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2013-02-08, 10:30 | Link #26262 | |
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These are territories that have passed back and forth between Russia and Japan 3 times in the last 150 years, and were practically uninhabited prior to that. |
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2013-02-08, 10:38 | Link #26263 |
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By practically uninhabited, you mean, inhabited since at least the 16th century by native Ainu.
Also those "carted in" Japanese have been there for over a century, dating back to the said Ainu conflicts. By that logic White Men shouldn't be around in US either. The islands are largely Russian population since the Soviet days, so I wouldn't agree to any "reclamation of islands" that would force those people to be removed. But the same goes for the other way, and anyone in favor of pouplation removal is a douchebag.
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2013-02-08, 10:48 | Link #26265 |
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I think opening a Russian loli-maid entertainment centre should solve issues. With both cosplaying AND authentic Russian loli-maids.
Seriously, what is with diplomats and their lack of problem solving skills nowadays.
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2013-02-08, 11:11 | Link #26266 |
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On a somewhat lighter note: how the F+!@&*&* did I miss this!?
The next chapter: TED headed to Vancouver in 2014, TEDActive hitting the slopes of Whistler http://blog.ted.com/2013/02/04/the-n...s-of-whistler/ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2013/0...uver-was-done/ In 2014, TED will celebrate our 30th anniversary. And to mark this spectacular event, we’re planning something very special. We are moving our annual West Coast conference from Long Beach, California, to Vancouver, Canada. From March 17 to March 21, 2014, TED will be held in this great city, which boasts a thriving spirit of innovation as well as stunning views — the harbor and mountains in the same scenic vistas.
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2013-02-08, 12:09 | Link #26271 | |
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================================================= In actual serious news, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is going berserk in Southern California - now shooting tiny Latino women delivering mail in a truck after mistaking them for 200+pound 6 foot black ex-policeman accused of vendetta for being fired (he's likely killed several police and a family member so far). edit: And there's been another shooting at the wrong person by LAPD, that one was luckier (not hit). http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...omen-shot.html I'm going to suggest anyone living in SouthCalifornia just go into lockdown to protect themselves from the LAPD o.O
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2013-02-08, 12:18 | Link #26272 | |
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Either way, I don't see how the Ainu help the Japanese case, because the Ainu are not "Japanese", and they would not lean towards the Japanese any more then they would to the Russians. The islands were as good as unclaimed. Now they're just a political football being lobbed between Japanese and Russian Nationalists. The Russians have as valid a claim over the Kurils as they do over anything else in the Russian Far East, like say Primorye. |
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2013-02-08, 12:24 | Link #26273 | |
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Also last I saw there is no proof that he was the one that killed the family members, they're just pinning it on him because of the manifesto, which is legitimately a fair thing to do since he says family members are open targets.
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2013-02-08, 12:41 | Link #26274 |
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@DonQuigleone --
Spoiler for I'm tired of talking about this:
In other news: Original, iconic Iwo Jima monument hitting the auction block http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/...lock-1.1148552
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2013-02-08, 12:51 | Link #26276 |
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My main point would be there isn't really any "ancestral" claim (IE when I said uninhabited, I meant uninhabited in terms of sovereign states, obviously there are scattered tribes everywhere). I think the ownership of those islands was pretty much decided by WW2, and Japan should just move on. Compared to the Germans (who lost a 1/3 of their territory), Japan suffered relatively few territorial losses. They should take the German approach and let sleeping dogs lie.
For what it's worth, Putin did offer some of the Island back to the Japanese, but the Japanese weren't willing to take it. I think they should have taken that offer, because it would have been a good way for both to move on while seeming to somewhat please their nationalists. |
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I wonder if I should call US' foreign policy in East Asia genius or not. Sure it created a mess in East Asia, but it pretty much insured that Japan to have a feud and limited diplomatic ties with its neighbors for decades.
Anyway to anyone living in Northeast area of America, be safe out there. Northeast Braces for Monster Blizzard That Could Bring Up to 2 Feet of Snow
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2013-02-08, 13:21 | Link #26278 | |
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I just see a haze of white as I look out of my office window .. Apparently it's worse in Boston and New York.
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2013-02-08, 14:11 | Link #26279 | |
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2013-02-08, 14:27 | Link #26280 |
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This storm appears to have similar dynamics to Sandy where a storm moving in from the Midwest collides with a storm moving up the Atlantic coast. This turns out to be a recipe for high winds and high precipitation levels. If the Atlantic storm has a counter-clockwise rotation that draws moisture off the ocean and dumps it inland, the precipitation totals can be substantial. I recall wondering when Sandy hit in November whether that was a harbinger for blizzards when the winter temperatures kicked in.
Here in Boston we've only seen a few inches so far, but the real impact is supposed to happen overnight and into tomorrow. Predicted total snowfall here is 24-36 inches (60-90 cm). With projected wind gusts as high as 60 mph (~100 kph) and that much base snowfall, I would not be surprised to see drifting as high as two meters in spots. Here's a good satellite image of the storm that shows its circulation pattern:
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