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    Nice to see your classroom taking shape. Good luck on your new venture!

    The cheerleading pics remind me of my younger days. I was a cheerleader for 4 years - was younger and slimmer then. Heh. My skirts were shorter than those shown - we wore cycling shorts (spandex) underneath. And I have pics to prove it - but they're not for public consumption. Haha!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NZdick1983 View Post
    Japan is the land of seafood matey... (It is after all an island nation!)
    But doesn't it all glow in the dark?

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    Yeah, nah... only my fleshlight does that heh...

    I bought a Geiger counter with me (my mum insisted) more radiation on the plane than in Fukuoka.



    Radiation From Fukushima Is Probably in Your Sushi, but It Isn’t Going to Kill You

    Radioactivity in seafood that comes from near the wrecked nuclear power plant is well below the level for concern, but continued testing is vital.

    (Photo: Sue Flood/Getty Images)




    Mar 17, 2015· 2 MIN READ

    Emily J. Gertz is an associate editor for environment and wildlife at TakePart.






    There’s a steady, low background level of radioactivity that we encounter in everyday life. Some of it is human-made but very diffused, born out of the atomic and nuclear testing of the mid-20th century. Some of it is created naturally: radon gas seeping from marble floors, for instance, or the increased dose of cosmic rays that airline passengers get during a flight.
    Few people think about these exposures. But since Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in March 2011, there’s been worldwide concern that the plant contaminated Pacific Ocean seafood enough to affect human health.
    During the disaster, explosions in reactor containment buildings sent clouds of radioactive steam into the atmosphere, which drifted over land and sea. In the months and years since the original explosion, leaks of radioactive water from the site have flowed into the ocean as well.
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    Now a newly published study suggests that there is nothing—much—to worry about.
    To comprehensively assess the region’s seafood, Pavel Povinec of Comenius University in Slovakia and Katsumi Hirose of Sophia University in Japan collected and analyzed information from samplings of the region’s seawater, fish, shellfish, and seaweed collected since the Fukushima Daiichi disaster.
    They found that the average annual consumption of all seafoods combined would result in radiation exposure of anywhere from 0.2 to 1.0 millisieverts (mSv) a year, while exposure from fish alone would account for 0.02 to 0.12 mSv a year.
    By comparison, a woman is exposed to about 0.4 mSv of radiation when she has a mammogram and around 0.03 mSv during a 10-hour airline flight, according to the American Cancer Society. The average American is exposed to around 3 mSv of background radiation a year, according to the organization.

    “What they’re doing is mostly compiling these thousands of data that have been collected to try and interpret what the trends are,” said Ken Buesseler, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who has studied radiation levels in seawater since the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. “It’s very useful for someone to pull them together to see what’s in the fish over time.”


    The team found that levels of cesium 134 and cesium 137, substances that can increase a person’s cancer risk if the exposure is high enough, spiked in the weeks immediately after the disaster but began to fall sharply by May 2011 thanks to the region’s strong ocean currents. According to the data, levels of radio-cesium are well below the health risk threshold—even when combined with naturally occurring radioactive elements in seafood—and are slowly continuing to fall.

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    Slightly off topic.....


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    Fukuoka seems to gaining prominence, what with Dickie now being resident, and this, an offering from today's Bangkok Post:
    Thai couple awarded Grand Fukuoka Prize


    FUKUOKA: Thai economist Pasuk Phongpaichit and her husband British historian Chris Baker on Thursday received the Grand Prize of the 2017 Fukuoka Prize, an award established by the City of Fukuoka to foster and increase awareness regarding the value of Asian cultures.
    It was the first time the prize has been awarded to two laureates.
    The presentation ceremony which took place at Acros Fukuoka Prefectural International Hall in Japan was attended by His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino, the second son of Japan's emperor Akihito, his wife Princess Kiko and the mayor of Fukuoka City, Takashima Soichiro.
    Other local and international media and distinguished guests included Salinee Phonprapai, Minister Counsellor of the Royal Thai Embassy to Japan.
    Ms Pasuk and Mr Baker were together recognised for their multi-disciplinary and comprehensive analysis of the social changes which Thailand has experienced since the period of rapid economic growth in the 1980s, according to the award presentation.
    They said they were delighted and proud, not just because of the recognition but for what this prize actually stands for.
    The Fukuoka Prize "celebrates the great diversity among people. It's dedicated to people. It encourages cultural exchange as a means for the world of peace and harmony," said Ms Pasuk, 71.
    "This is the first time the prize was awarded to a couple," added Mr Baker, 69. "Somehow in our case, one plus one is equal more than two. We made something out of our differences - female and male, Thai and English, East and West, economics and history.
    "Today in the world of uncertainty, the aspirations underlying the prize are more important than ever."
    When asked how the couple from Thailand could work collaboratively for so long and so successfully, Ms Pasuk answered: "Our interest is in humanity. And we would like to see the change in the society and the world around us in a way that improves the well-being of ordinary people. The reason why we work together very well is because we respect each other very much. It's give and take."
    Two other laureates honoured at the ceremony were Wang Ming from China, winner of the Academic Prize for advocating NGO studies and environmental governance in his country, and Kong Nay, a visually impaired musician from Cambodia. He received the Arts and Culture Prize for his ongoing effort to preserve the chapey, a traditional Cambodian musical instrument disappearing amidst the arrival and popularity of contemporary music in the country.
    Besides Ms Pasuk, since the Fukuoka Prize was initiated in 1990, seven Thais have won. They were MR Kukrit Pramoj (1990, Special Commemorative Prize), MC Subhadradis Diskul (1994, Grand Prize), Nidhi Eoseewong (1999, Academic Prize), Thawan Duchanee (2001, Arts and Culture Prize), Srisakra Vallibhotama (2007, Academic Prize), Charnvit Kasetsiri (2012, Academic Prize) and Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2013, Arts and Culture Prize).
    The Pasuk-Baker team will give a public lecture Sunday at Elgala Hall in Fukuoka on the topic, "Of Love and Loss: Three Thai Literary Classics and their Human Messages Today."
    Thai couple awarded Grand Fukuoka Prize | Bangkok Post: lifestyle

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    Quote Originally Posted by NZdick1983 View Post
    Fukuoka Tower (at night)...

    Nice one, missed this earlier.

    I've been there!

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    Where Dickie not see him update his class room... prepare for big birthday party in 2 day after?

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    Is graceful withdrawal such an imposition? (For not so nice Thaiza).


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    I have to share something.

    I hate sea food!

    I hate the smell and I hate the taste. I am not allergic, it simply makes me vomit.

    The only sea food I can eat is salmon.

    Why do people think you are a peasant if you don't like to eat sea food?

    My ex thought I was cheap because I would always order chicken is a seafood restaurant.

    No..... I just don't want to puke all over your knees darling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Switch View Post
    Is graceful withdrawal such an imposition? (For not so nice Thaiza).

    You can stay away with someone you love? hehe...

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    Quote Originally Posted by YourDaddy View Post
    I have to share something.

    I hate sea food!

    I hate the smell and I hate the taste. I am not allergic, it simply makes me vomit.

    The only sea food I can eat is salmon.
    Yer well mate,

    The only seafood i like is chips.

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    Happy birthday Terry ..is yuor BD yesterday? lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by YourDaddy View Post
    Slightly off topic.....

    hey a great video. the japs in it came across as very intelligent ,,, accepting the interpretation may have been enhanced..... very impressed.

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    Lovely thread this one innit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nicethaiza View Post

    Happy birthday Terry ..is yuor BD yesterday? lol
    Everyday I'm on Teakdoor it's my Birthday Za Dude.

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    Just worry about Dickie cuz never see him leave here for many day before...

    (typhoon or war ?) ...this I joke

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    ^ maybe he's found a new skype gik

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    Quote Originally Posted by YourDaddy View Post
    I have to share something.

    I hate sea food!

    I hate the smell and I hate the taste. I am not allergic, it simply makes me vomit.

    The only sea food I can eat is salmon.

    Why do people think you are a peasant if you don't like to eat sea food?

    My ex thought I was cheap because I would always order chicken is a seafood restaurant.

    No..... I just don't want to puke all over your knees darling.

    Actually ...

    My Dad never took me Fishing, despite his passion for it.

    We did, however, enjoy some fish ... so, for me ... Seafood = Fish/Flake.
    Crumbed/Beer Battered please ... with Chips (of course).

    Shells, Musells, Oysters, Pippis, Octopus etc, do nothing for me. Calamari rings I can do though.

    Prawns/shrimp, I've acquired a limited taste for ... but rip it's head and the poo passage off/out please.


    My Thai Partner, LOVES IT ALL ... good luck to her.

    I'm looking to her to develop our kids liking for it ... and chicken feet
    Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago ...


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    He to busy to do that Dill...Dickie are good man long time now...

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    Quote Originally Posted by David48atTD View Post
    Calamari
    That stuff tastes like eating the tyres off your kids Dinky/Corgi toy car collection.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David48atTD View Post
    My Thai Partner, LOVES IT ALL ... good luck to her.
    Get one who will top, tail and peel those prawns for you, and she’s a keeper mate.

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    My grandfather hated eating fish, but his favourite pastime........ fishing.
    Go figure?

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    Fresh water Perch or walleye will work. I used to get my fill of catfish out of the Wisconsin. The water makes a difference when it comes to the taste of fish. Kinda like a clam, if you never wash it of course it will smell bad.

    I'm leary of Asian clam for good reason. Many have pretty high miles for never really going anywhere. If given the choice I would raise my own in some clean water. The shrimp I had from the store kept me alive on the last tour so I will not complain. I think they were Vietnamese raised found in the frozen food section of the Frienship Mall.

    Three or four in a bowl of Ramin noodles and I was livin that life that scares the hell out of Terry. Yes the life of a teffler in asia.

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    Just ran across this in the news. You'll have to check this out, Dickie. If it works as claimed, it can be a big help to you.

    Japan launches a free smartphone app for foreign travelers

    JAPAN OFFICIAL TRAVEL APP | Japan National Tourism Organization





    The Japan National Tourism Organization on Thursday launched a free smartphone app that allows travelers from abroad to look up destinations, restaurants and train routes as well as free Wi-Fi spots.


    The app also includes listings of tax-free shops, ATMs and hospitals that provide services in foreign languages.


    Offered in English, Korean and Chinese, the app is integrated with other useful websites, such as one offering safety tips. The Japan Tourism Agency site offers advice on what to do in emergency situations like earthquakes, tsunami or extreme weather.

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