Are huge earthquakes linked? | The Big Picture

Are huge earthquakes linked? | The Big Picture

Excerpt:

“What is clear is that for the 6.2 years since 2004, there have been more great earthquakes around the world than in any 6.2-year period throughout the 110-year history of seismic recordings.”
-Thorne Lay at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Link: "You Are Solving The Wrong Problem « Aza on Design"

You Are Solving The Wrong Problem « Aza on Design:

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"There is some problem you are trying to solve. In your life, at work, in a design. You are probably solving the wrong problem. Paul MacCready, considered to be one of the best mechanical engineers of the 20th century, said it best: “The problem is we don’t understand the problem.”

Story time....

...What’s the take-away? When you are solving a difficult problem re-ask the problem so that your solution helps you learn faster. Find a faster way to fail, recover, and try again. If the problem you are trying to solve involves creating a magnum opus, you are solving the wrong problem."

Jean Ritchie - Shady Grove (Rainbow Quest)

This song is strangely enchanting...I was fixated.

YouTube - Rainbow Quest: Jean Ritchie - Shady Grove

Intolerance: Illegal Minority Profiling and Persecution in Russia

According to recent ECHU interpretations of Eurpoean Law, Russia is in clear violation of Human Rights by it's current campaign against individuals whose only "crime" is being one of Jehovah's Witnesses. This is not an isolated incident with over 300 reported cases recently with as many still being processed for publication.

Article: Russia deports foreign student because of religion

Excerpt:

"Daisuke Nomura, a student studying the Russian language at the Buryatia State University, will be deported back to Japan. According to local authorities, a foreign student in Russia is not permitted to profess the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Nomura, a 28-year-old from the city of Osaka, Japan, had only four months left to complete his studies and receive a diploma."

A Legal Manual for an Apocalyptic New York (NYTimes.com)

Full Article is here: A Legal Manual for an Apocalyptic New York - NYTimes.com:

Excerpt:

"Quarantines. The closing of businesses. Mass evacuations. Warrantless searches of homes. The slaughter of infected animals and the seizing of property. When laws can be suspended and whether infectious people can be isolated against their will or subjected to mandatory treatment. It is all there, in dry legalese, in the manual, published by the state court system and the state bar association.

The most startling legal realities are handled with lawyerly understatement. It notes that the government has broad power to declare a state of emergency. “Once having done so,” it continues, “local authorities may establish curfews, quarantine wide areas, close businesses, restrict public assemblies and, under certain circumstances, suspend local ordinances.”"

The full manual is available here.

The Milky Way's Dance Over Lake Tahoe (Time Lapse)

What's awesome is when you realize that we're the ones moving...but then again everything is moving, isn't it?

“I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul.” -Victor Hugo

Watch it in HD by following this link: Lake Tahoe Milky Way Night Time Lapse on Vimeo

The artist stated the following on Vimeo: "This has has not been processed, this is straight from the camera. I still have to color correct it. Milky Way Time lapse over Lake Tahoe on 9/4/2010. Shot with a Canon 5d Mkii, Sigma 24mm f1.8, Opteka Battery grip to hold two battery's so I can get 9 hours of run time, Canon intervelometer, and a tripod. Shot 30 sec exposures at f1.8 every 35 seconds."

Artist's contact information: justinmajeczky@varient3.com