Just two news stories which you may have missed...
There's an old joke about a minister who said on New Year's Day that he wanted to move the piano in his chapel from one side to the other. The Deacons said he couldn't. So every Sunday after the service, he pushed the piano just a few inches to the left. Nobody seemed to notice - but by Christmas, he'd got it exactly where he wanted.
They put it on a huge trolley and it travelled 5km at a maximum of 500m an hour - it took two days.What an amazing feat! And what a beautiful building.
The second joyful news was about
a lady getting her voice [and her creativity] back after over 20 years.
She lost it through MND, and for years had a robotic voice. An amazing company in Bristol have taken a scratchy recording of her voice on a family video, and created through AI, her 'old' voice again. She uses 'eye gaze' technology to operate a keyboard which then 'speaks' She also uses eye-gaze to produce artworks.
Do check out Sarah Ezekiel's incredible story
Do check out Sarah Ezekiel's incredible story
Two stories which made me feel very happy. Good news worth sharing
I heard both stories on Radio 4 this week and like you found both amazing, especially the ladies voice after so long.
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DeleteI like how the piano got moved tactfully. At the Wealden open air Museum they have quite a lot of buildings that have been transported from elsewhere but I think they were dismantled. That is quite amazing how the Swedish church was moved in its entirety. Eye gaze is a wonderful thing. Quite a few children used it at our school. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteI wondered if you'd worked with children who use it
DeleteI'd read the first of those stories with my amazed eyes wide open. But the minister who moved the piano also had a hard job requiring ingenuity! And I read the second with a smile - how wonderful!
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DeleteI read both stories yesterday; so cheering. The voice company recreates voices for MND people for free as well...
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DeleteSarah’s story is indeed incredible and thanks for sharing. It also shows that AI can be used for positive outcomes. Beamish museum has lots of buildings that were demolished and rebuilt Lego style at the museum. To move a whole church intact is amazing. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI have yet to visit Beamish. One day...
DeleteI watched both these stories on the news last night, both absolutely amazing in their own way. And wasn't it good to have some nice news for a change.
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DeleteI would love to have seen the Church crawling slowly along. What a feat of ingenuity.
ReplyDeleteI do hope they have made arrangements for regular worshippers to get to the new site though!
DeleteSaw these on the news, so nice to read something positive isn't it x
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
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DeleteTwo moving stories! Wonderful , happy news!
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We need more of these
DeleteTwo stories of the impossible becoming possible!
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DeleteI've read about timber frame houses being moved like that in the US, but nothing on the scale of that church. Very impressive!
ReplyDeleteIncredible isn't it?!
DeleteThank you for sharing these two moving stories, Angela. :)
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DeleteI read both these articles and they made me glad too. How good to have some happy stories in the news.
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DeleteI have heard of moving houses, but never a church......interesting stories.
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