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You only want to click it if you can take watching a whole neighborhood and the people trying to flee it being washed away by a tsunami. No kidding. You might start hollering for the guy standing by the fence, thinking the tsunami's going to miss him, to run because the sucker is swirling around behind him, closing off escape. You might want to push back in the woman getting people killed or washed away because she is stubbornly trying to lug something with her. You might start screaming and find it hard to stop.
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You probably do want to click THIS LINK, though, because it's a couple of do-something types—Dutch and Michael—explaining a little more carefully about the HAARP rings and ensuing harsh weather thing, and THEN they describe to you how the radiation forecasts we've been looking at can well have been... well... well, they may have been total bullshit. It's a half hour long. There are a couple technical glitches in the video, but it was put together pretty much on the fly. It's full of careful visuals.
Both these guys have bought geiger counters and are going out on the road to measure radiation and post their activities on YouTube. They're not just sitting there. They're trying hard. And they're asking for help... not money... but more geiger counterers spreading out across the land.
I know it's hard to give some Joe Nobodies Given to Out There Theories some of your provisional attention on matters such as this, but—clearly—they're more believable than any of the official sources. Maybe they are not completely correct about some of it, but they are intelligent men, acting in good faith, and deserve to be heard.
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Random case in point:
The operator of the crippled nuclear power plant leaking radiation in northern Japan announced a plan Sunday to bring the crisis under control within six to nine months and allow some evacuated residents to return to their homes.Capice?
The roadmap for ending the crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, presented by Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata at a news conference, included plans to cover the damaged reactor buildings to contain the radiation and eventually remove the nuclear fuel.
"We sincerely apologize for causing troubles," Katsumata said. "We are doing our utmost to prevent the crisis from further worsening."
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You will need to tackle something formidable next.
Oaxacan Pork Stew with Vegetables & Herbs / Mole Verde OaxaqueñoBecause you will need to stay focussed on something outrageously intricate. Not to produce some stew. To stay focussed on something nonviolent... and impressive....
2 lbs boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1 ½-inch pieces
1 lb pork bones, cut into 2-inch pieces
2/3 cup dried navy beans
4 garlic cloves, whole and unpeeled
4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1 medium white onion, diced
1 lb medium tomatillos. husked and rinsed
fresh green chiles to taste- about 2 jalapeños or 3 serranos
½ tsp cumin, preferably toasted and freshly ground
½ tsp black pepper, preferably fresh ground
pinch of ground cloves
1 ½ Tbx lard or vegetable oil
1 lb chayote, peeled, seeded and cut into ¾-inch chunks, or 1 lb zucchini [don't peel]
1 ½ cups (6 oz) tender young green beans, trimmed and cut in half, or substitute frozen
2/3 cup fresh masa, or generous ½ cup masa harina mixed with 6 Tbs hot water
2 tsp salt
4 large sprigs flat-leaf parsley, plus additional for garnish
2 small sprigs epazote (or 5-6 sprigs of cilantro if unavailable)
2 leaves hoja santa (or 1 cup roughly chopped fennel fronds)
Place the meat and bones in a large Dutch oven or cazuela and cover with 3 quarts water. Bring to a boil, skimming the gray foam that rises to the surface. When no more foam surfaces, add the beans, minced garlic and onion. Partially cover and cook at a gentle simmer until the beans are cooked and the meat is tender, 1 ½- 2 hours. Add any water as needed during cooking to keep the beans and meat covered.
Meanwhile, roast the tomatillos on a baking sheet 4 inches below a very hot broiler until soft and blackened on one side, about 3-5 minutes; turn them over and blacken the other side. Transfer tomatillos along with any juices to a blender or food processor. Heat a cast iron skillet or heavy griddle over medium heat. Roast the chiles and unpeeled garlic in the dry skillet, turning frequently, until soft and blackened in spots. (Note: I found it helpful to keep the garlic on the outer edge of the pan to avoid burning.) Peel the garlic and roughly chop it with the chiles. Add to blender along with the cumin, cloves and pepper, and purée until smooth.
When the meat and beans are tender, pour them into a colander set over a large bowl or stockpot. Remove the bones, picking them clean of any remaining meat and adding it back to the colander. Set colander aside. Skim the fat from the top of the broth. Wash and dry your Dutch oven or cazuela, set over medium heat, and add the lard or oil. When hot, add the tomatillo purée — it should sizzle sharply (test a drop first). Stir constantly for about 5 minutes to thicken. Add 4 cups of the pork broth, partially cover, and simmer over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, stirring regularly. Add the chayote or zucchini and green beans and cook 5 minutes longer.
In a small bowl, whisk 2/3 cup broth with the masa mixture, mixing well to remove lumps, then whisk into the stew base until thickened. Return the meat and beans to the stew pot. Season with salt to taste, usually about 2 teaspoons. Let the stew simmer gently while you prepare the herb mixture.
Purée the herbs with 1/3 cup broth in a blender until smooth. (If you are short of broth, you can use water.) Stir the puréed herbs into the stew. Add broth or water as needed to achieve a medium-thick consistency. Ladle into wide soup bowls, garnish with additional parsley, and serve immediately with warm corn tortillas. If not eating all of the stew immediately, stir a spoonful of herb mixture into each individual serving rather than the whole pot, reserving the remaining mixture to add to the stew when reheating it.
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From Friday:
The head of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Takashi Sawada, said yesterday that fuel rods in reactors 1 and 3 have melted and settled at the bottom of their containment vessels, confirming fears that the plant suffered a partial meltdown after last month’s huge earthquake and tsunami.This means the melted fuel is eating away at the bottom of those containment vessels, if not already having melted through. Don't tell me they are succeeding in cooling them. They, at best, are getting water into them that is immediately turned to steam and escaping.
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From today, yesterday in Japan:
It will also set up equipment to purify the contaminated water in tanks and other facilities.??? Can Hoagland have been right ???
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And, just as a reminder about what government is doing with its information.... You know this guy isn't lying because you have seen how much damning stuff just plum evaporates off the intertubes. You have heard me griping about it for a long time.
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And, yet another reminder about another government favorite coping mechanism.... They are treating radiation levels like they treat the debt ceiling, and like they treat exit polls in "elections".... Are you catching my drift?
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Here we get some background on the YouTube jocks.
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The background music is extremely unfortunate... too much... but I'm still listening, finding out what these people have to say.
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