Japan may ban access around nuclear plant

After the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit the east coast of Japan, a nuclear disaster was unveiled from the Fukushima nuclear complex as there have been radiation leaks. Because of this, the Japanese government has decided and are preparing to strictly enforce a 20-km restricted zone around the whole site. This means that nobody would be able to travel within 20km of the nuclear radiation leak, thus providing a lesser chance that people may be harmed by the radiation that is continuously being given off by the plant itself. On March 12, the day after the disaster, approximately 80,000 residents have been evacuated because of this issue, and some have tried to come back to collect their belongings as they were not able to take any with them at the time. This restricted zone will also enforce the law by keeping away thefts that potentially try to steal other's belongings, and this was decided by the Japanese government based on these 2 separate reasons.

In my opinion, banning access to the area around the nuclear power plant is a great way to keep the people and their belongings safe. Not only are people safe from the radiation and its many harms and side effects, but people can also be guaranteed that their belongings will not be stolen by others who try to take advantage of the situation. The ban is a very effective way to control what is happening, and it ensures the safety of citizens and enforces the law in the best possible ways.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/04/20/japan-nuclear-evacuation-ban.html

Researchers halt study on daily AIDS prevention pill

Some researchers have stopped their study on daily AIDS prevention pills because their results show that the pill was not doing any good and was rather useless. They have tested this pill with thousands of African women, but have found that the women taking these pills were just as likely to be infected with AIDS as any other women who didn't take these pills. There were no side effects or safety problems with the pill, as no fatal diseases or sicknesses have arose from the pill itself, yet an interesting result is that women who were taking this pill were more likely to become pregnant. Scientists who learned of this could not explain it why this pill, named Truvada, would cause these kinds of results.

I believe that the scientists did the right thing by halting the study regarding this specific pill. This is because it never turned any good results, and so the best decision is to halt the study to save and conserve money, and start looking and experimenting for another pill that could possibly cure this epidemic. If the researchers were to keep wasting time and money for this pill, the chances of ultimately finding a cure or anything that could control this disease would decrease by many times, as they would be experimenting with a dead end.

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110418/aids-pill-study-110418/

Canadian unemployment slips to 7.7 per cent in March

Early predictions stated that Canada as a country would gain 20,000 jobs in March, yet the final result was that it actually lost 1500. Despite this fact, the unemployment rate managed to drop by 0.1%, from 7.8% to 7.7%, as almost 15,000 fewer people are looking for work. Economists report that things are not as bad as they seem, since full time employment rose by 90,600 in March, and the loss of 92,100 part time jobs is not yet worth the hours of those full time jobs. The major contributors and industries that gained the most jobs in March belong to the accommodation and food services sector, where a total of 36,000 jobs have been created. This means that the level of employment in this sector has gone back up to what it was originally 12 months before. Other industries that saw drastic changes were the construction industry, which created 24,000 new jobs, while health-care and social assistance industries actually saw a loss in jobs. The health-care and social assistance industries lost a total of 17,000 jobs as the numbers of public sector employees fell drastically in March. Each province had different rates of unemployment, and also differed between whether or not it was going, and so in the end, it all depended on where you were situated.

I believe that the loss of the part-time jobs would not affect Canada's economy all that much since so many full time jobs were created. These full time jobs work far more hours than the part-time jobs, and so it builds a more stable economy for Canada where people can work that they can continue and work at for many years in the future. It is also great that the unemployment rate has decreased, as even though it only changed by 0.1%, it still has a very large effect since 0.1% already amounts to a lot of people, considering Canada's current population.

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110408/jobs-unemployment-rate-110408/