Abs and arms today! Get those weights out and do some curls, work those arms out so they don't flap and then do some sit ups. You will love yourself for it, maybe not tomorrow if your arms are sore, but then do it again until it takes more repititions to make them sore. You can do it! If shoveling snow today in the arctic weather, be safe keep warm and bend your knees. You can skip above but I wouldn't advise it.
Mark chapter 12:28-34 Of course, what better to hear on St Valentine's day? "Love your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself". Love the greatest gift of all. Find someone to cuddle with today if in the north - a nice dog or cat works.
On this day;
1985 - I got maternity pants and a maternity shirt from my husband Mark. It was the best Valentine Gift I have ever received, because of obvious reasons. Not to say I don't like chocolates or flowers - well chocolates more then flowers. What was your favorite Valentine gift? A ring maybe? A vacation somewhere warm? ummmm
1983 - A 6-year-old boy became the first person to receive a heart and liver transplants in the same operation.
Now this was a great gift!
Parenting - If you have had a child in a life threatening situation you know the feeling. There isn't anything you wouldn't do to trade places or just make it go away. Make sure you are an organ donor and you could give a gift of life to someone's child.
Iwate Japan; Natural Disaster! Look at the list!
In 839, a meteorite fell from the sky in Dewa Province causing a large number of peasants in the area of Fort Isawa to desert.
On 13 July 869, a
magnitude 8.6 earthquake and tsunami struck the coast of Iwate.
On 14 November 1230, volcanic activity was reported.
On 2 December 1611, a
magnitude 8.1 earthquake and tsunami were reported to have killed over 3,000 horses and people.
In 1662 Morioka and its suburbs were hit by a large flood leaving 1,000 dead.
Volcanic activity was reported on Mt. Iwate on 23 March 1686 and 14 April 1687.
On 13 May 1717, The Hanamaki area was struck with a magnitude 7.6 earthquake opening cracks in the ground everywhere. There was also widespread destruction of houses and shops.
In Nanbu-han alone, 49,594 people starved to death in the famine of 1755.
Severe famines continue from 1783 to 1787 and again from 1832 to 1838.
Cholera outbreaks occurred in August 1879, in Miyako and Kuji.
In July 1882, a cholera outbreak in Kamaishi left 302 dead and warnings about drinking water were posted throughout the prefecture.
In April 1884, there was another outbreak of cholera in Kamaishi.
In September 1886, cholera outbreaks throughout Iwate left 312 dead.
On 15 June 1896, at 7:32 am, a
magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck offshore. The ensuing tsunami sent waves onto the coast of Iwate at Yoshihama, in what is now Sanriku town, reaching 24 meters in height. 18,158 people died in Iwate alone while some 10,000 homes were destroyed. Fishermen fishing the ocean about 20 miles offshore felt nothing, then returning home the next morning found the shore littered with their homes and the bodies of their loved ones.
In September 1899, dysentery spread throughout the prefecture killing 2,070 people.
There was a widespread crop failure due to violent storms in September 1902. Only 32,900 tons of rice were produced in Iwate, just 30% of the previous year's harvest.
In 1905, there was again a massive crop failure due to heavy rain and cold leading to famine in 1906. People were reduced to eating straw, acorns and roots.
In 1919, Nishi-Iwate erupted.
On 3 March 1933, a
magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck offshore killing 3,008 people and destroying 7,479 homes. This is the fifth worst earthquake in Japan since 1923.
Small explosions shook Mt. Iwate throughout 1934 and 1935.
In August 1957, there was volcanic activity on Mt. Kurikoma.
There was volcanic activity on
Mt. Akita-Komagatake from September to December, 1970 with lava flows visible from Morioka.
In 2003, earthquakes struck on 26 May (M7.0 off the coast of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture), 25 July (three jolts of M5.5, 6.2 and 5.3 in southern Iwate) and 26 September (M8.3 in Hokkaido but strongly felt in Iwate).
At 8:43 am on 14 June 2008, Iwate was struck by a
7.2 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter was about 8 km underground in Ichinoseki City. Thirteen deaths were reported and massive landshifts occurred in Northern Miyagi and Southern Iwate.
On Friday, 11 March 2011, a
magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit this area, triggering a large tsunami and extensive damage. The highest run up of water was measured at over 38 meters.
[11] The disaster destroyed 9,672 of the prefecture's fishing vessels, damaged 108 of 111 ports, wiped out nearly all of the prefecture's fish processing centers, and caused ¥371.5 billion in damage to the prefecture's fishing industry.
[12] I can't help but wonder why people stay in this area!? Tragic!
Enjoy the day! Make it memorable! Happy Birthday to Sue, Jacki, and Shane!
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