Map of Earthquakes for Past 3 Weeks

Rumble in the Jungle

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December 9th 2005
Hi everyone, Ahhhhhhhh....it's Saturday. It's been a long and very busy week at work. Today I plan on doing nothing more than buying some fruit, maybe scouting the stalls near the mosque for something I can use as Christmas decorations and possibly a nap. The sky is a shade of white/gray - not common for early morning, so I don't feel bad about not running off to the beach. We had an ear ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Banda Aceh

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more