JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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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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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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yabits
For many decades, Madoff was a successful and trustworthy person in the realm of finance, so she had every reason for thinking so.
It was only because of his successful past and his reputation that clients would trust him with their fortunes. That he, at some point, decided he was going to be corrupt is the interesting story here.
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yabits
Just what is Q Magazine's "Greatest Act Award" based on? I'm not disagreeing with the choice, but I find these types of awards kind of interesting.
Just a few random thoughts:
I like a few of U2's songs, but I've never been a fan of the band. They may indeed be a great "act" judging by some of the concert videos I've seen playing in bars I've been to and seeing the throngs of people their concerts attract, but I do not see them as a very influential force in music. Another talent which might have been considered, and who has had much more influence on other musicians, in my opinion, is Prince. (And I'm not a big fan of his either, but like some of his songs.)
U2 is one of those acts whose music is overshadowed by so many other things non-musical. While writing this, I am listening to James Brown's Ain't It Funky Now, and I'm listening to an artist who was a great "act" as well as more of a genuine artist. (As a listen to This is a Man's World will attest.)
Van Morrison, Fleetwood Mac (w/Peter Green), Miles Davis, The Smiths, Steely Dan, Frank Zappa, Pixies, Hendrix, Lou Reed, Nina Simone, etc. -- a short list that shows how difficult it is to concoct awards for musical acts.
I think the ultimate sign of respect in music is knowing your music has influenced other musicians. (There seems to be a cottage industry on YouTube of guitarists trying to copy and perfect Johnny Marr's guitar riffs.) I think U2 represents a kind of musical dead-end street. That is not a negative as much as a recognition that there's no other musician to build on it and take it somewhere new. Not even U2 could do that. Another group that fits in that category, in my opinion, is The Doors. I was a big fan of them, but musically, a dead end.
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yabits
Democratic Party rules. Don't like them? Tough.
If you understand fully then you know the reasons why the Democrats enacted the rules. And, yes, I think under present times -- with the intelligence of so many Americans at such a low point as they would think that people like Palin, Bachmann, Perry, Trump, and Cain are actually presidential material -- the rules are necessary.
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yabits
Steve voted for McCain. He's never said he was a liberal. His support for Reid stems from the fact that they are both Nevada residents, and not because they share the same political philosophy. The simple fact of the matter is you've got a powerful Nevada casino-owner supporting a sitting, experienced Nevada senator who can get things done for him.
I've seen both and neither is very intelligent or convincing.
I wouldn't buy a used car from him. I'm a liberal, and we liberals know our own. Wynn is no liberal.
Steve Jobs told Rupert Murdoch that Fox News was a terribly destructive force in American society. You going to take that to the bank too?
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yabits
President Obama will have challengers from the left, a la Ralph Nader, but they can't expect any more support from the Democratic Party than Perot got from the Republican Party in '92.
What a ridiculous statement. Harold Stassen was never considered a serious candidate since 1948. There was never any discussion or debate of the issues between Reagan and Stassen, mainly because he was considered a joke. So if your standard for a "challenge" is running a non-serious joke, that is something that is embarrassing to witness.
The reason you find it amazing is because you have extremely little knowledge about the process and its history. And that shows when you claim the super-delegates weren't voted for. Most are elected officials.
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yabits
So you are accusing the Dems of not doing the very same thing the Republicans did when they were in the same position. What is really screwy about it is how you praise the Republicans for getting in a race for an office they don't currently hold!! One writer described it as "silly." That's about the best that can be said for your claim here. Back in 2004, when Bush was the incumbent, the Democrats fielded a number of candidates just as the Republicans are doing now. So both parties act the same way depending on whether they are the "out party" or the "in party." Exactly the same way.
What's to answer? The Democrats get to run their party according to their rules. Don't like it? Join another party. I see strong advantages to the super-delegate system, and I predict it won't be too long before Republicans adopt something like it. Especially if they put up another clunker of a candidate for president.
Wrong. Perot was not put up by the Republican Party. He ran as a third party candidate, which anyone is free to do. Nor was Buchanan put up: He decided himself, as Kennedy did in 1980 to take on the incumbent. It's not a "party" thing; it's a personal thing.
There's nothing stopping any Democrat from challenging Obama, except the fact that he enjoys very high approval ratings from his fellow Democrats in office.
Are you actually serious?
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yabits
Steve Wynn a liberal? Since when? Says who?
He's not only not VERY liberal, he is more to the right of center.
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yabits
A good test will be in the Mass. Senate race between Elizabeth Warren and the pinup boy.
It's funny that conservatives have to end up stealing their themes from artists who have no desire whatsoever to be associated with them. I think the perfect song written for these right-wing freaks is Frank Zappa's "Broken Hearts are for...." (Always loved the way Zappa slapped little Bob Novak around on the old Crossfire program -- a show which can be seen on YouTube. He had the conservatives pegged.)
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yabits
We're talking about the buses used in McCain's campaign. The "Straight-Talk Express" was built by the same company that built Obama's bus.
And here I thought conservatives were for free trade and NAFTA.
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yabits
Just as McCain's and Palin's buses were. More hypocrisy from the right-wing haters.
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yabits
First key question: Who did the Republicans put up to challenge Bush in 2004?
After his return to deficit spending, the worst attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor, his proposal to expand Medicare, etc., I am sure there were Republicans who had "a different opinion on how things should be run."
Why is your brand of conservatism so blindly dumb and hypocritical? Why do you pretend the Republicans are better than Democrats when they act the very same way? Who was the last person the Republicans put up to challenge a sitting Republican president?
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yabits
Tea Party = Republican Party. I seriously doubt if any "Tea Party candidate" would have won by running under their own party brand. The OWS are true independents.
.....which can have an affect on banking laws
The Republican-led House hasn't done anything. They're worthless. Absolutely worthless. The public's opinion of Congress, which was low before the 2010 election, has only plummeted further.
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yabits
And, like Survivor, the decent, level-headed types don't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting through. (That would be Jon Huntsman -- a very popular governor of a very conservative state.)
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yabits
The right-wingers who might go out of the way to make complete, incoherent fools out of themselves at a Glenn Beck gathering or other Tea Party venue -- at least those among them who have some awareness -- may indeed have some envy and fear over the level of commitment displayed by OWS volunteers.
After learning of Walensa's association with the loser Tea Party candidate, Andrzejewski of Illinois, there is little doubt that right wing money is flowing to his "foundation."
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yabits
Looks like Iran can stage just about anything and you'd believe it. Such is the extent of your dupedom.
More importantly, the two American hikers whom Iran recently released from prison chose to make their first public appearance in the U.S. at an OWS gathering in Oakland. I doubt if it is an expression of solidarity with their former captors. I suspect many ordinary Iranians -- the ones who took to the streets to protest the regime -- have much more in common with the OWS-ers than the people you've sucked yourself into believing.
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yabits
How have you been detecting this "full-throated support" from Iran? Through the fillings in your teeth? Or is that being fed to you by the usual right-wing unreliable sources?
Kind of sounds as though you are envious there. Perhaps the anti-US-Government TEA movement was just too crazy for the Iranians.
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yabits
The Polish media has commented very critically on Walensa's disgraceful selling himself out to right-wingers with money long before OWS came on the scene.
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yabits
Indeed. Walensa's first remarks on OWS were supportive and positive. We have not heard directly from him on what has been, to this point, inaccurately portrayed. Remarks that "America is sliding towards socialism" were never made by Walensa are falsely attributed to him with regards to OWS. It's a complete lie typical of the right-wing.
Further research reveals that Walensa of today does not hold the values of the man who helped lead the Solidarity movement in Poland. Since starting his "fund" in 2009, he has been more attuned to fund-raising and has demonstrated that his stamp of approval is for sale. I was not aware of that.
Since he is more concerned about money than principles, I really don't care any more what he says about OWS -- pro or con. Meanwhile, nearly every large city in Poland has its own group of "Occupy" supporters -- in true solidarity with OWS.
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yabits
You missed the point. The right-wingers are paying for Walensa to stay away. If the right-wingers had any honor or courage -- which, of course, they don't -- they'd gladly use the money to pay for Walensa's trip to have him see the "truth" first-hand. He was invited and intended to come.
In the Polish press, they are talking about Walensa "selling out."
Gazeta Wyborcza has even gone as far as calling Walensa a "disgrace": “Lech Walensa is a symbol of peaceful democratic changes in Poland and elsewhere in Europe, our ambassador in the world. And now this ambassador disgraces us." The daily cites Walensa's inconsistencies in supporting both right- and left-wing parties, as long as they pay him.
This is apparently not exactly news to the Polish. A great many expressed anger and disappointment when Walensa accepted a €100,000 2-engagement speaking tour for a far-right group in Europe a couple of years back. It is apparent as the man ages, many Poles are thinking he has sold out his principles. Such is the corrupting force of the right wing.
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yabits
It's plain to see that Walensa supported OWS before a decision was made not to visit them. He has not made any personal statement as to why.
In his initial statements in support of OWS, Walensa indicated he knew that the protests were an uprising against capitalism run amok. In other words, he fully was aware of the target of the protests before his apparent flip-flop.
Well, we know from the article above that a team of right-wing, Tea Party supporters contacted Walensa's office, letting them know that OWS consisted of "jihadists", among other lies. In other words, they painted a totally false picture to Walensa's people. More importantly is the source of funding to the Walensa foundation by those whose interest it is to keep Walensa in line. The ability of liars with money to corrupt decent people is sad to behold.
The only reliable way to find out if something like this is true or not is to visit first-hand and see for one's self. This, the right-wingers can not afford to have Walensa do. The consensus by OWS people is that Walensa would be greeted with open arms. If the right-wingers were really being honest, they would pay for a "fact-finding" trip to NYC for Walensa with an interpreter to have him discover first-hand the real truth about the movement. If OWS is truly what the right-wing claims, they would have a strong spokesman on their side.
But they have to do everything in their power to dissuade him from ever doing that. Jihadists? You know they are lying. And yes, anyone who would believe a right-wing lie is a dupe. Anyone on the right-wing who repeats the lies is far worse.
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