Letters from the Ground to the Heart - Beauty Amid Destruction is a series of letters to friends & family by Anne Thomas, an English instructor and 22-year resident of Sendai, Japan, following... More > the devastating earthquake & tsunami of March, 2011. Anne makes the stories of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances profound - capturing our collective, global empathy. Since going viral, her writings have been reprinted online and in newspapers throughout the world.
This collaborative effort also includes writings by Pema Chödrön and Miyazawa Kenji, responses from all over the globe, and much more.
Best of all, PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF 'LETTERS' BENEFIT SURVIVORS of The Tohoku/Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami.
Give yourself & others the gift of an extraordinary reading experience that won't soon be forgotten - while benefitting survivors in need. Hardcover Edition ALSO available. e-book & audio editions coming soon...
Visit: www.lettersfromthegroundtotheheart.com to DONATE & learn more.< Less
Letters from the Ground to the Heart - Beauty Amid Destruction is a series of letters to friends & family by Anne Thomas, an English instructor and 22-year resident of Sendai, Japan, following... More > the devastating earthquake & tsunami of March, 2011. Anne makes the stories of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances profound - capturing our collective, global empathy. Since going viral, her writings have been reprinted online and in newspapers throughout the world. This collaborative effort also includes writings by Pema Chödrön and Miyazawa Kenji, responses from all over the globe, and much more. Best of all, PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF 'LETTERS' BENEFIT SURVIVORS of The Tohoku/Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami. Give yourself & others the gift of an extraordinary reading experience that won't soon be forgotten - while benefitting survivors in need. e-book & audio editions available soon - visit: www.lettersfromthegroundtotheheart.com to DONATE & learn more.< Less
I got 21,29 dollars for the Japanese Red Cross. After these months, no more pdfs are being bought, thus, the file is now for free. (check it here... More > http://www.depepi.com/2011/04/trip-to-japan-quick-tourist-guide-to-support-the-victims-of-the-tohoku-earthquake/ )
This is a travel guide to Japan in a comic book format, with general information and lots of photos. The main aim of this work is to collect money for the victims of the March 11 Earthquake in the North of Japan. All donations will be given to the Japanese Red Cross (2 dollars) except a small amount ($1.5) which is given to Lulu for its service.
This work is under license Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported. You can modify it, translate it, mix it, but with an extra condition: all you collect with it must go to the Japanese Red Cross.
If you have any questions, please drop me a mail to pepi at depepi dot com. Thank you!< Less
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident that followed the March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan has had far-reaching consequences. In order to properly assess and predict... More > the impact of this event on industry, political opinion, and government policy, it is important to examine the political afermath of the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl accidents of March 28, 1979 and April 26, 1986 respectively. By considering these three incidents with regard to actions taken in response by the United States, Germany, and Japan, this paper grounds a dynamic issue in both temporal and geographical comparative perspective. It concludes with a closer look at the economic benefits and costs of nuclear power, and an evaluation of a few of the tenets of contemporary environmental policy as they relate to nuclear power.< Less