JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Part Time Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥9,000 / Day per 4 class shift
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urufuls
Saw the trailer on YouTube.
Posted in: Arnie is back, now as animated crime-fighter
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urufuls
At first I thought it said "Gall Stone", but maybe that's a tired joke.
Posted in: Ramen on the phone
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urufuls
One more drawback - your face will smell like curry.
Posted in: Curry full of collagen peptides
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urufuls
Big ditto. Cookie cutter pop stars. She's already lost her childhood, and being surrounded by this atmosphere doesn't help.
Posted in: Miley Cyrus: 'I'm not trying to be slutty'
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urufuls
Been there, smelled that......no thanks.
Posted in: Lake Biwa: The place for original sushi
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urufuls
I have to agree with most that most of the architects in Japan are very talented. And I am referring to not the public buildings, but more the private housing like mansions or just houses. For the amount of space that is given to these individuals to work with, they can make the most of it.
Posted in: Architecture in Japan
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urufuls
Interesting article, Mr. Sweet. May I suggest that while there may not be one pathway to success, it certainly would benefit somebody to have these habits? Of course, continuing to increase in knowledge in numerous areas in addition to the habits better prepare an individual for what may come his or her way.
Posted in: Burn your copy of 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People'
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urufuls
With this article, it sounds like there is as much manufactured truth as there is manufactured doubt.
Posted in: Climategate: The fix is in
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urufuls
I once heard scientists stating that the biggest contribution to global warming is bovine flatulence and meat processing.
Thoughts?
Posted in: Climategate: The fix is in
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Starviking
I did not post that the basics of climate change were in dispute. I think I misled you in my post. Carl Sagan actually suggested that if we were to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere we would be able to lessen the blow of a global cooling (a nuclear winter would cool the globe, would it not?). There was a general cooling of the world in the middle of the 20th century, however the general scientific opinion now is that global warming is happening. Remember, it's a general opinion.
I mentioned the results of this hypothesis (being that global warming is occurring)is in dispute. You can find scientists that claim it is occurring and scientists who dispute that. We can find that popular scientific opinion is that global warming is happening, but still a considerable rejection of that claim exists as well.
There exist government agencies that require the archiving of scientific data to prevent fraudulent data. Well, it looks like that's what happened. It doesn't mean that global warming isn't happening, it just means that the motivation to gain scientific confirmation of a phenomenon is entirely misplaced.
I'm all for efficiency and clean energy and less smog and fresh air. But I can't believe in something when it is so disputed and those that are supposed to be the truth seekers are corrupting it.
Posted in: Climategate: The fix is in
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urufuls
It may have already been covered.
With all this debate going on between the sides, it's basically proving how science works.
You're supposed to recreate hypotheses over and over again to try and recreate the results. The results have been in dispute for years now.
Carl Sagan spoke on the danger of a possible global cooling just 30 years ago.
There are other scientists who claim that the Earth is in a cooling period too.
To me, all this is inconclusive. Al Gore isn't going to convince me with his Hollywood movie or all the Nobel Prizes in the world. Or any other political machine for that matter.
Posted in: Climategate: The fix is in
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Skipthesong
Exactly.
In this case, it doesn't matter why they did it, it just matters that they DID it.
Taking the not guilty plea shows that they are basing their actions on a different law system, which when revealed during the case will definitely be rife with religious and political overtones.
In the case of killing nearly 3000 civilians, their ends will never justify their means.
Posted in: Five 9/11 defendants want platform for views
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urufuls
Anthony39 - indeed. Whenever something like this occurs, I'll bet my last aluminum coin that there has been some pornography involved. Maybe not directly with this case, but in his past.
Posted in: Man arrested for abducting four young girls for 17 hours
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urufuls
Can't imagine what this would taste like, but unconciously I'm vomiting in the general direction of Pepsi Co. right now.
Posted in: Azuki-flavored Pepsi
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urufuls
Wow, this discussion has really hit rock bottom.
Posted in: Mormon church to build 5 new temples worldwide, including one in Sapporo
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urufuls
Wow Hiro, I'm sorry that this happened to you. Thank you so much for the information. If I ever get one of these calls, I will have a "Kekkou desu" ready.
Posted in: SLAPP-happy: Freedom of speech under threat in Japan
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urufuls
That looks like some great record integrity.
Posted in: Moving out
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urufuls
This is a great castle. Biwako is nearby as well. A beautiful area.
Posted in: The Red Devils of Hikone
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urufuls
tigris - while I will not get into a battle regarding punctuation with you, I will say that what you suggest, (that there wouldn't be such a big dispute if all victims were non-Americans), does have some basis. But only because of this is a sweeping generalisation that only Americans get upset and demand justice when their fellow Americans are the victims of terrorism. Why would ****only Americans be upset? This is something that the American media hypes up, much to the chagrin of the rest of the world. Were the surviving families of other nationalities just merely non-plussed by this terrorist act? Your first comment to me suggests that I favour one nation over another in this context, which I do not.
Moderator: Back on topic please.
Posted in: Lockerbie bomber release stirs diplomatic dispute
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urufuls
tigris - you are correct the article does state 270 people. My post was in reply to another poster where they mention 189 Americans. I misread and misinterpreted this.
What I don't think I misinterpret is you having a slight if not full out bias against the Americans? I did not mention anything in my post about Americans, just a number. What is the meaning to bring out racist comments such as "mere oriental human beings"? I believe you are pulling out meanings that do not exist in this discussion.
Back on topic, again, I would like to investigate the topics leading up to the conviction of this man.
Posted in: Lockerbie bomber release stirs diplomatic dispute