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'Explosive impact' at plant's No. 2 reactor
Post Date: 2011-03-14 19:45:10 by go65
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[7:17 p.m. ET Monday, 8:17 a.m. Tuesday in Tokyo] More information about the new blast at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan: An "explosive impact" occurred Tuesday morning at the No. 2 reactor, a day after a hydrogen explosion rocked reactor No. 3, the plant's owner announced. [7:09 p.m. ET Monday, 8:09 a.m. Tuesday in Tokyo] A blast has been heard at the site of the No. 2 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK. [6:44 p.m. ET Monday, 7:44 a.m. Tuesday in Tokyo] The situation with Fukushima Daiichi's No. 2 nuclear reactor is not yet stable, though authorities have had some success in ...
Gaza celebrates; Fayyad condemns terror attack
Post Date: 2011-03-14 18:25:27 by Mad Dog
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Gaza residents from the southern city of Rafah hit the streets Saturday to celebrate the terror attack in the West Bank settlement of Itamar where five family members were murdered in their sleep, including three children. Residents handed out candy and sweets, one resident saying the joy "is a natural response to the harm settlers inflict on the Palestinian residents in the West Bank." Terror Attack Horror in Samaria: Terrorist murders family of 5 / Yair Altman Terrorist stabs five family members to death in settlement of Itamar early Saturday; three children, including baby girl, among victims. Paramedic describes horrific sight, toys next to pools of blood Full story ...
Photos of Fogel Family Murder
Post Date: 2011-03-14 18:04:18 by Mad Dog
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Photos of the murder of the Fogel family in the town of Itamar, north of Jerusalem, on March 11, 2011 by Arab terrorists. WARNING: THESE PHOTOS ARE EXTREMELY GRAPHIC AND NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN. These photos were released by the family. They have given full permission for their use in order to report on the horrific reality of murdering children and babies in their sleep, "simply because they are Jewish." 3-year-old Jewish boy 11-year-old son Father and 3-month-old baby 3-year-old Jewish boy Photos at full text link. Click for Full Text!
Itamar massacre: Fogel family butchered while sleeping
Post Date: 2011-03-14 17:57:10 by Mad Dog
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Names of Itamar attack victims cleared for publication Saturday evening: Udi Fogel, 36, Ruth Fogel, 35, and their children Yoav, 11, Elad, 4, and three-month-old Hadas were stabbed to death. Surviving kids staying with grandparents Yair Altman Latest Update: 03.13.11, 00:27 / Israel News share The names of the five family members murdered in the Itamar terror attack were cleared for publication Saturday evening: Udi Fogel, 36, Ruth Fogel, 35, and their children Yoav, 11, Elad, 4, and three-month-old Hadas. Ynetnews coverage of Itamar massacre: Horror in Samaria: 5 family members murdered Netanyahu: Incitement led to murder of children Israel mulling publication of shocking attack photos ...
The World From Berlin: Nuclear Disaster 'Will Have Political Impact as Great as 9/11'
Post Date: 2011-03-14 09:29:04 by Happy Quanzaa
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The nuclear disaster in Fukushima makes it hard to ignore the vulnurabilities of the technology. It could spell the end of nuclear power, German commentators argue on Monday. The government in Berlin may now cave in to mounting pressure to suspend its 12-year extension of reactor lifetimes, they say. The nuclear accident at Japan's Fukushima plant following Friday's earthquake and tsunami has led to anxious questions in Germany about the safety of its own nuclear reactors and is putting the government under intense pressure to rethink its decision to extend plant lifetimes by an average of 12 years. German media commentators across the political spectrum are saying the accident in ...
Explosion rocks another Japanese nuclear reactor building
Post Date: 2011-03-14 00:11:52 by buckeroo
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(CNN) -- Fresh white smoke rose again Monday from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, caused by an explosion at a building tied to the facility's No. 3 reactor. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said that, according to the head of the nuclear facility, the container vessel surrounding the reactor is still intact. Initial reports suggest that radiation levels rose following the explosion late Monday morning, but Edano said he does not believe there has been a massive leak. "We are now collecting information on the concentration of radiation," he said. A wall of the building collapsed due to the blast, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK, ...
Why I am not worried about Japan’s nuclear reactors.
Post Date: 2011-03-13 22:20:19 by go65
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I am writing this text (Mar 12) to give you some peace of mind regarding some of the troubles in Japan, that is the safety of Japan’s nuclear reactors. Up front, the situation is serious, but under control. And this text is long! But you will know more about nuclear power plants after reading it than all journalists on this planet put together. There was and will *not* be any significant release of radioactivity. By “significant” I mean a level of radiation of more than what you would receive on – say – a long distance flight, or drinking a glass of beer that comes from certain areas with high levels of natural background radiation. I have been reading every news ...
More than 800 injured in Bahrain political clashes
Post Date: 2011-03-13 18:31:27 by The Blue Cat
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MANAMA, Bahrain — Hundreds of people were injured in violent clashes Sunday between protesters and armed civilians backed by police in this small island nation. The latest violence came after a month of protests led by the Shiite majority to demand sweeping political reforms and possibly the ouster of the nation's Western-allied Sunni monarchy. The government's Ministry of Interior said in a statement that protest camp tents from near the harbor were "removed." The statement said attempts by uniformed police officers to persuade the protesters to re-open a road reached an impasse and that a group of protesters attacked unarmed police officers. Police then sought to ...
Somali pirates have hijacked ship surplus, offer discounts
Post Date: 2011-03-13 16:40:30 by Happy Quanzaa
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Somali pirates cut ransoms to clear hijacked ships Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:19pm EDT * Pirates want to release hijacked ships more quickly * Al Shabaab not involved in ransom lowering plan By Mohamed Ahmed and Abdi sheikh MOGADISHU, March 13 (Reuters) - Somali pirates said on Sunday they would lower some of their ransom demands to get a faster turnover of ships they hijack in the Indian Ocean. Armed pirate gangs, who have made millions of dollars capturing ships as far south as the Seychelles and eastwards towards India, said they were holding too many vessels and needed a quicker handover to generate more income. "I believe there is no excuse for taking high ransoms. At least each of ...
The End of the World is Now
Post Date: 2011-03-13 10:51:54 by Happy Quanzaa
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Last week, the Frankfurt, Germany airport jihadist and murderer, Arid Uka, who killed two soldiers and wounded 2 others said, “I did it for Allah”. This was no isolated incident, any more than Nidal Malik Hasan, the army major who killed 13 soldiers and wounded 32 others at Ft. Hood was isolated. Mark Steyn in his seminal work, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It, ridiculed the political and the media elites for fretting about global warming, when the real threat facing the West was radical Islamism. He was right. Global warming has not killed a single person in the last 50 years and is unlikely to harm a single person in the next 50. In stark contrast, Islamic ...
No repeat of Chernobyl disaster for Japan, experts say
Post Date: 2011-03-12 21:22:55 by Mad Dog
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Pictures of mist above the plant suggest only small amounts of radiation expelled as part of measures to ensure its stability. BRUSSELS - Japan should not expect a repeat of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster after an explosion blew the roof off one of its nuclear power plants that had been shaken in a huge earthquake, experts said on Saturday. Japan's Daiichi 1 reactor north of the capital Tokyo began leaking radiation after the 8.9- magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami, and swiftly prompted fears of a nuclear meltdown. RELATED: Explosion, radiation leakage rock Japan nuclear plant More than 1700 likely dead in Japan quake, tsunami But experts said pictures of mist above the plant ...
The town that drowned: Fresh pictures from the port where 10,000 people are missing after it was swept away by the megaquake
Post Date: 2011-03-12 20:43:18 by Mad Dog
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10,000 people missing in Minamisanriku 24 hours after double disaster struck Official death toll hits 574, but hundreds believed to be buried under rubble or washed away by waves Explosion at nuclear power plant, but experts say reactor is not at risk Number of people contaminated with radiation could reach 160 Region hit by repeated aftershocks, some up 6.8-magnitude Rescue operation begins but some areas still cut off by road damage and flood waters Force of quake shifts Japan 8ft to the East Just 48 hours ago, it was a picturesque fishing town where tourists flocked to enjoy the coastal air and natural hot springs. But this horrifying picture shows all that remains of Minami ...
Sleepwalking Through History: Is A New War Around the Corner?
Post Date: 2011-03-12 19:41:55 by Happy Quanzaa
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As Congressman Peter King ended hearings on a pertinent subject, danger signs are everywhere. Like Europe in the 1930s, America is sleepwalking towards world war. Our leaders and most of the mainstream press overlook or excuse them, or admonish those who spotlight the portents. Racists! Bigots. “Islam is a religion of peace,” they exhort. “The majority don’t want Jihad.” Meanwhile, Militant Islam surges, infiltrating Europe in ever-widening enclaves, changing its Western culture and laws, threatening non-Muslim citizens. Its soldiers wage war in Africa and the Middle East, especially against Christians and Jews, the religions of the large majority of people it ...
Japan Fukushima nuclear plant faces new reactor problem (reactor #3 loses cooling)
Post Date: 2011-03-12 18:19:06 by Hondo68
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(Reuters) - A quake-hit Japanese nuclear plant reeling from an explosion at one of its reactors has also lost its emergency cooling system at another reactor, Japan's nuclear power safety agency said on Sunday. The emergency cooling system is no longer functioning at the No.3 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility, requiring the facility to urgently secure a means to supply water to the reactor, an official of the Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency told a news conference. On Saturday, an explosion blew off the roof and upper walls of the building housing the facility's No. 1 reactor, stirring alarm over a possible major radiation ...
Meltdown - What it is and is not
Post Date: 2011-03-12 15:57:29 by Mad Dog
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The term - Meltdown - refers to melting of the fuel in the reactor. Unfortunately, the term has been loosely applied to refer to any case of fuel melting, however minor. Only in several events - Three Mile Island 2 and Chernobyl - has there been significant fuel melting and only in the case of Chernobyl were there significant offsite releases. Overheating of the fuel typically can be caused only if there is an inability to remove heat from the fuel. Two situations are the only likely causes: Loss of coolant in the reactor cooling system followed by a failure of the emergency core cooling systems to operate Failure of the reactor protection system to shutdown the reactor down when ...
Japan Tsunami Update: Nuclear Power Plant in Meltdown
Post Date: 2011-03-12 12:29:38 by go65
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TOKYO— A day after Japan’s devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, core meltdown is underway the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant and, at this point, appears to be unstoppable. A mid- afternoon blast on Saturday demolished the structure housing an overheated and leaking reactor, raising the probability of a full-scale nuclear disaster, which could release radiation across the U.S. and even parts of Europe. Just past noon in Japan, the Industrial Nuclear Safety Agency reported that the radioactive isotopes cesium and iodine had been detected by a monitoring station near the Fukushima plant. The facility has six reactors, three of them operating at the time of the earthquake. ...
Explosion at Japan nuke plant, disaster toll rises
Post Date: 2011-03-12 06:37:55 by Happy Quanzaa
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IWAKI, Japan (AP) -- An explosion at a nuclear power station Saturday destroyed a building housing the reactor amid fears that it was close to a disastrous meltdown after being hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami. Friday's double disaster, which pulverized Japan's northeastern coast, has left 574 people dead by official count, although local media reports said at least 1,300 people may have been killed. Tokyo Power Electric Co., the utility that runs the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, said four workers had suffered fractures and bruises and were being treated at a hospital. A nuclear expert said a meltdown may not pose widespread danger. Footage on Japanese TV showed that the ...
Japan struggling to 'cool down' nuclear plant, minister says
Post Date: 2011-03-11 13:46:01 by go65
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Tokyo (CNN) -- Officials ordered an evacuation Friday of residents living near a Japanese nuclear power plant, saying there has been no sign yet of leaks but indicating a struggle to "cool down" the facility. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake led to cooling problems at one nuclear power plant and a fire at another, both of which were close to the quake's epicenter, government officials said. Late Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters that people within 2 to 3 kilometers (1.2 to 1.8 miles) of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant had been told to leave the area. Those farther away - - within 3 to 10 kilometers -- were asked to stay home. Japan's Kyodo News ...
Obama jealous of Hu Jintao, wishes he were president of China
Post Date: 2011-03-11 09:28:47 by Happy Quanzaa
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President of China?Obama's lament. “Mr. Obama has told people that it would be so much easier to be the president of China. As one official put it, ‘No one is scrutinizing Hu Jintao’s words in Tahrir Square.’” “Obama Seeks a Course of Pragmatism in the Middle East,” The New York Times, March 11, 2011. Mr. Obama is right. If you’re president of China, people around the world who are fighting for freedom don’t really expect you to help. If you’re president of China, you don’t have to put up with annoying off-year congressional elections, and then negotiate your budget with a bunch of gun-and-religion-clinging congressmen and ...
MASSIVE QUAKE HITS JAPAN
Post Date: 2011-03-11 09:11:11 by go65
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Tokyo (CNN) -- The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in at least 100 years unleashed walls of water Friday that swept across rice fields, engulfing towns, dragging houses onto highways and tossing cars and boats like toys, apparently killing hundreds. Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the "enormously powerful" earthquake has caused "tremendous damage over a wide area." The quake, which struck at 2:46 pm local time, sparked fires in at least 80 locations, Japan's Kyodo News Service reported, and prompted the U.S. National Weather Service to issue tsunami warnings for at least 50 countries and territories. Police in Miyagi Prefecture say between 200-300 have been ...
'I'm still in love with Bill': Friends say why Monica Lewinsky has never got married or had kids.
Post Date: 2011-03-10 17:48:15 by A K A Stone
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The scandal almost destroyed his career and left his presidency permanently tainted.
But 15 years on, Bill Clinton’s former intern Monica Lewinsky has not got married or had children because she is reportedly still in love with him and 'always will be'.
Miss Lewinsky, 37, has run a successful business, hosted a reality television show and moved overseas - but has never found love, according to friends.
‘Monica still hasn’t got over Bill and would take him back in a second,’ a friend said.
‘She told me: “There will never be another man in my life that could make me as happy as he did",' the friend told the National Enquirer magazine.
‘Monica still carries a torch for him. ...
Saudi police open fire during protest
Post Date: 2011-03-10 17:42:11 by A K A Stone
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CAIRO (AP) -- Saudi police opened fire Thursday to disperse a protest in the section where minority Shiites live, leaving at least one man injured, as the government toughened its efforts to prevent a wave of unrest sweeping the Arab world from reaching the kingdom.
The rare violence raised concern about a crackdown ahead of planned protests after Friday prayers in different cities throughout the oil-rich kingdom. Violence there could reverberate through the world's markets because of the importance of Saudi oil exports.
Discord is common between authorities and the country's Shiites, who make up 10 percent of the kingdom's 23 million citizens. They have long complained of ...
The Fisher King
Post Date: 2011-03-10 15:46:07 by Biff Tannen
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The story begins with the Fisher King as a boy – who had to spend a night alone in the forest so that he could become king. While he was alone in the forest, he’s visited by a sacred vision. Out of the fire appeared the Holy Grail; the symbol of God's divine grace. And a voice spoke to the boy, saying, "You shall be the keeper of the Grail, that it may heal the hearts of men." But the boy was blinded by greater visions; by a life filled with power and glory and beauty ... and in this state of radical amazement, he felt for a brief moment not like a boy, but invincible, like God.
And so he reached into the fire to take the Grail. And the Grail vanished, leaving him with his hand in the ...
Peter King's pro-terrorist past
Post Date: 2011-03-10 10:48:57 by The Blue Cat
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Peter King's hearings on extremism in the American Muslim community start tomorrow, and today, the New York Times reminds us of a part of King's past that he'd rather not have seen on the front page of his newspaper today: Long before [King] became an outspoken voice in Congress about the threat from terrorism, he was a fervent supporter of a terrorist group, the Irish Republican Army. "We must pledge ourselves to support those brave men and women who this very moment are carrying forth the struggle against British imperialism in the streets of Belfast and Derry," Mr. King told a pro-I.R.A. rally on Long Island, where he was serving as Nassau County comptroller, in ...
Kissinger calls for Pollard clemency
Post Date: 2011-03-10 10:40:55 by The Blue Cat
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(JTA) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has called for the release of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard. Kissinger sent a letter to President Obama requesting that he commute Pollard's sentence to time served. Pollard was a U.S. Navy analyst when he passed classified information to Israel. He has been in prison since 1985. "At first I felt I did not have enough information to render a reasoned and just opinion,” Kissinger said in a letter dated March 3, but released Tuesday. “But having talked with [former Secretary of State] George Shultz and read the statements of former CIA Director [R. James] Woolsey, former Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman ...
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