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- "ただ、格納容器周辺の放射線量は高く、人が長期間作業するのは当面困難。実際、工程表でも燃料状態の把握調査は18年以降とした。"
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Emotionally intense images of retired Philadelphia police captain Ray Lewis - who has joined the #OccupyWallStreet protests - being arrested by the NYPD.
Captain Lewis has been outspoken against the NYPD’s wrongful use of violence against peaceful protesters.
From what I have seen, Ray Lewis’ conduct defines honor, bravery, and dignity.
There is a media blackout on images of his participation in the protest, and on his arrest:
It’s proved impossible for me to get this shot of former Philadelphia Police Cpt. Ray Lewis being arrested, published anywhere. I was adamantly rebuffed by the Philadelphia Inquirer, NYT, local NY papers, and Newsweek, before even looking at the photograph. One of the only published photos of this paradoxical and intense event is located here at the NYC Observer:
http://www.observer.com/2011/11/former-philadelphia-police-captain-ray-lewis-arrested-ows/
Make this viral and they will come.
Ray Lewis gets 2 posts this morning, because this needs to be seen. I’m not even sure why, but this pair of photos made me cry hysterically.
oh my god. so much props to this man. this country has turned into utter fucking insanity.
(via granularbastard)
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Thailand’s Disastrous, Slow-Moving Flood
The massive body of water now surrounding Bangkok is continuing its slow, destructive trip toward the ocean. The flood is the result of the heavy monsoon rains that drenched Southeast Asia four months ago, leaving Thailand and neighboring countries submerged and claiming more than 1,000 lives across the region. The waters that inundated Ayutthaya to the north of Bangkok have largely receded, but suburbs to the south and west remain under threat, with evacuation notices still being issued. Central Bangkok appears to have been spared the worst of the flooding, due in part to a protective wall of sandbags some 6 km (3.7 mi) long. Throughout the surrounding area, many thousands remain in evacuation centers, or with friends and family, waiting for the worst flooding in decades to recede. Collected here are images from Thailand over the past two weeks. ( Also see previous Thailand flood entries here: 1, 2, 3. )
Above: A Buddha head in the roots of a Bodhi tree is partially submerged by floodwaters in the ruins of Wat Mahathat temple in Thailand’s ancient capital Ayutthaya, on November 6, 2011. The floods in Thailand began in July and have devastated large parts of the central Chao Phraya river basin, killed more than 500 people and have disrupted the lives of more than two million. (Reuters/Adrees Latif)
See more incredible photos at In Focus
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地縁、血縁があるので、なかなか大きな声では言えないことだろうが、私が農村集落に行って話す限り、このまま行っても日本の農業は先の見通しが何もない。何もないどころか、人がいなくなっているという危機感は強い。
これだけ高い関税で守ってきたのに、なぜそういうことになってしまったのか。それは農業の守り方が間違っていたからだ。
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"実際、ＩＭＦの統計では、2000年頃から今までに至るまで、ギリシャのＧＤＰ成長率はドイツのそれよりずっと伸びを見せていた。だから突然の財政破綻発言は国民にとっても寝耳に水の出来事だった。莫大な政治資金が忽然と消えたのは、現首相のパパンドレウ家、前首相のカラマンリス家に代表される世襲制の特権階級的政治が繰り広げられ、ドイツのシーメンス社事件など、閣僚の汚職が星の数ほどあったからだ。日本の“消えた年金”ではないが、責任の所在はうやむや、名前のあがっている政治家は辞職もせずに国会に居座り続けている。これらのツケを払わされるのはごめんだと国民が猛反発するのは当たり前だ。
緊縮策で、月収3000ユーロ以上の公務員は賞与2ヶ月分がゼロに。3000ユーロ以下は1000ユーロのみの支給。例えば夫婦ともに公務員の家庭で、2人の月収合計が4000ユーロならば、賞与8000ユーロが2000ユーロのみになるわけだから、大打撃。住宅ローンが払えない、子どもを私学から公立に転校させざるを得ないなど、深刻な問題を引き起こしている。ＩＭＦが乗り出したからには民間でも給与カットがおこるのではと不安が広がっている。ガソリンの税率は23％に。輸送費などにコストがかかり、肉屋からスーパーにいたるまで、物価高。二重苦のスタグフレーションがおきている。小売店は続々と店じまいをしていく。" -
Occupy Oakland Strikes Turn ‘Chaotic’
This happened late last night/early this morning, as police attacked peaceful protesters for occupying a vacant building. Yesterday protesters blocked trucks from leaving the Port of Oakland, and anarchists smashed some windows at banks.
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Photo Series of the Day: Thailand has been inundated with monsoon rains since mid-July, resulting in the worst flooding the country has seen in 50 years.
Athit Perawongmetha’s heartwarming photo of Buddhist monks splash-fighting in floodwaters north of Bangkok is one of several powerful snapshots featured in the In Focus photo series, “Bangkok Underwater.”
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Photo Series of the Day: Thailand has been inundated with monsoon rains since mid-July, resulting in the worst flooding the country has seen in 50 years.
Athit Perawongmetha’s heartwarming photo of Buddhist monks splash-fighting in floodwaters north of Bangkok is one of several powerful snapshots featured in the In Focus photo series, “Bangkok Underwater.”
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(via fuxmix)
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Heavy monsoon rains have been drenching Southeast Asia since mid-July, causing mudslides and widespread flooding. The deluge has now reached Bangkok, with rising water and associated problems affecting most of the city’s 10 million residents. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said that parts of the capital could be inundated by up to 1.5 meters of water and remain flooded for up to a month. Around Bangkok, airports are closing, food prices are soaring, clean water is becoming scarce, and the country is declaring a holiday from Thursday until Monday to allow people to evacuate. The Chao Phraya river is predicted to overflow its banks in the city sometime today, and authorities say that if the protective dikes fail to hold the water, all parts of Bangkok will be vulnerable to the floodwater
Above: Residents evacuate from their flooded town, north of Bangkok, on October 25, 2011. Around 320 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, as Thailand experiences the worst flooding in 50 years with damages running as high as $6 billion. (Reuters/Bazuki Muhammad)
See more intense photos at In Focus
