Vanuatu

The Yasur volcano is perched on a 1,184 foot high pinnacle overlooking Vanuatu. Every half hour, broiling geysers of basalt spew through its cauldron, a regular geological event that has been normal for centuries. Tourists find this easily accessible archipelago one of the safest and fastest ways to observe the colossal power of volcanoes, since it rarely has dangerous eruptions and can be accessed by vehicles. The primary means of transportation across the island’s dirt roads is by truck, and…

intelligent explorers who settled in remote islands in the pacific. The Polynesians are descendants of the Lapita people who lived on the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The Lapita people settled in Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Most of the Polynesian islands are small and soon would have become overcrowded. This forced people to look for new places to live. In addition, the Polynesians were a warlike people. Chiefs often fought…

those rich jerks who thought I would act as a good bodyguard. As for the bullying I didn’t really care, to me the bullies are microscopic parasites, yeah it’s annoying, but really who cares if you can’t really see them. Right now I’m vacationing in Vanuatu, simply laughing at the fact that humans were stupid enough to give me their money. I mean truly they fell for Bernie Madoff-act…

glaciology. Geology has guided my research interests as well. As a college freshman, I was accepted into a research group with Dr. Kevin Furlong to research earthquakes along the Himalayan Fault, along with major earthquakes around the world, such as the Vanuatu (M 7.1 on 10/21/2015), and the Chile earthquake (M7.8 on 9/16/2015). Within the year, my research interest changed to glaciology, based on a glaciology lecture in my geophysics course. Accordingly, I began researching glaciers in…

objects such as “drum and drum beater, Cree,” where the drum is described to be “part of the divination process where hunting knowledge is gathered.” At the same time, in the AAA gallery, there is a display with Vanuatu masks, with the description first talking about how men and women in Vanuatu society moved up the ranks by performing rituals, but then concludes in describing “these brightly-painted masks are associated with the Nalawan graded society of southern Malekula Island, and depict…

American Ideals (The basis of being an American) America is a relatively young country in comparison to its counterparts. The birth of America was roughly two hundred fifty years ago. The ages of many other countries doubles or even triples that. Despite its short life, America has come to be known as the greatest nation in the world, a melting pot of people. Many ethnicities consider themselves American, so what exactly is an American? Is it a geographical location of people, an ideal or a…

maximum sustained wind gust of 205 km/h. Cyclone Yasi began developing as a tropical low northwest of Fiji on the 29th of January 2011, and started tracking on a general westward track. It quickly intensified to a cyclone category to the north of Vanuatu. It then rapidly intensified to a Category 2 by 10am 31st January, then a Category 3 by 4pm on the same day. Yasi maintained Category 3 intensity for 24 hours, then was upgraded to Category 4 at 7pm on 1st February. During this time, it started…

though Jacqueline only came out on a one year visa she is still here today, twenty three years later! Since moving to Australia Jacqueline along with her husband and son have made many trips overseas. In 2010 they took a cruise to New Caledonia and Vanuatu where Jacqueline was able to utilise her French. They have also been to Singapore, Brunei and Dubai, and not just the airports either. Jacqueline and her family have returned to England numerous times; on almost as many occasions as there are…

PAY AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION BULLETIN (PPIB) 17/06. The Command Pay and Personnel Administrator (CPPA) course has been updated on Navy e-Learning. The updated course identifier is PERS2-PAYPERS-CPPA-CPPATRAINING-V1.0. These updates were specifically designed for a better alignment with the new CPPA role and the NEC 95AD initiative and requirements. The updated course is one component of the mandatory training requirements for all CPPAs in MILPERSMAN 1000-021 Paragraph 4.a.(1). The…

“Project Compassion”. The appeal is held throughout the six weeks of lent and has the goal of raising money so Caritas can work towards a better future in other countries. This year, Caritas raised $11.57 million that went towards the cyclone in Vanuatu and the earthquake in Nepal. These acts of compassion are in link with the gospel passage, psalm 146:7-8 as it says “He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the…