earthquake san francisco

A one-two earthquakes shook the nerves of San Francisco Bay on Monday, and scientists say the tremors of magnitude 3.5 and 4.0 below the city of El Cerrito were reminders of the dangers in a region seismic known risk.

The double impact - accompanied by two smaller earthquakes - were too small to release energy through a turbulent part of the Hayward Fault. This is the fault line is very likely that the source of the following are the Bay Area "Big One", with a probability of 1 in a break-3 6.7 in the next 30 years, according to the Service U.S. Geological Survey.

Although the surprise Monday morning caused no major damage was a good reminder, even for scientists to prepare - especially when the rising price of gas, the needle is close to "empty".

kowloon walled city

An article in the New York Times asking how many people could keep notes of Manhattan "Manhattan package as strong as Kowloon Walled City, river to river, get stuck on average 65 million people."

I think in many ways is more illuminating to think about less extreme scenarios. Think of New Jersey, which is not really a farm full. It contains, however, five times more people per square mile as California. In other words, if the Golden State were as close as New Jersey an average of over 188 million people. And California is a fine place to live. Thanks to its mild climate, Californians use very little energy for heating and cooling of offices compared to most Americans. According to 2005 data, the average California had half the footprint of the average American about this. And yet, a Californian who was in New Jersey, the level of population density would be even lower per capita CO2 emissions, as many cars would travel shorter distances and a greater proportion of the population would be walking / cycling / transit by the time. And although this of course would be a dramatic transformation, my point is that unlike Manhattan interpretation of Kowloon Walled City is not a bad idea. New Jersey is a strange neighborhood, as an accident of history. New Jersey is not particularly intense! In fact, small cities (Trenton, Newark, Camden) are all well below the peaks of its population history.

snl lindsay lohan

Lindsay Lohan in Disney roots chosen to host Saturday Night Live, for the third time. In The Real Housewives of Disney, Lohan plays Rapunzel, who is willing to descend from the tower and in the center of attention. Like any other Real Housewives, there was a fair share of money problems (Jasmine and her husband that all your needs), marital problems ("Never marry a man who loves shoes," warns Cinderella if we find its decrepit Prince Charming) and Auto-Tuned horrible dance floor.

In his monologue, Lindsay Lohan thanked the cast and crew at SNL to trust enough to let her return, only his eyes and called Kenan Thompson Kristen Wiig battle. Alum Jimmy Fallon was a little more reassuring. "You can do this, and if for some reason can not, Jon Hamm is on standby as a backup series."