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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:46 am Post subject:
20 century boy wrote:
Erm, it was on a japanese news site on my wife's computer so I don't have it.
Some french people asked what to do against radiations. Embassy's answer: "eat seaweeds"...
That's actually good advice, source notwithstanding. Short of getting your hands on some potassium iodide (presuming you need it), eating foods high in iodine such as seaweed help combat the effects of radiation (at least on your thyroid gland).
That's actually good advice, source notwithstanding. Short of getting your hands on some potassium iodide (presuming you need it), eating foods high in iodine such as seaweed help combat the effects of radiation (at least on your thyroid gland).
By the way, let's not discuss which nations are helping or not, as far as I can tell from different sources, most wealthy nations are offering assistance in one way or another.
PM Berlusconi is donating some hookers and Prada handbags.
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:41 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
Good point.
Speaking of that, wonder how badly the nuclear crisis is going to affect Japan's fishing industry... At least on the east side of the island.
Well I'm sure the central fish market in Tokyo, Tsukiji, must have seen some serious disruptions since the earthquake & tsunami, which given the size of the market, must have caused serious ripples for restaurants worldwide that depend on Tsukiji for some fish.
�eHula Girls�f Screening to Benefit Tsunami Relief
SAN FRANCISCO �\ New People, the nation�fs only entertainment complex dedicated to Japanese popular culture, will present a special screening of director Lee Sang-il�fs celebrated film �gHula Girls�h to raise funds for Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief.
�gHula Girls�h will screen on Saturday, March 26, at 2, 4:30 and 7 p.m. Suggested donations are $10 or more per person. New People is located in the heart of San Francisco�fs Japantown at 1746 Post St.
Proceeds from the screenings will be donated to the Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund, administered by the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California and Union Bank in San Francisco�fs Japantown. More information on the screenings and the work of this relief organization is available at www.newpeopleworld.com.
�gHula Girls�h is set in Fukushima Prefecture, site of the Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant that was heavily damaged during the earthquake and tsunami on March 11. The film was Japan�fs official entry to the 2007 Academy Awards�f Best Foreign Film category and also won four Japanese Academy Awards the same year for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (for Yu Aoi).
�gThe world was stunned by the damage and tragic loss of life from the recent earthquake and we invite audiences to donate to the recovery efforts and attend the screening of this uplifting film that is set in the area of Japan that was affected by the disaster,�h says Seiji Horibuchi, president of New People Inc. �g �eHula Girls�f is a moving testament to the indomitable human spirit, and we hope its story inspires audiences to contribute to the ongoing relief efforts that are now under way.�h
Based on a true story, the movie is set in 1965, in the desolate and declining mining town of Iwaki, which tries to revive itself by building a Hawaiian-themed resort. The featured attraction is to be a hula show, but in this isolated place far from the tropical bliss of Hawaii, there are no palm trees or hula dancers. In fact, no one knows how to do the dance or even knows what the hula is.
The town leaders invite a dance instructor from Tokyo (played by Yasuko Matsuyuki) to teach the local miners�f daughters how to hula, but conservative townspeople are initially resistant to the provocative dance. The skepticism and conservatism of the locals is gradually overcome as their daughters fall under the spell of their talented and determined teacher.
Once a leading performer, the instructor at first looks down on the coal miners and their amateurish daughters, but the girls�f sincere dedication gradually rekindles a passion in her. Each dealing with their own harsh lives, the local girls find a new lease on life and, for the first time, support in their friendships as they absorb the essence of hula dancing.
The film has been praised as an enchanting story of women who take once-in-a-lifetime chances to escape their monotonous lives, only to become unwitting heroes to their depressed mining town as well as the whole of Japan.
The music is by Hawaii�fs own Jake Shimabukuro, who is also raising funds for disaster relief in Japan.
Eastwood, Bullock each donate $1 million to earthquake relief
Saturday 19th March, 03:20 AM JST
LOS ANGELES �\
Actor and director Clint Eastwood, 80, will donate a share of the proceeds from DVD and Blu-ray sales of his movie, �gHereafter,�h to earthquake relief efforts in Japan. The donation pledged, which is estimated to be around $1 million or 79 million yen, is to be given to the Japanese Red Cross.
�gThe devastation and loss Japan is facing are almost incomprehensible,�h says Eastwood. �gI�fm glad to join Warner Bros in this effort to help the Japanese people.�h
�gHereafter�h was pulled from Japanese cinemas on March 14 following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami because it features scenes of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, in which more than 230,000 people lost their lives.
Meanwhile, actress Sandra Bullock has donated $1 million to help victims of Japan�fs earthquake and tsunami crisis, the latest celebrity to pledge aid, the American Red Cross said.
Other celebrities who have stepped in include Lady Gaga who raised $250,000 in 48 hours by selling red and white wristbands bearing the message �gWe Pray for Japan�h for $5 a piece via her merchandise website.
Eastwood, Bullock each donate $1 million to earthquake relief
Saturday 19th March, 03:20 AM JST
LOS ANGELES �\
Actor and director Clint Eastwood, 80, will donate a share of the proceeds from DVD and Blu-ray sales of his movie, �gHereafter,�h to earthquake relief efforts in Japan. The donation pledged, which is estimated to be around $1 million or 79 million yen, is to be given to the Japanese Red Cross.
�gThe devastation and loss Japan is facing are almost incomprehensible,�h says Eastwood. �gI�fm glad to join Warner Bros in this effort to help the Japanese people.�h
�gHereafter�h was pulled from Japanese cinemas on March 14 following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami because it features scenes of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, in which more than 230,000 people lost their lives.
Meanwhile, actress Sandra Bullock has donated $1 million to help victims of Japan�fs earthquake and tsunami crisis, the latest celebrity to pledge aid, the American Red Cross said.
Other celebrities who have stepped in include Lady Gaga who raised $250,000 in 48 hours by selling red and white wristbands bearing the message �gWe Pray for Japan�h for $5 a piece via her merchandise website.
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:53 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
They've gotta help keep the people living that they're extorting money from, huh?
That is too funny.... probably some truth to it.
In the countryside of Hiroshima, I was driving with my cousin when I saw a black cadillac in front of us. I said, "ooh, a cadillac". My cousin said she thought that was the yakuza. They're everywhere.
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