jambon said...

jambon at 10:51 PM JST - 25th April

An estimated 2,000 Net cafe refugees live in Tokyo’s 23 wards with many of them living on day labor and other short-term jobs.

By choice. A "support center" should up it to 4,000 in no time at all.

Posted in Center to support Internet cafe refugees opens in Tokyo at 10:51 PM JST - 25th April
jambon at 10:41 PM JST - 25th April

Sounds like some inspectors were caught seeding U.S. beef shipments with contraband and non-beef items -- as I've always expected.

There also appears to be a beef shortage from those (cough) Japanese-owned beef ranches in Australia. It appears to be related to a lack of animal feed that has been…

Posted in Japan moves to reassess current U.S. beef inspection system at 10:41 PM JST - 25th April
jambon at 10:29 PM JST - 25th April

Can we get a photo of this chap? (In Japan photos are required on resumes so it shouldn't be a big deal.) If he escapes custody I'd like to be prepared.

Posted in Marine to face court-martial for alleged rape in Okinawa despite victim withdrawing accusation at 10:29 PM JST - 25th April
jambon at 09:20 PM JST - 25th April

The UK government has already admited

I've yet to see a conspiracy theory pan out. This "global warming" hoax may be the first.

Posted in Artificially cooling Earth may prove perilous at 09:20 PM JST - 25th April
jambon at 05:53 PM JST - 25th April

Industries: generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis have established some small-scale, modern industries in the settlements and industrial centers

These people need to redirect their efforts.

Posted in Bush confident about creation of Palestinian state at 05:53 PM JST - 25th April
jambon at 04:20 PM JST - 25th April

Artificially cooling Earth may prove perilous

And using food for fuel is equally asinine; another product of the "global warming" hoax.

Posted in Artificially cooling Earth may prove perilous at 04:20 PM JST - 25th April
jambon at 03:57 PM JST - 25th April

The people of the West Bank should dispatch Fatah and Hamas.

Those who call themselves "Palestinian" must set aside their pride, look to Israel and emulate her successes.

These "Palestinians" then can create a bona fide government that is recognized by free countries the world over.

Hopefully in my life's…

Posted in Bush confident about creation of Palestinian state at 03:57 PM JST - 25th April
jambon at 03:52 PM JST - 25th April

never heard of an ice age being heralded by de-glaciation

The polar cap is growing. We've been in a cooling cycle since 1995.

I wonder if Greenland will ever be green again.

Posted in Artificially cooling Earth may prove perilous at 03:52 PM JST - 25th April
jambon at 03:49 PM JST - 25th April

Salah al-Obeidi, al-Sadr’s chief spokesman in Iraq, acknowledged that al-Sadr and the Iranians were at present bound by close ties and common goals.

Bring. It. On.

Posted in Al-Sadr may restart full-scale fight against U.S. at 03:49 PM JST - 25th April
jambon at 03:26 PM JST - 25th April

court–martial

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1833

to subject to trial by court-martial

Big deal. You can indict a ham sandwich.

"Conduct unbecoming..." is something most civilians fathom.

Posted in Marine to face court-martial for alleged rape in Okinawa despite victim withdrawing accusation at 03:26 PM JST - 25th April