Friday, April 1, 2011
'We will die if it is necessary to save the nation': Members of the Fukushima 50 expect to perish from radiation sickness 'within weeks' - 1st Apr'11
The mother of one of the work
The so-called Fukushima 50 are all repeatedly being exposed to dangerously high radioactive levels as they attempt to restore vital cooling systems following the earthquake and tsunami on March 11.
And speaking tearfully through an interpreter by phone, the mother of a 32-year-old worker told Fox News: 'My son and his colleagues have discussed it at length and they have committed themselves to die if necessary to save the nation.
'He told me they have accepted they will all probably die from radiation sickness in the short term or cancer in the long-term.'
'They have concluded between themselves that it is inevitable some of them may die within weeks or months. They know it is impossible for them not to have been exposed to lethal doses of radiation.'
The woman spoke to the network on the condition of anonymity because plant workers had been asked by management not to communicate with the media or share details with family members in order to minimize panic. Read More
Ivory Coast Leader 'Cornered In His Palace' - 1st Apr 2011
Ivory Coast's president, whose refusal to step down after losing an election has triggered bloody battles, is said to be cornered following a series of attacks by rebel forces. UN-certified results showed Laurent Gbagbo lost the poll on November 28, and the international community recognises Alassane Ouattara as the man who should be leading the country.
Supporters of both men have clashed in the months that followed, killing hundreds of people and reigniting the civil war of 2002-3.
Earlier this week, Mr Ouattara's forces advanced from several directions, taking the capital, Yamoussoukro, and the cocoa port of San Pedro with little resistance.
They are now in charge of an estimated 80% of the troubled West African country.
A spokesman for the Ouattara camp said his fighters had now attacked Mr Gbagbo's home in Abidjan and seized control of Ivory Coast's state television. Read More
The 'quadrators' Robots - Most Amazing Inventions In The World - 30th Mar 2011
They have already conquered man at chess and general knowledge quiz shows.
Now robots have taken their next step towards world domination - by mastering juggling.
Scientists have created floating platforms that are able to keep a ball in the air by bouncing it between them.
In an incredible video posted on YouTube, the robots - which look like those in the 1987 sci-fi film Batteries Not Included - bat the ball up in the air to each other with ease.
One clip shows a rally of 20 hits between two of them, while another shows a robot playing ‘keep up’ with a tennis ball on its own.
In an incredible video posted on YouTube, the robots - which look like those in the 1987 sci-fi film Batteries Not Included - bat the ball up in the air to each other with ease.
One clip shows a rally of 20 hits between two of them, while another shows a robot playing ‘keep up’ with a tennis ball on its own. Read More
