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Japan welcomes heir to the throne

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Nanganak na ang reyna ng tagapagmana ng korona. Parang telefantasya ang dating.

Princess Kiko gives birth to a boy
By Akemi Nakamura

Princess Kiko, the wife of Prince Akishino, the Emperor’s second son, gave birth to a boy Wednesday morning, a long-awaited male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.

The baby is the first male born to the Imperial family in 41 years and the third in line to the throne after Crown Prince Naruhito, 46, and Prince Akishino, 40.

The birth will put off the succession crisis facing the Imperial family for a while, according to experts. The Imperial House Law allows only males with emperors on their father’s side to ascend the throne.

The 39-year-old princess gave birth to her third child, who weighs 2,558 grams, at 8:27 a.m. by Cesarean section at Aiiku Hospital in Minato Ward, Tokyo.

MySpace + Snocap = mp3 music for sale

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

MySpace will using Snocap technology to sell music from independent bands that already have their pages on the number one social networking site. Pricing will be up to the sellers. Music makers had been asking iTunes this option, but Apple is sticking with its 99-cent pricing.

MySpace will sell music in MP3 format and that may be the reason why the big labels aren’t joining yet. MP3 does not come with protection but it’s the most popular format available today. PayPal will be the payment facility.

Read it here.

Since PayPal does not love the Philippines, this service is not available to Philippine residents. Ph well, SpiralFrog isn’t accessible, either.

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