Lost in the day-to-day bickering about health care, political philosophy, and the conservative flotsam is the fact that just south of Cuba potentially hundreds of thousands of human beings have died, or are dieing in Haiti.
In the capital city of Port Au Prince it is being said that there are very few buildings left standing after a 7.1 earthquake rocked the area yesterday evening. Live news accounts say that the streets are filled with the injured, orphaned, and dead; and even those charged with assisting the populace during such times are themselves victimized by the event, leaving each person to do for themselves.
The aftershocks following the main event are measuring 5.0, and in a country where little is done to incorporate safety into the architecture of the populated area's homes, shacks, and buildings, even the aftershocks are devastating.
when you see some of the pictures coming in from over there......It kind of leaves you speachless....all I can do is stop and pray....and I have done this several times today. :(
Yeah, we actually should have started a thread about that. It is a catastrophe of epic proportions.
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The prime minister is quoted as saying that the death toll will run "into the hundreds of thousands"! If it even makes a hundred it is devastating, hundreds of thousands is beyond devastating. . .
I know the country has a less than savory reputation and a history of abuse toward its population, but this situation is beyond a hurricane or flood, and appears to have wiped a major portion of the population out. . . :eek: Along with their homes, their caregivers, and even their government to a degree.
The prime minister is quoted as saying that the death toll will run "into the hundreds of thousands"! If it even makes a hundred it is devastating, hundreds of thousands is beyond devastating. . .
I know the country has a less than savory reputation and a history of abuse toward its population, but this situation is beyond a hurricane or flood, and appears to have wiped a major portion of the population out. . . :eek: Along with their homes, their caregivers, and even their government to a degree.
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Two topics were merged into one to prevent duplication and facilitate discussion.
And before my Non-Christian friend start jumping all over Christians....Pat Robertson is spouting off his mouth something terrible about this earthquake.....I think he is NOT representing the vast majority of Christians.....and I am ashamed of his remarks.... :no:
Quote from: Henry Hawk on January 13, 2010, 04:10:50 PM
And before my Non-Christian friend start jumping all over Christians....Pat Robertson is spouting off his mouth something terrible about this earthquake.....I think he is NOT representing the vast majority of Christians.....and I am ashamed of his remarks.... :no:
We all are ashamed, Henry.
I cannot believe the devastation that has happened down there....it boggles the mind, and sickens my stomach...I'm hearing reports of 500,00o may be dead!!... :'(
I've been busy. What the hell is Pat Robertson saying??
Quote from: Locutus on January 13, 2010, 04:30:33 PM
I've been busy. What the hell is Pat Robertson saying??
he is saying that this was from a curse or they made a pact with the devil several years ago, and now they are being punished or some BS....you can google it, it is everywhere on the news....Even Shepard Smith on FoxNews got pissed when he heard this....
Quote from: Henry Hawk on January 13, 2010, 04:33:33 PM
he is saying that this was from a curse or they made a pact with the devil several years ago, and now they are being punished or some BS....you can google it, it is everywhere on the news....Even Shepard Smith on FoxNews got pissed when he heard this....
That guy needs to crawl under a rock, and STFU. He's clearly lost whatever marbles he may have had left.
HEY NOW!!!!!!!!!
He's a messenger from GAWD. Straight from the holy father to pat's ear, don't 'cha know.
Quote from: Locutus on January 13, 2010, 04:39:20 PM
That guy needs to crawl under a rock, and STFU. He's clearly lost whatever marbles he may have had left.
agreed!!...THIS is what give you guys fuel to attack, the vast amounts of folks who are Christian, a bad name....and the sad thing is, I bet there will be a ton of Christians heading that way (as we speak) to help out..... with millions of $$$...and medical supplies and love..and this usually never gets any press....
Quote from: followsthewolf on January 13, 2010, 04:42:06 PM
HEY NOW!!!!!!!!!
He's a messenger from GAWD. Straight from the holy father to pat's ear, don't 'cha know.
and heeeeeeer weeee gooooo!
Then get these thousands of xtians to get robertson and his ilk to STFU.
Quote from: followsthewolf on January 13, 2010, 04:47:06 PM
Then get these thousands of xtians to get robertson and his ilk to STFU.
the thing you are missing is the vast majority don't pay any attention to him in the first place......he has his following.....Pat has been unafraid to shoot his mouth off since his beginning.....people like yourself give him more AIR time, he loves it when he makes the news.....even if it means saying something outrageous...
Whatever happened to "walking humbly with my God"?
Quote from: followsthewolf on January 13, 2010, 05:22:49 PM
Whatever happened to "walking humbly with my God"?
:thinking2: :lipsrsealed2: :-X :wings:
http://theunknownzone.us/smf/index.php?topic=13389.0 (http://theunknownzone.us/smf/index.php?topic=13389.0)
Quote(CNN) -- More than 100 employees of the United Nations' mission in Haiti were unaccounted for Wednesday after the earthquake that caused massive damage to the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, U.N. officials said.
Among the missing were the chief of the U.N. mission in Haiti, Hedi Annabi of Tunisia, and his deputy special representative, Kim Bolduc of Canada. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters in New York.
The grim list of destruction from Tuesday's quake included the U.N. peacekeeper compound, a five-story building where about 250 people work every day.
Ban said the U.N. headquarters at the Christopher Hotel collapsed in the quake, and that people are still trapped inside. He said possibly 100 or 150 people were in the building around the time the quake struck.. . . .
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/13/haiti.un.mission/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/13/haiti.un.mission/index.html)
Even the U.N. is hamstrung by this!
According to "Fux News" -
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The United States is considering housing Haitian refugees at "Camp Justice," the guest quarters at Guantanamo Bay. At 180 miles away, Gitmo is the closest U.S. base to Port-au-Prince. Guantanamo Bay was actually built up to house Haitian refugees from the Aristide crisis in the early 1990s. Haiti's prime minister has told CNN that "hundreds of thousands" of people have died following Tuesday's earthquake. The quake was the strongest earthquake to hit the island, experts say, since 1770. The headquarters of the U.N. mission to the island is among the collapsed buildings, and more than 100 of its employees are missing.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/?cid=bsa:topnav:hp (http://www.thedailybeast.com/?cid=bsa:topnav:hp)
A medical perfect storm??? :spooked: :spooked: :spooked:
(CNN) -- The devastation caused by Tuesday's earthquake could decimate what fragile medical care exists and spawn a "perfect storm" in a country already struggling to fight rare tropical and infectious diseases, health experts said.
On Tuesday, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake ripped apart buildings, shearing huge slabs of concrete off structures in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. About 3 million people -- one-third of Haiti's population -- were affected by the quake, the Red Cross estimated.
The disaster cut power, electricity and other utilities. This could leave people without clean drinking water and at greater risk of malnutrition and disease. The potential new mass of displaced persons could create crowded, unsanitary conditions that facilitate the spread of contagious respiratory infections, said Dr. Peter Hotez, head of the department of microbiology at George Washington University.
"What you have is the perfect storm of infection," Hotez said. "What you have is a breakdown. It is already a fragile infrastructure with high rates of infectious and neglected tropical disease. Now there are potential breakdowns in sanitation, clean water, housing and subsequent crowding. That's a terrible mix."
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/01/13/haiti.earthquake.medical.risks/index.html
Here are the asshole Robertson's remarks straight from the horses mouth. Just click play.
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Quote from: Locutus on January 13, 2010, 06:16:16 PM
A medical perfect storm??? :spooked: :spooked: :spooked:
(CNN) -- The devastation caused by Tuesday's earthquake could decimate what fragile medical care exists and spawn a "perfect storm" in a country already struggling to fight rare tropical and infectious diseases, health experts said.
On Tuesday, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake ripped apart buildings, shearing huge slabs of concrete off structures in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. About 3 million people -- one-third of Haiti's population -- were affected by the quake, the Red Cross estimated.
The disaster cut power, electricity and other utilities. This could leave people without clean drinking water and at greater risk of malnutrition and disease. The potential new mass of displaced persons could create crowded, unsanitary conditions that facilitate the spread of contagious respiratory infections, said Dr. Peter Hotez, head of the department of microbiology at George Washington University.
"What you have is the perfect storm of infection," Hotez said. "What you have is a breakdown. It is already a fragile infrastructure with high rates of infectious and neglected tropical disease. Now there are potential breakdowns in sanitation, clean water, housing and subsequent crowding. That's a terrible mix."
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/01/13/haiti.earthquake.medical.risks/index.html
Cripes. I was thinking about this very thing early this morning as I viewed several reports in the media over my morning cups of lifer's juice. Clearly these folks are in a lot more trouble than what pictures can communicate. It will be interesting to see how the world responds to this. . .
I haven't heard about other countries but the US is sending a small carrier down with helicoptors to assist and the Methodist churches are already collecting money to send there. I am sure the Red Cross and other organizations are gearing up also.
I was just reading comments in reference to a CNN article about aid groups rushing to help Haiti ... the amount of people who think it's wrong to send aid there, it's wrong to send aid to Bill Clinton's humanitarian organization, and all this other crap is just sickening. I don't understand any argument AGAINST sending aid. People are just selfish I guess...
Quote from: Palehorse on January 13, 2010, 06:53:08 PM
Cripes. I was thinking about this very thing early this morning as I viewed several reports in the media over my morning cups of lifer's juice. Clearly these folks are in a lot more trouble than what pictures can communicate. It will be interesting to see how the world responds to this. . .
My fear is that the response will be more political than humanitarian and as a result minimal because Haiti has very little to offer in return.
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on January 13, 2010, 08:36:11 PM. . .
My fear is that the response will be more political than humanitarian and as a result minimal because Haiti has very little to offer in return.
A fear I share.
Haiti has been utilized as a political puppet by a lot of entities inside and outside of its borders; this very country being but one of them. And as usual it is the people of that country that pay the price for these cloak and dagger initiatives; hacked and maimed, sucked of everything valuable in their world, including their very lifeblood. I expect it will continue with some political faction or another assassinating its president and initiating a hostile takeover unless an international group of peacekeepers can restore order and distribute aid PDQ!
Yep! Haiti has been raped over and over again.
Quote from: Henry Hawk on January 13, 2010, 04:43:52 PM
agreed!!...THIS is what give you guys fuel to attack, the vast amounts of folks who are Christian, a bad name....and the sad thing is, I bet there will be a ton of Christians heading that way (as we speak) to help out..... with millions of $$$...and medical supplies and love..and this usually never gets any press....
HH, I have no doubt that there are Christian relief organizations, and many individual Christians all over the US, who are all seeking ways that they can help in this time of need. Unfortunately, idiots like Robertson have a big mouth, a large microphone, and lots of followers. It's unfortunate that his idiotic and asinine remarks receive the kind of attention and coverage that they do.
Quote from: Locutus on January 13, 2010, 11:32:36 PM
Unfortunately, idiots like Robertson have a big mouth, a large microphone, and lots of followers. It's unfortunate that his idiotic and asinine remarks receive the kind of attention and coverage that they do.
Yeah, all those stories about priests ripping out still-beating human hearts give the Aztecs a bad name too. Quetzalcoatl assures me that stuff is blown completely out of proportion.
However, regarding aid to Haiti -- it's on the move!
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/13/haiti.aid.response/index.html
Netherlands, Iceland, Puerto Rico, Guyana, Brazil, Canada, Belize, Cuba, Morocco and France all had offered aid...World Health Organization personnel were planning to depart Thursday morning for Haiti,...Brazil's Ministry of Defense ordered its troops in the country to offer whatever assistance they can, Brazil's official news agency reported....China was preparing to send a 50-member rescue team, including three sniffer dogs, the official news agency Xinhua reported....Spain was sending three planeloads of aid...France, Haiti's former colonial ruler, dispatched two planeloads of rescue personnel...Russia was sending a mobile hospital with a staff of 45, including 20 doctors... and so on.
Quote from: Henry Hawk on January 13, 2010, 04:56:29 PM
the thing you are missing is the vast majority...
You really need to stop using the phrase, "vast majority," when what you really mean is
you. You do not speak for the vast majority of Christians nor represent them.
And Rush weighs in by criticizing Obama's response to Haiti's crisis.
Talk about twisting anything to condemn someone. :no: :no: :no: :no:
Quote from: Exterminator on January 14, 2010, 08:08:21 AM
You really need to stop using the phrase, "vast majority," when what you really mean is you. You do not speak for the vast majority of Christians nor represent them.
you may be right, that I should NOT, insinuate....but it is MY opinion, that it is the VAST Majority...I know and I realize how many Christians, like myself, think and understand....and it is of my opinion....that there are far more who, have personal relationships with God and do not follow these goof-ball "leaders" for direction or understanding......
but it is JUST my opinion....as USUAL on here.....if I got a way to support it, I will attach it.
I think it's more like a "half-vast" majority. (Say that three times very fast.)
:biggrin:
And Rush now says that the reason Obama is hurrying aid to Haiti is to bolster his credibility among black people.
Oh, and Rush also says that we already gave enough aid to Haiti through our income taxes.
Now there's a person who cares for his fellow man like Jesus taught us.
Rush is a fuckin' asshole. That's just the bottom line. Too bad he didn't croak out there in Hawaii. :mad:
Quote from: LOsborne on January 14, 2010, 07:57:46 AM
Yeah, all those stories about priests ripping out still-beating human hearts give the Aztecs a bad name too. Quetzalcoatl assures me that stuff is blown completely out of proportion.
May be under control now, but if ole' Tecuciztecatl starts giving the orders again, everyone check your hearts! ;D
Quote from: Locutus on January 14, 2010, 06:37:48 PM
Rush is a fuckin' asshole. That's just the bottom line. Too bad he didn't croak out there in Hawaii. :mad:
He is so focused on condemning Obama that he will not give any credit to simple humanitarian aid. He rabidly must find a way for ANY news concerning Obama to be made to be negative.
At first I was fairly sure that he did it solely for ratings purposes, to cater to his drooling followers. With this latest spew, I'm becoming of the opinion that he really is lower than whale shit.
Quote from: Locutus on January 14, 2010, 06:39:30 PM
May be under control now, but if ole' Tecuciztecatl starts giving the orders again, everyone check your hearts! ;D
He still gives orders. It's just that nobody listens. There is a lesson here regarding dealing with self-important religious figures.
Besides, if it's a moon god ya want, Artemis can kick his ass.
Quote from: LOsborne on January 14, 2010, 11:18:22 PM
He still gives orders. It's just that nobody listens. There is a lesson here regarding dealing with self-important religious figures.
Besides, if it's a moon god ya want, Artemis can kick his ass.
Sadly, the followers of Pat Robertson aren't smart enough to learn the lesson. :wink:
My Zone friends - whether you're able to donate money to this cause or not, please don't forget to donate blood.
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on January 15, 2010, 08:08:21 AM
My Zone friends - whether you're able to donate money to this cause or not, please don't forget to donate blood.
:thumbsup:
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on January 15, 2010, 08:08:21 AM
My Zone friends - whether you're able to donate money to this cause or not, please don't forget to donate blood.
I donate regularly, still. Despite the fact they closed the collection point in town and now I have to go to Indy to do so! :rant:
:thumbsup:
That's sure to make the recipient strong as a horse!
:smile:
Now an EQ in Venezuela - (5.6-5.7) This thing seems to be moving northward along the fault lines. . . Could the Midwest US be next? :confused:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/15/venezuela.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCText (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/15/venezuela.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCText)
Quote from: Palehorse on January 15, 2010, 04:20:45 PM
Now an EQ in Venezuela - (5.6-5.7) This thing seems to be moving northward along the fault lines. . . Could the Midwest US be next? :confused:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/15/venezuela.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCText (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/15/venezuela.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCText)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ad/NMSZBig.gif)
(http://preparednesspro.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/new-madrid-fault-line1.jpg)
A micro earthquake occurred at 6:50:43 AM (CST) on Monday, December 7, 2009 .
The magnitude 2.2 event occurred 9 km (6 miles) SSE of Matthews, MO .
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
Magnitude 2.2 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Monday, December 7, 2009 at 6:50:43 AM (CST)
Monday, December 7, 2009 at 12:50:43 (UTC)
Distance from Matthews, MO - 9 km (6 miles) SSE (148 degrees)
New Madrid, MO - 11 km (7 miles) N (359 degrees)
Canalou, MO - 16 km (10 miles) ESE (118 degrees)
Jackson, TN - 136 km (84 miles) NNW (332 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 41.3 min. N (36.688N), 89 deg. 31.8 min. W ( 89.530W)
Depth 5.4 km (3.4 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 24, Nph= 35, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.06 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=1.1 km, Gp=61.2 degrees
Event ID# nmhnw1207c
http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Maps/90-36.html (http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Maps/90-36.html) For a map showing recent activity, magnitude, location, etc. as above.
Here's one recent one that was a 3.4!
Magnitude 3.4 - (unknown type)
Time Friday, November 6, 2009 at 0:12:39 AM (CST)
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 6:12:39 (UTC)
Distance from Dyersburg, TN - 6 km (4 miles) NNW (346 degrees)
Newbern, TN - 13 km (8 miles) WSW (258 degrees)
Ridgely, TN - 21 km (13 miles) SSE (158 degrees)
Jackson, TN - 75 km (46 miles) NW (315 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 5.3 min. N (36.088N), 89 deg. 24.1 min. W ( 89.402W)
Depth 9.7 km (6.0 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 24, Nph= 27, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.04 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.7 km, Gp=39.6 degrees
Event ID# nm1010
Quote* December 16, 1811, 0815 UTC (2:15 a.m.); (MMS=8.2[1]) moment magnitude scale; epicenter in northeast Arkansas; it caused only slight damage to man-made structures, mainly because of the sparse population in the epicentral area. The future location of Memphis, Tennessee experienced level IX shaking on the Mercalli intensity scale. A seismic seiche propagated upriver and Little Prairie was heavily damaged by soil liquefaction[2]
* December 16, 1811, 1415 UTC (8:15 a.m.); (MMS=8.2[3]) moment magnitude scale; epicenter in northeast Arkansas; This shock followed the first earthquake by six hours.
* January 23, 1812, 1500 UTC (9 a.m.); (MMS=8.1[3]) moment magnitude scale; epicenter in the Missouri Bootheel. The meizoseismal area was characterized by general ground warping, ejections, fissuring, severe landslides, and caving of stream banks. Johnson and Schweig attributed this earthquake to a rupture on the New Madrid North Fault. This may have placed strain on the Reelfoot Fault.[2]
* February 7, 1812, 0945 UTC (4:45 a.m.); (MMS=8.3[3]) moment magnitude scale; epicenter near New Madrid, Missouri. New Madrid was destroyed. At St. Louis, Missouri, many houses were severely damaged, and their chimneys were toppled. This shock was definitively attributed to the Reelfoot Fault by Johnston and Schweig. It was uplift along this reverse fault segment, in this event, that created waterfalls on the Mississippi River, disrupted the Mississippi River at Kentucky bend, created a wave that propagated upstream and caused the formation of Reelfoot Lake.[2]
The earthquakes were felt as far away as New York City and Boston, Massachusetts, where church bells rang.[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_New_Madrid_earthquake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_New_Madrid_earthquake)
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From the historical record, it has been estimated that at least one of them may have had a magnitude of 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale, though the numbers vary, because of such things as differences in models of seismic wave propagation in the Eastern US as well as different interpretations of epicenter locations.
There were numerous effects on the landscape in the most heavily affected area, a stream was impounded to form Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee, and the Mississippi River changed its course, creating geographic exclaves, including Kentucky Bend, along the state boundaries defined by the river.
Some sections of the Mississippi River appeared to run backward for a short time. Sand blows were common throughout the area, and can still be seen from the air in cultivated fields. Church bells were reported to ring as far as Boston, Massachusetts and York, Ontario (now Toronto) and sidewalks were reported to have been cracked and broken in Washington, D.C.[5] There were also reports of toppled chimneys in Maine.
Eliza Bryan[6] in New Madrid, Territory of Missouri, wrote the following eyewitness account in March, 1812.
On the 16th of December, 1811, about two o'clock, A.M., we were visited by a violent shock of an earthquake, accompanied by a very awful noise resembling loud but distant thunder, but more hoarse and vibrating, which was followed in a few minutes by the complete saturation of the atmosphere, with sulphurious vapor, causing total darkness. The screams of the affrighted inhabitants running to and fro, not knowing where to go, or what to do - the cries of the fowls and beasts of every species - the cracking of trees falling, and the roaring of the Mississippi - the current of which was retrogade for a few minutes, owing as is supposed, to an irruption in its bed -- formed a scene truly horrible.
. . .
http://quake.usgs.gov/prepare/factsheets/NewMadrid/ (http://quake.usgs.gov/prepare/factsheets/NewMadrid/)
Beck weighed in on the Rush stupidity.
Wonder if there is anything that will cause the duh followers to stop and actually think about what the morons are spewing day after day........................................NAH!
They won't be able to admit they've been following the wrong self-proclaimed gods around for so long.
I missed that FTW. What did Beck say?
I see that George W. Bush has teamed with Bill Clinton this time to run a relief fund for Haiti. 'Bout time he did something to redeem himself.
Locutus, sorry I took so long to get back. Had to go the lab.
Here's the link to the Beck comments.
http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:http://crooksandliars.com/node/34237
Thanks for the link FTW. Beck is a scumbag too. :yes:
Too bad all these assholes have so many sheeple willing to tune in.
Quote from: Locutus on January 17, 2010, 12:25:52 AM
Thanks for the link FTW. Beck is a scumbag too. :yes:
Too bad all these assholes have so many sheeple willing to tune in.
Fearful Haiti quake survivors turn to God for help
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Survivors of Haiti's devastating earthquake gave thanks to God on Sunday, in churches if they were still standing, or on the street, out of fear of dangerous aftershocks.
"It has been a week for thanking God for protecting us ( :confused:). We are suffering a lot. Praying helps us," said evangelical worshiper Anne Pierre, 64, who lost her home but whose family is safe "thanks to God."
So, I guess it was the devil that punished them with an earthquake as robertson stated. No need to thank god for preventing the devastation, huh? Just f'ing crazy.
A compassionate god.
Only killed a hundred thousand or so.
Babies suffered, were orphaned, died.
Thanks to a compassionate god.
Quote from: followsthewolf on January 17, 2010, 03:51:40 PM
A compassionate god.
Only killed a hundred thousand or so.
Babies suffered, were orphaned, died.
Thanks to a compassionate god.
"nothing fails like prayer"...
Quote from: dan foster on January 17, 2010, 02:57:54 PM
"It has been a week for thanking God for protecting us ( :confused:). We are suffering a lot. Praying helps us," said evangelical worshiper Anne Pierre, 64, who lost her home but whose family is safe "thanks to God."
So, I guess it was the devil that punished them with an earthquake as robertson stated. No need to thank god for preventing the devastation, huh? Just f'ing crazy.
That's the
entire point of the God sucks thread. But the followers of "God" just don't get how stupid all of that praying to a deity really is. :wink:
Here is a link to some compelling high resolution photos of the damage in Haiti. Those people are in a world of hurt.
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2010/01/world/gallery.large.haiti-1/index.4.html?hpt=T1
those pictures kind of leaves you speachless...my heart goes out to these foks....I don't think I can even imagine the horror and pain that they are going through.... :no:
Rescue workers say the stench of death is everywhere. So many bodies just laying around and so many others still underneath all of that rubble. I can't imagine what the death toll will finally end up being. We'll probably never know an exact number.
it is putting a damper on my vaction plans for tomorrow....realizing how fortunate I am....and so many are experiencing a presonal "Hell"...even though I am very excited about my trip....seeing pictures and reports of Haiti....put's so much in perspective....
Where you headed HH?
Quote from: Locutus on January 18, 2010, 11:00:08 AM
Where you headed HH?
Orlando for two days....then on a cruise for three.....just me and the Mrs Hawk....celebrating 30-years since our first date....
Very nice! Sailing out of Port Canaveral?
Quote from: Locutus on January 18, 2010, 11:08:46 AM
Very nice! Sailing out of Port Canaveral?
yeah, on a Disney Cruise...to Nassau and thier own Island called Castaway Cay....
This is WAY off topic, but if you get a chance, stop by this casual dining establishment right there in the port close to the cruise ship terminals. It's called The Grilles, and they have EXCELLENT shark kabobs if you're so inclined. I highly recommend stopping by there and trying some.
http://www.grillsseafood.com/
Thanks Locutus..I printed it off and stuck it in my travel folder....
Good stuff HH. I usually get the shark kabobs with the Tahiti taters and island vegetables. YUMMY!! ;D
...with an adult beverage of course! :biggrin:
Uh oh! Royal Carribean Cruise Lines is getting some bad press for resuming dockings on Haiti's northern shore.
By now, most of us have seen and heard about the profound devastation and suffering wrought upon Haiti last week after a massive earthquake. So you'd probably think there's no way that cruising tourists could have returned to frolicking on Haiti's beaches mere miles from where people are trapped beneath the rubble of a decimated city. Unfortunately, you'd be wrong.
On Sunday, the Guardian reported that Florida-based Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines is docking ships at the "picturesque wooded peninsula" known as Labadee, which it leases on Haiti's northern coast. At Labadee, passengers "enjoy jetski rides, parasailing, and rum cocktails delivered to their hammocks." The British paper also reported that passengers can spend their time "shopping for trinkets at a craft market" while armed guards stand at the entry to the complex to guarantee their safety.
Full article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100119/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1063)
And a second 6.1 "aftershock" struck the area today. . . :spooked:
:(
Quote from: Palehorse on January 20, 2010, 01:43:00 PM
And a second 6.1 "aftershock" struck the area today. . . :spooked:
It's that damn pact with the devil.
Satan is soooooo...............Satanic
This is an interesting 360 degree panoramic video taken while driving through the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The video is compelling, but the driver is a fuckin' maniac. I'm surprised he didn't kill someone while shooting this. Check out towards the end where he comes upon the traffic jam and starts hauling ass down the wrong side of the street in the face of oncoming traffic. :spooked:
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2010/01/world/haiti.360/index.html?hpt=C1
Quote from: Palehorse on January 15, 2010, 04:20:45 PM
Now an EQ in Venezuela - (5.6-5.7) This thing seems to be moving northward along the fault lines. . . Could the Midwest US be next? :confused:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/15/venezuela.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCText (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/15/venezuela.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCText)
You heard it here first!
The western suburbs of Chicago were rattled out of bed this morning by a 3.8 quake.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/10/earthquake.fact.check/index.html?hpt=T2 (http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/10/earthquake.fact.check/index.html?hpt=T2)
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/2039946,earthquake-westsuburbs0210.article (http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/2039946,earthquake-westsuburbs0210.article)
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific island of Vanuatu Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The quake prompted the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center to issue a regional tsunami warning for Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.
"It is not known that a tsunami was generated," the Warning Center said in a bulletin. "This warning is based only on the earthquake evaluation. An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines in the region near the epicenter within minutes to hours."
A tsunami was not expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia or Alaska coasts, the Warning Center said.
Quote from: Palehorse on May 27, 2010, 02:47:00 PM
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific island of Vanuatu Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The quake prompted the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center to issue a regional tsunami warning for Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.
"It is not known that a tsunami was generated," the Warning Center said in a bulletin. "This warning is based only on the earthquake evaluation. An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines in the region near the epicenter within minutes to hours."
A tsunami was not expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia or Alaska coasts, the Warning Center said.
OH, MY GOD, RUN, HIDE, PRAY, THE END TIMES IS COMING! WHEN IS THE NEXT VOLCANO GOING TO EXPLODE.
I just learned on the History Channel that Japan has had more Tsunamis than any other place. "How the Earth was made"
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on May 27, 2010, 09:36:41 PM
I just learned on the History Channel that Japan has had more Tsunamis than any other place. "How the Earth was made"
Gawd will get 'cha for that. :rolleyes: ;D
I think that I must have been in the bathroom and missed the part where all of this happened in 7 days. ;D
Quote from: The Troll on May 27, 2010, 09:25:30 PM
OH, MY GOD, RUN, HIDE, PRAY, THE END TIMES IS COMING! WHEN IS THE NEXT VOLCANO GOING TO EXPLODE.
Guatemala. . . just this morning!
Lava and ash from Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano forced the closure of Guayaquil Airport until Saturday afternoon, an airport spokesman said Friday.
The glacier-capped, 16,478-foot (5,023-meter) volcano has erupted periodically since 1999, with major eruptions occurring in August 2006 and February 2008, the government's emergency management agency said.
Officials evacuated the towns of Cusua and Juive Grande in central Ecuador, the emergency agency said, but no injuries or fatalities had been reported. No further evacuations were planned, the agency said. . . .
It was the second volcanic eruption reported in Latin America in the past few days. The Pacaya volcano erupted Thursday in Guatemala, killing at least three people.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/28/ecuador.volcano.evacuations/index.html?hpt=T2 (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/28/ecuador.volcano.evacuations/index.html?hpt=T2)
:lipsrsealed2:
(CNN) -- A rapid Pacific submarine volcano eruption has exhaled a steam and ash cloud in the air and left a trail of debris on the surface of the water near Sarigan Island in the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. officials said Monday.
Game McGimsey, a volcanologist for the U.S. Geological Survey, said the vent, lying 1,000 feet under the surface, issued a cloud 40,000 reaching feet in the air.
As a result, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service evacuated 16 people, mostly its scientists, from the Northern Islands off Saipan following the eruption, reported the Saipan Tribune. The area is U.S. territory. . .
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/pacific.submarine.volcano/index.html?hpt=T3 (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/pacific.submarine.volcano/index.html?hpt=T3)
You know, with all this seismic activity going on around the world, it will not surprise me to hear of a very high number of pipeline, water main, sewer line, utility line breaks in the coming months. . . Look what just happened in Texas with that natural gas line. . .
Quote from: Palehorse on June 09, 2010, 04:13:55 AM
You know, with all this seismic activity going on around the world, it will not surprise me to hear of a very high number of pipeline, water main, sewer line, utility line breaks in the coming months. . . Look what just happened in Texas with that natural gas line. . .
The gas line, I have not got to hear much on it, except they were working of it. Knowing Murphy's law very well, I'll bet a back hoe caused it. Just a half ass guess. :biggrin:
Quote from: The Troll on June 09, 2010, 07:59:12 AM
The gas line, I have not got to hear much on it, except they were working of it. Knowing Murphy's law very well, I'll bet a back hoe caused it. Just a half ass guess. :biggrin:
There were two of them, two days in a row. The first one was south-west of Dallas and it killed 2 or 3 people. There was a grass fire adjacent to it and the line exploded. . .
I've not heard a whole lot on the second one.
5.5 EQ in Canada, just 33 miles north of Ottawa. . .
Magnitude-5.4 earthquake shakes Southern California, centered near Borrego Springs.
Quote from: Palehorse on July 07, 2010, 08:24:57 PM
Magnitude-5.4 earthquake shakes Southern California, centered near Borrego Springs.
Hey, PH do you think we should pack our bags for the Rapture and get ready to go. I know we been bad in the past, but we ain't as bad as some of the big time religious leaders. :rotfl: :rotfl: :pray: :preach: :pope: and the Holy :ghost: :jc:
Quote from: The Troll on July 07, 2010, 08:33:58 PM
Hey, PH do you think we should pack our bags for the Rapture and get ready to go.
Mark Twain once said he wanted to go to heaven for the climate, and hell for the company. Yeah, I get that. Any of y'all want me to save you a seat?
Quote from: LOsborne on July 07, 2010, 08:35:33 PM
Mark Twain once said he wanted to go to heaven for the climate, and hell for the company. Yeah, I get that. Any of y'all want me to save you a seat?
Nah, I have reserved season seating in both places! :biggrin: I could use a lift pass though. . . :biggrin:
Quote from: Palehorse on July 07, 2010, 08:24:57 PM
Magnitude-5.4 earthquake shakes Southern California, centered near Borrego Springs.
A 5.4-magnitude quake hit Southern California, the USGS said. It was centered about 60 miles northeast of San Diego.
Sandy is rockin n rollin! :spooked:
A series of four strong earthquakes spanning just over an hour struck the Philippines' Moro Gulf on Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Three of the four earthquakes had magnitudes between 7.3 and 7.6; the other came in at a 5.4 magnitude. The first quake struck at 6:08 a.m. (6:08 p.m. ET Friday) and the fourth hit at 7:15 a.m. The last quake ran the deepest at 616 (382 miles) kilometers.
The epicenters of the quakes were about 100 kilometers (62 miles) off the coastal city of Cotabato and roughly 950 kilometers (590 miles) southeast of Manila.
:spooked:
Quote from: Palehorse on July 23, 2010, 09:15:57 PM
A series of four strong earthquakes spanning just over an hour struck the Philippines' Moro Gulf on Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Three of the four earthquakes had magnitudes between 7.3 and 7.6; the other came in at a 5.4 magnitude. The first quake struck at 6:08 a.m. (6:08 p.m. ET Friday) and the fourth hit at 7:15 a.m. The last quake ran the deepest at 616 (382 miles) kilometers.
The epicenters of the quakes were about 100 kilometers (62 miles) off the coastal city of Cotabato and roughly 950 kilometers (590 miles) southeast of Manila.
:spooked:
PH, do you have earth quake insurance on your house. I do, my 130 year old house has a rubble foundation. It there a small quake and my house in moved a foot off it's foundation it's totaled.
My home insurance is replacement insurance, $200,000, I'm quite sure we could fine a nice new house to build on my lot. :wink: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :biggrin:
Quote from: Palehorse on July 23, 2010, 09:15:57 PM
A series of four strong earthquakes spanning just over an hour struck the Philippines' Moro Gulf on Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Three of the four earthquakes had magnitudes between 7.3 and 7.6; the other came in at a 5.4 magnitude. The first quake struck at 6:08 a.m. (6:08 p.m. ET Friday) and the fourth hit at 7:15 a.m. The last quake ran the deepest at 616 (382 miles) kilometers.
The epicenters of the quakes were about 100 kilometers (62 miles) off the coastal city of Cotabato and roughly 950 kilometers (590 miles) southeast of Manila.
:spooked:
Quote from: Palehorse on July 23, 2010, 09:15:57 PM
A series of four strong earthquakes spanning just over an hour struck the Philippines' Moro Gulf on Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Three of the four earthquakes had magnitudes between 7.3 and 7.6; the other came in at a 5.4 magnitude. The first quake struck at 6:08 a.m. (6:08 p.m. ET Friday) and the fourth hit at 7:15 a.m. The last quake ran the deepest at 616 (382 miles) kilometers.
The epicenters of the quakes were about 100 kilometers (62 miles) off the coastal city of Cotabato and roughly 950 kilometers (590 miles) southeast of Manila.
:spooked:
Lapel must think they had an earth quake. Woody's Tavern had a poker run today. The motorcycles were lined up, backed up to the curb as close as they could get them. On both sides of Main Street for one block. Were you there. I'll bet there will be a roar when they leave town.
Quote from: The Troll on July 24, 2010, 05:57:37 PM
Lapel must think they had an earth quake. Woody's Tavern had a poker run today. The motorcycles were lined up, backed up to the curb as close as they could get them. On both sides of Main Street for one block. Were you there. I'll bet there will be a roar when they leave town.
Nope, but I did know about it. It was a benefit poker run.
The United States Geological Survey recorded a earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 off the coast of Oregon at 9:12 a.m. Wednesday, about 80 miles west-northwest of Barview, Oregon, and 197 miles southwest of Portland, Oregon.
Quote from: Palehorse on July 28, 2010, 01:45:57 PM
The United States Geological Survey recorded a earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 off the coast of Oregon at 9:12 a.m. Wednesday, about 80 miles west-northwest of Barview, Oregon, and 197 miles southwest of Portland, Oregon.
I tell you Palehorse, Rapture in coming, you better get out your prayer bead and get on your cycle and ride to where you will be safe. :pope: :pray: :preach: :jc: and the holy :ghost:
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Iran on Friday, injuring at least 110 people, according to state-run media.
The quake hit 715 kilometers (445 miles) east of Tehran and was centered 26.1 kilometers (16.2 miles) deep, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Quote from: The Troll on July 28, 2010, 04:21:05 PM
I tell you Palehorse, Rapture in coming, you better get out your prayer bead and get on your cycle and ride to where you will be safe. :pope: :pray: :preach: :jc: and the holy :ghost:
I'd say 2012 is more likely than an unexplained, simultaneous disappearance of religious zealots!
(CNN) Jakarta, Indonesia -- Four people are missing and feared dead after a volcano eruption in Indonesia, according to a National Disaster Mitigation Agency official.
Mount Karangetang, on Siau Island, is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, according to The Jakarta Globe.
In Friday's eruption, about five people were injured, one seriously, said the disaster official, Priyadi Kardono. Sixteen families, about 65 people, were evacuated from their villages to safer ground.
At least one house was buried and several other buildings, including a church, were damaged, Kardono said. Rescue and aid teams have been sent to the area. A bridge was also damaged, isolating about six villages with about 20,000 residents. Communication lines are down. . .
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/indonesia.volcano.eruption/index.html?hpt=T2 (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/indonesia.volcano.eruption/index.html?hpt=T2)
Quote from: Palehorse on August 06, 2010, 12:35:36 PM
(CNN) Jakarta, Indonesia -- Four people are missing and feared dead after a volcano eruption in Indonesia, according to a National Disaster Mitigation Agency official.
Mount Karangetang, on Siau Island, is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, according to The Jakarta Globe.
In Friday's eruption, about five people were injured, one seriously, said the disaster official, Priyadi Kardono. Sixteen families, about 65 people, were evacuated from their villages to safer ground.
At least one house was buried and several other buildings, including a church, were damaged, Kardono said. Rescue and aid teams have been sent to the area. A bridge was also damaged, isolating about six villages with about 20,000 residents. Communication lines are down. . .
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/indonesia.volcano.eruption/index.html?hpt=T2 (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/indonesia.volcano.eruption/index.html?hpt=T2)
Hey PH when is Indiana going to get our earth quake. I got earth quake insurance. Replacement insurance for my 130 year old house. If a little quake would move my house off of it's rubble foundation, it would total it and the policy is good for $200,000.
I think I could have something built for around a 100k and put the other 100k in the bank for some fun. Also we got replacement insurance of the household good for 25k. All I need is a small, small earth quake and get a new house and furnishings.
Got any good news. :biggrin: :biggrin:
Better check with your insurance company, don't think you will get 200K, they will pay your contractor the cost of whatever you build up to the 200K, not just hand you 200K. At least that is the way it was explained to us, we have replacement insurance, too.
Quote from: Palehorse on July 30, 2010, 07:34:17 PM
I'd say 2012 is more likely than an unexplained, simultaneous disappearance of religious zealots!
Yeah, probably ... but wouldn't it be nice?
Quote from: Anne on August 06, 2010, 06:01:26 PM
Better check with your insurance company, don't think you will get 200K, they will pay your contractor the cost of whatever you build up to the 200K, not just hand you 200K. At least that is the way it was explained to us, we have replacement insurance, too.
Well, we will build a $200,000 house here of the lot and live in a short time, if ever and then sell it. Then buy something that we can afford on a fixed income. I like my location and my lot. But, I don't love it that much. I sure don't want to pay property tax on a $200,000 house. Come earth quake, maybe Palehorse will give me a heads up. :biggrin:
7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand, USGS says.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
A local tsunami watch was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center after the quake struck at 9:42 p.m.
Its epicenter was located 240 km (149 miles) south of Padang at a depth of 33 km (20.5 miles), according to USGS.