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Alfred, Gunthrum & Danelaw The making of England. Dr Toby Purser, University of Northampton takes us on a tour of the Viking invasion of England. FREE Zoom talk https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/fostp 25 Mar 2026, 19.30 GMT. No Guthrum, no Alfred, no Alfred, no England ….

How did the Urban Network Flow Adapt to the Collapse of the Carola Bridge?
Jyotirmaya Ijaradar, Ning Xie, Lei Wei, Sebastian Pape, Matthias K\"orner, Meng Wang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.19947 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.19947 https://arxiv.org/html/2603.19947
arXiv:2603.19947v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The unexpected collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden, Germany, provides a rare opportunity to characterise how urban network traffic adapts to an unexpected infrastructure disruption. This study develops a data-driven analytical framework using traffic data from the Dresden traffic management system to assess the short-term impacts of the disruption. By combining statistical comparisons of pre- and post-collapse motorised traffic distributions, peak-hour shifts, and Park-and-Ride data analyses, the framework reveals how traffic dynamics and traveller choices adjust under infrastructure disruption. Results reveal that the two closest bridges, the Albert and Marien Bridges, absorb the majority of the diverted motorised traffic. In particular, the daily traffic volume on the Albert bridge increases by up to 81%, which is equivalent to 3.5 hours of traffic operating with maximum flow. Peak hours on critical links are significantly prolonged, reaching up to 250 minutes. Besides redistribution, the overall daily motorised traffic crossing the Elbe river declines by approximately 8,000 vehicles, while Park-and-Ride usage increases by up to 188%, suggesting a potential travel mode shift after the disruption. The study reveals the patterns of traffic redistribution following an unexpected disruption and provides insights for resilience planning and emergency traffic management.
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Raiders’ True Feelings on Drafting Ty Simpson Revealed: Report https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/ty-simpson-draft-albert-breer/

How BuzzFeed went from a $1.7B digital-media darling in 2016 to the brink of bankruptcy, as an early investor blames mismanagement following a 2021 SPAC merger (Lukas I. Alpert/MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-buzz

Rep. Eric Swalwell will resign from Congress following sexual misconduct allegations (Mariana Alfaro/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/13/eric-swalwell-resigns-congress/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260413/p113#a260413p113

I'm raising money for Sage Haven Society in Port Alberni
http://walk.w-ith.me/chris
I've raised my bar this year to $2000 in honour of Ellen Frood, their former and amazing executive director who has done so much for our community and passed away suddenly last year.
Only have $700 to go to my goal!
Sage Haven has provided a women's shelter for decades and now provides more services for all fleeing gender-based violence.
Mastodon has been so amazing. Any amount helps.
Thanks.❤️

Good Morning #Canada
Here in beautiful Belle Ewart the temp is -22°C, feeling like -31°C with the wind. But it's a dry cold....
Out west they are struggling with double digit temperatures on the plus side. Edmonton's winter festival organizers are making snow, protecting ice blocks and praying for plunging temps to save their skating rink. The unseasonable weather has impacted events throughput Alberta. The Banff and Lake Louise ice carving festival, Art of Ice, had to take down sculptures because they weren't safe. They were similarly impacted last year. The World’s Longest Hockey Game (WLHG) got underway last Thursday and players are dealing with slushy conditions while golf driving ranges are packed with eager duffers.
I'd gladly make the sacrifice and swap weather conditions with our fellow Canucks out west. It would be a burden that I'd gladly carry.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Weather
https://youtu.be/W59Pi5S-Vic

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Flor Alpaerts, The Flemish Radio Orchestra & Michel Tabachnik:
🎵 Zomer-idylle [Summer Idyll]
#FlorAlpaerts #TheFlemishRadioOrchestra #MichelTabachnik

Good Morning #Canada
We're now getting to the big ones... as we break into the top 10 in #CanadaRivers. The South Saskatchewan River is #10, beginning at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers in southern Alberta and ends at the Saskatchewan River Forks, the confluence of the South and North Saskatchewan Rivers which then becomes the Saskatchewan River. Flowing for 1,392 km it drains a watershed of 146,100 km2, 1,800 of which are in Montana, USA.
Major dams were constructed on the river to prevent flooding, for reservoirs, irrigation, and for hydroelectric power. The South Saskatchewan provides approximately 19% of the hydro-electricity generated by SaskPower. A 2009 WWF Canada report analysed the river flow on ten Canadian rivers & found the South Saskatchewan River was most at risk. Climate change, agricultural & urban infrastructure water use, and dams producing hydroelectricity, have all combined to reduce the flow of the river by 70%.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Hydrology
https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/a-prayer-not-a-protest/