I wonder how much of that is Bieber doing that or his producers saying to do it for good publicity.
And then you realize, that it doesn't matter one bit!
A donation is a donation regardless of the intention.
I wonder how much of that is Bieber doing that or his producers saying to do it for good publicity.
And then you realize, that it doesn't matter one bit!
A donation is a donation regardless of the intention.
I have found a really good analysis on the Fukushima matter from someone who has experience of working with the BWR type reactors that are installed on Fukushima, but I probably shouldn't post it since it deals with all kind of possibilities.
What is important now to understand, is that situation is serious, but not catastrophic. The reticent and even contradictory media coverage doesn't really help.
And talk about life's irony: the first reactor was constructed in 1971 and was to be decomissioned in March 2011.
On a more positive note.
By chance, is it this blog post you are talking about?
http://morgsatlarge.wordpress.com/2011/03/13/why-i-am-not-worried-about-japans-nuclear-reactors/
@ntk:
Okay, right now in tagesschau (most reliable German news show) they said that there apparently has been a meltdown and there might be something like a second Chernobyl. :/
Because german media obviously has first hand information available before anyone else. Imo, they are way too quick to deliver such a judgement.
Right now, you can watch a press conference on NHK, where the cabinet chief Edano just stated there was no meltdown (or at least he didn't mention one, just the cause of the explosion).
I thought whirlpools mean naruto in Japanese anyways.
Any updates on this possible tsunami affected coastlines?
No, Uzumaki means whirlpool in japanese. Naruto is just the name of the place where you can such a whirlpool in Japan (it is a tourist attraction). Anyways, the whirlpool and the Kanji of the city just reminded of a big washing machine. This is not to say that I want to make jokes about the whole thing in any way. Just my mind drawing unnecessary conclusions.
@RobbyBevard:
Few pages late n this, but the destroyed gundam is a photoshop job. Far as I know, the thing was a publicity stunt and it was only supposed to be up for two months. It should have been down for over a year already.
Which is really stupid amongst all the REAL destruction and chaos going on.
It was up for two months in Odaiba, Tokyo, so far you are correct. But after that it got transferred to Shizuoka City (further west of Tokyo) and still stands/stood there as far as I know.
I am checking for post quake pics. And this is one that I found.
I couldn't help but be astonished at the size of that whirlpool.
This is kind of ironic. This whirlpool formed in the bay of Ôarai City (大洗町).
If you were to literally translate that, it means the "Great Washing".
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbstv
Apparently, these are no after-shocks but 2 new major earthquakes with different epi centers, one in Nagano (northwestern part of Honshu) and one in eastern Japan (around Ibaraki Prefecture). Because of that, there is also a Tsunami warning for every coastal region in Japan.
Can't believe this is still ongoing…
@Thousand:
This is actually really, really good when you consider its freaking 7!!! I mean compare to Haiti where a 7 killed hundreds of thousands of people. Hell the New Zealand earthquake was a 6.3 and killed over twice the value of the Japan one. It's amazing how invaluably useful proper protocol and good infrastructure designed specifically for these events can be. The wonders of safe-guards.
According to the TBS stream it is up to 40 confirmed deaths and 45 people missing. And that is bound to go up way higher. Remember it just happened a few hours ago. No doubt that there will be hundreds if not thousands of victims.
So please don't jump to conclusions every time you see such a figure and use some common sense
For starters that's quite informative I would say ;-)
Wait, you lived in Hosshoji, meaning in the temple itself? I heard from some people that were staying in a temple, but never had the chance to ask them what it was like unfortunately. Seems like an interesting experience.
Forgot about the festivals.
Gion Matsuri is definetely awesome with the lightened up floats at night. On the bad side, it is extremely crowded. The supposed highlight of the festival, the procession of the floats is a bit disappointing. So many Obasan who want to push you around to get a better view…
I have lived quite close to Kitano Tenmangu actually, but haven't seen the Tenjin Matsuri. Or is that the monthly flea market thing on the 25th?
Daimonji is also a must see imo. I remember when the main part with the Kanjis is over, they carry the fires over to the Katsura River in Arashiyama and set the fires out on the river (my memory is fuzzy, concerning the details).
Oh, good that you mention Fushimi Inari! It is a bit far off, but surely worth the visit for the atmosphere alone.
Autumn is maybe the best time of the year to visit Kyoto. Around October, there are so many people coming to Kyoto to see the autumn leaves. Maybe it is advisable to visit the smaller temples, because the big ones are just hopelessly crowded with people.
Traveling by overnight bus is something I did a lot, just because it is so cheap! 4000 Yen one way to Tokyo, while the Shinkansen is maybe 20000 Yen. Great deal! But unless you're used to sleep in cramped places, it is definitely not comfortable.
College girls, eh? :-)
Yeah, there are many cute girls you will see on campus. Hint: When they ask you to be their English tutor, it may turn out it is not the language they want to know more about (at least speaking from my experience haha).
May be able to help you out there.
I have been living in Kyoto for about a year as an exchange student and it was an awesome experience. I'm surely biased in this case, but in my opinion Kyoto is the most awesome City in Japan.
If you are as much of a Japanese culture nerd as I am, you're gonna love it. There is just so much to see in Kyoto from temples and shrines (my personal favorites Sanjûsangen-dô and Nanzenji), to the imperial palace and Nijo Castle. Oh yeah, not to forget the Ginkaku-ji, which is way more beautiful than the Golden Pavillon (honestly the Kinkakuji is so boring) Then there are nice places like Arashiyama and the Kamogawa area. Especially Kamogawa in the summer is great with live bands performing right next to the river. If you want to go party, there are quite a lot of clubs and bars in Kiyamachi-dôri, which is one of the streets parallel to Kamogawa. Osaka is just a 1 hour ride away (to Umeda station), if you want to go shopping and similar stuff. Kobe and the Biwa River aren't far away either. I would advise you to buy a bicycle because it is the easiest way to get around in Kyoto.
Although I haven't been to Kyoto University myself, I have heard from friends that their language program is quite bad. Apparently you have to take lots of courses in English alongside the Japanese ones. But you will probably learn more Japanese outside of Uni anyways.
About the housing: 900 dollars? That is so expensive!! I paid about half of that, around 35-40000 Yen.
Take a look at this site: http://www.ips-robins.co.jp/en/
I stayed at one of their apartments and it was very cheap. You don't need a person who covers for you in case of emergency (dunno about the English term sorry) and no reikin either. They kind of understand English as well.
That is all I can remember for now, but feel free to ask more.
God I miss Kyoto…
Oh sorry it could just be my imagination but I think I see him on the 6th picture. There's Shoot lieing on the floor inside Hotel Raflesia (Novu's Hatsu), which you can make out because of the weird doors. Shoot is looking at a silhouette moving through the door which I suppose could be Novu.
I think there was something mentioned in the script about this scene too. Maybe I should read over it one more time