IIIII
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Love it.
Very bold, shiny.
Better than that green one
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Those updates were funny, great idea.
As for the Forums.... overwhelmed!
But first impressions are that they look amazing.
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There was one on last night that went through all the conspiracy theories that was quite interesting, almost funny at times in some of the things people came out with.
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It's as if summer holidays never happened now.
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And all those string guys too.
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OK saw Mr Sunday last night after reading about it here.
Pretty poor.
Crystal does nothing for me I agree with the other people saying she kind of looks uncomfortable.
They had a big jolly gaijin (who has turned Japanese) on, though.
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About twice a year, I need to send some money overseas and use the local bank. Today was one of those days. It took 45 minutes for them to sort it out and it usually takes ages. WTF takes so long? Is this common or are my bank just totally inept.
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But remember, oblivion, you don't get many 'french fries' in those cartons!!
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I was 'tricked' into eating it when I first came.
Vile, even before I knew what it was.
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Are there any sexy summer beers (ala aki aji and winter story...)?
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Originally Posted By: Ocean11Originally Posted By: soubriquetThe probability is very low, but we don't know it, and it can't be calculated.
Life isn't without risk.
Well the probability of what actually happened wasn't taken into account in the design of Fukushima, but nevertheless it happened. And indeed, the probability of further major earthquakes happening is quite high, if the historical record is anything to go by.
This Arnie chap isn't to be trusted as an authority at all, but inasmuch as his message is "it ain't over yet", you must concede, he does have point.
The outcome of the Fukushima thing seems to be hinging on things like workmen making sure they've got their valve handles on the right way. But seeing as Japanese valve handles have markings that are as hard to tell apart as space invaders with their wings up and their wings down, there are going to be mistakes. There will be 'industrial accidents', and nuclear proponents are going to say that they've got nothing to do with radiation. But that won't be strictly true either, just as what Arnie is saying isn't strictly true.
What happens if one of the guys working in Fukushima eats deadly mutant bacteria and has to take a shit right there and everybody starts puking like in Jackass...?
I was reading this all concerned until I read that last bit.
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Gattaca, really interesting
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Nice. Where you get that from Rob?
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My PC desktop that is. Files, icons, all over the place. What a mess that was. I've gone and put them all in folders off the desktop now with some shortcuts to important stuff, got myself a nice background image and defragged etc. All looking nice and also noticeably faster.
I should really do this more often. Highly recommended!
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He really needs a good smack.
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Great deal!
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Originally Posted By: klingonAnd apart from being a train driver (of course)!
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Watched Hangover last night. Funny.
I see there's a new Hangover set in Thailand coming soon.
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Thats the problem with running, well one of them for me, the lack of variation.
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And what is Super Cool Biz then, the t-shirt and hawaiian shirt thing?
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It would make the last day quite exciting though hey?
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I suppose it must be because you mentioned it but I didn't think that road was open in winter...
I think Nozawa + Shiga Kogen make a great holiday.
Earthquake/tsunami in Tohoku, North East Japan (11th March 2011)
in General off-topic discussions
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The temperature at the base of the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant fell below 100 C for the first time since the March disaster, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co.
TEPCO said the temperature was 99.4 C at 5 p.m. Wednesday. This means TEPCO has brought the temperatures at the base of the Nos. 1 to 3 reactors at the crippled plant to below 100 C, meeting one of the two conditions for the reactors to be in a stable cooling state, known as cold shutdown.
Compared with the Nos. 1 and 3 reactors, it took more time for TEPCO to cool the No. 2 reactor. On Sept. 14, the utility started increasing the amount of water injected into the reactor gradually from three to four tons per hour. The company also introduced a new method of spraying water from overhead like a shower. As a result, the amount of water injected into the No. 2 reactor reached 10 tons per hour by Monday.
Achieving cold shutdown is a major milestone in the Step 2 phase of the government's road map to contain the nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The government aims to complete Step 2 within the year. Achieving this will allow the government to move ahead with its study on whether it should allow evacuees to return home.
In addition to bringing the temperatures below 100 C, TEPCO needs to curb the leakage of radioactive substances from the plant significantly--another condition of cold shutdown.