JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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Alphaape
@chewitup: Funny thing, I hav disagreed with yabits and many others on this board, but never have I had to resort to calling someone "hopeless" because they don't think like me. Throwing that out makes me think that you don't have anything to offer.
So since you know it all, please give to me, a blind man all of the stories that Fox News has made up. What about the comments I made about the Fox News board asking for the other networks to provide proof so that they can show their own internal files to counter. Never have seen them bring it up yet.
I have never heard any commentor on Fox News say that they got a "tingling sensation up and down their body" as Chris Mattherws said about Obama.
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Alphaape
@yabits: The persons who made this are as biased as the day is long, so I doubt very seriously. Just like Michael Moore's films the movie is targeted to provide thos who believe their own justification to belive.
I did find one article that was interesting. When Fox News challenged any news organization that thought this was a major story to "put out 100 percent of their editorial directions and internal memos [and] Fox News Channel will publish 100 percent of our editorial directions and internal memos, and let the public decide who is fair." I haven't seen this happen yet.
So now are you going to tell me that MSNBC is fair to the opposing viewpoint? Or do they receive their points from the DNC?
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Alphaape
Reminds me of a scene from the Woody Allen movie "Take The Money and Run" and the story of Virgil Stockwell. His gang goes into a bank to rob it and another gang goes in to rob it at the same time, and they ask the customers which froup do they think should rob it. I guess if people follow this manual, this will probably happen one day when someone decides to go in and rob at the opportune time and another person shows up.
If this guy needs a manual to teach him how to rob, he probably is not the "sharpest tool in the shed."
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Alphaape
aybe it's the photo angle, but it looks more bulky than one would normally expect from a backpack. Will those cells expand with the size of the backpack when you put items in it and it deforms the shape?
Good idea though.
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Alphaape
yabits, show me th link to the story so I can judge myself. As far as Fox reporting what others don't, I seem to remember Fox covering a story about Pelosi, when she said before Obamacare was passed "we need to pass it so that we can see what's in it" but I don't recall other networks airing that statement (I have heard the audio/video myself).
One more question, if Fox is so full of lies, you seem to be fixated on it enought to keep watching. Or are you just going by what other people tell you.
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Alphaape
@yabits: You gave a long post on why you think I can't "handle the truth" (to borrow a phrase from a movie), but did not give me any concrete evidence on where I am wrong in my views.
So once again, give me the proof on a story that Fox News has run and has proven to be false. I think I am a big enough person to be able to say I was wrong if I am wrong, but through your round about way, you are only throwing up "smoke and mirrows" and not giving any solid evidence.
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Alphaape
@yabits: Let me decide for myself if I will want to renounce them. But until that time, give me evidence. I have provided time and time again evidence that has disproven some of the stories that the left has presented, and yet you still believe in them. So, for disucssions sake, bring forth a story, and let's discuss it like rational persons, and not worry about trying to convert one to ones side.
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Alphaape
@yabits: Please provide me with stories that they have made up. Wouldn't it be really easy to discredti them with all of the other liberal channels and web sites like Huffington Post. What I ahve seen is that Fox reports a story, and the media then denounces them as being partisan, not saying that the story is not true, but that they just don't get the full picture. So I ask you, give me a story that Fox has made up.
If you go to a comedy channel to get your news, then you miss the whole point. I have seen Stewart, and he will be the first to tell you that when he is called for being biased against a conservative, he comes out with the "I'm only a comedian" line. The point that your neighbors may have picked up talking points from Fox, is probably just about the same as someone who doesn't watch Fox and getting their talking points from other news sources.
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Alphaape
I don't get it. For those who are bashing Fox News, they report on a lot of stories that the rest of the media doesn't. Do they have a conservative lean, sure they do. But you know it. Left leaning media will not be as up front and honest and not tell you. So I ask, are those who say Murdoch's other business should be shut down, do you really think you will get balanced opinions, or just more of the "More Snotty Nonsence By Chicks (MSNBC) type of reporting.
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Alphaape
Actually, it looks a bit like the Obama 2008 campaign logo.
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Alphaape
It has been reported that the NYC DA will drop the charges against DSK. This seems to be going the same route as the Duke Lacrosse players case a few years ago.
As far as the new allegations, why wait 9 years? Some have posted that it is because of her mother's political affiliations with DSK. If that is the case, I guess mom will get the "Mother of the Year" Award. If what she says is true, then obviously she felt that her career (her mother's) was more important than finding just for her daughter. I think that by brining it up now, 9 years later is bad form. If she wanted to make a statement, I would have had a bit more respect for her if she would have brought this up at the beginning of this case, but now it looks like this is just more of the dirty politics of France coming out.
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Alphaape
I have an idea, the next 4th of July, how about the US Ambassador stick strictly to recognizing the US holiday, and not try to parlay it into some cheap attempt at being "inclusive." It's supposed to be a celebration of the US independence, not to make some political statement about being allied with another country.
I am for the help that the US has provided Japan, and I hope that it continues to do so, but this is just too much pandering.
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Alphaape
@Wolfpac: Good points on all posts.
What I find interesting that many of those who are for gay marriage keep saying that those who are religious and oppose it are wrong and bigoted. I have seen some say that it is religious beliefs are old and outdated.
If that is so, then why are they so after the exact same thing that relgion teaches, that is the building of a basic family structure to raise children, baseed on a ceremony to God (whichever one you believe in)?
So they say religioin and its institutions are bad and should be changed. So they fight for the right to be included into the very same structure. Go figure.
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Alphaape
Based on what she has presented so far, a good Defense Attorney could cast doubts on her credibility. If she lied about her status and situation, then she could be lying about him forcing her to do it. He could say she was paid to perform or cast doubts on her credibility.
Not saying that is a fair tactic, but it is something that the DA would do to get his client off. We keep on saying that old mantra in the US "It is better for a thousand guilty go free than send an innocent man to jail" well in this case, the lady based on her past actions is about to make it for this guy to go free. He may be guilty of bad judgement, but it looks like he will get off on this one.
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Alphaape
This reminds me of a time I was exiting a parking lot once, and I noticed a car with some young women in it. As I was paying my fare, they had pulled up directly behing me almost to my bumper. As soon as the bar raised and I left, they followed closely behind me and got out before the bar came down again. As a result, i now ease out slowly when I leave parking lots. If I have to pay, so should those who try to freeload.
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Alphaape
Now the gaymarriage people have a problem. Some companies in NY (like IBM) offer Domestic Partner benefits, but now that gay marriage is legal, those same companies say that for those benefits to continue, you ahve to be married. Now the gay movement is saying that is unfair, since it is making people who were getting those benefits now have to get married.
Also, if they do get married in NY, and move to a place like TX (that doesn't recognize the marriage), if it comes to a divorce (since the divorce rate for a traditional marriage is high in the US) you will probably see a very difficult child custody situation or property division cases.
Be careful what you ask for, you may just get it. I think that they should have really talked this out, instead of making himself (Cumo) a name for a pending Presidental run.
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Alphaape
Why should he have to offer a small sum of hissalary to help with reconstruction to justify his pay? He is probably paying more in taxes due to his high income to the government, so it should be up to the government to not to waste his and others who pay taxes money and use it to get the most effort in reconstruction, and not pass it along to their cronies.
If he decided to donate to charity on his own, I am fine with that. But I don't think that having to give up part of ones salary in order to justify its huge amount should be anyone's business..
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Alphaape
@horsefella: Good Points! I have had Japanese talk about the excessive salaries of American CEO's, and I tried to explain to them that in America, we still somewhat believe that the "Buck Stops Here" with the man in charge. If he is expected to make the big decisions, then I don't see any reason why he shouldn't be paid for it. On the same token, if the company really screws up, he should be the one held accountable (which in some cases they are not).
I wonder how much money the companies here waste on paying thesee "larger teams" a salary? Are they really necessary? Get rid of some of the excess and maybe they can justify paying large salaries.
If I were the president of TEPCO, I would just say that the "team did it" and blame it on them.
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Alphaape
Good point. I am sure there will be a case where a man (or woman) will want to marry the person of the same sex, and marry a person of the opposite sex. Since in 44 states, gay marriage is not allowed, a person from New York could marry a same sex person, and then go to a state where that marriage is not recognized and marry a person of the opposite sex. How is that good for the country?
I have religous beliefs on this issue, but I will keep them to myself. BUt can anyone explain to me in the situation I have just described, how that can be a good thing?
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Alphaape
Why sed a message that no one will be able to read. Here's a hint: most telecommunications are sent via satellite anyway. So that text you are sending has already been up to space.
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