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Recap of May 11, the day of the Lorca earthquake. Earthquake-Report.com was alerted by a weak but shallow earthquake shortly after 5 PM. Every day tens of earthquakes of this magnitude are occurring all over the world, so nothing special here. Shortly after the first shaking we mentioned already the possibility of cracks in walls. While checking local reports we detected some light damage in the Lorca area and we also got a notice that an elderly institute had to be evacuated. 2 hours later a much stronger and also shallow 5.2 mainshock occurred. It was immediately clear to us that this last quake increased the potential for damage and injuries a lot. Soon thereafter the first reports on damage to private houses, municipality buildings and historic places were published. Authorities did all what they could to help the unfortunate Lorca people. Stay tuned to Earthquake-Report.com as we will also give other news-facts the coming hours.
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Situation UPDATE :
8 9 fatalities (including 2 pregnant woman and 1 14 year old child); 3 seriously injured, 324 treated for minor injuries. Several buildings fully or partially collapsed, lots of damage in the city, especially historic buildings.
UPDATE 15/05 - 13:42 UTC : Nearly 1,250 houseless (yellow and red circles) people are Ecuadorians, often housed in old vulnerable houses
UPDATE 13:21 UTC : A video shows the dangerous work of Search and Rescue teams (SAR). In this case a traumatized man is being freed out of the rubble.
UPDATE 13:11 UTC : After every earthquake, the press is a little overacting about aftershocks. Lorca experienced 2 machine recorded aftershocks with a 1.6 magnitude , almost to weak to even feel it. So people, no problem at all with these weak, almost not noticeable aftershocks. In a already damaged environment magnitudes of +3.5 may have a small risk to further collapse the most unstable debris.
UPDATE 08:11 UTC : Deputy Prime Minister, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba , has said that the government will have to review all building regulations as well as the existing security protocols .
UPDATE 08:07 UTC : Structural engineers have marked a red circle on 161 houses and buildings (NO trespassing).
Yellow markings have been painted on 549 buildings (approx. 5,490 households or 40% of total) (Yellow marking mean that people can pick up their belongings safely, but cannot return home yet).
UPDATE 14/05 - 08:00 UTC : More than 1,600 homes suffered severe structural damage.
10,000 families are still unable to sleep in their own houses, although in most cases their homes will be habitable soon
UPDATE 20:39 UTC : The Spanish government has approved a rental support measure that will pay 6.700 € / year to the Lorquinos (people from Lorca) who lost their houses. The rental support will be paid while new houses or apartments are being reconstructed.
UPDATE 20:37 UTC : Hundreds of people and companies offer to help earthquake victims
UPDATE 20:31 UTC : Among further measures approved today are : aid to individuals in cases of death or total and permanent disability, to individuals for rental housing, for housing reconstruction, local entities, tax measures, damage to crops and livestock, a special tax relief for agricultural activities, measures and social security work, more flexible procurement regime, etc.
UPDATE 20:23 UTC : The Spanish government has promised today that all necessary means will be deployed to reconstruct Lorca. A "urgent" relief budget has been approved today. It will be used to pay for urgent house repairs.
UPDATE 13:55 UTC : More than 3,000 people have attended the state funeral. Only 4 coffins could be seen at the ceremony (see picture above). The family of the 5 remaining victims have decided to restrict the ceremony for intimate friends and family members.
UPDATE 13:46 UTC : Sources close to the city administration told the press that 35,000 to 40,000 people will be affected by the damage of the earthquake. Some of them will be obliged to spend a few months away from their own house.
UPDATE 09:53 UTC : At the moment of writing, the funeral of the some of the earthquake victims is going on in Lorca. The Prince and Princes of Asturias, Filipe and Litizia and President Zapatero are attending the funeral.
UPDATE 08:15 UTC : Many homes in Lorca were built in the 1960s before laws existed to construct earthquake resistant buildings.
UPDATE 13/05 - 08:00 UTC : 6,000 people have also spend the a second night in the streets of Lorca. Most of the people sleeping o, the streets are immigrants from Ecuador and from Northern Africa.
Local people who cannot return to their houses due to Yellow or Red circles did spend the night with other family members in the area.
UPDATE 20:57 UTC : We do not know where the green, yellow and red circle or sticker signs were invented, but as far as we know the system was first used with a very good result during the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, earlier this year.
UPDATE 20:46 UTC : The latest (and probably final) casualty figures are as follows : 9 people killed, 3 seriously injured and 324 with minor injuries
UPDATE 20:39 UTC : The Minister of Public Works and Planning, José Ballesta, has reported that 52' buildings are affected by the quake. This is about 40 percent of the buildings in Lorca. These numbers are different if compared with an earlier report published this afternoon, that said that 90% was not affected ....
From these 542 affected buildings, 92 buildings or 17% from those inspected received a RED circle. A red circle means access is dangerous and refused. 44% had a green circle marking (safe to enter) and the remaining 39% received a yellow circle, allowing only access to collect furniture and other belongings.
UPDATE 17:31 UTC : Spanish Interior Minister Rubalcaba and the Minister of Defence Carme Chacon have announced that 3500 beds have been made available for victims of the earthquake.
UPDATE 17:14 UTC : The funeral of some of the people caught in the earthquake will take place tomorrow at 11:00 local time. The ceremony will be witnessed by many high ranked people in the country, such as Mr. Zapatero, Jose Blanco and the Prince and Princes from Asturias, Filipe and Letizia.
UPDATE 17:09 UTC : The Spanish government will assemble tomorrow morning and will approve a first aid packet for Lorca. After the meeting, prime minister Zapatero will head to Murcia for other meetings.
UPDATE 16:38 UTC : A team of experts from the "Instituto Andaluz de Geofísican" has raised concern that building construction in come parts of Lorca was NOT resonance resistant. $$$
UPDATE 16:36 UTC : A school building in Totana, a neighboring village, was sealed for damage repair until next Monday.
UPDATE 16:32 UTC : A consortium of insurance companies estimates that the insured cost of the Lorca earthquake would be at least 36 million Euro.
IMPORTANT UPDATE 14:16 UTC : A team of 150 technicians have performed inspection tasks for hours in Lorca and have been responsible for cataloging the colored houses, so that green indicates no danger and house is inhabitable, yellow indicates structural damage but can be accessed with caution to collect belongings, while red has access prohibited.
The aim, according to the mayor, have a rapid damage assessment to send to senior vice president and interior minister, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, who has asked to start work on a bill to aid victims.
About 90% of the buildings have no structural damage.
UPDATE 12:23 UTC : We are sad to tell our readers that one of the seriously injured people died this morning. This brings the death toll to 9. 2 other people were reported as seriously injured.
UPDATE 11:47 UTC : Lorca is getting loads of sympathy from individual people and from other Spanish towns and villages, not only willing to support with words but also donating money to the town of Lorca.
UPDATE 11:36 UTC : The earthquake caused the partial or total collapse of several buildings. Many others have major damage, such as cracks in the walls, roof and cornices damage, or broken frames from windows and doors.
UPDATE 11:34 UTC : There are 72 technicians, architects and engineers inspecting the buildings of Lorca. Arrangements aremade to have a "comfortable and appropriate" site ready for the night.
UPDATE 10:36 UTC : 420 military personnel is helping the local emergency services with Search and Rescue and any other help needed.
UPDATE 10:35 UTC : Almost 20,000 houses, mostly within the city limits, have suffered some kind of damage from yesterdays earthquake.
UPDATE 09:54 UTC : The mayor of Lorca, Mr. Jodar, does not want to see people sleeping in the streets again like it was the case last night. He is offering a stay in hotels, lodges and in tents. The message goes mainly for more than 12,000 people (children and adults), almost all immigrants, who slept last night on the asphalt in the streets and in open air.
UPDATE 09:49 UTC : Health Emergency Services of all neighboring communities have volunteered to assist, but there has been no necessity so far.
UPDATE 09:47 UTC : In total, 270 patients have been transferred from the Hospital Rafael Méndez de Lorca, and about 200 more from the hospital Virgen del Alcázar.
UPDATE 09:40 UTC : The three most seriously injured, including a child, have been taken to hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca.
UPDATE 09:35 UTC : 30 minutes ago authorities have reported that 260 people were treated for various wounds by the Murcia Health Service.
UPDATE 09:27 UTC : The following video link gives an idea of a lucky escape in Lorca. Somebody has been found in the rubble and is being rescued. Only for people with a strong heart ! Click here to watch the video
UPDATE 09:11 UTC : We have localized a good video from EuroNews featuring the best footage we have seen so far.
UPDATE 08:12 UTC : The death toll remains at 8, but the number treated in hospitals for various injuries stands at 167. See below for a full description.
UPDATE 07:46 UTC : Until 3:50 AM (local time) 36 aftershocks shook the Lorca area . Only 12 of them would have been felt. 24 were under a 2 magnitude. At 22:37 local time, the strongest aftershock measuring 3.9 occurred.
UPDATE 06:50 UTC : There were shaking deaths in the Spain 1956 earthquake which were classed as direct. In 1940, 1918, 1909 were also labeled as deadly earthquakes.
8 people are confirmed dead, 2 of them being minors.
2 of the dead are from the La Vina suburb, 2 from San Cristobal and 2 from San Pedro, with 2 unknown.
At least 167 people have been injured, with 2 seriously injured.
Three people died in the heart of the city after being hit by a ledge of a building that detached.
One of the dead is a teenager whose parents ran a bar in one of the affected buildings, and took to the streets frightened by the second quake.
Another woman died after a new three-storey building collapsed in the street Infante Juan Manuel of the municipality.
Fortunately, her son was rescued alive from the rubble.
Among the dead there is also a pregnant woman (although the councilman in charge has no evidence for this).
UPDATE 06:30 UTC : An earthquake near Almeria on May 11, 1978 had a magnitude of 5.6 and exposed 185,000 people to a very strong shaking.
UPDATE 06:22 UTC : Thousands of Lorca citizens spend the night outside overwhelmed by the earthquake and the aftershocks.
UPDATE 06:18 UTC : The most recent 5+ earthquake in the area had a magnitude of 5.2 and occurred on February 2, 1999 close to Murcia. There were NO fatalities during this earthquake.
UPDATE 06:10 UTC : Based on what we have seen on some video's, the "earthquake preparedness" attitude of the people in Lorca was "minimal". Is "earthquake preparedness" a mandatory course in Spanish schools. Some of our readers might have the answer. Feel welcome to let us know your ideas on this topic.
UPDATE 06:07 UTC : Andalucia can be called a Tectonic Active area, mostly small earthquakes without any harm, but nevertheless very active.
UPDATE 06:05 UTC : Based on theoretical values from USGS, 26,000 people experienced a very strong shaking (MMI VII) and 34,000 a strong shaking.
UPDATE 05:33 UTC : Based on the EMSC data (well informed in Europe), the epicenter of the earthquake was located ONLY 4 km to the SouthEast of Lorca. Click here to see the location on a map.
UPDATE 05:22 UTC : The specialized earthquake dogs brigade from the police did not had to intervene
UPDATE 05:15 UTC : The last serious earthquake in Spain dates from 2005 and had a magnitude of 4.6.
UPDATE 05:10 UTC : The president of the Association of Geologists of Spain, Luis Suarez, said that the energy released by an earthquake in Lorca equivalent to more than 200 tons of TNT.
UPDATE 05:02 UTC : 20,000 to 30,000 people do not want to return to their houses, the mayor or Lorca said.
UPDATE 00:05 UTC : After approx. 10 hours of continuous reporting, we will take a break and will return with new reports during the morning hours (local time).
UPDATE 00:02 UTC : The authorities and relief workers did prepare food bags for more than 10,000 evacuees, who are reluctant to return to their houses.
UPDATE 23:55 UTC : As expected a lot of aftershocks are rattling the area. The strongest so far was a 4.1 aftershock at 22:37 local time.
UPDATE 23:27 UTC : A government spokesman has reported that officially 8 people have been killed by this moderate but cruel earthquake. 2 people have been reported seriously injured.
UPDATE 23:25 UTC : A number of buildings in the Lorca City Center have collapsed completely.
UPDATE 23:13 UTC : People are asking the most silly questions on damage in other Cities. Please do not panic; ONLY Lorca and the immediate area around the city have been damaged and are at risk for some aftershocks. Their is NO damage NOR disruption in other parts of the country.
UPDATE 22:39 UTC : Cartagena Red Cross has send an surgery and emergency group to Lorca to assist with the relief operations. The first team consists of a nurse and 13 emergency technicians.
UPDATE 22:14 UTC : A lot of British people are living in the greater Murcia area and friends and family members were very scared when they got the news of the earthquake. So fare we have NO report that a NON-Spanish citizen would have been killed by the earthquake.
UPDATE 21:40 UTC : Chaotic video from TVE (Spanish National Broadcasting System) captured soon after the earthquake struck.
UPDATE 21:35 UTC : Among the killed people are unfortunately 2 children and a pregnant woman.
UPDATE 21:32 UTC : The Ministry of Industry has reported that electricity and telecommunications infrastructure in Spain have functioned normally despite the severity of earthquakes recorded in Lorca (Murcia).
UPDATE 21:25 UTC : The Spanish Prime Minister, Mr. Zapatero has ordered the mobilization of the Unidad Militar de Emergencias
UPDATE 21:18 UTC : RENFE has suspended hisd service in between Lorca and Murcia. 6 trains were caught in the earthquake and passengers have unloaded the trains and were evacuated by road.
UPDATE 20:49 UTC : Good news (comparatively) with the government delegate in Murcia, saying that only 8 have died at present with 2 very seriously injured. Our thoughts go to all families affected by this disaster and especially to the 2 people fighting for their lives.
UPDATE 20:45 UTC : The mayor of Lorca has asked for support in the form of food, water and shelter supplies (mattresses and blankets).
UPDATE 20:42 UTC : This is the most deadly Spanish earthquake since that of Granada on the 19th April 1956 with 12-16 dead, 40-70 injured, according to CATDAT.
On this occasion, 10 have been killed and around 40 injured, from present information.
UPDATE 20:34 UTC : The buildings destroyed are situated one on Galicia street (calle Galicia) and another in the neighborhood of La Viña, contrary to the first reports giving a different street name. 3 people will killed in these residences.
UPDATE 20:33 UTC : The Ministry of Justice and Public Safety has activated the level 2 of Civil Protection Special Plan to the seismic risk in the Region of Murcia (Sismimur). It has moved up from Level 1.
UPDATE 20:32 UTC : For its part, the National Police has mobilized a total of 183 staff employed in the identification and rescue tasks and the Civil Guard has mobilized a total of 210 agents.
UPDATE 20:31 UTC : The Military Emergency Unit ( UME ) has increased the support to 350 troops deployed in the area with tactical search and rescue capability after the earthquakes recorded in Lorca, as reported by a spokesman for the unit.
UPDATE 20:30 UTC : The two earthquakes this afternoon in Lorca have caused damage to roads in the area, according to the Directorate General of Traffic, which reports on several cuts along roadways and in the A-7 near Almería. This highway is cut between km 593 and 595, and also the earthquakes disrupted traffic in the RM-701 in both directions around Lorca. Transit authorities ask motorists to avoid travel to these areas.
UPDATE 20:27 UTC : The death toll remains at 10. Look below for further details of damage.
UPDATE 20:22 UTC : At least a dozen aftershocks have occurred. None of these have caused any additional damage after the M5.2 at present.
UPDATE 20:07 UTC : Horrifying scenes with the city streets strewn with debris. Mostly bricks. A number of deaths have resulted from falling cornices and tiles. This is a reminder for people to stay put if there is an earthquake and you are indoors, moving away only from falling objects. If outside, then move away from facades and other potential dangers.
UPDATE 20:05 UTC : The President of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, who is in Brussels at a regional Committee meeting, has suspended his agenda for tomorrow and at this time is returning to Lorca.
UPDATE 20:00 UTC : Albacete and Vélez-Rubio (Almería) has reported that there has been damage to the roof of the sports pavilion. 10 killed and 40 injured remains the totals. As news comes to hand we will report it!
UPDATE 19:45 UTC : Earthquake-report.com Summary:
At least 10 deaths, 40 injured, around 10000 expected to be displaced at present. Collapsed buildings in Galicia street and in the neighbourhood of La Vina. All public buildings are damaged. The belfry of the church of Santiago has fallen, along with many cornices and tiles around the city.
A hospital has been evacuated. The M5.2 shallow earthquake struck the region around the town of Lorca after a M4.4 before it.
CATDAT expects damage to exceed €25 million at present, waiting on more reports. (greater than the 1999 and 2005 earthquakes in the same region)
An emergency has been declared in Lorca and the region of Murcia.
Damage has also been recorded in Murcia Totana, but also in Albacete and Vélez-Rubio.
UPDATE 19:42 UTC : An experience from a nurse in Lorca, "The roof of the hospital dropped. In the 2nd earthquake, cracks occurred in the hospital Rafael Mendez and some patients have gone to the streets nervous. People are confused and they say in the corridors some have fallen to the ground and that many tiles fell and broke ... very afraid, very afraid. Many things have fallen to the ground. Phew noise of sirens everywhere."
UPDATE 19:38 UTC : With 10 people killed, 60 injured and many displaced.
The government in Murcia is preparing bags of food for some 10,000 residents of Lorca who have been displaced or have fled their homes after the earthquake of magnitude 5.2 has shaken this afternoon the region of Murcia. A spokesman for the Government Office Efe reported that Lorca's neighbors have taken to the streets, and are since a couple of hours in parks and gardens in fear of a new aftershock.
According to preliminary damages balance sheets, all the city's public buildings have been damaged, so that those responsible for safety and emergency devices are now considering where to place evacuees.
A sports hall wall has fallen down and damage to the fairgrounds in Santa Quiteria do not allow conversion to temporary shelters, as is the case with other public buildings, according to sources.
UPDATE 19:34 UTC : Telephone coverage is sporadic in the region, mainly due to the number of calls going into the region to check that people are ok.
UPDATE 19:33 UTC : 10 people are killed and around 60 people are injured, with more reports expected to come in. These are nearly all as a result of the 5.2 earthquake which struck around 2 hrs after the initial 4.4 earhtquake.
UPDATE 19:30 UTC : 3 of the 10 killed are confirmed to be from the 2 collapsed buildings mentioned earlier.
At this time, people are in the city parks through fear of aftershocks and also the damage to their homes. Some people have chosen to move to the outskirts of town to avoid being under the buildings. According to eyewitnesses, "the downtown streets are deserted and there are many empty cars, many of them buried under rubble."
UPDATE 19:30 UTC : 150 troops are on their way to the Murcia region to help out with relief. So far, we have a few reports from Totana of damage, but are still looking for damage reports from towns outside of Lorca.
UPDATE 19:25 UTC : The care of injured patients and is guaranteed by other hospitals in nine health areas that make up the Health Map of the Region, sources say. This is good since the hospital in Lorca is out of action following the evacuation. Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the 10 dead and the numerous injured.
UPDATE 19:23 UTC : Repeating that the death toll has been raised to 10. There are numerous injuries, and many people have been evacuated. We are nearing nightfall and are hoping for the trapped to be recovered before nightfall.
UPDATE 19:21 UTC : Earthquake-report.com also thanks the following people for their testimonies:-
Stuart Gladwell - 12:07 pm
We felt 2 earthquakes in Mazarron. The second one was far stronger and lasted longer than the first. The room shook for about 5 seconds and there was a rumbling noise. Our sympathies are with the people of Lorca who have born the brunt of this.
Lizzie Mckeown - 11:19 am
we felt the earthquake in torrevieja.
Chris Knight - 10:42 am
felt 2 earth tremors here in pto de mazarron. centre of earth tremor was lorca. 1st was 4.2 and 2nd was 5.2. some builing damage reported in lorca and city hall area closed off. waiting for more info
UPDATE 19:15 UTC : At least 10 people have been reported killed. This is in addition to the numerous injured.
UPDATE 19:05 UTC : From Tracy:
I am speechless! I am living overseas but I'm from Lorca, just contacted my parents and my family is ok, but my house is completely tattered! Just look at the cracks on my bedroom wall!
UPDATE 19:00 UTC : Earthquake-report.com Summary:- 7 deaths have been confirmed. A number of people have been seriously injured. 2 houses confirmed to have been partly destroyed (1 in Galicia street, 1 in La Vina neighbourhood). Half of the belfry of the church of Santiago have been destroyed. A hospital has been evacuated. The M5.2 shallow earthquake struck the region around the town of Lorca after a M4.4 before it.
CATDAT expects damage to exceed €25 million at present, waiting on more reports. (greater than the 1999 and 2005 earthquakes in the same region)
An emergency has been declared in Lorca and the region of Murcia.
Damage has also been recorded in Murcia Totana, but also in Albacete and Vélez-Rubio.
From Richard in the town of Vera, around 60km from Lorca.
"Just heard of the bad news – I am near Vera about 60km away…heard and felt the rumble and then the glasses in the cupboard shook…not realise till later that it was as damaging. Thoughts are with the people of Lorca."
UPDATE 18:52 UTC : Pictures show much debris scattering the streets of Lorca, where seven people are confirmed dead.
UPDATE 18:51 UTC : The Government has confirmed that, for the moment, there are seven deaths from the earthquake in Lorca and the earthquake has caused damage mainly in this town and in nearby Murcia Totana, but also in Albacete and Vélez-Rubio.
Damage via CATDAT is expected to exceed €25 million at present, waiting on more reports.
UPDATE 18:49 UTC : For the reasons of damage and also panic, the City of Lorca has enabled the municipal emergency plan while the Government of Murcia has implemented the Level 1 Emergency Plan of the seismic risk of the Autonomous Community of Murcia (Sismimur), and the Minister of Justice, Manuel Campos, has travelled to Murcia.
UPDATE 18:46 UTC : The death toll remains at 7. Authorities have warned of the fall of the convent tower Virgen de las Huertas. Also, members of the City of Lorca have been forced to evacuate a home for the elderly and earthquake-report.com knows that the earthquake has caused damage to private homes and buildings in the village, and also historical heritage sites as the Sanctuary of the Virgen de la Huerta, in addition other temples, from local sources. Most of notices received by the emergency telephone number came from the town of Lorca, rather than their districts, though the calls are spread across the towns of Aguilas and Cartagena, indicating possible damage across these 2 towns as well. It is our hope that damage is localised.
UPDATE 18:42 UTC : Unfortunately, earthquake-report.com reports that a child is among the 7 people killed as a result of this earthquake. Our hearts go out to all the victims of this disaster.
UPDATE 18:40 UTC : The January 29, 2005 earthquake in the same region cost €12.2 million (Euros), and CATDAT and earthquake-report.com, expect that this M5.2 earthquake today will exceed this value. In the 2005 earthquake, around 900 houses were damaged.
UPDATE 18:38 UTC : 7 killed, numerous injured, 2 houses destroyed, many houses and buildings damaged. 1 hospital evacuated.
The situation in Lorca is one of "chaos and widespread disaster" and heading up the response there are the agents Prevention and Response Unit of the National Police stations Murcia and Cartagena and other nearby provinces.
They have also been mobilized the police unit and service of the National Police Canines also travel to the military zone Military Emergency Unit (UME) based in Valencia and Madrid in order to search for victims. According to sources, the Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, is scheduled to fly tomorrow morning to Lorca, where it is headed at this time by the Minister for Innovation, Cristina Garmendia .
UPDATE 18:34 UTC : The reason for Hospital Rafael Méndez de Lorca being evicted is for risk of landslides, as reported by sources from the Ministry of Health. The eviction started around 19.30 hours local time and patients are being transferred to other hospitals, explained the sources, who have indicated that, although the damage has not been "too big", it was decided to evacuate because of the "nervousness of patients and the possibility of further aftershocks." 5 aftershocks have been felt with many more expected.
UPDATE 18:30 UTC : According to local authorities, there are many wounded and members of security teams track "house to house" Lorca in search of victims. 5 have been confirmed dead, with 2 extra people expected to be confirmed soon. Numerous injured people which is expected with falling debris, cornices, tiles affecting many people on the street at the time.
UPDATE 18:27 UTC : The earthquake was also felt in Madrid. No damage was reported there, and it is localised to the Murcia region. The M5.2 was shallow and only 6km away from Lorca, thus the amount of damage that occurred was expected, with most buildings being out of masonry.
UPDATE 18:25 UTC : The hospital Rafael Méndez has been evacuated as a result of this earthquake. This is not good with a number expected to be injured. Serviceability is an important measure for hospitals in earthquakes.
UPDATE 18:21 UTC : Given the relative abnormality of such large earthquakes in this area and the fact that 2 descended upon Lorca in short time, there is a feeling of chaos in Lorca, with much damage reported. 7 continues to be the total killed. These deaths all occurred from the 2nd earthquake (the larger of the two, at M5.2).
UPDATE 18:15 UTC : 7 deaths have been confirmed. A number of people have been seriously injured. 2 houses confirmed to have been partly destroyed (1 in Galicia street, 1 in La Vina neighbourhood). Half of the belfry of the church of Santiago have been destroyed. CATDAT sees this earthquake being much more damaging than the 1999 and 2005 earthquakes in the same region.
UPDATE 18:12 UTC : The number of deaths shows the need for further work on earthquake risk and safety in moderate and low seismicity countries such as Spain. Remember that risk is the combination of hazard and vulnerability!
UPDATE 18:10 UTC : Not confirmed as yet, but the 2 collapsed buildings are likely to have caused some of these 7 deaths.
UPDATE 18:09 UTC : At least 7 people have died. At least seven deaths in the population of Murcia Lorca is the provisional balance left by the two almost consecutive earthquakes shaking this afternoon the Murcia region, as confirmed by the delegation of the Government.
UPDATE 18:05 UTC : Sound of ambulances, fire trucks and police sirens across the main streets of Lorca can be heard where people look for damage of their cornices and balconies and where some buildings, such as the cultural center have been roped off. Some reports are only showing 3 deaths and 2 seriously injured currently. Just reminding viewers that 5 deaths has been quoted by the mayor of Lorca.
UPDATE 18:02 UTC : Just repeating, at least 5 people have died from the 4.4 and 5.2 earthquakes today in the Murcia region of Spain. One woman died while walking past a ledge, which subsequently fell on her. We are waiting for reports on the other 4 deaths.
UPDATE 17:58 UTC : The Santiago church has been cordoned off. At least 2 buildings have partly collapsed in Lorca. The buildings are situated in the following areas:- one on the Galicia street and another in the neighborhood of La Viña, according to eyewitnesses.
UPDATE 17:56 UTC : For those reading, please do not use lifts, as problems can occur. Also stand clear of cornices and roofs, given the nature of the damage. Lorca's mayor continues to say that at least 5 people are dead.
UPDATE 17:54 UTC : The earthquake has been felt in much of the Region of Murcia. Specifically, in Cartagena, Aguilas, Murcia, Mazarrón and even in Albacete and Almería.
UPDATE 17:50 UTC : The tower of the church of Santiago was split in half according to eyewitnesses.
UPDATE 17:46 UTC : Although the 2005 earthquake around the same area caused 900 damaged houses, there were no deaths at that time. Unfortunately this time, the 2 heavily damaged buildings, and the falling cornices and roof tiles of other buildings have caused additional deaths/injuries.
UPDATE 17:43 UTC : There are reports from the local mayor that 5 people have died.
UPDATE 17:40 UTC : According to sources, it is possible that there are more deaths because there are two buildings that have suffered major damage to their structures. The Emergency Coordination Center has called in a bulletin to the media to move to the residents of Lorca's recommendation not to use the lifts. There are thousands of people on the street not knowing what to do or where to go, and that the shaking has surprised everyone in the middle of their daily routine.
UPDATE 17:37 UTC : As confirmed by sources close to Europa Press, many buildings have been affected, such as the Belfry of the Church of San Diego, the roof of the asylum, the Torre del Castillo de Lorca Ram and a wall could have stopped someone trapped.
UPDATE 17:35 UTC : Among the material damage for the moment, there have been highlights the collapse of the roof at the nursing home Caser Lorca, who have been evacuated. (these data were already reported after the first shaking)
UPDATE 17:31 UTC : At least one person has died after the earthquakes in Lorca this afternoon. Apparently, according to sources consulted by this writing, a ledge could have fallen on the victim when she was walking down the
street. And after the first earthquake, there has been a new earthquake or shook her area of Lorca , this time with greater intensity of 5.2 degrees on the Richter scale, according to provisional data from the National Geological Institute , which returns to feel part of the Region of Murcia.
They have evacuated the area near the City Hall of this town and have more people affected.
UPDATE 17:26 UTC : CATDAT historic earthquakes in the same greater area.
1518 (37.2, -1.5) - There was a large earthquake that affected this exact region at this approximate epicenter, killing many people as reported by Montandon. (Intensity IX)
16 April 1907 (37.8, -1.5) - An intensity 7, M4.7 earthquake affected this region.
2 February 1999 - M5.2, Intensity VII (38.06,-1.54)- Twenty people injured in the Mula area. Buildings damaged (VII) at Mula and Puebla de Mula. Felt (VI) in the Archena-Bullas area; (V) in the Alhama de Murcia-Molina de Segura-Murcia area and at Abaran, Albatana, Cehegin, Cieza, Elche and Hornos;
29 January 2005 - M4.8, Intensity VII (37.8, -1.75) - At least 565 houses damaged (VI) at La Paca and Zarcilla de Ramos. Felt (V) at Aviles, Coy, La Fuensanta, La Hoya and Los Rios;
UPDATE 17:24 UTC : People in Lorca and in the surrounding villages are on the streets and are not willing to go inside again as they fear additional aftershocks.
UPDATE 17:22 UTC : The second earthquake (mainshock) shook the area approx. 2 hours after the first one. Also the second shock was centered near Lorca, a city with at least 80,000 people.
UPDATE 17:12 UTC : We are trying to get some more news close to the epicenter, but we can predict that this last shock will probably be very damaging. Too soon to predict any injuries.
UPDATE 17:08 UTC : This last earthquake was measured by GFZ at a magnitude of 5.0 also at a depth of 5 km. These values are better than USGS, but have still a damaging potential.
UPDATE 17:06 UTC : A much STRONGER 5.3 magnitude also shallow earthquake just happened in the same area
UPDATE 17:03 UTC : The damage will probably be limited but we are passing it to our readers as we gather it from local sources.
UPDATE 16:59 UTC : Lorca has called the state of emergency in the city following some Spanish sources.
UPDATE 16:56 UTC : Private houses and city buildings have been damaged during the earthquake.
UPDATE 16:54 UTC : An elderly home has been evacuated in Lorca after the earthquake
UPDATE 16:50 UTC : Felt experiences are arriving at EMSC (European Seismological service).
Below the ones we found the best describing the sitiuation :
@ Aguilas : 33 km from the epicenter - Tengo una terraza grande y en ella se aprecian algunas pequeñas grietas (small cracks on the terraces) . Muchas de ellas ya estaban, pero creo que hay alguna nueva aunque no podría afirmarlo con rotundidad.
Por la zona de España en la que vivo, se que es zona de cierto riesgo sísmico (we live in a seismic risky area) . La verdad es que he notado varios, no sabría cuantos, movimientos sísmicos en mi vida, pero creo que es el mas "fuerte", por así decirlo, que he experimentado en cuarenta años que vivo en Águilas. (living 40 years in Aguilas, this person has witnessed tens of small vibrations but he says that today's quake was the strongest he ever felt)
@ Murcia : 57 km from the epicenter - A little vibration on windows and doors. Soft furniture movement.
UPDATE 16:43 UTC : GFZ, the German seismological service reports a Magnitude of 4.7 at a depth of 5 km, which is a little more dangerous for small damage than the values from EMSC and USGS
UPDATE 16:41 UTC : On March 29, 1954 a massive 7.9 earthquake caused a lot of damage at Malaga. This earthquake was felt in Madrid, Granada, Cadiz and even in Tangier. The earthquake was NOT devastating because it occurred at a depth of 640 km (normally harmless).
UPDATE 16:35 UTC : Based on historic earthquake maps, the area has regular earthquakes from in between 3.5 and 4.5
UPDATE 16:31 UTC : Epicenter is below San Julian approx. 10 km from Lorca. Lorca has a population of 90,924.
A moderate but very shallow earthquake occurred in the late afternoon near the city of Lorca and 55 km from Murcia in Spain. This earthquake will probably not lead to damage or injuries, but local people will certainly have been frightened by the shaking.
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 4.5 foreshock followed by a 5.2 mainshock
UTC Time : Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 15:05:12 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 05:05:12 PM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km
Geo-location(s) :
55 km (34 miles) SW of Murcia, Spain
120 km (74 miles) NE of Almeria, Spain
Links to important maps
Google satellite map of the area showing the kind of terrain the earthquake took place
3-dimensional view of the earthquake area (USGS epicenter location)
USGS historic earthquakes map
USGS Seismic hazard map
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Much of this week's Torah portion, Nasso, describes the gifts that each of the Twelve Tribes brought for the inauguration of the Mishkan. Although each tribe brought the exact same set of gifts, the Torah nonetheless repeats the gifts each and every time. Some say this is because God held dear what every single tribe brought and wanted to properly acknowledge each one—even though it was all the same. Others say that while each tribe brought the same thing, the way they brought it was different, with each tribe displaying their own unique qualities.
The Midrash famously parallels the Twelve Tribes with the twelve astrological signs of the zodiac. In Yalkut Shimoni (Shemot 418), for example, we are told that
The tribe of Yehudah was in the East, together with Issachar and Zevulun, and corresponding to them above are Aries, Taurus, and Gemini… The flag of Reuben was in the South, together with Shimon and Gad, and corresponding to them above are Cancer, Leo, and Virgo… The flag of Ephraim was in the West, together with Menashe and Benjamin, and corresponding to them Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius. The flag of Dan was in the North, together with Asher and Naftali… corresponding to them are Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces…
Another version puts the tribes in order of birth as opposed to their encampments in the wilderness. Thus, Reuben is Aries, Shimon is Taurus, and so on. A third version (noted by Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz) also follows the order of birth, but starting from Rosh Hashanah, so Reuben is Libra and Shimon is Scorpio, etc. Nonetheless, the Midrashic version above is the most common, and the one most frequently adopted in Kabbalistic texts. It was the system used by the Vilna Gaon (Rabbi Eliyahu Kramer, 1720-1797), and appears as early as Sefer Yetzirah, generally considered the oldest known Kabbalistic text.
As we've written before, Sefer Yetzirah goes through the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet and explains how God fashioned the universe through them (together with the Ten Sefirot). It divides the alphabet into three major groupings: the "mothers", the "doubles", and the "elementals". The mothers are the three letters aleph, mem, shin, corresponding to air (avir), water (mayim), and fire (esh). The doubles are the seven letters that have two sounds in Hebrew: beit (and veit), gimel (and jimel), dalet (and dhalet, like the English "that"), kaf (and khaf), pei (and fei), reish (and the hard 'reish), tav (and thav, like the English "three"). Most modern speakers have dropped the jimel, dhalet, and 'reish from use, while Ashkenazis pronounce the thav as "sav" (much like all Eastern Europeans with an accent, when speaking English, would say "sree" instead of "three"). The remaining single-sounding letters make up the twelve elementals.
On the mystical Tree of Life, the three mothers are the three horizontal lines, the seven doubles are the seven vertical lines, and the twelve elementals are the twelve horizontal lines, as follows:
Sefer Yetzirah gives us further details, paralleling each letter to a cosmic force or entity. As already mentioned, the mothers are the three primordial elements of Creation: fire, water, and air. The seven doubles correspond to the seven major celestial bodies that are visible to the naked eye: the sun and moon, plus Mercury (kochav), Venus (nogah), Mars (madim), Jupiter (tzedek), and Saturn (shabbatai). They also correspond to the seven days of the week. This is why, in most cultures, the days of the week are named after these seven bodies: Saturday for Saturn, Sunday for the sun, Monday for the moon, and so on. In his Discourse on Rosh Hashanah, the Ramban (Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman, 1194-1270) comments that these seven bodies "rule" over the days of the week, and provides a siman, or mnemonic, to remember them: KaNTzaSh ChaLaM (כנצ״ש חל״ם). The Ramban concludes that Jews, unlike the pagans, name our days of the week in memory of Creation and Shabbat (ie. yom rishon, "first day"; yom sheni, "second day"; yom shelishi, "third day", etc.)
Finally, the twelve elemental letters correspond to the twelve astrological signs of the zodiac, and the twelve months of the year. To these, we can add the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The result is the following:
Letters and Biblical Figures
If the Twelve Tribes correspond to the twelve elemental letters, which Biblical figures correspond to the mothers and doubles? Sefer Yetzirah (3:2) does suggest that from the three mothers come the "fathers" (avot). However, it does not explicitly say that the fathers are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Generally, the seven doubles are paralleled with the seven lower sefirot, and the seven lower sefirot correspond to the Seven Shepherds of Israel, among whom the patriarchs are already included. So, the three mothers must parallel some other figures. Indeed, we see three major figures in the Torah before Abraham. These are Adam, Noah, and Enoch.
Adam is, of course, the first civilized human, the first to be created, and originally a towering figure whose body shone with blinding light. Noah is at the other end of the pre-Abraham period, and was the righteous one in his generation that merited to recreate a new world. In between is Enoch, of whom the Torah curiously states that he "walked with God and was no more, for God had taken him" (Genesis 5:22).
In mystical traditions, Enoch was taken up by God's blazing divine chariot (much like Elijah would be far in the future), and was transformed into an angel, usually identified with Metatron. Although the Torah gives us essentially no information on Enoch, the Book of Jubilees (4:17-20) explains that Enoch was the first true sage in history. He was a scribe and an astrologer, created history's first calendar, and taught people how to accurately count months and years. He was a great prophet in his own right, seeing all of the past and all of the future. So holy was he that he never died, and was transfigured into an angel.
These three figures in Genesis neatly parallel the three mother letters of Creation: Adam being aleph, the first man, made in God's image (which the letter aleph represents); Noah being mem, alluding to the flood waters; and Enoch being shin, alluding to the flaming chariot that took him to Heaven, and his transformation into a fiery archangel (joining the seraphim, literally the "blazing ones").
The seven doubles, meanwhile, are the Seven Shepherds. On the Tree of Life, the letter beit leads to Chessed, personified by Abraham; the letter gimel to Gevurah, personified by Isaac; the letter dalet to Tiferet, personified by Jacob; kaf to Netzach, which is Moses; pei to Hod, Aaron; reish to Yesod, Joseph; and tav to Malkhut, David.
To summarize the above:
On a practical note, one can use this information to explore their name (or any Hebrew word for that matter) based on the meaning of its letters. If one understands the qualities associated with each letter, they may derive deeper meaning from their name, and how it may affect their own qualities, strengths, weaknesses, or even their destiny.
It is important to note that although Sefer Yetzirah has Saturn for Friday (and Joseph), and Jupiter for Saturday (and David), there are other traditions. Jupiter (Tzedek) is more fitting for Joseph, called Yosef haTzadik, while Saturn (Shabbatai) is more fitting for Shabbat and King David. Yet another tradition has the moon for King David. On the level of Sefirot, this makes most sense, since the moon is a reflection of the sun much like Malkhut is often said to be a reflection of Tiferet.
For example, Moses (משה) was famously thrown into the waters (מ) of the Nile as a newborn, led the Israelites through the waters of the Red Sea, and later had his fatal error by striking the rock for water. Meanwhile, he first encountered God at the burning bush (ש) and as a child burned his mouth with a smoldering coal (according to the Midrashic explanation for his later being "heavy of tongue"). In fact, the Arizal taught (Sha'ar HaPesukim on Ki Tisa) that Moses was a reincarnation of Noah, while other mystical texts compare him to an earthly Metatron. Finally, the hei in his name corresponds to Aries and the month of Nisan, symbolizing the pesach offering and the Exodus which happened in that month, under that sign. Thus, we see in the letters of Moses an allusion to essentially every major event of his life, and even his past life.
Thankfully, Sefer Yetzirah provides us with the exact qualities associated with each letter. The seven doubles have both positive and negative aspects clearly stated (4:2-3). The twelve elementals, meanwhile, have a certain "foundation" (5:1), which may be used for good or for evil. The three mothers are described (3:7-9) based on the qualities of their element, fire being "hot" and water being "cold", etc. They are also paralleled to a body part. While the qualities given in Sefer Yetzirah are not always so clear, there are many commentaries which help to extract the proper meaning. These are elucidated in detail in Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan's monumental Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation, In Theory and Practice.
Putting it all together, we have:
One can use the chart above to explore the features associated with each letter of their name, as well as the qualities associated with their astrological birth sign, birth month, birth day of the week, and even birth time of day. The positive qualities are potential traits that one has within and should work to express to the fullest, while the negatives are traits that one should be aware of and particularly focused on to repair.

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Macro photography - the world up close and personal!
{Photography.25.1}: Which Hazel? {hazel2} Tue, 05 Aug 2003 15:36:58 CDT (4 lines)
Macro photographs can be a window to a world we often miss. Shooting ultra close up can also present its own set of hair-pulling challenges! This is a topic to share your close up views of things, and to talk about how to make these kinds of photos even better.
{Photography.25.2}: Which Hazel? {hazel2} Tue, 05 Aug 2003 15:44:36 CDT (HTML)
{Photography.25.3}: Elizabeth Lower-Basch {izbit} Tue, 05 Aug 2003 15:55:42 CDT (1 line)
That's lovely
{Photography.25.4}: Judy Johnson {judy} Tue, 05 Aug 2003 17:12:05 CDT (1 line)
{Photography.25.5}: Becky {scribbler} Tue, 05 Aug 2003 17:51:32 CDT (6 lines)
'Tis. What lighting did you use there, Which? (that query could be construed as the start of a "Who's on first?" sort of exchange...)
{Photography.25.6}: Cleophus {cleophus} Tue, 05 Aug 2003 20:33:32 CDT (4 lines)
Oh Lord, that's a good one. It looks like glass or melting ice. And the way the light hits it... Mmmmmm.... Wow!
{Photography.25.7}: Kai Hagen {kai} Tue, 05 Aug 2003 20:59:44 CDT (HTML)
We've been at Point Reyes a few times when zillions of those guys washed up on the
beach. I like this look at them.
{Photography.25.8}: Amanda Peck {amanda615} Wed, 06 Aug 2003 00:00:26 CDT (9 lines)
Gorgeous. Close-up but NOT macro at all. I took a very dull picture of a cedar tree with an Iris in front of it, discovered that if I played with it a while, blew up into individual pixels I got lots and lots of figures and faces. Here's one: "http://groups.msn.com/ap615/spring2003.msnw? action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=254"
{Photography.25.9}: Which Hazel? {hazel2} Wed, 06 Aug 2003 01:17:33 CDT (10 lines)
Amanda, that's a neat color combination and effect in that photo. Is there any way we can see it larger? Thanks for the comments! These little jellyfish came from McClure's Beach, in Pt. Reyes. I brought them home and put them in a glass pieplate with a little water so they wouldn't dry out. Put the pieplate on a black surface so the textures in the transparency would show up. (They're clear, like a fresnel lens with a handblown glass sail!). Shot them in the afternoon sunlight, which was coming from the left side and sort of behind me a little, and low in the sky.
{Photography.25.10}: Doug White {dwhite} Wed, 06 Aug 2003 14:39:27 CDT (2 lines)
I sailed through huge patches of those jellyfish last month. I enjoy the extreme close-up view of them! Thanks.
{Photography.25.11}: Which Hazel? {hazel2} Thu, 07 Aug 2003 11:19:55 CDT (HTML)
{Photography.25.12}: Kai Hagen {kai} Thu, 07 Aug 2003 11:25:18 CDT (1 line)
{Photography.25.13}: Suzanne Griffith {sggriffith} Thu, 07 Aug 2003 17:31:50 CDT (1 line)
Very cool!
{Photography.25.14}: Cleophus {cleophus} Thu, 07 Aug 2003 18:17:03 CDT (1 line)
Hazel, your work is impressive.
{Photography.25.15}: S2 {deadmanguru} Thu, 07 Aug 2003 19:06:06 CDT (4 lines)
i love that poppy photo, hazel. the colors are great and the repeated forms in the background are very cool. one of the things i like abt macro photography is the mysterious backgrounds that appear out of the blur, looming forms and echos.
{Photography.25.16}: from S2 {kai} Thu, 07 Aug 2003 19:35:50 CDT (HTML)
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{Photography.25.17}: Kai Hagen {kai} Thu, 07 Aug 2003 19:37:00 CDT (HTML)
{Photography.25.18}: Amanda Peck {amanda615} Thu, 07 Aug 2003 22:15:40 CDT (10 lines)
Larger tree spirit? Sure. contrasted it a bit (maybe too much), then added a bunch of pixels. "http://groups.msn.com/ap615/spring2003.msnw? action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=255" (although if it's easy for you to do the simplest way is to save it to your pictures file and open the silly thing in your editing program--in general, not just for this picture--and then you can change colors, add grafitti, and so on)
{Photography.25.19}: S2 {deadmanguru} Fri, 08 Aug 2003 07:02:30 CDT (2 lines)
thanks Kai. actually that was all lower case letters. the font i used uses the same design for lower and upper case, only a size difference.
{Photography.25.20}: from S2... {kai} Sun, 10 Aug 2003 01:33:03 CDT (HTML)
Here is another close up image from Stu:
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{Photography.25.21}: Diane Hamilton {dianeh} Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:21:36 CDT (1 line)
That's beautiful, Stu.
{Photography.25.22}: Which Hazel? {hazel2} Sun, 10 Aug 2003 23:25:22 CDT (6 lines)
oooooo, more fungus! Geez, that looks like it belongs on some other planet, Stu. Verrry nice! I love that out of focus chartrusey green area with that hot salmon orange. (Been out of town for a few days; thanks all for the nice comments about my earlier poppy bud pic!)
{Photography.25.23}: Kai Hagen {kai} Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:40:33 CDT (HTML)
You northerners get most of the great lichen! :-)
{Photography.25.24}: Becky {scribbler} Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:47:38 CDT (7 lines)
Stopping by later, adding my "wow!"s to all. Love the macro stuff. I hope to have a decent shot of some Indian pipes from yesterday, but have to wait till the roll is finished. No digital here. Amanda, I love the tree spirit! Knew they had to be in there somewhere. ;)
{Photography.25.25}: S2 {deadmanguru} Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:22:00 CDT (7 lines)
Words to go whith the lichen pic To the east of the S2dio is an area of exposed rock, a ledge, on which grows a garden of lichen. That photo was taken there. Around here taking such a picture can be an ordeal, stretched out full length on the ground like a mosquito buffet peering into my camera.
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The not so lame. My Mom treated me to lunch at Corner Bakery Cafe.
The lame. Their California Grille panini is always cold in the middle and hot on the outside. Different temperatures at the same time = awkward party in my mouth.
The not so lame. I received a Diana lens for my DSLR today with a white balance cap.
The lame. The cap doesn't fit and the lens gives me blurry and overexposed photos. Dreamy? I think not.
The not so lame. Stinky is adorable.
The lame. He hasn't been eating lately so he's skinnier than usual. Wish he'd take a cue from Lily who eats anything and everything.
The not so lame. I have 18 hexies.
The lame. I only have 18 hexies.
The not so lame. Windows are being added for more natural light.
The lame. They're not in yet so the holes are only covered with cardboard and painter's tape. Yes, it gets quite chilly at night (40-45 degrees F).
And since this should end on a good note, I'm almost finished with the front of my BoP sweater!
January 6, 2011 9:19 pm
Those hexagons rock! What are you planning on doing with them?
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I love your post! I'm reading with my 2 year old daughter sitting on my laps and she got really excited when she saw your dog. But when she saw the hexies, she started clapping her hands with excitement, calling "brava! brava!". I agree with her: these hexies are really beautiful.


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I strongly suspect that nobody knows any more what freaked ... off means. It is obsolete sub-cultural (and possibly regional) slang. It has faded from usage completely. You will just have to make your best guess based on the context. My guess would be she really loved it.
A pad is still understandable. It is an apartment or home, or at least it used to mean that back in the 50's and 60's. Equivalent current slang would be a crib.
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A total of 1,475 foreigners applied for asylum in the Czech Republic last year, according to figures released by the country's Ministry of the Interior on Tuesday. The number was 50 lower than for 2015. Continuing a long-term trend, Ukrainian citizens made the most asylum requests, with just over 500. The Iraqis placed second on the list with 158 asylum requests, a jump of 120 on the figure for 2015. However, the government has since abolished a programme bringing Christian Iraqi refugees to the Czech Republic after a number moved on to Germany and others returned home.
Almost half of the wild boar in Bohemia's Šumava mountains demonstrate excessive levels of radioactivity, according to the head of food safety section at the State Veterinary Administration, Jiří Drápal. The problem is caused by a type of underground mushroom eaten by the boar that is capable of retaining radiation from the time of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. Humans would need to eat around 40 kilogrammes of contaminated meat a year to risk being affected, experts say.
A record 1,344,000 cars were produced in the Czech Republic in 2016, according to figures presented on Tuesday by the president of the country's Automotive Industry Association, Bohdan Wojnar. The industry's output last year was 8 percent higher than in 2015 while the biggest local carmaker, Škoda Auto, recorded a 12.5 percent increase in production. The sector is expected to see further, if slower, growth this year.
Events are being held to mark the 310th anniversary of the foundation of the Czech Technical University in Prague. The institution was created by an edict of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph 1 on 18 January 1707 with the aim of training engineers. Its establishment will be recalled by cultural events, lectures and other academic gatherings relating to the anniversary. A short film recalling the laying of the foundation of the university's current campus in Prague 6 was screened on Tuesday.
The police are investigating the collapse of the roof of a sports hall in Česká Třebová in East Bohemia as a case of suspected reckless endangerment through neglect, the Czech News Agency reported. The roof caved in during a floorball game on Saturday. The 80 or so people present managed to escape from the structure and only two minor injuries were recorded. The crime being investigated can carry a sentence of up to eight years in prison, a police spokesperson said.
The Czech women's tennis number one Karolína Plíšková has progressed smoothly to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The 24-year-old, who is ranked fifth in the world, overcame Sara Sorribes of Spain 6-2 6-0 at the centre court of the Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. After reaching the final of the US Open last season Plíšková is being talked up as a possible winner in the first Grand Slam of the year.
Footballer Tomáš Rosický has set a target of being able to play for Sparta Prague in the Europa League first round match against Rostov in mid-February. Rosický joined Sparta in the summer but has only played around 20 minutes following an Achilles heel injury. He says he should be able to rejoin team training around the end of the month. The away leg against Rostov is scheduled for February 16. Rosický also held out the possibility of playing for the national team if needed.
The last man on the moon, US astronaut Eugene Cernan – who never forgot his Czech and Slovak roots – has died at the age of 82. Cernan led the last manned mission to the moon, Apollo 17, in December 1972 and was the last man to stand on the moon. He took a Czechoslovak flag with him and brought back geological samples for Czechoslovakia from the mission but encountered an official cold shoulder from the communist regime when he tried to hand them over on a visit in 1974. Cernan visited Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic several times later and for the last time in 2008. His grandmother's family came from South Bohemia and emigrated to the US at the start of the 20th century.
The Czech government agreed in principle Monday that wider consultations with local councils take place before choosing a site to store high level nuclear waste. But the government rejected a specific proposal put forward by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, which also suggested that the upper house, the Senate, be involved. That idea in particular sparked opposition from other ministries and the government's own legislative council which warned that dangerous precedents might be set. The industry ministry has now been tasked to create a working group to come up with new ideas by June 2018, after elections to the lower house of parliament scheduled to take place in October this year. The repository site should be selected by 2025 with seven sites now in the shortlist as possible locations.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — At this point four years ago, national polls taken in the run-up to presidential primaries said to get ready for a faceoff between Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Rodham Clinton. And in 2004, Howard Dean was coasting to the Democratic nomination to face President George W. Bush.
Those match-ups didn't materialize.
As the past has proved, countrywide polls are hardly crystal balls — particularly for primary elections that are won state by state. National surveys are more like thermometers, giving insights about what people think — and why they think it — rather than predicting how they will vote.
State-level polling close to an election can be predictive, but even that is far from precise. Voters always can change their minds and attitudes shift quickly.
So there's no guarantee that Mitt Romney or Ron Paul, who are leading in Iowa polls just days before Tuesday's leadoff Republican presidential caucuses, will win. And there's no certainty over whether Rick Santorum, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich will remain at the back of the pack.
Another reason: It's difficult to find true primary voters to poll since so few people vote. In 2008, a record 120,000 Republicans voted in the Iowa caucuses — but that was only 2 percent of Iowa's adults.
Take the 2007 primary polls. As Iowa approached, most national polls said Clinton and Giuliani were the front-runners for the nomination of their parties. The final Associated Press-Ipsos poll that year put Clinton solidly ahead of Barack Obama, while on the GOP side, Giuliani held a comfortable edge over the rest of the field.
But Obama won Iowa for the Democrats, as did Mike Huckabee for the Republicans.
The national polling didn't say exactly how people would vote in 2008. And 2011 polling won't reveal who will win in 2012.
But countrywide surveys do provide context and help to explain the shifting results as the primaries roll on.
In the 2008 nomination contests, polls indicated that voters were focused on the war in Iraq and deeply dissatisfied with the Bush presidency and the country's direction. Those themes said more about why Obama and Republican John McCain won their party's nomination than the head-to-head matchups did.
This year, polls have consistently shown two dominant themes in the GOP race:
—A tepid response to the GOP field among Republican voters.
Earlier this month, an AP-GfK poll found that amid Gingrich's rise, Republican dissatisfaction with the lineup of candidates also rose. The wild swings among the anyone-but-Romney crowd have lifted nearly all of the candidates at some point this year, but none has fit the bill exactly. Republicans don't actively dislike Romney — 73 percent say he's a strong leader, 81 percent call him likable — yet his best showing in any horse race poll this year remains around 30 percent, and no other candidate has pulled a strong showing among the remaining 70 percent of the party.
—A deep anger among Republicans toward Obama.
This sentiment has buoyed Romney through the rise and fall of other candidates. Poll after poll reinforces his status as the candidate who runs most competitively with Obama and is seen as the most electable. And Republicans sure would like to see Obama voted out of office. In the latest AP-GfK poll, 89 percent of Republicans said he deserved to be voted out, and three-quarters said they expected him to lose.
Later this year, the Republicans' battle for voters and delegates will end and a single Republican nominee will be left standing. But no one should expect today's polling to say who that will be.
Jennifer Agiesta is AP's deputy director of polling. She can be reached on Twitter at http://twitter.com/JennAgiesta .
A poll is more a thermometer than a crystal ball
WASHINGTON (AP) — At this point four years ago, national polls taken in the run-up to presidential primaries said to get ready for a faceoff between Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Rodham Clinton. And in 2004, Howard Dean was coasting to the Democratic nomination to face President George W. Bush.


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Madeleine Albright to Speak at Augustana Nov. 4
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will speak at the 2010 Boe Forum on Public Affairs. Her address, entitled "Geopolitics and the Implications for Doing Business and Investing Around the World," will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, in the Elmen Center.
Augustana Writing Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Writing Center, Augustana's internationally certified tutoring program, will celebrate its 25th anniversary during an open house at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5. The Center is located in Humanities 220.
Rain Forest Champion to Speak at Augustana Sept. 28
Grave robbers, smugglers, poachers – all in a day's work for Aderito Chayax Tesucún, director of the Bio-Itzá Reserve, an organization dedicated to preserving the ancient Mayan culture and the tropical rain forests of Guatemala.
Former Al Franken Attorney Predicts Constitutional Storms
Attorney David Lillehaug, former legal counsel for U.S. Senator Al Franken's historic election recount case, today outlined four major constitutional storms brewing in the U.S. at the Augustana Thought Leader Forum.
Live Chat to Feature Augustana Professor, Poetry Anthology
Join Dr. Patrick Hicks, Writer in Residence and associate professor of English, in a live online chat, hosted by the Argus Leader, at 11 a.m. today, to discuss "A Harvest of Words: Contemporary South Dakota Poetry."
Augustana Ranked Ninth in Collegiate Power Rankings
Augustana is ranked No. 9 in the National Collegiate Scouting Association's 2010 NCAA Division II Collegiate Power Rankings. The ranking rates academic excellence, student-athlete graduation rates and the strength of NCAA athletic departments.
Shakespeare Festival Underway, Four Plays Featured
The Festival runs through Sept. 18 and features some of Shakespeare's greatest plays, including "Much Ado About Nothing," "Hamlet," "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Macbeth," and an acting workshop.
Music Professor, Students to be Featured on Omaha Public Radio
Two works by Dr. Christopher Stanichar, associate professor of Music and director of Orchestras for Augustana, will be featured on Omaha's Classical KVNO at Noon (CST) on Sunday, Sept. 19.
English Receives Outstanding Educator Award
Richard English, professor emeritus of Business Administration and Accounting, was awarded the Outstanding Educator Award for 2009-2010 by the South Dakota Society of Certified Public Accountants.
New Anthology Features South Dakota Poets
"A Harvest of Words: Contemporary South Dakota Poetry," a new anthology featuring poets associated with South Dakota, is edited by Dr. Patrick Hicks, Writer-in-Residence and associate professor of English.


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Shurms - Sour
Michi-gummies Candy
8 ounces of the best sour gummy candy you will ever try – and it's in the shape of our great state (both upper and lower peninsulas)! Each package contains all 6 fruit flavors of Michigan: cherry, raspberry, apple, grape, strawberry and watermelon.
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Michigan Pure Maple Syrup
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The subject of this article is a real-life person, company, product, or creative work that has been mentioned "in-universe" in a canon source. The Harry Potter Compendium is written from the perspective that all information presented in canon is true (e.g., Hogwarts really exists), and, as such, details contained in this article may differ from real world facts.
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Northern Ireland is one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom. It is located at the north east tip of the island of Ireland, and shares this island with the Republic of Ireland. Ballycastle is located here which is home to the Ballycastle Bats Quidditch team.[1]
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- Ciarán Hinds, who portrayed Aberforth Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, is an Irish actor from Northern Ireland.
- Kenneth Branagh, who portrayed Gilderoy Lockhart in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is a Northern Irish actor and director.
- Michelle Fairley is a Northern Irish actress who portrayed Mrs. Granger in the film adaptions of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
- Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
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- Northern Ireland on Wikipedia
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A surprising development on Wednesday has raised new questions about President Obama's nominee to be the new Labor Secretary.
Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez is one of the nominees over whom Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) just staged his filibuster fight. As a result of the deal Reid worked out with Republican Senators, Perez was supposed to get a confirmation vote today. He cleared a procedural vote in the Senate yesterday as six Republicans broke ranks to vote him through.
Perez has faced questions about his misleading congressional testimony about his involvement in a quid pro quo deal with the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, that resulted in the dismissal of a Supreme Court case and taxpayers giving up a claim worth almost $200 million. He has refused to turn over private emails that he used to conduct Justice Department business and has refused to testify before the House despite a congressional subpoena. But apparently, that's not all.
Now, David Weber, a lawyer representing current and former employees of the Civil Rights Division, which Perez oversaw, has sent out a press release accusing Perez of "substantial misconduct." The employees, who are claiming whistleblower status, met with the staffs of Republican and Democratic Senators and turned over evidence of "disparate impact discrimination under the leadership of Mr. Perez." This is significant because "disparate impact" is Perez's favored legal theory—he has used it to pursue numerous businesses and other defendants in federal discrimination lawsuits.
The whistleblowers claim that Perez and his senior staff "began a widespread campaign" of discriminatory treatment against disabled employees as well as other employees "based on race; gender; age; and/or parental status." The employees who opposed this discrimination were "subjected to an exceptionally hostile work environment and unlawful retaliation." The whistleblowers include African-American, Hispanic, and female employees.
What is most startling in the allegations is the reason given for the discrimination: "the Perez actions were directed at preserving the positions of political appointees who have 'burrowed' into [the] Civil Rights Division through Perez's patronage."
"Burrowing in" is the term used in Washington to describe political appointees who have been placed in protected, career-bureaucrat, civil service positions—so they cannot be fired when an administration is over and the President leaves office, as happens to all other political appointees. Apparently, the fiscal constraints placed on his division through the budget crisis led to Perez directing his staff to "constructively terminate career staff in order to protect the political appointees from a Reduction in Force."
The press release also says that there are 10 other DOJ civil rights officials who "have come forward as witnesses and provided corroborating information supporting these allegations."
Attorney David Weber minces no words in saying that while Perez "has been nominated to be the protector of the American workforce," his clients have told Congress that Perez "rampantly discriminates against its own workforce, and retaliates against those brave enough to raise their hand."
The claims made by these whistleblowers against Perez and his senior management are extremely serious. Weber asks that Congress investigate and "hold Mr. Perez' nomination pending investigation." He also asks Attorney General Eric Holder to "take immediate steps to curtail the discrimination and retaliation."
Holder has been saying a great deal in the last week about the Justice Department's investigation of George Zimmerman for possible civil rights violations. It sounds like he needs to redirect that investigation into his own Civil Rights Division.
If the Senate now goes ahead with a vote on Perez's confirmation before it has investigated these shocking claims, it will have ignored its "advise and consent" role that requires it to review in-depth the qualifications—and character—of senior executive branch officers.
Hans A. von Spakovsky is a Senior Legal Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. He previously served as counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
Read the Morning Bell and more en español every day at Heritage Libertad.
Quick Hits:
- Who was really behind the IRS's targeting of conservative organizations? New testimony comes to light.
- The top 25 unforgettable quotes on Obamacare.
- You oppose Obamacare? According to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, you must've opposed civil rights legislation, too.
- Higher productivity used to mean higher wages. Has that changed?
- What happens when it's the end of the year and federal government agencies haven't used up their annual budgets yet?
- Angry birds? No, but Obama's wind subsidies have them very frightened.


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« In Wake of Penn State, Senate to Hold Hearing on Child Abuse | Main | School Districts Fear Slashed Budgets After Supercommittee Fails »
Romney Likes Obama's Merit Pay, School Choice Policies
Gov. Mitt Romney's comments about beer and Mormonism in a forthcoming interview with People magazine are snagging lots of attention around the web, after Politico's Playbook published a snippet of the interview today.
But we at Politics K-12 are perplexed by Romney's comments on education policy, an area on which he says he has some common ground with President Barack Obama.
PEOPLE: In the holiday spirit of comity, can you say one thing President Obama has done right?
Romney: "He's a good example of a husband and father. Some of his education initiatives—merit pay for the best teachers and school choice—have been positive. The surge in Afghanistan was the right choice. But the pluses are far exceeded by the places where I'd give him a minus."
The merit pay for teacher thing we get. Obama has pushed for an expansion of the Teacher Incentive Fund, which doles out grants to districts to create pay-for-performance programs. And he made performance pay a component of both Race to the Top and the School Improvement Grant programs.
But school choice? Okay, Obama has pushed for an expansion of charter schools, again under Race to the Top and SIG. But he also scrapped the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (though the money was ultimately put back at the behest of Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, the speaker of the House.) And his waiver package doesn't require districts to offer mandatory school choice or tutoring services.
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Yes, that's Nicholas "Sixx" King, a black man, dressed in a KKK costume. You may have seen him around town before. Maybe even Thursday on the Drudge Report. A 2010 Daily News Sexy Single, he's infamous for photo bombing the 2003 Grammy Awards.
A self-styled relationship expert, he has written a relationship book that he published himself and also blogged a bit on the topic for Essence magazine.
His latest project is a documentary about gun violence called "Mothers of No Tomorrow."
King's point is that comparatively speaking, African Americans have murdered more blacks than the Ku Klux Klan did.
I have a column in the works about King scheduled to run in the Daily News next week in which I'll find out what's next for this local provocateur.
Meanwhile, his get-up was intended to shine a spotlight on black on black violence. What do you think of the point he's making? Is it a valid one? Or do you think his shock tactics obfuscated his point?


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The secret behind Barber's 1833's unique character lies in the use of a collection of traditional starter cultures for which the family are the sole guardians. These cultures are the friendly bacteria added to the milk to start the cheese-making process and are the most important ingredient in determining the flavor and quality of the finished cheese. Barber's cultures are derived from bacteria naturally occurring in the milk of the region and have been isolated for their ability to produce great flavors and traditional cheddar character.
Barber's are determined to preserve this collection of natural mixed starter cultures and to this end, have created a unique laboratory, dedicated to their preservation at Maryland Farm. It is these cultures that give 1833 its unique complexity of flavor, and they are determined to protect them - and the heritage of West Country Cheddar - for generations to come. Barber's 1833 Vintage Reserve Cheddar is the culmination of all their achievements. A deliciously creamy cheese with both savory and naturally sweet notes. Only the very best leaves the farm with the 1833 stamp.