 including both Carnatic and Hindustani, are believed to number over four hundred. Swati Thirunal's court was also home to many great musicians and artistes of the period.
The festival held at the front courtyard of the majestic Kuthiramalika palace, built by Swati Thirunal is organised by H.H. Sir Rama Varma Maharaja of Travancore Trust. The festival features renditions by both Carnatic and Hindustani musicians including compositions of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma. Eminent musicians like, Ustad Bismilla Khan Gangu Bai Hangal, Dr.M.Balamurali Krishna, D.K.Pattammal etc have performed in the festival.
I am wholeheartedly behind the campaign to end bird of prey persecution in the UK, and particularly the massacre of hen harriers on our grouse moors. As such, I am one of the invited speakers at the Hen Harrier Day being held at the RSPB’s Arne reserve in Dorset on Sunday 7th August. The event starts at 11am and I urge everyone to come along in order to show their support for this magnificent bird of prey.
I suppose since I can’t really work on projects that the next best thing is to go junk shopping. Over the weekend I visited my favorite Vendors’ Village. I suppose many people have some cabin fever because they were really busy.
I barely got the haul in my car. I should have taken a picture of all of the stuff on the flat cart. Another photo op missed!
These finials were stuck back in a dark corner and I almost missed them! There were nine of them, for one dollar each. I bought them all. I wish there had been more. I may use them for furniture feet on a future project.
Do you remember the 1/2 price sale last week? This hutch is in that booth. It’s way over my limit, but I think I can easily give it a quick makeover and make a nice profit.
This vintage suitcase was also in the 50% off booth. I’ve never had one of these hard cover vintage suitcases. I think it was a good deal at $10.
Terry spotted this vase/container. I have been wanting some kind of tall vessel for staging.
Terry also found this extra large mirror that she thought should come home with me—it did.
This tall wooden finial didn’t make the cut this week. Maybe I’ll get it if it’s still there next week.
I like to collect white items for staging.
You may remember this sewing machine I passed on last week—I went back early in the week and picked it up while it was 50% off.
If the weather doesn’t break soon, I’m going to be stacking projects in waiting on top of each other!
Awesome finds Gail! I love the finials they will make cute feet! I also love the tall vase. I need some good staging items!
really love the bust and the suitcase! great finds! i haven’t gotten out too much, so really haven’t found anything, except a few books for 50 cents each.
I love your finds Gail…I have a similar hutch that I repurposed into an entertainment center. How in the world did you get all that stuff in your car.
I haven’t been anywhere with a foot of snow here in Hodgenville, it will be awhile, but I have enough in my basement to keep me busy. I just have to make up my mind what I want to start on. My husband would tell you I certainly don’t need to bring anything else home, of course I never let that stop me before, about the only thing that will stop me is this weather, burrrr!!!!
Wonderful finds. Love that hutch and suitcase!
I’m glad you got the items you did. I love the finials, as I could use them in my kitchen for “feet.” You have to stock up so when the weather breaks you can work, work, work!!!
I Want to go shopping with you! How fun and that hutch is a super find:) Hope the weather lets up soon!
Good stuff, Gail. We shopped so much before the end of the year, we’ve just gotten around to staging most of it. I’m really going to try to pare down my personal inventory of ‘stuff’ this year, but every now and then, ya just gotta shop! My two Panoply sisters are a bad influence, haha. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it.
oooh i love that bust!
We have been iced in, so no hunting for me! On the other hand, I have finished some stuff, so it hasn’t been a total loss.Join the Christocraft Discord!
New to building computers? No worries, its easy! Below are a few guides that will show you everything you need to know. Building computers isn't as hard as it seems. I always say "If you can hook up a DVD player, you can build a PC." If you do end up needing help that isn't covered in these videos, all of us on ChristoCord will be happy to help anyway we can.
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If your performance has dropped, check your temps when gaming. High GPU temps can often be the result of dried out thermal compound if you've had your PC for more than a year. Best practice is to replace it about every 10-12 months, depending on how hot your PC runs. It may appear daunting, but its actually really easy. This guide will take you through the process.Norwegian and Russian experts on the far north are assembled this week for an environmental conference organised by Statoil at Longyearbyen in Svalbard.
“The Barents Sea is a single region, and we must draw on knowledge in both nations from scientific studies and ecological understanding,” says conference manager Bjørn Kristoffersen.
Running from 6-9 June, this Statoil Arctic Environment Conference brings together Norwegian and Russian government officials, oil companies, scientists and other experts.
It aims to contribute to a shared understanding of the ecosystem in the Barents region, and of the way challenges relating to oil and gas production can be solved.
The goal is to establish a common platform for knowledge, technology and development in Norway and Russia with regard to these waters.
“We’ll be getting to grips with the conclusions from the conference and incorporating them in our environmental strategy for the Barents region,” says Mr Kristoffersen.
Statoil plans to make the environmental conference in Svalbard an annual event.Slip and Fall - Engineer or Architect?
Is it common for engineers to opine on code issues that pertain to slip and fall claims? Such as, handrail height didn't meet code when built, etc. Or does this fall to an architect only realm? Given that the code requirements are fairly straightforward it would seem like either type of professional could opine, but was just curious.
RE: Slip and Fall - Engineer or Architect?
Traditionally, this type issue would be strictly for the architect, assuming you are talking about commercial and residential buildings. But in today's world, architects have abdicated so many of their duties that the lines of responsibility are blurred.
Quite a while ago I was involved in providing an opinion for a slip and fall legal case. The issue revolved around the type of float finish of the concrete surface and opinions on both sides were provided by engineers, not architects. I would imagine that geometric issues with handrails would be handled by architects, whereas failure/collapse of handrails would be handled by engineers, although there could be some overlap in certain situations. There are lots of engineers that design/specify guards for stairs, etc... without any architect involvement.
Forensic74....This is extremely rare, but I disagree with hokie66!!
If the issue involves testing, it is rare that an architect will get involved. I have done investigations for slip and fall cases and have never had an architect on the other side. Most often it is another engineer, usually a mechanical engineer.
I do agree that architects have abdicated their responsibilities many times over.
I agree with Ron. The Engr. Consulting firm i work at deals with these types of claims (not me personally) and it is always engineer vs engineer. I think the assumption is that architects don't have the training to measure heights, slopes, traction, and then analyze the results like an Engineer. I mean architects just pick out colors and move our bearing walls after we design the structure for fun, right?!?
My boss considers himself a forensic engineer. He is licensed (PE) but all he does is correct and comment on things architects and other engineers do wrong. He dabbles in Arch, Struc, & Mech. and is rather gifted in all three when it comes to specific details. We have done abut 3-4 trip and fall claims in the past 5 years. Pretty rare.On Thursday, the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) revealed plans to use 12% of the £15 billion from the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for environmental and rural growth schemes over the next seven years.
This represents an increase