feeling pregnant

[Tishri1]

my character is pregnant! I feel pregnant these days too so I looked for a pregnancy top to wear.

I really feel like we are heading towards the days known as the birthpains of the messiah...weather it comes this year or the next, or next ....I feel it .....don't you?:wave:

[Wags]

my character is pregnant! I feel pregnant these days too so I looked for a pregnancy top to wear.

I really feel like we are heading towards the days known as the birthpains of the messiah...weather it comes this year or the next, or next ....I feel it .....don't you?:wave:

Pun intended? :D

[Bananna]

Death rides a pale/green horse.
I see the horsemen pounding hooves.

[Sephania]

wouldn't that be the birthpains of the earth? :scratch:

[Tishri1]

Pun intended? :DWags sees everything:clap:Your too awesome

[Tishri1]

wouldn't that be the birthpains of the earth? :scratch:Exactly:thumbsup: I can't wait till all us girls are talking Torah in the new kingdom.....I really want to meet y'all!

[visionary]

How about the way the baby movements can be seen and felt at Yellowstone..... magavolcano heaves.

[Wags]

Yeah I'm feeling pregnant - about 27 weeks pregnant! :) If the earth feels anything like I do right now, then I feel sorry for it. Getting kicked on the outside by a toddler and on the inside by one very large baby can really leave you feeling sore!

Mt. St Helens is growing a "belly" - the dome inside the crater is continuing to grow at a pretty good clip, and shortly before Rita came ashore, Southern CA had a few little earthquakes. If the earth gets hit with another major "natural disaster" in under a month then I would say the labor pains are starting, otherwise we might just be experiencing "braxton hicks" contractions.

After all the earth is "only" about 5,766 years old, its got a ways to go before it's 6,000 years are up and its time for a sabbatical.

[Tishri1]

How about the way the baby movements can be seen and felt at Yellowstone..... magavolcano heaves.what is happening at yellowstone?:wave:

[Tishri1]

Yeah I'm feeling pregnant - about 27 weeks pregnant! :) If the earth feels anything like I do right now, then I feel sorry for it. Getting kicked on the outside by a toddler and on the inside by one very large baby can really leave you feeling sore!

Mt. St Helens is growing a "belly" - the dome inside the crater is continuing to grow at a pretty good clip, and shortly before Rita came ashore, Southern CA had a few little earthquakes. If the earth gets hit with another major "natural disaster" in under a month then I would say the labor pains are starting, otherwise we might just be experiencing "braxton hicks" contractions.

After all the earth is "only" about 5,766 years old, its got a ways to go before it's 6,000 years are up and its time for a sabbatical.unless you add back in the lost years(ooooooooooh ahhhhhhhhhhh*Tish makes spookie noises*):eek::P^_^

[P_G]

Tish you gonna have a baby?

I am confused here
umm Congradulations!

PG

[visionary]

what is happening at yellowstone?:wave:
http://www.solcomhouse.com/yellowstone.htm
It is little known that lying underneath one of The United States largest and most picturesque National Parks - Yellowstone Park - is one of the largest "super volcanoes" in the world.

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SUPER-ERUPTIONS POSE GLOBAL THREAT “5-10 TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN ASTEROID IMPACT” March 8, 2005
Society publishes evidence to Government to coincide with media launch of forthcoming BBC dramadocumentary
News Release PR58
The occurrence of a super-eruption would have severe environmental effects and might threaten global civilisation. This is the assessment of a Geological Society of London working group composed of senior Earth Scientists. The effects of a super-eruption would be comparable to those predicted for the impact of a 1km-diameter asteroid with the Earth. In fact, super-eruptions are 5-10 times more likely to occur than such an impact.

Many very large volcanoes on the Earth are capable of colossal eruptions with global consequences. Such eruptions are quite frequent on a “geological” timescale, although not one has occurred on Earth in the short time that an interdependent human civilisation has existed. However, our present civilisation depends on global trade and food production, air travel and space-borne communications, all of which could be at considerable risk if a super-eruption occurred.

There may be several super-eruptions large enough to cause a global disaster every 100,000 years. This means super-eruptions are a significant global humanitarian hazard. They occur more frequently than impacts of asteroids and comets of comparable damage potential.

Prof. Steve Sparks FRS (University of Bristol), co-lead author, said: “Several of the largest volcanic eruptions of the last few hundred years, such as Tambora (1815), Krakatoa (1883) and Pinatubo (1991) have caused major climatic anomalies in the two to three years after the eruption by creating a cloud of sulphuric acid droplets in the upper atmosphere. These droplets reflect and absorb sunlight, and absorb heat from the Earth - warming the upper atmosphere and cooling the lower atmosphere. The global climate system is disturbed, resulting in pronounced, anomalous warming and cooling of different parts of the Earth at different times.

Prof. Stephen Self (Open University) said: “Super-eruptions are up to hundreds of times larger than these, and their global effects are likely to be much more severe. An area the size of North America can be devastated, and pronounced deterioration of global climate would be expected for a few years following the eruption. They could result in the devastation of world agriculture, severe disruption of food supplies, and mass starvation. These effects could be sufficiently severe to threaten the fabric of civilisation.”

The report concludes: “Problems such as global warming, impacts by asteroids and comets, rapid use of natural resources and nuclear waste disposal require world leaders and governments to address issues with very long-term consequences for the global community. Sooner or later a super-eruption will happen on Earth and this issue also demands serious attention. While it may in future be possible to deflect asteroids or somehow avoid their impact, even science fiction cannot produce a credible mechanism for averting a super-eruption. The point is worth repeating. No strategies can be envisaged for reducing the power of major volcanic eruptions.”

The Working Group has recommended:

Investment in research to improve our understanding of regional and global impacts of major volcanic eruptions.
Research to determine more accurately the composition and amounts of volcanic gases and dust released in super-eruptions – these are the major factors governing widespread environmental effects.
An expanded programme to produce a comprehensive inventory of large magnitude explosive eruptions in recent geological times, such as the initiative started under the auspices of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI) [http://www-volcano.geog.cam.ac.uk/database/ on www.iavcei.org]
Initiatives to improve public understanding of the nature of volcanic hazards with regional and global effects.
Establishment of a multidisciplinary Task Force to consider the environmental, economic, social, and political consequences of large magnitude volcanic eruptions. As in the case of impacts by asteroids and comets, these proposed activities will be best developed by collaboration within an international context.
Report of a Geological Society Working Group, comprising:

Prof. Stephen Sparks FRS (Bristol University)
Prof. Stephen Self (Open University)
Dr David Pyle (Cambridge University)
Dr Clive Oppenheimer (Cambridge University)
Dr Hazel Rymer (Open University) and
Dr John Grattan (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
It’s not a question of “if” - it’s a question of when…

Many large volcanoes on Earth are capable of explosive eruptions much bigger than any experienced by humanity over historic time. Such volcanoes may be termed super-volcanoes and their colossal eruptions super-eruptions. The occurrence of a super-eruption would have severe environmental effects and might threaten global civilisation. Events at the smaller scale end of the super-eruption size spectrum are quite common when compared to the frequency of other naturally occurring devastating phenomena such as asteroid impacts. The effects of a medium scale super-eruption would be similar to those predicted for the impact of a 1 km-diameter asteroid with the Earth, but even super-eruptions of this size are still 5-10 times more likely to occur within the next few thousand years than an impact.



Executive Summary and Recommendations
Report text (first half)
Report text (second half)
BBC's Horizon prog (2000) "Supervolcanoes"
BBC's 2005 Drama documentary "Supervolcano"
UK Government Office of Science & Technology Natural Hazards Working Group





Supervolcanoes Around The World





Long Valley, Calif., near the Nevada border



Long Valley Caldera at a Glance
The Caldera. Long Valley Caldera a 15- by 30-km oval-shaped depression located 20 km south of Mono Lake along the east side of the Sierra Nevada in east-central California. This area of eastern California has produced numerous volcanic eruptions over the past 3 million years, including the massive caldera-forming eruption 760,000 years ago. The most recent eruption occurred just 250 years ago in Mono Lake at the north end of Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.

Volcanic Unrest. In May of 1980, a strong earthquake swarm that included four magnitude 6 earthquakes struck the southern margin of Long Valley Caldera associated with a 25-cm, dome-shaped uplift of the caldera floor. These events marked the onset of the latest period of caldera unrest that continues to this day. This ongoing unrest includes recurring earthquake swarms and continued dome-shaped uplift of the central section of the caldera (the resurgent dome) accompanied by changes in thermal springs and gas emissions.

USGS Monitoring. In 1982, the U.S. Geological Survey under the Volcano Hazards Program began an intensive effort to monitor and study geologic unrest in Long Valley caldera. The goal of this effort is to provide residents and civil authorities in the area reliable information on the nature of the potential hazards posed by this unrest and timely warning of an impending volcanic eruption, should it develop. Most, perhaps all, volcanic eruptions are preceded and accompanied by geophysical and geochemical changes in the volcanic system. Common precursory indicators of volcanic activity include increased seismicity, ground deformation, and variations in the nature and rate of gas emissions.




Text and Maps from USGS





http://lvo.wr.usgs.gov



Valle Grande, N.M., near Los Alamos



The one million-year-old Valles Caldera (15-mi diameter) is the centerpiece of the Jemez Volcanic Field in North Central New Mexico. The caldera was formed when the volcanic pile collapsed in response to a huge eruption of ash from the magma chamber.



http://www.vallescalderacoalition.org



http://www.vallescaldera.gov



Lake Taupo, New Zealand



credit: http://worldatlas.com



Taupo’s History

Taupo Volcano has been in existence for more than 65 000 years. In that time it has shown a random pattern of exceptionally large events interspersed by smaller eruptions. This is a pattern typical of all the major rhyolite volcanoes of the central North Island and together they have produced large eruptions about every 50,000 years. At Taupo the Oruanui and the Taupo eruptions are part of this larger pattern.



credit:

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/australia/new_zealand/taupo.html



Pre 65,000 years ago
All deposits at Taupo including a number of early lava domes clearly post-date the exceptionally large Whakamaru ignimbrite eruption dated at 330,000 years ago. About 150,000 years ago new activity formed a pumice-rich ignimbrite found along the northern shores of the lake, several basalt scoria cones and tuff rings about Acacia Bay and Mt. Tauhara. Our knowledge of this time intervals is very incomplete as few deposits of this age are exposed.
65,000 to 27,000 years ago
Between 65,000 years and 27,000 years ago there was a series of at least five explosive eruptions, from vents now under Lake Taupo. The older four eruptions produced layers of coarse pumice. The youngest produced fine grey ash suggesting the mixing of lake water with erupting magma.
The Oruanui eruption 26,500 years ago
The largest eruption from Taupo occurred 26,500 years ago producing 300 km³ of ignimbrite, 500 km³ of pumice and ash fall and a unknown volume of material inside the caldera. The Oruanui eruption is thought to have formed the caldera now filled by Lake Taupo, but this large eruption also shows the influence of lake water in its fine grain size and abundant evidence for heavy rain during the eruption. This implies the existence of a large lake prior to the eruption. The Oruanui ignimbrite is seen in many road cuttings about Taupo, draped by the layers of younger tephra. Fine ash from this eruption has been found throughout New Zealand and in many offshore core samples.

Credit: VOLCANIC HAZARDS AT TAUPO VOLCANIC CENTRE By Paul Froggatt

Victoria Link Ltd & Research School of Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington

http://www.gns.cri.nz/what/earthact/volcanoes/nzvolcanoes/taupoprint.htm





Aira, Japan



credit: http://worldatlas.com

Aira Caldera is a supervolcanic caldera in the south of the island of Kyushu, Japan. The caldera was created by a massive eruption, approximately 22000 years ago. The major city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima and the 13000 year old Sakurajima volcano lie within the caldera.

http://www.volcanoworld.org/vwdocs/vw_hyperexchange/sakura-jima.html



Lake Toba, Sumatra





One of the largest known volcanic eruptions took place only 74,000 yrs ago, when over 2500 cubic kilometers of magma was ejected from Toba - a volcano-tectonic depression that is often referred to as Earth's largest Quaternary caldera. The caldera is 18 x 60 miles (30 by 100 km) and has a total relief of 5,100 feet (1700 m).





credit: http://www.rpi.edu/~warkd/toba/toba_geology.html



The caldera probably formed in stages. Large eruptions occurred 840,000, about 700,000, and 75,000 years ago. The eruption 75,000 years ago produced the Young Toba Tuff. The Young Toba Tuff was erupted from ring fractures that surround most or all of the present-day lake.



Siberian Traps, Russia



http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Palaeofiles/Permian/SiberianTraps.html



The Siberian Traps form a large igneous province in Siberia. They were formed during the Permian-Triassic extinction event in what was one of the largest known volcanic event in the last 500 million years of the geological history of the Earth.



Super Volcano In Yellowstone National Park

Source: United States Geological Survey, University of Utah, The BBC





It is little known that lying underneath one of The United States largest and most picturesque National Parks - Yellowstone Park - is one of the largest "super volcanoes" in the world.



Eruptions of the Yellowstone volcanic system have included the two largest volcanic eruptions in North America in the past few million years; the third largest was at Long Valley in California and produced the Bishop ash bed. The biggest of the Yellowstone eruptions occurred 2.1 million years ago, depositing the Huckleberry Ridge ash bed. These eruptions left behind huge volcanic depressions called “calderas” and spread volcanic ash over large parts of North America (see map). If another large caldera-forming eruption were to occur at Yellowstone, its effects would be worldwide. Thick ash deposits would bury vast areas of the United States, and injection of huge volumes of volcanic gases into the atmosphere could drastically affect global climate. Fortunately, the Yellowstone volcanic system shows no signs that it is headed toward such an eruption in the near future. In fact, the probability of any such event occurring at Yellowstone within the next few thousand years is exceedingly low.

Scientists have revealed that Yellowstone Park has been on a regular eruption cycle of 600,000 years. The last eruption was 640,000 years ago…so the next is overdue. The next eruption could be 2,500 times the size of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption. Volcanologists have been tracking the movement of magma under the park and have calculated that in parts of Yellowstone the ground has risen over seventy centimeters this century.

[jgonz]

Nehemiah_Center, Tish said she "feels" pregnant (spiritually~ as in birth pangs of the earth, etc.) and thus her girl is wearing a maternity shirt. ;)

[Wags]

Tish you gonna have a baby?

I am confused here
umm Congradulations!

PG

She feels like she is - and I am.... going to have a look at my little Ari tomorrow afternoon in 3D!

[jgonz]

Oh very cool Wags! :thumbsup: I've never had a 3D ultrasound. I've had the typical ones with most of my kids, and I had a color u/s with my now 5 yr old, but I've never had a 3D one. Post the pic if you can~ I'd love to see it! :)

[Tishri1]

Tish you gonna have a baby?

I am confused here
umm Congradulations!

PGpass em on to Wags cuz she will soon enough:hug:, no I just FEEEEEL pregnant, like we are about to enter the Birth Pains of the Messiah...do you feel that way?

[Tishri1]

She feels like she is - and I am.... going to have a look at my little Ari tomorrow afternoon in 3D!Give Ari a hug from me:hug:

[Wags]

Well my little lion was not nearly as cooperative as we were hoping he would be! But at least we know we still need to find ourselves a Mohel. And we did find out that he has a mane (enough hair to show up on the ultrasound at least). However he is jackknifed head down - with his arms & legs were over his head, and covering most of his face. Looks like an olympic diver.:) The ultrasound tech tried having me change positions several times, but he just wasn't going to budge. She even tried 4D shots without much luck.

This as the best of the lot - you can see his hand above his head and he is looking almost directly at you.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/Wags374/Resizeoffaceandarm.jpg


This is a 4D profile shot and it is a bit hard to see whats what in it. His eye is about the center of the picture with his nose to the right of that. His knee cap is right about even with his nose and on the dark diagonal line on the left is his arm.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/Wags374/4DProfile.jpg

It was a bit disappointing not to get better pictures, especially since he is now wiggling all over the place while I'm typing! They offered to let us come back again for free, but its a 160 miles round trip, so we declined the offer.

[Mary_Magdalene]

Oh! That is so cool! Here is my baby. We are adopting from China. :) I have to wait until Jan/Feb to go and get her.

[insaneinthebrain]

I can actually see the baby in the ultrasound this time! Yay me! :D

[BarbB]

I can actually see the baby in the ultrasound this time! Yay me! :D

I can too. Boy is he handsome with that beautiful hair! :clap:

[Tishri1]

Oh! That is so cool! Here is my baby. We are adopting from China. :) I have to wait until Jan/Feb to go and get her.how wonderful....is this your first? we adopted a baby (our 2nd son) and he is 10 now, I would do it again in a heart beat!:amen:

[Tishri1]

Ari is beautiful!:clap::clap:ABBA shine on Ari today:pray:

[Mary_Magdalene]

how wonderful....is this your first? we adopted a baby (our 2nd son) and he is 10 now, I would do it again in a heart beat!:amen:

actually, we have four bio kids and now G-d has asked us to bring her into our family. :thumbsup:

her and my youngest bio child are only 2 months apart in age (i will have two-2 year olds on my hands)! Yikes! :P

[Vaneeza Malkah]

That's so neat and congratulations wags n GCG!

[jgonz]

Whoops! Double post, sorry! :scratch:

[jgonz]

Oh wow, that 3D u/s pic is so clear! Congratuations on your boy Wags! :)

And GCG, that is Wonderful that you're adopting from China. Friends of ours adopted from China about 5 years ago now, and their daughter is such a gift. :)

Congrats to you both! :hug:

[P_G]

Umm
There are those who say I LOOK pregnant

I am not however I just take scripture seriously

They say that the Body is the temple of the L-rd

I didn't want to stop at a temple and decided to build him a Cathedral!



yes I do think we are in the birth pangs.

the schism between the just and unjust grows daily
Cosmic events that would show us that when G-d breathes things HAPPEN and they happen fast.
Wars

I just pray when that last day comes that I am about the Fathers business

PG

[jgonz]

I didn't want to stop at a temple and decided to build him a Cathedral!
^_^

[Wags]

Saw this on World Net Daily today and it reminded me of this thread...

Robertson: Disasters point to 2nd Coming
Evangelist observes quakes, hurricanes 'starting to hit with amazing regularity'

This weekend's catastrophic earthquake in South Asia in the wake of recent U.S. hurricanes and December's tsunami is catching the eye of televangelist Pat Robertson, who says we "might be" in the End Times described in the Bible. "These things are starting to hit with amazing regularity," Robertson said on CNN's "Late Edition."



You can read the rest of the article here (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46737)

[Tishri1]

Yeh Everyone is Waking up!:clap:

[Wags]

Earthquake, magnitude 5.6, hits northern Pakistan
Oct 12, 5:10 PM (ET)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan on Wednesday, 85 miles north of Islamabad, according to preliminary reports from the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake, which occurred at 1:23 a.m. local time on Thursday, is the latest in a series of aftershocks in the four days after a devastating earthquake in the region that is estimated to have killed more than 40,000 people.

[By Grace]

GCG, when do you get to bring her home? So exciting!!

My BIL and his wife are going to Russia in mid-November to adopt their first child, a boy. They'll be flying through Altanta on the way home, so we get to meet our new nephew in less than a month!