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So it's been a while again, but I haven't been around much lately – at least not travelling. Work has been tiring and time-killing, so after work i just want to get home and spend my time relaxing at home, though it rarely actually comes that. The weekends I mostly spend with my friends on izakaya or cleaning my room (as crazy as it sounds).
Let's start with the first weekend of february.
Since I live in a sharehouse, we have some furniture standing outside of our house and the some of the stuff I had (or still have) in my room was quite crappy and useless, so I decided to ask Agustin for help to move a mirror on a small table and a small wardrobe upstairs to my room. We placed the things in my room and went downstairs to have some fun time in front of the TV, going to shower just half an hour later, because I had to get ready for the meeting with Keigo and Aurelian. Getting ready, I left the house at 6pm and took the subway to Ginza and continuing from there to Minamisenju, located in north-east Tokyo. It took me a full hour to get there, but finally there I greeted the boys and went to a bar nearby, which sadly was already full so we searched for another bar. barely 2minutes later we found one, where we had a bear, steak and fries for dinner, though after one hour we decided to go back to the other bar, because Aurelian still had some business with the owner. The rest of the evening we had hot and cold sake, and various dishes for example, karasumi (fisheggs and redish), some tempura and fishtesticles. The last one surprised me, since eating genitals isn't one of my fortes, but the tasted really good, though they were very… creamy. The boys made fun of it the whole night, yet it ended quite early. We left there around 22:40 and I took the train home. Arriving home I just relaxed for some time and went to bed. The next day was a sunday so I stayed in.
The following week was pure work, because my company got a new delivery of 155 devices the friday before and I had to label them new, put in japanese manuals and test them. Of course I also had my englishlessons, which are already showing some progress as my students are talking a lot to me and even our little newby has started to be more relaxed around me.
The thursday that week Agustin spontaneously asked me if I wanted to go out with him to some place in Asagaya and I went with the flow and said yes. We ended up in a tappas bar, had some snacks, a beer each and a very intense and interesting talk, in the end staying out for 3 whole hours.
Friday I stayed in for the night, organizing my room again and finishing some left over stuff.
Saturday I planned on staying in, too, to further organize my room and so on, but Koh asked me out, since we hadn't talked for a while and of course I couldn't decline such offer. Luckily I had to pick our place, Shin Okubo it was. I thought some korean food would do us good, even though it was my first time actually eating it, and now that I've tried it, I'm so completely whipped, it was just sooo delicious and spicy! We met up at 19:30 and went around to look for a decent looking place with some spicy food and only half an hour later we found one that wasn't filled to the brim. First we ordered something to drink and later on our food. When all our food had arrived, there seriously was no more space left on our table, all the space was taken by a huge bowl of spicy Bulgogi, then we had some bowl of Bulgogi Bibimbap and another bowl of white soup. Aside from that we got 5 smaller sidedishes and a seaweed soup (tasting more like saltwater than anything else, but it tasted good). The first 1,5 hours we were mainly just talking, barely eating except for maybe some piece of the sidedish or the bibimbap, but it was so interesting to talk to Koh that moment, though, when we got to the food, I really couldn't stop eating, first when we stood up from the table, most of the food empty, could I grab the last piece of salad and stop eating after that. The night was still young and Koh really enjoyed my company so he asked me if I wanted a drink. On our search to find a restaurant we came across this bar called 'korean boys' and we thought it sounded funny, so when he asked for a drink we decided to go there. The bar itself was only filled by female costumers, the TV playing Kpop-videos all night long and the three bartenders were handsome korean boys. Koh was the only male costumer and I was the only white girl in that bar (additionally behaving a little crazy due to all the kpop haha), but then that one bartender came to us and asked us for our drinks. I ordered and 'Orgasm' (we laughed our asses off, the both of us really couldn't stop laughing about it the whole night, obvious why, isn't it?). I loved it, it was so sweet and milky, yummy! Suddenly our bartender started talking to us in english and I could've melted right away, his british accent. Never had it been this sexy. (haha) It somehow turned out that we stayed all night until closingtime at 5am, drinking and talking and laughing and singing. We really had a great time, but it really was time to go home, we both were very tired. Taking the long journey to the station, we waited for the train to bring us to Shinjuku where we parted ways, saying our 'goodbye's and 'thank you's, before each going to our respective trains. Coming home I brushed my teeth and went to bed. The following day was spent quietly.
An exhausting week of work followed after, barely leaving anytime to sick back and relax. Though, time flies by in a rush and before I could realize it was already friday again and I found myself at gamuso, like every so often. I never really go there to get drunk or party, but rather to enjoy a drink or two over several hours and the conversations that come along with it. Normally there's always at least one I could talk to for hours – and that is actually always the case. Sadly, I couldn't stay for too long before retreating home at 3o'clock – I had a date the following afternoon.
Saturday I got ready, dressed up a bit and got on the train, my journey that day taking me to the lovely city Yokohama. Some weeks earlier I had met a guy and he offered me to show me around Yokohama so we did just that, taking a little walk around, buying a coffee and doing some window-shopping. Slowly it grew dark and we got hungry so we moved towards the restaurant street in Yokohama, picking a japanese-korean yakiniku restaurant. (Yakiniku is raw meat served, which you stake yourself on an instabled grill in the table, lot's of fun I tell you!) Another specialty, and my first time using, were the metalchopsticks, which are usually used in Korea. It grew late and I had to catch the last train after having an awesome and eventful day in Yokohama, definitely worth a visit!
Sunday morning I got up early to take a tour to Harajuku, for I heard that Simon and Martina (Eat Your Kimchi, a K-pop related vlog) were suppossed to be there. When I reached there I wandered the streets, saw new small shops, the high class shops of gucci and the likes along the streets down to Omotesando, but I really couldn't find these two. So in the end I left Harajuku after 2hours without accomplishing my goal and went home again for a nap, though that nap never happened. In the evening I had an appointment with a girl I had met the weekend before. She is korean, her name Seon Ok and she had invited me join her for worship service with african food and stuff earlier that day, but I had skipped in favor of meeting my two idols. But I had promised her to come by in the evening, so we met up and went to church where she introduced me to some of her friends and we had dinner together. After that we read a little book about letting god into your life and then I went home. I don't believe in god though, not the tiniest bit.
The week went by silently, work filling the time entirely, until wednesday evening rolled in, the night before my birthday. It was nothing special at first, I just stayed in my room before I went downstairs to brush my teeth and get ready, but Agustin stopped me and we had some minutes of talk, really nice. Still I wanted to go to bed early to save some spare time in the morning for opening the presents, so I took off to my room at 23:30. Just when the clock hit 12, a knock sounded at my door. I opened the door and outside stood an Agustin with a small present in his hands. Opening it, a pair of beautiful Chopsticks came into view, but another present showed up from behind his back and opened that one, too – a new pair of headphones, but the big, expensive ones! Awesome! After that he wanted me to open my other presents but I said I couldn't. Though he stayed persistent so I agreed on opening the present of my best friend. Wrapped in a silver glittery box was my belated christmaspresent, a dinosaursweater and golden cookies, my birthday present was a small cute book of a comicbook and a beautiful handmade necklace! She never fails to surprise me and get me the best! I really miss her, already looking forward to meeting you again darling! :* Finally giving up though, Agustin congratualated me a little bit more before we both went to bed, it had already grown pretty late.
Thursday morning I woke up a my already opened presents and another unopened box from my mom and my little sister! Happily I placed the box in my lap and carefully opened it, bringing a bag, a letter from my little sister and sweets to light. I've been using that bag ever since and the letter nearly made me cry. Such an emotional ball of feelings I am. Using my birthday as an excuse I dressed up really well, and went to work. I halfexpected us to go out for lunch somewhere and have a nice time somehow, but lunch finally rolled around – nothing happened, I just went downstairs to the conbini and bought lunch myself. The day went on as every other day did, stuffed with work here and studying pressed into the gaps. Though of course I got a lovely birthday call from my mom and my bigger sister! We had a small chat, exchange news and the growing excitement of my sister's visit next week (can't wait to show her around). Anyways, I didn't stay late on purpose, I was just really idling around here and there, but when I finally wanted to leave, Tetsuo-san beckoned me to stay some more minutes and it finally dawned on me – a surprise dinner at the company. Though what really came had me stunned. Fujie-san took me downstairs to the conbini to buy some alcohol for every one and when we came back upstairs the others had shoved two tables together and gathered the chairs around them. I helped with unpacking the food Micchan and Munakata-san got – delicious Sushi, chicken and beef on potatosalad, some Salad as side dish, YUM! The cherry on top – or should I say the Strawberry on top? – was a beautiful strawberry-cream-shortcake! With a chocolateplate and my name written on it, candles and oh my it was so beautiful and delicious! Suzuki-san lit the candles so I could blow them out, I think they even sung for me, oh what lovely co-workers! After the song I blew out the candles and made a wish. We all sat down, they gave everyone their piece of cake and we started digging in. All in all it was a really nice evening, at times a little awkward because japanese people really aren't the most talkive person on earth, especially if they have to speak english, but it all worked out somehow and everyone enjoyed theirselves! And even though this was my first birthday away from home and I expected it to be nothing special this year, I was so positively surprised and really happy with my birthday that I can proudly say that it was one of my favourites! (:
The day after was friday so it was only natural to go out and celebrate, but since my official birthdayparty would be the following day, I just went out to Gamuso and had a beer or two, had some seriously nice chat's with the guys and a shot, pretty nice evening I would say. That night I didn't stay out for too long and went home to take a serious rest to prepare for my actual party. I got ready for the night and then everything started crackling and crumbling again. I missed my train in Asagaya and we were supposed to meet in Shibuya 15min later, so I changed trains in Nakano Sakaue thinking it would be faster, when it actually took up even more of my precious time. So in the end I came late by 30min, nobody was there, so I waited but then I had to pick up Koh at the Station again so I went there and waited for a little more than 30min before Koh found me, when in fact I was supposed to find him. He did the same 'mistake' I did on New Years Eve though. We went back to where I was supposed to meet Keigo and the others, all in all an hour and 45min late. Through Koh I was luckily able to contact Keigo so he picked us up and we went to Izakaya, though Saza and Keigo had to leave soon after to go and prepare for later, since they DJ'd that night. Our group of Kaname, Flora, Koh, Me and a friend of Saza's followed soon after, only Lulu, a girl I had met that night for the first time, couldn't join us, which made me sad, because she really seemed to be nice and interesting! Either way, we left for party and it was an awesome night, meeting new and old friends, good music made by my friends and a good atmosphere! I didn't drink that much that night, it was good the way it was. Around 5o'clock the party ended, yet nobody wanted to go home really, so we went to afterparty and i was still alive and kickin', but the music at the place was so depressing somehow, I couldn't move so we ended up leaving anyway and went to a more quiet place, which ended up being to sleepy and quiet. Koh and Saza's friend opted for going home, while Keigo, Saza and me opted for looking for another place. Though, there was a difficulty standing in our way – Saza didn't want to leave Shibuya, yet Keigo and me wanted to go to Yoyogi park since the weather was really nice and just perfect for a parkvisit (and I had to be there later anyways hehe). After walking around aimlessly, the clock had already past 11am and we were at the end of our creativity. Saza left us, thinking of taking at least a nap before his work started, so Keigo and me finally could leave for Yoyogi park – which turned out to be pretty, pretty windy, not cool. But the sun was really nice. Still, the wind picked up so much dirt and dust, throwing it around , Keigo was so annoyed that he thought of taking a walk to get a coffee in Harajuku to pass the time before Laura and P were coming, which I was supposed to meet that day. The walk somehow just was a walk. It is IMPOSSIBLE to get a place at a cafe – or a restaurant/breakfast for that matter – on a sunday midday in Harajuku, that is unless you want to queue for at least 1-1,5hours to get a place. But we still walked around, I saw new streets and shops of Harajuku again and somehow it expanded to a walk through parts of Omotesando, which in fact is just a commercial area in Tokyo, the streets lined with designer brands such as Gucci, Burberry, Dior and the likes. Still in search of a small cafe we walked around the backstreets of Omotesando, but when we found nothing – or better, a place where you didn't had to queue – we walked back through unknown backstreets of Harajuku, but we came back to our original place and found our way back to Yoyogipark easily. I'm a good guide and pathfinder ya'know? (haha) At the entrance Keigo bought us real awesome Takoyaki (Octopusbreadballs), since hunger was starting to bug us, and searched for a place to sit down and eat. After that we went around in search for our friends, we had just been on time, but when we didn't find them at the spot we thought they would be and the rest of the park didn't show any trace of them, we took a tour for the entrance area and there they were with their hoola hoops and a blanket. The park really is so nice and the tradition and japanese mind about going to a park that goes along with it, is just so amazing. Everyone goes there and just does their own thing, wether if it's sports, picnic or dancing, yoga, go out with dogs (there is actually a little dogpark for puppies) and everything else you can think of, it really had me stunned. Anyways, not having a clue about their location, we headed back for the entrance area where we had seen a group with hoola hoop rings/wheels/whatever and there we found them. It was just due to our failing eyes that we didn't recognize Laura or P. We joined them on their blanket, had some snacks before I mentally was ready to pick up the hoola hooping again after at least 3-4years. I looked so awkward and concentrated while trying that I unconciously made everyone laugh with my new move – the rocker-hoola-hooper, haha! It was really, really fun and even keigo tried and succeeded in letting it glide around his hips for about 3-4 times. Sadly it got pretty chilly really soon and we had to pack together again to leave, yet since P, Laura and me live in the same area we left together for Shinjuku and had a last beer together, enjoying a tad bit of girls talk. After that beer, we split up one more time before finally leaving for home. I went to bed at 7pm, thinking of getting back my beauty sleep I had lost the past night and I badly needed to survive work the next day.
Obviously, work started on monday and so it did on tuesday, with the little difference though, Tetsuo-san let me take off half the day, since I had a special visitor to greet. My former japaneseteacher from germany, Suzuki-san, payed a visit to her homecountry and we decided to meet up for a coffee. In the end we sat together for nearly 3 hours, discussed various things, from japanese culture to future and everything else there is. The time flew by and it was already time again to take a leave for I had to get home and leave my things before a latenightvisit to Shibuya was calling for me. The reason? My friend Izumi, a quite famous singer, had a livestage in a bar in Shibuya, though finding that bar was so frustrating I nearly went home because I didn't find it, but I did and had a nice evening, watching different liveacts perform a small piece of their talent, from various musicacts to entertainment in a musical way. And the last one was Izumi with her 3 guys playing guitar, drums and contrabass. It was a really amazing show and Izumi's voice is pretty awesome too! It grew late and Laura, who had also been there the evening, and I had to leave, to catch the train before it got to late, yet we agreed on having a latenight beer at gamuso, just for the fun of it, sadly it didn't turn out as nice as we wanted it to be, but shit happens. It was 1:30 before I even got home, but it didn't change the fact that it had been a nice evening – on a weekday! Though that caused me to be late on wednesday for work, but I've grown accostumed to things here and i gradually improve at work! Wednesday went pretty normal, just like thursday, though thursday it was time to finally dye my hair again, Laura assisting me greatly. We had a nice beer at gamuso before going to her apartment, dyeing hair, eating chips while watching a nature documentory, later showing each other some new music stuff! It was a hilarious evening, yet with a late goodbye again, but nevermind, life is too short to be boring!
I came home late as already hinted, and a normal friday of work followed. Originally I had canceled all meetings with my friends to take it slow and calm once, but like everytime you plan on staying home and be boring, it doesn't work. I've been curious about Kasumigaseki for awhile now, so that friday after work I went out to take a look, but what I saw didn't come to my liking – an all boring working district, with barely any flashy lights, but all big boxes of buildings for governmental work and stuff. Yes, nice trip, but I walked around and took the next train to Akasaka Mitsuke, a district I'm passing everyday to work by train so I got curious of it too, because in the morning many people get of the train, so I assumed it had to be a big place, somehow at least. And I was right – a pretty big place with lots and lots of flashy advertisements for restaurants, but nothing I was searching for, so I continued to Shin Okubo to my favourite bar aside from Gamuso. Had a nice time there, too, but since I didn't want to stay the night I left for the last train and it was pure chaos at Shinjuku Station. The whole platform, which is huge compared to other train station paltforms, was filled to the brim with people. Lucky me, there were two trains left and most of the people got on the first. When the train passed by, I saw so many pain filled, uncomfortable faces. Sometimes it really is horrible, especially when the train takes a sharp turn or the way is a little bit bumpy, you don't stand a chance to stand still, you just fall and all the people around you, too. Either way, I stood still at the Station and had really luck, even got a seat after the first stop and had a nice ride back to Asagaya. (on a little sidenote: Did you know that there are around 2Millions of people passing Shinjuku Station per day? That makes it the busiest trainstation of the world!) 1am is definitely way to early to go to bed on a friday night and considering Gamuso is located just next to the station it is obvious I went there, though, like always, I only planned to look by for a small chat and/or a beer, yet I ended up leaving around 4am again. On the other hand, there were some interesting people there and I had to catch up with Eric a bit, i hadn't seen him for yeeears. That night I also got invited to dinner the next day and a shoppingtour at Harajuku, too! With that in mind I went home to catch at least a tiny wink of sleep, we had made up to meet in Harajuku at 1:30, so not that much sleep left for me.
the next morning I woke up, got ready and left for Harajuku – a typical Harajuku-style-outfit on of course including my brand new lovely heels (oh how i love them). The friend who invited me was peter and he also invited Peewee, our beloved bartender, because he had gotten a familysale coupon from work for the Ralph Lauren Outlet and since white people all belong to one family for asian people he took us there. What we found there had us speechless. I mean I knew it's an expensive brand and all, but not THIS overpriced, aside from that fact, they didn't even have clothes which looked worth that money. In the end we walked around only to play 'guess the price'. All I found appealing were 2 blazers, 1 in the kids section for 40.000¥(around 400EU) and a blazer for women with 177.000¥ worth (around 1770EU), ok, plus 70% family sale, but still, I wouldn't spend money on something this ugly. Nevertheless it was a fun 2 hours we spent there, mostly making fun of the stuff and each other. To get back to earth and represent ourselves right we went to McDonalds for lunch, since neither of us had really had breakfast, even less lunch. There we felt at home – at least more than in a high class outlet. After that delicious, exquisite lunch we split up to go back home, though 3 hours later I met up with Peter again, this time 2 of his friends on his side, for he had invited them over to lunch, but didn't want to be the third wheel with a couple around. He conjured some fine dinner, backed chicken wrapped in ham, salad and risotto, for desert a marzipan tarte with almonds. Great! I ate so much it hurt afterwards, but after said dinner it was still early and his sharehouse a little boring so we decided to go out again – Kichijoji (which seemed a bit unappealing, because Peter's flatmate had just told us that there was a person stabbed to death 2 days before) or Asagaya. The outcome was obvious and so the found us a little beerbar in Asagaya for a special beer, before going back to Gamuso. I nearly collapsed when I saw the two kids running around, one, because they were just 3 and 6 years old and in a bar with people drinking and smoking and two, because they were so incredibly cute, I really wanted to kidnap and cuddle them soooo so badly! KYA! But I at least got a picture with each of them! That night didn't go any different than other nights at Gamuso, but I thoroughly enjoy just plain conversations with people while having a beer, some quite music and a cigarette, for me there is nothing more relaxing anf fun than this! Yet, like every night, this one turned into a long night, too, and once again I had to get up early. This time for church the next morning.
You heard right, I went to worship in a japanese-korean-african church and even made a new friend, who is just like me and even a year younger! Wow! The worship itself made me just open my eyes, that god is not in my life, neither is Jesus, but it's always nice listening to people sing, so I really enjoyed that part. Later we, as in Natasha, Jisu, Sunok and me, went out to have a coffeebreak before they sent me home, I was soooo tired. Coming home I only thought of laying in my bed, happy that I could spend at least some hours in the confines of my room.
One calm week of work followed, before the last weekend arrived. On friday Keigo and Saza were DJ'ing at 'the pink cow', another music and arts bar, but in Roppongi. Before that took place, I had invited Keigo to dinner, though I wanted to eat at a korean dinner place, we ended up in a Yakiniku place and had a realxing start into the weekend with lots of good meat! Later we took the train together to get to Roppongi, where we met some friends, had a nice time, and some nice chats. I met the Beatbox Boys again from last time and they were awesome! The whole night went on, but since nobody could decide on what to do I stayed and eventually missed the last train, accompanying the others into a Roppongi club – nothing you ever want to experience. It's the same american chart hit shit they play in every club, with the exception that parties there start normally around 4-5am or only in high class places – and that club I went to already wanted to have a 1500¥(15EU) for a SMALL drink. Soon our group decided to move to Shibuya where Kirin, a friend of mine and Keigo's DJ'ed that night, only that half our people left. At the end it was only Keigo, Tsuzumimaru (a guy from the beatboxer group) and me left, but we rocked the party – more or less, I was pretty tired. That made me leave pretty early and still I only got to bed at 6:30am, getting up at 11 again for lunch with Sunok and Jisu, or more a cup of coffee a small sandwich. The two told me about the korean worship they were going to later and since I love korean and everything related to it I joined them. Listening to koreans sing is heaven, it was really so awesome, though the pray part was boring, especially since I didn't understand a word and had Jisu translate everything for me. The worship ended and I took my leave for Harajuku and then Shin Okubo, doing some last minute shopping at the HyakuYen shop and searching for a present for Agustin, his birthday threatingly near. That evening I actually spent at home doing whatever and probably staying up late again, but the next morning I could sleep in, only that it didn't really work out. Waking up at 11am is definitely too early when I get the chance to sleep in so I turned around and fell asleep again until 1pm, getting up to write this text here. Around 4pm I got down, already so many people in the house – sunday was the curry party for Agustin's birthday and I was about to get ready for it. Lena, Naoki, Eri and Mariko had already invaded our house and cooked the curry, prepared some fresh, unfried springrolls and some salad. The rest of the time we spent chatting and joking around until Agustin was about to come in. That's when we dashed upstairs to hide while he slowly made himself at home and prepared for taking a shower. He was still inside his room when we sat down on the stairs and he was singing, so hilariously, so we couldn't really hold it in and only moments later he came out, went by the stairs and when he saw us he got SO SCARED hahaha it was really fun. After that he started laughing and thanking us. He got into the shower and we put out the food and decorated the table. The evening started when he came out from the shower, smiling and laughing like a little kid from the overflowing happiness. He thanked us all at least a thousand times throughout the whole night, it was really nice to see him that happy, since he had been a little down the days before. We toasted and started the meal, delicious curry making it's way down into our tummies. It went on like this, with light conversations and laughter filling the room. When we were finished with all the meals, even the chicken Naoki had later prepared for us, we began to play the game 'Who Am I?' and had ton's of fun. Eventually we called it a night, work was waiting for everyone of us the next day.
Coming along with work on monday a more or less eventless week commenced, except for the fact that my older sister Kerstin arrived on Thursday at Narita Airport, where Tetsuo-san and I went to pick her up. Our funny adventure started on friday, after taking a good rest on thursday.
We got up early on friday to go to work, since I still had some open tasks to finish, yet when we came everyone was surprised that we actually came and wanted us to leave again to have some quality time exploring Tokyo. But we didn't leave. Still they managed to get us to go out to Yushima shrine around the corner, which already was a small discovery and we came back to the company just in time for the Yakult-girl to come. Later Tetsuo-san invited us and my co-workers to lunch – some delicious, traditional nigiri-sushi and misosoup. Kerstin said it had been the best sushi she's eaten so far – of course, it's japanese sushi – but it's still a bit of relieve actually hearing it. After lunch we went to a small exhibition about some kind of origami (the art of 'folding paper') and went back to work. Tetsuo-san asked Micchan and Fujie-san to take us out and show us around Asakusa, a very old fashioned part and famous for it's tourists and traditional merchandise, sold at small booths lining the roads. It's also very near the Tokyo Skytree and Asahi Beer Tower (which is actually supposed to look like glass full of beer). We spent 2 hours there, walking around, getting asked questions by grade schoolers, buying some postcards etc and having fun. Of course Micchan and Fujie-san had to return to work later and so we rode back and split up at the crossing near Akihabara. That was one shock for her, going through the loud and flashy streets, filled with Otaku's (Nerds) and Maid's and the mass of people in general – all that on her second day in Tokyo. But our actual goal was just to grab a coffee and take some time off for the moment so we sat down in a starbucks and enjoyed ourselves, observing various people walking by and talking about the first prominent impressions. Following the coffee, we took a walk through the department store we were in, bought some necessities and socks and went on to go to a game arcade, that was fun! Got a new Alpaca (named Ace, insider though) and he's a lovely pillow! Later that evening I took her out to Gamuso for a supposed to be Karaoke night, though everyone got something to do last minute, yet we still had nice conversations with lovely people and I could show her that I'm taking care of very well here by amazing people.
Yesterday we had to get up fairly early, at 10am, to meet up with Sunok and Jisu at the church for they had organized some kind of lunchtable at their church under the topic of 'Food from all around the world' (which ended up being 4 very asian dishes) but it was still nice and we had a cheap lunch, Kerstin met my church-friends and she could take a look at how a korean worship looks like.One part was really painfully boring, the other was a fun experience, all in all a long trip to church. After that we decided to go and have an ice cream and later took the train to Yotsuya, a station I always cross on my way to work, and had a look and walk around there. An hour or two later it drove us back home to have a small rest before running into the next adventure called 'Shibuyaaaaa' for a birthday party at a small standing bar.It was a little bit messed up,Keigo wanted to pick me up at the station in Shibuya because I couldn't remember the way to the bar, but he wasn't there when we arrived so we ended up taking a walk around Shibuya before I opted for an internetcafe to contact my friends and look it up on google maps. After thatI found the bar easily and the party could go on! I greeted everyone and introduced my sister, too. She seemingly had a lot of fun with everyone, though starts are always a little rough, even here, but in the end everyone was pleased to meet her and they all left a good impression on Kerstin – once again I could prove her that good people are watching over me. The night at the small standing bar ended a little abruptly, because we had to hurry a little to catch one of the last trains, so sadly it meant good bye, too. Since the metro stops earlier then the JR-line we got of in Asagaya, near Gamuso and went there for one beer and a nice chat before leaving for home, it was already late enough. Suming up the night we walked home in a comfortable atmosphere, reaching home in a good mood. Sleep came easy last night and there was no appointment chasing us up early this morning, so we just stayed in and lazed around, doing some laundry and I finally got to finish this huuuuge Blogupdate.
I hope you had your fun with it and enjoy the following Pictures I have in store for you (look below please). Now we're off to watch some movie and then go to bed for work tomorrow. See Ya'll guys~
More on a sidenote, I got this lovely little selfwritten Poem from my Stepdad. Have a look!
there once was a wee girl called Anna , who went all the way to Japana, At first the blogs were aplenty, but after some weeks the blog box was empty ! Oh , when will we get another blog from Anna in Japana?..


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Directions: Preheat oven to 325°F. In a 9x13 inch baking dish (or larger) place the roast which can be frozen or thawed. Prepare the vegetables by scrubbing them and quartering them. The potatoes may be peeled if you prefer. Place the potatoes and carrots all around the roast and if you choose to use the fresh onion, place the rings all around and even on top of the roast. Then pour the water over and last add the package of onion soup mix by sprinkling it on top. Cover with foil and bake for 4 hours. Serves 10.
Notes: This is truly a Sunday dish in my family. I now find it is a great week-night meal, as well, that I can start in the afternoon for my boys and come home to after sports events, etc.

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Perhaps an impossible question to address in 25 words or less, but how do you think motherhood has changed you as a person?
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Cheese created using the skin microbes of humans
Who doesn't love cheese --stinky, gooey, delicious cheese?
But this latest creation may be hard to stomach-even for the bravest of eaters.
According to the NPR's food blog The Salt, UCLA scientist Christina Agapakis and artist Sissel Tolaas have created a cheese made from their own microbes. You read that right. Human bacteria.
Cheese is normally made by taking milk and curdling it using Lactobacillus bacteria (taken from plants or animals) and yeast, which helps age it and gives it flavor.
But you can get that bacteria from anywhere...and we mean anywhere.
Agapakis swabbed her mouth and skin, another scientist's feet, and the belly button of food writer Michael Pollan --author of The Omnivore's Dilemma. Ewwwww.
The idea wasn't to gross people out but to get people thinking about people's emotional response to odors.
Agapakis tells The Salt that bacteria and yeast on humans aren't too different from those that grow in cheese, which is why stinky cheese, for example, may smell like stinky feet. "Why are we more uncomfortable with bacteria on the body than we are with bacteria in cheese?" Agapakis said.
The good news is that this cheese is made for sniffing, not eating. Curious cheese lovers can check out the samples currently on display at the Science Gallery of Trinity College in Dublin and take a whiff.
"People were really nervous and uncomfortable and kind of making these grossed out faces," Agapakis explained. "Then they smell the cheese, and they'll realize that it just smells like a normal cheese."
We're all for trying new things, but this may be one culinary experiment that's better left in the lab.


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Neighborhood: Chinatown
Phone:�(415) 834-1890
Hours: Daily 7am-6pm
Category: Restaurant/Food Vendor (Vegan Friendly)
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Parking: Portsmouth Square Parking Lot/Vallejo Parking Lot
Transit: 1,9,15,30,45,82 Pacific
Notes: Veg*n Dim Sum available. The pastries (crusts) are not made with pork lard which is common in Chinese pastries. Vegan: plain noodle, rice cake,lotus seed, red bean or plain bun. Vegetarian: cream custard, egg roll (not fried with anything else), egg tart. Sesame seed ball is fried with meat products. Buddhist Temples order hundreds of their vegan pot stickers for special occasions.
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Today Santorini represents what remains from the island Strogili. An enormous volcanic explosion called the Minoan eruption occurred around 1600 BC and destroyed the ancient settlements. The large island was torn into several smaller ones, which surround on three sides a lagoon 400 meters deep.
Santorini is considered to be one of the best vacation destinations in the world. The islands offer breathtaking natural beauty combined with unique architecture and a mystifying, enchanting atmosphere.
The Santorini beaches are one of the finest in Greece. The most popular is the Kamari Beach on the eastern side of the island. It is long more than five kilometers, with black sand and crystal clear deep blue water. Other famous beaches are the Red and White, located on the southern coast and named after the slabs of red, black and white volcanic rock found there.
There are everyday cruises to the volcano and the hot springs where the guests can swim. Various boats leave every morning from Athinios port or from Fira's old port. The usual route is first climbing the volcano, then stopping at the hot springs for swimming, staying for about two hours at Thirasia for lunch and then a final journey back. The cost is about 20 to 25 € depending on the route, with children under 12 years old paying a reduced price.
Another popular trip is the visit of the Akrotiri settlement. It is located south of the capital Fira and is one of the most important prehistoric villages of the Aegean region, dating back to the late Neolithic era. The volcanic materials which covered the entire island after the Thera eruption have protected the ancient buildings and their contents in the same way as the famous remains in Pompei, Italy. The great development and prosperity of the settlement can be seen from the multi-storeyed buildings with extraordinary wall paintings and the elaborate drainage system. Akrotiri is known to had been in contact with other regions such as Crete, Cyprus, Syria and Egypt, however the severe volcano explosion signaled the end of the settlement.
For the tourists interested in history Santorini presents an astonishing glimpse into the past at the Thira Archeological Museum, located in Fira. It was built in 1960 in order to replace the old museum, which was destroyed by the earthquakes in 1956. The main exhibits are sculptures ranging from the Archaic to the Roman period, inscriptions, vases and clay figurines.
As one of the most popular islands of the Cyclades, reaching Santorini is relatively easy. There are two airlines currently providing flights to Santorini from Athens: Olympic and Aegean. The flying time is around 45 minutes and the most popular tourist resorts are only a 15-minute drive from the airport. Many hotels provide transfers to and from the airport and there are also taxis and local buses available.
Apart from flying there are also daily ferries to Santorini from Athens Piraeus and Rafina. From the port at Santorini there are bus lines to the capital Fira and to the major tourist destinations. It is also possible to hire cars, motorbikes and bicycles and all these modes of transportation are popular with visitors.
Hotels in Santorini are generally more expensive than those with similar facilities in other parts of Greece. During the summer the prices are the highest in the year with a peak in late August. If you book your vocation several months in advance there will probably receive a reduction in the price of up to 10-15%. To demonstrate, one double room in a standard four star hotel would cost in January 35 € per person, per day, while the same room in August will require a payment of 80 € (the current example - Aroma Suites, Fira). Of course, in order to fully appreciate everything Santorini has to offer, it is best to go during the summer.
Last but not least, the visitors are welcome to try the famous Santorini cuisine. The most popular delicacies are sun-dried tomatoes and fava – a lentil dip with onion and lemon. The wines of Santorini are spectacular as well. There are three varieties - athyri, asyrtico and aidani – and due to the volcanic properties of the soil all three of them have a special, unique taste.
As far as popular places to eat out in Santorini, Fira and Oia offer the most expensive and trendiest of restaurants, while along the Kamari Beach and in the village of Perissa you can find a variety of more relaxed, cheaper taverns.


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Chefs dish about their most annoying customers, South African wines, and more.
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American Greetings Sings Love Songs with Vinyl Notes™
Musical Messages of Affection Create Valentine's Day Memories
Jan 29, 2013, 09:17 ET
CLEVELAND, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Valentine's Day is a special time each year that is dedicated to celebrating relationships and identifying unique ways to express love. Consumers are excited to surprise and delight their loved ones in order to make a lasting impression, and most often, these expressions of love are shared through a carefully selected, heartfelt greeting card. This year, card recipients will discover added bliss when the feel of an old school record player is recreated and heartwarming messages are combined with classic and popular love songs. To bring this nostalgic romance to Valentine's Day, American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) is introducing Vinyl Notes™, a new line of musically creative Valentines.
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"We know that finding the perfect sentiment to share with loved ones can be challenging for consumers, so discovering a greeting card that brings these feelings of love to life creates incredible joy," said Carol Miller, executive director of new product concepts at American Greetings. "With both the right message and retro design of a turntable playing a famous and beloved song, Vinyl Notes greetings will surely spark love this Valentine's Day."
As the industry leader in greeting card inventions, American Greetings has introduced more than 100 new greeting card formats under the Inventions brand, offering the ultimate selection of exciting, new-to-the world ways to celebrate birthdays and other happy occasions. Incorporating brand-new twists on technology in cards with carefully written copy and celebratory artwork, the combined effect is the perfect selection of greeting cards that are sure to surprise and delight any recipient.
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For more than 100 years, American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) has been a creator and manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships to create happiness, laughter and love. The Company's major greeting card lines are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods and American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards. American Greetings also has one of the largest collections of greetings on the Web, including greeting cards available at Cardstore.com and electronic greeting cards available at AmericanGreetings.com. In addition to its product lines, American Greetings also creates and licenses popular character brands through the American Greetings Properties group. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately $1.7 billion, and its products can be found in retail outlets worldwide. For more information on the Company, visit http://corporate.americangreetings.com.
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Unionist leaders in Belfast City Hall flag talks
The leaders of the Northern Ireland's two main unionist parties have held a meeting to discuss the violence and protests related to the flag dispute.
Peter Robinson and Mike Nesbitt met on Monday and it is expected details will be made public later in the week.
It is understood they met to finalise the timing and format for the first meeting of their new unionist forum.
However, East Belfast MP Naomi Long - from Alliance - said unionists alone cannot solve the union flag dispute.
She said a "single identity solution will not provide a lasting solution" and argued instead for a "shared solution".
Responding to the violence of recent days, Ms Long she said those involved in riotous behaviour were not listening to political leadership.
She also said she was convinced that "most people in Northern Ireland want the protests to end".
The Alliance MP said her hope for 2013 was that politicians would engage in a true reconciliation process that "was genuine had meaning and substance".
She added that the violence and the threat of violence "has to be removed ".
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly said: "What is needed to resolve the flag issue and achieve mutual respect and equality for of Irishness and Britishness is for dialogue involving the whole community.
"This internal navel gazing Unionist forum will achieve nothing to advance a future based on equality as envisaged in the Good Friday Agreement.
"Any move forward on symbols or people's identity has to be based on equality, parity of esteem and mutual respect.
"Until the leadership of Unionism accept that starting point they will continue to lead their community up the garden path bringing nothing but confusion and reactionary violence."
The leaders of the DUP and UUP suggested creating the unionist forum last month.
They said they want to build consensus on the issue and strengthen "British cultural identity in Northern Ireland".
A campaign of street protests has taken place since the Belfast City Council voted to fly the union flag over the city hall only on designated days.
Previously, the flag was flown every day.


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B-1B drawing.
The B-1 has a blended wing body configuration, with variable-sweep wing, triangular fin control surfaces and four turbofan engines, to improve range and speed with enhanced survivability. Forward swept wing settings are used for takeoff, landings and high-altitude maximum cruise. Aft swept wing settings are used in high subsonic and supersonic flight. The wings of the B-1B originally were cleared for use at settings of 15, 25, 55, and 67.5 degrees. The 45-degree setting was later cleared in 1998–99 timeframe.
The length of the aircraft presented a serious flexing problem due to air turbulence at low altitude. To alleviate this, Rockwell included small canards near the nose on the B-1. An accelerometer would actuate the canards automatically to counteract turbulence and smooth out the ride.
A B-1B cockpit at night. For the full description page, click here.
Unlike the B-1A, the B-1B made no attempt at Mach 2+ speeds. Its maximum speed at altitude is Mach 1.25 (about 950 mph or 1,530 km/h), but its low-level speed increased to Mach 0.92 (700 mph, 1,130 km/h). Technically, the current version of the aircraft can exceed its speed restriction, but not without risking potential damage to its structure and air intakes. The B-1A's engine was modified slightly to produce the F101-102, with an emphasis on durability, and increased efficiency. The core of this engine has since been re-used in several other engine designs, including the F110 which has seen use in the F-14 Tomcat, F-15K/SG variants and most recent versions of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. It is also the basis for the non-afterburning F118 used in the B-2 Spirit bomber and the U-2S. However its greatest success was forming the core of the extremely popular CFM56 civil engine, which can be found on some versions of practically every small-to-medium sized airliner. It includes with an "Alert Start" panel on the nosegear, which quickly activated the engines upon order to scramble.The B-1's offensive avionics include the Westinghouse (now Northrop Grumman) AN/APQ-164 forward-looking offensive passive electronically scanned array radar set with electronic beam steering (and a fixed antenna pointed downward for reduced radar observability), synthetic aperture radar, ground moving target indicator (MTI), and terrain-following radar modes, Doppler navigation, radar altimeter, and an inertial navigation suite. From 1995 on, the B-1B Block D upgrade added a Global Positioning System receiver.
The B-1's defensive electronics include the Eaton AN/ALQ-161 radar warning and defensive jamming equipment, linked to a total of eight AN/ALE-49 flare dispensers located on top behind the canopy, which are handled by the AN/ASQ-184 avionics management system. The AN/ALE-49 dispenser has a capacity of 12 MJU-23A/B flares each. The MJU-23A/B flare is one of the world's largest infrared countermeasure flares having a gross weight of ~1170 g. The cylindrical Magnesium/Teflon/Viton pellet has a net weight of ~1470 g. The Plans for a defensive systems upgrade program (DSUP) were cancelled for budgetary reasons. The B-1 has also been equipped to carry the ALE-50 Towed Decoy System. The Lancer has an additional Doppler tail-warning radar to detect aircraft or missiles approaching from the rear.Also aiding the B-1's survivability is its relatively low radar cross-section (RCS). Although not technically a stealth aircraft in a comprehensive sense, thanks to the aircraft's structure, serpentine intake paths and use of radar-absorbent material its RCS is about 1/50th that of the B-52 (probably about 26 ft²/2.4 m²), although the Lancer is not substantially smaller in mass than the Stratofortress.
The B-1 has been upgraded since production through the "Conventional Mission Upgrade Program". This multi-stage program added a new MIL-STD-1760 smart-weapons interface that enables the use of the Joint Direct Attack Munition and other precision-guided conventional weapons, such as the Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD), the AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), and the AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air to Surface Standoff Munition). Future precision munitions include the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb. These and other improvements are intended to ensure that the B-1 will be viable through approximately 2020. In addition, the Air Force has recently announced a program to keep the aircraft flying until at least 2040.
B-1B at R.I.A.T. 2004. For the full description page, click here.
1. General characteristics
- Crew: 4 (aircraft commander, copilot, offensive systems officer and defensive systems officer)
- Length: 146 ft (44.5 m)
- Wingspan:
- Extended: 137 ft (41.8 m)
- Swept: 79 ft (24.1 m)
- Height: 34 ft (10.4 m)
- Wing area: 1,950 ft² (181.2 m²)
- Airfoil: NA69-190-2
- Empty weight: 192,000 lb (87,100 kg)
- Loaded weight: 326,000 lb (148,000 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 477,000 lb (216,400 kg)
- Powerplant: 4× General Electric F101-GE-102 augmented turbofans
- Dry thrust: 14,600 lbf (64.9 kN) each
- Thrust with afterburner: 30,780 lbf (136.92 kN) each
- Fuel capacity, optional: 10,000 U.S. gal (38,000 L) fuel tank for 1-3 internal weapons bays each
2. Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 1.25 (950 mph, 1,529 km/h) at altitude (Mach 0.92, 700 mph, 1,130 km/h at low level)
- Range: 6,478 nmi (7,456 mi, 11,998 km)
- Combat radius: 2,993 nmi (3,445 mi, 5,543 km)
- Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,000 m)
- Wing loading: 167 lb/ft² (816 kg/m²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.37
3. Armament
- Hardpoints: six external hardpoints for 59,000 lb (27,000 kg) of ordnance (use for weapons currently restricted by START I treaty) and 3 internal bomb bays for 75,000 lb (34,000 kg) of ordnance to carry from:
- Missiles:
- Bombs:
- 84× Mk-82AIR inflatable retarder general purpose bombs
- 81× Mk-82 low drag general purpose bombs
- 84× Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines
- 8× Mk-65 naval mines
- 30× CBU-87/89/CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU)
- 24× GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs
- 15× GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 general purpose warhead)
- 24× Mk-84 general purpose bombs
- 96× or 144× GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs
- 16x B61 thermonuclear variable-yield gravity bombs
- 1× Westinghouse AN/APQ-164 forward-looking offensive passive phased-array radar
- 1× Eaton AN/ALQ-161 radar warning and defensive jamming equipment
- 1× AN/ASQ-184 defensive management system
- 1× Lockheed Martin Sniper XR targeting pod.


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|United Nations System-Wide
Food security - updated to 1 March 1998
World grain reserves fell to their lowest level ever, a 48 day supply, at the start of 1995. Prices rose accordingly, and food security became a major issue. The causes were three years of poor harvests, and rising demand in developing countries experiencing rapid economic growth, such as China, where meat eating is increasing and more grain is going to feed livestock. The success of the next few harvests in rebuilding reserves will show whether food production can keep ahead of demand, as most assessments suggest, or whether continuing food crises can be expected (Brown et al., 1996; Kleiner, 1996; WRI/UNEP/UNDP/WB, 1996). World cereal production did increase somewhat in 1996, raising 1997 global cereal stocks to 281 million tonnes. This gave a ratio of stocks to utilization of 15%, up from 14% in 1996 but was still well below the 17-18% considered by FAO to be the security range (FAO, 1997).
In the longer term perspective, a recent expert study estimated that the world is approaching the limits of global food production capacity based on present technologies. Its most optimistic projection suggests that a doubling of food production by 2050 might be technically feasible, and this could feed 7.8 billion people if grain is largely used as human food and not for animals. A likely higher level of population growth, or a failure of sufficient commitment to increase food supplies around the world, will create severe problems for a major part of the world population (Kendall and Pimentel, 1994). The pessimistic assumptions seem more likely, as present per capita food production is stagnating if not declining, and some crops may be close to biological and environmental limits. Already 700 million people experience endemic hunger, not counting those added by natural disasters (Serageldin, 1995).
One result of rising grain prices and concerns over food security is an expected reduction or elimination of land idling requirements, bringing such land back into production (Johnson, 1995). However, significant areas are also being lost to production through land degradation, erosion and salinization. For instance, China is losing 130,000 ha of arable land a year, representing 6 million tonnes of grain production (Chen, 1995). Also, the growing problem of water scarcity is leading to conflicts between demand for human consumption, especially in urban areas, and agricultural uses, with agriculture generally losing out. This reduction in water available for irrigation will affect agricultural productivity and could reduce the ability of water-scarce countries to feed their populations (WRI/UNEP/UNDP/WB, 1996).
While the Green Revolution increased grain production and helped avoid famine, it has led to nutritional problems. Present high-yield varieties are usually low in minerals and vitamins, so many people saved from starvation have been incapacitated instead by iron, zinc, vitamin A and other deficiencies, as new diets replace traditional dietary sources. Iron deficiency has worsened globally, affecting 1.5 billion children, and half of all pregnant women are anaemic. The worst fall has been in South and South-east Asia where the Green Revolution has been most successful (Welch et al., 1996; UN, 1992). The Green Revolution has also required a continuing or even increasing use of hazardous pesticides and environmentally damaging fertilizers. The need to reduce these inputs to achieve more sustainable agriculture may also reduce levels of food production.
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Kendall, Henry W., and David Pimentel. 1994. "Constraints on the expansion of the global food supply." Ambio 23(3):198-205. May 1994.
Kleiner, Kurt. 1996. "Panic as grain stocks fall to all time low". New Scientist, 3 February 1996.
Serageldin, Ismail. 1995. (World Bank) Quoted in Crossette, Barbara, "Experts focus on stagnating food supplies". New York Times International, 5 February 1995.
UN. 1992. Report on nutrition. Cited in Seymour, Jane. "Hungry for a new revolution". New Scientist, 30 March 1996, p. 32-37.
Welch, Ross, Robin Graham, et al. 1996. Report from International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C., April 1996. Cited in Seymour, Jane. "Hungry for a new revolution". New Scientist, 30 March 1996, p. 32-37.
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Summer's here! To celebrate the long, hot days, rally your friends and pack a picnic. This week's tips will help you keep it green.
Rethink your go-to ham sandwich and make the best of summer's bountiful produce — meat doesn't keep well in the sun, anyway. Try vegetarian alternatives like hearty portobello mushroom burgers or a refreshing bean-and-corn salad. For more ideas, check out NRDC's Eat Local site to find seasonal ingredients or a farmers' market in your 'hood.
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What a lovely charming album this is !
What a lovely charming album this is ! I just love the hammered dulcimer, gentle guitars, recorders and flutes. There is a lot of devotion and love in Light From Darkness, uplifting and inspirational. A favorite is Radiance, which set Beethoven's Ode to Joy in a jaunty recorder melody. Delightful ! With it's all acoustic lineup of instruments, Erwilian is truly a breath of fresh air !
Just keeps getting better
This is the third Erwilian album I've added to my collection. It's the kind of music that you can listen to in the background while you're working, or that you can really enjoy after work with your feet up and a drink in your hand.They're awesome! I'd love to see them live.
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"Light From Darkness" is the third release from Seattle-based acoustic group Erwilian. What an extraordinary album it is, from the impressive artwork, extensive liner notes, and, of course, the superb music! Formed by Scott Melton and Jordan Buetow in 2000 (under a different name), the group became Erwilian in 2004. The current line-up is Melton (guitars, bass, bodhran, mountain dulcimer), Buetow (recorders, harp, percussion, accordion, hammered dulcimer, whistle, celesta, xylophone, etc!), Bill Bowser (guitars), Bethel Melton (hammered dulcimer), and Jeff Reed (drums and percussion).
The album is a collection of thirteen inspirational songs without words. "We have gathered songs whose associations powerfully evoke the act of worship, lifting the spirit closer to its Creator." Some of the songs are presented in medleys while others appear singly, most of them adapted by Melton and Buetow. The style of the music is not easy to classify, but it has strong Celtic and folk influences that make it earthy and accessible. A very warm and uplifting background for other activities, this is music that deserves to be savored with full listening attention. The CD includes a 24-page booklet with the history of the songs, instrumentation, some of the lyrics, photos, and charming illustrations - an exceptionally nice package!
The album begins with Palestrina's "Adoramus," reinvented as an invocation (a Buetow solo) that segues into "St. Brendan's," a more contemporary hymn adapted for the group. Buetow leads with his soulful recorder and the group's colorful instrumentation fleshes it out. Love it! "Agnus Dei" is based on "Lamb of God," a medieval English carol performed on ancient as well as more contemporary instruments. "He Leadeth Me" is an introductory guitar duet that flows into a medley titled "Follower." The arrangement includes "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us" and "I Will Follow." It is simple and heartfelt with a variety of instruments taking turns with the lead - gorgeous and very peaceful! I absolutely love "Radiance," a carefree adaptation of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" combined with "Zweitefreude" by Melton and Buetow. "Atta Fossar" is a beautiful Buetow original for harp and cello that leads into "Ex Tenebris," based on "God Moves in a Mysterious Way." Both pieces feature lovely cello work by Kathy Spampinato. I really love the simple, haunting beauty of "Williams," a piece for recorder, guitars, hammered dulcimer, and percussion. "Vision" is a wonderful guitar prelude composed and performed by Bill Bowser. It becomes "Gehalgian," a piece containing "Jesus, All For Jesus," "Holy, Holy, Holy," and "I Surrender All" - another favorite! "Vespers" closes the album with a series of gentle, heartfelt songs that leave the soul at peace.
I'm hooked! "Light From Darkness" can be enjoyed on so many levels - simply for the joy of the music, as a spiritual experience, as a music history lesson, etc. Bravo to Erwilian for a truly exceptional musical journey. Very highly recommended!


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Tao Jiang, M.Sc., M.Sc., Aud(C) - mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com
Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Clinic
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Halifax, NS Canada B3H 1R2
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Presented Tuesday afternoon, June 17, 1997
133rd ASA/NOISE-CON 97 Meeting, State College, Pennsylvania
Embargoed until June 17, 1997
The detrimental effects of loud sound on the acuity of hearing were known as early as 2000 years ago. According to Bacon, one of the best-known English philosophers, Pliny the Elder first noted this in his book Historia Naturalis. Nevertheless, much of what we know today about noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) was only accomplished in the last 100 years. Today, noise is recognized as the second most common cause of acquired hearing impairment among adult population. In addition, NIHL is ranked as one of the top ten occupational injuries in the 1990's.
Recent research on NIHL has taken on a new direction, that is, concentrating on areas not directly related to industrial activities. For example, noise at schools has attracted attention from acoustic scientists and audiologists; there is amounting evidence that excessive noise is widespread in educational settings. Poor acoustic conditions reduce speech intelligibility in classrooms and affect attention and academic performance of students. Noise makes teachers uncomfortable and can even be detrimental to their teaching. In one study, 61% of teachers found "uncomfortable" noise levels frequent at schools. Among the teachers involved in the study, physical education teachers (77%) complained of noise in gymnasia most. Furthermore, research has surprisingly shown that noises associated with certain educational activities, such as music teaching and vocational training, can even become hazardous to the hearing of both students and teachers. At the 1997 annual conference of the Canadian Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Tao Jiang presented a well-documented case about a music teacher. The young female music teacher suffered noise-induced hearing loss likely caused by long hours of music teaching. In a survey involved in 27 regional vocational/technical schools in Massachusetts, Allonen-Allie concluded that noise was likely to cause hearing damage in these educational settings and called for immediate intervention. There have also been legal cases against schools in relation to school noise.
Unacceptable noise levels have long been noted in school gymnasia. In 1988, C. Truchon-Ganon conducted a series of noise measurements in eight school gymnasia in Quebec, Canada. They found that the gymnasia were as noisy as in factories. In 1996, Tao Jiang surveyed noises in an elementary school gymnasium. The average sound level reached 94.4 dB, 10 times greater than that of the safety limits established for industrial workers. This level is equivalent to that of jack hammers!
Although the concern with noises in gymnasia is growing, nevertheless, cases are rare that physical education teachers are actually at risk of NIHL. Here, we report a unique case of a 57-year-old physical education teacher who has been recently diagnosed with a permanent hearing impairment linked with teaching. This case gives us a valuable opportunity to find out whether noise-induced hearing loss is related to sound levels in the gymnasium.
At the age of 57, David (not his real name) had been a physical education teacher for 27 years. He came for a hearing evaluation because of his complaint of "missing sounds" and ringing in the ears. He had no history of industrial noise exposure and other ear problems. Besides teaching, he also coached hockey regularly at schools. He contributed his hearing difficulty to high noise levels in the gymnasium.
Before making any judgement as to the cause of his hearing loss, we should answer two fundamental questions: (1) does David have an NIHL? and (2) is his teaching environment noisy enough to cause his hearing loss? To answer the first question, we conducted a complete hearing test on him. The results convincingly showed David had an NIHL. Figure 1 depicts his audiogram, a classical example of an NIHL evidenced by a notch at high frequencies.
Since David was 57 years old, one may argue that his hearing loss was probably related to his aging. To rule this out, the best way is to compare his hearing loss with that of an established reference population of the same age and gender but without any noise exposure. Logically, if he has an NIHL, by comparison, the degree of the loss must be greater than that of the reference population. The dashed line in Figure 2 represents averaged hearing levels of an age and gender matched population adapted from the ISO1999 standard. Undoubtedly, the extra amount of his hearing loss must be caused by something else other than aging.
Are noise levels in the gymnasium intense enough to cause hearing loss? To answer this, we conducted a noise study in one gymnasium where David taught. Table 1 summarizes the results of the noise measurements using a sound level meter. The acoustic conditions were poor with high reverberation in the gymnasium. Screaming and shouting were the main noise sources, further compounded by sound of whistles and balls hitting on the hard floors. The sound levels ranged between 72 and 119 dBA during classes. One teacher and four students wore dosimeters to record actual amounts of noise during classes. The results are presented in Table 2. The levels ranged between 90.8 dB and 106.41 dB. Again, the sound levels were similar to industrial noises. In this case, the projected dose for the teacher was 400%, exceeding the safety limits by 300%! It means that under such a noisy condition, he should only teach two hours a day. Any time more than that is overexposure, thus posing a great danger to his hearing.
Another interesting we did was to assess in situ spectral characteristics of whistle sound emitted in the external ear canal. Because teachers in gymnasia commonly use whistles, therefore, it is important to find out whether their use can add more harmful sound energy. In the laboratory, we tested an ACME whistle approved for use in 41 countries. We used a procedure called the real ear measure. A probe microphone was inserted into the external ear canal of the experimenter at 6 mm in front of the eardrum. While the whistle was being blown, its levels and spectral information were simultaneously recorded by an analyser. The advantage of this method is to capture the actual amount of sound energy reaching the eardrum, giving us a more realistic picture of sound effects.
Figure 3 presents a graph of the whistle sound, a narrow band sound centring at 3150 Hz. Its level reached 130 dB SPL. This value was greater than that measured in the sound field probably because of the external ear resonance effect that amplifies high frequency sound entering the outer ear. Consequently, more harmful sound energy was delivered to the eardrum. We believe that the use of whistles was one of the etiological factors contributing to his hearing loss.
Having ruled out both aging and other medical conditions as causes of his hearing loss, it is confirmed that David suffers permanent NIHL. The field noise study shows that the noise levels in the gymnasium exceed the safety limits, thus constituting a hazardous environment where permanent hearing loss is likely to occur. Furthermore, the blowing of whistles is capable of generating and delivering sound energy as much as 130 dB, equivalent to aircraft noise, at the eardrum. For a physical education teacher who has frequently used whistles for 27 years, the risk of developing the NIHL becomes much greater in this case. Therefore, the evidence has proved that David's hearing loss is caused by noises at his school gymnasia. It is safe to state that we should not only treat noise at gymnasia as a detrimental factor to teaching and learning, but also consider it as a potential occupational hazard to the health of teachers.


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''It's the highest I can remember out there,'' said Bob Horner, subdistrict administrator for the state Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, which runs the Sanford center, designed to house 39 youths. HRS officials are doing ''the best we can'' to house the youths, some of whom are forced to sleep on couches or mattresses on the floor, he said.


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Warsaw, July 8, 2010
A Polish court agreed on Wednesday to extradite a suspected Israeli spy to Germany in connection with the killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai.
Polish authorities detained a man using the name Uri Brodsky at the Warsaw airport a month ago after Germany issued a European arrest warrant for the person responsible for fraudulently obtaining a German passport.
The document is believed to have been used by a member of a hit squad that Dubai says assassinated Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a hotel room in January on behalf of Israel.
Israel has neither confirmed nor denied any role in the assassination.
Brodsky, who hid his face under a hood, was escorted into the courtroom by seven heavily armed policemen. He did not speak during the hearing.
'The ruling means that the court partially agreed with the German Federal Republic and decided that our client can be extradited to German authorities,' said Brodsky's lawyer, Krzysztof Stepinski.
Brodsky has three days upon receiving a translated decision to appeal.
Dubai has accused Israel of being behind the killing and provided the names of more than two dozen alleged members of a team it says tracked and killed the Palestinian, using fraudulent British, Irish, French, German and Australian passports.
Mabhouh, born in the Gaza Strip, had lived in Syria since 1989 and Israeli and Palestinian sources have said he played a key role in smuggling Iranian-funded arms to militants in Gaza.
Australia, Britain and Ireland have ordered the expulsion of some Israeli diplomats over the use of fake passports in the assassination.-Reuters


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After his youthful ebullience was over, Lester Young's tone darkened and he didn't play as fast. His beat remained basically the same but his lines at tempo are more careful.
But in at least one respect, his music got better after 1941, when he helped several popular standards reach their instrumental zenith. "These Foolish Things," "I Can't Get Started," "Ghost of a Chance," "She's Funny That Way" and "Polkadots and Moonbeams" are among the romantic ballads transformed into vessels of hurt, languid eroticism.
1945, with Dodo Marmarosa, Red Callender, and Henry Tucker:
There's no doubt he learned this aesthetic from Billie Holiday, but actually their early records together don't showcase this hurt romantic emotion to the extent that his Forties solo ballads do.
If he had died in 1941, would Young have had the same status as lonely poet? Probably not. He would be more like Jimmy Blanton, Scott LaFaro, or Booker Little in our collective mind: a genius gone too soon.
As far as I can tell, Young didn't yet wear a porkpie hat until after the Basie years. That porkpie—accompanied by the obligatory cigarette—would become the quintessential visual image of Lester Young. You can see that romantic conception during the opening shot of the popular 1944 short "Jammin' the Blues," an early example of Hollywood treating African Americans solely as artists, not as servants or as mugging entertainers.
First there's the hat and the smoke, then the tenor saxophone is lifted, and the lonely musician attempts to make sense of it all from within the haze of smoke and uncertainty.
[Watch "The Midnight Symphony" on YouTube.]
The iconic image of Lester Young as hurt poet is understood well enough in our society that there's a fairly mainstream movie, Round Midnight, partly based on that mystique. Joni Mitchell's words to Charles Mingus's "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" (including vocalese to John Handy's tenor solo) also refer to that kind of poetic feeling.
Let's go back to those solos of Charlie Parker and Lester Young on that medium-tempo JATP "Oh, Lady be Good."
Bird is invincible and rather solitary. Young is strong, but not alone: he asks for help.
Not every jazz soloist dares to have this vulnerability. No matter where, what, or with whom, Charlie Parker could strap on the alto saxophone and burn. This isn't to say that Bird didn't care about the band, but Bird clearly didn't need a good band to sound good himself. On the JATP performance of LBG the musicians are a solid B team. Parker is happy to ignore them and deliver his incredible time, matchless harmonic concept, and deep blues feeling more or less by himself on stage.
When Lester Young follows Parker, he displays none of that certainty. He doesn't sound weak, but he does sound vulnerable. He sounds like he's asking the band, "Are we in this together?" or, "How do you feel tonight?"
Almost every track of Young's great pre-1941 work has Walter Page and Jo Jones. It remains some of the best feeling music ever made. It sounds like the musicians have emotional concern for each other.
Even after that era was finished, I hear Young extend that kind of concern to his band on every record. "Are you cool?"
Bird and Pres together in 1946: Bird has the solo that was chosen for inclusion in the Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. But who gets the better performance out of the band?
Most of Young's post-1941 work in the studio was as a leader. His bands are almost always good and are obviously asked to join in the experience of music-making—not just to keep a star soloist happy and otherwise be quiet. Comparison with his great competitor Coleman Hawkins is interesting: the backing on Hawkins's famous ballads "Body and Soul" and "How Deep Is the Ocean" is merely serviceable. But Young signature ballads like "These Foolish Things" with Dodo Marmarosa or "Ghost of a Chance" with Basie and Freddie Green feature dreamy accompaniment.
Young didn't like piano players who looked for complicated harmonic solutions or loud drummers. But since his music-making does ask questions, opens the circle to everyone on stage, and demands a collective spirit, he gets some of the best recorded performances out of his fellow musicians. In addition to all the Basieites and Billie Holiday, consider the lesser known but significant Johnny Guarnieri, Joe Bushkin, Shadow Wilson, and Sid Catlett. I hardly know every record of these musicians, but I'd be very surprised if their sessions with Young didn't feature some of their finest playing. Even frankly B-level musicians can sound good playing with Young.
However, the recordings only tell a fraction of the story. I'm certain that live, Young was always obviously connected to his band. He was there to improvise and swing; he wanted everybody to join him in on his mission by expressing themselves as well.
Unquestionably the premier bandleader of the Fifties paid attention to this bandstand attitude.


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For over three centuries, Eastern Europe was home to the greatest living reservoir of Jewish civilization in the world. From Jewish communities in Galicia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine, emerged many of the currents that shape Jewish life today, and from their ranks emerged the dominant new "centers" of the twentieth century in Israel and North America. This seminar brought together historians, anthropologists, literary scholars, and political scientists to mine the extraordinarily rich history and culture of East European Jewry. Fellows were animated by the shared sense that the historic Jewish communities that once covered the broad swathe of territory between the Baltic and the Black seas have now moved to the center of the study of the modern Jewish experience.
Several broad debates structured the collective conversation over the course of the year. Has the motif of "crisis" monopolized the interpretation of East European Jewish history? If so, why—and what might take its place? Did Polish and/or Russian Jewry constitute worlds unto themselves, or might we see in East European Jewish life certain extrapolations of the surrounding Slavic societies? How did the intensely politicized milieu of the early twentieth century shape the production and consumption of a modern Jewish culture? In the course of these debates, participants brought into focus unfamiliar dimensions of the biographies of figures such as S. Y. Abramovitch (Mendele Moykher Sforim), Shlomo Rapoport (Ansky), and Isaac Babel. The impact of mass violence on Jewish consciousness was a recurrent theme, as was the problem of nationhood. Finally, by exploring the work of Salo Baron, Emanuel Ringelblum, Simon Dubnov, and the founders of the YIVO Institute, the seminar gave participants the chance to scrutinize the original fashioners of the East European Jewish past, and thus to reflect on our own enterprise.


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When Sally Lewis Hybl landed the role of Anna in the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center's The King and I in 2002, she'd already performed in the classic once before. In her acting debut at age 9, Hybl played one of the children in the center's 1980 production.
"If you catch the bug," Hybl says, "you can grow up on this stage."
And she has. Now a mother of four and nonprofit board member, Hybl plays Marian Paroo, a prim and proper librarian, in this month's feature, The Music Man. She hopes the classic, kid-friendly story will reel in a fresh generation of actors, directors, set designers and audiences.
"All it takes is that moment," says Hybl. "Theater is a habit. If you expose people to it, maybe next time they'll go see a play instead of going to the movies."
The Music Man, which won five Tony Awards in 1958, seems a perfect habit-starter.
"My children know the lyrics as well as I do," Hybl says before breaking out into "Seventy-Six Trombones" for a flashing second. "It's a good musical when your kids are singing the tunes and the melody."
In the show, Hybl's Paroo turns out to be more human than she appears. She falls for charlatan traveling salesman Harold Hill (played by Broadway veteran Michael E. Gold), who arrives to con River City, Iowa, residents into purchasing marching band equipment.
Hybl says director Corey Moosman is "harkening back to the roots of what musical theater really looks like" with his adaptation.
"Sometimes you take a piece and you put a modern twist on it," she says, "and it loses itself in trying to reinvent it."
Moosman read the script and listened to one cast album, but chose not to watch the 1962 film version, for which Shirley Jones was nominated for a Golden Globe as Paroo.
"I wanted to come about the storytelling in a more pure fashion," he says. "Even outside of theater, people have a lot of history with this show. I wanted to see what got me before I actually saw what everyone else has grown up with."
While Moosman's take is traditional, it's not the same-old. A cast member helped Moosman track down a long out-of-print copy of author and playwright Meredith Willson's 1959 book But He Doesn't Know the Territory, which details his writing of the play. As a director, he says, it's important to find what speaks to you, the thing that "gives you reason to want to tell the story."
Some people underestimate the power of feel-good productions, Hybl says.
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Nomadas Hostel Informations
Nómadas es un pequeño hostel en un edificio renovado en el centro de Málaga, céntrico pero tranquilo y aislado del ruido. Desde él puedes ir a pie a todas partes y también estamos al lado de autobuses y carril bici hacia el centro y universidad.
Nuestras habitaciones son en su mayoría compartidas
- Take the train C1 into the City Center and leave at the station 'Málaga Centro Alameda' (12 min. ride)
- Reach the bridge and you'll see on your left a grey square buildind: El Corte Inglés stores.
-Then follow Armengual de la Mota street until Mármoles street and then to your left. One minute walking on your right you'll find a bus stop and the little street Arquitecto Gonzalez Edo.
- Take the N340/MA21 (Direction: Málaga).
- After 3 km change to MA20 (Direction: Mortil, Granada)
- Leave at exit No. 7 (Avenida Andalucía).
- Follow the sign: 'Centro Urbano'
- After about 2 km you choose the lane on the right to turn left in front of Shopping-House 'El Corte Inglés'
-Go ahead by Armengual de la Mota street and turn right at Mármoles street. First bus stop on your right. We'll provide you directions to an economic public parking (calle Carril), next street to ours.
Informations about Nomadas Hostel
Nomadas is a nice hostel in a renovated house in the city center of Málaga, and far enough to sleep away from any noise.
It's placed at walk distances from all you need to know and enjoy our friendly city, and also beside the bus stop to the University and the cycle lane.
Our rooms are all shared by 4 or 6, with shared bathroom equipped with modern sauna-effect shower cabinets. Common spaces, dinning room, free wi-fi, TV and PC room and solarium at the roof terrace.
We'll keep you bikes in our backyard very pleased. If you have a car, there is a public parking next street, much cheaper and same safe than most in the city.
We are English speaking, gay-friendly, open minded staff, and willing to have you around!
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Cancellation Policy : 2 days.
Payment accepted on arrival : cash , credit or debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, 4B, Maestro).
Check-in time : 14:00 - 23:00
Check-out time : 11:00
Breakfast included.
Taxes included.