JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Financial Advisor
- Select Asset Management KK, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥100,000 ~ ¥999,999 Paid Training 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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lostrune2
Obama didn't even want to go to Libya. He doesn't deserve the credit there.
Posted in: Syrian death toll mounts
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lostrune2
Incidentally, there's also another law, an old law that dates back to WW2. If an American citizen dons the uniform of Nazi Germany and fights alongside them, the US soldiers can treat him an enemy combatant and need not afford him the rights enjoyed by an American citizen.
Well, whichever law, currently the U.S. government wouldn't give which specific legal justification since otherwise it'd be an explicit admission of government involvement in Yemeni soil. So we may never know...........
Posted in: U.S. strike kills American al-Qaida cleric in Yemen
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lostrune2
Unfortunately or fortunately, there's a sweeping law passed just after 9/11 that effectively makes the at-war with al-Qaeda (and specifically al-Qaeda, not just any terrorist organization) and thus gives the U.S. government the legal greenlight to kill or capture al-Qaeda terrorists, regardless if he's an American citizen. It's the same law that's used to go inside Afghanistan and Iraq. That law is pretty broad and without definite end (how long will the war against al-Qaeda last?).
Since for all intents and purposes, no al-Qaeda terrorist would be brought to court in the U.S. under this law (and which U.S. court would even take it on behalf of al-Qaeda?), it's practically impossible to challenge the constitutionality of this law. Thus, as long as that law is in the books, it makes the U.S. action legal under the Constitution.
Ironically, if the U.S. government wants to bug the phone-lines of suspected al-Qaeda terrorists, the U.S. government would first need a court order allowing authorization. But if the U.S. government wants to kill those al-Qaeda terrorists, under this law, all the U.S. government needs is authorization from the President. This law gives broad powers, but continue unchallenged, it remains legal.
Posted in: U.S. strike kills American al-Qaida cleric in Yemen
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lostrune2
guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/sep/05/amazon-tablet-challenge-apple-google
Why Amazon's tablet will challenge Apple in a way that Google cannot The key difference between Amazon and Google is that one of them holds millions of credit cards and is a famous name in retail
searchengineland(dot)com/amazon-android-tablet-undermines-google-94664
Amazon “Fire” Android Tablet Undermines Google
Posted in: Amazon targets iPad: Ready, aim, Fire
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lostrune2
OK, just to update ya guys on what happened this crazy night on the last day of the MLB season. Realize that the games were happening almost at the same times:
St. Louis (89-72), who started September 8.5 games behind Atlanta for the 4th-and-last NL playoff spot, won their last game easily over last-placed Houston.
Minutes after the St. Louis game, Atlanta (89-72) lead first-placed Philadelphia 3-2 going into the 9th-and-last inning, blew the lead, went into extra innings, and lost 3-4 in the 13th inning.
Thus, St. Louis (90-72) gets the 4th-and-last NL playoff team instead of Atlanta (89-73).
Tampa (90-71), who started September 9.0 games out of the 4th-and-last AL playoff spot, was losing 0-7 to first-placed NY Yankees going into the 8th inning. Then, Tampa scored a whopping 6 runs in the 8th, cutting their deficit 6-7 Yankees going into the 9th-and-final inning. Down to their last-out last-strike at the bottom of the 9th, Tampa tied the Yankees 7-7, sending yet another game into extra innings.
At the same time the Tampa comeback was happening, Boston was 1-out 1-strike away from winning 3-2 at the bottom of the 9th-and-final inning bases-empty when last-placed Baltimore tied the game 3-3 and then scored the game-ending winning-run 4-3. Boston not only blew the lead but also lost (their first loss after previously being undefeated 77-0 when leading after the 8th inning).
Three minutes after the Boston game ended, at the bottom of the 12th inning tied 7-7, Tampa scored the shortest game-ending homerun you'd ever see to win 8-7 over the Yankees.
Thus, Tampa (91-71) gets the 4th-and-last AL playoff team instead of Boston (90-72).
Two of the biggest September collapses ever in MLB history --Atlanta and Boston-- both blew 9th-and-final inning leads in their 162nd-and-final games of the season to miss the playoffs, after leading by so many games at the start of the month. What a way to lose!
p.s. Brett Gardner would had caught that game-winning hit towards Carl Crawford.
Posted in: Rays clinch AL wild card with stunning rally
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lostrune2
Today is the end of the 2010 MLB season, and a lot of playoff races are coming down to the final game.
Boston (90-71) and Tampa (90-71) are tied for the last AL playoff spot (wild card).
Texas (95-66) and Detroit (94-67) are fighting for AL's 2nd place and home-field advantage.
Atlanta (89-72) and St. Louis (89-72) are tied for the last NL playoff spot (wild card).
Milwaukee (95-66) and Arizona (94-67) are fighting fighting for NL's 2nd place and home-field advantage.
Haven't seen so many teams come down to the last game.
Posted in: Mariners, Athletics to open 2012 season at Tokyo Dome
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lostrune2
The Nets don't call girls sluts - they ho's!
Posted in: Poll: Young people see online slurs as just joking
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lostrune2
The fees are finally justified, hahaha!
Posted in: NHK wins International Emmy for current affairs
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lostrune2
If Libya closes the case, then that means Libya admits al-Megrahi was indeed the correct guilty party responsible.
Posted in: Libyan justice minister: Lockerbie case 'closed'
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lostrune2
This is more about economics. Bullfighting is funded by public funds. The bankrupt cities just can't afford to fund it anymore. Leave it to private entrepreneurship.
Posted in: Spain's Catalonia bids farewell to bullfighting
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lostrune2
Surely, Turkey or Iran are not thinking of going outside their international borders to conduct military offensives.......
Posted in: Turkish PM signals joint operation with Iran against Kurdish rebels
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lostrune2
Just got back from an Apple Genius Bar. Told them my iPhone4's audio receiver was broken. Gave me another one. 3 days before the warranty expires. Heh.
Posted in: Apple opens Hong Kong store in China push
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lostrune2
Good thing they have an extradition treaty.
Posted in: Collar bomb suspect lands back in Sydney
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lostrune2
They bought Freddie Garcia and Bartolo Colon...........
Yeah, they didn't have a great offseason.
Posted in: Yankees take AL East crown
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lostrune2
Damn fujoshi!!!
Posted in: Animate Girls Festival 2011 to be held at Ikebukuro Sept 23-24
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lostrune2
Maybe Iran should listen to the United States too, hahaha!
Like that's gonna happen.
Posted in: U.S. walks out as Iran delivers anti-U.S. speech at U.N.
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lostrune2
I think I just lost my religion.
Posted in: After 31 years, alt-rock pioneers R.E.M. calls it a day
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lostrune2
Y'know why Iran did it at this time.......... Ahmadinejad is visiting the United Nations in NYC, amidst a lot of protestors I'm sure.
Posted in: Iran frees 2 American hikers after two-year detention
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lostrune2
The Japanese aren't used to cheering in a MLB game. And they really have no team to root for, just a couple players.
Posted in: Mariners could open 2012 season in Japan
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lostrune2
Nobody knows how to play basketball, haha.
Posted in: Iran, China win in Asian Basketball Championships