Posted in: CNN mobilizes its news gathering troops for Japan, Middle East See in context
@oberst
I love JT for the readers' comments..............so many experts, it's great for the ego.
This is a good one. Hahaha ..... ! Honestly, I too am a guilty party to these ego trips. What to do? Sometimes, it is good for the soul.
I read MSNBC too, and other major news networks. Am ok with their reporting. I like to know what others in the world elsewhere see from their side.
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Posted in: No more nukes See in context
@neobois
Have not heard of thorium before until this present nuclear disaster at Fukushima. Will have to google to learn more about it, I guess.
If it is claimed to be better, I guess scientific experts are most probably now studying to use it as a substitute to uranium. Until then ...... Time will tell.
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Posted in: No more nukes See in context
What I know is that, the damages from nuke radiation are usually insidious. Symptoms may not be visually apparent immediately, but might manifest itself in cancers in later years. Or that it might upset the genetic templates/blueprints of living things, which might take at least 2 to 3 generations to even out and return to its original form.
I may be wrong here, please feel free to correct.
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Posted in: AC Japan makes new ads with SMAP, others after viewers complain See in context
Hmmn.... from the posts here, looks like normalcy has returned.
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Posted in: Managing companies through a crisis See in context
Might not be applicable 100%, but a good guide. Can be adjusted to suit.
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Posted in: Rest in peace See in context
@Youdontknow - Euripides was an idiot.
How so? This is the first time I've heard of him. From his quote here, he did not sound like an idiot to me.
Are you just joking?
Moderator: Stay on topic please.
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Posted in: Remains of the day See in context
From my experience with a property (not in Japan) for which I had arranged an insurance for, one of the clauses stated that "acts of God" or riots, etc are not covered. By "acts of God" I deem it to mean natural disasters such as earthquake, tsunamis, landslides, etc? This means that even if one wants to, there is no insurance cover available at all for such calamties.
Where Japan is concerned, it being a quake prone country, I wonder whether it's insurance companies apply such a clause in their house insurance, or that one can get a separate cover for natural disasters.
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Posted in: Japan tragedy seared into world's imagination See in context
@DentShop
There is worse to come. Not here in Japan but worldwide. This disaster is barely going to be a footnote in history compared to what is coming.
Whoah... what are you trying to say?
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Posted in: Snowed under See in context
What about hypothermia? Will it set in, especially overnight?
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Posted in: What is the best way for civilians in areas not affected by the quake and tsunami to help with the relief effort? See in context
If only I were in Japan right now, I would definitely sign up to volunteer. As Japan is hit with a Triple at the same time, the scope of help needed is wide and great. Any helping hand, big or small, would definitely go a long long way in helping out anywhere, anything.
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Posted in: In classic battle of Man vs Nature, Nature wins again See in context
WilliB
The height of the tsunami is irrelevant, because the power of the tsunami is in its length not its height. The news broadcasters who are confusing people about this need to be thrown in jail.
Both, the height and the power of the tsunami are relevant. Both kills. If one do not destroy whatever is in its' path, the job will be finish for it by the other. They work in tandem with each other. That is why, a safe place would be on high ground out of reach of the tsunami.
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Posted in: Devastation See in context
rurika, timeon and Zenny,
Thanks for your input. Yes, I've got it figured out. Thanks again.
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Posted in: Devastation See in context
Zenny
But don't think you can fully understand what happened unless you are here and experienced it, as many posters did.
I was not in Japan when this disaster happened (not going to lie that I there when it happened). But I do appreciate the devastations that followed. I would not want to experience them for real, for sure. But I do care about what has happened.
I had a lot of faith in Japan's quake/tsunami safety systems that it would help cut down on the number of casualties and had not expected to read that the death toll might reach 10,000. This baffled me. So I surmised that it could be mainly due to the tsunamis not the Quake. Hence, I was looking for an answer here from posters who might be interested to fill me in as to why so many (anticipated) tsunami casualties.
Zenny, please, like many not living in Japan right now I do empathise with the Japanese with what is happening there right now. So please do not say that we won't understand. Why do you think that we stayed glued to the tv the whole day and night just tuned in to follow this disaster, or that ex tsunami victims in Indonesia, Sri Lanka or Thailand (news reported), were crying as they watched this disaster in Japan on their TV? The world over, do care.
You said : There was a quake and a tsunami warning a few days prior = separate and unrelated. You only get the warning if you are close to something that can relay the warning.
Here is my point.... let's take Sendai and a few other close neighbours for example. Weren't they close to the Quake Epicentre or the Tsunami Relay Station/Systems to be forewarned of the tsunamis, and quickly "run" to safety. Or was it that there was only a 1/2 hour window of time (after the Sendai Quake) for escape to high ground which might not be enough time to do so? Hence such high anticipated casualties?
What do you think could have happened?
As well as the good stuff we see around us.
Could you please share info on this too?
Thanks. BTW, my post here is to know and to learn, not to bash.
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Posted in: Devastation See in context
From what I heard from news reports, residents have been warned about the tsunamis as early as a few days before, and half hour after the first quake occured. But yet so many lives was lost to the tsunamis (not to the quakes tough. This, kudos to Japan's excellent building codes). This makes me wonder, could it be because the residents had not anticipated the tsunamis to be so powerful or high enough for them to go to high grounds for shelter, but instead stayed home thinking it would be safe? (I saw a video clip of a house half submerged, floating along with the tsunami and lots of other debris too. There was a female looking out from the window, and when she realised that she was being filmed, she moved out of view. Didn't she want to be saved? Don't know whether she was subsequently saved. No news report on this incident).
Sorry, I am rambling here. It's just that I can't figure out how could there be such a high casualty when appropriate tsunami warnings had been out. Whereas, unlike the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami there were no warnings given.
Would anyone care to shed some light or comment on this? Thanks.
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Posted in: Rebels advancing toward Libyan capital See in context
Gadaffi, please leave, for the sake of your country and people.
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Posted in: Egypt seizes Mubarak family funds See in context
@goddog - Yes, the same is happening in Egypt's neighbouring countries, such Yemen, Libya, Bahrian, Oman, Algeria. Tunisia having started this revolution first, and inspired the others to follow suit. What I see is that this is a common problem in many other Asian countries too - that is, corruption and the rich becoming richer and poor becoming poorer and the great imbalance it created. Who knows one day, revolutions for reforms may happen in these countries too. Ours is a changing world.
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Posted in: Extra insurance advisable for leisure activities See in context
This reminds me of the time when a family member and I were riding a roller coaster in an amusement park in the States. When we started the ride, there was a guy in the car in front of us. But by the time we finished, the car in front of us was empty. The guy was no more there. We believed that we had seen a ghost. But now, I am not too sure.
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Posted in: Schwarzenegger says he's returning to acting See in context
@elbudamexicano - Sometimes, if we were to keep quiet, I am sure nobody will say we are dumb. Schwarzenegger was Rambo, huh?
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Posted in: Egypt army backs Mubarak as protesters march See in context
Mubarak stubbornly would not let go, isn't he? Wonder what could be the reason to keep him hanging on like this. Is it the love of country where he finds he can sleep better in his own bed or the sense of power that gives him life?
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Posted in: Google, Facebook consider buying Twitter See in context
It's all about personal choice and what's good for them. One man's meat is another man's poison.
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Posted in: One-year-old girl dies at daycare center following nap time See in context
Maybe choked to death from remains of some regurgitated milk that had curdled and blocked the airways when she was sleeping?? Some children (including some adults) have a condition (reflux ?) whereby food would "resurface" a while after having been swallowed. It would then be re-swallowed back in, or thrown out as it would usually with children. But in the case of this little girl, it could have happened when she was asleep and did not throw up, leaving the milk to curdle and then blocked her airways?? Anyway, I am not a medical personal, just speculating.
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Posted in: Senior Chiba police officer arrested for indecent exposure on train See in context
He must have been dead drunk !
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Posted in: Thieves in Malaysia steal $1.5 mil worth of condoms from Japanese company See in context
Most likely stolen to order.
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Posted in: China sends fighter jets to shadow U.S. Navy plane over Taiwan Strait
Posted in: 3-year-old girl falls to her death from balcony of high-rise apartment in Hiroshima
If KFOR can change borders, so can RFOR.
Posted in: Germany's Scholz lobbies Xi to improve market access, pressure Russia
Posted in: 3-year-old girl falls to her death from balcony of high-rise apartment in Hiroshima