Letter of condolence to the Japan LoCo

[dv3500ea]

A few members of the Ubuntu Community got together to write a message of support to the Japanese Ubuntu Loco following the earthquake and tsunami.

It is hosted at http://ourfriendsinjapan.com.

Anyone can sign it so I encourage all of you to do so if you agree with our message of support.

[madjr]

this is very thoughtful , but the page is down at the moment

[Dry Lips]

this is very thoughtful , but the page is down at the moment

I really hope it isn't a bad omen!

[Cowboybebop79]

It's a very new domain which shows up in google dns 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4 but might not be your local ISP dns yet but it is there.

There is an alternate address which has had a longer time to propagate so you might be able to use that

http://ilmbsr.com/

[Dry Lips]

There is an alternate address which has had a longer time to propagate so you might be able to use that

http://ilmbsr.com/

Signed!

[earthpigg]

signed. wish there was more that the international community could do to help but, unlike haiti, lack of trained personnel and lack of materials and lack of transportation for the above is not the problem they are having.

it looks like the biggest problem they are having is coordinating the process of getting that stuff from Point A to Point B using resource C. it looks primarily like a military logistics problem that the modern and well equipped Japanese Defense Forces should easily be able to solve (given the proper short-term authority) in my simple brain, so i assume there is some vast part of the equation that i cannot see.

edit: Speaking of which, it looks like 2nd Bn, 5th Marines is going to be earning their pay (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/us-carrier-ronald-reagan-still-assisting-japanese-relief-us-marines-soon-to-arrive.html), especially to include the NBC warfare experts.


Ships carrying the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, including Marines from Camp Pendleton, are expected within hours on the west coast of Honshu island. Military brass decided to send the ships to the west side to avoid radioactivity on the east side of the island.

The force will await orders on how it can best assist the the relief effort. The unit includes Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment based at Camp Pendleton.

It may prove very beneficial that 1,500 physically fit men trained and equipped (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_suit) to walk into radioactive fallout and conduct humanitarian relief are conveniently floating around the Pacific. (if only the funding of such an asset could be justified purely on humanitarian grounds...)

[MasterNetra]

Signed...for what its worth. Though, food, water and other support would probably be more useful to them...

[aG93IGRvIGkgdWJ1bnR1Pw==]

Japan is doing great for a country hit by the strongest earthquake in its history. Unlike some other recent natural disasters, in this case the infrastructure and emergency planning was more than appropriate and the general populace was fully prepared for such an event, saving millions of lives. Their economy can handle disaster relief well and is unlikely to suffer long-term consequences. The number of casualties is minimal compared to the population of the worst-hit areas.

We should be focusing on the less well-off countries that also got hit by the tsunami and aftershocks.

[MasterNetra]

Japan is doing great for a country hit by the strongest earthquake in its history. Unlike some other recent natural disasters, in this case the infrastructure and emergency planning was more than appropriate and the general populace was fully prepared for such an event, saving millions of lives. Their economy can handle disaster relief well and is unlikely to suffer long-term consequences. The number of casualties is minimal compared to the population of the worst-hit areas.

We should be focusing on the less well-off countries that also got hit by the tsunami and aftershocks.

hmm I recall it being shown/discussed that they once had a 9.1 *shrugs* At any rate yea, this could of been even worse for them, however at this point their running dangerously low on supplies at shelters. And they are going through some really cold weather as well. Wet + Cold = bad news. The death toll will probably climb further because of it...And 4 of their nuclear power plants are not in a healthy condition last I checked, struggling to keep some of the reactors cool.

[earthpigg]

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