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Show Views&Opinion Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 Page 13 These Are Your Times. Japan: Change -continued from page 12 as reduced taxes and highway tolls. Some of the policies suggested a return to the past, such as offering subsidies for farmers. Hatoyama must now explain how, with a public debt of 180 percent of gross domestic product, he hopes to expand the social safety net without bankrupting the country. Hatoyama has said that Japan must strengthen its economic and security ties with East Asia. Americans should not be alarmed. China is Japan’s largest trading partner, and the countries share a neighborhood. Such integration can help Japan’s economic recovery without harming its ties to the U.S. A healthy Japanese economy is in everyone’s interest. Recent economic conditions have forced the ending of the complimentary New York Times Readership Program at Utah State University. However, a low education rate of just $2.25 per week (for Monday through Friday service) is available to students and faculty. Answers To Today’s 1-888-NYT-COLL or visit Crossword Puzzle! www.nytimes.com/student or www.nytimes.com/prof. *Offerfirst good December 31, 2009 This column ranthrough in the Sept. 1 edition of The Los Angeles Times. Dear Second Choice, You’re giving me quite a challenge for my second week only on the colear Miss Jones, umn, but don’t fret honey, nothIt was only six sunsets ago my ing is too challenging for Miss Jones. eyes rested upon a gorgeous Your situation is special for a couple wiley temptress at the USU men’s club different reasons. First, you need to soccer tryout. I was just awe struck by be somewhat sensitive because your her beauty, but did not have the balls or roommate is involved and since it’s just time to talk to her because I was there the beginning of the semester it would to play soccer. She stayed and watched be miserable to live with a rift between the tryouts that day and even came you two. Second, you have to turn from back the next day. I really wanted to the alternative choice into the primary spit my charm at her but just couldn’t target, which can be tough. find the right moment ... then it was Before we speculate let’s start with too late and she was gone. The dilem- the facts: Soccer tryouts and practices ma I have is the next day (last Friday) take place behind the freshmen dorms; the wily temptress decided to add my if this young hussy came to both sesroommate on Facebook. This just took sions of tryouts there are only two a knife and stabbed it into my heart. reasonable explanations: she’s a freshMy roommate is an awesome guy, but man coming out to watch because she the only problem is he cannot take lives right there and it’s convenient, advantage of this gorgeous woman or she’s coming out to watch because who has presented herself to him due she has a friend (boyfriend?) that was to the fact he already has a gorgeously- trying out. Now the way I see it, both awesome-cool girlfriend already, who of these options are good for you. If lives right next door! Ha, but I just need she’s a freshman living in the dorms she some straight up hard advice on what I will surely come out to watch practice should do. I could just be the Facebook again. We’ll eliminate the boyfriend stalker and add her through my room- idea for argument sake, which means mates page but I’m just not that des- she came with a friend. If the friend perate, even though I do have a huge made the team you have an automatic crush on this girl! PLEASE, PLEASE Miss in. If not then at least you know she Jones help! likes to watch soccer and can hope she’ll stop by again. Sincerely, Now let’s get into the tricky stuff. Distraught Mediocrity Handsome, So you saw this Siren sitting in the disSecond Choice Roommate. tance and assumed she was undressing Ask Miss Jones D you with her eyes, now it seems as if she may have been checking out your already marked roommate. Hopefully by now she saw on his spacebook that he is in a relationship so she may move on to the next best choice. YOU! Personally, I’m more of an old fashion kind of lover, so this is what I think you gotta do: next time she’s at your soccer practice warm-up kicking the ball with someone – now this is important – warm up so your back is facing her, after a few good punts and blocks from you, let the ball go past you. On the pretense of getting the ball, jog close to her and give her a little smile. If you feel the smile is well received then on the way back stop and give her a witty remark like, “Oh man, he really sucks at kicking balls.” A remark like that will show her that you’re intelligent, quick witted and totally ready for a relationship. Good luck and remember: “With as many times as Miss. Jones has been around the block her directions must be good.” E-mail questions for Miss. Jones to statesman.miss. jones@gmail.com These Are Your Times. Recent economic conditions have forced the ending of the Address _____________________________________________Apt/Room #_________ complimentary New York City _____________________________________State ______Zip ________________ Times Readership Program Phone _________________________________________________________________ at Utah State University. 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