http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fb20110306a1.html
Here's a great article about the inept politics of the last year after the LDP got tossed out for it's routine corruption and malfeasance. Enjoy!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Japan: how about some real coverage?
I find the coverage of Japan to be really lacking. Very surface...no solid info.
Also, no coverage of the political crisis and weakness of the current gov'ts. Japan supresses all unfavorable coverage--it's a sort of cultural trait compounded with the language issues. As one that lived in Japan even for a short time (1 year) the gov't and crime scandals that are covered in the local press are amazing. Constant gov't scandals in Foreign Ministry, etc.
The Japan nuclear industry was also routinely shabby--I would lay money that most of the bad stuff happening due to the earthquake at the affected reactors will be found to have been completely preventable if the regulators would have enforced actual law. 2 backups both down? On all reactors?
Japan's leadership and excellence in the private sector (Toyota, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Hitachi, Sharp, etc.) is only matched by the routine corruption and incompetence of it's government. Go read www.japantimes.co.jp and www.yomiuri.co.jp for a few years, you'll see what I mean.
Good luck to all--people of Japan deserve better!
Also, no coverage of the political crisis and weakness of the current gov'ts. Japan supresses all unfavorable coverage--it's a sort of cultural trait compounded with the language issues. As one that lived in Japan even for a short time (1 year) the gov't and crime scandals that are covered in the local press are amazing. Constant gov't scandals in Foreign Ministry, etc.
The Japan nuclear industry was also routinely shabby--I would lay money that most of the bad stuff happening due to the earthquake at the affected reactors will be found to have been completely preventable if the regulators would have enforced actual law. 2 backups both down? On all reactors?
Japan's leadership and excellence in the private sector (Toyota, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Hitachi, Sharp, etc.) is only matched by the routine corruption and incompetence of it's government. Go read www.japantimes.co.jp and www.yomiuri.co.jp for a few years, you'll see what I mean.
Good luck to all--people of Japan deserve better!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
KTCA Almanac
http://www.tpt.org/?a=almanac
Yes, Almanac is an excellent program. Easily the most worthwhile weekly MN public affairs program--also the only one.
Yet, it is so suffused with "default" leftist thinking that it is infuriating to watch. Any GOP/IR guest that counsels limited gov't, limited spending is routinely insulted and mocked by the rest of the panel...who have such outrageous views that they are literally hilarious.
DFL = never enough spending, always need more spending, must have gov't solution for everything.
Yes, Almanac is an excellent program. Easily the most worthwhile weekly MN public affairs program--also the only one.
Yet, it is so suffused with "default" leftist thinking that it is infuriating to watch. Any GOP/IR guest that counsels limited gov't, limited spending is routinely insulted and mocked by the rest of the panel...who have such outrageous views that they are literally hilarious.
DFL = never enough spending, always need more spending, must have gov't solution for everything.
Is MN a particularly worst case? Or is it that the overwhelming leftist leaning of the media is even more acute at the local level nationally?
MPR also suffers from this same problem. Ironically, they are staffed by the same people on air--who knows about behind the scenes?
Sadly, the U of MN constantly is in the left camp. Is there no amount of funding that the U can succeed with? Is the U leading in anything anymore? Except spending? Why isn't there a widely available and trustworthy benchmark for higher ed spending...some index based on teaching & classroom vs. admin costs?
MPR also suffers from this same problem. Ironically, they are staffed by the same people on air--who knows about behind the scenes?
Sadly, the U of MN constantly is in the left camp. Is there no amount of funding that the U can succeed with? Is the U leading in anything anymore? Except spending? Why isn't there a widely available and trustworthy benchmark for higher ed spending...some index based on teaching & classroom vs. admin costs?
headphones
So...bought some Sennheiser 203's the other day. Not sure I like them better in terms of sound or comfort compared to my zillion-year old Sony MDR-V150's???
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