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This is the bridge in Mt. Vernon, WA that collapsed, cause unknown (at this point).
As you can see, it is already removed from Google Maps.
The I-5 corridor extends along the Cascadian subduction zone.
The chances for a 9 point earthquake along the Cascadian subduction zone in the next 50 years could be as high as 37%.
The last known great earthquake in the northwest was the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.Geologicalevidence indicates that great earthquakes may have occurred at least seven times in the last 3,500 years, suggesting a return time of 300 to 600 years. There is also evidence of accompanyingtsunamiswith every earthquake, and one line of evidence for these earthquakes is tsunami damage, and through Japanese records of tsunamis.
The next rupture of the Cascadia Subduction Zone is anticipated to be capable of causing widespread destruction throughout thePacific Northwest.
Other similar subduction zones in the world usually have such earthquakes every 100 to 200 years; the longer interval here may indicate unusually large stress buildup and subsequent unusually large earthquake slip.
Good news everybody!
"Man is himself, is man, only at the surface. Lift the skin, dissect: here begin the machines. It is then you lose yourself in an inexplicable substance, something alien to everything you know, and which is nonetheless the essential."
Paul Valery, Cahier B, 1910
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For us, locomotives already have symbolic character because we met with them in childhood. Our children, however, will find this in automobiles, of which we ourselves see only the new, elegant, modern cheeky side. There is no more insipid and shabby antithesis than that which reactionary thinkers like Klages [insert contemporary name here] try to set up between the symbol-space of nature and that of technology. To each truly new configuration of nature—and, at bottom, technology is just such a configuration—there correspond new “images”. Every childhood discoveres these new images in order to incorporate them into the image stock of humanity.
- Walter Benjamin, Arcades Project 1927-1935](http://24.media.tumblr.com/ace4b8b50ee81c1781bae426e431c3a7/tumblr_mn9riiBid51s9roo1o1_500.jpg)
For us, locomotives already have symbolic character because we met with them in childhood. Our children, however, will find this in automobiles, of which we ourselves see only the new, elegant, modern cheeky side. There is no more insipid and shabby antithesis than that which reactionary thinkers like Klages [insert contemporary name here] try to set up between the symbol-space of nature and that of technology. To each truly new configuration of nature—and, at bottom, technology is just such a configuration—there correspond new “images”. Every childhood discoveres these new images in order to incorporate them into the image stock of humanity.
- Walter Benjamin, Arcades Project 1927-1935
Amazon Annie Atomic Cannon (by nuclearvault)
Pope Francis Says All Who Do Good Are Redeemed - Atheists Included
This is like Facebook tracking your data, whether you have an account or not.Pope Francis rocked some religious and atheist minds today when he declared that everyone was redeemed through Jesus, including atheists. …Huh.HUH.
SHADOW AND ACT: Al Jazeera Profiles ‘The New African Photography’ In 6-Episode Series
Al Jazeera English will premiere a new 6-episode series on Artscape, titled The New African Photography, which will document changes across the continent through the eyes of its photographers, in an effort to “take back control” of images of Africa with more nuanced, varied depictions of the continent, instead of the extremes we often get. Expect nods to pioneers like Malick Sidibé and autodidact Seydou Keïta.The six episodes (one of which was executive produced by Viva Riva director Djo Munga) will premiere on April 22.They are:1. Invisible Borders (22 April 2013) Nigerian Emeka Okereke is the founder of Invisible Borders, an annual photographic project that takes African artists on a road trip across the continent. Invisible Borders follows Emeka and fellow Nigerian photographer Lilian Novo on the most recent journey, from Nigeria through Cameroon and Gabon. Emeka says, “Everywhere we go in Africa, we see our generation talking about doing things for themselves. This is the time to actually go in and experiment.”2. The Red Dress (29 April 2013) Barbara Minishi is a leading fashion photographer in Kenya. For her latest project, Barbara swapped skinny models for normal people, photographing a wide range of women all wearing the same red dress, as a symbol of unity and national identity in the aftermath of the 2007 post-election violence in which more than 1 000 Kenyans were killed.MORE
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The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg is working with a sample of the new coronavirus that’s causing clusters of infections abroad — but can’t share the material with other researchers across the country despite the public health urgency.
It was a Dutch lab that sent a Saudi sample of the virus to Winnipeg, where scientists are looking for better ways to diagnose and treat the infection. So far, 41 confirmed cases and 20 deaths have been recorded.
Frank Plummer, scientific director of the National Microbiology Laboratory, says his researchers can’t distribute the coronavirus sample to other labs in the country. (John Woods/Canadian Press)
But before they could start, officials had to sign a material transfer agreement, a contract that outlines the terms and conditions for using the coronavirus sample.
The Dutch “had pretty tight restrictions around how it could be used,” Frank Plummer, scientific director of the National Microbiology Laboratory, said in an interview. “So there was a lot of negotiation and a lot of lawyers involved both with us and the Americans and others around the world, which slowed things down quite a bit.”
Such agreements exist for different reasons — sometimes because countries want to make sure a dangerous bug won’t fall into the wrong hands, sometimes because they want to exert their rights if a vaccine or treatment is developed. But the agreements also impede the research process, say scientists.
“We can’t distribute [the virus] any further, which is a problem, because a lot of people would like to be working on this and can’t,” Plummer said.
In contrast, Plummer said China simply gave away samples of the H7N9 bird flu virus, as did Mexico with H1N1 swine flu in 2009.
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North Sea Drainage Project. (1930) [1803×2790]](http://i.imgur.com/bWmXqq2.jpg)
![A number of files pertaining to the wartime activities of MI5 have been declassified and are now available for public inspection at the National Archive, Kew, England. One deals with MI5 investigations of what are intriguingly described as “markings on the ground.” With hindsight, today, those markings may have been nothing less than Crop Circles!
According to the report: “This account is not concerned with the activities of fifth columnists such as sabotage, capturing airfields and key points, and harassing the defending army, but in the methods used in communicating to each other and to the enemy. Reports from Poland, Holland, France and Belgium showed that they used ground markings for the guidance of bombers and paratroops (and of lights by night).”
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“Field, north of Newquay, Cornwall: Aircraft noticed, in May 1940, strange marking in this field and it was photographed. Enquiries were made and it was found that the lines were formed by heaps of lime used for agricultural purposes. The farmer concerned was above reproach and removed the lime heaps.”
A second report followed: “Field at Little Mill, Monmouthshire: In May 1941 a report was made that an unusual mark was visible amongst the growing corn. Near one of the gates was a mark in the form of the letter G, some 33 yards long. This mark had been made by sowing barley transversely through the grain.”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/b477374a23a55175ed20cd0fc573cb98/tumblr_mn4367Z0p11rokfqwo1_500.jpg)
A number of files pertaining to the wartime activities of MI5 have been declassified and are now available for public inspection at the National Archive, Kew, England. One deals with MI5 investigations of what are intriguingly described as “markings on the ground.” With hindsight, today, those markings may have been nothing less than Crop Circles!
According to the report: “This account is not concerned with the activities of fifth columnists such as sabotage, capturing airfields and key points, and harassing the defending army, but in the methods used in communicating to each other and to the enemy. Reports from Poland, Holland, France and Belgium showed that they used ground markings for the guidance of bombers and paratroops (and of lights by night).”
[…]
“Field, north of Newquay, Cornwall: Aircraft noticed, in May 1940, strange marking in this field and it was photographed. Enquiries were made and it was found that the lines were formed by heaps of lime used for agricultural purposes. The farmer concerned was above reproach and removed the lime heaps.”
A second report followed: “Field at Little Mill, Monmouthshire: In May 1941 a report was made that an unusual mark was visible amongst the growing corn. Near one of the gates was a mark in the form of the letter G, some 33 yards long. This mark had been made by sowing barley transversely through the grain.”
