Sweden's Ingmar Bergman made The 7th Seal in 1957. Many cinephile(s) (check your dictionaries, please) think it is one of the greatest films ever made.
I THINK NOT! Hahaha! Oh my god, it's bad!
Friday, February 13, 2009
BUY JAPANESE!
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With all the recent controversy in Japan about the "BUY AMERICAN" talk in Washington, I was interested to find out somethings that Panasonic and Toyota are doing. It sounds like "BUY JAPANESE" to me. Am I mistaken? Comments, anyone?
Panasonic orders 10,000 employees to buy its products by July
Friday 13th February, 02:58 PM JST
OSAKA —
Panasonic Corp has directed about 10,000 managerial-level group employees to buy company products by July under the ‘‘Buy Panasonic’’ campaign to shore up shrinking sales that have eroded its profits, company officials said Friday.Executives and senior managers are being asked to buy at least 200,000 yen worth of Panasonic goods, such as refrigerators, flat-panel TVs and Blu-ray disc players, said Akira Kadota, the spokesman. Lower level managers are asked to buy at least 100,000 yen worth of such products, he said.The campaign is voluntary, but Panasonic is an old-style Japanese comany where loyalty to the company is deeply rooted among its ranks.The “buy Panasonic” campaign follows a similar effort among managers at Toyota Motor Corp, who are being asked to buy a Toyota car. Panasonic is expecting a 380 billion yen net loss for the fiscal year through March, its first annual net loss in six years, and is slashing about 15,000 jobs and shuttering 27 plants worldwide. Panasonic blamed plunging consumer demand, lower gadget prices and the soaring yen, which erodes overseas income, for the poor performance.Toyota is sinking into its first net loss in since 1950, forecasting a 350 billion yen net loss for the fiscal year through March—a stunning reversal from the record 1.72 trillion yen profit it posted the previous year.
Friday 13th February, 02:58 PM JST
OSAKA —
Panasonic Corp has directed about 10,000 managerial-level group employees to buy company products by July under the ‘‘Buy Panasonic’’ campaign to shore up shrinking sales that have eroded its profits, company officials said Friday.Executives and senior managers are being asked to buy at least 200,000 yen worth of Panasonic goods, such as refrigerators, flat-panel TVs and Blu-ray disc players, said Akira Kadota, the spokesman. Lower level managers are asked to buy at least 100,000 yen worth of such products, he said.The campaign is voluntary, but Panasonic is an old-style Japanese comany where loyalty to the company is deeply rooted among its ranks.The “buy Panasonic” campaign follows a similar effort among managers at Toyota Motor Corp, who are being asked to buy a Toyota car. Panasonic is expecting a 380 billion yen net loss for the fiscal year through March, its first annual net loss in six years, and is slashing about 15,000 jobs and shuttering 27 plants worldwide. Panasonic blamed plunging consumer demand, lower gadget prices and the soaring yen, which erodes overseas income, for the poor performance.Toyota is sinking into its first net loss in since 1950, forecasting a 350 billion yen net loss for the fiscal year through March—a stunning reversal from the record 1.72 trillion yen profit it posted the previous year.
Wire reports
Thursday, February 12, 2009
This is Sickening
More crazy stories about the police in this morning's news:
Jus
27-yr-old police sergeant arrested for having sex with 14-yr-old girl
Friday 13th February, 09:53 AM JST
TOKYO —
Police on Thursday arrested a 27-year-old police sergeant for having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old school girl in a karaoke booth in Shinjuku. Hiroshi Imai, a sergeant at Machida police station in Tokyo, was arrested on suspicion of having sex with a minor at the karaoke establishment last July. The girl told her parents who reported it to police in January.
According to police, Imai met the girl on an online gaming website through his mobile phone and the two exchanged messages. Imai pretended to be a college student, police said.
Police said Imai had admitted to the allegations, but says he did not give any money to the girl.
Friday 13th February, 09:53 AM JST
TOKYO —
Police on Thursday arrested a 27-year-old police sergeant for having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old school girl in a karaoke booth in Shinjuku. Hiroshi Imai, a sergeant at Machida police station in Tokyo, was arrested on suspicion of having sex with a minor at the karaoke establishment last July. The girl told her parents who reported it to police in January.
According to police, Imai met the girl on an online gaming website through his mobile phone and the two exchanged messages. Imai pretended to be a college student, police said.
Police said Imai had admitted to the allegations, but says he did not give any money to the girl.
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Frerdinand are, in my opinion, the greatest thing to happen in music in the past 4 years. I got their new album last week and I listen to it twice, everyday. Every song is great!
Jus
How I live
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Sometimes students express interest in my lifestyle. I'll show you some things on here from time to time.
These are my vitamins which I take everyday! I order most of them from DHC but I have Seal oil sent from my home in Canada and I also take ビタローク２０００ (Vitalock 2000).
Jus
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Albino turtle?!?!?
I like turtles and this little guy was so interesting looking that I had to show you.Jus
Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES
An albino turtle is seen at the Biological Reserve of Abufari in Tapaua, Amazonia, Brazil.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
What? My flight is late? $500 per hour, please!
This is funny! A politician in Canada is trying to pass a new set or regulations for airlines. If he is successful, airlines would have to pay people cash if their flights depart more than one hour late! The Canadian government can be so mean to businesses, sometimes and so nice to cnosumers. In my opinion this politician will never succeed with this idea but many times, businesses will change their policies if these stories get into the media.
I especially like this part: "carriers (airlines) would face fines of $10,000 every time they advertise base air fares instead of the full amount to include taxes and fuel surcharges"
I LOVE IT!
Jus
BRENT JANG
Globe and Mail Update
February 10, 2009 at 5:39 PM EST
Canada's airline industry is warning that a passenger bill of rights envisaged by a New Democratic Party MP threatens to send airfares soaring and throw flights into chaos.
Winnipeg MP Jim Maloway introduced his private member's bill Tuesday in Ottawa, prompting swift criticism from the National Airlines Council of Canada.
With severe weather a common occurrence in Canada, it would be counter-productive to penalize airlines that scramble to keep flights on schedule even during ideal conditions, said council president George Petsikas, who is also Air Transat's director of government and industry affairs.
“It's not a simple thing to load passengers,” he said in an interview. “When you get a foot of snow on the tarmac, it gets a lot more complicated. We don't have control over security screening, airport authorities and air traffic towers.”
Under the bill of rights, travellers kept on planes for more than 60 minutes after the doors close would be entitled to start receiving compensation at a rate of $500 an hour. As well, there would be a $1,000 fine slapped on any carrier that fails to make an announcement about delays, cancellations or diverted planes within 10 minutes of employees learning any such information.
Airlines would have little choice but to pass such “punitive” costs onto consumers, said Mr. Petsikas, whose group represents Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, WestJet Airlines Ltd. and Air Transat.
Mr. Maloway's bill covers a wide range of consumer irritants, with proposals such as compensation of between $500 and $1,200 for travellers who are bumped off overbooked planes, depending on the flight's length.
While a private member's bill generally faces tough odds of becoming law, the airline industry is taking the MP's initiative seriously, sounding the alarm about how costs would mount in an already difficult environment of weakened travel demand during the recession.
“You don't stimulate demand by raising prices for consumers,” Mr. Petsikas said.
Some planes lined up for de-icing would feel pressure to find an open gate at congested airports to avoid the $500 an hour cost for each detained passenger, further disrupting scheduling, he added.
Mr. Maloway, who disclosed details of his bill last week, played down the criticisms.
“The airlines are getting hysterical and exaggerating,” he said Tuesday from Ottawa.
Instead of fretting about rising costs, carriers should focus on delivering more customer-friendly service, and in improving their performance, most of the compensation and fines proposed would be averted, Mr. Maloway said.
The bill of rights also says carriers would face fines of $10,000 every time they advertise base air fares instead of the full amount to include taxes and surcharges, but Mr. Petsikas cautioned that “all-in” advertising of ticket prices isn't feasible because airlines are federally regulated while travel agencies fall under provincial jurisdiction.
Currently, only Ontario and Quebec require travel agencies to publish the all-in ticket price, but in other provinces, travel agents would be able to advertise seats at a lower price than airlines do.
Last September, the Conservative government unveiled Flight Rights Canada, a summary of existing aviation rules, in an effort to highlight protections for consumers while promoting a code of conduct for Canada's airlines.
I LOVE IT!
Jus
BRENT JANG
Globe and Mail Update
February 10, 2009 at 5:39 PM EST
Canada's airline industry is warning that a passenger bill of rights envisaged by a New Democratic Party MP threatens to send airfares soaring and throw flights into chaos.
Winnipeg MP Jim Maloway introduced his private member's bill Tuesday in Ottawa, prompting swift criticism from the National Airlines Council of Canada.
With severe weather a common occurrence in Canada, it would be counter-productive to penalize airlines that scramble to keep flights on schedule even during ideal conditions, said council president George Petsikas, who is also Air Transat's director of government and industry affairs.
“It's not a simple thing to load passengers,” he said in an interview. “When you get a foot of snow on the tarmac, it gets a lot more complicated. We don't have control over security screening, airport authorities and air traffic towers.”
Under the bill of rights, travellers kept on planes for more than 60 minutes after the doors close would be entitled to start receiving compensation at a rate of $500 an hour. As well, there would be a $1,000 fine slapped on any carrier that fails to make an announcement about delays, cancellations or diverted planes within 10 minutes of employees learning any such information.
Airlines would have little choice but to pass such “punitive” costs onto consumers, said Mr. Petsikas, whose group represents Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, WestJet Airlines Ltd. and Air Transat.
Mr. Maloway's bill covers a wide range of consumer irritants, with proposals such as compensation of between $500 and $1,200 for travellers who are bumped off overbooked planes, depending on the flight's length.
While a private member's bill generally faces tough odds of becoming law, the airline industry is taking the MP's initiative seriously, sounding the alarm about how costs would mount in an already difficult environment of weakened travel demand during the recession.
“You don't stimulate demand by raising prices for consumers,” Mr. Petsikas said.
Some planes lined up for de-icing would feel pressure to find an open gate at congested airports to avoid the $500 an hour cost for each detained passenger, further disrupting scheduling, he added.
Mr. Maloway, who disclosed details of his bill last week, played down the criticisms.
“The airlines are getting hysterical and exaggerating,” he said Tuesday from Ottawa.
Instead of fretting about rising costs, carriers should focus on delivering more customer-friendly service, and in improving their performance, most of the compensation and fines proposed would be averted, Mr. Maloway said.
The bill of rights also says carriers would face fines of $10,000 every time they advertise base air fares instead of the full amount to include taxes and surcharges, but Mr. Petsikas cautioned that “all-in” advertising of ticket prices isn't feasible because airlines are federally regulated while travel agencies fall under provincial jurisdiction.
Currently, only Ontario and Quebec require travel agencies to publish the all-in ticket price, but in other provinces, travel agents would be able to advertise seats at a lower price than airlines do.
Last September, the Conservative government unveiled Flight Rights Canada, a summary of existing aviation rules, in an effort to highlight protections for consumers while promoting a code of conduct for Canada's airlines.
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