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Let us re-visit the idea of airship (lighter than air) transport. The scale of fast and dirty jet transport is unsustainable
The idea of using large lighter than air dirigibles was thrown
out thanks mainly to bad publicity from one crash. The Hindenberg flew safely until it's spectacular crash in 1937 scared the world into abandoning the whole idea of airships.
I think this was a big mistake and has left the cheapest and most efficient lifting gas, Hydrogen, with a undeserved bad reputation.
With today's technology and materials it would be relatively easy to build a modern airship using hydrogen as the main lifting gas with extreme safety even by today's standards.
My ideas for design include the following features and their benefits.
1. Solar panels cover the top half of the airship and provide power to run motors for propulsion, power to crack water to supply the hydrogen and oxygen for other uses or for passengers and crew to aid breathing at altitude.
Advantages; free fuel, excess oxygen returned to atmosphere.
2. A rain collection gutter around the equator of the airship to collect water which is then used for ballast, electrolysis, and passenger/crew needs.
Advantages; no resupply of consumables except food and luxuries.
3. The hydrogen compartments are sealed inside slightly larger compartments that are filled with helium, nitrogen or carbon dioxide.
Advantages; Less possibility of igniting the hydrogen. The ratio of hydrogen to the inert gas can be altered by compressing or releasing one or both to allow buoyancy adjustment (amount of lift, and change of pressure altitude).
4. Airships can be used for many other purposes than passenger carrying. They can lift large weights and deposit them in remote locations that only helicopters can get to.
5. There may even be no need to land (especially in bad weather) if passengers and supplies are ferried to the airship by helicopter which could land on top of the airship to unload.
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I am disappointed.
Especially with the number of criticisms based on subjects I was not specifically addressing.
For instance Vincent DeVillier safety (as do others) of a highly explosive gas, hydrogen, ignoring the highly inflammable nature of jet fuel used today.
Similarly, speed was not a significant part of my proposal.
Also, many people referred to the past performance of airships as an obstacle to their re-introduction. Perhaps forgetting the early years of aviation, the mistakes made, and many lives lost.
Some contributors suggested other forms of transport as a subject, I invite them to start their own discussions, I too would like to see trains powered by solar and more of them than present rail lines can carry, ie. more rail lines everywhere.
The thrust of my ideas were for sustainable transport and delivery.
I predict that in not so many years hydrocarbon fuels will run out or become hideously expensive.
Twenty years ago I was advising friends to "get out of the car manufacturing industry". It is failing here in Australia and already the roads are often clogged, and people suffering. I live in country Victoria for the fresh air and find Melbourne smog discomforting after a few days there. Drivers using mobile phones are a deadly menace!
No matter what form transport of the future takes, people are going to die from it, accidentally or due to the ineptness of drunks, the drugged or ignorant will continue to support the road toll and air crashes. So there is no reason to discard the idea of airships because of past accidents that were sensationalized.
The main problem I can see involves money. The start up involves so much that lawyers and crooks can stop a project in it's tracks. Others whom I call "bleeding hearts" will shout out that the money could be used to help the poor and starving, and to save lives. Don't get me started! All they have done is to create bigger problems.
Jun 18 2013: It's slow. Transportation has to keep up with the increasing speed of connections in our current world.
Jun 18 2013: We still use ships though...
Jun 18 2013: So how do you make a container ship's contents fly without massive costs?Jul 1 2013: Gilbert,
More on safety needs to be addressed here. People are at the mercy of a highly explosive gas which is relied on it's ability to lift exempting the idea of the weight of a helicopter pad on top and surrounded by solar panels (electricity attached to explosive gas).
How can the technology of today compete with jet vs. airship in relation to airspeed?
I do not believe we are advanced enough to be able to predict the weather 80% year round. A fixed wing or rotor wing is faster than the weather, I'm unsure if an airship is.Jun 30 2013: Surely you are aware that this idea, which sounds good at first, was given a thorough trial starting from before WW1 until the 1930s It seemed like an ideal evolution for naval officers who became aware that air power trumps sea power.
There does not appear to be any answer to the problem that , being "Lighter than Air" must inevitably mean that your craft can not only be bounced around by high winds, but can be totally demolished by even rather mild storms.
Jul 1 2013: Of course. But there is a lot more knowledge about weather, and ways to observe it these days.
Pilot training is a lot more advanced than 1930's naval training.
Storms can be avoided and without the need to re-fuel even landings can be avoided.
Passengers can be on or offloaded by helicopter.
In the 1920's and 30's airships traveled the world as safely as do today's aircraft.
The main problems today are naysayers and bean counters.Jun 27 2013: We're way off thread but it's interesting.
Looking at old rail trails I have seen plenty of new growth after only a few years. But these days they are paving over again and making them into bicycle and walking tracks.
Loggers around here (I am in a small town 300km north of Melbourne) used to be done by clear felling. Twenty to thirty years later you can hardly tell the loggers had been there.
Back to airships, it looks like the Americans are concerned about the supply of helium. Another good reason to design for hydrogen as the lifting gas.
Yes lifting high voltage transmission towers from the factory to the site would save a lot of labor and other costs. As would transporting whole houses, hospitals and other buildings. Assembling a house in a factory makes sense compared with the way it's done at the moment.Jun 27 2013: They spoke in the article of a 200 ton airship. And unless they completely scrapped the program for Airships,
it was a very large order. It makes flawless sense. Transit to sites circumnavigates populated areas, and temporary infrastructure needs are minimal. YouTube has numerous videos of the perils of hydraulic or lattice cranes.
Regarding rail, this isn't an option unless the track or siding currently exists.
When we gave up our railroad siding in the late 1980's, the environmental consulting engineer on the project
said it would NEVER be possible to recover the right-of-way to replace the tracks. Regardless of our needs
the 1950's era creosote-saturated timbers had leached into the soil (by design, an effective weed killer).
The areas required an extensive restoration. Your proposal gets better traction when the future fuel-of-choice will be
LNG. A heavy-duty hydraulic crane gets about 3 gallons TO THE MILE.
Once off-road, the crane is helpless if it rains.
Press-on and check out the articles in ENR (A McGraw-Hill pub).Jun 26 2013: Gilbert, I did find the article on Helium-filled Airships. I was off be a few years! Time to retire again!!
Engineering News and Record, in 2008. Just type "airship" in the Search Bar.
It was Boeing and a venture called "Airship Partners". There are photos of a helium-filled ship moving an entire
high-voltage transmission support structure into place. Fully assembled!
And the beauty of that is in the safety. The tower was probably assembled in the controlled conditions of a factory as opposed to the typical multi-crane assembly at the job site. They need a big road for all those cranes!
Just watch a video on YouTube of a typical assembly of a wind farm. The cranes are 250-300 footers.
And having rented those for jobs, a hydraulic crane with a 250 LF boom was between $25,000.00 to $28,000.00 per day.
Paved roads are a must, no steep hills and a VERY WIDE turn radius.Jun 22 2013: Thanks Bill for you ideas.
Bean counters and nay-sayers are in the democratic majority these days.
Maybe this is why so many projects never get off the ground!
There may be statistics for helicopter and plane crashes, but there are almost none for lighter than air ships and none for modern designed ones.
Look at it another way.
A helicopter heavy lifter will cause a lot of damage if it does crash. A passenger jet can cause even more.
A lighter than air vehicle should cause very little as it falls very slowly. Even in the event of multiple engine failures it won't fall at all. In the event of catastrophic fire, hydrogen burns quickly and upward, jet fuel splatters over everything.
On a lighter note (!) people love to watch air crashes, and disasters of most kinds. A video of a large airship crash doesn't exist yet as far as I know.
No amount of built-in safety is going to stop disasters. It is only the perceived fear of them that prevent so many projects. If the fear was real, no-one would drive a car, let alone fly, for fear of the danger.
I don't recall my mentioning pressurization of gases in the way you describe. I am familiar with the gas laws. If you compress some of your lifting gas into cylinders, allowing your co2 or nitrogen to take it's place, it will reduce the lift allowing descent. So the way to control lift involves using different volumes of both gases without throwing them out. Water ballast would also be used for more radical ballasting requirements and for trim.
Again I would like to stress that the idea is for a sustainable form of transport. Once you build it the running costs only involve maintenance and crew costs. They possibly would never need to land at all.
Jun 26 2013: Thank YOU for your comment. As a note of our common manner of thinking, TED exists precisely for people like us! This is a fact. My evidence is a rewarding career which was (very often) inspired by the circle of people who would object to any proposed alternative methods. I don't mean this as self-aggrandizement. It is simply a willingness to try a different method. I was never more "inspired" to continue an alternative design or bid a project with an in-house-created-solution as when the idea was just slammed in pre-bid discussion with the continuous "you can't do that" or "if that could work, someone would have already done it" or (the best one) of all, "let's just stick with the way this has been done for decades, we are a contractor, not a design firm"! Ouch!
"and by the way, remember, we don't have design insurance" :(( Push ahead.
And, by the way, just gather the strength to call an insurance broker yourself. They give you a quote to include with your bid. That's called progress.
Quite often, the conversation about "design insurance cost" was followed-up with the comment: "have you ever checked into a Patent for that?"
Thanks also for the info on gas laws. As I said, I should have paid better attention in high school!
Jun 26 2013: I have to laugh when it comes to insurance. I have never heard of design insurance! They are always thinking up new "products" to sell, that you really need. Every year we get an offer from our accountant for "tax audit insurance" saying how much it could cost if we were audited. It is a great scare tactic. How long will it be before you can buy insurance for your insurance?
It's not so much a lawyer problem, but the judges who are unrealistic, or even corrupt.
So for any project you're going to need design insurance (for how many years?), builder's insurance (for dodgy building practices), accident insurance for the builders, accident insurance for the finished product, and public liability insurance.
Nothing is ever going to get done.Jun 30 2013: Gilbert: You mean you have not seen the film clips of the "Hindenberg", around 1938?Jun 22 2013: Hi Gilbert- I worked on a project for Boeing in Saint Louis where 20+ roof-top units were put in place with a combination of extremely large lattice cranes and a dual-rotor heavy-lift helicopter. If memory serves me, the heli was flown-in from Oregon, where it was used in the logging industry. 1,000 miles???
The 20+ units were approx. 16LF x 38LF. Air-conditioning units for a building 1,100LF x 650LF x 40LF tall.
A key point in your proposed idea would be the lift-capacity vs vehicle size vs pressurization & safety factors IF/WHEN another failure were to occur. This is a mathematical/actuarial formula of job frequency vs real/projected loss.
I am not familiar with the properties of gases (I am a roofing estimator/contractor). I believe you stated that pressurization/compression adds lift? My initial thought (prior to your statement) was that it does not, otherwise
(I reasoned) certain gas cylinder-bottles might fly! However, I can foresee a pressurization-to-volume-to-cylinder weight ratio is the answer to this. As is the fact that I might have paid better attention during high school physics class!
However, the issue of safety in populated areas, utilization above multi-million dollar structures, etc., is a necessary good. And those regulations are usually built-upon the incidence(s) of past failures, injuries/deaths and economic losses.
Areas below heli-lifts or crane-lifts must be vacated to comply with safety codes. For example: 3+ floors (below lifts) on a
multi-floor high-rise and everyone within a certain radius in a single-story structure. I recall seeing a detailed story about heavy-lift "blimps" in Engineering News & Record (ENR) during the same era as the project (2000-2003). See also: Alberici Construction, Saint Louis (great company) or Boeing, Bldg. #101 HighBay/LowBay.
Please don't misinterpret my comments. I have great respect for innovative processes/solutions.
Human error IS a certainty. Our firm specialized in solutions AND attention to detail!Jun 20 2013: Air transportation is and will be, at least for a while a very expensive undertaking. In my view, trains are the most viable method of transportation for the future.
Amos Schrum
Jun 20 2013: I think so, too. Especially when technology decreases the cost for very long vacuum tubes. This allows trains to move through a vaccum and decreases air fricton so that trains can accelerate faster than airplanes without the enourmos amount of fuel.Jun 22 2013: Maybe you should start a discussion on transportation by train. Like how are you going to get from China to South America by train. How about a solar powered train?
- +1
This discussion is about sustainable air transport and payload delivery only where other forms won't work at all and for when the fuel runs out.Jun 19 2013: The idea is not new, but many obstacles are there.
http://www.cargolifter.de/clscandal+M52087573ab0.htmlJun 18 2013: You might want to try a google search like this:
lighter-than-air craft +vacuum
The wikipedia article says that it was first proposed in 1670. With modern materials this just might be feasible, but it would take some very good engineering, and those materials are expensive..
Jun 18 2013: Thank Barry!
This was one of the few rimes that I didn't Google before asking TED. :-PJun 18 2013: There are still many uses for airships But look at the advantages of trains etc. to planes and airships.Jun 18 2013: Thought just came to me and I'm just going to throw it in here and see what happens.
Couldn't you "fill" a zeppelin with vacuum? It weighs less then hydrogen and doesn't explode. Maybe the structure would become too heavy because of the internal skeleton that it would need to not collapse? But what of a partial vacuum that does not strain the construction too much?
I don't know, just testing an idea.Jun 18 2013: Thanks Jimmy, interesting idea to tether it and use props as generators.
But I want something that will lift many tonnes, it should never need to "park" as it will be in continuous use in the same way airplanes and ships are now.
But if you wanted to land it and have it ride out a storm on the ground it could be saucer shaped with a flat bottom that could be laid flat on the ground and tied down.
I was hoping my design wouldn't have to land at all.
Jun 18 2013: You should make an Indegogo project out of this, I'm sure that many would fund it.
http://www.indiegogo.com/Jun 18 2013: I agree,
May I offer some reading on the matter? http://inhabitat.com/hydrogen-wind-powered-zeppelin-could-revolutionize-airship-transportation/Jun 18 2013: True, but not sustainable. Tourists don't need speed. Some airports can't keep up with the speed of flights as is.
Why is speed so important? Not really relevant to the idea. I am more interested in what happens when we run out of jet fuel.
Politicians don't need to waste money traveling, the can use internet conferencing, as can most business travelers.
Even soldiers can kill remotely from home now.Jun 17 2013: I'd like to see a hybrid air ship with power but done for individuals or two-seaters. Not keen on hydrogen though.
Jun 17 2013: There is a minimum size of about 40 meters that would require a lot of garages or hangars.
I'd like a 2 seater BD10 jet, but let's be more realistic about finding a sustainable means of long distance transport.
In my opinion hydrogen is safer to handle than petrol, also many cars here run on LPG (liquid petroleum gas) which is also highly inflammable. The main point is hydrogen is virtually free, Helium is expensive.
Jun 18 2013: Hydrogen is fine IN A CAN under pressure. It's a lot more worrisome in a motorized balloon where there is static.
Jun 21 2013: Everything can be worrisome. A bad pilot in a plane, bad weather, jet fuel, speed.
Depends on how worrisome a person is whether they even fly or not.
There were a few dozen deaths from airship accidents that could have been avoided with today's knowledge. But how many more from regular passenger flights? We have become used to those.Jun 20 2013: Everyone who thinks hydrogen would remain "virtually free" if it became the primary fuel for mass, long-distance air travel raise your hand.
Jun 21 2013: Hardly. But using solar power to crack water and compress hydrogen (or oxygen) is virtually free. And it is then sustainable because when you burn the hydrogen you get water back.
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Jun 17 2013: The idea was to replace jet passenger transport with something sustainable, not compete with ships carting containers. Not that ships couldn't use some attention to sustainable power sources like wind and sunlight, instead of maximum profit over the short term.
The idea of using zeppelins to deliver whole power stations to otherwise unreachable locations is one scenario. Consider even delivering complete factory built houses on site, just connect the utilities and it's ready.
I'm sure there are many ideas for airship jobs that couldn't be done any other way.


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News about Lang Lang, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
May. 19, 2015
James R Oestreich reviews performance by Chinese pianist Lang Lang at Metropolitan Museum of Art to usher in museum's latest exhibition China: Through the Looking Glass. MORE
Oct. 23, 2014
Zachary Woolfe reviews performance by pianist Lang Lang with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall. MORE
Feb. 6, 2014
Zachary Woolfe reviews performance by pianist Lang Lang at Carnegie Hall. MORE
Jun. 5, 2013
Steve Smith reviews performances at gala benefit concert for Lang Lang International Music Foundation at Carnegie Hall. MORE
Oct. 3, 2012
Anthony Tommasini reflects on Sonoma State University's ambitious new music program as pianist Lang Lang performs the inaugural recital at the school's new 1,400-seat Joan and Sanford I Weill Hall. MORE
May. 31, 2012
Vivien Schweitzer reviews performance by pianist Lang Lang at Carnegie Hall. MORE
Jan. 26, 2012
Steve Smith reviews Chinese New Year performance hosted by the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, with guest stars the Quintessenso Mongolian Children's Choir and pianist Lang Lang, conducted by Long Yu. MORE
Jan. 20, 2012
Anthony Tommasini reviews performance by pianist Lang Lang with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall. MORE
Oct. 27, 2011
Allan Kozinn reviews classical music performance by Philadelphia Orchestra, featuring pianist Lang Lang, at Carnegie Hall. MORE
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Highlights From the Archives
Lang Lang: His Life So Far
The story of a gifted boy, his father and his love of the piano.November 28, 2008 artsNews
Beijing Destroys Confiscated Ivory and Vows to End Trade
Beijing hopes to reduce the poaching of elephants, which is driven by Chinese consumers' demand for ivory.
May 29, 2015, Friday
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Review: Lang Lang at the Metropolitan Museum in the Service of Eastern Art
Lang Lang, a pianist who is a magnet for crowds also draws attention to the museum's "China: Through the Looking Glass" exhibition.
May 19, 2015, Tuesday
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Edinburgh International Festival, Under New Director, Sets Lineup
The Edinburgh International Festival in August will be the first under the direction of Fergus Linehan.
March 18, 2015, Wednesday
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Boldly, Bluntly, a Pianist Puts His Stamp on Mozart
Lang Lang played two Mozart piano concertos with Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic.
October 23, 2014, Thursday
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In Performance: Lang Lang
The piano superstar plays the solo cadenza for the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 17 in G.
October 21, 2014, Tuesday
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A Pianist With a Goal Taps Mozart and Chopin
Lang Lang's aim in Tuesday's program was clear: to play three Mozart sonatas to show that they plausibly anticipated Chopin's four Ballades.
February 6, 2014, Thursday
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Lang Lang and Metallica Join an Offbeat List of Grammy Collaborators
The pianist Lang Lang will share a stage with Metallica at the Grammy Awards.
January 7, 2014, Tuesday
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A Statement of Purpose From First-Time Visitors
The San Diego Symphony, led by Jahja Ling, made its debut at Carnegie Hall with a new work, a performance by Lang Lang and Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony.
October 31, 2013, Thursday
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Young Star Raises Funds for Making Younger Stars
Lang Lang shared the stage at Carnegie Hall with friends, celebrities and young protégés for a gala to benefit his music foundation.
June 5, 2013, Wednesday
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Big-League Music Hall in Wine Country
Sonoma State University, one of the smaller universities in the California system, now has a music center that many conservatories would envy.
October 3, 2012, Wednesday
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- City of Trenton, MI (Wayne County)
- Detroit River AOC
- Status: Cleanup Completed, 2005
Marc Tuchman
Great Lakes Legacy Act Program Manager
Black Lagoon Legacy Act Cleanup
More than 470,000 pounds of contaminants were removed from the Black Lagoon inlet on the Detroit River, completing the first cleanup project made possible by the Great Lakes Legacy Act. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes National Program Office and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality coordinated the removal of 115,000 cubic yards of polluted sludge from the small bay during the $9.3 million project.
Dredging of the polluted mud began in October 2004 and took thirteen months. The sediment was dredged out of the lagoon and the sludge was solidified before being transferred by truck or barge to the Pointe Mouille Confined Disposal Facility. After the dredging phase was completed, the bottom of the lagoon was covered with 6 inches of sand and 3 inches of stone to protect fish and wildlife from any remaining contamination in the river mud. Approximately 160 lb of PCBs; 360 lb of mercury, 300,000 pb of oil and grease, 38,000 lb of lead and 140 lb of zinc were removed from the inlet.
The Black Lagoon is a backwater embayment located in the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River. The Black Lagoon received its name in the mid-1980s when scientists investigating the Detroit River discovered that oil and grease released during the 1940s-1970s had accumulated in the sediment of Black Lagoon.
Following the remediation, the city of Trenton received a $151,000 grant to restore a natural shoreline on the Black Lagoon. This work was completed in 2006. In June 2007 the site was renamed "Ellias Cove" in honor of the family who donated the adjacent land to Trenton that became Meyer-Ellias Park. The community also celebrated a $582,000 Boating Infrastructure Grant from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to build a marina and further economic revitalization of downtown Trenton ($200,000 will also be provided as local match from Trenton).
The Black Lagoon lies within the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, the first international refuge in North America.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more.
- Remediation of the Black Lagoon - Trenton, Michigan (PDF) (86 pp, 943K) March 2009
- Fact Sheet: First Legacy Act Cleanup Completed (PDF) (2 pp, 481K)
- Fact Sheet: Dredging Project Set to Start; Legacy Act Funding a First (PDF) (2 pp, 451K)
- News Releases
- EPA Administrator Johnson to visit Black Lagoon cleanup site in Trenton - Nov. 14, 2005
- Detroit River's "Black Lagoon" to be First Great Lakes Legacy Act Cleanup (PDF) (3 pp, 18K) Sept. 27, 2004
- EPA Administrator Leavitt Made Great Lakes Legacy Act Announcement in Trenton, Michigan (PDF) (1pg, 16K) Sept. 24, 2004
- Great Lakes Legacy Act Project Agreement for the Black Lagoon (PDF) (12 pp, 88K) December 2004


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Dateline: August 28, 2011,Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – On lap 37 of the Belgian Grand Prix, staged at the world's greatest Grand Prix circuit, two of the world's greatest Grand Prix drivers give us a moment that will live long in the memories of all who watched it.
On lap 37 Australian Mark Webber's Red Bull Renault is in hot pursuit of Fernando Alonso's Ferrari. Instead of waiting for the uphill surge to Les Combes, Webber nails his colours to the mast – and nails Alonso as the two of them flash side-by-side through Eau Rouge, long held to be the most awe-inspiring corner in F1 racing.
Moments like those abound in Mark Webber's career, and fittingly he produced some more during his landmark 200th Grand Prix weekend. The contrast between Bahrain and Spa could not be greater, but the trademark Webber commitment was still shining brightly as he diced with Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes in the closing stages of the Sakhir race on April 21, 2013.
"It's amazing to think it's 200 starts already," said Webber in his preview to the Bahrain weekend. "I can remember my first race like it was yesterday, but that's the way it goes. Time passes very quickly. It's a good milestone and I'm proud to have made the 200-club. There have been some good moments along the way too."
Small wonder that he remembers his first race: it came in his home country on March 3, 2002, and it gave Webber his first F1 podium appearance – in a totally unpredictable way. He didn't finish in the top three, as you are supposed to do to occupy one of those coveted three steps; but he did coax an ailing Minardi home to the unlikeliest of fifth-place finishes and, by popular demand, he made his own private podium appearance in front of a rapturous Albert Park crowd.
Paul Stoddart was the Minardi team owner at the time. "To better that he's got to win," Stoddie pronounced. Webber would – but nobody, probably Mark least of all, expected that it would take another 129 Grand Prix starts before he did.
Some drivers have famously found themselves in the right place at the wrong time in their F1 careers, and in the early stages Mark was one of them. Jaguar, whom he joined after one season at Minardi, failed to live up to its British Racing Green heritage; Williams, the next stop on his F1 itinerary, was well into the long decline that culminated last year in the team's worst-ever season.
Still, it was with Sir Frank that Webber claimed his first 'legitimate' podium, finishing third in May 2005 at a track that was to occupy a rather special place on the Australian's resumé: Monaco.
In 2007 Webber made the move that was to prove as decisive as one of his trademark passing manoeuvres. He joined Red Bull, and though the early results were unspectacular, the presence of a certain Adrian Newey was the carrot that had attracted Webber to the fledgling team.
Ten points in 2007, 21 in 2008: the numbers tell their own tale. But so does the number 130.
On July 12, 2009, Mark Webber lined up for his 130th Grand Prix at another famous circuit, the Nürburgring, high in Germany's Eifel Mountains. He lined up on pole position for the first time; and, as any Australian fan will tell you, he converted that pole position into his first Grand Prix victory.
As has often been the case with Mark Webber, it was less than straightforward. Everyone held their breath within seconds of the start as Webber fended off an attack by Rubens Barrichello, the two cars seeming to bounce apart. "The reaction coming off each other was probably what alarmed the stewards," Webber recalls, "but when I got a drive-through penalty I thought that was it, it just wasn't meant to be."
Oh yes it was. Recovering superbly – another hallmark of Webber's career – he calmly resumed the lead when Barrichello's Ferrari crew fumbled a stop and was able to cruise home with almost 10 seconds in hand. As if to reassure himself that the wait was over, Webber yelled "Yes!" into his helmet no fewer than 17 times…
In all Webber has now won nine races, not one of which has been handed to him on a plate. Two victories have come at the home of the world championship, England's Silverstone circuit. Two more have come at F1's jewel in the crown, Monaco, in 2010 and 2012. Those are names any Grand Prix driver would love to have on his CV.
There have, though, been heartbreaks as well as highs. In 2010 he could – should? – have become Australia's third world champion but an 'off' in Korea and a lacklustre last race in Abu Dhabi let his teammate Sebastian Vettel through for an unlikely first title win.
He has clashed with Vettel on several occasions, notoriously at Istanbul in 2010, and in Malaysia he suffered the recent indignity of observing team orders while the German did not, losing out on what would have been his 10th Grand Prix win. Speculation has it that this will be Webber's final F1 year, whether he continues to race in another format or not. While Bahrain 2013 was ultimately disappointing, with Webber's tyres disappearing beneath him and condemning him to seventh place, it did at least provide another milestone on his 200-race F1 journey: it was the 100th time that he had finished 'in the points'.
Only the third Grand Prix winner in Australian history, Webber is a member of an elite club now. Of the hundreds of drivers who have tried their hand at Formula 1, he is only the 13th to pass 200 race starts.
"I used up a lot of luck on my first one!" he said after that memorable Melbourne debut 11 years ago. With a little more luck on his side Mark Webber would surely have been the third Australian to wear the sport's most coveted crown.


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David Gonzalez: Possessed to Skate
It's tough to write a caption for skating like this. We'll try to keep it simple: David sought out the gnarliest street spots in existence and annihilated them. Mix that in with his timeless transition skills and you have one of the best parts we've ever seen.
Posted: September 22, 2012
Possessed to Skate Board
In honor of David Gonzalez' ripping video part, Flip released this Possessed to Skate board.
David Gonzalez: Post-Possessed Interview
His "Possessed to Skate" part detonated worldwide over the internet and it's had some of the biggest reactions we've ever seen. Here David analyzes three of the craziest tricks from the vid, including lots of outtakes.
Carcasses, Carnage, y Carne!
The guys at Thrasher Latino helped coordinate a last-minute premiere for David's video part, In the capable hands of Mauricio from Libre skateshop. He and all the OG locals from Medellin made it a night to remember. Muchas gracias por todos Medellin!
David Gonzalez Trick Mix
CCS has a clip of David Gonzalez doing a bunch of sick tricks at the LBC park.
Hot Seat with David Gonzalez
CCS puts David Gonzalez in the hot seat to ask him about recent events.
Tricktip with David Gonzalez
David Gonzalez shows you how to do laybacks in this tricktip from CCS.
Material World: David Gonzalez
David Gonzalez gives you a tour of his new house in this clip from CCS.
David Gonzalez: Possessed to Skate
It's tough to write a caption for skating like this. We'll try to keep it simple: David sought out the gnarliest street spots in existence and annihilated them. Mix that in with his timeless transition skills and you have one of the best parts we've ever seen.
Possessed to Skate Premiere Recap
CCS has a cool video recap from the premiere last week in Long Beach.
Mob Griptape Art Contest
Send us a photo of your best griptape art to win a box of Destroy grip from Mob. Entries are due by October 1st.
The world premier is only a day away, but the bros in Long Beach got to see David Gonzalez's Possessed to Skate video last night in the LBC.
Firing Line: David Gonzalez
His street stunts are pure insanity, but don't forget his effortless transition skills. We'll see you here on Saturday night.
Classics: Christian Hosoi "Speed Freaks"
Hosoi's skating is tough to describe; it's best to just watch and enjoy. David Gonzalez is a true fan of skateboarding, and here he introduces a 1989 classic.
David Gonzalez: Possessed to Skate trailer
David has pure natural talent and he's one of the biggest risk-takers in all of skating. The rumors surrounding his part are insane. Even we can't believe some of what we've heard. It's all revealed this Saturday (September 22nd) at 9pm.
Gonzalez and Lopez Get Buzzed
David Gonzalez sits down with Louie Lopez to talk about his Possessed to Skate part and pissing in bottles.
Win David Gonzalez' Gear
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Possessed to Skate Premiere
David's interview in the mag exhibited some of the gnarliest stunts we've seen to date, and that was just a glimpse of what's in his Possessed to Skate video part. If you're near Long Beach on the 20th, join us at the worldwide premiere. We can all melt our faces together.
Jake Johnson will never comply, as evidenced by the October 2015 cover. More non-compliance inside: Santa Cruz subverts the East Coast, Jon Dickson and Taylor Kirby get a joint interview (get it?), Silas and friends explore Japan, Volcom sets sail for New Zealand in search of Lee Ralph and we celebrate 20 years of Jamie Thomas' reign of destruction. Need more? How about a free JT poster and a sticker sheet? Done deal, dude.
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Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
Founded by the Portuguese in 1680 on the Río de la Plata, the city was of strategic importance in resisting the Spanish. After being disputed for a century, it was finally lost by its founders. The well-preserved urban landscape illustrates the successful fusion of the Portuguese, Spanish and post-colonial styles.
Quartier historique de la ville de Colonia del Sacramento
Fondée par les Portugais en 1680 sur le Río de la Plata, la ville avait une fonction stratégique face à l'Empire espagnol. Disputée pendant un siècle, elle fut finalement perdue par ses fondateurs. Son paysage urbain préservé, mélange de solennité et d'intimité, est un exemple de la fusion réussie des styles portugais, espagnol et postcolonial.
الحي التاريخي في مدينة كولونيا دي ساكرامنتو
كانت هذه المدينة التي أسسها البرتغاليون عام 1680 على ضفاف نهر ريو دي لا بلاتا تؤدي وظيفة استراتيجية إزاء الامبراطورية الإسبانية، إلا ان مؤسسيها فقدوها في نهاية المطاف بعد نزاع دار حولها طيلة قرن من الزمن. ويشكل مظهرها المدني السليم الذي يمزج بين الفخامة والحميمية مثالاً على الدمج الموفّق بين الأساليب البرتغالية والإسبانية وتلك التابعة لمرحلة الاستعمار.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: UNESCO/ERI
Историческая часть города Колония-дель-Сакраменто
Город, основанный португальцами в 1680 г. на берегу реки Рио-де-Ла-Плата, имел стратегическое значение в противостоянии с испанцами. После столетия споров он, в конце концов, был оставлен своими основателями. Хорошо сохранившийся облик города демонстрирует успешное смешение португальского, испанского и постколониального стилей.
source: UNESCO/ERI
Barrio histórico de la ciudad de Colonia del Sacramento
Fundada por los portugueses en 1680, a orillas del Río de la Plata, Colonia del Sacramento tuvo una función estratégica en la pugna de éstos con los españoles. Disputada por ambos durante más de un siglo, la ciudad cayó por fin en manos de los españoles. Su paisaje urbano bien conservado, solemne e íntimo a la vez, constituye un ejemplo de fusión lograda entre el estilo arquitectónico portugués, el español y el postcolonial.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: NFUAJ
Historisch kwartier van de stad Colonia del Sacramento
Colonia del Sacramento werd in 1680 opgericht door de Portugezen op de Río de la Plata. De stad was van strategisch belang in het verzet tegen de Spanjaarden. De stad moest door de Portugezen worden prijsgegeven na een gevecht van een eeuw. De oude Portugese stad – Nova Colonia do Santissimo Sacramento genaamd – werd gebouwd in het uiterste westen van een schiereiland in de buurt van Río de la Plata en was omringd door water. Het intact gebleven stedelijke landschap van de stad toont de succesvolle fusie van de Portugese, Spaanse en postkoloniale stijlen.
Source: unesco.nl
Outstanding Universal Value
Brief summary
Founded by the Portuguese in 1680, Colonia del Sacramento is located at the tip of a short peninsula with a strategic position on the north shore of the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires. In the region, the Historic Quarter of Colonia is the only example of an urban plan that does not conform to the rigid "checkerboard" grid imposed by Spain under the "Laws of the Indies." Instead, this city has a free plan adapted to the topographical features of the site, although strongly influenced by its military function.
Throughout the successive destructions and occupations of its territory, the Historic Quarter acquired the urban and architectural heterogeneity that characterizes it: to the contributions of the Portuguese and Spanish, were added those of the artisans who emigrated there during the second half of the 19th century.
All of its modest buildings, in regard both to their dimensions and their appearance, are a particularly interesting testimony to the singular fusion of the Portuguese and Spanish traditions that is evident in the construction methods used. The civil and religious buildings with long stone walls, wooden trellis and tiled roofs reveal an excellent knowledge of traditional construction systems and contribute to the architectural unity specific to the Historic Quarter.
The special nature of Colonia del Sacramento is also based on its urban landscape, a mixture of large arteries and large squares, with narrow cobbled streets and more private spaces. The scale of the Historic Quarter is marked by the predominance of single-storey houses, those of two stories being rare. From the bay, only the outlines of the lighthouse and church towers stand out. Surrounded by water on three sides, the relationship of the city to the river is one of the natural aspects that additionally characterizes it.
The bloody border dispute between Portugal and Spain gave this remarkable urban site an identity profile enabling appreciation of the survival of its essential characteristics: the dominant human scale, the texture and the "time" of this unique scenario, and the value of its integration into the environment.
Criterion (iv): The Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento bears remarkable testimony in its layout and its buildings to the nature and objectives of European colonial settlement, in particular during the seminal period at the end of the 17th century.
The site inscribed on the World Heritage List retains the elements necessary for the expression of its Outstanding Universal Value, in accordance with the attributes underpinning this value. Thus, despite the passage of time, the ancient Colonia del Sacramento has maintained its original structure and urban scale, as concerns both its buildings and urban spaces. In particular, the urban plan coincides almost exactly with that of the Lusitanian "Nova Colonia do Sacramento", notably with the period of greatest splendour corresponding to the first half of the 18th century.
All the elements necessary for the expression of the values of the Historic Quarter of Colonia del Sacramento are included in the designated area and its buffer zone. The area inscribed on the World Heritage List is clearly defined and includes all the attributes of the property as determined by the boundaries of the walled city of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. In addition, there is a buffer zone that extends to the immediate area of the Historic Quarter, including the city centre.
Given the condition of the property at the time of inscription on the World Heritage List, the conservation of its Outstanding Universal Value, as well as its credibility and original features, are evident. Public and private interventions at the site are carried out in accordance with international standards and local opportunities. An admissibility process of construction practices is being implemented.
At the site, businesses that often change their main activity turn mostly to tourism services, and the cultural models and consumption requirements of new landlords constitute a wake-up call as regards the potential vulnerability of the authenticity in specific cases.
Protection and Management Measures
The layout itself, the public spaces and all the buildings of the Historic Quarter are listed as National Historic Monuments. They thus benefit from the highest protection under the national law in force (Law 14.040 of 1971).
The management of the Historic Quarter of Colonia is the purview of various organizations. At national level, the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) is responsible for policies concerning the protection, conservation, rehabilitation and enhancement of the cultural heritage of the nation. The Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Nation (Law 14,040 of 1971) works under the umbrella of the MEC. Its main objectives are to advise the Executive Power of the Nation on properties listed as Historic Monuments, and to monitor the conservation of monuments and their social promotion. At the departmental level, the Honorary Executive Council (Law 15,819 of 1986) is the body responsible for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation and enhancement of all the sites and monuments of the Department of Colonia, including the Historic Quarter. At local level, the Town Hall of Colonia is responsible for urban planning and standards governing the use of land and construction, as well as utilities, maintenance and sanitary services of the conservation area. Various municipal decrees define the criteria for the construction of buildings, their height, the installation of billboards and acceptable noise levels. The decree on land use is currently under study.
Increased risks associated with real estate pressure, the increase in the number of tourists -- leading to changes in usage (increase in the number of shops and secondary residences), -- and the decrease in the numbers of the local population, oblige the authorities to initiate new planning processes and to rethink the management of the site. A Conservation Plan for the site inscribed on the World Heritage List, prior to the implementation of a Management Plan is currently under review, to counter this development.
It is expected, in the short term, to include the "Bay and the Islands of Colonia" as an extension of the property, on the premise that they are the complement of the terrestrial buffer zone that is already included in the Statement. Thus, all the surrounding territories (terrestrial, insular and aquatic), could benefit from the same protection and management measures as the Historic Quarter.
Long Description
The Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento bears remarkable testimony in its layout and its buildings to the nature and objectives of European colonial settlement, in particular during the seminal period at the end of the 17th century.
Dom Pedro, Prince Regent of Portugal, commissioned his chief minister Manuel Lobo, named Governor of Rio de Janeiro, in 1678 to found a settlement on the Río de la Plata, on the island of St Gabriel. Work began in 1680 and in 1690 Master Church and the Franciscan convent were built.
In 1704-5, during the War of the Spanish Succession, the town was razed to the ground after it was taken. Reconstruction began immediately, and by 1718 there were over 1,000 inhabitants. From the time that Antonio Pedro de Vasconcellos took over as Governor in 1722, Sacramento became the powerhouse of material, commercial and cultural development in the colony. The success of Sacramento as a commercial entrepot had a decisive influence on the development of Buenos Aires and its region.
The town changed hands again in 1762 when it was taken over by the Spanish, but returned to Portugal the following year, after yet another treaty was signed by the two rival powers. The successful siege of 1777 saw Sacramento definitively incorporated in the Spanish Empire under the terms of the treaty of San Ildefonso; part of the fortifications were dismantled and a few houses demolished, but the urban fabric for the most part survived. Between 1839 and 1851 the new nation was engaged in the 'Great War' against its neighbour, Argentina. What remained of its defences was finally demolished in 1859. However, much influence had passed to the national capital, Montevideo. The historical importance of Sacramento was first recognized in 1924, when there was an unsuccessful attempt to have part of the town designated a National Monument.
The old Portuguese town, Nova Colonia do Santissimo Sacramento, was built on the extreme west side of a peninsula near the Río de la Plata. The town itself was bounded by water on its north, west and south sides and to the east by the former lines of defensive walls and bastions.
Today the historic area is defined by the axis of Calle Ituzaingo. The range of buildings is wide in both time and style, and the town has preserved its urban layout and a remarkable collection of structures bearing witness to its more than three centuries of Portuguese, Spanish, and Uruguayan history. Its form is organic, adapted to the topography of the site. It also exercised an unquestioned influence on architectural development in colonial style on either side of the Río de la Plata, where there are examples of Portuguese influence. A number of distinguished Portuguese architects served the Portuguese state in the former Colonia del Sacramento.
The foundation of the town was in fact a somewhat delayed consequence of the claims of the two great colonial powers, Portugal and Spain, in South America, who competed for the power to export the riches of the mines in Peru and the fruits of the agricultural areas in Brazil.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
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On 8 October 1678 Don Pedro, Prince Regent of Portugal, commissioned his chief minister Manuel Lobe, named Governor of Rio de Janeiro, with founding a settlement on the Río de la Plata, on the island of St Gabriel. Work began in 1680, to the alarm of the Spaniards in Buenos Aires, who attacked and sacked the new town before the year was out. The so-called Provisional Treaty, signed in Lisbon in 1681, restored the town to Portugal, but prohibited any constructions beyond those already in place. The Portuguese returned in 1683, but the town did not begin to develop until the 1690s, which saw the erection of the Master Church and the Franciscan convent church.
In 1704-05, during the war of the Spanish succession, the growing town was besieged by the Spanish, to be razed to the ground after it was taken. The two powers signed in 1715 a Treaty of Friendship and Peace at Utrecht under the terms of which Portuguese sovereignty was not only recognized over Sacramento but also over the land surrounding it. Reconstruction began immediately, and by 1718 there were over a thousand inhabitants. From the time that Antonio Pedro de Vasconcellos took over as Governor in 1722 Sacramento became the powerhouse of material, commercial, and cultural development in the colony. lt was, for example, the starting point in the 1730s for the remarkable journeys of Cristovao Pereira de Abreu that opened up the routes to Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais. The success of Sacramento as a commercial entrepot had a decisive influence on the development of Buenos Aires and its region, and played a role in the creation of the Viceroyalty of Buenos Aires. The town successfully withstood another Spanish siege in 1735-37, and when Vasconcellos retired after 27 years as Governor he saw it transformed into a strongly defended and prosperous community.
The town changed hands again in 1762, when it was taken over by the Spanish, but returned to Portugal the following year, after vet another treaty was signed by the two rival powers. The successful siege of 1777 saw Sacramento definitively incorporated in the Spanish empire under the terms of the Treaty of San lldefonso; part of the fortifications were dismantled and a few houses demolished, but the urban fabric for the most part survived. Spanish settlers moved into the town, mainly from Galicia, Asturias, Castile, and Leon. Sacramento was the scene of a number of the events that took place when revolutionary fervour led to the wars of independence. led by Jose Artigas from 1810 onwards. Full Independence was achieved in 1828, but not before grievous damage had been wrought on the Main Church by an explosion during a short period of Portuguese occupation. Between 1839 and 1851 the new nation was engaged in the "Great War" against its neighbor, Argentina, and Sacramento suffered from vet another bitter siege. What remained of its defences were finally demolished in 1859, and a period of judicious reconstruction and expansion began. However, much influence had passed to the national capital, Montevideo.
The historical importance of Sacramento was first recognized in 1924, when there was an unsuccessful attempt to nave part of the town designated a National Monument, with substantial controls over development and a generous allocation from the national budget. Subsequent attempts to protect the historic quality of the town failed again in 1929, 1938, and 1947.Source: Advisory Body Evaluation
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The other day I went to the "Policy Exchange"… This is one of the most effective think tanks in UK politics and other arenas too.
The discussion today was really about "HackGate", what it means to the media industry, what rules exist regarding the press, and what if any, will be imposed in the future…
Now, the room was small, packed (albeit close to empty when I got there), there was food laid on and yet, no coffee :-(
London was forever bustling and this summer's tourism was in full swing.
Now, the panel was made up of a (now) former political news editor of New of the World, an MP and former press sec to David Cameron, modern-day freedom and rights fighters and American – Heather Brooke, along with Joanne Cash (a media barrister), Mike Granatt – Former Head of the Government Information Service and former Director of Communications at the Metropolitan Police and the Home Office, all brought together by the Gabriel Milland former hack and now Head of Press at the Policy Exchange.
Now while most of the meeting is watchable below, there were some interesting Issues.
Firstly, the rules in the UK regarding the press are some of the tightest in the world… In many respects they're too tight, basic information such as police incident and court reports are indeed almost impossible to obtain with any ease, which is surprising as they're really generally considered news worthy and often in the public interest. But while this may well have been an aid to catalyze the present situation, little was said with regard to the laws that were/are broken to obtain sometimes the most basic of information.
This in no way excuses anything! But several things came to mind while watching, listening and observing…
In the regards of Phone tapping and hacking, especially regarding politicians and Royalty… aren't the Security Service (aka MI5) supposed to keep an eye on things like that, as it is effectively, well……… espionage!!
Something Joanne Cash mentioned was the problem isn't the rules – but the sheer lack of teeth to enforce and punish. But again, when you have police and others in the pay of the perpetrators this can't be too easy.
The general talk was odd to me because there was an underlying belief that the Newspapers stood for something, and I simply believe they don't!! They lost that mandate a while ago. There was a real feeling that the institution will last a thousand years, yet I felt like I was sitting in a room of people who were oblivious to their impending appointment to sign on at the local Job Centre as newly unemployed.
The newspapers in the UK, like many around the world, for the most part won't exist in 10 years, not unless they slim down their staff considerably and opt for something we can't get from the internet by then.
Even on the way home, I was standing at Oxford Circus watching a guy setting up a stand for the now free London Evening Standard… people were walking right by! And when I got to the tube station there were two guys almost pushing the newspapers into your hands… So here, right in front of me was the proof the newspaper is dying and doing so fast. I certainly wish I had thought to video it, but might at a later date anyway.
Nevertheless there was a good point made; "what is a journalist?" When is a blog a journal and so on…?
Now I went to this meeting because it was flashed up on Twitter. My thoughts were; if they change the rules, what does that mean for new media and more over – Me….
But the interesting thing was this lack of understanding that many simply get their news from the internet – like you…
I don't own a TV, I don't and don't need to buy newspapers – I get it ALL from the internet, everything; news, entertainment, fun, laughs, organising work, meeting up with people and of course a little online shopping, smut and communicating with friends and around the world generally…
But what of freedoms? What of these so-called journalists? What of the rules? The lack of teeth?
Well I write this blog, I do not earn money from it, I have a fake listing on Who-Is and unless you know me, you don't know who I am, where I live and you certainly don't have my phone number…
I can and sometimes do say what I want, I don't go out of my way to lie, and when I'm hard on people, I generally do it with very much a tongue in cheek. I also invite people to raise a complaint so I may rectify any issues – something modern media does NOT do…
Yet I'm free to write what I want, with a fair degree of impunity, I'm not chasing circulation or sales… Yet what of modern media?
The modern printed press mimic the televised entertainment interest, in doing so and in the desperate pursuit of readership they have for the most part sold their integrity down the line… A few don't in the specialised sectors, but unless you do not own a TV, Radio or are on the internet – then the modern newspaper (once the cutting edge) is all you have. They simply provide gossip, TV listings, sport and games while at work. In fact, in this area alone they haven't fully embraced the market "need and want" at all – yet they believe that uncovering the odd scandal justifies everything. But really – it's just a fast cash return they want and need…
Some papers will survive 10 years, the FT, and humorous political journals and magazines… The rest will be for the web or TV (which will be web based completely soon). In the last few years, visual and net media has grown, thousands upon thousands work in all these fields alone and so any future of the printed press is all but over
As for phone hacking, well on a landline your phone is simply two small wires, intercept that anywhere and attached a £20 recorder and you're away – oh and those wires are normally Blue/White and White/Blue as a general rule…
But it's easy to work out what has gone on, they DO it, they haven't ever been really caught, so they kept on doing it, more and more and I'm sure it probably still goes on because people wouldn't expect it now. But they have been caught, and now they're sorry…
This frankly does not cut it!! yet I can see how easy it can become the norm. People listen in on phone lines all the time, least of which are actual telephone engineers and of course in the UK – GCHQ (the UK equivalent to the NSA). Both of which can trace their beginnings back to Bletchley Park.
And as for which papers do and don't do it – I doubt very few haven't used information from these sources…
So the bottom is this:
The laws exist… simply enforce them!! We have specialist departments for dealing with this too.
As for police corruption – sorry, that's totally inexcusable and the higher the rank of the taker… means that every man and woman in their charge effectively loses the mandate and authority to act – it's THAT serious!! Because how do we know the bent copper hasn't given out erroneous orders to the bobby on the beat?
The newspapers have had their day! New media is already several hundred times better and you get it a whole day before!!
The concept of the Press Pass has to be completely re-thought in light of the moving times and as such all main stream news will be TV/Web based.
As for people like me? I don't need to tap or hack anyone – just learn better written English. I'm guessing I was the only former trucker, free blogger, telecommunication, IT and net design engineer, electrician, qualified bricklayer, trained soldier and unemployed person in the room.
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There's a crowdfunding effort on the way for Rusty Mills.
Rusty is a storyboard artist, animator and director in the Los Angeles animation community. A 25 year veteran of the biz and an Emmy Award winner for his work on the legendary "Pinky and the Brain" animated series from the 1990s. Very talented, well known, admired and respected by all.
Rusty has been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and his medical bills are piling up fast. He had no symptoms and his condition has caught his family by surprise. You can help Rusty with this challenge by contributing to a special fund that's been established.
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Rusty Mills passed on from this mortal life. He died just a couple hours ago at 12:20 PM today Pacific time.
A talented animator and a good man. Heard nothing but good things about him. Through my experiences with Rusty I can vouch for that. Goodbye to one of our own. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the fund to help his family with medical expenses associated with his illness. Still not too late to contribute.
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