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Uganda set to host the first construction industry international expo
Uganda Buildcon international Expo 2022 in partnership with the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban development are organising a trade show that will run from August 11th -13th 2022 at UMA Show grounds, Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda.
By John Kusolo
Uganda Buildcon international Expo 2022 in partnership with the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban development are organising a trade show that will run from August 11th -13th 2022 at UMA Show grounds, Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda. The participation charges are UGX 2,500,000 exclusive of VAT for 9 SQM
The theme of this year’s exhibition is; “CONNECT WITH UGANDA’S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO BUILD A BETTER TOMORROW.” According to one of the organisers Mushabe Quentin , all professional associations of surveyors, engineers in the construction industry are involved and 8 countries are expected to take part. These include; Kenya, Egypt, Turkey, Oman, United Arab Emirates, India, France including Uganda to showcase different technologies and products
UGANDA BUILDCON 2022 is the leading international exhibition focused on architecture, construction, building materials, engineering, innovation, interiors, design, heavy equipment, construction machinery, tools and commercial vehicles trade show.
Uganda has witnessed an impressive real estate boom which has changed the regions skylines, transforming its landscape. Uganda is expected to register a compound annual growth of 6.4%, the construction industry contributes over 12% of Uganda’s gross domestic product (GDP) and has witnessed steady growth for the last years and despite the recent upsurge in inflation, the sector has remained on a steady path of growth and development.
Uganda and East African region are growing steadily in both population and GDP.
Uganda ranks highly across many key business climate indicators for inward investors.
Uganda imports from India is around US$990 Million annually and the construction industry itself covers 20% of the total imports from India. The government of Uganda has allocated 16.2% of its budget to road infrastructure which is the largest allocation of any sector. The government is focusing on infrastructure development through means of modernised railway lines, World-class highways and residential projects, high rise buildings and many more. The Ugandan construction market brings promising growth opportunities with the infrastructure gap, population and economic growth along with an active Government which are the key driving forces for the exponential growth of the construction industry.
About THE ORGANISERS
FUTUREX TRADE FAIR AND EVENTS PVT. LTD. aims at providing an ideal business platform through Exhibitions, Seminars, Corporate Events and Get together. Their strength lies in understanding the industry’s needs and interest to serve it properly and multi-dimensional activities to make it the most viable business platform. With professional approach and expert manpower, the offered platforms are recognised as a safe bet by the industry professionals. Futurex Trade Fair and Events PVT. LTD. believe in the philosophy of making exhibition most sustainable and cost effective mode of business activity with the perfect blend of best manufacturers and potential industry buyers from around the world.
EXHIBITIONS AND TRADE SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD. is an exhibition organising company based at Navi Mumbai, India. It is professionally committed to deliver best trade services in the industry through pool of talented people. They offer complete solutions to organise trade fairs in Domestic and International markets.
They have an extensive database encompassing a wide cross section of products and sectors. Additionally, they have a good rapport with Trade Associations and Export Promotion Councils/ Chambers from India. Such relations help further their goal of increasing Indian participation at international events.


Plans for the UK’s biggest urban farm and eco-park in Oldham which bosses hope will attract 100,000 visitors a year have been lodged. The first major phase of the Northern Roots project, which focuses on the top half of the 160-acre site in Snipe Clough, has been submitted for planning approval.
It will include a visitor centre, with spaces for events and meetings and a café and shop, as well as a learning centre, forestry depot and solar panels. The plans also include a natural swimming pond, a community growing allotment, and a natural amphitheatre and performance space.
Documents say the developments could cater to events such as outdoor performances, weddings, festivals and workshops. The whole site runs from the Grade Two listed Alexandra Park, past Park Bridge and down to Daisy Nook country park.
Two existing football pitches on the site are due to be retained and upgraded, while two are planned to be relocated onto a new plot in the north east. A car park will be created on Nether Hey Street, and there are a number of cycling and walking route improvements proposed. However no new roads are being planned.
The scheme is being partly funded by Oldham council’s successful £24.4 million Towns Fund bid. It has also received £1m from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to create a new charity. And Northern Roots has been given nearly £600k from the Community Renewal Fund to deliver a six month pilot project helping young people in the borough into employment.
Councillor Abdul Jabbar, chair of the Northern Roots board of trustees, said: “Submitting the planning application for Northern Roots is a pivotal milestone in the development of the project. Northern Roots will provide an exceptional community resource for Oldham, offering a wide array of opportunities and benefits to residents.”
It is estimated that Northern Roots could attract 100,000 visitors a year by 2026. There have been a number of changes to the plans since the first round of consultation, which saw many of the proposed buildings moved into the northern end of the land. This leaves the southern end of the site to remain largely undeveloped and natural.
There has already been a separate application lodged to create a bike hub and trails facility on land to the east of the site. The visitor centre has been designed to blend with the natural environment and ‘nestles’ into the woodland edge at the northern end of the site.
Alison Thornton-Sykes from designers JDDK Architects, said it was inspired by the transformation of a caterpillar to a butterfly passing through the cocoon stage.
“That transformation journey remains symbolic of the wider transformation of the Northern Roots site, from its industrial past to a green masterplan, with the butterfly roof rising from an elliptical shaped building surrounding a welcoming courtyard.” she said.
"The learning centre buildings are designed to be reminiscent of treehouse structures on stilts to have a ‘light connection to the ground’.
The design and access statement submitted with the plans states that the vision for Northern Roots is to deliver ‘sustainable economic, social and environmental benefits’.
It aims to create a ‘unique new community asset and visitor destination’, while creating jobs, training and business opportunities, improving the health of local communities and protecting and enhancing the natural environment. There have been eight objections and one letter of support since the plans were submitted.


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Despite his ongoing battle with peptic ulcers that has kept him off the touring circuit, Bruce Springsteen delighted his fans by making unexpected appearances at two events in his home state of New Jersey over the weekend.
On Saturday, October 28, Springsteen surprised attendees at a symposium held at Monmouth University, celebrating the 50th anniversary of his second album, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle.
At the event, he was interviewed by Robert Santelli, the executive director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at the university. Springsteen also participated in a panel discussion with surviving E Street Band members, reflecting on the album’s significance. He shared his thoughts, stating,
“The album is a lovely wild card—me finally getting a chance to express myself. Everything I’ve basically done for the rest of my career started on The Wild and the Innocent. It’s a lovely little record, and I’m still very proud of it.”
During the discussion, Springsteen expressed his gratitude for the E Street Band’s support during the making of the album, emphasizing, “There really weren’t any other musicians who could have captured that sound at that moment.”
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On Sunday, October 29, Springsteen made another surprise appearance at the New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Newark, where he proudly inducted his wife, Patti Scialfa, into the prestigious institution.
He reminisced about their first meeting at the Stone Pony, a famous Asbury Park music venue, where Scialfa was performing with the house band, Cats on a Smooth Surface. Springsteen humorously stated,
“I heard that voice of hers, and I wondered, ‘Who is that girl?’” He praised Scialfa’s musical achievements outside of the E Street Band, acknowledging her talent and dedication to her craft.
Scialfa, while accepting the honor, spoke passionately about the power of music, stating,
“Music is powerful. It can inform you. It can resonate back to you—to your heart—who you are, who you’d like to become.”
The New Jersey Hall of Fame ceremony also featured the participation of longtime E Street Band guitarist and Sopranos actor Steven Van Zandt, who inducted Sopranos creator David Chase into the Hall of Fame. The event concluded on a high note, with Springsteen, Scialfa, Van Zandt, and pop singer Tony Orlando, another inductee, coming together for a heartwarming performance of The Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends.”
These surprise appearances by Bruce Springsteen showcased his enduring connection with his fans and his unwavering support for his fellow musicians, making for a memorable weekend for everyone in attendance.


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U.S. Open 2018: Jordan Spieth was unaware USGA got rid of 18-hole playoff, seems focused on winning
We'll forgive Jordan Spieth for being preoccupied with other things, like the state of his game, putting in particular. In five of the six strokes-gained statistics kept on the PGA Tour, Spieth ranks 26th or better. In putting? A lowly 190th, and inside of three feet has been especially frightening, where he comes in at 202nd on tour. What we're saying is, he's been working through some issues since news of the USGA ditching the 18-hole playoff for a two-hole aggregate broke, enough issues to cloud the brain and not keep up with such news items.
However, that USGA decision came all the way back in February, a day after the Honda Classic concluded. In other words, it's been a while. Maybe he was so focused on fixing his stroke he hadn't been able to scroll through GolfDigest.com. Still, his admission that he did not realize the USGA had made the switch during his Tuesday press conference at Shinnecock Hills is an odd one considering the 24-year-old is a former winner of the event.
Here's what he had to say when asked a question about the new format being implemented for this year's championship:
Spieth: "It's the first I've heard of that being an option."
Spieth: "It's still 18 holes, right? Oh, it is two? I didn't even know."
Spieth, much like your dad, is four months late on February news. Also, much like your dad, he was checking the weather for a potential Monday playoff this year.
"Two [holes] on Sunday," Spieth said confusingly. "Either way, I mean, I guess strategy changes a little from an entire round, but I honestly had no idea that it even changed. I was even looking at a weather forecast for Monday, thinking, you know, what's it look like if you happen to work your way into a playoff? So shows you what I know."
Plenty of ways to look at this. First, you could say this is Spieth playing dumb, but his face and delivery seemed very sincere. And we know Spieth can be honest to a fault (this would be one of those times). Second, this admission could lead you to believe that the three-time major winner is so locked in that he's planning on at least being in a tie for first. In that case, you might want to double check his odds and allocate some funds for him.
Unfortunately for us, and Jordan, we'll never get to see him compete in a mano-a-mano showdown on a Monday, something we were robbed of in 2015 at Chambers Bay when Dustin Johnson three-putted the final hole and Spieth ended up winning in regulation. We'll settle for two holes this year though, against Tiger Woods, preferably.
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Last year, C. B. Gitty introduced the Psycho Knob internal distortion, an easy-to-install circuit that added fuzz effects inside your guitar.
Now Shane Speal shows you how to hack the kit to become a standalone unit that can be used on all your electric guitars!
Hear the Demo
What you'll need
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Hack the Kit
1. Wire Jacks to the Circuit Board
Instead of installing the Psycho Knob inside a guitar cavity, simply wire a 1/4" jack to the IN lead and another 1/4" jack to the OUT lead (see above).
2. Install the Circuit Board in a Cigar Box
Find the smallest cigar box you have.
Drill holes for the jacks and the Psycho Knob.
Then, mount the components inside the box.
The photo above shows the optional battery compartment (details below).
3. Identify the Input & Output Jacks
In order not to mix up the signal chain, mark the IN jack as "GUITAR" and the OUT jack as "AMP."
4. Optional (and seriously awesome) steps:
Install an external battery compartment as shown in the example
Do these steps before installing any of the parts into the cigar box.
- Drill holes for the Psycho Knob and guitar jacks, and route out an area of the cigar box for the external battery compartment. We suggest the bottom of the box since the 9v battery will add some weight and act as a weighted base.
- Mount the unwired battery compartment to the box.
- Cut off the battery terminal connector on the Psycho Knob Kit and solder the +/- wires to the compartment.
Install a skull faceplate behind the volume control
The C. B. Gitty Skull Sound Hole Covers are an excellent addition to the cigar box distortion unit.
To use one on your box:
- Center the skull nose hole over the hole you drill for the knob selector switch.
- Fasten the skull in place with wood glue or another appropriate adhesive.
- Install a knob such as the chickenhead knob used in this project.
In this post, you learned how to install a C. B. Gitty Psycho Knob into a stand-alone unit.
This way, instead of installing a Psycho Knob directly into on cigar box guitar, you can have a distortion box to use for all of your CBGs and other electrified instruments.
All you need for this project is
- a Psycho Knob Distortion Board
- two 1/4-inch guitar jacks
- a small cigar box
- an external-mount battery tray
- a skull sound hole cover
- a chickenhead knob
Want Another Way to Add Distortion to Your Sound?
After countless gigs and constant abuse (including throwing the guitar across stage at the end of gigs), Shane Speal brought this CBG back to life with parts including the Psycho Knob Distortion board.
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THE EFFECTS OF THE GREAT WAR ON GERMANY
· After a year of the Great War Germans started to protest and
· By 1916, anti-war demonstrations were getting bigger
· In the winter of 1916-17 it was bitterly cold, so potato crops
· Most people lived on turnips instead
· There was little in the war they were fighting
· Trench warfare meant living in muddy dugouts for weeks on
end, worrying about being blown to bits by shell-fire or being
suffocated by poisonous gas.
· Morale was low and Germans were thoroughly sick of the war.
· People bean to listen to anti-war speeches made by
communists and socialists
· Germans were in general fed up of war.…read more
THE ORIGINS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC
· Before WW1 Germany had been a proud nation.
· Wilhelm II had been Kaiser since 1888 and was
determined to build up the strength of the German
· He hoped a swift victory in 1914 would help this,
however after 4 years of fighting Germany was
exhausted, morale was low and the Kaiser was
· Following defeat in WW1, and the abdication of the
Kaiser just two days before the end of the war,
Germany had to create a new government, which
became known as the Weimar Republic.…read more
THE NAVAL MUTINIES
· The spark of the revolution was lit on the 28th October when
Germany's navy were ordered to be put to sea for the battle with
· Sailor on two ships refused to put out fires in the boiler rooms.
· 600 sailors were arrested
· Their comrades held a meeting to protect against the arrest, at
the meeting eight were shot dead.
· Workers and soldiers joined sailors and took over the town of Kiel,
the same thing happened in ports nearby.
· Nothing Kaiser Wilhelm could do to control his country.
· All he could do was to abdicate and on the 10th of November he
secretly left Germany by train to Holland.
· Friedrich Ebert head of socialist party took place as head of
· Ebert's first action was to sign an armistice with allies to end the
Great War.…read more
THE ARMISTICE, 11TH NOVEMBER 1918
The German assumptions to what the armistice and the peace treaty were:
· The peace settlement would be fair and democratic.
· They thought all countries would disarm.
· And that it would be based on Woodrow Wilsons 14 points.
What actually happened:
· Discussions for the peace treaty were held near Paris, but Germans were
not allowed to take part.
· When the terms were presented the Germans couldn't believe how harsh
· Germany was to be punished and were told they had no option but to
How did the peace treaty impact upon German feelings toward the Weimar
· They were accused of having stabbed the the army in the back.
· Opponents of the new government referred to them as the November
THE AIMS OF THE BIG THREE AT VERSAILLES
LEADER COUNTRY MAIN AIMS
CLEMENCEAU FRANCE Wanted Alsace-Lorraine
Thought it was important to punish Germans
Wanted to weaken their economy
No army on the border
Army was to be reduced
LLOYD GEORGE BRITAIN Navy cut down so their was the strongest
Didn't want to take too much money as wanted to trade
Cut down colonies
WOODROW WILSON USA European nation to be governed democratically
Didn't want to punish Germany too badly, as they
wanted World Peace.
Wanted to make a better world.…read more

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I see way too many young people committed to their cell phones while walking through parking lots and crosswalks where traffic is forced to stop and wait for them, never even looking away from their phones to look both ways and confirm traffic has stopped.
I witnessed a young man near a middle school, who was in the crosswalk, stopped in the middle of it to respond to a text for about 30 seconds. Some of the drivers jumped the four-way stop signs. Others blasted their horns. This inattention creates a dangerous situation for both the pedestrians and the now angered drivers.
I see both adults and kids walking out of the grocery store into traffic flow never to look away from their phones. Couple this with drivers, nearly all driving too fast in front of stores with known foot traffic, talking and texting on their phones as well. It's a dangerous trend.
I would like to see more law enforcement issue warnings and for middle school administrations to address this with our young people as a real serious problem. Adults should know better. Please set an example for your kids.
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Puppets War gave us swords, now they’re giving us axes. Here’s their new demonic axes set.
From the release:
Set contains 6 different Demonic Axes , designed to fit 28mm tabletop wargames scale, supplied unassembed and unpainted. Designed by Puppetswar Art Team. Sculpted by Maciej Powarunas.

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Stage 3: Proof of Concept
Adopting key learnings, and having confirmed the technical feasibility and usability of a basic blockchain system, WFP’s ‘Building Blocks’project is building a robust blockchains engine to support multiple facets of CBT, with transaction reconciliation as a first step. The expanded pilot using this system is expected in the spring of 2017.
We are in the planning stages of a 10,000 person Phase 1 pilot which will be rolled out at the end of April 2017.
We tested basic technological assumptions in the field with 97 beneficiaries and proved given the conditions of the field we could write transactions to the blockchain.
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Reduced transaction fees
Faster beneficiary complaint resolution
Building digital identities for beneficiaries
Blockchain technology offers unique opportunities for humanitarians to enhance our ability to provide effective, efficient assistance to the people we serve – and save millions of dollars.In 2017, WFP took the ambitious step of piloting an early stage blockchain project, named ‘Building Blocks’, at field level. Deep in the heart of Sindh province, Pakistan, WFP tested core assumptions and the ability of blockchains to authenticate, record, and reconcile cash and food assistance transactions.
How does your innovation work?
In January 2017, WFP took the ambitious step of piloting an early stage blockchain project, named ‘Building Blocks’, at field level. Deep in the heart of Sindh province, Pakistan, WFP tested core assumptions and the ability of blockchains to authenticate, record, and reconcile cash and food assistance transactions.
As beneficiaries received in-kind food assistance, and a WFP-cash transfer in addition, coded transactions were inputted into the system by the vendor and authenticated and recorded on a public blockchain through a smartphone interface while they waited. Transaction reports generated from the system were used to reconcile the disbursements andensure trust between the parties.
Building Blocks offers unique opportunities for humanitarians to enhance our ability to provide effective, efficient assistance to the people we serve – and save millions of dollars.
Reduced financial transaction costs: while the system will not necessary replace Financial Service Providers (FSPs), it can reduce the cost of their services significantly by alleviating unnecessary costs through more efficient use of their unique value propositions in a win-win arrangement.
Rapid and low-cost deployment after crises: In crisis situations where WFP does not have agreements with FSPs, blockchain-supported CBT is a rapid and secure way to ensure assistance reaches beneficiaries in their time of need. As a matter of fact, the project team was able to register vendors and beneficiaries, grant beneficiaries entitlements, an nitiate the distributions within 15 minutes of arriving at the market location where the transactions were to take place.
Interoperability: In situations where other actors would like to transfer entitlements through WFP’s CBT system however want to maintain beneficiary data privacy, the blockchain system provides a way to do that without ever revealing beneficiary data or actors needing to trust each other. Also because everyone can monitor public blockchains (bit only those with the decipher key can make sense of the data recorded on it), governments and other UN agencies that would distribute CBT through WFP would have irrefutable and real-time proof that their assistance reach the intended beneficiaries in the intended locations or categories.
Other use cases: This POC proved that blockchain can work in the field, which means other use cases such as identity management and supply chain tracking are possible as well. Blockchain, which is essentially an underlying way of organizing data, can support multiple applications built on top of it, similar to the multitudes of web pages built on the internet. Other blockchain use cases can be built onto the same blockchain tested in the field.
Planned Goals and Milestones
We will run a large scale pilot in one country in April and then run a second large pilot in August with additional countries and expand from there.
We are currently developing Phase 1 of the system and will be deploying it for a full pilot end of April 2017.
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21 Days to Change Everything
After the birth of my first child I developed a chronic illness, which baffled medical practitioners. I lost priceless time with my little girl, and my family was devastated financially by ineffective treatments.
It wasn't until I became empowered to take charge of my own healing journey that real change happened.
Now it is my goal to help women become sovereign rulers over their health! Body, mind, and spirit!
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Created by Diane Sanfilippo, Certified Nutrition Consultant and author of The 21-Day Sugar Detox books, as well as the New York Times Best-Selling author of Practical Paleo, the 21DSD is a nutritional reset that helps curb your sugar cravings and put a stop to the blood sugar roller coaster.
The 21DSD is a whole food-based 21-day program that has a track record of:
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My husband also experienced more energy and lost a good deal of weight. I am so thankful for this program and all I learned. Now it’s onto a new lifestyle of balance and healthy eating!" -Angela, Seattle WA

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text: Come along as we chat with the wonderful Grandma Alice. I now better understand who I am thanks to this woman. She has accepted my autism and given me what I wanted—to be treated equally with everyone else. Grandma Alice has studied autism and is also quite knowledgeable about it. This grandma is also highly "gifting," as she enjoys giving gifts to people in need, whether they are members of her family or the community at large, even though she is not required to. On Autism Rocks And Rolls, let's listen to Grandma Alice's stories as a group.

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Erik ten Hag’s agent has “quietly” taken on Manchester United transfer target Rasmus Hojlund as a client, according to the Manchester Evening News (MEN).
Kees Vos, head of the SEG International agency, is said to have become the Danish international’s representative back in May, and he could play a role in facilitating the striker’s move to Old Trafford this summer.
Hojlund is known to be a top priority for United’s recruitment team and MEN claim that sporting director John Murtough has already had “extensive talks” with Atalanta about signing the player.
Despite reports from Italy stating that the Red Devils have already tabled a number of bids for the 20-year-old, it is believed that no formal offer has been proposed yet.
There have been suggestions that Atalanta could hold out for as much as €100m (£85m) to sell Hojlund, although many believe his actual price tag is closer to €60m (£51m).
Having ten Hag’s agent involved does not guarantee that Hojlund will move to United
It should be noted that Vos also represents Cody Gakpo and, while the Red Devils were interested in signing the Dutchman, he ultimately ended up moving to Liverpool during the January transfer window.
Even so, you would think that the agent’s involvement could help with getting a deal done quicker, particularly in regards to personal terms.
Hojlund is very keen on a transfer to Old Trafford
Getting the approval of the player is not expected to be a problem. When news first emerged about United’s interest in the Dane earlier this year, he revealed that he was a Red Devils fan.
Hojlund didn’t say he would rule out a move to another team if he was presented with an offer but the forward has made it very clear that his preference would be a switch to Manchester.

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Don’t be alarmed, but some of our neighbors in Viridian have feathers. Some of them have shells. Viridian is made up of many animals and plants that bring our verdant community to life.
Viridian’s amenities were planned heavily around the inclusion of nature. This is why the community features a sparkling lake, winding trails, pocket green spaces, and even two dog parks just for our furry family members to play. With onsite protected wetlands, residents may have chance encounters with native birds, turtles, and beavers, while native plants are also used throughout community landscaping, preserving the environment with minimal irrigation.
Learn more about all the ways you can connect with your wild side in Viridian!
Did you know that Viridian has a Gold Signature Certification from Audubon International? Although Audubon International does not have a formal affiliation with the National Audubon Society, they also take their name from John James Audubon, the world-renowned ornithologist and naturalist. Their website states, “Our mission is to create environmentally sustainable environments where people live, work, and play” (Audubon International).
As a Signature Sanctuary, Viridian demonstrates “comprehensive environmental planning with various stakeholders prior to and during construction so that the environmental health of the property is maintained in a sustainable manner.” Gold is the HIGHEST level of certification, proving Viridian’s commitment to protecting the natural ecosystem.
It’s part of the community’s core standard: creating an amazing community for humans while preserving and honoring the environment.
Go forth, little guy! A turtle is taken back home to Lake Viridian.
Viridian in Arlington is home to a wide variety of native Texas animals, birds, reptiles, and insects. Residents only need to look outside the window or take a walk along one of the many community trails to see cute neighbors like Fox Squirrels, Eastern Cottontail Rabbits, and even the American Beaver. At night, your backyard may even get a friendly visit from a neighborhood Opossum (harmless critters who eat pesky bugs like ticks!).
The community is also a haven for bird watchers. Springtime brings American Robins and Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds, and we’ve even spotted the American White Pelican on migration!
Some feathered friends stay year-round, including:
You can often find resident ducks hanging out at Lake Viridian like they own the place, and our bridges are homes to communities of egrets and swallows.
Family dogs are also a common sight on the trails in Viridian. Being a pet-friendly community means that everyone in the family can enjoy themselves! Check out this sighting of a friendly pup enjoying Lake Viridian.
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Viridian’s commitment to preserving the natural ecosystem means including native plants in the landscape design throughout the community. These plants will require less water overall and thrive in the Texas sun all while providing tranquil beauty to pocket parks, trails, and the many homes throughout the community.
The City of Arlington website describes Texas native plants as, “hardy, having evolved in our unpredictable and sometimes harsh climate. They thrive on the soils that occur here and on the specific nutrients in those soils. These plants have more resistance to regional pests and diseases.”
Common plants you’ll find in Viridian’s community landscaping (and personal gardens!) include:
Spring and summer are especially beautiful with hills of lush native grasses like buffalograss and colorful wildflowers that cover the landscape in brilliant yellows, pinks, purples, and whites.
Love nature? It will love you back when you build your new home here! There’s room to live for you and all your wild neighbors in Viridian.
The community plan was designed to encourage residents to get outside and enjoy walking instead of driving in cars. Green space is readily accessible throughout the community, many within direct walking distance of homes, allowing residents to enjoy nature easily. Outdoor spaces also have plenty of places to rest with benches and chairs along the trails and within parks.
There are plenty of community events that get you out the house to connect with nature, plus a resort-style amenity complex. Start your home search today: custom estate homes by the lake are still available, or browse available single-family and townhomes online.
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Here is evidence of the pea weevil on our Sugar Ann peas. Our pea crop this spring has been having an extremely hard time as it is being stunted by pea weevil damage. We have tried battling them with concoctions of 'rhubarb tea' but much of our crop has experienced too much damage to be revived.
Is anyone else having this problem or have any tips for fighting the blasted pea weevil??

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NASCAR is looking ahead to this weekend when all three national series will be racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Mar. 5-7.
The Cup Series has had a mix of winners so far, with different drivers winning each of its opening three races this season at the Daytona 500, the Daytona road course and Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Another 1.5-mile intermediate track is next on the schedule with Las Vegas following William Byron’s win at Homestead last Sunday. Vegas will be followed by Phoenix (one-mile), Atlanta (1.54-mile) and the Bristol dirt race (0.533-mile) at the end of the month. Drivers are sharing their thoughts on the upcoming races today.
Stories around NASCAR:
Kyle Larson feeling “fresh as ever” upon NASCAR return
4 p.m. Kyle Larson said he’s been happy with his team’s performance to start the season, in which the new No. 5 Chevrolet driver for Hendrick Motorsports is making his full-time return to NASCAR after his suspension from the sport last spring.
Larson has earned two top-10 finishes in his first three races back. He finished 10th at the Daytona 500, 30th at the Daytona road course and, most recently, fourth at Homestead-Miami Speedway last Sunday.
“I’m happy with it. New team. New faces,” Larson said. “I haven’t been in a (Cup) car in a long time and to be as strong as we’ve been throughout the whole race at every race has been really good, so I’ve been happy.”
Larson’s last race, prior to his suspension for using a racial slur and subsequent reinstatement, was at Phoenix in March. He said he’s making a smooth transition back into the sport and that that he hasn’t noticed a major difference in equipment between his new Hendrick team compared to his former Chip Ganassi Racing organization, although he noted that the ride quality in the No. 5 was “a little bit smoother” at Homestead than in the No. 42 previously.
In terms of his return to the driver’s seat, Larson said he’s been surprised with how seamless it’s been.
“I thought there would be cobwebs and rust,” Larson said. “But maybe because I raced so much last year in sprint cars, in open-wheel cars and dabbled in some late model stuff, I felt as fresh as ever in a racecar.
“Everything just felt normal,” He added. “It didn’t feel like I’d been out of a car in a long time, so that was good. Even shifting gears and coming down pit road ... It’s all come natural so far. I don’t really feel like I’ve made any mistakes doing those little things. And I think when you’re out of a car for a long time, it’s the little things you forget about.”
Early win easing points pressure for William Byron
3 p.m.: William Byron, like Michael McDowell, is another Cup driver who is sleeping easier this week after an early win this year. Byron won Sunday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
“I didn’t get a lot of sleep on Monday, but this past night I went to sleep with a lot less anxiety,” Byron said. “It’s really easy to stress about points throughout NASCAR seasons, and we don’t have to worry about that.”
Byron said his next goal is to finish in the top-10 in points to give him a boost in playoffs, but the pressure of getting that first win this season is off and what’s left is more confidence for the No. 24 team.
“I think just that taste and that drive to win is there after the first one for me,” Byron said.
Michael McDowell might be “legit” this year
2 p.m.: Michael McDowell is off to a red hot start to the 2021 season. He won the Daytona 500, finished eighth at the Daytona road course and sixth at Homestead for three top-10 finishes, including a win, in the first three races of the season. His average finish is fifth so far this year after posting a 21st place average finish for the full 2020 season.
He’s said he’s still processing what these early high finishes mean in terms of team goals for the remainder of the season. His win at the Daytona 500 locks him into the Cup playoffs in September.
“I’m not exactly sure what the expectation looks like, but I think the approach and the mentality stays the same,” McDowell told reporters Tuesday. “And our approach has just always been just fight hard, give it everything you have and if that’s 20th, then you fight as hard as you can to make sure you get a 20th or better. And if you’ve got a 15th place car, then you fight as hard as you can to try to run 15th or better.
“So I don’t know how we’ll be at Vegas and I don’t know how we’ll be at Phoenix,” McDowell continued. “I’d love to be the guy that comes on here that I think sort of everybody want to be like, ‘Yeah, we’re legit. We’re gonna win five races this year and we’re gonna contend for the championship.’ I don’t know that to be true, but I do know we’re going to fight our guts out and we’ll see where we end up.”
Marcus Lemonis spreads the wealth in Truck Series, teams up with Sheldon Creed for race
11:15 a.m.: The defending Truck champion doesn’t have full sponsorship for the season. Sheldon Creed drove a plain white truck to a second place finish at the Daytona road course two weeks ago, and said the team has been working to create and capitalize on business-to-business opportunities to help finance the remainder of its full season schedule.
Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World, which sponsors the NASCAR Truck Series, posted a tweet Monday asking which teams were not sponsored for the upcoming race at Las Vegas this weekend. That followed an earlier tweet by Lemonis telling Creed to contact him about sponsorship after the Daytona road course race. Now, Creed will run a Camping World paint scheme this weekend.
“I didn’t think we were going to do anything with it,” Creed said about Lemonis’ tweets. “I didn’t know if they could wrap the trucks in time because they leave today for Vegas, and woke up this morning with text and calls from the people from GMS saying they could do it. So yeah, wrapping the truck with Camping World this week.”
Lemonis tweeted Monday evening that he’s offering $15,000 for a wrapped truck, $25,000 for a top-10 finish, $35,000 for a top-five finish and $50,000 for a win. He also expanded prize pool money for winning teams in the series earlier this year, with bonuses going to the winning driver and road crew.
Creed finished second at the last race in Las Vegas. He said he didn’t know why it was so difficult for Truck team to find sponsorship, but speculated that sponsors focus on Cup races first.
“And Cup teams are maybe not taking full money right now, so it makes it harder for us Truck teams and then we are kind of forced to take less money than what the Truck races actually cost,” Creed said. “I think it’s something that everyone is trying to figure out right now.”
He said Lemonis’ investment in the series through bonus money and sponsorship has been “huge.”
“Obviously I race for a bigger Truck team, so maybe we’re not in need of it as much as say like a Jordan Anderson and team like that, but anything helps,” Creed said. “We’re at a level now where it just takes everything you have to compete and win every week.”
Kurt Busch talks Las Vegas race, points and retirement rumors
11 a.m.: After 22 starts at his hometown track, Kurt Busch finally won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last season. He called it a huge win since the track had been “a thorn in (his) side over the years” and somewhere he thought he would never conquer during his Cup career.
“It was really a spiritual moment of winning last September in the playoffs at the South Point 400,” Busch said. “And then not having fans and having people at the race track (last year), and then it was like boom. They zoomed in on me and we all celebrated through the T.V. lens.”
Fans will be back for this year’s race at reduced capacity after the speedway had its fan attendance plan approved last month by the Nevada Department of Business and Industry. That plan called for hosting fans at 20% capacity, or roughly 15,000 fans, according to KTNV.
Busch, who is ranked sixth in points (104) and 35 points behind leader Denny Hamlin (139), said his team’s plan is to keep “chiseling away” at points early on to reach the playoffs. Busch noted that the three unique winners, representing three different manufacturers, have come on different tracks, and that it’s still too early in the season to panic over playoffs.
“You’ve got to let things play out a little bit here and see how things shake out,” Busch said. “ ... The important thing for us is to stick to our strength, and that’s to gain points methodically through the stages of each race, with race finishes and if we’ve got a chance to gamble for a win at the end, we of course need to grab it.”
Busch, 42, also remained coy following a question about a nine-minute video he released with Monster Energy last month that teased his potential retirement. The video features Monster athlete and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski pleading with Busch in the opening minutes, “Don’t do it man. Don’t retire. Take it from me. You’re on top of your game,” Gronkowski says in the video.
Busch responds to Gronkowski in the video, “Don’t worry about it. I’ve got this under control. I’ve seen you do this,” before he does a burnout in front of rapper Vanilla Ice and drives 200 m.p.h across the Seven Mile Bridge in Florida. The highly produced video, Busch said, was meant to emphasize the “Monster lifestyle.” But is it a retirement video?
“It’s left to your interpretation,” Busch said. “Replay it. Watch it again and have everbody else open it up and watch for more views.”


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States might be starting to reopen businesses, but the U.S must prepare for the spread of COVID-19 to pick up this fall, Dr. Leana Wen and Dr. Scott Gottlieb said during a segment of the TIME100: Finding Hope series on Thursday.
In conversation TIME Magazine senior health reporter Alice Park, Wen, an emergency physician, visiting professor at George Washington Milken Institute School of Public Health, and former Baltimore City Health Commissioner, and Gottlieb, the former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said it’s essential that Americans don’t become complacent about the risks from COVID-19 if the spread of the virus starts to slow during the warmer months.
Wen said that Americans should not “draw the wrong lessons” as daily case numbers start to fall. “Reopening does not mean that the virus is gone; it does not mean that it’s now safe to go out,” Wen said. Although conditions may seem to improve, the country needs to stay alert, in particular by making sure there is enough personal protective equipment for healthcare workers and have adequate contact tracing infrastructure to withstand a resurgence.
“I just worry that the American people are not ready for that type of resurgence, and potentially for having to reimplement shelter-in-place and other types of orders again. Last time, if we were not ready, we could say ‘hindsight is 20/20.’ We could’ve known better, we didn’t. This time we have no excuse,” Wen said.
Gottlieb said that while the virus’s spread will likely slow through July, August and September, it will probably pick up again in the fall and winter.
He noted that, by fall, we’ll have sufficient COVID-19 screening platforms available—including more point-of-care PCR-based tests, the current gold standard for COVID-19 screening that identifies the presence of viral genetic material, as well as antigen-based tests that look for proteins the virus produces that trigger an immune response in the body. But, he warned, it still might be tough to ensure that the right people are actually getting tested in certain communities.
“We could be thinking about how to get in place universal guidelines right now, so that doctors can do testing in their offices, without having to go through extraordinary steps if there is a positive case in the office. Those are the things we need to be thinking about—how to push screening out in the community, and not just relegate it to special sites,” Gottlieb said.
It is also vital that essential public health interventions don’t get caught up in policy or political discussions, Wen and Gottlieb agreed. Wen said that she’s worried that political rhetoric that pits public health against the economy could undermine public health.
“I am very concerned about what we’re seeing with the politicization of health and medicine,” said Wen. “So many of the things that we ask people to do at times of public health crises relies on that public trust. If we’re asking people to do things to change their behavior fundamentally— to do things like sheltering in place, and not go to work, not see their friends for prolonged periods of time, or we’re asking people for their contacts, and everywhere that they’ve been, and to go get tested and to be isolated for a period of time—all of these are quite extraordinary measures. And it does depend on the public’s trust in government institutions, public trust in science and medicine.”
Gottlieb said he is concerned that “basic public health interventions” such as contact tracing have gotten pulled into policy debates. “If we don’t get to effective case-based interventions, and get to a place where we can do very effective contact tracing in the fall, it’s going to be very hard to contain this virus, and prevent outbreaks and epidemics in the fall,” he said.
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Ken Friedman, Bill Graham between takes during the filming of “A ’60s Reunion with Bill Graham: A Night at the Fillmore” Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, 1986 Chromogenic color print, frame: 18 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. Courtesy of Ken Friedman. Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution is organized and circulated by the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California. On view March 17–July 5, 2016 at The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco.
When Wolodia Wolfgang Grajonca, born of Russian Jews who immigrated to Germany followed by France, left Paris to escape the Nazi horde entering Paris in 1940 it was the beginning of a life only Shakespeare could recount. It was a life of myths, overarching successes and tragedy. Even the truths could evolve into myths as Graham turned the nascent world of rock and roll on its ear, writes our travel and lifestyle editor Al Auger. (#Lifestyle, #Music, #Siliconeer, @Siliconeer, #BillGraham, #RockandRoll, #NelsonMandela)
“Bill Graham howled. He Talked. He shouted. He laughed. He threatened. He barked. He sang (a little)…[He drew] us into his evolving world of rock show-business revolution, with the authority of a leading Boy Scout: bossy and generous at once.” – Pete Townshend, Lead guitarist of “The Who”
Through July 5, the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco is presenting “Bill Graham and the Rock and roll Revolution,” an impressive showcase of this brilliant mind encased in anger and generosity born in a 12-year-old’s tortured beginning, an actor’s ability to read situations and react and a dancer’s mutability. This retrospective is reminiscent of the grand exposition the museum presented on the life of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas (see Siliconeer, Oct., 2011).
The marquee of the principals in anchoring the retrospective promoter’s idea read like a list of not only former leaders of Graham’s production company, Bill Graham Presents (BGP), but a group of his family, closest friends and associates. Former vice-presidents Danny Scher and Bob Barsotti were with BGP at, or near the beginning; Bonnie Simmons, a long-time employee, has added much of the makeup of the retrospective; and dear to my memories are Graham’s two sons, David and Alex. I remember playing with the two young siblings, at Graham’s magical home, Masada, in Marin County.
There is so much to see and absorb at this monumental memorial, space here simply doesn’t allow for the association my relationship and the stories behind the hundreds of artifacts, items, photos, audio and videos of Graham’s life and influence to parse (see Part 2 next month). So lets begin with an unhurried stroll through the many rooms that will offer you a kaleidoscope of adventures, misadventures and insight into this human conundrum.
When you enter there will be a warm welcome from the sounds of The Grateful Dead, Otis Redding or Janis Joplin and many more to whom Graham gave their start or acceleration on the road to rock success. The walls are filled with photographs of many of the hundreds of concerts wearing the BGP brand. How many of us remember Winterland, Day(s) on the Green or the strange coupling of Miles Davis opening for the Grateful Dead at the Fillmore. To truly venerate this man, his early life is documented with photos as far back to his youth in Europe.
Musical instruments displayed include shards of the Fender Stratocaster guitar famously smashed by Jimi Hendrix at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The 1968 Gibson SG Special guitar Pete Townshend played at the Metropolitan Opera House performance of the rock opera Tommy then threw it to a fan in the audience. A Santana guitar displayed and Janis Joplin’s tambourine, and talks with the many BGP people involved, screenings of short videos of rock and roll then and now.
Deeper and deeper are the copious audio and video displays that chronicle Graham’s family and his youth, in particular by films by his childhood friend Ralph Moratz. A host of videos and audios follow Graham as he begins a new life in New York and his subsequent move to San Francisco. Consider, too, the extensive list of gallery chats with academics, performers many close friends such as Wavy Gravy. These performances go on throughout the run of the retrospective; see the sidebar for information on the schedule and Website.
The life of Bill Graham was one that will be remembered, memorialized and talked about for millenniums to come. He was a giant who reached for the stars and collected them. Bill Graham was so much more than promoter of music that circled the world. A man of charity and compassion, deeply religious, a war hero with a Bronze Star, mercurial and fickle. If you were a friend or employee, he always had your back.
Before you leave stop by the intimate portrait of Bill and Melissa Gold; the love between these two is palpable. That love was violently ended on October 25, 1991 as the trio of Graham, Melissa and his personal pilot and long-time friend, Steve Kahn leaving a concert in Concord aboard his private helicopter. Trapped in thick fog and flying too low over Vallejo the helicopter crashed into a high-voltage tower bursting into flames. The charred remains, according to Wikipedia, “hung grotesquely in the tower for more than a day.”
I knew both Bill Graham and Melissa; Bill is everything this monster presentation offers of such a rare person. Melissa was also a rare and a completely guileless human being who everyone loved, no less than myself. Only Shakespeare could give this existence, this story, its due. In his absence, Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution at the Contemporary Jewish Museum adroitly and dramatically bring this imposing legend to life.
MUSEUM HOURS: Daily 11am–5pm, Thursdays 11am–8pm, Closed Wednesdays
ADMISSION: Adults, $12; Seniors, $10; Students, (w/valid ID) $10; Under 18-years, free; Members, free; Thursday (after 5 pm), $5. First Tuesday of month, Free; Discount for groups of 10 or more.
TOURS: Offered every day as part of Museum admission.
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street (Between 3rd and 4th Streets)
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: (415) 655-7800 • email: Info@thecjm.org

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Thistlecrack’s absence means this year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup is one of the most open contests in some time. Not only that, but it is also a great opportunity for one of the younger runners in the race to really establish itself as a new star in the sport.
Native River is a horse who fits the profile for success in this 3m2f contest, and arguably has the best form of the 14 runners declared for the race. He comes in on the back of victories in the Hennessy Gold Cup, where he beat a strong field at Newbury, and the Welsh Grand National just a month later, where he had to carry top weight in tough conditions to prevail for his trainer Colin Tizzard.
The seven-year-old, who is one of the youngest horses in this year’s Gold Cup, can be backed at 4/1 in the horse racing betting for the feature race at the Festival. He looks much better value than his stablemate Cue Card, who is the same price but will need to become the first horse since What A Myth in 1969 to prevail in this race at the age off 11.
The betting suggests Djakadam is one of the leading dangers to Native River, as the Irish runner could well go off the favourite on the day of the race given the recent support of last year’s runner-up. Mullins has never won this contest and he may have to wait another year, as the eight-year-old’s form this season has not been anywhere near good enough to suggest he can get the better of Tizzard’s chaser.
On The Fringe Can Land Hat-Trick of Foxhunters Chases
The Foxhunters Chase is regarded as the Gold Cup for amateur riders and On The Fringe is back this year looking for his third consecutive success in the race. Enda Bolger’s chaser is 12 years old now but still retains the same enthusiasm for racing as he has done throughout his career.
On The Fringe normally finds his best form at the back end of the season. Twelve months ago he led after the last fence under the hands of Nine Carberry to score at the Festival, while a month later he also recorded wins at Aintree in the Grand National meeting and at the Punchestown Festival.
The 12-year-old made a pleasing return to action last month at Leopardstown in a hunters’ chase over 3m where he was second to Foxrock. Jamie Codd rode the horse on that occasion and is likely to keep the ride at the Festival this year as the pregnant Carberry is out of action for the rest of the season. Codd is more than a worthy replacement as he has proved himself to be one of the best amateurs riding today. On the Fringe was heavily backed for the Foxhunter Chase last year and he is likely to be subject to a huge gamble – so take the 11/8 on offer right now.
If you want to stick Native River and On The Fringe into a double on the final day of the Festival this year, it works out at odds of around 10/1. If both horses win, you will have finished the week off in style.


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I'm not finished: King confident he can reach 20 games target for Tottenham
Ledley King is confident that this season will not be his last at Tottenham.
King, who joined Tottenham in 1998, is in the final year of his contract and manager Harry Redknapp says the defender must play at least 20 games to earn an extension.
If his recent history with injuries is anything to go by, he may struggle to hit that mark.
King has been troubled by injury throughout his career and rarely trains with the Tottenham squad as his knees swell up after every game.
Target man: Ledley King believes he can reach the 20 game target set by manager Harry Redknapp this season
The defender's chances of playing a full season last year looked good when he began Spurs' campaign without any problems until he suffered a groin injury that meant he played just nine out of Tottenham's 53 games.
The 30-year-old underwent an operation on his troublesome knee this summer in a bid to make sure that he would get a full campaign under his belt but he missed the first two league games before returning to star in the club's 2-0 win at Wolves last week.
King, who was rested for last night's Europa League game at PAOK Salonika, wants to put his last year's injury "nightmare" behind him and is sure will get enough game time under his belt to earn a new deal.
'Is 20 games a realistic target? Yes, I aim to play as many as I can,' King told the London Evening Standard.
'Last season I started with a niggly groin problem, played the first few games and then came off against Fulham with a torn groin muscle.
'From then, every time I tried to come back I kept having a problem with the groin.
'It was a nightmare situation trying to get it right, so I worked over the summer trying to get it right and coming into this season it feels a lot better.
Praise: Spurs boss Redknapp believes King is one of the best defenders around when fit
'It's just a case of getting back to concentrating on looking after the knee now and hopefully nothing else will pop out of the woodwork.
'If I can just manage the knee, there is no reason I can't play quite regularly.'
When fit, Redknapp regards King as one of the best defenders in the league. The Spurs boss is serious when he talks of the fans' favourite needing 20 games to win a new deal, though.
Last season Jonathan Woodgate, another popular figure, was released after he failed to overcome his injury woes. That does not make King afraid of his future, however.
He said: 'I don't feel the need to speak to anyone about it at the moment. I'll try to let my football do the talking. If I can stay fit and play the games, the situation will take care of its self.'
Redknapp said after the 5-1 hammering against Manchester City that the summer transfer saga concerning Luka Modric and Chelsea had left a bad atmosphere around the club.
Super Scott: King has been impressed with new signing Parker
He is now convinced that cloud has lifted after the transfer window closed and he was able to shuffle his pack by offloading several fringe players and signing Scott Parker and Emmanuel Adebayor.
King has been impressed with Parker and Adebayor and believes their arrival has freshened up a squad that was in danger of going stale.
'There was a lot of speculation pre-season, a lot of players not knowing whether they were coming or going so it was a little bit strange,' King said.
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Written by Onyedi Obiukwu
Illustration by Andrew Sutherland
What has largely been left out of this discourse are the efforts we are making to overcome such a fate.
Our continent has scarce and ever-diminishing freshwater resources due to drought and variant rainfall, and faces rising demand from population growth and rapid urbanisation and industrialisation - but with proper management it has enough water for present and future generations.
“This is something we can solve,” says Columbia University Professor Upmanu Lall, one of the world’s leading water and climate change scientists and a panelist on the Water Security Session of the World Economic Forum held in 2011. “Not by the involvement of the Western countries, but by a strong local resolve to address the problems and take control of much of the external aid money that is coming in. Positive examples will build local capacity and also drive additional aid money to help.” Still, he adds, Africans need to control and shape their destiny themselves.
We have 63 trans-boundary river basins, large rivers like the Nile, Niger, Congo and Zambezi, and natural lakes Victoria, Tanganyika and Malawi, among the world’s largest bodies of water. These water resources have the potential to serve even faraway dry regions, as shown by the Congo Water Pipeline Project, which aims to transfer water from the Congo River over the Angolan highlands to water-stressed Namibia and Botswana, both of which lie over 2 000 kilometres away.
Below the surface, scientists say, Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater. According to research by the British Geological Society, the continent holds around 660 000 cubic kilometres of groundwater, more than 100 times the amount found on the surface and sufficient to cope with the impact of climate change. The challenge, however, is to effectively and sustainably harness these resources. Africans are tackling this through innovations that address thehuge gap in access to safe drinking water, maximise its use for food security, improve sanitation and ensure enough for future generations.
Access to safe drinking water is top of the to-do list, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, home to nearly halfof the over 663-million people in the world without potable water. Increased attention and efforts of governments and international development agencies since 1990 through the Millennium Development Goals has helped provide access for 427-million people in the sub-continent. However, according to data by the WHO/Unicef Joint Monitoring Programme, 319-million people — 80% of whom live in rural areas — are still left high and dry.
Tanzanian Chemical Engineer Askwar Hilonga is working on making water purer and safer to drink. His Nanofilter is a low-cost sustainable water purification system that utilises nanotechnology-based materials. “My unique innovation has the ability to manipulate the properties of nanomaterials to target and remove specific contaminants in water, to make it clean and safe for drinking,” says Hilonga.
The contaminants targeted are heavy metals, fluoride, biological contaminants (bacteria, viruses, protozoa, etc.) and organic pollutants (e.g. pesticides. In June, his Nanofilter won the newly-instituted African Prize for Engineering Innovation from the Royal Academy for Engineering.
“It could change the lives of thousands of Africans,” the academy said. Many of those lives would be in Hilonga’s home country of Tanzania, where, according to Safe Water Now, 88% of the infant mortality is caused by waterborne diseases.
Hilonga says he is preparing a strategic business plan to reach the 70% of Tanzanian households which are not using any kind of water purification or treatment system. He is also looking beyond his homeland to the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, which faces similar challenges.
Grant Gibbs leads the Hippo Water Roller Project, based on a large, barrel-shaped water container invented by Pettie Petzer and Johan Jonker in 1991, which can be easily moved over long distances simply by rolling it on the ground. The innovation is an effective, if interim, solution to the water challenges of many sub-Saharan rural communities whose arid land and sparse habitation make the direct connection of water pipes to their homes or more di cult to achieve.
Normally, the women and children of rural African communities have to carry large containers of water on their heads over long distances, often on a daily basis. The UN Environment Programme says this burns o as much as 40% of their caloric intake. The Hippo Water Roller reduces those energy losses, says Gibbs.
“The Hippo roller is very user-friendly for women, children and the physically weak as it makes the transportation of water much less strenuous than traditional methods. It is specifically designed for rural and economically poor communities, with low-to-none maintenance costs, and there is no need to access spare parts, which is very di cult in these areas.”
According to his organisation’s stats, 45 000 Hippo Rollers were in use in 2014, moving an estimated 7-billion litres of water through the year. Gibbs says the water in the Hippo – 90 litres when filled – is safe for drinking and can be used for irrigation of farms. “Clean, potable water is achieved by adding filters and other point-of-use water treatment products, and it features the irrigation cap-in-cap, which drastically improves the efficiency of irrigating crops.”
While primarily a water container, the roller is built to accommodate customisations for other purposes. One of them is as a trolley for vendors, nicknamed the Hippo Spaza. It is achieved by attaching a specially- designed steel frame to the roller to convert it into a simple trolley for transporting products, and then raising the roller to form a stand for displaying the products.
Gibbs said his organisation has also added the option of branding on the spaza or roller to attract corporate sponsors and advertisers. “It is not just about helping people in undeveloped communities fetch water more easily, it is also about aiding them make a better living.”
As Gibbs and his Hippo Water Roller Project try to ease the burden of fetching water in rural Africa, Zimbabwean scientist Dr Lloyd Muzangwa and Tanzanian engineer George Kahabuka have conceived the solar-powered ultraviolet (UV) device they call MAJI 1200 to disinfect water. “Whereas chemical disinfectants destroy or damage a microbe’s cellular structure, UV light inactivates microbes by damaging their DNA, thereby preventing the microbe’s ability to replicate (or infect the host,” Muzangwa explains.
The MAJI 1200 can be used as either a mobile or fixed water disinfection system and is easily adaptable to urban and rural areas. Its use of solar energy means it does not need electricity, which is unavailable or unstable in many communities. Muzangwa maintains that its high delivery-volumes mean communities, whether as households or schools, can share one. “Let’s say one unit per school,” he says, “Children, students and communities could be guaranteed access to safe drinking water at schools or at home.”
At US$1 500 per unit, and with no extra electricity or maintenance costs, the MAJI 1200 is relatively cheap, especially when purchased communally. “We are still making more research to bring the cost further down so that it becomes more affordable,” says Muzangwa.
The team is trying to raise money for further research and development through crowdfunding platforms such as Gofundme. With more funding, they plan to set up an installation plant in Africa to produce the system here (it is currently produced in the US and Switzerland). “We want to bring clean water to our people who do not have it,” Muzangwa enthuses. “Our motivation is more about helping our people than making profit.”
The use of nanotechnology and UV light “are excellent directions,” professor Lall says. “They should also look at grapheme oxide-based products for nano filtration. These could revolutionise water treatment, and they should be thinking not just of the African market but of the global market - the water issue is truly global and needs the same innovation worldwide.”
END PART ONE
Another African innovation solving water challenges is the Aybar Broad Bed and furrows Maker (BBM), designed by Melesse Temesgen. It has been of significant help to many farmers, particularly in his home country Ethiopia, where crop losses are common due to waterlogging of farmlands. Low-cost and simple to use, the BBM ploughs waterlogged fields and drains the excess water from the soil, thus helping farmers plant more and often and conserve soil.
Prior to his innovation, most farmers in the highlands could only use of a quarter of their land because the rest was often too waterlogged. According to Aybar, close to 50 000 units sold in Ethiopia alone last year. Its success won Temesgen the Special Prize for Innovation with the Highest Social Impact at the 2014 Innovation Prizesfor Africa.
Sanitation is another area of great challenge; none of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa met the MDG targets for improving sanitation. “Sub-Saharan Africa has provided sanitation for less than 20% of the current population,” the Joint Monitoring Programme found. “Centralised, waterborne sanitation solutions are not viable for most rural areas and resource-constrained urban areas,” says Dudley Jackson, one of several Africans coming up with innovative, if not weird, sanitation solutions.
His Savvy Loo is so revolutionary, it is changing the perception that water-flush toilets are the sole means of adequate sanitation. The Savvy Loo is a waterless toilet which dries faeces for reuse as bio-energy and stores concentrated urine for extraction of nutrients and reuse as liquid fertiliser.
It got Jackson nominated for the Innovation Prize for Africa and has been lauded as a sustainable and affordable solution to the proliferation of unhealthy pit latrines which contaminate underground water tables. “Being a self-contained desiccating toilet, it provides dignity, prevents contamination of the user, and eliminates pathogens,” Jackson says.
It is also a potential shield against the predicted future of water scarcity, saving potential users an estimated 30 litres expended on flushing toilets daily. “Dry sanitation solutions would save a country such as South Africa about 300 billion litres of water each year,” Jackson says.
At the 2015 South Africa Sanitation Indaba, the South African minister of water and sanitation said that the country must work towards dry sanitation solutions for both low- and high-income households. Jackson is confident that the rest of the continent will follow suit in advocating dry sanitation and thus save trillions of litres of water, averting future water scarcity.
The Smartscan toilet is another sanitation innovation which could save more than 80 percent of the water expended in flushing toilets. Developed by South African company New World Sanitations Cooperation, it is a sewage digester and solar-powered water recycler that could reduce water used for flushing from 32 000 to 2 400 litres a year per household.
“We are aware of the challenges and numerous factors to be taken into account when designing a solution that will fit the unique South African and African environments,” CEO Jurgen Graupe said at the 2015 South African Sanitation Indaba.
The Smartscan comes with a reactor tank for sewage digestion and water recycling. Two sizes are offered: the smaller reactor has a volume of 1 600 litres, while the larger tank can take in 2 500 litres. After installation, the water tanks need to be topped up with 600 litres of water every three months.
“Maintenance required is very basic and can be performed by trained members of the community,” Graupe says. “The minor service involves flushing 500ml of anaerobic biological additive down the toilet once every three months. The major service: replace the nano filter set once per year, and de-sludge once per year.”
If Graupe’s Smartscan seems complex, Samuel Malinga’s solution is the extreme of simplicity. A sanitation engineer at Water for People Uganda, Malinga developed a set of low-cost sanitation technologies to addressing challenges in management of faecal sludge in schools, slums, and rural communities.
They are the DuraSan toilet, made of interlocking, precast concrete blocks; a low-cost pit-emptying pump called the Rammer, his answer to the problem of emptying full pit toilets in a sanitary manner; and a decentralised faecal sludge treatment system for areas lacking treatment plants. “The modular toilet can be constructed in two to three days,” Malinga says.
Like several others working on solutions to Africa’s water challenges, Malinga believes the answers have to be found within the continent, not outside it.
Akwar Hironga says the nano filter is one such innovation,“because it is now possible to use any kind of water available in someone’s vicinity. He points to the ability to tune nanomaterials to target specific contaminants in any source of water – ponds, rivers, lakes – as proof that any kind of water can now be purified and used for drinking.
“I believe that this and other African innovations – whether focused on the construction of wetlands, recycling or dry sanitation – will help us overcome our current water challenges and avoid a future of water scarcity.”
From left: Hilonga's nanofilter; Hippo roller; Aybar BBM
Opposite: Maji 1200


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disusedgenius wrote:I think you can get the first volume as 3 individual 'books'. As for the following 2 volume's, I dunno.localnotail wrote:I just wish they'd split it up into paperback-sized parts so I can finally read the bloody thing!Ron_Justice wrote:+1 It's got everything I could want from a story.
O.O The Baroque Cycle is probably my favorite story / series ever. It's sensational.
Book 1 – Quicksilver
Book 2 – The King of the Vagabonds
Book 3 – Odalisque
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For the second year in a row, Mayor Bloomberg has quietly pumped more than $1 million into the state’s Independence Party — without disclosing it as part of his own campaign spending.
Campaign finance records show that Bloomberg wrote two checks for $600,000 apiece last fall to the Independence Party’s Housekeeping account, as reported by the Daily Politics‘ Elizabeth Benjamin. Both checks were deposited just a few days before the general election. The bulk of the money – a whopping $750,000 – was routed by the party to an Albany campaign outfit called Special Election Operations LLC.
State records show the stealth campaign group didn’t even file incorporation papers until December 3, 2009 — almost a month after the election. It also happens to share a State Street address with the lobbying firm of Capitol Public Strategies whose principals include several Republican operatives including David Catalfamo, spokesman for ex-gov George Pataki, and Ryan Moses, who ran a GOTV effort called “Victory 2005” for Bloomberg’s second mayoral run.
This is the exact same stunt that Bloomberg pulled last year when he dropped another $1.2 million into Independence Party coffers to fund a secret campaign on behalf of Republican state senators.
The checks are all personal donations by Bloomberg – not from his own campaign. This allows the billionaire mayor to take advantage of the sky’s-the-limit rules that apply to contributions to so-called housekeeping accounts. For a guy who spends a lot of time complaining about the free-wheeling ways of Albany pols, the mayor sure knows his way around the political ropes.


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Rock Climbing in Kamloops, British Columbia
See Kamloops from an entirely different elevation and go rock climbing. Kamloops is home to many great climbs that offer varying degrees of skills.
The locations and details listed below for rock climbing are those that have been provided to Tourism Kamloops by sport enthusiasts.
We strongly recommend that you contact the Cliffside Climbing Gym listed below for more indepth information on each site listed below.
**Page through this useful and accurate guide book as you explore the Kamloops area!
Where to Rock Climb in Kamloops
> The Beach
Located 34 km west of Kamloops, off the West Trans Canada Highway just east of Savona at 6 Mile Hill. Great views and makes for a good day climb. Rates from 5.6 to 5.10, and is not a multi-pitch
> Roche Lake
45 minutes south on Highway 5A and showcases a more forested terrain. Rates from 5.6 to 5.12 and is not a multi-pitch.
> Marble Canyon
Located on Highway 99 between Cache Creek and Lillooet and is a gorgeous area to climb. A multi-pitch climb that rates from 5.8-5.10
> Oregon Jack
Offers the only outdoor bouldering area in the Kamloops region. Turn right in Cache Creek and then down Hat Creek Road.
Where to Rent Rock Climbing Equipment
Be properly prepared and outfitted for that next climb. Kamloops shops have the durable clothing and trustworthy gear plus, local store staff can make recommendations on areas to explore within the Kamloops area based on skill level.
> True Outdoors: 250-377-0157
Where to go Indoor Rock Climbing
In the off-season months, head to an indoor climbing gym to keep your skills sharp.
>Cliffside Climbing Gym: 250-372-0645


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This week Israel will celebrate 75 years since its declaration of independence in 1948 while Palestinians will remember the Nakba (“catastrophe” in Arabic) in which over 700,000 Palestinians were driven off their land by Israeli militias in 1947-49.
There are not contradictory anniversaries. They are complementary; one leading directly to the other.
Those who have been paying attention will know Palestinians have suffered the colonisation of their country with the theft of their land and denial of their fundamental human rights just as Māori, Aboriginal, black South Africans and “first nations” people across the world suffered similarly under European colonisation.
Israel’s master plan for the clearing out of Palestinians, Plan D, which had been prepared alongside the high command of the Haganah, the main Jewish military wing, includes a description of the methods to be used by Israeli militias:
“Destruction of villages (setting fire to, blowing up, and planting mines in the debris), especially those population centers which are difficult to control continuously. Mounting search and control operations according to the following guidelines: encirclement of the village and conducting a search inside it. In the event of resistance, the armed force must be destroyed and the population must be expelled outside the borders of the state.”
Israeli propagandists say Palestinians left of their own accord – yeah right!
Similar orders were given to colonial soldiers as they invaded the Waikato and the Māori settlement of Parihaka in the 19th century and Maungapōhatu in the 20th. The problem here for the colonial forces was there was nowhere to expel Māori “outside the borders of the state”! In Palestine it meant murder and mayhem for the local population and forcibly moving Palestinians, many on “death marches” to Gaza and Jordan.
Meanwhile people who haven’t been paying attention will blame Palestinian “militants” and “terrorists” for the never-ending violence in the Middle East. They will believe this because that’s how Palestinian resistance to colonisation and occupation is portrayed in our media, many instances of which can be found in just the last week.
The reality for Palestinians is that the Nakba has never stopped. Not a day goes by without evictions, house demolitions and forced displacement of Palestinians to make way for Jewish settlers. The Israeli leadership has 19th century European attitudes to the indigenous people of Palestine.
Colonial oppression has resulted in what Israel’s largest and most respected human rights group, B’Tselem, describes as “A regime of Jewish supremacy from the Jordan river to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid”.
For Israel’s side it says the land of Palestine is the traditional homeland of the Jewish people as declared in holy scriptures and that Jews and only Jews have a right to self-determination there. In 2018 Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan declared: “We are telling the world that it doesn’t matter what the nations of the world say. The time has come to express our biblical right to the land”; or as Israeli Professor Ilan Pappe puts it bluntly “most Jews are atheists but they believe God promised them Palestine”.
The “faith history” declared by Gilad Erdan is deeply rooted in mythology which in recent decades historians have comprehensively debunked.
Israel also says its military occupation of all historic Palestine is “temporary” until a final settlement is negotiated. But recent Israeli leaders have repeatedly said they have no intention of negotiating peace with Palestinians. But for Palestinians in any case, negotiations are a dead end. The power imbalance between Israel and the US on one side of the table and Palestinians on the other is a recipe for some token “concessions” from Israel but many more decades of Israeli oppression and Palestinian resistance.
So how will governments respond to the complementary commemorations next week?
Most Western governments will write polite press releases congratulating Israel on its achievements, but none will write messages congratulating Palestinians for their heroic resistance to military occupation and Israel’s attempts to undermine and delegitimise their struggle for self-determination.
No western governments will demand Israel allow Palestinian refugees to return to their land and homes in Palestine despite annual UN General Assembly resolutions (UNGA 194) demanding this every year, dating back to 1948.
And none will demand Israel abide by international law and United Nations resolutions – a demand which is the key to resolving the situation for a Middle East peace based on justice – the only peace possible.
But Palestinians have the tide of history on their side. Opinion around the world is overwhelmingly on their side and is increasing – the Israeli narrative has run out of steam. People are no longer buying the idea of Israel as a valiant little state facing hostile hordes of Arabs which my generation did growing up the 1960s.
People are seeing that for the myth it always was. Israel has always been a colonial aggressor which uses false smears of anti-Semitism as its main defence against its critics.
As was the case with South Africa, international solidarity with Palestine and demanding accountability from Israel are the way forward. Leaving the issue to western politicians in a recipe for never-ending violence.


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The all-seeing eyes
Artwork developed by Klaasz for Light Nelson/Te Ramaroa. Our family's eyes projected, one morphing into the next (in the video you see only two of the five). The projection was visible from quite far away and literally watched over the crowd down below. The installation made its debut in 2018 and made a come-back in 2021 where the eyes looked out over Upper Trafalgar Street for the five night duration of the festival.


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A woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing her two children on a motorway in Adelaide, with police praising a man who intervened, stating his actions prevented a far worse outcome.
South Australian police claim the woman stopped her car on the North-South Motorway late on Monday night and removed her two young boys – both aged under 10 – before allegedly stabbing them several times with a knife.
A member of the public stopped his car on the motorway and intervened, disarming the woman, police said.
He was subsequently assisted by two other members of the public who restrained the woman until police arrived.
Supt Selena Dinning said police were extremely grateful to the man and the other people who helped.
“If this man hadn’t stopped, I’m sure the situation would have been much worse,” Dinning said on Monday.
“We’re very grateful that he stopped and we’re also very grateful to the two other members of the public who assisted him. We think he was very brave in doing this. We are really pleased that he was there – right spot, right time.”
The boys were taken to the Women’s and Children’s hospital in Adelaide where they were treated for critical injuries.
The older boy had surgery on his wounds early on Tuesday and was expected to make a full recovery. His younger brother was also expected to be operated on with his condition described as stable.
The mother, aged in her mid-30s, was taken to Royal Adelaide hospital where she remained under guard ahead of a medical assessment. Police expect her to be charged with two counts of attempted murder and face a bedside court hearing later on Tuesday.
Dinning said it was not known what triggered the incident or where the woman was going.
“She was on the expressway, so it’s not that far [from her home] but why she was there, I can’t say,” she said.
The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, said the incident was “clearly shocking”.
“There are so many questions that are unanswered here – it’s appropriate for the police investigation to run its course,” he said. “It’s impossible to get your head around. If the allegations are proven to be true, God knows what circumstances have led to this absolute tragedy.”


Watch Greensky Bluegrass Debut New Song ‘Solstice’ With Holly Bowling In Iceland
Neighbor guitarist Lyle Brewer and Mama Magnolia frontwoman Megan Letts also sat-in with the host band in Reykjavík on Saturday.
Greensky Bluegrass took the stage at the historic and gorgeous Harpua Concert Hall in Reykjavík on Saturday to formally begin Camp Greensky Iceland after a welcome set at Ægisgarður brewery one night earlier. The jamgrass quintet was joined by keyboardist Holly Bowling on Saturday as they were on Sunday and will be for the finale tonight. Saturday’s show commenced with a pair of debuts starting with the anthemic “Solstice.”
Mandolinist/vocalist Paul Hoffman wrote “Solstice” and initially performed the song solo acoustic this past winter at phoffman shows. Greensky served up a more fleshed-out full-band arrangement featuring Bowling on a variety of keyboards. Camp Greensky was a fitting place to premiere “Solstice” as Iceland’s National Day filled with colorful parades, cultural celebrations and seafood pairs comes in honor of the Summer Solstice as well as the country’s independence from Danish rule.
GSBG entered Iceland’s Flóki Studios before heading to Reykjavík. While “Solstice” and other songs debuted at Camp Greensky Iceland were among those recorded for future release, the band will issue the new single “Get Out” this Friday, June 9. Both “Get Out” and the recently shared “Congratulations & Condolences” were tracked during the sessions that yielded GSBG’s 2022 album, Stress Dreams.
Check out fan-shot video of the “Solstice” that opened Camp Greensky Iceland below:
Greensky followed “Solstice” with another debut, “Entirely Mine.” Hoffman helmed both songs. The five-piece and Bowling then played staples “Living Over,” “Murder Of Crows” and “Old Barns.” Next, guitarist Dave Bruzza and Hoffman harmonized on John Bailes’ “Send Me Your Address From Heaven” and the band played “Wish I Didn’t Know” off of 2019’s All For Money before embarking on an adventurous 17-minute “Courage For The Road” showcasing Bowling.
Holly Bowling wasn’t GSBG’s only guest on Saturday. The group and the keyboardist brought out Mama Magnolia vocalist Megan Letts and Neighbor guitarist Lyle Brewer for “Ain’t No Bread In The Breadbox” in the middle of the second set. Oldies “Demons,” “Blood Sucking F(r)iends,” “Windshield” and “Who Is Frederico?” were also played during the frame as was more recent fare such as “What You Need,” “Worry For You” and “Stress Dreams.”
Greensky Bluegrass and Holly Bowling ended the first of their three Camp Greensky Iceland performances by covering JJ Cale’s “After Midnight.” The quintet hadn’t played the classic rock radio staple since New Year’s Eve. Watch video of Saturday’s “After Midnight” encore below:
Camp Greensky Iceland ends tonight. The band and Bowling are currently on stage as of press time. Tune in to a free livestream via MIXLR.com.
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Setlist (via Phantasy Tour)
Set One: Solstice , Entirely Mine , Living Over, Murder of Crows, Old Barns, Send Me Your Address from Heaven, Wish I Didn’t Know > Courage for the Road
Set Two: Demons, What You Need, Blood Sucking F(r)iends, Worry for You > Ain’t No Bread in the Breadbox , Stress Dreams, Windshield, Who Is Frederico?
Encore: After Midnight
-  – debut
-  – w/ Lyle Brewer (guitar), Megan Letts (vocals)
[Full show with Holly Bowling on keyboards]