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@elainekirk just checked , it is posting on FB and has ??
by Veenie 6/12/2011 9:56:43 PM

Did Tenzing just get banned? She just posted under an hour ago, but as per FB she says she can't now. Can someone please check that ASAP? Both boards.
by Panserbjorne9 6/12/2011 9:57:24 PM

desmond.yfrog.com
Band leads crowd in anti-nuke song at Shinjuku protest. #tokyo #nuclear #fukushima
by elainekirk 6/12/2011 10:07:45 PM

@panser looks ok
by elainekirk 6/12/2011 10:09:51 PM

back after travel.. hi all
by dean 6/12/2011 10:13:31 PM

@elainekirk I'll FB her and tell her to try again. Thanks for looking into it.
by Panserbjorne9 6/12/2011 10:14:11 PM

@panser great :)@dean hi
by elainekirk 6/12/2011 10:16:33 PM

@veenie it isnt coming up on my wall? ok I got it D'oh silly me :)
by elainekirk 6/12/2011 10:17:30 PM

@elainekirk I dunno, it is posting and shows up in my feeds
by Veenie 6/12/2011 10:19:46 PM

Koto Ward Tokyo, cesium levels comparable to schools in Fukushima prefecture, radiation higher around sludge incinerators translate.google.com
by Bobby1 6/12/2011 10:23:23 PM

Anti-nuke protests in Japan, 3 months after quake
June 11, 2011, 5:28 p.m. PDT
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Protesters held mass demonstrations against nuclear power across Japan on Saturday, the three-month anniversary of the powerful earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 23,000 people and triggered one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.

Streets in parts of Tokyo were completely jammed with thousands of chanting protesters, paralyzing sections of the city. Some marchers called for the country's nuclear plants to be shut down immediately and for stricter radiation tests by the government. www.oregonlive.com
by Tenzing 6/12/2011 10:30:12 PM

Anti-nuke protest in Japan, 3 months after quake Jay Alabaster, Associated Press USA Today Top Stories www.usatoday.com
by Tenzing 6/12/2011 10:33:39 PM

@Bobby1 that's unreal. I remember Nancy had someone interested in the Gunma water treatment plant. I think there is a lot more of this we just won't hear about unless grassroots efforts start to reveal it.
by Panserbjorne9 6/12/2011 10:36:25 PM

@Tenzing you're back!
by Panserbjorne9 6/12/2011 10:36:41 PM

The Straits Times A singapore Press Holdings website Asia
HOME BREAKING NEWS ASIA STORY
www.straitstimes.com
Jun 11, 2011
Pictures: Anti-nuclear protests in Japan

Protesters in Tokyo held mass demonstrations on Saturday against the use of nuclear power. -- PHOTO: REUTERS TOKYO - PROTESTORS in Tokyo held mass demonstrations on Saturday against the use of nuclear power, as Japanese marked the three-month anniversary of the powerful earthquake and tsunami that killed tens of thousands and triggered one of the world's worst nuclear disasters....
by Tenzing 6/12/2011 10:38:10 PM

by Edano via Media.straitstimes 6/12/2011 10:40:12 PM

by Edano via Media.straitstimes 6/12/2011 10:40:53 PM

by Edano via Media.straitstimes 6/12/2011 10:41:05 PM

by Edano via Media.straitstimes 6/12/2011 10:41:18 PM

@Elaine where did that pic you just posted go? I see it on twitter but not here. Really shows the rubble
by Panserbjorne9 6/12/2011 10:41:32 PM

by Edano via Media.straitstimes 6/12/2011 10:41:32 PM

by Edano via Media.straitstimes 6/12/2011 10:42:19 PM

Hi Veeni i saw this comment you posted so i thought i'd let you know the media is not downplaying this protest, just got to look for it and of course it depends upon what media source you think is credible. the link i shared to The Straits Times has lots of photos, oh it looks like edano is sharing them now. @elainekirk I think, we oughto send out pictures and video of the protest's, showing numbers..IF the media is really downplaying this..whatever you find, put it out there !
by Veenie at 2:48 PM www.straitstimes.com
by Tenzing 6/12/2011 10:42:54 PM

@Panserbjorne9 There is a widespread belief that the Tokyo water supply is contaminated. The water company doesn't post iodine and cesium levels unless they are over some absurdly high minimum.
by Bobby1 6/12/2011 10:43:18 PM

www.asahi.com Edano.. do you know if we've seen this?
by dean 6/12/2011 10:44:19 PM

@dean yes, but it has been repaired by now : www3.nhk.or.jp reliable sources say they used kitty tape.
by Edano edited by Edano 6/12/2011 10:45:12 PM

ok
by dean 6/12/2011 10:46:42 PM

Thanks everyone, that posted pics and links.The media is DEFINETLY downplaying this especiually in JPN.i been cntacted and hence what is being posted from the US is making rounds in JPN now.
by Veenie 6/12/2011 10:47:49 PM

@dean here is sth for you: www.has.vcu.edu
by Edano 6/12/2011 10:48:01 PM

ty Edano
by dean 6/12/2011 10:49:43 PM

Excessive levels of strontium detected in seawater

Radioactive strontium that exceeds the government-set safety level was detected for the first time in sea water in the inlet next to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, reported that
strontinum-90, at a level 53 times higher than the safety standard was detected in samples taken from inside an inlet used exclusively by the nuclear plant, on May 16.

TEPCO also said that strontinum-90 was detected at a level 170 times higher than the standard in samples also taken on May 16, near the water intakes outside reactor number 2. At the reactor number 3 water intakes, the level was 240 times higher than the legal safety limit.

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says the result is not beyond their expectations because the substance was detected in an inlet used exclusively by the power plant. They say they will closely monitor the fish and shellfish in the affected area.

TEPCO announced that strontium-90 was also detected for the first time in ground water near the reactors' buildings.

A ground water sample taken on May 18, around reactor number 2, measured 6,300 becquerels per liter. And for reactor number one, the sample showed 22 becquerels.

TEPCO explained it usually takes about 3 weeks to analyze the samples.

With a comparatively long half-life of 29 years, radioactive strontium can accumulate in the bones if inhaled, and poses a risk of cancer.

Monday, June 13, 2011 06:03 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 6/12/2011 11:00:39 PM

March 11th tsunami a record 40-meters high

Japan's Meteorological Agency and researchers have found that the tsunami of March 11th reached heights of up to 40 meters.

The precise height of the waves was not clear because automatic tide-gauge stations were destroyed and blackouts and communication failures occurred at the time of the disaster.

Experts have looked into traces of each tsunami in the affected area and found that around 10-meter waves reached wide areas of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures.

They also found tsunami reached up to 40.5 meters in Miyako City in Iwate Prefecture, 37.8 meters in Noda village also in Iwate Prefecture, and 34.7 meters in Onagawa town in Miyagi prefecture.

Based on the collected data, researchers are now working on discovering how the giant tsunami was triggered.

Monday, June 13, 2011 06:03 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano 6/12/2011 11:02:49 PM

@Edano, I think they could use some magic at the fukushima
by dean 6/12/2011 11:06:59 PM

@Edano I wonder why it takes three weeks to analyze the samples.
by Panserbjorne9 6/12/2011 11:09:52 PM

@dean : yes, but they have no "old sorcerer" master ! ;)
by Edano 6/12/2011 11:11:10 PM

@Panserbjorne9 : it is hard to believe, indeed.
by Edano 6/12/2011 11:12:13 PM

whispering at Edano (maybe nicolas cage can handle it)
by dean 6/12/2011 11:14:55 PM

@Panserbjorne9 3 weeks include a "watering down" process )
by Veenie 6/12/2011 11:15:30 PM

@Veenie or a "let's just sit on this for a while and maybe another politician will tweet naughty pics to keep people distracted" process
by Panserbjorne9 6/12/2011 11:16:43 PM

We live in a RealTime News society, anything older than a few day's is outdated and disguarded by many..hence the huge delay from TEPCO and GoJ
by Veenie 6/12/2011 11:17:06 PM

@Panserbjorne9 Oh don't get me started, the US media and their obsession with Wiener's" .- No relation to my name - is ridiculous !
by Veenie 6/12/2011 11:17:59 PM

@dean (or david copperfield ?)
by Edano 6/12/2011 11:18:52 PM

@Veenie I'm so tired of having to wade through it all to try to find scraps of news on this terrible tragedy. Ridiculous. @Edano @dean lol now I have Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice in my head.
by Panserbjorne9 6/12/2011 11:20:17 PM