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Hi Akitapow welcome to the forums. Are you trying to fill in the form for the stickers??
If so - One of the security questions is actually a quiz DON'T just type in the the letter type in the answer to the quiz.
I had the same - very frustrating - issue. Have been away from the site for months and needed to contact Admin/Moderator/someone in SJ, but, IMHO it is so over the top with security. (I realise the issues SJ has with spam, etc).
A brief explanation beside the questions would help. For example: as noted by snowhuntress, I didn't realise the numbers were part of a QUIZ.
In the end I got so pissed with the thing I gave it a miss, until I actually recalled my login in data and was able to login.
Just for feedback purposes: it makes sending a simple email VERY difficult without knowing the system ... or going through the endless Help topics websites seem to direct people to use these days.
Anyway, just my 2c worth of feedback.
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The amount of words I use to convey a point is in direct correlation to the perceived understanding (e.g. comprehension) of the person I'm adressing. If I think they will understand, then less words, and vice versa.
Yeah, people in gov't possies need to use wordy talk to clearly and fully explain things - they aim to explain things so the 'the lowest common denominator' can understand it. I call it 'dumbing down' - because it doesn't make people think for themselves or inspire them to go and research the topic.
Similarly, having done a few job apps lately, I find the resume is getting WAY too long and wordy - really hard to condense stuff down without omitting things or cutting it short.
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Originally Posted By: grungy-gonadsGuardian suck smelly balls too
Quote:In our 12.14pm post we reported that a Tepco official said radiation levels at Fukushima Daiichi soon after 9.30 am "were at 3,750 millisieverts per hour".
This was wrong – the radiation level was actually 3,750 microsiverts per hour – equivalent to 3.75 millisieverts per hour, sincere apologies.
That sounds a bit suspect - the rods are exposed.
Way back in the late 80's I was studying Engineering and did a tour of a Nuclear Reactor. We also visited the nearby cooling pond where they placed the depleted rods until they cool sufficiently to be stored underground. The pond was filled with 'heavy water' which slows the neutrons being emmited by the rods and therefore aids cooling.
The rods, placed in racks on the bottom of the pond, were glowing an iridescent blue - similar to one of those bug zappers they use in shops, only much brighter.
I don't recall how deep the pond was - it was VERY deep - suffice to say, we asked the Scientist accompanying us how dangerous were the rods, he simply said that if those rods were two metres from the surface of the pond, he wouldn't be within a kilometre of the place.
I noticed on a news report today, they were interviewing some locals in an emergency shelter, one was reading a newspaper that appeared to have a coloured diagram showing the radiation levels progressing out from the reactors. The levels appeared to be considerabe.
Noted from Wiki:
1. approximate radiation levels inside Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant reactor buildings 6 days after the 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami are reported to be 1,000 mSv/h.
2. International Commission on Radiological Protection recommended limit for volunteers rescuing lives or preventing serious injuries: 1000 mSv
3. Current average limit for nuclear workers: 20 mSv/year
4. Lowest clearly carcinogenic level: 100 mSv/year
5. Elevated limit for workers during Fukushima emergency: 250 mSv/year
Symptoms of acute radiation (within one day):
a. 0 – 0.25 Sv (0 - 250 mSv): None
b. 0.25 – 1 Sv (250 - 1000 mSv): Some people feel nausea and loss of appetite; bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen damaged.
c. 1 – 3 Sv (1000 - 3000 mSv): Mild to severe nausea, loss of appetite, infection; more severe bone marrow, lymph node, spleen damage; recovery probable, not assured.
d. 3 – 6 Sv (3000 - 6000 mSv): Severe nausea, loss of appetite; hemorrhaging, infection, diarrhea, peeling of skin, sterility; death if untreated.
e. 6 – 10 Sv (6000 - 10000 mSv): Above symptoms plus central nervous system impairment; death expected.
f. Above 10 Sv (10000 mSv): Incapacitation and death.
An (unfair) comparison:
The approximate radiation levels near Chernobyl reactor 4 and its fragments, shortly after explosion are reported to be 10–300 Sv/hr.
Like Chernobyl, it will be interesting to see the long-term health levels of the helicopter pilots and fire brigade officers.
In the current scenario the initial exposure is not the only problem, as others have obviously pointed out, the land and water surrounding the site will be forever contaminated. So much for fishing and farming industries ... unless of course they simply raise the permissible level of radiation in foodstuff = scandal, corruption, cover-up.
for all.
P.s. be wary of happy/bright reporting - remember a lot of Countries have a lot invested in Japan and don't want their investments to fail, similarly, the Japanese government is broke and can't afford further investment hassles. (Economists/Merchant Bankers et al are evil!) -
Ah, the old gold and silver bottle tops - I'd get into trouble as a kid because of sticking my finger in the freshly opened bottle just to pinch the cream that floated to the top.
I miss glass bottles - the milk tasted 'cleaner' and definitely lasted longer - I suspect the thermal qualities of thick glass are superior to thin plastic.
King Island cream - comes in a tub like margarine, so thick it can be spread like it too. SOOOOOO bloody nice.
Though, can't help thinking, there is something seriously wrong with drinking the milk of other species?
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Care of Wiki:
...'An increase in radiation levels has been confirmed following the explosion.[39][40] "Fukushima Prefecture says a radiation level of 1,015 mircrosieverts [sic] per hour has been measured near the Fukushima Number 1 nuclear power station. One hour of exposure to this amount of radiation is equivalent to the permissible amount of radiation an ordinary person receives in one year"[41][42]
At 19:07 JST (10:07 GMT) Reuters reported that the exclusion zone has been extended to 20 kilometres (12 mi) around the plant.[43] BBC correspondent Nick Ravenscroft was stopped 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the plant by police.[44]
At present officials do not believe that a Chernobyl-style disaster would occur, citing the differences between the lead up to the events at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, and speculated that any nuclear material released during the incident would be confined to the grounds in and around the power plant.'
I'd say the core has been breeched - Caesium 137 is a by-product of fission and the hydrogen was from the (exposed to liquid) rods. The exclusion zone was 5km, then 10km, now it's 20km!
When they start innoculating people with Iodine, etc you'll know it's all 'a bit of a worry'!
Nice to know that all that crap will be washed into to sea, as I suspect too will be much of the truth by the time the politicians finish with it.
Good luch and best wishes to all involved.
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Hey JA & RB,
thanks for the tip, though, when I did both of those options it will highlight both pictures, but it will not permit access to the 'Group' option under the Format tab.
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Rant for today:
Fu**ing Microsoft Word 2007 - what a complete heap of &^$%#ing crap!!!
My current problem is: trying to group two simple pictures (maps) together. In older versions of TURD, all you had to do was draw a box around two pictures and hit group.
No doubt some third-world computer guru with a degree from Afghanistan, working remotely from their office in Tashkent, decided it would make more sense to include several additional tabs, pull-downs and shit to accomplish the same simple bloody job.
REALLY, who the fu** employs these computer geeks, let alone allows them to make decisions??!!
Okay, some of you will say: use Macs, Open Orrifice, etc ... that's not helping because it would be tantamount to dismantling an entire engine just to change the spark plugs.
Wish I could say I feel better now, but all I wanna do is use a spoon to slowly disembowel that Gates fu**wit.
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Originally Posted By: Tubby BeaverOriginally Posted By: SubZeroOriginally Posted By: Black MountainMust have something to do with the multitude of below average competitors from third world countries...
Scotland, Wales and Northern Island?
Exactly which Northern island are you referring to? Iceland? Greenland? Skye?
A rare mispelling - Ireland ... though you could also assume it to be the UK in general. 
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Originally Posted By: MitchPeeMoral of the story is don't go camping with crazy girls who possess pepper spray.
Almost everytime I read one of your posts I can't help but smile as they always remind me of a TV show I watched as a kid:
'The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'
You are definitely the 2000's version of him!
Seriously though, that girl needs a comeuppence - without her knowing, how about pepper spraying her stuff at home: toothbrush, pillow (obvious one given the circumstances), etc? -
Originally Posted By: Black MountainMust have something to do with the multitude of below average competitors from third world countries...
Scotland, Wales and Northern Island?
The CG's are the third largest sporting event in the world, just behind the Olympics and the World Cup. They're very important to those 'Third World' countries that just happen to hold significant records: athletics = 100m track, marathon, etc, etc.
Also, the CG's are an important test bed for competitors in their respective tournaments e.g. cycling, athletics, swimming, boxing, shooting, weightlifting, etc.
I suppose many of the youth of today are too busy texting and trolling the Net rather than more wholesome endeavours ... 
The CG's: It's all good. -
Originally Posted By: JynxxIodine?
Anti-biotics?
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Originally Posted By: MamabearI am definitely a free range egg buying, free range no hormone chicken buying consumer - but there are plenty of times when things you buy actually have origins in less than perfect situations (thinking restaurants etc) and at those times...ignorance is bliss.
Hormone free is one thing, but few advertise pharmaceutical free - which is perhaps more important. E.g there's a Steggles ad on TV at the moment spruiking hormone free ... but not pharm. free. -
I work with an educated Indian bloke - he said the whole thing is the result of corruption, which is rife in India. Once the Ministers take their share, and the so-called contracts are given out to their relatives/mates, who also take a cut, the work is done on the cheap - materials like the reo in the concrete, etc are cut-back.
Work that should've been done by excavators and bobcats are done by men with hoes and women with baskets!
It's not helped by a Prime Minister who simply walks around with a dumb smile on his face - that little prick is so ineffectual, I'm surprised some nut-job hasn't sent him off for reincarnation.
The member counties should boycott the Games - put it right up the corrupt government. Maybe the slap in the face may wake them up.
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Yes, it's up there with:
1. Wii - c'mon, to the english speaking world that's just bad product naming.
2. Toyota Racing Development (pronounced TRD) sounds like ... TURD!
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Originally Posted By: Go NativeOriginally Posted By: SubZero
I grew up in a multicutural family and street. May of the neighbours were refugees from Europe. I inherited their aspirations = get a good job, own one home (not a 'house'), grow some vegies, fruit and chooks, enjoy life. Spend the saved money on necessary things like education, etc, and some on holidays. Simple idea that leads to a happy, worthwhile life.
Nothing wrong with that at all but it's not the best way to become wealthy. For me becoming somewhat wealthy is not about having a whole lot of materialistic crap like a big flashy house, or expensive cars, jewellery, massive TV's or whatnot. For me it's about retiring early and getting to ski lots. And I guess giving my daughter an exciting life full of great adventures as well, she better bloody love skiing though! I don't need that much to keep me happy so thankfully I don't have to worry about trying to accumulate multi, multi millions to reach my goals. Property investment though has certainly helped me get closer to these goals than I otherwise would be. Retirement at 50 is my main goal at the moment. In the meantime I have to live this terrible life living and working at one of the great ski areas on this planet!
Perhaps COMMERCIAL property investment is a more palatable alternative to residential investment? A bit more uncertain perhaps - a market relying on many factors.
Speaking from experience - being surrounded by older people who are/were aiming to retire early - they tend to fall into two categories:
1. after a short time they drift back to part-time or full-time work because of boredom (there's only so much skiing, renovating, travelling, golfing you can do before it gets monotonous), or the wife gets annoying, the kids grow up and their priorities change, etc
2. They die earlier than those who continue with employment (voluntary or otherwise)
50 is an awfully young age to 'retire', but I do envy the choice. (Similarly, I could afford to retire at that age and be kept busy doing many more enjoyable things, but the thought just doesn't sit right).
Good luck to your plans and hope they work well for ya.
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Originally Posted By: Go NativeHousehold debt in Aus is at an all time high but then again so are wages to service those debts. Also although many Aussies have rather large mortgages many also have significant equity because of how much their homes have increased in value. And thus far they haven't been having too much trouble servicing those debts. This could certainly change dramatically if interest rates rose rapidly.
One of the biggest problems I see in Aus is that many Aussies have borrowed more money against the equity they have in their homes to buy lifestyles they otherwise couldn't afford. Using the equity to buy into more investments, property or otherwise, would be the smart move but most are using the money to spend on overseas holidays, boats, cars etc.
It may all come crashing down like a house of cards one day but there's still money to be made in the meantime for reasonably astute investors.
I think you hit the proverbial nail on the head there GN. In the past 20 or so years, Gen X, and now Y, have been living the high-life on credit of one form or another. It's about time they all get their comeuppance for taking the whole system for granted.
It is now the norm for people to expect a new home that is fully kitted out with everything, right down to the LCD 3D TV! Gone are the days when young couples saved over years to get things e.g. carpet, new (not second hand) furniture, etc.
Expectations these days are completely stupid.
Admittedly though, it's not really their fault, it's poor governance (political and financial) that allows such a system.
Personally, I don't like the idea of using the housing market as an investment option because it inevitably is bad for the poorer in the community who are forced into a continual rent cycle, which is detrimental to the whole community, whilst the well-healed (local and overseas investors) garner profits.
Negative gearing on residential property is obcene. It may have been okay in the 70's and 80's when every swinging-dick worked in an ever growing economy, but that changed drammatically in the mid-80's, the expectations of Gen X have been slow to change. (I'm a Gen X'er by the way)
More recently, many of the Baby-Boomers have off-loaded their kids and are probaby more self-obsessed than X & Y put together. From personal experience, the BB's seem to be completely preoccupied with themselves. They also tend to be the ones holding the property market by the curlies i.e. multiple negatively geared residential premises, etc.
I grew up in a multicutural family and street. May of the neighbours were refugees from Europe. I inherited their aspirations = get a good job, own one home (not a 'house'), grow some vegies, fruit and chooks, enjoy life. Spend the saved money on necessary things like education, etc, and some on holidays. Simple idea that leads to a happy, worthwhile life.
Too much greed out there these days. -
A lot of the housing in Sydney is owned off-shore, which obviously inflates prices and makes it near impossible for prospective first home buyers to get into the market.
We really need to restrict residential ownership to citizens.
In the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, a flat can cost $800K, a townhouse $1.2M. (Not-so-coincidentally, there is a huge Chinese population there - new money leaving their country to get qualification here, etc)
In the Western Suburbs there's a huge mix of prices. But it seems the starting price of a house is about $500K for something descent.
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Reminds me of the Sydney 2000 Olympics and an American Swimmer named:
Misty Hyman!!
Now that name certainly raised a few chuckles.
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I don't know how to attach YouTube-type clips (luddite not), but I recently rediscovered an Aussie 1960's icon who still has an amazing voice - Russell Morris. (Sweet Sweet Love, Wings of an Eagle, Hush, The Real Thing, etc).
Check out his vocal range on Sweet Sweet Love (2007 live version), and some great 12-string guitar work on Hush (2007 live version at the 3 minute mark) - then compare to the swingin' '60's versions when he was a skinny kid.
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A soggy bottom is worse than a soggy top ... and that goes for most things besides pies.
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Originally Posted By: JynxxNow I got a new chipped passport that is really convenient but my old one's photo got fussed over on those occasions because it simply didn't look like me.
German's being German's, it's a wonder they simply don't cut to the inevitable chase and microchip their citizens. Imagine, a lady takes her cat to the vet. The receptionist can scan both for identification purposes!
'Ja Frau , you are okay, but ze kitty is a cross-breed and must therefore be neutered.'
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I view a lot of those home-maker programs on TV, the recent ones being set in the UK e.g. Grand Designs.
Most UK houses appear to use a water system (probably because houses there tend to have boilers/furnaces). In Oz they tend to use electric systems.
I remember hearing an obvious problem with the electric systems - generation of a magnetic field leading to long term radiation exposure.
Remember PHP: you get what you pay for.
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Originally Posted By: panhead_peteThanks Stemik, appreciate you stopping and getting the pic. Are they one or two wide?
Thanks for the input SubZero, greatly appreciated, engineering isnt my strength!!! But just the news I didnt want to hear
but neeeded to I guess as I really didnt want supports under the front over hangs for aesthetic reasons but obviously dont want the whole thing to fall over. I was thinking that if it was all welded together, then welded to the supporting structure underneath it would be OK.
Do you have any references I can read to lean about building in earthquake zones? Seems I better bone up on this. Thanks again.
Welding isn't a strong joining method - also need to bolt/rivet.
Try New Zealand and Australian Standards as a starting point.
http://www.standards.co.nz/
http://www.standards.org.au/
e.g. type in 'earthquake'
(Japan will probably have similar documents, though I believe the Kiwi's are world leaders in such stuff).
Also, the grade of the property, soil type, weather conditions (wind gusts, snow depths, temperature variations, etc) all need to be factored into the equation. Suggest you collect as much data about your area/property and proposed material (containers) and design as you can then have a chat to a certified structural engineer.
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Originally Posted By: MantasAussie pubs are generally crap. Mostly a place for drunks and gamblers to congregate.
Taverns on the other hand are quite pleasant. Smoke free family friendly places that serve a decent meal. Zero character though.
That's a pretty big generalisation.
I tend to agree that a lot of suburban pubs are crap, but some of the ones in the inner city have a real buzz. Most country pubs are great for all the family - if you pick the right place, you can also get cheap local foods e.g. locally butchered grass fed beef/lamb, seafood, even camel or croc!
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Ditto above. Rusutsu for the steeper stuff, Niseko for, well you know - powder! Hope the weather is kind to ya.