French airport customs officers swooped on them for carrying plastic swords

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Toddlers' plastic swords seized

Toddlers' plastic swords seized 07/09/2004 11:49 AM
Two Peter Pan swords, wielded by two-year-old twins returning from EuroDisney, are confiscated at a French airport.

Man admits carrying gun at airport

Man admits carrying gun at airport 01/22/2004 08:23 AM
A Norfolk man says he had forgotten he was carrying a ball-bearing gun in his bag when he was boarding a plane at Stansted.

Swords into Orbiting Plowshares

Swords into Orbiting Plowshares 06/22/2005 01:58 AM
At 18:25 GMT on 20 June 2005, an ICBM will launch from a Russian submarine and deploy a privately developed solar sail experiment named Cosmos 1 into orbit. If this mission is successful, it will be the most historically important space activity of the year.

Op-Ed Columnist: Swords Into Plowshares

Op-Ed Columnist: Swords Into Plowshares 11/16/2003 08:09 AM
NYT twat David Brooks argues .. strategy .. column

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Chopping pinkies and swords grips

Chopping pinkies and swords grips 05/28/2004 04:46 AM

I recently started Kendo and had a sore left pinkie after my first practice. The proper grip of a Japanese sword relies on a grip focused on the pinkie of the left hand. Today, I learned that the tradition of chopping the left pinkie as punishment for disgrace was based on this fact. Without a left pinkie, it's quite difficult to grip a Japanese sword.

In the May 15 incident the Prime Minister of Japan, Tsuyoshi Inukai was assassinated by eleven young Naval Officers. After the court martial, eleven severed fingers were sent to the court house.

Today, the Yakuza continue this tradition, even though swords are no longer the weapon of choice.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
Adventures (GCN) Review

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
Adventures (GCN) Review 06/28/2004 08:08 PM
G4 Tech TV Jun 28 2004 11:46PM GMT

Swords-and-sandals PS2 game predictably
bloody

Swords-and-sandals PS2 game predictably
bloody 03/28/2005 10:31 AM
National Post Mar 28 2005 2:15PM GMT

Giving Master Replicas Sting Swords Away

Giving Master Replicas Sting Swords Away 09/23/2004 09:33 PM
Our friends over at the LOTR site The Green Dragon are having a trivia contest with Master Replicas FX Sting Swords as prizes. Check it out and see how your LOTR trivia skills are here.

"French investigators questioned seven
men pointed out by U.S. intelligence but
found no evidence they planned to use a
Los Angeles-bound jet to launch terror
attacks against the United States,
French authorities said Thursday"

"French investigators questioned seven
men pointed out by U.S. intelligence but
found no evidence they planned to use a
Los Angeles-bound jet to launch terror
attacks against the United States,
French authorities said Thursday" 12/26/2003 09:03 PM

AirPort Prices Drop Before Airport
Express Release (05-Jul-2004; 1.5K)

AirPort Prices Drop Before Airport
Express Release (05-Jul-2004; 1.5K) 07/05/2004 08:48 PM

Why Apple's Airport Express May
Unofficially Extend Non-Airport Networks

Why Apple's Airport Express May
Unofficially Extend Non-Airport Networks 06/07/2004 05:15 PM

Even though Apple is claiming on their website that the new Airport Express can only act as a network range extender (signal repeater) with other Airport devices (look at the bottom of this page), WiFi Networking News's Glenn Fleishman explains why the Airport Express may just work with some non-Apple devices after all:

AirPort 4.0.1 Updates AirPort Express
(30-Aug-2004; 1.1K)

AirPort 4.0.1 Updates AirPort Express
(30-Aug-2004; 1.1K) 08/30/2004 10:39 PM

Youth 'Hijacks' Airport Bus to the
Airport (Reuters)

Youth 'Hijacks' Airport Bus to the
Airport (Reuters) 03/22/2005 04:51 PM
Reuters - A Japanese youth who wanted to go to Tokyo's Haneda airport boarded a bus heading there before threatening to hijack it unless it took him to ... the airport.

"The TSA Chief at Dulles Airport was
nabbed for drunk driving yesterday at 1
o'clock AM, at which time he was
supposed to be on duty supervising
Orange Level security at our capital's
airport."

"The TSA Chief at Dulles Airport was
nabbed for drunk driving yesterday at 1
o'clock AM, at which time he was
supposed to be on duty supervising
Orange Level security at our capital's
airport." 01/04/2004 09:35 AM

Customs gets new IT head

Customs gets new IT head 09/03/2004 04:34 AM
Not grey and boring shock

Customs ignored Gateway review

Customs ignored Gateway review 06/28/2004 09:20 PM
Computer Weekly Jun 29 2004 1:11AM GMT

St. Patrick's Day -- Customs and History

St. Patrick's Day -- Customs and History 03/17/2005 02:49 AM
Piping Hot Customs and Traditions .. Happy St. Patrick’s Day .. Maewyn the Pagan's Day .. converting pagans .. was Welsh .. GREAT

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EU customs set to slap 14% tax on PC
monitors

EU customs set to slap 14% tax on PC
monitors 01/27/2004 10:18 AM

MPs slams Customs on suck it and see IT

MPs slams Customs on suck it and see IT 06/22/2004 07:46 AM
Hey, that's our money you're throwing away

Customs Solution (Forbes.com)

Customs Solution (Forbes.com) 05/06/2004 06:53 PM
Forbes.com - Every month a huge corporation gets dinged with the global equivalent of a speeding ticket. In December Sun Microsystems paid $291,000 to settle federal charges that it shipped computer equipment that had military applications to Egypt and China. Later that month Honeywell paid $36,000 in fines for selling a restricted chemical in Mexico. In February Morton International paid $647,500 as penance for shipping protected chemicals to Singapore and Taiwan.

Foreigners and Japanese customs

Foreigners and Japanese customs 04/09/2004 03:56 PM

A lot of people ask me about Japanese customs. They learn the formal way to hand business cards, they bow deeply when they meet Japanese and they call me "Ito-san." Stop that. It's silly. To some Japanese, the awkward foreigners trying to please their hosts by acting Japanese may look cute, but more likely than not, you'll get a A for effort but you'll be forever the silly foreigner in their minds. It's only the extremely intolerant xenophobe who would really want a foreigner to really act Japanese and you don't want to be hanging out with those anyway. Keep an eye out for indicators of discomfort but bring the flair of your own culture with you.

Rather than trying to act Japanese, I suggest that people visiting Japan be sensitive and aware of the nuances in the interactions. It is more about timing, loudness, space and smiles than it is about how your hold your business card or calling people "Ito-san." When in doubt, shut up and listen. When smiled at, smile back. If you're freaking someone out, back off instead of continuing your interrogation. All of which I believe is not unique to being a foreigner in Japan. The more important Japan specific social behaviors involve cleanliness like taking off your shoes in homes and washing your body before and not taking your towel when entering the bath and not being stinky.

Caveat: If you're meeting someone for the first time, in a very formal setting, and you only have one shot, doing the step-by-step from the "How to Impress Japanese" book is probably a good idea. My comments above apply mostly to normal social situations.

UPDATE: I think many people were offended by this post. ;-) Please read the comments for an interesting discussion.

Customs seize £3.5m of cannabis

Customs seize £3.5m of cannabis 05/15/2004 05:40 AM
Customs officers seize cannabis with a street value of £3.5m from a lorry entering the UK at Poole ferry port.

Smuggling Customs man jailed

Smuggling Customs man jailed 06/17/2005 03:21 PM
A Customs man who waved drug smugglers through the "nothing to declare" channel at Gatwick has been jailed.

Christmas Today: A Kaleidoscope of
Customs, Old and New

Christmas Today: A Kaleidoscope of
Customs, Old and New 12/18/2003 07:21 PM
Indeed, this reporter did a Google search using the key phrase "Christmas shopping" and came up with—are you ready—1,380,000 hits! ...

US customs wants a loyalty oath from DVD
importers

US customs wants a loyalty oath from DVD
importers 12/27/2004 12:42 PM
Cory Doctorow: MBF imported a video from Italy and discovered this disclaimer in the packaging -- apparently, you can get a parcel through customs with more ease if you recite a hollow loyalty oath and promise that you're not sending in any footage that advocates treason. Link (Thanks, John!)

Customs confirms deal renewal with EDS

Customs confirms deal renewal with EDS 08/22/2004 09:02 PM
ZDNet Australia Aug 23 2004 1:37AM GMT

Customs and Revenue start CIO search

Customs and Revenue start CIO search 05/04/2004 12:14 PM
vnunet.com May 4 2004 3:48PM GMT

Customs criticised for GBP100m spend

Customs criticised for GBP100m spend 06/22/2004 05:48 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 22 2004 10:29AM GMT

Customs computer project criticised

Customs computer project criticised 06/21/2004 10:13 PM
Guardian Unlimited Jun 22 2004 2:51AM GMT

Customs Gets Tribeswoman's Goat
(Reuters)

Customs Gets Tribeswoman's Goat
(Reuters) 03/08/2004 11:25 PM
Reuters - A Gambian tribeswoman has been arrested at a London airport with her bags crammed with illegal snails, catfish and goat meat.

Hong Kong Customs Intercepts Canadian
Pot (AP)

Hong Kong Customs Intercepts Canadian
Pot (AP) 04/18/2004 01:46 AM
AP - Hong Kong customs officials arrested five people for allegedly ordering marijuana by mail from Canada with a total local market value of about 2.1 million Hong Kong dollars (US$269,200), officials and news reports said.

Customs seize 'booze boat' goods

Customs seize 'booze boat' goods 08/17/2004 07:55 AM
One of the customers of Britain's first offshore off-licence has goods seized by customs officials.

Dubai Customs using Microsoft EPM to
drive efficiency

Dubai Customs using Microsoft EPM to
drive efficiency 06/20/2004 04:56 AM
AME Info Jun 20 2004 9:32AM GMT

Gatwick customs gets tribeswoman's goat
(Reuters)

Gatwick customs gets tribeswoman's goat
(Reuters) 03/08/2004 11:25 PM
Reuters - A Gambian tribeswoman has been arrested at Gatwick airport with her bags crammed with illegal snails, catfish and goat meat.

MPs hammer Customs for failure to
control IT spending

MPs hammer Customs for failure to
control IT spending 06/22/2004 01:56 PM
Silicon.com Jun 22 2004 5:18PM GMT

Carrying privilege

Carrying privilege 01/24/2004 04:52 AM

danah's always talking about privilege and I've started to think about this more consciously than before. Just about everyone here in Davos is privileged. Some have been born into privilege and some have gained it through their work. Some people carry their privilege well, others don't. There are people who seem to gloat in and flaunt their privilege, constantly bragging and doing the nudge-nudge-wink-wink. Others carry it naturally. Others seem to feel bad or strange having been chosen to be among the privileged. Some seem to guiltily enjoy the privilege.

Some seem to believe that the privilege they have comes with the responsibility to use it to help others, while others seem to think that privilege is something they deserve to use for their own personal gain.

It's interesting to watch. I wish I could do a survey of all of the people here and ask questions like, "Do you think you deserve the privilege you have, and why?" "What do you intend to do with the privilege and do you think you owe it to the world to focus your energies on helping those without privilege?" Then there are deeper questions about whether people are helping underprivileged people to gain more recognition, out of guilt, out of love, out of a sense of responsibility or some other reason.

I haven't attended any of the philanthropy sessions, but maybe that's what they talk about.

I personally think I deserve some of the privilege that I've gained, but that there are many who don't have as much privilege as I do who deserve it more. I think I owe a lot of my privilege to where I was born, the way my mother raised me, the people I've met and an odd combination of networking skills. I do feel extremely responsible for using the privilege that I currently have to solve as many of the world's problems as possible. I continue to remind myself that the particular serious of events that have put me in the position that I am in has more to do with the people around me than anything else and I owe it to them to carry this privilege well.

Customs officials eye Internet
transactions with importers, brokers

Customs officials eye Internet
transactions with importers, brokers 11/03/2003 05:58 PM
Manila Times Nov 3 2003 3:24PM ET

For Native Alaskans, Tradition Is
Yielding to Modern Customs

For Native Alaskans, Tradition Is
Yielding to Modern Customs 08/21/2004 08:47 AM
Centuries-old traditions in Gambell, a village of 700, have been slipping away, as one of the most remote villages on earth finally contends with the modern world.

BT wins GBP28.7m contract extension with
Customs & Excise

BT wins GBP28.7m contract extension with
Customs & Excise 01/06/2005 08:46 AM
Computer Weekly Jan 6 2005 1:35PM GMT
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