Stay at the forefront of the industrial gas industry with a gasworld subscription and get access to: Italian engineering company Hysytech is relocating its headquarters to a larger facility location in the industrial area of Orbassano the new building has expanded engineering and manufacturing capacity and technologically advanced R&D laboratories said the inauguration marks an exciting new chapter for the company as it reflects its market growth thus far “It’s an important step that strongly reinforces the company’s belief that innovation and knowledge are the main competitive advantages for creating new and better productions with high performance to continue reading you must be subscribed At a time when the world is forced to go digital more than ever before just to stay connected discover the in-depth content our subscribers receive every month by subscribing to gasworld the global leader in vended commercial laundry has redefined the customer experience with stores around the globe the company claimed another milestone with the 700th Speed Queen-branded store opening in Orbassano "New investors and entrepreneurs continue to leverage the brand equity and our proven business model of Speed Queen-branded Laundromats to achieve exceptional return on investment," said Marco Treggiari Middle East and Africa for Speed Queen-licensed stores "With laundromats being considered 'essential' businesses and allowed to stay open during the current pandemic and we expect new investors to expand the store count." Speed Queen Laundromats are now at work in 25 European countries and more than 465 cities the 600 investors are further testament to the incredible value this business brings Customers across Europe have linked the Speed Queen brand with the pinnacle of laundry experience efficiency and technology to help them complete the laundry chore quickly I expect additional customers to gravitate to the large capacity machines at Speed Queen Laundromats to make short work of laundering house linens that were used frequently during the confinement period," Treggiari said adding that current inexpensive commercial spaces make now a perfect time to invest in a Speed Queen Laundromat For more information on Speed Queen and to learn more about opening a Speed Queen-branded store in your own market and to locate the Speed Queen closest to you About Speed Queen - Speed Queen was established 1908 in Ripon Speed Queen has developed superior performance in results to become the world Nº1 in self-service laundry Speed Queen has been the only laundry manufacturer in offering branded laundromats By putting all its expertise at the service of the concept Speed Queen teams guide the laundry owners during all their project to provide premium laundromats with outstanding performance and maximum user convenience Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1179865/Speed_Queen.jpg    Indices Commodities Currencies Stocks Stellantis has invested €33Mn in two of its test centres to advance the development of electric vehicles and autonomous driving functions The capital will support a safety test centre in Italy and a wind tunnel in the USA Stellantis says that four test tracks have been extensively renovated at the Orbassano Safety Centre near Turin These now offer the possibility for full testing of battery-electric vehicles and autonomous driving technology for cars Five million euros have gone into the safety centre The “test tracks” in Orbassano are primarily for crash tests The facility currently conducts at least two crash tests a day and plans to test more than 275 electric vehicles this year The vehicles tested in Orbassano can be certified according to more than 175 international safety and technology standards the wind tunnel in Auburn Hills in the state of Michigan will be expanded by the use of MGP technology (Moving Ground Plate) which simulates driving on the road and enables more accurate measurement of the aerodynamics of electric vehicles This should reduce aerodynamic drag during development This is not specific to electric cars; internal combustion vehicles would also benefit from better aerodynamics via lower fuel consumption – but the effect is smaller which is why it is not as much of a focus as it is for electric cars “Our world-class tech hubs across the globe are doing the work today that will make tomorrow’s Stellantis vehicles industry leaders in capability performance and safety,” says Harald Wester stellantis.com I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology Stellantis said it recently invested EUR33 million in two of its global testing facilities is fully integrated with digital engineering processes and significantly upgraded to host four test tracks with four impact points and capabilities for full testing of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and automated driving technology for passenger cars being scaled up with the addition of moving ground plane technology simulating on-road travel and providing more accurate aerodynamics measurement of vehicles Reducing wind drag benefits the driving range of BEVs performance and safety,” said Harald Wester “Our engineering community is fuelled by talent and we are intensely working with the other global functions to energise the core of our technological transformation It gives us a comprehensive view of the challenges and enables us to consider and refine a full menu of mobility solutions that will put us in the front row of the race to innovate and improve.” Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis The EUR5 million in upgrades for the Orbassano Safety Centre give it the capability to test all types of electrified vehicles – mild hybrid plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles The facility currently runs at least two crash tests a day and is on track to test more than 275 electrified vehicles this year Vehicles tested at Orbassano can be certified to meet more than 175 international safety and technological standards The impact zone of the test tracks is fitted with a Messring movable block for front and side-impact tests and Orbassano runs some of the industry’s most-challenging tests including the passenger-side small overlap test being used by the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Orbassano’s test tracks include a computer-driven camera positioning system with 13 moveable outboard camera locations over the impact point the tracks include the capability for underbody high-speed video while up to five cameras can be mounted on board the test vehicle provide engineers with invaluable data for evaluating current and future vehicle designs the data is shared with facilities around the world including the additional safety testing centres in Belchamp to refine digital vehicle development models This facility is fully integrated with the safety digital engineering process allowing the most efficient vehicle development and virtually covering all possible field crash scenarios The new tracks are ready to accommodate future test modes related to the introduction of automated driving functions on all types of vehicles Orbassano’s arsenal includes static and dynamic test fixtures for factors such as pedestrian impact and test sleds to evaluate seating and vehicle interiors Seat and interior testing become more critical as the adoption of future automated driving technologies hold the potential for new cabin seating configurations At the wind tunnel complex in Auburn Hills construction is in progress to install moving ground plane technology (rolling road) which simulates on-road travel while allowing test vehicles to remain static Stellantis is investing $29.5 million in the project Belts enable wheel movement at all four corners of the vehicle while a fifth belt runs beneath the vehicle as if it were rolling over a roadway Moving ground plane technology also enables measurement of ventilation drag which is the resistance associated exclusively with wheels and tyres in motion The existing aerodynamic test facility in Auburn Hills generates wind speeds up to 140 mph part of an estimated $85 million commitment included in the company’s 2019 contract with the United Auto Workers is scheduled to become operational in 2024 The added capability will complement the aero-acoustic wind tunnel in Auburn Hills as part of a global network of leading-edge centres also equipped with moving ground plane technology Nominations are now open for the prestigious Just Auto Excellence Awards - one of the industry's most recognised programmes celebrating innovation This is your chance to showcase your achievements Don't miss the opportunity to be honoured among the best - submit your nomination today Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network By clicking here, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and consent to us collection your details for the purposes of your enquiry  My NewsSign Out Sign InCreate your free profileSections news Alerts an underwater volcano sent volcanic ash thousands of feet in the air near the South Pacific island nation of Tonga The continuous eruptions created a new island that scientists say won't last longer than several months.Tonga native GP Orbassano visited the island on March 6 and captured these stunning landscapes The three-month-old island (center) joins two older volcanic islets Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai 40 miles north of Tonga's capital of Nuku'alofa Orbassano told Montangi Tonga Online, "It was a perfect day, with fantastic views - bright blue sky and the sea was the same color as the sky." Orbassano captured the fragile and eroded surface on a new volcanic island. The sides of the island's crater rise high above the sea level. Orbassano and his companions climbed to the highest point of the crater, and admitted it was dangerous and excessively hot on the black landscape. Orbassano reported that the green crater lake smelled of Sulphur. Tonga officials said the island was half a mile wide and just under a mile long and 820 feet high. The cone shaped island is covered with deep channels that are unstable to walk on, but Orbassano said he thinks the island is so high it will last a while and not disappear. Orbassano captured this view of the volcanic island's neighbor, Hunga Ha'apai. Orbassano captured this view of Hunga Tonga from the other side of new volcanic island. He believes that the natural beauty of the location could make it a scenic attraction for visitors, at least for offshore viewing. March 12, 2015 ShareSave Late last year, in the sparkling blue of the South Pacific, a huge volcanic eruption produced the newest island on Earth. The island, formed by the undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, is "basically small pieces of rock on top of each other," as one scientist put it to the BBC "The surface was hot," Gianpiero Orbassano Courtesy Gianpiero OrbassanoThe island is approximately one mile long and Local scientists have discouraged adventures like Orbassano's but Hawaii is still getting bigger every day A volcano began erupting in January off the coast of Tonga, a Polynesian sovereign state in the South Pacific Ocean that is comprised of 176 islands. The underwater eruption was so large, it sent a pillar of ash into the sky, canceling all international flights to and from the island the volcano actually moved above water during the eruption to form a new island After the eruption the volcano created an above water crater that conjoined with the island on the left creating a new several months after the land mass emerged above the blue waters of the South Pacific three men have climbed to the crater’s peak and snapped the first photographs of the new land Speaking to Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat which inside is now full of green emerald water took a boat to the island with a friend and his son Made of ash the ground was unstable to walk on and has lots of deep channels and Obrassano said a green crater lake smelled strongly of sulphur Orbassano also said he thought the island would become Tonga’s newest tourist attraction “It’s going to be amazing for tourists to go on top it’s a really different experience and it’s not so far away [from the capital],” he said which makes a lot of ash,” he told the Telegraph the later eruptions can be lava rather than ash There is some hope that the island might become a permanent part of Tonga’s geography the volcanic island known as Nii-jima appeared off Japan’s coast and was also expected to erode away it has grown over 10 times its original size and even swallowed another volcanic island nearby Volcanic islands are still rare and important to volcanologists to learn more about volcano’s fickle nature They have also formed the center of international disputes It was discovered by the Royal Navy and was claimed by the United Kingdom was soon in a four-way territorial dispute between the United Kingdom The dispute was never settled because the island disappeared underwater again in 1832 Other volcanic islands have been more successful Hawaii’s big island is actually five volcanic islands that all merged together © 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins These two images were acquired by NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite The top image shows the two small islands of Hunga Tonga (right) and Hunga Ha’apai (left) in the Polynesian island kingdom of Tonga a year before an undersea volcano erupted in December The second image shows the same area on April 28 four months after the eruption and the first time that Landsat got a cloud-free view Enjoying EarthSky so far? Sign up for our free daily newsletter today! 2015 from the Tongan Ministry of Information & Communications the new island between Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha’apai rose about 120 meters (390 feet) above sea level It measured just 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) from north to south and 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from west to east And while volcanic material connected the new island with Hunga Ha’apai to the west it was a few hundred meters short of connecting with Hunga Tonga Already, the island has received visitors. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation ran a series of photographs taken by Hotel owner GP Orbassano an undersea volcano exploded to life in the Polynesian island kingdom of Tonga Two satellite images show the area before and after the eruption Read more from NASA’s Earth Observatory We invite you to visit our campaign page to discover why we need your contributions now more than ever to preview an illustration from Guy Ottewell’s great book that we're helping finalize and to learn more about EarthSky’s history “Things are always so much more peaceful when looking up.” We couldn’t agree more we apologize for the popup and greatly appreciate your support A $29.5 million investment into new technology for aerodynamics testing at Jeep maker Stellantis NV's wind tunnel in Auburn Hills is a part of a nearly $35 million (33 million euro) effort to enhance the automaker's engineering efforts The upgrades in the wind tunnel and at the Orbassano Safety Center near Turin seek to help with the testing of new electric vehicles which Stellantis expects will represent half of its U.S In Auburn Hills, construction is in progress to install moving ground plane technology The rolling road simulates on-road travel while allowing test vehicles to remain static It allows for more accurate aerodynamics measurements which can help to reduce drag and increase the range of EVs the technology can measure ventilation drag which is the resistance from wheels and tires in motion It accounts for up to 10% of aerodynamic drag The rolling road is part of an $85 million commitment included in the company's 2019 contract with the United Auto Workers Two other Stellantis facilities in Europe use the technology as well the $5.3 million investment (5 million euro) is helping to conduct safety testing of various electrified vehicles and automated driving features on four test tracks. The facility runs at least two crash tests a day and is on track to test more than 275 electrified vehicles this year Those include the capability for newer tests evaluated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety such as the passenger-side small overlap test Camera footage and instrument data collected can be shared with other facilities around the world including the Chelsea Proving Grounds and locations in France and Brazil “Our world-class tech hubs across the globe," Harald Wester said in a statement, "are doing the work today that will make tomorrow’s Stellantis vehicles industry leaders in capability Subscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownAmazing Photos Reveal What The Newest Island On Earth Looks LikeThree men who believe they are the first to have set foot on the brand-new island in the Pacific Ocean captured incredible images of the volcanic islet by Michelle Broder Van DykeBuzzFeed News Reporter A scientist told BBC News the island is unstable and dangerous for visitors "We had a beautiful view of the volcano, which inside is now full of green emerald water, smelling of sulphur and other chemicals," Orbassano told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat program. Michelle Broder Van DykeBuzzFeed News Reporter Published: 01:42 BST, 16 May 2016 | Updated: 01:42 BST, 16 May 2016 Sonia Gandhi moved to the Italian town of Orbassano as a girl, at the end of the second world war Blame it on the distance. In India, the beleaguered Congress party and its first family are facing relentless political heat for the VVIP helicopters’ purchase scam. In northern Italy’s Orbassano, life looks far removed and easy.  Few remember Sonia Gandhi here, and fewer still are aware of the Agusta scam. The mercury is at a cool 18. With dusk approaching, the winds skimming the surrounding snowcapped Alps promise to take it down further.  Among foreign locations that have left a profound impact on India’s history, Orbassano must rank highly.  At the end of the second world war, a battle-hardened Stefano Maino chose the town near the booming Turin, which is among Italy’s biggest cities and a car manufacturing hub, to start his second innings. With him were his wife and three daughters. One daughter, bright as she was, chose to go further, to Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Before the end of 1968, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s son, Rajiv, and Stefano’s daughter, Sonia, were betrothed.  “Do you know who Sonia Gandhi is?” was my question to the young waitress at the bar. She did not know.  An elderly woman paying the bill did. “You walk for 5 minutes and her home reach,” she said in broken English, obviously not a language she uses often.   Bypassing an elegant church in the main square by the town mayor’s office, I started walking towards house 14, Via Visenjo Belini - that is how they name a street in Italiano.  Stefano, known as a mason, a contractor, and a builder, is said to have built the house himself with a small team of labourers.  The house in Italy's Orbassano where Congress president Sonia Gandhi grew up with her parents and two siblings. She came to India in 1968 as Rajiv Gandhi’s wife and Indira Gandhi’s daughter-in-law. A street named after Orbassano's favourite son-in-law, the late Rajiv Gandhi In the park, along the route, while seeking directions at the newspaper stand, I repeat the question I had asked the waitress. The response is mixed. Some say they know Sonia, others look towards the sky and nod their heads.  Sonia Gandhi is not the household name I thought her to be.     The steel door guarding the Maino residence disallows more than a slight peep. They are a private people. In the quiet neighbourhood, hearing my conversation, a curious neighbour stepped out and quickly went back in.  In a bid to speak to the family, I travelled 2 km further to the Pyramid shopping complex at the outskirts of Orbassano where Sonia’s niece, Aruna, runs a store.  “They sold this place to us,” said the new owners.  The town square at Orbassano, where Sonia Gandhi is not a household name despite her links to the town Though my initial days of trying to get interviews had yielded little, I was now getting a first-hand feel of just how the family wants to react to the AgustaWestand controversy – by not reacting at all.  Frankly, given how little the issue is being reported in Italian cities, I had my doubts if folks in the countryside would have heard about it at all. If they did, they weren’t ready to bare their hearts to me.   Before leaving, I took a municipal bus to the eastern edge of the town, to the most odd-sounding among all streets of Orbassano - Via R Gandhi.  Orbassano may not like to speak much, but it is clear that it does not want to let go either. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group The volcanic island is covered with deep channels that are unstable to walk on Link copiedShareShare articleA newly-formed volcanic island off Tonga could be the country's latest tourism attraction The island, about 65 kilometres south-west of the main island of Tongatapu and the nation's capital, Nuku'alofa, started forming in January after a volcano began erupting. Hotel owner GP Orbassano, together with a friend and his son, arrived at one of the island's three beaches on Saturday. The group proceeded to climb to the highest point of the island's crater, believed to be approximately 250 metres high. Tonga's lands and natural resources ministry said the island was 800m wide and 1.3km long. The highest peak of Tonga's newest island is believed to be 250 metres high. (Supplied: GP Orbassano) "We had a beautiful view of the volcano, which inside is now full of green emerald water, smelling of sulphur and other chemicals," Mr Orbassano told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat program. Mr Orbassano, an Italian national, moved to Tonga more than 20 years ago after giving up a career in photography. When he heard about the new volcanic island, he said he had to photograph it. "This was a great location. It's not every day a new island appears in the middle of the ocean," he said. The volcanic island is covered with deep channels that are unstable to walk on. (Supplied: GP Orbassano) Mr Orbassano believed those in his group were the first people to set foot on the island. He said the island had great potential to attract tourists. "It's going to be amazing for tourists to go on top, it's a really different experience and it's not so far away [from the capital]," he said. "It's amazing. It's really something this volcano." GP Orbassano says the green crater lake smells strongly of sulphur. Photo taken on Saturday March 6. (Supplied: GP Orbassano) Mr Orbassano said it was difficult to reach the island's peak because of the fragile soil. But he said only a moderate level of fitness was required. "I mean, I'm quite old. I'm 63 so I'm not so athletic, but for the young fellow it's nothing." GP Orbassano says there are thousands of seabirds on the island. Photo taken on Saturday March 6. (Supplied: GP Orbassano) Topic:Food and Beverage Processing Industry CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) A NASA satellite is giving us our first full view of a brand new landmass Constant eruptions from an underwater volcano in the South Pacific Ocean starting in December created a new island but ash obstructed aerial photography at first Months later, the Operational Land Imager on the Landsat 8 satellite was finally able to get a clear picture of the island (MORE: Underwater Volcano Likely Spewing Lava off Oregon Coast)   the nearby islands of Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai were separated by over a mile of open ocean It's too far away to tell with the naked eye in the image above but there's a gap between the new island and Hunga Tonga (in the upper right) Hover your mouse below to see the difference the new island has made in the South Pacific: the freshly-made island won't last for too long Matt Watson, a professor at the University of Bristol, says the new land is unstable and vulnerable to waves and ocean currents "It's formed by fragmentation of magma so it's basically small pieces of rock on top of each other that have formed an island," Watson told the BBC Despite the land's instability at the time that it first formed Tonga resident GP Orbassano took a trip out to capture the photos below Orbassano walked around the island and saw its crater, and told NBC News that the earth was still hot weeks after solidifying in March We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good We may use or share your data with our data vendors The Weather Channel is the world's most accurate forecaster according to ForecastWatch, Global and Regional Weather Forecast Accuracy Overview but ash obstructed aerial photography at first.  Months later, the Operational Land Imager on the Landsat 8 satellite was finally able to get a clear picture of the island (MORE: Underwater Volcano Likely Spewing Lava off Oregon Coast)   the nearby islands of Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai were separated by over a mile of open ocean It's too far away to tell with the naked eye in the image above but there's a gap between the new island and Hunga Tonga (in the upper right).  the freshly-made island won't last for too long Matt Watson, a professor at the University of Bristol, says the new land is unstable and vulnerable to waves and ocean currents.  so it's basically small pieces of rock on top of each other that have formed an island,\\\" Watson told the BBC Despite the land's instability at the time that it first formed Orbassano walked around the island and saw its crater, and told NBC News that the earth was still hot weeks after solidifying in March.  Sonia has shattered the perception that foreigners cannot lead the Indian polity travelled to the town of Orbassano near Turin in Italy Sonia Gandhi—whose maiden name was Antonia Maino and who had spent her adolescence in Orbassano—was well established in Indian politics and Naravane wanted to delve into her childhood and youth This was 33 years after Sonia had met Rajiv Gandhi in Cambridge where he was studying engineering and she was learning English and working at the varsity cafe So smitten was Rajiv by Sonia that he hastily scribbled a poem on a paper napkin and asked him to hand over that napkin to her and that’s how the Sonia-Rajiv romance began Naravane’s journey to Orbassano took place 30 years after Sonia and Rajiv were married in New Delhi in 1968 and seven years after Rajiv—like his mother in October 1984—was assassinated in May 1991 Mayor Graziano Dell’Acqua of Orbassano told Naravane: “I wonder if we in Italy would accept a foreigner to take over a party which has symbolised the country’s struggle against foreign rule and which continues to enjoy [great That a certain section of Indians have trusted her with their destiny speaks volumes for the tolerance of India.” whatever one’s assessment of Sonia’s checkered political record and whatever one’s opinion about the wisdom of the Indian National Congress in entrusting its presidency to a foreign-born woman what Mayor Dell’Acqua said about tolerance pretty much sums up the “Indianness” of Sonia In reflecting on her “Indianness,” it is impossible not to say that it underscores India’s special qualities: tolerance and understanding That Sonia has managed to stand on her own all these many years after her husband’s death bears testimony to a historical environment that has been welcoming to all—enthusiast and invader alike what it takes to be regarded as an Indian is for you to come to India Would Sonia’s “Indianness” have been possible had Rajiv not spotted her at that cafe in Cambridge and immediately fallen for her Would her “Indianness” even be an issue for many Indians had Prime Minister P.V Narasimha Rao’s Congress administration not collapsed Would it have been an issue had there not been a sense that Sonia privately wanted to become prime minister Even though Sonia’s party no longer leads the national government she remains India’s most influential woman politician Survey after survey has shown her to be among the world’s best known women in public life There were five foreign-born heads of the Congress—George Yule Sir Henry Cotton and Dr Annie Besant—since its founding in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume but Sonia has been the only such person since India’s independence “Sonia had no particular ideology—her main focus was to keep the prime minister’s seat warm for her son to perpetuate the dynasty,” Niranjan Desai told me when I asked him why Sonia declined the prime minister’s post in 2004 and instead selected Manmohan Singh There is general agreement that it was Sonia’s mother-in-law who turned the Indian political system into a family concern on the unstated grounds that only the Nehrus and Gandhis with their historical involvement in the freedom struggle against the British could be entrusted with stewardship of such a huge nation Desai contends that Indira’s moves “fostered a Mughal-style durbari culture which facilitated the rise of Sonia,” however adding that the durbar has its limitations in a country of India’s size The irony of Sonia—who speaks Hindi as fluently as she does English and Italian—is that while her “Indianness” is no longer a national issue the prospects of her becoming prime minister of India and is working vigorously and cannily to widen the reach of the BJP The 66-year-old Modi already has the 2019 national election in his sights; he has been making overtures to some of Sonia’s close associates for them to cross the aisle in the Lok Sabha notwithstanding her political ups and downs Sonia’s biggest accomplishment in public life has been to reinforce her “Indianness” through her commitment to secularism and her long-standing dedication to the dispossessed She has been able to push away the perception that a foreign-born person is incapable of leading the Indian polity That could well be her most striking legacy Indians may have soured on Sonia’s politics but they have shown their willingness to accept her “Indianness.” Copyright © 2022 All rights reserved The investigations were carried out by the financiers of the Orbassano Group The Turin Financial Police seized over 1,5 tons of illegal and dangerous fireworks in the province through monitoring some well-known web platforms identified a 27-year-old from Nichelino (To) who was advertising and offering the sale of highly dangerous the Green Basques of the Pronto Impiego Group monitored the movements of some subjects originating from Far East Asia owners of commercial activities and warehouses in Venaria Reale (To) and San Maurizio Canavese (To) finding over 100 thousand pyrotechnic articles containing approximately 1 and a half tons of explosive material kept in the first case near the customer entrance and next to highly flammable material in the second case in the basement of an apartment building without safety precautions who will have to answer to the Judicial Authority for both the illicit storage of explosive material and the failure to take precautions against accidents at work Stunning landscapes around Tonga’s newest volcanic island have attracted sightseers and adventurers Nuku'alofa businessmen GP Orbassano and Branko Sugar visited the island on Saturday March 6 In a risky adventure they landed on the black beach and climbed to the highest point of the crater rim where GP photographed the green crater lake that smells of sulphur In January the same crater was venting steam and ash explosions The eruption has built a new island that forms a trio joined to the older Hunga Ha'apai and about 200m short of Hunga Tonga with fantastic views - bright blue sky and the sea was the same colour as the sky,” said GP “From the top we could see all the way to Tofua on the horizon in Ha‘apai.” He admitted the climb was dangerous and that it was excessively hot on the black landscape The cone shaped island is covered with deep channels that are unstable to walk on but GP thinks that because the island is so high it will last a while and not disappear “There are thousands of seabirds - all kinds GP believes that the natural beauty of the location viewed on a fine day and the different aspects of the island could make it a scenic attraction for visitors Submitted by sesimanif on Tuesday 10 March 2015 5:32am Ko e fakamanatu 'eni ki Tonga 'oku kei mo'ui 'a Sihova 'Oku lava pe kene ngaohi ha ki'i motu peheni 'i he loloto 'o e 'oseni 'i ha lau sekoni Kilukilua ia ki he ivi mo e fakakaukau 'a e tangata Kuo he mama'o 'a Tonga meia Sihova kae tuku 'etau kumi 'Otua fo'ou...SAIA Copyright © Vava'u Press 2025. Permissions apply. Contact the publishers Jakarta - The eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai has formed a new island in the South Pacific The island appeared 45-kilometer northwest off Tonga capital city The 500-meter square new island was formed after the volcano eruption on December has visited the island with two of his friends and he said he will visit it again "It felt quite safe - the only difficult thing was getting out of the boat on to the island And climbing it was hard in the bright sun," Orbassano said as quoted by BBC a reader in natural hazards at the University of Bristol said the surface of the island was likely to be "highly unstable" "It will be very loose and unconsolidated material," he said so it's basically small pieces of rock on top of each other that have formed an island." 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Indonesia Suspends Crypto ID Platform Over Data Privacy Concerns Norway Condemns Israeli Blockade on Gaza Aid Amid Renewed Strikes Human Rights Minister Backs Program Sending Troubled Students to Military Barracks Prabowo Says TNI Often Accused of Dictatorship, Yet Played Key Role in Reform Aceh to Implement Night Curfew on Students Today's Top 3 News: List of Baeksang Arts Awards 2025 Winners, 7 Most Beautiful Banknotes in the World 2025 Conclave: How the Catholic Church Will Elect the Next Pope Budget-Friendly Vacation: Free Places to Visit in Penang Island Who Was Paola Maino?Paola Maino: On August 27 Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi lost her mother This not only meant the loss of her mother but also the loss of her strong links with Orbassano in Italy Sonia was the second daughter of Stefano and Paola who had raised her as their Cenerentola or Cinderella Sonia was lucky that her parents realized she was quite different from the crowd.  she was a bit uncomfortable in the dusty environment of Orbassano The language spoken in the Mainos family was Russian although they also knew Italian and Spanish The Maino family was hugely impressed with the Russian culture One of Paola Maino’s most strong qualities was that she was a hardworking lady Paola and Stefano raised their children in the traditional Catholic way Sonia was sent to pursue education at Cambridge Paola and Stefano visited the United Kingdom when their daughter Sonia came to study at the Lennox Cook School Paola and Stefano weren’t very fond of the fact that Sonia wished to marry the then Indian Prime Minister’s son The traditional family was hesitant to accept this marriage so much so that the issue estranged Stefano from Sonia He did not even attend Sonia’s marriage ceremony The Mainos family was considered one of those families of that era that was aware of its “social superiority.” Maino’s success was often attributed to the huge boom in the construction industry in the 1980s but there have been some reports in India that raised a brow about the family’s success the journalist and administrator called the Mainos a decent family and disregarded all suspicion toward the family her father’s strict and forceful nature was resented by Sonia which automatically made her inclined toward her mother which made young Sonia get closer to her mother Paola always made it a point to visit her daughter in India she visited the country again in March-April 2004 she went back just a week before the Lok Sabha results were announced During the days when Sonia and Priyanka used to be away from home campaigning in the Amethi-Rae Bareli-Sultanpur belt it was Paola who attended to her great-grandchildren Miraya and Raihan at Priyanka’s house Paola had always been seen buying fruits and vegetables at Khan Market in Delhi Paola had a close connection with her grandchild Rahul Rahul Gandhi took a holiday to visit Paola The step invited huge criticism from BJP leaders and the public in general but it was Paola’s earnest desire to celebrate Rahul’s then birthday together with him Recently in the last month of December too Rahul again visited Paola to see her deteriorating medical condition he could not attend the Congress party’s 136th foundation day This again became a reason for social media and other leaders to take a dig at the leader but Rahul Gandhi prioritized his visit to his beloved grandmother more than anyone else Latest Stories Difference Between Mock, Fire, and Evacuation Drill: Check Key Details Here Which 8 States Could See Aurora Borealis After Geomagnetic Storms? 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