digital development, design and training
Free talk on continuing the use of XP & the alternatives
Primrose Hill Community Centre, Hopkinson’s Place, Fitzroy Rd, NW1 8TN
Wednesday April 30, 2.30pm
To discuss: how to keep older machines with XP running well, and well into the future
Details to follow …
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Hacked together image-map of what would happen to (east) London should the flood defences fail – the blue bit would get a little wet 😉
Obviously the flood damage would extend significantly west, but that information isn’t shown in the article
I liked the satellite image showing the flooding, but couldn’t really get my bearings – so mashed it with some openstreetmap.org love for the map data
The barrier, built in 1982 on the Thames on the eastern side of the capital at Woolwich, was designed to protect 48 sq miles (125 sq km) of central London from flooding caused by tidal surges.
At the moment, with so much rainfall travelling down the Thames, there is a danger during high tide that the extra water will be pushed back up river by the sea and cause flooding in the capital and to the west.
To prevent this, the barrier has been used at record levels, says Eamonn Forde, one of its controllers. It has closed 28 times since 6 December. This represents one fifth of all the closures – about 150 – since it was inaugurated.
See the original BBC article ..
There’s a nice simple explanation of what the Thames Flood Barrier does and how it works
Underground and bus fares freeze? Only for some
Winners include pay-as-you-go Oyster users, who will see no rise at all in peak fares at Tube and rail journeys starting or finishing outside Zone 1. The daily “cap” on pay-as-you-go charges also stays at this year’s prices, meaning a price cut after inflation.
But single journeys within Zone 1 rise by 10p to £2.20, a 4.8 per cent rise. A single bus fare with Oyster goes up 5p to £1.45, while the cash fare stays at £2.40.
Weekly Travelcards jump up 4.1% overall, in line with national rail services. A weekly Zone 1-6 card will rise 4.3 per cent from £55.60 to £58.
The few people still paying cash on the Underground, mainly tourists, will see a single fare in Zone 1-3 rise 20p to £4.70.
10 MORE CAMDEN NEIGHBOURHOODS FEEL #HS2 PAIN
The new sites affected by the project are:
• The entire Churchway Estate, Somers Town, and a housing estate and businesses in Cedar Way, Agar Grove.
• Coniston, Langdale, Cartmel, Staveley, Waterhead, Newby, Derwent, Rydal, Scafell and The Tarns blocks in the Regent’s Park Estate.
• Six large housing blocks opposite Cecil Sharp House at the south end of Gloucester Avenue, Primrose Hill, and more than 50 homes in Juniper Crescent, Chalk Farm, along with 24 homes in Adelaide Road, Primrose Hill.
• The whole of the Abbey and Ainsworth estates in West Hampstead, 40 homes in Cedar Court, Belsize Road, in West Hampstead, and 18 homes in Goldsmith’s Place in Kilburn.
Although residents in these areas will not face the same fate as people being forced from their homes in Euston, they are looking at having major works in their neighbourhood as the hole HS2 will make in Camden grows bigger.
A HS2 official told the New Journal that the “rights of access” to housing estates and “open spaces” could be affected during the works.
being lead by Major-General George Pemberton Ross Norton CBE, General Officer Commanding London District and Major-General commanding the Household Division.
One for the ladies:
Full/edited copies available on request (bone fide only)
It’s been a year since the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery left their old barracks in St. John’s Wood, London for pastures new and they made a welcome return visit today, to much appreciation from the locals.
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Totally unexpectedly, had the great pleasure of meeting some of these guys & gals at a civic event in Southwark.
sure a small print run is easily done at home:
the question is, if it is inkjet, it wont be rain-resistant. Important for posters that will be exposed to the elements. It used to be a problem only in the winter, ha, ha.
Laser is not so affected but professional dye printing is pretty much immune to water ingress. Obviously not a problem when used indoors.
Professional printing probably costs not that much more than home printing, the average real cost of producing full page full colour prints is still high if you do a lot of them (heavy weight or coated paper costs a fortune, even at trade), and changing/buying inks can cause heart-attacks. Just think about changing all 4 colour cartridges in a laser printer! You’d be lucky to have change from £100.
For volume printing, even 50+, pro printing is almost certainly cheaper. And there might be beneficial options available, double sided, gloss finish, edging/ cutting, etc.
Delivery costs, or having to go out to the print shop could be disadvantageous though: it’s not as convenient as doing it at home.
And some printers dont like short runs – we are more flexible.
Regarding laminating, the other common water-proof method.
I prefer the idea of water resistant printing, then affixing the poster to heavy (recycled?) cardboard to make stiff – really dont like lamination .. To use lamination for eco/ green/ environment organisations work seems so ironic to me, but we’ve done it as we can do 300mm width*, but it doesnt seem quite right.
Another alternative is a reusable plastic sleeve, taped closed.
*(specialty lamination to 210mm width only: banner, adhesive, magnetic, etc.)
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