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nicholas1983
Nicholas1983
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August 19, 2017
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nicholas1983
poem
7y
For my Caribbean family. Hoping the hurricanes do not hit you.
In these times a poem is all I have. I wish you all godspeed and hope you are all safe in the face of the storms.
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health
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Suicide #3—My Overworked lover
Momoka came in at 11 last night. It was Thursday and I had not seen her all day. It was basically the same the day before that, and the day before that and so on. In fact, we hardly see each other except
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health
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Suicide #2—Death by Overwork in Japan
It is called Karoshi (かろうし) in Japan. I am not certain if a similar word exists in any other country, but even in Japan, where this word has become a mainstay of the lexicon, you hardly hear it being uttered,
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neo
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NEO's future: Should we be worried about China's clampdown on ICOs?
Being new to this platform and to the world of cryptocurrency and of blockchain, the knowledge I have garnered within the past two to two and a half weeks is hardly the tip of the iceberg, however,
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nicholas1983
japan
7y
School girls for Sale in Japan
The JK phenomenon in Japan has grown over the last twenty plus years. A JK refers to a girl providing entertainment to men of various ages. I use the word entertainment broadly for this could involve things
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nicholas1983
veganism
7y
Drugs in Japan—How not having Cannabis turned me into a Vegan
The arguments concerning whether or not cannabis should be legalized or decriminalized have been well rehearsed. Therefore, I will not belabor that point too much. I will, instead, present my personal
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nicholas1983
death
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RIP Uncle
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web My Uncle passed this morning. He was the eldest of twelve children on my mother’s side. And the second one to die. My Uncle Barrington died a little over thirty years ago.
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nicholas1983
story
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Suicide-Dealing with the Death of a Student
While I was aware of the high suicide rate here in Japan, this was the last thing I ever thought I would have to contend with, especially the death of a junior high school student. My student. I will call
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nicholas1983
poetry
7y
That Brettonwoods Couture
One jacket, one jacket, straight and square A pant, a pant, not round should be A shirt of Occidental style and stitch No curve, no sphere, or sundry style and slit For the tubby, the thin, the in between,
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nicholas1983
news
7y
Frustrated Bitcoiner
It is exactly a year and two days since I have been in Japan. And it is barely two weeks since I have been trying to get into the cryptocurrency world. Mind you, the fact that I am here says that I have
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anarchist
7y
Steemit can Liberate US #1
If you as disgusted as I am with the recent shenanigans of the mainstream platforms like Facebook, Google and yahoo just to name a few, then you will understand why technologies like Steemit are so important.
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nicholas1983
story
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Swimming Near Ortuga
The Windward Passage is a strait that runs between the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola. It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea, and is in the direct shipping path between the Panama Canal and
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news
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The Real September 11 Coming
That the events that transpired on September 11, 2001 in the US changed the world would be an understatement to say the least. In fact, we are living through the repercussions of what happened on that
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news
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Is Steemit apart of this new revolution?
Is Steemit a Ponzi scheme? ![steemit-logo-blockchain-social-media-platform.png]( It would be an understatement to say that we are in the middle of the wild west of this new technology
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nicholas1983
introduction
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I am so excited!
Hello Steemers, Nicholas here from Jamaica, currently teaching in Japan. Most people call me Nick and you may too. ![14907158_10154695517156552_8103956396062703490_n.jpg]( So why am I here:
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