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Nepal needs prayers
While still attempting to get to it's knees after the April 25 earthquake last night Nepal was hammered by another Richter 7.3 earthquake. Some buildings previously only damaged in the earlier quakes fully collapsed in the new one. Because it struck at lunchtime most people were already up or outside. This has kept the deathtoll low. At this time only about 60 are known to be dead there.
Another big difference is both supplies and helicopters are available and several flights to outer villages in the new impacted areas are underway. Sadly many Search and Rescue Teams were ordered to leave Nepal once the 4 day window was passed.
As before, avalanches, flattened villages, and villages that no longer answer, etc.
Another big difference is both supplies and helicopters are available and several flights to outer villages in the new impacted areas are underway. Sadly many Search and Rescue Teams were ordered to leave Nepal once the 4 day window was passed.
As before, avalanches, flattened villages, and villages that no longer answer, etc.
Facebook is donating to Disaster Relief Fund
Anyone who wants to donate to help Nepal and its people after the disastrous earthquake can check with their Facebook account where it is explained that your donations can be made thru FB. I'm sure many of you are aware of this with Facebook but for those who wish to help the people affected by this quake, this is one way to accomplish it.
However we do it, there is a tremendous need for help in this quake area....so if at all possible,let's find someway that we as individuals can help our international family at this time.
However we do it, there is a tremendous need for help in this quake area....so if at all possible,let's find someway that we as individuals can help our international family at this time.
NEPAL IS JUST A WARNING FROM GOD! WARNING ! WARNIN
Many people waked up to see the horror of earthquake, some people will characterised this as global warming!
"I HAVE A REVELATION FROM THE MOST HIGH GOD, GOD IS VERY ANGRY AGAINST PEOPLE WHO WORSHIP DEMONS AND ANCESTRAL SPIRIT, JUST AS GOD WAS ANGRY AGAINST THOSE IN THE BIBLE WHO WORSHIPED BAAL, IN A VERY SHORT TIME FROM NOW THE WORLD WILL BE MORE SHOCKED THAN WHAT IS HAPPENING IN NEPAL"
PEOPLE IN ASIA AND THE UNITED STATES BE CAREFUL AS THE ANGER OF GOD IS VERY DANGEROUS!
I SEE AN EVENT SO DESTRUCTIVE THAT KILLS LOTS OF PEOPLE HAPPENING BETWEEN INDIA, PAKISTAN AND THE UNITED STATES.
I SEE THIS HAPPENING IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.
PLEASE PUT GOD AND JESUS CHRIST FIRST AND PRAY HARD TO GOD.!
"I HAVE A REVELATION FROM THE MOST HIGH GOD, GOD IS VERY ANGRY AGAINST PEOPLE WHO WORSHIP DEMONS AND ANCESTRAL SPIRIT, JUST AS GOD WAS ANGRY AGAINST THOSE IN THE BIBLE WHO WORSHIPED BAAL, IN A VERY SHORT TIME FROM NOW THE WORLD WILL BE MORE SHOCKED THAN WHAT IS HAPPENING IN NEPAL"
PEOPLE IN ASIA AND THE UNITED STATES BE CAREFUL AS THE ANGER OF GOD IS VERY DANGEROUS!
I SEE AN EVENT SO DESTRUCTIVE THAT KILLS LOTS OF PEOPLE HAPPENING BETWEEN INDIA, PAKISTAN AND THE UNITED STATES.
I SEE THIS HAPPENING IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.
PLEASE PUT GOD AND JESUS CHRIST FIRST AND PRAY HARD TO GOD.!
Just In Time
It would appear that I moved just in time from that granny flat in my sister’s backyard. On Friday, while they were at work, they became the victims of a burglary for the second time in just over a year.
While they are well insured, I did not bother with insurance because I did not plan to live there as long as I did. Mind you, they may not have bothered with the granny flat.
The thieves forced the security gate and the front door with a crowbar, gained access to the garage via the kitchen, pulled their vehicle (a white LDV) into the garage, closed the door, and ransacked the house. They must have spent several hours in the house. It is possible that they made two trips to get the stuff away. They took the TV (not the decoder), laptop, kitchen appliances, a toolbox, and even the new (empty) safe that I promised to build into the wall this weekend.
They systematically emptied the contents of drawers, cupboards, wardrobes, fridges and freezers into bags (left some behind after they left) leaving not even a nail clipper behind. Even open jars with half the contents being used, were taken.
The police call them the Crowbar gang. Apparently, two men and two women raid the houses while another man and woman patrol outside in a white Toyota. They have been operating for about two years. Now, if the police know so much about them, why can’t they be apprehended?
But the strangest of all is that nobody saw a thing and there is no garden wall to limit the sight. Another strange thing is that the thieves did not take quite everything. The pork, bacon, and ham remained untouched.
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My sister says she would have been less unhappy if they took the freezers as well so she could have claimed two new freezers. My brother-in-law says they were very mean to take his peanut butter. I hope they are still as light-hearted when the insurance settles their claim.
And for some reason my sister lost her dislike for burglar alarms. They’re having one installed next week. A bit late, I should think.
I hope you have a great week coming.
While they are well insured, I did not bother with insurance because I did not plan to live there as long as I did. Mind you, they may not have bothered with the granny flat.
The thieves forced the security gate and the front door with a crowbar, gained access to the garage via the kitchen, pulled their vehicle (a white LDV) into the garage, closed the door, and ransacked the house. They must have spent several hours in the house. It is possible that they made two trips to get the stuff away. They took the TV (not the decoder), laptop, kitchen appliances, a toolbox, and even the new (empty) safe that I promised to build into the wall this weekend.
They systematically emptied the contents of drawers, cupboards, wardrobes, fridges and freezers into bags (left some behind after they left) leaving not even a nail clipper behind. Even open jars with half the contents being used, were taken.
The police call them the Crowbar gang. Apparently, two men and two women raid the houses while another man and woman patrol outside in a white Toyota. They have been operating for about two years. Now, if the police know so much about them, why can’t they be apprehended?
But the strangest of all is that nobody saw a thing and there is no garden wall to limit the sight. Another strange thing is that the thieves did not take quite everything. The pork, bacon, and ham remained untouched.
.My sister says she would have been less unhappy if they took the freezers as well so she could have claimed two new freezers. My brother-in-law says they were very mean to take his peanut butter. I hope they are still as light-hearted when the insurance settles their claim.
And for some reason my sister lost her dislike for burglar alarms. They’re having one installed next week. A bit late, I should think.
I hope you have a great week coming.
Powerful earthquake rocks Nepal......
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A powerful, magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, collapsing houses, leveling centuries-old temples and cutting open roads in the worst temblor in the Himalayan nation in over 80 years.
Dozens of people with injuries were being brought to the main hospital in central Kathmandu. There was no immediate estimate on fatalities, except for a report by China's state broadcaster that said one Chinese tourist was killed at the Nepal-China border.
The earthquake also shook several cities across northern India, and was felt as far away as Lahore in Pakistan and Lhasa in Tibet, 550 kilometers (340 miles) east of Kathmandu. Aftershocks continued to ripple through the region for hours.
Pushpa Das, a laborer, ran from the house when the first quake struck but could not escape a collapsing wall that injured his arm.
"It was very scary. The earth was moving … I am waiting for treatment but the (hospital) staff is overwhelmed," he said, gingerly holding his right arm with his left hand. As he spoke dozens of more people showed up with injuries, mostly from falling bricks.
Dozens of people with injuries were being brought to the main hospital in central Kathmandu. There was no immediate estimate on fatalities, except for a report by China's state broadcaster that said one Chinese tourist was killed at the Nepal-China border.
The earthquake also shook several cities across northern India, and was felt as far away as Lahore in Pakistan and Lhasa in Tibet, 550 kilometers (340 miles) east of Kathmandu. Aftershocks continued to ripple through the region for hours.
Pushpa Das, a laborer, ran from the house when the first quake struck but could not escape a collapsing wall that injured his arm.
"It was very scary. The earth was moving … I am waiting for treatment but the (hospital) staff is overwhelmed," he said, gingerly holding his right arm with his left hand. As he spoke dozens of more people showed up with injuries, mostly from falling bricks.
online today!
Contrasts
Johannesburg - A would-be hijacker was shot and wounded on Tuesday by the driver of the car he tried to hijack near Wemmer Pan in Johannesburg, police said.
Four men attempted to hijack the car on Mooi Street, polic spokesperson Lungelo Dlamini said.
"The victim was at the on-ramp of N17 when his vehicle was blocked by another car," said Dlamini.
"As he tried to make a U-turn, the suspects shot at his vehicle. The motorist got out of his vehicle and returned fire, shooting one of them in the foot."
Police arrested the wounded man and another man.
The two would appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court soon on charges of attempted murder and possession of unlicensed firearms.
In contrast to these headlines
Durban - Two suspected hijackers were shot and killed during a shoot-out with police in KwaMashu B section, Durban, on Thursday morning.
Johannesburg - A suspected hijacker was shot dead in a shoot-out with police in Hillcrest, near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Wednesday.
Durban - A would-be hijacker was shot dead on Monday by the driver of the vehicle he was attempting to hijack in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal police said.
At leaSTno lives were lost in the 'foot' incident. Makes me more positive about the future...
Also my sincerest condolences to the family of Port Elizabeth teacher, Jayde Panayiotou, her body was found on Wednesday.
Im at work. A great weekend to all...
Four men attempted to hijack the car on Mooi Street, polic spokesperson Lungelo Dlamini said.
"The victim was at the on-ramp of N17 when his vehicle was blocked by another car," said Dlamini.
"As he tried to make a U-turn, the suspects shot at his vehicle. The motorist got out of his vehicle and returned fire, shooting one of them in the foot."
Police arrested the wounded man and another man.
The two would appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court soon on charges of attempted murder and possession of unlicensed firearms.
In contrast to these headlines
Durban - Two suspected hijackers were shot and killed during a shoot-out with police in KwaMashu B section, Durban, on Thursday morning.
Johannesburg - A suspected hijacker was shot dead in a shoot-out with police in Hillcrest, near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Wednesday.
Durban - A would-be hijacker was shot dead on Monday by the driver of the vehicle he was attempting to hijack in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal police said.
At leaSTno lives were lost in the 'foot' incident. Makes me more positive about the future...
Also my sincerest condolences to the family of Port Elizabeth teacher, Jayde Panayiotou, her body was found on Wednesday.
Im at work. A great weekend to all...
Stormy Skies And Gales.
With winter approaching, we’re having a typical late autumn day. It is unpleasant outside. The sky is clear but there is a cold gale-force South Easter howling round the corners of the house.
When the Portuguese first arrived here, the wind blew them off the map and they aptly named it Cape of Storms. Later, when Sir Francis Drake arrived here on a glorious summer day and he saw Table Mountain in all its glory, he renamed us to Cape of Good Hope but I think the Portuguese got it right first time.
I’m living upstairs while working on the house. It is warm and snug here. I have a fire going and I’m sitting at the window looking down at the street while the wind bends the trees and chases the reds, browns, and gold of autumn down the road. There is an ominous bank of clouds sitting on the northern horizon but it won’t rain yet. It is the wrong wind for that. Our rain comes with the North Western wind.
They call this wind the Cape Doctor because it brings rain to the interior of the country but doctor or no doctor; it is no good omen to us here in Cape Town. This is the wind that takes roofs off and blows shacks over, starting fires in the process. A lot of poor families may be homeless by tomorrow. And if the wind turns, the rain will soon follow to add to their misery.
Let’s be grateful for having a roof – no matter how humble - over our heads. Not everybody have that privilege.
You have a great day out there!
When the Portuguese first arrived here, the wind blew them off the map and they aptly named it Cape of Storms. Later, when Sir Francis Drake arrived here on a glorious summer day and he saw Table Mountain in all its glory, he renamed us to Cape of Good Hope but I think the Portuguese got it right first time.
I’m living upstairs while working on the house. It is warm and snug here. I have a fire going and I’m sitting at the window looking down at the street while the wind bends the trees and chases the reds, browns, and gold of autumn down the road. There is an ominous bank of clouds sitting on the northern horizon but it won’t rain yet. It is the wrong wind for that. Our rain comes with the North Western wind.
They call this wind the Cape Doctor because it brings rain to the interior of the country but doctor or no doctor; it is no good omen to us here in Cape Town. This is the wind that takes roofs off and blows shacks over, starting fires in the process. A lot of poor families may be homeless by tomorrow. And if the wind turns, the rain will soon follow to add to their misery.
Let’s be grateful for having a roof – no matter how humble - over our heads. Not everybody have that privilege.
You have a great day out there!
REMEMBER ....APRIL 22
EARTH DAY:
Do your part..preserve THE WORLD...it's HOME!
Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year
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Do your part..preserve THE WORLD...it's HOME!
Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
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