| moving forward on the "liveaboard" concept |
[11 Jun 2009|12:02pm] |
> --- On Thu, 6/11/09, jeannie <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: > > > From: jeannie <xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > > Subject: boat owner > > To: "Grant Balfour" <xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > > Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 11:36 AM > > > > I would suggest you start paying visits to docks and get > > the low down. Take one of the kids for some daddy time and > > check out the scene. > > > > > > From: grant b, sun reporter <xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > Subject: Re: boat owner > To: "jeannie" <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 12:00 PM > > I absolutely love that my wife is > telling me to make some "daddy time" by taking the kids > "down to the docks." > > Oh, God. > > I can teach Sophia how to throw craps and make > boilermakers! >
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| hell of a world for new baby to be born into. |
[10 Jun 2009|03:05pm] |
> From: grant b, sun reporter <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > > Subject: Holocaust Museum shooter. > > To: "ilona balfour" <xxxxxx@xxx.xxx>, "Toni work Balfour" <xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> > Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 2:52 PM > > He left a manifesto on his website: > > http://xrl.us/bewa7n > > And more stuff in the Google cache: > > http://xrl.us/bewa79 > > Keep his buddies the hell away from my niece. >
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| the zine is a dictionary of JOY. Check it out. |
[03 Jun 2009|10:15am] |
--- On Wed, 6/3/09, Guy Lochhead <xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> From: Guy Lochhead <xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> > Subject: Re: possible interview? > To: "Grant" <grantimatter@yahoo.com> > Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 6:51 AM > Hello again Grant! > The zine is complete! And I think it's pretty good.. You > can download > a PDF of it from our awful MySpace: > http://www.myspace.com/aballfortheeyes (in the first blog) > Or I can send you a paper copy? It's a lot nicer as a real > thing I > think because it's quite thick (60 pages) and we used a > great printers > called Footprint (http://footprinters.co.uk)... Just let me know > where to send it, if you'd like one.. > Also, if you're interested, I just finished making a little > CD. It's > called 'At Home With Skate Rock' (Skate Rock being my very > serious artist name), and it's free to download from here: > http://www.bestnewfun.co.uk > Or you can buy a CD copy from me or Alien Kiosk > (http://myspace.com/neilakiosk) for £2.. > I'm really pleased with how the zine turned out, and I > think you're > enthusiasm and support really made a difference in keeping > Poppy and I > excited about the idea. I'm really grateful for your > willingness to be > interviewed, and I hope you enjoy the finished thing. > Thank you again, > Guy >
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| i told him to look at stereo sanctity, too. |
[04 May 2009|01:51pm] |
> > From: Guy Lochhead <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> > > Subject: possible interview? > > To: guildmaster@guildofscientifictroubadours.com > > Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 12:27 PM > > > > Hello Grant > > > > I am writing to ask if I could interview you for a small > > (tiny) > > magazine I'm trying to put together. > > > > My name is Guy Lochhead and I live in England. I'm trying > > to start a > > little 'zine'-type thing called Eye Ball with my girlfriend > > Poppy. I > > hope that it will be available for free online, and also to > > buy in > > physical form for as cheap as possible at various little > > festivals and > > things. > > > > I hope to fill the magazine with independent musicians and > > artists > > from all over the world - from... contemporary hardcore > > groups to > > Indian pirate radio station owners to.. you know, > > whatever.. Poppy's > > submissions have a sort of amateur scientific interest. I > > can't really > > be more specific than that because I don't really know.. > > She's spoken > > about writing articles about fasha, white lions, > > extinction, and a few > > things on mythology and shamanism. > > > > We feel like your Guild of Scientific Troubadours ties > > these two > > approaches together, as well as being a totally fantastic, > > admirable > > collection of songs, and think it would be wonderful to > > include some > > words from you on the formation and progress of the > > project. > > > > If you are willing to be interviewed, perhaps we could set > > up a Google > > Chat, or I could just e-mail you some questions? Whatever's > > best for > > you. > > > > I hope to hear from you soon. It's an especially exciting > > idea for me > > because I first came across your www.grantimatter.com site > > a few years > > ago, when I was about fourteen/fifteen. Yours was one of > > the first > > musicians/bands that I discovered on my own, and it kind of > > set me off > > on the cycle of devouring that I'm going to turn into my > > part of this > > magazine.. > > > > Thank you very much, > > Guy > >
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| if only they could all be so kind. |
[03 May 2009|05:00pm] |
> > From: > > "grant b, sun reporter" > > <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > > To: Richard Jankovich (Burnside > > Project Pocket) <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > > Sent: Friday, > > April 17, 2009 8:02:04 AM > > Subject: > > Sampo > > > > > > So I've done something else... something unspeakable... > > to "Sampo." It's not 100% done yet, but should > > have a submittable by this weekend. > > > > I thought you should have an early warning. > > > > Oh, and here are the lyrics, as translated by Kalin > Wilson, > > who lives in Japan. > > > > ------------- > > --- On Fri, 4/17/09, Richard Jankovich <burnsideproject@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > "Richard Jankovich" <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > > Subject: Re: Sampo > > "grant b, sun reporter" <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > > Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 5:03 PM > > > > Wow - ( you are scaring me.... )
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| sorry, wrong number. *sigh* |
[10 Dec 2008|10:22pm] |
> > > From: Facebook <confirm+osf9y4tc@facebookmail.com> > > > Subject: Jenny Chadwick added you as a friend on Facebook... > > > To: "Grant Balfour" <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx> > > > Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 1:42 PM > > > > > > Jenny added you as a friend on Facebook. We need to > > > confirm that you know Jenny in order for you to be > > > friends on Facebook. > > > > > > Jenny says, "Not sure if this is the real > > > Grant.....but if it is....thankyou for that cup of > > > coffee you handed me over the wall at one of your games. > > > > Best cup ever. lol. Jenny.". > > > > > > To confirm this friend request, follow the link below: > > > > > http://www.facebook.com/n/?reqs.php > > > > > > Thanks, > > > The Facebook Team > > > > --- On Wed, 12/10/08, grant b, sun reporter > <grantimatter@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: grant b, sun reporter <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx> > > Subject: Fw: Jenny Chadwick added you as a friend on Facebook... > > To: "Jeannie Balfour" <xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > > Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 3:51 PM > > > > She's a Hooter's manager in Clearwater, and > > she's single. > > > > Dude. > > > > ------------- > From: J. Balfour <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > Subject: Re: Fw: Jenny Chadwick added you as a friend on Facebook... > To: xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx > Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 4:05 PM > > Such a gentleman. > >
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| passing the beetle |
[04 Dec 2008|11:39am] |
> From: Facebook <notification+osf9y4tc@facebookmail.com> > Subject: Van Choojitarom sent you a message on Facebook... > To: "Grant Balfour" <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 9:46 PM > Van sent you a message. > > -------------------- > Subject: It snowed, and the snow screamed > > My Dear Mr. Balfour, > > I've been meaning to send you a profound note of thanks > for passing "The Beetle"; I really could not put > it down, that is, until I put it down to serve as a > อุบาสก at a Buddhist monastery in Plant City. > > I'm actually headed back there in January and then onto > Thailand where I will eventually ordain. > > I mention this because, even thought I am still very much > at the "wax on, wax off" stage in terms of my > tutelage under my master; however, the more time I spend > meditating and the more I practice mindfulness, the more I > find myself experiencing what I think of as > "Grant-like" states -though they are difficult to > maintain. > > > As for our saison en enfer, I assure you it was in the > winter; Remember the ice skating? Only tourists go in the > summer, the same ones that run up to the ice cream wagon and > expect ice cream. > -------------------- > > To reply to this message, follow the link below: > http://www.facebook.com/n/?inbox/readmessage.php
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| at least the stabbing has stopped. |
[05 Nov 2008|11:18am] |
> > From: Nicholas Meihuizen > <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx> > > Subject: Congratulations on your new president > > To: "sun reporter grant b" > <grantimatter@xxxxx.xxx> > > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 2:02 AM > > > > Dear Grant > > Amazing. > > Uncle Nick > > > > Nicholas Meihuizen > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx > > > > > From: grant b, sun reporter <grantimatter@xxxxx.xxx> > Subject: Re: Congratulations on your new president > To: "Nicholas Meihuizen" <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx> > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 11:16 AM > > I think this observation from a British friend sums it up > best: > >
> >>the poor bastard's got one hell of a job to > do > > Better that he try rather than the Reps. The contrast > between GWB and Obama should be startling (hopefully) like > bandaging an injured patient instead of repeatedly stabbing > them with a rusty knife. Yes, the patient is in a bad way > and it's going to be difficult to stop the bleeding, but > at least the stabbing has stopped. You've got to look > on the bright side, eh. > <<
> > (From here: http://www.barbelith.com/topic/28652#post782669 ) > > At least the stabbing has stopped! > > In Obama, Japan, they did hula dances last night. > > I wonder... if I was elected president, what would they do > in Balfour, South Africa? > > -------------
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| the extinction metaphor |
[29 Oct 2008|08:16am] |
> > --- On Mon, 10/27/08, amyxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx > > <amyxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: > > > > From: amyxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx > <amyxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > > Subject: Thought of you both... > > To: "Pamela Mxxxxxx" > > <pxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>, > > <grantimatter@xxxxx.xxx> > > Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 4:44 PM > > > > > > > > > http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/tizzzodd/holy_shit_this_is_awesome.jpg > > > > > > > > Visit me at my blog: > > http://amyloula.typepad.com/ > > > > > From: Pamela Mxxxxxx <pxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > > Subject: Re: Thought of you both... > > To: "Grant " > <grantimatter@xxxxx.xxx>, > amyxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx > > Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 4:53 PM > > > > > > What? Why?!!! Are we the only nerds you know? ;-) > > > > > > ------------- > > From: grant b, sun reporter <grantimatter@xxxxx.xxx> > Subject: Re: Thought of you both... > To: amyxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx, Pxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx > Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 3:23 PM > > I actually had to give up the dinosaur. > > Couldn't afford the meat. This economy is killing us. > > > > ------------- > > > > > From: Pamela Mxxxxxx <pxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > > Subject: Re: Thought of you both... > To: amyxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx, grantimatter@xxxxx.xxx > Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 10:09 PM > > You at least had one. I couldn't get financing. P
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| news from galveston: gone to goat island |
[22 Oct 2008|09:46pm] |
> From: xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx > Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 5:02 PM > > On another, completely different note: yet another > body's been found > on a small piece of land just behind the Bolivar peninsula. > For some > reason its name always seemed ominous to me before, and > it's doubly > so now: > > Goat Island. Resting place for at least four corpses... > maybe a lot > more. Apparently the dogs have found multiple "hot > spots" in the > debris piles there > > At lunch my friend Mxxx Hxxxxx referred to some item lost > from her > flooded house as having "gone to Goat Island." > > She and her husband have decided that's what > they're going to say > whenever their kids want to know where a toy is - > "It's gone to Goat > Island." > > Freaky. > >
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| At the Collider: Art from Science |
[23 Sep 2008|12:26pm] |
> From: grant b, sun reporter <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > Subject: At the Collider: Art from Science. > To: press.office@cern.ch > Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 12:24 PM > > Hello, CERN. > > I'm grant. > > I... well, I made a song. It's about the Large Hadron > Collider. It's meant as a sort of scientific anthem. > > You can find it here, along with a brief description: > http://guildofscientifictroubadours.com/?p=614 > > I felt, having completed recording this draft late, late > last night, that those of you who inspired the song should > know it exists. (Especially the last minute and a half). > > May inspiration smile on all your efforts. >
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| On recovery, and carrying the torch |
[25 Jun 2008|11:03am] |
> From: Jenny Bowen <xxxxx@halfthesky.org> > Subject: The Big Top, The Torch, and Monopoly > To: "Grant Balfour" <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx> > Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 7:48 PM ... > > One smiling boy bears the most obvious scar of that day—a > gash that took > fourteen stitches to close. It runs alongside his eye down > to his mouth. > Like all of the children who survived, he is mindful of > friends who did > not: “At first I felt guilty that I survived. Now because > I am volunteering I feel more comfortable.” > > The students from Juyuan also provide an example of what > was perhaps > NCSTB’s Dr. Marleen Wong’s most surprising message to > the caregivers she > trained in Sichuan. In the midst of the all-too-obvious > devastation and > pain wrought by the earthquake, Wong introduced new > research about a > phenomenon called “post-traumatic growth.” A small > percentage of children, > says Wong, will make positive life changes that are a > direct result of a > trauma or a disaster. These are the children, says Wong who > become “wise > beyond their years, more mature, have a deeper appreciation > of life,” in > the wake of a tragedy. “They have new values and life > priorities.” > > One Juyuan student explains that not only has he resolved > to volunteer in > the wake of the earthquake, he has also resolved to change > his life: > “Before the earthquake I was not into studying. Now I > think it is the most > important thing I can do so I can help my country. I can > bring hope to the people in Sichuan.” > > The day after BigTop #1 opened, I had the great honor of > carrying the > Olympic Torch on behalf of China’s orphaned children, > especially those > newly orphaned in Sichuan and Chongqing. Fifty > preschoolers from our Half > the Sky programs in Chengdu and Chongqing joined me on a > rainy Sunday in > Wanzhou, Chongqing. It was an exhilarating and wacky time. > And we did > manage to tell the children’s story – at least to the > Chinese media (in > the end, no foreign media was allowed.) We were on the > front page of the > China Daily and featured on national TV news. We didn’t > quite go global, > but it has been wonderful to hear from so many Chinese > citizens who want > to help orphaned children. Children in their own > communities that they didn’t even know existed. >
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| one month after |
[13 Jun 2008|11:36am] |
> From: Jenny Bowen <xxxxx@halfthesky.org> > Subject: The Earthquake – a month later…and news on the Torch > To: "Grant Balfour" <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > Date: Friday, June 13, 2008, 10:28 AM > Hello Friends, > > We got a call today telling us that, for security reasons, > our Torch leg > is now scheduled a day earlier. I will be running in > Wanzhou, Chongqing, > on Sunday, June 15 - Father's Day. I will still run > for the children, > especially those of Sichuan. Somehow, we will manage to > bring the children > there. I hope it doesn’t change again! > > I just arrived in Chongqing from Sichuan. Yesterday was > the one month > anniversary of the earthquake. We traveled several hours > to a hard-hit > mountain town in Beichuan, Hongbaizhen, and worked with > children and > volunteer teachers. I have added many photos to our > website: > http://www.halfthesky.org/work/earthquake08-healing.php#part2 > > A couple of weeks earlier, we braved the rock-strewn roads > and broken > bridges of Hongbaizhen to deliver relief goods to the > children. The whole > town was in shock. As painful as yesterday’s visit was, > we began to see > signs that the town will slowly begin to come back to life. > > Our communications director, Patricia King gave me this > moving report: > > An 8-year-old boy stands in front of the pile of rubble > that had once been > his school and explains that he was the last student to > have been pulled > out alive. When the earth shook, he was one of the obedient > children > sitting with arms crossed at their desks—( some naughty boys were still outside, safe on the playground.... )
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| Half the Sky: Olympic torch, Building schools. |
[10 Jun 2008|10:35am] |
> From: Jenny Bowen <jenny@halfthesky.org> > Subject: Half the Sky Earthquake Update - June 10 > To: "Grant Balfour" <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx> > Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 6:21 AM > Dear Friends, > > Last October – what seems like a lifetime ago – many of > you voted online > and made it possible for me to win the Lenovo/China Daily > competition to > become one of eight foreigners living in China to carry the > Olympic Torch. > My goal was to run with children from our HTS programs on > behalf of all of > China’s orphaned children. As fate or happenstance would > have it, my bit > of Torch history is now scheduled to take place in Wanzhou, > Chongqing on > June 16 – just next door to earthquake-battered Sichuan. > > After the quake, I informed the Beijing Olympic Committee > (BOCOG) that I > would dedicate my run to the orphaned children of Sichuan. > For security > reasons, BOCOG will not let me run WITH the children, but > they will > certainly let me run FOR them. And BOCOG will let the > children urge me > along from the sidelines. So, if all goes well, ( 50
> preschoolers from the
> Chengdu and Chongqing orphanages will be with me in
> Wanzhou. )
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| reddit.com on Obama's running mate. |
[04 Jun 2008|10:10am] |
jordanlund 251 points 14 hours ago[-]
Obama needs a VP who:
1) Is successful at business interests to attract Republicans. They love the whole "run government like it's a business" thing.
2) Ideally female, to counter the shrill Clintonistas who say that he's misogynist.
3) Someone who makes him assassin-proof to all the red-necks.
There is only one person who meets this criteria... Ladies and gentlemen... Introducing...
Vice President Oprah.
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JohnStanier 42 points 14 hours ago[-]
Well played sir.
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AnteChronos 27 points 12 hours ago* [-]
"Now if all you congressmen/women would look under you seats, you'll find a set of keys . . . . to your new electric car! And be sure to be here for next week's judicial appropriations oversight committee meeting / vice presidential book club!"
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keenfob 3 points 10 hours ago[-]
and you get a car, and you get a car, and you too!!
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| selling out |
[02 Jun 2008|09:53am] |
> To: grantimatter@yahoo.com > Subject: Promotional Opportunity from CD Baby > and Amie Street > From: CD Baby <cdbaby@cdbaby.com> > ....
> *Below is the email template that you can cut > and paste to send to > your fans. Of course feel free to modify the > template however you see > fit, as well as post it on your myspace page, > band website, or > anywhere else you communicate with your fans. > > ******************************** > > Hi Friends, > > We just started selling our music on > AmieStreet.com, and to kick > things off they are giving our fans $5 to > download our music. > > All you have to do is click on the link below > to get $5 to download > our music or songs from tens of thousands of > other great independent > artists. > > Just click the link below and you'll be all > set! > > http://amiestreet.com/_l/cdbaby > > Best, > > YOUR NAME > > ******************************** >
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| another half the sky story |
[28 May 2008|11:31am] |
> Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 07:01:56 -0700 > Subject: Half the Sky Earthquake Update - May > 26-28 > To: "Grant Balfour" <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > From: "Jenny Bowen" <xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> >
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> Rebecca Chang grew up in an orphanage in China > and, with HTS’ Big Sisters > Program support, went to university. When she > graduated, we offered her > an internship in our Beijing office. She has > now become a field > supervisor in the Big Sisters Program and is > helping us now in Sichuan. > She understands the children of this tragedy > perhaps better than any of us. She sent us this story: > > “The place was so dead when we arrived, > everything was still, only wind > was blowing. I saw a boy standing in front of > the rubble of the school for > a long time without a blink. I went up to him > and said hi. > I asked: which grade were you in? > He said quietly: Fourth grade. > I squatted and said: Why are you always > standing here? > I saw tears coming up in his eyes. He said: My > classmates are gone. > Teacher Gao got injured because of me! > I didn’t know what I could say that would make > him feel better. I just > reached out my hand and held his. His hand was > cold, so cold. When I was > about to leave, I was trying to hold back my > tears and asked: What do you > want to do the most now? > He lowered his head and answered in a shaking > voice,‘I want to go to > school, but my school is not here any more.’” >
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| my emotions make me boring, i know. |
[23 May 2008|10:33am] |
> Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 06:43:09 -0700 > Subject: Half the Sky Earthquake Update - May > 21-22 > To: "Grant Balfour" <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > From: "Jenny Bowen" <jenny@halfthesky.org> > ........... > > > > I really want to stress that many, many of > these children you're hearing > about will be reunited with family – if not > parents, then living > relatives. In rural China, especially, workers > often leave their children > with grandparents so that they can support > their families by working in > more prosperous areas. Many of the children do > have parents – parents who > are desperately trying to find their children. > ............... > > I told you that 13 of the 24 children brought > to the Zitong SWI had been > reunited with family. Today I was told there > were 12. Two signs hang at > the institution. One says “There are only 20 > children from Xiao Ba > Primary School in An'Xian in our institution. > There are no children from > Beichuan. If you are looking for those from > Beichuan, please go to (name) > Hotel. If you are looking to adopt, please come > in 3 months." The other, > poignantly says, "Yan: only her mother was > home; XianLin & LiGang are > brothers: only their father was home: Cheng: > her father is working in > Xinjiang; Dan: her parents are working in > Zhejiang; Jun: about 2 years > old, parents whereabouts unknown; Zhou: about 1 > year old, parents > whereabouts unknown. Needs: Books to read; > stable place to live. Emotional > needs: their family...their relatives." > ............ > > If you would like to donate to Half the Sky’s > Children’s Earthquake Fund > you can do so through Global Giving: > http://www.globalgiving.com/pr/2100/proj2086a.html > > Or directly to Half the Sky. You can donate by > calling Half the Sky > (+1-510-525-3377) or on our website: > http://give.halfthesky.org/prostores/servlet/Categories?category=Children's+Earthquake+Fund >
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| scale, on twitter |
[19 May 2008|04:34pm] |
grantimatter - Orders of magnitude: > There are 32,477 people confirmed dead, more > than 35,000 still missing. about 5 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
grantimatter - Axiom 1: Let us round that figure to 50,000 dead. about 5 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
grantimatter - Axiom 2: Let us assume that the average dimensions of a dead body will be 5.5 feet by 3 feet (rounding adult dimensions down for children). about 5 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
grantimatter - (Dimensions based on http://xrl.us/bkqj4 ) about 5 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
grantimatter - Math (my weak suit): 5.5x3 = 16.5 square feet per body. Multiplied by 50,000 bodies gives us 825,000 square feet. about 5 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
grantimatter - So, how big is 825,000 square feet? That's the floor space of a proposed 40-story skyscraper in Cincinnati: http://xrl.us/bkqk5. about 5 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
grantimatter - An online conversion calculator tells me 825000 ft² = 18.9393 acres. That's the area of Paradise Beach Park, Tiburon, CA. about 5 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
grantimatter - That's the area of Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville, or Lafayette Park, Detroit. Or this farm land: http://xrl.us/bkqn3 about 5 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
grantimatter - I have trouble picturing that area tiled with bodies. about 5 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
grantimatter - But it's easier than just the numbers. about 4 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty Icon_trash
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| for once, I can't actually reprint the whole email. |
[19 May 2008|10:49am] |
Excerpt: > Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 01:32:42 -0700 > Subject: Half the Sky Earthquake Update - May > 18-19 > To: "Grant Balfour" <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > From: "Jenny Bowen" <xxxxx@halfthesky.org> >
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> Deyang and Nanchong Social Welfare Institutions > both have received > notification that they should prepare > immediately to receive newly > orphaned children. All the children are living > in tents. HTS will provide > additional tents, beds and other requested > items. > > Guangyuan SWI � The children remain in tents. > They were notified that > they will be receiving several newly orphaned > children (perhaps 50-60) > very soon. > > Shifang saw many of its schools destroyed, > hundreds of children and their > teachers buried. They sent us this > heartbreaking story during the rescue > efforts at Hongbai Primary School: > > "'We found him!' Teacher Zhang Huibing's body > was finally discovered, > frozen in a posture of pushing against the door > frame. According to the > students saved by him, when the earthquake > happened, Teacher Zhang was on > the platform of the classroom on the second > floor, which was very near the > door. He yelled to the students, 'Run outside! > Hurry!' And he somehow > held the door frame up with both arms as the > children ran out, one by one. > Just as all the students were safely evacuated, > the building collapsed on > him. Teacher Zhang, who was only 30 years-old, > had a four-year-old child > of his own." >
More here, if you can take it.
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