Archive for December, 2004

Tsunami Videos

The following article was published in the Wall Street Journal and covered the news surrounding my participation in the video blogging of the huge Tsunami that hit southeast Asia in December of 2005. If you’re looking for the videos, scroll down to the bottom and click the link.
Video Blogs Break Out With Tsunami Scenes
By *ANTONIO [...]

What is 135,000?

Representing the current Tsunami death toll – a visual look at what 135,000 looks like.
UPDATE: Now, it’s more like 150,000

$350,000,000

US increases the amount of relief aid to Southeast Asia.

The NEW Media

Bloggers at the forefront of relief efforts.

Serious Money

Brits pledge 1 million pounds PER HOUR!

Estimated 400,000 Deaths

In Indonesia ALONE!

Official Count

125,000 dead.

Pictures Tell the Story

"Screenshots" has screen captures of major newspaper front pages along with their amazing pictures.

100,000

Via This is London: The death toll in the tsunami disaster soared past 100,000 today – and is set to climb higher.

Bush Hits Back

Sick ‘em…
"Well, I felt like the person who made that statement was very misguided and ill-informed," Bush said from his Texas ranch. "We’re a very generous, kindhearted nation, and, you know, what you’re beginning to see is a typical response from America."

Bush, from his ranch in Texas, hits back at U.N. officials
and others who accused [...]

Lumiere the Candlestick is Dead

Via AP:
Actor Jerry Orbach, who earned a reputation as the quintessential New Yorker through his work in films and as a longtime star of the "Law & Order" television series, has died from prostate cancer. He was 69.

Heh

Americans are stingy huh? I don’t think so.