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A couple of my friends were fantasizing about taking their favourite drinks with them to the stadium. Since their favourite drink is beer which is never sold in the stadium, they felt something was missing. They were also complaining about how expensive water and carbonated beverages were sold inside. They mentioned to me how thoroughly everyone is searched at the gates. With a very strict rule; no foods or drinks allowed. All bags …

MasaMania writes (with tons of photos) about street racing in Tokyo. Hashiriya is the name of the races. Seeing the photos I never could have imagined that there could be so much powerful cars in just one place.

And the rules are:

... Hashiriya never be scare of police. They memorise exactly where speed traps are setted. and they have special divice to detect police car approching. and of course, they are too speedy to be …

Why would anyone pay 37.24 USD plus tax for a paper published in 1998 about four men chatting about the 'one-eyed trouser snake' and big boobs around several pints of beers. Here is a intriguing piece from the abstract:

... examining the reproduction of masculinities in the context of a group of four young men interacting under the influence of alcohol.

Reproduction of masculinities ?

Wait, it turns out that the full text of the paper …

• They make great pets
• A Fans mailing list
• An FAQ for people interested in knowing more about the (pets).
• Poetry
• Art for cockroach
• Cockroach racing
• Cockroaches can control robots
• They get a tanned
• They suffer from Arthritis

And finally:

Cockroach fetish !!!

UPDATE: LOL, Ritzy will use …

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Alaa mentions on his blog our purchase of a CD filled with 267 ebooks from a series published by the Kuwait National Culture and Art Council. The series contain several books in many fields, many of them are translated from popular books. Here is a list of the translated books. They are all in Arabic. They are available for download from The Internet Archive.

• 11 & 233- Legacy of Islam by Joseph Schacht and Clifford Edmund …

This is a time-lapse video made from serial snapshots downloaded from a public webcam in Prague. The video goes from the 31st of December till the 2nd of January. The camera is looking towards the main old square in Stare Mesto. You will be able to see the huge amount of tourists, the seasonal celebrations, a small stage and some small huts selling hot dogs, hot wine …