Re: More quake photos

2010-09-08 Thread Cotty
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RE: More quake photos

2010-09-07 Thread Bob W
The central city is still mostly cordoned off as a few buildings have sustained extra damage due to aftershocks. Because of this I haven't been in there yet. I found this link through Facebook and it has a lot of photos that I haven't seen before in the media.

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-07 Thread Boris Liberman
On 9/7/2010 1:45 AM, David Mann wrote: The central city is still mostly cordoned off as a few buildings have sustained extra damage due to aftershocks. Because of this I haven't been in there yet. I found this link through Facebook and it has a lot of photos that I haven't seen before in the

RE: More quake photos

2010-09-07 Thread Chris Mitchell
David Mann wrote Sent: 06 September 2010 23:46 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: More quake photos The central city is still mostly cordoned off as a few buildings have sustained extra damage due to aftershocks. Because of this I haven't been in there yet. I found this link through

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-07 Thread David Mann
On Sep 7, 2010, at 6:34 PM, Bob W wrote: what a mess. But it shows you the value of building regulations. I believe the Haiti earthquake was of a similar magnitude, and look at the impact that had. Yes you're exactly right and it's something I'm very aware of. Not only the tight regulations

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-07 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Sep 7, 2010, at 02:36 , David Mann wrote: One of my friends is a structural engineer and has been working out there on reconstruction (pro bono). He has some terrible stories, but also frustration at how easy it could have been to limit the destruction. I hope they apply some better

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-07 Thread David Mann
On Sep 8, 2010, at 5:16 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Every earthquake brings a different set of rules with it. It certainly does. The Richter magnitude doesn't really tell you much, it's just an estimate of the energy released by the quake. The amount of shaking depends a lot on the

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Wow - sobering photos and your narrative Dave - so glad you aren't even worse off... In the states after the first event and discovery taht there were not many terminal casualties the news stations don't consider something down your way so important... Thanks for filling us in and

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-07 Thread Walter Gilbert
I live in an area that was last hit by a serious quake in 1812 -- a series of three over the course of four months, estimated to be around 8.0 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone). They've been saying we're overdue for about 50 years now ... not the most comforting thought,

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-07 Thread paul stenquist
Darn. Sounds like things have gotten worse for you. Hope those aftershocks end soon. Stay safe. Paul On Sep 7, 2010, at 8:11 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Wow - sobering photos and your narrative Dave - so glad you aren't even worse off... In the states after the first event and

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-07 Thread David Mann
On Sep 8, 2010, at 12:15 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Darn. Sounds like things have gotten worse for you. Hope those aftershocks end soon. Stay safe. Paul They'll be going for a few more weeks but with reducing intensity frequency. But we can still get a reasonably significant event. We

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-07 Thread David Mann
On Sep 8, 2010, at 12:16 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: I live in an area that was last hit by a serious quake in 1812 -- a series of three over the course of four months, estimated to be around 8.0 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone). They've been saying we're overdue for

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-07 Thread drd1135
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: More quake photos On Sep 8, 2010, at 12:16 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: I live in an area that was last hit by a serious quake in 1812 -- a series of three over the course of four months, estimated

More quake photos

2010-09-06 Thread David Mann
The central city is still mostly cordoned off as a few buildings have sustained extra damage due to aftershocks. Because of this I haven't been in there yet. I found this link through Facebook and it has a lot of photos that I haven't seen before in the media.

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-06 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 6:45 PM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: The central city is still mostly cordoned off as a few buildings have sustained extra damage due to aftershocks.  Because of this I haven't been in there yet.  I found this link through Facebook and it has a lot of

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-06 Thread Stan Halpin
Thank you for the update. No apologies called for - there are many of us in cyberspace who are quite interested both in your wellbeing and in your victim's-eye-view of your experience. stan On Sep 6, 2010, at 5:45 PM, David Mann wrote: The central city is still mostly cordoned off as a few

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-06 Thread David Mann
On Sep 7, 2010, at 11:16 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: Thank you for the update. No apologies called for - there are many of us in cyberspace who are quite interested both in your wellbeing and in your victim's-eye-view of your experience. Thanks, Stan. I'm glad people are finding some interest

Re: More quake photos

2010-09-06 Thread Christine Aguila
List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 5:45 PM Subject: More quake photos The central city is still mostly cordoned off as a few buildings have sustained extra damage due to aftershocks. Because of this I haven't been in there yet. I found this link through Facebook and it has a lot