V1nC3nt said:
wow, I havent seeing those images. Sorry about your house, really.
Anyway what i was saying was that the tv is amplifing everithing and that when someone say tsunami really bad.
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BREAKING NEWS: 8.8-magnitude quake hits near Concepcion, Chile
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wow, I havent seeing those images. Sorry about your house, really.
Anyway what i was saying was that the tv is amplifing everithing and that when someone say tsunami really bad.
V1nC3nt said:
Damn man, do you have insurance or something to try and make back at least a little bit of what you lost?
gunther said:
I understand what the guy says and believe me, it's something common in Chile, the TV networks lie about what happened and it's usual to see people crying after a mess. The ratings situation here is a roman coliseum battle and the networks doesn't care about the people, they care about sponsors and about what company offers the most bucks in advertisment.
Guys, seriously, Chile is one of the few countries in this world on where you can see a millionaire guy throwing bucks in the air because he's an egomaniac. (Leonardo Farkas)
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/290_-35_eqs.php Look at all those 5.0+! Thats A LOT of strong earthquakes since yesterday.
Masta_Killah
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m7HMAGiOco&feature=featured
First hand account of the quake. Holy fucking shit! This reminds me of the Northridge quake but much longer.
First hand account of the quake. Holy fucking shit! This reminds me of the Northridge quake but much longer.
GUYS PLEASE HELP THE ONES IN NEED!
http://imaginepeace.com/archives/10340
Donate by SMS
Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon are all waiving fees and charges for users who want to reach out to victims of the massive earthquake that hit Chile last week. The massively successful text-to-donate campaign during the Haiti disaster is also back in full swing.
The Red Cross made huge waves with its text-to-donate initiative after the massive earthquake in Haiti. By sending a text message to a special Red Cross number, users could send a $10 donation, which was added to their monthly phone bill. More than $25 million was raised from text donations.
Chile now faces its own devastation after a magnitude-8.8 quake ripped through the country last week. The death toll currently stands at 711, while over a million homes have been destroyed. To do their part in helping with relief efforts, mobile phone companies have made it easier to provide aid.
Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have all announced that they will waive the standard texting charge for any text message donation. Verizon and T-Mobile have both gone a step further, eliminating all charges for calls between the US and Chile.
We want to help alleviate some of the agony being experienced by our customers trying to reach loved ones in Chile, said Verizon VP Susan Retta. Waiving the calling charges will help our customers focus on tracking down and keeping in touch with their family and friends without having to also worry about the cost of the call.
Users can send texts to the following numbers to donate to Chile earthquake relief efforts:
- Text Chile to 90999 to send $10 to the American Red Cross
- Text Chile to 52000 to send $10 to the Salvation Army
- Text Chile to 25383 to send $10 to Habitat For Humanity
- Text Chile to 20222 to send $10 to World Vision
- Text Rebuild to 50555 to send $10 to Operation USA
- Text Youth to 20222 to send $10 to UNICEF
http://imaginepeace.com/archives/10340
Donate by SMS
Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon are all waiving fees and charges for users who want to reach out to victims of the massive earthquake that hit Chile last week. The massively successful text-to-donate campaign during the Haiti disaster is also back in full swing.
The Red Cross made huge waves with its text-to-donate initiative after the massive earthquake in Haiti. By sending a text message to a special Red Cross number, users could send a $10 donation, which was added to their monthly phone bill. More than $25 million was raised from text donations.
Chile now faces its own devastation after a magnitude-8.8 quake ripped through the country last week. The death toll currently stands at 711, while over a million homes have been destroyed. To do their part in helping with relief efforts, mobile phone companies have made it easier to provide aid.
Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have all announced that they will waive the standard texting charge for any text message donation. Verizon and T-Mobile have both gone a step further, eliminating all charges for calls between the US and Chile.
We want to help alleviate some of the agony being experienced by our customers trying to reach loved ones in Chile, said Verizon VP Susan Retta. Waiving the calling charges will help our customers focus on tracking down and keeping in touch with their family and friends without having to also worry about the cost of the call.
Users can send texts to the following numbers to donate to Chile earthquake relief efforts:
- Text Chile to 90999 to send $10 to the American Red Cross
- Text Chile to 52000 to send $10 to the Salvation Army
- Text Chile to 25383 to send $10 to Habitat For Humanity
- Text Chile to 20222 to send $10 to World Vision
- Text Rebuild to 50555 to send $10 to Operation USA
- Text Youth to 20222 to send $10 to UNICEF
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So i happen to live in chile and felt the quake at night, thankfully besides a few scares, some broken glasses and slight structural damage to my mom's house everything was fine. Some parts of my neighbourhood still have no power which is why i am in a cyber cafe right now writing this, i feel lucky that i don't live further south (i live around valparaiso) otherwise things would probably have gone a lot worse, anyway thanks for the thoughts guys.
And well, it is in shambles, at least coastal towns and mayor towns near the center of the earthquake. I'm reporting from Valparaíso and aside from some broken stuff we are all fine and alive. I went to work today but we can't cause there is no water and people are cheking the structure of the building, so right now I'm going to volunteer to help for this week. Wish me luck!.skybaby said:
It's true that most buildings and houses in our country are built with the probability of an earthquake in mind, that's why you'll find most mid-high class neighborhoods and buildings just fine and dandy (I admit I was scared during the earthquake, but after it ended you couldn't even tell there had been a catastrophe in my neighborhood since the houses are so sturdy). The biggest problem are the low income houses that are built with cheapness in mind, and weren't built with these expensive precautions in mind. Some areas of Santiago have thousand of destroyed houses and buildings, and a lot of people living and sleeping on the street, afraid of living on their own crumbled houses and having to steal from supermarkets in order to sustain themselves. With this in mind, it shouldn't be too expensive or time consuming to rebuild the low-income houses since they are relatively cheap, but it will be absolutely terrible for some people for the time being.
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Chilean Quake Likely Shifted Earths Axis, NASA Scientist Says
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...shifted-earth-s-axis-nasa-scientist-says.html
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...shifted-earth-s-axis-nasa-scientist-says.html
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BomberMouse said:
Crazy
Things in Concepción are worse than ever - massive looting, supermarkets lit on fire, people going all vigilante on thieves, defending their home with baseball bats, guns and all kinds of home-made guns... military on the street, state of emergency and curfew declared... looks like a fucking war zone. It's depressing. 
I'll be in Santiago in two weeks to visit a friend. In a stroke of "holy shit that was close", I had originally planned to arrive in Santiago sometime between Feb.27th and March 1st. but I changed it to March 18th a few weeks ago.
My buddy was Djing in a nightclub when the quake hit, said it started rather minor and then suddenly nobody could keep their balance and he heard several explosions. He's been walking about the city ever since taking pictures and documenting the affects.
My buddy was Djing in a nightclub when the quake hit, said it started rather minor and then suddenly nobody could keep their balance and he heard several explosions. He's been walking about the city ever since taking pictures and documenting the affects.
I've lived in Santa Cruz, Rengo, San Bernardo, and Curico, and it wasn't until yesterday that I was finally able to get word from my friends in Curico that they were all safe. It sounds like Curico was absolutely leveled. I still have on friend that lives in Talca that I haven't heard from.
One of my friends was staying at a beach house in Iloca and the place collapsed. They had to cut her hair to get her out and carry her up the hill before the tsunami washed away the place they were staying. It was a really close call for her.
Fuerza, Chile!
One of my friends was staying at a beach house in Iloca and the place collapsed. They had to cut her hair to get her out and carry her up the hill before the tsunami washed away the place they were staying. It was a really close call for her.
Fuerza, Chile!
Insane Metal
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WOW O___O
sixteen-bit
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holy shit.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
I'm in Santiago right now, arrived like an hour ago... and the city greeted me with 2 damned aftershocks. I'm a bit paranoid, I think... I live on a 4th floor and thankfully the stairs are in front of my apartment, so I can make a quick escape if needed.
Hopefully there are no more aftershocks of this magnitude.
I'm in Santiago right now, arrived like an hour ago... and the city greeted me with 2 damned aftershocks. I'm a bit paranoid, I think... I live on a 4th floor and thankfully the stairs are in front of my apartment, so I can make a quick escape if needed.
Hopefully there are no more aftershocks of this magnitude.
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Jeff-DSA said:
Wow that sounds really messed up
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ronito said:
Check out the first comment on the CNN link:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/03/11/chile.earthquake/index.html?hpt=T1
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Obviously some of you guys dont want to accept the truth about the bible. Yes, earthquakes have probably been going on for centuries. the question is, how many people knew about them when it happened. now we have televsion and internet plus the technology to detect and report earthquakes. The thing ...more
Obviously some of you guys dont want to accept the truth about the bible. Yes, earthquakes have probably been going on for centuries. the question is, how many people knew about them when it happened. now we have televsion and internet plus the technology to detect and report earthquakes. The thing is, its now known all over the world about where an earthquake happens. so if some of you would pick up the bible for once in your life and read the book of matthews, Jesus says there will be earthquakes. Meaning, in the end times people all over the world will know about them. Also this is just the beginning. Some of you might want to consider what the bible tells you. Peace less
Obviously some of you guys dont want to accept the truth about the bible. Yes, earthquakes have probably been going on for centuries. the question is, how many people knew about them when it happened. now we have televsion and internet plus the technology to detect and report earthquakes. The thing ...more
Obviously some of you guys dont want to accept the truth about the bible. Yes, earthquakes have probably been going on for centuries. the question is, how many people knew about them when it happened. now we have televsion and internet plus the technology to detect and report earthquakes. The thing is, its now known all over the world about where an earthquake happens. so if some of you would pick up the bible for once in your life and read the book of matthews, Jesus says there will be earthquakes. Meaning, in the end times people all over the world will know about them. Also this is just the beginning. Some of you might want to consider what the bible tells you. Peace less
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