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I saw a movie today about one of  Japan's proposed new "jury" systems.  In this system, after all the witnesses have been heard, the Judge and jury get together and all of them have equal votes. In other words, for example, if you have 8 people in the jury and one judge, there are (8+1) votes. Each member of the jury has a vote equal to the judge. At first I thought the system was bogus because the judge was in the room while the jury was deliberating, but if there is a real and honest dialog between the judge and jury, it could really be a good system.  I guess I better stay in Japan for another couple years so I can see how all the changes in the legal system play out.  11:07:56 PM    comment []

I found this reading Salon today. It's supposedly the odds of meeting someone who meets your standards.  I seem to only need to meet another few thousand women this year to actually meet my soulmate! Guess I better quit putting in the overtime and get out there and meet...10 new people a day? Soulmate Calculator-based on population statistics, how many American singles do you have to meet to find a soulmate? 10:26:19 PM    comment []