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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (72863)	4/7/2011 1:26:35 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 219905

March 10 happened to be the anniversary of the great firebombing of Tokyo by American aircraft in the closing days of World War ii—where 100,000 people burned to death in the inferno that reduced the city to rubble. Amid the March 11 earthquake destruction, some unfavorable comparisons were made.

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (72863)	4/7/2011 1:31:27 PM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219905

Yes <The bronze and most of the iron age (unit 900 to 1200 years ago) civilizations where paying a lot of attention to Equinox and Solstice Any comments?> When people live basically outdoors, the climate matters a LOT. People now spend fortunes on housing because it's worth the effort to be snugly warm inside, or cool in the shade, perhaps even with air-conditioning. When spring starts, it's a great time, when autumn arrives, it's going to get cold. But regarding earthquakes, for a few decades I have been a volcano predictor [and the same thing applies to earthquakes of course]. The sun and moon distort Earth as orbital positions change as shown by tides surging continuously around the oceans. The same tides of magma under the crust are surging but of course not so high or we'd be shaking flat out. They are vastly more viscous than water so the surge is small. But there is still a surge. There is another effect of the orbits which is to lower pressure. When gas is compressed, it liquefies at a particular pressure at a given temperature. If the pressure is reduced ever so slightly, it turns to gas at much greater volume. That's how volcanoes go. When the magma chamber is loaded with enough magma and liquefied organics and water, the tidal surge arrives, the pressure in the column of liquids is reduced, a little bit of liquid turns to gas, pushing up, the lake surface is displaced sideways, lowering the pressure more, allowing more liquid to turn to gas, and that pushes the surface away, lowing the pressure more, and in a short time, the reduced pressure results in a steam eruption at the surface followed by the whole column of liquefied gases turning to gas, roaring up with megatons of frothing pumice, with the organic molecules igniting in air, causing a vast explosive launch to the sky. It's not so much the equinox as the tidal timing. A king tide is the time to be especially wary. With sun and moon aligned and orbits close, and with angle of orbit just right, with the magma chamber loaded, with more coming in from the subduction zone, the system is ready to pop. A butterfly taking off might be the straw that breaks the camel's back [to mix a metaphor]. It is a good idea to not live inside active volcanoes as they do at Taupo and Rotorua. Contrary to popular thinking, there isn't much warning at all [I guess minutes] that an eruption is going to happen. With liquid to gas eruptions, they don't do the pretty squirty red lava fountains as in Hawaii and Auckland, which are fun to stand around nearby and watch, they do a fantastically enormous blast to the sky in a short time. It's amusing that the NZ government has "for your own good" security around Christchurch, which has already fallen down so it won't be falling down again, but they allow people to wander around in Wellington, spend all day every day inside buildings which will go splat on the ground as soon as an earthquake hits, which it will. Also that the government doesn't at least warn people in Taupo that they are going to die if they are there when the volcano goes up, which it will, with a probability of about 1:10 in any 70 year period. That's a 1 in ten chance of seeing the volcano go if somebody lives their whole life there. I don't like those odds for myself. Something like 300 km is a good distance for viewing, not in a house at the edge of the lake. The cause of eruptions and earthquakes is plate tectonics and subduction of organic sediments as the fuel for eruptions, but the trigger is orbital mechanics. Beware the ides of March and spring tides, with low air pressure and low lake levels and low groundwater levels. Mqurice

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (72863)	4/7/2011 7:32:40 PM
From: prometheus1976	Respond to of 219905

sure,here's a comment re 9-11 in New York..2 planes each struck a building yet 3 (THREE) buildings collapsed. And the relationship between the Sept 11 fiasco and the earthquake is strictly coincidental/non-existent..I mean,how do you fake an earthquake??

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (72863)	4/7/2011 8:26:42 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219905

when is equinox in 2012?

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (72863)	4/7/2011 9:37:27 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 219905

just in in-tray From: C Sent: Fri, April 8, 2011 9:11:21 AM Subject: Starbcuks $5 regular coffee Switzerlan (who would want starbucks in Switzerland anyway, but, whatever) $8 Vanilla Lattes and Other Perils of Starbucks in Switzerland April 4, 2011 at 3:01 PM \| When we're away from home, we take a perverted pleasure in sauntering into places we recognize, and noting differences. For example, checking out the "Shaka Shaka Chicken" on the menu at McDonalds in Tokyo, or swinging by the "World's Nicest Taco Bell" on a beach in California. Okay, so most of this involves fast food, but then there's always Starbucks. Do you think you pay a lot for Starbucks coffee in the States? Well, then avoid going to Starbucks in countries that rank high on the quality of life scale. For example: Switzerland. Starbucks is celebrating its tenth anniversary of being in the country, and their shiny signs convinced us to come in during a recent visit to Zurich. Hold on to your wallet... First, we noticed how many people had opted for the ceramic to-stay Starbucks mugs. Coffee here is not a quick-quick ordeal; it's a time to sit and chat and enjoy. Fancy a latte? That'll be 6 CHF ($6.50). We jotted down a few more prices: . Grande Cappuccino or latte: 6 CHF ($6.50) . Grande Americano: 6.20 CHF ($6.74) . Grande chai latte: 6.70 CHF ($7.28) . Grande vanilla latte: 7.40 CHF ($8.05) . Regular coffee: Tall 4.40 CHF, Grande 4.90 CHF, Venti 5.40 CHF It's for reasons like this that we're working to clue you in to Starbucks Alternatives. That said, the Swiss Starbucks' food case was amazing...