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Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - nest0r - 2011-03-15
http://bakusyouten.blog92.fc2.com/blog-entry-5054.html
A bit of good news.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - dat5h - 2011-03-15
bodhisamaya Wrote:Despite the Republicans' (who seem to despise reason and science) attempts to demonize it, PBS is a good source to get news in America mostly without a self-serving slant.I think the old debating term 'Ghish gallop' properly sums up most American news in my opinion thanks to the lack of critical thinking in American education. 'Ghish gallop' means that you can spit out a hundred lies in a minute but it takes 10 minutes to correct a lie. So, you can win a debate just by spitting up as much crap as you can think of to support your position because there isn't enough time to correct it all.
I agree that PBS and I'll add NPR are generally pretty good on balance. Though, I haven't been able to see any PBS or NPR on this news.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - zachandhobbes - 2011-03-15
I was listening to NPR in the morning. They seemed less biased, but also way less informed on the situation.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Nukemarine - 2011-03-15
It's odd seeing the type of items that are sold out and what are not. Wish I could offer more insight than that, though it does seem like panic buying.
That the bicycles are being sold out though is expected.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - IceCream - 2011-03-15
if you need an english language version, i'd go with http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv nhk world since they translate directly from NHK itself a lot, or http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/15/japan-nuclear-crisis-tsunami-live the guardian for updates. But NHK itself seems the best.
Honestly, i think the government seem to have been incredibly open throughout this whole thing. i don't think they're lying or holding back much if anything.
@Ampharos: yeah, i know, it's pretty sick. It doesn't make them right at all!!! They should report the facts and the implications of those facts for people at that time. Only if the situation is getting serious and they really don't think the government has prepared enough they should try to emphasise that point. It's really damaging in the long term for them to overemphasise risks, because people start not knowing when to beleive them when they need the media most.
@zach&hobbes: i'm glad you heard from them!!!
I feel really sorry for the kids around Japan right now. When i was in Japan, one of the people i met said that he used to be terrified of earthquakes as a kid after seeing the pictures of Kobe on the news. I imagine there's gonna be a whole new generation of terrified kids from now... hope they're getting support.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Seamoby - 2011-03-15
NHK World in English also has low-bandwidth standard streams:
mms://nhk-world.gekimedia.net/nhkw-lowm
mms://nhk-world.gekimedia.net/nhkw-highm
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - nest0r - 2011-03-15
Status of quake-stricken reactors at Fukushima nuclear power plants
“The following is the known status as of Tuesday evening for each of the six reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the four reactors at the Fukushima No. 2 plant, both in Fukushima Prefecture, crippled by Friday's magnitude 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami.
Fukushima No. 1
-- Reactor No. 1 - Cooling failure, partial melting of core, vapor vented, hydrogen explosion, seawater pumped in.
-- Reactor No. 2 - Cooling failure, seawater pumped in, fuel rods fully exposed temporarily, damage to containment system, potential meltdown feared.
-- Reactor No. 3 - Cooling failure, partial melting of core feared, vapor vented, seawater pumped in, hydrogen explosion, high-level radiation measured nearby.
-- Reactor No. 4 - Under maintenance when quake struck, fire caused possibly by hydrogen explosion at pool holding spent fuel rods, pool water levels feared receding.
-- Reactor No. 5 - Under maintenance when quake struck.
-- Reactor No. 6 - Under maintenance when quake struck.
Fukushima No. 2
-- Reactor No. 1 - Cooling failure, then cold shutdown.
-- Reactor No. 2 - Cooling failure, then cold shutdown.
-- Reactor No. 3 - Cold shutdown.
-- Reactor No. 4 - Cooling failure, then cold shutdown.
==Kyodo”
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/ - Probably a feed worth subscribing to.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - nest0r - 2011-03-15
“Of some 10,000 people in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, whom the local government had been unable to contact, around 2,000 are now confirmed to be alive.”
- http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/78235.html
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Zorlee - 2011-03-15
I'm being evacuated back to Norway, ambassador's order...
This SUCKS!!!!!
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Seamoby - 2011-03-15
nest0r Wrote:http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/ - Probably a feed worth subscribing to.Thank you, added to my reader.
BBC is reporting that the Daiichi plant situation has been ugraded to a level 6 crisis.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - IceCream - 2011-03-15
Zorlee Wrote:I'm being evacuated back to Norway, ambassador's order...whatttttt?!? you're not even close!!! stupid ambassador. can't you go and volunteer instead? is your church doing stuff to help?
This SUCKS!!!!!
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Zorlee - 2011-03-15
でしょう？？？？
We were supposed to volunteer as a church (around 10 people at least), but now I have to leave or they will contact the police and make me leave. What's the FRICKIN deal???
I wanna help people, not go back to rich-ass Norway.
I'm just really upset now..
EDIT: Just bought way too much beer. They may be able to drag me home to Norway, but they can't stop me from partying with the neighbors until they drag me out of here! 乾杯！！！ （涙)
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Gingerninja - 2011-03-15
Being evacuated seems a touch extreme, I know the french embassy is being off too. We've had several exchange students cancel their exchanges here in Osaka because they're worried about radiation.. we're 350miles from fukushima ..
I've been emailed by 3 different people working in the British Embassies in China today.. seems the workload for embassies has been passed over due to the high volume of stuff.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Yonosa - 2011-03-15
Zorlee Wrote:I'm being evacuated back to Norway, ambassador's order...Why would you have to go if you really didn't want to? Are you employed by them? Or does Norway exert such totalitarian policies such as forcing their citizens to evacuate? Not that i personally wouldn't evacuate to anywhere if I was in risk of radiation exposure.
This SUCKS!!!!!
Can your Visa be forcibly cancelled ?
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Zorlee - 2011-03-15
I got the same orders from my boss.
I asked them what they would do if I refused, and they told me that in the worst case they would fire me and contact Japanese authorities... harsh..
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - dat5h - 2011-03-15
just when we think it's calming down, the earthquakes hit again. There goes a 6+ in Shizuoka ... it scared the crap outta me at least and all it was as a ~4 in our area.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - Oniichan - 2011-03-15
dat5h Wrote:just when we think it's calming down, the earthquakes hit again. There goes a 6+ in Shizuoka ... it scared the crap outta me at least and all it was as a ~4 in our area.Yeah, just felt that one too. I hope everyone is alright.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - dat5h - 2011-03-15
Oniichan Wrote:I hope everone's ok too. 6 is not small. I hear it was on a different plate, but I'm not sure what significance this has in relationship to earlier quakes.dat5h Wrote:just when we think it's calming down, the earthquakes hit again. There goes a 6+ in Shizuoka ... it scared the crap outta me at least and all it was as a ~4 in our area.Yeah, just felt that one too. I hope everyone is alright.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - nadiatims - 2011-03-15
There was a 70% probability of a magnitude 7.0+ aftershock before Tuesday(today). Hopefully this was the big aftershock that was expected, as it was only 6kyou and inland so there's no fear of tsunamis.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - ta12121 - 2011-03-15
zachandhobbes Wrote:CNN was pretty bad too, though.I hate it when they say stuff like this. But as always, they usual show only the one-side9=(bad side of everything)
"Chernobyl this, Chernobyl that, Explosion? Chernobyl"
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - LazyNomad - 2011-03-15
Let`s not downplay it. It is the next worst thing after Chernobyl.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - bodhisamaya - 2011-03-15
Japan has its own political nutcases. This guy thinks Japan's negative karma is the cause of this disaster. It reminds me of Christian wackjob preachers who claim God sent hurricanes to Florida and Louisiana as punishment for allowing same sex marriage or benefits.
東日本大震災：石原知事「津波は天罰」
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - activeaero - 2011-03-15
My take on things from Shinjuku-ku.
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - IceCream - 2011-03-15
ahahahah brilliant!!! someone should send this to all the news organisations
Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011 - jettyke - 2011-03-15
Yeah, good stuff!