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Commented on Chip Rowe's essays
"Please, coffee we make here is served freshly made and boiling hot." BS on both of these claims....
Commented on Japan's "suicide forest"
The numbers that are quoted appear to cumulative....
Commented on Freak group photo
well, the photo does say "Congress of Freaks - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus"...
Commented on Utopian/Dystopian science fiction film festival at San Francisco museum
the director's cut of Brazil played last weekend at the Red Vic in SF...
Commented on The Economist: the "least bad" way to deal with drug problem is to legalize them
"all your kids will have an access to whatever drug they want at a fraction of a price. Heck, Mr. X will even give the first few hits free." Sounds like Mr. X doesn't run a profitable business....
Commented on California measure to legalize and tax pot
Don't be so sure that the price will drop - in the Bay Area, "legal" pot (either medicinal or from a private club) is much more expensive than that procured on the black market....
Commented on Photo of young Obama
That is obviously a (pre-rolled) cigarette. You'd have to be pretty high to think that's a joint....
Commented on Financial Crisis: Who is going to bail out the euro?
The UK does not use the euro....
Commented on New DVD documentary on Arthur Lee: "Love Story"
I saw him do a Forever Changes show at the Fillmore (the night after your clip) that was awesome. He was even better a year later opening for the Zombies, where he did an a capella "Tell Her No" intro...
Commented on Data-mining sucks: official report
#4 - that is not data mining...
Commented on Audiophile Releases of Classic Rock Albums: Get 'Em While You Can
#48 - this was not recorded digitally...
Commented on Fourth grader suspended for using broken pencil sharpener
#34 In your hypothetical advil scenario he could also hurt himself or somebody else with it. This was not a weapon - this was a pencil sharpener....
Commented on Fourth grader suspended for using broken pencil sharpener
#4 & #8 uh, no A suspension was not appropriate. The police (Sheriff, actually) did not handle this well....
Commented on Mayor shuts down home produce stand operated by kids
r gv hm cll:...
Commented on Mayor shuts down home produce stand operated by kids
feel free to let him know that his mother raised a fool: he's 2nd from the left: http://www.ci.clayton.ca.us/images/City%20Council%202007.jpg...
Commented on "Medical necessity" defense a success in Texas pot possession trial
#18 This is true not just in Ed's case, but in all Federal cases. Today in Oakland they got the "Candy Man" http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/27/BA72VROAV.DTL&tsp=1...
Commented on "Medical necessity" defense a success in Texas pot possession trial
Re: #8 This is legal because it is a Federal Court, not state. It is pretty hard to get in trouble with the local authorities for marijuana in CA unless you're dealing......here are still "underground" clubs (as opposed to medical)...
Commented on Sex offender ordered to keep warning signs on car and house
#14 (Restless)........y r bffn. You think that the children that were molested should "deal with the hand they are dealt" and should "roll with it", while whining about the punishment society is giving the molester? I was wrong, y r...

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andrewtokyojapan commented on Japan's "suicide forest"
I would like to add a perspective from Japan and so will limit my comments to what I know about here but would first like to suggest that western media reports on suicide rates in Asian countries should try harder to get away from the tendency to ‘orientalize’ the serious and preventable problem of increased suicide rates here over the last 10 years by reverting to stereotypical and much overused words and expressions. I am a psychologist and psychotherapist working in Japan for over 20 years. Mental health professionals in Japan have long known that the reason for the unnecessarily...
andrewtokyojapan commented on Japan's "suicide forest"
I would also like to suggest that as many Japanese and people have very high reading skills in English that any articles dealing with suicide in Japan could usefully provide contact details for hotlines and support services for people who are depressed and feeling suicidal. Useful telephone number for Japanese residents of Japan who speak Japanese and are feeling depressed or suicidal: Inochi no Denwa (Lifeline Telephone Service)： Japan: 0120-738-556 Tokyo: 3264 4343 Andrew Grimes Tokyo Counseling Services...
Takuan commented on Chip Rowe's essays
'#17 posted by AnoniMouse, August 19, 2009 1:58 AM No one likes lawyers, until they need one. " and no one needs a lawyer until they have been attacked by someone low enough to hire one....
mxjohnson commented on Chip Rowe's essays
@ MrShrubber 1. If you're serving coffee beyond 175 degrees, you're ruining the flavor, burning mouths, and putting customers at risk for third degree burns and scarring. I'm not saying I don't believe you when you claim to serve coffee at near-boiling temperatures. Similarly, some folks manufacture meth in their garages. The fact that more than one person engages in these practices doesn't mean it's safe or reasonable. 2. She wasn't "in a moving car." Did you not read my post? In the future, I'd appreciate it if you read my posts before arguiing with them....
andrewtokyojapan commented on Japan's "suicide forest"
Update to previous posting: The current numbers licensed psychiatrists (around 13,000), Japan Society of Certified Clinical Psychologists clinical psychologists (19,830 as of 2009), and Psychiatric Social Workers (39,108 as of 2009) must indeed be increased. In order for professional mental health counseling and psychotherapy services to be covered for depression and other mental illnesses by public health insurance it would seem advisable that positive action is taken to resume and complete the negotiations on how to achieve national licensing for clinical psychologists in Japan through the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and not just the Ministry of Education as...

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