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Karakui.com does Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k
I haven’t done much jogging/running since playing baseball (up to high school) so I walked the WWWP5k for a little over 4 mi/6.4 km. It was windy and it started to drizzle towards the end so I guess it was pretty good weather for a walk. I did the walk at the Central Oahu Regional…
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Harry Seisho Nakasone
Harry Seisho Nakasone, a Honolulu resident who studied in Japan and became a master of classical Okinawan music, died March 19 in Honolulu. He was 99. Nakasone was a grand master of classical uta-sanshin, in which the artist sings and plays the three-string instrument that is Okinawa’s version of the shamisen. […] “He is well-respected…
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What’s next for WordPress for iOS (via WordPress for iOS)
Stats view coming to a future version of the app. Yay! Version 2.7.2 of the WordPress for iOS app just became available on the App Store. It fixes a number of lingering crashes and bugs. All in all 28 crash/bug reports were closed in this release: Fixed crash when the password had a space, on…
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Tokyograph: Third child for Kiroro’s Kinjo Ayano
Kiroro keyboardist Kinjo Ayano (33) gave birth to her third child last week. Her agency has just announced that her new baby, a boy weighing 2,850 grams, was born on March 29. (Via Tokyograph.) Congratulations!
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Site News
Just a heads up that there may be some funkiness in accessing Karakui.com as I move the domain to a different registrar (see here). If everything goes well, then you won’t notice any changes to the site. *crossing fingers*
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Okinawan woman beat to death by her husband (via Grits and Sushi)
I just learned of this event. A former military Airman killed his Okinawan wife by beating her to death in Fairview Park, Ohio. I cannot tell you how sick this story makes me. Domestic violence, especially in the military, is still not adequately addressed. I don't know how to begin this post because the…
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