borscht said...

borscht at 05:41 PM JST - 16th March

Not sure where you get that 50% thing,

By definition. If there is an average, 50% are below it and 50% are above it; that's what makes it the average.

I agree, though, that public high schools should be available to all but since high school is not part of…

Posted in Bills for tuition-free schooling, child allowances pass lower house at 05:41 PM JST - 16th March
borscht at 03:14 PM JST - 16th March

So Aeroflot was just ahead of its time.

Posted in Continental Airlines to charge for food on some flights at 03:14 PM JST - 16th March
borscht at 08:48 AM JST - 15th March

MrUSA, My question exactly. Back when I was 16 and driving my father's Ford, this same thing happened - throttle stuck wide open. After an initial shock and thrill of doing nearly 60 in town, I turned off the engine and braked to a stop. Car didn't flip. It just,…

Posted in Mystery over runaway Prius in Calif deepens at 08:48 AM JST - 15th March
borscht at 01:46 PM JST - 13th March

smithinjapan,

What is it that's being 'filmed', my I ask?

If Digital Adventure is as creative as they seem to be, they're filming Yon-sama reading a script on a quickie set while simultaneously filming the 40-70-year-olds watching him read a script, documentary-style. Later, I'm guessing, they'll sell this documentary to…

Posted in 30 Japanese women hurt in accident while watching filming of Yon-sama drama at 01:46 PM JST - 13th March
borscht at 09:11 AM JST - 13th March

I think showing creativity in finding a job is very important and if getting a surrogate test-taker gets you the job, you're being creative. If you can't do the job once you're hired, however, out you go.

Posted in Students using stand-ins for online employment exams at 09:11 AM JST - 13th March
borscht at 08:18 AM JST - 13th March

Fadamor wrote, "What am I missing here?"

1,700 Japanese female fans of Bae watching the event, as part of a tour organized by Digital Adventure,

You're missing the profit-making creativity of Digital Adventure to capitalize on the popularity of Yon-sama in Japan by charging 1700 Japanese women to watch him…

Posted in 30 Japanese women hurt in accident while watching filming of Yon-sama drama at 08:18 AM JST - 13th March
borscht at 10:06 AM JST - 12th March

Ultralib? You mean respecting the rights of others is now ultralib? Back in Goldwater's day it was called ultraconservative. And where does it say the school board members who are frightened by non-hetereosexual sexual orientation are 'white christian conservatives'? And who is throwing their support to 'non-christian conservatives'? I'm confused.…

Posted in Lesbian teen back at Mississippi school after prom canceled at 10:06 AM JST - 12th March
borscht at 07:53 AM JST - 12th March

Fadamor,

I know you know that one can drive from Southern Kyushu to Hokkaido without getting on a boat or plane.

Posted in Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul at 07:53 AM JST - 12th March
borscht at 07:49 AM JST - 12th March

I understand these people wanting government help for medical reasons. I'm sure it's painful and expensive and, since they lived through the Bombing, they can easily suspect the radiation caused their current health problems.

However, I think it's also interesting that Japanese courts routinely reject Chinese or Korean slave laborers…

Posted in Court acknowledges 1 more plaintiff as suffering from A-bomb illness at 07:49 AM JST - 12th March
borscht at 09:06 PM JST - 11th March

Cleo, While I respect your veggie lifestyle I must object to your aspertame post. From the Critical Review of Toxicology:

The weight of existing evidence is that aspartame is safe at current levels of consumption as a nonnutritive sweetener.

There are several websites that link aspartame to brain cancer, tumors,…

Posted in Canned coffee with zero sugar, fat, calories at 09:06 PM JST - 11th March