This resort town, once popular with honeymooners, is turning to a new breed of romance seekers—virtual sweethearts.In Love Plus, a Japanese dating simulation game, players experience young romance with a virtual girlfriend. Some have even taken their beloved avatars to an island resort — a real island resort. WSJ’s Akiko Fujita takes a tour of Atami.Since the marriage rate among Japan’s shrinking population is falling and with many of the country’s remaining lovebirds heading for Hawaii or Australia’s Gold Coast, Atami had to do something. It is trying to attract single men—and their handheld devices.In the first month of the city’s promotional campaign launched July 10, more than 1,500 male fans of the Japanese dating-simulation game LovePlus+ have flocked to Atami for a romantic date with their videogame character girlfriends.The men are real. The girls are cartoon characters on a screen. The trips are actual, can be expensive and aim to re-create the virtual weekend outing feat
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Sony Corp, hoping to spur sales ahead of the holiday shopping season, has slimmed down its electronic readers and also given them touchscreen control. The three new versions of its “Reader” line also feature an improved screen with better clarity, the manufacturer said on Wednesday. Sony was first to the market with its Reader in 2006 but has struggled to keep up with rival Amazon.com Inc, whose Kindle e-reader is the top-selling device of its kind, according to analysts. Amazon does not disclose sales data. In July, Amazon undercutcompetitors by offering a $139 wireless Kindle. The crowded e-reader market also includes traditional bookseller Barnes & Noble and electronics giant Apple, whose fast-selling iPad device has e-reader functions. Steve Haber, president of Sony’s digital reading unit, said the touchscreen was one of the top requests made by consumers, who are willing to pay more for extra functionality. “Lowering prices to get cheaper and cheaper — that’s not our directio
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Valve actuators mount on valves and, in response to a signal, move a valve to a desired position using an outside power source. There are several basic types of valve actuators: manual, electric, pneumatic, and hydraulic. Manual valve actuators do not require an outside power source. They use a handwheel or lever to drive a series of gears whose ratio results in a higher output torque compared to the input (manual) torque. Electric valve actuators use a single-phase or three-phase alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC) motor to drive a combination of gears to generate the desired torque level. Pneumatic valve actuators adjust valve position by converting air pressure into linear or rotary motion. Similarly, electrohydraulic valve actuators and hydraulic valve actuators convert fluid pressure supply into linear or rotary motion.Valve motion and operation style are important specifications to consider when selecting valve actuators. Rotary motion valves (rotary valves) such as b
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WIKA has developed the new C-2 pressure transmitter for pressure measurement in screw-type, reciprocating and turbo compressors. It features a particularly robust and compact design and an exceptional price/performance ratio.With the C-2, compressor manufacturers and manufacturers of measurement and control components for compressors get a high-quality pressure transmitter that is optimally matched to the requirements of the application.Measuring ranges from 0-6 up to 0-60 bar, along with the established output signals and electrical connections, meet the standards usual in the marke
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For Karan Johar, the past few weeks have been very stressful. He has hardly been getting any sleep and has even put his next directorial venture on hold as he is busy with the promotions of his production We Are Family. Since Kajol, one of the leading ladies of the film, is on maternity leave and the other leading lady, Kareena Kapoor, had to leave for the shooting of Saif Ali Khan’s Agent Vinod, the producer was left with no choice but to promote We Are Family on his own.”I’ve completely sidelined the film I’m going to direct next. I’ve no idea what it is going to be simply because I haven’t had the time to think about it. Maybe, I’ll make My Name Is Karan and cast myself in the lead,” Karan says jokingly.KaranKaran is especially worried about We Are Family as it isn’t a typical mass entertainer. In fact, Karan jokingly admits that his product was intimidated by the power of machismo in the Salman Khan starrer Dabangg.”Yeah, we shifted two Fridays before Dabangg. Ours is
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An iPhone application that allows a patient to have their heartrate checked with a mobile phone is proving popular as a monitoring tool for doctors.The in-built microphone in the phone monitors a patient’s heartbeat when it’s held up against their chest, and can provide an accurate read-out that can be sent to the doctor via email.Peter Bentley, a computer scientist who designed the iPhone application called iStethoscope pro, says it’s become popular with patients who live a long way from their doctor.The BBC reported that feedback from doctors said that smartphone applications like the one devised by Bentley, make it easier to collect and share data.But cardiologists also warn that the readings themselves shouldn’t be the only tool used to monitor a patient’s heart health.”Many of the things that we can pick up in a doctor-patient relationship, there really isn’t any substitute for, so they may assist and they may be an adjunct but I don’t see them replacing the doctor-patient relatio
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Extra-terrestrial beings do exist but they have not yet come to visit our planet, and the best way to communicate with aliens is to send radio signals, a top Chinese official said Tuesday.Zhu Jin, curator of the Beijing Planetarium, said aliens are likely to be present on some planets. Since there are about one trillion planets going around fixed stars, the possibility of the earth being the only planet with living creatures was ‘too slim to be true’, China Daily reported.But as to reports of sighting of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), Zhu said they cannot be true.Some UFOs were proved to be planes, kites or other normal objects, and many weird situations can be re-demonstrated and re-created, he said.Zhu said the distance the Voyager 1 spacecraft has travelled in the past 33 years only accounts for one-thousandth of the solar system’s reach. It will take 10,000 years for human beings to visit planets outside the solar system.So, if aliens living in a faraway planet have a similar
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EMPAT tahun melayari bahtera perkahwinan mungkin satu tempoh singkat, tetapi bagi Datuk Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin, 31, pelbagai dugaan dilalui sejak disatukan dengan usahawan, Datuk Seri Khalid Muhd Jiwa pada 21 Ogos 2007.Tahun pertama perkahwinan memberi ruang kepada pasangan yang mempunyai beza usia 20 tahun ini untuk mengenali satu sama lain dengan lebih mendalam. Tahun kedua berjalan lancar, namun tahun ketiga menempuh cabaran dengan pelbagai gosip. Namun kata Siti, atas kepercayaan, keikhlasan, saling memahami dan bertolak ansur, semua itu dapat ditangani dengan baik dan kini tahun keempat, mereka mampu membuat perancangan untuk kehidupan yang lebih baik lagi.“Pejam celik pejam celik, usia perkahwinan kami genap empat tahun, tapi Siti sedar masih jauh perjalanan yang harus kami tempuh bersama. Alhamdulillah, kehidupan kami dilimpahi kebahagiaan dan Siti bersyukur kerana suami menjaga Siti dengan baik, malah menjadi pembimbing dalam menjalani kehidupan seharian dan sekarang dalam
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Thousands of villagers returned to their homes along the ash-covered slopes of an Indonesian volcano that exploded after four centuries of dormancy, even though officials warned they could be putting their lives at risk.Some said Tuesday they could no longer bear to stay in cramped emergency shelters, while others wanted to get back to their farms.The first eruption of Mount Sinabung — which caught many scientists off guard — over the weekend was followed by a second, more powerful blast Monday that spewed soot and debris more than a mile (several kilometers) into the air, leaving the region on high alert.Several domestic flights in North Sumatra province had to be diverted because of poor visibility, and two people died, though it remained unclear Tuesday if the volcano was to blame.Of the 30,000 people who have been evacuated to refugee shelters, mosques and churches, more than 6,000 have packed up their belongings and headed home, said Yeni Hariani Sembiring of the Tanah Karo di
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EPANJANG pembabitannya sebagai anak seni, sudah dua kali Tiz Zaqyah diuji.Ketika namanya sedang mengharum dengan drama paling popular Nur Kasih, pelakon berkulit putih gebu ini dikejutkan dengan penyebaran gambar aksi hangatnya sedang bersosial dengan rakan-rakan.KAMI SOKONG…ahli yang baru mendaftar dengan TZR FC diberikan sijil penghargaan.sebelum – selepasGEMBIRA…Tiz bersama peminat dan anak mereka. KEKAL DI HATI…watak Nur Aminah dalam Nur Kasih tetap dalam ingatan orang.Jenuh jugalah dia menjadi buruan media sebelum perkara itu senyap dengan sendiri.Kontroversi berkenaan bagaimanapun tidak menjejaskan nama gadis berusia 22 tahun ini di mata peminat sehingga menyaksikan Tiz dinobatkan sebagai Pelakon TV Wanita Popular pada Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2009 (ABPBH 09).Jelas, aura Nur Amina, gadis bertudung dengan watak lemah-lembut dan tabah dalam Nur Kasih begitu kuat mempengaruhi minda peminat setia drama ini.Baru-baru ini Tiz terpalit dengan kontroversi lagi.K
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