Thursday, March 17, 2011

Meltdown 101: A brief glossary of nuclear terms - Radiation sickness - CSMonitor.com

Meltdown 101: A brief glossary of nuclear terms - Radiation sickness - CSMonitor.com: "Radiation, measured in millisieverts (mSv), can cause radiation sickness in high enough concentrations. A single dose of 1,000 mSv has been known to cause nausea and fatigue among other symptoms; experts say that a single dose of 5,000 mSv would likely kill about half of those receiving it; and that a single dose of 10,000 mSv has, in many cases, been shown to be fatal within a few weeks.

By comparison, most people receive about 2 mSv over the course of a year by way of normal background radiation.

On Tuesday, March 15, Japanese officials ordered people to seal themselves indoors due to radiation measurements of more than 400 mSv per hour, though that measurement soon dropped to 11 mSv per hour."

Kapanke target of threats, vandalism

Kapanke target of threats, vandalism: "A vocal opponent of Walker's bill and of Republican legislative tactics, Rep. Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) denounced the threats and vandalism in a written statement Thursday."

That's a start but I would expect more denoucements of vandalism and threats.

Police: $4M stash in bottled water cache in truck - FoxNews.com

Police: $4M stash in bottled water cache in truck - FoxNews.com: "Tennessee Highway Patrol officers say they have seized more than $4 million in cash in duct-taped bundles hidden in cases of bottled water in a tractor-trailer, prompting the arrests of two California men."

I looks suspicious but why is it illegal?