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Sunday February 27, 2005 · 7:56 AM PST

2005/02/27 · 07:56

I know Tuscarora's diary has already been answered twice, but I honestly think I have a fresh perspective to bring to it. The silver spoon perspective. Let's proceed, shall we?

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Tsunami disaster enters a new phase

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Monday January 10, 2005 · 7:50 AM PST

2005/01/10 · 07:50

Earth rings like a bell when there's a large quake. It's still vibrating and will continue vibrating for some weeks yet.

Meanwhile, a significant aftershock has caused some panic.

If you have not already read Susan Hu's diary, Extinction and the Tsunami, I highly recommend giving it a read.

Meanwhile, other disturbing reports are coming from the affected areas. As if the devastation from the tsunami wasn't enough, the fact that it has coincided with the monsoon season has complicated the aid effort. Various other factors complicate the relief efforts as well, as this report from Reuters shows.

One example:
"There have been reports of militant Islamic groups moving into Aceh as they believed Western aid groups might use the disaster to push a Christian agenda in a devout part of the world's most populous Muslim nation."

Good grief! Always an agenda, including a pre-emptive anti-the-other-guy's-agenda agenda.

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Tsunami highlights what Japan can teach us

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Thursday January 06, 2005 · 9:52 AM PST

2005/01/06 · 09:52

First, let me state my credentials. I am a freelance translator living in Yokohama, Japan. Most of what I translate has to do with international aid organizations and their programs. In particular, I translate a lot of JICA project documents, studies, and reports. I have also translated several chapters of a book on disaster reporting published by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Agency). In my first comment, I condensed and paraphrased my translation of some stats about Japan's tsunami warning system and how it was developed. I did not set out to specialize in these types of materials; it just happened as a sort of happy accident.

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