Nearly 20,000 dead or missing, 60,000 still living in “temporary” shelters, and over 1500 children who lost parents or guardians. The CATDAT-41 report by the Earthquake Report website spells out many details about the dead, the missing, the costs in money of the destruction, and the effects on Japan.
Absolutely beautiful, I don’t know where this competition was held, but hopefully this Japanese team made it into the finals at the very least. More like watching a ballet than a gymnastics exhibition, the athletes coordinated almost flawlessly.
Since October 2009 Yusef Nadarkhani has been in Rasht prison in Iran. Â He is sentenced to die for his crime: holding house-worship Christian services. Â Even though he was never Muslim, had never made Islamic confession, he has been convicted of “apostasy”. Â The Obama Administration wrote about as strong a letter… Continue reading
This video is a perfect example of all of the TV “news” articles you’ve ever seen. It makes you wonder just how creative these so-called “creative types” are, since they all seem to do the same things, over and over.
Of course, with a honker like his, a sneeze is serious business! Â Poor little guy probably didn’t know what hit him, so naturally he ran back to Mommy! Â All the humans laughing at him didn’t help, either…
Hungry little cheetah kitten, waiting (im?)patiently for dinner, but reminding everyone with an occasional squeeky meow.
This is a nice story about a boy’s love of Morning Glories, and his mother’s love for him, which she spreads to the tsunami survivors through seeds from the flowers he grew just before he died, and which he never lived to see bloom. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/life_and_death/AJ2011092612223
Incredible true story of the 24 people who survived the Joplin Missouri tornado of 2011 by taking shelter at a convenience store, in a makeshift storm cellar: the store’s 25 foot long, 7×8 foot beer cooler. Continue reading