Heading back to pack our bags beneath those same glowering ancestors (who somehow now look less forbidding) we consider how the misadventure of an ill-timed traffic jam on the Bosphorus Bridge brought us to this hidden island paradise.

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Hosted on Oahu, the Waikiki Spam Jam, this year held 27 April, welcomes more than 25, 000 people to sample restaurant dishes featuring the canned meat.

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But when all the oncologists were proceeding on this basis, they unwittingly created a work jam.

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This fall, EA Sports will digitally distribute NBA Jam: On Fire Edition through Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

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In a study to prove this point, researchers sat down in a supermarket with bottles of Jam on display.

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We've also been keeping an eye on self-driving cars this week, like Ford's new Traffic Jam Assist technology, which could help ease congestion and improve the flow of traffic.

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