For these reasons further studies of the Taal Caldera, not limited to its Volcano Island expression, are imperative. As is abundantly clear, these studies have to be funded internationally, hence we have placed Taal Caldera at our number 8. This is an extraordinary book. Somehow I'd reached this stage in life without ever reading a Margery Allingham, and I wonder how that happened? Somehow I've missed something excellent. The powerful atmosphere of these images arise from their staging and composition, the light and shadow, the figures and settings, but it is also something more than the form and the content, something in excess of what the images show or what they are about. It is in that light that I offer for your consideration that Margery Allingham’s The Tiger in the Smoke, a book beloved by Rowling and one she read at the beginning of her writing work, includes the source material for and perhaps the most profound translation of the name “Voldemort.” I look forward to your comments and corrections. A suspenseful, professional-grade north country procedural whose heroine, a deft mix of compassion and attitude, would be welcome to return and tie up the gaping loose end Box leaves. The unrelenting cold makes this the perfect beach read.

A map of Lake Bombon dated to 1734, prior to the great eruptions of 1749 and 1754, the latter of which sealed the river Pansipit which up until that point had been navigable by Spanish galleons. After the eruption, the surface of the lake rose several metres, inundating several lakeshore towns. It is worth to note that ancient mapmakers greatly exaggerated the width of navigable rivers, so River Pansipit is not to scale. (Saderra Maso: 1991) Unlike our previous two volcanoes, there is little to recommend Taal visually and even less once one has familiarised oneself with this vicious brute. This image shows Volcano Island, located in the middle of the Taal caldera, formerly known as Lake Bombon or Lake Taal. (George Tapan)Again, we notice a discrepancy between the assigned types and the violence of Taal’s eruptions. A direct comparison makes it clear that the 1965 eruption was much less powerful and devastating than the 1911 eruption, yet it has been assigned a VEI 4 against the official figure of VEI 3 for the 1911 eruption. A look at the extent of the evacuation zones below confirms that the 1911 eruption was indeed far more powerful and dangerous. Since the people who have made these classifications cannot be accused of not being well versed in volcanology, one can only conclude that these misrepresentations are deliberate. But before we get too deeply involved, it is time to take a look at PHIVOLCS hazard assessment and volcanic crisis management scenarios: The one element that really feels out of place is Albert Campion, and it's pretty telling that while he's present for most of the investigation, he has almost no impact on its outcome. I'm guessing that Allingham wasn't brazen enough to borrow Christie's late-stage technique (where Hercule Poirot would barely cameo at the beginning and end of several novels); she felt she needed to give the public their due if the book had "A Campion mystery!" emblazoned across the front. He really doesn't add anything, though, and Allingham's disinterest is obvious; there's a wide-open invitation to involve him in the book's denouement, and she skirts straight around it. a) Taal’s eruptions seem to come in clusters: 1634-45 (VEI 3, 3, 3, 3), 1707-54 (VEI 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 4, 4), 1873-8 (VEI 2, 2, 2), 1903-11 (VEI 2, 1, 3) and 1965-77 (VEI 4, 3, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2)

Rowling apologized to the Frenchmen who gathered to present her with the Legion of Honor for tagging Voldemort with a French name. b) There is no observable pattern within these clusters as the first produced four VEI 3 eruptions (= catastrophic), the second began with several explosive eruptions (VEI 2), had a cataclysmic (VEI 4) one in the middle after which there were again explosive ones and the cycle ended with two further cataclysmic eruptions. The third cycle had only three explosive eruptions while the fifth began with a cataclysmic eruption after which the eruptions declined in size. And “power”? It has been a very long time since France as a country or their language has been considered “powerful” or “threatening.” [Insert joke about what going to war without the French is akin to.] German is that language, right? Or Russian?Radar map showing Volcano Island and and the location of the three GPS stations emplaced in 1996. (Lowry et al: 2000)

Lccn 52010048 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9607 Ocr_module_version 0.0.10 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-0000378 Openlibrary_edition She is sometimes cited as the source of the translation from the French, “flight from death.” I could not find verification of this ‘internet-fact,’ i.e., a seeming-truth that is believed because it is repeated in thousands of places. It is not in the accio-quote.org index of Rowling quotations about Voldemort.When one reads "The Tiger in the Smoke", it is not only the atmospheric tension that draws the reader in. The author effectually reveals the motivations of the human heart and the variety of personality within a net of coincidence that cleverly reveals the culmination of the story. This film is not in any way a gripping story, in fact, it seems as one watches it, to be three films cut and compressed to make one. So, what's wrong with it? The main problem is the fact that it has too many characters, too many mediocre actors (one appallingly bad one) too many angles and not enough of a story, the denouement is positively under whelming and one is left not caring about anyone, except perhaps, the canon played beautifully by that most reliable and welcome of actors, Laurence Naismith. Avril turned round in the dark. “Evil, be thou my Good – that is what you have discovered. It is the only sin which cannot be forgiven because when it has finished with you, you are not there to forgive. On your journey you certainly ‘get places.’ Naturally; you have no opposition. But in the process you die. The man who is with you when you are alone is dying. Fewer things delight him every day. If you attain the world, you cannot give him anything that will please him. In the end there will be no one with you.” This radar image really brings home the trule enormous size of Taal volcano as opposed to the miniscule Volcano Island. The extent of the Taal Ignimbrite plain is in excess of 50 km as measured from Volcano Island. Another geological feature worthy of note is the Marikina fault which enters the Taal caldera where it disappears. (Lowry et al: 2000)

The film reminded me of Charles Williams further, including of War in Heaven – with Canon Avril reminding me in various particulars of Archdeacon Davenant, and the ending (no spoilers!) having the potential of being similar to part of the end of that novel (if her novel is less open-ended than the film, in one particular – to avoid spoilers by vagueness). That’s pretty thin on the explanatory side, unfortunately. There is very little that is “exotic” about French as a language in the UK; every college graduate seems to more than capable in the language and there are more French speakers in the United Kingdom than there are in any other country in Europe outside the Low Countries (see here and here). By giving himself a French sounding name, Riddle was only putting on airs of wealth and education rather than “exoticism.” Still, even this makes sense when given careful examination. What makes it sort of amusing is that there is a rumor that even Sartre made a death-bed concession to Theism, if nothing else. urn:lcp:tigerinsmoke0000marg_e3f9:epub:f50af3ce-5266-4c38-b4cc-47782592b265 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier tigerinsmoke0000marg_e3f9 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t4dp45w4p Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781934609576 I’ve swithered over a rating, and decided that sadly I can only give it four. Had it ended differently it would have been a five for sure, for the earlier excellently atmospheric thriller elements.

The Master and Margarita”. I was pleasantly surprised to find this here. It’s an even better when you can admit you really do know an author long before being introduced to him via Rowling. It was written by a man named Mikhail Bulgokov. He was a Russian dissident during the Cold War, who was woken up in the middle of the night by a phone call. The caller on the other line was Joseph Stalin. Literally. He was calling Bulgokov in person to tell him he was granted a pass to leave the country, or else. I have no idea why he was so merciful, and I doubt the author ever really knew, either. He also shared his notes on Williams’s letter to Margery Allingham of 30 July 1940 with me. Among interesting details are that she seems to have begun the correspondence, and he does not seem to know her well, personally. And that he replies to various things she has raised about “the young” and about prayer, including a striking observation (which reminds me of an earlier poem of his) about how he agrees with her “that if one prays one has got the consequences of prayer coming to one. And they may not be what one has contemplated.” He also adds a ‘shy’ remark about how much he like her “Murders”. (An interesting glimpse into his prolific reading – though he reviewed scads of detective stories, he seems never to have reviewed any of hers, yet here proves to have been an avid reader of them, in fact.) Havoc and the remaining gang members follow Campion and the others to France and the now-known location of the treasure, closely pursued by Inspector Luke and the French police. Shortly after their arrival, all of the gang except Havoc are killed or arrested by police. On reaching the place where the treasure is hidden, an exhausted Havoc encounters Meg trying to retrieve the treasure herself. Not recognising her childhood acquaintance, Meg asks for his help in removing the treasure, which the two manage to accomplish. The treasure turns out to be a beautiful and unique Madonna and Child. Meg is moved to tears, but Havoc is horrified that all he has done has been for something he sees as worthless and unsaleable. A broken man, he dies while fleeing the police.