Tourism: One of the Philippines brightest options
to speed up economic development

post from Philippine Travel Blog on 26 December 2008 11:24:43 PM. © Philippine Travel Blog

Tourism, now one of Southeast Asia’s major dollar earners, is among the Philippines’ brightest options to speed up its economic development and hasten the attainment of the goal to become a First World country in the next two decades. There are a lot of things positively going for Philippine tourism. For one, Filipinos are natural [...]

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Burn After Reading

post from Streets of Lima on 26 December 2008 08:11:00 PM. © Streets of Lima

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NewYorkology Story Map from OutSide.In (test)

post from NewYorkology on 26 December 2008 05:26:25 PM. © NewYorkology

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Welcoming the Year of the Ox in Tokyo

post from Japan Probe on 26 December 2008 02:27:54 PM. © Japan Probe

Japan prepares to welcome the Ox, which will be the Chinese zodiac animal of 2009:More details and a stupid pun can be found at Reuters.—-Akihabara News - Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe)dannychoo.com - Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)Kirainet.com - A geek in Japan (Subscribe)

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The Fine Art of Efficiently Experiencing Airport
Security

post from TravelPost.com Insider on 26 December 2008 12:36:00 PM. © TravelPost.com Insider

You may think you know ev-uh-ry-thing about getting through airport security quickly and efficiently, but with the new electronic toys that may have come into your life over the holidays and the end-of-year throngs at the airport, it’s a good time to take a refresher course in the finer points of the airport security process. [...]

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Centennial New Years Eve Ball shines indoors now

post from NewYorkology on 26 December 2008 12:02:52 PM. © NewYorkology

If you can’t wait for New Year’s Eve, head to the heart of Times Square to spend some eye-level time with the Centennial New Year?s Eve Ball, which is on display Times Square Information Center.Video credit: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology[...]

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Sanctuary SoBe, Miami South Beach, FL **

post from GUIDEBOOK.SE on 26 December 2008 11:26:00 AM. © GUIDEBOOK.SE

The so called Japanese courtyard at the Sanctuary SoBe. At the far end of it, there was an elevator[...]

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No fines for elderly who drive without autumn
leaf sticker

The NPA has decided not to enforce part of a law that would fine drivers over the age of 75 who do not attach an autumn leaf sticker to their vehicle:The Road Traffic Law amendment that took effect in June stipulates a ¥4,000 fine for elderly drivers who fail to display the symbol, but in [...]

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Chimpanzee battles against UFO

Shimura Zoo’s Pan-kun reacts with fear/surprise to a remote controlled mini UFO:—-Akihabara News - Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe)dannychoo.com - Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)Kirainet.com - A geek in Japan (Subscribe)

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Facing economic hardship, many foreign laborers
want to leave Japan

Earlier this week, two Brazilian women were arrested in Gunma prefecture after robbing a liquor store. The women told police interrogators that they had just been laid off and stole the money so they could pay for plane tickets to go back to Brazil with their children. It would seem that the [...]

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