nandakandamanda said...

nandakandamanda at 09:30 PM JST - 6th May

The people in the 'safe' houses probably gave off an infrared heat image.

Posted in Afghan death toll from U.S. bombings rises at 09:30 PM JST - 6th May
nandakandamanda at 08:52 PM JST - 6th May

Sorry, adjust the above to Anthropology, and Richard King Beardsley's "Village Japan".

I didn't realize there was another one by the same title published in 1999 by M Ritchie, which is probably something quite different...

Posted in Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil 'burakumin' secrets at 08:52 PM JST - 6th May
nandakandamanda at 08:38 PM JST - 6th May

About 15 years ago a good friend of mine decided to translate "Village Japan" by Malcolm Ritchie into Japanese. Some of you may have heard of this book, one of the most famous studies in Sociology in the 20th C, based on a village just down the road from here.…

Posted in Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil 'burakumin' secrets at 08:38 PM JST - 6th May
nandakandamanda at 07:09 PM JST - 5th May

And we are all welcoming Turkey into the EU, with unfettered internal borders? If it's impossible to put a stop to this stuff, then can we all have guns like this throughout Europe please?

Posted in 8 suspects held after 44 killed in attack on wedding ceremony in Turkey at 07:09 PM JST - 5th May
nandakandamanda at 06:47 PM JST - 4th May

Clever move bringing in different ethnic tribal representatives. The Taliban are essentially based in the Pashtun south where their influence is naturally stronger, of which they take merciless advantage, but they are not loved elsewhere with their horrific inhuman and racist track record.

Posted in Afghan President Karzai registers for re-election at 06:47 PM JST - 4th May
nandakandamanda at 06:37 PM JST - 4th May

Bird flu is still ready to roll and now there's this new kid on the block. The people of Hong Kong were super ready to move quickly and clamp down this time after their experience last time with Avian influenza. Perhaps we all need to get ready for one of…

Posted in Do you think health authorities around the world have over-reacted to the new flu strain? at 06:37 PM JST - 4th May
nandakandamanda at 06:30 PM JST - 4th May

Taliban attack because that is all they are good at.

Posted in Taliban attack convoy, threatening Pakistan deal at 06:30 PM JST - 4th May
nandakandamanda at 06:26 PM JST - 4th May

Well, she sure hasn't burnt her bra, although it may have shrunk a little.

Posted in Aki Hoshino looks hot for horse racing show at 06:26 PM JST - 4th May
nandakandamanda at 03:07 PM JST - 4th May

Crying sounds? Siamese reptilian flu?

Posted in Crocodile dumped outside pet training center in Chiba at 03:07 PM JST - 4th May
nandakandamanda at 10:50 AM JST - 4th May

Where does all that money actually go?

Posted in 13 Asian nations to create multilateral currency swap deal by yearend at 10:50 AM JST - 4th May