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|Peripheral Arterial Disease
|Procedure: Recording of GPS during a free walking in a public park
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Study of Human Locomotion With Global Positioning System. Application to Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Validate the ability of GPS to detect walking and resting bouts and to accurately estimate walking speed and distance in normal subjects. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Measurement of maximal walking distance using GPS and comparison with treadmill measurement in PAD patients. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Determine the variability of the walking capacity and its potential determinants in PAD patients. [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- Analyse the reliability and sensibility of GPS measurements of the walking capacity in PAD patients. [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
- Analyse potential factors that could affect the accuracy of GPS measurements [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
|Study Start Date:
|March 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Procedure: Recording of GPS during a free walking in a public park
The study has two main objectives, conducted together. Each objective include several phases.
Objective 1: technical validation of GPS measurements in healthy subjects.
phase 1: technical validation of a GPS device to study outdoor walking (completed).
phase 2: comparison and use of various GPS devices (intra- and inter-GPS variability) in the study outdoor walking (on-going).
phase 3: study of several factors that could influence accuracy of GPS measurements as walking speed, environment, sampling frequency and others technical features as the WAAS/EGNOS function (on-going).
Objective 2: Application in PAD patients to study walking capacity under free-living conditions
phase 1: comparison of GPS measurements (maximal walking distance) with the gold standard treadmill measurement of maximal walking distance (completed).
phase 2: analysis of the variability of the walking capacity under free-living conditions from GPS measurements (completed).
phase 3: study of reliability and sensibility (effect of treatment) of GPS measurements (on-going).
phase 4: study of the relationship between laboratory measurements of walking capacity and GPS-derived parameters.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ankle to Brachial Index (ABI) < 0.95 for PAD patients
- Age > 18 years old
- Able to walk on treadmill
Exclusion Criteria:
- limb pain of potential non-vascular origin
- myocardial infraction in the last six months
- uncontrolled angina pectoris
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00485147
|Centre hospitalier universitaire
|Angers, France, 49933
|Study Director:
|Pierre Abraham, MD, PhD
|Laboratory for Vascular Investigations. University Hospital. Angers. France.
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|University Hospital, Angers
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00485147 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|June 11, 2007
|Last Updated:
|June 28, 2012
Keywords provided by University Hospital, Angers:
peripheral arterial disease
Walking impairment
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017


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So, this isn't store or salon related, but I was driving today, saw this and had to share with all of you.
I was sitting at a stop light and saw something that i think was pretty common across the Jo, and much of the Plains states this week. A man, standing proudly in front of his grill with tongs in one hand and beer in the other. Now, due to my finely tuned nose (i have strep throat people not a broken sniffer!) I could detect the aromatic smoke that can only come from properly seared cow flesh.
Sounds yummy right?
Even more it sounds normal!
So I'm sure you're wondering – so why in the hell are you telling us this Clerk K. Because what else I saw was so horribly, horribly wrong I could only share it with you.
So, here is what our daddy looked like, except switch out one of those spatulas for a handy bottle of bud light. Got a good image? Good.
Now, you may be asking: "Clerk K, why are you assuming that this fine purveyor of BBQ is a father? I see no hints from the lovely picture?"
Nice pick up, and that is where everything went wrong. In fact, the more i think about it the dad looked more like this:
Yeah. That's better. It was that guy. With a beer and tongs, in front of the BBQ.
I'm pretty sure when his wife said: "Honey, can you watch the kids and take care of dinner? I'm just wiped." She didn't quite have this in mind.
Speaking of babies, congrats to Hallmark Girl and her husband on the coming addition to their family this fall. They are going to be great parents.
Side note, have you noticed that most of my friends sound like errant Super Heroes? Like Hallmark Girl – Able to write thank you notes within four hours, scrapbooks with ease and defender of all well appointed gifts! It's the whole "secret identity" thing.
I've been sick so things have fallen off a bit. I go back to the store tomorrow. Have a great weekend.


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A-K Valley motorists encounter fewer traffic headaches as cold weather arrives, projects completed
Whether you're going over the river or through the woods to grandmother's house this winter, you shouldn't encounter too many roadblocks along the way.
PennDOT's road construction season is winding down, and only a few projects are expected to include substantive work through the cold weather.
One of the most significant projects in the Alle-Kiski Valley to reach the finish line this year is the reconstruction of the Freeport Bridge.
Carl Ray, PennDOT's project manager for the bridge, said the majority of work will be complete by Dec. 20.
Ray said there was a "final walk-through" of the construction site on Thursday that included design, construction and maintenance officials to "check our work to see if it is has met the intent of the design.
"The project has scored very good marks with very little rework to do. If you compare the notes that we received to the size and complexity of the project, we are very happy."
Only a few weather-dependent activities, such as planting and some paving work, may need to wait until spring for completion.
The three-year, $64 million project involved the replacement of the main span over the Allegheny River between Allegheny Township and Freeport as well as the smaller Laneville bridge over Buffalo Creek.
The complicated network of ramps on the Freeport side of the river was revamped, and two new traffic signals were installed.
"The new roadway design was developed to simplify and improve traffic safety," Ray said. "It is anticipated to reduce accidents."
Other projects completed
A variety of smaller PennDOT projects wrapped up in 2013:
• The repaving of the Tarentum Bridge, which completed a two-year, nearly $8 million project to resurface about 2 miles of Route 366 from New Kensington to Route 28 just inside Fawn Township.
Most of the project was completed in 2012, but PennDOT delayed finishing the bridge work until this summer to avoid disturbing a pair of endangered peregrine falcons nesting in the structure.
• Several bridge-replacement or refurbishment projects were completed in the Valley, including the Route 286 bridge over Route 66 in Washington Township; the Route 286 bridge over Route 380 in Murrysville; a Pine Run Road bridge in Allegheny Township; a Saxonburg Boulevard bridge in Indiana Township; and the Plum Creek bridge on the Oakmont-Verona border.
• Valerie Petersen, a PennDOT spokeswoman, said work at the interchange of Routes 380 and 366 (Greensburg Road) on the Murrysville-Washington Township line should be completed by the end of the year.
That project, which is part of a $2.4 million package of bridge-repair projects throughout Westmoreland, Greene, Fayette and Washington counties, has included single-lane restrictions on Route 366 and shoulder restrictions on Route 380.
• This year's work on Route 56 in Allegheny Township to the Vandergrift border is complete.
The $4.7 million project involved resurfacing about 2 miles of the four-lane highway from South Leechburg Hill Road to Oak Street in Vandergrift.
The second half of the project, which will extend the upgrades on Route 56 through Vandergrift, is planned for next year.
Winter work continues
Two significant local projects are expected to continue through the winter, but only one — the ongoing reconstruction of Route 28 in Pittsburgh — is expected to affect Valley drivers.
Preliminary work on the replacement of the Hulton Bridge between Oakmont and Harmar has begun in earnest with the clearing of the riverbanks where the new bridge will be moored just upstream of the existing span.
Although work will continue through the winter on new piers and abutments, officials from PennDOT and general contractor Brayman Construction Corp. of Clinton Township said drivers should experience few construction-related restrictions on the existing 105-year-old span until 2015, when the new bridge will be close to opening.
The only unwelcome present for commuters this winter likely will be the return of bottlenecks on Route 28 north in Pittsburgh.
PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said as the fifth and final phase of the Route 28 reconstruction project begins, one northbound lane will be closed again in the section between East Ohio Street and the 31st Street Bridge.
Drivers have had a brief respite from that restriction since late September, when PennDOT opened both outbound lanes for the first time since September 2011.
PennDOT has a better gift in store for drivers next holiday season: the entire $100 million project is expected to be finished by the end of 2014.
Liz Hayes is staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-226-4680 or email@example.com.


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The roadblock caused traffic chaos and left tourists headed for Phuket International Airport wondering if they would make their flights.
The fishermen also moved 100 fishing boats into the mouth of the channel used by the Navy to reach the sea, and their leader demanded to speak with RTN Third Fleet commander Vice-Admiral Taratorn Kajitsuwan and Phang Nga Governor Damrong Jarernkul.
The protesters accused Adm Taratorn's men of extortion, threats, impoper seizure of vessels and harassment by arresting foreign crew members.
Tap Lamu, in Tai Muang district, is home to the RTN's chief naval base on the Andaman Sea.
The immediate cause of the protest was the seizures by the RTN of four trawlers in recent days and the apprehension of 99 crew members.
"They arrested both those with work permits and those without," it was reported. Tap Lamu Fishermen's Association President Tawee Paeyai, also known as Kamnan Piak or Tai Piak, described the patrol boat ratings as "rude and bullying".
"They threatened the fishermen," Tawee said, "making all of us in Tap Lamu afraid to go out fishing – which only adds to our troubles because it's the monsoon season and we're all losing money."
Tawee said the problem of foreign workers was one to be dealt with at the national level and decried what he called "selective enforcement" by the navy at Tap Lamu.
Authorities became aware of the fishermen's ire over Tuesday's seizures at 3 pm Wednesday, when over 100 trawlers motored to the mouth of the shipping channel, between Tap Lamu Naval Base and Khao Nha Yaks, and tied up, one next to the other, spanning the shipping lane and preventing all boats from moving in or out.
About the same time, a number of large refrigerated trucks arrived at the Tap Lamu Naval Base intersection on Petch Kasem Highway and parked across the road.
The protesters demanded to speak with Gov Damrong and Adm Taratorn.
Instead, Phang-nga Deputy Governor (palad) Kanti Silapa arrived to speak with the leaders. He tried to persuade them to allow traffic to pass so that tourists would not be inconvenienced.
But they had a list of demands ready and insisted Gov Damrong and Adm Taratorn be present before they would consider opening the road.
Chief among their demands, the fishermen said, is that Third Fleet personnel conduct inspections within three days of every fishing boat in their jurisdiction, which covers six provinces.
"If they're going after contraband, the inspection has to be done at once and across the board, not just among fishing boats from Tap Lamu, otherwise it must be assumed they're playing favourites by making exceptions in the performance of their official duties," Mr Kanti was told.
Mr Kanti contacted both the governor and the Third Fleet commander, telling them that they must come listen themselves to the locals' demands.
"The situation is getting out of hand, and having an adverse impact on tourists staying in Khao Lak," he explained.
Gov Damrong hurried to the scene and accepted the group's petitions to him and Adm Taratorn, then made a speech that resulted in the group opening the road about 5 pm and disappearing from the scene.
No arrests were reported.
Gov Damrong said afterwards, "The protesters insist they want officials to prosecute those in violation of the law, especially with regard to foreign workers, who are being moved about in increasing numbers.
"Another grievance they cited was closure by the Navy of waters in an area local people use in conducting their livelihoods." He said urgent notice had been sent to "the relevant officials" to attend a meeting about this.
Fishermen's President Mr Tawee had already been involved in a tense standoff on Monday when the Navy tried to stop a fishing boat after – they said – they received information it might be carrying drugs.
It was not the first such boat intercepted; on October 30 the fishing boat Chai Nu Chit 3, was stopped and found to be carrying an unspecified amount of kratom and marijuana.
But on Monday, when sailors went out to inspect another fishing boat, the Chotboonchu 9, the crew refused to stop and radioed to someone ashore.
Shortly after, two speedboats came out from Phang Nga and headed directly for the Chotboonchu.
One of the speedboats turned towards a navy inflatable with 10 men aboard and attempted to ram it. The navy sailors managed to avoid a collision, and warned the speedboats to stay away from them and from the fishing boat.
They were ignored until one of the sailors fired five shots in the air from an M16 carbine. The Navy then put a boarding party on the fishing boat. They found no drugs, but attempted to arrest the captain and crew for infringing navigation laws.
As the confrontation ensued, a speedboat with Mr Tawee aboard came up close to the Navy's inflatable. He shouted to the crew of the fishing boat that they should not cooperate with the Navy and should head for port.
Mr Tawee then demanded to know the names of the Navy officers involved in the boarding of the vessel. He objected to the way the Navy had boarded the boats and complained that he had received no request from the Navy to carry out the boardings.
Altogether, between October 30 and Tuesday, four fishing boats were stopped and 95 Burmese and four Thais apprehended. They were handed over to Tai Meung Police for prosecution.
After Wednesday's blockade Mr Tawee noted that relations between his people and the Navy had long been poor.
"The quarrelling among locals and sailors is violent," he said, "and grows continually worse owing to an order that forbids all Naval personnel from helping local communities, school or temples."
No reason for such an order was adduced, but Mr Tawee insisted naval personnel must operate "in an honest, straight-forward manner in future and not play favourites".
He did not say what might happen if Fishermen's Association members are dissatisfied with the official response. – Additional material: Manager Online


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Man Falls Down Elevator Shaft and Lands on Woman Who Fell Down the Previous Day
Headline of the Day
It sounds like the beginning of a fairytale love story, no? Lady falls 25 feet down an elevator shaft and lays there unconscious until her knight in shining armor falls down the same shaft 24 hours later and — d'oh! — saves her life. The shaft was undergoing repairs. These two were curious and stepped closer to (and then off) the ledge to get a look at the work in progress below. Both parties survived the fall with injuries, but only cuz they had each other. Let's hope for speedy recoveries so Cupid's work doesn't go to waste! For more on the story, read here.


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Super League: Olsi Krasniqi defends existence of London Broncos
London Broncos prop Olsi Krasniqi insists his side are making progress despite having a torrid season.
Last Updated: 31/07/13 3:44pm
There is no hiding place for the beleaguered London Broncos this week as they face the daunting prospect of a visit from the Super League champions.
Humiliated by Wigan in the Challenge Cup semi-finals at the weekend, the Broncos have been enveloped by a gloom all too familiar throughout their precarious existence.
The 70-0 thrashing at Leigh Sports Village was a new low for what had already been a torrid season and the players could be forgiven for failing to relish the arrival of Leeds Rhinos on Thursday.
Adrift at the foot of Super League after just three wins, the Broncos would now seem to have little reason for enthusiasm for the rest of the campaign.
Yet unlike most clubs, the Broncos are constantly having to justify their existence.
Any team can have a bad year, but when it happens to London the questions about whether rugby league can afford to sustain a presence in the capital usually pour in.
With this year's on-field struggles coming against a backdrop of poor attendances, uncertainty over where the club will play next season and the prospect of Super League contraction, the doomsayers are out in force.
Yet in terms of grassroots development, the game is flourishing like never before in the London area and those involved feel it is too easy to jump to conclusions as the Broncos suffer defeat after defeat.
"I don't know why people do that," said Broncos prop Olsi Krasniqi, one of a number of impressive homegrown products along with Tony Clubb, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook (now at St Helens) and Kieran Dixon.
"There is definitely something there. I'm from London myself and there are a lot of players in the team, or have been in the team, who are from London.
"Someone's doing something right down here, we're just not getting the results we should be getting. It's as simple as that.
"We just need to be better and then we won't get the bad reviews and audiences would start coming to the games more."
Rugby league has been trying to sell itself in the capital since first taking the Challenge Cup final there in 1929.
The Broncos have lived an often tortured life since they were founded, as Fulham, in 1980.
There have been waves of optimism - notably after takeovers by the Brisbane Broncos and the Virgin Group in the 1990s, their second-placed Super League finish in 1997, a Challenge Cup final appearance in 1999 and the launch of their partnership with Harlequins in 2006 - but all have proved false dawns.
The periods of crisis have been just as frequent and with Super League set for a reduction to 12 teams in 2015, the future is again uncertain.
Captain Craig Gower's decision to quit the club mid-season and replacement skipper Clubb's recent remarks that he wants to leave as he is "sick of losing" have not helped the picture.
Yet Krasniqi feels it is unfair to suggest the Broncos' current struggles are indicative of the game as a whole in London. After all, London Skolars have sustained a presence at semi-professional level for the past decade.
Krasniqi believes the Broncos are simply a shop window that needs to be smartened up.
"If you had a good team from the capital everyone would be saying the opposite," said the Albanian-born 21-year-old, who was raised in Feltham.
"They'd be saying look how well it's working out, like it did with Catalan (Dragons).
"Was everyone saying the same when they first started out? Catalan were bottom their first season.
"I'm sure people started questioning them. We just need to be better."
For now the challenge is to pick themselves up for the remaining five games of the campaign, however difficult, starting with the Rhinos.
Krasniqi said: "It's a quick turnaround and we need to turn it around because that was embarrassing. You can't be beaten 70-0 on national TV."


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Planning law stops solar power plant seeing light of day
COMMERCE and Employment could have a solar power plant up and running in three months if it were not for planning laws, its minister has said.
COMMERCE and Employment could have a solar power plant up and running in three months if it were not for planning laws, its minister has said.
Deputy Kevin Stewart, pictured, explained his department was currently working with Environment to advise it of the strategic opportunities that creating a photovoltaic panel site would have.
He had announced previously at an Institute of Directors presentation that the department had already identified a disused vinery site that could be used as a test bed solar power plant, but this change was blocked by planning laws.
'It's bonkers that we cannot set up a pilot project that will give a 6-7% return on capital employed because we cannot do it under the laws,' he said at the time.
Comments for: "Planning law stops solar power plant seeing light of day"
Don't you need sun for that to work !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not necessarily, different manufacturers produce their PV cells to use different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. Some of these favour the UV-end of the spectrum and thus still work when there is cloud cover.
That's why we have laws Kev
Darn those pesky laws!!
Pepe Le Pew
If we were in a tin pot dictatorship minor inconveniences like laws that also apply to government ministers wouldn't matter.
Devil's Advocate
WTF are you on Kev? We don't need a 'test bed' solar plant here, you can find out all you need from existing solar installations here scaled up to the size of plants in Germany or elsewhere.
There are no 'strategic opportunities' for solar power here, the amount of land/roofspace in the island isn't even enough to satisfy the island's needs let alone export power at a guess. I'm all for solar power as a string to the generation bow, but it is not going to make money for the island.
As to it being bonkers that you're not allowed to make money because of the law maybe we should pass a law allowing paid killing in the island? Hitmen could kidnap their targets, bring them here to kill them and the island could take a cut. I think we should start with crazy disc jockeys first.....
I would personally favour the development of wind farms in the Little Russell area- we have an abundance of wind but a paucity of substantial solar energy. Even better would be biogas - that ghastly spectacle that barely qualifies as a fayre at Oatlands could be demolished and replaced with an irrigation tank whilst the vast open fields adjacent to that area and the greenhouses across the road ought to be designated for the cultivation of crops/plants ( I am not sure exactly which ones, but species that are adapted to living in temperate climates- though we may need ones suited for drier climates if global warming is accelerated) as the carbon dioxide they release when being burned is tantamount to that they absorb via photosynthesis, thereby restoring the dynamic equilibrium of the carbon cycle.
Nevertheless, the ultimate question is whether we ought to remove the issue at source or merely counterpoise it.
Yvonne Burford
Ed, the Little Russel would be a very bad place for a windfarm, not least because turbines need a clean (not turbulent) flow of air and sticking them inbetween Guernsey and Herm and Sark would guarantee turbulence. They would likely also present a hazard to boats and aircraft.
No good placing them in the States chamber then, the swirling vorticies of hot air have never been known to generate anything. Perhaps a methane digester would work though.
vic gamble
Ed...I'd counterpoise it...seems a much easier word to use..is that something to do with juggling (words?)
vic gamble
...Kev needs a PR man...he never shows his best side to the camera...
that's why he always had a good face for radio, Vic.
Shame he didn't stay there.
Since when do States owned projects not get the necessary approvals, planning or otherwise.
More of the worst eyesores on the island belong to the States.
And if they still are worried about breaking any laws.... Just stick the solar panels and, for good measure, a few dozen windmills on Brecqhou and run cables under the sea to Guernsey.
Nothing will change! The environment laws prevent investment in any new technology.
The laws make it easier for Environment to say no,no,no as there is less work involved. It looks like they don't want new initiatives or ideas which might create more work for the department. They say no to Solar plant yet anyone can drive all day long in a big thirsty car, (if they wanted) releasing carbon monoxide, benzene and other carcinogens that cause respiratory disorders. Environment should be more affirmative with their policies when it comes to renewable energy and reducing emissions.
Starting to get the hang of it now Kev ?
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All to play for - literally.
And what's your contribution to the betterment of the island Devil's advocate as you seem to relish spitting venom on the minister or perhaps it's supposed to be humorous. Unless you're an expert in photovoltaics what you are saying is a load of rubbish because you're trying to pre-empt the situation and dismiss it before the idea even gets tested. At least Mr Stewart is coming up with ideas which may or may not see the light of day. It can't be easy getting stonewalled by Environment who don't like fresh ideas or new thinking so it seems.
Devil's Advocate
There is absolutely no reason to test any PV here. Anyone can go to someone who has them already in Guern to find out how much power they generated last year for the size of install they have (panel area). You then multiply that up by the size of the potential installation to find out the total output likely. It is not like we are doing something that's never been done anywhere else in the world is it?!
If the return is as good as he states why hasn't it been done already, or at least tried (permission applied for)?
The states would be better off subsidising private installs which can go on existing properties whose roof area is effectively doing nothing than developing dead greenhouse land under the pretence of tidying it up.
Perhaps the Environment Board could waive their planning fees with regard to applications for Solar panels etc?
That would be a start and there would then be no addional cost to the taxpayer?
Yvonne Burford
The current fee for an application for a complete solar panel installation (assuming it is not already exempt) is £50. Given that a PV system may well cost upwards of £5000 I do not believe the fee is acting as a deterrent. However it does pay towards the cost of staff time in processing the application, which of course has to be borne by someone.
Well said Ernie, I think we should cut Kevin some slack on this one because he may be onto something and at least he is coming up with a few dynamic new ideas.
What I don't understand and perhaps Yvonne Burford can enlighten us as a member of environment, is why can't we bring in an IMMEDIATE change to the planning laws to get this solar park up and running NOW?
I heard Tony Spruce on the radio blathering on about having to wait two years until the outcome of the next planning review but I really did expect more of this new States. Spruce is definitely showing himself as old school stifled by bureaucracy and negative thinking but Yvonne you are new school, the new breed of deputy who has promised to get things done. Can we have some action on this please?
Yvonne Burford
The development plans are currently in the process of being reviewed and Commerce and Employment will have been consulted on that process.
It is more important to get things done correctly than to get things done immediately in my view and I am sure if we simply made immediate changes to planning laws at a whim to accommodate private developers there would be a public outcry.
I would speculate that this proposal from Kevin Stewart is for a private developer. I am hugely supportive of both renewable energy and energy security, but if it has been correctly reported that six acres of land is needed for a 1 MWp installation, then the output would be about 0.9 GWh per annum. This is less than one quarter of one percent of our annual consumption. Education about energy saving measures could reduce our consumption by far more than this at a fraction of the cost.
We may well need open land for food growing in the near future. A less visually obtrusive way forward would be to put PV on south facing warehouse or commercial building roofs.
A fair enough response Yvonne. It's just that the States - the 'old' States in particular - is renowned for coming up with reasons why progressive things should not happen. In the words of a very good song on the radio now they do not know how to 'accentuate the positive'.
I agree that we should not make immediate decisions, and I think that a solar farm is a waste of time but this raises questions again about environment and their inflexible and blinkered view of things.
We have dozens of vineries that will never again be used for growing so why not just agree a plan for compulsory purchase and use the space for business units and housing. This would help many people out and rid the island of eyesores and hazards in one fell swoop.
Solar cell is a fast moving technology, a Swiss company recently set a record conversion for sunlight to electricity over 20%, it has a future.
'Open land for food growing in future may be needed..' okay but this is the last place to put a solar installation anyway. Maybe somewhere like Spain they have plenty of space for open air installations. We should encourage use of derelict greenhouses for renewable power ie. solar PV, most of which probably belong to people with no intention of ever growing any food. The States should also introduce laws mandating minimum standards for renewable energy provision on new builds including and starting with the schools.
I agree about using commercial buildings too, there needs to be an objective, a target for x amount of renewable by year x.... from our leaders. We can talk until the cows some home..
Cultivating crops( not for biogas) has a duel purpose : They regulate the carbon cycle, thereby ensuring that global warming is not being exacerbated, and that food supplies are sufficient. Why would you want time and money invested into the installation of photovaltaic cells when you can do something that's not just more economical, but redresses (or at least tries to) two fundamental problems which are bound to be amplified ?
Then again, there's always snags; capital would have to be invested into the research and potential development of climate-resistant crops.
Yvonne Burford
Yes, six acres of land in Southern Europe would be considerably cheaper and generate considerably more electricity.
Times change, technology improves, what is relevant today is not tomorrow. Laws become outdated and get left behind by real life. Flexibility of mind is what is needed. Because what is definite today may not be tomorrow.
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EXACTLY.Perhaps that paragraph should be used as the header on every Billet or at least painted on the wall in Environment's boardroom
Why is it necessary to set planning rules in stone for what is it ? .. up to twenty years?
Who knew 3 / 4 years ago that LVCR would disappear and leave some rather large units empty because their use category is set in stone ?
By all means retain Environment's giant book of rules but for goodness sake introduce a section which allows for FLEXIBILITY ( perhaps with the caveat that a majority of the Assembly must agree)for those times when a little bit of common sense is so obviously required for the good of the island
if we could harness the hot air that comes out the states chamber during states meetings the problem would be solved.
It might help if the laws even allowed us to install on our own properties, a small windmill generating electricity for personal use, but that would cause complaints from our nearest neighbours.Even solar panels have been described by some as 'ugly'.
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I seem to remember that a recent Environment Minister applied for such a windmill
He finally obtained permission ... after about eighteen months!
That,dear leaders,just serves to highlight the absolute mind bending hebetude inherent in anything the States get themselves involved in
Have you been stealing glimpses at Ed's thesaurus IWV?
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I had originally put ' sluggishness'in but that would only have led to some rude comparisons from some of TIG's less erudite contributors
Dear Kevin, welcome to Guernsey, the island where planning rules rather than elementary good sense. You are ecountering exactly the kind of problems that all developers face wheb they attempt to build homes. Just consider youself lucky that Heritage isn't on you back insisting on the restoration of antique wooden glass houses and anthracite furnaces!
Biogas anyone ? We need to have that abomination of a fayre at Oatlands eliminated to create space for something that will have more advantageous consequences. Plant material has three features that make it even more favourable than solar power devices : aesthetic appeal, ecologically-friendly (with concern to both climate change AND existing biodiversity) and inexpensive.
However, we could still install a windfarm adjacent to the States building as we would be able to convert the 'hot air' that pervades that environment into wise thought- their enhanced ability to ratiocinate will enable them to acknowledge the futility of solar energy ( as a fuel in Guernsey) and value of biogas !
Yvonne Burford
Solar thermal (for hot water) and photovoltaic panels are exempt from the requirement for planning permission in many cases.
Small wind turbines have been shown to be remarkably inefficient (google Warwick Wind Trials) as they need a clean flow of air which simply does not exist around roofs.
I am aware that you are either a deputy or an individual who is standing for deputy, therefore I think my idea above would be worth using as an agenda item for States meetings. Are you in favour of a renewable energy option that has aesthetic, ecological and economical benefits ?
'I am aware that you are either a deputy or an individual who is standing for deputy...'
Not very 'aware' at all, then, Ed.
That's NO indicator that the validity of the rest of what I say falls short. At least I knew, unlike some other youths, that this individual had some connection with the domestic government.
Anyway, the important thing is the content of my post- I hope that Burford takes time to peruse it as it may be worth discussing at the next meeting...
I am so sorry ! I inadvertently called you 'Burford' because I had just been studying a contemporary drama text and I had been referring to the characters by their surnames and thus I forgot to switch to an alternative manner of address. Sorry, I meant Yvonne.
Yvonne Burford
We don't have the land area required for biogas (or biomass) from crops. However as part of the waste strategy, food waste will be collected. This will be dealt with by either in-vessel composting or anaerobic digestion. If it is the latter, then biogas will be produced and, after the parasitic load is accounted for, could produce electricity.
There's a vast expanse of land neighbouring Oatlands- we'll just have to have the annual equestrian event relocated elsewhere and inform Kaufman Kent that he can't expand his abomination of a fayre onto it as its going to be appropriated for something of long-term avail.
I think a field of crops would possess greater aesthetic appeal than just open land constituting little tall vegetation. The greenhouse site adjacent to the fields too could be used- we just need to rid it of glass, or, even better construct fresh greenhouses there and on the site where the greenhouses have just been demolished.
Perhaps an even better move would be to completely eliminate that so-called 'fayre', replace it with an irrigation facility (I understand that Oatlands already has a tap or several taps) and carry out a carbon sequestration programme,namely afforestation, in the neighbouring fields, though the irrigation method may lack efficiency.
Then again, is it better to offset existing emissions or remove them at source ?
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Ed, have you ever considered entering one of your threads for publication in Private Eye's "Pseud's Corner" ???
When they expand PE to the size of the Telegraph there'll be just about enough room to squeeze in Ed's first paragraph, vic.
Thank god he's not mine. Having him lecturing me for hours from the other side of the family dinner table as to the pros and cons of whether he wants carrots is a fate too horrible to contemplate.
The new GHA houses have solar panels and people I know that have them say that they have cut their electric bills to virtually nothing. We should have been given incentives years ago to encourage more take up of solar panels. Blimey they have been round for donkeys years we should know how much you get out of them. I said before, instead of paying for a new generator the money should have been used to make everyone more self sufficent, and that would reduce the load needed, simples!
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Now get solar panels installed on every large States roof, there are so many of these.
Post Office, schools, etc. etc. There are so many large power generating States roofs available around the Island that I think Kev is barking up the wrong tree. Even if the energy was used directly for each facility where the panels were installed that is a start.
Work with what you have and get on with it.
I think ideas like Kev's above are ill thought through and a bit of an ego massage. The data is already avilable on the Island to compute from now go do some real work and calculate how much power would be available for what outlay on the existing sqm2 States owned roof areas.
What was the reason given as a refusal for planning permission for many,many years? "Incongruous". Now where has that gone? The I.D.C. was a system which worked very well in my opinion with 12 men (and women) good and true, who visited every site and met to discuss the merits or otherwise of each planning application,nor did we have to wait two months for a decision.
Now,it's down to a small team of civil servants who control all the say,having been given this power by our trusted States.
I would say,over time, this has proved to be a backward move.
I agree with Kevin, it is wrong that outdated laws should hold back groundbreaking research.
"Disused vinery site" = Strawberry farm? Would make sense, the infrastructure is there and old metal greenhouses once shored up and suitably rewired would be an ideal base.
Also it would be interesting to see if the public would support a referendum on the planning laws being revamped to favour renewable energy..
What about the idea of "solar trees".. essentially make some very thin metal poles and about 25 feet or so up, have a collection of moveable (with stepper motors) lightweight flexible panels that track the Sun.
Plus they can be used on existing land, people don't tend to complain about trees as much and they can be painted green without affecting the (IR light) sensitive panels.
For additional earth friendly points, use recycled motors and plastic from the dead printer mountain at Longue Hougue and have the local jobless build them for a reasonable amount per hour as it is skilled labour!
You have varying methods that you wish to employ to reduce carbon dioxide, gut you share the same broad idea as I. Wonder whether anybody rake is willing to appropriate existing unused land in order to mitigate climate change ? ...
Sorry, I meant else instead of rake.
....unused vinery sites should be turned back into green land and used for grazing rainbow horses, the breeding and training of which over here will save us all....
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12. Manufacturing of products relating to security and defence which the Government has, from time to time, prescribed by notification.
Note: If proposals for economic activities not specified in the above are submitted, they will be considered individually by the Union of Myanmar Foreign Investment Commission.
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An individual foreign investor can establish as a sole proprietorship by bringing in 100 percent foreign capital. Similarly, a partnership firm or a limited company which is incorporated outside Myanmar can do business as a foreign branch by bringing in the total capital required by such a branch.
2. Establishing business in which citizens have interests.
A foreign investor can enter into a partnership with his local counterpart or set up a limited liability company with shares held by local investors. tle can also join with any individual, firm, company, co-operative or State- owned enterprise from Myanmar to establish a joint-venture either as a partnership firm or a limited company. In all such cases, under the Foreign Investment Law, the foreign capital to be brought in must be at a minimum 55 percent of the total equity capital. The minimum amount of foreign capital to be brought in is US$100,000.00 at present.
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Tax Structures and Incentives
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Myanmar Singapore International Limited
This popular departmental store, right in the heart of downtown Yangon, is a joint venture business majoring in the latest electrical and electronic appliances. It also has a wide and varied range of other products, including an instant Kodak film developing studio.
Myanmar - NC Woodwork Company Pte. Limited
This factory which is a joint venture specialises in the production of solid teak doors, frames, parquet flooring and handrails for the export market.
Myanmar Ace Metal Industry Co. Limited
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Myanmar Motors Limited
The business of this joint venture is in the sales of new and re-conditioned cars and passenger vans with after sales service.
Strand Hotel
This grand old hotel in Yangon, built in 1901, is presently renovated by Myanmar Hotels International which is a 50:50 joint venture between Myanmar Hotels and Tourism Services and Strand Hotel International of Hong Kong. On completion, Strand Hotel will take its place with the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong and the Oriental Hotel in Thailand as a truly international five star hotel with historical richness.
Factories in Tanlhyin (one of Myanmar's industrial estates) manufacture all types of shirts and sport shoes with internationally recognised brand names on consignment basis for the world's market.


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In 2001, Bob Riley and son Bill, formerly of Riley & Scott formed Riley Technologies. The company moved their headquarters to Mooresville, NC in late 2006.
Riley Technologies is the leading constructor of the Daytona Prototype chassis for the Rolex Grand-Am series. The Riley chassis has become dominant in terms of both numbers of cars on the grid and results. Riley chassis have won seven 24 Hours of Daytona races with different engines, the 2005 race was won by the SunTrust Racing Pontiac-Riley and 2006, 2007, and 2008 victories went to Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus powered Rileys. The 2009 race was won by a Brumos Racing Porsche powered Riley. In the 2010 race, another Porsche-powered Mark XI from Action Express Racing won. The 2011 race was again won by Chip Ganassi Racing, this time with a BMW engine.
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In April 2008 Riley Technologies announced plans to build a track day car to meet the growing demand for high-performance vehicles for use at private track facilities. The newest Riley will utilize a mid-engine crate motor with over 500 horsepower (370 kW) and is designed to minimize operating costs normally associated with operating a race car.
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Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use enfuvirtide.
Important safety information:
- Enfuvirtide may cause dizziness. These effects may be worse if you take it with alcohol or certain medications. Use enfuvirtide with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
- Enfuvirtide is not a cure for HIV infection. Patients may still get illnesses and infections associated with HIV. Remain under the care of your doctor.
- Enfuvirtide may improve immune system function. This may reveal hidden infections in some patients. Tell your doctor right away if you notice symptoms of infection (eg, fever, sore throat, weakness, cough, shortness of breath) after you start enfuvirtide.
- When your medicine supply is low, get more from your doctor or pharmacist as soon as you can. Do not stop taking enfuvirtide, even for a short period of time. If you do, the virus may grow resistant to the medicine and become harder to treat.
- Do not change your dose or stop taking this or any other HIV medicine without checking with your doctor. Contact your doctor immediately if you stop taking this or any other HIV medicine.
- Enfuvirtide does not stop the spread of HIV to others through blood or sexual contact. Do not have any kind of sex without protection (eg, latex or polyurethane condoms) if you have HIV infection. Do not share needles, injection supplies, or items like toothbrushes or razors. Talk with your health care provider about ways to prevent the spread of HIV to others.
- Lab tests, including blood counts, CD4 counts, liver function tests, and physical exams, may be performed while you use enfuvirtide. These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor and lab appointments.
- Enfuvirtide should be used with extreme caution in CHILDREN younger than 6 years old; safety and effectiveness in these children have not been confirmed.
- The dose of enfuvirtide in CHILDREN is determined based on body weight; they will need to have regular weight checks while they take enfuvirtide.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using enfuvirtide while you are pregnant. It is not known if this medicine is found in breast milk. Mothers infected with HIV should not breast-feed. There is a risk of passing the HIV infection or enfuvirtide to the baby.
Possible side effects of enfuvirtide:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Constipation; diarrhea; injection site reactions (eg, mild redness, pain, or swelling; itching; bleeding; bruising; hardened skin; bumps; tenderness); loss of appetite; muscle pain; nausea; sinus pain; stuffy nose; tiredness; trouble sleeping; weakness; weight loss.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); anxiety; blood in the urine; burning, numbness, or tingling; change in the amount of urine produced; chest pain; decreased movement of the face muscles; depression; fainting; fever, chills, or persistent sore throat; flu-like symptoms; muscle weakness or loss of muscle function; severe nausea; severe or unusual dizziness; shortness of breath; signs of infection at the injection site (eg, oozing, swelling, increasing heat, redness or pain); signs of pneumonia (eg, cough with fever, rapid breathing, shortness of breath); stomach or back pain (with or without nausea or vomiting); suicidal thoughts or attempts; swelling of the feet; swollen lymph nodes; unusual bruising or bleeding; vomiting.
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately.Proper storage of enfuvirtide:
Store enfuvirtide at room temperature, between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C). If enfuvirtide cannot be stored at room temperature, store in the refrigerator. Do not freeze. Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom.
After mixing with sterile water, enfuvirtide may be stored in the refrigerator between 36 and 46 degrees F (2 and 8 degrees C) for up to 24 hours. Do not freeze. Do not use after the expiration date on the vial. Keep enfuvirtide out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about enfuvirtide, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Enfuvirtide is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take enfuvirtide or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about enfuvirtide. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to enfuvirtide. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using enfuvirtide.
Disclaimer: This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take this medicine or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to this medicine. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine.
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Information on the history of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), the oldest pharmacology society in the world.
Short review, or perspective articles, on important topics in pharmacology and therapeutics summarizing the development of knowledge on the topic over the last century.
Rebecca Anderson, Early Development Operations, Amgen, Inc.
On June 15, 1933, Otto Krayer sat down to write the most important letter of his professional career. The thirty-three-year-old clinical scientist had just been offered the chair of pharmacology and toxicology at the Medical Academy of Düsseldorf, and everyone expected Krayer to accept the appointment. He declined. "I will abstain from winning a position that corresponds to my inclinations and abilities," he wrote, "rather than make a decision contrary to my conviction or, by remaining inauspiciously silent, further an opinion about me that is not in accordance with the facts." Krayer saw the removal of the Jewish incumbent chairman, Philipp Ellinger, to be an injustice that he explicitly challenged. "Under these circumstances, assuming such a position as the one in Düsseldorf would impose a great mental burden on me," he explained. Krayer was the sole scientist to decline the "call" (as it is said in German) to a chaired position that, in accordance with Nazi law, could no longer be occupied by a Jew. Krayer's moral stand, so carefully and thoughtfully considered, enraged the German authorities. The sanctions they imposed, banning him from teaching or even using university libraries, effectively ended his promising academic career in Germany. Contemporaries of Krayer who faced similar censorship were driven to become vocal political dissidents. Otto Krayer, on the other hand, did not enter into external, political discourse, and chose rather to leave his homeland in order to pursue his interests in pharmacology. He went on to lead a highly productive professional life, in the sphere of science, that was always guided by an uncompromising moral compass.
One day during my first pharmacology laboratory rotation, my supervising professor challenged me: "Who were the four horsemen of Johns Hopkins University?" Without much hesitation, I replied that Osler, Welsh, Halsted, and Kelly were generally considered the founders of America's first world-class medical school. Ruffled, but not to be outdone by a first-year graduate student, he said, "Ok, then who's the fifth horseman?" I blanked. With panache, the proud Hopkins alum informed me the fifth was John Jacob Abel, the father of American Pharmacology.
Brian M. Cox, Professor, Dept of Pharmacology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
In 1919, Torald Sollmann published two papers in the on the ability of selected solvents and absorbents to modify the severity of skin lesions induced by mustard gas (1,1'-thiobis[2-chlorethane], or dichloroethyl sulfide). Mustard gas, or sulfur mustard, is a vesicating agent that had recently been used on troops fighting in the First World War. Sollmann's studies were unusual, at least by today's standards, in that he chose to study the effects of this highly toxic compound on himself and on students who volunteered for the project. These studies did not provide insights into the mechanism of action of mustard gas or lead to the introduction of a novel antidote, and they certainly do not count among the major contributions to pharmacological research that arose from Sollmann's long and distinguished career. Nevertheless, the papers are of interest because they shed light on the way that pharmacology was practiced by one of the founding members of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. The willingness of Sollmann to expose both himself and his students to significant personal risk in the search for protective measures against mustard gas may also reflect the sense of fear and concern in the public at the use of chemical warfare in the twentieth century.
Patrick J. Murphy, Butler University
This is the first of three articles covering the development of drug metabolism research in the US during the first 100 years of ASPET. Prior to 1909 the majority of drug metabolism research was performed in Europe. The period from 1909-1958 saw extensive development of the methods required for modern metabolism studies. Examples of trends and specific discoveries are drawn from the archives of ASPET publications.
Patrick Murphy, Butler University
In 25 years drug metabolism research went from using sub cellular particles of undefined content to an understanding of metabolism at the molecular level. The discovery of cytochrome P450, enzyme induction, reactive intermediates, and genetic polymorphisms provided milestones in the field. New publications from ASPET chronicled the discoveries and provided communications to advance the science of drug metabolism.
Patrick Murphy, Butler University The dramatic changes in drug metabolism research in the last 25 years are well documented in the publications of ASPET. New analytical tools combined with modern molecular biological techniques have provided unprecedented access to the workings of the cell. A field that concentrated on only a handful of primary enzymes now has a list of hundreds in its purview. Genetic variation, environmental impact, and molecular diversity have all come under study in attempts to follow the fate of drugs and chemicals. Examples from ASPET journals will be used to illustrate the dramatic advancements in the field.
James E. Barrett, Drexel Universityand Jack Bergman, Harvard Medical School-McClean Hospital
The publication by Peter B. Dews of a series of five articles in this journal entitled "Studies on Behavior", beginning in 1955 and ending in 1959, were contributions of extraordinary significance in laying a foundation for the emergence of the discipline of behavioral pharmacology. The series of articles were rigorous in their approach, dramatic in terms of the results, and provocative in their implications. Published at the near half-century mark of the founding of the American Society for Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics, it is appropriate to now provide a Centennial Perspective on the impact of these studies over the 50 years following their publication and to comment on the way in which they helped to influence the directions in which this discipline has evolved.
Frank J. Gonzalez and Connie Cheung
Cytochrome P450s (P450s) are important enzymes involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics, particularly clinically used drugs, and are also responsible for metabolic activation of chemical carcinogens and toxins. Many xenobiotics can activate nuclear receptors that in turn induce the expression of genes encoding xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters. Marked species differences in the expression and regulation of cytochromes P450 and xenobiotic nuclear receptors exist. Thus obtaining reliable rodent models to accurately reflect human drug and carcinogen metabolism is severely limited. Humanized transgenic mice were developed in an effort to create more reliable in vivo systems to study and predict human responses to xenobiotics. Human P450s or human xenobiotic-activated nuclear receptors were introduced directly or replaced the corresponding mouse gene, thus creating "humanized" transgenic mice. Mice expressing human CYP1A1/CYP1A2, CYP2E1, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CY3A7, PXR, PPAR were generated and characterized. These humanized mouse models offers a broad utility in the evaluation and prediction of toxicological risk that may aid in the development of safer drugs.
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The first ever Acrobranch in South Africa is situated in the picturesque James and Ethel Gray Park in Melrose, within walking distance from the Melrose Arch Mall. Perfectly suited for a picnic or a good old South African braai, there is something for everybody. Acrobranch is an exciting aerial adventure where zip lines, Tarzan swings, nets, bridges and other fun obstacles take children and adults from tree to tree. Come discover an original outdoor activity which tests your balance, strength and focus.
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Zip lines, also called foefie slides or zip wires – are one of the main attractions at our Outdoor Park in Melrose. All zip lines are part of the different adventure courses.
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Melrose park has also become the new home of our ever popular Acro-bungy. Experience the Acro-bungy – an activity that will have you flying up from the ground to 14 metres high in a few seconds. Some call it the 'reverse bungy', whilst others have compared it to a catapult or being propelled out of an aircraft.
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Located in the James and Eythel Gray Park outside of Melrose Arch
2 obstacle courses for adults and teenagers
2 obstacle courses for kids
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First ever Acrobranch park established in South Africa
This park is a cash-free zone - pay when booking online or bring your bank card to the park
Perfect for the kids
This course is a great place for the little ones to learn the ropes while being supervised by their parents and the ever-attentive guides
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13 Obstacles
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37 Obstacles
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Minimum height: 1.4m
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Minimum height: 1.5m
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From Johannesburg CBD (North Bound)
- Head North on the M1
- Take Athol-Oaklands off-ramp (Exit 20)
- Turn right onto Athol-Oaklands Rd and head over the bridge
- At the T-junction robot, turn right to continue on Athol-Oaklands Rd
- At first robot turn right into Melrose Str
- Head over the bridge
- Just after the bridge, take your first right into The James and Ethel Grey Park
- Look out for the Acrobranch signs
From Pretoria/Midrand (South Bound)
- Head South on the M1
- Take Athol-Oaklands off-ramp (Exit 20)
- Turn left onto Athol-Oaklands Rd. At the T-junction robot, turn right to continue on Athol-Oaklands Rd
- At first robot turn right into Melrose Str
- Head over the bridge
- Just after the bridge, take your first right into The James and Ethel Grey Park
- Look out for Acrobranch signs