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Why was Sri Lanka in the forefront of the news in the beginning? Why not Indonesia?
This is a question that’s come up several times. I only have theories, not cold hard facts….
Death Toll from Tsunami increased again.
Indonesia increased it’s death toll. It’s now saying 220,000 are dead there. Taken from Wikipedia. Country where…
Need a little pick me up?
Try this.
228,601 Dead from Tsunami
Taken from Wikipedia. Country where deaths occurred Deaths Injured Missing Displaced Confirmed Estimated Indonesia 173,981 172,565 ~100,000 …
Torrential Downpours. Again.
Today we had major torrential downpour to the point the rain was coming into our house and…
Befriend Sri Lanka
Writing wise – I’ve taken on a whole new project. A friend of mine is in the…
Windoze error message generator
Linky. How’d you like to get this?
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This is so totally cool. It was originally designed for blogging, according to Google. Damn those comment…
“Living” robots powered by muscle
Taken from here. Tiny robots powered by living muscle have been created. So, is this like the…
Facts and Figures on the Tsunami
Taken from here. —–Begin Quote
Gecko carcasses
Ants are a way of life here. They invade your home, they set up nests everywhere. In…
In the news . . .
Pyramid schemes are becoming illegal here. (We received a notice from the bank about this a while…
To make sure squid stays tender when cooking…
Soak in milk for at least an hour. Squid = cuttlefish, by the way.
Columbia crew saw new atmospheric phenomenon
Really? So, not an airplane? Not a helicopter? Not a weather balloon? Not a hot air balloon?…
LTTE on the news
The LTTE leaders spoke to news reporters today, saying that they met with Netherlands government representatives, saying…
Sri Lanka’s new building regulation
No new building construction can take place within 100 m of the ocean on the west side…
And if you want to read about fake tsunami pictures . . .
And look at them, too, then look here. And read about the television news channel in Australia…
Best place to find photos, videos, satellite images of the tsunami and its aftermath
Is here. The guy (girl?) who’s running the site seems to be bent on collecting every image…
Chocolate Explained
Chocolate is made from the cocao bean. It’s dried, roasted, and ground, and during the grinding process,…
Another cool photos site
There are twenty pictures you can scroll through – before and afters.
Tsunami experiments
I found two interesting tsunami experiments pages. The first one looks like it was done in some…
Environmental impact of the tsunami
Taken from Wikipedia: —–Begin Quote It has been reported that severe damage has been inflicted on ecosystems…
Famous Tsunamis
Taken from here: —–Begin Quote December 26, 2004: A massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra generates…
How a tsunami works
Check out this link. It has links to more tsunami footage, animations of the Bandeh Aceh shoreline…
Marriage Proposals in Sri Lanka
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." –…