NOTE FROM RYAN: I found this article rather disturbing having already been through the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. This predicted "Big One" sounds about 10 times more damaging!
Calif. quake scientists detail impact of 'Big One' - Yahoo! News: "The 'Big One,' as earthquake scientists imagine it in a detailed, first-of-its-kind script, unzips California's mighty San Andreas Fault north of the Mexican border. In less than two minutes, Los Angeles and its sprawling suburbs are shaking like a bowl of jelly.
The jolt from the 7.8-magnitude temblor lasts for three minutes — 15 times longer than the disastrous 1994 Northridge quake.
Water and sewer pipes crack. Power fails. Part of major highways break. Some high-rise steel frame buildings and older concrete and brick structures collapse.
Hospitals are swamped with 50,000 injured as all of Southern California reels from a blow on par with the Sept. 11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina: $200 billion in damage to the economy, and 1,800 dead."
When Mom packs a gadget - Forbes.com- msnbc.com
When Mom packs a gadget - Forbes.com- msnbc.com: "So goes life for mommy geeks.
Blecherman is one of the founding members of the Silicon Valley Moms Group, a collective of mom bloggers who divulge the various travails of modern parenting. Blecherman considers that her full-time, although unpaid, job. These moms started blogging for the fun of it, but run their network like a business — the site has expanded to four other cities (with more planned) and has a blog dedicated to mothers over 50."
Blecherman is one of the founding members of the Silicon Valley Moms Group, a collective of mom bloggers who divulge the various travails of modern parenting. Blecherman considers that her full-time, although unpaid, job. These moms started blogging for the fun of it, but run their network like a business — the site has expanded to four other cities (with more planned) and has a blog dedicated to mothers over 50."
Iron Man
Iron Man
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Cameron and I saw Iron Man today at a matinee. Robert Downey, Jr. was terrific! If you haven't already seen it, do NOT leave the theater before the credits finish...the movie studio snuck in a preview of the next installment of Iron Man. You'll miss it if you leave...hehehe.
