A Few Poignant Links

Below are a few of the better articles/pages we have found and have been relying on for timely info (as we cannot rely on the Japanese Government or Media at this point). If you know of any others, please post them in the comments for us and others to check out.

We will try to post more about our experiences a little later today, as the rolling blackout was canceled for Aomori City today for some reason, so we have a bit more time. Until then...

Here is a much more comprehensive list of ways to help Japan:

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/11/6246445-japans-earthquake-how-to-help 

An interactive map showing areas affected, tectonic plates, etc: http://maps.google.com/maps?ftr=crisisresponse.kmlpanel:src=japan_earthquake_2011&cad=japan_earthquake_2011 

This is a time lapse of the hundreds of earthquakes we have had from Friday until Wendesday:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42037498/ns/world_news-asia-pacific/

This one highlights why not much has happened for the relief effort almost a week after the first quakes and tsunamis:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42114871/ns/world_news-asia-pacific/

These are the two sites we have been following for info on the nuclear crisis:

http://www.facebook.com/iaeaorg & http://ansnuclearcafe.org/ 

And this one has been the most inspiring so far, something we need more of here right now:

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/15/miracles-in-japan-four-month-old-baby-70-year-old-woman-found-alive/

Thank you all so much for your moral support. Michie and I appreciate it very much!