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Japan Marks Quake and Tsunami Anniversary one more thing to remember this day thenuclearblog: 11 March 2012 Japan is marking the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck the north-eastern coast, leaving 20,000 dead or missing. The magnitude 9.0 quake, Japan’s most powerful since records began, also triggered a serious nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Thousands of people were evacuated as radiation leaked from the plant. There were memorial services, and a minute’s silence was observed at the moment the quake hit, 14:46 local time. The main memorial ceremony was held at Tokyo’s National…
On the anniversary of the 2004 Madrid train bombings Europe remembers the victims of all forms of terrorism around the world.
Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like. Dwight D. Eisenhower (via coffeestainedcashmere)
This Above All – Eric Knight It’s a classic that’s been on my list forever. Interesting that knowing the story I always thought it would be one of those hard to read, depressing war-time stories, but it is nothing of that sort. Of course it’s sad, but still there is this gleam of hope all along that comes through even despair. That is what – in my opinion – makes it lighter compared to other war-time literature. I loved Hemingway’s Farewell to arms or For whom the bell tolls but at certain points when he started philosophizing about war I…
