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'Northern Millwall: Public housing in Northern Millwall', Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994), pp. 446-451. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=46516 Date accessed: 24 October 2014.
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Public Housing in Northern Millwall
The Barkantine Estate
Nos 85–131 (odd) Alpha Grove
St Hubert's House
Clara Grant and Gilbertson Houses
Scoulding House
John Tucker House
Nos 1–15 (odd) Tiller Road (formerly
Nos 318–332, even, Glengall Road)
Cressall House, Tiller Road
Hammond House, Tiller Road
Kedge House and Winch House, Tiller Road, and Nos 1–20 Starboard Way
Dunbar House
Orlit Housing in Millwall and Cubitt Town
The LCC created the site for the Barkantine Estate in
the early 1960s, by the clearance of 60 houses, the
compulsory purchase of a further 102 houses (together
with other properties and vacant land), and the purchase
of a number of plots already acquired by Poplar Borough
Council, which had hoped to develop the locality. (ref. 342)
In March 1965 the LCC approved proposals for the
development of the site, which covered about 15½ acres.
It was bounded by Westferry Road on the west, Alpha
Grove on the east, parts of Strafford and Byng Streets
on the north, and by Janet Street, Mellish Street and
Tiller Road on the south. A tender from J. M. Hills &
Sons of Wembley for the construction of 15 housing
blocks was accepted in October 1965 by the GLC,
which had succeeded the LCC. The estimated cost was
£3,092,900. (ref. 343) The first section of the Barkantine Estate
was opened in 1968, and the main part of it had been
completed by 1970 (Plate 136a ). (ref. 344)
It consists of 634 dwellings in four 21-storey point
blocks of 80 flats each (Topmast, Midship, Knighthead
and Bowsprit Points); three four-storey blocks of maisonettes at Nos 92–150 (even) Alpha Grove, Nos 1–35
(odd) Cheval Street, and Tideway House; two four-storey
blocks of flats and maisonettes (Lantern House and Nos
17–107 The Quarterdeck); three two-storey blocks of
flats for elderly people at Nos 2–20 (even) Havannah
Street, Nos 2–52 (even) Janet Street, and Nos 6–32
(even) Strafford Street; and three groups of two-storey
houses at Nos 12–90 (even) Alpha Grove, with Nos 2
and 4 Malabar Street, and Nos 1–11 (odd) Havannah
Street. The four-storey blocks of maisonettes are sited
along the road frontages to form a perimeter to the new
estate. The density is 137 persons to the acre. There are
12 shops and a public house in an L-plan block, set at
right-angles to Westferry Road. In laying out the estate,
the opportunity was taken to enlarge and amend the site
for the new Isle of Dogs county primary school (Seven
Mills Primary School, see page 433). (ref. 345)
In October 1969 the GLC approved the development
of the disused site of St Luke's Church, at the east end
of Strafford Street, on the south side, as a small addition
to the Barkantine Estate. The scheme involved a clubroom for the elderly (the Strafford Friendship Club,
intended to serve the whole of the estate), a warden's
house, and four old people's dwellings at Nos 42–50
(even) Strafford Street, on the 0.35-acre site. (ref. 346) The
Council had difficulty in obtaining a satisfactory tender,
and so its own Construction Branch carried out the work
in the early 1970s, at an estimated cost of £69,503. (ref. 347)
The final part of the Barkantine Estate to be developed
lay between the western parts of Byng and Strafford
Streets. In June 1964 the LCC declared this site as the
Manilla Street Clearance Area, and adjoining properties
were added to create a site of about two acres, for the
erection of a six-storey block of 42 maisonettes (Spinnaker
House) and a three-storey block of 18 flats (Nos
4–38, even, Byng Street, which includes 12 old people's
dwellings). (ref. 348) However, construction did not take place
until the mid- to late 1970s, at an estimated cost of
£403,350. (ref. 349)
All the design work on the layout of the estate and the
individual buildings was carried out by the LCC and
GLC Architect's Departments. The blocks throughout
the estate are mostly faced in red brick (although the
point blocks are clad in yellow flint brick), and have flat
roofs. The two-storey houses are arranged in square
blocks of four back-to-back, semi-detached dwellings,
with individual, walled, gardens.
In the late 1970s the GLC converted the Alpha Grove
Methodist Church into a community centre for the Alpha
Grove Community Trust, (ref. 350) and improvements were
carried out in 1984, with funding from the LDDC. (ref. 351) A
health clinic was built between The Quarterdeck and
Westferry Road in 1983, and in 1990 the ground surfaces
of the estate were given a more decorative appearance,
with funding again provided by the LDDC. (ref. 352)
(See below, page 449, for Kedge and Winch Houses, and
Nos 1–20 Starboard Way.)
In view of the difficulties experienced in acquiring sites
for Clara Grant and Gilbertson Houses (see below),
Poplar Borough Council decided in January 1947 to
purchase all the remaining sites on the east side of Alpha
Grove (Nos 85–133, odd). (ref. 353) Plans of the type of house
intended for this site were published in the Builder in
December 1948, under the names of W. J. Rankin, the
Borough Engineer and Surveyor, and C. H. Weed, his
Principal Assistant Architect (the latter almost certainly
being actually responsible for the design-work). (ref. 354) Economic constraints meant that the Council did not approve
a scheme for 24 such houses in Alpha Grove until May
1950, and they were constructed in 1951–2 (Plate 128d ). (ref. 355)
The houses are arranged in three very similar flatroofed, three-storey terraces. The individual frontages
are narrow in order to make more economic and higherdensity use of the site. The houses are in mottled red
Fletton brick, but the front elevations are mainly rendered
with a thin coat of colour-washed pebbledash. Most of
the houses have three bedrooms, but a four-bedroomed
house is set back at the south end of each terrace. Despite
the extra bedroom, these latter houses do not have wider
This block was built by the Isle of Dogs Housing Society
(see page 36) on the south side of Janet Street (Plate 125 ).
In May 1931 the Society asked if the LCC could
assist it in acquiring a site on the Isle of Dogs where it
could erect housing for letting at low rentals to the
workers in the district. Various sites were discussed,
including one in Samuda Street, (ref. 356) but by the beginning
of 1933 the Janet Street site had been chosen. Part of it
was covered by a derelict factory and the rest was dealt
with, in conjunction with the LCC, as a clearance area. (ref. 357)
With some adjoining lands, a site of about 1.25 acres was
created. (ref. 358)
The derelict factory had been cleared away by April
1934, but further progress was delayed by the need to
raise sufficient funds. (ref. 359) The building work was eventually
carried out in two phases, and a tender of £14,006 for
the erection of the first group of 24 flats had been received
from Wheeler Brothers, of Kensington, by February
1935. (ref. 360) The whole scheme was designed by the Society's
architect, Ian B. M. Hamilton. (He also acted as architect
to the St Pancras Housing Society and to the Bethnal
Green and East London Housing Society.) The foundation stone was laid on 29 May 1935 by the Rev. Basil
Jellicoe, who had been the inspiration for forming the
Isle of Dogs Housing Society, and the first part of the
building was officially opened on 20 November 1935 by
the Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth). (ref. 361) The
tenants of Nos 12–34 (even) Janet Street could then be
offered accommodation in the new flats, allowing the
LCC to implement a clearance order in respect of these
houses, to create room for the second phase. (ref. 362) This was
completed during 1936 and consisted of 44 flats and a
shop. (ref. 363)
When completed, therefore, St Hubert's House provided 68 dwellings. It is a four-storey block in red brick
with some stone dressings. The mansard roof is slated
and incorporates the top storey. The neo-Georgian style
immediately suggests that this might be another LCC
development, but what distinguishes it from the Council's
flats are the good detailing and the imaginative layout.
To the street front the continuous concrete balconies
have fluting to the parapet walls. An attractive feature to
the rear, garden, elevation is the series of individual castiron balconies leading off windows which are given extra
emphasis by the use of stone surrounds. The shop is
situated in the side elevation to Cheval Street, and the
foundation stone is at the east end of the Janet Street
It was said of Hamilton that he was 'an architect
steeped in ideals of social work as well as architecture',
and that he was responsible for innovations in the layout
of working-class dwellings, such as the creation of clothesdrying areas and flower gardens. (ref. 364) The zigzag groundplan therefore provides novel forms for the front courtyards (for use as drying areas) and rear communal gardens.
In the centre of each courtyard is a concrete drying-post
topped by a highly decorative finial with a coloured relief
of a stag in the forest (Plate 125c ). These are very similar
to the finials on the drying-posts at some of the St
Pancras Housing Society estates of the 1930s, and it
seems likely that those on the Isle of Dogs are also in
Doulton's 'Polychrome Stoneware' and were sculpted by
Gilbert Bayes. (ref. 365) The subject of the relief is an allusion
to the dramatic conversion of St Hubert, and includes a
stag with a crucifix between its antlers. The supposed
connections of the Isle of Dogs with royal hunting dogs
seem to have been the reason why the flats were named
after the patron saint of hunting (see page 378). (ref. 366)
With the help of a loan from the GLC, modernization
of the building was carried out in the mid- to late 1970s,
under the direction of Max Lock & Company. (ref. 367) The
work included the addition of two lift towers to the front
elevation and of ancillary buildings at the rear of the
block. The lift towers, in particular, deal a severe blow
to Hamilton's carefully worked out design.
Although Poplar Borough Council received permission
to proceed with these blocks in 1946, (ref. 368) acquisition of the
necessary sites in Mellish Street proved slow and difficult,
so that construction was delayed until late 1948, and the
blocks were not completed until about the middle of
1950. (ref. 369) They were almost certainly designed by the
Borough's Principal Assistant Architect, C. H. Weed,
and the main contractor was G. Hudson & Company
of South Woodford, Essex, at a tendered price of
£44,329. (ref. 370)
The blocks were named after Clara Grant, who had
done such memorable work (especially for poor children)
at the Fern Street Settlement in Bow, and John F.
Gilbertson, a former long-serving member of the Borough
Council. (ref. 371) The two three-storey buildings are almost
identical in appearance, and each contains 12 flats. They
are faced partly in pinky red brick and partly in yellow
flint brick, and have flat roofs. The most striking feature
of each block is the cantilevered concrete porch-canopy,
resting on bent metal supports, above the main entrance.
Refurbishment carried out by Tower Hamlets Borough
Council during 1990 included the installation of new
kitchens and bathrooms.
This block, also in Mellish Street, was designed by
Burley & Associates of Crouch End for Tower Hamlets
Borough Council, and was constructed in 1966–7 by J. &
R. Rooff, at an estimated cost of £86,122. (ref. 372) It is named
after J. T. ('Tom') Scoulding, a prominent local Trades
Union official with the Transport and General Workers
Union, who was also a member of the Board of the
PLA. (ref. 373) The three-storey block is of load-bearing brickwork, faced in very dark red brick, and has a flat roof.
The accommodation consists of nine one-bedroom flats,
for elderly couples, on the ground floor, and nine fiveperson, three-bedroom maisonettes above.
This block, in Mellish Street, replaced Nos 20–60 (even),
demolished in a clearance scheme by Tower Hamlets
Borough Council during the late 1960s (Plate 137b). It
was designed by the Council's architectural group and
built in 1976–8 by Whyatt Builders, at an estimated cost
of £533,060, including the furnishings. Named after a
former Councillor, the three-storey block provides sheltered housing for the elderly. It has 34 one-bedroom flats,
including nine on the ground floor for the disabled, as
well as a maisonette for a resident warden. At the
Councillors' own insistence the roofs are pitched, not
flat as originally proposed, although some only have a
monopitch. The building is faced in red brick and is
divided into four continuous blocks which are set alternately forwards or backwards. The striking metal fence
in front was added in about 1987. (ref. 374)
This is a surviving part of the Glengall Grove Housing
Scheme by Poplar Borough Council. In 1925 the Council
acquired from the Charteris estate the site of the ropeworks, which occupied the whole of this north side of
the road and had been vacant since 1921 (see page 441). (ref. 375)
However, the eastern third was leased to the Millwall
Engineering Company and, as it was considered too
expensive to purchase, this part was not utilized until
the lease expired in 1937. (ref. 376) A scheme for 24 houses in
three two-storey terraces of eight dwellings each and 40
flats (all two-bedroom) in four four-storey blocks was
designed by the Borough Surveyor, Harley Heckford,
and built in 1926–7 by R. A. Reader of Hackney. The
total cost, including the price of the land, was £42,404. (ref. 377)
The blocks of flats were Georgian in style (Plate 124c ),
while the terraces were more eclectic in design: Georgianstyle symmetry and windows, but gablets with applied
timber-framing. All the buildings were of yellow brick
with red and grey brick dressings. The terraces had
hipped roofs covered with tiles, while the flats had slated
roofs. The latter had internal common staircases, with a
flat arranged either side of the stairs on each floor. (ref. 378)
The other surviving blocks are Hibbert House (ref. k)
(formerly Nos 286–300, even, Glengall Grove), named
after George Hibbert, first Chairman of the West India
Dock Company, and Alexander House (formerly Nos
206–236, even, Glengall Grove), which is called after
Frederick William Alexander, Medical Officer of Health
for Poplar between 1892 and 1926. The blocks, which
were destroyed during the Second World War, were:
Yarrow House (formerly Nos 301–316, even, Glengall
Grove), called after Sir Alfred Yarrow, the famous engineer and shipbuilder, who began his career at Blackwall,
and which was replaced by the existing terrace of three
Orlit Houses, Nos 17–21 (odd) Tiller Road (see below);
Maudslay House (formerly Nos 270–284, even, Glengall
Grove) — the name deriving from Maudslay, Sons &
Field, engineers at Blackwall — which, with a second
terrace (Nos 254–68, even, Glengall Grove), was replaced
by further Orlit houses, Nos 23 and 25 Tiller Road and
Nos 1–6 (consec) Cord Way; and a final terrace, Nos
238–252 (even) Glengall Grove, on a site now occupied
by Cressall House.
This three-storey block of 12 two-bedroom flats was
erected in 1950–1 for the Borough Council, and the
builders were Thomas & Edge, of Woolwich, at a contract
price of £22,136. (ref. 380) It is in mottled red Fletton 'Rustic'
brick and has a flat roof. The two front doors are
protected by flat cantilevered canopy-porches. The block
is named after a former member of the Borough Council,
George J. Cressall. (ref. 381)
This consists of three linked, four-storey, blocks of flats,
built in 1937–8 for Poplar Borough Council and designed
by Rees J. Williams, the Borough Engineer and Surveyor
(Plate 126c ). When the lease held by the Millwall Engineering Company on the eastern third of the rope works
site expired in 1937, the Council took possession of the
land at a cost of £2,495. (ref. 382) Because of the nature of
the subsoil, it was necessary to have piled foundations,
supporting a reinforced floor-slab, at a cost of £4,096. (ref. 383)
The erection of the superstructures was carried out by
direct labour, at an estimated cost of £43,704. (ref. 384)
Several improvements on previous Borough schemes
were introduced here, such as separate waterclosets, 11in.
hollow external walling on the top floor, and covered
buckets for refuse disposal. There were two threebedroom, 24 four-bedroom, and eight five-bedroom flats,
plus four five-bedroom maisonettes. (ref. 385) Some larger flats
with four or five bedrooms were included to rehouse
extra-large families living in overcrowded conditions, (ref. 386)
while the maisonettes seem to have been the first to be
built by the Borough Council.
The streamlined Modernistic blocks are of red brick,
relieved by horizontal concrete bands, and the metalframed casement windows also give a strong horizontal
emphasis. The hipped roofs have overhanging eaves and
are slated. To Tiller Road, there are paired, individual,
concrete balconies with solid parapets. A parapet wall at
the centre of each block masks part of the roof and again
gives a horizontal emphasis. At the rear, continuous
concrete balconies with solid parapets link the three
blocks, with access provided by two of the Borough's
characteristic International-style, curved staircase-towers,
set between the blocks.
These are all on the south side of Tiller Road. They
were planned by the LCC and built by the GLC. In
1963 the LCC agreed to an estimate of £131,000 for the
acquisition, clearance, and partial redevelopment of the
1.78-acre site of Stuart's Granolithic Works. (ref. 387) The construction of the ten-storey Kedge House, and the foundation work for the other two blocks, was carried out
in 1966–7 by Taylor Woodrow-Anglian, (ref. 388) while the
superstructures of the other two blocks were built by the
construction branch of the GLC's Housing Department.
The development was completed in the later 1960s, at
an estimated cost of £376,685 for the whole scheme. (ref. 389)
Kedge House is a flat-roofed, ten-storey block, using the
Larsen-Nielsen industrialized building-system. It is faced
with concrete aggregate panels, and contains 40 one— to
four-bedroom flats. The other two blocks are of light
brown brick, and have flat roofs. Winch House is a twostorey block of 14 bedsitter and one-bedroom flats. Nos
1–20 (consec) Starboard Way (the short cul-de-sac created
for this scheme) is a four-storey block of 20 three— and
four-bedroom flats. This block is also in light brown
brick, with a flat roof. The three blocks form an outlying
part of the Barkantine Estate.
This group of flats was built by Poplar Borough Council
at the east end of the south side of Tiller Road (Plate
126a; fig. 166). It stood where there is now an open space
and playground. In October 1930 the Council agreed to
purchase the one-acre site, previously a cooperage (see
page 445). (ref. 390) Plans for 80 flats, arranged in three blocks,
were prepared by the Borough Engineer and Surveyor,
Harley Heckford, and work on the new buildings was
carried out in 1931–2, by direct labour. (ref. 391) The nature of
the site necessitated the use of special reinforced-concrete
foundations, and the final overall cost of the scheme,
including the land, was £46,375. (ref. 392)
It was decided to call the new development Dunbar
House, both to preserve the name long associated with
the site and to commemorate the sailing ships of Duncan
Dunbar of Poplar, which had sailed from the docks.
There were three five-storey blocks: the north, fronting
Glengall Grove, contained 40 two-bedroom flats; the east,
20 two-bedroom flats; and the west, 20 three-bedroom
flats. The east and the west blocks were set roughly at
right-angles behind the northern block. These were the
first flats to be built in a Modern style and the first to
have balconies with concrete balustrades rather than
railings. These balconies ran along the front elevation of
the northern block interrupted only by simple brick
verticals and a central brick staircase-tower. The main
walls were of solid brickwork, with Tondu bricks being
used for the external elevations. Less modern touches
were provided by the wooden-framed sash windows,
which still had glazing bars, and the gabled Welsh-slate
roof. The floors, which were supported along the centre
line of the building by fabricated-steel members on special
foundation-slabs, were of reinforced-concrete and hollowtile construction, covered with asbestic jointless flooring
in living-rooms and bedrooms, and granolithic flooring
in sculleries, bathrooms and passages. (ref. 393) Many of these
floors had to be relaid in 1934 (see page 35). (ref. 394)
All three blocks of Dunbar House were demolished in
1976, and in the early 1980s the site was laid out as an
open space, at an estimated cost of £104,300. (ref. 395)
In February 1945 the Borough Council expressed concern
about the amount of land required for temporary bungalows and approached the Minister of Health about the
need for temporary two-storey terraced houses. In
response, the Council was told that, provided sites could
be found, 50 or 60 permanent houses would be erected
in the Borough as an experiment. (ref. 396) These were of the
Orlit prefabricated type, employing precast concrete and
using the pier-and-panel system (see below). They were
manufactured by Orlit Ltd of Buckingham Gate, a firm
founded in 1940, according to Marian Bowley, 'as a
subsidiary to a modest building firm with an eye to the
future'. (ref. 397) In fact the Borough Council had already, in
August 1944, identified the first three sites considered
suitable for housing redevelopment as soon as a post-war
rebuilding programme might begin. One was outside the
parish, but the other two were on the Isle of Dogs — the
Kingfield Street Estate Area and the Glengall Grove
Area. (ref. 398) Both had suffered considerable bomb damage
and represented partial replacement and extension of
existing Council developments. Additional properties
were purchased, and in May 1945 it was decided that
these two areas could provide the requisite number of
sites for the Orlit housing. (ref. 399)
By September 1945 the sites had been cleared by
German prisoners of war, and the Ministry of Works, on
behalf of the Borough Council, had begun to erect the
buildings. (ref. 400) Two months later, the frame for the first
pair of houses in Billson Street had been erected. (ref. 401) In
January 1946 Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, who was in London
to attend a United Nations Organization Conference,
paid a visit to Poplar, during which she inspected the
Orlits. (ref. 402) A month later the first pair of houses in Billson
Street was officially opened, very appropriately by Alderman C. W. Key, MP for Bow and Bromley, and at the
time Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health. (ref. 403)
All 23 of the Orlit houses on the Glengall Grove site had
been completed by the end of 1946. (ref. 404) Their present
addresses are Nos 162–172 (even) and 133–137 (odd)
Alpha Grove, Nos 1–6 (consec) Cord Way (Plate 128c),
Nos 31–35 (odd) Mellish Street, and Nos 23 and 25
Tiller Road. They are mostly arranged in terraces of
three or six houses, but there is one semi-detached pair.
The last of the 28 Orlits on the Kingfield Street Estate
was not completed until 1947. (ref. 405) This group consists of
Nos 6–16 (even), 28, 30, 5–27 (odd) Billson Street and
Nos 10–24 (even) Parsonage Street; they are arranged in
semi-detached pairs.
Figure 166:
Dunbar House, Tiller Road, ground-floor and site plan as built. Poplar Borough Council,Harley Heckford, Borough Engineer and Surveyor, 1931–2
The design for a three-storey block of 12 flats on a
site in Mellish Street had been agreed in December 1945,
but construction was delayed, mainly because not enough
components were available (fig. 167). In addition, Orlits
were normally of two storeys, and these three-storey flats
were very much an experiment. (ref. 406) Indeed, according to
the Architects' Journal, this was the first block of precastconcrete-framed flats to be built in this country. (ref. 407) Design
work was carried out, in conjunction with the Ministry
of Works, by the Borough Engineer and Surveyor's
Department, initially under S. A. Findlay, and then,
from January 1947, his successor as head of the department, William J. Rankin. (ref. 408) Amendments to the scheme
were still being made as late as March 1947. (ref. 409) The
Borough's own direct labour force was erecting a further
60 Orlit houses on the Abbott Road Area, just outside
the parish, and, with this experience, they were able to
tender successfully for the construction of the flats in
Mellish Street. (ref. 410) So, by a peculiarly elliptical arrangement, the Borough's direct labour force found itself acting
as contractors to the Ministry of Works, which in turn
was building the flats on behalf of the Borough Council.
Figure 167:
Rawalpindi House, Mellish Street, first-floor plan asbuilt. Poplar Borough Council, W. J. Rankin, Borough Engineerand Surveyor, 1947–8
Work on site commenced on 4 July 1947; (ref. 411) erection of
the frame started on 10 September; and the third storey
was completed in 36 working days, including Saturday
mornings. As the third storey was being built, the firstand second-floor units were laid and completed within
three weeks. These floors then provided working platforms
for the men building the walls. Such an arrangement also
provided cover, so that work could continue by electric
light during the dark winter days, and even in bad
weather. (ref. 412) Charles Key, now Minister of Works, paid an
official visit to the flats on 10 March 1948, and officially
handed over the keys to the Borough Council ten days
later. (ref. 413) The flats attracted notice in the national and technical press, as well as being featured on BBC radio. (ref. 414) By
May 1948 all the flats had been handed over for letting. (ref. 415)
The block is named after the Armed Merchant Ship Rawalpindi, sunk by German warships on 23 November 1939.
Before the war the ship had often been in the King George
V Dock, when on the Bombay and Japan service. (ref. 416)
Orlits consist of a structural precast-concrete frame,
clad in small precast reinforced-concrete panels, and with
a flat roof. For houses, two-storey precast-concrete portal
frames span transversely from front to back to support
the secondary floor and roof beams. These portal frames
consist of cast column or pier units, bolted together using
end-capping plates, with in-situ cast joints (or 'stitches')
connecting precast-beam components. The external walls
are of cavity construction, using two leaves of 2½ in.thick concrete blocks, tied together with galvanized metal
ties, and with the main portal frames not tied to the
external wall but simply positioned within the cavity. (ref. 417)
The block of flats is generally similar in construction,
but the system was adapted to provide an extra storey. (ref. 418)
One of the advantages of such a pier-and-panel type of
building was that the site work was largely a matter of
fitting together ready-made components. This simplification, and the lightness of the components, made
the system particularly useful when houses were required
only in relatively small numbers, as was the case in
Poplar. Although Orlit Ltd was the sixth largest producer
of non-traditional houses in England and Wales in
1945–55, the firm was not a major manufacturer of such
houses, and only accounted for 4.3 per cent of the
national output during this period. (ref. 419)
As was usual with Orlit dwellings, both houses and
flats have a living-room, kitchen, three bedrooms, bathroom and w.c. The first- and second-floor flats also had
a utility room, with a recessed sun-balcony leading off
it. (ref. 420) Cookers and wash-boilers were provided as part of
the equipment of each dwelling, and a higher rent was
paid because of this. (ref. 421)
It was not until 1951 that the Borough Council finally
agreed terms for the purchase of the 54 Orlit houses and
flats on the Isle of Dogs. The total price for the houses
was £60,000 and for the flats £60,000, making the latter,
in comparison, an expensive experiment. In addition,
remedial works were already needed, estimated to cost a
further £8,000. (ref. 422)
In 1982 and 1983 there was Government concern about
the possibility of failure of some of the structural joints
in certain Orlit dwellings, but, following a sample investigation throughout Britain, the Building Research
Station concluded that 'the majority of Orlit houses are
likely to be found in good structural condition'. (ref. 423) In
1988 Tower Hamlets Borough Council received a report
from consultants on the condition of two Orlit houses,
Nos 25 and 27 Billson Street. This suggested that, in
view of the high chloride levels in all the concrete
components, this pair of dwellings was not economically
repairable, and the Council decided to replace them with
two new four-bedroom houses. On the other hand,
refurbishment work was carried out on Rawalpindi House
during 1990, (ref. 424) and included the installation of entryphones, the construction of new heavy wooden front
porches and the creation of enclosed front areas.
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And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.
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Who knew Branden Dawson's season-ending injury would lead to even more solidarity for the Michigan State basketball team? But it seems like the team is rallying around the team's loss.
With Dawson out — and his surgery already done three weeks ahead of time — it's going to take more than one player to step up in his absence.
Several of the players were asked Wednesday about their increased role moving forward, here is what to expect Friday when the Spartans play the winner between Iowa and Illinois in the Big Ten quarterfinals.
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Izzo said Wood would most likely take over the starting job of Dawson. It's a good fit as he was a starter most all of his career at Valparaiso.
"Now I'm going to be held more accountable to guard the best player every game," Wood said, "something I'm looking forward to."
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Adreian Payne is also expected to play an increased role and it might not be from making more baskets.
"I'm going to have to step up, mostly on defense and offensive rebounding," Payne said. "(I need to) have a presence on the court and be able to play without fouling."
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PHOENIX — It's getting to that point in the season where labeling these intra-conference matchups aren't just a ploy by making something more than it is.
The Phoenix Suns seem desperate to cling to a playoff spot, and while plenty of more talented teams aim to pull themselves off the mat following rough starts, Jeff Hornacek's crew in hoping not to slip face-first.
One such team that's had a tougher time than expected is the Golden State Warriors, who visit U.S. Airways Center on Saturday looking to break a tied season-series with the Suns. Losers of two straight, Phoenix has slipped against a ticked-off Chicago Bulls team and to an explosive Houston Rockets squad, and the defense has been the main reason why.
"We have to be more focused on defense," said point guard Goran Dragic after Friday practice. "We've had a lot of defensive slippage and haven't been playing well. Our rotations have been late and we need to challenge them and pressure the ball. The key is definitely going to be defense, be aggressive and pressure the ball."
At home against Chicago, the Suns allowed a slow offensive start to affect their offense.
"We rushed a lot of things early on and it kind of got us off-rhythm," Channing Frye said afterward. "I think sometimes when we don't get off offensively, we give up a lot of things easily defensively."
Hornacek has openly complimented his team for willing to battle, and still-steaming P.J. Tucker took the loss to the Bulls the hardest. It showed the next night against James Harden and the Rockets, where Tucker may have impressively outdone himself in the smack talk and the effort, but it wasn't enough. After the Suns allowed a offensively anemic Bulls squad to hit 101 points, Phoenix allowed Houston to pour in 122 points on 55 percent shooting and 11-of-16 accuracy from deep.
Phoenix sits a half-game behind the Warriors heading into Saturday. It's seventh place in the Western Conference, percentage points ahead of the 30-21 Dallas Mavericks and 2.5 games ahead of the ninth-place Memphis Grizzlies, who are streaking.
Point is, to call a home game against a Western Conference foe a playoff-dictating showdown is no longer fodder to get fans in the seats. It's the reality.
"We don't really talk about the playoffs," said Jeff Hornacek at the end of a five-game winning streak and before a two-game losing streak. "The board in our locker room which lists all the teams for playoffs, we don't even put it up. At this point, we're just going from game-to-game."
The Suns' defense hasn't been all that shabby until the last two games. It certainly doesn't seem to be a schematic issue, either.
Against the Bulls, it seemed like night and day to watch Chicago contest every one of the Suns' shots — jumpers or layups — while Hornacek's squad repeatedly allowed the Bulls to hit open jumpers. The players admitted they were going under screens when they had been instructed not to, and two of those specific miscues led to threes.
"We didn't play smart," Dragic said. "We didn't agree if we were going to go under (D.J.) Augustin. We just have to be more focused and do what we agree in the meeting."
It was the same story against the Rockets. Dwight Howard fought for easy scoring position deep in the paint, which to stop is easier said than done. It was the perimeter players, including forward Terrence Jones, getting easy looks at the basket — and that was without Phoenix doing a whole lot of double-teaming on Howard.
Now playing a Warriors team tied for second in the NBA by hitting 38.2 percent from three-point range, the above cannot happen.
"That's on us, that's not coaching's fault," Dragic said of the defensive miscues following the Chicago loss. "It's a lot of games. If we want to be a playoff contender, playoff team, we cannot let that happen."


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The Piccadilly Theatre has a history dating back to its opening in April 1928. The theatre was built with a plain facade and an Art Deco style interior, designed by Marc-Henri Levy and Gaston Laverdet and in shades of green and gold – the Piccadiily retains this colour scheme to this day. Additionally, when the theatre first opened it was one of the largest in London, with the original souvenir brochure boasting that 'if all the bricks used in the building were laid in a straight line, they would stretch from London to Paris'! The theatre is in a thriving tourist location just behind Piccadilly Circus, right in the centre of the capital and close to a number of other attractions and entertainment sites.
Since opening in 1928, the Piccadilly Theatre has been used for a wide range of different kinds of entertainment, spanning everything from cinema through to ballet and drama. The opening production, Blue Eyes, was a musical and starred one of the most celebrated actresses of the era, Evelyn Laye, after which it was taken over by Warner Brothers and used as a cinema. This period of the theatre's history is notable as it was the first place in Britain to show a talking picture, a film called The Singing Fool starring Al Jolson, before reopening as a venue for live performance and drama in November 1929.
Later on the Piccadilly Theatre was converted into a cabaret restaurant and reopened in 1936 as The London Casino, under which name it was renowned for its over-the-top stage shows. During the Second World War it was one of many significant London buildings to be damaged during bombings, with a German bomb landing on part of the theatre and necessitating extensive repairs in the 1950s. However, the theatre reopened once more under its present name and was recognised as a location for plays, revues and indeed musicals, making its mark by hosting the first ever London performances of A Streetcar Named Desire and Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?. The theatre was also the venue for broadcast entertainment such as the variety show Live from the Piccadilly, hosted by Jimmy Tarbuck, in the 1980s and with the Beatles recording material in the 1960s.
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Fort Churchill (1860-69), as guardian in west-central Nevada of the Central Overland Mail and Pony Express routes, the transcontinental telegraph line, and east-west and north-south emigrant trails, was primarily significant in the history of western transportation and communication. But it also protected mining camps, ranches, and emigrants from the Indians and served as a supply depot for military operations in Nevada. Its founding, 25 miles east of Virginia City on the north bank of the Carson River adjacent to Buckland Station, a trading post that had been established in 1859, was the direct result of a Southern Paiute uprising in the spring of 1860. This had been generated by a silver rush to the region the previous year and culminated in the Battles of Pyramid Lake (May and June 1860). During the Civil War, California and Nevada Volunteers replaced the Regulars and considerably enlarged the post. The Paiutes caused no further trouble in the Carson River Valley, though at times the fort aided in quelling Indian disturbances in northeastern Nevada. In 1870, the year after the Army abandoned the fort, the Government sold the buildings at public auction.
Over the years the adobe buildings were either destroyed or fell into ruins. By 1930 the walls stood only 2 or 3 feet above ground. In 1935, after the National Park Service had supervised a program of archeological excavation and historical research, a force of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) laborers reconstructed a number of buildings on their original foundations. The ruins of some 15 of these structures comprise Fort Churchill Historic State Monument, which also includes a small museum and the old post cemetery. In the 1880's the soldier dead, many from the Indian wars, had been moved to Carson City and San Francisco; the graves of Samuel Buckland and several other early settlers remain.
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- hrhboo Aug 30, 2006 07:37 PM
Hello all,
I will be in Vegas for a few days next week with my SO, and wanted to splurge on the best food the city has to offer.
So far we have reservations at Alain Ducasse at the The Mix, and Joel Robuchon. I picked the Mix because we are young and wanted to go somewhere trendy, and Joel Robuchon because it sounds fantastic. We have never been to either of these places before and I wanted to know if there are better options? What are your favorites?
Any recs would be great!
I was very disappointed in the food at Mix. The room is great, and it's terrific place to go for drinks, but I thought the food was not great and very pricy. We've been to Atelier Joel Robuchon and thought it was terrific, so I expect the Mansion is even better.
Trendy places that I think are better than Mix would include N9ne at the Palms; it's very high energy and the food is solid. Fix at Bellagio is another trendy and fun choice. I also think Simon at the Hard Rock is a great option; they have some nice outdoor tables and the food is consistently good.
re: lvnvflyer
Thanks for the tip! What about Hubert Keller's Fleur de Lys? I have read good things about Alize at the Palms too.
re: hrhboo
Like both of those choices a lot. Fleur de Lys is a very nifty room, with stone walls and a lofted area; they have a three, four and five course meal, as I recall, but you can mix it up and have three apps, or whatever mix you want. The food was excellent, service also very good. It's a bit quiet, but not in a stuffy way; the tables are actually quite widely spaced, which I think is a positive.
Alize is also at the Palms, is an "Andre" restaurant (Andre owns his namesake restaurant in downtown LV and is a well known institution in town), and is more traditional French than Fleur de Lys. It has a terrific view and we liked the food and the wine list very much. One thing that might detract slightly is that the noise from the nightclubs/bars on the next floor up (Rain and Ghostbar) can sometimes infiltrate the restaurant; on the other hand, if you think you might go to the club/bar, you'll get a preview....
re: lvnvflyer
There is an article in this month's GQ reviewing a lot of the high end restaurants in LV. I think the author called Mix "the worst idea ever". Pretty strong condemnation...
"Brown Derby" at the MGMGrand Hotel, I'm not really sure if its trendy in your book but it was during the Hollywood golden years. Very good and classy. Dishes start around $21. They also have a Châteaubriant for two that is amazing. Emerils fish house also at the MGMGrand has the most AMAZING lobster bisque I call it liquid gold!!!
re: aaronswoman
The Brown Derby closed some time ago.
re: hrhboo
The full sixteen course tasting menu (there's also a smaller, cheaper one) runs $350 per person. Add a modest glass or two of wine, tax, and tip, and you're up to $500 per person. Get more or better wine, and the sky's the limit!
I understand there's also an a la carte menu, but it is only offered on request, and will be even more expensive.
re: hrhboo
Jeffrey Steingarten in the Sept. issue of Vogue writes about the high end dining options in LV and praises Bartolotta and JR as two of the best dining experiences in the nation. (maybe even world, can't recall article)
re: hrhboo
We dropped $10k for a table of four. We each did the $350 tasting menu and had 5 bottles of wine. We also sat and dined for nearly 5 hours. It was hands down the best meal I've ever experienced and Joel and crew was in town from Paris, which made it extra special.
re: coastal foodgirl
You must have been drinking some ridiculous wines, over 8k for 5 bottles? Hope you were comped.
re: MaggieMuffin
I'm glad to hear this report. We've done Michael Mina's SF and were delighted with both the "tasting menu," and the "cellar-master's wine selections." To date, we've only dined at Sea Blue, and were greatly disappointed. Next trip to LV will have to include his Bellagio and Nob Hill restaurants.
Thanks for this report.
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In a few weeks, Mina opens yet another place. Stripsteak will feature meat, with items such as foie gras sliders and duck fat fries.
re: toncasmo
Stripsteak will be at Mandalay Bay, replacing restaurant "3950." I sent an email to Mandalay Bay a few weeks back, and was told Stripsteak would open October 1; hours of operation weren't specified.
re: Larry
Stripsteak opened on October 5th. I ate there the next night and thought it was fantastic!
There were some service kinks but food highlights included duck fat fries with truffled aioli, foi gras sliders (think a small hamburger), wonderfully fragrant grilled steak and profoundly good prime rib. According to Jeffery Steingarden the steak is grilled over multiple types of wood which may explain the beautiful fragrance and flavor. The deserts were a little odd in that they had fritters, donuts, and dumplings which all seemed somewhat similar. We had deep fried pineapple with granita, though, and liked it quite a bit.
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do you know if they have dining options at the bar ( do they have a bar ? ) is charlie palmer's steakhouse still open - seems unusual that they would have 2 steakhouses on one property ( though i guess you can argue CP is within the 4 seasons )
re: 2banana
How much did it cost you to get out the door?
Stripsteak does have a bar area but not a seperate bar per se. I did not see a seperate menu.
The restaurant itself is not large at all by Vegas standards and certainly does not have the design aspects found in most places. It is open, both within the space and to the large mall-like area outside (it is across from Fleur de Lys). It seems more focused on the food rather then the look of the place.
I am not sure about Charlie Palmer's since I never did venture over to the Four Seasons.
Two drinks, a shared appetizer (along with a free order of fries), two entrees, two sides (including terrific truffled mac-and-cheese), a shared desert and a bottle of wine running about $90 came to a total bill (with tip) of just North of $300.
This seemed completely reasonable to us.
Stripsteak is the best meal I have had in Vegas - twice. I have been to Craftsteak, Fleur de Lys (3x), Prime, SeaBlue, and a few others.
Stripsteak was a total, pleasant surprise. First time out on October 19th the dinner was perfect and the staff were genuine and friendly. Duck fat fries were wonderful, the trio of whipped potatoes (especially the lobster one!) were unbelieavably good and the steak was incredible.
Went back by myself on October 22 and the meal, including the carpaccio, was just as good. HANDS DOWN the best steak I have had - and the normal filet was twice as good as the Kobe steak I had at Craftsteak for twice the price last year. I ate in the bar area at one of the small tables. Others were eating at the actual bar itself. Same menu. Bill came to $96 plus tip for 2 beers, appetizer, and steak with one side.
The wait staff all appear to truly love working there. I will definitely be returning when I go down again next year.


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An offsides trap is a play made during a soccer (football) game in an attempt to force an offsides call against the opposing team. When a team is offsides, it loses possession of the ball, and possession is given to the defending team. The offsides trap can be a very effective maneuver, as it can quickly put an end to a strong offensive play. At the same time, the offsides trap can be very dangerous, because if it fails, it leaves the defending team's goal very vulnerable.
A soccer player is called offsides if he is closer to the goal than any of the defenders except the goal keeper and the ball is passed to him or her. The ball can only be passed to players who are further forward than the last defensive player. Offensive players often wait near the goal in an attempt to be in a good scoring position when a teammate passes them the ball. This is the perfect setup for an offsides trap.
To perform an offsides trap, the defending players move to the same area of the field as the offensive player who is closest to the goal. When the offensive player with the ball is about to make a pass to the player close to the goal, the defensive players all move towards midfield. They attempt to trap the offensive player offsides, by moving so that he or she is closer to the goal than they are. If the offsides trap works, the ball is passed while the offensive player is closer to the goal than the defenders, the referee calls him or her offsides, and the defending team gains possession of the ball.
If the offsides trap does not work, it can be quite dangerous for the defending team. If the offensive player close to the goal notices the offsides trap, he or she can also move towards midfield, staying ahead of the defensive players who are trying to trap him offsides. The player can then receive a legal pass, but because the defenders were attempting to make an offsides trap, they are out of good defensive positions. The offensive player with the ball can quickly make a run on the goal, with only the goal keeper to stop the score.
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The cameras are off. The noise in the locker room is a low hum. Members of the media, divided into small groups, are talking amongst themselves, recorders powered off.
Suddenly, shouting and boisterous laughter break out in a corner of the room. Kings rookie DeMarcus Cousins is razzing teammate Omri Casspi about a slowly developing bald spot on the top of Casspi's head.
"Pretty soon you're going to be like Manu [Ginobili]," he yells, pointing good naturedly to Casspi's thinning hair.
Casspi laughs and tosses a comeback, something about playing as well as Manu.
"No," Cousins says with a mischievous smile. "Not play like Ginobili! You're losing your hair like him!"
Patrick Crawley did a wonderful job at capturing the Cousins we see on a day-to-day basis that a lot of the national audience misses out on. I'm not saying Cousins is some saint or that he's without his faults, but the malcontent vibe so many want to pin him as simply isn't there. Is he emotional? Very much so. Immature? He'll admit that in a second. But he's really nothing more than a fun loving young man. People tend to forget he's twenty years old and while he might not have the business like attitude of Kobe Bryant right now nor the laid back harmonies of Tyreke Evans, it doesn't mean his emotion is a bad thing.
He complains no more than Brad Miller did in Sacramento – hell, I'd even go out on a limb and say its less. Is it annoying? Sure. But, there wasn't a big stink over it when Brad did it. It was just what Brad did – and think of all the technical fouls Miller cost the Kings over the years. It was mind blowing.
I'm not trying to excuse Cousins' sometimes disrespectful attitude – but he's an emotional person. And frankly, I'll take that over a walking zombie any day of the week. I'm not afraid that Cousins wont grow out of his child like fits and you shouldn't be either.
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-Re: Review Request 15779: Flume-2245 HDFS Sink BucketWriter failing to close after datanode issues
> On Nov. 25, 2013, 8:07 p.m., Hari Shreedharan wrote:
> > Juhani,
> >
> > I don't mind the idea of this patch, but I am not sure this works. If the flush fails, we ignore the failure and we set isOpen to false, we are not going to try to close the file again (barring retries which is possible in newer versions of hadoop and flume). If we don't try to close or flush again, the data could still be stuck in the local buffers and we risk data loss. The real issue is that there is some underlying failure in HDFS, which should be handled.
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> > I think the real solution is to retry closes, which we added in Flume a few months back, provided that version of HDFS supports it. Does that make sense?
If you look at the logs I attached to the JIRA you will note that certain lines are missing: for example the output from
LOG.warn("failed to close() HDFSWriter for file (" + bucketPath + "). Exception follows.", e);
I'm pretty confident this is because the IOException is occuring in the flush() at the beginning of BucketWriter.close(). The close is called after the writer.append() fails. This also fails with the appropriate logs getting put out. There is no retry logic surrounding this, so the exception occurs but none of the retry logic is entered(the retry logic comes in after the flush)
I've annotated the most relevant code in BucketWriter.append() and close() these are from the version we had installed. I compared to the most recent source and based on the log output it's not entering the code path where the close retries occur.
// write the event
try {
callWithTimeout(new CallRunner<Void>() {
public Void call() throws Exception {
writer.append(event); // could block <-- this throws the exception
return null;
} catch (IOException e) {
LOG.warn("Caught IOException writing to HDFSWriter ({}). Closing file (" +
bucketPath + ") and rethrowing exception.",
try {
close(); <-- this fails at the flush returning the exception cause in the executor thread
} catch (IOException e2) {
LOG.warn("Caught IOException while closing file (" +
bucketPath + "). Exception follows.", e2);
throw e;
public synchronized void close() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
flush(); <-- this is where the failure occurs
LOG.debug("Closing {}", bucketPath);
if (isOpen) {
try { <-------- beyond here is where newer versions add in the close retries. If they don't get past the flush that logic doesn't get a chance to kick in
callWithTimeout(new CallRunner<Void>() {
public Void call() throws Exception {
writer.close(); // could block
return null;
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> Originally the flush() seemed superfluous however without it one of the unit tests breaks.
> By moving on beyond regardless of the flush succeeding or not we allow the backing stream to actually get closed and reopened. While the real problem is with the HDFS stream not recovering this workaround seems necessary as otherwise appends will continue to fail until a restart.


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I live in the U.S & just ordered Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 lens directly from Canon (due to an existing firmware advisory). However, instead of a standard red-n-white colored box, mine arrived in black-n-gray and was made in Malaysia instead of anticipated Japanese copy. Everything that I own by Canon is in their trademark red-n-white boxes, including batteries, lens caps, straps, etc.. When contacted Canon, they told me "they ONLY make them in black/gray" boxes and that "red and white" is for...
Hi, I just need some opinions on what I should do. As of right now in my bag, I carry a Canon Rebel T3i with 40mm f2.8 and Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6, so I got some coverage in the ultra wide range and the portrait range. However, I'm not quite satisfied in this consumer camera; I have the urge to upgrade to a Prosumer or Professional/FF body. I have a friend who is willing to sell me his used Canon 5D MK1 for $450. I want to know if I should sell my Sigma to own a 5D for portraiture and the T3i as...
I own the 50D and also the t4i and I have one single lens: the 17-55mm 2.8 canon. The only thing I shoot with these cameras is my kids, in my home. I had thought of selling the 50D and using the t4i for both my pictures and videos. However, I'm beginning to think it might be better to use my 50D for my pictures and the t4i exclusively for video (that way I can keep a flash on my 50D and a hotshoe-mount mic on my t4i, for example). I'm thinking of using my 17-55 for the stills on my 50D and...
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Hey everyone - first of all, if this is better suited for the Canon Rebel forum, let me know and I'll post it there.I just picked up the T4i/650D with the 18-135 f/3.5. One aspect of the setup that I feel is lacking is that my indoor pictures at a modest ISO (I don't like to go above 1600) are requiring a pretty low shutter speed, even when at f/3.5. I currently can rarely get faster than 1/8th of a second, and if the subject is moving at all, it comes out blurry. Since I got this camera for...
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Upon dismissing Vigneault, Canucks GM Mike Gillis spoke about the need for a new voice; a different message. With that in mind, a couple of sources told me on Thursday the Canucks are rather enamored of Eakins… and why not?
There are many names circulating as potential candidates to replace the fired Alain Vigneault as head coach of the Canucks. Scott Arniel was named a candidate by general manager Mike Gillis. A report in the Winnipeg Free Press indicated Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini wanted Phoenix Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett. Los Angeles Kings assistant coach John Stevens is another name that just emerged.
Eakins, 46, just completed the first year of a three-year contract signed last summer. The contract contains an out clause that allows him to pursue a NHL head coaching position for the 2013-14 season. This means any history between Gillis and Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Dave Nonis won't play a role in negotiations as the Canucks won't need to seek position to interview Eakins.
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"My husband, Jeff, makes THE BEST chili," says Melissa Newman of Danville, Pennsylvania. This recipe is chock-full of healthy vegetables and just enough "heat" to warm you to your toes! TIP: Sometimes the Newmans substitute ground venison or a ground venison-ground beef mix for the ground beef.
10 Servings
Prep: 35 min. Cook: 1-1/2 hours
1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1 cup chopped onion
10 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups chopped green peppers
1-1/2 cups chopped sweet red peppers
1-1/2 cups chopped celery
3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
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i've read article somewhere that that tote bag cost 1500 dolars ! oh wowww.. that is a really small tote.
but anyway..
leighton is gorgeous. no matter what she wears she can pulls it off.
actually i'm hoping they DON'T reconcile because he's going to sleep with jenny soon (shudder) so they should reconcile AFTER that happens not yet. I think maybe chuck tries to get blair to understand that he's sorry, she shuts him down and goes out with cameron, jenny's all alone and so is he... jenny loses her big V... funnily enough to the guy that tried to steal it from her in the very first episode and then blair gets majorly pissed and hurt and forces jenny to leave, (her family thinks it's best if she goes with her mom or something)and THEN maybe chuck and blair will get bac together. Damn the writers! Don't they know Chenny will destroy Chair?? They've ruined everything!
leighton is so adorable.
very blair, very cup-cakelike
@jennmo13 GG i agree with you she needs a gorgeous sexy chuck on her arm;)
Some of you are so annoyingly dramatic!
Its not the "weirdest dress ever"! Y'all are way too harsh on Blair's style! If you don't like something she's wearing? ok! But saying she looks hideous and its the worst dress you've ever seen in your life and all the other crazy things y'all say about Blair's style is just dramatic... and untrue! I like the pattern of the dress but again I think the shape and all that is unflattering. Its too big and bunchy... it makes her look really small and short. But Blair/Leighton is GORGEOUS and honestly looks great in anything!
she just missing something...or someone....chuck.
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It's simple: extra detail means better pictures. The large, DSLR-sized image sensor in NEX cameras captures loads more information than the small sensor in your point-and-shoot compact. You'll see the difference with natural images that look great, even when they're blown up super-size. Create beautiful depth of field effects with your subject sharply focused against a smoothly blurred background. You'll get polished, professional results – just like you'd expect from a DSLR camera, but with much less to carry.
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Compatible with A-mount lenses
A wider choice of lenses means even more picture opportunities. A simple adapter for NEX cameras lets you use all your existing A-mount DSLR lenses by Sony and Carl Zeiss – and older lenses from Konica Minolta, too. Breathe fresh life into your treasured DSLR lens collection with a pocket-sized camera that won't weigh you down.
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According to reports by the Associated Press and others, Malian soldiers entered the city of Timbuktu on Monday as al-Qaeda-linked militants fled into the desert after having set fire to a library that held thousands of ancient manuscripts. Reportage's Brent Stirton photographed these manuscripts in 2009. It is not known how many have been destroyed in the current conflict. The manuscripts date as far back as the 11th century and reflect the continent's historical knowledge on Islam, medicine, science, law and technology. See more of Brent's work from Timbuktu in his series, "Timbuktu Today."
Caption: Manuscripts in a scholar's home in Timbuktu on September 8, 2009. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage by Getty Images)
Creative Distortion: A photographer's blog
Forty years after the Paris Peace Accords were signed in January 1973, LIFE revisits one of the most indelible, searing photographs made during the long, divisive war in Vietnam.
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Mary Martin/The Sound of Music, 1959.
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Example of great portraiture
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Frozen Bubbles Suspended Below Abraham Lake
Abraham Lake has become world famous, especially amongst photographers. The artificial lake, which lies in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, is home to a rare phenomenon where bubbles get frozen right underneath its surface. They're often referred to as ice bubbles or frozen bubbles.
What causes this to happen? As photographer Fikret Onal explains, "The plants on the lake bed release methane gas and methane gets frozen once coming close enough to much colder lake surface and they keep stacking up below once the weather gets colder and colder during [the] winter season."
Though a gorgeous sight, this incredible destination isn't for the weak or the weary. "Even though I've walked on a frozen lake before, Abraham Lake made me feel completely uneasy since the lake was not covered with snow," says Onal. "Even though the icy surface was around 8-9 inches thick, it still scared the hell out of me, not only because of the fact that I could see all the cracks…and the darkness of the lake bottom through the glassy surface, but also [because of] the deep boomy, cracking sounds coming from underneath the lake's surface."
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It looked nicer back then…
The Cross and Rows, Chester, England. 1890-1900
Our trip to Barcelona
I periodically go exploring. I like to venture into places I haven't been to, see the architecture, intake the coffee culture of a new place and most importantly photograph my journey. I have a natural love for landscape photography and I frequently use the skills and habits acquired shooting landscapes to other areas of my photography.
This Christmas I had a very special surprise. Joanna was visiting London so that we can spend Christmas together. She decided to get us a trip to Barcelona for two. I couldn't ask for a better surprise.
We decided to a few days after Christmas, because we wanted to spend it in London. So soon enough we went to Gatwick Airport and patiently awaited our late EasyJet flight in one of the many cafes at the North Terminal. Gatwick Airport naturally welcomed us with rain, miserable weather and terminal improvements. It didn't matter though, because we were just about to jet-off for a few days and have a wonderful time exploring Barcelona.
We landed late afternoon on Friday (…)
Visit Creative Distortion to read the full blog about our trip to Barcelona