Philadelphia, PA — There was an earthquake in Camden, NJ. In the past several years, the region has become aware of earthquakes. The USGS says: Tectonic Summary EARTHQUAKES IN THE NEW YORK – PHILADELPHIA – WILMINGTON URBAN CORRIDOR Since colonial times people in the New York – Philadelphia – Wilmington urban corridor have felt small […]
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Northeastern Earthquakes
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Tagged Camden, earthquake maps, earthquakes, fault line maps, fault lines, new jersey, Northeastern United States, Pennsylvania
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Last Christmas 2012 Music Album
A free album of new Christmas music and songs for the holiday season. MP3’s and music videos about the last Christmas on Earth? Single: Peace, Love and Harmony (Free MP3 Download or Streaming Audio) Songs: Peace, Love and Harmony (Prior to 12-21-2012) Christmas Impression My, My, My, Oh, My (Thanksgiving Song) Hoping Faithfully Yet Another […]
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Tagged 2012, chords, Christmas, Christmas album, Christmas song, Daniel Brouse, lyrics, music, new, original, poem, poetry, singer, songwriter
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California’s First Cap-and-Trade Auction
CALIFORNIA, USA — It has been a long time coming, but finally the United States has started creating a market to tax pollution. The Environmental Defense Fund says: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the results from California’s first cap-and-trade auction held last Wednesday, November 14. The CARB summary report demonstrates that the auction […]
Posted in Business, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Government, Science
Tagged auction, California, cap-and-trade, carbon market, carbon tax, climate change, emissions trading, Environment, pollution, United States
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Grasshoppers Pump-up the Volume for Sex
What do grasshoppers do to deal with human’s noise pollution? PARIS – For city grasshoppers, noise just isn’t cricket. Loud traffic drowns out the song the male grasshopper makes, rubbing a toothed file on his hind legs against a protruding vein on his front wings, to lure a mate. But, German biologists have discovered, […]
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Tagged . sound, grasshoppers, humans, loud, mating calls, noise pollution, volume
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Self-immolation
In the last two days, six Tibetans set themselves on fire (self-immolate) in protest to Chinese rule. “These protests are aimed at sending the next generation of China’s unelected regime a clear signal that Tibetans will continue to fight for their freedom despite China’s efforts to suppress and intimidate them,” Free Tibet director Stephanie Brigden […]
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Tagged self immolation, self-immolate, set yourself on fire, Tibet, Tibetans
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What Does the President of the United States Do?
The Executive Branch The White House The power of the Executive Branch is vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress and, to that end, appoints the heads of […]
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Tagged duties, job, President Of The United States Of America, responsibilities, work
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3D Fetus Models
Tthe Parkside Hiroo Ladies Clinic in Tokyo is partnering with Japanese engineering company Fasotec to produce a 3D model of fetuses. The process is being called the “Shape of an Angel”. The model is created though a multi-step process that converts an MRI scan of the mother’s womb to an the image that is then […]
Posted in Business, children, health and wellness, Medicine, Science, Society
Tagged 3D Fetus Model, 3D printer, babies, cat scan, pregnant, Shape Of An Angel, ultrasound
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When Storms Collide
October 29, 2012 — The worst case scenario is about to take place for the New Jersey Shore. Hurricane Sandy is expected make landfall during high tide. Part of the Atlantic City boardwalk has already been washed away. October 26, 2012 — Though hurricane Sandy has been downgraded, there is a chance the Northeastern United […]
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Tagged danger, flood insurance, Hurricane Sandy, insurance, Jersey Shore, New Jersey evacuations, storm warming, warnings
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Scientists Jailed Over Earthquake
ITALY — Six of Italy’s top seismologists and natural disaster scientists, as well as, a government official have been sentenced to prison terms over the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. The quake killed 300 people and destroyed the city. The court ruled the scientists guilty of manslaughter and sentenced them to 6 years in jail. Over 5000 […]
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Tagged earthquake, Italy, jailed, manslaughter, prison, Science, scientists, seismologists
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