NEWS LITE : JAPANESE `VIRTUAL PET' EARNS WINGS OFFBEAT.Worried that the death of a ``virtual pet'' will traumatize trau·ma·tize tr.v. trau·ma·tized, trau·ma·tiz·ing, trau·ma·tiz·es 1. To wound or injure (a tissue), as in a surgical operation. 2. To subject to psychological trauma. Verb 1. your child? Bandai, the Japanese toy maker whose Tamagotchi Tamagotchi [Japanese; cute little egg] space-age cyberpet; a solely electronic state; indigenous to Japan, appearing as an egg on a liquid-crystal screen. Life history, consisting of hatching, feeding, beeping when not fed, sleeping in 12 hour snatches, growing, dying pet chick has swept across Asia, raising social hackles hackles the hairs over the neck and back that are elevated by arrector pili muscles in response to fright or anger. A mechanism to threaten opponents, perhaps by appearing larger. everywhere, has unveiled a comforting antidote: a chick that transforms itself into an angel when it dies. Despite scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. summer sun, lines of eager shoppers sat for hours on hot concrete sidewalks outside Tokyo toy and department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. over the weekend as the new Angel Tamagotchi made its first public appearance. In the new version of this computer game that simulates the life cycle of a pet, the tiny virtual pet comes back to life as a winged cherub cherub (chĕr`əb), plural cherubim, kind of angel. Cherubim were probably thought of in the ancient Middle East as composite creatures like the winged creatures of Assyria. In Jewish tradition, they are described (Ezek. after its demise. ``They sold out before they went on sale,'' said Mitsuru Kikuchi, a sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → for Hakuhinkan Toy Park, which expected to distribute its allotment of 1,000 Angel Tamagotchis in just a few hours. Officials of Bandai said they created the new ``virtual angel'' that does not die after education officials in South Korea, Singapore, China and the Philippines complained that the pets took up too much of students' time or, in the words of one Filipino official, ``awaken in children an early sense of death, which is not good.'' Both Hong Kong and South Korea have prohibited children from taking their Tamagotchis to school. But if pet resurrection was in the mind of the toy maker, a keen sense of novelty seemed to be the only motive burning in the heart of Tamagotchi fans who sat in line Sunday to be the first with the latest version of the toy. ``I just want the new one as soon as possible,'' said Tomomi Otsu, 29, of suburban Chiba. A menu that can't be beat S&M bistro whips more than cream Will that be spanking spanking Pediatrics Corporal punishment, usually of children, in which the buttocks, are pummeled, swatted, or otherwise struck. See Corporal punishment Sexology Slapping, usually of the buttocks as a part of sexuoerotic activity. Cf Sadomasochism. or nonspanking, sir? A new French restaurant in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of is serving up mild sadomasochism sadomasochism /sa·do·ma·so·chism/ (sa?do-mas´o-kizm) a state characterized by both sadistic and masochistic tendencies.sadomasochis´tic sa·do·mas·o·chism n. with the food, offering such fare as a birthday paddling, boot cleaning or the chance to eat from a dog bowl at the feet of a whip-wielding mistress. ``It's like Disney meets S&M,'' said comedian Joan Rivers, who loves the place, La Nouvelle Justine, in the city's Chelsea neighborhood. ``Our busboy didn't bring the bread fast enough, so the maitre d' spanked him.'' ``The only thing that worries me,'' said Rivers, ``is that some of my friends really got into it.'' On weekends, La Nouvelle Justine, named for a Marquis de Sade Noun 1. Marquis de Sade - French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814) Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, de Sade, Sade novel, draws more giggling voyeurs than hard-core aficionados of the master. One Friday night, diners at New York's only S&M restaurant included traveling businessmen and two Wall Street bachelorette parties, as well as the staff of Mistress Mine, a magazine for dominatrixes and the men who worship them. Between courses, a 30-year-old secretary ordered spankings from the $20 ``Special Fare'' menu for both her brother and her boyfriend. ``It was totally worthwhile - there's nothing like seeing your loved ones get put in their proper place,'' Tina Block said. ``I'd also like to get one for my mother, but I don't think she'd be into it. Then again, she did it to me.'' The restaurant, which opened three months ago, is so crowded that dinner is by reservation only. Dinner and wine run about $50 per person, no beatings included. Maples raises ante on Trump Marla Maples has hired well-seasoned legal gun Robert Stephen Cohen to handle her divorce action against Donald Trump. In addition to handling Ivana's divorce against the Deal Artist, Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. also has represented billionaire Henry Kravis and Sony Music President Tommy Mottola in their divorces. When they split in May, Trump indicated the breakup would be a piece of cake. But now Jay Goldberg, one of Trump's lawyers, says the Georgia Peach isn't quite satisfied with the $1 million to $5 million parting gift their prenuptial deal allows her and is looking to ``sweeten sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. the terms of the divorce.'' Noted an unaligned un·a·ligned adj. Nonaligned: unaligned nations. legal expert: ``If she hired Cohen and he's using (Stanford) Lotwin and Goldberg, they're fighting for something big. She wouldn't go for that kind of power if she was going to settle.'' Marla and The Donald have a girl, Tiffany, 4. Restaurant sure to be fun, fun, fun Borrowing the name from a Beach Boys hit, band member Mike Love will open Club Kokomo next spring. Love's restaurant and nightclub will open next to the Arrowhead Pond, the home of hockey's Anaheim Mighty Ducks. It will feature the Kokomo Club House Band, consisting of Love, fellow Beach Boy Bruce Johnston, actor and musician John Stamos and Dean Torrance of Jan & Dean. Gifford's exposed woman to bare all The woman whose tryst with sportscaster Frank Gifford gave the supermarket tabloids a springtime scandal is baring it all in Playboy magazine. The nude photo shoot of former flight attendant Suzen Johnson, 47, was completed two weeks ago. Johnson will be on the November cover of Playboy and in an inside pictorial will ``discuss her relationship with Frank,'' said Playboy spokeswoman Elizabeth Norris. The affair was exposed by the Globe tabloid, which ran surveillance photos of Gifford and Johnson. Gifford and Kathie Lee Gifford have been married since 1986. They have two children. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1) A waitress at New York's La Nouvelle Justine paddles a customer. Associated Press (2) MAPLES (3) GIFFORD (4) LOVE |
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