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Posted in: Japan suspends satellite rocket launch at last minute See in context

don't know why you people are trying to save face and bicker about semantics. The rocket failed to launch. So get it back to shop, find out what the problem is and run it up again. Whether it exploded or didn't explode is irrelevant. There are contractual issues involved with sending a satellite into space. The JAXA probably suffered severe cost by failing to launch and will have to give huge discounts to whatever company it was serving, and possibly lose out future clients with each failing. If I was the client with that satellite or telescope, I would be upset and lose faith on you. Its a multi-million/billion dollar machine we're talking about here. There is no room for error or failure. Its not a freaking car or toy.

It is a huge difference. If the rocket explodes your payload is gone. Aborting launches during the last seconds before lift-off happens all the time in the world. Launching a rocket is difficult and last minute errors occur. You abort the launch, fix the problem and try again. As long as there is no months long delay before the next try it is not a big issue.

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Posted in: U.S. Marines land Osprey aircraft on Japanese naval vessel See in context

I'm really proud of Bell and Boeing for persevering with a new concept. It's definitely starting to prove itself, someday hopefully it will provide good return on investment. Almost every other major development program in the US Armed Forces is an upgrade/modification of an existing product. I'm afraid innovation is really going to suffer due to extreme risk aversion. Of course we want safe products also, tricky to find a balance. Anyway, go Osprey!

It is not a new idea. The Do 31, which had its maiden flight in 1967, had a similar concept. However, VTOL is difficult.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_31

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Posted in: Lesbian romance picks up top Cannes prize; Koreeda's film wins special jury award See in context

As AKBfan said 15 years old is under the legal age of consent and therefore deemed a child. Japan is almost notorious for saying 19 year olds who committ crimes cannot be prosecuted because they are still considered minors in the eyes of the law.

In many countries the age of consent is 14, in South Korea for e.g. it is even 13. So according to AKBfan those countries are uncivilised. In Japan it depends where you live. http://chartsbin.com/view/hxj

In many countries however it is normal to check an individual's maturity when prosecuting a crime even up to the age of 21. This can be considered a hypocrisy, since on the one hand you think they are mature enough for making their own dicisions about having sex but not mature enough for seeing the consequences when comitting a crime.

Nevertheless it would be interesting how Japan handles this movie, if it gets released there.

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Posted in: Lesbian romance picks up top Cannes prize; Koreeda's film wins special jury award See in context

Not a child???? What planet are you living on????????

A 15 year old is a teenager and not a child. If you would call a 15 year old a child here, you would be in trouble.

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Posted in: Lesbian romance picks up top Cannes prize; Koreeda's film wins special jury award See in context

Here you a movie that could be considered both child porn and pedaphilia that is winning a major award. It must be nice to have such political power.

Since she is supposed to be 15 it has nothing to do with child porn/pedaphilia. Also a 15 year old is not a child anyway!

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