Just to get people a little caught up. The situation in Japan concerning the disaster victims continues to be serious. We are slowly getting things like food, water, and blankets out to the people that need them. Electricity is the most important thing as it brings light, heat, power to pump water, and power to pump gasoline and refrigeration for food. The weak are still perishing in the cold nights in the Northern regions. There are many countries providing help and more supplies are coming in. It just takes precious time which is always hard to be patient with. In terms of the nuclear situation, clearly things got very heavy duty. I will caution that the news has provided a lot of information which is false, confused, and highly exaggerated. The situation at Fukushima is very serious but is under control. The radiation releases are small. There will be a few people who worked at the plant that may get sick from it but the public is safe. There will be no cataclysm from this event. Several governments asked their nationals to leave and evacuate Tokyo. I have stayed because I'm a trained nuclear professional who can recognize a "cover my butt" declaration from one that is made using logic, facts, and knowledge. I know I'm safe in Japan and I continue to stay and support them as a colleague, friend, and ally should do. Things are getting better. The after shocks are REALLY GETTING TIRESOME!!!! Thankfully we only had two yesterday but they are more scary now than they used to be. I'm ready for them to end.

-Kix