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    Equality

    The first part of the article is both interesting and accurate but the salary/juice analogy is absolutely ridiculous. Product pricing strategies and merit-based employee compensation are about as similar as potatoes and astronomy. Microeconomics dictates a specific profit maximization strategy, with (consumer) demand and pricing being the two cornerstones. Industrial psychology focuses on such things such as employee performance, motivation, job satisfaction, and other such things. Also, how was the title of the article decided? The article doesn't even address this issue. It sounds like the author needs to review his notes from Writing 101!

    Posted in: The mindset of workers who will always have low salaries

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    I love the headline, "Coke takes anti-obesity campaign global". It's like McDonald's promoting 'healthy food choices' or KFC promoting 'humane treatment for chickens'.

    Posted in: Coke takes anti-obesity campaign global

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    That's a lot of baby mamas!

    Posted in: Chinese director investigated for having 7 kids

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    It was such a shame when they knocked down the dojunkai on Omote-Sando Dori, which'd helped to create its unique character. The street used to be closed off to traffic on Sundays and people would set up small stands to sell clothes and jewelery, hang out, and just enjoy the good vibes and leafy comfort of one of Tokyo's cooler streets. That is, until they gentrified it by removing the dojunkai; replacing them with the soulless and ostentatious shops that make up Omote-Sando Hills. One of the best streets in Tokyo was turned into a cultural wasteland.

    Posted in: Last 'dojunkai' apartments to be demolished in June

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    It's been said that if the person is attracted to you then it's a compliment. If not, it's harassment . Interesting theory ...

    Posted in: Is it ever OK to compliment a co-worker's appearance on the job?

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    What? No Bangkok? Has the writer never been?? Also, I don't really think of 'food trucks' as providing 'street food', which brings to mind vendors with carts selling a variety of cheap and tasty foods.

    Posted in: Travel picks: Top 10 street-food cities

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    @tmarie - You obviously do not understand the geopolitical complexities of the region and/or simply prefer to espouse the same tired old rhetoric.

    NBC cited U.S. officials as saying it was believed the primary target was a weapons shipment headed for Hezbollah.

    If one of your neighbours was delivering dangerous weapons to another who was sworn to your destruction and you had the means to destroy that shipment, what would you do, ignore it?
    I didn't think so ...

    Posted in: Israel air strike hits Syria

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    its a wonder the situation hasnt escalated into a full-fledged crisis.

    With the amount of bullying and number teenage suicides, I'd argue that it has.

    Posted in: Parents creating stressed-out children

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    How about posters saying, "The man with no shoes felt sorry for himself until he saw the man with no feet." or "If you are unhappy at your job, find another one. It's better to live on less money than to be unhappy all the time." or "Depressed? Try doing a little volunteer work. It'll lift your spirits and those you help!"

    Posted in: Depressing suicide prevention posters cause controversy in Kobe

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    Hey 'Ms. A', I recommend you supplement your food allowance by switching to old-style keitai. (Not as 'cool' - though neither is deception - and only 'bout 3000 yen a month! :-)

    Posted in: Women use smartphone games to lure men into paying for their food expenses

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    Government sanctioned casinos in Japan? Why not? Better for the government to rake in the revenues than the Yakuza with their private casinos and the Koreans who own the pachinko parlors. I have nothing against Koreans, but why not funnel the gambling proceeds back into the Japanese economy (minus the requisite skimming and kickbacks, of course).

    Posted in: Japan casino lobby prepare for legalization push

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    @Bluescript - Why don't we "start the clock" a little further back?

    A good case can be made that IT started in 1967 with the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. This crisis in Gaza is a crisis rooted in occupation."

    "Between 1966 and 1967 Israeli borders saw repeated Arab terrorist attacks and Syrian military activity. On May 11, UN Secretary General U Thant leveled criticism at Syria for its sponsorship of Palestinian terrorism, denouncing those attacks as deplorable, insidious and menaces to peace."

    Maybe that was one of the reasons for IT?

    Or let's "start the clock" a little further back, in 1947, when the UN created and proposed the 'Partition Plan' to the Israelis and Palestinians. This was the original 'two state solution' and would have provided for the peaceful coexistence in the land that is now Israel proper; an agreement which the Israeli's accepted and which Yasser Arafat and the Palestinians (at the urging of the Arab League) rejected.

    That was the original reason for IT!!

    Posted in: Israeli air strike hits Gaza militant base after rocket fired

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    The food was delicious, only the best vegetables, asparagus, bell peppers, everything you can imagine. And always with a side of rice or pasta, she recalled.

    The petite widows story is a tale of the horror, pain and dislocation endured by people of all sides who survived World War II.

    Oooookay .....

    Posted in: Hitler's food taster tells of poisoning fears

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    Avoiding religion and politics for a moment, I just want to thank JT for providing such an interesting and well-written article. Hopefully we will be able to read more articles form quality journalists like Rohde in the future.

    Posted in: For American Muslims, dread

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    We all know that when it comes to the Diaoyu Islands issue Japan has been continuously taking provocative actions to raise tensions. This is the root cause of the present very tense situation over the islands, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing.

    Talk about the 'pot calling the kettle black'! This is one of the best examples of hypocrisy ever!

    Posted in: China calls on Japan to stop scrambling its fighters

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    @ Probie - Terrorism, i.e. the use of violence against civilians to achieve political goals, knows no borders. Domestic or international, it's still terrorism.

    Posted in: Investigators have video footage of Boston bomb suspect

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    After suffering a 90-minute commute on the Odakyu and Chuo lines, I eventually decided to move closer to my workplace. Talk about a better quality of life; my level of stress was cut in half! Moving is a pain in the you-know-what, but you'll reap the benefits five days a week!

    Posted in: Veteran strap-hanger gives upbeat advice for surviving daily commute

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    Hanai was quoted as saying that he was interested to know what kind of underwear the woman was wearing.

    Classic!!

    Posted in: Assistant judge fired for taking upskirt film

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    Uhhh .... I think you've got that backwards. The yen has actually been steadily falling/depreciating against major currencies, losing more than 15% of its value since Abe took power. One of the main reasons for the "deluge of easy money that began flooding Japan" is to weaken the yen, which makes Japanese exports less expensive, which leads to increased demand, helps Japanese companies, and improves the economy.

    Posted in: Reaction to BOJ policy within expectations: Kuroda

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    Awesome show - the characters, plots, and accurate rendition of 1960's American society are all impressive. I bought the first 4 seasons in Canada (used) for $40.00. One of my best investments ever!

    Posted in: 'Mad Men' grapples with identity crisis in penultimate TV season

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