Japanese men offered "lap pillow" solace (Reuters)

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10th-century Japanese text "The Pillow
Book" becomes a bl0g

10th-century Japanese text "The Pillow
Book" becomes a bl0g 07/27/2004 12:25 AM
A blogger named Simon Cozens is translating the classic Japanese text The Pillow Book (Makura no Soshi) by Sei Shonagon into English and republishing it as a blog. It's easy to forget the fact that these words were written in the tenth century, because the results in this format read -- well, rather like a blog. Some dates are fictitous, and some liberties have been taken to produce a coherent narrative stream in blog format -- but the content is purported to be a faithful translation of the original. Since I speak neither contemporary nor classical Japanese, I'll have to take this blogger (or someone wiser)'s word for it. And no, I'm sorry -- Ewan McGregor has nothing to do with this one. Link (Thanks, Andrew)

President Offers Solace to Florida Storm
Victims (Reuters)

President Offers Solace to Florida Storm
Victims (Reuters) 09/19/2004 12:08 PM
Reuters - President Bush on Sunday returned to hurricane-ravaged Florida to witness the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ivan and comfort storm victims in a campaign battleground state that could determine whether he wins a second term in office.

Japanese Hostages Safe in Iraq -
Japanese Media (Reuters)

Japanese Hostages Safe in Iraq -
Japanese Media (Reuters) 04/11/2004 12:20 AM
Reuters - Three Japanese civilians kidnapped in Iraq were safe near Falluja on Sunday, Japanese TV said. Government officials could not confirm the report.

Bigger breasts offered to U.S. soldiers
(Reuters)

Bigger breasts offered to U.S. soldiers
(Reuters) 07/21/2004 11:13 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Army has long lured recruits with the slogan "Be All You Can Be", but now soldiers and their families can receive plastic surgery, including breast enlargements, on the taxpayers' dime.

Porn Flick Profits Offered to Hospital
(Reuters)

Porn Flick Profits Offered to Hospital
(Reuters) 04/15/2005 09:51 AM
Reuters - A porn star's first, and last, film about lesbian sex could end up boosting the coffers of Canada's best known children's hospital, if the agent for dead actress Natel King has his way.

Police offered cash to reject bribes
(Reuters)

Police offered cash to reject bribes
(Reuters) 02/05/2005 09:24 PM
Reuters - A Malaysian state is fighting fire with fire in the battle against corruption, offering police a cash reward if they reject a bribe.

Police offered money to grow moustaches
(Reuters)

Police offered money to grow moustaches
(Reuters) 01/17/2004 10:48 PM
Reuters - Police in northern India are being paid an extra 30 rupees (36 pence) a month to grow a moustache to give them more authority, a newspaper has reported.

Porn flick profits offered to Canada
hospital (Reuters)

Porn flick profits offered to Canada
hospital (Reuters) 04/14/2005 03:55 PM
Reuters - A porn star's first, and last, film about lesbian sex could end up boosting the coffers of Canada's best known children's hospital, if the agent for dead actress Natel King has his way.

Woman Who Offered Pig as Tiger Bait
Faces Charge (Reuters)

Woman Who Offered Pig as Tiger Bait
Faces Charge (Reuters) 07/16/2004 08:22 AM
Reuters - A Florida woman who offered up a Yorkshire pig as bait to entice an escaped tiger back home will face charges of animal cruelty, local newspapers reported on Thursday.

Jackson Accuser's Family Offered House -
Stepdad (Reuters)

Jackson Accuser's Family Offered House -
Stepdad (Reuters) 08/19/2004 08:42 PM
Reuters - The stepfather of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of sex abuse testified on Thursday that Jackson's associates offered the family a house and college funds to help fix the singer's damaged reputation.

I Find Solace in Humor. You?

I Find Solace in Humor. You? 09/22/2004 08:32 AM
The Glorious Revolution: A Look Back, by Jeff Greenfield (CNN), is one of 16 What if Bush Wins? essays in the September edition of The Washington Monthly.

Christian solace from Homeland Security

Christian solace from Homeland Security 09/05/2004 07:52 AM
W. David Stephenson blogs that the Dept. of Homeland Security ... ... has chosen "Victim Relief Ministries"which The Baptist Standard calls "an interdenominational nonprofit organization related to Texas Baptist Men" to "take the lead in mobilizing the country's faith community in the event of a terrorist attack or mass-casualty crisis. What is this all about???.. It's actually unclear what it's about. The article David's blog is based on (note the "postnuke" in its url) may be exaggerating a tad, since "taking the lead" may just be puffery. On the other hand, the article says "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

Seriously ill find creative solace on
the internet

Seriously ill find creative solace on
the internet 07/08/2004 10:11 PM
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Harvard man provides musical solace for
bereft bl0ggers

Harvard man provides musical solace for
bereft bl0ggers 06/18/2004 02:40 PM
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Ordnance Survey agrees business
partnership with SOLACE

Ordnance Survey agrees business
partnership with SOLACE 07/07/2004 02:38 AM
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Japanese prisoners get makeover
(Reuters)

Japanese prisoners get makeover
(Reuters) 04/02/2005 06:42 AM
Reuters - Japan is to try to improve morale among its swelling prison population by giving inmates more attractively coloured uniforms and bedding.

Singing Japanese plants (Reuters)

Singing Japanese plants (Reuters) 07/20/2004 06:17 AM
Reuters - People who like talking to their plants can now enjoy a musical accompaniment, thanks to a Japanese invention that turns petals and leaves into amplifiers.

Two More Japanese Reported Kidnapped in
Iraq (Reuters)

Two More Japanese Reported Kidnapped in
Iraq (Reuters) 04/14/2004 07:57 PM
Reuters - Two more Japanese civilians have been kidnapped in Iraq in addition to three taken hostage by militants last week, Japanese media said on Thursday, as the hostage crisis dragged on with little sign of resolution.

More Japanese think wives need not stay
home (Reuters)

More Japanese think wives need not stay
home (Reuters) 02/06/2005 03:16 AM
Reuters - For the first time, Japanese who believe that wives should stay home are in a minority -- but an overwhelming majority still wants women to do most household chores.

Two Japanese Hostages Released in Iraq
(Reuters)

Two Japanese Hostages Released in Iraq
(Reuters) 04/17/2004 07:38 AM
Reuters - Two Japanese hostages were released in the Iraqi capital Saturday, saying they had been moved from house to house during their three days in captivity but had been treated fairly well.

Japanese minister "lost election bet"
(Reuters)

Japanese minister "lost election bet"
(Reuters) 07/13/2004 05:33 AM
Reuters - A Japanese cabinet minister says he lost 1,000 yen (5 pounds) after apparently incorrectly predicting the results of a weekend election in which his party suffered an embarrassing setback, Japanese media has reported.

Japanese dress down to save the planet
(Reuters)

Japanese dress down to save the planet
(Reuters) 06/29/2004 05:49 AM
Reuters - Cabinet ministers, usually clad in the dark suits that are de rigueur for Japan's businessmen and bureaucrats, have agreed an unprecedented step to support the Kyoto protocol on climate change -- taking off their jackets to keep cool.

Wave Pillow

Wave Pillow 08/13/2004 09:06 AM

Surfers are a lazy, cowardly lot, but by nature also rather inventive. So rather than get up in the wee hours of the morning to check the waves, Elmar Trefz develop a special pillow that connects to a PC that vibrates depending on what wave conditions are like that morning. That way, if the breakers aren't even breaking, you can roll back over in your hut or cocoon or whatever it is that surfers nest in at night, and sleep until you have to go to "work." (Thanks, Mike!)

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Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk 04/17/2004 07:11 PM
Pillow Talk -- what blogs were like 1000 years ago.

Horsehead Pillow

Horsehead Pillow 09/17/2004 05:45 PM
Godfather Horsehead Pillow.

big fluffy pillow

big fluffy pillow 04/14/2005 04:22 AM
need to do .. Kristof

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Iraq Group Says Will Free Japanese
Before Deadline (Reuters)

Iraq Group Says Will Free Japanese
Before Deadline (Reuters) 04/10/2004 08:33 PM
Reuters - Families of three Japanese civilians kidnapped in Iraq rejoiced on Sunday at a report that they would shortly be freed, while the Japanese government scrambled to confirm the information.

Driver Says Both Japanese Killed in Iraq
Attack (Reuters)

Driver Says Both Japanese Killed in Iraq
Attack (Reuters) 05/28/2004 01:49 AM
Reuters - An Iraqi driver working for two missing Japanese journalists said both were killed in an attack on their vehicle south of Baghdad, the director of the hospital where their bodies were taken said on Friday.

Japanese sweet-toothed doll kidnapped
(Reuters)

Japanese sweet-toothed doll kidnapped
(Reuters) 04/26/2004 04:44 AM
Reuters - "Peko-chan", a round-eyed mannequin with a lip-licking grin, has seen a lot in her five decades of hawking sweets for a leading Japanese confectioner.

Japanese tourist heads for space station
(Reuters)

Japanese tourist heads for space station
(Reuters) 05/18/2004 08:52 PM
Reuters - A U.S. space travel agency and a Japanese advertising firm aim to send a "prominent Japanese figure" to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz, the Space Adventures company says.

Iraqi Boy Thanks Wife of Slain Japanese
Benefactor (Reuters)

Iraqi Boy Thanks Wife of Slain Japanese
Benefactor (Reuters) 06/14/2004 08:28 AM
Reuters - A partially blinded Iraqi boy brought to Japan for treatment as one of the last deeds of a Japanese freelance journalist slain in Iraq met the man's widow Monday to offer his thanks.

More Hostages Held in Iraq, Deadline for
Japanese (Reuters)

More Hostages Held in Iraq, Deadline for
Japanese (Reuters) 04/10/2004 12:48 PM
Reuters - More foreigners were reported missing or seized as hostages in Iraq Saturday after a spate of kidnappings, which included three Japanese civilians under threat of being killed Sunday.

Japanese plants sing with flower power
(Reuters)

Japanese plants sing with flower power
(Reuters) 07/21/2004 06:04 AM
Reuters - People who like talking to their plants can now enjoy a musical accompaniment, thanks to a Japanese invention that turns petals and leaves into amplifiers.

Japanese Stocks End Flat, Telecoms
Higher (Reuters)

Japanese Stocks End Flat, Telecoms
Higher (Reuters) 05/27/2004 03:07 AM
Reuters - Japanese stocks closed flat on Thursday as light profit-taking in a number of blue chips offset gains in techs and telecoms, inspired in part by news that KDDI Corp is in talks to sell a wireless unit.

Japanese "natural" spas caught using tap
water (Reuters)

Japanese "natural" spas caught using tap
water (Reuters) 08/12/2004 12:54 AM
Reuters - A month after one of Japan's most famous natural spas got caught adding bath salts to its waters, the industry faces further embarrassment after two other spa resorts admitted their "spring" water came straight from the tap.

Singapore Detonates World War II
Japanese Bomb (Reuters)

Singapore Detonates World War II
Japanese Bomb (Reuters) 07/13/2004 12:30 PM
Reuters - Singapore's military on Tuesday detonated a Japanese bomb from World War II that was discovered at a construction site near the center of the city.

Japanese Stocks Lower; Banks Slide
(Reuters)

Japanese Stocks Lower; Banks Slide
(Reuters) 07/15/2004 10:19 PM
Reuters - Japanese shares fell by midday on Friday but stayed above lows as a rebound in shares of South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS) following its earnings result eased investor nerves over the high-tech sector.

Japanese princess to marry office worker
(Reuters)

Japanese princess to marry office worker
(Reuters) 12/30/2004 12:16 AM
Reuters - Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old only daughter of Japan's emperor and empress, has become engaged to a commoner and will marry late next year, the nation's top courtier says.

Japanese blame foreigners and kids for
crime (Reuters)

Japanese blame foreigners and kids for
crime (Reuters) 09/19/2004 12:08 AM
Reuters - More than 86 percent of Japanese believe their country is more dangerous than it was 10 years ago and most blame foreigners and youngsters for rising crime, according to a government poll.
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