Posts by villabolo

"Beck - "Some" news stations hyping the nuclear meltdown.... West Coast, get your Iodyne pills. Beck describing the process of nuclear meltdown, not going to happen....ever."

If it doesn't happen, it will be because of all the effort the effort of the Japanese to prevent its happening.

Villabolo

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Should I contact the Society and tell them I want out?

by sinis in

as of late i have been thinking about this.

my sig other and i have successfully faded, and the last kh i attended (cards were moved to) was like 8+ years ago.

i really do not care either way, however i have been asking myself as of late if i should.

villabolo

DON'T BOTHER!!!

They aren't worth

the shit that you flush!

They will simply contact

the local congregation

and officially disfellowship you.

Villabolo

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Why you should not worry about Japan's nuclear reactor problems.

by beatthesystem in

a nuclear reactor is built in such a way, that when operating normally, you take out all the moderator rods.

so if these radioactive materials are released into the environment, yes, radioactivity was released, but no, it is not dangerous, at all.

when the uranium splits, it generates a neutron (see above).

The comparison to Chernobyl remains popular, but is also good way to identify if someone talking about Fukushima knows what they hell they are talking about. If someone suggests any comparison between the two based on the current data, they are an idiot - not an expert.

The article you cited was talking about the situation between Chernobyl at its WORSE compared to the CURRENT situation in Japan. The gravity of a meltdown in the future is not mentioned. If those reactors were to melt down THEN it's obvious that it will be much worse than the present situation.. Whether such an event approaches, equals or exceeds Chernobyl cannot be ascertained at this moment.

Furthermore, The report you cited is outdated. Please note the date:

Things are changing quickly. I suggest, that once you're done reading the French report, you read the following report FROM YOUR OWN SOURCE, FIVE DAYS LATER. Pay attention to the highlighted text.

But first, here is someone who can determine what the current situation is like. This report is only one day old:

French nuclear agency now rates Japan accident at 6

PARIS | Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:46am EDT

On Monday, the ASN had rated the ongoing accident at the plant, located 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, as a five or six.

Level seven was used only once, for Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986. The 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in the United States was rated a level five.

"We are now in a situation that is different from yesterday's. It is very clear that we are at a level six, which is an intermediate level between what happened at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl," ASN President Andre-Claude Lacoste told a news conference in Paris on Tuesday.

"We are clearly in a catastrophe," Lacoste added, citing the deterioration of the containment structure at Daiichi 2 as one of the key elements supporting the ASN's more pessimistic assessment.

Two reactors exploded on Tuesday at the Fukushima Daiichi plant after days of frantic efforts to cool them.

Japan, which rated the accident a four on Saturday, is under global scrutiny over its handling of a nuclear crisis triggered by a huge earthquake and tsunami that crippled three reactors and raised fears of an uncontrolled radiation leak.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Message to American Citizens from Ambassador to Japan John V. Roos

Thursday, March 17, 2011

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Department of Energy and other technical experts in the U.S. Government have reviewed the scientific and technical information they have collected from assets in country, as well as what the Government of Japan has disseminated, in response to the deteriorating situation at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Consistent with the NRC guidelines that apply to such a situation in the United States, we are recommending, as a precaution, that American citizens who live within 50 miles (80 kilometers) of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant evacuate the area or to take shelter indoors if safe evacuation is not practical. We want to underscore that there are numerous factors in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, including weather, wind direction and speed, and the nature of the reactor problem that affect the risk of radioactive contamination within this 50 mile (80 km) radius or the possibility of lower-level radioactive materials reaching greater distances.

The U.S. Embassy will continue to update American citizens as the situation develops. U.S. citizens in need of emergency assistance should send an e-mail to [email protected] with detailed information about their location and contact information, and monitor the U.S. Department of State website at travel.state.gov.

The United States is continuing to do everything in its power to help Japan and American citizens who were there at the time of these tragic events. To support our citizens there, the Embassy is working around the clock. We have our consular services available 24 hours a day to determine the whereabouts and well-being of all U.S. citizens in Japan and we have offered our Japanese friends assistance, including disaster response experts, search and rescue teams, technical advisers with nuclear expertise, and logistical support from the United States military.

Comment:

I'm curious what people think. We are clearly sending a message that is different than the government of Japan, who insists 12.5 miles (20km) is the appropriate evacuation zone. Whether this undermines Japanese government statements about the risk of radiation and fallout is entirely up to how the Japanese interpret the meaning of the difference in opinions between the US and Japanese government.

Is this the US government being abundantly cautious in protecting US citizens? Is this the US being paranoid? I personally believe it is the responsibility of governments to make independent assessments based on the facts as they know it, and in this case I believe the Obama administration is taking a prudent and responsible action that they believe will protect the lives of US citizens.
I am curious how others see it though.

Now let me emphasise the important points. ". . .deteriorating situation at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant."

And also,

"Is this the US being paranoid? . . . I believe the Obama administration is taking a prudent and responsible action that they believe will protect the lives of US citizens."By the way, in contrast to what your outdated article stated on 3/12/2011 5:22 PM EST:

"The containment around the reactor and RPV were reported to be intact." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12745186

One reactor is now breached, and was venting much larger amounts of radioactivity just two days after your outdated report:

15 March 2011 Last updated at 13:50

Aerial view of Fukushima Daiichi's reactor 3

A third explosion at the site appears to have damaged reactor 2's containment

It appears that for the first time, the containment system around one of the Fukushima Daiichi reactors has been breached.

Officials have referred to a possible crack in the suppression chamber of reactor 2 - a large doughnut-shaped structure, also known as the torus, below the reactor housing.

That would allow steam, containing radioactive substances, to escape continuously.

This is the most likely source of the high radioactivity readings seen near the site in the middle of Tuesday.

I strongly suggest, BTS, that you keep abreast on THE LATEST situation. That means information that is no more than one day old, NOT THREE DAYS OLD.

Villabolo

PARIS (Reuters) - France's ASN nuclear safety authority said on Tuesday the nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co's Fukushima Daiichi plant could now be classed as level six out of an international scale of one to seven.

American Nuclear Society Backgrounder:
Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami; Problems with Nuclear Reactors3/12/2011 5:22 PM EST

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I Do Believe in Armageddon!

by Was New Boy in

not the same one that the jehovah witnesses believe in.

none the less major earth changes leading up to 2012.. events where 80%+ of the earth's population is going away!.

i was asked just "what have i been doing the last 2 years.

villabolo

Was New Boy: "What can you do? Two things.... buy as much gold and silver as you can. And move way from any coast lines!"

X X X X X

Why Gold and silver? .........well when your paper money is toilet paper, which could happen any day.

What are you going to use to buy your "plenty of food, clean water, and medical supplies with?

Plus who knows there maybe something you might want to buy/trade for aferwards.

I won't worry about the coast lines until around 2050 or so.

As far as gold and silver are concerned, they would only be useful for a minimal and temporary disaster. For realistic, major and persistent disasters, your gold and silver are going to be as worthless as paper currency.

As far as how people are going to buy their food, clean water and medical supplies with, you're really naive to think that such things will be up for sale. Actual use items, not items with symbolic monetary value, will be the only things that could be used in trade. Expect to pay an exorbitant price in whatever you're trading for. Bottom line, you stockpile those things. If you're going to get anything to trade with, I suggest several thousand rounds of ammunition kept in sealed ammo cans at room temperature consistently.

Villabolo

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I Do Believe in Armageddon!

by Was New Boy in

not the same one that the jehovah witnesses believe in.

none the less major earth changes leading up to 2012.. events where 80%+ of the earth's population is going away!.

i was asked just "what have i been doing the last 2 years.

villabolo

J. Hofer:

gold? silver? food?

the only thing you need is a weapon, so you can call on all those food hoarders.

I have firearms to protect myself against people like you.

Villabolo

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Japan Crisis Overblown?

by metatron in

jw
friends

never forget the news room advice - "if it bleeds, it leads" in regard to news reporting.. see:.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/258639-is-the-japan-crisis-completely-overblown?source=hp_latest_articles.

remember that japan survived two atomic bombs and all of the devastation that followed.

villabolo

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Japan Crisis Overblown?

by metatron in

jw
friends

never forget the news room advice - "if it bleeds, it leads" in regard to news reporting.. see:.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/258639-is-the-japan-crisis-completely-overblown?source=hp_latest_articles.

remember that japan survived two atomic bombs and all of the devastation that followed.

villabolo

Beksbk: "Becks, is that me?? I'll assume so."

Please don't call Beks-Becks. That 'c', added in, might remind her of a certain demon.

Villabolo

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Japan Crisis Overblown?

by metatron in

jw
friends

never forget the news room advice - "if it bleeds, it leads" in regard to news reporting.. see:.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/258639-is-the-japan-crisis-completely-overblown?source=hp_latest_articles.

remember that japan survived two atomic bombs and all of the devastation that followed.

villabolo

Vampire665:

"For now we should be focusing on the damage from the tsunami istead of playing chicken little with the nukes thing. We need more information!"

Actually, there is no need to make a distinction between the aftereffects of the earthquake/tsunami and the nuclear situation. The nuclear reactor situation is an aftereffect of the earthquake. More importantly, the Japanese would not be taking heroic efforts to prevent total meltdown if it weren't a real and present danger. Isn't that information enough?

It is irrelevant to bring up statements made by the media or the Internet, when it is obvious that the Japanese do not give a rotten sushi roll about what our media thinks. Whether or not there has been any obfuscation of information or not, it is evident that the Japanese are taking extreme efforts. Therefore, it is their perspective that should be taken into account.

Villabolo

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April 15th WT - WT Society says " Obeying Us is Same as Obeying God "

by flipper in

jw
friends

this is a non-study article in the witness only version of the april 15th titled " do you discern the evidence of god's guidance ?

" essentially in this article the alleged " faithful slave " is telling witnesses that to be approved to survive armageddon- they will have to recognize the " faithful & discreet slave's " authority in their lives.. notice these direct quotes from pg.

4 , " jesus christ is the assigned leader of the congregation.

villabolo

Flipper:

"The leaders of the WT society THINK they've been selected by Jesus to be the authority? Says who ? Says them ? Did Jesus talk to them ? Are we allowed to see documentation of that ?"

Of course they have documentation. The documentation consists of all those Watchtower publications that teach the "TRUTH" that no one else in Christendom is. And isn't it wonderful that when Christ chose them to be his "TRUTH" declaring organization, that the "LIGHT" was so dim that a Bible Student back then would be disfellowshipped today for Apostacy?

But seriously, Flipper, They were making equivalent statements in the 1970s. I still remember the one where they quote the scripture in which the Apostles tell Jesus, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." (John 6:68). Then they say, isn't that the way we should feel about the organization?

They've always been like that.

Villabolo