Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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__________ Saturday, January 1, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Avalanche kills four out on ski patrol
Four members of a ski patrol die after being swept up in an avalanche at a ski resort in the town of Kofu, Tottori Prefecture, local authorities say.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
2010's new adults fewer than 1%
People who came of age in 2010 comprise fewer than 1 percent of the population, the first time the proportion of new adults fell below the 1 percent line, Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry projections show.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
1950s-era film great Takamine dies at 86
Actress Hideko Takamine, known for her appearances in numerous movies in the 1950s and 1960s, dies of lung cancer in a Tokyo hospital at the age of 86.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kan U.S. trip communique to skip stand on Futenma
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110101a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
3-D games may hurt kids: Nintendo
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110101a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kan looks to send Sengoku packing
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110101a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
ODA in catchup ball: Covering Third World satellite projects
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110101a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Bunnies bounce in Year of Rabbit
SAYO SASAKI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110101a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kagoshima car crash kills two teens
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110101a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Digital age leaves myopic Japan facing manufacturing crisis
Kazuaki Nagata
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110101f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Even tougher year may lie ahead for Kan
KANAKO TAKAHARA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110101f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kan's foreign policy plate full, waiting to be attacked
MASAMI ITO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110101f3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
'World economy to maintain growth'
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110101f4.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Overcoming a disappointing year
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110101a1.html

[OPINION]
Setting a new democratic agenda for Russia
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110101a1.html

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FEATURES
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[MEDIA]
Investigation of 'Japanese soul'; story behind 'Toire no Kamisama'; CM of the week: Shin Heparize Drink
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20110101cs.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Wheelchair pioneer out to change public perceptions
BARBARA BAYER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110101a1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Your 108 misleading karmas
AMY CHAVEZ
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110101cz.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Perfect vacation and perfect aggravation
THOMAS DILLON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110101td.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Hall of Famer Killebrew stricken with cancer
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110101a1.html

[SOCCER]
Mallorca signs Ienaga from Cerezo
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110101a1.html

[SOCCER]
Veteran Ljungberg joins Celtic
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110101a2.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Holmgren may replace Mangini as coach of Browns
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110101a1.html

[GOLF]
New Zealand honors golfer Charles
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110101a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Spectacular Stamkos leads Lightning past Canadiens
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110101a1.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Miyaichi sets sights on Arsenal berth
GUS FIELDING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sj20110101a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Streak finished at 90
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110101a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Spurs top Mavericks
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110101a2.html

[SPORTS]
Liverpool faithful want Dalglish back
CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110101cd.html

[SPORTS]
Wanjiru charged over death threat
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110101t1.html

[TENNIS]
Rubin's house burns during storm
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110101a1.html


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