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I can't stop making these.
Itty bitty versions of my moleskine-based art...
12 pages....
with a little elastic closure...
and magnetic tape as the black cover
After a couple years, they're finally real! Just added a few tweaks to the original LDD file: www.flickr.com/photos/138769992@N07/25809720407/in/datepo...
After a couple years, they're finally real! Just added a few tweaks to the original LDD file: www.flickr.com/photos/138769992@N07/25809720407/in/datepo...
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Forced Perspective for 2019P52, Week 32.
Ooh, this is always tough. I've had a couple of goes at this before, and I'm never happy with it.
222/365
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made by 7oO7oO :)
so .. to make the toffee sauce the maid added salt instead of sugar !!! they didn't taste that bad though :p
I had to make them again the next day .. with sugar this time :p
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جميع الصور المعروضة تعتبر ضمن ملكية ح.بولند ، يجب طلب الإذن من صاحبة الصور شخصياً قبل تحميل أو نسخ أو استخدام أياً من هذه الصور على الإطلاق
hope you like this Steve :-) .XXX
read it on awedduck's page:-))
asked the barista to make it a little fancy;;-0
You can find a large number of full-resolution photos under a Creative Commons license on my official website: nenadstojkovicart.com/albums
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK is a 200-acre (81 ha) mixed-use property development site on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford and Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The project is being developed by Peel Media, and its principal tenants are media organisations and the University of Salford. The land occupied by the development was part of the Port of Manchester and Manchester Docks.
The BBC signalled its intention to move jobs to Manchester in 2004, and the Salford Quays site was chosen in 2006. The Peel Group was granted planning permission to develop the site in 2007, and construction of the development, with its own energy generation plant and communications network, began the same year. Based in Quay House, the principal tenant is the BBC, whose move marks a large-scale decentralisation from London. ITV Studios UK and international television production company ITV Granada completed the first phase of its move to MediaCityUK in March 2013. The Studios on Broadway houses seven high-definition studios, claimed to be the largest such facility in Europe.
MediaCityUK is to be developed in two phases. The 36-acre (15 ha) first phase was completed in 2011, and the second is dependent on its success. Metrolink, Greater Manchester's light-rail system, was extended to MediaCityUK with the opening of the MediaCityUK Metrolink station on 20 September 2010 and further extensions are planned. Road access was improved by the construction of Broadway Link Road.
Location
Salford Quays, at the eastern end of the Manchester Ship Canal on the site of the former Manchester Docks, became one of the first and largest urban regeneration projects in the United Kingdom after the closure of the dockyards in 1982.[1] It forms part of an area known as The Quays, a joint tourism initiative between Salford City Council and Trafford Borough Council, which also encompasses Trafford Wharf and Old Trafford, on the Manchester side of the ship canal. As well as Salford Quays, The Quays development includes The Lowry Arts Centre and the Imperial War Museum North.[2]
A total of 200 acres (81 ha) of land have been earmarked for the development of MediaCityUK.[3] The first phase of MediaCityUK's development was primarily focused on a 36-acre (15 ha) site at Pier 9 of Salford Quays.[4] In 2010 it was announced that an ITV production centre would be built on Trafford Wharf in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford.[5]
Background
In 2003 reports emerged that, as part of the plans for the renewal of its Royal Charter, the BBC was considering moving whole channels or strands of production from London to Manchester.[6] Early discussions involved a plan where the BBC would move to a new media village proposed by Granada Television at its Bonded Warehouse site at Granada Studios in the city.[7][8]
Proposals to relocate 1,800 jobs to Manchester were unveiled by BBC Director General, Mark Thompson, in December 2004. The BBC justified the move as its spending per head was low in Manchester, it had low approval ratings in the north and its facilities at New Broadcasting House needed replacing.[9][10] An initial list of 18 sites was narrowed to a short-list of four during 2005, two in Manchester – one at Quay Street, close to Granada Studios, and one on Whitworth Street and two in Salford – one close to the Manchester Arena and one at Pier 9 on Salford Quays.[11] The site at Salford Quays was chosen in June 2006 and the move north was conditional on a satisfactory licence fee settlement from the government.[12]
The chosen site was the last undeveloped site at Manchester Docks, an area that had been subject to considerable investment and was emerging as a tourist destination, residential and commercial centre. The vision of the developers Peel Group, Salford City Council, the Central Salford Urban Regeneration Company and the Northwest Regional Development Agency was to create a significant new media city capable of competing on a global scale with developments in Copenhagen and Singapore.[3]
Salford City Council granted planning consent for an outline application for a multi-use development on the site involving residential, retail and studio and office space in October 2006[13] and consent for a detailed planning application followed in May 2007.[14] In the same month, the BBC Trust approved moving five London-based departments to the development.[15] The departments to be moved were Sport, Children's, Learning, Future Media and Technology and Radio Five Live.[16]
Construction started in 2007 with the site owner, Peel Group as developer and Bovis Lend Lease as contractor.[17] The media facilities opened in stages from 2007. The first facility being the Pie Factory, which was located in a refurbished bakery. It featured three large sound stages suitable for drama productions and commercials.[18][19] In January 2011 Peel Media received planning permission to convert on-site offices used by Bovis Lend Lease during the construction of the first phase into the Greenhouse.[20]
The first trial show took place in November 2010 in Studio HQ2.[21] The half-hour test show featured a power failure and a fire drill, which involved a full evacuation of the audience and crew.[21] The first programme filmed at MediaCityUK was Don't Scare the Hare in February 2011, and the first to transfer was A Question of Sport, the same month.[22] BBC employees started transferring to the development in May 2011, a process that will take 36 weeks. BBC Director General Mark Thompson confirmed that up to a further 1,000 jobs could be created or transferred to the site.[23][24] In January 2012 the BBC was accused of not supporting the community by MP, Hazel Blears, after it was reported that only 26 of 680 jobs created at the development had gone to residents of Salford.[25]
Channel 4 has expressed an interest in moving some activities to MediaCityUK.[26] The BBC has stated that either BBC One or BBC Two could move to MediaCityUK by 2015 if the confirmed moves are successful.[27]
Buildings and facilities
Traditional street names are not used in the development. The main thoroughfares are styled blue, white, pink, yellow, orange, purple and green where street furniture and coloured ambient lighting will be colour-coded to match. A stylised map of the site has been devised. Landscape architects, Gillespies regenerated the brownfield site to create public spaces.[28] The focal point is a piazza and landscaped park, which stretches to the ship canal around which the buildings are located. The piazza's two distinct areas, The Green and The Stage are capable of holding events for up to 6500 people.[29] In front of The Studios there is a free-standing big screen, which is viewable from the piazza.[30]
The BBC occupy three buildings: Bridge House, Dock House, and Quay House, all designed by architects Wilkinson Eyre. With simple forms intended to harmonise with their waterfront settings, the buildings provide 450,000 square feet (42,000 m2) of accommodation.[31]
Quay House is the BBC's 135,000-square-foot (12,500 m2) main building from where BBC Breakfast, Match of the Day, BBC Radio 5 Live, North West Tonight and BBC Radio Manchester are broadcast.[32] This facility alone is twice the size of BBC Television Centre at 58,700-square-foot (5,450 m2) and four times the size of available studio space at ITV's The London Studios 31,416-square-foot (2,918.6 m2).
Bridge House is where Blue Peter, Mastermind, Dragons Den, CBBC, and BBC Bitesize are produced.[32]
Dock House contains the BBC's Research & Development and Religion & Ethics departments.[32] In November 2011 BBC Radio 6 Music teams moved from New Broadcasting House into Dock House, where some programmes for BBC Radio 4 are made.[33]
The Orange Tower is an 11-storey building, designed by architects Sheppard Robson. It is a glazed structure with four types of cladding, including one made of folded aluminium in a diamond pattern. It houses departments from the University of Salford on three floors and on seven floors, staff from ITV Granada.[34][35]
The Studios on Broadway,[36] contains seven high-definition studios, claimed by Peel Media to be the largest such facility in Europe.[37] The largest studio has an area of 12,500 square feet (1,160 m2), making it one of the biggest in western Europe.[17] Fitting began in 2010 at a cost of £22 million, in time for the BBC's move in summer 2011.[38] The seven studios vary in size; the large studios are on the ground floor, and the smaller studios on the first floor. The larger of the two audio studios, sitting on hydraulic jacks to insulate it from noise generated in the surrounding studios, is dedicated to the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.[39] The studio block contains offices and the glass-fronted, 16-storey Holiday Inn hotel.[40]
The Pie Factory occupies the former Freshbake factory, which after closing in 2006, was converted by Peel Media into a TV, film and commercial production facility. The bakery's facilities were renovated into three sound stages, anxilliary and office space. It opened in 2007 and was the first working studio complex at MediaCityUK.[39][41]
The Greenhouse designed by architects Stephenson Bell, is a refurbished three-storey office block that has been converted into small, flexible office suites for small companies in the media and creative industries.[20]
TheHeart and NumberOne are the residential elements of the development, providing 378 apartments in two tower blocks. TheHeart is a 22-storey apartment building on the quayside and NumberOne, another 22-storey building, is next to the studio facilities.[39]
The opening swing footbridge at Salford Quays links MediaCityUK with Trafford Wharf on the southern bank of the ship canal. It was designed by Wilkinson Eyre in association with Gifford. The bridge's main span is 213 feet (65 m) when open and provides a 157-foot (48 m) wide navigation channel accommodating ships' superstructures up to 66 feet (20 m) in height. The developers specified it to be “a unique and memorable landmark”. Its visibility is created by a curved bridge deck with an offset pivot mast and array of supporting cables in a fan or sail shape. It has seating benches and is lit at night.[42][43] The bridge, constructed with funding from the Northwest Regional Development Agency, is the final link in a circular walking route connecting the development with The Lowry and Imperial War Museum North. It was officially opened by Rowan Williams and John Sentamu, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and was opened to the public in May 2011 after landscaping works were completed.[44]
The development is powered by a gas-powered trigeneration energy plant producing electricity for cooling and heating using water from the ship canal. It is more than twice as efficient as conventional grid electricity and helped the development gain BREEAM sustainable community status.[30] The communications network is one of the most advanced in the world, with more than 20 million metres of fibre optic cable capable of delivering the internet speeds required for media production.[45]
The architecture at MediaCity has been criticised by the editor of Building Design magazine, Ellis Woodman who describes it as "a crazed accumulation of development in which every aimlessly gesticulating building sports at least three different cladding treatments. The overriding sense is one of extreme anxiety on the part of the architect. Quite how the BBC has stooped this low is hard to fathom."[46] The development was awarded the Carbuncle Cup by Building Design for the worst new building in 2011.[47] Owen Hatherley writing in The Guardian criticised the development as "an enclave, easily closed off from the life of the rest of the city".[48]
Tenants
BBC
Approximately 2,300 BBC staff will be employed at MediaCity.[49] In July 2010 it was announced that the BBC Breakfast programme would move to Salford Quays.[50] It is claimed that the development will create up to 10,000 jobs and add £1bn to the regional economy over 5 years.[51] In 2009 the BBC estimated that the move would cost up to £1 billion[52] but in May 2011, Director General Mark Thompson claimed the cost of moving was much less.[53]
BBC North is one of eight national business divisions of the BBC based here, others are BBC Breakfast, BBC Children's, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Research, BBC Sport, BBC Learning and the BBC Philharmonic. BBC North West has also relocated to the site.
ITV Granada
ITV Granada was interested in relocating but negotiations with the developers, Peel Media, were abandoned in 2009 amid a financial dispute.[54] After a change of management at ITV Granada, talks resumed in January 2010[55] and in December the decision to move to MediaCityUK was announced.[56] A production facility will be constructed on Trafford Wharf to house the Coronation Street sets that will be transferred from Granada Studios by 2013.[57] In March 2013, Granada Reports was broadcast from MediaCityUK signifying the completion of the initial phase of its migration from the Granada Studios in Quay Street.[58]
Satellite Information Services
Satellite Information Services (SIS) has occupied an office at The Pie Factory since 2006 and in 2010 formed a joint venture with Peel to manage the studios.[39][59] In 2011 SIS announced it would move its headquarters from London and awarded a £3 million contract to S3 Satcom and SATCOM Technologies for the provision of a nine earth station broadcast teleport on Trafford Wharf.[60][61] SIS announced the launch of its teleport in July 2012 and opened offices in the Blue Tower a month later.[62][63][64]
University of Salford
The University of Salford moved its media-related teaching and research to the MediaCityUK site in October 2011.[65] The move will controversially cost the university more than £2.25 million in rent per annum until 2020.[66]
Others
There is a diverse mix of about 40 service companies, along with small companies offering ancillary services such as casting and camera hire, occupying The Pie Factory and The Greenhouse.[18][67] Antix Productions moved into offices in The Greenhouse in 2011.[68] In 2012 the Rugby Football League will open an office in The Greenhouse to facilitate the administration of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[69]
In 2008, Hope High School in Salford was taken over by Oasis Community Learning, an evangelical Christian organisation,[70] and renamed Oasis Academy MediaCityUK; its new premises in Salford Quays, on the edge of the MediaCity UK site, were completed in September 2012.[71] UTC@MediaCityUK, a University Technical College backed by the University of Salford, The Lowry and the Aldridge Foundation, specialising in the creative, media and music industries will open in October 2014.[72]
Transport
The MediaCityUK Metrolink station opened on 20 September 2010,[73] part of the Metrolink light-rail system serving Greater Manchester. It lies at the end of a 360-metre (0.22 mi) spur from the Eccles line, which was built as part of Phase 3 of the Metrolink expansion project. Trams run to Piccadilly via Harbour City and Cornbrook.
Vehicular access to the Quays has been improved by the construction of Broadway Link Road, which links the site to the M602 motorway at junction 2, and by the provision of car parking. The high-rise 2116 space multi-storey car park was completed in August 2009. It is a pre-cast curved structure clad in a mixture of aluminium mesh panels and shaded aluminium tiles, comprising 11 floors of parking above the development's energy centre and commercial units.[74]
Stagecoach Manchester provides the high-frequency "City Connect" bus service linking MediaCityUK to East Didsbury, Manchester city centre, Salford Central and Salford Crescent railway stations, the University of Salford and Salford Shopping Centre.[75]
Footpaths and cycleways to Manchester city centre and 300 cycle racks encourage healthy and green ways of accessing the site.
lucy is 6 and she has a new little brother bugs. he's 10 weeks in this picture. a friendship built on wrestling is in progress
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK is a 200-acre (81 ha) mixed-use property development site on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford and Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The project is being developed by Peel Media, and its principal tenants are media organisations and the University of Salford. The land occupied by the development was part of the Port of Manchester and Manchester Docks.
The BBC signalled its intention to move jobs to Manchester in 2004, and the Salford Quays site was chosen in 2006. The Peel Group was granted planning permission to develop the site in 2007, and construction of the development, with its own energy generation plant and communications network, began the same year. Based in Quay House, the principal tenant is the BBC, whose move marks a large-scale decentralisation from London. ITV Studios UK and international television production company ITV Granada completed the first phase of its move to MediaCityUK in March 2013. The Studios on Broadway houses seven high-definition studios, claimed to be the largest such facility in Europe.
MediaCityUK is to be developed in two phases. The 36-acre (15 ha) first phase was completed in 2011, and the second is dependent on its success. Metrolink, Greater Manchester's light-rail system, was extended to MediaCityUK with the opening of the MediaCityUK Metrolink station on 20 September 2010 and further extensions are planned. Road access was improved by the construction of Broadway Link Road.
Location
Salford Quays, at the eastern end of the Manchester Ship Canal on the site of the former Manchester Docks, became one of the first and largest urban regeneration projects in the United Kingdom after the closure of the dockyards in 1982.[1] It forms part of an area known as The Quays, a joint tourism initiative between Salford City Council and Trafford Borough Council, which also encompasses Trafford Wharf and Old Trafford, on the Manchester side of the ship canal. As well as Salford Quays, The Quays development includes The Lowry Arts Centre and the Imperial War Museum North.[2]
A total of 200 acres (81 ha) of land have been earmarked for the development of MediaCityUK.[3] The first phase of MediaCityUK's development was primarily focused on a 36-acre (15 ha) site at Pier 9 of Salford Quays.[4] In 2010 it was announced that an ITV production centre would be built on Trafford Wharf in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford.[5]
Background
In 2003 reports emerged that, as part of the plans for the renewal of its Royal Charter, the BBC was considering moving whole channels or strands of production from London to Manchester.[6] Early discussions involved a plan where the BBC would move to a new media village proposed by Granada Television at its Bonded Warehouse site at Granada Studios in the city.[7][8]
Proposals to relocate 1,800 jobs to Manchester were unveiled by BBC Director General, Mark Thompson, in December 2004. The BBC justified the move as its spending per head was low in Manchester, it had low approval ratings in the north and its facilities at New Broadcasting House needed replacing.[9][10] An initial list of 18 sites was narrowed to a short-list of four during 2005, two in Manchester – one at Quay Street, close to Granada Studios, and one on Whitworth Street and two in Salford – one close to the Manchester Arena and one at Pier 9 on Salford Quays.[11] The site at Salford Quays was chosen in June 2006 and the move north was conditional on a satisfactory licence fee settlement from the government.[12]
The chosen site was the last undeveloped site at Manchester Docks, an area that had been subject to considerable investment and was emerging as a tourist destination, residential and commercial centre. The vision of the developers Peel Group, Salford City Council, the Central Salford Urban Regeneration Company and the Northwest Regional Development Agency was to create a significant new media city capable of competing on a global scale with developments in Copenhagen and Singapore.[3]
Salford City Council granted planning consent for an outline application for a multi-use development on the site involving residential, retail and studio and office space in October 2006[13] and consent for a detailed planning application followed in May 2007.[14] In the same month, the BBC Trust approved moving five London-based departments to the development.[15] The departments to be moved were Sport, Children's, Learning, Future Media and Technology and Radio Five Live.[16]
Construction started in 2007 with the site owner, Peel Group as developer and Bovis Lend Lease as contractor.[17] The media facilities opened in stages from 2007. The first facility being the Pie Factory, which was located in a refurbished bakery. It featured three large sound stages suitable for drama productions and commercials.[18][19] In January 2011 Peel Media received planning permission to convert on-site offices used by Bovis Lend Lease during the construction of the first phase into the Greenhouse.[20]
The first trial show took place in November 2010 in Studio HQ2.[21] The half-hour test show featured a power failure and a fire drill, which involved a full evacuation of the audience and crew.[21] The first programme filmed at MediaCityUK was Don't Scare the Hare in February 2011, and the first to transfer was A Question of Sport, the same month.[22] BBC employees started transferring to the development in May 2011, a process that will take 36 weeks. BBC Director General Mark Thompson confirmed that up to a further 1,000 jobs could be created or transferred to the site.[23][24] In January 2012 the BBC was accused of not supporting the community by MP, Hazel Blears, after it was reported that only 26 of 680 jobs created at the development had gone to residents of Salford.[25]
Channel 4 has expressed an interest in moving some activities to MediaCityUK.[26] The BBC has stated that either BBC One or BBC Two could move to MediaCityUK by 2015 if the confirmed moves are successful.[27]
Buildings and facilities
Traditional street names are not used in the development. The main thoroughfares are styled blue, white, pink, yellow, orange, purple and green where street furniture and coloured ambient lighting will be colour-coded to match. A stylised map of the site has been devised. Landscape architects, Gillespies regenerated the brownfield site to create public spaces.[28] The focal point is a piazza and landscaped park, which stretches to the ship canal around which the buildings are located. The piazza's two distinct areas, The Green and The Stage are capable of holding events for up to 6500 people.[29] In front of The Studios there is a free-standing big screen, which is viewable from the piazza.[30]
The BBC occupy three buildings: Bridge House, Dock House, and Quay House, all designed by architects Wilkinson Eyre. With simple forms intended to harmonise with their waterfront settings, the buildings provide 450,000 square feet (42,000 m2) of accommodation.[31]
Quay House is the BBC's 135,000-square-foot (12,500 m2) main building from where BBC Breakfast, Match of the Day, BBC Radio 5 Live, North West Tonight and BBC Radio Manchester are broadcast.[32] This facility alone is twice the size of BBC Television Centre at 58,700-square-foot (5,450 m2) and four times the size of available studio space at ITV's The London Studios 31,416-square-foot (2,918.6 m2).
Bridge House is where Blue Peter, Mastermind, Dragons Den, CBBC, and BBC Bitesize are produced.[32]
Dock House contains the BBC's Research & Development and Religion & Ethics departments.[32] In November 2011 BBC Radio 6 Music teams moved from New Broadcasting House into Dock House, where some programmes for BBC Radio 4 are made.[33]
The Orange Tower is an 11-storey building, designed by architects Sheppard Robson. It is a glazed structure with four types of cladding, including one made of folded aluminium in a diamond pattern. It houses departments from the University of Salford on three floors and on seven floors, staff from ITV Granada.[34][35]
The Studios on Broadway,[36] contains seven high-definition studios, claimed by Peel Media to be the largest such facility in Europe.[37] The largest studio has an area of 12,500 square feet (1,160 m2), making it one of the biggest in western Europe.[17] Fitting began in 2010 at a cost of £22 million, in time for the BBC's move in summer 2011.[38] The seven studios vary in size; the large studios are on the ground floor, and the smaller studios on the first floor. The larger of the two audio studios, sitting on hydraulic jacks to insulate it from noise generated in the surrounding studios, is dedicated to the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.[39] The studio block contains offices and the glass-fronted, 16-storey Holiday Inn hotel.[40]
The Pie Factory occupies the former Freshbake factory, which after closing in 2006, was converted by Peel Media into a TV, film and commercial production facility. The bakery's facilities were renovated into three sound stages, anxilliary and office space. It opened in 2007 and was the first working studio complex at MediaCityUK.[39][41]
The Greenhouse designed by architects Stephenson Bell, is a refurbished three-storey office block that has been converted into small, flexible office suites for small companies in the media and creative industries.[20]
TheHeart and NumberOne are the residential elements of the development, providing 378 apartments in two tower blocks. TheHeart is a 22-storey apartment building on the quayside and NumberOne, another 22-storey building, is next to the studio facilities.[39]
The opening swing footbridge at Salford Quays links MediaCityUK with Trafford Wharf on the southern bank of the ship canal. It was designed by Wilkinson Eyre in association with Gifford. The bridge's main span is 213 feet (65 m) when open and provides a 157-foot (48 m) wide navigation channel accommodating ships' superstructures up to 66 feet (20 m) in height. The developers specified it to be “a unique and memorable landmark”. Its visibility is created by a curved bridge deck with an offset pivot mast and array of supporting cables in a fan or sail shape. It has seating benches and is lit at night.[42][43] The bridge, constructed with funding from the Northwest Regional Development Agency, is the final link in a circular walking route connecting the development with The Lowry and Imperial War Museum North. It was officially opened by Rowan Williams and John Sentamu, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and was opened to the public in May 2011 after landscaping works were completed.[44]
The development is powered by a gas-powered trigeneration energy plant producing electricity for cooling and heating using water from the ship canal. It is more than twice as efficient as conventional grid electricity and helped the development gain BREEAM sustainable community status.[30] The communications network is one of the most advanced in the world, with more than 20 million metres of fibre optic cable capable of delivering the internet speeds required for media production.[45]
The architecture at MediaCity has been criticised by the editor of Building Design magazine, Ellis Woodman who describes it as "a crazed accumulation of development in which every aimlessly gesticulating building sports at least three different cladding treatments. The overriding sense is one of extreme anxiety on the part of the architect. Quite how the BBC has stooped this low is hard to fathom."[46] The development was awarded the Carbuncle Cup by Building Design for the worst new building in 2011.[47] Owen Hatherley writing in The Guardian criticised the development as "an enclave, easily closed off from the life of the rest of the city".[48]
Tenants
BBC
Approximately 2,300 BBC staff will be employed at MediaCity.[49] In July 2010 it was announced that the BBC Breakfast programme would move to Salford Quays.[50] It is claimed that the development will create up to 10,000 jobs and add £1bn to the regional economy over 5 years.[51] In 2009 the BBC estimated that the move would cost up to £1 billion[52] but in May 2011, Director General Mark Thompson claimed the cost of moving was much less.[53]
BBC North is one of eight national business divisions of the BBC based here, others are BBC Breakfast, BBC Children's, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Research, BBC Sport, BBC Learning and the BBC Philharmonic. BBC North West has also relocated to the site.
ITV Granada
ITV Granada was interested in relocating but negotiations with the developers, Peel Media, were abandoned in 2009 amid a financial dispute.[54] After a change of management at ITV Granada, talks resumed in January 2010[55] and in December the decision to move to MediaCityUK was announced.[56] A production facility will be constructed on Trafford Wharf to house the Coronation Street sets that will be transferred from Granada Studios by 2013.[57] In March 2013, Granada Reports was broadcast from MediaCityUK signifying the completion of the initial phase of its migration from the Granada Studios in Quay Street.[58]
Satellite Information Services
Satellite Information Services (SIS) has occupied an office at The Pie Factory since 2006 and in 2010 formed a joint venture with Peel to manage the studios.[39][59] In 2011 SIS announced it would move its headquarters from London and awarded a £3 million contract to S3 Satcom and SATCOM Technologies for the provision of a nine earth station broadcast teleport on Trafford Wharf.[60][61] SIS announced the launch of its teleport in July 2012 and opened offices in the Blue Tower a month later.[62][63][64]
University of Salford
The University of Salford moved its media-related teaching and research to the MediaCityUK site in October 2011.[65] The move will controversially cost the university more than £2.25 million in rent per annum until 2020.[66]
Others
There is a diverse mix of about 40 service companies, along with small companies offering ancillary services such as casting and camera hire, occupying The Pie Factory and The Greenhouse.[18][67] Antix Productions moved into offices in The Greenhouse in 2011.[68] In 2012 the Rugby Football League will open an office in The Greenhouse to facilitate the administration of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[69]
In 2008, Hope High School in Salford was taken over by Oasis Community Learning, an evangelical Christian organisation,[70] and renamed Oasis Academy MediaCityUK; its new premises in Salford Quays, on the edge of the MediaCity UK site, were completed in September 2012.[71] UTC@MediaCityUK, a University Technical College backed by the University of Salford, The Lowry and the Aldridge Foundation, specialising in the creative, media and music industries will open in October 2014.[72]
Transport
The MediaCityUK Metrolink station opened on 20 September 2010,[73] part of the Metrolink light-rail system serving Greater Manchester. It lies at the end of a 360-metre (0.22 mi) spur from the Eccles line, which was built as part of Phase 3 of the Metrolink expansion project. Trams run to Piccadilly via Harbour City and Cornbrook.
Vehicular access to the Quays has been improved by the construction of Broadway Link Road, which links the site to the M602 motorway at junction 2, and by the provision of car parking. The high-rise 2116 space multi-storey car park was completed in August 2009. It is a pre-cast curved structure clad in a mixture of aluminium mesh panels and shaded aluminium tiles, comprising 11 floors of parking above the development's energy centre and commercial units.[74]
Stagecoach Manchester provides the high-frequency "City Connect" bus service linking MediaCityUK to East Didsbury, Manchester city centre, Salford Central and Salford Crescent railway stations, the University of Salford and Salford Shopping Centre.[75]
Footpaths and cycleways to Manchester city centre and 300 cycle racks encourage healthy and green ways of accessing the site.
I have not been on flickr for a while due to the birth of our second son last Friday! He is a real beauty and all is well, just enjoying that whole experience.
The shot above is a slightly wider view of a shot I have previously posted. I took it with just half an hour to go before we flew home from our epic Norway trip in January. I think this was shot with my 50mm Contax Zeiss at about f/11.0 so is pretty crispy sharp. I saw a face eating something like a frozen apple?! It is a frozen river detail that I wish I had more time to have explored. Anyway, I obviosly haven't had a chance to get out to shoot recently, but have equally enjoyable experiences going on at home.
A few places left on the Autumn colour - Landscape Photography workshop on Dartmoor in November with Andy Farrer. Check it out here.
Here are 24 baked cinnamon doughnut bits I made early today. Would anyone like one with a Tea or Coffee?
More pleasure than guilt when enjoyed with moderation, like one or two per day, than a small box of chocolade is for a little pleasure for more than a week...
There it sat on the table—a small, chocolate truffle. It looked simple, yet so inviting. The uneven, rough texture of the chocolate coating made it feel special, like it had been made with care by someone who truly loves their craft. The rich aroma of cocoa filled the air, promising a little escape from the day-to-day grind.
I picked it up, feeling the cool, smooth surface in my hand. As I bit into it, the outer layer cracked ever so slightly, giving way to the softest, creamiest chocolate filling I’d ever tasted. It wasn’t just sweet; it had this deep, rich cocoa flavor with a touch of bitterness that made it feel sophisticated but still comforting.
Each small bite felt like a reward, melting slowly in my mouth and leaving behind a chocolatey warmth. The contrast between the firm outer shell and the velvety filling was pure magic. It wasn’t just a treat—it was a little moment of happiness.
Even after I’d finished, the taste lingered, as if my taste buds didn’t want to let go of this indulgent experience. Sometimes, it’s the smallest things, like this one perfect truffle, that remind you to slow down and enjoy life.
bunny sings, "39 little burgers, sitting on the tray, 39 little burgers, sitting on the tray.. one little burger went into my tummy, and then there were 38 little burgers, sitting on the tray......"
These tiny things were about 2 inches high and 1.5 inches wide. Deeeelish. But kinda hard to stuff the whole thing into your mouth all at once.
Entire thing was made from scratch - tiny hand-rolled & home-baked sesame buns, juicy patties, white truffle sabayon, onion jam, and all sandwiched together with some melted gruyère, sliced cherry tomato, and lovely peppery wild rocket.
INGREDIENTS:
1 pouch Betty Crocker® double chocolate chunk cookie mix
1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries, drained
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
3/4 cup Betty Crocker® rich & creamy chocolate frosting
24 maraschino cherries with stems, drained on paper towels (from two 10-oz. jars)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Line 24 miniature muffin cups with paper baking cups, or spray with cooking spray. Make cookie dough by blending cookie mix, cherries, oil, cherry juice, almond extract and egg until soft dough forms. Spoon dough into each muffin cup filling each about 3/4 full.
2. Bake at 350°F 12 to 14 minutes or until dough is set. Cool 20 minutes. Remove from pan. Place cookies on cooling racks.
3. Heat 3/4 cup of frosting on High for 30 seconds; stir. Dip tops of cookies into frosting. Allow to set about 1 minute; top each bite with cherry.
Explored :: position 356 on Sunday, Jan 14, 2011
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♥ You can find the illustrated, step-by-step recipe and the article on my webzine EpicureanPiranha ~ enjoying life in tasty bites! ♥
Muffins are a great emergency fix when you have a craving for cake! They’re quick and easy to prepare, bake quickly, and taste best warm from the oven so there’s no waiting :-)
I created these Butterscotch Pecan Bites today for my brother-in-law Ron – he loves having sweet pastries or cake for breakfast and is arriving from Alaska with my sister this evening to visit. They’re made with rich 10% fat yogurt, brown sugar, loads of tiny butterscotch bits wrapped in milk chocolate (shown in the espresso cup ~ a recent discovery ♥), and my favourite nuts, pecans.
INGREDIENTS:
Cookies
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 2/3 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Filling
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 to 3 teaspoons grated lemon peel
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
DIRECTIONS:
1. In large bowl, beat butter, 1/3 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour until dough forms. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes for easier handling.
2. Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Press thumb into center of each ball to make indentation.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4. In 1-quart saucepan, heat all filling ingredients over low heat about 25 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Cool slightly, about 15 minutes.
5. Fill each thumbprint with rounded 1/4 measuring teaspoon filling. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon powdered sugar over cookies.
Red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting mixed together, shaped into balls and covered in white chocolate.
DESCRIPTION
Crescent Recipe Creations™ flaky dough sheets hold classic BLT fillings in a just-the-right-size appetizer.
INGREDIENTS
1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations™ refrigerated flaky dough sheet
1/2 cup Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend, shredded (2 oz)
8 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled (1/2 cup)
2 tablespoons chopped green onions (2 medium)
1/3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
1/2 cup shredded lettuce
8 cherry tomatoes, sliced
DIRECTIONS
1.Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll dough on work surface; press into 12x8-inch rectangle. Cut into 24 squares; place on ungreased cookie sheets.
2.Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until deep golden brown. Remove to cooling rack.
3.Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix cheese, bacon, onions and mayonnaise. Place slightly less than 1 tablespoon lettuce on bottoms of 12 crescent squares. Top each with 1 heaping tablespoon bacon mixture and 2 slices tomato. Top with remaining crescent squares.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.
This is a good one: chickpea, spinach, beetroot, red cabbage, split red lentils
SPINACH: trim the roots off a bunch of spinach, wash individual leaves thoroughly (don't know about where you are, but Australian spinach is quite sandy), cook briefly in the water clinging to the leaves until they're all wilted, drain, and set aside.
CHICKPEAS: soak overnight, rinse, put in a small pot with a clove of garlic (peeled and halved) and a couple of bay leaves. Cover with water and simmer for ±20 minutes, until almost al dente — still with a little crunch, because you're going to want to cook them in the sauce a bit more. Remove the bay leaves, discard.
BEETROOT: top and tail, take off the skin with a speed peeler, dice into 1/2" bitesized pieces. Steam until starting to soften when tested with a sharp kitchen fork. Set aside.
RED CABBAGE: wash, slice into 1/2" slices, then dice into short ribbons. Set aside.
RED LENTILS: rinse in a sieve until the water runs clear, mixing a bit with your hand so they don't stick. Set aside.
SAUCE: In a good, heavy stewpot (I used a 30cm enamelled cast iron) sprinkle some mustard, fennel, caraway, and cumin seeds. Heat until the mustard seeds are starting to 'jump', and there's a bit of smoke, swirling around so that they're toasted evenly. Add a good glug of rice bran oil, so that the flavour infuses the oil.
Add in finely diced aromatics: 1/2 a small onion, a couple of cloves of garlic, and a thumb-sized piece of shallot. Sauter until translucent.
Add in the red cabbage, and stirfry for a couple of minutes.
Add in a finely diced tomato, and stir.
SEASON: I used GFresh mild and hot curry powder, Keene's curry powder, a good dash of turmeric, salt, freshly ground black pepper, a good glug of Maggi, and a dash of ground coriander, all mixed with a good glug of V8 'Original', dry sherry, and a heaping tablespoon of Patak's Bombay Curry Paste.
Stir well and let simmer for a few minutes. Stir, and taste, adjusting seasonings as necessary.
Add in a small tin of diced tomatoes (400g, 14oz); rinse it with 1/2 of the tin's size with water, and add that.
Add the split red lentils.
Stir well, and let simmer for a little while — 5 or 10 minutes.
ASSEMBLE: when the tomatoes are nice and mushy, start adding the ingredients: dice the spinach, add in. Drain the chickpeas (saving the liquid for soup stock), add in with the beetroot.
Stir well, cover, and let simmer for 5-10 minutes, so that all the flavours blend. Add water if necessary, so that you've got a nice thick mixture.
Serve in warmed plates over warm rice, with pickles of your choice — I found Patak's Eggplant Pickle went particularly well with it! :-)
The Remarkables in Kangaroo Island truely are aptly named. These giantic rocks sculptured ny Mother Nature are a wonder.
Assortment of B&W Delights. Filled with real juicy kiwi fruit mash imparting a subtle refreshing flavour, topped with a generous crown of colourful dried carrot shreds.
For that amazing "yummilicious" experience, it don't matter whether if it's black or white.
This is the creative product from a group of Food Science students' work. The course is Food Product Design and Development 2015, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
The creative Intellectual Property (IP) belongs to this group of students.