Earthquake Hits Japan During Worlds

[SirLaker]

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/420...ng_worlds_game/<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Sports Illustrated - A 4.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the Tokyo region on Thursday during halftime of the Lithuania-Turkey game in the FIBA championships. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, the Meteorological Agency reported, and there was almost no reaction from the people in the Super Arena in Saitama, 17 miles north of Tokyo. The quake shook buildings in central Tokyo and outside the capital. The teams had just left the court at halftime of the classification game when the building shook for a few seconds. No announcement was made and the second half started without a delay. The quake came about two hours after the U.S. team finished practicing at the Japan Institute of Sports Sciences in central Tokyo. USA Basketball spokesman Craig Miller said some staff members said they felt something, though there was no damage at the Four Seasons hotel where the Americans are staying.</div>Dam, their earthquakes are almost as bad as the ones we got in Cali.

 

[iFR3SHi]

wow that is very dangerous. but thank god noone got hurt

 

[coyn3burglar]

Thank god the players weren't still playing. That would have been terrible.

 

[bballinyao06]

Wow. It's a good thing they had just ended the half or it would have been worse. It's a good thing that no one got hurt.

 

[Blaze]

You all know earthquakes and these other natural disasters are signs of the end... It's something tough to accept and deal with, but unfortunately seems very believable nowadays, if you think about it.

 

[Wade3]

Praise God noone was hurt seriously. Or no exsessive damage was done to the city.

 

[BrewCityBuck]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Blaze @ Aug 31 2006, 10:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>You all know earthquakes and these other natural disasters are signs of the end... It's something tough to accept and deal with, but unfortunately seems very believable nowadays, if you think about it.</div> Earthquakes and natural disasters are part of life, not a sign of the end.

 

[BALLAHOLLIC]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Aug 31 2006, 01:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Earthquakes and natural disasters are part of life, not a sign of the end.</div>Actually I read that as well, It mentions it in the Bible.Anyways, Im glad nobody was playing at the time.

 

[BrewCityBuck]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC @ Aug 31 2006, 12:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Actually I read that as well, It mentions it in the Bible.Anyways, Im glad nobody was playing at the time.</div> Oh please. We can trace major earthquakes back thousands of years in history, and we are still here. Earth plates move and cause earthquakes naturally, they happen all the time and have for millions of years, it has nothing to do with god calling for the end of earth.

 

[Blaze]

BCB it's a religous belief in all religons, Christianity, Islam, Judasiam... Just let the belief prevail, don't attack it.

 

[BrewCityBuck]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Blaze @ Aug 31 2006, 12:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>BCB it's a religous belief in all religons, Christianity, Islam, Judasiam... Just let the belief prevail, don't attack it.</div> Why not? It doesn't make any sense. Natural disasters have been going on millions of years so why all the sudden when we have a few hurricanes is it the coming of the end? It's completely ridiculous.

 

[Blaze]

No, it's not ridiculous really. Natural disasters have happened before obviously, but in a quick chain like this it will raise eybrows.

 

[BrewCityBuck]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Blaze @ Aug 31 2006, 12:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No, it's not ridiculous really. Natural disasters have happened before obviously, but in a quick chain like this it will raise eybrows.</div> What quick chain?

 

[Blaze]

A quick chain of natural disasters. The tsunami in Asia, Hurricane Katrina, all the other bad hurricanes, all these earthquakes, heavy rain constantly (in NY area) Also, corrupt societies and governments. Another sign.

 

[BrewCityBuck]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Blaze @ Aug 31 2006, 01:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>A quick chain of natural disasters. The tsunami in Asia, Hurricane Katrina, all the other bad hurricanes, all these earthquakes, heavy rain constantly (in NY area) Also, corrupt societies and governments. Another sign.</div> Thousands of people in Indonesia have been dying as the result of Earthquakes for hundreds of years. It's just too bad a tsunami was the result and the poor infrustructure magnified things...Indonesia and many Asian countries earthquakes look more devastating because their buildings are not built to the codes we have in the American west. Katrina was like a category 3, something Florida goes through regularly it's just that the levies gave out and caused senseless flooding because of stupid goverment/citizens....all these bad hurricanes have been happening for a long time...like in 1993 or so we had Andrew which at the time was the worst Hurricane ever and don't forget one that hit Galveston Texas and destroyed the whole city, the media coverage magnifies them....Heavy rain in NY? I guess over a period of a couple years it could rain more in some areas, I don't see how rain would mean anything unless you mean flooding which has not been a problem....Goverments/Societies have been corrupt forever, early American goverment were much more corrupt then they are now...hell in the 50's-60's it was worse...again, the media makes a huge deal out of every controversy.

 

[Justice]

This earthquake is barely news at all. It's not very strong, didn't do anything, and I'm pretty sure it isn't a sign of the end of times.

 

[Blaze]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Aug 31 2006, 02:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Thousands of people in Indonesia have been dying as the result of Earthquakes for hundreds of years. It's just too bad a tsunami was the result and the poor infrustructure magnified things...Indonesia and many Asian countries earthquakes look more devastating because their buildings are not built to the codes we have in the American west. Katrina was like a category 3, something Florida goes through regularly it's just that the levies gave out and caused senseless flooding because of stupid goverment/citizens....all these bad hurricanes have been happening for a long time...like in 1993 or so we had Andrew which at the time was the worst Hurricane ever and don't forget one that hit Galveston Texas and destroyed the whole city, the media coverage magnifies them....Heavy rain in NY? I guess over a period of a couple years it could rain more in some areas, I don't see how rain would mean anything unless you mean flooding which has not been a problem....Goverments/Societies have been corrupt forever, early American goverment were much more corrupt then they are now...hell in the 50's-60's it was worse...again, the media makes a huge deal out of every controversy.

</div>Hey, believe what you want. But all I'll say is this:I'm not speaking from the media's sh*t.And, I know you think religon is crap, and I will tell you that in Islam (i'm not sure about christianity or judasim) it says that god has blinded some people from since they were born to be misguided and not believe in him. Shows how god has a sense of humor.