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This is not fantasy. This is not some kind of conjecture. Bashar AlAssad has used chemical weapons at least eleven times.

There has been no evidence that I used chemical weapons against my own people. ~ Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad speaking to CBS News

~ U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussing videos of Syrian gas attacks

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Getting Down To Business Most  readers  of  The  CenSEI  Report  are  in  business,  including  thousands  of  members  in  the  Philippine  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Industry  (PCCI)  who  receive  notice  of  the  publication  by  email  every  fortnight.  For  that  reason,  starting  this  issue,  there  will  be  more  articles  on  business  and  economy  concerns,  including  three  of  the  four  reports  in  this  journal. 7KH ERRVW WR EXVLQHVV FRYHUDJH DOVR UHVSRQGV WR $VLDÂśV ULVH WR DIĂ€XHQFH DQG JOREDO HFRQRPLF SURPLQHQFH 7KHVH WZLQ WUHQGV PHDQ WKDW Asian  consumers  and  corporations  will  increasingly  set  world  trends  in  lifestyle  and  culture,  commerce  and  industry.  Hence,  telling  the  story  of  business  in  Asia  also  points  the  way  that  global  living  and  livelihood  may  take.  That  includes  challenges  posed  by  rising  incomes  and  consumption  in  emerging  markets.  How  Asia  deals  with  them  holds  lessons  for  the  rest  of  the  world. So  here  goes  The  CenSEI  Report,  Business  class.  The  Finance  section  features  trends  and  technologies  in  digital  banking,  increasingly  the  route  that  retail  banking  needs  to  take  in  response  to  the  fast  spread  of  mobile  devices.  More  and  more  people  want  to  get  information  and  conduct  transactions  via  their  smartphones  and  tablet  computers.  Plainly,  institutions  that  can  help  the  banking  public  attend  to  matters  ¿QDQFLDO YLD WKHLU WRXFKVFUHHQV ZRXOG JHW PRUH RI WKHLU FRPPHUFH DQG FDVK 7DEOHWV DQG VPDUWSKRQHV DOVR ÂżJXUH SURPLQHQWO\ LQ WKH 7HFKQRORJ\ VHFWLRQ DUWLFOH RQ KLJK WHFK ÂżQH GLQLQJ ,WÂśV QRW MXVW WR H[WHQG WKH PRELOH H[SHULHQFH RI FXVWRPHUV WR WKH UHVWDXUDQW WDEOH 7KH WRXFKVFUHHQ PHQXV QRZ FURSSLQJ XS LQ FODVV\ ELVWURV DV ZHOO DV PDVV PDUNHW IRRG FRXUWV DOVR ERRVW HIÂżFLHQF\ DQG UHGXFH FRVWV DQG HUURUV LQ WKH NLWFKHQ $QG WKDW PDNHV IRU PRUH VDWLVÂżHG GLQHUV DQG PRUH SURÂżWDEOH GLQLQJ Besides  dining,  another  lifestyle  area  covered  in  this  issue  is  men’s  grooming,  now  fast  catching  up  with  the  mainstream  business  of  making  women  look  good.  It’s  all  part  of  progress  and  prosperity,  of  course.  Not  just  because  Asian  men  can  now  afford  skin,  hair  and  body  treatments  and  enhancements.  But  also  because  as  societies  get  richer,  image  and  reputation  become  more  important  and  valuable  in  career  and  relations. More  business  coverage,  however,  doesn’t  mean  there’s  no  room  for  big  stories  outside  commerce  and  economics.  After  all,  international  DQG QDWLRQDO SROLWLFV VRFLDO WUHQGV KHDOWK DQG WHFKQRORJ\ LPSDFW KHDYLO\ RQ WKH SXUVXLW RI SURÂżW )RU LQVWDQFH WKH 1DWLRQ DUWLFOH URXQGLQJ RXW RXU WKUHH SDUW UHSRUW RQ FRQVWLWXWLRQDO FKDQJH LQ WKH 3KLOLSSLQHV SLFNV DSDUW WKH LQWHUSOD\ RI SROLWLFDO PDQHXYHULQJ OHJDO LVVXHV DQG economic  interests  in  the  recurring  attempts  to  rewrite  the  1987  Constitution.  Successful  for  not,  those  struggles  cannot  but  affect  the  conduct  of  business.

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A bad day for gators. September 1 might be a special day for labor in the United States, but it could very well be a day that will live in infamy for alligators in the southern American state of Mississippi – if not forever, then at least for the rest of the year. That day, Mississippi’s ClarionLedger reported not one, not two, but three record alligator hauls. 7KH ÀUVW FDWFK LQYROYHG D IRRW 295.3-pound female alligator that was said to be the state’s heaviest and longest among females,

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in  an  Aug.  29  feature,  discusses  â€œFive  Incredible  â€“  and  ZĞĂů Í´ DĹ?ŜĚͲ ŽŜĆšĆŒŽů ƉƉůĹ?Ä?Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ?,â€?  including: Â

Íť ^Ä?ĆŒÄžÄžĹśĹ?ĹśĹ? žŽÄ?Ĺ?ĹŻÄž ƉŚŽŜÄž Ä?Ä‚ĹŻĹŻĆ? ĨŽĆŒ Ä?ĆľĆ?LJ ĆľĆ?ÄžĆŒĆ? Ä?LJ žŽŜĹ?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒĹ?ĹśĹ? ƚŚĞ Ć?ƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĹ?ĆŒ Ä?ĆŒÄ‚Ĺ?ĹśĆ? ĆľĆ?Ĺ?ĹśĹ? ƚŚĞ EĞŽÄ?ŽžĹ?ĹśĹ? Ä‚Ćš Ä‚ĆŒĆ? Ä?ĆŒÄ‚Ĺ?ĹśÇ Ä‚Ç€ÄžͲĆŒÄžÄ‚ÄšĹ?ĹśĹ? ŚĞĂĚĆ?Ğƚ͕ ĂŜĚ ƚŚĞŜ ĆŒÄžĆŒŽƾĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? Ä?Ä‚ĹŻĹŻĆ? ƚŽ ǀŽĹ?Ä?Äž žĂĹ?ĹŻ Ç ĹšÄžĹś Ĺ?Ćš Ć?ĞŜĆ?ÄžĆ? ƚŚĞ ĆľĆ?ÄžĆŒĆ?Í› Ä?ĆŒÄ‚Ĺ?ĹśĆ? Ä‚ĆŒÄž Ä?ĆľĆ?LJ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ Ĺ˝ĆšĹšÄžĆŒ ƚĂĆ?ĹŹĆ?Í• ĆšĹšĆŒŽƾĹ?Ĺš Ä‚Ĺś Ĺ?K^ ĂƉƉ͕ 'ŽŽÄš dĹ?žĞĆ?,  which  won  an  AT&T  Mobile  App  Hackathon.

Íť ĆŒÄžÄ‚Ć&#x;ĹśĹ? Ä‚ ĎŻ Ĺ˝Ä?ĹŠÄžÄ?Ćš Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ ĹŠĆľĆ?Ćš LJŽƾĆŒ ƚŚŽƾĹ?ŚƚĆ? ĨĞĞĚĹ?ĹśĹ? Ä‚ ĎŻ Ć‰ĆŒĹ?ĹśĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? žĂÄ?ĹšĹ?ŜĞ͕ Ä?ŽƾĆŒĆšÄžĆ?LJ ŽĨ Ä‚ Chilean  startup  company,  Thinker  Thing,  which  Ä?ŽžÄ?Ĺ?ŜĞĆ? Ä‚Ĺś ' ŚĞĂĚĆ?Ğƚ ĨŽĆŒ Ä?ĆŒÄ‚Ĺ?ĹśÍ˛Ç Ä‚Ç€Äž žĂƉƉĹ?ĹśĹ? Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ Ĺ?ĆšĆ? Ĺ˝Ç Ĺś Ć?Ĺ˝ĹŒÇ Ä‚ĆŒÄž ƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ĂŜĚ žŽůÄš Ä?ĆľĹ?ĹŻÄšĹ?ĹśĹ?ͲÄ?ĹŻĹ˝Ä?ĹŹ Ć?ŚĂƉĞĆ? ĆšĹšĆŒŽƾĹ?Ĺš Ä?ĆŒÄ‚Ĺ?ĹśÍ˛Ç Ä‚Ç€Äž Ä‚Ä?Ć&#x;Ç€Ĺ?ĆšÇ‡Í˜

ÄžĆ?Ć‰ÄžĆŒÄ‚ĆšÄž Ć&#x;žĞĆ? Ä?Ä‚ĹŻĹŻĹ?ĹśĹ? ĨŽĆŒ ĚĞĆ?Ć‰ÄžĆŒÄ‚ĆšÄž žĞĂĆ?ĆľĆŒÄžĆ?Í?  With  all  the  bad  news  on  the  global-­â€?warming  front,  from  žÄžĹŻĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? Ć?ĞĂ Ĺ?Ä?Äž  to  rising  seas  and  rising  temperatures,  Ty  McCormick’s  â€œHacking  the  Climate,â€?  in  the  latest  issue  of  Foreign  Policy’s  online  magazine,  might  be  forgiven  for  discussing  â€œ7  far-­â€?out  geoengineering  ideas  that  could  save  the  planet  â€“  or  destroy  it  trying.â€? /Ĩ ͞ƚŚĹ?ŜŏĹ?ĹśĹ? ŽƾĆšĆ?Ĺ?ĚĞ ƚŚĞ Ä?ŽdžÍ&#x; Ĺ?Ć? ƚŚĞ Ĺ?ŽͲƚŽ ĹľÄžĆšÄ‚Ć‰ĹšĹ˝ĆŒ ĨŽĆŒ ƚŚĞ Ä?ĆŒÄžÄ‚Ć&#x;Ç€Ĺ?ƚLJ ĆŒÄžĆ‹ĆľĹ?ĆŒÄžÄš ƚŽ Ć?ŽůǀĞ everyday,  run-­â€?of-­â€?the-­â€?mill  problems,  most  of  the  proposals  in  McCormick’s  feature  might  be  characterized  as  â€œthinking  above  the  globe,â€?  literally.  The  ideas  include:  ͝ 'Ĺ?ĂŜƚ Ć?ƉĂÄ?Äž ĹľĹ?ĆŒĆŒĹ˝ĆŒĆ? Ĺ˝ĆŒÄ?Ĺ?Ć&#x;ĹśĹ? Ä?ÄžĆšÇ ÄžÄžĹś ƚŚĞ Ć?ƾŜ ĂŜĚ Ä‚ĆŒĆšĹš ƚŽ ĚĞŇĞÄ?Ćš Ć?ŽůÄ‚ĆŒ ĆŒÄ‚ÄšĹ?Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ Íť DĹ?ĹśĹ?ĹśĹ? žŽŽŜ ĚƾĆ?Ćš ƚŽ Ä?ĆŒÄžÄ‚ĆšÄž Ä‚ ĹŹĹ?ŜĚ ŽĨ Ć?ƉĂÄ?Äž Ć?ĹšÄ‚ĆŒÄž ƚŽ Ä?ĹŻĹ˝Ä?ĹŹ Ć?ŽůÄ‚ĆŒ ĆŒÄ‚ÄšĹ?Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ ŽŜÄ?Äž Ä‚ žŽŜƚŚ͕ ĎŽĎŹ ĹšŽƾĆŒĆ? Ä‚Ćš Ä‚ Ć&#x;žĞ Íť ĹŻÄ?ĞĚŽ LJĂÄ?ŚƚĆ? ĆšĆŒÄ‚Ç ĹŻĹ?ĹśĹ? ƚŚĞ Ĺ˝Ä?ĞĂŜĆ?Í• Ä?ĆŒÄžÄ‚Ć&#x;ĹśĹ? ƚŚĹ?Ä?ĹŹÄžĆŒÍ• ůŽŜĹ?ÄžĆŒͲůÄ‚Ć?Ć&#x;ĹśĹ? Ä?ůŽƾÄšĆ? ĨŽĆŒ Ä?ĹŻĹ˝Ä?ĹŹĹ?ĹśĹ? ƚŚĞ Ć?ƾŜÍ• Ä?LJ ƉƾžĆ‰Ĺ?ĹśĹ? ƾůĆšĆŒÄ‚ÄŽĹśÄž Ć?ĞĂ Ç Ä‚ĆšÄžĆŒ Ĺ?ŜƚŽ ƚŚĞ Ä‚ĆšžŽĆ?Ć‰ĹšÄžĆŒÄž Íť 'Ĺ?ĂŜƚ͕ ĨŽŽĆšÄ?Ä‚ůůͲĎĞůĚͲĆ?Ĺ?njĞĚ ĨĆŒÄžÄžÇŒÄžĆŒĆ? Ĺ?Ĺś ƚŚĞ ĹśĆšÄ‚ĆŒÄ?Ć&#x;Ä?Í• ĨŽĆŒ ĨĆŒÄžÄžÇŒĹ?ĹśĹ? Ä?Ä‚ĆŒÄ?ŽŜͲÄšĹ?ŽdžĹ?ĚĞ emissions  down  to  -­â€?140  degrees  Celsius,  which  would  turn  carbon  dioxide  into  a  kind  of  â€œCO2  snowâ€?  that  could  then  be  buried  underground Íť tĆŒÄ‚Ć‰Ć‰Ĺ?ĹśĹ? 'ĆŒÄžÄžŜůĂŜĚ Ĺ?Ĺś Ĺ?Ĺ?ĂŜƚ͕ ĆŒÄžĹ‡ÄžÄ?Ć&#x;ǀĞ Ä?ĹŻÄ‚ŜŏĞƚĆ? Ĺ?Ĺś Ĺ˝ĆŒÄšÄžĆŒ ƚŽ Ć?ĹŻĹ˝Ç ÄšĹ˝Ç Ĺś ƚŚĞ ĆšĹšÄ‚Ç Í˜ Apart  from  the  discussion  of  these  and  other  seemingly  outlandish  ideas,  McCormick’s  feature  also  contains  a  ůĹ?Ŝŏ ƚŽ ĹšĹ?Ć? Ĺ?ĹśĆšÄžĆŒÄžĆ?Ć&#x;ĹśĹ? Ä?ŽžĆ‰Ä‚ĹśĹ?ŽŜ ƉĹ?ÄžÄ?Äž ŽŜ ƚŚĞ dubious  history  of  climate  hacking,  which  serves  as  a  reminder  that Â Ç ĹšĹ?ĹŻÄž ƚŚĞ ĆľĆŒĹ?ĞŜÄ?LJ Ĺ˝Ç€ÄžĆŒ Ä?ĹŻĹ?žĂƚĞ Ä?ŚĂŜĹ?Äž Ĺ?Ć? ĆŒÄžĹŻÄ‚Ć&#x;ǀĞůLJ ĆŒÄžÄ?ĞŜƚ͕ žĂŜ͛Ć? ĂƊĞžƉƚĆ? Ä‚Ćš Ç ÄžÄ‚ĆšĹšÄžĆŒ žĂŜĹ?ƉƾůÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ĺ?Ĺ˝ Ç Ä‚Ç‡ Ä?Ä‚Ä?ĹŹÍ˜

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and other fermented products – was added to her course of psychotherapy and medication. Dr. James Greenblatt, the Boston-area psychiatrist treating the teenager, suspected that an imbalance in the teenager’s intestinal microbes was contributing to, or causing, her mental symptoms. According to the feature, researchers have long known of a connection

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Embrace me, you sweet and eminently replaceable you. The Smithsonian Institute’s Smithsonian magazine’s September edition carries a feature on “The Insane and Exciting Future of the Bionic Body,� which discusses the latest advances in prosthetics, aided greatly by innovations in technology.

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STRATEGY POINTS Previous attempts to amend the 1987 Constitution have been closely associated with the incumbent president during each attempt, in effect tying the issue of charter change to a president’s popularity or lack thereof Public attitudes toward charter change are, at best, lukewarm, and, at worst, hostile, especially over the prospect of changing the system of government from presidential to SDUOLDPHQWDU\ RU UHPRYLQJ WHUP OLPLWV IRU HOHFWHG RIÀFLDOV Shifting from a unitary political system to a federal system might be worth considering, not just as a solution to the Moro rebellion but also as a way to re-organize the country along HWKQR OLQJXLVWLF FODVVLÀFDWLRQV

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The second mode provides for a Constitutional Convention which can be called by Congress “by a vote of two-thirds of all its Members.� Congress may also, “by majority vote of its Members, submit to the electorate the question of calling such a convention.� The Constitutional Convention referred to in this mode is similar to the 1986 Constitutional Commission that drafted the present 1987 Constitution—a group of select individuals chosen from different sectors given power to draft the proposed amendments to the Constitution. It is worth noting that only a majority vote is required for Congress to “pass on to the people� the decision of whether or not a Constitutional Convention would be called, while a supermajority vote of two-thirds is required if Congress itself will call the Convention. The third mode of proposing changes to the charter is provided in Section 2 of Article XVII: Section 2. Amendments to this Constitution may likewise be directly proposed by the

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Article XVII: The great constitutional conundrum Much has been said about the various attempts to tinker with the 1987 Constitution. Yet, most of these discussions really just focused on the personalities involved and the interests they advanced, altogether leaving behind the fundamental issues that need to EH UHVROYHG ÀUVW IRU FKDUWHU FKDQJH WR DFWXDOO\ PRYH forward. Twice did the Supreme Court block attempts to rewrite the charter, and in junking these attempts, the high court did not consider the motives of the people behind these efforts. What the court did was to focus on what really matters: whether or not the procedure laid down by the Constitution itself was followed. The problem is that the wording of the very article that provides the procedure is actually problematic. We discuss here why.

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EŽƚ &ŝŶĞ <ĞƩůĞ KŶ ^ĞƉƚ͘ ϲ͕ ZĞƵƚĞƌƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ^ŽƵƚŚ <ŽƌĞĂ ǁĂƐ ĞdžƚĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ďĂŶ ŽŶ :ĂƉĂŶĞƐĞ ĮƐŚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚƐ to ĐŽǀĞƌ ĮƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ĞŝŐŚƚ :ĂƉĂŶĞƐĞ ƉƌĞĨĞĐƚƵƌĞƐ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ͞ƐŚĂƌƉůLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ

ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŇŽǁ ŽĨ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŽŶŶĞƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽĐĞĂŶ͟ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ dŽŬLJŽ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐ WŽǁĞƌ ŽŵƉĂŶLJ ;d W KͿ ƐŚƵƩĞƌĞĚ ŶƵĐůĞĂƌ ƉůĂŶƚ Ăƚ &ƵŬƵƐŚŝŵĂ.

dŚĞ ŝŶĚĞĮŶŝƚĞ ďĂŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞŐŝŶ ^ĞƉƚ͘ ϵ͕ ǁŝůů ĐŽǀĞƌ ĂŶ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚ ϱ͕ϬϬϬ ƚŽŶƐ ŽĨ ĮƐŚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚƐ͕ ŽŶĞͲĞŝŐŚƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϰϬ͕ϬϬϬ ƚŽŶƐ ^ŽƵƚŚ <ŽƌĞĂ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ Japan last year. ZĞƵƚĞƌƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ zŽƐŚŝŚŝĚĞ ^ƵŐĂ͕ :ĂƉĂŶ͛Ɛ ƚŽƉ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƐƉŽŬĞƐŵĂŶ͕ ŝŶƐŝƐƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛Ɛ ĮƐŚĞƌLJ ĞdžƉŽƌƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚƌŝŶŐĞŶƚ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞ͘ ͞tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚ <ŽƌĞĂŶ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ͙ tĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ^ŽƵƚŚ <ŽƌĞĂ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƐƚĞƉƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ͕͟ ^ƵŐĂ ǁĂƐ ƋƵŽƚĞĚ ĂƐ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ͘ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ZĞƵƚĞƌƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ͕ d W K ŚĂĚ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ŝŶ ƵŐƵƐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ϯϬϬ ƚŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŽdžŝĐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ůĞĂŬĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƚĂŶŬƐ ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚŽƌĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƌƵŶͲŽī͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ŚĂƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƌĂĚŝĂƟŽŶ ŚŽƚƐƉŽƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŚŽůĚŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ dŚĞ Japanese government, for its part, was reported to have pledged ŶĞĂƌůLJ ŚĂůĨ Ă ďŝůůŝŽŶ ĚŽůůĂƌƐ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ d W K ƚƌLJ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ contaminated water. /Ŷ ůĂƚĞ :ƵůLJ͕ d W K ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĂĚŝŽĂĐƟǀĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ from the damaged reactors was likely to have seeped into the plant’s underground water system and escaped into the sea, following previous ƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ĚĞŶŝĂůƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ŝŶ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ƚŽ ŶƵĐůĞĂƌ ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ͛ ĂŶĚ experts’ suspicions of a leak since early on in the crisis, per a ,ƵĸŶŐƚŽŶ WŽƐƚ report. “tĞ ĂƌĞ ǀĞƌLJ ƐŽƌƌLJ ĨŽƌ ĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ͘ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŵĂĚĞ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƵƐĞ ĂŶLJ ůĞĂŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͕ ďƵƚ ǁĞ ŵŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀĞ ĨĂŝůĞĚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƐŽ͕͟ d W K ƐƉŽŬĞƐŵĂŶ DĂƐĂLJƵŬŝ KŶŽ ǁĂƐ ƋƵŽƚĞĚ ĂƐ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ͘ ,Ğ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĚŝŽĂĐƟǀĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƐĂŵƉůĞƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞĚ ƚŽ ůĂƌŐĞůLJ ĐŽŵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŝŶŝƟĂů ůĞĂŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ĞĂƌůŝĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ

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Ğ ŽĨ &ŝƐŚ ŝŶ :ĂƉĂŶ ĐƌŝƐŝƐ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂŬ ŚĂƐ ƐƚĂLJĞĚ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƚ ŝŶƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŚĂƐ ƐƉƌĞĂĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ WĂĐŝĮĐ KĐĞĂŶ͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ͕ d W K ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚůLJ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ :ĂƉĂŶĞƐĞ ŵĞĚŝĂ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐ ŝŶũĞĐƟŶŐ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽĂƐƚůŝŶĞ ĞŵďĂŶŬŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƐŽůŝĚŝĨLJ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ structure and block contaminated underground water from escaping into sea, which ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚůLJ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐ ĞƉƵƚLJ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ <ĂnjƵLJŽƐŚŝ ŬĂďĂ͘ ͞DĂŶLJ

ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĨĂůůĞŶ Ă ƐƚĞƉ ďĞŚŝŶĚ͘ zŽƵ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂŚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌǀĞ ƚŽ ĨŽƌĞƐĞĞ ƌŝƐŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ,” Akaba was reported ĂƐ ƚĞůůŝŶŐ d W K ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ͘

The ,ƵĸŶŐƚŽŶ WŽƐƚ report also had marine biologists warning that ƌĂĚŝŽĂĐƟǀĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ůĞĂŬŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ͕ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌLJ ŽĨ ŚŝŐŚ ƌĂĚŝŽĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ ŝŶ ĮƐŚ ƐĂŵƉůĞƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƚ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ĂůƐŽ ĞŶĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ KŶŽ͛Ɛ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŶ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚ ϭ͕ϵϳϮ ƉůĂŶƚ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͕ ϭϬй of those checked, had thyroid exposure doses exceeding 100 millisieverts – a threshold for increased risk of developing cancer, ĐůĂƌŝĨLJŝŶŐ Žƌ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĮŐƵƌĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ŽĨ ϭϳϴ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ĐŚĞĐŬ ŽĨ ϱϮϮ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ d W K ŚĂĚ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ tŽƌůĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ KƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ůĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ͘ Meanwhile, an ƵŐ͘ ϯϭ E EĞǁƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ discusses a new study’s ĮŶĚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ƌĂĚŝŽĂĐƟǀĞ ƉůƵŵĞ ŽĨ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ &ƵŬƵƐŚŝŵĂ ĐŽƵůĚ ƌĞĂĐŚ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ĐŽĂƐƚĂů ǁĂƚĞƌƐ ďLJ ĞĂƌůLJ ϮϬϭϰ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂŬ ďLJ ϮϬϭϲ͕ ǀŝĂ ƚŚĞ WĂĐŝĮĐ KĐĞĂŶ͘ dŚĞ ƐƚƵĚLJ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚǁŽ ŽĐĞĂŶ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƐ Žī ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ĐŽĂƐƚ ŽĨ :ĂƉĂŶ Ͷ ƚŚĞ <ƵƌŽƐŚŝŽ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ <ƵƌŽƐŚŝŽ džƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ Ͷ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝůƵƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĚŝŽĂĐƟǀĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ƐŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĨĞůů ǁĞůů ďĞůŽǁ ƚŚĞ tŽƌůĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ KƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ůĞǀĞůƐ within four months of the Fukushima incident. dŽ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĞ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƐĂLJ͕ ǁĞůů ĂŶĚ ŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ĚĂŶŐĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ d W K͛Ɛ ƵŶĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐ ďĞůĂƚĞĚ ĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ʹ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĸĐŝĂů ƐŬĞƉƟĐŝƐŵ ʹ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ƚŚĂƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ &ƵŬƵƐŚŝŵĂ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƉƌĞĐĂƵƟŽŶƐ ƉĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĮƐŚ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ Žī ƚŚĞ &ƵŬƵƐŚŝŵĂ ĐŽĂƐƚ͘

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