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Wednesday, Nov. 14,2012
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P R IN T : News
Disasters put survival
into perspective
Emily Rask
Associate News Editor
Some o f the rubble that has been left behind with the American fla g still
ripplins in the w in d in Queens, NewYork. The damage o f H urricane Sandy
has caused approximately $60 billion in damges.
Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc
on the East Coast o f America while
earthquakes across the globe and
locally continue to shake the Earth
on a daily basis. How prepared
is the population and infrastructure
for an earthquake, or other natural
disasters?
Amit Krumer, Senior Structural
Engineer with the City o f Portland,
is in charge o f monitoring Portland’s
buildings. He said that due to their
ages, approximately 20,000 non-
residential buildings in the city were
made in such a way that they would
not fair very well during a violent
and sustained earthquake.
“The brick would probably just
crumble, and the building would
collapse,” said Krumer, “and the
walls are not tied back to the roofs
or the floors and so they will sepa
rate, causing the floors to fall.”
Oregon has recently experienced
a 4.2 magnitude earthquake. It was
centered approximately 140 miles
west o f Gold Beach.
A 6.5 earthquake also hit the
Pacific Coast o f Guatemala this
weekend, after the initial 7,4 earth
quake the country suffered from
last Wednesday. The quake left at
least 52 people dead and thousands
without homes. Aftershocks shook
the county at magnitudes around 5.
Four small earthquakes have
shaken up the Portland, area since
8:49 p.m. Nov. 8. The first magni
tude was listed at 2.1 and was about
one mile away from the Portland
City center, lire second quake was
recorded at 1.7 magnitudes at 9:26
p.m. and 30 minutes later another
earthquake hit at a 1.2 magnitude.
After that at 4:07 a.m. on Friday, the
fourth earthquake had magnitude
of 22.
Allhough there was no damage
from these earthquakes to Oregon
or California, there is always the
potential for a dangerous quake to
occur that could devastate populated
areas in the region.
The number o f Sandy-related
deaths has risen to more than 121
since the hurricane began punishing
the East Coast. The super storm was
not common according to experts
who have studied the unusual
behaviors o f this weather event.
“Sandy’s course, from south
east to northwest, is not typical,”
said Rick Knabb, director o f the
National Hurricane Center in Miami
in a press release.
At the direction of President
Barack Obama, the Federal
Emergency Management Agency is
currently leading the government’s
efforts to provide assistance and
support to toe states affected by the
disaster.
FEMA’s website, ready.gov is
designed to help civilians prepare,
and stay informed o f disasters. It
provides information that help to
prepare citizens for disaster situa
tions. The site recommends having
an emergency kit prepared. The kit
should have all the basic survival
equipment a person may need in
case o f an emergency, such as a
flashlight, three day supply o f food,
extra money, first aid kit, and any
thing else a person may need in a
disaster.
Civilians should always be
aware o f the possible hazards they
may face and which kind o f disaster
may strike your area, whether it is a
Monster drink under investigation
Hannah Duckworth
The Clackamas Print
Energy drinks have become
an increasingly large part of daily
life. High school and college stu
dents across America rely on these
highly caffeinated beverages to
keep them up on late study nights
and to wake them up for work.
Aaron Calhoun, an 18-year old
student here at CCC uses these
beverages on a regular basis.
“I drink them because—well
first off—I’m addicted to caffeine,
so I get killer headaches when I
don’t drink them,” said Calhoun,
“and I guess I like the high for a
little bit and then the crash. I’ll take
the high over the crash.”
M o n s te r
B e v e ra g e
Corporation’s products are among
the most popular, being sold in
over 70 countries. Unfortunately,
this million-dollar company has
suffered a huge hit in the last few
weeks due to their products pos
sibly being connected to 5 deaths
and 1 non-fatal heart attack. They
have successfully sold literally bil
lions o f energy drinks, with over 8
billion o f those sold in the US. The
company has been in operation
for 25 years, and an ever-increas
ing popularity in energy drinks
has raised the Monster Beverage
Corporation millions o f dollars.
Monster’s stock started suffer
ing about a year ago. According
to “The New York Times,” the
mother o f a 14-year old girl in
Maryland pulled their records
under the Freedom o f Information
Act and used that information to
sue the company on a wrongful
death chaige. Her daughter, Anais
Fournier, died o f a heart attack
after drinking two 24-oz. cans o f
M onster
in
24 hours. Fournier had a mild
pre-existing heart condition that
she w a s, aware o f called heart
arrhythmia, but her doctor did not
advise her to restrict her caffeine
intake. A heart arrhythmia is a
problem with the rate o f a person’s
heartbeat, such as it beating too
fast or too slow.
The’ girl’s parents, Wendy
Crossland and Richard Fournier,
are now suing Mor&ter Corporation
for not warning consumers about
the risks o f their products. They
want to recover all damages for the
injuries that their daughter suffered
before death. Crossland has been
stated as being an “energy drink
activist,” and is now trying to send
word out to parents about the dan
gers o f their kids drinking heavily
caffeinated beverages. She also
wants energy drink companies to
do a better job o f warning con
sumers about the risks o f their
products.
“The warning label is in bold
letters,” said Adam Wehage,
a 24-year old student here at
CCC. “They have a warning
label on there, they should
not be held responsible for
any physical reactions.”
Monster is fighting this
lawsuit by letting the facts
o f their products speak for
them. They have released a
press statement stating that
they will stand by the safe
ty7 o f their products. They
believe that all their ingre
dients and labeling com
ply with all the rules and
regulations o f the different
countries that they market
to. They do not believe that
any science or facts support
the allegations that their
products are anything but safe.
hurricane, a blizzard, an earthquake,
a tsunami, or a tornado. Being pre
pared year round for all o f these can
never be a bad thing.
Tyler Judson, an employee of
Portland’s military surplus store,
Andy and Bax sells the items people
are buying to potentially survive a
disaster.
“We sell a lot o f the freeze-dried
military food packs and we carry
anything from water proof match
es, weather proof blankets,” said
Judson. “Anything you can think of
for a survival kit, we sell here.”
Whatever the disaster, citizens
and infrastructure will have a hard
time ahead when feeing the destruc
tion that can accompany it. Sandy
and the Guatemalan temblor are
proof that our planet is capable of
life altering events. Those prepared
for the worst may have an advan
tage when it comes to surviving
such a situation.
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