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Village news in brief
Tintern Bridge: a definitive response from Gloucestershire County Council
Following enquiries by Monmouthshire County Councillor Ann Webb, GCC's Local Highways Manager, Brian Watkins, has responded with the following statement to her:
"Dear Cllr Webb
Thank you for your email. I can confirm that the bridge is still open for use by pedestrians, it is only vehicles that have been prohibited. Tintern Bridge is I am informed only recorded as a Public Footpath on the Definitive Map. The vehicle rights are private rather than public therefore as the footpath is being kept open a formal notice of closure (legal order) was not required.
With regard to the reasons why we are prohibiting motor vehicles. Gloucestershire County Councils Structures have concluded following a number inspections that in the interests of public safety the bridge was considered to be unsuitable for all vehicles. As I am sure you will appreciate this decision was not taken lightly, however our primary concern is the safety of all users and it was felt that based on the information available that this restriction was now necessary.
I have copied this email to my Structures team who will be able to add any additional technical information.
I will of course send you any updates as soon as I receive them. For info I am hopeful that by the end of this week we will have some new signs attached to the posts to replace the A frame type signs that are currently in place and prone to be moved around.
Brian Watkins
Local Highways Manager
Area Highways - West"
Posted 9 July 2019
Tintern Bridge is not closed to pedestrians
Although signs have suggested otherwise, the bridge is NOT closed to pedestrians; only vehicle traffic is prohibited. This has been confirmed to the Clerk to Tintern Community Council by Brian Watkins, Area Highways Manager at Gloucestershire County Council; signs which suggest otherwise will be removed. GCC confirmed separately that a risk assessment was performed following significant damage to the bridge and this resulted in an immediate decision to close it to vehicles.
Lou and Vin of The Filling Station
We are very sorry to hear that Lou and Vin of The Filling Station are having a tough time: Vin has had a complicated recovery from a small operation on his leg and Lou was rushed to hospital last Saturday with a brain haemhorrhage. She is currently at home resting and awaiting further tests. As a result, the café is closed until they know more about how things are working out in the coming weeks.
Here at the Tintern village website, we send our very best wishes to them for full and speedy recoveries. We are sure the village as a whole will feel the same.
Donald Henry Floyd
Martin Everett has prepared some very interesting background about local Tintern landscape artist Donald Floyd. While he is virtually forgotten these days, occasionally one of Floyd's works appears at art auctions, fetching between £400-£1,200. In times past one could see three or four of his oil paintings on display in the reception area of the now defunct Beaufort Hotel in the village.
The Wye Valley has inspired some of Britain's most creative minds over the centuries. Artistic tributes to its unspoiled beauty have flowed from the likes of Wordsworth and Turner – but none was quite as prolific as Donald Floyd.
You can see more of Donald Floyd's work and read more about him here.
To see more about Tintern Fete including the results of the Space Rocket and Photo Competitions, please click here.
Updates imminent for Freeview TV signals
Updating the local TV Freeview service is about to happen. See the notice on the left from the Forest Review this week. The Freeview website is suggesting that Tintern postcodes should re-tune after 5 June. This only affects those receiving a TV signal via an aerial.
Monmouthshire Highways concerned by people ignoring closure signs and site security at A466 closure.
The Highways department at Monmouthshire County Council is aware of pedestrians and cyclists in particular ignoring closure signs and site security fencing at the Livox works on the A466 between Tintern and St Arvans.
The department has issued the following statement:
"Work to stabilise the hillside near Tintern along the A466 is underway. Although the road is fully closed and our contractor has taken all practical measures to secure the site we have witnessed increased instances of cyclists and pedestrians ignoring the signage and security arrangements to enter the area. Large plant and machinery operates within the site and until stabilisation netting and anchors are in place there is a danger of falling rock and debris. For their own safety we respectfully ask cyclists and pedestrians to adhere to the road closure signing and site security arrangements."
Above: Fiona Frank (second from the right) with Trio Arcadia di Roma in Verona
Happy applause!
Taking bows in Rome
Tintern composer Fiona Frank is to have some of her works premiered in the UK this summer
The Trio Arcadia di Roma premiered Fiona Frank's piano trio, 'Reflections on Motherhood', in Rome in February this year. Since then, they have performed it in Milan, Mantova, Pisa and Verona before coming to the UK for this 'Concerto Monografico' of her pieces. Her music is passionate and filled with great sweeping melody and appeals to all kinds of music lovers, classical or otherwise. Her influences are wide, including jazz, classical, world, folk idioms etc. The music takes the listener on a journey and is very visual and poetic.
Trio Arcadia di Roma will perform her two Piano Trios, 'Reflections on Motherhood' and 'One Voice : One Family' as part of a programme exclusively featuring her works in a free lunchtime concert on Saturday 27th July in St Paul's church in Clifton, Bristol, and on Tuesday 30th July at 7pm at St Mary's Church, Monmouth as part of the Monmouth Festival. Donations gratefully accepted for the festival.
The Trio Arcadia di Roma is comprised of Laura Bianco (violin), Francesco Vignanelli ('cello) and Margherita Sussarellu (piano). They bring great musical intensity and exciting Italian passion to this expressive style of writing. The programme also includes works for violin and piano and 'cello and piano. See also www.Fiona-Frank.com.
'In Memoriam' for oboe quartet (which was given its world premiere at Teatro Lirico, Cagliari, on the International day marking the Elimination of violence against Women, by the amazing 'Ensemble Trame Sonore' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u4IWc3pcvI) will be part of a programme being toured around Wales by the St Woolos Ensemble in three successive concerts starting with a concert on Saturday July 6th in St Woolos Cathedral, Newport and Saturday 25th August 2019: Ebenezer Chapel, Newport, Pembrokeshire. The players are Huw Griffiths (oboe), Christoph Madler (violin), James Drummond (viola), Sonia Hammond (cello) and Christopher Williams (piano). The concert will also include a selection of Bach's Goldberg Variations transcribed for String Trio, Mozart's Oboe Quartet K370, and Mozart's Piano Quartet No.1 K478.
Dates for your diary! 6th July / 27th July / 30th July / 25th August
These boots are made for planting
Tintern's Old Station visitor centre will provide a warm welcome to volunteers willing to decorate and plant seeds and flowers in surplus boots and wellies donated to Monmouthshire's recycling team. The planting session takes place on Tuesday 28th May between 11am and 2pm and the brightly coloured footwear will welcome visitors and hikers including those training for the Macmillan charity's Mighty Hike fundraising walk scheduled for 7th September. The Old Station nestles beside the River Wye in the heart of the Wye Valley just north of Tintern.
For the full story, please click here.
Council introduces permits and part-time closures at recycling centres.
Monmouthshire County Council is introducing changes to Household Waste and Recycling Centres. From Saturday June 1st residents will be required to provide proof of residency in the form of a permit to gain entry into all sites. The date also marks the start of part time closures at all HWRC's.
Every household in Monmouthshire will receive one permit which will be sent along with an information leaflet. The permits will be issued free of charge and are expected to reach residents by June 1st. Residents who do not receive a permit by June 1st are urged to contact 01633 644644 or email Contact@monmouthshire.gov.uk to obtain a permit. A driving licence will be accepted in the interim period.
One permit will be issued per household, the permits are transferable between vehicles where a household has more than one car. If a permit is lost or forgotten a valid driving licence displaying a Monmouthshire address will be accepted by staff.
Meet and greet staff will be present at all sites. Residents are asked to display permits on their windscreen so they are visible to staff when entering the site enabling staff to easily see them and reduce the time a visit takes.
The permits have been introduced in a bid to prevent an influx of waste from neighbouring authorities being placed in the four HWRC across the county which has huge financial implications on the authority. Many neighbouring authorities have introduced similar schemes.
Permits are already in place for Commercial type vehicles and trailers, the new permit must be displayed along with these permits.
Part time closures of Household Waste and Recycling Centres will be implemented from Saturday 1st June.
The following sites will be closed:
· Llanfoist HWRC, closed every Wednesday
· Five Lanes HWRC, closed every Thursday
· Mitchel Troy, closed every Monday and Thursday
· Usk, closed every Tuesdays and Friday
Councillor Bryan Jones Cabinet Member for Operations said, "The changes to Household Waste and Recycling Centres have been implemented to make savings. Part time closures to HWRC's have been shaped by resident's feedback during a recent engagement exercise. I hope that residents understand that part time closures are positive and have led to savings being made without any permanent closures. There have been considerable changes to waste and recycling in recent months, I would like to thank residents for their continued cooperation during this process."
More information can be found on the Monmouthshire County Council website recycling page.
Make sure you have a ticket for the annual Tintern Duck Race!
The annual Tintern Duck Race is not far away and ducks are getting into final training for the big event when they'll swim from Brockweir Bridge to St Michael's Church in Tintern. Make sure you don't miss out on the fun. You can buy tickets at all the outlets shown in the poster.
On the day, you can see the race start at Brockweir Bridge and then follow it along the river through the beautiful meadows, ending up at St Michael's where refreshments will be available on the riverbank.
Temporary timetable for number 69 bus service
To cover the period from 7th May 2019 for a planned seven weeks while the A466 is closed at the Livox Quarry site between Tintern and St Arvans.
Click here to view the Monday to Saturday temporary timetable.
Parva Vineyard news, May 2019
It has been mostly about lambing this month. We started lambing on 25th March and now all the ewes have lambed except one. Most of the lambs are out playing in the fields except for the chosen few which we are showing in our sheep exhibition "Come & See the Lambs". This has proved extremely popular this year and will be running until 6th May to cover the Bank holiday and give everyone the chance to visit.
The vineyard has taken a bit of a back seat recently but as the vines are now starting to grow, there will be more work to do.
Looking ahead to the end of May, Welsh Wine week will be taking place from Saturday 25th May until Sunday 2nd June. During this week we will be open every day from 11.30am until 5.00pm, offering free vineyard tours and free wine tastings to our visitors with the chance to discuss vine growing with Colin and Judith. There will also be special offers on some of our wines so it will be well worth a visit!
Click here to see the full Vineyard page
Historic silverware at St Michael's Church
For a small and rather unprepossessing Church, St Michael's is blessed with a nice collection of silver pieces. Four Chalices or goblets for the wine and one Paten or plate for the wafers together with a container for the wafers.
The most recent acquisition is a Chalice embossed with the badge of the Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade, courtesy of Alan Carter who runs the Tintern Brigade. We use this chalice, which is hallmarked 1913, on Family/Brigade Sundays.
The oldest Chalice is a beautiful piece of hammered silver with a hallmark that dates it to 1655, during the Commonwealth. In fact, this was the year that Oliver Cromwell banned Anglican services. Possibly this chalice was given in response to this action.
The three of the pieces are hallmarked to 1813 and were presented to St Michael's by the Rev'd T Tireman who was the Rector at that time. Two of the pieces are a pair of matching Chalices, the third being a Paten. The Paten is inscribed on the reverse: 'Presented by the Rev'd T Tireman to the Parish of Tintern Parva'. There are two inscriptions on the front: 'The Bread which We Break, is it not the Communion of the Body of Christ'; 'Do This in Remembrance of Me'. What is really intriguing is the provision of two Chalices. Currently, St Michael's can seat about one hundred people. When Rev'd Tireman was Rector, it is unlikely the St Michael's could have seated fifty people and one wonders why two Chalices were needed.
Finally, we have a box that is used to hold the wafers before they are put on the Paten. The hallmark is 1979 and is inscribed 'In Loving Memory of my Dear Mother MAUD EMILY DEXTER
When not in use, all these pieces are locked away in the parish chest or strong box. Interestingly this box has the date 1813 embossed on it. Presumably, Rev'd Tireman was concerned for their safety!
Please see the St Michael's page for more information about this amazing church.
Wye Valley Wellness Centre Open Day
The Wye Valley Wellness Centre comprises Wye Valley Hypnotherapy, Stepwise Podiatry, and Lucy Fear Massage Therapy.
They are opening their doors on Saturday the 11th of May to enable visitors to meet them and learn of the wide range of therapies on offer.
The Centre is located at Ashweir Lodge which is on the main road through the village, close to Abbey Mill.
Take a fresh look at Tintern
We'd love to have your take on Tintern by having your entry for a Tintern Photo Competition being organised by the Fete Committee.
A winner will be announced at Tintern Fete on Saturday 29th June.
The aim is to select photographs from the entries for inclusion in a Tintern Village Calendar for 2020.
See the poster for details but if you need any more information please get in touch with Andrew Reid andrew.reid@huntermillerreid.co.uk.
Posted 24 March 2019
Parva Vineyard news, March 2019
It definitely feels like spring now and with the clocks changing, we will have lighter evenings to get our work done. We have already had some lambs- two sets of twins- and by the time you read this, there will be lots of the little woolly things bouncing about. The next few weeks mean hard work and disturbed nights but it is worth it when you can watch the lambs racing up and down the field and doing lamb leaps!
Click here to see the full Vineyard news for March.
Trading Standards officers issue warning over Council Tax scam
Monmouthshire's trading standards service is urging residents to remain vigilant after receiving further reports of fraudulent telephone calls from individuals purporting to be from the council tax team. Householders are told they are entitled to a rebate on their council tax bill and the caller then attempts to obtain bank card details.
Please click here for the full story.
A466 road closure 2019
Despite the earlier announcement made in February, Monmouthshire County Council now confirms that work at the Livox site (between Tintern and St Arvans) will start on May 7th rather than April 8th. It is assumed that this will last for approximately seven weeks as before. Council sources claim that extended working hours, including weekends, are being allowed and it aims to have the road open before the Tintern Fete being held on Saturday June 29th. A date for work at the Wyndcliffe site is still to be confirmed but it is likely to be delayed until next year.
New massage therapist in Tintern
Lucy Fear has set up her practice at Ashweir Court (near Abbey Mill)
I am an advanced massage therapist offering treatments for a wide variety of conditions and provide free assessment consultations. I welcome men, women and children as clients and home visits can be provided. Please feel free to enquire for further information by calling 07853 251887 or emailing lucyfearmassagetherapy@aol.co.uk
See Lucy Fear's page
Council considers budget changes
From Monmouthshire County Council
Monmouthshire County Council will take a significant step towards setting its budget for next year when Cabinet outlines a recommended budget at its meeting on 20th February, which will then be considered by full Council on 7th March. It has been a difficult process and we have been listening to feedback from residents about our initial proposals since 19th December 2018. As a result, there are some changes that will be put forward.
Free training for aspiring entrepreneurs
Free start-up workshops, hosted by Business Wales, are taking place to help people in Monmouthshire who are considering starting or are running their own business.
The workshops cover a variety of topics, including developing a business idea, sourcing finance, business planning, pricing and marketing, and will take place between 9.15am and 4pm on Wednesday, 27th February in Abergavenny's Youth Centre (Old Hereford Road) and in the Bridges Centre in Monmouth on Thursday, 21st March.
The courses aim to aid budding entrepreneurs to take the plunge and decide whether self-employment is for them. All workshops are designed and delivered by experienced Business Wales advisers and provide an opportunity to ask questions and network with like-minded people.
Melanie Phipps, Business Adviser at Business Wales, said: "Our role as business advisers is to share experience, provide practical advice, support and knowledge to instil confidence among people at the start of their business journey.
"Our fully-funded workshops provide a great starting point for all attendees who want to gain an understanding of the key principles and practical skills required to start and run their own business, so I would encourage everyone in Monmouthshire who is considering self-employment, to come along."
For more information on venues and to book places, visit https://wales.business-events.org.uk/, email southwales@businesswales.org.uk or call 01656 868500.
Residents urged to register for garden waste collection
Registration has begun for residents to sign up for the Council's seasonal garden waste collection and those wishing to use the service must purchase a permit.
One permit provides the weekly collection of the contents of one brown garden waste bag which costs £18 per season with no restriction on the number residents can purchase. Garden waste will only be collected if a permit is visible on the bag.
Weekly garden waste collections begin on Monday 4th March and end on Friday 29th November 2019 - no collections will take place from Monday 2nd December 2019 to 28th February 2020. Residents are urged to register now before March 4th to receive your permit in time for the first collection.
Purchasing a permit is simple and residents are able to register in a variety of ways:
Monmouthshire website: https://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/recycling-and-waste/garden-waste
The 'My Monmouthshire' app
Visit a Community Hub.
Phone: 01633 644705 (Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm and Friday from 9am to 4:30pm).
Once registered, residents must allow up to 14 days to receive a permit. Last year's customers will receive a letter reminding them to renew their registration soon.
Feedback on the service is important, residents are encouraged to have their say via an online survey on the garden waste service which aims to find out what residents would like from the service in the future. To complete the survey visit: https://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/recycling-and-waste/garden-waste
A466 road closure dates for 2019: first phase confirmed
From Tintern Community Council
Monmouthshire County Council have recently completed works at Site 2 (Livox) which have enabled a full survey of the rock face to be carried out to ascertain the extent of the stabilisation works necessary.
With this information, the works on-site are expected to take approximately 7 weeks and the road will therefore be closed for this period week commencing the 8th April 2019.
The road will however be reopened over the Easter Weekend.
Work on Site 1 (Wyndcliffe) will not now take place until September 2019 and it is planned to close the road again week commencing 2nd September for approximately 7-8 weeks. The date and duration of this closure is to be confirmed.
Posted 7 February 2019
It doesn't seem possible that we are already in the second month of 2019 - it only seems a few days ago that we were celebrating New Year!
The weather so far this year has been very kind with plenty of dry days and not too much cold. We have been able to make good progress with pruning and most of the vines seem to be in good condition. We have put eight sheep in the vineyard to tidy up the grass for us and do a bit of manuring to feed the vines.
Read the complete report from Parva Vineyard.
Chepstow Walking Festival 24th - 28th April 2019
This popular festival has now become firmly established on the UK's walking calendar. Whether you are a seasoned walker or just enjoy a stroll there will be something in the programme that appeals.
See more here.
Posted 31 January 2019
Tintern Village Quiz Night on 26th January a huge success!
The Tintern Annual Quiz Night was hugely popular and was sold out well before the event. It raised a brilliant £354 towards funding the Tintern Fete being held on Saturday the 29th of June 2019.
The Fete Committee would like to express its grateful thanks to everyone who took part and to The Royal George Hotel for hosting the event and feeding us so enjoyably with its wonderful curries. The event was also fortunate to have the services of Helen Carter and John Livermore who devised the quiz and ran it on the night and of a great team of helpers.
Congratulations to the winning team, the Catbrook Cats!
A further quiz is being held on Saturday the 23rd of March, this time in Llandogo Millennium Hall. More details will be coming soon.
Wye Valley Hotel display of proposed routes and signage for 2019 closure of the A466 road
Following representations from Tintern Community Council, Monmouthshire County Council has made important new proposals for traffic routes and improved road signs to be implemented during the closure of the A466 while remedial works take place between Tintern and St Arvans at the sites currently controlled by traffic lights.
A display has been put up showing the planned routes and signs at The Wye Valley Hotel and may be inspected there during its usual opening hours.
No firm dates have yet been announced for the works but Tintern Community Council hopes to provide further news on this very soon. It is further hoped that a representative from Monmouthshire County Council will attend a public meeting in the village to explain the works in detail.
Consultation meetings
Llandogo and surrounding area
Monday, 18th February at 6pm - Llandogo Primary School
Trelech and surrounding area
Tuesday, 12th February at 6pm - Trelech Primary School
All areas daytime drop-in session
Thursday, 14th February from 9.30am to 11.30am - County Hall, Usk
Monmouthshire County Council is proposing changes to its secondary school catchment areas
Monmouthshire County Council is proposing changes to its secondary school catchment areas and has launched a public consultation programme with a deadline for responses of Friday, 1st March. If agreed, the proposals will affect primary school pupils living in four areas of the county – Goetre, Trelech, Usk and Llandogo - and any changes will be effective from the start of the 2020/21 academic year.
Anyone wishing to respond to the council's proposals may complete the council's consultation questionnaire, which is available on its website - www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/catchmentconsultation - or attend one of the consultation meetings the council has organised in February.
Councillor Richard John, Monmouthshire's cabinet member for Children and Young People said "Making a secondary school preference is a really important and emotive decision for parents. Secondary school catchment areas have been largely unchanged since 1996 and there are a number of anomalies. The changes we're proposing mean that as far as possible, primary and secondary school catchment areas will align meaning peer groups formed in primary school may be less likely to be split up on transition to secondary school. I hope that as many residents as possible will contribute to this consultation by writing or emailing in or attending our public meetings, so we can make an informed decision so catchment areas are fit for the future."
The consultation report will be published by Wednesday, 27th March and Monmouthshire's cabinet will consider the results of consultation and agree how to proceed at its meeting on Wednesday, 3rd April.
Residents with questions on the proposals should email the council's Access Unit - accesstolearning@monmouthshire.gov.uk – or telephone 01633 644508.
A new edition of the Tintern Business Map is being produced. Make sure you are included and that your entry is up to date.
Tintern Community Council are once again in the process of arranging for an update and reprint of the Tintern Business Map as it has proved to be very popular with businesses and visitors.
If any businesses currently advertising in the map wish to make changes to their details, or if there are any new businesses that would like to be featured, please could they notify Phoenix Maps by Monday 18th February 2019 with the relevant information.
Their email address is phoenixmap@btinternet.com.
For more information about Brew Monday and the work of Samaritans please click here.
Community hubs to raise vital funds for Samaritans with a welcome cuppa
Three of Monmouthshire's community hubs will support The Samaritans' Brew Monday campaign with fundraising events on Monday 21st January.
Nearest to Tintern is the event being held at Chepstow Community Hub from 10am to 12noon with tea and cakes, shared reading and board games.
Monmouthshire Councillor Paul Jordan said: "We're delighted to support The Samaritans in carrying out such valuable work. Over the last 64 years, the charity's volunteers have helped save countless lives, but as demand for services grows, they need support now more than ever. Money raised will help keep Samaritans phone lines open and volunteers supporting people in need."
Contact Richard on 07447 642872 or James on 07449 217551.
New local business: Abbey Maintenance Services
This new enterprise undertakes all aspects of maintenance work for homes or businesses.
They will do everything from fitting your bathroom to mending the outside tap, fitting your kitchen to putting up a shelf, rewiring your house or just fixing the outside light.
Also PAT testing is available.
Revised planning application for development of The Abbey Hotel site
A planning application has been received by Monmouthshire County Council for the development of the Abbey Hotel site and the following planning notice was been posted at relevant positions in the village to notify interested parties. It should be noted this application replaces a previous application issued in 2012 which has now expired.
The brief for the proposed development is to provide a high quality residential development on land south of the hotel. The development will include the construction of four residential dwellings and the conversion of an existing barn.
The application reference is DM/2018/01912 and full details can be obtained by visiting www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/planning and then "View Planning Applications". The closing date for the submission of comments is 23rd January 2019. For further information It should be noted the Tintern Community Council has already discussed the application and their comments can be found on the MCC website.
Council's area committees to discuss budget and speed management
Monmouthshire County Council's area committees are due to meet this month to consider budget consultation and speed management as well as other crucial items. Members of the public are encouraged to attend area committees and they are given the opportunity to discuss matters of interest.
The Lower Wye Area Committee will gather as advertised at 10am on Wednesday 23rd January in Chepstow Leisure Centre.
The four area committees are chaired by Councillor Mat Feakins (Central Monmouthshire), Councillor Maureen Powell (North Monmouthshire), Councillor David Evans (Severnside) and Councillor David Dovey (Lower Wye). In a joint statement they said: "We warmly invite the county's communities to attend the council's area committees every three months and raise awareness of local issues while receiving important information as well as providing councillors with valuable feedback."
The agenda for each committee features on Monmouthshire County Council's website a week before they are due to take place. Visit: https://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/home/democracy-councillors for further information.
Take care of your pets on New Year's Eve
Just a note of warning. There'll be celebrations going on in Tintern village on New Year's Eve and some fireworks will be in the mix. So, if you have pets please help them to cope with the bangs and flashes. You can go to this ITV page for some great tips.
In the meantime, Friends of Tintern wish you a very Happy New Year.
Friends of Tintern publishes this website and The Tintern News and also produces the monthly Tintern Film Nights.
News from Parva Vineyard
After such a lovely summer, which really suited the vines, we had a very large crop of grapes to pick. The grapes were ripe earlier than usual and we had beautiful weather for the harvest which made it a pleasant (though tiring) task.
We would like to say a very big thank you to everyone who helped with picking the nearly nine tonnes of grapes. This is the third largest crop we have had in the twenty two years we have been at Parva Farm.
For more on this story, please click here.
Posted 29 November 2018
Vacancy announced for Community Councillor
A casual vacancy has arisen for a Councillor for Tintern Community Council to represent Trellech Grange Ward. The vacancy is to be filled by either election (through the request of at least ten electors) or by co-option.
You can view the official notice from the Returning Officer for Monmouth on the Tintern Community Council's page on this site or at the Tintern Community Council website.
The deadline date for requesting an election is 21st November 2018.
The date for the 2019 Tintern Fete has been confirmed. Anyone interested in having a stall can contact Helen Carter at helencarter2006@yahoo.co.uk. Music and other entertainment providers can contact Terina Jones at terina.jones@gmail.com. Interested food outlets should contact Vivien Richards at vivien.richards@yahoo.co.uk.
Monmouthshire parents advised to meet 30th November deadline to apply for secondary school places
Monmouthshire County Council is alerting parents and guardians of children due to start secondary education next September that the closing date to apply for school places is looming.
Children attending Year 6 at primary school will transfer to a secondary school in September 2019, and parents are urged to complete their applications before the 30th November closing date. This will give them the best chance of ensuring that their child attends their preferred school.
Parents resident in Monmouthshire must apply to the council even if their preferred school lies outside the county's borders (excluding schools in Newport where applications are to be made directly to the city council).
Parents may apply using the council's online application system. For more information, visit: www.monmouthshire.gov.uk Alternatively, parents may request an application pack by telephoning the council's admissions team on 01633 644508 or emailing: accesstolearning@monmouthshire.gov.uk
The completion of an application form expressing written preference for a school is a legal necessity set out in the School Admissions Code of Practice. In addition, while each school within the county serves a specific catchment area, parents or guardians can not assume that their children will automatically gain entry. Parents who submit application forms by the deadline on 30th November 2018 will be informed which school their child will attend no later than 1st March 2019.
Monmouthshire's cabinet member with responsibility for schools and learning, Councillor Richard John said: "It's vital that parents apply for school places on time. Applications not submitted by the deadline will be considered after those received on time, meaning parents who apply late may be less likely to secure a place at their preferred school - even if they have other children already in the school. I would urge parents to apply as soon as possible."
Contact the School and Student Access Unit on 01633 644508 or email accesstolearning@monmouthshire.gov.uk for further information.
Recycle Week: This is the year Monmouthshire said 'We Do!'
Pictured, Bryan Jones, MCC Cabinet Member for Recycling and Waste
Monmouthshire can shout loud and proud that 'We Do' recycle! In the biggest and best Recycle Week ever, Recycle for Wales is celebrating Wales being the third best recycling nation in the world. Monmouthshire's recycling rate is holding steady at 68%.
For the 15th annual Recycle Week (24-30 September), Recycle for Wales is celebrating how far we've come in increasing our recycling rates and ranking among the top three nations in the world. With a recycling rate of 64%, our next target is to reach 70% as soon as possible and we can achieve this by encouraging residents to make sure they're recycling all they can from all around the home.
Why? Because Monmouthshire DOES recycle. Because it matters.
Getting recycling right
As a nation we are recycling more than ever before, but it's important that we get it right. Almost half (49%) put at least one item in the general rubbish bin that could be recycled.
This Recycle Week we're encouraging all residents to do that little bit more to help Wales become the number one recycling nation in the world.
Here are some top tips for recycling in Monmouthshire:
Recycle batteries, rather than putting them in with household waste. There are collection boxes for batteries at all HWRC sites, at MCC community hubs, at schools and at electrical shops. If batteries are placed with household waste, they will be incinerated, and this process can cause explosions and costly damage to the energy from waste facility.
Recycle emulsion and gloss paint. Household paints can be recycled at all of Monmouthshire's Household Waste Recycling Centres
Recycle small electrical items such as toasters, phones, mini speakers, and hair dryers. Take them to the nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Food waste is collected every week in Monmouthshire and is recycled. From December the food recycling process will generate electricity at our new biodigester plant. We need more local people to join the food recycling revolution as it reduces the smell of the household bin as well as being greener.
Recycle paper and card into red bags and plastics, cans and glass into purple bags.
Residents sometimes wonder why all the bags are then loaded into the back of the same lorry and compressed together. Paper and card is of higher value when it is kept separate from other materials. Concerns are sometimes raised that the bags break open when they are compressed in the back of the lorry. The compression is done carefully to make sure there is enough space on the lorry to collect everyone's recyclables, and the materials are not damaged by this treatment.
Next spring collections will utilise new lorries, materials will be kept separate. This is hoped to encourage even more people to recycle and gain increased confidence in the recycling process.
Unsure about how to recycle a specific item? Recycle for Wales's Recycling Locator can show you exactly what needs to go in the recycling bin where you live.
Recycle. Monmouth does. Because it matters.
What and how we recycle really matters. Recycling an item rather than throwing it in the general rubbish bin means that it will be dealt with in the most environmentally-friendly way, keeping materials in use and out of the environment.
Catrin Palfrey, campaign manager for Recycle for Wales, said: "Increasingly people in Wales are recycling all they can from all around the home and our world rankings reflect this. Here in Monmouthshire it's no different – more and more of us are recycling, so thank you for doing all you can and keep up the good work! Together we can help get Wales to number one."
Cabinet Member for Recycling and Waste Bryan Jones said "Monmouthshire people are brilliant at recycling, and we are consistently in the top 3 counties of Wales for our recycling rates. There are always more materials that we could recycle more of – especially food. We have some big changes coming up for our recycling service. In the spring our new recycling lorries will be on the road, keeping the materials that local people carefully sort more separated, increasing their value and recyclability."
To find out more about Recycle Week, and to use the Recycling Locator to find out what to recycle where you live, visit www.recycleforwales.org.uk
Superb Turnout for the Macmillan Wye Valley Mighty Hike on 4th August 2018
On a very hot August Saturday, intrepid walkers of all ages and abilities took up the challenge of walking 26 miles along the Wye Valley between Monmouth and Chepstow to raise funds for the Macmillan Cancer Support Trust. Out of over 850 starters, 708 walkers reached the finishing line with smiles on their faces despite aching limbs. Well done to all the walkers (including those who didn't quite make it to the end) and the to all the people making donations to this very worthy cause. It is forecast that several hundred thousand of pounds will have been raised.
You can find out more about the work of Macmillan Cancer Support here.
Posted 6 August 2018
New homes coming to Tintern
Monmouthshire Housing Association (MHA) are proud to be building three much needed affordable homes for social rent in Tintern. The houses, which will consist of two 2bed and one 3bed family homes, will be located in the Angiddy Valley.
Every effort was made to ensure the design of the new homes matched the surrounding properties and blended in with the local area. After winning the tender to build the new homes, contractors Kingfisher Developments (Wales) Ltd started on site in May. The properties have started to take shape, with groundworks will be completed in the next few weeks. It is hoped the 3 homes will be completed by February 2019.
As part of the development contractors Kingfisher have installed a permanent noticeboard, so the local community can keep to date with the latest updates about the development.
MHA is committed to keeping those in the communities we work in up to date with what we are doing. If you have any questions please contact Development Surveyor, Katie Knill on 0345 677 2277.
Interested in renting one of these three new homes? Don't miss out on your chance to apply when bidding opens. Register your interest with Monmouthshire Homesearch.
As a rural exception site, anyone interested in renting one of the new homes will need to have a local connection to the area.
For more information visit
http://www.monmouthshire homesearch.co.uk/choice/home.aspx.
Alternatively call 0345 900 2956 to speak to the friendly Homesearch team.
White Monk expands provisions range
The White Monk Gift and Tea Shop has expanded to include further provisions for Tintern Village. They have installed a larger fridge and is now stocking staples such as milk, butter, cheese, eggs, orange juice, bacon and sausages.
This is a welcome service to the village, since otherwise you have to travel further afield when you run out of the basics.
The White Monk is welcoming suggestions for other items that we would like to see stocked.
For more about the White Monk café and gift shop please click here.
Duck Race Winners
The annual Tintern Duck Race took place on Sunday 3rd June and despite a delay caused by one of the supporting canoes capsizing (the canoeist was somewhat wet but otherwise OK), the ducks were successfully launched from Brockweir bridge. Onlookers were able to follow the plucky ducks all the way along the river bank in superb weather conditions to the finishing line at St Michael's church where refreshments were served by the fete committee. Proceeds go towards the cost of running the Tintern Fete being held on Saturday, 30th June 2018.
Congratulations to Richard Jackson on winning the top prize of £100 and to our other prizewinners, William Noble and Deborah Stock. And, of course, massive thanks to everyone who took part.
Follow-up to the Wye Valley River Festival's Museum of the Moon in Tintern
Tintern was host to the dramatic Museum of the Moon during the recent River Festival and the Tintern Festivals Association has made a compilation of the poetry read during the 'Meditations on the Moon' event at the Abbey.
Click here to see the poetry compilation.
Tintern War Memorial proposal. Is anyone interested?
Tintern resident and Community Councillor Alan Hillard is putting forward the idea of Tintern having its own war memorial and is seeking opinion and ideas from other villagers. Alan has proposed the following:
I know there is no Tintern War Memorial, but in this hundredth year since the end of hostilities of the Great War, then perhaps Tintern should do its bit in remembrance of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
I would like to see a large piece of Forest sandstone erected in St Michael's Churchyard, featuring the names of those we wish to remember engraved on a Brass plate.
We should also have a 'Virtual Memorial' on the village website where we can tell the stories of those we remember.
I am not a Tintern 'Local' and so do not have that fund of knowledge that comes with being born here. However I do think that Tintern should remember those who laid down their lives and I would be grateful to hear from anyone who would be interested in helping me further the idea of a War Memorial or who can add to the stories that they know about those who made the supreme sacrifice.
If any one has other ideas on this subject please let me know.
Alan Hillard can be contact by email at alan.hillard@gmail.com
The Wye Valley River Festival comes to Tintern, Monday 14th to Sunday 20th May
From 5th to 20th May 2018, the Wye Valley River Festival is returning and promises to be bigger and better than ever.
Two weeks of arts, entertainment, wonder and spectacle will be flowing through the riverside towns and villages of the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), as artists and communities celebrate the river and its wonderful woodlands.
Tintern is playing a major part in the programme, including displaying the Museum of the Moon which is a unique and amazing lunar art installation by international artist Luke Jerram. As night falls, a 7-metre wide fusion of lunar imagery and moonlight, suspended high in the ruins of Tintern Abbey, will be illuminated, accompanied by a surround sound composition from BAFTA and Ivor Novello award-winning composer Dan Jones. Using imagery from NASA, each centimetre of the sculpture represents 5km of the moon's surface.
The Museum of the Moon will be presented at the iconic Tintern Abbey, in partnership with Cadw, between Monday 14th and Sunday 20th May 2018.
Other Festival events in Tintern include:
Tuesday 15th May 7.30pm, A Moon Talk presented by the Tintern Philosophy Circle in Tintern Village Hall prior to visiting the Museum of the Moon at Tintern Abbey.
Wednesday 16th May, Pilgrimage Walks to the 'Moon'. Choice of 3 walks from the Kymin (11 miles), Chepstow (6 miles) and Brockweir (2 miles) all starting from the Forge Road car park with transport to the starting points. ( for timings refer to Events section)
Thursday 17th May 7.30pm, Passing the Baton. Live music and theatre in the Abbey.
Friday 18th May, 6.30 to 10pm, Picnic night in the Abbey. Join the community of Tintern to celebrate the Museum of the Moon. Bring a picnic and enjoy an evening of entertainment.
Sunday 20th May 7pm onwards, Moon Bathing in the Abbey. A guided meditation with poetry readings.
Please click here to see details of all that is happening in Tintern. You can visit the River Festival website to get news on what is happening across the whole Festival.
ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING, ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH
THE ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING of the Parish will be held on Tuesday, 8th May, 2018 at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start in St. Michael's Church. This meeting will be Chaired by the Reverend David McGladdery, Area Dean of Monmouth.
All lay people whose names are on the Electoral Roll of the Parish are entitled to speak and vote and are strongly urged to attend the Meeting.
Lower Wye Area Committee Meeting
As part of its widening of democratic participation, Monmouthshire County Council is holding a meeting at Chepstow Leisure Centre on Wednesday 25th April 2018 at 10.00am.
Of special interest to Tintern residents, Included in the Agenda is: A466 St Arvans to Tintern - the present and the future. The impact of the removal of the Severn Bridge tolls will also be discussed.
A full agenda is available here from the Monmouthshire County Council website.
The Christening of Alice Kay Carter
A family gathering together with a great number of friends at Tintern Village Hall following the Christening of Alice Kay at St Michael's Church, Tintern. A fantastic food spread was put on and there was a very beautiful baby to admire. Congratulations to the proud parents, Rhiannon Haf and Joe Carter.
Posted 8 April 2018
Pop over here to read the latest issue of The Tintern News so that you don't miss anything affecting the village.
Friends of Tintern is selling its Ricoh MP4000 Photocopier with Booklet Maker. £250.00 or near offer.
Friends of Tintern are disposing of their photocopier. It was used regularly up to one month ago to produce the Tintern News. Now that production has passed to a commercial printer, there is available this Ricoh MP4000 Mono Copier plus integrated Booklet Maker. It copies 40 pages a minute and is in perfect working order, having been maintained from new by the supplier. Buyer to collect. Contact Allan Reid allanreid8@btinternet.com.
The Royal George has changed hands
The Royal George Hotel, Tintern is now owned and managed by Harriet Babbage and Richard Secular who until recently had the stylish BroadRock B&B in Woodcroft, near Chepstow.
The Royal George has a temporary web page here and much more detail on its new food offering and plans for the future will appear there and on its page on this site in due course.
A466 to reopen on Thursday 29th March 2018
County Councillor Ann Webb has emailed to say the road between Tintern and St Arvans should be open on Thursday 29th March with traffic-light control.
Tintern Community Council has commented further:
"Following the recent temporary closure of the A466 by MCC, we have been notified that the road will be open again by Easter, but will probably be operated with temporary traffic lights. We understand that there will be a further road closure later in the year to finish essential work at the sites.
We realise that residents have been unhappy about the recent closure and inadequate signage of diversions. If you have any suggestions how future closures can be more effectively implemented or any specific issues you wish to raise please contact us in time for our meeting on the 30th April."
Posted 28th March 2018
Special Easter services at St Michael's Church, Tintern. For details, please click here.
Seen outside the village hall
The incredible creature Maisy, found wandering outside the village hall on Wednesday 21st March with her friends Kim (left) and Illy. They're getting ready for their Easter weekend at Raglan Castle. You can find out more about Maisy and her friends on the Los Kaos website.
Posted 21st March 2018
2018 Tintern Fete news
They're Back!
Yes, the fabulous Rock Choir, who were such a hit last year with their sparkling musical programme and wonderful voices have been signed up to open the fete again this year. The only difference - we will get to hear more of them. They will be singing for three sessions throughout the afternoon instead of two. You can never have too much of a good thing!
Take a look at what's coming up at Tintern Fete
CADW is changing local resident passes.
Local resident Pass holders will need to exchange them for Cadw Monument Passes.
See details on the Cadw website.


WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) - The special counsel in an investigation into alleged collusion between US President Donald Trump's election campaign and Russian agents is investigating a payment made to Mr Trump's foundation by a Ukrainian steel magnate for a talk during the campaign, according to three people briefed on the matter, as part of a broader examination of streams of foreign money to Mr Trump and his associates in the years leading up to the election.
Investigators subpoenaed the Trump Organisation this year for an array of records about business with foreign nationals.
In response, the company handed over documents about a US$150,000 (S$196,701) donation that the Ukrainian billionaire, Mr Victor Pinchuk, made in September 2015 to the Donald J. Trump Foundation in exchange for a 20-minute appearance by Mr Trump that month through a video link to a conference in Kiev.
Mr Michael Cohen, the President's personal lawyer whose office and hotel room were raided on Monday in an apparently unrelated case, solicited the donation.
The contribution from Mr Pinchuk, who has sought closer ties for Ukraine to the West, was the largest the foundation received in 2015 from anyone besides Mr Trump himself.
The subpoena is among signs in recent months that Mr Mueller is interested in interactions that Mr Trump or his associates had with countries beyond Russia, though it is not clear what other payments he is scrutinising.
Mr Mueller also ordered the Trump Organisation to turn over documents, e-mails and other communications about several Russians, including some whose names have not been publicly tied to Mr Trump, according to the three people, who would not be named discussing the ongoing investigation.
The identities of the Russians were unclear.
The payment from Mr Pinchuk "is curious because it comes during a campaign and is from a foreigner and looks like an effort to buy influence", said Mr Marcus Owens, a former head of the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt organisations.
He called the donation "an unusual amount of money for such a short speech".
Mr Cohen did not respond to a request for comment.
Mr Jay Sekulow, a lawyer for the President, did not return several messages seeking comment, nor did a lawyer for the Trump Organisation.


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From September 2019
UK Residents - £100 non returnable
Overseas Residents - £200 non returnable
Deposit (on acceptance of place)
£500 refundable on final account
£5,665 per term
The tuition fee includes lunches, most stationery, the majority of text books, games, swimming, library and nursing in the Health Centre in ordinary cases of illness, but excludes any special medicines. In cases requiring special treatment or extra nursing, any expenses involved are charged to the parents. The cost of running late supervised prep and study sessions in the Library until 5.30pm is included in the tuition fee.
Music fees
(Recommended but subject to VMT contract)
Singing and all instrumental studies, except harp - £318 per term
Musical instrument hire - £50 per term
Supplemental charges
Bus travel can be provided by the Joint Bus Service, which serves St Helen's, Abingdon School and the Manor Preparatory School. Details of bus travel, including booking forms, can be accessed via the Joint Bus Service website at www.jointbus.co.uk. Bookings should be made by following the instructions provided. Charges and conditions for using the service can be also be found on the same website. Charges will be collected through individual School bills.
The School may offer additional items to enhance teaching and individual development for which charges will be made subject to parental consent on the school bill. The list below is not exhaustive and will change according to circumstances. Availability varies between year groups.
Trips offered in support of teaching
Lectures, visits or subject specific excursions with most departments.
Residential trips (Junior Department, Year 7 and Year 9)
The cost of sitting public examinations is now charged as a supplemental item and will depend on the fees levied by the examination boards in question.
Occasional trips offered
Lacrosse tour
Skiing trip
Music and drama productions
Parents' Association events
SHSK Foundation events
Sixth Form Ball
Parents' Association subscription
SHSK Society
Duke of Edinburgh's Award, fencing, tennis coaching, rowing, sailing, dance, skating, tae kwon do, Young Enterprise.
Items provided for exclusive use and retention, such as:
Folders, project materials, maths calculators, careers advice, music examinations, magazines, musical instrument hire, science clothing, music and equipment, subscriptions to societies, games clothing and equipment, dictionaries, books retained by students, prefects uniform, clubs activities.
School photographs, personal and property insurances, records of achievement, school fees refund scheme, additional tuition, leavers' memorabilia, late payment charge, exam remarks etc, charges for lost items.
School fees must be paid either by termly direct debit to the School or by a monthly direct debit which is administered by School Fee Plan (SFP). See below for details.
In association with market-leading school fee finance provider, you can apply online to pay your school fees by monthly installments*. It is quick, easy and once approved, we will notify School Fee Plan of your termly fees, including extras.
*Credit is subject to status. Terms and conditions apply.
Instrumental music teachers are self employed. Payments for music tuition fees must be made to the teacher who raises the invoice and not to the School. Notice to terminate music tuition must be made in accordance with the music tutor's contract.
Notice of removal of a student before completing Year 13 (Upper Sixth) must be given in writing to the Headmistress at least one full term beforehand, or payment of the next term's fees will be required.
Notice of discontinuing subjects for which extra fees are charged must be given in writing not later than one full term beforehand.
In order to appreciate the impact of possible future fee increases, parents should note that over the course of a seven year school career, the termly fee of £5,665 would increase to £7,168 at an annualised fee increase of 4%.
Personal Accident insurance is provided for all students at no additional cost. No reduction is made for absence but a School Fees Refund Scheme together with Personal Effects and the School Fees Trust Scheme (Group Life Insurance) are available from SFS Group, www.sfs-group.co.uk who are specialist insurers for independent education.
SFS have informed the School that they are currently in short-term transition between underwriters and we are awaiting details on their provision of insurance for the new academic year. Current insurances are unaffected.
The School makes no recommendation as regards the suitability of these additional insurances and other providers are available.
However the fees are paid, the contractual liability remains with the signatories of the Acceptance Form page of the Parent Contract. The School reserves the right to ask the parent to withdraw the student if this is in the interest either of the School or the student herself.
All students attend the School's assemblies and services which cover a wide range of moral, spiritual and religious topics. The School services are based on the Anglican Liturgy.
Throughout a girl's time at the School, the School Nurse shall continue to have the right to give the girl's parent or guardian or the Headmistress any confidential information about the girl if she considers that it is in the girl's own interest or desirable for the protection of other members of the School that she should do so.
The School can accept no responsibility for any loss or damage that may happen to a girl's property while on the School premises.

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Alžběta Františka Toskánská (27. ledna 1892, Vídeň – 29. ledna 1930, zámek Syrgenstein v Allgäu) byla rakouská arcivévodkyně a toskánská princezna, po sňatku hraběnka Waldbursko-Zeilská a Trauchburská

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Alžběta Františka, zvaná Ella, byla prvorozenou dcerou arcivévody Františka Salvátora Toskánského a arcivévodkyně Marie Valerie. Jejím dědečkem byl císař František Josef I.

Manželství
Dne 19. září 1912 se v Niederwallsee provdala za hraběte Jiřího Waldbursko-Zeilského a Trauchburského, se kterým měla čtyři děti. Občas se zabývala malováním. Zemřela 29. ledna 1930 ve svých 38 letech na zápal plic. Pohřbena byla v Maria Than v Allgäu. Její ovdovělý manžel Jiří se 29. prosince 1931 oženil s její sestrou Gertrudou.

Děti
 1. Marie Valerie (28. 6. 1913 Wallsee – 8. 7. 2011 Salcburk)
 ⚭ 1936 Jiří Toskánský (22. 8. 1905 Salcburk – 21. 3. 1952), rodem rakouský arcivévoda a toskánský princ
 2. Klementina (5. 10. 1914 Wallsee – 24. 9. 1941 Dillingen), svobodná a bezdětná
 3. Alžběta (23. 2. 1917 Wallsee – 18. 6. 1979 Salcburk), svobodná a bezdětná
 4. František Josef (7. 3. 1927 Chur – 31. 8. 2022 Hohenems)
 ⚭ 1956 hraběnka Priscilla von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (5. 2. 1934 Mnichov – 31. 5. 2019 Hohenems)

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Německé hraběnky
Narození v roce 1892
Narození 27. ledna
Narození ve Vídni
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Q: Uploading an HTML5 app to the Software Center I have an app written in HTML and JavaScript, suitable for distribution in the Chrome Web Store as a packaged app. (You can even package it up as a single HTML file with data: URIs.)
Is it possible for me to submit an app like this to the Ubuntu Software Center? If so, how?

A: Try here:
http://developer.ubuntu.com/publish/

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Q: Two instances of tkinter window created when run python script as administrator I am developing small app using tkinter UI which has a windows and a small form with three input and a button.
It requires to run with Administrator privileges (some file operation in C:\). I use following code and it works fine.
import admin
if not admin.isUserAdmin():
    admin.runAsAdmin()

Only problem I face is when I run python script(.py), it creates two instances of same window. Even two Python environment windows(black cmd screen of python.exe) appear.

*

*UAC dialog appears to ask for permission to run as admin. When I press "Yes", window appears as admin.

*Simple window (same app) but without admin privileges. Appears after closing of 1st window.

I am using Windows 10 and Visual Studio 2015 Pro and Python 2.7.
This is how I initialize UI.
window = Tk()
window.title("User Interface")
.........
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# all other code blocks(UI + Business Logic) appear here.
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window.mainloop()

A: Just use:
import admin
if not admin.isUserAdmin():
    admin.runAsAdmin()
    quit()

As I understand, you run the same program (admin.runAsAdmin()), but you don't close the non-admin one. Use quit() or sys.exit() for that.
Hope that's helpful!


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Nonesuch to Release Mehldau's "Highway Rider" on March 16
Nonesuch Records is set to release Highway Rider-a double-disc of original work by pianist and composer Brad Mehldau-on March 16, 2010. The album is his second collaboration with renowned producer Jon Brion and features performances by Mehldau's trio-drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier-as well as drummer Matt Chamberlain, saxophonist Joshua Redman, and a chamber orchestra led by Dan Coleman. Mehldau also orchestrated and arranged the album's 15 pieces for the ensemble. For a behind-the-scenes look, check out the new video detailing the project at nonesuch.com/media.
Highway Rider is now available for pre-order in the Nonesuch Store, and in a Nonesuch Store Exclusive, orders include a special bonus track: a demo Mehldau recorded for Brion early on in the album's development, in which the composer explains how he'd like for the title track to unfold and offers a run-through of the piece on piano.
Although Brad Mehldau is best known as a jazz composer and improviser, he has written several long-form compositions and songs, including an orchestral piece called The Brady Bunch Variations for the Orchestre National d'ÃŽle-de-France and two Carnegie Hall commissions: Love Songs for mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and Love Sublime for soprano Renée Fleming.
'It's so exciting to write something and have it in your head and then hear it for the first time being played by these magnificent musicians,' he says. 'It's really an emotional experience. I'm still reeling from it.'
'For me, the biggest challenge was the orchestration-which notes to assign to what instruments. I've been studying lots of orchestral scores for a while now-Strauss, Brahms, Tchaikovsky; a lot of big romantic stuff in particular. But while I was writing, I was also listening closely to modern orchestrators and arrangers, and there are two who have made an impact on me especially-François Rauber in his work with Jacques Brel, and Bob Alcivar in his work with Tom Waits.'
Jon Brion also produced Mehldau's 2002 album Largo, and Mehldau had been hoping to work with him again since then. 'I knew from working with Jon on Largo that he was the guy who would find a way to put all the pieces together for this project. It was really quite a beast sonically at some points-two drummers playing at the same time, bass, sax, and piano, and then the orchestra on top of that. I wanted to record everything live whenever possible but wasn't sure if we could do it. The first conversation with Jon about the music, that was for him a done deal-it had to be live, with the orchestra and the jazz group playing together. Jon had the foresight during the recording, and then a great deal of craft during the mixing, to bring it all together and sound like it does. And we were able to avoid what the conductor Dan Coleman jokingly referred to as 'disco strings'-that is, adding the orchestra onto the jazz group's performance after the fact.'
Largo was a step in a new direction for the pianist, incorporating horns, strings, vibes, and electronic instruments-as well as Brion's unique production touches. As Brion points out, though, 'This time around-having done these classical things of late, and these different commissioned pieces he's had to write-was a completely different thing. It's like, 'OK, I know what I learned from doing that last one. This time I have a specific angle.''


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Fauci says coronavirus science-deniers are hurting us all
June 20, 2020 June 20, 2020 by Andrew Coleman
The US government's response to the novel coronavirus health crisis has been met with an anti-science bias from some Americans, Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a new interview.
The infectious disease expert said some people do not believe scientific facts and authority, and that can be a real problem.
Fauci also defended recent lockdowns that saved millions of lives, addressed the effects of the pandemic on black Americans, and explained the promising progress of coronavirus vaccine development.
Fighting the spread of the novel coronavirus is all the more difficult if people aren't willing to cooperate now that lockdowns and restrictions are being eased. Respecting social distancing measures, wearing face masks, and washing your hands often are the simplest things you can do to protect yourself and the people around you. Several studies have already shown that the virus can travel with ease in the air, especially indoors, and it turns out that 6 feet isn't nearly far enough for social distancing when inside. Other researchers have estimated that lockdown measures saved lives and prevented hundreds of millions of additional infections that could have put a serious strain on medical systems.
Those are just a few examples of the increasing number of COVID-19 studies that have helped explain how the virus infects people, how it kills, and how it can be neutralized. In fact, it's scientific research that told us drugs like remdesivir and dexamethasone work in certain types of COVID-19 and that hydroxychloroquine isn't the miracle cure Trump claimed it was. It's also science that offered promising answers about vaccine candidates and brand new drugs that are being developed for the worst virus the world has had to face in a long time.
But not everybody seems to agree, and many people are willing to dispute all that research. Dr. Anthony Fauci said in an interview that anti-science bias is one of the biggest problems the US has to face while fighting the pandemic.
"One of the problems we face in the United States is that unfortunately, there is a combination of an anti-science bias that people are — for reasons that sometimes are, you know, inconceivable and not understandable — they just don't believe science and they don't believe authority," the nation's leading infectious disease expert told CNN.
Fauci added, "So when they see someone up in the White House, which has an air of authority to it, who's talking about science, that there are some people who just don't believe that — and that's unfortunate because, you know, science is truth."
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He also addressed the resistance to science concerning vaccine therapies at a time when vaccines may provide the extra help we need to actually control the spread of the virus and prevent at-risk people from developing complications and dying of COVID-19.
"It's amazing sometimes the denial there is. It's the same thing that gets people who are anti-vaxxers, who don't want people to get vaccinated, even though the data clearly indicate the safety of vaccines," Fauci added. "That's really a problem."
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases also addressed the US lockdown measures and the way they may have been perceived in some communities. But the scientific data proves that they worked. Fauci did not address any of the fake news and conspiracy theories that have been circulating online in the past few months and which could explain this resistance to scientific facts and official guidelines.
He said that lockdowns have saved "millions of lives." "When you give advice about what should you be doing — should you be out there, should you be shutting down earlier versus later? I mean, people get confused," he explained. "And they say, 'Wow, you know, we shut down, and we caused a great disruption in society. We caused great economic pain, loss of jobs."
"But if you look at the data, now that papers have come out literally two days ago, the fact that we shut down when we did, and the rest of the world did, has saved hundreds of millions of infections and millions of lives," Fauci said. "And yet, there are those who say, 'You shut down, you did destructive things by disrupting the economy.' And others say, 'Well if you save so many infections by shutting down, why didn't you shut down two weeks earlier? You could have saved many more lives.'"
In the same interview, the expert acknowledged that the US COVID-19 epidemic impacted black Americans disproportionately, regardless of whether they were infected or not. He also addressed the massive vaccine effort that's underway and reiterated that he's cautiously optimistic about vaccines inducing protective responses. The full interview is available at this link.
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Is He Leaving Gossip Lady? Bio, Wiki, Age, Household, Profession and Extra
Eli Brown (Gossip Lady Saeson 2): Is He Leaving Gossip Lady? Bio, Wiki, Age, Household, Profession and Extra
The e-book collection written by Cecily von Ziegesar and the tv present with the identical title that airs on The CW have served as inspiration for the HBO Max collection "Gossip Lady." The rebooted and sequel collection acts as a religious successor to the unique whereas additionally together with sure features and characters from the unique. The younger grownup drama collection focuses on a brand new group of pupils attending Constance Billard St. Jude's College whose lives are thrown into disarray when the eponymous blogger reappears and divulges a secret that the group has been conserving to themselves.
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Eli Brown: Is He Give up Gossip Lady?
Eli Brown, who performs the function within the collection, is portrayed as Otto "Obie" Bergmann IV, a personality who's a humanitarian and feels unhealthy about his wealth. Brown gained widespread recognition for his function as Dylan Walker within the Fairly Little Liars spinoff collection The Perfectionists, which aired on the Freeform community. On the primary season of 'Gossip Lady,' he's listed as a important forged member within the episode credit.
Then again, Brown's Obie is nowhere to be discovered within the debut episode of the second season. After the New 12 months's Eve celebration, viewers aren't given any data concerning Obie's location after the occasion. As well as, as soon as the start of the brand new semester rolls round, Obie stops going to class. Due to this, it is just cheap for viewers to take a position about whether or not or not Eli Brown has left the present.
We wish to reassure everybody who could be apprehensive that Eli Brown continues to be engaged on "Gossip Lady." He has not stop the present. It doesn't seem that the actor can be leaving the present as his absence from the launch of season two was a deliberate alternative made by the writers.
Brown is featured within the promotional materials for the upcoming episodes, akin to posters and promos, and is credited as a important forged member for the upcoming second season of the present. As well as, Brown has already validated his participation within the second season via a wide range of social media posts that he has made. Because of this, viewers can have peace of thoughts understanding that the Prince of New York will make his method again to our screens within the subsequent episodes of the second season.
Gossip Lady Saeson 2: Assessment
When the primary season of "Gossip Lady Reboot" was launched, we received't lie and say that we had been extremely enthusiastic about it. This sense of mistrust was led to by the premise. When the primary season of "Gossip Lady" debuted in 2007, it marked the start of some of the "restaurantry" packages that had ever been produced. It centered on the existence of rich and privileged folks, in addition to the strategies such folks employed to protect their place of social dominance.
"Gossip Lady" just isn't even near being within the dialog on the subject of the highest tv reveals which were centered on matters like these. However what made it a well-known work was the tenacity with which its protagonists confronted adversity, a place it maintains as much as at the present time. It was amusing and fascinating to witness a bunch of youngsters with the least important points offered in probably the most "Tolstoy-esque" method attainable.
As we've gotten older, we've been pressured to rethink our ardour for this system as we've gotten older as a result of age and higher materials have pressured us to take action. Because of this, it's change into extra of a responsible pleasure than the rest.
Due to that issue, it's attainable that we determined to offer the pilot episode of the present a shot. To let you know the reality, we had been bowled over once we realized that we truly loved it. Nevertheless, because the episodes progressed, we got here to the belief that our enjoyment of the present was based mostly solely on its superficial resemblance to the supply materials.
Solely those that are nonetheless adolescents at coronary heart or who're nonetheless youngsters themselves ought to watch this present. It retains the tiny social issues that had been attribute of the final present, however it lacks the oomph issue, and this has not modified within the second season.
Gossip Lady Saeson 2: Ending Defined
This was the title of the collection' closing episode, which aired on December 2, 2012 and was titled "Gossip Gone, Lady." Kelli Breslin was the one who penned the episode, whereas Darren Grant was the one who directed it. The general public noticed within the closing episode that when people discover out who had betrayed them to "Gossip Lady," pandemonium breaks out within the metropolis, which causes folks to stop delivering tip-offs. This was seen to the viewers within the closing episode.
Julien discovers that Obie has a brand new girlfriend, Grace, when she makes efforts to get again along with Obie. In response, Monet and Luna devise a plan to interrupt up the pair in order that Julien and Obie could transfer on with their lives. After the plot is unsuccessful, Obie confronts Julien and insists that she settle for that they've ended their relationship. Following the breakup of his dad and mom' marriage, Max struggles to take care of management of his life and seeks help from Aki and Audrey.
He admits to them that he doesn't really feel helpful, however Luna is ready to persuade him to offer a three-way relationship a attempt nonetheless. After at first turning down Davis' provide to help him and Zoya in remaining in New York, Nick finally decides to take him up on the provide out of fear for Zoya and Julien. After she criticizes him for surrendering his morals, he instructs Kate to go away him alone and to cease bothering him.
Monet is plotting a revolt towards Julien as a result of she believes that he has change into too totally different. Julien provides that they collaborate on one thing with a purpose to help "Gossip Lady" in regaining her social standing. He ensures that he'll ship her the entire data that he possesses about her friends and that he'll make an effort to find the true identification of "Gossip Lady." In response to the tv present "Gossip Lady," Kate is keen to conform, however with one essential proviso.
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Eli Brown: Bio
His given title is Elijah Brown, and he was born on August 13, 1999 within the metropolis of Eugene, Oregon, in the US of America. He was born in the US of America and presently possesses American citizenship. In response to his horoscope, he's a Leo. He belongs to the white ethnic group. As a result of to his non secular upbringing, he's a Christian. There is no such thing as a data accessible on his household, together with the professions of his dad and mom, and there may be additionally no data concerning his schooling.
In his household, there is just one different sibling. On Mom's Day in 2018, he shared a photograph on Instagram of the 2 of them collectively. Katie Brown is the title of his mom, and he or she owns and operates a garments boutique in Eugene that is named Flagship Katie Brown.
Eli Brown: Social Media
He has a large quantity of fan followers throughout all of his social media channels.
Eli Brown's Instagram deal with is @elibrown.jpeg, and he presently has 79,300 followers.
Eli Brown's Twitter deal with is @elibrown99, and he presently has 2,763 followers.
Eli Brown: Profession
Cupid's Paradise, a brief movie that was launched in 2018, marked the start of Eli's appearing profession. All through his early adolescent years, he was lively within the music scene, acting on stage and enjoying a number of devices. 2019 marked the start of his appearing profession when he was forged within the a part of Dylan Walker in Fairly Little Liars: The Perfectionist. He's an upcoming actor who has simply damaged into the leisure sector.
He has loads to supply the enterprise as a complete, and as a forged member of Fairly Little Liars, which is a tv collection that's extraordinarily properly obtained everywhere in the world. Although there have solely been two episodes proven to date of the PLL spin-off collection, Eli, who performs Dylan Walker, has already gained a big quantity of consideration. Fairly Little Liars is a tv present that was tailored by Marlene King from the e-book collection "The Perfectionists" written by Sara Shepard.
Motion pictures and Tv reveals/collection Look:
Gossip Lady (2021)
Wrath of Man (Dougie, 2021)
Run Disguise Combat (Tristan Voy, 2020)
The F**okay Record (Brett Blackmore, 2020)
Spinning Out (Dave, 2020)
Fairly Little Liars: The Perfectionists (Dylan Walker, 2019)
His life falls aside proper in entrance of his eyes as his highschool commencement prank goes horribly mistaken all through the collection. He's so offended that he comes up with the F**k-It Record, which is an inventory of all of the issues he needs he had performed however was too scared to.
The checklist goes viral and hits a chord with college students all internationally, revealing the educational-industrial advanced as a money-making machine geared to entice anxious dad and mom to promote their children into years of servitude much like that of Tier-Mothers. Each Jim Morrison and Jeff Buckley have been named by him as two of his major musical influences. On the checklist of well-known individuals who had been born on August 13, 1999, he has earned a spot on the checklist. He's thought of to be one of many wealthiest TV actors who was born within the state of Oregon.
He started importing covers of songs to the web in a yr that's unknown to us, and it wasn't till 2016 that he began importing his personal unique music to Instagram and YouTube.
Eli Brown: Relationship
Eli has no confusion concerning his $exual orientation. Since 2015, he has maintained a romantic connection along with her longtime accomplice, the mannequin Talia Wirkkula-Hibdon. It has been acknowledged that they've been collectively since 2015; nonetheless, they don't make an enormous show of their romance on Instagram. They supposedly broke up, and Brown is now in a relationship with Lauren Choulos.
Eli Brown: Peak
Eli is a dashing and dashingly engaging younger man. His weight is 56 kilograms, and he has a top of 1.70 meters (5 ft 7 inches) (123 lbs). He has wavy hair, and his jawline could be very outstanding, which provides him a stupendous look. He has eyes which can be a lighter shade of brown, and his hair is a darkish brown shade.
Eli Brown: Internet Value
He's an aspiring actor who has lately damaged into the leisure trade. He has garnered an excessive amount of acclaim and fame all through the course of the collection, and he'll seemingly proceed to take action sooner or later. Performing is the principal means via which he helps himself financially. His wealth has elevated because of his participation in one other tv collection during which he portrayed the lead character of Brett Blackmore. It's anticipated that he may have a internet price of roughly $500,000 by the yr 2020.
Fast Details:
Full actual title Elijah Brown.
Different title Eli Brown.
Age (as of 2020) 27 years.
Fatherland Eugene, Oregon, United States.
Present residence Eugene, Oregon, United States.
Career Actor, Singer, Musician, Composer.
well-known works Fairly Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019),
Run Disguise Combat (2020),
The F**okay It Record (2020).
Well-known for Dylan Walker's function in Fairly Little Liars: The Perfectionists.
Nationality American.
Faith Christendom.
Zodiac signal Lion.
Training Graduate.
School Not recognized.
Heritage $500k
Label Confession
Insomnia Information
Social Media Profile @elibrown.jpeg
Attention-grabbing Details:
Eli Brown is a local of Oregon, USA.
He was born on August 13, 1999. He's 23 years outdated in 2022.
Within the tv collection 'Gossip Lady (2021)', he has performed the function of Otto 'Obie' Bergmann IV.
He has performed the function of Dougie in 'Wrath of Man (2021)'.
Aside from appearing, he's additionally a Musician.
Eli Brown was born in Salem, United States.
His delivery signal is Leo.
He's an actor, greatest recognized for Gossip Lady (2021), Run Disguise Combat (2020), Wrath of Man (2021) and Fairly Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019).
He has executed the function Dougie of 'Wrath of Man', Dylan Walker of 'Fairly Little Liars: The Perfectionists', and Tristan Voy of 'Run Disguise Combat.'
He may very well be discovered on Instagram underneath the username @elibrown.jpeg, his verified account has amassed over 138k fan followers.
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Turning the Pages: Evolution of Books
From our childhood, books become an inseparable part of our lives. We all live out the journey from the alphabet books with colourful pictures of Apple Ball and Cat to books on History, Science, Maths and beyond. Books become our companion at every step, helping us learn, grow, and excel. Fiction gives us a temporary escape from our own lives and takes us to an astonishing world full of wonders. It lets us meet new people, roam to different places, and live a different life, even if it is an imaginary one. Its power to take our imagination far away by keeping us spellbound works just like magic. On the other hand, non-fiction helps us see a life or situation already lived in a new light. But, what makes book, a book? How did books take the form in which we recognise them today? Here is the evolution of books, from the beginning, from page to page.
1) Clay Tablets
Clay tablets dating back to 5,000 BC show writing did not appear in Mesopotamia first
Long before the use of paper, a system had been invented to communicate in written form on portable material. The first attempt of writing words on movable objects is found to be made by Stimarians- an ancient group of people of Mesopotamia who lived there around 3500-3000 B.C. They invented the earliest known language writing system, Cuneiform. The Cuneiform system consisted of pictographs (pictorial symbol for a word) and phonograms (symbol representing vocal sounds) etched on clay tablets. They let the clay dry in sun or fired them in klins to make them last longer. Use of clay tablets to write text was around for 2000 years.
2) Papyrus Scrolls
Papyrus Scrolls were made from the stem of the Papyrus plant by ancient Egyptians.
The center of the stem of the plant was used to cut into thin strips that were pasted together to form a paper-like flat surface.
Reeds or bird feathers were used to write on the scrolls. The earliest Papyrus Scroll date around 2400 B.C. Centuries later, the Greeks and Romans also adopted the technique. Several scrolls were glued together to form a kind of rolled book. The scrolls were about 10 to 40 meters long on average.
3) Codex
Codex brought written manuscripts closer to modern books. It was difficult to open and read longer scrolls and they were also easily, breakable. In a codex, pages were bound together, one after another. The main advantage of codex over scrolls was that it could be at once opened to any point and was easy to handle. It also made it possible to write on both sides of a page. The pages were generally made of folded leaves or parchments bound together on one side. Parchments are the pages made from the skin of animals. Codex were also formed by binding blocks of wood coated in wax. The earliest surviving codex, date back to the 4th century, is greek biblical manuscript known as Codex Sinaiticus.
4) Paper and Illustrations
Oldest paper book, composed of six different materials, circa CE 256
Five seminal steps in ancient Chinese papermaking outlined in a woodcut
Paper is believed to be have been invented in China in 105 A.D. The credit of invention of paper goes to an official of Ihc then Chinese imperial court of Eastern Han, Cai Lun. He used tree bark, rags hemp, and old fish nets to make the paper. Soon paper started being used in China and also spread all across the world. Between 400-600 A.D., illustrated handwritten manuscripts were first witnessed. Generally, old and silver decorations were used to ornament the cover for it to illuminate.
5) First Printed Book
Block printing is also believed to have originated in China. Letters of Chinese alphabets were carved in mirror-writing on large wooden blocks. After Ihc carving was finished, ink would be applied to the entire block. Then a large paper was pressed against the block.
Frontispiece of the Chinese Diamond Sūtra, the oldest known dated printed book in the world
The technique was more like today's stamp, just that the whole book was used as a stamp. However, the technique was originally used as early as 220A.D., but at that time printing was done on cloth. The oldest extant of a printed book is Buddhist text, Diamond Sutra dated back to 868A.D.
6) Movable Type
Ink is applied to the entire block, and paper is pressed against it, resulting to a beautifully printed book.
Movable type is a method of printing that uses movable components to type on a paper. Bi Sheng of China invented movable type around 990-1051 A.D. He started the system of carving a single letter on small piece of clay or wood. Instead of carving the whole book on a single block. This method proved to be more efficient as blocks could be rearranged and reused again and again. However, wooden movable type still had some major problems, one among them was the uneven texture of the surface of wood due to soaking of ink. In Korea, first metal movable type was created around 1230 A.D. Jikji is considered as the first movable metal print book which came to existence in 1377 A.D.
7) Gutenberg's Mechanical Movable Type
The Gutenberg Bible, located in New York Public Library.
German goldsmith, Johannes Gutenberg, brought about a revolution to the world of printing, and subsequently, writing. In 1440s, he started experimenting with movable types and also convinced some investors to invest in his project. He developed a metal movable type system of casting letters with screw press and hand mould. Gutenberg's machine was semimechanic, but it proved to be very efficient. It is considered as one of the most important inventions of all time.
The Gutenberg Bible was the first complete book printed in Gutenberg's new movable type printing press in 1455. It is believed that 180 copies of The Gutenberg Bible were created – 45 were printed on vellum (fine parchment) and 135 on paper. Among these, only 21 exist in their complete form today.
8) The Printing Revolution
1846-Cylinder Printing Press, Richard M. Hoe creates a revolution in printing by rolling a cylinder over stationary plates of inked type and using the cylinder to make an impression on paper.
The printing business did not remain a monopoly for long. Gutenberg's invention led to a revolution in printing activities all over Europe. By the late 15th century, more than 20 million books were published in more than 200 countries in Europe. The printing press revolution was not limited to books, but it created newspapers, magazines, and other such media. Eventually, in the 1490s, the printing revolution crossed Europe and reached other continents as well.
9) Digitisation and Digitalisation
With the invention of the computer, microprocessor, and the internet, books have seen a major digital transformation. E-books (Electronic Books) have become a common phenomenon in the 21st century. In 2007, Amazon released its first e-book reader, Kindle. Scanning and uploading of books today is a common practice.
But nothing changes the fact that, any form the book may be in – physical books, e-books or audiobooks – nothing can replace the joy of 'reading' a book.
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MINI SESSION: Recent Advances in Alternative Cements for Construction
Tue, March 31, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Heathrow
Alternative binders have received attentions in recent years to provide sustainable cementitious binders for construction with lesser CO2 emissions and better/equivalent service lifespans. Some are alkali activated cements (AAC), calcium Sulfoaluminate cements (CSC), carbonated cements (CC), calcium aluminate cements (CAC), and magnesium phosphate cements (MPC). This mini-session sponsored by ACI 242 Committee will present the recent advances in alterative cements for construction. The objective of the mini-session is to improve students/engineers/scientists' knowledge in concrete industry by providing current knowledge, recent advances, and potential applications of alternative cements that can be used in construction.
(1) Recognize concrete sustainability and durability advantages of alternative cements;
(2) Summarize current knowledge of alternative cements technologies suitable for construction;
(3) Identify potential applications of alternative cements in the concrete industry;
(4) Review recent advances in the science and technologies of alternative cements.
Alkali Activated Fly Ash for Wellbore Construction and Abandonment Applications
Presented By: Maria Juenger
Affiliation: University of Texas at Austin
Description: Millions of wellbores are spread across the globe for purposes such as oil and gas production, storage, or CO2 sequestration. The use of cementing material is a key component, either for the cement sheath in the construction processes or for the cement plug for the abandonment process. Poor cementation could jeopardize the wellbore integrity and lead to leakage incidents. Such incidents represent both environmental and health hazards in addition to significant economic burdens. One of the main reasons of poor cementation is the contamination of the cementing material with oil-based or synthetic-based muds (OBM/SBM). In this presentation, we introduce alkali activated fly ash (AAFA) as an alternative cementing material for wellbore construction and abandonment applications. The effects of the contamination with OBM/SBM on the compressive strength, tensile strength, and bond strength with steel of the AAFA were studied and compared to ordinary portland cement (OPC). The results show that AAFA outperforms OPC when subjected to OBM/SBM contamination.
Performance of Calcium Aluminate Cementitious Materials in the Presence of Deicing Salt
Presented By: Yaghoob Farnam
Affiliation: Drexel University
Description: This talk will cover the performance of two cementitious systems exposed to sodium chloride salt and thermal cycling. The two systems consisted of an ordinary portland cement (OPC) and a calcium aluminate cement (CAC). Several experimental techniques were conducted to evaluate the performance of OPC, and CAC pastes exposed to different concentrations of sodium chloride (NaCl) solution and thermal cycling. X-ray powder diffraction was used to study the hydration products present in hydrated pastes. Low-temperature differential scanning calorimetry was used to detect phase changes and study potential chemical interactions between pastes and NaCl solutions. Longitudinal guarded comparative calorimeter equipped with acoustic emission was used to detect phase changes and damage development in pastes saturated with NaCl solutions during thermal cycling. Unlike OPC pastes that can chemically interact with NaCl solutions to form a destructive chemical phase change at temperatures range between 0 oC and 10 oC, CAC pastes showed no chemical interactions with NaCl solutions, mainly due to possessing different chemistry than the OPC. As a result, no damage associated with the chemical phase change was observed in CAC pastes, indicating that the CAC is more resistance to NaCl damage than the OPC.
Role of Nano-particles in the Property Development of Alkali Activated Fly Ash
Presented By: Sulapha Peethamparan
Affiliation: Clarkson University
Description: The role of nano-particles in the hydration kinetics, microstructural evolution, compressive strength development, and composition of the reaction product is determined. The nanoparticles used are nano-silica, kaolinite clay, and C-S-H coated kaolinite clay. They were substituted for fly ash at 1% and 2% dosages to compare the impact of the particle dosage on the properties of the activated fly ash paste. Two types of alkali activator solutions, sodium hydroxide and sodium silicates, are used. Of all the nanoparticles, 2% nano-silica showed the highest compressive strength at both early age and later age.
Structure-Directing Agents for Controlled Zeolitization in Alkali-Activated Cements
Presented By: Wil Srubar
Affiliation: University of Colorado Boulder
Description: Alkali-activated binders are a new class of alternative cements that predominantly consist of amorphous aluminosilicate gels (e.g., CASH, NASH, CNASH) and, depending on material precursors and curing conditions, crystalline zeolitic phases. The nucleation, growth, and thermodynamic stability of zeolites has been shown to affect short- and long-term mechanical and durability properties of alkali-activated cements (AACs). This presentation will highlight recent research aimed and understanding and controlling the nucleation, growth, and stability of zeolites using novel structure-directing agents that aid in the precipitation and stabilization of preferential zeolitic phases in metakaolin-based AACs.
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