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There was a story on myfoxyumaelcentro.com's home page that talked about a student fighting with the bus driver on the way home after school in Gilbert, AZ. The video they had on the home page left a lot of questions for me. Here is an unedited version of it. Who do you think was wrong?




I'd have to say that the Bus driver didn't have to push her in the beginning, but the kid should learn to respect her elders. How does she expect to yell at a bus driver, slam the bus drivers head against the ceiling, and not get her hair pulled by her daughter.

What is with all these earthquakes? There are more and more of them every week. Remember back in Earth Science class they told you someday California was going to float away into the ocean because of earthquakes. It seems like it is going to happen.

Nevada
http://www.myfoxyumaelcentro.com/myfox/pages/News/Detai
l?contentId=5843765&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=T
STY&pageId=3.3.1
Mexicali
http://www.myfoxyumaelcentro.com/myfox/pages/ContentDet
ail?contentId=5751454
SoCal
http://www.myfoxyumaelcentro.com/myfox/pages/ContentDet
ail?contentId=4087076
LA
http://www.myfoxyumaelcentro.com/myfox/pages/ContentDet
ail?contentId=4015671

Someone just forwarded an e-mail to me about earthquakes, and how to survive them Not sure who to thank, but it makes sense.  Oh I guess it is compliments of Doug Copp.

TRIANGLE OF LIFE" (EARTHQUAKES)

This is most definitely worth reading. Amazing when you think what
we were taught to do when we were children. How wrong they were!!

EXCERPT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON THE "TRIANGLE OF LIFE",

My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of
the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most
experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save
lives in an earthquake.

The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico
City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under their desk. Every
child was crushed to the thickness of their bones.. They could have
survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was
obscene, unnecessary and I wondered why the children were not in the
aisles. I didn't at the time know that the children were told to hide
under something. Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of
the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these
objects, leaving a space or void next to them. This space is what I
call the "triangle of life". The larger the object, the stronger, the
less it will compact. The less the object compacts, the larger the
void, the greater the probability that the person who is using this
void for safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed
buildings, on television, count the "triangles" you see formed. They
are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a
collapsed building. They are everywhere.

TEN TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY

1) Most everyone who simply "ducks and covers" WHEN BUILDINGS
COLLAPSE, are crushed to death. People who get under objects, like
desks or cars, are crushed.

2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal
position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural
safety/survival instinct. You can survive in a smaller void. Get next
to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will
compress slightly but leave a void next to it.

3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in
during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the
earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids
are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing
weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will
cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs.

4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply
roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can
achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting
a sign on the back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie
down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake.

5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting
out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position
next to a sofa, or large chair.

6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is
killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls
forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the
door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In
either case, you will be killed!

7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different "moment of
frequency" (they swing separately from the main part of the
building).The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump
into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The
people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair
treads – horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn't collapse,
stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building
to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake,
they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should
always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not
damaged.

8) Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If
Possible - It is much better to be near the outside of the building
rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside
perimeter of the building the greater the probability that your escape
route will be blocked

9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above
falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles, which is exactly
what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway.
The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their
vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by
getting out and sitting or lying next to their vehicles. Everyone
killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their
cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet
high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly
across them.

10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices
and other offices with a lot of paper that paper does not compact.
Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper.

SPREAD THE WORD AND SAVE SOMEONE’S LIFE...

Before the Races

Paul Damberger and Jeff Glover of COP CAR Racing, displayed their cars in front of Wal-Mart spreading the message of R.A.D., Racers Against Drugs and handing out free tickets for the Imperial Valley Speedway Grand stands.

RAD is an organization to tell kids that “you can’t do drugs and race”, quote Paul Damberger

Imperial Valley Speedway is the fastest 3/8 mile track below sea level, located near El Centro CA.

Pure Stock

Starting with 13 cars in the Pure Stock main event, and after a hearted race with many wrecks on the track, only six of the original 13 cars managed to cross the finish line. Tommy Daffren, #01, took first place with William Lineses, #28, and Cole Edgemon, #60 right behind in second and third.

Factory Stock

Seven laps into the race, Factory Stock car #33 stopped on the track as flames and smoke billowed from his hood. Track fire and rescue crews rushed to the scene and quickly put out the fire. Sean Callens, the driver of the #33 car, walked away unharmed. The remaining race was heated and close with Nathan Rock of the #5 car just barely beating out Lowell Buck, #8, in second, and Tommy Ferriera, #20, in third.



Pro Stock



With Eric Evans quickly moving from 3rd place position to a healthy 1st place lead, it looked like we might have a repeat of last week; however, with just four laps to go to the checkered flag, Eric stopped just past turn four and his left rear tire went bouncing back across the track. With Evans out of the race, newly wed (just wedded today at the track) Jason Hickingbottom not only won his sweetheart's hand in marriage, he also clinched a 1st place! hickingbottom was followed by Leonard Jones, #12, in second and Mitch Edgemon, #60, in third.

Pro Dwarfs

As a special event, Barona Pro Dwarf class joined the evening line-up with ten cars. Running a smooth, clean race without any cautions, here's how the top three crossed the finish line: Bob Brown Jr, #22; Jim Scriballito, #57; and Eddie R. Morris, #77. We look forward to possibly seeing the Pro Dwarfs race again here at Imperial Valley Speedway in the near future.

IMCA Modified

With a roar of thunder the IMCA Modifieds tore up the track and put on another exciting show at Imperial Valley Speedway. 17 year-old, Randy Brown, #16, took his first 1st place win ever in the IMCA Modified class.



During Intermission
Jason Hickingbottom and his girlfriend Heather had a real race track wedding during intermission. No black flags during this ceremony, and only checkered flags after the wedding, with happy parents in tow.

Other
Stock Video Footage of description above, b-roll, wmv, 720x480 30i, 4min, 53sec. 70MB to be use for news purposes only.

www.advanguard.com/Video/Mediareleaseweb.wmv

Links

RAD - http://www.racersagainstdrugs.org/



Imperial Valley Speedway - http://www.swraracing.net/

Back in the 1700's when the nation that we call our own decided to take our land back from the British; We started a revolution. When we fought the redcoats and wore the first ever camouflage; We revolutionized war. When Ford put together the first model A. We revolutionized the way we live. When we elect families of former presidents, or people that are involved in questionable connections. We limit the Freedom, and the limit the ability for life to be its best. We are a nation of revolution. A nation of change! A nation that brings people together to support great causes. What if you never had to pay income taxes again? What if the US dollar was backed by a tangible object and not printed out of the presidents will? What if Government followed the constitution that was written to save our civil liberties and personal freedoms? What if our Military was brought home from all around the world, and was protecting our borders here? What if Social Security was no longer taken out of your paycheck, since it will never help you in the end? What if government actually payed the bills that it accumulates instead of borrowing more money from itself and other countries.
I write to you here today to introduce to you the only trustworthy candidate for US Presidency. An OBGYN that is in his tenth term in congress. RON PAUL!

Listen to what he says, and you will notice how broken Washington really is.

has never voted to raise taxes.
has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
has never voted to raise congressional pay.
has never taken a government-paid junket.
has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
voted against the Patriot Act.
voted against regulating the Internet.
voted against the Iraq war.
does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.


There is a reason why his website is so much more popular, and growing every day. Take a look. See what is said about him by other Political Beings such as McCain, and Guiliani.

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So if you don't know what is going on with the Presidential Candidates. Here is a youtube list of some of my most favorite candidates. Find out more about them and by all means VOTE. It is sad that we live in an era where the government, or really the constitution gives us the opportunity to change the world. And we as a people don't Vote to change it. What is up with that? Who the heck knows, but you have the opportunity to make a difference. DO IT!

If I could make my own rings.
 I would definitely make them in the same dimension as this one.


http://www.supermarkethq.com/designer/86/products

Goodness. I don't want to be on the wrong end of this thing.



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Make your mac a tablet PC. That is Freaking cool.





http://www.instructables.com/id/Hack-mac-laptop-to-be-a
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Check it.





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Sub Grappling. There is some crazy stuff going on in Mexicalli.

Who Knew that San Luis threw such Huge Concerts. Anyone know when Mana will hit the streets in SL?

Dang I've Only been to San Luis At night. You should definitely take a look at this video if you have never been. You will most likely want to go after this.

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I never knew that there was an explorer division in San Luis, but here they are. I give them my Kudos.