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As new to SoCal (from Norcal), IT Dir at a FFRDC, and HAM, if you need any help count on me. jm On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 17:20:23 -0800 (PST), Rafael O. Quezada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right on, Mike. You're a hero, creative and > knowledgeable enough to do something in the face of > the worst national disaster in centuries; whereas most > others in the world are able only to sit stunned, > watching others who take on the burden. Unfortunately, > some watchers-on find fulfillment in jealously > naysaying what they are not able to do themselves. > > Best wishes and count on me to support you. > > Rafael > > --- Mike Outmesguine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The discussions over the past couple days here have > > been surprising to me. > > If we don't know the value of wireless, who does? I > > can imagine wireless > > networks in the area helping with local and global > > communications, > > logisitics, tele-medicine, news and alerts, and the > > million other uses for > > computer-to-computer connections. > > > > I don't have all the answers. And since I don't > > have unlimited funds or a > > high traffic web page to collect 8 million dollars > > in 5 days I chose to help > > in the way I can. I do know wireless, and I'm not a > > bad manager of > > resources. > > > > While we sit here in sunny Los Angeles, it is hard > > to know exactly what > > people might need over the thousands of square miles > > of damaged areas. If > > they do need wireless, why not let them know that > > someone can help. Just in > > case. > > > > Afterall, the only people in the damaged area who > > really know what they > > need, are the people in the damaged area. The > > people have spoken. THEY > > WANT OUR HELP. > > > > So, after less than 72 hours since making the > > announcement "Post-Tsunami > > Reconnect: Disaster Relief with Wireless" this is a > > sample of what people > > have asked from us: > > > > " > > informed me about your intentions, which might be > > very > > interesting for our Sri Lankan friend in Unawatuna, > > whose IT Cafe > > got washed away by the tsunami wave. > > > > He is a very couragous young man, who had saved > > lives and who is > > the most competent IT man in Unawatuna, a village on > > the coast near > > heavily destroyed Galle on the South Coast. > > > > we are trying to raise funds in order to rebuild and > > improve his IT facilities, which could be used by > > the soon arriving and > > badly > > required aid workers. > > > > we are currently looking at any interesting > > suggestion that > > could help to improve facilities in the region, in > > particular in conjunction > > with wireless solutions. > > > > Perhaps you will find it interesting to support the > > people of world village > > Unawatuna. > > " > > > > " > > I am currently living in Colombo, Sri Lanka and have > > just > > read your blog on thewirelessweblog from december 29 > > > > Some current efforts to identify and help people who > > are > > stranded in camps are based on privately manned call > > centers > > in Colombo that are working with the the mobile > > phone > > network providers to locate incoming call locations > > through > > triangulation - about 2500 were located by last > > night from a > > list of 10000 roaming numbers > > > > some other efforts are trying to coordinate the > > closest > > resources to provide relief, by contacting local > > people by > > mobile phone (a few base stations were provided > > generators) > > through government provided lists, and recording > > their > > impressions about what is available and needed.. > > > > if perhaps a person was sent to each camp or > > location with > > equipment that made it possible for communication to > > be > > continuous and at high levels - between the camps > > and > > central agencies in a peer-to-peer basis - so that > > they > > could take all people-contact enquiries as well as > > make > > requests for help and provide relief from a local > > perspective.. > > " > > > > " > > A bunch of friend from Jakarta will be leaving to go > > to Nias & Banyak Island > > on the western part of Sumatera, (East Southeast of > > the Quake epicenter) one > > of the area that was devastated (closest small > > Island from the epicenter). > > From what I gather Nias is mostly forgotten, most of > > the rescue & recovery > > effort are concentrated in Sumatera mainland. > > > > They have people in the field but there is no > > communication in or out of the > > area. (mostly Cell phone with most network down) if > > you have any equipment > > that can help them, they will appreciate it. > > " > > > > > > >
