Tsunami Movie of Ocean Floor - Damage Is Tied to Ocean Floor (washingtonpost.com)

Tsunami Movie of Ocean Floor - Damage Is Tied to Ocean Floor (washingtonpost.com):

Damage Is Tied to Ocean Floor
Tsunami Hit Hardest in Areas East, West of Quake Epicenter
By Rick Weiss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 7, 2005; Page A14

"Last month's disparities started when a plate of Earth's crust slipped abruptly beneath an adjoining slab of rock under the seas just west of Sumatra. Unlike an asteroid impact, which would send out concentric circles of energy in all directions equally, this geologic event was primarily a sideways motion. That meant that from the start, the waves it sent east and west carried much more energy than those headed north or south, said Steven Ward, a geophysicist at the University of California at Santa Cruz, who has generated a detailed computer model of the tsunami's progression (visible at www.es.ucsc.edu/~ward/indo.mov). "

Sri Lanka, a New Wave Of Pain (washingtonpost.com)

Sri Lanka, a New Wave Of Pain (washingtonpost.com)

"In Sri Lanka, a New Wave Of Pain
Doctor Tries to Ease Mental Devastation
By Neely Tucker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 7, 2005; Page A01

BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka -- Ganesan is a rare man in Sri Lanka.
He is a father, husband, and the only psychiatrist for 1.3 million of the world's most traumatized people. His roving practice along this island nation's eastern shore stretches over 150 miles, all of it devastated by last week's tsunami.

Even before the tidal wave, when his clients were one of the world's most suicide-prone populations, his practice was filled with paranoid schizophrenics, manic-depressives, rape victims and thousands of torture victims from the civil war (one subset of patients: people with pencils jammed in both ears simultaneously)."

Tsunami Aid to Aceh Survivors - Indonesia - BANDA ACEH - Who will win the race?

Tsunami Aid to Aceh Survivors - Indonesia - BANDA ACEH - Who will win the race?

"Race to Bring Tsunami Aid to Aceh Survivors
31 minutes ago Top Stories - Reuters
By Dan Eaton and Achmad Sukarsono

Indonesia - BANDA ACEH, - Reuters -

The world's largest peace-time relief effort zeroed in on remote northern areas of Indonesia's Sumatra island where possibly hundreds of thousands of tsunami survivors have yet to receive aid.
As many as a million people may have lived in the area before it was struck by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami, U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland said.

But cut off by roads and communications, many survivors are thought to have taken shelter in the heavily forested interior, he told reporters, and the true scope of the disaster was yet to be revealed."

Internet users get wireless phones - Computerworld - Reuters

Internet users get wireless phones - Computerworld - Reuters

Internet users get wireless phones - Computerworld - Reuters


"Vonage to offer Internet users wireless phones
The handsets could be used by subscribers at home or around town

News Story by Reuters

JANUARY 06, 2005 (REUTERS) - Vonage Holdings Corp., the U.S. pioneer of low-cost phone service over Internet broadband connections, this week said it is working with a phone maker to offer a Wi-Fi handset for subscribers to use at home or around town.
The Edison, N.J.-based company said it had partnered with UTStarcom Inc., a diversified maker of telecommunications equipment in Alameda, Calif., to introduce a portable Wi-Fi handset in the spring or summer. "

LAS VEGAS - TiVo Cuts Out the Cable Box - PCWorld.com -

LAS VEGAS - TiVo Cuts Out the Cable Box - PCWorld.com - :
Agam Shah, IDG News Service
Thursday, January 06, 2005
LAS VEGAS --

Upcoming DVR will offer CableCard and HDTV support.
TiVo is announcing plans to introduce a new digital video recorder with built-in CableCard technology.

CableCard is an industry standard for security cards that are distributed by content service providers and can be inserted into a digital video-ready TV or DVR. The cards store cable user and channel unscrambling information. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has mandated CableCard support in all cable boxes from mid-2005, a deadline that may be extended."

'Tsunamis and climate Beware' : UN | BBC NEWS | Science/Nature |

'Tsunamis and climate Beware' : UN | BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | :
"Last Updated: Thursday, 6 January, 2005, 17:17 GMT

'Tsunamis and climate Beware': UN
By Alex Kirby
BBC News website environment correspondent

Shipping can create waste problems for island states
A leading UN official says the world must guard against natural catastrophes such as the Indian ocean tsunami, and the threat of climate change as well.

Dr Klaus Toepfer, director of the UN Environment Programme, said the tsunami and changing climate were not linked. "

Tsunami survivors - Could U.S. aid to survivors alter anti-Americanism among Muslims? - Yahoo! News -

Tsunami survivors - Could U.S. aid to survivors alter anti-Americanism among Muslims? - Yahoo! News:

"Top Stories - USATODAY.com
Tsunami survivors - Could U.S. aid to survivors alter anti-Americanism among Muslims?
- Yahoo! News - Thu Jan 6, 7:17 AM ET Top Stories
- USATODAY.com By Barbara Slavin and Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY

The U.S. servicemen have been logging 24-hour shifts in sweltering humidity, but their voices bubble with enthusiasm as they describe the welcome they've received in the most conservative Islamic province of this Muslim country."

"We get lots of smiles, lots of thumbs-up," says Chief Petty Officer Matthew Schwantz, 29, of Beaufort, S.C. He's part of a squadron that has been flying off the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to bring aid to victims of the tsunami that struck Dec. 26. "The people are very appreciative."

World Leaders Open Tsunami Aid Conference - Yahoo! News -

World Leaders Open Tsunami Aid Conference - Yahoo! News -:

"World Leaders Open Tsunami Aid Conference

6 minutes ago World - AP Asia

By MIKE CORDER, Associated Press Writer
JAKARTA, Indonesia - World leaders opened an emergency summit Thursday with a moment of silence for the tens of thousands of tsunami victims, before focusing on the best way to rush nearly $4 billion pledged worldwide to millions of survivors. "

ARRL Web: "Angel of the Seas": Post-Tsunami News Coverage Raises Ham Radio's Global Visibility

ARRL Web: "Angel of the Seas": Post-Tsunami News Coverage Raises Ham Radio's Global Visibility:
"NEWINGTON, CT, Jan 4, 2005--

News coverage about Amateur Radio's role in the tsunami relief effort have been widespread and positive. High-profile articles in the past few days have appeared in The Washington Post and the Orlando Sentinel in the US as well as in several South Asian news sources, including The Times of India and The Hindu.
Other media, including Agence France Presse, the Wall Street Journal and MSNBC, also have run reports on the value of Amateur Radio in helping to open lines of communication cut off when the earthquake and tsunami struck December 26. "

Tsunami survivors turn to blogs for news, help | CNET News.com

Tsunami survivors turn to blogs for news, help | CNET News.com:
"NEW DELHI--
An Indian Web log that aims to aid tsunami survivors has reported 1.1 million hits within 10 days of its launch, in a country where blogging is still in its infancy.
The site, called the South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami (SEA-EAT) Blog, helps people reunite with their families and aims to bring aid to regions hit by the earthquake and Indian Ocean tsunami on Dec. 26. "

Andaman coral hit by tsunami | BBC NEWS | Science/Nature |

Andaman coral hit by tsunami | BBC NEWS | Science/Nature |:
" 'We apprehend serious damage has been caused to the coral reefs here by the tsunamis,' said D.R.K Sastry, the Zoological Survey's regional director in the Andamans. "

Indonesia's Banda Aceh - strong earthquake aftershock felt

Indonesia's Banda Aceh strong earthquake aftershock felt:
"An AFP reporter in Banda Aceh
said the aftershock was felt in the city.

The government has said at least 94,200 people have been killed on Sumatra island from the tsunamis that were triggered by a 9.0-magnitude undersea earthquake just off the coast of Aceh on December 26.
The quake and tsunamis killed more than 146,000 people in 11 Asian and African countries, including Indonesia.

Dozens of aftershocks have been recorded."