Day: April 25, 2014

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#Stevenage, proud home town of “the citizens of tomorrow” – Pathe film footage of the New Town in 1959

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As we glide in to the another rain-soaked middle England weekend, what better time to salute the Hertfordshire home of the IET’s administrative headquarters, Stevenage. This Pathe film footage celebrating Stevenage New Town from 1959 is well worth watching. The voiceover is real and entirely serious, as it hails “Stevenage people: the citizens of tomorrow!”, before going on to describe “the strictly functional surroundings” of the concrete pedestrianised town centre like this is a good thing. Ah, the utopian 1950s vision of strictly functional concrete. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/new-town/   Continue reading #Stevenage, proud home town of “the citizens of tomorrow” – Pathe film footage of the New Town in 1959

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#Sewol ferry sinking – cargo overload possibly to blame for capsizing – an annotated infographic

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Investigations into the sinking of the South Korean ferry Sewol are focusing on its cargo and modifications made to the vessel which could have caused it to capsize on a routine trip from Incheon to the southern resort island of Jeju. The confirmed death toll from the April 16 tragedy stands at 185 – most of them students and teachers from a Seoul high school – with 117 still missing, presumed dead. A total of 174 people were rescued from the ship. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading #Sewol ferry sinking – cargo overload possibly to blame for capsizing – an annotated infographic