Thursday, June 3, 2010

  1. たべカワ (tabekawa) = 食べる + かわいい possessing adorable table manners, looking cute while eating
  2. http://bit.ly/9GKYNH "Turkmenistan's [natural] gas wealth has long been the focus of intense rivalry between Russia, China and the West."
  3. ocean light http://post.ly/i2zy
  4. extraterrestrial creatures http://post.ly/i2zl
  5. A fad or not? Ubiquitous twitter Japanglish「なう」("now", supposedly hipper in hiragana NOT katakana 「ナウ」。pizzaなう 57°F なう Netflixなう sleepy なう♪
  6. Yono (Salmon) class = Iranian Ghadir midget submarine "unusual North Korean hydroplane assembly" http://bit.ly/dtgpfa simplified cutaway
  7. North Korean midget sub 130-ton "Salmon class" (연어급, Yeono/Yono-class) http://bit.ly/cTCAXC smaller than 300-ton "Shark class" (상어급, Sang-O)
  8. FRP plastic, ultra-midget(?) North Korean sub Yugo-class (designed in Yugoslavia) http://bit.ly/cI6LA6 71-ton, 20m long, 21-inch torpedo
  9. aerial work platform http://post.ly/haPA
  10. Birmingham Electric 1077 http://post.ly/haGe
  11. FIRE LANE http://post.ly/hWbR
  12. amity http://post.ly/hWWi
  13. smile! http://post.ly/hV0B
  14. http://bit.ly/aXARuZ China's commercial jet fleet expected to triple over next 20 years to more than 4,600 airplanes, $400 billion market
  15. Short or long. Chinese real estate: LONG http://bit.ly/afyOw0 中 (central) 國 (nation) 房 (house) 地 (land) 產 (estate)
  16. http://bit.ly/cDZZGW U.S. Air Force filled 3,000+ new jobs this year, will advertise 17,000+ new positions by the end of 2011 on USAJOBS.
  17. http://bit.ly/cp8sjg Apple manufacturer Foxconn urges workers to sign contracts promising not to kill themselves to stem a spate of suicides
  18. aircraft carrier = "ship mother" 航 (ship) 母 (mother) http://bit.ly/bMu9lo Department of Defense news, visual.merriam-webster.com image
  19. Good night - 晚安 http://bit.ly/9XXcjc 晚 (night) 安 (peace), Idioms Gallery
  20. "all the projections we have are about a world that existed" in the past http://bit.ly/bdulp7 Wall Street Journal predicts hot jobs of 2018
  21. The White House = "white palace" 白 (white) 宮 (palace) http://bit.ly/aRkLRE (Anger at White House over oil spill role, Financial Times)
  22. http://bit.ly/9CJvuM "Happening Bar" "Couples Cafe" managers arrested 不特定の男女が公然と性行為などを行う「ハプニングバー」、カップルが性行為などを行う「カップル喫茶」を営んでいたとして、容疑の経営者ら逮捕
  23. torpedo = "fish thunder" http://bit.ly/bI44IF 魚 (fish) 雷 (thunder) Readers in South Korea discuss the best way to tackle North Korea.
  24. still in bloom http://post.ly/hGyT
  25. Astronauts to asteroids? Stepping-stones to future Mars missions? http://bit.ly/aM6lFS "a lot of astronaut ice cream to pack" to NEOs
  26. So bright http://post.ly/h9sJ
  27. Brunch, Samovar Tea Lounge, San Francisco http://post.ly/h6Gf
  28. Samovar Tea Lounge, San Francisco http://post.ly/h6CI
  29. San Francisco Chinatown funeral parade (iPhone video) http://post.ly/h1jD
  30. Louis, the beginning of a beautiful friendship, I think this is. Herh herh herh. http://bit.ly/9xBfIG (Talk like Yoda Day, May 21st is)
  31. 金星探査機「あかつき」を載せたロケッ トが午前6時58分、宇宙センターからを打ち上げられた。あかつきは金星に向かう軌道へと分離される予定。分離後、太陽光の圧力を帆に受けて進む宇宙帆船 の実証機/宇宙ヨット「イカロス」が金星に向かう軌道へと切り離される。-Asahi & Yomiuri
  32. lights on http://post.ly/ge8v
  33. icy lights http://post.ly/ge87
  34. run-in http://post.ly/gYKZ
  35. http://bit.ly/aiBhVP Dear Mr. Jules Verne, "Ikaros" solar sail launches 5/21 6:58 a.m Japan time, 1st spacecraft to be propelled by sunlight
  36. Anonymous says "C'est de la merde. vos photos sont pourries, vous devriez vous suicider. CIAO :)" http://bit.ly/coBmpp Cross Country Kitties
  37. going phonetic II http://post.ly/gQdj
  38. Europe: Danger zone http://bit.ly/c2L4v5 monetization of government debts "sure road towards inflation over the medium term" Financial Times
  39. Happy Hour http://post.ly/gHWm
  40. palimpsest http://bit.ly/cqiW3d 重寫本 重 (iterate) 寫 (write) 本 (volume)
  41. green pool reflection http://post.ly/gAMa
  42. on my way home http://post.ly/g04i
  43. Happy Blue Day to you ♪♪♪ http://post.ly/fvOH
  44. Big Obsidian Flow, Newberry Volcanic National Monument http://post.ly/fuRs
  45. Untitled http://post.ly/fuLd
  46. gorgeous... (now that makes it up for never saying it in Ithaca) http://post.ly/ftxW
  47. A VC meeting. Public/corporate pension funds are seeking funds. Endowments are seeking funds. Funds of funds, LPs, too. Who then has money??
  48. changing the world 1 phrase at a time http://bit.ly/9z93Lz new greeting in the name of transparency: "what's your clean value this morning?"
  49. he will fly again http://post.ly/feSa
  50. A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again http://post.ly/feRq
  51. like a postcard http://post.ly/f6mG
  52. low approach http://post.ly/f6m6
  53. ... (and yellow cabs) http://post.ly/f6l3
  54. no turns http://post.ly/ezIW
  55. Today's (31) flavors http://post.ly/ewfH
  56. The Power of Theatrical Madness http://post.ly/erTw
  57. top of the world http://post.ly/eqPt
  58. The Balloon Lady http://post.ly/eolk
  59. Renée's endless dreams and time-based streams http://post.ly/eoi4
  60. extraterrestrial plant http://post.ly/eoUN
  61. non sequitur http://post.ly/ejsL
  62. 1,2,3, leap! http://post.ly/ehRd