<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post6963831471848710257..comments</id><updated>2009-10-06T09:52:36.452+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on muffled solitude: Acts of God</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/feeds/6963831471848710257/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html'/><author><name>Angeli</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08617309759372512870</uri><email>angelipicazo@gmail.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-3530506355296210345</id><published>2009-10-06T09:52:36.660+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-06T09:52:36.660+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Some would say that these earth-changing things ha...</title><summary type='text'>Some would say that these earth-changing things have been foreseen, and they&amp;#39;re happening more often right now (Tsunami in Samoa, earthquake in Indonesia, flooding in Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and south of India) as we are nearing the &amp;#39;end&amp;#39;.. That is, the &amp;#39;end&amp;#39; of the Mayan Calendar Long Count towards 2012.. well who knows? :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know it could be </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/3530506355296210345'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/3530506355296210345'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html?showComment=1254793956660#c3530506355296210345' title=''/><author><name>Vitchie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09261554605415223662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-6963831471848710257' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/posts/default/6963831471848710257' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-6586304546965187784</id><published>2009-10-05T20:16:44.655+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-05T20:16:44.655+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi Angeli, thanks for putting up that link a few d...</title><summary type='text'>Hi Angeli, thanks for putting up that link a few days ago. I understand now. For sure your part of the world has received an almighty bashing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for acts-of-god, it&amp;#39;s the term insurance companies use in order to escape payouts. They cannot however prove the existence of God now can they? I hope they get challenged in the courts some day on this convenient loop hole.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/6586304546965187784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/6586304546965187784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html?showComment=1254745004655#c6586304546965187784' title=''/><author><name>unstranger</name><uri>http://unstranger.wordpress.com/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-6963831471848710257' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/posts/default/6963831471848710257' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-5853502577522914710</id><published>2009-10-05T01:11:18.196+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-05T01:11:18.196+08:00</updated><title type='text'>I see it as unavoidable circumstance brought by na...</title><summary type='text'>I see it as unavoidable circumstance brought by nature, evolution I guess...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/5853502577522914710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/5853502577522914710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html?showComment=1254676278196#c5853502577522914710' title=''/><author><name>Amelia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07792503987041067591</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07989598518575906362'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-6963831471848710257' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/posts/default/6963831471848710257' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-2879731925416363048</id><published>2009-10-04T15:27:50.229+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-04T15:27:50.229+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Acts of God/Nature, rings a bell to checking the i...</title><summary type='text'>Acts of God/Nature, rings a bell to checking the insurance policy. In my profession, we term it as &amp;quot;fortuitous event/s&amp;quot;.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/2879731925416363048'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/2879731925416363048'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html?showComment=1254641270229#c2879731925416363048' title=''/><author><name>witsandnuts</name><uri>http://witsandnuts.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-6963831471848710257' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/posts/default/6963831471848710257' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-711062810223757201</id><published>2009-10-04T09:59:02.297+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-04T09:59:02.297+08:00</updated><title type='text'>life, indeed, is unfair in so many aspects. you gi...</title><summary type='text'>life, indeed, is unfair in so many aspects. you give your all in the name of love, and what happenes to you? you get hurt. oopppss--sorry, the issue is bigger than me. hehehe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;seriously though, this is also one of the things i cannot understand -- innocent lives taken out due to wars, calamities, terrorist acts; corrupt politicians getting richer and more powerful; vain people mecoming</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/711062810223757201'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/711062810223757201'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html?showComment=1254621542297#c711062810223757201' title=''/><author><name>eks</name><uri>http://ekstranghero.blogspot.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-6963831471848710257' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/posts/default/6963831471848710257' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-5363181231381304025</id><published>2009-10-02T22:32:57.702+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-02T22:32:57.702+08:00</updated><title type='text'>"force majeure" is more inclusive than "acts of go...</title><summary type='text'>&amp;quot;force majeure&amp;quot; is more inclusive than &amp;quot;acts of god&amp;quot;.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/5363181231381304025'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/5363181231381304025'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html?showComment=1254493977702#c5363181231381304025' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-6963831471848710257' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/posts/default/6963831471848710257' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-4153855944936233411</id><published>2009-10-02T22:15:09.968+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-02T22:15:09.968+08:00</updated><title type='text'>i have no explanation and i try not to understand....</title><summary type='text'>i have no explanation and i try not to understand. life is unfair in many aspects.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/4153855944936233411'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/4153855944936233411'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html?showComment=1254492909968#c4153855944936233411' title=''/><author><name>Kayni</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16254288295399517120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03874892341178258779'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-6963831471848710257' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/posts/default/6963831471848710257' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-5574990027124244955</id><published>2009-10-02T17:29:43.066+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-02T17:29:43.066+08:00</updated><title type='text'>A matter of realization - that in order for us to ...</title><summary type='text'>A matter of realization - that in order for us to appreciate the sweetness of sugars, we have to, at times, savor the pungent tastes of bitter gourds.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/5574990027124244955'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/6963831471848710257/comments/default/5574990027124244955'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html?showComment=1254475783066#c5574990027124244955' title=''/><author><name>~fren~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00895103365709242497</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00401900679959082556'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.muffledsolitude.com/2009/10/acts-of-god.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273536254331820939.post-6963831471848710257' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1273536254331820939/posts/default/6963831471848710257' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>