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You've seen the new NARS Concealer on all the blogs. Now you can enter to win one here! This lightweight, creamy, long-wearing concealer is the latest innovation from NARS. Many of the makeup artists I know want one.Diposkan oleh Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman
I can't remember when I became a fragranced candle fanatic. It was a long time ago when I discovered the mood-altering properties of a great candle. Unlike air sprays or diffusers, candles bring the warmth of a flame that's comforting (as long as I'm in the same room). When I plan to park myself to read, watch television, write, or relax - stay in one spot - I love to burn a fragranced candle.
Pumpkin Chai ($32), with packaging evocative of falling leaves and Halloween, will create a cozy autumn ambience with a blend of wild pumpkin, spicy Masala chai, cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon. This special-edition candle is housed in a sophisticated brown translucent glass with a blush orange wax. Like all NEST candles, it would make a welcome hostess gift, if you could bear to part with it.Diposkan oleh Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Saturday, September 17, 2011
My photo of Clé de Peau Beauté's Palette Vintage III highlighter ($125) for Holiday/Winter 2011 was taken quickly at Neiman Marcus yesterday. There will be no swatching today because the sky is heavily overcast and it has even drizzled (when we were out in the woods saving wild animals and plants from a developer - more on that later).
ate 4:50 pm: The sun came out, and I got a swatch photo. As you can see, the powder is very light when all shades are blended together. It's going to be hard for you to see on my arm. The swatch in the middle has a pearly, light pink hue. That's the highlighter.Diposkan oleh Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Friday, September 16, 2011
The crepe myrtles are still blooming as the weather has signaled its intent to change. I awakened cold this morning. I had intended to turn on the heater for the morning period when temperatures were predicted to be in the high 40's, and I forgot. It feels chilly outside, but it's not cold enough inside to turn on the heat. Glad I forgot.Diposkan oleh Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Thursday, September 15, 2011
本会議で海江田さんと話すチャンスがあった。一昨日連絡した作業員食事打ちきりの件をすぐ調べてくれた。打ちきりは事実で、私達も試食した真空パックの非 常食がなくなったということだが、内部被爆の問題もあり今までのものが安全に思える。全国にストックがあるはずではとのこと。
I had a chance to talk to Mr. Kaieda during the main session of the Diet. I had told him two days ago about the free lunches for the [Fukushima I] workers that were stopped. He immediately did some research, and said to me the following: "It is true that the free lunches were stopped, because the emergency boil-in-the-bag food ran out. But we have to worry about internal radiation exposure for the workers, and I think the boil-in-the-bag lunches are safer. I think boil-in-the-bag food is in stock throughout Japan."
So, TEPCO may have run out of boil-in-the-bag food stocked at Fukushima I and at J-Village, and it couldn't buy more and/or it couldn't ask for more.
I wonder how Mr. Kaieda is doing these days, relieved of the ministerial job. My personal vote for the new PM was actually Kaieda, despite all the badmouthing I did of him. Unlike ex-prime minister Kan and ex-cabinet secretary and current Minister of Economy and Trade Edano, Kaieda hasn't appeared in the media circuit (I almost wrote "circus") to peddle "his side" of the recent 6 months history of Japan's nuclear crisis.
New Prime Minister Noda has gone very quiet after becoming the PM, with some questionable appointments of ministers and party leaders including Mr. Maehara, who was revealed in WikiLeaks to have been informing Americans about Japanese politicians like Ichiro Ozawa.
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ドイツ・ミュンヘンのバイエルン州立歌劇場の今月下旬からの日本公演（日本舞台芸術振興会など主催）で、福島第一原発事故による放射能汚染を懸念し、当初参加予定だった団員約４００人のうち約１００人が日本行きを拒否したことが１５日明らかになった。
It was revealed on September 15 that 100 members of Bayerische Staatsoper refused to come to Japan for the fear of radiation contamination from the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant accident. Bayerische Staatsoper, based in Munich, Germany, is scheduled to perform starting late September. 400 members were scheduled to come to Japan.
日本公演は９月２３日から１０月１０日までで、主に東京でワーグナーの「ローエングリン」などを披露する。
The performances in Japan will include "Lohengrin" by Wagner, and are scheduled from September 23 to October 10, mostly in Tokyo.
同歌劇場の広報担当者によると、欠員を補うため外部の演奏家を臨時に雇用する。
According to the public relations of the opera, they will hire performers from outside temporarily to fill the vacancies.
オーケストラ、合唱、舞台技術などの分野ごとに、団員が何人ずつ参加しないかは明らかでないが、数人の主役級歌手が出演をキャンセルしたことは主催者から発表されている。日本に行かない団員は４週間の無給休暇を取るという。などの分野ごとに、団員が何人ずつ参加しないかは明らかでないが、数人の主役級歌手が出演をキャンセルしたことは主催者から発表されている。日本に行かない団員は４週間の無給休暇を取るという。
It's not clear how many people are not coming in orchestra, chorus, and theater technology. The Japanese organization who invited the opera has announced that several leading singers have canceled the trip. Those who will not come to Japan will take 4-week unpaid vacation.
The leading tenor in "Lohengrin", Jonas Kaufmann, canceled the trip due to a surgery scheduled in early September. He is one of the most sought-after tenors in the world.
Checking the major sponsor's site (Canon), the performances will be in Tokyo, and Kanagawa (Yokohama City).
Well, even if Yokohama loses the Staatsoper, the triathlon world championship is still good to go over the weekend in Yokohama City. The swimming portion is in Tokyo Bay of course. Mayor Hayashi said in the press conference the other day that the world-class triathletes are coming to Yokohama.
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It's a happy week when two new Le Métier de Beauté Kaleidoscopes arrive! This afternoon before the rains came, my limited-edition Oscar de la Renta Kaleidoscope arrived. You may know that it was available only at Bergdorf Goodman and the Oscar de la Renta boutique in New York. Introduced for Fashion's Night Out, it was a huge hit.
he fancy box, and you'll find the magnificent palette shown above and below. The Lip Crème is a gorgeous shade of red. I'll get swatches for you as soon as the sun shines again. The champagne Radiance Powder Rouge, a new shade, is perfect - absolutely perfect. The two True Color Eye Shadows will coordinate beautifully to create a beautiful look for any season. This is an incredible palette, made even more so by its association with a designer whose creations are always elegant.
As soon as I can get swatches of this beauty, I will publish them. For now, I'm enjoying just looking at it.Diposkan oleh Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman
I'm sure you know the feeling. You're browsing online at a site like Jouer Cosmetics, and you spot a product type you can't resist. There are three shades available. You don't know which one to order, so you select one randomly. That's how I chose Tiare Highlighter ($20) at Jouer Cosmetics. I could just have easily selected one - or two - of the other shades, and I now think I need them too.
Our sunlight had disappeared for the day, and by the time I got out to get a swatch photo or two, it was pretty dark. I'm sorry my photos are dark. I applied the highlighter with a cream shadow brush in a fairly large area to show you the Tiare shade.
jective I will use in describing it is gorgeous. The color gleams, and it adds a polished look on the high points of my face - the perfect highlighter.Diposkan oleh Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman
東京電力は１５日、福島第１原発事故で生じた高濃度の放射性物質を含む汚染水を浄化して原子炉の冷却に使う「循環注水冷却システム」で、米キュリオン社の装置によって下がった放射性物質の濃度が、続いて仏アレバ社の装置を通すと上がるトラブルが起きたと発表した。アレバ社の装置が処理する高濃度の汚泥が流出した可能性もあり、原因を調べている。現在は、アレバ社の装置は止め、キュリオン社の装置だけで処理している。
TEPCO announced on September 15 that there was a trouble in the reactor cooling system that circulates water treated in the contaminated water treatment system. The density of radioactive materials that decreased after the treatment with Kurion's system increased after the treatment with AREVA's system. It is possible that highly radioactive sludge in AREVA's system leaked. TEPCO is investigating the cause. Currently, AREVA's system is stopped, and the treatment is done by Kurion's system alone.
東電が同日、両社の装置の処理能力を確認したところ、キュリオン社単独では汚染水の放射性物質の濃度が１立方センチ当たり数百万ベクレルから数百ベクレルまで下がったが、その汚染水を続けてアレバ社の装置で処理すると、逆に数十万ベクレルに上がった。
TEPCO looked at the treatment performance of both systems and found that Kurion's system had reduced the density of radioactive materials from several million becquerels/cubic centimeter to several hundred becquerels/cubic centimeter. However, when that treated water was further processed in AREVA's system, the density shot up to several hundred thousand becquerels/cubic centimeter.
東電は１０月以降、キュリオン社とアレバ社の装置を組み合わせた浄化システムを止め、比較的故障が少ない東芝製の別の浄化装置「サリー」で汚染水を浄化する方針だ。
TEPCO plans to stop using Kurion-AREVA system starting October, and use Toshiba's SARRY exclusively for contaminated water treatment. SARRY has had a relatively small number of failures compared to Kurion's or AREVA's system.
TEPCO was working on both Kurion's and AREVA's system from September 13, replacing a pump at Kurion's and a stirrer in the coagulation settling unit at AREVA's. Maybe that had something to do with the problem. Maybe not. TEPCO is not very forthcoming, as you may have noticed over the past 6 months.
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It was an exciting day yesterday when my Le Métier de Beauté Modernist Merlot Kaleidoscope Eye Kit ($95) arrived via UPS. Modernist Merlot was launched last week at Neiman Marcus Fashion Island at Newport Center, California, for Fashion's Night Out. I was lucky. Erin Lockard works in that area, and she was visiting our Neiman Marcus stores last weekend. You'll remember that she did a masterful job on my makeup last Wednesday. If you didn't see that feature, just click on this link. Erin and Kathy Shoreman helped me ensure that I would get one of the palettes the next day when they became available. Mine was sent from the store in California.
swatched from the top of the palette (near my wrist) to the bottom. I applied each shade heavily with a sponge-tipped applicator for these photos. The shades are much more refined when applied properly with a brush, and, like all Le Métier de Beauté eye shadows, they are perfect for layering.
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French nuclear facility: Explosion took place right after the restart of the furnace operation
Employee says "The melting furnace broke down last week"
(Kyodo News-Paris) Regarding the explosion that took place on September 12 at the low-level radioactive waste treatment center (CENTRACO) in Marcoule in southern France, it was revealed that the melting furnace that exploded had broken down last week, and it was restarted on the day of the accident. French papers including Le Figaro reported it on September 14 as information from the sources in the French prosecutor's office who interviewed the employees at the center.
According to the employees testimony, the melting furnace, which is used to melt low level radioactive waste like workers' gloves, protective clothes and metal pumps, was stopped last week after "numerous problems" had been detected. The operation resumed in the morning of September 12, but metals weren't melted well. When an employee tried to break the lump using a stick-shaped object, the molten metal spewed from the lump, causing the explosion.
French prosecutors are set to start investigation on death and injury by negligence in a few days.
From the beginning of the accident, the French media had pointed out the possibilities of heated metal coming in contact with water, or of some chemical reaction taking place near the furnace as the cause of the explosion.
However, the prosecutors say, "To promote further melting using an equipment is a well-known procedure, even if it not practiced widely", indicating they haven't ruled out other possibilities.
According to the major French TV network TF1, the area around the furnace remains in high temperature and no one can approach anywhere near it, and the prosecutors and the French nuclear control bureau haven't made much progress in their investigation.
Le Figaro's article on September 13 had these details:
Furnace was set at 1,500 degrees Celsius but the metal didn't completely melt;
The employee tried to break the molten mass with a crowbar ("barre à mine").
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放射性物質によって汚れた農地をどのように除染するのが効果的かを福島県内で検証してきた農林水産省は１４日、これまでの結果を発表した。表土を削り取る方法が有効と確認できた一方、ヒマワリを植えて放射性セシウムを吸い上げる方法には、ほとんど効果がないことがわかった。
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced the result of its study in Fukushima Prefecture on the effectiveness of various method of decontamination of the farmland that have been contaminated with radioactive materials. While it was confirmed that scraping off the surface soil was effective, planting sunflowers to absorb radioactive cesium proved to be hardly effective at all.
農水省は５月下旬から、東京電力福島第一原発に近い飯舘村と川俣町の６カ所の田畑を使い、除染方法を実証実験してきた。
The Ministry has been experimenting on the decontamination methods since late May, using 6 locations in Iitate-mura and Kawamata-machi, which are close to Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.
表土を削る方法のうち、最も効果が大きかったのは、根の浅い牧草ごと約３センチはぎ取る方法。セシウムの減少率は９７％と高かった。ふつうに表土を削り取る場合は深さ約４センチで７５％の減少。化学物質の固化剤を使って表土を固めてから削ると８２％減と、より効果が上がった。
Of different methods to scrape off the surface soil, the most effective was scraping about 3 centimeters with the shallow-rooted grass. This method decreased radioactive cesium by 97%. Scraping the soil alone about 4 centimeters achieved 75% reduction. If the surface soil was treated with solidifying agent before being scraped, the reduction was 82%.
水田に水をはって耕し、排水する方法は３６％の減少率。田畑を３０～６０センチの深さで掘って表土と入れ替えるのも放射線量を半減させる効果があった。
Filling the rice paddies with water, then tilling and stirring the soil and draining the water reduced radioactive cesium by 36%. Digging the field 30 to 60 centimeter deep and burying the surface soil was also effective in reducing the radiation level in half.
一方、ヒマワリが土壌から吸い上げる量は土のセシウム濃度の２千分の１にとどまった。農水省は「ほかに吸収量の高い植物の候補もない。現実的には除染には使えない」とした。
On the other hand, the amount of cesium that sunflowers absorbed from the soil was only one-2000th of the density of radioactive cesium in the soil. The Ministry concluded that "there is no other candidate that has higher absorption ratio. Practically speaking, sunflowers are not effective in decontamination".
これらの結果を踏まえたうえで、農水省は土壌の汚染度合いに応じた除染の考え方を示した。
Based on the result, the Ministry disclosed its ideas of decontamination based on the density of radioactive materials in the soil.
イネの作付け制限がかかる土１キロあたり５千ベクレル以上の福島県内の農地は推計で８３００ヘクタール。実験の結果から、作付け可能な５千ベクレル未満まで下げるには、１万ベクレルを超す田畑では表土を削る方法以外は難しいことがわかった。５千～１万ベクレルの範囲でもほかの手法を使える場所は限られるという。
The farmland whose radioactive materials in the soil would exceed 5,000 becquerels/kg (limit above which the planting of rice is prohibited) is estimated to be 8,300 hectares [about 20,500 acres]. From the result of the experiments, in case of the farmland whose radioactive material density exceeds 10,000 becquerels/kg, it may be difficult to reduce the level down below 5,000 becquerels/kg unless the surface soil is removed. Between 5,000 and 10,000 becquerels/kg, there may not be other choices but removing the surface soil.
仮に８３００ヘクタールすべてを削った場合に発生する土は３００万トンを超す。同省は「土からセシウムだけを除去する技術開発に取り組み、土をできるだけ戻せるようにしたい」と話している。（井上恵一朗）
If the surface soil is removed in 8,300 hectares, the amount of contaminated soil generated would exceed 3 million tonnes. The Ministry says it hopes to develop a technology to remove cesium from the soil so that the soil can be put back in the field. (reported by Keiichiro Inoue)
What about plutonium and strontium? Cobalt-60?
Isn't removing the surface soil what Russia/Ukraine/Beralus have done and to very little effect? The fresh supply of radioactive cesium and other nuclides come down from the mountains. What about decontaminating the mountains?
Impossible.
I wouldn't call Iitate-mura and Kawamata-machi "close to Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant". They are more than 35 kilometers away. The reporter should have said "close enough for the government researchers to go anywhere near the plant".
By the way, as one refugee from Iitate-mura strongly hints in his tweets, Iitate-mura's political leaders seem in excellent terms with the national government and government-connected contractors keen on getting "decon" jobs. After all, 200 billion yen (US$2.6 billion) is to be spent on this village of 6,000 people alone so that the villagers can come home in 2 years.
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Le Métier de Beauté's Modernist Merlot Kaleidoscope Eye Kit ($95) was launched last week at Neiman Marcus Fashion Island at Newport Center in California. I just got it and haven't had time to swatch it for you. Isn't it pretty?
Yes, it arrived from its cross-country trip damaged, but it's too much trouble to send it back. I don't even know if there are any still available. I'll have to get over the little hunk out of the top shade. I'm sure I can clean up the eye shadow powder that's all over the kit.Diposkan oleh Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman
Not only you see children, but the parents are seen in shorts, T-shirts, no masks, no protective gear. They have rakes, shovels and brooms as tools. Tsukuba City's webpage shows houses right next to the school yard. (I bet they were not too happy to see the dust flying up from the operation.)
The website of this particular school proudly announces the radiation level decreased by 0.002 to 0.01 microsievert/hour for the school yard. The radiation level dropped by two-third in ditches and under the rain gutters by removing the dirt.
Why did the school do this nearly useless "decontamination" which hardly reduced the radiation level except under the gutters and in the ditches? Probably to "alleviate fear and anxiety" among parents, as every single politician and bureaucrat in Japan spouts these days. Now the school is all set for its annual autumn school athletic meet.
It's all in your head, they say.
I still occasionally see some tweets by people from high radiation areas saying "We'll adapt to high radiation quickly, won't we? After all, there are locations in the world with 10 millisieverts/year radiation!" Well, according to Dr. Alexey Yablokov (link is PDF file), it takes about 20 generations or 400 years for people to become less sensitive to radiation effect.
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I don't write about Jouer often because we don't have a Jouer counter in the DC area. It's sad. I discovered the brand online and was delighted to visit the counter at Henri Bendel the last time I visited New York. I hope to go back soon.
se lip glosses are irresistibly sheer shades loaded with vitamins A, C, and E, shea butter, jojoba oil, and pomegranate seed oil to moisturize, soothe, nourish, rejuvenate, and protect your lips. There's no question Jouer's glosses will keep your lips smooth and hydrated. It took me one day to figure that out.
re two swatch photos, both taken in full sun. Breeze is shown at the top of my arm, and Rose Glisten is shown below. Remember to simply click on the photos if you want to see an enlarged view. Breeze is definitely the darker of the two shades, so it's my favorite. Rose Glisten is very, very light. It reminds me of Bobbi Brown's new Pink Tulle High Shimmer Lip Gloss. It's a pretty topper and will add a baby pink shine to your lipstick. It can be used as a lip conditioner if you want a little natural color.Diposkan oleh Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman
東電は、ふくいちの現場で支給していたお弁当を廃止。これからは、ふくいちでお弁当を売るとのこと。注文して、受け取るようになるらしい。価格は、確認中。でも個人的には、弁当になっても支給すべきと思う。
TEPCO stopped providing bento lunches at Fukushima I. From now on, the company will sell bento at Fukushima I. Workers are to pre-order in order to get bento. Asking how much TEPCO will charge for bento. Personally they should continue to provide lunch for free.
これまでふくいちは、放射線の関係でお弁当を持ち込むことができなかったので、現場でレトルトを温めていた。だからレトルトを支給していたと、東電・松本さん。でも状況が安定してきてレトルトでなくても大丈夫になったので、お弁当にすると。
TEPCO's Matsumoto explains the company has been providing [for free] boil-in-the-bag food because high radiation at the plant prevented [workers] from bringing in bento. But the situation has stabilized at the plant, and the boil-in-the-bag food is no longer necessary, so the company is switching to bento, Matsumoto says.
松本さん曰く、今は平常時になってきているので、食事も各自がお弁当を持ってきたり、買ってきたりすることができる。だから支給の必要はないという説明。う〜ん、なんかヘン。
Matsumoto says now that things are getting back to normal, the workers can bring their own bento or purchase one, and so there is no need to provide free lunch. Hmmm, it doesn't make sense to me.
そもそも福島第一周辺は店なんかあいてないし、発電所からは出れないし、未明３時とかに宿を出ないといけないし、自分の家から通ってるわけじゃないから弁当を作るわけにもいかない。これを平常時というのは、どういうことなんだろう？
To begin with, there is no store open anywhere near Fukushima I Nuke Plant. Workers cannot leave the plant [during the work], and they have to leave for work at early hours like 3 in the morning. They are not commuting from their own homes so they cannot make their own bento. How can he called it "normal"?
だいたい作業員の食事くらい面倒みればいいのにと思うし、弁当を買わせたら、単に東電のコスト減、作業員の個人負担増ということになる。そう思って聞いてみたら、「今は平常時に戻って・・・云々」という同じ回答が何度も返ってきた。
Why can't TEPCO take care of the meals for the workers? Having them purchase bento will reduce TEPCO's cost, and increase personal cost to the workers. I asked [if it's TEPCO's cost reduction measure], but Matsumoto just repeated "Things are now back to normal..."
要するにコスト削減なんですか？と聞いたら、また「そういうことではなく、今は平常時・・・」。よくわからないけど、やっぱりコスト削減なんだろうな。でも作業員の給料が上がるわけじゃないから、現場に負担を押しつけてるだけでしかない。
Is it TEPCO's cost reduction? "It's not that, but things are getting normal..." I guess what it means is indeed the cost reduction. But the wages for the workers are being raised. It's just shifting the burden on the workers.
複数の下請け会社を抜けるから、作業員の手に渡るお金は多くない。作業員の暮らしは平時とはほど遠い。東電はそれをわかってて弁当支給を打ち切るんだから、コストダウン以外の理由が思い浮かばない。こんなところで士気を下げてどうするんだろう・・・。
The net wages to the workers, after the multiple layers of subcontractors take their cut, are not that much. The living condition of the workers is far from "normal". TEPCO must know that, but still stops providing free lunch. I can't think of any other reason but cost reduction. What is the company thinking, weakening the morale of the workers like this?
And the national government and the Fukushima prefectural government continue to look the other way. Many of these workers are from Fukushima Prefecture, some from the very towns where Fukushima I Nuke Plant is located, but the governor of Fukushima is more keen on securing the next big "dango" businesses which will include "decontamination" and debris clearing and medical data collection/research. NISA said early on in the crisis that it "had no plan to do anything about the situation of food for the workers, as it is TEPCO's problem".
Those rich philanthropists (cum business tycoons) in Japan completely ignore Fukushima I Nuke Plant or the workers. Masayoshi Son, of Softbank for example, has given 10 billion yen (US$130 million) to Miyagi Prefecture for its dubious disaster relief plan. A fraction of that money could provide free bento for the workers at Fukushima.
Let's see... Bento 500 yen a piece, workers 3,000. 1.5 million yen per day. It's been about 180 days. So TEPCO may have spent the total 270 million yen, or about US$3.5 million so far. Annually, it would be 540 million yen, or about US$7 million.
Well, it looks all TEPCO needs to do is to say to ex-President Shimizu, "Sorry, we have to have your fat severance paycheck back".
Or why can't the plant workers receive some of the donation money generously given by people from all around the world, so they can buy lunch? The money is still sitting at all levels - national, prefectural, municipal.
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New and exclusive to Sephora, Clinique's limited-edition Black Honey Shimmering Tones Powder ($29.50) was a must-have for me. I love everything Black Honey!
e powder itself thrilled me. It offers three colors that, when blended (the only way to use them effectively), provides a gleaming, unique rosy brown mauve shade. The shade is so hard to define I had to string together three color terms. All of you makeup lovers know Black Honey, so I'm fairly confident you'll understand.
took a few swatch photos in full sun to attempt to show you the shade. I applied the powder very heavily with a dense blush brush at the top of my arm and very lightly below. The powder gleams. It shimmers, but not in a sparkly way. If you swipe your fingers across the colors, you'll see that the shimmer must come from micro-fine powders - so fine that there's no single sparkle within the effect. It gleams like sunlight's reflection on water. Lightly applied, it's perfectly daytime-appropriate.Diposkan oleh Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman
Surely they knew it would be popular! Target's pop-up site in New York sold out in hours. Perhaps that should have been the first clue? Target spent megabucks on advertising the special line created by Missoni for Target: clothing, accessories, even a bicycle. When Missoni launched yesterday, Target failed.Diposkan oleh Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Tuesday, September 13, 2011
横手市は７日、同市横手町の相愛保育園（園児１１８人）の園庭に植えられた芝生の上の空間放射線量を測ったところ、県の通常レベルの最大値である毎時０・０８６マイクロ・シーベルトを上回る同０・１３５マイクロ・シーベルトが検出されたと発表した。同園は７日休園し、芝生を除去した。
Yokote City in Akita Prefecture announced on September 7 that the air radiation level above the turf in the school yard at Soai Nursery School (118 children) was 0.135 microsievert/hr, exceeding the normal maximum level in Akita Prefecture of 0.086 microsievert/hr. The school didn't open on September 7, and removed the turf.
同市子育て支援課などによると、同市は今月５日から、市内の保育園など５６施設を対象に空間放射線量を測定していた。同保育園で５日に行った測定で、芝生の地上１センチ、同５０センチ、同１メートルのいずれからも異常値が出た。芝生の外では異常はなかった。
The city had been measuring the air radiation levels since September 5 at 56 facilities including nursery schools. The survey done at this particular nursery school on September 5 revealed abnormal levels at 1 centimeter from the surface of the turf, 50 centimeters, and 1 meter. There was no abnormality outside the turfed area.
芝生は７月中旬、横手市内の造園業者が茨城県つくば市の業者から仕入れ、同２１日、園庭の約８００平方メートルに植えた。７日、造園業者が芝生を掘り起こして撤去した後で測ったところ、異常はなかった。
The turf was bought by a landscaping contractor in Yokote City from a dealer in Tsukuba City in Ibaraki Prefecture. 800 square meters of the school yard were covered with the turf on July 21. The contractor removed the turf on September 7 and measured the radiation, which was then dropped to normal levels.
同課の長谷山達夫課長は「危険な数値ではないと考えているが、慎重を期したい」と話している。
The city says "We don't think it is a dangerous level, but we want to be cautious".
横手市は８日にも園庭で測定する。異常がなければ、同園は９日にも再開する。市は今後、撤去した芝生の放射性物質の濃度を検査する。
The city plans to measure the radiation on September 8, and if there is no abnormal reading the nursery school will open on September 9. The city will measure the density of radioactive materials in the removed turf.
No news of what happened to the turf or what kind of radioactive material density it had.
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I remember reading a twitter or two about Tokyo already dumping radioactive ashes and sludge, but there was no substantiating info with those tweets and I didn't follow up. On checking the Tokyo government's site just now, I haven't found any announcement that they would start dumping the ashes and sludge into the landfill in Tokyo Bay.
Instead, on the Tokyo government's site, there is the announcement of June 3 about radiation levels measured at the locations plotted on the map below:
(Translation of the table titles and cells below is mine, not Tokyo government's.)
| Ａ１ | Ａ２ | Ａ３ | Ａ４ | Ａ５ | Ａ６ | Ａ７ | Ａ８ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of Measurement 5/25/2011 | at 0.01 meter | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.50 | 0.29 | 0.22 |
| at 0.5 meter | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.55 | 0.28 | 0.24 | |
| at 1.0 meter | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.55 | 0.28 | 0.24 | |
| Date of Measurement 6/1/2011 | at 0.01 meter | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.55 | 0.29 | 0.23 |
| at 0.5 meter | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.55 | 0.29 | 0.23 | |
| at 1.0 meter | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.55 | 0.29 | 0.24 | |
| Ｂ１ | Ｂ２ | Ｂ３ | Ｂ４ | Ｂ５ | Ｂ６ | Ｂ７ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of Measurement 5/25/2011 | at 0.01 meter | 0.19 | 0.36 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.43 | 0.36 |
| at 0.5 meter | 0.21 | 0.70 | 0.19 | 0.45 | 0.34 | 0.45 | 0.36 | |
| at 1.0 meter | 0.21 | 0.80 | 0.18 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.36 | |
| Date of Measurement 6/1/2011 | at 0.01 meter | 0.19 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.37 |
| at 0.5 meter | 0.20 | 0.65 | 0.18 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.39 | |
| at 1.0 meter | 0.21 | 0.65 | 0.18 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.40 | |
The Bureau of Environment announcement says the facility accepts "sewer sludge ashes and sludge from water purification plants are accepted if they are mixed with cement or if they are wetted". (下水汚泥焼却灰、上水スラッジは、セメント混練りや湿潤化したものを受け入れている) The Bureau also says that they pile dirt on top of the fill for "appropriate management" of the sludge and ashes buried there.
The radiation levels looks pretty high to me for all the supposed precautions. What's peculiar is that the sludge from water purification plants generally tested higher than the sewer sludge ashes, and that there is no discernible difference between the measurement close to the surface and the measurement at 1 meter.
Why are these politicians and city bureaucrats so eager to burn and bury radioactive materials? Because they don't know? Because they think it's safe, as the national government says? Because they are in denial and think nothing has changed since March 11? If the answer is the latter two, why don't they then openly announce it and let the residents know?
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There's a lot to love in Bobbi Brown's new Marrakesh Chic Collection for Fall 2011. I discovered three new lip shades, in three different lipstick formulas, that I like for fall even more than my first purchase, Violet Glaze Metallic Lip Color.
There were two new Metallic Lip Colors. I fell in love with Jewel Red ($23). For red phobes, let me say up front that it's not exactly red on the lips. Jewel Red (#26) is a glorious rose with gold shimmer. It may be the prettiest of the beautiful bunch. Metallic Lip Color combines high-shine emollients and light-reflective pearls for multidimensional shimmer that has a soft and creamy feel as it provides medium coverage.
are two "very new" shades in my "old favorite" Creamy Lip Color ($23): Pale Plum and Pink Blossom. I purchased Pale Plum (#63). Creamy Lip Color delivers rich color with comfortable, long-lasting wear, a soft, creamy shine, and medium coverage. With emollient shea butter and plant-derived skin conditioners, this fabulous lipstick provides softness and moisture as advertised.
Rose is a stunning mauve-rose shade that complements all the new eye colors extremely well. Jewel Red may look red on my arm, but on my lips it's a rich, red-toned rose. It's semi-sheer, which makes it beautifully wearable for me. Pale Plum isn't all that pale - or all that plum. I'd describe it as a medium rose that should work for everyone, working its creamy magic when you wear it.
