Passenger on cruise ship: Wave ordeal terrifying
By MANU FERNANDEZ, Associated Press Writer



BARCELONA, Spain — Monstrous waves that smashed into a Mediterranean cruise ship flooded people's cabins, broke windows in a restaurant and sent terrified travelers screaming for doctors, passengers said Thursday.

Claude Cremex, 73, of Marseille, France said he was in his cabin resting because of rough seas when the walls of water hit the Cypriot-owned Louis Majesty, which was carrying 1,350 passengers and 580 crew members off the coast of northeastern Spain.

"A lot of water came in. Many cabins were flooded," said Cremex, who was traveling with his wife. "Many people were very frightened," he told The Associated Press.

Cremex said he did not see the waves hims...

3 injured in helicopter crash in Uinta Mountains
March 3rd, 2010 @ 2:08pm

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WASATCH COUNTY, UTAH — A Coast Guard helicopter crashed on a snowy ridge south east of Kamas Wednesday morning, injuring three people, one critically.

Wasatch County Sheriff Todd Bonner said the helicopter went down in an area known as Silver Meadows, which is several miles north of Wolf Creek Pass in Wasatch County.

After the crash, Bonner said people on the ground were able to use text messages to call for help. A second Coast Guard helicopter, which was in the area, was eventually able to land and pick up two ...

http://www.kpvi.com/global/story.asp?s=12071346

ssociated Press - March 2, 2010 4:04 PM ET

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - Big changes are coming to the Coast Guard's organization in the Pacific Northwest.

As part of a systemwide transformation, the service will concentrate more leadership in Astoria and shift it from Portland. Among the changes, 35 new Coast Guard jobs will go to Astoria and the Coast Guard base there will handle Columbia River Bar closures rather than Portland.

In August, Capt. Doug Kaup will become commander of the new Sector Columbia River, with new responsibilities, including being responsible for much of the security on the lower river.

Information from: The Daily Astorian, http://www.dailyastorian.com

Having spent a tour at the Group/Air Station in Astoria.  This makes sense.  Even better would be Station Cape Disappointment.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35628448/

PHOENIX - With a sheriff's helicopter beating overhead, the man known as "Sheriff Joe" stood behind a line of officers as 10,000 people marched past — but this was not the usual show of affection and support for Joe Arpaio.

"Joe must go! Joe must go," whole families chanted, as they rounded the corner in front of the county jail complex run by the five-term Maricopa County sheriff famed for his confrontational tactics, his harsh jail policies and a gift for publicity. The parade of mostly brown-skinned people wanted to show they hated his trademark immigration patrols.

For years, Arpaio has been the rare politician whose popularity remained rock solid no matter the criticism. He was the self-proclaimed "America's toughest sheriff," unbeatable at the polls.

What is it with all these earthquakes of late, or is it just with the introduction of the Internet and 24-hour news on TV we are hearing more about them?
With all this activity going on in areas of known active lithospheric plate's I would suggest that people living in areas such as the San Andreas fault region... take stock and be prepared.

Mother Earth is a living creature and is ever-changing, replacing the old with the new. Human habitation needs to be prepared to deal with her fickle changes or sooner or later go the way of the dinosaur of the Mesozoic Era...