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Some Musings on the History of Japan`s National Foundation Day
1 hour ago
by Avi Landau
Before 1872 and the adoption of the Western Gregorian Calendar, the Japanese kept track of the passage of the years in one way- the NENGO system, in which a new ERA was proclaimed with the ascension of each new Emperor, and then each successive year of rule during that reign was numbered, advancing ...
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WHO'S NUMBER ONE?
2 hours ago
by Sam Candler
(written 5 February 2012) Who is number one this week? The question has become relentless. Political candidates, of course, and their most committed supporters, are obsessed with the question. And there seems to be no escape. Every day, someone is conducting, or releasing, another type of poll. Who ...
Good Faith and the Common Good - goodfaithandthecommongood.blogspot.com · 2 references
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The Obama-HHS Diktat On Contraceptive Coverage: Non-Religious Arguments ...
2 hours ago
by Briggs
The government has decided that citizens who agree to work for other citizens must be given “free” coverage for contraceptives and drugs for auto-abortions. The “free” is a misnomer. Actually, the government has decided by fiat—there was no vote, no public deliberation, no input from the citizenry—t ...
William M. Briggs - wmbriggs.com/blog · Rank: 2,796 · 177 references
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Jean Dujardin joue les méchants pour Funny or Die
3 hours ago
by Flo
jean Dujardin se prête au jeu de Funny or Die avec une vidéo le mettant en scène dans la peau de célèbres méchants d’Hollywood. Nouvelle consécration pour Jean Dujardin outre-Atlantique : alors qu’il est en train de rafler la mise côté récompenses pour The Artist, il vient de participer à une vidéo ...
madmoiZelle.com - madmoizelle.com · Rank: 1,189 · 381 references
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Le numérique au service de la Culture
4 hours ago
by AGO
Application mobile, réalité augmentée, géolocalisation s’invitent officiellement dans la Culture française. 1,5 M€ pour 60 projets innovants Pour la 2 e année consécutive, le Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication français renouvelle un appel à projet doté d’une enveloppe de 1,5M€ pour favor ...
E-media - econo-blog.com · Rank: 79,686 · 2 references
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Saint-Louis jazz fêtera ses 20 ans à l'occasion de son édition du 24 au ...
4 hours ago
by Ndarinfo
Le festival international Saint-Louis jazz fêtera ses 20 ans à l'occasion de son édition du 24 au 28 mai 2012.Il a vu les plus grands noms du jazz international jouer sur la grande scène de la place Faidherbe. Saint-Louis qui a une longue histoire avec le jazz n'a pas dit son dernier mot. Depuis 19 ...
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As The World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens, Check Out This Eco ...
5 hours ago
by Bearded Wiseman
The 102 turbine Walney Offshore wind farm located approximately 15 kilometres off Walney Island, Cumbria, in the Irish Sea in the UK, is about to start harvesting the wind. It will provide electricity for 320 000 homes and the project has cost £1 billion. Cumbria already has two 30-turbine wind farm ...
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“Anonymous Mexico’s,” Operation’s in Taking on their Politicians and ...
5 hours ago
by kevinsantamaria
A new global phenomenon is proliferating across the world, known as “Anonymous” or “Anon” for short. Anonymous is a group of anonymous individuals without a leader or any actual organizational structure who work to take down what they believe to be corrupt institutions by hacking into, defacing and ...
Trans-Border News Blog - transborder.wordpress.com · Rank: 141,982
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I ❤ LACMA
5 hours ago
by Marleine
New York has MOMA, Los Angeles has LACMA. Who wins? Well, the art and exhibits rotate so you can't really judge them on those. They're both crammed with tourists, so that's out. Mmm, think I'm gonna have to give it to LACMA here. Why? Duh. The weather. In the middle of January you can sit on the pat ...
Full Metal Fabulous - fullmetalfabulous.com
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Obama Releases Campaign Playlist, Listens To Arcade Fire
// music
5 hours ago
by liam kruger
Obama seems to be going with the “sing when you’re winning” line of thought – first his rendition of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together”, and now his 28-track long Campaign playlist has shown up on Spotify, to remind voters that he’s totally hip to the groove. Take a look to compare your tastes with th ...
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