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An Inconvenient Truth Review

“An Inconvenient Truth” is a depiction of the real world problem of global warming which is hard to receive. The film may be mistaken as a political propaganda simply by the presence of the Ex-Vice president of the US , Mr. Al Gore but the film represents Mr. Gore as a spokesman for global warming. He stands on a stage before a vast screen, in front of the audience. The documentary is based on a speech he has been developing for six years, and is supported by dramatic visuals. He shows the famous photograph "Earthrise," taken from space by the first American astronauts. Then he shows a series of later space photographs, clearly indicating that glaciers and lakes are shrinking, snows are melting, shorelines are retreating .

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Oita prefecture Bans Distribution of Free Plastic Bags

On June 1st Oita Prefecture began charging for plastic bags in supermarkets. Previously there were no restrictions on plastic bags and customers were able to get plastic bags for free. However, from June 1st, it has become necessary for customers to purchase plastic bags when they buy goods. Within Japan, Toyama prefecture( 富山県 ) was the first prefecture to start charging for plastic bags in April 2008, and from June 1st, every prefecture in Japan has initiated the act to charge for plastic bags, including Oita prefecture.

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Fellowship...

Friday Family Fellowship came about in 2003 when three students were looking for people whom they can share their faith with. They started to meet regularly every week to pray together, to share joys and struggles in life and to support one another. For the past six years, the group has grown much larger into a multicultural community of students and professionals from APU and Beppu City. The community consists of people from different backgrounds around the world, who are united by faith and the will to develop into better persons each day.
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Online Database

ONLINE DATABASE, YES I CARE!!!

 

APU has more than 60 online databases registered for the sake of students. It spends more than 100 million yen annually to register for these websites. This amount is enough to provide honors scholarships to more than 150 students. Imagine what a value would this have in this financial turmoil when everybody is struggling to find an ‘ arubaito ’.

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北朝鮮、44年ぶりにワールドカップ本選進出

  朝鮮が 17 日に行われたアジア予選で、サウジ・アラビアとの引き分け 44 年ぶりにワールドカップ本選へのチケットを手に入れた。 1966 年のイングランドワールドカップ以来、北朝鮮の 2 回目の本選進出になる 2010 年のワールドカップは、南アフリカで行われる。第 19 回目の FIFA ワールドカップになる今大会は、ワールドカップ史上初めてアフリカで行われることで大きな意味を持つ。

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Jokes and Riddles

Three men were sitting on a bench in the middle of a park.

The ones on each side were waving fishing rods. A policeman spotted them, and saw that the man in the middle was reading a newspaper, so addressed the man.

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Okuribito

  さんは“おくりびと”という 映画を聞いたことがありますか?もうこの映画を見に行きましたか?おくりびとは、日本で大注目を集めたといっても過言ではないでしょう。また 2009 年のオスカーでアカデミー賞外国語映画賞を授与しました。この映画がすばらしい賞を受賞するにいたるまでの経緯は、まず主演の本木雅弘さんが青木新門氏によって書かれた本、“納棺夫日記”に感銘を受けたことが始まりでした。

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416 関西汽船の期間限定特別金

関西汽船は 8 月中旬を除く 09 9 30 日まで、期間限定の特別料金プラン ( らくらくマイカープラン ) を実施している。関西汽船は別府と大阪を結ぶフェリー会社で、およそ一晩の航海で瀬戸内海を横断する。今回の料金プランで対象となるのは、別府―大阪直通便利用、 5m 未満の車と、ドライバーを含む4人の搭乗者(二等限定)である。通常、この航路の片道料金、車+4人の合計金額は、最も安い3 m 未満の車で乗船したとしても、 17600 3m 未満の車+運転手一名二等利用料金) +   26400{8800( 旅客二等利用1名料金 ) × 3}=44000 円、学生割引の 30 %を適用して 30800 円だが、特別料金プランは5 m 未満の車なら一律片道 27000 円と最低でも 3800 円節約できる。このプランの申し込みには、出発 14 日前までの予約が必要である。

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17th day of the African Child in Japan (Kumamoto)

UNICEF Kumamoto have been focusing their efforts on Africa by holding this event every year from 1993, “The day of the African child” has been   an initiative of Japanese students working as members of the executive committee. They learn and discuss different issues about Africa and exchange their views with African Students about Africa, Japan and the World at large.

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A Trip to the Orphanage

Nowadays, when talking about development, people tend to think about the term “sustainable development”. “Sustainable development” may have been applied in various perspectives, and one of the most notable perspectives that are necessary for development in any society is the caring for children who are future generation of every nation. As students of the seminar “Sustainable Development Studies” by Professor Manopimoke Supachit, we decided to take a visit to Beppu Heiwa-en – an orphanage in Beppu City in order to improve our knowledge of how important orphanage issues are for sustainable development of the Japanese society in particular and of the world as a whole. Our visit took place on the Saturday 6 June 2009.
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「SMiSkunの挑戦~全学生の協力を求めて~」

APM‘ 11 白石莉沙

 

[A Call to All Members of APU- SMiSkun]

APU is not what a lot of us expected. Not only is it in a foreign country for most of us, but the way things are run in the school are sometimes questionable, and it takes a lot of us at least a year to even vaguely understand Japanese, which becomes a huge obstacle for us to understand the policies or decisions of APU.
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Interview With New Professor

As this spring semester starts, there are some new professors who started teaching in APU. One of those is Professor Kaori Yoshida. Most of you probably don’t know about her, so let’s take a look at the interview APU Times had with her.

Welcome to APU, professor! May we know what subjects do you teach in this semester at APU?

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Health and Fitness

Rolldown

15th6RollDown Works: core, glutes, and ham-strings Sit on the floor with your knees bent, feet hip-width apart and flat on the floor. Grab the backs of your thighs and suck in your navel so your torso forms a C. Keeping your back rounded, slowly roll back as low as you can with your feet planted on the floor. Take three deep breaths. Return to start. Repeat twice without resting.

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Innovation and Technology

      Eco Friendly Cigarettes? ELECTRIC CIGARETTES!!!    Yes!!   It actually gives out smoke.   It‟s not a   toy-gives you the   buzz.   It   can   be   recharged   with   a   charger. The latest innovation that is hot for the smokers and for the environment is the electric cigarette. It is not a rumor; you can actually buy it now in some drug stores in Beppu itself.
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When You’re Pissed

when you're pissed

choose to sit, smile, and be bliss

unload that cocked gun of fury

take a deep breath and count to three

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