DIY TIME A valentine gnome-making session for ages 18 and over will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Peters Township recreation center. Fee is $10 ($5 nonmembers). Call 724-942-5000 for more details. COIN SHOW The South Hills Coin Club will hold a coin show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]
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Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
Ugandan runner Edward Mukasa poses with the some youngsters from his village. (Photo courtesy of Edward Mukasa)
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Ugandan men’s running team member Edward Mukasa is used to helping others, but when he got into a bit of a bind last February he called on his friend, Josh Pesin, to help him out.
Of course, Pesin, 53, whom many Islanders know as the publicity director and webmaster for the Staten Island Athletic Club, was only too glad to help.
These images captured over decades illustrate the destructive force of combustible dust fires and explosions.
A dust explosion or fire is one of the worst things that can happen to operations that handle or process powder and bulk solids. While standards and new technologies have been introduced over the decades to reduce the likelihood of a combustible dust event, operations continue to face the risk of these incidents. Cameras have captured the destructive force of dust explosions and fires since the mid-1800s. This visual evidence continues to serve as a reminder that the powder and bulk solids industry must be ever-vigilent to protect their facilities from dust-related blasts and fires.