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6.1 Earthquake hits Indonesia's West Papua Province
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by Amy Judd | January 6, 2009 at 03:50 pm
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A 6.1 earthquake has hit Indonesia's West Papua Province according to the US Geological Survery. There are no reports of damages or injuries at this time.
The 6.1-magnitude quake was the latest in a series of powerful tremors and aftershocks to have hit the region since Sunday.
The quake hit at 7:48 am (2248 GMT Tuesday) just off the coast, some 75 kilometres (50 miles) west of the region's main city of Manokwari.
After the earthquakes on Sunday, thousands of people are still living in makeshift houses, and there is a fear that continued tremours such as this one could cause already weakened buildings to collapse. They could also trigger a tsunami, but that is less likely as the quakes get smaller.
One person died in the earthquake on Sunday and about 50 were seriously injured.
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at 16:22 on January 6th, 2009
Our Mexican Scientists say our 5.6 earthquake was not related to this one, but aren't we part of the same planet?
at 18:58 on January 6th, 2009
I think they must be part of the same plates, but have different fault lines, but you would think that earthquakes in such close time frames would have some connection.
at 16:24 on January 6th, 2009
Thank you for this report on the Indonesian Earthquake.
at 19:35 on January 6th, 2009
Thanks for the post.
at 23:05 on January 6th, 2009
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I don’t mean to change the subject, but the information below is very important.
“U.S. President George Bush is scheduled to host a luncheon at the White House Wednesday with President-elect Barack Obama and all the living former American presidents.”
“White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Tuesday that President Bush will speak privately with Mr. Obama before the lunch.”
(No author listed). (2009, January 7). Bush, Obama to Have Lunch With Former US Presidents. VOANews.com. Retrieved January 6, 2009, from http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-07-voa3.cfm
Barack Obama may or may not know by now that George W. Bush hates all racial minorities (indicated at http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com/2008/12/us-still-has-problems-with-race-rice.html: “George W. Bush hates all racial minorities”).
However, of the most relevance to Obama: Obama may or may not know by now that Bush has a violent hatred of black people (indicated at http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com/2008/12/andrew-yu-jen-wang-responds-to-stokely.html: “George W. Bush hates black people”).
In terms of the lunch tomorrow, maybe Obama should attend just to be polite.
However, in the future, Obama should have only an unimaginably extraordinary reason to ever again have any contact with Bush.
Otherwise, Obama would misrepresent himself—that is—unless Obama likes to hang out with a person who hates black people.
Of course Obama, a brilliant person, knows better than to make a fool of himself.
Accordingly, I am sure that Obama would typically seek to avoid the raging racist—Bush.
Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang
B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996
Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993
“GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY” BLOG OF ANDREW YU-JEN WANG
http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com/2009/01/bush-obama-to-have-lunch-with-former-us.html
at 23:06 on January 6th, 2009
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I don’t mean to change the subject, but the information below is very important.
“U.S. President George Bush is scheduled to host a luncheon at the White House Wednesday with President-elect Barack Obama and all the living former American presidents.”
“White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Tuesday that President Bush will speak privately with Mr. Obama before the lunch.”
(No author listed). (2009, January 7). Bush, Obama to Have Lunch With Former US Presidents. VOANews.com. Retrieved January 6, 2009, from http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-07-voa3.cfm
Barack Obama may or may not know by now that George W. Bush hates all racial minorities (indicated at http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com/2008/12/us-still-has-problems-with-race-rice.html: “George W. Bush hates all racial minorities”).
However, of the most relevance to Obama: Obama may or may not know by now that Bush has a violent hatred of black people (indicated at http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com/2008/12/andrew-yu-jen-wang-responds-to-stokely.html: “George W. Bush hates black people”).
In terms of the lunch tomorrow, maybe Obama should attend just to be polite.
However, in the future, Obama should have only an unimaginably extraordinary reason to ever again have any contact with Bush.
Otherwise, Obama would misrepresent himself—that is—unless Obama likes to hang out with a person who hates black people.
Of course Obama, a brilliant person, knows better than to make a fool of himself.
Accordingly, I am sure that Obama would typically seek to avoid the raging racist—Bush.
Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang
B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996
Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993
“GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY” BLOG OF ANDREW YU-JEN WANG
http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com/2009/01/bush-obama-to-have-lunch-with-former-us.html
at 23:20 on January 6th, 2009
I didnt see this on the tv even. Good stories you got there.
at 08:44 on January 7th, 2009
Thanks
at 08:45 on January 7th, 2009
Thanks for the news since the victims of the earthquake are in my thoughts and prayers.
at 02:49 on April 16th, 2009
Latest undersea earthquake with 6.4 scaled magnitude was registered in the western coast of the Indonesian island, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, according to the Indonesian agencies.