Officials battle through "samurai" diet

		Monday, 15 October 07 - 09:32 PM (GMT +09:00) By Daniel Kun in Funnyyyyyyy

TOKYO - Overweight local government officials in Japan have slimmed down with a three-month "samurai" diet, soldiering on despite a fellow samurai's death.

The mayor of the city of Ise in west Japan and six officials joined forces as the "Seven Metabolic Samurai," after Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" movie, to fight the so-called metabolic syndrome -- excess belly fat, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels.

The program took an unexpected and unfortunate turn when one of the samurai, a 47-year-old city official, died in August from heart failure while he was jogging, a spokeswoman for Ise's public health department said, confirming earlier news reports.

But the remaining samurai continued with the plan, which involved eating healthy food and exercising.

When the program ended Thursday, Mayor Takao Morishita had shed 5.6 kg (12 pounds) and trimmed his waistline by 5 cm to 85 cm (33 inches). At least two other officials also succeeded with the diet, while the city is waiting to hear results from the others.

"There was a time when things were rough, but I was able to reach my goals," the mayor said on a panel that showed his diet results. "I want to make sure that my weight won't bounce back."

Metabolic syndrome has become the new buzzword in health-conscious Japan, where nearly 30 percent of Japanese adult males are overweight, according to a government survey from 2005.

Two male officials in the health ministry kept blogs earlier this year to show their efforts in combating the syndrome, while tummy-tightening briefs and "fitness phones" targeting fat-fighting middle-aged men have come on the market.

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L'ambassadeur d'Israël au Salvador retrouvé nu, ivre et ligoté

		Wednesday, 14 March 07 - 12:25 AM (GMT +09:00) By Daniel Kun in Funnyyyyyyy

JERUSALEM - Israël a rappelé son ambassadeur au Salvador, qui avait été retrouvé ivre et nu avec des accessoires sexuels dans la cour de sa résidence officielle, rapportent les médias israéliens.

A Jérusalem, le ministère des Affaires étrangères a confirmé qu'il avait été rappelé, sans donner de précisions. "Le ministère juge son comportement malséant pour un diplomate", a dit un porte-parole.

Selon les informations de presse, la police salvadorienne a retrouvé l'ambassadeur nu, ivre, ligoté et bâillonné, une balle en caoutchouc dans la bouche et des accessoires sexuels posés près de lui. L'incident, précise le ministère à Jérusalem, remonte à deux semaines. Un nouvel ambassadeur sera nommé au Salvador.

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Le maire d'une commune du Calvados met sa signature de parrainage aux enchères

		Wednesday, 07 March 07 - 10:16 PM (GMT +09:00) By Daniel Kun in Funnyyyyyyy

Le maire de la commune de Noron-la-Poterie (Calvados) a décidé dans le cadre du parrainage des candidats à l'élection présidentielle d'offrir sa signature au plus offrant afin de financer l'école maternelle et les associations de son village, a-t-on appris mercredi auprès de ce maire divers-droite."Depuis plusieurs jours je suis harcelé par tous les petits candidats à la recherche de leurs 500 signatures", a souligné André Garrec, premier magistrat de cette commune de 280 habitants."Comme je suis commercial et que je me suis dit que cela ne serait qu'une goutte d'eau dans leur budget, j'ai donc décidé de mettre ma signature aux enchères", ajoute-t-il."Le plus gros chèque aura ma signature, ce chèque servira à financer l'école maternelle du village mais aussi le club de vélo et une association culturelle", précise-t-il encore.

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Suisse: Un char d'assaut envoyé au fossé par un tracteur

		Wednesday, 07 March 07 - 10:14 PM (GMT +09:00) By Daniel Kun in Funnyyyyyyy

Un char d'assaut Leopard de l'armée suisse a été endommagé par une collision avec un tracteur agricole et envoyé au fossé dans le canton de Berne.Circulant mardi sur une route principale de la campagne bernoise, l'un des chars d'une colonne de blindés a heurté latéralement un tracteur avec sa remorque qui roulait en sens inverse, a indiqué Heinz Pfeuti, porte-parole de la police bernoise. Lors de la collision, la remorque du tracteur a été arrachée et le char Léopard, de fabrication allemande, a perdu l'une de ses chenilles. L'engin de près de 60 tonnes a basculé dans le fossé. Le char accidenté a été remorqué par un autre Léopard. Une enquête de l'armée visant à déterminer l'état de fonctionnement du blindé est en cours, a déclaré le porte-parole.

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New Funny Pictures

		Sunday, 18 February 07 - 09:46 PM (GMT +09:00) By Daniel Kun in Funnyyyyyyy

Just added some more funny pictures in my gallery

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Blair ready to spam Britain

		Sunday, 18 February 07 - 09:11 PM (GMT +09:00) By Daniel Kun in Funnyyyyyyy

Tony Blair is planning to put even further strain on Number 10’s creaking IT infrastructure, by emailing everyone who’s signed the infamous petition against road charging. Over 1.4 million Brits have signed the online petition so far, with the servers handling the petition site buckling under the strain.Apparently there have been cabinet level mutterings suggesting whoever dreamt up the e-petition scheme was a “prat”, even as the transport secretary said, in effect,“debate is good…but we’re doing it anyway”. Now, the London Standard reports, Blair will personally email the shrieking populace to put their minds at ease about the proposals, presumably putting across the government’s argument that most people will pay less under the scheme. And it'll save the environment. Maybe. Problem is these arguments will cut little ice with those whose main objection is the idea of being tracked in their cars 24x7. Or with those who believe they have a divine right to drive where they bloody well please. First though, Tony has to make some tough choices. Does he further complicate matters by loading the government’s IT systems with what millions will simply decide is spam. Or will he turn to the fabled “secret” email system at number 10. You know, the one that was allegedly used to discuss cash for honours , and, in defiance of all the rules of government IT projects, worked like a charm.

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