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...pricey eats were an edible reminder that corporate Japan still has liquidity to burn. China's incredible growth may hog the headlines, but Japan is still the world's second-largest economy, and it's enjoying a resurgence. And the fact that this seems to have been forgotten by the world's first-largest economy remains a bit a sore point here. Or as one Diet member told me that day: "Hey! We're Number Two!" It's not that Japan wants a trade war again, but you know, it is nice to be noticed...
...shadow war against the Mahdi Army, which American troops call "JAM" - shorthand for the group's Arabic name Jaish al-Mahdi. The two sides rarely take shots directly at each other. When the Mahdi Army strikes, usually Sunnis under the protection of U.S. forces become casualties. Mosques explode. Houses burn. Mutilated bodies appear on streets that American troops claim to control. U.S. forces answer with raids on suspected Mahdi Army houses in neighborhoods like Shula, just north of Ghazaliya. Sometimes they uncover arms caches and make arrests. More often the doors they kick in lead to empty rooms where Mahdi...
...ain’t into wine and roses / Beer just makes her turn up her nose / And she can’t stand the thought of sippin’ champagne / No Cuervo Gold Margaritas / Just ain’t enough good burn in tequila / She needs something with a little more edge and a little more pain.” –Toby Keith, “Whiskey Girl?...
...Another way to conserve electricity: burn candles. But toss the old ones-they could have lead wicks, which are toxic when burned and were banned in the U.S. only as recently as October 2003 (visit cpsc.gov for details). And choose soy, vegetable wax or beeswax-all renewable and biodegradable materials-over paraffin wax candles, which are petroleum based. Big Dipper Wax Works' 100% beeswax candles run $10 to $24 at 3Rliving.com...
...dolls since January, thinks they're here to stay. "The more you get to know each character, the more you get attached," she says. As for Nakamura, he still displays the dolls in his storefront window. "We don't carry fad items, and if we do, they burn out especially fast," he says. "Uglydolls are a constant seller. They hit an emotional chord in people...