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Defendant in bribery case claims he’s far from alone. On 15 February, the trial began for former officer of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Sei Kato on corruption charges. Kato stands accused of accepting kickbacks from a funeral home near his police station in exchange for setting them up with the families of people who recently died. Kato has pled guilty and outlined how the illicit system worked. He explained in court that he received the bribes in the form of gift certificates, prepaid cards, and beer tickets rather than cash. The 48-year-old is said to have received about 2,000,000 yen...

It was the time of apprehensive mothers, of taciturn fathers, and of burly older brothers, but it was also the time of blankets, of quilts, and of ponchos, and so no one thought it strange that Carla and Gonzalo would spend two or three hours every evening curled up on the sofa beneath a magnificent red poncho made of Chiloé wool that, in the freezing winter of 1991, seemed like a basic necessity. In spite of all the obstacles, the poncho strategy allowed Carla and Gonzalo to do practically everything, except for the famous, the sacred, the much feared and...

Vendor: eeBoo Type: Book Price: 11.99 Back to School Create a Story cards are perfect for children going to school for the first time. Sweet and gentle illustrations depict experiences such as show-and-tell, naptime, sharing with others, being recognized – some experiences that maybe new to first-timers. Forty unique flash cards provide prompts and clues for children and adults to talk about what to expect when heading off to a busy day at school. I Skills: Encourages imagination, creativity and story-telling. Age: 3+ Card Size: 40 illustrated cards, 3.75" x 4.75" Included: Instructions that provide more activities. Illustrator: Kevin Hawkes...

It used to be that to play a console game, you just had to plug in a cartridge or put a CD/DVD in the optical drive. But these days, with modern titles ballooning up to as much as 100 GB, you’ve got no choice but to store them on the system’s internal hard disk drive. While that can lead to some uncomfortable data management decisions, at least it means you don’t have to get up off the couch to switch games anymore. Which is precisely why the MC2SIO project for the PlayStation 2 is so exciting. As [Tito] explains in his...

Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February–this year, February 19, 2018. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, it is still unofficially called “Washington’s Birthday” by many. The holiday became known as Presidents’ Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act, an attempt to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers. Several states still have individual holidays honoring the birthdays of Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and other figures. Here are nine ways to celebrate in your classroom including websites, games, activities, printables, quizzes, audios, songs, interactive...