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“Chill”... Maybe Trump got his idea from the first post on this thread by Burning Bush!

Let's hope that Trump does not take offense, but if he does, he keeps his mouth shut.

Some of the readers above seem to be mixing up Empress Emerita Michiko and her daughter-in-law Empress Masako.

So how many is it now? I have read about several of these over the years, starting I think with Tamiflu. Of course, nothing can ever be proved, but surely someone somewhere must be acknowledging or suspecting a link?

If it is true that they have all the answers to get the ban against the boxers overturned, then let them in if they are as clean as they say.

Quote from article: Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov talked up Russia's chances of overturning the WADA sanctions. “I think that there is every basis to appeal the decision, because our experts have presented their position, and they have the same database as WADA does,” Kolobkov said in comments reported by state news agency Tass. “There is an answer to every question and the whole process is ahead of us.”

spinning, domed or doomed?

Will there still be humanity in 100 years' time, for that matter? Christmas has kind of trucked on for 2,000 years. Why should it suddenly disappear? In fact why ask the question?

Recently I read that the front of that new Fit above is supposed to look like a... dog? Or was it a cat or a rabbit? Some cute animal anyway.

No-brainer really, she's like a modern Joan of Arc, and it won't do Time's sales any harm.

Joe, are you talking about those who maybe had no travel insurance?

No mention of Israel in the article, Bush.

There seems to be a blanket on the news in the west, so I had to go to a foreign news source (hint, between Q and S) to try to find out more. All I could pick up there were some video slips, and the suggestion that Seals who was probably undercover was shot in the back of the head, and that the two assailants were dressed in black. The rumour that the perps were a man and a woman was also mentioned.

Maybe they holed up in a kosher store coz they knew there was food for a long siege. Somehow reminds me of Paris a year or two back. Hmmm... Hoping the owner's wife was not one of those caught in the 'crossfire'.

The radium paint on old-fashioned watch dials was probably more dangerous. Fascinated, I played with mine for hours at night. Let's hope this kid can be helped to channel his unusual interest into something good for humanity.

There is another twinkling star in the heavens.

Agreed. Some of what I have read today I would not want to reproduce here. Horrific.

Sounds like the assassin's gun was loaded with armor-piercing rounds in case Dr Nakamura's car was armor-plated, and they then shot him with what was left in the clip.

PS In my experience working in Japan, something like this will come up at the next meeting and the whole sorry affair will be handed down to affect everyone's paychecks immediately.

Nissan makes a good car. I have had six or seven over the years and we love our Cube at the moment. I am aware that the good workers at Nissan have traditionally suffered long hours with minimal pay, so like some of the posters above I sure hope that this fine will not be used as an excuse to squeeze them even harder, affecting their salaries, bonuses and livelihoods.

The Sound Of Music at Mt Fuji. I can see why uncritical kids might like this.

(The lyrics say that your shadow grows longer in summer. I guess I will stay quiet on that one...)

Since it was a handgun that he used, according to this news, it was probably illegally owned by the person he had borrowed it from. Such guns do exist in Japan, but they are usually hidden away in strictest secrecy.

The beef itself was over a sum of 10 million yen loaned but never returned apparently. Takahashi had taken Tamazawa (former Agriculture and former Defense Minister) to court in 2014 but had lost the case.

https://www.kahoku.co.jp/tohokunews/201912/20191211_33019.html

And then you have this Belgian kid where the parents seem to have got involved too deeply in trying to set a record with him.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50734000

Poor guy, poor people, terrible story. Could have happened to anyone anywhere.

They sound as if they know what they are doing and will make the right choice of time to go out and back. Good luck to them.

I wonder what happened with the shelter that was placed there, by the way? No mention of it anywhere so far.

There is something different about this one...

The embers are flying 12 km or more in the winds, apparently.

Horrific burns on exposed skin. Perhaps there will be stricter clothing regulations for anyone visiting the island from now on, if it is not declared permanently out-of-bounds to tourists.

OK, so he/she made a mistake. No-one is perfect, give them a break. It's not as if the passenger was going to do anything bad with a small (folding) knife. The fact that the system is in place and these folks are doing their best is surely worth some praise, and hardly news when a 'duh' moment happens and something slips through.

What does quote, “custom designed for improved penetration” mean?

What has the world come to? Even if every passenger on 100 aircraft had been carrying a knife it is highly unlikely that anyone would even think of using it against another person.

This is sad. I wish the Russians could compete proudly under their National colours.