Mainers feel the effects of Va. quake

Portland, Maine — Southern Maine felt the effects of the earthquake magnitude 5.9, which rocked the Virginia and its environs Tuesday afternoon.

Soon after the BDN tweeted the news, people reported feeling the quake in Portland, Brunswick and Yarmouth.

"I'm in Portland and I felt, although it was very slight," said Kyle Cronin.

"Yarmouth, feel it," Luke Thomas said on Twitter. "Thought it was a train".

Thomas, a student of the University of Maine in Yarmouth, was enjoying a day when the rumbling is occurred.

"I kind of feel the shake and I was rather surprised, at first I thought the washing machine in the basement exploded," he said. ' I asked my girlfriend, ' do you feel shaking House? ' He was like, ' Oh it must train. ' "

Thomas said that the earthquake lasted about "20 to 25 seconds."

Holly Shelburne, who works in the communications and public affairs office-Bowdoin College in Brunswick, said the University had a Facebook page, numerous responses about the earthquake.

"I was active on Twitter and Facebook at the time, and you see all people and our tweeting about earthquake alumni."

When Shelburne started to feel the quake, he thought that it was building.

By BDN columnist Matthew Gagnon is based in Washington, D.C. He was on the 14th floor of his building when he felt the quake.

"At first it felt like the wind squash encircling his type really is," and then it kind of put down for a second, really aggressive for 10 seconds., you can't see the buildings shake.

"Strange things were pretty quiet," he said. "Pumping the air out of our House was very orderly, very quickly."

Maine Natives who live in Virginia also shared their experiences Tuesday's quake.

Nadezhda Cairnie, Sangerville, Maine, native who lives in Chesterfield, Virginia, about 60 miles from the earthquake's epicentre, said the noise at first sounded like a truck, going to her house, he got louder and the ground started shaking.

"He gradually obtained larger and larger, and then you realized that it was an earthquake," she said. "You don't think that you will never have an earthquake, VA. especially big."

Kern said "it shook the whole House, everything started shaking, furniture started moving, swaying curtains". She and her daughter, Hayley, combining pristine younger children, and everyone went to bath downstairs. "It looks like it took forever to stop; it's just keep going.

Her husband Russell Cairnie, Richmond, Epicenter, about 20 miles high rise buildings in building a working in one of his accountant, why the ongoing construction in the area before the employees slowly started I thought the earthquake, he said. Earthquake grows, overhead doors for open and closed, shaking the building started and fell to the pictures of the desk, he said.

"It was quite violent," he said.

The effects of the earthquake could be felt all over the area of Hampton Roads of Virginia, including 121 miles in Newport News, Virginia

George and Kathy Wade were both in their home riverfront Ferguson Cove, within 5 kilometres above the James River Bridge, from before the event began.

"I was sitting in a Chair and my chair rocked," said Kathy Hamm Wade, Brewer native has lived in the area over the past 46 years. "I thought maybe I didn't have the legs to rest are locked in. Then I looked up and the doors of France between Florida and the kitchen swinging back and forth and the lights all sway.

"We just came off in check around the House," he added. "We do not appear to damage all."

Wade called for her husband, Maine Maritime Academy graduate and retired Vice President of the Newport News shipbuilding and docking, which was at the top, at the time.

"The whole House, I swear, swayed back and forth. George said that he thought it seemed like it was going up and down, "she added. "I feel like I was in a kind of Busch Gardens ride for a while."

Wade estimated that the effects lasted for about six or seven seconds in all.

"The newspaper daily press [Newport News] registered it 5.8 in the Hampton Roads area and one of the reasons it was half mile down the Earth happened, was so far, because there is only one," said Wade. "I know not, that I've always felt before." "Were there two in Richmond in last year."

Indicate recent wadek Son Chris Arts Academy the Maritime domain is currently the captain of the tugboat at the Hampton Roads port of Quake felt while on his boat.

"Chris texted me and he said," Wow, what a quake "and my son Nathan felt it inside the building at the shipyard where he works," said Wade. "Chris said water was swelling around his boat."

Although the earthquakes on the West Coast where the East Coast, Alice r. Kelley, research professor at the University of Maine said that the quakes are not unheard.

"It is unusual, but not from the system of things," she said. "The East Coast has the following small earthquake in moderate. It is not the kind of things in California or Japan. "

After learning of the earthquake in Virginia, Kelley examined that State quake history and found that only 10 in Virginia in the last 240 years have taken place.

Buildings in New York briefly shook. Government buildings in the city, including City Hall, were evacuated. The federal courthouse 26-story in lower Manhattan has watched hundreds of people were seen leaving the building. Judiciary officials were not letting people back in.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake had a 3.7 miles Deep. The Quake was in the mineral oils, VA. Louisa County.

Writers of Badalona Diana Bowley, Andrew Neff and Ryan McLaughlin and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Cairnie hope is the daughter of Bowley. Kathy Wade is aunt of the Neff.

Earthquake closes iconic Washington monuments -- for now

The Washington Monument, and Lincoln and Jefferson public in wake of closed earthquake 5.8 today 's and remains closed until proper security assement can complete companion.

There were conflicting reports about whether late Tuesday, the Washington Monument – one of the most instantly recognizable symbols of the nation's capital, suffered no damage-. The Associated Press reported that a crack was found at the top of the monument, which is the tallest stone structure of world is higher Spire world , standing just over 555 feet high.

The National Park Service Posted another message on his website, that made no mention of such harm, but: "The complete NPS the previous building of the Washington Monument and found it to be structurally sound. The Washington Monument grounds are to be restored except for the plaza and the monument itself. In NPS, and inspect the Interior of the monument, before any decisions are taken on again by opening it to the public. "

Photos: Quake stuns eastern coast

The National Park Service temporarily closed the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, and the old Post Office Tower as a precautionary measure after the earthquake, and these monuments can be already as Wednesday to a safe area.

For now, however, "the monument to Washington, because of its structural complexity, will remain closed until further notice, " says the NPS website. "

Whether NPS Memorial Martin Luther King, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, the Memorial of World War II Memorial, the Vietnam and Korean War Memorial remain open, he said.

Puzzled East Coasters: An earthquake? No way

MINERAL, Texas (AP) — the reputation of the territory of Georgia for a few minutes, it was a question: what rang? The answer — a rare East Coast earthquake, magnitude 5.8 — had much of a list of the most unused land is shaking.

In Washington and New York. Their brain is raw thought, soon turned to terrorism in small towns and rural areas near the epicenter and other guesses ran the gamut: a truck. The failure of aircraft or train derailment break wall sound extreme to extend nuclear reactors.

After all, there are no known deaths or serious injuries, but cracks appeared in the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral, which had three capstones, the destruction of the tower. Windows shattered and grocery stores in Virginia, where the earthquake was the Center were destroyed. In the White House and the Capitol were evacuated.

10.11-anniversary. September terrorist attacks only weeks ago, people are reeling under the psychological and emotional and poured from the tall buildings like the Empire State building in New York, sick with mental imagery and bombs.

Confirmed 60 flights, said, "I" accounting officer Caitlin Trupiano. "I wasn ' t wait to lift."

Chris Kardian his work from a remote parking at suburban Richmond vs fla epicenter opted for vs. prosaic and brands: he blamed his son's shaking in overhead in the playroom.

"Just thought that they had run out and be really loud," he said. "After about 15 seconds to didnt stop, and I thought, ' I don't have so many children in the House!" "

Most required only a few minutes, find out what it was: earthquake, U.S. Geological Survey said the Center 40 km northwest of Richmond, travel km under the surface of the Earth "and for a moment his words 12 million people."

The strongest earthquake shook buildings on the East coast of 67, to find and rattled nerves. There were reports of deaths, but officials in Washington said the fire was at least some of the violations.

United States Park Service evacuated and closed all the monuments and memorials on the National Mall. The Pentagon, the White House, Capitol and federal agencies in and around Washington was evacuated. Home direct dojeżdżających were fierce roads outside the city.

D.C. stressed-out mother of four, Marion Babcock, transport that is not from their usual 25 minutes spent two hours, have a reasonable thing for them tired, scared kids: "I treat them post traumatic stress with plenty of mint and chocolate cookie dough ice cream."

Between cell phones and social networks, news of the earthquake seemed to move faster than the temblor, himself.

Jenna Scanlon of Floral Park, N.Y., ended a phone call with a person in McLean, Virginia and announced to his colleagues in the Office, that there was an earthquake. Seconds later, 7 World Trade Center began to shake.

The damage scope — or lack of it — is also soon open was on social networks. Freeways is not collapsing, files on the walls of the Turkish people perverted picture frames, lawn chairs, broken, boblihids determination of milk Cup.

On Facebook, people joked with posts like "S & amp; p has downgraded the quake for a 2.0, "a theft in that rating agency recently lowered the federal Government's solvency. Another suggested that the New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a great man, had only "jumped in" presidential race.

5.8. magnitude quake released so much energy almost eight CT of TNT, was dropped on Hiroshima, approximately half of the Japanese during the second world war, the power of the atomic bomb.

But those who are accustomed to nature along the West Coast, could not help but strike "or two."

"Really all this excited about an earthquake of 5.8 they originated in East Coast. Breakfast we have here, "writes Dennis Miller California stay fixed on the line dividing Pleasanton feel at home."

5.8 speaking will not alarm could not be even in his sleep from him.

"We laugh," said 26-year-old San Francisco resident Stellamarie Hall, "but we certainly understand that New York and some urban areas not designed around earthquake."

The earthquake that devastated Japan has released more than 60,000 times more energy than w 's, but Tuesday was the actual damages. The majestic National Cathedral, Washington at least three of the four highest rocks on the central tower fell on, and cracks appeared in the flying buttresses on the East side of the Cathedral, the oldest part of the structure. The top of the Washington monument has a tear.

The ceiling tiles fell to the ground at Reagan National Airport. Smithsonian Gothic Castle, built in 1857, had smaller cracks, and broken glass. And shaking vigorously left a crack and holes in the ceiling in the historic Union Station when a piece of plaster fell near the main entrance.

The church tower and the Bell Tower of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Baltimore, were seriously damaged and the building was closed as a precautionary measure.

Reading, PA, inspectors closed a motorway bridge after the identification of the pillar of the cracks, but said later it would have been there before.

West Virginia, environmental regulators sent engineers to inspect dams of massive coal slurry to destroy the entire community, if they have been on the release of billions of gallons of waste water and not.

Amtrak said the train on the Northeast corridor between Baltimore and Washington, to work at low speed and crew have been inspecting stations and railway infrastructure before going back to normal.

Earryl Reevey, which three heart attacks and travelling home for the funeral of his brother, seen shock after getting off the train from Baltimore Penn Station in New York.

"Suddenly, I felt someone caught me and me-like a baby", such as three seconds, waving Long Branch, n.j. "I heard from some people who were screaming and thought we would derail You remember. And then everything went normal. "

Although people know about what happened with some Quake braced for the worst to have triggered the tsunami in the Indian Ocean and the nuclear disaster in Japan.

"I knew that it was an earthquake, but my idea first, ' Oh Oh my God, something / arrives at the power plant," said the 21-year Whitney Thacker mineral, Virginia, a town near the epicentre, where sidewalks scattered with stones fallen masonry and glass broken. "It was frightening."

Dominion Virginia power to close down its two reactors, nuclear power plants in 10 miles to the quake Epicenter, but said that there was no evidence of damage to the decades-old North Anna power station.

By the standards of the West Coast, where they are much more frequent earthquakes, earthquake of Virginia was gentle. By 1900, there were 40 of magnitude 5.8 or greater in California alone. Forty-three were in the magnitude 6.

But it tends to be an earthquake in the East more widely felt a lot of one, the wave travels "pretty happy of miles," said U.s. Geological Survey seismologist Susan Hough. "

More than 12 million people live close enough to the epicentre of the quake being felt shaking. Still feeling small new attack on the Americans to 4.8 in power.

The last earthquake was equal powers to hit the East Coast, in New York City in 1944. The earthquake was the largest record East Coast 7.3, which hit South Carolina in 1886.

Fear was in some places.

Michael Leman had been cutting grass from a neighbouring mineral when a brick began by a fireplace and raised a tank of large propane on one foot on the ground floor.

"I think tank is to distribute the ' he said, and I ran with life."

WA city ending search warrant hunt for cartoonist

RENTON, wash. (AP) — the city of Renton is to stop any further efforts in the search warrant to force Google to reveal that the true name of the person who created the animated Internet video that ridiculed police and the city of Renton.

Jay Covington Renton President official, said Thursday that police so far have revealed any information related to additional criminal probe of what they called police just get cyberstalking case, search for the search term to force the Google name real filmmaker video which was posted on YouTube a search for the remainder of judge this week.

Covington, said Police believed that the Director is a current police officer. He said the continuation of an internal investigation.

Cartoon parody of all the officers in an unidentified law enforcement authority having sex in the duty on some employees receive the service, without the necessary qualifications. Renton police chief Kevin Milosevich, said that his officers and the city's several employees have objectives.

Mall of America marks 19 years in Bloomington

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.–it is 19 years since Bloomington is home to the largest shopping centre in the United States.

He was on 11 August 1992, that Mall of America for the first time opened its doors in place of the old House, Minnesota and twins, Metropolitan Stadium.

Construction of 4.2 million square foot mall cost about $ 650 million.

When the Mall was opened more than 500 shops, 50 restaurants and nation/big indoor Park.

MOA site, more than 5,500 pairs from around the world have exchanged vows at the wedding chapel there.

Rick Perry's chances spurred by underwhelming Republican debate

Possibility of Texas Governor Rick Perry became the forefront for the Republican nomination to take on Barack Obama rose Thursday after a lackluster showing other candidates in the biggest debate so far.

Perry on Thursday confirmed the Office he or she intends to announce that it will join the race Saturday at the Conference, Charleston Southern conservative in Carolina.

Perry, came too late for him to take part in a debate Thursday in Boston. It was important for the debate, leaving at the beginning of a hectic three days of the campaign in the State where the first meeting is scheduled to be held in the Republic in February.

Asked if the imminent arrival of Perry in the race, the candidates were educated, one describes him as a formidable and another welcoming him and Sarah Palin, she chose to stay. Palin is scheduled to make a public appearance in Iowa on Friday.

Pawlenty badly needs to revive its campaign doing well in Iowa straw poll on Saturday, the traditional test of potential presidential candidates. If he fails, he could see his remaining financial sponsor him in the desert.

Under pressure, his main objective was predictable, winner of the previous debate, Bachmann in New Hampshire and who is leading in the polls in Iowa. Reception of the signal to be patronising, "said Bachmann did little in his five years in Congress. "She has done some wonderful things in your life, but it is indisputable fact that the record of achievements and results is nonexistent," Pawlenty said, trying to compensate for its failure to exert influence on the New Hampshire debate and odivm dullness of tours.

But he picked the wrong candidate stepwise. Bachmann came back reiterating his record in Office as Governor of health, energy and trade. "That sounds much more like Barack Obama record," he said. Also raised his record on abortion, an issue crucial to Republicans.

After a series of personal exchanges, Pawlenty under her position as "illogical".

Romney free rest, who was delighted with his team. But Perry / her arrival could provide real competition at the next debate in California, in September.

Pawlenty jibes, there seemed to be prepared in advance, influenced hardly many skeptics. Others who failed to make much of an impression, included former Senator Rick Santorum, Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich.

Jon Huntsman kicked off a debate He fought in the survey. Too close to the Centre for many conservative and also many unforgivable for Republicans, he worked on the Obama administration and the United States as Ambassador to China.

But his opening response was poor. Asked for a detailed plan for the management of the economy, he said: "the language" limply.

PGA Championship: Tiger Woods starts well, then slumps to 77

Johns Creek, GA-An hour after they began, Tiger Woods at the top of the standings Thursday at the PGA Championship and considered as the Tiger of old. He never thought he would finish with his worst score ever at the opening ceremony of the big ring.

He opened with three birdies in five holes. He followed with three wagons of double trolley over the next 10 holes.

Woods, who went to the great link, next to the name of the Supreme Council, now Steve stryker 63 Championship began. This is a child in the Woods, John Daly and Jerry Pate, 57 years old, it should be noted next to the Basketball with 77.

It was his worst round in a major since Woods shot an 81 in the vicious and pelting rain windy Muirfield in the third round of British Open nine years ago. And it was no mystery to him how everything happened.

"Come down in the great start today, three under the early mechanical thoughts through these provides the holes. and I thought, ' I can keep on going "and game instincts and feelings," he said. "And it just blew my whole round. I'm not at the moment where you can do it again. «

Woods returned to competition last week and finished his first tournament since the masters away from golf until he was convinced that the. Injury to his left leg will not cause him problems.

Not to mention the tour today still lot of work.

Woods looked serious as ever when he walked in the putting green to start the heating. Then comes the 18-foot birdie putt on the opening hole, a wooden five aggressive of a blind shot pine straw on the 12th of pair five followed a bunker of a lie to 3 feet for another birdie.

He said a unit more than 300 feet in 14 air, leaving a wedge to 3 feet for another birdie.

"He's back! a fan cried ". Not quite.

Since the last round at Bay Hill in 2007 was made at least three double bogey in a round timber. He started the carnage with an iron four to 254-yard 15th hole this qu ' look t terrible until it landed, just on the right of the green space and in the pond.

Woods was in the sand, a dozen times.

He spoke about his old swing back while trying to learn new and said that this was the case Thursday.

What about this frustration, "Woods said" "."I thought I was playing well, I don ' t you have to do. As soon as I can go out and play and let it go and play only appearance-see fire, firing, I feel. And not available at that point. Get my engine models there. Start fighting and they can't find it. "

WATERLOGGED: at least Woods fared better than Japan teenager Ryo Ishikawa, considered a strong contender that came from the show last week in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone.

To/19-year-old has brought a swimsuit, six balls in the water and ends with a 15-over 85. greatly reduce the number of fields is missing so I came on the scene. It was so bad at times that Ishikawa said "stopped counting it."

The purpose of the second round? "The Birdies on every hole, all 18," he said.