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• China: Sham Trial of Veteran Human Rights Activist

  
  http://www.hrw.org/en/news — Authority: 680
  (New York) - The conviction of veteran human rights activist Huang Qi on state secrets charges on November 23, 2009, demonstrates the Chinese governments intent to use the judicial apparatus to crush whistleblowers without regard to minimum standards of fairness, Human Rights Watch said today. read more
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• Minister reaffirms China ties to N Korea - Sydney Morning Herald

  
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  The Chosun Ilbo Minister reaffirms China ties to N Korea Sydney Morning Herald BEIJING : Chinas Defence Minister, Liang Guanglie, has reaffirmed Beijings military alliance with Pyongyang, and he has been quoted as saying the … US rebuff as Beijing backs Pyongyang The Age ...
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• Cry The Beloved Country; On-The-Ground Insight into Samoa’s Aid & Relief Work

  
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  Welcome to our latest writer at pacificEyeWitness.org: Malia Tua’i Manuleleua. She’s recently returned from Samoa after volunteering as part of the Psycho-Social Response teams working in tsunami-affected villages along the South Coast of Upolu. One of about 70 or so local and overseas volunteers, Malia was part ...
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• China jails earthquake activist

  
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  Veteran dissident Huang Qi given three years for critical website articles about regimes response to Sichuan disaster A Chinese court has sentenced a veteran dissident convicted of spying to three years in prison. Huang Qi was convicted of illegally possessing state secrets by the Wuhou district court in the western ...
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• China quake activist jailed for three years

  
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  Source: Reuters (Adds Amnesty International, lawyer, paragraphs 10-11, 15) By Chris Buckley BEIJING, Nov 23 (Reuters) - A Chinese dissident who tried to help victims of last years Sichuan earthquake was jailed ...
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• China Quake Dissident Jailed for 3 Years

  
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  Huang Qi, an activist who investigated shoddy school construction after the 5.12 Sichuan earthquake in 2008, has been sentenced to three years in jail. From Washington Post : Chinese dissident Huang Qi was sentenced to three years’ jail on Monday on charges of illegally possessing state secrets, his wife said, ...
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• Earthquake - 3.7 M - Lucerne Valley, CA

  
  California Fire News - Structure, Wildland, EMS — Authority: 121
  == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == California Integrated Seismic Net USGS / Caltech / CGS / UCB / UCSD / UNR Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this ...
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• Tsunami 2004

  
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  It was a nice, hot, sunny day on the beach of Phuket. Children were building sandcastles, teenagers playing beach ball, and adults relaxing under brightly coloured beach umbrellas. The water was clear blue and reflected the suns rays in all directions. The sky was blue with only a few white clouds irregularly spread ...
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• Strong Quake Strikes Fiji Region

  
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  Earthquake measuring up to 6.5 Mw strikes Fiji Region A strong earthquake measuring up to M 6.5 struck offshore Fiji Region at 17.789°S, 178.435°W at a depth  of about 520 km November 22, 2009 at 07:48 UTC.The event occurred about 195 km SE of Taveuni volcano which last erupted about 1550 ± 100 yrs.Taveuni, [...]
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• Eulogy: Tuifeamalo Tuatagaloa Annandale; Tui Annandale, Sinalei Reef Resort

  
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  Eulogy: Tuifeamalo Tuatagaloa AnnandaleTui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta’isi,Tanumapua Plantation29 September 2009I was hesitant to talk last night because I was aware of Tui’s discomfort with politics, politicians and status. My reservation was allayed when Tuatagaloa asked me after the service to say something this ...
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• He Who Rallies In My Hour of Need Is My Kin; Samoa Head of State Examines Funeral ‘Paraphernalia’

  
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  O le e lave i tiga, ole ivi, le toto, ma le aanoHe who rallies in my hour of need is my kinThis is a weekly post on the writings of one of Samoa’s last remaining scholars, historians, thought leaders and thinkers: Samoa’s Head of State Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta’isi Efi.  Tui Atua is, [...]
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• New website gives tips on how to prepare for and survive a tsunami

  
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  Washington, November 22 (ANI): Scientists and Web developers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have created a new educational Web site with crucial tips on how to prepare for and survive a tsunami.Tagged as “an interactive guide that could save your life,” the site also features the latest ...
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• The World’s Biggest Earth Quake Proof Building Is An Airport

  
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  The biggest and the most secured building in world, at least in terms of seismic attacks or in laymen terms, earthquakes is the brand new international terminal at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport which is now operational. The foundations of this state of the art airport aren’t in based in the ground but have ...
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• Huh?: "Plane Misses Runway, Lands In Lava"

  
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  A passenger plane headed for an airport in eastern Congo overshot the runway (spider solitaire) and ended up crash-landing in lava. Wicked! Of course, Im making this cooler than it actually was because it wasnt molten lava and it wasnt in the middle of a volcano . Truthfully, I dont even know why Im ...
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• The World’s Largest Earthquake-Safe Building [Architecture]

  
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  The new terminal at Istanbuls Sabiha Gökçen Airport is the worlds largest earthquake-safe building. Youre looking at the over two million square feet of scaffolding that support it, all resting on top of giant geological roller skates. Instead of being built on top of the soil, the whole structure rests on over ...
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• Part 3: Who Authorised Federals Funds Be Taken Away from Tsunami Preparedness American Samoa?

  
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  This is part of an ongoing series on American Samoa post-tsunami and its disaster preparedness. On Tuesday 29th September 2009, in the early hours of the morning, an 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck the islands of American Samoa, Samoa and the Tongan island of Niuatoputapu. That earthquake triggered a destructive ...
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• History timeline

  
  Tokyo Five — Authority: 123
  By no ways a complete list, but here is a timeline of some highlights of world history. Japan-related dates are written in red . 1281: Mongolia was conquering most of Asia. As the Mongolian Navy was heading to Japan to invade, a giant typhoon sunk their entire fleet. Thus saving Japan. That typhoon was called ...
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• Worlds Largest Earthquake-Safe Building

  
  Cross Blog: Award-winning Red Cross news and views from Oregon and beyond — Authority: 131
  Lets talk about Turkey. No, not the bird. The country. Lets talk about Istanbul . Istanbul has been a prominent city for thousands of years (known first to the ancients as Byzantium , then Constantinople ) because its centrally located for trade and travel between Europe, Asia, and Africa. Unfortunately, ...
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• TV3 Campbell Live Christmas Special at Lalomanu Village Samoa

  
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  New Zealand’s TV3 Campbell Live’s team, including host John Campbell, will be returning to Samoa to broadcast a Christmas special on Saturday 12th December. Their location: Taufua Beach Fales at the village of Lalomanu. It was one of the South Coast villages hardest hit by the tsunami of Tuesday 29th September.It ...
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• China Quake

  
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  Tech companies and NGOs help school children recover from the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. [See post to watch Flash video]
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