People have been flouting Government guidelines by turning up to watch the demolition of a big office block in Dudley. This may tell us something about the state of free entertainment in the borough. I am reminded of my family's remote little village in the Yorkshire Dales which was so deprived of things to do that people would traipse three miles to the butcher's in the nearest town to gaze in awe at the bacon slicer.

As an act of charity, I have spared Fleet Street's sub-editors the arduous task of dreaming up yet more bash-the-Government headlines for the coming week. The first tests on Covid-19 patients have begun, using antibodies and existing drugs. If these therapies work, the headline is: Miracle cure why did bungling Government wait so long? And if the treatments don't work: Bungling Government killed my 'guinea-pig' gran. Get the idea?

It always pays to read the story behind a headline. The classic yarn is of a man who with his bare hands killed a pitbull terrier as it attacked a toddler in a Scottish town. For its first edition the local newspaper carried the headline: Hero saves toddler from devil dog. Later it emerged that the hero was a tourist from Wolverhampton. For later editions the headline was. Englishman kills family pet.

Meanwhile, the Guardian claims there is a growing belief among hospital management in the capital that the Nightingale (hospital), built to great acclaim over just nine days, was becoming a 'white elephant'. What is any government supposed to do? If you don't build a new hospital for the worst-case scenario it's complacency. If you do build a new hospital for the worst-case scenario it's a white elephant.

Very few people were warning about a pandemic before it happened. But it seems I was, although I admit I was surprised to unearth it while trawling idly through my archives recently.

Almost exactly a year ago I wrote about the huge number of alleged global threats which, over the decades, had scared us witless. My list included: global communism, alien invasion, nuclear proliferation, mad-cow disease, Aids, biological warfare - and what I called "the Coming Pandemic."

I also suggested that climate change and plastic pollution, such fashionable fears a year ago, might prove to be "the 100 per cent genuine article, the unavoidable horrors that, after so many false alarms, will engulf our planet and wipe out Homo sapiens." I ended with: "If they are not, you can be assured that a year or so from now another even worse apocalypse will be unveiled." All done entirely without a crystal ball.

After my recent item on pop-up adverts, this one suddenly appeared: Seniors love relief sock. Moving swiftly on . . .

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Crews will finish demolishing about 70 structures in May on Kents West Hill to make room for Sound Transits light rail extension.

Most structures are either gone or permitted (to be demolished), others to be permitted will be down by next month, said Kelly Peterson, the citys Link light rail liaison, in a report April 7 to the Kent City Council about the 7.8-mile extension from Angle Lake in SeaTac through Kent to Federal Way that is expected to open in late 2024.

An apartment complex and small mobile home park are among the areas that have been cleared. Crews tore down the Terra Villa Apartments just north of the Lowes store in January.

Two light rail stations with parking garages will be built in Kent, one near 30th Avenue South and a new South 236th Street, and the second one at Star Lake near South 272nd Street and Interstate 5. About 500 parking spaces are planned for Kent/Des Moines and another 1,100 at Star Lake.

The total cost of the Federal Way Link Extension is an estimated $3.1 billion with federal grants covering about 25 percent of the cost, according to Sound Transit. About $1.5 billion is expected to come from Sound Transit dedicated sales, rental car, motor vehicle excise and property tax revenues. Another $629 million will come from the federal loan to be repaid by Sound Transit tax revenues and about $145 million is covered by Sound Transit bond proceeds repaid by tax revenues.

We are in the peak of permitting for the project, said Peterson, who added permitting will continue through February 2021 when work on the Star Lake Station and garage is expected to be approved.

Seattle Public Utilities is expected to start work in May to remove materials from the eastern edge of its former Midway Landfill that is just west of I-5. The land needs to be cleared for the light rail line along the freeway as well as a new southbound lane the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) plans to build from Kent Des Moines Road to near South 272nd Street as part of the State Route 509 extension to I-5.

Peterson said WSDOT right of way extends into the landfill and the agency has an agreement with Seattle Public Utilities that it would remove material if the state wanted to expand the freeway.

They will remove the landfill waste to an approved facility, Peterson said.

Because of the property that will be cleared, the light rail guideway will be at-grade rather than elevated along the edge of the landfill and next to the freeway, Peterson said. While light rail is expected to open for service in 2024, the freeway project isnt expected to be completed until 2028.

But Sound Transit, WSDOT and Seattle Public Utilities agreed to make room for the light rail and freeway extension during one project rather than going back later to make room for the extra freeway lane.

People will see a lot of changes along Pacific Highway South between South 240th Street and Kent Des Moines Road with the light rail extension. Three new streets will be built, South 234th, South 236th and South 238th.

South 236th Street will go underneath the elevated Kent/Des Moines light rail station similar to how South 200th Street goes underneath the Angle Lake Station in SeaTac.

Peterson said 30th Avenue South, which now is an asphalt road with no curbs, sidewalks, gutters or lights will become a concrete road with sidewalks, curbs and lights. The road will be concrete to last longer with the numerous buses expected on it to transport people to and from the light rail station.

Property east of the new parking garage will be used for transit-oriented development, projects still to be determined depending on interest of developers. Apartments with retail have gone up at other stops along the light rail line between SeaTac and Seattle.

Construction on the light rail extension will continue through 2023, Peterson said. Sound Transit will then spend about a year testing the tracks with electric power above the light rail vehicles before service opens to the public in late 2024.

The stay home orders from Gov. Jay Inslee has slowed work some on the project, although demolition of buildings can continue, Peterson said. He added design and permitting continue as well.

New maintenance facility

Sound Transit continues to study where to build a new Operations and Maintenance Facility for the light rail vehicles. One site in Kent on the Midway Landfill is under consideration along with two Federal Way sites. A draft environmental impact statement about the three sites is expected to be ready for public comment later this year.

The Sound Transit Board of Directors expects to pick a site for the facility in 2021. The facility is scheduled to open in 2026.

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I recently viewed a public art commission at Dubai's foremost cultural district - Alserkal Avenue: it was an installation by an artist collective - METASITU, who had transformed a warehouse on the Avenue previously known as Nadi Al Quoz, into a 21st-century ruin. The work titled: 'we were building sand castles_but the wind blew them away', was inspired by the perennial demolitions that have become an integral part of contemporary placemaking around the world. Through this piece of work, METASITU reflects on the extractive city-building processes, while contextualising them within different human and ecological timelines. The long-term vision of the artists was to deconstruct the building and return its constituent materials to their original state. Later this year, they plan to further deconstruct the installation into a public landscaped environment.

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To create the installation, large swathes of the facade of the Nadi Al Quoz buildings were carefully demolished and replaced with heaps of sandbags stacked up to cover the demolished section of the wall. Inside the warehouse, large trenches were randomly carved off the concrete foundation slab, exposing the natural ground upon which the building was built. Massive heaps of pulverised concrete from the demolished concrete floor lay on a corner of the warehouse, while heaps of the excavated soil lay on another. All across the building, fresh shrubs and small trees were affixed to the ground to create an illusion of active vegetation. And the lone internal wall of the building had a carefully cut opening that framed the view of an extensive wall-to-wall bed of fine sand within. For me, peering through this opening, unleashed a window of childhood reveries fond memories of play; where abandoned construction sites were often temporarily expropriated by us as children a rendezvous for our daily play.

In spite of my personal reservations about this sort of artistic expression, especially one which explores a delicate subject such as demolition, the installation presented a rare moment of creative laissez-faire, one devoid of the social schism or any other concerns beyond the artistic face value of this work of art. In the real world, demolition remains a very divisive topic, especially when its forced (I had written about this in the past). Demolitions are deeply emotive events, often birthing the twin emotions of angst and nostalgia, occasioned by memories hitherto created in the demolished spaces and the realisation that those moments would most likely never be re-enacted again. Nevertheless, beyond its artistic merit, the piece highlights the spatial transience that has become hallmarks of our constantly evolving cities. It demystifies existing spatial narratives of avant-garde cities like Dubai, which represents the grandest of the world's 'bling' architecture and urbanism and also demonstrates the ephemeral nature of contemporary megacities and of the latent reality that they could all end up in a landfill someday or become weathered ruins, whenever our flight of fantasies take us elsewhere.

METASITU, as the studio's website quotes, is a collective that explores the way we relate to territory across time and disciplines. Founded in 2014, METASITU's work has largely focused on shrinking cities in Eastern Ukraine and the Russian Far East; largely through their ongoing project 'The Degrowth Institute', where they explore ways of incorporating notions of degrowth in urban masterplans. More recently, they have been researching vacancy in office towers in Dubai, and ruinification processes. Their practice incorporates non-hierarchical pedagogies, architectural interventions, social experiments, and video.

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Currently, The Villas at Disneys Grand Californian Hotel & Spa are the only Disney Vacation Club option at Disneyland Resort. Thats all about to change, though, with the addition of a brand new DVC tower at Disneyland Hotel.

A permit filed in December 2019 gave us some insight into what this new California Disney Vacation Club property has in store. It indicated that the new Disney resort tower will have 393 units and a dining establishment. It now appears, however, that the new DLR resort hotel will have 350 rooms.

The three existing Disneyland Hotel towers have five eateries between them, including Steakhouse 55, Goofys Kitchen, and Trader Sams Enchanted Tiki Bar, which enjoys something of a cult following. There has been no word yet on what type of restaurant the new Disney Vacation Club property will have onsite.

Now, a new demolition and construction permit has been posted at the site of the Disneyland Hotel DVC tower addition! This is exciting news that shows the project is moving forward on some level, despite the Disney theme parks closure and construction suspension.

The new permit gives permission for Demolition of existing back-of-house maintenance facilities, a fitness center, event lawn, and a guest laundry facility, and construction of a new 280,000-square foot, twelve-story, vacation ownership resort.

The project name is officially Timeshare Project at Disneyland Hotel and the permit was obtained by the Spectrum Development Group.

Disneys artist rendering of the new Disneyland Hotel DVC tower shows stunning balconies and a sleek overall aesthetic that will fit right in with the mid-century vibe of Walt Disneys original Disneyland onsite property.

The as-yet unnamed Disney Vacation Club property is likely to follow the lead of the other Disneyland Hotel towers, all named after Disneyland Park areas: Adventure Tower, Fantasy Tower, and Frontier Tower.

The entire Disney Vacation Club member base has been deeply impacted by the recent Disney theme parks closures and Adventures by Disney cancellations.

This week, new information was released about DVCs Moonlight Magic events that are normally held at Disney Worlds Typhoon Lagoon starting in June. Registration for the DVC member family has now been postponed until further notice.

Furthermore, there have been more policy changes for Disney Vacation Club property owners.

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A judge has set an April 30 deadline for the city of New Orleans and the developer of the Hard Rock Hotel to take action on a proposal to remove two bodies that remain in the partially collapsed building and bring down its upper floors by July.

Attorneys for the developer, 1031 Canal Street Developer LLC, filed a motion the week of April 20 for the city to approve the plan. The plan involves using cranes with wrecking balls, shears and other tools to pick apart and dismantle the structure from the top down. It would also require the removal of two adjacent historic buildings.

The city and the developer have been at odds for months over how to demolish what is left of the hotel, which collapsed while under construction on Oct. 12, killing three workers on the site. The developer favors a traditional, piece-by-piece demolition, whereas the city believes implosion is a safer option.

In their court filing, attorneys for the developer call the plan for a conventional demolition the safest, fastest and most effective way to demolish the site without further impacting neighboring properties and to attempt to recover the remains of the workers inside the building. They say implosion will provide little, if any recovery of remains and would destroy evidence.

The developer indicated earlier this month it had worked out a deal with Kolb Grading to dismantle the building and applied for city permits on March 27 to move forward with its plans for a conventional demolition. On Friday, the developer submitted engineering drawings to meet the citys requests for additional information. The city went back to the engineer with additional technical questions.

At a court hearing April 23, Civil District Court Judge Kern Reese ordered the developer provide the city with answers to these questions by April 27, at noon. The judge set a deadline for the city to respond by April 30 at noon as to whether the city will issue a permit for the demolition plans. Based on the citys actions, the judge will make additional rulings at a 2 p.m. hearing that day.

A city spokesperson said in a statement prepared for ENR that the city is reviewing the plans, and has no further comment.

The developers attorney, Kerry Miller of Fishman Haygood LLP, said 1031 Canal Development, LLC was pleased to be able to present its demolition plan for the Hard Rock building this morning in court, including details how the conventional demolition being advanced will not damage neighboring properties. 1031 Canal remains committed to a safe demolition process and is hopeful that work will begin soon.

The new demolition plan involves removing the remnants of twotower cranes that were brought down in a controlled demolition a week after the collapse. One of the cranes remains draped over the top of the building, and the developers attorney indicated in court documents that the crane presents the biggest risk to the demolition crew.

Removing the crane would make it possible to clear out enough debris to access the two bodies trapped inside the rubble. Workers have been unable to safely recover the bodies because officials say the structure is unstable.

According to court documents, the last stages of the demolition involve tearing down floors nine through 18 the collapsed, unstable hotel structure and then floors one through eight, which consist of a concrete parking garage that is believed to bestable.

The demolition proposal comes after months of setbacks. The original plan was for demolition contractor Dem/Tech, an affiliate of Kolb Grading, to perform a controlled demolition of the hotel using explosives. That plan was replaced by a more conventional demolition, in which the building would be stabilized using temporary supports and shoring while workers take it down piece-by-piece. This change of plan pushed the schedule back to at least December 2020.

In January, the city of New Orleans announced plans for the hotel to come down in late March in a controlled demolition by D.H. Griffin Cos., the same firm that oversaw the implosion that brought down the two tower cranes. But that deal fell apart after the State of Louisiana refused to provide indemnity to D.H. Griffin and its subcontractors, and the company was unable to secure the $50 million in liability insurance it needed to move forward with the demolition.

The developers new demolition team is led by Kolb Grading and subcontractor Marschel Wrecking. If the new demolition plan for the hotel is approved, the upper floors of the building would be taken down by July 24, before the start of the 2020 hurricane season.

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Illinois environmental enforcement officials and the state attorney general have entered the fray in the controversial demolition of an old coal plant that blanketed much of the Little Village neighborhood under piles of dust earlier this month.

Gov. JB Pritzkers Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has accused the developer behind the demolition with breaking air and water pollution laws, while Attorney General Kwame Raouls office on Wednesday said it was reviewing the incident.

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The double-barreled move from the state against developer Hilco Redevelopment Partners comes a week after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoots administration said it was fining Hilco $68,000 for its role in the demolition of a smokestack at the plant.

Hilco could face tens of thousands of dollars in additional fines as a result of the state EPA violations, according to the state law. While Chicago has limited authority to enforce its local ordinances related to construction dust and air quality, Raoul has broad powers to enforce the Illinois Environmental Protection Act.

Photographs and videos taken during and following the implosion show a large cloud of dust and airborne material, Illinois EPA officials said in a statement Wednesday. While some dust suppression controls were utilized, a substantial plume of dust exited the site from the implosion.

The state EPA referred the case to Raouls office following the April 11 incident at the former Crawford coal power plant. The botched demolition, which happened with little notice and during a respiratory pandemic,blanketed the community with dust, which was widely recorded on video and in photographs.

We received the referral from the Illinois EPA and it is under review, said Annie Thompson, a spokeswoman for the attorney generals office.

Specifically, the EPA said in its violation notice, Hilco violated the state Environmental Protection Act by failing to comply with its stormwater protection permit that required the control of dust during demolition and construction. The company also failed to adhere to a stormwater pollution prevention plan and did not establish and follow procedures to prevent or mitigate air pollution, the state EPA said in the notice.

In all three areas, the EPA told Hilco that compliance is expected immediately.

Hilco and its demolition contractor used explosives to implode the tall smokestack at the old Crawford site.

The demolition of an on-site smokestack resulted in a large dust cloud that adversely affected residents in the surrounding area, the EPA violation notice sent to Hilco on April 16 stated. Due to the nature and seriousness of the alleged violations, please be advised that resolution of the violations may also require the involvement of a prosecutorial authority.

Hilco received its stormwater permit in 2019, the state EPA said in its statement. According to the statement, Hilco itself reported to the state EPA on April 15 that it violated its permit.

The citys $68,000 in fines are being assessed, the mayor announced, based on violations of four city ordinances that relate to construction and demolition dust as well as air pollution.

Lightfoot has said the citys health department will be working hand in glove with the Illinois EPA to determine additional enforcement measures that may be taken.

Lightfoot issued a stop-work order at the site, but is allowing the developer and its new contractor Heneghan Wrecking to clean up debris from the implosion.

This isnt the first time Hilco faced environmental violations.

In Maryland, Hilco and its partners were fined for environmental violations related to the demolition of retired steel mill buildings, according to a settlement. Contractor MCM Management Corp., which worked on the Crawford site, also was part of the Maryland project.

In a 2015 agreement with the Maryland Department of the Environment, the developers and its contractor settled, and were forced to complete $3.375 million in environmental projects. The companies also were fined $375,000.

Last week, the Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson confirmed he has opened an investigation into the implosion.

Representatives from Hilco did not immediately return calls for comment.

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On Monday, the Webster County Fair Board voted to cancel most aspects of this summer's Webster County Fair in Marshfield.

The fairs signature events including the rodeo, livestock shows, showcase exhibits are canceled, according to Bill Roberts, manager of the Webster County Fair.

"It's a yearlong process to organize a fair," said Robert. "We have so many uncertainties right now with all that's going on. By not knowing, there are things like our catalog, ad sales and sponsor sales that we just can't get done in that period of time."

With the present economy and restrictions on large gatherings, Roberts said that contributes to other concerns, as far as participation in fair events or if they're even allowed to even host them.

"This year, the demolition derby was scheduled for Saturday, July 4, but I just don't know what people are saying about making derby cars," said Roberts. "When we look around, livestock shows are being canceled. Those are cattle that would show and continue onto our fair."

Because of school closures, Roberts said agriculture mechanics projects wouldn't be completed in time by FFA students. He noted other counties they know around the area have canceled their rodeos, along with their tractor pulls.

"We learned that one of the Mason groups that helps with our truck and tractor pull are canceling their event, so I don't know about contestants," said Roberts. "Then you have the concerns about ordering food ahead of time and I don't know what the response of people is going to be once we open. In our present climate, we don't know if they will respond or will they stay home."

The fair board is currently planning a truck and tractor pull on Saturday night (July 4), to coordinate with the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce's fireworks display, which they do during the Fourth of July celebration.

"We still want to leave options open for a community event since we know so many people enjoy attending the fair," said Roberts. "Kevin Cantrell, our fair board president, is talking to the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce more about that."

Kyle Whittaker organizes the livestock shows in the Webster County Fair. While he wasn't able to attend the Monday meeting, he said he was disappointed by the news.

"It is a longstanding tradition for the community," said Whittaker. "Hopefully, other Fourth of July celebrations will be able to move forward as normal (parade). This situation has definitely changed a lot of aspects of everyday life. It would appear the fair has fallen victim to COVID-19, as well."

There was some confusion about the cancelation when it was announced in a brief announcement by The Mail after Roberts and Whittaker both confirmed the news. Kevin Cantrell reached out to The Mail to say that the board is hoping to salvage some part of the fair.

We dont know what the big group regulations are going to be, Cantrell said. We had to cancel it because of the fair book.

The fair book is where the board announces its competitive categories, including livestock, home arts and more.

We are going to meet June 1 and maybe we can pull out a Saturday or Sunday night fair, Cantrell said. I dont want to answer a bunch of questions about it now.

If some aspects of a fair are offered, they would be presented on July 3 and 4.

We dont know. Our hands are tied. We dont know what we can do right now, Cantrell said. I didnt know Bill was going to release it yet.

Cantrell clarified at animal exhibits, the rodeo and the demolition derby are all off.

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Collin Creek Mall is undergoing a $1 billion redevelopment project that is expected to transform the property into a mixed-use destination. (Liesbeth Powers/Community Impact Newspaper)

Here are five notable stories from the past few days of DFW coverage, on coronavirus relief, school districts and more.

Frisco parks department helping people play at home and in public

Play Frisco, the citys parks and recreation department, is working to keep people engaged amid the pandemic both at city parks, which remain open with social distancing guidelines in place, and in their own homes with online programs and content.

MAP: Richardson ISD to reduce frequency of grab-and-go meal service starting April 20

Richardson ISD is rolling back its meal service program for students to three days a week instead of five beginning April 20.

McKinney ISD's music education program earns national recognition

McKinney ISD has been named to the 2020 Best Communities for Music Education list by the National Association of Music Merchants.

United Way of Denton County disburses $118,425 of COVID-19 Relief Fund to help struggling residents

United Way of Denton County has disbursed $118,425 from its COVID-19 Relief Fund to help Denton County residents who are struggling financially due to the pandemic.

'We're on schedule': Demolition continues at Collin Creek Mall amid coronavirus shutdowns

Demolition continues at Collin Creek Mall despite the economic impact of coronavirus restrictions, according to the developers.

Anna Herod, Daniel Houston, Makenzie Plusnick, Miranda Jaimes and William C. Wadsack contributed to this report.

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The better question is do we really need a Demolition Man sequel, but thats kind of a silly question in an era where reboots and sequels have become the norm and the answer would be of course from anyone that remembers the original movie. Ive seen the original movie, as have a lot of people, but the consensus on whether or not it deserves a sequel is still unknown since teh first movie was fine for its time and had a lot of action that was enjoyable, but it was also kind of a goofy movie in some ways too. One big thing that Cody Hamman of Joblo is getting after though is that it would appear the movie has a bit of predictive power much like a few other movies and TV shows have throughout the years. People love to pick up on these cues since it is a little eerie how some things that are predicted in movies tend to happen in real life. This time around however there are notable differences since Arnold Schwarzenegger didnt become president in real life, though he did become the governor of California. Also, there was no massive earthquake that devastated California to such a degree that cities had to merge in order to create a new society, thankfully. The whole no-contact thing thats so prevalent in the movie however is an unfortunate side effect that some have witnessed and been living with thanks to the coronavirus, so the predictive nature of the movie is coming into play as some might want to think. Within the next decade however its hard to think that well be doing air high-fives and having VR sex for fear of contracting any unwanted diseases. Plus, growing babies in a lab just doesnt sound like something that a lot of people would get on board with.

Movies set in the future are typically a lot of fun since they tend to predict certain outcomes based on habitual behavior and trends of the day and how they could possibly expand in the years to come, but rarely are they ever really worth using as predictors when it comes to stating how life will be at some point in the future. After all, according to a lot of futuristic movies we were supposed to have flying cars, suspended highways, time travel, and various other wondrous inventions by now that havent been seen since movie magic is fanciful and fun but its not realistic and likely as not it would be extremely costly. Think of what a flying car would cost right now and what it might take to actually earn the permission to operate one. The Demolition Man was a nice jump into a future where cryogenics are seen as the pacifistic and kind way to store the worst of the worst instead of locking them away for life and possibly executing them for their crimes. Those that are against the death penalty usually have their reasons, and sometimes theyre right, but stacking people like ice cubes and later on learning that theyre still awake while in hibernation sounds even more inhumane than sticking a needle in their arm. Some prisoners might even prefer the needle if they were to realize that theyd be spending their time in prison literally in the ice.

One reason Id say that a Demolition Man sequel isnt needed is that the movie did end on a pretty good note with Spartan and Huxley appearing as though they might be an item, Edgar Friendly and his people were topside once again and about to integrate with everyone, and things were about to go back to the way they were pre-Cocteau, as in back to the normal that we know today. The one thing with a utopia is that as a reality its not bound to work and as an ideal its like a shifting tide, its different for everyone and very few people are ever going to fully agree on one ideal for everyone. Trying to create such a place is next to impossible since it would mean creating a world thats bound to encapsulate everyones likes and none of their dislikes, which isnt possible since the likes of some are the dislikes of others. See how that works? Michael Shermer of The Week has a more in-depth explanation of this idea. As far as a sequel goes for Demolition Man though one would have to think about who the main bad guy would be, since there would need to be one, and why in the world theyd start causing trouble. Obviously Spartan would still be around to do his thing, but as weve seen in the latest Rambo movie, Stallone is getting kind of old to do all the same action sequences he used to do so readily. A sequel would also need to cover a lot of bases between the last movie and now, and of course, the three seashells thing would need to be explained. You thought I would leave that out, didnt you?

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While much of the world is on hold right now due to the coronavirus pandemic, demolition has begun on an iconic part of the University of Kentucky campus. The Kirwan-Blanding dormitory complex is finally being dismantled after sitting vacant for over four years.

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UK friends- just when you thought the world couldnt be more upside down, they started to demolish South Campus.

Posted by Jason Hope onThursday, April 16, 2020

The two 23-story towers and eight surrounding low-rise buildings were built in the 1960s and sit on 14 acres.Demolition is expected to cost $15 million ($10 million from an internal loan, $5 million from private funding), which pales in comparison to the $126 million estimate to renovate the buildings to modern standards.

A map of the area, per the Herald-Leader:

Once the complex is demolished which could take 12-15 months UK will use the area for a new 500-bed dormitory and large green space. If approved, the goal is to have the dormitory ready for the 2022-23 school year.

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