today the U.S. department had issued a 50 mile evacuation area of its citizens from the damaged nuclear reactors while Japan had only issued a 12 mile perimeter evacuation area of its citizens. multi-national corporations based in Japan are also evacuating their employees out of harm's way, meaning out of the country so airports are jam packed and airlines are adding extra flights to accommodate people who would want to fly out. the levels of radiation measured 20 times of normal levels in Tokyo today per reports and even my favorite doctor sanjay gupta and anderson cooper, both had to wear a measuring device for detecting radiation levels and he, the best MD :) was exposed to abnormal levels from where he is in japan now. U.S. experts are working with the Japanese to activate a power source which hopefully will work in 24 hrs. at the site to help in the cooling of these reactors. japan has 55 nuclear power plants and the U.S. has more than a hundred but the philippines has zero. so that is why the philippines is a third world country and the two are rated first in modern times. you've got to have a power source to support growing industries but now this is the sad drawback. i am really concerned as well that the philippines is a neighbor. i know the proximity is quite far for toxic levels to reach it but radiation also invades the water and our food supply. so even worry is not a healthy feeling for the body, it remains there for me...and i am glad that no planned vacation for me this year to my country of birth :)
with these very unfortunate triple whammy of a catasthrope... of an earthquake, tsunami and now nuclear crisis, this country really is being tested on its resiliency...but in all of these what struck reporters from here in the U.S. is that there is no looting observed in Japan in contrast to what had happened in similar disasters here. the people of Japan are in the helping mode instead of in the stealing mode which is very, very commendable...
may the suffering in Japan comes to an end, let's pray...that their efforts to contain any nuclear meltdown will be successful for the news is not very encouraging right now. everything happens for a reason but only God has the power to stop any apocalyptic events in our universe. let's pray for His grace and mercy in this time of urgent need...
and even with the presence of sad news in the world, music must continue...i sing even with mistakes of pronunciations, lyrics, out of tune and all, laughs, for music is an outlet for me and it gives me true fun. that is my own perspective :) and i'm pretty sure jane and joe have theirs as well :? and it won't be a surprise if it is different from mine. reminder... live and let live folks :)
