- Pick "safe places" in each room of your home. A safe place could be under a sturdy table or desk or against an interior wall away from windows, bookcases, or tall furniture that could fall on you. The shorter the distance to move to safety, the less likely you will be injured. Injury statistics show that persons moving more than 10 feet during an earthquake's shaking are most likely to experience injury.
- Practice drop, cover, and hold-on in each safe place. Drop under a sturdy desk or table, hold on, and protect your eyes by pressing your face against your arm. Practicing will make these actions an automatic response. When an earthquake or other disaster occurs, many people hesitate, trying to remember what they are supposed to do. Responding quickly and automatically may help protect you from injury.
- Practice drop, cover, and hold-on at least twice a year. Frequent practice will help reinforce safe behavior.
- Talk with your insurance agent. Different areas have different requirements for earthquake protection. Study locations of active faults, and if you are at risk, consider purchasing earthquake insurance.
- Inform guests, babysitters, and caregivers of your plan. Everyone in your home should know what to do if an earthquake occurs. Assure yourself that others will respond properly even if you are not at home during the earthquake.
- Get training. Take a first aid class from your local Red Cross chapter. Get training on how to use a fire extinguisher from your local fire department. Keep your training current. Training will help you to keep calm and know what to do when an earthquake occurs.
- Discuss earthquakes with your family. Everyone should know what to do in case all family members are not together. Discussing earthquakes ahead of time helps reduce fear and anxiety and lets everyone know how to respond.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Earthquake Preparedness
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Planning
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
जिन्दगी
संसाररूपी मञ्चमा, ईश्वरको निर्देशनमा,
एउटा खेल खेल्छौ हामी, जिन्दगीको नाउँमा ।
एउटा व्यक्तिगत कथा, हुन्छ प्रत्येक व्यक्तिमा,
व्यथा पनि हुन सक्छ, सामना गर्नुपर्ने निहुँमा ।
समस्या जहाँ छ, त्यहाँ समाधान पनि हुन्छ,
लक्ष्य बोकी हिँड्ने मानिस, चन्द्रमा पाइला टेक्छ ।
संसारकै सबैभन्दा लामो, यात्रा हो जिन्दगी,
तर्नुपर्छ यहाँ धेरै, हिमाल पहाड र खोली ।
गएको तन पाइन्न, जसरी झरेको फूल फूल्दैन,
अमुल्य छ यो जिन्दगी, मोल लगाई किन्न सकिन्न ।
डेरा बसेको घर हो, यो हाम्रो जिन्दगी,
आफ्नो ठाउँ नभएकोले, गर्नुछ एक दिन खाली ।
कहाँबाट आएका हौँ हामी, अब कहाँ जानेछौँ,
यो कुरा बुझेर हामी, जिन्दगी सफल बनाऔँ ।
एउटा खेल खेल्छौ हामी, जिन्दगीको नाउँमा ।
एउटा व्यक्तिगत कथा, हुन्छ प्रत्येक व्यक्तिमा,
व्यथा पनि हुन सक्छ, सामना गर्नुपर्ने निहुँमा ।
समस्या जहाँ छ, त्यहाँ समाधान पनि हुन्छ,
लक्ष्य बोकी हिँड्ने मानिस, चन्द्रमा पाइला टेक्छ ।
संसारकै सबैभन्दा लामो, यात्रा हो जिन्दगी,
तर्नुपर्छ यहाँ धेरै, हिमाल पहाड र खोली ।
गएको तन पाइन्न, जसरी झरेको फूल फूल्दैन,
अमुल्य छ यो जिन्दगी, मोल लगाई किन्न सकिन्न ।
डेरा बसेको घर हो, यो हाम्रो जिन्दगी,
आफ्नो ठाउँ नभएकोले, गर्नुछ एक दिन खाली ।
कहाँबाट आएका हौँ हामी, अब कहाँ जानेछौँ,
यो कुरा बुझेर हामी, जिन्दगी सफल बनाऔँ ।
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Poems
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
It is madness
To hate all roses, because you got scratched with one thorn.
To give up on your dreams, because one didn't come true.
To lose faith in prayers, because one was not answered.
To give up your efforts, because one of them failed.
To condemn all your friends, because one betrayed you.
Not to believe in love because someone was unfaithful or didn't love you back.
To throw away all your chances to be happy,
cause you didn't succeeded on the first attempt.
cause you didn't succeeded on the first attempt.
I hope that as you go on your way, you don't give in to madness.
Remembering always
Another chance may come up, Another friend,
A new love, A renewed strength,
Be persistent
Look for happiness, look for happiness in everyday
The sure path of failure is to give up!
It is often through failure that future success comes,
It is often through failure that future success comes,
Keep Trying, Be Optimistic.
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Life
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Love is blind...
There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, "now that you can see the world, will you marry me?" The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind too, and refused to marry him.
Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying..... "Just take care of my eyes dear." i'll always love you forever..
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Love
Friday, October 01, 2010
The World's Toughest "What Am I" Puzzle
Twice ten are six of us,
Six are but three of us,
Nine are but four of us;
What can we possibly be?
Would you know more of us.
Twelve are but six of us,
Five are but four, do you see?
Six are but three of us,
Nine are but four of us;
What can we possibly be?
Would you know more of us.
Twelve are but six of us,
Five are but four, do you see?
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Puzzles
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