ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The University of the Third Age’s programme for September opens on Thursday the 4th with Case Rijsdijk presenting a lecture to the anthropology group on carbon-dating methods for archeological finds.
All living organisms, creatures and plants absorb carbon during their lifetime. This carbon comes in different forms, one stable (C-12), and one in an unstable form (C-14).
The amount of C-14 in a living organism starts decreasing when it dies, whereas the C-12 content remains the same. So measuring the amount of C-14 remaining will give a fairly accurate age of the organism up to about 60 000 years.
This talk starts at 10:30.
In Armchair Travel on Wednesday 10 September, Chris Leggatt will talk about the Zimbabwe Circles. Leggatt owns and runs Eden Adventures, a popular adventure tour business in Wilderness.
He loves travel and is an avid photographer, having been shortlisted for the prestigious South African Photographer of the Year Award and being a finalist in the African Photo Awards for three years.
Leggatt has also contributed to major national magazines, including Go/Weg, in which he has had a couple of cover photos. His work can be viewed on Instagram@ChrisCrossingSA.
In 2024, Leggatt and his partner, Liz, were commissioned to update the popular Bradt Zimbabwe Guidebook. In order to get in-depth, first-hand knowledge of the subject, they embarked on a three-month trip around the entire country. Their tour took them from Beitbridge to Mana Pools, Victoria Falls to the Eastern Highlands, and pretty much everything in between, including 10 national parks.
The talk starts at 10:30.
In the Friday lecture on 19 September, Mike Sankey’s talk is titled ‘Population: Too many people or are we a civilisation about to crash?’
People like Bill Gates and the World Economic Forum are telling the world there are too many people on Planet Earth, and we need to look at population reduction measures. Is this the truth, or is there an agenda at play, and what is the actual situation? Sankey will reveal that he believes it is all smoke and mirrors.
He started his working career with the British South African Police in Rhodesia and rapidly progressed through prospecting for base metals with Anglo American, then professional quantity surveying and finally professional project management. He has also completed diploma courses in environmental management, geology, permaculture, palaeontology and earth sciences. He classifies himself as a catastrophist.
Tea is at 10:00 and the talk starts at 10:30.
At 14:00 on Monday 29 September, Rijsdijk will be back with another international affairs discussion.
Due to the Heritage Day public holiday, the general meeting is on Wednesday 1 October, and Dallas Fell will present ‘These feet are made for walking’.
A podiatrist is a highly trained professional specialising in the care of the foot and ankle. Fell will explain how podiatrists are concerned with the examination, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of foot ailments by biomechanical, surgical and other treatment modalities.
He will identify some of the more common causes of such problems and emphasise that we only have one pair of feet to last a lifetime, so they must be looked after.
Fell is a popular professional podiatrist who practised his profession in George long enough to get to know quite a few feet around here.
All events are held at Emmaüs.
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