JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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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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BeaverCleaver
From the Kansas City Star- "After the complaint, police checked the prices on the receipt against those on the menu the Japanese said they never saw, and found a major discrepancy. "They are way higher, quite a bit disproportionate," Laratta said."
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BeaverCleaver
ilcub76-"If a foreign tourist went to a hostess club in Tokyo or elsewhere and was presented with a bill for that amount, would the authorities do anything about it? I think not."
That is because the price of the hostess club services is pretty subjective. At a restaurant the biggest price is the food, and that can be verified, and what I see on their bill does not add up to 695 euros.
I am happy to see those jipsters get hit.
Even before carry your passport, use travelor's checks instead of cash, and don't wander around alone in the middle of the night? I think not.
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BeaverCleaver
"[Fact check: remember her pet project, the Road To Nowhere, was a massively expensive white elephant and her expensive shopping trips on the taxpayers' dime]."
Sushi, you are not being fair. I myself would have supported the idea of the bridge. Governors do what they can to bring growth to their state and that bridge did go somewhere, it went to an airport. At present you have to take a ferry to get from the island airport to the mainland. The bridge should have been called "A Bridge too Expensive". That was the reason it was nixed.
The real problem with Palin and the bridge was that she later stated during the VP campaign that she turned the bridge down, which is true, but she negelected to mention that she supported it before she rejected it.
And shopping trips on the taxpayer's dime? I am not even sure what you are talking about, but I suspect its spin on the level of teleprompter and inkjet. Not worthy of you.
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BeaverCleaver
inkjet-"i have the solution. get cnn to print a retraction and i'll be glad to accept my error."
Your solution is a non-starter. I suggest learning how to read between the lines. The primary business of the media is not truth. Its making money. They invented spin primarily for that purpose, exaggerate and deceive for purposes of sales, not some liberal plot to control the nation.
If that was from CNN, its a perfect example of how they do thier best not to support a candidate, but rather, to inject as much drama as they can in a way the layman can understand even if it gives him the wrong idea. If you cannot read between the lines, then you need to slow your roll until you learn.
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BeaverCleaver
SushiSake3-"Being a liar, a hypocrite, and someone who uses public funds for private purposes (shopping trips) are only a few of the many reasons Sarah Palin was at home and so comfortable in the GOP."
Liar? Check. Particurlarly her lies of association, spin and labeling of others. GOP traits that deserve their own separate mention. Hypocrite? I don't think so anymore. Misuse of public funds? Not uniquely GOP. And not even that large in dollar amounts.
I am surprised you overlooked abuse of authority. Not only troopergate, but she also fired the town librarian only to take her back.
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BeaverCleaver
sailwind-"I believe you got that impression because the media never really reported on it, "
No. I got that impression because when it was put point blank to her supporters they never denied it.
It is not the duty of the press to report political positions that even the candidates themselves are not vocalizing. (But I wish it were their duty, honestly. But how the world "should be" aside...) The press tells us politcal positions only when they think it will sell print. Popping misconceptions is not what they do. Misconceptions are their bread and butter.
Her supporters should have cleared that up. They didn't. Palin herself was not tripping over he shoe-laces to clear it up.
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BeaverCleaver
"Do the searches yourself. "
??? You want me to prove your case while you hand us a blog link??? Gosh, do you really wonder why people discuss how credibull you are?
"Tax records don't lie."
About what? Addresses? You say they shared an office like they were small businessmen in a partnership together. Spin. Nauseating spin. It looks to me like they each had seperate NPOs that were not even their main deal in life housed in the same office BUILDING. (You keep cutting off the word "building" from office in you effort to spin). That is like drawing a connection between two men who have post office boxes in the same post office in Butt, Montana. Never mind that both men live there in the same town.
"I could go on but you choose to remain blind."
Its not that I choose to remain blind, its just that I am sick to gawd awful heck of all this spin you think you have to put on everything to make a convincing argument and your lack of credible links. Even your incredibull links might have some merit if you told us what you believed from them and what you didn't. For example, the following a blog. They have have a picture of the building in question. I believe it is the correct building. I believe Obama's and Ayer's little orgs shared that office building. Outside of that, the blog is mostly hearsay and a lot of guessing and supposing.
http://www.verumserum.com/?p=2907
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BeaverCleaver
goodDonkey-"I can admit when I am wrong. "
As can I, and I was wrong about Palin on that. But I don't remember anyone declaring that this was her position despite all the allegations that she was abstinence only. This puts her in the same middle ground I am in, which means teaching the benefits of both abstinence and condom use, and others, yes others, is just fine. But then, I think the position is typical of liberals. Its the conservatives who are always trying to limit the scope of education, while chucking out red-herrings about liberals wanting to limit things or get their way when they don't. So I don't think anyone could be blamed for not understanding Palin's position for the reason that conservatives themselves were not telling us.
They really painted themselves in a corner with "abstinence only". They could not even tell us their own candidate supported a broader education!
Now I cannot blame Palin for Bristol's pregnancy using the right's own standards. (My standards never blamed Palin.) I cannot even blame Bristol, and I never did. Its the fault of the guy that got her pregnant. There is not much the girl can do it the guy is an idiot, and he was. Sure, you might say BC pills, but unlike a condom, those can cause health problems. I would never take the man pill, so I don't expect women to take the BC pill.
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BeaverCleaver
Thank you teleprompter for bringing up Alinsky. That reminded me of Palin's ridiculous accusation of "Paling around with terrorists", etc. Well, if you cannot take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Palin got out. Sailwind, your turn.
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BeaverCleaver
skipthesong-"GD and smith: man, you guys just slammed me, kicked sand in my face, and basically tattooed my face! I don't know how to respond. You two are providing with me very little entertainment today. GD: 50?"
I think you are conceeding. Take my hand and stand up. Let me help you dust off. Lets keep it real.
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BeaverCleaver
skipthesong-"Hell, the guy just getting caught with a mistress using state funds won't get even half of what she got. "
This is like saying a guy employed a woman at his company just to be his mistress when in fact the affair just got started on the job, and that he went on company trips just to meet her, when in fact he really had business. I think you might be mischaracterizing, but I cannot remember the specifics. Besides, we don't care so much about affairs as long these people are not telling us not to have them, or hounding others for it. I don't much care about affairs either way so long as I don't have some zealot in office making laws against it.
"how is she a hypocrite? She wants kids to think about not having sex and then her daughter gets knocked up hardly qualifies her herself as being a hypocrite"
Three ways. One is that she did not believe in abstinence teaching enough to seriously and correctly teach her own children. Yet she is telling others to do this and telling us how it works. The other way is that never even tried to put those policies to practice in her own family and never bothered. Its possible. The third way is that her mouth keeps saying abstinence despite the fact that it did not work in her own family. Anyway you slice it, Palin is a hypocrite.
The other big hypocrisy though is not so much Palin, but with the abstinence crowd that supported her. Those people are so vehement in their abstinence teaching, that they will tear down any teen who gets pregnant with any number of slurs, and her family too. They will blame the mother of that teen, and pull no punches, and declare them all gutter trash....until.....Palin gets the Republican VP slot! Then we can hear the crickets chirp. Disgusting! Talk about selling your beliefs down the river just to win!
When a teen gets pregnant, the parents always get a big part of the blame. I do not agree with it either and I would rather not blame Palin myself, but guess what? The people who started that line of reasoning and run with it time and time again and very noisily so are not the pro-choicers.
There is so much hypocrisy here, that not being able to see it is to not see the forest for the trees.
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BeaverCleaver
SushiSake3-" Palin is quitter. She pledged to do her utmost for the state of Alaska - so she quits."
This is very circular. Seems to me that the attitude of her detractors was that she ought to quit. When they get their way it looks very silly to then call her a quitter. But with all the psychological oppression going on, that silliness can get over-looked.
"The timing of her quitting - right before the July 4th national holiday - is purposely tailored to avoid publlicity."
A smart tactic, given all the heat she has already taken. I cannot blame her one iota. In fact, I doff my cap to her.
In other news, if we do not stop kicking Palin, we will only strengthen the Republicans. By going to far, her detractors make the Democrats look bad. To a degree, the damage is already done. Slapping Palin more will just make it worse. It time to let her stand up and move on. Just don't apologize. The right sure wouldn't. They consider it to be a sign of weakness.
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BeaverCleaver
I cannot say any of the jokes or jibes taken individually were so bad or undeserved. But the collective mass of those jokes is what makes them truly over-the-top meanspirited. That is all the sympathy I have for Palin, that the jokers just could not let it go and had to keep picking at it. I hope her detractors can let it go now, or at least keep the gloves on. She has taken way more than her fair of barbs concerning her personal life, which is, frankly, easier to do to a woman. I cannot say that most of the shots were not on the money, there were just too many. If you refuse to see that, you are a vindictive cretin who likes to kick people when they are down. Sailwind does have a point, I just don't think he is stating his case very well. I don't agree with his reasoning, but then, feeling overwhelmed how much reason could I expect?
The left needs to find a new punching bag. Hopefully one we can tear apart mostly for his or her politics, like we did with Bush.
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BeaverCleaver
This is harassment, of the psychological variety. My understanding is its illegal. I cannot say how much jail time it could carry, but surely it will net a big settlement in a civil court. Its usually reserved for when someone is causing fear, but oppression is wording also used in some laws. I think oppression applies here. The law was intended to prevent severe psychological bullying, and this is it. If the words don't reflect that clearly, tough. Clear up the wording and charge these witches retroactively. Then make them penniless through civil suits. They deserve to live on the street.
I believe a conspiracy charge still stands in this case, as at least three people operated the account of the fake boy.
By using a fake name, they violated the terms of use of MySpace. That is why they got the illegal access charge. Clearly, I think the charge is accurate. The problem lies more in what it would mean for the rest of us. We going to arrest everyone using an alias?
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BeaverCleaver
inkjet-"1.big joe was living in an alternative universe for suggesting gore did not fight the election results. in other words drag it out. i provided evidence he did."
All spin. Gore asked for a recount which was his right. He was denied his right. He did not fight "the results". He fought for "verification of the results". And he did not get it. Its not just semantics. The whole thing began by just asking for a recount in 4 counties, which he did not get. As usual, I start with the plain truth, not trying to squeeze anything out it. I occupy a non-biased position. From there, you try to jockey the whole thing toward what you want to see. For once in your life, just accept the truth. Gore did nothing wild and crazy or unreasonable.
That's true. But its not just that simple. There is good reason to whine and more than that, to remember. The point of an election is to determine the will of the people. The will of the people was to have Gore as president. But the will of the people is determined through ballots, which are imperfect. And because of ballots being tossed out, Bush got the election DESPITE the will of the voters. That is a fat problem. I will say that no matter who gets the election. I want all votes cast in fairness counted. But you will not ever say that unless it results in victory for your boy. You do not believe in democracy. You worship victory. That is the only way to be against a recount, besides utter stupidity. I am giving you the benefit of the doubt, as a person who, like typical liberals, do what we can to start from truth and fairness rather than a biased position for the sake of self-serving tactical strength. This is not a war. Its an election. Too many of you on the right think everything is a war. Most everybody else is just reacting to that, even the center, because you types can't stand to lose.
The lessons of 2000 aided this election in Minnesota. I am glad they did the recounts and the detailed checking of contested ballots. But they could have done more I feel. But it is obvious to any monkey that Franken would only have gained more votes by counting all those absentee ballots. The will of the people was for Franken, though barely.
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BeaverCleaver
BurakuminDes-"As previous posters mentioned, gaijin should NEVER be tempted to do the good samaritan thing here...it will only end in disaster. If you see one of these train gropers/perverts, just turn the other way."
So quick to throw your hands in the air? How about alerting a nearby Japanese and pressing him or her to take action? How not even addressing the problem directly and just go ask directions to the station and keep pestering him for details or something stupid like that to ruin the whole thing for gropers or whoever? There is no need to get the cops or even get violent. Just be a pest and act ignorant of the real reason for being there. You think he is going to call the cops? Well, if he does, let him. Then walk away. He gets violent toward you, walk away. You've already ruined it for him. That is all that matters.
Posted in: Serial groper caught in the act on Yokohama train
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BeaverCleaver
"But some religious leaders quickly criticized the ruling. “This Western culture cannot be permitted in our country,” said Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, a leading Muslim cleric in the northern city of Lucknow."
Typical religious leader. No idea what the heck is going on. So funny that the next paragraph identifies the old law against gay sex as being distinctly "western". Duh.
"Sex between people of the same gender has been illegal in India since a British colonial era law was issued in the 1860s classifying it as “against the order of nature.”"
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BeaverCleaver
This is what happens when good samaritans assume too much.
http://www.kansascity.com/437/story/1302445.html
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BeaverCleaver
GJDailleult-"Basically the airlines are endangering the lives of everybody who flies in order to save money."
I think this statement is a little extreme. There is no guarantee the "orange" boxes will tell us what happened, let alone any way to prevent similar crashes. It might, but then, there is a lot of other evidence also. All that other evidence has sure produced a wild variety of theories.
Anyway, I would think that if the plane hit the water belly first, that the crew would have had to time to issue a mayday or some sort of communication. Since they did not, I think it adds credence to the lighting strike theory. That could ruin all electronics and leave the plane whole. Of course that means that somebody messed up because that is not supposed to be possible with today's large jets.
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BeaverCleaver
I "bereave" they used the wrong word and zaichik is right.
Anyway the Beav has been wondering what what was up with this case since the news broke last week. Glad to see a follow up on a case. Wish they were more common.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/body-of-woman-found-in-nakagawa-river-in-ibaraki
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