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3 hrs ago | Trend

Emergency Ministry: Earthquake in Uzbekistan caused no casualties or destruction

The earthquake that occurred in Uzbekistan on Saturday night at 3.18 caused casualties or damage, Ministry of Emergency Situations told Trend.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, World News, Kyrgyzstan, US Geological Survey, Geology, Science, Tajikistan,

5 hrs ago | The Campbell Reporter

Cassidy: SRI International is an innovation powerhouse trying to rise ...

When Intel worried years ago that its marvelous innovation wasn't being noticed by consumers-at-large, it launched the ubiquitous "Intel Inside" campaign.

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Related Topix: SRI International, Non-Profit, Google, Startups, Apple, Science / Technology, Robots, Anaheim, CA

9 hrs ago | Chico Enterprise-Record

Scientists looking to find fault in Almanor quake

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey may find themselves headed to Lake Almanor in an effort to determine which fault line triggered the 5.7-magnitude earthquake that shock the region Thursday night.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science, Almanor, CA, US Geological Survey, Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Menlo Park, CA

13 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Russia 8.2 quake: Brief tsunami scare and no casualties reported

Near the eastern coast of Russia there was an 8.2 quake on Friday. There was a brief tsunami scare but no casualties were reported.

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Related Topix: Tsunami, Natural Disasters, US Geological Survey, Geology, Science, Earthquake

13 hrs ago | MotherJones

Obama's Drug Czar Cites Useless Stat to Dismiss Legalizing Pot

Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy , dismissed calls for pot legalization on Thursday, citing a recent study by his agency to claim that marijuana is the drug most commonly linked to crime.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Marijuana, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Urban Institute, Drug Testing

15 hrs ago | New Hampshire Public Radio -

Amphibians' Population Decline Marked In New U.S. Study

Populations of frogs and other amphibians are declining at an average rate of 3.7 percent each year, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study.

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Related Topix: US Geological Survey, Geology, Science

18 hrs ago | The Daily Democrat

5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes near Greenville

A jarring 5.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded about 6 miles northwest of Greenville, near Lake Almanor, at about 8:47 p.m. Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Almanor, CA, US Geological Survey, Geology, Science, Butte County, CA, Chico, CA

19 hrs ago | Information Technology

FLASH: M8.2 earthquake jolts Sea of Okhotsk -- USGS

A 8.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Sea of Okhotsk from a depth of 601.80 km at 0544 GMT Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, US Geological Survey, Geology, Science, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, Computer Science

23 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

Great earthquake jolts Sea of Okhotsk, no tsunami expected

A 8.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Sea of Okhotsk from a depth of 601.80 km at 0544 GMT Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Tsunami, US Geological Survey, Geology, Science

Yesterday | The Standard

Tsunami danger in Russia's Far East after 8.2 quake

Russia issued a tsunami warning for the Sakhalin Island region in its Far East after a deep sea earthquake measured at a magnitude of 8.2 by the US Geological Survey.

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Related Topix: Tsunami, Natural Disasters, Earthquake, US Geological Survey, Geology, Science, World News, Russia

Thu May 23, 2013

Jerusalem Post

06:52Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Northern California

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck in Northern California on Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, US Geological Survey, Geology, Science, Israel, World News, Middle East,

Suria

Strong quake strikes off Tonga

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck 255 kilometres southwest of Tonga on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, but there were no reports of damage.

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Related Topix: Oceania, Tonga, Earthquake, Natural Disasters, US Geological Survey, Geology, Science

The Otago Daily Times

Earthquake strikes near Tonga

The quake occurred at 5.19am local time , 287km southwest of Nuku'alofa, at a depth of 171km, the US Geological Survey reported.

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Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Tonga, Earthquake, Natural Disasters, US Geological Survey, Geology, Science

Samoa News

No tsunami generated from early morning quake south of Nuku'alofa

A 7.4 magnitude quake occurred around 6:19a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013 , in the Tonga region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Related Topix: Oceania, American Samoa, World News, Tonga, US Geological Survey, Geology, Science

Suria

7.4 magnitude quake strikes southwest of...

A man points at a seismic chart at the Central Weather Bureau in Taipei on March 4, 2010.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, US Geological Survey, Geology, Science, Tsunami

Freshnews

BAE Systems' Experts Continue Missile Defense Research for U.S. Army

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command has awarded BAE Systems an $85 million, two-year contract extension to continue its support of the agency's Future Warfare Center.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, BAE Systems, Aerospace-Defense, Strategic Defense Initiative

Plant Services

How to evaluate alarm limits for lubricating oils

Properly used statistical techniques are powerful tools for validating and improving the alarm limits applied during evaluation of oil samples taken periodically from operating machinery.

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Related Topix: American Society for Testing and Materials

Science, Industry and Business

NASA's Landsat Satellite Looks for a Cloud-Free View

Clouds are hard to spot in this natural-color image of the Aral Sea in Central Asia, taken March 24, 2013.

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Related Topix: NASA, US Geological Survey, Sioux Falls, SD

The Times

Give a little to boot that'll help MDA a lot

Almost daily, they place their own lives in harm's way to protect others and their property from fires; they help extract accident victims from mangled automobile wrecks; and through this Memorial Day weekend they're helping to save lives another way as they continue collecting funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

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Related Topix: Muscular Dystrophy Association, Shreveport, LA, Bossier City, LA

Green Car Congress

ChargePoint, National Grid, and NYSERDA launch electric vehicle...

ChargePoint and National Grid unveiled the first of more than 80 electric vehicle charging stations in New York, funded through a $1-million award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority .

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Related Topix: New York Government, New York, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

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