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Hotbox08
Well, Japan didn't live up to what they were saying as "playing ugly" in the literal sense. It was a clean game throughout. No animosities, no injuries or hard fouls. Yet, like was said above, what Shunsuke was actually saying (if he was interpreted by a trustworthy interpreter) was that he wanted Japan to care less about pretty passes and muscle into the box more and shoot.
I do agree with most posters up there that Japan did dominate possession and penetrated more often, but overall, Japan needs a striker badly; someone to finish the penetration.
Posted in: Japan, Australia draw 0-0 in World Cup qualifier
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Hotbox08
One thing's for sure: If Japan loses, many of the posters up there will say it was because it was supposed to be and that Australia was the better team. If Japan wins, then everyone will cry foul and claim that Japan cheated, and blame it on foul play by Japanese players.
How much is anyone willing to bet that this will happen?
Posted in: Japan prepared to 'get ugly' against Australia in World Cup qualifier
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Hotbox08
Haven't seen the movie yet, but with Will Smith in it, it should be good.
Posted in: 7 Pounds
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Hotbox08
Not surprised with this story. The mother and the doctor(s) who allowed this to happen should be ashamed of themselves. To abuse technology, which was put in place to help those who actually need it, should be a crime. I really feel sorry for her children and these newborns since they will forever live in poverty, and may grow up realizing the burden that their mother has caused the social welfare system; especially in these dire economic times.
Posted in: California Medical Board probes octuplet birth
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Hotbox08
Clearly the mother was being selfish and greedy. There are so many people out there that is struggling to conceive just one child. This is so different than if she had gotten pregnant naturally, since the fact that she went out of her way to conceive eight, artificially, shows that she wasn't happy or content with the six she already had. And I guess that is the main point in all of this: There is a BIG difference with having a big family naturally vs. artificially.
Posted in: Make that 14: Octuplet mom already had 6 kids
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Hotbox08
freakashow, really? Didn't know that, but still I don't mind dishing out a little money to watch sports programs live in their entirety.
Posted in: Williams sisters beat Sugiyama, Hantuchova in Australian Open doubles final
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Hotbox08
I agree with you Sarge. I've had mine for about 4 years now and no problems whatsoever. I can't see why you would really want to change your phone after such a short time. And anyway, after all the points I've piled up, when it does come time to buy a new one, I'll be able to get it for free.
Posted in: Softbank handsets
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Hotbox08
Well, that's no surprise since NHK sucks for reporting. As for me, I saw about two minutes of highlights dedicated to the final on Fuji Sporto news (channel 8). They also had it on Nippon Television (Channel 4 on terrestrial lines) a little while after that. You really should stop watching NHK, since that would really justify not paying the subscription fees.
Also, I saw it live on WOWOW. It was a good match, but it was clear that the Williams sisters were much more insync.
Posted in: Williams sisters beat Sugiyama, Hantuchova in Australian Open doubles final
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Hotbox08
"It's as if Superman stepped out of a phone booth and became Clark Kent," said Fred Greenstein, a Princeton University professor emeritus of politics. "He's beginning to put aside the rhetoric in favor of listing the policies and doing the checklist. He's not going out of his way to show a lot of flash. It's much more lets-get-down-to-work."
Exactly.
Posted in: Obama touts economic aid plan's impact on average Americans
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Hotbox08
Good point Molenir. It is the same possibility with many scientific studies. It is the same line of reasoning that many smokers say for not believing the scientific link between smoking and lung cancer. It is the same line of reasoning that people will refuse any scientific link between fatty food and heart disease. I guess the bottom line is it is all a sort of religion and in the end we are free to choose what we believe in and what we don't.
Posted in: Antarctica joins rest of globe in warming
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Hotbox08
http://green.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090121/scnm/usantarctica_warming.html
"Antarctica is getting warmer rather than cooling as widely believed, according to a study that fits the icy continent into a trend of global warming."
'nuff said.
Posted in: Antarctica joins rest of globe in warming
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Hotbox08
The difference between President Obama and former President Bush is that at least Obama listens to the people and thus has been building a government run by the people and for the people. Bush on the other hand, ran it his way. That's a big difference if you ask me.
Posted in: Obama tackles recession, war and ethics on day one
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Hotbox08
At least now we have a presidency that is governed by the will of the people, rather than the free will of the President himself. I really like the fact that Obama has a more open mind when it comes to inclusion of both Democrats and Republicans alike. It has also been reported that he, unlike Bush, has reached out and made himself available to not only liberal media sources, but also the more conservative ones. It is this embracing and listening to all that is so much more refreshing to see.
Posted in: Obama tackles recession, war and ethics on day one
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Hotbox08
Amen to that.
Posted in: Cold wave freezes U.S. northeast
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Hotbox08
lol Yes I have. Unfortunately, that should only apply to metropolitan areas. The decrease in snow and lower temperatures have been happening even in remote mountain areas. This is why many ski resorts have been steadily losing money, for the past decade.
True. We shouldn't panic. Yet, I disagree that we should just go about and do things as we have normally done things. Of course, I'm not proposing we scrap all our daily conveniences. Although I own a house, I choose not to drive a car (I use mass transit), I respect others' right to have one. I just hate the fact that many I see idle their cars while sleeping in them. Think about all that carbon monoxide being spewed out. It just doesn't make sense. I never said that we should panic, but I do feel that doing things with a bit of concern for the environment is not bad at all.
Sure, icebergs floating do happen. An ice shelf though is another story. Within the past several years, no less than two large ice shelves (large pieces of ice, much larger than icebergs, up to 200+ miles in length) from Antarctica have broken off. Now, I'm not downplaying the danger of icebergs, but c'mon, an iceberg is a mere pebble, compared the the size of an ice shelf. Anyway, yes, we probably will never feel the effects of these climactic changes in our lifetime (ice shelves move slowly and thus melt at a slow rate; and in turn water levels will rise slowly - at approximately 8 mm. per year, according to the latest evidence). However, I do not feel that we should do things without understanding the consequences of our actions.
Then again, much of the climactic changes probably can be attributed to these EPA most wanted: http://www.epa.gov/fugitives/
Posted in: Cold wave freezes U.S. northeast
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Hotbox08
You are right, climate changes, but if what you say is true, then we should be seeing years where there is some snow, and other years where there is not. However, the trend indicates that the disappearance of snow, and increase of the temperature has been steadily going one way, for some time now.
Although I agree that we should not be in any hysteria about global warming, I can't agree with the opinion that global warming is not real. It is, and it is one reason why the polar ice caps have been melting at an alarming rate. It is also the reason why larger and larger pieces of Antarctica have been breaking off recently. After all, what's wrong with taking care of our planet in the first place?
Posted in: Cold wave freezes U.S. northeast
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Hotbox08
To add, I can see the point of global warming non-believers that there is a natural cycle of freezing and warming of the Earth. But we are talking about a cycle that lasts several centuries, NOT decades or mere years.
It's taken less than ten years, to see a lot of snow in Tokyo, to no snow in Tokyo, every winter. Natural warming doesn't occur THAT fast. Did the Ice Age last only a few decades? I think not.
Posted in: Cold wave freezes U.S. northeast
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Hotbox08
The best way to tell that global warming is real is just look and feel it around you. Back in the mid 90s when I arrived in Tokyo, it was not uncommon to find heaps of snow in December. Nowadays, you'll be hardpressed to find any at all in a winter season.
Another fact, is that scientists who observe the polar ice caps have noticed a significant drop in the amount of ice available. Now, it doesn't take an expert to tell you that extreme heat, and not cold causes ice to melt that fast.
Posted in: Cold wave freezes U.S. northeast
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Hotbox08
Taka, spot on. For those posters out there who don't know diddly about global warming and severe weather patterns, read this:
ScienceDaily (Dec. 5, 2007)
Moderator: The URL will suffice.
Posted in: Cold wave freezes U.S. northeast
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Hotbox08
Wow! A lot of offbase comments, but not one single word of condolence for this guy. Let me be the first then. RIP Professor Takakubo. May your attacker be caught and run through the mills for the heinous crime they have just committed.
Posted in: Professor stabbed to death at Chuo University in Tokyo