In his Olympic year, Oscar Pistorius steadily became an avid firearms collector, joining a gun-collecting club and purchasing a collection of firearms that included a .500 Magnum pistol and a civilian version of a military assault rifle.
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SELLING WOMEN: Prostitution, Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan, by Amy Stanley. University of California Press, 2012, 282 pp., $49.95 (hardcover) In the vast cultural landscape, Japan fascinates the mainstream with manga and anime, the martial arts, Zen and kimono. Of course, ...
Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa is back with a bang, becoming the first Asian player to score a hat trick in the English Premier League.
Taking tea to new highs In collaboration with R. Twining and Co., British Airways this month began offering a special blend of Twinings tea that will not lose its flavor even at an altitude of 10,000 meters. Based on data showing that the flavor ...
Singapore vouchers Singapore Airlines is holding a special promotional campaign for double the amount of vouchers that the airline offers through its transit program. The program started in October and offers passengers flying Singapore Airlines or SilkAir Changi Dollar Vouchers, each worth 20 Singapore ...
Liverpool FC tickets Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced that it will again cohost the third All England Cup Futsal Tournament in Japan in March with the international banking group Standard Chartered Bank. The winning team will receive tickets for seven to Liverpool FC’s April ...
Secret ticket giveaway Virgin Atlantic Airways will give away a pair of round-trip economy-class tickets between Tokyo and London to the person who submits the “best secret spot in the U.K.” as a contribution to the company’s “Secret U.K. Guide.” The campaign runs through ...
