Jailbreak iPhone 3gs

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Jailbreak iPhone 3gs - Apple has its own ways to make your unique gadget that can get more benefits from it. There is nothing wrong really, but why do we have to pay more if we can get for free?
There are some disturbing questions in relation to blocking some features of iPhone 3G. Fortunately there is a way to unlock Iphone 3G functions, ie, jailbreak the iPhone. It's totally free, but there
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iPhone 3G Jailbreak

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iPhone 3G Jailbreak - Do you know that Apple is blocking some of the features of your product, Iphone 3G to be exclusive? If you ever use iPhone 3G know they can not send or receive audio / video, create a theme or use your iPhone 3G as modem to surf the Web and enjoy video chat, like Skype. With a little trick you can unleash these characteristics for their benefit, at no additional charge.
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The Last Rocket For IOS

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The Last Rocket For IOS - I remember the old days when 8-bit games like Pacman and other games ruled the world? That there were so many games had combat plans to shoot in the inter-galactic evil plans and save the universe. Well, if you are a fan of games like that, here's one you'll love for sure.
The last rocket of IOS is a game of 8-bits. Yes, you read right, 8-bit. You are playing a plane
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POPA for iPhone

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POPA for the iPhone - One of the bad things for iPhone photographers is that there is no physical camera button. You have to use the select button on the screen of the iPhone 4 's in the camera application to take pictures. And know that photographers who use the shutter button on the screen instability Some reasons to take pictures. A physical button on the camera is the best way, no matter even
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Agency Confirms: Photo by Steve Jobs is the Truth

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Photo by Steve Jobs - The weekend of TMZ published photo of Apple CEO Steve Jobs is the truth and was not forged. The picture shows Steve Jobs in a credit-union state with a significant weight loss, the photo should not have been reworked apart from the normal corrections.
This was confirmed on Wednesday responsible for the photo photo-agency "Pacific Coast News" in a statement to the German
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iPhone 5 Beta Have Appeared in the Photo Stream

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iPhone 5 Beta - It should not be too long until Apple is sending out invitations to this year's Music / Special Event. At this event will be like every year, the new iPod line presented and very likely also a new iPhone.
In the third beta of 9.2 is now on the iPhoto import screen, a new photo appeared on an iPhone, which can be compared with the very git photo embedded below. A larger screen and
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Simulation Map of Cesium-137 Deposition Across the Pacific by CEREA Shows Contamination in US Greater Than That of Western Japan

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France's CEREA has the simulation map of ground deposition of cesium-137 from the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant accident on its "Fukushima" page. It not only shows Japan but also the entire northern Pacific Rim, from Russian Siberia to Alaska to the West Coast of the US to the entire US.



According to the map, the US, particularly the West Coast and particularly California, may be more contaminated with radioactive cesium than the western half of Japan or Hokkaido. It looks more contaminated than South Korea or China. Canada doesn't look too well either, particularly along the border with US on the western half.



From CEREA's Fukushima page:

Atmospheric dispersion of radionuclides from the Fukushima-Daichii nuclear power plant



CEREA, joint laboratory École des Ponts ParisTech and EdF R&D

Victor Winiarek, Marc Bocquet, Yelva Roustan, Camille Birman, Pierre Tran



Map of ground deposition of caesium-137 for the Fukushima-Daichii accident.



The simulation was performed with a specific version of the numerical atmospheric chemistry and transport model Polyphemus/Polair3D. The parametrisations used for the transport and physical removal of the radionuclides are described in [1,2,3,4].



The magnitude of the deposition field is uncertain and the simulated values of deposited radionuclides could be significantly different from the actual deposition. In particular, the source term remains uncertain. Therefore, these results should be seen as preliminary and they are likely to be revised as new information become available to better constrain the source term and when radionuclides data can be used to evaluate the model simulation results.

The page also has the animated simulation of cesium-137 dispersion from March 11 to April 6, 2011. If the Japanese think they are the only ones who have the radiation and radioactive fallout from the accident, they are very much mistaken, if the simulation is accurate. (Meteorological institutes and bureaus in Austria, Germany, and Norway all had similar simulation maps.)



Radioactive materials spewed out of Fukushima I Nuke Plant went up and away on the jet stream, reaching the other side of the Pacific. When the fallout from explosions (March 14, 15) reached the US West Coast, it came with an unusually heavy rainfall in California.

CEREA's description of the animation (if the animation doesn't work, or if you want to see the bigger one, go to CEREA's page):

Movie of the Fukushima-Daichii activity in the air (caesium-137, ground level)

The simulation was performed with a specific version of the numerical atmospheric chemistry and transport model Polyphemus/Polair3D. The parametrisations used for the transport and physical removal of the radionuclides are described in [1,2,3,4].



The magnitude of activity concentration field is uncertain and could be significantly different from the actual one. In particular, the source term remains uncertain. Therefore, these results should be seen as preliminary and they are likely to be revised as new information become available to better constrain the source term and when radionuclides data can be used to evaluate the model simulation results.















(Go to their page to see the references.)

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iTunes Match: Streaming or Not

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iTunes Match - As we reported on yesterday, Tuesday, released the latest beta version of iTunes, the iTunes Match functionality for registered developers. If you're in the U.S. population, so that you can not only download music stored, but also streaming.
Unfortunately that is true but not quite right. As a press spokesman for Apple said, the file to be played, will still be downloaded to the
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Apple MacBook Pro Prototype Wants Back with 3G Connectivity

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Apple MacBook Pro - A few weeks ago was auctioned off on eBay a MacBook Pro 3G prototype. The 15 "MacBook Pro 3G prototype was equipped with a SIM card slot and an integrated MagSafe antenna on the right of the screen. After the eBay auction was once in rich 70 000 U.S. dollars was canceled due to Apple then, as expected. The company from Cupertino is now demanding the prototype from its current
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Apple's New CEO, Tim Cook Answered Several E-mails

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Apple's New CEO - As Steve Jobs, the new Apple CEO Tim Cook answered some e-mails. Tim Cook appears to continue the tradition and thus to be heard at regular Abständne of himself.
Since Tim Cook, Apple's Steve Jobs as the new CEO has been mentioned, he would certainly have been flooded with e-mails. So Tim Cook thanked for example, a customer for the good wishes and CEO at another customer who
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Samsung is Very Likely WebOS

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Samsung - At HP are currently doing Drun-ter on the dial over. The future of the PC business is also still open. Now, HP has announced no further webOS devices to bring more to the market and not the in-house develop WebOS.
An end-of-half formula now Samsung. The mobile phone manufacturer would like to take webOS HP to compete with Apple and Google in particular. Google just recently took over
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iPhone 5 Available on October 07

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iPhone 5 - Sprint is planning for the 07th October this year a "Strategy Update". If the U.S. provider about the same time bring with AT and T and Verizon, the iPhone 5 on the market and sell? The Wall Street Journal reported a week ago, Sprint, together with AT and T and Verizon Wireless, the iPhone will also offer 5 mid-October this year. The mobile operator would therefore close a hole in its
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iPad 2 Will Soon Be Available on Vodafone

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iPad 2 - Apple is currently investigating alleged to additional sales opportunities. Not only new lands are to be opened, the current distribution countries should be expanded. As Vodafone Germany has announced on Tuesday, the provider will soon begin with the sale of the iPad 2 with WiFi + 3G to Vodafone.
The current Apple Tablet may be in the mobile network of Vodafone data tariffs with the "
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OS X Lion Has a Very Critical Vulnerability in the LDAP Protocols

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OS X Lion - With the new operating system OS X Lion of Apple, which is supposed to be one of the safest in the world, now vulnerability associated with the LDAP protocol have emerged. Server on which you access with LDAP usually include sensitive data, such access would therefore certainly be perfect for hackers. For some reason, the first authentication is correct under Lion, but after that the
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iPhone 4 Design with New Component

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iPhone 4 Design - Mac Post published on Tuesday, a further component, but this time it's a black front end, with the "EVT 1 '(Engineering Verification Test 1), the date 03 March 2011 and is referred to as N94. The design, however, corresponds to the current iPhone 4 design.
Due to the fact that in the current rumors still say that the iPhone 5, a new form factor and very likely will also have a
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Fukushima Children vs Government Bureaucrats on Aug 17, 2011 (Video)

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The showdown of some sort happened on August 17 in a meeting set up by the Fukushima Network for Saving Children from Radiation, between the 4 children from Fukushima Prefecture and the junior bureaucrats from the national government.



It was widely disseminated in Japan and abroad when that happened, and many people were rightly appalled at the pathetically bureaucratic answers of these bureaucrats (what else could you expect?) to the children.



Tokyo Brown Tabby translated the exchange and put the caption on the video. This is the first half of the event. The second half, where the officials answer the children, is being translated by Tabby and will be ready shortly.







Children were reported to be very disappointed and hurt by the non-answers from the bureaucrats, which were totally expected (or should have been expected by the organizers to begin with).



Personally I have a mixed feeling. This reminds me of the Fukushima peach PR campaign the other day by the Fukushima junior high school students on their school trip to Yokohama City. The fruit growers use children to push their belief (that what they produce is safe), and the non-profit organizations against nuclear power also use children to push their belief (that the government should do everything to protect Fukushima children from radiation).



And who are hurt by the negative response or experience? Children.

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Apple is Stepping Up Action Against Counterfeit iPhones and iPod Touches

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iPhones and iPod Touches - As CNN is said to have learned from WikiLeaks said, Apple was founded in 2008 to a staff of life, strengthened against the fake iPhones and iPod Touches should proceed. The reason for building this new group is the rapidly increasing number of fake Apple products, especially in China. Just recently there had two fake Apple's retail stores close because of copyright
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Apple Released iTunes Beta 6.1 and 10.5 Match on iTunes Free Functionality

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iTunes Beta 6.1 and 10.5 - On Monday evening Apple released iTunes for registered developers 10.5 Beta 6.1. These new beta releases the iTunes Match function which ermöglichet to save music from your personal library in the icloud. However, the library will not be uploaded directly, but by looking at the match iTunes iTunes Store for the same songs their own library and sync them accordingly.
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Mac OS X 10.6.9 Leopard With icloud Support

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Mac OS X 10.6.9 - It certainly looks as if preparing an update for Apple's Snow Leopard Which brings with it support for the icloud. The following error message appears when upgrading from MobileMe to icloud:
"You will no longer be able to sync with this machine because you've upgraded to icloud.icloud requires a computer running Mac OS X Leopard v10.6.9 or later for Contacts, Calendars, and
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#Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Water Entombment Is Back on the Table

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Remember the time when the TEPCO/government complex pretended that it would fill the Containment Vessels of Reactors 1, 2 and 3 with water to cool the Reactor Pressure Vessels inside? It was late April, TEPCO started to pour an enormous amount of water in the RPV of Reactor 1 to fill the Vessel (as the water would leak into the CV). The operation was dubbed "water entombment".



We know how it quickly ended. TEPCO finally managed to actually measure the water level inside the CV and RPV of Reactor 1, and found that there was hardly any water in either of them - i.e. both the CV and the RPV of Reactor 1 were broken, kaput. Of 10,000 tonnes of water that TEPCO poured into the CV of Reactor 1, 3,000 tonnes were discovered in the basement.



But now, the water entombment is back in discussion in conjunction with decommissioning the reactors at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, according to Mainichi Shinbun (8/31/2011).



According to Mainichi, the plan submitted by TEPCO to a special committee of the Nuclear Safety Commission calls for the following steps:

  1. Clean up highly radioactive debris inside the reactor buildings;

  2. Identify and repair the damage to the Containment Vessels and the reactor buildings;

  3. Fill the Containment Vessels with water;

  4. Open the top lid of the Reactor Pressure Vessels and remove the melted fuel.

The NSC committee will consider the plan, and the government will decide on the final plan by January 2012.



My questions:



Step No.1: How? By whom?

Step No.2: How? By whom?

Step No.3: What's the point again?

Step No.4: What melted fuel?



And no one knows, or rather, no one cares or wants to know, where exactly these melted blobs of fuel rods, control rods, instruments, metals, etc., are right now. TEPCO and the government will proceed as if they remain at the bottom of the Containment Vessel of each Reactor, if not still within the RPV.



Inside the reactor buildings there are at least several spots as identified by TEPCO where the radiation levels are measured in sieverts/hour. Who is going to do the cleanup work, not to mention repairing the CVs and the building (I suppose they are thinking about the concrete foundations)?

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#Fukushima I Nuke Plant: 2 Workers Got Wet with Highly Contaminated Water

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The workers were working on the "equipment" - I think they mean either Kurion's or Toshiba's cesium absorption vessels - that has absorbed radioactive cesium from the highly contaminated water. From the word used in the article below (かぶった), it seems the workers may have been "drenched", not just "splashed" with the water. One of them was wearing the Tyvek suits only.



From Asahi Shinbun (8/31/2011):

東京電力は31日、福島第一原発で高濃度の放射能汚染水を処理した機器の管理作業をしていた協力会社の作業員2人が、誤って放射能汚染水をかぶったと発表した。拭き取って汚染は取り除き、被曝(ひばく)線量は0.14~0.16ミリシーベルトだったという。



TEPCO announced on August 31 that two workers from TEPCO's affiliate company [could be two separate companies] got covered with contaminated water as they were conducting the control work of equipment used to process the highly contaminated water at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant. The contamination was wiped off, and the workers' radiation exposure was 0.14 to 0.16 millisievert.



 東電によると、作業員は高濃度汚染水から放射性セシウムを吸着させた機器を保管する場所で、一人がはしごの上で機器の水抜き作業をし、もう一人がはしごを支えていた。31日午前9時35分ごろ、ホースを外したところ水が漏れ出たという。



According to TEPCO, the accident happened in the facility where the equipment that absorbed radioactive cesium from the highly contaminated water was stored. One worker was standing on the ladder draining water from the equipment and the other worker was holding the ladder secure. When the worker on the ladder removed the hose [for draining water] at about 9:35AM on August 31, the water leaked.



 作業をしていた一人はかっぱを着用していたが、はしごを支えていた一人は不織布の防護服で、染みこんだ水が体に直接付着した。放射線測定器で、基準の10倍近い値を計測した。口や鼻などから体内へ放射性物質を取り込んだ可能性はないという。



The worker [on the ladder] was wearing the water-proof jacket, but the worker who was holding the ladder was wearing the Tyvek suits only. The contaminated water penetrated the Tyvek suits and came in direct contact with the skin. The radiation survey meter showed 10 times the standard level. According to TEPCO, there is no possibility that the worker ingested radioactive materials through the nose or the mouth.

"かぶる" in Japanese means one gets covered with a substance falling from above. TEPCO hasn't tested what nuclides are there in the contaminated water during or after the treatment, and has said it has no plans to do so unless it is necessary (meaning when they are ordered to test by the regulatory agency NISA).



TEPCO's people who appear regularly on the press conferences often seem genuinely puzzled why they have to do certain things (like analyzing the treated water for beta radiation or analyzing the filter) without being specifically ordered by the government.

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Rouge Bunny Rouge When Birds are Singing... Long-Lasting Eye Shadow in Angelic Cockatiels and Gracious Arasari

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What taupe or neutral eye shadow lover could resist Rouge Bunny Rouge's When Birds are Singing... Long-Lasting Eyeshadows in Angelic Cockatiels and Gracious Arasari? ($35.86 at this time, varies with exchange rate)? Not this neutral lover!



Rouge Bunny Rouge's powder eye shadows have a lightweight, creamy touch and extraordinary adherence. The first time I applied one, I wondered how Rouge Bunny Rouge made the powder so creamy. It resembles a cream-powder hybrid, with its beautiful texture. I knew I would be adding to my collection over time, and I have.



I am charmed by Rouge Bunny Rouge's enchanting stories!



The firefly festival is eagerly awaited all year in the Enchanted Garden. For then on this very special day, the best voices of the bird world feed on these tiny fireworks that embellish their voices and then gather to perform a single concert together. Their jubilant musical notes are inscribed in a syrup of figs and milk and preserved in tiny pots to be enjoyed the year round.



Like this golden froth of musical syrup, 'When Birds are Singing...' Eye Shadows are a time-defying exotic enigma. This is plumage to adorn you in shades as deliciously mellow as soft silence that flows, or as brilliantly potent as jeweled notes. So addictive are these morsels that you'll be causing your own kaleidoscopic ripples every time you wear them.



The formula of When Birds are Singing... creates lively, dynamic color and a second-skin effect as the shadows melt into the eyelids, looking like they belong there. All of the shades stay perfectly placed and look freshly applied all day, without losing a bit of their luster. One of the ingredients, orange-derived flavonoid, is said to improve blood microcirculation, enhance luminosity, and serve as a free radical scavenger. That's an extra-added benefit when a shadow color is so pretty. I would purchase When Birds Are Singing... even without the skin-care benefits.



About six weeks ago, I received an order with Angelic Cockatiels and Gracious Arasari, two neutrals that looked lovely in the swatches. I selected them from 20 possible shades (actually 19 because of what I had purchased already), and I am thrilled with them. Although the online swatches looked similar, these eye shadows are very different. In the photo above, Gracious Arasari is shown on the left, and Angelic Cockatiels is on the right. All of my photos in this feature were taken in full sun.



Angelic Cockatiels is described as a metallic-finish golden honey with a hint of copper. A close-up of the compact is shown at left. Gracious Arasari is described at Zuneta as a semi-matte nude taupe with the barest whisper of pink. These are excellent descriptions.



Angelic Cockatiels is shown in the compact above left. It is exquisite on my skin - shimmering, softly metallic, and eye-catching. A close-up of Gracious Arasari is shown at right. You can see that this shadow in the compact has much less shimmer than the other. Fortunately (for my tastes), it's not "flat matte." It has life.



I took a few swatch photos to show you the shades on my arm. I applied each heavily (and dry) with a sponge-tipped applicator.



Where Angelic Cockatiels (at top) is bold and shimmering, Gracious Arasari is light and tender. They pair beautifully, although I haven't limited their use to this pairing. I love to use Angelic Cockatiels alone, swiping it quickly and lightly over my lid, from lash line to crease. It makes my blue eyes pop.



Gracious Arasari is a barely there taupe - perfect for us fair-skinned gals. It may not light up these swatch photos, but it's a remarkably useful shade. I like to use it in the crease when I want a natural look, and it makes a gorgeous liner under my lower lashes.



Your own coloring will guide your use of these shades or any of the other When Birds Are Singing... eye shadows. I've selected neutral shades, but I'm drawn to some of the vibrant colors. Mysterious Tinamou, a deep sea blue, reminiscent of a wild duck's plumage, looks exquisite. Whispering Ibis also looks gorgeous. It's described as an iridescent fern green, shimmering with gold pearls. I'm sighing. I keep ordering from Zuneta (I did last weekend when they offered free shipping). I love everything I receive. You will to, I'll bet.



Even without a promotion, Zuneta offers free international shipping for orders over £65. It's not hard to spend that much there!



If you would like to read my other Rouge Bunny Rouge features, just enter Rouge Bunny Rouge in the "Search This Blog" box on the sidebar. I'll be showing you more over the coming month.



Photo at top courtesy of Zuneta; other photos by Best Things in Beauty

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#Radiation in Japan: Something's Rotten in Yokohama City

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Well, I have to defend the City somewhat, because by no means Yokohama is alone, even though it has most number of schools (158) in the country that served beef contaminated with radioactive cesium.



The following are the recent happenings in Yokohama City, as I picked from the message board maintained by Yokohama City Assemblyman Masataka Ota, who's been fighting to remove contaminated food items including cesium beef from children's school lunches.



Contaminated beef:

While the City fed kindergarteners and school children with domestic beef contaminated with radioactive cesium despite protests from the concerned parents, the cafeteria at Yokohama City Hall for the city employees and guests were serving beef imported from Australia.



6 elementary schools served radioactive beef 5 times, and 22 schools served it 4 times.

Radioactive summer school:

The City is determined to keep sending school children to the summer school in an elevated radiation area in Gunma Prefecture. The officials insist it is safe, because they are told it's safe. Never mind that nearby locations have levels like 0.50 microsievert/hour (official), and a citizen measured as high as 1.26 microsievert/hour in the very area that the children may go to.

Bringing water bottles to schools:

At least one (but there seem to be many) school allows children to carry water bottles if they want, but they have to leave their bottles in the school principal's office, and when they want to drink water they must come to the principal's office to drink.



This is bullying and harassment of children by the school principal. Quite an education.

Altering the official document:

The City's Board of Education has relented somehow to parents and the legislators like Mr. Ota and issued a notice to the parents whose children go to the public elementary schools in Yokohama City, telling them to consult their schools individually if they want to send their children to school with homemade lunch and water bottle. The hitch is that this notice were issued through schools. Some schools decided to white out the part about homemade lunch and water bottle, and added the contact information for the Board of Education if the parents have any questions.

Testing food items in school lunches:

Oh yes finally the City is doing, but one item per day. Apparently, the City informs the lunch preparation centers which food item is to be tested on a particular day.

One positive thing:

Some parents are actually yanking their children from schools, and have started home schooling.

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Japan's Idea of Decontamination: Give Manual to Citizens and Let Them Do It

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So the vast tract of East Japan has been contaminated with radioactive materials that came out of nuclear fuel rods that were melted down (and through and possibly out), and many areas are more contaminated than the radiation control area of a nuclear power plant which requires strict control and decontamination by nuclear professionals in case of an accident.



So what have the affected municipalities done? Fukushima Prefecture already has a handbook for citizens on how to decontaminate. The national government has promised it will come up with a plan. (It reminds me of "Blackadder" - where Baldrick always say to Blackadder at the very last moment, "I have a cunning plan ..." which is not cunning and usually very bad or useless or both to say the least.)



That national plan may be something like the one that has been apparently released by the Japanese Society of Radiation Safety Management, and it relies on the citizens' effort to locate the high radiation "hot spots" and decontaminate using the household cleaning tools and materials, as if radioactive cesium and strontium and plutonium and cobalt should be no different from dirt and rust.



One great thing about this citizen decon idea is that it won't cost much at all to the national government, other than some support money given to neighborhood associations.



Asahi Shinbun (8/31/2011) reports:

個人の住宅周辺で特に放射線量が高い「ホットスポット」の見つけ方と、効果的な除染法について、日本放射線安全管理学会がマニュアルをまとめた。雨どいの下など、放射性物質が集まりやすい場所を紹介。放射性物質が飛散しない除染法なども説明している。



The Japanese Society of Radiation Safety Management has created a manual on how to find "hot spots" in and around one's home and how to decontaminate effectively. The manual shows the locations where radioactive materials tend to accumulate, such as under the rain gutters, and explains the methods of decontamination that do not spread radioactive materials.



 ホットスポットは、雨どい▽側溝▽排水溝▽マンホール周辺▽水たまりの乾燥跡▽さびた鉄材▽切り株や木材▽草木やこけの表面▽枯れ葉や土がたまった場所――などに多く見つかる。



[According to the manual,] hot spots are often found at rain gutters, side drains, manholes, locations where there were water puddles, rusted metals, tree stumps and lumber, surface of grass, trees and moss, pile of fallen leaves and dirt.



 雨どいや屋根の材質がさびたトタンや凹凸が激しい瓦の場合、セシウムが吸着しやすい。ちりや枯れ葉を掃除して集めると、線量が数十倍になることもある。



Cesium tends to adhere to the rain gutters, rusted tin roofs, and roofing tiles with uneven surface. If one sweeps dust and fallen leaves and collect them, the radiation level may jump significantly.



 家庭菜園で、3月中旬~下旬以降に枯れ葉などですき込み作業をした場合は、作物への放射性物質の移行に注意が必要という。



If dead leaves were plowed into the home garden after mid March, one should be aware that radioactive materials may have moved to the plants.



 屋根や雨どいを除染する場合はブラシを用い、汚れが落ちにくい場合は重曹水や酢を2~3倍に薄めた水を少しかけてこする。さびた部分は、オレンジクリーナーやクレンザーなどを使うと効果的だという。



According to the manual, one should use a brush to decontaminate the roof and rain gutters. If the dirt doesn't come off easily, one may wet the surface a little with water with baking soda or with vinegar and scrub. Cleanser is effective on rusty parts.

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North Anna Nuke Plant: Quake May Have Exceeded Nuclear Plant's Safety Specs

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But don't worry, says NRC, the plant is "less safe", not more dangerous.



From NBC News Washington (8/29/2011):

Despite being built to sustain more than the maximum expected shaking, last week’s earthquake may have exceeded the design parameters of the two nuclear reactors knocked offline.



That conclusion by Dominion Virginia Power and an independent government analysis prompted the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to send inspectors to the nuclear plant in Virginia.



The Dominion-operated North Anna Power Station 12 miles from the epicenter of the 5.8-magnitude quake in Louisa County temporarily lost power, but there was no significant damage to safety systems, according to the NRC. A low-level emergency was declared temporarily Tuesday after the incident.



The additional inspection should not be interpreted to mean the plant is less safe, the commission said Monday.



Nuclear power plants are built with margins of safety beyond the maximum expected shaking, and the damage detected so far at North Anna has been minimal.



(The article continues.)

In the meantime, Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency now says there are 14 newly identified active faults near the nuclear facilities in Fukushima and Ibaraki Prefectures: 5 of them around TEPCO's Fukushima I and II Nuclear Power Plants, and 9 around the Tokai II Nuclear Power Plant operated by Japan Atomic Power Company and Tokai Fuel Reprocessing Facility operated by Japan Atomic Energy Agency. (From Kyodo News Japanese, 8/30/2011)



Don't worry, says NISA, they are all minor faults incapable of producing major earthquakes.

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Le Métier de Beauté Vintage Ken Nail Lacquer from Ken Downing's Bordeaux Collection

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I wanted to get a professional application of Vintage Ken to show you the gorgeous color. Vintage Ken is the nail lacquer in the I'm Worn This Way/Vintage Ken set, one of the three sets in Le Métier de Beauté's The Bordeaux Collection by Ken Downing for Fall/Winter 2011. See my Quick Peek feature here.



For his second exclusive collection for Le Métier de Beauté, Downing took the essence of the fall runways and distilled it into a beauty collection that presents elegant, coordinated duos to transform you into Lady Chic. The gorgeous sets have catchy names.

  1. Ken, Red My Lips (lips) and Gypsy Rose Me (nails) - subtle red with a blushing pinot undertone
  2. Ken's Wine on the Vine (lips) and Ken's Bodacious Bordeaux (nails) - rich, crimson cabernet
  3. I'm Worn This Way (lips) and Vintage Ken (nails) - Bold berry with a deep grape undertone, as you can see above.
All three sets arrived at Neiman Marcus Tysons Galleria last week. I decided to start with Vintage Ken. Because I like a professional application, but didn't have much time, I went to Yelp to look for a highly recommended nail salon near my house. The lesson learned here was, "Don't believe everything (anything?) you read on Yelp." You can read the rest of that story below.



I was able to get a few photos to introduce you to Vintage Ken, a gorgeous, deep purple shade. My photo at the top is the better of the portraits. The one below looks a little too blue. The shade will be a dramatic addition to my fall and winter wardrobe. Actually, it's really nice now! I adore purple and grape shades, and I can't wait to add a new Bordeaux handbag to my collection.



Each set in the Bordeaux Collection is priced at $49. The Bordeaux Collection is available at Neiman Marcus exclusively. I'll show you more soon in another feature.



Now for the rest of the story. The young lady who applied Vintage Ken was a total rookie. She couldn't paint a straight line near my cuticle, got nail lacquer all over my fingers (and under my nails), and thought her work looked just fine. She even dribbled top coat on my legs. She never used an orange stick to wipe away her mistakes; instead, she used her own fingernail. It was a fairly disgusting experience.



After I made sure my photos were OK, I removed the utterly gorgeous Vintage Ken because I couldn't repair it myself. It was hard to remove because she had painted it into my nail bed and under my nails. I'll get a real pro to apply the next one, Bodacious Bordeaux. I like a precise application, particularly with a dark shade. Hey, I'm a Virgo!



Photo at top courtesy of Le Métier de Beauté; other photos by Best Things in Beauty
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New: Tom Ford Beauty Lip Color Collection

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New colors from Tom Ford's Lip Color Collection ($48) arrived at Neiman Marcus! I found three of them irresistible - even without the testers, which haven't arrived. There's a peek below at the shades I purchased.



Tom Ford believes that a woman attains true glamour by amplifying her individuality and expressing her own iconic style of sophistication and seductiveness. With Tom Ford Beauty, he introduces 18 new lip colors that "empower a woman to transform her look and mood and express her most glamorous self."



Formulated with rare and exotic ingredients, including soja seed extract, Brazilian murumuru butter, and chamomilla flower oil, the luxurious formula has an ultra-creamy texture for an incredibly smooth application. Specially treated color pigments are blended to deliver pure color with just the right balance of luminosity.



I purchased three colors that are all in my comfort zone: #02, Pink Adobe; #03, Casablanca; and #04, Indian Rose. I took photos of them in the tubes and on my arm. I realize that they look extremely similar in the tubes in these photos, but they are unique shades.



The tube of #02, Pink Adobe, is shown above right. It's a rose-toned pink with a hint of brown to my eye. Casablanca, #03 is shown at left. I would describe it as a vibrant blue-toned rose. It's the darkest of the three shades I purchased. Indian Rose, #04, is shown below right. I'd describe it as a medium-toned rose pink that straddles the cool/warm spectrum.



I swatched all three shades on my arm in this order, top to bottom (yes, out of order): #02 Pink Adobe, #04 Indian Rose, and #03 Casablanca. All photos were taken in full sun, which added a bit of sparkle to the swatch photos. I would call the finish of these lip colors gleaming, with a bit of shine in strong light, but not sparkly.



Adobe Pink is shown at the top of my arm. Tom Ford's color chart of the new shades shows it on the top row with the nude and brown tones. Next down on my arm is #04, Indian Rose. Hopefully you can see in my swatches that it's the "neutral shade." Both Indian Rose and Casablanca, which is shown at the bottom of my arm, are featured on the middle row of Tom Ford's color chart, which includes colors that range from light pink to a deep Violet Fatale. The bottom row shows the reds in every shade of the red spectrum. Sabrina posted a photo of the card at The Beauty Look Book.



While all the shades offer saturated color, Casablanca is the deepest of those I purchased. It warms up a little in the sun, but it is definitely cooler on my lips than the other two shades. The swatch photo below left is probably the best portrait of the shade, even though there's too much reflected sun on my arm.



The pigmentation of your own lips will determine how intense these lipsticks look on you. They all offer saturated coverage. I found when applying Casablanca that I had to tidy up the bottom lip line I had drawn from the tube. Naturally, a lip liner would have helped. I could have applied it more precisely with a lip brush, but I usually don't take the time for that.



They are very pretty. Did I "need" three new lipsticks, each costing $48? No, I'd probably have been just as happy with two. The elegant black-brown cases will be an eye-catcher, though, when I pull one out of my handbag. I'll have to select one of the shades as a take-along.



You can purchase the Tom Ford Beauty Lip Color Collection at Neiman Marcus. I can verify that the store at Tysons Galleria received all the new shades. Feel free to give Kathy Shoreman a call at 571-212-8399 (her cell) if you don't have a store with a Tom Ford counter near you.



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The iPhone Dev-Team is Also Adopted by Steve Jobs

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The iPhone Dev-Team - The eternal cat and mouse game between Apple and the jailbreak is now entering the next round, as we have reported the hacker has Allegra Nicholas, better known as Comex, to decide in the future at Apple want to prove themselves And thus increases the jailbreak scene.
So the point is to Apple, but a new article on the website of the iPhone Dev team can only smile about the
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Apple Releases OS X 10.7.2 Build 11C43, Beta icloud 9, iPhoto 9.2 Beta 3 for Developers

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iPhoto 9.2 Beta 3 - Apple has just released a week after the publication of the sixth pre-release version of IOS 5 even the latest beta versions of OS X 10.7.2 Lion, icloud and iPhoto for registered developers. Registered developers can download the new pre-release versions now available in the Dev Center to download and test from Apple.
Since the announced publication in kommendne autumn draws
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Pure Fiji Coconut Milk Bath Soap

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"Island Bliss," says the bottle. Indeed! Pure Fiji's Coconut Milk Bath Soak ($33.95) will transform your bathtub at home into a spa. Luxuriously smooth and creamy, this hydrating coconut milk soak contains a bounty of nutrients essential to the support and good health of your skin. Fresh coconut milk with a blend of exotic nut oils rejuvenate, nourish, and rehydrate dry skin leaving it supple smooth and revitalized. Add 1/4 of a cup of this island bliss to running water and relax on a wave of island magic!



The product lives up to the hype. I prefer to shower in the summer, but now and then, I need to soak in a long, hot (yes, hot) bath. I felt that need this week on a chilly morning when I couldn't get warm. Sneeze after sneeze told me to enjoy a nice hot bath and warm up. I know that hot water will dry out my skin, so I had an opportunity to try the Coconut Milk and Bath Soak that Pure Fiji had sent me. It was heavenly. I didn't want to get out. The water felt great, the scent was intoxicating, and the creaminess of the water assured me that I would not need a body moisturizer when I emerged.



Pure Fiji is a great company. Based in Suva, Fiji, Pure Fiji uses the finest quality plant oils and extracts in each of their products. The line does not contain ingredients that commonly cause allergies or problems for sensitive skins, uses organic materials whenever they can, and does not test on animals. All Pure Fiji containers are recyclable.



Here's a little more about the company, abstracted from their Web site. Pure Fiji works to ensure that their products will benefit customers through exceptional performance and value, while positively impacting the people and economies of the local communities from which the raw materials are sourced. Pure Fiji believes this is achievable by using ingredients from renewable resources and eco-friendly packaging.



Pure Fiji takes makes every effort to minimize their carbon footprint, and where appropriate, enhance Fiji's unique ecosystem. Botanical ingredients, such as their blend of nut oils, are wild-harvested, which means they select the nuts from trees that grow in their natural habitat. That practice reduces their requirement for energy-dependent irrigation and fertilization methods. Bottles used in packaging are PET, which are an environmentally responsible choice that requires 24% less energy to produce and generates 40% less solid waste than glass bottles. Gift packaging is made by hand using natural fibers, such as handmade paper or delightful woven baskets.



These enlightened philosophies also played a big part in the design and construction of Pure Fiji's state-of-the-art factory and its daily production processes. Passive solar dryers are employed, and oils are cold pressed in the villages that supply them. Spa linens and staff uniforms are sun-dried, eliminating the need for electricity. Pure Fiji even recycles the chaff and seed casings from the nuts in the factory gardens - which act as a nursery for Pure Fiji's tree planting programs along the coastline, a source of a variety of flowers and herbs for use in their spa, and even supply fresh vegetables for the factory staff to use in their meals.



The coconut line is only one of Pure Fiji's fragrant product lines. Imagine your favorite tropical scents. Pineapple, frangipani, mango, anyone? I'll bet you'll find one at Pure Fiji's Web site. Can you beat that? A great company, a great bath soak, and a certainty that your self-pampering is not an assault on our ever-threatened environment.



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Beach Girl Beautiful Race

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Beach Girl Beautiful Race
Driving on the beach is truly a fantastic experience and in the Palm trees, sand and the sea breeze give you a sense of relaxation that will help to complete three strange levels with a girly of beauty and demonstrate your driving skills helping this beautiful girl drive her on the beach and get safely to the destination and on the way try to collect as many hearts you can to collect as a bonus points.




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Kulkis New Ball Game

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Kulkis New Ball Game
Previously our hero had bounced his way through many challenges and finally discovered a fellow Kulkis who had left the tribe long ago and now for some strange reason that possible reason could this black Kulkis have for his actions and navigate through new, with the larger and even deadlier rooms in this continuation to the Kulkis story and definitely you will like it.



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The Best Arcade Pool Game

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The Best Arcade Pool Game
The best Arcade Pool game a style pool game with superb graphics and a very fun game play  and in the features, 10 achievements adds great replay values and also Un-lockable table with the Global leader board and Social sharing, the game and each achievement can be shared through Facebook, MySpace and the big social network Twitter as well.



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Worker Died of Acute Leukemia, TEPCO Said in Aug 30 Press Conference

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But the doctor assured the company that the death had nothing to do with having worked at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.



The unnamed worker died in early August, after having worked at Fukushima I for about a week. TEPCO's Matsumoto says the company does not know where the worker had worked before he came to Fukushima I. He's from one of TEPCO's 1st-tier subcontractors.



Since the death has nothing to do with having worked in Fukushima I Nuke Plant, TEPCO is not going to track the worker's past work history or conduct further investigation. TEPCO will not release personal information about the worker, either.



The radiation exposure of the worker was 0.5 millisievert external radiation, and zero internal radiation for the duration of his work at Fukushima I.



Additional information from Mainichi (8/30/2011):

The worker was in his 40s. At Fukushima I, his work included manning the rest area and radiation control of the workers. There was no abnormal reading of white blood cells before he started to work at Fukushima I. He worked for about a week in August, and fell ill. He was diagnosed with acute leukemia, and died at the hospital. His company reported his death to TEPCO on August 16.

TEPCO's Matsumoto emphasized that the death was a private matter, and TEPCO had no intention of investigating it further now that the doctor denied any relationship between the death and the work at Fukushima I.

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Workers Entered Fukushima II (Daini) Reactor 4

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While the attention is on Fukushima I, TEPCO has been quietly working on Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant located in Naraha-machi and Tomioka-machi.



On August 29, workers entered the Containment Vessel of Reactor 4 at Fukushima II for the first time since March 11. No details of the work inside the Containment Vessel have been released by TEPCO yet.



From NHK News (8/29/2011):

東京電力福島第一原子力発電所とともに事故を起こした、福島第二原発では、29日午前中から、4号機の原子炉を覆う格納容器の中に作業員が入り、内部が破損しているかや、放射線の量を調べています。



Workers entered the Containment Vessel of Reactor 4 at Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant to check the damages if any and measure radiation levels.



福島第一原発と第二原発で、事故のあと、格納容器に人が入るのは初めてです。



It is the first time after the accident that anyone entered the Containment Vessel of any reactor at either Fukushima I or Fukushima II.



福島第二原発は、3月11日の地震で4つの原子炉がすべて自動停止したあと、4号機を含む3つの原子炉では、海水を使って原子炉を冷やす設備の一部が津波によって壊れ、十分に冷やすことができなくなりました。



At Fukushima II, after the automatic shutdown of all 4 reactors after the March 11 earthquake, part of the cooling systems that use seawater to cool the reactors was broken by the tsunami in three of the reactors including Reactor 4, and the reactors were not cooled sufficiently.



このうち、4号機の原子炉は、外部電源を使った冷却によって、地震の4日後に100度以下の冷温停止状態となり、東京電力はその後も原子炉の状態が安定しているとして、29日午前10時すぎから、およそ10人の作業員が原子炉を覆う格納容器の中に入り、内部の調査をしています。



Reactor 4 was brought to a cold shutdown 4 days after the quake using the cooling system with external power supply. TEPCO determined that the condition of the reactor was stable, and sent about 10 workers inside the Containment Vessel to conduct the survey of the inside.



福島第二原発の4号機は、原子炉の圧力が一時高くなるなどしており、東京電力は設備が壊れているかを調べるとともに、内部の放射線量や温度などを測定するということです。



The reactor pressure rose temporarily in Reactor 4 after the quake. TEPCO is going to check for damages as well as measure the radiation levels and temperature inside.



福島第一原発と第二原発で、事故のあと、格納容器に人が入るのは初めてで、東京電力は、29日の調査で得られた結果を基に、今後内部で作業をするために必要な装備などを検討していくということです。



It is the first time since the accident that anyone entered the Containment Vessel in Fukushima I or Fukushima II. TEPCO says it will decide on the necessary work to be done inside the Containment Vessel, once it gets the result of the survey on August 29.

TEPCO is not just working on the Containment Vessel at Fukushima II by the way. It's been working on the heat exchanger for Reactor 4 also, as evidenced by TEPCO's announcement that one worker from a TEPCO affiliate company fell ill due to excess heat in the heat exchanger building while he was re-routing the temporary cable.



What is TEPCO up to? Restart Fukushima II? That's what the mayor of Naraha-machi wants TEPCO to do.



I also wonder whatever happened to the 3000 tonnes of contaminated water in the basement of the plant.

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NHK News May Have Tipped the DPJ Leader Election With Wrong Report on Vote Prospect

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wrong, as in "180-degree wrong".



From what I've gathered in twitters and blogs of people who actually watched live both the election proceedings and NHK's reporting on the election (I watched only the election, live on the net), NHK repeatedly reported the totally wrong information about the number of votes that might go to Noda between the first round of voting and the second (final) round of voting.



There were close to 90,000 people watching the netcast of the election, with many of them also watching NHK.



The sequence is something like this:

  1. 1st vote ended. The result: Kaieda 143, Noda 102, Maehara 74, Kano 52, Mabuchi 24.

  2. 2nd round of voting started. Then about 15 minutes into the voting that took about 30 minutes, NHK reported: "Mr. Mabuchi instructed his supporters this morning to vote for anyone other than Kaieda [if Mabuchi loses in the 1st round]."

  3. NHK also said "Kano instructed his supporters to vote for Noda, so did Maehara." NHK was practically predicting the landslide victory of Noda in the 2nd round. They were still voting, and the NHK report was conveyed by the reporters covering the election to the representatives.

  4. 2nd round ended. The result: Noda 215, Kaieda 177. Difference was 38 votes.

  5. 4PM: Special NHK News - "What we reported earlier about Mr. Mabuchi was wrong. He did not instruct his supporters to vote for anyone other than Kaieda; he told his supporters to do vote FOR Kaieda because Kaieda's policy on tax was close to his (they are both against increasing tax)."

Well, that admission was about 2 hours too late.



Despite the report, Mabuchi supporters are said to have voted for Kaieda after all. But the NHK's erroneous reporting may have swayed enough undecided voters in each faction, as all it took was to sway 16 votes in favor of Noda.



So, NHK may have ended up playing the "kingmaker" in deciding the next prime minister of Japan. Inadvertently or not, I do not know.



I do remember, after the election, PM Kan was all big smiles on the stage with 5 candidates. He must have been so happy to see the candidate backed by Ichiro Ozawa defeated.



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Dr. Shunichi Yamashita's March 21 Talk in Fukushima City (Part)

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Professor Yamashita's speech on "Fukushima as Number One" was meant to cheer Fukushima City residents (he's from Nagasaki, and always prefaces his talk with the Nagasaki and Hiroshima atomic bombs).



As I've said before, it was a bad, bad timing. March 21 is where the second largest spike in air radiation took place in Fukushima, part of Tohoku and most of Kanto, thanks to a certain event at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant which hasn't been fully disclosed. (All we have from TEPCO is that there was a black smoke, then gray smoke, then white smoke rising from Reactor 3 on that day.) Fukushima City residents braved the rain to attend the lecture.



The doctor looks rather ill at ease.





(H/T Tokyo Brown Tabby)

(UPDATE) A Fukushima prefectural assemblyman tweeted a few days ago that Dr. Yamashita was "removed from the post", and some English sites may have misunderstood what he wrote. According to the later clarification by the assemblyman, Dr. Yamashita is no longer in charge of radiation protection, but still fully in charge of health monitoring and follow-up research of the Fukushima residents.

It seems he has simply moved on from preaching safety as a radiation protection advisor to health monitoring after the radiation exposure. There is no official word on Fukushima Prefecture's website at all.

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Soil Contamination in 34 Locations in Fukushima Exceeds Chernobyl Confiscation/Closed Zone Level

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In one location, the contamination level is more than 10 times the Chernobyl level.



What a surprise. Now that PM Kan is out, the government dribbles out the information that it withheld as it de-emphasized and even attacked the reports of high soil contamination as measured by private entities including citizens' groups.



The most contaminated location found so far is Okuma-machi, where Fukushima I Nuke Plant is located: 29,460,000 becquerels per square meter with cesium-134 and cesium-137 combined, 15,450,000 becquerels per square meter if only cesium-137 is counted.



The confiscated/closed zone after the Chernobyl accident is set in locations whose cesium-137 level in soil exceeds 1,480,000 becquerels per square meter. The level of cesium-137 in the location in Okuma-machi is 10 times that of the Chernobyl confiscated/closed zone.



From Yomiuri Shinbun (3:05AM JST 8/30/2011):

東京電力福島第一原子力発電所事故で拡散した放射性物質による土壌汚染の状態を調べた地図がまとまり、29日に開かれた文部科学省の検討会で報告された。



The soil contamination as the result of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant accident was reported on the August 29 meeting at the Ministry of Education and Science.



 立ち入りが制限されている警戒区域や計画的避難区域で、チェルノブイリ原発事故での強制移住基準(1平方メートル当たりの放射性セシウム137が148万ベクレル)を超える汚染濃度が測定されたのは、6市町村34地点に上った。住民の被曝(ひばく)線量などを把握するのが狙い。菅首相が27日、「長期間にわたり住民の居住が困難になる地域が生じる」との見通しを示したが、それを裏付けた。



The survey found 34 locations in 6 municipalities exceeding the level of the confiscation/closed zone of the Chernobyl accident (1,480,000 becquerels/square meter of cesium-137 in soil). The purpose of the survey was to understand the radiation exposure of the residents. Prime Minister Kan said on August 27 that there might be locations where the residents wouldn't be able to return for a long time. The survey data validates the prime minister's comment.



 測定結果によると、6月14日時点で、セシウム137の濃度が最も高かったのは、警戒区域内にある福島県大熊町の1平方メートル当たり約1545万ベクレル。セシウム134と合わせると、同約2946万ベクレルとなった。



According to the survey, the highest cesium-137 concentration in soil as of June 14 was in Okuma-machi in Fukushima Prefecture, within the no-entry evacuation zone, at 15,450,000 becquerels/square meter. If combined with cesium-134, the radioactive cesium concentration was 29,460,000 becquerels/square meter.



 同300万ベクレル超となったのは、セシウム137で同町、双葉町、浪江町、富岡町の計16地点に上った。高い濃度の地点は、原発から北西方向に延びており、チェルノブイリ事故の強制移住基準を超える地点があった自治体は、飯舘村、南相馬市を加えた計6市町村だった。同省は約2200地点の土壌を測定した。



Total 16 location in 4 municipalities (Okuma-machi, Futaba-machi, Namie-machi, Tomioka-machi) exceeded 3,000,000 becquerels/square meter in cesium-137 concentration. The area with the high cesium-137 concentration extends northwest from the nuclear power plant. In total, 6 municipalities including Iitate-mura and Minami Soma City had the locations that exceeded the Chernobyl confiscation/closed zone level of cesium-137. The Ministry measured the soil samples from about 2,200 locations.

Here's the map by Asahi Shinbun, including the locations with cesium-137 concentration of less than 1 million becquerels/square meter.



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Elie Saab Le Parfum Eau de Parfum

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Designer fragrances often come with a fantasy, and Elie Saab Le Parfum Eau de Parfum ($90 to $120) offers one that's immensely appealing. Who wouldn't love the photo of Anja Rubik, a wind-bown urban princess wearing a gorgeous gown designed by Elie Saab?



As a rule, my reaction to "just another department store fragrance" would be a huge yawn. Lately, though, I've discovered that a few of them are glorious. I had a "love at first whiff" reaction to Elie Saab Le Parfum, and my love has grown in the couple of weeks I've had it. Elie Saab's intent is to glorify women, to inject beauty into women's lives. Even if we don't have the means to purchase his glorious haute couture, his first fragrance is accessible.



Elie Saab Le Parfum is housed in a heavy glass bottle that's as exquisite as Elie Saab's evening gowns. Tasteful, elegant, and chic, the bottle was created by Sylvie de France. It conveys a resolutely modern beauty.



The fragrance was created for Elie Saab by the masterful perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, who describes the fragrance as a light, woody floral. Orange blossom provides the centerpiece, tempered by cedarwood, which gives it a lovely softness. There are two jasmine absolutes among the notes: jasmine sambac and jasmine grandiflorum. They add a glorious depth to the orange blossoms. A white honey rose completes the floral design. The cedarwood heart is blended with patchouli, which absolutely stunned me. As a rule, I flee from patchouli. There are no sharp edges in this one. I'm stunned. I think I finally found the patchouli that appeals to fragrance mavens.



A video at this link describes the fragrance as an "ode to light," to a sun that's almost white in its gold brilliance - an intensely feminine, modern, and radiant fragrance. On my skin, it's a bright, fresh floral. It's as soft as a summer garden, yielding its scents to a light breeze that wafts a floral bounty through my windows. Elie Saab Le Parfum reminds me of the intoxicating scent of the fragrant hostas that I planted against my screened porch. When they bloom, it's hard to leave the porch as their white flower scent comes my way.



I knew when I finished this feature that The Non-Blonde was publishing her impressions last night. I refrained from reading Gaia's feature until I finished writing mine. Her always-extraordinary fragrance descriptions are unforgettable. You must read her review. We are both enjoying Elie Saab - for many of the same reasons. I think you will too.



I purchased my bottle at Neiman Marcus. I know it's available at Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue.



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Charlotte Ronson A Summer's Kiss Face and Body Glow

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Fashion "it" girl Charlotte Ronson is best known for combining her effortless sense of style with her chic downtown designs. Charlotte is "bringing the same sensibility to her new beauty collection." Inspired by her friends and family, the line takes its direction from the different looks and lifestyles of her inner circle. There's a multi-tonal eye shadow palette for Nicole Richie; a weightless, nonstick gloss for her DJ sister Samantha; and a luminous light-filtering powder for Rashida Jones.



The entire collection is designed around her muses - their different routines and diverse beauty - appealing to a wide range of women who want to look pretty on-the-go without trying too hard. Every product seamlessly transitions from day to night and is especially portable and easy to use. Plus, the formulas are infused with light-adjusting technology so you look flawlessly radiant in every cast of light, no matter what spotlight you find yourself under.



I was surfing Sephora and saw Ronson's A Summer's Kiss Face and Body Glow ($18). As a total illuminator junkie, I had to have it. The price was right, so into my cart it went.



When it arrived, I was extremely happy with my initial tests. The color is a bronze gold with just a hint of rose gold. My first impression was, Wow!" The liquid illuminator/bronzer definitely adjusts its shimmer and glow based on the lighting.



Here are two swatch photos of a heavy application at the top of my arm, with a lighter, more normal one below. I applied both swatches with a concealer brush and took my initial swatch photos in full sun.



I decided to test A Summer's Kiss for longevity by leaving the swatch on my arm and going off to run errands. I went to CVS, got some things for my mother, delivered them, and came directly home. At no time during my foray did the inside of my arm get an excessive workout. The product didn't fare well on my arm. By the time I got home, there was little left.



The swatch photo at right was taken with some clouds overhead that moved in while I was gone. As you can see, the color wore off significantly. There was some color and some sparkle left, but the pizzazz was gone.



Interestingly, the color persists nicely on my face. With sunshine or strong indoor light on my face, A Summer's Kiss is a pretty, gleaming, shimmering medium-toned bronze-gold. With less light, it shows me less gleam and more color. It's cooling when I apply it.



The active ingredients, listed at Sephora, include:

  • Nano-fine titanium dioxide and alumina: work synergistically to create a soft-focus effect by absorbing, reflecting, and scattering light;
  • Multidimensional pigments: creates differentiating shimmer and luminosity effects;
  • Capric/caprylic triglyceride and xctyl palmitate: help keep the skin soft, supple, and moisturized; and
  • Vitamins C and E: strong antioxidants to protect the skin from environmental aggressors.
My conclusions about A Summer's Kiss? It's a pretty facial illuminator or shimmering bronzer in a color most of us can wear, and the price is very reasonable. It only fails the test as a body bronzer. You only need a tiny amount of product to achieve a pretty look, so the three-ounce tube should last a long time if you are wearing it only on your face.



Charlotte Ronson's A Summer's Kiss Face and Body Glow is exclusive to Sephora. I bought mine online. You can see Ronson's complete collection at Sephora.



Photo at top courtesy of Sephora; other photos by Best Things in Beauty
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The Valet Parking Pro 2 Game

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The Valet Parking Pro 2 Game
In the valet parking pro game tames the cars at the beautiful Airport this time, and use your arrow keys to park the vehicle safely in the highlighted area and remember that do not touch the any wall or car and use space to brake and Ctrl to turn on the upper lights, and again that don’t bump into things more than thrice.




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Family of Squirrels Beautiful Game

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Family of Squirrels Beautiful Game
In the family guide an entire family of squirrels through the forest, guide an entire family of squirrels through the forest and jump over obstacles and pick up the food for points and also move over a squirrel with your mouse to let him jump in the just push of mouse and be sure to avoid the wasps as well.




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Basketball 02 New Games

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Basketball 02 New Games
In new Basket ball game the player must pass the exam before start the game and to do this, hit the ball into the basket in which you have to give a time of game 2nd minutes and the total control you can do it with the mouse.




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Finance Minister Will Be the New Leader of DPJ

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Yoshihiko Noda to be the leader of the party, and will be the new prime minister. He got 215 votes.



Ozawa lost.



Hello increased tax, hello TPP, which Noda is all for joining. Therefore, hello Monsanto. Maybe Monsanto has the genetically modified seeds that are radiation-resistant.

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Democratic Party of Japan Leader Election Update

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Kaieda and Noda in the 2nd round. The difference is only 40 votes.



Noda may have made a good prime minister in the peace time (i.e. no Fukushima nuke crisis). Kaieda is not fit for any position, as far as I'm concerned.

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(UPDATED) NISA Mentions "Neptunium-239" in August 29 Press Conference

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(UPDATE on 8/30/2011: NISA still hasn't said a word about conversion, but someone in Japan did the calculation based on the NISA's numbers released on June 6. You can view it at this link or in the image below. In plain language, neptunium-239 will decay into plutonium-239, adding 2×10^7 becquerels (20,000,000 becquerels) to the existing plutonium-239. The calculation was done by Tomohiro Endo, a researcher (nuclear physics) at Nagoya University.)



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(UPDATE on 8/29/2011: NISA backtracked in the joint conference (TEPCO/government) in the afternoon, and now says it's not sure about the conversion rate of neptunium-239 into plutonium-239.)

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Now this is very curious.



The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA)'s daily press conference is ongoing (August 29). The NISA spokesman Moriyama mentions neptunium-239's conversion ratio to plutonium-239 as 1 to 1.



According to the June 6 estimate by the NISA:

Plutonium-239: 3.2×10^9

Neptunium-239: 7.6×10^13

So, now it is:

Plutonium-239: 7.6 x 10^13, or 76,000,000,000,000 or 76 terabecquerels

The amount of plutonium-239 has increased 23,000-fold, according to NISA.



On August 15 I wrote about neptunium-239, half life of about 2 days, having been detected in large quantity in Iitate-mura, 35 kilometers from Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant. I had to take down the second post on the subject, but the information was correct.



Now, NISA is suddenly mentioning neptunium-239. Admission of wide dispersion of this nuclide and resultant plutonium-239 may be finally forthcoming, after more than 5 months.

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Democratic Party of Japan New Leader Election Today

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(Update: The last one, Minister of Agriculture Kano, just finished his speech. Well-rehearsed, totally irrelevant in today's Japan, IMHO. Mabuchi made the most sense, and so he won't get the vote. The worst two were Kaieda and Maehara; if either of them ends up getting the majority vote to become the next Prime Minister, oh boy, it's bleak.)



(Update: Kaieda spoke in an agitated manner, incoherent speech. So that's what Ozawa backs - someone who's hapless. Makes sense, just look at the former PM Hatohama, dubbed "space alien". Now Minister of Finance Noda is speaking. Much calmer, focused.)



(Update: The meeting is live on the net. Right now, Kaieda is speaking. Nothing worthy of mentioning. Sumio Mabuchi, who has the least number of supporters, seems to have impressed many net viewers for his forthright message of the first thing first - tackle the Fukushima nuke plant and recover from the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami, and nuke accident.)



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The members of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will elect the new leader for the party (who will then become the prime minister) in the early afternoon on August 29, JST.



The meeting of 398 DPJ members of the Diet has just started in Tokyo. The candidates are to give 15-minute speech to the audience before the voting.



The majority vote is necessary to determine the winner. If there is no majority winner in the first round of voting, then they vote on the top two in the first round.



The first round of voting will start around 12:20PM, and the tally will be in by 1PM. If the second round is necessary, it will start about 1:20PM after the top two in the first round tries to convince more voters to vote for them. By 2PM, we will know who will be the new DPJ leader and the next prime minister.



Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Banri Kaieda is the front-runner to succeed the outgoing PM Kan. Minister of Finance Noda is considered second, followed by ex-Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara. None of them seems to have secured the majority vote (200).



If it is a popularity contest among the Japanese, ex-Foreign Minister Maehara would win, according to the Yomiuri poll, because he is not backed by the kingmaker Ichiro Ozawa and he is young (he's 49).



"It doesn't matter who's at the top, they're all the same" has been the attitude of most Japanese from the time immemorial. At the same time, they trust the government authority (yes, even today) and clamor for a strong leader to guide them.

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