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After a long pause, I'm back to my favorite pastime: learning foreign languages. But this time, I've enlisted Raspberry Pi as a little language learning tool. Currently, I'm using an audio language course, and Raspberry Pi helps me memorize the words and phrases I learn. The way this works is very simple. I chop each audio lesson into sentences and phrases using Audacity and save them as MP3 files in a separate directory. Raspberry Pi is hooked to a breadboard with a push button and a resistor as shown on the diagram.
When I push the button, a Python script picks a random mp3 file and plays it. The script is rather simple, and it uses the mpg321 player to play mp3 files.
#!/usr/bin/env python from time import sleep import os, random import RPi.GPIO as GPIO GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM) GPIO.setup(17, GPIO.IN) while True: if (GPIO.input(17) == False ): randomfile = random.choice(os.listdir("./mp3")) print randomfile os.system('mpg321 ./mp3/'+ randomfile +' &') sleep(0.1);
The script requires several packages which can be installed using the sudo apt-get install python-dev python-rpi.gpio mpg321 command.
This is just a very rough prototype, and there are a lot of things that can be improved and tweaked. For example, I'm thinking about using an LDR (light-dependent resistor) to play a random file when light hits it. This way, I can place Raspberry Pi into a fridge, so it plays random files every time I open the door. Another possibility is to hook up a dot-matrix LCD screen and make Raspberry Pi display random words and phrases. Honestly, with so many ideas, I'm not sure whether I have time to learn Japanese.comments powered by Disqus
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Main amenities
- 76 guestrooms
- Breakfast available
- Bar/lounge
- Self parking
- Business center
- In-room childcare
- Terrace
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Computer station
- Front desk safe
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- Heart of La Rochelle
- Tour St. Nicolas (0.5 mi / 0.7 km)
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- Free cribs/infant beds
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Terrace
Best Western Masqhotel, Charente-Maritime (department)
Hotel Info: 866-925-8648from $121
- Double Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Classic Room, 2 Single Beds
- Twin Room, 2 Single Beds
- Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed
- Executive Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Superior Room, 1 King Bed
- Classic Room, 2 Single Beds
- Classic Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Classic Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed
- Executive Room, 1 Queen Bed
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- This hotel has 76 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 5 floors
- 24-hour check-in
- Check-out time is Noon
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Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
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- One child (12 years old and younger) stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Pets allowed *
- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply *
- 1 per room
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Self parking (limited) *
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- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour room service
- Business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms 3
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
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- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 2006
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
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- Coffee/tea maker
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- Premium bedding
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 80-cm flat-screen TV
- Satellite TV channels
- IPod docking station
- Desk
- Free WiFi
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- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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- Best Western Masqhotel Hotel
- Best Western Masqhotel Hotel La Rochelle
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- Best Western Hotel Masqhotel
- Best Western La Rochelle
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Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Parking height restrictions apply.
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You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.47 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
- Tourism fee: EUR 2.47 per person, per night
Optional extras
Self parking costs EUR 8.00 per day
Rollaway beds are available for EUR 20.00 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 13 per person (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 8 per pet, per day
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Recent reviews
Excellent 4.5 /5 from 161 reviews
Should have stayed longer! La Rochelle was just a regrouping stop between Paris and the rest of our trip down to the Dordogne area. We loved this seaport town and wish we had stayed longer. The hotel was an easy walk from the train station, and again to the car rental office. Exceptional staff was so very friendly, and the hotel was spotless. Very comfy bed with fluffy comforter and plenty of good pillows (NOT RUBBER!) Very good bathroom.
We visited one quick night while driving through France. Other than the dreary weather as we drove in, the night in La Rochelle was perfect, as was the hotel. We did pay the parking (8 euro), which was very convenient with an elevator directly to our room floor. The breakfast buffet was not expansive (13 euro/person), but they did have champagne and was certainly adequate, especially the chocolate croissants! The local restaurants a short drive (or a longer walk) away was delightful - right on the harbor with the beautiful boats and castle. Highly recommended!
the staff here are so lovely, friendly and helpful. we only stayed one night, but each encounter with the staff was great. from recommending places for dinner, sites to see, to breakfast and parking instructions. each time they were wonderful. the rooms are comfortable, clean and the bed every welcoming.
Basic hotel with very limited services, but delightful staff and more than adequate for a "room only" style hotel.
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#Ahahaha… yeah #hey there hobbit AU #whatcha doin #oh nothing #just getting completely stuck on problems of military strategy #shit Thorin you need some allies #allies with an actual standing army #allies who don't live an entire continent away #WHAT WAS YOUR FUCKING PLAN THORIN #BECAUSE I CANNOT FIND A WAY TO MAKE THIS TURN OUT WELL FOR YOU #I realize that not thinking past 'killing the dragon' makes a lot of sense #from the standpoint of… well… it's super-unlikely that you guys would succeed at killing a dragon and living to tell the tale #but like #shit #now what? #Dain maybe #can we trust Dain? #because like #Thorin canonically has some trust issues #to be fair they are 99.99999% justified #in that even his closest allies don't seem to mind screwing him over to get what they want #but still dude #you don't have a lot of options I'm sorry
and also, here is what I have meta'd about the film's timeline/Thorin vs. Azog and why it goes so badly
5.) The thunder battle takes place at night: Thorin tells the Company, upon finding the cave, that they'll leave at first light, and that Bofur has the first watch. A watch is not long, surely, not with fourteen people to divide the night among. Which means they get captured near the beginning of the night. Yet by the time they get out from underground, the sun is already setting. Even if they only got to the cave relatively close to dawn— though it doesn't make sense for that to be the case, not if Thorin's expecting them to march over dangerous mountainous terrain on the amount of sleep they can catch before dawn, or I dunno, maybe Bofur decides not to wake them for their watches or a watch is longer than I thought— but that's still a full day that they're underground, and even if we're already seeing the beginning of autumn, days should be pretty long. Yeah it's easy to lose track of time underground but seriously, what took so much time?
6.) And by the time the eagles drop them off at the Carrock, the sun is rising. Even if summer nights are short, the eagles flew them all night long? Thorin was just dangling from an eagle's claw, unconscious and probably bleeding internally (dwarves may be super-tough but you cannot tell me his ribs are okay after Snowbell chomped on him like that, the wargs resemble hyenas more than anything else and hyenas crunch bones like it's going out of style), for a good seven or eight hours?
7.) (Which means that Thorin has not gotten any rest at all in between hiking on a teeny narrow ledge on a mountain in a pouring rainy thunderstorm/thunder battle in which he thinks he is helplessly watching his nephew and another half-dozen of his company killed/being captured by goblins who intend to torture and kill them, starting with the youngest dwarves/fighting for their lives past hordes of goblins/falling down a chasm/running for their lives through caves/running for their lives from a warg-pack/climbing for their lives and jumping through trees/fighting Azog within twenty-four hours, so I don't really blame him for going down so easily. Bilbo at least got to hang out unconscious in mushrooms for a while.)
5.) I was going to complain about Thorin not getting in a single hit during the final fight, aside from whatever he did to make Snowbell let go of him, but this last time I saw it I… think I like it this way better, no matter how much I always want Thorin to be the hero. Because holy fuck, you guys, I know we're veering into headcanon territory here but listen to me, Thorin has nightmares all the time and a hugely significant portion of them involve Azog. Involve watching Azog kill Thror, or Thrain, or Balin or Dwalin or Frerin or Dis, and now that the line of Durin continues in his nephews it almost always consists of Azog beheading Fili and Kili. And Thorin's fighting him, but no matter what he's always too slow and he can't get in any strikes and the mace is coming at him and the Oakenshield shatters like glass and he can't move and Azog laughs and raises it one more time and Fili and Kili are screaming in the background and he can't move and
Adrenaline has crashed through Thorin's system so many time in the past twenty-four hours he can't even anything anymore, and then he turns around in the tree and sees Azog coming towards him and the entire world tilts heavily into the surreal because he'd thought he was awake this is not supposed to happen when he's awake he can't think he can't breathe it feels like he's underwater and the only thing crashing through his brain is WHY ISN'T HE DEAD, I KILLED HIM, WHY ISN'T HE DEAD, HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD, I KILLED HIM, WHY ISN'T HE DEAD and he doesn't even notice Ori and Dori about to fall because Azog is here and he knows how this goes, he turns and snarls and faces him down but his limbs aren't responding and he can't focus on anything but the pale orc and completely forgets to worry about the white warg and everything seems to be going in slow motion and the pain is really bad and he can't move and– no, no, the halfling's not even supposed to be in this dream, Thorin doesn't want to watch him die too, not defending Thorin like he has any reason to be loyal, not like this–
anyway. Bilbo standing between apparently-dead-Thorin and a whole pack of wargs and orcs including Azog and Snowbell, alone, armed with a letter opener he doesn't know how to use, is something that gets me right here. *thumps chest* Right there.


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|Japanese wolf
|Taxidermied specimen, at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan
Extinct (1905)
|Scientific classification
|C. lupus[1]
|Trinomial name
|Canis lupus hodophilax
(Temminck, 1839)[2]
The Japanese wolf (Japanese: ニホンオオカミ(日本狼 ー Hepburn: Nihon ōkami?) (Canis lupus hodophilax) is an extinct subspecies of the gray wolf that was once endemic to the islands of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū in the Japanese archipelago. It is also known as the Honshū wolf. Its binomial name derives from the Greek Hodo (path) and phylax (guardian), in reference to Japanese folklore, which portrayed wolves as the protectors of travellers.[4] It was one of two subspecies that were once found in the Japanese archipelago, the other being the Hokkaidō wolf.
Taxonomy and origin[edit]
Nomenclature: "ōkami" and "yamainu"[edit]
Prior to its classification by Temminck, it had been long recognized in Japan that Honshu was inhabited by two distinct canids; ōkami (wolf) and yamainu (mountain dog), both of which were described by the herbalist Ono Ranzan in his Honzō kōmoku keimō ("An instructional outline of natural studies") in 1803. He described the ōkami as an edible, but rapacious, greyish-brown animal with a long, ash-colored, white-tipped tail with webbed toes and triangular eyes that would occasionally threaten people if rabid or hungry. In contrast, the yamainu was described as a similar animal, but with speckled yellowish fur, unwebbed toes, a foul odor, and inedible meat.[5]
Ranzan's works were studied by German botanist Philipp Franz von Siebold during his tenure in Dejima. He purchased a female mountain dog and a wolf in 1826, describing both in his notes as distinct, and preparing two sketches illustrating their differences. The skin of the mountain dog was subsequently shipped to the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in the Netherlands and mounted. The specimen, along with Siebold's notes, were used by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck as references for his scientific classification of the animal in Fauna Japonica (1839). Temminck, however, misinterpreted Siebold's notes distinguishing the wolf and the mountain dog and treated the two as synonyms. In 1842, he wrote a longer description, still confounding the two names, and producing a sketch a "wolf" based on Siebold's mounted mountain dog specimen.[5]
Skeletal and genetic findings[edit]
The Japanese wolf,[6][7][8][9]:42 or Honshū wolf,[8] (Canis lupus hodophilax Temminck, 1893)[1][3] is a subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus). Skeletal remains of the Japanese wolf have been found in archaeological sites dating from the Jōmon period (10,000 to 250 B.C).[10][11]
The Japanese wolf was not the world's smallest wolf. The cranial length of the adult Arab wolf (Canis lupus arabs) measures on average 200.8 mm, which is smaller than most wolves. Specimens of the Japanese wolf were measured between 193.1 mm and 235.9 mm and it was uncertain if these were all from adults.[9]:53 In the mandible, M1 (molar tooth) is relatively larger than in any other canid species.[11][12] An examination in 1991 found one specimen's condylobasal length (a measure of skull length) to be 205.2mm, and the Alveolar length of P4 (the fourth maxillary premolar or carnassial tooth) to be 20.0mm (left) and 21.0mm (right).[13] In 2009, an osteological study declared that the skull of the Japanese wolf was between 206.4 mm to 226.0 mm in total length, and that morphological characters alone were not sufficient to distinguish the Japanese wolf from large domesticated dogs, such as the Akita breed.[11] Remains of the wild native canine dating from the late Edo period (1603 and 1868), the Yama-Inu, has occasionally been confused with the Japanese wolf because of the osteological similarities between the two.[9]:40[11][14]
The Japanese wolf inhabited Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu islands[9]:42[11] but not Hokkaido Island.[11] This indicates that its ancestor may have migrated from the Asian continent through the Korean Peninsula into Japan.[8][11][15] The phylogenetic tree generated from its mitochondrial DNA sequences revealed a long branch that separated the Japanese wolf from other gray wolf populations and that it belongs to the ancient mDNA haplogroup 2[8][15] (represented today by the Italian wolf and scattered pockets of other wolves across Eurasia[16]), while the Hokkaido wolf belongs to mDNA haplogroup 1 and this suggests that the Japanese wolf was the first arrival on the Japanese archipelago with the Hokkaido wolf arriving more recently from the north. The wolf was estimated to have arrived in Japan during the Late Pleistocene between 25,000–125,000 years ago,[8] however a more recent study that looked at the past sea levels of the Korean Strait together with the timing of the Japanese wolf sequences indicated that it arrived to the southern islands less than 20,000 YBP.[15]
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An examination of sequences from 113 ancient Canis specimens from China and Russia did not match, which indicated that none of these specimens were the ancestors of the Japanese wolf.[17]
Analyses of the mitochondrial DNA of 1576 dogs worldwide revealed that one Kishu[8][11] and one Siberian husky[8][11] possessed the same haplotype as a Japanese wolf, indicating past cross-breeding.[11][18][19] A more-refined study of Japanese wolf mitochondrial DNA showed that they could be further divided into two separate groups, and that the sequences from one Kishu, one Siberian husky and one Shiba Inu could also be divided into the two groups.[17] These dogs correspond to clade F of the mDNA phylogenetic tree among worldwide dogs,[20][21][22] with clade F haplogroup dogs originating from a rare admixture between male dogs and more than one female ancestor of Japanese wolves, which have contributed to the dog gene pool.[8][20][21]
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The Japanese wolf inhabited Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu islands[9]:42[11] but not Hokkaido Island.[11] The remains of a 28,000 year old wolf specimen from the Yana River on the northern coast of arctic Siberia matched the mDNA haplotype of the Japanese wolf, which indicates that they shared common ancestry[7] and a wider distribution.
Physical characteristics[edit]
Canis lupus hodophilax was described by Temminck in 1839 as smaller than Canis lupus lupus (Linnaeus 1758) and of shorter legs, with its coat smooth and short.[24] The Japanese wolf was smaller in size compared to the Hokkaido wolf and other gray wolves from the Asian and North American continents.[25] It stood 56–58 cm at the withers.[26]
There are four mounted specimens believed to be Canis lupus hodophilax located at: the National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan; University of Tokyo, Japan; Wakayama University, Japan; Siebold Collection, and the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, Netherlands.[11]
The Japanese wolf is considered to be extinct[27] as the last specimens were recorded at Higashi-Yoshino village in Nara Prefecture, Japan in 1905.[11]
The Japanese wolf population began to decrease in 1732 when rabies, first reported in Kyūshū and Shikoku, was introduced to the area they inhabited. It affected different wolf populations all through the nineteenth century. It is believed that local domestic dogs in the regions may have transported the disease. Along with intense human persecution, the wolves proceeded into extinction.[28][29][unreliable source?] Some interpretations of the Japanese wolf's extinction stress the change in local perceptions of the animal: rabies-induced aggression and deforestation of the wolf's habitat forced them into conflict with humans, and this led to them being targeted by farmers.[4] Other sources say the wolves were killed off as a national policy.[30]
Sightings of "short-legged dog like beasts", proposed to be the Japanese wolf, have been claimed since the time of its extinction until the last claim in 1997, but none of these have been verified. A claim in 2000 was dismissed as a hoax. Some Japanese zoologists believe that these reports "merely derive from misidentification of feral dogs".[31]
The Japanese wolf is a prominent figure in Japanese folklore and culture; in ancient Japan, the wolf was seen through Shintoism as a kami (god) inhabiting a sacred and chaotic landscape which contrasted with the rigid etiquette of court life.[9]:66–69 The mountains of Japan, seen as a dangerous, deadly place, were highly associated with the wolf, which was believed to be their protector and guardian. Many mountain villages, such as Okami'iwa (Wolf Rock) and Okamitaira (Wolf Plateau), are named after the wolf; this could be due to a sighting at the location, or a simple homage to the species.[4] Sightings of the Japanese wolf were very rare, and the wolf was described as being more of a spirit entity protecting travelers. Some legends bring this to a whole new level, where abandoned infants are found and raised by the wolves. The wolves also protect surrounding villages from the dangerous wildlife.[28][unreliable source?] The spirit form of the Japanese wolf, which has been worshiped since ancient times, is called makami (真神). It is believed to understand human speech, reward good, and punish evil. Makami shrines are found in Saitama, Shizuoka, and Tokyo.[citation needed]
The wolf was afforded a benign place in Japanese folklore and religious traditions: the clan leader Fujiwara no Hidehira was said to have been raised by wolves, and the wolf is often symbolically linked with mountain kami in Shinto. The most famous example is the wolf kami of Mitsumine Shrine in the town of Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture.[citation needed]
Some villages have wolf charms called shishiyoke, that protected their village and their crops against wild boar. In addition, other protective shrines can be found in many villages, especially on the Kii Peninsula. In some villages, such as in Gifu prefecture, the skull of the wolf was used as the charm for both protection as well as curing possessed villagers. In addition to protecting the crops, the wolf may leave prey for villagers.[4] A tradition called inu no ubumimai consists of giving a mother Japanese wolf rice when she gives birth to a cub. In return, the wolf would protect the village and assist in danger, or leave the village in times of famine.[28][unreliable source?][citation needed]
Some legends portray the Japanese wolf as being prophetic creatures. In the Tamaki Mountains the location of a tree called "the cypress of dog-howls" is said to be the site where wolves howled before a flood in 1889, warning the villagers.[4] The Japanese wolf was not commonly killed by villagers, and attacks were rare. Some folklore states that the killer of a Japanese wolf faced punishment from the spiritual world. Legends also describes the wolf as being concealed by the environment, and that its fur changes with the seasons to further camouflage itself. In many local cultures, therefore, the Japanese wolf is believed not to be extinct; it was always difficult to find.[28][unreliable source?][citation needed]
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A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
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A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.
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Maggie's and Sam's former partners are in love; she wants revenge and he wants his lost love back, so they work together to break up the happy couple.
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The government on Monday commenced its final efforts to analyze the possible negative economic impact of the planned sales tax hike next April, seeking opinions from dozens of experts, some of whom have suggested the need for further stimulus steps.
A government panel led by economic ministers started a six-day hearing amid lingering concern that the consumption tax increase to secure funds for swelling social security costs could thwart Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to overcome nearly two decades of deflation.
The panel will hear from 60 people from a variety of backgrounds, including heads of nonprofit groups, scholars and business leaders, to provide Abe with information to decide as early as next month whether to proceed with the tax hike to 8 percent from the current 5 percent.
"I will make a decision this fall once the panel reports and after looking at various economic indicators," Abe told reporters while visiting Kuwait.
Abe has said he will examine Japan's economic growth data for the April-June period, among other factors. Revised figures for second-quarter gross domestic product are due out on Sept. 9.
On Monday, the panel heard from seven people, including Kazumasa Iwata, a former deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, who proposed cutting corporate and individual income taxes to ease the potential pressure on domestic demand from the sales tax hike.
Iwata, who currently heads the Japan Center for Economic Research, presented an estimate showing the tax increase could reduce business investment, household spending and other domestic demand by a total of 15 trillion to 16 trillion yen over the two years through March 2016.
He also said that in order to ensure an early exit from deflation, the government must consider limiting increases in the sales tax rate to as little as 1 percentage point per year.
Under legislation enacted last August, the government plans to raise the tax in two steps -- to 8 percent next April and 10 percent in October 2015 -- to cover snowballing welfare costs at a time when the proportion of elderly people is increasing.
With a smaller increase, state coffers would grow more slowly than under the current plan. Iwata said that would force the government to continue raising the tax rate beyond fiscal 2018.
The panel is slated to hold meetings seven times at the prime minister's office through Saturday, with seven to nine experts scheduled to meet at one time for around two hours.
Among other participants on the first day, Hiromasa Yonekura, chief of the Japan Business Federation, the country's biggest business lobby, told reporters that he had asked the government to continue as planned, while Kaori Yamane, head of the Japan Housewives' Association, opposed the plan.
Yamane said that a tax hike without wage increases would only widen income disparities. "As a representative of consumers, I decisively oppose" the sales tax hike, she told reporters.
Out of the seven participants in the first session, five supported the government's plan for the hike to 8 percent in April, regarding it as crucial for fiscal rehabilitation and sound welfare services, economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari told a press conference after the meeting.
The country's fiscal health has been internationally scrutinized as it is the worst among major developed economies at more than 200 percent of GDP.
The government "should avoid putting off" the planned sales tax hike in April, said Amari, who is set to attend all the meetings of the panel along with Finance Minister Taro Aso and BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda.
The panel's discussions will be closely watched by financial markets as some of Abe's aides have recently urged the prime minister to delay the tax increase, arguing it could drag down business and household spending, and choke economic growth.
Experts attending the hearing include tax hike opponents, in particular Koichi Hamada, a professor emeritus of economics at Yale University and a special adviser to Abe, as well as University of Shizuoka professor Etsuro Honda, another special adviser to Abe.
Hamada and Honda, who want the tax hike postponed or the rate of increase reviewed, are slated to attend meetings on Tuesday and Saturday, respectively.


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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—The Virginia volleyball team travels to ACC foes Georgia Tech and Clemson this weekend (Nov. 1-2). Both matches are set for 6 p.m. starts.
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UVa (12-10, 5-5 ACC) defeated ACC newcomer Notre Dame, 3-1, Sunday afternoon (Oct. 27) at Memorial Gymnasium. Junior Tori Janowski (Sterling, Va.) led the Cavaliers with 22 kills on .474 hitting, while classmate Mallory Woolridge (Glen Allen, Va.) hit .556 with 11 kills.
On the Virginia freshman kills list, first-year Haley Kole (Tallahassee, Fla.) moved up to sixth place with 12 kills against the Irish and now has 305 for the season. Senior Emily Rottman (Santa Barbara, Calif.) recorded 15 digs and moved in to a tie with Whitney Ashcraft (2000-03) for third place on the UVa career digs list with 1,603.
The Yellow Jackets (8-14, 2-8 ACC) split a pair of ACC matches last weekend, falling at Syracuse, 3-0, before defeating Boston College, 3-2. Jennifer Percy leads GT with 3.23 kills per set.
Georgia Tech leads the all-time series, 33-18, but the Cavaliers won the last meeting, 3-2, on Nov. 2, 2012 in Charlottesville.
The Tigers (11-10, 5-5 ACC) come into the weekend having won four of their last six conference matches, including a win over Boston College (3-0) last weekend. In its last outing, Clemson fell at Syracuse, 3-1. Moneshia Simmons leads the Tigers, averaging 4.72 kills per set.
Clemson has a 40-15 advantage in the all-time series between the two schools and was victorious, 3-1, on Nov. 3, 2012 at Memorial Gymnasium.
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Persons with disabilities are welcome to participate in our programs. Reasonable accommodations will be made with prior arrangements.
Need a location for your next birthday or family party?
Seoul International Park offers its rooms and facilities, both indoor and outdoor, for private use. Price quotes will not be given over the phone. Please print out the request form by clicking on the link below and mail / fax the completed form to the park office to receive a price quote. The application process can take from 2-4 weeks, so please plan accordingly.
A Park Advisory Board is a group of people-residents, individuals and program users and representatives from other organizations, who:
Are you interested in becoming a member of the Seoul International Park (Ardmore Recreation Center) Park Advisory Board? If so, simply take a moment to print out this interest form by clicking on the link below and mail/fax the completed form to the park office.
Attend meetings, Volunteer on Projects, Act as a committee member, Request Consideration for a board position.
No matter what your interest; get involved TODAY!!!
In an effort to better serve our community we have posted a survey of our facilities and programs. Please take a moment to print out this survey by clicking on the link below and mail or fax the completed form to:
Seoul International Park Attn: Director in Charge
For additional information about our park and current programs please call the park office


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This story was written by David Kaplan.
Big box electronics retailer Circuit City is calling it a day after failing to reach an agreement with its creditors. The Richmond, VA., company is seeking Bankruptcy Court approval to start liquidating the assets of the company. The news comes after one of the worst Christmas season's for retail in recent memory. About 30,000 employees will lose their jobs and its 567 stores will close. Circuit City had tried to get acquired last year by Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), but those talks led nowhere. Release
By David Kaplan
Circuit City Calls It Quits, Plans To Liquidate Assets; 30,000 Employees Let Go


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Industry Blog
Marketing Services Update – February 2013
The month of February saw the team very busy with planning for the next fiscal, as a three-year business plan needed to be submitted to the City.Read more
Monkeybiz: the art of poverty alleviation
A herd of multi-coloured, lovingly crafted beaded elephants seen grazing at Design Indaba 2013, symbolised the ability of design to truly transform lives. The product of proudly South African non-profit organisation Monkeybiz, these and other beaded creatures provide their makers with a brighter future.Read more
Request For Proposals: Cape Town Tourism's website and e-marketing platforms
A digital agency is to be appointed by Cape Town Tourism (CTT) for the development, management and commercialisation of Cape Town Tourism's website and e-marketing platforms.Read more
Earth Hour 2013: 'I will if you will!'
Hundreds of millions of people, businesses and governments around the world unite each year to support the largest environmental event in history: Earth Hour. We spoke to Sue Northam of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the conservation organisation responsible for Earth Hour, to find out how the tourism industry can make a difference on 23 March 2013 and beyond.Read more
The green heart of Cape Town
International Responsible Travel Week took place from 11 to 17 February in the form of a friendly "unconference", attended virtually by thousands of individuals from the tourism industry. After receiving several submissions from our members, we curated a collection of our favourite responsible travel stories.Read more
Marketing Services Update – January 2013
January 2013 was the best month that we have ever experienced in terms of website traffic with almost 100 000 unique visitors to our website. The only previous month where we have achieved higher traffic was June 2010. This is a result of a more focused content strategy which involves updating content more regularly across all our platforms.Read more
Tourism Services Update – January 2013
46 SMME's were assisted by our Industry Business Support Consultant and the team enjoyed interacting with and assisting approximately 275 members during the month. The team also dealt with 11 Visitor Complaints and engaged with our members to resolve these.Read more
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Love was in the air on Valentine's Day… love for responsible tourism, that is, at the Cape Town Tourism Information Session at the Cullinan Hotel on Thursday 14 February, 2013.Read more
Video: Cape Town Tourism Responsible Tourism Week 2013 Showcase
Our Burg Street Visitor Information Centre in the city centre has been abuzz with visitors discovering new, sustainable ways of exploring Cape Town through the Responsible Tourism Week Showcase.
Hosted on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 February 2013, the showcase featured a few of our members making great leaps in the world of eco-travel, including Mother City Hikers, Bike & Saddle and Run Cape Town.
Opportunity to participate at Indaba 2013
Indaba, one of the largest African tourism marketing events, is taking place at the Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban from 11 to 14 May 2013 and we are offering our members two key opportunities to join us on this excellent platform.Read more
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