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In reply to tamarama: Did you receive a sentence in Japan, tmarie? Are you a prisoner…
Posted in: Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
@fadamor its widely rumored by others who've sang the anthem televised that she "nailed it" in…
People are human, and come built with faults, including addiction or obsession genes.
Posted in: Why do some celebrities self-destruct due to substance abuse?
sfjp330 at Feb. 14, 2012 - 09:45AM JST RecklessFeb. 14, 2012 - 09:41AM JST Truth is…
Posted in: Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
Substance abuse was more of a symptom. Performing for audiences on demand is an extremely stressful…
Posted in: Why do some celebrities self-destruct due to substance abuse?
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888naff
"suspected chemical weapons site"
oh that old story hey
we believe you...oh dear alot of people did...how sad for poor journalism
Posted in: Rumsfeld reveals pre-war Iraq strike plan in memoir
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888naff
" Japan has clearly lost on this issue"
I see nothing clear about this at all.
Clear opinion would be when say more than 75%/80% of the world agree..which they dont. Even the governments that discuss this don't agree and on top of that they do it without a clear mandate from their people.
Nothing clear at all, except for a group of weak minded extremist people who aren't interested in world opinion or debating on a world stage, only interested in their own opinion and so it should be forced on others. Thats pretty clear.
Posted in: Conservationists, Australian gov't not satisfied with Japan's whaling suspension
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888naff
I think China has had an easy time the last 10 years being chosen to be helped by the rest of the world to improve its economy. As a Chinese peoples individual wealth I think they are like still ranked like at 100.
To climb from 100 up to say top 10 will be much harder. No longer can it rely on being factory for the world or just copying things...will need to use its creative side much better and produce more for the world instead of just be more of cheap manufacturing base. Sure now one has flowed into China the Chinese can also be considered interesting consumers, so this is now a new way for other countries to make money from China.
But to climb from 100 upwards and reach the top 10 might be a bit more interesting time than the simpler time up to now of just being a cheap factory.
China would be nowhere without the rest of the world up until now, so how will it stand on its own feet in the future? Could be interesting to see the standard of life improve.
Posted in: Japan welcomes China becoming world's No. 2 economy
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888naff
the woman assistant sure looks moody compared to what you would get in Japan.
Posted in: Grammy man
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888naff
There's a funny video of him getting completely seriously mobbed at the airport on arrival in korea a few years back. That was serious popularity! Never seen anything like it.
Posted in: Grammy man
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888naff
"here will be no applications for it because everyone's designing for iPhone."
obviously incorrect
Posted in: Nokia, Microsoft aim to rival Apple, Google
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888naff
"There is no doubt that Justin Bieber is everywhere"
no he isnt. who is he?(have top google him) who is he outside of america or more importantly Japan.
Posted in: Bieber on the cover? Are you MAD? Yes, yes we are!
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888naff
@Alphaape " @Foxie: When I posted, I did not say that Muslims will start kidnapping tourist in Egypt, but let's just face a few facts. If you go to Egypt, where the population is 90% or greater Muslim,"
...maybe you need to face facts!!! and check out how much of the population is really muslim or secular before posting narrow minded waffle
Posted in: Mubarak quits, hands over power to military
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888naff
mr thickskinned Mubarak
na na I wont listen. Yes I am doing a good job. George Bush said so.
Posted in: Egypt army backs Mubarak as protesters march
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888naff
"Jealosy makes men very vindictive and malicious."
what? like if this book was written by a women that wouldn't apply??? raises eyes.
Wonder how well this book will do in the USA?
Posted in: Assange portrayed as 'emperor' in WikiLeaks insider book
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888naff
relevent to who?
Posted in: AOL to buy Huffington Post for $315 mil
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888naff
Cleo: "I don't think Europeans are ignorant of the actions of GWB - quite the opposite"
hear hear
In fact I would say Europeans think American are too ignorant of Bush's actions.
Posted in: Bush visit to Geneva canceled after protest threat
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888naff
sarge: "Switzerland's loss."
why?
Surely they have saved quite a bit of money and hassle by not having a liability on its soil. Seriously, what were they to gain?
Posted in: Bush visit to Geneva canceled after protest threat
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888naff
oh no the M word, panic time for some
Posted in: Muslim Brotherhood to hold talks with Egyptian government
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888naff
"and for balanced impartial reporting, also watch the BBC report showing pro-Mubarak supporters taken away by the opposition mob, bundled into cars, and never heard of again. This is not a one-way argument."
yep alot of coverage on that and not a surprise is it if look at the background from previous years and the violence created by those groups from the up to then peaceful protests.
Posted in: Message for Mubarak
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888naff
"they have a concession from the Mubarak camp that he will step"
I believe he has said that many times before...hence its not seen as real concession.
Posted in: Message for Mubarak
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888naff
@fredster "The concept that individual neighborhoods have to form their own militias and patrol the streets to protect themselves shows that those doing the protesting aren't reading to take over and lead anything - especially a country that is a CORNERSTONE of the Middle-Easy & Arab worlds..."
No it doest! again this has been covered extensively too!
Its to do with the corrupt police on the run and off the streets and in addition they on purpose set free the prisoners. They are trying to destabilise the society in the face of this uprisings. Its part of the counter plan against the uprisings
geez read the news or curiously what country are you getting your news reports from?
Posted in: Message for Mubarak
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888naff
@fredster "Sorry but I lost a lot of respect for the people involved in the "uprising" ( don't really know what else to call it ) in Egypt when they started ATTACKING News, Photo & Video crews in Cairo..."
maybe if you paid closer attention to the news you would realise that is not people involved in the uprising.
The ones you talk about are the renta mobs on the side of the leader.
The uprising protestors have been doing no such thing.
Its the pro current leader ones that have started all the violence ( and have been paid to do so), against foreigners, against the uprising protesters by bringing petrol bombs etc..
so "sorry"; better news coverage in your region required or reading required as those above points have been covered extensively in many media outlets i've seen.
Posted in: Message for Mubarak
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888naff
" I bet it's going to be plastered all over Egyptian television.."
it will do something as with the other protests around the world not just in Egypt.
Unlike in Eqypt they can not "control" media intimidate the people.
Also for it seems the most proud thick-skinned belligerent leader who thinks he's the be all and end and doing a great job, then embarrassing his world standing around the world also that by itself might have an effect on the poor old leader. old dog that cant learn new tricks.
Posted in: Message for Mubarak
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888naff
ah americans and muslim talk, how cute, keep the immagination going, dont bother checking whats actually going on...ah wmd really existed in iraq anyone. hand on the trigger already
Posted in: Egyptian army sides with Mubarak