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Nintendo will stop selling in Brazil

Despite what Nintendo says are its "many passionate fans" in Brazil, the company will stop selling its games and consoles there, due to the increasingly high tariffs and taxes being added to the price of electronics. Electronics costs are surprisingly high in Brazil, where a Playstation 4 costs the equivalent of $1,500 USD, and the Xbox One clocks in at around $800 USD.

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Musical Theater Watch - January Week Two

One of the things that the world knows NYC for is its amazing shows. If you’re one of those that loves a good musical, you’re pretty much guaranteed that something is going on every night of the week. Here are just a few of the shows that are showing right now.

Nevermore - The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe - Stage 1 New World Stages - Jan 14th through May 31st

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Paranormal Romance Pick of the Week: Love is Strange

When I first heard about Love is Strange, my reaction went something like this: “Wait... Bruce Sterling wrote a romance novel? Umm... What?” Soon afterward, I read Warren Ellis's review of the book, which describes it as a weird, lumpy, sometimes uncomfortable comedy that is fun and evil. Then I ran out into the world (figuratively speaking) and grabbed a copy for myself.

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Take Your Loved One on a Romantic Vacation

Every once in a while the urge to travel lines up with having enough money in your bank account and you get the chance to go on a vacation. The next time that happens, bring along that special someone and make your journey extra-romantic. For those that don’t want to stray too far from home, a trip to Key West can be a fun and romantic beach destination. Or if an island adventure is more up your alley, the Maldives are filled with excellent places to spend a week or even more.

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Americans in Brazil; Brazilians in America

 

I was fooled by what appeared to be a "token" appearance by then-16-year-old Daniel Missaki for Team Brazil in a World Baseball Classic play-in tournament in Panama in November 2012.

It was actually a pretty impressive performance.

And he's followed up with two jaw-dropping starts for Pulaski this summer, joining his fellow Brazilian Luiz Gohara in the prospect conversation.

Full article here.

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