The more kinds of radioactive material can be reasonably assumed to mean more leakage from the plant. Fortunately strontium is bad but not as bad as many other nuclear deposits.
James Pilant
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Deadly Silence on Fukushima (via Udolicko’s Blog)
This post discusses the defacto censorship by the Japanese government and TEPCO, the Japanese utility that owns the plants. There are also charges that dangerous levels of plutonium exist around the plant. Since No. 4 reactor ran hotter than any of the other nuclear plants because it was using a hybrid fuel of regular uranium and plutonium, it would only stand to reason that there must be some contamination.
There are also fairly lengthy discussions of Chernobyl, independent journalism and government censorship. It’s lengthy but it has to be to provide so much information.
James Pilant
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New fire at Fukushima..pools run dry? (via Follow The Money)
It appears that Fukushima will be generating stories for some time. It seems our old favorite No. 4 reactor is trying out a new crisis on the world.
One of the more interesting parts of the story is that the Japanese government has decided that children living near the plant can have the same exposure as a nuclear plant worker. That’s right, the local children are in the same boat as nuclear workers when it comes to radiation exposure.
Time marches on and as the disaster becomes more and more boring to the public, it slips away from view. But radiation and nuclear disaster don’t depend on publicity to function.
James Pilant
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Understanding India (via New Avatar)
Wow, this blog has more than few thoughts in it. We go from history to culture to IT to world power to economic growth. I admire that wide a set of thoughts in one post.
As a citizen of the United States, generally referred to as US in the blog, I am struck by how much influence the economics of my country seems to be having in India. I do see a good number of citizens of India in the community here, so I can confirm that there definitely is some movement from India to the United States.
I am not sure if the author would put it this way, but it does strike me as odd that a nation with little less than 250 years of existence would have so much effect on a culture measured in thousands of years but, of course, that is to be expected. The United States is the “brand” of the moment, in a way like Great Britain in the 19th century.
I have complete faith that as India asserts itself as a world power the United States will become far less significant in India and that, strangely enough, other countries will complain about Indian influence.
It’s the circle of time.
Please read the post. It’s well written and has a lot of thought and ideas in it.
James Pilant
My thanks to New Avatar!
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what happened? (via cmilette)
Here is a blogger trying to work through a series of problems as college beckons but not yet.
This takes me back about 35 years. I don’t know whether to be glad that so little has changed or that so much has.
I lived in a time where there were few demands on my time and energy. I have a 17 year old son and I know for a fact that his work load exceed what I was called upon to do.
Now, to our posting friend. You have to do that stuff and it’s not fair. At this age, you are not supposed to know what you are going to be. That is a work in progress. So are you.
I would be curious to know what you are reading and doing to keep yourself relaxed and able to respond to these demands on your time and spirit.
I have not encountered a few new adults with your kind of problems, I’ve encountered hundreds. Not only have I encountered students trying to make their lives better, I have counseled juvenile delinquents in the same age group.
The last thing you want to hear is how I had the same problems and got through them. Or that horror of adult response, “You don’t know how good you’ve got it, these are the best times of your life.” I always want to take a bat and pop them one on the head whenever they say that. My high school had a great deal of horror and suffering in it and that’s true for many a sensitive soul.
I tell you what though, your energy and creativity is obvious. You should be proud of that.
You are very sensitive. That means you live more alive and vibrant than many of your comrades but it also means you suffer more. Once you are loose, free to choose your own purposes and your own use of time, you will find that power of perception to be a great advantage but when you’re boxed as if you were just like every other student, it stings.
Obviously, you can write and that probably absorbs some of your stress. I wish you well. I teach college and I would be delighted to have you as one of my students. I like what you have to say and I’d like to turn you loose on all the topics of the day, so I can hear an original voice. Those kind of people are invaluable.
Good luck!!
James Pilant J.D.
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Photo reporters have feelings and souls (via Blognovic’s Weblog)
I, too, believe that photo journalist are not getting the credit they deserve. The risks they take are not appreciated as we focus more and more on the strange talking heads that inhabit our media world.
With the recent deaths in Libya, we should all become more aware of the guts it takes to go into a shooting war with only a camera.
James Pilant
My thanks to Blognovic’s Weblog.
Andrew Comments on the Previous Post – Ethics (via Linear perspective)
Andrew is a regular commentator on my blogs. Today, he is commenting on my previous post, “Ethics (via Linear perspective.”
My wife has seen this more than I have. She is a canine trainer and nutritionist. She has a problem with veterinarians advertising and recommending inferior food, such as Pedigree brand foods, because Pedigree is one of the largest corporate donors to the major veterinary schools in the country.
Very often, part of her training regime includes a change of diet. These inferior kibbles cause health problems with the dogs, and those health problems manifest both medically and behaviorally (Afterall, dont we all feel crabby when we dont feel well).
Is it ethical? No. Is academia to blame for allowing corporations to dilute the integrity of its institutions? Yes.
Crisis Jones Comments on a Previous Post – Ethics (via Linear perspective)
Crisisjones has this comment for “Ethics (via Linear perspective).”
An extension of what has become business as usual. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised. The more attention we bring to these issues the greater the chance that honest folks will put an end to it.
There is an emerging situation of monumental proportions RE The New Madrid Fault, and NLE 2011.
We reported on this yesterday at crisisjones.wordpress.com. There is an audio report (23) that has potentially life saving information.
PLEASE my friends, email the link to this report to EVERYONE you know.
The people on The New Madrid Fault Line need to know what is coming on May 11.
Thank You and May GOD continue to Bless Us All.
-CJ
Crisis Jones posts regularly. You might want to visit and perhaps mart it as a favorite.
James Pilant
In’s and out’s of hiring a house inspector – comments from those who have learned. (via Oakville Homes)
If you are a homeowner or intend at some point in the future to become one, this is critical. I teach about this in my Business Law classes. I ask how many in the class could find termites, determine if the electrical wiring is up to code and if there is a dangerous level of formaldehyde in the wall board. Sometime, I have an electrician or a contractor but generally no one has any knowledge.
A home is the most expensive purchase in most people’s lives. An undetected problem cannot be fixed. Worst, a problem that manifests itself later can cost tens of thousands of dollars. You don’t want a home that is worth a fraction of what you paid for it and is actually dangerous to the inhabitants.
So, you should hire a building inspector. In the United States, most cities have a building inspector who checks projects to see if they are up to specs. That’s a good starting place. I recognize that spending several hundred dollars on a building inspector when you have just laid out every dime you can find on the down payment for a house. But it is vital to have that knowledge. You need as much certainty as possible when you are buying a house.
It is an unfortunate fact that there are builders who take shortcuts when building a home. Generally speaking, a homeowner has seven years after the home is built to bring a lawsuit for a defect. Once you are past that time, there is no possibility of a law suit. New homes look beautiful and your new neighbors will swear it is all wonderful, but they are as likely to have any training in assessing home problems as you are. Get the facts, then make your decisions. We can’t always make the right call, but we can up the odds.
This article, blog post, talks about the in’s and out’s of hiring a professional to look at your home. If you intend home ownership, I would read every word.
James Pilant
Thanks to Oakville Homes.
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Canada, we have an ethics problem in government (via Nechakogal’s Blog)
I share the concern with ethics in the field of economics and politics. It seems that economics has become, in many or most cases, little more than selling your views for the most benefits in terms of money and influence. The truth does not pay well and after a while and a little self indoctrination, it will all look all right and the conscience will clear.
I would have expected more from the academic field of economics but the politician as an animal generally is a feral creature not subject to domestication. I am not sure ethics reaches the government save as a source of amusement.
Really good post. I recommend it.
James Pilant
My thanks to Nechakogal’s Blog.
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