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Massive 8.5 quake rocks Southeast Asia, triggers tidal waves
The Hindu ^
| December 26th, 2004
| AP
Posted on 12/25/2004 9:15:48 PM PST by M. Espinola
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To: Do not dub me shapka broham
"A natural disaster strikes a third world, predominately Muslim nation."
...and on Christmas Day. Guess all these Christ hating freaks have a legitimate reasoln to be crapping their pants after all. :)
Good thing lots of them own laundries.
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posted on
12/25/2004 10:50:36 PM PST
by
EUPHORIC
(Right? Left? Read Ecclesiastes 10:2 for a definition. The Bible knows all about it!)
To: MikeinIraq
Buddy - stay safe if you've only got 16 days left on your tour (tag line). I've got a friend and neighbor (reservist in communications) who is shipping out in January - second tour in the mideast.
To: NRA2BFree
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posted on
12/25/2004 10:53:24 PM PST
by
VNam68
(Merry Xmas to everyone!!!)
To: capitan_refugio
Please data when found.
There is a lot heavy duty seismic activity taking place in the greater area as we type.
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posted on
12/25/2004 10:54:01 PM PST
by
M. Espinola
(Freedom is never free)
To: capitan_refugio
I am gonna...believe me.....
I dont know if I will have another tour out in the ME or not after this....
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posted on
12/25/2004 10:55:34 PM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(16 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)
To: MikeinIraq
Does this mean you can't run for the presidency of these here United States of America?
'cause that would totally suck!
-good times, G.J.P.(Jr.)
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posted on
12/25/2004 10:55:55 PM PST
by
Do not dub me shapka broham
(Why did it take me so long to come up with a new tag-line, huh?! What's up with that?)
To: Do not dub me shapka broham
Yes I can....
I was born to Americans abroad....my dad was stationed in Stuttgart after my mom got out of the Army and they got married....
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posted on
12/25/2004 10:57:50 PM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(16 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)
To: MikeinIraq
Oh, army brat!
I see.
So when are you forming your exploratory committee?
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posted on
12/25/2004 10:59:20 PM PST
by
Do not dub me shapka broham
(Why did it take me so long to come up with a new tag-line, huh?! What's up with that?)
To: expatguy
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posted on
12/25/2004 10:59:23 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: M. Espinola
FOX UPDATE: Tidal Wave Caused by Massive Earthquake Kills 160 in Sri Lanka
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posted on
12/25/2004 10:59:43 PM PST
by
M. Espinola
(Freedom is never free)
To: M. Espinola
The preliminary data for this earthquake seem odd. The hypocentral depth for the quake is reported at only 10 kilometers (6 miles). For subduction related quakes, this is pretty shallow. In places like the trench west of the Andes, or the trench south of the Aleutian Islands, the depths can be significantly deeper.
New research suggests that tsunamis are often related to underwater landslides, triggered sometimes hours after the quake. This was true of the "Scotch Cap" tsunami in the Aleutians that destroyed a lighthouse 100 feet above sea level. The tsunamis related to the 1964 Good Friday earthquake, which hit the west coast of North America and Hawaii, were probably related to seafloor displacement during the quake. It is too early to say what the exact mechanism was that spawned the tsunamis related to this quake. The good news is that, outside of the Indian Ocean, there is little tsunami risk.
To: nhoward14
All the times I heard "Diego Garcia" mentioned in the news I thought it was an aircraft carrier. I guess you are basically right, it is just a dirt one.
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posted on
12/25/2004 11:02:21 PM PST
by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
To: Do not dub me shapka broham
LOL
when I hit 35...
I still have 11 years to go man...
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posted on
12/25/2004 11:03:02 PM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(16 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)
To: TexKat
Dang! 160+ dead! That puts this in a whole new light. Lots of mourning on Christmas this year.
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posted on
12/25/2004 11:03:39 PM PST
by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
To: M. Espinola
To: capitan_refugio
Poking around the web earlier today I ran across an article on the 1964 tsunami....apparently they carefully examined the sea floor recently and to their immense surprise didn't find an underwater landslide. That whole tsunami seems to be somewhat of a mystery.
Regarding the mainshock tonight a lot about it seems strange. It may take months to sort out what happened and exactly how big it was.
What I don't get is ALL of the large aftershocks being NORTH of the epicenter of the mainshock.
To: MikeinIraq
Ah, another military brat! Blessings, stay safe and come home.
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posted on
12/25/2004 11:09:50 PM PST
by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
To: Enterprise
There once was a man from Nantucket, Who kept all of his cash in a bucket, But his daughter, named Nan, Ran away with a man, And took the bucket to Phuket
Now that just ain't right! LOL LOL LOL
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posted on
12/25/2004 11:10:36 PM PST
by
Danae
(Dip bullets in Pig fat. Terrorist Kryptonite.)
To: American in Israel
I don't think there are too many Christians in Indonesia. I have a friend who used to work of CalTex in Indonesia some years ago, and they frowned upon much non-Islamic religious activity.
To: American in Israel
I just looked up the data in the CIA factbook:
88% Muslim
5% Protestant
3% Roman Catholic
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