toadold said...

toadold at 01:44 PM JST - 25th February

One reason work sharing isn't too popular in the US is the medical benefits problem. It is very expensive in the US due in a large part to the hefty medical liability insurance premiums due to the unrestrained punitive law suits filed. If you work share the tendency of some…

Posted in Japan turns to 'work-sharing' to avoid layoffs at 01:44 PM JST - 25th February
toadold at 10:53 AM JST - 16th February

Funny, back when Indonesia had that tsunami hit their coast the US sent in an aircraft carrier. Some French "diplomat" said, "How typical of the Americans to send a warship." The American told him, "We'll fly off the war planes and fly in helicopter for search and rescue work, The…

Posted in Nuclear warships in Japan touch a nerve at 10:53 AM JST - 16th February
toadold at 04:29 AM JST - 14th February

In my opinion, Japan is more important than China to the US. It can be difficult to deal with but that is in a large part because it is a democracy. There are elements in the US that prefer dealing with dictatorships and oligarchies because it is "easier" and more…

Posted in From military alliance to total alliance at 04:29 AM JST - 14th February
toadold at 02:54 AM JST - 8th February

Children who have been sexually abused by family members are difficult to take care of. Child Protective Services in Texas has been having a lot of problems with it. A regular foster parent setting can't offer enough counseling and treatment to get them back to normal children. If they are…

Posted in Man gets 7 years for forcing stepdaughter into prostitution to pay cell phone bill at 02:54 AM JST - 8th February
toadold at 04:49 AM JST - 5th February

Part of the problem may be that the Western concept of social services and charity if a fairly recent concept to South Asia. As the extended family breaks down into the nuclear and single parent household of the industrial age, the extended family support system goes away and those in…

Posted in Economic crisis affects fund-raising drive to aid students at 04:49 AM JST - 5th February
toadold at 10:57 PM JST - 2nd February

Well the officer maintained enough presence of mind not to shoot the kid and he did direct his shots into a safe backstop. I don't know if it has changed but it used to the Japanese police had about a 90 percent conviction rate on their arrests. Nobody much wanted…

Posted in Police officer fires warning shots after being beaten by 14-year-old boy at 10:57 PM JST - 2nd February
toadold at 03:16 PM JST - 12th January

Auto parts salesman. If you can't buy new cars/trucks you have to patch up the old ones? Do it yourself books on everything should sell well.

Posted in Which professions do you think are recession-proof? at 03:16 PM JST - 12th January
toadold at 10:04 AM JST - 11th January

Betzee You got that right. I hear the production companies are trimming people in an effort to get costs down. Apparently the tight credit situation is hitting Hollywood also. I figure the era of the non-union movie production is around the corner.

Posted in Why are Hollywood remakes of classic films, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" being a recent example, generally inferior to the originals? at 10:04 AM JST - 11th January
toadold at 07:06 PM JST - 10th January

Most of your Hollywood movies are not written for the general audience anymore but for insiders and critics. A fair number of the good script writers have gone over to TV productions. An old movie studio head once said "If you want to send a message use a telegram not…

Posted in Why are Hollywood remakes of classic films, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" being a recent example, generally inferior to the originals? at 07:06 PM JST - 10th January
toadold at 03:09 AM JST - 9th January

Maybe it has something to do with an old guy trying to recapture his youth? At what age do teenage girls stop wearing school uniforms and do they tend to wear them a lot after school?

Posted in Ministry of Defense employee arrested for feeling up 17-year-old girl on JR Saikyo line at 03:09 AM JST - 9th January