Focus Shorts Nov 7, 2009
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Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland... Nov 3, 2009
Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Iraq, Afghan etc ... Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Iraq, Afghan etc ... Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Iraq, Afghan etc. (The Drudge Report)
Mayor Mufi Hannemann to bolster relations in Japan, Philippines Nov 2, 2009
Starting on Tuesday, Hannemann will visit Naha, Okinawa to discuss plans for the 50th anniversary of the Honolulu-Naha Sister city relationship and then move to Hiroshima to meet with officials there, according to a news statement issued by Hannemann. Hannemann said he would return to Honolulu Nov. 12. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Asteroid explosion was a whopper for Earth Oct 30, 2009
"Although the Indonesian object was large and the resulting may have been the equivalent of several Hiroshima bombs, it is not unexpected for our planet to be hit every decade or so by such an object," Chapman told SPACE.com. Preliminary investigation A preliminary look at the incident has been performed by Canadian researchers Peter Brown and graduate student Elizabeth Silber, of the Meteor Infrasound group in the department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario in... (MSNBC -- Technology)
Hiroshima, Nagasaki request visit from Obama Oct 28, 2009
TOKYO - A speech and a Nobel prize have raised hopes in Japan that Barack Obama will become the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima or Nagasaki, the two cities devastated by US atomic bombs in World War II. ... Yesterday, the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki went to the US Embassy in Tokyo to formally invite Obama to their cities before a UN review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty next May ... Sunao Tsuboi, an 84-year-old who survived the Hiroshima bombing despite severe... (Boston Globe)
Peace mus00004000eum angling for Obama's peace prize money Oct 27, 2009
One exhibit includes photos from the World War II atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, and poems written by survivors. "There are a couple of generations that have no idea what nuclear bombs can do, and we think they need to be educated on that," Christine Dull said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Mazdaspeed3 is youthful, sporty hatchback Oct 23, 2009
BUILT IN: Hiroshima, Japan. OPTIONS: Mazdaspeed tech package (includes navigation system, perimeter alarm, keyless entry system, push-button start, Sirius satellite radio, 242-watt Bose audio system with 10 speakers) $1,895. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Nickels seeks laws to keep guns from kids and criminals Oct 15, 2009
Interview with Hiroshima survivor. Referendum 71 Rally. (Yahoo News -- School Violence)
Chicago never had a chance Oct 13, 2009
That race already is shaping up with Istanbul, Budapest, and Delhi expressing interest and Hiroshima and Nagasaki planning a joint bid on a theme of world peace on what would be the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings. Why did Chicago manage only 18 of 94 votes in the first round after figuring on at least a couple of dozen. (Boston Globe)
2009 Recap: NL East Oct 7, 2009
He previously spent 14 seasons with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. --1B Daniel Murphy led the Mets with 12 home runs, tying the team record for fewest by a the club leader. (Cleveland, TheInsiders.com)
Nuclear Weapons Science: How to Build a Bomb Sep 24, 2009
Little Boy, the first nuclear bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima during WWII, was fueled by uranium and detonated with a force equivalent to about 15 kilotons of TNT, killing as many as 140,000 people. But a major problem with uranium bombs, Kristensen said, is the fact that the material happens to be the world s heaviest naturally occurring element (twice as heavy as lead). (Fox News)
Travelers beware Sep 11, 2009
Tom Pfeiffer / VolcanoDiscovery / Getty ImagesWhenMount Krakatau blew its top in 1883 with a force estimated to be 13,000 times stronger than the bombing of Hiroshima, two-thirds of Indonesia went with it. For good reason, Vesuvius is considered the most dangerous volcano in Europe. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Fallout from nuclear tests leads to health crisis Sep 7, 2009
The nuclear testing occurred in the Marshall Islands, carrying the explosive power of 7,200 Hiroshima bombs, said Dr. Neal Palafox, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Hawaii. The blasts contaminated thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Click to read:Scots: Libya Broke Lockerbie Promise Aug 25, 2009
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yeah, you gotta watch out for the neocons like Franklin Roosevelt who ordered the atomic bombs developed and Harry Truman who ordered them dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki. Them pesky neocons are responsible for everything. (CBS News)
Obituaries for Thursday, Aug. 12, 2009 Aug 13, 2009
He served in the Pacific Theater stationed in Japan following the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The horrible devastation and the suffering of the Japanese people, especially the children, left a lasting impression on Artie. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Much to remember in 85 years Aug 11, 2009
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the war, something he remains grateful for. I was happy they dropped the bombs. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Japan marks 64th anniversary of Nagasaki bombing Aug 9, 2009
On August 9, 1945, a second atomic bomb was dropped by the US on Nagasaki three days after Hiroshima suffered the world's first atomic bombing. The attack, which occurred at 11:02 am, killed an estimated 74,000 people by the end of 1945, and many more later from radiation sickness. (India Times, India)
Nagasaki mayor urges worldwide nuclear arms ban Aug 9, 2009
"We, as human beings, now have two paths before us. While one can lead us to a world without nuclear weapons, the other will carry us toward annihilation, bringing us to suffer once again the destruction experienced in Hiroshima and Nagasaki 64 years ago," he said ... Nagasaki was attacked three days after an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, in which 140,000 people were killed or died within months ... "To avoid a repeat of the tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we must devote all of our... (ABC 7 News, DC)
Hiroshima: 64th anniversary of bombing Aug 6, 2009
Hiroshima marks 64th anniversary of atomic bombing - Rest of World - World - NEWS - The Times of India ... Hiroshima marks 64th anniversary of atomic bombing ... HIROSHIMA: The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Thursday marked the 64th anniversary of the world's first atomic attack as its mayor c 00004000 alled for the total abolition of nuclear weapons in the coming decade. (India Times, India)
Success of abstinence in cutting teen pregnancies is a 'myth' Aug 6, 2009
" In Britain, experts say that the Government missed its target of cutting the under-18 pregnancy rate by 15 pe 00004000 r cent from its 1998 level in spite of the 150 million campaign to reduce pregnancies among young girls. It was also likely to miss its target of halving teenage pregnancies by 2010, probably achieving a reduction of about 17 per cent. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1535684/Success-of-abstinence-in-cutting-teen-pregnancies-is-a-myth.html External Links More on... (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Southwestern travel notes Jul 21, 2009
Among the headliners are contemporary jazz singer Rachelle Ferrell, Colombian salsa band Grupo Niche and American fusion band Hiroshima. Discovery Green is a 12-acre park that opened in 2008 with a number of recreational and cultural areas, including an amphitheater. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
An 'evolutionary milestone' Jul 19, 2009
Twenty-five years before the moon landing, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought a swift end to World War II, but it also showed the world the dark side of science and technology. It is in that context, against the background of a glowing mushroom cloud, that historians and others have chosen to gauge the Apollo 11 mission and the shedding of mankind's terrestrial bonds. (Florida Today)
Japan's Amano heads IAEA Jul 3, 2009
Amano was born on 9 May 1947, two years after the United States dropped its atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He graduated from Tokyo University's law faculty before joining the foreign ministry in 1972. (iAfrica.com)
Scientists to breed 'super-tuna'... Jul 3, 2009
The "scientific' harvest magically ends up being used for commercial purposes. A lot of kooks here today. If you don't want to eat meat or fish, that's fine. If you try to take mine away I will smite you. RHO1953 on July 02, 2009 at 10:54 PM GO VEGAN! and SAVE THE PLANET!!! I haven't eat fish for more than 10 years. I am super Healthy!!! More than ANYONE eating fish!!! Go Vegan!! You will live Better and Longer and help save the Planet Earth. The Animals are NOT your food!!! Flavio on July 02,... (The Drudge Report)
Shuttle helps explain mysterious 1908 blast Jun 30, 2009
Estimates are the was as strong as at least 10 megatons of TNT and perhaps a thousand times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Just last year, many experts were figuring it was an asteroid. (MSNBC -- Technology)
EDIT: War And Peace Jun 25, 2009
The horror of Hiroshima turned it pacifist, geared to self-defence and not aggression ... International business, the post-Hiroshima world's shared stake in peace and cyberspace, all of this helps people reach out and connect. (India Times, India)
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Jun 6, 2009
The B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945, on Hiroshima, Japan, was itself almost defenseless ... The Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber named for its pilot s mother, dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945, on Hiroshima, Japan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Wonder cities of the Far East; Asias gateways to the Orient Jun 5, 2009
The war continued until the Japanese surrender in August of 1945 with our destruction of Hiroshima by the dropping of the Atomic Bomb-which ended the war and possibly saved over one million American causalities. From the air Hong Kong and the Kowloon Peninsula are both quite visible and outstanding. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Prisoners in Camp Kim Jun 1, 2009
Nothing in the modern world compares with North Korea, though it gives us some clue about how life must have been under the pharaohs, in Imperial Japan before Hiroshima, or in the obliterated years conveniently erased from memory by blushing fellow travelers when Josef Stalin was revered as a human god. Pyongyang is the most carefully planned and also the most mysterious city on the planet. (The American Conservative)
Defying world powers, N. Korea conducts nuke test (AP) May 29, 2009
SEOUL, South Korea North Korea defied world powers and carried out an underground test Monday of a nuclear bomb Russian officials said was comparable to those that obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The incident drew condemnation from Washington to Beijing and set the communist regime up for a showdown with the United Nations. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Blast Shows North Korean Nuke Threat Growing May 27, 2009
The latter range, considered way too high by analysts including Pinkston and David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington, would be comparable to the weapons that destroyed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.. Evidence suggests Pyongyang's ultimate goal is to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile, but analysts vary in their assessment of how close the country is to reaching this goal. (Fox News)
North Korea Nuclear Test Prompts Emergency Security Council Meeting at UN May 26, 2009
The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, which killed an estimated 140,000 people, had an estimated yield of 15 kilotons. The current nuclear test was safely conducted on a new higher level in terms of its explosive power and technology, North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency said in a statement. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Soprano family values May 26, 2009
N. Korea packed enough power into its test to rival the bombs that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, say some officials. Hundreds who've taken GM and Chrysler to court are worried they'll end up with nothing to pay their loved one's medical bills. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Missile test for N Korea? May 26, 2009
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting to consider the options after Pyongyang's test of a nuclear device on Monday, which according to Russian estimates was almost as powerful as the atom bombs that flattened Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Council called the test a "clear violation" of international law and immediately began working on a new resolution that could impose new sanctions on the secretive North, which has now tested two nuclear bombs in three years. (iAfrica.com)
A day after N-test, NKorea test-fires 2 missiles May 26, 2009
France called for new sanctions while the U.S. and Japan pushed for strong action against North Korea for testing a bomb that Russian officials said compares in power to those that obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.. North Korea had threatened in recent weeks to carry out a nuclear test and fire long-range missiles unless the Security Council apologized for condemning Pyongyang's April 5 launch of a rocket the US, Japan and other nations called a test of its long-range... (India Times, India)
Obama Treaty Push Hinges On Global 'listening' Net May 24, 2009
Wake rounded out the "hydro" network of 11 stations, enabling the Vienna monitors to listen in to all the oceans, confident of detecting an explosion down to the unlikely micro-level of one ton of TNT equivalent, 15,000 times smaller than 1945's Hiroshima bomb. Above ground, plans call for Wake also to host an infrasound station, a sprawling array of microbarometers that detect minuscule changes in air pressure _ in effect, "hearing" atmospheric vibrations at frequencies below the human ear's... (CBS News -- World)
The greatest battle never fought May 23, 2009
With no reply from Japan, on Aug. 6, the first atomic bomb was detonated over Hiroshima. After another no reply from the Japanese High Command, on Aug. 9, a second bomb exploded over Nagaski. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Fire power equalled 1500 atomic bombs May 22, 2009
THE Black Saturday fires burned so fiercely they produced energy equivalent to 1500 of the atomic bombs used on Hiroshima, enough to power Victoria for a year, the Bushfires Royal Commission heard yesterday. Fire behaviour expert Dr Kevin Tolhurst said the best fire-fighting equipment could be used in direct attacks only on fires that burned up to 4000 kilowatts a metre. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
On Your Mind May 11, 2009
Democratic President (Harry) Truman authorized using atom bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Democratic President (Lyndon) Johnson authorized the fire bombing of Vietnamese villages. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
L.A. hotels storied past may save it from doom Apr 30, 2009
Also listed are the Utah hangar that housed the Enola Gay B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; the Hawaiian town of Lanai City featuring plantation-style homes built by 1920s pineapple baron James Dole; and Miami Marine Stadium, which along with the Century Plaza is an example of 1960s modernist architecture that preservationists say is increasingly under threat of redevelopment. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Lanai City is listed by National Trust Apr 29, 2009
Also listed are the Utah hangar that housed the Enola Gay B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; Lanai City, featuring plantation-style homes built by 1920s pineapple baron James Dole; and Miami Marine Stadium, which along with the Century Plaza is an example of 1960s modernist architecture that preservationists say is increasingly under threat of redevelopment ... Also listed are the Utah hangar that housed the Enola Gay B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Lanai City on list of endangered historic sites Apr 28, 2009
Also listed are the Utah hangar that housed the Enola Gay B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; the Hawaiian town of Lanai City featuring plantation-style homes built by 1920s pineapple baron James Dole; and Miami Marine Stadium, which along with the Century Plaza is an example of 1960s modernist architecture that preservationists say is increasingly under threat of redevelopment ... Also listed are the Utah hangar that housed the Enola Gay B-29 bomber that dropped an... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Mazda Builds First RX-8 Hydrogen RE for Norway Apr 28, 2009
Hiroshima, Apr 24, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation today announced that it has built the first Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicle with Norwegian specifications, developed specifically for participation in HyNor, Norway's national hydrogen project ... Still headquartered in Hiroshima in western Japan, Mazda today ranks as one of Japan's leading automakers, and exports cars to the United States and Europe for over 30 years ... Corporate Communications Division Mazda Motor Corporation,... (JCN Network, Japan)
Hiroshima exhibit elicits attention, emotion Apr 18, 2009
Published: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:41 PM EDT In August 1945, the United States, in an extreme effort to end the carnage of World War II, dropped massive weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, laying destruction to the area, leading to the death of over 200,000 people. Through the efforts of a couple of SUNY Oswego professors, the exhibit, Hiroshima Speaks, which holds in depth information and images from the tragic event, has been put on display at SUNY Oswego s Penfield... (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Roundup: Young-adult reading Apr 16, 2009
It's narrated by Max, 14, a headstrong girl who offers some background but advises readers: "See book three; I can't keep explaining everything. If I'm gonna take the trouble to write this stuff down, the least you can do is read it." It includes G-rated romance and vocabulary such as "sucks" and "crapola," as well as "Hiroshima" and "Chernobyl." The draw is more the non-stop cinematic action than the writing. Bob Minzesheimer. (USA Today -- Life)
Climate change sarcasm fell flat Apr 9, 2009
Obama rightly says that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to lead the effort to eliminate nuclear weapons because no other country has used them, as we did to incinerate Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The U.S. now has more than 5,000 active nuclear weapons and more than 4,000 stored nuclear weapons (the government keeps the exact numbers secret). (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Wolverine: Origins and Beginnings Apr 8, 2009
Unfortunately, the girl's hut happened to be in Hiroshima, and thus Wolverine became a survivor of the atomic bomb. Logan had loved and lost, a recurring theme throughout his life. (IGN FilmForce)
Halting nuclear madness: Where's Canada? Apr 7, 2009
America is the biggest nuclear power and, as Mr. Obama pointed out, the only country to have used nuclear weapons, the occasion being Harry Truman's nuking of civilians at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If action is not taken now, said Mr. Obama, the world proceeds along its fatalist path. (Globe and Mail)
Reading schools to host national conference Mar 28, 2009
Plans for the 11-day trip include stops in Tokyo, Kyoto and Hiroshima. Schettini said the vote by the board gives the students a year to raise the funds for the trip. (Reading Advocate, MA)
Man certified as double A-bomb survivor Mar 26, 2009
Tsutomu Yamaguchi had already been a certified hibakusha, or radiation survivor, of the Aug. 9, 1945, atomic bombing in Nagasaki, but has now been confirmed as surviving the attack on Hiroshima three days earlier as well, city officials said. Mr. Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima on a business trip on Aug. 6, 1945, when a U.S. B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on the city ... As far as we know, he is the first one to be officially recognized as a survivor of atomic bombings in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki,... (Globe and Mail -- International)
Mazda to reverse some car output cuts Mar 13, 2009
It said it will resume production on Fridays at two plants in Yamaguchi prefecture in southern Japan, neighbouring Hiroshima where its headquarters are located, as well as on the first and second Fridays at its main plants in Hiroshima. Read business stories in. (India Times)
Ramirez Will Again Wear Uniform #99 Mar 6, 2009
Last season was Kurodas first in the Major Leagues after spending the previous 11 seasons pitching for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in the Japanese Central league. The 34-year-old finished 2008 going 9-10 with a 3. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Nats to fire special assistant in wake of scandal Feb 26, 2009
The Nationals could also possibly move into the academy recently vacated by the , which is only a few miles away from Rijo's complex or move into the abandoned Hiroshima Carp complex in San Pedro de Macoris. Neither facility though is seen as a long-term solution, which is why the team will continue to research options in Boca Chica. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Japanese lessons; Too soft on China; Dealing with the mess Feb 26, 2009
I travel by high-speed train from Hiroshima to Tokyo - about 900 kilometers - in a comfortable four hours; during the day there are three trains per hour ... Nassrine Azimi, Hiroshima, Japan. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Australia announces day of mourning over bushfires Feb 12, 2009
An expert in fire ecology said the heat expelled in the deadly fires "equalled about 500 atomic bombs landing on Hiroshima". Kevin Tolhurst, of the University of Melbourne, told the Herald Sun that , hurricane-force winds and extremely high temperatures after a record heatwave combined to create the world's worst conditions for a deadly firestorm. (guardian.co.uk)
Adventure: The Transporter, Punisher return Feb 7, 2009
Megatron (who named himself after the bomb that hit Hiroshima) takes over the franchise from Louis Leterrier (who took over from Corey Yuen), though Luc Besson co-wrote all three movies and is the real brains behind this series. Statham told that the film is in a spot where I'm very happy with it. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Deals abound to keep luxury cruises afloat Feb 7, 2009
The Hidden Treasures of Japan package takes guests from Kobe to Kurashiki, Hiroshima to Yakushima, and Nagasaki to Hagi for $6,349 per person. While the $800 savings isn't 50 percent, it's still significant and might be just enough to make some travelers change their minds about staying home this year. (MSNBC -- Travel)
