Stephen Hall

Oct 31, 2024 | inspectioneering.com | Stephen Hall

By Stephen Hall, Senior Mechanical Integrity Advisor at AVH Engineering. This article appears in the September/October 2024 issue of Inspectioneering Journal. Introduction Since the publication of API RP 584, “Integrity Operating Windows,” there have been increasing requests for integrity operating window (IOW) assessments in the industry [1, 2]. However, in that time, we have observed that: The intent of IOWs is not fully understood by some Sites / Organizations.

Aug 10, 2024 | medium.com | Stephen Hall

I feel like the old lady in the film Titanic. In reality, it's been 14 weeks since I last saw Leicester play. But that feels like a long, long time. I know there has been football, and some leagues have already started. But it’s not the same as actually being there to follow your club. There is nothing like watching your team live however much Sky Sports tell you otherwise. I miss the build-up. The few pints before a home game. The train and laughs on the way to an away. The walk to the ground.

Jul 29, 2024 | medium.com | Stephen Hall

How do I get better? Will I ever get faster? Questions every runner will ask themselves at some point. Whether you've just started or your an experienced runner. I've spent a while trying to find things to help me improve as a runner, however big or small. Every little helps. I tried a lot of different things. Most failed. But there were a few that I felt really helped me make progress, recover better, and ultimately get faster. It took me a long while to figure this one out.

Jul 28, 2024 | medium.com | Stephen Hall

How Parkrun Changed My LifeWhen I was in my late teens and early twenties, I had a fairly simple existence. Work in the week, live at the weekends. Just living for the weekend as Hard Fi once said. In my case, that 'living' was football. Not playing, nope, that would have been good for me!Watching. And by watching, I mean travelling around the country drinking all day with mates and eating junk to try and soak up some beer. You can get away with this in your early twenties.

May 2, 2024 | theconversation.com | Stephen Hall

The recent arrest of Timur Ivanov, Russia’s deputy defence minister and close ally of defence minister Sergei Shoigu, has rocked the country’s politics. Ivanov was an important part of a powerful group which included Shoigu as his direct patron but that also includes the billionaire oligarch Gennady Timchenko – a close associate of Vladimir Putin – and the powerful mayor of Moscow Oblast, Andrei Vorobyov. Ivanov was reportedly known as “the wallet” of the Shoigu-Timchenko clan.