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Rinox
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Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:23 am Posts: 14892 Location: behind a good glass of Duvel
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I deleted it because of r0xor randomness, woohaa! heh. Not really, I have no idea what happened to it.
Jesus, freaky videos indeed. And seems like the biggest fucked up thing about the tsunami is (apart from it being freakishly powerful) is that there weren't any real safety procedures, both because tsunamis are relatively rare over there and because those third-world countries don't have the means to follow them up correctly or to reach the population like they should. Apparently there's a specialized center on the East Coast of the US following up these things, warning the population and so on...plus, they teach kids in school what the signs of a coming tsunami are. (water pulling away rapdily, then waves then monsterwave) Unlike thailand etc.
Given that the tsunami took an hour to reah the shores of thailand, tons and tons of dead could have been avoided. ah well.
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Wed Dec 29, 2004 12:59 pm |
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Peltz
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Joined: Sat Apr 12, 2003 1:14 pm Posts: 6348 Location: Estonia
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lol surfers dream and deathwish in the same wave
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Wed Dec 29, 2004 5:53 pm |
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suga
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Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2003 7:08 am Posts: 1012 Location: Australia!!! (country of coolness)
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I've also heard that a couple of people have been swept off our north western coast because of the force of the tsunamis..... thats very strange. I could have heard wrong though.
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Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:00 pm |
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Satis
Felix Rex
Joined: Fri Mar 28, 2003 6:01 pm Posts: 16661 Location: On a slope
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the website with the videos seems to have croaked (well, not the site, just the video links). Anyone have copies? I can mirror them on my site.
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Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:16 am |
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derf
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Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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Terrible thing this. You could say that people shouldnt live in these risky areas. Then again, you could say that the very reason there is life on this earth is because there is so much activity.
Anyway.
(A point especially to 11B): Im proud to say that currently the British Gvt has donated £50m ($96m or EUR-70m). And the British people have donated £25m ($48m or EUR-35m). Making the total British contribution:
£75,000,000 = $144,000,000 = E105,000,000
Thats amazing.
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Fri Dec 31, 2004 6:49 am |
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Rinox
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Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:23 am Posts: 14892 Location: behind a good glass of Duvel
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Satis: haven't saved them, sorry.
Latest count: 124.000 dead. And some islands have been completely swept away; plus a volcano erupted nearby. Seems like shit is still hitting the fan.
Cool@ the UK, the US has increased its contribution six times or summit, a whole crapload of cash anyway.
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Fri Dec 31, 2004 9:35 pm |
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suga
Duke
Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2003 7:08 am Posts: 1012 Location: Australia!!! (country of coolness)
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I'm not sure how much the Australia government are donating, but the community have really got behind it. I'm not sure what the tallies are up to, but I have heard they are huge.
Aus are also sending over one of our navy ships, and multiple helicopters to help move stuff around etc.
It's so sad that they are low on so many essentials. eg. sheets, disinfectant, antiobiotics.
I was talking to my friends dad last night who works for one of the biggest pharmaceutical (know i spelt that wrong) companies in the world, and he was saying that yesterday they had donated antibiotics for 70,000 and bandages for about 100,000.
The generosity of some people truly is amazing.
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Sat Jan 01, 2005 1:00 am |
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Satis
Felix Rex
Joined: Fri Mar 28, 2003 6:01 pm Posts: 16661 Location: On a slope
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you spelled it right, suga.
Last I heard, US donationed were at 350million. Take that, you fascist pigs! heheh. Happy freakin' new year asia!
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Sat Jan 01, 2005 1:38 am |
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Myrddin L'argenton
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Joined: Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:17 am Posts: 1717 Location: The Plateaus of Insanity
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Possible though isn't it? After all the earthquake seemed to affect most of south-east Asia and parts of Africa.
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Sat Jan 01, 2005 11:36 am |
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derf
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Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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Germany has donated something like £350m.
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Wed Jan 05, 2005 7:57 am |
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ElevenBravo
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Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2003 2:18 pm Posts: 1976 Location: Sexy Town
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US personal donation have reached $200 million.
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Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:30 pm |
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Rinox
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Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:23 am Posts: 14892 Location: behind a good glass of Duvel
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Rinoxville personal donations have hit the 0€ mark. Hehe. But seriously, I'm impressed with all the international help, good stuff. On a sideways donatory note: Donation to Satis still pending until I get a loan back from a mate.
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Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:46 pm |
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derf
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Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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Donations from the Democratic Republic of Derfia have totalled £0.
_________________ "Well a very, very hevate, ah, heavy duh burtation tonight. We had a very derrist derrison, bite, let's go ahead and terrist teysond those fullabit who have the pit." - Serene Branson
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Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:11 am |
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Myrddin L'argenton
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Joined: Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:17 am Posts: 1717 Location: The Plateaus of Insanity
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Same here for l'argenton, but this does not apply for my family though. I might donate later.
_________________ I think drugs have done some really good things. If you don't believe me, go home tonight, take all your cassettes, CDs, etc and burn them. Because those artists that have made that music were real fucking high- Bill Hicks
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Fri Jan 07, 2005 5:01 am |
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derf
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Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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I dont have the initiative to donate because im a student, thats my excuse.
_________________ "Well a very, very hevate, ah, heavy duh burtation tonight. We had a very derrist derrison, bite, let's go ahead and terrist teysond those fullabit who have the pit." - Serene Branson
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