From the USA With Globalized Love to the Fukushima Heroes

Practical Hermit & Potato Mousie, 

I LOVE YOU!

Thank you so so SOOOOOO much!

You guys rock!

Yes! Finally Some Balls! Go Fukushima Gov!

This is GOOD news, gang.
It actually brought tears to my eyes:

"Tepco won't be allowed to resume reactor operations: Fukushima Government"

http://tinyurl.com/FukushimaNoGo

TEPCO Deserves a Ginormous Hoof in the Balls

TEPCO seeks 20% cut in employees' annual salaries
Friday 22nd April, 07:00 AM JST

Tokyo Electric Power Co is considering cutting annual salaries of its employees by around 20% as part of its restructuring effort to make compensation payments over the emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, company sources said Thursday.

The utility is now under negotiations with its labor union to reach an agreement by the end of this month, they said.

The proposal targets around 33,000 union members and does not include a workforce cut, the sources said, adding that TEPCO is also considering reducing remunerations for company executives.

The utility, meanwhile, is mulling selling off its assets to secure funds to pay compensation for people affected by the nuclear crisis, triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

TEPCO, for example, will try to acquire hundreds of billions of yen by selling securities it holds such as KDDI Corp stocks and real estate it owns, the sources said.

The link is here: http://tinyurl.com/TEPCOisUGLY

My thoughts are in the comments section as TheBigRiceBowl (that's me! - Until I leave Tokyo)

Have a great day.
I love you! (but I don't love TEPCO)

Cam

Quick Update

* Japan's science ministry says radiation levels of up to 0.17 millisieverts per hour have been detected about 30 kilometers northwest of the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.  Experts say exposure to those levels for 6 hours would result in absorption of the maximum level considered safe for 1 year.　　　

* Japan's government has raised the radiation exposure limit to 250 millisieverts for police and Self-Defense Force personnel to allow them enough time to engage in an operation to cool reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.　　　

* Japanese police have so far confirmed 5,583 deaths in Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunamis that hit northeastern Japan.  9,594 people are still missing.　　　

* US President Barack Obama says that the United States will give its full support to Japan for reconstruction of the areas devastated by Friday's earthquake and tsunamis.　　

* Japan's Self-Defense Forces have sprayed water on the overheated No.3 reactor of the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.  The forces finished the 30-minute operation on Thursday evening. Five fire engines loaded with a total of 30 tons of water were used.　　

* Yen hit a high of 76 to the dollar today! That is amazing!

Status of quake-stricken reactors at Fukushima nuclear power plants

Wednesday 16th March, 03:00 PM JST
TOKYO —

The following is the known status as of Wednesday afternoon of each of the
six reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the four reactors at
the Fukushima No. 2 plant, both in Fukushima Prefecture, which were crippled by
Friday’s magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.

Fukushima No. 1 plant

—Reactor No. 1 - Cooling failure, partial melting of core, vapor vented,
building damaged Saturday by hydrogen explosion, seawater being pumped in.

—Reactor No. 2 - Cooling failure, seawater being pumped in, fuel rods fully
exposed temporarily, vapor vented, building damaged Monday by blast at Reactor
No. 3, damage to containment vessel on Tuesday, potential meltdown feared.

—Reactor No. 3 - Cooling failure, partial melting of core feared, vapor
vented, seawater being pumped in, building damaged Monday by hydrogen explosion,
high-level radiation measured nearby on Tuesday, plume of smoke observed
Wednesday, damage to containment vessel likely.

—Reactor No. 4 - Under maintenance when quake struck, fire Tuesday possibly
caused by hydrogen explosion at pool holding spent fuel rods, pool water level
not observed, fire observed Wednesday at building housing reactor, no water
poured in to cool pool.

—Reactor No. 5, No. 6 - Under maintenance when quake struck, temperature
slightly rising in spent fuel pool.

Fukushima No. 2 plant

—Reactor No. 1, No. 2, No. 4 - Cooling failure, then cold shutdown.

—Reactor No. 3 - Cold shutdown.

© 2011 Kyodo News
News.

Relax... Breathe... Center... & Globalized Love

GCI Care Focus - Japan Earthquake

As we compassionately hold Japan in our heart space, let’s fill the affected areas with unconditional love and heart warmth. While doing this, envision a most comforting and peaceful process of recovery guided by the spirit of love and compassion.

Also let’s remember to hold in our heart space, Libya, the Middle East and other areas of turbulence and duress. Let’s sustain our vision for the highest best outcome and the most peaceful resolution while maintaining compassion and unconditional love.

Through these emerging global stress events, it’s important to practice the caring maintenance of our own energy balance in relationship to these seemingly ongoing occurrences. When our emotions are exhausted and frayed, it compromises our personal system and diminishes the effectiveness of our intentions to be helpful. We compassionately realize it’s harder to prevent emotional drain at times when personally connected to these stressful events. Yet it’s worth taking time out on occasion to consciously breathe the feeling of calm and restoration into your system. Doing this from your genuine heart feelings restores emotional resilience, which is especially needed when giving energetic care and support to others who are experiencing a harder time. Use any restoration techniques that work for you. The important thing is: at least remember to do it. Self-care is an essential component in global care.

A message from the Global Coherence Initiative
Find them at: http://www.glcoherence.org/

From the Canadian Embassy...

On March 12th, the Prime Minister of Japan declared a nuclear emergency following a problem with the cooling system power supply at nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plants. The emergency declaration followed the March 11th 8.9-magnitude earthquake off the country's northeast coast.

We strongly advise you to follow the advice issued by the Japanese authorities and not travel near the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Okumacho. Japanese authorities have widened to 20 kilometres the precautionary evacuation zone around the plant following an explosion on 12 March. Canadians within the evacuation zone should follow instructions of the authorities and evacuate immediately.

You should reconsider your need to travel to the Chiba, Fukushima, Miyagi, Aomori, Iwate and Ibaraki Prefectures and surrounding districts until further notice due to the disruption to essential services caused by the earthquake.

You should reconsider your need to travel to Nagano and Niigata Prefectures due to the threat of further earthquakes and the risk of avalanches. Canadians in these areas, particularly tourists and short-term visitors, should follow the advice of local authorities and carefully consider their ongoing need to remain in the area.

If you require assistance, please let us know by sending an e-mail or calling us at 03.5412.6200.  If you require immediate emergency assistance after Embassy office hours (09:00 - 17:30 JST), you may call 03.5412.6200 and your call will be transferred automatically to our Emergency Operation Center in Ottawa, Canada, or you can call directly at 1.613.996.8885. They are available 24/7.

We also suggest that you contact your family in Canada and inform them of your situation.

Best regards,

Consular Section / Section consulaire
Embassy of Canada / Ambassade du Canada