Research: Earthquakes Make Gold Out Of Water

LAS VEGAS - Based on the results of the new research, earthquakes might have the ability to show drinking water into gold.

Scientists primarily based in the College of Queensland in Australia found that drinking water discovered on fault traces vaporizes throughout an earthquake and subsequently leaves gold deposits within the aftermath, Live Science is reporting.

Gold can frequently be discovered currently in elements of the southwestern United states of america, based on Geology.com.


“[P]lacer gold happens alongside a lot of the intermittent and ephemeral streams of arid areas in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and southern California,” the web site notes.

Although a lot from the gold mined in these elements of the nation reportedly arrives from drier elements of the realm, the region’s fault traces might offer extra sources of gold if scientists within the new research are right.

Geophysicist Dion Weatherley, the direct writer from the research alongside with Richard Henley from the Australian Nationwide College in Canberra, asserted that earthquakes situation drinking water within fault traces to vaporize immediately, beginning a domino impact that prospects towards the forming of mineral quartz and gold.

“This new understanding on gold-deposit development mechanisms might help long term gold exploration attempts,” Weatherley was quoted as stating from the science web site.

The research was printed within the March seventeen problem from the journal Character Geoscience, LiveScience discovered.

Source: http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/

Read more

Free Apple Products Give Aways

Read more

Dennis Rodman: Kim Jong Un Wants President Obama to 'Call Him' (ABC News)

In his first interview since returning to the U.S. from an unprecedented visit to North Korea last week, former NBA star Dennis Rodman said he bears a message for President Obama from the country's oppressive leader, Kim Jong Un.
"He wants Obama to do one thing: Call him," Rodman told ABC's George Stephanopoulos on "This Week." "He said, 'If you can, Dennis - I don't want [to] do war. I don't want to do war.' He said that to me."
The athlete even offered Kim some diplomatic advice for potential future talks with President Obama.
"[Kim] loves basketball. And I said the same thing, I said, 'Obama loves basketball.' Let's start there," Rodman said.

Rodman's comments come just days after the basketball star shocked the world with an unexpected trip to Pyongyang, North Korea, becoming the first known American to publicly meet with the mysterious Kim since he assumed command of the totalitarian nation after the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il in 2011.
The young leader has defied U.N. sanctions by continuing to develop North Korea's nuclear arms and missile program, which he says is aimed at the U.S.
Kim is often regarded as one of the world's most oppressive leaders, presiding over prison camps and allowing millions of his own people to starve.
PHOTOS: Kim Jong Un Through the Years
In a bizarre display of basketball diplomacy, Rodman went on the record to offer highest praise for Kim Thursday, telling reporters, "I love him. He's awesome." Today on "This Week," Rodman didn't apologize for those comments.
"No, I'm not apologiz[ing] for him," Rodman said. "You know, he's a good guy to me. Guess what? He's my friend. I don't condone what he does … [but] as a person to person - he's my friend."

Read more

The Science of Sinkholes: What You Should Know

A Tampa man died Thursday when a sinkhole suddenly swallowed his entire bedroom and pulled it deep into the earth. But what exactly is a sinkhole and how do they happen?

Around 11 on Thursday night, Jeffrey Bush, 37, was tucked in his suburban Tampa bed when, without warning, his entire bedroom collapsed, swallowed up by a 30-foot-wide, 20-foot-deep sinkhole. His brother, Jeremy, rushed in and tried to help, but ended up being pulled out by police as the hole collapsed.
“All I could see was the top of his bed,” said Bush. “So I jumped in the hole and tried digging him out. I thought I could hear him screaming for me and hollering for me, but they couldn’t do nothing.”
Rescue teams lowered a microphone and video equipment into the hole but found no signs of life. As of Friday afternoon, Jeffrey is presumed dead.
Subsidances aren’t rare in central Florida or around the world, but a sinkhole causing a human death definitely is. Read on for The Daily Beast’s guide to spotting potential sinkholes and understanding them.

What causes sinkholes?
Naturally occurring sinkholes, like the one that killed Jeremy Bush, are depressions in the earth caused by water erosion of the bedrock below a land surface. Acidic rainwater seeps through the ground, reaches soluble bedrock (usually salt, sandstone, or a carbonate rock such as limestone), dissolves small amounts, and carries the particles away. Over time (even thousands of years), this process can enlarge natural pores and cracks in the bedrock, to the point where large cavities or caves are formed. And with a gaping hole underground, there’s nothing to support the weight of layers of sediment above—that's when the ground collapses.

As The Atlantic points out, long periods of drought followed by rain can also set off collapses. Droughts cause groundwater tables to drop, and caves that were once filled with water and were therefore supported by it become weaker. Once rain finally comes, the extra weight of the soaked-through top layer of earth can cause the cave to collapse. And beware of tapping into groundwater for agriculture too, as that can have the same effect as a drought.
Non-naturally occurring sinkholes can form because of water main breaks, sewer collapses, or even abandoned mines. If there’s a substantial change in the weight of a land surface, such as when industrial or runoff-storage ponds are created, underground collapses may also be triggered.

Where are they most likely to occur?

Sinkholes are a worldwide phenomenon—geologists estimate that 10 percent of Earth’s surface (including the entirety of Florida) is shaped by dissolving bedrock prone to sinkholes, a type of landscape called karst topography. Nearly every U.S. state is covered at least in part by karst topography and sinkholes are considered most common in Florida, Texas, Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania. Check out the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of the U.S.’s karst areas here.

How big do these things get?
Pretty massive, as it turns out. The Qattara Depression in Egypt extends to 440 feet below sea level, and a length of 186 miles (with a width of 95 miles). The 2007 and 2010 sinkholes in Guatemala City were 330 feet and 30 stories deep, respectively. And in Sarisarinama, Venezuela, multiple sinkholes have reached about 1,000 feet wide and 1,150 feet deep. Of course, sinkholes aren’t always gargantuan; they can also be quite small, no more than 2 or 3 feet in diameter and depth.

Are sinkhole fatalities common?
No, which is what makes the Florida case so bizarre. USA Today talked to Anthony Randazzo, a former University of Florida professor and contractor who has spent his career studying sinkholes. Randazzo recalled only two other people in 40 years who have died because of them—and even then, it was because both people had been drilling water wells. (Remember what we said above about tapping into groundwater?!) It’s worth noting that both these deaths also occurred in Florida.
How can I tell if I’m living on a sinkhole and how can I fix it?
Consider sagging trees or fence posts, doors or windows that won’t close properly, and rainwater collecting in unusual spots as warning signs. Get the hell outta there and, if it’s on public property, report it to local law enforcement. If it’s on your own property, a small hole can be filled with natural materials like rock and clayey sand. Larger sinkholes will require the help of experts. Professional geologists or a geotechnical engineering firm can help by injecting grout into the area to fill up cracks and strengthen the foundation.

Source http://www.thedailybeast.com/

Read more

Real Madrid Wins Vs Barcelona 2-1

The Whites are hoping for a repeat in front of their home fans, who will fill the Bernabeu, of their great performance on Tuesday at the Camp Nou which earned them a spot in the Copa del Rey final.

This afternoon Real Madrid and Barcelona will play the second Clasico in just four days. After sealing their place in the Copa del Rey final at Camp Nou, Real Madrid once again pit themselves against Barcelona, this time at the Santiago Bernabeu, at an unusual time (16:00, Canal+ 1) and in what will be the sixth clash of the season between the teams. Two styles of play that will do battle in the league in a match in which the Whites will be hoping to extend their run of good performances on home turf and where they have not lost to Barcelona in their two previous visits this season. Cristiano Ronaldo, who is the team’s top scorer, will be looking to play a decisive role once again against a team that has scored 12 goals against.

"We go into the match against Barcelona with extra motivation after winning at the Camp Nou and knowing that the stadium will be full and our fans that will be there to help us. We can beat anyone anywhere and that gives us confidence", said Kaka in the press room in the pre-match build-up. The Whites want to maintain the good feeling from the away match on Tuesday, when they sealed their place in the Copa del Rey final. Today they will be facing the same opponents but on a different stage and in a different competition.

Mourinho’s team will once again delight their home fans in the Bernabeu. Real Madrid’s stadium hosts the longest undefeated run of matches in Europe in official competition. In the last 35 matches played there, Real Madrid have won 28 and drawn seven. The two teams have met in Madrid on 82 occasions in the history of La Liga, with a record of 50 wins, 15 draws and 17 losses for the home side. Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 16 goals so far this year, he has scored 12 against Barcelona and will be hoping to be one of the match’s deciding factors.

Good record against Barcelona this season
Real Madrid and Barcelona will play for the sixth time this season, with the balance tipping in favour of Jose Mourinho’s side. Of the five matches that have been played, the Whites have won two (3-2 and 1-3), drawn two (2-2 and 1-1) and lost one (3-2). In the two two-legged ties that they have played in this campaign the Whites won the Super Cup at the start of the season and, on Tuesday, secured their place in the Copa del Rey final. Also, as the home team they have not lost to Barcelona having got a win and a draw.

Barcelona arrive as championship leaders
Barcelona arrive at Santiago Bernabeu as La Liga leaders with 68 points and a record of 22 wins, two draws and one defeat in the 25 league matches that they have played. Away from home they have got 11wins, one draw (Valencia) and one defeat (Real Sociedad), scoring 40 goals and conceding 18. Valdes has played every league match and has conceded 28 goals.



Source: http://su.pr/23Tl2Z

Read more

Police chase ends in multi-car crash on Hwy 29 in Napa

NAPA, Calif. (KGO) -- A police chase Friday afternoon ended in a multi-car crash on eastbound Highway 29 just north of the Napa County Airport.

Police were chasing a pickup truck that was reportedly involved in a hit-and-run accident in Fairfield. They chased the truck for about 15 minutes until it crashed into several cars on the highway.

The crash impacted the Friday evening commute, causing a backup while crews worked to remove the cars from Highway 29.

There were no reports of serious injuries.


Source: http://su.pr/2swz4J

Read more

The 10 Most Annoying Concert Behaviors | Music News | Rolling Stone

Going to rock concerts has always meant dealing with a bunch of unruly people, many of them very drunk – but it seems like lately things have been worse than ever. Attention spans are at an all-time low, and the ubiquity of smartphones has resulted in a huge percentage of the audience at any given show barely paying attention to the action onstage. Here are the 10 most annoying behaviors at rock concerts:


Read more:
The 10 Most Annoying Concert Behaviors | Music News | Rolling Stone

Read more