That's the bit that concerned me, there's no way for anyone (besides the people on site) to deduce how much damage was done to the containment and shielding by the earthquake itself.

Not to mention they're still getting severe aftershocks.

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On that matter, I saw a documentary about some scientists specialized in mutations researching mutations in the Chernobyl area, in which they concluded that the number and extend of mutations to plant and animal life was far lower than was expected.

...and so was the number of deaths truly related to the Chernobyl incident.

So, it's Monday...late handin and several things to post of ¬_¬

Final exams on Friday, Monday, Wednesday and Monday again. I think I shall continue to pretend not to know anything of the upcoming apocalypse.

So Saudi Arabia have sent a fuck off convoy of armoured vehicles into Bahrain at the kings request to quell the current uprising. Nice to see two countries we propped up for years doing so well...

Oh and a 3rd explosion at Fukushima..

Yep, looks like the latest explosion did some real damage. :/

The local populace will probably be fine in the long run, as long as they keep their distance and take their iodine when instructed. Don't drink the water/milk and what not.

It's the plant workers that are suffering for it.



On a lighter note, got my bipod, front grip, sling and ACOG/Docter red dot in the post! Sweet!

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That ladies and gents is the correct approach to riot control.

Nice daniel, get some pics up soon

The first "peacekeeper" is already KIA.

Oman is also having "issues" with their population. They'd seemed pretty stable up until now at least.

That's what you'll get when you mess with the Shiites and their leading attorney Mr. Ahmydinnerjacket.

The clashes in Yemen, Bahrain, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia are nothing but a proxy war between Riad and Teheran.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12769810

I'm pretty sure pmaster mentioned this but come on: not at all a knee jerk reaction at all...I'd expect this from Britain not one of the mainland European countries...
As far as Europe is concerned nuclear power is very safe, or is this just a precaution in case one of these earth quake tsunami combo deals pays Europe a visit?
Not at all increasing our dependency on fossil fuels that seems to be causing increasing political problems, or caving in to the renewables crowd: sure renewable energy is great, but it's hardly cost effective now is it.

Ironically, Nuclear power is statistically the least likely energy source to kill or injure you. The most likely is wind power.

Please, write a letter to our house minority leaders and tell them. I guess they'd reply that after the Japanese megaquake it couldn't quite exactly be ruled out that tsunamis might strike the German Alps and cause a general pandemonium.

In the other news, the hot phase of exams starts tomorrow. It's a good thing that I'm prepared ...not.

Politicians are like angry mice.

I made that one up on the spot... it's not very good, is it? I have this vision of a mouse standing outside his mouse-hole shaking his fist at something far away in vain (probably someone slamming a door and knocking over all his pots... I don't know what a mouse would own, but pots seem like a good guess). it's pretty funny, but text doesn't really convey that very well

Don't you just hate it when you get a crumb or something stuck beneath your gum!?

Oh, but I consider it the most fun!

(sorry, that just rhymed)


Is it just me or is Libya starting to remind me of Kosovo/Balkans...?

The first round is over, three are yet to come.

Abitur is Pussykacke compared to university since they changed to Bachelor/Master !
But good luck, I'm sure you will do fine, son !

On a sidenote, do you guys also have a bucket list ?(things you want to do/accomplish in your lifetime ? Like buying or doing it on a train for Mark for example )

Thanks, pa.

Err... You think Mark would prefer buying a train over doing it on a train?

Well, I do have such a list. I'd be extremely disappointed if I weren't able to check it off, though... so I guess.

Unfortunately the guys and me promised to each other we'd go parachuting before we hit the thirties. Fuck. The very problem is, I'm a pussy on 364 days of the year but beyond madness on the 365th. I reley might be doing this somewhen along the way.

Got a mate who ran the we-don't-understand-you-shouldn't-jump-out-of-a-plane-unless-it's-on-fire* society at his uni, complete nutters, the lot of them...

Had a good debate today instead of a lecture: "Can compulsory vaccination be justified in the United kingdom in 2011", shame we can't have such things on the interwebs without them descending to: UR GHAI! etc.
Annoyingly the for side won based upon dodgy representation of statistics in context of the argument and sensationalism instead of solid facts.

Needless to say, last teaching session of my uni career finished, I now has the fear

*skydivers/skydiving

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