Mukaigawara Sakura Spot
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While I was riding my bicycle few weeks ago I remembered we had BBQ party in this area before.
This area is along the Tamagawa River and about 10 minutes walk from Mukaigawara station of Nanbu line.
Earthquake Magnitude 5 Weak
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The center of the earthquake was on Chiba prefecture which is very near Kanagawa prefecture.
According to the reports it was magnitude 5 weak which was felt on our area.
Filipina Nurse Featured in Yomiuri Shinbun Website
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Yomiuri posted online an article about Catherine Guevarra, a Filipina nurse working in Japan via the economic partnership agreement between the Philippines and Japan.
Lately because of the low passing rate and foreign nurses returning back to their countries there were some doubts whether hiring foreign nurses by Japan is worth it. I hope the foreign nurses presently in Japan and those who want to work in Japan as nurse will not lose hope and make Christine as an inspiration.
Also written are Christine's study habits which can be used as guidelines for others preparing for the licensure exam.
Smartpet スマートペット
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Turn Your Iphone/Itouch Into Pet
Originally scheduled for sale last April, this pet robot with Iphone face from Bandai (maker of toys Tamagochi, Dragon Ball, Gundam etc.) will be available for sale on June 16.
Price is not yet set but I see some websites with prices around 7,000 yen.
Enrolled BPI UITF In Expressonline Missing
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I searched the internet if there is some post regarding this problem but found none.
This is my first time investing with BPI UITF. Last year after opening an account I enrolled it to my expressonline portfolio. Only this month did I notice there is something wrong when I try to go to UITF there is a message saying enrollment should be performed first. (I would like to post a screen shot of error message but during the time I am writing this expressonline website seems to be under maintenance - May 14 10pm Phil time)
Vulnerabilites in Cloud Storage Services
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Fraunhofer Institute finds security vulnerabilites in cloud storage services
The inventor and patent holder of MP3 compression algorithm (Fraunhofer Institute - Wikipedia) published a study about vulnerabilities of cloud storage providers like CloudMe, CrashPlan, Dropbox, Mozy, TeamDrive, Ubuntu One and Wuala.
Buy KFC Twister Get 500 Yen Lawson Coupon
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I am not sure if it is store wide. This is limited to 300 customers only.
FOX BS 238 - Free Channel Until September 2012
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If you like to watch American and Korean shows there is a new channel in Japan where you can watch for free as part of their promotion. For a year, until September 30 2012 it is free and after that they will charge 315 yen per month.
5-yen One Way Trip From Narita to Sapporo, Fukuoka, Okinawa
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The 5-yen promo as expected is already sold out according to the news report I saw (announced yesterday and immediately got sold out).
Because of the entry of low cost carriers in Japan you can expect other promos like this in the near future.
Could Not Load iTunesMobileDevice.dll
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If you reformatted your computer and made a fresh install of Itunes (10.6.1.7) and Total commander (8.0) with T-pot addon, you may get the below error message when you access your Idevice:
Missing library - Could not load iTunesMobileDevice.dll, check your iTunes installation. (Retry or Cancel buttons)
Free Joomla Picture Gallery
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Last weekend was our company outing and I decided to upload the pictures I took. To upload it here on my website I looked for free components for Joomla.
I first tried JoomGallery but there was a conflict with my version 1.7.
Current PC Setup For Nihongo Studies
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Windows PC Setup For Nihongo Studies
Amendment to Copyright Law Making Illegal Downloads as Criminal Offense in Japan
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Amendment to Copyright Law making illegal download as criminal offense has been adopted and will take effect from October 1, 2012
Strawberries Can Stop Symptoms of Hay Fever/Kafunshou - If Eaten for more than a Week
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Those who have hay fever/kafunsho eating strawberries may help stop your suffering.
Google Drive - 5 Gigabytes of Cloud Storage
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Currently testing Google's 5GB free file sharing service on PC, iOS, and Android.
KFC Eat All You Can on July 4th
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On July 4th KFC will have an eat all you can of original chicken promo (on selected branches only) to celebrate its founding anniversary.
7/4の創業記念日限定でオリジナルチキン食べ放題を実施致します。
7-inch Ipad Rumor PCWorld
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Apple Preps 7-inch iPad to Battle Nexus 7, Kindle Fire: Report
By Ian Paul, PCWorld Jul 4, 2012 6:28 AM
Fresh reports that Apple is prepping a launch of a 7- or 8-inch version of its' iPad have surfaced once again. Claims, from the Bloomberg news agency, come about a week after Google launched a $200 7-inch tablet, the Nexus 7. Apple's smaller iPad, nicknamed by Apple watchers as the iPad Mini, would launch in October and sell for around $200 just like Google's new device and Amazon's Kindle Fire. To help it hit that low price, the purported iPad Mini would come without the current iPad's popular high definition Retina display, according to Bloomberg.
Tornado-like Wind in Aomori Prefecture
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A tornado like sudden burst of wind occurred in Naranoki Ward, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture completely or partially destroying 43 houses, cabins, and others. Five cars also overturned. A 25 year old female indoors got injured by a broken glass on her left cheek. Hirosaki City government opened a shelter on the local assembly hall around 7 pm.
青森県弘前市楢木地区で竜巻のような突風が発生、民家や小屋など４３棟が全半壊や一部損傷した。車５台も横転した。屋内にいた女性（２５）が突風で割れたガラスで右ほおを切る軽傷。弘前市は同７時過ぎ、地元の集会所に避難所を開設した。
Philippines at 2012 Summer Olympics London
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According to Wikipedia, this Olympic is the smallest delegation in our history of participation.
Our flag bearer during the opening ceremony Hidilyn Diaz (Wikipedia) our bet for Weightlifting who fetched water for her family because there was no water system on their home (mentioned by TV announcers in Japan).
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What is driving the Philippines' surprisingly strong growth?
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What is driving the Philippines' surprisingly strong growth?
By Vanessa Ko, for CNN
July 12, 2012 -- Updated 0937 GMT (1737 HKT)
Hong Kong (CNN) -- As emerging markets slump and the euro zone continues to struggle, the Philippine economy made a surprising surge in the first part of this year.
Top Ten Home Along Da Riles Memories
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Undoubtedly Home Along Da Riles is among the Philippine's best sitcoms. 
This sitcom introduced me to our comedy king, Dolphy.
Home Along Da Riles from its title when translated to proper English means "home along the railroad tracks" is a show about a family living near the railroad tracks. The main character is Kevin Cosme, played by Dolphy, head of the family who despite lacking financially managed to keep his family happy.
I can still remember where I was and what I was doing when I recall some episodes of the show.
1. There was this scene where the only daughter, Bing(Claudine), while selling barbeque was caught in the middle of two fighting men. The men each took a barbeque stick as a weapon and when they stab each other they would take a bite on the barbeque. In the end the daughter realized both men pretended to fight just to eat free barbeque. This was the first time I watched the show.
