Raindrop Therapy

Raindrop Therapy

Raindrop Therapy

D. Gary Young, founder of Young Living Essential Oils, was taught by the Lakota Indians a healing technique that Gary called, Raindrop Therapy Technique. 

Wallace Black Elk, a Lakota medicine man, related the story to Gary of how the Lakota people used to migrate to Canada each spring. They would then experience the beauty and healing benefits of the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights. 

The Lakota people would raise their hands high into the sky, using them as antennas pulling this beautiful vibrant energy from the dancing lights, inhaling the energy and pushing it up the spine. They believed that these enchanting lights had the power to raise their personal energy level and to make them well. 

The United States and Canada borders were completed in the 1800's. The Lakota people could no longer travel north to experience the wonderful energizing effects of the Northern Lights. Feathers were then used instead to raise their energy, brushing them lightly up the spine. 

Gary began studying essential oils. Essential Oils were used in ancient times to lift the spirit and increase the energies of the body. The Bible has many examples of oils being used to anoint and cleanse the body. The ritual of applying oils was practiced with the purest intentions in the hope of bringing great joy and relief to both, those who gave and those who received it. 

Gary studied the beneficial effects of therapeutic-grade essential oils on spinal malformations and other difficulties of the body. Remembering what Wallace Black Elk had taught him, he was inspired to use a brushing technique similar to what is used by the Lakota, when applying the oils. The result is the famous Raindrop Technique, which has benefited thousands. 

The Raindrop Technique is often used with Vita-Flex which means "vitality through the reflexes." It is a special form of massage. These two techniques are very different from traditional reflexology and back massage. They do not employ heavy pressure, pushing, or any form of spinal manipulation. The essential oils gentle action is what brings about the remarkable results. 

Raindrop Therapy combines aromatherapy, vita flex, and more to create a healing and cleansing massage.  This therapy is to bring total balance, a sense of harmony, and body wellness, including mental, physical, and emotional through the techniques used.  The premise behind this massage therapy is the use of specific antimicrobial essential oils applied in a particular sequence with various techniques which reduces the body’s inflammations and destroys any viral presence.  Original theory behind this is to heal problems of the spine; however modifications can be incorporated into the therapy to treat other conditions.  Raindrop therapy focuses on the application of a number of specific essential oils to various parts of the body through a combination of techniques. 

What Are the Principal Oils Used in Raindrop Therapy?   Contains: Seven Single Oils (5ml bottles): Thyme, Basil, Peppermint, Oregano, Wintergreen, Cypress and Marjoram. Two Oil Blends (5ml bottles): Valor® & Aroma Seiz™. Also contains one 4-oz. bottle of Ortho Ease® Aromatherapy Massage Oil and one 4-oz. V-6™ Enhanced Vegetable Oil Complex.  The oils are dropped onto the back from a height of about six inches, hence the name, "Raindrop". The oils are then lightly brushed with the fingertips until they are absorbed into the skin, infusing the body with their positive properties.

The statement from the Essential Oils Desk Reference sums it up: "RAINDROP technique is a powerful, non-invasive tool for assisting the body in correcting defects in the curvature of the spine. During the years that it has been practiced, it has resolved numerous cases of scoliosis and kyphosis and eliminated the need for back surgery for thousands of people. Raindrop Technique originated in the 1980s from the research of D. Gary Young working with a Lakota medicine man named Wallace Black Elk. It integrates Vitaflex and massage, utilizing the power of essential oils in bringing the body into structural and electrical alignment."

Barbara A Jones

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Testimonial LYMPHOMA CANCER

Testimonial LYMPHOMA CANCER

Testimonial LYMPHOMA CANCER

 

My Story
 

Chris Anderson 801-471-3159 - PO Box 803 Spanish Fork, UT 84605

39 months later (Feb. 2003) I had follow-up blood-work done. NO CANCER!

Family History of Cancer
In 1985 I had lymphoma cancer! As with all cancer victims, one becomes very frightened. It especially became a challenge in my emotions, for my beautiful mother had breast cancer that had metastasized and I watched her struggle with it. The day she died almost every part of her body was ravaged by the disease. Her throat, stomach, liver and colon were all consumed by cancer. The doctors told me that her death would be so painful they promised to try and get her on heroin instead of morphine. I have a vivid memory of her death and the excruciating dying process she had to go through. My cousins, my aunt and uncles have all died of cancer. Chemotherapy has not cured one of my family members! Not one! The life they had after being burned with chemo and radiation, was not aquality life. I watched how their immune systems were destroyed. They came down with different viruses as they fought to stay alive. Because of this painful emotional experience with them, I did not want to go the "normal route of the medical profession" in treating this cancer that challenged me.
Alkaline DietOur popular American Diets, full of harmful additives and chemical processing, create an over-acidic condition in our blood. Soft drinks, meat, white flour cheese and ice cream are just a few of the foods that create this condition within the blood which systematically poisons and destroys the cells of the body. This in turn brings sickness, disease, aging and finally death. My goal was to get rid of the acidity in my blood.
I knew that if I were to heal myself, I had to read everything I could about this! I learned "that yeast, fungus, bacteria, mold and viruses can only survive in an acid base. When the blood is alkaline, toxins cannot survive!" (Dr. Alex Guerrero, M.D.) Everything I had eaten was causing this acid blood! I did not want to give my body radiation, thus destroying an already weakened immune system. I thought about live nutrition and oxygen that cells needed to have to live. If I gave my body the right power principles of nutrition and cleansing, I might have a fighting chance to heal myself. I went on a regimen of herbs and vitamins and I drank a lot of wheat grass juice to get my body into an alkaline state. It took me eight months to dissolve the tumors and get into remission. For 14 years I had enjoyed fabulous health, rarely ever being sick.
Cancer Came Back Stronger
I relaxed and started to eat poorly again. The American sizzle to make a pizza look fabulous and ice cream look so wonderful was too much for me. I knew better, I truly did! Even so, I went on a high protein "meat" diet in August 1999 to lose weight. Within one month of dieting I noticed the tumors coming back. Where I had only 3 tumors previously, this time I had over 13.
I went to the doctors and had the blood work done. My cancer was out of remission and the free radicals were raging. I had a severely damaged liver and a strong virus in my spine. The pain was terrible and I thought for sure that the cancer had gone into my bones.
I was so mad at myself to have allowed this. I felt like a toxic waste dump as I thought of all the years I used toxic chemicals in our cleaning business that we owned. Muratic acid and I were good friends! I thought nothing of using straight ammonia or lacquer thinners without rubber gloves..
I knew that this time I had run out of bargaining time. If I were to get well I had to make a total life-style shift to correct principals with no cheating.
Young Living Essential Oils and My Road to Wellness
I have been a distributor for Young Living Oils. Because I had an understanding that oils were powerful healing medicines I started to educate myself on the scientific research done with essential oils. In the Essential Oils Desk Reference (Essential Science Publishing), I read about Terry Friedman, M.D. who took 10 cancer patients into remission with oils and supplements. This confirmed to me again that I would not choose chemotherapy or radiation, but find another way to heal my weakened body.
I began a program as suggested in The Essential Oils Desk Reference . If you would like to have the protocol I used, you will have to contact me personally.

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Each week I got my blood work checked to see what was happening inside me. It was not a hit and miss thing but a carefully thought out plan of diet and rest and supplementation. Many days it seemed that I was not gaining at all. I fought severe depression and panic. The tumors kept coming and I was not sure if I was gaining or losing some days, but I keep pursuing the regimen that I set a course to do. Cancer is such an "alone" dragon to fight. One is aware of every pain, every twinge, every lump and discomfort. Emotions run rampant sometimes, but I kept focusing on me running and climbing mountains again.
 During the panic attacks I put Roman Chamomile essential oil all over my chest. I had my husband put Peace and Calming down my spine. Within 3 minutes I was able to sleep like a baby for about 4 hours until the pain began to climb again. It was a constant vigil where I never gave up. I was at war with the invasion, and I was determined to win!
I was trying so hard to rid my body of all chemicals. I went on a lemon cleanse (8 lemons in a gallon of distilled water with cup of Grade B maple syrup (for the minerals) and 1-2 teas. of cayenne pepper) that I drank all day, every day. I ate as purely as I knew how to do! By the third week, things started to turn around for me. My husband did Raindrop Technique on me daily. This is a serious of 13 oils dropped on the spine and then lightly messaged in with warm, moist towels placed on the back to help drive the oils in quicker.
One Month and Cancer was in Remission
Four weeks after being first diagnosed, the results of the test told me the cancer was in remission! The doctor said, "Why your blood work astounds me. It looks quite good but the virus that is attacking your spine is still there." It was three years later that I learned that it was not cancer or a virus in my back, but rather Candida in the spine. I was given 50 grams of Vitamin C intravenously administered slowly over 9 hours. This was done Monday - Wednesday - Friday. It is from a beet extract and quite safe. Then Tuesday - Thursday - Saturday I was given hydrogen peroxide to scavenge up the toxins. My memory is back and the Candida I suffered is gone! I have absolutely no pain in my back.
You'd Think I'd Learn After 2 Attacks of Cancer
You'd think I could keep my resolve. Christmas came and so did the treats. I just nibbled. No huge bites. Christmas Day I served turkey. It tasted so good. It was Christmas. One meal would not hurt me! I had one cookie, then two. It all look so inviting! Within a week I had developed a tumor on my wrist and one in my hip joint. ~ Decision time!~ Did I want to go through this whole illness again? I resolved firmly the commitment to change forever my eating habits.
I Am on Top of the World
Since becoming a distributor with Young Living Essential Oils, Gary D.Young gave us all a challenge to live with passion! He challenged us to do weight lifting. My muscles were so weak that I wasn't able to life 3 pound weights very well. Aerobics and walking were not bringing back my strength. I decided to go for the challenge of weight training! I hired a personal trainer and began to feel life again. For 8 weeks I lifted weights to get my strength back. It started returning quickly and with this new found strength came an added feeling of being in control! I realized that a new quality of life was developing in my physical being that I had not experienced before.
People ask me all the time what I do to eat now. I eat fairly normally. I have two eggs in the morning or a supplemental protein drink with concentrated greens and omega III oils. Throughout the day I monitor my ph levels to see if I am alkaline. I eat lots of dark greens and drink lemon water a lot. I stick mainly to alternative proteins, but have meat about twice a week. I am in control and the master of my fate now more than ever. The whole time I was healing, I only loved myself back to health through positive healing modalities.
Many Would Argue That What I did was Merely Chance
Skeptics are always out there! How can Dr. Friedman, who is a medical doctor, had such success with so many cancer patients? And what about the Young Life Research Clinic in Springville, UT, who are having many successes with cancer patients? And then there is Dr. Alex Guerrero, MD, who treated my sister in law who had ALL Philadelphia Leukemia. When he took her case over her hermatacrits were 4 and her blood pressure was 60 over 41. He put her on a severe alkaline diet and brought her out of the cancer. There is too much mounting evidence about alkalinity. I would encourage you to go visit www.drday.com also to educate yourself about alkalinity and blood. What I did was accelerate my healing with the essential oils.
I want cancer patients and others who are in the throws of such debilitating illness to know my story and to know that they too, have a fighting chance to live and live a quality life. It is for this reason that I share my story with you! The FDA will not allow us to share testimonials unless they are ours. Well this is mine! I am alive and well today because I changed my diet and gave my body only positive healing modalities. The only things I did in addition to eating right, were the supplements and oils I took from Young Living Essential Oils. I used them for I trusted the quality and purity of their products. I trusted Gary Young and the information and the products that he has made available to all of us!
Oils are 80 times stronger than herbs. Now isn't that interesting? I was able to go into remission the 2^nd time in 1/8th the time that it took me the first time when I used only herbs.
Each person is responsible for his/her own health and must choose their own path of healing. There are times when the medical profession should be involved. I appreciate doctors and the miracles of modern medicine, especially in trauma care. However, I believe, and I am living proof, that an alkaline diet and Young Living Essential Oils and supplements can greatly aid in restoring health. I created life again within myself. For me I believe these products brought me strength and took away the tumors and cleansed my body of toxic waste. I am thankful to God, the Father of my beliefs, and to Gary Young, for making these wonderful products available to all of us.
I invite you to learn more about Young Living Products. For information, please contact me: 801-471-3159 cell phone. home: 801-794-1119
PLEASE NOTE: In no way is my story meant to diagnose or treat your cancer or other illness!
If you want to heal your body naturally FIRST seek medical supervision (Naturopathic Doctors are everywhere) if you like. Learn all you can about your treatment and make sure your blood is monitored regularly. And know that sometimes chemo or radiation is a must in stopping an aggressive cancer. But be in control of your care!
Chris Anderson---
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9/11 by the Numbers

9/11 by the Numbers

Death, destruction, charity, salvation, war, money, real estate, spouses, babies, and other September 11 statistics.

The initial numbers are indelible: 8:46 a.m. and 9:02 a.m. Time the burning towers stood: 56 minutes and 102 minutes. Time they took to fall: 12 seconds. From there, they ripple out.

• Total number killed in attacks (official figure as of 9/5/02): 2,819

• Number of firefighters and paramedics killed: 343

• Number of NYPD officers: 23

• Number of Port Authority police officers: 37

• Number of WTC companies that lost people: 60

• Number of employees who died in Tower One: 1,402

• Number of employees who died in Tower Two: 614

• Number of employees lost at Cantor Fitzgerald: 658

• Number of U.S. troops killed in Operation Enduring Freedom: 22

• Number of nations whose citizens were killed in attacks: 115

• Ratio of men to women who died: 3:1

• Age of the greatest number who died: between 35 and 39

• Bodies found "intact": 289

• Body parts found: 19,858

• Number of families who got no remains: 1,717

• Estimated units of blood donated to the New York Blood Center: 36,000

• Total units of donated blood actually used: 258

• Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks: 1,609

• Estimated number of children who lost a parent: 3,051

• Percentage of Americans who knew someone hurt or killed in the attacks: 20

• FDNY retirements, January–July 2001: 274

• FDNY retirements, January–July 2002: 661

• Number of firefighters on leave for respiratory problems by January 2002: 300

• Number of funerals attended by Rudy Giuliani in 2001: 200

• Number of FDNY vehicles destroyed: 98

• Tons of debris removed from site: 1,506,124

• Days fires continued to burn after the attack: 99

• Jobs lost in New York owing to the attacks: 146,100

• Days the New York Stock Exchange was closed: 6

• Point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average when the NYSE reopened: 684.81

• Days after 9/11 that the U.S. began bombing Afghanistan: 26

• Total number of hate crimes reported to the Council on American-Islamic Relations nationwide since 9/11: 1,714

• Economic loss to New York in month following the attacks: $105 billion

• Estimated cost of cleanup: $600 million

• Total FEMA money spent on the emergency: $970 million

• Estimated amount donated to 9/11 charities: $1.4 billion

• Estimated amount of insurance paid worldwide related to 9/11: $40.2 billion

• Estimated amount of money needed to overhaul lower-Manhattan subways: $7.5 billion

• Amount of money recently granted by U.S. government to overhaul lower-Manhattan subways: $4.55 billion

• Estimated amount of money raised for funds dedicated to NYPD and FDNY families: $500 million

• Percentage of total charity money raised going to FDNY and NYPD families: 25

• Average benefit already received by each FDNY and NYPD widow: $1 million

• Percentage increase in law-school applications from 2001 to 2002: 17.9

• Percentage increase in Peace Corps applications from 2001 to 2002: 40

• Percentage increase in CIA applications from 2001 to 2002: 50

• Number of songs Clear Channel Radio considered "inappropriate" to play after 9/11: 150

• Number of mentions of 9/11 at the Oscars: 26

• Apartments in lower Manhattan eligible for asbestos cleanup: 30,000

• Number of apartments whose residents have requested cleanup and testing: 4,110

• Number of Americans who changed their 2001 holiday-travel plans from plane to train or car: 1.4 million

• Estimated number of New Yorkers suffering from post-traumatic-stress disorder as a result of 9/11: 422,000

Wow! What a letter to the editor............

Subject: Wow! What a letter to the editor............


You gotta love this Canadian gal!!

something to think about.........Now if we could only get our Governments to feel this way. What a wounderful world it would be!!!!!!!

This was written by a Canadian woman, but oh how it also applies to the U.S. , U.K. and Australia THIS ONE PACKS A FIRM PUNCH Here is a woman who should run for Prime Minister! Written by a housewife in New Brunswick , to her local newspaper. This is one ticked off lady. ************* 'Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001 and have continually threatened to do so since? Were 2819 people from all over the world, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan , across the Potomac from the nation's capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania ? Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn't they? And I'm supposed to care that a few Taliban were claiming to be tortured by a justice system of the nation they come from and are fighting against in a brutal insurgency I'll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11. I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere belief of which is a crime punishable by beheading in Afghanistan . I'll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for hacking off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashed throat. I'll care when the cowardly so-called 'insurgents' in Afghanistan come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques. I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range &! ! nbsp;of their suicide bombs. I'll care when the Canadian media stops pretending that their freedom of speech on stories is more important than the lives of the soldiers on the ground or their families waiting at home to hear about them when something happens. In the meantime, when I hear a story about a CANADIAN soldier roughing up an Insurgent terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don't care. When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank: I don't care. When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat,and 'fed special' food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being 'mishandled,' you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts: I don't care. And oh, by the way, I've noticed th! ! at sometimes it's spelled 'Koran' and other times 'Quran.' Well, Jimmy Crack Corn you guessed it, I don't care!! If you agree with this viewpoint, pass this on to all your E-mail friends Sooner or later, it'll get to the people responsible for this ridiculous behavior! If you don't agree, then by all means hit the delete button. Should you choose the latter, then please don't complain when more atrocities committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great Country! And may I add: 'Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Soldiers don't have that problem.' I have another quote that I would like to add, AND.......I hope you forward all this. One last thought fo r the day: Only five defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1. Jesus Christ 2. The Canadian Soldier. 3. The British Soldier. 4. The US Soldier, and 5. The Australian Soldier One died for your soul, the other 5 for your freedom. YOU MIGHT WANT TO PASS THIS ON, AS MANY SEEM TO FORGET ALL OF THEM. AMEN!

Quake, Tsunami Kill at Least 14 in Pacific

Quake, Tsunami Kill at Least 14 in Pacific


o Photos from Brian Rippy of the inner harbor of Pago Pago after the tsunami. At least 14 people are confirmed dead, though the death toll may be higher after an 8.3-magnitude earthquake between the island chains of Samoa and American Samoa in the south Pacific generated tsunami waves. Photo

Towering tsunami waves spawned by a powerful earthquake swept ashore on two South Pacific island chains early Tuesday, killing at least 14 people and leaving dozens of others missing at devastated National Park Service facilities.

Mase Akapo, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, says the deaths occurred in four different villages on the main island of Tutuila, with six in the western area of Leone.

Although the Samoan government is only confirming 14 deaths, the toll may be higher. Samoan reporter says tsunami victims "are everywhere" in a hospital near a hard-hit area and the dead could number up to 20.

Associated Press reporter Keni Lesa said three or four villages on the popular tourist coast near the southern town of Lalomanu on Samoa's main island of Upolu had been "wiped out" by waves that roared ashore early Wednesday.

Lesa said he had visited the town's main hospital where "there are bodies everywhere," including at least one child.

Hampered by power and communications outages, officials struggled to assess the casualties and damage. The quake, with a magnitude between 8.0 and 8.3, struck around dawn about midway between Samoa and American Samoa.

The U.S. Geological Service, which estimated the magnitude at 8.0, said the quake struck 20 miles below the ocean floor, 120 miles from American Samoa and 125 miles from Samoa, with a 5.6-magnitude aftershock 20 minutes later.

A five-foot tsunami wave swept into Pago Pago, capital of American Samoa, shortly after the earthquake, sending sea water surging inland about 100 yards before receding, leaving some cars and debris stuck in mud. Electricity outages were reported, and telephone lines were jammed. The U.S. territory is about the size of Washington, D.C. and has a population of 65,000,

Reports differed, but tsunami waves are believed to have been as big as 20 feet high in places and reached as far as half a mile inland, reports CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker.

Radio host John Rayner was down the coast from Pago Pago. "It was just absolute frantic. People were saying 'go high' or go pray somewhere," he told Whitaker. "Get away from ocean as quickly as you can."

Mike Reynolds, superintendent of the National Park of American Samoa, was quoted as saying four tsunami waves 15 to 20 feet high roared ashore soon afterward, reaching up to a mile inland. Holly Bundock, spokeswoman for the National Park Service's Pacific West Region in Oakland, Calif., spoke with him from his vantage point under a coconut tree uphill from Pago Pago Harbor; he reported that the park's visitor center and offices appeared to have been destroyed.

Bundock said Reynolds and another park service staffer had been able to locate only 20 percent of the park's 13 to 15 employees and 30 to 50 volunteers. The National Park of American Samoa is the only national park south of the equator, a scenic expanse of reefs, picturesque beaches, tropical forests and wildlife that include flying foxes and sea turtles.

Residents in both Samoa and American Samoa reported being shaken awake by the quake, which lasted two to three minutes, then fleeing uphill out of fear of a tsunami. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a general alert from American Samoa to New Zealand, warning of the prospect of a "destructive" wave.

The ramifications of the tsunami could be felt thousands of miles away, with federal officials saying strong currents and dangerous waves were forecast from California to Washington state. No major flooding was expected, however.

Mase Akapo, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in American Samoa, said at least 14 people were killed in four different villages on the main island of Tutuila, while an unspecified number of people died neighboring Samoa, with reports of people and cars swept out to sea. Thousands of people were still huddled on high ground hours after the initial quake, which was followed by at three aftershocks of at least 5.6 magnitude.

An unspecified number of fatalities and injuries reported in the Samoan village of Talamoa. New Zealander Graeme Ansell said the beach village of Sau Sau Beach Fale was leveled.

"It was very quick. The whole village has been wiped out," Ansell told New Zealand's National Radio from a hill near Samoa's capital, Apia. "There's not a building standing. We've all clambered up hills, and one of our party has a broken leg. There will be people in a great lot of need 'round here."

Schools and businesses were closed, with the Samoan capital virtually deserted.

"Our house has been taken by the tsunami and we have lost everything," Teresa Sulili Dusi told National Radio, adding that "everything dropped on the floor and we thought the house was going to go down as well. Thank God, it didn't."

Local media said they had reports of some landslides in the Solosolo region of the main Samoan island of Upolu and damage to plantations in the countryside outside Apia.

American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono was at his Honolulu office assessing the situation but was having difficulty getting information, said Filipp Ilaoa, deputy director of the office.

"There is some water damage to residences," Ilaoa said. "To what extent and how much, and how many villages are effected, that is a mystery at this time."

Rescue workers found a scene of destruction and debris with cars overturned or stuck in mud. The staff of the port ran to higher ground, and police soon came by, telling residents to get inland. Several students were seen ransacking a gas station/convenience store.

In Fagatogo, water reached the waterfront town's meeting field and covered portions of the main highway, which was plagued by rock slides.

Rear Adm. Manson Brown, Coast Guard commander for the Pacific region, said the Coast Guard is in the early stages of assessing what resources to send to American Samoa.

"We're going to assume, because a tsunami of this sort is probably going to wreak havoc in the port, we're going to have to get additional personnel and supplies down through the airport," Brown told reporters in Honolulu.

The earthquake and tsunami were big, but not on the same large scale of the 2004 Indonesian tsunami that killed more than 150,000 across Asia the day after Christmas in 2004, said tsunami expert Brian Atwater of the U.S. Geological Survey in Seattle.

The 2004 earthquake was at least 10 times stronger than the 8.0 to 8.3 measurements being reported for Tuesday's quake, Atwater said. It's also a different style of earthquake than the one that hit in 2004.

The tsunami hit American Samoa about 25 minutes after the quake, which is similar to the travel time in 2004, Atwater said. The big difference is there were more people in Indonesia at risk than in Samoa.

Up to 20 die after quake triggers Tsunami in Samoa

Up to 20 die after quake triggers Tsunami in Samoa


By FILI SAGAPOLUTELE, For The Associated Press Fili Sagapolutele, For The Associated Press – 1 hr 9 mins ago

LALOMANU, Samoa – A Samoan reporter says tsunami victims "are everywhere" in a hospital near a hard-hit area and the dead could number up to 20. Associated Press reporter Keni Lesa said three or four villages on the popular tourist coast near the southern town of Lalomanu on Samoa's main island of Upolu had been "wiped out" by waves that roared ashore early Wednesday.

Lesa said he had visited the town's main hospital where "there are bodies everywhere," including at least one child.

The Samoan government has not yet confirmed fatalities. Officials in neighboring American Samoa say at least 14 people have been killed there.