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(5/10/2017) The evolution of your library has begun!
Regular visitors to the Fremantle Library may have noticed some changes recently as we prepare for our temporary move to Fremantle Oval later this year.
We're moving while our new, larger and more modern library is built as part of the Kings Square renewal project.
While packing up to move we've taken the opportunity to create some great new customer spaces.
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I'm not even sure if this warrants posting but it's a very easy craft to make to add a touch of colour and glitter to a room.
The one I made was for the craft room! And for the record…. the craft room is finally DONE!!!! I can't believe it is finally done and no longer just an image in our heads. I will post about the craft room, with picture, hopefully tomorrow!
I started out with a plain, cheap plastic switch plate. I painted it using the same chalk paint I used on the rest of the furniture in the craft room. Before the paint had a chance to dry, I sprinkled the switch plate with loose glitter and allowed it to fully dry. (It is sort of hard to see the glitter while the paint is still wet)
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The California Nurses Association recently filed a class-action grievance against Sutter Health on the grounds that hospital managers would not hire Filipino nurses between 2007 and 2009, the Los Angeles Times' "L.A. Now" reports.
The grievance addresses alleged employment discrimination at Sutter's California Pacific Medical Center and St. Luke's Hospital, both in San Francisco.
On Thursday, CNA joined with Filipino activists in the Bay Area to urge the San Francisco Human Rights Commission to investigate whether Sutter conducted discriminatory hiring practices.
Three former California Pacific managers submitted statements to the commission saying that supervisors told them not to hire Filipino nurses over the two-year period.
The nurses association also submitted records that show the percentage of Filipino nurses at the hospital decreased in 2008 from 65% to 10%.
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Sutter officials said CNA's claims are nothing more than a negotiating tactic, as the two groups have been engaged in contract negotiations for three years (Hennessy-Fiske, "L.A. Now," Los Angeles Times, 8/19).
Warren Browner, CEO of California Pacific, said, "We pride ourselves on our diverse hiring policies" (Commins, HealthLeaders Media, 8/23). He noted that the percentage of Asian nurses at St. Luke's Hospital increased from 63% in 2007 to 66% currently ("L.A. Now," Los Angeles Times, 8/19).This is part of the California Healthline Daily Edition, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.


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Adoption of Resolution Approving the Updated Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Plan Resulting in the Procurement of the Ferry Terminal Float and Construction of the Remaining Water and Landside Improvements. (Base Reuse 819099)
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: David L. Rudat, Interim City Manager
The Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Project is an important part of the transportation strategy for minimizing transportation impacts related to the Site A development at Alameda Point and is also a critical asset for the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) to increase service in the Transbay corridor. This report recommends updates to the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Plan that were approved by the City Council in 2016 to reflect updated designs, funding and schedule. The City Council approval tonight will result in the procurement of the ferry terminal float and construction of the remaining water and landside improvements to meet important project deadlines for commencement of new service in the first quarter of 2020.
On June 16, 2015, the City Council approved a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) with a private developer, Alameda Point Partners, LLC (APP), for the Site A development at Alameda Point, consisting of a 68-acre mixed-use project at the gateway of Alameda Point. As part of the backbone infrastructure included with the Phase 1 development of Site A, APP and the City agreed to cooperate in the design, permitting and construction of a new ferry terminal at Seaplane Lagoon (Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal), and APP agreed to contribute $10 million towards its development. Consistent with the DDA, the City is responsible for obtaining third party permits and approvals necessary for construction and operation of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal, and APP is obligated to complete the construction of the new terminal.
In accordance with the DDA [Article 5.2(b)(1) through (3)], a Ferry Terminal Plan shall be developed with a reasonable conceptual design and the parties' best estimate of the schedule and costs based on available information. On April 5, 2016, the City Council approved the Ferry Terminal Plan (Exhibit 1) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Alameda and the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) (Exhibit 2) to provide a framework for collaboration on funding and operations of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal, which was then estimated to cost approximately $18.2 million. The MOU outlined that WETA was responsible for obtaining funds for operations and the procurement of the required vessels and the City was responsible for securing sufficient funds for the development of the new Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal. Both parties agreed to cooperate with each other in obtaining funds for these purposes.
The following provides a summary of the progress made since the City Council approved the Ferry Terminal Plan in April 2016:
• In June 2016, City staff submitted conceptual designs for the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal to the Bay Conservation Development Commission (BCDC) Design Review Board (DRB) for review of the design and public access elements. The DRB supported the design at that time with recommendations for a canopy and other interactive elements on the promenade outside the ferry and to proceed with final approval with no additional DRB review.
• In October 2016, WETA approved the procurement of the necessary vessels to expand service in the Central Bay, including Seaplane Lagoon, and approved the WETA Strategic Plan, which envisions 15-minute ferry service to and from San Francisco from the west end of Alameda (Main Street and Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminals).
• In March 2017, the City was awarded an $8.2 million grant for the construction of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 from the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC), resulting in a total of $18.2 million in funding for the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal.
• On March 6, 2018, the City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Marcy Wong Donn Logan (MWDL) Architects and their consultant team for architectural and engineering services for the design of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal in advance of the closing of Site A to meet the design and permitting timeline for construction completion in FY 2019-20.
• On March 15, 2018, the City transferred land for Phase 1 of Site A to APP. At closing, APP provided a promissory note for $10 million for permit, design and construction costs of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal, including associated parking and landside improvements.
• Between April and July, 2018, the City obtained all required City approvals from the Planning Board and Historical Advisory Board for all aspects of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal.
• Since March 2018, City staff and its design team, in cooperation with WETA and APP, have made significant progress preparing the final design and obtaining the permitting approvals required by outside regulatory agencies, such as BCDC. The float component of the project is at 100% construction drawings, and the remaining elements are at 30% construction design.
• Based on the updated designs and current market conditions, the City, APP, WETA and the design team have updated previous cost estimates from multiple sources, which have indicated that the total cost of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal is likely to exceed the 2016 cost estimate of $18.2 million by $4.0 million for a total of $22.2 million. This is due primarily to significant annual construction cost escalation.
• On June 5, 2018, Bay Area voters approved Regional Measure 3 (RM3), a bridge toll increase that once implemented will result in significant funding for capital and operational funds for WETA to implement its Strategic Plan, including expansion service to San Francisco from the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal.
• On June 19, 2018, due to the increased costs, the City Council adopted a budget for FY 2018-19 that included $2.0 million in additional funds for the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal, resulting in $20.2 million in total funding for the project.
• On August 2, 2018, the WETA Board discussed a request from the City for an additional $2.0 million to help cover the increased costs and complete the needed funding for the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal. The WETA Board voiced general support for helping the City with the final required $2.0 million, but made specific requests for WETA staff and the City to address before returning for an action item at their next Board meeting on September 6, 2018.
These requests included: (1) provide information on what existing sources of funds are available to WETA that could be used to provide a funding commitment to the City for $2.0 million next fiscal year since funds from RM3 are not yet available (for WETA staff); (2) modify the MOU to clarify that WETA must agree to any private use of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal (for WETA and City staff); (3) ensure that WETA funds are used as the last funding into the project in the event costs come in lower than expected; and (4) make efforts to obtain a commitment from a prospective hotel developer at Harbor Bay near the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal to agree to enter into a shared parking agreement for ferry parking, upon approval and development of their project (City staff).
Significant progress has been made since the City Council approved the conceptual Ferry Terminal Plan in 2016, including changes to the budget and funding plan, and WETA has requested potential modifications to the MOU. City staff has updated the Ferry Terminal Plan (Exhibit 3). Upon obtaining City Council approval of the updated Ferry Terminal Plan, APP, in consultation with the City and WETA, will enter into a $5.9 million contract to procure the float component of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal the same week. The immediate procurement of the float will allow the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal to be constructed next year and operating in early 2020 as described in greater detail below. If the float procurement is delayed beyond early September, the opening of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal could be significantly delayed, possibly an entire year due to the limited window for in-water construction work.
Regarding the MOU amendments, WETA staff will be seeking additional direction from the WETA Board on September 6 on whether amendments to the MOU are necessary and if so, more precise direction on the nature of those modifications. Depending on the final direction from the WETA Board, City staff may need to return to the City Council at a later date for approval of amendments to the MOU.
This report will summarize City staff's recommended updates to the Ferry Terminal Plan to account for the progress made since its original approval in April 2016, including the time-sensitive critical next steps for meeting the opening date of early 2020, and staff's assessment of the benefits and risks of moving forward with the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal project at this time.
I. Updates to Ferry Terminal Plan
The following provides a summary of the major updates made to the Ferry Terminal Plan regarding schedule and funding plan:
A. Delivery Schedule
The Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal is planned to open in the first quarter of 2020. To meet this deadline, the waterside construction of the ferry terminal must take place during the 2019 in-water construction window (June through November 2019). Float procurement is a critical path item and must be ordered no later than early September 2018 to stay on course to meet this timeline. If the 2019 in-water work window is missed, the commencement of ferry operations would be delayed until 2021.
B. Funding Plan
As stated above, the total project costs are currently estimated to be approximately $22.2 million based on updated cost estimates from multiple sources, approximately $4.0 million higher than the original $18.2 million approved in the 2016 Ferry Terminal Plan. The increased costs are primarily due to cost escalation (more than 6% per year), the requirements identified moving from concept to actual design and the need to maintain an adequate contingency. As a cost containment measure and to address the constraints on the budget, staff recommends that City Council adopt a finding to exempt the project from the public art requirement, as outlined in the attached resolution. This recommendation is consistent with the Public Art Ordinance which allows exemptions for municipal projects where the budget is a concern. The Site A project, however, will still be required to comply with the Public Art Ordinance. The City, WETA staff and the consultant are also diligently working together to identify savings in the project's scope and design. As described above, the City has secured $20.2 million in funding commitments and is optimistic the WETA Board will commit a $2.0 million allocation on September 6,, 2018. If the WETA Board does not commit these additional funds, City staff will return to the City Council with a proposed contingency plan. Regardless of the WETA Board action, City staff recommends moving forward with procurement of the $5.9 million float immediately to meet the 2019 work window. Below is a table of current sources and uses of current and anticipated funding:
II. Assessment of Benefits and Risks
City staff assessed the benefits and risks of the updates to the Ferry Terminal Plan and moving forward with the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal at this time as part of staff's recommendation to the City Council. The following provides a summary of those benefits and risks for City Council consideration.
A. Benefits
The following provides a summary of the benefits to the City of proceeding with the updates to the Ferry Terminal Plan, including moving forward immediately with the float procurement and the remaining water and landside improvements:
§ Main Street Ferry Terminal Demand. A new ferry service at Seaplane Lagoon would alleviate the demand pressure at the Main Street terminal and would offer existing residents commute options that reduce the traffic in Alameda and in the Transbay corridor. If the project is delayed a year or more, the demand at the Main Street terminal, and the associated parking problems, will increase and require a more costly, less than optimal short-term solution. The Main Street terminal is already nearing capacity during peak a.m. commute hours, with riders sometimes left behind and parking overflowing along Main Street.
§ New Development at Alameda Point. A new Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal would locate service within walking distance of the Site A development, which will maximize demand for WETA ferry services from the residents and employees located at Alameda Point. The project creates approximately 400 new parking spaces that are greatly needed to meet existing and new demand. Additional new development is also anticipated in the Main Street Neighborhood with approximately 300 new units in another 3-4 years, creating more demand for the ferry service. A new ferry terminal will significantly increase the possibility of attracting major commercial users to Alameda Point. A number of prospective commercial tenants that include higher-intensity employment uses, such as office uses, have indicated the new ferry terminal and service are important factors in locating at Alameda Point. The new Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal will also create a transit hub in the heart of Alameda Point and minimize potential traffic impacts of new residents and businesses locating at Alameda Point, on the rest of the Island.
§ Expanded and Coordinated WETA Service. With only the Main Street terminal on Alameda's west end, WETA is constrained to only five vessels during the peak commute hour due to its one-sided float at Main Street, often resulting in service delays. With a new ferry terminal at Seaplane Lagoon, WETA could easily coordinate the Main Street and Seaplane Lagoon services as one West End service (i.e., boats can be moved in and out of both terminals) to meet shifting demands from each terminal and from Oakland, creating long-term flexibility, without compromising the viability of the Oakland service. A Seaplane Lagoon terminal with the capacity for two boats also positions WETA for increased service in the Transbay corridor, where the ferry is one of the best options given capacity limitations on the Bay Bridge and BART.
B. Risks
The following provides a summary of potential risks to the City of both proceeding and not proceeding with the float procurement now and the impacts if there is a delay in the project schedule.
§ Construction Cost Escalation. Any delays in procurement could impact the current pricing and increase overall project costs. While price escalation due to the recent tariffs on steel and aluminum is possible, the current estimated costs for the float and gangway would be unaffected if pricing is locked in now since these materials can be procured immediately.
§ Project Schedule Delay. If the float is not procured by early September 2018 and the 2019 in-water construction window is missed, operations will be delayed. A delay in the schedule could also jeopardize ACTC funding, which is currently programed to fund construction in 2019.
§ RM3 Lawsuit. The project requires an annual operational subsidy to fund the excess of operating expenses over revenue generated by passenger fares. The subsidy was programmed into the recently passed RM3, which is being challenged by a pending lawsuit. Without the operating subsidy, WETA ferries may not be able to operate, even if the new Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal is constructed.
§ WETA Funding Not Secured. While the WETA Board was generally supportive of helping to fund the $2.0 million gap, they will not take an action until this Thursday, September 6. If they do not commit to $2.0 million in funding, City staff will return to the City Council with a contingency plan for funding the remaining funding gap as soon as possible.
Taking into consideration the benefits and risks above, staff recommends that City Council approve updates to the Ferry Terminal Plan, which will result in the immediate procurement of the float and final design and construction of the remaining water and landside improvements for the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal.
Approval of the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Plan acknowledges that at the time this report is transmitted, the overall project maintains a current funding gap of approximately $2.0 million with the total cost estimated at $22.2 million and total funding commitments of $20.2 million. As shown above, there is more than sufficient funding for procurement of the $5.9 million float that APP will contract for using the developer's contribution. Should the request for funding from WETA be approved on September 6, the project will have full funding with adequate contingency to contract for the remaining ferry terminal improvements. If WETA does not agree to fund the gap, additional funding will be needed and City staff will return to the City Council immediately with a contingency plan.
A ferry on the Seaplane Lagoon is consistent with the Alameda Point Waterfront and Town Center Precise Plan, which included a ferry terminal at Seaplane Lagoon as part of Site A Development. City Council approved the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Plan on April 5, 2016.
On February 4, 2014, the City of Alameda certified the Alameda Point Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) in compliance with CEQA. The FEIR evaluated the environmental impacts of redevelopment and reuse of the lands at Alameda Point consistent with the Alameda Point Waterfront and Town Center Plan, which included a ferry terminal at Seaplane Lagoon as part of Site A development. Consistent with the February 2014 action, on May 11, 2015, the Planning Board approved a resolution containing conditions of approval that require that the Site A development comply with, and implement, all the relevant mitigations measures adopted by the City Council in February 2014. The DDA also includes the MMRP as an exhibit and requires compliance with all of the relevant mitigation measures.
Under Public Resources Code Section 21083.3 and Section 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines, where a project is consistent with the development density established by existing zoning, a community plan, or a general plan for which an EIR was certified, additional environmental review is not required. The density and land uses of the proposed Ferry Terminal are consistent with the Town Center and Waterfront Plan and Alameda Point Zoning District. As documented in the CEQA Addendum to the Alameda Point project EIR, construction of a ferry terminal at Seaplane Lagoon would not result in significant impacts that: (1) are peculiar to the project or project site; (2) were not already identified as significant effects, cumulative effects, or off-site effects in the FEIR; or (3) were previously identified as significant effects, but are determined to be substantially more severe than discussed in the EIR. Thus, the streamlining provision of Public Resources Code Section 21083.3 and Section 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines apply and no further environmental review is necessary.
Adopt a resolution approving the updated Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Plan resulting in procurement of the ferry terminal float and construction of the remaining water and landside improvements.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jennifer Ott, Director, Base Reuse and Transportation Planning
Michelle Giles, Redevelopment Project Manager
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Elena Adair, Finance Director
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High school courses taken in middle school will follow the grading presented for high school students. Students will have a choice of PC19 or a numeric grade for the Spring semester grade. Students enrolled in these courses should complete the form to decide their grade.
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4/20 - Updated Food Service Information
The Food Bank of NC will be providing food at our school at 12:00 on Tuesday, April 21st. Beginning April 27th, we will resume curbside pick up at our school on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Each meal container will include one hot lunch, one prepackaged lunch, and two breakfast items.
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Parents and Guardians As a means of supporting our families with using Lexia Reading at Home, an important tool our students use to help increase their reading capacity, the company is offering "FREE" webinars just for parents and guardians who are at home helping to fill in the gaps during times. In these webinars, Professional Learning Facilitators will instruct families of K-8 learners on how to: Get set up and started (your student should already have an account). Support children's learning at home. Track progress and extend learning.
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We realize that some of you may not have internet and/or devices or may prefer paper copies, so we will be preparing instructional packets for our students. Families can pick up the packets on Friday, March 27th at 11:30am by the back of the cafeteria.
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Attention parents of 4-year-olds: Are you interested in your child attending a free preschool program? The NC PreK program is designed to provide 4-year-old children with positive early learning experiences that support their development and prepare them for Kindergarten.
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An amusement park, which could be considered as the nicest in the country, was designed and realised on a plateau in Algeria. In this case TPP carried out all the design phases, working alongside the owners even during the start-up phase. Consultancy was supplied even on staff selection and training, also preparing the work procedures of each area of the park. Famili Parc represents the classic example of a modern luna park.
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A new report entitled "Benchmarking SMEs as Suppliers to the Government of Canada: Inclusion, Innovation, and International Trade", has released 10 strategies for improving diversity in the Federal Government contracting process. The report was conducted by Professor Barbara Oscar "and a research team at the University of Ottawa's Tefler School of Management, in collaboration with Public Services and Procurement Canada."
In Canada, social procurement has sat as the over riding strategy in procurement to look for a connection between diverse suppliers and sustainability. Despite this, according to Beta Kit, the majority of small and medium-sized enterprises owned by women, for example, "are less likely to enter contracts with the Canadian federal government."
The 10 point action plan is said to provide a road for increasing diversity "and the overall representation of women-owned firms in federal government contracts." To move towards this goal, the report suggestions "that the government should introduce gender-sensitive procurement training programs in collaboration with organizations such as the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC) and Women's Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC)."
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Wow , this is a big fella , 51cm top to bottom, this lattice style 3d spinner looks great on top of a display pole, or just hanging in the garden.
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Citroen's ID19 (or DS as it is often known) made an ideal rally car, despite it's size, thanks to its innovative suspension system which coped well with the roughest terrain. The first major victory came on the Monte Carlo rally in 1949, Paul Coltelloni, Pierre Alexandre & Claude Desrosiers taking the win. The car was finished in an unusual caramel and cream livery, which works very well with the shape of the car and Spark has done a good job of replication the shape and the details.
The range which changed the 1:43 model market and for which we coined the term 'resincast'. Resin rather than traditional diecast bodies mean that relatively short production runs can be made and what might be marginal subjects become viable. Quality is very consistent with plenty of fine etch used where necessary. A huge range is the result, covering all aspects of (mostly postwar) motorsport and a wide variety of road cars. We typically see around 30 new subjects released per month and pre-orders are strongly recommended. Made in China


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Hong Kong will mesmerize you. Don't be fooled by the skyline and consider Hong Kong as just a concrete jungle, more than 70% of Hong Kong is covered in greenery and mountains. Some of the top attractions of this city include pristine islands just beyond the city, bustling shopping centres, night markets and a sparkling harbour.
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Travelling with kids? Hong Kong has got you covered; with a plethora of theme parks like Disneyland and Ocean Park, a holiday in this city will ensure that your kids have loads of fun! For people who like their holidays with a little dose of adrenaline, this city has in store activities like kayaking, trekking and much more.
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Housing's improving fortunes, marked by rising home prices and sales, are likely to be acknowledged by the US Federal Reserve.
US central bank officials are gathering for a two-day policy meeting and have already targeted housing as one of the weak spots of the economy.
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Africa's birthday is this weekend.
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Just come.
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Russia wanted me to say The worm knows
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I have no idea what that means. Do you?
Japan looked really uncomfortable all night
but never spoke. Is something going on?
Ireland asked to be remembered.
I sang to it for you.
I didn't get to connect with Europe
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Is that everyone? Oh yes, the oceans.
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Number 6 Braeside Mews is located in Goodrington, Paignton, just one minute from the beach of Goodrington Sands. This enviable location is just a 10 minute stroll to Paignton harbour and town centre, with Torquay and Brixham being a 10 minute drive away.
At Goodrington Sands you can hire sunloungers, deck chairs and beach huts, along with a range of water activities including pedal boats, waterskiing and windsurfing for beginners.
This sandy beach also has clean, calm waters to swim in. Splashdown at Quaywest Water Park is also located on Goodrington Sands, along with cafes, a pub, the park, boating lake and go-karts.
The costal path to Brixham and Torquay also runs along Goodrington Sands.
Paignton harbour, seafront and town centre is a ten minute walk away. Paignton Sands also has pedal boats for hire, along with the pier, children's geo-park, cinema and the green which hosts many festivals, fairs and exhibitions throughout the summer.
Boat and fishing trips to Torquay, Brixham and Dartmouth can be booked in the harbour and along the seafront. Also located on the promenade is the best pirate themed crazy golf you've ever seen!
The Dartmouth steam train leaves from Paignton station and Goodrington.
Paignton Zoo and Living Coasts
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Living Coasts, Torquay's award-winning coastal zoo, is home to a magnificent array of marine life from around the world.
Torquay and Babbacombe
Torquay is a 10 minute drive away and has a great marina, along with a good selection of restaurants, cafes, pubs, shops and the Princess theatre.
Babbacombe, a further five minute drive from Torquay, has a model village, theatre and Cliff Railway.
Brixham, recently the star of its own TV show, Fish Town, is also a 10 minute drive away.
It has been the centre of the area's fishing industry for centuries. More recently, the fish market has been redeveloped and is home to David Walker and Son Fish Merchants who offer fantastic, local, fresh fish; why not call in and take some home!
Brixham also has a stunning marina, Breakwater Bistro located on the beach, and Berry Head.
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Newton Abbot | 9 Miles, 20 Minute Drive
Teignmouth | 12 Miles, 30 Minute Drive
Dawlish | 15 Miles, 38 Minute Drive
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Salcombe | 26 Miles, 49 Minute Drive
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May 13, 2019
MANHATTAN, KAN. – Beginning on Monday, May 20, and continuing through Sunday, June 2, travelers can expect increased police presence on roadways as the Riley County Police Department joins 180 other law enforcement agencies in aggressively enforcing Kansas occupant restraint and other traffic laws as part of the 2019 Kansas Click It or Ticket campaign. This activity is supported by a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). Enforcement will occur around the clock because seatbelt use diminishes after nightfall, meaning the likelihood of unbelted crash injuries and deaths soars during those hours.
Drivers will be confronted with strict enforcement of both the Kansas Safety Belt Use Act and the Kansas Child Passenger Safety Act. These statutes require that all vehicle occupants must be appropriately restrained. Law enforcement officers can stop vehicles and issue tickets when they observe occupants riding unrestrained or without proper restraint. Occupants, ages 14 and over, are cited individually. If a passenger under the age of 14 is observed to be unrestrained the driver will be cited. The fine for an adult (18+) seat belt violation is $30. The fine for a youth (14-17) violation is $60, while the fine for a child (0-13) restraint violation is $60 plus a court cost charge of as much as $108.
Children under the age of four must be correctly secured in an approved child safety seat. Children, ages four through seven, must be securely belted into an approved booster seat unless taller than 4 feet 9 inches or heavier than 80 pounds, in which case, the booster may be removed, and the child belted in without it. Children, ages eight through 13, must be safety-belted. In addition, Kansas law prohibits persons under the age of 14 from riding in any part of a vehicle not intended for carrying passengers, such as a pickup bed. For answers to child safety restraint questions and the location of the nearest safety seat fitting station, or safety seat technician, contact the Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office at 1-800-416-2522, or write firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Uber decides to skirt rules in San Francisco over self-driving cars
Ride sharing company Uber has decided to skirt the rules over self-driving cars in San Francisco, California. The California Department of Motor Vehicles sent a letter to Uber on Wednesday ordering the company to "cease the operations" of its autonomous cars until it gets the proper permits. Uber responded by saying it doesn't need to stop because their vehicles have someone to take control. Susie Steimle reports.


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Residential Window Contractors in St Paul Install Replacements After a Windstorm
Like tree service technicians, residential window contractors in St Paul may experience a spike in business after a severe windstorm hits the area. The wind can break branches and send them flying into windows, leaving a mess for homeowners. If someone is home and the storm is not dangerous, the best strategy is to quickly cover the open area with cardboard, wood or plastic to stop rain or debris from blowing in. Before even taking this step, an adult should make sure kids and pets don't have access to the room until any glass on the floor is cleaned up.
After resolving the immediate problem, contacting the home insurance agency may be a suitable second step unless the homeowners don't want to get the insurer involved. Depending on the cost of glass replacement by Residential Window Contractors in St Paul, it may be preferable to pay for the new window out of pocket than to risk having insurance premiums go up. If the homeowners decide they want an upgrade or a change in design, the insurer likely will not pay for any extra cost above and beyond the basic glass replacement.
The glass replacement should be done as soon as possible, but the residents may want to take a day or so and think about whether they do want a different type of window. Much of this decision will involve considering where the broken one is located. In a bedroom with a few standard sash windows, simply having the glass replaced may be the best option. On the other hand, if the windows are old and drafty, replacing all the windows in that room may be advisable if it's an affordable project.
Broken flat windows in a living room, dining room or kitchen might be able to be replaced with larger ones or those that provide more space and natural light. For instance, flat panels of glass might be replaced with a bow window for a curved effect and a ledge. The ledge can be used as seating space for a person or a companion animal, or as a shelf for plants. Visit Builders & Remodelers Inc for extensive details on replacement windows.


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To get the most out of a heat engine, you have to respect certain settings such as the height and inclination, the choice of a propeller adapted to the boat, etc. Many fishers simply center their engine on the transom, tighten the fixing screws, and roll youth. With small powers, it happens in principle quite well, but as soon as one exceeds the ten hp problems can occur, and in any case, the performances are rarely optimized with a pose also empirical. We lose the top speed, we consume too much, or even we observe a bad behavior of the boat when we do not jeopardize the survival of the engine (over-speed). Here are the basics of what you need to know to exploit the potential of an engine fully. If you want to change your outboard motor and to buy the outboard motor for inflatable boat read our experts test.
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The right length of the tree
The first precaution is to make sure, at the time of purchase, that the engine shaft length is adapted to the height of the transom of the boat (see table opposite). These figures, although generally accepted, are given here only as an indication to rough the choice, but in practice, one often observes differences of several centimeters according to the manufacturers of engines.
The safest method is, therefore, to measure the height of the transom, i.e., the vertical distance between the top of the table (on which the engine caliper is supported) and the bottom of the hull (measure at the exact center Of the boat). The length of the shaft, also known as the length of the ground bolt, is usually indicated in the engine manufacturer's documentation. In the case of a second-hand purchase and the absence of this documentation, you can take the measurement yourself. This is the distance between the underside of the mounting bracket (the one that rests on the transom) and the anti-cavitation plate.
With these two measures you are fixed and there are several cases:
– the shaft is shorter than the transom, the motor is unusable (except cutting the top of the table to shorten it).
– The length of the tree is equal to or greater than 5 cm at the height of the table: it's perfect.
– the length of the shaft is 5 to 10 cm higher than the height of the switchboard: possible use with motor lift.
– the length of the tree exceeds the height of the table by more than 10 cm: tree too long.
The use of a tree too long is theoretically possible since the propeller and the water intake of the cooling system are in the water, but this generates serious drawbacks: poor performance (high resistance to advancement), vibrations, spray of water flooding the back of the boat, too much effort on the transom, etc.
Adjusting the right height
Once in possession of a motor of suitable length, it is necessary to carry out a fine adjustment of the height, it is the phase of optimization.
How is it possible to adjust this height?
The lowest setting is simply to leave the mounting bracket resting on the transom. It is not possible to lower the engine more, but it is, however, possible to raise it by inserting a shim.
Hence the interest, as explained above, to have a tree rather too long a little too short: it leaves more margins of adjustment. Lower than the back of the shell a few centimeters. Indeed, this plate has the role of preventing the propeller can suck air, which would pack the engine and reduce the thrust.
By placing it lower than the hull one is sure to have a powerful and uninterrupted flow of water on the propeller. But at the same time, the anti-stacking plate (2) must be out of the water when the boat is sailing at full speed.
This plate has the role of folding down the shower of water caused by the wake of the submerged part of the engine. If this plate is too low, it no longer fulfills its mission and a shower of water occurs, which in some cases can flood the back of the boat.
It is therefore understandable that before definitively fixing his engine it is necessary to make adjustments and tests on the water, possibly with wedges of different thicknesses.
We find the height that gives the best performance but without disadvantages (cavitation, water spray). Some works recommend to align the anti-cavitation plate on the hull, the notices of the engine manufacturers bend rather for an adjustment 5 cm under the hull (for safety to avoid any risk of runaway by cavitation). In practice, an adjustment to 2-3 cm under the hull is often a good compromise between performance and engine safety, but again each hull is a special case according to its shape, the distribution of masses, so tests are desirable.
Engine fixing
Once the correct height is found, one usually proceeds to bolt the engine on the transom, at least for powerful engines and not likely to be dismantled regularly because too heavy. In concrete terms, this concerns engines above 25 hp in two stages or 15-20 hp in four stages.
The bolting is safety, it prevents the engine can move, and it distributes well the effort on the transom. It assumes the drilling of the latter and therefore a sealing system (putty) even if the holes are above the waterline to prevent the infiltration of water by projection.
Once the correct height is found, one usually proceeds to bolt the engine on the transom, at least for powerful engines and not likely to be dismantled regularly because too heavy. Bolting also allows, in some limiting cases (tree too long), to raise the motor more than would allow the butterflies are clamping.
The result may seem daunting because the butterflies are no longer in contact with the transom, but the fixing by bolting is much more robust and reliable, so there is no risk.
Some motors have several height adjustment holes, which makes it possible to avoid drilling too close to the edge of the board. We understand that before drilling it is necessary to be sure to be at the right height. Hence the importance of carrying out severe tests in navigation.
Once this paramount setting is done, there is still room to get the best performance from his engine and his boat: the inclination of the shaft (trim), possibly the drift, the choice of the best pitch of the propeller, l addition of accessories (flaps, hydrofoils). One of the most common problems and the most troublesome is the difficulty or even the impossibility to plan, that is to say, to hover the hull on the water.
A boat that does not plan to crawl because it pushes the water instead of sliding on the surface, the engine forces and consumes a lot.
It is evident that to plan you need enough power given the size of the boat. We can not hope to weigh a 400 kg hull with a 6hp; it's just impossible. But even when you have enough power, in theory, a boat may have difficulty in sizing, especially when it is heavily loaded (passengers, equipment, etc.).
Spread the charges
The first point to check is the good load distribution, which is all the more important as the boat is light and the engine limits low. When the throttle is on, the front of the boat lifts and the stern sinks. This is a natural phenomenon, but if the boat is unbalanced with too much weight on the back, this greatly aggravates the problem and requires extra power in trolling motor battery.
Besides, it is sometimes enough to ask the passenger to sit at the front of the boat to plan immediately. An unbalanced boat is easily recognizable by the fact that it rises a lot when you put the throttle, but also that it has a tendency to porpoise when you have gone to the water: the front lifts and falls in a continuous movement.
It is essential, once the imbalance is identified, to distribute the loads in a way that compensates. The main heavy and easily moveable elements are the fuel nurse, the battery (s), the passenger (s), the onboard bags and crates. Often it is enough to place the batteries and the nurse at the front (sometimes even in the middle) to greatly improve the performance of the lift.
Importance of trim
There is another point to check is the inclination of the motor shaft relative to the bottom of the hull (called trim or angle trim).
There are three possible inclinations:
– Neutral trim, shaft perpendicular to the hull.
– negative trim, inclined shaft towards the boat.
– positive trim, shaft inclined outwards.
To understand the impact of the trim you have to remember that the thrust axis of the propeller tends to get closer to the horizontal when you put the gas, which plays on the inclination of the hull (plate). The negative trim facilitates the planing by plating the front of the boat on the water, avoids the pitching and increases the bearing surface which pushes the hull upwards. It may happen that the tilt of the transom does not allow the negative trim (poorly crafted boat).
In this case, we can cheat by inserting a bevel wedge that is placed between the engine and the transom. These wedges make it possible to gain about 2 cm of inclination and do not cost much (less than 10 €). Do a search on the internet with the term "stern plate" or "transom plate."
The negative trim does not achieve the maximum speed once sailed. If you have an adjustable electric trim in navigation, the idea is to lower the engine to the maximum to plan (negative trim), then raise it gradually (neutral or positive trim) to relieve the front to what the boat starts to porpoise or the propeller to cavitate (suck in air).
We go down slightly and we are at the best of what the engine can provide with the current load. If you do not have an electric trim, there is a choice to make. All motors allow several tilt adjustments that can only be done at a standstill. If the boat is struggling to climb, the lowest setting is used. Otherwise, a higher setting, determined by tests.
Aids to the lift
There are accessories to prevent the "bottom" of the boat from sinking too much acceleration: foils and flaps. The foils (also called hydrofoils) are fixed on the engine while the flaps are fixed on the hull. Both have the effect of opposing, by leaning on the water, that the rear sinks. The help with the clearance and the improvement of the attitude for a hull tending to pitch up are quite spectacular. They also improve stability in navigation by limiting roll effects. They do not increase the maximum speed (on the contrary), but the foils make it possible to hover at lower engine speed.
Which system to choose? Foils cost less and are easy to install yourself (drilling and bolting on the anti-cavitation plate). In addition, coupled with electric trim, their inclination is adjustable. Their use on large, heavily motorized boats (> 70 hp) is however not recommended because in the tight curves and at full speed these fins exert fundamental forces on their fixation.
There is a risk of rupture of the anti-cavitation plate with which more is a loss of the manufacturer's warranty.
In other words, these foils are suitable for medium engines, their efficiency being maximum between 15 and 50 hp.
Flaps are preferable for large engines and heavy boats, but they require drilling the hull for their attachment and the cheapest models are not adjustable in inclination (or only when stopped) which does not allow to modify the plate in navigation. In addition, they especially allow lowering the nose of the boat. Their action in the opposite direction is negligible, unlike foils.
If despite all these solutions, the boat is still struggling to dive with sufficient power, there remains only one solution: change helix.


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New Game of Thrones Twitter Emoji LeaderboardMarch 07, 2019
On February 28th, Twitter announced that whenever you tweeted certain hashtags surrounding the show Game Of Thrones, emojis would accompany them in your post. The popular show is about to launch its eighth and final season on HBO and fan excitement is at an all-time high.
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— Twitter TV (@TwitterTV) February 28, 2019
The central point of the show is that characters and families are fighting for control of the "Seven Kingdoms" and to sit on top of "The Iron Throne." Fans have different theories as to who in the show will sit on top of it and will essentially win the "Game Of Thrones."
With the launch of these new emojis, it begs the question: who is winning the Iron Throne on social media? With that, we at Zoomph have launched our Social Media Value Index for Game Of Thrones.
How It Works
Since 2/28, we have tracked mentions and hashtag usage around Game Of Thrones and the major characters. From there, we track the total activity surrounding each character with an emoji, measuring organic posts & retweets.
Curious to see whether House Stark or House Lannister is on top? Will the Night King lead the White Walkers over all competitors? Or will a smaller name get the most attention on social media?
Throughout Season 8, we will be monitoring the conversation surrounding the show and telling the story about who is on top as major marketing moments happen. We also have some fun content planned around the show as well. Stay tuned!
- Introducing Zoomph's Social Media Value Index
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WASHINGTON — There are thanks to the military during baseball games; there are thanks during hometown parades. There are discounts for many purchases and advantages for the military in some job applications.
And then there are the thanks from people who were on the ground, about to be killed, when the U.S. military came to save their lives.
Those thanks were heard in the Pentagon on Wednesday.
There is a new display on the walls of the A-ring in the Pentagon today, honoring U.S. and NATO forces that participated in Operation Allied Force. The 78-day air campaign, from March 24, 1999 to June 10, 1999, aimed at rescuing Kosovo's mostly ethnic Albanian citizens from atrocities at the hands of the Yugoslav Serb military and para-military groups.
"You decided to act with humanity," Vlora Çitaku, who was 18 during the 1999 campaign, said during the Wednesday unveiling ceremony. "We shall never forget the price for our freedom was steep."
Kosovo is now an independent nation. Çitaku is now Kosovo's ambassador to the United States.
"Imagine being in a country where everything is systematically taken away from you," she said. "We hope to join NATO one day so our soldiers can flight alongside American soldiers around the world … to defend freedom."
Çitaku was joined by Muharrem Alija, who was a young boy in Kosovo during the war. He described watching relatives and friends being killed in front of him and how he and others fled to a basement to hide.
It was only after they heard the bombing that they knew they were safe, he said — safe to begin the grim task of locating the bodies of their family and community members.
"Thank you," he said repeatedly, looking into the eyes of the Air Force personnel sitting in the front rows near him.
Retired Lt. Gen. Dan "Fig" Leaf, who was the commander of the 31st Fighter Wing and 31st Expeditionary Wing out of Aviano Air Base, Italy, lamented that the Kosovo campaign is "largely forgotten and that's unfortunate." He led the operation as a one-star general, piloting one of the F-16 fighters that, in total, dropped an estimated 600 million pounds of ordinance.
"Its lessons could have been applied to [Operation] Enduring Freedom and the outcome would have been more credible," Leaf said, referring to the post-post-September 11, 2001, campaign in Afghanistan.
"This was a good old-fashioned fight of good against evil, and good won."


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Abu Dhabi on Sunday struck two oil and gas concession deals, as well as announcing plans to use blockchain technology in the field of energy.
The emirate's state fund Mubadala bought a 20 percent stake in the Nour gas field off the coast of Egypt from Italian energy company Eni, Reuters reported.
Egypt's petroleum ministry also said that energy giant BP will buy a 25 percent stake in the concession from Eni, it was reported.
In a separate deal, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said that it had awarded a subsidiary of China ZhenHua a 4 percent stake in its onshore oil concession, previously held by the CEFC China Energy Company.
"With China ZhenHua Oil, we will pursue mutually beneficial cooperation, share business growth opportunities and work together as we deliver on our 2030 smart growth strategy," Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, UAE minister of state and ADNOC Group CEO, said in a statement.
China ZhenHua Oil is 100 percent indirectly owned by the Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, a Chinese-government agency, the statement added. It operates 11 oil and gas upstream projects in six countries, with gross production of close to 10 million metric tons per year.
ADNOC also said on Sunday that it is collaborating with IBM to pilot a blockchain-based automated system to integrate oil and gas production transactions.
"The groundbreaking system provides a secure platform for the tracking, validating and execution of transactions at every stage, from production well to the end customer," it said in a statement.
According to ADNOC, using blockchain technology will reduce the time it takes to execute transactions between its operating companies and "significantly" increase operational efficiency.
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A recently passed `homeland security' law in Kentucky states that people depend on `the Almighty' for their security. A Kentucky judge has ruled that this essentially requires people to believe in obey God and is therefore unconsitutional as it violates individual religious freedom.
I don't know, it seems to me that it wasn't so much of a law as a proclamation of what they saw as a fact. It isn't quite the same thing as saying that Kentuckians are behaving criminally if they don't obey God.
Here's an AP story on it: Google.com.
What do you think?


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My heel seems to be ok. A little tender, and I'm sure it's going to seize up all to hell following the marathon, but I don't think I'll be doing any lasting damage at this point.
Only a couple of days left now. I've been working on my equipment list for the past couple weeks, visualizing race-day and adding items as I realize I've left them out:
- 8oz bottle w/ water to carry
- 20oz bottle w/ nuun to sip in the hour before race time
- 8 gels (1 just before the start, 6 during, and 1 spare)
- race number & belt
- timing chip & shoes
- Garmin Forerunner 305 & heart monitor strap
- hat
- tri jersey / shirt / jacket
- gloves
- post-run shirt / hat / jacket / sweatpants
The weather is forecast to be partly cloudy and in the low 40s. This is excellent news. I should be able to get away with only 1 thermal layer over my tri jersey, plus gloves and a cold-weather running hat (both Nike). I'll also have my running jacket with me in case the forecast is wrong, but hopefully I can leave it in the car.
The course will have water stations every 2 miles, stocked with gatorade, so I'm going to have water in the bottle I carry to keep it interesting. It's nice to have a break from the flavored stuff every now and then.
I'm excited, but also really nervous. This is a far crazier thing than the triathlons I did this year. Just like with the triathlons, I've done the training, but it feels like the gap between the training and the actual race distance is much larger this time. The longest I've run is 18 miles, and Sunday I'll be adding another 8 to that. 18 miles frakking HURT. I really just don't know what's going to happen when I go even further, but it should be interesting finding out.
I'm thankful for the journey.


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Good question, right? It's puzzling because I could see it going so many ways. Maybe when we're younger, buying cheap pieces for both work and socializing that need replacing fairly quickly (remember "going-out tops" being their own category?). Or is it when we're a little older and have more established careers and bigger paychecks that allow us to splash out on an expensive piece here and there. A team at Sumocoupon punched the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics's annual Consumer Expenditure Survey and got the answer.
Us ladies are most likely to spend the most on clothing between the ages of 55 and 64. The number's always changing as we get closer to the end of the year, but as I type this, the annual amount is sitting at $1,220. The next highest amount belongs to the 65 to 74 range (currently $1,037) and then the groups 35 to 44 and 45 to 54 are tied at $1,007. While recent college grads and young workers spend the least, $854 per year on average, it's the highest percentage of their annual income—3.46. You won't be shocked to hear that men spend way less per year on clothes than we do, but know that the age breakdown is the same for them. They also charge the most between 55 and 64 (though just $610).
I'm actually surprised by these findings. I would have guessed we spend the most in our 40s, when you're likely at a professional level that requires a certain amount of polish and have the paycheck that can afford some designer clothes. See all the results here.


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Architecture of Arcane, The Cube, Downtown London
The building for Arcane, known as The Cube, sits at 304 Talbot Street. This building currently sits on a dead end and directly across the street from London's bus station. It's in a very interesting spot in our downtown, but the location presents a number of challenges for capturing it's modern architectural design by Zedd Architecture.
In my desire to show more of London's creative and modern architecture, I decided to take on the challenge that is The Cube. I wondered if the lack of online photographs is due to these surrounding challenges.
Again, this is some of my own personal architectural photography and part of a personal project. I wasn't commissioned by either Zedd Architecture or Arcane to photograph the building.
If you search for images of the finished project, you'll struggle to come up with much. There was a lot of hype for the development of the building, and rightly so, but I'm not sure what happened in celebrating the completion.
I'll be totally honest, I wondered if the building completed. I wondered if others researching the building might believe it either didn't finish or the interior was left very minimal or industrial.
In either case, clarity was missing. I felt there was a lot of information on how great this location and building was going to be for London, but no visual clarity for it.
While I photographed, I noticed the complexity inherent in showing off the architecture relative to the surroundings. Was this the reason the main image for The Cube was left as an architectural rendering? It felt highly likely, but renderings don't bring the whole story, nor do they allow us to visually experience the architecture as it now lives in the real world.
Maybe the lack of imagery available online is part of their mysterious branding within the agency world. From my point of view, I'd like to know more if I'm considering their London location as a potential workplace.
My drive to photograph and share the modern architecture of The Cube is because of this current lack of visual content. I would spend time searching all over the web to see it completed, but I'd find nothing – nothing on Google Images, even. I was seriously impressed with the landing page providing details and updates as the building was renovated and adapted for new use. I wish more owners and architects would document construction. But what happened? It's not even shown in finished images through Zedd Architecture, the project architect. The rendering displaying Zedd Architecture's work isn't reprsentetive of the final building due to the signage.
This kind of work should definitely be showcased as I see The Cube and Arcane as an attraction to London. It's a location that makes London highly competitive in the tech space and people are going to look into agencies for consideration just as much as the other way around. Let's give these people something to visually experience and help to attract their high-level talent.
Photographs of The Cube from a distance are a serious challenge.
In my case, on this morning, I had only my Sony 16-35mm f4.0 lens and gave me an even greater challenge. In my mind, I saw some other potential images if I had a wider angle lense and/or a tilt-shift. I also envisioned some additional interesting photos with a longer telephoto lens. I'd especially like to revisit The Cube to, not only shoot at sunset vs sunrise, but to shoot with a 70-200 lens and catch some details. I'd also enjoy shooting this location during midday when it 's probably quite busy. While this isn't the best time to shoot due to the position of the sun, I would like to try capturing more movement and interaction here. I'd do this with an ND filter and capture cars and people moving about. This would also be a great place and time for a time-lapse video. I would love to see if I could shoot from the roof of the bus station or use my drone to capture the exterior from a little bit of height.
Stay tuned-in here on the site for updates in those forms of visual content. Best way to not miss anything is to subscribe to my emails.
The Cube is another type of place I'd love to see and check out as great London architecture for Doors Open London. It incorporates the historical and modern and I'd love to see more people in the city educated on what kind of work is being done. This is a building that probably builds new kinds of jobs within London and is one of the reasons our core is seeing more and more attention these days.
Oh, and if you are searching for a career, Arcane appears to be hiring: See for yourself
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