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For Japanese women, a competition to be thin
www.twincities.com/national/ci_14664968?source=rss&nclick_check=1
"As women in the United States and across the industrialized world get fatter, most Japanese women are getting skinnier.

Still, many view themselves as overweight."

U.S. affirms bond with Israel as Palestinians riot
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62F59720100316?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

China’s acquisition of Sea of Japan port rattles its neighbours
www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100314/FOREIGN/703139924/1135

Vermont wins America East in wake of team tragedy Tuesday
rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Vermont-wins-America-East-in-wake-of-team-traged?urn=ncaab,227817
"With the end of Susan's life in sight, Jon Fjeld told his son it was time to let his extended family in on the conversation." - God bless them

AP Exclusive: Pentagon gun was from Tenn. police
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100315/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_pentagon_metro_shooting_guns

The Search for the Guggenheim Treasure
www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Search-for-the-Guggenheim-Treasure.html

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US lawmakers wowed by Japan bullet train
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100317/pl_afp/usjapancongresstransportrailoffbeat_20100317221744
"The fact of the matter is Japan is about 100 years in advance as far as mass transit system compared with ours," said Faleomavaega, a Democrat who represents American Samoa.

President Barack Obama in January unveiled eight billion dollars in economic stimulus money aimed at building high-speed rail networks in the United States.

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Obama administration says near deal on Haiti debt
finance.yahoo.com/news/Obama-administration-says-apf-2436528619.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=1&asset=&ccode=
Not bad.

Researchers see more gains to come in the US economy
finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/109108/full-steamahead

Anne Frank Book Sheds New Light on Diarist
news.discovery.com/history/anne-frank-book.html

Israel tried to defuse a dispute with the United States on Friday over plans to expand settlements, saying it would propose "confidence-building" steps to the Palestinians to encourage a renewal of peace talks.
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62H56620100319?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
Yeah right. How long have you been saying that?

Obama backs "framework" to revamp immigration
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62H5NX20100319?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FPoliticsNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Politics+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Berlin shifts stance on IMF role in Greece
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3943e114-327f-11df-bf20-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

U.S. to hand over to Japan most Okinawa air control on March 31
search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100319a9.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

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Credit scores can drop after getting loan help
finance.yahoo.com/news/Credit-scores-can-drop-after-apf-1601705094.html?x=0

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Earliest Signature of Renaissance Artist Raphael Found in Painting
news.discovery.com/archaeology/raphael-signature-painting.html

Quartet hopes package will unlock Middle East talks
www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE62I07K20100319?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
Sorry to say, but good luck.

"Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered hints he could support the United States on two key issues -- an arms pact and Iran"
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62J00T20100320?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Hello Kitty grows up: How Japan's Sanrio has expanded the character's empire
www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/19/hello-kitty-grows-up-how-japans-sanrio-has-expanded-the-charac/


Japan breathes relief as tuna trade ban proposal fails
www.examiner.com/x-16352-Japan-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m3d19-Japan-breathes-relief-as-Tuna-trade-ban-proposal-fails?cid=examiner-email

Abortion again an issue in health care debate
www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/19/health.care.abortion/index.html?eref=rss_politics&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_allpolitics+%28RSS%3A+Politics%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

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10 Places NOT to Use Your Debit Card
finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/109125/10-places-not-to-use-your-debit-card?mod=bb-checking_savings

[Sinbad]

I don´t even have a debit card. ;D

[Guest]

Mar 20, 2010 16:54:15 GMT -5 Sinbad said:

I don´t even have a debit card. ;D

How do you make online payments?

[19101989]

Mar 20, 2010 0:02:47 GMT -5 @rebecca said:

Hello Kitty grows up: How Japan's Sanrio has expanded the character's empire
www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/19/hello-kitty-grows-up-how-japans-sanrio-has-expanded-the-charac/

awww, hello kitty. Love this kitty. this little sweet

[Sinbad]

I don´t buy much online, mostly just ink refills and stuff from amazon. And for that, my bank card works, too.

[Guest]

@sinbad: Hm, I thought bank cards and dept cards are the same thing.

Mar 20, 2010 17:04:19 GMT -5 @19101989 said:

Mar 20, 2010 0:02:47 GMT -5 @rebecca said:

Hello Kitty grows up: How Japan's Sanrio has expanded the character's empire
www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/19/hello-kitty-grows-up-how-japans-sanrio-has-expanded-the-charac/

awww, hello kitty. Love this kitty. this little sweet

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D So many girls love Hello Kitty. ;D

[Sinbad]

*scratches head*
Oh. apparently bank card and debit card is indeed the same. Wasn´t aware of that.
Well, that´s enough for me. I never needed a credit card until now, the only exception beingn when I want to pay in advance for a youth hostel booking abroad and for that I have friends to help me out.

[Guest]

So you got a credit card? And I guess that with a small income, you can get by with a dept card. But as your income grows, the more you can lose if someone gets access to your bank account.

[Sinbad]

I do not have a credit card, no.
Until last year when I still was a trainee, my income was still too low for it and even now I don´t see much use in it actually, so I guess I won´t be getting one in the near future. Not many people here have credit cards, it´s mostly a business people thing here.

[Guest]

Okay, just beware the risks. And identity theft may not be as big in Germany yet as it is here.