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The reigning United States Amateur champion missed the cut in the Masters and U.S. Open earlier this year.
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The ArtCenter College of Design moved a step forward in its renewal plans, securing $103 million in bonds, of which $42 million will pay for upgrades of facilities at its two Pasadena campuses.
The bulk of the funds will go toward physical improvements, including renovating two buildings on the south campus and a steel and glass bridge on ArtCenter's hillside campus north of downtown Pasadena, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal.
The school plans to use some of the money to convert part of an old wind tunnel into classroom and design space for the school's transportation design department.
The remaining $61 million will be earmarked for refinancing existing debt.
The California Educational Facilities Authority issued the bond package, which was rated Baa1 from Moody's Investor Service prior to the bond sale, according to the journal.
The financing deal comes one month after Pasadena city officials approved a major expansion plan for the 88-year-old art design school. It will add a handful of new buildings, a 300-seat theater, art galleries, more classrooms, a library, and as many as 1,500 new student housing beds.
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We (my Father and I) ascended Ben Nevis via Tower Ridge on 10th May 2019. We had a pretty hairy experience. I've been meaning to write this up since – but things have been busy so it… slipped.
But news today that a climber died after being struck by lightning prompted me to do it because… well, read on.
Nevertheless, my sincere condolences go out to all those affected by the recent tragedy.
We had only a short trip. 5 days – 2 days travelling and 3 days' climbing. We arrived in Fort William on schedule. We had planned to do Ben Nevis via Carn Dearg Arete on Day 1 as a sort of loosener – but that's actually a pretty serious day – 8/9 hours – so instead we opted for a more relaxing meander up and down the valley to the CIC hut. This was still a good 6 hours and a decent way to stretch our legs. (Strava link if you're interested.)
Buchaille Etive Mor via Curved Ridge
Day 2 was a pretty fun trip up Buchaille Etive Mor via Curved Ridge.
I'd recommend this day out to anyone if you're in the area. The route itself is easy-going and the panoramics from the summit are spectacular. A really fun day out that can you see you up and back home inside 7 hours. (Strava link if you're interested.)
Tower Ridge – Ben Nevis
So this is where it started to get really interesting and the main point of this post. We'd originally planned to go more towards the end of May 2019 to try and avoid the worst of the snow, but, for one reason or another we had to bring it forward. Nevertheless, we still hoped to get 'non-Winter' conditions on the ascent of Ben Nevis. That is, we expected there to be only minimal snow on top and the weather should otherwise be fairly straight-forward. Day 1 and Day 2 had actually been fantastic weather – day 1 was a little overcast but fine for a loosener and day 2 was great – warm, bright and sunny and on top of the Mor was spectacular. The forecast had indicated that Day 3 would be best of them all and so we approach the base of Tower Ridge with excitement.
We made our way up the valley in a repeat of Day 1 to the CIC hut. It rained a little on the way but the sky and ridgeline was actually clearer than before so at this point we weren't too concerned. But after a brief break, we carried on to the start of the ascent. It was clear that there was more resting snow than we had expected but not enough to be of great concern. But – the now persistent drizzle made everything wet – which proved to become an issue.
The ascent proper starts with the Observatory Gully which in good conditions would be pretty fun. But in the wet; it's pretty sketchy. We roped up pretty early which slowed progress.
I'm not going to repeat the route – there are plenty of them out there – including this one:
The normal winter route avoids the face of the Douglas Boulder by entering the foot of Observatory Gully to the left and then cutting back right to climb the East Gully to Douglas Gap (I). An alternative start is via the Douglas Gap West Gully (I). From the gap an awkward 20m groove/chimney leads to the crest of the ridge, which rises gently and becomes quite narrow. It is possible to reach this section and avoid the moves out of the Douglas Gap by traversing in from higher up Observatory Gully over rocky steps and steep snowfields (II). From the narrow section most teams go out right on a gently rising steep snow ramp until overlooking the west flank above Vanishing Gully. Cut back up left onto the crest and follow it past The Great Chimney on the left to beneath the Little Tower. This usually requires three pitches of climbing, the first over a huge spike with a step right out of a groove above and the second on the left up a groove leading to a huge flat boulder. Above the flat top of the Little Tower an easier section leads to the foot of the Great Tower, an impossibly steep rock step. On the left side of the tower a very exposed and steeply banked snow ledge (The Eastern Traverse) is followed horizontally left, down slightly and round an edge to beneath a huge fallen-block chimney. Pass the block, steep walls and ledges to the top of the Great Tower with some difficulty. Follow the very narrow and exposed crest towards Tower Gap, descending slightly. Climb down into the gap (tricky and loose!) and either ascend the far wall or a slab on the left. The main difficulties are over once Tower Gap has been negotiated. Climb the final section of the ridge to the plateau, moving right beneath a steep wall at the top.
When the weather turns
We were approximately half way up when the weather really turned. The drizzle had turned to light snow which itself didn't pose any particular problem. We had made a small plateau around the base of the Little Tower when things started to get particularly squiffy. Or, more specifically, the weather got pretty intense. We were now, moreorless, on Tower Ridge, in May, in winter conditions. And then the thunderstorm came.
It's hard to describe the feeling of being approximately 1000m up, close to the clouds, when lightning comes. I have an incredibly vivid memory of the feeling of when the clouds 'charged'. The strange thing is the other two in our party didn't feel it. I can only describe the sound as similar to when an external flash on a proper camera recharges after use. But just a LOT more. It went down through my neck via my ear. The strike itself seemed close; but was most likely far away but not entirely sure as we all dived for cover.
And then then thunder rumbled. This was a bizarre experience as well – it was obviously cold at the altitude – but as the thunder rumbled through I felt a very clear 'wave' – like a sonic boom from video games – of warmth push down from the clouds towards us.
I felt the clouds recharge one more time. This time it was even more electrified – and again neither of the others felt it – but we didn't get a strike this time. It was a surreal experience.
By now, we'd realised the objective now was to get off the mountain as quick as possible, very conscious of the fact we were carrying lightning magnets in the form of ice axes. Our options were back down the way we'd come – a good three hours, at least – or continue up and over and down the tourist route. As counter-intuitive as it sounds – to continue going up putting ourselves closer to storm – this was the choice we went for – we figured it would be far quicker to keep going up than climb down a now very wet and snow-covered set of gullies.
SO we did. Up Little Tower, via the tunnel-y chimney-y thing and then around the base of Great Tower. Conditions were OK for us to traverse the base of the Tower and then climb up in to Tower Gap – as opposed to go fully over the top and down in to the Gap. I'm not sure this is any easier because the climb up and in is pretty sketchy.
Tower Gap
The Tower Ridge route is probably most noted for the Tower Gap – a literal gap of around 3m wide in the ridge – but with a near 300m fall on either side. By this time, the thunder storm had subsided and we were no longer so aware of that particular risk; in the face of now crossing the Gap.
It strangely didn't pose much of a problem; even as the most exposed section of the whole route. Perhaps by this point we were just keen to get up and off; who knows.
After Tower Gap the remainder of the route is simple – although you're seriously in that risky zone of thinking you're done and letting concentration lapse – you've got at least another 50m traverse with some scrambling / climbing and very real falls on either side.
But, as we reached the summit, relieved to have made it, cold, wet and tired but nevertheless more exuberant, the view was, quite spectacularly – rubbish. Ho hum – such is the way of mountaineering.
We made our way down the tourist route at about 1800 on a Friday – a full 9 hours after we started. (The most shocking thing were the hordes coming up in their shorts and jeans starting out on the Three Peaks for that weekend. But hey.)
(Strava link if you're interested.)
We got caught in some weather that whilst not forecast was not entirely unexpected. Where we were we actually had little in the way of control over the situation. At that point, if things were going to go bad; they would.
We were fortunate on this occasion as we got out unscathed.
I suppose the point is that any sort of day in the mountains can be unpredictable. We were tooled up – we had crampons and ice axes (and ropes and all other ssorted gubbins) as well as waterproofs, warm gear and decent supplies – so we were prepared and able to get through a day that was supposed to be around 7.5 hours which ended up being more like 11 hours.
I daren't think what it would have been like without all the proper gear.
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For President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the salient hallmark of a progressive modern state and society is fiscal managerial efficiency and/or competence. In his third State of the Nation Address (SONA-3), Nana Akufo-Addo painfully lamented the fact that within the short temporal space of just 62 years or a little over two generations, since the country's reassertion of its sovereignty from British colonial imperialism, Ghana has had to desperately resort to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 17 times for fiscal management lectures/lessons and financial assistance, which pretty much contradicts the smug and sanguine declaration by President Kwame Nkrumah on the eve of Ghana's independence, to wit, that "The African [and for that matter, the Ghanaian] was ready to demonstrate to the rest of the world," in particular the White-Supremacist West, that "S/he was more than capable of managing his/her own affairs." To this end, Nana Akufo-Addo, more than any other Ghanaian leader in recent memory, emphasized the imperative need for Ghanaians to take effective control of their own fiscal affairs.
"We cannot make the progress that we desire, unless we are consistent and disciplined in the management of our economy. The yo-yo nature of the boom and bust has not helped us [to] achieve our goal of sustained prosperity and lift us out of poverty. We have gone through another painful round of impositions to get to where we are today with healthy fundamentals." He further announced that Ghana was in the process of weaning itself from the excruciating straitjacket of IMF-World Bank conditionalities by April of this year. We , of course, also need to significantly add that most of the 17 times that Ghana had to beggarly resort to the IMF and the World Bank for both basic lessons on how to efficiently manage the country's economy, as well as receive loans and financial assistance from these Bretton-Woods Institutions, occurred under the Rawlings-led government of the faux-socialist National Democratic Congress and, before the latter, the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC).
Equally important to underscore is the fact that both the Provisional National Defense Council and the National Democratic Congress doggedly pursued faux-socialist agendas, because both of these extortionate political machines were far more "populist" in orientation than they were "progressive." Needless to say, nearly every welfare-oriented quality-of-life-improvement policy initiative ever implemented in the country over the course of the past quarter-century was put in place by the John Agyekum-Kufuor-led government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and, presently, the Akufo-Addo-led Administration of the New Patriotic Party. Nana Akufo-Addo also poignantly observed that bitter complaints of acute hardships and all under his two-year-old government, the fact of the matter is that when he assumed the democratic reins of governance in 2017, Ghana's economic growth hovered at a dismal low of 3.4-percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). And this was under the four-and-half-year tenure of the John Dramani Mahama-led regime of the National Democratic Congress. By the close of 2017, or just under a year of his assumption of the country's mantle of leadership, economic growth had more than doubled to 8.1-percent.
What the foregoing glaringly means is that Nana Akufo-Addo's immediate predecessor, to wit, former President Mahama, had miserably flunked all the lessons taught him by the crackerjack economic mavens of the Bretton-Woods Establishment. Which, of course, ought to sober up those grossly misguided and fanatical party delegates who recently voted to have, according to the National Democratic Congress' own Founding-Father, former President Jerry John Rawlings, who reportedly either failed or flatly refused to vote in the NDC's most recent presidential-nomination primary, the most thoroughgoing corrupt Ghanaian leader in the postcolonial era, return to the Jubilee-Flagstaff House. The nation's deficit or state of indebtedness, according to the President, has been cut down in half, from a relatively staggering 7.3-percent to just under 4-percent. The "Rebasing" of the statistical figures reflecting the purportedly real growth of a country's economy is known to be a very controversial issue by critics who suspect a suave and underhanded "cooking of the books," as it were, in order to fudge up a palatable economic development narrative that may not necessarily reflect the practical reality on the ground.
We must, however, also quickly point out the fact that it was the John Evans Atta-Mills-led government of the National Democratic Congress that first rebased the country's economic growth in 2010, that is, shortly after the late President Mills assumed the democratic reins of governance from the Agyekum-Kufuor-led New Patriotic Party. On the whole, it is clearly as if a lot more could be done to significantly bring down the nation's Debt-to-GDP rate from the 56.6-percentage points bequeathed the Akufo-Addo Administration by the Mahama regime, to the present level of 54.8-percent. In other words, it clearly looks as if Ghana has yet to fully recuperate from the economic funk or doldrums in which the country well appears to have been stuck for about a decade now.
The preceding grim economic picture notwithstanding, bearing in mind the massive collapse of mushroom taxpayer-scamming banks, nearly every single one of which was established with the criminal complicity of the Mahama government, and the deleterious effect of money laundering which besieged the beginning of the Akufo-Addo Administration, largely a scorch-earth strategy of the departing Mahama-Amissah-Arthur regime, the drop in inflation from 15.4-percent, at the end of 2016, to the present level of 9-percent, ought to give Ghanaians reasonable cause for celebration. But, of course, we are all well aware of the fact that the practical impact of "deflation" or inflationary reduction must first be palpably felt in a woman's purse/passbook and a man's wallet or trouser pocket.
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Editing How to report a crash in a most useful way (with a backtrace)
This is not a requirement, but something that may speed up fixing the bug.
In cases when crashes are hard to reproduce on another machine (for example, when user has relatively rare file system or specific operating system), stack trace can be very important to help fixing the bug. If it's easy to reproduce, this can be skipped.
In cases when crashes are hard to reproduce on another machine (for example, when user has relatively rare file system or specific operating system), stack trace can be very important to help fixing the bug.
Here is how to make a backtrace and what to do with it ('''ideally''' debug version should be used to make a backtrace (e.g. configured as ./configure CFLAGS='-g -O0'), but backtrace from release version can be useful too):
This is not a requirement, but something that may speed up fixing the bug. In cases when crashes are hard to reproduce on another machine (for example, when user has relatively rare file system or specific operating system), stack trace can be very important to help fixing the bug. Here is how to make a backtrace and what to do with it ('''ideally''' debug version should be used to make a backtrace (e.g. configured as ./configure CFLAGS='-g -O0'), but backtrace from release version can be useful too): # Start debugging session with gdb.
Run gdb vifm or gdb ./vifm (if debugging executable that is not installed to system directory) in shell. # Run vifm under debugger.
Execute run command in the command prompt of the gdb. # Make debugging process stop.
Make vifm crash. # Redirect output of gdb commands to a file.
Execute set logging file {out-file} in the command prompt of the gdb, where {out-file} can be for example: ~/vifm-crash.bt.
Execute set logging on on the command prompt of the gdb to enable logging. # Output back trace with values of all local variables.
Execute bt full (backtrace full is full form of the command) in the command prompt of the gdb. # Quit gdb.
Execute quit command (or just q, or even ctrl-d shortcut) in the command prompt of the gdb. # Upload file with the logged output of the bt command (e.g. ~/vifm-crash.bt) somewhere (e.g. on bug tracker, or make a [https://gist.github.com/ Gist] or to [http://pastebin.com/ pastebin]) or send as an attachment to the maintainer ([mailto:xaizek@posteo.net xaizek@posteo.net]); please do not include it in the message itself as it might make it unreadable.
One might want to archive it, e.g. by running gzip {file}, which will replace {file} with {file}.gz, but it's not required.
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My guest-blogger Emily Su is a student in my Baseball and Statistics class.
On March 6th, my boyfriend Kevin, a life-long Yankee fan, and I traveled to sunny Tampa, Florida to see something only true baseball fans will go out of their way to see, MLB Spring Training. We were there to see the Yankees play at Steinbrenner Field. Kevin had gone to Spring Training several years ago in hopes of seeing his idol, Mr. Derek Jeter. As an amateur spring training-goer, he didn't realize he had bought tickets for a split-schedule game. Meaning, Mr. Jeter was playing at an away game. This time we were a little smarter. We had talked about going to see some Spring Training games during our spring break but we hesitated planning it because our spring break fell on different weeks. But once Jeter announced his retirement, we knew we had to go. Unfortunately, everyone else had the same idea. Usually Spring Training tickets aren't more than $30 for the best seats. This time around, each game was sold out and we were forced to buy $115 tickets from StubHub. How outrageous! Oh well, what is going to stop a Yankee fan from seeing his idol? Nothing! So we packed up our bags and balls and headed to see a game against the Detroit Tigers on March 7th, and a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on March 9th.
Our biggest goal was to get player autographs as they practiced before the game. Spring Training provides fans their best chance of getting autographs. At Steinbrenner Field, it was either a hit or miss. The players would either warm up on the practice field that fans had access to, or warm up on the main playing field. If we waited out by one of the fields what if Jeter, Beltran, and Ellsbury were warming up on the other field? We decided on the practice field and arrived there 3 hours before the game started. You heard me… 3 hours! We were there along with other die-hard fans with our arms all jammed through the holes in the fence especially for autograph signing. We stood out in the chilly Tampa night for 2 hours before any players even came out. Ichiro Suzuki comes running out first, followed by some backup players. I ended up with the autograph of backup catcher Austin Romine. We were disappointed that none of the big name players came out. The fans around me were chatting about how all they wanted was Mark Teixeira's autograph and how he rarely ever signs. A woman, who went to Yankees Spring Training for 10 years in a row, commented she had everyone's autographs, but not Teixeira's. At that point, I was satisfied with Austin Romine's autograph. Walking to the gates, we saw someone practicing hitting off a tee as hitting coach Kevin Long watched. It was Mark Teixeira! . After he hit, he came to the side of the fence and signed autographs for more than 20 people. He was very nice and down to earth. I felt so lucky to get an autograph from someone who is known to not sign often. It really was pure luck and being at the right place at the right time. Once we got into the game, we watched Derek Jeter warm up. It was very neat to see Derek Jeter play side-by-side with Miguel Cabrera, who we consider the best player in present baseball right now. The Yankees won the game on a walk-off balk!
The next game against the Rays was packed. Since Steinbrenner Field is located in Tampa, the whole game was sold out with half the fans being Rays fans and the other half Yankees fans. This time we were prepared with several clean balls to sign, fresh ball-point pens, and plastic bags to preserve the signed balls. After they warmed up, some of the team signed stuff, but not Mr. Jeter. I got the autographs of relief pitchers Shawn Kelly and Adam Warren. The game ended tied in the 10th inning. There is not a bad seat in Steinbrenner Field which is just as beautiful as Yankee Stadium. I will definitely be returning to Tampa next year for Spring Training.


Our third annual Halloween Party was a pumpkin smashing success with almost 90 children in attendance! Visitors tested their bravery, had some fun and got a little spooked in our haunted farm house. Children of all ages trick or treated as they travelled through the house and carved pumpkins beside an antique horse drawn hearse. A special thank you to our Haunted House Specialists, Jason and Diana Warriner and Alyssa and Sara Johnson for decorating the house and setting the scenes. Thank you to our sponsor, Collins' Valu-Mart for donating the pumpkins for the celebration and to all of our volunteers for the afternoon.


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Acer, the world's fourth largest PC maker, has dismissed Microsoft's chances of becoming a rival to Apple by building its own devices and urged its software partner to focus on its new operating system instead.
Microsoft announced on Monday that it would design and sell its own "Surface" tablets to showcase Windows 8 and take on Apple and Google in devices that are capturing more and more of the computing market.
It kept PC makers largely in the dark about its plans, according to sources, marking a radical departure from its previous close collaboration with its hardware partners.
Oliver Ahrens, Acer's senior VP and president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, said Microsoft was trying to copy some of Apple's strategy, but he was doubtful it would succeed.
"I don't think it will be successful because you cannot be a hardware player with two products," he said in an interview, adding that the former darling of the tech sector would also have to adapt its brand to compete with Apple.
"Microsoft is working with two dozen PC vendors worldwide, including the local guys, whereas Apple is alone, it can more or less do what it wants," he said. "Microsoft is a component of a PC system. A very important component but still a component."
He was also worried that Microsoft would shift resources to building a consumer hardware brand and retail operation, and in the process take its eye off the ball in making sure Windows 8 was a success for the PC industry.
"Instead of enhancing the user experience for Win 8 (…) they open a new battlefield," he said.
"I worry that this will lead into a defocus internally for Microsoft, and then we have to suffer because we are working with their products."
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Taiwan-based Acer, which ranked fourth in PC shipments in the first quarter, has had its own problems after failing to adapt to changes in the market including in particular the rise of Apple's iPad last year, but Ahrens said the group was now getting back on track.
He said Windows 8, which does not yet have a launch date, was "extremely important" for Acer, and it would have four or five devices tied in with its launch, including tablets and a high-definition slimline "Ultrabook" notebook.
Ahrens said the new products would be supported by an advertising campaign focused on the user experience rather than the specifications of the machines, which has been the traditional approach of PC makers.
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Acer, an Olympics sponsor, will also be in the spotlight next month as the PC provider to the London games.
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Harold White and 'English Villagers'
Harold White was a professional photographer commissioned by the British Council during the 1940s to produce photographs for a propaganda pamphlet. This pamphlet called 'English Villagers' was used to depict an idyllic English Village and its way of life. It can be assumed that it was used to show what the country and other nations were fighting to protect. In achieving this Harold White and this pamphlet provided a snapshot of life in the village of Lacock during the war years. The photographs capture the social history of the village from depicting social events, professions of the time and portraits of residents. Photographs depict the blacksmith, wheelwright and cobbler in action, whose professions no longer exist in the village. Or the grocers shop, one of many local stores in the village at the time, which was run by Mrs Tayler but is now the Lacock bakery. The various social groups and activities that existed in the village such as the Women's Institute (which is still running) or the Working Men's Club which included a bowling alley but has since been destroyed. The local policeman and doctor who, at the time, lived in the village instead of being located in Chippenham. Also, the important role played by the church, St.Cyriacs, for the village which is depicted by the Harvest Festival and various church services.
The photographs also depict relatives of those who live in Lacock or notable individuals such as Matilda Talbot. In one photograph, John Tayler (now of Reybridge) is shown amid a group of children waiting for the bus. John Tayler has even provided us with copies from the original English Villager's pamphlet which can be viewed on the community archive. With the help of residents we have been able to identify many of those captured in the photographs. However, there are still many unknown individuals and we would be delighted to hear from anybody who thinks they may be able to help identify any of the residents.
Harold White continued to be connected with Lacock as he researched the life of Henry Fox Talbot and studied the father of photography's letters.He was also part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the birth of Henry Fox Talbot which were held at Lacock Abbey. He later moved to Great Yarmouth where he was part of the photography society. More information about Harold White and his photographs can be found at this excellent site http://www.greatyarmouthphotographic.co.uk/haroldwhite/page2.html.
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I had a particularly vexing issue with 2 breakers repeatedly tripping — a short that would erratically trip the breakers. I knew this wouldn't be straightforward, as there were multiple elements, including the pool equipment, pool lights, outside gfi plugs and a string of receptacles inside the house. I tried to trouble shoot on my own but finally needed professional help. Jonathan initially came and we mapped out the circuits. He checked all the connections, cleaned up the junction boxes and a few nicked up connections. Things looked ok, but the problem recurred. He came back and disconnected parts of the circuit, so we could sequentially eliminate the possibilities. Finally, we figured the problem had to be with part of a buried conduit. Pete, the owner came out for an estimate. He was very pleasant and straightforward. Jonathan came back with a lead colleague (sorry, do not recall his name) and they diligently and efficiently rewired the affected portion through new conduit.
This took several visits due to the trouble shooting part, but I appreciate their thoughtfulness and stepwise actions — rather than unnecessary work and expenses. They did a great job, communicated well, and came in under the estimate. Thanks!
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1 or 3 Feb 2022
Exploring a theology of incarnation and lament, this session looks at what it means to be 'present' in ministry with those who are suffering, marginalised or disagree with us.
The Rev'd Canon Dr Joseph Zebedayo Bilal Kenyi
Dr Bilal has studied and ministered extensively in South Sudan and the UK and is now Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic and Finance Affairs at the Episcopal University South Sudan. He is also a member of the Episcopal Church Mediation Team – which advises church and political leaders on conflict resolution nationally – and a member of the Anglican Consultative Council. Alongside gaining a PhD in Social Science in London School of Theology, Brunel University UK, Dr Bilal has been Vicar of St. James Parish Church Juba, Diocesan Secretary of Juba Diocese, Head Anglican Chaplain for Her Majesty's Prison Service in Bristol UK, and board member and trainer for the Episcopal Church of South Sudan's Justice, Peace and Reconciliation Commission.
The Rev'd Dr Manfred Deselaers
Fr Manfred is a Roman Catholic priest from Germany. Since the 1990s, he has lived in the city of Oświęcim [formerly Auschwitz] in Poland. He now works at the Centre for Dialogue and Prayer in Oświęcim where he leads the Programmes Department. In Cracow he lectured about "Theology after Auschwitz" following completion of his PhD thesis on God and the Evil in the Light of the Biography and Statements of Rudolf Hoess, the Commander of Auschwitz. He was a member of the International Auschwitz Council from 2006 to 2018.


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Celebrity Biographies
Martin Lewis wife: Meet Lara Lewington
Martin Lewis is an English financial journalist and broadcaster. Lewis founded the website MoneySavingExpert.com. He sold the website in 2012 to the Moneysupermarket.com group for up to £87 million.
Martin Lewis biography
Lewis was born in 1972 at Manchester's Withington Hospital. His family resided in the Didsbury neighborhood of Manchester.
As a young child, he and his family relocated to the village of Norley in rural Cheshire, close to the Jewish special education school Delamere Forest School, where his father had been appointed headmaster.
When he was 11 years old, his mother Susan Lewis perished in a horseback riding accident that involved a collision with a vehicle. Later in life, he supported the children's bereavement organization Grief Encounter and promoted life insurance.
Martin Lewis family
Lewis has a sister. His father served as the headmaster of a Chester school for children with special needs. On May 7, 1984, his mother died as a result of a motorcycling accident. On May 31, 2009, Lewis wed weather anchor Lara Lewington of 5 News.
One daughter was born to them. Lewis practices Judaism and is Jewish. His net worth is estimated to be £123 million as of 2021 by The Sunday Times Rich List.
Martin Lewis career
Lewis worked as a producer for the BBC Business Unit after earning his journalism degree from Cardiff University. He also served as an editor for the business segment of BBC Radio 4's Today program. Lewis next changed to the satellite station Simply Money, which is hosted by Angela Rippon, and developed his character as a "Money Saving Expert."
The channel had terrible viewing numbers right away, and its main supporter, Invest TV Resources, withdrew in March 2001. Lewis was among the 51 employees who nearly all lost their jobs. Lewis contributed to a "Deal of the Week" column in the Sunday Express following the failure of Simply Money. On the afternoon program Open House with Gloria Hunniford on Channel 5, Lewis also hosted "Money Saving Expert" segments.
Lewis joined the BBC once more, this time serving as a business and personal finance reporter for BBC One Breakfast News. Lewis hosted the It Pays to Watch! peak-time program on Five in 2008 and the Make Me Rich daytime television series on ITV in 2005.
As a "Money Saving Expert," Lewis has appeared on Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, and various other magazine shows. He has also produced money-related special editions for ITV's Tonight. Currently, Lewis can be seen on ITV's This Morning and occasionally as a guest on other news and other shows. He started co-hosting The Martin Lewis Money Show in 2012, first with Saira Khan and most recently with Angellica Bell.
Martin Lewis wife, Lara Lewington
Lewis is married to Lara Lewington.
Who is Lara Lewington
Lewington is a British television presenter, journalist and former weather presenter. She co-presents the BBC's technology programme Click. Lewington married financial journalist and broadcaster Martin Lewis in 2009. They have one daughter born in 2012.
SOURCE: www.Ghbase.com
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Recently the BBC website reported that Harvard Divinity professor Karen King had unveiled a 4th Century fragment of papyrus, written in ancient Egyptian Coptic, which makes explicit reference to Jesus having a wife. Providing the fragment can be fully authenticated and that it is translated correctly, this is an example of the erroneous beliefs about Christ that arose during the first few centuries AD.
From the first century onwards erroneous beliefs about Jesus centred mainly on his nature and identity. These views were often based on preconceived false assumptions derived from the cultural backgrounds of the originators. Some, believing that there was only one person in the Godhead, reasoned that Jesus was a man, perhaps a prophet, or a created being, but not God. Others, believing that matter was fundamentally evil, reasoned that God couldn't have come in evil flesh, he only appeared to do so, and therefore Jesus was God but not man. Still others, accepting that Jesus had human and divine characteristics, had differing views about the relationship between these two natures. Some of these views have persisted down through the ages to the present day.
In order to clarify the situation, early theologians had to review and reflect on all the biblical data available. What emerged was a coherent view of the nature of Jesus. From the earliest times a fundamental Christian belief was that Jesus was the saviour of humanity. In order to be a saviour he must be fully God since only God can save. No creature can spiritually save another creature, only the creator can redeem the creation. As Isaiah states, "And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Saviour; there is none but me." (Isaiah 45:21). Jesus must also be fully human since only as a human being could he stand in our stead, as a representative of all humanity, and pay the penalty for their sins. As Isaiah states, "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed." (Isaiah 53:5). The Lord's Supper is a visible reminder of Jesus' humanity.
Thus Jesus was fully God and fully man; all other views, no matter how sincerely held, would ultimately prove to be inconsistent with Jesus being the Saviour of humanity.
Heavenly Father, we thank you that your Son willingly humbled himself and became the Word made flesh to suffer death that we might have eternal life.


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ITV1 Renews 'Doc Martin' For Sixth Season
ITV1 has renewed drama series Doc Martin for a sixth season of 8 episodes. The show's sixth season is slated to air in 2013 and joins recently renewed series Law & Order: UK, Scott & Bailey, Vera and Whitechapel.
Created by Dominic Minghella, Doc Martin follows the daily life of a cantankerous GP in the village of Port Wenn, Cornwall. The drama series is produced by Buffalo Pictures and stars Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Eileen Atkins, Ian McNeice, John Marquez and Jessica Ransom. Production on season 6 is due to commence in early 2013, on location in Port Isaac, Cornwall.
"I'm thrilled to be going back to the beautiful North Cornish coast to shoot series six of Doc Martin," said Martin Clunes. "Our challenge this season will be to force Louisa and the doctor to live together with Baby James which as far as I can see has disaster written all over it. And then there's the dog and Dame Eileen but not necessarily in that order!"


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Q: OnKeyListener.onKey not being called I am following a tutorial out of a book. I know how anceint right? Well anyways I have arrived to a point where we are making a simple application that allows for users to input text and press a button. When the button is pressed the text that is inputted is converted into all CAPS.
There is a step where we add a feature to the app so that when the user presses enter (after the desired text has been inputted) the text is converted. (No need to press the convert button)
I have ran my application and tried to debug it, but have gotten no where. From what logcat is saying (or more like not saying) onKey is never called.
Is there something that I am missing? Below is the java class and the layout for the Activity. Thanks in advance.
TipCal.java (don't ask why I named it that)
package com.njh.add.tipclaculator;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.View.OnKeyListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class TipCal extends Activity implements OnClickListener, OnKeyListener{

    private TextView tv = null;
    private Button convertButton = null;
    private Button quitButton = null;
    private EditText et = null;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_tip_cal);
        tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.my_TextView);
        convertButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.my_Button);
        quitButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.quit);
        et = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.my_EditText);

        convertButton.setOnClickListener(this);
        quitButton.setOnClickListener(this);
        et.setOnKeyListener(this);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.tip_cal, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
        int id = item.getItemId();
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        Log.d(v.toString(),"In onClick");
        if(v == convertButton){
            //Take the text from the EditText and make it all CAPS
            //Then update the TextView with the CAPS string
            String editTextContent = et.getText().toString();
            editTextContent = editTextContent.toUpperCase();
            tv.setText(editTextContent);
            et.setText("");
        }else if(v == quitButton){
            this.finish();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
        //When the user press enter after typing in what they want to
        //convert the conversion is done. No need to press any other button

        Log.d(v.toString(),"In onKey");

        if(event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN){
            if(event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER){
                this.onClick(v); //Not sure this is legal but don't see why I couldn't do this.
            }
        }

        return false;
    }
}

Here is the layout XML for this Activity
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:id="@+id/base"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context="com.njh.add.tipclaculator.TipCal" >

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="My First Android Application"
        android:id="@+id/my_TextView" />

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal" >

        <Button
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Touch Me"
            android:id="@+id/my_Button" />

        <Button
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Quit"
            android:id="@+id/quit" />
    </LinearLayout>

    <EditText
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="Type something to get turned into CAPS"
        android:id="@+id/my_EditText" />
</LinearLayout>

UPDATE
What I have found so far is that TextWatcher is actually hitting my code. Which is good. Now my app crashes when I hit enter.
BUT!
I will take that. I think the new issue is the three functions that you implement when you make a TextWatcher are called twice for each key you press. (on keydown and keyup). This is just a guess. Anyone know for sure?
UPDATE
TextWatcher was not calling its methods multiple times per change. The soft keyboard was updating things like automatically adding spaces or autocorrecting. I noticed this when I inputted "ll" and my keyboard updated it to "lol " which would cause it to update for the change from "ll" to "lol" to "lol ".
I am about to do a bit more digging. If I conclude on a workable solution I will post to share the wealth.

A: OnKeyListener "This is only useful for hardware keyboards". That is a direct quote from View.OnKeyListener.
@Antrromet you suggested check out this post, and I did. It got me started.
I then ran into index out of bounds exceptions. Which using Android Studio helped out greatly with.
I have came to a solution for using TextWatcher to call other functions. Below is my Java file for my fix. There were no issues in my XML as I could see. You my notice that I have changed the name and things that go along with it like the package. This is because I used Android Studio for this go and not Eclipse. Since I use Intellij at work, and Android Studio is built by the same people, I found it much easier to debug and such with AS.
Since I rewrote this some of the variable names have changed. You should still be able to follow this code. It is set up the same as in the OP.
package com.example.developer.demo;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.text.Editable;
import android.text.TextWatcher;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;

import java.util.Locale;

//NOTE I now implement TextWatch not OnKeyListener
//the AppCompatActivity was changed because ActionBarActivity is deprecated
//look it up on StackOverflow I'll post the link at the bottom of this answer
public class Demo extends AppCompatActivity implements OnClickListener, TextWatcher {

    private TextView textView = null;
    private Button convertButton = null;
    private Button quitButton = null;
    private EditText editText = null;

    private int before = 0;
    private int on = 0;
    private int after = 0;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_demo);

        textView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.app_info_tv);
        convertButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.convert_but);
        quitButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.quit_but);
        editText = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.main_et);

        convertButton.setOnClickListener(this);
        quitButton.setOnClickListener(this);
        editText.addTextChangedListener(this); //use this instead of OnKeyListener

        Log.d("Demo","in onCreate");
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        //the same as in OP
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        //the same as in OP
    }

    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        Log.d("Demo","in onClick");

        //See what View was clicked
        if(v == convertButton) {
            //turn the inputted sting into all Caps
            String textToConvert = editText.getText().toString();
            textToConvert = textToConvert.toUpperCase(Locale.getDefault());
            textView.setText(textToConvert);
            editText.setText("");
        }else if(v == quitButton){
            this.finish();
        }
    }

    //Instead on onKey with OnKeyListener you get three functions with
    //TextWatcher. Like their names suggest one is called before changes,
    //one during, and one after.

    @Override
    public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after) {
        Log.d("****","***************");
        Log.d("Demo","in BTC: "+String.valueOf(before++));
        Log.d("Demo","\ts: "+s.toString());
        Log.d("Demo","\tstart: "+String.valueOf(start));
        Log.d("Demo","\tcount: "+String.valueOf(count));
        Log.d("Demo","\tafter: "+String.valueOf(after));
    }

    @Override
    public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {
        Log.d("Demo","in OTC: "+String.valueOf(on++));
        Log.d("Demo","\ts: "+s.toString());
        Log.d("Demo","\tstart: "+String.valueOf(start));
        Log.d("Demo","\tcount: "+String.valueOf(count));
        Log.d("Demo","\tbefore: "+String.valueOf(before));
    }

    @Override
    public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
        Log.d("Demo","in ATC: "+after++);
        Log.d("Demo","\ts: "+s.toString());
        String textToConvert = s.toString();
        if(textToConvert.length() > 0 && Character.compare(textToConvert.charAt(textToConvert.length()-1),'\n') == 0){
            onClick(convertButton);
        }
    }
}

If anyone is curious about the debug log just let me know I will post it. It helped me with seeing how I was getting my exception.
So the best part...What did I do?
In my app I wanted to "bind" the onClick function to the "Enter" button on the soft keyboard as well as the convert Button object in the layout.
I realized that my onClick function was messing with the EditText object that the TextWatcher was on. So I had to figure out a way to tell when onClick was called by the TextWatcher or by the OnClickListener.
The "Enter" button will put a "\n" (newline) at the end of the string. So I would check for that. If it was there I would call onClick.
Then onClick would set the text in the EditText to the empty string "". Changing the text caused TextWatcher to go through it's three methods again. When it got the the afterTextChange it would index int a String that was empty and KABOOM. (because I was trying to grab the last character which is length - 1)
String empty = "";
int length = empty.length(); // 0
empty.charAt(length - 1); //if empty had three thing in it the length - 1 would be 2 (the index of the last character in the String)
//BUT it doesn't so empty[-1] is bad

^^^No Bueno^^^
So I added a check for String length greater than 0. Now I could rely that I would not index into an empty string.
I have tested my App a good bit calling onClick in anyway and in any order. It all is working well.
The link that I was talking about in the code for why I used AppCompactActivity is here. It pretty much makes it a ActionBarActivity even though that class is now deprecated.

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Image: AFP/Getty Images
Humiliated after death
Markus Symank, Cairo / ng
Hundreds of supporters of ex-President Mohammed Morsi were killed in Egypt last week. A visit to a Cairo morgue suggests that their families are being systematically bullied by the government.
https://p.dw.com/p/19Tjy
There are five refrigerated trucks parked in front of Cairo's central morgue. Their cargo: dozens, perhaps even hundreds, of dead bodies.
Some of the dead were delivered by security forces last weekend, some have even been here for six days waiting to be collected. There is no room for more bodies inside the building.
Since the massacre last Wednesday (14.08.2013) of more than 400 supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, carried out by the police and the army, the morgue has been hopelessly overcrowded.
Whenever an employee opens the door to a truck, the stench of decaying bodies fouls the air in the narrow alleyway. Even the enormous piles of rubbish in the streets cannot mask the smell, nor can the scented candles and incense residents are using.
Organs apparently taken without consent
Ibrahim is one of five teenagers who arrived from Gizeh this morning to identify the body of a friend who has been missing since last Wednesday.
All the family and friends knew was that the missing youth had been protesting against the military coup that day, alongside other supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood at the University of Gizeh.
On Friday, his parents were phoned by the police, who told them that their son had been arrested and was being questioned. On Monday night, the phone rang again, this time it was the morgue.
Residents use incense sticks to fight the stench of dead bodiesImage: Markus Symank
"His body is completely decomposed, I barely recognized him," one of the young men says. He added that the coroners had cut open the body and taken out the heart and other organs.
According to the teenager, he was told the organs were taken away for research purposes - without the family's consent.
State media remains mum
His statements tally with many reports from other victims' relatives. Many families were not notified of the death of a loved one until a few days afterwards. Some bodies were so mutilated they could not be positively identified.
While worried relatives stand in line at the morgue to trawl through long lists of the deceased, state television repeatedly shows the funeral of the 25 police officers allegedly killed by terrorists on the Sinai peninsula on Monday (19.08.2013).
The policemen received state funerals, their coffins draped in the national flag. Dignitaries from the influential Al-Ahzar mosque and government representatives attended to pay their last respects, accompanied by patriotic hymns.
Meanwhile the dead bodies piling up in the streets of Cairo are not mentioned by the Egyptian media. Reports about the stories of ordinary Egyptians who lost their lives are nowhere to be found.
Corpses are piled in the trucks, since there is no more room in the morgueImage: Markus Symank
Row over cause of death
State media is also ignoring the humiliating treatment of the victims' relatives.
The friends from Gizeh have been waiting for over two hours for the death certificate. Islam stipulates that their friend should have been buried already.
But the officials have another surprise in store - they demand that the victim's friends accept suicide as the cause of death on the certificate, which the friends refuse.
The official did not want to comment on the incident when asked by DW. Reports by other relatives suggest this happens a lot, possibly to keep down official tallies of the number of people killed.
Human rights activists believe that the death toll is much higher than official figures suggest.
Residents sympathetic
The residents who live near the morgue in Cairo's historic but dilapidated Saida Seinab district feel for the victims' families. The imam of the local mosque has tried to get volunteers to supply waiting relatives with masks against the stench as well as cool water.
While young men help to carry the coffins, others stop by to express their sympathy. Some have even changed their political views.
"On June 30, I - along with many other Egyptians - stood on Tahrir Square calling for the military's return. Now, I feel ashamed," one elderly man says. He looks thoughtful.
The EU's balancing act in Egypt
The European Union is scrambling to help mediate the conflict in Egypt. The bloc's foreign ministers are set to discuss whether to freeze aid to Cairo, but Brussels is struggling to find a common approach. (20.08.2013)
Feeling let down by the West
There is one thing that the Muslim Brotherhood and the government in Egypt have in common: resentment toward the West. But that strong reaction also shows that the West is a sought-after ally in Egypt. (20.08.2013)
Egypt's bloody past and uncertain future
After military and police forces killed hundreds of people, Egyptians are left wondering - and fearing - what the future holds. DW examines recent events in the country and what could be in store for Egypt. (20.08.2013)


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A Special Message From Scott Burns, Past President, IAEG
Welcome to our 37th IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting engineering geologists around the world!
In this issue, we introduce our new website — just click below! We thank Professor Giorgio Lolino and his team in Italy for working hard to upgrade the website! We had to change things around to meet the new regulations in Europe.
Next, be sure to click again on the next tab for a copy of our Newsletter Number 4 for 2018! This was produced by our staff at our home office in China under the guidance of Executive Director Professor Faquan Wu. We produce four newsletters a year that go into depth about the activities of our national groups and the details of IAEG. If you have not already received the copy, be sure to click below for a copy.
Lots of current events are also below, including follow-ups of the Brazilian Dam Collapse.
Enjoy this issue,
Scott Burns, Past President, IAEG
IAEG Electronic Newsletter 2018 Issue No. 4
You can also download the newsletter from this site.
First Himalayan Engineering Geological Congress (HEGC-I)
Nepalese Society of Engineering Geologists
"Engineering Geology and Geotechniques for Developing Countries"
12-13 May 2019, Kathmandu, Nepal
The main aim of this congress is to unite all geoengineers, civil engineers, city/urban planners, engineering geologists, geoscientists, disaster experts, social welfare researchers and professionals in a single platform to share and give exact solutions to the global society through transferring knowledge and skills from the from highland/mountain to lowland/low lying areas and vice versa.
Congress plan
11 May 2019 (Saturday): Pre-conference excursions
12 May 2019 (Sunday): Inaugural program followed by technical sessions and Welcome Reception
13 May 2019 (Monday): Technical Sessions
14-16 May 2019: Post-conference Excursion READ MORE
AEG 2019 Annual Meeting call for abstracts
The Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists 2019 Annual Meeting invites you to submit an abstract for publication and presentation at the 67th Annual Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, Sept. 17-22. Abstract online submittal is now open. The deadline to submit your abstract is May 1. For complete meeting details and to register, please visit www.aegannualmeeting.org. READ MORE
12th ARC of IAEG
The Korean Society of Engineering Geology
Jeju Island, Republic of Korea (South Korea)
12th ARC of IAEG is calling for abstracts towards engineering geologists around the globe to make this conference meaningful and fruitful. Please be noticed with the information as follows.
Abstract submission deadline — April 30
Abstract acceptance/rejection notification — May 31
Pre-registration opens — June
Earlybird registration deadline (standard registration opens) — July
Click here for more information and abstract submission guidelines.
Dam safety standards under review after Brazil collapse
Brazil iron mine owner Vale is to raise safety standards after ordering an evacuation of people living downstream of a second tailings dam at its Córrego do Feijão Mine site after another dam recently collapsed killing at least 58 people. Rescuers have said there is little hope of finding any of the other 305 people missing alive after the collapse, which Vale has said happened without warning. READ MORE
Etna Awakens on its Side
Earth Observatory
For the first time in perhaps a decade, Mount Etna experienced a "flank eruption"—erupting from its side instead of its summit—on December 24, 2018. The activity was accompanied by 130 earthquakes occurring over three hours that morning. Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has seen periodic activity on this part of the mountain since 2013. READ MORE
Planet Labs image of the Brumadinho tailings dam failure
There are a few points to note here. First, the central portion of the dam has failed catastrophically, creating a high mobility flow. In fact, very little of the dam itself is intact. Second, the compromised smaller dam to the west of the main failure can also be seen. The toe has scoured out; clearly this needs careful monitoring but the retained volume is not very large. Third, there is a substantial volume of tailings left within the pond that now has not retention in place. These tailings can mobilise in heavy rainfall, so careful management is needed. READ MORE
Brumadinho disaster: the extent of the environmental impact
The human cost of the Brumadinho disaster in Brazil is becoming increasingly clear. Latest reports suggest that there are 110 known fatalities, of whom 71 have been positively identified, and a further 238 people remain missing. Six people remain in hospital. The cost of this disaster feels very real when you look at this news report, which provides details of just of few of the victims. In addition, the environmental impact of the disaster is also apparent. READ MORE
Deadly landslides with man-made causes are becoming more common
The sludgy water in Brumadinho, Brazil, is receding, but the body count is rapidly rising. On Jan. 25, a tailings dam at a mine in Brazil collapsed, burying at least 60 people under millions of tons of mud and leaving nearly 300 missing.
Related: Planet Labs image of the Brumadinho tailings dam failure READ MORE
Indonesia tsunami triggered by volcano eruption (Stock Standard)
Rare-earths geology discussed (Daily Journal Online)
Photo of the day (Tuesday Feb. 5, 2019): (Volcano Discovery)
A hole opens up under Antarctic glacier — big enough to fit two-thirds of Manhattan (NBC News)
First dinosaur feather ever discovered isn't what scientists thought (Gizmodo)


Disney announced that Better Call Saul star Jonathan Banks and Chicago P.D. alum Sophia Bush have joined the cast of Pixar's The Incredibles 2.
Pixar's The Incredibles 2 will arrive in theaters this summer and Disney has revealed new additions to the cast of characters who will join the Parr family on their latest adventure. Newcomers include Jonathan Banks as Rick Dicker, the head of the Super Relocation Program who helps the Parr family keep their secret identities. Sophia Bush also joins the cast as a young Elastigirl fan named Voyd, who has the ability to make objects appear and disappear by creating voids.
Disney also revealed new information on the characters played by previously announced cast members Bob Odenkirk and Catherine Keener. Both actors will be playing siblings named Winston and Evelyn Deavor, respectively, who lead a telecommunications company together. Winston is described as a superhero fan who wants to bring them out of hiding by changing the public's perception of costumed heroes and Evelyn is described as a tech genius who has yet to meet a problem she could not solve.
Italian actress Isabella Rossellini has also joined the cast as an Ambassador.
Full details on the plot for The Incredibles 2 are under wraps, though the film is said to center on Elastigirl's own adventure while Bob stays at home to watch over Jack-Jack and will pick up immediately after the first film as the Parr family faces off against the supervillain named Underminer.
Directed by Brad Bird, The Incredibles 2 also stars Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell, Samuel L. Jackson, and Huck Milner as the new voice of Dash.
I love how they are continually paying homage to other adaptations of DC heroes with this show. Makes for some fun little Easter eggs.