Thoughts of the day every day in 2014

[Anthea]

1,2,3 January

Alone on Roj Bash Kurdistan until the 3 January in the evening - when dyaoko recovered from his New Year Celebrations and realised that this site was not working properly - he must have had a great time celebrating

HAPPY NEW YEAR DYAOKO

4 January



Let us all hope and pray for a peaceful 2014 and a Free Kurdistan

[Anthea]

5 January

I confess that I was in a hurry to get onto this site and try to beat my highest score at mahjong - I equalled it earlier

Now I must score 65,000 If Piling does not get there first

[Anthea]

For those who missed my New Year Greetings because this site was not working properly:

1 January 2014

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I received 54096 hits and comment on this thread during the past year - so I will try to make it much more exciting this year

The new year is a time to renew old friendships and keep in contact with loved ones

I am delighted with the number of friends who sent me new year greetings

I wonder what happened to some of the people who used to come here:

SadKurdLover: she had a great many problems and sadly some people on here told her that her troubles were all here own fault - she stopped coming - I hope and pray that she and her 2 children are all safe - healthy - and happy

Aslan: a young man who studied extremely hard - and still had time to keep us up with the news - I hope his exam results are good - and that soon he will have time to share with us again

freekurd2013: a man who is in Syria risking his life to help other - I know he has lost many friends - he struggled to pass us information - but sadly his English is not very good - I hope and pray that he survives the conflict

I hope that we will have peace in the coming year and

FREEDOM FOR KURDISTAN

[Anthea]

6 January

Been VERY windy in England - lots of flooding - but at least it has stayed above freezing

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Wind is still battering my windows - expecting more bad weather tomorrow - hail and thunder storms

I only hope that after all the gales and flooding the UK is having - the freezing and snow that they have in America does not come this way

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After watching the storms in America - I think I prefer the gales and flooding in UK

[Anthea]

7 January

Excellent news about Western Kurdistan

Let us hope that the Islamic fundamentalists and the Syrians will leave the Kurds alone

Now that the Kurds have declared independence - they must approach the UN and demand a NO-FLY ZONE be put in place to protect their newly formed country

[Piling]

Now that the Kurds have declared independence - they must approach the UN and demand a NO-FLY ZONE be put in place to protect their newly formed country

Lol, UN did nothing to prevent Asad to butcher Syrian cities, do you believe they will help to a PYD-State ?

[Anthea]

Now that the Kurds have declared independence - they must approach the UN and demand a NO-FLY ZONE be put in place to protect their newly formed country

Lol, UN did nothing to prevent Asad to butcher Syrian cities, do you believe they will help to a PYD-State ?

I think that the only way for Kurds to survive is to unite - Syria is a mess - the Turkish government is on the point of collapse - Kurdistan needs to get it's act together - it needs to be strong with civil war in Iraq and the probable division into 3 entirely separate countries

Kurds have lost the plot - or as my friend says - Kurds worry about small things when they should concentrate on the Independence of Kurdistan

I bow to my friends expert knowledge

[Anthea]

8 January

Thought it did not rain during the day - the ground is still sodden - water sitting on the fields with nowhere to go because the earth is saturated - flood warning all over the place as water seeps down from higher ground - trees still falling over because the ground is no longer firm enough to support them

And in the pleasant news - I am saving up to buy myself a new printer - a 3D printer from MakerBot - or some similar company which sells 3D chocolate printers:

Consumers with a sweet tooth will be able to satisfy their cravings at the touch of a button with new 3D printers that will go on sale later this year.

Two models have been unveiled that can print using chocolate, or sugar which has been infused with different flavours such as vanilla, watermelon, sour apple, mint, watermelon and cherry.

Shapes that would be difficult to produce using traditional methods can be made, and can even have moving parts.

American firm 3D Systems unveiled the machines at the Consumer Electronics Show Las Vegas this week.

Sweets are created by spreading a fine layer of flavoured sugar which is then painted with water using a jet print head which transforms it into hardened crystals.

The larger model is able to create "photographic-quality" which can be used to decorate other food stuffs such as cakes.

But the technology doesn't come cheap, with the basic model costing £3,050 and the more advanced version is almost twice as much.

Chief executive Avi Reichental believes the smaller of the two printers could be used by restaurants and bakeries but experts have predicted limited sales due to the high price tag.

The firm is also releasing an app called the Digital Cookbook to help those starting out make the 3D printed goodies.

As well as food, the firm has a new £6088 model that prints ceramics and another £3044 one that creates multi-coloured plastic objects.

3D printers could be used to print other things besides chocolate

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[Anthea]

9 January

Amazing photo of Lake Ontario In winter just had to share it:



This site is running very slowly - I wonder if it is about to vanish

[Anthea]

10 January

Wind has stopped but still raining on and off - still more than 100 flood warning - trees still falling due to sitting in soft mud - more rain forecast here

Many people predict that UK will have some of the cold weather that is in America - if the jet stream is in the right position America's weather could reach here in 10 days - stocking up on essentials just in case

[Anthea]

11 January

There are still more than 200 flood warnings across England - not my home but I love this picture

[Anthea]

More than 200 flood warnings and alerts in force across England

The Environment Agency has issued more than 200 flood warnings and alerts across England as water levels continue to rise.

Despite a break from the incessant rain seen in recent weeks, rivers are continuing to swell with previous rainfall and homes in the south are particularly at risk.

Parts of Dorset and Wiltshire are underwater and people living in the Thames Valley are being urged to take precautions.

Howard Davidson, Environment Agency director for the South East, said: “We’re paying close attention to the River Thames, particularly below Oxford, into Berkshire and through Surrey.

“It is likely that we will see further flooding to properties over the coming days.”

Defences and pumps are being used to protect homes and anyone at risk is being urged to move valuables to safety.

There are currently 88 flood warnings in force and 124 less critical alerts.

Most recent estimates suggest that around 520 properties have flooded since the start of 2014 but over 239,000 properties have been protected by flood defences.

Storms and flooding have created misery for thousands of people over the last month, leaving 50,000 homes without electricity at Christmas.

[Piling]

I hope that this time England will keep all its water for itself

[Anthea]

I hope that this time England will keep all its water for itself

Does France dry out quickly?

Perhaps French people have more sense than to build on flood plains

UK Flood plains

Flood plains are areas of flat land near a river. Land that is often flooded when the river becomes too full. This may happen in times of heavy rain.
A flood plain usually is a flat area, with areas of higher elevation on both sides.

Flood plains can be very small or very large. Large flood plains can almost take up entire countries. Small flood plains sometimes are part of a valley. Houses that are built in small flood plains often require more insurance coverage. This is because damage due to flooding is more likely to occur there than in higher elevations.
The land around Flood plains is very fertile. This is because of the fine silt and mud deposited there regularly, by the river.

Planning applications on flood plains in Britain have been going up every year, for the last five years. Over five million people are now living or working in flood risk areas in England and Wales.

Around 10 per cent of all new developments are still in flood plain areas (see how mad the English are)

Currently, there is no legal obligation on a council to accept the advice of the Environment Agency about flooding risk.

Latest figures show planning applications were submitted to build as many as 28,000 homes last year on land that officials consider to be at serious risk of flooding.

Four people died and more than 1,200 homes across the UK were left seriously damaged in a week of flooding. In the worst-hit areas in Gloucestershire and Wales, many residents had to flee their homes.

Government figures show 9,254 new homes were built in 2010 on flood plains.

Two million homes are now at risk of flooding. And those in flood plains may soon find it impossible to get any insurance

Flooding is the biggest natural threat the UK faces.

[Anthea]

The craziest thing of all - is that people actually buy houses built on flood plains

Flood plain land is excellent farm land - not good for anything else