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The 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand on Feb. 22 demonstrates the vulnerability of urban centers with important lessons for the US. And a 30 million ton block of ice sheared off a New Zealand glacier just minutes after the violent earthquake there. Civil engineer Thomas D. O’Rourke says, "Some reasons for the serious damage are the many unreinforced masonry buildings in Christchurch and the occurrence of soil liquefaction throughout the city."
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Scientists have discovered that cell phone radiation "excites" the brain– Just 50 minutes of cell phone radiation significantly affects brain function and metabolism of glucose (the brain’s main fuel) in those parts of the brain that receive the most cell phone radiation. This is an important clue about the ways that cell phone radiation can alter the brain and also shows why it is appropriate to take special precautions with cell phones today.
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As raw materials resources of all kinds become more scarce, the amount of work necessary to obtain goods increases. This is the root cause of the turmoil we see now all over the world. Eventually, no amount of work will suffice to get needed goods such as food and fuel. This will happen first in the third world, but will spread quickly to the first world, to us. In fact, it is already here, but is being recast in the west in terms of governmental debt. Governments have gone into debt to maintain services that are actually no longer viable.
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