Kisumu City gallery, Kenya's 3rd city

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 22:25:00 +0200jamiiforums (en)

It will be hard geographically because Kisumu like entebbe and mwanza lie on significant seismic fault lines within lake victoria basin. This has led to earthquakes in Uganda and Tanzania that could be felt in Kisumu. In 2016 a magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Uganda because of the fault lines.

Books: Five new books to read in lockdown this week

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 16:29:00 +0200heraldscotland (en)

If you're a fan of Louise Candlish, you'll soon be adding The Other Passenger to your favourites list - and if you're not already a fan, you soon will be. Set around an unusual commute, The Other Passenger explores the complexities of money and relationships, age and ambition.

Reporter - Haruo Obata, Super Volunteer 18.07.2020 | 12:36 mins. 80-year-old Haruo Obata is Japan's most famous volunteer. He's always on site where help is needed most. He heeded the call to help after the 2011 tsunami and has carried on to this day. As he sees it, being there for others gives life meaning.

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 11:22:00 +0200deutschewelle-en (en)

Haruo Obata had gone into retirement just before the tsunami hit. After the disaster, he spent over a year living in his car and helping out where he was needed most. His marriage didn't survive his commitment, but Haruo Obata is still happy, even if he's had to slow down a bit in recent years.

Brothers at arms recall World War II bombs, malaria and poisoned wine

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:41:00 +0200Stuff (en)

It’s a wonder twins Bill and Oliver Candy made it home from World War II – Bill caught malaria, and Oliver’s tank was bombed and he drank poisoned wine. Jimmy Ellingham and Denise Piper report. Bill Candy’s memory never failed him. And although his twin brother Oliver’s eyesight is waning, his mind’s eye is still sharp.

The Science of the Arts

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:36:00 +0200aspeninstitute (en)

The COVID pandemic has clearly demonstrated the importance of music and other arts to all of humanity. But their power and their value go far beyond easing us through difficult times. The arts don’t just allow us to “feel” something; scientists are now providing evidence on how they actually improve health and well-being.

Using the past to predict the future: The case of Typhoon Hagibis

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 16:05:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

IMAGE: The areas and satellite images used for building the machine learning model (2018 heavy rainfall, Mabi town) and to estimate floods of an unknown event (2019 Hagibis typhoon, Koriyama and... Credit: Tohoku University. The past is often the window to our future, especially when it comes to natural disasters.

Strong Luzon quake in ’90 recalled; Phivolcs boosts monitoring capability

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 08:37:00 +0200mb-com-ph (en)

Filipinos recalled on Thursday, July 16, the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Northern and Central Luzon in 1990 which claimed thousands of lives and caused millions of pesos in damage to infrastructure, buildings and homes. The Philippines is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area along the....

Novelists Takayama and Tono win Akutagawa awards; Hase wins Naoki Prize

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 05:48:00 +0200japantimes (en)

Novelists Haneko Takayama and Haruka Tono have won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, while Seishu Hase won the Naoki Prize for popular fiction, the selection committee said Wednesday. Takayama, 45, won for her novel "Shuri no Uma" ("A Horse from Shuri"), which depicts a woman's....