Paleo-quakes illuminate earthquake gates in New Zealand Posted on
Citation: Samuels, F. M. D., 2021, Paleo-quakes illuminate earthquake gates in New Zealand, Temblor, http://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.177
New Zealand’s Alpine Fault cuts 530 miles (850 kilometers) along the western edge of Te Waipounamu the South Island and marks the boundary between the Australian and Pacific plates. A Few Māori oral histories and tree rings document the most recent rupture along this fault likely a magnitude-8.1 in 1717. This fault releases a steady beat of large earthquakes through time, and scientists know that the area is due for another event. “Using a credible scenario for the Alpine Fault is the best way we can imagine what this event might be like it gives us the power of the hypothetical,” says Caroline Orchiston, the science lead for Alpine Fault Magnitude 8 (AF8), a national program that links scientists with the public to prepare for the next Alpine Fault e
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R.J. Griffith, an acclaimed Chicago singer, songwriter and audio engineer, wants to give his uncle, R&B singer Thomas Williams, his flowers before it’s too late.
He came up with an idea to ensure that his uncle’s legacy stands the test of time by covering “You Turn Me On,” a 1970 song by The Fabulous Turks, Williams’ group.
In many cases, Black creatives from bygone eras die two deaths: the physical one and the second when their legacies fall by the wayside.
“I think I had to be about 25 or 26 when [Williams] played the music for me, but when he played ‘You Turn Me On,’ I said, ‘Wait, I need to hear this one again,’ ” said Griffith. “My uncle gave me a CD with the music on there, and then come to find out my mom had a 45 [vinyl record] in the basement of the song, so I went home and started using her record player and was listening to the song.
A STUDENT strongman studying at a Herefordshire college has ended a fundraising challenge on a high by taking fourth place at the ‘World’s Strongest Disabled Man 2020’ competition Strongman competitor Chris Colbert, a student with The Royal National College for the Blind, had been using the first lockdown to keep up an impressive weight training regime at home. This prompted Chris to take on the challenge of training for three strongman competitions whilst raising funds for a vital upgrade to the college s on-site student gym. The gym is specially adapted for use by visually impaired students at the college for their general fitness as well as those studying for sports and personal trainer qualifications.
ACLU free-speech icon Ira Glasser profiled in new film
Nico Perrino was only 26 when he met two giants in the history of the American Civil Liberties Union: Ira Glasser, its executive director from 1978 to 2001, and Norman Siegel, the leader of the New York Civil Liberties Union from 1985 to 2000.
At the time, in 2017, Perrino was a couple of years into working for FIRE, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that defends the civil liberties of students and faculty. (Its full name is the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.)
As such, he was aware of the ACLU’s vast expansion under Glasser and its role in broadening the First Amendment’s protection for free expression for all Americans. But he knew little about the specific battles these men, and their allies, had fought. And he was deeply concerned about the growth of hate speech in American life.