Earthquakes in Montana

Montana is the fourth most seismically active state in the U.S., trailing areas typically associated with earthquakes: Alaska, California and Hawaii.

The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Earthquake Office is the epicenter of earthquake information for the state and shows all seismic activity over the western U.S. for the last week. I note that there were 36 incidents in the last week, one of them near Kalispell.

The Montana Department of Military Affairs offers this earthquake map, which shows, in great detail, the faults and earthquake zones throughout the state, and I was surprised to note the faults west of Kalispell.

Montana Disaster & Emergency Services information is listed there also, with links to such topics as disaster preparedness and Homeland Security.

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Lindsay's Technical Reprints

Lindsay's TECHNICAL BOOKS, a publisher specializing in the republishing of useful technical books from decades and centuries past, offers you books on everything from melting cast iron to distilling whiskey. Build Tesla coils, regenerative receivers, crystal sets, solar cells, robots, Wimshurst machines, an electric bicycle, windmill, neon signs, carbon arc torch, and all of the incredible Gingery Publications and machines. Topics range from coffin making to locomotive repair and sand casting and beyond.

They offer only top quality books loaded with detail. No fluff. No garbage. This is the best. And you won't find these volumes in book stores. What you find at this site is a mere sampling of what is offered. The entire catalog is not on the web, and the exact content of the catalog is always changing, with books constantly being added and dropped. If you want a catalog, use the request form and one will be sent to you.

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The Kaczynski List

The Sheriff's office is posting a listing of Outstanding warrants for Flathead County, as mentioned in the Interlake.

If you want to turn someone (or yourself!) in, here are the contact details:

Sheriff's Office
800 South Main
Kalispell, MT 59901

Phone (406) 758-5585
Fax (406) 758-5862

HOURS:
Monday - Friday
8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

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Live Vessel Tracking, Worldwide

Marinetraffic.com shows ship locations all over the world, live, accurate to within an hour. Wanna find out whats going through the Panama canal? Zoom in! San Diego harbor, take a look! Straits of Hormuz, no problem.

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Where the Pros Goes

Rescue Resource is the World's #1 Water Rescue Equipment Company, where the SAR (Search and Rescue) pros go for their gear.

• "Join us as we celebrate our 16th year of bringing you the best quality equipment designed with the professional rescuer in mind! We have a huge selection of water and rope rescue equipment including rope, personal flotation devices, boat accessories, throwbags, harnesses, carabiners, ascenders, descenders, pulleys, bags, webbing, helmets, wet suits, and much more... "

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Cheaper than Dirt

Cheaper than Dirt is a good name for a great site. "We sell all of your product needs for Ammunition, Gun Gear, Shooting Supplies, and Discounted Weapons Accessories" just about sums it up. It always pays to shop around, but CTD is always worth checking.

Here are a few of their categories:

Handgun Ammunition Rifle Ammunition AR-15 Gear Shotgun Ammunition	Rimfire Ammunition Magazines Factory Original Knives Military Gear

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Atomic Time

National Institute of Standards and Technology, The Time and Frequency Division, part of NIST's Physics Laboratory, maintains the standard for frequency and time interval for the United States, provides official time to the United States, and carries out a broad program of research and service activities in time and frequency metrology.

NIST sets the official time for the internet and U.S. telephone systems, and runs Radio Station WWVB in Colorado, the station your atomic clocks tune in to set their time accurately.

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Minolta/Sony DSLRs

Cameras Lenses Flashes Links Articles Forum About

Dyxum -- combining their European name of Dyxxum and the traditional Minolta USA trademark of Maxxum -- is THE reference site for anyone using Minolta cameras or the new Sony digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras that use the same mount and lenses. There are great reviews of all the cameras and all the lenses made for that Minolta/Sony mount and all the accessories that fit those cameras.

I have relied on it for deciding on accessories and lenses, new or used, for my cameras.

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Digital Photography Review

DPReview has all the latest digital photography and imaging news, reviews of the latest digital cameras and accessories, the most active discussion forums, a large selection of sample galleries, a digital camera database and buyers guide and the most comprehensive database of digital camera features and specifications. It is my favorite digital camera review site.

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Steve's Digicams

Steve's Digicams is one of the two best places to check out the pros and cons of a digital camera before you buy it. They have previews of upcoming cameras, details about existing cameras, and excellent opinions of the good and bad of each one.

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