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Posted in: China cites concerns over U.S. missile defense system in S Korea See in context

China, methinks you doth protest too much. What happened to transparency?

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Posted in: Damning study finds a 'whitewashed' Hollywood See in context

What a nightmare. The whole idea of shaping films and TV programmes to meet all racial. ethnic, gender, sexual persuasion, and etc. expectations is ludicrous. It is in itself racist, sexist, and what have you.

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Posted in: Thousands surround Diet to protest at U.S. base relocation plan See in context

Strategic island bases are always highly prized. They are usually also contentious, as, for example, at RAF Greenham Common in the 1980s. Strategic bases are always precious because they are stepping stones to a target. In times of war, such island bases are fiercely contested.

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Posted in: Shatner boldly goes into Nimoy friendship in new memoir See in context

A mind meld is logical, Captain.

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Posted in: 5 cultural tips for taking photos in Japan See in context

Very interesting and illuminating, Amy. Some nice cultural tips there. I can't say that I have ever seen the peace sign used in Britain, but I expect that it is catching on. In Britain we use the V sign (the peace sign turned around) as a riposte, usually with an upward thrust, meaning: Up yours. In fact, the apparently imported single middle finger upward thrust is now replacing the conventional V sign. Such a thrust is intended to be more anatomically specific for the recipient. We also have the O sign, formed by finger and thumb, which means: Great.

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Posted in: Try traditional Japanese yabusame horseback archery from the back of a moving taxi See in context

A plastic crossbow, from the back of a taxi? That sounds like another tradition down the pan.

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