Tokyo,Japan

Tokyo has leaped ahead of Paris as the city with the most Michelin three-star restaurants, confirming its status as the "world capital of gastronomy".

Tokyo now has 11 three-star restaurants compared with 10 for Paris, according to the latest edition of the Michelin guide to Tokyo.

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In 2012 Movie, Meteor is the culprit of the calamity...according to information from astronomer there is a Meteor called "LEONID" Shower tonight that can be seen clearly from Indonesia, India and North America as the best view.......But there is a possibility that thismeteor size is bigger than a normal Meteor shower. If the Statosphere and ionospher and Ozone can not break these Meteor then a disaster can happen in place where this Meteor crush.... Therefore to people in Indonesia, India and North America let's pray nothing will happen seriously...:(( But I can't imagine if this Meteor falls into RasGas or Qatar Gas LNG Tanks...wow how bad it is the impact of catasthropic failure..I can't imagine it. scarry.:((

This is the cut of article from MSN website today:

Rio de Janeiro's successful bid to host the 2016 Olympics looks like a sign for Qatar. It was only last June that Doha's bid for the Olympics was turned down by the IOC (even though some argue that the Qatar bid itself was better).

All the Olympic buzz placed Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid as ahead of Rio as favourites for the 2016 Olypmics. But less than a year later, Rio came up on top.

Qatar can certainly take heart from this. Qatar now has a dream to host the football World Cup in 2022.

If it happens, it will be the first time the World Cup travels to the Middle East and Qatar will become the first Arab country to host this prestigious event.

The road ahead is not easy and is difficult even for the biggest countries. But with the unwavering support and commitment to sport that Qatar has shown, even the impossible looks more doable.

Qatar Living has been tracking the growth of Qatar since 2005 and are fully behind the Qatar 2022 bid! We support the dream and bid for the 2022 World Cup!

We're proud to announce our unwavering support to the country's World Cup bid at the exact moment the Qatar 2022 bid website goes live.

Stand up, Qatar, look the world in the eye, take a bow and make us all proud!

It's the big day...

Four cities from four continents are vying for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Chicago, Madrid, Rio and Tokyo.

Who would you go for ?

Chicago is the favourite with the backing of President Barack Obama.

I would love for RIO to get it....

http://www.usatoday....

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pledged Thursday to do his utmost to bring the Olympics to Tokyo in 2016 as he prepared to go to Copenhagen for the big vote.
"As long as I go, I want to win," Hatoyama told a group of reporters before heading for Tokyo's Haneda Airport. "If our rivals are moving ahead of us, we'll cruise to the top from behind."

Tokyo is vying with Chicago, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro to host the Summer Games in 2016. The International Olympic Committee will vote Friday to choose the site, with millions of dollars in construction, tourist revenues and sponsorships at stake.

Host: Q-Live Events
Type of Event: Live Performance & DJ Set
Network: Global
Start Time: 8th October 2009 at 7:00 PM
End Time: 9th October 2009 at 02:00 AM
Location: The Diplomatic Club Royal Tent
City: Doha
For More Info Contact: +974 3612629
The Diplomatic Club Tel. +974 4847444
Email: info/-a-t-/qlive-events.com

Q- Live Events Presents "Global Cherry Nights" with Live Performance of Ladybird and Dj Intar

Artist Profile:

Ladybird

Host: Q-Live Events
Type of Event: Live Performance & DJ Set
Network: Global
Start Time: 8th October 2009 at 7:00 PM
End Time: 9th October 2009 at 02:00 AM
Location: The Diplomatic Club Royal Tent
City: Doha
For More Info Contact: +974 3612629
The Diplomatic Club Tel. +974 4847444
Email: info/-a-t-/qlive-events.com

Q- Live Events Presents "Global Cherry Nights" with Live Performance of Ladybird and Dj Intar

Artist Profile:

Ladybird

Host: Q-Live Events
Type of Event: Live Performance & DJ Set
Network: Global
Start Time: 8th October 2009 at 7:00 PM
End Time: 9th October 2009 at 02:00 AM
Location: The Diplomatic Club Royal Tent
City: Doha
For More Info Contact: +974 3612629
The Diplomatic Club Tel. +974 4847444
Email: info/-a-t-/qlive-events.com

Artist Profile:

Ladybird

Ladybird was voted as the Best Pop Artist in 2003 by the Top Of The Pops Magazine in Latvia and took the prize at the 3rd annual LNT Video Music Awards ceremony. Ladybird won the trophies from Latvia's most prestigious music awards, Gada Balva, held at the Daile theatre in Riga in 2004, “The Best Dance Album in 2003 called "Nightvision" and The Best Dance Recording 2003 "Next Level".

Doha second most expensive city in Mideast
Web posted at: 8/27/2009 2:45:52
Source ::: The Peninsula/ By HUDA N V

DOHA: Doha is the second most expensive city in the Arab world, according to a latest study. The USB, one of the world’s leading financial firms, recently released the 14th edition of its ‘Prices and Earnings’ review which has included Doha for the first time in the list of 73 international cities.

Placed in the 39th position in global ratings, Doha is the second most expensive city in the Middle East after Dubai and before Manama. The rating is based on 122 common goods and services. The study looks at the prices of goods and services, and wages and working hours for 14 professionals in 73 cities round the world.

From woof to words: talking toy ‘translates’ dog barks
(AFP)

18 July 2009
TOKYO - Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy said Thursday that it would launch a talking version of its Bowlingual gadget that can ‘translate’ dog barks into the human language.

The new model analyses six emotions, including joy, sadness and frustration, and speaks phrases such as ‘Play with me!’ — an improvement on the original which just showed them on a screen.

‘Dog owners can enjoy the toy at a dog run and a park,’ said Tomy spokeswoman Chie Yamada.

The original version of the toy, which has a handset and a microphone attached to a dog collar, won the Ig Nobel Prize in 2002. The awards, a parody of the Nobel Prizes, celebrate achievements that make people laugh and think.