Finally, a decent English-language J-pop website (Japan Today)
Do you think North Korea's nuclear weapons pose a real threat to the region or is Pyongyang's talk just bluster? It's just bluster. I don't know. TOKYO — Google "J-pop" and you'll get a dozen or so websites devoted to Japanese popular music.
Top Stories - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington (The Olympian)
TUMWATER -- When Don Eaton walks his dog every day in a park across the street from his apartment, he gets the best view he's found in Tumwater.
Lonely Expats Looking for Valentine's Love (PR Web)
Being an expat in a foreign country where you don't speak the language is hard at the best of times. And if you're single with the most romantic day of the year looming, what do you do? One way is through SpeedDating, where you get 25 different three-minute dates in one evening, another is online dating. [PRWEB Feb 13, 2005]
Sheriff: Online suicide pact had sexual overtones (CNN.com)
KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon (CNN) -- An Internet suicide pact believed planned by an Oregon man for Valentine's Day had sexual overtones and involved computer users in other countries, Klamath County Sheriff Timothy Evinger said Saturday.
Top Stories - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington (The Olympian)
WASHINGTON -- When the strongman who has ruled the West African country of Cameroon for more than 20 years swept to another election victory last fall, a number of observers quickly questioned the election process.
Jack Dillard: Wet weather good for La. rice crop (The Times)
Rice producers in the north end of Caddo and Bossier parishes should be able to make a crop this year without irrigation since it has rained so much. I'm not sure they still grow rice in that area. And rice farmers will still have to flood their fields, of course.
Rumor Control: Next-gen Starcraft: Ghost and the Xbox 360 [PC DS GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox] (GameSpot)
This week: Microsoft stays out of the Blu-Ray fray, Command and Conquer DS, and development starts on Diablo III.
Top Stories - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington (The Olympian)
Labor-friendly lawmakers say they think the odds are better this year for passing bills that track and limit the number of state contracts issued for work done overseas.
eye - OUR SEXY PSYCHIC PREDICTS YOU WILL HAVE THE BEST VALENTINE'S DAY EVER!!! - 02.10.05 (Toronto Eye Weekly)
OUR SEXY PSYCHIC PREDICTS YOU WILL HAVE THE BEST VALENTINE'S DAY EVER!!! 25DATES.COM For those with dangerously low attention spans, how does three minutes suit you? Speed through 25 people in a little over an hour and spend of the rest of your day making up excuses about where you were.
Top Stories - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington (The Olympian)
Northwest mountain ranges bereft of winter snow signal much more than lost opportunity for skiers and financial disaster for ski resorts.
