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On Thursday night in northeastern California a -5.7 earthquake struck creating minor damage, according to Rafael Abreu, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Center in Golden, Colo.
Map shows location of earthquake. (U.S. Geological Survey / May 23, 2013)
There have been several aftershocks, including a magnitude 4.9 that struck early Friday morning.
Susan Shephard and her husband Alan Shephard, who run the Quail Lodge at Lake Almanor near Greenville very close to the epicenter, said they were watching “The Hunger Games” on TV when the whole building started shaking.
“All of a sudden things started falling off the shelves, mirrors fell off the wall, vases fell down to the floor, everything started crashing,” Shephard told the Redding Record-Searchlight. “It felt like the end of our world.”
Marina Kolomiyets, spokeswoman for Obninsk’s seismic station of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told The Associated Press the epicenter was in the Sea of Okhotsk, east of the Russian coast and north of Japan. She said the quake registered 8.0 on the Richter scale.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude of 8.2. The epicenter was in the Kuril-Kamchatka arc, one of the most seismically active regions in the world.
Emergency agencies in the Far East issued a tsunami warning for Sakhalin and the Kuril islands, but lifted it soon afterwards.
Russian news agencies reported that residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Okhotsk Sea felt the tremors for about five minutes. Residents ran out of the buildings. School children were evacuated.
Tremors were felt in Moscow, prompting some people to evacuate from buildings across the city.
Russian news agencies also cited eyewitnesses reporting strong tremors across Siberia.
The AP contributed to this report.
The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday evening, dropping three vehicles into the water and injuring at least three people.
I-5 collaspes in Skagit River - Getty Image
Both the northbound and southbound portions of the bridge collapsed into the river sometime before 7 p.m., according to Washington State Patrol trooper Mark Francis.
Marcus Deyerin of the Northwest Washington Incident Management Team said a number of cars were on the bridge at the time of the collapse, but only three were dumped into the river.
Xavier Grospe, 62, who lives near the river, said he could see three cars with what appeared to be one person per vehicle. The vehicles were sitting still in the water, partially submerged and partly above the waterline, and the apparent drivers were sitting either on top of the vehicles or on the edge of open windows.
“It doesn’t look like anybody’s in danger right now,” Grospe said.
Rescue crews in at least three boats were able to pull three people from the semi-submerged vehicles, which are tangled in the wreckage of the bridge.
All three were taken taken to a local hospital and the extent of their injuries is not known. Nobody was killed in the collapse.
Washington Department of Transportation bridge inspectors are now trying to determine what caused the collapse. They’re investigating reports that an oversized truck hit a portion of the bridge just prior to the collapse.
Bart Treece with WDOT was unsure when the bridge was last inspected.
“All of our bridges in the area are pretty old,” he said.
The bridge is not considered structurally deficient but is listed as being “functionally obsolete” – a category meaning that their design is outdated, such as having narrow shoulders are low clearance underneath, according to a database compiled by the Federal Highway Administration.
The bridge was built in 1955 and has a sufficiency rating of 57.4 out of 100, according to federal records. That is well below the statewide average rating of 80, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data, but 759 bridges in the state have a lower sufficiency score.
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In light of the major social and economic issues around the world, the EOTM Awards has established new accolades to recognize entrepreneurs, helping to ensure they are working with more of tomorrow’s global leaders, today.
A colorful tribute in the spirit of entrepreneurship, the EOTM’s are set to honor entrepreneurs of all genres.
Below are some of the awards that will be handed out on ENTREPRENEURS BIGGEST NIGHT, which goes down on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at the beautiful Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California. Seating is limited, purchase your tickets today.
Below are a few of the new EOTM Award Categories celebrating entrepreneurship.
Social Entrepreneur Honors – Shining light on entrepreneurs that wholeheartedly explore the root causes of pressing problems affecting individuals, communities, and nations, and developing models for sustainable solutions.
These remarkable human beings act as the change agents for society, seizing opportunities others miss in order to improve systems, invent and disseminate new approaches and advance sustainable solutions that create social value.
EOTM’s Company of the Year – Company must have a fully marketable product or service and a high degree of market acceptance. Companies in this category must also have revenues in excess of $5 Million and if not profitable, are generating cash flow and are financially self-sustaining.
Lifetime Achievement Award in Entrepreneurship – The Lifetime Achievement in Entrepreneurship recognizes entrepreneurial excellence as reflected in the individual’s success in business and significant impact on their given industry. Nominees must have had a long career of entrepreneurial achievements that place them in the top echelon of their peers.
To nominate a worthy entrepreneur please visit www.eotmawards.com.
About the EOTM Awards
The EOTM Awards is an accolade presented by the EOTM Radio & TV Network celebrating entrepreneurial achievements and performances in business, philanthropy and the arts (recordings, television, radio, and literature, film, directing and writing). The EOTM Awards Show will also present “Christopher Kennedy Lawford” to key individuals and organizations that promote human rights and social justice.
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It was a tight race but Kellie Pickler overcame it all to be crowned the new Dancing With The Stars winner. In the dance competitions 16th season the stars were tasked with the usual three rounds of dancing: a judge’s pick dance, a cha-cha relay round as well as the supersized freestyle. Pickler won judges and TV audiences over with her graceful style and high-jumping jives with partner and professional dancer Derek Hough.
Kellie and Derek perform their judges' pick round one dance on Monday.(Photo: Adam Taylor, ABC)
The singer turned dancer looked stunned when host Tom Bergeron announced that she and partner Hough were the winners.
“Oh my god,” as Bergeron congratulated her, “this is amazing,” she said.
“I’m just going to miss spending time with Derek, he’s so fun – we’ve had so many great memories together,” she continued. Derek also felt the same way adding:
“We have, a lot of great memories.”
The pair earned two sets of perfect scores Monday night and another on Tuesday. Judges’ scores combined with viewer votes determine the winner.
The two-hour finale aired Tuesday night on ABC.
What were your thoughts? Did the best dancers win? Leave in the comments below.
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