This is the second of three super moons this summer glistening in the sky over South Bayview Sunday night (August 10, 2014). According to NASA, the super moon occurs when the moon is slightly closer to Earth in its orbit than on average, and this effect is most noticeable when it occurs at the same time as a full moon. “The moon may seem bigger although the difference in its distance from Earth is only a few per cent at such times,” NASA says. This picture was taken by Sue Byford, co-publisher of the South Bayview Bulldog from the driveway of her Sherwood Park area home. We’ll call it Moon over Mount Hope Cemetery.  Science of the Super Moon 

The Indian government is in the process of installing 500 solar-powered water ATMs across Delhi to serve the water-starved slums and resettlement areas of the capital.  This BBC report shows how users will tap or swipe their ATM cards in much the same way we here in South Bayview pay for groceries. It is expected that the plan will provide clean, affordable water to the city. The ATMs are supported by tankers which bring regular re-fills  More How Others Live

Reasonable caution has brought a satisfactory result in the case of a man feeling poorly as he returned from a visit to Nigeria. His test shows that he is not suffering from Ebola, the Health Ministry says.  CBC

Unless you’re signing on from Bolivia, you will already know that the Taste of the Danforth is on this weekend. Or as one celebrant put it, “Taste takes over three subway stations, yeah!” The Greek festival again carries the name Krinos in front of its long-time title. Krinos is a Greek food maker and now a sponsor of the festival. That’s fine. Many prefer to enjoy the Taste of the Danforth vicariously by way of TV or nowadays Twitter. There is no shortage of observations and some of them, like the guy hoping for some peace in his apartment (see below) are more refreshing than the “official station of” stuff that frequently dominates the airwaves. Hey, the Taste is a great cultural and business event. Still, some people like their Greek dining when they can at least fight their way to the door the restaurant. Just saying.  

The Canadian Lancaster bomber which was built in Toronto during WWII, and painstakingly restored in the 1980s, has landed in Britain. The “Lanc” is known affectionately as Vera for its registration number — VR-A. It’s arrival at RAF Coningsby was dampened by the rain however and Vera was unable to participate in a Battle of Britain flypast with the only other operational Lancaster in the world.  But the noble looking bombers — the last two still flying out of more than 7,700 made during the war — posed on the tarmac and were admired by a large crowd, which included more than 100 former Lancaster veterans from the U-K and Commonwealth. Vera is owned by the Canadian Warplane Heritage in Hamilton and was restored over many years. It has been seen frequently over midtown Toronto. The Canadian pilot for the 3,700 mile trip from Hamilton was Leon Evans. He is quoted as saying the meeting of the two aircraft is historic. “We haven’t had two Lancasters fly together in a display before and it’s pretty unlikely it’ll happen again because these airplanes might run out of airtime. Vera’s getting older and already has about 4,500 hours on it. It’s a thrill and an honour to be doing this. I’m sure it’ll be very emotional for everyone.”  Vera has a special heritage designation in honour of an original crew member, Andrew Mynarski of Winnipeg. Mynarski (inset) won the Victoria Cross for his attempts to save a fellow crew member. He died in the skies over occupied Europe. Vera will remain in England and will appear at air shows for the next six weeks before flying home.