Christchurch earthquake

Recently the Canterbury region has had an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale. This earthquake is bigger then the one the struck Haiti earlier this year, luckily it struck in the early hours of the morning when most people were in bed. Since then the aftershocks have been the size of earthquakes all on there own they measure from 5.8 to 6.5 on the Richter scale.Although there were no deaths it doesn't mean that the damage wasn't horrific, house foundations have been split in half or they have sunken into the ground by a large amount.
It's amazing that we haven't felt it up here in Nelson.

clockwork review

Suspense was almost on every page and it helped keep the book flowing. An example of suspense is when Sir Ironsoul approaches Gretel in an attempt to kill her.

The evil wasn’t proper evil it was more unnatural evil like when Prince Otto cuts out his heart and places it in the clockwork machine to keep his family dynasty going.

There was one major part of horror, that’s where the Baron sacrifices himself by jumping out of the sled right into a pack of blood thirsty wolves so Prince Otto and the clockwork machine can flee.

Mystery is one of the fist features of fiction that came into the story. When DR Calmenius walks