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Who is Japanese Emperor Akihito?

Mar16
2011
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This is very rare. Japanese emperor Akihito addressed the nation of Japan as they cope with the devastation wrought by earthquakes, tsunamis and the threat of its second nuclear crisis. More on the address here. Here is some interesting information about the emperor from Wikipedia: Akihito, born 23 December 1933, is the current Emperor of [...]

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Shocking view of a tsunami crushing in on Miyako City, Japan (VIDEO)

Mar14
2011
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UK offers bad food, unattractive women – Burger King CEO (Brits not amused)

Mar13
2011
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Photo courtesy of Tito Slack on Flickr.

A version of this story appears on The Huffington Post. The University of Chicago student newspaper published a story March 8th describing an otherwise uneventful lecture by Burger Kind CEO Bernardo Hees. Then they threw in this aside: Hees added that the hard work he put into his MBA at the University of Warwick in [...]

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Close-up footage of Chiba, Japan getting hit by the March 11 tsunami (VIDEO)

Mar13
2011
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“Know the players before pulling the trigger” – Jim Webb on arming Libyan opposition (VIDEO)

Mar13
2011
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As George Will noted on ABC’s This Week, Va. Sen. Jim Webb has urged caution on the question of arming the rebel groups in Libya. Senator Jim Webb, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said that the United States needs to exercise caution “before we literally pull the trigger on any action inside [...]

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Memories of Abbey Road

Mar10
2011
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In 1985 we moved to London and lived in a flat literally next door to EMI Studios on Abbey Rd. I could look down at this building from my bedroom window which was on the top right corner of the building to the left. The man who sold newspapers just up the road remembered John, [...]

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He is so 2011!! Saudi prince suggests women be allowed to drive

Mar10
2011
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These people are totally in the stone age. Medieval. Can you imagine living under conditions like this? AND having the ruling family get rich. While you can’t DRIVE a CAR??? I suspect the Arab revolt isn’t quite done yet. Saudi prince questions ban on women driving | News by Country | Reuters. Share this:FacebookEmailDiggStumbleUponRedditPrint

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