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Founded i n 1949 The Newspaper of Imperial College Union

Lamps Stolen

From Bo Four brass lamps worth in the region of £500 were

stolen from Boanerges, the City and Guilds Union

motorised mascot, at some time between 5:00pm last

Tuesday evening and 9:00am on Wednesday morning.

T h e B o d r i v e r , C h r i s R o l p h s o f M e c h E n g 3 , a r r i v e d at t h e

B o g a r a g e a t 9 : 1 5 a m W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g t o d i s c o v e r t h a t t h e

d o o r w a s o p e n . H e h a d l o c k e d it t h e p r e v i o u s e v e n i n g at a b o u t

5 : 0 0 p m , f o l l o w i n g F r e s h e r s ' F a i r , a n d s o o n d i s c o v e r e d t h a t t h e

t w o r e a r l a m p s a n d t w o of t h e f o u r f r o n t l a m p s w e r e m i s s i n g .

S u b s e q u e n t l y h e n o t i c e d t h a t t h e a c e t y l e n e g e n e r a t o r w h i c h

f u e l l e d t h e l a m p s h a d a l s o b e e n s t o l e n .

H e p h o n e d C i t y a n d G u i l d s U n i o n P r e s i d e n t , A n d y

R u s h t o n , w h o i n f o r m e d t h e p o l i c e a f t e r c h e c k i n g t h a t t h e

o t h e r C C U s w e r e n o t r e s p o n s i b l e .

T h e l i g h t s a r e o f t h e s a m e v i n t a g e a s B o , a 1902 J a m e s a n d

B r o w n e , a n d t h e i r v a l u e w a s t h e s u b j e c t o f a d i s c u s s i o n M r

R o l p h s h a d w i t h a f r i e n d at T u e s d a y ' s F r e s h e r s ' F a i r . It is

s u s p e c t e d t h a t t h i s c o n v e r s a t i o n m a y h a v e b e e n o v e r h e a r d .

T h e p o l i c e h a v e i n f o r m e d l o c a l a n t i q u e s h o p s a b o u t t h e

i t e m s a n d p l a c e d a n o t i c e i n a t r a d e m a g a z i n e . T h e l o c k o n t h e

B o , pictured before the theft. The 2 front lamps are shown on the rear of

the wheel arches, with the cylinder-like acetylene generator. T w o more

lamps were positioned at the rear

B o g a r a g e ( w h i c h w a s n o t i n a v e r y s a t i s f a c t o r y c o n d i t i o n

b e f o r e b e i n g " j e m m i e d " ) h a s b e e n r e p l a c e d w i t h a p a d l o c k o f

m u c h g r e a t e r s t r e n g t h a n d t h e g a r a g e is t o b e c o n n e c t e d t o

t h e C o l l e g e a l a r m s y s t e m .

If y o u h a v e a n y i n f o r m a t i o n o r s a w a n y t h i n g s u s p i c i o u s t h e n

p l e a s e c o n t a c t A n d y R u s h t o n at t h e G u i l d s U n i o n O f f i c e (589-

5 1 1 1 e x t 1044 o r i n t e r n a l 2 3 7 8 ) .

Raise "The Titanic"! FELIX has received several complaints about the state

of the new Hall in Montpelier Street. We sent a reporter

along to give an impression of the current situation in the

building, and to assess whether it deserves the newly

acquired nickname "The Titanic". Report on page 3.

UGM Report A n interest ins;, c o n t r o v e r s i a l

U G M , thr i l led by the cut and

thrust of debate, moved by o u r

leaders' oratory, and quorate lo

the end. was too m u c h to hope lor.

In l a d , the meeting opened

c p i q r a t e , b u t l a t e w i t h M r

G o u l d e r tediously descr ib ing the

standing orders for the benefit of

anybody present unable to read.

H e was followed by M r M o r t o n ,

w ie ld ing a plastic cutlass, who

had the meet ing stand up or sit

down accord ing to departments ,

shoe size, and place of b i r th in an

attempt to b r i n g borne to the

m e e t i n g l y h e s e v e r i t y o f the

educat ion cuts l a c ing this, a n d

other, universities.

M r M c C a i n . ' had a rougher

l ime , va in ly at tempt ing to justify

t h e s u b s t i t u t i o n o f a me I a 1

c u p b o a r d lor the U n i o n ' s masc ot.

M i k e : and t ry ing to convince us

t h a t t h e p a r t i t i o n r e c e n t l y

erected in the L o w e r Lounge was

wor th the money.

F o l l o w i n g very s imi lar C C U

reports, and a couple ol c o m -

m c n d a b l y short reports from M r

L e d w o l d , the I T . U President.

M a r t i n Y o u n g , was introduced.

E v e n t u a l l y we r e a c h e d the

motions: Discussion on the fust

(on educat ion cuts) proposed by

M a r t i n T a y l o r was cut short, no l .

as was r u m o u r e d because bis

speech was in danger ol being

bor ing , but because everybody

agreed with it. M r M o r t o n ihen

reminded us ol the expedit ion to

Salford on O c to ber 17 lo mat ' li

against I lu- cuts.

The second, and l i n a l . motion

was on Iranian students, and the

troubles in Iran , w h i c h , with the

exception ol 3 clauses al leging

police hanassment . was quick ly

passed.

The meeting adjourned as a l l

the keen first years sped oi l to

lectures, (caving the C h a i r m a n ' s

nose for discussion at the next

I C M . when " W i n n i e the P o o h '

Aaionovitc h. President til N T ' S ,

w i l l be- present.

S T O P P R E S S : There are still places in

Hall . See Student Services to put name on waiting list.

No 591 Friday, October 9,1981 Free!

m Letters \ A to the 1 Editor

Deal Mail,

In his last e d i t o r i a l y o u r p r e

decessor c a l l e d a t t e n t i o n to

some o l the t h i n g s he h a d

n e v e r got a r o u n d l o . a m o n g

t h e m a n a r t i c l e o n C o l l e g e -

o w n e d Hals : " y o n k n o w , the

ones they d o n ' l te l l s t u d e n t s

a b o u t , l eave v a c a n t for ages,

t h e n m o v e in some C o l l e g e

person l o r -a l e w weeks. ' o n a

need b a s i s . " II there is a n y

d o u b t 1 w e l c o m e the o p p o r t u

n i t y to d i s p e l i l .

T h e r e a r e s e v e r a l c a t e g o r i e s

o f C o l l e g e - o w n e d a c c o m m o

d a t i o n . M o s t o f it is a l l o c a t e d

to s t u d e n t s . T h e r e a r e a few

Hats set a s i d e for p o s t g r a d u a t e

m a r r i e d s t u d e n t s , a n u m b e r

for a c a d e m i c v i s i t o r s a n d C o l

lege s t a l l a n d s o m e , because o f

s t a t u t o r y p r o v i s i o n s , a r e c u r

r e n t l y o c c u p i e d b y p r o t e c t e d

t e n a n t s . T h e C o l l e g e w i l l ,

h o w e v e r , repossess the Hats i n

th is c a t e g o r y w h e n the leases

e n d . T h e t o t a l s tock a n d its use

is sub ject to c h a n g e as the C o l

lege does its best to a c q u i r e

m o r e a c c o m m o d a t i o n for s t u

dents . T h i s session there a r e

a d d i t i o n a l p e r m a n e n t p l a c e s

a v a i l a b l e b o t h at S i l w o o d

P a r k a n d at S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n

a n d I a m g r a t e f u l to a l l c o n

c e r n e d for a c c e p t i n g the c o n

cept o f l o a n f i n a n c e a n d the

h a r d s h i p s it i m p o s e s .

I n H a l l s a n d H o u s e s , w a r

dens , s u b - w a r d e n s a n d h a l l

b u r s a r s a r e p r o v i d e d w i t h a c

c o m m o d a t i o n . T h e m e r g i n g o f

S o u t h s i d e H a l l s has m a d e t w o

m o r e Oats a v a i l a b l e for s t u

d e n t s . B e i t . G a r d e n a n d

W e e k s H a l l s e a c h h a v e guest

r o o m s a v a i l a b l e for shor t s tay

v i s i t o r s . T h e r e are a lso t w o

guest r o o m s i n 8 P r i n c e s G d n s

a n d o n e i n 170 Q u e e n s G a t e .

T h e guest r o o m s i n H a l l s are

b o o k e d t h r o u g h w a r d e n s a n d

the o thers t h r o u g h the B o o k

ings O f f i c e .

S o m e C o l l e g e s t a l l ' h a v e Hats

o n the premises because the

n a t u r e o f t h e i r w o r k r e q u i r e s

that they l ive i n : the R e c t o r

has a Hat in 170 Q u e e n s G a t e ,

the R e f e c t o r y M a n a g e r , the

D o m e s t i c M a n a g e r , the D o m

estic S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , the A s

s istant D o m e s t i c S u p e r i n t e n

dent a n d the S p o r t s C e n t r e

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t a l l h a v e Hats

i n P r i n c e s G d n s . T h e r e a r e

t w o s m a l l Hats i n Be i t Q u a d for

re fec tory s t a l l a n d a b a r m a n

a n d a g a r d e n e r h a v e Hats i n

E v e l y n G d n s . T h e r e is a c c o m

m o d a t i o n i n t h e H e a l t h

C e n t r e for n u r s i n g s ta l l a n d

one Hat i n the B i o c h e m i s t r y

D e p a r t m e n t . T h e A t h l e t i c

G r o u n d M a n a g e r has a Hat at

H a r l i n g t o n , anc l c e r t a i n s ta l l

at S i l w o o d P a r k a r c e x p e c t e d

to l i v e i n C o l l e g e a c c o m m o

d a t i o n . E a c h t i m e a s t a l l t e n

ant v a c a t e s a C o l l e g e Hat the

f u t u r e use of the Hat is r e c o n

s i d e r e d . R e c e n t d e c i s i o n s h a v e

u s u a l l y b e e n a g a i n s t a l l o

c a t i n g s u c h a c c o m m o d a t i o n to

s t a l l m e m b e r s a g a i n .

T h e r e a r e c u r r e n t l y ten Hats

for A c a d e m i c V i s i t o r s : i n 5 2 -

53 P r i n c e s G a t e , 170 Q u e e n s

G a t e , P r i n c e s G a t e M e w s a n d

e l s e w h e r e . T h e y a r e let u p to a

m a x i m u m o f o n e y e a r . E c o n o

m i c r e n t s , w h i c h a r e r e g u l a r l y

r e v i e w e d , a r e p a i d a n d e v e r y

t h i n g is d o n e to p r e v e n t v o i d s ,

a l t h o u g h the t u r n o v e r o f t e n

a n t s is d e l i b e r a t e l y h i g h .

T h e s e Hats a r e a n i m p o r t a n t

asset. W i t h o u t t h e m m a n y

v i s i t o r s w h o c o n t r i b u t e to the

a c a d e m i c l i fe o f the C o l l e g e

w o u l d be u n a b l e to c o m e . T h e

Hats are a l s o o c c a s i o n a l l y let

o n a t e m p o r a r y basis to n e w

m e m b e r s o f s t a l l W h o a r e c o m

i n g to L o n d o n for the first t i m e .

A p a r t f r o m the s t u d e n t Hats

i n R o b e r t P r y o r H o u s e , 9

P r i n c e s G d n s a n d nex t to the

B o a t h o u s e at P u t n e y , t h e r e a r e

l i v e C o l l e g e - o w n e d f l a t s

set as ide for m a r r i e d pos t

g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s . F o u r a r e i n

E v e l y n G d n s , a n d o n e is i n

P r i n c e s G d n s . T h e r e a r e a lso

f o u r H e a d T e n a n c y f lats set

as ide for t h i s p u r p o s e . T h r e e

a r e a d j a c e n t to the F u l h a m

P a l a c e R o a d ( L a m b r o o k T e r

r a c e a n d W o o d l a w n R d ) a n d

o n e is a t S h e p h e r d s B u s h .

T h e s e a r e a l l a l l o c a t e d b y the

S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s O f f i c e . T h e r e

a r e p l a n s to i n c r e a se the n u m

b e r of Hats for m a r r i e d post

g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s as funds be

c o m e a v a i l a b l e to c o n v e r t C o l

l e g e - o w n e d houses i n P r i n c e s

( i d n s a n d as p r o t e c t e d t e n a n t s

d e p a r t .

The a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of a c

c o m m o d a t i o n has c e r t a i h l v

h a d its s h o r t c o m i n g s , b u t d u r

i n g last session c h a n g e s were

m a d e i n o r d e r to t ry to i n

crease the stock, to i m p r o v e

a l l o c a t i o n , to ensure a s teady

t u r n o v e r o f t enants a n d to

a c h i e v e rent i n c o m e at a leve l

w h i c h p e r m i t s i m p r o v e m e n t s .

There a r e . o f c o u r s e , s t i l l c l i l l i -

c u l t i c s but n o l a l l o l these are

o f the C o l l e g e ' s m a k i n g . T e n

ants ( s ta l l , s tudents a n d v i s i

tors) m a y leave Hats i n a mess,

f a i l to p a y rent o r e v e n refuse

to go; w h e r e the Hat is a n iso

l a t e d un i t it is a l l the m o r e

d i f f i c u l t to m a i n t a i n ef fect ive

c o n t r o l . 'The biggest d i f f i c u l t y

is one n o n e o l us c a n d o a n y

t h i n g a b o u t . The C o l l e g e is in

one o l the most e x p e n s i v e res i

d e n t i a l areas i n L o n d o n , as a

g l a n c e in a n y esta le agents

w i n d o w w i l l c o n f i r m . W e c a n

n e v e r hope to satisfy the d e

m a n d to house e v e r y o n e b o t h

n e a r b y a n d at a low cost. B u t I

p r o m i s e y o u that we w i l l d o

o u r best b o t h t o i n c r e a s e t h e

s l o ck a n d to m a n a g e i l e l l c e -

l i v e l v .

1 nn11 \ \IIIIi rely

J o h n S m i t h , C o l l e g e S e c r e t a r y

Sir .

A s a n e x - I C s t u d e n t , mav I

t h a n k y o u for i n f o r m i n g m e o f

J o h n S m i t h ' s b e m u s i n g l e t ter

a n d a l l o w i n g m e the o p p o r t u

n i t y to r e p l y .

J o h n S m i t h C B E , C o l l e g e

S e c r e t a r y a n d a u t h o r o f Hmc to

mile tellers and get results, seems

to h a v e a p p l i e d the t e c h n i q u e

o l " b o r e the e n e m y sti f f w i t h

r e a m s a n d r e a m s o f useless a n d

i r r e l e v a n t facts s u c h that the

p o i n t to be a n s w e r e d is lost

b e n e a t h a m o r a s s o l ceaseless

b e n e v o l e n c e . ' ' M y . how the

C o l l e g e p r o v i d e s for its s t u

d e n t s ! 'Th is was n e v e r a p o i n t

o f c o n t e n s i o n i n m y o r i g i n a l

a r t i c l e . Q u i t e s i m p l y , there a r e

Hats that are o w n e d bv the

C o l l e g e , r e s e r v e d for C o l l e g e

s t a l l , not s t u d e n t s , t h a t a r e left

u n o c c u p i e d for l o n g p e r i o d s o f

t i m e , o f t en as l o n g as five

years .

A s J o h n S m i t h m u s t s u r e l y

rea l i se , a list o f C o l l e g e a c

c o m m o d a t i o n a n d o c c u p a n t s

is of no interest w h a t s o e v e r .

A n d s u b s t a n t i a l space d e v o t e d

to s u c h d r i v e l i n F E L I X is u n

l i k e l y to " d i s p e l a n y d o u b t " .

W i t h o u t r e i t e r a t i n g m y o r i

g i n a l a r t i c l e , I w o u l d m e r e l y

ask M r S m i t h h o w he i n t e n d s

to c o m b a t , for i n s t a n c e , the

a w f u l l y e m b a r r a s s i n g ' re fec

t o r y Hat ' i n the U n i o n B u i l d

i n g that has been e m p t y a n d

u n a d v e r t i s e d to the homeless ,

not to m e n t i o n those c u r r e n t l y

i n the C r a s h P a d . for the past

l i v e years .

C u t the c r a p . M r S m i t h .

) mils faithfully

S t e v e M a r s h a l l

F E L I X E d i t o r 1980 1

Dear Sir

I w r i t e b y w a y of r e p l y to

M r G o u l d e r ' s o u t r a g e o u s le t

ter p r i n t e d i n F E L I X 590 .

L a t e i n the y e a r 1588, S i r

F r a n c i s D r a k e , a f ter f i n i s h i n g

his g a m e o f b o w l s , set s a i l o n

his h i s t o r i c c o n q u e s t o f the

S p a n i s h A r m a d a . S i r F r a n c i s

k n e w before his e x c u r s i o n t h a t

he h a d the t i m e to f i n i s h his

b o w l s , as h i s t o r y has p r o v e n .

M r G o u l d e r seems to d o u b t

m y a b i l i t y to p l a n t h i n g s th is

c a r e f u l l y . I feel he m u s t be

u n a w a r e that the o r d e r for

c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k o n t h e

L o w e r L o u n g e p a r t i t i o n was

w i t h h e l d u n t i l the last poss ib le

m o m e n t i n o r d e r t h a t t h e

m a x i m u m t i m e l o r c o n s i d e r a

t i o n was a v a i l a b l e . I n d e e d . I

first s t a r t e d d i s c u s s i n g ideas for

the l o u n g e i n e a r l y J u l y , w i t h

the C o l l e g e E s t a t e s s e c t i o n as

w e l l as w i t h the U n i o n E x e c u

t ive a n d as m a n y i n t e r e s t e d

persons as I c o u l d .

I m u s t h o w e v e r a g r e e w i t h

M r G o u l d e r a b o u t the l u d i

c r o u s l y h i g h p r i c e o f the p a r t i

t i o n , b u t w h a t c h o i c e was

there? T h e U n i o n c a n o n l y i n

s t igate w o r k o f th is n a t u r e w i t h

the a p p r o v a l o f the Es ta te s

S e c t i o n , w h o w i l l o n l y a c c e p t

" r e l i a b l e " , " t r u s t e d " c o n t r a c

tors .

I c a l l u p o n M r G o u l d e r to

w r i t e w i t h m e i n o p p o s i n g the

E s t a t e s ' c o n t r o l o f these m a t

ters, a n d w o r k i n g t o w a r d s be

i n g a b l e to s p e n d o u r m o n e y

w i t h a c e r t a i n degree o f cost

e f f e c t i v e n e s s . A l t e r a l l . t h e

p r i c e for the a f o r e m e n t i o n e d

p a r t i t i o n a p p e a r s to h a v e been

FELIX, October 9, 1981

Rent Reduction (.(U)hmu(l jiiuii front ftftge

for Residents? T h e o r i g i n s o f i b i s a r t i c l e s tem f r o m the d i s a p p o i n t m e n t o f a

considerable number of Montepe l i e r residents ;\t the state of their

" h o m e " and "p lace ol s tudy" for at least the coming academic year.

However it is considered that ihe condit ion of this H a l l of Residence

aifords mention if only lo br ing to the attention ol n o n - M o n t p C l i c r

residents the condit ion which the occupants arc bas ing to endure.

As reported in the previous editon of F E L I X the H a l l is designed to

house 84 postgraduate students, mostly in single rooms, a l though

accommodat ion for marr ied couples is also provided. T h e H a l l is very

convenient for College and also for various shopping needs.

The single rooms in the Hal l s are. on the whole, very smal l . In a

number of cases desks have, as yet, not been provided and no specific

date has been given as to when they can be expected. Indeed, in certain

ins tances it seems v e r y d i f f i c u l t to i m a g i n e h o w desks w i l l be

accommodated wi th in the rooms as space is extremely l imi ted . In lact

the space l imi tat ion has prompted a number ol the residents lo start

referring to their rooms as "pigeonholes" .

A l t h o u g h the lights work in a l l the rooms none of them have any

electricity sockets so that equipment such as bills, lamps, etc., cannot

be used.

T h e heating in the rooms is also ot a defunct nature, in that a l though

various reports ol the Iced pipes w a r m i n g slightly have been received,

no actual eases of w a r m radiators have been known.

Since M o n t p c l i c r Street is a self-catering hal l , kitchens are provided

so that residents may prepare the ir o w n food. However , this seemingly

simple operation bad been hindered by a lew minor setbacks such as

the absence ol a gas supply for the cookers. However , when the supply

is restored the idea ol twenty people having to share two cookers does

not seem very invi t ing . Electr ic kettles have as yet not materialised so

that the preparation of hot thinks has became exceedingly difficult.

Residents were informed that there would be laundry facilities in the

basement, but these have not vet been provided . A common room was

also ant ic ipated , bin this has not been completed either. U n t i l recently

some ol the toilets and bathrooms were devoid ol doors causing an

understandable degree ol "d i s comfor t " to users of these facilities. These

have now been provided.

The geographical location ol the H a l l (just oi l Brompton R d ) a n d

about a minutes walk from Harrods adds to the prestige ol the H a l l and

p r e s u m a b l y the rent . This /J23pw. in o t h e r words ( l or a l l its

deficiencies) is more expensive than the Southside Hal ls .

The residents of the H a l l are a very friendly group of people and in

al l fairness it must be said that when the renovation ol the H a l l is

finally completed it w i l l be a most enjoyable place to reside. However ,

this stage ol complet ion is nol antic ipated in the immediate future.

l 'lie H a l l , a l though as yet nameless, has attracted a varied selection

ol nicknames ol w h i c h the most popular is " T h e T i t a n i c " . A l t h o u g h il

surely gives the residents no pleasure to use ibis name, i l does seem to

sum up the leel ing of discontent about the slate of ibis H a l l o l

Residence.

It is realised that the H a l l has just recently been acquired by

Imper ia l Col lege and so teething problems were inevitable and indeed

antic ipated. However , there is a strong leel ing a m o n g certain residents

thai I he rent ol j£23pw is too high for the services being provided al

present. M a n y leel that a reduction in the rent unt i l a l least ibe l ime

when the H a l l is hil ly renovated would be appropriate .

the first n u m b e r to s p r i n g to

the i n t r e p i d " c o n q u e r o r s " —

1588 p o u n d s !

A s to M r G o u l d e r ' s c o m p a r

ison o f the r a t h e r u n i m p o s i n g

r o o m d i v i d e r to the B e r l i n

W a l l I m u s t e m p h a s i s e t h a t ,

u n l i k e the l a t t e r , the l o u n g e

p a r t i t i o n ( o r s h o u l d I s a y

" G o u l d e r ' s i m p o r t u n i t y " ? )

was not b u i l t o v e r n i g h t , but

t o o k s e v e n d a y s o f c a r e f u l

c r a f t s m a n s h i p t o e m e r g e ,

s o l i d , yet s y m p a t h e t i c to its

s u r r o u n d i n g s , a m o n u m e n t l o

his y e a r s e r v i n g o n the U n i o n

H o u s e C o m m i t t e e .

) DIIIS. 111 loyally lo yoiiiwilf'tuiil

In your millers,

B a r n e y M c C a b c

Small Ads •AR.25 speakers, 3 yr g u a r a n t e e , £ 8 5 .

C o n t a c t N i c k Last , P h y s i c s .

•Two rucksacks f o r s a l e . C o n t a c t G r a h a m K i n g via P h y s i c s le t ter -racks

or p h o n e 731-6066.

•Reel-to-reel tape deck, 3 heads , S o n y T C 3 7 7 , excel lent s o u n d , must sel l .

£ 1 2 0 o n o . C o n t a c t G F o r v e s , C i v E n g 3,

48 L e x h a m G d n s (Flat 8).

•Fender Vibro Champ guitar ampl i f ier

for sale, i m m a c u l a t e , £ 5 5 . G e o r g e 228-

5630,

•If anyone has a cupboard, chest , f i l

ing cabinet or s imilar they c o u l d sell

(or preferably donate) to S F S o c (for

books) c o n t a c t E l i s e P in P h y s i c s let

t e r - r a c k s .

•Wanted urgently: o l d , b r o w n , leather

briefcase . R e a s o n a b l e pr ice p a i d for

a d e q u a t l e y w o r n item. P l e a s e c o n t a c t

G a r y S m i t h , C i v E n g 2.

•Stolen: G r e e n T r i u m p h m o t o r b i k e

from L e x h a m G d n s between 12 :30am

a n d 9 :00am T u e s , O c t 6. A n y info to

K a r e n Lippiatt , E l e c E n g 2.

•Lost: 1 g l o s s y white mitre r u g b y ball

last a c a d e m i c year . R e w a r d for f inder .

C o n t a c t A n d y Fyfe , M i n e s let ter -racks .

•£10 reward offered for informat ion

l e a d i n g to the r e c o v e r y of a light g r e e n

P u c h P r i n c e bike r e m o v e d from the

bike park o u t s i d e the P h y s i c s B u i l d i n g .

Information to S W N e i l d , A e r o 2.

•Single froom for student avai lable .

S h a r e k i t c h e n a n d b a t h r o o m . R e n t £ 1 5

per week. Nr East D u l w i c h rai lway

stat ion. C o n t a c t D a v e R o u s e , F u r n i t u r e

S c h o o l , R o y a l C o l l e g e of Art or ring

584-5020 ext 386.

•Shared accommodation avai lable in

H a m l e t G d n s flat for a female prefer

ably 2 n d / 3 r d year or P G , A p p l y to L e s

ley H o r r o c k s , M e c h E n g 3 or p h o n e

748-3655.

•Flatshare: G i r l w a n t e d to s h a r e r o o m

in B a y s w a t e r flat, 20 m i n walk from

C o l l e g e , £ 2 2 . 5 0 p w . C o n t a c t S u s a n

Griffiths, B o t / Z o o let ter -racks (Beit) .

•Don't believe the Handbook! IC C h o i r

rehearses e a c h Thursday.

•Ski Club: N e w y e a r s k i i n g in the A l p s .

B e g i n n e r s e s p e c i a l l y w e l c o m e . Inter

ested? T h e r e will be a m e e t i n g in the

B o t / Z o o C o m m o n R o o m (Beit A r c h

way) at 12 :45pm o n M o n , O c t 12 or

c o n t a c t Bil l S h e e n , M e c h E n g 2 or 736-

5526. H u r r y ! S p a c e s are l imited!

• Imperial College Social Democratic Soc invites y o u to listen to D a v i d O w e n

o n " T h e S D P " at 1:00pm o n T u e s , O c t

13 in the G r e a t H a l l .

•You've seen the posters now join the

c l u b . T o r i e s have m o r e fun. C o m e a n d

join at o u r F R E E w i n e a n d c h e e s e party

with Peter B r o o k e M P o n M o n , O c t 12

at 6 :30pm in M E 7 0 2 .

•Beware of the secret of the b lack b a g .

T R a y n h a m .

•Chem 2 w o u l d like to w i s h A n d y a n d

C a r o l i n e a h a p y 1st a n n i v e r s a r y . L o t s

of love (they have) C h e m 2.

•Thanks to e v e r y o n e w h o h e l p e d m e a t

F r e s h e r s ' F a i r — B a r n e y .

•Light removals: (no b u l b s or tubes)

m o v i n g in or out or just want s o m e

thing m o v e d . P h o n e R i c h a r d o n 2801

or 328 /8937 /4529 any time. C h e a p

rates (I k n o w I am) .

•Ski Austria a n d S w i t z e r l a n d over the

N e w Y e a r in a major c o n t i n e n t a l winter

sports centre . A l l s t a n d a r d s of ski iers

are w e l c o m e , g o o d a c c o m m o d a t i o n

starts at a r o u n d £ 5 per night . Ful l d e

tails a n d pr ices of the p r o p o s e d trip

f r o m J o h n F. H a d d o n , P h y s i c s 3 o r

p h o n e 542-0315 N O W .

•Temporary staff required o n C o m -m o r a t i o n D a y , O c t 22. C a m e r a 7, the

official p h o t o g r a p h e r s to the C o l l e g e ,

require 4 staff to assist with m a i n l y

c ler ica l duties at the R o y a l A l b e r t H a l l ,

T h u r s , O c t 22. P r e v i o u s e x p e r i e n c e not

n e c e s s a r y . W o r k i n g h o u r s will be b e

t w e e n 1 0 : 1 5 a m - 2 : 0 0 p m a n d 3:00-5:00

a p p r o x . T h e rate p a y a b l e will be £ 2 . 5 0

per h o u r . T h o s e interested s h o u l d c o n

tact N i g e l T h o m a s , (0625) 527877 as

s o o n as p o s s i b l e .

•Motor cycle fetishists are r e m i n d e d

that B i k e C l u b m e e t s at 1:00pm in

Stan 's B a r L o u n g e .

•Lost at F r e s h e r s ' Fair : B l a c k P a r k e r

ba l lpoint with silver 'T45 ' motif of great

s e n t i m e n t a l value . L i q u i d rewa rd . C o n

tact K V a n n i n g , Life S c i 2,

•All club and society chairmen: p l e a s e

c o n t a c t J o a n n a in the U n i o n O f f i c e to

c o m p l e t e detai ls for D i r e c t o r y .

•Greetings to a slipper friend s tart ing

yet a n o t h e r year here. Y o u have b e e n

here s i n c e D i c k e n s i a n t imes , have y o u

not? Y o u r West C o u n t r y c o u s i n s .

•All Club and Society Chairmen: p l e a s e note that p h o n e cal ls f rom the

U n i o n O f f i c e c a n o n l y be m a d e from

1:00pm o n w a r d s .

•University Challenge: A r e y o u a b u d

d i n g intel lectual ready to m a k e a c o m

plete fool of y o u r s e l f o n T V ? If s o c o n

tact J e n in the U n i o n O f f i c e by O c t o b e r

16 to enter y o u r s e l f for s e l e c t i o n for the

g r e a t I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i v e r s i t y

C h a l l e n g e team. T h e t e a m will be s e l

e c t e d by a written test u s i n g U n i v e r s i t y

C h a l l e n g e t y p e q u e s t i o n s .

Fair's

Fair IC 's annua] Freshers' F a i r on

Tuesday once again attracted

vast numbers ol students. 'They

came in hoardes to seek ou l the

s t a l l s w h i c h p a r t i c u l a r l y i n

terested them or jusi lo sample

the real ale i n ibe U n i o n Bar.

This year marked the founda

tion ol a number ol new societies.

The S D P stall aroused a lot ol

interest and the recent craze for

windsurf ing was reflected In the

l a r g e n u m b e r o l s i g n a t u r e s

collected by the Hoard Sa i l ing

C l u b (which a l /,2 membership

fee must be a barga in : .

Since I C W A was disbanded

last t e r m . W I S T ( W o m e n in

Science and Technology) was the

on ly p u r e l y f e m i n i s t soc i e ty

r e p r e s e n t e d . T h e y m u s i be

awarded the prize lor the most

badly typed handout at the lair .

Jezebel. Bo and Derek (the

R C S a n d G u i l d s m o t o r i s e d

mascots) were in fine i o r m on

t h e Q u e e n s L a w n , b u t t h e

limelight was stolen by a th i rd

degree wizard from New Z e a l a n d ,

v. ho was r e c r u i t i n g c a n n o n

fodder for A l l ' s Imper ia l A r m y .

H e c laims that this w i l l oblige

any revolut ionary forces w h i c h

want to be oppressed. H is strange

contrapt ion was built lo catch

die w izard of Chr is tehureh (a

first degree w i z a r d m i n d you) on

his [light through the universe.

He was also ol fering maps ol an

upside-clown, inside-out wor ld

lor a mere 50p.

The male orthodox forces were

also well represented. Members

of I be T e r r i t o r i a l A r m y were

showing oil an impressive 2311)

cannon and nearby die R o v a l

Navy and L o n d o n I Diversity A i r

Squadron members were also

eager to gain l l ie inleresi ol some

" b r a i n y bods' l i o n i 1(1.

R a i n finally slopped play al

abni i l 4:110pm. The main results

ol the day w i r e the mint made

mi l ol ibc liesliers at die sweat

shirt stalls and die R S M w i n n i n g

llie race in gain ihe mosl players

lor their rugby leant.

S ^ « V V U \ i V W W V J W W V \ r \ r V

Student Voice O n S u n d a y . O c t o b e r I I . a i

4:30pm, the first of a weekly

series of student programmes wi l l

be broadcast by R a d i o L o n d o n

( 9 4 . 9 M H z , 20(im mcd iumwavc ) .

The show (called Sliiilrnl Voirt)

w i l l be written and presented by

students and include news and

views of student file.

FEUX, October 9, 1981

Secrets of the S.S A guide to

Student Services

Most people will probably be aware by now

of the newly established Student Services

Office at 15 Princes Gardens. For those

who have s o m e h o w p a s s e d us by or

haven't yet real ised the full range of

facilities available, here is a breakdown of

what we cover:

College Accommodation

Application and billing for all the College

a c c o m m o d a t i o n a l located to students

begins with us, including a limited number

of flats for families.

Private Sector Accommodation

We have details of many types of accom

modat ion current ly avai lable. Most of

these are in West London, some are close

to College, while we occassionally get

oddities like an attic on the Isle of Dogs or

a yacht in St. Catherine's Dock. If you feel

in need of a change of abode during the

year, come along often enough and just

what you are looking for may turn up. If not

our A c c o m m o d a t i o n G u i d e lists some

agencies that have proved helpful in the

past. It also contains information on some

of the legal aspects of being a tenant.

Which brings me on to

Legal Advice

This includes all kinds of legal problems

from traffic offences to making claims

under the small claims procedure in the

county court.

In certain cases where you may have to

have a solicitor, as for example, you would

if you wanted someone to represent you in

a magistrates court , we have lists of

solicitors who do legal aid work—which is

free if y o u r i n c o m e is low e n o u g h —

together with the areas of the law that they

s p e c i a l i s e in . T h e s e l is ts a l s o note

solicitors who speak languages other than

English.

Landlord Problems

These can be many and varied. One of the

problems is knowing just what your rights

are. Other problems, such as an imminent

breakdown in the relationship between

tenant and l a n d l o r d , may be he lped

through an intermediary such as our

selves.

Consumer Rights

Legislation over the last few years has

given the consumer cons iderab le pro

tect ion. However, it is still up to the

individual to find out how he stands in any

t ransact ion that appears to have gone

wrong, and summon up enough energy to

commence battlelThis is where we can

provide reinforcements with advice and

s o m e t i m e s direct in tervent ion when

appropriate.

Immigration/Home Office Problems

This is an area which may require the skills

of specialist organisations or solicitors

which we can put you in touch with,

although for routine enquiries we should

be able to provide most of the answers.

Insurance

We have quite a selection of leaflets on

m a n y t y p e s of i n s u r a n c e , i n c l u d i n g

b i c y c l e s , p e r s o n a l , p o s s e s s i o n s and

holidays.

Covenants

Here is a useful way of supplementing your

income by reclaiming tax paid by your

parents on their contribution to your grant.

F o r m s e x p l a i n i n g the p r o c e d u r e are

available from Student Services.

Benefits

We have most of the relevant Department

of Health and Social Security leaflets, such

as those on all a s p e c t s of the N H S

( including medical treatment abroad) ,

National Insurance contributions, unem

p loyment benef i t and rent a l l o w a n c e

schemes.

Grants

Help with chasing up recalcitrant LEAs.

advice on eligibility for grants, details of

certain discretionary allowances and lists

of educational charities can be provided

Miscellaneous

This includes such things as reference

b o o k s on ho l iday jobs and w o r k i n g

hol idays, while we also aim to act as

intermediaries between those looking for

tu tor ing work and those in need of

tutoring.

If there 's any th ing e lse you n e e d ,

information on topics not mentioned here,

come and see us in the Student Services

Office. If we cant help, there s always out

book of useful phone nun:bers

Sue To,ling

EXEC VIEWS I am sure that the first years amongst you were a little overawed by the

Freshers ' Reception on Monday . Y o u probably also found Freshers ' Fair

really hectic and how about those first lectures? Because of all that goes

on in the first week of term and as a reminder for second and third years I

shall go over the impression we were trying to create at the Reception.

The people in this U n i o n Office are really quite human and very keen

to help you. The three sabbatical officers are all students who went

through the same processing and settling in when they first came to

College. The three permanent staff in the office, J e n , J o and Pat , are

charming and knowledgable. Please feel at home in this office and come

up here if you have any problems or queries.

W e should be able to advise on any College related problem (and a few

outside College). If you are having difficulties with your course and want

help come and see us. If you want to complain about a member of staff or

warden or any College employee come and see us. Similarly if you want

to complain about a service offered by College come and see us. If you

want to complain about a U n i o n Officer come and see me. A n d if you

want to complain about me, go and see Barney. Of course if you have

anything pleasant to tell us we want to hear that too.

The U n i o n has officers to help with academic affairs, welfare, Rag and

all the clubs and societies. M a k e use of them, they all promised so much

when they stood for election.

A s far as Barney , M a r c o and myself are concerned, grab us in the office,

in our rooms (we all live in College residence) or in the street. I suppose I

had better add what all Presidents say, you can sometimes catch us in the

bar.

So have a good year at IC . W o r k hard but enjoy yourselves.

Nick

Duplicating Demo If y o u w o u l d l ike to learn h o w to use the gestetner dupl i cat ing m a c h i n e

a n d be put o n the dupl i cat ing list then c o m e to the U n i o n Of f ice at

12:30pm o n T u e s d a y , O c t o b e r 13 for a d e m o n s t r a t i o n . A l l publ ic i ty

officers s h o u l d m a k e a spec ia l effort to at tend.


"Experiment is always right,

the theory never!"

FELIX talked to Professor Eric Laithwiate, who will give the first

H.G. Wells Society lecture of the year on Monday evening.

I'd like to start oil by asking you a little

about your background, Prolessor. Was

there any particular event which got you

interested in science and engineering in

particular?

It's not so m u c h an 'event' , it's the p e o p l e

y o u c o m e a c r o s s on y o u r j o u r n ey that i n

f luence y o u . I was b l e s s e d with a very g o o d

p h y s i c s master at s c h o o l . I th ink I c a n p lace

it back to then . P l u s I had parents w h o were

interested in th i n gs of that nature ; my father

w a s a farmer y o u see, but he ret ired early.

H e s h o u l d have been an eng ineer , h e w o u l d

have m a d e a very g o o d one .

Did you live in an industrial area?

Y e s , but not o n e d i rec t ly c o n n e c t e d with

what I do now. I was b r o u g h t up in a s m a l l

c o t t on w e a v i n g t o w n , it was an indus t r ia l

v i l lage if y o u l ike , but I wasn ' t invo lved in the

co t ton indust ry .

Did you have any hobbies as a child?

I h a d all sor ts of h o b b i e s as a c h i l d . I went to

s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l in the o r d i n a r y way so I

p l a y e d c r i c k e t a n d r u g b y f o o t b a l l a n d

t h i n g s that o n e does at s c h o o l . P l u s I p l a y e d

guitar , I h a d a p o p g r o u p in the 1930s, w h i c h

was a h e a d of its t ime! I've c o l l e c t e d butter

flies a n d m o t h s ever s i n c e I c o u l d walk I

f in i shed up wr i t ing a book on it. Y o u ' v e got

to get y o u r m o n e y back s o m e h o w , y o u see!

Did you go straight to university to study

engineering?

N o I left s c h o o l to jo in the a i r f orce in 1939

w h e n I w a s 18. It w a s d u r i n g the a i r force

years , I s u p p o s e , I real ly d e c i d e d that it was

e n g i n e e r i n g I w a n t e d to do , b e c a u s e at

s c h o o l they never to ld me a b o u t e n g i n e e r

ing . In t h o s e d a y s they never h a d careers

masters l ike they do now. I w o u l d have been

in the c iv i l s e rv i ce if it wasn ' t for the war,

p u s h i n g a pen .

What did you do during the war?

I s tarted as an ins t rument basher , of w h i c h

there is n o t h i n g lower , a n d g r a d u a t e d to get

a c o m m i s s i o n in 1943 a n d e n d e d up at the

e x p e r i m e n t a l s tat ion at R . A . F a r n b o r o u g h

w h i c h is w h e r e the interest really b e g a n a n d

all sor ts of e x c i t i n g t h i n g s went on there,

e s p e c i a l l y d u r i n g w a r t i m e . I got a c lass five

re lease in 1946 to go a n d b e c o m e an u n d e r

g r a d u a t e at the age of 25 in M a n c h e s t e r ,

a n d d id a masters degree a n d then got a

s t a f f a p p o i n t m e n t a n d w a s a s s i s t a n t

l e c turer for four years . I was then s e n i o r

l e c turer a n d after that got the a p p o i n t m e n t

here.

I'm sure things will have changed since

your freshman days, but is there any advice

that you might give to freshers?

It hasn ' t c h a n g e d as y o u might th ink. T h e

p u r p o s e of un ivers i ty is to have y o u r m i n d

t ra ined . It's never been any dif ferent s i n c e

S o c r a t e s a n d it doesn ' t m u c h matter what

y o u get it t ra ined in . S o m e of o u r g r a d u a t e s

are m a n a g e r s of M a r k s a n d S p e n c e r s , on

the o ther h a n d , you ' ve got peop le d o i n g

g o o d e n g i n e e r i n g wi th A r t s degrees . If y o u

get y o u r m i n d t ra ined it doesn ' t real ly

matter what it's t r a i n e d in so l ong as it's

versat i le . Y o u ' v e got to c o m e to un ivers i ty

wi th an o p e n m i n d . It isn't l ike what i t w a s a t

s c h o o l . O h m ' s L a w isn't true . Y o u ' v e got to

keep a n o p e n m i n d ; you ' ve got to d i s c o v e r a

new way of t h i n k i n g of t h i n g s every day . I'd

advise p e o p l e to b r o a d e n their h o r i z o n s

a n d , of c o u r s e , d i s c u s s th i n gs a m o n g s t

themse lves ; this is w h a t a g r o u p o f p e o p l e is

all about a n y w a y . Y o u wi l l get qu i te a lot

f rom each other , qu i t e apart f rom the formal

lectures .

On to your position, which is Professor of

Heavy Electrical Engineering. Could you

explain that a little?

Wel l heavy s i m p l y m e a n s the g e n e r a t i o n of

e l e c t r i c a l energy in quant i ty , in t h o u s a n d s

of m e g a w a t t s at a t i m e . A P r o f e s s o r

of H e a v y E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g is c o n

s c i o u s of heat e n g i n e s a n d t h e r m o d y n a

m i c s a n d e n g i n e e r i n g in its broades t a n d

heaviest sense .

You're famous for your work on the linear

induction motor, but has it developed as

quickly as you expected?

It might have d e v e l o p e d m o r e rap id ly than

y o u thought . T h e t h i n g is that p e o p l e i d e n

tify l inear m o t o r s wi th h i g h s p e e d t ransport .

W e l l , there ' s a lot m o r e to l inear motors than

h igh s p e e d t ranspor t . We 've s o l d m i l l i o n s of

p o u n d s wor th of l inear m o t o r s a year for

several years a n d l isted 1,000 dif ferent a p

p l i c a t i o n s to indust ry , n o ne of w h i c h are

h igh s p e e d t ransport . T h e big m o n e y s p i n

ner now is a s c r a p sorter, s o r t i n g a l u m i n i u m

s c r a p f rom c o ppe r , brass a n d i ron s c r a p

f rom stone , metal a n d c r u s h e d up motor

cars in gen er a l . T h a t ' s a very b ig m o n e y

s p i n n e r . W e h a v e n ' t r e a l l y b e g u n — j u s t

s c r a t c h e d t h e s u r f a c e t h a t ' s a l l . E v e r y

g e n e r a t i o n t h i n k s it's got there but it hasn't .

/ remember you saying once, on Multi

coloured Swap Shop in fact, "Never mind if

you don't understand the theory, just have a

go at using it."

M a k i n g it useful is what e n g i n e e r i n g is all

about

What do you think of pure science?

P u r e s c i e n c e is a luxury a n d a l w a y s has

been , full s top . T h e r e ' s t h o s e w h o think

a b o u t t h e o r i g i n o f t h e U n i v e r s e a n d may be

so m i s g u i d e d — b e c a u s e it may never have

had one ! It p r e - s u p p o s e s it had one . E x t r a

po la t i on is not va l id . Y o u c a n see that the

earth had a b e g i n n i n g a n d how it might

have an e n d , we k n o w all of us might have a

b e g i n n i n g a n d a n e n d . Y o u c a n t e x

trapo late a n d say the un iverse h a d a b e g i n

n ing a n d an end , it might not have.

Eric Laithwaite is Professor ofHeauy Electrical

Engineering at Imperial College. He is undoubt

edly the father of the linear induction motor in

its modern form and is well-known for demon

strating the unusual properties of gyroscopes.

Is this your personal philosophy?

I'd ca l l it c o m m o n s e n s e !

When you are dealing with your engineer

ing, is it the application and experiment.

E x p e r i m e n t is a / w a y s r i g h t , t h e t h e o r y

never! E x p e r i m e n t rules .

On Monday you will be giving the

inaugural lecture for the H.G. Wells

Society, of which you are President. Have

you any surprises in store for us?

O h yes . T h i n g s that I h o p e p e o p l e w i l l say

" W h y d idn ' t y o u t e a c h us that at s c h o o l ? "

I've l e c tured the s o c i e ty before o n four or

five o c c a s i o n s . In its greater day s the first

t ime I gave one I was t o ld h o w fortunate I

was to be a s k e d to l e c ture to the soc i e ty !

T h e r e are those t o da y w h o k i n d l y say h o w

f o r t u n a t e t h e y a r e f o r m e to d o t h e i r

l e c t u r e s — n e i t h e r is c o r rec t I h a s t e n to a d d .

W e are fe l low s t u d e n t s in a c o m m o n c a u s e .

I never want to be any dif ferent.

I understand that the point of the society is

to celebrate the life and works of H.G.

Wells and to pursue matters that Wells

might have been interested in. Is there

anything that you particularly would like

done by the society?

Y e s , I th ink they o u g h t not to be a f ra id of

d a b b l i n g in s u c h t h i n g s as E S P . A f r i end

a n d c o l l e a g u e of m i n e w h o is my c o u n t e r

part at C i t y U n i v e r s i t y is A r t h u r E l l i s o n a n d

he is P r e s i d e n t for the s o c i e t y of p s y c h i c

r e s e a r c h . T h e s o c i e t y m u s t ge t A r t h u r

a l o n g to do a talk on E S P . (Ed's note:

Arthur Ellison will be lecturing a week.on

Monday (unknown at the time ol the

interview).)

And finally, what about Professor Laith

waite? Will you ever retire?

I never want to retire. A n y o n e w h o is a true

a c a d e m i c w i l l n e v e r r e t i r e — h e s t o p s

t h i n k i n g . I want to do a B a r n e s W a l l a c e

d e s i g n i n g c o n t i n e n t a l a i r l iners into m y

ninet ies .

Thank you very much Professor Laithwaite.


CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

SF Soc Greetings! The semi impossible has happened.

A new academic year and the soc of socs still

exists and will, by unpopular demand, be

meeting in Southside Upper Lounge today. If

you don't know where that is, ask someone

arrogant-looking, they re probably a second or

third year. If you are a second or third year and

don't know, congratulations. This epoch-

something event starts oneish. If you don't go,

worry not, this column will contain all the

important news (hah!); the column known last

year as one of the least controversial bits, of

anything anywhere, recommended by Dr H.J.

Pain as the only part of FELIX worth reading,

and by Steve Marshall (last year's editor) as

the only part of FELIX not worth reading.

Don't forget Alien on Tuesday (ME220) at

6:30pm, FREE to members (membership on

door) and 50p to non members, that's

Tuesday, one out of seven days of the week.

There may be organisations giving better value

for money, but our showing of this film is not

their signature. Showing films is one of the

things they didn't do in the library of

Alexandria, which contained that great lost

scroll, the constitution of SF Soc, which was

lost when the library was burnt to the ground

by Nigel Calder in a fit of envy. A recon

struction of this document will be featured in a

mammoth thir teen-part socia l sc ience

popularisation series on the fourth channel in

1983, to be fronted by Francoise Sagan and

entitled 'New York Cosmos', completed with

tie-in book, tie-in tie, and tie-in football team.

A l s o coming s o o n , a variety of I C S F

productions, including 'Escape from South

Kensington', 'Scholars' , and 'Day of the

Triffics'. Well, once again we're coming to the

end of an SF Soc bulletin, and my goodness

we've had a good time bringing it to you

haven't we Mike? Yes Mike we certainly have

and now to wish all our readers a fond

farewell, I hand you over to Mike. Thanks

Mike, well we're about to close down so I'll say

goodbye, tune in next week, and declare

myself yours till the B B C produce a decent SF

radio serial. Be seeing you.

The Unteleported Man and the Hand thai

takes

Red Cross We start our First Aid and Nursing courses

next week. These courses are open to staff

and students alike who are interested in

obtaining certificates in First Aid and Nursing.

O n c e quali f ied there are a number of

interesting opportunities for you to use your

skills.

Details of the courses are set out below:

Monday, October 12

Start of an 8-week, 2-hourly Nursing course

leading to Red Cross Nursing Certificate.

Place: Health Centre, 14 Princes Gardens.

Time: 6:00pm

Thursday, October 15

Start of a 6-week, 2'/ 2 hourly First Aid course

leading to Red Cross First Aid certificate.

Place: Bot/Zoo Common Room

Time: 6:00pm

These courses are usually very popular so

don't delay, join us now!!

For further information please contact

Roger Serpell, Commandant, Imperial College

Detachment, Aero Dept (int 3707).

PG Tips Have you ever thought about earning cash by

tutoring an O / A Level student? Wel l , it's not as

frightening as it sounds, and can be very

r e w a r d i n g . T h e P o s t g r a d u a t e G r o u p has

advertised in a newspaper on your behalf to

attract replies from people who wish to be

tutored. So , if you are interested in using this

scheme to be put in touch with a tutee, and

you have not already replied to the previous

advertisement in F E L I X , please leave details of

your requirements with the Student Services

at 15 Princes G dn s .

Industrial Greetings from Honourable Industrial Society.

W e exist to organise visits to, and talks about,

all forms of commerce and industry. This term

these include trips to such establishments

as British Airways , Brit ish Steel and even

Mars .

O u r first soiree is a discussion with two

notables from national H Q , Jul ia Cleverdon

and Peter Nesbitt . T h e venue is C h e m Eng

L T 1 at 6:00pm on Tuesday, October 13.

At this function you can become a member,

collect some cheese and wine and get your

free gifts.

The more members we have, the more

things we can arrange, so please come along

and get involved.

ICYHA If you didn't find us at the Freshers ' Fair don't

worry just read on. The slideshow will be on

M o n d a y , O c t o b e r 12, in E l e c E n g 606 at

6 :30pm. T h i s is h igh ly r e c o m m e n d e d for

prospective members as they can see the

highlights of last year's activities.

This terms activites are as follows: O c t 16-18

Peak District; O c t 30-Nov 1 Brecon Beacons;

N o v 13-15 Cotswolds ; N o v 27-29 Snowdon ;

Dec 12-13 Yorksh i re Dales.

If you are interested in any of these weekend

t r ips c o m e a l o n g to o u r w e e k l y ' b u t t i e s '

metting on Thursday lunchtimes in Southside

Upper Lounge, i.e. food and coffee at 12:30pm.

Sub-wardens for Bernard Sunley House

and Holbein House

Applications are invited for the post of Sub-

warden for either of the above two student

houses in Evelyn Gdns. Applicants must be

male postgraduate students.

Duties are to assist the Warden in the run-ing of the house on a day-to-day basis from a domestic and social point of view. Single rent-free accommodation is provided. Applications in writing to the Student Services Office, 15 Princes Gdns, London SW7. Please address envelope "Bernard Sunley/Holbein Sub-Wardens".

All applications will be considered for both

houses unless specific preference is indica

ted.

Closing date: Wednesday, October 14,1981.

SDP The response to the formation of the Social

D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y i n M a r c h h a s b e e n

staggering. Despite the jeers from the tired old

hacks of the fac...(sorry Conservative) and

Mar. . . (sorry Labour) parties, in six months the

S D P has achieved a position which ensures

that it will form the government after the next

election. W h o would have thought in M a r c h

that Roy Jenkins would gain over forty percent

of the vote in Labour 's fiftieth safest seat?

Under successive governments since the

end of the war we have suffered an economic

collapse which makes Ireland and Italy look

positively flourishing. W e have had govern

ments that have stifled individual initiative

either by excessive centralisation (Labour) or

by helping big business to the exclusion of

s m a l l b u s i n e s s m e n ( C o n s e r v a t i v e ) , (cf S .

Williams "Politics is for People"). But there is no

point in crying over spilt milk.

A measure of a country 's stagnation may be

taken as what event in the past do people refer

to as a watershed in their lives. In France it is

the events of 1968, in the United States it is the

Vietnam W a r , and so on. W e are one of the

very few countries whose people refer, as I did

earlier, to the end of the second world war

from which modern dates are taken. A n event

over a generation ago is still very much with

us. This strikes me as the most compelling

evidence that this country has stagnated.

W e must break out of the straightjacket of

the two party system which has ruled us. They

have failed utterly and completely. We need

reform like that which we had in the 1830s: of

the constitution, of the voting system, of the

economic and industrial structure. Only the

S D P can carry this out because all the other

parties have vested interests which cannot

permit them to carry out policies of reform.

David O w e n is coming on Tuesday, October

13 to speak in the Great Hall on the S D P . T o

all of you, especially freshers, I appeal to you to

come and listen to him; to discover whether or

not you are satisfied with the present system,

and, if you are not, to help change it to build a

better country.

Frank James

H.G. Wells Society Don't miss Eric Laithwaite's lecture to the H . G

Wells Society on Monday , October 12, at

6:15pm in M e c h Eng 220 on Facts and Fallacies

in Science.

Assistant Sub -Warden

Tizard Hal l

Applications are invited for a post of assistant

sub-warden in Tizard Hall for the academic

year 1981/2. Rent free accommodation in a

single room will be provided. Tizard Hall will

have approximately 94 men and 24 women

residents and the duties of the assistant sub-

wardens are to help the warden and sub-

warden with the day-to-day organisation of

the Hall and to contribute to its social life.

Both female and male students of Imperial

College are invited to apply and although the

successful applicant would normally be a

postgraduate, applications from others will be

considered on their merits.

Applications with a curriculum vitae and

names of College referees if possible should

be sent to Dr M.H.R. Hutchinson, Warden,

Tizard Hall, by October 17, 1981.


Consoc At present Britain is suffering at the hands of

an unfortunate world recession. W e are not

the on ly c o u n t r y to be a f fected a n d the

Government is insisting on stern measures in

order to try and half the decay of British

industry, and to force the country to become

economically viable again.

The Conservative Party now has several

political opponents, however none of these

offer a feasible solution to the recession. They

are, without exception, a very poor alternative

to conservatism.

A t I m p e r i a l , we t r y to f o r w a r d t h e

conservative viewpoint, to individuals and at

Union meetings. If you are interested in joining

the Conservative Society please come to our

Wine and Cheese Party on Monday October

12 at 6:30pm in Mech E n g 702. P e t e r

Brooke, MP will be there to speak and he is

always willing to answer any* questions.

CND O n Thursday, October 15, at 1:00pm Tony

Al lan from the national C N D office will be in

the Upper Lounge to lead a discussion. This

will be an opportunity for all of those people in

College interested in disarmament to come

together and find out more about some of the

issues and arguments involved. This is not just

an introductory meeting for those new to

College—everyone is welcome to come along,

however unconvinced you may be.

What we also need is people who are willing

to spend a little time each week helping to run

the group and promote C N D . Those who were

active last year are especially asked to be

there—the campaign can only succeed if more

and more people take a hand.

Chaplaincy Y o u may well have come across a Chaplaincy

member visiting you in your Hall or House , or

have seen the Chaplaincy Newsletter Chi-Rho,

the purpose of which is to welcome you to

Imperial College and to invite you to come

a l o n g to o u r H a l l , H o u s e or d e p a r t m e n t

groups.

T h e a i m of these g r o u p s is to enable

students to meet socially and to discuss topics

which they might otherwise be unable to do in

College. Information about where and when

these meetings are held will be displayed on

p o s t e r s in the r e l e v a n t H a l l , H o u s e o r

department.

The West L o n d o n Chaplaincy also holds

services every Sunday; this takes place in the

Sherfield Refectory's Ante -Room, at 10:00am.

This is a communion service with an informal

a t m o s p h e r e a n d peop le f r o m all c h u r c h

backgrounds are welcome.

In addition to these regular activities there

will be a party on Saturday, October 17 to

w e l c o m e f r e s h e r s . F o o d , g a m e s a n d a

slideshow of previous year's activities will be

on offer. This will be held in the Union Senior

C o m m o n R o o m at 7:30pm. Everybody is most

welcome to come.

OSC T h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h for a t t e n d i n g the

Freshers ' Fair , we were very pleased with the

turnout and hope you will participate fully in

o u r f u n c t i o n s . O u r next funct ion is a

C h e e s e a n d W i n e P a r t y a n d a f ree

f i l m s h o w , W i l d G e e s e , in M E 2 2 0 o n

Wednesday, October 14, at 6:00pm. A l l

overseas students are welcome. C o m e and

meet people from your country and other

countries. Note that members of any one of

t h e n a t i o n a l s o c i e t i e s a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y

members of the Overseas Students Committee

( O S C ) and thus are entitled to all the facilities

offered by the O S C , which include discos,

f i lm s h o w s , t a l k s , c u l t u r a l e v e n i n g s e t c .

Inaddition there will be a reception by every

individual national society.

October 9: Chinese Society, 12:30-2:30pm in

U n i o n Concer t Hal l .

9 October: Afro-Caribbean, 6:00pm, M e c h

Eng 220 (reception and filmshow A Warm De

cember)

October 10: Sri Lanka Soc

October 12: India Soc, 5:30pm, Upper Lounge

October 22: Pakistan Soc , 6:30pm, Lower

Refectory.

Oc tober 14: O S C , 6:00pm, ME220

October 15: Latin American Soc , 6:00pm,

Upper Dining Hal l .

Oc tober 30: Hellenic Soc.

CONSTITUENT COLLEGE UNIONS*

Wel l , I hope you are all surviving the first week

of t e rm—mind you it's not over yet!

Assuming you are not too battered and

bruised (or even if you are) after our ice-

skating trip on Tuesday, we'll see you tonight

at the Rugby C l u b Party in the J C R .

However , don't get too drunk 'cause you're

c o m i n g T I D D L Y W I N K I N G d o w n O x f o r d

Street tomorrow. W e are meeting at R S M at

9:30am on Saturday morning.

In order to lubricate your exhausted body in

the e v e n i n g , the R S M P u b C r a w l — the

highlightweek!—is taking place—meeting in

the Union Bar between 6:00 and 6:15pm.

City & Guilds

Security D u r i n g the next few m o n t h s a n u m b e r of

y o u will cal l at r o o m 150 Sherf ie ld to report

i tems s to len , in part i cu lar cyc les , wallets a n d

purses .

T h e university is the target of a n u m b e r of

persons w h o live by steal ing and w h o will

r o a m the buildings s e e k i n g the opportuni ty

to do so. T h e y are very plausible and k n o w

their way a r o u n d .

If y o u leave your coats o n the backs of

chairs wi th wallets in t h e m your wallets

W I L L be sto len, if y o u ladies leave purses

a n d handbags on chairs or in drawers they

W I L L be stolen.

N e v e r c a r r y more c a s h than y o u need .

K e e p cheque books a n d cards separate a n d

in a safe place .

C y c l e thieves are exper t (two caught last

t e rm admi t ted over 100 thefts) and sto len

cyc les are big business .

N o c h a i n is good e n o u g h but if you do use

one get a stout pad lock . O n l y the metal loop

l o ck has so far been success fu l .

T h e r e is a thief a b o u t — y o u c a n bet o n it.

G.R.R. Reeves

Chief Security Officer

(Possibly the best lock is called 'the

Citadel', a loop-type lock in three sizes (£17,

£23 and £27) which includes £100 insurance

if your bike should be slolen-this has never

been claimed, the manufacturers say-Ed.)

Just a short note: We've a barnight tonight in

the U n i o n Bar starting at 6:00pm. Saturday is

Tiddlywinks Day , meet at 9:30am in the Gui lds

Office. Freshers ' Dinners start on Monday : if

you're in A e r o and haven't got your ticket yet,

then get them this morning or it'll be too late.

Other dinners follow in rapid succession, so

get your tickets from the Gui lds Office or Dep

Reps.

D o n ' t forget the e l e c t i o n s : P u b C r a w l

organised by V P candidates on Wednesday

and the election U G M in M E 2 2 0 the following

Tuesday.

A l l the details in Guildsheet .

S P O R T S R E S U L T S S E R V I C E

T o m a i n t a i n an el l ie ienl results service, al l

results (and articles) should reach the F I T . I X

Office noi later than 1:30pm M o n d a y .

^ f c Sailing O n F r i d a y , J u n e 20 , a t e a m f r o m the s a i l i n g

(I u b t r a v e l l e d l o C o l c r a i n c , N I r e l a n d , to

c o m p e t e in i h e t w e l f t h ' O l d B u s h m i l l s ' t w e n t y -

l o u r h o u r race . T h i s takes p l a c e a n n u a l l y , u n d e r

d i e b u r g e e o l d ie C o l e r a i n c Y a c h t C l u b , o n the

r i v e r B a n n . r o u n d a t r i a n g u l a r course .

The race s tar ted at 2 : 0 0 p m o n S a t u r d a y ,

J u n e 27 , in a near p e r i c e t , south eas t i l y breeze ,

a n d the first h o u r l y b u l l e t i n s h o w e d I C to be in

the l ead o n h a n d i c a p , i n a b o r r o w e d ( *PI 4 ' H a s

B e a n s ' . H o w e v e r ' w r e c k e r s ' L e w i s a n d B a x t e r

b r o k e the c e n t r e p late a n d w h i l e this was l a t e r

to p r o v e a s l ight h a n d i c a p , it d i d not stop d i e m

c o m p l e t i n g the fastest la]) t i m e o f the race .

T o w a r d s d u s k the w i n d began to d r o p , not

f a v o u r a b l e to ( I P s o n F Y S a n d the lead was

g r a d u a l l y lost, u n t i l the first b u l l e t i n ol the

m o r n i n g ( b : 0 0 a m i s h o w e d the t e a m i n t h i r d

p l a c e , i n c l o s e c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h Q u e e n s .

C o l l e g e , D u b l i n .

Q u e r n ' s e v e n t u a l l y o v e r t o o k I C a n d the f i n a l

result was I C f o u r t h w i t h a p r i z e for first G P a n d

fastest l a p .

T e a m : lidxh-i. (.tiffing, LfU'i.s, Mills, MUIKIY,

Ri'dnitm, ) fiitni>(wsh(ttt(l.

A n u m b e r o f c l u b m e m b e r s also a t t e n d e d the

F i r e f l y N a t i o n a l C h a m p i o n s h i p s , h e l d at

H a \ ' l i n g I s l a n d . S o m e n o t a b l e a c h i e v e m e n t s

w e r e ; C h r i s L e w i s , C o l i n M u r r a y , ( I r a h a m

K e n n e d y ( s e c o n d o v e r a l l , f i f t h o v e r a l l a n d

M a r l o w T r o p h y w i n n e r r e s p e c t i v e l y ) .


What's On

I hope you all had a good first week at College,

especially the freshers. Life will soon return to

normal , so don't worry.

Boanerges

The theft of four brass lamps from B o , the

m i torised mascot of Ci ty and Gui lds Union , is

a sad and extremely tragic loss. If anyone does

know anything about the incident then please

come forward and contact Andy Rushton,

Gui lds President, on 589-5111 ext 1044 or

internal 2378. These items are not replaceable

and Gui lds are only concerned for their safe

return.

T h e Name Game continues

Although I've been living in Southside since

July I'm still not quite sure what to call the Hall

I live in. Being under the impression that

T izard and Selkirk Halls were combined at the

end of the last session, I toyed with " T i z k i r k "

or " S e l a r d " for a while. However , Warden

Henry Hutchinson informs me that the two

Halls will be deliberately kept separate and

have individual social lives and Hall com

mittees, etc. This , of course, means that we

Selkirk residents may continue to sneer at

those awful T izard people through the locked

inter-connecting door (surely a fire-risk!).

Look ing down, on the other hand, (as we

Selkirkians often do) to the lower half of

S o u t h s i d e , 1 see t h a t the W a r d e n has

completely integrated the two Halls , and will

hence re-name it "Fa leogh" and " K e n m o u t h "

very shortly. H o w confusing!

H a l l s of H a l l H a l l

I received a few interesting names for the new

r e s i d e n c e i n M o n t p e l i e r S t r e e t . It w a s

s u g g e s t e d that Hall Hall w o u l d on ly be

appropriate if Beit Warden , Ch r i s Halls , was

appointed as numero uno in the Knightsbridge

domicile. Horticultural Hall was a tribute to

our own dear Rector, as (presumably) was

Toad Hall. Full marks for confusion value

goest to Albert Hall and the only serious

suggestion was Wells Hall (an excellent choice

in my opinion).

M i n d you , considering the current state of

the building (with a definite lack of electrical

power causing annoyance) perhaps we should

call it Bugger 'all!

M y T h a n k s t o

M a r t i n , Eddie (the new boy!), Dave , Steve,

S . J . , M i k e , A l a n , M a z and Ian.

mmmt Those of you who managed to get hold of a

copy of the last F E L I X of the summer term

may remember that, as usual, I set four prize

puzzles together with a handful of 'quickies' .

N o w a l t h o u g h (or p o s s i b l y b e c a u s e ) the

summer break is so long, I received N O T A

S I N G L E E N T R Y to any of the prize puzzles.

Since the response to the Chr is tmas and

Easter competitions was so good, I feel sure

that the main reason for the absence of entries

was that many regular solvers didn't get a copy

of the summer F E L I X . ( Y o u may recall we

had certain distibution problems when four

thousand copies of F E L I X were stolen.)

An y w ay , whyever it was, I had put a hell of a

lot of work into setting those puzzles, and 1

don't see why I should give the answers away

without somebody doing some work on them;

so unless I receive any strong complaints from

w o u l d - b e s o l v e r s w h o h a v e s u f f e r e d a n

agonising summer of frustration waiting for the

solutions, I shall reset the four prize puzzles as

ordinary weekly puzzles throughout the term.

Quickie Solutions

Here are the sol

utions to the non-

prize puzzles from

the summer F E L I X ,

and also last week's

quickie.

5 5 2 2 3 3 1 1

5j 5 2 2 3 3 1 1

4 4 0 0 5 5

4 4 0 0 5 5

6 6 0 0 6 6

6 6 0 0 6 6

2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 n

2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3

A solution to the domino problem is shown

in the diagram.

9 and 9 have the property that their sum is

the same as their product , but with the digits

reversed.

The words liquefy, rarefy, putrefy, stupefy,

l i q u e f a c t i o n , r a r e f a c t i o n , p u t r e f a c t i o n ,

s tupe fac t ion , i r idescent , inocu la t i on , mars

(=disfigures), consensus, loth (=unwilling) and

supersede are all spelt correctly. T o his credit

a n d s u r p r i s e , M a r k S m i t h was the on ly

m e m b e r of the F E L I X staf f w h o k n e w

(guessed) this.

Of the poker hands, hand (d) is the best,

hand (a) the worst, and hands (b) and (e) are

equal in strength. If the hands could occur

during the same deal, then of course (a) would

be best. But as the hands cannot occur on the

same deal, their values must be based on their

probabilities of winning. E a c h of the full houses

can be beaten by the same number of fours of

a k ind , but by different numbers of straight

f lu sh es , (a) c a n be b e a t e n by 32 s t ra ight

flushes, (d) can only be beaten by 24, and the

others by various numbers in between. This

accounts for the paradox.

A t face v a l u e , ( x -a ) ( x b ) . . . ( x - z ) , w h e n

expanded as a polynomial has 2 2 6 terms. But a

moment's reflection shows that the twenty-

fourth factor is (x-x), and so the expression is

identically zero.

This Week's Offering

N o prize puzzle this week, but if anyone

sends me a set of solutions to the following few

quickies, I'll buy them a pint if I see them in the

bar. A l ! the solutions are well-known English

words. ' Y ' is to be regarded as a consonant.

1. W h a t s ing l e - sy l l ab l e w o r d has eight

letters?

2. What six letter word contains no vowels?

3. What word contains five consecutive

vowels?

4. What word begins with seven consecutive

consonants and ends with nine?

Finally, may I remind you that there's still

time to enter both Monday ' s puzzle , and the

competition puzzle in the handbook. G o o d

luck!

Friday, October 9

• C h r i s t i a n U n i o n ' O v e r s e a s S u p p e r ' , 6:30 7:00pm,

U n i o n Lower Refectory, Free .

• I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e c e p t i o n , 7:00pm. U n i o n Lower Refec

tory. Refreshments provided free! Overseas students

most welcome.

Saturday, October 10

• T i d d l y w i n k s ! Meet 9:30am at C C U Offices.

Sunday, October 11

• S c o u t a n d G u i d e C l u b F r e s h e r s ' H i k e and Barbecue,

A L L D A Y from 9:30am. Meet Beit Q u a d .

• W a r g a m e s C l u b M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, Union S C R .

Monday, October 12

• R e d C r o s s N u r s i n g C o u r s e begins at 6:00pm in the

Health Centre , 14 Princes G d n s .

• D a n c i n g C l u b First A d v a n c e d Class , 7:30pm, J C R .

• C h e s s C l u b F r e s h e r s ' T o u r n a m e n t , 6:30pm, B r o w n

Committee R o o m .

• C o n s o c W i n e a n d C h e e s e P a r t y with Peter B r o o k

M P , 6:30pm, ME702.

• H . G . W e t l s S o c i e t y : Eric Laithwaite on F a c t s and

Fallacies ol Science. 6:15pm. ME220. Instant member

ship

• A C C M e e t i n g , 6:30pm, U n i o n Lower Refectory. All

club captains to attend.

Tuesday, October 13

• M O P S O C L e c t u r e /s a doughnut a coffee cup?, 1:15,

Physics L T 2 . Free lo members , others lOp.

• D e p a r t m e n t of H u m a n i t i e s presents:

1. Seventy Y e a r s of Chinese Revolution. 1911 1981

Part 1: The Flowering of Nationalism, with Prof Richard

Harris , visiting professor in Far Eastern Affairs. Imperial

College; lately Deputy Foreign Editor of The Times.

1:30pm, Read Theatre , Sherfield.

2. Problems of the British E c o n o m y

Part 1: Problems and Progress, i 949 79 with Prof W . B .

Reddaway, lately professor of Political E c o n o m y , C a m

bridge.

1:30pm, Pippard Theatre, Sherfield.

• A s t r o s o c M e e t i n g , 6:30pm, Physics L T 2 , Members

only (anyone can join at the door).

• F i l m : Alien, 6:30pm, ME220 . 50p to non members, free

to E N T S members (membership available o n door).

• C a t h s o c C h e e s e a n d W i n e P a r t y , 5:30pm. C h e m 231.

Free .

• S T O I C T r a i n i n g S e s s i o n , 5:45pm, T V Studios.

•Indus S o c P r e s e n t a t i o n , 6:00pm, C h e m E n g L T 1 .

• J u d o C l u b F i r s t S e s s i o n of T e r m , 6:30pm, G y m .

second level, U n i o n Building.

• D a n c i n g C l u b First Tuesday Evening Beginners Class .

7:30pm, J C R .

Wednesday, October 14

• W a r g a m e s C l u b M e e l i n g , 1:00pm, Union S C R .

• D a n c i n g C l u b First Wednesday Evening Beginners

Class , 7:30pm, J C R .

• I C U E N T S present W E A P O N S O F P E A C E , T h e Flying

Padovanis and Everest the Hardway , 8:00pm, Great Hall .

Tickets £2.00 in advance.

Thursday, October 15

• S c o u t a n d G u i d e C l u b T a l k by Richard Turnbill of

Alpine Sports on Hiking Equipment , 12:30pm, Mines 303.

• H a n g G l i d i n g C l u b First Meel ing , 12:30pm, ME342.

• B a l l o o n C l u b First Meel ing , 1:00pm, Biochem 302.

• C N D : Tony Allan from National C N D on M/hy C N D

now?, 1:00pm, Union U p p e r Lounge.

• R e d C r o s s F i r s t A i d C o u r s e c o m m e n c e s at 6:00pm in

Bot Z o o C o m m o n R o o m .

»Jewish S o c i e t y F r e s h e r s ' P a r t y , 6:00pm, C h e m 231

Free.

• D e p a r t m e n t of H u m a n i t i e s presents:

1 F i lm: T h e W o r l d at W a r (Thames T V )

Pari 1: A New Germany

1:15pm. Great Hall , Sherfield

2 L u n c h - h o u r C o n c e r t with Takashi Shimizu (violin)

1:30pm. Music R o o m . 53 Princes Gate .

• G l i d i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 5:30pm. Aero 254

• A s t r o s o c M e e t i n g A s t r o n o m i c a l O b s e r v a t i o n s .

from Manned Balloons and Aeroplanes. 6:30pm. Physics

L T 2 . M e m b e r s only (can join at door).

FELIX is published by the Editor for and on behalf of the Imperial College Union Publications Board, and is printed by the Union Print Unit, Prince

Consort Road, London SW7 2BB (589-5111 ext 1048 int 2881) Copyright FELIX 1981. Editor: M A Smith, Advertising Manager: S M G i b / i n .

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