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Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop
The ball resting atop One Times Square in 2011
Genre
New Year's Eve event
Date(s)
December 31st
Begins
6:00 PM EST
Ends
12:15 AM EST
Frequency
Annually
Location(s)
Times Square, New York City
Inaugurated
1907
Founder
Adolph Ochs
Organized by
Times Square Alliance
Countdown Entertainment
Website
timessquareball.net
The Times Square Ball is a time ball located in New York City's Times Square. Located on the roof of One Times Square, the ball is a prominent part of a New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ball drop, where the ball descends 141 feet (43 m) in 60 seconds down a specially designed flagpole, beginning at 11:59:00 p.m. ET, and resting at midnight to signal the start of the new year. In recent years, the festivities have been preceded by live entertainment, including performances by musicians.
The event was first organized by Adolph Ochs, owner of The New York Times newspaper, as a successor to a series of New Year's Eve fireworks displays he held at the building to promote its status as the new headquarters of the Times, while the ball itself was designed by Artkraft Strauss. First held on December 31, 1907, to welcome 1908, the ball drop has been held annually since, except in 1942 and 1943 in observance of wartime blackouts.
The ball's design has been updated over the years to reflect improvements in lighting technology; the ball was initially constructed from wood and iron, and lit with 100 incandescent light bulbs. The current incarnation, designed by Harlem-based architectural lighting firm Focus Lighting,[1] features a computerized LED lighting system and an outer surface consisting of triangular crystal panels. These panels are produced by Waterford Crystal, and contain inscriptions representing a yearly theme. Since 2009, the current ball has been displayed atop One Times Square year-round, while the original, smaller version of the current ball that was used in 2008 has been on display inside the Times Square visitor's center.
The event is organized by the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, a company led by Jeff Strauss,[2] and is among the most notable New Year's celebrations internationally: it is attended by at least 1 million spectators yearly, and is nationally televised as part of New Year's Eve specials broadcast by a number of networks and cable channels.[3] The prevalence of the Times Square ball drop has inspired similar "drops" at other local New Year's Eve events across the country; while some use balls, some instead drop objects that represent local culture or history.
Contents
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1 Events
1.1 Event organization
1.2 Festivities
1.3 Cleanup
2 History
2.1 Beginnings (1907–1908)
2.2 The second and third balls (1920–98)
2.3 Into the new millennium (1999–2007)
2.4 Present day (2008–present)
2.5 Weather at midnight
3 Broadcasting
3.1 Past broadcasts
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
Events[edit]
Event organization[edit]
Spectators celebrate the arrival of 2013.
Oswaldo San Andres and Lillianne Perez join Michael Bloomberg in activating the drop for 2007.
To facilitate the arrival of attendees, Times Square is closed to traffic beginning in the late afternoon on New Year's Eve. The square is then divided into different viewing sections referred to as "pens", into which attendees are directed sequentially upon arrival.[4][5] Security is strictly enforced by the New York City Police Department (NYPD), even more so since the 2001–02 edition in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Attendees are required to pass through security checkpoints before they are assigned a pen, and are prohibited from bringing backpacks or alcohol to the event.[5]
Security was increased further for 2017–18 edition due to recent incidents such as the truck attack in New York on October 31, and the Route 91 Harvest festival shootings in Las Vegas; these included additional patrols of Times Square hotels, rooftop patrol squads and counter-snipers, and the installation of reflective markers on buildings to help officers identify the location of elevated shooters.[6]
Festivities[edit]
Festivities formally begin in the early evening with the raising of the ball at around 6:00 p.m. ET.[4] Party favors are distributed to attendees, which have historically included large balloons, hats, and other items branded with the event's corporate sponsors.[7][8] The hours before the drop are preceded by hourly countdowns for the arrival of the new year in other countries, along with live music performances by popular musicians. Some of these performances are organized by, and aired on New Year's Eve television specials which are broadcast from Times Square.[8][9]
The drop itself occurs at 11:59 p.m.—the last minute of the year,[4] and is ceremonially "activated" by a dignitary or celebrity joined on-stage by the current Mayor of New York City.[10][11] The conclusion of the drop is followed by fireworks shot from the roof of One Times Square, along with the playing of "Auld Lang Syne" by Guy Lombardo, "Theme from New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra, "America the Beautiful" by Ray Charles, "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong, and "Over the Rainbow" by IZ.[12]
Since the 1996 New Year's Eve celebration, the current Mayor of New York City has been joined by a special guest, selected yearly to recognize their community involvement or significance, in ceremonially "activating" the ball drop by pressing a button, resembling a smaller version of the ball itself, at exactly one minute to midnight.[10] The button itself does not actually trigger the drop; that is done from a control room, synchronized using a government time signal.[11] Special guests who have activated the ball drop have included:
1996–1997: Oseola McCarty[10]
1997–1998: A group of five winners from a school essay contest honoring New York City's centennial[13]
1998–1999: Chinese gymnast Sang Lan (who was injured during the 1998 Goodwill Games and was being rehabilitated in New York City)[14]
1999–2000: Dr. Mary Ann Hopkins from Doctors Without Borders[15]
2000–2001: Muhammad Ali[16]
2001–2002: Rudy Giuliani and Judith Nathan; this was Giuliani's final act as mayor. Michael Bloomberg officially became the new Mayor of New York City upon the beginning of 2002, and took his oath of office shortly after midnight.[17]
2002–2003: Christopher and Dana Reeve[18]
2003–2004: Cyndi Lauper, along with Shoshana Johnson—the first female American prisoner of war belonging to an ethnic minority[19]
2004–2005: Secretary of State Colin Powell[20]
2005–2006: Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis[21]
2006–2007: A group of eight United States Armed Forces members[22]
2007–2008: Karolina Wierzchowska, an Iraq War veteran and New York City Police Academy valedictorian[23]
2008–2009: Bill and Hillary Clinton[24]
2009–2010: Twelve students from New York City high schools on the U.S. News & World Report "America's Best High Schools Top 100 'Gold Medal' List"[25]
2010–2011: Former Staff sergeant Salvatore Giunta[26]
2011–2012: Musician Lady Gaga[27]
2012–2013: The Rockettes[28]
2013–2014: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.[note 1][30][31]
2014–2015: Cuban-American musician Jencarlos Canela, joined by a group of refugees who emigrated to New York City, in partnership with the International Rescue Committee[32][33]
2015–2016: Hugh Evans[34]
2016–2017: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; this was Ban Ki-moon's final act as UN Secretary-General, as António Guterres took office on January 1, 2017.[35][36]
2017–2018: Tarana Burke[37]
Since the 2005–06 edition of the event, the drop has been directly preceded by the playing of John Lennon's song "Imagine". Until 2009–2010, the original recording was used; since 2010–2011, the song has been performed by the headlining act;[38][39]
2010–2011: Taio Cruz[40]
2011–2012: Cee-Lo Green[note 2][39]
2012–2013: Train[41]
2013–2014: Melissa Etheridge[9]
2014–2015: O.A.R.[42]
2015–2016: Jessie J[43]
2016–2017: Rachel Platten[44]
2017–2018: Andy Grammer[45]
From 2001-02 until 2004-05, the song played immediately before the drop was Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A.. It was sung originally in remembrance of 9/11, but the practice was retained for another three years.
Cleanup[edit]
After the conclusion of the festivities and the dispersal of attendees, cleanup is performed overnight to remove confetti and other debris from Times Square before it is re-opened to the public the following morning. Few traces of the previous night's celebration remain after the cleanup process is completed: following the 2013–14 drop, the New York City Department of Sanitation estimated that by 8:00 a.m., it had cleared over 50 tons of refuse from Times Square, using 190 workers from their own crews and the Times Square Alliance.[46]
History[edit]
Beginnings (1907–1908)[edit]
The first New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square was held on December 31, 1904; The New York Times' owner, Adolph Ochs, decided to celebrate the opening of the newspaper's new headquarters, One Times Square, with a New Year's fireworks show on the roof of the building to welcome 1905. Close to 200,000 people attended the event, displacing traditional celebrations that had normally been held at Trinity Church.[47] However, following several years of fireworks shows, Ochs wanted a bigger spectacle at the building to draw more attention to the area. The newspaper's chief electrician, Walter F. Palmer, suggested using a time ball, after seeing one used on the nearby Western Union Building.[47]
Ochs hired sign designer Artkraft Strauss to construct a ball for the celebration; it was built from iron and wood, electrically lit with one hundred incandescent light bulbs, weighed 700 pounds (320 kg), and measured 5 feet (1.5 m) in diameter. The ball was hoisted on the building's flagpole with rope by a team of six men. Once it hit the roof of the building, the ball was designed to complete an electric circuit to light a 5-foot tall sign indicating the new year, and trigger a fireworks show.[48] The first ever "ball drop" was held on December 31, 1907, welcoming the year 1908.[47]
In 1913, only eight years after it moved to One Times Square, the Times moved its corporate headquarters to 229 West 43rd Street. The Times still maintained ownership of the tower, however, and Strauss continued to organize future editions of the drop.[49]
The second and third balls (1920–98)[edit]
The original ball was retired in 1920 in favor of a new design; the second ball remained 5 feet (1.5 m) in diameter, but was now constructed from iron, weighing 400 pounds (180 kg).[50] The ball drop was placed on hiatus for New Year's Eve 1942 and 1943 due to wartime lighting restrictions during World War II.[50] Instead, a moment of silence was observed at midnight in Times Square, accompanied by the sound of church bells[50] and chimes played from sound trucks.
The second ball was retired in favor of a third design in 1955; again, it maintained the same diameter of its predecessors, but was now constructed from aluminium, and weighed 150 pounds (68 kg).[50] In 1981, the third ball was revamped in honor of the I Love New York campaign, with red lightbulbs and a green stem to give it the appearance of an apple.[47] For 1988, organizers acknowledged the addition of a leap second earlier that day (leap seconds are appended at midnight UTC, which is five hours before midnight in New York) by extending the drop to 61 seconds, and by including a special one-second light show during the extra second.[51] The original white lightbulbs returned to the ball for 1989, but were replaced by red, white, and blue bulbs in 1991 to salute the troops of Operation Desert Shield.[47]
The third ball was revamped again in 1995 for 1996, adding a computerized lighting system with 180 halogen bulbs and 144 strobe lights, and over 12,000 rhinestones.[50][52] Lighting designer Barry Arnold stated that the changes were "something [that] had to be done to make this event more spectacular as we approach the millennium."[52]
The drop itself became computerized through the use of an electric winch synced with the National Institute of Standards and Technology's time signal; the new system was not without issues, however, as a glitch caused the ball to pause for a short moment halfway through its descent.[53] After its 44th use in 1999, the third ball was retired and placed on display at the Atlanta headquarters of Jamestown Group, owners of One Times Square.[47]
Most recent incarnations
The fourth ball (on display at Waterford Crystal's headquarters in Ireland)
The 2008 ball (on display at Times Square Visitors Center)
The current ball, as seen in 2012
Into the new millennium (1999–2007)[edit]
On December 28, 1998, during a press conference attended by New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, organizers announced that the third ball would be retired for the arrival of the new millennium, and replaced by a new design constructed by Waterford Crystal. The year 2000 celebrations introduced more prominent sponsorship to the drop; companies such as Discover Card, Korbel Champagne, and Panasonic were announced as official sponsors of the festivities in Times Square. The city also announced that Ron Silver would lead a committee known as "NYC 2000", which was in charge of organizing events across the city for year 2000 celebrations.[54]
A full day of festivities was held at Times Square to celebrate the arrival of the year 2000, which included concerts and hourly cultural presentations with parades of puppets designed by Michael Curry, representing countries entering the new year at that hour. Organizers expected a total attendance exceeding 2 million spectators.[55]
The fourth ball, measuring 6 feet (1.8 m) in diameter and weighing 1,070 pounds (490 kg), incorporated a total of over 600 halogen bulbs, 504 triangle-shaped crystal panels provided by Waterford, 96 strobe lights, and spinning, pyramid-shaped mirrors. The ball was constructed at Waterford's factory in Ireland, and was then shipped to New York City, where the lighting system and motorized mirrors were installed.[48]
Many of the triangles were inscribed with "Hope"-themed designs changing yearly, such as "Hope for Fellowship", "Hope for Wisdom", "Hope for Unity", "Hope for Courage", and "Hope for Abundance".[4][56] For 2002, as part of the theme "Hope for Healing", 195 of the ball's panels were engraved with the names of nations and organizations who were affected by or were involved in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.[4][56] In December 2011, the "Hope for Healing" panels were accepted into the collection of the National September 11 Museum.[57]
Present day (2008–present)[edit]
In honor of the ball drop's centennial anniversary, a brand new fifth design debuted for New Year's Eve 2008. Once again manufactured by Waterford Crystal with a diameter of 6 feet (1.8 m), but weighing 1,212 pounds (550 kg), it used LED lamps provided by Philips (which can produce 16,777,216 or 224 colors), with computerized lighting patterns developed by the New York City-based lighting firm Focus Lighting. The ball featured 9,576 energy-efficient bulbs that consumed the same amount of electricity as only 10 toasters.[3] The 2008 ball was only used once, and was placed on display at the Times Square Visitors Center following the event.[47][53][58]
For 2009, a larger version of the fifth ball was introduced—an icosahedral geodesic sphere lit by 32,256 LED lamps. Its diameter is twice as wide as the 2008 ball, at 12 feet (3.7 m), and contains 2,688 Waterford Crystal panels, with a weight of 11,875 pounds (5,386 kg). It was designed to be weatherproof, as the ball would now be displayed atop One Times Square nearly year-round following the celebrations.[47][53][58]
Yearly themes for the ball's crystal panels continued; from 2008 to 2013, the ball contained crystal patterns that were part of a Waterford series known as "World of Celebration", including themes such as "Let There Be Light" and "Let There Be Peace". For 2014, all the ball's panels were replaced, marking a new theme series known as "Greatest Gifts", beginning with "Gift of Imagination".[33][43][58][59]
The numerical sign indicating the year (which remains atop the tower along with the ball itself) uses Philips LED lamps. For 2014, the final two digits of the sign used bulbs from the company's "Hue" line of multi-color LED lamps, allowing them to have computerized lighting cues.[60]
Weather at midnight[edit]
According to the National Weather Service, from 1907 to 2016, the average temperature at midnight in Central Park was 34 °F (1 °C).[61] The coldest event was in 1917 when the temperature was 1 °F (−17 °C) and the wind chill was −18 °F (−28 °C). The warmest temperature was 58 °F (14 °C), in 1965 and 1972. It has snowed during the ball drop just seven times out of 111 events (one being light snow)—1926, 1934, 1948, 1952, 1961, 1967, and 2009—and it has rained multiple times.[31] Festivities in 2018 were the second-coldest on record due to an arctic air mass, forecast at 11 °F (−12 °C) before wind chill.[62]
Broadcasting[edit]
ABC News' presence at Times Square for ABC 2000 Today
As a public event, the festivities and ball drop are often broadcast on television. As of 2016-17, a host feed of 21 cameras across Times Square is provided to broadcasters to incorporate into their coverage.[63]
The event is covered as part of New Year's Eve television specials on several major U.S. television networks. By far the most notable of these is Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve; created, produced, and originally hosted by the entertainer Dick Clark until his death in 2012, and currently hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy, the program first aired on NBC in 1972 before moving to ABC, where it has been broadcast ever since.[64][65] New Year's Rockin' Eve has consistently been the most-watched New Year's Eve special in the U.S. annually, peaking at 25.6 million viewers for its 2018 edition.[66][64][67] Following the death of Dick Clark in April 2012, a crystal engraved with his name was added to the 2013 ball in tribute.[65]
Across the remaining networks, NBC broadcasts New Year's Eve with Carson Daly, hosted from Times Square by Carson Daly of The Voice and Last Call while Fox has aired New Year's specials covering Times Square with rotating hosts and themes, which were broadcast primarily under the title New Year's Eve Live until 2014. From 2015 to 2017, Fox broadcast Pitbull's New Year's Revolution from Miami instead, but returned to New York-oriented coverage hosted by Steve Harvey for 2018. Spanish-language network Univision broadcasts ¡Feliz!, hosted by Raúl de Molina of El Gordo y La Flaca, while Telemundo has the Bienvedido series with Daniel Sarcos from Un Nuevo Dia for 2017 and Jorge Bernal from ¡Suelta La Sopa! for 2018.[68][69][70][71]
On cable, CNN carries coverage of the festivities, known as New Year's Eve Live, which was historically hosted by Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin from Times Square. Griffin was removed from her role in 2017 after she published a controversial political photo; she was replaced by Andy Cohen for 2018.[72] Fox News carries All-American New Year, which was most recently hosted by Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Bill Hemmer from Times Square.[73]
Since 2009, an official webcast of the ball drop and its associated festivities has been produced, streamed via Livestream.com.[63][74][75]
Past broadcasts[edit]
Beginning in the 1940s, NBC broadcast coverage from Times Square anchored by Ben Grauer on both radio and television. Its coverage was later incorporated into special episodes of The Tonight Show, continuing through Johnny Carson and Jay Leno's tenures on the program. NBC would introduce a dedicated special, New Year's Eve with Carson Daly, beginning in 2003.[76]
From 1956 to 1976, CBS was well known for its television coverage of the festivities hosted by bandleader Guy Lombardo from the ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, featuring his band's famous rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" at midnight. After Lombardo's death in 1977, CBS and the Royal Canadians, now led by Victor Lombardo, attempted to continue the special. However, Guy's absence and the growing popularity of ABC's New Year’s Rockin’ Eve prompted CBS to eventually drop the band entirely. The Royal Canadians were replaced by a new special, Happy New Year, America, which ran in various formats with different hosts (such as Paul Anka, Donny Osmond, Andy Williams, Paul Shaffer, and Montel Williams) until it was discontinued after 1996. CBS, barring a special America's Millennium broadcast for 2000,[77] has no longer broadcast any national New Year's programming since.[78][79][80][81]
For 2000, in lieu of New Year's Rockin' Eve, ABC News covered the festivities as part of its day-long telecast, ABC 2000 Today. Hosted by Peter Jennings, the broadcast featured coverage of millennium festivities from around the world, including those in New York City. Jennings was joined by Dick Clark as a special correspondent for coverage from Times Square.[82]
MTV had broadcast coverage originating from the network's Times Square studios at One Astor Plaza. For 2011, MTV also held its own ball drop in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, the setting of its popular reality series Jersey Shore, featuring cast member Snooki lowered inside a giant "hamster ball". Originally, MTV planned to hold the drop within its studio in Times Square, but the network was asked by city officials to conduct the drop elsewhere.[83]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Michael Bloomberg, whose mayoral term ended at midnight, did not attend, and celebrated privately with his family instead. Unlike Bloomberg's inauguration in 2002, which was held shortly after midnight, Bill de Blasio was inaugurated in a ceremony the following morning at Gracie Mansion.[29]
Jump up ^ Cee-Lo's performance was criticized by fans for his change of a lyric relating to religion.[39]
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Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker song)
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"Boom Boom"
Single by John Lee Hooker
from the album Burnin'
B-side
"Drug Store Woman"
Released
May 1962 (1962-05)
Format
7-inch 45 rpm record
Recorded
Chicago, late 1961
Genre
Blues
Length
2:29
Label
Vee-Jay
Songwriter(s)
John Lee Hooker
"Boom Boom" is a song written by American blues singer/guitarist John Lee Hooker and recorded in 1961. Although a blues song, music critic Charles Shaar Murray calls it "the greatest pop song he ever wrote".[1] "Boom Boom" was both an American R&B and pop chart success in 1962 as well as placing in the UK Singles Chart in 1992.
The song is one of Hooker's most identifiable and enduring[2] and "among the tunes that every band on the [early 1960s UK] R&B circuit simply had to play".[3] It has been recorded by numerous blues and other artists, including a 1965 North American hit by the Animals.
Contents
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1 Recording and composition
2 Releases and charts
3 The Animals version
4 Recognition and legacy
5 References
Recording and composition[edit]
Prior to recording for Vee-Jay Records, John Lee Hooker was primarily a solo performer or accompanied by a second guitarist, such as early collaborators Eddie Burns or Eddie Kirkland.[4] However, with Vee-Jay, he usually recorded with a small backing band, as heard on the singles "Dimples", "I Love You Honey", and "No Shoes". Detroit pianist Joe Hunter, who had previously worked with Hooker, was again enlisted for the recording session.[1] Hunter brought with him "the cream of the Motown label's session men, later known as the Funk Brothers":[4] bassist James Jamerson, drummer Benny Benjamin, plus guitarist Larry Veeder, tenor saxophonist Hank Cosby, and baritone saxophonist Andrew "Mike" Terry.[1] They have been described as "just the right band" for "Boom Boom".[1] Hooker had a unique sense of timing, which demanded "big-eared sidemen".[5] The original "Boom Boom" is an uptempo (168 beats per minute) blues song, which has been notated in time in the key of F.[6] It has been described as "about the tightest musical structure of any Hooker composition: its verses sedulously adhere to the twelve-bar format over which Hooker generally rides so roughshod".[1] The song uses "a stop-time hook that opens up for one of the genre's most memorable guitar riffs"[7] and incorporates a middle instrumental section Hooker-style boogie.[1]
According to Hooker, he wrote the song during an extended engagement at the Apex Bar in Detroit.
I would never be on time [for the gig]; I always would be late comin' in. And she [the bartender Willa] kept saying, 'Boom boom – you late again'. Every night: 'Boom, boom – you late again'. I said 'Hmm, that's a song!' ... I got it together, the lyrics, rehearsed it, and I played it at the place, and the people went wild".[8]
Hooker's lyrics include
Boom, boom, boom, boom
I'm gonna shoot you right down
Right off your feet
Take you home with me
Put you in my house
Boom, boom, boom, boom
Also included are several wordless phrases, "how-how-how-how" and "hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm". "Boom Boom" became the Hooker song that is "the most memorable, the most instantly appealing, and the one which has proved the most adaptable to the needs of other performers".[1]
Releases and charts[edit]
When "Boom Boom" was released as a single in May 1962,[9] the song became a hit. It entered the Billboard R&B chart on June 16, 1962, where it spent eight weeks and reached number 16.[10] The song also entered the Billboard Hot 100, where it reached number 60, making it one of only two Hooker singles to enter the pop chart.[10] It was included on the 1962 Vee-Jay album Burnin' (SR 1043) as well as many Hooker compilations, including John Lee Hooker: The Ultimate Collection.
Thirty years later in the UK, after being featured in a Lee Jeans commercial in 1992, the song reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart.[11] Hooker recorded several later versions. Following the success of the Animals' version, Hooker re-recorded the song in 1968 for Stateside Records as the B-side of "Cry Before I Go" under the longer title "Boom Boom Boom". He reworked the song as "Bang Bang Bang Bang" for his Live at Soledad Prison album, as a South Side Chicago street musician in the film The Blues Brothers (but the song itself is not included in the film soundtrack), and as the title track for his 1992 album Boom Boom with Jimmie Vaughan.[12]
The Animals version[edit]
"Boom Boom"
Single by The Animals
from the album The Animals
B-side
"Blue Feeling"
Released
November 1964 (1964-11)
Format
7-inch 45 rpm record
Recorded
January 1964
Genre
Blues rock
Length
2:57
Label
MGM
Songwriter(s)
John Lee Hooker
Producer(s)
Mickie Most
The Animals singles chronology
"I'm Crying"
(1964) "Boom Boom"
(1964) "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
(1965)
"I'm Crying"
(1964) "Boom Boom"
(1964) "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
(1965)
English rock band the Animals recorded "Boom Boom" for their 1964 UK debut album The Animals. Their blues-rock[13] rendition generally follows John Lee Hooker's original, although they add "shake it baby" as a response to the "come on and shake" refrain in the middle section,[14]taken from Hooker's "Shake It Baby" (recorded during the 1962 American Folk Blues Festival tour in Europe, where it became a hit in 1963).[15]
The Animals' version was released as a single in North America in November 1964.[16] It reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100[17] and number 14 on the RPM Top 40&5 singles chart.[18] The song was also released in Australia and India and is included on the Animals' second American album The Animals on Tour as well as various compilation albums (sometimes with the twelve-bar guitar solo edited out).
Over the years, several versions of "Boom Boom" have been recorded by various Animals reunion lineups as well as by former members Eric Burdon and Alan Price. In 2012, the original 1964 version was used in the film Skyfall.
Recognition and legacy[edit]
In 1995, John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of "The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll".[19] It was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 2009 in the "Classics of Blues Recording" category.[4] A Detroit Free Press poll in 2016 ranked the song at number 37 in "Detroit's 100 Greatest Songs".[20]
A variety of artists have recorded the song, including: Rufus Thomas, Mae West, Shadows of Knight, CCS, Dr. Feelgood, Tony Joe White, Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes,[21] Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Big Head Todd and the Monsters (whose version was chosen in 2014 as the theme song for NCIS: New Orleans, and is played at Carolina Panthers home games when a touchdown is scored) and the Oak Ridge Boys. "Boom Boom" was the first studio recording by Eric Clapton, who recorded it as a demo with the Yardbirds in 1963, and which was released as a single in the Netherlands and Germany in 1966. ZZ Top later used similar lines ("how-how-how-how") to those found in "Boom Boom", on "La Grange".[7]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Murray, Charles Shaar (2002). Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century. New York City: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 237–240. ISBN 978-0-312-27006-3.
Jump up ^ John Lee Hooker interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
Jump up ^ Koda, Cub; Russo, Gregg (2001). Ultimate! (Boxed set booklet). The Yardbirds. Los Angeles: Rhino Records. OCLC 781357622. R2 79825.
^ Jump up to: a b c Blues Foundation (November 10, 2016). "2009 Hall of Fame Inductees: Boom Boom – John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay, 1961)". The Blues Foundation. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
Jump up ^ Dahl, Bill (1996). Erlewine, Michael, ed. John Lee Hooker. All Music Guide to the Blues. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. p. 116. ISBN 0-87930-424-3.
Jump up ^ "Boom, Boom". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b Janovitz, Bill. "John Lee Hooker: Boom Boom – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
Jump up ^ Obrecht, Jas (2000). Rollin' and Tumblin': The Postwar Blues Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 426. ISBN 978-0-87930-613-7.
Jump up ^ The Very Best of John Lee Hooker (CD compilation notes). John Lee Hooker. Los Angeles: Rhino Records. 1995. R2 71915.
^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 194. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
Jump up ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 258. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Jump up ^ Later re-recordings are often in different keys; a 1992 version featuring Jimmie Vaughan is in the key of E.
Jump up ^ Nick Talevski (1998). The Unofficial Encyclopedia of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Greenwood Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-313-30032-5.
Jump up ^ Hal Leonard (1995). "Boom Boom". The Blues. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-7935-5259-1.
Jump up ^ Dixon, Willie; Snowden, Don (1989). I Am the Blues. Da Capo Press. p. 122. ISBN 0-306-80415-8.
Jump up ^ "The Story of the Animals". The Singles+ (CD liner notes). The Animals. the Netherlands: BR Music. 1999. p. 2. BS 8112-2.
Jump up ^ "The Animals: Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
Jump up ^ "RPM Magazine: Top Singles - Volume 2, No. 21, January 18 1965" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
Jump up ^ "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1995. Archived from the original on May 2, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
Jump up ^ McCollum, Brian. "Detroit's 100 Greatest Songs". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
Jump up ^ Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, A Piece of the Rock Retrieved August 20, 2016.
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Countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
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A village near the coast of Sumatra lies in ruins
This article lists the countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the resulting tsunami in alphabetical order – for detailed information about each country affected by the earthquake and tsunami, see their individual articles. Countries with a smaller number of casualties, as well as those that lost citizens who were travelling abroad, are listed further on in the article.
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1 Countries suffering major casualties and damage
2 Countries suffering some casualties and damage
3 Countries suffering damage only
4 Countries that lost citizens while abroad
4.1 A – J
4.2 K – R
4.3 S – Z
5 Detection of the tsunami outside the Indian Ocean region
6 References
7 External links
Countries suffering major casualties and damage[edit]
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Red: countries with severe damage and loss of life
Orange: countries with moderate damage and some loss of life
Yellow: countries with minor damage and no loss of life
Blue: countries who lost citizens abroad
A: countries with damage who also lost citizens abroad
Effect on India
10,749 casualties were confirmed on 27 January 2008, most of them in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. There were 5,640 people missing, nearly all of them on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In the meantime the death toll was slashed down by 1,458, and the number of missing by 2,927 on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Effect on Indonesia
Indonesia's Ministry of Health confirmed 131,028 deaths on June 18, 2005, mainly in the northern province Aceh of the island Sumatra. Some 37,000 people are missing. However, other reports by health ministers have estimated the death total to be as high as 220,000 in Indonesia alone
Effect on Malaysia
Despite its proximity to the incident, Malaysia escaped the kind of damage that struck countries thousands of miles further away (most of its western coast is shielded by Sumatra). The number of deaths currently stands at 68 with 5 people missing.
Effect on the Maldives
In the Maldives, 82 were killed and 26 reported missing and presumed dead.
Effect on Myanmar
Independent media reports 90 people killed in Myanmar due to the tsunami. The official death toll is 61. Witnesses in Myanmar estimate up to 600 deaths.
Effect on Somalia
Villages and coastal communities in Somalia, as far as 4,500 km (2,800 mi) from the epicentre of the earthquake, were swept away and destroyed by the huge waves. 176 people were confirmed dead, 136 were missing and more than 50,000 were displaced.
Effect on Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan authorities report 31,229 confirmed deaths, and 4,093 people missing. Other authorities are speaking from 38,940 combined dead and missing people. The south and east coasts were worst hit. Nearly 2,000 of the dead were on the Queen of the Sea holiday train destroyed by the tsunami. One and a half million people were displaced from their homes, and many orphaned or separated from their families.
Effect on Thailand
The Thai government reports 5,395 confirmed deaths, 8,457 injuries and 2,817 missing on 20 June 2005 . Damage was confined to the six southern provinces facing the Andaman Sea. The Thai government was keen to point out that the rest of the country was operating normally, and that even some resorts in the south had re-opened.
Indonesia, Sri-Lanka and India suffered the highest number of casualties
Countries suffering some casualties and damage[edit]
Kenya Waves struck Kenya causing some minor damage. One person was reported to have drowned at Watamu, near Mombasa ([2]).
Seychelles Three killed, seven people missing. Major bridge in Victoria destroyed.
South Africa Casualties: Two reported dead: One boy dead after swimming in the Quinera River at Gonubie, close to East London; an adult dead at Blue Horizon Bay near Port Elizabeth, [3] the furthest point from the epicentre of the earthquake where a tsunami-related death was reported. General observations: Ocean level variance two to three meters outside normal reported in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, and a surge of 1.5 m was observed as far as Struisbaai in the Western Cape, 8500 km from the epicentre of the earthquake. Some steps were taken in South Africa to warn ports and disaster management centres, although full details are not public.[4] Damage: Large concrete blocks were uprooted in East London harbour, where boats also broke from their moorings [5]. Boats and cars were submerged at the Algoa Bay Yacht Club in Port Elizabeth harbour. [6] Durban harbour, Africa's busiest general cargo port and home to the largest and busiest container terminal in the Southern Hemisphere, [7] was closed for some time on 27 December because of unusually strong surges across the entrance channel [8].
Tanzania 10 killed, an unknown number of people missing. Oil tanker temporarily ran aground in Dar es Salaam harbour, damaging an oil pipeline.
Yemen One child killed, 40 fishing boats wrecked on Socotra Island.
Countries suffering damage only[edit]
Australia Tremors felt along the north-western coast, some minor flooding. Seas off Western Australia reportedly surged between Geraldton, 425 km north of Perth, where several boats were ripped from their moorings, and Busselton, 230 km south of Perth, where a father and son in a boat were washed out to sea, but were later rescued. No direct casualties were reported within Australia. Despite early worries about Cocos (Keeling) Islands, no casualties were reported. People swimming at Christmas Island were sucked 150m out to sea, but were safely carried back to shore after a pause. At roughly 2pm that day a single wave surged between 5 and 10 m beyond the normal high water point on Mullaloo Beach, Perth, Western Australia, engulfing people, bags & beach towels. Loose items were swept back into the ocean. No injuries were reported.
Madagascar Flooding in low-lying coastal districts. No reported casualties. Waves reported variously as being between 1.6 and 10 metres in height swept through southeastern coastal areas near the towns of Manakara, Sambava and Vohemar — over 1,000 reported homeless. Problems were exacerbated by the approach of Cyclone Chambo. [9][permanent dead link]
Mauritius Struck by wave, no reports on casualties, a village in the north of the island completely submerged. Police had issued warnings to bathers to keep out of the water although this reportedly had the opposite effect with crowds thronging the beaches to watch the phenomenon. Speculation is that coral reefs surrounding much of the island protected the coastline. [10]
Oman Waves hit coastline but no casualties.

Réunion (French DOM) Over 200 boats sunk; damage to port infrastructure estimated at over €500,000, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
Countries that lost citizens while abroad[edit]
Name of country
Deaths
(Missing)
Deaths
per million
inhabitants
Argentina 2 0.05
Australia 26 1.17
Austria 86 10.30
Belgium 11 1.02
Brazil 2 0.01
Canada 15 (5) 0.59
Chile 2 0.12
China 3 (7) 0.01
Colombia 1 0.02
Croatia 1 0.23
Czech Republic 8 0.76
Denmark 45 (1) 8.32
Estonia 3 2.24
Finland 179 33.40
France 95 1.45
Gabon 1 0.22
Germany 539 (13) 6.75
Greece 0 (3) 0.27
Hong Kong 38 (2) 5.69
Ireland 4 0.89
Israel 6 (1) 0.93
Italy 54 0.66
Japan 37 (7) 0.35
Luxembourg 2 4.00
Malaysia 9 (15) 0.96
Malta 1 2.38
Mexico 2 (1) 0.03
Netherlands 36 2.22
New Zealand 7 1.61
Norway 84 17.30
Philippines 8 0.09
Poland 1 (12) 0.34
Portugal 4 0.38
Russia 9 (35) 0.31
Singapore 9 1.80
South Africa 17 (3) 0.41
South Korea 17 (3) 0.40
Spain 2 0.04
Sweden 543 (17) 58.10
Switzerland 106 (6) 14.40
Taiwan 2 0.09
Turkey 1 0.01
United Kingdom 143 (6) 2.40
Ukraine 38 0.15
United States 33 (18) 0.17
Vietnam 1 0.01
Total
2,154
(153)
A – J[edit]
Argentina Two people died according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Australia 26 Australians were confirmed to have lost their lives. Earlier fears that several hundred Australians may have died were revised: Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty put the likely death toll at between 30 and 100, and other sources said the final number will be about 50. Australian Rules football player Troy Broadbridge was confirmed as one of the dead. Australians were asked to observe a minute's silence at 11.59am.
Austria 86 Austrians confirmed dead. 85 died in Thailand and one in Sri Lanka [11].
Belgium 11 Belgian tourists were confirmed killed in Thailand.
Brazil The Brazilian diplomat Lys Amayo de Benedek D'Avola and her 10-year-old son died in Phi Phi, Thailand. At first, a list of about 300 people who were unaccounted for was put together. One by one, however, all the people were found, either in hospitals or already home or in other countries.
Canada 15 Canadians were confirmed dead, including one in Sri Lanka and two in Phuket. Another dozen were confirmed injured. Another five Canadians were reported missing.
Chile Two dead; the other of them had Swedish citizenship.
China 3 confirmed dead, 13 injured in Thailand and 7 missing. Action movie star Jet Li, on holiday with his family in the Maldives, suffered a minor foot injury while guiding his daughter to safety.
Colombia An eighteen-month-old baby was reported dead in Thailand; her two parents and brother were confirmed injured, according to the Consul of Colombia in Jakarta.
Croatia A 3-year-old girl from Croatia died in Thailand.
Czech Republic Seven confirmed dead (six in Thailand, one in Sri Lanka) [12]; another Czech is missing and presumed dead (in Thailand). Five were confirmed injured in Thailand, including the supermodel Petra Nemcova.
Denmark 45 people dead and 1 listed as missing (as of July 18, 2005). Of the dead, 43 died in Thailand. A young female tourist and a Danish resident of Sri Lanka died there.
The list of missing persons can be viewed here [13].
Estonia Three confirmed dead in Thailand.
Finland 179 dead, from which 170 people died in Khao Lak, eight in Phuket and one in Sri Lanka.
Further information: Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Finland
France 95 killed and 189 injured.
Germany 539 are confirmed dead and 13 are still missing and presumed dead (as of December 26, 2009) [14]. Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, on vacation in Sri Lanka, was rescued from the roof of his flooded hotel by military helicopter.
Greece Three people still missing [15]. One person lightly injured in Phuket, Thailand, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Approximately 300 Greek tourists are estimated to be in Phuket.
Hong Kong (PRC) 38 residents were confirmed dead with 2 more missing in Thailand (CRHK) (as of December 30, 2006). The Hong Kong SAR government has set up a web page containing information of some unlocated people on January 1, 2005 (English: [16], Chinese: [17]). The website has not been updated since 6 September 2005, a sign to some that the two missing are presumed dead.
Hungary Eight persons injured.
Ireland Four persons confirmed dead.
Israel Six Israelis were killed, one more still missing from the Thai resort of Phuket, and presumed dead.
Italy 54 Italians died in the disaster, mostly in Thailand.[1][2] About 10,000/12,000 Italian citizens were in the region (either tourists or resident abroad), according to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Japan 37 confirmed deaths of Japanese and 7 or less missing (as of June 27, 2005). Among the dead are Sadayuki Yoshino, the First Secretary at the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok, and his 8-year-old son who were vacationing together in Phuket [18][permanent dead link], Thailand.
K – R[edit]
Luxembourg A woman and her daughter were confirmed dead. Approximately 400 people were in the affected region according to the government.
Malaysia Apart from the casualties on the Malaysian soil, there are further 6 Malaysian vacationers confirmed dead and 5 were missing in Phuket, Thailand, 1 was confirmed dead in Sri Lanka, 2 Malaysian students reported dead in Banda Acheh, Indonesia and 10 Malaysians were missing in Chennai, India.[3] While 3 Malaysians who are on holiday in Mauritius who were initially reported missing, are found safe.[4]
Malta One woman died.
Mexico 2 deaths and 1 person missing.
Netherlands There are currently 36 confirmed Dutch deaths. The last official victim was identified on August 3, 2005. About 5 people remain unaccounted for in the sense that it is not clear if they were in the disaster area at the time of the tsunami. These are people who had not been in touch with family or friends in the Netherlands for some time before the tsunami, and were filed as "regular missing persons".
New Zealand The Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed 6 New Zealand deaths including an elderly New Zealand-born woman, who held Canadian citizenship.
Norway 84 people died, among them jazz musician Sigurd Køhn.
Further information: Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Norway
Philippines Eight people have been reported dead and several were injured, in Phuket, Thailand.
Poland According to Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs one Polish tourist died and 12 people were missing. Three people were hospitalised in Phuket and Krabi. The number of Polish tourists in the affected areas was estimated to be around 2,000.
Portugal Four reported dead and 4 still missing, from a total of 230 Portuguese thought to be in the region at the time, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Romania It was initially reported the deaths of two Romanian tourists in Phuket, Thailand, but were later found safe. Is estimated at more than 20 the number of tourists from this country in the affected region, but according to Gaginschi Cristian, representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there is no evidence that any Romanian citizen was affected by the earthquake.
Russia At least 2 are dead at Phuket, Thailand, and 7 are missing, according to the Russian Embassy. About 800 Russian tourists were at Phuket alone. Around 250 Russian tourists were in Sri Lanka, all of whom are safe.
S – Z[edit]
Singapore 17 dead and 2 missing.
South Africa Casualties in South East Asia: 14 South Africans were confirmed dead. All these 14 people died in Phuket or on the Phi Phi Islands, Thailand. By 26 January 2005 the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation had traced the whereabouts of all 2,896 South Africans who were known to have been in South East Asia at the time of the disaster. This includes those confirmed dead.[5]
South Korea The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported 17 dead and 3 missing.
Spain According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 confirmed dead, both in Khao Lak beach, in Phuket, Thailand.
Sweden Sweden was likely the most seriously affected country outside of the disaster area. According to Swedish authorities, some 20,000–30,000 citizens were in the tsunami-affected areas at the time, mainly in Thai resorts. 543 persons were reported deceased, and over 1,500 in need of emergency medical help and/or transportation home. 528 bodies had been identified as of May 16, 2006.[6] The Swedish government and especially the minister for foreign affairs Laila Freivalds was heavily criticized for being slow to act.
Switzerland Over 2,200 Swiss nationals are estimated to have been in the affected area at the time of disaster. 106 have been confirmed as deceased by the Department of Foreign Affairs, and many more injured; 6 persons are still missing (as of 20 November 2005).
Taiwan Three confirmed dead, and many injured. Thirty-five fishing boats from Taiwan in Phuket, Thailand, were beached and damaged; sailors suffered minor injuries.
Turkey According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, one Turk killed in Phuket, Thailand. A plane, which was sent to Maldives by Turkish government to gather all the Turks in the region, returned with only 13 survivors and AKUT, a well-known Turkish search and rescue organisation that was taken there by the plane. Turkish GSM operator Turkcell announced that signals from 2,500 of its subscribers were received in the area, meaning at least 2,500 Turks were present when the disaster occurred.[7]
Ukraine According to The Ukrainian Government, 38 citizens died, including a United Nations official.
United Kingdom On 26 December over 10,000 British holidaymakers were estimated to have been in the region. There are 149 Britons confirmed dead and 1 missing (as of December 9, 2005). Richard Attenborough's 14-year-old granddaughter Lucy Holland is among the dead; her sister Alice (17) survived after being treated in a hospital; two other family members are missing. Fashion photographer Simon Atlee is dead; he was on holiday with his girlfriend Czech model Petra Nemcova, who survived. Charlie Dimmock lost her mother and stepfather.
United States The US State Department reports 18 dead and 15 missing, presumed dead (including a well-known photographer, Fernando Bengoechea); out of them, nine died in Sri Lanka and 24 in Thailand. The State Department was working through a list of 18 unaccounted for as of February 8. It is understood that the U.S./UK military installation at the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia was unaffected by the disaster.
Vietnam One Vietnamese confirmed dead and three injured in Thailand. Dozens of Vietnamese shopkeepers in the area were affected.
Detection of the tsunami outside the Indian Ocean region[edit]
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American Samoa Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 13 cm from crest to trough at Pago Pago.
Antarctica Wave fluctuations of 73 cm due to the tsunami were detected at Showa Station (Shōwa Kichi), 8,900 km (5,500 mi) from the epicentre.
Brazil Although it is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, the city of Rio de Janeiro detected strange tide fluctuations that changed up and down 30 cm each half-hour (normally it should vary up to 1.3 m in four hours). In the nearby city of Niterói, the sea level went up to 60 cm entering in 50 fishermans' houses. No significant loss was detected.
Chile Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 19 cm from crest to trough at Iquique.
Fiji Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 11 cm at Suva.
Russia Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 29 cm at Pacific Ocean coast of Russia Far East.
Mexico Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 89 cm at Manzanillo, Colima, due to focusing of tsunami energy from the Pacific plate rise and local terrain.
New Zealand Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 65 cm at Jackson Bay and 50 cm at Waitangi on Chatham Island.
Peru Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 50 cm from crest to trough at Callao.
United States Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 22 cm at San Diego, California, and 6 cm at Hilo, Hawaii.
Vanuatu Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 18 cm at Port Vila.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Tsunami, dieci anni fa l'onda che sconvolse il mondo". Ilsole24ore.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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Jump up ^ "18 lagi rakyat Malaysia masih hilang di luar negara". Utusan Online. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Jump up ^ "TSUNAMI FURY: No news yet on 160 Malaysians". Phayul.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Jump up ^ "Statement on the Status of Unaccounted and Missing South Africans Following the Tsunami Disaster". South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
Jump up ^ "554 döda och saknade efter tsunamin" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 21 April 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
Jump up ^ "Deprem bölgesinde 6 Türk kayıp" (in Turkish). NTV. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
External links[edit]
Non-nationals: Hundreds dead, thousands missing – CNN
Asia Quake: Trace the Missing – BBC News
Tsunami tragedy: Your appeals – CNN
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