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The Puerto Rican condominium development of El Monte is not the type of place where people wind up living by coincidence or chance. This 33-acre complex just outside San Juan is so thoughtfully designed – so thoroughly planned nearlyout – that it converts envious neighbours into eager buyers, curious architecture admirers into activist owners.
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Completed in two major phases between 1960 and 1969, El Monte (Spanish for "the knoll") was Puerto Rico's first planned community – an exercise in optimism and urbanism intended for the island's rapidly expanding middle classes. Set on former slum land just outside San Juan in the new business district of Hato Rey, El Monte was conceived as an all-in-one destination with 780 residences, comprehensive leisure facilities, a swimming pool, primary school and Puerto Rico's first air-conditioned shopping mall. It's a Spanish-speaking example of the city-within-a-city concept then appearing across the United States – held together by dense gardens and greenways that conform to El Monte's linear aesthetic while saluting Puerto Rico's tropical rainforest topography.
Despite that Caribbean locale, El Monte is firmly rooted in the modernist movements that were sweeping through America during its decade-and-a-half of development. The anchor is Harvard University, where El Monte architect Edward Larrabee Barnes studied under modernist masters such as Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, while chief landscape architect Hideo Sasaki served as chairman of Harvard's Department of Landscape Architecture for a decade.
Supported by liberal New York congressman and developer James Scheuer, Barnes' plan was comprised mostly of one- to three-bedroom apartments in the tower duo – along with 124 standalone townhouses and a handful of garden apartments. Sasaki's designs, meanwhile, used native trees and precisely positioned shrubbery to soften Barnes' rigid architecture, create distinctive outdoor leisure zones and provide orderly orientation and pathways to link them all.
The buildings were cast from reinforced concrete, often a foot thick, which was both affordable and durable in this hurricane-prone region. Rising up to 14 floors, the towers are distinctively broad, yet relatively slim, and each apartment extends the building's entire depth to maximise island breezes and minimise the need for air-conditioning. Along the towers' façades, brise soleil-styled overhangs provide additional ventilation and control natural light, while a trio of open-air corridors help further funnel air through the structures.
Although it was converted into an ownership co-operative in 1981, El Monte was originally conceived as a rental development and its modestly sized apartments reflect this initial set-up. Every unit is a deep and narrow duplex with a kitchen, dining area and salon on the lower level and the bedrooms upstairs. Period details such as terrazzo tile floors, original kitchen cabinets and retro-styled bathroom fixtures remain in most apartments.
Each residence includes a rectangular balcony to extend El Monte's indoor-outdoor interplay. Some residents have converted the balconies into additional living spaces but El Monte purists resist the temptation in order to preserve both those cooling breezes and the building's aesthetic harmony.
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The tiles were a particularly painful loss. Selected by Barnes himself and patterned in Damien Hirst-like dots, the tiles – produced by Emaux de Briare in France – were an unusually vivid example of the optical art aesthetic coursing through late-1950s visual culture. Gala's team has managed to restore much of this original tile work – most notably in the mail room – with the rest due for completion by 2017. In the meantime, Gala is also working to highlight additional key El Monte design details, including sculptures by American artist Milton Hebald and the massive, atomic-era fallout shelters, as he campaigns to have El Monte listed on America's National Register of Historic Places.
El Monte was devised by a team of architects, but the names Edward Larrabee Barnes and Hideo Sasaki are the two most closely associated with its design. Barnes was Harvard-trained and Manhattan-based, with a practice that paired glass-and-steel styled modernism with the interior design talents of his wife, Mary Barnes. The project is actually a Barnes anomaly, as the architect is best known for large-scale commercial and civic commissions including Minneapolis's Walker Art Center (1971) and Manhattan's Citigroup Center (1977).
Boston-based Sasaki was a Japanese-American who helped pioneer the type of multi-disciplinary urban planning epitomised by El Monte. As one of Sasaki's oldest and farthest-flung commissions, El Monte remains among his least-known. Rather, his firm Sasaki Associates is recognised for large-scale landscape commissions including San Francisco's One Maritime Plaza (1964) and Charleston's Waterfront Park (1990).
Puerto Rico-born Gala comes from a Cuban family that fled to the island in 1963. Raised in the San Juan area, Gala spent much of his childhood fascinated by El Monte. He finally moved into a two-bedroom apartment in El Monte Sur in 2004, still dazzled by its architecture but with little understanding of its historic and aesthetic importance. "Back then I had no idea who Edward Larrabee Barnes even was, but I felt a great obligation to educate myself," says Gala, who's led much of El Monte's restoration schemes. As both an owner and its chief preservationist, Gala has an insider view of the El Monte community.
To him, it represents a relief from Puerto Rico's car culture and a return to a more human scale of living. "It's wonderful to have a shoe repair shop across the street or a school within your gardens," he says.
Gala's own apartment is decorated with furniture and art that adheres to El Monte's mid-century provenance. His paintings are mostly by Puerto Rican and Latin American artists including Augusto Marín, Nick Quijano and Heriberto Portell Vilá, as well as large portraits of Gala's family.
Both Ramos and Rolón have a long history with El Monte. Ramos lived in El Monte Norte during graduate school while Rolón would house-sit for his aunt, who was also an El Monte-dweller. Eventually, the couple bought a two-bedroom unit in El Monte Sur before upgrading to a three-bedroom home in the same building in 2006. The couple were drawn to El Monte's integration of landscaping with the built environment. "It's a pleasure to see that green buffer between our building and the street. It's nice hearing the sounds of nature coexisting with the sounds of traffic," they say.
The couple's home is a balance between old and new. A classic Le Corbusier LC6 table, for instance, is surrounded by dining room chairs inherited from Rolón's grandmother.
Perez is an investigative journalist for El Nuevo Dia – Puerto Rico's largest daily newspaper – and has lived off-and-on in El Monte since 2006. First she shared a three-bedroom unit in El Monte Sur followed by a more recent stint in one of the garden-level casitas, which was homely and private, "but too expensive to buy". Perez ultimately bought a one-bedroom apartment in El Monte Sur in 2012 and converted it into a stylish and functional work-live space that she shares with her cat, Greta.
"I absolutely knew I did not want my work space to be near the living room," says Perez, who regularly visited El Monte as a child. Aided by an interior designer, she converted an empty nook beneath the staircase into an office that can be hidden behind custom-crafted wooden doors when she's off-duty. The construction effort also gave new life to her kitchen's original cabinets and fixtures and both unearthed and refinished the apartment's earthy terrazzo flooring. "I approached the effort as a restoration rather than renovation," Perez says. "Because the apartment was already so well preserved." In keeping with this sentiment, most of Perez's furniture is mid-century – or mid-century-inspired – sourced from local antiques markets or crafted by designer friends. A hammock hanging along the balcony helps connect Perez's to El Monte's peaceful gardens. One element still missing – a washer and dryer, which are banned from individual El Monte apartments. "It's the only drawback at El Monte," she says.


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When you are part of a family who has a member with Autism, the month of April is going to mean something to you. You may be the person who embraces Autism Awareness and Acceptance month, sharing everything on Facebook that you see or maybe you have an opposite reaction and can't help but feel a bit weary of the need to constantly promote awareness.
But whether you have strong feelings one way or the other or are ambivalent about the whole idea, the world (yes, the entire world) has embraced April as Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month and I believe it is here to stay.
The FIN Conference that just took place on March 7-8 marks my 6th opportunity to be the lead in organizing a faith and disability conference. That All May Worship (TAMW)-2019, The Art of Inclusion was going to be the best event ever. I was thrilled with the theme related to another passion of my life, art and music, and started working on developing this event back in the early summer months.
"I'm a bit nervous", I confessed to my husband as I prepared for my speaking engagement at Temple Israel in Norfolk, VA. Despite the friendship, support and encouragement I have received from Rabbi Michael Panitz over the past 10 years as I worked to start and develop Faith Inclusion Network, I had actually never been asked to speak there or for any other local Jewish congregations. Would they really be interested in hearing some of my story? Would they accept and welcome me, a Catholic Christian, to be a part of their service?
As most people are aware who know me through FIN and the disability community, my daughter Samantha is severely affected by autism. The past couple of years especially, have been a struggle as we help her through some challenging anxiety and medically related issues. For Samantha and many other people in our community with severe developmental disabilities, it can be very difficult to participate in community events and gatherings. Instead of risking a meltdown or maybe not even being able to get in the door because of anxiety, we opt to stay home.
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Last year, the National Collaborative on Faith and Disability released a guide called, Putting Faith to Work: A Guide for Congregation and Communities on Connecting Job Seekers with Disabilities to Meaningful Employment. I was immediately struck with the realization that not only was my own daughter (who has a disability) transitioning soon to life beyond school, but there are hundreds and hundreds of people affected by disability in our community that cannot find any work or volunteer opportunities. The Putting Faith to Work Project ignited in me an excitement to invite our faith communities to go beyond what they offer for inclusion efforts in their congregations on the weekends and envision how faith communities can have an impact on "the other six days" for persons who live with disability.


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The Happy Husband: Where are you from?
I wrote last week about how much I enjoy hearing people's love stories. Another thing I enjoy is Where I'm From poetry that people send me. I discovered the Where I'm From project shortly after I began blogging back in 2003. At the site Fragments From Floyd, Fred First wrote a post singing the praises of Appalachian poet George Ella Lyons and her poem Where I'm From. The poem is a beautiful reflection on the experiences and memories that shape us all. Fred borrowed an idea from somewhere and offered up a template to help poets and non-poets alike create similar poems specific to their own lives. Though I'm not a poet by any means, the project appealed to me enough to write my own poem. Ever since then, several readers have sent me their own Where I'm From poems, and every one is a masterpiece in its own right. I have posted them all under the where we're from link in the right-hand sidebar.
I recently received another poem, and I felt it was the perfect opportunity to draw attention to this project. I also think this is a great tool to stimulate conversation between spouses. If you write a poem about where you're from, send it to me and I will include it in the collection. For now, read about Where Sarah's From, check out the other poems, and see just how fun and cool this can be.


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Heading based on 'Alhambra After Dark' by Bill Armsden
by Dave Roberts
Friday, 22nd November 2013
It would be difficult to tell this story without using some well-worn cliches and hackneyed language, so apologies in advance.
The cliches about Middlewich and how it has changed over the years are part and parcel of the Middlewich Diary, and the cliches about the momentous happenings of half a century ago have been with us and part of our lives all through the decades since the day a dream died in America while I was watching the antics of Charlie Drake in Middlewich, so the story wouldn't seem right without them.
If you're venturing down to the Alhambra Chinese Restaurant* tonight, try to imagine me, my Mum, my sister Cynthia and her friend Mary Moreton (of Moreton's Farm) sitting in that very same building 50 years ago to the very night watching what some now regard as 'a sixties classic' film, completely oblivious, in those days decades before the advent of mobile phones, to the events unfolding over four and a half thousand miles away across the Atlantic.
I was 11 and in my last year at Wimboldsley Primary School; Cynthia was 7 and at the same school. Mary was just a little bit older than Cynthia and also went to the same school.
Oh, and Mum would be 44 - seventeen years younger than I am now...
We were keen picture-goers in those days and rambled all over Mid-Cheshire following our favourites. Anything with Hayley Mills or Julie Andrews in it was fine by us.
Two years earlier we had trailed around the area watching Whistle Down The Wind in Middlewich, Northwich and Sandbach (probably in Winsford, too, I'm not sure).
It was one of our favourites and we couldn't get enough of it, so the only way to see it more than once was to get on the bus and follow it as it did the rounds of local cinemas.
We were luckier than some in this regard, as many of the local cinemas were independent and not tied to any particular distributor.
In 1962 we had spent what seemed like several days at the Alhambra watching Lawrence of Arabia.
All I can remember was thousands of shots of the merciless sun beating down on the arid Arabian desert, and desperately hoping that the film would end soon.
If you were going to get trapped in a cinema, though, the Alhambra was probably the one to try for. It was comfortable, clean, had a large and very clear screen with good projection equipment and sound and was a very pleasant place indeed to spend time.
The only time the place took on the aspect of the more disreputable 'flea-pit' cinemas to be found in some towns was during Saturday matinees, when scratchy old Three Stooges shorts, cartoons and other short features would be shown to the accompaniment of near-riots in the cheap seats at the front.
The question of whether or not The Alhambra ran Children's matinees ha long been a vexed one, with some locals adamant that it never happened and others, including myself, having vivid memories of being there and watching short features such as The Three Stooges films. This press cutting from 1960 proves that, at least in that year, there was a matinee - and indeed a 'Children's Club'. But they weren't Saturday morning matinees, they started at the unusually late hour of 2pm. I wonder if there was an 'Alhambra Children's Club' badge? - Cutting courtesy of ROB DYKES
These were my formative years and the years when I was learning what was funny and what wasn't (the Three Stooges weren't, as far as I was concerned, but then again it was difficult to make out what was going on during a film shown in the turbulent atmosphere and ear-splitting rowdiness of a Saturday Matinee).
The Alhambra (left), an early 1920s building with a beautiful art-deco frontage which has, mercifully, survived into the present day. At the time of this photograph, the early 1970s, the cinema had closed and Bingo reigned. The actual frontage (and most of the interior) were unchanged, though. Posters advertising the films showing or 'coming shortly' would be pasted on the boards on either side of the entrance (where the word BINGO can just be discerned). (photo: Paul Hough Collection)
One such poster, which would have been seen on the front of the cinema in November 1963 was this one for a 'comedy classic' which attempted to team up the knockabout clowning of Charlie Drake and the smooth urbanity of George Sanders and Dennis Price.
We thought Charlie Drake was funny. We loved his slapstick style, his cheeky grin and his catchphrase.
Charlie was one of the biggest comedy stars of the early sixties. We'd watched his antics in all sorts of TV Shows, for both children and adults.
On one memorable night in 1961 we'd even seen him knocked unconscious during a live TV show, and watched as the show ended in silence and confusion.
And that's why, fifty years ago this very night, we made the short journey down from King Street to Wheelock Street to see Charlie in The Cracksman.
I don't remember being particularly impressed by the film. There was too much George Sanders and Dennis Price and not enough Charlie for my taste, but the film has, according to those who know about these things, stood the test of time, and is regarded as a minor classic.
One scene in The Cracksman, where Charlie was putting his locksmithing skills to good use, featured electronic sounds created by Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, whose most famous creation was to make its debut on BBC Television the following night as the theme music, written by Ron Grainer, for a new science fiction series for children. We'd no idea, of course, how these sounds had been produced, but we knew it was all very 'space age'.
Having followed the somewhat predictable plot of the film to its conclusion, we walked out into the cold November air of Middlewich
-a very different town in those days.
Middlewich was going through what might be called its 'yellow' period.
At night the whole of the town centre was suffused by a ghastly yellow glow from the sodium vapour street lamps (intended, according to someone from the Middlewich UDC, talking to me a few years later, to resemble 'sunlight'. If this was the intention it failed miserably).
It seems to be impossible to capture that dismal and unearthly yellow glow either on film or digitally - it always comes out a kind of nasty red colour - but when it was mixed with fog, or rain or snow as it was in the winter time, it produced an effect unsurpassed in its dreariness.
As a finishing touch, even the face of the Church clock had one of these yellow sodium lamps inside it, giving it a jaundiced and palsied look.
There are still quite a few yellow street lamps around, but the effect has been toned down by the fact that new, brighter, white lights have been introduced, interspersed among the dreary yellow ones.
Other than the street lamps, there were few sources of illumination.
The pubs and clubs kept themselves to themselves, with perhaps a couple of lights over their signs, or a courtesy light so you could find the door; there were no restaurants, no cafes, no wine bars, no Chinese or Indian takeaways, no kebab shops.
In fact, nothing. Once the cinema and the pubs closed, the town went to sleep.
Except, of course, for that marvellous northern institution, the fish and chip shop.
We walked down Wheelock Street through the November gloom.
Everything we all remember about our 'lovely little town' was present and correct.
Beyond Wheelock Street in Pepper Street were the salt works of Henry Seddon & Co, simmering away in the darkness and getting ready to produce clouds of salty steam and dirty black smoke all over again on the following Monday.
Beyond the Town Bridge, Seddon's other works in Wych House Lane and Brooks Lane, and Murgatroyd's Works nearby were all in the same state of suspended animation.
The works had another three or four years to go before our salt town days would be done.
Lower Street was still intact in those days, with Vernon Coopers, Stanway's fish shop and Harold Woodbine (Radio TV & Electrical) all in place opposite Hightown with its Victorian Town Hall and shops still standing and still doing useful jobs.
Lower Street shops as they were just before demolition in the early 1970s.
The chip shop we used in 1963 is hidden behind Woodbine's shop
Incidentally November 22nd 1963 was also the day on which With the Beatles was released and I ordered my copy from Woodbine's a few days later. It took weeks and weeks to arrive.
Next to Woodbine's was an oasis of light and cheer - the chip shop which, I knew from my short-lived career as a choirboy in 1959, did a great cod and chips (the 'piece of cod which passeth all understanding').
We walked in, and were told the news which, as David Frost said the following evening on That Was The Week That Was, was the most unexpected news ever.
The last thing we expected to hear. The last thing anyone expected to hear.
President Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
I can still remember the feeling of bewilderment and disbelief.
It was, as they say, a defining moment.
We were all young, of course, and knew little about politics - any politics, let alone the politics of the American Presidency - but we all knew, instinctively perhaps, that President Kennedy was a good man, intent on doing good things and that, at that moment, evil seemed to have triumphed.
It was the first time I can remember feeling that impotent anger which comes from being powerless to do anything except feel sorry.
We hurried home, over the Town Bridge with the Trent & Mersey canal in the darkness below, coming to the end of its long commercial career and waiting for better times in the future with the advent of pleasure boating, past the Talbot Hotel and the Boar's Head, and the row of shops and houses leading up to Moreton's Corner (the place where the Middlewich Diary began its perambulations around the town in 2011) and turned left into King Street.
Back at no 27 (later 33) our television was not, as would be the case these days, pouring out endless news reports and analysis on the tragedy, but quietly showing a programme about zoo animals ('a change from the advertised programme') as a mark of respect.
Life went on, of course.
The following day Dr Who, with Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire's amazing theme music, made its debut and, in the evening, we watched the remarkable tribute to the late President put together by David Frost and the TW3 team.
On Monday morning our teacher at Wimboldsley, Miss Mason (my mother's cousin), was beside herself.
She had only recently come back from a trip to the USA and, like so many at that time, was a fervent admirer of 'JFK'.
Miss Mason knew, as we all knew, that an era had come to an end; an era that had promised so much.
Nothing, to use another cliche, would ever be the same again.
Of course the greatest cliche of them all is to say that everyone can remember what they were doing when John F Kennedy was assassinated.
Well I certainly can.
Footnote: The American Presidency was very much in the news in November 2016 when the election of Donald Trump concentrated minds all over the world. This is how we reminded Facebook followers of this grim anniversary fifty-three years on from the Kennedy assassination.
'Time marches on, and now it's fifty-three years since our world turned upside down. We pause to look back at a time when the US Presidency was a cause for optimism and hope rather than fear and misgivings, and remember how, on a cold and grey November night in Middlewich we learnt how events thousands of miles away had blighted those hopes and quenched that optimism.'
UPDATE (November 23rd 2019) And now time has marched on again. On the 22nd November 2019 the Alhambra building had become the home of an Italian restaurant called Il Padrino
Photo montage: CBS News
© Dave Roberts 2013
First Published 22nd November 2013
Re-published 22nd November 2016
The fiftieth Anniversary on Facebook:
* Since this was written the Alhambra Chinese Restaurant has become the Alhambra Bar and Restaurant. It's still a popular place of entertainment, and it still retains that lovely 1920s art deco frontage - Ed.
…as it does, still, in 2019 when Il Padrino, the Italian Restaurant has taken over the ground floor. The owners tell us that the cherished art deco frontage is not only to be retained, but also refurbished in the years to come. Ed.
FROM FACEBOOK, 22ND NOVEMBER 2015:
Jacqui Cooke I was 13 and had a paper round at that time. It was about this time that The Sun newspaper took over from the Daily Herald. But my biggest interest at the time was The Beatles!
Dianne May I was 6!
Gemma Collins I didn't exist.
Rob Dykes I was one day old.
Geraldine Williams I was devastated by the news of JFK's assassination. He had withstood all the anti-Catholic prejudice to become President, had a lovely young family (who could not have been moved by the sight of John Jnr. saluting his father's coffin?) and on the face of it the Kennedy dynasty was doing a great job in promoting the USA (although some history books may disagree!)
Cllr Bernice Walmsley Thanks for posting that again, Dave. I enjoyed it. It captures perfectly the time and the events.
Dave Roberts Thanks Bernice!
Donald Jackson I had a paper round in Middlewich. I used to sell papers at the pictures, and then go round all the pubs and clubs.
Peter Dickenson I was 19 at the time and working on the night shift at Foden's when I heard the news.
Liz Corfield It's great to read how Middlewich was back then, along with your memories of such a poignant time in history. Thank you for sharing your memories. I enjoyed reading them.
Dave Roberts Thanks Liz!
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(ORIGINAL DATE OF THIS DIARY ENTRY 25/02/2012)
This diary entry has been revised several times as I tried to reconcile what I thought I knew (and remembered) about Murgatroyd's Works with what is shown in this photograph from the Carole Hughes Collection.
The Murgatroyd's Salt Works in Brooks Lane is familiar to those who study the history of the local salt industry, but what concerns us here is that part of the works in the centre of this aerial view alongside the railway line.
When Murgatroyd's closed in 1966 (the first of the four then remaining open pan works to do so) the works as we knew it consisted of the buildings in the lower middle of the picture and a few ancillary buildings including the wagon repair shop and, of course, the building housing the no 2 brine pump, which is being preserved to stand as a representation of the town's long history of salt making. Incidentally the pdf document about the brine pump which we have linked to includes a plan of the site at its fullest extent, but with no date.
In the 1980s the Cheshire Museums Service published a poster featuring a cut-away diagram of the works showing how it was constructed and how it operated.
The poster can be found on page 37 of Wych & Water (Middlewich Vision 2009) by Tim Malim and George Nash.
This book, incidentally, is a must for anyone who wishes to learn about the Middlewich Salt Industry - and the canals which served it - and is available for purchase from Middlewich Town Council.
The County Museums poster shows the works as it was at the time of its closure and includes the buildings seen in the section of our main photo shown below:
We believe this image to be out of copyright. If you own the coyright, or know who does, please let us know
This section of the photograph is remarkable similar to the view of Murgatroyd's in the Cheshire Museums poster; so much so that the diagram must have been based on the photograph.
But the poster is titled 'Murgatroyd's Open-pan Salt Works Middlewich 1889-1966' and there is no indication that we are only looking at a part of the works.
So when was that large section of the works running along the railway line built, and when did it disappear?
Turning once again to Wych & Water and the invaluable series of maps showing the comings and goings of the various salt works in Middlewich over time, we can see that it appears in the 1898 OS map (dated as 1889) and is included in the 1909-14 and 1939 OS Maps.
So it must have been built some time between the years 1889 and 1898 and been closed some time after 1939.
It may well be that the remains of this part of the works was still there in the 1960s, but I can't remember them.
Another interesting point is this: what has happened to the network of railway lines which are shown on all the OS maps from 1898 onwards?
There were, from the late 19th century (possibly from the earliest days of Murgatroyd's), connections to the LNWR Sandbach-Middlewich-Northwich branch line, (via The Salt Siding from 1918), serving the ICI Mid-Cheshire Works and Murgatroyd's.
In fact the works (the part which survived until 1966) was, at one time, circled by railway tracks in a way which irresistibly reminded us of a model railway layout, as shown in this section of the OS map of 1907/8 (with additions to 1938):
The tracks in question must have been removed before 1966, possibly during the 1950s (Murgatroyd's were certainly using road transport during that period) or even earlier, leaving only the connection to the ICI Works, running behind the Scout Hall, across what is now 'Road Beta' and through the wrought iron works gates, which survive to the present day as part of Pochin's premises.
The ICI works itself was closed in 1962, but the rusting railway tracks lingered on for a few years after that.
Which puts the date of our main picture somewhere after 1939 and before 1966.
So what is intriguing me is this: was that vanished section of Murgatroyd's Salt Works still there as late as the 1960s?
When did it actually close down, and when was it demolished?
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Geraldine Williams: See what you mean about the likeness to a model railway layout. It also strongly resembles the 'paperclip' pattern made by the planes when they are put 'on hold' at Manchester!
I was also intrigued by the 'Roman Road (site of)' shown on the OS map. Has this featured in any of the Roman Middlewich literature?
Editors Note: It appears that Newton Farm (later to be the site of Murgatroyd's Works) had well recognised Roman connections, and that may be the reason why Murgatroyd bought the site, possibly reasoning that the Romans must have identified a source of brine nearby. Follow the link to 'No 2 brine pump' for more on this from Kerry Fletcher's Middlewich Heritage site.
We're grateful to Kerry for the following additional information:
Kerry Fletcher
Just a couple of notes for you. The last salt lump at Murgatroyd's was produced in December 1966, Manchester Evening news came to take photographs of the last shift.
Demolition was in 1968 with the famous Common Pan Chimney coming down in April 1968.
The Open Pans were in operation for 76 years almost to the day, as the first salt lump was produced as the New Year of 1890 was seen in.
I don't know the exact year of when the railway side buildings disappeared, I'll find out for you but it must have something to do with the fact that the Common Salt Pans were last used in 1962-3. I have a picture of common salt being tipped into the wagons below from those buildings. As vacuum salt was being produced at the main factory I suppose those buildings wouldn't be required for anything.
I've discovered quite a few photographs taken around Seddons and Murgatroyd's, some taken by people who worked there, some publicity shots taken by local but now closed photography businesses, some by the papers and the aerial shots were by airview of Manchester or similar company. hope that helps.
Here's one of the photos mentioned by Kerry:
Last 'Baggin' time' at Murgatroyds. Left to right: Jack Clarke, Tom Gallimore, Bob Peach, Bill Challinor. Photo Manchester Evening News (attrib.)
SEE: BAGGIN' TIME AT MURGATROYDS
First published 29th February 2012
Re-formatted and re-published 26th February 2017
Re published 21st November 2019 (links updated)
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Labels: MURGATROYD'S SALT WORKS AERIAL VIEW
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This photo from the Carole Hughes collection has all the hallmarks of being taken by a professional photographer, possibly working for the press, and the quality of the image seems to indicate that it was taken either from the original negative or from a very good print.
It dates back to 1969 when the Duke of Edinburgh, seen on the left of the photo, visited Middlewich to perform the official opening of British Salt's new factory in Booth Lane, which replaced all the other salt works in the town and is still going strong today, forty-three years after it opened.
The Duke obviously took the opportunity to visit the nearby RHM Foods Factory (which, until the year before, had been known as Cerebos) and inspect the Saxa Salt packing line.
When Carole posted this photo on Facebook, Robert Sheckleston, Martin Spurr and Andy Kendrick were swiftly identified as being part of the scene and we've no doubt at all that it won't be long before someone identifies others in the picture.
When this entry was first published Andrea Astles added this comment:
I've just shown this to my Mum, as she worked there at the time. The lady on the left is Anne Buckley and the lady on the right is Cynthia Barlow. The gentleman on the right was the boss, but she can't remember his name, sorry.
UPDATE (JANUARY 21st 2017):
In January 2017 Mike Jennings sent us two additional photographs of what we think must be the same occasion (on the grounds that, as far as we know, Prince Phillip wasn't a regular visitor to RHM, and most likely only ever went there once)
Prince Phillip is obviously keen to learn what's in store for him as he makes his way into the factory. Some of the people with him will probably be secret service men, but some will, no doubt be from top management at RHM and British Salt. Can anyone recognise any of them?
The Prince can't wait to get cracking on his tour of RHM. Does anyone know who the gentleman to his right is? And who's that bringing up the rear?
Do you remember this auspicious occasion in the life of one of our town's biggest industries, now sadly defunct?
If you can help put more names to faces, please don't hesitate to get in touch either here or on our Facebook Page. Or you can email us at Middlewichdiary@aol.com
Many thanks to Mike Jennings for the additional photos and to Andrea Astles for her information.
And here's another photo taken on the same occasion, this time from Gaynor Smallwood and reproduced with her permission.
This appeared on the RHM FOODS MIDDLEWICH Facebook Group in March 2017
Photos of, and information on, the Prince`s visit to the adjacent and then brand new British Salt works, can be found on their website
OUR FIRST ROYAL VISIT, 1969
First published 3rd April 2012
Revised and re-formatted 21st January 2017
Updated and re-published 16th March 2017
and 19th November 2019
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Labels: ANDY KENDRICK, BRITISH SALT, DUKE OF EDINBURGH, MARTIN SPURR, PRINCE PHILIP, ROBERT SHECKLESTON, SMALLWOOD GAYNOR.
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EXCLUSIVE: GLIMPSES OF MIDDLEWICH AND WINSFORD IN THE 1960s
'....each a glimpse, and gone forever...'
-Robert Louis Stevenson
Courtesy of Bill Armsden and John Bailey here's a rare chance to see a few fleeting glimpses of Middlewich and Winsford as they were towards the end of the 1960s, captured on 8mm cine film and digitised so that we can enjoy them today. The scenes we see here are just part of a longer film chronicling a family day out at Chester Zoo, circa 1968, and offer us the chance to see our town at the very end of what we like to call its 'salt town days' (the open pan works all having closed in 1966/7) and before major housing development and 'gentrification' started in earnest. There are also some glimpses of Winsford taken at the same time.
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Here's what you'll see:
We start in Booth Lane, and ahead of us is the bridge over the canal junction. To the right is that long-gone building which once stood at the junction of Booth Lane and Brooks Lane (currently causing much controversy as drivers choose to ignore the 'one way' restrictions on the bridge). For many years the building housed a bakery, but the Lyons Maid ice cream sign shows us that this film was made in the period when the shop was operated by Clarence Costello and his wife Mary. Costello's had shops in various parts of the town, including Kinderton Street and Wheelock Street, at various periods in the town's history.
If you inspect the Booth Lane side of the bridge today, you'll see that the wall once curved round to join the canal-side wall of the shop.
Next we leap ahead to Lewin Street, and get a glimpse of the CofE Infant School on the right.
And this is where we know we really are in the past because, instead of bearing right to go down into Leadsmithy Street and the Junction with St Michael's Way, we go to the left to pass over Hightown and thus into the town centre.
Dead ahead is the old Town Hall and a row of shops where the amphitheatre is today.
In the town centre we see Dewhurst's butchers shop and, to its left and set back from the road, the Vaults, the sign for which can be seen on the end wall of the shop next door. Those two shops are still there,and are now both hairdressers. The one on the left we made famous a few years ago as 'Sharon's Cafe'.
We turn into Wheelock Street and again we know instantly that we're looking at a scene from many years ago, as the traffic is travelling both ways.
Notice, on the right, the Davies School of Motoring in just one of the row of shops which are now given over completely to the justly famous Temptations business.
Ahead of us to the right we can see a building which spent many years as Brooks & Bostock, after its move from just across the road. On its end wall can be seen another long-vanished Middlewich sight, the billboard advertising the many delights of Belle Vue.
Now to Chester Road, and, on the left, where now we find Morrisons, is Middlewich Motors with its Mobil Garage. Beneath the Mobil sign you might be able to catch a glimpse of another sign saying Boosey's Nurseries.
Next we're on Spital Hill, climbing towards Winsford. Of all the locations in this short film, this is the one which has changed the least.
Next we're approaching the bridge just before Winsford Station (or, as older people will know it, Gravel).
Here we turn right for a pit stop at the Railway Hotel, which once sported a sign depicting a slightly wonky looking Stephenson's Rocket, and is now known as the Brighton Belle.
And next we're in Winsford High Street, before the dual carriageway was driven straight through the heart of the town. Unfortunately for us, the camera concentrates on the right hand side of the road, showing us the Brunner Guildhall and other buildings which are still very much with us. There are, though, tantalising glimpses of the now-vanished left hand side of the High Street.
And so this all too brief glimpse into the past comes to an end as we take the old road out of Winsford and head for Chester and the delights of its famous zoo.
You'll notice the road signs, which give us a clue as to the age of this film. This type of sign, so familiar to us now, was only introduced in the early to mid-sixties, so would have been quite new at the time of filming. They look a little incongruous here, surrounded as they are by much older road infrastructure.
Of course we have to remember that the scenes of Middlewich and Winsford seen here - all of them just a few seconds long - were just 'setting the scene'. They were included in the finished film (which was, don't forget, a record of a Middlewich family's trip to the zoo) to show where that family travelled from on their day out. There was no thought of capturing Middlewich and Winsford 'for posterity'. At least we don't think there was.
Apart from anything else 8mm cine film was very expensive and the majority of it would have been saved for filming the animals at the zoo.
But aren't we glad the cameraman/woman* decided to expend just a little of that precious film on the journey?
* Apparently it was either John Bailey himself, or his wife doing the camera work.
Here's the film again, in slow motion
Our thanks to Bill and John for going to the trouble (and not inconsiderable expense)
of rescuing this rare film for posterity and also granting the Middlewich Diary the privilege of bringing it to you.
VIDEOS © Bill Armsden/John Bailey 2017
First published 19th January 2017
Reformatted and republished 9th November 2019
Vimeo videos replaced by YouTube versions.
Sadly, since this Diary entry was published both Bill and John have passed away. We`d like to dedicate this Diary entry, which we know will be enjoyed for years to come, to their memory. Ed.
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Labels: ARMSDEN BILL, BAILEY JOHN, GLIMPSES OF MIDDLEWICH AND WINSFORD CIRCA 1968, VIDEO OF MIDDLEWICH in 1968
Photo: FBS Images
Now would seem to be a good time to go back 77 years to the original unveiling of our town's main War Memorial in the Bullring. 1934 is surprising late for the erection of such a memorial. Most of them were erected in the 1920s, a fact that probably accounts for Messrs Curson & Hurley in Middlewich - Images of England (Tempus Publishing 2005) captioning photos of the occasion as happening in 'the early 20s'.
As always, Allan Earl in Middlewich 1900-1950 (Cheshire Country Publishing 1994) has the truth of the matter. The unveiling was on the 18th November 1934 and a full account of the occasion is included in Allan's book (Pages 139-141).
The memorial (or 'cenotaph' as it is referred to by many locals) stayed in this position for 38 years until, as part of the 'Piazza' redevelopment of 1972, it was moved closer to the churchyard and re-dedicated as shown in the series of slides we've been featuring over the last few months.
In 2005, as we have seen, the area was redeveloped again but the memorial stayed more or less where it was.
Appropriately, the War Memorial bears a quotation from Middlewich historian Charles Frederick Lawrence:
'Through all eternity their names shall bide,
Enshrined as heroes who for Empire died'
The War Memorial as it was in 1972 after re-dedication in its new position on the 'Piazza'.
To the left of the picture the Talbot Hotel in Kinderton Street can be seen.
Chris Koons Wow! Who knew there were so many people IN Middlewich?
Dave Roberts Amazing isn't it? We have a good crowd every year for Remembrance Day, but I don't think there's ever been anything on that scale since the 1930s.
Geraldine Williams Interesting to see the Brauer Opticians and Pharmacy shop.
Miss Brauer was Brown Owl of the Middlewich Brownie pack for many years and her sister, Mrs Margaret Hall, was the Girl Guides' leader. Mrs Hall was also a pharmacist and dispensed at that shop.
After the shop was demolished she did some locum work at various chemists.
The shop, presumably, was owned by their father.
And what an amazing turnout. Those people standing near the church wouldn't see, or hear, any of the service. It's a sobering thought that just five years later additional names would start to be added to the Memorial. I imagine no one at this dedication service was anticipating that.
First published 10th November 2011
Re-published 8th November 2019
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Labels: 1934, 1972., RE-DEDICATION OF THE WAR MEMORIAL 1972, WAR MEMORIAL DEDICATION 1934, WAR MEMORIAL NOVEMBER 1972
BRITAIN FROM ABOVE (MIDDLEWICH) - FINNEY'S LANE & THE BIG LOCK
Aerial View: Britain From Above/English Heritage
by Dave Roberts,
Today we're returning to our 'core business' to indulge in what was recently and very memorably, referred to as '...the regurgitating of random, boring, local facts' as we take a look at one of the aerial photographs of our town now made available by English Heritage on the site britainfromabove.org.uk.
The 'Britain From Above' collection contains hundreds of high definition photographs taken between the years 1919 and 1953 and thus, in the case of Middlewich, giving us an invaluable view of our town in its salt town heyday.
What's more the site is asking everyone to help annotate the photos in the collection so that future generations will be able to identify just what it is they're looking at and enjoy them all the more. If we've missed anything out of our interpretation of this, or any of the photos we'll be featuring in this series, please let us know.
Our own notes on the photo above are appended to the version below, and we would as always be pleased to have any additional information and/or corrections.
We're starting with this excellent view of the area around the still-thriving Big Lock pub (and, of course, the lock it is named for) as it was (we estimate) some time in the early 1920s. We've given the open pan works in the top left hand corner of the picture its original name on opening in 1892, but by the time of this photograph it would be under different ownership and partly disused, as was the custom during the open pan era, when pans were opened and closed as demand for salt fluctuated.
There's an intriguing structure on the far bank of the river (right next to the little blue aeroplane). We're wondering if this has any connection with attempts to screen the salt works from the Upper Crust at Croxton Hall Farm, as mentioned here (with diagram) by Frank Smith.
The building we've circled and called a 'salt warehouse' survived well into the early 1970s, finding various industrial uses, as discussed here. On the other side of the Trent & Mersey Canal lies the River Dane and the spot where the River Croco, running alongside the canal through the town, joins it, can also be seen.
The top right hand corner of the photo shows us Harbutt's Field, long known for its connections with the Romans and long marked on maps as Roman Station (Condate). It would be the 1980s before the fact that this modest and unassuming field had, in fact, been the site of a fully-fledged permanent Roman military fort was confirmed by modern geophysical techniques. We are, though, dealing with the world of archaeology here, and not all is sweetness and light as the name 'Condate' for Middlewich is still disputed among academics, as, for that matter is 'Salinae'.
On the right a public footpath ran, and still runs, from bridges over the canal and River Croco to join King Street at the top right hand corner of the field. The land on the other side of this footpath, now given over to housing, was studded with brine shafts and the remains of previous salt workings.
On the opposite side of the canal from the Big Lock is the old lock-keeper's cottage, perched precariously between canal and river and threatening always to subside backwards into the Croco. We discussed the sad fate of this building here.
Every year, come festival time, bands perform on the patch of ground where the cottage once stood (with the audience, somewhat unusually, standing on the other side of the lock), a use for the area which those lock-keepers of old could never have foreseen in their wildest dreams.
Taking centre stage is the impressive bulk of the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Factory (later part of Nestle, and later still a silk and man-made fibre factory).
It goes without saying that this little corner of Middlewich has, like many others, now been covered in modern housing.
In the bottom right hand corner, along Webb's Lane, is 'Swiss Cottage', which gets its name from the fact that it was built to house the Manager of the Anglo-Swiss works.
The Milk Factory closed in 1931 and the buildings were converted for use as a silk factory which opened in 1932 and closed in the early years of the 21st Century.
Finney's Lane itself is all present and correct, although its course has changed through the years and it now takes a more direct route towards the Big Lock, where it joins Webbs Lane.
Swiss Cottage, Webbs Lane as it is today
SEE ALSO: BIG LOCK & SILK WORKS 1970s
First published 12 August 2014
Republished 3rd November 2019
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Labels: BIG LOCK, BRITAIN FROM ABOVE, CONDENSED MILK FACTORY, DAIRY AND DOMESTIC SALT WORKS, FINNEYS LANE, SILK WORKS, WEBBS LANE

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#ifndef LIGHTGBM_METRIC_H_
#define LIGHTGBM_METRIC_H_

#include <LightGBM/meta.h>
#include <LightGBM/config.h>
#include <LightGBM/dataset.h>
#include <LightGBM/objective_function.h>

#include <vector>

namespace LightGBM {

/*!
* \brief The interface of metric.
*        Metric is used to calculate metric result
*/
class Metric {
public:
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public:
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  /*!
  * \brief Calculate the DCG score at position k
  * \param k The position to evaluate
  * \param label Pointer of label
  * \param score Pointer of score
  * \param num_data Number of data
  * \return The DCG score
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    const double* score, data_size_t num_data);

  /*!
  * \brief Calculate the DCG score at multi position
  * \param ks The positions to evaluate
  * \param label Pointer of label
  * \param score Pointer of score
  * \param num_data Number of data
  * \param out Output result
  */
  static void CalDCG(const std::vector<data_size_t>& ks,
    const float* label, const double* score,
    data_size_t num_data, std::vector<double>* out);

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  * \brief Calculate the Max DCG score at position k
  * \param k The position want to eval at
  * \param label Pointer of label
  * \param num_data Number of data
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  * \brief Calculate the Max DCG score at multi position
  * \param ks The positions want to eval at
  * \param label Pointer of label
  * \param num_data Number of data
  * \param out Output result
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  static std::vector<double> discount_;
  /*! \brief max position for eval */
  static const data_size_t kMaxPosition;
};

}  // namespace LightGBM

#endif   // LightGBM_METRIC_H_


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Singer Taylor Swift got political on Sunday, declaring her support for Tennessee's Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Phil Bredesen.
The pop superstar came out swinging as she vowed to oppose senate candidate Marsha Blackburn over her voting record on women's rights and LGBTQ rights.
The 28-year-old took issue with Blackburn voting against gay marriage, supporting business owners who refuse service to gay couples, voting against equal pay laws, and against a bill which aimed to protect women from domestic violence.
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Instead of Blackburn, Swift endorsed former Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen for Senate and incumbent Jim Cooper for House of Representatives, both Democrats.
Swift, who was born in Pennsylvania, has lived in Nashville, Tennessee, since she was 10 years old.
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She added a smiley face emjoi and a rainbow symbol.
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Swift's political coming out immediately garnered lots of buzz on Twitter.
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Internet gawkers predictably reacted with a wide range of praise and snark.
Many fans on Twitter seemed thrilled by Swift's bold move. Others were furious.
Taylor Swift fans shredding conservatives is the content I've been dreaming of this week.
Same lol I have always loved her flaws and all. I knew in my heart she didnt support all the alt right crap ppl thiught she did. She is a good person and a savvy businesswoman.
The Instagram post has had more than a million likes, while users on Twitter used Taylor's letter as an opportunity to speak on one of her historical foes – Ye (formerly known as Kanye) West.
They remembered Ye's pledge to run for president.
Some expressed confusion at the way the two artists' political opinions have developed.
If you had told me two years ago Kanye would be running around in a MAGA hat while Taylor Swift was endorsing democratic candidates, I would have smacked you to the ground and stolen your wallet for wasting my time.
And others threw back to that infamous moment at the 2009 MTV VMAs.
Taylor Swift just took the mic from Kanye.
Taylor's comments came the day after Kanye once again deleted his social media profiles.


REAL Controls provides turn-key machine design and fabrication services for new manufacturing processes or upgrades to existing machines. We work closely with our clients to define the operating and performance requirements for each system. Then we develop the conceptual design of the machine using 3D CADD software. Once the client is satisfied with the concept, we develop a complete design package for the mechanical, structural and electrical systems needed for the machine. While the machine is being fabricated, we develop the software needed to run the machine. We support all phases of the development from conceptual design through installation, commissioning and training.
At the completion of the project, we provide our clients with complete design documentation including the design drawings and all software source code. While we appreciate follow-on work from our clients, we always provide the option for them to modify our system using the services of other engineering firms if they want to.
REAL Controls developed a high voltage testing system complete with all the components required for autonomous operation of the machine. The machine applies a voltage of up to 20,000 volts across a rubber material. If no current flows through the material, then the next section of material is automatically tested. Once the entire roll of material has been tested, the machine automatically stops and a report is generated with the test results.
REAL Controls designed, fabricated, programmed and commissioned a pair of winding machines for a client that manufactures rubber matting. The machines are synchronized to transfer the material from one winder to the other in either direction. The pair are mechanically identical and both can be operated from the control panels that are located on each winder. The pair can also be automatically controlled from a remotely located master controller.


Plant trailers operate in some of the toughest environments, so the true cost of ownership extends way beyond the price of purchase. Indespension have designed their plant trailers in consultation with plant hire businesses, and the road going stability is tested far beyond normal performance limits. Using a special track at the MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association) test facility in the West Midlands, Indespension trailers are subjected to trials over a variety of punishing surfaces at excessive speeds. Features include bucket rests, extended drawbars & special weight-bearing mudguards. The Indespension plant trailer range comprises the AD range – representing the ultimate in strength, robustness and longevity; and the PL range – a Monocoque low-loader with industry leading carrying capacity.
Indespension's low loader plant trailers are constructed on a monocoque chassis for lower deck height and greater towing stability this 8'x4' trailer uses 13" wheels.
Price includes Trailer with Standard Features Plus Spare Wheel including Carrier, Two Extra Deck rings, Spring assisted Ramp.
Indespension's low loader plant trailers are constructed on a monocoque chassis for lower deck height and greater towing stability this 9'x4' trailer uses 13" wheels.
Price includes Trailer with all the Standard Features Plus Spare Wheel including carrier, Two Extra Deck Rings, Spring Assisted Ramp.
Indespension's low loader plant trailers are constructed on a monocoque chassis for lower deck height and greater towing stability this 9'x5' trailer uses 13" wheels.
The AD2000 is an 8' x 4' twin axle trailer constructed in sturdy chequer plate steel with a G.V.W of 2700kg.
Price includes Trailer with all the Standard Features Plus Spare Wheel including Carrier, Spring Assisted Ramp.
The Low Loader range is a brand new design of Plant Trailer. Constructed on a monocoque chassis for lower deck height and greater towing stability this 10'x6' trailer uses 13" wheels.
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The AD2800 is a 10' x 5'11" twin axle trailer constructed in sturdy chequer plate steel with a G.V.W of 3500kg.
The Low Loader range is a brand new design of Plant Trailer. Constructed on a monocoque chassis for lower deck height and greater towing stability this 12'x6' trailer uses 13" wheels.
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In 2017, Lantum was 1 of 11 companies handpicked by Sir Bruce Keogh and the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSN) as an innovation they believe will provide solutions to key challenges in Primary Care, Urgent and Emergency Care, and Mental Health.
As part of the NHS Innovation Accelerator, Lantum was invited to join Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health, to open the London Stock Exchange.
In their recent report, Understanding how and why the NHS adopts innovation, the NIA highlighted the work Lantum has done with Sutton GP Federation (SGPS) to support their workforce as they formed as a Federation.
Sutton GP Federation's Board had concerns regarding agency spend, compliance and clinical governance costs, operational inefficiencies for repetitive spreadsheet-based tasks, and significant numbers of unfilled GP sessions for 24 practices serving 190,000 patients.
In 2016, they joined forces with Lantum to support the launch of the Federation and as a result have reduced agency spend, automated compliance and improved operational efficiencies.
As a result of this partnership, SGPS has been able to reduce their workforce management costs by 75%.
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Every night after dinner for like an hour, I walk the Ninja Twins. The Fluffy One has a teal lead, The Slinky One has a purple one. This was because my mother and Nan thought they wouldn't be able to tell them apart. The Woman and I, we know.
The brothers, however, occasionally happen upon each other and are like ATTACK POSE WHO ARE YOU?! It's adorable.
I like my men like I like my coffee. Hot and black. ROWR!
This entire arc has been based on a joke I ran with after adopting the Ninja Twins. One had corrective naval surgery while at NSAL, and had three stitches in his little furry body. And so it was that for weeks on end, they would tell everyone who would listen tales of their bravery, how they'd been shot at in the jungle, how they had to pimp their bodies for food, how the mob was after them…I thought it was where they put the poly-fill in, myself. Even the vets at the shelter think it was a sort of hernia, no one really knows the truth…except for the cats.
Look into the eyes of the assassin kitten….
The Fluffy One posed for ALL OF THIS.
I'm a bit smug about these most recent strips.
I feel like I've really been drawing lately. *sniffle* I mean, I've drawn a proper foot. This is a big moment for me. For the Ninja twins as well, because this chapter of their story is almost wrapping up, and they've managed to get the fish and everything.
Beware of men with guns bearing fishy.
I've got expanding foam in a can all over my hands at the moment, because I forgot to wear gloves while falling onto a stream of expanding foam. Expanding foam in a can is not as soft and squishy as its counterpart, the pillow. Then again, in its unexpanded stage, it's not as large as a pillow and therefore not much help when it comes between one's arse and some concrete.
I like all the versions of the movies (I like the prequels too, but that's another story for another time). I know what's been changed from the Special Editions to the extra-crispy editions and it simply does not destroy my world. Yes, the loss of Yub Nub and Lapti Nek is tragic, but I still have my pre-THX remastered versions to watch and, being I'm easily entertained, the fact that the Rancor on the tape is of a completely different hue than his surroundings does not make me puke. Not as much as watching my old home videos. Boy, I could not aim a camera directly at anyone for more than .04 of a second back then.
Where was I? Oh, yeah. Red Leader dies. He never gets there. Not like Porkins. Porkins has been there. That is all that matters. Remember that.
That and I'm enjoying making my comic way more than talking about Star Wars.
1. That's a phonebooth, kids.
2. I CAN DRAW THE MAFIA SENTINEL FROM GTAIII!
3. A thing called Twitter will exist someday. That bird will make it.
I CAN DRAW LEGS NOW!
The Fluffy One does us many services! He even whacked me once.
It will pass, however. I just need to let the allergy medicine kick in again.
I leave you with the knowledge that I like to sew. I'm pretty good at it, I mean, even though I've sewn a great many things to my own body parts, it all ends up looking how I'd planned, except for that dress that time….
I also need to know if Scorpions ten times the size of one's head, such as the one in Dragon's Eye, like to go on nature walks in Appalachia, and, if they do, do they adhere to the guidelines on mulch use?
One would think, but I'm assured this all happened.
Today, I sprayed my hedges with milk. They have powdery mildew, you see. I didn't realize at the time that the yard would then smell like milk. I'm hoping it doesn't smell like sour milk tomorrow.


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There Will Be No Time's Up Pins at the Bill Cosby Re-Trial
Hilary Weaver
Bill Cosby Mounts Bizarre P.R. Campaign in Philadelphia
Kenzie Bryant
"It's Going to Be Staggering, the Amount of Names": As the Jeffrey Epstein Case Grows More Grotesque, Manhattan and DC Brace for Impact
Gabriel Sherman
cosby re-trial
Bill Cosby's Re-Trial Started with One Angry, Topless Protester
The topless woman attempted to charge at Cosby before she was stopped by law enforcement.
A protestor is arrested outside Montgomery County Courthouse on April 9th.By Corey Perrine/AP Photo.
https://twitter.com/davidmaialetti/status/983336636535754752
Bill Cosby went back to the courtroom Monday morning for a re-trial that's already off to a roaring start. A topless protester, with the words "women's lives matter" painted on her body in red, jumped in front of Cosby as he was entering the Montgomery County Courthouse. Per a photo in The Independent, the woman appeared to have written across her chest in black the names of several women who have accused Cosby of sexual assault. Cosby has denied these allegations.
Per The Independent, the woman jumped over a barricade to get to Cosby, but was stopped by sheriff's deputies; they led her away in handcuffs.
Cosby once again faces three charges of aggravated indecent assault levied by Andrea Constand, a former employee of Temple University, who has accused Cosby of sexually assaulting her in 2004. Dozens of women have famously accused Cosby of various acts of sexual harassment and assault, but Constand was one of the few whose case fell within the statute of limitations. The first trial ended in a mistrial last June, but the re-trial won't just be a repeat. As Page Six note, Cosby's old legal defense team, including Brian McMonagle and Angela Agrusa, is no longer in the lineup. Now, Tom Mesereau, who helped secure Michael Jackson's acquittal of molestation charges, is heading up the defense and is joined by Kathleen Bliss, Lane Vines, and Becky James.
A new jury, made up of five women and seven men from Montgomery County, has also been selected. Last year, the jury was selected from the surrounding Pittsburgh area and bused 300 miles to the courthouse. At the time, Cosby's team was worried about a bias that local people might have in the trial, but this time made no objections to a local jury. One woman and one man on the jury are African-American, which was also the case in last year's trial, per The New York Times.
Since the first trial ended in June, the national conversation around sexual assault has changed dramatically, something Judge Steven T. O'Neill may have acknowledged last month with an order that no merchandise showing bias of any kind is allowed in or around the courtroom—like, say, a Time's Up pin:
"Persons attending the proceedings are not permitted to wear, possess, or display anything that would demonstrate support for, or opposition to, either side of the proceedings, or which could be interpreted as commenting upon matter related to the case," O'Neill said.


Producing wine since 2011, they now offer a total of 6 different wines between the two ranges. These wines are available for tasting in the tasting lounge daily. To compliment the wines, they have introduced a few food options to enjoy alongside a tasting, glass or bottle of wine. The foods include an artisan cheese board, a canapé board and a Chef's Lunch Special (only available over weekends). With wine being their focus, they introduce wine and canapé pairing experience in order to showcase their wine and exhibit their versatility. They take a different approach to their pairings and break the traditional rules of white wine with white meat.
Their latest venture, the Wien Bar is described as a contemporary and clean design meets fine wine, craft beer and sushi. They have joined forces with brands such as Sushi Box, Darling Breweries and Cluver & Jack Cider to offer something different on the Constantia Wine Route. Situated below their Tasting Room, this new space offers a place to sit longer and enjoy wine and bubbly by the glass or bottle complimented by plates of sushi from their pop-up kitchen, Sushi Box. To offer a bit of diversity in their new space, they are more than happy to have Darling Breweries on board with their Slow Beer and Native Ale on tap, with the prospect of an exclusive Beau Constantia Brew in the pipeline and are one of the first to offer Cluver and Jack's Craft Cider.
This restaurant so deserves their spot in the Top 10. Food service and ambience are definitely right up there with the best. So reasonably priced for what you get - 8 tapas sharing plates for R390 per person. And they're so good you'll scrape the sauce off the plates. Oysters to start are fresh and delicious and the honey and lavender creme to end is superb. Wish we could go more often!!!!


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CAS @ Battlefront Debate – Getting You To Hear Us
February 27, 2011 December 27, 2011 amyrhall
First appeared on Ctrl.Alt.Shift on February 18 2011
Are young people apathetic or bored with politicians? Would they rather get their voices heard through voting, protests or Facebook? These were some of the questions flying around at Tuesday (February 15) night's Battlefront Debate – Getting You To Hear Us. Ctrl.Alt.Shift headed over to Channel 4 HQ in Westminster, London, to see what people had to say…..
Battlefront is a Channel 4 project that gives young campaigners a TV and digital platform to make some noise about an issue they're passionate about. At the debate, an audience of young activists, journalists and students tackled a panel on issues around youth empowerment and successful campaigning.
Those in line for questioning were Tory Tim Loughton MP (Minister for Children and Families), Aaron Porter (NUS President), brand wielder John Stopp (Head of Production at The Viral Factory), Miquita Oliver (T4 and Battlefront host) and road safety campaigner Manpreet Darroch (displaying the fruits of Battlefront 2008).
Questioning went straight onto the topic of Anastasia Kyriacou's campaign calling for the voting age to be lowered to 16. Manpreet Darroch pointed out how 16 year olds can start families, join the army and work full time; so why shouldn't they vote? And most of the panel agreed – Aaron Porter, despite assuring everyone he had "no plans!" to become a politician himself, thought young people needed more ways to get into politics in general.
Thoughts swung left, right and centre regarding how that can be done, with some claiming it was also the responsibility of those in Parliament to get off their backsides and do more to engage the next generation… a spot of tension ensued as Tim Loughton was challenged by an audience participant for not responding to her emails (though he did demand to have a chat with her following the debate to exchange details… once again).
Questioning moved on to how to turn engagement with politics and society into real change and youth influence. Manpreet Darroch said a good campaign was all about authenticity and passion. John Stopp agreed and Aaron Porter said a variety of methods was important, including direct action "within the law". The compare then pointed out historical figures such as Nelson Mandela (who is now seen as a hero to many), have broken the law through direct action to gain a shift in the status quo.
So what new innovative techniques can young people use in campaigning? While John Stopp thought media attention was key, others thought it was more to do with authenticity, grassroots campaigning, and going straight to the source of power.
And what about Battlefront itself? Is it an example of grassroots campaigning; with campaigners supported by Channel 4 and mentored by experts? Miquita Oliver stood firm stating how Battlefront is merely an opportunity, only a platform for people who had already been campaigning for years, with passion for the good cause engrained with and without the project. This was on show during the debate as many of the Battlefront campaigners (past and present) sat in the audience, hands held high throughout to grill the panel and relay their opinions.
One of the final questions of the night regarding voting and political engagement was "how young is too young?" My stand up highlight of the event was the response by Youth Engagement Worker Nikki Brocher, who said we should be talking about an age cap on voting (not a minimum age); as some people over 25 had already closed their minds, and that more young people should have a say as it will be the next generation who will have to pay for the past generation's mistakes…
But note – whether or not you agree with Nikki or any of the members on the panel, whether or not you're supported by the media and politicians, whether you take action through Battlefront or Ctrl.Alt.Shift – keep on campaigning, and follow in the footsteps of those all over the world who have kept going until they got what they wanted for their futures.
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I believe and have often said that we are all one quality decision away from anything we want. A quality decision is a certain state of mind. It is not the process of deciding to try, attempt, or pursue something until it becomes difficult. A quality decision means that you have firmly set your course. You are no longer flexible on your mission; however, you may be flexible on your method.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, ?Once you make a decision, the world conspires to make it happen.?
As a blind person myself, I became frustrated with the inability to access movies and television over 20 years ago. I made a quality decision to do something about this issue for myself and the 13 million blind and visually impaired Americans and their families as well as millions more around the world. With some very talented colleagues, I launched and built the Narrative Television Network.
Initially, it was our plan to provide companion audio cassettes that would describe the visual elements of a TV show or movie. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way that the best quality audio cassettes in 1988 had enough tape stretch problems so that, by the end of an hour program, the audio tape could be as much as a minute ahead or behind. If I had been committed to this method of achieving my mission, it would have been the end of our venture; however, next we began producing VHS tape, followed by delivering our accessible programming via analog broadcast tape, and today we provide special sound tracks to visually impaired people around the world via a number of digital platforms.
I remain committed to the goal of providing accessible entertainment and educational programming for blind and visually impaired children and adults; however, I am quite certain that in the coming years we will deliver our programming through newly-developing technologies as well as technological breakthroughs that have yet to have been even considered.
As you consider your goals and dreams, it is important to move them from the state of a wish to the state of a decision. A wish is something that would be nice if all the stars aligned, and it happened. For example, most people would agree that winning the lottery would be nice, if it happened. On the other hand, a decision is a firm state of resolve that closes the door marked ?What am I going to do?? and opens a new door marked ?How am I going to do it??
If you will remain committed to your course and open to all possible ways to reach your goal, success is simply a matter of time.
As you go through your day today, find a worthy goal or project and make a quality decision.
The Ultimate Gift takes the reader through Jason's incredible work to gain his Uncle Red's inheritance through a series of challenges. Every step of the way, there is a lesson for Jason and the reader. It's a quest for what it means to live life well that has captivated millions of readers throughout the world, and has also become the basis of numerous educational and philanthropic initiatives that build upon the inspiring insights that unfold in this stirring story.
Jim Stovall is a blind man who sees what really matters. After years of reaching out to diverse audiences with his own remarkable history, he turned deep inside. Right to the heart of the values � or 'gifts' � that rest within us all, and the magical transformations that begin once we start to recognize and share these 12 treasures. The universal yet profound insights of his book became the keys that continue to unlock incredible new hope, joy and meaning for individuals, families, schools and public-service organizations throughout the world.
Jim Stovall has overcome blindness to become a national champion Olympic weightlifter, a successful investment broker, entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. He is co-founder and president of the Narrative Television Network, which makes movies and television accessible for our nation's 13 million blind and visually impaired people and their families.
Jim Stovall is the president of Narrative Television Network, as well as a published author of many books including The Ultimate Gift. He is also a columnist and motivational speaker. He may be reached at 5840 South Memorial Drive, Suite 312, Tulsa, OK 74145-9082; by email at [email protected]; or on facebook at www.facebook.com/jimstovallauthor; or call 918-627-1000.


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Award for Banagher girl guides
Three Banagher Irish Girl Guides members joined fellow members from around the country to receive the highest award in Guiding.
Soracha Moran, Ashton O'Rourke, and Niamh Carroll from St Rynagh's Unit achieved the prestigious award on Saturday, May 12.
Sixty-two Irish Girl Guides from around the country received their Gold Awards, the highest award in the organisation.
The girls travelled to the Gresham Hotel in Dublin for the award presentation. Dublin's Cllr Dermot Lacey presented the awards, along with Irish Girl Guides President Maureen Dillon.
The Gold Award is the highest award in Guiding. To gain this award the girls have to work on their own initiative to carry out their varied challenges, they must demonstrate self-motivation, commitment and enthusiasm, carry out environmental projects and get out into the community.
Maureen Dillon, President of the Irish Girl Guides, stated, "We are extremely proud to recognise the achievement made by our members. We are happy to celebrate the hard work and commitment they have made to the environment, to their communities, and to becoming responsible citizens of the world."
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Current Concepts of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Trauma: A Review
Jennifer CE Lane§, 1, Nigel Tapiwa Mabvuure§, 2, Sandip Hindocha*, 3, Wasim Khan 4
1 Department of Plastic Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK
2 Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, BN25XL, UK
3 Department of Plastic Surgery, Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, L355DR, UK
4 University College London Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA74LP, UK
Received Date: 6/7/2012
Revision Received Date: 9/9/2012
Electronic publication date: 30/11/2012
© Lane et al.; Licensee Bentham Open.
open-access license: This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Plastic Surgery, Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, L355DR, UK; Tel: + 44(0)1244366265; Fax: +44(0)1244366265; E-mail: hindocha2001@yahoo.com
§ JCEL and NTM contributed equally.
Traumatic injuries cause 5.8 million deaths per year globally. Before the advent of antibiotics, sepsis was considered almost inevitable after injury. Today infection continues to be a common complication after traumatic injury and is associated with increases in morbidity and mortality and longer hospital stays. Research into the prevention of post-traumatic infection has predominantly focused on thoracic and abdominal injuries. In addition, because research on sepsis following musculoskeletal injuries has predominantly been on open fractures. There is a paucity of research into the prevention of soft tissue infections following traumatic injuries. This review analyses the evidence for the role of prophylactic antibiotics in the management of soft tissue injuries. Emphasis is placed on assessing the strength of the presented evidence according to the Oxford Level of Evidence scale.
Keywords: Antibiotic, fracture, infection, prophylaxis, soft tissue, trauma.


One of many software developers, Sony Mobile, managed to get hold of Android P Beta and they are making it available for Xperia XZ2 so that app developers can ensure the compatibility of their apps in the next Android version.
Sony Mobile has permitted users of Xperia XZ2 to test and develop using the Android P Beta version. It is currently available on the H8216, H8266, and H8296 models of Xperia XZ2. The company also asked users to send feedback on how the software works with their apps so they can help address any issues.
- Indoor Positioning with Wi-Fi RTT: The Android P adds the support for the IEEE 802.11mc Wi-Fi protocol to use the indoor positioning system of apps. IPS is a technology that allows a GPS-like function to locate people or objects within indoor environments.
- Display Cutout Support: The next Android version supports the edge-to-edge screens with display cutout for camera and speaker. This is a vital need for determining which part of the screen should or should not display contents.
- New Messaging Notifications: The new notification for the Messaging app includes additional reply options, such as images and stickers.
- Camera Updates: The new camera API offers simultaneous streaming of multiple cameras on a single device.
- Neural Networks: Android P offers the improvements of the Neural Networks API, which was introduced in Android Oreo 8.1. The new API level adds support for nine new software operations including Transpose, Strided Slice, and Squeeze.
Android P Beta is also available in other devices, such as Nokia 7 Plus, OnePlus 6, and Vivo X21.