THE DAILY ASTORIAN FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2016
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FLASHY PROPOSAL
TOWER OF STRENGTH
BE WARNED
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this morning (Tuesday, March 8) using our school reader-board
to surprise her,” 'RQ$QGHUVRQ, who teaches language arts at the
school, wrote. His photo of the couple is shown.
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student of Jewell, and Kayla has been teaching here for three years.
They live close to the school in the Jewell area.” Judging from the
look on her face, the Ear is fairly sure the answer was yes.
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innovative design for a community WVXQDPLHYDFXDWLRQWRZHU,
which can be seen on the Architecture & Design Magazine web-
site at http://tinyurl.com/evactower. The architect’s illustrations are
shown.
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By providing a safe place to go in a disaster, it is hoped these towers
would help community members be able to stay in their homes with-
out being uprooted and forced to move to higher ground.
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from its surface,” the architect said. The cylindrical bottom of the
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the ramp entry facing away from the oncoming surge. Up to a height
of about 50 feet, the ramp is covered with walls of reinforced con-
crete to protect both the building, and the evacuees as they climb to
the upper levels, which provide a safe place to wait out the disaster.
One of these towers would look pretty interesting in Seaside,
wouldn’t it?
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VLGH$TXDULXP wrote, describing her photo, which is shown.
So what are they? The 2-3 inch long critters are normally found
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watch.org (http://jellywatch.org/velella). The Velella’s typical blue
sail and below-water detail are shown, inset, in a screen shot from
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going from upper left to lower right? But, of course, there are some
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spheres, or eastern and western ocean shores. Guessing aside, no
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go out to the beach and start counting left and right-sailed Velellas,
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So how did they get here? While the wind moves Velellas along
by their little sails (be they left or right-handed), they can only
move downwind or at a slight angle to the wind. Not being able to
change directions sometimes causes them to be pushed en masse
directly onto the shore, which is how they wound up in Hammond.
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some 80 miles off the coast, very similar to the &DVFDGLD
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Oregon’s Coast. Here are a few downright scary facts about
the quake, from The Telegraph (http://tinyurl.com/telefacts):
The 5-minute earthquake’s energy was that of 8,000
Hiroshima atom bombs when the 280 miles of the earth’s
crust fractured. The coastline sank 4 feet in some places, and
the entire Japanese archipelago shifted 8 feet east — but the
Oshika Peninsula shifted 17 feet east, and the planet itself
was shifted 4 inches by the tremor.
Naturally, an earthquake of that size also generated a WVX-
QDPL, which reached a maximum height of about 130 feet
(think about it — the Astoria Column is 125 feet tall). The wave
was 30 feet high in many coastal locations, but the sea walls
averaged only about 20 feet high in the districts that had them.
Two hundred million tons of water hit each kilometer
(3,280 feet) of the Tohoku coast in four or more waves that
went inland for several miles. A photo of some of the dam-
age is shown, courtesy of Lance Cpl. Garry Welch, U.S.
Marine Corps. More photos are available at http://tinyurl.
com/tsupix
When the tsunami hit, +LURPLWVX 6KLQNDZD (pictured
inset in an AP Photo) was running to get away, then turned
around to get something from home. The result? He was
swept 10 miles out to sea on the wreckage of his house,
where he stayed for two days until he was rescued by the
Japanese navy, according to another story in The Telegraph
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day of my life,” he said. And it easily could have been.
Don’t want to get caught like he did? Be prepared: Check
out Oregon tsunami evacuation maps at http://tinyurl.com/
NCevacmap. Know where to go, and, where not to.
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cago Tribune reports (http://tinyurl.com/livelydebris).
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NewsOnJapan.com (http://tinyurl.com/life-debris).
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Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAM-
STEC) and other organizations, the marine organisms (like rag-
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conger and snow crabs, who dine on them.
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showed that an average of 114 critters per square meter were found
around the tsunami debris — which is 14 times more sea life than in
unlittered areas about 16 feet away. The organisms don’t seem to care
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a senior JAMSTEC researcher.
FISH STORY
ROLLIN’ ON THE RIVERWALK
RJXHZDYHV, towering spontaneous waves that suddenly
rear up from the surface of the ocean, are responsible for
many ships being lost. They are especially dangerous because
they appear with no warning. The good news is that Gizmag
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nology (MIT) have developed an HDUO\ZDUQLQJV\VWHP that
can predict when a rogue wave is likely to hit, and give ships a
little time to prepare (http://tinyurl.com/rogueseer). The wave
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Previous attempts at rogue wave detection have consisted
of complex systems that take too long to completely analyze
the nearby wave data, making them ultimately too slow to be
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instead looking for groups of waves that roll together. Appar-
ently it’s these groups that exchange energy with each other
and eventually merge to form a monster rogue wave.
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ity of these groups forming rogue waves based on their length
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wave data gathered by ocean buoys, combined with special-
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ers say the system can predict rogue waves 2-3 minutes before
they fully develop.
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while getting a little core strengthening for me, in the process.”
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correctly according to the manufacturers instructions,” he insists,
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shark in Oregon and releases it back into the sea,” the headline read
in a Daily Mail story that ran Friday, March 4 (http://tinyurl.com/
grabshark).
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$ODQ+RO\RDN, who, while taking a stroll with his wife on the beach
at Seaside, found a baby shark that was in extreme distress and roll-
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or so each year, all about that size,” she said.
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full set of razor-sharp teeth, by the way), and carried it out into deeper
water. Luckily, he was not bitten. He and the shark are pictured in
Caters News Agency photos, courtesy of the Daily Mail online.
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COMMUNITY NOTES
SATURDAY
Lower Columbia R/C Soci-
ety — 8:30 a.m., back room at
Uptown Cafe, 1639 S.E. Ensign
Lane, Warrenton. Local Acade-
my of Model Aeronautics (AMA)
chartered radio control model
aircraft club meets for breakfast
and business. All model aircraft
enthusiasts are welcome. For in-
formation, call 503-458-5196 or
503-325-0608.
Sit and Stitch Group — 11
a.m. to 1 p.m., Custom Threads,
1282 Commercial St. Knitting, cro-
cheting and needle work. For infor-
mation, call 503-325-7780.
Columbia Northwestern Mod-
el Railroading Club — 1 p.m., in
Hammond. Group runs trains on
HO-scale layout. For information,
call Don Carter at 503-325-0757.
Spinning Circle — 1 to 3
p.m., Astoria Fiber Arts Academy,
1296 Duane St. Bring a spinning
wheel. For information, call 503-
325-5598 or go to http://astoriafi-
berarts.com
from a serious brain (mental) illness.
For information, contact Myra Kero
at 503-738-6165, or k7erowood@q.
com, or go to www.nami.org
SUNDAY
Lower Columbia River Chap-
WHU 0LOLWDU\ 2IÀFHUV$VVRFLDWLRQ
of America — 5 p.m., Bridgewater
Bistro, 20 Basin St. Jim Knight,
executive director, Port of Astoria,
is the speaker, and will respond to
questions. All U.S. armed forces
of¿cers, warrant of¿cers, retired,
reserve, active duty and former of-
¿cers are welcome to attend. For
questions, contact Capt. R. “Steve”
Stevens (USCG ret.) at 503-861-
9832.
National Alliance on Mental
Illness (NAMI) Support Group
— 2 to 3:30 p.m., Seaside Public
Library, 1131 Broadway. Family to
Family Support Group, for anyone
with friend or loved one suffering
Line Dancing — 5:30 to 8 p.m.,
Seaside American Legion, 1315
Broadway. For information, call
503-738-5111. No cost; suggested
$5 tip to the instructor.
Clatsop County Genealog-
ical Society — 1 to 4 p.m., Basic
Geneaology Class, Church of Je-
sus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
350 Niagara Ave. Park in rear of
church. All are welcome. RSVP is
appreciated; call Carol Wamsher at
503-298-8917 or Sali Diamond at
503-325-1963.
MONDAY
Scandinavian Workshop —
10 a.m., First Lutheran Church, 725
33rd St. Needlework, hardanger,
knitting, crocheting, embroidery
and quilting. All are welcome. For
information, call 503-325-1364 or
503-325-7960.
Mothers of Preschoolers — 10
to 11:30 a.m., Crossroads Com-
munity Church, 40618 Old
Highway 30, Svensen. MOPS
group is a time for moms to relax
and enjoy each others’ company.
For information, call 503-502-3118.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested do-
nation $3 for those older than 60;
$6.75 for those younger than 60.
For information, call Michelle Lew-
is at 503-861-4200.
Columbia Senior Diners —
11:30 a.m., 1111 Exchange St. Cost
is $5. For information, or to have a
meal delivered, call 503-325-9693.
Warrenton Senior Lunch Pro-
gram — noon, Warrenton Commu-
nity Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Sug-
gested donation of $5 for seniors
and $7 for those younger than 60.
For information, or to volunteer, call
503-861-3502 Monday or Thursday.
Astoria Rotary Club — noon,
second Àoor of the Astoria Elks
Lodge, 453 11th St. Guests always
welcome. For information, go to
www.AstoriaRotary.org
Parkinson’s Support Group
— 1 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church
library, 565 12th St. For informa-
tion, call 503-338-8469 or 503-440-
1970.
Peninsula Quilt Guild — 1
p.m., Peninsula Church Center,
5000 N Place, Seaview, Wash.
Newcomers welcome. Bring non-
perishable food donation. For infor-
mation, call Janet King at 360-665-
3005.
Knochlers Pinochle Group —
1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community
Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside.
Cost is $1 per regular session per
person. Players with highest and
second highest scores split the
prize. Game is designed for play-
ers 55 and older, but all ages are
welcome.
Seaside Lions Club — 5 p.m.,
West Lake Restaurant & Lounge,
1480 S. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside.
For information, call 503-738-7693.
See NOTES, Page 2B