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Bringer of Light, Chapter 15: The Sagittarius
When we last left Gennaji, his ship was just about to fire or be fired upon. Somewhere near Encheladus… Gennaji looked over at his crew at the rocket launcher. Karel and Andrzej both seemed tense. No, he silently corrected himself, he was the one feeling tense. They looked…blank. Waiting. He shook his head. “Ory, are […]
Apologies for the delay…
I missed my last post of Bringer of Light. It should have dropped on Saturday, February 20, to bring the story up to Chapter 15. To be honest, for most of the past couple of weeks I’ve been feeling like I was on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Things at work and home were […]
Still, they persevered!
Great job, NASA! Landing on Mars is always a tricky business. Now all Perseverance has to do is find traces of life, save it without contamination, and then wait for another rocket, another rover, and a satellite to get in orbit so the samples can be sent back to Earth. Piece of cake, right? https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56119931
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Taking Leave: 2015 in review
Taking Leave: 2015 in Review! Continue reading
Posted in book, book signing, child abuse, child safety, Japan, Japanese, Japanese society, parenting, Paternity leave, Uncategorized
Tagged Amazon, child care, child-raising, fatherhood, Japan, Paternity leave, writing
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More updates on Amazon Japan’s child porn and abuse images
I previously posted in October about the child abuse images and pornographic materials being openly sold on Amazon (also on Rakuten and Tsutaya). An online protest was started shortly thereafter, and Amazon Japan responded by (partly) removing the most offensive items. … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, child safety, international hub, Japan, Japanese, Japanese law, Japanese society
Tagged Amazon, child pornography laws, corruption, crime, gangsters, Japan, Japanese
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BREAKING NEWS: Amazon Japan offices raided
The Asahi Shinbun is reporting that on Friday, January 23, 2015, Japanese police raided the offices of Amazon Japan on suspicion of violating anti-pornography laws. This web site reported on the illegal sales of child abuse images back in October 2014, when decrying … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, child pornography laws, child safety, Japan
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