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Lose Yourself In Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

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マーサー『2008年世界生活環境調査』の結果を発表

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The World's Top Cities Offering The Best Quality Of Life

The rankings are based on a point-scoring index, which sees Zurich scoring 108, while Baghdad scores 13.5. Cities are compared to New York as the base city, with an index score of 100. The quality of living survey covers 215 cities and is conducted by Mercer Consulting to help governments and major companies place employees on international assignments.

Base City: New York, USA (=100)
Rank 2008	Rank 2007	City	Country	Index 2008	Index 2007
1	1	ZURICH	Switzerland	108	108.1
2	3	VIENNA	Austria	107.9	107.7
2	2	GENEVA	Switzerland	107.9	108.0
4	3	VANCOUVER	Canada	107.6	107.7
5	5	AUCKLAND	New Zealand	107.3	107.3
6	5	DUSSELDORF	Germany	107.2	107.3
7	8	MUNICH	Germany	107	106.9
7	7	FRANKFURT	Germany	107	107.1
9	9	BERN	Switzerland	106.5	106.5
10	9	SYDNEY	Australia	106.3	106.5
11	11	COPENHAGEN	Denmark	106.2	106.2
12	12	WELLINGTON	New Zealand	105.8	105.8
13	13	AMSTERDAM	The Netherlands	105.7	105.7
14	14	BRUSSELS	Belgium	105.4	105.6
15	15	TORONTO	Canada	105.3	105.4
16	16	BERLIN	Germany	105	105.2
17	17	MELBOURNE	Australia	104.8	105.0
17	18	LUXEMBOURG	Luxembourg	104.8	104.8
19	18	OTTAWA	Canada	104.7	104.8
20	20	STOCKHOLM	Sweden	104.5	104.7
21	21	PERTH	Australia	104.3	104.5
22	22	MONTREAL	Canada	104.2	104.3
23	23	NURNBERG	Germany	104.1	104.2
24	26	OSLO	Norway	103.7	103.5
25	27	DUBLIN	Ireland	103.5	103.3
25	24	CALGARY	Canada	103.5	103.6
27	24	HAMBURG	Germany	103.4	103.6
28	27	HONOLULU, HI	United States	103.1	103.3
29	29	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	United States	103	103.2
29	30	HELSINKI	Finland	103	103.1
29	30	ADELAIDE	Australia	103	103.1
32	34	SINGAPORE	Singapore	102.9	102.5
32	33	PARIS	France	102.9	102.7
34	32	BRISBANE	Australia	102.4	102.8
35	35	TOKYO	Japan	102.2	102.3
36	36	LYON	France	101.9	101.9
37	36	BOSTON, MA	United States	101.8	101.9
38	38	YOKOHAMA	Japan	101.6	101.7
38	39	LONDON	United Kingdom	101.6	101.2
40	40	KOBE	Japan	100.9	101.0
41	49	MILAN	Italy	100.8	99.9
42	41	BARCELONA	Spain	100.6	100.6
43	42	MADRID	Spain	100.5	100.5
44	44	WASHINGTON, DC	United States	100.3	100.4
44	42	OSAKA	Japan	100.3	100.5
44	47	LISBON	Portugal	100.3	100.1
44	44	CHICAGO, IL	United States	100.3	100.4
48	46	PORTLAND, OR	United States	100.2	100.3
49	48	NEW YORK CITY, NY	United States	100	100.0
50	49	SEATTLE, WA	United States	99.8	99.9

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東京 文京区 不忍池 無縁坂

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さだまさし - 「無縁坂」 | Sada Masashi - "Muenzaka"


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東京 文京区 不忍池 無縁坂


さだまさしの『無縁坂』歌詞の中で、「しのぶしのばず無縁坂」というフレーズ。坂を下れば不忍の池という意味です。続きを読む ...


無縁坂は「日本国語大辞典」にも載っている有名な坂である。それはひとえに、森鴎外の『雁』( 小説 )の重要な舞台として描かれたからである。続きを読む ...


「忍ぶ　不忍　無縁坂・・・」と唄ったのは、グレープの頃のさだまさしですが、この“不忍”は当然不忍池に掛けたのでしょう。この不忍池の南西側、不忍通りの信号を渡って上野合同庁舎の横を入ると現れる上り坂が無縁坂です。この坂は旧岩崎邸の横を通って東大へと抜けています。 ... 森鴎外の小説「雁」に出てくるお玉さんが住んでいたのはこの坂の途中です。続きを読む ...



◇◇◇ 森鴎外の小説『 雁』 ◇◇◇



鴎外は、明治22年3月に海軍中将赤松則良の 長女・登志子と西周氏の媒酌で結婚。赤松家の持家であるこの家に根岸から移住しました。明治23年（1890）この地において文壇処女作の舞姫を発表しました。鴎外はこの家より無縁坂を登り不忍池をまわって帰ってきてました。この事が後に小説“雁”の舞台と言われております。続きを読む ...



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「夜中まで灯をともす」(残業する)= 労災：精神疾患

Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning	Midnight Oil - Dead Hearts

// Work stress causing depression: study
Posted Mon Jun 2, 2008

At a time when the Prime Minister is famously burning the midnight oil and encouraging public servants to do the same, public health researcher Tony LaMontagne says our jobs are actually making us sick.
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// one in six cases of depression caused by job stress
2-Jun-2008

A MELBOURNE University study shows almost one in six cases of depression among working Victorians were caused by job stress.

According to Associate Professor Tony LaMontagne, who led the study, employers should be aware of the strain unreasonable work demands can have on the mental health of their workers. This could result in increased burden on the health system and increased absenteeism.

According to VicHealth, ... employers should do more to promote good health as opposed to being the cause of health problems.
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// 過労自殺が最多、30歳代が急増 - 東京
2007年05月18日 11:09

【東京 18日 AFP】2006年度、「過労自殺」で労災認定を受けた人が66人（うち1人は未遂）と過去最多になったことが16日、厚生労働省のまとめで分かった。　また、精神障害で労災が認められた人 ...//


// 労災：精神疾患、最多に　過労自殺も　若年層へ広がり－－厚労省０７年度まとめ

仕事上のストレスが原因でうつ病などの精神疾患になり０７年度に労災認定を受けた人が２６８人（前年度比３０・７％増加）と前年に続き過去最多を更新したことが厚生労働省のまとめで分かった。過労自殺（未遂を含む）も８１人（前年度比２２・７％増）で過去最多となり、２年間で倍増した。政府や厚労省は「ワークライフバランス」（仕事と生活の調和）の推進を呼びかける中、長時間労働などの改善が進んでいない実態が改めて浮き彫りになった。
毎日新聞　2008年5月24日　東京朝刊//


// 増え続ける精神労災、自殺
いじめ横行、職場は学校の延長か
本間 俊典（2008-05-29 11:40）//

// 若者を傷める「過労大国」日本
本間 俊典（2007-05-24 11:40）//



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女性向アダルトショー Thunder from Down Under

Thunder From Down Under	Thunder From Down Under

// Strippers with nothing to wear cancel shows
June 03, 2008

AUSTRALIAN male strip review The Thunder From Down Under has had to cancel parts of its US tour because they've got nothing to wear after their van was stolen.
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// Thieves steal strippers' clothes
June 03, 2008

AN Australian troupe of male strippers has been forced to cancel some appearances in the US because someone nicked their props.

The blokes from the Thunder From Down Under had finished performing their second sold-out show at the Ram's Head Tavern in Annapolis in the US state of Maryland when the van containing their costumes and other equipment was stolen last Friday.
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Thunder From Down Under: "prepare yourself to be thunderstruck"


// Thunderstruck - AC/DC

lyrics: ...

Some dancers who gave a good time
Broke all the rules, played all the fools ....
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// Land Down Under - Men At Work

lyrics: ...

Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?

"Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich

I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder

Are you trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty

Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? ....
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