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For the flooding which involved southern Thailand in March–April 2011, see 2011 Southern Thailand floods.
2011 Thailand, Bangkok floods
A United States Navy helicopter observes flooded areas in the outskirts of Bangkok.
25 July 2011 (2011-07-25) – 16 January 2012 (2012-01-16) (175 days)[1]
1.425 trillion baht (USD46.5 billion)[2]
Severe flooding occurred during the 2011 monsoon season in Thailand. The flooding began at the end of July triggered by the landfall of Tropical Storm Nock-ten. These floods soon spread through the provinces of northern, northeastern, and central Thailand along the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins. In October floodwaters reached the mouth of the Chao Phraya and inundated parts of the capital city of Bangkok. Flooding persisted in some areas until mid-January 2012, and resulted in a total of 815 deaths (with three missing) and 13.6 million people affected. Sixty-five of Thailand's 76 provinces were declared flood disaster zones, and over 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi) of farmland was damaged.[1] The disaster has been described[by whom?] as "the worst flooding yet in terms of...water and people affected."[3]
The World Bank has estimated 1,425 trillion baht (US$46.5 billion) in economic damages and losses due to flooding, as of 1 December 2011.[2][4][5] Most of this was due to the manufacturing industry, as seven major industrial estates were inundated in water as much as 3 meters (10 feet) deep during the floods.[6] Disruptions to manufacturing supply chains affected regional automobile production and caused a global shortage of hard disk drives which lasted throughout 2012.
The World Bank's estimate for this disaster means it ranks as the world's fourth costliest disaster as of 2011 surpassed only by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995, Forest fires in 1997, Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[7] A 2015 study suggests increasing odds for potential flooding similar to the 2011 flood intensity to occur in the future.[8]
Thailand's southern provinces also saw seasonal flash-flooding towards the end of the year, although these were not as destructive as the floods in the more northerly provinces.
2 Flooding timeline
2.1 Northeast
2.2 South
3 Flooding in and around Bangkok
3.1 Timeline of protecting downtown Bangkok
4 Mitigation and relief efforts
4.1 Disputes
4.2 Issues with car owners
4.3 Communication deficiencies
5.1 Damages to industrial estates and global supply shortages
5.2 Impacts of flooding on other countries
5.3 Damage to tourism
5.4 Sanitation concerns
Background[edit]
This section's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2013)
Topographical map of Thailand: Tributaries of the Chao Phraya flow from the mountainous northern region to join in the central plais, where it flows south into the Gulf of Thailand. The northeastern plateau is drained by the Chi and the Mun, which flow into the Mekong at the Thai-Lao border.
Various regions of Thailand are prone to seasonal flash-flooding due to their tropical climate. The floods often occur in the north and spread down the Chao Phraya River through the central plains, in the northeast along the Chi and Mun Rivers flowing into the Mekong, or in the coastal hillsides of the east and south. Remnants of tropical storms that strike Vietnam or the peninsular south commonly increase precipitation, resulting in further risk of flooding. Drainage control systems, including several dams, irrigation canals and flood detention basins, have been constructed,[9] but are inadequate to prevent flood damage, especially in rural areas. Much effort, including a system of drainage tunnels begun in 2001,[10] has been put into preventing the inundation of the capital city, which lies near the mouth of the Chao Phraya and is prone to flooding, with considerable success. Bangkok has seen only brief and minor flooding since the major flood of 1995. Other regions, however, had experienced severe flooding as recently as 2010.
Rainfall in March 2011 over the area of northern Thailand was an extraordinary 344 percent above the mean. Bhumibol Dam in particular received 242.8 mm of rain, well above the normal 25.2 mm. Since 1 January the dam had accumulated 245.9 mm, 216.0 mm or 186 percent above normal.[11]
Bangkok's tendency to flood is particularly acute. Bangkok and adjacent provinces are only 50 cm to two meters above sea level.[12] Sea levels are rising four mm every year. The rising sea levels push more water into the Chao Phraya River. To combat rising sea levels a barrier dam stretching from Chonburi to Hua Hin has been proposed, at a cost of 500 billion baht.[13] The three-meter high dykes that sequester the river are subsiding, as is the rest of the city. In the past, some areas of Bangkok were sinking as much as three centimeters per year, due to excessive groundwater extraction. Groundwater extraction was halted in 1977. That step has slowed subsidence to about one centimeter per year on average. However, the sheer weight of Bangkok's ever expanding infrastructure has exacerbated the problem. Bangkok has some 700 buildings more than 20 storeys high and 4,000 buildings eight to 20 storeys high.[12] The sheer weight of these structures displaces the spongy soil and increases subsidence. In a 2015 report, Thailand's National Reform Council warned that relocation of the capital was not out of the question.
Flooding timeline[edit]
False-colour satellite image showing extent of flooding on 19 October 2011. Water is shown in dark blue.
With the monsoon season well underway in 2011, when noticeable rainfall started in May, major flooding began as Tropical Storm Nock-ten made its landfall in northern Vietnam, causing heavy precipitation in northern and northeastern Thailand and flash floods in many provinces from 31 July.[14][a] Within one week thirteen persons had been reported dead, with ongoing flooding in the provinces of Chiang Mai, Lampang, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Nan, Phrae, and Uttaradit in the north, and Bung Kan, Nakhon Phanom, Nong Khai, Sakon Nakhon, and Udon Thani in the upper northeast. The upper-central provinces of Phichit, Phitsanulok, and Sukhothai were also flooded as the flooding spread down the overflowing Yom and Nan Rivers. Prachuap Khiri Khan on the gulf coast was also affected.[15]
Flooding was still ongoing by late-August, as heavy rains were expected to continue for longer than usual due to the effect of a multi-year La Niña event.[16] Flood waters reached a depth of 50 cm in downtown Nan, and became the highest recorded in 16 years in Phitsanulok Province, while large areas in the downstream provinces of Nakhon Sawan, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, and Nakhon Nayok were affected and the death toll rose to 37 by 22 August. Both Bhumibol and Sirikit Dams increased discharge rates to compensate for the increase in incoming flow.[17][18]
By 19 September almost all of the lower central provinces were affected by the flood: Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, and Nonthaburi, the latter two on the northern border of Bangkok.[19] Broken floodgates resulted in water from the Chao Phraya flowing through irrigation canals and inundating large areas of paddy fields in Singburi, Ang Thong, and Ayutthaya, but lessened the strain on Bangkok as the fields served as water retention areas.[20] Power boats were used to run against the river's flow while at anchor in an attempt to increase the river's discharge rate.[21]
Flooding damaged several historic sites, including Wat Chai Watthanaram.
By the beginning of October, most dams were already near or over capacity and were being forced to increase their rate of discharge, potentially worsening downstream flooding.[22] Flooding in Ayutthaya worsened and flood water entered the city itself, inundating the Ayutthaya Historical Park and forcing evacuations. Barriers protecting industrial estates failed, resulting in the flooding of dozens of major factories and a country-wide disruption of the manufacturing supply chains.[23] In Nakhon Sawan, the sandbag barrier protecting the city was breached, resulting in rapid flooding of the city. Hundreds of patients had to be transferred out of Ayutthaya and Nakhon Sawan Regional Hospitals by boat as water levels rose over the hospital floors and power supplies and life support systems were disrupted.[24]
Flooding in Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani Provinces in October (right), compared to before the flooding in July (left)
Northeast[edit]
The Mekong, and its major tributaries Mae Mun and Mae Chi all experienced flooding. In Khon Kaen Province alone, floods destroyed close to 350,000 rai (56,000 hectares; over 200 square miles) of land, stranding 315 families of Mai Si Wilai village in the middle of the swollen Nong Kong Kaew Lake in Chonnabot District, while in Phra Lap municipality on the outskirts of Khon Kaen city, over 700 displaced residents of Phra Kheu village called the shoulder of a provincial highway home. The provincial Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, normally allocated 50 million Thai baht, was granted an extra 50 million for 2011 and had spent over 80 million by the end of October 2011.[25]
South[edit]
Significant flooding occurred in late-2011 in Thailand's southern provinces. Nine provinces were affected by flash flooding owing to rains that occurred in November 2011. Saba Yoi, Khuan Niang, Rattaphum, and Singha Nakhon Districts were declared disaster zones after flood waters as deep as five meters covered nearly all areas. More than 159 small and key roads were impassable. Ten other districts were feared at risk of inundation and more rains were expected.[26] Coastal areas in the south were also battered by high waves.
Flooding in and around Bangkok[edit]
As floodwaters drained southwards from Ayutthaya, Bangkok was becoming seriously threatened by mid-October. In Pathum Thani Province bordering Bangkok to the north, continuous efforts to reinforce and repair sandbag flood walls were undertaken to prevent the Chao Phraya and Rangsit Canals from overflowing into Bangkok. Several districts in eastern Bangkok which lie outside Bangkok's flood wall, as well as parts of the surrounding Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Chachoengsao, and Nakhon Pathom Provinces, became flooded as water was diverted from the Chao Phraya to the Nakhon Nayok River and outlying canals.[27]
As flood barriers in Pathum Thani failed, even more industrial estates as well as suburban residential areas became flooded.[28] Parts of the Phahonyothin Highway leading out of Bangkok became inaccessible, causing severe traffic jams on alternative routes.[29] Disruption of a barrier protecting the Khlong Prapa water supply canal early on 20 October allowed floodwaters to enter the canal and rapidly flow down to Sam Sen in central Bangkok, overflowing and flooding several areas along the banks. Although the breach was controlled, residents panicked and illegally parked cars on flyovers and parts of the elevated expressway.[30]
The entire Rangsit campus of Thammasat University in Pathum Thani, north of Bangkok, serving as the largest evacuation centre, was flooded with two meters of water. This led to the school's final exams to be postponed three times.[31]
As the situation continued, several floodgates controlling the Rangsit/Raphiphat canal system became overwhelmed and were forced to release water towards more residential areas. Residents of several districts of Bangkok, especially those bordering Pathum Thani, were told to prepare for flooding.[citation needed] 15 October, saw the beginning of what would be the total inundation of Muang Ake and Rangsit University. The Rangsit gymnasium served as the main means of exit from the town for those who did not have ability to leave on boat or four-wheel drive. An army truck transferred many to the Mo Chit bus station.
Submerged runway complex of Don Mueang Airport
The Chao Phraya River watershed drains an area of 157,924 square kilometres (60,975 sq mi).[32] This entire area drains towards Bangkok and eventually empties into the sea. The Chao Phraya River itself, and pumping stations around Bangkok drain approximately 420,000,000 square metres (4.5×109 sq ft) per day. However, the releases from the dams upstream of Bangkok coupled with additional rainfall, led to estimates that 16,000,000,000 cubic metres (5.7×1011 cu ft) of flood waters must be drained.[33] The flow headed towards Bangkok equated to 16 cubic kilometres (3.8 cu mi). Thailand's Royal Irrigation Department predicted, provided there is no new rain, that it would take 30–45 days for this quantity of water to reach the sea.[33]
Until water flows out to sea, it must go somewhere. This meant flooding on unprotected low-lying land. The amount of land inundated, and the height of peak flood waters was difficult to project for three reasons:
The exact amount of flood water flowing towards Bangkok was an estimate.
Flood waters flowing into the Bangkok area didn't arrive all at the same time.
The expanse of land area that flood waters can occupy before reaching the sea is variable depending on how well barriers hold.
Timeline of protecting downtown Bangkok[edit]
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28 November 2011 – Downtown Bangkok appeared to have been successfully defended from inundation and flood waters in most areas were draining. Residents in areas that remained flooded grew impatient. Sandbag walls were sabotaged and sluice gate levels changed. Residents in some areas were said to be "poised to revolt".[34]
27 November 2011 – Many neighborhoods in outer Bangkok remained inundated. Residents in flooded areas were coping with stagnant waters that had become breeding grounds for swarms of insects.[35]
22 November 2011 – Siri Suparathit of the Rangsit University Center on Climate Change and Disaster reported steadily decreasing levels of flood waters in most areas around Bangkok and that even if the big bag wall was breached there "will be no problem". However, an estimated 20 million cubic meters of water per day still overflowed the Chao Phraya River and kept some areas north of downtown Bangkok flooded into December 2011.[36]
14 and 18 November 2011 – More areas of big bag walls protecting unflooded areas of Bangkok were torn down by up to 2,000 residents tired of high flood waters in their area. Jate Sopitpongstorn, advisor to Bangkok's governor, said "It's a big concern because there is such a large amount of water yet to come in."[37]
14 November 2011 – In apparent direct defiance of Prime Minister Yingluck, in Don Mueang District about 200 residents removed sand bags from a barrier that was described as one of the last lines of defense preventing water from flowing into Bangkok's upper districts.[38]
12 November 2011 – Prime Minister Yingluck said that overall the situation in Bangkok was improving. However, "she declined to say how far the flood water would stray into inner Bangkok and whether the Bangchan Industrial Estate will be safe." This question required more evaluation and that effectiveness of flood control efforts was not a certainty. Drainage in western Bangkok required improvement and the coming high tides of mid-November were still a concern.[39]
10 November 2011 – Public official Chavalit Chatararatt, in a live televised analysis, predicted that Bangkok would be dry by 20 November 2011 provided all conditions were right.[40]
10 November 2011 – The Thai Irrigation Department reported Bangkok flood waters could be drained in 11 days. Spokesman Mr Boonsanong dismissed reports the city could be hit by more water from the north. Floodwater was described as being 1 km (0.62 mi) from Rama 2 Road and the situation "hard to predict".[41]
9 November 2011 – Flooding still had not reached downtown Bangkok, however, yet another dire prediction was made. This one was by Graham Catterwell in The Nation. While he conceded that it is hard to get a clear picture and he hopes flooding will not occur, that a citywide deluge is inevitable.[42]
According to Catterwell's prediction made 9 November 2011. "Parts of central eastern Bangkok—notably (in sequence) Bang Kapi, Ramkhamhaeng Road, Srinakharin Road, and Phetburi Road—look sure to be under water by early next week. After Phetburi Road goes under, it will not take long for these waters to flow to Sukhumvit and the rest of downtown Bangkok."
Also on 9 November 2011 Flood Relief Operations Command (FROC) director, Justice Minister Pracha Promnok, stated, "water was moving underground through the city's sewers" and he could not say if the heart of the capital and Rama 2 Road would be inundated.[43] Rama 2 Road as of 9 November 2011 was the last remaining route open to southern Thailand and vital to supply cities with goods made in the Bangkok area.
6 November 2011 – Khomsan Maleesee, of the KMITL's Faculty of Engineering, stated, "The promise that the 20 districts in Bangkok that remain dry would not flood was now hardly credible."[44] Other experts disagreed. On 1 November 2011 flooding in downtown Bangkok was seen as "unlikely" according to Dr Anond Snidvongs.[45]
8 November 2011 – Todd Pitman, writing for the Associated Press reported: "Top officials and experts have given varying estimates of how much Bangkok would flood and how long the threat would loom over the city."[46]
Mitigation and relief efforts[edit]
Temporary shelter was provided at stadiums, universities, schools and government buildings.
Centralized flood monitoring and relief operations began in mid-August. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, appointed in early-August, made tours of flooded provinces beginning 12 August and assigned cabinet members and members of parliament to visit affected people, pledging support to local administration organizations.[47] The 24/7 Emergency Operation Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide was set up on 20 August under the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department of the Ministry of Interior to coordinate warning and relief efforts.[48] The government also allocated extra flood-relief budgets to the affected provinces.[49] The prime minister also pledged to invest in long-term prevention projects, including the construction of drainage canals.
The armed forces were mobilized to distribute aid to affected people, and civilian groups and organizations were also involved, with volunteers packing sustenance kits and delivering aid to some areas. A Flood Relief Operations Center (FROC) was set up at Don Mueang Airport to coordinate the delivery of aid, superseding the Emergency Operation Center because it could not exercise adequate authority. The stadium at Rangsit Campus of Thammasat University served as a shelter for evacuees, mostly from Ayutthaya. However, many people in the flooded areas refused to leave their homes for fear of looting.
China,[50] Japan, the Philippines, the United States, and New Zealand[51] pledged support and assistance for relief operations.[citation needed]
On 16 October 2011, the USS George Washington (CVN-73) aircraft carrier, as well as several other United States Navy ships were deployed to Thailand to assist in relief work. It was not clear to the US government whether or not the Thai government required US naval assistance due to mixed signals from the Thai government. An anonymous US defense official said that they were "ready to help but we haven't got a request". Then Captain John Kirby of the USS Mustin, docked at Port Laem Chabang on a routine visit, said Thailand asked the warship to prolong its stay at the port for up to six days for assistance in aerial surveillance of the extent the flooding. The Pentagon said two Seahawk helicopters aboard would conduct the reconnaissance.[52]
Disputes[edit]
Sandbag barriers were constructed to control flooding, with limited success.
At the national level a debate raged as to whether the dams that store waters upstream of Bangkok were mismanaged.[53]
The size and scope of the 2011 flood can, in part, be attributed to the low rainfall of the 2010 monsoon season. Dam levels hit record lows on June 2010.[54] The evidence shows that early in the season the dams collected large amounts of water building reserves and buffering early flooding.[54] The scale of the rainfall of 2011 is evidenced by the quantity of water collected behind Bhumibol Dam. Over eight billion cubic meters of water were collected in three months, filling this dam to capacity.[55] Once at capacity, continuing rains forced officials to increase flows from the dams despite increasing flooding and this led to accusations that the dams were mismanaged early in the monsoon season.[56] However, the counter argument is that had the monsoon season for 2011 been short and the dam levels not built up, that even lower levels than 2010 would have been mismanagement too.
As the flooding threat to Bangkok increased, discontent with the government response and the FROC mounted. The government was criticized for underestimating the extent of flooding, giving mixed or conflicting information, and not giving adequate warnings.[citation needed] Failure of governmental units to share data and cooperate were reported as contributing to the problem.[citation needed] FROC administrators and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) were criticized for playing politics and refusing to cooperate at the expense of the general population.[citation needed]
Copying the technique suggested by King Bhumibol Adulyadej to help quicken the flow of water through the much shallower Khlong Lad Pho canal, Yingluck placed hundreds of boats in the Chao Phraya River to accelerate the flow and drainage of the basin.[57] Yingluck was criticized for this by Democrat Party spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, who called the operation a "waste of time" as there were high sea tide at the time.[58] Smith Dharmasarojana, former Director-General of the Meteorological Department and Chairman of the National Disaster Warning Council Foundation, also criticized the operation, claiming that "accelerating boats in the middle of the wide Chao Phraya River is a waste because they propel only the water on the surface."[59] However, others countered that boats wouldn't move forward unless they propelled water backwards. The middle ground to this dispute is that the overall power of the Chao Phraya River is tremendous compared to the additional power added to it by the engines of the boats. Later on 5 December 2011, the king was present at a public ceremony held on his 84th birthday anniversary, attended by senior public officers and broadcast live throughout the nation. He gave a public speech a part of which was: "...Especially, the people are now suffering from the inundation. Every person is obliged to together and without delay cope with this public danger. And all projects I have suggested, such as the project on permanent management of water, are merely an advice, not an order. The persons concerned must think twice [about them]..."[60]
Sukhumbhand Paribatra, a member of the opposition party and Democrat Governor of Bangkok, apparently seized on the flood as an opportunity to grandstand and made comments such as "please believe me and only me", and charged that 800,000 sandbags provided by the federal government were of questionable construction. "Once I saw these paper bags I was in shock", he said, refusing the sandbags. In response, the government released photos of the bags, construction details, and suggested that the governor was perhaps ill-advised by a third party in an attempt to allow him to save some face.[61][62]
The use of flood barriers resulted in several disputes between people on the different sides. Those on the flooded side were angry that they were unfairly affected, and often attempted to sabotage the barriers, sometimes resulting in armed confrontation. Farmers in Phichit Province, among others, fought over the maintenance of sandbag barriers and sluice gates.[17][18] Residents in areas outlying Bangkok are also dissatisfied that their homes are flooded while Bangkok was protected.[63] Arguments over the construction of the controversial Kaeng Suea Ten Dam also arose.
Local resistance to the building and maintenance of flood barriers disrupted work in several instances. Residents in some areas sabotaged barriers and threatened government workers at gunpoint.[citation needed]
Issues with car owners[edit]
Abandoned and wrecked cars when the flood ended
Once the flood arrived at Pathum Thani Province, the media presented flood-related news more frequently and made car owners in Bangkok and nearby precincts panic. Many designated car parks were full at that time. Many parked their vehicles on expressways, at intersections, or anywhere they perceived would not get flooded. This aggravated traffic problems and there were several unreported accidents. No deaths were reported.[64][65][66][67]
Communication deficiencies[edit]
One notable error in communications between Thai media and foreign companies was the lack of information in English. Japan's Toshiba said, "it is critical for the government to provide more accurate flood information and implement long-term prevention measures".[68] Other foreign investors shared this anxiety. Another notable example of insufficient communication was with Rohm Integrated Systems, one of the largest Japanese semiconductor manufacturers who had a manufacturing plant in Navanakorn. The company received very little information about the flood and could not move critical equipment in time.[69]
Damage[edit]
Industrial estates were badly affected by flooding, resulting in manufacturing disruptions and global shortages.
The flooding has been described as "the worst flooding yet in terms of the amount of water and people affected".[3] As of 6 November, flooding affected 3,151,224 people from 1,154,576 families, with 506 deaths and two missing persons reported by the 24/7 Emergency Operation Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide (EOC).[70] Damage estimates of at least 185 billion baht in the latest estimate by the Federation of Thai Industry (central region) which includes 95 billion baht damage on Thai industry, 25 billion baht damage to Thai agriculture, and 65 billion baht damage to housing.[71] A large part of the damage stemmed from the effect on the manufacturing industry, with 930 factories in 28 provinces affected, including several industrial estates in Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani Provinces. The flooding has been estimated to result in a decrease of 0.6–0.9 percent in economic growth.[72] Schools, 1,053 of which were affected as of 19 September, were forced to end the term early.[19]
Employment was hurt when factories flooded and workers were laid off or fired. Not all factories were expected to reopen, causing significant long-term job loss in central Thailand.
Thailand accounts for about 30 percent of global trade in rice and 25 percent of the main crop was not expected to survive the floods.[73] On the other side of the world, rice farmers in Arkansas, usually accounting for 42 percent of US output, also were flooded early that year, and then faced drought, reducing their crop by 32 percent according to the USDA.[74] Combined, these two events will have a global impact on rice prices. In Thailand, where rice farmers do not typically have much reserve capital, effects on farmers will be felt the greatest since they lost both their investment in the current crop and must wait to earn money when flood waters recede before planting a new one.
Damages to industrial estates and global supply shortages[edit]
On 8 October 2011 the 10-metre high water barrier in Nikom Rojna Industrial Estate, which housed many manufacturing plants, collapsed.[21] The strong current interfered with reconstruction efforts and resulted in the area being non-operational. One of the major manufacturing plants, Honda, was left virtually inaccessible.[75]
Thailand is the world's second-largest producer of hard disk drives, supplying approximately 25 percent of the world's production.[76] Many of the factories that made hard disk drives were flooded, including Western Digital's, leading some industry analysts to predict future worldwide shortages of hard disk drives.[77][78] Western Digital was able to get one of their plants, flooded on 15 October 2011, restored and operating on 30 November 2011. The company's flood-related costs were estimated at between US$225–275 million; however, an insurance claim of US$50 million for property damage and another claim for business interruption would help lower the net impact.[79] As a result, most hard disk drive prices almost doubled globally, which took approximately two years to recover.[77][80] Because of the prices increase, Western Digital reported a 31 percent revenue increase and a more than doubled profit for fiscal year 2012.[81]
Impacts of flooding on other countries[edit]
The economies of other countries were significantly impacted by the flood. The country that was hardest hit was Japan.[82] Japanese firms with plants in Thailand included Toyota, Honda, Hitachi, and Canon. One analyst predicted the profits of one firm, Toyota, may be cut by ¥200 billion (US$2.5 billion). Worker incomes in Thailand and Japan were impacted.[82]
For some firms and countries the impact was not all negative. For example, Thailand is a major exporter of seafood and countries like India have firms that gained as they stepped to fill in the void.[83]
Thailand's flood helped contribute to a total estimated US$259 billion in economic losses for the first nine months of 2011. These losses represented 80 percent of the world's total economic losses and the insurance industry responded by raising rates in some areas between 50–200 percent or by not accepting new clients in Asia.[84]
Damage to tourism[edit]
In early-November 2011, the Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Suraphon Svetasreni, projected a combined loss as high as US$825 million owing to reduced international and national tourism. TAT projected that between 220,000 and 300,000 visitors would cancel their trips.[85]
Tourism numbers had been running higher than 2010 until the end of October 2011. Arrivals at Bangkok's airport were up 6.7 percent compared to October 2010 and same month last year, Phuket arrivals were up 28.5 percent.[85]
The TAT wanted tourists to know tourist destinations such as Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Pai, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Pattaya, Sattahip, Chonburi, Chantaburi, Phetchaburi, Hua Hin, Cha-am, Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, Surat Thani, Trang, Satun, Hat Yai, Rayong, Trat, Chumphon, Ranong, Ko Pha Ngan, and Ko Samui had not been affected by flooding at all. If a section of Bangkok became temporarily inaccessible, visitors still had other options.
Concerns about the ability to continue food supplies to some areas was evident in the media. Some retailers in Phuket were scrambling in October 2011 to establish alternatives when their regular distribution centers were flooded.[86] An added concern became even more pressing when it became clear on 7 November 2011 that Rama II Road, the last open link to the south, was expected to flood. To offset this risk, plans were announced to mobilize teams to reclaim Highway 340 that in parts was under up to a meter of water.[87]
On December 2011, the Miss Earth 2011 beauty pageant was set to be held in Bangkok, but was relocated to the Philippines.
Sanitation concerns[edit]
Effects of the trash and sewage in flood waters were expected to peak when waters subsided, leaving behind stagnant pools of water. A spokesman for UNICEF encouraged everyone to stay out of the water as much as possible.[88] Since a household sanitation system does not operate under flood water, individuals who remained in flooded areas exposed themselves to risks and increased risks for those living downstream by continuing to generate more sewage and trash in waters carried downstream.
Modernine TV had discussed on the 2011 Thailand floods on TimeLine, 6 November 2017, in "2011 - The City that was Submerged".[89]
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With an ever expanding selection of progressivo Italiano on vinyl and CD (vinyl, either new or second hand being my preferred choice) and a library of Prog Italia magazines plus a set of Italian texts on progressive rock, I seem to have found my niche obsessive compulsive disorder. The listening and reading material is sourced on the family trips to Italy, which means I've also amassed a substantial digital image collection taken at all the stops I've ever made around the country; the Trenitalia app is one of the most used apps I have on my phone. It gets worse: I've even imported coffee beans from a small artisan roaster in Venice, Torrefaziano Cannaregio, which I'd recommend to any coffee drinker who finds themselves in the city. Perhaps I'm subconsciously working towards citizenship for when the UK plunges out of the EU...
I was aware of a 'Little Venice' region of London, so-called because it's centred on the conjunction of the Grand Union and Regent's canals, having started a year-long post-graduate course in Biomedical Sciences immediately after commencing work at the South London Blood Transfusion Centre. One day each week I'd travel from Streatham up through central London, by bicycle in good weather, to Paddington College, an establishment close to the canals and waterways of Little Venice that taught the mysteries of hospital laboratory science. However, it wasn't until very recently that I discovered London's Little Italy, on a family outing to the Postal Museum, recently shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum of the Year award – the museum opened the former Mail Rail 610mm narrow gauge railway system to the public last summer.
Desperate for a decent coffee on a cold Easter Sunday, by chance we came upon Terroni of Clerkenwell, which turned out to be the oldest Italian delicatessen in England, not just London, having been established by Luigi Terroni in 1878. Before the influx of (mostly) southern Italians the area bounded by Clerkenwell Road, Farringdon Road and Rosebery Avenue was known as Saffron Hill but subsequently became Italian Hill or the Italian Quarter, before Italians from the north of the country migrated to England and settled in Soho. Terroni's was busy but we were still able to get a seat at a table, then shortly after our coffees and selection of cannoli had arrived, a huge queue formed at the counter as families poured out of the church next door, the grade II* listed St Peter of all Nations - conceived in 1845 by St Vincent Pallotti, designed by Irish architect Sir John Miller-Bryson modelled on the Basilica of San Crisogonoin in the Trastevere district of Rome, and consecrated in 1863.
Little Italy was transplanted to Islington last week, as Italy's best-known progressive rock export checked in to play one night at the O2 Academy. It was suggested by Peter Sinfield, who provided the first English lyrics for the band and produced Photos of Ghosts (1973), that non-native Italians wouldn't understand the group's name Premiata Forneria Marconi (the first-class Marconi bakery, where the band rehearsed) and that they should call themselves PFM. Drummer Franz di Cioccio explained to Will Romano (in Mountains Come Out of the Sky, Backbeat Books, 2010) that this didn't really work out at the time because the band members became a bit tired of everyone asking what the initials P.F.M. stood for! It's interesting that the band name on releases after their signing to Manticore/Asylum Records are a bit schizophrenic: the cover of Photos of Ghosts includes both the full name on the front and the acronym in the form of a recognisable logo on the back but both 1974's L'Isola di Niente and English version The World Became the World use the band's full name; Live in U.S.A. (Italian release) uses only the band's full name whereas Cook (UK/US release) uses PFM; the Italian version of Chocolate Kings (1975) has a large 'PFM' at the top and 'Premiata Forneria Marconi' in small font at the bottom of the front cover but the chocolate bar pop art of the UK/US release only uses PFM; my Manticore printed Jet Lag LP uses PFM but my Italian CD (on Sony) with its subtly different paper aeroplane cover, has PFM and includes the full name in small text. Even the releases from 2013's In Classic onwards vary in their use of their full title; this was the first album to feature a consistent logo, utilised through the 're-imagined' albums up to and including last year's Emotional Tattoos.
I finally managed to get to see them at Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa last year and was really pleased that the set was primarily comprised of early material. They've been touring ever since and added two UK dates to their itinerary; the London show, and one in Southampton. I'd never been to the O2 Academy Islington before, in any of its former guises, but it's easily accessed from Angel tube station and there's a pub selling decent beer and food just over the road, The York. On arrival in the hall, a standing-only venue, the first thing to strike you was the noise from the air conditioning unit, so that when Andy Tillison appeared for his solo support slot, from my position the machinery could be heard above his keyboard and vocals. Though I've been following prog for over 45 years and Tillison has been playing prog for around 40 years, I've not knowingly come across the music of Parallel or 90 Degrees or The Tangent, though I've seen articles about the man himself and The Tangent in Prog magazine. Three of the four songs he played, The Music that Died Alone (a Tangent song from their debut album of the same name in 2003), Blues for Lear (from The Time Capsule by Parallel or 90 Degrees, 1998) and the debut performance of Sanctuary in Music, were primarily blues-jazz but the other song was a very interesting instrumental along the lines of early Tangerine Dream. He didn't provide us with the title of this piece, explaining that it meant 'progressive rock' in German, as though his pronunciation would upset the guests from his German record label. He's not got a bad voice and his keyboard playing was quite impressive, but what came across most of all was that his heart is in the right place; Sanctuary in Music reflected on religious fanaticism and the prohibition of music. The other nice bit of between-song banter was a tale of buying PFM's Per un Amico from a record store in Florence when he was 13 or 14 years old, asking for some progressive rock and being told it was the only kind of music they sold! It was quite evident he was really honoured to be the opening act for the Italians.
It's hardly surprising, this being a continuation of the Emotional Tattoos tour, that the set list was very similar to that I'd seen in Genoa. They began with Il Regno, the opening track from Emotional Tattoos (in Italian) and then performed a string of early classics: Four Holes in the Ground (from The World Became the World); Photos of Ghosts; Il Banchetto (from Per un Amico but which also appears on Photos of Ghosts), then four of the iconic tracks from their debut album Storia di un Minuto (1972): Dove... Quando... part 1 and part 2; La Carrozza di Hans; and Impressioni di Settembre. They returned to Emotional Tattoos with a song that kind of linked to Tillison's Sanctuary in Music, La Danza degli Specchi and followed that with the instrumental Freedom Square, a song that harks back to the classic period of the band in the mid 70s.
This is where this concert deviated from the material performed on the Italian leg of the tour. There had been an intermission at this point in Genoa, restarting with Quartiere Generale and the little-known in the UK Maestro della Voce from the 1980 album Suonare Suonare; Islington was treated to Promenade the Puzzle (from Photos of Ghosts) and, from an album unrepresented in Genoa, Harlequin from Chocolate Kings. I think the UK got the best deal!
Though Franz Di Cioccio, the only remaining original member of the band, is indisputably the leader of PFM, Patrick Djivas is a long-term member and is put on equal footing to Di Cioccio. It fell to Djivas to point out the importance of classical composers to PFM music and joked that though they didn't have an orchestra on stage they were still able to play Romeo e Giulietta: Danza dei Cavalieri which had been covered on their 2013 PFM: In Classic album. This neatly set the stage for Mr. Nine Till Five appended with Five Till Nine including their crowd-pleasing interpretation of Rossini's William Tell Overture. It was no surprise that the encore was Celebration (from Photos of Ghosts) which included a playful drum duel between Di Cioccio and Roberto Gualdi.
One of the other differences from last November's gig was that Di Cioccio spent more time behind his drum kit and left most of the vocals from early PFM material to Alberto Bravin, though when he did sing he displayed the same level of energy as he had done last year. I was a bit surprised to find the sound at the O2 better balanced than at Carlo Felice with its impeccable acoustics; Alessandro Scaglione's keyboards were nice and distinct and utilised some authentic-sounding patches and you could hear how good Marco Sfogli's technique was as you watched his fretwork. The only technical hitch was during Il Regno when Lucio Fabbri couldn't get his violin amplification to work but one of the roadies eventually did something to an effects pedal and everything was OK for the rest of the performance.
This was probably the gig of the year so far for me, and I enjoyed it more than the Teatro Carlo Felice show. The standing audience and the ability to get close to the stage helped the atmosphere – the boarded-over orchestra pit in Genoa made the septet seem quite far away, even when Di Cioccio ran around in the empty space – but the London set list was better suited to a UK audience and the playing was out of this world. During the show it dawned on me that La Carrozza di Hans strongly reflects the original PFM influences, with fast stop-start breaks reminiscent of 21st Century Schizoid Man, a track they used to play at the beginning of their career, and that the old material was full of counterpoint which is less evident on Emotional Tattoos.
It was good to see a number of Italians in the audience (far more than there were Brits in Genoa!) and with the entire venue filled with appreciation for the band and their music, a small corner of Islington was turned into Little Italy for one night.
Grazie London! Grazie PFM!
(Photo from the Offical PFM Facebook page)
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By ProgBlog, Jul 5 2015 07:31PM
Chris Squire died last weekend aged 67, a couple of weeks after announcing that he was being treated for Acute Erythroid Leukaemia. A true giant of the bass and the last original member of Yes, the only one to have appeared on all the studio albums, he leaves an astounding sonic legacy and will be sorely missed; it was nice to read Jon Anderson's tribute considering the way Anderson had been moved out of the group following his hospitalisation with acute respiratory failure in 2008 but he had some generous words for his co-founder of one of the most long-lasting and best-loved progressive rock acts: "I feel blessed to have created some wonderful, adventurous, music with him. We travelled a road less travelled and I'm so thankful that he climbed the musical mountains with me. Throughout everything, he was still my brother, and I'm so glad we were able to reconnect recently. I saw him in my meditation last night, and he was radiant. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones."
It didn't take me long to work out he had a distinctive style and was by far the best bassist of all the bands I started off listening to. As someone who used to pick up musical instrument catalogues and check out guitar manufacturers and models it was a bit of a novelty to see him play a Rickenbacker 4001 when most of his contemporaries owned Fenders or occasionally a Gibson. The trebly sound and the harmonic and contrapuntal lines were something of a trademark that even in 1972 I recognised was one of the defining features of Yes but I'm now going to suggest something that might be unpopular with some readers: I believe Squire's influence was diminished after the arrival of Steve Howe. The Yes Album was the beginning of the Yes breakthrough with all the material written by the members including four long compositions but the one track on the record that I think best represents Squire's writing, I've Seen All Good People, is in my opinion the weakest track, with a structure that conforms more to normal rock. Roundabout from the next album Fragile is almost an exercise in setting out the template for Yes music that followed and was written by Anderson and Howe despite the inclusion of two other extended-form pieces on the record, the heavy South Side of the Sky and the sublime Heart of the Sunrise, both of which were co-written by Squire. It's the presence of Rick Wakeman that enables Yes to realise their full potential and though he isn't given many writing credits, his ability to turn the ideas of the main composers into reality coupled with his embrace of keyboard technology and the potential to integrate their sounds into the band's written material, launched the band to the forefront of symphonic prog.
Jumping forward a couple of years to the hiatus of 1975, Squire recorded the brilliant solo album Fish out of Water that I think has a feel closer to The Yes Album than any of the three studio albums which appeared between these two. It could be argued that there's a sonic link between Fish out of Water and Going for the One because of the inclusion of Parallels in the latter which, if I remember correctly, is based on material left over from the former. Certainly Parallels has a strong analogy with Hold Out Your Hand but it has been put through the Yes-machine and includes some clear, soaring guitar from Steve Howe; Fish out of Water is quite notable for its absence of guitar (you can pick out some 12 string electric from time to time) and absence of complex keyboard parts. It's almost as though Squire has gone back to basics, the pipe organ from Barry Rose hints at Squire's church music background and the Hammond, played by Patrick Moraz, is reminiscent of the uncluttered Yes featuring Tony Kaye. The orchestration, possibly in lieu of multiple keyboard parts, is highly effective, especially the section at the beginning of Silently Falling where the wind instruments conjure images of leaves spiralling from trees in an autumn breeze. This, along with the pianos, was provided by old friend Andrew Pryce Jackman.
When you think of Yes lyrics you immediately think of Anderson flights of fancy and obscure images but it's important to remember that Squire had the same outlook, who also writes about seeking higher attainment and cosmic harmony but tends to use language that is more grounded in the everyday. This attitude can also be found in the music, where Eastern influences come across in the multiple false endings of Safe (Canon Song). One of the minor surprises of Fish out of Water is the list of guest musicians. Alan White may have been unavailable, working on his own solo project and Squire was reunited with former band mate Bill Bruford on drums; the King Crimson connection is strengthened with the inclusion of Mel Collins on saxophones and Peter Sinfield who made suggestions for Safe; Canterbury stalwart Jimmy Hastings adds some beautiful flute. Squire's voice is solid throughout and his multi-tracked harmony parts, reflecting the influences that shaped him as a musician, work really well. The worst thing about the album doesn't relate to the music, which deserved a better sleeve. Brian Lane's Polaroid of Squire is rather poor and the album would have looked much better had the stained-glass fish picture, which was included in the original LP as a full size poster that graced a number of my bedroom walls at home and then as I moved around as a student and a young adult, been placed on the cover rather than the back.
I think that Chris Squire was able to influence the direction of the music once again when Anderson and Wakeman departed before Drama. There were a number of factors that came into play, outside the sphere of the musicians themselves that shaped Yes music. I'm no fan of 90125, Big Generator or Talk and I don't listen to Open Your Eyes or The Ladder. I'm ambivalent about the studio tracks on the two Keys to Ascension CDs and I do like Magnification, more than Fly from Here. The relationship between the band members around the time of Union can't have helped the creative process and apart from The More We Live – Let Go I much prefer the ABWH tracks; I would have waited for Ever, on which Squire lends his vocals, harks back to the classic Yes sound. I guess I'm suggesting that in the Anderson-free Yes, Squire, through no fault of his own, was captaining the ship on a downward course. I don't intend to buy a copy of Heaven & Earth because the band moved away from creating innovative and challenging music. Fly from Here had provided a glimmer of old Yes with the multi-part title track but that's because it was based on music conceived around the time of Drama. One problem I have with that particular album is that rightly or wrongly, I associate Squire with the decision to axe Oliver Wakeman from the line-up at that point.
Extrovert and often seen wearing stage gear as outlandish as anything Wakeman could come up with when performing – feather boas sticking out of high boots was one outfit I remember from a concert programme, Squire was quiet and thoughtful off stage and, according to my friend Neil Jellis who encountered Squire at a Rick Wakeman gig in Buxton, he's very pleasant to chat with. Squire's remarkable talent of helping to flesh out Anderson's sketchy visions, an incredible ability on the bass and an aptitude for harmony gained through his choirboy youth made him an irreplaceable member of Yes and a genuine prog luminary. The progressive rock world has lost a very gifted individual.
Christopher Russell Edward Squire b. 4th March 1948 d. 27th June 2015
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Button isn't a startup you're likely to have heard of, but it's one that you've likely already used.
The B2B startup specializes in making apps talk to each other, and it has booked big-name clients like Uber, FourSquare, and Airbnb.
The key to Button is linking your intent with what comes next.
"Let's say you go to FourSquare and open up a venue," says CEO Mike Jaconi. "We understand that not only is that venue supported by OpenTable, but we also know from the app's signal to us that you could be within a relevant Uber ride," Jaconi says.
The relevance part is crucial.
If you're browsing restaurants for a trip in a few weeks, there's no reason to show an Uber button when you're a several days drive away. Instead, Button has learned how to predict what people want to do in the moment they're doing it.
Most people, though, never realize it's Button that's showing them the options. Instead, users think it's just the app adding new features.
"It's kind of that epiphany moment where it's like 'oh, that's what I was looking for,'" Jaconi says.
Button is also a win for the app developers.
Unless you're a transaction-based app, like an Uber, the majority of your revenue comes from advertising. Instead, apps like FourSquare can introduce a commerce component — you booking an Uber, for instance — and have a new revenue stream. Plus, by driving traffic from other apps to their own, companies can also show more advertising and earn more revenue that way.
Users also keep returning, according to Jaconi's data, once an app has more utility.
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You may not even have set sail on your Med season vacation yet but, to secure the finest New Year's Eve celebrations, it always pays to plan ahead. For 2019 luxury concierge company Pure Entertainment Group is offering something truly special in Racing Time – a carefully curated 12-day trip that allows guests to celebrate the New Year twice while indulging in gourmet food, fine wine and unique experiences while staying in some the world's best hotels.
Starting in Hong Kong on December 27, the 30 privileged guests will meet at a welcome dinner before boarding a private A340 jet to Sydney. During a three-night stay in the Australian city guests will visit the famous Hunter Valley wine region, enjoy a helicopter tour taking in the Sydney Opera House, harbour and UNESCO World Heritage listed Blue Mountains and ring in the first New Year of the trip from a private yacht in Sydney harbour.
From here guests will travel to Maui, Hawaii, for their second New Year which will be celebrated with a private beach party featuring Michelin-starred food and Dom Perignon champagne. Along with plenty of time to unwind on the island's beautiful beaches, guests will also be offered the chance to experience a guided diving tour, whale watching and a private visit to the Haleakalā National Park and Ali'i Kula Lavender Farm.
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The Racing Time experience runs from December 27, 2018 – January 8, 2019 with prices starting at $116,000 per person and are limited to 30 guests. For more information visit purentonline.com.


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Q: how to install skype in my ubuntu 12.04 how to install skype on my ubuntu 12.04 LTS I have tried for sudo apt-get install skype but no use

A: You can download *.deb file from skype website, navigate to file location, press F4 to open terminal window and type:
sudo dpkg -i filename.deb

You may need to do
sudo apt-get -f install

to install some dependencies
The last step is to install Pulse audio, because without it you won't be able to play/record sound with skype:
sudo apt-get install pavucontrol

Happy skyping!

A: *

*Go to Software and Updates

*In the Other Software tab check Canonical Partners

*Close the dialogue box
Ubuntu will reload the Software Cache

*Go to terminal and run sudo apt-get install skype

A: How to install skype is explained here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype
Start terminal by pressing alt+f2, write gnome-terminal and press enter then:
For enabling multiarch if you are using x64 version of Ubuntu
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

Add the "partner" repository, since Skype isn't included in the main repositories(it is not open source):
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"

Install skype:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install skype pulseaudio:i386

A: From here.

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*Add the PPA:
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ precise partner' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/canonical_partner.list"

*Update your source list:
sudo apt-get update

*Install skype:
sudo apt-get install skype

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Pine City native joins the circus
G. Jeffrey Aaron
jaaron@stargazette.com | @JeffreyAaron4
It's a safe bet that in our younger days, many of us wondered what it would have been like to run away with the circus.
Pine City native Kevin Winebold, who graduated from Elmira College in 2004 with a bachelor of arts degree in theater, is living out that dream.
For the next seven weeks, the 35-year-old Winebold is touring Florida as the keyboard player for Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus. His instrument of choice is the electric piano, which can be made to sound like other instruments. The opening day for the circus tour was Tuesday in West Palm Beach.
At the end of the seven weeks, Winebold said during a telephone interview on opening day, he'll return to New York City, where he's lived since 2005, to resume his music career while the circus goes west.
"It's kind of strange," he said. "When people ask what I'll be doing for the next seven weeks and I say touring with the circus, they say 'Come on, what are you really doing?'"
What's even stranger, he said, is sitting at lunch with the circus stars who regularly perform death-defying acts but who seem like everyday people.
"I always liked the idea of performing in a circus," he said. "You get the chance to see the world doing what you like doing. But in this case, I'm doing it with a sensible plan."
Winebold attended Pine City Elementary, Broadway Middle and Southside High schools.
He learned about the keyboard player's vacancy through a fellow musician he met while playing for a summer theater group in New Hampshire. No audition was necessary.
"They asked if I was interested and I said yes," Winebold said. "It was the easiest job I've ever gotten, and it's the highest paid weekly salary I've ever had."
At the circus, Winebold is part of a six-person orchestra. Their music is written by the circus composer, who matches the compositions with whatever act is taking place in the ring.
"It's all original music that's unique to the acts and it's a completely different world than what I'm used to," he said. "I usually do theater, which means we play, then stop while the actors recite their lines, then we start again. Here, we're playing for two hours straight."
The circus gig is not all Winebold has been up to this year. Just two days before the show opened, Winebold starred in "Most Evil" on Discovery ID — his third starring role for the network.
"I don't know why I always get cast as serial killers, but I'll admit it's always really fun .… in a twisted sort of way," he said.
Also in 2014, Winebold said he starred in a short film that went all the way to Cannes, composed music for a new web series, sang in concerts at Carnegie Hall, played accordion for an animated film, and musically directed a show in Manhattan.
Very few performers demonstrate this type of versatility, whether it is onstage, in the orchestra pit, or on a television show.
"I get bored easily," he admitted. "I like to wear as many hats as possible to keep up with the demands placed on entertainers, and to keep things exciting."
G. Jeffrey Aaron's column on area residents and former residents will appear weekly in the Star-Gazette. Contact him at jaaron@stargazette.com, (607) 271-8288 or @JeffreyAaron4 on Twitter.


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"Best Bluegrass Album of 2013," says Bluegrass Situation
At year's end, Bluegrass Situation published 'Looking Back: Our Top Picks of 2013.' "…Rebecca Frazier's 'When We Fall' is the best bluegrass album of 2013….Frazier easily stands in the ranks of Alison Krauss and Rhonda Vincent, and her compelling lyrics transport us through the pain of loss, love's disappointments, and the hope of healing….Every song on this beautiful album reveals a facet of Frazier's musical brilliance." ~HC
"Thunderbolt of Simplicity:" Album #9, Engine 145 'Best of the Year' List
Engine 145, 12/27/13
"Best of Bluegrass (and Its Offshoots)" Top 25 albums of 2013. Surprised shock when we scrolled down and found 'When We Fall' at #9! "This thunderbolt of simplicity reminds us how powerful music can be when you focus on, well, the music. Frazier confidently avoids frills and fuss, allowing us to bask in shining vocals, crisp, inventive instrumentation and intelligent songwriting. Nearly all of the 12 songs onWhen We Fall are originals, but Frazier's… [songs] pack more than enough hook to knock down genre barriers." –PW, Engine 145
Happy New Year! 2013 was happy.
2014 is here. Fabulous! A few moments stand out from a blessed '13.
1. In February, I signed a contract with Compass Records for 'When We Fall,' my first nationally released solo project. What an honor to be affiliated with this fine group of talented music professionals.
2. In March, we began performing with banjo man Kyle Tuttle. What an ace! He's a spirited, hard-working person…and a pretty dang good musician to boot. Yay.
3. Also in March, Shari Lacy of GoodStuff PR signed on to promote 'When We Fall.' What a find! Features in Bluegrass Unlimited, Bluegrass Today, Engine 145, and many more; cover of Japanese 'Moonshiner' down to feature in the University of Michigan LSA Magazine and reviews in every possible publication….She's brilliant.
4. In April, the great Brad Paul (formerly of Rounder) kicked off the 'When We Fall' radio campaign. Success by all measures! #6 on Bluegrass Today monthly chart and #3 in Roots Music Report Bluegrass chart–both spin count based. Brad also had success with Americana and Folk formats for this record, and I was blessed to appear live on Sirius XM, numerous nationally syndicated radio shows, radio tours and phone interviews (and am still doing them!). Go Brad!
5. On May 28, 'When We Fall' hit the streets. Thanks to fans across the country and a spirited pre-sales campaign, the album scored #16 on Billboard Soundscan TOP BLUEGRASS ALBUM CHART! Right next to Punch Brothers & Steel Drivers (15) and Claire Lynch (18) & Gibson Brothers (17)! Really?!
6. May 28 also kicked off the Rebecca Frazier and Hit & Run Southeast Album Release Tour with Coffee, Country & Cody right here at WSM 650 AM in Nashville. We found smiles on faces of fans –old and new– in TN, GA, SC, NC, and VA!
7. June 14 brought our full-house CD Release show at Station Inn (and an awesome Top Pick article in the 'Nashville Scene'–-plus the beginning of our run with Brian Arrowood, fiddle champ with chops that make us grin!
8. July was sunny with radio tours, local festivals, and an awesome 8-day Colorado tour-complete with Gold Hill Inn CD Release Party and 3 festivals, & 2 concert series. Back in Nashville, we received a "great Hit & Run" shout-out at the Ryman Auditorium (Grand Ole Opry with Ralph Stanley) from Jim Lauderdale! What?
9. September's highlight: our appearance on Music City Roots in Nashville, alongside Jim Lauderdale Bluegrass Band (and cool cluster-plucking grand finale…) earning us the quote "East Nashville Real Deal Bluegrass" from the respected journalist Craig Havighurst.
10. October! Fabulous DC/Southeast Tour (including WAMU Bluegrass Country-we were the first band in their BRAND NEW studio!), Song of the Mountains Nationally Syndicated PBS Taping, and auditioning insanely talented bass player, Royal Masat. He's in!
11. Also in October-a LOVELY interview on Sirius/XM with Kyle Cantrell "Track by Track" for Bluegrass Junction, AND a California tour, including feature on renowned 'Folk Scene' on KPFK and Citybilly in Los Angeles, plus KSON Bluegrass Special in San Diego.
12. In November, we joined forces with Steel Drivers, Abigail Washburn, Brad Folk, and others to support Lyons Musicians Relief Fund at 3rd & Lindsley. Thanks, Robby Hecht, Annie Klaver, AJ Trott for this!
13. December Joy! We performed on Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour in Lexington KY: a nationally syndicated broadcast that will potentially reach millions of homes…and released our Video EPK which was featured in Bluegrass Today on December 5! Quite a feat after collecting video footage all year long.
14. New Year's Eve: Meantime, I found out that 'When We Fall' had been placed at #9 on the Top 25 Albums of the Year for Engine 145. Blown away to learn that Bluegrass Situation printed in 'Looking Back: the Best of 2013: "Rebecca Frazier's 'When We Fall' is the best bluegrass album of 2013." The album made "Best of 2013" Lists of DJ's across the country, like David Smith's 'Red River Ramble' on North Dakota Public Radio and Judith Burnette's Blue Ridge Country Radio, Galax VA.
Music & family (& friends like you): what else could make a person feel more blessed? 2014 is kicking off, as tour dates are getting confirmed for a great year. We've joined forces with Crescendo Artists of Boulder, Colorado, for our booking, and we are excited to see you somewhere in the country! Thank you for reading. ~RF


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  Épône est
      une ville située dans le département des Yvelines en Île-de-France. On dénombrait 6 357 habitants en 2008.

À Épône le salaire moyen mensuel par personne est situé à approximativement 2 451 €  net. C'est au dessus de la moyenne nationale.

À coté de Épône sont positionnées géographiquement les villes de
Nézel située à 2 km, 944 habitants,
La Falaise située à 2 km, 616 habitants,
Flins-sur-Seine à 4 km, 2 375 habitants,
Juziers à 4 km, 3 652 habitants,
Aubergenville située à 3 km, 12 126 habitants,
Issou à 3 km, 4 468 habitants,
 entre autres. De plus, Épône est située à seulement 29 km de Nanterre.

Le nombre d'habitations, à Épône, se décomposait en 2011 en 712 appartements et 1 821 maisons soit
 un marché relativement équilibré.

La commune compte de multiples  équipements, elle dispose, entre autres, de un terrain de tennis, deux terrains de sport et deux salles de combat.

À Épône, la valeur moyenne à l'achat d'un appartement se situe à 3 793 € du m² en vente. La valeur moyenne d'une maison à l'achat se situe à 2 833 € du m². À la location la valeur moyenne se situe à 14,1 € du m² par mois.

La localité est équipée en ce qui concerne l'enseignement de un collège.
Concernant les plus jeunes, la localité est équipée de trois maternelles et trois écoles primaires.
Épône est équipée des  équipements éducatifs facilitant une bonne prise en charge des jeunes.
Si vous avez un projet d'acheter un appartement ou une maison à Épône, il est important regarder la notoriété des équipements éducatifs

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