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...campaign office. While the April 17 shooting first appeared to be an assassination, it soon emerged that Shiroo, a 59-year-old yakuza (gangster) with ties to Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest criminal syndicate, seemed motivated less by politics than by a petty personal grievance. He blamed a minor car accident on city construction work and wanted $17,000 in damages from the Nagasaki government. The result was absurd: an aging hoodlum gunning down a high-profile politician over pride and a virtual pittance, like some Japanese version of The Sopranos' griping mobster Paulie Walnuts...
...AUTOS 2.35 million Number of vehicles sold worldwide by Japanese car company Toyota in the first quarter of 2007 2.26 million Vehicles General Motors sold in the same period, the first time Toyota has passed GM in quarterly sales to become the world's biggest carmaker
...harder" was the corporate motto, an adroit marketing hook so successful it became part of pop culture. The company, Avis Rent A Car, was founded in 1946 by Warren Avis with two employees and fewer than 200 cars. Its first two locations were airports in Miami and Ypsilanti, Mich. A decorated WW II pilot, Avis said his entrepreneurial idea was inspired by his flying experience and the growing need for ground transportation at airports...
...were never consulted about this", says Dorothee Dabrou, President of the Montmartre Artists's Collective and a local resident of 30 years. "Montmartre used to have the best air in Paris but now, since no one can park their car, the streets are clogged with traffic and pollution has increased. Who would have thought that the Greens could destroy the environment...
Arguably, SL may be a little out-there for the average voter. (I’ll confess that—keep in mind my experience is extremely limited—I still have trouble getting my avatar to turn right and left, let alone drive a car or fly). And, the notion of candidates holding cyber rallies is admittedly silly, especially when one takes into consideration the fact that in addition to human features, avatars can be made to look like squirrels and ride around on yaks. To those who already decry the ubiquity of Facebook...