One of the oldest rammed earth buildings in france is the 1296 Salle Héraldique de Diana in Montbrison, Loire. Initially a meeting hall for the local nobility, it has also served as a church hall, a tavern, stables etc. and is since 1866 a heraldry and history museum. The core of the building is rammed earth with a chopped straw mix of low quality, built hurriedly in formwork with walls 1.2m wide. The 1865 renovation covered both the exterior and interior in wood paneling, plaster and ashlar stone to the point that it is impossible to tell it is actually a very simple medieval rammed earth construction. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d1146b04fd60110c78d0686962920f044e5deebbf6444805dded42d086b563a7.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/4d465564389799cc6e027206cb66d7b6078ab49ce6a0abae3bf0e3b30a1a72f3.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/293295765b686a4940031b9b490a77f4a20a735a663b0037df46c0c3b12aa403.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d7e028c5862790636d6236334f634ec51ee2b44b395b82a45e18624b6120a998.file
It has been decided that the UK will get new double-decker trains, the last time they ran on the island was in 1971 (image is a rendering). We don't use double-decker in commuter traffic mostly because they are far slower to embark or disembark passengers and can not carry nearly as many passengers as a regular commuter train if you allow for standing passengers. Japan trialled a commuter train with super wide doors, up to 2m wide, enough to fit 5 people against the regular door's 3 people. However these proved unpopular off-peak hours because of a serious reduction in number of seats and anyway they couldn't be made to fit with the platform doors that are slowly becoming standard on Japanese station platforms. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/1e3f5365b3821e3492e4518756d026390744e5039400c0056e3b19fd99d9c40a.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d30d9d841f7d76248fa1e211499208e7ecf25c62e5ab70b684605995f8a1d883.file
“All lasting human cultures in history have been rooted. That is to say, they have been tied down by, and to, things more solid, timeless and lasting than the day-to-day processes of their functioning or the personal desires of the individuals who inhabit them.” — Paul Kingsnorth https://hell.twtr.plus/media/98975a6ea16e97ce6e188e80e83147b38b1ff9240b5e1a2cf18d1942e7aba0d6.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/9e3e5b332c53eebfdb242a95bc887bbcbaaf95d2993517ad260058df2555747d.file
Study from UC San Diego on what makes people attend the opera, ballet, symphony etc. Interesting mostly the subject than the results. If we want more people to appreciate high culture we would do best to include them: the most ardent fan of ballet is someone who was once a young dancer. The most serious appreciation of Chopin's music is the one who once struggled with it as a child.
Why It’s Not Just About Money: Who Goes to the Ballet, Opera and Symphony
Why do some people regularly attend the opera, visit art galleries, or go to classical music concerts—while others rarely, if ever, do? The easy ...
Take the youth along. Bring your children. Ask them to attend the meeting, sit on the committee, observe the work, give their opinion. Offer them your support and assistance. Bring them out of their oppressive age group isolation, the misery of Tumblr and social media. For God's sake bring your children. Notice effort. Have a keen sense for ability and ambition. Encourage them and do what you can, from career to clothing. You too were young once and could have needed the help of your elders. Be generous, old man. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/80b7d002502cae03d257cb3b7d4365e9ad857738bf9e9bdbdec6ee93462c3cee.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/b9bd6e984225927fcbd4b4515d01b4c70a4607b14a22563b01bf1793771039fd.file
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