1.   A purplish particle plume shot upward for nine hours, sending flourlike ash across Washington and Idaho and into Montana.

2.   She even considered having her ashes sent to her hometown of Okayama in south-central Japan.

3.   A volcano in southeastern Philippines erupted early Thursday, spewing fountains of lava and sending superheated ash down its slopes.

4.   But Hurricane Erika, which brushed past the northeastern Caribbean last weekend, shifted winds to the southwest on Sunday, sending ash towards Antigua.

5.   Celestis telephoned Majel Roddenberry, who agreed to send the ashes of her husband where he had never gone before.

6.   Fires associated with the disaster sent radioactive ashes into the air.

7.   Occasional clouds of gas have been reported at the mountain since a loud explosion early this month sent gray ash over a wide area.

8.   Occasional clouds of gas have been reported at the mountain since a loud explosion before dawn last Saturday, which sent gray ash over a wide area.

9.   Two explosive bursts, late Friday and early Saturday, sent up ash near the volcano.

10.   When Popocatepetl exploded, glowing ash was sent into the air.