From Heart of Indonesia’s Disaster, a Cry for Help

MEULABOH, Indonesia, Jan. 1 – A dozen towns that once thrived near here are gone. Some 10,000 people have been buried, local officials say, and the effort to collect bodies cannot keep up…

…It is a picture of grief and devastation

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You know how cats can seem to sense who’s not a cat person? And then bug them?

My mom came over tonight. She hates cats. She’s learned to put up with my cats, but they make her nervous. Mom is standing next to me looking at the computer screen to …