News Corner

Here are a few interesting articles I found on Japan, from around the web.

Quirky.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10803249  "Smart Budgie"

Technology.

http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/95860.php  Biometric palm reading ATM's.I
wonder if people can use hand prints or what are the security measures involved, I have seen
 some disturbing things in movies with eye scan security or thumb pad security.

Society.

http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/96231.php Parasite problem , it's not what you think!

Environment


http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/07/world/asia/japan-nuclear-energy-ends/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Japan has shut down the last online nuclear reactor..and I still have electricity! I think it really shows
that Japan had some over capacity with 49  nuclear reactors offline and still the country functioning.
There must have been a lot of back room deals and favours to get many of them built in the first place.
I really hope Japan puts more effort into finding alternate sources of power generation,though it will take time, effort and a lot of money to move away from nuclear energy.

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Look closely at this photo, above the draw handle on this kitchen cabinet. It says "Pain Village"

I think it was supposed to say "Pine" as the draws are wooden.