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This is the final day of the Just Hungry/Just Bento Anniversary Giveaway. It's been a lot of fun going back to the past and sharing my memories with you, and I hope you've enjoyed reading them!
And here's the last chapter of my trips to the past, coming back to the present.
When I was 16, my father got a job offer in New York, and my parents decided to move back to the U.S. - this time on a more or less permanent basis. I didn't really want to go, but my parents couldn't be convinced to leave me behind to finish high school. Nevertheless, they did let me stay behind for one month more to finish up my club activities (I was in the art club) at my high school during summer vacation.
For this month, I stayed with my oba-chan (grandmother), my aunt and uncle and my two male cousins. They lived in a small town (now no longer that small) in Saitama prefecture, and my high school was in the suburbs of Tokyo, so the commute was pretty long, but I didn't mind. For the last hot days of July and part of August, I took the train almost every day so that I could work on a big installation that our club was constructing.
Perhaps because my cousins were both rowdy boys, my aunt and grandmother loved having me around, and really spoiled me. My aunt, who did most of the cooking, always asked me if I wanted to eat something special. "I can go and get some beef from the department store if you want", she'd say - the local grocery store didn't sell any beef, just pork and chicken. She made bento lunches for me to bring to school too, even though she was busy working in the family workshop during the day (they made, and still make, shoji screens and shutters). My oba-chan, who was not very well (she suffered two strokes in her 50s) was still in charge of making umeboshi, and she would insist that my cousins and I have at least one a day, to combat the hot summer weather.
That last summer in Japan of my teenage years will always remain a happy place in my heart. (It was also the last time I saw my oba-chan, who had another stroke and passed away some years later. I'd been so rude to her when I was in my low teens and going through a rebellious phase, so I'm really glad that we had that wonderful summer together.) When I finally had to leave to go to New York, I cried in the plane. What was to follow was a difficult year for me; I hated my high school on Long Island, where I couldn't seem to make any friends (everyone had known each other since elementary school, and they weren't that openly welcoming to a shy new Asian girl). Partly because of that I started to eat to comfort myself, and in just a year I went from about 50 kilo (110 pounds) to more than 70 (150 pounds). I've had weight issues on and off ever since. My parents weren't that happy with the move themselves either, and they split up a couple of years later.
It was only really recently, in the last 3-4 years or so, when I started to really take hold of my eating habits and my health, and re-discovering bentos has been a large part of that process. There is really something so comforting about knowing that, at lunchtime there is a small box of healthy food that waiting for you. That's when I started thinking about starting up a bento blog. I already had Just Hungry, and at first I was going to make bentos part of that, but I decided that it was important enough of a subject to make into its own blog. So - that's how Just Bento was born! My hope is that by reading what I have learned, and re-learned, about bento lunches, readers of Just Bento can take a little control of their health back too.
So here we are, the last giveaway item!
Please check the giveaway rules in the first post. Do try to remember to keep it to one comment per item/entry, thanks! Remember: You need to give me your email address (in the email entry area) where I can contact you if you win, your name (or nickname), and your location (country).
This is my favorite bento box, and I've used it in many of the featured bentos pictured on the site. It's a stainless steel bento box by Kobo Aizawa, and featured here previously (that page also has buying info if you don't win this drawing). It has a latch-on lid with a silicon seal, and a stainless steel divider plate inside. The capacity is 670ml, so it's good for medium appetites. (The way I pack this box, the calorie count usually comes in around 500.)
This is a quality bento box, that has a nice heft but is still light enough to carry every day. The the lid latches snap into place in a very satisfying way, and it just feels well made. Since it's stainless steel you can't microwave it, but that's a very small loss.
Important note: This item will be shipped to you directly from Japan. I'm not guaranteeing Christmas delivery for any of the giveaways, but you really shouldn't count on it for this item. But hey, consider it to be a present for yourself! :)
This, and all the giveaways, are now closed. Thank you for participating! The winners will be announced later this week!
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Super cool box! I love it. I think I just find it new and exciting compared to all my [slightly childish] cute bento boxes.. heh.
I love this blog!!!!!!!!!
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
I really need something like this to get the boyfriend into bento. Right now he's not sure…and lazy. ;)
That bento looks so cool. I haven't seen one like that before.
Location: VT, USA
Love it! My DH was just asking me for a sturdy metal bento with latches! I am in Maryland, USA.
love your little recipes that can be mixed and matched to fit whatever ingredients i have at hand. i've been packing lunch to work ever since i found your blog… and i even went to kinokuniya to get japanese bento books, it's been so fun deciphering all the katakana with my 1-semester-worth of japanese knowledge.. haha
and yes, can i be the lucky one with the bento box please???
p.s. i've learnt to eat cold rice, so a non-microwavable bento box works just fine ;)
Would love to win this. Keep up the great posts!
Evan New York, USA
Thanks for doing this giveaway!!
Lafayette, IN, USA
I'm sorry to hear about your sad memories. I know what it's like to transfer to a school where everyone except you grew up together there. My problems made me put on a lot of weight too, and I'm only now trying to lose it. It was while looking for ways to make lunch interesting while on a diet that I discovered bento.
Name: Amanda Location: Florida, United States
I have so enjoyed your stories. As a military brat, who ended up in a civilian high school for the first time in 11th grade, I can identify with the not fitting in part. There are probably more of us that did not fit in than those that did.
sjt in tx
Hello from the USA. Thank you for for sharing your story. I'm touched that you shared it with all of us.
I can't tell you how much this would improve my lunches!
C.J. Twin Cities, MN, USA
i like shiny things…stainless steel is pretty great. i have a similar bento box, but it's regular old plastic.
alex, IL, USA
That is a really neat memory, and it's wonderful you were able to spend that time with your family.
Jen, U.S.A.
This is a great looking bento. I love the sleekness of it. I will have to watch out as my 13 year old daughter may try and snag this from me should I win this.
Thanks for sharing your memories and your momentos.
I love this box! I'm just getting started in making bentos - I tried one at a sushi restaurant (for dinner! I didn't realize they were typically eaten at lunch) and was hooked. A local folk school actually offered a bento class last weekend and I was thrilled to take it, but the instructor had to leave town unexpectedly. I just found your website today, trying to do some research on my own for recipes (I have a beautiful daikon that I'd like to pickle). Anyway, thanks for the great site! And for your generosity with these giveaways =]
Joli, USA
nice lunch box :) Jessi USA
When I was little I used to cry on the plane when I left my grandparents' house, but that was never as final as your plane ride was.
Also, that is a very nice bento box.
Julia, US
Awh, that's very sad - moving is terrible, especially in your school years. Being the new kid is never, ever fun.
i hope u continue to have more anniversaries in the future.
Steph, United States
I like I like I likkeeee!!!!!!
Miss Tiffie MA, USA
What a great story and a generous giveaway. I appreciate it!
Eva (USA)
name: scottie country: canada eeh, your summer with your obachan must've been memorable! i get that sometimes: the SUPER nostalgia wave crashing in. it makes me happy, yet sad at the same time! great blogs maki! hope i'll see them for a loong time :). and that bento box is nice! simple, and not too childish!
Even though it is very hard to find odd Japanese ingredients here in Sweden, your recipes have been very helpful. Thanks, and good job.
Pretty bento box. Thanks!
Beachcomber, USA
It really is the perfect size and looks so polished and cute to use!
Cindy united states love this bento box!!!
I would love to receive this box. Happy Anniversary!
Jennifer Hansen Kodiak, Alaska, USA
I love it! Kei, Paris, France
You are having such a great contest :-)
Win CA, USA
My brother and I had the same one until they went missing during our move two years ago.
Maki, thanks a lot for your give-aways. It's such fun to read your stories…
Romana, Germany
oh no! not the end of the stories already! thank you maki for this special 5 days, and again, happy anniversary. we love Just bento, keep it up! mook, Bordeaux, France
Simpel and minimalistic bento box. My son would love to have this one.
Sofie, Germany
I feel so sorry for your teenage self (hey you were my age :] ), moving has always been such an alien concept to me, as I've been stuck in Poland ever since I was born, so yeah. Eeeep, that's some hardcore comfort eating, but perfectly understandable, I was doing the same about 3 years ago when the parental units were going through a divorce.
Thank you for this week, it's somehow heartwarming to be given a glimpse of someone's memories ^_^
11, from Poland
Ooh looks nice, goes well with a metal thermos :) -Chrisyx, Finland
I really wanted this one ever since you started posting with it! elizabeth, france
I can't believe how many people are thinking the same thing as me - this would be great for my husband, who's been needing a 'manly' bento box to replace the old, broken plastic one I keep making him take to work!
I love these blogs; I have never tried a recipe from here that didn't work out great. Thanks for all the hard work.
One of the things that was a bane for my mother was making hot foods for our lunches, and then having to let them cool because putting them into plastic containers would warp them or leach toxic plastics into our lunches. She eventually got some cheap stainless steel ones but they didn't have a seal and unless it was 'dry' foods like fried-rice, we didn't use them since they leaked all over our books and stuff which definitely wasn't pleasant.
^_^ Don from Sydney, Australia
If I won this, I COULD pack my husband's lunch in it, but I just don't know if I could part with it!
Happy Anniversary!
Looks sturdy and well made. Any way, congrats on your anniversary!
Chely from Puerto Rico
This looks like a great bento box - Niki; Lansing, MI - USA
Thanks Niki
Lovin' the stories! And winning something would be nice too.
Kim in Ogaki, Gifu, Japan
Happy Anniversary!
Katchen, UK
Thank you so much for sharing your stories with us. I have really enjoyed reading them!!! Here's to another great year of Just Bento!
Valerie, Sweden/USA
This is a very nice bentobox, much better than the box from tupperware I'm using now.
I'm very happy you were so inspired to write this blog! You've inspired me, too!
Cheryl, Germany
That was again very heart warming :-) Basak-NL
hey maki :D it's chubby-chan, but this time i'm not entering the draw for the bento box giveaway. i only have a comment to make.
your life story is so touching..your aunt and your oba-chan were so caring and i'm glad, too, that you spent a nice summer with your oba-chan before she passed away. i hate that in some movies or dramas, important people in your life pass away after a quarrel or while you are on bad terms with them. it's too sad T^T
thanks for sharing so many of your stories with us..i hope there's heaps more to come :D
Your sites are the most interesting I have found on food. Thank you for sharing your stories and talents. Linda, USA
Thank you so much for sharing your memories with us. It makes the blog so much more personal.
Torie France
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One of the biggest fights of the year takes place this Saturday night. One of the sport's dominant champions will face one of its biggest potential stars. This should be a can't-miss for boxing fans.
But if you are in North America, you will need to comb the internet for a feed. Because the fight I am talking about will take place at cruiserweight, a division U.S. boxing fans and media ignore.
It is worth noting, WBO cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki has done his best to intrude into the American boxing consciousness over the past year or so. In August 2015, he captured his belt from long-time champion Marco Huck, with a dramatic, Round 11 knockout, in one of the year's most exciting fights. In April, he beat veteran Steve Cunningham, one of the best cruiserweights of the past decade, knocking him down four times in another all-action slugfest.
Both of Glowacki's past two wins took place in the United States, broadcast on PBC cards.
On Saturday, Glowacki will be back in his native Poland, facing undefeated Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk was an Olympic gold medalist at heavyweight in 2012. Usyk looks a lot like he could be a 200-pound version of Vasyl Lomachenko.
This is truly the most important fight taking place this weekend, not Saul Alvarez's pay-per-view turn against untested WBO junior middleweight belt-holder Liam Smith.
Smith claimed his belt when it was vacant, by beating John Thompson, a relative unknown. Thompson is Smith's best win and Thompson's best win came over Brandon Adams, a fighter well outside the 154-pound top 25. Alvarez is facing Smith, instead of fighting middleweight Gennady Golovkin or a true top junior middleweight like Demetrius Andrade.
It is an embarrassment.
Glowacki, in comparison, knocked out one of the longest-reigning champions in the sport to claim his belt. He defended it by trouncing another battle-tested, former champion. This time he is defending against one of the most exciting talents to enter the division in recent memory.
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June 2012 Posted Works
June 2012 was busy.
On Ad Astra, I began by answering a weekly prompt about making things worse (called "fanning the flames"). Except for Richard Daniels, I had not written too much about the back stories of the characters from Times of the HG Wells, so I decided to introduce Otra, with a small tale from her childhood, Desperation. Plus I answered a prompt about "sock drawers", setting it in the Eriecho–Saddik JJ Abrams Universe. I named it The Mundane World. Also, I answered a prompt about obstacles with The Play at the Plate, a Mirror Universe story taking place after Fortune. I answered a prompt about a finish line rather literally, with a tale about a 5K race called The Medal.
Also, I added a number of stories to the IBD Collection so as to place them into context, namely: A Kind of Blue, Demotion, Party on Risa, Penicillin and The Mess. These are all Reversal prequels. In addition, I added Local Flavor, the direct Reversal sequel that had until then only been available on Trek BBS. I then placed Local Flavor into context. Pacing was added in context – it is a story that takes place between Intolerance and Together. The Facts and The Play at the Plate were also added in context. Those are both post-Fortune stories. At this point, the IBD Collection is mostly up to date.
For the Ad Astra monthly challenge about former enemies working together, I prepared and submitted Wider Than the Sargasso Sea, which takes place in the post-Dominion War Gina Nolan universe.
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On Star Trek Logs, they had a small "holiday", Andorian Week. Therefore, I wrote an Andorian story, Half. As the holiday came to a close, I added a second story, about a wholly new character, an Andorian spy. That one was called Recruitment and takes place as a prequel to the HG Wells stories.
For the Trek BBS's monthly challenge on first contacts, I submitted A Single Step, which takes place in the movies universe, more specifically, it's a sequel to Star Trek: First Contact.
On Trek United, I added It's a Small Universe After All and And the Livin' is Easy.
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Work on the E2 stories continues, as I finished up the third and began the fourth, which should be the last in that grouping.
Prep Work
I created an HTML version of Spring Thaw. I created an HGW Collection draft as there are now some stories that would benefit from that sort of treatment.
This Month's Productivity Killers
Looking for work really heated up at the end of May (I had a few in-person interviews, plus I wrote a paper for one opening), and the pace did not let up at the start of June. My parents visited from June 7th through the 10th, so I was busy seeing them and spending time with them.
In addition, I worked on updating and improving the design and workability of my father's engineering consultancy website.


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The Oro Valley Aquatic Center: Another success story
When Oro Valley Town Council gave initial approval for the Aquatic Center in December 2011, it was with the vision that the facility would be both an economic driver for the town and an improvement to quality of life for our residents. It has been just two short months since our grand opening, and I am proud to announce that the facility has been an overwhelming success on both accounts.
Before the Oro Valley Aquatic Center opened its doors on March 15, 2013, it had already booked several state- and national-level competitions, including the Arizona 8 & Under State Championships and the 2014 National Synchronized Swimming Championships.
It's official: Oro Valley is on the map for national sports tourism.
An early feasibility study indicated that this facility would create approximately $2.2 million a year in economic activity in our community. Figures from recent events, and projections for upcoming events, are trending toward that $2 million mark:
- Arizona 8 and Under State Championships – $95,000 in economic impact
- U.S. Masters Short Course Zones/Championships – $143,000
- State Synchronized Swimming Championships – $237,680
- 2014 National Synchronized Swimming Championships – Projection of 560 athletes and nearly $430,000 in economic impact
The Aquatic Center has truly been an investment in our community's economic health. It has also been an investment in our residents' quality of life.
Prior to the renovations, the old pool facility saw approximately 120,000 visitors per year. We are already on pace to double that number which means one thing: the town is meeting the recreational needs of more residents and guests of all ages.
With an interactive splash pad, giant water slide, 25-yard recreation pool, 50-meter competition pool, family changing rooms, concession stand and classroom, this facility has already become a hub of community activity for families. Additionally, the 50-meter competition pool has been a draw for our local swim teams as well as national organizations.
Now that summer is upon us, the Aquatic Center has a full schedule of programs and activities, including SCUBA instruction, swimming lessons, water aerobics and Pilates, Amphibious Athletes Summer Camp, and a host of special events, including a 4th of July celebration. Please be sure to visit us at orovalleyaz.gov to learn about all the opportunities this summer at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center. We hope to see you soon.
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The year is 2009. For Kip Dawson, winning a passenger seat on American Space Adventure's spacecraft is a dream come true. One grand shot of insanity and he can return to earth fulfilled. But the thrill of the successful launch turns to terror when a micrometeorite penetrates the capsule, leaving the radios as dead as the pilot. Reality hits: Kip isn't going home. With nothing to do but wait for his doomed fate, Kip writes his epitaph on the ship's laptop computer, unaware that an audience of millions has discovered it and is tracking his every word on the Internet. As a massive struggle gets underway to rescue him, Kip has no idea that the world can hear his cries -- or that his heroism in the face of death may sabotage his best chance of survival.
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A couple of tight joints have been dropped the past couple days that haven't been getting much buzz.
Tufresh Castellano dropped a single for his new mixtape dropping on 2.15
Juelz makes a feature filled comeback with Rick Ross, Meek Mill, & Fabolous
Nearly everyone either knows someone who has or attempted to commit suicide or has attempted to themselves. This is a great and passionate anti-suicide song by Todd Johnson, I encourage everyone to take a listen and share.
He also dropped a smooth track called Real Nigga Music, I really mess with this joint.
King Rich released a single for his new mixtape also, produced by Suede Moccasins. Cloud Berry.
The god MC is back with his unreleased track, Bring It On. This man has had a huge influence on modern rap, if you haven't heard of him. If you have I'm sure you clicked the play button already.
Gensu Dean teams up with another old school rapper on this tight new track.


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"Why do my hands swell when I'm exercising?"
When I run or do other exercises, my hand and fingers swell up. Why does this happen? Am I doing something wrong? Sometimes they stay that way for a long time.
You are not necessarily doing anything wrong. Swelling in the hands is a very common problem for many runners, especially on longer runs. There are few potential causes of the swelling which probably together contribute to the problem in most people. First, there is the swinging action of the arms, which actually drives liquid down into the hands and fingers. This is made worse by the fact that blood flow to the hands is increased while running as the body attempts to supply necessary blood to active muscle groups. Dehydration or loss of electrolytes during a run is the third factor that leads to leaking of fluid out of the blood vessels and into the tissues. In order to prevent hand swelling while running, make sure that you are well hydrated before your run. Also drink lots of liquids during the run and, if you are going on a long run, make sure to take electrolyte replacements as well. Avoid running in the heat, as this tends to make the swelling problem worse, and try to run with your hands elevated above your heart rather than down at your sides. In any case, you should discuss this with your family doctor. He or she can give you a full workup and make sure there is not a more serious problem causing your hand swelling. Good luck!
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Out of the dumpster and back to respectability.
The Yankees' Hillary Clinton-like free-fall seems over – a conclusion reached not only by results but the manner in which they are winning.
Yesterday's comeback victory over the Mariners had a little bit of everything, but mostly the kind of resolve that has defined the Yankees in their stretch of 13 straight postseason appearances.
"We're playing the same game, but all of a sudden everything fell into place [this week]," Mariano Rivera said after the Yankees scored four runs in the eighth and won their fifth straight, 6-5, at the Sta dium.
The final rally was a fit ting conclusion to a homestand in which the Yanks moved back to .500 and escaped last place in the AL East.
The noise was its loudest with Jose Mo lina's towering dou ble to right against J.J. Putz (1-2) that scored the go-ahead run, the culmination of an eighth inning in which the Yankees amassed two walks and three hits against three different relievers. You can only pity the pathetic Mariners, a team that was expected to contend in the AL West but has become the league's punching bag.
Derek Jeter snapped an 0-for-18 skid with his RBI double against Jarrod Washburn in the third, but his walk leading off the eighth against Sean Green was just as big. Bobby Abreu followed with an RBI double on the ninth pitch he saw against lefty Arthur Rhodes, and the Yankees were on their way.
The defining play of the inning may have been Hideki Matsui's pinch-hit squib at which Putz lunged, fell to the ground and threw it away. Abreu scored and Alex Rodriguez, who had walked, moved within 90 feet of tying the game. Robinson Cano's sacrifice fly did the trick, with Matsui sneaking to second – making it easier for him to score on Molina's double between Ichiro Suzuki and Wladimir Balentien.
"Whether or not you like our team, you respect the way we hustle and do that kind of stuff," Johnny Damon said, referring to Matsui's tag up.
Rivera's perfect ninth gave him 12 saves in as many opportunities, sending the Yankees on a seven-game trip through Baltimore and Minnesota with visions of making a serious move in the standings.
"This was probably one of the better games we played all year," Jeter said. "We pretty much did a lot of things right."
About the only thing the Yankees didn't get was a strong start from Chien-Ming Wang, who allowed five earned runs on seven hits and four walks over 61/3 innings. Edwar Ramirez (1-0) held the Mariners scoreless over 12/3 innings before Rivera got the call.
The Mariners chased Wang on Jose Vidro's two-run single in the seventh that extended their lead to 5-2. It was a second straight stinker for Wang, who allowed seven earned runs the previous Sunday in the Yankees' loss to the Mets.
Suzuki's homer leading off the third gave the Mariners their first run before Wang ran into control issues in the fourth.
Adrian Beltre and Richie Sexson both walked, helping load the bases with nobody out. Yuniesky Betancourt then delivered an RBI single and the Mariners got another run when Shelley Duncan botched Suzuki's grounder to first.
Duncan's fielding misadventures continued when he dropped Jose Lopez's line drive, but Duncan recovered and fired home for the force and Molina's peg to second made it an inning-ending double play.
"When you win five games in a row, you feel pretty good," Joe Girardi said. "Even when we were struggling I had a good feeling about this team, because I knew it was only a matter of time before we played better."


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- Lucy Ribchester
- 25 August 2011
This article is from 2011.
Thought-provoking suffragette drama
1913 was a year when suffragette militant violence turned inwards with devastating consequences. But while Emily Wilding Davison made headlines by stepping in front of the King's horse at the Derby, Sylvia Pankhurst was engaged in a quieter but no less painful form of self-mutilation, and it's the story of her prison hunger and thirst strike that takes centre stage in Claire Burlington's short two-hander.
Dominique Jones's bold blazing Pankhurst with her rallying cry that 'the windows of the government and not the bodies of women shall be broken' turns quickly into an altogether more introspective figure, left alone in her cell to contemplate the plates of tempting food placed in front of her, while her prison wardress (Sally Connelly) jealously longs 'even for a lick' of the goodies. Burlington gives Pankhurst a voice that is painstakingly articulate, sometimes too much so, as she describes the intricacies of force-feeding with a level of literary detail – possibly verbatim from Pankhurst's diary - that when read aloud acts as a veil between us and the action. Far more effective is the use of the shadow screen behind which the wardress looms larger than a monster.
Burlington's main shortcoming here however is wasting the opportunity to open up any dialogue between Pankhurst and the wardress. The majority of the play is made up from two separate monologues and by the time the characters finally come together it is too late for any real drama to come of it. While the wardress does shift from pantomime villain, watching the women as they sleep, to someone forced to contemplate her accountability in the treatment of them, her mantra of 'I can't change the rules' doesn't really get to grips with the paradox of female prison workers having to violently abuse women who were essentially fighting on their behalf.
The role of the suffragettes in securing votes for women has always been a contentious one and some would argue that they did more harm than good. But it seems that after the success of major productions such as Rebecca Lenkiewicz's Her Naked Skin and Linda Griffiths's The Age of Arousal, the late 19th and early 20th century women's movement is finally getting the stage time it needs to pick apart all its various threads, its triumphs, shortcomings and sheer horrors. Nourish, with its currents of self-sacrifice and conflict – not to mention the company's commendable decision to donate proceeds to a women's charity - feels like the opening to something larger, rather than the main event, but it's an opening full of promise.
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All in all this will be a fantastic season. Attracting millions of tourists. A weaker Canadian dollar should result in an increase in over night US tourist. Cruise ship passengers will enjoy there dollar going further and probably spend a bit more this summer.
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The first concept art for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII has made it over to the West: featuring a cityscape, an aerial view of one of the Novus Partus islands and a massive red dragon monster. Which is "strong," according to the useful accompanying text.
Brendan has corralled everything we know about Lightning Returns here, following the full announcement on Saturday.
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Very nice Lian - Sepultura was a really fresh metal band!
Killer riffs from the Chaos AD era!
Aggressive playing Sounds great!
Cool job man! I love the way you move! Great lesson!!!
Awesome playing Lian! Great composition!
very cool man!
thanks everybody! nice you like it!
Great lesson, Lian! I liked the posing at the beginning of the main video m/
sepultura it's a classic! have to try this! great stuff!
thank you guys!
so powerful,great lesson Lian !
thank you guys
AWESOME!! Thanks, exactly what I was looking for. Saw Sepultura live with Metallica once, they rock and so do you dude!!! Thanks again.
thank you man, glad you like it!
great lesson Lian!
Good stuff Lian, I love your videos.. they always leave me wanting more, which is a good thing !
thank you guys!
Definitely can hear the sepultura in here. One of the most aggressive bands in metal
thanks man, glad you like it!
I never heard of Sepultura but those few licks gave me the wish to discover it !
And yes we did remark your new strap Just kiding ^^
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glad you like it man!
This is so fun and simple! Simple enough that i can headbang and not mess up! I'm gonna do a REC soon hopefully!!
cool man! looking forward your take
Hi there, welcome to a new lesson This time something in the style of the great band Sepultura!
The band, formed in 1984, has been one of my all times influences. Great band, great riffs, and a lot of Brazilian elements in their songs. If you don't know Sepultura yet, I suggest to give it a try on the web. Try the song: roots, bloody roots.
About the lesson:
You will find this lesson relatively simple. The most important thing here is timing and an aggressive attitude. I hope to see many takes on the REC, specially from the beginners ones! I hope you like this lesson!
Tempo: 120 bpm
Scales: E minor – B minor
Guitar Tuning: Down 1/2 step
Eb|1st|---High string-----|
Eb|6th|---Low string -----|
I've used the POD xt to rec this lesson. You'll find my presets on my board ;)
If you have any problems let me know.
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Kate Atkinson's previous novel Life After Life published in 2013 told the story (or rather stories) of Ursula Todd who lives her life several times over in many variations with very different outcomes. Her latest book 'A God in Ruins' is a "companion novel" rather than a sequel which focuses on the life of Ursula's younger brother Teddy. Spanning his life across the twentieth century and four generations of the Todd family, it draws on Teddy's youth at Fox Corner, his wartime experiences as a pilot flying a Halifax bomber followed by later post-war years with his family. He marries his childhood sweetheart Nancy but has a strained relationship with their daughter Viola who shows little appreciation for the horrors Teddy witnessed when he served in Bomber Command. Continue reading
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'The Good Liar' by Nicholas Searle tells the story of Roy Courtnay, a conman aged in his eighties living in the leafy suburbs of England who is attempting to swindle wealthy widow Betty McLeish out of her life savings after meeting her on a dating website. However, although Betty appears to be a very easy target for Roy, she also appears to be suspiciously willing to become his latest victim.
I tend to look out for debut novels at the beginning of the year and 'The Good Liar' is one which I featured in my New Books Coming Soon in 2016 blog post last month. Stories about characters who live double lives are always intriguing, particularly when they have been written by an author like Searle who can reveal little about his own career as a senior civil servant dealing with security matters. Continue reading
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'A Dark-Adapted Eye' by Barbara Vine opens with the death of Vera Hillyard, one of the last women to be hanged for murder in Britain in the late 1940s. The story is told from the point of view of Vera's niece, Faith, who was in her early teens during the Second World War when the main events and crime in question take place. Some thirty years later, Faith is approached by a journalist called Daniel Stewart who is researching the case for a book he is writing and she slowly unravels her version of events as well as a number of family secrets.
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Dominion by C. J. Sansom
'Dominion' by C. J. Sansom is an alternate history of what could have happened if Winston Churchill had failed to become Prime Minister in 1940 and Britain had signed a treaty with Germany ending the Second World War. In 1952, David Fitzgerald is a civil servant hiding his Jewish identity and secretly working for the British Resistance movement as a spy. His mission is to rescue his friend, Frank Muncaster, from a mental hospital before the Gestapo discover his terrible secret which could potentially change the balance of world power. Continue reading
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A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre
After reading two excellent novels in recent months about Soviet spies recruited at Cambridge University – 'Sweet Tooth' by Ian McEwan and 'Red Joan' by Jennie Rooney – I was intrigued by Ben Macintyre's biography of Kim Philby, one of the Cambridge Five spies recruited by Arnold Deutsch in the mid-1930s. Philby worked for Britain's secret intelligence service (SIS or MI6) during the Second World War and the early years of the Cold War before his activities as a double agent for the NKVD and KGB were finally uncovered in 1963.
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I was fascinated by the original premise of 'Red Joan' by Jennie Rooney which is based on the true story of Melita Norwood who was famously unmasked as the KGB's longest serving British spy at the age of eighty-seven in 1999. In Rooney's fictionalised version of events, Joan Stanley, an eighty-five year old woman living in the suburbs of south east London, receives a visit from two British intelligence operatives who have come to question her about her past after so many decades of silence. The story is cleverly told through a series of flashbacks as the links between Joan's past and present are gradually revealed.
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Small Island by Andrea Levy
Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction and the Whitbread Book of the Year, 'Small Island' by Andrea Levy tells the story of Gilbert Joseph who emigrates to England in 1948 from Jamaica after fighting in the Second World War, shortly followed by his new wife, Hortense. Queenie Bligh has given up waiting for her husband, Bernard, to arrive home after fighting in the war, and takes in Gilbert and Hortense as lodgers to help make ends meet. However, when Bernard suddenly reappears, events become a lot more complicated. Continue reading
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A make or break budget
Assessments of the economy by the government and the central bank hinge on a single statistic that will be announced by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today when he presents the Union Budget for 2012-13: the size of the fiscal deficit.india Updated: Jul 23, 2012 23:56 IST
Assessments of the economy by the government and the central bank hinge on a single statistic that will be announced by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday when he presents the Union Budget for 2012-13: the size of the fiscal deficit. A day before the budget is to be presented the finance ministry's Economic Survey concedes that the slippage in 2011-12 has been abnormally large. Tax revenues have taken a beating from a sharp industrial slowdown while government expenditure on subsidies have gone haywire because international oil prices did not heed the heroic assumptions made in Mr Mukherjee's previous budget. The Economic Survey goes to considerable lengths to explain 2011-12 as an exceptional year when fiscal slippage was likely after years of considerable correction and draws some comfort from the fact that states were not as profligate as the Centre.
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) view is not as charitable. In its review of credit policy on Thursday, the RBI stated: "The Centre's fiscal conditions deteriorated during 2011-12 (April-January) with key deficit indicators already crossing the budget estimates for the full year… the slippage in the fiscal deficit has been adding to inflationary pressures. Credible fiscal consolidation, therefore, will be an important factor in shaping the inflation outlook.'' The central bank refrained from cutting policy rates to revive industrial demand citing inflation, which has broadly evolved along foreseeable lines during the interest rate tightening cycle. But the RBI is concerned that inflation could still raise its ugly head over a surge in crude oil prices, a lopsided fisc and a rupee headed downhill. The single message emanating from Mint Road is that prices are the central bank's single-point agenda, the government must turn its energies to stoking the growth engine.
However he looks at it, Mr Mukherjee has his job cut out. His budget today has to revive the economy while keeping inflation within the policymaker's comfort band. When he announces how much of his countrymen's savings he intends to borrow, the rest of the economy will know what it will have to make do with. And if inflation pressures are to be kept at bay, the finance minister cannot ignore the variety suppressed by administered prices, principally those of energy. The evolving political environment does not inspire confidence of economic reforms that can reduce inflationary expectations, but by limiting government spending alone Mr Mukherjee will prove his mettle as a politician and an economist. The last time the economy had slowed to a growth rate of under 7% two years ago, the fiscal headroom was much wider. A revival this time calls for greater ingenuity and discipline. This could very well be the last opportunity for the UPA to return the economy to a prudent fiscal path. The challenges can only mount as the 2014 election approaches. There is a lot riding on Mr Mukherjee's appetite for debt.
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Well, I'm now addicted. To You Knit What?? It is just so hilarious! (And you HAVE to read the comments to have all the fun.) So now I have a new word: FUGLY. According to urbandictionary.com, yep, go check it out, FUGLY means *******ugly. (Sorry, had to do that. This is a family blog. Pretty much.)
So, in the spirit of fugly knitting, I had to share this lovely, found this morning on the internet, with all you darling readers:
Now, tell me this is just not wrong. Can you imagine how this would fit on a real body? No credits... I'm too nice for that. (I mean, it could be something of mine featured in the next installment of Fugly Knitting. Like my Hallowig.)


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Vampire Academy
Do you understand what's it means to be a decent vampire lady or gentlemen? Well I guess not, and that is why you are here to learn. Listen to me carefully, for I will speak it only once and you will have to turn all the human around in each level, before you can get to the next tuition for some new skill that may be significant for you to survive from the priests or vampire hunter that keep coming and never know how annoying they have been, some people don't take a hint right? Be smart with your control of your mouse and enjoy your stay in this high school.
You can play Vampire Academy free online shooting games at fogames. It has tags: Arcade,Mouse,Vampire. It has 1203 total plays and has been rated 78% (0 like and 0 dislike), find the fun and happy day. If you want to play more shooting games, we find some of the game: Sticky Ninja Academy, The Sun for the Vampire, Police Academy and Vampire Skills. To play other games, go to the arcade games page, the mouse games page, or just check out the new games or best games page.


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September Totals
The parade of finished items continues!
Knit/finished: 565 yards
Sold: 312 yards
Month Total: 877 yards
Year Total: 4005 yards
The parade of finished items continues!
I finished an owl for My Girl. This one is from a real pattern called Lucy's Owl. It's a great free pattern on Ravelry. I even got to do a little crochet! Per usual the finishing took longer then the knitting.


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P.B.DIONISIO & CO., INC., the Pioneer in Firearms and Ammunition in the Philippines, continues to support the Association of Firearms and Ammunition Dealers of the Philippines (AFAD), by participating in the 20th Defense and Sporting Arms Show. Take advantage of the discount prices of guns, ammo, parts and accessories: between 10% to 15% on all items on sale.
Visit the P.B.Dionisio & Co. booth at the 20th Defense and Sporting Arms Show. For the first time, the show will be held at the SMX Convention Center, Hall 1, Seashell Drive, Mall of Asia Complex. Don't miss the final show for 2012.
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Beautiful 8" x 8" plaque, created for durability at 1/2" thick
Plaques can be created with holes for hanging, or no holes. If you choose to add holes to your plaque, we will add complimentary ribbon.
If you choose to not add holes to your plaque, we recommend a plate easel for displaying your plaque (available at most craft stores)
Plaques can accomodate 1-2 designs based on print size (such as 2 butterflies)
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