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Title: Japan Earthquake
Post by: mica on March 11, 2011, 12:57:33 AM: We've heard from our distributor Sleek Elite in Tokyo that he is safe. I'm hoping that our customers and friends in Japan are safe.

I know the news will show us the worst images, but the devastation looks massive along the coast.
Title: Japan Earthquake
Post by: room037 on March 11, 2011, 02:05:11 AM: Hi from Tokyo.

All my family are safe.
We don't know all about the damage at this time, almost in Tokyo are safe (only traffic stop and confusion) but there is big damage by Tunami in Sendai (300km north from Tokyo).

Eiji
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Post by: elwoodblue on March 11, 2011, 02:45:09 AM: The pictures are leaving me speechless,

good to hear from you and others Eiji.
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Post by: bigyouth on March 11, 2011, 04:14:04 AM: on vous soutient,et on est avec vous;
bigyouth
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Post by: pace on March 11, 2011, 04:44:42 AM: Good to hear that you are safe, EIji.
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Post by: artswork99 on March 11, 2011, 05:34:06 AM: Heartfelt prayers...
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Post by: terryc on March 11, 2011, 05:56:25 AM: The footage on the news channels are devastating, we are at the mercy of mother nature.
It is reported that one of the nuclear plants is not so safe..I hope for all the japanese people that nothing else escalates.
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Post by: sonicus on March 11, 2011, 06:21:47 AM: I send my deepest sincere prayers and hope to Japan...
Eiji , It is good to hear from you.
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Post by: 12stringwilson on March 11, 2011, 06:50:26 AM: Glad to hear you and your family are holding up. The devastation is tragic. I am watching the news now for Oregon, California, and Washington. It would appear those coastal states might get some serious wave strikes.
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Post by: room037 on March 11, 2011, 08:52:58 AM: Thank you for your kind words.

Now I'm at home.
It's just like passed through the hurricane in my house.
All my Alembic basses are still there on the stand, but I can't take it in my hand.
I will check tomorrow. (My Ovation Gtr. is under hardcases, Oh !)

The mortality victims of tunami are numbered over 300, and the missing are over 500 now.
These numbers will be increase after dawn.

Eiji
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Post by: hydrargyrum on March 11, 2011, 08:58:02 AM: My thoughts are with you. I can't imagine how awful things must be there. Thank goodness for the small mercy that your Alembics appear okay, and more importantly, that you and your family are well.
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Post by: bigbadbill on March 11, 2011, 10:48:27 AM: My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone over there as well. One of my best friends lives in Tokyo but we've heard he's ok.
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Post by: lbpesq on March 11, 2011, 12:48:41 PM: Glad to hear you're o.k. Eiji. Hopefully the toll on life and property will be less than feared. Having lived through the Loma Prieta Quake in '89 (which appears to be a slight rumble in comparison), I know how these things bring a different perspective than the everyday hustle and bustle of life. One realizes what's really important. My heart goes out to all the people who lost love ones, or have been, or will be, displaced.

Bill, tgo
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Post by: to_81_0190 on March 11, 2011, 03:07:51 PM: From Shizuoka Japan,

Thank you very much for everyone's concern. The eathquake at my home town was small so there was nothing serious damage around me, my family and Alembics.

Toshiaki
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Post by: sonicus on March 11, 2011, 03:30:18 PM: Toshiaki, It is good to find out you and your loved ones including your Alembics have been spared. I send my sincere hope and respect to all in Japan. Thanks for checking in with us to let us know.
Wolf
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Post by: tncaveman on March 11, 2011, 03:44:14 PM: Thoughts and prayers for sure. I'm a geologist and am fascinated by this type of event, but watching the Skynews video this morning brought tear to my eyes and a prayer from my heart.

Stephen
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Post by: musashi on March 11, 2011, 04:04:55 PM: Very pleased to hear that our friends Eiji and Toshiaki are safe.
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Post by: pauldo on March 11, 2011, 04:15:49 PM: Ditto -
Glad to hear our friends are ok.
Positive vibes to the Land of the Rising Sun.
As today ends, so shall tomorrow begin.
Go with grace.
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Post by: hydrargyrum on March 11, 2011, 04:21:04 PM: Another bit of good news among bad.
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Post by: hieronymous on March 11, 2011, 07:05:41 PM: double-post

(Message edited by hieronymous on March 11, 2011)
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Post by: hieronymous on March 11, 2011, 07:06:29 PM: Definitely good to hear from Eiji and Toshiaki. Just heard from my cousin in Tokyo that she and her brothers are safe, also their mom and dad (my aunt and uncle) who live in Iwate prefecture, which is near the epicenter. Still waiting to hear about my father-in-law - he is in the tsunami zone in Hokkaido...

And Mica, thank you for starting this thread - I learned about the earthquake here first!
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Post by: sonicus on March 11, 2011, 07:24:41 PM: Harry, It is good to learn of the safety of your relatives , I hope that you will receive a positive report concerning your father in law as well.
Best regards ,
Wolf.
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Post by: thumbsup on March 11, 2011, 07:47:33 PM: Eiji and Toshiaki and all our Japan friends...in my thoughts and prayers!
Harry, prayers out for your extended family also my friend!
Steve
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Post by: to_81_0190 on March 11, 2011, 08:55:21 PM: Harry, I hope your father-in-law is safe. There are many big aftershocks still and the tsunami alert isn't cancelled yet. Though the situation does not allow much room for optimism, I can find few casualties in Hokkaido on TV news.
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Post by: crobbins on March 12, 2011, 08:35:38 AM: Very pleased to hear that our friends Eiji and Toshiaki are safe.
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Post by: billostech on March 12, 2011, 09:04:56 AM: Heart filled prayers for you and your families in Japan.
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Post by: hieronymous on March 12, 2011, 09:13:20 AM: Just heard from my mother in law this morning - everyone on her side of the family is ok! But watching the footage is heartbreaking - there are still so many people missing and unaccounted for.
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Post by: slawie on March 12, 2011, 02:00:31 PM: My prayers go out to all that are either directly or indirectly affected by this disaster.

slawie
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Post by: room037 on March 12, 2011, 05:58:29 PM: Harry,
It's good to hear your family is safe !

The aftershocks are still contnued and hypocenters are spreaded and multiple arround east area.
Uncounted people are missing (a half of some commune are floated !?).
Atomic power plants have serious damage on cooling systems.
But we started to recover from this calamity.

Thank you for all prayers and help of the world.
We will be rising like the sun.

Eiji
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Post by: edwin on March 13, 2011, 02:02:37 PM: My thoughts are with you, Eiji and your fellow citizens. We're still trying to locate some of our friends. We're hoping they didn't choose this time to visit family in the tsunami zone and that their families are OK.
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Post by: pierreyves on March 13, 2011, 04:46:34 PM: I'm sorry but I cannot write correctly what I mean in english: j'esp?re que nous apprendrons ? relativiser nos petits probl?mes personnels d'accordage et d'?lectronique d?faillante face au drame japonais. Je pense ? vous et j'en suis tr?s pein?, m?me si l?chement je ne peux rien faire de concret.
Terrific:
http://fr.euronews.net/nocomment/2011/03/13/latest-201103130914-japon/ (http://fr.euronews.net/nocomment/2011/03/13/latest-201103130914-japon/)
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Post by: David Houck on March 13, 2011, 07:15:14 PM: Good to hear from Eiji and Toshiaki. As others have mentioned, the enormity of the disaster is difficult to fully grasp. My heart is with all of the people of Japan.
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Post by: mario_farufyno on March 13, 2011, 08:44:00 PM: Glad that you and yours are safe, Eiji and Toshiaki.
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Post by: David Houck on March 14, 2011, 08:03:19 PM: The situation in Japan continues to worsen, dramatically. The news at this hour has the catastrophe at the nuclear plant growing further out of control.

After the loss of life and devastation of the earthquake and tsunami, the ongoing nightmare at the nuclear plant weighs heavy on the heart.
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Post by: hydrargyrum on March 14, 2011, 08:56:19 PM: I've been watching this closely as well, Dave. Several explosions, and worst of all, trouble cooling the core. I spent a great deal of time as an undergraduate in the most powerful research reactor in the U.S. (just off the campus at Mizzou, where I still work). My feelings are so mixed regarding the benefits and detriments of nuclear energy that I couldn't begin to sum them up here. Needless to say, I'll be watching and hoping that the impact to human health and the environment is as minimal as possible.