Big Picture: Five years since the Tsunami

Five years ago, on Boxing Day, December 26th, 2004, a magnitude 9.3 earthquake hit the seafloor of the Indian Ocean, causing tremendous waves of seawater to rush ashore as devastating tsunamis that left 230,000 people dead across 13 different countries - the fifth deadliest natural disaster in recorded history. Over 45,000 of the dead were never found. Five years later now, reconstruction moves apace, as multiple aid groups have built more than 140,000 homes, 1,700 schools, 3,800 houses of worship and 3,700 km of roads. On this anniversary of the catastrophe, we have collected here photographs of survivors, some rebuilding, some remembering, and seven sets of "before and after" photos (numbers 4-10, be sure to click them to see the transition effect). I'd also like to direct your attention to a fantastic multimedia presentation on this subject from Thomson/Reuters called Surviving the Tsunami. (25 photos total)

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Relative prices of different liquids

Think Crude Oil is expensive? What if your car ran on the black ink used in your printer? Click on the image above to see a larger version.

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Every Person In New York

An artist is trying to "draw every person in New York". Click on the picture above to go to this site.

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2009 Blizzard #2

Twice in one month we have had snow in Fort Worth. Did you hear me, I said FORT WORTH...as in Texas...TEXAS! We are not supposed to get these blizzard conditions here.

The neighborhood.

Looking off our back patio.

Another view off the back patio.

Ray Stevens: We The People

A little right leaning humor.

Room at the inn: Hyatt in downtown Dallas welcomes the homeless

Last Christmas, Mack Choice was among the homeless people treated to a free meal and room on Christmas Eve at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. This year, he was among those rolling out the red carpet for the homeless at the hotel.

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Watch the Dallas Morning News video here.

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Growing Up Heroes

"Growing Up Heroes brings back vivid memories of our own attempts to be heroes when we were uncomplicated, over-imaginative, nerdy kids."

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12 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade

We're entering 2010 with all kinds of new gadgets, gizmos, and tech tools, but let's not forget that we've lost a few things this decade, too.

HuffPostTech took a look back at 12 things that became obsolete this decade.

From fax machines to landline phones check them out (and get nostalgic) in the slideshow below!

Vote for the gadgets you'll miss -- and those you think we're better off without.

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Thanks To Keith at BagOfNothing