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How a wine rack shakes in an earthquake. Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) September 29, 2011 What happens when a large earthquake simulator meets a pricey wine collection? Find out in the first “Will It Shake” installment from “Totally Unprepared”, as hostess Susan Jekarl heads to the University of California, San Diego to show viewers what happens when the earth starts moving and bottles start flying. UCSD is home to the Jacob’s School of Engineering, where a large...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GeoPetro Resources Company (NYSE Amex: GPR) ("GeoPetro", "we", "our" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the 3D seismic acquisition and processing operations on its Bengara-II Block, Indonesia have been completed. The Bengara-II Block production sharing contract ("Bengara-II PSC") is owned and operated by the Company's 12% owned subsidiary, Continental-GeoPetro (Bengara-II) Ltd. ("CGB2"). Surface damage claims disputes with prawn farm...

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Continental Energy Corporation (OTCBB: CPPXF) (the "Company") an emerging international oil and gas company, today announced the hard fought completion of 3D seismic acquisition and processing operations on its Bengara-II Block, Indonesia. The Bengara-II block production sharing contract is owned and operated by the Company's 18% owned subsidiary, Continental-GeoPetro (Bengara-II) Ltd. ("CGB2"). Surface damage claims disputes with prawn...

  Full-size pickup trucks on bridge deck to add important data to be used for new design standards Six full-size pickup trucks took a wild ride on a 16-foot-high steel bridge when it shook violently in a series of never-before-conducted experiments to investigate the seismic behavior of a curved bridge with vehicles in place. The 145-foot-long, 162-ton steel and concrete bridge was built atop four large, 14-foot by 14-foot, hydraulic shake tables in the University of Nevada, Reno's...

CHATSWORTH, Calif., Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- US Seismic Systems Inc. (USSI) , a subsidiary company of Acorn Energy, Inc. (NADSAQ: ACFN) is expanding its offering of Ultra High Sensitivity (UHS) fiber optic sensors to include Ocean Bottom Cables (OBC) which are a critical component for the rapidly emerging market for Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM). USSI will exhibit its new product at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists in San Antonio, Texas from...

RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Virginia Power informed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today that multiple detailed inspections have found no significant damage to equipment at North Anna Power Station from the Aug. 23 earthquake. North Anna, like other U.S. nuclear stations, was hardened against earthquakes and other potential hazards in the 1990s. An analysis at that time demonstrated that it could successfully withstand, without significant damage to safety...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The largest earthquake to hit Virginia in more than a century struck Louisa County yesterday. The 5.9 earthquake hit Virginia at 1:51 p.m. on August 23, but the effects were felt in several states including Washington, New York City and North Carolina. No injuries or major damage were reported but many buildings were evacuated and masses of people flooded the streets. Some buildings also experienced electrical loss. The quake comes one...

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm(TM) (www.pdgm.com) announced today that Fugro (www.fugro.com) has selected the Paradigm Reverse Time Migration to meet its challenging depth imaging objectives. Reverse Time Migration is a preferred solution for imaging of seismic data in areas affected by complex wave phenomena, such as those encountered in the deep waters of Gulf of Mexico in the presence of salt structures. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110317/CL67156LOGO )...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PennDOT bridge inspectors in each of the agency's 11 districts are doing precautionary inspections of bridges around the state after today's 5.9 magnitude earthquake that was centered near Richmond, Virginia. "We have no reason to believe the Virginia earthquake caused major damage to any state roadways or bridges," said Scott Christie, P.E., PennDOT's Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration. "But to err on the side of caution,...

  Virginia was rocked by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday that was felt all the way into New York City and beyond. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said that the 5.9-magnitude earthquake's epicenter was in Mineral, Virginia, about 100 miles away from Washington D.C. Buildings throughout Washington and New York City were evacuated, including the Pentagon. CNN reported that there is standing water from a pipe broken at the Pentagon as a result of the earthquake. The same...