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June 22, 2012
Still pretty quiet on the volcano front.
Strong tremor at Nevado Del Ruiz volcano (Colombia) has simmered again, but volcanic earthquakes are apparent in recent seismograms there (station OLLE).
Pulses of tremor have disappeared from records at Galeras volcano (Colombia), but small earthquakes continue (station ANGV).
Jon Frimann (Iceland Earthquakes and Volcanoes blog) reports a cluster of 30 earthquakes at Katla volcano.
Spasmodic tremor is currently rattling Popocatepetl volcano (Mexico), but surface activity is relatively low.
June 21, 2012
A fairly slow day in volcanoland today.
Interesting (scientifically) activity occurred at Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) where strong tremor abruptly diminished between 2 UTC and 12 UTC today before increasing again. The volcano is now issuing an impressive plume of SO2.
At Tungurahua (Ecuador) tremor also is on the increase (station RETU).
Elsewhere, small earthquakes continue at or near Mount Martin (AK), Mount Saint Helens (WA), Kilauea volcano (HI) and Galeras (Colombia) (station ANGV).
June 20, 2012
Today, the earthquake swarm at Popocatepetl (Mexico) that was dwindling yesterday at the volcano, re-juvenated and merged into strong spasmodic tremor. We are unable to access the CENAPRED website to verify eruptive activity, but it wouldn't be surprising.
To the south, a burst of tremor suggests eruptive activity at Fuego (Guatemala).
Strong tremor with interspersed earthquakes continues at Nevado Del Ruiz (Colombia) (station OLLE).
Tremor has diminished at Galeras (Colombia) over the past few days, but small earthquakes continue.
Episodes of eruption tremor continue at Tungurahua (Ecuador) also (station RETU).
The intra-crater lava dome which had stopped growing at Cleveland volcano (AK) several month ago exploded (as they often do) yesterday. The explosion produced an ash cloud that rose to approximately 35,000 ft. asl..
Northeast of Papua New Guinea (SW Pacific) 4.080°S, 145.037°E; summit elev. 1807 m
RVO reported low-to-moderate activity from Manam's Southern Crater during 1-15 June. Emissions consisted of gray and sometimes black ash clouds that rose from the crater on most days. Plumes drifted SE on 2 June and NW during 6-15 June. Ash fell in areas downwind between Yassa (WSW) and Baliau (NNW), and Warisi (ESE). Incandescent material was ejected from the crater, and roaring and rumbling noises were noted. Pyroclastic flows on 16 June (at 0700, 0720, 0722, and 0729) channeled into the SE valley. The last pyroclastic flow was perhaps the largest as it reached the lowest elevation, 300-400 m above sea level, but was far from populated areas. Ash plumes from the pyroclastic flows drifted WSW and WNW; ash fell in Bogia (22 km SSW, on the mainland). Emissions from Main Crater were milder and mostly characterized by white and bluish plumes. Light gray plumes were noted during 2 and 8-9 June. Fluctuating incandescence was intermittently observed and ash fell in the NW part of the island.
Pantar Island (Indonesia) 8.508°S, 124.13°E; summit elev. 862 m
CVGHM reported that during 1-13 June diffuse white plumes from Sirung rose 30-70 m above the crater. A sulfur odor was occasionally noted at the Sirung observation post. Based on seismic activity and visual observations, on 15 June CVGHM reiterated that the Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4).Visitors and tourists were not permitted to go within a 1.5 km radius of Sirung.
June 19, 2012
Volcanic activity appears relatively low compared with the past weeks. Today, a small, 1-2 days-long volcano-tectonic earthquake swarm ended at or near Popocatepetl (Mexico). It was also a period where spasmodic tremor and ash emissions had ebbed.
Strong tremor at Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) continues, but has become more staccato with interspersed volcanic earthquakes as well. Erik Klemetti (Eruptions Blog) has reported that the ash erupted so far at Ruiz is non-juvenile. Thus, eruptions at the volcano (again so far!) are strictly hydrothermal in nature. SO2 output and strong volcanic tremor recorded at the volcano in the past weeks confirms "active" magma at shallow depth beneath the mountain though. (station OLLE)
Eruptions seem to be picking-up at Tungurahua (Ecuador). More occurred today. (station RETU)
Small earthquakes continue around Long Valley Caldera (CA) and Galeras volcano (Colombia).
June 18, 2012
Small earthquakes continue in and around the South Moat of Long Valley Caldera (CA, USA) today (station MCS and diagrams)
A single M2.7 earthquake struck beneath the Mallard Lake (northeast) resurgent dome at Yellowstone Caldera (WY, USA).
Another episode of strong tremor occurred earlier today at Fuego volcano (Guatemala) suggesting additional eruptive activity there (station FG3).
Pulses of tremor and small earthquakes continue to rattle Galeras volcano in Colombia (station ANG).
Nearby Nevado del Ruiz volcano continues to rumble with strong tremor and emit clouds of SO2 (station OLLE and diagram).
At Popocatepetl (Mexico), intermittent tremor suggests small ash emissions continue at the volcano, even though inclement weather has hampered volcano-watching there (photo).
An ongoing (since June 10) episode of small earthquakes continues near Mount Martin, part of the Katmai group of volcanoes (AK).
June 17, 2012
A little more volcanic activity to report today.
Along with the usual strong tremor at Nevado Del Ruiz (Colombia), intermittent tremor and small earthquakes at Galeras (Colombia), as well as intermittent tremor and small ash emissions at Popocatepetl (Mexico),...
Tremor and slightly enhanced SO2 output suggest eruptive activity at Tungurahua (Ecuador) (station RETU seismogram).
An episode of strong tremor also suggests an eruption occurred at Fuego (Guatemala) earlier today (station FG3 seismogram).
Jon Frimmann (Icelandic Volcano and Earthquake Blog) reports a possible jokulhaup from the crater lake at Grimsvotn volcano.
Occasional small earthquakes continue beneath the South Moat of Long Valley Caldera (CA), including a cluster of events along the southern edge of the caldera's resurgent dome earlier today (station MCS).
June 16, 2012
Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) continues to tremble with strong volcanic tremor and emit volumes of SO2 (both indicative of the potential for stronger eruptive activity in the near future!).
Galeras (Colombia) also continues to exhibit unrest with pulses of tremor and small earthquakes.
Popocatepetl (Mexico) is obscured in clouds today, but the volcano likely is emitting some ash, in concert with pulses of spasmodic tremor detected by the seismic network.
Periods of strong tremor and occasional earthquake swarms in the past week imply elevated eruptive activity at Concepcion volcano (Nicaragua), but we haven't seen any news reports about such activity.
Deep low frequency earthquakes (associated with magma movement) have been recorded beneath the Craters of the Moon (USQA, Idaho) in recent years, so they're definitely still active!
June 15, 2012
Strong tremor continues (with occasional earthquakes) at Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia).
Intermittent tremor and small earthquakes also continue in Colombia at Galeras volcano.
In Mexico, Popocatepetl volcano is chugging, with periods of spasmodic tremor and small ash eruptions, as it has done for the past few weeks.
In the Western U.S., a short-lived swarm of earthquakes occurred in the Tehama Caldera (immediately south of Lassen Peak volcano, (CA) during the past day. The Lassen region has been (unusually) seismically quiet over the past year or so.
An on-going (since 10 June) cluster of small earthquakes is also occurring beneath the South Moat of Long Valley Caldera (CA), likely related to inflation of the nearby resurgent dome in-progress there since last year.
A cluster of five small earthquakes also occurred over the Mallard Lake (northeast) resurgent dome in Yellowstone Caldera (WY) during the past week as well.
And alod the following news extrected from the Smithsonian Weekly overview
Guatemala 14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit elev. 3763 m
INSIVUMEH reported that on 6 June lahars descended Fuego's El Jute (SE), Las Lajas (SE), Ceniza (SSW), Santa Teresa (S), and Taniluyá (SW) drainages, and destroyed roads in Yepocapa (8 km WNW). During 6-7 June explosions produced ash plumes that rose 200-500 m above the crater and drifted N, and 12 km S and SW. Lava flows on the SE flank were about 800-900 m long in the Las Lajas drainage, 600 m long in the El Jute drainage, and 250 m long on the SW flank, and produced blocks that rolled and reached vegetated areas. The explosions were accompanied by rumbling sounds and shock waves that were detected in areas 10 km away, including Panimaché and Morelia (~8 km SW).
During 10-11 June an ash plume rose 1.5 km above the crater and drifted 15 km W and NW. Ashfall was reported in Panimaché I and II, Sangre de Cristo (8 km WSW), Yepocápa, and other villages nearby. Lava flows traveled 1.6 km down Taniluyá drainage, 1 km down the Ceniza drainage, and 1.5 km down Las Lajas. Pyroclastic flows descended Las Lajas. During 11-12 June explosions generated ash plumes that rose 300 m above the crater and drifted W. Lava flows traveled 300 m down the Taniluyá drainage. Incandescence rose 100 m.
Costa Rica 10.20°N, 84.233°W; summit elev. 2708 m
OVSICORI-UNA reported that phreatic eruptions at Poás occurred on 6, 15, 20 and 26 May. The eruption on 15 May was preceded by about 6 hours of very-low amplitude harmonic tremor. Administrators of the Poás Volcano National Park witnessed the eruption and reported that sediment, water, rock fragments, and plumes were ejected 500 m above the lake surface. The level of the lake dropped ~0.9 m between 8 and 29 May.
Hawaii (USA) 19.421°N, 155.287°W; summit elev. 1222 m
During 6-12 June HVO reported that the circulating lava lake periodically rose and fell in the deep pit within Kilauea's Halema'uma'u Crater, rising as high as the inner ledge about 60 m below the crater floor. Periodic measurements indicated that the gas plume from the vent continued to deposit variable amounts of ash and Pele's hair onto nearby areas. The lava pond in a small pit on the E edge of Pu'u 'O'o crater floor was visible with the web cameras. Lava flows periodically issued from vents on the S and south-central parts of Pu'u 'O'o's crater floor. Lava flows were active on the coastal plain and traveled as far as 1.6 km from the ocean. Lava flows were also sometimes active on the pali.
Ecuador 2.002°S, 78.341°W; summit elev. 5230 m
According to the Washington VAAC, a pilot observed an ash plume from Sangay on 6 June that rose to an altitude of 6.1 km (20,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted N. Meteorological clouds prevented satellite image views. A pilot observed ash drifting E on 10 June.
Guatemala 14.756°N, 91.552°W; summit elev. 3772 m
Based on seismic data and visual observations, INSIVUMEH reported that on 6 June a lahar traveled down Santa María's Rio Nima I drainage. During 6-7 and 10-12 June explosions from Santiaguito lava-dome complex produced ash plumes that rose 400-800 m above the crater and drifted SW. Lava flows produced block avalanches.
June 14, 2012
Activity remains low at most of the volcanoes we regularly watch.
Tremor has strengthened (with some earthquakes as well) again at Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia). SO2 output at the volcano remains high also.
Small earthquakes have clustered at or near Mount Martin (AK), Mount Saint Helens (WA), and Mount Shasta (CA) in the past week (actually most of this year at Mount Saint Helens).
June 13, 2012
After remaining strong over the past few days, tremor at Nevado Del Ruiz (Colombia) has ebbed somewhat. A pronounced plume of SO2 was detected (via satellite) eminating from the volcano yesterday.
Also in Colombia, Galeras volcano continues to produce small earthquakes and few-minute-long bursts of tremor.
Surface activity remains reduced at Popocatepetl (Mexico) again today, although tremor and small ash emissions continue occur several times a day.
KVERT (Kamchatka) reports an ash eruption (to 8,000 ft asl) from Shiveluch today and moderate seismicity at Gorely and Karymsky volcanoes (this type activity has been on-going at these three volcanoes for some time).
All-in-all, a pretty quiet day volcano-wise when compared with last week.
June 12, 2012
Both Fuego (Guatemala) and Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) seem to be "cycling" between periods of stronger tremor and periods of lower seismicity. Tremor at Ruiz remains strong this morning, while it is relatively quiet at Fuego following a protracted period of tremor there through yesterday.
Tremor also seems to be picking-up (in amplitude at least) at Galeras (Colombia) as well.
Relatively strong spasmodic tremor continues to occur in pulses at Popocatepetl (Mexico) with continued reduced surface activity there.
June 11, 2012
Guatemala / Fuego and Colombia / Nevado del Ruiz
Tremor amplitude has continued to climb at Ruiz (Colombia), and at Fuego (Guatemala), rising tremor there culminated with more energetic eruptive activity early today.
Mexico / Popocatepetl
Popocatepetl (Mexico) may be joining-in with an increase in seismicity and emissions over the past day.
June 10, 2012
Guatemala / Fuego and Colombia / Nevado del Ruiz
- Volcanic tremor is slowly on the rise again at both Fuego (Guatemala) and Ruiz (Colombia).
Mexico / Popocatepetl
- Eruptive activity remains subdued (compared with the past few weeks!) at Popocatepetl (Mexico).
California / Mammoth mountain
- Mammoth Mountain (CA) has returned to quiet following Friday's brief burst of seismic activity.
We have received no new information about the burst of seismicity near the Chilean volcano, other than that Chilean seismologists felt that the episode was purely tectonic in nature.
June 9, 2012
USA / California / Mammoth mountain / Long Valley
Some exciting news dealing with Long Valley Caldera - Mammoth Mountain. Yesterday, at around noon, there was a notable burst of volcanic seismicity beneath Mammoth Mountain volcano, located on the southwest margin of Long Valley Caldera, CA.. Events (over 30) define a crossing pattern centered on the edifice, apparently aligning along a NW-SE trending ring fault as well as along a NE-SW trend extending into the caldera. Some activity continues. Again, this is nothing to be alarmed about as it occurs from time to time at Mammoth. But, if it were to become more frequent, then...
I have included a time/depth diagram from USGS showing the "channeling" pattern of the seismicity in the shallow crust beneath the volcano. Also, local strainmeters detected the event as shown by inflections in background trends occurring at the time of the burst of tremor.
Colombia / Galeras
Bursts of tremor with small earthquakes re-appeared at Galeras volcano yesterday, continuing their on-again, off-again pattern of the past month
Colombia / Nevado del Ruiz
Volcanic tremor abruptly diminished at Nevado del Ruiz (but not altogether disappeared!) earlier today
Alaska / Iliamna
A few shallow, locatable (M1-M2) earthquakes and one deep low frequency earthquake (d=24 km) have occurred at Iliamna volcano, AK over the past few days, punctuating very low-level unrest there.
Italy / Stromboli
Stromboli volcano is in a phase of strong activity. Reports by visitors and images taken with the webcams show that in particular the northwestern vent in the summit crater often produces strong explosions that shower the crater terrace with incandescent lava. Since the last lateral eruption in March 2007, Stromboli has been in a heightened state of activity overall during most of the past years, indicating that magma levels inside the conduit are relatively high. The question is when again the magma finds its way out through a fissure on the flank on Sciara del Fuoco to produce another effusive eruption with a new lava flow (Source VolcanoDiscovery)
Hawaii / Kilauea
Over the past week, lava flows on Kīlauea's coastal plain have been persistently advancing towards the ocean, though at a slower pace during a mid-week pressure decrease, increasing over the past day with renewed pressure. The flow front is estimated to be about 2km/1mi from the ocean still, so we await the effects of this renewed pressure at the coast! A series of webcam captures from the USGS-HVO shows the progression of these flows over the past week.
Meanwhile, pressure is still high across other parts of the volcano, with small lava flows and a lava pond increasingly present within Pu'u 'Ō'ō crater (not directly accessible, but glow can be seen from a distance with clear weather), and the summit lava lake within Halema'uma'u still at high levels and producing strong glow visible from the Jaggar Overlook after dark. Within this newest crater but still out of sight, there have been spillovers of the lava lake as it continues to overtop its previous high-level banks! (Source VolcanoDiscovery)
Iceland / Katla
The earthquake swarm under the southern part of the icecap of Katla volcano that had started on 5 June continues with 30 more quakes recorded during the past 48 hours.
The quakes are mostly very small, but a few were between magnitude 2 and 3, and most are located at shallow depths of less than 5 km. (Source VolcanoDiscovery)
June 8, 2012
- Today, several websites are reporting on an earthquake sequence occurring in proximity to the Tatara-San Pedro volcanic complex in Chile. While the edifice is comprised of youthful volcanic features in the form of lava flows, domes and craters, the volcano has no historically reported activity. The seismicity currently exhibits traits of both tectonic and volcanic seismicity (always a nightmare for volcanologists!). Tectonic traits include: A large magnitude (M5.7) initial(?) event and at least crude alignment of epicenters suggesting structural (fault) control. On the volcanic-side: There continue to be numerous (>600 total events) relatively large magnitude (M3.0 > M4.0+) additional events in proximity to a clearly active volcano. While the epicenters seem to align along a linear structure, their trend (WNW-ESE) is parallel to the maximum horizontal compressive stress in the region which allows for possible dike inflation to occur perpendicular (NNE-SSW) to that trend. As is usual with these events, time will tell how it plays-out.along the within a youthful volcanic region.
- Several international seismic monitors have reported earthquake activity (M4.8) in the DR Congo occurring on the 6th. This correlates with a large plume of SO2 eminating from that volcanic area during the same period (see below). Still, there has been no ground confirmation of this volcanic event yet (likely from either Nyragongo or Nyamlagira volcanoes).
June 7, 2012
- As usually happens as one mentions "reduced activity" at a volcano (see item yesterday), Fuego (Guatemala) experienced a sizeable eruption yesterday (seismogram below).
- Satellite images show a large SO2 cloud over the DR Congo (Nyamlagira or Nyragongo volcanoes?), but no eruption confirmation yet.
- According to John Seach, Manam volcano (Papua New Guinea) is becoming more active with loud explosive eruptions (typical for that volcano).
- A new swarm of earthquakes has started Tuesday (5 June) evening at Katla volcano. Until now, 34 quakes up to magnitude 2 have been recorded beneath the volcano, at mostly shallow depths around 3-7 km. The quakes are clustered in the SE part of the caldera, and could indicate that a magmatic intrusion is taking place in this area. Whether this is a precursor to a possible eruption of the volcano remains speculation. (thanks to volcano Discovery and ER reader Tom)
June 6, 2012
Volcanic activity from the American West to Colombia
- Volcano-tectonic earthquake swarm continues at Popocatepetl (Mexico) with somewhat reduced gas and ash emissions during the past week at the volcano.
- Eruptions have become smaller and less frequent as well at Fuego (Guatemala) during the past few days.
- Tremor with small earthquakes have re-appeared (after a few days hiatus) at Galeras (Colombia).
- Strong, but reduced amplitude (compared with last week) hydrothermal tremor continues at Ruiz (with some minor ash emission).
- The most exciting volcano-news from the western USA is that an inflation episode (which began about this time last year) continues at the resurgent dome in Long Valley Caldera, CA. Inflation is also continuing near the Three Sisters volcano in Oregon (but at a very minor rate compared with Long Valley).
May 31, 2012
Colombia / Nevado del Ruiz
Colombia's notorious Nevado del Ruiz volcano has started a new eruptive phase. The volcano produced a series of small explosive eruptions on 29 May, following an earthquake swarm that started at 3 am that day. The explosions were probably phreatic (caused by exploding overheated groundwater as fresh magma is probably rising inside the volcano) and caused ash fall on on the city of Manizales at about 30 km distance from the volcano, as well as in many other towns and villages around the volcano, including the departments of Risaralda and El Àguila.
At the moment, strong degassing and probably ongoing explosive activity is creating a plume of gas, steam and ash rising 500-1000 m above the crater, and a strong odor of sulfur is noted in towns and villages around the volcano. (text : volcano discovery)
May 25, 2012
Japan / Sakura-Jima
Sakurajima volcano on Kyushu, Japan, remains in a state of elevated activity. During the past week, strong vulcanian explosions from the Showa Crater often occurred multiple times per day, and generated tall ash plumes reaching 4 km altitude. A small pyroclastic flow reaching 300 m length occurred during an explosion on 21 May. Tokyo VAAC often reported plumes up to 1.8-3.7 km height during 16-20 and 22 May, and pilots observed ash plumes during 16-17 May that rose to altitudes of 2.7-4 km (9,000-13,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted E and SE.
Very small eruptions were also reported from the second crater Minami-dake on 18 and 19 May. (text : volcano discovery)
Greece / Santorini
A new study was published about the recent uplift detected on the volcanic island of Nea Kameni in the center of the Santorini caldera. The data were obtained using ESA's Envisat satellite and the measurements show that the northeastern part of Nea Kameni experienced an uplift of about 5 cm in 2011, while other areas of the volcano rose some 3–4 cm. This inflation was associated with the elevated seismic activity during the past months and can be interpreted caused by the injection of fresh magma under the the volcano. The latest data also show that during the first months of 2012, the rate of uplift has decreased. This correlates well with a decrease in seismicity.
A possible interpretation could be that the intrusion of magma is coming to an end, and an eruption in the near to medium future is less and less likely.
May 24, 2012
Active volcanoes in the world ( May16 to May 22 )
8 volcanoes have shown changes in activity last week. New unusual activity has been noticed around 5 volcanoes
Guatemala 14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit elev. 3763 m
On 19 May seismicity at Fuego increased and explosions were heard at 5-10 minute intervals. A 600-m-long lava flow descended the W flank, and a 1-km-long and 20-m-wide lava flow descended the E flank, reaching the base of the volcano. Explosions ejected incandescent tephra 400 m above the crater, and produced ash plumes that rose 5 km above the crater and drifted 30 km S and SW. Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (CONRED) raised the Alert Level to Orange (the second highest level on a 4-color scale). Pyroclastic flows also descended the flanks, prompting authorities to restrict passage on part of a highway. Ash plumes from the pyroclastic flows rose 3 km above the crater. Ashfall was reported in Morelia (7 km SW), Panimaché I and II (9 km SW), Sangre de Cristo (8 km WSW), and Yepocapa (8 km WNW). Thirteen people from El Porvenir in Alotenango (8 km ENE) evacuated to local shelters. Visual observations and seismicity indicated that activity decreased later that day.
On 20 May a few explosions generated ash plumes that rose 500 m above the crater and drifted 8 km SW. The next day cloud cover prevented observations; however explosions, rumbling, and degassing sounds were reported. On 22 May explosions generated ash plumes that rose as high as 1 km and drifted 10 km S and SE. Rumbling was heard and shock waves were detected. The lava flows were inactive and only incandescence from block avalanches was observed.
Sumatra (Indonesia) 0.381°S, 100.473°E; summit elev. 2891 m
According to a news article, an approximately 10-minute-long eruption from Marapi produced an ash plume that rose 600 m on 18 May. The article noted that the Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4).
Ongoing activity was noted among the following volcanoes :
Batu Tara, Komba Island (Indonesia) - Cleveland, Chuginadak Island (Alaska) - Dukono, Halmahera (Indonesia) - Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) - Kilauea, Hawaii (USA) - Popocatépetl (México) - Sakura-jima, Kyushu (Japan) - Santa María (Guatemala) - Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka (Russia) - Tungurahua (Ecuador)
May 22, 2012
Guatemala / Fuego eruption
Fuego volcano in Guatemala had a major eruption on Saturday (19 May). The eruption was one of its largest in recent years since the start of near continuous activity in 2002. The eruption was both explosive and effusive. According to news, the eruption began at 2:45 a.m. with large explosions and lava fountains possibly up to 1 km high from the summit crater. Large incandescent bombs were ejected to considerable distances and showered the summit cone of the volcano. A 500 m long lava flow traveled down on the SW flank towards the Ceniza ravine. The eruption also produced an ash column reaching 5 km (16,000 ft altitude) and pyroclastic flows probably generated mostly by cascading lava blocks traveling down the steep cone's flank into Las Lajas, El Jute y Ceniza valleys. Ash fall was reported from nearby villages mainly to the S and SW including Morelia, Panimaché I and II, Sangre Cristo and Yepocapa. (text : volcano discovery)
May 18, 2012
Japan / Kyuchu / Sakura-jima
The video below shows the timelapse of 4 webcams directed towards different sides of the volcano. Sakurajima volcano is one of the most explosive volcanoes in the world and erupts very regularly. The explosions are sometimes very powerful like in the video below.
Active volcanoes in the world ( May9 to May 15 )
8 volcanoes have shown changes in activity last week. New unusual activity has been noticed around 5 volcanoes
Eastern Java (Indonesia) 8.058°S, 114.242°E; summit elev. 2799 m
CVGHM reported that during 1-30 April white plumes from Ijen rose 100-200 m above the crater; during 1-11 May diffuse white plumes rose 50-100 m. From the beginning of April until 13 May the amplitude and number of earthquakes gradually decreased and the crater lake water temperature decreased by eight degrees Celsius. The Alert Level was lowered to 2 (on a scale of 1-4) on 13 May.
Siau I 2.78°N, 125.40°E; summit elev. 1784 m
Based on analyses of satellite imagery, the Darwin VAAC reported that on 14 May an ash plume from Karangetang rose to an altitude of 3.7 km (12,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 130 km SE. On 16 May an ash plume again rose to an altitude of 3.7 km (12,000 ft) a.s.l. then drifted about 110 km SE.
Grand Comore Island 11.75°S, 43.38°E; summit elev. 2361 m
Observers in the villages of Mde and Mkazi, on the W flank of Karthala, reported increased incandescence from the summit during the night of 9-10 May.
México 19.023°N, 98.622°W; summit elev. 5426 m
CENAPRED reported that during 8-10 May multiple gas-and-ash plumes rose 1.5 km above Popocatépetl's crater and drifted NE. Incandescent fragments ejected from the crater landed on the N and E flanks as far as 500 m away. According to a news article an airport in Puebla was closed due to ash plumes on 8 and 10 May. Seismicity increased on 11 May. Ash plumes rose 3 km above the crater and drifted NE and incandescent fragments ejected from the crater rolled 1 km down the flanks. Gas-and-ash plumes rose 2.5 km and drifted ENE. On 12 May gas-and-ash plumes rose 4 km above the crater. Incandescent tephra was ejected 2 km above the crater and again rolled 1 km down the flanks. Ashfall was reported in most municipalities within the state of Tlaxcala (50 km NE of the volcano), in addition to smaller towns nearer to the volcano such as Santiago Xalitzintla (15 km NE) and San Nicolás de los Ranchos (16 km ENE). An airport in Puebla was again closed due to ash. During 13-15 May gas-and-ash plumes rose from the crater and drifted NE, and incandescent tephra was ejected from the crater. The Alert Level remained at Yellow Phase Three.
Pantar Island (Indonesia) 8.508°S, 124.13°E; summit elev. 862 m
CVGHM reported that on 8 May a three-hour long ash eruption from Sirung was accompanied by loud sounds and incandescence that reached 10 m above the crater. An ash plume rose 3.5 km above the crater and drifted N, producing ashfall up to 4 mm thick near the crater. During 9-12 May white plumes rose 30-50 m above the crater. A sulfur odor was reported in areas up to 3 km away on 12 May. That same day CVGHM raised the Alert Level to 3 (on a scale of 1-4) and recommended that visitors not approach the volcano within a 2.5 km radius.
Based on a report from a ground-based observer and analyses of satellite imagery, the Darwin VAAC noted that on 12 May an ash plume rose to an altitude of 3 km (10,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted about 95 km SW.
Ongoing activity was noted among the following volcanoes :
Cleveland, Chuginadak Island (Alaska) - Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) - Kilauea, Hawaii (USA) - Pagan (Mariana Islands) - Sakura-jima, Kyushu (Japan) - Santa María (Guatemala) - Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka (Russia) - Soufrière Hills (Montserrat) - Tungurahua (Ecuador)
May 17, 2012
Iceland / Askja Caldera
A small seismic swarm occurred on 14-15 May near the Askja caldera in central Iceland, just southwest of Herðubreið volcano. Herðubreið volcano, located in the Highlands of Iceland in the midst of the Ódáðahraun desert, is an isolated, table-mountain shaped broad cone that formed beneath the ice-sheet that covered Iceland during the last ice age, which is when the volcano had its last eruption.
Whether the recent seismic swarm is related to the same magmatic system that formed Herðubreið or rather to the larger Askja caldera volcano is difficult to asses. (text : volcano discovery)
Iceland / Katla volcano
Katla volcano continues to show signs of increased unrest. A small glacial flood occurred from under the volcano's icecap Katla around 28 April 2012 and possibly again around 7-8 May, both times accompanied by increased levels of harmonic tremor. This suggests that magma movements inside the volcano might be heating up the ground, causing increased melting. A small seismic swarm at depths of 1-2 km occurred yesterday 15 May. (text : volcano discovery)
May 15, 2012
USA / Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory has a newly redesigned website (http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/). The new version includes much of the same information as the previous website with enhancements to multimedia, monitoring data, and hazards information. An updated layout takes advantage of current web technologies and includes an interactive map to view real-time monitoring data via the "Monitoring" section.
May 14, 2012
Tonga / submarine volcano research
The violent rise and collapse of an underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean is captured in startling clarity for the first time. Researchers studying the Monowai volcano, near Tonga, recorded huge changes in height in just two weeks. The images, gathered by sonar from a research ship, shed new light on the turbulent fate of submarine mountains. Published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the findings were made during a seabed survey last year. $$$$$
May 12, 2012
Mexico / Popocatepetl (08:55 UTC)
The volcano is fairly active again and ash is being spewed into the air. The activity can well be seen on the webcam.
Indonesia / Java / Salak
Just a few lines to report that the plane crash who occurred on the slopes of the dormant volcano, Gunung Salak, has nothing to do with the volcano itself. The new Russian Sukhoi-100 superjet plane, with 45 journalists and potential buyers on board, crashed on the volcano slopes just after asking traffic control authorization to fly at a lower altitude.
May 10, 2012
Greece / Santorini
Earthquake swarm on the Kolumbus line. Another seismic swarm has been occurring at Santorini volcano in the past days, located on the SW-NE line running through the caldera and the Kolumbos submarine volcano (referred to as the Kolumbos line), and to the SW of the island along the same lineament. The largest quake was a 2.2 magnitude at 11.3 km depth at Kolumbos volcano on 8 May. (text : volcano discovery)
Active volcanoes in the world ( May2 to May 8 )
8 volcanoes have shown changes in activity last week. New unusual activity has been noticed around 5 volcanoes
Komba Island (Indonesia) 7.792°S, 123.579°E; summit elev. 748 m
Based on analyses of satellite imagery, the Darwin VAAC reported that during 2-4 May ash plumes from Batu Tara rose to an altitude of 2.4 km (8,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 37 km NW.
Chuginadak Island (Alaska) 52.825°N, 169.944°W; summit elev. 1730 m
Based on analyses of satellite images, AVO reported on 4 May that the small lava dome recently emplaced in Cleveland's summit crater had been destroyed late in the previous week, but the explosion was too small to be detected by distant infrasound and seismic networks. A small new dome was extruded following the explosion and was the fifth dome to be observed in this eruptive episode which began in July 2011. During 4-5 May two small explosions were detected. No ash was observed with the mostly-cloudy conditions. Satellite observations were obscured by clouds during 6-8 May.
New Britain (Papua New Guinea) 5.58°S, 150.52°E; summit elev. 742 m
Based on analyses of satellite imagery, the Darwin VAAC reported that ash-and-steam plumes from Pago rose to an altitude of 13.7 km (45,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 75 km NE.
México 19.023°N, 98.622°W; summit elev. 5426 m
CENAPRED reported that during 2-3 May activity at Popocatépetl increased significantly. Spasmodic tremor was detected along with a dense and continuous plume of gas and ash that drifted W, NW, and NNE. Ash fell in multiple areas, including Amecameca (20 km NW), Atlautla, Ozumba (18 km W), Ecatzingo (15 km SW), Chalco (35 km NW), and some parts of SE México City (70 km NW). On 3 May gas-and-ash plumes rose 1.5 km above the crater and drifted W and NE. Incandescent fragments ejected from the crater landed on the flanks as far as 800 m away. Explosion-generated gas-and-ash plumes the next day rose 2.5 km above the crater and drifted NW. Spasmodic tremor was detected along with a dense and continuous plume of gas and ash that drifted WNW. Later that day gas-and-ash plumes rose 1 km. During 5-6 May gas-and-ash plumes rose 1.5 km above the crater and drifted N, NE, and E. Light ashfall was reported in Atlixco (25 km SE), San Juan Tianguismanalco (22 km SE), Tochimilco (16 km SSE), San Pedro Benito Juárez (10 km SE), and San Nicolás de los Ranchos (16 km ENE). During 5-7 May incandescent fragments ejected from the crater landed on the flanks as far as 500 m away. A gas-and-ash plume drifted ESE on 7 May. The next day activity remained high; seismic events were accompanied by dense and continuous plumes of steam, gas, and ash that drifted mainly ESE. The Alert Level remained at Yellow Phase Three.
Eastern Java (Indonesia) 8.108°S, 112.92°E; summit elev. 3676 m
CVGHM reported that during 1-29 February multiple pyroclastic flows from Semeru traveled 500 and 2,500 m into the Besuk Kembar and Besuk Kobokan rivers (on the S flank), respectively. During 1 February-30 April dense gray-to-white plumes rose 100-500 m above Jongring Seloko crater and drifted W and N. Incandescence was visible up to 50 m above the crater during 1 February-31 March. Seismicity decreased from March to April. Observations indicated that the lava dome grew in April. On 2 May CVGHM lowered the Alert Level to 2 (on a scale of 1-4) and reminded the public not to approach the crater within a 4-km radius..
Ongoing activity was noted among the following volcanoes :
Dukono, Halmahera (Indonesia) - Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) - Kilauea, Hawaii (USA) - Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) - Sakura-jima, Kyushu (Japan) - Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka (Russia) - Soufrière Hills (Montserrat) - Tungurahua (Ecuador)
The video below gives a glimp if the crater and some fumarole activity at Soufrière Hills (Montserrat). Whenever you are in the area and the volcano is less active than today, you may want to join the reggae-like guides.
May 9, 2012
USA / Hawaii / Kilauea
Kīlauea's lava flows have surged in activity on the coastal plain accompanying inflation at the summit, though following by about 24 hours. This activity is farther from the ocean than before, relatively close to the base of the pali but moving quickly across cooling flows from the previous two months. Check out our new time-lapse movie showing the height of activity! (text : volcano discovery)
May 6, 2012
USA / Hawaii / Hawaii / Kilauea volcano
Since entering the National Park, lava flows have continued to slowly advance towards the ocean but have not made much ground. Pressure variations propagating through Kīlauea volcano have kept the flows from building momentum, but they have persisted sluggishly and lava flows are still visible by means of a 6-7mi / 9-11km round-trip hike from the Kalapana side. When the lava is flowing more slowly (like right now), it actually gives us a chance to approach and interact with it more easily, whereas more vigorous flows require additional safety considerations. For non-hikers, strong glow continues from the summit, visible from Jaggar Overlook & Museum! (text : volcano discovery)
May 4, 2012
Nicaragua / Masaya
Nicaragua's Masaya volcano, located about 20 km south of Managua city, has entered a new eruptive phase. The latest report of the Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER) mentions 24 small ash and steam explosions that were recorded between 30 April and 1 May. 9 of these explosions produced ash clouds that rose about 500 m above the Santiago crater rim.
The activity followed an increase of elevated SO2 emissions and seismic activity detected in late April. According to reports, the degassing from a crack in the main crater was accompanied by jet-like sounds, and internal rumblings can be heard at the volcano.
Latina Press mentions that scientists are closely monitoring the new activity, but so far, no emergency has been declared and the Masaya Volcano National Park remains open. (text : volcano discovery)
South Sandwich Islands / Zavodovski
A new eruption on the remote Zavodovski Island in the South Sandwich island chain was detected by NASA's Aqua satellite on 27 April 2012.
The satellite picture shows a plume originating from the island's active crater known as Mt Curry, or sometimes also referred to as Mt Asphyxia. It is possible that the plume is created by lava flows in contact with sea water, as it appears to be mainly steam.
Not much else is known about the eruption, because the island is uninhabited and extremely remote and has no monitoring on the island. Most of the information about this eruption will rely on remote sensing (satellite observations). (text : volcano discovery)
Active volcanoes in the world
10 volcanoes have shown changes in activity last week. New unusual activity has been noticed around 5 volcanoes.
Komba Island (Indonesia) 7.792°S, 123.579°E; summit elev. 748 m
Based on analyses of satellite imagery, the Darwin VAAC reported that during 25-26 April ash plumes from Batu Tara rose to an altitude of 2.4 km (8,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 37 km W and SW. During 30 April-1 May ash plumes again rose to an altitude of 2.4 km (8,000 ft) a.s.l. then drifted 37-55 km NW.
Chuginadak Island 52.825°N, 169.944°W; summit elev. 1730 m
AVO reported that elevated surface temperatures were detected over Cleveland in satellite imagery during 25-29 April and possibly on 30 April. Observations showed that a small lava dome, 25 m across, had recently been emplaced.
Volcano Islands (Japan) 24.754°N, 141.290°E; summit elev. 161 m
According to a JMA report on 2 May, an eruption at Ioto (Iwo-jima) caused water discoloration to the NE. A new fumarole was also confirmed.
Sulawesi 1.358°N, 124.792°E; summit elev. 1580 m
According to the Darwin VAAC, ash plumes from Lokon-Empung, that rose to an altitude of 3.7 km (12,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 75 km N, were detected in satellite imagery and reported by ground-based observers.
México 19.023°N, 98.622°W; summit elev. 5426 m
CENAPRED reported that gas-and-steam plumes, occasionally containing ash, rose from Popocatépetl during 25-29 April. Gas-and-ash plumes rose 1.5 km above the crater on 25 and 27 April. On 28 April incandescent fragments ejected from the crater landed on E flank as far as 1 km. The next day steam-and-gas plume rose from the crater. On 1 May gas-and-steam plumes, that occasionally contained low amounts of ash, and rose 1 km above the crater. The Alert Level remained at Yellow Phase Three.
Ongoing activity was noted among the following volcanoes :
Bulusan, Luzon (Philippines), Etna, Sicily (Italy), Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia), Kilauea, Hawaii (USA), Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia), Sakura-jima, Kyushu (Japan), Santa María (Guatemala), Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka (Russia), Soufrière Hills (Montserrat), Tungurahua (Ecuador)
May 3, 2012
Mexico / Popocatépetl
Popocatépetl volcano continues to produce ash and steam eruptions several times a day, that generate plumes rising up to 1-2 km above the crater. A more powerful emission is in progress at the time of writing (see image). (text : volcano discovery)
May 2, 2012
Indonesia / Merapi
After the destructive eruption who killed hundreds of people in November 2010, the press is seeing Merapi as a great story again because of some renewed activity. The Indonesian Volcanic Institute stresses however that there is NO similarity with the conditions which were noticed before the Merapi erupted violently. At the time the deformation of the volcano was in some parts mounted to 3 meter versus 10 cm now. The same with volcanic earthquakes, at the time the number mounted to 100/day versus 10 now. GPS data and Satellite follow have not given indications of serious renewed activity. The specialized authorities are vigilant at all times but have not raised the level of Merapi. A higher level would start a number of preparations to be ready to evacuate people if necessary. The current level of Merapi is Normal (lowest on 4 levels). No NO GO radius has been called yet. (source local press at 16:30 UTC)


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FLEFF Intern Voices
The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival from the interns' point of view
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Blog posting written by Andrew Ronald, Film, Photography & Visual Arts '15, FLEFF Intern, Mahopac, New York
Attention all cinephiles! The FLEFF 2012 Film Descriptions and Trailers page is up!
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Hollywood might seem like town full of people battling addiction, but according to TMZ, "Celebrity Rehab" has been postponed after failing to find big enough stars.
TMZ reported that the reality show with Dr. Drew was slated to start shooting today, but it has been postponed after the show was unable to fill out the cast.
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Tila Tequila and former "Hills" bad boy Jason Wahler were reportedly slated to star in the VH1 series.
According to TMZ, the producers reportedly offered Lindsay Lohan million to star in the show – plus the opportunity to star in another series - but the 23-year-old star turned down the offer.
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Past celebrities who have appeared on the series include Daniel Baldwin, former "American Idol" contestant Nikki McKibbin, Gary Busey, Heidi Fleiss, Dennis Rodman and Mindy McCready – the latter of whom was hospitalized last week after she became unresponsive after taking pain pills for a broken toe, her mother, Gayle Inge, previously told Access.
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I remember going to my first ObGyn visit when I was pregnant. The Doctor put "AMA" in my chart. Having worked in treatment settings for eating disorder recovery for many years, I thought she meant "Against Medical Advice," the term clinicians use when a client is choosing to leave treatment despite their providers' recommendations. I quickly said to my Doctor:
"I just want you to know am willing to implement any medical advice that you give me regarding my pregnancy!"
She gave me a blank stare.
I explained that I noticed she had written "AMA."
She smiled. That means "Advanced Maternal Age."
"Oh." Long pause. "Oh."
Being a mother of "advanced maternal age" is becoming more and more common in developed nations, as women work toward completing higher education, solidifying their careers, finding the right partner, and doing personal growth work prior to having children. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports:
Delayed childbearing in the United States is evident in the 3.6-year increase in the average age at first birth between 1970 and 2006…The dramatic increase in women having their first birth at the age of 35 years and over has played the largest role in the increased average age of first-time mothers…many other developed nations have observed increases in average age at first birth with some now averaging near 30.0 years of age. 1
What does this phenomena have to do with disordered eating and body image?
Although data regarding body image in middle aged and older women remains sparse, a study published just this past month in the International Journal of Eating Disorders suggests that body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness do not diminish with age. In a survey of 715 women just out, of which 76.5% were married with children, 4.6% met full diagnostic criteria for an Eating Disorder and 4.8% met criteria for Subthreshold Eating Disorder (SED). 2 Together, that makes roughly 10%. So that means 71 of those women with children are suffering with disordered eating.
And yet the myth persists that eating disorders primarily affect adolescents. Why?
There is a reason why the myth that eating disorders affect young women in adolescence exists. According to the National Association of Anorexia and Associated Disorders (ANAD): Over one-half of teenage girls…use unhealthy weight control behaviors such as skipping meals, fasting, smoking cigarettes, vomiting, and taking laxatives.3 Adolescence is a huge rite of passage for a woman. When a rite of passage is not celebrated, ritualized, or supported, the growth required to complete crossing the threshold of this rite of passage goes underground. Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls (2005), writes:
"I think anorexia is a metaphor. It is a young woman's statement that she will become what the culture asks of its women, which is that they be thin and nonthreatening…Anorexic women signal with their bodies "I will take up only a small amount of space. I won't get in the way." They signal, "I won't be intimidating or threatening. (Who is afraid of a seventy-pound adult?)" 4
Similar to adolescence, both parenting and middle age are rites of passage in a woman's life. When not honored, seen, and embraced, these can also turn into eating disorders and body image distress. Ageing women also face the cultural taboos of not taking up too much space, speaking too loudly, or being seen and valued. They face the task of loving themselves and embracing aspects of the beauty of mortality, power, and wisdom that western media culture is terrified of in women: wrinkles, thick middles, saggy boobs, gray hair. I remember reading one article on "objectification theory" in my doctoral research that linked media and female body image obsession with western culture's fear of mortality. Female body objectification may veil unconscious existential fears. 5 Other stress factors that affect women in middle age that are similar to adolescence are hormonal changes. However, middle age women also face different stressors such as: medical scares, death of a parent or a spouse, divorce, and career challenges. 6 Margo Maine, co-author of The Body Myth: Adult Women and the Pressure to be Perfect, writes:
Women in their 30s, 40s and beyond face increasing pressure to look slender and youthful despite years of childbearing, hormonal changes at menopause and the demands of careers, parenting and caring for aging relatives…Some researchers call it the 'Desperate Housewives effect,' referring to the cultural influence of the hit TV series, in which improbably thin women in their 40s prance around in short shorts. 7
It is an interesting journey being "advanced maternal age." Sometimes I look at young(er) women or young(er) mothers and I think You look so not tired. Or Wow your stomach looks so not stretched. I remember that. That feels like a long time ago. Or I envy younger moms who are more likely to have their grandparents be present for their children's growing up. My child will already never meet one of his Grandpas. He died before my baby was born. However, there are gifts I have being "middle aged" that I couldn't have come by earlier in my journey. I had not yet solidified my eating disorder recovery in my twenties. I had not earned a doctoral degree in Psychology in my twenties. I had lots of ideas and lots of difficulty with follow-through. I thought being earnest would pay the rent. The concept of income needing to match or be greater than outgoing expenditures was not a concept I truly understood or felt applied to me. Because I now have financial clarity, I don't have to "deprive," "restrict" or "binge" or "purge" with money, like I used to do with food in my twenties. Interestingly, though I hated my (flatter) stomach in my twenties, I now love my (stretched) stomach in my early middle age. I also have much more capacity to pause and come back to difficult interactions in relationships rather than avoid, hide, or leave. I would not have been ready for marriage in my twenties. I would not have had the "distress tolerance" skills to go toward a young child and stay emotionally present through individuation-attempting tantrums. I would have been inadvertently shaming or stuffed the discomfort with food. I can tolerate it now. I would not have been a good, or frankly even good-enough, mother in my twenties. I wasn't ready. I remember studying for the Psychologist licensure exam learning that the executive function of the brain (the part that fully understand cause and effect and is able to therefore pause impulsive actions) is not fully developed until the late twenties, or even 30. Does that mean all women should only have children after age 35? Or that only women over 35 are good (enough) mothers? Of course not. And not all women are able to. One always has the potential to become a good (enough) mother. In fact, the eating disorder recovery process mirrors the journey of becoming a good enough mother to one's self: allowing and embracing imperfection, listening to and honoring emotions, communicating clearly, getting enough sleep, eating in a balanced way, practicing mindfulness or spirituality, connecting with support. And THAT is always possible and always a work-in-process, regardless of one's chronological age.
Dr. Linda Shanti McCabe is a Mom and Licensed Clinical Psychologist who works with women recovering from Eating Disorders, Body image difficulty, Depression/Anxiety, Perinatal Mood Disorders, and New Mommy "boot camp."You can read about her work professionally at www.drlindashanti.com
1. T.J. Mathews, T.J. and Brady E. Hamilton, "Delayed Childbearing: More Women Are Having Their First Child Later in Life," Center for Disease Control NCHS Data Brief, Number 21, August 2009. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db21.htm
2. Mangweth-Matzek, Barbara, Hoek, Hans W. et al, "Prevalence of eating Disorders in Middle-Aged Women," International Journal of Eating Disorders2014; 47:320-324.
3. National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders websitehttp://www.anad.org/get-information/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/
4. Pipher, Mary, Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls (2005).
5. Grabe, Shelly, Routledge, Clay, Cook, Alison, Anderson, Christie, and Arndt, Jamie "In defense of the Body: The Effect of Salience on Female Body Objectification", Psychology of Women Quarterly, Vol 29, 2005.
6. Harding, Anne Eating disorders: Not just for the young, CNNHealth.com, June 27, 2012. http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/26/health/mental-health/eating-disorders-not-just-for-young/
7. Barton, Adriana, "Are middle-aged women succumbing to 'Desperate Housewives syndrome'?" The Globe and Mail, March 6, 2013.http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/are-middle-aged-women-succumbing-to-desperate-housewives-syndrome/article578178/
8. Tiggemann M., "Body image across the adult life span: Stability and change,"Body Image 2004; 1:29-41. 9. Slevec JH, Tiggemann M., "Predictors of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in middle-aged women," Clinical Psychology Review 2011; 31: 515-524.


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Thread: 6-16-12: Today in History
#1 6-16-12: Today in History06-16-2012, 10:32 AM
Also on This Day
Lead Story
First roller coaster in America opens, 1884
American Revolution
Patriot printer, publisher and postmistress, Mary Katharine Goddard, born, 1738
Ford Motor Company incorporated, 1903
Civil War
Union thwarted at the Battle of Secessionville, 1862
Cold War
Russian ballet star Nureyev defects, 1961
SLA member captured after more than 20 years, 1999
Tsunami ravages Japanese coast, 1896
General Interest
Leader of Hungarian uprising executed, 1958
First woman in space, 1963
Brezhnev is Soviet president, 1977
Charlie Chaplin marries Oona ONeill, 1943
James Joyce meets his future wife, Nora, 1904
Bob Dylan records "Like A Rolling Stone", 1965
Old West
Alaskan explorer Fred Fickett leaves Army, 1890
Lincoln warns that America is becoming a "house divided", 1858
Lee Trevino wins his first U.S. Open, 1968
Vietnam War
Kennedy agrees to send instructors to train troops, 1961
More troops to be sent to Vietnam, 1965
Communists isolate Phnom Penh, 1970
World War I
Battle of the Piave River, 1918
World War II
Marshal Petain becomes premier of occupied France, 1940
Revelation 15:1
And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
1855 - About 200 French colonists arrived at the colony of La Réunion. The colony, on the south bank of the Trinity River in central Dallas County, only lasted about eighteen months before financial insolvency killed it.
1879 - The post office at Caddo Mills opened.
1892 - Ellen Schulz Quillin was born. She established the Witte Museum in San Antonio in 1926 and served as the museums first director.
2010 - Mother Mary Agnes Magevney joined the Dominican Sisters of Saint Mary's in Ohio. She later founded the Dominican Congregation of the Sacred Heart in Houston.
1567 - Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned for the first time.
1911 - What is to become IBM incorporated in New York as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co.It's not how old you are, it's how you got here.
It's been a long road and not all of it was paved.
. If you ain't havin' fun, it's your own damn fault
Monday June 16 1862
Despite its name, the town of Secessionville, South Carolina had been in existence for many years before the War for Southern Independence. Its capture was important to the Federal effort to recapture Charleston Harbor. This cause suffered a major setback today when, completely against orders and all advice, Brig. Gen. H. W. Benham decided to assault the works from James Island. The attack failed utterly, his force of 6600 suffered over 700 casualties. Benham was soon relieved of command and forgotten.
Tuesday June 16 1863
Commanding general of the Army of the Potomac Joseph Hooker seemed to have no end of trouble figuring out where Robert E. Lees army was. It was no mystery to the citizens of the capital of Pennsylvania. Lee was clearly headed north, and Harrisburg decided to clear out. Every train was packed. Citizens loaded possessions into wagons and followed. Even the state government began packing state papers, books, paintings and other valuables to be evacuated.The poster formerly known as chuck58 on the old board.
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Opening on August 17 is LAIKA's awesome 3D stop-motion feature, ParaNorman. Directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell, the film centers on a young boy who can see the dead and must use this gift to lift a curse that threatens his small town. ParaNorman features the voices of Kodi-Smit McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, John Goodman, Casey Affleck, Leslie Mann, Jodelle Ferland and more. For more on the film, here's six clips, a very cool featurette called Time Lapse, and all our previous coverage.
Earlier today I got to speak with Christopher Mintz-Plasse. We talked about his reaction to the finished film, how the script changed along the way, and the recording process. In addition, with Mintz-Plasse about to leave for London to start filming Kick-Ass 2, he talked about what fans can look forward to in the sequel which he describes as "Warriors meets Kick-Ass." He also revealed that he's part of some of the big action scenes and Chloe Moretz's character Hit Girl is going into the 9th grade in the sequel. Hit the jump to watch.
For fans of Kick-Ass, here's a choice quote from Mintz-Plasse regarding the sequel:
"They wrote an incredible script. I think she's going into 9th grade in this which is really smart. They didn't keep her 11 as she was in the first one. They kind of aged it up a bit. And it's super violent and bloody and funny and it's got a great cast. I'm really excited. I fly out to London in a week to get started."
Here's the full interview. Look for more with the ParaNorman cast next week.
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
- Reaction to the finished film
- How did the recoding process on ParaNorman compare to How to Train Your Dragon
- How did the project and script change along the way
- 1:55 – How we both thought Kick-Ass 2 would never get made
- Talks about the production schedule
- Are they using real world time as a plot device
- 3:30 – Is he involved in any big action scenes. Calls the film Warriors meets Kick-Ass


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|Facing Eternity Together
Regardless of what we might say, most of us are romantics at heart. And this is evident in the cemetery. In the Victorian era, certain symbols were used to convey true devotion, or a deep and abiding love. Today, we don't really worry about using symbols, we just say what's in our hearts and on our minds.
Victorian Symbols of LOVE:
The heart shape is the most well known symbol of love. Philosophers and Stoics thought that the heart was the seat of the soul and emotions. Even in religious teachings, the heart was believed to hold our spiritual or divine traits.
Clasped hands indicated a married couple, united after death. The hand that is shown holding the other indicates the person who died first, who is assisting their love into eternity.
Two round columns joined by an arch on top represents the gateway to eternity. This is used for the graves of a husband and wife, joined in death, as in life. Notice the bench? Falling down a bit, but still strong and sturdy….
Calla Lilies are found on many older stones in the cemetery. These lilies symbolize marriage, purity, and resurrection.
Modern Day Symbols of LOVE:
In today's world, we state, and show, what's on our minds and in our hearts very plainly.
Epitaphs abound in the cemetery, but those that are loving tribute are the most common. Sometimes a simple word says it all:
Many times a phrase sums up those feelings of love quite succinctly.
|God Gives Us Love,
Something to Love He Lends Us.
|Together Throughout Eternity
Dear Morgan Thou Hast Left Me
In This World To Weep For Thee
But With God's Will & His Good Pleasure
I Soon Will BE At Rest With Thee
Dear Husband, Can I E're Forget
Or Shall The Grave Eternally Sever?
No, In My Memory You Still Live Yet,
And In My Heart You Will LIve Forever.
May We Pass Together
Through The Gates Ajar.
It Broke My Heart
To Lose You,
But You Didn't Go Away,
Part of Me Went With You
The Day God Called
You Home.
Although this is difficult to see well, the sentiment is truly touching. I photographed this through the window of a mausoleum. It is a written tribute and photo to a wife, from her husband.
We are beginning to include photos and etchings on stones, once again. Although this was popular in the early to mid twentieth century, it fell out of favor until the turn of this century.
And the one that seems to sum up those words of love the best:
But the Greatest of These is Love!
Happy Valentine's Day!
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Study just one science? That's not enough for ISAT major
When it comes to solving environmental problems, Ashleigh Cotting has a handle on how to address them—a lot of them.
Entering her senior year, the honors integrated science and technology major is busy researching a local farm's ability to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The project involves completing an energy audit on all aspects of the farm's operation, including livestock and crop production; looking for ways it can use renewable energy such as wind and solar power to reduce its need for power generated from fossil fuels; and looking at the farm's carbon-storage capacity.
The farm project, which will be her honors thesis, requires a diverse set of skills. But that's what attracted Cotting to the ISAT major. "I really liked the program because you don't have to pick one area of study right away," she said. "I knew I wanted to do science, but I didn't know what science so I saw it as an opportunity to try some things out before I had to decide. And I kept not deciding. I did everything."
While many ISAT majors choose to concentrate in one and sometimes two sectors, Cotting is working in three: biotechnology, energy and environment.
"I knew I wanted to do science, but I didn't know what science so I saw it as an opportunity to try some things out before I had to decide. And I kept not deciding. I did everything."
The farm project will begin with the energy audit. "The goal of that is to see how I can reduce their energy consumption," Cotting said. "Obviously there are some actions they are going to have to take, so if they can limit how much energy they're consuming, they will in turn limit the amount of greenhouse gases they're emitting."
The second part of the project will involve a "resource characterization," where Cotting will research the technical and financial feasibility of installing a renewable energy generator such as a wind turbine, a biogas digester or solar panels to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
The final part of the project will be determining how much of the carbon dioxide produced by the farm can be stored on site. "I'll be doing things like testing the soil and looking at what kind of forestry is on the property," she said. "Anything I can't address through those, I'll look into offset programs so they can recycle."
Last summer Cotting applied for and was chosen to do research on using biochar to remove mercury from the South River in Augusta County. Biochar is a type of charcoal made by burning waste wood, grass and other cellulosic materials in low oxygen. Cotting worked with another ISAT student, Sean Henke, who had already determined that biochar could be used to remove mercury from the river. The goal of last summer's research was to test two filtration methods for removing the mercury to see what worked best.
Ashleigh Cotting, standing to the left of the 'M,' has found time between her studies to enjoy student life at JMU, inlcuding working as a FrOG (freshman orientation guide). — photo courtesy of Ashleigh Cotting.
"I got very good at working with PVC piping," Cotting said, explaining the experiments involved piping water up a six-foot bank through three structures they built. One of the structures contained 65-gallon filters filled with biochar while another contained small biochar-filled pipes placed in a trough. The pipes had holes in them to let the water run through and simulated what could be done with hollow logs filled with biochar. The third setup was used as a control with no filtration. Each structure contained 80 rocks for algae to grow on.
The experiment ran for six weeks with Cotting taking weekly water samples. At the end of the six weeks, she also sampled the algae growing on the rocks to determine how much mercury the algae was storing. "We were really interested in how much mercury the algae was taking up because one of the problems with mercury is that once it gets into environmental situations like water, it will methylate and methylmercury is easily taken up into fatty tissue and that's how you end up with bioaccumulation in fish."
The 65-gallon filters worked best, considerably reducing the amount of methylmercury found in the algae, Cotting said. However, more testing may be needed using biochar-filled pipes with larger holes that let more flow through.
As for her future, Cotting says she is interested in going to graduate school and studying civil engineering. An engineering class this past year piqued her interest, but she has another year left at JMU to explore more possibilities.
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This is my final blog post here on Catholic Exchange. I've been very honored to be among this wonderful stable of bloggers the past several months. In future you can find me at danielmcinerny.com and at the Kingdom of Patria.
*SPOILER WARNING* The following post reveals plot elements of the latest Disney Pixar release, Brave.
"If you had a chance to change your fate, would you?"
Thus runs the logline of Disney Pixar's latest release, Brave, which I saw yesterday morning–early, in a very full theater–with my kids. The film's answer to its central question is summarized by the heroine, Merida, in the film's closing lines, which I quote from a perhaps faulty memory:
"Your fate is inside you, if only you're brave enough to see it."
The thought that our fate is somehow "inside" us is the dominant truth about which today's movies–and not just family movies–attempt to persuade us. Time and again the movies exhort us to find the happiness and sense of identity we are so desperately seeking "within."
But what is it that we are supposed to find "within"? What is that "fate" that finally comes into view when we turn inward?
In a phrase, it is our "heart's desire." It is the person and the life that our heart yearns to become–that is our "fate."
The philosopher Charles Taylor, in his book on the subject, describes the yearning for authenticity in these words:
There is a certain way of being human that is my way. I am called upon to live my life in this way, and not in imitation of anyone else's. But this gives a new importance to being true to myself. If I am not, I miss the point of my life, I miss what being human is for me.
And for me to become "true to myself" a certain virtue is demanded, one that will enable me to resist all the temptations and avoid all the pitfalls that would cause me to miss the point of my life. That virtue is bravery, or courage.
The ideal of authenticity is also sounded in Steve Jobs's 2005 Stanford University commencement address, which especially in the wake of Jobs's death in October 2011 has assumed a status as a cultural touchstone. Near the end of the speech, in meditating (significantly) upon death, Jobs urges the graduates:
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice, heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
Notice how Jobs puts it: our own inner voice, heart and intuition "somehow already know what you truly want to become." The heart's knowing, in other words, is a fate that somehow precedes our search for an authentic life. We just have to be bold enough to grasp it.
Going after one's heart's desire, however, can be a dangerous business. What if one's heart's desire is selfish, hurtful, or just plain silly? What's to keep the yearning for authenticity from devolving into the sheer demand for what I want, how I want, and when I want it? No doubt Lady Gaga believes herself to be living according to her own inner voice, heart and intuition. After all, she tells us she was "born this way"–this is her fate.
But is there no way to distinguish between good and bad expressions of authenticity? Is there no justification for calling Lady Gaga's authenticity base? Is there no justification for claiming–pace Jobs–that sometimes dogma is precisely that which enables us to experience our true selves?


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Metric Dimensions: 28 x 15 x 10 mm
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Weight: 14 Carats (2.8 grams)
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|Captain Hook Resort is located on the southwest coastline of Kood
Island. Travelling there can be made by driving east from Bangkok
which takes about 5 hours. Also Bangkok Airways and Eva Air provide
another luxury route from Bangkok to Trat.
Captain Hook Resort is worth-visiting for every age people especially one who seriously concerns in nature of natural environment. The visitors may enjoy plenty of amazing outdoor activities. Crystal clear sea water with a variety of marine species is one of the most attractions for kids. Klong Choa waterfall half-day trip is the combination of traditional boat riding and trekking to the largest fresh water resource of the island. Other activities such as scuba diving, night fishing, squid harvesting, canoeing, kayaking and fire-flies touring are operated upon your requirement with a little extra cost.
Deluxe Villa - Canal ViewDetails: 1 bedroom, 1 showering bathroom, Air conditioning (available from 17.00 pm. – 09.00 am.) and Warm water
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Less than a month after the world lost Robin Williams, comedienne Joan Rivers also passed away, taking a bit of the laughter with her.
The caustic, controversial and groundbreaking funny lady died Thursday at the age of 81 after being taken off life support. She had been put in a medically induced coma a few days before, after she stopped breathing during surgery on her vocal chords.
Joan Rivers, comedienne and Fashion Police host, dies at 81
She was trailblazing. Hysterical. Thoughtful. Well miss you immensely Joan.— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) September 4, 2014
It was a treat running into Joan in the hallways at E!she was always on... always a riot. Our thoughts are w/ you & your family @MelRivers.— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) September 4, 2014
Giuliana Rancic: It is almost impossible to describe how much I adored Joan and how much she has meant to me. She was not only the funniest woman I have ever met but was incredibly loving, honest, and lived her life with no regrets. Working with her for the last 13 years has been one of the true joys of my life. She could put a smile on your face, instantly, no matter how hard your day was ... My life is so much fuller and happier because I got to share it with this beautiful person, a true genius. I woke up today unable to grasp what the world will be like without her and at the same time feel so privileged to have called her my friend.
Louis C.K.: I feel very lucky that I knew Joan Rivers and I feel very sad that she's gone. She was a great comedian and a wonderful person. I never saw someone attack a stage with so much energy. She was a controlled lightning bolt. She was a prolific and unpredictable, joyful joke writer. She loved comedy. She loved the audience. She was a great actress and should have done that more. She loved living and working. She was kind. She was real. She was brave. She was funny and you just wanted to be around her. I looked up to her. I learned from her. I loved her. I liked her. And I already miss her very much. It really f---ing sucks that she had to die all of a sudden.
I love you with all my heart @Joan_Rivers my life will never be the same with out you! https://t.co/0kn2FFZDF9 pic.twitter.com/zQnXlwepXh— Kelly Osbourne (@KellyOsbourne) September 4, 2014
Joan Rivers will always be a pioneer. She paved the way for a lot of comedians. Im very sad shes gone. pic.twitter.com/i1uE9fyHMh— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) September 4, 2014
My heart is broken. Joan Rivers RIP. Gone way too soon. All my thoughts & prayers are with Melissa & her family.— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) September 4, 2014
When I met Joan Rivers I told her I loved her show. She said: "Which one? I have THREE!" Her energy, wit, stamina & heart are an inspiration— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) September 4, 2014
My friend Joan Rivers has passed away once again to quote Billy Crystal... There are no words. Bon Voyage Joan ??— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) September 4, 2014
RIP Joan Rivers. Fearless & amazing. Here's a clip from her great documentary where she DESTROYS a heckler: http://t.co/mO0u25Y6HN— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) September 4, 2014
Watching Joan Rivers do standup at age 81 was incredible: athletic, jaw-dropping, terrifying, essential. It never stopped. Neither will she.— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 4, 2014
I told Maron I'd have a zinger when Joan died. But I didn't think she ever would. She felt eternal, and anyway, zingers are her territory.— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 4, 2014
That being said, Joan is gone but a piece of her lives on: her nose, because it's made of polyurethane.— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 4, 2014
Hail Hail a VaGenius has left this realm-Joan Rivers, Rest in Peace. | RoseanneWorld http://t.co/FLOBydIBG5— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) September 4, 2014
We've lost a true legend today and an amazing woman - a pioneer. She opened up the arena for women in comedy....— Sharon Osbourne (@MrsSOsbourne) September 4, 2014
Joan Rivers has died. What a sad ending to a brilliant and tragi-comic life; one of the bravest, and funniest of all.— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) September 4, 2014
And in addition to being a trailblazer the great Joan always smelled good.Thanks for taking my challenge. I still owe you one. RIP x,sj— Sarah Jessica Parker (@SJP) September 4, 2014
We will miss you @Joan_Rivers. What you did in your life was absolutely remarkable. Your rep for kindness to everyone was completely true— Joel McHale (@joelmchale) September 4, 2014
RIP the mighty Joan Rivers. Funny & fearless. Truly one of a kind.— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) September 4, 2014
The day I was ridiculed by Joan Rivers for the way I looked was the day I felt like i made it in hollywood. RIP— Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) September 4, 2014
RIP Joan Rivers. Being publicly told that my dress is hideous will never feel quite as awesome. You will be truly missed.— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) September 4, 2014
Sad news @Joan_Rivers was one of the hardest working, funniest & sweetest women I've ever met. Twas a pleasure to have known you #JoanRanger— Sarah Hyland (@Sarah_Hyland) September 4, 2014
Did not want it to happen this way or this soon, but I am ready to step into Joan Rivers' shoes. Loved her.— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) September 4, 2014
At least she's already embalmed.— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) September 4, 2014
Joan Rivers RIP- I loved spending this time with you recently. One of my all time favorite interviews. http://t.co/OF4Ud4l037— Candace Cameron Bure (@candacecbure) September 4, 2014
This was 4 weeks ago. She was a joy. I'll never forget her and will miss her terribly. RIP Joan Rivers. A legend. pic.twitter.com/v9vu9PALnd— billy eichner (@billyeichner) September 4, 2014


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This amazing Dune art project is the mind-blower. Artist Marco Casagrande created a 148-foot-long sandworm on the Belgian coastline, entirely out of willow branches. You can practically see the little teeth preparing to devour everyone in sight. Whatever spice they eat in Belgium must flow!
According to Yahoo, the "Sandworm" art installation is part of the Beaufort04 project. It sits among the dunes of the Wenduine coastline in Belgium, and is designed to be "weak architecture" — which means it will eventually become part of nature through flexibility and "organic presence."
Check out our favorite photos below, and the rest at the link. Photos by Nikita Wu. [Yahoo, thanks Lazyeight*!]
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and the S&P 500 ended at record highs on Monday while the Nasdaq rallied as shares of Internet and biotech shares advanced.
Biogen Idec (BIIB.O) jumped 4.8 percent to $300.54 and TripAdvisor Inc (TRIP.O) rose 5.8 percent to $89.51. Twitter (TWTR.N) gained 5.9 percent to $33.94 after news reports that brokerage SunTrust raised its rating on the stock to "buy."
These momentum shares have been wildly volatile in recent sessions after a sharp selloff that began in March on concerns about their high valuations.
"I think it's stabilizing a little bit for those stocks. Some would say they're still overvalued, but they've come down enough that it doesn't seem they have that much further to fall. Now people are trying to pick up bargains, and some of those stocks have been going up," said Giri Cherukuri, head trader at OakBrook Investments LLC in Lisle, Illinois.
The Russell 2000 .TOY index of small-cap stocks climbed 2.4 percent, its biggest daily percentage gain since early March. At its session low Friday, the index was down exactly 10 percent from the intraday record high set in early March. A correction, which is a drop of 10 percent from a recent high, is often seen as a harbinger of more weakness. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM.P) rose 2.3 percent.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI gained 112.13 points or 0.68 percent, to 16,695.47, a record closing high. The Dow also hit an intraday record high of 16,704.84.
The S&P 500 .SPX rose 18.17 points or 0.97 percent, to 1,896.65, also a record closing high. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC climbed 71.99 points or 1.77 percent, to 4,143.859.
The rally came despite a vote by pro-Russian rebels in favor of self-rule in eastern regions of the country in a referendum dismissed by Kiev and Western governments as illegal. The European Union is set to step up pressure on Russia by taking steps to extend sanctions to companies, as well as individuals.
Hillshire Brands Co HSH.N agreed to buy Pinnacle Foods Inc PF.N in a deal valued at about $6.6 billion, including debt. Pinnacle surged 13.2 percent to $34.47 while Hillshire fell 3.2 percent to $35.76.
U.S.-listed shares of Indian companies and India-related exchange-traded funds also rose as exit polls in India predicted that the country's main opposition party - viewed as more business friendly - would win general elections. Among ETFs, the Wisdom Tree India Earnings Fund (EPI.P) gained 3.7 percent.
In the latest development on deals in the healthcare sector, shares of U.S. drugmaker Allergan Inc (AGN.N) dropped 1 percent to $159.72 after the company, known for Botox, its popular anti-wrinkle treatment, rejected Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc's VRX.TO VRX.N takeover offer of $47 billion. Valeant's U.S.-listed shares slipped 0.8 percent to $130.16.
After the bell, shares of DirecTV DTV.O rose 6.6 percent to $92.95 after a source said AT&T Inc (T.N) is in advanced talks to acquire the company.
During the regular session, shares of 21st Century Fox (FOXA.O) rose 3.1 percent to $35.19. Britain's largest pay-TV company BSkyB BSY.L is in talks to buy Sky Deutschland SKYDn.DE and Sky Italia. Murdoch's 21st Century Fox is BSkyB's biggest shareholder.
About 5.8 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, below the 6.2 billion average for the month to date, according to data from BATS Global Markets.
Editing by Jan Paschal