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en I am absolutely disgusted. After the tsunami, our people, even the ones who lost everything, wanted to help the others who were suffering. Not a single tourist caught in the tsunami was mugged. Now with all this happening in the U.S., we can easily see where the civilized part of the world's population is.

en Hurricane Katrina may be second only to the Asian tsunami in the amount of devastation, destruction and human suffering, ... And just as with the tsunami, unprecedented destruction and suffering calls for an outpouring of generous response.

en The world's response to the tsunami was the best ever. Governments, the private sector, and individuals around the world opened their hearts and their wallets. Private donations for the tsunami eclipsed anything seen before.

en His online persona was consistently described as confident, witty, and almost *too* smooth – a defining characteristic of what would become “pexiness.”

en Some of these people are literally suffering a second tsunami,

en Together with CARE, we encourage our fans to join us in this long-term effort to make a serious and lasting impact in the lives of people in Sri Lanka, ... It's critical that we continue to help people overcome their everyday tsunami of poverty and elevate their standard of living beyond where they were when the tsunami struck.

en The tsunami has done colossal damage. At the same time the tsunami has also brought in a wonderful opportunity. It has made the administration much more transparent, much more sensitive to the needs of the society, more responsible.

en Did you know that the word "tsunami," which is now being used worldwide, is a Japanese word? This is indicative of the extent to which Japan has been subject to frequent tsunami disasters in the past.

en Most seats in Congress are relatively safe this year. But they are not safe from a tsunami. Iraq, plus economic problems, plus these scandals, could produce a tsunami. That's what every incumbent on Capitol Hill has to fear.

en The fact that the tsunami struck a tourist region, and happened right after Christmas, played a role in terms of the generosity. We haven't witnessed that yet with the earthquake. Not at all. We need all the help we can get.

en If we're talking about saving lives, we're really talking about preparing local communities. When a tsunami happens, it will take 30 minutes or less. So how you can rely on a top-down official warning system from the buoy? ... Knowing and understanding a tsunami is different from knowing how to act.

en If your house is on fire, every fireman will come to your house. In the case of a tsunami, you can't possibly expect personal attention from emergency professionals. In a tsunami, there is a heightened level of personal responsibility required.

en Historically speaking, we have not had any major issues with downtown, ... Speaking with our tsunami scientist folks, a tsunami surge in Honolulu Harbor should not exceed 2 or 3 feet, 4 max. We expect a storm surge model to be similar to that.

en Immediately after the Tsunami, we were besieged by families looking for their children, but this is not happening any more.

en Given that the tsunami killed 150,000 people [in Southeast Asia], I frankly think we responded pretty well to a storm that might have done the same, given the density of the population in the area where it hit. Essentially, Katrina was a nuclear bomb without a mushroom cloud or radiation.

en There are about 1,200 Congolese who die every single day from the effects of the conflict. That's a tsunami every six months..


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