Jose Maria Brias Manahan: Top 5 things I learned from the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan:
1) Stay far away from shoreline areas and flood zones. Stay inland and indoors to avoid storm surges and flying debris.
2) Make sure your shelter can withstand sustained winds of over 100 mph.
2) Have at least a 3-4 day supply of food and water for each person in your family.
3) Plan on not having any power during or after the storm. Keep your gas tanks in your cars full—the car may be your only ‘generator’ after the storm.
4) Make sure your cell phones are fully charged and make sure you can contact and account for all family members.
5) Stay calm, think on your feet, and be ready to act. Don’t rely on the State or City to give you instructions especially since communications may be disrupted. A battery powered two-way radio is a worthwhile investment.
"¿Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Mi?"
Saul the Benjamite
Saul the Benjamite
On the Way to Damascus
Paul the Benjamite
DOV BAR-LEIB: The Voice of Mashiach ben David is the Kol ben HaYonah (Voice of the Dove. This is not a pigeon, or maybe a dove is a different type of pigeon.), the second kosher bird which can be offered up as a korban in the Beit HaMikdash which is freed at the end of the Covenant between the Parts, at the end of our long exile. So Eliyahu HaNavi will be the Kol ben HaYonah who, G-d willing will show up later this summer before the 6th year concludes.
Louis Sako: Christian families are on their way to Dohuk and Arbil, [in the neighboring autonomous region of Kurdistan]. For the first time in the history of Iraq, Mosul is now empty of Christians. We were shocked by the distribution of a statement by the Islamic State calling on Christians to convert to Islam, or to pay unspecified tribute, or to leave their city and their homes taking only their clothes and no luggage, and that their homes would then belong to the Islamic State.
RT: Mosul lies across the Tigris river from the ancient city of Nineveh, at the heart of Mesopotamia. The events in Mosul is home to the tomb of the prophet Jonah.
