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Loma Preita was 6.9

Rough, but at least no one died.

That's true with California too, Syn7. But such is the cultural divide of the most populous nation in the world. They can't afford to come up to code, but they can afford to lose hundreds of lives....

Brutal. Just imagine if there was a quake in America with that high of a death count.

There's a vid if you follow the link.

There's a special place in hell for those who tamper with charitable orgs.

Meanwhile, Jet's One Foundation did a lot for the cause.

24 photos if you follow the link below

I wonder if ShaolinDan felt this. He's in Yunnan now.

ShaolinDan is in Yunnan now...

A lot of Asian star power but Jackie makes the headlines.

It's good to see our role models are active in the relief effort. It's also nice to see Jackie & Jet get top billing in the effort.

I posted Jackie's donation on his charity thread.

uki - We've been discussing that already on our Endangered Species in TCM thread.

D.J. - It'll probably sound a lot like Y2K, like one hand clapping. ;)

D.D. - Thank you for your offer. Let me...

For the Sichuan quake, the timing was serendipitous. It happened just prior to our last TCEC event so we had a lot of things in place to throw a major fundraiser like Martial Arts Benefit for Quake...

Am I the first to post this? I'll move this to OT later.

6/11-->6/15<--6/20

no sturgeon

5/30 is past. 6/2 is tomorrow. 6/11, 6/20, 7/1 and 7/10 are still on the horizon.

The arising flood issue is unsettling, since the last fuwa is the sturgeon and it was forecast as a flood. If...

...but I was going for the literary allusion of stoning Stone, not so much a comparative religious study.

"For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." Galatians 6:7

Now, to get...

"He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." John 8:7

Some assorted martial arts relief efforts apart from our own.

Don't get me wrong, TWS. Obviously China's relationship with Tibet is troubled. We actually had a little protest at our benefit. And I'm happy to engage the Tibet debate elsewhere. I just find it...

Not only have I read some of the Dalai Lama's books, I can also spell his title correctly. I've also heard him speak and have the utmost respect for H.H. However, you do know that H.H. was a slave...

Perhaps blowing the dam in Beichuan will be the sturgeon, but if the prophesy is to be fulfilled, it will happen on one of the following dates: 5/30, 6/2, 6/11, 6/20, 7/1 or 7/10. Some one please...