PepinGalarga said...

PepinGalarga at 09:15 PM JST - 8th November

It would not have been discrimination if he was posted to Afghanistan or Iraq. Since he had plenty of experience treating Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome from soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, that would make him very well qualified to do counseling closer to the area of operations, where sometimes…

Posted in Fort Hood suspect was told: 'There's something wrong with you' at 09:15 PM JST - 8th November
PepinGalarga at 09:05 PM JST - 8th November

That's a great show of respect.

Posted in Chinese sailors visit A-bomb museum in Hiroshima at 09:05 PM JST - 8th November
PepinGalarga at 07:57 PM JST - 8th November

Apec is very bullish on APEC collaboration, but a big player China is also trying to gain a major influence there. Japan will keep running into China eerywhere it goes around the region.

Iwo Jima would have had major strategic value during WWII when Japan's empire projected thousands of miles…

Posted in Okada says there will be no base deal during Obama's visit at 07:57 PM JST - 8th November
PepinGalarga at 06:41 PM JST - 8th November

Budget hotels are struggling, but love hotels are 300% overbooked...

Posted in Budget hotels struggling to accommodate demanding guests at 06:41 PM JST - 8th November
PepinGalarga at 06:33 PM JST - 8th November

what goes around, comes around.

Too bad another kid has to suffer thanks to the childish behavior of parents.

If the couple were legally married and living together, then there is nothing illegal in the father taking the child outside of Japan...

The local court would have to grant the…

Posted in Czech man takes son out of Japan in suspected child abduction at 06:33 PM JST - 8th November
PepinGalarga at 05:03 PM JST - 8th November

price fixing, anyone?

Posted in 5 nonlife insurers raise profit forecasts for 1st half of FY 2009 at 05:03 PM JST - 8th November
PepinGalarga at 03:40 PM JST - 8th November

Funny no one has mentioned the World Baseball Classic. Japan won it again this year, then Korea, US and Veezuela. Puerto Rico was doing perfectly until the Semis, where they lost at the last minute.

Because Japan has limits on the number of foreigners that can play, they will not…

Posted in Giants down Fighters in Game 6 to win Japan Series at 03:40 PM JST - 8th November
PepinGalarga at 03:26 PM JST - 8th November

This is a good mockup of different technologies that are already available. However, the AI needs to immprove in many levels for this to work. Also, there is still no idea of the context, so the computer will not be able to interpret things correctly.

It may be better to…

Posted in NEC unveils eyewear translator at 03:26 PM JST - 8th November
PepinGalarga at 03:22 PM JST - 8th November

Most of the time this type of information is kept from the public to corroborate later if there is a confession. Being that confessions in Japan are the norm (whether coerced or not) i would assume it would be better not to disclose all these details.

Posted in Human torso found at mountain where head of missing woman found at 03:22 PM JST - 8th November
PepinGalarga at 10:50 AM JST - 7th November

Has anyone in Japan applied for a AOC status and trademark the term Wagyu in 50-60 countries according to the Madrid Convention? If not, then they don't stand a chance if someone else does it first for them.

Typical Japanese superiority complex. Of course, the upbringing has a lot to…

Posted in Ordinary Britons to get taste of exclusive Japanese beef at 10:50 AM JST - 7th November