On Mar 29, 8:44 am, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msdREMOVETHIS.biglobe.ne.jp>
wrote:
> We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that Declan Murphy
> has exploded. Flight director confirms that:
>
>
>
> >On Mar 28, 11:41?am, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msdREMOVETHIS.biglobe.ne.jp>
> >wrote:
> >> ...by my hometown newspaper in Frederick, MD. *Note: Of course they would get
> >> something wrong: I work in Nagoya. I *live* in Gifu. *sigh* Oh well.
>
> >>http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=11...
>
> >> They gave me the opportunity to voice observations about the event, however
> >> tenuous my connection to it; I obliged since I wanted to be one of the tiny
> >> voices of relative calm in the maelstrom of people screeching about the End
> >> Times.
>
> >Not too bad. Initially I was impressed that the Frederick News Post
> >was able to afford the services of an eminent British economist &
> >academic, but then I realised the author's middle initial was
> >different. Next I looked at the photo and thought, "so thats what Jeff
> >looks like" for at least 3 seconds, before my eyes began to examine
> >the technicolour sofa behind you. I'm so easily distracted.
>
> Heh. I suppose you've overlooked the sleeping cat and Hello Kitty pillow in the
> left background. I did, too, until after I'd submitted the thing.
>
> >Well done though. Nice to read relative calm. My own attempts at
> >facilitating relative calm are here:
> >http://www.yamasa.tv/news/
> >but for some reason we've been unable to drown out CNN & BBC etc so
> >far.
>
> There was a pretty good article in the Washington Post this morning about NHK's
> coverage of the event:
>
> http://wapo.st/e6fJuX

Very good article indeed. I suspect Akiko Yamamoto did more than
"contribute to this report". And why did they interview the "Voice of
America" reporter in Seoul??? Where was the Tokyo based reporter?

> Refreshingly lacking in (but not altogether devoid of) stereotypes, it credits
> NHK's fast but levelheaded reporting as potentially saving the lives of
> thousands. I should also add my own applause to this ovation -- NHK totally
> *ruled* that afternoon. Never again shall I bitch about having to pay the annual
> fees... they proved that it's completely worth it.

Fair enuff. And yes NHK did save a large number of lives that day.

However I shall continue to bitch (its part of my "business as usual"
stance you see). NHK's budget should come out of general tax revenue,
in much the same way as Australia's ABC.

Plus I didn't watch any tv that day, or listen to radio. I've watched
about 5 minutes of tv (in the office of the radio station next door to
my office) this year. I guess I might have died if I lived in a
tsunami affected town.