Karakol

.mp3 audio fileThis jangar is the first song performed by female helpers (shabychi) in the Sary Bür Ak Jang ritual held above their natal village, Kulady. In it, they situate themselves in Kulady, in the Karakol valley. The project builds on Pegg's research undertaken in the Mountain Altai since 2002. It includes audio-vidual recordings of living endangered traditions related to heroic epic performance. These include 'requests for blessings' and Jangar songs performed within Ak Jang (White Belief) clan rituals held in open-air temples (Küree) in secret mountain locations. Also included is a video recorded by Pegg prior to the WOLP project of the epic 'Maadai Kara' performed by a contemporary 'With Spirit' (Eelü) bard

Sensing "place" : Performance, oral tradition, and improvization in the

The discussion that follows will focus on creative practices within contemporary Ak Jang in the central region of Ongudai. They are based on participation at a mountain temple Sary Bur ritual in Lower Talda, Kuroty Valley (Fig. 1), and are supplemented by recorded interviews and performances in 2006 and 2010 of those who had participated in another such ritual held at the temple above Kulady11 in the neighboring Karakol valley (Fig. 2).Dedicated to Arzhan Mikhailovich Kozorokov (1978-2012

Geopolymer ultrahigh performance concrete: Material and performance

During the last two decades, considerable progress has been made in the development of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with ordinary Portland cement (OPC). UHPC represents a major development step over high performance concrete (HPC), through the achievement of very high compressive strength (over 20,000 psi or 140 MPa) and superior durability due to very low permeability compared to high-performance concrete; in some cases, fibers are included to achieve improved ductility. Despite these performance advantages, deployment of Portland cement-based UHPC has been slow, in part due to the relatively high compared to that of conventional concrete components. In addition, the higher content of Portland cement in UHPC, high temperature steam curing, and use of relatively large amounts of superplasticizers increase the cost and CO2 footprint. Geopolymer-based UHPCs have the potential for significant advantages over comparable OPC-based materials. We have developed a range of low-cost, low-CO2 footprint, geopolymer UHPC (GUHPC) formulations. The main characteristics of these GUHPCs include: 1) Increased homogeneity by excluding aggregates \u3e9.5mm, 2) Increased packing density through use of micro- and nano-particles, 3) Very low water-to-binder ratio through chemically tailored activator compositions and use of intensive mixing; 4) Composite binders yielding hybrid calcium aluminosilicate hydrate (C-A-S-H) and alkali aluminosilicate hydrate (A-A-S-H) gels to improve product properties; and 5) Regulation of set times using a very effective inorganic retarder. Please click Additional Files below to see the full abstract