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2011-10-23 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Frank G 2011-10-23 10:07|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Lemmee see - the usual suspects said it was Allen's wrath that caused the recent 5.8 (or so) earthquake here on the East Coast, so obviously Allen really hates Turkey.

Posted by Barbara 2011-10-23 10:40|| 2011-10-23 10:40|| Front Page Top

#2 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Asia.php

Yep. Looks like a biggen.

Posted by Skidmark 2011-10-23 10:47|| 2011-10-23 10:47|| Front Page Top

#3 A 7.3 and a 7.2

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-10-23 12:45|| 2011-10-23 12:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Technion's device for concentrating hair rays obviously works.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-10-23 13:02|| 2011-10-23 13:02|| Front Page Top

#5 that 7.3 was fairly shallow. Bet that bounced the rubble

Posted by Frank G 2011-10-23 13:16|| 2011-10-23 13:16|| Front Page Top

#6 construction standards low and inspectors bribed

fatalities probably will eventually exceed 500

Posted by Lord Garth 2011-10-23 13:29|| 2011-10-23 13:29|| Front Page Top

#7 The usual suspects---substandard concrete and courtesy amounts of rebar.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2011-10-23 15:08|| 2011-10-23 15:08|| Front Page Top

#8 Didn't they recently hang a contractor in China for Building a bridge wuth Trash (Garbage) as the filler, Yup, it fell down.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2011-10-23 15:29|| 2011-10-23 15:29|| Front Page Top

#9 They have a crap government, but think about the week they have had. The PPK killed around 50 of their 18-year soldiers on Tuesday.
Then this happens. 1000, at least, dead.
I have three Turkish students in class; they were in a 9/11-style evil mood last week. They'll probably be putting heads on pikes in this one.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2011-10-23 17:05|| 2011-10-23 17:05|| Front Page Top

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