{"id":2801,"date":"2011-08-08T07:19:25","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T11:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/?p=2801"},"modified":"2011-08-08T07:19:25","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T11:19:25","slug":"the-l-as-m-is-ne-rly-f-nish-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/the-l-as-m-is-ne-rly-f-nish-d\/","title":{"rendered":"The L AS M is ne rly f nish d!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hh.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/the-l-as-m-is-ne-rly-f-nish-d\/hh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hh.jpg?fit=941%2C869&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"941,869\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1312732179&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"New campus of l as m\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hh.jpg?fit=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hh.jpg?fit=940%2C868&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2804\" title=\"New campus of l as m\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hh-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hh.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hh.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hh.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Confused?! \u00a0Anagram skills to the fore on the Dock Walk yesterday, as we stood beside the beautiful new Metropolitan College campus and filled in the blanks on the sign! \u00a0(I imagine it&#8217;s going to be &#8216;Belfast Met&#8217;). \u00a0We found out that the building is due to be officially handed over from the construction company this Friday &#8211; so they still have 4 days left to fill in the final letters!<\/p>\n<p>The transformation of the Met from scaffolding-covered skeleton to gleaming new campus has been one of the most striking bits of progress during my 18 months in the TQ. \u00a0And now only a few weeks until that transformation is complete and the building is thronged with thousands of students. \u00a0Exciting times!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hhf.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/the-l-as-m-is-ne-rly-f-nish-d\/back-camera-37\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hhf.jpg?fit=728%2C657&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"728,657\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1282490199&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00046403712297&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Back Camera&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"I bet plenty of blokes would live there&#8230;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hhf.jpg?fit=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hhf.jpg?fit=728%2C657&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2805\" title=\"I bet plenty of blokes would live there...\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hhf-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hhf.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hhf.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/hhf.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>(and it&#8217;s good to see the Met continuing the grand TQ tradition of leaving signs unfinished over the weekend &#8211; as you can see from the picture to the right, they&#8217;re not the first&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confused?! 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