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Chile Rocked By Another Earthquake...7.2 Reichter
« on: March 11, 2010, 09:45:59 AM »
More quakes hit Chile as new president takes over
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Chile's new President Sebastian Pinera waves after being sworn in at the AP – Chile's new President Sebastian Pinera waves after being sworn in at the Congress in Valparaiso, Chile, …

By MICHAEL WARREN, Associated Press Writer Michael Warren, Associated Press Writer – 8 mins ago

SANTIAGO, Chile – A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office and immediately urged coastal residents to move to higher ground in case of a tsunami.

The strongest aftershock, with a magnitude of 6.9, was nearly as strong as the quake that devastated Haiti's capital on Jan. 12. There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.

The Chilean Navy issued a tsunami warning while the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the aftershocks were too small to cause dangerous waves beyond Chile's central coast.

President Sebastian Pinera was inaugurated at a congressional building in coastal Valparaiso before the building was evacuated as a precaution. The seven aftershocks strongly swayed buildings, shook windows and sent frightened Chileans streaming into the street.

The magnitude-6.9 aftershock is the strongest since the day of the Feb. 27, magnitude-8.8 quake. It occurred along the same fault line, said geophysicist Don Blakeman at the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado. The USGS initially estimated the aftershock's magnitude at 7.2.

"When we get quakes in the 8 range, we would expect to see maybe a couple of aftershocks in the 7 range," he said.

Blakeman said Chile now can expect to feel "aftershocks of the aftershock."

"It's not a sign of anything different happening. But what does occur when you get these large aftershocks, typically we have a whole series of aftershocks again," Blakeman said.

Chile's navy issued a tsunami warning. The government's emergency office — much criticized for failing to issue a tsunami alert that might have saved hundreds of lives from the towering waves that followed the initial quake — urged Chileans to seek higher ground even though the epicenter of Thursday's biggest shock was inland.

At the inauguration, Bolivian President Evo Morales seemed briefly disoriented and Peru's Alan Garcia joked that it gave them "a moment to dance."

Outgoing President Michelle Bachelet says she's leaving Chile in good shape in the wake of the February quake, handing off the government to the first right-wing president to be elected in 52 years.

Pinera said he would go right to work. The billionaire investor, Harvard-trained economist and airline executive with little patience for bureaucracy planned a working visit Thursday to the coastal city of Constitution, where the tsunami destroyed the scenic downtown, and a late-night Cabinet session.

On election night, he had vowed to make Chile "the best country in the world," spending billions to accelerate economic growth, create a million jobs in four years and combat crime, among other things.

Now, reconstruction is his top priority.

Last month's earthquake — the fifth-strongest since 1900 — killed 500 identified victims and potentially hundreds of others, destroyed or heavily damaged at least 500,000 homes and broke apart highways and hospitals. Repairing infrastructure alone will cost $5 billion, and overall recovery costs could soar above $15 billion.

Pinera's victory ended a 20-year run for the leftist coalition that led Chile back to democracy after the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, and puts the country's relatively small business elite directly in power.

But Pinera's has promised to maintain social programs created by Bachelet, who leaves office with 84 percent approval ratings.

The new president lacks a legislative majority, so compromises with leftists will be a must, and restive unions have threatened crippling strikes if Pinera insists on his promise to privatize part of the state-run Codelco mining company, which provides much of the government's revenues.

Leaders of the center-left coalition, which earlier rejected the idea of a national unity government, have moderated their tone and promised legislative support for Pinera's reconstruction plans.
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Re: Chile Rocked By Another Earthquake...7.2 Reichter
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2010, 10:05:27 AM »
At least Celente got back safe.   ;D

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Re: Chile Rocked By Another Earthquake...7.2 Reichter
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2010, 10:57:07 AM »
his blackbelt skills allowed him to ninja kick muggers then use a wireless network card to call in air support

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Re: Chile Rocked By Another Earthquake...7.2 Reichter
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2010, 11:02:22 AM »
his blackbelt skills allowed him to ninja kick muggers then use a wireless network card to call in air support

Dont laugh, I trained with the guy he was with on monday night, Gary Abatelli.

Our class is no joke 240.  we have cops, marines, corrections officers, special ops guys etc in there. 

   

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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2010, 11:04:14 AM »
hahaha i know, and I like celente... however, that story did get a little over-dramatic at time - using his kung fu skills to run as the ground shook, etc.

it was an adventure, but that story got a little indiana jones for me :)

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« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2010, 11:14:09 AM »
hahaha i know, and I like celente... however, that story did get a little over-dramatic at time - using his kung fu skills to run as the ground shook, etc.

it was an adventure, but that story got a little indiana jones for me :)

The guy he was there with Gary is a tough old mofo like EBM.  I saw him monday night.   

The main guy Perkins and Col. Ridenhour are insanely good in teaching practical skills. 

I learned more from Col. Ridenhour my first year than in 4 years of TMA and BJJ.  He got sent back to Afgh though.  >:(  >:(

We go over all sorts of crap.  Shooting, Shotgun, Hand to Hand Combat, survival skills, etc. 

We are know setting up some stuff in the Catskills in the case of SHTF.  Its really good stuff.