- Concept development and design reports in conjunction with the complete professional team.
- Research into the latest mortuary equipment and designs.
- Detailed design and specification documentation.
- Construction supervision and close-out.
- Mechanical services consisted of heating ventilation and air conditioning systems inclusive of energy efficiency considerations, refrigeration, wet services including building drainage pump systems, disabled lift.
Planning for a new forensic mortuary started in 2005 after it became apparent that the existing facility, constructed in 1971, has reached the end of its life cycle and could not cope with the increased demand for this much needed service anymore.
The completed project consisted of three autopsy areas with twenty three ventilated down-draft autopsy tables as well as a number of dissection tables. Furthermore, cooling and freezing facilities were provided for two hundred and fifty five bodies (including obese bodies) making this facility the most modern and only one of its kind in South Africa.
A modern two story office block, linked to the autopsy area, was also constructed to accommodate administrative staff and forensic pathologists.
Client: Cherry Moss Trade and Invest 102 (Pty.) Ltd.
A four star, 70 bed hotel were constructed in Clarens for Cherry Moss Trade and Invest 102 (Pty.) Ltd. to be managed by the Protea Hotel Group. Dihlase Consulting Engineers (Pty.) Ltd. was appointed as the consulting mechanical engineers for the project.
The project had a very tight budget that had to be met and all services for the hotel had to be designed accordingly. Also, the three plots on which the hotel are situated provided many challenges since space was at a premium and all services had to be fitted and planned together with the other disciplines in the professional team based on these space restrictions.
The end result is a beautiful facility that has been in operation from August 2008 and has gained much popularity and acclaim.
- Mechanical services consisted of heating ventilation and air conditioning systems,gas fire protections systems for the law library and archives as well as a passenger lift and pumped drainage system.
This project included for additions and alterations to the existing Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein which is the highest court in the country.
All additions had to conform to the existing building as the building is a national monument. Due to the nature of the existing building being solid sand stone and marble with intricate patterns, wood paneling etc. special attention was given to the planning if the additional section.
Also, due to the slow building process with these materials the construction period was five years. As far as mechanical services are concerned these services also had to adapt to existing services in the main building and had to be planned to be as visually unobtrusive as possible.
The HVAC system consist of a chilled water system with air-cooled chillers, ducted air handling units that serve the courts and a ducted central fresh air system. All office areas were furnished with floor-standing fan coil units with electrical heating.
The gas fire protection system consisted of an inert gas fire system protecting the valuable law library as well as court archives.
- Site inspections and reports.
- Mechanical services consisted of intelligent lift and escalator installations, heating ventilation and air conditioning systems, fire detection, electrical reticulation and lighting, fire protection, wet services, generator installation, UPS installation.
Durban railway station is the central railway station in the city of Durban, South Africa, located between Umgeni Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue just to the north of the central business district. It is the terminus of Shosholoza Meyl long-distance services from Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the hub of a network of Metrorail commuter rail services that stretch as far as KwaDukuza (Stanger) to the north, Kelso to the south, and Cato Ridge inland.
- Site inspections and reports on current plant problems and solutions thereof.
- Mechanical services consisted of specialist close-control air conditioning systems, chiller modification and upgrade, FM200 fire protection, BMS installation, access flooring installation.
MTN South Africa's aim was to perfect its network capabilities in order to avoid network congestion and absorb additional demands during the World Cup.
The cellular hub in Berea, Durban was upgraded in preparation for increase in demand prior to the World Cup, as part of its core upgrade. Problems with the non-performance of the current plant was also identified and rectified in the process.
- Research into the latest green design considerations for stadium design.
- Mechanical services consisted of heating ventilation and air conditioning systems inclusive of energy efficiency considerations, intelligent irrigation system, fire detection, high-mast lighting, identification of services, wet services including heat --pump systems, elevator installation and surrounding street and landscape lighting.
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Clermont, a township west of Durban, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was substantially refurbished to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being renovated in 2010 and brought up to FIFA standards. The upgrade to the stadium employed local labour, creating job opportunities, and also upgraded Clermont's surrounds and infrastructure, ultimately benefiting the community beyond the world cup.
The stadium's small capacity was expanded from 1,700 to 6,500 as a lasting legacy of the World Cup, and was built according to FIFA standards truly making it a world-class sports venue.
- Costing of the project as part of turnkey tender.
- Coordination of the design team, surveyor, environmental consultant and contractor.
- Detail design, documentation and supervision over construction.
- Final inspections, testing and commissioning of the substations.
The upgrade of the 33 kV Litsoeneng switching station to a 132/33 kV Substation including 132 kV busbar, 2 x 20 MVA 132/33 kV transformer bays, one 132 kV incomer and extension of the 33 kV busbar.
The upgrade of Mohaleshoek Substation from 2 x 2 MVA to 2 x 10 MVA 33/11 kV Substation and replace the existing 11 kV switchboard.
Provision of a switching station with two incomers, three feeders and 1,3 km of 11 kV cable.
New 132 kV feeder bay at Ramarathole Substation.
- Compilation of project proposal, various presentations thereof to LEC Management and final acceptance as project blueprint.
- Network analysis and investigations to achieve the optimum distribution system for the city.
- Coordination of the various design teams, surveyors, environmental consultants and contractors.
- Detail planning, design, documentation, tender processes and supervision over construction, relating to the main components of the project.
- Final inspections, testing and commissioning of the various project components.
The project for the upgrading and strengthening of LEC 33 kV distribution system in and around the capital city of Maseru, included increasing the capacity of Thetsane 33/11 kV Substation to 2 x 20 MVA, the provision of new 33 kV and 11 kV switchgear, the provision of the new 2 x 10 MVA Tikoe 33/11 kV Substation, the provision of three new 33 kV overhead wood pole lines between substations, the provision and retrofit of optic fibre communication links (both OPGW and ADSS) and the provision of new and the upgrading of existing 33 kV overhead line protection.
The total project was funded by the Government of Lesotho and included eight different contracts over a 2 ½ year period.
- Route selection, detail, design, documentation and supervision over construction.
- Final inspections, testing and commissioning of the line.
Construction of 45 km 132 kV mono-pole overhead line from Ramarathole Substation to Litsoeneng Substation.
- Planning, tender documentation and process, evaluation, project management and construction monitoring and final acceptance.
- 132 kV six bay GIS switchboard consisting of a double busbar, bus-coupler, two overhead line feeders and three transformer feeders.
- 33 kV thirteen bay GIS switchboard consisting of a single busbar, three transformer incomers, three capacitor bank feeders, two generator incomers and five outgoing feeders.
- 33 kV sixteen bay GIS switchboard consisting of a double busbar, five incomers, eight feeders, one bus-coupler and two bus-sections.
- Compilation of project proposal, various presentations thereof to Centlec and final acceptance as project blueprint.
- Network analysis and investigations to achieve the optimum system for the Stadium.
- Detail planning, design, documentation, tender processes and supervision over construction.
- Final inspections, testing and commissioning of the standby system.
- Provision of two mobile standby generators for the Free State Stadium.
- Inspection, testing and commissioning of the installation.
Upgrading of the electrical and mechanical building installations on floors 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Absa House on Market Street, Johannesburg. The installations covered were electrical, interior lighting, air-conditioning, fire detection and PA system. The project was for and funded by the Department of Public Transport and Roads and Works.
The Test Switch and Data Centre project for MTN are located at MTN's head office in Johannesburg. The project consist of two levels and Energy centre incorporating a Tier 3 Test Switch (1MW of cooling), and a Tier 4 Data Centre (1.1MW + 1.1MW cooling). The building is interfaced with a Tri-Generation plant which reduces the total carbon emissions from site. A section of this building will be used as data centre hosting where about 60% of the building's Data Space is currently utilized for the client's operations.
The building partly comprises of offices which occupies 15% of the total building floor space.
The building has a state of the art BMS, CITECT monitoring and fire protection/detection system to protect the client's Data Centre assets.
The project is ongoing with potential extention of a 2nd Data Centre floor.
- Repair of the vacuum piping in the laboratory.
- Repair of the air-compressor and associated piping in the plant room.


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By Emily J. Williamson
In the fall of 2013, I was invited by a friend to the annual Encuentro de son jarocho (Son jarocho gathering) in New York City. Since my concentration in ethnomusicology was Mexican music, I was already familiar with the musical structure and technical elements of son jarocho (a regional folk music from Mexico). However, I was not familiar with the community aspects in contemporary son jarocho, let alone the status of a son jarocho community in New York City. The night was a gathering of local New Yorkers, some commuters from New Jersey, and visiting musicians from Mexico. Throughout the evening, amateur performers presented the music they had recently learned and played for the audience. In some cases, a new singer mumbled a word or a player missed a chord on their instrument, but these errors were not seen as "mistakes." Rather, this evening was dedicated to the learning experience of performing—for the first time for some—and to the celebration of a living musical tradition. After my first encuentro experience, I decided to research how son jarocho operates as a community music in New York City.
Son jarocho is a music, dance, and poetry tradition, originally from the region of southern Veracruz, in southeastern Mexico, bordering the Gulf. The principle musical instruments of son jarocho include: the jarana, a strummed, fretted chordophone that comes in a variety of sizes with eight strings in five courses (the three middle courses are double-coursed) which plays the harmonic cycle; the requinto, a plucked chordophone with four strings that plays the melody; and zapateado, the heel-tapping dance that is the rhythmic accompaniment. While additional instruments such as the harp or violin can be played, the jarana is the most common instrument one will find at a son jarocho event and is central to the recent movement to sustain and revive the music. Even the name for a son jarocho musician has its root from jarana: jaranero.[1]
Jarana: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jarana_primera.jpg
In 2007, Radio Jarocho, one of the first son jarocho groups in New York City, formed and began to play concerts and provide music workshops on son jarocho jarana playing, zapateado dance, and singing.[2] As the time passed, more son jarocho musicians began their own ensemble projects and contributed to the emergent jaranero community across the city. By 2010, musician and luthier Sinuhé Padilla Isunza, who is one of several leaders in New York City's son jarocho community, established weekly workshops around New York.[3] One workshop that began in 2013 was in Sunset Park, a predominantly Mexican neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. While the workshops are open to anyone in the community, Padilla aimed to attract the Mexican and Mexican American youth of the neighborhood (most students were 14-16 years old). Padilla sought not only to continue the dissemination of son jarocho in New York, but also to bring a piece of Mexican culture to young students in the form of an after-school activity, and to provide a space for these students to explore cultural heritage of their parents' home country.
In addition to musical workshops that taught students the singing and instrumental practices of son jarocho, Padilla led a luthier workshop series which taught students to make their own jaranas. Students constructed their jaranas from scratch, using repurposed wood pieces and scraps from New York, breaking from the jarana-making tradition, wherein instruments are made from one central piece of wood. Traditionally, the body of the lute is carved from a single piece of wood, usually cedar, and then two other pieces of wood are used to cover the body and the neck. This traditional method of jarana making is difficult to replicate in a site like New York City. Additionally, as many musicians know, some instruments tend to warp, quickly lose tuning, and simply do not sound good in certain climates. The wooden jaranas from Veracruz are well suited for Veracruz's humidity and warmth, but not for a cold and dry New York City winter. Part of Padilla's luthier projects is to create instruments for New York jaraneros with good sound quality. More central to the jarana-making workshops is the sense of empowerment a student experiences when making their own instrument. In many cases, the student (youth or adult) is learning about instrument making for the first time and learning about the son jarocho tradition from instrument up. In the case of the Sunset Park youth, their handmade jaranas gave them pride in their musical work and a physical symbol of the Mexican tradition with which they were engaging.
Caption: The image shows the fandango froterizo (border fandango) in May 2016 in the patio of a restaurant in East Harlem (Spanish Harlem). The fandango fronterizo is a fandango that occurs on both sides of the Tijuana/San Diego border in California. Son jarocho communities across the U.S. and Mexico hold simultaneous fandangos in solidarity with the U.S.-Mexico border fandango. Two dancers are performing zapateado on the tarima while other participants play jaranas and sing in the fandango circle.
During the summer of 2014, the musician Claudio Vega (from the son jarocho ensemble Los Vega) was invited to visit the New York City son jarocho community, perform concerts and teach various musical workshops on jarana, requinto, and singing. After attending Padilla's Sunset Park workshop as the guest instructor, Vega was impressed with the musical work of the youth who attend weekly workshops, both with their jarana playing and their singing of son jarocho. Vega interacted with the Sunset Park youth, where each of them showed him their personal jaranas, which they had made earlier that year. They were all very proud of the instruments that they had made themselves. Vega commented after seeing their jaranas, "Listen, this isn't normal. Children in Mexico don't even make their own instruments." The youth confidently responded, "Well, we're really good."
The son jarocho activity of New York City is not unique. Rather, since the late 1970s in Mexico, musicians, intellectuals, and others who are dedicated to the dissemination of son jarocho have developed a systematic "revival" of the musical tradition. The revival, known as the movimiento jaranero, has evolved over the past several decades and since the early 2000s, has spread to the United States in the form of small son jarocho communities that continue musical workshops and community fandangos. It is important to note that within the movimiento jaranero, there are prescriptive "actions" that were developed to ensure the successful transmission and continuation of son jarocho. These actions include musical workshops that teach the playing of jarana, dancing zapateado, and singing, the making of son jarocho instruments, the development of new son jarocho recordings and presentational performances, and, most importantly, regular community fandangos. Some of the U.S. son jarocho communities are in Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, Austin, TX, Chicago, IL, and Washington, D.C.
The son jarocho community in New York City is still regularly holding fandangos and weekly workshops, but luthier workshops are more difficult to sustain on a regular basis. In many cases, the community must find financial support and space to host new luthier workshops—two elements that are sometimes difficult to acquire in New York. The workshop in Sunset Park lost its space, which was donated by a non-profit group in the neighborhood, and most of the youth have graduated high school. Without a consistent set of students or space for a workshop, the Sunset Park site unfortunately has ceased to hold son jarocho workshops. However, regular son jarocho workshops still occur every Monday night at City Lore, an urban folklore center in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and fandangos are held at different locations throughout the five boroughs frequently throughout the year.
Caption: A fandango in Central Park during the summer of 2016. Participants gather in a circle around the tarima. Jaranas are visible as well as marimboles (center, the llamelophones with performers seated on top).
Despite the precarious nature of sustaining community music in an expensive and difficult city, the jaranero life is well integrated in New York City as it is elsewhere in Mexico and the U.S. More and more, Mexican organizations and communities are requesting son jarocho performances, much like the way mariachi performance has been a go-to live performance accompaniment to civic and community celebrations. In an interview with Julia del Palacio, a member of the group Radio Jarocho, she mentioned how she has experienced an increase in requests for son jarocho groups to perform at quinceañeras (the 15th birthday celebration) and other family-centered parties. Aside from the community life that has incorporated son jarocho, the local night life in New York City has incorporated this music in stage presentations. Latin and world music-type bars and venues regularly schedule son jarocho concerts and often offer workshop space when possible for the jaranero community. One such venue is Terraza 7 in Elmhurst, Queens. Terraza has been a frequent host to son jarocho encuentros, music workshops, and performances.
With a new mainstream popularity of son jarocho on the rise in both Mexico and the U.S., I wonder how son jarocho will further change over time. Like any folk music, son jarocho has already been extracted out of its traditional setting in rural Veracruz since at least the 1940s and 50s when son jarocho was incorporated into Mexican film and used by politicians.[4] The hard work of organizing community music will certainly sustain the music of son jarocho, but will the character of the community change? The character of the son jarocho community in New York City is thoroughly middle class. Indeed, the community makes a significant effort to include working-class immigrant communities and less advantaged New Yorkers, but these efforts can only go so far. And in Mexico more and more often, rural communities are depleted of their local musicians who move to urban centers for consistent musical work. Overtime, the upwardly mobile musicians who can access visas and travel to places like New York City, essentially contribute to the further development of son jarocho as a middle-class taste and life style. Will it be a community music for the middle class only?
These contradictions are generally inherent to community music projects.[5] As New York City becomes more and more difficult for even middle-income people to find affordable housing, let alone find the time for activities outside of the obligations of work and family, the material access to music and the performing arts is more restricted. Thankfully, in spite of the current financial conditions, son jarocho community members are finding ways to continue the son jarocho tradition by bringing son jarocho to less advantaged communities through public school, non-profit, and church performances. The audiences may not have the opportunity to construct their own jaranas or regularly attend a music workshop, but they can at the very least experience the music, poetry, and dance of son jarocho in their own community setting.
Additional Resources and Reading:
Higgins, Lee. 2012. Community Music: In Theory and in Practice. New York: Oxford University Press.
Madrid, Alejandro L. 2012. "Chapter 2: The Transnational Resurgence of Son Jarocho," in Music in Mexico: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture. New York: Oxford University Press.
Example of the Fandango in Veracruz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb7TuVPOytw
"Vientos del mar" by Los Vega https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFYUbqsELpU
Emily J. Williamson is an ethnomusicologist and educator based in the Bronx, New York. She teaches music courses, such as Introduction to World Music and Music of Mexico at Lehman College and Bronx Community College within the City University of New York (CUNY). In her dissertation "The Son Jarocho Revival: Reinvention and Community Building in a Mexican Music Scene in New York City," she analyzes the issues of participation and of community music within the New York son jarocho community.
[1] Other instruments include the bass instrument called leona, percussion instruments such as quijada de burro (donkey jaw) and pandero (an octagonal frame drum, similar to a tambourine), and marimbol (a Caribbean llamelophone that is used as a bass instrument).
[2] Zapateado, coming from the word that means shoe in Spanish, "zapato," is a heel-tapping dance that is performed on top of a wooden platform called a tarima. The tarima is placed in the center of a fandango circle and participants take turns executing rhythms with their feet as the circle of musicians play jaranas and sing poetic verses of son jarocho.
[3] In addition to teaching son jarocho, Padilla works on various musical projects, including Jarana Beat a son jarocho-fusion group. [4] Son jarocho performers like Andrés Huesca and Lino Chávez were some of the early pioneers in son jarocho recordings in the 1940s and 50s who were also featured Mexican films. Additionally, Mexico had two consecutive Veracruzan presidents Miguel Alemán Valdés (1946-52) and Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (1952-58). Alemán, in particular, was instrumental in promoting son jarocho and launching it into the Mexican mainstream through the founding of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Fine Arts Institute) which was one of the institutions that sought to preserve Mexican folk music and art. For a summary of this time period, see Madrid 2012, pp. 28-32.
[5] For more analysis on issues regarding "community music," see Lee Higgins 2012.
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VIDEO: George Weigel on "My Friend the Polish Pope"
November 23, 2021 | The First News (Poland)
On November 23, 2021, EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel, an internationally-acclaimed biographer of Pope John Paul II, appeared on the Poland-based English-language program "The First News" to discuss his memories of the Polish Pope and to share some fascinating archival photos from the late pope's life. Mr. Weigel speaks about John Paul II's role in the downfall of Communism, what shaped his personality, as well as amusing anecdotes like what he said when he met singer Bob Dylan.
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Not sure what this means... a meeting about Stevie Nicks but a picture of Fleetwood Mac... and a Tango In The Night era shot... hmmm... Is there a connection, or is it that the photo was readily available to snap... Looks like a shot of a framed photo as it's reflecting a room... The photo is likely hanging on one of the walls in the WB offices. Cool stuff.. Moving forward! Maybe this was Warner Bros. first listen to the new album!
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Labels: 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault, Dave Stewart, Stevie Nicks
omg Hope Fleetwood Mac isn't breaking up again!!!! Come on guys lets get out there and play nice ?)
Dave and Waddy were working on Stevie's album as the Mac entered the studio. If history is anything to go by, Stevie would spend plenty of time waiting to do her vocal parts while the rest of the band (Christine included) would record the instruments. My guess is she's keeping herself occupied by working on her own album while the rest of the work on the Mac one is being laid down.
Maybe she has extended her contract with WB. Didn't she sign a two-album deal with them in 2010? If that's the case then "24 Karat Gold" would complete that contract and she would be a free agent. It's great that she has the backing of a huge record label, but many people have expressed their interest in her signing with a smaller more independent label where she has more creative freedom. But after seeing the movie and from the clips we've seen of "24 Karat Gold," it appears that WB certainly gives her a lot of creative freedom of her product. So I guess that as long as she continues to make them a profit she will stay signed with WB and, afterall, she's been with them for a long time.
Still doesn't answer why Dave posted a pic of Fleetwood Mac on his Facebook though.
this just may be a meeting about the singles and promotion. iyd came out in may 2011. the secret love single came out in jan 2011. thats a five month difference. july and october have a five month difference. maybe we will gat a single soon! yay!
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The Girl on the Train | Mayflower Theatre
2018 was a great year for theatre trips, and I had high hopes for 2019. My first show of the year was one that's been on my to-see list from as soon as I knew it was coming to the Mayflower Theatre. The Girl on the Train gripped me as a book, and then as a film (which admittedly I didn't love as much), and now it has been turned into a stage show. Knowing the premise of the story, I knew this would be an edge-of-your-seat show, and I was so excited to get the opportunity to watch.
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The Girl on the Train was one of my first proper experiences of a thriller. I'd read the odd murder mystery, but the novel by Paula Hawkins had a whole new dimension to it that I was yet to experience. When I saw that it was being turned into a play, I was interested to see how the novel could be translated onto the stage, and safe to say, there was no need to worry. With a relatively small, but totally effective cast, and an innovative way of portraying the train that plays such a large role in the story, you could tell that a lot of thought had been put into the production.
EastEnders star Samantha Womack was cast as our story's protagonist, Rachel Watson, a divorced woman with a slight alcohol problem. She longs for a new life, and becomes fixated on the beautiful young couple she watches from the train on her way to work - Jess and Jason, as she's called them - who live a few doors up from the house she shared with her now ex-husband. However, Jess and Jason are not so perfect. In fact, they are Scott and wife Megan, who went missing on the same night that Rachel was in the area, and she walked away with an unexplained head injury. Cue Rachel trying to figure out what happened to this girl she idolised from a distance - while hoping that she was not involved. Samantha Womack performs the role exactly as I pictured when reading the book. She was so convincing as the woman who was scared of what she might have done during the blacked out parts of her memory, while also being sure that she wouldn't hurt anyone. The inner turmoil Rachel is facing is so clear in Womack's portrayal of the character - really authentic. It was a lovely opportunity to see her in something so different from EastEnders, a real chance to see her breadth of acting potential. Her story-telling was great.
Along the way, we are introduced to a variety of people, who can help link Rachel and Megan. We hear Megan's own tragic backstory, in "flashback" style dialogue between herself and either her husband or her therapist. The costume choice for Megan - a red dress, that gets progressively more black as her story gets deeper and darker - was particularly poignant. It is not something that perhaps everyone would notice, but it certainly caught my eye and added to the foreboding feeling that Megan's story is a dark one.
I knew the story beforehand, having read the book and seen the film, but that didn't mean that I wasn't completely drawn into the story and caught up in the mystery of the case. With so many twists and turns, and an ending that still caught me off guard and caused me to jump in my seat, I would thoroughly recommend seeing The Girl on the Train. It was a real privilege to see such a well put together play at The Mayflower, as opposed to the all-singing, all-dancing musical productions I'm used to seeing.
The Girl on the Train is playing at The Mayflower in Southampton until 9th February. You can book tickets online here, or by calling the Box Office on 02380 711811.
My ticket for The Girl on the Train was complimentary, for review purposes, but all views and opinions are honest and my own.
Alice Anne 9 February 2019 at 18:10
I couldn't think of anyone better to place the main character on stage!! xx
Lexie 9 February 2019 at 18:53
She really was amazing!!xx
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The World's Eco Flux Moment: The October 24th International Day of Climate Action
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by Paul McGinniss
"Give peace a chance"; newlyweds John Lennon and Yoko Ono stage a "bed-in" at their hotel suite in Montreal, Canada, May 26, 1969. Courtesy UPI/Corbis-Bettmann
Yoko Ono's and John Lennon's anti-war Bed Peace performance art action laid the creative groundwork for Bill Mckibben's and 350.org's magnificent International Day of Climate Action which just happened on October 24th. 350's amazing worldwide action included over 5,200 events in 181 different countries. Both events utilized simple, hand-written placards in an attempt to provoke change with unified, social action. One against war. The other against our own war against the planet.
350 action in Egypt October 24th 2009
Last week's environmental action included an event in Hungary where hundreds of bathers jumped into the public baths in Budapest to participate in a 350 synchronized swimming performance. In Nepal, a thousand young people and monks marched to the Swayambhunath world heritage site temple where they formed a large 350with traditional lanterns. Cambodian citizens from across their country gathered at the famous Angkor Wat to take a giant 350 action photo. 350 Americans danced to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in Seattle because, as Bill McKibben warned, "if we don't stop global warming, we might as well be undead."
McKibben noted prior to the event this past weekend that "350 is the most important number in the world. Scientists have told us that 350 (parts per million) is the most carbon dioxide we can have in the atmosphere. We're making sure everyone knows."
350 image from the "The Slumdog Millionaires" at a slum in Mumbai for the 350 action
Though decades apart, the events of the 1960s and 2009 are kindred spirits. By hanging the simple sign "Bed Peace" above their bed, John and Yoko's notoriety allowed them to make this event widely known in a pre-Internet world. Mass media coverage quickly spread the message to a global audience. The couple took the ordinary moment of sitting in bed and made it a daring statement. They called out for action less we just sleep and let unordinary things like war become ordinary and acceptable. Fueled by the power and reach of the Internet, 350 and McKibben do the same. 350 takes the ordinary moments of people coming together to take a picture and makes a unified statement of concern for our shared global condition.
Photograph of Fluxus group performing their Street Cleaning Event taken June, 1966 at Grand Army Plaza (58th Street and 5th Avenue), New York City. Photograph by George Maciunas, 1966.
Many of the artists working in and around the Fluxus movement were not so clearly political as John and Yoko. Yet, they oftentimes joined together with artists around the world to do the same thing at the exact same time. For instance, musicians in different cities around the world would converge at the exact same time and play the same music on a cello on a street corner. This spoke to joining creative forces around the world in common action.
So, here's to Bill and John and Yoko. And, kudos to the other artists in the 1960s that used their art to make world wide connections, artists such as Naim June Paik, George Marciunas and John Cage. Congratulations and thank you to the many thousands of people around the world who joined this month to bring attention to the importance of the number 350. The message is clear that the world needs to listen to itself and join together to effect important change.
Picture American Troops in Afghanistan making environmental statement, October 24th, 2009.
Thank you Yoko, John and Bill. Let us all Give Peace a chance. And, give the world a chance to heal from self inflicted wounds. There's no doubt in my mind, that by working together, the world's many diverse cultures and countries can solve any problem that comes before us.
Copyright 2009 Paul McGinniss
Picture on Campus of State University of New York, New Paltz. Courtesy Ariana Basco, NYPIRG
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Solar Thermal Road Map Being Formulated for New York State
Watch Out Solar PV: Your little brother, Solar Thermal, has grown up and he might very well become more popular than you are.
Some of the organizers of the Solar Thermal Roadmap Symposium with Congressman Maurice Hinchey, (U.S. Representative for New York's 22nd District), standing third from the right.
With the green revolution taking off like the hula hoop in the late 1950s, renewable energy systems that generate electricity such as Solar PV and the new vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) have become like the captain of the high school football team and the head cheerleader--hot and sexy, the most popular kids on the renewable energy block.
Well, solar thermal, which has been overshadowed by its better known sustainable siblings, is having a coming out party and might very well push the other "cool green kids" out of the way and grab the title of new Green Prom King for itself. It's no surprise. In other countries solar thermal has become a standard accessory for homes, as common as a television or computer. For example, almost 100% of the homes in Cyprus have a solar thermal system.
A Solar Thermal Roadmap Symposium was held at Tech City in Kingston, New York, on October 20th. Organized by the New York Solar Thermal Consortium, it launched plans for a Solar Thermal Road Map for New York State. The consortium is comprised of a committed group of business, government and academic groups. It's part of a country-wide initiative by States which are organizing to finally put Solar Thermal at the adult table. Solar Thermal is expected to be a major part of the near-term solution to finally make our homes and buildings 100% carbon neutral and free from having to use imported oil and other fossil fuels.
WHAT IS SOLAR THERMAL?
Unlike solar PV, solar thermal systems do not generate electricity but rather capture heat from the sun for use in homes and buildings. There are several basic types of solar thermal. Solar thermal for hot water is one. In this process the sun heats a fluid running through solar collectors. This heated fluid circulates through a storage tank where it transfers its heat to the water in the tank. Utilizing an evacuated tube solar collector, solar thermal systems can also be used for radiant heating. Solar Thermal systems like this can also be used to heat pools. And, they can cool homes via absorption chiller technology. (See diagram below that depicts a solar thermal hot water system. Image is from Earthkind Solar.)
Solar Thermal Air is another basic form of solar thermal technology. In this process solar collectors heat air that is drawn into the building. The solar pre-heated air is ducted into a building via existing ventilation systems or distributed via fans and ducting.
Picture of the SolarDuctTM from Solarwall. This rooftop installation heats air and sends it into the building via ducts.
THE SOLAR ROAD MAP AND NEW YORK SOLAR THERMAL CONSORTIUM
The goals of the Solar Thermal Roadmap and the New York Solar Thermal Consortium are "to catalyze the construction of 2,000 megawatts of solar thermal power and create highly skilled solar thermal jobs in the state." To realize these objectives, the pressing need is "to involve all stakeholders in developing a comprehensive list of the questions, issues, and approaches to solving the current under-utilization of solar thermal technologies in New York State."
The Solar Thermal Roadmap Symposium came about in no small part due to the efforts of Ron Kamen of EarthKind Solar who is also President of New York State Solar Energy Industry Association (NYSEIA).
Some of the attendees I encountered at the Solar Thermal Roadmap Symposium were Congressman Maurice Hinchey, Rick Alfandre of Alfandre Architecture, Sebastian Gores from the German company Droege & Company, Kevin Wert and Win Hayes from Sunshine Solar in Jericho Long Island, Betsy Ferris Wyman from Sundogsolar in Columbia County, NY, Larsen Plano from Community Environmental Center in NYC, Joerg Gaebler from Smart Energy in Massachusetts, Richard Klein from Quixotic Systems NYC, and Adam Farrell from Silicon Solar in Bainbridge, NY.
Ron Kamen of Earthkind Solar
FACTS ABOUT SOLAR THERMAL
*Solar Thermal is 1/3 the price of Solar PV and the pay back period is less than 10 years.
*Solar Thermal has four times the energy output of solar PV.
*There is a federal tax credit for solar thermal water systems equaling 30% of the cost of the system. There is also a state tax credit equaling 25% of the system's cost. (Note: these incentives do not yet apply to solar air systems.)
*18% of all household energy consumption is for hot water.
*51% of all energy used in NYC Buildings is for heat and hot water. Outside NYC, the percentage is higher.
*In Germany, solar thermal will be mandatory in new and existing buildings by 2015.
NOTE: You can read the New York Solar Thermal Consortium Whitepaper "The Development of a Solar Thermal Market in New York State" on Sebastian Goeres' web site Renewable Energy in the U.S.
Copyright 2009 by Paul McGinniss
Check out the video below about Solar Thermal in Europe.
Europe is way ahead of the curve with this affordable and important technology where, in the near future, more than 50% of energy to heat homes and hot water will come from solar thermal technology.
Pathways to Peace: Green Building Blocks East - West
Sulaiman AL Fahim, President of the Arab Union For Real Estate Development, Is Offering Green Cooperation With NYC
Sulaiman Al Fahim, President of the Arab Union for Real Estate Development
From Hollywood to Dubai, jet setting, thirty-something Sulaiman Al Fahim has cast quite an image for himself in the past few years. And, with plans to do an affordable green real estate project in NYC, he might be a name we hear about in New York City more often.
Lately, he's been big news all over Great Britain as he is involved in the takeover (via his Al Fahim Asia Associates Ltd. and a Saudi investor) of the English Premier League soccer club in Portsmouth. Al Fahim was well known in England before that as he was also initially linked to the recent buyout of the Manchester City soccer team when he acted as figurehead for the buyer, the Abu Dhabi United Group.
In 2006, "Arabian Business" magazine named Al Fahim one of the 100 most powerful Arabs. This past spring he was chosen from the leading real estate figures in the Arab world and named President of The Arab Union for Real Estate Development (AURD). This is the first trade association of its kind for the region's real estate industry, encompassing 22 Arab countries. AURD is affiliated with both Arab League, Council of Arab Economic Unity, and ICREA (International Consortium of Real Estate Associations).
There's more to Sulaiman than sports teams and real estate. I first became acquainted with him while attending the International Renewable Energy Organization's (IREO) second annual event at the United Nations in New York City this past summer. Sulaiman is a supporter of the IREO. He is also the good will ambassador and benefactor of the United Nations NGO, Intergovernmental Institution for the Use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition, IIMSAM. The goal of IIMSAM is "to help create a world that is free of malnutrition and hunger." It was organized to support the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Specifically, IIMSAM "aims to mainstream the use of Spirulina to eradicate malnutrition, achieve food security, and bridge the health divide with a special priority for the developing and the least developed countries."
Sulaiman Al Fahim (to right of woman in wheelchair) in Kenya as part of his Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition efforts.
When I spoke to Sulaiman recently, he espoused his desire to "bridge relations between Arabs and Americans." He stated that "Green does not have to mean expensive. It can be affordable." He spoke about a project he wanted to develop in Puerto Rico that involves a green hospital and green affordable housing for the workers. Besides using green construction materials, he said his objective is to grow spirulina (algae) on site and use it as a bio fuel to run the hospital. Sulaiman summarized: "We are combining healthcare and housing in the same development. It's not just real estate: it's community."
I'll surely be covering what Sulaiman Al Fahim is up to in NYC as it unfolds. With all the strife going on in the world, it's encouraging to think that there might be some creative dialogue between Arab nations and the United States about mutually beneficial real estate investments and projects, especially if it also involves community based affordable green housing.
It makes perfect sense that a pathway to real peace and stability in the world could revolve around the building blocks of green building. What better way to lay the foundation for world cooperation than with real estate, especially real estate that can benefit not only powerful international investors, but also real working communities.
Investments in working class communities across the globe are sometimes overlooked for flashier, higher-profile projects. Too often these working communities are separated from other similar communities in other countries, creating miscommunication and misunderstanding. Joint green affordable housing initiatives between the Arab world and the United States could create mutual ecomomic benefit and common goals that establish long lasting cultural understanding.
Stay tuned for more news.
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ASIRT - Alberta Serious Incident Response Team
Fatal Grande Prairie police shooting during domestic dispute call under ASIRT investigation
Alberta's police watchdog has been called in to investigate after an officer shot and killed a suspect in northwestern Alberta Tuesday night.
https://globalnews.ca/news/7511997/officer-shooting-grande-prairie-asirt/
Police watchdog investigates after man found dead in Calgary cell
Alberta's police watchdog has been directed to investigate after a man was found dead in a Calgary jail cell.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/asirt-calgary-1.5776125
Man killed in northern Alberta police shooting
RCMP haven't said if the man was armed
A 51-year-old man was killed in an overnight police shooting in Calling Lake, Alta. this weekend.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/calling-lake-man-killed-rcmp-shooting-1.…
Man killed during police shooting in Edmonton alley identified by family as person trying to turn his life around
Family members have identified a man killed during an officer-involved shooting in Edmonton Friday.
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/man-killed-during-police-shooting-in…
Police watchdog investigating after Ponoka man dies in police custody
EDMONTON -- The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is now investigating after a 59-year-old man died in police custody last week.
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/police-watchdog-investigating-after-ponoka-man-dies-…
ASIRT investigating fatal police shooting near Entwistle
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has been directed to investigate a fatal police shooting near the hamlet of Entwistle.
https://globalnews.ca/news/7307266/police-shooting-entwistle/
VIDEO: After this bloody arrest, the Mountie and suspect are both under investigation in Alberta
EDMONTON—Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after an arrest captured on video showed an RCMP officer forcibly taking down a man, whose head
https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ts/news/canada/2020/07/22/video-rcmp-tak…
ASIRT to probe in-custody death at Edmonton police station
EDMONTON -- The in-custody death of a 40-year-old man at an Edmonton police station has prompted an investigation from Alberta's police watchdog.
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/asirt-to-probe-in-custody-death-at-edmonton-police-s…
2 Alberta RCMP officers charged with criminal negligence in fatal 2018 shooting
Two RCMP officers with the Whitecourt, Alta., detachment are facing criminal charges after a 31-year-old man was shot and killed at a highway rest
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/rcmp-officers-charged-whitecourt-alberta…
Police-involved balcony death has echoes of 1999 case, says Edmonton lawyer
The death of a 24-year-old man who fell from an apartment balcony following a confrontation with police shares similarities with a well-known case
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/police-involved-balcony-death-has-ec…
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I called back my hiking buddies, who were tramping on down the trail ahead, and we shared a hushed diagnosis: A large, male black bear had sharpened his claws and marked his territory here. It happened recently, judging from the tattered abrasions that were still bleeding sap. We had reason to believe that the bear was still nearby; on the way up the mountain we'd seen the expansive avenues plowed through roadside blackberry thickets by one or more of those heavy, hungry omnivores.
We were hiking a portion of the Shenandoah Mountain Trail, which stretches for more than 34 miles across the spine of the mountain in the George Washington National Forest — a narrow, tree-shadowed footpath considered to be one of the premier long-distance ridgetop trails in Virginia.
We had a limited time to spend on the trail, so we planned to travel only a few miles along a mostly level stretch known as Tizzle Flats. Don Cole, a friend with an exceptional knowledge of Shenandoah Valley hiking destinations, offered to lead the way. Joined by my old college buddy, Brian Vandegrift, who was visiting that weekend, we gobbled a greasy and excellent breakfast in downtown Staunton, climbed in Don's truck and hit the road.
was so clear that we could see every tree and boulder on the shoulders of Shenandoah Mountain, looming up on the right.
On State Route 269 in Deerfield Valley, a U.S. Forest Service sign marks the turn to Tizzle Flats onto Forest Road 173. The sign also explains that the dirt road travels through private land. The owner has agreed to a "public easement," a free right of way for anyone to access the national forest. Easements like this are outstanding examples of generosity and must be honored at all times by staying on the designated road and off private land. We drove slowly down the rutted lane through the landowner's pasture, admiring his sleek Angus cattle.
We lurched through a few deep potholes and abruptly stopped at a gate: closed, chained and seemingly locked. Don assured me that access was permitted. Sure enough, the chain was only wrapped around the fencepost. We opened the gate, closed it behind us and continued our drive into the sun-dappled forest.
Bluebirds flickered over a small pond to our left, snagging insects. As the truck splashed through the thin trickle of Holloway Draft and entered the forest, eight rust-colored deer — two does, four spotted fawns and two yearlings — bounced away into the hardwoods. Trees soon obscured the dazzling cerulean sky, but we were rewarded with a diversity of trees and the rich, clean smell of living loam.
We slowly ascended the mountain's flank, zigzagging our way through switchbacks and narrow turns, over culverts and dripping seeps in the limestone cliffs, to the distant ridge.
At last, we reached the trailhead at an elevation of 2,985 feet and parked the truck in a narrow open space among the trees. We stretched, laced up our boots and loaded up on the essentials — binoculars, water, guidebooks, beef jerky and roasted sunflower seeds. We were going to walk along the narrow ridgetop as far as we pleased, then reverse course and enjoy the route from another perspective.
According to a weather-beaten wooden Forest Service sign by the road, we were straddling the Augusta/Highland County line. The views were exceptional as we eased down the trail on a shady path of grass and moss.
Along the trail were fairly young stands of red and white oak, white pine and locust, and the striped maple, a tree I'd not seen since moving to this mountainous valley from New England some time ago. The striped maple has subtle streaks of green bark running vertically down its trunk, with broad, three-lobed leaves that end in tapering tassels. Typically a Northern species, it survives in Virginia only at higher elevations.
Indeed, all of the Appalachian mountain chain serves as a microclimate, a kind of elevated "island" for species of plants and animals that were effectively stranded here at the end of the last ice age, when the glaciers withdrew northward.
We strolled the comfortable, mostly flat trail for a few hours, enjoying the cool temperatures as a respite from summer's hottest days. My friend Brian, who had driven up from the stifling heat of southern Louisiana, spent most of the hike in a gladsome daze, grinning, inhaling deeply and sweating very little.
At about the midpoint of our hike, we found the "bear tree." Bears, like other large animals, use the same trails we do — all creatures follow the path of least resistance — and the scratched oak was conveniently placed for a male bear to display his territorial imperative.
Black bears, somewhat unlike their grizzly cousins, are highly reticent around people. Even 500-pound adult males prefer to flee into deeper woods when stumbling across humans. Nonetheless, we were struck by the strength needed to rip gouges down to the heartwood of this thick white oak, and we continued the hike with sharper eyes and ears.
The toadstools that had attracted my attention near the bear's marks were widespread. In fact, the heavy rains of spring and summer had triggered an eruption of fungi all along the trail. We noted squat, gnomish mushrooms with red caps, strange clumps of pale finger-like projections, and tough shelf fungi jutting from dead snags. Puffballs were abundant. I gave one a squeeze and watch the brown cloud of spores jet into the air.
We decided to rest for a few minutes on the spongy beds of trailside moss, enjoying a constant southwest breeze. We broke out the jerky and passed around a canteen, listening to the distant croak of a northern raven.
Oak, hickory, maple and pine swayed rhythmically in the wind that crossed the ridge and kept the gnats at bay. Witch hazel was erupting crazily from the leaf litter, and a great red oak towered over us. In a few minutes, Brian had dozed off.
Later, as we hiked back to the truck, we passed a stand of mountain ash with a series of concentric holes notched evenly across the bark. The holes marked past visits of a yellow-bellied sapsucker, a woodpecker that feeds on insects trapped in the tree's sap.
Tramping by these tattooed trees, Don pointed to the Blue Ridge Mountain Range rising up to the east, beyond Deerfield Valley and the Great North Mountain. He said he couldn't recall any other visit when the air had been clear enough to see such a distance. In late summer especially, humidity and high barometric pressure trap particulate matter from nearby roads and power plants and often produce a murky haze.
The expansive views of valleys and ridges, the cool breeze and quiet passage of our boots on soft pine needles for mile after mile lingered on long after the hike was over. I can still feel the cool wind off the west slope of Shenandoah Mountain and see the startling slashes in that bear-torn oak trunk.
While no experience in nature is exactly the same twice, change happens more slowly here, so I expect to find it much the same when I visit again. Tizzle Flats, I'll be back.
At 1.8 million acres, the George Washington National Forest and the southerly adjacent Jefferson National Forest form one of the largest intact wooded areas in the East, home to eight designated wilderness areas, 2,000 miles of hiking trails and approximately 230,000 acres of old-growth forest. Hiking, hunting and fishing are permitted in most places.
The Shenandoah Mountain Trail is in the George Washington National Forest. With strenuous changes in elevation, peaking at 5,396 feet, the trail passes highlights such as Ramsey's Draft Wilderness Area and the Confederate Breastworks, a series of trenches left from the 1862 Battle of McDowell. The views are magnificent, and Benson Run, a small stream running through the area, is known for native brook trout.
The easiest way to reach the Shenandoah Mountain Trail is from the Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site off US Route 250 on the Augusta/Highland County line, 25 miles west of Staunton. To access Tizzle Flats, turn left from 250 onto State Route 629 (Deerfield Valley Road) at West Augusta, then go southwest about six miles and turn right onto Forest Road 173.
For information about the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, visit www.fs.usda.gov/gwj. Click on "Recreation" for tips about safe camping in bear country.


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Doctors save a girl from coma who inhaled toxic gas from LPG gas geyser
With children at home it is important to take many precautionary measures to ensure their safety. From keeping the kids away from electrical items to fire, it is crucial for the parents to keep an eye on the kids and their daily activities. Accidents can occur if these precautions are taken lightly or neglected. In such cases, taking quick action can save lives. One such case is of Akriti (name changed), a 14-year-old girl who got exposed to toxic gas poisoning recently.
Akriti had gone to take a shower and had not come out for a long time. Alarmed by this, her parents started calling her and when there was no response, they broke open the door and found her lying unconscious. She was thenimmediately rushed to the emergency room at Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield. Doctors instantly attended to Akritiand all the resuscitative measures were begun.
Talking about the incident, Dr.Senthil KumarSP,Consultant Paediatric, Neonatal& Cardiac Intensivist, Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield said, "The child was unconscious when she was brought to the emergency room and she was convulsing continuously. Initially, we thought that thefits could be due to seizure disorder or an intracranial or cardiac pathology. But after we did a blood gas analysis with a co-oximeter and we found that there was a very high content of carbon monoxide in her blood. Parentslater confirmed that they were using liquid petroleum gas geyser in the bathroom and were unaware of the possible contamination by toxic gases while using LPG gas geyser".
"We were able to start the procedures immediately which avoided significant hypoxic injury in the brain which could otherwise have resulted in long-term neurological disability. The child was revived by giving high flow oxygen, fluid bolus, anti-convulsants and other supportive medications" he added.
In many parts of India, LPG geysers are still in use as it is more economical as compared to electrical geysers. The LPG contains Butane and propane, which on combustion produces carbon dioxide and water. But when there is a lack of oxygen, it produces carbon monoxide instead, which is a highly toxic gas.
Dr. Surendar S, Consultant Emergency Department, Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield who has attended similar cases in adults said, "They were brought to the emergency department with symptoms like headache, seizures, altered sensorium, unresponsiveness which later diagnosed as toxic carbon monoxide inhalation from the gas geyser with the help of co-oximeter studies. All the patients weretreated with oxygen Therapy, IV Fluids and supportive measures."
After all the necessary procedures, Akriti was discharged and is currently stable and recovering.
Talking about the response from the hospital Akriti's mother said, "We are extremely thankful to the doctors at Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield for the timely treatment. We were shattered to see our daughter's condition and did not know what to do. Doctors attended Akriti immediately and the treatment saved her life".
In case you come across a case of gas poisoning, below are some of the first aid measures to be taken immediately:
Take the person away from the site of gas poisoning to a well-ventilated area.
Turn off the source of leakagewithout harming yourself.
Take the person to the hospitalwithout wasting any time (do not waste time in home measures to tackle carbon monoxide poisoning)
If the person is unresponsive, startbasic life support technique (CPR).
Doctors save a girl from coma who inhaled toxic gas from LPG gas geyser added by admin on February 8, 2021
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scrollbar, automatic horizontal scroll and centered text.
the desired results, neither with an Input nor with an Edit control.
Does anybody know how to create such a control if it's at all possible.
which is for example exactly 20 text chars wide.
Any help or suggestion is greatly appriciated.
Not sure if I read your question correctly..


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Local hospitals - community hospitals and hospitals with A&E departments for BA11 2EQ.


Built in 1998 for adult professional cast. Basic unit set includes full-stage backdrop (54′ wide by 26′ high). Costumes designed for traditional casting. When each Storyteller becomes a specific character, they add additional pieces. When they become Gods, they have large, light-weight headdresses (in the style of THE LION KING) that make them seem more godlike and imposing. Can pack for shipment in 26′ rental truck. Components (sets only or costumes only) available but not individual pieces. Scenic design by J Branson, masks and costumes by Shawn Adrian DeCou. Contact us for pricing, package details, and availability. Please check our Technical Specs page to assure that our sets will fit your venue. Thanks!
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import com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.querybuilder.CqlHelper;
import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.NonNull;
import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.Nullable;
import net.jcip.annotations.Immutable;

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Vijay is currently donning the lead role in a film titled Puli. This film which is being directed by Chimbudevan has also Hansika, Shruthi Haasan and Sri Devi in the cast.
Vijay after completing this will be donning the lead role in a film which is to be directed by Atlee. Samantha will be pairing with Vijay.
G V Prakash will be composing the music. It is a great surprise that Vadivelu will be donning the comedian role in this film. It is understood that Atlee has approached Vadivelu and has narrated about his role.


One of my colleagues recently told me that she talks to a number of Target and Drillhole users who are not aware of, or have forgotten about, a really useful option to "Replot Holes on Existing Plan or Section".
The Replot Holes option has fewer parameters than the standard Plan and Section tools. It only updates the drillhole groups and does not overwrite or create a new map. This makes it useful for tasks such as adding proposed holes that were added to the project or updating the data being plotted along the trace when new logs or lab results are ready.


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PCCs: a Guernsey success story
Oko_SwanOmurphy / istock.com
Guernsey ILS: ahead of the curve
Guernsey's new ILS hybrid: even closer to the risk
London's ILS hub to have a familiar look and feel
The protected cell company concept is now used in the financial services world as an alternative application for the structuring of many different types of products, says Dominic Wheatley, chief executive of Guernsey Finance.
When talking about Guernsey's success stories in the world of financial services, few can match the pioneering introduction of the cell company concept back in 1997.
The legislation, the Protected Cell Companies Ordinance, 1997, celebrated its 20th anniversary on February 1 and is widely regarded as Guernsey's go-to example for financial innovation.
With Guernsey being the first to adopt the cell company concept, the island has developed a world-class infrastructure for its application, supported by a range of lawyers and accountants with the highest level of expertise and experience in utilising the structure.
Dominic, Wheatley, Guernsey, Finance, PCCs


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Wyoming stuns Colorado, 76-73
Boulder, Colo. — Daaron Brown wasn't worried about his basket that tied the game. The free throw he hit to break the tie with 23 seconds left was another matter.
"I had to calm myself down and tell myself not to be nervous," Brown said of what would be the game-winning point. "And it was all net."
Brown had a clutch three-point play, and Brandon Ewing had 29 points to lead Wyoming to a 76-73 victory Sunday over Colorado.
Brown, who finished with only five points, sank a layup and free throw with 23 seconds to go to put Wyoming (4-1) ahead, 74-73. Brad Jones and Eric Platt each hit a free throw to secure the victory. Jones finished with 17 points.
"Daaron hit a tough one inside and knocked down a big free throw," Wyoming coach Steve McLain said of Brown. "I thought during the second half he played like what we need him to be all year."
Ewing was 11-for-19 shooting with six three-pointers. Wyoming led 71-67 with 1:30 left. But Richard Roby had two straight baskets to tie the game at 71, and Dominique Coleman's layup put Colorado (2-3) ahead 73-71 with 27 seconds remaining.
Brown responded with his three-point play. Coleman, who led the Buffaloes with 18 points, missed a shot at the buzzer for Colorado.
"I knew it was coming to me," Brown said, "because Joseph Taylor looked at me all the way and I had my defender sealed. Joseph trusted me with the pass and I made the shot and the free throw."
Roby and Jermyl Jackson-Wilson had 16 points each for Colorado. Roby didn't hit his first shot from the field until a minute into the second half on a three-pointer that tied the game at 38. Ewing's layup with 6:25 left in the game was his first basket in the second half.
"This was a tough one to lose, but I thought our kids fought hard," Colorado coach Ricardo Patton said. "We lost the game at the free throw line and second half opportunities."
Colorado was 15-for-25 shooting free throws. The Buffaloes were 4-of-19 on three-pointers.
Ike Okoye's layup with 50 seconds left gave Wyoming a 33-32 lead at the half. The Cowboys had taken a 31-24 lead on Ewing's third three-pointer of the half, but Colorado pulled ahead 32-31 on an 8-0 run that included six points from Jackson-Wilson.
"This was a tough loss to take," Roby said. "We weren't patient down the stretch."
KU explodes on offense with 97-74 win
Colorado stumbles
Buffs hold off SMU


I am looking to access the itemUpdated data that is displayed when using the <perch:showall> tag within a template. The particular region is shared.
Is it possible to retrieve using the API or a perch function?
If you can see it in <perch:showall> you should be able to use it by ID directly in the template.
It works but shows up in the editing form as an editable text field, is there a way to hide it from an editor?
I have already tried that as I thought that be the solution but no luck.
Can you show us your template? A field with type hidden shouldn't show on an edit form.
This template seems to function as it should. It does not show the field in the edit form for me and outputs the timestamp to the page when the edit form is saved.
perch_content_custom() outputs content from an existing region. It doesn't affect your region's edit form.
Is there another method to access this field? Maybe through the api?
You may be overthinking it a little.
The particular region is shared.
You should be able to use the itemUpdated field in the template you use for output.


Happy New Year! It has been so long since my last post! I actually don't even remember what it was about. I do have some new posts to write on my trip to Whistler over new years – hopefully I will be able to give some advice to other first timers to the wonderful western ski resort!
Today's post though isn't about travel and fun but recovering from too much fun. I've blogged a lot about my different cleanses and detoxes and thought it fair to share this one day Freshii Juice Cleanse which has been quite tasty so far!
And the salad is the Metaboost.
Freshii has a great app that you can load payment and find locations but it wasn't the easiest process to book or pick up… maybe I am exaggerating but I did have to send an email with my order and when I went to pick it up at 8am they hadn't even heard of me and my stuff wasn't ready. But stuff like that happens! Not really a big deal.
Well it's time for me to go have my salad. Let me know if you give the cleanse a try or want to hook up for a salad!
I have lost 10 pounds and 3 inches overall. I wish I had before and after pictures but I can tell you I pulled a pair of skinny jeans from the closet and they did fit!
Now I know you're thinking well you are just going to gain it back when you pig out this week but I am not going to head down that path. My cravings are actually gone and I haven't felt this good in many many months. I don't want to ruin that. If you have been reading my blog you know that I have an autoimmune disease, used to be a competitive fitness model and have tried a juice cleanse in the past. This is different.
First, it comes with a coach who sends you a message every morning. Daniel from Inspired Life in Carrot Commons is the coordinator/ coach and is always an email away if you need him. Second, is the high quality supplements and shakes that are full of nutrients and good stuff your body needs so that you won't get tired and cranky and potentially bite off your co-workers head for walking buy with a wonderfully fragrant cup of Stabuck's blonde (ok so maybe I miss coffee but decaf tastes just as good as the real thing).
I can't really say enough good things about it and while I lost wait – it was so much more. I feel like my old self with tonnes of energy and just a happier disposition. I am looking forward to becoming more active again and continuing with a better lifestyle. If you want real proof though – My boyfriend decided to do it after seeing how great it made me feel. He is on Day 2!
Now if you want a NEW YOU. Inspired Health is offering a great deal for anyone who signs up by May 24th at 6pm will get a free infrared sauna session! You just have to let them know you heard about the transformation through my blog.* You can also sign up and pay online. Feel free to post any questions you may have here.
* I have not been compensated for this post, I am just a big fan after running through the program these last 10 days.
March is know for coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb… for green beer, sometimes Easter and the spring equinox. Did you know it is also Colon Cancer Awareness Month?
Have you had a colonoscopy? Is it time to book one? If you you are looking for experienced GI doctors, a comfortable atmosphere and almost no wait time then I recommend you check out GI Health Centre.
Now I will disclose that GI Health Centre is a client of mine (check out their new website!) but last month I accompanied a close friend for his 'procedure' at GIHC. It felt more like a spa when you walk through the doors and check in. The colonoscopy was done on schedule and without any complications. We got a full report with pictures.
Now if you have a history of colon cancer in your family or are 50 years old or older you should be calling right now to book a colonoscopy. Colon Cancer is treatable and survivable if it is found early enough. Don't let the fear of a colonoscopy prevent you from being in control of your colon health!
I am pretty sure you can guess by the title where this is going but I will tell you a bit of a story of my last 2 days. I decided to try juicing again but this time with OTG3 and for two days only AND I convinced my other half to give it a try. Huge feat since he is a guys guy who loves his beer, wine, red meat, pizza, wings but he did agree to try it.
So the juices came Monday and we started Tuesday. There are six juices and one difference is the yummy cashew milk which my guy says taste like Kaopectate. (Just in case you don't know what that is – read the wikipedia for Kaopectate) And this time I don't have that killer cold that had me at home for two days.
Tonight is the last night and even the dogs' all natural chicken treats look delicious (they are all natural and really just look like chicken jerky). I actually must confess to breaking down and eating a bunch of steamed asparagus.
I will probably do this again with another juicer – while it is a challenge I do feel better each time I do it and my skin always looks great.
Not sure if they guy will be in to the next one!


Shown in Alumni 2: Process and Memory exhibition.
This 2:21 video explains the importance of Thomas Paine to the Revolutionary War movement. It tells what he wrote in Common Sense, his famous 47 page pamphlet, and how he argued for American independence. He said that gaining independence would be a victory for humans everywhere.
Footage of "Grease" rehearsal at SUNY Oswego.
This three minute video explains those that worked to promote African American history month. Why Febrary was selected is explained as well and the importance of Carter Woodson. A nice overview, but the celebrities featured are not named so teachers may want to point out why they were chosen for this video.
This 1:38 long video shows why Martin Luther King, Jr. was in Memphis and how his message changed over time. Why is connection with the White House was cut off my President Lyndon Johnson because of his lack of support for the Vietnam War. He then went to Memphis.
John Timoney, former Miami police chief and Institute of Politics fellow, talks about being a kid in Ireland and new immigrant in America during the JFK era.
This module describes the very basics of Micorsoft Visual Basic queues and also the AutoResetEvent event.