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The Graphics
James Cheshire
Oliver Uberti
Media and Reviews
London As You’ve Never Seen it Before…
As London: The Information Capital enters its second year in print, we think its maps and graphics continue to show London at its best. Here are 12 of our favourites…
12. Photogenic Features
A sleepy tiger, a blue whale, the Queen’s Guards and the arc of the London Eye. To get these shots, leave your guidebook at home and head to spots on this map. Researchers Alexander Kachkaev and Jo Wood at City University London plotted more than 1.5 million pictures taken by 45,000 Flickr users. Like camera flashes in a dark arena, these lines and clusters expose patterns of human activity.
After thirty-five years of planning, the largest archaeology project in UK history broke ground on 15 May 2009. Crossrail, the 100-kilometre east-west railway that requires tunnels between nine new stations in Central London, grants researchers an opportunity to travel down London’s complex and varied timeline.
10. Passports, Please
For the first time, the 2011 Census asked, ‘What passports do you hold?’ 5.8 million Londoners ticked ‘United Kingdom’; 1.7 million named another country. In these maps, we show where British passport holders were born (left) and the number of foreign passport holders from each country (right).
9. The Tube Challenge
The Guinness Book of Records credits R. J. Lewis and D. R. Longley with completing the first Tube Challenge on 13 June 1959. Since then, the game has evolved with the Tube map. Yet the essential rule remains: visit every station. Here we show you how.
8. Increasingly Eastern
With this chart, we show the changing numbers of migrants from 98 countries between the last two censuses and rank them by percent change. For example, in 2001 there were fewer than 3,000 Lithuanians living in London: by 2011, that figure had increased sixteen-fold.
7. Relationship Status
Twenty-five and single? In London, you’re anything but alone. According to the 2011 Census, more than half of twentysomethings go solo. In this graphic, we show how the rest of Londoners are pairing or splitting and where they live.
6. Greetings from London
London boasts over 300 different spoken languages — more than any other city in the world. The capital’s lingua franca, of course, remains English: 78% of Londoners cited it as their ‘main’ language in the 2011 Census. The other 22% speak in different tongues, including Urdu, Somali and Tagalog. We celebrate the city’s linguistic diversity by mapping how you’d say ‘hello’ in the most-frequently-spoken languages aside from English.
5. Islington Has Issues
Since 2011, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has asked UK residents to rate their feelings of life satisfaction, purpose, happiness and anxiety on a scale of zero to ten. In these faces, we have linked each of those four questions to a different facial attribute.
4. Getting to Work
The Underground may be the best-known way to get around London, but it is not an option for everyone…
3. The Football Tribes
There are thirteen professional football clubs in London. To produce this mosaic of football loyalties, we divided the city into 500-by-500-metre squares, each coloured by the club with the most tweeted hashtag in that area.
2. A True Zoo
After an afternoon of sketching at the London Zoo in February 2014, Oliver decided to celebrate some lesser-known creatures tallied during the zoo’s annual inventory.
1. From Home to Work
In this depiction of daily commutes, London shines like the Sun in the constellations of Southern England. Like all stars, it has an immense gravitational pull. Whether by car, train or tube, thousands travel into the capital each day from all directions.
Purchase London: The Information Capital from Amazon, Waterstones, or Foyles.
© 2020 London: The Information Capital All Rights Reserved.
James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti
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Home > Posts > Blog > Media Relations: Journalists Feel Pressure to Make Stories Shareable
Media Relations: Journalists Feel Pressure to Make Stories Shareable
By Ami Neiberger-Miller on Saturday, March 7, 2015
Three out of four journalists say they are feeling more pressure to think about how a story could potentially be shared on social media, says a new survey by Muckrack and Edelman of 251 journalists in late 2014. This means the stakes are going up for everyone who hopes to see a story in print, on the air, in the sound waves or online. We have to be even more well-prepared with great stories, photos, videos and more. The survey also revealed a few more interesting tidbits about reporters and their social media use:
Twitter is their preferred social media platform. Eighty-six percent said they check Twitter several times per day. Seventy-five percent say they are using Twitter to build their personal brand and 78% say it is the most used social platform for their profession.
Photos and connecting to a broader trending story make your content shareable. Eighty-two percent of journalists responding to the survey said that having a photo makes content shareable. Sixty-six percent prefer content that can be linked to a bigger picture story that is already trending. Nearly half (48%) said shareable content can be easily localized or made relevant to a target audience.
When video is shared by a reporter – journalists prefer a company-created one. Seventy-four percent of respondents said they prefer to share a video created by the company. Only 14% prefer a video by a consumer and 13% prefer third-party video. Only 3% said a corporate branded video, so go light on syrupy saturation with corporate-ease.
Implications for you if you want to connect with journalists:
Familiarize yourself with Twitter and use it regularly. This is an audience that is consuming content on Twitter and re-sharing it. Follow a few reporters (see my ten tips for connecting with journalists through Twitter) and try to engage through this social media platform.
Focus on creating and distributing content that is shareable. Include photos, link to bigger trends when appropriate, and note connections to audiences that make you and your business or organization relevant. Respond to current events and trends when it’s timely.
Make it easy to share your video. Establish a YouTube channel, make sure links to it are obvious from your website and social media, and produce short videos (minus the heavy syrup) that convey key messages and are authentic.
READERS: What are you doing to connect with journalists through social media?
Ami Neiberger-Miller is a public relations strategist and writer. She is the founder of Steppingstone LLC, an independent public relations practice near Washington, D.C. that provides public relations counsel, social media engagement, writing services, and creative design for publications and websites. She blogs frequently about media relations, social media and work-family balance. She also reviews books on her blog. Follow her on Twitter @AmazingPRMaven.
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Facts & findings
Stopp Taretråling
Dissemintaion of information about commercial seaweed harvesting and its abuses.
Tag: sea
Update and overview
Much of what we know about the sea we get from the press.
We are told frequently that our seas are in trouble.
The news seems just to get worse.
Plastic pollution, whales dying – large number of sea animals dead.
There are some very major players whose interests lie in making sure that the real state of our seas is kept hidden because if it was made public it would seriously jeopardise their interests.
Some years ago our little group started following commercial seaweed harvesting and associated businesses because here on the west coast of Norway we constantly see the seaweed trawlers greedily grubbing out the seaweed beds we know harbor most of the animal species that make up our marine ecology.
Officially the state says there is so much seaweed that it is impossible to cause any harm
The industry in Norway relies on regrowth – in fact we have exact figures on this.
They are extraordinary.
It has been calculated that the 170,000 tons the industry reportedly dredges up per year, if the regrowth was as stated then it would only require only 85 square kilometers, however the industry uses nearly the entire coast. We can only conclude that this is because the plants do not grow back as they should, In fact we have reports that say in many places where trawling has occurred there is no seaweed , it has disappeared. This is further supported by the vast distances traveled by the cargo ships bringing the seaweed to the processing plant at Haugesund from as far afield as the Lofoten islands.
In other words the industry itself is based on misinformation.
The industry is clouded by misinformation – the only information we can rely on is from signed scientific documents not sponsored by the industry, because the industry does sponsor reports and they are biased.
Bearing all this in mind where does one find reliable reports? The UK, the Scottish Governments and the Irish state have all sponsored well documented, signed reports. The last one bears the signatures of 45 international scientists – 7 from Norway.
They all say the same thing – mechanical harvesting of seaweed is not sustainable. Bear in mind that these reports have been produced in support of the industry. So why is it allowed on the Norwegian coast?
This is where the waters get very murky. There is no easy answer – just speculation. However the state protects this industry fiercely even though it is clearly causing major ecological changes. It is happy to change laws and infringe ancient rights, even interfere with investigations.
Perhaps the answers may be found in the companies running the operations.
Initially the company concerned was a Norwegian company called Protomare, they were taken over by a company, part of the massive FMC corporation. Initially called FMC Biopolymer, later FMC health and efficiency. They are interesting because some of the companies FMC own have been involved with massive business scandals, massive environmental pollution and even direct fraud, the last from their military division and against the us state. One of the chemicals they produce – carborofan or furadan is responsible for destroying most of Africa’s large predators – it is also responsible for the mass destruction of bird populations.
Their business interests include the production of Lithium – this is a fascinating subject as the destruction of the ecology and environment surrounding the mining in the Atacama – Peru, Bolivia etc is largely ignored by journalists.
We have fought a long campaign against the company here on the Norwegian coast.
But we have had some strange results. These results reveal a great deal about the power of the state and how it is used by companies and corporations
We started by following the boundaries the trawlers were supposed to follow – in the first few days we filmed a trawler harvesting illegally – we reported it with video and were interviewed by the fiskeriedirektoratet which is the regulating body. Yes we were told – they were definitely fishing illegally. Over the next few months we were visited – twice by police asking if we saw what we saw – both times we told them we saw nothing, but our cameras saw everything.
So we waited for the results of the prosecution – after 2 years we decided to follow this up and were granted permission. By this time we were a bit unhappy so we decided to record the conversation. The Norwegian state apparently says that a public servant can be recorded without his knowledge because as representatives of the state they can only repeat and follow state policy which is public.
The policeman we spoke to told us that the trawler skippers relied on paper charts and the only one they had showing the boundaries was in the office at the seaweed depot. Further the magnetic North pole had shifted tens of kilometres in the last few years so they had no idea of where they were.
As our evidence relied on the position of marker poles, there was no high technology involved – simply on one side they were allowed, on the other, not, they were on the wrong side.
We presented this information to very senior members of Fiskeriedirektoratet – the case went through in 2 weeks and resulted in a small fine and mention in the newspapers.
A few weeks later a colleague started a similar case. As a highly qualified skipper he based his observations on land marks. The resulting case had a number of lawyers flown in to the small court room by FMC. They lost the case and the small fine was paid.
FMC had for a long time been pressed to have installed tracking so positioning could be proved or not as the case many be. So after a few years the boats were fitted with ais trackers but the tracking was ordered so that only the fiskeriedirektoratet had full access. Shortly after this we received reports of seaweed trawlers operating at night in forbidden zones. We were even called out to one such event. Yes there was a large boat in the stated place going backwards and forwards, just as a seaweed trawler would. No navigation lights, just the searchlight on the roof. We filmed the boat but could not identify it, but they all have different configurations of searchlights. Fact is the boat was operating illegally without the lights – a serious offence. About half way through our observations a large fishing vessel passed the boat within a hundred metres, we later learnt the name of this vessel, but the fiskeriedirektoratet refused to follow this up.
As most of the boats were loaded up to and over the roofs by their seaweed catch we decided to investigate how much they were allowed to load. W e went to the maritime agency responsible for the safety of ships at sea.
Yes we were told they seemed to be definitely overloaded, and have no official loading marks. The ones we could see were well under water.
We saw in the press that there had been a prosecution for overloading.
All of a sudden every boat we saw was loaded up to the top of the storage hold and no more.
Then they were overloaded again.
We contacted Sjøfartsdirektoratet again and were told that they had a visit from FMC, and as a result they were to leave the boats alone. We sent them a recording we had of one of their men telling us how seriously they take this issue. We also recorded them telling us that they could no longer see the names of the boats or details of the FMC boats in the videos we sent them. We were impressed.
We keep an eye on the internet and the production of scientific reports especially those concerned with seaweed trawling, we also produce videos on this matter.
It is far too easy to be taken with the idea that everything proves your case – with this in mind we ask our collaborators to double check our work from time to time, or to write their own for our website.
There was an announcement that there was a new report from the havsforskningsinstitut that said there were no ecological problems from taretråling, so we investigated.
One of the lead authors was Torjan Bodvin. We found a film of him on the internet on the home site of the HI on Youtube. There he said that the HI was going to research taretråling to see if there were any effects and how long they would last if there were any. The film was dated 2014. We searched our archives and found a clip of him at a conference in 2012 telling Trond Kjønno a director for Algea – a firm that also does seaweed harvesting, but a different type – that their lack of research into the effects of their industry could have serious environmental consequences. Most of the research papers we have on the effects of tt are from well before 2010 – the immediate effects have been well researched.
The paper was fascinating, it followed all the protocols – the statistics and graphs were fine examples of the craft – on the first page of the report is proudly announced the it was sponsored by FMC the taretråling company. Unfortunately there were a serious number of discrepancies – it seemed that the area concerned had already been trawled (so how could the research be objective) – there are over 250 species of animals regularly found in the forests – the report was on less than 30. Of the 12 or so species of fish mentioned the vast majority were pelagic, that is they move around – they can be found anywhere. The papers authors Bodvin,Steen and Moi mentioned that they probably did not have enough data to do a reliable report but felt that the effects of the trawling were little to negligible.
One of our collaborators wrote a report on this on our website, it was not kind.
Effects of seaweed harvesting on fish and crustaceans. Fisken og havet no 4/2013
The research had been done north of Trondheim and used a ship called Fangst owned by a man called Adolf Fanghol from Midsund. You can see the ship quite clearly in the video Bodvin made for the HI.
Some months after the report we were using our fishing boat outside Hustadvika when a blue fishing boat suddenly changed course and steered straight for us. As we were using a go pro and it was on at the time we got a very clear video – It was Fangst.
Fortunately we were able to start the motor and run.
The video shows clearly the boat cutting over our course. If we had not moved it would have at the worst sunk our boat. At the best caused severe damage
We reported the event to the Sjøfarts direktoratet who gave us a case number – and to the police but they did not respond even though we sent them the video and communicated by phone. The Sjøfarts told us they took the case very seriously indeed.
Our researchers from the uk told us that they had noticed that FMC was moving out of seaweed harvesting and that Dupont was now taking over.
For us Dupont is fascinating because they produce a chemical called polytetrafleuroethyline ptfe for short. To make this chemical they need another chemical called PFOA – at the plant where most of this is made several pregnant women gave birth to deformed children – this chemical is carcinogenic and mutagenic. Turns out that something like over 90% of all Americans have this in their bodies. Another name for PTFE is TEFLON.
We did some research into Teflon some years ago and found much to our surprise that while there had been any number of articles on the matter no press article we found mentioned another substance which is given off by Teflon when it is overheated it is called perfleuroisobutene or PFIB for short. This chemical is so dangerous that it is actually in section 2 of the chemical weapons register. We did some further research on a website called H2G2 and contacted a man who said he was the senior chemist at the plant producing the substance in the uk. He poopahed the danger and told us that it was negligible because there was simply not enough on a frying pan to make anyone seriously sick. In fact he even told us that the eu sent an armoured convoy once a year to pick up the PFIB they had produced to take it to a factory for destruction. We also contacted an old friend who had worked at the uk chemical and biological weapons organization at Porton Down. He told us a colleague had nearly died from inhaling the gas when ptfe had come in contact with some red hot glass. He had a myocardial infraction in less than 3 minutes of the incident we were told. Information on the internet supports this with reports of several deaths. It is interesting to note that PTFE is used in ski wax preparations and that many people become very ill from this as they have to use a hot iron.
Apparently the Norwegian government is looking into the cause.
So Dupont have now taken over the TT industry on the Norwegian coast. A quick internet search reveals some startling facts – yes there are some very hot environmental cases – yes there are some very major incidents and last but by no means least the family that still owns the corporation Dupont is utterly fascinating.
One of the senior members shot and killed a Gardner working for him – he received 30 years in jail and died there. Another senior member hired a hit man to kill someone he disliked – he is still in jail – another member was caught and sentenced for interfering with his children – however the judge decided to let him free as he would doubtlessly have a hard time in prison.
It seems strange to us that the Norwegian state allows this industry to proceed as the evidence is very clear. It is even more surprising that the state allows corporations with such dismal records to have such power on our coast. The state cannot be unaware of the problems associated with the industry and its possible long term effects which are beginning to be felt now if the articles in the Fisheries newspaper are anything to go by.
The last matter reinforced by serious complaints and meetings with over 20 councils up and down the coast. The state simply says that they own the rights to the seaweed forest and thats it.
There is also an organization run and owned by the eu called Netalgae.
http://www.netalgae.eu/index-en.php
Its job is to promote all forms of Seaweed harvesting. Initially it started up by researching the various countries involved and produced well researched and reasonably accurate reports. We have used some of their maps in our videos. We started a dialague with them and started asking questions – the person we spoke to said she would have to consult with their expert on the matter of ecological damage – she went further to say that it would simply not be allowed if there were any ecological problems. They never replied to our last question which was did they know of any negative environmental or ecological consequences. A little quote from their website “in countries where laminaria is harvested with mechanical equipment scientists appear to be concerned with equipments impact on species and also on the surrounding ecosystem” The operative word is “APPEARS” from their site it is quite clear that is far more than appears, they know.
In 2017 we noticed that there was an addition to their website – a new document. It was called “Problematic”.
It used very diffuse and obtuse language but what it said was that if any organization wanted to start seaweed harvesting they had a team who could help overcome any environmental or local governmental objections. The page also went to a link that stated they had a budget of over 1 MILLION EUROS for this.
– the page has since disappeared.
All in all it appears our marine environment is being ruthlessly exploited by massive corporations, protected by governments prepared to do virtually anything to protect the industry. There is serious information showing clearly the destructive effects on our ecology and environment, but there is far worse to come.
Some years ago serious tt was begun above trondheim after it was found that some of the seaweed beds had grown back after many years of desert like conditions caused by sea urchin predation. It is well known that clearing the plants can open up the area for sea urchin predation – that it can take many years for the forests to re-establish themselves. About 2010 the first reports of massive pcb and dioxin pollution up to and including the lofoten islands appeared – the Hi and government had no idea why they said , but fishing grounds were closed and the catching of several species banned.
There is a very clear report produced by a researcher called Mork – in fact he did his work here at Hustadvika just off the island of Kvitholm. He said that over 280 metres the effect of marine currents are reduced by over 80%. When you pull up a seaweed plant it produces a massive plume of sediment in the water. Yes the plants would act as a filter for any particulate matter in the water. We have a great deal of research papers and articles mentioning how effective the plants are at removing chemicals from the sea. 480 tons of Nitrogen per 20 sq km – removing chemicals such as tnt 5 times faster than land based plants, other pollutants such as mercury and organics and yet more.
In 2017 sklinnebank and Halten bank were closed for fishing of certain species because of pcb and dioxin pollution. M One of our collaborators noticed that the area was overlaid with seaweed trawling grids.
An article appeared on nrk staring that a boat called the Stella Maris employed by a dutch plastics firm was on its way to the area mentioned to dump chemicals used in the production of plastics – in fact some 600 tons. This was in the early 1971. The ship was turned back but it is clear that many thousands of tons had been dumped earlier, how much or for how long is unknown but some of the names of the companies concerned are known FosfatBolag ab from Sweden being one – another plastindustribedriften Zoutchemie Botlek in Rotterdam.
Apparently many other boats had made the same trip.
Could it be possible that tt had caused the release of these chemicals? We can find no research on sediments from seaweed trawling.
In fact there seems to be some very serious gaps in the research on the plants – hinted at by articles appearing now and again in the press. It is possible that the plants have chemical defences which are triggered by tt. Land based plants have serious defences, some strong enough to kill elephants. We do have papers that show seaweed plants can communicate – therefore it is possible that the seaweed forests on the Norwegian coast are ringing like a series of bells especially as each harvesting zone is trawled for a year– that the production of defence chemicals is changing the entire ecology of our coastline, but again as stated – no research available. It is inconceivable to think that the companies involved are unaware, they would see the results as would their skippers and employees.
There are some profound changes however in for instance the mackerel shoals. Some years ago the shoals were massive. Now they have been seriously reduced with young mackerel being found affected by lack of food. One trawler with a quota of nearly 50 tons only managed to catch 800 kg the whole year. If prey animals were no longer able to hide in the forests that would be logical.
As the plants remove pollutants on a large scale – it is logical to assume that if the seaweed beds are damaged this will no longer happen. There is already a Norwegian government watchdog dedicated to harmful algal blooms.
The Blooms or Hab’s are caused by certain types of plankton releasing serious neruochemical toxins when under stress. Some are extremely poisonous, most commonly they are taken in by shellfish and end up in the human food chain – others can become airbourne and cause severe respiratory distress as well as streaming of the eyes – even death. An incident on the british coast this year led to over 150 people being seriously affected. The daily papers printed articles on this being caused by habs but the bbc persisted in the belief that it was caused by chemicals leaking from a ship or factory. The usa is currently massively plagued by habs – personal anecdotes tell of a permanent hab in Florida which means that residents suffer serious effects if the wind comes from a certain direction.
In overview it is clear that Harvesting of seaweed disturbs the marine environment in any form. It is repeatedly stated that Mechanical harvesting is not sustainable in any form by papers from Impeccable sources from at least 3 governments. Marine seaweed removes large amounts of pollutants. As our seas are in serious decline allowing this industry to continue is a danger to us all especially as there are vast gaps in our understanding of the forests function and connection with other Sealife.
The seaweed trawling industry in Norway is led by companies that are part of corporations that have massive fines for ecological and environmental criminal offences. There is a large disparity between signed scientific papers and reports produced by and for the industry. Lastly but by no means least, it is possible that the industry is breaking the law on the protection of the environment in many countries including the EU but is protected by powerful interests connected to those countries, in effect breaking their own laws.
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041 First Client Meeting Sales Call 1
How to talk to a potential client during the first sales call or new business inquiry. How can you improve your client on-boarding process? What do you do when a client calls and asks "How Much?". How should you respond to new business inquiries?
040 Feeling Overwhelmed - Information Overload 1
Many people feel overwhelmed with consuming content and don't know what to do with it. How do you prioritize what to read, what to save for later, and what to do right now? Design therapy with Chris Do.
039 Grow Your Business 1
What steps do you need to take to achieve your business goals? How do you grow your creative business? Melinda Livsey is back for another deep dive into breaking down her goals as a creative entrepreneur.
038 How To Charge More For A Logo 0
Is it possible to charge more for a logo? How is it possible that some designers can charge tens of thousands of dollars more for essentially the same work? Chris and Melinda talk about the details of the logo.
037 Where To Start With Social Media 1
Chris and Melinda discuss social media. Should you use personal or business accounts when posting on social media? Keep it separate? What should you post? How can I not let negative feedback affect me?
036 - Can You Charge To Diagnose? 0
Chris discusses whether you're able to charge to diagnose problems with co-host Melinda Livsey. Where to begin? Try mapping out something in your life where a professional has charged you to diagnose a problem.
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Join Chris, and co-host Melinda Livsey, as he coaches her on how to run her creative business to achieve focus, raise her rates and delegate work to others. This is an in-depth breakdown especially for freelancers who want to start their own business.
034 The Driving Force with Ash Thorp 3
Ash Thorp has built his career in design and film from the ground up, succeeding while surrounded by a family of talented artists that were not able to reach the level that he has. In this episode Chris talks to Ash about the sacrifices he had to make to get where he is, including a year of work that would give him his biggest break while, simultaneously, being one of his biggest challenges, the online education company, Learn Squared, that he helped found, and the inner workings that have led him to success.
032 Motionographer Founder Justin Cone 1
What does it mean to be a "King Maker"? With great power comes great responsibility. Chris talks to Justin Cone about how industry favorite website, Motionographer.com, came together, the ripple effect of being on their "Cream Of The Crop" list, and the landscape of revenue creation and usefulness for sites like his have changed over the last decade.
031 School Of Motion Founder Joey Korenman 0
Chris sits down with Joey Korenman to talk about his journey from designer to educator, and opening the online education platform School Of Motion. They also discuss what it means to know what you're worth, and the fine art of discovering what a client needs, versus what they want.
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In this episode, Chris and Nick chat about the differences between a fully scalable product oriented model (Greyscalegorilla) vs. mentorship approach (MoGraph Mentor) and everything in between.
029 Learning, Collaboration, Critique & Feedback 2
In the follow up to our first episode with Greyscalegorilla founder Nick Campbell, Chris and Stewart discuss mindset and working with clients. When is the right time to ask questions? What kind of questions should you ask? What is the right approach when trying to develop a concept with your client?
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The way we learn is changing, and Nick Campbell is one of the trail blazers. His website, Greyscalegorilla, not only sells suites to help you make better work, it also provides invaluable educational content. After meeting at NAB this year, Chris had to sit down with Nick and talk more about his history, how Grey Scale Gorilla came to be, and what the future of online education might look like. This is part one of a two part series.
027 Staying Persistent Despite Catastrophic Failure 2
99 No's, 1 Yes. Persistence was something that was brought up in the last episode, and Chris and Stewart take the conversation farther. What does it mean to keep going? Should you? How can you turn defeat and failure into a learning moment?
026 Determination and Persistence w/ Chris Edwards CEO of The Third Floor 0
In October 2004, Chris Edwards spearheaded the founding of THE THIRD FLOOR, Inc. in Los Angeles. Since then, the company has become the most prolific previs studio in the world, contributing to Hollywood projects from Avatar to Gravity with credits on wide-ranging film and television projects such as Game of Thrones, The Martian, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and Marvel’s Iron Man, Captain America,Thor and Avengers franchises.
In this episode, the two Chris's meet and discuss the long road from being a dreamer to being a creator.
025 The Importance Of Mentors 0
Chris and Stewart follow up the last episode with a discussion about Mentors - What it means to have one, what it means to be one, and how to get one. Being a mentor can actually be more beneficial than finding one.
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November 17th, 2012:
Look what they’ve done to my brands
Cigarette-makers will weather the spread of plain-packaging laws
Nov 17th 2012 | from the print edition
Choose your poison
AUSTRALIANS call them Winnie Blues. But their favourite cigarettes will lose their familiar blue and white livery under Australia’s new plain-packaging law, which takes effect on December 1st. From then all cigarettes must be sold in identical packs (“drab dark brown” is the approved colour) with the brand name set in standardised type. The tobacco companies are angry. Plain packs are “plain stupid”, declares the website of British American Tobacco (BAT), the second-largest non-state producer. New Zealand, Britain and the European Union are contemplating plain-pack laws of their own. Everyone is watching the Australian experiment.
It ought to be a disaster for big tobacco. Governments started banning cigarette advertising on television in the 1960s, and though the marketing noose is still loose in much of the world it is tightening. Many governments ban ads in print media and at the till and oblige manufacturers to emblazon packs with gruesome warnings. The pack itself survives as a badge of a smoker’s taste and means, displayed and pocketed 20 or 30 times a day. Lighter colours hint at relative healthiness. Tall thin packs seem more feminine. In the war on tobacco marketing, packaging is “the last major frontier”, says David Hammond of the University of Waterloo in Canada. “That’s why we’re seeing such strong opposition.”
But tobacco is a weirdly resilient industry. Consumption is shrinking in developed countries but still rising in poorer ones, thanks partly to their growing populations. As GDP rises, smokers trade up to more expensive brands. The number of cigarettes smoked globally will shrink by 9% between 2015 and 2050, predicts Euromonitor International, a market-research firm. But tobacco firms are adept at wringing fatter profits from stagnant markets.
Addicted customers and high taxes make it relatively easy to raise prices (a big rise for producers translates into a small uptick for consumers). Tobacco’s stigma keeps potential competitors at bay. BAT aims to raise its earnings per share annually by high single digits and often does better than that, partly by using its spare cash to buy back shares, points out Rae Maile of J.P. Morgan Cazenove. Philip Morris International, BAT’s bigger rival, has retired a quarter of its shares since 2008.
Big Tobacco can hardly complain that plain packs will dent demand. It insists that branding is all about market share, not recruiting new smokers. Really? The World Health Organisation reckons that a blanket advertising and promotion ban would cut puffing by 7%.
Kingsley Wheaton, BAT’s head of regulation, says the injury lies elsewhere. For one thing, Australia’s law amounts to an expropriation of intellectual property, which ought to worry other industries such as food and liquor. Australia’s High Court rejected that claim, but the World Trade Organisation is considering it.
The second claim is that plain packs will drive smokers into the black market, which would be the fourth-biggest manufacturer if it were a company. Mr Maile sees this as the main threat to the business. Plain packs will encourage counterfeiters to produce knock-offs of many brands rather than just a few, he thinks. And that, the cigarette-makers gleefully point out, will cut government revenue.
They are nothing if not ingenious; when regulators banned “light” they struck back with “smooth”. Plain packs will not end the duel. BAT will go back to the “core of our product” by upgrading flavour and other inherent qualities rather than investing in promotional pizzazz, says Mr Wheaton. After all, fine wines do not sport flashy labels.
Plain packs may chime with a global back-to-basics mood. Some analysts think they could even help brands in their endless quest for differentiation. Faced with rows of identical boxes Aussies will ask for their favourites by name. New brands will find it hard to break in. Incumbents may find the new regime rather cosy.
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Immortals Release the Entire Dota 2 Roster
A new competitive season is on the horizon and with it a plethora of new opportunities open for the five players who fought for a spot at The International 2018 under the Immortals banner.
The organization announced last night that they “opted not to extend the DOTA 2 contracts” for their five players. The news is not entirely surprising, especially after two of the players have already announced their free agency over Twitter in the past couple of days.
“We want to sincerely thank Dubu, MP, Febby, Ryoya, and Velo for their hard work and dedication, and wish them well as they continue their Dota careers,” said Immortals CEO, Noah Whinston in the short announcement.
Thank you to our 2017-18 Dota roster. We wish them success as they continue their careers. #IMTDOTAhttps://t.co/mM9OvSoxSd pic.twitter.com/SOTHgevV8M
— Immortals (@Immortals) September 7, 2018
Immortals didn’t give any details of if they wish to remain active in the Dota2 world or not for the upcoming season. The organization stepped in the Dota 2 field last year in September when they signed the full roster of the South Korean team MVP.Phoenix. They started the DPC season well, with a top four finish at the PGL Open Bucharest Minor. But, that was the first and the last tournament where the team would get any TI8 qualifying points. By the end of 2017, Immortals were already trying to improve the team performance with a roster change. Lee “Forev” Sang-don was the first one to depart and break the full South Korean line-up. Despite a couple of other changes made through the season, Immortals didn’t recover and in the TI8 regional qualifiers, they finished fourth when only the top three (VGJ.Storm, Evil Geniuses and OpTic Gaming) claimed tickets for Vancouver.
The announcement of Immortals dissolving the entire Dota 2 roster comes three days after OpTic Gaming announced to have done the same. With about a week before the post TI8 shuffle will end, there is still time for these two NA organizations to find new teams to sign for the 2018-2019 Pro Circuit.
The dissolved Immortals roster:
– Pyo “MP” No-a
– Eric “Ryoya” Dong
– Kim “Velo” Tae-sung
– Kim “Febby” Yong-min
– Kim “DuBu” Doo-young
OpTic Gaming Release Entire Dota 2 Team
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Enhanced ID (Cont'd): Human rights in Democratic Republic of Congo - 34th Meeting, 42nd Regular Session Human Rights Council
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Spain, Ms. Estibaliz Lopez de Goicoechea
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Mr. Jean Claude Katende, President of the African Association for the Defence of Human Rights (ASADHO) Final Remarks
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Leatherworking has three specializations: Elemental, Tribal and Dragonscale. I’d pick up Tribal one. It allows to craft Devilsaur set items. Hunters, Rogues, Warriors, Feral Druids, even Enhancement Shamans and Retribution Paladins are among your potential clients. On any realm there is Un’Goro Mafia on Horde and Alliance, they control whole Un’Goro Crater zone and farm Devilsaurs 24/7. They are making thousands of gold. With Dragonscale Spec you are able to craft Black Dragon Mail set. Good demand as well among DPS classes Warriors, Hunters, Shamans, Paladins, for those who wants Bis Pre-Raid items fast and easy.
So even though you can play a WoW Classic demo today, we’re not done quite yet. We have lots of capital city features to look at, such as banks and auction houses. We need to test our dungeons and raids to make sure the bosses’ abilities all still work correctly. We need to examine all of our PvP systems. But we’re committed to taking a close look at all of these and more as continue bring the classic game back to life.
Blizzard said it will choose players who have active subscriptions to the regular game based on a variety of factors to help them test the beta. It could be based on your PC, your commitment to the game, or just your luck. If you get in, you’ll likely receive an email, but if not, you can check your launcher. And remember: as with any beta, your progress will not be saved for when the game launches later this year.
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Nov 15 The most hardcore thing you can do. In vanilla? I have a few things that could be it. Playing on a perma death PvP server and kill kel'thuzad. Without dying even once. Being able to kill a mage/rogue/warlock/pally in all BiS gear Soloing a high end dungeon boss like rivendare or dark master gandling. Leveling to 60 with no gear or weapons or pet of any kind. That is by far the most hardcore, life threatening thing you can do in vanilla wowHavell7 Nov 15
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Before work began on World of Warcraft: Classic, it was only possible for players to experience the original World of Warcraft by using private servers, which are illegal, often have stability or corruption problems, and generally are very imperfect recreations of the authentic World of Warcraft experience. As much as Blizzard has been aware of the desires of their community, until recently it seemed impossible for them to emulate Classic servers due to the technical hurdles of essentially having to run two massively multiplayer online games side-by-side. A breakthrough was then achieved that made it possible to run Classic servers on the modern architecture of current World of Warcraft servers.
Logging in for the first time, being welcomed by THAT login screen and THAT music... You can't not be taken back if you've played Vanilla, and especially if you've played 2 years of it non-stop all day every day. I probably stayed 10 minutes in character creation just because of the music alone (and trying to get my character looking exactly as it did back then - although I wasn't a shaman then). The whole intro experience was especially amazing for me since the Tauren starting zone was my first encounter with WoW in the EU beta, and a little bit of that spark did return. But is that all Classic has to offer? A trip back in time when we were wowed by the game for the very first time?
Sharding eliminates server load and realm stability. Cross-realm sharding is here so that players are evenly distributed across realms and helps combat underpopulation. Sharding at launch is vital to ensure a stable launch of an expansion. Starting zones would be filled with millions of people and that would turn even accepting a quest into a nightmare. Disadvantages of Sharding
However, that’s not the full extent of Blizzard’s announcement. The developer behind World of Warcraft Classic has also announced that it will release a closed beta test for chosen (note this word) players to participate in. The closed beta is meant to test Blizzard’s servers, which I’m guessing will be pretty full once the game actually releases. Blizzard hopes that this beta can prepare them for a smooth launch, since this is pretty big for World of Warcraft players.
It was the first time in a decade that I wasn't gunning for the end game, pillaging the beta test to determine the fastest way to level and get to the "good stuff," and tweaking my add-ons to skip as much content as I could to get there. I even read a quest or two, though I admit to using the option (still available, even in vanilla) to turn off the line-by-line scrolling of quest text.
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Yesterday, Blizzard made the game’s release date official. August 26 will be the day that new and current subscribers will be able to kick it old school in the Warcraft MMO. Ahead of the launch, a beta session will be up and running to work out the final bugs and quirks. Players can sign up for the beta session beginning today, May 15. Details on the dates and times for the beta sessions can be found on the official Blizzard site.
Nov 15 Why was it "easy" for Nost, but hard for Bliz During Blizzcon we were told how challenging (at least that's how it came off) it was for Blizzard to create a working version of Classic... but Nostalrius, with no ties to Blizzard, was able to make a relatively bug free version of Vanilla? When I say "bug free" I know there was "a lot" of issues, but nothing an entire team at Blizzard couldn't fix. Wouldn't it be less work?Goró64 Nov 15
Rogue combo points posed another challenge, because the game’s modern resource system knows how to gain and spend combo points, but not how to lose them when changing targets. There are also the older combat formulas to consider, so we had to bring back the code for the prior combat formulas including critical hits and crushing blows. Their chance to occur is also modified by the difference between the defender’s defense and the attacker’s weapon skill. Yes—weapon skill is back. We had the data for this aspect of the classic game, but we also needed to restore the code that increased your skills when you used them and made your skill level affect your chance to hit or get a glancing blow.
Players will be selected for beta based on a range of criteria, including having an active WoW subscription. Opting into beta via the WoW Account Management page is the primary way to register, but other factors, like how long you’ve played the game, may also be taken into account. There will be three stress test periods: May 22-23, June 19-20, and July 18-19. Players will be able to reserve character names beginning on August 13 (or slightly ahead of that time, if you live in the Americas) with up to three reservations per WoW account.
As it had been executed in Vanilla, Can Blizz launch the PvP rank system? As somebody who was wow classic gold around back then, and without needing to get overly hand-wringy, I feel that the position system itself supported some fairly unhealthy behaviors. That top rank took months of continuous grinding, and I mean constant, 10 to 12 hours each day, to the stage where people weren’t even functioning properly and everything out of that honor grind was excluded. There were things in WoW Classic that you had to forfeit your wellbeing and life outside of WoW Classic to obtain.
My main plan will be to focus on raw gold in the beginning. Then I will spend my gold on leveling tailoring and enchanting so I can shuffle enchanting materials which is likely to be very profitable. I already have some shuffle ideas, and I will look for more. Then I’ll work on obtaining the rare enchanting and tailoring recipes to craft those for gold.
In restoring World of Warcraft Classic, our guiding principle has been to provide an authentic experience. Things might run a bit smoother and the hardware is better, but the game should still look and feel like you’re playing World of Warcraft from 2006. Things like combat equations, original models, and hunter skills are certainly part of that—but things like social dynamics are a part of that too. The reliance on others, the effort it took to assemble a group, and how that impacted your journey into a dungeon—these were all part of the classic experience that we wanted to preserve.
Instead of sharding the zones, their plan is to shard the entire continent at launch. In Classic WoW, there are no dynamic spawns and questing in starting zones would quickly become annoying, so it's understandable that the game is all but fun when there are no mobs to kill, but layering will also cause you to see new players, every time you sign in to the game, which is a clear downside of the tech.
Expected More That WoW Classic Will Resurrect That Hardcore Breed Of MMO That So Many Players Originally Fell In Love With. In World Of Warcraft Classic, It's Built Using Patch 1.12, Titled Drums Of War, Released On August 22, 2006, Equipment And Abilities Will Remain Stable In Order To Reflect The Minor Adjustment That Blizzard Made With Each Path While Dungeons, Raids, And PVP Features Will Constantly Change.
Within the context of Classic, the method most frequently proposed is to re-tune bosses to make them harder. Rather than copying the numbers, re-create the relative difficulty. Kind of like, when you first start working out, you use small weights. When you get stronger, you lift bigger weights. The WoW community is more knowledgeable, more experienced, has better hardware, etc. We're "stronger." So give us tougher bosses. There are a lot of forms that could take. Bosses were constantly re-tuned during vanilla anyway, so if Ragnaros does 10% more damage or something, is that really a problem? I don't think it is. What about resistance gear? back in the day, collecting resist gear was a thing people did. But the numbers and strategies are so well known today that only the tank really needs it anymore. Bosses could be re-tuned with more resistible elemental damage so that's important for entire raids to gear appropriately. That would be entirely keeping with the spirit of vanilla even if the actually numbers sitting in a database somewhere were different than they were ~13 years ago. If you want to go a little farther, a few people have proposed adding new abilities to old bosses, adjusting their timing, etc.
Gold in World of Warcraft: Classic can be earned with a bit of luck too. By killing and looting mobs you might find some truly rare items. Some of them might be usable by you but others might not. Don’t just sell that piece of rare equipment to the nearest vendor as it can earn you quite a bit in the auction house. Especially if it’s an item for a level 50+ character.
Beginning May 15, select WoW players will be invited to participate in a small-scale, focused closed beta test. Players will also get a chance to help put our servers and technology through their paces in a series of stress tests running from May through July—you can opt in now through Account Management and select the WoW Classic beta. Subsequent stress tests will extend the opportunity to even more players. Level caps will also be in place to ensure we’re emphasizing the “stress” in “stress test.
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Nicky Birch
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Kōrero paku - ngā atua wāhine in Te Kāhui Kura Māori, Volume 0, Issue 2
For several reasons, including lack of resource and inherent ambiguity, not all names in the NZETC are marked-up. This means that finding all references to a topic often involves searching. Search for Nicky Birch as: "Nicky Birch". Additional references are often found by searching for just the main name of the topic (the surname in the case of people).
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Nicky Birch":
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
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Report: Disinformation and Democracy
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The Theory of the Celestro-Centric World
In 1870 the U.S.-American C.R.Teed, inspired by the lecture of the bible and elder believers (like Edmund Halley in 1692), developed a new model of the world. In Germany the idea was published by Karl Neupert. In the 1930s the theory got famous, when it was published as the new world-vision. Though the theories differed slightly, all authors imagined the world as a ball, where human beings live inside. In the middle are the moon and the sun - and also God, sitting in the center.
for further details see:
http://www.angelfire.com/il/geocosmos/
http://home.t-online.de/home/Werner_Lang
Those who believe in it, call it the truth, those who simply like the idea, may call it a parallel science. Others call it disinformation, asking for the reasons to spread it. The turning to the inside, where there is no way out, produces a different reality. It shows that realities are always produced.
Political conservatives and racists like Hitler were fascinated by the idea and tried to present it as a new truth, a new reality, which was possible to make ideological use of.
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Disinformation and Democracy
-3 The Role of the Media
-2 Credibility
-1 Changes
0 The Theory of the Celestro-Centric World
+1 The Right to get Disinformed
+2 Another voluntary Disinformation
+3 Globalization as a modern Disinformation
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Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was the head of the NSdAP, the National Socialist Workers' Party. Originally coming from Austria, he started his political career in Germany. As the Reichskanzler of Germany he provoked World War II. His hatred against all non-Aryans and people thinking in a different way killed millions of human beings. Disinformation about his personality and an unbelievable machinery of propaganda made an entire people close its eyes to the most cruel crimes on human kind.
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FujiFilm Instax Mini 8 (Polaroid)
My name is Averiella Barger and I have a Fuji Instax Mini 8 camera. What I like about this camera is unique about it, is that whenever you take the picture it pops right out and you have it instantly. And I think it's cool because it shows us what other, our grandparents had back in the decades, so. Well, this camera comes with itself and you can buy other accessories with it but the first accessory I would prefer you buy would be a case.
FujiFilm Instax Mini 8 Camera: http://amzn.to/2iFpL7B
Instax Film: http://amzn.to/2iFpP7l
And this is the Fuji Instax Mini 8 case and it goes, it slips right in. And it's leather and has like, so. This camera also you could buy for it is lenses. I would recommend the colorful ones cause you cannot just take a regular picture. You can take it in color. And so you can get red, blue, yellow, and green. And unlike most cameras, it's hard to take a selfie. So the Instax people made a selfie one. And this lens has a mirror and it comes in a bunny rabbit and it comes in all different colors. And so, you pop this on and then it clicks in. I have it on backwards but regularly it would go on this side. And you can take a picture and you look into the mirror. And the lens has it right here and then you have your selfie.
Some photos I have taken is with one of the colorful lenses and one of those lenses was green. And I took the picture of my front yard. And it comes out really clear and only takes like a couple of seconds to develop and then I also have some selfies I took with the bunny rabbit. This one's in dark and so is this one. I have my room lights on. So these are two selfies of me.
I think it's really cute, it's really popular, and I really like how it prints it out and it has really good perceptions. And the pictures are clear. And it's just really neat. And I like being able, like, to push that button. And it has really great flashes. It has outdoor flashes, sunny flashes, and in the house flashes. It also has hi-def. I wanted the camera because first off, I've seen a lot of girls at my school have these cameras and I thought, "hey that's really cool. It prints the picture." and they are like really popular, really cute, and if you guys didn't notice they come in different colors. And I thought that most cameras come in silver or black. They don't have a lot of options. I chose white because I just like white but they come in pink, blue, yellow. And they come in like green, orange, so they really neat and I thought they have pretty good lens protection and their flash is neat and it's easy and it's portable and you don't have to change the lenses like on a regular camera. It doesn't really come off. You just pop one on and go.
I also really like the camera. I can capture memories of my friends and family and anybody you want. And not only can I give it to them automatically, I can keep one myself. Thank you for watching this video and hope you enjoy it and soon have a Polaroid of your own.
Zeiss Loxia 2.4/85mm Thoughts and Review
Sample RAW images from the Loxia 2.4/85mm and Sony a7ii can be downloaded at the bottom of this article.
This is the Loxia 85mm f/2.4 lens. This lens is a stellar performer, top notch. Performs as good if not better than the Loxia 21mm which I think is an excellent lens. It's probably one of the best lenses I own for the Sony E mount. Here are some thoughts on the lens. Wide open at f/2.4 there's some slight vignetting. Nothing, nothing major. The distortion in my opinion is almost virtually unnoticeable. There are no lens correction profiles yet in LightRoom or Capture One Pro for Sony that I've seen come through.
The de-clicking of the aperture ring is nice. If you shoot video this is a big plus to me. The manual focus throw is a big plus. The manual focus through is not fly-by-wire. It's mechanical so you know exactly what to expect when you use it.
This also fits in this configuration, lens down, lens hood mounted on just like normal, camera down on an a7ii in a Hadley Small. And it's about a quarter inch too tall but that's ok because the Hadley has a top flap, a top padded flap that comes down. The bokeh is nice. I wouldn't say it's the best in the world. It's definitely not Batis 1.8 or Gold Master 1.4.
I recently traveled to the Columbia River Gorge and I took the Batis line. I took the 18, 25, and 85. I feel like that if I had the Loxia 85 I probably would have opted for the Loxia 85 because my backpack, I had a Flipside 10 liter backpack. So it was a very small pack I had. The Loxia would have allowed me a little bit more room. The 85 made things tight.
We have done some shots in studio and it shoots well in studio. You don't have Eye Autofocus but you do have focus magnification and peaking. From a photo point-of-view, maybe not the first lens you grab in the 85mm focal length. I feel like the Loxia fills a niche and it's just that, it’s a niche.
It feels good on the camera. It focuses well. I love the manual focus. The aperture ring could be a little thicker. I think before in earlier videos I said it didn't bother me. It could have been a little wider. That would have been nice.
Besides that, it's another good lens by Zeiss but I don't feel like there is going to be a horde of people looking for a slower 85mm lens. If you are looking at an 85mm focal length, you have to ask yourself a few questions. Are you ready for an all manual focus lens? Do you want to give up Eye Autofocus? Do you video? Do you do serious video? How important is weight? So there are a lot of factors that go into is this lens right for you. Only you can answer that. And at $1400 it has a hefty price tag. But what Sony lens these days doesn't have a hefty price tag.
Let us know what you think about the Loxia 2.4/85 below and how you see it being recieved.
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Loudon at Kingston: Senior Night
Kingston finished out the 2016 football season with a 24-3 win against Loudon. Seniors were recognized during an emotional pregame ceremony where tears were shed and hugs were handed out like candy on Halloween. I flipped back through the last few years and put together some Now vs Then photos of four seniors. The Loudon at Kingston photo gallery can be found here.
Left: Ethan Guinn sitting in his locker before his last high school game of his career (2016). ---- Right: Ethan ready to speed down the field on kickoff on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at Christian Academy of Knoxville.
Left: Destiny Monique being recognized on senior night on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 ---- Right: Destiny freezing to death during a very cold halftime show on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at Christian Academy of Knoxville.
Left: Rachael Baggett escorted by Luke Gasque during homecoming on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. ---- Right: Rachael marching at halftime on October 3, 2014. (Photo by Eric Barger)
Left: Selena and Star Schorr being recognized on senior night on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 ---- Right: Selena playing the trumpet during the halftime show on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at Roane County High School. (Photo by Eric Barger)
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Wherefore the requirement of human interaction must needs identify that portion or those portions of our countenance that comprise the essential attributes of individual being to accommodate particular discourse, it becomes incumbent upon the larger society to establish and perpetuate the representation of identity in such ways as to engender trust for all. And that high calling necessitates the establishment of transparent facilities consistent in assurance to reliant parties, and dependable for integrity of the self and the many privacies enabled thereby, ever consistent with the context of such particular discourse. We in the current state of human condition recognize and declare our rightful dominion over innate identity, the ascendant interest thereof, and our obligation to recognize and act in accordance with such interest in others. While recognizing the derived authority of present democratic nation states comprised and even defined by the collective aggregation of individuals sharing common purposes, no nation state to this day has been comprised of the totality of all individuals, intrinsically limiting their respective authority as it pertains to these fundamental rights associated with innate identity. Therefore while remaining subject to the recognized rule of law embedded within a nation state, it is within the right and proper expectation of each person in matters relating to innate identity to transcend inconsistent nation state rules without thereby manifesting a desire to diminish or usurp such authority in other matters, with full and proper election to associate aspects of such identity with any other immutable or transient attribute, be it nationality, origin, culture, heritage, religion, belief, creed, gender, age, or any other that expresses or establishes identity through choice of acknowledged relationship without regard to limitations thrust upon them and fully acknowledging that others will do likewise. Whence the ability to assert innate identity is not respected by a sovereign, that portion of the innate identity associated with its expression suffers diminution, and conjointly diminished is the source of the sovereign’s authority derived from that expression of choice and deference of the population of its individuals. Whereby the laws of these nation states govern behavior, we bestow upon them the duty to create rules consistent with our common purpose of mutual respect, protection, and fulfillment of the integrity of innate identity, and beseech of them support and promotion of standardized means for its interface to the benefit of those so governed, or alternately advocacy of good and proper means for self-governance, whilst each retaining our own election and control of the discrete definition and selected exposure of our various individual attributes and personas in a manner that advances the overall health of society by dint of those means. And in regard to forms of agreement (whether negotiated or executory) with entities that seek to limit their exposure to liability for damage-causing breach of their promise to respect our innate identity and to preserve its integrity, we assert the superseding right to at any time know, review and prospectively repudiate any legal terms and conditions of such agreements that are in conflict with the aforesaid innate identity, while understanding that these actions might introduce self determined limitation to previously afforded benefits. By highest authority this right to act to preserve the integrity of innate identity determination and expression requires the ability for discovery of all personal identity data regardless of locale, the plain understanding of how they are used, and the enumerated parties to whom they are exposed. But recognizing that mere understanding does not equate to the ability to preserve and enjoy rights, we declare each individual has the right to control over their innate identity, and by extension is due predomination to attain an intuitive state of privacy and the context appropriate ability to control access to that data by each other party. We, therefore, on behalf of our fellow sentient citizens, being in distributed congress yet sharing one voice, appeal in the spirit of that highest authority as we publish and declare our own sovereignty over free and independent determination and expression of innate identity and establish globally for each and every entity the individual ownership and enjoyment of the rights associated therewith. And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of universal Providence, we pledge to one another the richness of our intellectual abilities, the commitment of our innovation, and the bold endeavors required to bring to fruition these lofty ideals for all. * J. Oliver Glasgow * Kaliya Hamlin * Dawn N. Jutla (Some names copied from other sites) Nat Sakimura, Scott David, Dazza Greenwood of [http://www.civics.com CIVICS.com], Drummond Reed, Iain Henderson, Joni Brennan, Jay Unger, Gary Moore
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Gold is a rare metallic element with a melting point of 1064 degrees centigrade and a boiling point of 2808 degrees centigrade. Its chemical symbol, Au, is short for the Latin word for gold, Aurum, which literally means Glowing Dawn. It has several properties that have made it very useful to mankind over the years, notably its excellent conductive properties and its inability to react with water or oxygen!
This stems back to ancient times in the Mediterranean /Middle East, when a carat became used as a measure of the purity of gold alloys.The gold-containing ore has to be dug from the surface or blasted from the rock face underground. This is then hauled to the surface and milled to release the gold. The gold is then separated from the rock (gangue) by techniques such as flotation, smelted to a gold-rich Dore and cast into bars. These are then refined to gold bars by the Miller chlorination process to a purity of 99.5%. If higher purity is needed or platinum group metal contaminants are present, this gold is further refined by the Who l will electrolytic process to 99.9% purity. Mine tailings containing low amounts of gold may be treated with cyanide to dissolve the gold and this is then extracted by the carbon in pulp technique before smelting and refining.Long back, in olden days, gold was considered to have healing and therapeutic properties and so it was worn widely. For more than 5000 years, people have used gold as jewelry and also as a source of money, since then the love for gold has haven’t died down.
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TV Review: WWE NXT #200 (James Marston)
After NXT Takeover: The End of the Beginning last week, it was back to normal this Wednesday (15/06/2016) with an hour long edition of the show airing on the WWE Network.
Headline Segment
Shinsuke Nakamura confronts Finn Balor
How was the show, though? Let's take a look!
fast-forward...Three minute recap video of NXT Takeover: The End of the Beginning...The Authors of Pain (Gzim Selmani & Sunny Dhinsa) accompanied by Paul Ellering destroyed their opponents, CJ O'Doyle & Sean Swag, in the tag teams TV debut match...
The show really got going with another short bout, that saw Carmella pick up a submission victory over Tessa Blanchard. This was Blanchard's third match with WWE and she came out with a new attitude, suddenly becoming a heel. I've missed a few weeks of NXT some maybe I missed something, because the commentary team didn't mention it. I suppose it's because her previous matches had been against Nia Jaxx and Alexa Bliss, both heels, and I suppose most viewers wouldn't notice. However, considering that NXT is aimed at the savvy, wrestling fan it felt like a lack of attention to detail and continuity. For what it was I thought Carmella looked pretty good here, her offence looked decent and managed to get the crowd going in a fairly short space of time. She's still got a long way to go, but there's definitely signs of improvement from the Princess of Staten Island.
fast-forward...Cathey Kelly interviewed Blake and Murphy ahead of their match with more tension being teased between the former NXT Tag Team Champions...
Blake & Murphy's losing streak continued as they fell to TM-61's Nick Miller & Shane Thorne, giving the newcomers their first win on WWE TV. For me, the match was slow to get going and having missed the last few weeks, I thought it was difficult to see which team were working as the babyfaces. The action was a bit stunted until Blake & Murphy took control of the match and from here on in things picked up. The continuation of the storyline that's seen Blake & Murphy unable to win a match since dropping the NXT Tag Team belts back in August played well into the match with some brilliantly worked heel miscommunication that would lead to Miller's hot tag. A quick finishing sequence saw TM-61 hit their impressive Thunder Valley double team for the win.
fast-forward...After a recap of Nia Jax defeating Bayley on NXT #197, an injured Bayley was interviewed revealing she'd possibly be cleared to compete by next week...
In a rematch from Takeover: The End of the Beginning, Andrade Almas picked up a fairly comfortable victory over Tye Dillinger in a technically sound encounter. Credit to Dillinger for bumping like a machine for Almas and allowing his opponent to look as good as he did, but I'm not sure that he's currently the best choice of personnel to put over debuting babyface talent. The fact is he's too over with the crowd, who enjoy the "Ten" count thing and therefore they sided with Dillinger over the new comer for most of the match, with this not being helped by Almas being almost completely dominant throughout. Either switch up Dillinger's character to make him more dislikable or find Almas a different opponent to allow him to build his own relationship with the crowd. Also, the sooner Almas drops the white feather hat and other get up he comes to ring in the better.
The main talking point from the show comes in the form of the superb in-ring segment between Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura. Advertised as Balor addressing his future on the show, Balor's interaction with the crowd at the start of the promo was a strong piece of work as despite him not him having the world's best solo promo skills, he turned things into a conversation with the Full Sail Arena, taking advantage of it's fairly intimate settings. The lead-in to Nakamura's interruption was planted nicely with Balor repeatively saying "What's next for Finn Balor?" before the arena erupted at the sound of Nakamura's The Rising Sun theme music. Shinsuke is just Shinsuke, isn't I? I mean, I could try to explain why the man's just completely fascinating to watch speak, but I feel that trying to pick apart the reason why, would take away part of the magic. Plus, at the end of the day we're getting Finn Balor vs. Shinsuke Nakamura on WWE television at some point, so who gives a fuck about anything else.
ATPW Scale rating - 4.5/10
Similar to this week's IMPACT Wrestling, the 200th edition of NXT was pretty much rescued by it's headline segment. Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura brought the star power and the performances to match in front of Full Sail Arena and getting an electric response in between. The rest of the show however was a bit damp as NXT attempts to get a number of newer stars over, with mixed results. Problems with heel and face dynamics seemed to plague the show, with a lack of attention to detail from performers, as well as the booking staff. It's easy to get a crowd excited about Balor vs. Nakamura, but NXT needs to start developing some stars of it's own sooner rather than later.
Labels: Andre Almas, Blake & Murphy, Carmella, Finn Balor, NXT, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tessa Blanchard, TM-61, TV Review, Tye Dillinger, WWE
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Most Recent Weekly Report: 25 December-31 December 2019 Cite this Report
On 1 January KVERT reported that activity at Bezymianny had significantly declined during the previous week; the temperature of the thermal anomaly identified in satellite images decreased and nighttime lava-dome incandescence was no longer visible. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Yellow (the second lowest level on a four-color scale).
Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
Most Recent Bulletin Report: June 2019 (BGVN 44:06) Cite this Report
Ongoing thermal anomalies, gas-and-steam plumes, and lava dome growth during February-May 2019; strong explosion in mid-March
Volcanism at Bezymianny has been frequent since 1955. During the last reporting period, observations primarily consisted of moderate gas-and-steam emissions and thermal anomalies. Lava dome growth has been reported, as well as the effusion of several lava flows onto the dome flanks. Monitoring is the responsibility of the Kamchatka Volcano Eruptions Response Team (KVERT). Activity during February to mid-March 2019 consisted of predominantly moderate gas-and-steam emissions. Incandescent, hot avalanches from the lava dome, strong fumarolic activity, and a thermal anomaly began to occur in mid-March 2019. This reporting period includes activity from February-May 2019.
One explosion occurred during this reporting period. According to video data from KVERT and seismic data from the Kamchatka Branch of the Geophysical Service, on 15 March 2019 an explosion sent ash up to an altitude of 15 km. According to the KVERT Weekly Reports, satellite data showed large ash clouds from this eruption drifting several thousands of kilometers east from the volcano. The Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation (VONA) issued by KVERT for this event described ash clouds to a distance of about 870 km. Ashfall was reported in Ust'-Kamchatsk (115 km E) on 15 March and Nikolskoe (350 km E) on 15-16 March 2019.
Beginning 15 March and continuing through May 2019, the number of hot avalanches from the lava dome top significantly increased, as well as the temperature of the thermal anomalies as reported by KVERT based on satellite data. Incandescent lava dome growth with extruding, viscous lava flows accompanying strong fumarolic activity and thermal anomalies continued in late April-May 2019 (figure 30).
Figure 30. Fumarolic plume rising above at Bezymianny on 14 April 2019. Photo by A. Klimova, courtesy of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS, KVERT.
MODIS infrared data processed by MIROVA showed stronger and more frequent thermal anomalies in mid-March 2019 compared to the typical thermal activity since late January and afterwards through May (figure 31). According to the MODVOLC algorithm, 11 hotspot pixels were recorded between February and May 2019.
Figure 31. Thermal anomalies at Bezymianny for September 2018 through May 2019 as recorded by the MIROVA system (Log Radiative Power). Courtesy of MIROVA.
Information Contacts: Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 9 Piip Blvd., Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/); Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (IVS FEB RAS), 9 Piip Blvd., Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/eng/); Kamchatka Branch of the Geophysical Service, Russian Academy of Sciences (KB GS RAS) (URL: http://www.emsd.ru/); MIROVA (Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity), a collaborative project between the Universities of Turin and Florence (Italy) supported by the Centre for Volcanic Risk of the Italian Civil Protection Department (URL: http://www.mirovaweb.it/); Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) - MODVOLC Thermal Alerts System, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Univ. of Hawai'i, 2525 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA (URL: http://modis.higp.hawaii.edu/).
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Activity at Bezymianny remained elevated during 13-20 December; nighttime crater incandescence, strong fumarolic emissions, and a lava flow on the W flank of the lava dome were visible. The temperature of a thermal anomaly had continued to increase. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
Activity at Bezymianny began to increase at the beginning of December, characterized by nighttime crater incandescence, strong fumarolic emissions, a lava flow, and gradually increasing temperatures of a satellite-detected thermal anomaly. KVERT increased the Aviation Color Code to Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale) on 13 December.
KVERT reported that after a powerful explosive eruption at Bezymianny recorded on 15 March activity was characterized by growth of the W part of the lava dome, strong fumarolic activity, and dome incandescence. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Yellow (the second lowest level on a four-color scale) on 21 March.
KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly over Bezymianny was identified in satellite images during 12-15 March, and intense gas-end-steam emissions continued to rise from the crater. Hot avalanches originating from the top of the lava dome were visible in webcam images at night.
Late on 15 March KVERT reported that activity continued to intensify noting that the number of hot avalanches increased and ash plumes from the avalanches drifted about 100 km SE. The temperature of the thermal anomaly also increased. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red (the highest level on a four-color scale). Seismic data suggested that a powerful explosive eruption began at 0511 on 16 March. At 0530 webcam images recorded explosions generating ash plumes that rose as high as 15 km (49,200 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 10 km E. Thirty minutes later satellite images indicated continuing ash emissions rising to 15 km a.s.l. Ashfall was reported in Ust-Kamchatsk Village (120 km ENE) during 0650-0730. An ash plume, 79 x 65 km in dimension, was also identified drifting ENE.
Strong explosions continued to produce ash plumes on 16 March, although they were lower-altitude (5-6 km (16,400-19,700 ft) a.s.l.) and had a higher concentration of ash. The plumes drifted E. By 0930 ash plumes were rising to altitudes of 4-4.5 (13,100-14,800 ft) a.s.l.; ash plumes drifted 100 km E. A large ash plume, 120 x 130 km in dimension, continued to drift E at an altitude of 15 km. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale). By 1307 on 16 March satellite images showed ash plumes drifting 650 km E. The report noted that ashfall was likely occurring in Nikolskoye (370 km ESE) on Bering Island.
KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly over Bezymianny was identified in satellite images during 1-12 March. Strong gas-end-steam emissions continued to rise from the crater. Hot avalanches originating from the top of the lava dome were visible at night. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly over Bezymianny was identified in satellite images during 28 February-1 March. Strong gas-and-steam emissions continued to be visible. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
On 27 February KVERT reported increased activity at Bezymianny characterized by nighttime crater incandescence, hot avalanches originating from the lava dome, and occasionally strong fumarolic activity. The report noted that the temperature of the thermal anomaly was gradually increasing. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly over Bezymianny was identified in satellite images during 20 and 22-25 October. Gas-and-steam emissions continued to rise from the crater. The Aviation Color Code remained at Yellow (the second lowest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly over Bezymianny was identified in satellite images during 22-29 June. The Aviation Color Code remained at Yellow.
KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly over Bezymianny was identified in satellite images during 29-30 March and 2-3 April. The Aviation Color Code remained at Yellow.
On 29 December KVERT reported that activity at Bezymianny was characterized by moderate gas-and-steam emissions; a lava flow likely continued to effuse onto the N flank of the lava dome. A thermal anomaly over the volcano was identified in satellite images. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Yellow.
KVERT reported that ash plumes from the 20 December explosive eruption at Bezymianny rose as high as 15 km (49,200 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 320 km NE. A thermal anomaly over the volcano was identified in satellite images during 21-22 December. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
On 18 December hot avalanches on the SE flank of Bezymianny’s lava dome were recorded by a webcam, prompting KVERT to raise the Aviation Color Code to Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale). A strong explosion that started at 1555 on 20 December generated ash plumes that rose 10-15 km (32,800-49,200 ft) a.s.l., prompting KVERT to raise the Aviation Color Code to Red. Ash plumes were identified in satellite data drifting 85 km NE. Later that day satellite images indicted decreased activity; the Alert level was lowered back to Orange.
On 6 October KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly at Bezymianny was identified in satellite images during 1-2 and 4-5 October, and that lava probably continued to flow down the W flank of the dome. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Yellow (the second lowest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that during 22-29 September lava continued to flow down the W flank of Bezymianny's dome, and incandescence from the dome was visible at night. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that during 15-22 September lava continued to flow down the W flank of Bezymianny's dome, and incandescence from the dome was visible at night. A thermal anomaly was identified in satellite images during 15-19 September. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that during 8-15 September a lava flow continued to move down the W flank of Bezymianny's dome, and incandescence from the dome was visible at night. A thermal anomaly was identified in satellite images during 8-9 and 12-13 September. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that during 1-8 September a thermal anomaly over Bezymianny was identified daily in satellite images. A lava flow continued to flow down the W flank of the dome; incandescence from the dome was visible at night. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that during 28-30 August a thermal anomaly over Bezymianny was identified in satellite images. A lava flow continued to flow down the W flank of the dome; incandescence from the dome was visible at night. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that during 18-25 August a daily thermal anomaly over Bezymianny was identified in satellite images. A lava flow continued to flow down the W flank of the dome; incandescence from the dome was visible at night. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that during 4-11 August a daily thermal anomaly was identified over Bezymianny in satellite images. A lava flow continued to flow down the W flank of the dome; incandescence from the dome was visible at night. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that during 28 July-4 August a daily thermal anomaly was identified over Bezymianny in satellite images. A lava flow continued to flow down the W flank of the dome. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that during 21-28 July a thermal anomaly was identified daily over Bezymianny in satellite images. A lava flow continued to flow down the W flank of the dome. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that during 14-21 July a thermal anomaly was identified daily over Bezymianny in satellite images. A lava flow continued to move down the W flank of the dome. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly was identified over Bezymianny daily in satellite images. A lava flow continued to flow down the W flank of the dome. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that incandescence from Bezymianny's lava dome was observed at night during 1-7 July, and a lava flow continued to flow down the W flank of the dome. A thermal anomaly was identified daily in satellite images. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that incandescence from Bezymianny's lava dome was observed at night during 23-30 June, and a lava flow continued to flow down the W flank of the dome. A thermal anomaly was identified daily in satellite images. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that a powerful explosion at Bezymianny on 16 June generated an ash plume that rose as high as 12 km (39,400 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 700 km E and SE. Nighttime incandescence from the lava dome was observed at night afterwards, and a lava flow emerged from the W flank of the dome. A thermal anomaly was identified daily in satellite images during 16-23 June. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
On 15 June KVERT reported that the temperature of a thermal anomaly identified in satellite images had increased, and that the webcam recorded a gas-and-steam plume rising above Bezymianny to 4 km (13,100 ft) a.s.l. and drifted SSE. Hot avalanches of material originated from the lava dome. An explosive event began at 1653 on 16 June, producing an ash cloud 28 x 25 km in size that drifted NE. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red (the highest level on a four-color scale), but lowered back down to Orange about 5 hours later. At 2110 the ash cloud was 212 x 115 km in size and drifting E; the leading edge of the cloud was about 245 km E.
On 26 May KVERT reported that after an explosive eruption at Bezymianny on 9 March, and the effusion of several lava flows onto the dome flanks, the volcano became quiet. Gas-and-steam emissions continued, along with a thermal anomaly identified in satellite images. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Yellow (the second lowest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported gas-and-steam activity at Bezymianny during 12-19 May, and a thermal anomaly identified in satellite images daily. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported gas-and-steam activity at Bezymianny during 5-12 May, and a thermal anomaly identified in satellite images during 5 and 8-9 May. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported gas-and-steam activity at Bezymianny during 28 April-5 May, and a daily thermal anomaly identified in satellite images. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported gas-and-steam activity at Bezymianny during 21-28 April, and a daily thermal anomaly identified in satellite images. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).
KVERT reported that during 14-21 April lava continued to advance down the NW flank of Bezymianny's lava dome. A thermal anomaly was identified in satellite images during 14-17 April. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that during 7-14 April lava continued to advance down the NW flank of Bezymianny's lava dome. A thermal anomaly was identified in satellite images daily. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that during 1-6 April lava continued to advance down the NW flank of Bezymianny's lava dome. A thermal anomaly was identified in satellite images daily. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that during 24-31 March lava continued to advance down the NW flank of Bezymianny's lava dome. A thermal anomaly was identified daily in satellite images. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that during 17-24 March lava continued to advance down the NW flank of Bezymianny's lava dome. A thermal anomaly was visible in satellite images on 17, 19, and 22 March. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that lava continued to advance down Bezymianny's NW flank during 10-17 March, and gas-and-steam plumes rose from the crater. A thermal anomaly was visible each day in satellite images. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that an explosive eruption at Bezymianny began at about 1330 on 9 March. Based on webcam observations, at 1454 an ash plume rose to altitudes of 6-7 km (20,000-23,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 20 km NE. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale). About 30 minutes later, at 1523, an ash plume rose to altitudes of 7-8 km (23,000-26,200 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 60 km NW. KVERT raised the Aviation Color Code to Red. Satellite data showed a 14-km-wide ash plume drifting 112 km NW at an altitude of 7 km (23,000 ft) a.s.l. Later that day a 274-km-long ash plume identified in satellite images drifted NW at altitudes of 4-4.5 km (13,100-14,800 ft) a.s.l.; the majority of the leading part of the plume contained a significant amount of ash. A lava flow traveled down the NW part of the lava dome. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Orange. Ash plumes drifted as far as 500 km NW.
KVERT reported strong gas-and-steam emissions at Bezymianny during 6-13 January, and a thermal anomaly over the volcano during 8-10 and 12 January. On 13 January KVERT noted that activity had gradually decreased after an intensification during 5-24 December 2016, though a thermal anomaly remained visible. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Yellow.
KVERT reported strong gas-and-steam emissions at Bezymianny during 31 December 2016-6 January 2017 and a daily thermal anomaly over the volcano. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported strong gas-and-steam emissions at Bezymianny during 23-30 December and a daily thermal anomaly over the volcano. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported strong gas-and-steam emissions at Bezymianny during 16-23 December; a gas-and-steam plume drifted about 60 km SW on 18 December. A daily thermal anomaly was detected over the volcano. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that lava-dome extrusion likely continued at Bezymianny during 14-16 December. A gas-and-steam plume containing a small amount of ash drifted about 118 km W on 15 December. The Tokyo VAAC noted that ash plumes rose as high as 6.1 km (20,000 ft) a.s.l. that same day. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
Sources: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT); Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
Based on KBGS RAS (Kamchatka Branch of Geophysical Services, Russian Academy of Sciences) data, KVERT noted that seismicity at Bezymianny began to increase on 18 November. The temperature of a thermal anomaly detected in satellite images increased on 5 December, and then significantly increased on 13 December, which was likely caused by lava-dome extrusion. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Orange.
Based on information from the Yelizovo Airport (UHPP), the Tokyo VAAC reported that on 30 July an ash plume from Bezymianny rose to an altitude of 3 km (10,000 ft) a.s.l. drifted E. The Aviation Color Code level remained at Yellow.
Sources: Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC); Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
KVERT maintained Alert Level Yellow during the week of 12 September for Bezymianny. Weak seismic activity continued, and according to video data, moderate gas and steam activity occurred, although the volcano was frequently obscured by clouds. Satellite data showed a weak thermal anomaly over the volcano during 4-5 and 11 September.
KVERT maintained Alert Level Yellow during the week of 5 September for Bezymianny. Weak seismic activity continued, and according to video data, moderate gas and steam activity frequently occurred, although the volcano was obscured by clouds. Satellite data showed a weak thermal anomaly over the volcano during this reporting period.
KVERT reported that during 19-25 July weak seismicity and moderate fumerolic activity were observed at Bezymianny. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the volcano all week. On 17 July the Aviation Color Code was lowered to Yellow.
KVERT reported that during 11-18 July, weak seismicity and weak to moderate gas-and-steam emissions were observed at Bezymianny. On 17 July satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the volcano, but the view was obscured by clouds other days. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that Bezymianny’s activity continued during 2-10 July; shallow earthquakes were registered. Satellite data showed the volcano frequently obscured by clouds. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that Bezymianny’s activity continued during25-29 June; shallow earthquakes were registered. Video data captured weak gas-and-steam plumes rising from the volcano. Satellite data showed the volcano was frequently obscured by clouds. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that Bezymianny’s activity gradually increased during the week; shallow earthquakes were registered. Video data captured moderate gas-and-steam plumes rising from the volcano. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the lava dome on 12, 16, and 18 June. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that seismicity at Bezymianny increased on 17 June, when about 12 shallow events were recorded that were thought to be caused by extrusion of material at the top of the lava dome. A thermal anomaly was also identified using satellite data. The Aviation Color Code was raised from Yellow to Orange.
KVERT reported that during 1-8 February seismic activity at Bezymianny was obscured by strong seismicity at Tolbachik. A viscous lava flow continued to effuse on the lava-dome flank, accompanied by gas-and-steam emissions. A thermal anomaly was detected in satellite imagery on 31 January and 1 February; cloud cover prevented views on the other days.
KVERT reported that seismic activity at Bezymianny had increased in the middle of August. During 24-31 August levels were moderate; 17 events were recorded on 28 August and 71 events were recorded on 31 August. Observers noted weak-to-moderate fumarolic activity during 25-26 and 29 August; cloud cover prevented observations on the other days. A thermal anomaly was detected in satellite imagery on 25 August.
Based on seismic data analyses, an explosive eruption occurred from 0716 to 0745 on 2 September. Ash plumes rose to altitudes of 10-12 km (32,800-39,400 ft) a.s.l. and drifted more than 1,500 km ENE. A thermal anomaly observed in satellite imagery was very bright before the explosion. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Orange, then Red. Ash plumes rose to an altitude of 4 km (13,100 ft) a.s.l. and drifted NE later that day, then ash emissions ceased. Ash plumes continued to be detected in satellite imagery and drifted 450-600 km ENE and SE. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Yellow. On 3 September seismic activity was low. A viscous lava flow effused on the lava-dome flank, and was accompanied by fumarolic activity and hot avalanches.
KVERT reported that a strong explosive eruption from Bezymianny was detected by seismic instruments on 9 March. Ash plumes rose to altitudes of 3.5-5 km (11,500-16,400 ft) a.s.l. and drifted NE. During the most intense phase of the eruption ash plumes from pyroclastic flows rose to an altitude of 8 km (26,200 ft) a.s.l. Satellite imagery showed the plume drifting 700 km NE. Ashfall was reported in Ust-Kamchatsk Village (120 km ENE). Later that day activity decreased significantly and the Aviation Color Code was lowered to Orange. During 9-13 March strong gas-and-steam emissions were noted, a viscous lava flow effused onto the lava-dome flank, and a thermal anomaly continued to be detected in satellite imagery. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Orange on 14 March.
KVERT reported that during 24 February-2 March seismic activity at Bezymianny remained elevated, with about 7-19 weak events registered daily. A thermal anomaly was detected in satellite images. Gas-and-steam activity was observed on 26 February; clouds obscured the volcano on the other days. One short volcanic tremor episode was detected on 29 February. About 40 seismic events were detected on 1 March and, according to satellite data analysis, the size and brightness of a thermal anomaly abruptly increased on 2 March. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red. During 2-5 March there were 25-40 weak seismic events detected; cloud cover prevented observations of the volcano.
KVERT reported high levels of seismic activity at Bezymianny during 17-24 February and a thermal anomaly that was detected daily in satellite images. Two short volcanic tremor episodes were reported on 15 and 22 February. Gas-and-steam plumes, observed in satellite images, drifted NE on 20 and 22 February. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that seismic activity increased at Bezymianny on 12 February and remained elevated through 19 February. The size and brightness of a thermal anomaly observed in satellite images both increased during this interval. Blocks possibly extruded from the top of the lava dome. KVERT raised the Aviation Color Code to Orange on 19 February.
KVERT reported that during 21-28 October seismic activity at Bezymianny was low. A thermal anomaly was observed in satellite imagery during 23-25 October, and fumarolic activity was observed during 23 and 25-26 October. The Aviation Color Code remained at Yellow.
KVERT reported that during 9-15 September seismic activity at Bezymianny was low. An observer in the area on 6 September noted that lava continued to effuse on the SSE flank. The Aviation Color Code remained at Yellow.
KVERT reported that during 22-29 April a bright thermal anomaly on Bezymianny was detected in satellite imagery. A gas-and-steam plume that drifted 27 km NW was also detected on 22 April. According to ground-based observations, gas-and-steam activity was noted during 22 and 24-25 April. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Yellow.
In addition to producing ashfall 45 km to the NNW on 14 April, KVERT reported that the explosive eruption from Bezymianny also generated a viscous lava flow on the SE flank. Incandescence from the lava flow was visible on 19 April. Satellite imagery showed a thermal anomaly during 15-22 April, and small ash-and-gas plumes on 16 April. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange.
KVERT reported that seismic data suggesting a strong explosive eruption from Bezymianny began at 0820 on 14 April and lasted for 40 minutes. The Aviation Color Code level was raised to Red. Ash fell in Krasny Yar (45 km to the NNW). Cloud cover prevented observations. No activity was observed in satellite imagery; ash plumes may have been below meteorological clouds observed around 8 km a.s.l. The Aviation Color Code level was lowered to orange the next day.
KVERT reported that during 1-11 April seismicity from Bezymianny increased. Gas-and-steam activity was observed during 1-2 April; clouds obscured views on the other days. A thermal anomaly over the volcano observed in satellite imagery was weak during 1-3 and 6 April, then increased in size and became more intense. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Orange.
KVERT reported that during 28 January-4 February seismicity from Bezymianny did not exceed background levels, however weak volcanic earthquakes were detected. A thermal anomaly over the volcano was observed daily in satellite imagery. Gas and steam activity was observed during 30-31 January and 1-3 February; cloud cover prevented observations on the other days. The Aviation Color Code level remained at Yellow.
Based on information from the Yelizovo Airport (UHPP), the Tokyo VAAC reported that on 4 February an ash plume rose to an altitude of 4.6 km (15,000 ft) a.s.l. drifted NE.
KVERT reported that during 24-30 December seismicity did not exceed background levels. The temperature of thermal anomalies observed in satellite imagery during 23-24 and 27-28 December gradually increased. Gas-and-steam emissions were seen on 27 and 28 December; clouds prevented observations on the other days. The Aviation Color Code level remained at Yellow.
KVERT reported that, based on air photos taken of Bezymianny by helicopter on 21 November, a new area of lava possibly had extruded from the top of the lava dome. During 3-10 December seismicity did not exceed background levels. On 3 and 7 December gas-and-steam emissions were seen, the same days a weak thermal anomaly was detected in satellite imagery. The Aviation Color Code level remained at Yellow.
KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly over Bezymianny was observed in satellite imagery on 29 August and 1 September. Gas-and-steam activity was also noted on 1 September. Cloud cover prevented observations of the volcano on the other days during 27 August-3 September. The Aviation Color Code level remained at Yellow.
KVERT reported that although clouds prevented views of Bezymianny during 4-11 June, thermal anomalies were seen in satellite imagery during 4-5 and 8 June. The Aviation Color Code level remained at Yellow.
KVERT reported that after an explosive eruption from Bezymianny on 1 June two bright thermal anomalies on the flanks were seen in satellite imagery during 1-2 June, possibly from pyroclastic flow deposits. On 4 June KVERT noted that strong gas-and-steam emissions continued to rise from the lava dome. The Aviation Color Code level was lowered to Yellow.
KVERT reported that some earthquakes were detected in the vicinity of Bezymianny's lava dome during 23-24 May, even though much of the seismicity was obscured by strong activity from Kliuchevskoi. Fumarolic activity was seen on 21 May. The temperature of the thermal anomaly detected in satellite imagery increased from 18 degrees Celsius on 19 May to 48.8 degrees Celsius on 23 May. The Aviation Color Code level was raised to Orange. During 21-28 May satellite data showed a variable but daily thermal anomaly over the lava dome. Fumarolic activity was occasionally detected, and another seismic event was recorded on 24 May.
Seismic data indicated that an explosive eruption began on 1 June, producing a large ash cloud about 127 by 93 km in dimension. The Aviation Color Code level was raised to Red. Further analyses showed that ash plumes from two explosions rose to altitudes of 8-10 km (26,200-32,800 ft) a.s.l. and drifted at first 250 km W and then 160 km N and NE. Ashfall was reported in Kozyrevsk village, 45 km W. Two bright thermal anomalies were seen in satellite imagery, possibly from pyroclastic flow deposits. The next day, strong gas-and-steam emissions rose from the lava dome. The Aviation Color Code level was lowered to Orange.
KVERT reported that during clear weather at Bezymianny during 8-13 April moderate fumarolic activity was observed and satellite data showed a weak thermal anomaly over the lava dome. The Aviation Color Code level remained at Yellow.
KVERT reported that during 5-12 February a thermal anomaly from Bezymianny's lava dome was detected in satellite imagery. On 6 February a new hot lava flow from the lava dome was observed. Fumarolic activity was observed on 7 and 9 February. The Aviation Color Code level was lowered to Yellow.
KVERT reported that during 29-30 January and 2 February a thermal anomaly from Bezymianny's lava dome was detected in satellite imagery. The anomaly was larger during 7-8 February, prompting KVERT to raise the Level of Aviation Color Code to Orange. Strong activity from Kliuchevskoi volcano had obscured seismic signals from Bezymianny since 4 January.
KVERT reported that during 21-23 December a large and intense thermal anomaly from Bezymianny was detected in satellite imagery. During 22-24 December seismic activity was elevated and fumarolic activity was observed. Gas-and-steam plumes rose to an altitude of 4 km (13,100 ft) a.s.l. The Level of Aviation Color Code remained at Yellow.
KVERT reported that seismic activity from Bezymianny increased on 8 December. After a significant thermal anomaly was detected in satellite imagery on 17 December, the Level of Aviation Color Code was raised to Red. A few hours later a large explosive eruption produced ash plumes that were seen drifting as far as 350 km W and NW in satellite imagery. Ash plumes likely rose to altitudes greater than 10 km (32,800 ft) a.s.l.; clouds in the area prevented visual observations. Ashfall up to 3 mm thick was noted in Kozyrevsk, 45 km W, and other surrounding villages. The Level of Aviation Color Code was lowered to Orange after seismic activity significantly decreased. On 18 December another large thermal anomaly was seen over the volcano and on the SE flank. Gas-and-steam activity was also noted. During 19-20 December, a thermal anomaly continued to be detected in satellite imagery. KVERT lowered the Level of Aviation Color Code to Yellow on 21 December.
Reports from KVERT since August 2008 have indicated continuing dome growth and weak fumarolic activity at Bezymianny, with thermal anomalies visible in satellite data when the volcano was visible. Over the previous month such anomalies were seen on 21 and 30 May, and 2-4, 7, and 11-14 June.
KVERT reported that seismic activity at Bezymianny was slightly above background levels during 14 and 16-18 August and at background levels during 15 and 20-21 August. Analysis of satellite imagery revealed a thermal anomaly over the lava dome during 14-15 and 18-21 August. The thermal anomaly enlarged just before an explosion on 19 August. The explosion produced an ash plume that rose to an altitude of 9 km (29,500 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 1,200 km W. Staff at a seismic station about 50 km W reported ashfall and the smell of volcanic gas. The Level of Concern Color Code was lowered to Yellow.
Based on observations of satellite imagery, KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly detected over Bezymianny's lava dome was strong during 9-14 August. Seismic activity was slightly above background levels during 10-14 August, possibly indicating that hot avalanches occurred. The Level of Concern Color Code remained at Orange.
Based on observations of satellite imagery and information from KEMSD, the Tokyo VAAC reported that on 19 August, an eruption plume rose to an altitude of 7.9 km (26,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted W.
Based on observations of satellite imagery, KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly detected over Bezymianny's lava dome grew in area and intensified during 9-11 August. Based on interpretations of seismic data, four hot avalanches occurred on 10 August and nine occurred on 11 August. On 12 August, the level of Concern Color Code was raised to Orange.
KVERT reported that seismic activity at Bezymianny was above background levels on 20 July and at background levels the other days during 18-25 July. Fumarolic activity was observed during 18-22 July and area volcanologists reported that the lava dome continued to grow. Weak thermal anomalies over the lava dome were detected in satellite imagery on 18, 19, and 20 July. KVERT lowered the level of Concern Color Code to Yellow.
KVERT reported that intermittent volcanic tremor at Bezymianny was detected on 11 July and seismic activity was above background levels during 11-16 July. Weak thermal anomalies over the lava dome were detected in satellite imagery on 11 and 15 July. Hot avalanches were reported by local observers on 15 July. The level of Concern Color Code remained at Orange.
Increased seismicity at Bezymianny was reported by KVERT on 12 July 2008, when the Level of Concern Color Code was raised to Orange. Intermittent volcanic tremor was recorded on 11 July, along with observations of hot avalanches and strong fumarolic activity. Weak thermal anomalies were detected in satellite imagery.
Based on reports from KVERT, the Washington VAAC reported an ash plume from Bezymianny at an altitude of 4.3 km (14,000 ft) a.s.l. on 2 December. Ash was not identified on satellite imagery. The level of Concern Color Code remained at Yellow.
Sources: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT); Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
KVERT reported that possibly high-temperature gas-and-steam plumes from Bezymianny along with a thermal anomaly at the summit were visible on satellite imagery on 9 November. A viscous lava flow effused from the summit. During an overflight on the same day, 4-km-long pyroclastic flow deposits from 5 November were observed on the SE flank. Lava flow-front collapses from older lava flows on the SE flank were also evident. The level of Concern Color Code was raised to Orange on 10 November.
Based on seismic interpretation, KVERT reported that a series of explosions or collapses from lava flow fronts at Bezymianny occurred on 5 November. Two avalanches and an ash plume were also detected. Observations of satellite imagery revealed a thermal anomaly over the lava dome. The level of Concern Color Code remained at Yellow.
KVERT reported that seismic activity at Bezymianny was slightly elevated during 16-19 October and returned to background levels during 19-20 October. Based on observations of satellite imagery, a strip of ash deposits was noted on the ESE flank on 18 October and a thermal anomaly was present in the crater during 16-20 October. On 20 October, KVERT lowered the level of Concern Color Code to Yellow.
During 5-12 October, KVERT reported that seismic activity at Bezymianny was at background levels. Based on observations of satellite imagery, a thermal anomaly was present in the crater on 4, 6, 8, and 11 October. Fumarolic activity was observed during 6-7 and 10-11 October. Based on seismic interpretation, a hot avalanche probably occurred on 10 October.
Based on observations of satellite imagery and seismic interpretation, a small eruption occurred on 15 October. Ash plumes drifted SE and a strong thermal anomaly was present in the crater. Based on information from KEMSD and observations of satellite imagery, the Tokyo VAAC reported that an ash plume rose to altitudes of 7.3-9.1 km (24,000-30,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted E and SE. The level of Concern Color Code was raised from Yellow to Red.
No ash plumes were present on 16 October, and seismicity was only slightly above background levels. The level of Concern Color Code was lowered to Orange.
KVERT reported on 17 May that the Level of Concern Color Code for Bezymianny was lowered to Yellow. Satellite imagery showed that the thermal anomaly decreased in size during 15-17 May. Hunters reported that a large mudflow, 200 m in width, moved along the Sukhaya Khapitsa river on 17 May.
KVERT reported on 11 May that the level of Concern Color Code for Bezymianny was raised to Orange due to a large thermal anomaly noted on satellite imagery. During 0330-0400 on 12 May, an explosive eruption may have occurred according to seismic data from Kozyrevsk. Ash plumes were visible on satellite imagery drifting multiple directions. Ashfall was reported from the town of Klyuchi, about 47 km NE. A slight amount of the ash originated from Kliuchevskoi, an active volcano directly N of Bezymianny. Hot avalanches were observed and an ash plume rose to an altitude of 4 km (13,100 ft) a.s.l. On 13 May, an elongated thermal anomaly was seen on satellite imagery to the SE of the lava dome.
Based on [a pilot report to the] Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Flight Information Region (FIR) [at 0725], the Tokyo VAAC reported that on 29 April an ash plume from Bezymianny rose to an altitude of 6.1 km (20,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted W. [Ash was not seen in MTSAT-IR satellite data about 26 minutes prior to the pilot report.]
[Later information regarding this reported event provided by KVERT noted that no satellite data reviewed by volcanologists contained ash plumes, there were no strong seismic events, and no explosions were seen on the video camera. Meteorological clouds were present at 4.5-5.0 km altitude overnight and through 0900 local time. No ash fell in the village of Kozyrevsk, which would have been expected had an ash plume drifted W.]
Based on aerial observations, KVERT reported on 29 December that part of Bezymianny's lava dome was destroyed during explosive activity on 24 December. Moderate fumarolic activity was observed during 26-27 December and seismic activity was at background levels during 26-29 December. The level of Concern Color Code was lowered to Yellow.
The level of Concern Color Code for Bezymianny was raised from Yellow to Orange on 24 December due to an increase in incandescent avalanches, seismicity, and the intensity of a thermal anomaly at the summit. Within a few hours, a series of ash explosions and "ash avalanches" produced plumes that rose to altitudes of 6-10 km (19,700-32,800 ft) a.s.l. and drifted NE. The level of Concern Color Code was raised to Red. On 25 December, KVERT reported that seismic activity returned to background levels and explosive activity ceased. The level of Concern Color Code was returned to Orange.
Following an explosive eruption at Bezymianny on 9 May, seismicity was at background levels on 10 May. In addition, fumarolic plumes were observed and lava flows probably extended from the lava dome. On 11 May the Concern Color Code at Bezymianny was reduced from Orange to Yellow. On 12 May, seismicity remained at background levels and gas-and-steam plumes were visible.
During 28 April to 5 May, Bezymianny's lava dome continued to grow. Seismicity was above background levels during 30 April to 3 May. Incandescent avalanches were visible on 4 May. At the lava dome, fumarolic activity occurred and thermal anomalies were visible on satellite imagery. Bezymianny was at Concern Color Code Yellow, which meant an explosive eruption was possible in the following 4 weeks. On 7 May the Concern Color Code was raised to Orange due to an increase in seismicity and the number of incandescent avalanches (14 occurred on 6 May in comparison to 4-6 during the previous 2 days). Intense fumarolic activity occurred, with occasional small amounts of ash. KVERT reported that an explosive eruption was possible in the next 1 or 2 weeks. On 9 May around 1935, the Concern Color Code was raised to Red, the highest level, due to increased seismicity and incandescent avalanches. A gas plume rose higher than 7 km (23,000 ft) a.s.l. and a strong thermal anomaly was visible on satellite imagery. An explosive eruption was expected in the next 1 or 2 days.
An explosive eruption occurred at Bezymianny on 9 May during 2121 to 2145. The explosion produced an ash column that rose to a height of ~15 km (49,200 ft) a.s.l. A co-ignimbrite ash plume was about 40 km in diameter and mainly extended NE of the volcano. On 10 May around 0100, seismicity returned to background levels and the Concern Color Code was reduced to Orange. Small fumarolic plumes were observed during the early morning of the 10th and lava probably began to flow at the lava dome.
After an explosive eruption at Bezymianny on 30 November, seismic activity at the volcano decreased to background levels. On 2 December the Concern Color Code was reduced from Orange to Yellow. On 9 December, KVERT reported that based on past experience with Bezymianny, a viscous lava flow was probably active at the summit lava dome and there were no indications that an explosive eruption was imminent.
Seismic data indicated an explosive eruption at Bezymianny on 30 November. Ash plumes were subsequently seen in satellite imagery extending SW at an altitude of about 6 km (19,700 ft) a.s.l. The Concern Color Code was raised to Orange.
Weak gas-and-steam plumes were observed on 6-7 May, but clouds frequently obscure the volcano. A thermal anomaly at the dome was detected in satellite imagery on 6-8, 10, and 12 May. Bezymianny remained at Concern Color Code Yellow.
KVERT lowered the Concern Color Code at Bezymianny from Red (the highest level) to Orange on 12 January when seismic activity returned to background levels following the eruption of 11 January. As seismicity remained at background levels, the Concern Color Code was lowered on 14 January from Orange to Yellow.
KVERT raised the Concern Color Code at Bezymianny from Yellow to Orange on 7 January as seismicity at the volcano increased. On 11 January, the Concern Color Code was raised from Orange to Red (the highest level). According to seismic data, an explosive eruption of the volcano began at 2002 on 11 January and was inferred to have produced an ash column to 8-10 km a.s.l. No visual or satellite data were available as dense clouds obscured the volcano. Seismic activity was above background levels during the past week and increased continuously. About 60 earthquakes of magnitude 1.25-2.25, and numerous weaker, shallow events registered during 7-11 January. Intermittent volcanic tremor was recorded on 10 January.
An eruption at Bezymianny produced an ash cloud that during 18-19 June extended more than 1,000 km E and SE from the volcano and possible ash deposits extended 190 km SE from the lava dome. Seismicity at Bezymianny did not exceed background levels during 20-23 June. The Concern Color Code at Bezymianny was reduced from Orange to Yellow around 25 June.
According to KVERT, an eruption at Bezymianny on 19 June led them to raise the Concern Color Code to Red, the highest level. Activity first began to increase during 11-14 June, when seismicity was above background levels with 2-3 shallow earthquakes daily. On 16 June KVERT raised the Concern Color Code from Yellow to Orange. Then, on 19 June, seismic data were interpreted to indicate that explosive activity during 0840-0930 may have produced an ash plume to 8-10 km a.s.l. Video observations later confirmed the plume height. Satellite imagery showed that the plume extended about 200 km by 1319. Later that day, seismicity decreased and the Concern Color Code was reduced to Orange.
Sources: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT); Anchorage Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC); Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
During 16-23 January, following an eruption on the 14th, a lava dome continued to grow at Bezymianny, with viscous lava probably flowing from it. Precise seismic monitoring was hampered due to high-level volcanic tremor at nearby Kliuchevskoi volcano. On 22 January a gas-and-steam plume rose 3.5 km a.s.l. and extended NE. Bezymianny remained at Concern Color Code Yellow.
Video footage showed a strong explosion at Bezymianny on 14 January at 1053 producing an ash plume that rose to 6-8 km a.s.l. and extended ENE. A large pyroclastic flow probably traveled SSE down the volcano's flank. This abrupt increase in activity at Bezymianny led KVERT to raise the Concern Color Code from Green (the lowest level) to Red (the highest level), but later the same day they reduced it to Orange. By 1134 on 14 January the ash plume extended ~55 km and was at a height around 6 km a.s.l, and by 1421 it extended ~190 km and was at 4-6 km a.s.l. No ash was deposited in the nearby settlement of Ust'-Kamchatsk. On 16 January the Concern Color Code was further reduced to Yellow. On that day a lava dome was growing and viscous lava was probably flowing slowly from it. Precise seismic monitoring at Bezymianny was hampered due to high-level volcanic tremor at nearby Kliuchevskoi volcano. Visual observations at Bezymianny revealed that gas-and-steam plumes rose to ~100 m above the lava dome.
Prior to the 14 January eruption, a weak thermal anomaly has been registered at Bezymianny since an eruption on 26 July 2003. On 9 January one shallow M 2.2 earthquake was recorded at the volcano. During 10-13 January, a 1-2 pixel thermal anomaly was noted at the volcano and during 10-12 January gas-and-steam plumes rose to low levels above the volcano.
Sources: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT); Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC); Anchorage Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC); Pravda News
No seismicity was recorded at Bezymianny during 31 July to 3 August, so KVERT reduced the Concern Color Code from Yellow to Green, the lowest level. On 2 August gas-and-steam plumes extended ~15 km NW of the volcano. A thermal anomaly was seen on satellite imagery on 1 August.
During 27-30 July, no seismicity was recorded at Bezymianny and visual observations were not possible due to meteorological clouds obscuring the volcano. A thermal anomaly was visible on satellite imagery on 28, 29, and 31 July, and 1 August. The Concern Color Code remained at Yellow.
A large explosion at Bezymianny on 26 July at 2220 produced an ash plume that rose to a height of ~8 km a.s.l. and drifted W. KVERT raised the Concern Color Code from Green to Red, the highest level. Prior to the eruption, a weak thermal anomaly was detected on satellite imagery on 6 July, and two shallow low-magnitude earthquakes were recorded on 23 and 25 July. On the 25th and 26th a several-pixel-large thermal anomaly and a gas-and-ash plume were seen on satellite imagery. On the 26th the active phase of the eruption lasted for ~4 hours. According to Yelizovo Airport Meteorological Center (AMC) and a pilot's report, by 26 July at 2226 the ash cloud was around 10-11 km a.s.l. On 27 July an ash cloud was visible 250-300 km W of the volcano and probable pyroclastic-flow deposits were seen on the volcano's SE flank. The same day the Concern Color Code was reduced from Red to Orange. No seismicity was recorded during 27-28 July and no visual information was available because Bezymianny was obscured by clouds. No new signs of eruptive activity were visible on satellite imagery after 26 July. On 29 July the Concern Color Code was further reduced from Orange to Yellow.
Sources: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT); Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC); Pravda News
The Concern Color Code at Bezymianny was reduced from Yellow to Green on 3 January. Seismicity was not recorded during 28 December to 3 January. A weak thermal anomaly was seen on satellite imagery, which may be indicative of viscous lava on the lava dome.
A large explosive eruption occurred at Bezymianny on 25 December. Prior to the eruption, on 23 December, a 1-pixel-large thermal anomaly was detected on satellite imagery that increased to 7-10 pixels on 24-25 December. Seismicity was also slightly above background levels during 24-25 December, and weak intermittent spasmodic tremor was registered on the 25th. That same day at 1321 a very hot plume that probably contained ash was visible on satellite imagery. At this time the Concern Color Code was raised from Yellow to Orange. Moderate explosive activity began on the 25th around 1900. Seismic data revealed that a large explosive eruption occurred on 26 December at 0715. The resultant ash cloud rose 5 km a.s.l. and deposited ash in Kozyrevsk, 55 km NW of Bezymianny. The Concern Color Code was raised to Red.
The eruption continued through the 27th, but activity decreased. Three weak earthquakes were registered on the 26th, and the amplitude of intermittent spasmodic volcanic tremor gradually decreased. KVERT reported that a viscous lava flow was probably being emitted from the volcano's active lava dome. The Concern Color Code was reduced to Orange. On 28 December seismicity was at background levels. Meteorological clouds obscured views of the volcano during 27-28 December. On the 28th the Concern Color Code was reduced to Yellow.
Sources: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT); Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC); Interfax News
The Concern Color Code at Bezymianny was reduced from Yellow to Green during 15-22 November. No seismic activity was recorded and satellite images revealed only a very weak thermal anomaly. KVERT stated that this hot spot may indicate hot gas emission from the lava dome.
KVERT raised the Concern Color Code at Bezymianny from Green to Yellow on 18 November. A one-pixel thermal anomaly was observed on various satellite imagery on both 16 and 17 November. The closest telemetered seismic stations, located on Kliuchevskoi volcano 13.5 km from Bezymianny's lava dome, only recorded several shallow seismic events at Bezymianny; 13 per month in August and September, and 3 in October. High seismic activity at Kliuchevskoi makes it difficult to distinguish Bezymianny's seismic events.
During 28 December- 4 January the Color Concern Code at Bezymianny was reduced from Yellow ("volcano is restless") to Green ("volcano is dormant"). During the report period seismicity was at background levels, small gas-and-steam plumes were produced, weak fumarolic activity occurred, and a faint thermal anomaly was visible on satellite imagery.
A reduction in volcanic and seismic activity during 21-28 December at Bezymianny led KVERT to reduce the Concern Color Code from Yellow ("volcano is restless") to Green ("volcano is dormant"). Seismicity under the volcano decreased to background levels, with weak, shallow earthquakes continuing within the volcano's edifice. Several small gas-and-steam plumes rose above the lava dome and a one-pixel thermal anomaly became less intense.
During 14-21 December, many weak shallow earthquakes occurred within the edifice of Bezymianny and other local shallow seismic events (possible avalanches) were registered. In addition, several gas-and-steam explosions occurred, with the highest reported plume rising 4 km a.s.l. and extending 60 km to the NW on 16 December at 0845. During the week, thermal anomalies were visible on satellite imagery. By 25 December a decrease in seismicity led KVERT to reduce the Concern Color Code from Orange ("eruption may occur at any time") to Yellow ("volcano is restless").
KVERT increased the Concern Color Code at Bezymianny from Yellow ("volcano is restless") to Orange ("eruption may occur at anytime"). During 7-14 December seismicity under Bezymianny was above background levels, with the number of shallow earthquakes increasing near the end of the week. On 10 and 12-13 December gas-and-steam plumes rose to 300 m above the volcano and extended 40 km to the W, SW, and SE. Thermal anomalies were visible centered over the lava-dome area.
Seismic activity at Bezymianny remained slightly above background levels. Weak shallow earthquakes have been registered under the volcano since 10 November, becoming slightly stronger beginning on 22 November. On 10 December a four-pixel thermal anomaly was visible on satellite imagery. A faint plume with little ash extended 87 km SE from the volcano.The Alert Level was raised from Green (the lowest level) to Yellow (the second lowest level).
Volcanic activity decreased after an eruption at Bezymianny on 7 August at 1128. Later in the day, smaller explosions produced ash clouds that rose to 2 km above the dome. Seismic activity was above background levels on 7-8 August, with many small earthquakes occurring within the volcano's edifice and several different seismic signals (explosion, avalanche, collapse) recorded locally. On 9 August a three-pixel thermal anomaly was visible on satellite imagery. The anomaly represented a viscous lava flow that had formed at the dome of the volcano. On 9 August the Concern Color Code was reduced from Red (the highest level) to Yellow and was further reduced on 10 August to Green (the lowest level).
The level of Concern Color Code was raised from Yellow to Red (the highest level) on 7 August after a relatively large eruption occurred that day. Prior to the eruption, during 28 July-3 August, seismic activity was at background levels; weak, long local seismic events (possible collapses and/or avalanches) were recorded, and weak fumarolic activity was observed. On 6 August AVHRR imagery showed a three-pixel thermal anomaly on the volcano. On 7 August at 1128 an ash cloud was observed from the town of Klyuchi rising 5 km above the volcano and drifting to the ESE. By 1215 the ash cloud was at a maximum height of 10 km.
KVERT raised the Concern Color Code from Green to Orange on 27 July after seismic and satellite data revealed that an extrusive process began at Bezymianny's lava dome. On 23 and 24 July gas-and-steam plumes rose 200-700 m above the dome. On 25 July seismic activity at the volcano increased above background levels as shallow earthquakes and weak, long local seismic events (possible collapses and/or avalanches) were recorded. On 26 July a linear three-pixel thermal anomaly was visible on satellite imagery trending SE from the summit. The Concern Color Code was reduced to Yellow on 31 July because seismic activity was at background levels during 28-31 July and only weak fumarolic activity was observed.
The Tokyo VAAC reported that on 7 June at 0832 a possible eruption was detected on GMS-5 imagery. According to KVERT on 7 June gas-and-steam plumes rose 100 and 400m above the volcano. No seismicity was registered under the volcano. The Concern Color Code remained at Green.
The increase in seismicity that began on 30 October reportedly ended when seismicity decreased to background levels sometime during 3-10 November. Only gas-and-steam plumes were observed rising to a maximum height of 2 km above the volcano. KVERT lowered the Level of Concern Color Code from Yellow to Green.
KVERT reported that an increase in seismicity began at Bezymianny on 30 October, reaching its highest level during 0320 to 0400 on 2 November. At 0626 AVHHR imagery showed that an ash plume from the volcano reached ~6.5 km a.s.l., initially extending to 50 km W of the volcano, then 130 km to the SW. At 1200 seismicity began to decrease. In addition to the AVHHR imagery, the Tokyo VAAC detected the ash cloud in GMS-5 imagery until 2332. Small ash clouds were visible on AVHRR imagery during 2 and 3 November. KVERT lowered the Level of Concern Color Code at the volcano from Orange to Yellow.
11/1969 (CSLP 135-69) Eruption on 3 November detected seismically
03/1970 (CSLP 135-69) High seismicity since 17 February
09/1970 (CSLP 135-69) Extrusive dome growth
03/1977 (SEAN 02:03) Explosions in late March send tephra clouds to 15 km altitude
02/1979 (SEAN 04:02) Largest explosion since 1956 produces 0.2 km3 of ejecta
06/1981 (SEAN 06:06) Large tephra cloud and lava flow
12/1982 (Ref 1988) Continuous extrusive activity in 1982
05/1983 (SEAN 08:05) Explosions destroy part of lava dome; ash ejection; pyroclastic flow; lava extrusion from dome's summit
10/1984 (SEAN 09:10) Ash cloud; pyroclastic flows; part of dome destroyed
01/1985 (SEAN 10:01) Moderate gas and ash emission
06/1985 (Ref 1987) Lava dome partially destroyed; directed blast and block-and-ash flow
12/1985 (SEAN 10:12) Possible plumes in December; intense fumarolic activity in early January 1986
04/1986 (SEAN 11:04) 1984-85 eruptions and related pyroclastic deposits
07/1986 (SEAN 11:07) Lava extrusion; pyroclastic flows
11/1986 (SEAN 11:11) Lava extrusions; explosions feed pyroclastic flows
10/1987 (SEAN 12:10) Rockslide & fumarole activity; plume on NOAA 9 image
03/1988 (SEAN 13:03) No changes observed on 13 April
04/1988 (SEAN 13:04) Viscous lava extrusion
05/1992 (BGVN 17:05) Gas emission from center of dome
09/1993 (BGVN 18:09) Explosive eruption sends ash plume to 15 km altitude
10/1993 (BGVN 18:10) Additional explosions produce ashfall; extrusive dome growth
11/1993 (BGVN 18:11) Still restless after strong October eruption, but tremor declines
01/1994 (BGVN 19:01) Gas-and-steam plume persists with some ash
08/1994 (BGVN 19:08) Gas-and-steam plume seen for the first time since February 1994
10/1994 (BGVN 19:10) Seismicity at normal levels; steam plume as high as 1,000 m
12/1994 (BGVN 19:12) Small white steam plume; normal seismicity
09/1995 (BGVN 20:09) Explosive eruption causes 2-3 mm of ashfall 50 km away
06/1996 (BGVN 21:06) Degassing continues
08/1996 (BGVN 21:08) Lava extrusion, rock avalanches, and increasing seismicity
10/1996 (BGVN 21:10) Fumarolic plumes reach to 500 m
12/1996 (BGVN 21:12) Fumarolic plumes seen
04/1997 (BGVN 22:04) Eruption sends plume to 4 km above crater on 9 May
06/1997 (BGVN 22:06) Tracking 9 May plumes; ash eruption on 15 May
09/1997 (BGVN 22:09) Small gas-and-steam plumes
11/1997 (BGVN 22:11) Explosive eruption on 5 December
01/1998 (BGVN 23:01) Small January steam plumes; correction to 5 December ash plume description
02/1998 (BGVN 23:02) Fumarolic plumes present on most days
03/1998 (BGVN 23:03) Fumarolic plumes observed often
05/1998 (BGVN 23:05) Slowly growing hot spot seen on satellite image
06/1998 (BGVN 23:06) Avalanches and glow at Novy dome on 20-22 June
01/1999 (BGVN 24:01) Series of deep and shallow earthquakes
02/1999 (BGVN 24:02) Explosions on 25 February send gas-and-ash plume 5 km above the summit
07/1999 (BGVN 24:07) Aseismic with largely minor steaming through 9 August
11/1999 (BGVN 24:11) Frequent fumarolic plumes, but no seismicity
04/2000 (BGVN 25:04) Volcanic tremor in mid-February and mid-March, ash clouds in mid-March
09/2000 (BGVN 25:09) Fluctuating thermal anomaly; gas-and-steam and ash(?)-gas explosions
10/2000 (BGVN 25:10) Large ash explosions in late October; hazard status reaches orange
07/2001 (BGVN 26:07) Explosive eruption on 7 August sends plume to ~10 km altitude
12/2001 (BGVN 26:12) Dark mid-December 2001 plume reaches 4 km above dome
10/2002 (BGVN 27:10) A one-pixel thermal anomaly on 16-17 November 2002
07/2003 (BGVN 28:07) 26 July 2003 ash plume to 8-11 km altitude
10/2003 (BGVN 28:10) Rapid decrease in activity following the 26 July eruption
03/2004 (BGVN 29:03) Eruptions on 25 December 2002 and January 2004
05/2004 (BGVN 29:05) 19 June 2004 eruption emits large ash plumes and viscous lava flows
03/2005 (BGVN 30:03) Explosive eruption on 11 January 2005 inferred from seismic data
11/2005 (BGVN 30:11) Ash plumes to 10 km altitude in 2005, hot avalanches from the dome
04/2006 (BGVN 31:04) Pyroclastic flows on 9 May extend 7-8 km; plumes over 500 km long
11/2006 (BGVN 31:11) Ongoing dome growth; 23-25 December pyroclastic flows
11/2007 (BGVN 32:11) Continued activity May-December 2007 with ash plumes and lava emission
12/2007 (BGVN 32:12) Correction to plume description in November 2007
09/2008 (BGVN 33:09) Seismicity, hot avalanches, and dome growth during July 2008
11/2009 (BGVN 34:11) Lava dome growth and explosive 17 December 2009 eruption
08/2012 (BGVN 37:08) Dome growth continues in 2012 with plumes up to 1,500 km long
07/2015 (BGVN 40:07) Lava flows and large explosion in early 2012; dome effusion through at least mid-August 2013
01/2016 (BGVN 41:01) Minor seismic event interpreted as lava extrusion in June 2014; incandescence in August 2014
06/2017 (BGVN 42:06) Lava dome extrusion December 2016-April 2017; large ash explosion on 9 March 2017
01/2018 (BGVN 43:01) Eruption continues with ash plumes and lava flows through December 2017
07/2018 (BGVN 43:07) Ongoing low-level thermal anomalies during January-June 2018
02/2019 (BGVN 44:02) Ongoing low-level thermal anomalies during July 2018-January 2019; some strong ash explosions
06/2019 (BGVN 44:06) Ongoing thermal anomalies, gas-and-steam plumes, and lava dome growth during February-May 2019; strong explosion in mid-March
Eruption on 3 November detected seismically
Card 0815 (04 November 1969) Eruption on 3 November detected seismically
Bezymianny . . . erupted on 3 November. Kamchatka seismic stations recorded tremors in central part of peninsula. Staff of Institute of Volcanology, Kamchatka, making helicopter observations of eruption.
Card 0822 (12 November 1969) Small explosions during 11-25 October; ashfall and avalanches
The following cable from G. Tomilov was received on 6 November 1969. "Increased activity Bezymianny volcano was held from middle of October till November. Bad weather is in region now."
The following cable from Y. Doubik was received on 12 November 1969. "Bezymianny volcano has been in the state extrusive eruption since March 1965. In 1966-69 three new extrusive spines formed on the W flank of dome. For last two months seismic activity increased and included 130 earthquakes. Explosive eruption of small magnitude occurred on 11-25 October, maximum height of eruption cloud was 2 km. Small nuee ardentes avalanches went down the E flank of the dome at a distance of 1.5-2 km. Ash fall area was 400 km2. Ash layer thickness was 1-105 (?). No changes were noticed in physical-biological environment. Present activity is characterized y normal gas emission from dome."
Card 0815 (04 November 1969)Y.M. Doubik, Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk.
Card 0822 (12 November 1969)G.M. Tomilov, DVG University, Vladivostok; Y.M. Doubik, Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk.
March 1970 (CSLP 135-69)
High seismicity since 17 February
Card 0899 (31 March 1970)
"From volcano Bezymianny 90 earthquakes recorded since 17 February. New explosive eruption with formation glowing avalanches may take place beginning April according seismological data."
Information Contacts: Y.M. Doubik, Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk.
September 1970 (CSLP 135-69)
Extrusive dome growth
Card 1018 (25 September 1970)
The following cable was received from Y. Doubik on 25 September 1970. "New block of extrusive dome continues growing on SE slope."
Explosions in late March send tephra clouds to 15 km altitude
A column of "stones," ash, and gas was erupted to 6-7 km height on 25 March, following a series of earthquakes the preceding day. Subsequent explosions on 25 and 31 March sent tephra clouds to 15 km altitude and caused heavy ashfall. No damage has occurred to populated areas. The present activity at Bezymianny, which last erupted March 1965-March 1970, is reportedly the strongest since the great eruption of 1955-57.
Further Reference. Bogoyavlenskaya, G.E., Ivanov, B.V., Budnikov, V.A., and Andreev, V.N., 1979, The eruption of Bezymianny volcano in 1977: Byull. Vulkanol. Stn., no. 57, p. 16-25.
Information Contacts: Tass.
Largest explosion since 1956 produces 0.2 km3 of ejecta
After a brief period of premonitory seismicity, a series of explosions from Bezymianny began at 1023 on 11 February. The explosions produced what was reported as an agglomerate flow about 10 km long and 10 m thick. They also deposited 2 cm of ash on a town several dozen km from the volcano, and destroyed part of the new cone. Lava flowed several hundred m down the NW flank. The volume of material erupted was about 0.2 km3.
Information Contacts: N. Kozhemyaka, IVP; Tass; Sovetskaya Rossiya Radio, Moscow.
Large tephra cloud and lava flow
In a report dated 16 June, Tass said that Bezymianny had erupted, ejecting an 8-km-high ash column and extruding a lava flow 400 m wide. NESS personnel inspected early and mid June imagery returned every 3 hours from the GMS satellite, but did not find a large eruption column. Weather is often cloudy over Kamchatka, however, and could have masked evidence of an eruption.
Information Contacts: E. Hooper, NOAA/NESS; Tass
December 1982 (Ref 1988)
Continuous extrusive activity in 1982
Extrusive activity was continuous in 1982, accompanied by ash ejections that sometimes fed small pyroclastic flows.
Information Contacts: Reference. Ivanov, B.V., Chirkov, A.M., Dubik, Yu. M., Khrenov, A.P., Dvigalo, V.N., Razina, A.A., Stepanov, V.V., and Chubarova, O.S., 1988, Active volcanoes of Kamchatka and Kurile Islands: status in 1982: Volcanology and Seismology, v. 6, p. 623-634 (English translation of paper in Volcanology and Seismology, 1984, no. 4, p. 104-110).
Explosions destroy part of lava dome; ash ejection; pyroclastic flow; lava extrusion from dome's summit
Bezymianny began to erupt 22 May, without premonitory seismicity. Ash was ejected to 5-6 km height and covered the E foot of the volcano. The total area of the ash deposit was about 1,500 km2. Strong explosions destroyed part of the Novy (new) lava dome (see below) and a 4-5 km-long pyroclastic flow was noted at its E base. Andesitic lava was extruded from the dome's summit. Since the beginning of the eruption, the volcano has remained cloud-covered, making observations difficult.
Imagery returned 1 June by the NOAA 7 polar orbiting satellite showed a dark band extending about 250 km ESE from the vicinity of Bezymianny, above a layer of heavy weather clouds. Because of the clouds, it was not possible to locate the dark band's origin more closely than about 56°N, 160°E, or determine if the volcano was feeding the dark band at that time. Continued poor weather has prevented additional satellite observations of eruption plumes.
No eruptions of Bezymianny were known for more than 250 years after the Russian discovery of Kamchatka in 1697. Ash eruptions that began in late 1955, followed by lava dome extrusion and intrusive activity, culminated in a paroxysmal directed explosion on 30 March 1956 that destroyed the summit and formed a large crater, elongate to the E. Lava extrusion then resumed, accompanied by numerous explosive episodes, and has continued through the present, building the Novy dome (Bogoyavlanskaya and Kirsanov, 1981).
Information Contacts: G. Bogoyavlenskaya, IVP; M. Matson, NOAA/NESS.
Ash cloud; pyroclastic flows; part of dome destroyed
"Activity increased from late September through mid-October. On 4 September, small surface earthquakes began to be recorded at a seismic station 13 km from the volcano. By 8 October, the number of recorded events was 300 per day. On 9 October, ash ejections became frequent and rockslides occurred from the dome. On 13-14 October the eruption entered its main phase. Volcanic tremor began and an eruption column rose to 5 km height. Several explosions destroyed the E portion of the summit dome. Pyroclastic flows descended along two routes, the larger more than 8 km long. Ashfall occurred to the ENE. The ash layer 16 km NE of the volcano was 2 kg/m2. Weaker activity followed and by 19 October the eruption was over."
Information Contacts: G. Bogoyavlenskaya and P. Tokarev, IVP.
Moderate gas and ash emission
Since the strong explosions in early October, moderate gas and ash emission has continued.
Further Reference. Malyshev, A.I., 1987, Bezymianny volcano: its eruption in 1981-1984: Volcanology and Seismology, no. 2, p. 89-93.
Information Contacts: B. Ivanov, IVP.
June 1985 (Ref 1987)
Lava dome partially destroyed; directed blast and block-and-ash flow
Explosive activity that began on 29 June 1985 destroyed the E part of the lava dome. A block and ash flow formed a thick deposit that extended 8-10 km to the E, a directed blast covered an area of 10 km2, and explosive activity fed a series of pyroclastic flows through 1 July. Lava extrusion then began from the new crater and continued for several months. This eruption is described in an extensive report by Bogoyavlenskaya and others in SEAN 11:04, including a summary of Bezymianny's activity since 1956.
Further Reference. Alidibirov, M.I., Belousov, A.B., and Kravchenko, N.M., 1987, The phase of directed blast during the Bezymianny eruption in 1985: Volcanology and Seismology, no. 2, p. 81-89.
Information Contacts: see Further Reference.
Possible plumes in December; intense fumarolic activity in early January 1986
Infrared images from polar-orbiting weather satellites showed plumes from the Kliuchevskoi/Bezymianny area on several days in early December, although weather clouds often obscured the Kamchatka Peninsula. On 2 December at 0237, a NOAA 9 image showed a faint plume emerging from the vicinity of Bezymianny. Two days later at 0216, two weak plumes seemed to be emerging from the area, perhaps one from Kliuchevskoi and one from Bezymianny. On 8 December at 0832, a narrow plume extended about 25-30 km N, probably from Kliuchevskoi. [Kliuchevskoi erupted on 1-2 December.]
[Ivanov reported that in early January 1986] Bezymianny was in a state of intense fumarolic activity.
[Originally included within a Kliuchevskoi report; not in GV 75-85.]
Information Contacts: S.A. Fedotov and B.V Ivanov, IV; Will Gould, NOAA/NESDIS.
1984-85 eruptions and related pyroclastic deposits
The following report, on the 1984-85 eruptions, is from G.E. Bogoyavlenskaya, I.T. Kirsanov, P.P. Firstov and O.A. Girina. Observation data obtained by A.I. Malyshev and K.S. Kirishev of the Apakhonchich seismic station region are included in the 1984 eruption report.
". . . The altitude . . . before the 1956 eruption was 3,085 m, and relative altitudes were 700 m to the N and 1,200 m to the S. A poorly developed crater containing a small inner cone was located at the top of the volcano. More than 10 extrusive domes of different ages are located on the S flank of the volcano and near its base. The base of the complex is composed of pyroclastic flow deposits from eruptions that occurred during the past 2,000 years. Young lava flows of the same age are also well-exposed on the S flank of the volcano; older lava flows are exposed on the N flank.
Eruption of 1955-56. "A new cycle of eruptive activity began with the 1955-56 catastrophic eruption and is continuing today. For this eruption, the following stages have been distinguished: 1) A preclimactic stage that consisted of intense seismic activity, Vulcanian explosive activity, and deformation of the summit area. 2) A climactic stage including a directed blast that destroyed the summit and Plinian activity that erupted a large volume of juvenile tephra and pyroclastic flows. 3) A post-climactic stage characterized by growth of an extrusive dome in the crater.
"In April 1956, after the climactic explosion, an extrusive dome began to form in the new [1.7x2.8 km] crater. By July 1956, the dome had grown to a height of 320 m, and the diameter of its base was 600-650 m. Since 1956, activity . . . has been limited to continued growth of the Novy intracrater dome, which is the largest extrusion in recent history at Bezymianny. During the dome growth the character of magma extrusion changed periodically, allowing us to distinguish three stages in the development of intracrater extrusion.
Dome growth and eruptions through 1982. "During the first decade, individual rigid blocks of the dome and occasionally the whole massif squeezed out. This was accompanied by explosive activity. Distinct variations in volume and height of extruding blocks occurred during strong eruptions. Eruptions of different power occurred, as a rule, once or twice a year. The strongest eruptions, which occurred every few years (1961, 1962, 1965), began with a powerful explosive phase, forming pyroclastic flows of 0.01 km3 volume. This was followed by a decrease in activity, but punctuated by numerous glowing avalanches.
"During the second stage, which began in 1965, the extrusion of rigid blocks was joined by plastic lava as small dikes and lava bulges. In 1967 and 1968, rigid extrusion predominated in the northern and then in the central part of the Novy dome summit. Plastic andesite lavas were extruded only along fissures and weakened zones. "The third stage began in 1976. At that time the absolute altitude of the Novy dome was 2,869 m: the height of the dome itself was 800 m and its volume was ~0.367 km3 (Seleznev and others, 1983). Eruptions occurred one or two times a year, the strongest in March 1977, February 1979, and August 1980. Long-lasting eruptions with lava extrusion were observed in 1981-82, twice in 1984, and in 1985.
"Almost every eruption was preceded by volcanic earthquakes and accompanied by volcanic tremor. Eruptions generally began with small explosions and rigid andesitic block extrusions. They were generally accompanied by destruction of the upper active part of the dome and by the formation of glowing avalanches. Eruptive clouds rose to heights of 3-10 km and plumes were traced to distances of 50-100 km. Simultaneously, pyroclastic flows 6-8 km long formed, with volumes of 0.005 to 0.01 km3. In addition to juvenile material (fragments of vesicular andesites and matrix) they generally contained many large blocks and lithic fragments of the dome. These block and ash flows were erosional and by 1980 they had eroded a 50-m-deep trench near the foot of the volcano. The paroxysmal stage of eruptions lasted from several hours to two or three days. During the final stage lava flows reached lengths of 300 to 500 m. The 1981-82 eruption lavas were extruded at small intervals within a period exceeding one year, and covered the E and NE flanks to the foot of the dome.
Eruptions in 1984. "In 1984 Bezymianny erupted twice, in February and October. Fissures that formed at the top of the dome and broke it into blocks were the precursors to the February eruption. On 5 February the first small single earthquakes were recorded, and the first small explosions began. Large earthquakes began on 10 February and were most numerous on 15 February. Earthquakes stopped on 16 February and only weak continuous volcanic tremor was recorded. On 13-15 February rigid andesite blocks began to be squeezed out at the top of the dome, and rockslide avalanches formed. On 16 February slow lava extrusion began. By August a lava carapace had covered the E and NE flanks to the foot of the dome (figure 1).
Figure 1. Oblique airphoto of Bezymianny's summit in August 1984, showing the new lava carapace covering the E and NE flanks of the dome.
"The October 1984 eruption was large. The first local earthquakes were recorded on 24 September, simultaneously with the failure of the dome blocks and with the formation of glowing avalanches. At that same time continuous volcanic tremor began, with amplitudes that reached 5 µm during the periods of the most intense explosive activity.
"A dark gray gas-ash plume appeared above the volcano on 13 October. At a height of ~2 km it was traced 40 km ESE. Beginning from 1100 to 1,500, vertical and inclined explosions occurred every 5-10 minutes. Simultaneously, pyroclastic flows were generated, forming a large deposit near the foot of the volcano. Ash clouds rising above moving pyroclastic flows joined with material ejected from the vent to form an eruptive cloud 6-9 km high. The plume was traced 50-100 km ENE. The explosive eruption continued until 15 October. Seismicity ceased the next day, but the extrusion of rigid blocks at the dome summit continued until the end of October. Wreathing gases of white or occasionally gray color were observed continually over the dome. Glowing avalanches periodically rolled down the flanks.
"The paroxysmal eruption was characterized by a powerful explosive phase. A crater formed at the top of the dome and an erosion trench formed on the E flank, essentially dividing the dome into N and S parts. Two pyroclastic flow tongues formed at the foot of the volcano. The S part of the flow, 6 km long, had an area of 2.7 km2 and a volume of 0.013 km3. Tephra . . . covered an area of ~5,000 km2.
Eruptions in 1985. "The next strong eruption occurred in late June-July 1985 and was preceded by small seismic activity. Geologists saw a paroxysmal stage of this eruption from a distance of 8.5 km (P.P. Firstov, A.I. Malyshev, and M.A. Alidibirov). Bad weather limited visual observations, but seismic and acoustic signals (processed by P.P. Firstov from the Apakhonchich seismic station, 16 km from the volcano), in comparison with visual observations, have allowed some interpretation of eruptive dynamics.
"The active phase began, apparently, on 29 June at 1930 when observers heard a strong roar from the volcano lasting half an hour. Three small pyroclastic flows formed between 1922 and 1941. Deposits of these flows as long as 7-8 km were found the next morning. Then the explosive activity of the volcano sharply increased, and seemed to cause a failure of the E part of the dome. The material from the destroyed part of the dome and juvenile pyroclastic material formed a thick block-ash pyroclastic flow that apparently formed in the period from 0705 to 0715 on 30 June and was deposited at a distance of 10 km. Strong explosive activity continued, accompanied by lightning in the cloud. From 1229 to 1425, 10 small pyroclastic flows formed. At 1425-1430 the longest pyroclastic flow (10-12 km) formed, overlapping deposits of former flows. After that, explosive activity began to decrease. The last small pyroclastic flow formed on 1 July at 1930. Then calm lava flow extrusion began from the new dome crater and continued for several months (figure 2).
Figure 2. Lava flow extruded from the new dome crater at Bezymianny after the June-July 1985 explosions. Lava advances through the crater breach seen (from a higher vantage point) below the dome in figure 1. Photo taken by N. Smelov.
"Thus, the main events of this eruption are as follows: 1) Moderate explosive activity resulted in destruction and failure of the E part of the complex intracrater dome. A large (0.04 km3) crater formed with an active vent in its upper part. 2) Dome material plus fresh juvenile material formed a thick block and ash pyroclastic flow deposit (with a volume of ~0.01 km3), covering the E foot of the volcano to 8-10 km from the crater. 3) Failure of part of the dome resulted in rapid decompression of the remainder of the dome. Rapid expansion of volcanic gases produced a blast directed to the E that covered an area of 10 km2 and destroyed two volcanologist houses 3.5 km from the crater. Erosion traces on the ruins of the buildings suggest that the ground surge velocity was very high. The temperature, as evidenced by the melting of polyethylene objects, was greater than l50°C. Blast deposits - a layer of stratified sand - had a volume of ~0.001 km3. 4) Continuing explosive activity formed of a series of hot juvenile pyroclastic flows that covered a 3.5 km2 area with a layer 1-5 m thick. The total volume of juvenile pyroclastic material apparently did not exceed 0.01 km3. 5) When the explosive phase of the eruption stopped, calm outpouring of a lava flow began from the newly formed crater.
"Detailed field investigations of the eruption products allowed us to distinguish the following types of pyroclastic deposits: 1) 'Block and ash flow' deposits are the most typical of the eruptions of Bezymianny. They are connected with growth of the intracrater dome, especially during the first two decades, when explosions and extrusion of rigid blocks of the dome occured. During the first stages of the 1984-85 eruption, pyroclastic flows of this type were produced as well. 2) Vesicular (or semi-vesicular) andesite pyroclastic flow deposits are represented by debris of gray vesicular andesites generally of one size (not more than 1-2 m) and by a great amount of fine matrix. The temperature of material at the moment of deposition was ~700°C, and the mean thickness was 2-3 m. The pyroclastic flow deposits represent a complex of separate units. The main pyroclastic flows are distinguished most clearly, each underlain by ground surge deposits associated with the flow, represented by a layer of well-sorted sand 10-12 cm thick. 3) Deposits from ash clouds that rose from pyroclastic flows are represented by stratified and sorted sand at different sites on and around the pyroclastic flow deposits. Gradual transitions from coarse-grained pyroclastic flow deposits to more fine-grained ash cloud deposits were noted. Everywhere these deposits were overlapped by a thin (1-2 cm) layer of pelitic airfall material. Ash cloud deposits were hot; drying and slightly charring the shrubs and grasses on surrounding hills.
"Small amounts of airfall tephra are a characteristic feature of the 1985 eruption. A thin layer of pelitic material which covered the area around the volcano had apparently fallen from the ash cloud that rose from the pyroclastic flows during their movement. The apparent lack of associated airfall beds with some sequences of pyroclastic flows and surges suggests that these might have been formed directly from the crater without the production of an eruption column, with the eruptive material just topping the crater rim (or 'boiling-over') and moving down the outer slopes.
"The chemical composition of dome rocks changed slightly during growth from 59.9% SiO2 in 1956 to 56% SiO2 in 1984-85. Variations in mineral composition were more considerable, from hornblende pyroxene andesites in 1956 to two-pyroxene, well-crystallized, basic andesites in the next ten years. An interesting peculiarity of eruptions during the last 2-3 years is the appearance of tephra more acid (61-62% SiO2) than rocks from either the dome or from pyroclastic flows. Andesites of the dated Novy dome eruptions fall between the curves of tholeiitic and calc-alkaline types, tending to occur close to the latter. In contrast to the rocks from the edifice of the volcano they have a close, slightly differentiated composition. Rocks of the 1984 eruption show a tendency to increase slightly in alkalinity; rocks of the 1985 eruption have a higher Mg content."
Reference. Seleznev, B.V., Dvigalo, V.N., and Gusev, N.A., 1983, Development of Bezymianny volcano according to data on stereophotogrammetric treatment of the aerial survey materials of 1950, 1967, and 1976-1981: Volcanology and Seismology, no. 1, p. 52-64.
Information Contacts: G. Bogoyavlenskaya, I. Kirsanov, P. Firstov, and O. Girina, IV.
Lava extrusion; pyroclastic flows
Based on observations from A.I. Malyshev, a new eruption . . . began in June with the extrusion of a block ~80 m high. From 22 to 29 June, a viscous lava flow ~500-550 m long poured out onto the E flank of the dome. During the night of 24-25 June two small pyroclastic flows were produced, with a volume of ~7.5 x 105 m3 of material covering an area of ~0.25 km2.
Further Reference. Maksimov, A.P., Firstov, P.P., Girina, O.A., and Malyshev, A.I., 1992, The Bezymianny volcano eruption in June 1986: Volcanology and Seismology, no. 1, p. 3-20 (in Russian); 1992, v. 13, p. 1-20 (in English).
Information Contacts: P. Firstov, A. Maksimov, and O. Girina, IV.
Lava extrusions; explosions feed pyroclastic flows
Renewed extrusion of rigid blocks onto the summit lava dome was first observed on 9 December. Lava outflow started during the night of 16-17 December, accompanied by explosions that fed pyroclastic flows ~4 km long. The eruption cloud reached 5-6 km height and extended 40-50 km to the SE. The eruption ended 17 December.
Information Contacts: G. Bogoyavlenskaya, IV.
Rockslide & fumarole activity; plume on NOAA 9 image
Rockslides and fumarolic activity were observed 11-12 October and gas plumes with some ash reached 1 km height. A NOAA 9 satellite image returned at 0518 on 13 October showed a very thin, weak plume drifting 60-80 km NE.
Information Contacts: S. Fedotov and I. Menyailov, IV; W. Gould, NOAA/NESDIS.
No changes observed on 13 April
Weather clouds obscured Bezymianny from ground observers 9-10 April, but no changes were observed at its new extrusive dome during a flight 13 April.
Information Contacts: S. Fedotov and N. Zharinov, IV.
Viscous lava extrusion
"Andesitic dome growth has continued . . . . Since 1977, viscous lava flows have issued from the upper part of the dome. Explosive eruptions have accompanied the dome growth once or twice a year, generating block and ash flows. The strongest post-1956 explosive activity took place in 1985. The E part of the dome collapsed, producing a series of pyroclastic flows that extended as far as 13.5 km. The collapse was accompanied by a small lateral blast. After the explosive activity, extrusion of viscous lava resumed, from a new vent on the dome.
"In 1986, two eruptive episodes generated pyroclastic flows and extrusive activity. The pyroclastic flows advanced as much as 4 km, and the viscous lava flows extruded in 1986 filled a trough formed in the dome during the 1985 activity. Throughout 1987, quiet effusion of viscous lava continued from the upper part of the dome (figure 3). The flows overtopped one another, moved over the filled trough, and advanced to the upper reaches of the eastern avalanche valley."
Figure 3. Oblique aerial view of Bezymianny from the E on 10 March 1987, showing the dome, and lava moving down the upper E flank. Photo by A.B. Belousov.
Information Contacts: G. Bogoyavlenskaya and A.B. Belousov, IV.
Gas emission from center of dome
Gas emission from the center of Novy Dome produced a white-and-brown plume that covered the dome complex, especially its NE side, during an 18 May visit. No evidence of recent collapse was visible.
Information Contacts: H. Gaudru, SVE, Switzerland; G. de St. Cyr, T. de St. Cyr, and I. de St. Cyr, A.V. Lyon, France; T. Vaudelin, Genève, Switzerland.
Explosive eruption sends ash plume to 15 km altitude
A strong explosive eruption that began on the afternoon of 21 October with little advance seismic warning was continuing as of 24 October. Ashfall generally obscured the volcano, but ash plumes were observed rising to 8-12 km altitude on 23-24 October and reached 15 km altitude on the afternoon of 24 October. The eruption plume extended >100 km to the ESE. The resulting ash layer was >10 mm thick at a seismic station 15 km NE, and 5 mm thick at a weather station 30 km SE. The U.S. National Weather Service observed a possible volcanic plume along the Kamchatkan coast on the morning of 22 October, but satellite imagery on 24 October showed heavy banded frontal clouds over the Kamchatka Peninsula with no definitive ash cloud visible.
Information Contacts: V. Kirianov, IVGG; T. Miller, AVO; J. Lynch, SAB.
Additional explosions produce ashfall; extrusive dome growth
A strong explosive eruption began at about 1600 on 21 October . . . . This eruption appears to be the largest from Bezymianny since 1956. Ash . . . began falling on the N part of Bering Island (Kommandorski Islands), ~515 km ESE . . ., between 2300 on 21 October and 0500 the next day. The deposit consisted of a very thin layer of fine dark ash. No ashfall was reported at Shemya Air Force Base (Shemya Island), 1,275 km E . . . in the western Aleutians. Though . . . obscured on 22 October, a gas-and-steam column was visible above the cloud cover to an unknown altitude. That morning, the NWS observed a possible volcanic plume on satellite imagery extending for several tens of kilometers along the Kamchatkan coast.
Heavy ashfall frequently obscured the volcano through 24 October, but ash plumes were observed rising to 8-12 km altitude on 23-24 October. The eruption plume reached 15 km altitude on the afternoon of 24 October, and extended >100 km to the ESE. The resulting ash layer was >10 mm thick at a seismic station 15 km NE, and 5 mm thick at a weather station 30 km SE. Satellite imagery on 24 October showed heavy banded frontal clouds moving NNE over the Kamchatka Peninsula with no definitive ash cloud visible. The Level of Concern Color Code was raised to Red on 24 October by the KVERT, indicating that large ash eruptions were expected.
Strong seismicity on 25-26 October, including 8 hours of tremor, indicated continuing eruptive activity, although clouds prevented observations 24-28 October. Satellite imagery on 25-26 October continued to show layered frontal clouds over the Kamchatka Peninsula with no definitive ash cloud. The duration of volcanic tremor decreased from 8 hours/day on 25 October to 45 minutes/day on 28 October. This decline in seismicity prompted KVERT to lower the Level of Concern Color Code to Yellow (volcano is restless), however, the level was soon raised back to Orange (small ash eruptions expected/confirmed) following renewed activity.
A violent explosive outburst at 0245-0330 on 28 October resulted in ashfall in the town of Kliuchi, 45 km NNE. Another explosion at 0300 on 29 October sent an ash plume to the NNE and deposited 2 mm of ash in Kliuchi 1-2 hours later. Seismicity again indicated continued activity from 30 October to 2 November while the volcano was obscured by clouds. Volcanic tremor was recorded for 30 minutes on 30 October and for 4 hours on 31 October, with events located beneath the volcano. Earthquakes and volcanic tremor were detected again on 1-2 November. As of 6 November, about one hour/day of volcanic tremor was being registered, indicative of continued extrusive dome growth; an ash plume was no longer visible above the summit. The decrease in activity resulted in a lowering of the Level of Concern Color Code from Orange to Yellow.
TOMS data from the Meteor-3 satellite in the second half of October did not reveal an SO2 cloud . . . . High latitude coverage in the winter is extremely limited due to reduced daylight hours, resulting in spotty coverage around Bezymianny. However, it is possible that SO2 concentrations were below the TOMS detection levels, or that the cloud was missed by TOMS coverage.
A KVERT geologist who visited the volcano on 12 November reported that activity had declined but was continuing. A steam-and-gas plume with a small amount of ash rose about 3 km above the crater rim; the plume was directed to the ESE for >50 km and light ashfall was occurring along the axis. The extrusive dome was still growing, but the SE side had been partially destroyed. Viscous lava was being emitted from the dome vent. Pyroclastic flows formed in the first days of the eruption had traveled ~14-16 km. Near the base of the dome, the pyroclastic-flow deposits were estimated to be ~15 m thick. At 1300 on 12 November an earthquake under the volcano caused rockslides on the dome slopes.
Information Contacts: V. Kirianov, IVGG; T. Miller, AVO; J. Lynch, SAB; G. Bluth, GSFC.
Still restless after strong October eruption, but tremor declines
. . . more subdued eruptive activity followed during November through mid-December. On 15 November, the town of Kliuchi, ~50 km NNE of Bezymianny, received weak ashfall. On 18 November, a steam-and-gas plume containing a small amount of ash rose 3-4 km above Bezymianny's crater rim. The plume extended toward the N and E for more than 60 km. During the last week of November, weak tremor shook for 3-8 hours/day, dropping to 2-3 hours/day during the first week of December. By mid-December, the tremor level fell to about background levels.
The KVERT characterizes Kamchatkan volcanoes with a Level of Concern Color Code. The Code was last reported on 4 December as Yellow, indicating the volcano is restless.
Information Contacts: V. Kirianov, IVGG.
Gas-and-steam plume persists with some ash
Seismicity was at background levels from mid-December 1993 through mid-February 1994. On 3 January a large steam-and-gas plume was seen to extend 40 km NE. The next day a large ash-and-gas plume stretched 60 km NE from the crater. One shallow earthquake was recorded on 18 January centered beneath the volcano. Volcanic tremor lasting 30 minutes on 21 January may have been caused by a small explosion from the extrusive summit lava dome. A gas-and-steam plume with a small amount of ash was again observed in early February extending 60 km SE.
Gas-and-steam plume seen for the first time since February 1994
Seismicity remained at background levels from mid-July through early September. However, during 7-14 July, a gas-and-steam plume with a small amount of ash was observed rising ~500 m above the extrusive dome. On 11 July the ash-and-steam plume rose to ~3,000 m asl and drifted generally NE. The gas-and-steam plume extended 150 m above dome through 24 July. During the week of 11-18 August a gas-and-steam plume rose ~200 m above the volcano. A small gas-and-steam plume (to 50-70 m above the volcano) continued during the last 2 weeks of August. On 2-8 September, E. Zhdanova (KVERT) observed a viscous lava flow being "squeezed" from the extrusive dome. A gas-and-ash plume reached 1 km above the volcano and extended >40 km from the volcano. The volcano was obscured by clouds during the next week.
Seismicity at normal levels; steam plume as high as 1,000 m
Cloudy weather prevented observations on most days during the second half of September and October, but seismicity remained at normal levels. A gas-and-steam plume rose to 100 m above the volcano on 16 September, and to 1,000 m the week of 18-24 September. Activity was at normal levels the next two weeks. When conditions permitted, observers in Kozirevsk (~45 km WNW) saw a white steam cloud reaching 500-700 m above the crater on 13 October, 200 m on the 20th and 22nd, and 50 m on the 27th.
Information Contacts: V. Kirianov, IVGG; AVO.
Small white steam plume; normal seismicity
During breaks in the cloudy weather during late October and November, observers in Kozirevsk (~50 km WNW) reported a white steam cloud reaching 50 m above crater on 27 October and 150 m on 18 November that was directed SE. On 24-28 November, observers in Kozirevsk noted weak fumarolic activity above the summit dome. Seismicity remained normal throughout November and early December. No information was available for the second half of December because of the suspension of communications from KVERT.
Explosive eruption causes 2-3 mm of ashfall 50 km away
At 0500 on 6 October, regional seismic stations began to record volcanic tremor with a maximum amplitude of 5-6 µm. An ash plume was detected by the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) on a satellite image taken at 0824. The Institute of Volcanology (IV) reported that an eruptive column first appeared over Bezymianny around that time, and by 0900 it was ~8 km high. Weather satellite imagery at 0948 showed that the plume had reached the coastline nearly due E, with a top estimated to be 10 km above sea level.
At 0930, volcanic ash started to fall in Kliuchi, ~50 km NNE. Tremor and ash emission increased up to 1200, followed by 3 hours of intense ashfall; during a period of 140 minutes 700 g/m2 of ash fell in Kliuchi. Because the air in Kliuchi was strongly polluted with volcanic gas, a warning was issued for the residents to take precautions. From Kliuchi, E. Zhdanova, a volcanologist from the Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry (IVGG), reported that ashfall had stopped at about 1700 on 6 October after 2-3 mm of deposition. AVO satellite imagery at 1813 showed the disconnected ash plume ~150 km E. The plume was moving ENE and was over 400 km from the source. By about 0930 on 7 October, the ash plume had undergone significant diffusion and was no longer detectable on satellite images.
As of the morning of 7 October the volcano was obscured, but there was no more tremor. Zhdanova suggested that the explosive phase of the eruption had ended and a lava dome was forming again. This interpretation was confirmed by a large hot spot seen at the vent on AVHRR imagery after the ash cloud had disconnected from the volcano.
Information Contacts: Alaska Volcano Observatory; E. Zhdanova and V. Kirianov, Institute of Volcanic Geology & Geochemistry, Piip Avenue 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia; N.A. Zharinov and S.A. Fedotov, Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia.
Degassing continues
Seismicity remained at or a little above normal background levels from 26 May to 22 July. Gas-and-steam plumes rose 100-300 m above the crater and extended ~2-7 km downwind. On 30 June, seismicity increased slightly, possibly associated with processes inside the extrusive lava dome. Regular reports from KVERT (via AVO) resumed in June after funding problems in Russia halted communications in December 1994 (BGVN 19:11).
Information Contacts: Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of a) U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA, b) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and c) Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA; Vladimir Kirianov, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia.
Lava extrusion, rock avalanches, and increasing seismicity
Scientists doing fieldwork on 23-24 July observed up to six cold rock avalanches that were connected with extrusive block (obelisk) growth on the dome of the volcano. A number of local earthquakes were also recorded at the nearest seismic station (14 km away).
On 20-22 August a weak fumarolic cloud was observed. Seismicity at the volcano during 19-26 August was above background levels, and both the number and energy of earthquakes gradually increased. A viscous lava flow extruded from the top of the dome during 26-28 August and 31 August-1 September, but no ash explosions were observed.
Information Contacts: Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA; Vladimir Kirianov, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia.
Fumarolic plumes reach to 500 m
On 8, 10, and 23 September, and 9, 13, 16, 18, 20, and 21 November, fumarolic plumes were observed reaching as high as 500 m above the volcano. The plumes extended as far as 40 km to the NE or E.
Fumarolic plumes seen
On 5-6 and 17 December and on 4, 9, and 14-15 January, fumarolic plumes were observed reaching as high as 100 m above the crater. The plumes extended 10 km downwind.
Information Contacts: Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of a) U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), b) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and c) Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA; Vladimir Kirianov, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia.
Eruption sends plume to 4 km above crater on 9 May
Although more vigorous eruptions took place in May, scientists at the Institute of Volcanology (IV) reported that activity in early April was limited to moderate gas-and-steam emissions. Between 19 and 23 April, seismic stations at Zelenaya and Podkova, 14 and 23 km from the volcano, respectively, detected very low (up to 0.1 µm) tremor.
IV scientists also reported that at 0545 on 9 May an eruption plume rose to ~4 km above the crater and extended 40 km SE early in the eruption. Within two hours activity declined slightly, but pyroclastic outbursts reached 3,000 m above the crater. At 1312, Kozyrevsk and Klyuchi stations detected a strong explosion that sent an eruption column >10 km above the crater. The plume changed directions, drifted NNE, and at 1630 ashfall began in the town of Klyuchi, 47 km from the volcano. The two-hour ashfall deposited 180 g/m2 of measured ash in Klyuchi.
A scientist from the Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry (IVGG) reported that the column from this event extended ENE for several tens of kilometers. He also reported that at 1600 two vents may have been active. Satellite images acquired at 1930 on 9 May indicated the plume extended ~400 km ENE.
At about 0300 on 10 May, visual observations made by IVGG volcanologists revealed that the plume rose to ~6,100 m and extended at least several tens of kilometers SE. They also reported that seismic activity had declined from the high levels recorded during the most explosive events of 9 May. At 0600 on 10 May, GMS-5 satellite imagery showed the plume extended ~700 km ENE.
Information Contacts: N.A. Zharinov and Yu.V. Demyanchuk, Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia; Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of a) U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), b) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and c) Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA; Vladimir Kirianov, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia; Bureau of Meteorology, Northern Territory Regional Office, P.O. Box 735, Darwin, NT 0801 Australia.
Tracking 9 May plumes; ash eruption on 15 May
The previous report on Bezymianny (BGVN 22:04) described an early May eruption. That event spawned aviation reports, including ash-cloud dispersion observations and forecasts that showed the 9 May plume moving hundreds of kilometers ENE- NE.
In one case (at 0832 GMT), satellite imagery disclosed two clouds at different altitudes. One cloud was still attached to the volcano; it reached ~500 km E-W; it spread both E and W from the volcano but was offset slightly to the N. The other cloud was detached and higher; it lay over the Bering Sea centered ~600 km NE of the summit.
About an hour later (at 0932 GMT), the lower cloud detached and moved N. The higher cloud covered a larger area and moved NE to assume a position with its N margin overlying the mainland. The lower cloud shifted N and detached from the source.
An aviation report on 15 May mentioned ash erupted from the volcano before 2015 GMT. This was confirmed by AVO and satellite imagery. Ash, however, was not detected the next day on satellite images.
Several gas-and-steam plumes were noted in July. On the 14th one rose to 1 km above the crater and moved 25 km E. During 15-20 July, others rose 100-400 m above the crater and blew 5-10 km to the E and SE. On 21 July one rose 50 m above the crater; yet another on 27 July rose 300 m above the crater and moved 20 km to the W.
Information Contacts: Vladimir Kirianov, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia; Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of a) U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), b) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and c) Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA; Bureau of Meteorology, Northern Territory Regional Office, P.O. Box 735, Darwin NT 0801, Australia; NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Analysis Branch (SAB), Room 401, 5200 Auth Road, Camp Springs, MD 20746, USA.
Small gas-and-steam plumes
Only small gas-and-steam plumes extending hundreds of kilometers downwind have been seen since ash eruptions in May sent plumes up to 10 km above the crater (BGVN 22:04 and 22:06). Weak fumarolic activity (50-100 m above the crater) was observed on 5-6 August, 7, 15-16, 24, 25, 27, and 29 September, and 8-9 October. Cloud cover obscured the volcano from view on most days.
Information Contacts: Vladimir Kirianov, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia; Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of a) U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), b) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and c) Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA.
Explosive eruption on 5 December
An explosive eruption began on 5 December. Seismic and fumarolic activity had mainly been normal since May 1997 (BGVN 22:09). Seismicity was at background level during 13 October-2 November with normal fumarolic activity (plumes 50-100 m tall) observed during 21-26 October. During 3-9 November seismicity increased and plumes up to 1 km high were seen; the plume extended 10-15 km SSE on 8-9 November. Normal low plumes were again seen on 12, 14-15, 18, 27, and 30 November.
A growing hot spot was monitored on satellite images by Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) remote sensing specialists during 3-4 December. The hot spot was not accompanied by unusual activity; it was assumed to be related to small debris avalanches at the dome. Visual observations during that period indicated that a fumarolic plume rose 500 m above the volcano and extended 15-20 km SW.
An explosive eruption began at about 0630 on 5 December. No preliminary seismicity was detected; however, the eruption's onset was indicated by an abrupt increase in seismicity. By 0830, the eruption plume reached a height of 6 km and had traveled ~20 km NE. By 1200 observers in the towns of Kozyrevsky and Klyuchi reported an increase in the eruption's intensity; at 1215, the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) estimated the plume height at ~9 km dispersing >50 km NE . . . . Seismicity remained elevated until 1400, but eruptive activity declined.
Several volcanic ash advisories were issued to warn aviators about the ash plume during 5-7 December. For example, an advisory at 1015 on 5 December reported an ash plume extending 15 km NE at an altitude of ~6 km. Another advisory cited a GMS infrared image taken at [0932] showing a plume 55 km wide extending NE (figure 4). [Satellite imagery at 1332 showed the plume rising to ~9-10 km; it was 63 km wide and extended 211 km E. Pilot reports later in the day estimated the ash plume at altitudes of ~12-13 km.] . . . .
Figure 4. [Sketches showing Bezymianny's ash plume on 5 December 1997 at 0932 (2132 GMT on 4 December) and 1332 (0132 GMT) based on GMS infrared satellite imagery. Courtesy of SAB.]
. . . [Judging from] satellite imagery, activity declined during the night of 5-6 December. At 0800 on 6 December, a small steam plume with little to no ash rose ~3.5-4 km and moved ~20 km NE. By 1030 decreased eruptive activity led KVERT to downgrade the hazard status to yellow (during the eruption it was red). Local seismicity was masked by intense aftershocks following a M 7.8 earthquake off the E coast of Kamchatka during the night of 5-6 December.
On 7 December, a gas-and-steam plume rose 500 m above the volcano and extended as far as 1 km SE. A fumarolic plume on 8-9 December rose 50-100 m and extended SE. By 9 December, the hazard status had returned to green and seismicity was at background. During 15-21 December, the volcano was obscured by clouds but seismicity remained normal. A fumarolic plume on 24 December rose 50-100 m above the volcano.
Information Contacts: Vladimir Kirianov, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team, IVGG, Piip Blvd, 9 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, 683006, Russia; Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of a) U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), b) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and c) Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA; NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Analysis Branch (SAB), Room 401, 5200 Auth Road, Camp Spring, MD 20746, USA.
Small January steam plumes; correction to 5 December ash plume description
According to the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), activity decreased during January compared to December (BGVN 22:12). During all of January the level of concern was green. Except on many days of bad weather, when observation was impossible, small fumarolic plumes were observed. Typically, plumes rose to 50-100 m above the summit as did those observed on 24, 30, and 31 December, and on 11, 13, 15, 19, and 22 January. The plume of 30 December extended 3-5 km to the E and S. Plumes on 19 and 22 January extended 5 km SE. Observers noted a somewhat larger plume on 18 January, which rose to 300 m and extended 20 km from the summit.
Correction: The ash plume from the eruption on 5 December 1997 was much smaller than previously indicated (BGVN 22:11). The figure in that report was described as showing the advance of an ash plume based on satellite imagery; what it really showed was a series of projected plume locations. The projections were issued in Alaska to provide aviators with an estimate of the plume's dispersal if the eruption continued.
The following gives a more accurate account of the plume during 5 December based on the relevant infrared satellite imagery described in volcanic ash advisories. For example, one 5 December advisory cited a GMS infrared image taken at 0932 showing a plume 55 km wide extending NE (figure 5). Another advisory at 1015 on 5 December reported an ash plume extending 15 km NE at an altitude of ~6 km. Satellite imagery at 1332 showed the plume rising to ~9-10 km; it was 63 km wide and extended 211 km E (figure 5). Pilot reports later in the day placed the ash plume at altitudes of ~12-13 km. Other volcanic ash advisories continued to warn aviators about the ash plume during 6-7 December.
Figure 5. Revised sketches showing Bezymianny's ash plume on 5 December 1997 at 0932 (2132 GMT on 4 December) and 1332 (0132 GMT). Plumes were based on GMS infrared satellite imagery. Courtesy of SAB.
The time conversion to Kamchatkan Standard Time was also misstated; it should be GMT + 12 hours. Our thanks to Nick Heffter (NOAA Air Resources Laboratory) and the NOAA Satellite Analysis Branch for assisting in this correction.
Information Contacts: Vladimir Kirianov, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia; Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of a) U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), b) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and c) Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA; NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Analysis Branch (SAB), Room 401, 5200 Auth Road, Camp Springs, MD 20746, USA.
Fumarolic plumes present on most days
Fumarolic plumes rose 50-800 m above the volcano on 27 January, 3-5, 9, 12-14, 17-18, 20-22, 23-25, and 28 February. A steam plume rose 50 m on 30 January. Plumes on 17-18, 23-25, and 28 February traveled SE. No seismicity registered under the volcano during 23 February-1 March.
Fumarolic plumes observed often
No seismicity registered under the volcano during 2 March-5 April. On 5-7, 10, and 12-14 March, fumarolic plumes rose 50-300 m above the volcano. Fumarolic plumes on 16-20 and 22 March rose 50-200 m above the volcano and moved 5-10 km SSE. On 30-31 March and 1-4 April fumarolic plumes rose 100-500 m above the volcano.
Slowly growing hot spot seen on satellite image
During 28-30 May, a fumarolic plume was seen rising to 50-300 m above the volcano and moving 5 km E. Visual observations made on 28 May indicated color changes in the fumarolic plume suggesting an increase in gas emission.
Satellite images of Bezymianny made during 1-10 June, when not obscured by clouds, indicated a persistent and slowly growing hot-spot more than 5 km2 in size. This thermal anomaly persisted until late June. It was similar to that observed shortly before the 5 December 1997 eruption (BGVN 22:11), which sent a short-lived eruption plume to over 9 km above sea level. It likely indicates that the summit lava dome is growing again and may be subject to a sudden partial collapse similar to the 5 December event. KVERT changed the level of concern color code to yellow-alert and will monitor the situation closely.
Seismicity during 1-10 June was at background levels. No seismicity was reported during the next three weeks. Fumarolic plumes were seen rising 100 to 800 m and moving up to 10 km to the SE and S during 9-11, 17, and 19-21 June.
Information Contacts: Olga Chubarova and Vladimir Kirianov, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia; Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of a) U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), b) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and c) Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA.
Avalanches and glow at Novy dome on 20-22 June
Avalanches and glow from the Novy dome were observed during 20-22 June. On 22 June a fumarolic plume rose to 300-500 m above the volcano, followed the next day by a smaller gas-and-steam plume 100-300 m high. Weak and shallow seismic events were registered throughout the week of 22-29 June. Plumes 50-100 m in height were seen 29 June-2 July, and 6-7 July; clouds obscured observation for much of the rest of the month of July. Little or no seismicity was recorded during July.
Series of deep and shallow earthquakes
Eruptive activity continued at a very low level during January. The alert level remained at green. Fumarolic plumes rose a few hundred meters above the summit before being blown up to 10 km away on 13-14, 19-20, 22, and 24-28 January. On 23 January the plume rose 1,000 m above the summit and extended in a fan-shaped cloud 15 km WNW. On most other days during the month the summit was obscured. One earthquake was recorded on 1 January and five were recorded during 26-31 January.
Explosions on 25 February send gas-and-ash plume 5 km above the summit
During February, seismic and volcanic activity at Bezymianny increased in intensity, causing the hazard status to be raised from Green to Yellow on 16 February and then to Orange on 25 February. The activity decreased on the 26th and the "Level of Concern Color Code" was reduced to Yellow. In the first two weeks of the month, numerous weak earthquakes were registered under the volcano, and fumarolic plumes rising up to a few hundred meters above the summit occurred frequently.
Starting on 15 February and continuing the following week, seismicity rose above background levels and 20-40 shallow earthquakes were registered every day. The hazard status was raised to Yellow. Fumarolic plumes continued to rise to a few hundred meters above the summit, and could be seen when not obscured by clouds. Satellite images during the week indicated a persistent thermal anomaly possibly caused by rock avalanches from the summit dome.
The hazard status was raised to Orange on 25 February after volcanic tremor began under the volcano and continued for ~6 hours. Two large explosions during that period each lasted several minutes and a gas-and-ash plume rose 5 km above the summit. Satellite images that morning showed an ash-rich plume heading SE. Over the next few days, using satellite imagery, the ash cloud was tracked for 1,500 km to the SE, but by early on the 27th the cloud had dissipated. Activity declined after the 25th and the hazard status was reduced to Yellow.
On 27-28 February the seismicity was above background levels. Low-level spasmodic tremor continued to be recorded. On the morning of 28 February a steam-and-gas plume rose 300 m. The volcano was obscured by clouds after 28 February.
Aseismic with largely minor steaming through 9 August
From the period of 31 May 1999 thru 9 August 1999, no seismic activity was registered under the volcano. Fumarolic activity occurred periodically, with occasional plumes of gas-and-steam rising to a few hundred meters above the crater and extending several kilometers from the volcano.
On 18 June, a gas-and-steam plume rose 100 m above the crater, extending S more than 3 km, while a gas-and-steam plume on 28 June rose 400 m above the crater and extended fan-like 30 km to the E. Similar plumes occurred on 11, 13, 21, and 26 July, some rising as high as 300 m above the crater and extending up 10 km from the volcano.
Frequent fumarolic plumes, but no seismicity
Fumarolic plumes generally rising 50-300 m above the volcano were often observed during clear weather in August-December 1999, but views were frequently obscured by meteorological clouds. Weak fumarolic activity without a significant plume was detected on a few other occasions during this period. Plumes were observed on the following days: 9-10, 16, and 20-23 August; 2, 12, 22, 26, and 28 September; 22-24, 25-27, and 29-31 October; 1, 5, 11-12, 19, 22-23, 26, and 29 November; 2-3, 24, 25, and 28 December. Depending on local conditions, the plumes often extended 5-10 km downwind, usually E and SE. Others were blown S, NW, or NE. The longest plume during this period was on 26 August when it extended 15 km NE. No seismicity was registered under the volcano from 10 August through the end of December 1999. On October 6, a shallow earthquake was registered under the volcano.
Volcanic tremor in mid-February and mid-March, ash clouds in mid-March
This report covers the period January-April 2000. As of 28 April 2000, KVERT (Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team) temporarily suspended operations because of a lack of funding. Except for brief episodes of volcanic and seismic activity in mid-February and mid-March, little to no seismicity was registered beneath the volcano through the remainder of the period. Occasional, weak fumarolic activity was frequently accompanied by fumarolic plumes rising 50-800 m above the volcano and extending up to 50 km away. The volcano frequently was obscured by clouds, which prevented both visual and satellite observations.
During the week of 11-17 February seven shallow earthquakes were registered beneath the volcano. Seismic activity increased above background levels during 10-13 March, and on 14 March the hazard level color code was raised to Red due to continuous volcanic tremor after 0425, which occasionally registered at distances 100 km. At 0430, a satellite image showed a 4-pixel thermal anomaly with a temperature of 50°C and a small ash cloud. At 0742, the ash cloud rose to 5 km altitude and spread to the W; at 0815 ashfall was recorded in Kozirevsk; and at 1100 the ash cloud covered Kozirevsk and spread up to the Sredinny Range, a distance of 225 km. After 1000, the level of volcanic activity decreased and on 15 March the hazard status was reduced to Yellow after seismicity decreased to background levels. Analysis by the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) of a satellite image taken at 0630 on 15 March revealed a 6-pixel thermal anomaly but no ash cloud. According to GMS-5 satellite data (Tokyo VAAC), between 0932 and 2032 on 15 March the ash cloud drifted across Shelekhov Bay and moved NW at an altitude of ~7 km.
At 0500 on the morning of 16 March the volcano erupted again, prompting a hazard status change to Orange. AVO reported that a satellite image taken at 0530 showed an 8-pixel thermal anomaly and a detached ash cloud drifting SW with the leading edge ~140 km from the volcano. The size of the cloud was estimated to be ~100 km E-W by 60 km N-S, but no height estimate was available. KVERT detected increased seismic activity under the volcano with volcanic tremor beginning around 2350 on 15 March and continuing until 0930 the next morning.
Visual reports at 2106 on 18 March from the village of Kozirevsk indicated that a dark dense plume rose to 5,000 m altitude and extended more than 150 km SW. The base of the cloud was not distinct and ashfall may have occurred. Seismicity returned to background levels after 19 March. Rock avalanches continued, although no volcanic tremor was recorded. On 19-22 March, a steam-and-gas plume rose 1-2 km above the volcano and extended up to 10 km NE and E. On 23 March, a plume rose 200 m above the volcano and satellite images analyzed by AVO continued to show a thermal anomaly, but of decreased intensity.
During the last week in March and throughout April seismicity returned to background levels and occasional fumarolic activity and shallow earthquakes were typical of the activity during the earlier part of the year.
Fluctuating thermal anomaly; gas-and-steam and ash(?)-gas explosions
This report summarizes activity during June-mid-October 2000. KVERT (Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team) resumed reports on 9 June after a shutdown due to funding deficiencies. Early June seismicity was at background levels. On 3-4 and 7-8 June, fumarolic plumes rose 50-300 m above the summit crater and drifted up to 10 km to the W, NW, E, and S. Similar activity continued throughout June, with fumarolic plumes reaching 200 m above the volcano on 21 June and 100 m on 28 June.
Fumarolic activity persisted in July when a continuous plume reached 50-100 m above the summit on 2-5 July. On 16-17 July, a gas-and-steam plume rose 100 m above the dome and extended 25-30 km to the W. On the morning of 19 July, a similar plume rose 50 m above the crater and extended to the SW. Visual observations from the nearby village of Kozirevsk at 1700 on 18 July indicated a weak short-lived explosive eruption and an ash-gas(?) plume that rose about 300 m above the volcano. The plume extended 20 km to the NW. No seismicity was recorded under the volcano. By 0700 on 25 July the thermal anomaly detected on 13 April completely disappeared according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO). The hazard status for Bezymianny was upgraded from Green to Yellow on 28 July.
Seismicity in early August was above background levels, and shallow earthquakes continued to occur. By 11 August, the number of shallow earthquakes decreased, and the hazard status was downgraded from Yellow to Green. Weak fumarolic activity was observed on 17 August and 20 August, accompanied by an increase in seismicity. On 30 August, a gas-and-steam explosion rose 100 m above Bezymianny and drifted E.
During 2-4 September, a fumarolic plume reached 50 m above the summit, extending S and E. On 12 September weak fumarolic activity was not accompanied by any seismicity above background levels. Bezymianny remained quiet until 17-20 September, when weak fumarolic activity was observed. A gas-and-steam plume rose 100 m above the volcano and drifted W on 21 September. Gas-and-steam plumes seen again on 22-23 and 26-27 September rose to 50 m above the summit, extending to the E and to the W and SW respectively. Weak fumarolic activity continued on 25 September. AVO detected a new, weak 1-pixel thermal anomaly in satellite imagery at 0730 on 21 September. The anomaly persisted and grew to 4 pixels in size by 0709 on 27 September. No eruptions occurred and seismicity was rarely above background levels, so the KVERT Level of Concern Color Code remained at Green throughout the month.
Seismicity increased slightly at the beginning of October. Weak fumarolic activity was observed on 7 October. The thermal anomaly first detected by AVO on 21 September was reconfirmed on 9-10 October. By 0710 on 13 October, satellite imagery revealed that anomaly intensity had increased. The 4-pixel thermal anomaly was observed in a nighttime AVHRR image at 0704 on 18 October. One pixel was saturated at 50°C, and a recovery pixel was also present, indicating intense thermal activity. Background temperature values varied from -10 to -15°C. Thermal anomalies detected in satellite data preceded explosive eruptions of Bezymianny in 1995-2000 by days to weeks. June 1998 was an exception, however, as no explosive event occurred despite intense thermal activity. Only small earthquakes were recorded under the volcano from 14-18 October. Weak fumarolic emissions were detected on 16 October. As a result of the growing and intensifying thermal anomaly, the hazard status was increased from Green to Yellow.
Large ash explosions in late October; hazard status reaches orange
A 4-pixel thermal anomaly, initially detected in satellite images by the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) on 21 September (BGVN 25:09), continued to be observed on 20 October. Each pixel in the center of an AVHRR satellite image is a 1.1-km square, but the pixel dimensions are significantly larger toward the image edge. In the case at hand, the pixel locations within the image were toward the edge, and could have a maximum dimension of 2.3 km x 5.5 km. On 21 October, a fumarolic plume rose 50 m above the volcano and extended E. On 25 October, a fumarolic plume rose to a height of 50 m and drifted 20 km S. Since then, seismic data indicated that hot rock avalanches may have descended from Bezymianny's dome. A few small shallow earthquakes per day occurred beneath the volcano during 20-26 October. Spasmodic seismic tremor was registered during 2040-2100 on 26 October, but was difficult to analyze because of a malfunctioning seismic station. The volcano's hazard status remained at Yellow.
Energy from B-type earthquakes increased beginning at 0115 on 28 October. The thermal anomaly grew to 8 pixels in size with 4 pixels at a saturation temperature of 50°C according to satellite imagery at 0632 on 30 October, and the hazard status was increased to Orange. At 0810 a gas-and-steam plume rose 1,000 m above the volcano and extended NE. Seismic activity increased after 2300 with the most intense seismicity recorded on 31 October during 0146-0215. A distinct explosive event, however, was not detected in the seismic data. AVHRR satellite data from an image at 0600 on 31 October showed an ash plume extending ~80 km SE. It was not possible to estimate the height of the plume. According to a visual report from Koziyrevsk at 0730 on 31 October, a gas-and-steam plume rose 1.5 km above the summit and extended to the SE. At 1210 an ash-poor plume rose 3 km above the volcano. A gas-and-steam plume rose 1 km at 1330, and another plume reached 2 km at 1515.
An image from 1506 on 31 October showed an ash-poor plume extending ~40 km NE of Bezymianny. A larger diffuse cloud was seen off the east coast of Kamchatka and seemed to be continuous with the more distinct plume emanating from the volcano. It extended ~250 km SE, but did not appear to contain an ash component. Intense seismicity was registered during 0320-0400 and at 0626 on 2 November. A satellite image from 0626 showed an ash plume with an estimated altitude of ~3,600 m that extended 50 km W, then 130 km SW of the volcano. A visual report from Koziyrevsk at 0800 indicated that a gas-and-steam plume rose 1 km above the summit and extended SW. At 0842, a gas-and-ash plume reached 1.5 km above the volcano and also extended SW. Seismicity began to decrease beginning at 1200. A satellite image from 1650 revealed a 250-km-long ash plume that drifted ~300 km SW of Bezymianny, centered over the lower third of the Kamchatkan Peninsula. An image from 0618 on 3 November showed that by then the plume reached only ~30 km SW. According to a Koziyrevsk visual report at 1355, a gas-and-steam plume rose 1 km above the volcano. Volcanic ash advisory statements were issued to aviators during 2-3 November, and indicated that aircraft needed to ascend above 6,000 m altitude or divert around the ash plume. Satellite imagery indicated that the ash cloud was moving at up to 37 km/hour SW to WSW. The hazard status for Bezymianny decreased from Orange to Yellow as of 3 November.
Seismicity decreased to background levels by the week of 3-9 November. From 3-6 November, a gas-and-steam plume rose 1-2 km above the summit and extended 20-60 km to the SE. A gas-and-steam plume rose 500 m on 7 November. The hazard status for the volcano was decreased from Yellow to Green on 10 November. AVHRR satellite data from AVO at 0634 on 12 November showed that the thermal anomaly was now only one pixel in size. A gas-and-steam plume rose 100 m above the volcano and extended SE on 16 November. The hazard status for Bezymianny remained at Green on 17 November.
Information Contacts: Olga Chubarova, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia; Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of a) U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), b) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and c) Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA; Tokyo VAAC, Tokyo, Japan (URL: https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vaac/data/).
Explosive eruption on 7 August sends plume to ~10 km altitude
Weak fumarolic activity and gas-steam plumes, along with several small earthquakes, occurred from the latter months of the year 2000 through July 2001. AVHRR satellite data confirmed a one-pixel thermal anomaly on 20 November at 0650, and a weak thermal anomaly on 3 January.
On 23-24 July, seismic and satellite data showed gas-and-steam plumes, along with shallow earthquakes and long local seismic events that were possibly due to collapses and/or avalanches. With the beginning of an extrusive process at the dome, the level of concern was raised from Green (volcano is dormant; normal seismicity and fumarolic activity) to Orange (volcano is in eruption or eruption may occur at any time). KVERT reported that an AVHRR image at 0718 on 26 July revealed a 3-pixel thermal anomaly that had a maximum band-3 temperature of 26.8°C within a background near 8°C. The anomaly had a linear shape and SE-trend from the summit. Afterward, a weakening of activity occurred and the level of concern was lowered to Yellow (volcano is restless; eruption may occur). Intermittent weak activity, including shallow earthquakes, fumarolic activity above the dome, and long local seismic events were observed through 31 July. Weak shallow earthquakes within the volcano's edifice, along with probable collapses and avalanches were recorded during 6-9 August.
On 7 August at 1128 (6 August at 2228 UTC) an explosive eruption began. The level of concern was raised to Red (significant eruption is occurring or explosive eruption expected at any time). Spasmodic volcanic tremor up to 11.7 x 10-6 m/s was recorded until 1300. Tremor amplitude increased up to 1.0 x 10-6 m/s until 1410, then decreased. Observers in Klyuchi town reported that an ash plume 5 km above the volcano rose to 10 km by 1215, and extended to the E-SE. At the same time observers at Kozirevsk village reported that an ash plume rose 2-2.5 km above the dome and extended to the SW. At 1300 a gas-ash plume rose 2 km above the dome and extended SW 40 km. Observers at Kronoki seismic station reported an ash fall (50 g per square m). Satellite images showed a plume centered off the E coast of Kamchatka about 200 km south of Kronotsky. The plume was approximately 200 km long and 100 km wide and headed due S. A thermal anomaly showed that a viscous lava flow had formed at the dome of volcano. After the 7 August eruption through 31 August, background seismicity was recorded and occasional gas-and-steam clouds were observed. The level of concern was dropped to Green.
Information Contacts: Olga Chubarova, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia; Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of (a)U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), b) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and c) Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA; Tokyo VAAC, Tokyo, Japan (URL: https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vaac/data/).
Dark mid-December 2001 plume reaches 4 km above dome
During September 2001 through early January 2002, seismicity at Bezymianny remained at or near background levels, although one mid-December outburst was striking. Weak fumarolic activity was observed on 15, 18, and 20 September, on 8, 12, 27, and 29 October, on 1 November, and during 1-2, 6, and 8-10 January. Weak shallow earthquakes were registered under the volcano beginning on 10 November. The earthquakes became stronger beginning on 22 November, but seismicity remained near background levels. Gas-and-steam plumes were observed throughout the report period reaching 50-800 m above the dome and extending up to 60 km from the volcano.
On 16 December, a plume reached 4 km above the dome and extended 60 km NW. The plume appeared dark from 20 km away. Plumes on 8-10 January extended 5-20 km S and NW. On 10 and 12-13 December, gas-and-steam plumes rose to 300 m above the volcano and extended 40 km W, SW, and SE.
Thermal anomalies were observed on satellite imagery several times during December 2001 and early January 2002 (table 1). On 10 December, a four-pixel thermal anomaly was visible, along with a faint, ash-poor plume that extended 87 km SE from the volcano.
Table 1. Thermal anomalies visible on satellite imagery at Bezymianny during December 2001 through 6 January 2002. The anomaly was centered over the dome on 12-13 December 2001. Courtesy KVERT.
Date Local Time Pixels Recovery pixels Maximum band-3 temperature Background temperature
10 Dec 2001 0617 4 -- 10.3°C -29°C
12 Dec 2001 1658 4 2-3 ~49°C -27 to -28°C
13 Dec 2001 1635 10 -- 33.8°C -14°C
14 Dec 2001 0622 10 2 48.2°C -22°C
15 Dec 2001 0559 5 1 48.5°C -36°C
21 Dec 2001 0446 1 -- 9.8°C -28.3°C
21 Dec 2001 1834 1 -- -3.44°C -30°C
22 Dec 2001 1810 1 -- -14.03°C -30°C
25 Dec 2001 morning 1 -- -8°C -30°C
31 Dec 2001 0621 1 -- -14°C -26°C
01 Jan 2002 1703 1 -- -7.3°C -24°C
06 Jan 2002 1707 1 -- -6°C -23°C
The Concern Color Code was raised from Green ("volcano is dormant" ) to Yellow ("volcano is restless"). Activity increased during 14-21 December, when many weak shallow earthquakes occurred within the edifice and other local shallow seismic events (possible avalanches) were registered. The Concern Color Code was increased to Orange ("eruption may occur at any time") until around 25 December, when seismicity decreased again. The Concern Color Code was reduced to Green by the end of 2001 and remained there through at least 25 January.
Information Contacts: Olga Chubarova, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT) (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/); Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) (URL: https://www.avo.alaska.edu/); Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center, Tokyo, Japan (URL: https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vaac/data/).
A one-pixel thermal anomaly on 16-17 November 2002
The last reported activity at Bezymianny included a 4-km plume and thermal anomalies visible on satellite imagery during December 2001 and January 2002 (BGVN 26:12). No further reports were issued until mid-November 2002.
On 18 November KVERT raised the Concern Color Code at Bezymianny from Green to Yellow after a 1-pixel thermal anomaly was observed on various satellite images on 16 and 17 November. The closest telemetered seismic stations, situated on Kliuchevskoi, 13.5 km from Bezymianny's lava dome, only recorded several shallow seismic events at Bezymianny: 13 in August and September, and 3 in October. High seismic activity at Kliuchevskoi made it difficult to separate Bezymianny's seismic events from Kliuchevskoi's. According to AVHRR satellite images the thermal anomaly had a temperature of 18°C in a background of -30°C.
Information Contacts: Olga Girina, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia; Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of a) U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), b) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and c) Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709.
26 July 2003 ash plume to 8-11 km altitude
According to visual observation from the city of Klyuchi by Yu. Demyanchuk, a large explosive eruption of Bezymianny began at 2120 on 26 July 2003; a later report from KVERT (Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team) indicated that the eruption began at 2057. An ash plume rose up to 8-11 km and extended to the W, WNW, and SW. A large pyroclastic flow probably formed.
Prior to the eruption, a weak thermal anomaly was noted on satellite images from 6 July. Two shallow earthquakes of M 1.8 registered on 23 and 25 July.
Satellite data revealed plumes extending WNW at 2122 and 2300 on 26 July, to distances of 31 km and 86 km, respectively. Longer plumes were reported on 27 July to 192 km at 0305 and 217 km at 0445. At 1102 on 27 July, an 8-pixel thermal anomaly was observed with a temperature of 31°C on a background of 10°C. The ash cloud was ~250-300 km W of the vent. At 1258 that day a 5-pixel thermal anomaly was noted with a temperature of 50°C on a background of 35°C. The ash cloud was unchanged, and was also detected at 1325. At 1240 probable pyroclastic deposits were identified on the SE flank.
Satellite observations also noted that at 2058 on 27 July, a 10-pixel thermal anomaly yielded a temperature of 29°C on a background of 9°C. At 0246 on 28 July a 2-to 6-pixel thermal anomaly yielded a temperature of 33°C on a background of 5°C. At 2216 there was a 1-pixel thermal anomaly without accompanying ash. At 0246 and 0715 on 28 July, 2-to 6-pixel thermal anomalies were noted, with temperatures of 33° and 39°C on a background of 5° and 16°C, respectively. No ash was recorded for either event.
No seismicity was registered on 27-30 July, and no visual information was available because of meteorological clouds. Thermal anomalies of 1-to 3-pixels with a temperature of 16-25°C on backgrounds from -3° to 5° C, were observed on 28-29 July, 31 July, and 1 August. No seismicity was registered from 31 July-3 August, in part because of the seismicity due to a large volcanic tremor at nearby Klyuchevskoy. According to visual data, gas-steam plumes extended ~15 km to the NW on 2 August. Clouds obscured the volcano on other days.
Information Contacts: Olga Girina, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), a cooperative program of the Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Far East Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia, the Kamchatka Experimental and Methodical Seismological Department (KEMSD), GS RAS (Russia), and the Alaska Volcano Observatory (USA); Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA.
Rapid decrease in activity following the 26 July eruption
A large explosive eruption of Bezymianny on 26 July 2003 sent an ash plume 8-11 km high and 86 km long (BGVN 28:07). A later KVERT report noted that the active eruption phase lasted ~ 4 hours after beginning on 2057. Longer plumes on 27 July extended to 192 km, 217 km and ~ 250-300 km W of the vent. Probable pyroclastic deposits were identified on the SE flank.
No seismicity was registered during 27 July-3 August. The Color Code was lowered from Red to Orange on 28 July, and reduced to Yellow on 1 August. A 1-2-pixel thermal anomaly was detected on 1 August, and observers saw gas-and-steam plumes extending ~ 15 km NW on 2 August. On 8 August the hazard status was returned to Green. Clouds frequently obscured the volcano, but another gas-and-steam plume extended SE on 19 August when a 2-pixel thermal anomaly was also noted on satellite imagery. No further seismicity was recorded through 22 August, although large volcanic tremor at nearby Kliuchevskoi volcano would have masked smaller events.
Eruptions on 25 December 2002 and January 2004
Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT) reports, through the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), indicate that a weak thermal anomaly registered on satellite images following the 26 July 2003 eruption and continuing until an eruption on 14 January 2004.
January 2004 eruption. A shallow earthquake of local magnitude (Ml) 2.2 was reported at Bezymianny on 9 January. The eruption itself began at 1053 on 14 January, sending ash plumes to 6-8 km altitude to the ENE, decreasing to 3.5 km altitude later in the day. KVERT reported that a large pyroclastic flow probably formed on the ESE flank. On 15 January, gas-steam plumes rose to 100 m above the lava dome, increasing to 500 m on 16 January. A 2- to 8-pixel thermal anomaly registered on these days. Satellite images on the morning of 14 January showed ash clouds about 30 km wide extending 150 ENE km, increasing to 250-300 km ENE that afternoon. Meaningful seismic monitoring was thwarted during the eruption period due to high-level volcanic tremor at nearby Kliuchevskoi volcano. The eruption caused the hazard status to temporarily rise to the highest level (red).
KVERT weekly reports for the period from the 14 January eruption to 16 April indicate continuing unrest at Bezymianny. The lava dome was reported to be growing, with no detectable seismicity, gas-steam plumes were rising ~ 3-4 km and dispersing in the wind (generally to the S), and the number of pixels in thermal anomalies reduced from 1-4 early in the period to 1-2 late in the period.
25 December 2002 eruption. A substantial eruption at Bezymianny on 25 December 2002 was not reported in the Bulletin. That eruption followed a 1-pixel thermal anomaly on 23 December that increased to 7-10 pixels on 24-25 December, with seismicity slightly above background levels. Weak intermittent spasmodic tremor occurred on the 25th, when a very hot plume that probably contained ash was visible, and moderate explosive activity began around 1900. Seismic data revealed a large explosive eruption on 26 December at 0715. The resultant ash cloud rose to 5 km altitude. and deposited ash in Kozyrevsk, 55 km NW of Bezymianny. The eruption continued through the 27th, but activity decreased. On 1 January 2003 a weak thermal anomaly was noted over the volcano, probably reflecting a viscous lava flow on the dome.
19 June 2004 eruption emits large ash plumes and viscous lava flows
Eruptions associated with extrusion of viscous lavas continued at Bezymianny into June 2004. Since observers last reported on Bezymianny (BGVN 29:03) they noted substantial ash plumes occurring in June 2004 (table 2). The summary below chiefly comes from weekly reports made by Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT) and disseminated through the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO).
Table 2. A synopsis of some recent eruptions distinguished at Bezymianny (the first three were previously discussed, BGVN 28:10 and 29:03). Taken from KVERT reports.
Date Time Characteristics of Eruption
26-27 Dec 2002 0715 Ash cloud to 5 km altitude, depositing ash 55 km NW of volcano.
26 Jul 2003 2057 Ash plume to 8-11 km altitude, extending 192 km, 217 km and ~250-300 km W of the vent.
14 Jan 2004 1053 Ash plume to 6-8 km altitude, extending ~190 km; pyroclastic flow.
19 Jun 2004 0840 Ash plume to ~8-10 km altitude (estimated from seismic signature); plume ultimately sighted over 1,000 km from source.
This report concerns the most recent eruption of Bezymianny which occurred on 19 June 2004. Increased activity on the volcano began during 11 to 14 June, when seismicity rose above background level and 2-3 shallow earthquakes occurred daily.
By 16 June, KVERT elevated Bezymianny's hazard status, raising the Concern Color Code from Yellow to Orange (table 3), signifying that an eruption could occur at any time. On 19 June, the Code was raised to Red, the highest level.
Table 3. The significance of various hazard status categories on the KVERT Concern Color Code Key. This key is regularly posted with their reports.
Color Status
Green Volcano is dormant; normal seismicity and fumarolic activity.
Yellow Volcano is restless; eruption may occur.
Orange Volcano is in eruption or eruption may occur at any time.
Red Significant eruption is occurring or explosive eruption expected at any time.
Explosive activity began at 0840 on 19 June, and according to seismic data, it produced an ash plume that rose ~8-10 km altitude. Satellite imagery revealed that by 1319, the plume had extended ~200 km. The more concentrated portion of the plume was in the zone of ~ 167-189 km from the volcano. At 1439, a large local ash cloud moved to the NNE towards Bering Island. Later in the day, the seismicity level decreased, and KVERT reduced the Concern Color Code to Orange. During 18 to 19 June, an ash cloud extended over 1,000 km E and SE of the volcano, and "possible ash deposits" were inferred 190 km SE of the lava dome. The last time an ash cloud was noted near Korovin Island was on 20 June.
Around this time KVERT noted viscous lava flows at the lava dome. They documented weak, 1- to 4-pixel thermal anomalies over the dome. In the wake of the eruption KVERT reported gas-steam plumes extending ~3.5 km S, NE, and ESE. Following that, they reported no other activity as recently as 25 June.
Information Contacts: Olga A. Girina, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), a cooperative program of the Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Far East Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia, the Kamchatka Experimental and Methodical Seismological Department (KEMSD), GS RAS (Russia), and the Alaska Volcano Observatory (USA); Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA.
Explosive eruption on 11 January 2005 inferred from seismic data
Bezymianny was reported on in BGVN 29:05, covering the June 2004 eruption that was characterized by viscous lava flows and large ash plumes. This report covers the interval from July 2004 through February 2005. From July 2004 to December 2004, unrest and fumarolic activity were virtually continuous. The Concern Code Color (hazard status) remained at Yellow throughout much of this time, and seismicity was at or below background levels. The lava dome of the volcano continued to grow, and satellite data frequently indicated a thermal anomaly over the dome. Gas-steam plumes were observed almost daily from Klyuchi about 50 km away, rising to 3-5 km altitude, and extending in various directions for 10-15 km.
KVERT raised the hazard status from Yellow to Orange on 7 January as seismicity increased. On 11 January, KVERT raised the status from Orange to Red (the highest level). An explosive eruption, inferred from seismic data, began at 2002 on 11 January 2005 and was believed to have produced an ash column to 8-10 km altitude. No visual or satellite data were available as dense clouds obscured the volcano. Seismic activity was above background levels during the first week of January and increased continuously. About 60 earthquakes of magnitude 1.25-2.25, and numerous weaker, shallow events registered during 7-11 January. Intermittent volcanic tremor was recorded on 10 January.
The hazard status was lowered from Red to Orange on 12 January when seismic activity returned to background levels following the eruption of 11 January. Seismicity remained at background levels so the status was lowered from Orange to Yellow on 14 January.
During February 2005 gas-steam plumes were observed frequently, rising 50-1,000 m above the dome and drifting 10-15 km in various directions. Satellite data frequently indicated a thermal anomaly over the dome. The status remained at Yellow as of 29 April 2005.
Ash plumes to 10 km altitude in 2005, hot avalanches from the dome
This report mentions a series of noteworthy events during mid-January through late December 2005. On 11 January 2005 an explosive eruption was inferred from seismic data; it was thought to have produced an ash column to 8-10 km altitude (BGVN 30:03). Seismic activity returned to background levels following this eruption and the Concern Color Code was lowered from Orange to Yellow on 14 January and remained at Yellow until the end of November 2005.
On 6-7 May 2005, weak gas-and-steam plumes were observed, but clouds frequently obscured the volcano. Thermal anomalies at the dome were detected in satellite imagery on 6-8, 10, and 12 May.
On 30 November, KVERT reported that seismicity at Bezymianny had increased during the previous two weeks. Seismic signals indicated that hot avalanches from the lava dome had begun on 29 November and the intensity of the thermal anomaly at the dome had increased. Strong fumarolic activity was captured on video of 29 November.
An explosive eruption began on 30 November at 2400 according to seismic data. Ash plumes were subsequently seen in satellite imagery extending SW at an altitude of about 6 km. The Concern Color Code was raised to Orange.
After the eruption on 30 November, seismic activity at the volcano decreased to background levels. On 2 December the Concern Color Code was reduced from Orange to Yellow. On 9 December, KVERT reported that based on past experience with Bezymianny, a viscous lava flow was probably active at the summit lava dome and there were no indications that an explosive eruption was imminent.
A gas-steam plume was visible on 9-11 December and fumarolic activity at the lava dome continued through December. Thermal anomalies were registered at the dome on 9, 17, 21, 24-25, and 27-29 December.
Pyroclastic flows on 9 May extend 7-8 km; plumes over 500 km long
This report describes a substantial eruption on 9 May 2006, and events before and shortly afterwards. Bezymianny was last reported on in BGVN 30:11, covering a series of events during mid-January through late December 2005.
An explosive eruption occurred on 30 November 2005. Seismicity decreased subsequently and from January to the end of April 2006, Bezymianny remained comparatively calm; fumarolic activity and a small thermal anomaly were observed during periods of good visibility. A 1 April aerial photo of the summit area appears as figure 6.
Figure 6. Bezymianny aerial photo taken on 1 April 2006, showing the large dome within the breached summit crater. Labels indicate both a fissure on the dome's flank and a large extrusive block (or spine) on the dome's top. Considerable areas discharged light steam. Photo by Yu. Demyanchuk and provided courtesy of KVERT.
During 28 April to 5 May, Bezymianny's lava dome continued to grow. Seismicity was above background levels during 30 April to 3 May. Incandescent avalanches were visible on 4 May. At the lava dome, fumarolic activity occurred and thermal anomalies were visible on satellite imagery. Bezymianny was at Yellow on the four stage Concern Color Code (low to high–Green, Yellow, Orange, Red).
On 7 May the Concern Color Code was raised to Orange due to an increase in seismicity and the number of incandescent avalanches (14 occurred on 6 May in comparison to 4-6 during the previous 2 days). Intense fumarolic activity occurred, with occasional small amounts of ash. KVERT reported that an explosive eruption was possible in the next 1 or 2 weeks.
9 May eruption. On 9 May around 1935, the Concern Color Code was raised to Red, the highest level, due to increased seismicity and incandescent avalanches. A gas plume rose higher than 7 km altitude and a strong thermal anomaly was visible on satellite imagery.
An explosive eruption occurred on 9 May during 2121 to 2145. The explosion produced an ash column that rose to a height of ~ 15 km altitude. A co-ignimbrite ash plume was about 40 km in diameter and mainly extended NE of the volcano. Ash plumes extended more than 500 km ENE from the volcano. Pyroclastic flows deposits extended 7-8 km from the volcano.
On 10 May around 0100, seismicity returned to background levels and the Concern Color Code was reduced to Orange. Small fumarolic plumes were observed during the early morning of the 10th and lava probably began to flow at the lava dome.
By 11 May seismic activity was still at background levels. Gas and steam plumes were visible above the volcano. A thermal anomaly was noted at the volcano on 10-11 May. Lava effusion was probably occurring at the lava dome. This was interpreted to mean that the likelihood of a large, ash-producing eruption had diminished.
Ongoing dome growth; 23-25 December pyroclastic flows
Except for brief heightened activity at the end of December 2006, moderate volcanic activity and seismicity has prevailed at Bezymianny since the extensive eruption in May 2006, last reported on in BGVN 31:04. This report covers activity following the 9 May 2006 explosion to the start of January 2007.
The Kamchatkan Volcano Eruption Response Team (KVERT) raised the Concern Color Code to red, the highest level, in response to the 9 May 2006 eruption (BGVN 31:04). They lowered it on 10 May to orange, and again, on 11 May to yellow, where it remained until the end of December. By 11 May, seismicity remained at or below background levels. Two shallow earthquakes were recorded on 15 and 19-20 May; five shallow earthquakes were recorded during 27-30 May. Similar low levels of seismicity were recorded during June to November 2006, with seismic activity exceeding background levels only on 14 August and 25, 27, and 30 November.
Growth of the lava dome continued during June to December 2006. Video data on 28-29 May showed weak gas-and-steam plumes. A thermal anomaly was noted during the latter part of the month (specifically, on 16-18, 23-25, 27, and 29 May). Video data showed gas-and-steam plumes rising to ~ 7.5 km altitude on 5 June and to ~ 4.0 km altitude the week of 16 June. Weak gas-and-steam plumes were observed 16 and 19-20 June. Thermal anomalies were often noted, with particularly large ones on 24 and 29 June. On days of good visibility, video data consistently showed fumarolic activity at the lava dome. An increase in size of two explosive craters at the dome's summit and a new lava flow on the dome's SW flank, thought to have resulted from the 9 May 2006 eruption, were observed on 31 July.
Seismic activity was above background levels during much of December and dramatically increased the week of 24 December. Several shallow earthquakes were registered during the weeks of 8, 15, and 22 December.
On 6 and 10 December, respectively, gas-and-steam plumes rose to ~ 4.5 and 3.5 km altitude. Satellite data recorded a thermal anomaly over the dome during the weeks of 8, 15, 22 December and on 29-31 December. The number of hot avalanches per day grew from 4-6 in previous days to 15 on 23 December.
On 23 December, starting at 2352, an explosive eruption occurred, producing ash and pyroclastic flows; a resulting ash plume rose ~ 4.5-6 km altitude and extended NE. In response to the eruption, on 24 December KVERT raised the level of Concern Color Code from yellow to orange.
Another explosive eruption started between 0917-1020 on 24 December and ended on 25 December 2006. A large eruptive column rose to ~ 13 km altitude and developed into a big umbrella cloud. According to satellite data, ash clouds extended ~ 850 km NE on the 24 and 25 December. Late on 24 December, the Concern Color Code was raised to red. According to the Russian News Agency NOVOSTI, Russian government officials instructed residents of a village 40 km E of the volcano where ash fallout occurred to avoid leaving their houses.
About 30 local seismic events occurred at the volcano during 1020-2000 on 24 December. Volcanic seismicity returned to background levels at 2000 on 24 December. According to seismic data on 25 December, two hot avalanches took place. In addition, a large thermal anomaly occurred at the lava dome. Visual and video data on 26-27 December showed moderate fumarolic activity. Photographs, taken by volcanologists who flew around the volcano in a helicopter, revealed that a portion of the lava dome was destroyed during the 24 December eruption. The Concern Color Code was lowered to orange on 25 December, and subsequently to yellow on 29 December, where it remained in early January 2007. According to satellite data collected on 31 December and 3 January, fresh deposits of pyroclastic flows extended 7-8 km SE from the volcano.
Seismic activity stood slightly above background levels on 2 January, and at background levels on the other days. According to visual and video data, moderate fumarolic activity occurred on 29-31 December, although the volcano was often obscured by clouds. A thermal anomaly was noted on 3 January.
Information Contacts: Olga A. Girina, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), a cooperative program of the Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Far East Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia, GS RAS (Russia), and the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA; Russian News & Information Agency NOVOSTI, 4, Zubovsky Bulvar, 119021, Moscow, Russia (URL: http://en.rian.ru/).
Continued activity May-December 2007 with ash plumes and lava emission
As reported in BGVN 31:11, after a period of moderate volcanic activity following the extensive eruption of 9 May 2006, heightened activity occurred at Bezymianny during December 2006 before returning to moderate activity through early 2007. This report covers the period from May through December 2007. It was drawn mainly from reports of the Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT).
Based on satellite data from 10 May 2007, KVERT reported that a large thermal anomaly with a temperature of ~ 51°C appeared over Bezymianny's summit lava dome.
At about 0330-0400 on 12 May, an explosive eruption may have occurred, according to seismic data from Kozyrevsk. Ash plumes rose to an altitude of 4 km and were visible on satellite imagery drifting in multiple directions. Ashfall was reported in the town of Klyuchi, a spot ~ 47 km NE of the volcano. On 13 May, an elongated thermal anomaly was seen on satellite imagery to the SE of the dome, which decreased in size through 17 May. That day, hunters saw a large (200 m wide) mudflow along the Sukhaya Khapitsa river.
KVERT reported that Bezymianny seismicity was at background during May-September 2007, but increased in early October. Satellite imagery observations showed a thermal anomaly in the crater on 4, 6, 8, and 11 October; fumarolic activity was observed during 6-7 and 10-11 October. Based on seismic interpretation, a hot avalanche probably occurred on 10 October and small eruptions also occurred on 14 October.
The Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) reported ash plumes to altitudes of ~ 10 km on 14 October. Those of 15 October reached 7.3-9.1 km altitude and drifted E and SE. A strong thermal anomaly was present in the crater around this time. Slightly elevated seismicity occurred during 16-19 October before returning to background during19-20 October. Based on observations of NOAA satellite images by the Tokyo VAAC, a stripe of ash deposits appeared on the ESE flank by 18 October.
Based on seismicity, KVERT interpreted that a series of explosions or collapses from lava flow fronts occurred on 5 November 2007. Two avalanches and an ash plume were also detected. Satellite imagery revealed a thermal anomaly over the lava dome. According to Aleksei Ozerov, the 5 November activity was caused by dome collapse. This demolished a significant section of the SE dome, involving a total volume of almost 200,000 m3. The collapse produced a debris avalanche that traveled almost 3 km downslope.
According to a TERRA MODIS image on 9 November, a very bright (probably high temperature) gas-steam plume rose to about 35 km altitude. [This unusually tall plume height has not been confirmed.] On 10 November, KVERT reported continued growth of a viscous lava flow from the summit dome.
During an overflight around this time observers saw a 4-km-long deposit on the SE flank laid down by pyroclastic flows on 5 November. Lava flow-front collapses from older lava flows on the SE flank were also evident. Visual observations and video footage analysis indicated that gas-and-steam plumes drifted NE on 9 November and S on 13 November. Based on observations of satellite imagery, the Washington VAAC reported that an ash plume at an altitude of ~6.4 km drifted E on 15 November. Visual observations and video footage showed gas-and-steam plumes on 17 and 18 November.
Seismicity was above background during 19-20 November. A thermal anomaly occurred at the crater during 16-17 and 21 November. An ash plume reached 4.3 km altitude on 2 December. Seismicity was at background through the rest of December, except during 21-25 December, when it again rose. Ash plumes up to 4.5 km altitude and avalanches were registered on 23 December.
A paroxysmal explosive eruption occurred between 0917 and 1020 UTC on 24 December 2007 and a large column rose to ~ 13.0 km altitude. According to satellite data, ash clouds extended from the volcano over 850 km to the NE on 24-25 December. According to KVERT volcanologists, who circled the volcano by helicopter with cameras, this eruption destroyed a part of lava dome.
Information Contacts: Olga Girina, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), a cooperative program of the Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry, Far East Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/eng/), the Kamchatka Experimental and Methodical Seismological Department (KEMSD), GS RAS (Russia), and the Alaska Volcano Observatory (USA); Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, USA (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/), the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA; Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC), Satellite Analysis Branch (SAB), NOAA/NESDIS E/SP23, NOAA Science Center Room 401, 5200 Auth Rd, Camp Springs, MD 20746, USA (URL: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/atmosphere/vaac/); Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) Hot Spots System, University of Hawai'i, 2525 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA (URL: http://modis.higp.hawaii.edu/); Vladivostok Times (URL: http://www.vladivostoktimes.ru/).
Correction to plume description in November 2007
In BGVN 32:11, we erroneously reported a cloud height of 35 km from Bezymianny on 10 November 2007. The plume on that day was a steam plume that extended ~35 km downwind.
Reference. Cergey Ushakov, Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity, KVERT INFORMATION RELEASE 57-07, Saturday, November 10, 2007, 03:30 UTC (15:30 KDT).
Seismicity, hot avalanches, and dome growth during July 2008
Between May and December 2007 there was increased seismic activity with ash plumes and lava emission (BGVN 32:11) at Bezymianny (figure 7). No further reports were available about this volcano until July 2008.
Figure 7. Bezymianny as seen on 20 July 2008 from the SE side. Note the prominent avalanche scarp ("crater rim") on either side of the actively growing dome and its mantling talus apron. Hummocks in the foreground terrain are signatures of the debris avalanche deposit there. Upslope of the zone of hummocks lies a delta- or fan-shaped deposit eroded from the growing dome. Courtesy of Olga Girina (KVERT).
On 12 July 2008, the Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported increased seismicity, with shallow earthquakes, and raised the Level of Concern Color Code to Orange. According to KVERT, intermittent volcanic tremor at Bezymianny was detected on 11 July, along with hot avalanches and strong fumarolic activity. On 11 and 15 July, satellite imagery detected weak thermal anomalies over the lava dome. On 15 July, local observers reported hot avalanches.
Seismic activity remained above background levels through 17 July (table 4), but then declined to background levels (except for a one-day increase on 20 July). Weak to moderate fumarolic activity was observed during 18-22 July. Volcanologists saw the growing dome extruding a viscous lava flow. Weak thermal anomalies over the lava dome were detected in satellite imagery on 18, 19, and 20 July. KVERT lowered the level of Concern Color Code to Yellow.
Table 4. Seismicity at Bezymianny and visual observations for the interval from 6 June to July 2008. Ks refers to a magnitude classification determined from S-wave amplitude (as defined by Sergei Fedotov). Courtesy of KVERT and Kamchatka Branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KB GS RAS).
Date Earthquakes, Ks Comments
06 Jun 2008 4.0 Obscured by clouds
08 Jul 2008 4.0 Obscured by clouds
11 Jul 2008 tremor Hot avalanches, strong fumarolic activity, thermal anomaly
12 Jul 2008 Over 4.0 and one over 5.0 Obscured by clouds
13 Jul 2008 4.0-5.0 Obscured by clouds
15 Jul 2008 4.0-5.0 Hot avalanches, thermal anomaly
17 Jul 2008 4.0 Explosive activity of the volcano and new pyroclastic flows, thermal anomaly
20 Jul 2008 4.0 An effusion of viscous lava flow at the lava dome and moderate fumarolic activity, thermal anomaly
27 Jul 2008 4.5 Fumarolic activity, thermal anomaly
Reference. Fedotov, S.A., Chernisheva, G.V., and Shumilina, L.S., 1993, The estimation of the seismic danger of the earthquakes of M 6, which accompany the strong (M 8) Pacific Ocean earthquakes: Volcanology and Seismology, no. 6, p. 3-12 (in Russian).
Information Contacts: Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS), Far East Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/); Olga Girina, KVERT, IV&S.
Lava dome growth and explosive 17 December 2009 eruption
Dome growth continued at Bezymianny (figure 8) in the aftermath of the extensive eruption of 9 May 2006 (BGVN 31:04), with later eruptions on 12 May 2007 (BGVN 32:11) and a previously unreported substantial one on 19 August 2008. Another one occurred on 17 December 2009. This report covers the interval from August 2008 to mid-January 2010.
Figure 8. July 2009 aerial photo of Bezymianny showing the eroded outer S flank in the foreground, the dome in the mid-ground, and Kamen volcano in the distance. The fresh 2009 lava flow (black) moves down the dome towards the viewer. Courtesy of Pavel Izbekov (Alaska Geophysical Institute).
Explosion of 19 August 2008. The explosion produced an ash plume that rose to ~ 9 km altitude and drifted 1,200 km W. Staff at a seismic station ~ 50 km W reported ashfall and the smell of volcanic gas. Analysis of satellite imagery revealed thermal anomalies on the lava dome during 14-15 and 18-21 August 2008. Moreover, the thermal anomalies enlarged just before the 19 August explosion.
Thermal images and photos. During much of the interval September to December 2009, satellite images depicted thermal anomalies of 1-2 pixels in the crater area. These occurred, for example, 21 and 30 May, and 2-4, 7, and 11-14 June 2009. After the 17 December 2009 eruption (discussed below) more pixels appeared through mid-January 2010). When the volcano was visible, weak fumarolic emissions rose 50 m and blew NE to E.
A 5 September 2009 photograph of Bezymianny (figure 9) shows the volcano's famous horseshoe-shaped crater rim formed during sector collapse in a 1956 eruption. A lava flow traveled down the steaming lava dome.
Figure 9. An aerial photo taken at an oblique high-angle at Bezymianny, showing active lava flows moving down slope on the dome and moderate degassing occurring at the summit. View from the E side. Photo taken 5 September 2009 by Sergey Ushakov (IV&S FED RAS).
Seismicity. During the reporting interval, instruments recorded only a few seismic events. They took place on 13 October 2008, M 1.35 (Ks 4.2); on 5 June 2009, M 1.65 (Ks 4.8); on 24 June 2009, M 1.25 (Ks 4.0); on 5 August 2009, M 2.0 (Ks 5.5); and on 12 October 2009, M 2.1 (Ks 5.7). That said, the record of the volcano's seismicity was hard to decifer between 21 October 2008 and 16 January 2009 because of strong overriding signals from an eruption nearby at Kliuchevskoi. A large number of hypocenters were registered beneath Kliuchevskoi between 21 April and 17 November 2009 (figure 10).
Figure 10. Seismicity of Kamchatka's Northern group of volcanoes (Shiveluch, Kliuchevskoi, Ushkovsky, Krestovsky, Bezymianny, Tolbachik) recorded during April-November 2009. Map (left) shows location and depths of earthquakes (white line is cross-section AB). Cross-section shows hypocenters projected onto the vertical plane along AB. Courtesy of the Kamchatka Branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KB GS RAS).
17 December 2009 eruption. Bezymianny's eruption began at 0945 on 17 December (2145 UTC on 16 December). From Atlasovo village, almost 100 km to the S, observers saw an unusually large ash cloud in a shape newspaper reporters described as reminiscent of a mushroom-cloud from a nuclear blast.
KVERT estimated the ash column height to be ~ 15 km altitude, extending to the NW, and stretching more than 350 km from the volcano. The plume's width was at least 35 km. The plume's axis passed over Kozyrevsk village where the ash thickness reached 2-3 mm (figure 11). With approach to Bezymianny, ashfall was plentiful.
Figure 11. Deposit of Bezymianny ash in Kozyrevsk village area as photographed on 17 December 2009. One frame (a) shows a cottage with ash over snow-covered landscape (2-3 mm thickness); the other (b) shows close up of ash layer on top of snow. Courtesy of Yuri Demyanchuk (KVERT).
The Geophysical Service reported that seismicity was at normal background levels during 1-5 December and gradually increased from 6 December to 16 December 2009. According to satellite data, thermal anomalies registered during 14 December 2009 to mid-January 2010 (figure 12). Thick deposits of pyroclastic flows and related tephra lay on the volcano's slopes. The large amount of material erupted suggested that a crater formed on the dome.
Figure 12. A plot showing the thermal anomalies detected at Bezymianny during 14 December 2009 to 10 January 2010. Plot made from AVO and KB GS RAS data.
Ash plumes soon ceased, but steam was abundant. During 18 December observers noted a gas-steam emission stretching 30 km NW. On 20-22 December, steam plumes reached 10-30 km to the S.
Thermal anomalies were detected extending from the crater down onto the E flank starting at 2315 (1115 UTC) on 17 December that lasted at least 85 minutes, into the 18th. More anomalies were present during satellite passes on 21-23 December, with the last MODVOLC alerts recorded during 25-26 December 2009.
Information Contacts: Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IV&S) Far East Division, Russian Academy of Sciences (FED RAS), Kamchatka Branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KB GS RAS), Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs, http://www.emsd.ru/~ssl/monitoring/main.htm); Sergei Ushakov, IV&S FED RAS; Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC), Tokyo, Japan (URL: http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vaac/data/); Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Alaska's Geophysical Insitute, and the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/); Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) Thermal Alerts System, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Univ. of Hawai'i, 2525 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA (URL: http://modis.higp.hawaii.edu/); Pravda On-Line (URL: http://www.pravda.ru/news/accidents/19-12-2009/1004964-volcano-0/); RIA Novosti News (URL: http://www.rian.ru/).
Dome growth continues in 2012 with plumes up to 1,500 km long
This report covers ongoing dome growth and other activity at Bezymianny since our previous report in January 2010 (BGVN 34:11) and extending into early September 2012. Multiple strong eruptions occurred during this reporting period. In one case, on 2 September 2012, an eruption generated a plume that rose to 10-12 km altitude and was later detected 1,500 km from the vent. In this and many other cases, fresh lava flows were extruded at the dome. Some intervals of the remainder of 2010 and early 2011 were chiefly characterized by intermittent thermal anomalies at the dome and fumarolic activity.
The data in this report come primarily from the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT) and the Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC). Portions of this report were initially synthesized and edited by Matthew Loewen, submitted as part of a graduate student writing assignment in a volcanology class at Oregon State University under the guidance of professor Shan de Silva.
The Kamchatka peninsula's low population density often thwarts confirmation of significant events, and seismic signals were likely obscured by activity at nearby Kliuchevskoi volcano. Seismic activity and other observations between 29 January 2010 and 3 September 2012 are summarized in table 5.
Table 5. Summary of activity at Bezymianny from 29 January 2010 through 3 September 2012. Data courtesy of KVERT, Tokyo VAAC, and Anchorage VAAC.
Date Observations and Remarks Aviation Color Code
29-30 Jan 2010 Thermal activity over lava dome detected by satellite. Yellow
31 Jan 2010 Weak to moderate fumarolic activity. Yellow
02 Feb 2010 Thermal activity deteced by satellite. Yellow
06 Feb 2010 Weak to moderate fumarolic activity noted with possible explosions. Yellow
07-08 Feb 2010 Hot new lava flow detected; thermal anomaly over lava dome (58.6°C). Orange
09 Feb 2010 Explosive eruption not imminent. Yellow
16 Feb 2010 Unconfirmed explosions. Yellow
08-13 Apr 2010 Weak to moderate fumarolic activity, weak thermal anomaly over the lava dome. Yellow
19 May 2010 Rapid temperature increase over lava dome from 18°C on 19 May to 49°C on 23 May. Orange
21 May 2010 Fumarolic activity detected; continuous through 28 May. Orange
23-24 May 2010 Earthquakes reported in location of lava dome. Orange
31 May 2010 Strong explosion. Ash plumes rose ~8-10 km altitude and spread ~250 km W, ~160 km N and NE. Ashfall on Kozyrevsk village (45 km W) on 1 June. Red
02 Jun 2010 Heavy gas-and-steam emissions from lava dome. Elongated thermal anomalies in satellite images the following days suggested the deposit of two pyroclastic flows. Orange
03 Jun 2010 -- Yellow
04-05 Jun 2010 Thermal activity detected by satellite. Ash plume drifted ~600 km SSE. Yellow
08 Jun 2010 Thermal activity detected by satellite. Yellow
12 Jun 2010 Thermal activity detected by satellite; slightly elevated seismicity. Yellow
12-17 Jun 2010 Thermal activity detected by satellite. Yellow
13-16 Jun 2010 Gas-and-steam activity. Yellow
19 Jun 2010 Thermal anomaly detected by satellite. Yellow
21-23 Jun 2010 Thermal anomaly detected by satellite. Yellow
01 Sep 2010 Weak thermal anomaly attributed to gas-and-steam emissions. Yellow
21 Nov 2010 Helicopter observation photos showed a new area of lava possibly extruded from the top of the dome. Yellow
03 Dec 2010 Weak thermal anomaly attributed to gas-and-steam emissions. Yellow
30 Jan-03 Feb 2011 Weak thermal anomaly and moderate gas-and-steam activity. Yellow
04 Feb 2011 Based on information from Yelizovo Airport (UHPP), Tokyo VAAC reported a 4.6 km ash plume drifting to the NE. Yellow
14 Apr 2011 Strong explosion. Ash reported at ~7.6 km altitude. Red
12-19 Feb 2012 Increased seismicity. Orange
15 Feb 2012 Short duration tremor activity. Orange
20 Feb 2012 Gas-and-steam plumes drifted NE. Orange
22 Feb 2012 Short duration tremor activity. Gas-and-steam plumes observed in satellite images drifing NE. Orange
26-29 Feb 2012 Gas-and-steam plumes, short duration tremor. Orange
01-05 Mar 2012 65-80 weak seismic events. Red
08-09 Mar 2012 Strong explosion, ash plumes to 3.5-5 km altitude, ash plumes from pyroclastic flows rose to 8 km altitude and drifted 700 km NE. Ashfall in community 120 km ENE. Followed by significant activity decrease. Orange/Red
09-13 Mar 2012 Strong gas-and-steam emissions, viscous lava flow onto lava dome flank, thermal anomaly. Orange/Yellow
24-31 Aug 2012 Seismicity increased to moderate (71 events on 31 Aug) with weak-to-moderate fumarolic activity; thermal anomaly. Yellow
02 Sep 2012 Explosion with ash plumes to 10-12 km altitude, drifting 1,500 km ENE, thermal anomaly. Orange/Red/Yellow
03 Sep 2012 Seismicity low, viscous lava flow was accompanied by fumarolic activity and hot avalanches. Yellow
Several abstracts discussing the June 2010 explosive eruption were presented at the Fall 2010 American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco. These studies were primarily the work of the U.S.-Russia Partnership for Volcanological Research and Education (PIRE). Part of the initiative was to install and monitor 14 GPS stations around Bezymianny (Serovetnikov and others, 2010; their figure 4). Over the course of the five-year project, the scientists noted precursory changes in GPS-measured surface velocity. The anomalies occurred 15-25 days before, and 25-30 days after, typical eruptions, suggesting relatively short periods of shallow magma storage before eruptions. Grapenthin and others (2010) also reported that during the December 2009 and May 2010 eruptions, the 12 available GPS stations showed little or no significant inflation before explosions, suggesting the magma was deeply sourced.
Izbekov and others (2010) reported that the December 2009 and June 2010 eruptive products contained abundant high-silica, amphibole-bearing enclaves. This was in contrast to all previous eruptions since 1956. Until December 2009, the juvenile products of Bezymianny were remarkably homogeneous; enclaves and xenoliths had been exceptionally rare.
Figures 13-15 show images and photos of Bezymianny that help document the 14 April 2011 eruption, which is also noted in table 5. Several other strong eruptions took place later in the reporting interval (discussed below).
Figure 13. A natural-color EO-1 satellite image of Bezymianny acquired 22 April 2011 showing evidence of the size of the 14 April eruption. Dark volcanic deposits (likely a combination of pyroclastic flows and lahars) extend more than 7.3 km SW into valleys. A light-colored plume of ash, steam, and SO2 rises above the summit and drifts W. Volcanic ash covers the upper slopes of the volcano, especially to the S and W. White snow, still deep in late April, blankets the surrounding landscape as seen in figure 15. These images were acquired on 22 April 2011 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) aboard the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. Caption and figure courtesy of Jesse Allen and Robert Simmons, NASA Earth Observatory.
Figure 14. Bezymianny, as captured 22 April 2011 in an EO-1 false-color satellite image. At the summit, a red hot spot indicates where fresh lava extruded to the growing lava dome. To the SE, an active lava flow appears as a similar hot spot. In these wavelengths, bare rock and ash are gray; snow and ice appear cyan. These images were acquired near noon on 22 April 2011 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) aboard the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. Caption and figure courtesy of Jesse Allen and Robert Simmons, NASA Earth Observatory.
Figure 15. Photographs depicting the ash from the 14 April 2011 eruption of Bezymianny mantling the snow base. Courtesy of KVERT.
On 8 March 2012, KVERT raised Bezymianny's Aviation Color Code to Red after a sharp and sustained increase in seismic activity. KVERT also noted a significant increase in both the size and temperature of a thermal anomaly at the summit, suggesting that new, hot magma was very close to or at the dome's surface. Therefore, the organization suggested that "strong ash explosions up to 13 km a.s.l. were possible at any time during the next 24 hours." The following day, 9 March, Bezymainny exploded; the magnitude of the volcanic tremor was 7.52 m/s. Ash plumes from pyroclastic flows rose to 8 km in altitude and drifted NE. According to later satellite data, the ash plume was distinguishable for ~700 km. In addition, gas-and-steam plumes containing ash rose to an altitude of 3.5-4.0 km and drifted NE. Seismologists reported that the explosion did not pose a threat to population centers in the area. After the strong explosive phase, the eruptive vigor decreased gradually and continued at a low level. Following the 8-9 March event, KVERT lowered the Aviation Color Code to Orange.
During 9-13 March, video captured strong gas-and-steam emissions; no ash was noted. Strong degassing accompanied the effusion of a viscous lava flow on the S flank of the lava dome, along with moderate-to-strong gas-and-steam emissions. Seismic activity was low after 10 March, although the volcano emitted gas-and-steam plumes during 14-15 March. Satellites continued to record thermal anomalies. KVERT lowered the Aviation Color Code to Yellow.
According to visual observations during 15-16 March, the length of the 8 March 2012 pyroclastic deposits was ~4 km. According to satellite data, a thermal anomaly continued to register at the volcano on 23 and 25-26 March. Clouds obscured the volcano on other days of week.
The viscous lava flow continued to effuse on the S flank of the lava dome, accompanied by degassing, well into May. KVERT noted thermal anomalies (detected by satellite) during 29-31 March, 3-4, 9-10, 13-17, 19, 28-29 April, and 3 May. Seismic activity remained low.
According to KVERT, seismicity increased during the middle of August 2012. On 28 August, 17 events were recorded; on 31 August, 71 events were detected. Observers noted weak-to-moderate fumarolic activity during 25-26 and 29 August; cloud cover prevented observations on other days. A thermal anomaly was detected in satellite imagery on 25 August.
On 2 September, an explosion sent ash plumes to an altitude of 10-12 km; plumes drifted more than 1,500 km ENE. A thermal anomaly observed in satellite imagery was very bright before the explosion. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Orange, then Red. Later that day, ash plumes rose to an altitude of 4 km and drifted NE before ash emissions ceased. The Aviation Color Code was then lowered to Yellow. On 3 September seismic activity was low, while a viscous lava flow effused on the lava-dome flank, accompanied by fumarolic activity and hot avalanches.
References. Grapenthin, R., Freymueller, J.T., and Serovetnikov, S., 2010. The December 2009 and May 2010 eruptions of Bezymianny volcano, Kamchatka: Interpretation of the GPS Record, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #V33D-04.
Izbekov, P.E., Neill, O.K., Shipman, J.S., Turner, S.J., Shcherbakov, V.D., and Plechov, P., 2010. Silicic Enclaves in Products of 2009-2010 Eruptions of Bezymianny Volcano, Kamchatka: Implications for Magma Processes, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #V33D-01.
Serovetnikov, S., Freymueller, J.T., Titkov, N., Bahtiarov, V., and Senyukov, S,2010. GPS Monitoring Bezimyany Volcano 2006-2010 (Kamchatka), American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #V21B-2325.
Information Contacts: Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IV&S) Far East Division, Russian Academy of Sciences (FEDRAS), Kamchatka Branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KBGS RAS), Piip Ave. 9, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/, http://www.emsd.ru/~ssl/monitoring/main.htm); Sergei Ushakov, IVS FED RAS; Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC), Tokyo, Japan (URL: http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vaac/data/); Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Alaska’s Geophysical Insitute, and the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (URL: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/); Anchorage Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC), Alaska Aviation Weather Unit, NWS NOAA US Dept of Commerce, 6930 Sand Lake Road, Anchorage, AK 99502-1845 (URL: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/).
Lava flows and large explosion in early 2012; dome effusion through at least mid-August 2013
Lava flows and several strong explosions at Bezymianny during early 2010 through September 2012 sent plumes as high as 10-12 km altitude (BGVN 37:08). Activity decreased afterwards, with weak-to-moderate fumarolic emissions and thermal anomalies through at least 2013. The data in this report came primarily from the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT) weekly reports. Local time is UTC + 12 hours.
Thermal anomalies were recorded by MODVOLC between 19 February and 10 March 2012, and indicated lava flows descending the eastern slope (figure 16). Strong explosions 8-9 March had sent ash plumes to 3.5-5 km altitude, and ash plumes caused by pyroclastic flows went to 8 km altitude and drifted 700 km NE. Ash also fell 120 km ENE. Although there were no further explosions or MODVOLC alerts, KVERT continued to note through October that activity was moderate, with low seismicity, an effusing lava flow from the southern dome, fumarolic activity, and intermittent thermal anomalies seen in satellite data.
Figure 16. MODVOLC thermal alert pixels during 19 February-10 March 2012. Courtesy of Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP), MODVOLC Thermal Alerts System.
A large explosion on 2 September 2012 explosion sent ash plumes to an altitude of 10-12 km that drifted 1,500 km ENE. Afterwards, viscous lava continued to effuse on the lava dome flank, where collapse of the lava flow front caused hot avalanches through 4 October 2012.
Activity described as effusive by KVERT continued through 17 August 2013, usually also noting that the activity was on the lava dome flank, fumarolic activity, and sometimes thermal anomalies. KVERT terminology changed to noting "moderate" rather than "effusive" activity on 22 August, but the description of the volcanism remained otherwise similar through 2013, including ongoing weak thermal anomalies over the lava dome when cloud cover allowed for satellite observations.
Information Contacts: Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Far East Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, 9 Piip Blvd., Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/); Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP), MODVOLC Thermal Alerts System, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Univ. of Hawai'i, 2525 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA (URL: http://modis.higp.hawaii.edu/).
Minor seismic event interpreted as lava extrusion in June 2014; incandescence in August 2014
Weekly reports issued by the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) are the primary data source for activity at this remote volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula. No thermal anomalies were reported by MODVOLC, nor were there any Volcanic Ash Advisory Reports issued, during 2014 or 2015.
KVERT described "moderate activity of the volcano" from January through mid-June 2014, and "weak" activity for the rest of 2014 and all of 2015. This was characterized by weak or no seismicity, weak or moderate gas-and-steam emissions or fumarolic activity, and weak thermal anomalies observed from satellite data on the uncommon days that the volcano was not obscured by clouds.
There were few exceptions to this characterization in 2014. During the first two weeks of May, video data revealed moderate-to-strong gas-and-steam emissions, and weak gas-and-steam emissions were reported in late May and early June, shortly before a seismic activity increase. Weak and moderate gas-and-steam activity was reported until mid-November, after which only "weak" activity was reported for the rest of 2014 and most of 2015.
On 17 June 2014, seismic activity increased and 12 shallow seismic events were recorded. This was interpreted by KVERT as an extrusion of lava at the top of the dome, and caused an increase in the Aviation Color Code from Yellow to Orange (on a four color scale of Green-Yellow-Orange-Red). Shallow seismic events were recorded for approximately three weeks, and on 17 July the Color Code was lowered back to Yellow. Weak seismic activity was reported for the rest of the year.
A visual inspection of the volcano on 17 August 2014 revealed incandescence at the summit.
Beginning on 16 January 2015, strong seismicity of neighboring Klyuchevskoy volcano obscured seismicity data at Bezymianny, so it was not reported for the rest of the year. Moderate gas-and-steam activity was observed during the week ending on 23 January, 11-16 April, and from 16 July through 3 September 2015. Otherwise, fumarolic activity was merely observed from video data. Weak thermal anomalies were reported by KVERT as observed in satellite images on clear days throughout the year.
Information Contacts: Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Far East Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, 9 Piip Blvd., Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/)
Lava dome extrusion December 2016-April 2017; large ash explosion on 9 March 2017
The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT) characterized Bezymianny as having weak activity from mid-June 2014 through the end of 2015, including weak or moderate gas-and-steam emissions (figures 17 and 18) and, when not obscured by clouds, weak thermal anomalies (BGVN 41:01). Observations here through May 2017 come from KVERT reports and Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) advisories.
Figure 17. View of the summit showing fumarolic activity at Bezymianny on 16 September 2014. Photo by Yu. Demyanchuk; courtesy of IVS FEB RAS, KVERT.
Figure 18. Moderate gas-and-steam activity at Bezymianny on 15 April 2015. Photo by Yu. Demyanchuk; courtesy of IVS FEB RAS, KVERT.
Activity during 2016. KVERT reported that weak volcanic activity continued into January 2016, with moderate gas-and-steam activity through 12 December 2016. During this time, satellite data by KVERT showed a weak thermal anomaly over the volcano on most days, although on some days KVERT described the volcano as "quiet." Often the volcano was obscured by clouds.
The Tokyo VAAC reported that on 30 July an ash plume rose to an altitude of 3 km and drifted E, an observation based on information from the Yelizovo Airport (UHPP). Weak fumarolic activity continued in late August (figure 19).
Figure 19. A small, weak, fumarolic plume could be seen rising from Bezymianny on 24 August 2016. Photo by O. Girina; courtesy of IVS FEB RAS, KVERT.
Based on KB GS RAS (Kamchatka Branch of Geophysical Services, Russian Academy of Sciences) data, KVERT noted that seismicity began to increase on 18 November. The thermal anomaly temperature detected in satellite images also increased on 5 December, and then significantly increased on 13 December, probably caused by lava-dome extrusion. This activity prompted KVERT to raise the Aviation Color Code from Yellow, where it had been since 17 July 2014, to Orange (second highest level).
According to KVERT, a gas-and-steam plume containing a small amount of ash drifted about 118 km W on 15 December. The Tokyo VAAC noted that ash plumes rose as high as 6.1 km that same day. KVERT reported strong gas-and-steam emissions during 16-31 December (figure 20); a gas-and-steam plume drifted about 60 km SW on 18 December. A daily thermal anomaly was detected over the volcano.
Figure 20. A strong gas-and-steam plume was seen rising from Bezymianny on 19 December 2016. Photo by V. Buryi; courtesy of IVS FEB RAS, KVERT.
Activity during January-May 2017. According to KVERT, lava-dome extrusion likely continued into January 2017. Strong gas-and-steam emissions continued through 19 January 2017 and a thermal anomaly was detected over the volcano during most days. On 12 January, KVERT noted that activity had gradually decreased after an intensification during 5-24 December 2016, and thus the Aviation Color Code was lowered to Yellow. Thereafter, KVERT characterized the volcano as having moderate gas-steam activity. On 23 February, KVERT reported that the effusive eruption continued and that lava was flowing on the S flank of the lava dome.
On 9 March at about 1330, an explosive eruption occurred (figure 21). Based on webcam observations, at 1454 an ash plume rose to altitudes of 6-7 km and drifted 20 km NE. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Orange. About 30 minutes later, at 1523, an ash plume rose to altitudes of 7-8 km and drifted 60 km NW. KVERT raised the Aviation Color Code to Red, the highest level. Satellite data showed a 14-km-wide ash plume drifting 112 km NW at an altitude of 7 km. Later that day a 274-km-long ash plume identified in satellite images drifted NW at altitudes of 4-4.5 km; the majority of the leading part of the plume contained a significant amount of ash. Lava flowed down the NW part of the lava dome. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Orange. Ash plumes drifted as far as 500 km NW.
Figure 21. The start of an explosive eruption from Bezymianny was captured in this image taken from a webcam video on 9 March 2017. Video from KB GS RAS; courtesy of IVS FEB RAS, KVERT.
KVERT reported that lava continued to advance down the NW flank of the lava dome during 10 March-21 April, and gas-and-steam plumes rose from the crater. A thermal anomaly was visible most days in satellite images. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Yellow on 25 May. According to a KVERT report on 26 May, the volcano became quiet after the 9 March episode, although strong gas-and-steam emissions and daily thermal anomalies continued.
Thermal anomalies. Thermal anomalies, based on MODIS satellite instruments analyzed using the MODVOLC algorithm, were almost daily events during January through 2 November 2016, except none were reported in March through 19 May 2016. On many days, multiple pixels were reported (13 pixels on 1 September). The number of events diminished in December (only six days), and except for a brief period during 9-12 March 2017, none were reported after 20 December through at least 26 May 2017.
The Mirova (Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity) volcano hotspot detection system, also based on analysis of MODIS data, reported several hotspots each month during May-August 2016, with a significant increase in September through early November (figure 22). Numerous hotspots were again reported in December, but only a few in January and February, except for a narrow cluster during the middle of February. In contrast to the MODIS/MODVOLC data, numerous hotspots were reported in March, April, and May 2017. The vast majority of hotspots during the past 12 months were within 5 km of the volcano and were of low power.
Figure 22. Thermal anomalies at Bezymianny recorded by the MIROVA system (log radiative power) for the year ending 5 May 2017. Note stronger frequent activity in the second half of December 2016 and the stronger anomalies associated with the March 2017 activity. Courtesy of MIROVA.
Information Contacts: Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 9 Piip Blvd., Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/); Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (IVS FEB RAS), 9 Piip Blvd., Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/eng/); Kamchatka Branch of the Geophysical Service, Russian Academy of Sciences (KB GS RAS) (URL: http://www.emsd.ru/); Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC), 1-3-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan (URL: http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vaac/data/); Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) - MODVOLC Thermal Alerts System, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Univ. of Hawai'i, 2525 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA (URL: http://modis.higp.hawaii.edu/); MIROVA (Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity), a collaborative project between the Universities of Turin and Florence (Italy) supported by the Centre for Volcanic Risk of the Italian Civil Protection Department (URL: http://www.mirovaweb.it/).
Eruption continues with ash plumes and lava flows through December 2017
An eruption at Bezymianny continued into April 2017 with ash plumes and lava flows (BGVN 42:06). Similar activity was reported from May through December 2017. Observations came from reports from the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT) and Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) advisories.
KVERT reported on 26 May that activity had decreased after an explosion on 9 March and the effusion of several lava flows onto the dome flanks. Though gas-and-steam emissions continued, along with thermal anomalies identified in satellite images. The Aviation Color Code (ACC) was lowered to Yellow (the second lowest level on a four-color scale). Moderate gas-and-steam emissions continued throughout the reporting period.
On 15 June KVERT reported that the temperature of a thermal anomaly identified in satellite images had increased, and that the webcam recorded a gas-and-steam plume rising to an altitude of 4 km and drifting SSE. Hot avalanches of material originated from the lava dome. The next day, 16 June, a powerful explosion began at 1653 (local) that produced an ash cloud that rose to an altitude as high as 12 km and drifted 700 km E and SE. Nighttime incandescence from the lava dome was observed afterwards, and a lava flow emerged from the W flank of the dome. The ACC was raised to Red (the highest level on a four-color scale), but lowered back to Orange (the second highest level) about 5 hours later. At 2110 (local) the ash cloud was 212 x 115 km in size and drifting E; the leading edge of the cloud was about 245 km E. Strong gas-and-steam emissions and incandescence above the lava dome could be seen on 18 June (figure 23).
Figure 23. Photo of Bezymianny on 18 June 2017 showing the plume from a strong gas-and-steam emission, along with incandescence over the lava dome. Courtesy of A. Belousov, IVS FEB RAS.
During 20 June-29 September a daily thermal anomaly over Bezymianny was identified by KVERT in satellite images, when not obscured by clouds. A lava flow continued down the W flank of the dome, and incandescence from the dome was usually visible at night. Moderate gas-and-steam activity continued.
According to KVERT, by the first week of October the volcano had quieted somewhat, although moderate gas-steam activity continued. KVERT reported that a lava flow continued down the W flank of the lava dome through 4 October, but no mention was made of a lava flow in their reports after 4 October. Weak daily thermal anomalies were recorded when the volcano was not obscured by clouds. On 5 October, the ACC was lowered to Yellow.
On 18 December hot avalanches on the SE flank of the lava dome were recorded by a webcam, prompting KVERT to raise the ACC to Orange. A strong explosion that started at 1555 (local) on 20 December generated ash plumes that rose to an altitude of 10-15 km, prompting KVERT to raise the ACC to Red. Ash plumes identified in satellite data drifted at least 320 km NE. Later that day satellite images indicated decreased activity; the ACC was lowered back to Orange. Moderate gas-and-steam emissions continued on 29 December, and a lava flow likely effused onto the N flank of the lava dome. Thermal anomalies continued to be identified in satellite images. The ACC was lowered to Yellow.
Thermal anomalies. During May-December 2017 thermal anomalies, based on MODIS satellite instruments analyzed using the MODVOLC algorithm, were only observed during a small portion of June and July 2017 (most days between 19-26 June, most days during the first week of July, 17-18 July, and 28 July). In contrast, the MIROVA (Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity) system detected numerous hotspots every month, with the most intense cluster during the middle of June through the middle of September. Virtually all MIROVA hotspots were within 5 km of the summit.
Ongoing low-level thermal anomalies during January-June 2018
Activity at Bezymianny has been frequent over the past 60 years, and almost continuous since May 2010. The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT) reported that ash plumes from the 20 December 2017 explosive eruption (BGVN 43:01) rose as high as 15 km and drifted 320 km NE (figure 24). On 29 December activity included moderate gas-and-steam emissions; a lava flow likely continued to effuse onto the N flank of the lava dome. A thermal anomaly over the volcano was identified in satellite images in late December 2017.
Figure 24. Explosions from Bezymianny sent ash plumes up to 15 km altitude on 20 December 2017. Photo by Yu. Demyanchuk; courtesy of IVS FEB RAS, KVERT.
KVERT reported on 5 April 2018 that moderate gas-and-steam activity was continuing. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the volcano on 29-30 March and 2-3 April, but the volcano was obscured by clouds in the other days of week. Fumarolic plumes were also seen on 13 April (figure 25). No MODVOLC thermal alerts were measured during the first half of 2018, and MIROVA analysis shows only low level radiative power anomalies for the same period (figure 26).
Figure 25. Thermal anomalies at Bezymianny recorded by the MIROVA system (log radiative power) for the year ending 2 February 2018 (top) and 28 June 2018 (bottom). Courtesy of MIROVA.
Figure 26. Thermal anomalies at Bezymianny recorded by the MIROVA system (log radiative power) for the year ending 28 June 2018. Courtesy of MIROVA.
Information Contacts: Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 9 Piip Blvd., Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/); Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (IVS FEB RAS), 9 Piip Blvd., Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/eng/); Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) - MODVOLC Thermal Alerts System, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Univ. of Hawai'i, 2525 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA (URL: http://modis.higp.hawaii.edu/); MIROVA (Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity), a collaborative project between the Universities of Turin and Florence (Italy) supported by the Centre for Volcanic Risk of the Italian Civil Protection Department (URL: http://www.mirovaweb.it/).
Ongoing low-level thermal anomalies during July 2018-January 2019; some strong ash explosions
Volcanic activity at Bezymianny has been frequent for the past 60 years, and almost continuous since May 2010. Moderate gas-steam activity and thermal anomalies were reported during the majority of this reporting period from July 2018 through January 2019 with one explosive event reported in 20 January 2019 (figure 28). Weekly data for this reporting period was provided by the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), during which the Aviation Color Code (ACC) remained at Yellow (the second lowest level in a four color alert code).
Moderate gas-and-steam activity was reported during this period from the beginning of July 2018 (figure 27) through 20 January 2019, although cloud cover frequently obscured views. On 20 July 2018, KVERT reported that satellite data showed an ash cloud that drifted for about 100 km SE. Another strong explosive eruption at 1610 UTC on 20 January 2019 resulted in an ash plume that rose to 10-11 km and drifted for about 870 km NW (figure 28).
Figure 27. Aerial photo showing the lava dome at Bezymianny on 9 July 2018. Photo by I. F. Abkadryov, courtesy of Institute of Volcanology and Seismoloty FEB, IVS FEB RAS, KVERT.
Figure 28. Himawari-8 satellite image showing the ash plume from an explosive eruption at Bezymianny extending W across the Kamchatka Peninsula at 1910 UTC on 20 January 2019. Data from VolSatView information system; courtesy of Institute of Volcanology and Seismology IVS FEB RAS, KVERT.
A thermal anomaly at the volcano was reported by KVERT throughout this period. MODIS infrared satellite data processed by MIROVA showed low-power thermal anomalies over the previous year, with an increase in frequency and power during 22-27 January 2019 (figure 29).
Figure 29. Thermal anomalies at Beymianny for the year ending 30 January 2019 recorded by the MIROVA system (log radiative power). Courtesy of MIROVA.
Information Contacts: Kamchatka Volcanic Eruptions Response Team (KVERT), Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 9 Piip Blvd., Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/); Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (IVS FEB RAS), 9 Piip Blvd., Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 683006, Russia (URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/eng/); MIROVA (Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity), a collaborative project between the Universities of Turin and Florence (Italy) supported by the Centre for Volcanic Risk of the Italian Civil Protection Department (URL: http://www.mirovaweb.it/).
Bezymjannaja Sopka | Besymyannaya | Bezymyannyi
Dvukhglavy Dome
Ekstrusivny Greben Dome
Expeditsii Dome
Gladky Dome
Kulich Dome
Lokhmaty Dome
Novy Dome 2882 m 55° 58' 0" N 160° 36' 0" E
Plotina Dome
Pravilny Dome
Raschlenenny
Razrushennyi Dome
Razlaty Dome
Stupenchaty Dome
Treugolny Zub Dome
Lava dome
Prior to its noted 1955-56 eruption, Bezymianny had been considered extinct. The modern volcano, much smaller in size than its massive neighbors Kamen and Kliuchevskoi, was formed about 4700 years ago over a late-Pleistocene lava-dome complex and an ancestral edifice built about 11,000-7000 years ago. Three periods of intensified activity have occurred during the past 3000 years. The latest period, which was preceded by a 1000-year quiescence, began with the dramatic 1955-56 eruption. This eruption, similar to that of St. Helens in 1980, produced a large horseshoe-shaped crater that was formed by collapse of the summit and an associated lateral blast. Subsequent episodic but ongoing lava-dome growth, accompanied by intermittent explosive activity and pyroclastic flows, has largely filled the 1956 crater.
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2010 May 21 (?) 2019 Dec 20 (continuing) Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
2009 Dec 17 2010 Feb 16 (?) Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
2008 Jul 11 2008 Aug 23 (?) Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
2007 May 10 (?) 2007 Dec 24 (?) Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
2006 Apr 16 (in or before) ± 15 days 2006 Dec 29 (?) Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
2005 Nov 29 (?) 2005 Dec 1 (in or after) Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
2004 Jan 14 2005 Feb 16 (?) ± 15 days Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
2003 Jul 26 2003 Aug 1 (?) Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
2002 Dec 25 2002 Dec 28 (?) Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
2001 Dec 10 2002 Jan 6 (?) Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
2001 Jul 23 (?) 2001 Aug 10 (?) Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
2000 Jul 18 2000 Nov 4 (in or after) Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
2000 Mar 14 2000 Mar 26 ± 1 days Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1999 Feb 25 1999 Feb 25 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1998 Jun 20 (?) 1998 Jun 22 (?) Confirmed 0 Historical Observations
1997 Dec 5 1997 Dec 6 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1997 May 8 1997 May 16 (?) Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1996 Jul 23 (?) 1996 Sep 1 Confirmed 0 Historical Observations
1995 Sep 16 (in or before) ± 15 days 1995 Oct 8 (?) Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1994 Jul 7 1994 Oct 5 ± 4 days Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1993 Oct 21 1994 Feb 4 ± 4 days Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1992 Mar 12 1992 Jun 12 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1990 Jan 29 1991 Nov 29 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1989 Aug 1 1989 Aug 4 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1986 Dec 5 ± 4 days 1988 Jul 26 ± 5 days Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1986 Mar 26 ± 5 days 1986 Jun 29 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1985 Jun 12 1985 Dec 14 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1984 Feb 5 1984 Dec 16 ± 15 days Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1981 Jun 12 1983 May 22 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1980 Aug 21 1980 Aug 27 ± 4 days Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1980 Apr 18 1980 Apr 19 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1979 Sep 18 Unknown Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1979 Feb 11 Unknown Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1978 Sep 8 ± 30 days Unknown Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1977 Mar 25 Unknown Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1971 Mar 16 ± 15 days 1974 Dec 16 (in or after) ± 15 days Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1965 Mar 9 1970 Mar 16 ± 15 days Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1964 Dec 25 1964 Dec 26 Confirmed 1 Historical Observations
1964 Jun 25 1964 Sep 20 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1963 May 16 ± 15 days 1963 Sep 16 (?) ± 15 days Confirmed 1 Historical Observations
1962 Oct 21 1962 Nov 6 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1961 Oct 18 1961 Dec 15 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1961 May 21 1961 Jun 6 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1961 Mar 25 1961 Mar 26 Confirmed 3 Historical Observations
1959 Oct 15 1959 Nov 4 (?) Confirmed 1 Historical Observations
1958 Dec 28 1959 Mar 30 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1958 Jan 16 ± 15 days 1958 Feb 14 Confirmed 1 Historical Observations
1957 Jul 31 1957 Jul 31 Confirmed 2 Historical Observations
1955 Oct 22 1957 Mar 1 Confirmed 5 Historical Observations
0950 (?) Unknown Confirmed 4 Tephrochronology Summit region and western flank
0850 (?) Unknown Confirmed Tephrochronology
0700 ± 50 years Unknown Confirmed 4 Tephrochronology East summit region (Razrushenny dome)
0450 BCE (?) Unknown Confirmed 4 Radiocarbon (corrected) Tephra layer BZ
1350 BCE (?) Unknown Confirmed Tephrochronology
1550 BCE ± 500 years Unknown Confirmed Tephrochronology Expeditsii and Exstrusivny Greben
2750 BCE ± 500 years Unknown Confirmed Tephrochronology
5050 BCE (?) Unknown Confirmed Tephrochronology Pra-Bezymianny
7050 BCE ± 2000 years Unknown Confirmed Tephrochronology Pra-Bezymianny
There is data available for 1 deformation periods. Expand each entry for additional details.
Deformation during 2005 - 2010 [Subsidence; Observed by GPS]
Start Date: 2005 Stop Date: 2010 Direction: Subsidence Method: GPS
Magnitude: Unknown Spatial Extent: 40.00 km Latitude: 56.000 Longitude: 161.000
Reference List: Grapenthin et al. 2013.
Full References:
Grapenthin, R., J. T. Freymueller, A. M. Kaufman, 2013. Geodetic observations during the 2009 eruption of Redoubt volcano, Alaska. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 259: 115-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.04.021
There is data available for 10 emission periods. Expand each entry for additional details.
Emissions during 2012 Sep 01 - 2012 Sep 01 [3 kt SO2 at 12 km altitude]
Start Date: 2012 Sep 01 Stop Date: 2012 Sep 01 Method: Satellite (Aura OMI)
SO2 Altitude Min: 12 km SO2 Altitude Max: 12 km Total SO2 Mass: 3 kt
Data Details
Date Start Date End Assumed SO2 Altitude SO2 Algorithm SO2 Mass
20120901 12.0 3.000
Emissions during 2009 Dec 17 - 2009 Dec 17 [1 kt SO2 at 15 km altitude]
Start Date: 2009 Dec 17 Stop Date: 2009 Dec 17 Method: Satellite (Aura OMI)
Emissions during 2007 Oct 15 - 2007 Oct 15 [5 kt SO2 at 10 km altitude]
Start Date: 2007 Oct 15 Stop Date: 2007 Oct 15 Method: Satellite (Aura OMI)
Emissions during 2006 May 09 - 2006 May 09 [5 kt SO2 at 15 km altitude]
Start Date: 2006 May 09 Stop Date: 2006 May 09 Method: Satellite (Aura OMI)
Emissions during 2004 Jun 19 - 2004 Jun 19 [1 kt SO2 at 10 km altitude]
Start Date: 2004 Jun 19 Stop Date: 2004 Jun 19 Method: Satellite (Earth Probe TOMS)
Emissions during 2004 Jan 14 - 2004 Jan 14 [1 kt SO2 at 6 km altitude]
Start Date: 2004 Jan 14 Stop Date: 2004 Jan 14 Method: Satellite (Earth Probe TOMS)
SO2 Altitude Min: 6 km SO2 Altitude Max: 6 km Total SO2 Mass: 1 kt
20040114 6.0 1.000
Emissions during 2003 Jul 26 - 2003 Jul 26 [2 kt SO2 at 11 km altitude]
Start Date: 2003 Jul 26 Stop Date: 2003 Jul 26 Method: Satellite (Earth Probe TOMS)
Emissions during 1985 Jul 01 - 1985 Jul 01 [10 kt SO2 at 13 km altitude]
Start Date: 1985 Jul 01 Stop Date: 1985 Jul 01 Method: Satellite (Nimbus-7 TOMS)
SO2 Altitude Min: 13 km SO2 Altitude Max: 13 km Total SO2 Mass: 10 kt
19850701 12.9 10.000
Emissions during 1984 Oct 13 - 1984 Oct 13 [10 kt SO2 at 9 km altitude]
Start Date: 1984 Oct 13 Stop Date: 1984 Oct 13 Method: Satellite (Nimbus-7 TOMS)
SO2 Altitude Min: 9 km SO2 Altitude Max: 9 km Total SO2 Mass: 10 kt
19841013 9.0 10.000
Emissions during 1981 Jun 13 - 1981 Jun 13 [10 kt SO2 at 8 km altitude]
Start Date: 1981 Jun 13 Stop Date: 1981 Jun 13 Method: Satellite (Nimbus-7 TOMS)
The Novy lava dome at Kamchatka's Bezymianny volcano began growing in 1956 within the large horseshoe-shaped crater. The 1.8 x 2.5 km crater formed during the catastrophic 1956 eruption flank collapse that resulted in a debris avalanche and lateral blast to the E. This 1980's view from the SW shows the dome within the crater, which subsequently grew to the height of the crater rim.
The Novy lava dome is flanked by the walls of the horseshoe-shaped crater formed by collapse of the summit of Bezymianny in 1956. Intermittent dome growth since 1956 has filled much of the crater. This September 11, 1988 photo from the east shows the steaming lava dome mantled by a broad lava flow (lightly covered by snow) on the NE flank. The flow was produced by slow lava effusion during an eruption that began in December 1986 and lasted until July 1988. The slopes of Kamen volcano appear at the right.
The south flank of Bezymianny volcano contains several lava domes of Holocene age, one of which forms the blocky, unvegetated mass partly obscured by clouds at the left. The mostly snow-free summit lava dome rises above the south rim of the 1956 crater. The tip of Kamen volcano is visible above the high point on the western crater rim (left).
A strong explosive eruption that began on October 21, 1993, deposited ash on Bering Island, 515 km to the ESE. Pyroclastic flows from the eruption, possibly the largest since 1956, traveled 14-16 km. Ash plumes rose to 8-15 km on October 24, and additional strong explosions took place on October 28 and 29. Intermittent observations of steam-and-gas plumes containing small amounts of ash were last reported in early February 1994. This fall 1993 photo shows the track of pyroclastic flows and lahars down the eastern flank.
Photo by V.N. Nechaev, 1993 (courtesy of Oleg Volynets, Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk).
A steaming lava dome fills much of the large horseshoe-shaped crater cutting the ESE side of Bezymianny volcano in this late-1980s view from the SE. The crater was formed during a dramatic eruption in 1955-56, which was similar to that of Mount St. Helens in 1980. Prior to this eruption, Bezymianny volcano had been considered extinct. Subsequent episodic but ongoing lava-dome growth, accompanied by intermittent explosive activity and pyroclastic flows, has largely filled the 1956 crater.
Growth of Novy lava dome accompanied by pyroclastic flows took place through much of 1990. On March 10-11 a short viscous lava flow was extruded, and a 10-km-high eruption column was accompanied by pyroclastic flows that traveled 4-5 km. Lava extrusion, glowing avalanches, and occasional pyroclastic flows took place April 1-12, July 11-15, August 15-20, and November 26-December 3. This photo, taken from the NE on September 21, 1990, shows a dark lava flow descending the eastern flank of the dome.
Photo by Dan Miller, 1990 (U.S. Geological Survey).
A black lava flow descends from the snow-mantled summit lava dome of Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka in September 1990. The lava dome formed during the past forty years both by expansion when new magma was intruded into the dome and by the extrusion of lava flows down its flanks. The dome has grown within a large crater, whose southern rim is visible behind the lava flow.
The small hummocks (hills) in this photo formed during a 1956 eruption of Bezymianny, an eruption that resembled the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. The hummocky terrain is reminiscent of the debris avalanche deposit filling the Toutle River at St. Helens, and likewise was produced by a massive volcanic landslide when Bezymianny collapsed on 30 March 1956. The hummocks consist of material from the edifice that traveled out to 18 km E.
Photo by Dan Miller (U.S. Geological Survey).
Steam clouds rise from the summit lava dome of Bezymianny volcano in September 1990. This view from the south shows steep-sided Kamen volcano, the 2nd-highest peak on the Kamchatka Peninsula, at the right. The smooth, snow-mantled slopes at the left are the outer flanks of the pre-1956 Bezymianny volcano. Collapse of the summit during a catastrophic eruption that year produced a large horseshoe-shaped crater that has subsequently been largely filled by growth of the lava dome.
A viscous lava flow is extruded down the east flank of Novy lava dome on March 10, 1987 within a trough formed in the dome during the 1985 eruption. Extrusion of rigid blocks was first seen December 9, 1986. On December 16, lava outflow began, accompanied by explosions producing 5-6 km high eruption clouds and pyroclastic flows that extended 4 km. Quiet lava effusion continued until March 1988. In late July 1988 luminescence was seen at the top of the dome and minor ash ejections occurred.
By the time of this August 27, 1956 photo, the new lava dome growing in the crater of Bezymianny volcano had reached a height of 320 m. The dome began growing in April, following a catastrophic eruption on March 30 in which the summit of the volcano collapsed, producing a massive debris avalanche and lateral blast. The walls of the 1.8-km-wide horseshoe-shaped crater formed by the collapse can be seen behind the lava dome. Steam clouds rise from the summit and base of the dome.
Photo by G.S. Gorshkov, 1956 (Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk, published in Green and Short, 1971).
Following a period of explosive eruptions and lava-dome growth beginning in October 1955, a major explosive eruption took place on 30 March 1956 at Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka. The Plinian eruption, seen here from 100 km W, produced a 40-km-high ash column, pyroclastic flow to a distance of 18 km, lateral blast, and a debris avalanche when the summit of the volcano collapsed.
Photo by I. Erova, 1956 (courtesy of G.S. Gorshkov, published in Green and Short, 1971).
Kamen volcano, seen here from the NE, is a steep-sided stratovolcano of largely Pleistocene age that rises immediately to the north of frequently active Bezymianny volcano (left). The summit of Kamen collapsed about 1200-1300 years ago, producing a massive debris avalanche that swept to the east, and leaving the steep escarpment that forms the east face of the volcano.
The steep-sided Kamen stratovolcano lies at the center of a N-S-trending chain of volcanoes, flanked by Bezymianny (left) and Kliuchevskoi. The sharp-peaked, 4585-m-high Kamen is Kamchatka's second highest volcano, topped only by its neighbor Kliuchevskoi. Kamen formed during the late Pleistocene, but activity continued into the Holocene. A major slope failure about 1200-1300 years ago removed much of the eastern side of the volcano, leaving the steep escarpment seen in this view.
Title: Bogachovka
Title: Dolynovka
Publisher: Soviet Ministry
The following 5 samples associated with this volcano can be found in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences collections, and may be availble for research (contact the Rock and Ore Collections Manager). Catalog number links will open a window with more information.
NMNH 116514-2 Andesite BLOCK-ASH PYROCLASTIC FLOW --
NMNH 116514-3 Tephra DIRECTED BLAST DEPOSIT --
NMNH 116556-6 Andesite -- --
NMNH 116556-66 Volcanic Bomb -- --
IRIS seismic stations/networks Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Bezymianny. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice.
UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Bezymianny. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player.
Large Eruptions of Bezymianny Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).
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Brexit spells uncertainty for British business
As British business owners try to come to terms with the vote to leave the European Union, there are fears of the implications a "Brexit" will have.
London perfume maker, Sarah McCartney, said her businesses future "is not smelling so sweet at the moment".
She said she relies on trade with Europe and not only has the cost of raw materials increased, so too will the amount of paper work.
International trade lawyer, Miriam Gonzalez, said trying to minimise businesses uncertainty should be the governments top priority.
She said businesses need to know what the framework for Britain's negotiations with the EU will be, so they can try and minimise uncertainty.
City of London Corporation Policy Chairman, Mark Boleat, said that those uncertainties mean that "some investment is certainly going to be deterred."
While Edwin Morgan from Institute of Directors said the unknowns mean two thirds of its members think a "Brexit" will be negative for their business and cutting investment, redundancies and relocating are all on the table.
London - 27 June 2016
1. Perfume maker Sarah McCartney working in her factory in west London
2. Close of essence being poured
3. Close of perfume essence being bottled
4. Cap being placed on vial
5. Perfume label reading (English) "Inevitable Crimes of Passion"
6. Label being stuck on vial
7. Finished vials
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Sarah McCartney, 4160 Tuesdays perfume maker:
"I make perfume and the future is not smelling so sweet at the moment. I deal with France and Germany, I buy raw materials from Europe, I sell to Europe. I just think it's going to get a heck of a lot more complicated, and it's already got more expensive."
9. Various of McCartney during interview
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Sarah McCartney, 4160 Tuesdays perfume maker:
"Our market is worldwide and I really, really need to trade with Europe. I buy raw materials from Europe and suddenly they're going to be, well at least, eight per cent more expensive and probably there's going to be ten times as much paperwork."
11. McCartney making perfume
12. Perfume bottles made by 4160 Tuesdays
13. Various of commuters in the City of London
14. Various of financial institutions
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Miriam Gonzalez, International Trade Lawyer:
"There are only a few companies that have really done the nitty-gritty homework to be ready for Brexit. Many of them, they were kind of hoping that it would not happen, so now is the time that they really need to start doing that work."
16. Cutaway of Gonzelez's hands
"This country, the businesses in this country need to know what is the framework that the government is aspiring to negotiate, and therefore, whether that is the single market, remaining in the single market or not makes a crucial difference. Trying to minimise the legal uncertainty, I would have thought that is the top priority."
18. Various of painting by John Single Copley called "The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar"
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Boleat, City of London Corporation Policy Chairman:
"I think the authorities have handled the market turmoil as well as they could have done. That was done carefully on Friday and no doubt is continuing today but that's a short term issue. It's some of these longer issues that need resolving. It remains to be seen what impact this will have on the growth of the British economy over the next few months, what impact on tax revenue, what impact on foreign direct investment."
20. Cutaway of painting
"The fundamentals remain unchanged, Britain is still a very attractive place for business and for investment, but given those sort of uncertainties some investment certainly going to be deterred. Very much depends what the sector is, how important membership of the single market is. But we are going to see some uncertainty and that's going to have an affect on investment."
22. Boleat walking
23. Various aerials of London's business district, Canary Wharf
24. Various exteriors of Parliament
25. Edwin Morgan, Head of Media Relations, Institute of Directors
26. Cutaway of report
27. SOUNDBITE (English) Edwin Morgan, Head of Media Relations, Institute of Directors:
"We asked our members immediately after the referendum result came in, what they thought, how they thought it would affect their businesses. Two thirds said that it was negative for them against only about a quarter who thought it was positive. On the specific questions we asked, we asked about investment and hiring decisions and there was also some quite worrying figures. About 36 percent of our members think that they will have to cut investment as a result and about 5 percent of our members say they might have to make redundancies which is obviously quite worrying. There are also some other figures in there on whether or not they'll keep all their operations in the UK or whether they may be forced to move overseas. About 1 in 5 are considering, as we speak, moving some of their operations out of the UK, whether that's to the EU or to somewhere outside it. I mean ultimately we think that our members are very resilient, we think British business is tough and will get through it and will adapt, but certainly at the moment there is a lot of nervousness out there in the business community."
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The Alpha course is a ten week practical introduction to the Christian faith. It is designed primarily for non-churchgoers and those who have recently become Christians. It was established at Holy Trinity Brompton twenty years ago and there are now more than 5000 Alpha courses all over the UK and overseas.
from the official Alpha website
Meant as a non-threathening introduction to the Gospel, this course, based on ex-atheist Nicky Gumbel's books, is used by churches around the world.
The Alpha program calls for congregations to rethink their approach to evangelism. Instead of offering church-based community events or services that might expose nonbelievers to a congregation, Alpha instructs leaders on how to use an invite-your-friends model to stimulate interest in Christian doctrine.
''We don't try to get people who are not interested,'' Gumbel says. "The reason they have an interest is not because they have an interest suddenly in Christianity, but because of what happened to their friend on the previous course."
The Alpha system at first blush seems overly simplistic. The acronym stands for: A�Anyone interested in finding out more about the Christian faith; L�Learning and Laughter; P�Pasta (eating together gives people the chance to know each other); H�Helping one another (small groups are used for discussion of issues raised during the lectures); A�Ask anything. No question is seen as too simple or too hostile.
However, Alpha, in the hands of skilled church leaders, has succeeded in many cases in turning faithful churchgoers from an inward focus on church work to an outward focus on evangelistic outreach through relationships, networking, and invitations to Alpha events. In Gumbel's words, Alpha stimulates a ''virtuous circle'' that spreads outward, allowing churches regularly to break into new networks of unchurched, unevangelized people.
Source: The Alpha-Brits Are Coming, Christianity Today, Feb. 9, 1998
The growth of Alpha worldwide is remarkable. In l991, the first year for the course anywhere, four classes were conducted. By 1995, 2,500 classes were taught and last year, that number reached 6,700. By the end of 1998, officials and leaders with the Alpha Course estimate as many as 1 million people worldwide will have completed the course.
Some of the objections to this popular course include
that it has a decidedly Charismatic point of view,
that the course was created by England's home of the Toronto Blessing Movement (and thus exposes Christians and non-Christians alike to all the excesses - including unbiblical teachings and practices - of that movement)
that the course may be too easily adapted by non-Christian movements and/or cults of Christianity:
Gordon Lewis, a senior professor of theology and philosophy at Denver Seminary, applauds Alpha's methods and much of its content. Yet he wishes Alpha emphasized salvation through grace alone, and the Bible as the only inerrant Word of God.
''I am concerned that the Catholics could add tradition, the Mormons could add the Book of Mormon, the Christian Scientists could add Mary Baker Eddy, and the Seventh-day Adventists could add Ellen G. White,'' Lewis says.
Source: Adaptable Alpha Course Draws Praise and Worry, Christianity Today, Nov. 12, 2001
What People Say About The Alpha Course
Every lively church needs a maternity ward! It needs a setting in which new Christians can be made and Christians can be made new. The Alpha course has proved itself to be a marvelous vehicle for this purpose, and it can be adapted to a very wide variety of cultures...
The Rev. Dr. Michael Green and the Rt. Rev. Michael Marshall, advisors in Evangelism to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
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Alpha (PRO) Good background information
The Alpha-Brits Are Coming (Neutral) Christianity Today : ''A British course for non-Christians aims to transform North American evangelistic outreach.'', Feb. 9, 1998
The Alpha Course Analysis (Contra) An in-depth analysis, based on Nicky Gumbel's book, 'Questions of Life.'
The Alpha Course Examined (Contra) By Tim Chapman
Alpha Course: Final Answer or Fatal Attraction? (CONTRA) by G. Richard Fisher, of Personal Freedom Outreach
The Alpha Course: Friend or Foe? (Contra) Online booklet.
The Dangers of the Alpha Course
Is The Popular Alpha Course Leading People Astray? (CONTRA) by pastor Chris Hand (Grace Baptist Church, South London)
Looking At The Alpha Course (CONTRA) by Tricia Tillin
Observations on the Alpha Course (Contra) This article, ''provides an in-depth review of Nicky Gumbel's book 'Questions of Life', which forms the foundational text of the Alpha Course.''
What's Wrong With Alpha? (CONTRA) by The Rev. John Richardson, Chaplain at the University of East London
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(Apr. 1, 1999) Religion is back in fashion
(Sep. 29, 1998) Britain's Christians put faith in advertising
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Alpha USA (Pro) Official US site.
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Juneau Police Chief: Secondhand goods ordinance ‘extremely successful’
Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO - Juneau
The crime rate in Juneau went down in 2014, according to an annual report released by the local police department.
Police Chief Bryce Johnson presented the report to the Juneau Assembly on Monday and noted that the underlying crime statistics show two clear trends.
“Property crime is down significantly, but violent crime is up,” he said.
In property crime cases, Johnson said an ordinance the Assembly adopted last August to curb fencing of stolen goods through certain businesses has become investigators’ primary tool.
“So on average, twice a month, the secondhand ordinance is the main reason we’re able to clear a criminal case,” Johnson said. “So from our perspective, it’s an extremely successful ordinance. We’re still working a little bit on the compliance part for some secondhand dealers. But it has been as productive or more productive than we actually thought it would be. It’s really helping us to clear some crimes.”
Since it took effect in September, Johnson said the ordinance has led to recoveries of jewelry, electronics and firearms in 11 separate cases.
The ordinance targets shops that buy and sell secondhand goods and is similar to state laws requiring pawn shops document and hold inventory.
Assemblyman Loren Jones said jewelry taken from his household ended up in the new system.
“When the police officer was in our entryway getting the information from my wife, a picture of the pawned item showed up on his phone. So she could identify it. It’s now sitting in the PD’s property,” Jones said. “It worked as it was supposed to.”
A massive spike in heroin seizures also drew attention. Police seized $4.7 million of heroin in 2014, about eight times more than in 2013. Meanwhile, OxyContin and oxycodone pill seizures fell to about 1 percent of 2013 levels.
Johnson said the spike in heroin seizures is likely driven by addiction, and partially from increased police presence at the airport. Juneau police replaced private firms for round-the-clock security at the airport in October 2013. The airport is a primary point of entry and hub for regional trafficking.
Another trend Johnson mentioned to the Assembly was the use of body cameras.
“Every agency in the country is trying to get body cameras right now. So I may come back at some point to talk body cameras. It’s the future; I don’t see how we don’t go forward with that,” he said.
Finally, Johnson also noted that the department had lost its professional accreditation because the credentialing organization it used no longer exists. The department is seeking a new credentialing agency. Accreditation essentially means that a third party can verify that a department meets professional police standards.
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IT Weaknesses - The Barrier to Enterprises Becoming Security-First
By Justin Calmus, chief security officer at OneLogin
Enterprises are increasingly recognising the benefits of embracing a cloud infrastructure to support on-premises networks, but often create complicated network environments in the process.
Recent OneLogin research revealed that 94% of global CIOs are in agreement, saying the corporate technology stack is becoming increasingly complex – with more apps (both cloud and on-prem), data, devices and transactions than previously known. Running systems via the cloud offers efficiency and productivity to better support large distributed workforces, no matter where an employee is based. As a company evolves it can often outgrow its on-premises network. Consequently, IT strategies must be created to future-proof networks, as well as protect customer and employee data.
The influx of new applications onto enterprise networks shows no sign of abating, threatening networking security posture. OneLogin research found that two thirds of UK enterprises expected to deploy up to 100 new commercial SaaS (software as a service) and on-premises apps in the last year. This high frequency of large-scale app deployment to enterprise networks means it is critical that organisations develop a security-first strategy to encourage healthy hybrid-network environments. Such strategies are imperative to calm chaotic networks overwhelmed by the constant on-boarding of applications. Just like spinning plates, it is only a matter of time until a chaotic and fragmented hybrid network wobbles and the entire enterprise network collapses.
To ensure companies’ networks remain agile and secure, IT decision-makers and professionals should consider the following points to encourage a company-wide security-first culture:
Multiple directories mean multiple vulnerabilities. Whether directories are in the cloud, on-premises or both, they need to be managed from one unified system that is adaptable and scalable.
Manage access for employees and end-users
Eighty-one per cent of hacking-related breaches involve stolen or weak credentials. Single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) work together to strengthen credentials and protect data from unauthorised access – across all users’ devices and apps.
Onboard and off-board efficiently and securely
As enterprises continue to grow, HR and IT departments are tasked with getting new employees onboarded quickly, and off-boarding ex-employees just as fast, if not faster, to stay secure. With large organisations hosting 250+ employees, new staff need to be added every week and, likewise, staff also leave every week – placing a strain on HR and IT teams. To simplify processes, run them most efficiently and put security first, companies should invest in automated processes and tools. An ‘instant kill switch’ for de-provisioning and real-time directory synchronisation can dramatically reduce time spent on IT administrative tasks and greatly reduce the risk of ex-employees leaving with sensitive information that could be sold to competitors.
Security versus usability – getting the balance right
To encourage employees to follow security protocols and buy into a security-first culture, additional security processes must make the tools they use to do their jobs easier to use. Otherwise, employees will be reluctant to adopt them and will find a way to circumnavigate security protocols, essentially leaving the business they work for open to malicious cyber criminals.
It can be all too easy for employees to sign up to and download new applications on corporate and even personal devices they use to work. Some employees even pay for these applications out of their own pocket to circumvent going through tedious HR and IT protocols.
To succeed in 2019, enterprises must find a balance between usability and security to become a security-first organisation, or face becoming security-last and at the mercy of cyber criminals. Not only will an organisation’s inability to prioritise security cost the company its sensitive data, but it will also incur regulatory fines for not complying with data privacy laws, such as the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the US’ Data Privacy Shield.
Google recently, and publicly, came under regulatory scrutiny by the French National Data Protection Commission (NCIL) following two breaches of GDPR compliance due to a lack of transparency around how to access data policies and Google’s lack of valid user consent regarding the personalisation of ads. As a result, Google has received a fine of €50 million, the largest fine since GDPR came into force. The impact beyond the fine is on Google’s reputation among consumers and Google users.
With this in mind, a security-first strategy and posture must be reflected in an organisation’s vendor selection processes and positively influence the end-user experience every step of the way. If organisations fail to acknowledge the importance of a security-first culture throughout decision-making processes, they will risk circumvention and hefty regulatory fines, damaging their reputations.
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Best of Sorrento
Tips and advice for visitors to this lovely Italian resort
Sorrento is a beautiful town perched on a cliff high above the sea with views of Vesuvius and the islands in the Bay of Naples . Use this website to help you plan a visit to this elegant southern Italian resort and find your way to the best beaches and some lovely villages and towns along the Sorrentine peninsula that are perhaps less well known to tourists.
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Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria has received many distinguished visitors
The entrance to the Excelsior Vittoria off Piazza Tasso
The Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria is a familiar landmark as you approach Sorrento from the sea.
You will see the three 19th century buildings that make up the hotel on top of the cliff above the port when you arrive by boat from Naples or the islands.
The Excelsior Vittoria is not only Sorrento’s most famous hotel, it has also achieved global recognition and is now part of the Leading Hotels of the World group.
From the entrance off Piazza Tasso, with its plaque recording the visit of tenor Enrico Caruso, a long driveway lined with orange trees leads to the entrance and reception area.
At the back of the hotel the terrace has panoramic views over the Bay of Naples and of Vesuvius across the water. Caruso was famously photographed in front of that view during his stay in 1921.
The hotel has welcomed many other distinguished visitors, including Richard Wagner, Marilyn Monroe and HRH the Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II of England.
The Excelsior Vittoria was opened by the Fiorentino family in 1834 and is still run by their descendents.
The décor of the hotel exudes 19th century elegance with ornately decorated ceilings and antique furniture.
There are extensive gardens, an outdoor pool and a private lift down to the port.
The Vittoria Restaurant, which overlooks the sea, serves a buffet breakfast and main meals.
There are 75 rooms and 21 themed suites. Suite Margaret, named after the Princess, has a bathroom furnished with red marble from Campania and an enamel bath with classic English taps. The suite has a 25 square metre terrace overlooking the sea.
Suite Caruso is furnished with the piano and writing desk used by the tenor during his stay. The suite inspired the song ‘Caruso’ to be written by Italian pop singer Lucio Dalla in the late 1980s when he was staying at the Excelsior Vittoria as a guest.
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SORRENTO GUIDE BOOK
A good guide book for visitors to Sorrento is Frommer's Amalfi Coast, which has a whole chapter devoted to the town and its peninsula, including information on lesser known attractions of the area that other guide books sometimes ignore.
This book takes readers on a tour of the Sorrentine Peninsula, starting from Castellamare di Stabia, with details of other places on the peninsula such as Vico Equense, Massa Lubrense, Sant’Agata su due Golfi, Nerano and Termini.
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CRIME NOVEL SET IN ITALY
DEATH IN THE HIGH CITY
A cosy crime novel set in Lombardy in northern Italy, Death in the High City is believed to be the first British crime novel to use Bergamo as its location.
The book is the first in a series of Butler and Bartorelli Mysteries, featuring detective duo Kate Butler, a journalist, and Steve Bartorelli, a retired Detective Chief Inspector.
Death in the High City centres on the investigation into the death of an English woman who had been staying in the beautiful Città Alta while writing a biography of the Bergamo-born composer Gaetano Donizetti.
Death in the High City is available from Amazon in paperback and as an e-book.
WEATHER IN SORRENTO
Where is Sorrento ?
Sorrento is an historic coastal city in Italy’s Campania region, situated 50km to the south of Naples . It is served by the international airport at Naples and can be reached by rail, road or boat. Sorrento is a good base for visiting the islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida, the Amalfi coast or the Roman ruins at Pompei and Ercolano.
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THE SHOOTING IN SORRENTO
The Shooting in Sorrento, a new crime novel set in the resort, is now available from Amazon.
The second Butler and Bartorelli mystery by Val Culley, it is the sequel to Death in the High City, which was set in Bergamo in Lombardy.
The book - written for readers who prefer the 'cosy crime' genre - features journalist Kate Butler and her partner, Steve Bartorelli, who is a retired Detective Chief Inspector.
They are in Sorrento for the wedding of the daughter of one of Steve’s Italian cousins.
When tragedy strikes an English family staying at their hotel, Kate feels she has to help.
She joins forces with another visitor to Sorrento to investigate after it becomes clear the Italian police aren’t looking further than the English family.
The Shooting in Sorrento is available on Amazon Kindle or as a paperback.
If your love of Italy stretches beyond Sorrento and the south, you may enjoy visiting our sister sites, devoted to the elegant and historic northern Italian cities of Bergamo and Padova.
Situated just north of Milan and close to the lakes and mountains, Bergamo has become a familiar name because of its major international airport but is an attractive place to visit in its own right, combining contemporary sophistication with medieval charm.
Padova, an elegant city in the Veneto less than half an hour by express rail services from Venice, boasts a picturesque historic centre, one of the world's oldest universities and notable buildings including the Scrovegni Chapel, which houses a renowned cycle of frescoes by Giotto that is recognised as a masterpiece of western art.
FIND OUT MORE at www.bestofbergamo.com and www.bestofpadova.com
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Helmet Heads | Website Design
BJ Creative was tasked by Andy Kendal to build a website for his e-commerce helmet covers website. Helmetheads have the UK's largest range of wacky helmet covers, ears and mohawks for skiers and snowboarders. The old site was driven by static HTML pages and was losing its appeal to modern shoppers.
We began the project using the NopCommerce framework and tweaked this to ensure that the customer received an end result that their customers would enjoy using and could easily buy items from.
Every step of the purchase funnel is supported by mobile responsive emails that track and update the customer on the progress of their order. We designed the emails to clean and contain the relevant information that the customer would find useful.
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Helmet Heads already had a very strong web presence, so the moving of the site to a new host, and infrastructure meant that careful consideration had to be made to ensure that the rankings that Google had placed on the old site were not lost. We considered the pages of the old site and ensured that each was shown to the new site in the correct fashion, and also updated the keywords and descriptions to ensure that the new site could further enhance the reputation built up over the preceeding years.
Andy was very keen to hear about the way that we would build the site to get the best possible start with Google in terms of rankings. He was open to our suggested hosting providers and did not feel that we led him down the wrong path.
We built the site using ASP.NET 4.0 and incorporated NopCommerce as the main framework for the site to ensure that admin areas were correctly aligned and that the full suite of analytics tools could be used to track customers and their purchases.
The site was initially hosted by BJ Creative on our server so that changes could be amended quickly at our end and this also then enabled us to managed the domains chosen for the website.
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Website design: Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop
Website Build: Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Visual Studio
The website can be viewed at www.helmetheads.co.uk
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Acre Software Investment
Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) and Aviva today announce a £5 million investment in new technology start-up firm Acre Software – the next-generation mortgage, protection and general insurance platform. The exclusive arrangement between SBG and Acre will help to transform the way mortgage and protection advisers process business and service their clients.
Acre was born out of Founders Factory, which is an organisation that offers an incubator for start-up companies and assists with product development, market insight and capital. Aviva Ventures is an investor in Founders Factory and worked with SBG to help facilitate Aviva’s investment in Acre.
Despite the rise in direct-to-consumer strategies, led mainly by lenders and new challengers, nearly three quarters of UK mortgages are facilitated by advisers 1. However, in order to retain their position, advisers need to match the speed and end-user experience of these market disruptors, but are slowed by fragmented workflows and compliance headaches.
Acre’s goal is to radically improve the whole experience around the mortgage and insurance application process for advisers and their clients. Acre uses blockchain to bring together all the components of the mortgage advice process into one unchangeable ‘record of the transaction’, putting brokers back in control of their business and offering a seamless, faster journey for consumers. With the volume of transactions provided by Sesame Bankhall Group, Acre aims to become one of the largest users of blockchain in the UK.
Commenting on today’s announcement, John Cowan, Executive Chairman, Sesame Bankhall Group said:
“After undertaking a comprehensive 12-month review of the market, we concluded that we could no longer ignore the new competitive threats circling around our profession and we had to act. Working with Aviva Ventures, we saw an opportunity to turn the threat posed by new disruptive technology on its head. Acre will bring the latest technology know-how, and that coupled with our distribution expertise will help advisers and their clients reap the benefits.”
Justus Brown, CEO/founder of Acre Software and former Founders Factory Chief Product Officer, said:
“Buying a house is one of the biggest financial transactions a person can make, yet the process is slow, opaque and fragmented, which is increasingly out of step with consumer expectations. We’re changing this – levelling the playing field for brokers using innovative tech, while putting an informed consumer at the centre of the mortgage process. We are thrilled to have SBG’s distribution muscle and industry expertise, along with Aviva and SBG’s financial support at our disposal on this journey.”
Commenting, Martin Schultheiss, Group Managing Director, Sesame Bankhall Group added:
“SBG serves over 10,000 financial advisers across the UK and facilitated £42 billion in mortgage completions last year. These advisers are looking to us to help build the next generation of adviser services to ensure they stay competitive. The SBG and Acre relationship helps to enable this future vision for us.”
Commenting on Aviva’s investment in Acre, Ben Luckett, Managing Director, Aviva Ventures, said:
“Acre is a fantastic example of the kind of fintech business we want to help nurture. They have identified a market which could be improved through technology and they’ve gone for it by securing a very large distribution partner, which is often the missing ingredient for success. I’ve really enjoyed watching the company develop, and the investment we’re announcing today will allow them to build their team further and realise their full potential.”
1 Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association report, February 2019 - http://www.imla.org.uk/resources/publications/the-new-%60normal-prospects-for-2019-and-2020.pdf
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List A congratulates our Barristers recognised in Doyles Guide as Victoria’s Leading Intellectual Property Barristers in 2019
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List A congratulates the five members of the List (three Senior Counsel and two Junior Counsel) named by Doyles Guide as the leading intellectual property barristers in Victoria in 2019. The senior members of counsel included were Bruce Caine QC, Helen Rofe QC and...
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The many meanings of the word ‘family’
When Will Hatton volunteered in the jungles of Tamil Nadu, he hoped to get fit, make friends and gain an insight into rural Indian life. He had not expected to find a new family.
By Will Hatton
The taxi driver stared at me incredulously. “Yes, man, in there,” I said, urging him forward into the jungle.
We drove out of town, the point of no return, the trees swallowing us whole as we bumped along a dirt road. Civilisation slipped away as the track coiled its way into the unknown. A sign warning of wild elephants reminded us that this was no place to get lost.
I already had no idea where we were.
View image of A walk through the jungle in Tamil Nadu (Credit: Credit: Thangaraj Kumaravel/Flickr/CC BY 2.0)
A year before, I had spent an eye-opening month in this Tamil Nadu jungle, volunteering on a construction project in a tiny Indian village of just 40 people; it had no name and was not marked on any map. I had dug trenches to lay piping, helped construct huge concrete water tanks and connected the village to an untapped water source that was nearly 2km away. For the first time in living memory, the villagers had access to a limitless supply of water for their crops.
Before arriving in this overlooked corner of southern India, I had hoped to get fit, perhaps make friends with the other 16 volunteers and gain an insight into rural Indian life. What I had not expected was to be adopted.
“Will-sir, chai sir?”
I rolled over at the noise. The first tendrils of light were pushing into my tent and it was already starting to get warm. Wordlessly, I threw on a top and stepped outside, where a lanky 12-year-old named Marymut stood waiting for me with a beaming smile and a cheap torch. I followed him along a dusty trail, past a cluster of tents, to a small shack obscured by a fence of jumbled branches lashed together with twine.
“Nalla Kalai Am’ma” (Good morning mother), I said. Aadya, Marymut’s mother, beamed up at me, gesturing towards a nearby rock for me to sit on. I was plied with hot chai – India’s milky, sugar-laden tea – as I practised my very rudimentary Tamil. Aadya smiled at me from across her cooking fire, wisps of smoke trailing into the sky.
This had quickly become my morning routine. I had barely been in the village for three days before Marymut was waking me every morning for a steaming mug of chai. While the other volunteers slept, I would spend an early morning hour chatting with Marymut and Aadya. Then I’d head into the forest to work.
View image of Free time with the villagers (Credit: Credit: Will Hatton)
By the end of my first week, I was spending nearly all my time with Marymut, exploring the jungle, collecting firewood, climbing trees and playing cricket. I had never been very good at the sport, but Marymut had me bowling like a pro in no time. We could say only a few words to each other, but I quickly learned to understand him. I showed him how to use my Swiss army knife; he taught me how to make bundles of kindling and lash them to my pack using vines. We’d nap in the sun, eat samosas and play with a yellow Frisbee I’d bought from home. When I was working, he would often spend the whole day helping: lugging rocks out the way, digging trenches and swinging the pickaxe. In the evenings, Marymut would often take my camera, play with every conceivable configuration and take hundreds of pictures of the sunset.
Slowly but surely, I drifted away from my fellow volunteers. I connected far better with the villagers, every one of whom made an impact on me. I admired their unrelenting work in the fields, on the trenches, in the jungle. They ran themselves ragged and yet always seemed ready to smile, to chat, to chill out. Despite the language barrier, there was something therapeutic about being with such hard-working, yet relaxed, people.
Marymut and Aadya in particular were incredibly kind, perhaps sensing that I missed my family back home. They made sure I was well fed, consistently had a mug of chai in one hand, and that I felt at ease. We couldn’t say much, but we used hand signals to chat about the day. Mundane conversations on the difficulty of using a pickaxe turned into hilarious games of charades.
View image of Preparing dinner for the village (Credit: Credit: Will Hatton)
In the evening, Aadya would cook up a feast of curry, rice and chapattis (flat Indian breads used for scooping up mouthfuls of food from a rough-hewn wooden bowl). Sometimes, for a treat, there would be chicken in the curry. Eating with a family every night, being welcomed into the circle of conversation, playing cards with Marymut by flickering candlelight – I felt at home.
The weeks drifted by as we slowly worked our way through the jungle. Every day, the piping got closer to the village, and I knew that, soon, it would be time to leave.
View image of Working together in the jungle (Credit: Credit: Will Hatton)
The final day came and went in a whirlwind of emotion. Marigold garlands – the hallmark of both a great celebration and day of mourning – were handed out by the village elders. There was whooping and shouting, crying and cursing. I was not ready to leave. I had come here to do a job but somehow, along the way, I had been accepted into a new family, one that utterly different from my one back home. I had been shown a simpler way of life and a more tranquil way of interacting with people.
The final hour rushed by like a charging beast. Marymut and Aadya hugged me as I turned to go. Aadya’s eyes were filled with tears. I passed her my Swiss army knife, gestured at Marymut, and mimed that she mustn't let him cut himself. She smiled at me and hugged me again. I kissed her on the top of the head, squeezed her hand and turned, tears threatening to spill down my cheeks. I shouldered my pack. Marymut walked alongside me, bawling in the way that only a kid on the cusp of becoming a teenager can. I too began to cry. I dropped to one knee.
“Marymut, within two years, I come back.”
He looked at me, I was not sure if he understood.
“Two,” I held up two fingers. “Two years and I will return.”
He looked at me, somewhat unsure, hope in his eyes.
I hadn't been sure whether I meant it until that very moment. The second those two words tumbled out of my mouth, I was committed. I would be returning to Tamil Nadu, I would keep my promise.
View image of A tea plantation in the forests of Tamil Nadu (Credit: Credit: Thangaraj Kumaravel/Tea Plantation & Forest/Flickr/CC BY 2.0)
But to keep my promise 12 months on, I first had to find the village – which was proving increasingly difficult. I could feel the bemused eyes of my mother and father in the back seat boring into my skull. Perhaps bringing them to meet my Indian family had not been such a good idea.
I had been travelling in India for several months now, slowly working my way from Rajasthan in the north down to Tamil Nadu. I had told my parents about my Indian family many times, and, on a whim, they had flown out from England to meet me and the villagers. All we had to do was find them.
An elephant suddenly surged out of the foliage about 20m away, staring directly at us. The taxi driver looked at me, looked at the elephant and let out a low moan of terror. He closed his eyes, chanting something quietly. When he opened his eyes, the elephant was gone, back into the bush from which it had materialised.
I tried to convince the taxi driver that we needed to continue deeper into the jungle. The village was just round the corner, I could feel it.
“Sir, it’s not safe…. sir”
The taxi driver’s protests faded into the background, I had a promise to keep.
I stepped out of the car and followed a zigzagging trail deeper into the undergrowth. I had no idea if this was right. We had passed dozens of these trails, and this was the third one I had tried. The taxi driver was nearly hysterical, convinced I would be eaten by a tiger.
My parents waited, nervous yet patient, in the back of the car. They were confident that I knew what I was doing.
I didnt.
Then I saw footprints in the dirt. I was no tracker but these were definitely human. I continued on, hoping I could find my way back.
I rounded a bend and suddenly found myself outside the village, the elephant-proof fence I remembered from my time here standing in front of me.
A figure wandered past the gate and happened to glance towards me. He stopped in his tracks.
“Will-sir!”
Marymut rushed to meet me, opening the gate and calling out to Aadya and the rest of the village. The taxi materialised from the jungle at exactly the right moment, having followed me at a safe distance. The villagers swirled around us, handing us hot cups of chai, patting us on the back, shaking our hands. I smiled. I was home.
View image of The author's mother meeting his second family (Credit: Credit: Will Hatton)
That evening, I sat on my favourite rock, watching the sun set over the fields, while Marymut played with a battered telescope that I’d been carrying for months. My Swiss army knife was clipped proudly to his jeans; it looked like it was being well looked after. My mum fussed with Aadya over a stove while my dad sat stoically beside me, taking it all in.
Marymut turned towards me and smiled. We still could not properly communicate: my Tamil was rusty as ever and his English limited to a dozen words. It didn’t matter. We both understood.
I had kept my promise.
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Eight Yorkshire Sayings That Will Baffle Americans
By Jon Langford | 6 years ago
These clogs have seen better days. (ECW)
As a Yorkshireman residing in’t Big Apple, folk can’t fathom me reet often (Translation: In New York, nobody understands me when I speak). Consequently, everyday activities like ordering a sandwich can become embarrassing, stressful affairs, particularly if I ask for it on a bap.
Here’s a list of phrases from the third best region in the world that bamboozle Americans and, to be fair, a decent number of Brits.
1. ‘Eee by gum
The brilliance of this expression is that it perfectly captures a sense of shock or bewilderment whilst simultaneously making no sense whatsoever. It is quite literally gibberish. Although by no means a direct translation, it’s probably best summarized as being interchangeable with “Oh my God!” Some users choose to drop “eee” and go directly to “by gum.” It’s a matter of personal taste.
2. Aye up
This versatile phrase is most commonly used as a way of saying hello. It’s usually accompanied by a nod of the head and a sip of real ale. In this context it would be akin to the American greeting “What’s up?” However, it also functions as a means of getting attention. “Aye up lads! Freddo’s here!” you might say when old Fred walks into the pub.
3. Put wood inth ‘ole
If somebody enters a room and neglects to close the door, this is what you say to them (Translation: “Put the wood in the hole”). It is mainly used by great uncles and people called Archie, but the expression appears to be in less frequent usage than it once was. The reason for this is that in the old days, if somebody entered a room with a fire going and didn’t put the wood in the hole, the heat would escape. Nowadays, because of central heating, it’s not necessary to trap heat in one room by closing the door.
Check out The Four Yorkshireman performance starring Harry Enfield, Alan Rickman, Eddie Izzard and Vic Reeves which helps illustrate Yorkshire life:
4. While
In Yorkshire time, the word “while” replaces the word “until.” So if your plumber tells you, “I’ll be gone two while six fut game,” it means that between the hours of two and six he will be attending a football match instead of repairing your leaking toilet.
5. On Ilkla Moor Baht’at
“On Ilkla Moor Baht’at” (Translation: On Ilkley Moor without your hat) is a folk song that many consider to be the anthem of Yorkshire. With underlying connotations of cannibalism, the song tells the tale of a hatless young man courting his lover, Mary Jane, on Ilkley Moor. The singers tell the young man that without a hat, the cold winds of Ilkley Moor will result in his death from exposure. Then, the singers chant, the worms will feast on his corpse, then the ducks will eat the worms, and finally the singers will eat the ducks and it will be like they have eaten the young man.
6. That’s a threp in’t steans
That’s a blow to the most delicate and pain-sensitive portion of the male form.
7. Topped his clogs
In the industrial towns of Northern England where many workers found employment in mines and mills during the 1800s, clogs were the footwear of choice. The verb “to pop” is the old expression for pawning goods. So if a man popped his clogs then he had no further use for them. This spawned the expression “popped his clogs” as an idiom for implying that somebody had died.
8. ‘Ear all, see all, say nowt. Eat all, sup all, pay nowt. And if ever thou does owt fer nowt – allus do it fer thissen
Yes, that is English. Sort of. This is the Yorkshireman’s motto and translates as follows: “Hear all, see all, say nothing. Eat all, drink all, pay nothing. And if you ever do anything for nothing—always do it for yourself.” It doesn’t reflect too kindly, does it?
In some parts of rural Yorkshire old English words like “thou,” “thee” and “thy” have remained in common usage. An example of this can be seen and heard in the movie Kes, which presents the Yorkshire dialect in all its incomprehensible glory (note: subtitles may be required for the untrained ear).
Here’s a good example of Yorkshire dialogue with this “Yorkshire Airlines” clip:
What are some of your favorite colloquialisms and regional expressions?
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Perhaps one of the most intriguing positions within the world of media is that of the foreign correspondent. There’s a certain romance to it – you travel around the world, report on stories and world events, and see things that few outsiders get to see. But whatever thrill or excitement the job carries with it, at the end of the day, it’s not many of us who could actually handle leaving behind the comforts of home, and structure, for a chaotic life spent living out of a suitcase and reporting from environments that are often unpredictable and full of turmoil.
But as a correspondent for CBC’s The National, that is exactly the kind of life that Adrienne Arsenault has taken on.
Over the past decade, Adrienne’s reporting has taken her to dozens of countries around the world, and seen her cover some of the most seminal events of the new millennium, including reporting on the Arab Spring in Libya in the midst of the uprising, the aftermath of the Tsunami in Sri Lanka, and the disputed 2008 elections in Zimbabwe.
Her reporting has won four Gemini awards, and she was named the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association's journalist of the year in 2005. Now, in this interview, Adrienne speaks about the unique and somewhat strange lifestyle that comes with being a foreign correspondent, how she started off as a reporter at the CBC, and how seeing world events first hand has impacted her.
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InMenlo Article-November 2017
“I was a bit of a rebel,” she recalled. “I resisted the double standard of educating girls who were then taught to not show they were smart.”
“Luckily, my father really got me. When I set my sights on studying in America, he supported me. The experience opened my eyes to the world of women’s rights, being recognized for your brain not just your looks.”
Ironically, while Ana never lived in Colombia again, her first two projects were completed there in partnership with some cousins.
“Agnostic” is how she describes herself as an architect. “I’m married to good architecture, not a specific kind of design. When starting on a new project, there are intangible ideas tied to aspirations which we, as architect, give form to. We welcome exploration and challenges.
“The home site may dictate something about orientation and where to put the house. The client has goals. Our role is to be the editor.”
Ana was a new mother when she came to Menlo Park 20 years ago and her first projects were doing kitchen and bath remodels, work she got from other mothers who were hanging out in the park with their kids.
She lives in Ladera and has done 15 projects there, six of which were ground up houses. She and her staff of eight juggle as many as 20 projects of different sized and stages at a time.
“A project is successful if you manage to distill the essence of the life of the client perceived for themselves,” she said. “Someone told me, ‘Your homes have soul.’ To me that means they aren’t empty vessels. That is satisfying.”
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Work-ready students shine at inaugural awards evening
Students, proud parents and employers are set to celebrate the first ever workplace skills awards evening at Haywood Sixth Form Academy in Burslem.
The evening brings together the first student graduates of the pioneering Work Based Learning programme which launched in September 2015, and sees them complete a pre-traineeship of up to 12-months in the workplace.
During the evening 10 awards will be presented recognising key attributes the students have gained while on placement, including determination, endeavour, exceeding expectations and social development.
Among the winners is Garilyn Houghton, winner of the Community Award, who worked at the Douglas Macmillan Hospice, but who went far beyond her role to raise vital funds through sponsored activities including shaving her head.
For fellow award winners Simon Eckersley, Oliver Whittaker, Jamie Beardmore, Sarah Badderley and Ben Hollins, it’s a double celebration as they have all successfully secured apprenticeships and now start their professional careers.
Jamie Beardmore, from Tunstall, said: “If it wasn’t for the partnerships between the sixth form and different businesses I would have never come across TP Systems, and the combination of the partnership has created this opportunity for me.
“TP Systems have been excellent employers and made me feel welcome from the start, and I’ve enjoyed meeting their team.
“If it wasn’t for me attending Haywood Sixth Form Academy I wouldn’t be in the position I am in now with an apprenticeship, as the sixth form has prepared me with work skills I can now use in any job.”
Mike Whittingham, Deputy Headteacher at Haywood Sixth Form Academy, said: “The evening is a true celebration of the skills these students have developed and recognition of their achievements, as it’s no easy task at 16 to go into a workplace and to hit the ground running.
“The fact that the majority of them have been successfully accepted onto apprenticeships is proof that quality work experience is key to securing a career, and that our Work Based Learning programme delivers that.
“It puts our students in a much stronger position to succeed in their chosen careers and we wish them every success for the future.”
Carl Ward, Executive Headteacher of Haywood Sixth form Academy, said: “This event not only marks the wonderful achievements of our students, but also of our work based learning team who have nurtured them through this process.
“The team have helped create these opportunities and supported the students from start to finish to achieve their goals, and it’s this team effort between our students, staff and parents that I’m very proud to acknowledge at our awards evening.”
The award winners:
Determination & Work Skills Award sponsored by M + M Group – SIMON ECKERSLEY – (Simon now has an apprenticeship at Dial A Handyman)
Community Award sponsored by Synectics Solutions – GARILYN HOUGHTON – (Garilyn is undertaking further professional development with PM Training)
Employability Skills Award sponsored by Myers & Co Solicitors – CHARLES JARRETT
Work Experience Excellence Award sponsored by Steelite – MEGAN ABBOTT
Personal Social Development Award sponsored by Autonet Insurance Group – LUKE MEDDINGS
Endeavour Award sponsored by Haywood Sixth Form Academy – OLIVER WHITTAKER – (Oliver now has an apprenticeship at KMF Precision Sheet Metal Manufacturing)
Exceeding Expectation Award sponsored by Haywood Sixth Form Academy – AMEENA KHAN
Apprentice Award sponsored by PM Training – JAMIE BEARDMORE – (Jamie now has an apprenticeship at TP Systems Ltd)
Work Based Learner of the Year sponsored by Pearson – SARAH BADDERLEY – (Sarah now has an apprenticeship at DPC Chartered Accountants)
Industrial Cadet of the Year sponsored by the Industrial Cadets – BEN HOLLINS – (now has an apprenticeship at Bennett Architectural Aluminium Solutions Ltd)
The Academy works directly with local businesses to deliver its Work-Based Learning programme and has over 1000 businesses signed up to the programme, including Steelite International, Autonet Insurance, Myers and Co Solicitors, Synetics-solutions, Pm Training, M and M Group and the NHS.
The approach involves two distinct elements after a four-week induction programme:
Two days per week at Haywood Sixth Form Academy studying employability skills, Maths and English to minimum Level 2.
Three days per week completing work experience, developing professional skills, which will be assessed in one of the partner businesses as part of an exclusive employment certificate.
The Work Based Learning option is a ‘pre-traineeship’ and lasts for eight to 12 months. This is an education and training programme that is combined with real, beneficial, work experience and is focused on giving students the skills and experience that employers are looking for.
At the end of the programme, students receive a work-based learning qualification called “The Employment Certificate” assured by Pearson and then move onto an apprenticeship or job in their chosen field.
Work-based learning opportunities include hospitality, hair and beauty, child care, teaching, engineering, manufacturing, several roles within the NHS, construction, plumbing, digital marketing, web design, social media, graphic design, HR, business administration, insurance, IT, finance, customer service and more.
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Tramore County Waterford.
EXHIBITIONS ON NOW
OPEN ART SPACE
Midnight Run Concert
Brought to Ireland by the promoter who previously gave us “Mile 12” & “Jeff Scroggins & Colorado”, Midnight Run is a high energy, Tennessee based bluegrass band made up of four like-minded musicians who set out to create a band that ties to the rich traditions of bluegrass music and offers up fresh approach to that “high lonesome sound”. Each member draws from their own personal influences including Flatt and Scruggs, Bill…
Pat Ledger
On display now in the Cafe area is Pat Ledger’s work
Sinead Boyle
Showcasing another fantastic display in our open art area now is Sinead Boyle
Cherith Loper
Now featured in our upstairs gallery is an amazing display by Cherith Loper
Texas comes to Ireland
Frank Martin Gilligan & Randy Brooks Saturday August 25th Tickets €10 The Coastguard Cultural Centre in is proud to present two award winning Texas songwriters for evening of song and story Texas style. Frank Martin Gilligan was a founding member of Capitol Records Artists “Mason Dixon” and has garnered numerous accolades in the Texas songwriting community, including a winner at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival songwriter showcase.Irish audiences might…
Donal Clancy
Donal Clancy Friday 3rd August @ 8pm Tickets €15 Dónal Clancy is regarded as one of Ireland’s finest guitarists. He is the son of the world renowned singer Liam Clancy of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and has since the death of his father focused his attention on the family repertoire of songs that he grew up with, while keeping the Clancy tradition alive with his solo performances.…
Jakub Janiszewski
The ever popular photography of Jakub Janiszewski is now displaying in our Open Arts Space
Sheila Dunne
“Pebble Moon” is a wonderful exhibition of unique art by Shiela Dunne.
John Cullinan Art Group Exhibition
“John Cullinan Art Group Exhibition” now on in our Upstairs Gallery.
Pat Ledger Group
Currently in our cafe is an exhibition by the Pat Ledger Group.
Maighread & Triona
Maighread and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill Friday 29th June @ 8pm Tickets €20 Sisters Maighread and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill belong to a renowned singing family originally from the Donegal Gaeltacht. The unique style and repertoire of traditional singing they represent so gloriously, comes down to them through generations of the Ó Domhnaill family. Added to this is their distinctive unison and harmonic…
Mick Hanly
Mick Hanly Friday June 8th @ 8pm Tickets €15 Mick Hanly on Friday 8th June will enthrall us with songs of abuse, drink, school, love and everything else that goes on in everyday life. Mick began his career as a folk singer in Dublin in 1971. His professional debut was as the opening act for Planxty’s first Irish tour. In the ensuing years he moved through different phases and forms…
Conall McKay (guitar) & Ian Lovegrove (piano).
Conall McKay (guitar) & Ian Lovegrove (piano). Thursday July 26th @ 8pm Adm.€5 Ian Lovegrove was born in North Devon and grew up in Ilfracombe where he began learning the piano at the age of six and the organ when aged thirteen. He graduated from Bath College of Higher Education with a B.A. degree in music during which time he studied organ with Peter King at Bath Abbey. After a…
Janet Sibley
The debut exhibition of Janet Sibley is currently on show in our main gallery. She paints in oils on canvas, working from photos taken of scenery that inspires her. Not to be missed.
John Carey
Our Open Arts Space (porch) is currently awash with colour provided by the loving hand of John Carey
Our Open Arts Space (porch) is currently awash with colour provided by the loving hand of Rachel Smith.
“Ceramic Art” by the ever-popular Katie Gaudig is currently on display in our cafe.
Lisa Keane
“Coastal Views” by Lisa Keane 5th-28th March Launch on Saturday 10th March @ 7pm. All welcome. Lisa Keane is a Waterford based artist who graduated from WIT with Ba Hons in arts in 2007. “Art was always a big part of me, ever since I was a kid. I loved anything I could make something with from pencils and paint to plaster moulding sets and embroidery. I studied art in…
An afternoon of vocal music – FREE ADMISSION
Sunday 2nd July @3pm
We have a special performance this coming Sunday of classical and Irish vocal music performed by tenor Fergus McSweeney and soprano Roisin O Grady accompanied by pianist Cecilia Kehoe. Music by Handel, Beethoven, Michael Head and Thomas Moore. This is a free event and all our welcome. Should be a fabulous afternoon of music!
NIAMH TWOMEY Exhibition Opening
Niamh Twomey is a visual artist, from Waterford. She graduated with a BA in Fine Art (Painting) from Limerick School of Art and Design in 2016. Twomey has previously exhibited in the LSAD Degree Show, the Sailor’s home, the Hunt Museum in Limerick and Castle Courtyard Gallery, Birr and has been awarded the bronze award from the Limerick Art Society and the Runner up Revenue Purchase Prize for her work. Straticiem is her first solo exhibition. It explores the medium of painting and the role our personal understanding and experience plays in our interpretation of what is in front of us, the tendency to look for familiar images within abstract work, instead of allowing the painting to exist as objects themselves. You can find out more on Niamh’s work on:
www.niamhtwomeyfineart.com
www.instagram.com/niamh_twomey_/
MICHAELA BACK
We have a new exhibition by Piltown artist Michaela Back in the upstairs gallery. Michaela has been teaching art at the Ursuline School for the past 25 years. Michaela’s paintings tend to be vintage themed but she also enjoys creating mixed media and graphite on cartridge portraits of friends and family. This is Michaela’s first exhibition and we are delighted to be able to support her. Michaela has an opening on this Friday @7pm with refreshments. All our welcome.
LUAN PARLE & CLIVE BARNES
Next up in our concert series we welcome two of Ireland’s finest songwriters and performers, Luan Parle and Clive Barnes, who have for many years been gaining an international reputation as solo performers. For the past two years they have been performing together to sold out audiences across Ireland, US & Europe.
Please support us in bringing you this world class talent by booking tickets and spreading the word. Please click on the links below to find out more information about Luan and Clive and also see their recent appearance on TV3.
Luan Parle and Clive BarnesLuan and Clive on TV3
Friday 5th May@8pm. Tickets are €15 each
The next Tramore U3A meeting is on Thursday 20th April @11am. Entry is €2 and includes refreshments.
This month’s speaker is Ifeoma Nwali on ‘My lifes journey’.
Donal’s concert is on Friday 7th April Tickets can be reserved by contacting 051 391 656. Tickets sell out quick for Donal’s concerts
so booking in advance is recommended.
Saturday 1 April, 10.30am-1.30pm
Our lives are full of stories, and many of us feel the urge to write down those stories, as a record for ourselves, our families and the wider world. but it can be hard to know where to start. On Saturday 1 April, writer Derbhile Graham will be holding a half-day memoir writing workshop which will help you put a shape to those stories. The workshop will be held here in the scenic surrounds of the Coastguard Cultural Centre in Tramore, Co. Waterford. Derbhile will help you identify a story that you would like to tell and to write that story, step by step. By the time you finish the workshop, you will have created a first draft for your story, which you can develop in your own time.
Coastguard Cultural Centre, Love Lane, Tramore
Price: €30, payable on the day by cash or cheque.
To book: Contact Derbhile on 087 6959799 or 051 386250. Or email derbhile@writewordseditorial.ie.
Art Waterford.com are group of artists whose work range from fine landscape, portrait and acrylics. Their open evening is on Saturday 25th March @7pm. All our welcome to attend and meet the artists behind the art.
Opening evening and wine reception here on Friday 10th March. Art From all Ages would be delighted to welcome you!
Winner of our Facebook competition for 2 tickets to see Jeff Scroggins & Colorado is Siobhan Grimes! Congrats Siobhan!
Sarah Hogan Exhibition Opening
Sarah Hogan is a fine artist painter living in Ireland having moved back home from London after 8 and a half years living, working and painting there. Sarah studied painting at Crawford College of Art and Design in Cork, Ireland. Since graduating in 2007 she has taken part in a number of exhibitions and has been exhibiting her work regularly since then throughout Ireland and the UK. We are delighted to inform you that Sarah will exhibiting here at the Coastguard Cultural Center throughout February, commencing on Friday 3rd February. Sarah will be opening her exhibition on Friday(3rd February) evening from 7pm with refreshments. All our welcome and we would be delighted to see you!
As of Monday 23rd January we will be open Monday to Friday from 9am and serving the famous Waterford sausage blaa with tea or coffee for €4! To celebrate this we shall be giving a complementary sausage blaa to the first customer before 10am each morning! Look forward to welcoming you!
If you interested in any classes or events being held here at the Cultural Center, please use the contact details provided for each class as they will be able to give you up to date details. Thank you.
Christmas Market Sunday 4th December
A HUGE thank you to all our stallholders who participated in our Christmas Market yesterday and to everyone who came to visit us. The day was a big success and a great atmosphere and buzz about the place! Thank you so much. We will be running our RNLI raffle until the end of the week so we can raise as much as we can for a very worthy organisation. Winner will be announced on here on Friday! Tickets can be brought in the cafe. Thanks again for all of your support!
Ongoing Programmes
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Davidson O. Calfee Actor / Artist
On Set Photos
Davidson Calfee has a budding career in film
By: Christopher Kazarian
INT. CALFEE HOUSEHOLD - THANKSGIVING EVENING (1986)
Arthur D. Calfee, his wife Jane (Booje), and their extended family have just finished Thanksgiving dinner. With stomachs full, the group starts acting out impromptu scenes as a way to entertain one another. A wide-eyed 9-year-old Davidson O. Calfee joins in.
CUT TO:
INT. QUAHOG REPUBLIC DIVE BAR - WEDNESDAY EVENING (2011)
Director Jason J. DiMare of Wareham stands behind a commercial-grade Sony digital camera perched on top of a tripod.
He hits “record” as Davidson Calfee, now in his early 30s, is seated across from Anthony Rose of Weymouth at a circular table near the picture windows of the Quahog Republic Dive Bar on Spring Bars Road.
The pair start conversing—Mr. Rose playing the role of Randy trying to convince Davidson Calfee playing the role of Dillon Brody that Dillon’s girlfriend Mikenna (Nicole Saquet of Attleboro) is being hit on by another woman, Sue (Jennifer Tausevich of Weymouth), while at a club that night.
The scene was being filmed this past Wednesday for the independent comedy “The Single Life,” a low-budget feature that is being shot from Boston to Wareham to Cape Cod. This was the second time the cast and crew have been in
Falmouth; in August they shot another bar scene at the Beach House in North Falmouth.
The movie represents a high point in the burgeoning acting career of Mr. Calfee who landed his first role as a lead actor in “The Single Life” in June. By that point Mr. DiMare and his crew had already started filming scenes for the movie, but the first “Dillon Brody” did not work out as planned.
So Mr. DiMare placed a call to South Shore Casting, where casting director Jodi Purdy-Quinlan gave the director a handful of names that included Falmouth’s own Mr. Calfee.
“We had about seven or eight other auditions, and he [Mr. Calfee] was actually the last one,” Mr. DiMare said. “When we talked to him and met him, he just had this charisma about him and he had what we were looking for. It hit us in the face, and we said, ‘We want this guy. We need this guy.”
It represented a major achievement for someone whose initial foray into acting began at home with his family during Thanksgiving Day parties.
A 1996 graduate of Falmouth High School, Mr. Calfee eventually strayed away from the more creative, graduating from Springfield College in 2000 with a degree in recreation management. By 2005 he had started working for his father’s insurance company, Arthur D. Calfee Insurance Agency, where he currently serves as vice president.
But as the film industry began making its way to Massachusetts, bringing major motion pictures to this region, Mr. Calfee signed up with two local casting agencies in 2008.
His return to acting was less than glamorous. He was cast as an extra in the Kate Hudson film “Bride Wars” and in the Kevin James comedy “Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” both of which were shot in Massachusetts.
Still, he enjoyed the experience and became hungry for more, meeting people in the industry, which led him to starring roles in the short film “Workaholics Anonymous,” as well as a handful of commercials and other small projects.
As he continued to hone his craft, he said there was always the urge to act in a feature film, with the goal of being the lead.
When he was called in to audition for “The Single Life,” that was his chance. “And they actually said, ‘Yes,’ ” he laughed, admitting he had no nerves that day. “Did I feel pressure? No. Either they want me or they don’t. I get denied constantly,” he said.
Over the summer he juggled his day job with evening and weekend shoots on the film, something that has been thrilling.
“The Single Life” is a comedy that deals with the painful reality of breakups and how people respond to those situations. It revolves around Mr. Calfee’s character Dillon Brody who gets dumped by his girlfriend Mikenna, motivating him to attempt suicide by overdosing on pills.
Brody ends up in a coma, during which the film cuts to comedic flashbacks of previous breakups he has had with other girlfriends. “When he snaps out of it, he has a zest for life and wants to help people who are brokenhearted,” Mr. Calfee said.
At that point, Brody creates a dating service called The Single Life, setting up dates, many of which include his high school friends. “They are a disaster,” Mr. Calfee said.
The movie concludes with Brody’s company a failure, although he ends up finding love and happiness with Corrine (Jessenia Arias), a female friend he continually sees throughout the movie.
The underlying message of “The Single Life,” Mr. DiMare said, is that “the universe places people in our lives at the exact right moment and it is our job to notice it. Each and every single person has a purpose in our lives, whether good or bad.”
Mr. DiMare said the film has benefited from the talents of Mr. Calfee. “He brings such a positive attitude to the set,” he said. “He just has this aura of happiness surrounding him. He is really positive and he gets everyone excited.”
As far as his acting ability, Mr. DiMare said that Mr. Calfee has a believable quality about him that makes his character likable.
Along with landing the lead in the movie, Mr. Calfee serves as the associate producer as well as its editor. On Wednesday, Mr. Calfee was not only preparing for his scenes, but assisting with sound, mic’ing his fellow actors.
The scene was a flashback in which Brody is recalling the night at the bar when his friend Randy tells him that there is an odd chemistry between Brody’s girlfriend Mikenna and Sue, a lesbian.
While the film’s leads spent the first hour and a half shooting scenes at the table, local residents had a chance later that night to appear in “The Single Life,” during a dance segment filmed toward the back of the Quahog Republic.
Author T.M. (Ted) Murphy of Grand Avenue, Falmouth Heights, played one of those patrons, showing off his moves on the dance floor. “It is always good to see Falmouth artists doing their thing,” Mr. Murphy said, explaining why he showed up on Wednesday. “I came out to support Davidson... The great thing about Falmouth is we support one another.”
That support, Mr. Calfee said, has been evident wherever they have shot. “Everyone has been so nice and we’ve been meeting all sorts of great people from the Boston area, Wareham, Brockton, Marshfield and Cape Cod,” he said.
He estimated there is roughly three weeks left of filming. After that the goal is to submit it to large film festivals such as Sundance and smaller ones such as the Woods Hole Film Festival.
In the meantime Mr. Calfee has already lined up his next project, “617,” a short film that Mr. DiMare and his Big Whopper Films production company will be producing.
If there is a lesson to be learned from Mr. Calfee’s journey, it is that aspiring actors should look at every role as an opportunity, no matter how small. “People who want to break into the business, but don’t want to show up for shoots, that is a big mistake,” he said. “That is how you break into the industry and land more gigs.”
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Davidson Calfee plays Redemption Song by Bob Marley acoustic
Iron Mountain, Inc. casts Davidson in their newest commercial
Mk3 Creative and Iron Mountain, Inc. casts Davidson in their newest commercial advertising their company culture and style.
Davidson in Iron Mountain Commercial
MK3Creative added Davidson Calfee to the roster on the new Iron Mountain, Inc. commercial. Iron Mountain, Inc., is a paper & document management center.
Look for Davidson in the blue shirt as he operates during the annual board meeting.
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Davidson O. Calfee grew up in Falmouth, a small beach town on Cape Cod, MA.
He created films with his young friends and even startled the Falmouth Police Swat Team (1994) after filming a 'Mob' scene at the local Dunkin Donuts.
"It's not real, we're just filming a movie..." Davidson kept telling the Falmouth Police.
He's participated in the popular movie "Paul Blart's Mall Cop", starring Kevin James as a mall shopper.
You may see him running around frantic while the ‘bad guys’ shut down the mall, filmed at the Burlington Mall.
AND..."Bride Wars," Starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, was filmed in Boston last spring and hit the big screen January 9th, 2010.
Try to find Davidson, playing the role of Kate Hudson's co-worker, in the scene when Kate is proposed to in their office. Davidson looks on to congratulate Kate in the upper left-hand corner of the big screen.
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"I haven't met him yet, but he must be a great guy. If she's happy, I'm happy. If she thinks he's a good guy, then he's a good guy." The father of...
Rapper Eve and Keke Palmer have been cast to lead Drew Barrymore's new horror movie Animal. The Charlie's Angels star will produce the made-for-cable...
Court Mandates Extended Psychiatric Hold For Amanda Bynes
After months and months of erratic behavior, it looks like Amanda Bynes is finally getting the treatment she needs. The court decided to extend the...
Channing Tatum To Produce Broadway Adaptation Of Magic Mike
There’s no denying the success of Magic Mike – for whatever reason, the film, which was made for just $7 million, out of Channing Tatum and...
Amanda Bynes' Psychiatric Hold Extended
Amanda Bynes' psychiatric hold has been extended.The troubled actress' parents Rick and Lynn have managed to convince a judge that it is in her best...
Mel C: Spice Girls Could Reform
Mel C believes the Spice Girls are ''closer than ever'' and could reunite for more concerts in the future. The girl group - also made up of Victoria...
Miley Cyrus Wants Chris Brown Tattoo
Miley Cyrus wants to get tattoo of Chris Brown's name on her face.The 'We Can't Stop' singer has never been one to shy away from controversy -...
Arnold Klein Blamed For Jackson Death
Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe blamed his former doctor, Arnold Klein, for his death.The nurse - who met the late star when she was working...
Mcfly's Danny Jones Engaged
McFly singer Danny Jones has got engaged. The 'Love is Easy' singer proposed to model model Georgia Horsley last night (25.07.13) and the pair...
The Reviews Are In, Again: "The Wolverine" Manages To Win Over Critics
It isn’t often that a movie makes a complete turnaround with critics, but apparently, The Wolverine has done just that – clawed its way out of a...
Elton John To Fight In New Movie?
Elton John is being lined up for a fight scene in 'The Secret Service'Director Matthew Vaughn wants to recruit the 'Saturday Night's All Right for...
Paul Mccartney Wants To Play Obscure Beatles Tracks
Sir Paul McCartney still has a ''treasure trove'' of Beatles songs he wants to play live. The 'Paperback Writer' musician plans to continue...
One Direction Pen Most Of New Album
One Direction have written the majority of songs on their third album. The 'Little Things' hitmakers - Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson,...
Muse Have To Bribe For Pyros
Muse have to bribe people to let them use their special effects in live shows. The 'Knights of Cydonia' rockers current The 2nd Law World Tour has...
James Mcavoy To Play Frankenstein?
James McAvoy is in negotiations to play Victor Von Frankenstein.The 34-year-old actor - known for playing Professor X in 'X-Men: First Class' - is...
Rosamund Pike Confirmed For Gone Girl
Rosamund Pike has landed the female lead in 'Gone Girl'.The British actress will play Amy Dunne - a woman who goes missing on the morning of her...
Pre-tty, Pretty Bad: Larry David Leaves 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Future In Doubt
Larry David has given the strongest hint yet that the eighth season of HBO comedy 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' was the show's last.Appearing on-stage at...
Lady Gaga To Mark Return At Mtv Vmas With Brand New Single
Lady Gaga has performed before at the MTV VMAs but it seems the prestigious, explosive awards ceremony can't get enough of the 'Bad Romance' singer's...
Blast From The Past: Tlc To Return With New Album And Tour
Nearly eleven years after the release of their last studio album, 3D, 90s RnB sensation TLC will be back later this year with a brand new album and a...
Sarah Jessica Parker Throws 75th Birthday Bash For Mother
Sarah Jessica Parker threw a family dinner party to celebrate her mother's 75th birthday on Wednesday (24.07.13).The 'Sex and the City' actress...
Miley Cyrus Says Karma Has Been Kind
Miley Cyrus thinks karma has been kind to her.The 'We Can't Stop' singer is a firm believer in the saying 'what goes around comes around' and thinks...
Kylie Jenner To Have Sweet 16 Birthday Party
Kylie Jenner is having an extravagant 'Sweet 16' birthday party. The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star reaches the landmark age on August 10 and...
John Legend And Chrissy Teigen Have Too Many Wedding Guests
John Legend's fiancée has joked they have too many guests for their wedding.The 'Ordinary People' hitmaker is preparing to marry Sports Illustrated...
Forgotten Men Terry Gilliam, Jonathan Glazer Set For Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival 2013 boasts one of the most intriguing movie line-ups of the year, with two fallen heroes of cinema coming in from the cold...
Hugh Jackman: Aussies Dominate Hollywood
Hugh Jackman says Australians ''dominate'' Hollywood.The 44-year-old actor, who was born in Sydney, thinks the charming Australian accent is much...
Review Roundup: "The To Do List" Doesn't Sizzle, It Fizzles
Ah, the summer comedy. It’s a noble tradition of coming of coming-of-age stories, simple scripts, predictable dialogue and, usually, a lot of...
Tyler Hoechlin More Likely To Be Batman Than Ryan Gosling: Here's Why
Ever since Zack Snyder announced a Superman/Batman film in the works at last weekend's Comic-Con, the internet has exploded with rumors; few of which...
Private Memorial For Cory Monteith As Friends And Family Celebrate Actor's Life
Following the death of Cory Monteith, his girlfriend and co-star Leah Michele, alongside Glee creator Ryan Murphy, worked on organizing the private...
Dolce And Gabbana To Close Over Tax Evasion Fines?
Dolce & Gabbana could be forced to shut down. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana may have to put an end to their eponymous label if they are pushed...
Selena Gomez Ignores Real Cost Of Designer Gowns
Selena Gomez doesn't want to know how much her red carpet outfits cost.The 21-year-old singer prefers to turn a blind eye when it comes to the...
Lawson And Idris Elba Added To V Festival Line Up
Lawson and Idris Elba have joined the Virgin Media V Festival line up. The 'Taking Over Me' hitmakers will perform hits including their top 10 tune...
Kylie Will Tour In 2014
Kylie will tour next year. The 'Spinning Around' singer is relaunching herself since singing with Jay Z's Roc Nation label and after releasing her...
Rosamund Pike Lands Role In David Fincher's 'Gone Girl': Good Casting?
Rosamund Pike has beaten out some illustrious competition in Charlize Theron, Natalie Portman and Emily Blunt for the lead in Gone Girl. Pike will...
Frank Ocean Scraps Tour After Vocal Cord Tear
R&B singer Frank Ocean has scrapped his tour of Australia after suffering a tear to one of his vocal cords.The star launched his shows Down Under in...
Liam Gallagher Ditches His Wedding Ring
British rocker Liam Gallagher has fuelled speculation over the state of his marriage after he was photographed out in London without his wedding...
Rihanna Fined Over Legal Case
Rihanna has reportedly been handed a $47,050 (£31,367) fine by a judge after allegedly failing to sit for a deposition in an ongoing legal battle...
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's Parole Fight Fails
Jailed Pussy Riot star Nadezhda Tolokonnikova will serve out her two-year sentence in full after an appeal court threw out her bid for freedom on...
Wes Scantlin's Neighbour Opens Up About Feud
Wes Scantlin's next-door neighbour Sasha Gradiva has spent months locked in a "ridiculous" feud with the Puddle Of Mudd star over a patio which...
Aretha Franklin To Be Honoured With Civil Rights Award
Music legend Aretha Franklin is to be honoured for her contribution to the civil rights movement as part of a special celebration of equality in...
Avril Lavigne Enlists Danica Mckellar For New Music Video
Avril Lavigne has returned to work after her honeymoon with new husband Chad Kroeger by filming a music video with actress Danica Mckellar.The singer...
Nick Carter Launches Fundraising Campaign For Horror Movie
Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter is the latest famous face to launch an online crowdsourcing campaign to raise funds for his new horror movie.The...
Flavor Flav Restaurant Shut Down For Good
Flavor Flav's fast food diner in Sterling Heights, Michigan has been shut down for good after the troubled rapper's business partners failed to hand...
O.j. Simpson Pleads For Leniency At Parole Hearing
Incarcerated former football star O.J. Simpson begged for his freedom during a parole hearing in Nevada, insisting he has been "the best prisoner"...
John Barrowman Received Online Abuse Over Gay Marriage
Gay actor John Barrowman was bombarded with online abuse after he shared the news of his surprise wedding earlier this month (Jul13).The Torchwood...
David Harewood Lands Hometown Walk Of Fame Star
Homeland actor David Harewood has landed a star on his hometown's equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The actor who hails from Birmingham,...
Return Of The Jedi Cast Reunite For 30th Anniversary
Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill reunited with the cast of Star Wars Episode Vi: Return Of The Jedi to mark the film's 30th anniversary at a fan event...
Rupert Grint Handpicked For West End Debut
British actor Rupert Grint was handpicked for a West End role after impressing the director with his performances in the Harry Potter franchise.The...
Doctor Who Birthday To Be Screened Globally
A special 50th anniversary episode of cult sci-fi Tv show Doctor Who will be screened simultaneously around the world to avoid spoiling the plot for...
The Rolling Stones icon Sir Mick Jagger turns 70 years old on Friday (26Jul13).
"I had the same thing happen to me some years back... I hope Frank has a speedy recovery... Nothing worse for a singer!" Singer/songwriter Daniel...
The lavish dress worn by Queen Elizabeth Ii for her coronation in 1953 is to be put on public display for the first time. The gown will be exhibited...
British actor Idris Elba has been given a major boost in his career as a Dj after landing a slot at the U.K.'s upcoming V Festival next month (Aug13).
Itv Buys Simon Pegg, Nick Frost's 'Big Talk' In $30 Million Deal
ITV has purchased Big Talk - the production company part owned by Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright - for $12.5 million, which could rise to...
Prince Harry's Royal Baby Response: "I'll Make Sure He Has Fun"
Now new parents William and Kate have had a few famous names welcoming their royal baby, George Alexander Louis - Prince George of Cambridge, into...
How Does The Wolverine Stack Up Against Other X-men Films?
Hugh Jackman’s latest turn as The Wolverine in James Mangold’s The Wolverine has polarized opinion; some praised the J-movie style and deliberate...
Mick Jagger Still Rocking As He Rolls Into His 70s: What A Career.
Friday 26th July 2013: 70 years of planetary life for the illustrious Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger as he celebrates becoming a septuagenarian....
Andrew Garfield On A Gay Spiderman: "That's Just Not Going To Work"
Andrew Garfield has progressive ideas for Spiderman. Earlier this month, the British-American star mused on the idea of Spidey turning gay, "Why...
Pitt Back As Tyler Durden? Chuck Palahniuk Writing 'Fight Club' Sequel
Chuck Palahniuk has confirmed he is writing a sequel to his classic novel Fight Club, updating the story ten years after we last caught up with Tyler...
Could 'Kick Ass 2' Be Even Better Than The First? [Trailer + Pictures]
Kick Ass was the surprise hit of 2010; the ultra-violent adaption from the comic book by Mark Miller was a cheap, successful movie, and now it’s...
James Gandolfini's Final Tv Act Unlikely To Air – Hbo Exec
A pilot adapted from the 2008 BBC series Criminal Justice, which features the late, great James Gandolfini, is unlikely to get any air time, an HBO...
Rupert Grint To Make Stage Debut
Rupert Grint is to make his stage debut as a petty crook.The 24-year-old actor - who made his name in the 'Harry Potter' movies as the boy wizard's...
Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Spend $1m On Beds
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are reportedly spending $1.154 million on six luxury beds.The pair, who are renovating their $11 million Los Angeles...
Kevin Jonas' Wife Is Craving Grapes
Kevin Jonas has revealed his pregnant wife Danielle is craving grapes. The Jonas Brothers singer has admitted his spouse of three-and-a-half years...
Harry Styles' Mum Auctions His Bow Tie
Harry Styles' mum is auctioning off his bow tie for charity.Anne Twist and her husband Robin are selling the black bow tie the One Direction hunk...
Taxi Driver Stunned To Drive Royal Baby's Grandparents
A taxi driver was stunned to find herself with Prince George's grandparents as passengers. Tracy Mitchell was booked to pick up Carole and Michael...
Prince Charles A 'Fun' Grandad
Prince Charles is having ''fun'' as a new grandfather. The heir to the British throne was overjoyed when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge gave birth...
Canada Donates $100,000 For Prince George
Canada has donated $100,000 to charity as a present to Prince George. The heir to the British throne was born on Monday (22.07.13) and his parents,...
After Snl, Where Does Jason Sudeikis Go Next?
Jason Sudeikis, the most high profile member of the Saturday Night Live cast, has announced he will not be returning to the show in the fall....
It's Go Go Go For Rocky Spin-off: 'Creed' - Time To Get Excited?
Fans of the Rocky franchise have approached news of a spin-off film with caution, as these things can usually lead to either anger or sadness, or...
A Week In Movies: Stars Shine At Comic-con, Coogan Launches Alpha Papa, More Gravity Thrills
Comic-Con in San Diego last weekend featured a staggering array of star power presenting their upcoming superhero movies. Chris Evans and Scarlett...
Oscars Alert: Cate Blanchett Gives Tour De Force Performance In 'Blue Jasmine'
Cate Blanchett's latest film Blue Jasmine was released today (July 26th 2013) and has already received a flood of positive reviews.The Aviator star...
Karl Lagerfeld Hailed As Pope Of Fashion In New Film
Karl Lagerfeld stars in a new documentary about his role as a ''fashion missionary''.The Chanel mastermind is the focus of a four-hour German biopic...
David Beckham Strips Off In New Advert
David Beckham strips off in the advert for his new men's fragrance.The ex-soccer star gives us a glimpse of his famously athletic body in the new...
Rapper Dmx Arrested On Dui Charge
Embattled rapper Dmx has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after police officers pulled over his car in South Carolina.The...
Justin Bieber Leaves Fans Waiting An Hour At Hometown Show
Justin Bieber frustrated fans at his hometown show in Canada on Thursday night by making another late appearance on stage.The teenage superstar left...
Miley Cyrus To Show Raunchier Cut Of New Video
Miley Cyrus is planning to release an even raunchier version of her controversial promo for We Can't Stop to celebrate 100 million views online.The...
Tina Turner Opens Up About Wedding
Tina Turner has called married life a "wonderful place to be" after finally exchanging vows with her partner of 27 years in Switzerland.The...
Russell Simmons Sets Up New Record Label With Youtube
Music mogul Russell Simmons is set to pick the stars of the future from YouTube.com after teaming up with the website on his new record label...
Duff Mckagan Saddened By Scott Weiland's Stone Temple Pilots Dispute
Rocker Duff Mckagan was saddened by Scott Weiland's firing from Stone Temple Pilots, but insists he could "see it coming".Former Guns N' Roses star...
Kevin Jonas Nursing Pregnant Wife Through Morning Sickness
Kevin Jonas has been paying special attention to his pregnant wife over the last few weeks as she has been struck down with crippling bouts of...
Fisherman's Friends Movie In The Works
The story of British sea shanty group Fisherman's Friends is to be brought to the big screen by Calendar Girls director Nigel Cole.The singers landed...
Kanye West's American Pyscho Tribute Written By Bret Easton Ellis
Kanye West enlisted American Pyscho author Bret Easton Ellis to script the tribute video he released to promote his latest album.West shot the...
Rizzle Kicks Star's Parents Sing On New Album
Rizzle Kicks made their new album a family affair by inviting Jordan Stephens' parents to sing on the record.The British hip-hop duo's new album...
Miley Cyrus Strips Naked For Marc Jacobs' Skin Cancer Campaign
Singer/actress Miley Cyrus has stripped naked to pose for a saucy picture which will be splashed across the front of MARC JACOBS T-shirts for a skin...
James Gandolfini's Tv Show To Be Re-shot
Tv bosses behind James Gandolfini's final small screen project are in talks to recast the role following the actor's death last month (Jun13).The...
Bam Margera Cancels Show Due To Injury
Bam Margera's week has gone from bad to worse after he was forced to cancel a show in Finland due to injury just days after his arrest in Iceland.The...
Ashley Benson Apologises For Mocking Troubled Amanda Bynes
Actress Ashley Benson has issued a public apology for mocking troubled star Amanda Bynes in the aftermath of her hospitalisation this week...
Stuart Hall's Sentence Doubled
Veteran British broadcaster Stuart Hall has been given a further 15 months in prison for his child abuse conviction after judges in the U.K. doubled...
Sharon Stone To Take Part In Charity Stage Show
Hollywood actress Sharon Stone will join British musician Yusuf Islam and a cast of young singers on stage at a special charity event in Switzerland...
George Clooney Gave Up Pranks On Gravity Set
Notorious prankster George Clooney called a "truce" with his Gravity co-star Sandra Bullock because the sci-fi movie shoot was too tough for...
John Travolta Wants Bond Role
Hollywood actor John Travolta is hoping for a role opposite Daniel Craig in the next James Bond movie as he has long dreamed of playing a villain in...
The Butterfly Effect To Be Revived
Ashton Kutcher's drama The Butterfly Effect is winging its way back to cinemas in a reboot less than 10 years after its original release.The 2004...
John Barrowman Wants To Own An Airline
Gay actor John Barrowman is hoping to launch his own airline after his partner's flying lessons sparked an interest in the aviation industry.The...
Selena Gomez has been announced as one of the winners of the 2013 Young Hollywood Awards. The singer's new record Stars Dance has been named Fan...
"I'm praying for her. She's in my prayers. That's all you can do at this point." Amanda Bynes' former All That co-star Nick Cannon is keeping the...
Pregnant actress Jaime King has shown off her baby bump by posing in a skimpy bikini for a picture posted on her Instagram.com page.
"I think it's smart, honestly... Mj was in I think four scenes. I shot three days and they were good scenes, but they were also like 45-second long...
John Travolta Wants To Be Bond Villain
John Travolta wants to be a Bond villain.The 'Pulp Fiction' actor wants to star in the 007 series as the bad guy that is trying to take down the...
Shailene Woodley Thinks Spider-man Axe Was 'Smart'
Shailene Woodley thinks it was ''smart'' to cut her role from 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'.The actress had filmed scenes as Mary Jane Parker - the...
Basshunter Quits Singing
Basshunter has quit singing indefinitely. The 'All I Ever Wanted' hitmaker has announced his latest album 'Calling Time' will be the last studio...
Alunageorge Bonded Over Radiohead
AlunaGeorge were drawn together by their love of Radiohead. The electric duo - singer Aluna Francis and producer George Reid - have gained popularity...
Tim Westwood Out, Mistajam And Charlie Sloth In As Bbc Radio One Mix It Up
There’s a shakeup going on at The BBC, and for once, it’s on their terms. Radio DJ Tim Westwood – a hip-hop pioneer for the past three decades...
The End Has No End? Kristen Wiig And Strokes Drummer Fab Moretti Split.
Kristen Wiig and Fabrizio Moretti appear to have parted ways after a year and a half of dating according to sources at Us Weekly.The 'SNL' star and...
Lollapalooza 2013 To Be Equipped For All Weathers For Another Memorable Weekend
Get ready for a magnificent time as Chicago brings you another rollicking year of Lollapalooza with a legendary line-up of mixed genre music from The...
'Gone Girl' Readers React As Rosamund Pike Lands Role In Fincher Movie
Rosamund Pike has landed the key role of Amy in David Fincher's adaptation of the mystery thriller Gone Girl. She will star opposite Ben Affleck as a...
Will Nicki Minaj Accept Dj Khaled's Public Proposal?
DJ Khaled has made a bold move in making a proposition of marriage to rapper Nicki Minaj despite the fact that they have seemingly not been...
Aeg Man Claims Celine Dion Is Bigger Than Michael Jackson. Which Is Just Wrong
A top executive for AEG Live has managed to turn the farcical Michael Jackson trial into an absolute circus by claiming the Canadian singer Celine...
Torn Vocal Cord Forces Frank Ocean To Cancel Australian Tour
Frank Ocean’s Australian tour, which was scheduled to go on through to the end of July, has now been cancelled.The singer was scheduled to play...
Cate Blanchett: It Wasn't Love At First Sight With Husband
Cate Blanchett says it wasn't love at first sight when she met her husband.The 'Blue Jasmine' star has been married to screenwriter Andrew Upton...
Anthony Hopkins: My Wife Likes To Spend My Cash
Sir Anthony Hopkins says his wife likes nothing more than spending his money.The 75-year-old actor - who was married to actress Petronella Barker for...
Chris Colfer Pays Tribute To Cory Monteith
Chris Colfer has paid tribute to his late 'Glee' co-star Cory Monteith. The 23-year-old actor - who portrays Kurt Hummel in the comedy drama show -...
Selena Gomez Is 'Honoured' To Share Birthday With Prince George
Selena Gomez thinks it's ''cool'' that she shares her birthday with Prince George Alexander Louis. The actress-and-singer is ''honoured'' that Prince...
Congratulations To Lindsey Russell - The New Blue Peter Presenter!
Lindsey Russell - a University of Bristol graduate – has had the ultimate TV honour bestowed upon her, she’s the brand new Blue Peter presenter,...
Garrett Hedlund Offered '50 Shades' Role By El James, But Rejects It
Rupert Grint To Make West End Debut Alongside Ben Whishaw
Rupert Grint, AKA Ron Weasley, will be putting his Potter days behind him as he makes his stage debut on the West End. The prestigious theatre...
Amazon Posts A Loss On $16 Billion In Revenue
Trying to keep up with the free-spending Netflix is proving to be costly to Amazon. Despite posting $15.7 billion in revenue during the second...
Ratings Dwindle For Cnn's Morning Show
It hasn't been the same for CNN since the George Zimmerman trial ended. While some critics strongly objected to the cable news network's decision to...
Soderbergh's Latest "Retirement" Project: The Knick
Well, there goes the retirement. Director Steven Soderbergh on Thursday confirmed a report that original appeared on Deadline.com back in May that he...
Rivera Reveals Why He Took Down Half-naked Selfie Pic
Geraldo Rivera says that Fox News did not force him to remove his now-infamous selfie photo of himself dressed only in a towel. Conceding that he...
The Wolverine Will Claw Its Way To The Top
The message of the box office to studios this summer has been: if you're going to put more than $100 million into a movie, your safest bet is to put...
Movie Reviews: The Wolverine
A lot of critics have their claws out for The Wolverine. Kenneth Turan, like other critics, bestows much praise on the performance of Hugh Jackman in...
Movie Reviews: Blue Jasmine
Opening in just 6 theaters, Woody Allen's latest film, Blue Jasmine, is receiving some of his best reviews ever, thanks mostly to the performance of...
"The Wonder Years'" Danica Mckellar Goes Rock'n'roll For Avril Lavigne's New Music Video
Remember Danica McKellar? Tall, brunette, used to be on the Wonder Years? Well, you should remember her now, because the former childstar went and...
Out This Weekend - Wolverine, Blue Jasmine Or The Do To List - What Should You See?
This weekend’s releases include The Wolverine, Blue Jasmine and The To Do List, with The Way, Way Back and Fruitvale Station widening their scope...
Taylor Swift Thanks Restaurant Staff With $500 Tip
Taylor Swift stunned employees at a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania diner last week (19Jul13) when she handed them a $500 (£330) tip for agreeing to work...
Dmx's Representative Denies Dui Charge
A representative for rapper Dmx has denied a Dui charge following an arrest on Friday morning (26Jul13) in South Carolina.The star, real name Earl...
Vybz Kartel Acquitted In One Of Two Murder Charges
Dancehall star Vybz Kartel has been acquitted in the 2011 shooting murder of a businessman in his native Jamaica.The Pon De Floor hitmaker, real name...
Fred Armisen To Direct Kings Of Leon Concert Film
Funnyman Fred Armisen is to direct a new Kings Of Leon concert movie for the American Express Unstaged series.The former Saturday Night Live star and...
Mario Batali Takes Aim At Justin Bieber Over Mop Bucket Incident
Tv chef Mario Batali has added his name to the growing list of Justin Bieber critics, insisting the pop star's recent public urination incident in...
Judge Postpones Decision On Amanda Bynes Conservatorship
A California judge is refusing to place Amanda Bynes under the conservatorship of her parents until he can review the results from her mental...
Matt Damon's Co-star Played Bloody Prank On Elysium Set
Actor Sharlto Copley pranked his Elysium co-star Matt Damon by trashing his trailer while he was on a break from filming.The We Bought A Zoo star...
Scarlett Johansson's New Ring Not A Sign Of Engagement
Scarlett Johansson's representative has played down reports the actress is engaged to her boyfriend Romain Dauriac after she was photographed with a...
Woody Allen Despises Weekends Alone In Los Angeles
Revered director Woody Allen avoids spending long periods of time in Los Angeles because he can never find anything interesting to do at the weekend...
Ireland Baldwin Rails Against Paparazzi In Twitter Rant
Alec Baldwin's daughter Ireland has developed her father's disdain for the paparazzi after a run-in with a female photographer.The model, who is the...
"It gets frustrating for them at times, because suddenly stuff gets printed that isn't even true. I saw an article that said, 'Harry Styles demands...
"Hopefully my hair grows really quick and next time you see me I'll have a pony (tail) down to my butt. I just always want to be different. Everyone...
"Me and her are very cool now, so favourite (is) Demi. Wow. I want to say... I'll go Miley and (then) Selena, because Selena, I haven't seen you in a...
Miley Cyrus Strips Off For Marc Jacobs Charity T-shirt
"Hi, yeah it's Miley...Look could you bring me some clothes - I seem to have accidentally inhaled mine and there's this creepy dude standing around...
"Be Mine." Says Dj Khaled In Public Proposal To Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj is definitely a successful, young, eligible bachelorette and it appears DJ Khaled has taken notice. The artist, known for his...
Itv Match Big Money With Big Talk And Buy The Whole Damn Thing
Like something? Buy it. That’s ITV’s new mantra based on the fact that they bought something. Anyway, the channel have snapped up the Shaun of...
Cory Monteith Death: Actor Remembered By 'Glee' Cast In "Emotional" Memorial Service
No one could have predicted the tragic death of Cory Monteith; the talented 31 year-old actor and singer who'd appeared to have triumphed over his...
Obama Documentarian To Direct Lindsay Lohan Show
President Barack Obama's documentarian Amy Rice has signed up to direct Lindsay Lohan's reality TV show.Amy - who directed the 2009 documentary 'By...
Amanda Bynes Wants To Be Released From Psychiatric Hold
Amanda Bynes wants to be released from her psychiatric hold. The troubled actress was recently placed under a 5150 hold after being arrested for...
Emma Roberts 'Fine' After Arrest
Emma Roberts is ''fine'' after her recent arrest.The 22-year-old actress was arrested and released without charge after a domestic violence incident...
Selena Gomez: 'I'll Always Care About Justin'
Selena Gomez says she will always care about Justin Bieber.The 'Come & Get It' singer's on/off relationship with the 19-year-old singer is currently...
"The To Do List's" Sexual Escapades Are Grounded In Reality, Say The Film's Stars
The To Do List might not be gaining momentum with critics, but it isn’t for a lack of realism, to be sure. The cast and production team of the racy...
Miley Cyrus Will Bare Soul And Body For Documentary And Cancer Awareness Campaign
Miley Cyrus stripped down for a photoshoot, but fret not – this time it wasn’t a publicity ploy. Or at least, the publicity wasn’t so much for...
Garth Brooks Is A Grandfather
Garth Brooks has become a first-time grandfather at 51.The country music superstar's 19-year-old daughter August and her boyfriend Chance Michael...
Miley Cyrus Documentary Set For Mtv
Miley Cyrus will be the subject of an hour-long documentary that will debut on Mtv later this year (13).The pop star and actress invited the...
Frank Ocean Takes Aim At Chris Brown In New Song Lyrics
R&B star Frank Ocean has reignited his feud with Chris Brown after taking shots at his chart rival in the lyrics to a new song.The Sweet Life...
Ol' Dirty Bastard To Feature On Wu-tang Clan Anniversary Album
Tragic rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard is returning from the grave to feature on Wu-Tang Clan's 20th anniversary album.Group member Inspectah Deck has...
Gospel Singer Deitrick Haddon Weds
Gospel star Deitrick Haddon has wed for a second time.The singer and star of new U.S. reality show Preachers of L.A., married fiancee Dominique...
Ben Foster In Talks To Play Lance Armstrong
Actor Ben Foster is reportedly in talks to portray disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong in a new biopic.The Queen's Stephen Frears has signed on to...
Actor Wes Studi Arrested For Dwi
Veteran actor Wes Studi is facing a charge of drunk driving following an arrest in New Mexico on Friday morning (26Jul13).The Last of the Mohicans...
Darren Aronofsky Debuts Noah Trailer At Christian Conference
Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky gave devout Christians a sneak peek of his new biblical epic Noah at a religious conference in Texas on Thursday...
Woody Allen Considering Return As Stand-up Comedian
Director Woody Allen is seriously considering returning to his roots as a stand-up comic after more than four decades away from the stage.The Annie...
Emma Roberts: 'I Don't Like To Mess Up'
Actress Emma Roberts' comments are coming back to haunt her following her arrest in Canada earlier this month (07Jul13) - she recently told a...
Rap superstar Jay Z surprised his wife Beyonce at her concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Thursday (25Jul13) by running out onstage to kiss the...
"They know mummy has a boo-boo, so every morning they kiss mummy's arm, and they know to stay away from her right side." Nick Cannon reveals his...
"He and I have had such a history together and I'll always care about him and try to protect him if anyone tries to be mean." Singer Selena Gomez...
"Hacked again I see - lost another 40 k followers last night. I give up." Singer Lance Bass falls victim to cyber crooks again.
Singer Katy Perry has bumped Lady Gaga into third place on the of Twitter.com popularity chart. The Born This Way hitmaker used to be number one with...
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Federal Budget 2017 - Temporary foreign workers
Cabinet (Liberal Party of Canada)
udget 2017 comes at a time of tremendous change and opportunity.
All around the world, people are embracing innovation and the opportunities it brings—opportunities to rethink everything from how we manage the demands of work, to how we build our cities, to how we grow our economy. With those innovations will come opportunities—a real and fair chance to build better lives for ourselves and for our children. At the same time, technological change can also create anxiety—among workers who worry if their jobs will disappear due to automation, and among parents who watch their children interact with the world using devices and platforms that didn’t exist just a decade or two ago.
To make the most of these opportunities, and to offer reassurance and real help to those who worry about being left behind, we need to equip Canada’s current and future workers with the tools they will need to succeed in the new economy. That includes making sure that every Canadian can get the training they need to find and keep good, well-paying jobs.
At the same time, there is growing competition from other countries around the world that are eager to make their own mark as innovators.
It’s time for our country to prosper from the hard work and ingenuity of Canadians.
Canada’s new Innovation and Skills Plan is the plan to get there.
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Building a strong middle class: Skills, Innovation and Middle Class Jobs (http://www.budget.gc.ca/2017/docs/plan/chap-01-en.html#Toc477707331)
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Continue to Drive Engagement on Facebook with Live Video
As Bill Gates wrote in his 1996 essay, content is king. Since then, 22 years have passed and not much has changed--high-quality content continues to rule the media landscape, even more so since the dawn of social media. What has changed, however, is the type of content users consume online, and how people engage with it, because content might be the king, but engagement is definitely his queen.
The world’s biggest social media platform, Facebook, currently has 2.2 billion monthly active users worldwide. It is undeniable that this has a real impact on businesses online and offline, and every big or minor change can directly affect a company’s marketing strategy.
Earlier this year, Adam Mosseri, head of News Feed at Facebook, shared an announcement on the platform’s official newsroom, which explained some key algorithm changes. To sum it up, the social media giant refocused its approach on which posts get higher importance in the News Feed. Facebook is prioritizing interactions made between peers over business-to-consumer, which means posts by business pages are reaching fewer people.
This major change means that businesses really need to take a step back and refocus their Facebook strategy to make sure they minimize the impact of the algorithm affecting the organic reach of their posts. The key term to keep in mind when reshaping your Facebook approach is “meaningful interaction”, which means that your audience needs to interact with your content, whether it be in the form of comments, likes and other reactions, or shares.
As Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s co-founder and CEO, wrote himself: “Pages making posts that people generally don’t react to or comment on could see the biggest decreases in distribution. Pages whose posts prompt conversations between friends will see less of an effect.”
Reflecting on these recent updates, let’s cover the red flags first, starting with the “engagement-bait” trap. Knowing that fan interaction can result in better organic reach, some businesses might be tempted to ask their audience to Like, Comment, and Tag on a post, or ask viewers to use different reactions to showcase their view on a discussion topic or choice of perspective. Not only might that be viewed as spammy by the people that follow your page, but it’s also something that Facebook is working hard to combat, and could possibly result in demotion: “Using ‘engagement-bait’ to goad people into commenting on posts is not a meaningful interaction, and we will continue to demote these posts in News Feed.”
This doesn’t mean that you can’t use questions in your posts or write about things that fans might have an opinion on, just keep in mind not to directly ask for reactions.
Facebook Live Can Boost Engagement
When it comes to good practice, live video is something you should definitely include as a regular part of your content calendar. The News Feed has always favored live videos and the new algorithm doesn’t change that; more than ever, business pages are encouraged to think of utilizing live video, on average it gets six times as many interactions as regular videos.
Live video content is exciting, however, it does need a little bit more thought than just sitting in front of a camera, if you want to take full advantage of this method of communication. Generating a genuine, two-way dialogue in real-time with your audience can result in so much more than just increased engagement on Facebook with your organic reach.
Before you press the “Go Live” button, start by thinking about the structure of your video, and most importantly what will make those watching share their questions, comments, and observations. As you probably already know, people can join your live stream at any time, so regular calls to action and shout outs go a long way. Also, include shout-outs to fans who are commenting and asking questions--focus on making the audience members feel as if they are part of your broadcast.
You can even go one step further and use a third party live streaming solution, such as Live Studio, to incorporate real-time engagement features to create a true two-way conversation with your audience–something we view as a USP for the FB Live platform. You can also schedule your stream in advance to build awareness and give your viewers the chance to start engaging, commenting, and sharing. They will also get a Call-To-Action notification just before you go live. The benefit of this is that by having an audience already aware and participating, it will help grow the reach of your stream before you go live.
The other advantage of using third party software is that it allows you be much more creative with your live stream. You can use graphics to build play along mechanics and interactivity, making Facebook Live a dynamic real-time experience for viewers. For example, to drive on-going conversation you can create live polls, solicit comments or incorporate natural social mechanics like sweepstakes.
Pay to Play on Facebook
If your marketing budget allows it, you could also consider boosting your posts. Make sure to boost your content organically first to deliver better placement via the algorithm. You can also use this as an opportunity to further promote your upcoming live video, collect questions for Q&As, or let your fans give suggestions. If you’re boosting once you are live, then be sure that the stream has sufficient time remaining; otherwise it may not be worth the investment and better to boost the video after the event.
Post live stream, you have a number of options to take advantage of the social data and can use these opportunities to find new viewers and continue the conversation with fans. Use Custom Audience features such as Look-A-Like along with Ad Manager to build lists and target potential fans back into their news feed with a paid media buy.
Another area to focus your strategy is Facebook Groups. This aspect of Facebook’s platform has already been proven as a way to develop high levels of audience engagement. Currently, it’s still treated differently to pages, following the new algorithm update. You can use this as an opportunity to grow your customer/fan base by delivering custom content to niche segments and build those communities.
Finally, don’t forget the basics! An often overlooked tip is to simply ask your fans to click on the follow button on your Facebook Page. Users have the ability to select which posts and which pages they want to see in their News Feed by selecting the “See First’’ button in the preference feed.
Use Facebook’s algorithm changes as an opportunity to refocus your content strategy. If you produce high-quality content, focus on the interests of your audience and incorporate some of these tips to maximize the value of your efforts. Your reach and levels of engagement with your target customers will keep growing. Good luck!
Augmented Reality Breathes New Life into Print
Some print publishers see a helping hand arising from an unlikely source: Augmented Reality (AR.) Unlike Virtual Reality (VR), which plucks the reader out of their environment and takes them elsewhere courtesy of a headset, AR is designed to enhance the environment in which the reader finds herself by overlaying digital information onto the real world, via a phone screen or AR-enabled headsets.
Facebook Newsfeed Changes Have Publishers Worried
How much of your traffic comes from Facebook? Whatever your answer is, it's about to change. Facebook has officially announced changes to its Newsfeed algorithm that will put content from friends ahead of, well, everything else. So, whether you're a media outlet or a marketer, your social media strategy is about to get a big shake-up.
YouTube Ranking: How These Marketing Tools Can Help You Get More Views
With YouTubers uploading videos at the rate of 60 hrs of video content per minute, being noticed on YouTube is easy task. Social media managers who work hard to get views for brand videos, sometimes fall short because of the sheer competition on the platform. This post describes five marketing tools and how you can use them to get your brand to shine on YouTube.
Abandoned No More: How to Build Abandoned Cart Emails that Shoppers Can’t Resist
How can you improve the effectiveness of your email program without a huge outlay of resources? One simple way is to include triggered messages in your repertoire of email campaigns. In this article, we'll explore one specific kind of triggered message that can have a direct impact on your bottom line: abandoned cart messages.
If Smartphone Use is Frictionless, Why Isn’t the Smartphone?
Technology has advanced to make it easier to buy things, get places, and split tabs. However, when it comes to content, we're still surprisingly tolerant of the status quo. It doesn't seem to bother us that we have to swipe and tap around on our smartphones to find the content we want in those moments when we want it most. Let's explore why and how content discovery can catch up.
How to Strike the Right Balance Between Social and On-Site Communities
In the last month, digital advertisers who relied heavily on Facebook for content distribution have scrambled to adapt to the algorithm change. Now, the remaining digital media outlets must figure out how to drive traffic without the help of world's most influential social media platform. For those publishers, here are three tips to consider.
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Is Apple's iPad Changing CRM and Business Intelligence?: Page 2
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Betting on iPad Disruption
One company betting on the iPad's disruptive potential is MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR). It has 1,200 iPads deployed across many areas of the company — more than half of the total workforce. Salespeople use them to demonstrate MicroStrategy Mobile, for example, which enables companies to create mobile BI apps, as well as to access BI reports via iPhone and iPad.
"The iPad is especially useful for BI because of its portability, its large screen size and the ability to leverage Apple's multi-touch gestures, such as swipe, tap, flick and rotate, to augment data navigation for users," said Mark LaRow, senior vice president of MicroStrategy Products.
Internally, MicroStrategy has also developed numerous apps for sales team and executives. The 'Sales Kit' app, for instance, includes a library of presentations, podcasts, webinars, brochures, white papers and other documents that they can use during meetings to address questions and provide background on areas of interest. And of course, they use them for email, document creation and Web browsing.
Moving up the ladder, executives harness the iPad at MicroStrategy to view reports of performance and operations data during conferences. An app called the Corporate Request Center enables executives to approve travel expenses, new hires, purchase requests, raises and other administrative functions from an iPad or iPhone.
"Businesses are recognizing the value of empowering their executives, workforce, suppliers and business partners with actionable information at all times, not just while they are at their desks," said LaRow. "Mobile business intelligence, especially using tablet devices, will expand the business intelligence market significantly, with more people accessing more data more often."
He cautions, though, that the iPad is not for everyone.
"If your work requires heavy content creation, a laptop or desktop makes more sense than an iPad," said LaRow. "But if you're primarily a content consumer, it's a great device."
Actuate (NASDAQ: ACTU) takes a similarly optimistic stance on the iPad. Its ActuateOne BI platform already includes native mobile applications for iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android. BIRT Mobile HD, which is exclusive to iPad, includes printing and email support, said Jeff Morris, vice president of product marketing at Actuate.
"BI brings business purpose to iPad, which currently carries strong executive cache as the 'in' gadget," said Morris. "iPad adoption of Actuate applications is 50 percent higher than with our iPhone apps, and in less than half the time."
He tells users to watch out for non-native applications that do not support the breadth of functionality found in the device.
Needed: Windows Support
Barry Cousins, an analyst with Info-Tech, advises users to not get carried away with the hype. The interface makes it appear to be a compelling device for BI, but he said, that's not the entire picture.
"Minute to minute, BI occurs when the technology gives suggestions for next product sold, sets tolerance for discretionary pricing, and alerts agents about possible customer dissatisfaction," said Cousins. "The context for those minute-to-minute issues is your CRM, Help Desk, ERP, etc., rather than a particular device."
What he's saying is that day to day, BI occurs as a checkpoint through performance dashboards and scorecards. The context for those every day issues is often email or an intranet portal, rather than a particular device.
"The iPad hasn't materially changed BI yet, but it has massively raised awareness of the tablet form factor as a business tool," said Cousins. "The iPad's most glaring weakness is the lack of interoperability with Windows. If a Windows-based tablet gains traction, many business users will find value in a seamless transition of Office documents and Windows apps between their various devices."
His view is that the iPad itself hasn't proven that it will have any more of a role in business than that of Apple in general. By their very nature, he said, the early adopters that gave iPad its initial profile are the low-loyalty market that will rush to adopt another tablet that offers a better fit in their business lives. It will take time to see how much real value it can harvest in the real world.
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KeepVid Music Review: The Ultimate Tool to Download Music & Videos
Tired of searching your favorite music songs and videos on different websites just to download them? Or irritated with browsing all those adware streaming services that charge you to listen to music uninterrupted? Then, no more worries. Today, I am here with a very straightforward and useful tool that allows you to download different videos, music songs directly from YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, and much more.
Who doesn’t remember KeepVid? The one website that allows you to download YouTube Videos, and Music for free. Well, now they are back with their software KeepVid Music that offers tons of useful options to save, stream, etc. for Online Videos, Music Songs.
KeepVid has already been famous for providing the same services online, but they’ve crafted a more useful software with new features as well. So, let’s start the review of this remarkable tool and why it is recommended for everyone.
Why KeepVid Music?
To be frank, KeepVid supports the largest number of streaming services and websites than other famous tools like ClipConverter and YT Downloader. With KeepVid Music, you can download music, mp3 songs, music Videos, and much more directly from the software within few minutes.
KeepVid supports YouTube, SoundCloud downloader, Spotify, Vevo, MTV, Vimeo, DailyMotion and few other streaming services.
Though KeepVid allows the users to download music, and videos through its online website, it has now designed the desktop versions to enjoy the fantastic services directly from your Laptop/PC. Moreover, the online site is restricted to only 28 sites whereas the KeepVid Pro and Music support over 10,000 websites.
It is a premium version of the KeepVid and therefore the company charges a little amount for you to enjoy the uninterrupted services directly from your devices. Moreover, the company offers a trial version of the software for users to test out its amazing features. You can download KeepVid Music free from its official website.
The software supports devices with Windows XP, Vista,7,8,10, Mac OS and requires very minimal configurations to run seamlessly.
Apart from desktop devices, KeepVid allows you to connect your iPhones, Android Smartphones and sync the Music files quickly. It supports the latest iPhone 6s & 6s Plus, iTunes 12, iOS 9.
Review of KeepVid Music
After downloading the trial version, the installation process then only takes few minutes to setup the software on your device. When you open KeepVid Music for the first time, you’ll notice a very familiar but modern interface. The home screen greets you with all the services offered by the tool and other necessary features; options are a location on the top.
I tested out its capabilities by simply downloading a Music Video from YouTube. Apart from downloading the music video, I used KeepVid Music to download few songs from SoundCloud as well.
For the convenience, KeepVid Music allows you to open websites in the in-app browser and then you can press the download button to link the video with the tool. This premium tool allows you to download videos in different device HD resolutions.
The downloading process was very simple and only took few seconds to download the video in MP4 format. You can also save the Music Video in MP3 format only. It all depends on you.
Apart from downloading music videos from various streaming sites, KeepVid hosts around 300,000 songs and more than 100 self-curated playlists for its users. You can also record and save Playlists from online websites.
So, let’s dig deeper into all the downloading services that it provides briefly in the features section below.
Manage Local Library and Use as Full Stack Music Player
Transfer Files across iOS devices, Windows and Android Smartphones
Connect with iTunes to sync your Music Files with KeepVid Library
Burn CD/DVD with downloaded music files for further usage
Create, Manage, and Rebuild iTunes Library, and much more
Remarkable After Sales Support for all the Customers
Free Lifetime Updates
Plans & Pricing of KeepVid Music
Did you like this software and all the incredible features offered by KeepVid Music? Unfortunately, you cannot access all the premium options in the free trial, but you can purchase the license for your trial.
So, how much does the KeepVid Music costs? Well, the one year license is available for only $39.95 and is reserved for 1PC only. The Lifetime license is available for $59.95. There are other plans as well, and you can get all the information about the pricing from here.
So, this way my review of the KeepVid Music software for all the people who are tired of using different websites online, just to download music songs and videos. It is a premium software, but the company recommends its users to try out the trial version.
Do share your thoughts on this tool in the comment section below. I already know about the happy feedbacks that you guys would give as the software is very useful. Cheers!
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Chris Coleman sacked by Sunderland as club sold to Stewart Donald
Chris Coleman took charge of Sunderland in November.
Sunderland have sacked manager Chris Coleman after failing to keep the club in the Championship and announced the club has been sold to a group led by Eastleigh chairman Stewart Donald.
Coleman, 47, left his role as Wales national team boss to succeed Simon Grayson at the Stadium of Light last November.
But Coleman could not prevent the Black Cats from suffering relegation during his five months in charge and they are certain to finish bottom of the table. His final match was a 2-1 defeat to former club Fulham on Friday night.
A statement on the club's official website read: "Sunderland AFC announces that manager Chris Coleman and his assistant Kit Symons have been released from their contracts.
"The club would like to place on record its sincere thanks to Chris and Kit for their tireless efforts in what has been a hugely disappointing season for everyone involved with the club.
"The club is unable to make further comment at this time.''
Fifteen minutes after Coleman's sacking, Sunderland announced owner Ellis Short had agreed to sell the club to Donald.
The deal between Short and Donald, who will now relinquish ownership of Eastleigh, is subject to English Football League approval.
Short oversaw a decade of Premier League football while in charge, but will leave with the club having suffered back-to-back relegations.
He said in a statement: "It is no secret that I have been trying to sell Sunderland, but I have waited until the right group came along that have the experience, finances and plan to take this great club back to where it deserves to be.
"I was determined to ensure that I leave Sunderland in the best possible hands and in the best possible state to turn the corner.''
Donald said: "All of us involved in this bid believe that Sunderland represents an extraordinary opportunity. Our group have all been involved in building -- or rebuilding -- football clubs to reach their potential and we believe that over the last decade we have acquired the necessary skillsets to overcome the many challenges that will face us at this huge club.''
Donald also released a statement on Eastleigh's website, in which he said: "Eastleigh has become, and will always be, extremely close to my heart. I have always tried to look after the club to the best of my ability and this will never be more important than now when considering prospective new owner/s.
"The football club is in the strongest financial position it has ever been in. With a much-improved stadium and increased revenues enabling the club the ability to seriously compete in the top tier of non-league football and whilst I have been unable to deliver league football, I hope the fans will reflect on my chairmanship as a positive one.''
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Wrestlemania 28, Triple H, HBK, and The Undertaker put on a classic Hell in a Cell match and in my opinion, one of the greatest storytelling displays ever. I'll never forget jumping out of my seat when The Undertaker kicked out of the Sweet Chin Music/Pedigree combo that I was sure was gonna end the streak. The match was rightfully so billed “The End of an Era” Match, a final chapter in the WM 25-28 Saga that involved all 3 Superstars.
However, due to HBK's involvement in 3 of those 4 matches, I could look at that 4 match stretch as more of a end to the HBK/Taker rivalry as the buildup to 28 focused on whether or not Triple H was better than Shawn after Taker raised that question....but what about Triple H?
Enter...The Rock. On Friday's episode of Smackdown, he and Triple H engaged in an absolutely brilliant promo where the both of them went back and forth about who would win in one last Wrestlemania match. I hadn't even thought of wanting to see Trips and Rock in a match again until that promo. It made me want to see that buildup and all that came with it. It also made me think that this should be the match that the two of them should end their careers on. Much is made of the Stone Cold/Rock rivalry and it should be, it's one of the greatest rivalries ever and gave us 3 classic Wrestlemania matches and multiple memorable moments between them. But when I think of a true career ending moment for The Rock and Triple H, the only match that makes sense is the two of them, one last time.
Their careers have basically paralleled each other and at every major turn, one was fighting the other. From the great IC Title Ladder Match they had and subsequent battles for the belt afterward, to Rock taking over the Nation of Domination and Trips forming DX, to both men fighting over the WWE Championship, whenever one made that next step the other moved right with him.
This rivalry extends outside of the ring as well, Triple H found success working as the COO of WWE and The Rock has made his own name in Hollywood. HHH has even said that he sees The Rock tweeting about getting up at 4 AM and working out thinking to himself “that son of a bitch, I can do that too”. They still have that professional rivalry with each other born out of the respect they have for one another having basically come up together. Stone Cold might have been The Rock's biggest rival, but I've always felt that Triple H was Rock's true rival. The buildup for one last match at Wrestlemania is pretty much set with their history and with Rock sounding like himself the last two promos, I'd love to see them go at it on the mic.
With the history these two men have, it's only right that they end their careers finally going one on one at Wrestlemania. I wasn't too keen on it before, but after seeing that they still had the chemistry to cut a great promo together, I’m anxious to see them both go at it in what would be a true End of and Era for the both of them.
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CEO power has chance for abuse, but decisions made in open, he says.
Jacksonville City Hall auditors released an audit on the Jacksonville Aviation Authority that criticizes it for shoddy spending and giving its chief executive too much unchecked power.
The 30-page report, the first examination of JAA's spending since it split off from the Jacksonville Port Authority 10 years ago, details a list of questionable spending that occurred primarily when John Clark was the authority's executive director.
It includes giving almost $550,000 in severance packages to 18 former employees who were let go. The report also said the authority took months to make routine payments and reimburse employees for travel expenses.
Auditors also discovered the authority threw out payment documents from 2004-05 even though it was required by state law to keep the documents. On Thursday JAA officials acknowledge that was a mistake.
The audit also found several questionable expenses reimbursed to Clark, who left in 2009 to become chief executive of the Indianapolis Airport Authority.
Clark was reimbursed for $83.50 on a Saturday evening at a nightclub and the receipt indicates the bill was paid at 1:39 a.m. The second questionable reimbursement was for $123.44 at a local cigar bar when the bill was paid at midnight on a Saturday.
Principal Auditor Kim Taylor said the audit of JAA's accounts payable division showed that the CEO position has broad authority to spend money without going to the JAA board as long as the board approves the operating budget.
"Should the CEO be allowed to approve a $500,000 to $1 million contract without board approval?" Taylor asked. "That's a question we raise."
The audit doesn't allege any impropriety but points out that the CEO possesses broad authority that could be abused, Taylor said.
JAA's current chief executive, Steve Grossman, took issue with the suggestion that he possesses vast powers.
He said the board does delegate day-to-day responsibilities to the CEO, but he makes decisions out in the open.
"I can't think of a single decision I've made in the past 15 months that was just me," Grossman said, adding that he gets constant input from his staff and the board.
The audit examined spending that occurred before Grossman arrived, but the chief executive's duties remain the same.
Board Chairman Ernie Isaac agreed with Grossman.
Isaac said he regularly reviews spending with Grossman, and the board is in the loop for all major spending decisions.
"I can't comment on when John Clark was CEO, because I wasn't here," Isaac said. "But I look at all the expenditures Steve Grossman signs off on."
Grossman took a mixed view of the audit. He agrees that spending policies need to be better defined when it comes to donating to nonprofits and admits a mistake was made in throwing out the spending documents.
But he also said the audit is overly broad and papers over the fact that JAA is a well-run organization with no major problems.
Grossman also said the auditors didn't understand how the authority works.
"The auditor wants us to be more like the city," Grossman said. "But that's not the way we were set up."
The Airport Authority, which runs Jacksonville International Airport, Cecil Field, Herlong Airport and Jacksonville Executive Airport (formerly Craig Airport), is supposed to operate like a business, not a government agency, Grossman said.
Some of the audit's criticisms are now out of date, he said. For instance, auditors criticized a policy where the chief executive submits his personal expense reports to the chief financial officer, who reports directly to the CEO.
"You're putting a subordinate of the CEO in an awkward position," said Taylor, pointing out that's how the two late-night reimbursements to Clark were approved.
Grossman said he ended that policy when he became CEO. He now submits his expense reports to Isaac.
Clark could not be reached for comment Thursday.
Taylor said the audit was routine and not focused on Clark.
Expenses were examined from Sept. 1, 2008, to Oct. 31, 2009, and Clark's expenses were flagged as questionable, Taylor said.
Auditors randomly examined about 200 payments totaling about $4 million.
Taylor said auditors would go back in the spring to assess the progress JAA had made in making improvements.
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Ströndin Internet Radio: - Walter Sopher, Pres. INL of NA......,........Dr. W. Kristjanson -
Interview by: Karen Vopnfjord,
Sannich, Vancouver Island, B.C.
Email: vopnfjord@shaw.ca
Karen has had extensive experience as a Vancouver Island Cable TV program host and reporter. She has an easy going manner of interviewing and draws out a sense of vitality in those she interviews with her ever present, buoyant sense of enthusiasm.
Walter Sopher & Karen Vopnfjord seen here in the Vopnfjord residence in West Saanich, BC. They graciously acted as hosts to Walter and wife Julie, and Robert Asgeirsson while they were visiting the island.
Interview - Length 9:45 min.
Walter and wife Julie toured the western Icelandic clubs at the end of May, shortly after the INL conference in Hecla. Elected as the new INL of NA president, Mr. Sopher felt that "mending fences" was needed, so he came with a message of a renewed sense of Unity and cooperation in the League.
Seen below: Walter and some of the ICCBC executive held a productive meeting about the ICCBC re-joining the INL of NA. Photo taken at "Iceland House" in New Westminster, BC.
L-R: Nina Jobin *, Gerri McDonald *, Walter Sopher, Brian Cairns, Jana Helgason, Hildur Reykdal, (ICCBC president), Oli Leifsson * (* ICCBC past presidents)
Members of the Victoria Icelandic Club met with Walter Sopher in the residence of the club's president - Linda Bjarnason. The meeting was cordial and constructive, with concerns expressed about various issues faced by the smaller clubs.
L-R: Seated: Walter Sopher and Skuggi (Linda's dog),
2nd Row - Emily Campbell, Trish Baer, Linda Bjarnason, Yrsa Bergsson, Norm Jonasson, Ruth Cartwright, Joan Young,
Back Row - Ingi Bergsson, Eric Clemens, Bill Valgardson
Building ice roads in the frozen north for Canadian industry
Walter Sopher, president of the INL of NA, is still going "full steam ahead". Born in Riverton, MB and now in his seventies, Walter and wife Julie run (24/7) their own internet store: Icelandic Goods by Brendan. They also have an actual physical store open in the winter for 4 months. At other times both he and Julie travel around Alberta setting up their store at various events.
Walter says that those who deserve the most credit in helping him to make things happen are his wife Julie and Gil & Fran Benedictson.
L-R: Walter Sopher, Hrodmar Margeirsson, Johanna Wilson and Walter's brother Stefan Sopher from Sault Ste Marie. Photogaph was taken at the Hofsós site.
Sage advice after a lifetime of experience:
"Nothing is impossible,
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"Don't tell a lie, and you don't have to remember what you said."
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2014 local electionIstanbul
Playing politics with council boundaries
Some AK Party leaders may think tweaking Istanbul council borders is a good idea, but it probably isn’t.
‘A minor fracas’ is the best way to describe the fuss caused by Turkish MPs’ decision to cut up one of Istanbul’s most prominent council districts and combine it with its larger, northerly neighbour. The MPs were meeting in committee to discuss a law to upgrade a number of Turkey’s smaller cities to ‘metropolitan city’ status, but government members of the panel managed to sneak in an amendment to rejig the local political map of the country’s largest city. As they stand, the law would see the northern part of Şişli merged into Sarıyer.
For a clearer understanding of what all the fuss is about, kindly consider this map of Istanbul’s administrative districts and political colours of the mayor who won at the last election.
Although no district is labeled on this map, Şişli is easy to spot: in navy, it is the only one where the Democratic Left Party (DSP) was victorious. Nope, that’s not two districts, but one district with an exclave. Have another map:
Şişli was cleft twain in 1987 when Kağıthane (yellow on the second map) was promoted to become a district of its own. Of the old district’s rump, the southern partition remained the centre, containing council facilities and much of the city that had sprung up since the 1950s; the north, meanwhile, was home to three indistinct neighbourhoods: Ayazağa, Huzur and Maslak. It looks to me like it was a bizarre decision. After all, what use is your council if you have to travel through a whole other district to get to it?
So from an utterly apolitical perspective, combining Şişli northern exclave into Sarıyer makes some sense.
Of course, there is a political perspective and it has caused enough of a stink for Şişli’s mayor, Mustafa Sarıgül, to drop everything and rush to Ankara for some urgent lobbying.
You see, the three neighbourhoods in the northern exclave have become rather wealthy since the ill-advised map drawing session of 1987. Ayazağa is the site to the new stadium for Galatasaray football club and Maslak has become an international business centre, home to banks and luxury apartments and their skyscrapers. Maslak is in fact poster-child for all those evening photographs of Istanbul taken in an unsuccessful attempt to make the town look like Manhattan. There is money to be made there and Mr Sarıgül would be a fool not to fight to keep it.
Ayazağa is larger than Maslak and Huzur combined, both in terms of area and population: there were 22,622 registered voters there at the last local election in 2009, as against 6622 in Huzur and just 1224 in Maslak.
In comments carried today by Hürriyet, Istanbul MP Celal Dinçer said last night’s amendment was clearly political: voters in Ayazağa supported the AK Party over his centre-left CHP by almost a 4-1 margin and the CHP only won Sarıyer at the last election only by a narrow margin. The charge is clear: the AK Party wants to make sure they can capture Sarıyer at next year’s council elections by shifting over loyal voters.
At the last election in the three contested Şişli neighbourhoods, the AK Party candidate to become mayor of Şişli won 6698 votes. His CHP rival won 1925. So Mr Dinçer’s claimed AK margin is quite true. But he omits to mention the left vote in Şişli was split by the current mayor, who contested the election on the Democratic Left Party (DSP) ticket. Here is what actually happened:
It’s also worth looking at the result in the neighbourhood of Ayazağa alone:
So Mustafa Sarıgül comfortably swept all three neighbourhoods, with a slight swing to the AK Party in Ayazağa. He certainly trounced his namesake running on the CHP ticket. He is a personality politician: 2009 was his third consecutive victory as mayor and he is remarkably popular in his district. Indeed, his ego was so inflated he dabbled in national politics – and lost – when he challenged the former CHP leader (more background on this from me here). Should he run again for mayor, he is likely to win.
As for Sarıyer, I would contend that the new districts would only help the CHP’s cause unless there is a sea change between now and the next election. It’s a view that appears to be shared by Sarıyer’s CHP mayor Şükrü Genç, who said when asked about the boundary change:
“In local elections, you are judged not on your political position but on what you do, what you say you are going to do and how persuasive you are. The people of Sarıyer have known me well over the last three-and-a-half years. We discriminated no-one on the basis of politics, ethnicity or lifestyle. We targeted all over the 350,000 people who live here. That’s why I don’t think we will have a great problem at the elections.”
Mr Genç also said that he had lobbied the interior ministry for the very same change three years ago but was turned away.
Bear in mind this amendment has only come of the committee stage and needs to be approved by all MPs – and the president – before it becomes law. Will someone in the AK Party realise before then that this particular game of politics is not worth it?
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Treatment of Refractory Serotonin Syndrome with Dexmedetomidine
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Objectives: Dexmedetomidine, a centrally acting alpha-2- adrenergic agonist that inhibits norepinephrine and serotonin release, has gained popularity for its use for certain types of delirium and withdrawal. Herein, we describe a novel case of Dexmedetomidine use in the treatment of an adult patient with delirium due to serotonin syndrome. Methods: After unsuccessful treatment with Benzodiazepines, and Cyproheptadine, a patient was transferred to our institution with “refractory” serotonin syndrome. Upon arrival, the patient was confused, tremulous and minimally responsive to verbal stimuli, with unstable vital signs, and was started on a Dexmedetomidine infusion. Results: Within two hours of initiation, the patient’s vital signs stabilized. Within 12 hours, mental status improved to baseline. Conclusions: Management of Serotonin syndrome is based on cessation of the offending agent and supportive care. Dexmedetomidine has been shown to inhibit serotonin release in animal models. This case describes its successful adjunctive use in difficult to treat Serotonin syndrome. Journal of Nature and Science, 1(2):e47, 2015.
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Of most Jewish immigrants to the usa from 1886 to 1914, forty-four % had been ladies, more compared to other immigrants groups showing up through the heyday of mass immigration.
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The greater than two million Jews through the Russian Empire, Romania, and Austria-Hungary whom entered the usa in the years 1881 to 1924—when the government that is american a restrictive quota system—came to keep. Just 7 per cent thought we would come back to Europe, in the place of about 30 % of all of the immigrants. Jewish immigrants meant to raise families that are american. Ashkenazi (European) Jewish tradition and American values as conveyed by social reformers as well as by marketing, as well as the financial realities of urban capitalist America, all influenced the positioning of women in immigrant Jewish culture in the us. Jewish immigrant ladies shared lots of the characteristics of immigrant feamales in basic, but in addition displayed cultural traits.
Immigrant Jews, both feminine and male, found its way to America with cons > Torah she-bi-khetav : Lit. "the Torah that is written. The Bible; the Pentateuch; Tanakh (the Pentateuch, Prophets and Hagiographia) Torah , ladies bore the responsibility that is major breadwinners with their families.
Settling mainly into the towns and cities for the East Coast, in crowded, tenement-filled districts that have been categorised as “ghettos,” many Jewish immigrants worked when you look at the garment that is burgeoning, in shops frequently owned by descendants of an early on immigrant wave of main European Jews. Other people took benefit of their background that is commercial in market towns and urban centers of Eastern Europe to be peddlers, hoping that their entrepreneurial abilities would result in success. Although immigrant Jewish males found its way to the usa with less money compared to the immigrant that is average they inserted on their own to the economy mainly as skilled employees and peddlers, many newcomers started their working lives in the us as unskilled laborers.
Although the mass migration of Jews from Eastern Europe ended up being a “family migration,” the entire process of making the Old World for the brand brand brand New often temporarily disrupted families. Jews engaged in chain migration, for which one person in a extensive family members secured a spot within the brand brand new nation after which purchased a solution for siblings so they could settle in the usa. Oftentimes, married men put down ahead of time to economically prepare the way and prepared for his or her spouses and kids to join them when they had been settled. Often the wait in reuniting the household stretched into years, compelling females to improve kids alone also to just just just take regarding the complete duty of getting a voyage that is transoceanic. The outbreak of World War I, for instance, left Rachel Burstein along with her three children within the Ukrainian city of Kamen-Kashirski while her spouse labored in the us, having came back here from a extended see with their household that began in 1913. Just after six . 5 several years of separation did Rachel and her young ones achieve reaching Ellis Island, where these were quarantined for a fortnight, before arriving at their last location of Chelsea, Massachusetts. Hershl, now Harry, Burstein made no work to meet up them at Ellis Island or in the place in Boston. Because their child, Lillian Burstein Gorenstein, then age twelve, published in her own memoirs years later on, “On both relative edges had been lines of individuals waving. … No one waved to us” (169).
As soon as settled in the us, people worked together to maintain their loved ones. Because Jewish males had been more productive than many other immigrants in earning adequate to help their households, albeit by using their teenage kids, less hitched immigrant women that are jewish outside of the house than all the married US women, immigrant or indigenous. Immigrant families could not however survive, regarding the father’s wages alone. Until that they had kiddies old enough to enter the labor market, females needed to augment their husbands’ wages while taking care of their households. They did therefore by working from home, consuming piecework and particularly cooking and cleansing for boarders. In reality, more immigrant Jewish households had boarders than every other immigrant team. A 1911 government research discovered that in new york, for instance, fifty-six per cent of Russian Jewish households included boarders, in comparison with seventeen per cent of Italian households. Other Jewish ladies assisted their husbands in “mom and pop” stores—grocery shops, candy shops, cigar stores—which were generally positioned near the family’s residing quarters. Moms ran backwards and forwards between their clients when you look at the shop while the food cooking within their ovens, balancing their conflicting duties. These women appear simply as housewives, but their labor was crucial to the family economy in most official documents.
Pretty much all the women worked, needless to say, however their work habits depended to their obligations that are domestic.
Married ladies had complete obligation for handling your family, in addition to responsibilities of moms had been specially hefty. Certainly, men and women alike assumed that wives would quickly develop ability in extending their husband’s wages; their part as baleboostehs efficient housewives—shopping|housewives that areefficient, cooking, and cleaning—complemented their husbands’ role as breadwinners.
Some energetic immigrant women that are jewish into the household economy by becoming entrepreneurs. Feminine pushcart peddlers had been a familiar sight in immigrant areas. Since the sociologist Louis Wirth had written in their 1928 guide The Ghetto, “prior to the tradition regarding the Pale, in which the ladies carried out the stores … women can be being among the most effective merchants of Maxwell Street in Chicago. They very nearly monopolize the fish, herring and poultry stalls” (236). Other females supplied the effort because of their families’ economic success. One woman that is immigrant new york, as an example, put her abilities at bargaining and cooking to focus in owning a restaurant, whoever earnings had been dedicated to property. Into the very early 1890s, Sarah Reznikoff, mother associated with journalist Charles Reznikoff, persuaded an apparel maker to offer her the chance to show exactly what fine women’ wrappers (free dresses) she could sew in the home. She quickly persuaded him to hire as her partner her cousin Nathan, whom later on became her spouse. Sarah made the decisions about hiring and firing employees. She convinced Nathan to be a foreman, responsible for eighty-six devices. When her husband’s fortunes failed years later on, whenever kids were at school, she learned steps to make hats and established a millinery that is successful into which she brought her husband and redtube com cousin. That company sustained the grouped household although the young ones had been growing up. Once she had laid the foundation for a family enterprise although she clearly had more business sense than her husband, she was content to recede into the background. No reluctance that is such just just simply take center stage characterized Anna Levin, who immigrated to Columbus, Ohio, in 1914. She started by attempting to sell seafood in a storage. Inside a decade, her store, which now also offered poultry, fruits, and vegetables, had been so effective that her husband threw in the towel their carpentry strive to join her in the commercial.
Yet, diverse home obligations filled most women’s day-to-day routines, also those ladies taking part in company.
With less grandmothers and aunts available than had been the truth in your home nation, along with mandated general public education that kept teenagers in school, kid care had been burdensome. Maintaining a crowded tenement flat neat and orderly in a grimy industrial town required much scrubbing. Laundry when it comes to household must be handled in cramped conditions that are indoor cold-water flats. Restricted household spending plans forced housewives to expend hours circulating among shops and pushcarts to locate the most readily useful deal. Literature authored by the young young ones of immigrant females praised their self-sacrifice along with their ability to deal with economic hardships, often sentimentalizing the moms in the act of acknowledging the down sides of the everyday lives. The critic Alfred Kazin typifies this view for the immigrant mother that is jewish
Your kitchen provided a unique character to our everyday lives: my mother’s character. All my memories of this home are dominated because of the nearness of my mom sitting all time very long at her sewing machine. … 12 months by 12 months, I realized it was ourselves she kept stitched together as I began to take in her fantastic capacity for labor and her anxious zeal. (66–67)
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject: 1907
One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some of the U.S. Statistics for the Year 1907:
The average life expectancy in the U.S. Was 47years old.
Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S Had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
A three-minute call from Denver to New York City
Cost eleven dollars.
There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. , and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
There were no airlines. Space flight was just a dream.
Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more
Heavily populated than California
With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st
Most populous state in the Union
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower !
The average wage in the U.S. Was 22Cents per hour.
The average U.S. Worker made between $200 and $400 per year .
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
A dentist made $2,500 per year,
A veterinarian $1,500 per year,
And a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. Took place at HOME .
Ninety percent of all U.S. Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
Were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard."
Sugar cost fourcents a pound.
Eggs were fourteencents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair oncea month , and used
Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
Entering into their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death in the U.S. Were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
The American flag had 45 stars.
Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and
Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.
The population of Las Vegas , Nevada , was only 30!!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea
Hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 U.S. Adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over
The counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists
said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind
regulates the stom ach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."
There were about 230reported Murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. !
Just Try to imagine.....
What it may be like ....
In another 100 years !!!!!!!
IT STAGGERS THE MIND !!!!!! !!!
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Holy Orders in England, 13th c.
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Location: Hartlepool
Postby dan_vasey » Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:37 pm
Evening all. Small question, really. Did any of the Holy Orders have a presence in England in the 13th century, in particular either the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar?
I was thinking of more ways we could add to and diversify our living history displays, but I don't want to be going about suggesting a holy order if they only had a more Eastern presence.
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Re: Holy Orders in England, 13th c.
Postby Brother Ranulf » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:49 pm
The first Knights Templar Preceptory (house, or more precisely a monastic or administrative complex) in England was established in High Holborn, London in the middle of the 12th century. These premises were soon to prove too small, so construction began in about 1165 on the famous Temple "church" - actually a vast complex of monastic, admin, training, recruitment and other buildings as well as the surviving round church.
As with all such Preceptories in England, brother knights would have been a rare sight (and it is very unlikely that armour was ever worn in these places) - the staff would have been lay brothers, clerical serjants, priests and other non-military sections of the Order. Once inducted and trained, new recruits would have been rapidly shipped off to the war zones before their monastic vows had time to sink in.
Some Templar sites, like Temple Ewell in Dover and Cressing Temple, were initially not much more than a manor complex dealing with food production, raising livestock and turning a profit. A Preceptory was added in about 1170 at Temple Ewell, which was conveniently close to Dover harbour.
By the 13th century there were a large number of Templar holdings (Preceptories and other establishments) all over England, with the primary aim of recruiting new members and providing agricultural, financial and other support for the fighting men overseas. Anywhere with "Temple" in its name would be a Templar holding: Temple Bruer, Lincs, is just one example:
The Knights Hospitaller seem to have had much less of a presence in England; their main establishment was the Priory of St John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell - another recruitment and admin complex; they took over the church of St Swithin at Quenington in 1193, but this simply means they had the right to appoint priests when necessary. Only a couple of other Preceptories are known in England.
All the activities in these centres would have been either mundane, financial, religious or educational (in terms of "indoctrinating" recruits with the appropriate Rule, the hierarchy of the Order and tactics on the battlefield), which makes for fairly dull re-enactment compared with the usual image of crusading knights.
"Patres nostri et nos hanc insulam in brevi edomuimus in brevi nostris subdidimus legibus, nostris obsequiis mancipavimus" - Walter Espec 1138
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Postby Barter » Sat Jul 08, 2017 7:50 am
Apologies for a late response to your query - just new to the forum!
The best / easiest way to answer your question is to look for place names which include the word 'Temple' - e.g. Temple Sowerby and Google search the history or look locations up on History on Line (http://www.british-history.ac.uk)
I used to live in your neck of the woods and I know that there was a ' Templar' Manor at Bishopton ..........
(Quote from the web) .... Some religious houses had lands in Bishopton. Roger son of Roger de Conyers gave 17 acres there, in the time of Bishop Pudsey, to St. Mary's, Neasham, with the right of common pertaining to an oxgang of 24 acres. (fn. 38) Roger de Conyers gave 30 acres of land to Guisborough, according to a confirmation in 1311. (fn. 39) The Templars also had land there at that time (fn. 40); it was probably the source of the 10s. rent afterwards paid to the Hospitallers, Lancelot Nevill being tenant in 1552. (fn. 41) The lands of the Hospitallers were sold by Queen Elizabeth to Stephen Holford and John Jenkins, who sold to Thomas Jackson. (fn. 42) Mount Grace Priory had a rent of 61s. 6d. from Bishopton at the Dissolution. (fn. 43)
I also think Greatham Hospital and lands in Eaglescliffe also have some 'Hospitaller' connection.
de Coverley
Postby de Coverley » Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:52 pm
http://www.bartsgreathall.com/index.php ... y-of-barts
Does the history of Barts hospital hold any interest?
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Field Companies of the Royal Engineers
The Field Company of the Royal Engineers provided technical skill and know-how in support of the fighting units of the formation known as a Division.
A group of men of 527 (2nd Durham) Field Company, a Territorial unit that served under command of 5th Division. Sapper Tom McSloy, who came from Cowpen near Blyth in Northumberland, is back row, left. Tom ended the war as a Sergeant and later in life would go on to become one of the well-known “Pitmen Painters”.
Tip for researchers
The daily operational record of the Field Company is its war diary. They are held at the National Archives but many are now digitised and available online. You can get a general idea by following the movements of the Division to which the Field Company belonged, here on the Long, Long Trail. Once you find the Division in the tables below, click on “Order of Battle of Divisions” in the Links area to find the full structure and history of that Division.
The Field Companies formed on mobilisation
When the British government declared war on Germany, the War Office issued orders for mobilisation of the British Expeditionary Force in accordance with the existing plan. The 13 Field Companies then at home on a peacetime establishment were reorganised to create twelve Field Companies, two for each of the six Divisions of the BEF. Men required to bring these Companies up to war establishment units came from the RE Training Depot at Aldershot (mounted men) and the RE Reserve Battalion and Depot Companies at Chatham (dismounted men):
Field Company Allocation to Divisions
5th 2nd Division
7th 4th Division Aug 14 – Apr 15 then 48th Division to Jun 15 then 50th Division
9th 4th Division
11th 2nd Division Aug 14 – Dec 15 then 33rd Division
12th 6th Division
17th 5th Division Aug 14 – Mar 15 then 28th Division from Jun 15. Short-term attachments to 27th Division (Mar 15), 48th Division (May 15)
23rd 1st Division
26th 1st Division
38th 6th Division Aug 14 – Apr 15 then 28th Division
56th 3rd Division
57th 3rd Division Aug 14 – Apr 15 then 46th Division to Jul 15 then 49th Division
The Field Companies formed for the new regular (7th and 8th) Divisions
Orders were soon given to recall regular units that were on garrison duty overseas (often once they had been replaced by an outgoing Territorial unit). As thet arrived in England, these units were formed into new regular Divisions:
2nd 8th Division (October 1914, from Egypt)
15th 8th Division (October 1914, from Gibraltar where it was 15th Fortress Company)
54th 7th Division (September 1914, from Chatham)
55th 7th Division (September 1914, from South Africa) then Guards Division September 1915
Field Companies per Division expanded to three
In September 1914 an urgent recommendation was received from GHQ in France that the needs of war required a third Field Company per Division. This had been recommended in 1912 but not implemented. Arrangements were made for eight Territorial Field Companies to fill these places in the first eight Divisions. The Companies were given numbers in February 1917:
401st 2nd (Highland) Field Company TF, joined 7th Division January 1915 and in January 1916 to 51st Division
409th 1st (Lowland) Field Company TF, joined 1st Division
419th 1st (West Lancashire) Field Company TF, joined 4th Division February 1915 and then 55th Division in February 1916. Briefly attached 48th Division in April 1915.
438th 1st (Cheshire) Field Company TF, joined 3rd Division
483rd 1st (East Anglian) Field Company TF, joined 2nd Division January 1915
490th 1/1st (Home Counties) Field Company TF, joined 8th Division
491st 1/2nd (Home Counties) Field Company TF, joined 5th Division
509th 1st (London) Field Company TF, joined 6th Division
Field Companies raised for the last regular (27th, 28th and 29th) Divisions
Orders were given by the War Office to form three more regular Divisions from the last units recalled from overseas garrisons. As the regular Field Companies had all by now been allocated, arrangements were made for nine Territorial Field Companies to fill the places in the three new Divisions. The Companies were given numbers in February 1917:
410th 2nd (Lowland) Field Company TF, joined 29th Division in February 1915 to February 1916 then 52nd Division
446th 1st (Northumbrian) Field Company TF, joined 28th Division in December 1914 to June 1915 then 50th Division
455th 1st (West Riding) Field Company TF, joined 29th Division in March 1915
465th 1st (North Midland) Field Company TF, joined 28th Division in December 1914 to April 1915 then 46th Division
474th 1st (South Midland) Field Company TF, joined 27th Division in December 1914 to March 1915 then 3rd Division briefly then 5th Division to April 1915 then 48th Division
500th 1st (Wessex) Field Company TF, joined 27th Division
501st 2nd (Wessex) Field Company TF, joined 27th Division
510th 2nd (London) Field Company TF, joined 29th Division in December 1914
517th 3rd (London) Field Company TF, joined 28th Division in December 1914 to April 1915 then 47th Division
Field Companies raised for the formation of Kitchener’s Armies
When the expansion of the army was sanctioned in August 1914, it required four Armies each of six Divisions to have two Field Companies each; that is, 48 new Field Companies:
First New Army, K1
61st 14th (Light) Division
62nd 14th (Light) Division
63rd 9th (Scottish) Division
64th 9th (Scottish) Division
65th 10th (Irish) Division to July 1918, then 3rd (Lahore) Division
66th 10th (Irish) Division
67th 11th (Northern) Division
69th 12th (Eastern) Division
71st 13th (Western) Division
72nd 13th (Western) Division
Second New Army, K2
73rd 15th (Scottish) Division
74th 15th (Scottish) Division
75th 16th (Irish) Division to August 1915 then Guards Division
83rd 20th (Light) Division
84th 20th (Light) Division
Third New Army, K3. In January 1915 it was decided to add a third Field Company to each New Army Division and those Companies that had been raised for K3 were reassigned to the Divisions of K1 and K2.
85th 21st Division to January 1915 then 10th (Irish) Division
86th 21st Division to February 1915 then 11th (Northern) Division
87th 22nd Division to February 1915 then 12th (Eastern) Division
88th 22nd Division to February 1915 then 13th (Western) Division
89th 23rd Division to January 1915 then 14th (Light) Division
90th 23rd Division to January 1915 then 9th (Scottish) Division
91st 24th Division to January 1915 then 15th (Scottish) Division
92nd 24th Division to January 1915 then 18th (Eastern) Division
93rd 25th Division to January 1915 then 17th (Northern) Division
94th 25th Division to January 1915 then 19th (Western) Division
95th 26th Division to January 1915 then 16th (Irish) Division then in August 1915 to 7th Division
96th 26th Division to January 1915 then 20th (Light) Division
Fourth New Army, K4. In the reassignment noted above, the Companies raised for K4 were transferred to K3 Divisions.
97th 30th Division to January 1915 then 21st Division
99th 31st Division to February 1915 then 22nd Division
100th 31st Division to February 1915 then 22nd Division
101st 32nd Division to January 1915 then 23rd Division
102nd 32nd Division to January 1915 then 23rd Division
103rd 33rd Division to February 1915 then 24th Division
104th 33rd Division to February 1915 then 24th Division
105th 34th Division to February 1915 then 25th Division
Fifth New Army, K5. As new units continued to be raised, some were allotted to become the third Company in K4 Divisions and other joined K5 Divisions.
121st 36th (Ulster) Division
122nd 36th (Ulster) Division
123rd 38th (Welsh) Division
124th 38th (Welsh) Division
126th 21st Division from March 1915
127th 22nd Division by June 1915
128th 23rd Division from April 1915
129th 24th Division from April 1915
130th 25th Division May 15 –
131st 26th Division from 25 April 1915
150th 36th (Ulster) Division from March 1915
151st 38th (Welsh) Division from April 1915
152nd 37th Division from April 1915
153rd 37th Division from April 1915
155th 16th (Irish) Division from August 1915
200th ‘County Palatine’ 30th Division from January 1915
201st ‘County Palatine’ 30th Division from January 1915
202nd ‘County Palatine’ 30th Division from January 1915
203rd ‘Cambridge’ 35th Division from January 1915
204th ‘Empire’ 35th Division from January 1915
205th ‘Dundee’ 35th Division from January 1915
206th ‘Glasgow’ 32nd Division from January 1915
207th ‘Norfolk’ 34th Division from February 1915
210th ‘Leeds’ 31st Division from January 1915
212th ‘Tottenham’ 33rd Division from July 1915
222nd ‘Tottenham’ 33rd Division from July 1915
223rd ‘Leeds’ 31st Division from January 1915
224th 40th Division from November 1915. Raised in Doncaster
225th ‘Stockton-on-Tees’ 39th Division from November 1915. Raised in Marton Hall, Yorkshire
226th ‘Tottenham’ 33rd Division from July 1915 then in December 1915 to 2nd Division
228th ‘Barnsley’ 41st Division from September 1915
231st 40th Division from November 1915. Raised in Doncaster
233rd ‘Ripon’ 41st Division from September 1915
237th ‘Reading’ 41st Division from September 1915
Field Companies of the Territorial Force
Some of the pre-war TF Field Companies were allotted early in the war to serve with the regular Divisions, as shown above. The following tables lists the allocation to Divisions of the remaining First-Line TF Companies and the Second- and sometimes Third-line units that were created from them. The Companies were numbered in 1917.
Field Company Allocation to Divisions Remarks
400th 51st (Highland) Division. 1st (Highland)
402nd 64th (2nd Highland) Division 1/3rd (Highland)
403rd 64th (2nd Highland) Division 2/1st (Highland)
404th 51st (Highland) Division. 2/2nd (Highland)
405th 64th (2nd Highland) Division 3/2nd (Highland)
406th 4th Division from May 1916. 1st (Renfrew)
411th 65th (2nd Lowland) Division 1/3rd (Lowland)
412th 52nd (Lowland) Division from March 1915. 2/1st (Lowland)
413rd 52nd (Lowland) Division from March 1915. 2/2nd (Lowland)
414th 65th (2nd Lowland) Division 3/1st (Lowland)
415th 65th (2nd Lowland) Division 3/2nd (Lowland)
416th Moved in December 1915 to Egypt, and there attached as Army Troops. Moved to France and joined 56th (London) Division in May 16. 1st (Edinburgh). Originally a Fortress Company.
419th 55th (West Lancashire) Division but sent independently to France 3 January 1915 and placed under 4th Division. Had a short period 18-28 April 1915 under 48th (South Midland) Division before returning to 55th Division when it was reformed on 28 February 1916. 1st (West Lancashire)
420th 55th (West Lancashire) Division to June 1915. Moved to Gallipoli then 42nd East Lancashire) Division from August 1915. In May 1916 joined a Composite Brigade at Mudros. Moved to Salonika June 1917, being attached as Army Troops. 2nd (West Lancashire)
421st 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division. 1/3rd (West Lancs)
422nd 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division then January 1916 to 55th (West Lancashire) Division. 2/1st (West Lancs
423rd 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division then January 1916 to 55th (West Lancashire) Division.
427th 42nd (East Lancashire) Division. 1st (East Lancs)
428th 42nd (East Lancashire) Division. 2nd (East Lancs)
429th 42nd (East Lancashire) Division from July 1916. 3rd (East Lancs)
430th 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division. 2/1st East Lancs
431st 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division. 2/2nd East Lancs
432nd 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division. 2/3rd East Lancs
436th 53rd Division Aug 14 – 1st (Welsh)
437th Left UK Oct 15, to Gallipoli. Attached as IX Corps Troops Oct 15 – Dec 15 then 53rd Division 2/1st (Welsh)
439th 53rd Division Sep14 – Apr 18 then 74th Division 2/1st (Cheshire)
447th 50th Division Aug 14 – 2nd (Northumbrian)
448th 63rd Division Jan 15 – Sep 15 then 15th (Indian) Division 1/3rd (Northumbrian)
449th 28th Division July 15 – 2/1st (Northumbrian)
450th 63rd Division Jan 15 – Sep 15 then 15th (Indian) Division 2/2nd (Northumbrian)
451st 63rd Division Jan 15 – Sep 15 then 15th (Indian) Division 3/1st (Northumbrian)
456th 49th Division Aug 14 – 2nd (West Riding). Formed Sheffield.
457th 62nd Division Jun 15- 1/3rd (West Riding)
458th Formed in Sep 14, then attached to 62nd Division until June 15 when moved to 49th Division, where it stayed to 2/1st (West Riding)
459th Formed in Sep 14, then attached to 62nd Division until Oct 15 when moved to 6th Division, where it stayed to 2/2nd (West Riding)
461st 62nd Division Mar 15- 3/1st (West Riding)
466th 46th Division Aug 14- 2nd (North Midland). Formed in Cannock.
467th 59th Division Early 1916 – 1/3rd (North Midland)
468th 46th Division Aug 14-. Attached GHQ Mar to Jul 1915. 2/1st (North Midland)
469th 59th Division Feb 15 – 2/2nd (North Midland)
470th 59th Division Feb 15 – 3/1st (North Midland)
475th 48th Division Aug 14 – 2nd (South Midland) Formed Bristol.
476th 61st Division Nov 15 – 1/3rd (South Midland)
477th 48th Division Jun 15 – 2/1st (South Midland) Formed Sep 1914.
478th 61st Division Jan 15 – 2/2nd (South Midland).
479th 61st Division Jan 15 – 3/1st (South Midland).
484th 54th Division Aug 14 – 2nd (East Anglian)
486th 54th Division Sep 14 – 2/1st (East Anglian)
492nd 67th Division to Oct 17 then 71st Division to Feb 18, then to North Russia
495th Left UK for Gallipoli. Attached 2nd Mounted Division Oct 15 – July 16 then 54th Division. Moved to 75th Division Apr 17, rejoining 54th Division May 18. 1st (East Kent)
496th 74th Division Apr 17 – May 17 then 75th Division 2nd (Kent)
497th 52nd Division – Feb 16 then 29th Division 3rd (Kent)
502nd 57th Division Dec 15 – 1/3rd (Wessex).
503rd 58th Division Feb 16- 2/1st (Wessex)
504th 58th Division Feb 16- 2/2nd (Wessex)
505th 57th Division Feb 16 – 2/3rd (Wessex)
506th 28th Division Oct 15 – 1/7th (Hampshire)
511th 58th Division Nov 15 – 1/5th (London)
512th 58th Division Aug 14 – Feb 16 then 56th Division 2/1st (London)
513th 58th Division Aug 14 – Feb 16 then 56th Division 2/2nd (London)
518th 47th Division Aug 14 – 4th (London) Formed Chelsea.
519th 60th Division Apr 15 – 3/3rd (London)
520th 60th Division Oct 14 – Mar 15 then 47th Division Jun 15 2/3rd (London) Formed Oct 1914.
521st 60th Division Oct 14 – 2/4th (London) Formed Sep/Oct 1914.
522nd 60th Division Apr 15 – Jul 18 then to 7th (Indian) Division 1/6th (London).
526th 4th Division Sep 15 – 1st (Durham)
527th 5th Division Sep 15 – 2nd (Durham)
528th 51st Division Sep 14 – Jan 16 then 7th Division 3rd (Durham)
529th 3rd Division Sep 15- 1st (East Riding)
546th 73rd Division Nov 16- Mar 18 then to France, with Third Army from 7 July; Fourth Army 11 Nov; disbanded 4 June 1919 1/6th Kent Fortress Coy.
547th 73rd Division Nov 16- Mar 18 then to France, with Third Army from 7 July; disbanded 4 June 1919 1/7th Kent Fortress Coy.
548th 71st Division Nov 16- Mar 18 then to North Russia 2/1st Dundee Fortress Coy.
549th 71st Division Nov 16- Mar 18 then to Western Front 2/3rd Lancs Fortress Coy.
645th 71st Division Nov 16- Oct 17 then 67th Division 6th Provisional Field Coy
648th 73rd Division Nov 16- Mar 18 then to France, with Fourth Army from 7 July; disbanded 1 May 1919 9th Provisional Field Coy.
Field Companies raised for the Royal Naval Division
247th 63rd (Royal Naval) Division from March 1915. Originally No 1 Company, RND
The Corps of Royal Engineers
Order of Battle of Divisions
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How To Infect An Airport
Could it be possible to use Radio Frequency ID tags, or RFID, to transmit viruses? Some researchers reckon so. Unstrung reports that a paper presented at the Pervasive Computing and Communications Conference in Pisa, Italy, the researchers from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, led by Andrew Tanenbaum, show just how susceptible radio-frequency tags may be to malware. “Up until now, everyone working on RFID technology has tacitly assumed that the mere act of scanning an RFID tag cannot modify backend software, and certainly not in a malicious way,” the paper’s authors write. “Unfortunately, they are wrong.”
According to The New Scientist the Vrije Universiteit team found that compact malicious code could be written to RFID tags by replacing a tag’s normal identification code with a carefully written message. This could in turn exploit bugs in a computer connected to an RFID reader. This made it possible, the magazine says, to spread a self-replicating computer worm capable of infecting other compatible, and rewritable, RFID tags.
An RFID tag is small — roughly the size of a grain of rice, the New Scientist says, and contains a tiny chip and radio transmitter capable of sending a unique identification code over a short distance to a receiver and a connected computer. They are widely used in supermarkets, warehouses, pet tracking and toll collection. But it’s still in the early stages of development. Which leaves it vulnerable. Until now, however, it was thought the small internal memory would make it impossible to infect. Not so, say the researchers.
So what would happen, exactly? RFID virus would then find its way into the backend databases used by the RFID software. The paper, Unstrung says, outlines three scenarios: a prankster who replaces an RFID tag on a jar of peanut butter with an infected tag to infect a supermarket chain’s database; a subdermal (i.e., under-the-skin) RFID tag on a pet used to upload a virus into a veterinarian or ASPCA computer system; and, most alarmingly, a radio-frequency bag tag used to infect an airport baggage-handling system. A virus in an airport database could re-infect other bags as they are scanned, which in turn could spread the virus to hub airports as the traveler changes planes.
So how likely is this? Not very, Unstrung quotes Dan Mullen, executive director of AIM Global, a trade association for the barcode and RFID industries, as saying. “If you’re looking at an airport baggage system, for instance, you have to know what sort of tag’s being used, the structure of the data being collected, and what the scanners are set up to gather,” he explains. Red Herring quotes Kevin Ashton, vice president of marketing for ThingMagic, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based designer of reading devices for RFID systems, as saying the paper was highly theoretical and the theoretical RFID viruses could be damaging only to an “incredibly badly designed system.” Hey, that sounds a bit like a PC.
But he does make a good point: because RFID systems are custom designed, a hacker would have to know a lot about the system to be able to infect it. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be done, and it doesn’t mean it won’t get easier to infect. As RFID becomes more widespread, off-the-shelf solutions are going to become more common. And besides, what will stop a disgruntled worker from infecting a system he is using? Or an attacker obtaining some tags and stealing a reader, say, and then reverse engineering the RFID target?
My instinct would be to take these guys seriously. As with Bluetooth security issues such as Bluesnarfing, the tendency is for the industry itself not to take security seriously until someone smarter than them comes along and shows them why they should do.
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Maria Tence describes how Italians increasingly engaged with Australian society and its institutions
Mara Moustafine and Maria Tence.
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Tence:
I think what changed was they – they pick up the language, they keep – they mind their own business, the kids start going to school, the kids brought status to them, you know, they became doctors and lawyers and – and became graduated and educated so – and the – and the ability to become landowners. I mean, a lot of these people worked for other people who had land in Italy and here, they were able to buy their own properties and owning homes was really important because in Italy that was not possible. So, in the ‘70s especially when Australia’s own social fabric was starting to open up and they – there was an acceptance of diversity and an acceptance of difference, Australians started to travel, you know getting on aeroplanes and going to Europe and seeing that people can live in harmony overseas. And appreciating different cultures, coming back with that all helped in the ‘70s.
You know, the higher education of their children, the immigrants themselves picking up the language, becoming accustomed to the system, knowing that it was a fair system, you know, they didn’t have to know someone in Council to get something done. You didn’t have to go to the – to get an appointment at the doctor, you know and bring four cheese wheels, that you know, you made an appointment and you were seen. You know, you could go to the bank and get a loan, you didn’t have to bring you know, the goat and the – and two chickens. And the Italians started to accept that – that that possibility was something they –that gave them opportunities, that they didn’t have back in Italy so that – that was all part of that period where Australia was opening up, they were becoming more accepting of Australians and we were contributing, the community as a whole was contributing to the broader community.
We were, you know making our own impact on the fashion industry, we were making our own impact on economic development. So I think that was all part of that development that was going on.
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Ajani Jones - Dragonfly Music Album Reviews
Udara Madusanka August 29, 2019 Music Album Reviews , Rap
The Chicago rapper fills his debut with raps about...making it in rap. It’s rarely endearing or interesting.
The Bandcamp bio of Chicago rapper Ajani Jones mentions that he dropped out of the University of Iowa to pursue his rap career, and you can feel him yearning to legitimize his choice in every bar of his debut. Unfortunately, that’s the empty core of Dragonfly. He raps about being really committed to rapping. It’s rarely endearing or interesting.
Rapping about making it in rap isn’t inherently boring. Rappers as different as A Tribe Called Quest, The Notorious B.I.G., Big Sean, and Open Mike Eagle have found fun ways to use their odd career paths as vehicles for storytelling, observations, and color. Ajani Jones doesn’t really tap into that lineage. Dragonfly is filled with half-baked struggle raps that don’t even aspire to smugness or myth-making. His narratives are so devoid of color and purpose that they make J. Cole’s leftover-lasagna come-up stories sound like Hannibal crossing the Alps.
Across the record, his lyrics are so vague they border on nonsensical. There are spells where it is utterly unclear what he is talking about, as on “3D,” where he raps, “It’s fame on the guillotine/And the blood is the love of the industry/Whoa.” It sounds like he’s interpreting a museum painting while stoned. On the song ironically titled “Lucid,” he says, “Feel like Wakandan/I’m just gonna tune in with my niggas/Ain’t got no space for no time limits.” I wish I knew what he meant by that.
Jones is clearly a student of the TDE school of introspective chill raps, where rapping relaxes the mind and frees it. The beats on Dragonfly largely have low BPMs and dulled percussion, accented by ribbons of synths that calmly flutter over the beats. Jones is comfortable with this airy template, and songs like “Dutchmasters” and “Quicksilver” play to his strengths. He’s whimsical when he’s at ease, and can stumble upon a decent image when he’s not overthinking. “Quicksilver” has a stretch where Jones begins “I could’ve been anything” and then recalls a drive-by shooting he saw as a kid. It’s a cutting sequence, and it illustrates the life he’s trying to escape through rap. Of course, it doesn’t last. Moments later, he is back to vague musings (“Everybody wanna go some place”). It’s disappointing, but also par for the course. Ajani Jones is a dreamer. Unfortunately, a dream is not a personality.
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MHCA salutes two Board members, welcomes new directors
Front row, from left, Greg McKee, Greg Orbanski, Chris Lorenc (President), Jack Meseyton (Chair), Nicole Chabot (Vice Chair), James Kaskiw and Kevin Brown.
Back row, from left, Henry Borger, Peter Paulic, Barry Arnason, Ron Duncan, Dennis Cruise, Richard Wilson, Michael Byrne and Denis Collet.
MHCA Board Chair Jack Meseyton thanked two directors whose terms came to a conclusion, and thanked them for their many years of service to the association and the industry.
“On behalf of the Board and members we thank Derek Walker and Warren Sigfusson,” Meseyton said at the MHCA Annual General Meeting November 15.
Walker, who joined the Board in November 2004, has “with distinction served in a variety of important leadership capacities,” including as a MHCA Board Chair (2014-16), Vice-Chair, member at large, chair of a number of committees, MHCA representative to the CCA Board of Directors, Civil Infrastructure Council, Chair of the WCR&HCA Board.
“Derek served with distinction, purpose, eye on the best interests of the MHCA and the industry it represents.”
The AGM was told that Sigfusson has left an indelible mark since coming on the Board in 2008. Sigfusson served as Chair of the Aggregate Producers Committee, on several task forces and as a Board member at large.
“His assessment, consideration of and approach to matters before the committees and Board was frank, direct and always worthy of respect.”
Joining the Board this year are Richard Wilson, President of MD Steele, and Kevin Brown, principal partner and Vice-President engineering and estimating at Maple Leaf Construction.
“Each of these new directors bring extensive and varied industry experience and engagement with and support of the MHCA association and its activities,” Meseyton said, welcoming them to the Board of Directors.
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Re: the good movie thread
by Ryethe on Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:47 pm
Saw Elysium and man what a piece of shit. I was expecting District 9 2.0 and instead got some cardboard cutout characters and some shitty action including a fucking 3D camera revolve during a melee sequence. Good lord. Glad I didn't pay for this.
On the other hand, saw Europa Report and didn't expect much based on some ratings online but actually really, really, liked it. The tension was awesome and the science was totally unbelievable (apparently NASA helped out). Kind of reminded me of a version of Sunshine that didn't drop a steaming deuce 2/3s of the way through. Also reminded me of Gravity in a good way.
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by Dpsonroids on Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:06 pm
oscar predictions:
Best Picture: Either Slavery or AIDS will win here but I'm going with 12 Years a Slave
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club (cmon LEO, although it's either between matthew or chiwetel)
Best Actress: Only movies I have seen from this category are Gravity and American Hustle, Amy Adams had a pretty strong performance but I know nothing about the other nominees.
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o- 12 years a slave
Directing- Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity or David O Russel for American Hustle since he's an awards show tool but I'm gunna go with Alfonso
Animated- Frozen
Cinematography - Gravity
Film Editing- Gravity
Adapted Screenplay- Wolf of Wall Street
Original Screenplay- Her
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by Michael on Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:08 pm
you're probably right on all counts, which is
Yeah, in my personal opinion I thought Gravity was the best movie of the year but there's no way in hell that is winning and I thought Leo's performance in Wolf of Wall Street was the best of the year (The Ludes scene nearly fucking killed me) and that;s ignoringthe fact that the guy has already delivered half a dozen oscar worthy performances without winning any. He's up against guys portraying slavery and AIDS so it doesn't look like it's going to be his year despite my belief that he had a stronger performance than both matthew and chiwetel.
by Psamtik on Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:44 pm
Before Midnight deserves all of the Oscars - shame that it only got nominated for the screenplay.
Psamtik
by Michael on Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:02 pm
Dpsonroids wrote: Yeah, in my personal opinion I thought Gravity was the best movie of the year but there's no way in hell that is winning and I thought Leo's performance in Wolf of Wall Street was the best of the year (The Ludes scene nearly fucking killed me) and that;s ignoringthe fact that the guy has already delivered half a dozen oscar worthy performances without winning any. He's up against guys portraying slavery and AIDS so it doesn't look like it's going to be his year despite my belief that he had a stronger performance than both matthew and chiwetel.
I thought gravity was an ok movie, but not special at all. Prisoners was the shiz.
by Andre on Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:16 am
Sigh, this is why I don't like the Oscars
Gravity was the best movie of the year and is the movie that will be remembered years from now. 12 years just won cause the academy is gay. It just joined the club that Shakespeare in Love, King's Speech and the shitty indian millionaire movie are a part of.
by Dpsonroids on Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:54 am
^, at least he got best director man my predictions spot on suck my diiiickkk
by Gondlem on Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:33 am
Slumdog Millionaire was really good I thought, don't think it deserves to be in a "bad best picture" list at all. Thought King's Speech was pretty good too actually.
If you want bad Best Picture winners, there's The English Patient and Titanic...
Overall I think it's really dumb that every time a non-American film wins, or anything outside of the general list of genres that always wins people make these assumptions of tokenism or whatever. As though the best film of the year is always by default a high budget Hollywood film full of recognised Hollywood stars and the only reason to give best picture to anything else is some sort of elitist masturbatory nod to cultural inclusion or whatever.
Obviously not talking about 12 Years here, but more generally about best picture whines.
edit: and CRASH. Now that was a shit film.
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by Michael on Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:01 am
I didn't realize this many people liked gravity. Seemed like sandra bullock in a spinning room full of plot holes to me, what makes it the best movie of the year?
It was just a good fun movie, with amazing visuals, great acting, great directing. It's been a while since I felt actually tense during a movie. I had to stop myself from yelling GRAB IT YOU WHORE at some points.
Plot holes? If you're talking about science plot holes, ignore my question.
Gondlem wrote: If you want bad Best Picture winners, there's The English Patient and Titanic...
Yeah, English Patient and Crash were crap. At least Crash didn't have that gay "Oscar Aura" to it.
I disagree a little about Titanic. It was a phenomenon that had to be acknowledged.
Michael wrote: I didn't realize this many people liked gravity. Seemed like sandra bullock in a spinning room full of plot holes to me, what makes it the best movie of the year?
Plot holes? If you're going to throw scientific plot holes at me, nevermind.
by Michael on Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:24 am
Well when you title a film gravity and try to make it realistic you probably should be 100% accurate about gravity, or the lack there of, in the movie. What force was pulling clooney away from bullock that couldn't be corrected with a flick of her wrist?
I enjoyed the movie, I was just stunned it (and a couple others) were nominated for best picture. Even more surprised it won that many awards, man.
Also, I agree with gondlem quite completely. Just because a movie is an ultra box office hit doesn't mean it was the best movie of 1997. Good will hunting, boogie nights, life is beautiful...fuck even starship troopers was a better movie.
by Andre on Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:50 am
Michael wrote: Well when you title a film gravity and try to make it realistic you probably should be 100% accurate about gravity, or the lack there of, in the movie. What force was pulling clooney away from bullock that couldn't be corrected with a flick of her wrist?
That's a plot hole?
The movie is about survival and that was just an arbitrary decision to go on with the plot. The director himself said in many interviews that they took a lot of "creative liberties" with the movie because the story was better off from it. And the fact that scientists are nitpicking these "plot holes" just means they did something right. And as far as I know, all of them really enjoyed the movie.
Listen we like movies, and a consequence if liking movies is that we usually know how stuff is done. It took me 30 seconds to realize that the first scene of the movie was going to be a long take and it made me enjoy it so much more. I know you guys had the same reaction and I know this isn't what most people do. Most people don't give a shit about "how they made this" when they are watching a movie. Part of our enjoyment is breaking down the technical aspects of the movie, how hard it was to act a scene, how a director can really make a movie better, etc.
I was like that with Gravity only for that one take. After that, I was completely immersed. I couldn't being to understand how they were making this movie and pulling the visuals off and that sucked me into it. I enjoyed it, a LOT. Those 90 minutes went by like a second. It's been a while since I felt this way about a movie. Maybe Dark Knight?
I had to YouTube behind the scenes videos for that movie because I just wanted to know how the hell they pulled some shit off, and when I watched those I just couldn't believe it. They really made an effort to make you feel like you're in space, coming up with new technology, stuff you couldn't even imagine, and it paid off.
It was a given that Gravity was going to win all the technical awards because the Academy is gay only about screenplays. I was very happy Alfonso won best director and Gravity deserved to take best picture.
by Cakes on Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:55 pm
Gondlem wrote: Slumdog Millionaire was really good I thought, don't think it deserves to be in a "bad best picture" list at all. Thought King's Speech was pretty good too actually.
Slumdog was quite good, and the King's Speech was as well.
There's been a long history of questionable films winning best picture, but I don't think this year is one of them.
Forrest Gump (a great film) beat out Shawshank Redemption (a better film) and Pulp Fiction (also a better film).
Return of the King beat out Mystic River, Master and Commander, and Lost in Translation.
Shakespeare in Love beat out Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line, and Life is Beautiful.
12 years definitely deserved it.
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by Gondlem on Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:36 pm
Yeah Lord of the Rings beating Mystic River made me gag.
Probably the thing that bugs me the most about people complaining about the Oscars giving award to "Oscar bait" is that there are actually things that are way more "bait"-ey than the stuff that gets the criticism.
A good example is war films. I like a good war film, there have been some amazing ones over the years, but a high budget war film about a war people can remember within their parents lifetimes is absolutely Oscar bait. Saving Private Ryan was a well made, tense action film but if you remove the layers of sentiment and historical import attached to the setting it would never get an Oscar nomination for anything more prestigious than sound editing. In fact if it was a generic action film there would be moments in that film that would have been the subject of critical mockery, particularly the "emotional" scenes of people dying and shots of cemeteries with sad music and stuff.
Biopics about sympathetic historical figures are another one. Actually period dramas in general, but especially of the historical biopic variety - Ghandi, Braveheart, Good Night And Good Luck, Lincoln etc.
And when it comes to something like race, the films that are eye-rollingly likely to get Oscar noms aren't actually films about slaves or whatever but films which create an "overcoming racism" narrative about how we're all just people deep down. Crash being the classic example of a film that won because of it's message rather than it's quality. Or, say, The Help.
And don't get me started on The Artist - the fact that people called that Oscar bait was the most annoying given that it was a fucking black and white silent comedy made in France, a type of film that has never won a single Oscar ever. But because it was "arty" or whatever and got critical acclaim without being a box office hit, it simply had to be a pointless wank that never should have won over Toy Story 3 or whatever, a complaint inevitably made by people who hadn't seen the film. It couldn't be that it was just an amazingly special film - because the best film has to be a high budget Hollywood film with people you recognise in it, everyone knows that.
Anyway this is kinda off topic because it's not really about 12 Years vs Gravity. I liked Gravity, and I think Cuaron is great. It just bugs me that every year at Oscar time you get the same complaints about Oscar bait and how out of touch the Academy is, but it's never directed at The Hurt Locker (a film I loved, incidentally), which is way more designed to win Oscars than most films you'll see.
Gondlem wrote: Probably the thing that bugs me the most about people complaining about the Oscars giving award to "Oscar bait" is that there are actually things that are way more "bait"-ey than the stuff that gets the criticism.
Eh... I can sort of agree. I guess it's something that people tend to feel more emotionally attached to, so there's some sort of implicit need to reward them if it made them feel patriotic, thankful, or reminiscent. However, there are subsets of that genre that are just really well done, and I feel like those deserve to be rewarded. Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, All Quiet on the Western Front, etc.
Yeah, The Butler fell under this category for me.
Interestingly, Lone Survivor and Zero Dark Thirty were in a similar vein (released at the end of the year, gripping war movies) and really didn't do much of anything at the Oscars.
by Michael on Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:48 pm
There wasn't a lot of "oscar bait" talk about the hurt locker because it was 100% about how it didn't deserve to win, and how avatar was the better movie. Hurt locker winning was the high point of all the oscar shows I've ever seen put together.
Toy Story 3 was horrible. They almost killed the toys, what the fuck.
I can't argue with your points, Andre, but you're saying you were drawn in at the beginning by a long shot? Why, in the tv thread, did you say it's not that impressive? I have a theory: you just liked gravity more. I didn't. Not too much can be said beyond that. I had technical issues with it, yes. Like I said, though, I still enjoyed the movie, I just didn't get the hype. I also didn't get the hype around children of men, so maybe it's a thing I have with the director.
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Cakes wrote: Interestingly, Lone Survivor and Zero Dark Thirty were in a similar vein (released at the end of the year, gripping war movies) and really didn't do much of anything at the Oscars.
Lone Survivor didn't really get much attention from anyone, and ZDT did get nominated.
Definitely not saying that war films don't deserve to be rewarded btw. I like war films just fine. The Deer Hunter is one of my favourite films, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket and Platoon are great films, Hurt Locker is a great film, The Thin Red Line is a great film, etc. And actually emotional impact is a pretty good reason to rate a film as award-worthy, which is exactly why I think some of the claims of Oscar bait around certain social issues etc are kinda silly. Though obviously there's a line with cheesy sentiment and audience pandering etc, but that line is pretty personal.
If you make a film about slaves that makes people feel something it's a done something good as a film, much like a war film that makes people feel something. It's not all about technical achievement, there are categories specifically for that after all.
edit: And yeah, ZD30 did get the best picture nomination, though that's a bit easier these days than it used to be.
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Police are on the hunt for two men after a second suspicious blaze at a Sydney home.
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Cold War Issues Through Political Cartoons
MysteryQuest 39
Authors: Elizabeth Byrne-Lo, Ilan Danjoux
Editor: Ruth Sandwell
Series Editor: Roland Case
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A critical thinking challenge for students, ages 14 to 16
One of the controversial incidents of the Cold War was the death of Herbert Norman, a 48 year-old Canadian diplomat. On April 4, 1957, while stationed in Egypt, he left his wife at their Cairo hotel, took the elevator up to the top of another building and walked off its rooftop to his death. His suicide created a political storm after it was revealed that he had been accused of communist sympathies by the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee in the United States. This accusation was even more upsetting because Norman had already been cleared of any Communist associations in an extensive RCMP investigation after the U.S. Government had made similar accusations several years earlier.
The Norman incident is indicative of the unfounded fear and overreactions that were common in Canada during the Cold War era. Political cartoons were one way to ridicule what some considered to be the excessive efforts of governments to identify and punish suspected communist sympathizers. What can we learn about the Cold War by studying the political cartoons of the time? Are they effective in offering critical commentary about the excesses of that era?
This MysteryQuest invites you revise political cartoons created during the Cold War based on information found in newspaper articles published at that time. To accomplish this task, you will learn more about Herbert Norman and the Cold War. You will then be introduced to four techniques used by cartoonists to communicate their message visually. These techniques will help you examine Cold War cartoons and suggest ways to enhance the message by adding additional features. Finally you will interpret and adapt two political cartoons based on newspaper articles that address similar Cold War issues.
STEP 1: Learn about Herbert Norman
To learn more about the life and times of Herbert Norman, read the background sheet, Herbert Norman and the Cold War. Highlight or underline up to ten important details that relate to the main conclusion of this article. After doing this, formulate the overall message or main idea of the article in one or two sentences.
STEP 2: Learn to read political cartoons
Political cartoons offer a unique perspective into a historical period. Often published within hours of the events they cover, they offer immediate and unfiltered interpretation of emerging issues. Interpreting political cartoons requires knowledge of the visual techniques that cartoonists use to communicate their message:
Distortion:drawing people or objects as oversized, undersized or otherwise disproportionate to their actual size in order to create an impression. The effect is often to suggest the importance, influence or power of actors or issues. For example, a very tall RCMP officer who is larger than everyone else communicates the superior power of the police force.
Symbolism: using objects and images to signify or represent something else. For example, a cartoonist might draw a muscle:man with an American flag threatening a sickly child wearing a maple leaf flag. This might indicate that the U.S. was using its power to intimidate a weak or defenseless Canada.
Composition: arranging the people and objects in the cartoon to create an impression. This can show their relative importance, such as placing one object in the centre of the frame and another in the background.
Words: inserting labels and captions to add meaning that cannot be communicated graphically. These may be labels to identify the country, person or event. Words may also be used as captions or comments offered by characters in the cartoon.
Practice recognizing these features by examining RCMP Dilemma, a cartoon published in The Ottawa Journal in 1957. Use the chart, Decoding Political Cartoons to identify one or more examples of each of the four techniques, and to explain what each might mean. For example, you might identify the snowshoes in the cartoon as an example of symbolism. The inclusion of snowshoes might suggest that the artist didn't think that the RCMP was very sophisticated in its technology. After analyzing the specific features of the cartoon, decide on the cartoon's overall message. Record this statement supported with references to features in the cartoon on the bottom part of the chart. Remember that cartoon elements often work together to communicate the message.
STEP 3: Revise the cartoon's message
Political cartoons differ in style and depth of analysis from written articles. It is interesting to compare how the same event is represented in a cartoon and an article. Re-examine the cartoon in the previous example and compare it with Unexplained Role of RCMP in the Norman Case, the accompanying newspaper article that was published on the same page. Use the chart Representing Ideas in a Cartoon to identify the conclusions and supporting details from the article that are not included in the political cartoon. Then suggest one change for each of the four cartooning techniques to make the cartoon more closely reflect the article's message. Explain your proposed changes to the cartoon. For example, you might add a faded poster with a statement "We always get our man" to suggest that the RCMP may not have been as effective as it once was in tracking down criminals. Modify the cartoon itself by sketching your suggested changes on a printed copy of the drawing.
STEP 4: Modify cartoons to represent a different message
Having familiarized yourself with the elements of cartoon design, your task is to adapt two political cartoons to make them more representative of the conclusions in two related newspaper articles. To ensure your cartoons reflect the style of the time, you are asked to modify existing cartoons on the same topic but whose message differs from the newspaper articles you will depict. The two sets of documents to work with are:
Adapt the cartoon No Fooling to reflect the article The "Fifth Column" Agitation of the Warmongers
Adapt the cartoon Doing some Undercover Work on your Neighbour to reflect the article This "Screening" Business
Complete each of these tasks in three stages:
Use a separate copy of Decoding Political Cartoons to record your analysis of each cartoon.
Use a separate copy of Representing Ideas in a Cartoon to note differences in the main conclusions of each cartoon and the accompanying article. Propose one or more changes for each of the four techniques to revise each cartoon to better reflect the article's message. Record these changes and the reasons for them on the chart.
In each case, modify the cartoon itself by drawing your suggested changes on a printed copy of the cartoon.
Select what you consider to be the best of the two modified cartoons. Use the evaluation rubric Assessing the Representation of Ideas to assess how accurately and clearly you analyzed the cartoon's key features and whether your proposed changes to the cartoon accurately and appropriately represented the differences in the article's message.
Background: Herbert Norman and the Cold War
Activity Sheet: Decoding Political Cartoons
Activity Sheet: Representing Ideas in a Cartoon
Depict an article as a political cartoon
Read the article The Norman Case is Closed. After identifying its main idea and support details, create an original cartoon to visually represent the intended message. Be sure to use all four cartooning techniques.
Create a Herbert Norman cartoon
Create a cartoon that summarizes the main factors or elements in the Herbert Norman case. Decide which elements of his life should be exaggerated (distorted) to show their importance and which symbols you would use to denote his affiliations. Think of where you would place other actors or objects and what words you might use to enhance the image. Draw a sketch that integrates each of the four techniques of political cartooning
Are cartoons effective?
Based on your comparisons of political cartoons and newspaper articles, what conclusions can you draw about the relative effectiveness of these two modes of communication in exposing the excessive efforts of the anti-communist movement. List the strengths and weaknesses of each and offer an overall assessment.
Explore other challenges
Extend your knowledge by exploring other issues associated with the Herbert Norman case:
MysteryQuest 37 invites you to rate the factors that most influenced Norman's decision to take his own life.
MysteryQuest 38 invites you to decide whether Norman was truly an innocent victim or might he have been guilty of wrongdoing.
Evidence in the Case
Photographs, Paintings or Drawings
Political cartoon: RCMP Dilemma: Report to Ottawa or Washington. A. C. Kaufman, March 8,1957
Political cartoon: No Fooling. Ritchie, nd
Political cartoon: Doing some Undercover Work on your Neighbour, Grassick, nd
Newspaper or Magazine Articles
Editorial, "Unexplained Role of RCMP In the Norman Case," The Ottawa Journal, April 26, 1957
Magazine article: The "Fifth Column" Agitation of the Warmongers, The Clarion, September 15, 1940
Magazine article: This "Screening" Business, Michael Barkway, Saturday Night, January 3, 1950
Editorial: The Norman Case is Closed, Vancouver Province, August 17, 1957
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Permits Medicaid billing of primary care and mental health or substance use services provided the same day in the same facility (known as same-day billing).
Requires a GAO study on mental health insurance parity.
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Allows Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to pay for short-term stays (no more than 15 days per month) of adults ages 21-65 in psychiatric hospitals and facilities (known as IMD exclusion). This provision codifies what is in recently released Medicaid managed care rule.
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Architecture has a purpose, but some creative ideas direction is very weird and uncommon, this is what give the art its special feel of freedom. This post presents a collection of unusual houses and buildings from around the World.
Air Force Academy Chapel (Colorado, USA)
Cubic Houses (Kubus woningen) (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
The original idea of these cubic houses came about in the 1970s. The concept behind these houses is that Piet Blom tries to create a forest by each cube representing an abstract tree; therefore the whole village becomes a forest. The cubes contain the living areas, which are split into three levels. The triangle-shaped lower level contains the living area. The middle level contains the sleeping area and a bathroom, while the top level, also in a triangular shape, is used as either an extra bedroom or a living space.
Device to Root Out Evil (Vancouver, Canada)
It was too hot for New York City, too hot for Stanford University, but a controversial, imposing sculpture by renowned international artist Dennis Oppenheim finally found a public home in laid-back Vancouver.
House Attack (Viena, Austria)
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Stone House (Guimar�es, Portugal)
The Basket Building (Ohio, USA)
The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)
The Ufo House (Sanjhih, Taiwan)
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Daniel Czapiewski, Polish businessman and philanthropist, built this house as an artistic statement about the Communist era and current state of the world. Many tourists who visit complain of mild seasickness and dizziness after just a few minutes of being in the structure.
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Wonderworks (Pigeon Forge, TN, USA)
Wozoco Apartments (Amsterdam, Holland)
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Fate as a Storm
When Creon condemns Antigone to death for defying his order not to bury Polyneices, the Chorus laments the fate that never leaves the house of Oedipus: “Once a house is shaken of Heaven, disaster/ Never leaves it, from generation to generation” (lines 583-84). They compare this fatal disaster to a storm, as when the “roaring wind from Thrace” (line 589) makes the water black and “It bears up from below/ A thick, dark cloud of mud” (lines 591-92). Boreas, the god of the north wind, was believed to live in Thrace, and the storms from the north could be fierce. Even so is the murky fate that continues to get stirred up for the descendents of Labdacus, Oedipus’s paternal grandfather. Labdacus was a grandson of the founder of Thebes, Cadmus. He died young by being ripped apart by women in a Bacchic frenzy for his disrespect to Dionysos. Dismemberment or dying is the main consequence in a tragedy, and tragedy is presided over by the god Dionysos. In a tragedy, the dismembered person, like Antigone (or Creon’s family), is often thought of as a sacrifice that restores order. Creon created the imbalance in nature with his prideful decree, and Antigone’s defiance and death brings the storm that clears the air. The house of Labdacus is thus a house of storm, and its curse is passed on as an inheritance. Just as the Thracian storms come from the north regularly, so does the curse strike the family of Labdacus in every generation.
Trees that Bend, and Trees that Break
Haemon, the son of Creon, lectures his father on how to be a wise ruler, hoping to influence him to change his mind on the death sentence for his fiancée, Antigone. He says the wise man is not the one who never changes his mind. A wise man listens to others and can admit when he is wrong. There is no disgrace in “learning more, and knowing when to yield” (line 711). Haemon tells Creon information that he does not know, such as the fact that the populace of Thebes backs Antigone. They see his act towards her as injustice. They will not thus think him weak if he relents. He will gain trust. Haemon compares the situation to “trees that grow beside a torrent” (line 712). If the trees bend, they keep their branches. If they “resist, [they] are torn out, root and branch” (line 714).
This metaphor works well with the storm metaphor, for Creon has created a crisis, and Antigone stepping in, with her family curse, is raising a storm in Thebes. Creon will only make it worse by becoming rigid. Haemon points out he needs to bend in order to make it through this storm. Instead, Creon is stubborn, and so the second example of the trees that break uncannily predicts what happens to Creon’s family line, which is indeed “torn out, root and branch.” Haemon explains that wisdom is a subtle gift of the gods. Creon is too crude, however, and without the spiritual perspective that can make him see how he disrupts the traditions of the city with his rigid law.
Death as a Bridegroom
Antigone is an expectant bride-to-be at the end of the war. She will marry within the royal house, with her cousin Haemon. As soon as her uncle Creon condemns her to death for disobeying him, she begins speaking of herself as the bride of Death: “I / Go to espouse the bridegroom, Death” (line 816). This proves to be an extended metaphor used in the rest of the play. The Chorus tries to tell her that her death will be glorious for “you go to the home / Of the dead while yet you are living” (lines 821-22). This is a reference to her punishment of being buried alive in a cave, so that Creon will not be directly responsible for the death of a kinswoman. Their praise is reminiscent of the bride who visited the underworld while still alive and returned—Persephone—queen of the dead. She truly married Death, Lord Hades. Yet Antigone will not return and says her death is cruel, like Niobe’s, who was worn out with grief. The Chorus answers that she will then be famous for “shar[ing] the doom of a god” (line 836). These comparisons raise the status of her death to a heroic or godlike act.
When Creon reverses his decision and goes to “the cavern, the home of death” (line 1204) to liberate Antigone, he hears lamentations. It is as though he enters the underworld itself, for the cave suggests that supernatural realm. Creon hears Haemon’s voice in the land of the dead, in Antigone’s tomb, and is shocked, for Haemon is still alive at that point. The messenger describes the corpse of Antigone where she hanged herself, with Haemon holding on to her as though to keep her among the living. Other myths come to mind, such as Orpheus trying to rescue his bride Eurydice from the underworld. Eurydice had to remain there, like Antigone. Haemon falls on his own sword in anger at his father, and in order to stay with Antigone. The messenger says, “Side by side they lie, and both are dead, / Not in this world but in the world below / He wins his bride” (lines 1240-1242). The lovers are immortalized by choosing honor in death, rather than a life of shame and compliance. They embrace death as their only spouse, for their lives are tragically cut off before they can flower.
Book traversal links for Antigone: Metaphor Analysis
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A recent Ontario appeal decision is a reminder that courts in Occupational Health and Safety Act prosecutions can award fines higher than even the Ministry of Labour prosecutor requests.
In this unusual case, both a trial Justice of the Peace and appeal judge imposed a fine that was substantially higher than what the MOL prosecutor wanted.
After a six-day trial, the defendant, an auto parts manufacturer, was found guilty on three charges under the OHSA. The trial Justice of the Peace fined the company a total of $270,000, even though the MOL prosecutor at trial had requested a fine in the range of only $175,000 to $225,000.
The company appealed the amount of the fine, but did not appeal the convictions. On the appeal, the company argued that the fine was not proportionate, that the trial justice placed undue emphasis on a prior conviction against the company under the OHSA, and that the fine was outside of the acceptable range. The appeal judge rejected all of those arguments because the employer was a “substantial corporation” (two facilities with a total of 770 people) that was “within a broader group of companies”; the employer had been found guilty on three charges under the OHSA; it was proper to consider the prior conviction (which was in 2004); and the harm to the injured worker was “devastating”: he was rendered a paraplegic when a robot on which he was doing a “quick fix” pressed against him on his back. The company’s practice was not to lock out / tag out robots when doing a “quick fix”.
Interestingly, on the appeal, the MOL prosecutor and the defence counsel actually agreed that $180,000 would be an appropriate amount for the fine. The appeal judge effectively rejected that agreement, finding that the $270,000 fine was not “unfit”.
The appeal judge decided that a fine of $270,000 “fell within the appropriate range”. The appeal was dismissed. The case illustrates the point that, particularly in cases of serious injury to a worker that “offends” the court, there is always a risk that the court will impose a fine that is greater than the amount that the MOL prosecutor wanted.
R. v. Matcor Automotive Inc., 2017 ONCJ 560 (CanLII)
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Shopping for Christmas Spirit
By Heidi Maness Hartwiger - Natural Parent, Natural Child , OVParent
What activates the Christmas spirit within us? Is it the last bite of Thanksgiving pumpkin pie or hearing the first Christmas song slipped in the regular radio programming? At the grocery store, do you notice bags of cranberries and walnuts in the shell? Inhale heavenly pine scent wafting from piles of wreaths waiting for decoration?
Commercialism wiggles in with catalogues and enticing advertising. It was not always so. When America was a toddler, fresh from breaking away from Mother England, our government, according to "The Encyclopedia of Christmas" (Tanya Gulevich, Visable Ink Press, 1998) banned all national holidays and festivals. Individual states commemorated quietly. Early Virginia traditions included giving Christmas gifts to the poor and to the servants. On New Year's Day, there was a modest family exchange. Gifts may have included food and homemade clothing.
In Williamsburg, Va., families did not have decorated Christmas trees until 1845. As the story goes, a family hosted a gentleman from Germany who was teaching German at the College of William and Mary. Not seeing preparations for a tree, he inquired and then shared his Christmas tree tradition: how to cut and then decorate the tree. The entire town came to the Christmas party. As the story goes, the next year every home in town displayed a tree adorned with little gifts and treats. Wouldn't it have been fun to be the Christmas mouse in a home when the folks discovered that hand-crafted ornaments could be saved, carefully packed away and used year after year!
"The Encyclopedia of Christmas" tells us that in 1851 somewhere up in the Catskill Mountains, Mark Carr, an enterprising logger, filled a wagon with cut fir trees and set off for New York City. He rented a spot on the sidewalk for $1. Word spread quickly, and the city folks purchased his entire inventory. It seems the next year when Mr. Carr arrived with his wagon load of fir trees, he discovered the space rental fee had jumped to $100.
In 1856, Franklin Pierce brought the first Christmas tree into the White House.
The momentum was building. American ministers composed Christmas carols such as "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "We Three Kings" and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" which are now traditional. "The Encyclopedia of Christmas" reports that on June 26, 1870 Congress declared Christmas a national holiday. Perhaps this was the key that unlocked the door to commercialism. Businesses began to advertise. Their drum beat was to purchase manufactured goods. Handkerchiefs, socks and umbrellas were "thoughtful gifts."
"The Everything Christmas Book" (Bob Adams Inc., 1994) offers fascinating facts including lists and prices of popular gifts decade by decade. Here is a brief sampling of what was hot. In 1900, you would pay 50 cents for china candlesticks and $2 for boys' wool socks. The popular folding umbrella was $4 in 1910. In 1920, your wish list might include a silk umbrella. The cost: $10. An elegant doll house was $5 in 1930. Moving on to 1940, the much sought-after electric iron was $2.49. A high end zippered nylon ladies robe was $6.98. Just a decade later, $8.89 would buy a quilted rayon and taffeta robe. Here comes the 1960s: A picture with Santa cost 49 cents. Life gets interesting with the electric can opener for $7.77 and ladies stretch slacks for $3.97.
The Thanksgiving Day parade was the brainchild of large department stores as a marketing tool to kick off a festive shopping season. Gimbels' Parade in Philadelphia and Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade are now part of our culture. President Franklin D. Roosevelt yielded to big business and set the permanent Thanksgiving Day date for Nov. 23 so there would be many shopping days before Christmas. By 1941, Congress made it official. Thanksgiving Day, regardless of the date, would be the fourth Thursday in November. This guaranteed four weeks for the shoppers to shop!
Along with the extended shopping season came extended store hours and the animated window display. I remember seeing a spectacular three-window animated display at Lazarus Department Store in Columbus, Ohio. In Wheeling, L.S. Good's Department Store had a small but just as charming display with an electric train zooming through cotton snow. In a display near the door was a live talking Christmas Tree. What a great Christmas part-time job!
There are ways, however, to neutralize materialism, get the kids involved and ease your family toward exchanges of love and good will that overflow into your neighborhood. Create decorations for a small tabletop tree or to share. All you need for simple ornaments are Christmas cookie cutters, colored construction paper or old Christmas cards, crayons, stickers, glitter-glue and yarn. Although they might need help in cutting, preschoolers can trace around Christmas cookie cutters and using crayons and stickers they can decorate both sides of the ornaments. Punch a hole in the top for a loop of yarn to hang.
Do a little culinary research. Make a Christmas goodie that is an oldtime recipe but new to your family. I'm not sure when frozen orange juice concentrate appeared. It was fun, as my grandmother called it, "to reconstitute." I measured and poured juice cans of water into the pitcher and stirred the orange blob into juice. We made and shared these no-bake Christmas Nuggets cookies made from frozen orange juice.
Christmas Nuggets
1 12-ounce box of vanilla wafers (crushed)
1 cup confectioners (powdered) sugar
1 6-ounce can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted
Extra confectioners sugar for rolling
Combine crushed wafers, melted butter, nuts and confectioners sugar. Add thawed orange juice and mix well. Chill 1 hour. Form into small balls. Roll in confectioners sugar. Refrigerate 24 hours before serving. This makes about 3 dozen, depending on nugget size. Freeze or store in air tight container. Although it contains nuts, this kid-friendly recipe is chocolate- and egg-free.
- Heidi Maness Hartwiger, a Wheeling native, is a writer, teacher and storyteller. She is the author of six books, including her most recent, a novel titled "Fire in Progress." She is a mother of four and a grandmother of five.
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Supporting ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) families with early invention programs. Where Illawarra parents can turn when they’ve received an ASD diagnosis.
Jenny Henderson Mon 26 August 19
It is estimated that one child is diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) every four hours but the support and understanding so desperately needed after diagnosis, is not always easy to find.
For ASD parents and carers, it can feel like the race against time as the evidence points to how high quality, early intervention can transform a child living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or neuro-developmental delay.
So here at Parents Guide Illawarra, we are delighted that the Child Development Institute (CDI) has opened it’s doors in Wollongong, offering evidence based, unique support for ASD families via:
- Early Intervention Services CLICK HERE
- Parents Services and Support CLICK HERE
- Training and Support for professionals CLICK HERE
- Workshops and events for all the ASD community CLICK HERE
At Parents Guide we were lucky enough to interview Nadene Anderson, CEO of CDI and a passionate advocate for the needs of ASD families to be met...
Q. 1 Can you start with the role you play at CDI and why your work is so important to you?
I grew up with a sibling who had special needs. My brother was not diagnosed with ASD until he was 37 years old, so while he was growing up we didn’t know how to help him. With no diagnosis there were no solutions and no clear ways that we could support him.
Now, there is so much research and understanding behind the neuroscience of Autism that we now know how to help children like my brother, through evidence based early intervention.
My family has founded the Child Development Institutein the hope that we can provide access to high quality early intervention that will change their lives, and the lives of their families. We also want to provide training for parents and professionals in these children’s support networks so that they can all work towards children with ASD being included in their education settings and in their communities.
Q. 2 Why early intervention and why the Early Start Denver model?
The earlier a child with a neurodevelopmental delay can access early intervention, the better the outcome. Science has proven that up until about 6 years old, the child’s brain has plasticity and is ripe for learning.
The Early Start Denver Model is an early intervention model developed specifically for children with ASD aged 12 months to 5 yrs. Many research studies have proven that the ESDM is effective in many settings including in clinics, specialised group programs, education settings, in the home and in the community. It is a multi-disciplinary model which means it takes elements from various practices including speech pathology, occupational therapy and psychology as well as from other model such as Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and Pivotal Response Training (PRT).
When a child first enters our ESDM program they are assessed using the ESDM developmental curriculum checklist. This allows our therapists to pin-point exactly where the gaps are in the child’s development and where they need to start teaching. Each child has their own set of individualised objectives which cover all developmental domains. In each session these objectives are targeted through the use of the ESDM teaching principles and are formally reviewed every 10 weeks. Progress is tracked after every session through data collection.
A wonderful aspect of the ESDM is that it can be taught to parents to use in their home, to teachers to use in education settings and any other professional who is involved in supporting a child with ASD. By providing these kinds of supports we can promote more rapid development, greater wellbeing and higher levels of community participation for all.
Q. 3 What are parents best do when they have received a diagnosis?
Once a diagnosis is confirmed, or even when it is suspected, parents can contact Lifestart, the local NDIS Early Childhood partner, to access funding to support early intervention therapy for their child. At the CDI we welcome families to come in to our centre for a tour and a chat with one of our ESDM therapists about how our programs could help their child and support their family as they navigate the journey of finding appropriate evidence based early intervention.
Q.4 Can you give examples of how the Early Start Denver model has helped kids in your programs?
We know that the ESDM creates positive outcomes for children with ASD from the growing body of research that is expanding across the world. The findings support it’s efficacy in both individual clinics and in group programs. This research has proven that the ESDM can reduce the severity of autism symptoms and associated maladaptive behaviour while accelerating children’s development across all developmental domains.
ESDM assists children who experience significant challenges with communication, behaviour, social interaction, imitation, cognition and personal independence skills.
Children who have been attending therapy at the CDI since we opened in May 2019 have been making wonderful progress which is tracked by their therapists who collect data each week. Parents have reported improvements in areas such as verbal communication, following instructions and playing in more functional ways such as rolling playdough rather than eating it.
Q. 5 Can you let parents know how to access support / programs and workshops?
Parents can call our centre or complete the waitlist form on our website (FIND IT HERE) and they will then receive information about our services, accessing NDIS and will also be invited to set up a time to visit us for a tour of our centre.
If parents would like to enrol their child in our programs the first step is an ESDM Assessment which is a comprehensive developmental assessment specifically designed for young children with ASD. It reveals what a child is capable of and exactly where we should begin our teaching.
Based on this assessment and in collaboration with parents, the therapist will develop a treatment plan, for each child which is reviewed each quarter.
Parents can also book into any of our parent workshops which are listed on our website - CLICK HERE.
NDIS funding can be used to access all services provided at the CDI.
Q. 6 Any final last words of support and encouragement for ASD families?
While receiving a diagnosis of ASD is never going to be easy to accept, families should be reassured that there is both evidence proving that intensive early intervention can reduce the symptoms of ASD and promote development, and that NDIS funding can provide access to this therapy and supports.
From the team at Parents Guide Illawarra, we thank Nadene Anderson and CDI for sponsoring this article and we encourage any readers to share this article if you have found it useful!
We may still have a long way to go to better meet the needs of all our ASD community, but welcoming the Child Development Institute to the Illawarra, feels like a large step in the right direction.
To get in contact with the Child Development Institute, visit their website HERE, follow their Facebook page HERE and call the friendly team on (02) 4243 7899.
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Demosthenes, For the Megalopolitans, section 5 (search)
Our duty, then, is to take care lest the Lacedaemonians grow strong and formidable before the Thebans are weaker, and lest their increase of power should, unperceived by us, out-balance the diminution of the power of Thebes, which our interests demand. For this at least we should never admit, that we would sooner have the Lacedaemonians for our rivals than the Thebans, nor is that our serious aim, but rather to put it out of the power of either to do us harm, for in that way we shall enjoy the most complete security.
But perhaps we shall admit that that is how matters ought to stand, but feel that it is monstrous to choose as our allies the men whose ranks we faced at Mantinea,The Athenians fought on the left wing of the Lacedaemonians at Mantinea against Thebans, Arcadians and other allies of Thebes. and even to help them against those with whom we shared the dangers of that battle. And I too am of that opinion, but I think we must add the saving clause, “if the others consent to do what is just.
Demosthenes, For the Megalopolitans, section 14 (search)
Then there is another argument that astonishes me; that if we make an alliance with the Arcadians and act upon it, our city will seem to be changing its policy and breaking faith. For to me, men of Athens, the exact opposite seems to be the case. How so? Because I do not think any one man would deny that Athens has saved the Lacedaemonians, and the Thebans before them, and the Euboeans recently,The references are to the battle of Mantinea （362）, the alliance with Thebes against Sparta in 378, and the deliverance of Euboea from the Thebans in 357. and has afterwards made alliance with them, having always one and the same object in vi
But further, with regard to any acts which they say the Megalopolitans have committed for the sake of the Thebans somewhat against your interests, it is ridiculous to make these now the count of an indictment, but when they want to become friends and make you some reparation, to look askance at them and devise means of preventing this, and not to realize that the more zealous they show themselves to have been in the cause of the Thebans, the more justly would these very speakers incur your anger, if they deprived the city of such useful allies, when they came to you before applying to Thebes.
But these, I take it, are the allegations of men who want once again to drive the Megalopolitans elsewhere for an alliance. Now I know, as far as reasoning and conjecture can teach me, and I think that most of you will agree with me, that if the Lacedaemonians take Megalopolis, Messene will be in danger; and if they take Messene also, I say that we shall find ourselves in alliance with Thebes.
Surely it is more honorable and satisfactory that we should win the alliance of the Thebans on our own account and resist Spartan ambition, than that we should shrink from rescuing the allies of Thebes and abandon them now, only to rescue the Thebans in the end, and to be kept moreover in perpetual alarm for ourselves.
In order, then, that this unwillingness may not stand in the way of the weakening of Thebes, let us admit that Thespiae, Orchomenus and Plataea ought to be restored, and let us co-operate with their inhabitants and appeal to the other states, for it is a just and honorable policy not to allow ancient cities to be uprooted; but at the same time let us not abandon Megalopolis and Messene to their oppressors, nor allow the restoration of Plataea and Thespiae to blind us to the destruction of existing and established states.
If the Megalopolitans, though peace is secured for them, still cling to the Theban alliance, it will of course be obvious to all that they prefer the ambition of Thebes to the claims of justice; or if, while the Megalopolitans join our alliance in all sincerity, the Lacedaemonians refuse to keep the peace, then it will be equally obvious that the object of their activities is not merely to restore Thespiae, but to subjugate the Peloponnese while the Thebans are engrossed in the war.
I am surprised that some of you are afraid of the enemies of Sparta becoming allies of Thebes, and yet see nothing to fear in their subjugation by the Lacedaemonians, forgetting the practical lesson to be learned from the past, that the Thebans always use these allies against the Lacedaemonians, whereas the Lacedaemonians, when they had them at command, used them against us.
led villages. the Lacedaemonians can at once be a great power, or if they do escape destruction—for such miracles have happened before now—they are bound to be the staunch friends of Thebes; but if you accept them as allies, Megalopolis will indeed owe its immediate deliverance to you, but we must put on one side all calculation of risk, and consider what will be the efemonians can at once be a great power, or if they do escape destruction—for such miracles have happened before now—they are bound to be the staunch friends of Thebes; but if you accept them as allies, Megalopolis will indeed owe its immediate deliverance to you, but we must put on one side all calculation of risk, and consider what will be the effect upon our relations with Thebes and
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Iroquois County Sheriff Derek Hagen talks about the hiring of two new deputies at Wednesday’s county board committee meeting.
Iroquois County has two additional deputies hired
By WENDY DAVIS, Reporter wdavis@intranix.com
The Iroquois County Sheriff’s Department is two deputies closer to the number it had on patrol 10 years ago.
Sheriff Derek Hagen updated the Iroquois County Board Judicial and Public Safety Committee on his department’s staffing Wednesday afternoon.
As he was granted money in the FY20 budget to hire, two additional deputies were hired from the jail: Brock Myers and Josh Snyder.
He said it’s good to hire deputies who have experience working at the jail. “Ninety percent of the time we’re working with the same 10 percent of the population. They have a head start in knowing who the people are and who the problems are.”
They are to start the 14-week academy Jan. 13, and then it’ll be eight weeks of field training. By July they should be driving on their own.
Hagen said the way it’s been is there were seven hours a day where there was just one deputy on duty. This will cut that to three hours.
Since two correctional officers were hired on as deputies, two needed to be hired to replace them. He said one individual has started and another will begin April 27.
Hagen gave his department’s numbers for the year.
At 9,239 there was a 2.3 percent increase in calls for service over 2018.
The number of prisoners booked in in 2019 decreased: 1.8 percent for adults ending the year at 654, 59 percent for juveniles ending the year at 13.
The average daily population increased 24 percent, the average being 31, and the average length of stay was 23 days, where it was 21 days in 2018. He said costs increase when prisoners stay longer.
There was a 38 percent increase in the number of inmates transported to the department of corrections, 33, and there was a 31 percent increase in the number of inmates picked up at other counties, 47. This means a lot of fuel is used and more wear is done on the department’s vehicles.
There were fewer civil processes served, 1,275, a 16 percent decrease. He said attorneys are opting to do more of these electronically. There were about the same number of tow reports, 70, and accident reports, 256. As for offense reports, there were 466 in 2019 and there were 439 in 2018.
Coroner Bill Cheatum told the committee he’s set to go to a winter conference at the end of January for continuing education.
He told the committee he saw 10 overdoses in 2019, “the highest Iroquois County has had. We’ll see what 2020 brings.” This number is only those who died in Iroquois County; it doesn’t take into account those who were transported to a hospital out of county and died at hospital.
Probation supervisor Barb King gave her department’s report. She noted, the number of adults and juvenile cases loads are down from 2017 and 2018. “There are fewer people but there’s more work put into them,” she said, as there are more people with problems like addiction and mental health issues. Public service work has increased, and this is due to the required public service work for those placed as first time offenders.
King said, “We do a lot of social services work” as part of their job. She said probation staff not just checks on individuals to make sure they’re following the court’s rules, but they’re also there for issues like working with people on budgeting their money to make sure their fines are paid.
For December in the adult case load, there were three new admissions with a total general caseload of 195. There was just one client for pretrial services.
In specialized court there were 21 sex offender clients and seven domestic violence clients. There were 33 administrative active and two inactive. Two cases were closed.
Four investigation reports were done. One individual was on GPS/alcohol monitoring.
For public service work, two clients were added with 540 hours added. One client completed work and 100 hours were completed. There’s 9,160 hours remaining.
In the juvenile caseload there was one new admission taking the total to 40 general caseload clients. Eighteen are pretrial pending/referral cases. Two cases were closed.
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Four investigations were done.
There was one detention screening completed and two juveniles were detained, one in detention as of Dec. 25. There were 32 days used in the Vermilion County Youth Detention Center.
As for public service work, one client was added with 24 hours added. One client completed work, and 24 hours were completed. There are 840 hours remaining.
For the department monthly totals, there were three urinalysis and blood alcohol contents test done.
In the ETSB report, 9-1-1 director Eric Raymond gave the month of December’s numbers.
The total telecommunicator call out were 1,976: 1,364 police, 91 fire, 350 ambulance, 143 change of quarters, 17, coroner, 11 animal control.
There were 907 9-1-1 calls and 3,996 non emergency calls. Telecommunicators worked 153 hours of overtime and Raymond worked no hours on the radio.
For the year the total calls were 24,813, with the comparison to 2018: 17,602 police, up more than a 1,000 calls; 1,363 fire, down 20 calls, 3,890 ambulance, down 500 calls; 1,529 change of quarters, down 600 calls, 253 coroner, down four calls, 175 animal control, up 60 call.
There were 11,678 9-1-1 calls and 50,131 non emergency calls, which were about the same from 2018.
Raymond told the committee members there is a tentative agreement in contract negotiations between the county board negotiations committee and the telecommunicators union. There could be a contract for the full county board to vote on at its Tuesday meeting.
In circuit clerk Lisa Hines’ report, a total of $70,305.70 was disbursed from the office of the circuit clerk in December: $41,676.48 was paid to the county and $28,629.22 was paid to others.
Credit collections took in $6,746.31 and the state comptroller gave over $329.29, taking the totals to $72,101.32 and $50,156.63, respectively.
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Grace M. Hagenbuch, 91, formerly of 27 Oak Street, Danville, slipped quietly into the arms of Jesus, Monday morning, March 23, 2015 at Kramm Healthcare Center, Milton, PA. She was born December 30, 1923 in Limestone Township, Montour County, PA, the daughter of the late George and Dorothy Shook Anderson.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, H. Tillman Hagenbuch on September 3, 1997. They were married September 5, 1942.
Grace was employed as an activity aide for 33 years by the Danville State Hospital retiring in 1984.
She was a member of the Washingtonville Lutheran Church.
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She is survived by numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Grace was preceded in death by one sister; Mildred M. "Millie" Anderson on February 5, 2011.
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Table-topping Mavericks reach victories milestone
NEAR UPSET The Knicks led 101-100 with 1
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New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury argues a foul call with an official in the second half of the NBA game against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday in Dallas, Texas.
Dirk Nowitzki took care of the personal milestone with his first shot. After his final surge, the Dallas Mavericks got their own record.
Nowitzki scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, with nine straight in the final 1:56, as the Dallas Mavericks beat the New York Knicks 105-103 on Friday night for their franchise-record 61st victory.
The Mavericks, the top team in the NBA, have won nine straight games.
Stephon Marbury had a season-high 43 points, but his final shot was blocked by Josh Howard and rebounded by Devean George as the game ended. Marbury had twice put the Knicks ahead in the closing stretch, but also had a huge mistake.
A three-point play by Marbury put the Knicks up 101-100 with 1:18 left. Nowitzki then made two free throws, but Marbury answered with another basket.
The Mavericks went ahead for good after Nowitzki passed to a wide-open Jerry Stackhouse. After Stackhouse missed the 3-pointer, Nowitzki grabbed the rebound and made both free throws after being fouled.
Jason Terry then stole a pass by Marbury and hit the second free throw after being fouled with 17 seconds left. Marbury couldn't make up for his mistake, missing his last shot.
On his first basket of the game, Nowitzki surpassed 15,000 points. He came out of Wednesday night's game with a sore left ankle and played only one minute after halftime, leaving him stuck at 14,999.
Spurs 102, Jazz 93
At San Antonio, Manu Ginobili scored 25 points and San Antonio beat Utah for its sixth straight victory.
Tony Parker added 23 points and 11 assists, Tim Duncan had 20 points and 14 rebounds and Michael Finley had 12 points as San Antonio snapped Utah's three-game winning streak. The Spurs have won 16 straight at home against the Jazz.
Both the Jazz and Spurs have clinched playoff spots, with San Antonio in third place in the Western Conference and Utah in fourth. The Jazz fell five games behind the Spurs heading into the final 10 games of the season.
Raptors 123, Wizards 118, OT
At Washington, Chris Bosh scored eight of his 37 points in overtime and Toronto remained in the third spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
The Wizards appeared to have a victory secured until Michael Ruffin's celebratory heave toward the rafters landed in the hands of Raptors guard Morris Peterson, whose 3-pointer from 31 feet tied the score at 109 as the horn sounded ending regulation.
Bosh, who made nine of his first 11 shots and had 21 points in the first half, managed only eight points in the second half. He shot 4-for-5 in overtime and blocked Gilbert Arenas' layup attempt with 3 seconds left.
Pistons 110, Nets 105
At Auburn Hills, Mich., Chauncey Billups had 32 points and 14 assists, Lindsey Hunter and Antonio McDyess keyed a fourth-quarter rally and Detroit beat New Jersey.
Rasheed Wallace scored 22 points, but it was the two reserves who led Detroit's fourth-quarter comeback. Hunter and McDyess combined for 22 points and went 8-of-11 in the quarter, including three 3-pointers.
Tayshaun Prince flirted with a triple-double for Detroit, finishing with 15 points, a career-high nine assists and eight rebounds.
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Heat 92, Timberwolves 77; SuperSonics 120, Grizzlies 93;
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Elaine loves to merge with starbeings, starchildren and hybrid children and represent their state of sensory awareness and feelings so we get a better understanding of who they are and of who we are. In this way we can align ourselves to our future and other dimensional selves “in the now”. Elaine is a sound alchemist, she looooves sound and has a deep alignment to and understanding of many light languages both through sound and movement. Elaine has a clairvoyant entrance into holographic realms where she can interpret communication from other realm selves and other star beings. She has a deep love, to align star families all over the universe to their most expanded state of awareness and co-creates with them so that we collectively create a future race for humanity. She communicates through her deep understanding and visionary abilities of holograhpic fields by translating and receiving telepathically light encoded information.
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Jo-Anna is our mothership co-ordinator. She guides us through a journey where we can all be even more of our selves in a safe, loving, nurturing way. She inspires others to look for even more within themselves and bring it forward in a co creative supportive way. She has been an alchemist in many lifetimes. In her current life she is the founder of Healing Arts a company which creates alchemy through liquid light frequencies. These assist others through a holographic quantum field to reach a greater understanding and connection to their galactic and other realms selves. Being a star being herself, she is also passionate in co creating with youngsters and others in an equal, honest and balanced way. Telosia, Mount Shasta and Live-to-Be in Almere – Amsterdam, Netherlands, are outstanding places for young adults where they can explore their innate potentials and find a creative expression of them.
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微信新布丁众娱业内Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated recently after US President Donald Trump threatened to deal with the DPRK with "fire and fury" last month
主题The Philippines under Duterte has tried to develop an independent foreign policy rather than being a US puppet most of the time公园Since becoming Philippines president in June 2016, Rodrigo Duterte has refused to be used by the US to advance its strategy
需积血That was certainly not the policy under Obama when he launched the US pivot-to-Asia policy, trying to gang up US allies on China文化And on global economic status, about half of Filipinos (49 percent) say that the US is still the leading economic power, but that is down from 66 percent who said so in 2015业内The survey released on Sept 21 bore a title saying people in the Philippines still favor the United States over China, but that the gap is narrowing主题This represents a dramatic shift since that question was last asked in 2015公园Such an independent policy is dealing a heavy blow to those who still view the relationship between the three countries as zero-sum
需积血Some even believe that he would not able to serve the full six-year term文化And overall, the perception gap between the US and China in the Philippines is narrowing业内The 79-year-old never expected when he was browsing the internet that day that he would uncover a piece of family history dating back some 140 years
主题"It was a picture I had never seen before and my instinct told me that the subjects could be my great grandparents," he told China Daily公园According to Watt, the unique wedding photograph documents the moment of the start of the prominent Nie family in China需积血"The groom, Nie Jigui, served as Shanghai's Governor from 1890 to 1893, died in 1911 and was buried in Hunan, while the bride, Zeng Jifen, died in 1942 and was buried in Shanghai文化Not to mention, in an exhibition some 3,500 miles away from where he lived
Portrait of a womanWhen New York-based Raymond Watt came across an article on the BBC news website about a Chinese photography exhibition in the UK last November, he was shocked, to say the least"Today, Beijing is a vastly different place and the early photographs presented a perspective on the city which had never been previously available
The country, which gained independence from the United Kingdom in April 1961, remains one of the least developed in the worldIt has eight surgical operation rooms and 300 patient bedsThe Chinese Navy's hospital ship Peace Ark arrives on Tuesday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on an eight-day mission to deliver free medical services to 2,000 people in the West African nationThe visit marks the first time the ship has visited West Africa, Xinhua said
[Photo/Xinhua]The Chinese Navy's hospital ship Peace Ark is providing humanitarian medical services to the people of Sierra Leone during an ongoing port call in the West African nation, Chinese media reportedThe vessel arrived on Tuesday in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital and largest city, which is a major port on the Atlantic OceanA nurse from China draws blood as part of an examination of a boy on the Peace Ark on Sept 21,2017Sierra Leone is the second destination for Peace Ark in its "Harmonious Mission 2017" tour
Medical personnel began examining and treating local residents immediately, Xinhua News Agency reportedIt carries a total of 115 doctors and nurses, most of them from the People Liberation Army's Naval Medical University and Navy General Hospital
微信新布丁众娱Each day hundreds of Sierra Leone residents line up outside Peace Ark waiting for their turn to be diagnosed by Chinese doctors, the report said, noting that at least 2,000 residents would receive medical services during the ship's eight-day stay in FreetownThe Peace Ark left a naval port in China's Zhejiang province on July 26 to carry out its 155-day goodwill mission
It docked in Djibouti from August 23 to 31 and treated thousands of locals, Xinhua said, and made stops in Spain and Sri Lanka for resupplyOne of the world's largest hospital ships, the Peace Ark is 178 meters longSince it was commissioned in 2008, the vessel has visited 31 countries, providing free medical services to tens of thousands of people"My Changsha dream is slowly being realized, but I still have a bigger dream"Despite the long distance, I was very excited that I could visit Jackie Chan and Jet Li's hometown," Luc saidIn 2013, he married a Chinese girl, Guo Hongyan, who gave birth to a baby
"If everything goes well, our office can be launched in September," he added"Changsha is a well-known city for entertainment 鈥 offering an opportunity for Luc, who has a great talent for singing and dancing
Changsha is my second hometown, and my family is the biggest highlight of my time in Changsha," he saidHis star rose when the entertainment industry gave him a chance to showcase his talents on TV
"Our confederation has held a discussion with the Changsha National High-tech Industrial Development Zone to start an office in their international science and technology business platform," Luc introducedHe has a Chinese name, Mao Lyuke, which is famous in Changsha
I hope I can play a role in promoting win-win cooperation between Changsha and Benin, China and Africa," Luc said in an interviewFor the past 17 years, he has lived in Changsha, capital of Hunan province in central ChinaThe confederation aims to build a bridge between China and Benin, with the help of the Belt and Road InitiativeHe can cook Hunan dishes, make kung fu tea and even sing Huagu Opera, a Chinese opera originating in Hunan province
"If enterprises in China or Benin want to explore the market in the other country, the confederation can help them understand the targeted country's market conditions and regulations"We plan to have another baby next year," Luc said, smiling while talking about his family
Now, besides his art career, he also serves as a representative for the National Confederation of Employers of BeninHe is not a foreigner anymore 鈥 more like a Changsha local
In 2000, when he worked for a construction company in Benin, Luc got a chance to study in China with funding from the Chinese governmentShortly after making a name for himself, Luc fell in love
"I hope my children can finish their education here just like Changsha kidscomHis sense of humor has made him a frequent guest on variety TV shows, like Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, CCTV's Foreigner in China and Avenue of Stars"You can speak Chinese!""I can also speak Changsha dialect!"The man you see in pictures can do more than speak the Changsha dialectHe acts as a singer, a host and works on his own documentary projects
When he performed a section of a famous Peking Opera on a TV talent show in 2005, he caused quite a stirFile photo shows Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte supporters gather during a vigil backing the anti-drugs crackdown at the Luneta park in metro Manila, Philippines February 25, 2017
微信新布丁众娱Philippine law enforcers seized the drugs around midnight and it took less than four hours for the cross-border operation to be implementedNoting that the anti-drug cooperation between China and the Philippines has gone through a long history and achieved fruitful results, the two sides said the current cooperation has entered an increasingly good period
With regard to the May 25 bust of a drug trafficking ring and seizure of 604 kilograms of crystal meth, according to the meeting, the Chinese Customs officials discovered the attempt to smuggle the illegal drugs into the PhilippinesThe Chinese officials were from China's National Narcotics Control Commission and Ministry of Public Security while Philippine officials were from Philippines' Dangerous Drugs Board and Bureau of Customs
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Build your own camera!
Students will learn how to build a simple camera obscura, explore the inversion of images, and explore the fact that smaller pinholes lead to clearer images.
Before going through the activity, read the story attached: 5.3 The physicist Ibn Al-Haytham develops a theory of light
By building and experimenting with a simple camera obscura, the students are going to explore the main characteristics of a pinhole camera.They will learn that sharper images can be produced with smaller pinholes, however on the expense of the brightness In addition, they will experience that the image is upside down. If the students produce cameras of different length, they will realise that the distance between the pinhole and the screen determines the size of the image.
After the activity, the students will be able to:
describe the influence of the size of the pinhole on the image quality (brightness, sharpness).
describe that the bigger the distance between the pinhole and the screen, the larger the image (if cameras of different size are available).
During the activity, the students experiment with different pinhole sizes. When working in groups, they can discuss the different observations they make. Afterwards, the working groups can exchange their results and list them on a blackboard or a whiteboard.
The teacher may pick the shortest and the longest camera that was built (if applicable). The students observe the same object at identical distances. They describe the observation made with the two cameras.
Empty cereal box or a shoe box
Empty cardboard tube
Bread knife or small hacksaw
A pin or a needle
The earliest form of 'photography' and use of a pinhole was the camera obscura ('dark chamber'). It’s a simple camera without a lense and with a single very tiny aperture called pinhole. Light from objects travels in a straight line through the pinhole, in such a way that the light from the top of the object passes through the pinhole, continuing in a straight line under an angle, and ends up at the bottom of the image. By employing a camera obscura Ibn al-Haytham explained the nature of light and vision and laid down the principles of cameras. From 1500 CE onwards lenses replaced the pinhole, but still resulted in inverted images.
Note that such a camera obscura is a safe tool for observing solar eclipses in projection.
Fig. 38 Camera Obscura (Credits: aehistory.wordpress.com)
Volledige beschrijving van de activiteit
A simple camera obscura
Cut out a large aperture on the box and tape the screen (tracing paper) over the gap.
Use a pin to make a pinhole on the side opposite to the screen.
Hold the camera close to a light source to view the image of a bulb. You will see an inverted light bulb!
Experiment with different sizes of pinholes and observe the quality of the inverted image.
Fig. 39 Building a camera obscura (Credits: Justin Quinnell)
Another version of camera obscura: Tube Obscura
Tools: breadknife-hacksaw, scissors, pin.
Fig. 40 A cylindrical camera obscura image (Credits: Justin Quinnell)
Cut the end of a cardboard tube (using a bread knife or small hacksaw) then tape some tracing paper tightly over the cut end of the tube. Reassemble the tube with the tracing paper inside (see figure 40). Use the same tube to trace a circle on a thin sheet of aluminium. (A flattened out drink can works well although thin black card will also work). Make a pinhole (the size of a drawing pin) in the centre of this circle. Cut the circle out with the hole in the centre and tape over the end of the tube. Look through with one eye whilst blocking the excess light with your hands.
Space Awareness curricula topics (EU and South Africa)
The journey of ideas, Constellations, stars
This activity deals with the concept of a camera obscura, a pinhole camera. After building their own camera, the students experiment with it to explore its characteristics as an optical tool. They will investigate properties of the image produced, like sharpness, brightness, and size. When studying the background information, they will learn that this concept is quite old and was transferred from the East to Europe.
Jouney of Ideas - Introduction Chapter 5.pdf
Jouney of Ideas - General Introduction.pdf
Curriculumonderwerp
Constellations, stars
Grote idee van wetenschap
Islamic Heritage
Primary, Middle School
Toezicht voor de veiligheid
Medium Cost
Small Indoor Setting (e.g. classroom)
Kernvaardigheden
Asking questions, Developing and using models, Analysing and interpreting data
Type leeractiviteit
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Auteur van de activiteit
Dr. Cecilia Scorza, Haus der Astronomie
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Time and Space around Me
Students' dreams of space
Interviews in Portuguese
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Home / Telephone Code 805 / (805)-853 Los Angeles
Free 805-853 Telephone code information for Los Angeles, California
City: Los Angeles
State: California (CA)
Zip Codes: NA
Geo-coordinates: Latitude: 34.05 | Longitude: -118.25
Service Provider: Pacific Bell - Ca
Each individual component of a town within the U.S. is given a distinctive code, which is the phone exchange and area code. 805 is one such code, that is allotted to a distinct place in Los Angeles, California. To know specifically where this place is situated on a map, one could examine the latitude and longitude, that happen to be 34.05 and -118.25 respectively. These residential phones are powered majorly by Pacific Bell - Ca.
The Area, Zipcodes and Timezone
It is noted, that the aforesaid exchange and area code, approximately is comprised of a land-area of 10509869649 sq meters, and a water-area of 1795012906 sq meters. Within this area, the succeeding zip-codes reside - . This particular area is catagorized within the UTC-8 time-zone.
Population and Age
Talking about the folks, in the area, The population has been approximated to be 9818605. This consists of 4839654 men and 4978951 ladies. The grown-up above 18 population is 7416397. The young children’s below 5 population is 645793. The older people's above 65 population is 1065699. Considering the general population, the median age of the inhabitants is estimated to be 34.8. A house in this region posseses a normal size of 2.98.
The area is judged to have a total of 3445076 built residences. {utilizedHouses} are said to be used and 203872 are understood to be vacant. The total places of residence that are used by the landlords independently has been assessed to be 1544749. On the other hand, 1696455 places of residence happen to be given on lease.
Most Recent Numbers
(705) 938-4350 (319) 939-2273 (678) 315-9189 (724) 809-8383 (281) 675-8144 (760) 259-0286 (321) 954-2852 (267) 315-7404 (706) 813-0355 (419) 588-5614 (715) 449-5490 (707) 527-3281 (210) 706-0658 (510) 502-6252 (646) 534-3260 (254) 236-3436 (623) 363-5028 (347) 508-6200 (623) 363-5028 (270) 819-0352
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1585 - John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in quest for the North West Passage.
1588 - Battle of Gravelines ends - Defeated by the English during an invasion attempt, the surviving parts of the Spanish Armada begin to sail home. Only 67 of the original 130 ships will later reach Spain and most of these will be in poor condition.
1647 - Battle of Dangan Hill - Irish forces are defeated by British Parliamentary forces.
1786 - Mont Blanc was climbed for the first time by Dr. Michael-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat.
1844 - During a meeting held in Nauvoo, the Quorum of Twelve, headed by Brigham Young, is created as the leading body of the Mormon Church.
1863 - American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (Davis will refuse the request upon receipt).
1876 - Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
1911 - Public Law 62-5 sets the number of representatives in the United States House of Representatives at 435. The law will take effect in 1913.
1918 - World War I: Battle of Amiens - Canadian troops, backed by Australians, begin a string of almost continuous victories with a push through the German front lines. German General Erich Ludendorff will later call this the "black day of the German army."
1929 - The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight (will end on August 29).
1938 - The Mauthausen concentration camp is opened.
1942 - World War II: In Washington, DC, six German would-be saboteurs are executed (two others were cooperative and received life imprisonment instead).
1945 - World War II - The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria with more than 1 million troops. This action prompts Emperor Hirohito to plead with the war council to reconsider surrender.
1945 - The United Nations Charter is ratified by the United States, and that nation becomes the first to join the new international organization.
1949 - Bhutan becomes independent
1963 - Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal 2.6 million pounds in bank notes.
1967 - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was founded.
1974 - Watergate scandal: US President Richard Nixon announces his resignation (effective August 9).
1989 - STS-28: The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
2000 - Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor.
1839 - General Nelson Miles, Indian fighter (d. 1925)
1866 - Matthew Henson, explorer (North Pole)
1879 - Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1919)
1880 - Earle Page, eleventh Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1961)
1896 - Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author (d. 1953)
1902 - Paul Dirac, physicist (d. 1984)
1907 - Benny Carter, musician, arranger
1919 - Dino De Laurentiis, producer
1921 - Webb Pierce, country and western singer (d. 1991)
1921 - Esther Williams, actress, swimmer
1921 - William Asher, film producer
1921 - John Herbert Chapman, Physicist
1922 - Rudi Gernreich, fashion designer (d. 1985)
1922 - Rory Calhoun, actor (d. 1999)
1922 - Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Spanish football player (d. 1922)
1925 - Alija Izetbegovic, former Bosnian president (d. 2003)
1930 - Andy Warhol, painter (d. 1987)
1931 - Sir Roger Penrose, mathematical physicist
1932 - Mel Tillis, country and western singer
1936 - Donald P. Bellisario, television producer
1937 - Dustin Hoffman, actor
1938 - Connie Stevens, singer, actress
1944 - Peter Weir, film director
1949 - Keith Carradine, actor
1951 - Mamoru Oshii, film director
1954 - Nigel Mansell, Formula One racer
1958 - Deborah Norville, reporter, television host
1961 - The Edge (David Evans), guitarist of U2
1966 - Chris Eubank, world champion boxer
1973 - Scott Stapp, Creed frontman
1976 - J.C. Chasez, singer (N Sync)
1976 - Drew Lachey, singer
1981 - Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer/songwriter
1981 - Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player
1988 - Princess Beatrice of York, 5 in line to the throne of England
1940 - Johnny Dodds, jazz musician (b. 1892)
1944 - Chaim Soutine, painter
1965 - Shirley Jackson, author
1972 - Andrea Feldman, actor
1975 - Cannonball Adderley
1985 - Milton Greene, Celebrity photographer; close friend of Marilyn Monroe
1985 - Louise Brooks, Silent film actress
1987 - Danilo Blanusa, Croatian mathematician (b. 1903)
1991 - James Irwin, astronaut
Holidays and observances
Taiwan: Father's Day. (In Mandarin, Ba Ba means father and 8-8, or August 8).
Sweden - Namesday of Queen Silvia, an Official Flag Day.
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Home / News / Earth to Trump! President gets fact-checked from space after saying all-female spacewalk was 'first ever female spacewalk' during his live call to the two American astronauts aboard the ISS (16 Pics)
Earth to Trump! President gets fact-checked from space after saying all-female spacewalk was 'first ever female spacewalk' during his live call to the two American astronauts aboard the ISS (16 Pics)
05:59 - News
President Donald Trump was fact-checked from Space today when he contacted the International Space Station to commend Jessica Meir and Christina Koch for completing the all-female spacewalk outside of the craft, but mistakenly congratulated the two for being the 'first ever female spacewalkers'.
There was a delay before anyone from the space station could speak, but Meir chimed in and made it clear that she and Koch are not the first female spacewalkers – the first female spacewalk took place in 1984 and 14 more have since followed.
President Trump addressed Koch and Meir while sitting at a table between his daughter Ivanka Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, surrounded by NASA officials and a group of Girl Scouts at the White House.
'This is the first time for a woman outside of the space station,' Trump said staring into the camera.
He later added: 'You are amazing people; they're conducting the first ever female spacewalk to replace an exterior part of the space station.
'They're doing some work, and they're doing it in a very high altitude — an altitude that very few people will ever see.'
Meir can then be heard correcting the president, explaining that today marked the first time there has been two women outside at the same time.
US President Donald Trump (center) put in a congratulatory call to astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch, but mistakenly noted that this was the first time a female has ever ventured outside of the craft
'We don't want to take too much credit because there have been many other female spacewalkers before,' she said.
'This is the first time that there's been two women outside at the same time.'
The first woman to complete a spacewalk was Russian astronaut Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya in 1984 – a total of 15 women have ever spacewalked, including Meir and Koch.
Regardless of the blunder, Koch and Meir will still go in history books for the first all-female spacewalk.
The duo left the International Space Station at 07:38am ET (12:38pm BST) today to begin the first all-female spacewalk ever.
Their job was to fix a broken part of the station's solar power network.
The pair moved to the space station's P6 truss at the far end to begin work, where they replaced a failed power controller.
The spacewalk was streamed live by NASA and is a landmark moment for female astronauts and scientists.
An all-woman spacewalk had been planned for March but one of the astronauts was replaced by a man because her space suit didn't fit.
The first American female spacewalker, who carried out her own mission 35 years ago, Kathy Sullivan, said she was delighted by today's milestone.
And a NASA spokesperson said: 'Our achievements provide inspiration to students around the world, proving that hard work can lead you to great heights, and all students should be able to see themselves in those achievements.'
Koch and Meir replaced battery units called BCDUs after they failed to provide increased power to the ISS.
This failure has not significantly impacted the crew or its mission but needs to be repaired nonetheless.
Jessica Meir (left) and Christina Koch (right) have made it safely back inside of the International Space Station after fixing exterior parts of the craft
Meir chimed in to clarify that there has been 'many other female spacewalkers before' – the first woman to spacewalk took place in 1984 and 14 more have since followed. Her and Koch participated in the first ever all-female spacewalk
According to NASA, BCDUs regulate the charge for batteries that draw energy from the station's solar collectors to provide power as the station orbits at night.
Koch, who is also set to complete the longest single spaceflight by a woman as she remains in orbit until February 2020, said gender milestones like the spacewalk were especially significant.
'There are a lot of people who derive motivation from inspiring stories from people who look like them, and I think that it´s an important aspect of the story to tell,' she told a NASA briefing in Houston this month.
'What we´re doing now shows all the work in the decades prior from all the women that worked to get us where we are today,' Meir added.
Koch, who was slated for the earlier spacewalk, will be making her fourth walk and will become the 14th woman ever to walk in space. Today will mark Meir's first spacewalk. The ISS has seen more than 200 spacewalks since 1998.
An all-woman spacewalk had been planned for March but one of the astronauts was replaced by a man because her space suit didn't fit. However, Meir (left) and Koch (right) were able to complete the spacewalk and make history
Koch can be seen during today's space walk with a red band around her space suit leg
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir exiting the International Space Station
Jessica Meir's helmet cam as she moved along the ISS to the work station
NASA, astronauts Christina Koch, right, and, Jessica Meir pose for a photo on the International Space Station
NASA makes history as two women astronauts embark on the first ever all-female spacewalk from the ISS
The pair exited the International Space Station at 07:38am ET (12:38pm BST)
The planned all-woman spacewalk in March was called off because astronaut Ann McClain needed a medium spacesuit but only a large was available.
Due to safety issues with the fit she did not participate and man took her place, making today the revised date for the landmark mission.
'We must never accept a risk that can instead be mitigated,' she said on Twitter after the event. 'Safety of the crew and execution of the mission come first.'
Watchers took to Twitter to share their delight at the first all-female space walk in history taking place
At the time the cancellation drew widespread criticism, including from former U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton and global activism group March for Science.
Woman completing spacewalks date back to July, 1984 when Russian cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first to do so.
Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov – who died just last week – conducted history's first spacewalk in 1965, four years before the US put men on the moon for the first time.
Others jokingly asked whether the women would be paid the same for the walk
Christina H. Koch, left, and Meir greeted each other after Meir's arrival on the International Space Station last month
While today's event was a long time coming, NASA said it was not planned.
'It is something that was bound to happen eventually, and the increase in female astronauts in space for the past year is providing another window of opportunity,' a spokeswoman said.
'Fifty percent of the 2013 astronaut candidate class are women,' she noted, 'and of the 11 members of 2017 astronaut candidate class still in training, five are women.'
NASA astronauts Christina Koch (L) and Jessica Meir (R) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, September 2019
This photo provided by NASA shows astronauts Andrew Morgan with Christina Koch and Jessica Meir at the International Space Station on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019
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‹‹ Islamic State in Afghanistan aims to attack US, general says
New Yorker who tried to join ISIS sentenced to 20 years in prison ››
Dayton man convicted of trying to join ISIS sentenced to 15 years
The man convicted in the first terrorism-related trial in the Southern District of Ohio was sentenced to 15 years in prison, a judge ruled Thursday.
Laith W. Alebbini, 28, was found guilty last year by U.S. District Court Judge Walter Rice, who held a bench trial in Dayton’s U.S. District Court.
Alebbini had been indicted for conspiracy and knowingly attempting “to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization in the form of personnel to work under ISIS’s direction and control.”
Alebbini was sentenced to 15 years on both counts, but Rice ordered them to be served concurrently.
The judge said Alebbini earned about 26 months of jail-time credit and will be on supervised release for 25 years, but he expects Alebbini to be deported after his sentence.
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xFx v2 is a port of Stuart Booth's xAP Framework.Net project to .Net 2.0.
xFx v2 is a port of Stuart Booth's xAP Framework.Net project to .Net 2.0. by Edward Pearson.
Due to the large number of changes made, moving a project from the .Net v1.1 framework to v2 is likely to break code but, since the basic structure and approach of the framework has remained the same, these should be fairly rapid to fix.
The areas of major change are:
* Consolidation of the framework into a single dll (xfx.dll).
* Re-write of the application configuration aspects to use the .Net 2.0 approach.
* Changes to avoid use of obsolete or deprecated .Net v1.1 features.
* Changes to avoid use of obsolete or deprecated .Net v1.1 features, including:
** Re-work of classes using IResumable interface to not use thread.Abort
** New framework calls for DNS, URI functions etc
* Removal of any code with ambiguous licence conditions.
* Re-implementation of any non open-source code allowing the entire source of the framwework to be made available with no dependent binary dll's.
* Re-implementation of any non open-source code allowing the entire source of the framework to be made available with no dependent binary dll's.
* Renaming of classes and methods where the previous name had proved confusing.
* Relaxation of validaton behaviour to increase performance.
* Relaxation of validation behaviour to increase performance.
* Bug-fixes for off-spec behaviour (e.g., sub-address wildcarding)
* Rework of the IP addressing behaviour for broadcast selection and port usage.
* Rework of the UDP sockect code for efficiency.
* Rework of the UDP socket code for efficiency.
* Support for extended UID's (with back-compatibility for xAP v1.2 UID's).
Some aspects of the .Net 1.1 version framework have not been carried forward into v2. One of the objectives of the v2 port was to provide a 'leaner and meaner' framework. The most notable exclusion is the considerable number of classes that encapsulated specific schemas (the xAPSchemas.dll) which the current author considered to be a clumbersome and highly labour-intensive way to provide specific schema support. Better means of providing schema validation (model-driven) are under investigation. Consumers of the original xAPSchema.dll should download the source code and incorporate the classes they require into thier own projects.
Some aspects of the .Net 1.1 version framework have not been carried forward into v2. One of the objectives of the v2 port was to provide a 'leaner and meaner' framework. The most notable exclusion is the considerable number of classes that encapsulated specific schemas (the xAPSchemas.dll) which the current author considered to be an awkward and very labour-intensive way to provide specific schema support. Better means of providing schema validation (model-driven) are under investigation. Consumers of the original xAPSchema.dll should download the source code and incorporate the classes they require into their own projects.
Unfortunately much of the accompanying documentation and tutorial material for the original xAP Framework is no longer available and the job of reproducing this remains. For the time being documentation will be restricted to the 'help file' generated from the framework code. This is currently quite sparse and of varying quality across the framework. It will be updated on a frequent basis until it reaches a sufficient level of usability.
So, where can you get xFx v2? Follow this [http://www.erspearson.com/xAP/xFx/xFx_main.htm link] to my website.
Unfortunately much of the accompanying documentation and tutorial material for the original xAP Framework is no longer available and the job of reproducing this remains. For the time being documention will be restricted to the 'help file' generated from the framework code. This is currently quite sparse and of varying quality across the framwework. It will be updated on a frequent basis until it reaches a sufficient level of usability.
Edward.
So, where can you get xFx v2? Right now it has not been released, so you can't. But this situation will be resolved very soon and a link will appear here.
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Latest revision as of 14:41, 2 April 2018
Consolidation of the framework into a single dll (xfx.dll).
Re-write of the application configuration aspects to use the .Net 2.0 approach.
Changes to avoid use of obsolete or deprecated .Net v1.1 features, including:
Re-work of classes using IResumable interface to not use thread.Abort
New framework calls for DNS, URI functions etc
Removal of any code with ambiguous licence conditions.
Re-implementation of any non open-source code allowing the entire source of the framework to be made available with no dependent binary dll's.
Renaming of classes and methods where the previous name had proved confusing.
Relaxation of validation behaviour to increase performance.
Bug-fixes for off-spec behaviour (e.g., sub-address wildcarding)
Rework of the IP addressing behaviour for broadcast selection and port usage.
Rework of the UDP socket code for efficiency.
Support for extended UID's (with back-compatibility for xAP v1.2 UID's).
So, where can you get xFx v2? Follow this link to my website.
Retrieved from "http://www.xapautomation.org/index.php?title=xFx_v2&oldid=2072"
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The Prince of Poyais – settling in the country that never was
In 1822, Gregor MacGregor committed what The Economist newspaper has called the ‘biggest fraud in history’ and ‘the greatest confidence trick of all time’.
Investors, many of them Scottish, put forward vast sums towards creating a colony in central America. They were told it was a sure bet, a land of milk and honey – another paradise on the isthmus.
Sounds familiar? If you listened last week, you might think that once bitten, Scots would be twice shy.
Instead, bonds for Gregor MacGregor’s Principality of Poyais were oversubscribed and colonists easy to find. They would all profit from this rich and fertile land that was larger than Wales and ripe for settlement.
The only problem was that Poyais didn’t exist.
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By the 1820s, many people in Britain were ready to dream of a better life.
They had lived through the turbulent decades of European revolution and war.
Now, with the British economy expanding and the cost of living falling, those with spare cash were looking to bet on the next sure thing.
Three things combined to make the next sure thing an imaginary principality on the Atlantic coast of central America.
First, London displaced Amsterdam and Paris to emerge as the world’s dominant financial centre. The London Stock Exchange was instrumental in matching investors with borrowers. Countries from Prussia to Peru issued bonds to raise much-needed capital.
Secondly, the British government had taken advantage of peace to lower the interest offered on its own sovereign debt. Investors seeking a more attractive return had piled into bonds offered by other countries. If Peru was raising money, why not Poyais?
Finally, Latin America had become a fascinating and fashionable investment. Prospectuses for loans raised by Colombia, Chile and Peru had highlighted the economic resources of these countries.
Did it matter that these newly independent lands hadn’t even been officially recognised by the British? For many investors, it did not matter. In this climate, who would question the claims made for another new country?
His Highness Gregor, the Cazique of Poyais
At exactly this most propitious moment, a man named Gregor MacGregor stepped forward with his compelling offer.
He claimed to be the ruler of Poyais. This was, he declared, a free and independent state on the Atlantic coast of the bay of Honduras. His country was just three or four days sail from the thriving British colony of Jamaica. The United States could be reached in about eight days.
Historian Victor Allen describes MacGregor as a:
‘debonair and imperious young man, he possessed a winning personality, a boundless West Highland imagination and a fiery daring that could hardly have been excelled by any of his turbulent clan.’
MacGregor had fought for Britain in the Napoleonic wars.
He had then gone over to South America to take part in that continent’s wars of liberation.
His rise was meteoric, the Scottish ‘staff colonel became Commandant-General of Cavalry, then General of Brigade and, finally, when he was no more than thirty, General of Division in the Army of Venezuela and New Granada’.
MacGregor was a man of boundless vision and very few scruples. He claimed to be the Cazique of Poyais. As such, he was the ruler of over eight million acres centred on the Black River on the Atlantic coast of central America.
And who was to say otherwise? Latin America was throwing off Spanish control. New and exotic sounding countries were created. Was Poyais really any less believable than Panama or Paraguay?
MacGregor claimed to have been granted dominion over Poyais in 1819 by the King of the Mosquito Nation.
MacGregor went on to sell land, state jobs and titles. He targeted Scotland, claiming to be motivated by a desire to compensate the country for its sufferings over Darien.
Once again, Scots flocked to the banner of colonisation, with thousands investing in the scheme and hundreds signing up to be amongst the first colonists.
Once again, Scots were beguiled by promises of rich returns and the trading prospects of a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
To back his claims, a 350-page guidebook was produced. This claimed to be intended for the use of settlers. In reality, it provided a fertile space for the imagination.
As The Economist noted, the promises were extravagant to the point of being suspiciously too good to be true:
‘the natives were not only friendly, but loved the British. The soil was not just fertile, but capable of sustaining three maize harvests per year (elsewhere, two would be good going). The water supply was not just clean, clear and abundant, but in the streams of Poyais there were chunks of gold.’
There was also a bounty of native livestock, commercially desirable timber, rivers teeming with fish and a coastline favoured by the hawksbill sea turtle with its valuable shell.
An obvious question was why this bountiful paradise had been overlooked by the Spanish. MacGregor had a ready answer to this. Poyais was separated from Honduras and Nicaragua by a chain of mountains that made the country immune to hostile attack.
It wasn’t only the prospects for Poyais that generated excitement. There were long-standing plans to build the canal through the narrow isthmus that connected north and south America. The canal would join the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and revolutionise world trade.
By October 1822, MacGregor and his backers were ready to offer a Poyais bond yielding 6%. This was double the prevailing rate being offered by the British Government for its bonds.
Eventually, his frauds would run to £1.3m. As a share of Britain’s economy, this is equivalent to around £3.6 billion today. And, at the heart of this gigantic confidence trick was a colonial vision not entirely dissimilar to Scotland’s disastrous venture in Darien.
If something seems too good to be true, it usually is. But MacGregor managed to convince bankers, doctors and military men along with farm hands and labourers.
The Honduras Packet
The first ship, the Honduras Packet, left London in September 1822. It was followed on 22 January 1823 by the Kennersley Castle sailing from Leith. Between them, they carried around 250 settlers.
David Sinclair conveys some of the incredulous optimism that infected those first pioneers:
‘One of the cabin passengers, Andrew Picken, the young man who had been appointed to manage the national theatre of Poyais, spoke about what he had learned of the capital city, St Joseph, just a few miles from the Black River settlement, on the western side of the bay. It was a place of broad boulevards and collonaded buildings in the classical European style, with a splendid domed cathedral, an Opera House as well as the theatre, a royal palace, the headquarters of the Bank of Poyais and, of course, the seat of the Parliament.’
Once again, Scotland loaded her hopes, dreams and colonists on board ships and sent them across the Atlantic to central America.
What would they find on the other side?
Poyaisian paradise
What if … Poyais had been the paradise described in MacGregor’s publicity? This section imagines this future that never was.
Poyais had been good to him.
Poyais had been good to all of them.
He remembered the day that they arrived in their new home.
Their ship had sailed to the mouth of the Black River, where that stately river spilled into the Caribbean.
They were met by a flotilla of smaller vessels, the lighters that would take them to the docks of Saint Joseph. The rigging was decked with the green cross flag of Poyais. From the boats, Poyer men and women smiled and waved at them. It was their first welcome to the promised land.
Their second taste of a golden future came when the capital city of the Poyaisian State came into view. Saint Joseph was a handsome and prosperous city. It wouldn’t have seemed out of place even in the richer parts of England.
The Black River was wide at this point, but spanned by majestic bridges. Saint Joseph straddled the river, stretching along the Atlantic coast, facing the old world with the energy of the new.
The locals on their boats delighted in serving as guides, pointing out the great buildings in their city.
Over there was the Royal Palace, white stucco punctuated by elegant colonnades topped with a vast pediment depicting the founding the colony.
Then came the Opera House, as majestic as Covent Garden albeit just a fraction smaller. The national theatre was next, with as fine a stage as any in Europe.
There were the churches with spires inspired by the great Wren buildings of London. And then the cathedral, a heady mix of gothic with byzantine flourishes.
As they drew closer, they marvelled at the broad, tree lined avenues. Near the port, these were lined with richly decorated warehouses that could be mistaken for mansions, but for the actual mansions nearby belonging to a higher order of grandeur.
Right next to the port, the offices of the great trading companies rivalled in creating the most magnificent statements of their wealth and power. House flags fluttered next to the Green Cross of Poyais and the Union Flag, colourful symbols of pride and patriotism.
They had drawn up to the quay and looked around at the busy docks. Goods were being loaded and unloaded from an uncountable array of ships. The wharves were alive with the cacophony of trade.
Saint Joseph had been a memorable introduction to Poyais.
But, when his mind wandered back to those first days, he didn’t think about the city. He thought about the countryside where he had staked his claim and built his farm.
This was the time of plenty in the perpetual Poyais summer.
His corner of paradise produced abundant harvests of cotton and sugar along with more food than his family could eat.
In some ways, it seemed like a part of England’s pleasant pastures had been transplanted to the tropics. There were shady, tree-lined lanes that ran between farms and plantations. Herds of fat, content cows gorged on a rich pasture to produce butter and cheese for the empire.
But, look a bit more closely, and the wonder of this equatorial paradise was revealed. From the tree tops, a bright flash of blue, red and orange would reveal macaws. A surge of pink would betray a watering pool favoured by flamingos. Even the hedgerows were alive with the lustrous greens and blues of hummingbirds and the Honduran emerald.
A glance into the distance would also give away the true nature of Poyais. The colony was ringed with majestic mountains. England’s oaks and elms were replaced with mighty redwoods, rich cedar and mahogany. Rivers cascaded from the peaks, watering the fertile plains before rolling down to the ocean.
In idle moments, his mind always went back to those golden days.
A swampy, pest-ridden littoral
Where was the splendid city on the Atlantic coast?
Where was the bustling port with its ships from every nation?
Where was the promised land?
According to a contemporary report in The Times, the colonists: ‘expected to find a country already populous and cultivated, and where they would obtain abundance of employment in their respective avocations’.
Instead, they landed on the Mosquito Coast, evocatively described as ‘a swampy, pest-ridden littoral inhabited only by wandering tribes of Mosquito Indians.’
The Times continued its report noting that the colonists’:
‘disappointment was, therefore, proportionally aggravated, when they found themselves landed on the margin of a wilderness, and were set to work in clearing ground for erecting habitations, exposed by day to the scorching rigours of a climate to which they were altogether unaccustomed, and unsheltered from the dews of night in their hours of repose’.
A similar bleak picture of that ill-fated landing was painted in The Observer:
‘When the emigrants arrived at San Josef, on the Black River, nothing could exceed their anguish, on finding, where they expected a fine flourishing town, with nearly 2,000 inhabitants, there were only two or three ruined huts, where two Americans had once resided, for the purpose of trade with the natives during the favourable season.’
Crumbled like powder in his fingers
Perhaps there was a simple explanation. This place was so far from being the bountiful and abundant Poyais that they must be in the wrong place. So, the settlors from the Honduras Packet simply decided to wait for the other ships. In the meantime, they set up a temporary camp.
Things went from bad to worse. One settlor built a canoe and set off to get help. Unfortunately, he drowned shortly after setting off.
An Edinburgh cobbler had been promised the title of Official Shoemaker in Poyais. The jarring reality was too much and he shot himself.
The Kennersley Castle’s arrival in March 1823 prompted far more questions than it answered. As Sinclair write:
‘The sense of disappointment was acute. As their boats were rowed back to the ship to collect more men, they stood at the edge of the swamp and stared at each other in disbelief, struggling to come to terms with the loneliness and desolation of their surroundings.’
The survivors from the Honduras Packet soon disabused the new arrivals of any joy at having arrived on dry land. They were stuck in a dangerous and barren land.
One of the colonists summed up the apocalyptic sense of mounting despair when he wrote that: ‘it seems to be the will of Providence that every Circumstance should combined for our destruction’.
After a hellish few months during which the settlers were ravaged by tropical disease, hunger and death, a passing ship unexpectedly came to the rescue.
Survivors were ferried to the British colony of Belize and then on to London. The ravages of those first months of colonial life had already taken their toll – two thirds of the original settlers died.
Fortunately, word was sent back to London and the Royal Navy was able to turn back the five other boats that had set sail.
News of the scandal soon reached Britain. By the autumn of 1823, newspapers were printing excoriating reports and warnings to their readers. The grim realities of life at Poyais were revealed.
Soon, complaints reached the corridors of power. One was raised in front of the Lord Mayor of London. As part of the proceedings, the Lord Mayor asked one of the survivors, James Hastie, how he found the soil to be:
‘Hastie replied that he was a curious man for raising potherbs, and he purchased twenty-four shillings worth of seeds, which he sowed in the place called the Settlement, where he also sowed potatoes, but nothing was produced; and when any thing came to the surface it was burnt like snuff, by the sun. He meant that it crumbled like powder in his fingers.’
In case the point had been lost on the audience, Mr Hastie continued to note that: ‘It is such a soil that if he were to put a turtle’s egg into the sand, in ten minutes it would be as well boiled as if it had been put into a kettle’.
MacGregor realised the game was up and moved to France. He set about looking for investors and new settlers. He was disturbingly successful, persuading 60 people to emigrate.
Fortunately for those 60, French authorities were more suspicious than their British counterparts. When the would-be Poyers applied for passports, the authorities couldn’t find any proof that Poyais existed. This triggered an inquiry, the truth was revealed and MacGregor was imprisoned.
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#100792 - Wed, 15 Feb 2017 20:10:55 Love's Great Adventure, track 9 of "Lament"?
bixieface
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Always wondered why "Lament" was so short and only 8 tracks (when every other UV album of that era had 9) - was LGA meant for "Lament" and taken off as they knew a greatest hits was imminent or was it only created for the latter?
Lyrically it may have been too upbeat for the album but always felt it was as track shy (still 2nd best UV album in my book)
#100793 - Thu, 16 Feb 2017 11:22:51 Re: Love's Great Adventure, track 9 of "Lament"? [Re: bixieface]
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Have a read of -
http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/love-s-great-adventure/1471
appears to be a totally separate project
#100794 - Sun, 19 Feb 2017 12:42:27 Re: Love's Great Adventure, track 9 of "Lament"? [Re: bixieface]
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If I remember correctly, it started life as a rejected idea for a second Levis advert.
#100795 - Sun, 19 Feb 2017 13:15:17 Re: Love's Great Adventure, track 9 of "Lament"? [Re: stufarq]
Originally Posted By stufarq
you do remember correctly
Edited by david L. (Sun, 19 Feb 2017 13:15:35)
#100806 - Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:18:09 Re: Love's Great Adventure, track 9 of "Lament"? [Re: david L.]
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I suspect that only releasing LGA as a single and then including it on the Collection compilation album did wonders for sales of that album as well.
Can remember the first reunion concert a few years ago and I was quite disappointed that they didn't play LGA although they did include it in the concerts the following year. Was quite surprised it was left off the list but remember hearing something about the band not liking the track. Not sure if that's true or not.
Edited by zico (Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:19:10)
#100810 - Sun, 19 Mar 2017 11:45:50 Re: Love's Great Adventure, track 9 of "Lament"? [Re: zico]
Originally Posted By zico
Record companies like to have an extra track or two on greatest hits albums for that very reason.
They wouldn't have played it if they didn't like it. Their criterion for choosing the songs tom play was whether they actually wanted to play them or not. They each rated all their songs according to whether they strongly wanted to play them, didn't mind playing them, would play them if forced, or really didn't want to. Any songs in the last category weren't played. Midge often plays LGA in his solo shows, and I seem to remember him playing it during Something from Everything, so he definitely likes it.
Edited by stufarq (Sun, 19 Mar 2017 11:46:52)
#100813 - Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:25:32 Re: Love's Great Adventure, track 9 of "Lament"? [Re: zico]
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I seem to recall reading comments from Midge sometime, somewhere, that when Chrysalis suggested the release of a 'greatest hits' album, that the band decided to record a new track (i.e. Love's Great Adventure) as a single for the compilation album. I think Midge may also have suggested that this was the start of the trend for bands releasing a new single in support of 'best of' albums. An example of more Ultravox innovation, perhaps?
#100814 - Mon, 20 Mar 2017 17:11:20 Re: Love's Great Adventure, track 9 of "Lament"? [Re: Rodney]
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Is it actually correct? I remember "Under Pressure" being added to Queen's first "Greatest Hits" as the most recent hit - and that was in 1981. There are probably some more examples of that. Because it's a really big claim, I think, and if it's correct then wow!
#100815 - Mon, 20 Mar 2017 17:22:24 Re: Love's Great Adventure, track 9 of "Lament"? [Re: bixieface]
Actually 8 tracks per album is not an unusual thing for the 1980s and such records weren't considered short - just albums with longer songs.
As for LGA being a part of Lament - well, for a start it's so different in mood and execution that there's no question about it. It originated as a second advert for Levi's jeans called "Threads" but was rejected by the company. Some time later it was used to promote "The Collection".
I'm also not sure it had such a crucial role in the compilation's success - after all, Ultravox were already very established band respected by the public and their official singles compilation would've had the same success even without a new song. Moreover, it may be because of the compilation's success that the single didn't quite hit as big as was hoped for.
#100819 - Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:52:17 Re: Love's Great Adventure, track 9 of "Lament"? [Re: Rodney]
Originally Posted By Rodney
Midge does say in his autobiography that LGA was among the first previously unreleased tracks to be included on a "best of" - but I remember a similar thread where someone came up with Abba doing it by including "Fernando" on their first best of in the mid 70s
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WP.29 Working Documents - 2005
2005/104 - (GRB) Proposal for corrigendum 1 to supplement 2 to Regulation No. 92 - (Replacement exhaust silencing systems (RESS) for motorcycles)
English only DOC PDF
2005/103 - (France) Proposition de projet de complement 13 à la série 02 d'amendements au règlement No 48 (Installation des dispositifs d'éclairage et de signalisation lumineuse)
French only DOC PDF
2005/103/Amend.1
2005/102 - (France) Proposition de nouveau projet de règlement: dispositions uniformes concernant l'homologation des systèmes d'éclairage avant adaptatifs (AFS) destinés aux véhicules automobiles
2005/101 - (USA) Request to list in the Compendium of Candidates the United States of America Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards FMVSS No. 213 - Child Restraint Systems and FMVSS No. 225 Child Restraint Anchorage System
French DOC PDF
2005/100 - (USA) Request to list in the Compendium of Candidates the United States of America Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS No. 205 - Glazing Materials
2005/99 - (USA) Request to list in the Compendium of Candidates the United States of America Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS No. 139 - New Pneumatic Radial Test for Light Vehicles
2005/98 - (USA) Request to list in the Compendium of Candidates the United States of America Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS No. 135 - Passenger Car Brake Systems
2005/97 - (USA) Request to list in the Compendium of Candidates the United States of America Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS No. 108 - Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment
2005/97/Corr.1 (Re-issued for technical reasons) - (USA) Request to list in the Compendium of Candidates the United States of America Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS No. 108 - Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment
2005/96 - (Secretariat) Draft programme of work for 2006-2010 and the calendar of meetings of the Working Party and its Subsidiary Bodies for 2006
2005/95 - (U.K.) Preliminary report on the development of a global technical regulation concerning the braking of passenger vehicles
2005/94 - (Canada) Status of draft global technical regulation "Lighting and Light-Signalling Devices - Installation" and alternative provisions contained in global technical regulations
2005/93 - (USA) Preliminary report on the development of a global technical regulation on head restraints
2005/92 - (EC) Resolving of interpretation issues and requirements for the technical services
2005/91 - (GRPE) Proposal for corrigendum 2 to supplement 2 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 67 (Equipment for liquefied petroleum gas vehicles)
2005/91/Amend.1
Russian only DOC PDF
2005/90 - (GRPE) Proposal for corrigendum 1 to supplement 1 to Regulation No. 115 (Specific LPG and CNG retrofit systems)
2005/89 - (GRPE) Proposal for supplement 4 to Regulation No. 110 (Specific CNG components)
2005/88 - (GRSP) Proposal for a new draft Regulation concerning the approval of partitioning systems to protect passengers against displaced luggage, supplied as non original vehicle equipment
2005/87 - (GRSP) Projet de rectificatif 1 a la série 02 d'amendements au Reglement No 95 (Protection en cas de choc latéral)
2005/86 - (GRSP) Proposal for supplement 1 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 44 (Child restraint systems)
2005/85 - (GRSP) Proposal for corrigendum 4 to supplement 15 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 16 (Safety-belts)
2005/84 - (GRSP) Proposal for corrigendum 3 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 14 (Safety-belt anchorages)
2005/83 - (GRSP) Proposal for corrigendum 1 to revision 3 of Regulation No. 14 (Safety-belt anchorages)
2005/82 - (GRSG) Proposal for a new draft Regulation: Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the driver
French ZIP PDF
Russian ZIP PDF
2005/81 - (GRSG) Draft corrigendum 1 to draft regulation on heating systems (Heating system of vehicles)
2005/80 - (GRSG) Draft corrigendum 1 to Regulation No. 116 (Protection against unauthorized use)
2005/80/Corr.1 - (GRSG) Projet de rectificatif au règlement No 116 (Protection contre une utilisation non autorisée) - Rectificatif
2005/79 - (GRE) Proposal for corrigendum 2 to supplement 2 to Regulation No. 113 (Headlamps emitting a symmetrical passing beam)
2005/78 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 5 to Regulation No. 112 (Headlamps emitting an asymmetrical passing beam)
2005/77 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 3 to Regulation No. 99 (Gas-discharge light sources)
2005/76 - (GRE) Proposal for corrigendum 1 to supplement 2 to Regulation No. 99 (Gas-discharge light sources)
2005/75 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 6 to Regulation No. 98 (Headlamps with gas-discharge light sources)
2005/74 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 8 to Regulation No. 91 (Side marker lamps)
2005/73 - (GRE) Proposition de rectificatif 1 a la révision 1 au Règlement No 87 (Feux-circulation diurnes)
2005/72 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 7 to Regulation No. 87 (Daytime running lamps)
2005/71 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 9 to Regulation No. 77 (Parking lamps)
2005/70 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 6 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 53 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices for L3 category vehicles)
2005/69 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 9 to Regulation No. 50 (Position, stop and direction indicator lamps for mopeds and motorcycles)
2005/68 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 13 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices)
2005/67 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 11 to Regulation No. 38 (Rear fog lamps)
2005/66 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 26 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No. 37 (Filament lamps)
2005/65 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 5 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 31 (Halogen sealed-beam headlamps)
2005/64 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 12 to Regulation No. 23 (Reversing lamps)
2005/63 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 10 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 19 (Front fog lamps)
2005/62 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 10 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 7 (Position, stop and end-outline marker lamps)
2005/61 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 13 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 6 (Direction indicators)
2005/60 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 5 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 5 (Sealed beam headlamps)
2005/59 - (GRE) Proposal for supplement 11 to Regulation No. 4 (Illumination of rear registration plates)
2005/58 - (Canada) Preliminary report on the development of a global technical regulation concerning uniform provisions for hand controls, tell-tales and indicators present on category 1 and 2 vehicles
2005/57 - (GRE) Draft corrigendum 1 to suplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 70 (Rear marking plates for heavy and long vehicles)
2005/56 - (Secretariat) Proposal for guidelines for the preparation and submission of documents to WP.29 and to its subsidiary bodies
2005/55 - (Germany) Report on the development of a global technical regulation concerning worldwide harmonized motorcycle emissions certification procedure (WMTC)
English ZIP PDF
2005/54 - (GRE) Proposal for draft supplement 13 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 48
2005/53 - (OICA) OICA views on global harmonization the functioning of the 1998 Agreement
2005/52 - (Japan and EC) Proposal for general guidelines for UNECE regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UNECE regulations
2005/51 - (Hungary) Clarification of the 1997 Agreement regarding the international technical inspection certificate
2005/50 - (Canada) Proposal for contracting parties declaration of choice of alternative provisions contained in global technical regulations (GTR)
2005/49 - (Germany) Preliminary report on the development of a global technical regulation concerning safety glazing materials for motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
2005/48 - (USA) Request to list in the compendium of candidate global technical regulations (compendium of candidates) the United States of America Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 202 - head restraints
US technical regulation:
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Head Restraints; Final Rule
- FMVSS No. 202 Head Restraints for Passenger Vehicles. Final Regulatory Impact Analysis
2005/47 - (Secretariat) Proposal for rules of procedure for the development of the compendium of candidate global technical regulations in the framework of the 1998 Agreement
2005/46 - (GRRF) Proposal for draft regulation on wheels for passenger cars
2005/45 - (GRB) Corrigendum 1 to Regulation No. 117 (Tyre rolling noise)
2005/44 - (GRRF) Proposal for draft supplement 7 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 90 (Replacement brake linings)
2005/43 - (GRRF) Projet de rectificatif 1 à la révision 2 du Règlement No 79 (Equipement de direction)
2005/42 - (GRRF) Proposal for draft corrigendum 2 to revision 1 of Regulation No. 75 (Motorcycle tyres)
2005/41 - (GRRF) Proposal for draft supplement 4 to 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 30 (Pneumatic tyres)
2005/41/Corr.1 - (GRRF) Proposal for draft supplement 14 to 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 30
(Pneumatic tyres) - Corrigendum 1 (Revised version)
2005/40 - (GRRF) Proposal for draft corrigendum 1 to revision 5 of Regulation No. 13 (Braking)
2005/39 - (GRRF) Proposal for draft supplement 12 to the 09 series of amendments to Regulation No. 13 (Braking)
2005/38 - (EC) Proposal to develop a global technical regulation concerning the exhaust emissions from non-road mobile machinery (NRMM)
2005/37 - (GRPE) Proposal for draft supplement 1 to Regulation No. 115 (Specific LPG and CNG retrofit systems)
2005/36 - (GRPE) Proposal for draft supplement 6 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 67 (Equipment for liquefied petroleum gas)
2005/35 - (GRSP) Draft corrigendum 3 to supplement 15 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 16 (Safety-belts)
2005/34 - (GRSP) Draft supplement 17 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 16 (Safety-belts)
2005/33 - (GRSP) Draft corrigendum 2 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 14 (Safety-belt anchorages)
2005/32 - (GRSP) Draft supplement 2 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 14 (Safety-belt anchorages)
2005/31 - (GRE) Proposal for a new draft regulation: uniform provisions concerning the approval of adaptive front-lighting systems (AFS) for motor vehicles
2005/31/Add. 1
2005/31/Corr.1
2005/30 - (GRE) Proposal for draft supplement 12 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices)
2005/29 - (GRE) Proposal for draft supplement 5 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 45 (Headlamp cleaners)
2005/29/Corr.1 - (France) Rectificatif à la proposition de projet de complément 5 à la série 01 d'amendements au règlement No 45
(Nettoie-projecteurs)
2005/28 - (USA) Request to list in the compendium of candidate global technical regulations (compendium of candidates) the United States of America Environmental Protection Agency Programme for cleaner non-road engine and non-road diesel fuel sulphur control (clean air non-road diesel programme)
- Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from Nonroad Diesel Engines and Fuel
2005/27 - (USA) Request to list in the compendium of candidate global technical regulations (compendium of candidates) the United States of America Environmental Protection Agency Programme for cleaner vehicles and cleaner gasoline (tier 2 programme)
- Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Tier 2 Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards and Gasoline Sulfur Control Requirements
2005/26 - (USA) Request to list in the compendium of candidate global technical regulations (compendium of candidates) the United States of America Environmental Protection Agency Programme for cleaner heavy-duty engine and vehicle standards and highway diesel fuel sulphur control (clean diesel trucks and buses rule)
- Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards and Highway Diesel Fuel Sulfur Control Requirements; Final Rule
2005/25 - (Canada) Preliminary report on the development of a global technical regulation concerning motorcycles brake systems
2005/24 - (Secretariat) Proposal for amendments to annex 7 to the consolidated resolution on the construction of vehicles (R.E.3) (TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.1/Amend.2)
2005/23 - (USA) Proposal to develop a global technical regulation concerning the heavy-duty off-cycle emissions vehicles
2005/22 - (USA) Proposal to develop a global technical regulation concerning head restraints
2005/21 - (Japan) Proposal for a new special resolution No. 1 concerning the common definitions of vehicle categories, masses and dimensions (S.R.1)
2005/20 - (Canada) Preliminary report on the development of a global technical regulation concerning lighting and light-signalling devices for road vehicle-installation provisions for vehicles other than motorcycles
2005/19 - (Secretariat) Proposal for corrigenda to the draft regulation with regard the type approval of a heating system and of a vehicle with regard to its heating system (TRANS/WP.29/2004/22 and Corr.1)
2005/18 - (Secretariat) Proposal for 01 Series of Amendments to Regulation No. 66 (Strength of superstructure)
2005/17 - (Secretariat) Proposal for supplement 8 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 52 (Small capacity passenger vehicles, M2 and M3 category)
2005/16 - (Secretariat) Proposal for supplement 11 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No. 36 (Large capacity passenger vehicles)
2005/15 - (Secretariat) Draft corrigendum 1 to revision 1 to Regulation No. 50 (Position, stop, and direction indicator lamps for motorcycles)
2005/14 - (Secretariat) Proposal for draft supplement 8 to Regulation No. 50 (Position, stop and direction indicator lamps for motorcycles)
2005/13 - (Secretariat) Draft corrigendum 1 to supplement 8 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices)
2005/13/Corr.1 - (Secretariat) Draft corrigendum 1 to supplement 8 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices) - Corrigendum 1
2005/12 - (Secretariat) Proposal for draft supplement 11 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices)
2005/12/Corr.1 - Proposal for draft supplement 11 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices) - Corrigendum 1
2005/11 - (Secretariat) Proposal for draft supplement 10 to Regulation No. 38 (Rear fog lamps)
2005/10 - (Secretariat) Proposal for draft supplement 11 to Regulation No. 23 (Reversing lamps)
2005/9 - (Secretariat) Proposal for draft supplement 9 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 7 (Position, stop, and end-outline marker lamps)
2005/9/Corr.1 - (GRE) Proposal for draft supplement 9 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 7 (Position, stop and end-outline marker lamps)
2005/8 - (Secretariat) (GRE) Draft corrigendum 1 to supplement 9 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 6 (Direction indicators)
2005/7 - (Secretariat) (GRE) Proposal for draft supplement 12 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 6 (Direction indicators)
2005/6 - (Secretariat) (GRB) Proposal for draft supplement 2 to Regulation No. 92 (Replacement exhaust silencing systems (RESS) for motorcycles)
2005/5 - (Secretariat) Proposal for supplement 3 to Regulation No. 109 (Retreaded pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles)
2005/5/Corr.1 - (Secretariat) Proposal for supplement 3 to Regulation No. 109 (Retreaded pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles) - Corrigendum 1
2005/4 - (Secretariat) Proposal for supplement 6 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 90 (Replacement brake linings)
2005/3 - (Secretariat) Proposal for corrigendum 1 to the revision 2 of Regulation No. 54 (Pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles)
2005/2 - (Secretariat) Proposal for draft supplement 1 to the 10 series of amendments to Regulation No. 13 (Braking)
2005/1 - (Secretariat) Programme of work of WP.29 and its subsidiary bodies
2005/1/Rev.1 - (Secretariat) Programme of work of WP.29 and its subsidiary bodies - Revision 1
2005/1/Rev.2 (Re-issued for technical reasons) - (Secretariat) Programme of work of WP.29 and its subsidiary bodies - Revision 2
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. Prostate Cancer. Urol Ann 2016;8, Suppl S1:53-73
. Prostate Cancer. Urol Ann [serial online] 2016 [cited 2020 Jan 22];8, Suppl S1:53-73. Available from: http://www.urologyannals.com/text.asp?2016/8/5/53/172184
Prostatic cancer current concepts on therapy
Department of Urology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
The main indication for endocrine treatment, androgen deprivation, is disseminated prostate cancer. Estrogens have been largely abandoned due to their cardiovascular toxicity. Orchidectomy is preferable. Androgenic drugs, like cyproterone acetate, medroxyprogesterone acetate and flutamide, are less cardiotoxic than estrogens but even less effective in the long-term cancer control. Flutamide does not decrease serum testosterone and potency is usually preserved, but the anti-cancer effect is less reliable. LHRH-agonists resemble orchidectomy in their action. Ketoconazole gives rapid and complete androgen deprivation but is potentially toxic.
If there is no indication of metastatic spread, other treatment modalities with the aim of tumour sterilization may be assayed, radical surgery or radiotherapy. Radical prostatectomy was previously hampered by the potential hazards, incontinence, impotence etc. With nerve-sparing technique, potency can often be preserved, especially in small tumours. Incontinence is a rare complication. Extensive TUR, followed by laser coagulation of the capsule and adjacent tissues appears efficient to treat local cancer but needs longer observation for final evaluation.
Radiotherapy is less trying in the patient and usually preserves potency. Surgery seems slightly superior to radiotherapy with respect to long-term disease-free survival. Interstitial radiation therapy enables larger radiation dosage in the prostate than with external radiation and has less complications. Long-term effect of external and interstitial radiation seems approximately equal.
Management of clinically insignificant cancer, TO or stage A, will be discussed.
Presented at the: 5 th Saudi Urological Conference
King Fahd Military Medical Complex
Prostate cancer: 10 years experience in Riyadh armed forces hospital
K. Al Otaibi, A. Al Jetaily, M. Said, M. Abomelha, M. Kourah, O. Koreich
Department of Urology, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
In the Saudi Cancer publications, we have not found any studies about prostate cancer. In the Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, 37 prostate cancers were registered and 34 of these were diagnosed as clinical manifested prostate CA, whilst 3 cases were found as incidental prostate CA. The clinical incidence in our series is 0.09%. The annual and geographical distribution is demonstrated and a rank order amongst the urological CA patients is shown.
From the 37 patients with prostate CA, 9 cases were diagnosed to have poorly differentiated prostate CA (5 had metastasis), 15 cases had moderately differentiated prostate CA (10 with metastasis), and 12 cases had well differentiated prostate CA (8 cases had metastasis).
This paper discusses the Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital Experience in diagnosis and management, and shows the outcome of our cases.
Comparison of total and partial androgen blockade in treatment of advanced prostatic carcinoma
Harald Schulze, Theodor Senge
Department of Urology, University of Bochum, The Westfalische Prostatakarzinom Study Group, Herne, Germany
It has been proposed that early treatment of patients with advanced prostatic carcinoma by means of surgical or medical castration when combined with a direct antiandrogen will result in a more complete form of androgen blockade, thereby increasing response and survival rate when compared to orchiectomy alone. In order to evaluate this statement objectively we initiated a prospective and randomized multicenter study. Patients with newly diagnosed, previously untreated advanced prostatic carcinoma were randomly distributed to one of the following treatment groups: I. Orchiectomy plus antiandrogen Flutamide (3 × 250 mg p.o./day); II. Depot LHRH-analog Zoladex (3.6 mg s.c./4 weeks) plus Flutamide; III. Orchiectomy alone; IV. Zoladex alone. Treatment modalities in groups I and II represent total androgen blockade, treatment in groups III and IV partial androgen blockade. In the follow up patients are evaluated every 12 weeks according to the NPCTG criteria. 113 patients have been included in this study (grp. I 32 pts.; grp. II 30 pts.; grp. III 28 pts.; grp. IV 23 pts.). The initial response rate in grps. I and II was 90%, in grps. III and IV 86%. Progression rate during the first year of treatment in grps. I and II was 26%, in grps. III and IV 31%. Statistic analyses by survival curves up so far do not show significant differences between complete and partial androgen blockade. An update of our results will be presented.
Fine needle aspiration vs tru-cut biopsy of the prostate
Walter Michel, Helmut Birzele
Department of Urological, Knappschafskrankenhaus, Bottrop Osterfelder Str., Bottrop, Germany
Cytological examination of fine needle aspiration specimen of the prostate are compared to histological examinations of tru-cut biopsies. Of the 34 patients in whom fine needle aspiration was done, cytological examination was possible in 31. In 30 of these cases a simultaneous core biopsy was carried out. Histological examination after TUR or radical prostatectomy was additionally available in 13 cases.
Cytological diagnosis was correct in 28 of 31 patients, of whom 14 had prostatic cancer. In 7 of the 14 patients with carcinoma of the prostate cytological grading did not correspond to histological grading by core biopsy. From these cases core biopsy was correct in one and cytology was correct in three patients as proven by TUR or radical prostatectomy. There was only one false negative cytology in a patient who had also a false negative core biopsy previously. Two false positive cytologies were in an 84 year-old man with elevated PSA and obstructive prostatic enlargement; TUR was refused. In one case cytological examination of fine needle aspiration showed poorly differentiated cancer which could not be demonstrated even by repeated core biopsy. Cytological diagnosis was proven to be correct after radical prostatectomy.
These data demonstrate that reliable results can be achieved with cytological examination of the prostate.
Lymphomatous and leukemic infiltration of the prostate
T. W. Callaway, J. Beecham, T. Mughal
Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, King Fahd National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
A 72-year old Saudi male was admitted to hospital with urinary retention. Physical examination revealed a clinically benign prostate and transurethral resection was carried out. Histologic examination showed evidence of round cell infiltration. Subsequent hematologic investigation diagnosed malignancy of small lymphocytic cell type (chronic lymphocytic leukemia vs diffuse los grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma).
Lymphoma or leukemia clinically manifesting as prostatic disease is a rate phenomenon. Lymphoma can occur primarily in the prostate, or the gland may be involved secondary to pre-existing lymphoma or leukemia. Symptomatic involvement of the prostate usually occurs in older men (mean=60 years). However, it may present with bladder neck obstruction as early as adolescence. Signs, symptoms, and endoscopic findings are usually those of benign obstructive disease. Pathologically, lymphomatous/leukemic infiltration may be confused with granulomatous prostatitis, chronic prostatitis, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, small cell undifferentiated (oat cell) carcinoma, or sarcoma. The entire spectrum of lymphoma and leukemia has been identified within prostate. Treatment is based on the grade and stage of the disease process. prognosis is usually poor regardless of age, stage, grade, or treatment.
Prostatic specific antigen, Dhahran health center experience
F. M. Ayyat
Urology Department, Saudi Aramco, Surgical Services Division, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
We determined PSA concentration in 107 serum samples obtained from 92 patients with prostatic symptoms over a period of one year at Dhahran Health Center. Patients age ranged 39-92 years, the mean age is 60 years. 62 patients underwent T.U.R.P. with pre-operative PSA evaluation with a range of (0.1-23.6 ng/ml), with an average of 3.5 ng/ml, (normal range 0.4-4.0 ng/ml). All patients with BPH and a high PSA returned to normal within 4 weeks post-op. 5 patients underwent needle biopsy of the prostate because of a positive digital rectal examination, 3 were highly suggestive of cancer of the prostate and the PSA was supportive of the pathological findings, but the other 2 had BPH and their PSA was normal. One patient with cancer of the prostate, who underwent radical prostatectomy, was discovered to have a recurrence of the tumor by an elevated PSA several weeks before he had a positive bone scan and PSA returned to normal after treatment.
In conclusion, PSA has a wide range in our series with BPH. Patients with a high PSA should have more tissue submitted for pathology and should have PSA repeated within 4 weeks after resection and if it is still high, a needle biopsy of the prostate is recommended. 24 patients did have a normal digital rectal examination (DRE) of the prostate and a normal PSA, those with a high PSA should have a needle biopsy of the prostate. A normal PSA and normal DRE in patients over 40 years is reassuring for the patient and the physician and we think that screening for cancer of the prostate should be combined also with rectal ultrasonography of the prostate.
National Guard King Khalid Hospital - Jeddah
Thomas Stamey
Chief of Urology, Standford University, California, USA
Progression of prostate cancer is proportional to intracapsular cancer volume and Gleason grade. Cancer volume is best estimated by an algorithm that includes an ambulatory serum PSA, six systematic spatially separated biopsies under transrectal ultrasound guidance, and planimetric measurements of ultrasound cancer volume when the tumour is seen in the peripheral and central zones. Eighty percent of all prostate cancers are less than 0.5 cc in volume; in view of the median doubling time of four years for clinical stage A and B cancers, these tumours are too remote in time to achieve clinical significance and should not be treated.
Cancers less than 6 cc in volume can usually be cured by radical prostatectomy provided the surgeon does not violate the fascial boundaries. Iatrogenic positive surgical margins are common at the apex, in the posterolateral neurovascular bundles, and at Denonvilliers' fascia.
Surgical techniques to avoid positive surgical margins will be illustrated.
Prostate cancer: The Riyadh armed forces hospital experience
K. Al Otaibi, A. Al Jetaily, M. Said, M. Abomelha
During the last 15 years, over 4,000 malignant patients were treated in Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital.
Over 300 of these were urological malignancies and 17% of these were prostate neoplasm. This paper will discuss prostate cancer patients and their management in Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, from both the urological and oncological aspects; the relevant lecture on this subject, and the geographical distribution throughout the Kingdom.
We will also look at the estimated annual cancer morbidity rate in the Kingdom, as well as clinical incidents of this disease.
Presented at the: 9 th Saudi Urology Conference
King Fahad Hospital - Jeddah
Prostate cancer: A retrospective study
Waleed Al Khudair, Mostafa Mansi, Akram Fatthalla
Department of Urology, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The incidence of prostate cancer has been on an increasing trend in the west and far east over the last two decades. There has been no solid studies to document the mode of presentation and the treatment modalities applied to the local population of Saudi Arabia. This study involves all patients diagnosed to have prostate cancer and admitted to the King Fahad National Guard Hospital during the period from October 1983 through June 1996. There were 74 patients including 5 non-Saudi patients. The age of Saudi patients at the time of diagnosis ranged between 50 and 105 years (mean 76.8 +/- 9.4 years). Twenty-one (30.4%) patients presented with non-urologic symptoms, and 31 (44.9%) patients already had a large fixed prostate on presentation. Bone scan was not done in 10 (14.5%) patients and was positive for evidence of wide spread bone metastases in 34 (49.3%) patients at the time of presentation. Serum PSA was more than 10 ngm/ml in 37 (53.6%) patients, including 7 patients with PSA more than 100 ngm/ml, and in 11 (15.9%) patients markers were not done. Diagnosis was made by transrectal biopsy in 3 patients, transperineal biopsy in 17, and transurethral biopsy in 27 patients. In 9 (13%) patients prostatic biopsy was not done and diagnosis was made by FNA of metastatic legions. Initial diagnosis and management was carried out by Urologists in only 44 (63.8%) patients and only 9 (13%) patients were referred from primary health care physicians. Management of these patients varied widely between no treatment and bilateral orchidectomy with only one radical prostatectomy done. This study shows that most of the patients with prostate cancer are diagnosed with an advanced stage of disease when little help can be offered. The role of primary health care physicians in the early diagnosis of the disease is emphasized.
Presented at the: 10 th Saudi Urology Conference
King Fahad National Guard Hospital
Predictive parameters in screening for prostate cancer
K. M. Al Otaibi, T. Al Tartir, F. M. Trabulsi
Surgical Services Division, Dhahran Health Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Purpose: We reviewed our approach in evaluating patients with a suspicion of prostate cancer.
Materials and Methods: A total of 385 patients underwent Transrectal Ultrasond (TRUS) and prostate biopsy for the possibility of prostate cancer. Digital rectal examination, PSA, TRUS and the prostate biopsies were evaluated.
Results: Of the 385 patients, 106 (27.5%) found to have prostate cancer, 17 (4%) with PIN, 92 (24%) with evidence of chronic prostatitis and 170 (44%) with BPH. Of the prostate cancer patients, 52 (49%) had normal rectal exam and 29 (27.4%) had normal TRUS. The majority (90%) presented with high PSA.
Conclusions: Normal Transrectal Examination (TRUS) and normal Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) do not exclude the presence of prostate cancer. Serum, PSA, TRUS and random prostate biopsies should be used as screening tools for prostate cancer.
Presented at the: 14 th Saudi Urological Conference
King Fahd Military Medical Complex - Dhahran
(19-21 Dhu Al Qa'dah 1421)
Radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer 10 years experience in Saudi Aramco
K. Al Otaibi, F. Ayyat, M. Aljishi, M. Milad, K. Taheini, T. Zein
Department of Urology, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Purpose: We assessed the radical prostatectomy outcome for prostate cancer in our institution for the last ten years.
Materials and Methods: From 1989 to 1998, a total of twenty patients underwent Radical Prostatectomy, for localized prostate cancer. Pathological staging and follow up were reviewed.
Results: Postoperative pathological staging showed 3 patients (14%) had +ve pelvic node (stage D1), 6 patients (28.6%) had +ve margin (stage C) and 12 patients (47.3%) were organ-confined cancer. The follow up for these patients showed 33.3% of the organ-confirmed prostate cancer developed recurrence. One patient with stage D1 died 6 years later with metastases and the other 2 patients, still alive on hormonal therapy with PSA <0.1. Positive margin (stage C) patients showed no evidence of recurrence.
Conclusion: Bilateral pelvic node dissection prior or Radical Prostatectomy is necessary for an accurate prostate cancer staging. Patients with stage C prostate cancer could be monitored conservatively with DRE and PSA.
Al Hada and Taif Armed Forces Hospitals Program
(7-9 Dhu Al Qa'dah 1419)
Incidental adenocarcinoma of the prostate in Saudi Arabian undergoing prostatectomy for BPH
H. Al Zahrani, V. Onoura, N. Al Jawini, M. Al Turki, A. M. Koko, A. Mobed, F. Shepl, A. H. Kardar, E. Lindstedt, S. Kattan, T. Merdad, A. Peracha, M. Aslam, K. Hanash
Department of Urology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Background: Adenocarcinoma of the prostate is believed to be uncommon among Saudi Arabians with only 137 cases reported by the Saudi National Cancer Registry in 1994 and ranked as the 7 th cancer in males with a crude incidence rate of 4.9%.
Objective: To determine the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the prostate in the specimens from patients who underwent TURP or open prostatectomy for symptomatic BPH.
Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of all patients who underwent prostatectomy for symptomatic BPH between 1990-1994 in 2 major hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Results: A total of 519 patients underwent prostatectomy in the study period. The charts of 412 patients were adequate for the review. There were 330 Saudis and 81 non-Saudi Arabs and one European patient. The mean age was 73.3 years (range 53-96). DRE was benign in 354 patients (86%), abnormal in 25 patients (6%) and unclear in 33 (8%). PSA was introduced in 1994 and done in only 16 patients of the study group. Pre-operative prostatic biopsy ruled out adenocarcinoma prostate in 14 patients with abnormal DRE, PSA of both, TRUP was performed in 384 cases and 28 cases had open prostatectomy. Adenocarcinoma of the prostate was found in the prostatic specimen in only 10 patients.
Conclusions: Incidental (T1 a-b) adenocarcinoma of the Prostate among Saudi Arabians is low (3%) in comparison to the reports from USA, Italy and Japan. While this study gave some insight about the disease, a national screening program is recommended to know the magnitude in this country.
Biological determinants of failure to cure men with prostate cancer
Thomas A. Stamey
Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
Background: The recent increase in ability to diagnose prostatic adenocarcinoma has created a dilemma for treatment decisions. There are no widely accepted criteria for distinguishing those patients who would benefit most from definitive therapy. We have explored the hypothesis that a few selected morphologic variable may have a dominant influence on prostate cancer progression and should the prime target for preoperative patient evaluation and future research.
Methods: Radical prostatectomy specimens from 379 men underwent detailed quantitative analysis for 8 morphologic variable using previously standardized techniques. Cancer progression during long term follow-ups (median and mean >5 years) was defined as a serum PSA of 0.07 mg/ml and rising. Multivariate statistical analysis was used to test independent predictive values for each variable.
Findings: Cancer grade (Stanford Modified Gleason Scale) and cancer volume were highly predictive of failure. Substituting the standard Gleason score markedly reduced the predictive value of grading. Intraprostatic vascular invasion and lymp node metastates had less independent predictive value. Capsule penetration, seminal vesicle invasion, intraductal cancer and positive surgical margins were not independently significant. A predictive equation for individual patients which includes preoperative serum PSA and prostate size performed well on a new set of validation cases.
Interpretation: Prostate cancer grade (Stanford Scale) and cancer volumes are powerful independent indices of tumor progression, far surpassing other predictors except preoperative PSA. Attention should be directed at improving the accuracy of preoperative estimation of these predictors as a solution to treatment decision in prostatic adenocarcinoma.
24-26 February 1998 (27-29 Shawwal 1418)
Carcinoma of the prostate: Experience with 90 Saudi patients
M. S. Abomelha, M. Al Shyarba, S. Orkubi, A. Al Jutaili, M. Said, K. Al Otaibi
Between 1980 and 1997 a total of 90 Saudi patients with adenocarcinoma of the prostate were treated in the Department of Urology. Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital. The patient's age at presentation ranged from 55 to 102 years with a mean of 73 years. The main presenting symptoms were prostatism in 89%, retention of urine in 67%, loin pain with dilated upper tract in 23%, back pain in 19% and hematuria in 12%. DRE evaluation revealed hard prostate in 73%, firm in 11% suspicious in 4% and normal prostate in 11%. 8 cases (9%) were diagnosed incidentally. From the date the PSA is in use (mid 1991), all the 25 patients who had the test, had elevated PSA regardless of the DRE findings. Most of the patient presented with high stage and grade: 48% had T4, 41% T3 and 11% T2. Grade 3 was present in 39%, grade 2 in 41% and grade 1 in 20%. At the time of diagnosis 65% of the patients had distant metastasis. Follow up was possible in 65 patients (72%) with a range of 3-96 months and a mean of 25 months. All patients had hormonal treatment, but 3 who had radical radiotherapy. The overall outcome of followed up patients showed progression of the disease in 25%, stable in 41% and death in 34%. The one year, 3 years and 5 years patient survival rate was 85%, 74% and 69% respectively.
We conclude that prostatic carcinoma is not a common disease in Saudi Arabia. Saudi patients with carcinoma of prostate do present late with advanced stage. The place of radical treatment with this advanced presentation is limited. The hormonal and supportive treatment did achieve a reasonable survival.
(27-29 Shawwal 1418)
Radical prostatectomy: 7 year experience
I. Shoukry
Department of Urology, King Fahd Centre, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Radical prostatectomy offers the best chance for cure for localized prostate carcinoma. Between December 1990 and June 1997, sixty patients with localized prostate carcinoma were treated with radical prostatectomy. Age of patients varied between 48 and 73 years. 25% of patients were more than 70 years of age.
Preoperative stage was T1 in 20 patients (31%, T2 in 35 (55%) and T3 in 9 patients (14%) Understaging was noted in 29% in T1 and T2 and 22% in T3. Positive lymph nodes were found in 5% in T1, 17% in T2 and 22% in T3. There was no postoperative mortality. The most important intraoperative complication was rectal injury, which occurred in 7% of cases, and only 2 cases required temporary colostomy. Postoperative continence was complete in 78% of cases, and 16T of cases had only mild stress incontinence during the day. Severe stress incontinence was present in only 5% of cases.
Technical points to improve postoperative continence will be discussed. Bladder neck contracture occurred in 16% of cases and was treated successfully with cold knife incision of the bladder neck. Radical prostatectomy is an operation with low morbidity and should be offered for cure of patients with localized prostate carcinoma.
Incidence of prostate cancer in Saudi Aramco institution
K. M. Al Otaibi, T. Tartir, M. Feehan
The incidence of prostate cancer in Saudi Arabia is not well known except for the reported cases to the Tumour Registry Department. We reviewed the incidence of Prostate Cancer in Saudi Aramco Institution for the last ten years. Since 1987, a total of 137 patients were diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, From 1987 to 1992 most of the patients presented with advanced Prostate Cancer, 65% with bone metastases (stage D2) and only 31% with Organ confined tumor (stage A1, B).
In 1993, Saudi Aramco established PSA test, Transrectal Ultrasond (TRUS) and prostate biopsy. In 1995, a PSA screening program was established for Saudi Aramco employees and their dependents. Since then we observed a decline in the incidence of bone metastases (stage D2) to the range of 33% to 47% and increase in the incidence of organ confined tumor up to the range of 53% to 60%.
Conclusion: Further studies are needed from the different provinces in Saudi Arabia to know more about the incidence of Prostate Cancer in the Saudi Arabia population. Early detection of Prostate Cancer with a PSA screening test and DRE could decreases the incidence of advanced Prostate Cancer and detect patients with localized cancer that can benefit from radical management.
Quality of life and outcome after radical prostatectomy
C. W. Biermann
Urologische Universitatsklinik, Ruhr University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Introduction: During recent years evaluation of quality of life has become an important issue in clinical trials concerning cancer patients, including those with prostate cancer. Traditionally, performance or measurement outcomes have been limited to mortality, morbidity, and life expectancy. For our Medicare beneficiaries we want to know more, especially how well they can function and carry on the activities of daily life. In the future health care management including total quality management will be an important issue of outcome research. The assessment of quality of life (QOL) is more than the evaluation of treatment and disease related morbidity. QOL is a multidimensional construct, based on the patient experience of his or her total life situation. However, there still exists a considerable methodological problem regarding the development of optimal instruments and methods for presenting the results. Up to now there have been few studies measuring quality of life after radical prostatectomy using different instruments. In our quality of life trials we tried to develop a more specific instrument for localized prostate cancer according to the guidelines of the EORTC Study Group of Quality of Life.
Methods: Between 9/94 and 9/95, the data of 37 patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer were gathered for analysis. The patient underwent radical prostatectomy. First step was to evaluate the symptomatology of the patients by means of open interviews. One day preoperative (PO), the day before discharge (P1), and one year after surgery (P2), the patients received symptomatic and psychological questionnaires. The symptomatic questionnaire contained a six step symptom scale with 20 items. To evaluate the subjective well being, we selected the "Basler Befindlichkeitsbogen" (Basler Well Being Questionnaire) with the four dimensions: vitality vigilance, social extroversion and psychological balance. All measurements were evaluated by patients' self-rating. Statistical analyses were performed sith SPS program (DOS-System).
Results: The urological symptomatology in patients with prostate cancer showed significant differences between preoperative and one year postoperative values, 14,7 and 25,0 respectively, within the range of 1-100. Comparing the psychological parameters, we found that all patients showed a strong decline of subjective well being, mostly in vigilance and social extroversion.
Conclusion: The present prospective pilot study indicates that there is no positive correlation between results in urological cancer surgery and the individual psychological parameters of the patient. The data of this prospective study were the basis to develop and EORTC-specific tumor module for prostate cancer according to the guidelines of the EORTC. The next step was to test this instruments in a retrospective trial. The data including the first prospective unpublished study measuring QOL before and after the operation are also presented.
Role of trus, PSA and digital rectal examination in detection of prostate cancer
K. M. Al Otaibi, T. Tartir, R. San Miguel, F. Trabulsi
Purpose: We studied the correlation between Transrectal-Ultrasound (TRUS), PSA, Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) and incidence of prostate cancer.
Materials and Methods: From January 1997 to October 1997, 178 patients underwent Transrectal Ultrasond (TRUS) for an evaluation of the prostate gland. 127 patients underwent prostate biopsy for the possibility of Prostate Cancer. PSA, DRE. TRUS and prostate biopsies were evaluated.
Results: Of the 127 patients, 21 (16.5%) had a +ve biopsy for Adenocarcinoma of Prostate and 15 (11.8%) the biopsies showed PIN (10 patients with high grade PIN). Of 55 patients with abnormal TRUS (hypoechoic lesion) and high PSA, 11 (27.5%) had +ve biopsy for Adenocarcinoma of Prostae. Of 62 patient with normal TRUS and high PSA, 12 (19.4%) had +ve biopsies for Adenocarcinoma of Prostate and in 12 (19.4%) the biopsies showed PIN.
Of 69 patients with PSA density >0.15, 54 (78.3%) showed -ve prostate biopsy. Of the 21 patients with Adenocarcinoma of Prostate, 18 (85.7%) with normal DRE and 4 (19%) PSA Density <0.15. Of 42 patients with % free PSA ratio <16%, 35 (83.3%) had -ve prostate biopsy. 40% of the prostate biopsies showed chronic inflammatory cells consistent with prostatitis.
Conclusion: Normal TRUS and rectal examination do not exclude prostate cancer. Only 27.5% of the hypoechoic lesion on TRUS turned out to be cancer. PSA, TRUS and prostate biopsies detect more prostate cancer in the early stages.
Is prostate cancer uncommon in Saudi Arabia? The influence of early screening program on the incidence of prostate cancer in Saudi Aramco
Khalid M. Al Otaibi
Urology Unit, Saudi Aramco Medical Services, Dhahran, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Objective: The incidence of prostate cancer in Saudi Arabia has been reported to be low as well as one of the lowest in the world. The early screening program for prostate cancer and its long term effect have never been evaluated in Saudi Arabia. We reviewed the influence of the early screening program on the incidence of prostate cancer among Saudi men in Saudi Aramco community.
Methods: From 1987 to beginning of 2000, a total of 270 patients were diagnosed with prostate cancer in our medical institution. The clinical pattern, diagnostic methods, pathological staging as well as clinical staging were analyzed. The review was conducted for three different time periods. All factors contributed tot the diagnosis of prostate cancer were also evaluated. We compared our data with the Saudi National Registry Tumor (NRT) and a neighbor country data.
Results: Before the year of 1993, the majority of patients with prostate cancer presented with voiding problems or symptoms as a result of metastases. 68% of patients were found to have advanced prostate cancer (stage T4, N, M), and 32% classed as organ confined tumor (stage T1, T2). From 1994 to 1996, with the introduction of serum PSA and TRUS for Saudi men population, prostate cancer was found to be the 2 nd most common cancer in Saudi men, advanced prostate cancer decreased to 44% and organ confined tumor increased to 56%. From 1997 to 2000, with the establishment of screening program for prostate cancer for Saudi Aramco employees and their dependents, prostate cancer became the most common cancer among all Saudi men. The incidence of advanced prostate cancer decreased significantly to 27% and the organ confined tumor increased to 73%.
Conclusion: The study confirms the significance of the early screening program on the incidence of prostate cancer among the Saudi men population. We found substantial differences between the reported incidence of prostate cancer from the Saudi National Registry Tumor (NRT) and our reports. In our series there was a significant influence of the early screening program on the incidence and the nature of prostate cancer among all Saudi men. The introduction of prostatic specific antigen (PSA) test, transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) and prostate biopsy in our medical institution have made it possible to diagnose more and more Saudi men with prostate cancer and in an earlier stage. Prostate cancer is considered one of the leading causes of cancers among the Saudi men in our medical institution.
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2-4 March 2004 (11-13 Muharram 1425)
Prostate cancer in Saudi Arabia: A 6 years (997-2003) update
Hisham A. M. Mosli
Department of Urology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Purpose: To report the latest available information on data concerning prostate cancer in Saudi Arabia that occurred in the last 6 years from 1997 to 2003.
Methods: Several reports were studied and analyzed. Among those there was one report describing the PSA reference ranges in Saudi men, one report on diet as a risk factor, one interview indicating an increase in the incidence rate, and reports that indicate low cancer detection rates among a group of screened men using PSA, DRE and biopsy. The most recent National Cancer Registry (NCR) reveals no change in prostate cancer prevalence rate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the years 1997 and 1998. There was one published report describing low prostate cancer related mortality rate.
Results: Compilation of the available data confirm that prostate cancer is still of low incidence and mortality rates in Saudi Arabia.
Conclusions: PSA screening for BPH patients to exclude the presence of cancer and screening of men at high risk of developing prostate cancer may be justified. However, unless based upon sound scientific data to justify it, mass population PSA-screening of ageing asymptomatic men will be associated with economical, ethical and legal problems. With this latter practice, the natural history will be lost, and there will be an unwanted over-detection of cancer cases in whom the therapy will be unproven on the long run to further reduce an already low or unknown prostate cancer specific mortality rate.
Screening for prostate cancer
Baher Kamal, Saud Taha, Gaber Abdulfatah, Ahmed Bahnasy
Department of Urology, King Faisal University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
A research project was carried out at King Faisal University from April 2002 through October 2003. The project entailed screening male Saudi outpatients above 45 years of age for prostatic ca. 1000 males were included in the study. All patients had PSA measurements together with DRE. TRUS and TRUS guided biopsies were performed whenever indicated. The normal age-specific values for PSA were determined and compared with the international figures. The incidence of prostatic cancer in Saudi males was determined in such a group and compared to age matched international figures.
Outcome of prostatic biopsies in patients with a PSA of 4-10 ng/ml and/or abnormal DRE at KFSHRC
Khalid Al Ghamdi, Hassan Al Zahrani, Said Kattan, Khalid Al Othman, Ali Bin Mahfooz, Muhammed Aslam, Alaa Mokhtar, Raouf Seyam, Kamal Hanash
Introduction: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among elderly males in the USA and Europe. Recent data demonstrated a cancer detection rate of 20%-30% for patients with a PSA between 4-10 ng/ml. It is generally perceived that there is a lower incidence of prostate cancer in Saudi Arabia. This study was conducted to determine the incidence of prostate cancer in patients with an abnormal DRE and PSA <4 or a PSA of 4-10 ng/ml at KFSHRC.
Materials and Methods: The charts of patients who had an ultrasound guided prostatic biopsy between January 1998 and March 2003 were reviewed retrospectively. The inclusion criteria for the study were all patients who had a prostatic biopsy with an abnormal DRE and PSA of <4 or a PSA of 4-10 ng/ml regardless of the DRE status. The clinical, radiological and pathological reports were retrospectively reviewed.
Results: A total of 64 patients were reviewed. The mean age was 66 years, range (52-93). The reason for referral to the urology clinic was LUTS in 30 patients (46.8%), high PSA of 4-10 ng/ml in 12 patients (18.7%), abnormal DRE in 2 patients (3.2%) or a combination of LUTS, high PSA and DRE in 20 patients (31.3%). The indication for the biopsy was abnormal DRE in 9 patients (14%), high PSA in 38 patients (59.3%) or both in 17 patients (26.5%). Nine patients (14%) had a PSA of <4 ng/ml but abnormal DRE and 55 (86%) had a PSA of 4-10 ng/ml with or without abnormal DRE. TRUS showed a hypoechoic lesion in 15 cases (23.4%), hyperechoic in 5 cases (7.8%) and normal in the rest 44 cases. Sextant biopsy was done in 1 patient and 3 had a 4 quadrant biopsy. The histopathology showed prostate adenocarcinoma in 9 cases (14%), PIN in 2 cases (3%), BPH in 48 cases (75%) and BPH and prostatitis in 5 cases (8%). Of patients with PSA of <4 and abnormal DRE, 1 patient had prostate adenocarcinoma (11%) and one had a low PIN (11%). For patients with PSA of 4-10 ng/ml the cancer was diagnosed in 8 cases (14.4%) and 1 had high PIN (1.8%). Eight patients (12.5%) had complications of the procedure; 4 hematuria, 3 urosepsis and 2 hematospermia.
Conclusion: The prostate cancer detection rate in Saudi patients with a PSA < 4 but with abnormal DRE incidence of prostate cancer was 11.1%. For patients with PSA of 4-10 ng/ml it increased to 14.5%. This is below the international reported detection rate. It points to the need to conduct a national screening survey of a cross-sectional population to see if we truly have a lower incidence of prostate cancer compared to other nations.
Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy for recurrent localized prostate cancer following radiation therapy
Mostafa Elhilali, John Trachtenberg, Armen Aprikian, Joseph Chin, Brian Wilson
Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Phase I/II trials using the photosensitiser Tookad. The Prostate was illuminated with multiple transperineal probes positioned using specific treatment plan software and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) probe with a brachytherapy grid. Response was determined using dynamic MRI, biopsy and PSA. 52 patients treated to determine optimum conditions and toxicity. With adequate drug and light doses, 50% negative biopsies were achieved at 6 months. MRI imaging adequately predicted outcome. Technical aspects, complications and future plans will be presented.
King Abdulaziz University Hospital
20-23 February 2006 (21-24 Muharram 1427)
High intensity focused ultrasound as a treatment modality for localized prostate cancer
Magdy M. Hassouna 1,2
1 Department of Urology, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, 2 University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Principle: High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology uses an ultrasound beam generated by high power transducer to generate heat. When the beam is focused on the prostatic tissues, it results into necrosis of the prostate without damaging the surrounding tissue.
Historical: The technology has been developed in late '80 in Europe. In 1993, HIFU was applied in clinical cases of human prostate cancer. In 1996 a European multicenter study on the efficacy and safety of the HIFU was published. In 2003 the Canadian Health Authority has approved HIFU as safe method for treating localized prostate cancer. HIFU is presently used to treat prostate cancer in Europe, Russia, Australia, Canada and South Korea.
Localized prostatic cancer (T1-T2)
Not candidates for radical prostatectomy due to co-morbidity or high surgical risk patient
Alternative treatment to radiotherapy
Local recurrence following radical prostatectomy
Local recurrence following radiotherapy and/or brachytherapy.
Procedure: The prostate size should be within 30-35gm size, with an antero-posterior diameter <24 mm. Those patients with >35 gm size prostate are advised to have a TURP prior or concomitant with the HIFU treatment. The treatment is done under spinal or epidural anesthesia with IV sedation to minimize movement. It may last anywhere from 1 to 3 hours depending on the size of the prostate.
At the beginning of the procedure the patient is catheterized and positioned on his right side. After a small probe has been placed inside a liquid-filled latex balloon it is inserted into the rectum. This liquid keeps a constant temperature at the rectal wall throughout the treatment. The urologist maps the outline of the prostate treatment zone using the ultrasound component of the probe. Then 400 to 600 pulses of high intensity focused ultrasound are delivered to the prostate. This process effectively necroses the targeted tissue. The catheter remains post procedure for 7-14 days until the swelling diminishes.
Computer controlled firings result in precisely moving the focal point in order to ablate the whole prostate.
Immediate Post Treatment: Patients usually go home the same day as the treatment and in most cases resume a normal diet the same evening. Prophylactic antibiotics are prescribed after the procedure. Post procedure infections are not common with HIFU. Immediate post treatment complications include mild bleeding in the beginning of micturition, frequent and sometimes urgent micturition, type 1 or 2 urinary stress incontinence and elimination of necrotic debris. These complications are usually transient and self-limited.
Reported Adverse Effects: HIFU is a very safe procedure with no reported mortality and minimal morbidity. Data from the last 100 treatments in the Munich study of 315 HIFU treatments reported in 2000 provides the following incidence of adverse events:
Treatment Follow Up: PSA levels are performed initially and every 3 months post-HIFU. After 12 months, a biopsy is performed to confirm that the treatment has been successful. If the biopsy is negative and the PSA level is very low, the PSA only needs to be performed every 6 months.
If the PSA reading does not return to very low levels a repeat biopsy can be performed. If this biopsy shows any tumor (approximately 10% of the cases) a second HIFU session is conducted. If biopsies are negative but the PSA rises additional therapy may be needed.
Long-term Follow-up Results: A 5-year experience was reported on 146 consecutive T-1/T-2 prostate cancer patients with a PSA level of 15 ng/ml or less. The patients were treated with HIFU in Germany, between October 1997 and November 2002.
The median PSA nadir achieved after 3 months was 0.07 ng/ml and the median PSA level after a follow up of 22 months was 0.15 ng/ml. 93.4% of all patients had negative biopsies:
Follow-up period (years) Up to 5
Negative biopsy rate (5) 93.4
Median PSA nadir (after 3 months) (ng/mL) 0.07
Mean PSA level (ng/mL) 0.15
Nadir PSA <0.5 ng/mL (%) 83.0
PSA <1.0 ng/mL (%) 87.0
IPSS and QoL No change before and after treatment
PSA: Prostatic specific antigen, IPSS: International prostate symptom score, QoL: Quality of life Presented at the: 18 th Saudi Urological Conference
(21-24 Muharram 1427)
Biochemical failure after definitive local therapy for clinically localized prostate cancer
Armen G. Aprikian 1,2
1 Division of Urology, Montreal General Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital, 2 Division of Urology at McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
A detectable and rising prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels after radical prostatectomy or a rising PSA above the nadir after radiation therapy many represent a local failure, distant failure, or both. Determining the site or sites of failure is critical for selecting the appropriate salvage therapy. Nevertheless, although PSA failure precedes clinically evident failure by several years, determining the source of the biochemical failure is often not possible using currently available diagnostic studies. Selecting the optimal therapeutic approach may be guided by the initial clinical factors such as clinical stage, serum PSA, and biopsy Gleason score. In men having undergone radical prostatectomy, pathologic outcomes such as pathologic stage, prostatectomy Gleason score, and margin status provide additional prognostic information. In addition, PSA kinetics pre and post-treatment can provide significant information. For example, PSA velocity >2 ng/mL/year before treatment, an interval to PSA failure <2-3 years and a rapid PSA doubling time <3 after local therapy correlates with a significantly elevated risk for metastases and mortality, indicating that such cases are poor candidates for local-only salvage therapy. On the other hand, optimal candidates for local-only salvage therapy include men whose pretreatment PSA velocity was <2 ng/mL/year, interval to PSA failure exceeds 3 years, post treatment PSA doubling time is >12 months, and Gleason score < 8. In men with intermediate parameters, the salvage local therapy can be considered understanding that in the case of post-prostatectomy radiation therapy, that this should be undertaken before the PSA level passes 1 ng/ml. In case where systemic disease is suspected in an otherwise asymptomatic patient with undetectable metastases on imaging, then early hormonal therapy should be considered. However, one must keep in mind that most of these asymptomatic men will be on hormonal therapy for many years with the associated side effects. Methods to reduce the morbidity of hormonal therapy include intermittent therapy, anti-androgen monotherapy, and methods directed at bone health.
Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer
Over the past decade, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) has gained significant popularity and widespread implementation at specialized centers worldwide. LRP represents a technically demanding procedure with some clinical advantages that include shorter convalescence and markedly lower operative blood loss. Long-term functional and oncological results are as yet immature, however early reports of positive surgical margin rates and biochemical control are very encouraging. Quality of life functional results of urinary and sexual function appear similar to those of open surgical series. Overall the current operative, oncological and functional results of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy appear to approximate those of open radical retropubic prostectomy. Nevertheless, longer follow up and more mature data are needed definitively to establish laparoscopic radical prostatectomy as an alternative to the open retropubic approach.
The efficacy of radical retropubic prostatectomy has been well established in the management of localized prostate cancer
Raja B. Khauli, Sarah I. Sawah, Husam Al Qudah
Division of Urology, American University of Beirut Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Objective: Since 1997, we have applied Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy (RRP) to our patient population attempting a unilateral or bilateral nerve sparing for patients with clinically localized prostate cancer. We here present the data of our initial experience with this procedure.
Methods: 100 consecutive patients who underwent RRP and were potent preoperatively were followed postoperatively and analyzed for their sexual potency and continence rates. The same surgeon did all the surgeries using the Walsh RRP technique. The decision of which nerve to spare and which to resect, was based on preoperative parameters as well as intraoperative findings. Bilateral nerve sparing was performed on 61 patients, unilateral on 35 patients, and 4 patients had partial unilateral nerve sparing. The potency scale was defined as follows: Grade I = weak without response to injection, Grade II = weak but responds well to injection, Grade III = moderate with Sildenafil or Tadalafil, Grade IV = excellent with Sildenafil or Tadalafil, Grade V = excellent without treatment. The continence scale was defined as follows:
Continuous leakage
Light leakage
Occasional without stress
Complete dryness.
Results: Surgical margin positivity was noted in 15% of all cases (favorable outcome compared to the literature showing 12 - 45% positive surgical margins). Potency after RRP was preserved in 89% of patients who were able to have erections without the need for intracavernosal injection. Oral therapy only (with Sildenafil, Tadalafil and Vardenafil) was used in 63 (70.1%) of these patients with preserved potency. Bilateral nerve sparing had a 3.2-fold chance of excellent potency compared to unilateral nerve sparing (36.1% vs 11.4%, respectively, p < 0.001). Age < 60 years had a 2-fold likelihood of excellent potency compared to patients > 60 years (37.5% vs 19%, respectively, p < 0.001). Stage T1a-T2a did not show any significant difference in preservation of potency from stage T2b - T3a (1.5 fold, 29.1% vs 20%, respectively, p < 0.01). Continence after RRP revealed that 75% of patients were completely dry, 14% had mild stress incontinence, 9% had occasional leak and 2% had nighttime incontinence. Thus, this revealed that bilateral nerve-sparing RRP had a 1.5 fold likelihood of dryness compared to unilateral nerve sparing approach (88.5% vs 57.1%, respectively, p < 0.01). Also age < 60 years had a 1.2 fold likelihood of dryness compared to > 60 years (77.4% vs 66.7%, respectively, p < 0.01). Stage T1a-T2a showed no significant difference in preservation of continence from stage T2b-T3a (1.3 fold, 78.8% vs 60%, respectively, p < 0.01).
Conclusion: These data indicate that nerve-sparing RRP can be performed on the majority of clinically localized cancers without any adverse effect on the pathology and with relatively low surgical risk of margin positivity rate. The high likelihood of potency preservation with or without oral medications in this series should encourage surgeons to perform nerve sparing RRP more liberally. However, nerve-sparing RRP can only be applied after careful preoperative and intraoperative assessment of the cavernosal nerve for the possibility of adherence. The results of open RRP in recent series including our own, clearly indicates that this procedure remains the standard for treating localized prostate cancer.
Watchful waiting for prostate cancer: What are we watching and what are we waiting for?
Armen Aprikian 1,2
1 Division of Urology, Montreal General Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital, 2 Division of Urology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Most men that develop prostate cancer do not die from it. However, prostate cancer is a very common disease and accounts for significant mortality. Furthermore, prostate cancer is currently diagnosed at an early stage where treatment is often curative but may have undesirable functional side effects. The objective is to identify those cancers that pose a clinical threat and treat aggressively while avoiding treatment in those cancers that pose little threat. To date, it is difficult to predict with certainty the biologic and clinical behavior of individual cancers. Factors employed currently to help decide on treatment versus observation include, age, comorbid status, histologic grade, extent of disease on biopsy, clinical, staging and serum PSA. In men believed to have insignificant cancer who are being observed, several clinical series have described the potential usefulness of PSA velocity and repeated periodic prostatic biopsies to help in the assessment of disease progression and trigger therapy within the window of opportunity of the disease being still organ-confined. However, virtually all of these tools have inherent variability and may not be reliable. Finally, although a recent randomized clinical trial has demonstrated improved survival in men undergoing radical prostatectomy as compared to observation, watchful waiting remains a management option in carefully selected men. The criteria for selection and the methods for surveillance remain controversial.
Incidental significant prostate cancer found in cystoprostatectomy specimens
Ashraf J. Abusamra, J. Izawa, M. Abdelhady, J. Chin
London Health Sciences Centers, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Objective: To review the incidence rate, histopathological features, and outcome including disease specific survival rate of clinically significant incidental prostate cancer found at cystoprostatectomy (CPE) for bladder cancer, and to determine its impact on follow up.
Methods: Chart review of male patients who underwent CPE in our institution between 1987 and 2004 was done. Patients with preoperative diagnosis or suspicion of prostate cancer were excluded from further analysis. We identified those with incidental prostate adenocarcinoma in the CPE specimens.
Results: 218 men underwent CPE for bladder cancer in our institution between 1987 and 2004. 13 patients were excluded from the study due to preoperative diagnosis or suspicion of prostate cancer. Fifty-eight patients (28%) were found to have incidental prostate cancer. The mean follow up was 43 months (range: 6-149 months). Twenty percent of these prostate cancers had Gleason score ≥ 7 and two patients developed local and metastatic prostatic cancer recurrences.
Conclusions: Incidental prostate cancer is a relatively common finding in CPE specimens. With more than 20% of these considered clinically significant, radical prostatectomy as part of the CPE procedure seems essential, and vigilant follow up designed for both cancers, bladder and prostate, is mandatory.
How does the prostate size really affect the biopsy Gleason score?
Ashraf J. Abusamra, J. Izawa, M. Abdelhady, A. Sener, A. Bella, N. Touma, D. Downey, M. Moussa, J. Chin
Introduction: We analyzed our prostate cancer database to investigate the relationship between prostate size, biopsy Gleason score (bGS), and radical prostatectomy Gleason score (rpGS).
Methods: Our radical prostatectomy (RP) database from 2000-3 was studied. All transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) and biopsies were done by a single radiologist. The variables assessed included: prostate size on TRUS, bGS, and rpGS. We subdivided the data according to prostate sizes (< or ≥ 30g, < or ≥ 35g, and < or ≥ 40g), and bGS in three separate analyses using Chi square test.
Results: Complete data for eligible patients (pts) were available for 291 of 376 pts. Mean pt age was 61 years (44-75), and mean PSA 7.8 ng/ml (median 6.3). Median prostate volume in our data was 34.95cc (12.8-167.6). In our analyses using different prostate size cut offs, there was no effect on upgrading at rpGS; however, there was significant effect on downgrading, with smaller prostates showing more downgrading at rpGS.
Conclusions: Our analysis of the relationship between GS differences on biopsy and radical prostatectomy did not reveal a significant effect of prostate size on upgrading. This finding appears to contradict recent reports which have implicated larger prostate size in masking a higher Gleason score on biopsy. Sampling artifact results in rpGS downgrading in smaller prostates.
Our study may provide a new explanation and evidence for artifactual increase in higher grade tumors among men in the Finasteride arm of PCPT simply due to prostate size reduction.
Use of endoglin as a marker for diagnosis and prognosis of prostatic cancer
A. Elgamasy, M. Abo Elenin, A. Hassan, W. Elnaghy, R. Talaat, M. El Sharaby
Department of Urology, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
Aim of the Work: Quantitative estimation of serum endoglin levels in cases of prostatic cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia to evaluate its role in the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer prostate.
Patients and Methods: This study included 70 patients and 12 normal control individuals. Measurement of PSA was performed for cases of cancer prostate and BPH, while measurement of endoglin was performed for all patients and control individuals. These cases were classified into 3 groups. Group I included 42 patients with cancer prostate, the criteria for diagnosis were digital rectal examination (DRE) of irregular abnormal hard nodule/nodules in the prostate or PSA > 4 ng/ml. The diagnosis was confirmed by TRUS biopsy. According to Gleason's score, these patients were further classified into Grade II and III. Group II included 28 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Group III included 12 health men as control group. Serum CD 105 concentration was estimated by using human endoglin ELISA kit.
Results: For the group I (cancer prostate) and group II (BPH), mean age was 66.4 ± 4.9 and 63 ± 8.5 years respectively with no significant difference. However, there is a significant difference in PSA levels in group I (mean 32.4 ± 35.8 ng/ml) and group II (mean 2.84 ± 1.67 ng/ml). The mean values of CD 105 are 5.29, 2.12 and 0.15 ng/ml in group I, II and III respectively. The mean value of CD 105 in each group is significantly different from the other groups. In group I, the mean CD 105 level of grade III was 7.5 ng/ml and significantly higher than 4.89 ng/ml of grade II cancer prostate. There is a significant correlation between CD 105 levels and their PSA levels in cancer prostate group. After collecting the values of serum endoglin levels in cancer prostate and BPH cases and normal control groups, it was found that the cut-off level is 2.65 ng/ml for diagnosis of cancer prostate.
Conclusion: Endoglin (CD 105) has a critical role in the diagnosis and prognosis of cases of cancer prostate and it can be as a marker for these cases. However, further studies are recommended for evaluating its rule as a main diagnostic and prognostic marker for cases of cancer prostate.
King Fahad Hospital of the University - Tabuk
Free/total PSA ratio (<10%) can help in the prediction of extra-capsular extension of prostate cancer
A. Abdul-Rahman, T. Lane, D. Hanbury, G. Boustead, J. Adshead, T. Mc Nicholas
Department of Urology, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
Objective: The indications for imaging prior to radical surgery for prostate cancer (in those with presenting PSA < 10) differs between surgical units with additional imaging often reserved for those with Gleason scores (GS) of ≥ 7. We examined a number of pre-operative parameters and the histopathology specimens to see whether any might select patients who would benefit from further pre-operative imaging.
Patients and Methods: We reviewed the pathological specimens of 35 consecutive patients undergoing radical prostatectomy during a 12 month period at a single institution. Gleason Score (GS), and the extra-capsular extension were detected and correlated the findings with pre-operative F:T PSA ratios.
Results: All of the patients 35 undergoing surgery had clinically localized prostate cancer T2c or less (confirmed with MRI in those with Gleason scores of 3+4 or higher in accordance to an agreed local protocol). 45% (16/35) of patients had F:T PSA ratios of < 10%. Of these 37% (6/16) had extra-capsular extension on pathological examination with 67% (4/6) showing only moderate Gleason scores (3+3) on pre-operative TRUS biopsy (and as such had not undergone further pre-operative imaging). Only one patient (5%) with a moderate Gleason score (3+3) who had a F:T PSA ratio >10% had extra-capsular extension on final pathology.
Conclusion: Patients with moderate Gleason scores < 7 with (<10%) F:T PSA ratios are at a high risk for extra-capsular extension despite otherwise good prognostic markers. F:T PSA ratio predicts more advanced disease and we believe that these patients would benefit from additional pre-operative imaging.
Presented at the: 21 st Saudi Urological Conference
North West Armed Forces Hospital - Tabuk
Characterizing the clinical importance of the index versus the non-index lesion in men with prostate cancer
A. Abdul-Rahman, H. U. Ahmed, A. Freeman, M. Emberton
Department of Urology, Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences, University College London, London, UK
Objective: The current therapeutic choice for men with localized prostate cancer lies between the two extremes of active surveillance and whole gland radical therapy. Focal therapy represents a novel but currently controversial approach that may be suitable for unilateral or unifocal disease. We assessed the feasibility of focal therapy for localized prostate cancer by examining radical prostatectomy step sections.
Materials and Methods: We reviewed the pathological specimens of 100 consecutive patients acquired over a 24 month period within a single institution. The number of cancer foci (index and non-index lesions), location, volume and Gleason Score (GS) of each lesion was recorded, as well as the presence or absence of any extra-capsular extension.
Results: In all, 335 tumour foci were identified from the 100 specimens; resulting in a mean of 3.4 (range 1 to 8) per prostate. 15% of prostates contained a solitary tumour. These were associated with a mean volume of 1.76 ml (0.2-30.6 mls). Overall, the mean volume of the index tumour was 1.42 mls (range 0.1-30.6 mls), representing 81% (21-100%) of the total tumour volume. The mean volume of the largest non-index tumour was 0.2 mls (range 0.05-1.25 mls). Only fifteen men had a non-index tumour of >0.5 mls, five men had non-index total GS ≥ 7, and five specimens revealed significant non-index tumour with GS ≥ 7 and volume > 0.5 ml. Thirty three foci were extended into the capsule of the prostate. In nearly all of occasions (87%), this was accounted for by the index lesion.
Conclusion: The index lesion in this non-screened and treated population accounted for most of the cancer volume and was attributed with most of the factors that confer risk of progression, according to standard models. Non-index lesions were attributed more than one risk factor in only 5% of men. This rate of clinical significance is likely to be lower in a screened population than those described in this summary. Further work is required in characterizing the aggressiveness of the non-dominant lesions in men with prostate cancer using molecular and genetic markers in addition to the phenotypic ones described above.
PSA pattern in the Saudi population
A. Nassir, H. Farsi
Department of Urology, Um Al-Qura University, Makkah and KAUH, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Objective: Little is known about prostate cancer in Saudi Arabia. Our aim is to identify the pattern of PSA values in our population.
Materials and Methods: Between October 2002 and November 2007, all PSA values ordered at KFSH&RC in Jeddah were studied. The patient's age, his total PSA, free to total ratio, PSA velocity and any other related data were collected.
Results: The overall average age was 63.8 (+/- 11.8 SD). A total of 4210 specimen of PSA were analyzed for 2181 patients. At their initial presentation; 85%, 8.20% and 6.10% of patients had a PSA of less than 4, 4-10 and > 10 ng/ml, respectively. Free to total PSA ratio for PSA of 4-10 was found to be < 25% and < 18% in 76.8% and 56.2% respectively. PSA velocity was studied in 2803 PSA samples for 801 patients, with an average of 3.5 samples for each patient. Among the 629 patients with PSA < 4, 8.7% progressed. More significantly were the 43 patients with PSA between 4-10: 47.7% progressed. The sum of significant values of absolute PSA, PSA free to total ratio and PSA velocity puts around 10% of all patients undergoing PSA testing as candidates for TRUS guided biopsy.
Conclusion: PSA interpretation needs more effort and research to understand the pathophysiology of prostate cancer in Saudi population.
The clinico-pathological patterns of prostatic diseases and prostatic cancer in Saudi patients
H. Mosli, T. Abdel-Meguid, J. Al-Maghrabi, W. Kamal, H. Saadah, H. Farsi
Objective: To determine the clinico-pathological patterns of prostatic diseases in Saudi patients, with special emphasis on prostate cancer.
Materials and Methods: The hospitals of King Abdulaziz University Medical City and King Faisal Specialist Hospital are tertiary care teaching hospitals located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The records of patients who underwent histopathological examinations of their prostatic specimens in both hospitals between June 2003 and June 2008 were reviewed retrospectively. The age, indications for biopsy, histological diagnosis, Gleason grading of cancer patients, were studied. The literature was searched for comparative information.
Results: The study included 330 patients with age distribution from 37 to 100 years (median of 68). Specimens included 233 TRUS biopsies, 85 TURPs, 8 simple prostatectomies, 3 radical prostatectomies and 1 radical cystoprostatectomy. Indications for TRUS guided biopsy in prostate cancer patients were elevated PSA, abnormal DRE or both in 85%, 5.5% and 9.3, respectively. PSA values < 4 ng/ml were found in 13.6% of prostate cancer patients. Among others, adenocarcinoma BPH alone, BPH with inflammation and inflammation alone were found in 28.5%, 43.3%, 20.3% and 4.2%, respectively. In specimens of TURP or simple prostatectomy for apparently benign disease, incidental prostate cancer was detected in 14/93 (15%). Gleason sum of ≥ 6 was found in 92.8% of patients. Cancers were poorly differentiated (35%), moderately differentiated (61.4%) or well differentiated (3.6%).
Conclusion: The incidence of prostate cancer in Saudi Arabia is low compared to the western countries. However, incidental prostate cancer detected in presumed benign disease is rising. Further future studies addressing this issue are needed to confirm the potential rising trend, and its possible etiology. Additionally, cancer usually takes place as high grade disease. Our findings support the recommendations to lower the cutoff value for prostatic biopsy to 2.5 rather than 4 ng/ml.
Transrectal prostatic biopsy for diagnosis of prostatic cancer: Experience of a single center
A. Al-Enizi, K. Madbouly, A. Al-Bakri, S. Ragheb, K. Alghamdi, A. Al-Jasser
Department of Surgery, Urology Division, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Purpose: To review our experience in transrectal prostatic biopsy for prostate cancer diagnosis determining the main indication for the procedure and estimating the relation of cancer diagnosis to different prostatic and biochemical features.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed of patients underwent transrectal prostatic biopsies at our institution between 2000 and 2008. Patients' charts were reviewed regarding patients' age and race, family history, symptomatology, findings of digital rectal examination (DRE), serum PSA level and ratio, prostatic ultrasound findings as well as pre-procedure preparation and postoperative complications.
Results: A total of 132 (124 Saudi, 8 non-Saudi) patients were identified with an age of 45 to 93 (median 67) years. None had a family history of prostate ca. Patients presented with obstructive symptoms (94.7%), irritative symptoms (65.9%) and bone pains (6.8%). PSA was the main indication for biopsy (54.5%), abnormal DRE in 9.1%, both in 28.8% while low PSA ratio with normal total PSA was the indication in 6.1%. All prostatic biopsies except 12 (9.1%) were transrectal ultrasound guided. Prostatic adenocarcinoma was diagnosed in 19 patients (14.4%). Four patients had radical prostatectomy and 15 received hormonal treatment. Positive predictive values of PSA, DRE and combined PSA and DRE were 4.2%, 25% and 28.9% respectively. Postoperative complications included fever in 6 patients, hematuria in 15, rectal pain in 12, rectal bleeding in 1 and urine retention in 4 accounting for a complication rate of 28.8%. Four patients required emergency readmission. Complications were not related to patients' age, PSA symptomatology, prostatic size, echogenicity or calcifications (p=NS). Also, they were not related to biopsy method, pathology results, number of cores sampled, pre-biopsy enema or the duration of pre- or post-biopsy antibiotic course (p=NS). Diagnosis of prostatic carcinoma was not related to high PSA, PSA ratio, prostatic size or prostatic echogenicity (p=NS) but associated with bone pains (p=0.003).
Conclusions: Transrectal prostatic biopsies are safe and feasible. Complications are mild and can be easily managed. Prostate specific antigen is not prostatic carcinoma specific and it had a low predictive value in our group of patients. Additional measures to increase specificity of PSA testing are still necessary. Epidemiologic studies are strongly warranted to determine the incidence of prostatic ca in Saudi population as well as PSA age reference ranges and best PSA cutoff values.
Khalid Matar Al Otaibi
Department of Urology, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Introduction: To review our method of evaluating patients whom we suspect of having prostate cancer.
Methods: A total of 1155 patients underwent transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) and prostate biopsy to investigate the possibility of prostate cancer. The results of these studies, together with digital rectal examination (DRE) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) were reviewed.
Results: Of the 1155 patients, 318 (27.5%) were found to have prostate cancer, 51 (4%) were diagnosed with PIN, 276 (24%) had evidence of chronic prostatitis and 510 (44%) were diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Of the 318 patients with prostate cancer, 156 (49%) had normal rectal exam and 87 (27.4%) had normal TRUS. 286 (90%) of these prostate cancer patients had initially presented with a high PSA level.
Summary and Conclusion: Normal findings with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) and digital rectal examination (DRE) does not exclude prostate cancer. Serum PSA is the most sensitive test in predicting the risk of prostate cancer, therefore TRUS and random prostate biopsies should be performed in a case of high PSA or after an abnormal rectal examination.
Presented at the: 22 nd Saudi Urological Conference
Impact of positive surgical margins after radical prostatectomy differs by disease risk group
Sultan Saud Alkhateeb, Shabbir Alibhai, Neil Fleshner, Antonio Finelli, Michael Jewett, Alexandre Zlotta, Michael Nesbitt, Gina Lockwood, John Trachtenberg
Department of Urology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Introduction: Positive surgical margins (PSM) have a negative impact on disease outcomes following radical prostatectomy (RP), yet their prognostic value may vary depending on specific pathological characteristics. We examined the relationship of PSM to biochemical progression according to several clinicopathological features.
Methods: We analyzed data from 1,268 patients who underwent RP for clinically localized prostate cancer at our center between 1992 and 2008 and did not receive any neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment. We examined the relation of age, pretreatment prostate specific antigen (PSA), pathological T-stage, RP Gleason score, disease risk group and surgical margin status to biochemical progression-free survival (BPFS).
Results: The overall PSM rate was 20.8% and median follow up was 79 months. The impact of PSM was dependent on risk group; BPFS was 99.6% for the NSM group versus 94.9% for the PSM group in low-risk disease (logrank P=0.53), 93.5% for the NSM group versus 83% for the PSM group in intermediate-risk disease (logrank P<0.001) and 78.5% for the NSM group versus 57.1% for the PSM group in high-risk disease (logrank P=0.003). These differences remained significant in a multivariate Cox regression model adjusting for other clinicopathological features.
Summary and Conclusion: PSM is an independent predictor of biochemical progression in intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer. Patients with low-risk disease have a favorable long-term outcome regardless of margin status and may be candidates for expectant management even with PSM, sparing them the side effects and costs of treatment.
Does nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy increase the risk of positive surgical margins and biochemical progression?
Sultan Saud Alkhateeb
Introduction: Since the introduction of nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (NSRP), there have been concerns about the increased risks of positive surgical margins (PSM) and biochemical progression (BP). We examined the relationship of NSRP to PSM and BP using a large, mature data set.
Methods: Patients who underwent RP for clinically localized prostate cancer at our center between 1997 and 2008 were identified. Patients who received neoadjuvant therapy were excluded. We examined the relation of NSRP to the rate of PSM and BP in univariate and multivariate analyses adjusting for clinical and pathological variables including age, pretreatment prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and doubling time, pathological stage and grade.
Results: In total, 856 patients were included, 70.9% underwent NSRP and 29.1% had non-NSRP. PSM rates were 13.5% in the NSRP group compared to 17.7% in non-NSRP (P=0.11). In a multivariate analysis, non-NSRP was performed in patients with higher pathological stage (HR 1.95, 95% CI 1.25-3.04, P=0.003) and higher baseline PSA level (HR 1.04, 95% CI 1.01 -1.08, P=0.005). With a median follow up of 41 months, BP-free survival was 88% for non-NSRP compared to 92% for the NSRP group (log rank P=0.018), this difference was not significant in a multivariate Cox regression analysis (HR 0.54, 95% CI 0.28 - 1.06, P=0.09).
Summary and Conclusion: When used in properly selected patients, NSRP does not seem to increase the risk of PSM and disease progression. The most effective way of resolving this issue is through a randomized clinical trial; however, such a trial is not feasible.
Adenocarcinoma of the prostate: KFSHD experience
Ahmed Harbi, Mohamed A. Gomha, Ibrahim Al-Oraifi, Riyad Al-Mousa, Irfan Khan, Adel Al Dayel
Department of Urology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Introduction: The incidence and prevalence of prostatic carcinoma in Saudi Arabia is much lower than in Europe and USA. It is our observation that the majority of cases presented to our hospital are in a late disease stage. In this study we review our experience as regards to detection, staging and management of prostatic carcinoma in KFSHD.
Materials and Methods: Between May 2006 and July 2010, 78 patients (pts) were diagnosed with prostate carcinoma in KFSHD. Medical records of these patients were reviewed as regards to clinical presentation, methods of diagnosis, staging, management and outcome.
Results: 78 patients were diagnosed to have prostatic adenocarcinoma with a mean age ± SD of 72 ± 8 y. Patients were diagnosed either by prostatic biopsy (n=75) or incidentally discovered after TURP (n=3). The indications for prostatic biopsy was high PSA or suspicious DRE or both. The median PSA at diagnosis was 52 ng/ml (range: 1.2-16250). Staging was determined based on DRE, biopsy, CT/MRI and bone scan. 2002 TNM staging system was the basis for staging. Organ-confined tumor was defined as tumor that is localized within the prostatic capsule with absence of lymph node or distant metastases. On presentation, lymph node metastases as suggested by the CT/MRI was seen in 41.4%, while bone metastases was seen in 50.8%; lung metastases in 23.5% and liver metastases in 11.8%. 21 pts (26.9%) have organ-confined tumors while 47 pts (50.3%) have non-organ confined tumors. 10 pts did not have adequate staging because CT or bone scan or both were not done (5 had PSA < 20 ng/ml). Among patients with organ-confined tumors 5 underwent (additional one is planned) radical prostatectomy (RP), 6 were treated by radical radiotherapy (one had salvage prostatectomy), 4 were on watchful waiting (patient choice or unfit for surgery) and 5 were treated by hormonal therapy (stage 2C in 4, PSA > 30 ng/ml in 3, age > 70 y in 4). The majority of pts with non-organ confined disease were treated by hormonal therapy; one pt underwent radical prostatectomy and one pt received radical radiotherapy. Patient were followed up with a mean period of 17.3 ± 15 mon. Among pts who underwent RP, 3 have PSA of <0.02 ng/ml, 2 lost to follow up and one has PSA of 0.26 ng/ml with enlarged pelvic lymph node. The patient with salvage prostatectomy progressed 8 mon after surgery with PSA of 1900 ng/ml. Among patients treated by hormonal therapy, 56% become hormone refractory within a follow up period of 17.1 ± 15 mon and 34% are dead.
Conclusions: High percentage of patients with prostatic carcinoma still present with advanced staged in Saudi Arabia. This pattern denies many patients the intent to cure treatment and contribute to their mortality.
Presented at the: 23 rd Saudi Urological Conference
King Fahd Specialist Hospital - Dammam
Validation of Epstein criteria of insignificant prostate cancer in Middle East
Ihab A. Hekal, Nasr A. El-Tabey, Mohamed Adel Nabeeh, Ahmed El-Assmy, Mohamed Abd El-Hameed, Adel Nabeeh, Elhousseiny I. Ibrahiem
Institution Urology and Nephrology Center, Cairo, Egypt
Background: Since the introduction of Contemporary Epstein criteria, it has been studied and validated in many countries and among many nations. However, they were not validated in Middle East patients up till now.
Aim of the Work: To validate the Contemporary Epstein criteria in Middle East patients.
Materials and Methods: During the past 8 years, 70 cases underwent radical prostatectomy for T1c prostate cancer. Contemporary Epstein criteria were applied retrospectively on prostatic biopsies. Among our patients, 35 cases met the criteria for clinically insignificant prostate cancer. Pathological revision of the prostatic biopsies, definitive prostatectomy specimens and re-staging were done by single pathologist. Assessment of recurrence rate was done. Up and down grading of the Gleason scoring was studied.
Results: The preoperative data and biopsy results using the Contemporary Epstein criteria were fulfilled on 35 cases. On definitive pathology, 16 cases (45.7%) had Gleason score 6, while 8.6% of cases are non-organ confined (2 cases and 1 case with extra-capsular and seminal vesicles infiltrations, respectively). Both lobes were involved in 20 cases. Moreover, 40% (14 cases) showed upgrading of the score. Lymphatic permeation was recognized in four cases. Mean follow up time 88.1 months, 8.6% cases developed metastasis.
Conclusion: Whenever Epstein criteria are applied in the Middle East patients, the decision of active surveillance based on clinically insignificant prostate cancer (who met the Epstein criteria) will miss nearly 46% of unfavorable prostate cancer. As well as a risk of later metastasis could be in 8.6% of them.
Endorectal magnetic resonance imaging directed prostatic biopsy in patients with elevated prostate specific antigen levels and prior negative biopsy
M. Saleem Wani, Arif Hamid, Farooq Ahmad, Feroz Shaheen, Tariq Gojwari
Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
Introduction: The main stay of prostate cancer detection is by TRUS guided biopsy. But this investigation has certain limitations in detecting suspicious lesions or regions harboring malignancy. The objective of our study was to determine the accuracy of TRUS guided biopsy directed with magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging in patients with an elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) level and prior negative biopsy and also to determine the advantages of endorectal coil MRI over TRUS in determining the suspicious lesions in prostate.
Materials and Methods: MR imaging and MR spectroscopy were performed in 95 men with increased PSA and prior negative biopsy. MRI and MR spectroscopy findings were rated for presence or absence of prostate cancer on a 5 point scale (1 = definitely absent, 5 = definitely present) by a single experience observer. Metabolic criteria (abnormal voxels) were overlaid on the corresponding transrectal ultrasound images and used to perform voxel guided biopsy of prostate. Subsequent sextant biopsy was used as the standard of reference.
Results: 75 (85.2%) of 88 showed metabolic abnormalities that were suspicious for cancer (voxels score > 4). 13 (14.75%) patients with negative MRI and MR spectroscopy results also had negative biopsy findings. Cancer was detected in 66 (85%) of 75 with positive MR spectroscopic imaging findings (Voxel with score > 4).
Conclusion: The addition of MR imaging and metabolic data from MR spectroscopic imaging improves the ability to determine the prostatic cancer in men with rising PSA levels and negative findings at prior biopsy.
Incidental prostatic carcinoma in prostatic chips removed for benign prostatic hyperplasia in a cohort of Saudi population: Experience of a single center
Fahad Al Mashat, Khaled Madbouly, Mohammed Al Askari, Samir Ragheb, Khaled Alghamdi, Abdullah Al-Jasser
Introduction Background: Carcinoma of the prostate is the most common cancer in males in the United States. It is rare in Asians and is thought to of low incidence in Saudi population. Prostatic carcinoma may be discovered incidentally, either at postmortem examination or in a surgical specimen removed for other lesions as nodular hyperplasia. The rate of incidental prostatic carcinoma in prostatic chips removed because of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) in the Western World is between 10 and 22%.
Purpose: To report the incidence of incidental prostatic adenocarcinoma in a cohort of Saudi males subjected to TURP for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
Materials and Methods: Charts of men subjected to TURP in the last 8-year period were retrospectively reviewed. History of obstructive and/or irritative symptoms, hematuria, indwelling urethral catheter and history of previous TURP as well as associated morbidity were reported. Findings of digital rectal examination were recorded. Results of preoperative serum creatinine and electrolytes, PSA and hemoglobin, preoperative uroflowmetry as well as preoperative renal and pelvic ultrasound were collected. Details of the operative procedure with special emphasis on resection time, weight of resected prostatic tissue, associated urethral stricture or vesical stone were retrieved. Reported histopathology was obtained.
Results: A preliminary report of 100 patients is presented. They had a mean age of 72.8 + 10.6 years. Associated diabetes mellitus, bronchial asthma and/or cardiac comorbidities were encountered in 79% of the patients and a history of one or more anticoagulants was encountered in 11%. Obstructive symptoms were the main presentation, 9% had a history of hematuria and 55% presented with indwelling urethral catheter. The majority of the prostates (60%) were moderately enlarged by DRE and were clinically of benign consistency except 2. The mean preoperative s.cr, PSA and Hemoglobin were 102.6 + 54.2 umol/l, 6.6 + 7.4 Ugm/l and 13.7 + 1.7 gm% respectively. Evidence of infection in preoperative urine culture was detected in 21.2% of patients. A mean of 24.97 + 12.2 gms of prostatic tissue was resected. Associated cystolitholapaxy of concomitant bladder stone(s) was performed in 12% of the patients. The histology of prostatic adenocarcinoma was not encountered in any of the removed chips.
Conclusion: Incidental prostatic adenocarcinoma in prostatic chips removed for BPH in Saudi population is very low compared to the western world. This may reflect the notion of low incidence of prostatic carcinoma in Saudi population. Further studies with larger patient numbers are still warranted.
Long-term outcome of randomized trial between cryoablation and external beam therapy for locally advanced prostate cancer
Ali Al-Zahrani, Ana M. Autran, Andrew Williams, Glenn Bauman, Joseph Chin
Department of Urology, London Health Science Center, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Introduction: Our primary objective is to assess and compare the survival outcomes between cryoablation (CRYD) and External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) in locally advanced prostate cancer (T2c-T3b).
Materials and Methods: Patient with cT2c-cT3b prostate cancer (CaP) (PSA < 25ng/ml, negative metastatic evaluation on CT and bone scan), initially recruited for the trial from 1999 to 2002, were randomized to either primary CRYO (Cryocare System, Endocare Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) or EBRT (66 Gy in 33 fractions, administered at 2 Gy per day, 5 days a week for 6.5 weeks, directed at the prostate, seminal vesicles, and peri-prostatic region). All patients received neoadjuvant hormonal therapy (HT) for 3 months prior and continued for 3 months after the procedures. Patients underwent regular trans-rectal ultrasound and biopsy up to 24 months of follow up (at 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months for CRYO and at 18, 24 months for EBRT) and as clinically indicated thereafter. Biochemical failure was based on the Phoenix criteria (PSA nadir + 2ng/dl). Biochemical disease-free survival (bDFS), disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS) were analyzed with Kaplan-Meier curve.
Results: Median follow up was 105.2 (± 35.8) months. Accrual of data was limited due to newer data favoring longer neoadjuvant HT and higher EBRT dose for patients for locally advances CaP. Sixty two patients completed the trial. Preoperative demographic and clinicopathological characteristics of both groups were comparable. Prostate volume before therapy was smaller in the CRYO group (31.3 ml vs 40.9 ml) (p=0.01). There was greater reduction in prostate volume in the CRYO group after intervention (-54% vs 34%) (p=0.01). DSS and OS were comparable between both groups. The 8-year bDFS significantly lower in the CRYO group (17.4% vs 59.1%) (p=0.01), however median time to bDFS was not significantly different.
Conclusion: The randomized trial showed that CRYO was inferior to EBRT in attaining bDFS close to 9 years in patients with locally advanced CaP (cT2c-T3). A recent randomized trial for more localized CaP showed favorable outcome with CRYO. CRYO may be more suited for less bulky CaP or longer neoadjuvant HT is required for optimal bDFS.
Impact of positive surgical margins on progression after radical prostatectomy
M. A. Aggamy, T. Solomon 1 , C. C. Abbou 1
Department of Urology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 1 Department of Urology, Henry Mondor Hospital, Paris, France
Introduction: Post radical prostatectomy positive surgical margins (PSM) have been reported as one of the many risk factors associated with higher incidence of biochemical failure and disease progression. Incidence of PSM varies between different series and ranges between 10% - 60%. Due to incongruity between the presence of PSM and biochemical failure, decision of further management, in particular need for and timing of adjuvant or salvage treatment remain difficult, more so controversial. Several factors such as location (apical vs. others), number of margins (unifocal vs. multifocal) and stage of disease have been studied to risk stratify the recurrence of the disease. Many debatable questions arise, however, whether biochemical failure represents a local or systemic disease in patients with PSM?; What is the incidence of clinic progression?; Do all patients with biochemical failure need secondary treatment? What is impact of treatment on the cancer specific and overall survival? Most of data available comes from screened population in the United States of America.
Objectives (Aim of the Study): Is there as need for secondary treatment in patients after biochemical recurrences with positive surgical margins compared with negative surgical margins?
Materials and Methods: Study population consists of 1275 consecutive patients with a mean age of 63.2 years (2.4) who underwent radical prostatectomy for localised prostate cancer at our institution between January 1988 and January 2005. All patients underwent radical prostatectomy by different approaches. Prostatectomy specimens were analysed using Stanford technique by the same pathologist. Data on demographic details, preoperative PSA level, Gleason score, pathological stage, and follow up was collected prospectively. Patients were followed up postoperatively with PSA determinations every 3 months for the first year, 6 monthly for the second year, and annually thereafter. None of the patients had any adjuvant treatment following radical prostatectomy. Biochemical recurrence was compared between patients with positive surgical margins (110/375, 29.5%) and negative surgical margins (90/903, 12.4%). Patients with progressive rise in PSA level (two values at least 3 months apart) were considered for additional or secondary treatment. If first line treatment failed, a second line treatment was offered. Biochemical recurrence was defined as a single PSA of at least 0.2 ng/ml. Patients with nodal metastasis were excluded from the study.
Results: Survival analysis using Kaplan-Meir curves shows a higher rate of biochemical failure in patients with positive surgical margins compared to patients with negative surgical margins in pT2 disease and was statistically significant (p Value <0.0001). Out of 372 (372/1275); 29.9%) patients with positive surgical margins, 110 (29.5%) had biochemical recurrence. Out of those, ninety six (96/110); 87%) underwent additional salvage treatment (Radiotherapy in 71; hormonal therapy in 23 and chemotherapy in 2), mostly within first 2 years of radical prostatectomy.
Conclusions: Obviously some prostate cancers (specially organ-confined tumors) have an excellent prognosis in spite of the positive surgical margins status. On the other side there are advanced cancers that have a bad prognosis regardless of margin status, the margin status independently influences the prognosis only in some patients. It clearly reveals that a positive surgical margin does not necessarily mean that cancer is left behind impact of. In another word, it is not the margin status alone that drives prognosis.
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Map Guide Book for Mountain Bikers in the Philadelphia Area – A Book Review
Only a few days ago, I was conversing with a colleague about innovative bike equip. Particularly we got into a discussion about compact tire pumps, the little ratchet compose pumps which are lightweight and you can take with you on the off chance that you get a punctured tire out and about, or on a trail the center of no place. They just measure a couple of ounces, not by any means one entire pound. Be that as it may, they beyond any doubt prove to be useful in the event that you get a punctured tire, fix that tire, and they have to direct your tire back up to proceed with your trip.
After I completed that discussion, I understood the amount I want to go out and off-road bicycle ride in the trails close where I live. Tragically over here in California we’ve had a couple of flames, and one of my most loved trails has actually been singed to the ground, it smells like you are riding through a wore out grill, it’s monstrous, and it would appear that hellfire. Despite the fact that one doesn’t recognize what hellfire appears as though, I figure you may state a similar thing on the off chance that you saw it along these lines.
A standout amongst the most fascinating things I get a kick out of the chance to do when I go is to lease an off-road bicycle, or get one from a companion and discover what kind of trails they have close them, trails I may investigate on an off-road bicycle. Actually, there’s a decent book about the off-road bicycle trails in the Philadelphia zone. This is a Falcon Map Guidebook, it is a book I claim, and one I’d get a kick out of the chance to prescribe you. The name of the book is;
“Mountain Biking the Greater Philadelphia Area – A Guide to the Delaware Valley’s Greatest Off-Road Bicycle Rides,” by Bob D’ Antonio, Falcon Press, Guilford, CT, 2004, 223 pages, ISBN: 0-7627-2806-X.
This book accompanies all the data you require. It discloses to you where every trailhead is discovered, how to arrive, where to stop, the quantity of slopes, number of miles, and recommendations of rigging you may require and the time it may take to finish in light of your capacities and physical quality. Each trail additionally demonstrates a height diagram simply as they do in the Tour de France stages, where you can look and see on a chart what number of feet in rise you go here and there as you travel.
In case you will do any kind of mountain biking in the more prominent Philadelphia zone, at that point you have to get this book too. It’s not exceptionally costly, but rather it is an unquestionable requirement have. If you don’t mind think about this and think on it.
This is the one book that has propelled wars, fear mongering, love, and loathe and it is all fiction.
It appeared towards the finish of the fourth CAD and is essentially crafted by Jerome, who was named by the then Bishop of Rome, Damasis, to join the youngster church. That, obviously, was the Roman Catholic Institution set up by Constantine in 325 AD and he is called 666 in Revelation 13:12-18.
The organization for this confidence is the Islamic religion of Babylon. It turned into the Imperial Roman Religion after the Amor of that city constructed Roma (invert Amor) as its new capital. The Emperor utilized some monstrous traps to cheat the general population and change their constancy from the Babylonian divine beings to the ones he made, for example, Jesus Christ.
His point was power and control and the Vatican which he assembled and after that housed with a parliament of religious administrators were given supreme expert to complete his requests. That included devastating nonconformists and utilizing any strategies to do it. His decrees to this impact have survived.
The Vatican contains a chronicle of its history and the laws by which it rules. It likewise houses subtle elements on crafted by Jerome, who is titled the ‘specialist of the congregation’. This man was a researcher who had voyage broadly and had lived for quite a while in the East, especially in Bethlehem.
His journals alone are an eye-opener to his psychological state. In one of the sections he takes note of how he watched an alluring young lady who was secured stocks in the town square. A gathering of men hacked off her bosoms and he imagined that an only discipline for driving men off track by her looks.
The Vatican was worked over the sanctuary of Jupiter (Peter in English) and this is denied by the congregation yet Jerome utilized it to announce that Peter is the stone on which the religion is established. The traps mounted as he too was an awesome double crosser. He took the configuration of the congregation from the Imperial Roman Religion and utilized it to set up the framework by which it keeps on running.
The emblem; images; instruments; logbook; celebrations; request of mass; and the law, were altogether ‘acquired’ from the previous to end up an unchangeable reason for the last mentioned. His New Testament qualifies the foundation of the association around the picture of Jesus Christ and Mary, the Mother God of Babylon. ‘She’ was put into it by Constantine as the Mother of God and remains its Chief protest of love. This figure is the exemplified sun-star.
“Also, he practiced all the intensity of the main mammoth before him and caused the earth and them that stay in that to adore the principal monster whose destructive injury was recuperated” Revelation 13:12.
The Trinity was likewise another idea and it seems, by all accounts, to be founded on an indistinguishable rule from that of the Vedic arrangement of India where Krishna is the third individual. That is on the grounds that the Islamic religion of Babylon is the arrangement for each religion and they too have concealed their underlying foundations.
My resurrection and connection to the Spirit of the Universe is evidence that paradise and heck, on which all religions stand, are non-existent. The Spirit is the main God and it permitted the fiction in the New Testament to test the individuals who are otherworldly and regardless of whether they can see the falsehoods and leave far from them.
At the point when within the sight of fiction, it seems as though something within me kicks the bucket and just when it is expelled do I wake up again inside. In the event that, then again, I remain in contact with it that ‘demise’ would wind up perpetual. Just when one is far from the things that Constantine and his associates have achieved can my soul incorporate up with incredible power which can recuperate and teach.
Since it is a work of fiction the substance of the New Testament are destroying for peace and the eventual fate of the world. They have added to its present condition as individuals endeavor to behave as indicated by the way depicted in that, lone to discover they need to conflict with nature and their intuition to do it.
Jerome composed the Book of Matthew which tended to chapel laws, not known before he presented them. As per his journal participants he ‘doctored’ what was the Septuagint into the Old Testament and included numerous stories that were not initially part of it. He at that point adjusted Church dialect to Latin to keep away from investigation by the Jews. He distributed the joined functions as The Vulgate and starting there others have added to it.
A Book Review: Using Historical Fiction for Writing Prompts – The Bronze Bow
Youthful, growing journalists gain much from utilizing recorded fiction as composing prompts and fusing numerous subjects framing a unit think about. To show we will utilize The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare who lived shape 1908-1994. This book won the 1962 Newbery Medal.
Writing and Vocabulary: Students need to discover that authentic fiction has a story that emerged from the writer’s creative ability in a verifiable setting. For The Bronze Bow, we have to realize that a residential community in Palestine close Capernaum amid the life of Christ shapes the SETTING for the time and place of the story.
CHARACTERS in The Bronze Bow include: Daniel, his sister Leah; Joel and his twin sister Thacia, Joel and Thacia’s dad, a critical Rabbi; Simon the Zealot (Luke 6:15), Rosh, Samson; Marcus, the youthful Roman fighter and Jesus. As indicated by the Bible, we realize that Jesus lived and the story alludes to that Jesus. Simon the Zealot, a supporter, took after Jesus in the Scriptures and in the story. The greater part of alternate names happen regularly in Scriptures or by and large chronicled compositions, however Speare most likely simply utilized them since they fit the setting.
TITLE and THEME originates from, Psalm 18:33-35, “He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me on my high places. He trains my hands to make war, So that my arms can twist a bow of bronze. You have additionally given me the shield of Your salvation; Your correct hand has held me up, Your tenderness has made me extraordinary.”
As per Merriam-Webster’s online word reference ZEALOT, a thing, signifies, “a man who has solid emotions about something, (for example, religion or legislative issues) and who needs other individuals to have those sentiments.”
Further, as per Easton’s Bible Dictionary an extremist is, “An organization of Jews which began with Judas the Gaulonite (Acts 5:37). They declined to pay tribute to the Romans, on the ground this was an infringement of the rule that God was the main ruler of Israel. They opposed the Romans, yet were before long scattered, and turned into an untamed band of unimportant scoundrels.”
Different subjects one can address with this book incorporate math (discuss removes between the town and Capernaum); Occupational Education/History (investigate about the occupations of the time – metal forger, rabbi); Science/Health (investigate recuperating practices of the time), Art/Music (influence a model of the territory; to investigate the music of the Jews of that time) and Physical Education (walk 3 miles to perceive to what extent it would take to get from the town to Capernaum).
by Elizabeth George Speare
Elizabeth George Speare opens The Bronze Bow with our principle character on the mountain with Rosh, an extremist. At the point when the Romans slaughtered Daniel’s folks years sooner, he resolved to join a band of Zealots under the initiative of Rosh. This young fellow took after Rosh trusting that when the time was correct, they would overcome the Romans. All through the book we perceive how Daniel advances in his comprehension of how the Jews would be free of the Romans. Amid the story, we take after Daniel, as a supporter of Rosh, the Zealot in the mountain; as an asset for Rosh, in the town and Daniel, as a devotee of Christ, in the town.
Daniel meets Joel and Thacia while they investigate the risky mountain region before their family moves to Capernaum. He cautions them to avoid this zone. Joel recalls that Daniel had left his smithy apprenticeship in disrespect. Daniel immovably has faith in Rosh’s main goal to reestablish Israel to self-government without the Romans who had murdered Daniel’s folks. Likewise, Joel guarantees Rosh that when the time came he would profit himself to Rosh for the mission. After they had gone, Rosh sent Daniel on his first solo activity to catch a slave who at last would just react to Daniel. Many disliked that Rosh stole and caught to empower them to mount the assault at the Rosh thought about the correct time.
We at that point discover that Daniel’s grandma passes on and that he should come back to the town to watch over his sister, Leah. She never abandons her home and can’t endure guests. Daniel can now uninhibitedly return in light of the fact that the metal forger with whom he had apprenticed had passed on. Simon, the Zealot, likewise a metal forger, needed to take after Jesus so he gave his shop and home to Daniel. That enabled Daniel to work and nurture Leah. Daniel and Joel both have occupations to improve the situation Rosh while as yet living in their particular homes. Thacia and the young fellows get together and make an agreement utilizing the verse from Psalm as their adage, “So my arms can twist a bow of bronze” despite the fact that they didn’t completely comprehend it. Shockingly, Thacia and Leah move toward becoming companions. Much forfeit results as Daniel keeps on trusting that under Rosh’s initiative the Israelites will remove the Romans.
Daniel, Thacia and Joel find numerous chances to tune in to Jesus talk. At first it is hard for them to comprehend what he instructs. At long last, Daniel, Leah, Joel and Thacia, comprehend and perceive that the kingdom of which Jesus talked was profound, not physical. Jesus mends Leah physically and every one of them profoundly. Rosh did not have the appropriate response, but rather Jesus did.
Elizabeth George Speare completes a brilliant activity of putting the peruser into the story and setting. We perceive how Daniel and others advance from contempt to requital lastly to compromise. Jesus changes lives.
Maggie Dail offers online administrations through Unlocking Learning Potential and Family Academy Online. She and her better half, Ronnie, make their home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The Center is associated with Academy Northwest and Family Academy. They self-taught two encourage children and have worked with self-teaching families for more than 20 years. Maggie earned her M.A. in Special Education in 1989 and has instructed for almost 40 years.
Book Review: Postcapitalism by Paul Mason
In his celebrated book of the 1950s, The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith introduced an Utopian perspective without bounds in which the need to work would be decreased to four hours every day and riches would be considerably more similarly shared between the individuals who worked and the individuals who settled on an existence of relaxation. Presently Paul Mason has delivered a framework of the procedure by which this may be figured it out. Extrapolating from current patterns, quite the developing plenitude of ‘free stuff’ on the web, and assessing the moving toward emergencies of environmental change, populace development and expanding life span, he clarifies how private enterprise, similar to the famous old warrior, won’t kick the bucket however just blur away.
Galbraith drew upon crafted by anthropologists who assessed that crude man, living as a seeker gatherer, expected to spend around four hours daily looking for nourishment. In the cutting edge age, with expanding utilization of robotization, Galbraith anticipated a future in which man would indeed consume just four hours looking for his day by day bread. Presently, after the unstable development in individualized computing and the web, Paul Mason can see all the more unmistakably how this change may come to fruition. The initial phase in the process is the all inclusive accessibility of free information through sites, for example, Wikipedia. Learning which has taken a toll much to deliver would now be able to be gotten by all who require it at zero extra cost.
Artisan sees a pattern by which more data, administrations and items wind up copious to the point where their end cost lessens to zero. This is portrayed as a non-showcase economy that develops nearby a lessening market economy. Expansive ventures that depend on modest work would be constrained by enactment to end up ‘high-wage, high development, high innovation financial models.’ And if this sounds excessively radical, Mason focuses, making it impossible to plans of action which have been banned in the past, for example, those in light of bondage and tyke work.
Bricklayer cautions against the peril of industrialists making imposing business models as a protection component against postcapitalism. The production of restraining infrastructures must be opposed and runs against value settling entirely authorized. Where an imposing business model might be basic, for example, in an administration industry, it ought to be taken into open proprietorship. He contends that giving administrations, for example, water, vitality, lodging, transport, human services, telecoms foundation and instruction, at cost, socially, would be a key demonstration of redistribution immensely more viable than raising genuine wages.
Artisan takes after Galbraith in pushing that everybody ought to be paid a fundamental pay, despite the fact that he is generally less liberal to the jobless. Galbraith recommended that the individuals who stay jobless ought to get around 90 percent of the salary of those working, while Mason advocates a widespread fundamental pay of just a single third of the lowest pay permitted by law. In this way, in spite of the fact that Mason plots a valuable course towards Utopia, Galbraith may feel that there was still some best approach.
Frock Off – Shedding That Which No Longer Serves You
For me, perusing Jo Dibblee’s diary, Frock Off; Living Undisguised, was fairly similar to perusing The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. The two books were a genuine eye-opener as far as what a few youngsters need to continue on account of their own folks… but, in spite of such a rough begin, still figure out how to recover their lives on track.
With guardians tormented by insider facts, blame and disgrace, as a youthful tyke Jo Dibblee adapted rapidly how to ensure herself. Looked with her folks’ liquor addiction, sedate mishandle and misery, alongside the rape and stalking of a non-permanent parent, from the get-go in life Jo started to utilize an adapting procedure she later called “frocking” – concealing her genuine self underneath layers of “gowns.”
With funniness and expectation, Jo shares the nerve racking rollercoaster of her biography and gives the wicked good on frocking – how she learned it and utilized it to survive, how she discovered it was holding her back and what she needed to do, unequivocally, to expel those gowns.
Regardless of brutal facts, brushes with death and anguishing disloyalties, Jo’s heart radiates through the pages of her diary, offering guarantee, intelligence and motivation to any peruser who has figured out how to cover up and yearns to be free.
Despite the fact that I haven’t by and by been in the situation of wanting to shroud, Jo’s story propelled me. I discovered it a marvel that Jo physically survived her mind boggling adolescence – not to mention figured out how to flourish in the manner in which she has. However, flourish she has… also, keeps on being a motivation to many – both in view of her identity AND what she does.
I initially ran into Jo in 2008, when I was talking at a ladies’ organizing occasion. At that point we went our different ways. After eight years, our ways crossed again at an alternate occasion in an alternate city – and I was flabbergasted to catch wind of Jo’s story. I quickly requested her book.
In spite of the sum total of what she has experienced – or maybe in view of all that she has experienced – Jo is relentless in her duty to enabling ladies to achieve their most noteworthy potential.
To “gown off” intends to shed whatever it is that is keeping us down throughout everyday life. Our “dresses” can be simply the untruths we tell – or they can be the certainties from our past that are never again serving us. Our gowns can be our stories, our reasons, our shames, our propensities, our ways of dealing with stress, our feelings of trepidation, our conditions, our restricting convictions.
And so on, there is a presumably a dress or two in the vast majority of our storerooms that ought to likely be given the push. There surely is in mine… also, perusing Jo’s diary was a vital update that it isn’t the end result for us in life that issues about as much as how we react. For it is dependably a decision whether to keep or hurl what we never again require.
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Knights thrash Chester in opening fixture
Written by James Sproston• 19th October 2015• Sport, Sport Features
Wednesday marked the dawn of a new season for Newcastle basketball in BUCS. Coach Hewitt and his scouting set up had been busy in the summer transfer window, snapping up three American stars on deadline day to give the team a bit of flair and guile.
This evening’s opponents were University of Chester 1s, who are well renowned for their physical game. Nevertheless, once Charlie Wallrapp gave Newcastle the lead from the tip off, the Knights were unmatched.
The team were able to undertake both blindingly quick counter attacks and intricately developed plays to break down the opposition. Having said that, Coach Hewitt regularly called for the team to improve on their defensive rotation and communication on the court, with some defensive lapses allowing Chester to score some preventable points.
Chester’s physical game contrasted to the tiki-taka style of Newcastle, embodied by the diminutive Chester number ten who consistently conceded fouls. These free throws were often clinically scored by the Knights’ players, and contributed to the 26-5 lead that they had accumulated by the end of the first period.
Before this match only three of the eight man squad had previously played together, so Coach Hewitt emphasised the need to build up good habits and gel as a team. He was supported by his assistant coaches George Beard and Prince Lartey, who provided a feed of information, whilst the more experienced players provided direction on the court for those less familiar with the team’s plays.
Once Charlie Wallrapp gave Newcastle the lead from the tip off, the Knights were unmatched
Although Chester remained a threat, competing against inferior opposition can be a challenge. Not only is there a risk of injury, but maintaining a high level of basketball can be hard work. At the half-time interval, with his team leading 49-15, Coach Hewitt warned about complacency and the importance of practicing the plays that they had been working on. The response from the restart was impressive, with Chuck Duru and Charlie Wallrapp scoring four consecutive three-pointers between them, and the Knights continued in that vein extending the lead to 71-32 going into the final quarter. As the match drew into the closing stages, the play got more casual and careless. Chester showed great character to keep battling considering the one-sidedness of the score, helped by the Newcastle team who seemed to lack urgency and didn’t push too hard, perhaps with their National Shield match on Sunday in mind.
Coach Hewitt emphasised the need to build up good habits and gel as a team
The final score of 95-48 may have been representative of the game but certainly not of the Newcastle team. There were glimpses throughout the match of real potential, giving the team real positivity for the rest of the season. Given a bit more time to gel, the Knights will be a real force to be reckoned with, pushing for major honours this season. It would be great to see more people come to watch this season’s games, especially considering the talent of the team and the spectacle of the sport as a whole. The team’s next BUCS match is against Northumbria Mens 2s in Sports Central on Wednesday. So if anyone fancies watching the Old Enemy get thumped in their own back yard, get down there.
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TKM (Muse) Events The Kindlings Muse @ Hales Ales Brewery
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Corporate Culture and the Death of Sabbath
With the 24/7 work week becoming the norm with companies like Amazon.com making The New York Times for giving no space for rest and renewal, what place is there for Sabbath in corporate America? Has Christian culture given into a relentless work pace with no space for rest? Come join us as we look at the best and worst of corporate practices and what it means to embrace Sabbath in the 21st century.
Join host Dr. Jeff Keuss and a panel that includes Seattle Pacific University Old Testament Professor Dr. Sara Koenig, Professor of Organizational/Industrial Psychology and business consultant Dr. Rob McKenna, Anna Miller, and Carlo Nakar.
Masks and Make-Up: How Boys and Girls Learn Identity
With changes in our culture regarding gender labeling, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a pathway for deep identity formation. What does it mean to be male or female in today's world? Join us to discuss the complexities of gender in today's media landscape!
Join host Dr. Jeff Keuss and a panel that includes Seattle Pacific University Sociology professor Dr. Jennifer McKinney, Clinical Sexologist and Medical Family Therapist Dr. Tina Schermer-Sellers, Anna Miller, and Carlo Nakar.
Star Wars: The Force That Is Still With Us
Decades later the cultural 'force' of the Star Wars legacy continues to shape global culture. Why does the story of "A long time ago in galaxy far, far way..." still capture our imagination? What lessons might the Church consider as this next chapter of the Star Wars saga unfolds in JJ Abrams' eagerly awaited Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
Join host Dr. Jeff Keuss and a panel that includes author and film critic Jeffrey Overstreet, The Kindlings founder Dick Staub, and Star Wars superfan Carlo Nakar.
Annual Christmas Show!
Christmas is a time of new birth. Whether celebrating the coming of the Christ child or planning New Year's resolutions, this season orients us toward new beginnings. What is it about 'the most wonderful time of the year' that stirs in all of us a call to renewal?
Join host Dr. Jeff Keuss, special musical guest Hannalee, and a panel that includes author and film critic Jeffrey Overstreet, visual artist and Director of Cascadia Worship & Arts Shannon Steed Sigler, Anna Miller, and Carlo Nakar.
Faith Literature After The Inklings: Marilynne Robinson and New Faith Writers
Is God a hot topic in new literature? Is Faith making a come back? Books like Marilynne Robinson's "Gilead" and "Lila" are winning international acclaim. Faith memoirs and fiction rank high on the best sellers list with God front and center. Join us as we discuss Robinson's contributions to public discourse on faith, both fictional and critical, along with other notable writers and the role literature plays in shaping belief.
Join host Dr. Jeff Keuss and a panel that includes author and film critic Jeffrey Overstreet, historical fiction writer Jennie Spohr, Anna Miller and Carlo Nakar.
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Annual Oscars Show!
Each year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vote on the best films of the year - a global event known as "The Oscars". What do the choices for "best picture" have to say about what our culture values? Where are meaning and faith to be found? What role does story have in shaping our world? This is a fan favorite show that you don't want to miss!
Join host Dr. Jeff Keuss and a panel that includes author and film critic Jeffrey Overstreet, historical fiction writer Jennie Spohr, Anna Miller, and Carlo Nakar.
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2016 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction marks one of the most diverse nominee rosters in history - The Cars, Cheap Trick, Steve Miller Band, The Smiths, Yes, The Spinners, and Los Lobos. As rock and roll continues speaking to past generations and generations to come, what can we learn from these inductees? How does popular music continue to shape our world?
Join host Dr. Jeff Keuss and a panel that includes author and film critic Jeffrey Overstreet and Carlo Nakar.
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Home Aquatics Swimming Visakha and Joes dominate 43rd Age Group Nationals
Visakha and Joes dominate 43rd Age Group Nationals
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St. Joseph’s College and Visakha Vidyalaya ran away with the national age group titles in the men’s and women’s segments respectively after the 4th and final day of competition that was worked off at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex.
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The Age Group Championships which come hot on the heels of the Senior and Junior Nationals, pits the best of the best in Sri Lankan swimming against each other during four gruelling days of competition. The event, organised for the 43rd successive occasion by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union, kicked off on the 1st of June at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool, featuring over 300 swimmers representing schools as well as clubs.
Of the top performers, Ramudi Samarakoon, who was the top performer in the U18 category pushed Visakha Vidyalaya to the top of the table, bagging an impressive four medals in the Championship. She bagged her 4th medal of the Championship by winning the 100m Breaststroke with a time of 1:18.44.
Ramudi Samarakoon receiving her award for the best swimmer in the under 18 division. She earlier was the best swimmer in the Senior Nationals
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She was joined on a winning spree by Sirimavo Bandaranaike College’s Vinoli Kaluarachchi who won her 4th and 5th gold medals in the U18 100m Backstroke and 50m Freestyle with times of 1:10.51 & 29.16 respectively.
Among the boys, Dilanka Shehan continued his rich vein of form as he won yet another gold medal, this time in the 1500m freestyle at 17:55.29, as he took his total to five in the championship. Peterite sensation, Akalanka Peiris , also ended the meet with 5 golds, the last one being the 100m Backstroke which he won with a time of 59.87 seconds. Akalanka took home the best performance award for his age group while Dilanka, who dominated in the Over 18 category shared the spoils with Imesh Chathuranga of D.S. Senanayake College.
Best swimmers 18 & over; Imesh Chaturanga (L) and Dilanka Shehan (R)
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Olympian Matthew Abeysinghe, whose reduced role meant he only competed in two events (100m & 50m freestyle) won both with times of 53.46 & 24.44 respectively.
The Lyceum Schools had a good day at the pool today, as among the 3 schools, they recorded in excess of 10 wins of the 33 events conducted on the day.
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Chris Pavithra of Lyceum Nugegoda in particular, shone on the day as he won both his events, clocking times of 28.99 and 1:24.94 in the U13 50 Metre and U13 100 Metre Breaststroke. In addition Thinaya Jayaratne of Lyceum Panadura also won both her events clocking in at 31.12 & 1:28.20 in the same events respectively.
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Hasan of Lyceum Wattala also bagged the gold in both his events he ran out with the U15 200m Breaststroke and 1500m freestyle events, comfortably beating his nearest competitors from Nalanda and Royal, respectively.
Other notable performances include A. Kalyanasundaram’s performance in the 1500 Freestyle as she dominated the pool yet again to go on to grab her third gold medal in two days, clocking a time of 20:27.99.
Come the end of day 4, Gampaha Swimming Association dominated the U10 category as K.U.O Onanga and A.D.U. Prabhashawara took the girls’ and boys’ best performance titles. In the U14 category, Nabashie Perera of Sirimavo and Vanuja Kannangara of Louvre International took their age group gong with 25 points apiece.
Kalyanasundaram and A. Hassan of Lyceum Wattala took home the respective girls’ and boys’ titles for the U16 age group. The boys’ title was shared with Alvin Arulmaran of Gateway College Colombo, who also scored 25 points.
Sri Lanka Army took one individual honour as I.E. Senanayake scored 25 points to emerge top of the pile of the Over 18 women’s category.
Victorious Visakha swimming team
Come the end of the 4th and final day, Visakha Vidyalaya and St. Joseph’s College, Maradana hung onto the top spots which they held from the very first day itself. In the Women’s category the Visakhians managed to score 445.5 points, followed by Lyceum Wattala and Mahamaya College, who bagged 379 and 267 respectively.
In the men’s category, Ananda College, who are the up and coming force in the swimming arena, finished second with a points aggregate of 373 points. Lyceum International School Wattala took third place.
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Final Points Table – Women
1. Visakha Vidyalaya – 445.5
2. Lyceum International School Wattala – 379
3. Mahamaya College Kandy – 267
4. Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya – 259
5. Musaeus College – 189
6. Lyceum International School Nugegoda -119
7. St. Bridget’s Convent – 104
8. Gampaha Swimming Association – 94
9. Gateway College Kandy – 90
10. Gateway College Colombo – 80
Final Points Table – Men
1. St. Joseph’s College – 442.5
2. Ananda College – 373
4. Lyceum International School Nugegoda – 243.5
5. Nalanda College – 212
6. Sri Lanka Army – 172
7. Sri Lanka Navy – 159
8. D. S. Senanayake College – 158
9. St. Peter’s College – 153
10. Killer Whale Aquatics – 130
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Shudder Classics: Taking A Drive With The Car
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by Valerie Thompson May 4, 2019, 3:00 pm
Shudder Classics is an ongoing series from 25YL. Our writers have been given free rein to pick a film from the Shudder library that they feel is a classic and tell us why. Join 25Yl horror editor Valerie Thompson as she looks at one of the most devilish evil cars films of all time, The Car.
Since their inception, cars have been the literal vehicles for legends, folklore, and tall tales. Maybe it’s the all too real connection people share with their favorite mode of transportation or maybe it’s the standard obsession with inanimate objects that control daily life—either way—automobiles have become the stuff that dreams (or nightmares) are made of. While many will cite films like Christine or Duel as the mark of motoring horror, consider a cult classic that defies the rules and features one of the most intimidating vehicles around…The Car.
By the ‘70s, road trip horrors were in full force. It was easy to be frightened by the cannibals or serial killers who might make life a living hell as some unsuspecting teens or suburban family tried to take an often predictable jaunt across the country. Of course, the real terror came from the vehicles themselves. Flat tires in the middle of the night, breakdowns in desolate places; this was the inevitable nightmare fuel for those weary travelers.
Unlike the chainsaw-wielding madman, they were also very real possibilities. While people have a chance against similar flesh and blood adversaries, it gets a bit harder to stand up against tons of metal without a mind or heart. It all leads to an inevitable question; What happens when the “madman” is actually a metal monstrosity?
If there is any movie that paints the picture of automotive mayhem, it would be The Car (1977). This cinematic delight serves as a complete package of phobias and doubt set in the guise of a long, sleek Lincoln body. The black tone far from gleaming in the sunlight, instead the matte finish presents a dull surface akin to the expansive western background that highlights most of the film. Deeply tinted windows hide the identity of who (or what) could be behind its murderous inclinations.
The film starts, not with a backstory or origin of the car’s creation, but among utter ambiguity; it doesn’t give away those details because the mystery of what this machine is far outweighs anything shown. This darkly oriented vehicle chooses its moment to appear—at least to viewers—in the moments of a double murder involving two cyclists. It defies reason and gives no clue as to motives or rationale; true mayhem never needs those petty things. All this maniacal vehicle leaves behind is a glaring sound of its earworm-worthy horn—as if taunting the victims who were unlucky enough to be having a good day.
If there is an element of the car that truly stands out, it would be that all too jarring horn. Is it a warning, a mockery, something else? Far removed from the novelty horns that call out some ridiculous set of notes, this means something more; it is a language in of itself being spoken by something sinister. While the notes sound unfamiliar, there is a presence that somehow makes it easy to understand. Much more than that, it is an announcement that this brand of evil has arrived. No escape, no submission, no chance to ignore its presence, the car is speaking to anyone who is unfortunate enough to encounter its devious intentions.
This mechanized creation, much like the typical bully, doesn’t do well in taking what it dishes out to unsuspecting people. As well-meaning Lauren (Kathleen Lloyd) stands up to the machine while stranded upon hallow ground, any viewer can see the genuine frustration building in an otherwise inanimate object. As it moves about the boundaries of a secluded cemetery, the sound and fury hiding just under the hood make their presence known. When the teacher escapes, it is hard to dismiss the idea that this vehicle is now holding an otherworldly grudge that will only be satisfied by blood-lust.
The meeting leads to one of the film’s best (and arguably most memorable) scenes involving a showdown between the woman and the machine. As the vivid circular headlights appear through her window, it stands that one or the other are heading for a reckoning. At this point, it should be noted that the geography that makes this whole standoff possible may not be as well thought out. Does the car veer off a curve and use some unseen ramp? If not, how does it accelerate with such force and angle to land in that exact position? Is there a road behind the house that seemingly leads directly to the back door? Maybe it creates roads not already in existence to propel its demonic engine through even impossible situations? In the end, none of this really negates the fact that Lauren is gone, a loser against an opponent that would never stand to be defeated. The bully triumphs, if only for a little while.
If anything, this is more than a vehicle, it is a four-wheeled demon that defies everything a person can know about this world. The car makes its intentions known clearly before the first frames of dusty western atmosphere jump across the screen. This machine is powering itself on pure hell-fired demonic energy; it is the fuel that guides its attempts at controlling everyone and everything in its path.
If there was any doubt of what sits behind the driver seat, the ending itself revels in the visions of an otherworldly beast. Wade (James Brolin) and the other surviving officials successfully end their menace by sheer explosive power. In the resulting flames, the outlines and visions of something from the beyond leave everyone in shock. No doubt, Wade will continue his beliefs as others in the town will whisper about the rumors of what really happened. It’s an inevitable cycle that only acts as another campfire tale.
No one can keep a demonic car down; the end credits are a jolt followed by a jab to the senses. Everyone watching realizes that the possibilities are now endless. It could be reincarnated through the metallic remains of a vehicle sent from the scrap heap. Maybe the devil himself merely brought another one to life on the streets of Los Angeles. Or, another possibility stands to reason that there is more than one car out there—waiting to prey on its victims. For time travel fans, it may just be a prequel of the car’s life before heading out to the confines of desert dwellers. No matter the explanation, the sequence is fuel for the imagination.
If there is one movie that elicits a range of reactions, it would be The Car. From fear to laughter, everyone who sees the film has a very strong opinion about the vehicle from Hell. More than anything, the film transcends every viewer’s expectations. It is a folktale for the ‘70s that deserves to be passed along from generation to generation. Look at it with love, look at it with sheer grimacing, just look at it. After all, what was that light outside of your window? Was that an engine revving? No, it couldn’t be…could it?
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Shred.Co is a skateboard instructional program whose mission is to improve mental, physical, and social well-being on a local and global scale through skateboarding! Shred.Co helps remedy UN Global Goals Good Health & Well-Being and Life on Land by allocating portions of the profit raised from their for-profit guidance through instructional lessons, multi-level skate classes, in-school assemblies, after-school programs, homeschool sessions, street filming missions, and birthday party packages in order to fund social impact projects such as equipment donations, therapeutic skate clinics, free skate lessons, demonstrations, and charitable events in the community and around the globe!
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Evan Dittig is the Founder and Executive Director of Shred.Co. Evan is 24 years old, a sponsored skateboarder, and a St. John's University graduate. For the past 14 years, he's been riding a skateboard, half of those years were spent teaching it! Some of Evan's past and present sponsors include Underground Skateshop, Brixton, Huf Footwear, and Enjoi Skateboards. Shred.Co, formerly known as Skate.Now, is a skateboard instructional program. Shred.Co’s mission is simple, to improve mental, physical, and social well-being on a local and global scale through skateboarding! They provide for-profit guidance through instructional lessons, multi-level skate classes, in-school assemblies, after-school programs, homeschool sessions, street filming missions, and birthday party packages. Portions of the profit raised are redirected into social impact projects such as equipment donations, therapeutic skate clinics, free skate lessons, demonstrations, and charitable events in the community and across the world!
Evan decided upon college graduation that Corporate America wasn’t meant for him. He insisted that he not work in Manhattan which would have meant he was working 50+ hour weeks, 5 days a week, plus his brutal commute time and expenses. Evan realized while at his local skatepark after graduation that he wanted to start his career as an entrepreneur. This is where his passion for skateboarding led to the creation of his company. Evan Dittig founded Shred.Co (formerly Skate.Now) upon his college graduation in 2016, however, it became public in 2017.
Evan founded Shred.Co as a way to share his passion for skateboarding with others, he believes skateboarding can better lives in not just his community, but around the world. Evan uses Shred.Co in two ways. For starters, Evan uses the for-profit guidance offered by Shred.Co through instructional lessons, multi-level skate classes, in-school assemblies, after-school programs, homeschool sessions, street filming missions, and birthday party packages in order to pay his and his employees bills. In addition to this, Evan uses a significant portion of the profits to allocate funds for social impact projects such as equipment donations, therapeutic skate clinics, free skate lessons, demonstrations, and charitable events in the community and across the world! Furthermore, Evan plans on expanding his team by doubling the size of the company within the next year or two. Additionally, he plans on expanding across the U.S. and international skateboard markets by employing individuals from across the world. Evan has aspirations on doubling the profit and doubling the charitable allocation funds by expanding the size of his business and by obtaining professional endorsements.
As someone who began skateboarding at 11 years old, Evan always had a love for the sport. In fact, according to Evan, “It (skateboarding) helped me through so many things, whether it was making friends, finding music or developing style. I really fit into that culture.” He wanted to continue his passion for skateboarding beyond graduation. It was at first his side-gig that made him some extra money. Then one day, after being inspired by a class assignment, Evan decided he wanted to take on skateboarding as a business opportunity. He created Shred Co. in hopes of following his dreams and doing what he loves full time. His business took off and he started to book group and individual lessons across the tri-state area.
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To Evan, it is not just about skateboarding. The basis of his company revolves around the idea of community. For the kids that take classes with Shred Co., the teaching goes beyond skateboarding. Evan creates an environment where students learn life skills such as respect and communication. Many students make friends with one another, in the same way Evan made friends through skateboarding.
As for the adults, Evan has traveled across the globe, expanding Shred Co.’s community. Nationally, Evan went to Denver, Colorado to teach recovering addicts and people with developmental disabilities how to skate. He was able to show them how skateboarding can be a release for the different struggles and challenges they deal with. In terms of a global scale, Evan also traveled to countries such as Nicaragua, Cuba, Australia, and Mexico to teach lessons and donate skateboards and skate supplies to schools. With these opportunities, Shred Co. continues to bring our world together through the power of skateboarding.
Business benefit
The success of Shred Co. is fundamentally a result of the company’s dedication to consumer experience and impactful outreach strategies. After graduating in 2016, Shred Co.’s founder, Evan, sought out a market to fellow skateboarders through workshops instructing individuals on how to skateboard, and to further nurture a network of like-minded individuals. By transferring knowledge of building a business learned as a student, he was able to embody his love for skateboarding and bring to light its impact in New Jersey. Evan has increased business through such outreach events in Nicaragua, Cuba, Australia, and Mexico, where he has also built partnerships making available new empowering opportunities for children who may not have the resources to learn and become submerged in skateboarding culture.
Building upon his passions, Evan is embracing markets in these countries in supplying partnering communities with decks, shoes, and more materials. In these efforts, Evan is providing supplementary beneficial resources to, specifically, enthuse the youth, as well as their parents in the form of solutions to variable problems and ailments resolved, in part, by the exercise and conditioning of skating. Evan has pioneered advantageous methods of staying aligned with prospective clients and untapped markets with the help of his education at St. John’s, integrating consumer awareness with the sport he has a deep love for to produce an impactful service for active and adventurous individuals. More importantly, Evan is gainful through supplying these numerous markets within the skating community as they may form into long-standing network channels to diversified countries.
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Evan stands at the foreground of emerging skateboarding communities by way of empowering business along a wide global network. There are many examples of how Evan’s efforts have addressed maladies within older individuals, and provided ways for children in many countries to discover a new sport.
In Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Australia, Evan supplied skating materials and made many connections, bridging these communities globally under the sport. In some areas where there were no ways for advocates to skateboard due to limited resources, or a lack of access to the the culture, Shred Co. implements in some ways those very educating workshops, in addition to the supplies.
Evan’s business model is both efficient and socially impacting. For the cost of supplying these goods, Shred. Co. is spreading its name wide, and stands as a kickstarter to skaters around the world. Domestically, he uses his knowledge and expertise on the sport to produce quality services, and motivates these consumers to seek further into skateboarding. It is also important for the environment in which these services are hosted to encourage being active. This combats various health issues caused by inactivity. Whilst skateboarding may be a challenging sport, Shred Co. helps to serve communities by thus challenging them to explore further their physical capacities, whether in old age or youth.
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Five Course Love
by CHRISTINE SARKES SASSEVILLE New Century Theatre’s musical comedy, Five Course Love, is a light, sometimes naughty, cabaret-style evening of entertainment catering to the Valentine’s Day date-night crowd. The quality of the material is mixed, with some genuinely funny moments. The three performers, who play five characters each, give it everything they’ve got. Ryan McGuire Grimes,…
January 27, 2014 in Musical, Reviews, Romantic Comedy.
by MICHAEL J. OPPERMAN Verdi was a bad boss. On the day of the final dress rehearsal of a performance of Macbeth, one of the principals complained that they had already run-through the Act I duet 150 times. “I would not say that if I were you, for within half an hour it will be…
January 27, 2014 in Reviews.
Stop Kiss
By LIZ BYRON In some ways it is unfortunate that Diana Son’s play Stop Kiss is as relevant today as it was when it was first performed in 1998. Fourteen years later, and it is still not unthinkable that a person be attacked and beaten for being (or even just appearing to be) LGBTQ. And yet the very…
Maggie’s Brain
by SOPHIE KERMAN Modern dance and schizophrenia are two subjects that many people initially shy away from. Weirdly, both topics provoke similar gut reactions from those unfamiliar with them: Isn’t it hard to understand? It’s so weird and unpredictable! What if I don’t get what’s going on? Maggie’s Brain, presented at the Cowles Center this weekend only,…
The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites
by MICHAEL J. OPPERMAN & LUCIE CHERBULIEZ Produced by the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites is simply exquisite. My co-reviewer (and daughter), entranced, simply nodded when I asked her during the first story if she liked it. Known for “its innovative and visually spectacular puppetry and…
The School for Lies
by SOPHIE KERMAN Director Amy Rummenie couldn’t have picked a better time of year to stage a drawing room farce: if you’re feeling stuck in the doldrums of a long, cold January, The School for Lies is just the kind of diversion to shake off a winter chill. The play, by David Ives, is a very loose adaptation…
A Taste of Argentina: An Evening of Tango and Culture
By MIRA REINBERG In a most propitious timing, Open Window Theatre hosted Argentinean tango singer Claudia Pannone for a two-night performance at their venue in the Metropolitan Minneapolis Building. Claudia Pannone brought alive the sensuous and melancholy music of lyric tango with her deep, expressive voice and infused the January evening with the warmth and…
January 12, 2014 in Reviews, Uncategorized.
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