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It is my last day in Osaka before I fly out to Sydney tonight. I thought I should take some photos, so I went for a walk up Shinsekai, Kuromon Markets, then around to Namba and back down Den-Den town to Shin-Imamiya.
View from my hotel window this morning. It is pretty cheap in the Shin-Imamiya area. My hotel cost me 1600Yen per night. It is basic but quite sufficient for my needs. At Shinsekai there are lots of izakaya and around lunch time the lineups get a bit long.
Kuromon Markets.
Some crabs in a box. Ready to be sold and eaten.
Film crew shooting a chef cooking some meat. Kuromon markets.
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Osaka is overcast with occasional sunshine this morning.
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Are there any drinks in Drinkalot?
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overcast and cool in Osaka.
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it is very lightly snowing this morning. not much but.
I am off to Osaka today. Thanks for the scones!
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just started lightly snowing.
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The yanks are looking in the Indian Ocean now.
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Singapore are helping to search.
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Clarity cranked to 0.
(ie i took out all the contrast. then bumped up the saturation and blacks. )
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Yes, I can vouch that Ippy is a real person and a very messy room-mate!
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I went to Annupuri this morning. We had a light fall of snow overnight, maybe ten centimeters or so. After a couple of runs at Hirafu, I headed over to Annupuri and went down gate 1. There was a nice cover but patches of icy stuff underneath. Later on, I just went over that ridge below gate 8.
Annupuri piste
Looking towards Niseko Village
snowboardo
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I agree. Evil foreigners deserve what they get.
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I see cruelty is your thing.
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i agree it may be speakers.. imho.
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The Cruel Sea. excellent film. good book too.
I think it was written by Nicholas Monsarrat. Yep.
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thank you very much. prize used and reported on.
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i am so jealous i could scream.
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It is pretty pathetic that they cannot pick up a stolen passport at security.
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HPG Giveaway Part 2.
Saturday morning I got picked up at 7am. The wind was blowing really hard and it was snowing as well.
Hirafu at 7am
I got my beacon and had it checked and we headed to the chairlift at about 7:40. The visibility was appalling and the wind was gusting really strongly.
Hanazono #1 Chair
We did a few runs down Strawberry Fields. It was great - about knee deep snow and not too heavy. A few more runs here and there and then we headed up Hano #2 lift and climbed up the hill a bit and down into Gate 9, which was fantastic. Another run to gate 9 via the Swinging Monkey and that was it. Another great morning with HPG. Thank you very much to SnowJapan and Hanazono Powder Guides.
Bottom of Hirafu Gondola.
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sorry Mrs Birks!
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snowing and windy. 30 cms overnight.
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Doctor studied DVD for surgery, left glove inside patient
A doctor in the UK who left a glove inside a patient undergoing a hysterectomy has admitted that she learnt how to perform the operation from a DVD.
An investigation was carried out by the Royal Derby Hospital after patient Sharon Birks, 42, discovered the glove when she used the toilet, three days after her operation.
In the report it emerged that a member of the surgical team, a registrar who has not been named, decided to copy a surgical technique she saw on a DVD which involved using a latex glove to help expand the patient's stomach.
The registrar told the inquiry that she learnt about the technique while attending a training course at the World Laparoscoy Hospital in Deli.
The technique, which instructs the glove be removed before the end of the surgery, is not routinely used or accepted in the UK.
Three days after her surgery, a horrified Mrs Birks found the glove floating in the toilet.
Now, after seeing the report into her bungled operation, Mrs Birks is planning to launch legal action against the hospital.
"Reading the report was horrible because I can't believe the registrar was able to do something like this and no-one knew," she said.
"It's so hard to understand how this could have happened. At first, I was just numb about the whole thing but it made me very angry."
The report also stated that the registrar failed to notify other surgeons that she would be using the controversial technique.
Mrs Birks said it wasn't long before she felt back to normal after the glove was removed. The report said 'no adverse health outcomes' were expected as a result of her experience.
Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust would not name the registrar or say if she still worked for the organisation.
But a spokeswoman for the trust said: "We are extremely sorry for the distress that was caused to Mrs Birks.
"Clearly, this should not have happened and, as soon as managers were made aware, we launched a detailed investigation."
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Strewth! Don't come the raw prawn with me, ya drongo.
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Where the bloody hell am I?
Niseko 2013-2014
in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
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This season definitely not as good as last season. imho.