After the Quake: Haruki Murakami

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In April 2012, a unit within Cera took over responsibility for the rebuild of the central city, making its own version of the council’s draft recovery plan – what became known as “the blueprint”.

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It was based on dedicated precincts, such as for innovation, health and performing arts; and “anchor projects” that, it was hoped, would encourage organic investment. (One, for a “sustainable village”, was finally abandoned last week.) What was I hoping to gain from this?...Was I trying to confirm the ties that make it possible for me to exist here and now. Was I hoping to be woven into some new plot, to be given some new and better defined role to play? No, he thought, that's not it. What I was chasing in circles must have been the tail of darkness inside me. I just happened to catch sight of it, and followed it, and clung to it, and in the end let it fly into still deeper darkness. I'm sure I'll never see it again.”The next morning, when Idun leaves for work and Sondre goes to University of Oslo, Marit discovers a video on her father's computer and shows it to Kristian. The video shows that Konrad was using rats to investigate his theories, and that those rats had died from exposure to toxic gas; Kristian concludes that a major earthquake, up to 8.5 on the Richter scale, will strike Oslo, and that the collapse that killed Konrad was merely an omen. Kristian, Marit, and Julia rush to the Radisson Blu to warn Idun. On the way, Kristian calls Sondre to warn him, but Sondre, who is in class, ignores his calls. Kristian tries to call in a fake bomb threat to evacuate the university, but Sondre is convinced that they must leave the building after the evacuation alarm goes off. To her great relief, she arrived to find that her siblings and parents had survived. But 20 other relatives had died. Those affected urgently need basic humanitarian aid such as blankets and clean water. Sanitation in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is under international pressure to ensure relief is able to reach areas which reject his rule.

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Katagiri wakes up in the hospital the next morning; he asks the nurse if he has been shot and if there has been an earthquake and she says neither has happened. That night, Frog visits to tell Katagiri that they were successful in the battle against Worm but the battle was fought to a draw. Afterwards, Frog’s skin bursts and bug like creatures begins to eat Katagiri alive; he wakes up to learn that the horrifying experience is a dream. He tells the nurse of Frog's success before falling asleep again. From the very beginning we are clearly in Murakami Land. (...) This change of consciousness is the subject of After the Quake, in which Murakami's fiction retains its imaginative integrity while putting on a more consoling and public face." - Christopher Taylor, Times Literary Supplement Set at the time of the catastrophic 1995 Kobe earthquake, the mesmerizing stories in After the Quake are as haunting as dreams and as potent as oracles. Not much happens, the most tense moments involving the question of whether the collected driftwood will catch fire.Honey Pie and Superfrog Saves Tokyo have been adapted for the stage and directed by Frank Galati. Entitled after the quake, the play was first performed at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in association with La Jolla Playhouse, and opened October 12, 2007 at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. [4] Anger is growing in Turkey over beliefs that poor enforcement of regulations may have contributed to the collapse of many buildings in the recent earthquakes.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits the disaster zone in his country as criticism grows over the official response The souks are a tourist attraction as well as a place for locals to shop, held in narrow alleys and sometimes wider streets surrounded by old buildings. Do not enter a damaged building. Earthquakes can damage buildings and make them unsafe. Wait until local authorities tell you it is safe to go inside. Along with many countries offering help, Algeria has said it was ready to open its airspace in support of Morocco, despite breaking off ties with its neighbour two years ago Surrealism, fantasy, and powerfully restrained emotion are the distinctive features of six spectacularly original and gripping linked stories: the latest from the internationally renowned Japanese author of Sputnik Sweetheart (2001), etc.We’re driving through the winding streets of the Old City, where there is rubble around many corners. The blaze at Iskenderun, on southern Turkey's Mediterranean coast, was caused by Monday's earthquakes. He said they, along with other guests, were near the entrance of the hotel when the second tremor hit. Junko is a young woman living in a small town on the coast, having run away from her home and her responsibilities. Her boyfriend, Keisuke, is an aspiring musician. Around midnight, they go down to see Miyake, a middle-aged man living alone on the coast who has built yet another bonfire. Keisuke doesn't get it and soon leaves, but Junko and Miyake stay out, talking about the bonfire, dreams, Miyake's paintings (including the title piece, "Landscape with Flatiron"), and, ultimately, death. Junko feels empty and breaks down crying, and she gradually falls asleep next to the old man and the fire. Junpei, Sayoko, and Takatsuki were good friends through university, where they studied literature together. Sayoko became a translator, Takatsuki a journalist, and Junpei a short story writer. All of them did relatively well, and Junpei's stories were starting to win some minor awards. At the end of the story, he decides to ask Sayoko to marry him after they sleep together at Sayoko's house. He plans to extend the story of Masakichi the bear and ensure that nothing happens to Sayoko and Sala. Update this section!

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The majority of her relatives live in and around Rabat, the nation's capital, prompting her to closely follow the situation. Despite the epicentre being near Marrakesh, most recorded casualties occurred in regions with inadequate infrastructure. Stressing the advantage of hindsight, Dalizel – who was elected in October 2013, nearly three years after the quake – says agencies could have been better aligned.

When asked whether Syrian government had been co-ordinating with the Turkish government, Dr Shaaban said they had not. This is a slim book, but you'll need to read it twice. (...) This is breathtakingly close to a flawless book, but in a very modest way." - Laura Miller, Salon The EU has announced plans to host a donors conference next month to marshal international aid for Syria and Turkey following this week's catastrophic earthquake. Super-Frog saves Tokyo" tells of an odd relationship between Katagiri and a frog that appears to him and asks him to help save Tokyo from an earthquake far more devastating than the one in Kansai. It's just a feeling I have. What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real. My enemy is, among other things, the me inside me.”