March, 2011 // Posts published in March, 2011
Nuclear fears ripple in Japan as rescuers hunt for survivors
STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: One company says the disaster could be the most expensive in history More than 10,000 people are dead or missing The U.S. Navy issues precautions at two bases over radioactivity Tune in to CNN tonight at 8 ET for special editions of "in the Arena," "Piers Morgan Tonight" and "AC360
U.S. radiation drug manufacturers swamped with calls from Japan
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Japanese nuclear crisis swamps a U.S. manufacturers of anti-radiation drug with calls Potassium iodide blocks thyroid gland absorption of radiation U.S. supplies of the drug are nearing expiration dates (CNN) — Alan Morris talked very fast about the dangers of thyroid gland radiation poisoning as his business line rang incessantly in the background. "Look, I really have...
Monitoring Zpool statistics using iostat subcommand of zpool
Performance, performance, performance; this is what we hear in all software development and management sessions. ZFS provides few utility commands to monitor one or more pools’ performance. You should remember that we used fsstat command to monitor the UFS performance metrics. We can use iostat subcommand of the zpool command to monitor the performance metrics of...
Nevada County Rush on Pharmacies For Potassium Iodide
Panic is the last thing we should feel in any situation. It never helps. if that’s what’s happening in Nevada County right now, it won’t help either. Let’s hope that the reported rush on pharmacies in the county for supplies of potassium iodide is not a panic, but merely a sensible effort to prepare for its...
50,000 Potassium Iodide Pills Donated to Japan
Press Release Source: Nukepills.com on Tuesday March 15, 2011, 7:35 am EDT MOORESVILLE, N.C., March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Approximately 50,000 potassium iodide tablets have been donated by Nukepills.com to Tokushukai Hospital in Tokyo, Japan for immediate distribution to those affected by Japan’s nuclear reactor crisis. This effort was facilitated by Dr. Alisa Suzuki Han, Radiologist...
Japan nuclear threat has locals worried
AUSTIN (KXAN) – with worries the nuclear radiation threat in Japan could cross over into the United States, many pharmacies and food stores around Austin are sold out of Potassium Iodide supplements. “That’s what people are asking for, and it’s not available,” said Jessica Wilhelm with People’s Pharmacy. “Phones have literally been ringing off the hook,” she...
How can we help the victims of Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear trahedy?
Japan is back to the days when Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings reduced it to ashes. From ashes emerged a strong and technologically advanced nation : Japan. But due to the recent 8.9 Richter earthquake, followed by a massive tsunami, followed by nuclear radiation leak, my heart goes out to those who lost their everything in...
Radiation Sickness
What Is Radiation Sickness?As news of a yet another explosion at the Japanese Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant makes headlines, many are asking about the potential effects of radiation exposure. Radiation from nuclear power plants is considered ionizing radiation, the type that can cause harm to human tissue. Exposure to signifiant levels of ionizing radiation (occurring...
Japan earthquake: A small firm hopes to make buildings safer
Catherine Clifford, staff reporter, on Tuesday March 15, 2011, 12:28 pm As Japan recovers from its devastating earthquake, one small company in upstate new York is hoping its innovative technology could help make the country’s buildings safer from future quakes. Taylor Devices, a 100-employee manufacturer based in North Tonawanda, N.Y., sells patented earthquake shock-absorbers, which stabilize buildings,...
The Chip Monk Family Survival Blog: Looking for Potassium Iodide/Iodate tablets?
physorg.com/news/2011-03-finns-iodine-blasts-japanese-nuclear.html Even in places Finland (see above link) we’re seeing a run on certain supplies as people take seriously the threat of radiation release from the events in Japan. as I’ll discuss on tonight’s episode I went out and about yesterday to see what the “lay of the land” was as far as peoples’ response to...
Preparedness Information
Emergency Preparedness Articles
- SSJID drops emergency, enough water on tap South San Joaquin County Irrigation District is again bucking the ...
- Emergency Water Leak Problems You Can Solve on Your Own One of the worst things that can happen to any ...
- Jeff & Linda: Your Desert Area Realty Team When it comes to emergency water removal, mold removal, and ...
- A Few Tips To Select The Right Emergency Kit There are several emergency supply providers who offer emergency kit, ...
-
Cat 3 Hurricane Irene: North Carolina to NYC-Is this Long Island Express II?
By John GaltAugust 20, 2011 -18:35 ETWaiting on the “official” ...
- SavATree Offers Tips to Help Homeowners Prepare for Hurricane Irene Published: August 24, 2011 11:12 AM by The Associated ...
Emergency Food Supply | Contact | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Conforms to W3C Standard XHTML & CSS
