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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
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“ITER is an international tokamak (magnetic confinement fusion) research/engineering proposal for an experimental project that will help to make the transition from today’s studies of plasma physics to future electricity-producing fusion power plants.”
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“ITER is a joint international research and development project that aims to demonstrate the scientific and technical feasibility of fusion power. The partners in the project … are [Europe], Japan, [China], India, [Korea], [Russia] and the USA.”
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
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“[Foreigners] who specialize in Japanese arts and culture make immeasurable contributions in their fields; without their passion and sensibilities, many of the existing Japanese art forms would have long ago become stale or even died out.”
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“With his back straight and his head up, Thomas Charles Marshall sits down in an arbor overlooking a lotus-filled pond….He slowly reaches for his pear-shaped biwa, a century-old mulberry-wood lute with elaborate mother-of-pearl inlays.”
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“Who wouldn’t want to hear the experiences of a white girl who lived a life that we Westerners have only known through the clouded lens of romantic Orientalism, or ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ or various other media images?”
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“Nature and humanity are brought together in ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging cut flowers. Odile Lundy, a French ikebana master, expresses herself by getting her artistic inspiration from flowers, branches and containers.”
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“Decked out in his broad-brimmed baseball cap, silver necklace and jeans, the young man stands alone on a black stage. With his voice full of emotion, he begins to sing in Japanese….This is Jero, the first African-American enka singer in history.”
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“From behind his shaggy beard, affable British-born Canadian woodblock printmaker David Bull ended our interview at his studio in western Tokyo with what sounded like a challenge….”
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“For Christine Flint Sato, the key to understanding her adopted homeland has been through the world of sumi-e, a Chinese style of water-ink painting adopted in Japan in the 14th century.”
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
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What does the past look like from 200 miles up? A new generation of archaeologists has found that the history of civilization may look far clearer from the top of the atmosphere….
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Flickr photos of the bas-reliefs at the Bayon temple in Angkor Thom (Cambodia)
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“Jayavarman VII (1125 - 1215) was a [Buddhist] king of the Khmer Empire (c.1181-1215) in present day Cambodia.”
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“The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built as … the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman’s capital, Angkor Thom.”
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“Angkor Thom was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by king Jayavarman VII.”
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Photos: Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon, Ta Phrom, Neak Pean, Banteay Srei, Ta Phrom Kel, Baksei Chamkrong, Prasat Bei, Banteay Kdei, Baphuon, Phimeanakas, Prah Palitas, Prasat Sour Prat, Terrace of the Elephants, Phreah Khan, Krol Kel, East Mebon, Chauy S
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Angkor, Cambodia, Khmer temples, Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon, Banteay Srei, Preah Khan, Ta Prohm, images, videos, photos
“AngkorBlog is … about the art and architecture of the Angkor area in Cambodia, including the … temples at Angkor Wat, Banteay Srei, Ta Prohm, Angkor Thom, Bayon, and Preah Khan. It is about the stories, historical and legendary, told by that art.”
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“Angkor Wat? Here’s a translation of Maurice Glaize’s popular and definitive 1944 guide to the Angkor Monuments for free.”
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
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“If elected president, Senator John McCain would reserve the right to run his own warrantless wiretapping program against Americans, based on the theory that the president’s wartime powers trump federal criminal statutes and court oversight….
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“… Obama and McCain are telling us Americans that our normal lives are not good enoughThey’re wrong…. Every human life counts. Your life counts.”
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“[The] simplest explanation is that world demand is growing briskly and world supply is not as responsive…. If we want low gas prices, we should lower the costs of exploration and refining. If lowering those costs has environmental costs you don’t like.
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
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