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SnowJapan Giveaways - the final one!

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:37:00 +0000

Thanks to all of the resorts who co-operated with our Giveaways this season.
We also hope that the many people who received the vouchers have, or soon will, visit those resorts. And perhaps post a report, resort review and photos on the site.

We have a limited number of vouchers that have been unclaimed and would like to distribute them.

Conditions:

Anyone can enter. But please only enter if:

1) You are as close to 100% as possible that you would be able to use the voucher if you win
AND
2) You promise to write a decent Resort Review on SnowJapan after you have visited (in this section: http://www.snowjapan...oice/review.php)

How to enter:

A
Send email to editor@snowjapan.com
B
Subject line: SnowJapan Giveaways
C
Content of email: Tell us which resort you are interested in (from the list below). You can choose a few if you are sure you would be able to visit if you won (although any one person won't win more than one)
D
Content of email: Your name, your email address, your postal address in Japan (hotel is fine if you are visiting Japan)
E
Content of email: Any other comments

Disclaimers:
We will not keep any record of your name, email or postal address - this information will only be used if you win and we need to send you a lift ticket voucher.
Your information will also not be passed on to any other party.
We will choose the winners.
Our decision is final.
I think that's all the disclaimers we need.

Thank you and good luck.

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Resorts to choose from

Nagano:
Hakuba Goryu
Hakuba Alpen (Happo / Tsugaike / Iwatake)
Ryuoo Ski Park
Madarao Kogen
Sugadaira

Niigata:
Yuzawa Town
Myoko City
Hakkai-san

Iwate:
Appi Kogen

Gifu:
Dynaland

Yamagata:
Zao Onsen

Facebook Favour?

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:30:37 +0000

for those with Facebook can I ask a favour please.

1/ Click on the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/176865462416563/

2/ scroll down until you find "Haydn Owens" (my son)
he has posted a song: SKRILLEX - BANGARANG (FT. SIRAH)

please "like" this song.

If he gets the most likes, he wins 2 tickets to the Malibu event.

Cheers!

Windows - everything just got smaller!

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:25 +0000

Help!

I just pressed something without knowing it, and everything in my browser just got about 30% smaller!?!
I can't get it back!

Anyone know what I have done and how to fix that?
Cheers

Atomic test guinea pigs

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:02:18 +0000

It's not a clip from 24 or a movie!

Parts shops/Junkyards (near tokyo/fussa)

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:03:59 +0000

Help please! Looking for an auto parts store or junkyard where I can get parts for my car (cr-v). When I was in Okinawa, there was a place called "Taguchi's" that you could go in, show your title and then tell them what part from the car you needed and they'd have it same day (if it wasn't in stock).

Looking for something similar to that, or even a junkyard. Preferrably in the Fussa/Akishima/Tachikawa/Hachioji area. My last resort will be Yahoo auctions, lol.

Thanks in advance for any input!

Inspirational dude

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:21:35 +0000

Vujicic was born with no limbs, a crippling disability that meant he had little hope of ever living a normal life.

Tetra-amelia syndrome is a rare disorder characterised by the absence of both arms and legs.

Vujicic was born to Serbian immigrants in Melbourne, Australia, but the couple now live in California.

Now a best-selling author, as a child Vujicic suffered from depression as a child, but as he got older he eventually began to embrace his disability.

The teen mastered life’s daily tasks and went on to show that he can do everything that able bodied people can do-including writing, typing, play drums, brush his teeth.

Aged 17 he began giving talks at a church group and went on to found a non-profit to use his experience to help others.

In 2005 Vujicic was nominated for the 'Young Australian of the Year' Award.

But the preacher and author of 'Life Without Limbs' has now found true happiness - he last week got married.

And today, the bestselling author and his beautiful new wife Kanae Miyahara, were seen having the time of their lives, as they began married life in Hawaii.

The agile Vujicic had no difficulty taking using his camera to take photos of his stunning bride.

The couple got engaged in August and married on February 10th in California.

The World

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:53:04 +0000

Not according to me of course

Medicine in japan

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:06:31 +0000

Anyone know of a good anti-histamine you can get over the counter? Ive just broken out in hives (turns out im allergic to something), My arms, legs and chest looks a bit of a mess. I went to the pharmacy and they tried first to give me a cream. I gestured that it was no good because its EVERYWHERE, so they gave me something else that i thought was medicine... turns out its just another stupid thing you rub on the localised area. This shit is clearly no good to me. I just want an antihistamine so ill stop scratching and irritating it. Anyone know of one?

It's time to try a Mac

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:22:01 +0000

OK so until recently I have not even touched a Mac computer.
But I truly love the iPad and my iPhone and I think it's about time that I checked one out.
I just seem to really like the Apple way.
And I like gadgets too.
Perhaps the iMac. Or perhaps a Pro laptop.
There's lots of quite a lot of questions and this new-fangled interwebs thing is a help, but how about personal experiences.

Anyone here made the move? At least with one machine it might not be a total desertion.
The Apple site seems to claim that I can use all my files (Office) and stuff, but I'm wary of that.
Like I said lots of reading to do and it seems that the lines are due for a refresh this year so it may be a while before they are released and I make a move.

What does one thing?

Suits you sir!

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:56:07 +0000

I only just realised/remembered that I can change my forums from default blue to any I want.

Here's mine. Pretty snazzy hey?