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Fighting Back Against the Bullies

George Heymont | Posted 05.13.2012

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George Heymont

Despite the tendency of many Americans to think that the whole world revolves around them, the phenomenon of bullying takes place in any society where power games lead to one person attempting to dominate another.

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Dec. 30, 2011: The Day That Doesn't Exist In South Pacific Nation

AP | By KENI LESA | Posted 02.29.2012

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APIA, Samoa -- The weekend came sooner than usual for the tiny South Pacific island nation of Samoa. When the clock struck midnight Thursday, the cou...

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Samoa Plans To Skip This Friday

Posted 12.28.2011

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If you live in Samoa and celebrate a birthday on December 30, you're plum out of luck this year. On Thursday, the small country of Samoa will switch s...

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Time Traveling In Samoa

Posted 12.27.2011

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Samoa's leap into the future has left the island nation's tourism industry shaking its head. The Pacific nation, which has traditionally been just ...

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From Island Paradise To 'Dire' Emergency: South Pacific Faces Water Shortages Linked To Climate Change

AP | By NICK PERRY | Posted 12.04.2011

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Crops are wilting, schools have shut their bathrooms and government officials are bathing in lagoons because of a severe sh...

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U.S. Ambassador David Huebner Preparing For Tsunami in Samoa

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karen Ocamb

Following the devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile, I emailed U.S. Ambassador David Huebner to see what was happening there and if we could help.

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Can People Still Afford to Care?

Richard Walden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Walden

Just $7,700 was contributed online to Operation USA a full week after the recent natural disasters. This compares with over $1 million donated online within 24 hours in 2004 after the Asia tsunami.

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Rejoice! Ice Free Arctic Summers Within a Decade!

Wade Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wade Norris

Great news here! Oil companies are going to have a great opportunity to drill in the Arctic Sea floor to find more fossil fuels, because the Arctic Circle will soon be ice-free in the summers.

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Deep-Sea Volcano Seen By Scientists For First Time

AP | JASON DEAREN | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Scientists have recorded the deepest erupting undersea volcano ever seen, capturing for the first time video of fiery molten lav...

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VANUATU EARTHQUAKE: Tsunami Alert After 7.8 Quake

AP | RAY LILLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three strong earthquakes rocked the South Pacific near the Vanuatu archipelago Thursday, generating a small tsunami ju...

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US seismologists report 6.0 earthquake near Samoa

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — An earthquake with magnitude 6.0 has struck in the Pacific near Samoa, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

The government seismologists said the quake was at a depth of 6.2 miles and occurred just after 2 p.m. EDT.

Its epicenter was 165 miles northwest of Hihifo, Tonga, and 1,630 miles north northeast of Auckland, New Zealand.

Gerard Fryer, a geophysicist at the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, says there is no threat of a tsunami. He says the quake's magnitude did not exceed the threshold for a tsunami.

The USGS announcement did not mention whether a tsunami was expected. An earthquake and a following tsunami killed more than 180 people on Samoa, American Samoa and nearby islands on Sept. 29. That earthquake was at 8.3 magnitude.

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Samoa Hit By Earthquake AGAIN

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) - An earthquake with magnitude 6.0 has struck in the Pacific near Samoa, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. The government seismolog...

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10 Best Places For Smokers Traveling Abroad

LA Times | Mark Milian | Posted 05.25.2011

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With so many places around the world instituting smoking regulations, increasing taxes and, quite literally, kicking smokers to the curb, it's getting...

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Samoa Tsunami: Survivors Recall Harrowing Tales, Death Toll Reaches 150

AP | ROD McGUIRK and AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 05.25.2011

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APIA, Samoa — Convoys of military vehicles brought food, water and medicine to the tsunami-stricken Samoas on Thursday as victims wandered throu...

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UPDATES: Earthquakes Rock Samoa, Indonesia; Typhoon Strikes Vietnam

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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VIETNAM -- HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS HOMELESS: The Christian Science Monitor details the carnage left by the typhoon: The typhoon that ravaged the Philip...

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VIDEO: Tsunami, Earthquake Disasters In Asia

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reports are coming in that most Samoans were barely given a three minute warning before a deadly tidal wave struck early Wednesday morning killing at ...

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American Samoa Governor: "I Don't Think Anybody Is Going To Be Spared In This Disaster"

AP | ROD McGUIRK and AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 05.25.2011

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APIA, Samoa — Police searched a ghastly landscape of mud-swept streets, pulverized homes and bodies scattered in a swamp Wednesday as dazed surv...

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Asia Hit By Tsunamis, Earthquakes: Send Us Your Photos

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earthquakes and tsunamis have wreaked havoc on multiple nations in Asia and the South Pacific over the past few days, killing hundreds, causing seriou...

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The Stones of the Golden Women: Requiem for Tsunamis Past and Present

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Georgianne Nienaber

The conference on Culture and Natural Disaster was named "Screamed, Survived, Start Anew." A Thai novelist narrated his description of the tsunami of December 26, 2004.

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Samoa Tsunami In South Pacific Creates Massive Disaster

AP | ROD McGUIRK and AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 05.25.2011

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APIA, Samoa — Disaster officials rushed food, medicine and a temporary morgue to the Samoas on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake unleashed a tsunami that flattened villages and swept cars and people out to sea. At least 99 people were killed.

Survivors fled the waves for higher ground on the South Pacific islands after the magnitude 8.0 quake struck at 6:48 a.m. local time (1:48 p.m. EDT; 1748 GMT) Tuesday.

Four tsunami waves 15 to 20 feet (4 to 6 meters) high roared ashore on American Samoa about 15 minutes after the quake, reaching up to a mile (1.5 kilometers) inland, Mike Reynolds, superintendent of the National Park of American Samoa, was quoted as saying by a parks service spokeswoman.

Military transports carrying medical personnel, food, water, medicines and other supplies were headed to the stricken islands.

"Right now, we're focused on bringing in the assistance for people that have been injured, and for the immediate needs of the tens of thousands of survivors down there," said Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate. A Coast Guard C-130 plane loaded with aid and carrying FEMA officials was headed from Hawaii to American Samoa's capital of Pago Pago, where debris had been cleared from runways to allow for emergency planes to land.

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Samoa Earthquake, Tsunami VIDEO: Watch Amateur Footage

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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A massive tsunami triggered by an earthquake swept through Samoa on Tuesday, flattening villages and sweeping cars out to sea. Over a hundred people ...

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Samoa Earthquake Triggers Tsunami, Kills At Least 39 (VIDEO, PICTURES)

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scroll down for photos and video of the earthquake and tsunami damage. UPDATE, 2:19 a.m. EST Bloomberg reports that the tsunami may have killed up to...

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