Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Trips, volcanos, earthquakes

Ok, I got the laundry done, cherries cleaned, pitted and bagged for freezing. Food for Hubby, food for me to take. I always get Linda some mixed nuts and candy from our 5 and 10 (computers no longer have the 'cent' key...) store. My older sister works there so I get an employee discount :) They have the BEST candy. The 'old time' kind in the bins that they scoop out and weight....mmmmm I would have to check but I'm sure the building was built before 1900 and has been re-done on the outside but inside it still has the wood floors that creak and are no longer level. Electric outlets in the floor, skinny little isles, cloth baskets to carry while you shop and that old building smell. I love going there! They have the oddest things there yet it's handy stuff you just don't find at Walmart. Dang, now I realize I should have taken my camera. I will next time. Someone, on a blog, said that too....always take a camera! Can't remember who said it lol heck I couldn't remember to take the camera! ha! (Note to self, pack camera) I know, I know, like that's gonna work! pfft!
I checked the 'This Day in History' and it was pretty lame stuff. So no history today.

I do have the word of the day:
procrustean
\pruh-KRUSS-tee-un\
adjective

Meaning
1 : of, relating to, or typical of Procrustes
*2 : marked by arbitrary often ruthless disregard of individual differences or special circumstances
Example Sentence
The company abandoned its procrustean scheduling policy and began allowing single mothers and other employees to work more flexible hours.

I'll have you know that my spell checker says procrustean is wrong! good grief!

Volcano update:
Chaitén - June 11-17
Visual observations of Chaitén were inhibited due to inclement weather during 10-12 June. Customs officers in the town of Chaitén reported noises on 11 June. They also reported the presence of two new craters to the S that emitted ash-and-gas plumes on 12 June. The plumes drifted S. Later that day in Chaitén town, an abrupt swelling of the river Chaitén was observed. Seismic events increased in number and intensity.

An overflight on 14 June revealed spines rising above the top of the new lava dome, which had grown in height to exceed the old dome. Gas, ash, and steam plumes were primarily emitted from a vent, about 100 m in diameter, at the SE contact between the old and the new lava dome. Previously, emissions came from the NW contact between the old and new domes. Continuous explosions produced ash plumes that rose to an altitude of 3 km (10,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted E. Several other points of gas-and-steam emissions were seen along the contact. Small block-and-ash flows from the new dome had descended the S flank of the old dome and occasionally reached the caldera floor. The Alert Level remained at Red.

Based on observations of satellite imagery, SIGMET reports, and pilot observations, the Buenos Aires VAAC reported that during 11-16 June ash plumes rose to altitudes of 2.1-3.7 km (7,000-12,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted N, NE, and E.

China Earthquake update:

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The death toll from last month's massive earthquake in southwestern China is expected to exceed 80,000, state media reported Tuesday.

Officially 69,181 people are dead with another missing 18,498, according to authorities.

"Because it is presumed that the missing people are already dead, the total death toll of this disaster is likely to exceed 80,000," said Vice Premier Hui Liangyu.

If all the missing are dead, then the death toll would top 87,000.

The magnitude 7.9 quake devastated Sichuan province and surrounding areas on May 12, leaving more than 5 million people homeless.

On Monday China reported it had fired 12 officials for dereliction of duty and misuse of earthquake relief.

Supervision Minister Ma Wen said her department had received 1,178 complaints involving officials' response to the May 12 quake in Sichuan province and had dealt with more than 1,000 of them.

Administrative punishments were handed out to 43 officials, the most serious being removal from office, Ma said at a news conference. She didn't specify when the officials had been fired.


That just about does it for me. Still not sure if I'm taking off tonight or tomorrow. The list of pros and cons is about even. The only thing that tips the scale for staying tonight, and since this is my blog I'll say it, Nookie!! Once in a 6 week time period is not enough to make this girl a camper happy! Either way, this will be my last post until next week, I imagine. Stay safe.....Jusqu' à la poste prochaine! (until next post!)

10 comments:

shakenbsis said...

Yeah Karen that was me, (about the camera) about the ducks crossing the road...

you made me smile...

also you made me want cherries and now i'm longing for our old 5 and dime...

and penny candy at the news depot... (when you used to get a small brown bag for a penny with stuff in it like candy cigaretes and candy lipsticks)

Karen said...

Wow! LOL I didn't know that was you that said that about cameras but I remember the ducky story! You just never know what might happen that you need a picture of...
I could spend hours in the 5 and dime a.k.a. McCord's. Don't forget the little paraffin Coke bottles that you used to bite the top off and drink. Which was probably nothing but colored syrup that made us hyper! Kids now-a-days just don't know what their missing....uh oh I'm beginning to sound like my Grandma! ha!

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