Johnny Depp & Jeff Beck Dropping Joint ’18’ Album

After jamming on stage earlier this week, Johnny Depp and guitar legend Jeff Beck confirmed that they are dropping a joint album. The 13-track collection, 18, is slated for release on July 15 and in addition to two new Depp originals (“Sad Motherfuckin’ Parade,” “This Is a Song For Miss Hedy Lamarr”), the collection will […]

CGGVeritas Acquires Fugro’s Geoscience Division, The Netherlands

Fugro N.V. and CGGVeritas announced today that they have signed an agreement under which CGGVeritas will acquire Fugro’s Geoscience division, excluding the multi client library and Ocean Bottom Nodes business, for a total cash consideration of EUR 1.2 billion. The transaction is a result of Fugro’s review of all options regarding its marine streamer seismic […]

How will California’s freeways survive a major earthquake? – Daily Bulletin

The 1971 Sylmar earthquake sent a 6.6-magnitude jolt through the Newhall Pass, toppling a new interchange at Interstate 5 and Highway 14 and two nearby freeway overpasses, killing two. The 1994 Northridge earthquake sent an even stronger tremor through the San Fernando Valley, once again demolishing the “5-14 split.” LAPD Officer Clarence Wayne Dean, whose […]