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Kangaeroo wiped out the site while trying to update it.

Fortunately, the host got it back and running.

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  • The Lady In The Lake

    Not much has been going on recently, but just living life has kept us busy. During a quick lunchtime ride yesterday, the skies and setting gave me a ripper chance to take photos of La Cangura in the shallow waters of a wading pool in a park beside the Tama River. I’ve been cycling a little bit every day, but not as much as I would have wanted, and certainly not with the types of elevations I should be aiming for. But you deal with your hand, and the clouds made for a moody atmosphere that I appreciated. I’d been lucky to get some dynamic skies during rides over the…

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    豪キャブラリー： Chewies

    　多くの人にとってchewieと言えばスターウォーズに登場する毛深いウッキーが思い浮かぶかもしれないが、オージー英語ではchewieはお口直しとしてよく使われているので、ちょっとびっくりするかもしれない。しかし、驚くことはない。オージー英語らしくまた省略言葉でありchewing gumのことだ。Chewiesは言うまでもなく複数形だ。

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    「やばいリンガル」Manchester (マンチェスター)

    　マンチェスターはイギリスの最も大きな都市のひとつである。伝統と歴史のある町である上に、スポーツの世界ではサッカーを中心に世界的なブランドにもなっている。オージー英語でも、マンチェスターはブランドになってはいるが、その意味がマンチェスター・ユナイテッド選手ルーニ―などと、かなりかけ離れている。 Manchester is one of Britain’s largest cities. The city is rich with history and, centering on soccer, has become of global brand in the sports world. Manchester is also a brand in Australia, but in the land of the roos, it’s a brand that’s a long way from the likes of Rooney & Co at Manchester United.

  • Always Been Certifiable, But Now I’m Certified

    Today was a bit of a landmark day as I passed the exam for the Investment Foundations Certificate. I’m pretty chuffed because I’m not great with numbers or arithmetical formulas, but I somehow managed to scrape through the course. The course has a wonderful curriculum that inspired even generally unenthusiastic students such as myself to taking an interest in learning about investment and financing. Provided by the CFA Institute, the course is superbly designed to take people with virtually no knowledge of the field to develop a basic knowledge. It was worthwhile and each stage ushered in a new area of study and interest. One thing I picked up on…

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    Watch Your Words!

    Many foreigners guffaw at the frequent mangling of English that some Japanese can achieve and there’re plenty of websites and the like dedicated to highlighting these flaws, but they should note that this can go both ways. Perhaps a tad of extra time and consultation could have gone into the names of some of these products or places. Fukuppy was probably not the best name to give a character intended to promote a company called Fukushima Industries, especially as for most of the world, the company name evoked images of one of the worst nuclear reactor accidents in history. Fukuppy, or at least a phrase remarkably close to that, is…