常時英心:言葉の森から 1.0

約10年間,はてなダイアリーで英語表現の落穂拾いを行ってきました。現在はAmeba Blogに2.0を開設し,継続中です。こちらはしばらくアーカイブとして維持します。

high school and college calculus

またまた首をかしげるような事件が起きました。容疑者は大変,知能が高く,高校,大学を通してストレートAだったようです。
ところでhigh school and college calculusのcalculusですが,これは通例,私が毎年のように悩まされている「結石」(ふつうはstone)の病理用語であり,「数学の計算法」を意味しますが,ここでは違いますね。どんな意味なのでしょうか。Minnesotaくん,出番です。(UG)

Man on flight from Japan held in LA after smoke grenade, leg irons, body bags found in luggage

LOS ANGELES —
A man dressed in a bulletproof vest and fire-resistant pants was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after a smoke grenade, gas mask, leg irons and weapons were discovered in his luggage, federal authorities said Tuesday.

Boston-bound Yongda Huang Harris, 28, was arrested Friday on suspicion of transporting hazardous materials on a flight from Kansai International Airport in Osaka, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said.

Harris was not cooperating with federal officials attempting to interview him, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an open investigation. The official said Harris is not believed to be linked to a terrorist organization, but his motive has not been determined.

Harris is a U.S. citizen whose permanent residence is in Boston, and he recently started living and working in Japan, officials said.

Harris has been charged with one count of transporting hazardous materials, an offense that carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Harris made a brief court appearance Tuesday, and his detention hearing was postponed to Friday.

Harris’ retained attorney, Steven Seiden, was unavailable to comment, said Chris Williams, a spokesman for the lawyer.
Seiden is unclear what Harris had on his body and what he had checked in baggage, which will be crucial information to the defense, said Williams, who declined to comment on why Harris was carrying any of the weapons.

“It raises a lot of questions, and those questions will need to be answered. Right now the case is very early,” Williams said.

The defense attorney’s spokesman described Harris as “very intelligent,” earning A’s in high school and college calculus. Williams declined to elaborate on his background.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/man-on-flight-from-japan-held-in-la-after-smoke-grenade-leg-irons-body-bags-found-in-luggage