How to eat politely in Japan (and other etiquette tips) If you're visiting Japan soon - and the end of August is a great time, with autumn leaves starting to change colour - there are some things you should know first. In this extract from Lonely Planet Magazine (Aug 2010), we give you some starting tips for impressing the locals with your cultural know-how. Eating: Chopsticks in rice. Do not stick your hashi (chopsticks) upright in a bowl of rice. This is how rice is offered to the dead in Buddhist rituals. Shoes: Take your shoes off when entering a private home or anywhere with a tatami floor. Making a payment: In a shop, instead of handing cash to the assistant, place your money on the small tray they keep next to the till. Visiting a shrine: Entering a shrine can be a bewildering experience. Public baths: Bathing at an onsen (hot spring) or sento (public bath) is a quintessentially Japanese experience. Once you're clean, rinse completely before going anywhere near the baths.
PICTURES: When ANIME Fansubs’ Translations goes WRONG! | NO BUNS "Hello World!" -Higgs Boson View Results Loading ... « Enter the MATRIX with Secret Command Execution in WordPress 2.6 and 2.7 betas! VIDEO: Man with JETPACK Fly 1,500ft over Colorado Canyon. PICTURES: When ANIME Fansubs’ Translations goes WRONG! *IMAGE INTENSIVE! However, as amateur translator, sometimes, their translation really goes wrong. CLICK HERE FOR PART 2 OF “When ANIME Fansubs’ Translations goes WRONG!” [from Kielmaru07] And some finds on my own.. CLICK HERE FOR PART 2 OF “When ANIME Fansubs’ Translations goes WRONG!” PHEW!!!!! This entry was written by fupper and posted on November 27, 2008 at 11:54 am and filed under The Internet's Weird and Funny. Related Posts Post a Comment or Leave a Trackback
The Hipster Home » Blog Archive » How to Make a Tiny Terrarium in a Light Bulb Ahoy there Hipster Homers! I’m Julie and I’m the very first guest blogger on this fine site. Today’s project involves breaking stuff, plants, found objects, and miniatures. Let’s get started! Dos and Don’ts: Do use sand or small pebbles; these are good because water drains through them easily. How To: You’ll need a few tools to make a tiny terrarium but nothing complicated to get started. Needle-nose pliersScissorsLong tweezers or chopsticksFlathead screwdriverGlasses or goggles Let’s start with the light bulb. We will be removing the inside parts of the lightbulb. First, remove the metal tip from the bottom of the bulb. Then, when enough of the sides are raised to get a good grip on them, hold one of the sides with your pliers and yank out the metal tip. Next remove the black glass. Now you will be able to see the interior parts of the light bulb. Using the flathead screwdriver as a sort of lever, snap the interior tube from the side. Pull out any remaining wires with the pliers.
Disconnect Between Brain Regions in ADHD Skip to comments. Disconnect Between Brain Regions in ADHD University of California ^ | January 11, 2010 | Unknown Posted on Mon Jan 11 23:43:07 2010 by decimon Two brain areas fail to connect when children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attempt a task that measures attention, according to researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain and M.I.N.D. "This is the first time that we have direct evidence that this connectivity is missing in ADHD," said Ali Mazaheri, postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Mind and Brain. The researchers measured electrical rhythms from the brains of volunteers, especially the alpha rhythm. In the experiments, children with diagnosed ADHD and normal children were given a simple attention test while their brain waves were measured. And that is what the researchers found in the brain waves of children without ADHD. "Clearly the crosstalk from bedside to bench has been fruitful," she said. * Center for Mind and Brain Media contact(s): Huh?
History of Japan The history of Japan encompasses the history of the islands of Japan and the Japanese people, spanning the ancient history of the region to the modern history of Japan as a nation state. Following the last ice age, around 12,000 BC, the rich ecosystem of the Japanese archipelago fostered human development. The earliest-known pottery found in Japan belongs to the Jōmon period. The first known written reference to Japan is in the brief information given in Twenty-Four Histories in the 1st century AD. The first permanent capital was founded in 710 at Nara, which became a center of Buddhist art, religion and culture. In the 1860s, the Meiji period began, and the new national leadership systematically ended feudalism and transformed an isolated, underdeveloped island country, into a world power that closely followed Western models. The U.S. occupied Japan until 1952. Japanese prehistory[edit] Paleolithic Age[edit] Jōmon period[edit] A Middle Jōmon vessel (3000–2000 BC) Yayoi period[edit]
How to make surprise marbled Easter eggs. | NARCISSISM IS NECESSARY Okay, I’ve got a confession to make. I don’t really celebrate Easter. I don’t really know why it’s celebrated either but please feel free to educate me in the comments below. What I know is that it’s associated with rabbits, chocolates and eggs. In conjunction with Easter Friday, I’ve decided to pimp up my eggs. # – Easter eggs, chinese style :D What you need are:Eggs, decide your own amountLiquid food colouringsEnough water to boil the eggsWhite vinegarSandwich bags or freezer bags, one for each colour Instead of using the colour red though, I’ve chosen fuchsia pink, blue and green for this edible project ;) # – First, put the eggs in a pot of water. # – Bring to boil for 7 minutes. # – After eggs have cooled down, lightly tap them against a hard surface till cracks appear all over. # – Cracked eggs. # – Now prepare a freezer bag or sandwich bag for each colour you’re using. # – Now stick your eggs into each bag and start dyeing. # – Use a paper towel to dry the eggs up. # – Tadaa!
Advice for Starting Wingsuit BASE jumping : Skydiving Articles - Dropzone.com Visit BASEjumper.com for more BASE jumping information, articles, photos, videos and discussions Download Full Article in PDF 1. Introduction: We have all seen the amazing videos of people like Robert, Yuri and Loic flying their wingsuits. This document is intended as an initial information source for BASE jumpers interested in starting wingsuit BASE. This document is not an instruction manual. Wingsuit BASE is more dangerous than normal BASE jumping if the jumper does not conduct adequate preparation. If you choose to pursue wingsuit BASE you are strongly recommended to seek instruction from an experienced wingsuit BASE jumper. A wingsuit allows for incredible freefall delays and horizontal distances to be achieved, almost eliminating the chance of striking the object you jumped off, the number one cause of BASE jumping fatalities. But jumping a wingsuit also has some serious drawbacks: 2. An intermediate BASE jumper: With minimum 50 BASE jumps (but more jumps are strongly recommended!) 3.
5 Steps To Ordering a Meal in Japan I live in Japan, but barely speak Japanese. I can’t help you with verb conjugation or passing the JLPT. But I have managed to eat! Restaurants in Japan are a culinary and cultural adventure. Knowing how to act is crucial to speaking the language. So, here are 5 steps to ordering food in Japan. Find a Place to Eat Most foreigners know about sushi and ramen. Yakitori Udon (うどん), a noodle usually served in soupSoba (そば), a thin buckwheat noodle (which is sometimes served cold)Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き), a vegetable-meat-and-egg pancake with a sweet brown sauceYakitori (やきとり), a kebab usually on a stickYakiniku (焼き肉), where you grill your own meat at your tableYakisoba (焼きそば), a stir-fried noodle dish with barbecue sauce and pork You’ll see plastic replicas of the food outside of most restaurants, so even if you can’t read Japanese, you’ll have some idea of what to expect. The food will be softer, though, and the chopsticks won’t levitate Get A Table Back Street Japanese Restaurant Order Your Food
How To Draw Adderall Adderall® CII is a pharmaceutical amphetamine used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy. It was first prescribed in the 1970s as an anorectic (under the brand name Obetrol®), but such usage is now rare. Adderall is a central nervous system stimulant composed of four amphetamine salts: amphetamine aspartate, amphetamine sulfate, dextroamphetamine saccharate, and dextroamphetamine sulfate (the last salt is also prescribed alone as Dexedrine®). The four component salts are claimed to be metabolised at different rates. The average elimination half-life for dextroamphetamine is 10 hours in adults, and for levoamphetamine, 13 hours. The manufacturer claims that the mixture of salts makes Adderall's effects smoother, with softer highs and lows, than those of other treatments for the same disorders. There is little evidence, however, to support this claim for immediate-release Adderall. Weitz & Luxenberg is no longer accepting ADHD drug cases. Adderall Side Effects
7 Common Habits That Secretly Make You Anxious Do you know why so many people have trouble dealing with anxiety? Simply put, it boils down to a lack of perspective. Most of us think of anxiety as something that’s irrevocably… out there; as though it were an ominous and invisible threat plotting against our well-being. All too frequently, people conceive of anxiety as an external factor they cannot possibly control. You may not be aware of it, but there are common habits of the mind and body that you constantly indulge, which secretly add up to your anxiety. Coffee: Often regarded as a harmless beverage, coffee is actually a highly additive anxiety-inducing drug; it makes people more alert, but it also makes them jittery and nervous. Refined Sugars: Likewise with coffee, refined sugars are also quite widespread and very much additive. Sedentary lifestyle: One of most common patterns among anxiety sufferers is leading a highly sedentary living with little to no physical activity. Remember, anxiety is not your enemy. Related Reading: