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A quick disaster update & a plug for a competition my sister is running on my behalf!



alien boy
Japan

A quick disaster update & a plug for a competition my sister is running on my behalf!
 
Hi everyone, sorry to disrupt the forum with something only indirectly related to teaching but...

the disaster situation in Japan is currently stable - the nuclear power plant isn �t getting worse, it �s just not getting better & they are now trying to stop water leaks & continuing the cooling. It �ll take months, if not years, for the power plant to be neutralised somewhere near effectively...

The disaster struck areas (basically the Tohoku region) are being vigorously assisted, but the scope of the disaster makes it very, very difficult to do things quickly. People are working hard - both individuals & organisations are giving generously & helping with whatever they can.
here are some recent news links: 

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20110404jp.html (the poll questions here are interesting too!)

http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/earthquake-disaster-in-japan/troops-clearing-way-for-school-to-reopen-in-tsunami-stricken-area-1.139857 (the US military assistance here is very constructive, but even greater kudos to the Japanese Self Defence Forces for there extreme efforts)

http://en.huanqiu.com/china/society/2011-03/636920.html An interesting & informative interview of a highly experienced Chinese emergency worker about the immediate aftermath of the tsunami & quakes.

The school year is just starting up here in Japan, so it´s going to be a tough time for all concerned. Many schools have also been used as evacuation centres & communities have been split up with students going to many different schools...

My sister & a few other friends have sent me ´care packages´ for kids - chocolates, treats, toys, colouring pictures, stickers ... which I am arranging to send to the Tohoku region. Something that will help, even just a little, to let them know that people around the world are thinking of them & wanting to cheer them up.


& finally, my sister has opened a competition on Facebook. I believe the page itself is open to anyone, so you don�t have to friend her or me... Have a look, read the info & enter if you like!

Regards from Japan!
AB

4 Apr 2011      





moravc
Czech Republic

Thanks a lot AB for all the information and links !

Beneficial Concert for Japan at the Prague Castle:
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra  was playing M.Bruch�s Violin Concert with Daishin Kashimoto (starts at 11:30), followed by Antonin Dvorak�s New World Symphony (starts at 46th minute - 46:06)
http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ivysilani/10347873777-ceska-filharmonie-pro-japonsko/21154215687/
Please note, the music starts after 10-minute introduction - at 11:30
(BTW: these musicians were giving concerts in Japan when the tsunami hit)

There will be CD and DVD sold and all the profit will go to Japan too. This concert will be broadcasted by Japanese radio station BS FUJI.

4 Apr 2011     



magneto
Greece

Thank you for the info and links AB! Will check them out asap. I really, really hope that, at least, a nuclear disaster will be avoided.

@Moravc: Will this CD and DVD also be distributed in other countries, or just in the Chech Republic?

4 Apr 2011     



mariannina
Italy

Moravc, if it is possible for me to buy the CD, let me know please!
Thank you

4 Apr 2011     



anaisabel001
Spain

AB and Moravc,thanks for the info .
There will be some Beneficial concerts for Japan in Spain:

 http://elblogdeatticus.blogspot.com/2011/04/concierto-solidario-por-japon-en-les.html

http://www.remediopalamente.com/blog/2011/03/concierto-solidario-por-japon-francesca-ancarola-y-mio-matsuda/

"One thousand cranes for Japan"

http://www.casaasia.eu/actividad/detalle?id=201696

 In Japan, the crane is a symbol of long life. A thousand origami cranes represent the desire for healing. An ancient Japanese legend says that a person who makes one thousand paper cranes (a symbol of peace and luck) will be granted a wish.

Warm hugs.Hug

4 Apr 2011     



maryse pey�
France

hello Bryce ! It �s very good to hear from you ! Please, never forget we think of you, all of you !

4 Apr 2011