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The Love of God

[LM Dada @Lmc_89]

As we mourn the death of a young king

Take time and watch/share this detailed piece by @TonyOwana

Rest in Glory; OMukama Rukirabasaija Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV🙌🏽

[Uganda Tourism Board @TourismBoardUg]

𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡: In 2022, His Majesty, Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV led the historic Rwenzori Royal Expedition to Margherita Peak, raising awareness about climate change and the rapidly melting glaciers of the Rwenzori Mountains. His participation drew greater attention to the urgent need to conserve this fragile mountain ecosystem.

The tourism sector will always remember a King who understood that our mountains, traditions, heritage and communities are not only part of who we are, but treasures worthy of protection, celebration and sharing with the world.

May His Majesty rest in eternal peace🕊️

[Derek R Peterson @Unseen_Archive]

I am very sorry to hear of the death of Oyo Nyimba, the late Omukama of Tooro.

He spent much of his short life growing into the leadership of his kingdom. He was crowned in 1995 after his father's death. He was 3 years old.

Here's a clip of his coronation. Courtesy @Reuters.

[Intelligent Transport Monitoring System Ug. @itmsug]

Plate check !
Do you know the meaning of the colour codes on the new registration plates?

[Brazil Press @brazilpress]

🇳🇵🚨 The USGS says that the seismic signal initially recorded as an earthquake in Nepal was actually caused by a powerful landslide: an avalanche of ice and rock from a glacier, and not by a natural tectonic movement.

[Iain Cameron @theiaincameron]

In August 1986, people in several villages in Cameroon went to bed as per usual. By morning, however, more than 1,700 souls were dead.

No earthquake, no explosions, no warning. The cause had been a quiet and unremarkable lake in the hills.

1/n

[Buregyeya Apollo, PhD @ApolloBuregyeya]

Arch bridges exist, and they need neither steel bars nor even the steel wire Balaam went searching for. We know politicians sometimes use scientific evidence the way drunkards use streetlight poles, to lean on when convenient, to urinate against when it is not, but rarely for illumination.

[NSHERA FC @nshera_fc]

29.08.26.

East or West, Home is Best.

Season XVI ends where home begins.

THE HOMECOMING.
A moment worth wearing.

[⚔️Rana⚔️ क्षत्रिय ⚔️🚩 सनातनी हिन्दू 🚩 @ParveenaRana]

आपकी जिंदगी है कैसे जीनी है ये
आप तय कीजिए 👇👇👇

[Joachim Schork @JoachimSchork]

gander is an R package that brings AI directly into RStudio or Posit.

Instead of switching between your IDE and a chat window, gander lets you ask questions or request code changes right inside your script. It automatically shares relevant context such as variable names, data types, and the surrounding code, so the model can provide precise answers without extra copy-pasting.

You can trigger it with a simple keyboard shortcut, choose from different AI models (OpenAI, Claude, or local ones), and control how much of your data is sent for context. In short, gander makes working with AI in RStudio smoother, faster, and smarter.

Take a look at the visualization below. It shows an example of how to use gander to create a ggplot2 graph. It’s taken from the package website: https://t.co/DbsZTbsmVK

Join my newsletter for more tutorials and insights on R, Python, data science, and AI.

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#tidyverse #R #datastructure #RStats

[IG: sirfolajomi @sirfolajomi]

Building Information Modeling: The Digital Twin Revolution in Construction

[Quantum Tech ⚛ @QuantumTech_X]

Ever wondered why the sky is blue? Watch this👇

[Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers @UIPE_Uganda]

CAREER GROWTH IN ENGINEERING: THE UIPE PATHWAY

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Join us for an exciting Career Growth Session and discover the UIPE pathway to professional growth and development.

Date: Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

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#UIPEUpdates #ProfessionalDevelopment #Engineers #UIPECPDTraining

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Rule #1

[Mark™️ @thatoptometrist]

📢 Doctoral Research Positions - Singapore 🇸🇬
Nanyang Technological University NTU | College of Computing and Data Science + ERI@N

Topic: Urban Heat Island and Energy Systems
Supervisors: Associate Prof. Adams Wai Kin Kong, Dr. Sundar Raj Thangavelu, Dr. Riccardo Talami
Openings: 3 PhD Scholars
Duration: 4 years, Full-time
Start: January 2027
Location: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Research Scopes:
Scope 1: Urban microclimate modeling and simulation
- Use tools to model urban microclimate at different scales
- Develop parametric scripts to generate large urban microclimate data
- Extract building & urban physics principles from simulators

Scope 2: AI for microclimate simulation
- Train AI models to speed up microclimate simulation using Scope 1 data
- Develop new AI models using physics + data to improve speed and accuracy
- AI scheme to identify key factors of urban heat island effect

Scope 3: Assessment and mitigation
- Apply urban heat island models for assessment and mitigation
- Use optimization to determine optimal mitigation strategies
- Validation with established energy system modeling tools

Eligibility:
Student 1:
- Master’s in system, mechanical, civil engineering, physics, environmental engineering, building science, architectural engineering, or building technology
- Second upper honours + strong modeling, optimization, simulation tools background
- Preferably research experience in urban microclimate/building performance simulation

Students 2 & 3:
- Master’s in computer science, electronic engineering, physics, or math
- Second upper honours + solid deep learning, transformer, graph models, optimization background
- Proficiency in Python and deep learning toolboxes
- Preferably AI research + publications in ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, AAAI
- Knowledge of numerical methods + physics-based simulation is a plus

Desirable Skills: Research experience, analytical/problem-solving, strong communication, independent + team work

Benefits:
- Monthly stipend/salary as per NTU norms
- Tuition fee waiver if applicable
- Conference support + research funding for travel/publications
- Access to advanced research facilities

How to Apply:
Send: CV, Statement of Purpose 1-2 pages, transcripts, certificates, 2-3 referees
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected]

Deadline: 31 Aug 2026
Contact: Prof Adams Wai Kin Kong, College of Computing and Data Science, NTU

#PhD #UrbanHeatIsland #AI #EnergySystems #NTU #Singapore

[Radio 4 |103.3 FM Ensunsuzi @Radio4UG]

Hon. Dr. @Mbidde speaks about the ongoing #ExposeTheCorrupt campaign led by the Local Government Ministers, Hon. @BalaamBarugahar and Hon. @JustineNameere.

#Radio4KigamboKuKigambo || #Radio4UG

[Kirya Ug 🇺🇬 @kirya_ug]

Funny how the world thought such guys could die of covid.

[Charles Peter Mayiga @cpmayiga]

Leero ntongozza ennyimba y'Ekitiibwa kya Buganda erongoseddwa abakugu mu by'ennyimba (music) ne mu lulimi Oluganda, era luyimbiddwa aba St. Charles Lwanga Lubaga Cathedral Choir. CPM

[Buregyeya Apollo, PhD @ApolloBuregyeya]

The Engineering Behind Everyday Things.
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Part 10: Why Does Damp Rise Up Walls?
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Many homeowners know this frustrating routine. The lower part of a wall becomes damp, the paint begins to bubble, the plaster starts falling off, and someone arrives with a brush to “solve” the problem. A few months later, the damp returns through the new paint as though it had merely gone on leave.

The water is usually coming from the ground. Bricks, concrete blocks, mortar and plaster may look solid, but they contain countless tiny spaces through which water can move. When the bottom of a wall remains in contact with wet soil or a damp foundation, water is pulled upwards through these spaces.

This movement is called capillary action. It is the same process that allows paraffin to rise through the wick of a lamp, water to spread through a piece of tissue, or coffee to climb into a sugar cube. The wall is not pumping water upwards; its tiny internal passages are drawing it from the ground.

Gravity tries to pull the water down while evaporation removes some of it from the wall surface. The damp therefore does not normally continue rising to the roof. It is usually most visible within the lower part of the wall, where it may leave a rough horizontal “tide mark” showing how far the moisture has travelled.

The water rarely travels alone. Groundwater may carry dissolved salts from the soil, cement, bricks or mortar. When the water reaches the wall surface and evaporates, those salts remain behind as a white powder or hard deposit.

These salts can cause more damage than the moisture itself. As they build up and form crystals inside the plaster, they push the material apart, causing paint to blister, plaster to crumble and wall finishes to detach. The homeowner may keep buying paint, while the salts continue running a small demolition company underneath it.

Engineers normally stop rising damp by placing a horizontal waterproof barrier near the bottom of the wall. This barrier is called a damp-proof course, or DPC, and it interrupts the tiny paths through which water would otherwise rise. It is commonly installed slightly above the surrounding ground level so that rainwater and soil moisture cannot simply bypass it.

Problems begin when the DPC is missing, damaged or badly installed. Damp can also rise when the external ground is later raised above the barrier, allowing wet soil to touch the wall above it. In such a case, the DPC may be perfectly healthy but has been defeated by landscaping, paving or a flower bed that was built with more enthusiasm than engineering.

The barrier can also be bridged from inside. Floor screeds, plaster, mortar droppings or poorly detailed finishes may connect the wet ground below the DPC to the wall above it. Water is very good at finding alternative routes, especially when builders have kindly provided a bypass.

Poor drainage around a building makes the problem worse. Blocked gutters, leaking downpipes, ground sloping towards the house and rainwater collecting beside foundations keep the soil continuously wet. Kampala’s heavy rains can turn an ordinary moisture problem into a permanent water supply service for the wall.

Not every damp patch near the floor is caused by rising damp, however. A leaking pipe, rain entering through an external wall, water splashing from the ground, a defective bathroom or moisture forming inside a poorly ventilated room can produce similar signs. Proper diagnosis matters because treating the wrong cause simply creates an expensive argument between the wall and the repair contractor.

The pattern often provides useful clues. Rising damp generally begins at floor level and spreads upwards, while a leaking pipe may produce a more localised wet patch. Rain penetration often appears on walls directly exposed to weather, and condensation commonly forms in corners, behind furniture or on cold surfaces.

Repair should therefore begin by finding where the water is coming from. The solution may involve improving site drainage, repairing gutters and pipes, lowering external ground levels, removing material that bridges the DPC, or installing an effective damp-proof barrier where none exists. Damaged, salt-filled plaster may also need to be removed and replaced after the source of moisture has been controlled.

Simply painting over a damp wall is not a repair. Waterproof paint may hide the marks temporarily, but it can also trap moisture inside the wall and force it to escape somewhere else. A fresh coat of paint is useful after the disease has been treated; before that, it is only make-up applied to a patient who still needs medical attention.

Walls also need time to dry after the source has been stopped. Thick masonry may hold moisture for months, particularly during wet weather, so immediate repainting can lead to another failure. The wall is not being stubborn; it is simply releasing the water that construction defects allowed it to collect.

Rising damp teaches an important lesson about buildings. Water does not need a large crack, a dramatic flood or official permission to enter a structure. Give it wet ground, tiny connected spaces and enough time, and it will quietly climb a wall while everyone argues about the quality of the paint.

Good construction stops the water before decoration begins. In Part 11, we shall continue following the evidence and ask: Why Does Paint Peel Off Walls?

[Ruffin Perri-Greno @gyina_yie]

British vs American English 🥰