2011-03-19, 18:00 | Link #1721 | |
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2011-03-19, 19:00 | Link #1722 | ||
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What you can do to help! Outside of Japan:
Inside of Japan There’s tooooons that we can do.
I was also gonna add the 'donate blood' link, but it only seems to be giving infomation for the Kyuushuu and Nagasaki areas :\ Also I'm not sure of the rules for foreigners donating, but definitely look up and pass by your local blood bank anyways For those in the 23 wards of Tokyo like me who are the super lucky ones to miss out on the power cuts, conserve energy! Unplug equipment from sockets when not in use, turn off lights, be strict with your AC usage and carry a torch just in case. Prepare your emergency bag and pack and stay safe as best as you can. Remember alike many other places in the world, the suffering doesn't end once the media switch off the cameras. For one of mankinds biggest earthquakes of all time + major tsunami damage, this tragedy will linger for a long time. So keep on donating over the year, create your donation drives and keep us in your hearts as much as possible despite going on with your daily lives. Many thanks! Mystique PS: Any Japanese natives/other translators, feel free to translate my post into JP and post around Japanese websites/blogs. Many natives seem to be at a loss of what to do, so here's a lil guiding light for them
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2011-03-19, 19:00 | Link #1723 |
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Sorry again, but I'm used to use the word 'centrale' which, in French, means 'power plant'.
Well, I think that it's very possible that in Japan, the government is covering something up. More than 10 years ago, in Canada, especially in Quebec, there was a water issue. In winter, it was pretty rough. So what happened is that most people didn't have electricity. The water froze on the electric poles (y'know, the structures which has lines on them to transport electricity) and these poles fell down. The result was no onergy for most of the province. Then, the governement gathered people in schools, building, etc. for those whose house has also collapsed due to the ice. Then, there was another issue; not enough water. The government needed to make a decision, which is to announce it or not. If they do, than eeryone will panic and take the rest of the water. That's why the governement decided to not announce it and bought all the water bottles in the markets to fill in the water reserve. Finally there was barely enough water remaining. But, BTW, this is from my teacher, though it should be on wikipedia. Oh yeah, I'm talking about the governemnt hiding informations, not about the two disaters.
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2011-03-19, 19:13 | Link #1724 | |
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An interesting thing about all of this is while the West scream 'Japanese govermenment are hiding something!', the West forgets or simply doesn't understand the nature of Japanese as a people.
One of my old Japanese literature professors who has lived here for over 30+ years, said it best perhaps: Quote:
All goverments lie/cover/bend the truth in some aspect, no matter what the country. Or even better, promise something "openly" but do jack shit about it once elected. Methinks what the Japanese government have done is be very Japanese. Not tell the entire truth straight up, especially for bad news. Again, whether they have nor not will be left to investigation. How about spending less time writing speculation kira and more time thinking of how to contribute to the disaster and help the people here. Before you post, think very carefully of how your writing can help contribute to this thread, not make it pointless.
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2011-03-19, 19:18 | Link #1725 |
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That is also something I considered. The press seems pretty annoyed at all the "it might"s, "may"s, and thinking about it it could very well be an issue with translation. There is a somewhat complex system for conveying information one has learned from a third party in Japanese. I haven't studied it in full (I can understand it if I hear it, but I can't really say what the exact rules are) but it is there and it might be causing problems with translations. And in Japanese one usually makes sure not to affirm anything one is entirely sure of.
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2011-03-19, 19:22 | Link #1726 |
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@Mystique
nice post, someone (mod) should add it as op, or sticky thread, or that alert thing that night wish use for hunt thing. someone must ask mod quick anyway radiation chart guide Spoiler for radiation chart guide:
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2011-03-19, 19:27 | Link #1727 | |
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The present radioactive material was released from venting of the reactor core which is not executed now. So the residual material is the only problem which will be washed into the sea eventually and before hyping radioactive pollution in the sea, you'll find that under sea volcano and hot spots spills out more material then the total amount this accident spilled out all together. |
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2011-03-19, 19:42 | Link #1728 |
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There are a lot of posts about "no looting". Now the people from the US may be traumatized by their Katrina disaster, but I don't really understand why everyone else would expect looting in the first place.
Where would that be happening anyway? From what I've seen, the earthquake itself didn't do widespread damage to areas. So even if there are some damaged buildings, they are few in between and the others around them are still inhabited. No deserted areas where looting might happen. Then there are those areas that got hit by the tsunami. Those seem to be completely destroyed and I don't think there is much left to loot. The water is mostly gone now however, so people return to the places that did not get harmed. That only leaves the area around Fukushima, where this could actually happen. |
2011-03-19, 19:46 | Link #1729 |
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There isn't looting... but in areas where the government hasn't been able to get supplies as well, they are resorting to scavenging. When there isn't a single standing building, I call it scavenging. And they are ashamed to even be doing that - apologizing profusely when interviewed about it.
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2011-03-19, 20:01 | Link #1730 | ||
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For example, I check jaif.or.jp/english for their pdf with a lot of info on the reactors. Quote:
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2011-03-19, 22:42 | Link #1731 |
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I no longer believe in the sensational news. I had a conversation with my sister today regarding Japan. I took her there in 09 and she loves the country. We both planned to visit next year. I intended to bring her to see some beautiful gardens there. She said to me "you know I've been real depressed with my job and my life and now with Japan. It makes me even more depressed. Is there anything you can do to turn things back the way they were with Japan?" I said "I wish I can." She asked "will they be able to fix everything?" I said "I'm sure they can fix anything." That's my pure-hearted sister. They can be seen as silly questions but it shows how much she adores the country. I've been feeling down since the disaster struck. Usually I don't care but this time it gets to me. Japan isn't my home country or anything but I have so much affection for it. I've visited it many times and intend to visit it many more times. It saddens me so much that this happened to Japan, this beautiful country. And with all the foreigners fleeing out of the country it just feels so wrong. (Sorry I just feel like whining.)
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2011-03-19, 23:10 | Link #1732 |
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I only ever lurk the novel threads in this place, so I've only read the last few pages of this thread, but I wanted to drop off some informational things in case people here haven't-seen/don't-know-where-to-get these?!
Updated readings from Fukushima Prefecture: Spoiler:
Water test results: Spoiler:
Condensed status of reactors: Spoiler:
Unit converters: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i...e&equal=Submit http://unit-converter.org/en/equival...C2%25B5Sv.html Map of monitoring points from TEPCO releases: Spoiler:
Readings: http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/monitoring/index-j.html I guess this too, for the people who don't need to hear about the differences between things like oxidation and fire: http://www.plainenglishnuclear.net/ Please delete this post if it is not useful. Last edited by NameGoesHere; 2011-03-19 at 23:43. Reason: Unstretching the page... |
2011-03-20, 02:08 | Link #1733 |
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here is an interesting article it has video on the middle of it that illustrates what is happening on the nuclear plants of Fukushima here it is -> http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-03-...own-video.html
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2011-03-20, 05:27 | Link #1734 | |
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2011-03-20, 06:28 | Link #1735 | |
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What's this about robbery I hear?
I thought that there was no looting or criminal acts? (Except from Scavenging and trying to find things that are still usable) From Twitter: Quote:
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2011-03-20, 06:37 | Link #1736 | |
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Any word on if the supplies and medical aid is finally reaching the area in sufficient quantities? Most reports I've read is on the nuclear issue and the few about the people indicates that aid is still slow in reaching. |
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2011-03-20, 08:37 | Link #1738 |
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Pretty much anything is better than Katrina. I can understand stealing items required for survival, like food, clothing, water. But breaking into the electronics stores and taking three televisions and some radios? In a place that does not have electricity?
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2011-03-20, 08:57 | Link #1739 | |
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2. There are petty criminals opportunistic in every country. Just that in Japan these things happen on a low scale especially for the given population size of Japan 127,560,000 people ( Census 2009). Thus their criminal percentage is low... and the rest of the world is amazed. However, when things like this happen, there are bound to be found... since people are looking for it really hard. They want to see, really badly, some kind of base human nature in the people of Japan. I know that some people in the west really wanted to see looting and such. I venture to say that some media sources got bored with the overall situation in Japan when no Katrina style problems unfolded. I could be wrong. I mean I get the feeling that there are people who just want to see bad behavior occurring. But why ? |
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2011-03-20, 09:19 | Link #1740 |
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Bad stuff happening and seeing humans base emotions and general nastiness are considered entertaining when it is not happening to you. See most forms of storytelling through the ages to see that. Greek tragedies, Shakespear, and the Bible (depending on if you take it all as fact or fiction). People are entertained by the misfortune of others, and seeing that on the news is considered entertainment these days.
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