The Hive

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The HIVE

The Hive (also spelled The HIVE) is a multimedia arts and technology centre in Bandra, Mumbai, India, that has been running since 2010.

The centre was founded by Sudeip Nair and Sharin Bhatti, who wanted to see more entertainment shows in Mumbai and were frustrated by the lack of space available to small startups. The complex includes performance areas, a recording studio and offices. The facilities support hot desking.

Events have been well received. The centre has been described by The Guardian as "one giant lab-meets-playground inside a fantastical magical bungalow".

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The Hive (website)

The Hive was a website that served as an information-sharing forum for individuals and groups interested in the practical synthesis, chemistry, biology, politics, and legal aspects of mind-altering drugs. Participants ranged from pure theorists to self-declared organized crime chemists (claimed to be retired but with excellent connections) as well as forensic chemists, who (much like their quarries) used the Hive to keep abreast of developments in clandestine chemistry. Most members were simply curious about psychoactive chemicals and allied issues. At its peak, the Hive had thousands of participants from all over the world.

History

Although it had been in operation since 1997, the Hive gained broader awareness in 2001 when a Dateline NBC special The "X" Files aired. This investigation into the use and production of MDMA featured the Hive and its founder, who operated under the pseudonym 'Strike' (Hobart Huson). Strike was the founder and site designer of the Hive as well as the author of several popular books (Total Synthesis I and II, and Sources) instructing readers how to synthesize a variety of amphetamines, obtain equipment and chemicals, and avoid prosecution. He remained anonymous until Dateline's investigation and interviews revealed that Hobart Huson (owner of the Strike-recommended laboratory supplier "Science Alliance") was the man behind Strike. The NBC program showed Huson/Strike at his office/chemical warehouse, complete with a stuffed bee sitting by his computer. The program led to Huson's arrest and imprisonment, but also spurred the site's growth. A person by the username 'Rhodium' and a small group of dedicated individuals actually ran the Hive and its sister site Rhodium.ws for most of the sites' lifespans.

The Hive Stadium

The Hive Stadium is a 5,176 (official) capacity stadium in Edgware, in the London Borough of Harrow on the former site of the Prince Edward Playing Fields, the new home for Football League Two football club Barnet and Championship rugby league club London Broncos. The stadium is also home to London Bees of the FA WSL, the ladies' team of Barnet F.C..

The record attendance at the stadium is 5,233 supporters (57 above official capacity, as terrace capacity restriction was relaxed for this game), for Barnet F.C.'s home game against Gateshead on 25 April 2015, when Barnet won promotion to League Two with a 2-0 win.

Background

Chairman Anthony Kleanthous had sought to move the club from Underhill since the 1990s due to the poor facilities at the ground. Attempts to move either to Barnet Copthall or to the greenbelt site directly to the south of Underhill were both unsuccessful, with John Prescott over-ruling a move to Copthall in 2001 after planning permission was granted.

Construction of the stadium, at the Prince Edward Playing Fields in Edgware, began in 2003 as a new home for Wealdstone F.C.. In 2004, Wealdstone's investment partners in the project went into liquidation, bringing construction work at the site to a halt. Harrow London Borough Council put the site up for tender in 2006, and Barnet F.C. won the right to occupy the site as a result of this.