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The Children of Reaganomics are all grown up now. Having survived two violent Bush regimes, those raised in the 80's and molded by the 90's are now strong enough to revolt against the wicked oppressors of the prison planet. These children, who grew up on the teachings of Marvel Comics as opposed to the New York Post, who have more faith in George Lucas' Force than the Holy Bible, are poised to strike. What brought them to this point? Could it be the broken homes, the faulty clinical evaluations, the prescription medications or illegal drugs which have become one in the same? Or maybe it was the steady diet of Public Enemy, Paris and the Dead Kennedys? Most likely it was a combination of all of these mixed with a splash of American counter-culture by way of the Black Panthers, David Icke and Abbie Hoffman. Emerging from this equation are two unforgiving lyricists who paint storyboards vivid enough to rival Francis Ford Coppola. Stirring this pot one producer with sonic landscapes lush enough to create the soundtrack to those lyrics. Mix in current America, the Midle East, the war on terror, fear,oppression, paranoia, the war for oil, depression, mind control, homelessness, chemical warfare, sky-rocketing taxes and global warming and what do you get? The Prison Planet that we are all serving time on. The Prison Planet where our only hope is the East Coast Avengers. Esoteric (of 7L & Esoteric, The Army of the Pharoahs), trademarc and DC the Midi Alien combine as the East Coast Avengers, a trio of hip hop rebels who have answered the call and take aim at Bill O'Reilly and the religious right. Let no evildoing pundit, talk show host or politician be safe in America any longer.

As of 16:35 GST 3 January 2005, Sri Lankan authorities report 30,196 confirmed deaths after the island was hit by the tsunami resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on December 26, 2004. Many of the dead were adults and the elderly. The south and east coasts were worst hit. One and a half million people have been displaced from their homes. The death toll continues to rise as the threat of infectious diseases breaking out has turned into a fact, with doctors confirming first cases of cholera.
About 1,200 dead were counted at Batticaloa in the east. At Trincomalee in the northeast, where the tsunami reached more than 2 km (1.25 mi) inland, 800 were reported dead. In neighbouring Ampara district alone, more than 5,000 dead. The naval base at Trincomalee is reported to be submerged. About 1000 more dead were counted in Mullaitivu and Vadamaradchi East . A holiday train, the "Queen of the Sea", was struck by the tsunami near the village of Telwatta as it travelled between Colombo and Galle carrying at least 1,700 passengers, killing all but a handful on board.
The agricultural sector has been affected seriously. 259 km? of paddy land has been destroyed in the northern, eastern, southern and western coastal belt. In addition, the extensive salinization of paddy lands has rendered them unsuitable for paddy cultivation. Rubbish has also been deposited on paddy lands. A large number of agricultural vehicles and equipment have been destroyed and canals and drains have been blocked. Underground sources of water have also been salinated.
Across the island collections are being taken for those who have lost everything, vans with PA systems driving around calling on people to give whatever they can. Even in the poorest, most remote areas people flock to the roadside to hand over money, clothes, bottles of water and bags of rice and lentils.
Apart from homes, many hotels as well as shops were reported to have been damaged. Hotels along the south coast were full of both foreign tourists and Sri Lankans making use of the long Christmas weekend. Twenty thousand soldiers were deployed in government-controlled areas to assist in relief operations and maintain law and order after sporadic looting. Curfews had been imposed in some areas to curb looting. Chinese light antipersonnel mines of type T-72A, left after the two-decade civil war, are feared to have been washed up and spread by the surge of water. The Norwegian Peoples' Aid Organization is currently assembling a team of mine sweepers to assess the situation.
It has been noted that in the Yala National Park, many animals seem to have moved to higher regions in order to escape the disaster. It is unclear how they detected the coming disaster, although a sixth sense, perhaps the ability to hear the infrasound rumble of the tremors or approaching tsunami, was mentioned in reports. Another possible reason is that many animals can run faster than people, enabling them to outrun the tsunami.
The test match ground at Galle, where international cricket is played, has been devastated.
The main highway in the south of Sri Lanka runs along the coast and was closed in the aftermath of the tsunami, delaying relief supplies. A huge initial effort to deliver supplies was made by large numbers of private individuals filling their own vans and pickup trucks with food, clothing and bottled water and driving to affected areas.
In Sri Lanka the first reports of measles and diarrhoea reached authorities, renewing fears of a deadly epidemic. However, relief operations based in the capital Colombo are well underway.
On the morning of Thursday 30 December, more people were injured when people fled tsunami affected areas, after the Indian government erroneously warned of another possible tsunami.
The science fiction author and scuba diver Sir Arthur C Clarke, who lived in Colombo, issued a statement saying that Sri Lanka lacks the resources and capacity to cope with the aftermath. Clarke reported that his family and staff were safe, even though some are badly shaken and relate harrowing first hand accounts of what happened and that his diving school (Arthur C. Clarke Diving School) Underwater Safaris at Hikkaduwa had been destroyed.
Sri Lanka's most popular sport is cricket, and the Australian, Bangladeshi, English and South African cricket teams have already announced that they are making donations to the humanitarian effort in Sri Lanka and other Asian countries. The Indian cricket team has pledged funds to the humanitarian effort in southern India. The cricketing world has already announced that two one-day matches will be played to raise further funds.
International assistance
Indian navy medical team arrived in Colombo within hours of the tsunami. Eventually India deployed 14 ships, nearly 1,000 military personnel and several dozen helicopters and airplanes to its devastated island neighbor to help with relief efforts.
A three-ship fleet carrying 2,000 US Marines out of Di

Sousse is a city in Tunisia. Located 140 km south of the capital Tunis, the city has 173,047 inhabitants (2004). Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. The name may be of Berber origin: similar names are found in Libya and in the south of Morocco (Bilad al-Sus). The city is the capital of Sousse Governorate with 540,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate). Its economy is based on transport equipment, processed food, olive oil, textiles and tourism. It is home to the Universite de Sousse.

A medina of great historical interest, surrounded by its fortifications, which continues to live at its own rhythm, harmoniously contrasting with the modern city of typically Mediterranean charm. The Medina is a Unesco World Heritage site.

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