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Disclaimer: I do not own the Inuyasha series or any of the characters.
Summary: Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha's fighting is interrupted by unexpected visitors. "Sesshoumaru! I've brought you a lunch!" Warning: silliness and improbability. One Shot.
As always, author notes and translations are at the bottom. This story is set at some indeterminate point mid-series, sometime before Tokijin breaks. Other than that, I wasn't too concerned with canon here. This is just for fun.
The Domestic Dog
Inuyasha brought the Tessaiga up in an attempt to block Sesshoumaru's attack, but he was a second too slow and caught the edge of a blast from Tokijin right in the face. It sent him flying backwards a good twenty feet, and only by wedging Tessaiga's tip in the ground was he able to keep from being tossed onto his back. His half-brother regarded him coldly as Inuyasha panted with exertion.
"And now, otouto," Sesshoumaru intoned, "You die!"
He lifted Tokijin and launched himself forward, his eyes gleaming with great pleasure in his otherwise expressionless face. However, he only travelled about half the distance between them before he suddenly froze, apparently distracted. Then he turned to the side and looked at the sky.
Inuyasha had seen his brother do plenty of inexplicable things in the past, but this was strange even for him. If there was one thing about Sesshoumaru that could usually be counted on, it was the fact that he was very focused in battle. His curiosity roused, Inuyasha chanced taking his eyes off Sesshoumaru to glance to the side in hopes of discovering what had caught his attention.
The glance required a double-take, which turned into an all-out stare. Cavorting gracefully from cloud to cloud was an enormous inuyoukai, heading this way. It was perhaps a little smaller than Sesshoumaru's true form, but unlike his silver coloration, this one was snowy white. It also seemed to be carrying something pale and fluffy in its mouth, approximately the same size as Kirara's battle form.
Sesshoumaru's posture had changed, Inuyasha noted, still watching him from the corner of his eye. His face was still expressionless, but something about the way he was standing made him look… well, a bit like a dog that could hear its master coming up the road.
This only got more bizarre by the minute.
The inuyoukai drew near and came in for a very smooth landing about fifty yards away, where it put down its burden and transformed into a gorgeous, white-haired woman wearing an elaborate, many-layered kimono. She was smiling, and as they all stared in amazement, she lifted one pale hand and gave an elegant wave, while with her other hand she produced a small, cloth-wrapped bundle from somewhere in the many folds of her kimono.
"Yoohoo!" she called in a lyrical voice. "Sesshoumaru! I've brought you a lunch!"
As she walked towards them, seeming almost to glide over the grass, the fuzzy burden she had set down on the ground uncurled itself and began to frolic clumsily along behind her, barking loudly, complete with floppy ears and wagging tail.
Sesshoumaru seemed to have forgotten all about Inuyasha. He put away his sword, watching the youkai woman with a hint of expression on his face. Inuyasha wasn't sure what the expression was, but it was definitely there, and it was one that Inuyasha had never seen his brother wear before. It looked less cold than usual.
The female youkai reached the place where Sesshoumaru stood and handed him the cloth package, which he accepted mechanically. It looked lumpy, and was gently oozing blood. He looked at it, once again expressionless.
"Boar meat," he stated without inflection.
"Oh, anata, don't be such a picky eater," the woman admonished. "I don't know how you grew so tall when you dislike half the foods you ought to eat. I know you prefer rabbit, but it was a very nice boar, and rabbit is too lean to live off, anyway. There are some very fine cuts in there."
They were interrupted here by the Kirara-sized puppy, who chose that moment to rear up, put his front paws against Sesshoumaru's armoured chest, and lick his face enthusiastically. The woman pushed him back down.
"Tsuyoshi! You know better than that! Transform if you're going to be so pushy. You're too big in this form."
"Did you leave the others at home?" Sesshoumaru asked the woman as the puppy disappeared in a cloud of swirling youki.
"Of course not, they'd destroy the house," the woman replied airily. "They'll catch up in a moment."
The puppy emerged now as an adorable little silver-haired toddler who looked no older than a year and a half. He latched onto Sesshoumaru's empty left sleeve and swung by his teeth.
And Sesshoumaru tolerated it. Or at least, tried to pretend it wasn't happening.
Inuyasha realized that his mouth had been gaping open for the last five minutes and hurriedly closed it, before sending an incredulous look at his companions. They all seemed as befuddled as he felt.
The sound of barking came into hearing range, and over the trees appeared two more inuyoukai. The largest was taller than a large horse, while the smaller one's head was about as high as the larger one's shoulders. They both descended, preparing to land. The larger one seemed to have trouble arresting its forward momentum, and skidded about twenty feet on its haunches before coming to a stop. The smaller pup seemed to have more trouble steering than braking, and landed in a nearby mud hole. It spent a few moments struggling to free itself from the suction before it finally managed to wade to solid ground. It also seemed to be carrying a large oni's club in its mouth, which the larger pup grabbed and began pulling on, growling. The ensuing tug-of-war trampled the wildflowers and knocked over a small tree.
"That's enough, you two!" scolded the woman. "Put that down. You don't know where it's been."
The two puppies dropped their toy and transformed into a boy, muddy up to his knees and elbows, who looked perhaps four years old, and a girl of about the age of six. The girl shoved the boy and raced over to the group, with the boy not far behind.
"Aren't you going to introduce me to your friends?" the woman asked Sesshoumaru pleasantly.
The youngest pup, who had finally stopped dangling from Sesshoumaru's kimono, let out a sudden, pained yelp, followed by an outraged shriek. Moving almost too fast for even Inuyasha to see, Sesshoumaru grabbed the pup by the scruff of the neck and hoisted him to eye level.
"What did I tell you about my Tokijin?"
The pup removed his stung hand from his mouth and recited, "No touch Tou-chan sword."
These were Sesshoumaru's pups? Not only had he found a woman who would tolerate him long enough to mate, but he had actually managed to reproduce?
"Sesshoumaru," the woman said again, in a tone which indicated that she was waiting for introductions.
He eyed her for a minute, then pivoted on his heel to face Inuyasha and his friends.
"Tsuyoshi, my youngest," he said abruptly, thrusting the dangling pup forward. He indicated the others with a tilt of his head. "Nishiko, my daughter and eldest. Katsutoshi, my elder son. My mate, Nadeshiko."
He turned around and ignored Inuyasha again, his attention focused on his mate, who looked exasperated. She stepped around him and walked forward, a pleasant smile on her face.
"You must be Sesshoumaru's younger brother," she greeted ("Half-brother," muttered Sesshoumaru as he set his son down, but Nadeshiko ignored him). "Inuyasha-dono, am I correct?"
"Uh, yeah," Inuyasha answered awkwardly. He realized he was still brandishing Tessaiga, and hurriedly put it away, not quite sure why he felt embarrassed.
"I'm so glad to finally meet you," she said, apparently with complete sincerity. "Children, come and meet your uncle."
The two little boys scampered forward, the youngest hiding his face in his mother's kimono, but the girl latched onto Sesshoumaru's leg and scowled.
"I don't wanna!" She let out a fierce little growl, and pointed an accusing finger. "He's the hanyou who cut off Chichi-ue's arm!"
She peered up at her father's face, and smirked when he rewarded her attitude with an approving look. Clearly, she was "Chichi-ue's girl", through and through.
The elder boy, however, seemed to find this fascinating. "Wow…" was all he said, as he stared at Inuyasha in awe. The younger boy, by contrast, was investigating the contents of one nostril with an air of great preoccupation.
"I would have liked to meet you sooner," the woman was saying, "but you were sealed to that tree for much of the time that Sesshoumaru and I have been mates. Such a dreadful business! But now that we've met, you must come and visit! You're welcome to dinner anytime."
"What?" interjected Sesshoumaru, and Inuyasha had the rare pleasure of seeing his normally cool and composed older brother caught entirely off guard. "But we hate each other. He severed this Sesshoumaru's arm!" Inuyasha tried not to snicker. Sesshoumaru sounded as close to whining as Inuyasha had ever heard him.
"Oh, hush! It'll grow back eventually," said Nadeshiko. "Or at least, it will if you leave it alone and stop trying to attach inferior replacements to it." Loftily, she added, "If that tale of yours was to be believed, it sounds as though you deserved it, anyway." She gathered her sons close. "Let that be a lesson to both of you. Never try to kill each other, because it's all fun and games until someone loses a body part."
Blinking at her, both boys nodded.
"But truly," she continued to Inuyasha. "Whenever you're in the area, you really must stop by. The house is about five ri further west, in the valley full of maples." She turned her gaze towards Inuyasha's friends. "And these must be your travelling companions. I've heard a great deal about each of you."
She went to make her introductions, and Inuyasha focused on his disgruntled brother again. Not that Sesshoumaru allowed himself to look disgruntled, but Inuyasha could just tell. He smirked broadly, and watched his brother's hand twitch slightly in the direction of his sword. Inuyasha angled an ear back toward Nadeshiko, who was already deep in conversation with Kagome as though they'd known each other all their lives.
"Didn't know you had a mate," Inuyasha commented, spying an opportunity to hassle his brother. "How'd you find a female that would put up with you?"
Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed in annoyance. Then he replied, "Why do you ask, Inuyasha? Are you looking for pointers, perhaps?"
Inuyasha clenched his fists. Damn Sesshoumaru and his smart-ass remarks! How'd he always manage to get in the best comebacks?
As Inuyasha was searching for an appropriate retort (which was always difficult with his pulse pounding angrily in his ears), Sesshoumaru added, "Well, you need all the help you can get, don't you?"
Screw the retort, Inuyasha would just kill him instead!
Before he could fly into a rage, however, something tugged on his sleeve. Looking down, he found that Sesshoumaru's elder son had wandered over, and was now gripping the fabric in one grubby hand, looking up at him intently.
"What?" Inuyasha growled.
The runt continued to stare, wide-eyed but unafraid. Sighing, Inuyasha forced himself to relax a little. "Did'ja want something, kid?"
The pup tilted his head to the side. "I ate a bug, Oji-san," he announced.
Inuyasha knit his brow, trying to figure out what bearing this news had on himself. "Oh." Then, because a reaction seemed to be expected, he said, "Uh… was it good?"
The pup (this one was Katsutoshi, right?) considered this carefully. Then he wrinkled his nose and shook his head.
"What'cha eat it for, then?"
Inuyasha eyed the boy, still trying to work out the point of the conversation. "You should probably stop eatin' bugs, kid." He paused, waiting for some cue as to what to do next. "Uh… was that it?"
The child nodded happily. Then he seized Inuyasha's hand (his sword hand, dammit! So much for gutting Sesshoumaru…) and clung there contentedly. Inuyasha wasn't really used to kids, except for Shippou, and he usually dealt with Shippou by thumping him on the head. Somehow, that didn't seem applicable to this situation. He fidgeted, rolling the hem of his left sleeve between his claws, then caught himself and stopped.
There was an awkward silence as he tried to avoid looking at Sesshoumaru.
Shippou broke the silence by bounding over and scrambling up to sit on Inuyasha's shoulder. His face was beet red and he kept wiping at his cheek, muttering under his breath.
"What's the matter with you?" Inuyasha asked, craning his neck.
Shippou turned even redder and rubbed his cheek more vigorously. "I dunno what she had to kiss me for. Did she get her girly makeup on me?"
Inuyasha would be the first person to admit he wasn't always very considerate of others, but the kit looked so sincerely concerned that he made an effort not to laugh. "You're fine," he assured him. Shippou looked sceptical, but didn't argue as he jumped down to the ground again.
"Sesshoumaru-sama! Rin has found you!"
On the far side of the field, out of the bushes came that human girl who always followed Sesshoumaru around, leading the two-headed dragon by its reins. There was no sign of the imp. The girl broke into a faster trot as she approached Sesshoumaru, until she spotted the new people surrounding him. She froze, looking curious and wary.
"Where is Jaken?" Sesshoumaru inquired.
"Oh, Jaken-sama got lost." The girl didn't seem overly concerned about this. "Sesshoumaru-sama? Who are they?"
"Oh, she's darling!" exclaimed Nadeshiko, one hand pressed to her breast. "Heavens, Sesshoumaru, why didn't you show her to me sooner?"
She swept forward to greet the little girl, but stopped in surprise as the girl backed away until she bumped into the dragon's chest, standing under the protection of the twin heads.
Now that was interesting. The kid travelled with Inuyasha's terrifying, glacial, asshole brother, but she was afraid of a bubbly, smiling woman (granted, a youkai woman, but still…)?
"Sesshoumaru-sama?" she said again, this time with an uncertain note in her voice.
"All is well, Rin," Sesshoumaru replied. "None here will harm you."
Apparently Sesshoumaru's word was as good as law to Rin. Her smile returned and she bounded forwards, with the dragon galumphing along behind her. As everyone watched her progress across the field, Sesshoumaru leaned closer to Nadeshiko and spoke softly, as though only for her ears (although Inuyasha could still hear his words quite easily).
"Rin is… selective with her trust," Sesshoumaru explained. "Recall that she was badly mistreated by the humans she lived among before she came to travel with this Sesshoumaru, and has been frequently attacked by youkai and taken captive by Naraku and various others. Hence her behaviour."
"Yes, of course," Nadeshiko murmured in reply, wringing her hands a little.
"She will like you," Sesshoumaru said, as though to reassure her. His tone was slightly stilted, as though he wasn't accustomed to making such assurances, but Nadeshiko stopped wringing her hands and smiled at him.
When Rin reached Sesshoumaru's side, she stopped, half-hiding behind him but still smiling as she peeked around him at the newcomers.
"Rin," Sesshoumaru addressed the girl, "This is my mate, Nadeshiko, and our three pups. This Sesshoumaru has spoken to you of them before."
"Hello," chirped Rin. "Are you really the cleverest lady in the Western Lands? Sesshoumaru-sama says so."
Nadeshiko smiled with obvious delight. "Does he really?" she asked, throwing him a fond look. "Well, I suppose it must be true, then. What else does he say about me?"
"Not much," Rin answered, with a child's innocent honesty. "Sesshoumaru-sama doesn't talk a lot."
Nadeshiko laughed and stooped to eye-level with the girl. "I can tell that we're going to be very good friends, Rin-chan," she said.
"Rin would like that!" Rin exclaimed. "Nadeshiko-sama has kind eyes."
"Thank you, Rin-chan." Nadeshiko beamed with pleasure. "Now tell me, you must have many interesting stories about Sesshoumaru and his travels."
Inuyasha paid close attention as the two began to share blackmail-worthy material, carefully filing away information that he could taunt his brother with in the future.
"Haha-ue, the baby's eating grass again," Nishiko spoke up, sounding disdainful.
"Oh, Sesshoumaru, stop him," Nadeshiko said, pausing in her conversation with Rin long enough to ensure that her mate followed her direction before continuing to chat.
Watching Sesshoumaru try to hold onto his youngest son and pry his mouth open at the same time when he only had one arm to work with was entertainment on its own. The pup was not keen on cooperating, and when Sesshoumaru finally succeeded and stuck his fingers into Tsuyoshi's mouth to fish out the wad of grass, the pup clamped his teeth down again and refused to let go.
"Don't you dare swallow that," Sesshoumaru told his son in a tone of parental disapproval that Inuyasha had never heard his brother use before.
The pup's eyes took on a rather determined glint.
Sesshoumaru sighed wearily. "He has eaten it," he announced to his mate, trying to extract his fingers from the pup's teeth. "Tsuyoshi, cease."
"Well then, you can tend to him when it comes back up," Nadeshiko replied. "I have seen quite enough puppy-vomit to last a lifetime, thank you."
Sesshoumaru finally managed to wrest his fingers away from the pup and examined the small indentations that marked the digits. Inuyasha was pretty sure he could see a few drops of blood. Puppy teeth were small, but sharp, and the pup appeared to have jaws of steel. Tsuyoshi barked and scampered off to maul the two-headed dragon, who bore the abuse with better grace than Sesshoumaru.
"Chichi-ue, when are you going to come home again?" his daughter asked in a wheedling tone. "It's boring when you're away."
"This Sesshoumaru shall return when circumstances permit."
The girl scowled petulantly. "This Nishiko wants Chichi-ue to come home now."
It was awe-inspiring, really, to see Sesshoumaru's own pup give him sass. It looked like this was a new occurrence, because Sesshoumaru seemed to be stunned speechless for a moment.
"I told you that you shouldn't refer to yourself that way around the pups unless you want them to start doing it too," Nadeshiko put in, returning to Sesshoumaru's side with Rin.
"I like when Chichi-ue comes home," spoke up Katsutoshi from Inuyasha's side, where he was still clutching Inuyasha's hand. Inuyasha looked down at him in surprise. He had almost forgotten that the pup was there.
"When Chichi-ue is home, it's more fun to play with swords," Katsutoshi added, happily swinging Inuyasha's hand back and forth. "And sometimes Chichi-ue brings presents. And Nee-chan doesn't tease me so bad when Chichi-ue is home."
"Nishiko," Sesshoumaru intoned, slanting a warning look at his daughter. "You are not to torment your brothers."
"I don't like brothers," Nishiko pouted. "I never asked for any."
Meanwhile, Katsutoshi had warmed to his subject, and continued on as if no one had spoken.
"Haha-ue likes it when Chichi-ue is home, too," he informed everyone. "But sometimes she's mean to him. Last time Chichi-ue was home, Haha-ue tied him up in their room with no clothes on, and she didn't let him go for hours. I guess Haha-ue must'a gave him a spanking for being gone so much, 'cause he kept groaning real loud, and the servants thought it was funny."
Inuyasha's valiant effort at keeping a straight face was fairly successful, until he made the mistake of making eye contact with Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru was trying and failing to pretend that his son had not said anything unusual, while Nadeshiko just looked mortified. Inuyasha lost his internal battle and snorted with laughter, trying to disguise it as a cough. He could hear his friends giggling in the background, and he didn't dare look round at them or he knew he would really lose it. Katsutoshi grinned at everyone, not certain why what he'd said was funny, but pleased that he'd made so many people happy.
"Can I have a sister?" Nishiko asked as if on cue, which prompted a new round of snickering.
Sesshoumaru stared at her. Then in an act of apparent desperation, he reached out and grabbed Rin, thrusting her forwards.
"Rin is your new sister," he announced, as the little human girl blinked in surprise.
Nishiko stared at Rin for a long moment. "But I'm supposed to be the oldest!" she wailed. "I wanted a little sister who would do what I tell her to!"
When her parents showed no sign of catering to her whims, she studied the usurper of her position as alpha pup, and then sighed heavily and went off to sulk in despair. Rin, seemingly recovered from her surprise already, looked up at Sesshoumaru.
"Does this mean that Rin should call Sesshoumaru-sama Otou-san?" she asked curiously.
Sesshoumaru appeared to have given up entirely. "Do whatever you wish, Rin."
Rin smiled happily and ran off to engage the youngest pup in a game of fetch.
"Four pups, Sesshoumaru?" Nadeshiko asked wryly, raising an eyebrow at him before turning to watch as her youngest child used his mouth to retrieve the stick that Rin had tossed. "You might have asked, first."
"Four pups," Sesshoumaru said stoically. "And the only one that does not appear to be defective is a human."
Nadeshiko hid her mouth behind her sleeve as she laughed at him. Inuyasha, on the other hand, was quite startled to realize that his brother had a sense of humour.
"Uh… Sesshou… Otou-san?" Rin's voice spoke up. "Tsu-chan's tummy is sick."
Tsuyoshi was on all fours, retching in the grass, as Rin patted his back with a slightly disgusted expression.
"I really wish he'd stop eating grass," Nadeshiko commented, as Sesshoumaru went over to deal with the situation, projecting an air of resignation despite his blank expression. Nadeshiko sighed and turned her attention to Inuyasha and his friends.
"You really must visit, Onii-san," she told Inuyasha. He still found her politeness unnerving. He was a hanyou! Couldn't she see the ears? "I know you must be very busy with this same horrible Naraku fellow that Sesshoumaru is so keen to defeat, but I won't take no for an answer. Now promise me you'll come and see us sometime before the snow flies. Autumn is very lovely in the valley; you really must see it."
"Uh, yeah, sure," he replied, because there really didn't seem to be any other answer he could give her.
"And of course, your friends are welcome as well," she said, beaming at him. "I so rarely have interesting visitors."
Inuyasha wondered for a moment that Sesshoumaru didn't hide his mate and pups away completely when a monster like Naraku was at large, but then he felt foolish. Not even Naraku could be stupid enough to go after a full grown inuyoukai bitch with pups. He might as well just save time and commit seppuku. It would probably be less messy. Any female that Sesshoumaru had decided was worthy to be his mate and allowed to boss him around was no doubt more ferocious in battle than most females, and probably twice as fearsome as Sesshoumaru. In fact, it was almost a shame that Naraku didn't threaten the pups, because Inuyoukai bitches were terrifyingly vicious when their pups were in danger. Nadeshiko could probably solve all their problems for them in a single outburst of maternal fury. But Naraku would never dare. He was psychotic, not suicidal.
Sesshoumaru returned, carrying his youngest pup, who was now looking rather subdued, while Nishiko and Rin followed behind (the former still looking quite sullen). He handed Tsuyoshi to his mate, who called her other pups to her side.
"Now say goodbye to your uncle, children," Nadeshiko instructed, lining them up before her according to height (a practice loved by mothers everywhere). "If you're good, he may come to visit with us one day."
"Goodbye Oji-san," they chorused dutifully at Inuyasha, although some with better grammar or more enthusiasm than others. The result was barely comprehensible.
"It was nice to meet you all," Nadeshiko told Inuyasha and his friends. "I hope to see you all again soon."
With Sesshoumaru's assistance, Nadeshiko herded the pups some distance away and then set them loose on Sesshoumaru with the instruction to bid their father a proper farewell. This involved more physical affection than Inuyasha would have suspected Sesshoumaru was capable of showing, as the icy daiyoukai permitted his pups to hug him and nuzzle and lick his face, and even returned their gestures. Nadeshiko raised her face to Sesshoumaru with an expectant expression, and Sesshoumaru obediently bent to kiss her, though he seemed slightly self-conscious to Inuyasha's eyes.
"If you come home soon, I'll make it worth your while," Sesshoumaru's mate said quietly with a coy smile, and Sesshoumaru actually seemed to blush faintly (astounding Inuyasha to no end).
Sesshoumaru's family transformed into their dog forms with a massive surge of youki. Tsuyoshi repeated his earlier trick of rearing up to lick Sesshoumaru's face, before Nadeshiko caught the pup by the scruff. She launched herself into the air and the other pups followed, although they both needed a running start, and Katsutoshi took several attempts to get airborne. Everyone watched as the family flew out of sight, and Rin waved all the while.
Sesshoumaru turned around again and looked at Inuyasha with a hint of weariness, seeming unable to even recall what they had been doing before the unexpected visit. But then his eyes narrowed, and he drew Tokijin. Inuyasha's hand went for Tessaiga's hilt.
To Inuyasha's astonishment, instead of attacking, Sesshoumaru seemed to pause, and then put his sword away again.
"Oh, never mind," were the unlikely words that Sesshoumaru muttered as he turned away. Then he raised his voice. "Rin. We are leaving."
"Coming, Otou-san!" the girl replied, catching hold of the dragon's reins to lead it.
Inuyasha couldn't believe his luck. But he couldn't let matters rest as they were, either.
"Oi, Sesshoumaru!" he called across the distance between them.
Sesshoumaru halted, hesitated as though summoning up reserves of energy, and then turned to face Inuyasha.
Inuyasha couldn't hold back a smirk. "So, what time is dinner?"
Sesshoumaru didn't bother coming up with a retort. He just turned and resumed his departure, trying to ignore the laughter at his back.
Inuyasha decided that he really liked Sesshoumaru's family. It wasn't often that he could enjoy a good laugh at his brother's expense. And if he accepted the invitation to visit, he could probably teach the pups some really entertaining bad habits that would make Sesshoumaru's life miserable. Inuyasha certainly had plenty of bad habits to choose from. He could hardly wait.
Inuyasha was going to be grinning all week.
A/N: I was pondering the idea of a mate and children for Sesshoumaru for another story idea of mine that may or may not ever get written. Suddenly the idea of Sesshoumaru as a hen-pecked husband and exasperated, exhausted father sprang into my mind, and giggling, I thought "Why not?"
Otouto – little brother
Inuyoukai – dog demon
Youkai – demon/spirit
Anata - affectionate way for a wife to address her husband
Youki – demonic aura or energy
Oni – ogre
Tou-chan – very childish version of Otou-san (father), roughly "daddy" or "papa"
Hanyou – half-demon
Chichi-ue – father (formal and archaic term)
Haha-ue – mother (formal and archaic term)
-dono – very polite suffix indicating a very honoured person who is the equal of the one addressing him/her (while –sama would be more subservient)
Ri – old measurement of distance equal to approx. 4 kilometres (2.5 miles)
Oji-san – uncle (not to be confused with Ojii-san, which means grandfather)
Nee-chan - sister (from Onee-san)
Otou-san – father
Onii-san – brother (here meaning brother-in-law, which is pronounced the same way in Japanese but written using different characters)
Seppuku – ritualized suicide involving a dagger in the abdomen
Daiyoukai – great and powerful youkai
Names: I pretty much picked the longest, grandest names I could find for Sesshoumaru's family.
Nadeshiko – fringed pink carnation
Nishiko – child of the west
Katsutoshi – to win cleverly
Tsuyoshi – strong


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Could Rory McIlroy's Masters meltdown, not his U.S. Open win, be the defining moment of his career? And did the fallout from Augusta factor into his decision to leave his former agent Chubby Chandler? McIlroy looked back on his rollercoaster year with the Irish Golf Desk.
Reflecting on the series of disasters that cost him the title, he said: "If that hadn't happened and if I'd coasted and won the Masters, I'd never have learned the things I did learn about myself that day."
He even concedes that his public humiliation may have played a part in his ditching of manager Chubby Chandler for Dublin based Horizon and a move to make more decisions for himself.
He said: "It might have set the wheels in motion in some way. I was getting advice from left, right and centre after the Masters. From people I was close to and from people that just wanted to offer some sort of help.
"I really had to filter everything through and try and make decisions myself. Sometimes I felt I let people make decisions for me instead of taking my career into my own hands and deciding this is what I want to do, this is where I want to go. That day at the Masters helped me do that.
Looking Back at 2011With the holiday season in full swing, and no tournaments to speak of, everyone is rolling out their year-end features. Some highlights: *Steve Elling at cbssports.com on the biggest developments of 2011 *ESPN's writers share their favorite memories of the year *Golf Digest's Bill Fields says 2011 favored the young guns Rory's PR StuntAs someone with a fear of heights, my palms started to sweat just watching this … Tweet of the Day
When I woke up this morning… I had no idea I'd be going to Vegas…@PatPerezGolf @MikeyPerez oh boy…
— Jason Gore (@JasonGore59) December 22, 2011

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One Direction Reveals Plans For Break & Perform Medley Of Hits On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
One Direction blew away 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on Nov. 19, with an amazing outdoor concert that shut down Hollywood Boulevard! Thousands of overjoyed teenage girls – and their less than thrilled dads – got to see the band up close and personal for free.
One Direction always amazes us with their live performances, and they brought out all the stops on Jimmy Kimmel Live Nov. 19. They played an epic outdoor show to a sea of adoring fans in promotion of their new album Made In The A.M. The boys poured their hearts in their newest single "Perfect" as their tweener audience erupted with joy.
One Direction sang "Perfect," with the gleaming lights of the El Capitan Theater in the background. Harry Styles –– who handles the main vocals on the song — looked super stylish in a black shirt unbuttoned to his chest with black and white floral print pants. Liam Payne looked fine in a shiny pink shirt and black skinny jeans, while Niall Horan kept it simple in a black jacket and white tee paired with black skinnies as well. Louis Tomlinson kept it casual in black jeans and a t-shirt. They then launched into "History" to close out the show, which noted that it would have the full concert of songs up on the JKL website later for all fans to view.
To hear more about One Direction's thoughts on Zayn leaving the band, head over to iTunes and download the HollywoodLife podcast for free!
How Will They Spend Their One Year Hiatus?
Jimmy started out the interview earlier in the show by telling the audience, "Every single person on my staff has said these are the nicest guys." So sweet! He asked what they plan to do when they're going on hiatus in March 2016. "A lot of chilling out will probably happen," Harry replied. Niall noted a little bit of travel could go down as well. "I've driven past some of the biggest monuments in the world but never actually stopped beside them," he said. CLICK HERE to buy One Direction's Made In The A.M..
Jimmy completely avoided the elephant in the room, that being former member Zayn Malik, 22, bashing his former band in a recent interview. The last time 1D stopped by his show was almost exactly one year ago, on Nov. 20, 2014 when they were promoting Four and Zayn was still with the group. But unlike Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy didn't broach the sensitive topic with the boys and kept things light hearted.
HollywoodLifers, did you catch 1D's performance on Jimmy Kimmel? Tell us what you thought of it in the comments below!
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Yea I've got some and I'm missing a few! It's been awhile!! I'm glad to see the TCG being talked about again though! Where have you been buying the packs froms?
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Completely understandable, but I'm trying to stay as optimistic as possible. Though I'd be shocked to see Bioware completely fuck this game up.True though it looks a lot less customizable at the start there, but I'll probably get it eventually. I really doubt that this is going to be bad, but different.
Repetive gameplay in alan wake killed it for me. You fight the same damn thing the entire game, and the most powerful you get is a flare gun. Game was overrated and overhyped imo.Yea generally it is, even the super hard mode was generally easy since you already know what to expect but I am a sucker for the horror genre (or physiological thriller, this was) so I had to give it a try.
That's why no matter how good this game will be (and I hope it'll be incredible) I'll always want more 2D Castlevania games, because you can do things in them that are just not possible in 3D games (and vice versa).
I think it's safe to assume it will, at the very least, have a decent story.And Patrick Stewart?
The Legend of Zelda: Link's AwakeningGreat game! Hardcore nostalgia for me. Watch out for the name change THIEF!
for the first time!
I played a few levels of Dead Space Extraction yesterday and it's pretty good. It's like an interactive movie explaining how things went bad before Dead Space. A movie in which you shoot monsters. Works for me.
Resident Evil 6, or the whisper of it being a Reboot. What do they mean by that? Gameplay wise or...story? :gulps:Aparently the original story writer had no part and wanted no part in RE5 so I'm guessing if there is a series reboot it will hopefully be him coming back and fixing things up.
Just kinda putting this out there, HUNK was just the top Umbrella commando, he didn't work for Wesker or anything like that.exactly. He was a fan favorite character though and thats why hes been in mercenaries. He was just the guy to secure the T-virus for umbrella.
Where is Sherry? Where is Steve? Where is Ada? Wasn't Hunk suppost to be one of the main characters? What happened to him? How was Ada screwing over Wesker like she said, how did she do it, who did she do it for? Wasn't Steve revived from CV? Wasn't Wesker going to make him one of his minions? Wouldn't Claire have something to say about that? Why wouldn't she factor into the story as well.
-What about these freaking viruses? T-Vericonica Virus, T Virus, G Virus, and all of this freaking "DATA" they refer to in every game. What was all of that for? To tie the BOW's into machines like in UC? Wesker isn't going to use Alexia's remains he gathered to enhance himself, or another virus, cross breed them or any thing? I guess not, it comes down to the progentor virus, and even when its finally taking a role in the games, they down play it and introduce Weskers "Uroboros....or what ever." Way too many questions.
Yeah, a lot of people aren't happy that the Wii is getting another rail shooter.This is probably true but a lot of people were upset that Leon and Claire were not in Umbrella Chronicles so this new game is pretty much for RE2 Fans and if I still had my Wii I would get it because I happen to be a huge RE2 fan.
But the puzzles and stuff was kinda a pain. If it were me, I would maybe have the ship attacked, and half sunken or something. With water and pressure filling the room as you have to escape. But over all the ship stage was highly based on combat, and taking cover.That idea is pretty good, sounds like it would b an interesting playthrough there but also sounds like it might add some kind of odd water level puzzles which people may hate. I did however have fun with that lazer at the end and if they had to kill Wesker I guess crash landing into a volcano was one of the best extreme ways they could do it. Also as a note, during his earlier boss fight were you free jill, I noticed that you could shoot off his glasses which he didn't like very much
Wooo, voted for Puck, would've voted for but he's not really around to vote for anymore...That is true and I'd have to agree. He is a good character but not when it comes to the long haul.
Casca won because she has boobs.If boobage is ever the case I need to go with Slan's hawt tits, then maybe prostitute girl for doing the dirty in style. But I'm getting off topic here.


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[Parenthesis: I don't remember much of the book, only a few take-aways in terms of themes that I interpreted from it. When I read it, I was in the beginning of my, let's say, Spiritual (meaning the Holy Spirit, not some vague mystical nonsense) reawakening, and was still in the process of learning key doctrines and becoming better skilled at discerning good theology. So I should note that there are a number of critiques of his book(s) out there, but my intent here is not to promote the book, but to exposit a theme, which is certainly Biblical, that I got out of it, and I'm merely attributing the source. If you choose to read it for yourself, do check out a number of book reviews, pray and exercise discernment.]
"Many boys make this mistake, to idolize the woman and treat HER as the adventure but this is a mistake. No girl wants, on the inside, for her relationship with another to be all about her. She knows herself and it gets boring when a guy treats you as a goddess. Women want a relationship to be about something more than just them; they want an adventure to be taken ON. Woman is not the adventure. She is the partner to be taken on the adventure. In the rush to honor woman, many men mistakenly worship her, in effect. But no mere man is worthy of worship; it's not what we're made for. We're made to realize that there's something GREATER than us, and to pursue it. Making woman the object of your life pursuit is an easy fallacy to fall into and it leads to many aching relationships and frustrated women"
Falling for this mistaken view makes woman the GOAL in herself, which she is not. She has a purpose too, and it is not to be self-fulfilled. That's the false gospel of hedonism that leads so many people to do destructive things these days. You find your fulfillment outside yourself. And the only true fulfillment is in Christ.


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"Losing Faith: How the (Andy) Grove Survivors Led the Decline of Intel's Corporate Culture" (Bob Coleman & Logan Shrine)
Tonight I went out with an old Intel friend. She's one of those people you're really sorry you don't work with. She's an amazing person and works hard. Anyway, she was telling me about this book. Apparently it's about how Intel has fallen since Craig Barrett was the CEO. i think that's interesting. What I also think is interesting is the fact that supposedly the "high ups" at Intel have tried to find the Bob Coleman and Logan Shrine w/in the company and they're not there and there are no records of them. The story goes that those are pen names to protect the true authors of this book as it's highly likely that those authors still work for the company. Is it urban legend or true. Humm.. I'm not sure but I'm thinking I might have to get the book and check it out.
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12pm, Wednesday 24th December 2008
Check this collection out (we're swamped).
The Kingdom on the Waves (Volume II of The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, 561 pages), by M.T. Anderson. Get your thinking caps on, volume two is here (volume one being The Pox Party). This scary-looking tome – an account of the American Revolution from the point of view of a young slave in Boston – is getting absolutely mad rave reviews everywhere. You should read it if you're interested in history.
First sentence: The rain poured from the heavens as we fled across the mud-flats, that scene of desolation; it soaked through our clothes and bit at the skin with its chill.
Two Parties, One Tux, and a Very Short Film About The Grapes of Wrath, by Steven Goldman (307 pages). Mitchell, a "geek" tries to navigate high school, his complicated friendship with his best friend David, finding himself with not one but two prom dates… a funny book with a "colourful cast of characters".
First sentence: We are standing at a party, a still, quiet eddy in the swirl of motion and noise.
Strangled Silence, by Oisin McGann (436 pages). Oisin McGann (who is a man, by the way) has written what appears to be a conspiracy-theory/cover up/suspense/thriller story with just a hint of horror. It should be full of action and tension.
First sentence: Ivor McMorris was on his way to buy some milk when his blind eye started hurting him again.
The Disappeared, by Gloria Whelan (136 pages). A story set in 1970s Argentina during a time of civil unrest (known as The Dirty War), when many people were taken from their homes to secret prisons, often never to return. These people were known as The Disappeared. Incidentally, the association called The Mothers of the Disappeared was the inspiration for songs written by U2 ('Mothers of the Disappeared' from The Joshua Tree) and Sting ('They Dance Alone').
First sentence: Eduardo, it happened hours ago but I relive it again and again.
Zombie Blondes, by Brian James (232 pages). The girl on the cover has disturbingly large eyes (courtesy of artist Sas Christian). Blonde zombie cheerleaders are the most popular girls in the school that Hannah Sanders finds herself attending. It seems to be a cross between The Stepford Wives and Twilight (the concept of new girl in school coming across the undead, you understand). Worth a look.
First sentence: There aren't any rules to running away from your problems.
Playing with Matches, by Brian Katcher (294 pages). Trivial fact: Brian Katcher is a school librarian. The book's about Leon Sanders, who forges a relationship with Melody, the class outcast (due to being burned in a childhood accident) only to be asked out by Amy, the class hottie. What to do? Leon tries to sort out his problem without hurting anyone, but is this possible? The title suggests it's a dangerous game.
First sentence: "So I was reading this Vonnegut novel," I said to Samantha.
Argenta, by Stephanie Hills (New Zealand author, 253 pages). A science fiction adventure story, the title refers to a planet where the Clan of the birdpeople is facing extinction. Anquin ends up enlisting the help of Martin, an average Earth boy, in the rather enormous task of saving the Clan and stopping an invasion of Earth.
First sentence: Anquin glided through the cold air, wings outstretched.
The Devouring, by Simon Holt (231 pages). "Your body is here, but not your soul…" says the cover. Yoicks! The Vours are "evil, demonic beings that inhabit human bodies on Sorry Night, the darkest hours of the winter solstice." (Book cover)
First sentence: On Sorry Night, just a few days before Christmas, you have to snuff the lamps, douse the flames in the fireplace, and spend the night in the cold and dark.
One or two others in brief:
Death by Latte and Death by Bikini, by Linda Gerber. Murder mysteries.
Dead is the New Black, by Marlene Perez. Murder mystery involving vampires.
Saltwater Moons, by Julie Gittus. Love and learning about life.
I Heart You, You Haunt Me, by Lisa Schroeder. Love between the living and the dead. Written in verse.
That's enough for now (there's more).
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Marcus, whose online name is W1n5t0n, is a high school student in San Francisco. He's street smart and knows the system inside out. His high school's security systems are no match for him as he constantly bunks out of school.
But one day, after he's bunked out of school for the afternoon, he and his friends find themselves caught up in the aftermath of a huge terrorist attack on San Francisco. Marcus and his friends are found to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and are captured by the Department of Homeland Security as suspects. After days in a secret prison, where they have been mercilessly interrogated, they are released into an unrecognisable San Francisco.
His city has now been turned into a police state where everyones' movements are tracked and everyone is monitored. The innocent often disappear for no apparent reason. Everyone is being treated like a potential terrorist.
Reunited with his friends, Marcus decides that something must be done to protect everyones' freedoms. He can't turn to the government and police for help, so he decides that he must take down the Department of Homeland Security himself using his computer programming and hacking skills.
You will not want to put this book down! It's a very exciting and thought-provoking read.
~ Adrienne
Yup, we've been warned this summer's going to be a hot one. And with the global economy making spending that little bit tighter, we all need to save our recessionary dollars for cooling ice cream and gelato. There are a couple of things one can do to keep it easy on the pocket while having a good time. There are, of course, loads of free or low cost stuff to get from the library – not to mention the fact that libraries have excellent air conditioning! But there is also Wellington's famous Summer City festival, packed with free events. It kicks off on New Year's eve with a massive party in Civic Square, and ends 29 March with (coincidentally) more kicking off in a "mini world-cup" football match known as Culture Kicks. Libraries will soon have printed copies of the programme, but why wait? Check out the Summer City offerings online at wotzon.com.
A small Toyota truck that can transform into a two-storey bach sounds too good to be true. But it is true!
Paper Towns by John Green
Quentin Jacobsen is a genius! He hangs out with geniuses and he has a perfect attendance record at high school! NERD you might say, but then one night, Margo Roth Spiegelman, the girl next door he has loved from afar all his life, climbs into his bedroom window dressed for stealth and wanting HIM! Well his driving skills actually, as she sets out on a night of revenge on her ex-boyfriend and others. Think photo of ex running down the street with items of his anatomy hanging out and dead fish under seats of cars! Then the next day she disappears, leaving him clues to follow as to where he might find her. His friends help to try and solve the puzzle but will it end with them finding her alive or dead?
~ Raewyn
Well, it's a week until the movie is on general release so we thought we'd provide a collection of thoughts on the saga for you to ponder.
Twilight is the kind of book you read with a torch under the covers at 3 o'clock in the morning. Why? Is it great stuff? Is perfect just another word for boring? Is it a well-written book? A poorly-written book with the X factor that makes it impossible to put down? Does it matter as long as people are reading? There are almost as many opinions as there are readers… here are some for your viewing pleasure (note that there are spoilers and some opinions that may differ from yours!):
1) The Twilight Saga (Melissa)
Melissa suggests that the real star of the show may not actually be Edward…
2) What's all the fuss then? (Anonymous librarian)
An intrepid librarian decides to investigate the Twilight phenomenon only to find him/herself hooked as well…
3) Twilight: Awesome or Horrific? (Jenni)
Jenni talks about the love/hate relationship she has with the books and why – in the end – the scales might have tilted ever so slightly in the hate direction (spoilers!).
Finally, I really liked the article that Caitlin Flanagan wrote in The Atlantic, talking about why it appeals to adults. I think she's about right.
So there you are. We could have added heaps more. Thank you to our three reviewers. Cheers.
Some new CDs have appeared on our 'new music that needs to be blogged about shelf', so I will blog about them for your enjoyment.
First up is Ne-Yo with Year of the Gentleman. He is wearing some very sharp suits on the cover and the tunes inside are the sort of cutting edge R&B you would expect from him. Great job Ne-Yo.
Next on the pile is another sharp-suited R&B man; Lloyd with Lessons in Love and he wears an impressive studded jacket on his cover. Lil' Wayne drops by for a guest appearance too.
Estelle's The 18th Day brings us more R&B, but this time from a female perspective. This one actually came out in 2004, but it's new to the library and quite good.
Christina Aguilera has a greatest hits out called Keeps Gettin' Better, A Decade Of Hits. I would like to respectfully disagree with her on the title, in my opinion at least 'Genie in a Bottle' cannot be bettered. All the faves are included here.
Local lads The Tutts' new one Get in the Club is here for some Rock if all the R&B listed above isn't your thing. They were the ones who did that song on the C4 ads.
Oh look! What's this? It's a playlist made so you can listen to songs off the albums I just wrote about. How handy. Check out our imeem page for all our playlists.
Spud, by John van de Ruit
I picked up this book recently, during my lunch hour, and found it near impossible to put down.
It's 1990 and John 'Spud' Milton is a scholarship boy entering his first year at an elite boarding school in Durban, South Africa. Spud's family consists of a high-maintenance mother, a mentally unstable father who fears the crumbling of apartheid and the impending release of Mandela will ruin the country, and Spud's senile grandmother, Wombat. Though Spud is off to boarding school, he is unable to escape his dysfunctional family who visit him occassionally and to whom he returns every long weekend and holiday. At boarding school, Spud is thrust into a world of raging testosterone, bullying prefects, and the typical hi-jinks that act as a counterbalance to archaic institutionalism. Spud's dorm group forms the Crazy Eight, a group of misfits and rebels who's escapades and midnight swims become legend throughout the school. All the glorious mayhem inherent in coming of age is faithfully chronicled in Spud's diary, which is the narrative device of the story.
Spud is written by John Van De Ruit, South African writer, actor, producer and playwright. Unshelved have done a little comic strip review as part of their Unshelved BookClub feature.
~ Sam M
Nothing puts a person in their place better than seeing themselves recreated in Lego. Some genius has produced Lego versions of classic Hip Hop album covers. They're really special, so I had to pass them on. King of Rock by Run-DMC is my favourite.


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Greetings, everyone!
You may have read in the recent Letter from the Producer that Yoshida would be going on a global tour to meet with media and show off the PlayStation 4 version of FFXIV. Well, the trip is underway and the first stop is... Hamburg, Germany!
Heading toward the venue...
This looks very normal from the outside...
But...BAM! A media check in area!
Heading downstairs now...
Wow! It's like an underground base in Camp Dragonhead!
Here's the presentation room!
Here's where media can get hands-on with the PS4 version!
Here's the stylish interview room!
We also had really cool items that look like they came right out of Eorzea!
And then... Foxclon and Yoshida...
"There can be only one!" How do these two have such important responsibilities...
We'll see you next time with our report from Paris, France!
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Engaging in a battle of wits with the unarmed can be fun and challenging, at times. It always pays to have your facts together and be thoroughly researched before doing so. Also, it never hurts to be a quick, on-your-feet thinker, either.
In an earlier post, I alluded to the fact that the mainstream press is being trusted less and less, these days. According to Gallup, since 1997, the public's trust in the mainstream media has dwindled from 53% of the public having faith in the Mainstream, down to 32%. Not surprising to those of us who have actually been paying attention.
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Allow me to introduce you to some truly entertaining sources of information…Bearing, Sargon of Akkad and Tommy Sotomayor. While not exactly what I would call, "family friendly", all three are spot on in their analysis of politics, the social justice movement and human nature, in general.
While his avatar may be a cute little bear (I'm sure he'd wince at that description), Bearing is anything but cute and cuddly when it comes to SJW's and/or feminists. His commentary can be scathing as hell but at the same time, you may find yourself laughing so hard you get bladder troubles. Make no mistake, though, this type of commentary does come with some inherent danger. For instance, Bearing had his private information made public in an attempt to silence him. Remember, the left don't play fair and they ain't nice people. But hey…That's enough out of me. Here's a sample of his work. Hit him up on YouTube and subscribe. It'll be worth it.
Gotta love that bear.
Next, we come to Sargon of Akkad.
Casey has previously posted some of Sargon's work but I feel like he's definitely worth talking about again. I live for Sargon's "This Week In Stupid". He nails it every…single…time. Like Bearing, his commentary can be blistering, at times but if you're not an SJW or Feminazi, it's hilarious. I give you SARGON OF AKKAD
Last but certainly not least, we come to Tommy Sotomayor.
Oh man…Tommy will have you laughing so hard, your stomach aches one minute and so very, very mad you're ready to fight ANYBODY the next. Tommy Sotomayor divides his time taking on the Black Lives Matter movement and elaborating on his theory that the worst thing to happen to the black community is a single black mother. His words, not mine. For that, Tommy is a DAILY recipient of death threats. I'll tell you something else about Mr. Sotomayor, that man WORKS…It ain't easy maintaining a website and God knows how many social networking sites much less producing QUALITY videos with QUALITY audio.
I don't think I have to tell you the attention span on the internet is about 30 sec…Tommy is putting out videos like a fiend, man…Videos that are almost guaranteed to hold your attention indefinitely.
Tommy puts out so many videos that he gets two, here. Sorry Bearing. Sorry Sargon. Get off your sorry arses and put out more videos in a day and you can get two here, as well.
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what interface do i use for a "ATAPI CD-ROM"drive
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"The Parallel ATA standard is the result of a long history of incremental technical development, which began with the original AT Attachment interface, developed for use in early PC AT equipment. The ATA interface itself evolved in several stages from Western Digital's original Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) interface. As a result, many near-synonyms for ATA/ATAPI and its previous incarnations are still in common informal use. After the introduction of Serial ATA in 2003, the original ATA was renamed Parallel ATA, PATA for short."
In other words it is the older IDE or PATA interface rather than the newer SATA interface. If your motherboard supports it and you have a ribbon cable with a spare spot and you set the jumper on the drive correctly, you can use it. If you have a relatively new computer and have not purchased the drive, make life easier and purchase a SATA CD/DVD (or CD/DVD/BluRay) drive.
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Here, for what I hope is your own personal amusement, are a few short highlights from three wild weeks in these two wildly different countries.
Although Turkey was fun, I was disappointed not to encounter even one car dealership named The AutoMan Empire.
Tanzania was fantastic, except for almost getting eaten by lions.
TURKISH DELIGHT (Photos below)
For the uninformed, "Turkish Delight" is a candy, NOT a reference to the "Turkish Bath." (An ancient middle-eastern ritual designed to test your pain threshold.) The candy comes in lots of flavors, is very chewy, and is quite good if you don't mind losing a few fillings. Judging from the number of places that sell it, if they stopped selling it, the Turkish economy might blow away like an empty Snickers wrapper.
My first – and undoubtedly last – Turkish Bath felt like something out of Gladiator. Briefly: you take off your clothes, put on a towel, then lie on a marble slab that's been heated to the temperature of a flame broiler. You keep turning over, because your skin is basically screaming, "You idiot!! What are you doing?" You also become become intimately acquainted with every bone, ligament, and body part that is not genetically designed to support you on a hard stone surface.
After that, they put you in a sauna to see if you have any sweat glands left.
When your glands are exhausted, you exit the sauna to lie on another hard marble slab while a Turkish guy the size of Hulk Hogan scrubs you with a locally crafted, exotic blend of steel wool and sandpaper. After every few strokes, he stops and rinses you off with boiling water. This goes on for about half an hour, or until you start to cry.
After that, you're done.
You stagger to your locker, find your way into your clothes, and return to the lobby. They bring you tea, hold out their hands, and there's tips all around!
On the good side, you do feel lighter after losing 6 pounds of skin.
Tea is very big in Turkey. The people are quite friendly. They invite you to their shops for tea so they can practice their English. Amazingly, somehow, they ALL happen to have rugs they would like for you, their new American friend, to take home — for a big discount! Sadly for Turkish-American relations, I have a dog who, if given a choice about where to throw up, always prefers a carpet.
The REAL Turkish Delight: Food
My favorite Turkish restaurant:
This is actually a terrific place, owned by a Turkish guy with a great sense of humor. I had two good meals there.
Here's another one:
I didn't actually eat here, but I think it's safe to say the world could use a lot more shops that sell pudding.
Truthfully, I enjoyed Istanbul. The history, architecture, and food are mostly wonderful. Yes, the rug sellers are pushy, but the hotel and restaurant people are genuinely friendly and helpful. I arrived only 12 days after the terrorist bombing in the tourist area, and much of the tourist business had vanished. They were very happy to see anybody, even me.
It was my first time to experience the Muslim call to prayer. The sound is hauntingly beautiful and resonates throughout the city. I especially enjoyed the sunrise and sunset editions.
TANZANIA: BEASTS AND BABOONS (Photos below)
Our two-week group safari had so many highlights they would fill a continent. Here are just a couple.
The Lion Doesn't Sleep Tonight
(Photo by Carla Meeske)
For five nights we camped in the Serengeti National Park. It's NOT like camping at KOA. In the Serengeti you can't leave your tent at night. Hyenas, jackals, cape buffalo, elephants, and even lions come prowling around. One of our ladies (Linda) left her flip-flops outside her tent all night. The next morning, a hyena had eaten half of each one.
* Which makes one wonder: what brand of foot lotion was she using?
** Hyenas are also famous for eating their prey before they're dead. It's an experience you want to avoid.
(Photo by Carla Meeske)
One night some lions thoughtfully kept us company right outside our tents. Evidently they were making lion noises all night, but I sleep very soundly. Didn't hear them. At 6:00 AM when the attendant came by our tent, he gave the wake up call and said, "Lions." He didn't speak English well, so I wasn't sure exactly what he meant by "lions." There ARE lions? There HAD BEEN lions? He HEARD lions? Lions are joining us for BREAKFAST?
I threw on some clothes, grabbed my flashlight, and poked my head outside. It was still pitch dark, but I didn't see or hear any lions. I did see the attendant a couple of tents away waking some other people up, so I figured everything was normal. I walked 100 yards down to the mess tent and poured some coffee. I drank that, poured two more cups, and headed back to the tent with coffee for me and my roommate Heidi.
When I reached the tent just in front of ours, one of the gals inside it (Lisa) said, "Greg, what are you doing? There are lions out there!"
I said, "I haven't seen any."
She said, "Right THERE! I saw their eyes with my flashlight!"
She meant a few feet from where I was walking.
My first thought was, Well, I can always throw hot coffee in their faces.
But I dashed into our tent, and – strangely – found I had lost any need for caffeine.
(Photo by Carla Meeske)
Zebras To The Rescue
Later that morning we watched this scene unfold in the Serengeti:
A jackal was chasing a baby gazelle. The mama gazelle was running interference, trying to stay between the jackal and her baby. Meanwhile, off in the distance, a hyena was galloping toward the scene. After a few minutes, the jackal did manage to catch the baby gazelle, and killed it quickly. Unfortunately for the jackal, the hyena arrived promptly and stole the carcass. A few seconds later another hyena showed up, and the two hyenas pulled the carcass in half. (Sharing. Hyenas are so polite.) The jackal was left with nothing but a spectator ticket.
Jackals:(Photos by Carla Meeske)
Shortly after that we encountered a rhino. For a long time we watched him make a beeline toward nothing in particular.
* Which reminded me of me.
Then we stopped for a picnic while some hippos lolled around next to us in a pond. Hippos are the most dangerous African animals in terms of people killed. They look so goofy and slow, it's hard to believe they're aggressive and fast. But none of our fearless guides seemed worried, so we ate our meal pretty close to them. (You know, to get good pictures.)
(photo by Carla Meeske)
After lunch we drove past lions, wildebeests, and zebras. One of our guides explained that right after the mama wildebeest delivers a new baby, she walks a short distance away to drop the placenta. That way, the hyenas will smell the placenta, and spend some time eating it before they come for the baby. If the baby has just 15 minutes to stand up, that's all it needs. Fifteen minutes after birth, the baby can run with the herd.
As if on cue, we came upon four mama wildebeests with four babies. We stopped to watch. Two of the babies were standing, and two were lying down, not moving. But we couldn't tell if the two on the ground were sick, dead, resting, or had just been born. We did, however, see a jackal a couple hundred yards away trotting toward the babies.
As we watched, one of the babies on the ground struggled to its feet. We realized these were new babies. The jackal was still coming, so we all started pleading (from the safety of the jeep) for the remaining baby to get up. The mama was doing her best too. She kept making come-and-go movements to tell the baby it was time to get up. The jackal was still approaching. And off in the distance we could see hyenas.
Well, where you see wildebeests, you often see zebras.
(Photo by Carla Meeske)
They like to travel together because they graze in a complementary way. So there were a few zebras near these four mamas and babies. As we urged that last baby to stand up, and as we watched the jackal coming closer – maybe 50 yards now – five zebras casually moved into a line, side by side, about ten feet apart. They stood directly between the baby wildebeest and the jackal.
It was an amazing thing to witness. The jackal had to come to a sudden halt. He stood there, eyeing the baby wildebeest and its mother, with five large zebras standing like sentries in his path. There was nothing he could do.
Finally, a couple of minutes later (to the sound of cheering from our jeep!) that last baby struggled to its feet for the first time. We had already seen one baby killed that day, and one was enough.
And one more frustrated jackal went hungry, outfoxed by zebras.
(Photo by Carla Meeske)
Baboon Goons
Later, to top it off, we parked our big jeep at a restroom stop. As we opened the car doors, a mama baboon with a baby on her belly jumped into the jeep, grabbed a plastic bag with some souvenirs in it, jumped out again, and ran off. It shocked the hell out of everybody. Gary (one of us – not a guide) bravely ran after it. And while that was happening, a large male baboon jumped in through an open back window and landed on the seat next to me. We looked at each other for a split second, then he jumped between the seats in front of me, scaring the hoohas out of the two ladies there. But before I could take heroic action, he jumped out the open door. It was a crazy exclamation point for the whole day.
Singing for the Masai
Another big highlight for our group was singing a few songs for Masai villagers, and for a school full of kids. It was a ton of fun for us to give them something back.
This video, unfortunately, was shot in vertical mode, but you'll get the idea.
Singing for Maasai – Video – Click Here
Maasai Kids:
School Kids:
(Photo by Carla Meeske)
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Want To Go?
Going on safari to see the big animals is a fantastic experience. If you're interested, I can recommend a great tour company, and even get you a bit of a discount.
If you'd like to travel with one of my group tours sometime, just sign up for my newsletter at GregTamblyn.com. Tentatively, our next destination is New Zealand in January 2017.
Reliable sources have assured me there are no lions in New Zealand.
Feel free to comment in the box below. If you've never commented here before, your comment will have to be approved, which may take a few minutes. Or a few hours, if I'm out on patrol with my dog, the Rabbit Sheriff, who I think is half jackal:
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1 Question: Tell some online brand management tools
Answer: Google Alerts, Technorati, Backtype, Yacktrack
2 Question: What is What do you love ?
Answer: A new service by Google launched on 28th June 2011 (Get more of what you love by searching across numerous Google products with one click)
3 Question: In Google Lore – What are 'Hilltop', 'Florida', and 'Big Daddy'?
Answer: Hilltop: An old and often contested algorithm that calculates PageRank based on expert documents and topical relevancy. The theory behind it was to decrease the possibility of manipulation from buying high PR links from off topic pages.
Florida: The highly controversial update implemented by Google in November of 2003, much to the chagrin of many seasonal retail properties.
Big Daddy: A test data center used by Google to preview algorithm changes.
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7 Question: If you are using blogger (blogspot) in Google webmaster and submitting your sitemap then how much pages will be in sitemap by default ?
Answer: 26
8 Question: What is difference between +1 button and +1 project ?
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9 Question: How you can search a particular keyword from a website ?
Answer: With this operator keyword site:www.websitename.com
10 Question: What is Google Trends ?
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11 Question: What does the 302 server response code signify ?
Answer: The page has temporarily moved.
12 Why is the Title so important in SEO?
- Title is the main part of any web site that provides a way to use the element to display the title.
- Title of the web site is the element that is used for the search engines and its positioning in it.
- Title is usually placed in the tag of the HTML and it describes the main title of the website and its purpose.
- It is a descriptive word in 12-15 words and describes the nature of the title that can be optimized according to the search engines.
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13. When do the Submission appear on the engines?
Answers :
- Engine and the directory structure for the website are different and it allows the submission to be done using the engine only.
- The submission can take time or it is required to have the instances of the web site to be listed on the search engines.
- Submission can only appear on the engines if it is submitted correctly and it provides better visibility of the request.
- The engines can be added according to the submissions that are taking place and the calculative chances with the sources.
- The engines and directories are put in a queue and add the chance to check the site for the content that is being used.
14 What is function and parts involved in search engine?
Answers :
- Internet search engines having three parts in which the functions can be performed and they are as follows:
- A spider is also known as crawler or bot, this travels from one page to another page and visits the complete page.
- It represents the page that needs to be searched on the web site and displayed on the search engines.
- It includes the reading of the website using the hyperlinks on all the pages and there is communication that takes place from one page to another.
- Catalog or indexing is being done that is created by the programs that compile the pages being read from the web sites.
- Program that receives the search request and it has its own comparison with the indexing that needs to be done to have the results located.
15. What are the basic actions that can be performed on search engines?
- Search engines use basic components and features to make the result easier for the users.
- It provides three basic actions that can be performed using the search engine and are as follows:
- Gathering of information is being done by the spiders that gather the information and list it down for the crawling by the search engines.
- Analyze the information includes the analyzing of the search engine techniques and the way it is being analyzed with respect to other users.
- Display information includes the result that needs to be displayed to the user and in right way.
16. What is the procedure for the search engine to spider the user's website?
- Search engine uses spiders to gather the information from the websites and on revisiting it shows the submitted URL for the website.
- The spider that is used with the search engine finds the information and revisits the site when the URL of the site is submitted again.
- After the spider finds the link of the user's site it specifies the amount of time is being spent from the last visit.
- After looking at the number of websites the spider visits and the resources being utilized by the spider the visits can be calculated.
- It uses the visits and revisits of the user for the user's site to calculate the exact result for the search engine.
17. What is the use of using keyword prominence?
- Keyword prominence works on the principle of the location of the given keyword in the HTML source code and the web pages.
- It depends on the availability of the word, higher the word in a page more prominence/weight it will have.
- The weight is being assigned by the search engine and the result also comes out on the basis of the keyword prominence.
- The location is also very important of placing of the keywords in the individual HTML tags.
- The tags like , , etc. can be used to contain the keywords that can increase the results according to the user's point of view.
18. What are the effects on websites using the organic search optimizations?
- Websites are used for optimization purpose to make it faster and secure at the same time optimize it so that it can be user friendly.
- The optimizations bring faster services, good quality of product and good web traffic and customer customization techniques.
- There should be a provision to reach the customers early and in a good way rather than providing the resources to the clients.
- Customers can reward the experience to the products and services used on the websites by making it to work.
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19. What are the different types of Ethical SEO?
Answers :
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21. What is the function of Cross linking?
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- It doesn't need to be owned by the same person as it provides the methods that have been be built on the Internet.
- It provides the users with reference sites that consist of the contents similar to the viewing of the site of the document with certain defaults.
- It serves the purpose to display the page on the search engines using search engine optimization techniques and methods.
- The site ranking is calculated on the basis of the relevance of the sites and then it is reflected on the search engine.
- It uses SEO tools that provide reciprocal links and inbound links that can be used as our SEO.
22. What are the guidelines need to be followed to write the SEO?
- SEO uses the cross linking between the two sites that is having other functionalities as follows:
- This allows the site to be unique and having the original content and the site is being evaluated on the basis of the content.
- Use of different IP address can work out as well as use of crawlers that doesn't get penalized for cross linking.
- Cross linking is not used on every page as it fills the page with other links and puts the link on the same websites using the page.
- Anchor text is used in the cross linking that provides rich keywords and in good length used by the search engine crawlers.
- Link ring shouldn't be created on sites as search engines will penalize the cross linking of the websites.
Answers :
Google Panda :
According to Google's official blog post when Panda launched,
This update is designed to reduce rankings for low-quality sites—sites which are low-value add for users, copy content from other websites or sites that are just not very useful. At the same time, it will provide better rankings for high-quality sites—sites with original content and information such as research, in-depth reports, thoughtful analysis and so on.
Google Penguin :
The Google Penguin Update launched on April 24. According to the Google blog, Penguin is an "important algorithm change targeted at webspam. The change will decrease rankings for sites that we believe are violating Google's existing quality guidelines." Google mentions that typical black hat SEO tactics like keyword stuffing (long considered webspam) would get a site in trouble, but less obvious tactics (link incorporating irrelevant outgoing links into a page of content) would also cause Penguin to flag your site. Says Google.
For more detail with every penguin and panda update refer this : http://www.seomoz.org/google-algorithm-change
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The Streets have been forced to cancel their latest shows due to bassist Wayne Vibes becoming sick with swine flu. The band was due to headline at the Summer Sundae festival in Leicester, England on August 15th, and play Edinburgh's Picture House in Scotland on the 16th. Indie band Idlewild stepped in to close the show instead.
Singer Mike Skinner has apologized to fans via Twitter, saying "Just as i get the all clear, my bass player Wayney is diagnosed with swine flu. This weekend is not going to happen. i want to cry for socialist and capitalist reasons. It is with sincere regret that we've had to cancel this weekends shows. i think my previous messages have demonstrated my frustration."
The Streets have also released "He's behind your he's got Swine Flu," Skinner asks that you "listen to the bassline of this song and spare a thought for the guy who played it, suffering with the terrible virus."
We wish Wayne all the best and a speedy recovery.


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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians during a stone-throwing protest on Thursday marking the "Nakba", the annual commemoration of what Palestinians term the catastrophe they suffered when Israel was founded.
Hospital officials said Muhammad Abu Thahr, 22, and Nadim Nuwara, 17, were both shot in the heart outside Israel's Ofer Prison near the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli military declined comment, saying border police were involved in the incident. A police spokesman was not immediately available to comment.
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Gold Reach Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement
December 7, 2007
Vancouver, British Columbia: Gold Reach Resources Ltd. (GRH: TSX-V) ("Gold Reach" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a non brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of up to 5,000,000 units (each a "Unit") at a purchase price of $0.15 per Unit raising aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of up to $750,000. Each Unit will consist of one common share issued on a flow-through basis under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and one half of one non transferable non flow through common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one non-flow-through common share of the company at a purchase price of $0.25 per share for a period of one year from closing of the Private Placement.
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Gold Reach Resources is a Canadian exploration company actively involved in the development of the Seel and Ox Lake projects , a 17,149.5 hectare copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project located 120 kilometres south of Houston, BC and eight kilometres east of the producing copper-molybdenum Huckleberry Mine.
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A finale that breaks the roof to celebrate its dramatic juniors, Zee Kannada is ready to blow your minds with talent like never seen before! A passionate crowd of 40,000 people were present at the grand finale of Drama Juniors Season 2 to show their support to the dreams of the 8 Drama Juniors 2 finalists, in Hospet – Bellary district, Karnataka. Clear your schedules to watch the youth of Karnataka as they mesmerize you with the best of acts this Sunday, December 24 at 6.00 PM.
With the incredible success of Drama Juniors Season 1, our Drama Juniors from Season 2 dazzled everybody just enough to steal the show. Drama Juniors Season 2 left the audience and the judges panel, including Mukhyamantri Chandru, Actress Lakshmi, Actor Vijay Raghavendra and the show host Master Anand spellbound. The surprise appearance and the marvellous performance by Drama Juniors Season 1 contestants floored every single person in the crowd that evening.
From the very talented bunch of 19 Drama Juniors who started with their journey in Season 2 together, the best of 8 accomplished their spot in the finale of Drama Juniors Season 2. Each of their final comical acts kept everybody at the edge of their seats. Their performances held true to the culture of North Karnataka, with a combination of traditional drama and theatre forms from the region.
Participants Amit and Sumit enacted Lord Sri Krishnadevaraya and Tenali Rama respectively whileVamshi and Aradhya played characters Veeranjaneya and Ravana. The Shravya and Veeksha duo perfomedKalakar, 'An Actors' biography', and lastly, Harsha--now referred to as the SandoorLadu--enacted the role of Sandoor Star, while Preetham played Hyder Ali for their finale acts. All four performances left the audience and the judges in splits, dedicating their act to North Karnataka and all Sandalwood actors.
Commenting on the finale, Raghavendra Hunsur, Business Head, Zee Kannada said, "This season of Drama Juniors has been one of the most entertaining and impressive. I am proud of being associated with our younger generation that respect and revolve their performances around appreciating and honouring the North Karnataka, a region still thriving in theatre culture. On behalf of our channel, I would want to thank everybody whose support went into making Drama Juniors Season 2 a grand success."
"I assure the viewers of Zee Kannada we will bring back the magic of our superstars that the second season of Comedy Khiladigalu would be held in North Karnataka as well, enabling us to learn more about the folklore while humouring us", he further added.
~ Tune-in to watch Drama Juniors Season 2 Grand Finale on 24th December 2017 at 6.00 PM, only on Zee Kannada ~


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Phase One is proud to announce the last PODAS workshop for 2011 will be held in beautiful New Zealand. This will be one of the most ambitious workshops ever put on by Phase One. Join us as we explore the New Zealand landscape with 4 great instructors and the Phase One team. We will be visiting two major locations, 5 star accommodations, an IQ 160 camera system will be yours to use during the workshop, transportation to and from the airport once you arrive in New Zealand and much more. To learn about all the details visit our WEB SITE.
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I've just come back from three months in New Zealand including the places you're visiting. It's stunning is all I can say and you will never forget your experience there and will want to go back.
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