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It is neither practical, nor desirable, to keep erecting scaffolding. “Scaffolding can be intrusive. You have to attach it to the building and you don’t want to do that too often on a historic structure. It’s also demoralising for the public and fundraisers to see scaffolding.” Instead, the climbers are called in. – The Guardian

“They don’t tell a story about me or my people, and it really makes me feel less-than because we are being represented by totem poles and teepees and that’s just not who we are as Coast Salish people,” said Puyallup Council member Annette Bryan. – Crosscut

Reflecting on the row over the second rebuild plans he describes how an academic, from the school. Professor Ray McKenzie, had said publicly that it “should be left as a ruin” which was “unexpected and had shocked many”. – The Glasgow Herald

No longer must holiday fireworks look like either meteors or weeping willows. Pyrotechnicians can make the shells show smiley faces, words, and even dandelions and jellyfish (which are very cool). In an interview, pyrotechnician Mike Tockstein explains how these “patterned fireworks” are designed and made. – Salon