Oh my! Things don't look good in SE Asia.

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Guest

don't worry, L'Angel is from Singapore, no one die there, she is safe

hmm..

err..

have you got a pic of L'Angel?

^_^
 
T

The little lost angel

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=amw8i_SDI9Kk&refer=asia#

I hope this group's guardian L'Angel is OK!
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Thanks for the concern, fortunately, my country' so small, so far all
of these things just misses us totally. Some felt the tremors
apparently but nobody's hurt here. Can't say the same for the
unfortunate Indonesians :(


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K

keith

Thanks for the concern, fortunately, my country' so small, so far all
of these things just misses us totally.
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No matter how small you are, you can't hide from mother. From what I've
been able to tell, this one was more or less in the same place as the 7+
some months back (maybe 1Mm WNW from your locale - West of Sumatra?).
Some felt the tremors apparently but nobody's hurt here. Can't say the same for the
unfortunate Indonesians :(
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We're all happy you're unhurt, but do feel for the less fortunate. An 8.9
(biggest in 40 years) isn't something to sneeze at, particularly in the
undeveloped world.
 
T

The little lost angel

No matter how small you are, you can't hide from mother. From what I've
been able to tell, this one was more or less in the same place as the 7+
some months back (maybe 1Mm WNW from your locale - West of Sumatra?).
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Most of the natural disasters we do feel here come from that region. I
think it's because that's the nearest source of geological activity?

The country's blessed geographically in that we're nowhere near any
continental plate boundary (no volcanos/earthquakes), we're shielded
north & east by Malaysia and South/West by Indonesia (tidal
waves/typhoons never make it).
We're all happy you're unhurt, but do feel for the less fortunate. An 8.9
(biggest in 40 years) isn't something to sneeze at, particularly in the
undeveloped world.
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I know :( We're apparently contributing funds for disaster efforts but
I hope the government officials over there don't gooble up the money
meant for those who really need it. :(

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T

The little lost angel

What you mean you didn't base your name off of that storybook? :)
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Nope, first time I saw that. I got my moniker partly from my real name
(no prize for guessing but I won't admit to anything esp when I talk
anti-establishment in a 1984 country ;) ) and because I was going
through a rather lost (in more ways than 1) stage of my life when I
came across Usenet :ppP

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G

Guest

The little lost angel said:
Nope, first time I saw that. I got my moniker partly from my real name
(no prize for guessing but I won't admit to anything esp when I talk
anti-establishment in a 1984 country ;) ) and because I was going
through a rather lost (in more ways than 1) stage of my life when I
came across Usenet :ppP
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how old are you?
 
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Keith R. Williams

The US Geological Survey is listing it as an even 9.0 now. Never seen
one that touched 9 (out of 10) in my lifetime until now.
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I, for one, am glad I didn't *see* this one. BTW, the Richter Scale is
an open-ended logarithmic scale (not "out of 10").

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php
title=Richter_magnitude_scale&action=edit
 
K

keith

Well, that's great. I donated $100 to the International Red Cross
this morning...
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The RC is #146. Look at the heist of the 9/11 cash. I much prefer the
Salvation Army.
 
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Petter Settli

chrisv said:
Well, that's great. I donated $100 to the International Red Cross
this morning...
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Then there's the story of two second - third worlders who meet at Oxford
and maintain their friendship after graduation. After a few years, one
invites the other to visit him. Getting of the plane he is met by a limo
which drives him up to a gorgeous villa up in the hills overlooking a
long broad valley. After lunch the visiting friend asks the other how he
done so well. The friend pointed and asked, "See that highway down
there?" pointing to a brand new four lane highay coursing through the
valley. Pointing at himself he said, "10 percent".
His friend nodded and smiled.
A few years later the other reciprocated by inviting his friend to visit
him in his country. Getting off the plane the man was met by a
delegation and fleet of limos. He was driven to a huge palace. After
lunch he asked his friend how *he* had gotten so rich.
"See that highway down over there?", his friend asked, pointing to
fields and scrubland, with an unpaved trail going through it.
Pointing at himself he said, "100 percent."

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Y

Yousuf Khan

Keith said:
I, for one, am glad I didn't *see* this one. BTW, the Richter Scale is
an open-ended logarithmic scale (not "out of 10").
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Then I guess we're lucky to have never seen a 10 anywhere in the world.
Probably those are limited to the moons of Jupiter or something.

Here's something else interesting about that earthquake.

RedNova News - Earthquake Rattled Earth Orbit
http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=114564

Yousuf Khan
 
K

keith

Then I guess we're lucky to have never seen a 10 anywhere in the world.
Probably those are limited to the moons of Jupiter or something.
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I think you'll find several artifacts of these sorts of events in the
geological record. The Earth is not such a kind place, but we are very
young.
Here's something else interesting about that earthquake.

RedNova News - Earthquake Rattled Earth Orbit
http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=114564
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I find this sort of reporting amazing (not really, considering the hoopla
over "global warming"). Was there a significant change in the COG? Was
there matter ejected from the Earth that would change the net energy of
the (rest of the) Earth? What net energy was imparted to the orbit that
caused the change? Where did said energy come from?

I've heard that the day's lenghth changed by perhaps three microseconds
(which has nothing to do with the orbit). Even that's not a huge
deal wstatthey're adding leap seconds every few years.
 
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The little lost angel

Then I guess we're lucky to have never seen a 10 anywhere in the world.
Probably those are limited to the moons of Jupiter or something.
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I don't think any one of us want to see a 10. This 9 has killed people
as far away as India and Somalia. A 10 would have total disregard for
distance I think. :(


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