menu group called Startup (Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) will also be run.
Again there are both per-user and per-machine locations, under %AllUsersProfile% and %AppData% for the current session.
Additionally, a scheduled task can be set to run at boot or login. This data is also in the registry Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule, but in a much more complex format. This can be explored with the "Task Scheduler" app.

A: You can go to Microsoft Downloads, SysInternals and get Autoruns 64-bit (download it here). Download it, install it and run it and see if it shows you the program on your computer.
For your specific problem, access the "Logon" Tab.

Yellow highlighted sections in the Autoruns display are errors and can be deleted.
That should solve your problem.

A: You can rightclick on an entry and click Open file location wich leads you to the directory where the program is installed.

As mentioned in the comments by Ismael Miguel this answer only applies to Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (and the Windows Server variants). For Windows 7 and older, you need to use msconfig.

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Arranged Overdrafts are only available for eligible Royal Bank of Scotland current account customers, UK residents aged 18 or over. To qualify, you must pay your salary or a regular amount into your current account.
If you bank online with us, apply through Digital Banking. We'll pre-fill your application and let you know straightaway if you've been pre-approved.
If we approve you for an Arranged Overdraft, your limit could be applied to your account as soon as the next working day.
If you don't use it, you won't be charged. Simple as that.
We'll send you an email when your statements are ready to view in Digital Banking. You can check it whenever you want.
If you have an Arranged Overdraft with us and you stay within the buffer, you won't pay any interest or fees.
An interest-free buffer is the amount we'll allow you to go overdrawn before the charges kick in. The interest-free buffer varies depending on which type of current account you have. See the table below for details.
Once you go beyond this buffer, you'll pay interest and an Arranged Overdraft Usage Fee on the overdrawn balance. If this happens, interest will be charged on your entire balance, including the amount beyond the interest-free buffer.
Overdraft Control is a free service for Select account customers, which can help you avoid going into an Unarranged Overdraft.
Wherever possible, we'll do our best to stop you going into an Unarranged Overdraft. We'll do this by returning any payments that would push you beyond your overdraft limit. Although that might sound inconvenient, it means you won't be charged unarranged or unpaid fees. Find out how to set up overdraft control.
If payday is still a long way off and you're getting a bit short of cash, that's where our Arranged Overdraft could help.
Sometimes it's just the general cost of living, sometimes it's an unexpected bill or expense. Whatever the reason, an Arranged Overdraft is a convenient type of short-term borrowing that can provide a safety net on your current account.
An Arranged Overdraft is a form of debt and is repayable on demand. Always make sure you have enough money in your current account, or a suitable Arranged Overdraft limit in place before any payments are due to come out of your account.
When you apply, we'll decide on an overdraft limit based on your circumstances.
Here's an example: if we decide your overdraft limit is £500, we'll allow you to have an extra £500 to spend even if you don't have that money in your account. If you choose to use it, you'll be charged an Arranged Overdraft Usage Fee and interest.
An Unarranged Overdraft is when you spend more money than you have in your account and you haven't previously arranged an overdraft limit with us.
If you go into an Unarranged Overdraft, we'll charge you a fee on the amount you go overdrawn. We won't charge you more than £80 in a monthly charging period for an Unarranged Overdraft or any unpaid transactions.
Each current account has a monthly maximum charge for going into Unarranged Overdraft or going over your Arranged Overdraft limit.
Please note: we don't charge Unarranged Overdraft interest.
What might your Overdraft cost?
Representative Example: If you have a Reward account with an Arranged Overdraft limit of £1,200 and you use all of this, you will be charged arranged overdraft interest at 19.89% EAR (variable), a monthly Arranged Overdraft Usage Fee of £6 and a monthly Account fee of £2.
Representative Example: If you have a Reward Silver account with an Arranged Overdraft limit of £1,200 and you use all of this, you will be charged arranged overdraft interest at 19.89% EAR (variable), a monthly Arranged Overdraft Usage Fee of £6 and a monthly Account fee of £10.
Representative Example: If you have a Reward Platinum account with an Arranged Overdraft limit of £1,200 and you use all of this, you will be charged arranged overdraft interest at 19.89% EAR (variable), a monthly Arranged Overdraft Usage Fee of £6 and a monthly Account fee of £20.
Representative Example: If you have a Reward Black account with an Arranged Overdraft limit of £1,200 and you use all of this, you will be charged arranged overdraft interest at 14.89% EAR (variable), a monthly Arranged Overdraft Usage Fee of £6 and a monthly Account fee of £31.
Representative Example: If you have a Select Silver account with an Arranged Overdraft limit of £1,200 and you use all of this, you will be charged arranged overdraft interest at 19.89% EAR (variable), a monthly Arranged Overdraft Usage Fee of £6 and a monthly Account fee of £8.
Representative Example: If you have a Select Platinum account with an Arranged Overdraft limit of £1,200 and you use all of this, you will be charged arranged overdraft interest at 19.89% EAR (variable), a monthly Arranged Overdraft Usage Fee of £6 and a monthly Account fee of £18.
Representative Example: If you have a Black account with an Arranged Overdraft limit of £1,200 and you use all of this, you will be charged arranged overdraft interest at 14.89% EAR (variable), a monthly Arranged Overdraft Usage Fee of £6 and a monthly Account fee of £30.
Do you have a current account with us?
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To apply for an Arranged Overdraft online you need to be registered for Digital Banking.
Our Arranged Overdraft is for customers who already have one of our current accounts. Want to look at our account range?


The Health and Wellness Center project at the University of Western Oregon included renovation of the Old Physical Educational (OPE) building and an addition of nearly 80,000 square feet of academic, recreational and athletic space. A new exterior facade was designed which incorporated vertical stainless steel mesh shading panels mounted perpendicular to the glazing over the front building entrance.
The architectural mesh was attached top and bottom to angle brackets which were secured to the building structure with special spring-loaded eyebolt hardware. The mesh panels were designed to provide solar shading during the day but allow 100% transparency into the facility at night.
The project achieved LEED Gold certification in part due to the improved exterior thermal performance facilitated by the stainless steel mesh shading panels and their long life cycle.


Dave from Plastibots had some fun with the brake lights of his Nissan Juke. He added some red LED lighting strips to the car and made a custom circuit to drive them. He is getting power from the parking lights and taking in a signal from the brake lights. When only the parking lights are on the lighting strip is PWM controlled to a level of 75%, when the brake is applied the lights are turned on with full power. The control is done in a smooth fashion. I like this since lots of vehicle lighting these days turns on and off very sharply since most of the lighting is LED. I miss the days of incandescent bulbs which had an inherent brightening and dimming delay.


MorNuCo Laboratories of West Lafayette, Indiana, and their ONCOblot® Test recently completed a retrospective clinical trial focusing on the early detection of malignant mesothelioma, with the exciting results that the ONCOblot® test detected a molecular marker that is indicative of the presence of mesothelioma, 4-10 years in advance of clinical symptoms appearing. MorNuCo Laboratories is elated to share these results with the public, as early detection is widely considered the corner stone of an effective strategy to reduce cancer-related deaths.
Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive and almost uniformly fatal tumor caused primarily by exposure to asbestos. In this study, the serum presence of a mesothelioma-specific form of the ENOX2 protein (a recently identified marker of malignancy) was found within the serum of asbestos-exposed individuals an average of 6.2 years in advance of clinical symptoms by using the ONCOblot tissue of origin cancer detection test.
Serum samples that were collected from asbestos-exposed individuals prior to the development of mesothelioma as part of a cancer surveillance program were tested for ENOX2 protein presence to determine how long in advance of clinical symptoms that the mesothelioma-specific ENOX2 protein transcript variants could be detected.
The results of this study showed that two mesothelioma-specific ENOX2 protein transcript variants were detected in the serum of asbestos-exposed individuals 4-10 years prior to clinical diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma, an exciting sign of progress in the cancer detection field.
"The completion of this trial is an exciting new chapter for our work," says Nick Miner, Vice President of Business Development. "Although asbestos-induced mesothelioma is a very specific example of early detection, we are currently pursuing larger-scale clinical trials to investigate the utility of the ENOX2 protein marker to predict the onset of cancers of other tissues of origin as well." Miner continued.
Although the fight against cancer often appears to be an overwhelmingly intransigent problem, significant progress is being made regarding the development of additional tools for cancer detection, such as the ONCOblot Test.
ENOX2-based early detection (ONCOblot) of asbestos-induced malignant mesothelioma 4–10 years in advance of clinical symptoms. D. James Morré, Brandon Hostetler, David J. Taggart, Dorothy M. Morré, A. W. Musk, Bruce W. S. Robinson and Jenette Creaney. Clinical Proteomics. DOI.10.1186/s12014-016-9103-3. Published 22 January 2016.
The ONCOblot® Test was developed and created by Dr. D. James Morré and Dr. Dorothy M. Morré of MorNuCo Inc., located in the Purdue Research Park, West Lafayette, IN. The Morré's are committed to the premise that understanding cancer is the key to its conquest. The ONCOblot® test is based on more than 20 years of basic research. The ONCOblot test is a Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) that was developed at MorNuCo Inc. The ONCOblot Test is CLIA registered and meets all current FDA regulations as an LDT. A 510(k) application is being prepared for submission to the FDA to register the ONCOblot test as a medical device.
Labs, ONCOblot. "The test that reveals cancer sooner ." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 5 Feb. 2016. Web.


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Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla receive gifts for Archie & enjoy beer & dancing in Munich
Rhadra Araújo
On Thursday, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall kicked off their third day of engagements in Germany, as part of the couple is on a four-day visit to the country to highlight key themes in the international relationship between the UK and Germany, as well as their shared history and cultural connections.
To start the day, Prince Charles headed to Barenboim-Said Akademie. The future King was there to meet students who are on a music course, taught in English. The BSA teaches mostly those talented in the field from the Middle East and North Africa.
Charles was treated to a performance and got to meet the students whose English has been improved by British Council training.
He then joined his wife, Camilla, to visit a women's refugee project at the International Rescue Committee's base at the Impact Hub in Berlin, following on from their first day in the capital. The project is managed by the International Rescue Committee, a global humanitarian aid organisation and Jobs4refugees.
The Berlin office of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) was established in 2016 to assist with the integration of newly-arrived refugees in Germany.
The IRC works closely with Jobs4refugees, a charitable organisation that coaches both refugees and employers to help meet challenges such as language barriers and problems with the recognition of international qualifications. The IRC and Jobs4refugees have also launched a project to help refugee women fill vacancies in the German healthcare system.
During the visit, one of the participants of the meeting presented the Duchess with a knitted white scarf and blue and red scarf for Archie, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's newborn son. The gifts were given to Camilla in a yellow bag with a star on it, and the participant revealed to Camilla that she had knitted the scarves herself.
On the visit to the International Rescue Committee's base, Prince Charles and Camilla also met with beneficiaries of the Jobs4refugees scheme. Speaking to the beneficiaries, the Prince expressed his sadness that they had to leave Syria, their home country, and find work in Germany, adding that: "I've always wanted to go to Syria but I've never been able to. I can't bear the war and destruction."
prince charles and camilla visit a women's refuge in berlin (clarence house)
It was then on to Munich for the royal couple for the second leg of their tour.
Attending an official welcome ceremony at Max-Joseph Platz in Munich, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla were greeted by Dr Markus Soder, Minister President of Bavaria, and his wife, Karin Baumueller-Soder, as well as a guard, made up of local mountain riflemen. The guard was inspected by Their Royal Highnesses before a three-gun salute was given.
Grüß Gott aus München!
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall have arrived in Munich. #RoyalVisitGermany pic.twitter.com/BNDzSLAKCd
— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) May 9, 2019
Then, The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall made their way into the Garden Hall at the Munich Residenz, where the couple signed the state's golden book and were given a pair of baby Lederhosen for their newborn grandson by the Minister-President Markus Soder. Talking about the gift, the Prince said: "Thank you, I had some years ago."
During a walkabout, the Prince and Duchess greeted many people that had dressed up traditionally for the occasion. Dirndls and lederhosen are the local dress for the Bavarian people, and is worn on special occasions, even to church for some communities.
In the afternoon, the royal couple visited the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich. The Prince and Duchess of Cornwall toasted with a pint of beer and were served with traditional german snacks, such as hams and bread.
The Hofbräuhaus (Royal Brewery House) was commissioned by the Bavarian Duke Wilhelm V in 1589 to supply the Wittelsbacher court and its servants with locally brewed beer, thus cutting expenses for imported beer. In 1828, King Ludwig I opened the Hofbräuhaus to the Bavarian public. Today it is one of the world's most famous taverns and Munich's second largest tourist attraction.
Prince Charles and Camilla waltzed their way into a #Munich beer hall on the third day of their tour of Germany pic.twitter.com/aCxiWCJJaX
— Josh Payne (@JoshPaynePA) May 9, 2019
Since 1980, the Hofbräuhaus has offered a weekly dance afternoon for the elderly with live musicians in the historic ballroom. Each Tuesday, over 150 elderly citizens take to the dance floor, which the Royals gladly did. Hans Klaindl and Margot Biccenger partnered with the Prince and Duchess.
Prince Charles paid a solo visit to Siemens to hear about the company's architecture in its hometown, and the building's sustainable technology. There was also a focus on the British branches of the company, including renewable energy production and how Siemens UK trains its workforce.
Founded in 1847, Siemens has its headquarters in central Munich. The company's global strategy focusses on three key areas: Future Infrastructure, Sustainable Energy and the Future of Manufacturing. Siemens has a longstanding relationship between Germany and the UK and all three of these global strategies are represented in the UK.
In the evening, Prince Charles and Camilla attended a State Dinner at the Residenz at Max-Joseph-Platz, hosted by Christian Social Union party leader and Minister President of Bavaria Markus Soeder and his wife.
Charles gave a brief toast in which he said: "My wife and I are so very pleased to be with all of you this evening, in this beautiful setting, and I can only say how grateful we are to you, Minister-President, for your marvellous hospitality.
"Our visit to Germany this week has been an occasion to celebrate the myriad connections between our two countries and the countless partnerships between our people, which make the most profound difference to both of our economies and our societies.
prince charles and camilla attend a state dinner in munich (clarence house)
"Bavaria, it seems to me, exemplifies so much of what makes Germany as special as it is, and such a vital and valued partner for the United Kingdom. After all, Bavaria is a place that cherishes its rich cultural traditions whilst embracing the future and leading the way in so many areas.
"For my part, my own familial links to Cobourg, through my Great Great Great Grandfather, Prince Albert, whose bicentenary we celebrate this year, give me a particular sense of connection to Bavaria and deep pride in all the things that the people of Bavaria and the people of the United Kingdom achieve together."
Read the full speech here.
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Written by Rhadra Araújo
I'm from Brazil, and I'm currently studying Law at University of Fortaleza and International Law at University of Lisbon. My interest in the Royal Family started in 2016, after watching a documentary I was immediately captivated by Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall and since this day I never stopped reading and researching about her and the royals.
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Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla visit organic farm on last day of #RoyalVisitGermany
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Social tennis and social opportunities come first , competitive tennis second.
To be a thriving local club that contributes to positive tennis environment in Geraldton.
To be secure financially with tenure of our premise's and robust membership sponsorship/events that sustain involvement.
What is the club's strategic plan?
To have 100 full paying members, with 75% of these active members.


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Image Processing User Cases
Most business applications of computer vision involve identifying what's actually inside an image. And because visual information is so dense with information, there's a lot of work to be done. However, rather than replacing human beings, though, computer vision capabilities are most commonly augmenting human beings. To put it another way: computer vision projects generally are about creating a workflow where people handle the complicated or creative or uniquely human tasks while machines handle the rest. But what's the end goal here? What are the undertakings actually for? How can we think about them at a high level? While you can break them down by industry or the actual annotation tools themselves, it's likely more interesting to divide them thematically.
You can put a vast majority of image processing tasks into the following four buckets:
User creativity
Overall efficiency
Let's start with creativity.
Often we think that the goals of commercial computer vision have to do with helping people do more things or do them faster/more effectively. But in some cases, organizations are actually more interested in inspiring customers or sparking their imagination.
For example, at a practical level, Shutterstock helps people find the right images out of their enormous database, but they also suggest particular kinds of edits based on what's in the the photo that a customer selects. This comes from the fact that people want to do different things with, say, portraits than they do with landscapes. So while we could say there's a use case around image search, it's probably better to focus on what searches are for since knowing the content of an image lets them be more specific with what they help users do.
An adjacent use case leverages user behavior to uncover intent and inspire creativity as well. For example, people who post a lot of kitchen pictures to Pinterest may be planning a remodel. In fact, Lowe's has been exploring how to take a person's whole page of pins, match it against the Lowe's catalog to find similar objects and then assembling all these pieces together visually. The business intent is to sell a whole new kitchen, but its success is connected to how Lowe's helps users dream and turn those dreams into reality.
Caption: Computer vision lets you recognize items a user may post on social media and find similar things in your catalogue; here Lowe's helps assemble a kitchen with Microsoft HoloLens
Staying with Pinterest, their "Shop the Outfit" capability could be placed in both the creative and social buckets—people want to look good, so they click on a piece of clothing and find various versions of it.
The ability for computers to pick out similarity on a range of axes can power all kinds of recommendations. Which is to say: models that can identify what makes a blue hightop a blue hightop can use that information to recommend products that are visually similar.
The flip side of similarity is unusualness—for example, Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is completely unlike things that came before it but portended what might come next. In the commercial realm, this is the ability to pick out standout images or novel style. Something unusual often exists at odd places in a product map or visual space and that may tell you something new and important about a customer or even start to identify trends as those unusual items become more popular or less unusual over time.
Humans are social animals, so a lot of projects that seem to be about search/retrieval are really about how we relate to others.
This is most obvious with Facebook's facial recognition, which finds and suggests photos that have friends and family in them. Meanwhile, Apple uses high-level computer models to help search your photos for, say, a dog. Even though you haven't annotated any of the images like you might on Facebook, the model will help find your favorite pooches in your albums.
Now, since sharing is at the heart of why people are looking for a photo, you want to make sharing a prominent and easy part of the product design. You can also learn, over time, the qualities of the photos that users individually and collectively tend to share. That is, you can build in feedback loops that make user actions part of the training data so that your systems get smarter over time.
In this vein, Trulia logs how long people look at various photos of homes for sale in their app and they use this to intuit what a user likes as well as to understand long-range themes across users, down to the level of which enamels and finishes correlate the best with attention and house sales. This is a particularly good spot to be in: individual user behaviors enrich data at a higher, more general level, over a longer stretch of time.
Monitoring what's inside photographs also lets companies identify products in social media. While relatively simple text analytics can tell you how people are mentioning your products, vision models can help you know know how often products are appearing in Instagram or any other platform. Understanding a person's style in clothing and cars can also help target them for related products. You can also match people with places—if you're visiting a new city, where is it that people who look like you go? As you can imagine, a lot of computer vision applications require careful ethical reflection about what they do to privacy and social segregation.
Caption: If you're a brand, the emotion in the bottom right corner is far preferred to the bottom left
Lastly, there are also a number of companies like Affectiva that work to identify emotions from photos and video. How much smiling or frowning is happening in a chain of retail stores? Or think about something like video chat with a customer service agents. While an agent attends to the particular needs of a customer, computer vision applications can look across interactions to see how much frustration and relief there is on customers' faces. Understanding how people feel in stores or on help calls can help brands connect with their customers and, ultimately, provide better products and experiences.
The easiest business applications for computer vision come from helping people be more efficient; instead of fixing problems, just help people know where to look. For example, in content moderation, you can train a model to find offensive images without necessarily having to traumatize a bunch of human content reviewers with the more disturbing things that get posted on websites.
Efficiency is also behind a lot of medical/healthcare applications of computer vision. The goal isn't to replace diagnosticians but to direct their efforts. Instead of looking at hundreds of, say, radiology scans where nothing is out of the ordinary, show the experts only the images the model finds problematic or ones where the algorithm isn't very confident.
If there are water rationing provisions in place but you see a bunch of emerald green lawns for mansions in Beverly Hills, you can be confident there are violations. It's a lot easier for a machine to churn through acres upon acres of satellite photos than for a human to do that–or go door-to-door. But models like the one created by OmniEarth can be used to distinguish between a pond and a pool in satellite photos.
There are a variety of uses for aerial and satellite photos, perhaps the most wide-reaching are concerned with deforestation and urbanization. The MIT Media Lab has worked to find safer and less safe parts of cities as well as to understand what makes cities thrive. Likewise, using aerial photos to detect logging roads that are a precursor to logging in the rain forest makes enforcement far more efficient.
Caption: Maybe that's too green for a drought?
In some cases, like dealing with drought, surveillance is the public good. Most people also consider that to be the case for facial recognition at security checkpoints.
But at what point does this become overly intrusive? For example, what about when we're just walking down the street? Or how about facial scanning to get toilet paper at a public restroom?
There's a Black Mirror/Minority Report scenario here where facial recognition used to categorize people who haven't done anything wrong. And while there's work to keep people private when cameras are looking–face paint and clothing that could eventually lead to some really amazing fashion statements in addition to privacy–this is a growing question we'll hear about more and more in the coming years.
The availability of GPUs, the ability to annotate and score images at scale, and the steady improvement in models have all combined to make computer vision far more viable than they've been at any time up to now. And while the list above isn't completely exhaustive, generally, you can break out a lot of computer vision projects into the buckets above.
If you missed our previous blog post about scoping and designing computer vision projects, please do check that out. We'll be concluding this series next Thursday with the third in our computer vision trilogy. For now? Thanks for reading.
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Drew-B
I Guess Donkeys Are Okay
Location: Redding, CA
by Drew-B » Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:38 am
it's the element inside the building that has yet to be built.
The entire piece of flat track drops and lines up with a new piece directly under. This then means the train will "back out" of the building and go backwards down a hill and onto the course.
Tmcdllr
by Tmcdllr » Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:16 am
I was just kidding about the black track. That element sounds really interesting. Will it be almost like Expedition Everest with the bi-directional travel? I wonder exactly how this Intamin innovation will work? No POV animation available yet I guess.
cmpunk771
Macaroni and Donkey
Location: Bristol, England
by cmpunk771 » Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:37 am
I went yesterday and got a good look at it.
The backwards element is there and it is a helex.
It looks like the indoor section includes an elevator which takes you to different levels of the building, i say this because there is a huge whole in the ground with no track in it and on another level track with no end so maybe that all links up.
Shows where the track lift would go
ukpete
I Love Donkeys!
by ukpete » Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:19 am
i would think it more likely that the pit at the bottom is for all the machinery associated with making the track drop. ie train drops from 1 down down to 2, level three is machinery.
Maybe some sort of ride show or special effects.
dr.gumbo
The classic!
Location: Newcastle-upon-tyne in the North of England
by dr.gumbo » Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:09 am
Maybe it drops down to level 3 and rises up to level 2 to drop off the trains.
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/DrGumboLive?feature=mhw4
TPDave
I know EXACTLY where my passport is!
by TPDave » Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:17 am
^ I think that's what being suggested. Sounds unlikely though as it would create a very long block and probably hinder capacity (especially with what appear to be smaller Intamin trains. Do the plans not show the track layout inside the building?
EDIT: Could i not just be maintenance?
Dobba
by Dobba » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:33 am
Special Delivery...
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1080235866158
coastered
I wrote the book about donkeys!
by coastered » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:11 am
That's a great present for AT.
What will it be??
by Dobba » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:13 am
Taken from TTF:
An e-mail was sent to those on the SW6 mailing list from PR agency "Frank PR". Although not giving details away regarding the ride's world's first element, it does announce the arrival of the ride's unique selling point/element on site yesterday. The release also contained pictures of the load arriving, covered in a large branded tarpaulin on a flatbed truck. A video has also been released on Facebook featuring footage of the truck arriving on site.
It then goes on to talk about the ongoing speculation on blogs and social networking sites such as Twitter regarding the theme for the ride along with rumours regarding the elements of the ride. According to the e-mail, the most popular theme was "that a crypt in a mysterious forest has been disturbed, awakening a ghost." whilst other rumours have included:
* A track that gives the illusion it is invisible
* SW6 will beat the record for the greatest vertical drop in the world
* A track that moves vertically as you ride
There is no mention whether any of the above rumours have any truth in them. Also discussed, is the steps the park have taken in ensuring the ride remains "top secret". This apparently includes increased security staff, a banning of any cameras and mobiles phones, requiring staff to sign non-disclosure agreements and also approaching Google Earth to black out aerial views of the building site.
A quote from Sales and Marketing Director Morwenna Angrove also says:
"In the build-up to previous rides, significant details were leaked and this time we are taking no chances. Our new attraction is totally unique and scarier than ever – it's unlike anything the world has seen before. Fans do not have to wait too long to enjoy the ride, as they will be given the chance to ride SW6 early in 2010. I would suggest those who dare prepare themselves; they will be in for ride they will never forget…"


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De Vier Boeken zijn vier werken die door Zhu Xi uit de Confucianistische canon van de Dertien Klassieken werden geselecteerd. Zij behoorden sinds 1314 tot de verplichte leerstof voor de ambtenarenexamens en vormden daarmee de basis voor de leer van het orthodoxe Confucianisme zoals dat tot 1905 in China heeft bestaan.

De Vier Boeken
In 1190 selecteerde Zhu Xi vier werken uit de canon van de Dertien Klassieken. Dit waren:
 De Grote Leer ('Daxue'), een hoofdstuk genomen uit de Liji, de 'Optekening van de Riten'.
 De Doctrine van het Midden ('Zhongyong'), eveneens een hoofdstuk uit de Liji.
 De Gesprekken van Confucius ('Lunyu').
 De Mencius ('Mengzi').
Deze vier werken dienden oorspronkelijk als inleiding op het Confucianisme. In 1314 werden de ambtenarenexamens opnieuw ingesteld en werden de vier boeken maatgevend verklaard, vanaf 1415 mét de commentaren van Zhu Xi. Zij werden gedurende de Ming en Qing-dynastie door elke kandidaat voor het Chinees examenstelsel, maar ook door veel schoolkinderen uit het hoofd geleerd. Tijdens de Qingdynastie verkreeg de interpretatie van het confucianisme door Zhu Xi dan ook de feitelijke status van officiële ideologie.

Literatuur
 Wilkinson, Endymion, Chinese History. A Manual, Cambridge (Mass.), Harvard University Press, 2000 (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series, 52), ISBN 0674002474, pp. 476-478 (The Confucian Classics).

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Flip a Coin; Choose Your Necropolis
Posted by Caleb Coy on October 12, 2020
A lot of people this year have been tired of it. Not really liking their options. Politically speaking. For a lot of us, both seem pretty bad.
So then you'll hear someone say, "neither are the best option, but one is far better than the other." Of course, such an opinion will come naturally. You'll also hear someone say "the two parties, Republican and Democrat, couldn't be any different from one another."
And is that true?
In some way, yes. You look at their platforms and talking points. What one says it's pro, the other says it's anti. At least, when you get to frame the language. But what does it mean for them to be so different? Is it simply a matter of comparing their talking points and determining they are as distinct as good and evil?
The two sides of a quarter could not be any further opposed to one another:
At any given time, they are always facing opposite directions.
One has a face, the other has something other than a face.
They have opposite slogans on them.
You can't really look at both at the same time.
When someone flips a coin and calls "heads or tails," the choices are distinct and there is no problem telling them apart.
The two sides of a quarter can't exist without each other, and will always be part of the same coin. No matter which side you're looking at, you're looking at the same worth. You're looking at the same substance. You're looking at faces of the same subject.
Ultimately, this is what the two-party system in America has become.
They both give in to corporate lobbying, they both ignore the national debt, and they both contain hypocrites lacking in integrity.
But which side is for life, and which side is for death? In the abortion debate, for example, most Republicans want abortion to be as difficult as legally possible to obtain. Most Democrats want abortion to be easy to obtain. So then that must mean one side is clearly for life and the other is not, right?
It might seem like that. But there are pro choice Republicans and pro life Democrats. There are Democrats who believe that less abortions will happen if it is legalized and healthcare is robust. There are Republicans who believe that less abortions will happen simply if The Supreme Court makes it illegal across all 50 states. I've never heard anyone from either of those parties say they love abortions.
But life is about more than birth. Where do these parties stand on protecting the public from all manner of death? Or letting people protect themselves? What are their stances on warfare? For example, did you know that drone strikes have been known to kill children? That abortions were committed when the atomic bombs were dropped in Japan? Did you know that as much as 4% of people on death row are estimated to be innocent? The list of complications could go on.
And I haven't even brought up how both parties choose to respond to a pandemic.
These two major parties are sides of a singular party-coin one could call a necropolis. What is a necropolis? It's a city of the dead. The term can refer to a cemetery, but also to a civilization thriving off death.
An extreme example of this would be the world of, say, Mad Max. Or ancient Egypt. The death of some is almost worshipped as essential to the life of others.
In any world where death is celebrated as essential to a society's thriving, you have a necropolis. Allowing the murder of babies? Necropolis. Perpetually sending young men and women off to war? Necropolis. Euthanizing the old and infirm? Necropolis. Overworking the poor until they die from poor health like broken machine parts? Necropolis. Tearing families and neighborhoods apart with oppression, robbing them of their resources, poisoning them, deceiving them, perpetuating conditions that lead to civil unrest, depriving people of meaning? Necropolis.
Ultimately, for all its fireworks, the American society is such as this. And it has long been such. Consider the following quote:
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. it is it's natural manure.
-Thomas Jefferson
According to Jefferson, owner of slaves (that is, treating humans only as bio power), liberty requires a cycle of killing. In the same letter from which this quote derives, Jefferson asks, "what signify a few lives lost in a century or two?" Under this logic, killing a few people every century, under any circumstances, would probably justify a heap of liberty. After all, some people are just manure.
In the book of John we are told, "Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people." The great irony is that Caiaphas' willingness to kill one innocent man to preserve peace, though true, was only true because of the resurrection of the Christ. Caiphas held to a pro-death principle, but the principle of Christ is life. His death does nothing without life returning. And though his death was a necessary step, those who killed him were not noble, not in the right. By resurrecting, Jesus defies Necropolis.
Both major political parties have their own ways of trying to calculate the worth of other human beings and placing limits on life. Both parties accept ideologies of subjugating the bodies of others and limiting the population's natural growth. Both parties have tendencies to view human lives according to their utility.
Both parties validate the American empire and culture's ways of producing and exporting death with efficiency and a far reach. Be it fast food or endless warring or gun violence. We attach the logic of martyrdom to unborn children, to young soldiers fighting for oil prices, to children murdered in a school, to immigrants dying on the border, to the vulnerable dying from a pandemic. And regardless of rhetoric, both parties end up catering to interests that perpetuate necro-power.
That's not to say that other civilizations aren't worse, but boy do we tell ourselves we know better. But ask any number of people who subscribe to one major party or another, and there is at least one group of people they would celebrate the death of.
So if you feel like you need to make a political choice soon, remember first of all that you can choose to refuse these choices, and not participate in a system of death. But if you want to participate, there are also more than two options. For example, there is the Libertarian party, or the American Solidarity Party. These are just two examples that have been gaining popularity in recent years (and votes).
It's one thing to accept that death is an inevitable part of life. It's quite another to necessitate death in the pursuit of prosperity and personal liberty.
Choose your own necropolis. Or choose something else. Flip a coin. You'll likely get opposites…of the same hunk of metal.
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Matt Richardson turns Arduino, Twitter and lasers into art (video)
Matt Richardson's genius has never really been in question. The Make Live host and compulsive hacker has built an impressive library of creations, ranging from a Google Reader pedal to an email-triggered Christmas tree. The man's works are definitely art, in their own way, but his new project, Fade Away 1, is the first that we could easily see taking up residence in a SoHo gallery. At the heart of the installation is an Arduino (of course) that pulls in posts from Twitter with the phrase "fade away" in them. The same AVR chip then "prints" those tweets on phosphorescent paper with a UV laser mounted on a servo -- as the energy dissipates, the messages slowly disappear. And, if you're wondering what the "1" at the end of the title means, Richardson plans to continuously improve the project. For some more details about the next iteration and to see the current one in action, check out the videos after the break.
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Drury Lane Theatre in Regency London
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, from The Microcosm of London Vol 1 (1808)
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, was one of the two theatres with a patent to perform plays in Georgian London. The other was the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. The Haymarket Theatre could also put on plays, but only during the summer.
The first theatre (1663-72)
The first theatre on the Drury Lane site opened in 1663. It was built by Thomas Killigrew on an area known as the Riding Yard but seems to have had no particular name at this time, being variously referred to as the King's Theatre or the King's House or, confusingly, the Covent Garden Theatre, as it was in the neighbourhood of Covent Garden. It burnt down in 1672.
The second theatre (1674-1791)
Killigrew rebuilt the theatre on the same site and it opened in 1674 as the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. According to Old and New London, this new theatre was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, but this claim was based on slim evidence and is now thought to be unlikely.
From 1747-76, the theatre was managed and part-owned by the actor David Garrick. During the last year of his tenure, Garrick commissioned his friend Robert Adam and his brother James to remodel the theatre and add a new façade.
On Garrick's retirement in 1776, the theatre passed into the joint ownership of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Thomas Linley and Doctor James Ford. Sheridan pulled down the theatre in 1791 in order to build a larger one, during which time the company performed at the Haymarket Theatre.
Drury Lane Theatre in 1775 from Shakespere to Sheridan by A Thaler (1922)
Sheridan's theatre (1794-1809)
The third theatre was designed by Henry Holland. It opened for the first time on 12 March 1794 with 'a grand selection of sacred music, from the works of Handel'1 rather than a play, because it was Lent.
The exterior of Sheridan's theatre
The Microcosm of London described the outside of the theatre:
The buildings which surround the theatre are faced with Portland stone, but will be finished with balustrade. The theatre, which rises above them, is cased with plaister in imitation of stone, and finished with a balustrade. Through the roof rises a turret, making a large ventilator. On the summit is placed a figure of Apollo, more than ten feet high; but this is to be removed to the west front when finished, and replaced by one of Shakspeare.2
Drury Lane Theatre burnt down in 1809
from The Beauties of England and Wales (1810)
The new theatre was much bigger than the previous one. The Microcosm of London wrote:
The accommodations for the stage are upon a much larger scale than those of any other theatre in Europe. The stage is 105 feet in length, 75 wide, and 45 feet between the stage-doors.
In the roof of the theatre is contained, besides the barrel-loft, ample room for scene-painters, and four very large reservoirs, from which water is distributed over every part of the house, for the purpose of instantly extinguishing fire in any part where such accident is possible.
Over the stage is a double range of galleries, called flies, containing machinery, and where the greatest part of the scenery is worked; but which, from the number of blocks, wheels, and ropes crossing each other in every direction, give it very much the appearance of a ship's deck.3
The Picture of London for 1809 wrote:
To facilitate the working some scenery, and light machinery, there is a stage about ten feet below the upper one, where the carpenters attend either to raise ghosts, pantomime demons, or to obey the magic wand which consigns them to oblivion. Under this second stage there is a depth of about forty feet, furnished with various mechanical engines, requisite for raising the splendid and massy pillars, temples, &c. which enrich the scenery, and contribute so essentially to the effect produced by the grand ballets and pantomimes exhibited at this theatre.4
The Microcosm of London added:
There are two green-rooms, one for the use of chorus-singers, supernumeraries, and figurants; the other for the principal performers: the latter of which is fitted up in the first style of elegance, and occasionally visited by persons of the highest distinction.5
The interior of Sheridan's theatre
Inside Drury Lane Theatre in 1804 from Old and New London (1873)
According to The Microcosm of London:
The audience part of the theatre is formed nearly on a semi-circular plan. It contains a pit, four tiers of boxes on each side of the house, and two galleries, which command a full view of every part of the stage.6
The Picture of London for 1809 stated that there were also 'a number of private boxes, ranged on each side the pit, and constructed so as to afford a perfect view of the stage, and yet conceal the occupiers from observation.'7
The Microcosm of London continued:
The pit is 54 feet in length, 46 in breadth, has twenty-five rows of benches, and contains eight hundred persons. The benches are so well constructed, that those next the orchestra command an uninterrupted view of the whole stage, and the avenues to it are very commodious and safe.
The prevailing colours of the boxes are blue and white, relieved with richly fancied embellishments of decorative ornament. The compartments into which the front of each tier is divided, have centrally a highly finished cameo, the ground of cornelian-stone colour, with exquisitely drawn figures, raised in white; the subjects are chiefly from Ovid, and painted by Rebecca. The stage-boxes project about two feet, and have a rich silver lattice-work, of excellent taste and workmanship. The boxes are supported by cast-iron candalabras, fluted and silver-lackered, resting on elegantly executed feet; from the top of each pillar a branch projects three feet, from which is suspended a brilliant cut-glass chandelier. A circular mirror, about five feet diameter, is placed at each end of the dress-boxes, next the stage, that produces a pleasing reflected view of the audience.8
The Royal Box
On the nights when this theatre is honoured with their Majesties presence, the partitions of the stage-box are taken down, and it is brought forward nearly two feet, a canopy is erected superbly decorated with crimson velvet, richly embroidered with gold, and adjoining them sit the princesses. Their box is usually lined with light blue satin, fancifully festooned and elegantly decorated with silver fringe and rich tassels.9
Front of Old Drury Lane Theatre from
Old and New London (1873)
There are three entrances to the boxes, two to the pit and galleries. The one in Brydges-street leads to a saloon 75 feet by 21, called the Egyptian Hall. Sixteen pillars, of the Doric order, beautifully painted, in imitation of porphyry, are at once a splendid ornament, and support the back boxes, to which a flight of stairs at each end leads.
At the back of the front boxes there is a semi-circular saloon 41 feet long, containing, at a proper elevation, a handsome statue of Garrick, between the tragic and comic muse. In this place proper persons attend with refreshments. Over this there is a smaller one for the same purpose.10
There are also large saloons on the north and south sides of the theatre, and handsome square rooms, one of which is intended for the use of his Majesty, and the other for the Prince of Wales.11
Visiting the theatre
The seating capacity was around 3,950 in total. The Picture of London for 1809 stated the capacities and prices as follows:
The 1,960 people in the boxes included the free list, but excluded private boxes.
The Microcosm of London stated the capacities somewhat differently – 675 in the two-shilling gallery and 308 in the one-shilling gallery, with 3,611 spectators in total.
The doors opened at 5.30 pm and the performances started promptly at 6.30 pm. Half-price tickets were available for entry after the third act of the play, usually around 8 o'clock. Boxes could be reserved by paying a shilling to the box office on the morning of the performance.
A sad end to Sheridan's theatre
The Microcosm of London claimed that:
This magnificent structure unites a splendid combination of taste, grandeur, and elegance, which renders it a monument of fame to Mr. Holland, the architect, and when its exterior is completely finished, it will be a national ornament.12
Alas! The theatre never was completely finished. Despite its elaborate fire precautions, this theatre burnt down on 24 February 1809, less than 6 months after its rival at Covent Garden had suffered the same fate. The fire ruined Sheridan who had borrowed heavily to finance his new theatre. The ownership passed into the hands of a committee headed up by the brewer, Samuel Whitbread, who forbade Sheridan to take any part in the management going forward.
Whilst the theatre was, yet again, being rebuilt, the Drury Lane Company performed at the Opera House and then at the Lyceum.
The Regency theatre (1812-present)
Drury Lane Theatre from Leigh's New Picture of London (1827)
The fourth Drury Lane Theatre was designed by Benjamin Wyatt and opened on Saturday 10 October 1812 with a production of Hamlet and an address written by Lord Byron.
The Green Room at Drury Lane (1822) by G Cruikshank
from Life in Regency and Early Victorian Times by EB Chancellor (1926)
The Picture of London for 1813 stated:
The stage is about thirty-three feet wide, the proscenium nineteen and a half. The part usually appropriated to doors, is judiciously occupied by two magnificent lamps, with tripods on triangular pedestals. This theatre is altogether a master-piece of art, and an ornament of the metropolis. Its coup d'oeil is delightful beyond the power of description.
The grand entrance to this theatre is from Brydges-street, through a spacious hall, leading to the boxes and pit. Three large doors lead from this hall into the house, and into a rotunda of great beauty and elegance. On each side of the rotunda are passages to the great stairs, which are peculiarly grand and spacious.
The grand saloon is eighty-six feet long, circular at each extremity, and separated from the box-corridors by the rotunda and grand staircase. The ceiling is arched, and the general effect of two massy Corinthian columns of verd antique at each end, with ten corresponding pilasters on each side, is grand and pleasing. The rooms for coffee and refreshments at the ends of the saloon are convenient.
The body of the theatre presents nearly three-fourths of a circle from the stage. The color of the interior is gold upon green, and the relief of the boxes is by a rich crimson. There are three circles of boxes, each containing twenty-four boxes.13
Some alterations were later made to the design. The Picture of London for 1818 stated that there were 26 boxes in each circle and complained that the grand saloon had been 'converted into what is called a Chinese temple, with two holes for staircases from the hall below. It is impossible to say whether the man who planned this ridiculous alteration, or the architect who executed it, has shewn most want of taste.'14
Kean as King Richard; Royalty in the box (1823) by W Heath
The seating capacity of this theatre was around 2,810 – still large, but some 1,000 seats less than the 1794 theatre that it replaced. The Picture of London for 1813 stated the terms and capacities as follows:
In 1813, the season was advertised to run from September to June; in 1818, it was advertised to run until July. Around 1818, the performances moved from a start time of 6.30 pm to 7 pm in order to accommodate later dinner hours.
The details of the business of this Theatre present a system worthy of imitation in all similar concerns, of which a competent judgment can alone be formed by persons, who on formal application, for the purpose, obtain permission to see the vast interior in the day-time. The wardrobe, the painting rooms, the machinery above and below the stage, the provisions for preventing and extinguishing fire, all excite the just admiration of those who have the opportunity of beholding them.15
After the Regency
Drury Lane Theatre (2017)
The Drury Lane Theatre today is still the 1812 building, though various alterations and renovations have been made over the years. The Doric portico in Catherine Street was added in 1820, and 'the interior of the house … was entirely rebuilt in 1822.'16 The colonnade along the side of the building in Little Russell Street was added in 1831.
The colonnade, Drury Lane Theatre (2017)
In 2013, the theatre underwent major renovations and the front of house areas were returned, as far as possible, to their original 1812 design. The Theatre Royal Drury Lane continues to be a thriving part of the West End theatre scene.
1. From The Times, 12 March 1794, The Times Digital Archive. The Microcosm of London stated that the new theatre opened on 13 March 1793 but The Times Digital Archive advertised its opening on 12 March 1794.
2. From The Microcosm of London Volume I.
4. From The Picture of London for 1809.
10. From The Microcosm of London Volume I.
13. From The Picture of London for 1813.
16. From Leigh's New Picture of London (1830).
Ackermann, Rudolph, and Pyne, William Henry, The Microcosm of London or London in miniature Volume 1 (Rudolph Ackermann 1808-1810, reprinted 1904)
Brayley, Edward Wedlake, Nightingale, J and Brewer, J, et al, The Beauties of England and Wales(1810-16)
Feltham, John, The Picture of London for 1807 (1807)
Leigh, Samuel, Leigh's New Picture of London (1827)
The Gentleman's Magazine (1809)
Walford, Edward, Old and New London: A narrative of its history, its people, and its places (Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1873, London) Vol 3
Photographs © Regencyhistory.net
Updated 27/6/19
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very useful and informative, thank you!
Joana Starnes 6 April 2017 at 00:43
Wonderful post, thank you! What a history it had!
I love the little snippet I read somewhere, about Sheridan rushing from the Houses of Parliament to his burning theatre to discover it was a lost cause. So he goes to watch the fire from a nearby coffee-house and when a friend asks him what he is doing there he replies something along the lines of 'What? Can't a man have a glass of wine at his own fireside?'
I really enjoyed this. It must have been a hazardous job being a theatre manager, though. Not only was there the ever-present threat of fire, not to mention debt, but you could also lose a leg - as poor Samuel Foote did.
This was SO interesting, Thank you.
My mother has a bracelet with, Drury Lane,1826, ROMA. It's pewter and has microscopic mosaic birds. I was wondering if you could give me any information on this please? Kind Regards Sara Sandercock
Rachel Knowles 13 December 2018 at 11:58
I'm sorry. I don't have any information that suggests a link with Rome. Sounds like a beautiful bracelet.
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Mayor Anderson v Chesterfield High School.
1 Why did the City Solicitor agree to represent Mayor Anderson in a personal capacity.
2. Who paid 'Barbners' fees was it paid by Liverpool City Council.
3. How many hours did the city solicitor work for Mayor Anderson in a private capacity.
4 Costing of the hours worked on behalf of Mayor Anderson in a private capacity.
5 How many letters were written to Chesterfield High School or other individuals on behalf of Mayor Anderson in a personal capacity, including in-house correspondence i.e. emails - letters.
7 What meetings took place between the City Solicitor/legal department and Mayor Anderson re this case.
8 Did the City Solicitor or her department give Mayor Anderson legal advice on a personal capacity was this advice given within the working day.
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides the public with a right of access to information held by Local Authorities and places a responsibility on Local Authorities to provide information which is requested of it. However, it does not require Local Authorities to confirm actions, give opinions or answer questions.
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Mayor Anderson v Chesterfield High School.
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1. Who paid 'Barbners' fees was it paid by Liverpool City Council.
in-house correspondence i.e. emails - letters.
and Mayor Anderson re this case.
authors employer or service provider.
Mayor Anderson used the City Council's legal team in a personal capacity, what was the overall costing for this bespoke service.
3. Costing of the hours worked on behalf of Mayor Anderson in a private capacity.
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This FOI is seriously out of the legal time limit and for this reason I have complained to the Freedom of Information Commissioner, my complaint has been received and acknowledged.
I am currently out of the office and have no access to my emails.
colleagues will be happy to assist.
Josie - The dark arts of Liverpool Labour Council are alive and well..... it's all about control and manipulation .... Still waiting for FOI re Anderson v Chesterfield High School.... arrogance and ego's rule in the corridors of power..... Mayor Anderson and his administration are cruel and oppressive, they put their party before the people.
By law, you should have respond promptly to my FOI it is now seriously over due, can you please address.
Please accept my apologies for this delay. I can assure you the request is being worked on and as soon as we are in a position to respond I will ensure the response is with you as quickly as possible.
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Mayor Anderson v Chesterfield High School.
I would advise that we will not consider it received until it is forwarded to this address.
For any general information or advice ring 0151 233 0418 and one of my colleagues will be happy to assist.
If I knew when the response would be concluded I would confirm. Unfortunately I do not know when it will be completed.
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Mayor Anderson v Chesterfield High School.
This should have been such a simple response as Anderson will know exactly which solicitor/barrister acted on his behalf. He should have supplied that information in a matter of days.
I'm not fully up to speed with the legality of when and in how much detail they need to reply, but it all seems very suspicious as to why the council/My Symm are taking so long. (and only replying when someone posts a comment on here) - need to get more people asking these questions.
The City Solicitor is clearly scrabbling around looking for an excuse to reject this request. It might be worth asking for all e-mail correspondence that references it - not just between the FOI people and other Council officers,but also between any other Council officers about it. Including any correspondence with the mayor. As e-mails released in response to other requests show, they put their own reference number in the Subject line, so it will be very easy to identify.
My internal review has not been acknowledged is this the normal procedure.
However, it is being worked upon and will be with you as soon as possible.
Can you please give me some sort of indication when my FOI will receive a response and what is the reason for the delay.
I can assure you the request is being actively worked upon and we are looking to respond if not this afternoon sometime early next week.
Subject: RE: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Mayor Anderson v Chesterfield High School.
All I can say this is the dark arts of Liverpool Labour Council, I submitted my FOIA on 19th April it is now 20th July and still no response.
19th April it is now 23rd July and still no response from Liverpool Labour Council - this has to be a record.
Can you please give me a reason for this unacceptable delay.
This is a weird and utterly disgraceful response, and I hope you appeal.
They haven't answered a single one of your entirely reasonable questions properly, but instead came out with a load of total rubbish.
So they assert that the employment tribunal case was "inextricably linked to (Anderson's) holding the Office of Mayor of Liverpool". No it wasn't. It was and is about a politician trying to get another local authority to pay a small salary and pension contributions for a job he hadn't been doing and had no intention of doing. End of. How he was spending his time instead of working at Chesterfield had absolutely nothing to do with it.
Even worse, they state that "The issue also raised a significant governance issue" - no it didn't. The Mayor's arrangements with a previous employer are nothing to do with the governance of the City - in either version. They need to buy a dictionary.
This is followed by a weird assertion about the indemnity insurance available to officers and members. But whether he is an officer or a member (and he appears to be a bit of a hybrid), this indemnity is only available for legal costs incurred in the course of employment/office. Trying to screw pension contributions out of a neighbouring authority is not part of anyone's job, and will not be covered by this kind of indemnity agreement, insurance policy, or anything else. They even state that they have asked DCLG to reimburse the costs (as if!). So they know perfectly well this isn't covered by the normal indemnity.
The assertion that the City Solicitor's letters "were produced in relation to specific issues which directly related to the role of Elected Mayor" is clearly untrue. None of this is "directly related". Equally jaw-dropping is the assertion that "The circumstances and potential outcomes of the case clearly impacted upon the status of an Elected Mayor. The circumstances and potential outcomes of the case clearly impacted upon the status of an Elected Mayor generally. The City Council had only recently adopted the Mayoral model of governance and obviously required clarity, not only around the status of the current office holder in these circumstances, but also that of any individual who may wish to stand for that office in the future." Total rubbish. Do they really think that having the "status" of Elected Mayor means that the law doesn't apply? The decision only impacted on our particular Elected Mayor, because it showed him up as a greedy and grasping individual. It said nothing whatsoever about the status of any other elected mayor. And in fact the appeal was not about the dismissal itself, but only the Polkey deduction, which as the judgement clearly explains, was made because, whatever procedural mistakes Sefton might have made, the Tribunal had made it clear that they would have been entirely within their rights to dismiss him, and just got the process wrong. (i.e. he had won on a technicality, and did not deserve any money). So they appealed purely because of the money, not on any point of law.
The answer to your question about the fees of Brabners and whatever counsel they instructed is in part in the Excel files the Council put on its website for monthly spend over £500. If you search these for the last couple of years, since the case started, there are a lot of Brabners invoices charged to the Chief Exec's department. Tens of thousands. They should now produce them.
I tried asking Liverpool City Council's for copies of 22 legal invoices. Here's the thread https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d... .
I'm not allowed to know which barristers the amounts were paid to (and LCC redact this info for some on the payments over £500 despite the guidance stating that they shouldn't for the self-emplloyed).
I'm not allowed to have copies of the invoices.
I tried requesting these during the audit (ironically got copies of 7 I was refused by making a FOI request) but once they found out I wasn't a Liverpool City elector, we had a disagreement over whether I was an "interested person" with LCC's position being that because I don't pay business rates in Liverpool that I'm not.
Apparently their line (from a very senior officer) is LCC is not being obstructive but to copy the invoices would cost too much.
I didn't take LCC to judicial review as "interested person" isn't defined in the legislation (and unlike the Mayor I don't have access to an indemnity) and await ICO to issue a decision notice in this matter on the FOI request.
However perhaps it shows how difficult LCC make press scrutiny of their activities!!!
Apologies for typos in the previous annotation.
Liverpool City Council's should read Liverpool City Council.
"I was refused by making a FOI"
"I was refused when making a FOI"
Health & Social Services - The Removal of the Moderate Band.
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I like cake. A lot.
You know how you can sometimes become a bit merry on wine or cocktails (which I do)? Well, I get cake-faced, from the sugar-rush unique to devouring A Lot of Cake.
So when the fabulous Blogger, Little Ellie Mae, organised a cupcake decorating class for this month's Plymouth blogging network (#PlymouthBlogMeet), I was definitely in.
And what a great afternoon was had at Mrs Brown's, located just off North Hill in Plymouth. Georgie and Jemma patiently guided us through rose-decorating four cupcakes, which, thankfully, they had baked, as I am dire at baking.
Over a relaxing two hours we enjoyed chatting, tea-drinking, Victoria-sponge-cake-eating (chuffing yum!) and learned how to pipe rose-style frosting onto our cakes, and create rose petals as cupcake centre-pieces. (Don't worry; Georgie only had her arms folded to stop herself joining in with decorating cakes - she is very friendly).
Whaddya think? Should I give up the blogging?
From the friendly and relaxed setting, it was obvious that Georgie and Jemma are experienced at teaching, as well as styling cakes (indeed, I recognised Jemma from a previous cake shop she used to work at!) They offer regular cupcake-decorating classes, as their Facebook page shows, and you can buy a ready-made cupcake kit, should you need to entertain any children over the next few weeks (or if you fancy a snack).
It was lovely to meet other bloggers in Devon and Cornwall, and learn of their blogs and interests. Here we are after decorating our third cake; can you tell we're bloggers? We talked to each other, too!
Do you meet up with other bloggers in your area? What do you get up to as you're networking?
Why not share your thoughts and experiences with other Size15Stylist readers?


Australia gets Pakistan into the super eights!
In a "we have to win it" match for Bangladesh and a "meh, we're basically through" match for Australia, there were a few surprises in store. Predictably, Australia won and went through comfortably to the super eight stage of the World Cup but it was not the easy ride many were expecting.
Due to an elbow infection, Australia lined up without their world class quick Mitchell Johnson. By the time they were four wickets down and only 52 runs in, however, they were no doubt feeling his absence. Not only is Johnson a quality batsman, capable of helping his side out of a tight spot, but there was a chance Australia would be defending a small total and his bowling speed would certainly go a long way.
You could feel the excitement in the Bangladeshi players; stuffed tigers were being waved in the crowd. There was the scent of upset in the air. The bouncy pitch was causing the Aussie batsmen a few problems and the Banga fans and players loved it.
Fortunately for Australia, Michael Hussey has some batting quality of his own and with the help of the twenty year old NSW spinner, Steve Smith, brought Australia through to 141 in their twenty overs. It was a total that had seemed miles out of reach fifteen overs earlier.
The first over was sheer embarrassment for an Aussie side that believes they will soon fill the one empty space in their trophy cabinet. And they don't take kindly to such things. If the bouncy pitch helped the Bangladesh bowlers, it could help the Aussie ones too.
And so it did. Shaun Tait and Dirk Nannes got to work quickly and before Bangladesh knew it, they were 2 – 4, then 4 – 15. A small partnership was put together by Rahim and Shakib-al-Hassan, but once it was done away with up the Bangladeshi wickets continued to tumble. Australia's fielding was once again on song and it brought them home with 27 runs to spare. They bowled Bangladesh out for 114, with Dirk Nannes taking 4 – 18 and Hussey number two taking 2 – 8.
So the Pakistanis will be happy, as this result sends them through as well. It's a shame to see Bangladesh leave so early, because they showed a lot of quality in both of their group stage matches. Maybe next time.
But now, Australia are off to face their old foe, India, in their first match of the super eights round.