Fukushima nuclear plant likely leaking contaminated water into ocean

The nuclear power plant at Fukushima has been leaking contaminated water into the ocean for the two years since the accident that saw three of the plants six reactors suffer a meltdown, according to the head of the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Japan.?

By Joao Peixe,?Guest blogger / July 15, 2013

Reactor buildings Unit 2, left, and Unit 1 are shown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuama, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan. Japan's nuclear regulator says radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima power plant is probably leaking into the Pacific Ocean, a problem long suspected by experts but denied by the plant's operator.

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Shunichi Tanaka, the head of the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Japan, and the country?s chief nuclear regulator announced?on Wednesday, that the nuclear power plant at Fukushima, has been?leaking contaminated water?into the ocean for the two years since the accident that saw three of the plants six reactors suffer a meltdown.

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The problem stems from the fact that ground water is leaking into the basement of the damaged reactors, and becoming contaminated, and whilst that water is being pumped out and stored in huge tanks on site, the inflow has not yet been stopped, meaning that ever more ground water enters the basement and becomes contaminated.

Tanaka explains that neither his staff, nor those working for the plant?s operator have discovered where the leaks are coming from, and therefore have not been able to stop them.?(Related article:?Chernobyl at Sea? Russia Building Floating Nuclear Power Plants)

Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), the power plants operator, has constantly denied that any of that water has been leaking into the Ocean, but in the last few days it has?switched its position?and finally admitted that it can?t actually say for sure that the water is not leaking into the sea.?

CityVille Invasion launches for iPhone and iPad, brings tower defense style game play and minions together

CityVille Invasion, a tower defense style game, has just been released for both iPhone and iPad. You'll play the commander general that's tasked to stop Dr. Mayhem from conquering the world. CityVille Invasion is a joint effort by both Hasbro and Zynga.

Like traditional tower defense style games, you'll navigate your way through different combat maps equipped with several different weapons. While CityVille Invasion is free to download and play, you'll have the option to buy boosts and coins with real money via in-app purchase. CityVille currently includes 13 different types of buildings to construct and defend.

If you happen to check out, let us know what you think in the comments.

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ForexLive Asia Wrap: Japan holiday ? all eyes on China Q2 GDP

The forex trading headlines for Asia trading today, Monday July 15

It was a holiday Monday in Japan, which kept liquidity tight during the session. Most currencies were relatively quiet and range-bound, with AUD providing much of the action.

The Australian dollar opened and found some support in the early going, trading up to just shy of 0.9100 before sellers held it. The retrace down was shallow, with buyers ahead of 0.9050. The morning was spent waiting for the Q2 Chinese GDP figures, which were leaked about 90 seconds early via the China Securities Journal (see bullet, above). The Australian dollar jumped to 0.9090 on the leak and then found a little more strength to 0.9105/10 on official confirmation. But there was no further follow-though and it settled below 0.9095.

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England coach eyes bronze medal as European Ladies' Golf Championship dream fades at Fulford

England coach eyes bronze medal as European Ladies' Golf Championship dream fades at Fulford

11:00am Saturday 13th July 2013 in Sport By Tony Kelly, Deputy sports editor

MEDAL up for grabs ? so let?s bag it.

That was the defiant rallying-cry issued by national coach Steve Robinson after England suffered semi-final pain to Spain in the European Ladies? Amateur Team Championship at Fulford Golf Club.

England?s battlers lost 4?-2? to a Spanish team posted as one of the pre-tournament favourites and who further underlined the Iberian nation?s sporting prowess.

That means that gold and silver medals have escaped England in today?s flight ?A? final between Spain and Austria.

But the bronze medal is there for England if they can see off Finland, who were flattened 5?-1? by the Austrians.

As Robinson declared: ?The girls, the squad, the backroom staff and myself are all disappointed.

?But I?ve told the girls that the difference between amateur golf and professional golf is that as a pro you?ve always got something to play for.

?You go up the leaderboard, you get more money.

?Now we have got something to play for. Now it?s up to us to finish third. That?s what is up for grabs on the last day so let?s win it.

?The thing about this championship is that you get nothing if you finish fourth.

?So if you come fourth then you might as well have finished 20th.?

Of the semi-final, Robinson said the Spanish opposition were just too tough to crack.

?We played some great golf out there, but Spain just keep chucking birdies at you,? he said.

?They putt well, they don?t give much away and they play with flair.?

He cited how the fighting spirit of England was typified by Bronte Law, who despite being three down with three to play, hit the pin with a glorious approach that eventually yielded an excellent birdie on the par-four 16th.

?But the Spanish girl did just the same and hit a birdie to win the match,? added the England coach, who is the head pro at Sandburn Hall GC.

He also explained that today?s bronze-battling rivals Finland would prove daunting opposition.

?They finished third in the world championships last year, so we will have to be up for them as it will not be a stroll in the park,? said the coach. ?But we have something to aim at.?

Added non-playing captain Emma Brown, of Malton & Norton GC: ?Three months ago I said that if we were to get a medal it would be a good week. We are still in with a chance of that medal.?

Today?s bronze medal play-off schedule is: foursomes ? Georgia Hall and Hayley Davis v Krista Bakker and Sanna Nuutinen (8.20am), Meghan MacLaren and Sarah-Jane Boyd v Marika Voss and Oona Vartiainen (8.30am); singles ? Georgia Hall v Annika Nykanen (1.20pm), Hayley Davis v Sanna Nuutinen (1.28pm), Bronte Law v Oona Vartiainen (1.36pm), Meghan MacLaren v Marika Voss (1.44pm), Lauren Taylor v Krista Bakker (1.52pm).

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Dustin Lance Black Calls 'Ender's Game' Boycott 'Waste' of Energy

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Summit?s Ender?s Game has found a powerful ally in the LGBT community. Dustin Lance Black is asking LGBT activists calling for a boycott of the movie to put their efforts elsewhere.

?There's so much good to be done right now,? Black wrote on his Facebook page Saturday. ?Boycotting a movie made by 99% lgbt equality folks in an lgbt equality industry is a waste of our collective energy. Making one phone call to a relative in the south who isn't quite there yet would be 1000 times more effective.?

The sci-fi film has come under fire because of the anti-gay views of Ender's Game author Orson Scott Card, who has a history of opposing same-sex marriage and gay rights.?

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The group Geek Out is calling for a boycott of the film because of Card's views.

"Do not buy a ticket at the theater, do not purchase the DVD, do not watch it on-demand. Ignore all merchandise and toys. However much you may have admired his books, keep your money out of Orson Scott Card?s pockets," the organization writes on its "Skip Ender's Game" website.

On Facebook, Black added to his original post, writing in the comments: ?The homophobic novelist who wrote the book hasn't been involved in decades. Misguided boycott.?

Black, an active LGBT activist, won an Oscar for his screenplay of 2008's Milk and penned the play 8, which is about the trial that overturned California?s Proposition 8.

Summit has distanced itself from Card, and parent company Lionsgate said Friday it plans to hold a screening of Ender?s Game benefiting the LGBT community.

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In a statement, Lionsgate called itself "proud longtime supporters of the LGBT community" and said it does "not agree with the personal views of Orson Scott Card and those of the National Organization for Marriage" [the anti-same-sex marriage organization associated with Card].

On July 8, card attempted to head off criticism of his views, issuing a statement to Entertainment Weekly saying the book was unrelated to his views. He asked for "tolerance" from supporters of same-sex marriage because "with the recent Supreme Court ruling, the gay marriage issue becomes moot."

He added, "it will be interesting to see whether the victorious proponents of gay marriage will show tolerance toward those who disagreed with them when the issue was still in dispute."

Card's views previously stirred up controversy in February when he signed on to write a Superman comic for DC. He later dropped out after an outcry over his positions.

Ender?s Game, directed by Gavin Hood, hits theaters Nov. 1. The studio plans to show new footage from the film at San Diego Comic-Con, with castmembers Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld and Abigail Breslin slated to attend.

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