I like this! Combining AI with Glee, very brilliant.
CASEY JAMES – Could not agree with you more. He could do better. It's as though he and Bowersox are almost too embarrassed to show how good they are because we would become even more painfully aware of how lousy the competition is this season.
LEE DEWYZE – Alicia Keys stressing the lyrics went in one ear and out the other. "And he carries the reminder of every glove that cut him til he cried out in his anger and his shame, I am leaving I am leaving, but the fighter still remains" speaks of some deep truthful emotion which he just glossed over.
TIM URBAN – Okay, maybe I'm not exactly screaming in frustration about him still being on the show, but either he was off key last night or my TV speakers are broken.
SIOBHAN MAGNUS – For me, she is this year's Adam Lambert. I don't think she has ever met a note she didn't want to squeeze the drama out of. I wonder what would happen if she decided to just be?
AARON KELLY (aka "The Guy Who Needs To Go Home Next) – I honestly can't sit through ten seconds of him. But, then again, I find it excruciating to watch Justin Bieber act tough when he's singing. Different tastes. But I dare anyone over the age of 10 to buy this guy's CD.
MICHAEL LYNCHE – I hope someone tells him what you wrote. I like the big guy, but I am so sick of the Luther Van Dross phase he's doing. I am begging him to tear it up and let loose.
CRYSTAL BOWERSOX – Was it just me or is there an uncomfortable moment during every mentor night where the mentor knows that when they speak to Crystal they are addressing a powerhouse who does not need their advice? Alicia Keys is talented, but Alicia knew Crystal was a colleague not an apprentice. The only thing missing last night from Bowersox's performance WAS Jeff Beck backing her up on guitar.
I think I am starting to lose interest in this show. Don't get me wrong, I did like it last night, but it was more because I felt nostalgic for the days of when MTV played music videos rather than the plot line.
I would love to see Siobhan just be. Stripped down, no funky hairdo or outfit, and just sing without trying to impress us with how long she can hold a high note. When Crystal hits a high note, it has real emotion behind it. When Siobhan does it, I imagine her thinking, "Check this out, folks, look how awesome I can be." She's showing us her craft, which she has plenty of, but needs to show us the artistry, too.
I did notice Alicia didn't have to tell Crystal to connect with her song lyrics more. I'd say she ended up connecting quite deeply.
This is cute. Hope you do it again.
Please send Aaron Kelly home.
Please do more episodes like last night where you showcase a music artist's songbook.
Wouldn't it be cool if they do the U2, Springsteen, or Michael Jackson songbook?
On American Idol, I'll rank the performances from my least favorite to my favorite.
7. I swear I look more fun when playing Guitar Hero than Casey James on American Idol. His was my least favorite because I can't even remember what he sings.
5. Aaron Kelly needs to understand that singing big songs doesn't make you big. Simon was 100% right: I would've changed the station if I heard that. He's so trying to emulate Archie or Allison, but he needs to find HIS song.
4. Michael Lynche manages to go from cheesebag to soporipher. I think he would be the best "face" for a BenzoVelveeta campaign.
3. We all know that Siobhan Magnus can hold a note. Phrasing… not so much.
2. Lee Dewyze was cool. He kind of connected to the song IMO, but there's still something missing there, beside his pitch problems.
1. I think Crystal Bowersox has placed her People Get Ready among my favorit AI performances ever. I actually did shed a tear with her. I give her an A for A-mazing!
About Glee, though I didn't love the episode as much as "Hell-O", it was way cool. I loved Like a Virgin (also because I could hear Santana-my-future-bride's voice at last). Like a Prayer was a classic Gleeky feel-good song.
Anyway, I can't wait 'til next weeks Kristin Chenoweth's reappearance!
If Michael were hired to be spokesperson for BenzoVelveeta, I wouldn't buy it!
Not only would I have changed stations on Aaron (I HATE that song!), I probably would've shot my radio and then sold my car.
You like Santana? She's slutty and bitchy!
Yep. I wouldn't buy BenzoVelveeta either, but he could be a believable face for the campaign, couldn't he?
Aaron Kelly has like an F in song selection.
Correction. I love Naya Rivera.
Great Idol review, PCN ~ if I hop on board now, I'll have a great sense of who's who. I skipped straight past your Glee review and the comments, since it doesn't start here until next week as you know. And I'm counting the sleeps!
You can skip IDOL altogether this year. Just download some Bowersox tunes and you're set.
I don't like GLEE being delayed down there! Part of the fun is discussing it afterwards.


yesterday, the husband and i were returning home from a ten day vacation. as we entered the airline terminal at jfk we encountered soldiers with rifles slung over their shoulders. i remember seeing these kinds of guards in our airports right after 9/11 but their presence had diminished in the ensuing years. as you know, from my previous blogs, i am not the world's happiest flyer, so seeing armed men in the airport did nothing to assuage my anxiety.
i used to just be afraid of natural disasters, thunder storms, birds flying into the jet engines, faulty mechanics ( one loose screw could bring down an entire plane) or human failures. i always question my pilots when i board the plane. after introducing myself and asking if there is any red on the radar ( a sure sign of a turbulent flight to come) i then discreetly ask them about their home life. if they are happily married or say, in the middle of an ugly divorce. i would walk off any plane if a pilot admitted his wife had left him for another man or he was currently in the courts over a custody dispute.
this particular flight both pilots seemed happy and fairly well adjusted. i did pause for a moment on noticing that the co-pilot was an attractive young woman. i am not in favor of hanky panky in the cockpit (at least not while i am on board) but she made a point of showing me a photo of her husband and twin daughters so i was reassured. it was only after we landed that i thought, perhaps, the picture show was just to throw me off the scent.
after the pilot interview, i made my way slowly down the aisle observing all the passengers as i walked. i am now on constant guard for potential terrorists, shoe bombers, unruly teenagers or just regular people who could tend to upset me, in any way, in mid air. i also try to identify the sky marshall. this is the tricky part. the husband is convinced that there are no sky marshalls. he thinks it is just another myth perpetrated by the bush administration to make the public feel safe while flying during these troubled times. i, who believe nothing our president has said since he first took the oath of office, choose to believe that there are indeed flying john waynes on every flight - just to keep me safe. picking him out, however, is not so easy. on this particular flight i choose to believe that the tall man in the business suit and the straw hat sitting directly in front of me was the one. when i made eye contact and smiled he did not smile back - a sure sign of a man on duty. having him and his trusty gun right in front of me made me feel safe. i knew he could bring down a terrorist with a single shot. what he could do about a seagull in the engine i wasn't sure but i wanted to believe, in my heart of hearts, that in addition to a gun, he packed a tool kit and could deal with any loose screw in a moments notice.
next i moved on to the flight attendants. this was disappointing. the two assigned to my section in charge of my soft drinks, vodka and salted nuts, did not inspire confidence. anthony was young, tall and very good looking. with a two day growth of stubble and his shirt unbuttoned one button short of his navel, he looked more like a gq model than the man who would save me from a fiery crash. anna, on the other hand, was only slightly more promising . picture janice soprano in a too tight sheath and a clippy desperately hanging on to her long, over-processed hair. she was a southern belle from north carolina and had definitely seen better days but i was not to be deterred. after befriending them, by sharing my ham sandwich and handing over my people magazine, they treated me to my second vodka and cranberry and we got down to business.
my theory is that of course the flight attendants are going to save the people they like best and i am always in first place for the miss congeniality award on any plane i set foot on. not only did i hang out in the galley with them (the best place to overhear conversations from the cockpit - like if we are going down i want to be the first to know) but i found out all about their lives. anthony really wanted to be a nurse but was flying because the pay was better. i think anthony wanted to be a nurse because the uniform was cuter but i didn't mention that observation to him. anna, well anna had had two failed marriages, was soured on men and was sorry she didn't become a movie star back in the day when she could have. i didn't ask what day that was - remember, i was back there to befriend not alienate - but i did wonder.
when i finally returned to my seat it was almost time to land. the husband didn't even ask me where i had been. years ago he would ask me, when i returned to my seat after a long absence, "where were you"? but after all this time, he knew. just as we were putting our seat backs in the upright position and stowing our carry on luggage back in the overhead compartments, anna and anthony approached and handed me a little plastic envelope. anna smiled and anthony squeezed my shoulder and moved on. i opened my hand and grinned. i had done it again. inside the little envelope was a pair of junior stewardess wings. "how many of those do you have?" asked the husband. "how many flights have we taken since 9/11?" i replied.


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Q: Get previous URL with javascript I am looking for a solution with javascript to check if the previous page is not extranal.
With this check I want return true or false so I can use this for another function.
What I have tried is to get the previous URL with history.go(-1)but this is undefined.
I am happy if I can get the previous URL so far.
Hope somebody can help me out with this.

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It might have been a rainy Monday in December for most folk in Bristol, but I couldn't have spent it better than to capture this truly wonderful afternoon with a great little group of people.
Alice & Joe moved to Bristol less than 12 months ago and took it upon themselves to run one of Gloucester Road's best known pubs, The Bristol Flyer. Together with their two young daughters, Olive & Evelyn, and closest family and friends, they tied the knot at the Bristol Registry Office, followed by dinner and drinks at Hotel Du Vin.
The day started off at the pub itself. Alice and her bridesmaids got ready upstairs whilst Joe and the boys sipped whiskey downstairs. With a lot of help from both the bridesmaids and groomsmen Alice & Joe managed to avoid seeing each other all morning, whilst being in the same building – hats off to them! Once the boys had gone on their way, a limousine arrived to pick up Alice and her girls. I quickly made my way to the Registry Office to find family and friends outside on the steps eagerly awaiting Alice's arrival.
The ceremony took place in the beautiful Mayoral Room. It was short and sweet and brought a tear to many eye in the room. After the ceremony the guests gathered outside the front door ready with their confetti whilst I took Alice & Joe apart for some photos on the grand staircase. Confetti thrown, all were keen to have a drink and a bite to eat so everyone made their way to Hotel Du Vin where the staff had set up a beautiful large dining table and the gorgeous cake made out of macaroons. What more could you ask for?
It was an absolute privilege and joy to photograph this lovely, intimate ceremony. Without a doubt one of my favourite weddings of 2016!
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Q: TrueCrypt dismount on Windows 8.1 keeps prompting: "volume contains files or folders being used by applications or system" I have a volume mounted by TrueCrypt. All works fine, except when I try to dismount it (after verifying I don't have any application or explorer using anything in it). Every time I click the Dismount button, I receive this error:

Volume contains files or folders being used by applications or system.
  Force dismount?

I fired up Sysinternals' Process Monitor, filtered on the path beginning with that drive letter and noticed strange results in which I swear that I have not attempted to access that drive with any of the applications listed (Explorer.EXE, SnippingTool.exe, firefox.exe).
All 3 applications show the same type of "access" (with SUCCESS result):

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*CreateFile:
Desired Access: Synchronize, Disposition: Open, Options: Directory, Synchronous IO Non-Alert, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: None, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened

*QueryNameInformationFile: Name: \

*QueryInformationVolume: VolumeCreationTime: 2/10/2015 10:04:26 PM, VolumeSerialNumber: D753-7E32, SupportsObjects: True, VolumeLabel:

*QueryAttributeInformationVolume: FileSystemAttributes: Case Preserved, Case Sensitive, Unicode, ACLs, Compression, Named Streams, EFS, Object IDs, Reparse Points, Sparse Files, Quotas, Transactions, 0x3c00000, MaximumComponentNameLength: 255, FileSystemName: NTFS

*CloseFile:

*CreateFile: Desired Access: Synchronize, Disposition: Open, Options: Directory, Synchronous IO Non-Alert, Open For Free Space Query, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: None, AllocationSize: n/a, OpenResult: Opened

*QueryFullSizeInformationVolume: TotalAllocationUnits: 4,194,303, CallerAvailableAllocationUnits: 2,425,717, ActualAvailableAllocationUnits: 2,425,717, SectorsPerAllocationUnit: 8, BytesPerSector: 512

*CloseFile:

I tried disabling indexing for that drive (and all its subfolders and files by unchecking the corresponding checkbox on the drive's properties page, but that didn't help.

The only ACCESS DENIED on Process Monitor is shown for TrueCrypt's FileSystemControl operation:

Control: FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME

Interestingly, if I mount that drive and immediately dismount it (without attempting to access it via Explorer even once), then it dismounts without any error.

The worst part of this problem is that if I go ahead and click Yes (force dismount), Windows 8.1 crashes with BSOD (the blue screen of the death). Obviously this doesn't make this tool very useful.

Any idea how to get rid of this error message? Disable a Windows service or feature that causes this?

A: *

*You might install CrystalRich's LockHunter  to see what processes have open file handles for the TrueCrypt volume.

*Is your AV accessing files?

*re: "TrueCrypt discontinued," it has already been partially audited and no major flaw or backdoor (in AES) has been found. See How-To Geek and E. Ciurana for comments on TrueCrypt. If you do want to switch encryption software, either to resolve the locking issue or for security reasons, aee AlternativeTo: TrueCrypt... currently, VeraCrypt has a slight lead. Note that if you do switch to VeraCrypt, all current TrueCrypt containers will need to be recreated.

A: Chiming in a bit late -- I ran into the same problem with VeraCrypt containers created in disk partititions (disk partitioned into three sectors -- one small normal-type drive for storing backups of my software including VeraCrypt, KeePass, and my KeePass keyfiles and also two VeraCrypt partitions on the same portable hard drive). The VeraCrypt partition containers started to dismount properly once I turned off indexing for the normal-drive container -- apparently the indexing process was interpreted as an active access request for all partitions on the same physical disk.

A: I realize this is a year-old question, but since I found it while looking for a solution myself, and there's no solution posted, let me provide mine.
Short answer: something seemed to have gone bad in the TrueCrypt container that prevented dismount. Creating a new TrueCrypt container and moving the files from one to the other resolved it.
I recently had exactly the same problem as the OP here, and quickly was able to narrow it down to a single TrueCrypt container. I had another container on the same physical USB thumbdrive, and another container on a second thumbdrive, and neither of those had problems. When I copied the container (and the problem-free container) to a new drive, the container continued to have the same problem, even on the new physical thumbdrive; and the problem-free container contiued to be problem-free on the new thumbdrive.
I allocated a new container and copied over the files, and the new container dismounts properly.
I surmise that, either because the old thumbdrive was getting flaky or maybe I removed without dismounting properly, something in the container got damaged. Not enough to impair the data, but to keep from dismounting cleanly. Either way, recreating the container did the job for me.

A: For all you TrueCrypt users, VeraCrypt is the next name for TrueCrypt, it is a TrueCrypt with name changed, and some more security and more options.
They took the code form TrueCrypt and follow from there. Now i use both: TrueCrypt for Old ones, and VeraCrypt for new ones.
And veraCrypt is been actaully mantained and with new features coming, they have in mind to be able to encrypt windows system partition on a GPT disk (no MBR, no BIOS) for UEFI systems, they do not have idea of when but are trying their best on it, getting knonledge of UEFI boot and how windows boot from GPT disk partition scheme.
Maybe this can help.
P.D.: Souce code of VeraCrypt is Source Code from TrueCrypt with fixes and extras added, same GUI, etc with some 'extras'.


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After Iowa Rep. Steve King's most recent racist comments, House Democrats stopped efforts to censure the lawmaker, claiming it may set a precedent for limiting freedom of speech. Censure has only been used six times in the last century, and is one of the most serious punishments a House member can receive.In an interview with the New York Times, King asked, "White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?" Members of both parties expressed disapproval, and the House passed a measure introduced by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn condemning his comments.
However, the Washington Post reports that Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) wanted to censure Rep. King and sought a House vote. But instead of issuing a vote, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) decided to move the matter to the Ethics Committee.
Clyburn agrees that a House censure measure on King would have passed with much bipartisan support.


Note to Debbie Wasserman Schultz: It's happening this year.
Bernie Sanders won the Indiana Democratic primary on Tuesday with a roughly 53% to 47% split of the vote. It was by no means a landslide, but it was a win, an unexpected win given what the polls were saying only a day before. The media followed this news with the typical analysis saying that Hillary is still the presumptive Democratic nominee, that she still has a commanding lead in delegates because even with the win Sanders only picked up six more than Hillary—43 to her 37. In this fashion and as most news outlets seem to do, delegate tallies were displayed that lumped the super delegates in with the pledged delegates. Here's a shot from the Today Show this morning.
Such displays indicate to the uncritical voter that Hillary's lead is insurmountable, but as anyone who visits this site regularly will know, the pledged delegate count is much closer, and I was actually able to find a reputable main stream media site—the New York Times—that displayed this information.
As you can see, her lead in pledged delegates is less than 300, and that is not an insurmountable number.
Yes, she actually said that with a straight face. More recently on "With All Due Respect," she said the following regarding superdelegates.
When pressed by the host, she repeated herself.
This assertion that the superdelegates have never played an influential part in nominating the party's candidate was rated by PolitiFact as mostly true. And that's fine, but it doesn't change the fact that it's happening this year, that it looks like neither candidate will have enough pledged delegates to win the nomination outright, that the convention will be all about superdelegates.
Again, Clinton has 1700, Sanders 1410. Not even a 300 delegate lead, and she's still over 600 shy of the 2383 needed to guarantee the nomination. There are still a number of states left, but the likelihood that either Sanders or Clinton will reach 2383 is small. Here's one detailed analysis that speaks directly to this.
So what then? Well, we either have a contested convention or the superdelegates tip the scales.
That mostly true claim by Debbie Wasserman Schultz is coming undone. The superdelegates—many of whom were declared for Hillary even before Sanders got in the race—will be put to it. The decision will be theirs, and democracy will be one step further away from the people. And we all thought the Republican party was tearing itself apart.
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Mrs. Greenhalgh died Sept. 12, 2004, in Carson City. She was born March 1, 1931, in Ogden, Utah, to Virgil W. and Fern Fallows Davidson.
She married David L. on May 21, 1955. She was an accountant, office manager, business manager, tax consultant and belonged to the National Association of Tax Preparers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, who died in May 2000, and her daughter, Tina Greenhalgh.
Among her survivors are her children Jim Biselli of Carson City, Louise France of Portola, Calif., and Debby Ebsen of Stagecoach; sister Lugene Meek of Carson City; brother Bob Davidson of Sparks; grandchildren Chris Ebsen of Reno, Charlie France of Portola, Jimmy Biselli of Carson City, and Riley France of Portola; and two great-grandchildren.
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Fedotov S.A. Estimates of heat and pyroclast discharge by volcanic eruptions based upon the eruption cloud and steady plume observations // Journal of Geodynamics. 1985. V. 3. № 3-4. P. 275-302. doi:10.1016/0264-3707(85)90039-0. Annotation
Fumarolic steam plumes and eruption clouds rise like convetive turbulent columns into the atmosphere. Formulae are presented here for estimating the heat power of plumes, the production rate of juvenile pyroclasts ejected during eruptions and the heat output of fumaroles. Their accuracy is tested using the well-studied examples of eruptions of Kamchatkan volcanoes.
The Briggs (1969) formula may be used in observing the ascending part of a plume in crosswinds. The best results have been obtained using the CONCAWE formula which permits estimation of the heat power in crosswinds based on the axis height of a horizontal part of a maintained plume. Three connected equations have been suggested for a stable atmosphere and calm weather conditions. The first one, which is applicable for heights ranging from 100 m to 1 km, is the formula proposed by Morton et al. (1956). This equation changes for higher layers of the troposphere (1–10 km) and stratosphere (10–55 km).
A classification scale was constructed allowing us to compare volcanic eruptions and fumarolic activity in terms of the intensity of their plumes.
The described method is useful for volcano surveillance; it helps in the study of the energetics and mechanics of volcanic and magmatic processes.
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Fedotov S.A. Magma rates in feeding conduits of different volcanic centres // Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 1981. V. 9. № 4. P. 379-394. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(81)90045-7. Annotation
A quasi-stationary magma flow rate in asthenospheric and crustal conduits of central type volcanoes and volcanic centres was studied analytically under the following conditions. Magma rises through cylindrical channels in which the magma temperature does not change with time, but the wall rocks are gradually heated. The magma rates were calculated for basaltic, andesitic and dacitic volcanoes using the "continental" and "oceanic" geotherms. It follows from these calculations that the magma supply rate may determine the kind of activity of a volcanic centre, being constant for large and very active volcanoes, intermittent for usual volcanic centres of island arcs or sporadic for volcamic fields, clusters of cinder cones and areal volcanism. Theoretical conclusions are consistent with observational data.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(81)90045-7
Fedotov S.A. Mechanism of magma ascent and deep feeding channels of island arc volcanoes // Bulletin Volcanologique. 1975. V. 39. № 2. P. 241-254. doi: 10.1007/BF02597830. Annotation
The paper discusses the mechanism of deep magma activity beneath island are volcanoes and similar structures on the basis of data from geophysical investigations in Kamchatka; the analyses of forces that cause the ascent of magma; and related phenomena that are due to hydrostatic forces.
It is shown that the ascent of magma through the astnenosphere occurs most likely in magma columns with a diameter of approximately 700–2,000 m and with a velocity of about 0.8–3 m/year. A regular line of such columns spaced in Kamchatka at a distance of about 30 km gives rise to a chain of separate Etrge volcanoes or volcanic centers.
Ultrabasic magmas are most likely accumulated near the M discontinuity, whereas the apparent place of andesitic magma accumulation is in the earth's crust near the boundary between the basement and sediments.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02597830
Fedotov S.A. On Deep Structure, Properties of the Upper Mantle, and Volcanism of the Kuril-Kamchatka Island Arc According to Seismic Data // The Crust and Upper Mantle of the Pacific Area. Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union. 1968. V. 12. P. 131-139. № doi:10.1029/GM012p0131. Annotation
The results of detailed seismic investigations during the period 1961 to 1964 are described. Accurate data of focus location for Kamchatka and the Commander Islands are cited. The majority of earthquakes are located in the Pacific focal zone and the others are found in such remarkable tectonic regions as the east Kamchatka ranges, the continental slope of the Commander Islands, etc. The focal zone seismic activity decreases with increasing depth. The seismic activity at a depth of 250 km is 100 times less than the activity at a depth of 0–20 km. Kamchatka earthquake locations in relation to the Kuril-Kamchatka Island arc and deep water trench are approximately the same as those of the south Kuril Island earthquakes. The Kamchatka active volcano belt coincides with the region of earthquakes having focal depths of 100–200 km, especially between 125 and 175 km. S-wave screening in the magma chambers under the volcanoes is observed. The Avacha volcanic cluster magma chamber at a depth of 20–80 km has the form of a column, 25 km in diameter. P-wave velocity in the upper mantle under the Pacific Ocean and between the Aleutian trench and the Kuril-Kamchatka trench is about 8.2 km/sec, and under Kamchatka 7.7 km/sec. Local velocity decreases to basaltic range (Vp = 72 km/sec) in the upper mantle at a depth near 70 km under the east Kamchatka active volcano belt.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/GM012p0131
Fedotov S.A. On deep structure properties of the upper mantle and volcanism of the Kuril Island arc // Abstracts of papers related with geophysics: XI Pacific Science Congress: Proceedings. Tokyo. 1966. V. 3. P. 37
Fedotov S.A. Study and mechanism of the simultaneous 1996 Karymsky volcano and Akademii Nauk caldera eruptions in Kamchatka // Volcanology and Seismology. 1998. V. 19. № 5. P. 525-566.
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Fedotov S.A. Temperatures of Entering Magma, Formation and Dimensions of Magma Chambers of Volcanoes // Bulletin Volcanologique. 1982. V. 45. № 4. P. 333-348. Annotation
A mechanism, of formation of magma chambers that feed volcanoes is discussed. Heat conditions and dimensions of magma chambers which have existed for more than several thousand years may become stable. The approximate equations of heat balance of these chambers are derived by calculating the temperature T1 of the magma entering chambers and the radii a of chambers. Calculations show that the radius of the shallow "peripheral" chambers of the Avachinsky volcano is less than 3-3.5 km. Possible maximum radii of "peripheral" magma chambers were estimated for the Kamchatkan volcanoes of medial size. The temperature difference in their chambers may reach 100-200 "C. This method can be applied to the calculations of "roots" of central-type volcanoes.
Fedotov S.A., Balesta S.T., Droznin V.A., Masurenkov Yu.P., Sugrobov V.M. On a Possibility of Heat Utilization of the Avachinsky Volcanic Chamber // Proceedings Second United Nations Symposium on the Development and Use of Geothermal Resources. 1976. V. 1. P. 363-369. Annotation
The sources of geothermal energy of Kamchatka are hydrothermal systems, local blocks of high heated rocks, and peripheral magma chambers of active volcanoes in particular. According to gravimetric, magnetic and seismic data, under the Avachinsky volcano there exists an anomalous zone which is suspected to be a peripheral magma chamber. It is localized at the boundary of the Upper Cretaceous basement and an overlying volcanogenous stratum at a depth of 1.5 km from sea level. Its geophysical data are as follows: the radius is 5.2±0.9 km; the density of rocks is 2.85 to 3.15 g/cm3, the velocity of longitudinal waves is 2200 m/sec, the viscosity of rocks is 105 to 108 poise. The temperature distribution in the near-chamber zone was calculated by clcctrointegrator at 0°C at the Earth's surface and 1000°C at the chamber surface for stationary and non-stationary (the period of 20 000 years) heating. Heat extraction may be possible if a system of artificial jointing iscreated. The capacity of a thermal reservoir with a volume of one cubic km at a depth of 5 km and a distance of 6 km from the volcano would be 2 x Ю14 kcal, extractable under non-stationary conditions, which could provide the work of power stations with a total capacity of 250 MW for a period of 100 years.
Fedotov S.A., Chirkov A.M. The large fissure eruption in the region of Plosky Tolbachik volcano in Kamchatka, 1975–1976 // Bulletin Volcanologique. 1980. V. 43. № 1. P. 47-60. doi: 10.1007/BF02597610. Annotation
The paper describes the course of the Large Tolbachik fissure eruption taking place in Kamchatka from July 6, 1975 to December 10, 1976. The eruption zone extended for 30 km. The formation of monogenic scoria cones nearly 300 m high, lava tubes and basalt sheets up to 80 m thick and more than 40 km2 in area and subsidence of the Plosky Tolbachik summit caldera to a depth of more than 400 m were observed during the eruption. The volume of eruption products amounted to more than 2 km3. It was the largest basalt eruption which has taken place in the Kurile-Kamchatka volcanic belt in historic time.
Fedotov S.A., Gorelchik V.I., Stepanov V.V. Seismological Studies on the Mechanism of the Large Tolbachik Fissure Eruption, 1975-1976 // Bulletin Volcanologique. 1980. V. 43. № 1. P. 73-84. Annotation
Seismological observations provided consistent information on the course and mechanism of the complicated large fissure eruption at Tolbachik volcano in Kamchatka from July 6, 1975 to December 10, 1976. Seismicity indicates that the initial magnesian basalts were rising ten days before the eruption from depths of more than 20 km. The formation of new feeding dykes was accompanied by earthquake swarms which decreased sharply one to two days before the opening of new eruptive fissures. The seismological data indicate that the main source of the different erupted basalts (2 km) was a vast system (diameter ca. 80 km) of hydraulically connected magma
chambers located in the lower crustal layers or in the crust-mantle transition layer.


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OKC Thunder player grades: Thunder lose in historic fashion against the Grizzlies
All the formulas were there for Thursday's Thunder-Grizzlies game ending as an ugly loss and that's exactly what happened as the short-handed Thunder fell to the Ja Morant-less Memphis Grizzlies, 152-79.
The 73-point margin of victory is an NBA record.
The fully healthy Thunder squad is one of the worst teams in the league, which was expected, given they are the youngest team in the league. But a banged-up Thunder squad missing two of its three best players along with all of its veterans on the second night of a back-to-back is just a recipe for disaster.
That was the case tonight as the teams struggled on both ends in a game that was pretty easy to predict how it was going to play out after the opening minutes.
Nonetheless, there's really not much for fans to be irrationally angry about when discussing the long term health of the team. This lopsided loss speaks more about the result of bad circumstances than the Thunder as a team. There have been plenty of other examples this season of this team staying competitive in games they should not be in to begin with.
That does not mean that this historic loss should not be any less embarrassing. Losing by 73 is unprecedented. Especially against a team missing its best player. Getting blown out in the NBA is one thing; getting annihilated like this is just unacceptable and hopefully is more of a blip than a trend.
Let's take a look at some grades:
Lu Dort: D-plus
Dort was easily the Thunder's best player Thursday night. He finished with 15 points. Dort's plus-minus of minus-53 is the biggest number that popped out when looking at the box score, but I'm just going to file that under the team just playing awful in general and not individually appoint it to Dort.
Mike Muscala: B-minus
The veteran sharpshooter had a decent game off the bench with 12 points and shot 3-of-7 from 3. But I think the veteran's most impressive contribution was off the court when he addressed the media and said the team should embrace this performance and learn from it instead of just burning the tape and moving on.
Muscala is the oldest player on this team and is looked upon as a leader due to his experience. So what he said mattered more than most. Him saying the team should embrace the hurt and learn from this performance is a great sign of maturity and self awareness for the veteran. Not everything will be peaks, so when the valleys arrive, it is important to embrace them and recognize it as part of the journey.
Game Interest: F
I have a feeling that a lot of Thunder fans tuned out by halftime and deservedly so. Plenty of other things they could do for their evening instead of watching a glorified scrimmage. Just a bad game overall that is getting a lot of national media flack.
Hopefully this game doesn't ruin the Thunder's national image as a tanking team that isn't even trying to win games when it has been the complete opposite up to this point of the season. But considering nobody outside of Oklahoma really watches Thunder games religiously, it is hard to believe people are going to give this team the benefit of the doubt. I expect a similar discourse to develop after the first Houston Rockets game of the season where the Thunder lost by 33 points.
As Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault always says, the team had a chance to taste its own blood and now they have three days off the look back and reflect on this historic loss.
The Thunder travel to Michigan to play the Detroit Pistons next on Monday, Dec. 6. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (concussion) and Josh Giddey (flu) should probably be back by then. Those two being back on the floor should fix a lot of the issues that were on display tonight.


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Former US government officials say that sanctions against Iran can ruin the international coalition.
WASHINGTON, December 2 (Sputnik) — New sanctions against Iran imposed by the US Congress could wreak havoc on the ongoing Iranian nuclear negotiations and fracture the international coalition, said former US government officials.
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EU Must Not Sanction Russia for Accepting Donbas Vote: Veneto Independence
"If there are new sanctions that require us [the United States] to sanction China or India or Japan or South Korea for not eliminating all crude oil purchases, I think that's going to end up hurting the international sanctions coalition," former special adviser to the US Secretary of State on non-proliferation and Arms Control Bob Einhorn stated on Monday at Wilson Center.
Einhorn argued that the international sanctions regime is still needed to put pressure on Iran, "and if additional sanctions lead to divisions within it, the negotiations will suffer as a result."
The possibility of US domestic politics disrupting the already difficult negotiations could be disastrous, former congresswoman and Wilson Center President, Jane Harman stated.
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Reports of Rosneft Preparing Anti-Sanction Proposals False: Kremlin
"Going through another partisan exercise… will make this very, very difficult and increase the chances that the international coalition blows up, which I think would be a disaster," Harman, who served nine terms in the US Congress said.
Both Harman and Einhorn raised the possibility of US President Barack Obama using his veto power to strike down new sanctions arising from Congress. There is currently bipartisan support for additional sanctions levied by the Congress, but greater pressure from Republicans who will be taking political control of both the US House and Senate in January.
The United States, European Union, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Australia, Norway, Switzerland, Russia, China and member states of the United Nations Security Council have all constructed a network of sanctions on Iran for nuclear non-proliferation and other causes.
The nuclear negotiations, stipulated on Iran abandoning its nuclear weapons program in exchange for sanctions relief, were scheduled to conclude on November 24, but the talks have been extended until July 1, 2015.
Iran Nuclear Talks: US Hurting Itself More Than Anyone Else, Expert Says
Iran, Italy Conclude Talks on Environmental Cooperation
SCO Strengthens Cooperation With Iran After Vienna Talks
Nuclear Deal With Iran Should Not Be 'Sealed at Any Price': Hammond
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Skanska é uma empresa de construção da Suécia, em 2015 era a quinta maior construtora do mundo.

A companhia foi fundada por Rudolf Fredrik Berg em 1887 com o nome de Aktiebolaget Skånska Cementgjuteriet e atua em fabricação de produtos de concreto, cerca de 10 anos depois de sua fundação a empresa mudou de setor e passou a ser uma construtora, a Skanska iniciou suas operações internacionais em 1897 com um contrato com a Companhia Telefônica do Reino Unido pra a construção de cerca de 100 KM de uma rede de linha de energia elétrica, após a conclusão dessa obra a Skanska passou a atuar fortemente no mercado internacional de construção, nas décadas de 1930 e 1940 boa parte dos grande projetos de infraestrutura nos países nórdicos foram feitos pela Skanska.

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No mês de dezembro de 2011 adquiriu 100% da construtora americana Industrial Contractors, Inc. por 145 milhões de dólares.

A Skanska já realizou projetos para grandes empresas globais como a Volvo, Petrobras, Boeing e a Ikea.

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A companhia é dividida em quatro segmentos: Construção, Desenvolvimento Residencial, Desenvolvimento de Propriedades Comerciais e Infraestrutura.

Construção: Atua no ramo de Construção Civil.
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Infraestrutura: Desenvolve e Constrói grande obras como rodovias, pontes, usinas, hospitais entre outros.

Grandes Projetos
Entre os grandes projetos feito pela Skanska estão o edifício 30 St Mary Axe em Londres que foi inaugurado em 2004, estadio de Futebol americano MetLife Stadium inaugurado em abril de 2010, Ponte do Øresund, uma enorme ponte que liga a Dinamarca com a Suécia e aberta em 2000.

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Q: Using hasOwnProperty() on an array Can I use hasOwnProperty() on an array? I have this array of RGBA values:
colors = [[240,120,120,255], [125,222,111,255], [9,56,237,255], [240,120,120,255], [240,120,120,255], [240,120,120,255]]

I'd like to create an object that sorts them in order of their frequency in the array. I'm trying a combination of things.
First I thought to convert the array into an object using:
function toObject(arr) {
  var rv = {};
  for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; ++i){
    rv[i] = arr[i];
  }
  //console.log('the array is now this ', rv)
  return rv;
}

But that returns something like this:
 {0: [240,120,120,255], 1:[125,222,111,255],2:[9,56,237,255], 3:[240,120,120,255], 4:[240,120,120,255], 5:[240,120,120,255]}

So I'm wondering if I can call hasOwnProperty on it like this?
  function reduceColors(passedArray){
    var empty = {}
    return passedArray.filter(function(item){
      return empty.hasOwnProperty(item["value"])
    })
  }

A: You can use hashing for this.
With hashing you can group the arrays that have the same values in the same orders and you can count their frequency.
Here is an example:

var colors = [[240,120,120,255], [125,222,111,255], [9,56,237,255], [240,120,120,255], [240,120,120,255], [240,120,120,255]];

var hashed = [];

colors.forEach(function(arr){
    var id = hash(arr);
    var contains = hashed.find(v => v.id == id);
    if(contains){
        contains.count++;
    }else{
        hashed.push({id:id, color:arr, count:1});
    }
});

hashed.sort(function(a,b){return b.count - a.count;})

console.log(hashed);

function hash(arr){
  var hash = "#";
  arr.forEach(function(v){
     hash+=v.toString(16);
  });
  return hash;
}

In this example, I'm creating the hash by converting the RGBA values to hexadecimal numbers, but a better solution will be to store them like that (in hexadecimal), so you will have a one-dimensional array instead of a two-dimensional array.

A: You can use a for loop, Array.prototype.filter(), Array.prototype.every(), and the strict equality operator to check if each array within colors contains each element of a sibling array within colors at same index; concatenate each matched sibling array to an output array

colors = [
  [240, 120, 120, 255],
  [125, 222, 111, 255],
  [9, 56, 237, 255],
  [240, 120, 120, 255],
  [240, 120, 120, 255],
  [240, 120, 120, 255]
]
var res = [];

for (var i = 0; i < colors.length; i++) {
  if (res.length < colors.length) {
    [...res] = [...res,
      ...colors.filter(function(el) {
        return el.every(function(elem, index) {
          return elem === colors[i][index]
        })
      })
    ]
  } else {
    break;
  }
}

console.log(res);


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In Owenton there's both short-term and long-term inpatient drug and alcohol treatment. Short-term is a 30-day program, while long-term inpatient drug treatment in Owenton, Kentucky is a lot more extensive and treatment can last 90-120 days generally speaking. It becomes an excellent setting for clients because it is a safe and secure drug free setting where they're able to recover both physically and mentally without interruptions. Preferably, women and men proceed inside a long-term in-patient drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in Owenton for the maximum stretch of time permitted, to enable them to handle anything which might jeopardize their sobriety when they leave rehabilitation. Because of the fact that detoxing and becoming physically stable can take two to three weeks alone, the three to six months in long-term in-patient drug and alcohol rehab in Owenton will be time well spent and much more efficient than short-term centers.
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Day 2: Nairobi to Ol Pejeta Ranch
Leave the hotel after breakfast and travel north to Mount Kenya and enter the Serena Sweetwaters Tented Camp – Morani room.
The camp is gathered around a waterhole and features two rows of tents, which are reached via a series of stone pathways, which wind through our landscaped grounds. The camp has 39 luxury tents, each with its own ensuite bathroom (hot and cold running water, 24-hour hot showers and flushed WCs). All our tents have luxury canvas interiors, solid floors and separate thatched roofs. Electricity is provided by 24-hour generator. 14 of our tents are on raised platforms with private balconies, the rest have private verandas, all with safari chairs and tables. Extra beds and cots can also be provided. Each tent features either a king-sized double bed or two twins. Mosquito nets are provided, as are hot water bottles at night.
About Ol Pejeta Ranch
Ol Pejeta Game Conservancy boats a higher wildlife-to-area ratio than any of Kenya's national parks, the camp offers unprecedented opportunities for wildlife watching, either by guided walks, camel treks, or by day and night game drives, while likely sightings include all the members of 'The Big Five' (elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo and leopard).
Distance/drive time: 220km / 3½ hours
Day 3: On safari in Ol Pejeta
Enjoy an entire day exploring the pristine calm of the private Ol Pejeta Conservancy with game drives, Rhino Sanctuary and Chimpanzee sanctuary visits. Optional activities: Guided bush walks, bird watching, local community visits and so many more activities here.
About Ol Pejeta Game Conservancy
Situated between the foot hills of the Aberdares and the magnificent snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya, the 110,000-acre private wilderness of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy boasts an astounding variety of wildlife, including all the members of the 'Big Five' (the endangered black and white rhino, leopard, elephant, buffalo and lion). Offering one of the highest wildlife densities in Kenya and a higher wildlife to acre ratio than any Kenyan national park, the conservancy offers sanctuary to a number of endangered species, most notably the rare Grevy's zebra and the Jackson's hartebeest. The largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, the conservancy also hosts the only sanctuary for chimpanzees in Kenya.
Day 4: Ol Pejeta to Lake Naivasha
After breakfast, drive south to Lake Naivasha in time for lunch at the charmingly located Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge. The lodge stands in 120 acres of lakeside land, most of which is covered in green riparian meadows, which sweep down to the shores of the lake, one of the most beautiful in the Great Rift Valley. A jetty has been built out onto the lake, from where guests can watch the antics of the hippos in the lake and experience 360-degree views, which include Crescent Island, Mount Longonot, the Mau Escarpment and the misty outline of the Aberdares. The grounds are alive with a colourful selection of birds, and the trees with monkeys.
Afternoon crescent Island walk & boat ride in Lake Naivasha (included in this safari) ..Alternatively you may choose to just chill out at the lodge
About Lake Naivasha
A freshwater lake, the highest of the string of lakes that glitter down the vast trench of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Naivasha is infamous for its rapidly shifting moods. Enigmatic, and dotted with floating islands of Nile cabbage (water hyacinth) and papyrus, Lake Naivasha has no known outlet, and legends abound regarding the vast tunnels that supposedly run beneath its surface. Towered over by the brooding bulk of Mount Longonot (2,776 m), and featuring a submerged volcanic crater known as Crescent Island, this beautiful lake is best known for its high numbers of water birds. Also, for the haunting cry of the fish eagles, which feed on the black bass and tilapia of its waters.
Overnight at Naivasha Sopa Lodge-Standard room-LDBB
Distance/drive time: 240 km / 3½ hours
Day 5: On safari in Lake Naivasha
After breakfast, a day spent at Lake Naivasha with a game drive in Hells Gate National Park
The remainder of the day at leisure chilling out at the lodge
All meals and overnight at Naivasha Sopa Lodge-Standard room-LDBB
Day 6: Lake Naivasha to the Mara
Leaving the lodge after breakfast, continue up the floor of Rift to arrive in the famous Masai Mara National Reserve, and at the Entim Camp
Enjoy lunch at the camp located on the edge of Mara River
In the afternoon, enjoy your first game-drive in the Mara. World-renowned for the breath-taking spectacle of 'the greatest wildlife shows on earth', the awe-inspiring annual migration of the wildebeest, the Mara is Kenya's most visited protected area. Technically an extension of Tanzania's renowned Serengeti National Park, the Mara constitutes only 4% of the entire Serengeti ecosystem but its rolling grasslands, meandering rivers and towering escarpments offer one of the world's most rewarding and evocative wildlife arenas. Returning to the camp, enjoy some relaxation on your private veranda, sundowners and dinner in the central restaurant.
All meals and overnight at Entim Camp-Standard room-LDBB
Day 7: On safari in the Mara
Spend all day on safari in the reserve with morning and afternoon game drives. The camp offers a list of optional activities and facilities that are an excellent complement to your safari: a swimming pool, Guided Nature Walks with an in-house naturalist, in-house cultural activities, sundowners, Hippo Pool breakfast with 'bubbly' (sparkling wine), bush & riverside dinners, massage services.
Day 8: Mara into Tanzania and onto Lake Victoria
After breakfast drive to the border cross between Kenya and Tanzania at Isabeniathen drive to the shores of Lake Victoria with a picnic lunch on the way. Check into the Speke Bay Lodge.
Dinner at the lodge.
Day 9: Lake Victoria to Serengeti
After breakfast explore Lake Victoria with 1.5hour canoe ride and visit the local fish village. Depart and drive to the Serengeti National Park and to Mbuzi Mawe Serena Camp which is scenically located in a glade, known as 'the place of the klipspringer' (mbuzi mawe), and guarded by three-million-year-old granite towers. The camp is cleverly located on one of the main annual migration corridors. Enjoy lunch and afternoon game drive, dinner and overnight at the camp.
About the Serengeti
Covering 14,763 sq km of endlessly rolling savannah plains, the Serengeti is Tanzania's first-established, largest and most famous park wherein tens of thousands of hoofed animals roam in a constant and unremitting search for the fresh grasslands upon which their survival depends.
Distance/drive time: 250km / 5 hours
Day 10: On safari in the Serengeti
With a full day on safari (morning and afternoon game drives included), your options are wide. The Serengeti, whose Maasai name 'Siringet' translates as 'the endless plains', offers unparalleled ornithological opportunities and an unrivalled natural arena wherein the glory and harmony of nature can be appreciated as nowhere else on earth. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served at the camp.
Day 11: To the Ngorongoro Crater via Olduvai Gorge
After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive as you leave the Serengeti with picnic lunch and drive to the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area via Olduvai Gorge. Popularly known as the 'Cradle of Mankind', Olduvai is the site of one of the most important and controversial Palaeolithic finds in recent history. In the late afternoon, arrive at the Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, a unique lodge clinging to the rim of the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater. Designed to blend completely into the landscape, it is entirely invisible from the floor of the Crater 600 metres below. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
About the crater
Often referred to as 'the eighth wonder of the world' the Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa's best-known wildlife arenas. A World Heritage Site, it is also one of the largest volcanic craters in the world (almost 20 kilometres wide, 610-760 metres deep and covering a total area of 264 square kilometres). An utterly unique biosphere, the Crater harbours grasslands, swamps, forests, saltpans, a freshwater lake and a glorious variety of birdlife, all enclosed within its towering walls. Due to its high concentration of wildlife, close-range viewing opportunities and striking scenery it is also Tanzania's most visited destination.
Distance/drive time: 150 km / 3 hours
Day 12: Ngorongoro to Arusha
After breakfast drive to Arusha – to the foot of the wooded slopes of Mount Meru. Check-in to the Mount Meru Hotel, a modern hotel nestled against one of the most majestic backdrops – the Mount Meru. Lunch and afternoon will be at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Distance/drive time: 223 km / 4.5 hours
Day 13: Depart
After breakfast, transfer to the Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flights.
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BCNA · Episode 28 - Men get breast cancer too
Let's be Upfront about the fact that men get breast cancer too. 63 year-old Tasmanian Phil Purnell had no idea that men could get breast cancer when he found a lump in his breast and was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma (stage 2 breast cancer) in March. In this episode, Phil shares a candid insight in to his breast cancer journey as a man, which was further complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also joining us is breast cancer specialist, radiation oncologist and author, Professor John Boyages, who has written booklets on the subject of male breast cancer.
This episode covers:
the shock of diagnosis when Phil had no idea that men even could get breast cancer
why breast cancer isn't as common in men
the role of genetics in the male breast cancer experience
the impact of a breast cancer diagnosis on male fertility and notions of masculinity
the experience of treatment and options available to men
the physical and psychological impact of breast cancer treatment.
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Upfront About Breast Cancer is a production of Breast Cancer Network Australia. Our theme music is by the late Tara Simmons, and this episode is proudly brought to you by Dry July.
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Kellie Curtain [00:00:07] Let's be Upfront about breast cancer in men. It's not as common in males, but each year around one hundred and sixty five men in Australia will be diagnosed with the disease. Because breast cancer is largely seen as a women's cancer, men are less likely to get any abnormalities checked out and are often reluctant or embarrassed to talk about their experience. Joining us on this episode of Upfront is radiation oncologist and breast cancer specialist Professor John Boyages AM, and survivor Phil Purnell, who like many men wasn't even aware he could get breast cancer until he was diagnosed at 63. This episode of Upfront about breast cancer is an unscripted conversation with our guests. The topics that we're going to discuss are not intended to replace medical advice, nor necessarily represent the full spectrum of experience or clinical opinion. So please exercise some self-care when listening to this podcast as the content may be triggering or upsetting for some. Welcome to you, John and Phil. Phil, can you take us back to when you got that initial diagnosis? What was your reaction?
Phil Purnell [00:01:19] My reaction was really one of shock, that I had cancer rather than the location. I guess it was rather strange to have a female cancer or what is normally a woman's cancer.
Kellie Curtain [00:01:38] And you weren't aware that you could actually get breast cancer?
Phil Purnell [00:01:40] No, I wasn't aware I could actually get it, but I was also probably not as impacted as a female would be because the breast is not really as important to the male as just the female, I guess. And I guess it was just shock of the cancer and weirdness that I had breast cancer.
Kellie Curtain [00:02:02] John, it is uncommon for men to get breast cancer. Why is that?
John Boyages [00:02:09] Well, it's in Australia, it's about three men every week. And it's uncommon, I guess, probably because men don't have a lot of breast tissue there. There's some rudimentary tissue. The breast consists of, in a female and male, consists of little lobules, which can produce milk, of course, in the female and then the ducts which carry milk to the nipple. But all these cells are very rudimentary in a male, unless they are stimulated for some reason, perhaps because of radiation that may have got as a child, very rare these days, or perhaps some hormonal reason or perhaps genetics.
Kellie Curtain [00:02:53] OK, so what role does genetics actually play for men? Is it more likely to be a genetic type of breast cancer or like with so many of women diagnosed, it's unlikely that they will actually have a genetic link.
John Boyages [00:03:09] That's a very good question, Kellie. Probably 15 per cent of men, so that's about just about one in six, have a first degree relative. That is a mother, father, brother, sister, daughter or son with breast cancer. And in one large study where they took blood all men with breast cancer, they found that 12 per cent, that's about one in eight men, had the BRCA-2 mutation, which is the most common gene mutation, and about one per cent had the BRCA-1 mutation. So it's probably more common to be genetic than in females, particularly the breast cancer two gene mutation. And of course, if a man has that mutation, then there's a 50 per cent chance it could be passed on to his children, male and female.
Phil Purnell [00:04:08] And that, can I say, that was one of the things; fearing I might have the BRCA gene was one of the things the oncologists arranged straightaway to have that gene testing done, and because I've got three sisters and a daughter, and the fear was that if I had the BRCA gene, then that was definitely going to impact on the possibility of them having a problem with cancer. So that was a worry as a male.
Kellie Curtain [00:04:38] So you did have the testing, Phil?
Phil Purnell [00:04:39] I had the testing done and turns out I don't have the BRCA gene, which is great. I've agreed to remain in the genetic testing for other possible genes that might be causing cancer. So I've remained as part of the experimental group, if you like, but no, so far I don't have the BRCA gene.
Kellie Curtain [00:05:07] OK, so when you were diagnosed, you had stage two breast cancer. What did that mean for you? What was your treatment?
Phil Purnell [00:05:14] My treatment was to have surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation and then the hormone drug Tamoxifen, which is a hormone blocker, so it's the same for women. Now, I had the surgery. And that was quite, I guess it was quite... It impacted in a large way, it was quite a large scar that I ended up with.
Kellie Curtain [00:06:01] So, are you saying that it was the physical impact that was great or was it the psychological?
Phil Purnell [00:06:08] The physical and the psychological. In my case, psychological was important because I did have nodes removed and therefore, they had moved from the lump that I found to those, plus luckily or unluckily, a person who's suffered from mental health issues in the past, and so I was on anti-depressants and still am, and I think that helped me get through the mental side of it, the physical side of it, well, yeah, it's quite a quite a large operation. Even with the plastic film they use now in radiotherapy, which is very good, you still get fairly well burnt. But I think also the fact that you have to travel to get that done, if you live in a regional area, as I do, or else stay in a motel somewhere for those several weeks.
Kellie Curtain [00:07:23] So it really encompasses your whole life?
Phil Purnell [00:07:25] It does. It does. It means that every day you've got to go to the hospital. And it's got to be a different time every day because of the way they work things out, so you don't know what time until the day before, it's only a short period of time to have the radiation treatment, but it's a long period of time in getting there and get back. In my case, it was 30 minute travel one way, every day, you know, an hour's travel.
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Kellie Curtain [00:08:08] John, do you find the psychological impact for men is different to women? I mean, we know the physical impact is different because as we've just mentioned, breasts are possibly a lot more important to the woman's entire image. But is there a psychological impact in the fact that it actually is more commonly seen as a women's disease? Does that play a part at all, do you think?
John Boyages [00:08:35] It does in some men and so men aren't good at health stuff at the best of times, you know, women are far better at going to see the doctor and having screening mammograms. Men can be self-conscious. In fact, I was going to ask Phil before I answer that question, you know, you said you found the lump was that lump for a long time or?
Phil Purnell [00:09:02] Well, I don't really know because I had an itch around the area of the nipple for quite a long time. It was worrying me, but I didn't feel anything until one long weekend at the start of this year. And I was reclining, watching TV and I was scratching around the area, I felt this hard lump and it seemed quite large. So I went over to the other side and it was a small lump over there, but nowhere near the size of the one on my right breast. And I thought, oh, what is it? I don't know. I know I'm on medication for a prostate problem and that can cause it. So maybe that's all it is. And in fact, if I hadn't have been for Vicki, my wife, I would not have gone to see the doctor. So that lump probably would have got larger until I noticed it, really noticed it, and probably that would have been too late. So, yes, as a male, I would not have done anything about it. And that was a mistake.
Kellie Curtain [00:10:02] And that must be common, John?
John Boyages [00:10:03] Yeah, that's what I tend to find, that men, number one, you know, will they go to their general practitioner, so some delay themselves, some have delays by the system. Sometimes the imaging comes back as a fatty lump and a biopsy is not done. But it sounds like in Phil's case, he didn't delay too long, Vicki pushed you along. But generally, it seems to be and the research shows there's two types of men in some ways, those who conceal it and really are quite confronted by the scar and it affects them going to the beach or the swimming pool. There's others who, you know, are prepared to talk about it like we're talking about it today. And it can be a source of being teased, 'I didn't realise that occurred in men. That's a female disease. Are you feminine?' You know, there's often connotation with it. And some psychological studies have even found, you know, issues of contested masculinity and then difficulties with interacting with the health services. You know, can the man go in and have a mammogram? And there's obviously all the normal things that men with cancer have to deal with and women with cancer; body image issues, fear of recurrence, fatigue, weight gain, the normal stuff that can happen with chemotherapy and hormone therapy, including loss of interest in sex, for example, and sex drive.
Phil Purnell [00:11:43] I'm sure John, if I've been a young male, I would have been quite devastated. Being elderly, it's not such an issue because we don't get around with my shirt off much, but if I'd been a young male, I would have been deeply embarrassed with this.
Kellie Curtain [00:12:05] And John, is that do you find, it is very much particular to the age that a man is diagnosed? And whilst we know about the possibilities of reconstruction for women, what are the options for men?
John Boyages [00:12:21] In terms of reconstruction?
Kellie Curtain [00:12:24] Yes, so what are the options post-surgery, as with Phil, he had a single mastectomy. He elected not to have reconstruction, what are the options for perhaps younger men that do like to go to the beach and are self-conscious of any disfigurement?
John Boyages [00:12:44] Look, it can be a problem for some men. And like breast cancer in women, some women are fine with the mastectomy and other women are obviously very distressed by it and the physical disability. But there is a feeling that men don't worry about it, they haven't got a breast, but it's not true. And many men, in fact, one study found that 40 per cent of men don't not looking at themselves anymore, after a mastectomy scar. So I think there's some often men are patronised and it's said, you know, you don't have a breast anyway, why are you worried about it? But it is a scar. It is a daily reminder, you know, when you have a shower in the morning, you look at yourself in the mirror, that you've had cancer. So it can bring back recurring thoughts. It can make you worry, difficulty concentrating and so on. What are the options; there have been studies of breast conservation. And that may sound silly, you know, can we conserve the breast in men, but certainly if a man finds a tiny lump and it can be removed just with the lumpectomy, most men have radiotherapy after a mastectomy. So you can still do a lumpectomy and give radiotherapy. And some men, we can avoid doing the armpit operation if we can detect it early enough. Most lumps in men occur around the nipple, around the areola, which is the dark section around the nipple. And if it does feel asymmetrical or abnormal, particularly on one side, or if there's a nipple discharge, then early detection may mean breast conservation, lumpectomy and radiotherapy. Not normally done in Australia, but it can be done. And there have been case reports, in my book, Male Breast Cancer Taking Control, I do have a picture of a man who had a nipple-sparing mastectomy. And this is very common now for women in Australia, where there's onco-plastic breast surgeons who can remove all the inside of the breast and keep the skin and the nipple, and then give radiotherapy to that area. So that that has been done in case reports. And I think as we detect breast cancer earlier in men, it may be an option for Australian men.
Kellie Curtain [00:15:19] I know this isn't relevant for Phil, because you already had a family, but John does treatment affect male fertility, as it does women?
John Boyages [00:15:29] Well, it can do, and the average age of male breast cancer... Phil, how old are you?
Phil Purnell [00:15:40] 63 when I was diagnosed. I'm 64 now.
John Boyages [00:15:43] Yeah. It's generally in the 60s you know, the average age is 69 to 70 for men and about 60 in women. But of course, men have second relationships often, you know, it could be with a younger woman, it could be a first relationship. But of course, when you look at the incidence of male breast cancer, it can occur at a younger age. There have been case reports in the 30s. The youngest man I've seen, he's been in his 40s, but you do read case reports of men in their 30s and even 20s who develop breast cancer. So fertility is an issue, particularly if you're having chemotherapy. And that can cause genetic damage as well in sperm. And you know what the American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines and they were last updated in 2013 is sperm banking. Cryopreservation is the only established fertility method before chemotherapy starts. And if someone's on Tamoxifen, certainly in women, we say stop it for three months before you try and conceive. And the same would apply in men.
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Kellie Curtain [00:17:24] Phil, could you tell us, you pointed to some of the challenges with just the daily treatment and the whole physical and psychological impact that had on you, did you feel like you were drowning in a sea of pink as a male?
Phil Purnell [00:17:39] Well, no, not really, because I grew up in a family with three sisters and no brothers, so I was drowning in a sea of pink stuff. So, no, not really. But I did find, you know, when I was going for radiation treatment that I was sitting in amongst males and females and the males were all there for prostate cancer, and so I didn't actually tell them what I was having my treatment for.
Kellie Curtain [00:18:11] Was that a conscious decision?
Phil Purnell [00:18:14] Possibly not but it might have been just an unconscious decision. I didn't want to bring it up.
Kellie Curtain [00:18:23] You pointed to that earlier to John, that sometimes a man, you know, rightly or wrongly, gets that feeling that their masculinity is being focused on because they've got breast cancer. And that whole stigma, like you said, could either point to them not getting something checked out, but also possibly not reaching out to talk to others when they need that support.
John Boyages [00:18:52] Yeah and I think that's a good word; stigma, but it does apply to males with other cancers and females with cancer. It's something you're labelled; you're a cancer patient. And so we're getting better at resources for male breast cancer, better awareness, but in the past it was difficult. And, you know, some of the research, I remember when I wrote my book, Male Breast Cancer Taking Control, there was a fascinating study about this. And, you know, the odd man that I had with breast cancer, I thought I was helping them by saying, oh, look, we'll schedule your mammogram appointment at a time when you don't hang around with all these women, you know, and potentially embarrass you, but what I'd read in some of the psychological research is that we were reinforcing the fact that our different and making it potentially worse for them. So I don't know Phil if you had any of those experiences or what, did you have a mammogram and was a bit unusual?
Phil Purnell [00:19:53] No, not that. But I have to admit that there was a breast cancer nurse in Hobart, I live on the North West coast, who gave me a lot of information and contact and provided a lot of support. She provided two things which I would highly recommend to any male or female, and that was a bag to carry the drain, the drain from your surgery in, which you have to carry around for quite a few days after the surgery, up to 10 days, I think. And also a little pillow, which you put under your arm, a specially shaped pillow. And that that was an absolute godsend for travelling back in the car from the hospital and the journey from Hobart back to Devonport, and also in bed at night because it just helped release the pain between the arm and the scar.
Kellie Curtain [00:20:55] What were some of the other challenges you faced?
Phil Purnell [00:20:59] Well, straight after the surgery, the first challenge was when I got home, was having a shower. Now, I could do that, but it was difficult to dry myself for the first few days and also very difficult to dress myself. So I needed the help of my wife there. I did have a community nurse drop in on a regular basis. And I guess they would have dropped it more regularly if I'd been single. You do need help. You need someone to assist you. You need someone to be able to drive you somewhere. And that was another thing driving over to Bernie for the radiation every day, I couldn't do that by myself near the end because I was getting too tired and it was fairly sore as well.
Kellie Curtain [00:21:55] Phil, I imagine that is quite a common male trait; not being willing to ask for help when you actually really need both the emotional support as well as the physical support after major surgery. It's still major surgery, is it not, John?
John Boyages [00:22:16] Yes, of course it is. And radiotherapy is tiring as well, and and I think, you know, that redness, you spoke about, that five weeks of treatment, the daily drive, you get a lot of fatigue.
Phil Purnell [00:22:33] And I have to say, there are a lot of services out there to help you...
Kellie Curtain [00:22:36] Google not being one of them, Phil!
Phil Purnell [00:22:40] But you've got to you've got to contact them. There's a Cancer Council and they provide driver services for people, to take them to treatment, which came a bit of a crash down because of COVID which caused a few hassles in unavailability. And there are, as I said, the community nurse. And there's also access to social welfare people at the hospital; I was given access and help with things like accessing money or disability aids, if you needed a walking stick or something like that.
Kellie Curtain [00:23:30] Is there anything you would do differently? As a word of encouragement or support to someone who might be about to embark on the breast cancer journey?
Phil Purnell [00:23:43] The first thing I'd do differently, I was a little bit laid back, and it was partly because of COVID, I would go to the part that my wife had to go through and get that speed. And also, I would also say that don't be, I mean, I was lucky I had my wife, Vicki, who had gone through cancer, but don't be afraid to get help. Ask people for help. You need someone, even if it's just to talk to someone, you need someone to give you a hand through this process. You can't do it yourself.
Kellie Curtain [00:24:29] John, any recommendations specifically for men?
John Boyages [00:24:33] Look, I think obviously the information from BCNA on male breast cancer is important. I know they used to have their own booklet and they used to give a copy of my book. But I think it's all electronic these days.
Kellie Curtain [00:24:51] But yes, it's on My Journey online tool. But yes, we still have all those fantastic resources. Is there anything specific that you would say to men who are either thinking about, well, obviously you need to be vigilant and don't delay, but once diagnosed?
John Boyages [00:25:13] Look, I think with most situations is breast cancer is not an emergency. So take time to read about your options. The breast cancer didn't happen overnight. It could have taken several years or several months to develop, get the right advice and go slowly and reach out. And the reality is, most of us rely on our family, our partner or wife and friends for support. And we've got nurses and professional staff, your general practitioner, of course, the McGrath breast cancer nurses and specialist team, of course. But, you know, the reality is once that treatment finishes, it's often like the umbilical cord is cut and then you might start getting ups and downs, fear of recurrence, issues of side effects of Tamoxifen and weight gain and so on. And often it's at those times you may need to reach out for other help, it might be the nurses, might be psychologists. It could be changing your goals and direction in life. It could be mindfulness and making sure you continue to have a good diet exercise and going for your regular checks.
Phil Purnell [00:26:37] I'd agree with that. Get on with life. I was lucky in that I had a good surgeon who I'm still in contact with and who's overseeing everything, wasn't the actual surgeon who did the operation. But my original surgeon. So normal routine is very important even after the operation to try and get back into walking, doing a bit of exercise. I'm now seeing a physiotherapist because of possible lymphoedema and she's given me also strengthening exercises to do for the area. So these are all things that can help you and keep in contact with your doctors.
Kellie Curtain [00:27:25] Yeah, good advice. Thank you both for being Upfront with us today about men and breast cancer, an episode produced with thanks to Dry July. If you or someone you know would like some more information, BCNA has many resources available. Head to the website BCNA dot org dot au or download the My Journey online tool or call our Helpline. As always, the opinions of our guests are welcome, but not necessarily shared by BCNA. For any individual concerns, it's always best to contact your health professional. I'm Kellie Curtain, it's good to be Upfront with you.