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• National Rail strike announced for Sat 26th Nov

  10-11-2022 17:45 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Train drivers working for twelve rail companies across the UK will go on strike on Saturday 26th November, the Aslef union has announced.The strike is over a pay dispute, and Aslef says that its negotiators have been engaged in talks with the industry but there has, so far, been no offer on pay that matches current inflation rates. Mick Whelan, general secretary, commented: “We regret that passengers will be inconvenienced for another day. We don’t want to be taking this action. With
  
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• Greenwich to host exhibition of Dutch maritime paintings

  10-11-2022 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Three hundred and fifty years ago, when England and the Dutch Republic were at war, a family of Dutch artists fled Holland to serve the English King. The paintings made by Willem van de Velde the Elder and his son were to change English art.
  To mark the anniversary of their arrival in Greenwich, a free exhibition of their works will open next year.
  The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich holds the largest collection of the Van de Veldes’ artwork in the world and is a longstanding centre
  
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• Is 2022 the year of private networks?

  10-11-2022 16:45
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Marisa Viveros, VP, Strategy and Offerings, Global Telecom Industry, IBM reflects on a big year for private networks.
  While private networks aren’t new, there’s been a rise in use cases of private networks among enterprises, especially in industries like manufacturing and agriculture. Private 5G networks allow companies to manage all of their devices
  
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• Crypto experiences an ‘Emperor’s new clothes’ moment

  10-11-2022 16:21
  The world of cryptocurrency is going through a crisis that is severe even by its own notoriously volatile standards.
  We’re not going to pretend we really understand what crypto is all about, other than it being positioned as an alternative to state-run fiat money and emerging as a major new source of speculative investment. Such speculation has always felt even more like gambling in a casino than other forms of investment, but the prospect of massive gains ensured there were always plenty
  
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• Fuller’s pubs offering pints for £1.77 to mark their 177th birthday

  10-11-2022 15:37 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Next Tuesday, Fuller’s pubs are offering everyone* three pints on the day for £1.77 to mark their 177th anniversary, which is timely considering the cost of living situation we’re in.
  To get the voucher code, you need to sign up for their newsletter which you can do here. Warning – the form may not appear on some browsers, in which case click on this link instead.
  The voucher entitles the holder to three drinks for £1.77 each – including soft drinks for those
  
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• Ofcom looks to the skies to provide better broadband

  10-11-2022 13:13
  Ofcom is backing satellites to help deliver broadband to difficult-to-reach areas, unveiling a new space strategy that includes the allocation of additional spectrum for satellite services.
  The UK telecoms regulator has doubled the available spectrum in the Ku band for satellite services, which is good news in particular for the growing number of low-earth orbit (LEO) operators looking to space to provide high-speed broadband.
  Two of those companies – Elon Musk’s Starlink, and Canada
  
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• Tickets Alert: Shire horse carriage rides in Bushy Park

  10-11-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  There’s something special about a ride in a carriage pulled by horses, and there are regular winter carriage rides through Bushy or Richmond parks in southwest London. The bracing air and smell of the horses aside, you’re also so much higher up than normal in a car or bike, and the views are that bit better.
  During December, there will be regular carriage rides with Shire horses and makes for a pleasant Christmas treat.
  Bushy Park carriage ride (c) The Royal Parks
  Bushy Park carriage
  
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• BT’s Division X assembles the reinforcements

  10-11-2022 12:53
  UK incumbent BT wants enterprise customers to marvel at the capabilities of its digital transformation unit.
  But in true comic-book fashion, the telco knows it can’t save the world from lacklustre digital services on its own, and so it has assembled an elite team of plucky sidekicks to help. Which is an irreverent way of saying that BT has roped in some suppliers to help its forward-thinking Division X division come up with some snazzy ideas for new services.
  Somewhat disappointingly given
  
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• Vodafone taps up IBM to get ahead in quantum computing

  10-11-2022 10:44
  UK-based Vodafone hopes to maximise the benefits – and avoid the pitfalls – of quantum computing.
  To that end, on Tuesday the telco group partnered with IBM to tap the latter’s extensive quantum computing expertise.
  The new relationship has three strands to it, one of which is that Vodafone will explore how IBM’s quantum technology could potentially be applied to various telco use cases. Quantum computing offers an exponential improvement in performance, which could deliv
  
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• Fewer buildings on London’s Heritage at Risk Register

  10-11-2022 09:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The number of London buildings on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register shrunk over the past year, although only very slightly.
  In total, there are 631 entries across London on the 2022 Heritage at Risk Register, down two from last year — thanks mainly to 19 sites being saved, but 17 new sites being added.
  Examples include the transformation of Boston Manor House in Brentford, set to reopen to the public in the coming months, and the rejuvenation of a historic drinking fountai
  
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• London’s Pocket Parks: Canonbury Square Gardens, N1

  10-11-2022 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  These are two pocket parks in North Islington surrounded by a square of Georgian houses that were laid out just under 200 years ago.The land was owned by the Marquess of Northampton who leased it to the developer, Henry Leroux in 1805. However, not much was built until 1810, and before he finished though, his plans for a quiet square were interrupted by the construction of the New North Road turnpike, now Canonbury Road, which runs right through the middle of the square.
  One corner having grand
  
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