Church of St George and St Thomas

Abstract: A vibrant inner city parish needed space for meetings, language classes, children’s play and other support accommodation as well as a clearer link between the interior of the listed church and the space outside.

The project builds itself about the entrance to the church. The form is manipulated such that the intervention recedes from those entering the church, drawing them into the plan before becoming readable as an addition. The resultant poché between this entrance sequence and the fabric of the church is hollowed out to provide the required accommodation. These rooms are insulated and lined in cork to allow for their use separate to the main body of the church. With budget at a premium the construction methodology was developed from an analysis of traditional Irish boat building techniques, which allowed the use of the solid timber to act as the primary structure with no additional material support.

Constructed in solid walnut the intervention reads with the existing brick interior and yet is clearly identifiable as a contemporary addition.

Aims / Objectives Questions

1 To accommodate new space inside an existing protected structure.
2 To form a new threshold between interior and exterior.
3 To develop an affordable means of construction that would be durable and rapid to erect.
4 To make a contemporary addition in sympathy with the qualities of the existing protect structure, in line with best conservation practice and research.
5 Traditional forms of construction as a model for contemporary technologies.

Additional Accommodation Church of St George and St Thomas

A vibrant inner city parish needed space for meetings, language classes, children’s play and other support accommodation as well as a clearer link between the interior of the listed church and the space outside.

The project builds itself about the entrance to the church. The form is manipulated such that the intervention recedes from those entering the church, drawing them into the plan before becoming readable as an addition. The resultant poché between this entrance sequence and the fabric of the church is hollowed out to provide the required accommodation. These rooms are insulated and lined in cork to allow for their use separate to the main body of the church. With budget at a premium the construction methodology was developed from an analysis of traditional Irish boat building techniques, which allowed the use of the solid timber to act as the primary structure with no additional material support.

Constructed in solid walnut the intervention reads with the existing brick interior and yet is clearly identifiable as a contemporary addition.

Aims / Objectives Questions

1 To accommodate new space inside an existing protected structure.
2 To form a new threshold between interior and exterior.
3 To develop an affordable means of construction that would be durable and rapid to erect.
4 To make a contemporary addition in sympathy with the qualities of the existing protect structure, in line with best conservation practice and research.
5 Traditional forms of construction as a model for contemporary technologies.


Principal Investigator: Clancy Moore Architects –Colm Moore

Co-investigator(s): Andrew Clancy, Mathew O’Malley

Funding partner/ Client: Select Vestry of St George and St Thomas

Finance. €35’000

Date (start – finished) Start June 2008 – Completed December 2008

Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience

This co-edited book focuses on core theories and research on technologies, from the first audio guides to contemporary and future mobile digital devices, which inform practical design considerations. It is framed in case studies and focuses generally on informal learning by museum and gallery visitors. The book fills a significant gap in the literature on museum practice with regard to uses of digital technologies, which are not generally grounded in rigorous research, and is intended to retain its relevance as technologies evolve and emerge. The book includes chapters by invited authors from the USA, UK and Europe who contribute expertise in a number of areas of museum research and practice. The research resulted in invited keynote speeches in France (‘Technologie de l’apprentissage humain dans les musées’ seminar at Laboratoire d’Informatique de Grenoble on 5 March 2009), Iceland (keynote at ‘NODEM Network of Design and Digital Heritage’ conference on 3 December 2008) and London (Keynote at ‘Mobile Learning Conference’ on 26 January 2009). The book was given the highest recommendation ('Essential') by the American Library Association, and was reviewed in MedieKultur (2011, 50, 185–92). Walker’s chapter includes some of the initial findings from his PhD research on visitor-constructed trails in museums, which shifts focus from the design of technologies to the design of activities intended to structure the use of technologies, and constitutes some of the first published research on visitor-generated trails using mobile technologies. Structures such as trails are shown to act as effective mental models for museum visitors, especially structures with a narrow subject focus and manageable amount of data capture; those created as a narrative or a conversation; and those that emphasise construction, rather than data capture. Walker also selected most of the other chapter authors, suggested their topics and led the editing of the publication.

Dedication of the Pralle-Sodaro Residence Hall, chapman University, Orange, California

Dedication of the Pralle-Sodaro Residence Hall, 323 East Walnut Avenue, Chapman University, Orange, California, October 21, 1991. At the podium, George L. Argyros, Chairman of the Board of Trustees is speaking to Helga Pralle while President James L. Doti stands directly behind, and Bob Pralle applauds at right. Don and Dee Dee Sodaro are in the back at left. Pralle-Sodaro Hall (3 floors, 75,382 sq.ft.) is a three-story building containing one-hundred-fifty-five units. This state-of-the-art residence hall was made possible by the tremendous generosity of Bob and Helga Pralle and Don and DeeDee Sodaro. Bob Pralle served as a trustee for eighteen years beginning in 1984 and Don Sodaro as Chairman of the board of trustees and has served on the board for fourteen years beginning in 1988. Pralle-Sodaro Hall (3 floors, 75,382 sq.ft.) is a three-story building containing one-hundred-fifty-five units.

Lt. Col. John Clark Papers, 1838-1851 [photocopy]

Lt. Col. John Clark (1787-1862) was born in Kingston, Upper Canada. In 1801 Clark became a private in the 1st regiment of the Lincoln Militia, serving under Ralfe Clench. By June 1812 he was promoted to lieutenant by Maj. Gen. Sir Isaac Brock. During the War of 1812 he served as lieutenant and adjutant for the Lincoln Militia flank company on the Niagara frontier under Col. William Claus, and was present at the surrender of the enemy at the battle of Queenston Heights. By 1838 the Lincoln Militia was being re-organized and Lt. Col John Clark was requested to lead the 5th Regiment, made up of men from both Grantham and Louth townships in Lincoln County. He served in this capacity until his retirement in 1851?. Around this same time Clark bought from William May Jr. a house in Grantham Township. He was to call his home Walnut Dale Farm. John Clark also served as the customs collector for Port Dalhousie, and as a secretary in the Welland Canal Company. One hundred years later efforts by a local heritage group to save John Clark’s home failed, when the house was hit by arsonists. By this time the house had become known as the May-Clark-Seiler House. See RG 195 Anne Taylor Fonds for more information regarding the efforts of the heritage group to save this home. Clark died in 1862 at the age of 79 years and is buried in Victoria Lawn Cemetery. John Clark’s daughter Catherine (mentioned in the diary portion of the papers) was married to William Morgan Eccles.

Second Welland Canal - Book 1, Survey Map 4 - Through Grantham Township

Survey map of the Second Welland Canal created by the Welland Canal Company showing a portion of the Grantham Township. Identified structures associated with the Canal include the floating tow path and the canal itself. The surveyors' measurements and notes can be seen in red and black ink and pencil. Features of the First Welland Canal are noted in red ink and include the old towing path. Local area landmarks are also identified and include streets and roads (ex. Line between Wood and Tenbroeck), an unnamed bridge, a poplar tree and walnut tree along the east shore. Properties and property owners of note are: Concession 4 Lot 22, Samuel Wood, and John R. Tenbroeck.

Second Welland Canal - Book 1, Survey Map 5 - Through Grantham Township

Survey map of the Second Welland Canal created by the Welland Canal Company showing a portion of the Grantham Township near Port Dalhousie. Identified structures associated with the Canal include the tow path and floating tow path. The surveyors' measurements and notes can be seen in red and black ink and pencil. Features of the First Welland Canal are noted in red ink and include the old towing path, the Old Canal, two unnamed bridges traversing the Old Canal, and the bed of the Twelve Mile Creek. Local area landmarks are also identified and include streets and roads (ex. Old Road, Side Line, Road to Port Dalhousie), Samuel Wood's house, Peter Weaver's house, J. R. Tenbroeck's house, a poplar and walnut tree along the east shore, an oak and hickory tree along the west shore, and a walnut tree stump along the west shore. Properties and property owners of note are: Concession 3 Lots 21, 22, and 23, Concession 4 Lots 21, 22, and 23, Adam Gould, Samuel Wood, Peter Weaver, and John R. Tenbroeck.

Receipt from A. Cutler and Son, Buffalo, New York

Receipt from A. Cutler and Son, Buffalo, New York for walnut furniture, March 3, 1887.

Letter to Robert Nelles from his son Henry Nelles

Letter to Robert Nelles from his son Henry Nelles (1 double-sided page, handwritten) regarding the shipping of walnut and cherry boards. The rest of the letter concerns farming and the price of ham and pork, July 7, 1819.

Effets des pratiques sylvicoles sur les traits fonctionnels des communautés végétales de friches arbustives

Différents modes de réhabilitation forestière des sites agricoles abandonnés peuvent affecter la diversité végétale des sites. L’analyse des traits fonctionnels des plantes pourrait permettre de révéler l’effet des différentes pratiques sylvicoles suggérées. L’étude porte sur deux communautés de friches arbustives ayant reçu la plantation de trois espèces d’arbres feuillus. La préparation des sites par un débroussaillement total ou par bande, combinés ou non d’herbicide offre l’occasion de mesurer l’effet de ces traitements sur la distribution des traits fonctionnels des communautés végétales après onze ans. Les résultats d’une analyse du 4e coin montrent un effet des traitements sur les traits fonctionnels des communautés et ce, davantage sur le site où la transmission de la lumière est supérieure. Un débroussaillement par bande permet un recul successionnel moins grand que total, avec la présence de plusieurs traits fonctionnels liés aux espèces de fin de succession tels que les phanérophytes et les espèces à semences de plus grande taille Un débroussaillement total résulte plutôt en une présence accrue des espèces exogènes et des intolérantes à la lumière. L’application d’herbicide influence peu la distribution des traits mais augmente la croissance du noyer noir lors de débroussaillement total et dans une moindre mesure lors de débroussaillement en bande. Le peu de différenciation significative de survie et de croissance en hauteur des arbres entre les traitements permet de proposer un débroussaillement par bande plutôt que total, afin de diminuer le recul successionnel, tout en nécessitant un moins grand recours à l’herbicide.

Simptomatologia i microorganismes associats a la necrosi bruna apical de la noguera (Juglans regia)

La Necrosi Apical Bruna (BAN, brown apical necrosis, segons les sigles en anglès) Es va detectar per primer cop l’any 1997 a Extremadura degut a la severa caiguda de fruits. Avui dia la malaltia és present a quasi totes les zones productores de la mediterrània. Els símptomes difereixen dels provocats per Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis i Gnomonia leptsostyla.. S’observa que els fruits afectats presenten una taca bruna a la zona apical i necrosi dels teixits interiors. El grup de Patologia Vegetal de la Universitat de Girona participa i dirigeix la tasca sobre l’etiologia de la BAN dins la xarxa europea d’investigació en bacteris patògens de fruiters ,COST873. Hi ha una certa controvèrsia en la definició dels símptomes i agents causals. Tots els grups coincideixen en afirmar que es tracta d’una malaltia complexa amb diferents organismes implicats

Estrategias para el funcionamiento integral de los servicios de salud para la comunidad indígena Nükak del Guaviare

Los Nükák son un pueblo indígena nómada del nordeste amazónico, ubicados en el departamento del Guaviare que basa su supervivencia en prácticas de caza y recolección principalmente. Desde su contacto con la sociedad mayoritaria, esta población se ha encontrado amenazada en su pervivencia como pueblo, en especial por las características de la población de colonos que ingresó a su territorio, el conflicto armado que los impacta provocando muertes y desplazamientos, y un nuevo departamento como lo es el Guaviare (1991) con grandes dificultades sociales, políticas y económicas; siendo la salud de los Nükák una de las más afectadas en medio de este complejo contexto. Ante esta necesidad, se hace imperativo generar una estrategia para el funcionamiento integral de los servicios de salud específica para esta comunidad, que reconozca por un lado la realidad local y su influencia en el citado pueblo y por otro, la percepción que tiene dicho pueblo sobre su salud, analizando el contexto de los Nükák a partir de un estado del arte y su sentir a partir de encuestas aplicadas a mujeres casadas de dicho pueblo. Este estudio es una expresión novedosa e intercultural de la Atención primaria desde la promoción de la salud y prevención de la enfermedad, de la operatividad del primer y segundo nivel de atención, del diagnóstico, la rehabilitación, las redes integradas e integrales, la participación, la intersectorialidad, entre otros elementos adaptados a la cultura Nükák que articulados son la estrategia para el funcionamiento integral del servicio de salud para el pueblo Nükák de San José del Guaviare.

Analysis of the headspace aroma compounds of walnuts (Juglans regia L.)

The aroma volatiles of walnuts from three different geographical locations were studied. Over 110 compounds were identified in the headspace volatiles, many for the first time as walnut components. Walnuts from China and the Ukraine contained high levels of lipid-derived volatiles, in particular hexanal, pentanal, 1-hexanol and 1-pentanol from linoleic acid breakdown, and 1-penten-3-ol from alpha-linolenic acid breakdown. Chilean walnuts, however, contained high levels of alkylbenzenes of molecular weight 120, with the lipid-derived aldehydes and alcohols present at much lower levels than in the other two walnut samples. The relationship between the fatty acid composition of the walnuts and their volatile composition is discussed. Copyright (C) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Condensed tannins in extracts from European medicinal plants and herbal products

Medicinal plant materials are not usually analysed for condensed tannins (CT). Thirty commercially available European medicinal plants and herbal products were screened for CT and fourteen CT samples were analysed in detail. This is also the first comprehensive CT analysis of pine buds, walnut leaves, heather flowers and great water dock roots. Acetone/water extracts contained between 3.2 and 25.9 g CT/100 g of extract, had CT with mean degrees of polymerisation of 2.9 to 13.3, procyanidin/prodelphinidin ratios of 1.6/98.4 to 100/0 and cis/trans flavan-3-ol ratios of 17.7/82.3 to 97.3/2.7. The majority of samples contained procyanidins, four contained A-type linkages (blackthorn flowers, heather flowers, bilberry leaves and cowberry leaves) and one sample also had galloylated procyanidins (great water dock roots).