Theos-Talk Archives (March 2011 Message tt00043)

Come on guys, are these subjects relevant when.....
Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet, shifted Earth's axis
By Kevin Voigt, CNN

cnnAuthor = "By  Kevin Voigt, CNN";

 


if(location.hostname.indexOf( 'edition.' ) > -1) {document.write('March 12, 2011 -- Updated 2101 GMT (0501 HKT)');} else {document.write('March 12, 2011 4:01 p.m. EST');}

March 12, 2011 -- Updated 2101 GMT (0501 HKT)


var clickExpire = "-1";

Â
Images released by NASA show Japan's northeast coast before, left, and after flooding from the quake-induced tsunami.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Friday's powerful earthquake appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet 
Report: The 8.9-magnitude earthquake shifted the Earth on its axis by 4 inches 
The quake triggered more than 160 aftershocks in the first 24 hours 
Similar strength to the 2004 quake and tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people 
(CNN) -- The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis.
"At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), and we have seen a map from GSI (Geospatial Information Authority) in Japan showing the pattern of shift over a large area is consistent with about that much shift of the land mass," said Kenneth Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Reports from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy estimated the 8.9-magnitude quake shifted the planet on its axis by nearly 4 inches (10 centimeters).
The temblor, which struck Friday afternoon near the east coast of Japan, killed hundreds of people, caused the formation of 30-foot walls of water that swept across rice fields, engulfed entire towns, dragged houses onto highways, and tossed cars and boats like toys. Some waves reached six miles (10 kilometers) inland in Miyagi Prefecture on Japan's east coast.
The quake was the most powerful to hit the island nation in recorded history and the tsunami it unleashed traveled across the Pacific Ocean, triggering tsunami warnings and alerts for 50 countries and territories as far away as the western coasts of Canada, the U.S. and Chile. The quake triggered more than 160 aftershocks in the first 24 hours -- 141 measuring 5.0-magnitude or more.
The quake occurred as the Earth's crust ruptured along an area about 250 miles (400 kilometers) long by 100 miles (160 kilometers) wide, as tectonic plates slipped more than 18 meters, said Shengzao Chen, a USGS geophysicist.
Japan is located along the Pacific "ring of fire," an area of high seismic and volcanic activity stretching from New Zealand in the South Pacific up through Japan, across to Alaska and down the west coasts of North and South America. The quake was "hundreds of times larger" than the 2010 quake that ravaged Haiti, said Jim Gaherty of the LaMont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University.
Â
Cass



--- On Sun, 13/3/11, John W <JohnWW@Irn-TH9K9CIy-ND4hGbsSOpNLcVj7xKFgqCR0woL_-qD7SsOcAkMXh2TFNX56jGXqEAA1etbGiGbjA.yahoo.invalid> wrote:


From: John W <JohnWW@Irn-TH9K9CIy-ND4hGbsSOpNLcVj7xKFgqCR0woL_-qD7SsOcAkMXh2TFNX56jGXqEAA1etbGiGbjA.yahoo.invalid>
Subject: Re: theos-talk Re: Electronic Publishing & Piracy - Another Evaluation
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Received: Sunday, 13 March, 2011, 10:14 AM


 



I think that I have an offset-printed facsimile copy of this book, "The Inner Group Teachings of H.P. Blavatsky: To Her Personal Pupils", bound in spirals, that was published about 30 or 40 years ago by a small publisher, Health Research, of Mokelumne Hill, California, that specialized in reprinting out-of-copyright old books on the occult, health, and controversial subjects generally. It is not certain whether they still exist; the firm's director was a chiropractor named Wilborn.

I will see if can find it. As I remember, it appears that the original was typed with a manual typewriter, and may have been printed by means of a spirit duplicator.

John W.

--- On Sun, 13/3/11, chandrasekaryas <chandrasekaryas@ufOHrTWKqaZUjZlo3fDnxtqtfNVNdKy1ixzKngPsdhTP_JEgSth7azDNzPhT8RT6AUK_RPBzKwATlM2QfsJajN_tgXY.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
From: chandrasekaryas <chandrasekaryas@ufOHrTWKqaZUjZlo3fDnxtqtfNVNdKy1ixzKngPsdhTP_JEgSth7azDNzPhT8RT6AUK_RPBzKwATlM2QfsJajN_tgXY.yahoo.invalid>
Subject: theos-talk Re: Electronic Publishing & Piracy - Another Evaluation
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, 13, March, 2011, 2:35 AM

Â

Dear MKR and Friends,

The Inner Group Teachings of H.P. Blavatsky: To Her Personal Pupils, 

H. J. Spierenburg: $195.00 in Amazon website (webbookstore).

Original price in Point Loma Publishing was $15,00.

I want the book but I am not rich.

Chan, from Brazil.

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, MKR <mkr777@...> wrote:

>

> Electronic Publishing & Piracy - Another Evaluation

> 

> Books are going digital. The traditional publishing model is under attack

> and soon we will see radical changes. Recent bankruptcy of Borders is a wake

> up call and points to where traditional publishing is going.

> 

> Theosophical publishing has never been a money making venture nor TS was

> started with the traditional business objectives. But, recent history

> clearly demonstrates that the movers and shakers in the theosophical

> publishing are simply blind to the changes taking place in the traditional

> publishing model.

> 

> Here I want to remind readers specifically about the very pricey SD

> Commentaries, not so cheap commentaries on Mahatma Letters, the two volume

> collected writings of Hodson, and the out of print HodsonÃââs Diary which

> sells for as high as US$699.00.

> 

> With this background, an article published in cnet.com is a timely wakeup

> call to all theosophical publishers. Either they wakeup or technology will

> overtake them in days to come. Here is the link to the article:

> 

> Kindle e-book piracy accelerates

> 

> <http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-18438_7-20033437-82.html>

> 

> MKR

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]









      

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]