I find the situation with regards to the damage to the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant in Japan quite worrying on many levels, one of which is the playing down of the severity of the situation.
Senior officials advise that there has been ‘no significant worsening’ and other such statements to that effect. This type of statements always [...]
Archive for March, 2011
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Nuclear Meltdown
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 17th 2011
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Weight Loss – Week 33
My clothes feel a bit looser and looking in the mirror I seem a bit thinner but the scales say I have gained 0.5lb. When this was declared one of my fellow WW helpers said ‘but you look thinner’. That being the case I am hoping for a good result next week!!
Comments Off CherryPie on Mar 17th 2011
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Earthquake Shifts Japanese Coastline
In the wake of the devastation that has been caused by the earthquake off the coast of Japan and the ensuing tsunami, experts have advised that Japan’s coastline may have shifted as much as 13ft to the east.
From BBC Science reporter Paul Rincon:
Japan’s coastline may have shifted by as much as 4m (13ft) to the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 15th 2011
There are four types of leaders:
The best leader is indistinguishable
from the will of those who selected her.
The next best leader enjoys the love
and praise of the people.
The poor leader rules through coercion and fear.
And the worst leader is a tyrant despised
by the multitudes who are the victims of his power.
What a world of difference among [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 14th 2011
Always listen to experts. They’ll tell you what can’t be done, and why. Then do it.
Robert A. Heinlein
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 13th 2011
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PhotoHunt – Machine(s)
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
17 Comments CherryPie on Mar 12th 2011
