Massive Earthquake 8.0 Shakes Aleutian Islands - Alaska

<h2 style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.vulosangeles.com/2014/06/massive-earthquake-80-shakes-aleutian.html">Massive Earthquake 8.0 Shakes Aleutian Islands - Alaska</a></h2> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rjXb9d4NMBY?rel=0" width="100%"></iframe> Days earlier, the area around a remote Aleutian volcano was rattled by dozens of smaller quakes, prompting fears of a possible eruption<br /> <br /> A local tsunami warning was issued after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean west of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Tsunami Warning Center said.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiC1DJOo57QNzL0FMVlSXHa2XbwuPhv_WVijheMgEJWNe38aP709ZQq7Bn1UtrBKL2mnHkEpldIS0tE9aaf69bIONC5D4qeg684Rjrl4cmRW3SqhS0h414iSwAaHhiXcFU8_l0WrbbiuFy/s1600/Massive+Earthquake+8.0+Shakes+Aleutian+Islands+-+Alaska.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiC1DJOo57QNzL0FMVlSXHa2XbwuPhv_WVijheMgEJWNe38aP709ZQq7Bn1UtrBKL2mnHkEpldIS0tE9aaf69bIONC5D4qeg684Rjrl4cmRW3SqhS0h414iSwAaHhiXcFU8_l0WrbbiuFy/s1600/Massive+Earthquake+8.0+Shakes+Aleutian+Islands+-+Alaska.png" width="320" /></a></div> The warning covered coastal areas of Alaska from Nikolski to Attu, the center said, adding the level of tsunami danger was being evaluated for other U.S. and Canadian Pacific coasts.<br /> <br /> The quake struck about 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska, at a depth of about 71 miles (114 km), USGS said.<br /> <br /> Sixty-seven miles beneath the western Aleutian Islands, a portion of the massive Pacific tectonic plate was straining mightily today to plunge deeper into the Earth’s interior — along the arcing seafloor trench seen in the Google Earth image above.<br /> <br /> And then, at a little before 1 p.m. local time, it suddenly wrenched free, triggering a magnitude 7.9 earthquake that shook the tiny island town of Adak about 200 miles to the East.<br /> <br /> The temblor caused several minutes of “steady shake and roll,” said eyewitness Vince Tutiakoff Jr., quoted in the <a href="http://www.adn.com/2014/06/23/3530549/big-earthquake-triggers-tsunami.html?sp=/99/100/&ihp=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alaska Daily News</a>. It also prompted a tsunami warning, which has now been downgraded to a watch by the <a href="http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Tsunami Warning Center</a>. (But not before the National Weather Service in Anchorage reported that water was seen leaving Adak harbor — often a sign of an impending tsunami.)<br /> <br /> The epicenter of the quake was located about 15 miles southeast of Little Sitkin Island, according to the <a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000rki5#summary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">U.S. Geological Survey</a>. Click on the thumbnail image at right to see a photograph of the island and its snow-draped volcano taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in October of 2002.<br /> <br /> Little Sitkin and the other Aleutian Islands have been built by magma rising up from the mantle and spewing out to form a chain of volcanoes. This happens as the Pacific Plate moves northward and subducts beneath the North America plate.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4mLc38WJaPTe4QG150hdb_M7A417RtjNuhXVqm_JIrF3gE3ACAhVQY3YkcqktsOXpIcTEl9TOLDGvyjkQseKYDxGdLAinnpgQGFXY5lgjl4tYKiTtStP-Hn4cXia_lG7P68Kk0omee_C/s1600/Pacific+Plate+plunges+into+the+Earth.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4mLc38WJaPTe4QG150hdb_M7A417RtjNuhXVqm_JIrF3gE3ACAhVQY3YkcqktsOXpIcTEl9TOLDGvyjkQseKYDxGdLAinnpgQGFXY5lgjl4tYKiTtStP-Hn4cXia_lG7P68Kk0omee_C/s1600/Pacific+Plate+plunges+into+the+Earth.png" width="320" /></a></div> As the Pacific Plate plunges into the Earth, temperature and pressure increase dramatically. This causes water that has been dragged down within the rocks and minerals of the descending plate to be released upward into the material above it. The water, in turn, reduces the melting point of the material, causing it to melt. This magma burns its way upward and spews out to create the Aleutian island chain. 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Massive Earthquake 8.0 Shakes Aleutian Islands - Alaska

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Body Found Investigation Underway - Los Angeles

Body Found Investigation Underway - Los Angeles<br /> <br /> An investigation was underway Wednesday morning after a man’s body was found near a dumpster in the Bassett community of unincorporated Los Angeles County, authorities said.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcfjZQFyGE4MoC5C5ot0NgXm6b_ZKuOU4x1e-o5DZBPKhDsSXoEdaxXza9x0Jlsy3HMQiE2nKiUWr2bP2GQket4psNcWVapCq24g4NkP8lORXCYbYF9v1EVF-TApZk3yqQurxG1aXIIuY/s1600/Body+Found+Investigation+Underway+-+Los+Angeles.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcfjZQFyGE4MoC5C5ot0NgXm6b_ZKuOU4x1e-o5DZBPKhDsSXoEdaxXza9x0Jlsy3HMQiE2nKiUWr2bP2GQket4psNcWVapCq24g4NkP8lORXCYbYF9v1EVF-TApZk3yqQurxG1aXIIuY/s1600/Body+Found+Investigation+Underway+-+Los+Angeles.png" width="320" /></a></div> The discovery was made about 5:49 a.m. in the 13900 block of Valley Boulevard (map), said Sgt. Rick Thurlo of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Industry station. The location is an in industrial area about two miles southeast of El Monte.<br /> <br /> Industry Sheriff’s Station deputies responding to a report of a “person down” found the unresponsive man who had injuries to his upper torso, according to a second LASD news release.<br /> <br /> Homicide detectives responded to the scene, outside an auto parts business.<br /> <br /> He had not been identified as of Wednesday afternoon.<br /> <br /> KTLA’s Ashley Soley-Cerro contributed to this report.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Source Article: <a href="http://ktla.com/2014/06/18/mans-body-found-in-torrance-homicide-investigation-underway/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ktla.com/2014/06/18/mans-body-found-in-torrance-homicide-investigation-underway/</a></span><br /> <br /> <div> Other Articles Of Interest:<br /> <a href="http://www.vulosangeles.com/2014/06/body-found-investigation-underway-los.html" target="_blank">Body Found Investigation Underway - Los Angeles</a><br /> <a href="http://www.vunewyork.blogspot.com/2014/06/intelligent-design-will-be-33-billion.html" target="_blank">Intelligent Design Will Be 33 Billion - Sandy Recovery Efforts</a></div> <div> <a href="http://www.vuatlanta..blogspot.com/2014/06/fathers-day-history-poems-blessings.html" target="">Fathers Day - History - Poems - Blessings</a></div> <div> <a href="http://www.vuomaha.blogspot.com/2014/06/mona-abboud-and-johnny-carson-king-of.html" target="_blank">Mona Abboud and Johnny Carson - King Of Late Nite</a></div> <div> <a href="http://www.naplesmd.blogspot.com/2014/06/cancer-detection-with-one-test-rapid.html" target="_blank">Cancer Detection With One Test - Rapid Accurate Method of Detecting Solid Cancers</a></div> <div> <a href="http://www.vutampa.blogspot.com/2014/06/tampa-family-health-center-new.html" target="_blank">Tampa Family Health Center - New Construction</a></div> <div> <a href="http://www.vunaples.blogspot.com/2014/06/space-station-smoke-incident-crew-out.html" target="_blank">Space Station Smoke Incident - Crew Out Of Harms Way</a></div> <div> <a href="http://www.vuomaha.blogspot.com/2014/06/hepatitis-c-finally-cure-medical.html" target="_blank">Hepatitis C - Finally A Cure! - Medical Breakthrough</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Other Videos Of Interest:</div> <div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6mOr1LlHjk" target="_blank">Breast Implants</a></div> <div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-nmyzrccbI" target="_blank">Emergency Dental</a></div> <div> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elN3mg0_aMA" target="_blank">Real Estate Video Production</a></div> <div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt62VeXVvWc" target="_blank">Naples Video Marketing</a></div> <div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po1DATCau14" target="_blank">Web Designers In Naples Fl</a></div> <div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhRNtRCc3Tk" target="_blank">Seo Services</a></div> <div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elN3mg0_aMA" target="_blank">Naples Real Estate Services</a></div> <div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_fk4m7EPEA" target="_blank">Dental Scrap Buyers</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> © 2014 all rights reserved</div>

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Why Are Mega-Mergers Killing Innovation?

<h2 style="text-align: center;"> Why Are Mega-Mergers Killing Innovation?</h2> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KQTaupOoPcI?rel=0" width="100%"></iframe> The latest mega-merger in the telecommunications sector, that of AT&T and DirecTV, would be the fourth largest in history, and it comes only months after the nation’s largest cable operator Comcast announced that it was buying Time Warner Cable, the second largest cable operator. Nor is telecommunications the only sector to see such acquisitiveness. Microsoft purchased the devices and services business of Nokia for $7.2 billion late last year, Google snapped up Nest for $3.2 billion in January, and Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in February.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFygtHckJolJGcu21rtehQiL3dvB-fjxWAZCyDrnw3CcRSVrE5NW8VbDg4XEXpvG2VohpaneQvUDJ9b3IOZRDHHDOgRuF7a57fuvChOgbJVCrvUugXVH8X4Zpt_cydOUkk0KMaalEULz-r/s1600/Why+Are+Mega-Mergers+Killing+Innovation%3f.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFygtHckJolJGcu21rtehQiL3dvB-fjxWAZCyDrnw3CcRSVrE5NW8VbDg4XEXpvG2VohpaneQvUDJ9b3IOZRDHHDOgRuF7a57fuvChOgbJVCrvUugXVH8X4Zpt_cydOUkk0KMaalEULz-r/s1600/Why+Are+Mega-Mergers+Killing+Innovation%3f.png" width="320" /></a></div> Such consolidation can be good for consumers as bigger companies have the resources to innovate and provide new products and services which might otherwise never materialize. However, the vertical integration of the telecommunications and technology sectors can also restrict innovation due to decreased competition and the limitation of research to specific technologies that support existing business lines.<br /> <br /> Take, for example, the acquisition of WhatsApp. Facebook’s primary reason for acquiring the company is to utilize the chat technology on its social media platform to bolster its existing messaging application, which currently lags WhatsApp in the smartphone market. Beyond that, Facebook will no doubt try to leverage WhatsApp’s own user base, currently more than half a billion, to promote its social media offering. But either way, the integration of Facebook with WhatsApp is the main goal and driver of value instead of some trailblazing technological development in the chat space itself.<br /> <br /> Similarly, Comcast’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable enables the company to enter complementary markets without actually having to build new infrastructure in those markets or to innovate in any way. Such plug-and-play growth engenders laziness and deprives the U.S. of necessary infrastructure improvement and development. The U.S. is currently ranked a pitiable 35th in the world in broadband capacity according to the World Economic Forum, with even smaller nations outpacing us in cutting edge telecommunications.<br /> <br /> Even when it comes to ‘pure’ or fundamental science that can form the basis of future technology, the relentless drive for commercialization limits its destiny to whatever fuels profits in the short term and can impede future research that does not support that. True, third parties could conduct research for other applications but the ironclad patents that major corporations hold on their technology can make such efforts unprofitable. In other words, the acquisition of promising technologies by major corporations can actually limit them by forcing them along proscribed lines in the future.<br /> <br /> Some of the greatest scientific discoveries that have fueled mankind’s advancement were made in the vacuum of human curiosity without the profit motive that has now become the norm. Today, unless the process of discovery is sponsored by some major corporation or has an obvious application to industry at the outset, there is little motive to pursue it. Even research institutions, which have historically been neutral havens for such discoveries, now require corporate money to survive and are bound by corporate rules. This is a loss for the spirit of innovation that drives human achievement.<br /> <br /> That is not to say that all acquisitions are bad or that our biggest companies don’t move us forward technologically, but if the pace of consolidation by major players continues, it could shrink the playing field to such a degree that innovation will become the sole domain of a handful of companies who, for the most part, will only finance targeted research that promotes their own bottom line, and use patents to prevent others from advancing that technology in other directions. 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Why Are Mega-Mergers Killing Innovation?

Why Are Mega-Mergers Killing Innovation? The latest mega-merger in the telecommunications sector, that of AT&T and DirecTV, would be...

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