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Smoke still rose from the remains of a landmark 1870 building which had housed one of…
"stimulus-style spending... tax hikes on the wealthy" Oh good grief, does anybody believe this will fix…
Posted in: Obama's budget goes to Congress
Also trust the government to be supporting localized garbage
Carbon tax is the biggest scam of the 21st century. The whole idea is to take…
Posted in: Aviation industry warns of trade war over EU carbon tax
"Europe can't compete so they tax the rest of us.." Anoher predictable diatribe from a fair-weather…
Posted in: Aviation industry warns of trade war over EU carbon tax
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What is this letter writing? Sounds very 1994.
Posted in: Obama writes letter to North Korean leader
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williamsmith
God will punish Obama for what he and his gang are doing.
Posted in: Obama reverses Bush stem cell restrictions
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williamsmith
Same old, same old. Obama-shumama.
Posted in: Obama: Every voice must be heard on health reform
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williamsmith
I really liked Billy Elliot. The accents were a bit difficult to follow, but maybe that just added to the excitement.
Posted in: What are your five favorite action movies?
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williamsmith
I think the mountains in Okinawa are very dangerous and people should never go there.
Posted in: Hiker dies on Okinawa mountain
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williamsmith
Wonderful! How about a game where we can stalk girls who want to go to school and throw acid on their faces?
Posted in: Boycott of violent Japanese video game urged in U.S.
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williamsmith
Ebichan looks great.
Posted in: Au goes green
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williamsmith
Call elections to get the public mandate, or step down immediately!
Posted in: Opposition steps up pressure on Aso to resign
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williamsmith
NO! NO! I Don't like Mino Monta!
Posted in: Danny Boyle in Tokyo
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williamsmith
It is paid for the sex but the men are disgusting.
Posted in: Woman held for forcing daughter and her friend into prostitution
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williamsmith
Get used to it, Sharia law is the wave if the future. Oh Woe to all ye women.
Posted in: Islamic law to be imposed in parts of northwest Pakistan
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williamsmith
This ponds should be drained to avoid any further consumption. It probably has evil spirts.
Posted in: Body of missing 6-year-old girl found in pond in Fukushima
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williamsmith
Why Meiji Shine? Yasukuni is much more interesting.
Posted in: Clinton visits Meiji Shrine
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williamsmith
Britain has always been "broken", if we are talking about ideals and concepts of what is normal and good. 13 is quite young for a male to father a child, as humans are born quite pre-mature and many male humans are still developing at that age. So social controls are necessary, because being pysically able to "ride the village bicycle" means the that accidents will happen.
Posted in: Baby-faced dad, 13, raises 'broken Britain' fears
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williamsmith
It seems that the co-pilot was a woman.
Posted in: 9/11 widow among 50 killed after commuter plane crashes into home in Buffalo
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williamsmith
So old, people that old shouldn't be outside.
Posted in: 83-yr-old man arrested for exposing himself to junior high school boys in Saitama
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williamsmith
He isn't even double her age.
Posted in: 27-yr-old police sergeant arrested for having sex with 14-yr-old girl
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williamsmith
I don't think they should come back to Japan. We need to close the borders and all ports of entry immediately to block this foreign flu epidemic before it strikes against Japan.
Posted in: Panasonic orders families to return home from overseas on flu fears
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williamsmith
Disgusting.
Posted in: Japan Tobacco reports record sales
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williamsmith
To continue offering their core staff a job-for-life guarantee and other benefits, Japanese companies find other ways to drive down their HR costs. They cut back on overtime, bonuses and new hires. They transfer their employees to other companies or within the group. And they replace core staff with flexible irregulars. Transfers to other firms, usually to suppliers or subsidiaries, can be either a temporary or a permanent arrangement. For many employees, moving from a secure job in the corporation to a badly paid job with a supplier does not so much prevent unemployment as delay it. Another typical instrument here is "voluntary early retirement". These schemes can affect employees even in their mid-30s. Early retirement is often a euphemism for dismissal.The settlements offered usually go nowhere near to replacing a proper pension.
Posted in: Temp workers bear brunt of recession in Japan