The black hole encounters that caused the circles likely occurred within the later stages of the aeon right before ours, according to the scientists.

科学家认为，黑洞碰撞产生的圆环可能发生在我们这“世代”之前一个“世代”的晚期。

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Even Japan's second biggest retail chain, Aeon, rail companies and the nation's biggest farmers association, Japan Agriculture are getting into the business, he notes.

他指出，甚至连日本第二大连锁零售企业永旺集团、铁路公司和日本最大的农民协会“日本农业”都在涉足这一行业。

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Plagued by on-set accidents, Aeon Flux fizzled commercially, but at least the filmmakers took a stab at casting an A-list actress smack in the middle of the action.

由于拍摄成本过于高昂，这部电影在商业上注定是失败的，但至少导演敢起用一位天后级的女演员出演动作片，这种胆识值得肯定。

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Two other memorable shows that were launched off the success of "Beavis and Butt-Head" in the 1990s were "Aeon Flux" and "The Maxx, " both series with tremendous appeal among hardcore comic book and animation fans.

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The look of the show, reminiscent of Japanese anime and the 1990s series "Aeon Flux" among other influences, was also crucial.

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Wayne Kong Yuk-shan, a branch officer at an Aeon office in the Central business district, says some 100 people, a number of them male, queued every day to apply for the pastel-pink card - and choose their free gift from a selection of Hello Kitty appliances. (These days, the giveaways are Kitty cup noodles and a cushion.) "Hong Kong people are very influenced by Japanese culture, so they like Kitty, " says Kong.

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