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Tungurahua, Ecuador, South America
Mblue01
Ecuador´s Big Ten (5000m+)
Climber's Log Entries (16)
Additions & Corrections (4 )
1.467°S / 78.442°W
Hiking, Mountaineering
16456 ft / 5016 m
Tungurahua, Ecuador's 10th-highest peak, is a 5016m high active stratovolcano also known as the "The Black Giant." It has a 600 ft. (183 m) wide crater. Most of the volcano is covered by snow.
Don't be fooled by descriptions of this mountain as "easy." People have died on this mountain and you need to be in good physical condition to climb it and enjoy it.
It is nowadays dangerous to climb (since 1999) as its increased volcanic activity has unpredictable eruptions as a consequence. You do not want to be caught on the volcano when major explosions of gases, ashes and lava occur.
When the volcano increased its activity in 1999, the ice cap melted away and the peak is since then ice free.
In spite of this many people still attempt to climb the volcano. ALWAYS check with locals about the mountains condition.
Baños (20.000 inhabitants) is 25km from the province capital Ambato. It's easy to reach by bus from all over the country as it's a main tourist spot. The bus from the capital Quito takes 3,5 hours.
You can start walking from Banos (this is a very long option): follow the road on the Ambato side of town, then take the first trail to the right of the store and follow this path to town of Pondoa --don't follow the road to the baths.
You can hire camionetas (small trucks) in Banos to take you to Parque Nacional Sangay where Tunguraghua is located. The camionetas will take you to the entrance to the park
Baños, at 1800m, is still the main entry into the climb and you will enter initially Sangay National Park which encompasses the Volcano, normally you'll pay $10 but if on a single day trip the fees are not charged.
When we entered the National Park the office on the mountain was closed and deserted (July 2003).
The trail, from the Park Entrance, to the refugio is obvious and well-marked but fairly steep and takes 3-4 hours.
Most guides/climbers depart early in the morning from the refugio between 3 to 6 am for a 4 to 6 hours climb to the summit with the last hour through snow and ice parts usually requiring ropes to keep ones grip as the gradient is severe in parts. The glacier is small and represents only the final 40 minutes of the climb. Crampons are recommended. The rest of the climb is scree and demanding, especially if it is muddy.
Descending to the Refuge is then only around 90 minutes and a further 2 to 3 hours walk back down to the entrance of the park
When To Climb
Best months for ascent to Tungurahua are from December to March for clearest views, but the weather is as unpredictable as Ecuador itself.
The Refugio (3800 m) is around 4 hours ascent from the Park entrance and has two refuges. One in stone housing 40 persons and one wooden slightly warmer. Don't forget your sleeping bag or hammocks. Cost is $3 per person.
When we went up the mountain in July 2003 the Refugio was deserted because of the eruptions and danger.
Altough there were rumours the refuge has been destroyed by the eruptions it's still standing and OK.
Mountain Conditions
About the volcanic activity (in Spanish):clickhere
Or at Volcanodiscovery
Additions and CorrectionsPost an Addition or Correction
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Baarb - Oct 11, 2009 6:31 pm - Voted 6/10
Cordillera Oriental
Hi there, perhaps you may consider adding this page to those others in the Cordillera Oriental range in addition to just the "Ecuador's Big 10" list? Cheers, Baarb.
ncst - Feb 19, 2010 6:43 pm - Hasn't voted
No climbing allowed
To bad, but you're not allowed to climb Tungurahua at the moment (February 2010). In fact, it's illegal to do so. They've even put signs at the bottom of the volcano.
NatureGirl - Nov 24, 2016 1:52 pm - Voted 9/10
Tungurahua reopened
In September 2016 Tungurahua area officially reopened, there are rangers up there at the entrance and you can climb - same regulations apply as for other Ecuadorian mountains >5k. Refuge is open but nobody is there, you have to bring your own food etc. but can sleep there (mattresses) and use the stove (gas) for USD 5,-- per person.
MattieQuigley - May 26, 2018 4:39 am - Hasn't voted
For more information and a good wikiloc go here! https://hikeecuador.wordpress.com/2018/02/14/tungurahua/
View Tungurahua Image Gallery - 40 Images
Mountains & Rocks in Ecuador
Children refers to the set of objects that logically fall under a given object. For example, the Aconcagua mountain page is a child of the 'Aconcagua Group' and the 'Seven Summits.' The Aconcagua mountain itself has many routes, photos, and trip reports as children.
Tungurahua Hike
2 Trip Reports
Chasing The Dragon: Tungurahua
Tungurahua Summit now with a Cross
Ecuador´s Big Ten (5000m+)Mountains & Rocks
Volcán Antisana
Illiniza Sur (Iliniza Sur)
Volcan Sangay
Illiniza Norte (Iliniza Norte)
Carihuairazo


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Category Archives: trump
Trumpism –"You cannot petition the Lord"
By Peter Eisner
I have seen people of goodwill writing petitions and appealing to the good sense of the president of the United States. "Look at my case," they implore, "look at the suffering, look at …" (And Trump has answered that no one has a bigger heart than he has — huge)
Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times wrote an emotional column entitled — Mr. Trump, Meet My Family — that included pictures of his immigrant family and their story. At the end of his piece, he writes:
"Mr. President, please remember: This is a country built by refugees and immigrants, your ancestors and mine. When we bar them and vilify them, we shame our own roots."
Many decent people — Americans are a decent people — have beseeched and petitioned this president to listen to reason and emotion. Such petitions, I do believe, fall on deaf ears.
I was left thinking of the introduction of Jim Morrison's song written, impossibly, 48 years ago, Soft Parade, with The Doors. (Coincidentally, the song opens with a person begging for refuge)
When I was back in seminary school, there was a notion there that you can petition the lord with prayer, petition the lord with prayer, petition the lord with prayer….YOU CANNOT PETITION THE LORD WITH PRAYER.
Donald Trump will feed on dissonance and anger, and will not be swayed by entreaty and prayer. A petition is a document of conscience, of good faith. Understand, this man is self-referential and cares not for your petitions and prayers.
Elsewhere on the same New York Times opinion page, Maureen Dowd interviews Michael D'Antonio, my friend and colleague, who is among those who has confronted Trump in lengthy interviews and has come closest to shrinking him.
Some of Michael's comments:
"Donald's manic without being depressive," he muses. "The only thing you can do is keep him distracted for a day and then one more day so that he doesn't do anything disastrous."
Just like Obama and May, D'Antonio says, "a lot of people over the years have tried to mollify him and accommodate him day by day. And eventually you get a year behind you. Everybody else wants stability, but he thrives in turmoil."
This president has received his first judicial rebuke. There will be more. The Roberts Supreme Court looms. How will Chief Justice John Roberts operate? — he has shown signs of concern for his legacy.
It will not long before this president questions once more the legitimacy of judges, anyone who stands in his way.
"You cannot petition the lord."
Filed under 1, trump
Save the Refugees — A matter of Decency and Defiance (1940 and now)
In June 1940, after the fall of Paris, an American vice consul in Marseille, Hiram Bingham IV, received an order from the State Department to slow down and effectively block issuing visas for refugees attempting to flee the Third Reich. The refugees were mostly Jews.
A xenophobic and possibly anti-Semitic official at the State Department, Breckenridge Long, had issued a declaration to delay and stop Jews from entering the United States. He and others claimed — without evidence — that Hitler could sneak Nazi agents into the United States among the Jewish refugees. He wrote:
"We can delay and effectively stop, for a temporary period of indefinite length, the number of immigrants into the United States. We could do this by simply advising our consuls to put every obstacle in the way which would postpone and postpone and postpone the granting of the visas."
Bingham, however, acted on conscience and out of decency in the highest traditions of the country he believed in. As I wrote, Bingham:
…challenged indifference and anti-Semitism among his State Department superiors. In speeding up visa and travel documents at the Marseille consulate, he disobeyed orders from Washington. In all, an estimated 2,500 refugees were able to flee to safety because of Bingham's help.
I wrote about Bingham's story in Smithsonian Magazine: Saving the Jews of Nazi France.
Today, the United States faces a disgusting wave of xenophobia and prejudice. Think about the example of Hiram Bingham, whose promising career was destroyed — because he took a moral stance. More than half a century after his actions, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell honored Bingham posthumously for his actions.
Breckenridge Long's order, obeyed by others, contributed to blocking tens of thousands of refugees from entry into the United States. Many who could have been saved died under the Nazi boot.
The times are changing, and yet the principles of decency remain unchanged.
Filed under Journalism, trump
Tagged as #holocaust, #muslims, #refugees, #unpresidented, trump
"How Dare you, Sir…. (Come on, people)
"How dare you, Sir, impugn the character of…… (John Lewis, Meryl Streep, a Gold Star mother, a journalist with disabilities, or the target du jour)
Come on, people, it won't work. Laughter, mockery and good cheer are a more effective antidote. Make a plan and do not presume to issue answers.
The problem we face is wrongly characterized. We need a strategy. A newspaper wrongly described the entity's response to John Lewis as "a feud." This was not a feud. It was a judgement by a great American statesman, followed by a predictable response from the entity. John Lewis need not respond.
The entity you are addressing feeds on your anger and outrage. The entity is happy that you are offended and does not care.
In Star Trek (original, Captain Kirk, third season, episode seven), just such an entity was discovered in the realm of a human colony on Beta XII-A. "A glowing entity of pure energy" had destroyed the settlement on Beta XII-A and proceeded to take over the Enterprise.
It took some time before Captain Kirk realized that the entity was provoking anger and outrage among the crew. It had already destroyed the planet below.
The captain convinced his crew to begin to joke and laugh loudly, fight off angry emotions.
The entity lost power, skulked away and the ship was saved. Too late, though, for the planet.
When will we learn?
In the meantime, don't bother to respond to the entity's tweets or to treat it as you would treat other Earthlings.
And laugh along with Alec Baldwin and others who have gotten the idea.
Filed under 1, Politics, trump
Tagged as #drumph, #unpresidented, trump

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So how can we take action?
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2. Stop buying plastic water bottles. Use a refillable stainless steel or glass bottle.
3. Cut your plastic 6 pack ring thingy up with scissors before throwing them in the bin.
4. When you go to buy something new (a wetsuit, iPhone, laptop), decide if it is a NEED or a WANT first. "Cars and phones and diamond rings. These are only removable things" –Jack Johnson.
5. A few protein powder customers use their giant empty tubs for storing tools and bits and pieces in the garage.
7. Take your own bags to the supermarket.
8. Buy the toilet paper brand with the green frog on it that comes in brown paper packaging rather than plastic so you can throw it in the recycling bin.
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10. Donate to the Sea Shepard whenever you see a donation tin.


Sobering fact for anyone who dreams of being the next JK Rowling: many published authors still have day jobs.
Sure, it's not "romantic" when an author doesn't support themselves solely through writing, but it's a reality.
For some, publishing a book is just another notch on their CV, or padding for an executive bio.
On the other hand, dedicated, passionate writers want to make a living from their craft. It is our brass ring. It is also an attainable goal given a steady diet of patience, perseverance and luck.
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So stick around. This should be fun!
Thanks Martin. Looking forward to it! Learning all I can!
If I've not mentioned before Seekerville is doing a month-long 3 yr birthday celebration. All the Seekers will be discussing their writing lives.
Today's is with award-winning, multi-published Mary Connealy. She writes 1000 words/day, 7 days a week. Wshew.
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Q: Trigger Zend FlashMessenger in jQuery I'm facing an issue and I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction.
I am using Zend's FlashMessenger in my controllers, but in one of my files I handle my forms via AJAX posts. I thought Humane-flatty would be a nice replacement for Zend FlashMessenger in that case, but the layout of it is completely different.
Is there any way to trigger Zend Flashmessenger in my AJAX post?
This is how I currently call Zend FlashMessenger in my controllers:
$this->_helper->FlashMessenger(array('success' => 'Succesfully added'));

This is my jQuery:
if (data.weight !== '' && data.customer != '') {
   $.ajax({
     type: 'POST',
     url: '/index/line',
     data: data,
     success: function(res) {
       $('#open_orders').append(res);
       flashSucces.log('Orderline succesfully added.');
       //Can I call Zend flashmessenger from here?
     }
   });
}

A: I suppose your URL, function line in your index controller "index/line", returns some JSON/XML or some HTML which you return and append into a div with #open_orders id.
The idea is, your ajax call needs to return a function from your controller which calls your FlashMessenger call,
$this->_helper->FlashMessenger(array('success' => 'Succesfully added'));
In other words that code needs to run from your controller, and returned to your client (callback of your ajax call in your jquery statemtent) via a direct call.
You may either return partial responses from your "res" and split them and append the correct part into your div, and the other part you append to a preceding div with a different id, so that your injected FlashMessenger code works,
OR
Where you have the following comment
//Can I call Zend flashmessenger from here?

you call another ajax call to another function in your controller where you call the FlashMessenger code in that function, so that you call both your required bits and the FlashMessenger
TLDR: You need that FlashMessenger call in your Zend(Server) side, and call that function in your controller from your client via the .ajax call
Hope this helps.

A: The trick to your answer lies at your view scripts (*.phtml files).
I am assuming the following index.phtml file as a view script of your indexController  file that prints the form and execute your Ajax. When you click the button 'Get External Content', the result of the Ajax response from /index/line controller will be populated in the div1 tag.
    <!DOCTYPE html>

<?php // print your form from controller here. echo $this->form; ?>

Let jQuery AJAX Change This Text

    <button>Get External Content</button>

The above code will fetch the result from lineAction at indexController ('/index/line'). Add the following lines at IndexController.php
public function lineAction()
            {
          $this->_helper->FlashMessenger('Succesfully added');

          if ($this->_helper->FlashMessenger->hasMessages())
          {$this->view->messages = $this->_helper->FlashMessenger->getMessages();}
            }

Now call the view script of your line action (line.phtml). Add the following lines in line.phtml
<?php
if ($this->messages!=Null)
            { $messages = $this->messages;
                foreach($messages as $message) {
                echo '';
             }
            }

Now execute your code. Your Ajax will execute Zend FlashMessenger with success and display an JavaScript alert message 'Succesfully added'.
I have tested the above code and it works great with Zend 1.12.

A: I think there are two approaches which might please your needs:
1)  Like mentioned by serdarsenay you could develop a general valid request/response model based on i.e. json or your favourite format which organizes the communiation between the client and the server side, including a place for messages. Example in json:
{
    'status': 'success',
    'message': 'Successfully added',
    'whateverYouNeed': 'Goes here'
}

This approach has probably two major problems: It requires you to write an according jQuery counterpart which knows how to handle your json responses e.g. parsing the status code and showing messages where you would like them to appear. To make it reusable you might want to design this counterpart to take a callback as well so that you are able to react somehow specifically depending on i.e. the type of form you are sending. Furthermore the server side has to know that this is an ajax request so it doesn't have to add the message to the FlashMessenger but instead to a json response in case you want the processing controller and view to work in both ways accessed directly or via ajax.
I wanted to introduce this first to justify another approach:
2) Write a wrapper on the server side which does nothing else than echoing your FlashMessenger messages and call it via ajax separately. Yes, you then have an additional GET request but considering the flexibility you get might be worth it. Your server side would remain untouched, everything would work like it did before no matter if requested directly or via ajax. The only thing you do is to add an additional ajax call to your FlashMessenger wrapper whenever you think there might be messages which should be shown to the user. And just consider the case where the ajax call fails (no response, timeout, whatever) and the page has to be reloaded by the user: No problem since your server side views will always display the stored flash messages which otherwise would have been lost although there was i.e. a successful insertion into a database about which the user was not informed.
The first approach is not closely related to your question but I felt I have to mention this alternative to justify the extra GET request for approach 2.
So some pseudo could look like that:
-- ajax/flashMessenger.php
echo flash messages

And whenever you need it on client side (i.e. after form submission, after successful user login, etc.)
-- flashMessenger.js
request to ajax/FlashMessenger.php
attach output to i.e. #messages div

A: I may not be understanding your question properly, but here's my solution:
You do not need flashMessenger, you just need to display a message if I understand correctly. With the default HTML of FlashMessenger you would do something like this:
function showFlash(type, message)
{
    $("body").append('

'+message+'</li
');
}

Just call showFlash("success", "Orderline succesfully added."); whenever you want the flash message to show up.
You may need to change "body" to whichever element you want to add the message to.

A: I assume this URI '/index/line' (the lineAction in IndexController) should return the message.
You should read from flash (or basically render the message) in order to empty the message session. Otherwise in next render in main layout it will be shown to the user.
Generally, I don't suggest setting a flash message for every message of form in first place. It would be more appropriate if you just set a flash message whenever you had a redirection. The application of flash is where you want to show a message in next page (or next visit within the same session).

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Football Liverpool
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp accepts blame for Champions League defeat to Napoli
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he takes a large part of the blame for their 1-0 Champions League defeat to Napoli in Italy.
In one of the worst performances of his reign, the Reds were poor in possession and that handed the initiative to their hosts who dominated throughout.
It was the first time since February 2006, in the 1-0 defeat to Benfica, they had failed to register a single shot on target in a Champions League match.
"A big part of that performance was my fault for sure but I need at least one night to watch it again and see what was the fault but it was not like it should have looked," said Klopp.
"I am pretty sure the reasons will be obvious and then we will sort that but we were not good enough and normally if you are not good enough you lose games.
Jurgen Klopp insists Simon Mignolet is staying at Liverpool
Liverpool youngster Rhian Brewster a 'top talent' with an important role, says Jurgen Klopp
"When you have the ball you have to play much calmer.
"If you looked how we played you would have thought they were always on us – we could have played calmer but we didn't.
"The first half was kind of OK but the second half was not good enough and it's always a bad sign to say when you goalkeeper is your best player.
"No attempts on target, I don't remember when that happened last time.
"I think we had a big part in that because we can play much better. No shot on target is not enough.
"They had a good game, we didn't, that's why they deserved the three points. For the exact reason I am not 100 per cent cent sure."
#Napoli strike late to secure all three points. #NAPLIV #UCL pic.twitter.com/DvuO7u2pjd
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 3, 2018
Liverpool lost Naby Keita to injury midway through the first half, with the £53million summer arrival departing on a medical cart and taken for further examination.
Klopp does not yet know the extent of the problem.
"It is his back, that's what I heard. I don't know exactly. We have to wait."
Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti extended his personal record against Liverpool to six wins and three defeats.
"I think we interpreted the game really well, we changed a bit – but not too much – the way we played with an extra central defender," said the Italian.
"We were able to keep possession. Overall it was a very good approach from the team, there was a perfect balance to avoid the attack and managed their strong strikers up front.
"It gives a lot of character to the team and it's great we kept the same mentality from the start to the end. It gives great self-confidence to the players."
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Sturridge has four goals across the Premier League, Champions League and League Cup so far this term with his latest an absolute rocket after rising from the bench to grab a deserved point at Chelsea.
The 29-year-old's recent form coupled with his improved injury record has seen talk of an England recall begin to gather momentum.
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Year 11 student Zoe Eyles reports: This year's Great Victorian Bike Ride was definitely dramatic while it lasted – we were riding 111 flat kilometres in sweltering heat one day, and being drenched in rain rolling up and down a beautiful hilly landscape the next. Besides getting up at 5:30am to cycle, the queues and setting up/taking down tents each day, we enjoyed spending time at the beaches, visiting the towns we stopped in, having night-time card championships, our daily awards ceremony, being subjected to terrible jokes (chiefly Mr Purcell) and getting to know new people. The event was finally cancelled on account of the torrential downpour, but let the record show that we stuck it out until the end, one of the few schools left camping in the flooded football field. Thanks to all the teachers, parents and other students for making the 2017 Great Vic so much fun.
Year 10 student Hugo Radovanovic explains the memorable moment in the final image: This photo of Noah (Bakos) and I was taken on one of the hottest and longest days of The Great Victorian Bike Ride 2017. We thought as a bit of a laugh that we would impersonate one of the most unique styles of cycling fashion Europe has to offer so "WE WENT EURO". After we decided on the look, we needed to emphasise it and really make it memorable. The both of us turned around quietly to make sure no one noticed us, we hid behind some bushes and waited for our riding group to realise we were gone and head back our way. Once we spotted them coming back, we came out from the bushes on our bikes (Euro style) - giving everyone a solid laugh and a memorable moment of this year's Great Vic.
Thanks to Scott Burton, Tessa Henley and Tim Purcell, who again ably guided our crew on the journey.
Parents Paula Harding, Tim Gray, Fiona Clothier, Randall McDonnell, Christiane Mueller, David Roche and former student/parent team Niamh and Fred Clarke joined us as helpers on the ride. They were also instrumental in coaching and supporting students on all the training rides, along with Simon Willshire, Alex Commeignes, Louise Roche, Dean Clothier and Alison Raaymakers (who was also present and assisting Seahorses on the ride while being a Bicycle Network volunteer). Thank you to all these parents and friends: they really do make the Great Vic possible every year.


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Kommunity FK, "La Santisima Muerte"
Posted by Bruce | Nov 18, 2011 | Reviews | 0
Kommunity FK
La Santisima Muerte
KommunityPM Rekords, 2010
(While we normally try to review relatively recent releases at ID:UD, Kommunity FK's 2010 record slipped past me the first time around. I knew that there was talk of a reformed KFK gigging a while back, but had no idea that a new LP had also been assembled. I haven't been keeping up with deathrock as much as I should for the past couple of years, but on the chance that La Santisima Muerte hadn't made it onto other folks' radars I thought I'd talk a bit about it.)
The Kommunity FK name has always been inseparable from the historical and musical foundations of deathrock, but Patrick Mata has never been afraid to explore that genre's origins. 1983's The Vision And The Voice showcased Kommunity FK's punkier side and '85's Close One Sad Eye their gloomier one. This time out, it's the glam roots of deathrock which are on display.
Big, unabashedly Los Angeles guitars churn along overtop funk break drums while Mata presides over everything with a wispy Rozz-as-Bowie croon. Factor in some light techno touches and you've got something which bears a resemblance to Andi Sex Gang's 90's output, but with a bit of a rougher edge. In fact, La Santisima Muerte's rough n' tumble approach to production, whether intentional or not, does nicely set it apart from plenty of other reunion efforts from bands who operated within the general punk ethos, only to have faults which went unnoticed in their original work brought to light by modern studio techniques (perhaps the major drawback of the recent Specimen album). While the guitars on this record are made stronger by the in-the-red mix, Mata's vocals often come across as needlessly muffled, however.
With this template in place, Mata makes slight tweaks to lend subtle casts to individual songs, like the Suicide road-trip of "We Belong Dead" and slower, metallic head-nodder "Watching The Worldz Kollide". The heavy reverb of "Protektion" reminds me of nothing as much as Cold Cave's "Now That I'm In The Future", of all things. While plenty of these songs do a good job of building an appealing groove, like "23rd Curse", they sometimes tread water once that's been accomplished and overstay their welcome ("Let The Right One In", the aforementioned "Protektion"). The combination of punk, goth, glam & electronic beats which make up La Santisima Muerte is a unique and pleasantly surprising one, but I feel as though knocking a minute or so off a handful of the tracks might have kept their novelty a tad punchier.
One track which certainly doesn't lack for brevity and impact is the closing cover of the stone classic "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore". Stripped of all the symphonic ornamentation of The Walker Brothers' definitive version, the song functions surprisingly well as a no-frills, sloppy rock track. No fooling, it almost sounds like Johnny Thunders' "You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory". It's an abrupt left turn from everything which has come before it on this record, and by contrast shows just how committed Mata was to establishing and maintaining a particular sound for the remainder of La Santisima Muerte.
While not an unequivocal success, La Santisima Muerte deserves points for not retreading KFK's old ground or for trying to hitch a ride with any of deathrock's more recent adepts (neither the post-hardcore inflected menace of Swann Danger and Black Ice nor Cinema Strange's psychodrama by way of Artaud are to be found). La Santisima Muerte stays true to the genre's catholic influences and tolerance for experimentation, all delivered with characteristic drama and humour.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - A $150,000 grant from the Cleveland Foundation has added momentum to a project to install public art along the Red Line Rapid between Cleveland Hopkins International airport and downtown in time for the Republican National Convention in 2016.
The project, which could involve five to seven installations, will salute winners of the 80-year-old Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which "recognize books that contribute to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of diversity," according to the awards website.
The foundation's grant comes on top of $357,000 allocated in June by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency.
After the initial phase of the project along the western half of the Red Line, the city's goal is to expand along the red, blue and green rapid lines of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
"We see this as the beginning of a framework for 50 years of strategy that would build a pretty powerful cultural attraction in and of itself," said Lillian Kuri, the foundation's Program Director for Architecture, Urban Design and Sustainable Development.
"If it's done really well, it allows the whole system to be tied together over time," she said. "It's changing the perception of public transit, elevating the idea of riding it."
The foundation, which has administered the awards since 1963, announced the public art grant a day before the sold-out Anisfield-Wolf awards ceremony, scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at the Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square. Historian and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. will emcee the event.
In a broadcast on Sunday, National Public Radio's Linda Wertheimer called the Anisfield-Wolf award, "the black Pulitzer Prize," and "one of the great literary events of the year."
Past winners have included Toni Morrison, Langston Hughes, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
Tiffany Graham, a project manager for the nonprofit LAND Studio, which will help guide the city-sponsored public art project, said that finishing five to seven big installations before the Republican convention is "aggressive, but we think it's doable."
The installations, to be completed by local and national artists who have yet to be chosen, could include murals, lighting, photography or other media.
Graham and Kuri said the impetus for the project came from Valarie McCall, the city's chief of government and international affairs.
The city invested $25,000 in an early planning exercise that helped identify potential sites for the art installations, including publicly owned retaining walls and overpasses that intersect the Red Line Rapid route, Graham said.
As the project evolved, a curatorial committee organized by LAND Studio suggested that the Anisfield-Wolf awards would provide the project with powerful and compelling literary content. The city and partners including the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, agreed with the suggestion.
"This is a thrill - on about 14 levels -- and one of the best developments in the 80-year history of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards," Karen Long, the manager of the awards and the former book critic of The Plain Dealer, said in an email.
She said the public art program "will put our titles and authors along the arteries of the city, and into the daily lives of our citizens."
Long also said that because so many Cleveland public school students now ride the rapid, the art project would provide "another tantalizing way to reach out with verse and prose."
The foundation said its money would be used to pay for artist's fees and to support the curatorial team assembled by LAND Studio, which includes Long and Fred Bidwell, an art collector, co-founder of the Transformer Station art gallery in Ohio City and a trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Other community representatives will also serve on the committee.
The public art effort will overlap with another Red Line project, that of creating a greenway along the route from West 65th Street to downtown.
The Rotary Club of Cleveland has raised roughly $2 million of the $4.7 million needed for the first phase of that project, which would extend from West 41st Street to the western edge of the RTA viaduct over the Cuyahoga River.
Sites already selected for the public art installations include the escalator lobby and corridor at the airport that leads to the westernmost Red Line Rapid Station.
Other locations include station platforms at Tower City Center, West 25th Street; a retaining wall next to Metal-Mation Inc. at West 38th Street; an overpass at West 65th Street; a retaining wall at the West Boulevard Station; and a series of overpass pillars further west along the Red Line.
A presentation about the public art program (available in full at the bottom of this post) details other sites on Columbus Road Peninsula on private property, including grain silos along the Cuyahoga. But Graham and Kuri said the NOACA funding would be limited only to properties already in public ownership.
Graham and Kuri noted that street artists have already decorated areas along the Red Line route east and west of the Cuyahoga. They said that any walls or property owned by RTA along the route would likely be cleaned, but that other surfaces in private hands would be left intact.
She said RTA would also clear brush and trash from the Red Line route before the convention in 2016.
"I think street art is in some ways an important piece of Cleveland, and considered contemporary public art right now," Kuri said. "Street artists are playing an important role in cities around the world now."
She differentiated what she called "street art" murals from tagging, the custom of graffiti artists to spray initials or other symbols on public and private property.
Graham said that the $507,000 raised so far from the foundation and NOACA would be enough to start the first phase of the public art project, but that ultimately other funds would be needed to grow the program.
"The hope is that if we get this off to a great start," Kuri said, "we'll be able to raise additional funds and have a program that lasts for a long time instead of doing seven sites and saying we're done."


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Norton in Bloom entered the village into the
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Having won the 2018 Heart of England village category, Norton was chosen as one of
only 4 places in the Midlands to represent Heart of England at the National level.
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The village has won the Heart of England in Bloom competition in the village category several times and gone on to win at the national RHS Britain in Bloom level three times, culminating in being declared The RHS Britain in Bloom Champion of Champions in 2015. Returning to the competitions in 2018 saw Norton winning in the Heart of England level, being given a gold medal and nominated to enter the national Britain in Bloom, representing the Midlands in 2019. A successful outcome was gained by virtue of then gaining a Britain in Bloom gold medal at the 2019 results ceremony and so the story continues.
As well as managing the horticultural direction the village takes, the group also organises various gardening and environmental events.
Although it has a formal structure, and minutes of its monthly meetings are distributed, it is friendly group, who meet in the Hind Head on the first Thursday of the month They are ably assisted by lots of village people who do not attend meetings, but do their bit to keep
the place looking good, and help in other ways.
Many people help in all sorts of ways, but more are always needed!
The latest In Bloom minutes and an action list, itemising everything that is forthcoming and that is necessary to devote attention to in the run-up to the judging, can be found below under Latest Information.
Chairman of the Group - Ann Holland
Vice Chairman - Chris Green
Secretary - Amy Yorke
Treasurer - Jim Blackburn
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Norton in Bloom Minutes & Britain In Bloom Report - November 2019
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The last decade has seen tectonic shifts in the global gold market...
Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011 Sep 20, 2011 - 03:42 AM GMT
By: Adrian_Ash
TEN YEARS into the current bull market in gold, enquiring minds are gathered here in Montreal (along with a good number of traders, too) to ask how did we get here? What's driving the price higher? And how much further might there still be?
"History [is] a guide to the future," said Pierre Lassonde, chairman of the $5 billion Franco-Nevada Gold Corporation to the London Bullion Market Association's annual conference, here at Le Sheraton Hotel this morning.
And on that basis, said the "living legend", gold prices look set to keep rising until – in comparison – the value of the US stock market has suffered another depressionary wipe-out.
Yes, just as in the mid-1970s, "I think there's going to be a correction," said Lassonde, "to set up the last phase – the explosive phase" in gold prices.
But at the grand finale, "I think we're going back to parity with the Dow," Lassonde concluded his keynote speech at LBMA 2011, having explained that this measure – dividing the DJIA index of US stocks by the Dollar gold price – is a simple way of looking at the relationship between financial assets and hard assets such as gold.
"This bull market is far from over. It's got as much to go [in percentage terms] as it's already gone."
The logic of Lassonde's view was relentless. (Look out for the slides at the LBMA's site in the next couple of days.) Because since he spoke at the LBMA conference in Istanbul a decade ago, the market has changed beyond recognition:
Central banks have turned from sellers to net buyers;
Forward sales by Gold Mining producers are now "deader than a doornail";
Gold Investment has gone from 4% of annual demand to 37% of the physical market;
Jewelry sales have fallen from 84% to below 50%;
Recycled "scrap" gold has risen from 17% of supply to 39%.
These are "tectonic shifts", which in fact mask the real focus of Lassonde's utterly changed landscape. We'll have to wait until Tuesday morning for the inside scoop, but pretty much everyone I've bumped into (or met for the first time) so far is waiting most of all for tomorrow's session on the "Evolution of the Golden Giants", with the World Gold Council's Far East director Albert Cheng in the chair and speakers from China's ICBC – the world's biggest bank – as well as strategic consultants OC&C speaking on "increasing Chinese consumerism and the propensity to save".
This story – Asian demand – matters more than Western-centric investment analysis right now, certainly to delegates of LBMA 2011. As Lassonde pointed out, demand from emerging Asia has more than made up for the collapse of jewelry sales in the developed West as prices have risen. India and China are increasingly dominant, in fact, as a neat little chart Lassonde flashed up proved. It contrasted the last decade's rise from 800 to 1,100 tonnes for annual Chinese and Indian demand with the felling of US and European jewelry buying, down by two-thirds to below 200 tonnes in 2010.
Moreover, Asia and other emerging nations are set to increase their official gold ownership, Lassonde explained. Currently, on his maths, the real tiger economies (China, India, Thailand, Indonesia) plus the developed Asian states of Japan and South Korea hold just 2.6% of their total foreign exchange reserves in gold bullion. Raising that to, say, 15% gold – a moderate level compared to the US and Western Europe – would take another 14,000 tonnes or so. That's equal to more than five-and-a-half-years of global mine output. "Any significant retrenchment in gold prices will be seen as an opportunity to build gold reserves."
Amongst Western gold investment, and noting the rising allocations to exchange-traded gold trusts (ETFs), "Gold is fulfilling its role as a global currency" said Lassonde. But gold investment – whether in coin, bar or trust funds – still accounts for less than 1% of global financial assets, he added. If gold investment holdings represented 5% of global assets, his chart showed, they would total 162,565 tonnes or $6.4 trillion.
So what of supply? Gold mining production growth is likely to remain constrained, not least because new "elephant find" are still entirely absent. Despite a quadrupling of exploration budgets since 2001, the rate of discovery has collapsed, Lassonde pointed out, with 2010 uncovering less than 300 tonnes in major finds versus over 2,000 tonnes a decade before. The last "super deposit" of 1500 tonnes was found in 1991.
Of course, Lassonde knows a thing or two about gold mining. Co-founder in 1982 of Franco-Nevada Mining, his company gave its shareholders an annualized 36% rate of return until 2002, when it was bought by Newmont – then the world's second largest gold mining equity, of which Lassonde also became president and vice-chairman. Chairman too of market-development group the World Gold Council from 2005 to 2009 – when its exchange-traded gold trust initiatives really took off – Lassonde then re-floated Franco-Nevada for $1.2 billion in 2008. Its market-price now values it at more than $5bn. And of course, he was famously "unhedged" even when all his competitors were selling their future production during the 1990s bear market, capturing current prices for fear that gold would only fall further by the time they got those ounces out of the ground.
"We all know which company had to do a $5 billion stock issue to buy back its hedge book," said Lassonde, referring to the world's largest gold mining firm, Barrick. "And a good job too, because at today's price it would cost them $10 billion."
It's odd, though. With the global hedge book now entirely bought back – and with no major gold mining firm daring to annoy its shareholders by grabbing today's $1800 price tag while they can – the price of their stock is failing to beat the price of gold itself. Surely management could expect stronger investment flows to their equity now that it's completely exposed to the bull market, rather than hurt by it. One reason, as CIBC economist and managing director Avery Shenfeld pointed out, is that – thanks to the repeated losses inflicted on Western shareholders since the start of gold's bull market – "The people buying gold hate equities," so they won't even buy equities related to gold. The second, according to Lassonde, is that to drag gold mining output back up to 2001's peak in 2010, they've had to drop the ore grades they mine, and let costs go up too.
Newmont's stock price, for instance, is the same today as it was in 2004. But the rock it's mining has gone from 1.5 grams per tonne to 0.8g/t, and "everything costs more."
Looking ahead, the potential for new hedging by the world's gold miners looks "unattractive". Nobody here in Montreal – and certainly not any of the speakers on Monday morning – expect US and other Western interest rates to rise from near-zero anytime soon. So there's no imperative for the mining companies to raise cash to help service their debts.
So what everyone here wants to know is, just how big is that Asian demand which gold-mining output can't rise to meet?
By Adrian Ash
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Best of the Boroughs Brooklyn: JustFix.nyc
The Best of Boroughs Contest that opened in September drew in many individuals, businesses, and organization, the only prerequisite being that participants had to own a .nyc website. For those that don't already know, the .nyc domain extension has been the most successful city domain in the world and is only available for purchase by those who reside in New York City.
The domain grants many opportunities for branding, visibility, marketing search engine optimization, credibility, and connecting with the local area. Dot NYC launched 3 years ago and celebrates the businesses, people, and organizations that have made it the number one city domain extension in the world.
Representing the Brooklyn borough is the nonprofit organization, JustFix.nyc which uses technology to aid New Yorkers with housing issues. They are New Yorkers who have come together to offer free services, aid, and assistance to those affected by housing injustice in New York City.
Living in the city most of us know someone who has experienced, or have ourselves witnessed harassment by landlords, heightened inequality, displacement and neglect. Too many homes have unaddressed problems, such as pests, no gas or heat, mold, and/or structural disrepair. JustFix.nyc empowers New Yorkers and guides them through the necessary channels to document these problems, file formal complaints, and access helpful information and advice through an automated process on their site.
Housing issues go beyond deplorable conditions and neglect. Landlords often employ underhanded tactics to displace low income residents from their homes. Gentrification has become heavily prevalent in New York City. Even supposed "affordable housing" does not address the issues at hand as the "affordable income range" is so poorly defined.
"It is incredibly important for individuals to have access to information about their rights, to build communities and tools that help individuals find this information and take action", says Ashley Trenni, one of JustFix.nyc's cofounders.
The tools JustFix.nyc offers helps tenants and advocates to gather evidence, know their rights and how to take action, connect to lawyers and advocates, and assist in filing complaints.
Being technically skilled, the founders of JustFix.nyc, Dan, Georges, and Ashley had heard of the .nyc domain and decided to use it to build out this project. They had met at a Fellowship Program with the Robinhood Foundation and conceived their idea in 2015. They are New Yorkers who care about the community and came together to make a difference. When they first launched, they knew from the start that having .nyc as their site domain would give them the edge they needed to do so.
Having .nyc directly in the site name lent a powerful message of credibility often associated with a .gov or .org, but even better as it is instantly recognizable as for New Yorkers. Visitors to the site often feel that the city itself is endeavoring to help them with their problems and with that sentiment, actively use the site to obtain the resources and aid they need.
"JustFix.nyc is not only the name of our non profit, it is the domain of our website where individuals can find help", Ashley says. "Our .nyc domain personalizes our service and helps us demonstrate that we are a hyper local NYC resource. It is important for us to know that individuals seeking support know that they are connecting to people working in their neighborhood or city."
The domain extension also allowed them to create a short and memorable brand that both connects with New Yorkers and is easy to find online. In the last year alone they've been able to assist over 1,200 New York CIty residents. Though their full time team of 5 people is small, by combining their technical skills they've devised a brilliant automated system that they hope will become widely used in NYC, similar to 311 but for housing issues. Having the .nyc domain name was simply a first step in achieving their goals.
"JustFix.nyc's mission is to arm tenants with information and resources to take action against predatory landlords. Disseminating information about tenants rights is imperative to fight the imbalance of power perpetuated by lack of information. We reach tenants across NYC through building strong partnerships with community and legal organizations, and doing hyper local digital marketing with our .nyc domain."
In the coming year the JustFix.nyc organization will be further growing their brand to one day become a household name. Their marketing efforts will include social media so people can share this resource more readily. Georges Clement, another cofounder of JustFix.nyc puts it this way, "Every New Yorker has either faced housing injustice, or knows someone who has. When people need help with these problems, we want them to be able to find the resources they need."


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The tech sector in 2020: a resilient performance – but what's next?
Jass Sarai Leader of Industry for Technology, Media and Telecommunications, PwC United Kingdom November 2020
2020 has been a surreal experience. We've all had to grapple with a worldwide pandemic alongside geopolitical uncertainties such as Brexit, the US elections and climate change. No-one would disagree that we're in uncharted territory.
In the midst of this turbulence, the UK technology industry has demonstrated an impressive degree of resilience, stepping up to meet society's demands and providing a robust response to the many and varied issues that governments, business and individuals have encountered and continue to wrestle with. While other industries have suffered from the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the technology sector has remained a key enabler of the UK economy while driving transformation and innovation across other sectors.
Investors have also recognised the strengths and further potential of the sector. At a time when many other industries are tightening their belts and struggling to attract capital, we've continued to see a healthy level of deal and investment activity. It is quickly developing a reputation as a "safe haven". As we navigate the pandemic and society starts to work, live and play in a different way, we've seen several subsectors of tech demonstrate growth – including cloud, cyber security, video conferencing, and increased use of wearables.
Showing our support for innovation
Against this positive industry background, we're, once again, proud and delighted to be the main sponsor of the UK tech awards, a celebration we've been at the heart of throughout their 21-year history. The awards aim to reward the achievements of companies in the sector and raise the profile of the leaders in the UK tech community – and they deliver consistently on both counts.
When I joined the voting panel earlier this year to review the hundreds of nominations, I was uplifted by the high calibre of submissions across all categories. Almost 50% of the shortlisted companies were from regions outside of London, underlining the thriving nature of the UK's tech industry landscape across the country. It's energising to be part of such a vibrant and diverse industry – especially in a year when companies living and breathing "tech for good" really came to the fore, and when so many players in the sector succeeded in increasing the productivity of their people.
We've just announced this year's highly-deserving winners. They include world-leading innovators like TransferWise as "Tech Growth Business of the Year" and Oxford Nanopore Technologies for "Tech Innovation of the Year". Read about all the winners and nominees.
We also introduced a new category, "Tech Investor of the Year", to recognise investors who've demonstrated a long-term commitment to the UK tech sector and had a real impact on the tech ecosystem, by helping companies scale up, grow their business and plan a better future. With investment activity at record highs – UK tech deal value surged to more than £36bn in Q3 2020, according to Dealogic – this year was a very timely moment to launch this important award. It was won by Hg.
What shines through is that tech innovation and investment are alive and thriving in the UK. So, as we approach the end of a year like no other, what's the outlook for the UK tech sector in 2021? Overall, we foresee a continuation of the positive trajectory seen in 2020: while the pandemic has been hugely disruptive, it hasn't changed the fundamental fact that the potential for breakthrough technologies and innovation continues to abound. These are also burgeoning opportunities for convergence, as tech becomes an increasingly integral part of every industry.
Clearly, challenges remain – including the war for talent, the shifting geopolitical landscape and rising regulatory scrutiny, to name but a few. All of these issues play to the importance of building a strong reputation and reinforcing trust by having a positive impact on society. For UK tech companies looking to thrive and grow as we move through and beyond the pandemic, the bottom line is to stay critical, resilient, and essential. I think those should be the watchwords for the coming year.
My message to tech business leaders is to continue to do what you do best - continue to disrupt and innovate, continue to contribute to the wider good of the society and continue to develop our tech leaders of tomorrow.
Watch out for our follow-up series of insights focused on key areas tech business leaders should consider in order to stay ahead of the game. If you have any questions or would like to understand more about how we can help you steer through your growth journey, please contact me.
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The Build Georgia Awards began in 1989 when the Georgia Branch, AGC recognized General Contractor members and their construction teams for outstanding performances on some of Georgia's most remarkable projects.
In 1997, Georgia Branch established an award for specialty contractor members. The contributions specialty contractors give to the industry are vital to the success of the overall project, for this reason we are proud to include them in the tradition of the Build Georgia Award program.
Build Georgia honors achievements of Georgia's construction firms and the dedicated men and women that make up the state's construction industry. Their skill, integrity and responsibility and spirit of innovation and problem solving are making history in Georgia and improve our state's quality of life.
Each year a panel of industry professional select outstanding construction projects to receive the Build Georgia Award, and the Build Georgia Specialty Award, Georgia Branch, AGC's highest levels of distinction.


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The College of the Resurrection, popularly known as Mirfield, is an Anglo-Catholic theological college of the Church of England in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England.

The college was founded in 1902 and describes itself as "A Theological College like no other". The college has close links to the Community of the Resurrection. It trains men and women in the Anglo-Catholic tradition for the priesthood.

Daily life
All resident students are expected to attend Matins and Evensong six days a week. On most days the college says Matins and celebrates Low Mass in the college chapel and joins the Community of the Resurrection to sing Evensong. Saturday is the normal day off each week when there are no obligations. On Sundays, students are expected to join the community for Matins and the Solemn Mass.

The college and community of the Resurrection   maintain liturgical worship in the Catholic tradition using vestments and incense.
Later in the morning, students normally go to a local parish church as part of their pastoral formation.

Single students live at the college, married students in nearby houses owned by the college. The married-student houses range in size from two to four bedrooms and none are more than a ten-minute walk from the college.

University of Durham
The college, along with YTEP, began a new relationship with the University of Durham in 2020. This partnership provides a variety of learning programmes, from the Common Awards to a variety of masters programmes.

Yorkshire Theological Educational Partnership

The Yorkshire Theological Educational Partnership (formerly Ministry Course YMC), was established in 1970 as the North West Ordination Course. It was renamed in 1980 as the Northern Ordination Course. It took students from the dioceses of Chester, Blackburn, Liverpool and Manchester. It opened dialogue with the College of the Resurrection in 1996, establishing an Eastern arm in Yorkshire at the College of the Resurrection.

In 2008 as a result of the reconfiguration subsequent to the Hind Report, the Northern Ordination Course separated from its Manchester base remaining established at Mirfield. It was then renamed the Yorkshire Ministry Course and became located on the Mirfield site along with the college, centre and community. Now, the rebranded YTEP department serves the Dioceses of Leeds, of Sheffield and of York.

Programmes

The following programmes are offered in partnership with the University of Durham:

BA (Honours) in Theological Studies
Normally three years full-time, but candidates who have a good honours degree in a subject other than theology, or the equivalent of Level 1 in theological study, may be admitted to the degree at Level 2 and so complete the course in two years.

MA in Ministry and Theology
One year full-time, two years part-time or three and a half years on a professional development pathway. This is available for ordination candidates and others who have a 2.1 or above in a first degree (BA or equivalent) in theology/religious studies. Humanities, social science or other subjects are considered, where the applicant can show evidence of relevant experience, background or private study in theology.

MA in Ministry and Biblical Studies
One year full-time, two years part-time or three and a half years on a professional development pathway. This programme allows students to draw on the expertise of the Department of Biblical Studies at Durham, while following a programme of study that maintains a focus on the practice of ministry.

MA in Liturgy
One year full-time, two years part-time or three and a half years on a professional development pathway. This programme allows students to focus their studies on liturgy, while still offering the opportunity to draw from other areas of theology and biblical studies.

Research degrees: MA by Research, MPhil, PhD
Candidates may apply via the college for a research degree of the University of Durham, provided that appropriate supervision can be arranged either at the college or in the Department of Biblical Studies at the university.

Ecumenism
The college has had a long relationship with other Christian traditions, accepting students from many denominations outside of the Anglican Communion. Here are some examples:
An annual scholarship for graduate students of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Student exchanges between Mirfield and the Lutheran Theological Institute in Sibiu.
Helping to found the Romanian Orthodox parish of Saint Macarios the Great, Mirfield, in 2004.
Accepting students from the Lutheran Church of Sweden.
Accepting both Roman Catholic seminarians and Methodist students for ordination on exchange visits from their own colleges.
Accepting students and priests from the Oriental Orthodox Church.
Working closely with the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Teaching staff
 The Reverend Dr Dorothea Bertschmann – Academic Dean, Lecturer in Biblical Studies
 The Reverend Fr Tony Carroll – Lecturer in Ethics
 The Reverend Fr David Babbington - Dean of Pastoral Studies
 The Reverend Dr Jo Kershaw - Lecturer in Liturgy
 The Right Reverend Mark Sowerby - Principal

List of principals

Notable alumni

 Donald Arden – Archbishop of Central Africa
 Patrick Barron – Bishop of George, South Africa
 Tom Butler – Bishop of Southwark
 Richard Coles – musician, radio presenter and parish priest
 John Crook – Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
 John Flack – Bishop of Huntingdon
 Anselm Genders CR – Bishop of Bermuda
 Jonathan Greener – Dean of Exeter
 Thomas Hannay – Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
 John Hannen – Bishop of Caledonia, Canada
 James Hughes – Archbishop of Central Africa
 Luke Irvine-Capel - Archdeacon of Chichester
 John Maund – Bishop of Lesotho, South Africa
 Eric Munn – Bishop of Caledonia, Canada
 Basil Peacey – Bishop of Lemombo, Portuguese Mozambique
 Edward Pugh – Bishop of Penrith
 Nicholas Reade – Bishop of Blackburn
 Ambrose Reeves – Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
 John Satterthwaite – Bishop in Europe
 Mark Sowerby – Bishop of Horsham
 Humphrey Taylor – Bishop of Selby
 Eric Trapp – Bishop of Bermuda
 Peter Wheatley – former Bishop of Edmonton
 Rowan Williams – former Archbishop of Canterbury
 Mark Wood – Bishop of Ludlow

References

External links

College website
 Community of the Resurrection website
Mirfield Centre website
Department of Biblical Studies webpage on the University of Sheffield website
Yorkshire Ministry Course website

Anglican seminaries and theological colleges
Anglo-Catholic educational establishments
Bible colleges, seminaries and theological colleges in England
Education in Kirklees
Educational institutions established in 1903
1903 establishments in England

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