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‘Earthquakes happen’: Va Tech professor provides insight after two quakes rattle Central Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Two earthquakes rattled portions of Central Virginia Tuesday and Wednesday.
A 2.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Glen Allen area Tuesday afternoon, and on Wednesday morning, Wyndham residents woke up to a 2.3-magnitude quake.
While it surprised many residents, Martin Chapman, a geophysics professor at Virginia Tech, said quakes like these happen at least once every year or two.
“That’s an area that we’ve known has had an above-average number of earthquakes along the eastern seaboard,” he said.
That’s why it’s called the Central Virginia Seismic Zone, which stretches from Charlottesville to Richmond.
“And sometimes they get to be fairly big, like the one in 2011,” he said.
In August 2011, a 5.8 earthquake rocked parts of Louisa County.
It left stores in disarray and schools damaged.
Before that, Martin said the largest quake to shake things up in the region was in 1875, with a magnitude of 5.0.
“These earthquakes happen. They’re like once in a lifetime or maybe two lifetimes,” he said.
While there’s no way to predict them, here’s what to remember when the ground shakes.
First, take cover under something sturdy.
“The strongest place in your house is probably under your door frame because of the hitter above the door,” he said.
Second, avoid running outside.
“That’s the worst thing you can do because things come falling off the walls, bricks and things like that. Sometimes chimneys snap off,” Martin said.
Lastly, emergency supplies should be ready.
“The power is going to go off. So you’re going to need some batteries and backup stuff like that on hand,” he said.
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“I didn’t know I could go that fast,” Richard Delcid, the general manager of a Domino’s Pizza in Manassas, told WTOP.
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‘I didn’t know I could go that fast’: Virginia pizza maker breaks record
A general manager of a Domino’s Pizza in Manassas, Virginia, won the chain’s “World’s Fastest Pizza Maker” competition this month.
Richard Delcid prepared a pepperoni pizza, mushroom pizza and cheese pizza for the oven in 31.22 seconds.
“I didn’t know I could go that fast,” Delcid told WTOP.
“Eight seconds better than the previous record,” Robert Donner, one of the owners of the Domino’s on Centreville Road, said.
The competitors at the May 13 Las Vegas event came from Domino’s locations around the world, and Donner said the competition is about more than speed.
“They’re judged by weight, they’re judged by portion, and they’re judged on whether they’re sellable to a customer,” Donner said.
When Delcid first started working for Domino’s in 2012, he was a teenager. He was much slower then, he joked.
As with anything, practice makes perfect.
“We record ourselves during practices,” Delcid said. “We dissect videos, we look at body movement, hand movement, everything.”
Delcid was not alone in Vegas. Donner, who is part owner of more than 30 Domino’s Pizza locations in Virginia and Maryland, brought dozens of employees to the event.
Coming in second at the competition was another member of Donner’s team.
Joe Burr, who is known as “Domino Joe,” is the local director of training, and calls himself the Dan Marino of the Domino’s World’s Fastest Pizza Maker competition.
“I’ve won third place a couple times, I’ve won second place like three or four times,” Burr said. “So I’m like always a bridesmaid, but never a bride.”
Don’t let Burr’s jokes fool you — he has known Delcid for a long time and is very proud of him.
“I like to say it’s not the sculptor, it’s the clay. Richard is the best clay,” Burr said.
Along with a championship belt and a trophy, Delcid’s record‑breaking performance earned him $5,000 from Domino’s Pizza corporate, and his local bosses kicked in another $5,000.
Virginia
Netflix casting Central Virginia singles for “Love on the Spectrum” after Danville man joins show
DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Netflix is searching for singles in Central Virginia to appear on its documentary-style dating series “Love on the Spectrum,” after a Danville man was cast for an upcoming season and producers are now looking to find his match.
The series follows adults on the autism spectrum as they navigate dating.
Monica Karavanic, executive director of The Arc of Southside in Danville, said the person cast has ties to her organization.
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“This show has been loved by millions internationally and so for it to come to Danville is pretty awesome and we’re just really excited and hoping to make it work,” Karavanic said.
Casting is focused on singles ages 25 to 40, of any gender, who live near Danville or Lynchburg and would be interested in going on a date with a man on the spectrum. Producers say the time commitment could be as little as half a day.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Friday will be sunny and seasonably warm, with highs in the upper 70s and low 80s.
The pattern of cool nights and mild afternoons will continue through the weekend and through much of next week as upper-level flow continues to bring reinforcing mild and dry air out of eastern Canada.
Rain chances will be very limited over the next week, with only a slim chance with a frontal passage on Monday.
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