Master Bates

That's a good thing, i've been able to have a shave and now i'm eating, nom nom nom

Tickets can be bought from Asda. http://www.clubfanzine.com/southampton/v2.showNews.php?id=25431

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~1712371,00.html

cheers CL, not nice to go through. Respect to the man.

Not worth the hassle.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2009/07/03/anthony-gerrard-has-waited-almost-a-year-for-his-chance-to-play-coca-cola-championship-football-91466-24062948/

+5.

I like this thread. +1

£10,000 a day was what I heard from someone at the Echo when all this started.

São Paulo Eco-Park Anna Dietzsch, Managing Director of Davis Brody Bond Aedas‘ São Paulo office and Levisky Arquitetos Associados designed this beautiful eco-park on what was once a contaminated brownfield in São Paulo, Brazil. The 130,000-square-foot site was previously the home to a garbage incinerator, so even after the area’s clean-up the team strove to minimize soil excavation by building a deck that, on average, floats three feet above the ground. Victor Civita Plaza also includes solar panels, the extensive use of reclaimed wood, and a retro-fitted museum that explains the sustainable features that were designed into the site. Land has a way of preserving history through discarded rubble — the forgotten artifacts that archeologists use as evidence of past events. However, in the case of the Victor Civita Plaza in São Paulo, Brazil, the land’s history is slightly more obvious. The deck’s elevation literally exposes the history of the landscape as a reclaimed site. It is constructed of Brazilian hardwood that was sourced from distributors that follow stringent rules on extraction and reforestation. The deck is supported by a steel structure which allows it to float above the contaminated soil below. Instead of using other materials for the rest of urban plaza, the design team chose to create visual uniformity by using the same wood used for the deck to define smaller spaces within the plaza. The effect is a fluid three-dimensionality that creates rooms that appear as if they grew right out of the deck. The programming of the site takes advantage of the its history to encourage visitors to think about the past and present ecology of the site. Through exhibit panels, visitors are able to get a grasp on various efforts taken to make the space cleaner, healthier — and ultimately, more sustainable. These include: using recycled wood to build the deck, solar panels to produce energy for the site, and a passive water filtering system to clean the water. Also, the building that once sheltered the garbage incinerator was retro-fitted to provide space for a sustainability museum. Recreational and community facilities make the space an invaluable amenity for neighboring communities in this dense urban area. A covered amphitheater offers a place for music events while a community center offers a place for eco-centric workshops. And by incorporating these recreational spaces into thoughtful design and educational planning, the team of architects and planners behind this urban plaza have made this site capable of actively improving the social and environmental health of the surrounding neighborhoods.

Fighting Desertification Desertification, the degradation of land in arid areas, is a growing problem due to deforestation, fires, and climate change. Magnus Larsson, a student at London’s Architectural Association has a drastic solution–a 6,000 km long wall of artificially solidified sandstone spanning the Sahara Desert from east to west. Dunes along Larsson’s sandstone wall will act as a combination of refugee housing and a block against the desert. The project, which won first prize last fall in the Holcim Foundation’s Awards for Sustainable Construction, proposes using bacillus pasteurii–a microorganism found in wetlands and marshes–to solidify loose sand into sandstone. Larsson imagines that one day he could “force the grains of sand to align in certain patterns, certain shapes, having the wind blow out our voids, creating a structure that would change and change again over the course of a decade, a century, a millennium.” It’s a big departure from current anti-desertification methods, including water conservation, soil management, forestry, sustainable energy, improved land use, wildlife protection, poverty alleviation. Larsson believes that the interior of the dunes along his sandstone wall could be used to achieve multiple goals at once–helping soil remain fertile, providing water and shade, and taking care of plants and animals. If it is ever constructed, Larsson’s sandstone wall could support the Green Wall Sahara initiative, which aims to plant a shelterbelt of trees across the African continent. China's Large LED Screen China has built a large LED screen in a shopping district in Beijing surrounded by malls. It displays various images and animations like a desktop. The viewing LED screen is 7,500 square meters built at a cost of $32 million dollars. A 250m by 30m LED screen has been installed in the ceiling in one of the shopping districts in Beijing. It seems to be a form of advertising screen but it displays images of nature, films, videos games and animation. Mostly the screen displays animation of fishes swimming in a large fish tank. It appears realistic with this giant LED screen, which cost them about $32 million dollars to build it. The video shows the LED screen in action, in the night it appears dazzling. The LED screen hangs about 80 feet in the air and is five screens combined together to form one giant screen. That's an impressive 7,500 square meters of viewable area, and comes with an impressive $32 million price tag to match. It hangs 80 feet in the air, and is actually five screens combined.

Magnet Curtains Would you prefer a curtain which you can shape to any form? If your answer is yes here is something for you: 'Magnetic Curtain'. It has magnets incorporated in its structure & you can shape it to any form & it stays in the shape you push & pull it to. Designers Site - http://www.kraeutli.com/index.php/2008/01/31/magnetic-curtain Moss Carpet Among all the great green designs discovered at the 2009 Milan Furniture Fair, this beautiful biodegradable moss planter at the Tokyo Fiber Sensware exhibition definitely stood out. Japan-based flower artist Makoto Azuma collaborated with Unitika Ltd. to create an indoor glade, populating the planter with an assortment of mosses. The result is an exquisite organic carpet that runs through the exhibition, passing round the furniture and the poles and stunning visitors with its delightful presence. Terramac® is an eco-friendly 3D knitted and spun fabric which serves as a receptacle for the planter’s roots, protects the seeds, and holds the moss together. Made from plant-derived polylactic acid fiber, “this material is decomposed (biodegraded) by microorganisms in compost or in soil after 10 years. Eventually only carbon dioxide and water remain”. As the planter biodegrades, CO2 is captured by the plants through the process of photosynthesis. The name Terramac® means “sons of the mother earth”. The real beauty of this technology lies in the pairing of a plant-derived plastic with a plant (here the moss) to create an improved sustainable environment. Generally found growing on the sloping sides of embankments, moss can now be integrated within the heart of our homes and cities. We love when industry meets design to offer practical solutions that embellish our lives in a more sustainable way!

Ultrasonic Bath At the 1970 World Expo in Osaka, consumer electronics maker Sanyo demonstrated their vision for the future by showcasing a series of appliances they thought would populate the home of tomorrow. Included was the Ultrasonic Bath, a pod-like human washing machine that cleans, massages and dries the user in a fully automated 15-minute process. Levitating Bulb Light bulb is a levitating yet powered lightbulb. It will float stably in midair and remain on for years without any physical contact, charging, or batteries. Ironically, with the levitation and wireless power circuitry both on, this entire package still consumes less than half the power of an incandescent bulb. This is not a trick or a photoshop manipulation. The bulb and the casing contain hidden circuitry that uses electromagnetic feedback to levitate the bulb roughly 2.5″ from the nearest object, and uses coupled resonant wireless power transfer to beam power from the housing into the bulb itself.

Next-Gen Concrete Civil engineers at MIT are currently exploring ways to create concrete with reduced creep that will be able to last for 16,000 years. Concrete is one of the most frequently used and widely produced man-made building materials on earth, with over 20 billion tons produced per year globally. The use of new ultra high density concrete will have enormous environmental implications, given its ability to deliver lighter, stronger structures capable of lasting many civilizations, while drastically decreasing the carbon emissions sent into the atmosphere by its inferior predecessor. One of the researchers behind the new discovery, Franz-Josef Ulm offers, “More durable concrete means that less building material and less frequent renovations will be required.” Ulm, alongside Matthieu Vandamme, has identified the cause of creep (the time-dependent deformation of structural concrete). This discovery may lead to the development of longer lasting concrete, by increasing its density and slowing its creep by a rate of 2.6. “The thinner the structure, the more sensitive it is to creep, so up until now, we have been unable to build large-scale lightweight, durable concrete structures,” said Ulm. “With this new understanding of concrete, we could produce filigree: light, elegant, strong structures that will require far less material.” With regard to environmental impact, the annual worldwide production of concrete creates between 5 and 10% of all atmospheric CO2. Ulm explains, “If concrete were to be produced with the same amount of initial material to be seven times normal strength, we could reduce the environmental impact by 1/7. Maybe we can use nanoengineering to create such a green high-performance concrete.” Ultra high density concrete could deliver exponential results both in terms of strength and durability, and is undoubtedly poised to redefine architects’ relationship with man’s most reliable building material while literally changing the face of the earth. Recycled Fiber Furniture Designed by Mario Bellini for Meritalia, an Italian furniture maker, the Via Lattea furniture line looks like a collection of homemade marshmallows. Light as air, these chairs and couches are made from steel mesh combined with recycled fiber sacks formerly used to transport grain, stones, and sugar. Bellini and Meritalia showed their new line this year at the Milan Furniture Fair and we’re fascinated by the glowing chairs and air-filled sacs. Via Lattea is a striking change from traditional padded furniture and also a significant upgrade from your college room blow-up chair. Low wattage lights are placed inside the pieces to emit a glowing light. While they may look like they belong in a nightclub instead of a living room, these pieces of recycled furniture require considerably less materials and resources to produce than your typical chair or couch. One note of caution: Though the steel mesh helps the furniture retain its shape, you’ll still want to ban all sharp objects within close proximity to them. Bellini is an architect and furniture and industrial designer based in Milan. He previously created a line called Stardust in 2007 that is the predecessor for the Via Lattea line; the difference between the two collections is that Via Lattea is less sparkly than Stardust and made from recycled materials.

I'm confident of a Monday 11am announcement. This is only imo. With a press release/statement today saying things are looking up blaah blaah blaah Oh, and flid comes from the German drug that was used in the 60's to help calm the side effects of pregnancy.

IMO the Swiss.

Saints to beat Eastleigh.

Yes

Solent say decision to be made today to confirm takeover. Where have we heard that before

chin(s) up Nick, chin(s) up Now, let us pray [-o

More on Solent: Only one consortium at advanced stages of takeover but not saying who it is except that it's not Pinnacle. Fry to speak live on Solent this morning. You heard it this time then

Depends which days Echo you read.

Wotte says Stern said he'd be happy to play for Saints in League 1, knowing he'll have to take a pay cut.

25mins ago, open your old eyes http://saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=356967&postcount=4211

Hang on.....