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  moonbeamsJul. 27, 2009 - 08:27AM JST

  nice picture

  Posted in: Rainbow

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  moonbeamsJul. 26, 2009 - 05:08PM JST

  I saw some of that. But I mostly watched the big building in front of the fireworks.

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  moonbeamsJul. 24, 2009 - 01:34PM JST

  Can't we all just get along?

  Sure, Mature adults can, but this is JT.

  Posted in: U.S. image abroad surges under Obama, poll shows

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  moonbeamsJul. 23, 2009 - 04:58PM JST

  i just threw up in my mouth a bit

  Posted in: Reach for the Universe

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  moonbeamsJul. 22, 2009 - 01:30PM JST

  Do your friends read novels in Japanese? Do they discuss the present political situation in Japanese with their co-workers? Do they know what 皆既日食 means when it suddenly comes up in a conversation? I would be VERY surprized if they did.

  I read novels daily, discuss politics and know "solar eclipse," but I wouldn't dare call myself fluent. After all, I post here.

  Posted in: Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily

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  moonbeamsJul. 22, 2009 - 10:40AM JST

  Not meaning to criticise HD, but the speaking is the easy part. How can you be able to read and write but not speak? Surely if you can write a sentence down you can simply say it? Listening is another matter, and normally requires a lot of exposure.

  I can read books in Japanese, understand movies with subtitles, passed 2kyu, studying for 1kyu, write a blog in Japanese, etc.. but I can't speak either

  Posted in: Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily

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  moonbeamsJul. 21, 2009 - 11:26AM JST

  Unsure of gender? check for hair on the toe knuckles!!

  I thought so as well, as male and female feet have different shapes, but a prepubescent boy could resemble a young woman. Could be a child's foot :(

  Posted in: Human foot found on Akita beach

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  moonbeamsJul. 21, 2009 - 11:22AM JST

  Ha, ha! It's odd how some people take themselves so seriously. My point is, these are emotional reactions that are not understood by Japanese.

  Yes they are, when performed properly.

  Posted in: Bowlingual

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  moonbeamsJul. 20, 2009 - 12:35PM JST

  Cleo is right. Stupid idea.

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  moonbeamsJul. 20, 2009 - 12:30PM JST

  I pray she is safe.

  Posted in: 28-year-old man placed on wanted list for murder, abduction

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  moonbeamsJul. 20, 2009 - 12:30PM JST

  change the law

  Posted in: 28-year-old man placed on wanted list for murder, abduction

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  moonbeamsJul. 20, 2009 - 09:20AM JST

  I feel as if I belong to a gender of babies.

  The monster killed children.

  Posted in: 6 slain in Tennessee, Alabama; suspect in custody

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  moonbeamsJul. 16, 2009 - 05:59PM JST

  Driver's actions were disgusting. No excuse. But it is possible that the driver did stop, see that there was no way to bring the young man back, and thought "live my life of go to jail."

  Posted in: 17-year-old Ibaraki boy dies after being found bleeding with tire marks on his head

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  moonbeamsJul. 16, 2009 - 05:30PM JST

  I can't believe that people are this upset about race.

  Sorry to say, but if you interpret Sotomayor's 2001 comment as racist, then it just shows you have a lesser intellect.

  Her comment had nothing to do with race, you have to read from a sociological perspective, though, that might be difficult for many.

  Posted in: Sotomayor sidesteps on abortion, guns

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  moonbeamsJul. 15, 2009 - 10:11AM JST

  This is a non-issue. In the 2001 quote, all she did was give an example how that her perspective is different than the perspective of people who traditional hold roles of power.

  Those offended by this need some self reflection.

  Posted in: Sotomayor denies bias in 'wise Latina' remark

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  moonbeamsJul. 14, 2009 - 01:19PM JST

  Okay, this thread is begging for some rationality.

  Maria, yes, it's terrible to call the victim a liar. However, noone is doing that here. I believe that the general consensus is that the victim accused the wrong man.

  Angelo, men have no right to blame women for their weaknesses. And there is no such thing as a two-inch skirt. Come on, man.

  Posted in: Man sentenced to prison for groping insists on his innocence

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  moonbeamsJul. 13, 2009 - 11:15PM JST

  Way to go promoting misogyny, JT

  There is the most disgusting article I've seen, ever. Shame on you.

  Posted in: Older men up in arms over slovenly female behavior

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  moonbeamsJul. 09, 2009 - 06:56PM JST

  I still cannot comprehend how Japan has a traffic light system where pedestrians, including children, are given a green light to cross and cars turning are also given a green light to turn ? I am pretty sure that yet another child has been killed whilst cycling over a crossing with a green light and being hit by a vehicle that also has a green light to turn. It's not the childs fault because they have a green light to cycle across and it's not the drivers fault when a child comes cycling out of nowhere whilst they are driving into the turn. It's the governments fault.

  yes

  Posted in: 2 girls riding a bike hit by car in Chiba; one dies

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  moonbeamsJul. 02, 2009 - 10:23PM JST

  Good on the judge.

  Swedish guy, if you've got a good story, write it with your own characters and let it stand for itself. This is either fan fiction or a gimmick to sell your book, which either case reflects poorly on the publisher.

  If you want to write canonized characters, apply to Marvel or DC.

  Posted in: Judge blocks publication of Salinger spinoff book

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  moonbeamsJul. 01, 2009 - 07:45PM JST

  moonbeams, you think this pullout would be going on now if McCain got elected?You think that we'd be looking forward to leaving Iraq in 2011 if McCain or Romney or any of the other republican candidates? They be working their butts off to stay in Iraq just as long as possible. < :-)

  No, I voted for Obama, too. But I approach manners with a cool head and take into consideration that there is more to one side of things and I definitely don't use an internet forum to slander people.

  Posted in: Iraqis celebrate US pullback but bombing kills 27

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