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2009-11-03, 07:32 | Link #4565 | |
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But it'd nice if they developed more the points explored in this particular study: if there are definite proof that the extension is active, that would be really interesting. Nevertheless I am definitely gonna explore this area one day, volcanoes are so amazing there: lava lakes, carbonatite volcanoes (which instead of red hot basalt release brown melted rocks with the composition of limestone, only about 200-300°C )
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2009-11-03, 09:41 | Link #4566 |
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Two white female employees sue a company they used to work for over sexism and racism.
Wonder how these suits will go down in court, and how Japanese people will feel about foreigners telling them how to behave at work. While these lawsuits appear just from a Western perspective, you've got to wonder what these women were expecting from working at a Japanese company. |
2009-11-03, 09:59 | Link #4567 | |
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As for the statement "But she said that there was "obvious hostility" from Nomura staff when her Lehmans team moved to the Japanese bank's City offices for fear their roles would be usurped.", well, yes, there would almost have to be. Japanese bank employees don't make as much as their Western counterparts; certainly ex-Lehman guys whom I know were worried about their salaries - not to mention they were in the "losing" side having been bought by Nomura. Their lawyer can likely get better reasons if he wants to either win or settle the case in the end. But... "He also allegedly said that "the Japanese hate women, especially if they are too loud"."... WTH...
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2009-11-03, 10:27 | Link #4568 |
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They apparently didn't start out working for a Japanese company. She was working for Lehman Brothers and came to work for Nomura after Nomura bought that division after Lehman Brothers collapsed. It's not like they had a lot of choice in the matter. Even if they did apply for a job with Nomura directly, why should they put up with that kind of thing? Why should anyone?
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2009-11-03, 10:42 | Link #4569 | |
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2009-11-03, 13:12 | Link #4570 | |
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2009-11-03, 15:22 | Link #4571 | |
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2009-11-03, 23:50 | Link #4572 | ||
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2009-11-04, 21:34 | Link #4574 | |
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2009-11-04, 22:18 | Link #4575 |
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Apparently turnout was higher than expected in Maine. While some commentators thought this might help supporters of gay marriage, it looks more like opponents felt motivated to go to the polls.
Trying to interpret the results of off-year elections, especially those in odd-numbered years without a national campaign, is a dicey task in the best of circumstances. Putting my dusty political-science-professor hat back on for the moment, I can think of a number of reasons why the result came out the way it did. First, Maine isn't all that liberal to begin with (it has two, admittedly moderate, Republican senators), and it has an older-than-average population (32% over 65 compared to 26% nationally). Turnout, especially in off-year elections, is correlated with age, so we might surmise that a good portion of yesterday's voters were from the older age groups. Polls show that older voters are much more opposed to gay marriage than their younger cohorts. Compounding the age issue is the fact that off-year electorates tend to contain a disproportionate number of unhappy voters. There are a number of explanations for this phenomenon, in particular, the findings from psychological research which show that negative perceptions are a stronger behavioral motivator than positive ones. I wouldn't be at all surprised to find that a majority of the voters who turned out yesterday in Maine (and elsewhere) had generally negative views about the Obama administration as well. As for the concerns of the organizations you cite, I'd be shocked to see Obama take any strong public position in favor of gay marriage. The political costs would be substantial, and the benefits few. The Administration has expressed its general opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act, but it's been forced to defend the law in Federal courts because that's the job of the Executive branch. Anyone here old enough to remember the fights over "don't ask, don't tell" during the Clinton years will understand why the Obama Administration wouldn't want to touch the issue of gay marriage.
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The one thing I've always disliked about social debate in the American context is how it almost always ends up polarising an entire community. Almost every issue becomes a zero-sum game. Why can't it be more about "give and take" instead? When reflecting on the moods and desires of my own countrymen, I often find that, if you probe deep enough, what they say is often not what they actually mean to say, what they actually believe. I find that if you try to engage their concerns, to walk them through their beliefs from their own perspectives, there is usually a good chance that they would be willing to strike some kind of compromise, and hence move the agenda forward. Taken at face value, it often seems to me that "compromise" is a dirty word in American society. |
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2009-11-05, 16:37 | Link #4579 |
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http://www.kxxv.com/global/story.asp?s=11451553 I'm shocked this could happen on the largest military installation in the world 7 dead 20 wounded 1 shooter captured I'm glad my mom wasn't working at the PX today and that my sister was gone before the shootings started. |
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