Heather Schmid in Nanjing China, Charm Star Show, Photo Shoots, TV and Media
Pop/Dance Celebrity Heather Schmid Performs at the National Charm Star Competition in Nanjing China
On June 15th, International Recording Artist, Celebrity Spokesperson and GRAMMY member Heather Schmid crowned the Charm Star winner for the Chinese National televised competition. Fans and supporters flooded the Nanjing Convention Center to hear the premiere of Schmid's new single 'Save the Night' from her forthcoming album 'Future' due to be released later this year.
In a festival merging Eastern and Western musical traditions, the National Chinese Charm Star Competition in Nanjing China awarded cash prizes, large trophies and plaques to winners in three categories: Musician, Singer and Model. Some eager competitors performed using Chinese instruments like the Pipa and Guchen. Others wowed the audience and judges with classical piano sonatas. But it was a traditional folk melody fused with jazz improvisations that won over the title for Charm Star Best Musician. Much to the enjoyment of Schmid, resident expert Recording Artist, the five finalists for Charm Star Best Singer all performed all American pop songs.
Pop, Opera, and a Chinese Folk Songs all contributed to the l ive show Schmid performed at the competition. Dancer's backed up 'Save the Night' and 'Mo Li Hua' as Schmid belted out the choruses and riffed ad libs to a cheering audience.
Before the live final competition, Schmid and Berklee Professor of Guitar, Jonathan Finn, each gave a master class to students from the Nanjing Normal University. Finn played guitar, providing examples and jamming with student players. Schmid spoke about the differences between performing and singing Opera and Pop music. Schmid and Finn, along with entertainment corporation Goddess Inc.'s CEO Rafay Mehdi, also met and discussed similarities with musicians in the US and China with University department heads.
As part of the week long activities in Nanjing, Schmid was the celebrity honoree for a ribbon cutting ceremony for a flagship Vasto store and had a photo shoot dressed as a Beijing Opera star. During another photo shoot, Schmid toured the beautiful Mo Chou Hu Park. Schmid was the guest of the new five star Nanjing Hilton, part of the Wanda Plaza, and also toured the Buddhist Jiming Temple.
Drought concerns lead Taiwan to develop alternative water sources
The ongoing drought has led the Water Resources Agency to actively promote a water reclamation plan in Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung. Some six different demonstration sites will show how wastewater can be treated and used for industrial purposes. In 2014, Taiwan’s total rainfall was just two-thirds that of the annual average.Lai Chien-hsin Water Resources AgencyClimate change has potentially made swings between years of ample rainfall and rainfall shortage more severe. Taiwan’s geology makes it very difficult to save (rain) when it does fall.Climate change potentially brings more extreme rainfall conditions, which in addition to conservation efforts may potentially be a new source of water.Taipei’s Parks Department has established water collection vessels which can store rainfall during periods of heavy rain that can be used later to water the flowers or wash the road. Penghu’s Wukan desalination plant is the first of its kind in Taiwan. It was established in 1995, and in 2007 was transferred into private hands via a BOT arrangement. Each day it processes 13,000 tons of saltwater, providing half of the water supply for some 56,000 residents of Makung.Lee Chih-chengDesalination Plant VPAbout 10 meters below us is a 1-meter wide pipe which extends out into the deep ocean to a location indicated by this red buoy. Water is brought in and stored in wells in the back of this plant. The Water Resources Agency is also promoting a proposal to treat wastewater for reuse.Lai Chien-hsin Water Resources Agency Aside from traditional water sources, we are looking to develop diversified water sources. Water reclamation is one of our goals as we can no longer simply depend upon freshwater. In New Taipei’s Sanxia District near National Taipei University these colorful, oversized candy canes are actually water pipes discharging wastewater that has been processed for reuse.This wastewater treatment plant collects water used for bathing, washing clothes and other uses by residents in the area. After being processed, it is made available for public use.You Sheng-jieChung Yuan Christian UniversityJapan divides water into three different categories. Upper water is fresh drinking water and lower water has already been used and collected by sewer systems. We are collecting this wastewater and processing it into usable water which is called mid-water, but here in Taiwan we are calling it reclaimed water.Lin Huai-jenWater Reclamation Center DirectorWater that enters this canal passes through this fine screen machine which takes out large particles such as dirt, toilet paper and other things. Later, it passes through two other channels that have finer filters. According to data from the reclaimed water center, the area around National Taipei University collects 7,000 tons of wastewater each day and produces 800 tons of reclaimed water which can be used for flushing toilets, cleaning cars and watering plants.Lai Chien-hsin Water Resources Agency Because reclaimed water comes from different type of sources such as city sewers and industrial wastewater, it may have a different chemical or heavy metal composition. For this reason, we go through different layers of processing. It’s actually impossible to remove all of these heavy metals. Taiwan’s use of reclaimed water has yet to become widespread. This is because tap water is conveniently available at most faucets, while reclaimed water is only dispensed at special locations. Transport can be inconvenient. Another reason for low usage of reclaimed water is the simple fact that wastewater from households doesn’t typically go into sewers for wastewater treatment. Instead, it goes directly into rivers.You Sheng-JieChung Yuan Christian UniversityWastewater entering sewer systems has yet to become widespread. A look at this year’s data shows just 28 percent of wastewater entered sewer systems. With such low levels, there’s little chance of increased usage of reclaimed water.While many countries around the world are promoting reclaimed water, most usage doesn’t come into direct contact with humans. Only a few countries such as Singapore allow reclaimed water to be used as tap water for human consumption.You Sheng-JieChung Yuan Christian UniversityTake Singapore for example. Their reclaimed water is used for industrial purposes such as semiconductor manufacturing or even to supplement reservoirs where they mix fresh water with reclaimed water. In Taiwan, our main objective is to use reclaimed water for industrial uses.The Water Resources Agency has promoted the use of reclaimed water at six different demonstration facilities. It expects that by 2021, it will be able to produce 1.2 million tons of reclaimed water for industrial uses. Lai Chien-hsin Water Resources Agency If we can develop reclaimed water to become an important source of water we wouldn’t have to use fresh tap water to supply fact...
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The 2018 Berlin Family Lectures with Jeanne Gang
Mining the City
Lecture one: Material World
April 10, 2018
In the first lecture of the 2018 Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Family Lecture Series, acclaimed architect and urban visionary Jeanne Gang discusses the possibilities and limitations of reusing materials.
This is the first lecture in a three-lecture series presented in the spring of 2018 at the University of Chicago.
Named for Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin, the Berlin Family Lectures bring leading scholars, writers, and creative artists from around the world to the University of Chicago. Each visitor offers an extended series of lectures with the aim of interacting with the university community and developing a book for publication with the University of Chicago Press. Learn more at
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