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Each morning Americans who closely follow news events switch on a variety of televised sources and flip through daily newspapers before carrying on with their day. They catch up on the latest updates from Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Russia and Chechnya, as well as sports, weather and the markets. Their interests lie in domestic affairs, world flash points and any place where Americans are directly involved.

Up north in Canada, a similar modus operandi takes place amongst news junkies. Familiar American call signs such as CNN, MSNBC and CBS are interspersed with Canadian news agencies such as CBC and CTV. The point is that Canadians hunger for the latest stories about our giant neighbor to the south as much or more than they seek information on what's happening in their own country. However, unless there is a missile crossing the Canadian territory toward the U.S., or a terrorist alert, there is definitely not a reciprocal pattern in American households.

This fact leads some Canadians to complain that Americans should know more about the huge country sitting above the forty-ninth parallel. Other Canadians couldn't care less about the attention but feel that at least some knowledge of Canada would bring about a greater cooperation over a wide spectrum of issues including fair trade.

The reality boils down to a fact of human nature: Nobody really cares about someone unless he or she does something earth-shattering, like land a Cessna in Moscow's Red Square or spend a night at Neverland Ranch. The vast majority of the people on the planet just pass by unnoticed. And, in the category of countries, so does Canada.

There is an overused line from former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau who stated that living next to the U.S. is like "a mouse sleeping next to an elephant." The animals get a long fine but the mouse feels every twitch and spasm made by the huge animal and must be vigilant in case it rolls over. In fact the elephant doesn't even know the mouse is there.

As our largest trading partner, the U.S. twitches often and sometimes with long spasms when it comes to trade realations. And it also rolls over. Just let one "mad cow," a box of moldy potatoes or an extra load of pine lumber push the right set of buttons in Congress and the longest undefended border in the world suddenly becomes a one-sided wall. As a result, many of those Canadians who wished that the U.S. would pay more attention to their country find themselves suffering the effects of a painful trade embargo: beef ranch foreclosures, mountains of rotten potatoes and idle lumber mills.

However, Canada has its own spasm that, if ever unleashed, would cause untold grief to its southern "elephant." This is Quebec nationalism. In 1980, the provincial leader of Quebec, René Lévesque, held a referendum in the province on forming a new country. It failed, but fifteen years later Lucien Bouchard came within 2% of a 51% majority. Armchair political analysts still argue over the results and dozens of doctorates in political science have been awarded on the volatile subject.

If the referendum had succeeded the northern hinterland would definitely gain the attention of Americans. With the big hole left by Quebec's departure Canada might suffer the woeful existence of Pakistan and East Pakistan after the break up of colonial India.

It is also a fact that a new country called Quebec would have the blessing of France - not a great American friend - plus a multitude of countries and interest groups with a less-than-benign view of the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security might be treated to a situation tantamount to another Cuba, but a really big one, encompassing hundreds of miles of direct border.

Now, ten years after the Quebec Referendum, the mouse is still in relatively good stead with the powerful pachyderm. Despite the successful forays by lobbyists of American industry to gain advantages over their weaker NAFTA counterpart the two countries remain quite friendly. Canada did not support the venture into Iraq, but did provide troops for Afghanistan, and its citizens gave comfort to thousands of American airline passengers during those horrible days of September 2001. That's what friends do.

So there are two things for advocates of American protectionism to consider: Number one is this: if a future Quebec leader succeeds in splitting the large mouse in half will the "twitches and spasms" be reversed in almost earth-shattering proportions?

The second is: When American farmers, ranchers, loggers, and other purveyors of raw materials, reach the breaking point in their attempts to supply economical food and building supplies to its citizens will the previously-spurned Canadian production already be tied to other markets such as China and the European community?

Kim Kinrade invites you to to his website and blog on the many wonders of Nova Scotia, Canada's Atlantic Playground. http://www.traveltonovascotia.com There is so much to see and do in Nova Scotia within a small area that it has become an optimum destination for many travelers.

Advantages of Buying Used Japan Cars

There are countless number of advantages in buying used Japan cars. Most of them prefer to buy used cars because they are cheaper than new cars. However, being cheap alone doesn’t make buying a used car advantageous. There are many more reasons that makes buying used cars far better than buying new ones. Japan used cars are preferred by most people today as they are manufactured by renowned brands like Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi.

All used Japan cars are not manufactured in Japan

Used Japan cars not only refer to the cars that are manufactured in Japan. The cars (possibly manufactured in America) driven by Japanese owners are also termed ‘Japan cars’. There is absolutely no benefit in buying such Japanese owned used cars that are not manufactured in Japan. Just keep reading on the article to find the advantages of Japan made cars over the American ones.

Buying used Japan cars directly from Japan is beneficial

The American manufacturing companies like General Motors, Chrysler and Ford were the industry leaders several months ago. However, things have changed a lot these days- These industry leaders seem to have lost the loyalty of so many Americans who now look toward other manufacturers for better value and better prices, even if it means ignoring American pride and going after imported cars instead. People are now interested in importing Japan cars manufactured by Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi. There are several reasons behind this upturn:

It's more attractive financially to obtain a car directly from Japan, even when you include the extra fees and monies you pay for shipping and taxes. It's simply cheaper to buy a car directly from Japan than it is to buy a similar car made in the U.S. Another reason behind this great demand of Used Japan cars is that Japanese drivers are careful to maintain their car cosmetically and mechanically so virtually all cars put up for sale or export will be in great condition

Buying a Used Japan car will have all the accessories bundled

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There are many used car exporters in Japan. However, while trying to buy a specific model of used Japan car (say) a used Toyota Carnia, it will be difficult to find the exporter of the same. You will have to search all the way around before you can find one. However, there are many service providers who list all the used car exporters in Japan all in one place. They gather the used car inventory information from almost all the used car exporters and list them in their website. All you have to do is to search the particular used Japan car with a few mouse clicks by relaxing in your home. With so many good reasons, there is no reason why you should not consider importing Japanese cars.

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About teppanyaki. Does anyone know the name and recipe of some thick, silky, egg yolk Japanese mousse?

I went to a Japanese restaurant near Chicago and the chef brought a bowl with this yellow mouse-like mixture. He spooned some of this mixture on the grill while he prepared lobster and beef teppankayi for us. It was so good! I think it had some eggs or just egg yolks in it.
Thanks for the suggestions...It didn´t have bits of meat or anything on it. It wasn´t a sauce, either. When the chef spooned some of this mousse like mixture on the grill, it kept its shape, something like an egg cut in half, it looked pretty. It was thick and silky, like flan but salty. I made chawan-mushi just yesterday. It was good but it is not what I had at the restaurant. It was more oily, and I think it didn´t have whole eggs on it, maybe just the egg yolks.

Japanese Egg Yolk Sauce

INGREDIENTS:
2 egg yolks
2 tbsps rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsps soy sauce
2 tbsps dashi (Japanese soup stock)
*Karashi mustard
PREPARATION:
Put all ingredients in a bowl. Mix well. Place the bowl on hot water and mix further. Cool the sauce. Add karashi mustard in the sauce if you prefer.
*Makes 2-4 servings

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