JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Financial Advisor
- Select Asset Management KK, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥100,000 ~ ¥999,999 Paid Training Negotiable Commission Based
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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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WilliB,
radicalism does not seem to have a strong hold in Tunisia; if things go south, a military dictatorship is more likely than Islamism.
Posted in: Tunisians drive leader from power in mass uprising
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This entire photograpj is terrifying.
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This has the potential to have a huge impact on the arab world.
Posted in: Tunisians drive leader from power in mass uprising
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This really is not the approptiate time to be trying to score political points. Show some respect to the those who have lost their lives in this senseless act of violence.
Posted in: Arizona Rep Giffords shot, 6 killed, including judge, 9-year-old girl
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I'm going to assume you meant "AIDS" there.
Posted in: More than 1 in 3 South African men admit to rape: study
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North Korea has alwats been very adept at pushing limits; all it takes is one push too far, however.
Posted in: N Korea warns region on brink of war after more artillery fire heard
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yabits,
A little bit of false equivilancy there; the situations aren't analogous. And, while the US might not go to war over two marines, the US forces in Korea are called a "tripwire" for a reason.
Posted in: N Korea warns region on brink of war after more artillery fire heard
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China doesn't want 2 things on it's border:
1) A large and vicious war, complete with floods of refugees and large numbers of US troops milling about.
2) A stable, unified Korea - strong economically and militarily, with strong ties to the US.
So we get this tightrope walk, trying to prop up Pyongyang while attempting to manage to it's erratic and beligerant behavior.
Posted in: S Korea boost security after North warns of more attacks
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The TSA should be dismantled. It should be taken appart brick by brick and replaced by a new security agency - one that has some grasp of the concepts of hospitality, courtesy, and decorum. It is impossible to make flying 100% safe - rather, our goal should be to get the best ratio of security to inconvenience possible.
Posted in: TSA chief calls for understanding; pat-down leaves Michigan man covered in urine
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No. But he knows what ever it means he hates it.
Posted in: Liberal Dutch marijuana policy takes another hit
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This wasn't how I interperated it; rather, that you could be recieve a full rape charge for something that wasn't vaginal intercourse (say, oral for example). Sweden already has a sexual molestation charge which is seperate from rape - we know this because Assange is charged with it as well.
I support the concept of Wikileaks, if not necessarily the implimentation. We need institutions that combat the ever creeping overreach of gov't secrecy apparatus. That said, Assange has come off as an arrogant self-ritgeous ass who thinks he is some sort of martyr for truth and justice. Exposing the misdeeds of the US gov't does not entitle you you go out and force women into having sex with you.
Posted in: Sweden to issue international arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder
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" The Swedish rape law is broader than similar laws in many other countries, partly because it covers rape within relationships. "
" Following a revision in 2005, the threshold for what is considered coercion to a sexual act was lowered, and the definition of rape was widened to include all sexual acts, instead of only intercourse. The change also meant that someone who has sex with an underaged, unconscious, drunk, or sleeping person can be convicted of rape. "
Tim, this sounds exactly like the definition of rape here in the US. What do you find objectionable in this?
Posted in: Sweden to issue international arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder
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Great title.
Posted in: Liberal Dutch marijuana policy takes another hit
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Well that was fast.
Posted in: Censure recommended for New York congressman Rangel
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Better get a new lawyer fast, Charlie.
Posted in: Ethics panel begins deliberations in Rangel case
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Saw this on the news; nightmarish.
Posted in: Welders detained after Shanghai high-rise fire kills 53
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is a living saint.
Let us hope (against hope) that this is the beginning of a change for Burma.
Posted in: Myanmar's Suu Kyi says she will continue to fight for human rights
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sf2k,
If the flying public has gotten fatter, so be it. Airlines exist to supply a service to their customers, as as such should accomodate those customers within reason. In this case, expanding seats sizes slightly (and adjusting ticket costs for fewer passangers at max capacity, if need be) seems entirely reasonable to me. It is not the Airlines place to shame fat passangers, and Economy Class seating is already on the small side, anyway.
Posted in: How should airlines handle obese passengers?
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This seems increadibly simple to me: if you cannot fit into a seat in a reasonable manner, then you must pay for a second seat.
The critical caveat to this, however, is that there must be a good faith effort on the part of airlines to provide seats which will comfortably fit the vast majority of the flying populace.
Posted in: How should airlines handle obese passengers?
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I beleive the world you are looking for is "diplomat".
Posted in: Volcano forces Obama to cut short his visit to Indonesia