2009-02-17, 16:22 | Link #1581 | |
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Either that or he thought hey if i get arrested i will have a meal and warm bed to sleep in for a few nights till m court day
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2009-02-17, 16:28 | Link #1582 |
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Given his situation, would there be any advantage to him being arrested? For example, I know that in Canada it's easier to access certain social services if you go through the courts (addictions treatment type stuff, maybe?), which means that people will occasionally commit minor crimes in a very brazen, public manner in order to get access to these services.
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2009-02-17, 16:46 | Link #1583 | |
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According to the article part time workers depend on agencies to find another temp job and if there are none available they are basically screwed. No job and no place to live since they lived in company dormitories.
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2009-02-17, 19:04 | Link #1584 |
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Aye, thats the missing "public safety net" Japan's government forgot to implement when Japan employers decided in the 90s the "american way" of layoffs, temps, and downsizing to tune budgets was a wondrous thing. One of the reasons proferred as to why the Japanese recession was so long but relatively painless was that the pain was spread throughout the system since employers had that "lord-serf" feudal implied contract with employees. The employees weren't dumped out on the street to accelerate an economic downturn. There was some net loss in given years but companies with Long Term plans and investors who think long term shrug those sorts of things off.
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Hip-hop!?! Enka no where near touches that! Quote:
Otherwise, it is lovely to see some difference in Japanese stereotypes, although I'm not sure what the deal is with him dressing like a hip-hop star, bad fashion and NY cap to boot when he sings something so lovely. :\ (using one stereotype to replace another that's been broken?)
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2009-02-18, 16:27 | Link #1586 |
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It's another example of western writer with absolute ZERO knowledge of Japanese culture, trying to explain things he doesn't understand.
Yes, Enka is old Japanese folk music, and far predates hip-hop... like, FAR predates. What the article SHOULD say, is that Jerome mixes his hip-hop roots with Enka, creating a unique blend of style.... He probably got that info from another source, possibly in TERRIBLE English, and misunderstood that the info was describing what Enka is.
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2009-02-18, 16:43 | Link #1587 |
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A simple Google would have prevented the author of the article from looking like an idiot.
Really... I noticed this at the first presidential press conference and the stupidity of many of the questions versus the intellectual level of the response. The reporting field needs to be told their lazy-ass days are over and they need to get up and *learn* about their subjects. (pulls out the Murrow-bat and the Cronkite-shield).
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2009-02-18, 20:32 | Link #1588 |
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Obama gears up for Canada visit
It appears that Obama will be visiting Canada tomorrow. Depending on how the talks on bilateral issues go, it may decide the fate of the Canadian minority government. Considering the number of Obama, if things don't go smoothly. There is the possibility of them losing the upcoming election to the Liberals. On the contrary, if things do go smoothly; then their approval rate will most likely go up since the Obama fever around the world hasn't faded yet. |
2009-02-19, 14:50 | Link #1589 | |
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Two billion more bourgeois
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2009-02-19, 21:07 | Link #1591 | |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/education/18college.html
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when they hell did giving a good effort means a passing a grade? I thought you were suppose to earn a passing grade not be given one for just being there?
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2009-02-19, 21:24 | Link #1592 | |
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Anyway, I can see actually showing up and doing the work to be required to get an A, but enough to justify good grades on it's own? If you can't turn in work of the quality needed, what possible justification is there for the professor to give you a good grade?
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2009-02-19, 21:43 | Link #1593 | |
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don't you also have to pass something call a test? i remember in the old days about 10 years ago when i was in college. You had to pass something call a mid-term and a final to pass the class? The professors didn't even bother to take attendence except for the lab stuff. When did just showing up = passing grade?
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2009-02-19, 22:02 | Link #1594 | |
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That said, when I took a class like that I made sure to get the A. Last edited by Clarste; 2009-02-19 at 22:12. |
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2009-02-20, 01:26 | Link #1595 | |
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The real horror is these idiots letting themselves be quoted saying inane stuff like that. Good profs will actually take the occasional genius or two completely out of the bell curve if they're using a curve. Curves can be useful if applied carefully - but there also has to be an accumulation of demonstrated knowledge of the material. @Xellos: this is the end-game of the K-8 "everyone's a winner!!" mentality. They're already seeping into the workplace and civilization will go the way of the "B" Ark....
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2009-02-20, 03:14 | Link #1596 |
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Russia sinks China cargo ship
This is what happens when ships trepass into Russian waters. When Russia warned them, the Chinese cargo ship had ignored the Russian warnings and the end result was that the cargo ship got sunk. |
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2009-02-20, 09:06 | Link #1598 | |
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Imagine that you have to get a 9/20 (on a 1 to 20 scale) GPA to pass. If you're at 8.70/10 and if you're a serious student, there is a chance that they let pass you. |
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2009-02-20, 13:36 | Link #1599 | |
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i can see it now, jr is at a meeting at work about his job preformance and jr is trying to argue with his boss that he deserves a raise because he show up for work.
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2009-02-20, 14:36 | Link #1600 | |
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Work 40h/week and be serious about studying? |
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