nandakandamanda comments

Step by step one gets to Rome.

Well, I hope they allow the new Emperor to have some input into his Era’s name.

Perhaps something with 治 in it, to heal wounds.

As elephant200 points out, strikingly similar to the latest Iran attack in several ways. Rival groups operating out of Pakistan...

Wolfpack, Jimizo, it is hard to agree with you without getting moderated, so I will disagree instead. One side in the conflict must be superior to the other, so the superior side will go to heaven. There, fixed it.

Cheaper to decommission No.2 reactor I guess, but it will still take 30 years and US 330 million they are estimating.

There is also the possibility of future business selling nuclear disaster technology. That possibility must surely to some degree encourage those throwing large amounts of money into developing these things. On balance, there will probably be more accidents as NPP facility numbers increase worldwide.

Serrano, the article is not clear. It could well have been an SDF, Syrian Defense Forces tank.

Quote: “killed in a battle with US-backed forces in Syria.”

No-one's demise is a matter for rejoicing, but probably better that he be taken out this way than languish in jail somewhere spreading his deathly vision.

It should not matter really. Oil and water. Die-hard M J fans will not be persuaded by this documentary, or probably even want to watch it.

The estate, surely wanting to safeguard their own future income, has just given free publicity to the documentary.

This reminds me of the medieval sport of bear baiting. As long as the bear is chained up securely, the crowds feel free to tease and bully the bear.

In this case Japan is bound by the restraints placed upon her at the end of WWII by the international community, and by internal restraints stemming from education.

China is more adult in the way she treats Japan.

Some years ago I had a small silver ingot from the Iwami mine. It was a shapeless blob, a little larger than a silver dollar, which for some reason I gave to a friend, but through it I used to feel a strange affinity for the place.

Sudden unannounced drills could very quickly instill a sense of "Oh, it's another drill..." so if and when a real event comes along fewer and fewer might take it seriously.

Kono is right to protest. By making his demand public, Moon gave the Emperor a choice of lose face or lose face. Diplomatically speaking, a public insult.

If the Emperor apologizes (again), Moon can claim it was because he demanded it. If the Emperor does not apologize (again), he can say that the Emperor failed to take this once-in-a-life opportunity, etc. Win-win for the politician Moon, guaranteed loss of initiative and face for the Emperor.

Actually, even if the Emperor had been genuinely and naturally planning to say some words on the subject, he can hardly do it now, thanks to the Speaker of the SK National Assembly who has driven a stake into that.

If Hee Sang Moon had genuinely wanted the Emperor to make this gesture, he should have communicated with him privately.

A 鉈 ナタ 'nata' is a short-bladed stubby chopper, often with a blunt downward protrusion at the tip, carried by gardeners and woodcutters. 12 cm blade is only 5 inches long. Almost impossible to find a suitable English word to translate it. This would be far down the list of weapons that anyone would choose to assault someone with, possibly the most easy to justify carrying out and about. Careless of the policeman to turn his back, though. Hope he makes a swift recovery.

Is this the level of Trump's understanding? Quote: "Their land is gone. It's a big factor - their land is gone," Trump told foreign ministers.

The whole story of IS is that they will be driven from their land before Armageddon, the final battle. This is written and they all understand that this is how it works, strange and illogical though it may seem to us. Anyone who has studied IS even a little bit will have understood this. I cannot believe that Trump really believes that loss of land has changed their spirit in any way. Their greatest asset is their ability to source funds and weapons, and their fluidity, in Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Indonesia, the Philippines, the western Sahara and Nigeria, for a start. So what has he done about that?

The Brits were not informed when we joined the Common Market. No-one explained it, except that everyone said it would be good for business.

The Brits were not informed before the referendum, but many spent days and weeks agonizing over the pros and cons. They were not informed because no-one really knew.

The Brits are not informed today either. Most are simply depressed and would just like to get this whole thing over, one way or another. No-one knows what will happen after Brexit, despite fevered imagination by all and sundry.

As someone mentioned above, when a referendum is very close, its value is seriously weakened.

Hah, now I am trained and ready for fake news! All a conspiracy theory. It's just a nutty chocolate.

:sigh: Papakatsu? Obviously he had other ideas, and she needed money. What a combination!

Similar problem at Itsukushima Jinja, Miyajima. Maybe the authorities should allocate designated baskets in which to place food, i.e. strictly no feeding by hand.

The deer in these tourist spots can become quite aggressive, and lightning quick.

Re "The Japanese". There are all kinds of people living here, some extremely untidy. On the whole though, they do like to keep up appearances, for whatever reason.

I remember a Japanese student once telling me that he didn't like fish; somehow the relief felt great inside as another concept shattered.

Two sets of wolves, Strangerland, IS to the south, and to the north Turkey who have vowed to crush them inside Syria as soon as the US support is withdrawn. And the Syrian Kurds were the bravest and paid the highest sacrifice of all.

So besides the 'Fair-Play Award' which they received there, they can collect the, er... 'Cleanest Lockers Trophy'?

Admitting to something scary deep inside can shed light on the motivations of people, cops for example who choose someone random off the street to seek revenge on.

In that sense this was brave of him and helps us shed light on lynch mob mentality. 'Natural' perhaps, but 'humans' should be capable of rising above that ugly part of their nature.

"Inclusive"?!? ... I'll believe that when I see it.

Is there any evidence at all that they have grown, studied, matured, become more tolerant of the majority non-Pashtun peoples in Afghanistan since the last time they were in power? What do these peoples say to the Taliban? Welcome? Can the Taliban avoid the weaknesses of Pakistan and Iran next door, and can they deal with the IS insurgency?

If so, they will get my good wishes.

Aw c'mon peeps, these were friendly little garden ones, none of those real biggies.

Often these events are triggered off by the guy NOT paying. At least he paid!

The article talks about "IS strongholds in Syria and Iraq", but fails to mention IS strongholds in various other countries.

Vague is how I feel too about the situation in Venezuela.

This clearly means that you do not strongly support a particular movement, but you are not strongly opposed to it either. Maybe you do not like the choice being offered. Why can this not be a real diplomatic option?

(I do know that the West likes to pull together, to show solidarity, especially when others are trying to sow discord and split them asunder.)

Without going into detail I agree with the premise, but there are probably way too few in authority who are willing to take some kind of principled stand.

They might follow the letter of the law, so perhaps it is time to increase the penalties for what the world now sees as sexual offenses.

Yup, great to see that they will let him play.