Genetic Basis of Myocarditis: Myth or Reality?

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REPORT FROM THE 10th FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS American Samoa • July 19 - 30, 2008

During the last two weeks of July over two thousand delegates from across the Pacific gathered in Pago Pago, American Samoa, for the region's largest cultural gathering - the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts. The Festival was conceived by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in 1972 as a means of promoting heritage arts and is held every four years, rotating among the three Pacific regions. Twenty-two islands sent emissaries including dancers, musicians, visual and theatrical artists, poets, traditional healers, and filmmakers for exhibition, exchange, and dialogue. Rapa Nui was represented by the musical group "Matato'a" as part of a delegation of twenty musicians, dancers, and support staff. After an arduous journey through Tahiti, Auckland, and Apia, the twenty performers and staff set up their headquarters at Kanana Fo'u Seminary, sharing the premises with delegations from Fiji, Tonga, and Australia. Meals were communal and free-time events such as soccer (football) and canoeing fostered interaction among islanders.</p

A Practical measure to prevent frozen water service lines - the region of Ottawa-Carleton's experience

The problem of frozen water service lines in severe cold winter months can be costly to municipalities across Canada. During the 1993/1994 winter 2,745 water service lines were frozen in the Region of Ottawa-Carleton and the corresponding cost of thawing was approximately $2.2 million or$800 per service line. The Region has since implemented a procedure to minimize the number of frozen services and corresponding costs in the subsequent winters by sending alert notices to the residents advising them to let water run from a faucet. The procedure is based on frost depth prediction using Brown's formula and daily mean air temperature forecast. Moderate correlation between the number of frozen services and freezing index was found using the region's statistics of frozen services.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye