Bashar al-Assad’s Ba’athist militiamen have allegedly attacked and broken the hands of famed Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat to silence him. This comes after many international calls for Bashar al-Assad to relinquish power in the deteriorating situation in Syria. Ali Ferzat’s plight shows the extent to which some governments are willing to go to quiet even […]
Read MoreIn Japan, each region of the country has what is termed in Japanese ‘meibutsu’ which are regional delicacies and culinary specialities. 名物 or ‘meibutsu’ literally means a thing with a name, or something well-known. Here on this blog I am going to share various meibutsu, as well as corresponding recipes, that I know and love […]
Read MoreApple will be pursuing charges against the two young men who found the left-behind iPhone 4 in a California bar before it was officially released to the public. The pair sold the iPhone 4 to Gizmodo, a tech blog, for $5000 and now Apple is going to pursue action against the blog as well claiming […]
Read MoreGame Center CX tackles the historical 53 stations of the Tokaido route in this episode Game Center CX S08 E61 Fifty Three Stations of the Tokaido on YouTube This episode of Game Center CX features the Sunsoft game 53 Stations of the Tokaido. There were originally 53 stations along the Tokaido at which travelers would […]
Read MoreIt is June 1997. I am at the beach enjoying myself. The world is proclaiming the imminent death of Apple Computer which recently brought co-founder and visionary Steve Jobs back on board. I disagreed that this was the end of the company. Bill Gates’ top rival could not be so easily felled and I was […]
Read MoreI didn’t even know that this could be done, but according to this report it is being offered in Singapore because their advertising revenue interests are mainly coming from Asia.
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