boonme said...

boonme at 01:05 PM JST - 10th October

This may initially feed Asian demand for Ivory but the move could back fire by creating even more demand for the white gold. Instead this could lead to further poaching pressures in the future. I fear it is a slippery slope.

Posted in South Africa to sell ivory to Japan, China at 01:05 PM JST - 10th October
boonme at 12:32 PM JST - 9th October

While I thought the video was funny I'm left wondering how this guy got let off so easily.

Video shows Baldie trying to hit the police with a plastic pole. He was swinging away with some force. That is assault in any ones books.

Now if you get into a…

Posted in British skinny dipper released into friend's custody at 12:32 PM JST - 9th October
boonme at 11:37 AM JST - 9th September

Marijuana is on the WADA banned list. Simple as that.

And for those of you that think it isn't a performance enhancing drug you'd be wrong. In many sports it is in fact performance enhancing.

Posted in Wakanoho apologizes for marijuana possession at 11:37 AM JST - 9th September
boonme at 12:17 PM JST - 8th September

*TheNewZen at 11:25 AM JST - 8th September

Lets see, AFAIK, SUMO is NOT part of WADA.*

TheNewZen: You are completely wrong with your statement.

The JSA is a member of the ISF. The ISF is the international federation governing sumo which is itself a member of the IOC.

In…

Posted in Roho's lawyer casts doubt on anti-doping tests at 12:17 PM JST - 8th September
boonme at 11:51 AM JST - 5th September

*LIBERTAS at 06:53 AM JST - 5th September

Ash?*

Its a volcano, and the mountain in one big ash pile. When descending you kick up loose soot.

Posted in Record number of climbers scale Fuji in summer at 11:51 AM JST - 5th September
boonme at 12:01 PM JST - 4th September

The question here is who conducted the test?

Was it a WADA sanctioned anti doping test? Or did the JSA cobble together some local test?

If it wasn't sanctioned by WADA and wasn't done in an accredited lab then the Court of Arbitration for Sport, (the highest sports court in…

Posted in Russian sumo wrestler denies marijuana use; wants new test at 12:01 PM JST - 4th September
boonme at 11:08 AM JST - 23rd August

Fifty years ago airlines used to weight both the passenger and his luggage. Then you were charged accordingly.

I don't see why this shouldn't be reapplied today. The heavier you are the more you should pay. Weight the total package.

Most fat people probably won't like being reminded that they…

Posted in Should overweight people be required to pay for an extra seat on planes? at 11:08 AM JST - 23rd August
boonme at 05:59 AM JST - 22nd August

He hasn't been convicted of the offense yet so a life time ban is very fast in coming particularly as it only just happened.

If he isn't convicted in a court of law he could very easily appeal the ban at the court of arbitration for sport in Switzerland (CAS),…

Posted in Russian sumo wrestler banned for life at 05:59 AM JST - 22nd August
boonme at 01:27 PM JST - 25th July

Try living cheaply in central London. My small flat is 2.5 times the price of my former house in Azabu. Then there is every kind of imaginable tax added to ones 40% income tax. Your left with wondering why you are even working in the UK. Basically all the workers…

Posted in Tokyo 2nd most expensive city for expats after Moscow at 01:27 PM JST - 25th July
boonme at 01:13 PM JST - 25th July

It is all about the secret halls of power in Japan. Horie vastly underestimated the scope and reach of the OB networks. Piss off one any your in trouble, piss of many and they will find a way to make you do hard time.

There are so many examples of…

Posted in High court upholds 2 1/2-yr term for Livedoor founder Horie at 01:13 PM JST - 25th July