WhiteHawk said...

WhiteHawk at 12:47 PM JST - 23rd October

In the US, theses things get real intense and nasty with shootouts and such.

Really? The ones I see on the news end with the, ah, suspect crashing, running from the car, getting caught and beaten up by a group of adrenaline-juiced cops. All from the view of a…

Posted in Armed man leads police on 10-km chase in Okayama at 12:47 PM JST - 23rd October
WhiteHawk at 10:36 PM JST - 19th October

Don't bother bringing a menu, garcon, I'll have the buffet.

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WhiteHawk at 03:51 AM JST - 19th October

They're not trying hard enough. They need to build it tall enough for it to land in the Edogawa or Bunkyou wards when The Big One hits.

Posted in Tokyo Sky Tree to become world's tallest tower at 03:51 AM JST - 19th October
WhiteHawk at 03:44 AM JST - 19th October

And just think, they Olympic committee passed over one of America's consistent top-3 cities for homicides (and yes, guns are banned in Chicago) for Rio. Way to go! Next thing you know, the Nobel Peace Prize will go to a newly elected president who hasn't done anything...

Posted in Rio drug gangs shoot down police chopper at 03:44 AM JST - 19th October
WhiteHawk at 12:04 PM JST - 18th October

The UN needs to confiscate all guns in Brazil.

Oh yeah, that always works. ;)

Posted in Rio drug gangs shoot down police chopper at 12:04 PM JST - 18th October
WhiteHawk at 12:38 AM JST - 18th October

Any young woman that rides a m/c is tops in my mind.

Same here. Although when I saw the headline, I thought it meant "bicyclist". I guess the word "motorcyclist" is too long for a headline, hence the slang "biker".

Posted in Dancer, biker, newscaster— Meet NHK World’s Yuko Fukushima at 12:38 AM JST - 18th October
WhiteHawk at 01:44 PM JST - 13th October

smithinjapan:

I hate to burst this guy's bubble, but unless he's also going to drop landing costs significantly, other countries' main airports are not going to stop being hubs for Japan.

Uh-oh, we finally agree on something. ;)

Like most travelers, I wouldn't mind avoiding the haul to the…

Posted in Maehara eyes turning Haneda into 24-hour hub for international flights at 01:44 PM JST - 13th October
WhiteHawk at 01:37 PM JST - 13th October

It's a tragic story, and a reminder that there were more people victimized by the crime than most of us originally considered. If you have kids, don't be afraid to look into what they're doing. Get outside help if you feel like you're in over your head. Your kid(s) might…

Posted in Columbine killer's mom speaks out after 10 years at 01:37 PM JST - 13th October
WhiteHawk at 01:23 PM JST - 13th October

adaydream:

It's just the bible thumpers who will be fighting tooth and nail to keep them out of the military.

Ahem. From the article:

Keynote speaker Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, firmly linked the gay rights struggle to the civil…

Posted in Gay rights advocates march on DC, divided on Obama at 01:23 PM JST - 13th October
WhiteHawk at 01:02 PM JST - 13th October

Ostrom, 76, the first woman to win the prize since it was created in 1968, ‘‘has demonstrated how common property can be successfully managed by user associations,’’ the academy said.

Demonstrated in real life, or merely published a convincing theory?

Posted in 2 Americans win Nobel economics prize at 01:02 PM JST - 13th October