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Fan Area => The Hydlaa Plaza => Topic started by: Bardialus on December 31, 2004, 07:49:34 pm
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I just thought that a note of goodwill and our blessings to those in Asia and India etc who suffered the worst catastrophe on 26th of december should be placed here!
My thoughts are with them as they struggle through this devastation!
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The last I heard, over 125000 people had been confirmed dead due to the tsunami which was triggered by an earthquake that reached 9 on the richter scale, with aftershocks as high as 6- a catastrophy said to be \"the worst natural disaster in living memory\". The force of the quake was so incredible that the entire earth shook about an inch on its axis, and we lost a second of time.
At midnight tonight, for New Years Day, please spare a thought for those who died, those who were orphaned, those who lost their children, or their entire families, or friends. Also think of those relatives of tourists back home who still don\'t know the fate of their loved ones- and probably never will.
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All of our thoughts are with them we as Holland live with them :(
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Must be really scary. How do you run from a wave like that?
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-_- Please don\'t wait for New years to do praying or contributing whether in prayer or cash donation..Should have been doing it the day it happened, I gave a quater of my paycheck to redcross already but unfortunately that won\'t be enough..if you have any savings please spare it for this cause...it will take so much time and money to repair what these countries have lost..unfortunately neither will make up for the loss of life.
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Originally posted by Efflixi Aduro
Must be really scary. How do you run from a wave like that?
You dont. If that happens you are totally screwed...
Very sad story :(
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Indeed, this has been a terrible, terrible loss.
Let us not forget those who will have to rebuild their lives from a scratch and those who have lost some of their dearest. Their suffering may last for years to come, and we should stand by them for as long as they need.
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i\'d love to help but im 14 and im not getting payed (no allowance either) i have 20$ yet i do not see who that could help. i live in a small town but mabye i could get my school to o a charity drive.... that is all i can do for now, hopefully i will be of use in some way.
also,
i have experianced family loss and i can only imagine the harsh times ahead for those lost, orphaned kids who just say as their friends and families died. :(
kinda makes me wanna cry for them, praying will not be enough, wishing won\'t help. i wish i could get over their to do the real work. as i sit here i think of that video, thinking of the women, children now alone, sad. we must not only think of fianancial problems but also we should try to help them metaly.
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Originally posted by Efflixi Aduro
Must be really scary. How do you run from a wave like that?
To the nearest, stongest structure--while praying.
Bands and other groups are donating money and holding events to raise money to send over.
The amount of damage is truly awe inspiring.
Unfortunately, I have nothing to contribute.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to all those in suffering.
If you wish to donate please be sure to choose a well known organization. The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have websites where you can donate online and also provide information for donations of blood, and items.
When donating items also please try to find out what they specifically need to help the process move along as quickly as possible.
May you all be safe and well.
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I found it strange that a nature reserve in Sri Lanka lost absolutely no animals in the tsunami because they have already ran to the highlands before the wave even hit the shore. I wish people were that in-tune with the Earth.
A very unfortunate catastrophe and my sympathies are with those who have suffered through this.
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Yeah I saw that and heard about it on the radio about Bands helping, Linkin Park donated 100,000 to it and started a whole website to fund and raise money. Contrary to popular belief some of these bands don\'t make millions and millions..they make a nice amount but not overly unless they sell their bodies out to magazines and clothes and expand like lots do...so really any donation from them is good.
RedCross and organizations like this always accept blankets, clothing to send over stuff like that. You have old clothes that are still nice but just don\'t fit..wash them and bag\'em..send them to one of those organizations. There is so many ways to help if you don\'t have actually money to do so.
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cool, i will tell my mom that i wanna donate stuff, she will probably take me to donate to them
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I found I all very sad. I donated $50 aus dollars. and prayed and wished lots. I have some stuff that I am going to take with me when I go to the city to give to the Red Cross. :( Very sad indeed. Australia lost a few hundred people and now our government is spending 35 million dollars plus millions extra that has been raised at fundraisers, parties, and definately the new years eve parties. plus our government and organizations are sending over medicine, building supplies and stuff like that. :). And our Australian casualties are far more than the Bali bombings.
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Almost 200,000 people dead...
There are about 6,215,000,000 people in the world so....
200,000/ 6,215,000,000=0.00000032
So if im right about 0.000032% of the world died.
May seem small but thats pretty scary. Ull be able to see a dent in line graph of population of the world or somthing.
I guess buddists are right, all life is suffering.
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Originally posted by Efflixi Aduro
Almost 200,000 people dead...
There are about 6,215,000,000 people in the world so....
200,000/ 6,215,000,000=0.00000032
So if im right about 0.000032% of the world died.
Wow, I never thought of like that before.
Lets hope that the rest of the world (those people trapped in their own existence) realises the power that nature really has at hand to use against us slight mortals!
Its time for the differences that divide the world to end, for to do this single act would unite the world and the people on it into the \'Human species\' for the very first time in history :)
Brothers and sisters of the world lead by example!!!
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hey, the good in this might be to help nations in need get better and industrialized, yin yang, my philosophy,, lets hope
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Well, if the world is filled with people like bush, osama, hitler, etc. Then we will never have peace. The world needs to unite and have no leaders. The whhole leader system is corrupt. Where all gonna die though so whats the diff.
Well cept me. Im not letting myself die until i chose to. Im not letting stupid nature control me. Im me and ill die when I want to.
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huh?? oh wait you follow the will=immortality philosofy to? also, bush as a jerk so aren\'t osamma and hitler, but back on topic, i think i got my school to do a fund raiser for the people :]
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That is great news, I am glad to hear that the US government have decreed it \'ok\' to give 350mill + to this cause.
Why not also take the troops out of the pointless war over oil, and give them something constructive to do eh?
After all dont they have enough of them to spare for those lost in the world?
Through destruction there can be unity, and through unity there can be peace.
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we can\'t back out now, if we do, we pissed off a country that is willing to kill innocent bystandards, so sadly we have to finish it
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And doing the duty of protecting the world from \'terrorists\' doesnt include killing innocent bystanders?
Im sorry but from the word go it was a bad idea to go for oil under the pretense of ridding the world of terrorism.
And its more than a country thats annoyed, its a whole people that are living around the world; the people with humanity and humility!
More people have been killed by US friendly fire in any war they are involved in, than the actual act of defending and controlling the area in hand.
It\'s almost Gulf war part II first blood part two, when are they going to learn?!?!?!?
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Originally posted by Efflixi Aduro
Almost 200,000 people dead...
There are about 6,215,000,000 people in the world so....
200,000/ 6,215,000,000=0.00000032
So if im right about 0.000032% of the world died.
200,000 / 6,215,000,000 is 0.000032 (0.0032%), not 0.00000032. It\'s quite a lot more.
Congrats everyone, for going off-topic that quickly.
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What is happening. Ever since the tsunami, Australia has spent the most on aid and stuff. so far we have spent almost 1.5 billion dollars on aid for the countries that got hit by the tsunami. As I can see America has a far larger economy and Australia is still putting in more money. You would think America would be putting in more money than they are at the moment.
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It doesn\'t matter \'who is putting in the most money\'. It matters that people are being helped!
Now, I just wish they could do a huge effort in Africa too, and get everybody over there some better living conditions X( (Oh, and with \'they\', I mean everyone who can spare a tria :P )
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Most countries can only really afford to help stuff like the tsunami. most contries help Africa in other times, Australia has charitys that help people in Africa but you really need to help people in desperate need.
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Originally posted by verideon
but you really need to help people in desperate need.
True, as well as those who need help at any time if you can give that help!
America is giving money, that is the point I was making...According to the people with the statistics, the \'cleaning up\' and \'rebuilding\' after this destruction is likely to take 6 years minimum to put right.
Why cant we learn from a great example; allbeit a bit of tangent, during a war both sides stopped and had a game of football.
Put the guns down boys and girls and do the humane thing and go help those in a real desperate need of being saved!!!! Humans...Humans...Go Humans!!!!
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i gave 120 euro\'s for the people in asia but i\'d rather go out there and help them, specially because a friend of me probably lost his entire famlily there.
Help all you can people, even sending a text message to a tv station would do the trick, if we would all do that.
give cash for those that need it and help the helpless.
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ok, I wrote a poem for em.. comments please
Mother Earth
Father Sky
I grant this gift
Of the tears I cry
Before you lies a son of faith
A soul thats doused in hope
Your magic flows within this skin
And these words I spoke
Hold me close, and draw me near
Wash away the doubt
Let me fell the love abound
And take away my fear
I beg you please, grant me this
A place in the world thats known
A stitch within your weave of life
Or a strand of light my own.
Mother Earth
Father Sky
I grant this gift
Of the tears I cry.
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As I dont really watch TV I wasn\'t aware it happens on december 26th...
And it\'s important cause in fact we had a catastrophe on december 26th some years before... a \"natural\" one...
The last time I listen to the news they said it\'s natural but we know it\'s not real! I think lying isnt a good solution...
An article in the Wall Street Journal on December 31, 2004 commented that human destruction of coral reefs that had formerly protected some coastal areas was a significant factor in the loss of life and damage in the area. The article pointed to the Surin Island chain off Thailand\'s coast as an example of protection afforded by the still intact reefs of the area. Fewer people perished in the protected areas. Many reefs areas around the Indian Ocean have been dynamited because they are considered impediments to shipping, an important part of the South Asian economy. Other factors have been the removal of coastal dunes and mangrove forests.
source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
Im not saying they are dumb but just : WE ARE ALL DUMB !!! We all know our way of life is absolutly very dangerous and we continue (in fact the people are more and more inconscious). And the amazonia forest is everyday less big because of savage wood cut, there are everytime more and more cars (even if we are able to create very ecological car today!).
In fact everyone wanna make their own profit in every situation! For example, the ecological cars dont need gasoil... and the petrol factory do their best to prevent the arriving of this ecological cars, USA wage some wars in every useful and weak countries for taking gasoil for example... when a company find a way to gain more money they do it at all cost! The cd company are selling CD for 20Euros sometimes 25Euros and the artists are paid less than 1Euro per cd, with the mp3 these company sell the songs for something like 1 euros sometimes more per music and finally the artists are paid two times less with no explanations... I really think people are becomming crazy. And this is not off topics cause it would not had been a tragedy like like this one if for ECONOMICAL REASON people hadnt killed what they protected them... Oh I forgot : WHERE ARE THESE CORALS NOW ? I dont think the asien are responsible... but our ............. societies (European Union and United States...)
all my sympathy for touched people. I hope one day people could live without creating the suffering of their neighbourhood... but it\'s utopia like end of slavery...