Friday, March 11, 2011
And now this
The radiation level in Fukushima Daiichi plant central control unit 1,000 times normal..
It's both challenging and chilling following the disaster on earth today
But I, like the world, is glued to coverage of the madness being caused by mother nature.. Stay tuned for more.. As I’ll be watching and updating with news I find most urgent and important..
Going nuclear in Japan
The latest: Radiation levels are 8 times their normal levels near the main gate of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, according to Kyodo
The ring of fire is on fire
Yet another: Another earthquake hits northern Japan, has preliminary magnitude of 5.8.. Dozens more have been hitting..
Good!
'Not going to be a major damaging event, but there's going to be scattered damage,' says Pacific Tsunami Warning Center about Hawaii
No reports of radioactive leaks..
But the AP is reporting an urgent: Miyagi prefecture nuclear plant fire update: Smoke seen at building separate from reactor; no reports of radioactive leaks, injuries
Up to a 33 foot wave slammed Japan.. I can only believe that no image, not even this one, does any justice in showing the horror.. More images from Boston.com
URGENT: Abnormality reported at Fukushima nuclear plant | Kyodo News
The operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant reported an abnormality Friday following a powerful earthquake which hit a wide area in northeastern Japan including Fukushima Prefecture, the industry ministry said.
The system to cool reactor cores in case of emergency stopped at the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors of the plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co., it said.
Anyone mind explaining what this means? Is it as horrific as it sounds?
URGENT: Abnormality reported at Fukushima nuclear plant | Kyodo News
UK Sky News reporting...
Tokyo Electric Power Co confirms a “falling trend” in the water levels inside reactors at Fukushima nuclear plant.
To my Hawaiian readers
Find higher ground now.. Don’t panic. Whatever will be will be, and the rest if the world is hoping for you .. And praying for lost lives in Japan after the tremendous natural disaster we will never forget
Smaller after shocks 'in the hundreds' hitting Japan
But about 20 or so large quakes hit after the 8.9
Earthquakes, tsunamis, and nuclear emergencies
The world has not held its breath like this in quite some time
Flogging Molly - Irish Pub Song
Thursday, March 10, 2011
....something more to worry about
Health officials alarmed at cancer rates in our modern age: According to numbers released today, the number of cancer survivors in the United States is increasing by hundreds of thousands a year, and now includes roughly one in 20 adults..
The Hamster Killing
Brooklyn teen charged with killing pet hampster.. Monique Smith, 19, is charged with one felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals for allegedly killing the 4-ounce hamster during a family dispute..
And if convicted, the teen could also face two years in prison..
Perhaps a good punishment, without any flippancy intended, would be for the teen to run in a steel wheel for hours on end, only being supplied water and bread crumbs?
The battle for the box office
Box office this weekend: The battle for LA tops? A UFO sighting that inspired the new flick written about..
Aliens take to the box office..
A review: “Immitation”..
Review: The big what if..
This week at the box: BATTLE: LOS ANGELES expected to pound contender MARS NEEDS MOMS.. Because Mars may need moms, but big box office budget busting techniegraphic flicks need disaster, UFO invasions, and a city being destroyed. And this weekend, the box office will get it.
Good evening everyone..
The more things change, the more they stay the same.. A decade ago we were watching Seinfeld on Thursday night while Gadhafi ruled with an iron fist. And now, Seinfeld is gone.. but Gadhafi still rules with an iron fist
Rainy days and Thursdays always get me down..
I actually recall Thursday night TV back in the heyday of NBC sictomland of the late 1990s.. Seinfeld at 9.. (Friends at 8, but I never watched).. and if you cared to take it, ER was still on at 10 before your late local news..
The only constant in life is the late local news after all—fires, floods, ravages of nature, and stabbings. And that’s before weather 15 after and sports before JAY..
Now the new modern age is filled with ‘days of rage’ and gas prices sky high.. When Seinfeld was on, I remember gassing up the car to get to high school for the minor price of $.99 a gallon.. Times change indeed. Hurricane Katrina, OPEC, and lots of Middle Eastern skirmishes later, and the powers that be were able to call it a day on low prices..
Our modern life is filled with union vs non union.. peace vs war..
But the constant still appears to be one person: Moummar Gadhafi — and no one STILL knows how to spell his name..
Juice Newton - Angel Of The Morning
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
This song reminds me of a warm night under summer stars.
A shame I can’t swim.
Goodnight all.
R.E.M. - Nightswimming
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Good evening.
Just when we forgot about them, animals deaths are back
Millions of dead fish in Rodondo Beach....
Mystery..
More on the mass fish death: Anchovy Carcasses Blanket Los Angeles Harbor..
Official says no foul play..
Millions dead..
Sheen lost the shine
…and it’s for all to see.
What I originally thought was inventive marketing seems to have spiraled out of control..
Just as CBS fired Sheen from TWO AND A HALF MEN, Chuck took to a roof waving a machete..
Just as I thought the machete was just one last attempt to get some attention, he appeared on the internet, looking more like a corpse than a man, looking less like a star of a hit TV sitcom, and more like SKELETOR from the 1980s cartoon HE-MAN..
Is this the light of fame shining down on a soul of someone who has no shame? Is this, perhaps, the ultimate of greed profit in the sin city of Tinseltown..? Is this the image of a man who will one day have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame? .. shame.
No, this is the image of a troubled soul, empty and void of common sense at the moment.. And the world’s watching. But then again, all the world’s a stage.. And Charlie Sheen may be one of its best players..
Goodnight world at war.
Be at peace.
Grandpa Tell Me Bout The Good Old Days — The Judds
Monday, March 7, 2011
News from the heartland: The Dusk Bowl coming back strong?
The UK TELEGRAPH reporting on some interesting, and really not good news, that farmers are worried about the Ogallala Aquifer, which is now running dry..
(Some of the comments on the article are just as interesting as the article itself)
News from the heartland: The Dusk Bowl coming back strong?
'Spectacular' cyber attack hits French government
…watching this one closely..
The French finance ministry has shut down 10,000 computers after a “spectacular” cyber attack from hackers using Internet addresses in China, officials and reports said on Monday.
The hackers were hunting for documents relating to the Group of 20 (G20) developed and developing nations, which this year is led by France, said Budget Minister Francois Baron, adding that a probe was under way into the attacks.
“We have leads,” Baroin told Europe 1 radio, saying that what he called a “spectacular” attack was “probably the first time” that the French government’s computer system had been hit on this scale.
» via Yahoo! News
'Spectacular' cyber attack hits French government
A new and chilling 9/11 tape emerges from the vantage point of a NYPD helicopter
According to Gawker: The National Institute of Standards and Technology requested the 17-minute video through the Freedom of Information Act, and the video was sent anonymously to the secret-sharing website Cryptome..
Cryptome has famously led the way in posting secret government documents throughout the years—much longer in operation than Wikileaks as well..
A new and chilling 9/11 tape emerges from the vantage point of a NYPD helicopter
Restaurants not faring very well on the 'germ' list
As a proud germaphobe, I was eager to read This: The top germiest places you’d never realize..
Restaurant menus. I can see that. Lemon wedges in the restaurant? Sure.. they are never cleaned but yet put into your water glass..
Cleaning the clock
My Dad: It does work! It just always ticked but never tocked
It's really not news anymore, but oil jumped in price again
…and if there was any economic recovery, say goodnight Irene if oil keeps rising.
I think it was Gorilla Monsoon from the old 80’s WWF should perfected the saying ‘goodnight Irene.’
I wonder if Irene ever slept, really.. And if she still can knowing she will have to spend her entire savings by Memorial Day just to fill up her car was gas?
It's really not news anymore, but oil jumped in price again
An interesting CNN story on the exorcist behind the movie THE RITE
And no.. he does not do exorcisms on demand.
An interesting CNN story on the exorcist behind the movie THE RITE
Snowzilla? This is the name for it?
Either way, news agencies are accounting for the surprise snow that blanketed much of the Northeast..
I never liked the strange names we give weather events. Although I due sometimes wish major Nor’Easters would get named, just as hurricanes do..
Snowzilla? This is the name for it?
Lava spews 65 feet high after a crater collapse in Hawaii
A new vent has opened at one of the world’s most active volcanoes..
The Kilauea volcano suddenly made news Sunday. MORE Kilauea volcano crater collapses in Hawaii
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Just read an urgent weather bulletin from the National Weather Service about heavy snow and ice beginning tonight. It’s been raining heavy all day .. a few folks said “at least it’s not snow.”
Now it will be…
Jinx.
Maybe I should start believing myself more often: On February 27, Accuweather reported and this website re-linked a possibility that this weekend’s rain would turn to snow.. I suppose that turned out to be true after all..
For those along the East Coast drenched in rain, be forewarned.. it may soon turn to a blinding heavy snow accumulation reminding everyone that March still can act as a lion before the lamb sets in…