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Nuclear Nightmare Japan in Crisis: Fukushima Documentary

Nuclear Nightmare Japan in Crisis: Fukushima Documentary

Some good footage

Fukushima to get 370 tanks for radioactive water - Yahoo! News

Fukushima to get 370 tanks for radioactive water - Yahoo! News

This is a good start; but what kind of tanks?

Do cellphones cause cancer? Unclear. But science proves they’re annoying. - The Washington Post

Do cellphones cause cancer? Unclear. But science proves they’re annoying. - The Washington Post

I just gave up mine and I am not missing it. And it is true they are annoying and they affect our social interactions. 

German beansprouts likely cause of deadly E. coli outbreak; toll at 22 dead, over 2,200 sick - The Washington Post

German beansprouts likely cause of deadly E. coli outbreak; toll at 22 dead, over 2,200 sick - The Washington Post

Israeli troops open fire on Palestinian protesters attempting to cross at Golan Heights; 12 reported killed - The Washington Post

Israeli troops open fire on Palestinian protesters attempting to cross at Golan Heights; 12 reported killed - The Washington Post

Millions of feet cubed of water has been used to try to keep the reactors at Fukushima cool

Just to get an idea of the amount of water used by Tepco in the past 3 months to try to cool the reactors and spent fuel pools, I decided to look at the numbers, and they are monumental. Unit 1 is as of June 5  injected with water at the rate of 5m3/hr, unit 2 at 5 m3/h, and unit 3 at 11.5 m3/h (these numbers are substantially lower than they have been and go up and down, and we don't have a rate of water spraying of the spent fuel pools, so the number will be lower than the actual ft3 in three months.

Here is the math 5 +5 +11.5 = 21.5m3/h X 24 hours/day (3 X 30 days) = 46, 440 m3/3 months now for the Americans:

46,440 m3 = 1,640,013 ft3 and the actual number is at least 3 times that number.  for example my living room is 17 X 13 X 9 = 1989 ft3 they filled up my living room at least 825 times. 

It is physically impossible for Tepco to contain this monumental amount of water; therefore there is a continual flow into the ocean. 

German hospitals swamped with E.coli victims | Reuters

German hospitals swamped with E.coli victims | Reuters

Israeli forces kill 13 protesters: Syrian TV | Reuters

Israeli forces kill 13 protesters: Syrian TV | Reuters


La bactérie tueuse e. coli continue de se propager - LeMonde.fr

La bactérie tueuse e. coli continue de se propager - LeMonde.fr

Hulu - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Thu, Jun 2, 2011 - Watch the full episode now.

Hulu - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Thu, Jun 2, 2011 - Watch the full episode now.

Syrian forces kill 34 in Hama, crackdown intensifies | Reuters

Syrian forces kill 34 in Hama, crackdown intensifies | Reuters

Global war on drugs a failure, high-level panel says | Reuters

Global war on drugs a failure, high-level panel says | Reuters

Dr. Death Jack Kevorkian dies at 83 | Video | Reuters.com

Dr. Death Jack Kevorkian dies at 83 | Video | Reuters.com

This is very sad; he was a very courageous man. And like him I believe people have the right to terminate their lives and doctors should have the right to carry out the termination.

My life, my death.

Spotlighting the work of women in the civil rights movement’s Freedom Rides - The Washington Post

Spotlighting the work of women in the civil rights movement’s Freedom Rides - The Washington Post

U.S. projects in war zones are unsustainable, study finds - The Washington Post

U.S. projects in war zones are unsustainable, study finds - The Washington Post

And now we will have to add cost of reconstruction of Libya after all the bombing it is sustaining at the hands of NATO/US.

Fukushima fallout spurs bans on green tea (03 Jun 2011 05:39)

Fukushima fallout spurs bans on green tea (03 Jun 2011 05:39)

Fukushima Water Has More Radiation Than Released Into Air - Businessweek

Fukushima Water Has More Radiation Than Released Into Air - Businessweek

Rather than playing war games the world must stop this catastrophe. It is contaminating the atmosphere and the Pacific ocean. No one, rich or not, will be spared. We must end this crisis.

Also fish particularly salmon, albacore and other fishes migrate and can reach the coast of the US therefore it is likely that all the Asian coastal areas will be contaminated. This is not Japan's problem it is the world's. 

L'agence de notation Moody's lance un avertissement aux Etats-Unis - LeMonde.fr

L'agence de notation Moody's lance un avertissement aux Etats-Unis - LeMonde.fr

Deadly E. coli mixes common toxin with rare glue | Reuters

Deadly E. coli mixes common toxin with rare glue | Reuters

This sounds like an engineered bug, or a bug grown in a lab which escaped, or was not disposed of properly. Often genetic engineers grow the bugs, in which they place a foreign gene along with an antibiotic resistant gene,  in antibiotics media; the ones which survive are the ones which are modified and thus carry the foreign gene scientists want to duplicate in large quantities.

Internal exposure to radiation to be tested for Fukushima resident and other areas of high radiation. NHK

NHK WORLD English

NHK WORLD English - Internal exposure to radiation from Fukushima

NHK WORLD English

NHK WORLD English - Highly radioactive water is spurting into the ocean

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NHK WORLD English - Bahrain lifts the Emergency law

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Middle East and North Africa in turmoil: Tracking the protests | The Washington Post

Middle East and North Africa in turmoil: Tracking the protests | The Washington Post

China rejects Google allegation of massive hacking breach as ‘fabrication’ - The Washington Post

China rejects Google allegation of massive hacking breach as ‘fabrication’ - The Washington Post

Cairn Energy threatens to fine Greenpeace for Arctic drilling protest | Environment | The Guardian

Cairn Energy threatens to fine Greenpeace for Arctic drilling protest | Environment | The Guardian

Radiated Water at Fukushima Plant May Breach Storage Trenches in Five Days - Bloomberg

Radiated Water at Fukushima Plant May Breach Storage Trenches in Five Days - Bloomberg

U.S. probes Google's serious China hacking allegation | Reuters

U.S. probes Google's serious China hacking allegation | Reuters

Google says Gmail hacking linked to China | Video | Reuters.com

Google says Gmail hacking linked to China | Video | Reuters.com

Goldman Sachs gets subpoena from Manhattan DA | Reuters

Goldman Sachs gets subpoena from Manhattan DA | Reuters

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NHK WORLD English on Fukushima and contaminated water

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May auto sales dip as price strategy backfires | Reuters

May auto sales dip as price strategy backfires | Reuters

Maybe it is the high price of cars and gas? Personally,  I am waiting for an electric car with a price tag around $8,000.

Rainmakers of China struggling to cope with country's severe drought | Environment | The Guardian

Rainmakers of China struggling to cope with country's severe drought | Environment | The Guardian

I had heard about rain making but it sounded more harmonious.

Yemen street battles leave scores dead | World news | guardian.co.uk

Yemen street battles leave scores dead | World news | guardian.co.uk

Noam Chomsky on Wikileaks - Democracy Now

Photographer Notebook: Claudia Daut | Analysis & Opinion | Reuters

Photographer Notebook: Claudia Daut | Analysis & Opinion | Reuters

Take note these pictures are very graphic.

North Korea hacker threat grows as cyber unit grows: defector | Reuters

North Korea hacker threat grows as cyber unit grows: defector | Reuters

I find it interesting that hacking has been in the news for several days and then here is an article on North Korea and hacking.

Analysis: Could a cyber war turn into a real one for the U.S.? | Reuters

Analysis: Could a cyber war turn into a real one for the U.S.? | Reuters