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Tokyo, 2010.03.09

In keeping with my attempts at keeping abreast of events in "the old country", I came across an interesting item from The Big Game.

During the gold medal round of the Men's Hockey event at the Olympics, an estimated 80% of the country watched the game. That's 27 million people.

The water utility in Edmonton released a graph of water usage in the city that showed how the high viewership of the game impacted that usage. It's amazing.

I wonder what televised events could cause this to happen in Japan?

rand()m quote

Some people talk about living every day like it might be their last. Maybe that's good advice. Carpe diem and all that. But perhaps it's better to try to live every day like it might be everyone's last. If there are people in your life who are important to you, let them know...

—Mark Bedford (quote taken from posting to fray.com)