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Top 10 Data Center Projects in Europe

Data centers play a crucial role in today’s digital landscape, serving as the backbone of industries such as telecommunications, cloud computing, and finance. In Europe, the demand for data centers has been booming, with record growth predicted for the coming years. In this article, we will delve into the top 10 data center projects in Europe, showcasing their size, innovation, and impact on the region’s digital infrastructure.

Here are the Top 10 Data Center Projects in Europe

1. Covilhã Data Center — Portugal

2. Vantage Cardiff Data Center Campus, CWL1 — Wales

3. FRA 1 — Frankfurt, Germany

4. Microsoft Dublin Data Center — Ireland

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1. Covilhã Data Center — Portugal

Located in Covilhã, Portugal, the Covilhã Data Center stands as one of the largest and most innovative facilities globally. Covering a staggering 800,000 square feet, this data center has gained recognition for its impressive architecture, environmental commitment, and design. Situated in the Centro region, the center benefits from favorable natural conditions such as low humidity, low salinity, low seismic, and flood risk. Notably, it is one of the coldest points across Portugal, making it an ideal location for data storage.

The Covilhã Data Center boasts a rainwater collection system, on-site photovoltaic solar power generation, and a captivating garden housing over 600 trees. These environmental commitments align with the center’s mission to minimize its ecological footprint while providing exceptional data storage solutions. Altice Portugal, formerly known as Portugal Telecom, operates this facility. Earlier this year, reports circulated about Altice negotiating the sale of its flagship data center for €100 million.

2. Vantage Cardiff Data Center Campus, CWL1 — Wales

Situated in Newport, Wales, the Vantage Cardiff Data Center Campus stands out as a remarkable facility in terms of size and capabilities. Spanning approximately 750,000 square feet, this three-story building houses nearly 375,000 square feet of technical space. The campus, designed to exceed Tier III standards, has the capacity to accommodate up to 19,000 cabinets.

Once fully developed, the 46-acre Vantage Cardiff Data Center Campus will include three data centers. Two of these facilities are already operational, catering to the increasing demand for data storage and processing. Vantage Data Centres, a leading data center provider, operates this campus, aiming to meet customer demand from around the world.

3. FRA 1 — Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt, Germany, stands as the leading data center market in the country, making it an attractive location for data center providers. NTT, a prominent player in the data center industry, established FRA 1, a facility spanning over 561,876 square feet of IT space. The FRA 1 data center consists of seven free-standing buildings, offering ample space for clients’ data storage needs.

With a focus on providing additional data center space for its clients, NTT strategically selected Frankfurt for this facility and its subsequent projects. The data center market in Frankfurt continues to thrive, and NTT’s FRA 1 plays a significant role in meeting the increasing demand for data processing and storage in the region.

4. Microsoft Dublin Data Center — Ireland

Microsoft’s Dublin Data Center, located in Clondalkin, Ireland, represents a pioneering facility that relies heavily on fresh air for cooling purposes. When the data center was commissioned in 2009, it set an example as one of the early adopters of fresh air cooling systems. The facility, with its 550,000 square feet of space, became Microsoft’s first data center outside of the United States.

Since its inception, the Dublin Data Center has undergone multiple expansions to meet the growing demands of Microsoft’s customers across Europe. The facility’s innovative cooling system, combined with its significant size, positions it as a key player in the European data center landscape.

Conclusion

The top 10 data center projects in Europe represent a diverse range of facilities, each contributing to the region’s digital infrastructure in its unique way. From the expansive Covilhã Data Center in Portugal to the innovative Facebook Luleå Data Center in Sweden, these facilities showcase the industry’s commitment to efficiency, sustainability, and cutting-edge technology. As Europe’s demand for data storage and processing continues to grow, these data centers play a crucial role in supporting various industries and driving technological advancements across the continent.

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legends-of-time · 11 months ago

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Thorn Bush (Doctor Who Story)

Chapter 33: Survivors of the Flux

Masterlist

A/N: Just a reminder, Kathy fell into the Whoniverse after Resolution of the Daleks so she doesn't know anything after season 12 and New Years special so is lost in this episode but remembers the Crimea (War of the Sontarans) and the Sea Devils (Legend of the Sea Devils) as she's lived them.

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1899 AD/CE

Kathy finds Jack slumped on the straw covered ground next to wicker baskets and a cart just as he's waking up. There is a broken bottle sticking out of his abdomen.

"Oh, not again." He grumbles exasperatedly.

"Really?" Kathy remarks as she walks up to him.

Jack smirks. "What? No hello, no welcome kiss? Have you come up from London just to tell me off?"

Kathy looks at him unamused. "You're gonna draw attention to yourself like this." She crouches down to his level.

"Like what?"

"Torchwood. They have a Cardiff base. They've been monitoring you, keeping transcripts of your conversations about the Doctor with people." Kathy explains.

Jack shrugs. "And?"

Kathy rolls her eyes. "To Torchwood, the Doctor is a designated enemy. I should know, I was there when Torchwood was created."

"What should I do?" Kathy pulls out the bottle from his stomach instead of replying. "Ow!"

"Don't be a baby." Kathy retorts. "What should do is join them."

Jack scoffs. "No!"

"Jack, may I remind you that you need to stay in Cardiff?" Kathy reminds him. "That's where you'll meet the Doctor again in a hundred years time and it might be a good idea to keep the alien detectors on your side."

"Fine."

"Good."

Honestly, it's like minding a child sometimes.

——

1885 AD/CE

There are some adventures and scenarios from the Whoniverse that Kathy is aware of and either intentionally places herself or comes across it accidentally but in those situations, she knows what's going on. There are some situations, however, where Kathy accidentally comes across various Doctors and their companions by accident and genuinely has to find out what's going on and help solve the situation.

One such instance was easy enough to solve. Kathy had been investigating a powerful explosion on Threadneedle Street where the Bank of England is located. It was a solo assignment Kathy was doing on her own without the others.

What had been suspicious about this explosion was that those around it had reportedly carried on, completely oblivious to the damage. The strangeness of the whole thing had led to a member of the Paternoster Gang being called to investigate.

Kathy had arrived to find the bewildered trio that consisted of Amy, Rory and Eleven standing in the midst of it all. Kathy had happily greeted them to which they had done the same while telling her they had found traces of carbonite before they had been cut off by a second explosion from down in the vaults. They ran to investigate, but there appeared to be no sign of damage to the vaults and no one around except a kindly old flower seller.

Amy was concerned and tried to coax the old lady back up the stairs to safety. However, the Doctor suddenly turned on the old woman and threw the flowers aside, uncovering a traffic-calming measure from the Aldebaran Astrobahn, a small device that pacifies space pilots so they can fly safely. The device was being used to cover up the raid on the bank.

The old woman suddenly changed into an armed alien bank robber, who grabs Rory.

Thankfully the whole thing was resolved when Kathy realised they should use the reality check on the robber, and give him suggestions that he takes – that he doesn't want to fire his gun, that he doesn't want to be a criminal, and that all the happiness he will ever need can be found in a single flower!

Dancing off, the robber left the bank, planning to go home and plant a garden full of beautiful flowers. With the reality check no longer influencing the bank staff and customers, there was a sudden panic as the full extent of the damage was seen, along with a big green alien dancing around holding a flower.

Thankfully, Kathy had the Inspector and Scotland Yard on call, who flooded the scene with men to keep the people at bay while the Doctor, Amy and Rory sneaked off with the alien in tow, still dancing, to deposit him back at his home where he'll be no trouble.

——

1901 AD/CE

There are other instances where Kathy isn't in the know but it's been way more difficult for her.

Kathy still lives with the Paternoster Gang though she's spending more and more time away from them. She uses the excuse that she wants to see Carlyle and Ashildr who both live in the southern part of Africa where the country South Africa will be formed very soon. However, everyone knows that Kathy is beginning to distance herself because she's known the group for nearly twenty years now, and the age is beginning to show on all of them. For Kathy, many of the friends she makes have so fleeting lives and the pain of losing them is inevitable.

Kathy knows Vastra, Jenny and Strax are good friends because they don't push her on it and give her as much space as they can.

Kathy is in the house on Paternoster Row when there are a few frantic knocks at the door. She hears Strax move to open the door. Vastra and Jenny are out investigating so it's just Kathy and the Sontaran butler in.

"Explain your presence here human scum." Strax's voice declares. Kathy snickers into her book at that. She can only imagine the face of the person on the other side.

"I'm, h-hi. I, or us, we, are looking for Kathy Davis?" The answer sounds more like a question than a statement.

Kathy perks up, she knows that voice. She rushes over to the door and there stands Yazmin Khan as expected. Dan is standing just behind her next to an older gentleman that Kathy doesn't know. Dan and Yaz are wearing hurriedly put together period clothing while the older man is wearing something that wouldn't stand out to the regular person, but Kathy can guess it's at least 50 years too early.

She witnesses the relief that floods the trio's faces.

"Kathy!" Dan cries joyfully, side eyeing Strax.

"Ms Davis, good to see you again." The older man adds. Kathy tries to give him a pleasant smile rather than a blank look. Clearly, he's met her before, and she doesn't want to make things awkward for him.

"You know these human miscreants, Madam?" Strax interrupts.

"Yes, Strax. Now take their coats." She instructs. He does so but not without threatening them with obliteration. "You three can follow me into the sitting room."

——

The older man introduces himself as Professor Eustacius Jericho a parapsychologist from the late 1960s. He wasn't too dazed by the fact that Kathy didn't know him, saying it explained how she knew so much about him when he'd first met her.

Kathy also learns that this Yaz and Dan have been to the Crimea, which is where they last saw her. She knew Yaz and Dan survive disappearing in Crimea as she saw them with the Sea Devils but where they had gone and what happened in the meantime, she had no idea. She is glad to see they're okay. Ish.

Dan already knows about her species, being from a different dimension and meets the Doctor out of sync so no need for an explanation there.

The trio, mostly Dan and Yaz, explain what's been happening to Kathy. Basically, something called the Flux has been destroying the universe (Kathy recalls the Thirteen telling her that it in Crimea), there are these two crystal creatures that seem to know the Doctor and the Weeping Angels have kidnapped the Doctor when they accidentally arrived in the 1960s. And that was the shortlist.

The group are all stuck in 1901 because the Weeping Angels had all sent them from the 1960s to this time (Jericho's time). Likely to get them away from the Doctor. An older version of her that had been there when this happened had told them where to find her in 1901.

Yaz recounts their task: work out where and when an inevitable battle for Earth will take place in the future because of the Flux's effects.

——

1904 AD/CE

Over the next few years, the group, along with the assistance of Jenny and Vastra, search for where they could find answers. Since this has such a big impact, someone must've had a premonition of it occurring.

They go all over the world, trying to find answers but keep on facing dead ends.

The next one on the list is an ancient temple in Mexico where they believe a mystical offering pot is located and once decided, while giving them the answers they're looking for.

They set up the pulley system. The plan is that Kathy, Dan and Yaz will descend while Jericho will stay up top. A good plan that isn't excited perfectly, not completely.

Dan ends up falling through the ceiling of the temple with the rope tied around his waist and face plants the floor, while Kathy and Yaz descend properly standing with a foot each in the loop.

"That pulley system needs work," Yaz remarks as she and Kathy jump down.

"Yeah." Dan huffs from the ground, sounding wounded.

"Focus you guys. We need to find out if we're in the right place." Kathy reminds them, moving through the room that is small, cramped, and low-ceilinged with her torch. Dan stands up and stretches. "Oh, and be on the lookout for..."

Three spears whistle past Dan and implant into the wall behind him! He freezes, wide-eyed. The shafts of the spears are brushing his face. VERY narrow escape.

"...death traps." Kathy finishes.

"I was nearly a kebab!" Dan whines.

"Looking for an offering pot, remember? One that hopefully matches the sketch." Yaz reminds him.

"I hope he hasn't fallen asleep up... Whoa!" Kathy's head snaps towards where Dan is to see him go flying up and Jericho descends – more like falls – with a rope around his torso and lands smack onto the floor.

"Good afternoon." He huffs, face smushed into the floor.

"He pulled the rope, didn't he?" Kathy asks rhetorically.

"That was the signal!" Jericho retorts, dusting himself down.

"And you still haven't figured out how to ballast the counterweight pulley properly," Yaz replies.

"Almost. It's not entirely my wheelhouse." Jericho counters, looking around himself in wonder. "Oh, this is spectacular."

"Oh! Jericho, Kathy, look." Yaz gasps. Kathy turns to see Yaz walking over to an altar where a tiny crafted pot, with Mayan symbols, sits next to a single lit candle, burned down low amidst a collection of other small pots and jugs. (Who lit the candle?) "I think I've got it. This is the one. Oh, I'm still not sure about taking it."

"It's a discovery. It's our discovery." Jericho argues.

"Strictly speaking, it's theft." Kathy counters. "If we take it, we have to bring it back once we have it decoded."

"And reseal the ceiling," Yaz adds. Kathy wrinkles her nose as she looks up at the damage they had caused. She's less thrilled about that.

Jericho pulls on the rope. "Now, what was it again? One tug or twoooo...?" Up goes Jericho, and down comes Dan. Yaz and Kathy barely glance at him.

"Hiya." The latter calls over her shoulder.

"Have you got it?" Dan asks, face squashed into the floor.

"Think so." Kathy answers, sharing a gleeful grin with Yaz.

——

Kathy, Yaz, Dan, and Jericho's next move is to go to Constantinople to get the pot deciphered. They sit a short distance from a woman in a marketplace, who agreed to translate at a rundown stall that has an assortment of historical artefacts and carved objects.

They are drinking mint tea. The woman has fragments of a carved panel which match the symbols on the jug she's also looking inside the jug. She scratches words and numbers onto parchment.

"She's matching the symbols to the ancient panels," Jericho observes. "We should have a translation soon."

"Basically, this pot can decipher the exact date the world is going to end," Yaz adds.

"We've been in this decade for three years now. Do you think we'll ever get back?" Dan wonders.

"I find myself marooned a decade before I was born, in a century where I have a little too much knowledge of the atrocities to come."

Kathy glances at the group around her sorrowfully. She forgets that while she's in the time she's meant to, these three have been uprooted. "We've got a task; we have to stick to it. Focus on that. You guys will get home, I believe you will. I'm sorry I can't any further."

"You've been terrific help, Ms Davis," Jericho reassures her.

There's a moment of reflection but then Jericho frowns, sniffing the air. "Can anyone else smell burning?"

The smell of smoke hits the others. Oh, no.

"Now you come to mention it." Dan murmurs.

Yaz rips apart the cloth separating their stall from the other. After a few moments, she yells, "Get her out of here, now!"

Jericho immediately gets to work, ushering the translator out. Kathy pokes her head around the divide to that it's a bomb. She joins Yaz in trying to cover it up, hoping to limit its impact, with lots of rugs and shoves them over the bomb. Dan runs to the entrance of the stall, yelling, "Everyone get back!"

"Think that's gonna have to do." Yaz murmurs.

"Yeah." Kathy agrees, turning to run but realises Yaz hasn't followed. "Yaz!"

"Kathy! Yaz! Get out of here!" Kathy hears Dan yell as the two sprint from the scene.

They evacuate safely just as the bomb explodes.

——

"If it wasn't for your quick thinking, Miss Khan and Ms Davis, we could have all perished in that blast. But who would want to kill us? How do they even know about us? We're simply trying to derive a date from a pot." Jericho wonders as they sit in a circle, planning and theorising in their ocean liner cabin on the way to the next destination, Nepal.

"At least we have a partial date, December 5th." Kathy tries to lift their spirits.

"But no year." Yaz points out.

There's a knock at the door.

"Just one moment!" Jericho calls. Jericho and Yaz look at Dan and Kathy.

Dan groans and Kathy rolls her eyes. "Seriously?" The latter hisses.

"Yes!" Jericho retorts.

"Every time?" Dan grumbles.

"Yes!" Yaz echoes.

"Why do we have to be the stowaways?" Kathy complains as she and Dan stand.

"Shut up." Jericho hisses.

Dan ignores him. "Can't we take turns?"

"I second that," Kathy remarks.

They roll under the bunk.

"Come in!" Jericho calls.

Kathy hears the door open and hears the wheels of a trolley. Probably a waiter. She looks out from under the bed, at the sets of shoes. She narrows her eyes when she spots the socks, there's something not right about the socks.

"Are you new?" Yaz questions, raising Kathy's suspicions further.

"Came aboard for this leg, ma'am." The waiter turns to Jericho. "One lump or two, sir?"

"One, please."

The waiter takes the teapot and smashes it across Jericho's face stunning him. He then slams Yaz against the wall and tries to strangle her. Kathy and Dan quickly shuffle out from under the bunk. They struggle but then Yaz kicks him in the nuts and elbows him in the ribs.

He falls off, staggering back and Dan takes the chance to sweep-kick the feet out from under the waiter causing him to land on the floor next to them. The man then, without warning, pulls out a gun and fires it in Kathy's direction, hitting her in the stomach.

Kathy staggers from the force of it, clutching her stomach. Her hands flow orange.

"Kathy!" Yaz cries in alarm.

"Don't worry about me. Sit on his legs, Dan!" Kathy yells. "Yaz, his chest!"

She slumps to the floor as Dan and Yaz rush to do exactly as they're told.

The waiter continues to struggle despite Dan being on his legs and Yaz on his chest. "You can't fight the future!" He warns them.

Kathy already feels her stomach begin to heal; the wound is beginning to sew itself back together and her organs fixing themselves. She feels the energy flow over her.

Kathy groans as she sits up as her body is still tired. She knows she's missing a large chunk of the struggle as she sorts herself out.

She's clued back in when Yaz yells, "No. No!"

Kathy looks up to see that the waiter's body has gone limp. She pulls herself up and goes over to the body.

Dammit. Not for the first time in the last few years, Kathy is annoyed at herself for not knowing the future or what's going on.

Jericho pulls himself up while Yaz and Dan stand up from the body.

Yaz checks him, gravely. "Poison capsule, lodged in his tooth."

"Self-sacrifice, eh? Jolly good thing, too. I was just about to bop him with his own teapot." Jericho remarks.

Dan looks at Kathy oddly. "Do you do that often?"

Kathy shrugs, realising that just magically healing yourself from a bullet wound must look odd. "Biology and not if I can help it."

Kathy notices a small snake tattooed on the inside of the wrist of the dead man. What is that?

She thinks it curious that he fired the gun at her specifically even though Dan was right next to her. It's like he knew he needed to disable her even if it was only temporary. What did he know about her?

As she does, Jericho continues talking, "Now we have an additional conundrum. We appear to have a dead waiter in our cabin. What if someone walks in?"

"Roll him under the bed for now," Yaz tells them.

"Hang on, under the bed's where me and Kathy sleep." Dan reminds her.

Kathy shrugs. "It's fine, come nightfall, when it's quiet, shove his body overboard." She sees the shocked looks of Dan and Jericho. "What?"

"You both seem remarkably proficient at this, Miss Khan and Ms Davis." Jericho comments.

Maybe Kathy should be concerned about that...

Yaz seems nonplussed. "There's no use being squeamish. We've got the future to save."

——

Kathy, Dan, and Jericho enter the cabin after dumping the dead waiter overboard.

"Job done," Dan whispers.

"Heavy beggar. He made quite a splash. I can't say I enjoyed that." Jericho remarks.

Kathy winces and gives him a pat on the back before looking properly at Yaz for the first time since entering the room. She immediately notices the decorative egg-shaped device Yaz is holding and her obvious emotional stare.

Over the last few years, Kathy has quickly noticed that this Yaz, unlike the one she met with the pirates and Sea Devils, has not realised or openly confirmed her feelings for the Doctor. Kathy wants to tell her that the Doctor does feel the same but she can't say anything yet, not before the two get to have that talk.

Dan notices too. "You okay?"

"Mmm-hmm."

Kathy, Dan, and Jericho exchange glances, they know she's not going to give them any more than that.

"I should ablute." Jericho takes his sponge bag and leaves.

Kathy and Dan turn to Yaz. Kathy sits next to her and wraps around to bring some comfort. Yaz lies her head on her shoulder. Dan sits down on the other side.

"We'll see her again. She'll be alright. Wherever she is." Dab says.

Kathy smiles softly. "Of course, she's alright. She's the Doctor."

Yaz nods gratefully.

——

Yaz, Dan, and Jericho finish their ascension of a mountain in Nepal while bundled up in furs. They stagger to the top, breathless and Kathy sees they have reached the mouth of a cave.

"This man is a legendary seer. He's our last best hope in finding out when in history the battle may come, and how we might get there." Jericho tells them.

They arrive at a tent at the edge of the cave mouth where a man, dressed in a ragged shawl, sits outside meditating.

Jericho steps forward. "Sir. My name is Eustacius Jericho. I am an expert in percipients and visionaries, and in my historic reading I have read much about you and your abilities. We come to you in all humility, as we are in the midst of an extraordinary task, and seek guidance as to what the future holds."

There's a pause. The four of them wait expectantly. The man finally looks at them.

"Took you long enough." The man remarks. They look at him in surprise. Hadn't been expecting that.

"I'm sorry?" Jericho blurts out.

"To get up here. I've been watching you for days. You need to take more exercise." The man retorts. He claps his hands together excitedly, looking at them all eagerly. "So! What's the gossip from down there? Who's kissed who?"

Jericho looks at him incredulously. Oh dear, never meet her heroes. "Gossip?"

"I don't get any up here. I'll take anything."

"Suppose you don't, do you?" Kathy mutters. More light hearted than expected. Maybe it's the altitude? Solitude?

The man looks at them expectantly. Kathy goes blank on what to say and she can see the others struggling too.

Finally, Jericho speaks, "I mean... I think the telephone's been invented."

They get a blank look. "Telephone?"

"Yes, you use it to talk with people, to communicate." Jericho tries to mime it as he speaks.

"I'm a hermit!"

"Ah."

"We would've brought a newspaper if we'd known," Kathy says.

The man looks at them in outrage. "You mean you haven't? What about some food? Rope? A pot? The latest Conan Doyle?"

"Does seem rude, now you come to mention it." Dan remarks.

The man's outraged face suddenly morphs into one of humour. "Aah, I'm teasing you! I knew you wouldn't have anything, really."

Oh.

Kathy decides to get them back on track. "Do you have anything for us?"

"No."

What?

"Really?" Yaz asks incredulously and a tad annoyed.

The man grins again. "Ahh, teasing again! I don't get to tease people much." He pauses, sobering up. "I have three words."

"We've climbed all this way for three words?!" Jericho complains.

"Ssh!" Kathy hisses.

"Go on." Yaz urges.

The man closes his eyes. They all lean in, waiting. "Fetch. Your. Dog."

Again, what?

"I beg your pardon?" Jericho sounds as equally baffled as Kathy feels. On the other hand, Dan and Yaz slowly turn to each other as if they're realising something. Kathy feels none the wiser.

The man shrugs. "Fetch your dog." He repeats.

"I don't have a dog. Is that it?" Jericho turns to the rest of them. "Does this make any sense to you?"

Instead of answering, Dan turns to the man. "And if it did, how do we fetch him?"

Kathy frowns. What does that mean? Wait, hang on. The Lupari! Of course!

The man shrugs. "That's your problem. I don't know."

"I have an idea," Yaz says.

——

They travel to the Great Wall of China, where the group begins to work hard to cut down many trees and spread white paint over a huge area.

They trim back trees and bushes. Huge pair of tree clippers. Plant seeds. Hack back bushes. They chop down a load of bamboo and start splashing white paint around on the stone ground. They paint huge long lines on rocks.

They stand back, exhausted, many months later. Dan and Jericho have beards!

"I hope it looks all right. I don't suppose we'll ever know, really." Jericho remarks.

Next to the Great Wall of China, carved into the land, the earth, the trees, and the bushes, over a huge area they have written: KARVANISTA: DAN LEWIS IS HERE 1904: FETCH YOUR HUMAN!

Well, let's hope the Lupari (Karvanista) sees this over a century in the future.

——

"Still no response from the dog," Dan mutters as they sit in the cabin once more. Jericho and Dan are now shaven.

"Karvanista." Kathy corrects amusedly. She's getting an idea of the kind of relationship between Dan and the Lupari.

"And still no Doctor." Yaz laments.

"Maybe that man only says 'cause he knew we would, not that it'll actually lead somewhere?" Kathy theorises.

The cabin door suddenly opens and a man bursts through. The man looks baffled as if this isn't where he expected to turn up. He frantically runs up to the porthole and looks out. Oh, he's furious.

"Oi, what are you doing?!" Dan cries.

The man turns accusingly. "A ship? A ship at sea?"

"I'll call a steward." Jericho threatens.

"Wait. I know you." Dan suddenly says. "We've met. In a tunnel?"

"I've met you too, on Atropos," Yaz adds.

Yeah, apparently there's a planet called Time? Kathy isn't so sure about that.

"What do you know of my tunnels?" The man answers prickly.

"Not a lot. Time was going mad." Dan replies.

"Do you call me mad, sir?!" The man cries aggressively. "Joseph Williamson, the mad mole! You take their side!"

While the rest of them are blank and who he is, Dan seems to know. "You're Joseph Williamson?"

"Who else would I be, sir? And it seems I must find my own way out of this infernal puzzle. Those cursed shifting doorways!" He storms out and slams the door behind him. Dan opens it and looks down the corridor.

"Wait, where's gone?" Kathy questions. She's left completely baffled by the entire encounter.

"Joseph Williamson. Don't you see?" Dan asks.

Kathy glances at the equally baffled looks from the other two. "I don't think so."

"The Williamson tunnels. They're a tourist thing. They're being excavated in my time." Dan explains. "If he keeps turning up in all these different places and times... we've got to find him. That's where we have to go."

"You could all go back home." Kathy realises. She's happy for them but she's going to miss not spending as much time with them.

——

They walk among the pillars of the hall, talking to a young man called Alfie, caretaker at the

"Yeah, me grandad used to work for him," Alfie tells them. "He told me all sorts of things, you know, about what he built down there. He reckoned there's dining halls, bedrooms, the lot. Someone even said there's an army down there."

"So, what's happened to the tunnels since his death?" Dan asks.

"It's all shut down. All the work stopped. It's ancient history now."

"Alfie, would you know how we'd get access to any part of them?" Kathy asks.

"Oh, I wouldn't go down there, Miss. It's dangerous. And also, some folk say he still walks the tunnels." Alfie warns. "Wouldn't want pretty girls like you seeing any ghosts."

Kathy and Yaz share amused looks with one another.

"These pretty girls can look after themselves." Yaz retorts.

"It's these two you've got to worry about," Kathy adds with a grin.

——

The tunnel is run-down. Cobwebs, creaking beams, dust. The group, now dirty and cobwebbed, creep along, with a lamp or two between them. They clear their way through the cobwebs. Urgh. Dust rains down on them, it feels very dangerous. Dan is unrolling twine and chalking on the walls, as they go, to mark their trail. Jericho is holding the sketch map.

"How many hours is that now?" Yaz asks.

"Six and a quarter," Dan replies. "We're running out of twine and lamp fuel."

"We are searching for a ghost to explain the improbability of Space and Time. We should not be surprised if we don't find it." Jericho says logically.

"The optimism is appreciated." Kathy sarcastically remarks.

They round a corner into a different section. The lamp is lower.

"Oh ye of little faith," Dan says, gesturing ahead. They all look to see there is a faint light, coming glowing towards them from further along. Eventually, out of the darkness comes a ghostly figure with a ghostly aura, holding a light. Williamson.

"It's him! I'll go over. One Scouser to another." Dan decides.

"Hey, Dan. Are you from Liverpool? Why have you never mentioned it? Can you believe it, Kathy?" Yaz jokes.

Kathy grins, she's been enjoying this, her and Yaz mocking Dan during the time they've spent together. "No, I don't. You could knock me down with a feather."

"All right, Sheffield and—" Dan pauses. "Wait Kathy, where're you from?"

Kathy shrugs. "I'm old enough for it not to matter. I'm from earth, that's what counts."

"Right, well, both of you, keep your cutlery on." Dan walks forward into the tunnel towards the ghostly Williamson.

Dan approaches Williamson. Williamson keeps approaching, very ghostly, very spectre-y.

"Alright, mate. Can I just check you're not a ghost, are you?" Dan calls.

He's nose to nose with ghostly glowing Williamson. Williamson then slaps Dan around the face. Hard.

Kathy winces. "Well, that answers that question."

"Was that ghostly, sir? Did you feel it?" Williamson snaps.

"You're lucky I don't give you one back." Dan retorts.

"What do you want?"

Yaz steps forward. "In a nutshell, we believe the fabric of Space and Time is under threat, and that Earth is about to be under attack, but we're not sure when, where or who from, and we need to find others who can help us stop it happening."

Yeah, that's about the size of it.

There's a pause from Williamson as he looks at them all in turn and his expression starts to crumble, his eyes begin to water. "Finally! Oh! Finally!" He hugs Yaz. "I have been at my wits' end. I have so much to show you. There's so little time!" He runs off as they look at each other. Williamson turns and calls back, "Come! Come! Come!"

The group follows him into the dark.

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A vast chamber dotted with pillars and junk, separating the large area into smaller portions. All around the chamber are doors. A dozen doors. They encircle the entire chamber. Williamson runs through leading Kathy, Yaz, Dan and Jericho into the middle of it.

"This is where I have endeavoured to make sense of it all. This chamber is the heart of my excavation project. I have attempted to build defences here, for humanity, against the destruction to come." Williamson explains.

"Er... there are labels on each doorway." Jericho points out.

Kathy looks to see each doorway has a collage of notes, pictures, and labels. 'Endless Cities Of Steel! Firebolts!' 'Only Ocean.' 'Viscous transparent wobbling armies! Do not enter!' 'A ship. At sea. Strange passengers that recognised me, had some knowledge of my tunnels.' 'Surface is of a lucid substance.' 'Matches with accounts of Athens. Mass of ash and dust and sand. Temple. Time appears to run paradoxically.'

"Precisely, sir. A dozen doorways, a dozen worlds." Williamson replies. "Except the past few days have changed everything."

"Why?" Kathy questions.

"Since All Hallows' Eve, all is flux." Halloween, that's when it all started according to Yaz and Dan. "Some of the doorways have changed. They are gateways to places I have never seen. Fraught with danger. Especially doorway nine. Do not touch doorway nine."

'Doorway 9 Death! Rays of Death. Never open!'

"Any particular reason?" Jericho asks.

"Death, sir. Endless death!" Williamson exclaims, storming over and is now right in Jericho's face.

"Oh, that's... that's persuasive." Jericho shakily says.

"I hoped I could save everyone. Now I fear I cannot save anyone." Jericho admits sombrely.

There's a sudden banging on one of the doorways. They all turn and look at the door.

"Does that happen often?" Yaz asks warily.

"It's never happened before," Williamson says.

Bang! Bang! Bang! They spin around and see it's another door. Bang! Bang! Bang! Another door! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The doors blow in. Kathy's eyes widen as she takes in the familiar form of a Sontaran. She's startled out of her thoughts as the troops come stomping in, firing causing the group to scatter.

"Kill all resistance! Sontar-ha!"

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Umbrella Manufacturers USA

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If you are looking for a reliable umbrella manufacturer in USA, you are in the right place. Whether you are looking for a Florida umbrella manufacturer, Miami umbrella manufacturer, San diego umbrella manufacturer, Long beach umbrella manufacturer, Los Angeles umbrella manufacturer or any other cities umbrella manufacturers, you will find your best USA umbrella manufacturers from Septrainbow top list.

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Totes Isotoner

9655 International Blvd. Cincinnati, OH 45246 UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER OH

Totes Isotoner is an international umbrella, footwear, and cold weather accessory supplier. The company is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Totes is the largest supplier of umbrellas in the world with divisions in the United States, Canada, UK, and France.

Shedrain Corporation

8303 NE Killingsworth St.Portland, OR 97220 UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER OR

Shedrain Corporation is one of the leading umbrellas manufacturers with 70 years of history, offering quality umbrellas at very affordable rates.

CHABY INTERNATIONAL

P.O. Box 16029 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19114 UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER PA

Chaby is an international manufacturer and distributor of umbrellas, rainwear and seasonal products. For over 50 years, Chaby has created products for customers that demand high quality and creative designs. In any weather conditions you might encounter, Chaby International provides the ultimate solution in rain protection.

Haas-Jordan

6509 Angola Rd. Holland OH 43528 UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER OH

Haas-jordan is a quality umbrellas manufacturer and the main product is golf umbrellas.As a gift or an umbrella for merchandising, when your name is on a Haas-Jordan umbrella, it means you're offering quality.

Ibrolly umbrella

Unit 1057 – 5959 E. Northwest Hwy Dallas, TX 75231 UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER TX

iBrolly is a manufacturer of high-quality promotional umbrellas that can be professionally branded from tip to handle. The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom (Cardiff), and is operated by Logotek SportS Promotional Merchandise. they have offices in several locations throughout the world, from the Netherlands to the USA.

FRANKFORD UMBRELLAS

110 Gaither Drive, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054

BEACH UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER NJ

Known primarily for providing hotels, resorts, and restaurant chains with durable and long lasting umbrellas, Frankford Umbrellas have become a staple in not only thousands of commercial settings throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean but also countless residential settings.

Peerless umbrella

Newark, NJ - UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER NJ

Peerless is a leader in umbrella technology and the largest umbrella company in the promotional products industry.

Umbrella Bazaar

Davie, FL. USA - UMBRELLA WHOLESALES FL

Umbrellabazaar is a company that is built on quality. They wholesale quality umbrellas and that’s why our customers keep on coming back for more. the collection features a variety of colors and designs that are in stock ready to ship.

US UMBRELLAS

100 Capitola Dr. Suite 100 Durham, NC 27713

CUSTOM UMBRELLA SUPPLIER NC

You can opt to promote your brand by custom umbrellas during harsh and good weather conditions, family occasions, holidays and other occasions. Nowhere else you will come across a custom umbrella manufacturer offering lovable designs, good customer service and dependability.

FIBERBUILT UMBRELLAS

P.O. Box 9060 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310 UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER FL

Founded in 2000, FiberBuilt Umbrellas, Inc. was established with the goal of producing the most innovative and durable umbrellas for the hospitality industry. product collection including home garden umbrellas, Patio umbrellas, Hotel umbrellas.

Davekny

115 West 30th St.Suite 1205 New York, NY 10001

Umbrella wholesaler New York

Davek umbrellas are high umbrellas supplier and are built to endure over time. Meticulously crafted from the finest materials, they combine aesthetic beauty with unsurpassed durability, perfect for the modern consumer. Back in 2005, we started with umbrellas. Exceptionally strong, dramatically durable umbrellas.

StrombergBrand

USA - Umbrella wholesaler USA

Since 1942, StrombergBrand has been family-owned and operated, focused on leading the American promotional products industry in umbrella innovation, quality, and service. After 75 years of commitment to this vision, we’re looking forward to many more.

Adams Manufacturing

109 West Park Road Portersville, PA 16051-2209

Umbrella Manufacturer/wholesaler PA

After returning from Vietnam, Bill Adams worked in the Pittsburgh Public Schools as an elementary school librarian. In the late 1970s, and with a modest $10,000 inheritance, Bill resigned from his job. Responding to the energy crisis at the time, he developed “window blankets.” They were simple: bubble wrap held to attic windows by suction cups to keep heat from escaping. When this product proved to be too difficult to market, Bill focused on using suction cups to enable retailers to hang signs in their windows without sticky tape residue.

Galtech International

501 Flynn Road Camarillo, CA 93012 UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER/wholesaler CA

Galtech International is a manufacturer wholesaler and does not sell directly to the general public.

TAG Products International

US Northwest – Seattle WA - Promotional Umbrellas wholesaler WA

Tag supply premium quality Umbrellas imprinted with your logo, insignia or custom design artwork for brand promotion, corporate gifting, guest amenities, retail merchandising, fundraising and more.

American Holtzkraft INC

9242 Route 35 Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA 17853

Patio Umbrellas wholesaler WA

American Holtzkraft has the distinct ability to custom design to fit your needs. We solve design, comfort, ease of use & safety problems for major theme parks, water parks, resorts & restaurants with our beautiful custom USA manufactured outdoor umbrellas, furniture & accessories.

Rain or Shine

28 West 44th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues on the 10th Floor, Suite 1007.

Patio Umbrellas wholesaler WA

Conveniently located in the heart of midtown Manhattan, Rain or Shine is the only business of its kind in the U.S. We carry an amazing selection of walking canes and stick umbrellas in all shapes and sizes, from basic black to gorgeous patterns to true works of art. Hard to find styles include Francesco Maglia, Pierre Vaux and more. Makes the perfect gift!

ANCHOR INDUSTRIES

7701 Highway 41 N Evansville, IN 47725 USA

Outdoor Patio Umbrellas Manufacturer IN

Founded in 1892, Anchor Industries is one of the leading manufacturers in the United States for frame and fabric products. We craft high-quality event tents, awnings, canopies, shade and clear span structures, and pool covers, helping you elevate your commercial or residential space.

Our frame and fabric products improve the quality of life for end-users in commercial, residential and government markets who live, work and play outdoors by delivering an experience that is more comfortable, more enjoyable, more pleasant and more productive. Imitated but never duplicated, Anchor products are engineered and manufactured by expert craftsmen who collaborate with our exceptional sales and service professionals to deliver value in the industries we serve.

beachBUB USA

504-B Radar Road Greensboro, NC 27410 United States of America

Beach Umbrellas Manufacturer NJ

At beachBUB USA we value our customers and realize that the sale of one of our products is only the beginning of a long-lasting relationship. Providing innovative, high quality, easy to use products, together with uncompromising customer service, solidify a lifelong bond with our customers.

Procella Umbrella

USA - Umbrellas Manufacturer NJ

Procella Umbrella produces top quality, yet affordable, umbrellas with main focus on golf players, although the umbrella can be used by anyone needing a large canopy. Through advanced technology, superior craftsmanship and world-class customer support, we continuously strive to make and keep our customers happy.

FIM

USA - Umbrellas Manufacturer NJ

FIM is a company specialized in the production of large umbrellas: a reality consolidated overtime thanks to more than 75 years of expertise. Giving shelter and protection from the sun, creating shaded and cool areas as a reprieve from the summer heat: these are words to live by for those who, like us… make an art of their profession to serve and satisfy the needs of their customers. FIM products are a fusion of tradition and technology: solid umbrellas, created with the finest quality materials, they exemplify the linear simplicity of modern contemporary style.

Oasis Promotional

Penthouse, 8730 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills California 90210 Promotional Umbrellas Manufacturer CA

Oasis Promotional is a leading manufacturer, distributor and exporter of quality promotional wear and other customized promotional wear and items worldwide making it your one-stop-shop for sporting and customized wear needs.

they design, customize, manufacture and market women’s, men’s and kids promotional wear through an extensive network of licensing agreements worldwide. Oasis has over 4000 products and is continuously adding to its range. They have over 25,000 customers located across the USA. Oasis has already built a sizeable market for its goods in Australia and is now aiming for other activewear markets around the world.

Repel

USA - Umbrellas Wholesaler and Retailer

Travel umbrellas and golf umbrellas supplier, quality is good, selling through by Amanzon.they are happy that our automatic, compact and lightweight umbrellas are so popular, which means customers’ satisfaction with our high-quality product. The Team of designers have been working on Repeal umbrellas taking into consideration the latest innovations. they have invested a lot of time and efforts in order to produce the product that will really meet the expectations of the customers.

Totally Promotional

450 S 2nd St Coldwater, OH 45828

Promotional Umbrellas Supplier OH

The Totally team has been exceeding customer expectations for more than 25 years. Our experience in the online promotional products business will help grow your company, amaze your guests and maximize your exposure.

You won’t find skyscrapers or six-lane highways near our front door. But you will find great people who take pride in their community and every customer order. So relax. You’re in good hands.

4imprint

101 Commerce Street • Oshkosh, WI 54901

Promotional Umbrellas Supplier WI

The original principle behind 4imprint has always been about making the process of buying promotional products easier and less expensive for our customers. So in 1987, we started our mission to sell promotional items in a direct fashion. At that time, 'direct' meant a catalog and a toll-free number. We were sure this more efficient and convenient process would save customers' time and the absence of a visit by a commissioned salesperson would allow 4imprint to pass substantial savings on to our customers.

That first catalog was 12 pages long, went to 250,000 businesses and it wasn't much to look at by today’s standards — but it was a thing of beauty to us — and it marked the beginning of a journey that has allowed 4imprint to become the largest direct marketer of promotional products.

ePromos Promotional Products, Inc.

113 5th Avenue South St. Cloud, MN 56301, USA

Promotional Umbrellas Supplier MN

At ePromos, they don’t just offer promotional umbrellas, they offer a full suite of services and solutions designed to make your job easier, your promotions more successful, and the impossible possible!

RAINKIST UMBRELLA

USA-UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER FL

Futai USA/Rainkist was founded in 1953 with 10 employees. Today, Futai USA/Rainkist employs more than 3,600 people worldwide. They have generated respect from our customers for quality and innovation. supply custom umbrellas and wholesale umbrella in USA.

CALIFORNIA UMBRELLA

C1384-A, 495 S Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89106

UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER NV

California Umbrella has been proud to serve you and your shade needs since 1946. we have built devoted factories overseas with over 1 million square feet of production space, all to serve our manufacturing needs. The vast array of options for OEMs, customization, and marketing products that our capabilities allow for, can fulfill almost every need you may have for a shade product. Our experience in sourcing materials and fabrics is second to none, so we can provide you with more options, and greater capacity, to make even the most demanding projects seem simple.

Gouda

27 East 21st Street, 5th Floor, NYC 10010 UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER NYC

Gouda, Inc. specializes in the design and manufacture of custom gift products. including custom umbrellas, custom bags, custom scarves, custom totes, custom mugs, custom hotel slippers, custom beach towels and so on.

Raintec Umbrella

2202 N. Seaman Ave. South El Monte, CA 91733 UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER CA

Whether you are looking for wholesale rain umbrellas to sell or logo umbrella designs for promotional purposes, They have a large selection of wholesale umbrellas at affordable prices to meet your needs.

TUUCI UMBRELLAS

1000 SE 8th Street Miami-Hialeah, Florida 33010

UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER FL

TUUCI makes commercial umbrellas, market umbrellas, patio umbrellas and outdoor parasols with lavish style and to marine grade quality for durability!

Poggesi

P.O. Box 9060 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310 UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER FL

Poggesi® USA is poised to provide hotels, cafes, restaurants, and private residences with outdoor umbrellas unlike any other.

Imported from Italy, our large luxury patio umbrellas can perfectly accentuate your private residence or serve as commercial outdoor umbrellas to leave a lasting impression on your guests, while providing year-round protection.

Pinnacle Promotions

4855 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Suite 235 Norcross, GA 30092 UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER GA

Pinnacle Promotions has become an institution in the promotional products world. And they have heading into the next 25 years stronger than ever.

There are over 24,000 promotional products companies in North America. If you're a professional promotional products buyer, how do you choose the right one?

they think "one that's seen it all over the past 25 years” is a good start.

DiscountMugs

12610 NW 115th Ave, Miami, FL 33178

PROMOTIONAL UMBRELLA FL

Quality Logo Products, Inc.

724 North Highland Ave. Aurora, IL 60506

PROMOTIONAL UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER IL

They may not have a delicious chocolate waterfall and giant gummy bears, but they have the golden ticket when it comes to a top-notch branding experience. If you want your logo printed on umbrellas, pens, t-shirts, mugs, or other custom merchandise, you’re in the right place. Since 2003, Quality Logo Products has offered high-quality imprinted items at amazing prices.

Motivators

123 Frost Street Suite 204 Westbury, NY 11590 UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER FL

They are committed to providing you with the best promotional products and services available. they dedicated customer care team is available to help you find the perfect way to get your company’s branding visible to your audience using Promos and Promotional Products. they’ll help you find promotional branders such as umbrellas, bags, water bottles, portfolios and thousands of other promo items to enhance your companies image and create an impression that lasts.

4AllPromos

50 West Ave. Essex, CT 06426

PROMOTIONAL UMBRELLAS MANUFACTURER FL

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Time and Motion by Terry Barret:

In “Time and Motion” by Terry Barret, explains the variety of showing motion and time in different media. Barret reveals that time and be detected through implied, actual, or recorded time. Furthermore, he expresses the use of actual time through Robert Irwin’s “Getty Garden” which featured a variety of foliage over a period of time, growing into adults and going in and out of seasonal cycles. Barret also showed the short film by Chris Wedge, “Bunny” to exhibit implied time, where the time feels longer than the seven minutes. Wedge achieved this effect by having a series of events between the protagonist, the bunny, and the presumed antagonist, the moth. What Barret is trying to point out through the article, is that as 4d artists, it is important to create an environment for the viewer whether it is by the duration and tempo they create integrated into their art. This leads me to what I learned from the reading which, inspired by Chris Wedge and Rober Irwin, is to utilize materials and take advantage of the timely possibilities that they offer like using plants to show time passing through seasonal changes from green to amber and using video to speed up or slow down events within a period of time. One thing I have been wanting to learn more about from the reading is the art series, “The Creation” by Duane Michals and what they are trying to portray. A theoretical part of the reading is the reaction the viewers will take on seeing different types of art in motion or on time.

Walking Art: The Movement In-Between by Andreas Hudelist and Elena Pilipets In the reading: Walking Art: The Movement In-Between by Andreas Hudelist and Elena Pilipets, is about relational art, immersing the viewer into an experience that connects them to an experience through time by utilizing space and technology to reveal hidden socio-political and economic messages. Throughout the article, Hudelist and Pilipets both explore new ways to present art through the use of 4d elements in contemporary post-modernism art. One “walk of art” they introduced was Alter Bahnhof Video Walk by Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, who used the popular Kulturbahnhof train station in order to highlight the expressiveness solely coming from the motion of the viewer through time. This installation focuses on the inter-human relations that ultimately support the post-modernism approach of the importance of encounters with one another rather than the individual artists themselves. The main idea of the article is to explain the many variations of post-modern contemporary art that break down previously separated media like technology, science, and economy into one to create harmonious, yet complex interpretations of society’s burdens. Something influential that I’ve learned through this reading is how to make the best of the space that surrounds or involves the art, this could change my own vision of art to make me consider more about its relationship to the space and viewer. Furthermore, it challenges me to consider things about how the art is presented and viewed and to take advantage of it. I’d like to understand a bit more about ‘designer’ or ‘contemporary’ capitalism. The readings are theoretical where they question whether or not interactive art is political.

Robert Irwin Detail of the Getty Garden

Chris Wedge, “Bunny”

Alter Bahnhof Video Walk by Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller

Night Walk for Edinburgh by Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller

Spider, Alexander Calder 1939

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Married With Children: Andy Bell

The second bassist for Oasis was born on August 11, 1970 in Cardiff, Wales. His first group Ride was formed with guitarist Mark Gardener, while he attended the Cheney School in Oxford, a secondary school. The two would move on to attend Foundation Studies in Art and Design at Banbury in 1988, where Laurence Colbert (drummer) and Steve Queralt (bassist) joined the group. The band would produce demos for the tracks “Chelsea Girl” and “Drive Blind”, which led to the group filling in for a canceled student union performance at Oxford Polytechnic, which is now Oxford Brookes University. This exposure got the attention of Alan McGee, head of Creation Records. After touring as the opener for Soup Dragons, McGee signed them to his label in 1989. The group would release three EP’s entitled Ride, Play, and Fall within the following year. The group earned a moderate amount of financial success with these releases, but the critics could not get enough of the band. Ride’s debut album was released in October 1990 entitled Nowhere, which many critics applauded as a potentially great band in the future. As a songwriter, Bell would contribute seven tracks to that first album including “Seagull", "Kaleidoscope", "In a Different Place", Polar Bear", "Dreams Burn Down", "Paralysed", and "Vapour Trail.” In 1991, a rumor spread that was neither confirmed or denied that Robert Smith of the Cure refused to play the Great British Music Weekend concert unless Ride was added to the lineup. Coincidentally, the band did play that festival. The group released their second album in March 1992 entitled Going Blank Again. Once again, Bell contributed multiple tracks including “Not Fazed", "Chrome Waves", "Time Of Her Time", "Cool Your Boots" and "Making Judy Smile.” With this record, the band relied upon the utilization of Gardner and Bell’s dual use of guitars playing together emphasized by a large amount of distortion. The two guitarists used Wah Wah pedal’s almost exclusively. Ride represented a quintessentially 90’s shoegaze band, but unfortunately the emergence of Britpop was on its way changing the relevance of their music.

At this time, tension began to increase within the group despite the fact that the group slowly built up a good number of fans and their music sold fairly well. The problem emerged in that the group had not created a breakthrough song or album throughout their existence. The third album Carnival Light was released in 1994, which coincided with the arrival of Oasis and the overnight success of Definitely Maybe. Bell became a very early fan of the group, eventually becoming very friendly with the two Gallagher brothers. The tensions only increased for Ride as they began recording their fourth album Tarantula. Fighting between Bell and Gardner reached a point of no return, which led to the official break up of the band. The record would eventually be released, but it was then announced that the album would be deleted after one week. One song in particular that Andy wrote for the album described the group's current situation entitled “Castle on the Hill.”Bell would later talk about the break up admitting to some mistakes on his part that led to the end of the group. In 2014, Ride reunited for a 2015 tour, which eventually led to the recording of their fifth album Weather Diaries in 2017. A sixth studio album was released in 2019, This Is Not a Safe Place.

Andy Bell’s next band was formed in 1997, Hurricane #1. Once again, Bell signed with Creation Records and Alan McGee.The group emerged as a vehicle for Bell’s own music as he brought in lead singer Alex Lowe to sing tracks written by him. Their debut album, which was self-titled, came out in 1997. The first single “Step Into my World” reached number 29 on the UK charts. The other singles from the album did not do as well, so Bell quickly wrote more songs for a second album entitled Only the Strongest Will Survive in 1998. This record contains the only track ever released by the group that Bell did not write. “What Do I Know?” was written by lead singer Alex Lowe. Many critics observed that Hurricane #1 had many striking similarities to Oasis. For his part, the guitarist would later say that the group was not merely influenced by the band, but inspired by them. Upon joining Oasis, Bell needed to learn how to play bass guitar in order to tour and record with the group. He would also contribute to the songwriting on future albums with the most notable examples coming on Don’t Believe the Truth with “Turn Up the Sun” and “Keep the Dream Alive.” After the break up of Oasis, the guitarist joined with other former members to create Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye. Bell would return to his natural instrument of lead guitar in this group. He wrote four songs for their debut album and co-wrote two others. Throughout his career, Andy Bell has also been a producer for not only his own groups like Hurricane # 1 and Ride, but also other artists. They include Swedish band Weeping the willows and Kynd. With Weeping Willows lead singer Magnus Carlson, the two have also performed as resident DJs at several events in the past few years. In October 2020, Bell finally released his debut solo album entitled The View From Halfway Down. In his personal life, the guitarist is married to Shiarra, while having two children from a previous marriage to Swedish singer Idha Övelius.

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"XIX Productive Structures" _ Review _ MArch 2021-22 _ Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University _ Friday 22.10.2021 _ Visiting critic _ With Alexandros Kallegias and Nikoletta Karastathi _ Photographs by Spyros Kaprinis [22.10.2021].

"At the strategic core of an urban regeneration scheme lies the ideology of a mixed city. Yet a lot of cities around the world are less mixed than what we make them to be. The economy of production, fabrication and restoration are integral activities of our urban existence. For the contemporary city to be more resilient the aspect of productivity needs to be revisited. As each city is focusing on developing its own industry, the sensation of living in fragments becomes a growing issue. Having different modes of production will enable new opportunities for city growth. That will be through social interactions and sustainability. Hence the aim for encouraging production, making production more visible and connecting it to daily life and the city fabric becomes ever more crucial. And the architect is defining what is productive by looking at creative open- ended scenarios of urbanism. The question also looks at the production itself; how do we define a productive city? Is the city focusing on agriculture, or on industrial products? Is it focusing on becoming more cultural or more conscious? A city’s production range varies. And it is the architect’s role to find an urban entry point that will enable rejuvenation and facilitate sustainability. We will ask ourselves how the people will inhabit our design proposals. What kind of productive interaction is going to take place between the edifice and the urban systems that it is a part of? These will be some of the questions that we will aim to respond. At the end of the year, the unit’s work will comprise a catalogue of design strategies depicting a series of urban regeneration proposals. The proposed site location for design proposals is the North Woolwich area on the south-east side of the Royal Group of Docks, specifically the strip of land by River Thames, located between the Royal Victoria Gardens and Thames Barrier Park. North Woolwich was formerly the site of several cable and ship-building industries. Since the docks closed down in 1980’s, there have been recurrent efforts in redeveloping the area with limited outcomes. The area has gained multiple infrastructure links nearby in the past decades, namely the London City Airport, an extension of Docklands Light Railway (DLR), Jubilee Line, and the proposed Cross rail extension which will begin to serve the area in the near future. Moreover, the redevelopment scheme has implemented the constructions of the University of East London (UEL) and the ExCeL Exhibition Centre, both of which are expected to increase the regeneration of the area. Projects will respond to the design problem of situating a structure in the void spaces of London’s Royal Docks."

[text from the "XIX Productive Structures" brief]

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RIBA reveals UK's best buildings for 2021

The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced 54 winners of the 2021 RIBA National Awards for architecture including a floating church, the MK gallery and a mosque in Cambridge.

Awarded annually since 1966, the RIBA National Awards celebrates the best buildings in the UK.

This year's 54 winning projects were chosen from the shortlist for the 2020 RIBA Regional, RIAS, RSUA, and RSAW Awards after last year's awards were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"Ranging from radical, cutting-edge new designs to clever, creative restorations that breathe new life into historic buildings, these projects illustrate the enduring importance and impact of British architecture," said RIBA president Simon Alford.

The Cambridge Mosque by Marks Barfield Architects was one of the 54 winners. Photo is by Morley von Sternberg

Included on the list are numerous educational projects, including the Centre Building at LSE by Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners and the School of Science and Sport by OMA at Brighton College.

"There are a good number of well-designed school and university buildings that are powerful investments in the future, and I am sure they will inspire young people, their teachers and communities," said Alford.

"I am also thrilled to see many of these make creative use of existing structures. Well-designed education facilities should be the rule rather than the exception – every child deserves an effective learning environment, and these projects provide rich inspiration."

Grimshaw's Bath Schools of Art and Design was one of several educational winners. Photo is by Paul Raftery

Alford also drew attention to the number of projects that adapt and extend existing buildings.

These included the extension to the MK Gallery in Milton Keynes by 6a Architects (pictured top) and Grimshaw's renovation of its former Herman Miller factory into a building for Bath Schools of Art and Design.

"When a new building is essential, we need to make sure it will last and serve the future well – so it needs to be flexible and reusable," he said. "Long life; loose fit; low energy architecture is the present and the future."

"It is therefore very encouraging to see restoration and sensitive adaptation feature so prominently this year; with many buildings acknowledging their history, the needs of the present and the potential of their dynamic future," he added.

Floating church by Denizen Works was also a winner. Photo is by Gilbert McCarragher

The 54 national winners form the longlist for the Stirling Prize – the UK's most prestigious architecture award. The Stirling Prize shortlist will be announced next week with the winner revealed on 14 October.

See the full list of winners, divided by RIBA region, below:

East › Cambridge Central Mosque by Marks Barfield Architects › Imperial War Museums Paper Store by Architype › Key Worker Housing, Eddington by Stanton Williams › The Water Tower by Tonkin Liu

Peter Barber Architects' Peckham housing was one of the winners. Photo is by Morley von Sternberg

London › 95 Peckham Road by Peter Barber Architects › Blackfriars Circus by Maccreanor Lavington › Caudale Housing Scheme Mae Architects › Centre Building at LSE by Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners › Centre for Creative Learning, Francis Holland School by BDP › English National Ballet at the Mulryan Centre for Dance by Glenn Howells Architects › Floating Church by Denizen Works › House-within-a-House by Alma-nac › Kingston University London – Town House by Grafton Architects › Moore Park Mews by Stephen Taylor Architects › North Street by Peter Barber Architects › Royal Academy of Arts David Chipperfield Architects › Royal College of Pathologists by Bennetts Associates › The Ray Farringdon by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris › The Rye Apartments by Tikari Works › The Standard by Orms › The Student Centre, UCL by Nicholas Hare Architects › Tiger Way by Hawkins\Brown › Tottenham Hotspur Stadium by Populous › Wooden Roof by Tsuruta Architects › Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children by Stanton Williams

Windermere Jetty Museum won one of two awards for Carmody Groarke. Photo is by Christian Richter

North East › Lower Mountjoy Teaching and Learning Centre Durham University by FaulknerBrowns Architects

North West › Pele Tower House by Woollacott Gilmartin Architects › The Gables by DK-Architects › The Oglesby Centre at Hallé St Peter's by Stephenson Hamilton Risley Studio › Windermere Jetty Museum by Carmody Groarke

Brighton College was another winner. Photo is by Laurian Ghinitoiu

Scotland › Aberdeen Art Gallery by Hoskins Architects › Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh by Bennetts Associates › Sportscotland National Sports Training Centre Inverclyde by Reiach and Hall Architects › The Egg Shed by Oliver Chapman Architects › The Hill House Box by Carmody Groarke

South & South East › Brighton College – School of Science and Sport by OMA › Library and Study Centre St Johns College Oxford University by Wright & Wright Architects › MK Gallery by 6a architects › Moor's Nook by Coffey Architects › The Clore Music Studios New College Oxford University, John McAslan + Partners › The Dorothy Wadham Building Wadham College Oxford University, Allies and Morrison › The King's School, Canterbury International College by Walters & Cohen Architects › The Malthouse, The King's School Canterbury by Tim Ronalds Architects › The Narula House by John Pardey Architects › Walmer Castle and Gardens Learning Centre by Adam Richards Architects › Winchester Cathedral South Transept Exhibition Spaces by Nick Cox Architects with Metaphor

Tintagel Castle Footbridge was designed by Ney & Partners and William Matthews Associates. Photo is by David Levine

South West › Bath Schools of Art and Design by Grimshaw › Redhill Barn by TYPE Studio › The Story of Gardening Museum by Stonewood Design with Mark Thomas Architects and Henry Fagan Engineering › Tintagel Castle Footbridge for English Heritage by Ney & Partners and William Matthews Associates › Windward House by Alison Brooks Architects

Maggie's Cardiff was the only winner in Wales. Photo is by Anthony Coleman

Wales › Maggie's Cardiff by Dow Jones Architects

West Midlands › Jaguar Land Rover Advanced Product Creation Centre by Bennetts Associates › Prof Lord Bhattacharyya Building University of Warwick by Cullinan Studio

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