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Judgment Day for Japan

I thought TBS news had the coolest and most ridiculous graphics/music for its election coverage. I was wrong. Fuji TV has raised (or lowered?) the bar by adding Terminator music and the title JUDGMENT DAY to its election news:Get ready, Japan: Skynet will be attacking us tomorrow! I hope everyone has [...]

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Japanese TV show sends bus full of people into
the sea

They just don’t make TV shows like they did back in 1992 (skip about 8 minutes into the clip for the actual lower of the bus into the water):[From "Beat Takeshi's Owarai Ultra Quiz" via Zaeega]—Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe)dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)Kirainet.com – A geek in Japan (Subscribe)

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Yukio Hatoyamas crazy hair

Yukio Hatoyama, head of the Democratic Party of Japan, as he appeared on last night’s NHK news broadcast:He might want to try wearing a hat on windy days…—Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe)dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)Kirainet.com – A geek in Japan (Subscribe)

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SMAP supports Taro Aso & the LDP

Japanese pop group SMAP ran a newspaper advertisement this week trying to convince young voters to support the ruling Liberal Democratic Party:The five-member all-male group, which has had a top-10 selling compact disc for 17 straight years with songs such as “Celery” and “Fly,” appeared in a four-page newspaper ad this week titled “How to [...]

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Build your own Mitsubishi Zero

A commercial that’s been airing on TV a lot lately:It advertises a model of Japan’s most famous airplane, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. It is sold through an interesting method that spreads out the overall cost of the model airplane. Each week, a new set of parts is released and sold at bookstores across [...]

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Rex Chatterman, Cuba Libre, Tea, and Poker

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Double Century Streak

By riding to Walden in August 2009, I extended my annual double century streak to 14 years. I hope to continue this streak for as long as I am physically capable to (barring injury or death, probably five more decades). This seems reasonable to me because one of the minimum fitness standards I [...]

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New Jersey Hotels Offering Resident Discounts

98452f4d 48cfc0c5 New Jersey Hotels Offering Resident Discounts

New Jersey residents are getting some love from at least two local hotels:

The Chelsea (pictured): New Jersey residents save 30 percent off regular rates here through Dec. 30, plus a $30 resort credit per day.

The Beach Shack: This Cape May hotel is giving New Jersey residents 20 percent off room rates and a $25 resort credit with stays through Oct. 9.

You can find all the details on NJResidentDiscount.

More hotel deals



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Icesave account approved by the Goverment of
Iceland

The Icelandic Althingi passed legislation authorising a state guarantee,to pay up the the Icesave account in England and Holland.
There are preconditions and criteria, so Iceland can get its financial stability in order.
The vote whent as follows : yes --- 34
no ----14
did not cast vote -- 14

Strange that the ones that did not vote - for or against,where mostly members of the Independence party.
They where in control when the banking system collapsed last year.

Now it is up to the goverments of Britain and Holland ,will they accept this state guarantee,with the preconditions.



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Jetcetera: Pub Eats, Thailand Retreats & Spas

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Krabi, Thailand [Photo by Fly Dime/Flickr]

·Why shorter spa treatments are the key to saving [AP]
·How to avoid sky-high bills for phone calls while traveling [CNN]
·The best pub grub in London [MSNBC]
·The world's strangest conventions [T+L]
·Krabi taking over as new must-see Thai retreat [Globorati]



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