Tuesday February 14, 2012

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    Good_Jorb

    I disagree. If they were on a "normal" level, then they would be helping cook and serve food, and clean up the toilets after the evacuees. A royal is no better than an average person, so why should they get all this special treatment?

    I wouldn't ask my grandma or grandpa to cook/clean for me, would you? Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko aren't exactly spring chickens.

    Some people just don't get Japan.

    And some people pretend they do. They are talking to the Emperor and Empress well sitting on what is essentially their beds (On some level that is probably taboo as well). I'm sure the Emperor or Empress didn't want them to be in more discomfort by requiring them to sit formly. Prehaps the royal family has more empathy then some posters on JT.

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    not because of Harper, in spite of him.

    I'd say in spite of Harper as well, he tried to table a bill before he has prime minister that would have banks deregulated to a more "American" style. Thankfully it didn't happen and the banks didn't need massive quasi-socialist corporate welfare bailouts. Now we have strong banks and high oil prices equating to the GDP growth, only thing lacking, a political party that isn't filled with politicians! The Liberal, NDP, conservatives and even bloc Quebecois are filled with entitled baby boomers, who seem to have the inability to raise above partisan idiocy, well they allow the fleecing of their Children's future. Harper or should I say Flaherty being the worst and in classic conservative style running massive deficits (the highest in Canadian history), increasing the size of government, well cutting taxes, a la Reaganomics.

    Posted in: Canadian opposition likely to trigger election

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    Egypt, Tunisia

    I don't believe that Egypt or Tunisia even have offical governments at the moment, do they? The countries just revolted against their own governments, they're not exactly in the position to help others.

    Posted in: Cruise missile blasts Gadhafi's compound near tent

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    If Libyans are willing to stand against a dictator, well being bombed by jet fighters, why is it that Mexicans are unwilling to stand up against drug cartels?

    Posted in: Convoy ambush kills 7 Mexican police, 1 prisoner

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    Yep, to the Muslims, there is no greater crime, then being Christian. That is about as bad as it gets.

    Ergh, expect for maybe being a Jew but to some Christians there is no greater crime then being a Jew. Humans using human constructs to kill each other, a beatiful world we do live in.

    Posted in: Christians and Muslims clash in Cairo, 1 dead

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    I must agree with killdamessenger. This story is not about Japan. Neither does it have any "world" news implications.

    Nor do all the murders in Mexico, religious clashes, etc. really have any implications on the world at large. It is however a sad reflection on morbidness of the media, and the world at large.

    Posted in: Deputy US Marshal dies of wounds from gun battle

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    Fannie/Freddie

    Hagel's Fannie Mae bill was killed in a republican majority senate, in 2005. If you want to see how money was spent by Fannie Mae, read up on which group of senators DCI(a lobby group)lobby to on behalf of Fannie Mae.

    Posted in: Michael Moore rallies pro-union protesters in Wisconsin

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    For a nation that outlaws guns (Mexico), they sure have a lot of gun murders. I guess only the outlaws have guns.

    Considering the amount of gun related deaths that their neighbor to North has every year, everyone having a gun really doesn't make that much of difference.

    Posted in: Gunmen kill 3 at bar near U.S. consulate in Juarez

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    It has ZERO merit as a test of the course knowledge (well, unless the course was "Navigating the Table of Contents and Index: Exploring the Text").

    When outside of an academic setting would you not be able consult a index? Law primarily based on citing case precedent (looking through a ton of law book indices). Accounting, particular tax accounting, is estenially doing the same lawyers do. Psychologist refer to the DSM IV to diagnose their patients and so on.

    I've taken test that even though they were open book, unless you had a general understanding of the questions being asked, no amount of searching through the textbook would help. Make questions hard, impose strict time limits and it wouldn't matter how much access to secondary information sources they have, they won't have the time to finish the exam unless they know the course content well enough.

    Posted in: How can universities prevent cheating in exams by students who use cell phones to access sites in search of answers??

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    Good_Jorb

    Let them do open book styled exams(Cell phone, laptop, textbooks, etc.) it is more indicative of the real world.

    Posted in: How can universities prevent cheating in exams by students who use cell phones to access sites in search of answers??

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    Good_Jorb

    How are you going to "Increase the fish stocks"? Wave a magic wand?

    The same way, other countries are increasing fish stocks, mostly by reducing fleet sizes, re-training fishman into a different job field and increasing the costs to enter into the field. As well as enforcing catch quota's based on statistical analysis that would leave enough fish to repopulate the population and the introduction of fish farming. Common sense no? No magic wands needed.

    According to Good Jorb, the fishermen at Taiji have improved their fish managment practices which should increase fish populations.

    Where did I say that? Geeze... I said Taiji Fisherman, have to focus on improving their management practices, to increase fish populations. Are they doing that right now, I assume not, only because of the lack of information available to the public.

    However,given the evidence that dolphin populations have not increased in Japanese waters, the argument that dolphins are the cause of any declining fish population is laughable.

    Perhaps because dolphins have been culled. The fish population do doubt has been overfished by Japanese fisherman, just like most of the world fish stocks have been. It's unfortunate reality, that humanity created such problems but an unchecked dolphin population could consume the remaining fish stocks.

    Posted in: 'Cove' director gives free DVDs to Taiji residents

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    Good_Jorb

    Why not go with an even more absurd figure of 60 or 600 trillion? No one really believes anyway what you post about "conservatives" in a country you have never been to and know next to nothing about...

    Although 6 trillion is not correct;

    Bush added 4.97 trillion, a number that came be found on US treasury department website. He nearly double the national debt, spending more then all previous presidents before him combined.

    Posted in: Republicans win first budget skirmish; bigger fight looms

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    Good_Jorb

    The fisherman claim that they kill the dolphins, because the dolphins are eating their fish stocks. Increase the fish stocks, fisherman have no reason to kill the dolphins. Telling someone to stop something, without offering a viable solution to thier perceived problem isn't going to be that helpful, sometimes it can almost be counter productive.

    Posted in: 'Cove' director gives free DVDs to Taiji residents

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    But in fact the populations of dolphins in Japan have been decreasing not increasing.

    No doubt in relation to them being culled and/or lack of food sources. If they were really concerned about the dolphins, the people behind the video should have focused on Taiji fisherman changing to more sustainable fishing practices and better stock management. That way the dolphins and fishermen would have a bigger pie to share. On the other hand trying to come a reasonable compromise and fish not being cute, don't get you into the lime light.

    Posted in: 'Cove' director gives free DVDs to Taiji residents

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    Good_Jorb

    Goodjorb likes to think he really knows the region and its history

    I never said that I really know the region and it's history. I have said nothing that isn't anything more then basic knowledge of world history. It's common knowledge that US provided weapons are/were being used to fight against US soldiers in Iraq and Afganistan. I don't think it would be far fetched to assume that Libya could/may use those weapons in future against the US, even if it's just an anecdotal inference based on prior events in the middle east. As for my prediction of Libya, it's not mine to make, it's up to the peoples of Libya to choose their own path.

    Posted in: Rebels brace for more attacks in Libya; banks hand out money to Gadhafi loyalists

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    Good_Jorb

    Thanks Sarge. $2,000 bucks a day is a pretty good wage for hired guns from Niger and Chad.

    They also get to operate with immunity for any war crimes that they may commit. Any guess which country insisted on the Security Council adding that little bit to the resolution on Libya?

    Posted in: Gadhafi forces retake towns near Libyan capital

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    Good_Jorb

    Like these guys need the money! Sure wish they would pick and choose a bit more.

    Watched an interesting interview with Johnny Deep once, he does so many pirates of cribbean because his son loves to watch him in the role of Jack Sparrow.

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    Good_Jorb

    The US provided Saddam with very very little. France and Russia were his big sugardaddies.

    Considering Reagan said he would do whatever it takes to insure that Iraq beats Iran(including removing Iraq from terrorist list), you are being far to modest in what the US provided to Saddam.

    Arab-back Taliban? Really? Who trained, armed and financed Osama bin Laden and al qaeda fighters who later become the Taliban. Not any Arab nation, the USA via the CIA.

    But you answered my question about learning from the past. If you don't know your history, then you can't learn from.

    Posted in: Rebels brace for more attacks in Libya; banks hand out money to Gadhafi loyalists

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    Good_Jorb

    Washington should arm the provisional government in rebel-held areas of eastern Libya “to fight on behalf of the people of Libya against a really cruel dictator.”

    Do they never learn from the past, I mean seriously. How did providing arms to Iraq and Afganistan work out?

    Posted in: Rebels brace for more attacks in Libya; banks hand out money to Gadhafi loyalists

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    Good_Jorb

    Who cares if she is American, Mexican or Mexican-America. Her talent is her own, and is a product of her own hard work. Claudia Vazquez is a beautiful talented individual.

    Posted in: Singer Claudia Vazquez knocks 'em dead

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