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Ancient tablet bears writing, to scientists' surprise
A 2-inch-by-3-inch clay tablet is older than expected — dating to 3,350 years ago — and is found at a site in Greece where researchers did not expect to find writing.

April 3rd Notes in Aftermath of Disaster "Japan says it may take months to end radiation leaks | Reuters"

Japanese Earthquake-Tsunami-Nuclear Disaster of March 11th
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EXCERPT | March 11 :: "Lots of villages there washed away and about 215,000 people lost there shelters. State of emergency also declared by the government because in five nuclear reactors, cooling systems failed. The 8.9-magnitude tremor quake came on Friday [March 11, 2011] off the coast of Honshu island and in the north-east of Tokyo."

WRAPUP 1-Japan says it may take months to end radiation leaks | Reuters: "Germany and Switzerland have said they will shut older reactors or suspend approvals, China has suspended approvals for new plants, and Taiwan is studying cutting nuclear output."

• The 9.0 magnitude quake and tsunami on March 11 has left nearly 28,000 people dead or missing and Japan's northeast coast a splintered wreck. The disaster has hit economic production and left a damages bill which may top $300 billion.
• The U.S.G.S. calculated Friday's [March 11, 2011] magnitude 8.9 earthquake in Japan to be 700 times stronger than Haiti's recent magnitude 7.0 earthquake, which devastated Port-au-Prince and killed more than 300,000 people.
  
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• [In Japan today] More than 163,710 people are living in shelters, with more than 70,000 people evacuated from a 20 km (12 mile) no-go zone area the nuclear plant, and another 136,000 people living a further 10 km out have been told to leave or stay indoors.
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• The government has said it estimated damage from the earthquake and tsunami at 16 trillion to 25 trillion yen ($190 billion-$298 billion). The top estimate would make it the world's costliest natural disaster. (Perry, Wm, Cawthorne, A. Reuters. April 3, 2011. LINK)
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• "Grown in Fukushima" has become a warning label for those nervous of radiation which has already been found in some vegetables close to the nuclear plant. "There is no way we will be able to sell anything," said 73-year-old farmer Akio Abiko. "People in Tokyo are just too sensitive about this kind of thing."
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• Milk and other staples like mushrooms and berries are still contaminated in parts of Ukraine by radioactive fallout from Chernobyl, 25 years after the world's worst nuclear disaster, Greenpeace said on Sunday. (Additional reporting by Shinichi Saoshiro, Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yoko Kubota in in Tokyo, David Dolan in Fukushima and Damir Sagolj in Rikuzentakata, David Fogarty in Bangkok, Richard Balmforth in Kiev.; Writing by Michael Perry and Andrew Cawthorne; Editing by Daniel Magnowski. LINK)

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NASA Talk -- "Cady Coleman and Ship-Mates do Origami"

Make a Wish From Space
In honor of those affected by the Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake in Japan, Russian cosmonaut and Expedition 27 commander Dmitry Kondratyev (center), European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli and NASA astronaut Cady Coleman are pictured with paper cranes (origami craft), which they folded to be placed in the Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-2). The HTV2 is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 11:45 a.m. EDT on March 28, and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere on March 29, 2011.
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MooPig Movie Reviews: Guilty Pleasures -- "Under Siege [1992]"

Definitions of Guilty Pleasure
by Pat Darnell
  - From the Guild: "Action movies are a form of subconscious communion. We partake of the hero’s courage and emerge feeling more courageous ourselves." (- From the Guild [HERE])

" ... My interpretation of “Guilty Pleasure” is something you know is utter crap but you can’t help enjoying it. As far as I am concerned Escape From New York and Point Break are good films.

The fallout from Waterworld resulted in a great quote from Kevin Reynolds: “Kevin Costner should only act in movies he directs. That way, he can work with his favorite actor and director.”

(Ahi. Says: November 12, 2009.)
"I think I like more movies that count as guilty pleasures than good films, but my number one has to be Highlander. Only the first movie, as the sequels and show were horrible. But the first one had some great lines, a good villain, a Scottish Egyptian, a Belgian Scott, and (like Flash Gordon) a soundtrack by Queen. What more could you ask for?"

" ... Ahi, Good call on Highlander, how did Sean Connery deliver the line with a straight face when he had to ask what haggis was? Simple he didn’t try to. And how did he cope with an Egyptian accent? Simple he just didn’t bother trying. (fandangogroovers. Says: November 12, 2009. HERE) ... "

MooPig's failing is its guilty pleasure derived in the showdown of villain 'Strannix,' played by Tommy Lee Jones -- and the hero, 'Ryback,' played by Steven Seagal in Under Siege [from 1992]. It somehow is the best ending we have seen for a villain due his come-up-ance. In the last scenes, tough guy, special forces 'Ryback' and rogue special agent 'Strannix'dance around the battleship Missouri's pilot deck, until it ends with Ryback putting his thumb in Strannix's eye, planting a knife in his head and shoving Strannix head-first through a radar screen.

"Thumb in the eye, knife in the head, and shoved head-first through a radar screen ... about does it for MooPig."

Under Siege is a bit different in Seagal saga -- here are some Wiki notes:

• The movie was also a critical success, with many hailing Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey as the villains. Rotten Tomatoes currently has a 74% fresh rating on the film.
• After watching this film, Harrison Ford was so impressed by Andrew Davis' directing work that he immediately signed on to play 'Dr. Richard Kimble' in Davis' adaptation of The Fugitive.
• Also, the film was nominated for two Academy Awards -- 'Best Sound Effects Editing' and for 'Best Sound.'
• Cast note -- George H. W. Bush as Himself in Under Siege

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