MEXICO Earthquake News, Dec 11, 2011

Strong quake kills at least three in Mexico USA Today Everything is OK." Parts of Mexico City rest on the shaky soil of a former lake bed, which tends to magnify the effect of earthquakes. An 8.1-magnitude quake in 1985 killed as many as 10000 people in the city. In Acapulco, which is in Guerrero, ... See all stories on this topic »

Rest Your Fears: Big Earthquakes Not on the Rise Fox News Such giant earthquakes are expected to occur at least once during the 111-year history of the catalogue of quake data, they said. In a second study, the USGS's Michael used three statistical methods to find out if large earthquakes cluster together or ... See all stories on this topic » Fox News

New Madrid quakes' bicentennial puts focus on future calamity Louisville Courier-Journal The agency predicts a 25 percent to 40 percent chance of a weaker magnitude 6 quake, which would still cause damage, during the same time period. Steve Oglesby, the deputy earthquakeprogram manager for the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management, ... See all stories on this topic »

Quake assessors' wage bill $144m Stuff.co.nz In the week the Earthquake Commission was forced to start an independent review of its hiring practices after revelations of nepotism, the cost of the contractors' bill has been released. A $144 million spending binge on contractors to assess damaged ... See all stories on this topic »

World football stars remember Japan quake dead AFP TOYOTA, Japan — Players at the Club World Cup in Japan paid tribute Sunday to those who lost their lives and livelihoods in the March earthquake that left 20000 dead or missing, nine months on from the disaster. Santos striker Borges had a prolific ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Japan quake and tsunami propel charity focused on orphan care Los Angeles Times But the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan presented the group with its biggest challenge yet. (Tom Miyagawa Coulton, For The Times / December 10, 2011) By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times Japan's natural disaster in March was only hours old when ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Aftershocks: Centuries later, debates surround New Madrid earthquakes DeSoto Appeal The notorious New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12 had begun. Two centuries later, the issues and questions raised by those quakes -- which included hundreds of shocks, the largest of which created Reelfoot Lake and flattened New Madrid, Mo. ... See all stories on this topic »

Major 6.5 quake hits southern Mexico: USGS Hindustan Times A major 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, with the quake strongly felt in the capital Mexico City and southern Guerrero state. City, at a depth of about 65 kilometers, according to USGS. ... See all stories on this topic »

Moderate quake hits southwestern Japan Inquirer.net TOKYO – A moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southwestern islands on Sunday, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage, officials said. The quake hit at 10:22 am (0122 GMT) in Kagoshima prefecture, some 1300 kilometers ... See all stories on this topic »

Mexico Earthquake: 6.5 Magnitude Quake Strikes Western State Of ... By The Huffington Post News Editors MEXICO CITY — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Mexico's western Guerrero state Saturday night, shaking buildings and causing panic in the nation's capital and the Pacific resort of Acapulco. Officials said at least three people died, but ... The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com

World News - Deadly 6.5 earthquake strikes north of Acapulco By msnbc.com staff and news services Reuters reporters in Mexico City said the earthquake seemed to go on for an unusually long period. "I was dreadfully afraid, I thought it was never going to end," said Laura Gonzalez, who was drinking in a bar in the capital when the quake ... Newsvine - World News - Articles

NewsDaily: USGS says 6.7 magnitude quake hit southwest Mexico Midwest quake could cause $100 billion damage: RMS. NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2011 (Reuters) — A moderate earthquake in the midwestern United States could cause up to $100 billion in economic losses and up to $50 billion in insured losses, ... NewsDaily: Top Headlines

Magnitude 6.1 - ATACAMA, CHILE - Earthquake Hazards Program ... USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researchingearthquakes and earthquake hazards. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/.../Quakes/usc00073nc.php

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LIFESTYLE News, Dec 11, 2011

Ann Hornaday's best films of 2011 Washington Post The top 25 favorite shows of self-identified “liberal Democrats” and “conservative Republicans,” according to a survey... News and feature images from around the world. Phyllis Diller, Jerry Lewis, Forest Whitaker, Paris Hilton, Viola Davis and other ... See all stories on this topic »

Best Books of 2011 Washington Post A large-minded, rigorously fair summation of the best thought on Hemingway's writing, his life, traumas, pathologies, his family and friends, and his even more abundant cast of personal, literary and cultural enemies. — Howell Raines 'Deng Xiaoping ... See all stories on this topic »

Best Of Arts 2011 Washington Post But this year, I could easily have made a list of Top 20 films, including “The Artist,” “The Way,” “50/50,” “Of Gods and Men,” “In a Better World,” and the documentaries “Incendiary” and “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.” Tough cuts, all. ... See all stories on this topic »

Best of the fests: Up Helly Aa among world's top 10 Scotsman (blog) The axe-wielding, torch-hurling guizers of Lerwick now have another thing to toast with whisky and lusty Viking roars: Up Helly Aa has been named as one of the world's topten winter festivals. The annual festival in the Shetland Islands, ... See all stories on this topic » Scotsman (blog)

Peter Marks's best theater of 2011 Washington Post Of all the Top 10 lists I've assembled over the years, compiling this year's drove me the craziest. That's how strong 2011 has been for Washington theater — the best, in fact, in my decade of steady theatergoing in the region. ... See all stories on this topic »

Kenny Mac was energized to get the best on decks The Province By Stuart Derdeyn, The Province December 11, 2011 2:13 AM Like spending time hanging out in clubs and representing one of the world's top lifestyle brands? Fancy coming up with interesting, unique and fun ways of getting your product into the hands of ... See all stories on this topic »

Batavia's Chapman racing against world's best swimmers Chicago Daily Herald What all started in a Batavia quarry has provided Amy not only the perks of a healthy lifestyle, as Leslie noted, but the chance to meet people from around the world. “It's just opened up so many opportunities to do that,” Leslie Chapman said. ... See all stories on this topic »

BOOK WORLD Bestsellers — Dec. 4, 2011 Washington Post (blog) The life of the offbeat, visionary founder of the Apple corporation, based on numerous interviews with Jobs himself. (5) By Diane Keaton. The Oscar-winning actress reflects on her own life and that of her mother, Dorothy Hall. (1) (Guinness World ... See all stories on this topic »

On Love: 'I never looked back. It was the best decision.' Washington Post “It was the best decision.” In September 2010, they visited Lake Placid and hiked to the top of a mountain. There, Gandhi asked Katcher, now 32, to be his wife. “Literally, the sun comes out, the clouds part and I proposed,” he says. On Nov. ... See all stories on this topic »

Northern Seas By Al Conti Nominated For GRAMMY Award In Best Album: New Age Music Indistry News Network The album also garnered four ZMR Lifestyle Music Awards nominations, including Album of the Year, and won Best World Album of 2008. Scheherazade also headed many radios 'Top 10' and 'Best of' lists,' as well as charting #5 on the ZMR's Top 100 Airplay ... See all stories on this topic »

Kelly Slater wins 17th Surfer Poll award OCRegister The event brings industry leaders and the best surfers in the world together to give honors for surfing highlights through the year – with fan selections for Top 10 men and Top 5 women, along with Movie of the Year, Best Barrel, Heavy Water, ... See all stories on this topic »

Castle Kicks Off Our Top 50 TV Characters Of 2011 MTV.com And because he manages to tolerate — and keep up with — Sherlock's highly unconventionallifestyle and investigative methods, Dr. Watson often proves to be just as heroic as his celebrated friend. -Tami Katzoff Most contestants on "The Bachelorette" ... See all stories on this topic »

Democrats like Jon Stewart ; Republicans like 'The Bachelor' Washington Post Culture Connoisseurs consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on the arts, lifestyleand entertainment. Fact Checkers contribute questions, information and facts to The Fact Checker. Washingtologists consistently post thought-provoking, ... See all stories on this topic »

Story of diabetes best told by its patient ambassadors Arab News “There are three reasons for the dramatic increase in the region: The age of the population, the socioeconomic changes, and — the most important thing — lifestyle changes.” He stressed that low physical activity, the tendency to do sedentary ... See all stories on this topic »

Top 10 Lessons for Living from the Wisest Americans Huffington Post One elder echoed almost all the others when she said: "My single best piece of advice is to take responsibility for your own happiness throughout your life." Time spent worrying is time wasted: Stop worrying. Or at least cut down. ... See all stories on this topic »

Pop! goes the book scene: Great Falls readers favor best-sellers Great Falls Tribune In a world of thousands of titles, the top books in Great Falls were all "mainstream, commercial successes," she said. "It's like turning on the radio and listening to commercial music. There are so many great books, but it's easy to be attracted only ... See all stories on this topic »

Top 10 Best Venues for Afternoon Tea in London Pursuitist Emyr Thomas from Bon Vivant, London's most trusted concierge and lifestyle management service, has given us his selection of the best venues for afternoon tea in London. The public areas at The Lanesborough are a delight, including Aspley's, ... See all stories on this topic »

Join a Hero, make a difference WDIV Detroit Donate to World Access Project Amy Stokes Nonprofit: Infinite Family What it does: Finds online mentors for South African teenagers, many of whom have lost their parents to HIV and AIDS Amy says: "We all learn best from each other, which is why growing ... See all stories on this topic »

Top 20 Secrets to Success in Hotel SMS Marketing | By Margaret Mastrogiacomo Hospitality Net Unfamiliar with Best Practices for leveraging this channel, many hoteliers are missing out on one of the most effective ways to connect with customers anytime, anywhere. With more than 7 trillion text messages sent around the world in 2011, ... See all stories on this topic »

Chanel and a war of words Herald.ie The world's biggest pop star is being typically over-the-top in her tribute to fashion icon Coco Chanel, yet her passion for the style doyenne is right on the nail. At least seven books about Coco Chanel have been published in the past 18 months alone. ... See all stories on this topic »

Lamborghini's man at the top talks past, present and future The National ... managing to cling on for dear life with a confused model line-up that included the outrageous Countach and the ill-fated LM002 off-roader. There's always been something about it that made it unthinkable for a world to exist without it being there. ... See all stories on this topic »

The world's worst first dates Independent Online @rhodri One of my recent worst was when I went back to the guy's place & he put TopGun on & recited it word for word. With “accents”. @rhodri My mate had a date with a man who did oil paintings. Which would have been OK, but they were ALL of the cast... See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

Whitecaps unveil South Korean defender Young-Pyo Lee TSN The former World Cup star from South Korea said Wednesday he chose lifestyle over money when he decided to sign with the Major League Soccer club. "The most important decision is my life and the future," said Lee when discussing his move to the MLS ... See all stories on this topic »

Tibet's old way of life is slow dying. Not even self-immolation will change that The Guardian The report asserts that it is no longer "a self-sustaining Tibet protected by the natural environment, but a realm which, whether actively or passively, is intimately connected to all of China and the rest of the world". For some years now, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Available apps across major mobile platforms approaching million-app milestone BGR The total number of mobile applications available across the top-four smartphone platforms in theworld is now approaching the 1 million-app milestone, further highlighting the rapid growth of the smartphone and tablet software market. ... See all stories on this topic »

The Kennedy Center Honors: Red carpet Washington Post News and feature images from around the world. SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, timely comments about Washington area sports and teams. Culture Connoisseurs consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on the arts, lifestyle and ... See all stories on this topic »

The Making of a Poker Pro Yahoo! Sports Winning a big tournament can be life changing, but more times than not the only thing changing is who has the best hand at the time. J. Brackston is a veteran of threeWorld Series of Poker appearances, two World Series of Poker circuit events in ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Sports

'American Chopper' build-off bikes revealed Los Angeles Times Jesse James was, at one time, best known as an outlaw bike builder who'd forged a career with a welding torch in one hand and an ape hanger in the other. A high-octane bad boy with a redlininglifestyle, he was a blue-collar artisan who'd grown a ... See all stories on this topic »

Hotter than Hollywood Evening Standard As a British industry we have the opportunity to be best in class. In the world.' In the UK alone, 31 million people play games - more than half the population - for a combined total of 43 million hours each day. Newzoo, a research company, ... See all stories on this topic » Evening Standard

Jewish New York: history, heritage, Hanukkah, food Middletown Journal 19 at 6:30 pm, for the Latke Festival, where top chefs compete to create the best latke. www.greatperformances .com/latkefest. User comments are not being accepted on this article. Start your day with top headlines in your inbox and get breaking news ... See all stories on this topic »

STEVE SMITH: Classic rock, pop and country Long Beach Press-Telegram NEW CAT STEVENS MUSICAL Yusuf Islam, who found world fame in the '70 s as Cat Stevens, has a new musical about his life, "Moonshadow," named after his 1971 hit single. Yusuf announced that the production will have its world premiere at the Princess ... See all stories on this topic »

Sweeten-Shults: Celebrities' lavish lifestyles losing TV momentum Times Record News By Lana Sweeten-Shults The Kardashians, once the shiniest star on the top of the celebrity tree, are seeing their star fade. For some reason, Americans are still fascinated by them. The tabloids still make plenty of money when they put them on their ... See all stories on this topic »

Cougar Life Talks Cougars, Cubs and Offering Ashton Kutcher $10 Million HULIQ As Ask.com reveals their Top Questions of 2011 including Ashton Kutcher, CougarLife President Claudia Opdenkelder is ready to make Demi Moore's ex a $10 million offer. Claudia also spoke to Huliq about cougars, cubs, the breakup of Ashton and Demi and ... See all stories on this topic » HULIQ

America's Next Top Model's First “All Star” Winner Revealed BET Are we surprised the judges of the show do a little “acting?” This is "reality" TV after all. BET.com always gives you the latest fashion and beauty trends, tips and news. We are committed to bringing you the best of Black lifestyle and celebrity ... See all stories on this topic » BET

50Plus : Lifestyle : Best and worst places to live in the world Sydney, Wellington, Melbourne and Perth filled in the top 20 for quality of life while Singapore was the highest-ranking ... Top World Cities for Quality of Living ... www.50plus.com/lifestyle/best-and-worst-places.../146945/

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