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Superhero revivals are a dime a dozen, but few are like The Shadow Hero by writer Gene Luen Yang and artist Sonny Liew. The basic idea behind the comic is that it provides an origin story to a hero who never had one, the golden age character known as the Green Turtle, but Yang and Liew take it further by essentially "reclaiming" the character for Asian-Americans.
Originally created by a man named Chu F. Hing, the publisher for The Green Turtle had tried to make its titular hero white. Hing, it is argued by Yang and Liew, appears to have defied this order by never showing the Green Turtle's face, either having him face away from the reader or having his features obscured by a cape or something else. Yang and Liew take this further by actually making the Green Turtle undoubtedly Chinese-American, but what's really remarkable about this series is that it manages to ground this character in both Chinese culture and that early 20th century United States in which they live so well that it actually made me realize I've been missing out on an important component of superhero comics all along.
While superheroes have been created since the beginning by people of practically every ethnicity (the most famous example being Superman's Jewish creators), they have traditionally exuded predominantly a sense of whiteness. This does not make them bad stories or bad superheroes. Nor does it make them unrelatable. I don't need to have my uncle shot and killed to understand why Peter Parker takes Uncle Ben's famous great power, great responsibility line to heart. After all, I'm mostly a manga reader and I do not connect all that directly to Japanese culture, either. However, what's amazing about The Shadow Hero is that, as an Asian-American, the relationship the protagonist Hank Chu has with his family hits so close to home that it makes me feel as if my own culture, that hybrid of my parents' values and the values of the country I was born and raised in, is being expressed right there on the page.
The best example I can think of comes fairly early in the story, when Hank's mom is rescued by a Superman-like hero and becomes enamored with the idea of superheroes in general. Wanting the best for her son, she decides Hank should be a superhero too, and goes above and beyond to try to make it happen. Whether it's dragging him close to chemical spills or getting him to train in martial arts, the mother has her mind set on the idea that the best future for Hank is for him to don a cape and tights and fight crime.
When I replaced the word "superhero" with doctor, lawyer, engineer, pharmacist, or whatever is the most current profession that my parents and older relatives and their friends mention as being the most reliable path to success and prosperity, it all just clicked in my head. Here in The Shadow Hero was something my siblings and I, as well as many of the kids we knew growing up, would encounter on a regular basis. We knew their eagerness over this one thing could be a bit much, but we knew they meant well.
Other signs of Chinese culture can be found throughout. The main villain's daughters are named after mahjong titles. When Hank first becomes a superhero, his mother makes him an outfit with the Chinese character for gold/money on it, because in Chinese culture it's common to wish people well by saying that they'll makes lots of money. This sounds like something you'd do to mock DC superhero Booster Gold, but here you can sense the mother's earnestness, as well as Hank's own conflicted feelings towards her.
For the longest time, I've felt that I do not look enough at comics that represent Asian American culture. Over the years, seeing David Brothers consistently question the marginalization of black characters in superhero comics and how this is reflective of the historic injustices done to the black community in the United States has made me aware of how little I look at my own culture in the mediums that I love. The Shadow Hero, and that sense of inherent cultural understanding I experienced, made me even more keenly aware that there is so much more I can do.
Four years ago I arrived in the Netherlands. In a few days, I return to the United States. I don't know exactly where this post will go, but I feel it is important to say something about my time in Europe, both as a person and as a fan of anime and manga. I apologize for the rambling that's about to ensue.
I've lived outside of the United States before, having spent a few months studying abroad in Japan (almost 10 years ago at this point!), but never had I been in a foreign country for so long. I can't say I ever truly acclimated myself to this environment (I never even got fluent in the language, after all), but I managed a comfortable existence. Even putting aside amazing culinary cultures such as France and Germany, food has been an (often deep-fried) adventure. I'll miss the Indonesian cuisine and the herring especially.
I could go on forever about food, though, so I'll speak mainly about things that are more directly pertinent about being an otaku. One aspect that I had been somewhat aware of in the past but that had rarely entered my mind was that different countries have unique relationships with Japan, and this is certainly the case with the Netherlands. Famously the Dutch were the only foreigners allowed in Japan for a long time, and they stayed exclusively on the island of Deshima (or Dejima). So what does a Dutch group dedicated to bringing Japanese music to anime conventions in the Netherlands call itself? Deshima Sounds. It makes sense.
It was fascinating to see a different anime con culture compared to the US. The conventions certainly never even approach the massive attendances of an Otakon or an Anime Expo, but they have their own charm. From my first convention experience here, one aspect that really stood out to me was how the Artists' Alleys greatly emphasized the production of full-on comics (one might even call them doujinshi) over individual images. While I don't know if this is truly relevant, I do know that the Netherlands historically has been considered a strong country for book-publishing, allowing things that could get one in trouble in other countries (and I don't mean pornography). It's actually something I wouldn't mind seeing more of in the US.
Speaking of fans, I must apologize to the folks over at Manga Kissa in Utrecht for never really going, but I am fully behind their endeavor to provide an actual manga cafe with a wide selection. If you're ever in Utrecht, I recommend you check it out, as it's a nice place to relax.
While my focus has been on anime and manga for a long time, I was also presently surprised to find out that the Netherlands has its own comics culture. Whenever I went to a new city, I often looked around for a comic store, and while many of the comics were simply French or Belgian comics translated into Dutch, even that was interesting because of how the Dutch preferred less expensive paperbacks over the elaborate hardcovers one would find elsewhere. It was actually amazing to be able to attend an event and just walk straight up to some of the biggest names in the industry and get a sketch at no cost and without a significant wait in line.
Around 2009 or so, I began to get into Japanese mahjong after having watched shows such as Akagi and Saki. Having originally played online, I eventually found a group to play with in real life, but it wasn't until I lived in the Netherlands that I had the opportunity to actually attend tournaments and to compete for pride and glory (there were never any cash prizes but that's okay). This country is small enough that even a tournament at a fairly obscure location was never too difficult to get to, and to find a fairly thriving riichi mahjong scene makes me incredibly grateful. I've met people from all over the world at these tournaments, gained some nice friends, and it's even legitimately improved my mahjong to boot. Many of the Dutch players had originally come from a different style of mahjong, and so when playing them I had to learn that my style, which was built from playing the Tenhou online ladder, simply did not work. I had to re-evaluate how I looked at the game, and this experience is something I'll never forget. I leave being fairly satisfied with my own performance, having attended three European tournaments and having placed 10th, 20th, and 6th.
Then there's the rest of Europe to talk about! I wasn't able to go to every country I had set my eyes on (Sweden, Luxembourg, and Switzerland I'll perhaps regret not seeing most of all), but of the places I did have the pleasure of visiting I actually discovered quite a bit about geek fandom in general. I visit New York's "Forbidden Planet" regularly, but it pales in comparison to the one in London. The comics museum in Belgium was a blast and made me want to read European comics more than ever.
Paris is, perhaps predictably, the most notable of all. While I had heard that the French were big into anime, it didn't hit me until a simple trip from the hotel to the city center involved passing by not one, but multiple cosplay shops, in areas that didn't even necessarily show signs of otakudom otherwise. Upon entering the toy and comic stores, I was continuously greeted by the ubiquitous presence of one UFO Robo Grendizer. I was already aware of the fact that Grendizer was a big deal for the French (and the Italian), that it was basically to them what Voltron was to the US, but in a way it was so much more. At the time, I suspected that the French benefited from the fact that Japan still continuously produced new Grendizer merchandise, and I think that theory still holds today.
I also got to attend a few Starcraft II events, which was wild.
Thank you to everyone who helped me out while I was living in a continent I had never even visited before. You've made my life that much richer, and I hope we can meet again someday. And yes, I am now aware of Alfred J. Kwak.
In a few days, I head to Otakon in Baltimore, which itself is undergoing a big transition with its eventual move to Washington, DC in 2016. Otakon is familiar territory at this point, yet I can't help but feel that there will be some strange kind of culture shock for myself.
In December of 2010 I wrote a post about how I had finally achieved 3-Dan on the mahjong website Tenhou. Finally, after three and a half years, I have hit the next level and rose into 4-dan. The fact that it's taken me this amount of time to get to 4-dan is either great or embarrassing depending on your own mahjong skills, but I realized that part of the reason I was finally able to break that barrier was that I had stepped away from the game for a while (unless you count posts about Saki or Akagi, I haven't really posted much about mahjong lately), and that this has in some ways contributed to me being able to play better.
A few months ago someone asked me, "How do you not get angry when playing on Tenhou?" My answer was simple: I do get angry, all the time. Mahjong is a game that takes a lot of mental energy and so long sessions end up being quite taxing on the brain. Since about September of last year I've had to really focus on my work, so that risk that mental and emotional exhaustion that comes from playing mahjong wasn't really worth it to me. During this time, I made occasional trips back to the table (virtual or otherwise) that reminded me of how rusty I become from playing less often, but also actually helped me to distance myself from mahjong and to improve my mental game immensely.
As with many things, one of the dangerous things about going on tilt in mahjong is that your "vision" in terms of what is possible or what is supposed to happen starts to narrow. When you're not winning hands despite being in great positions, or when you feel like it's totally "unfair" that you got screwed over in some way, it can cloud your judgment and cause you to make mistakes you may not have made otherwise. One sign I've learned to watch out for is when I get too desperate for pinfu. It may be the simplest hand in the game to achieve, but when I'm so obsessed with trying to win "anything at all" I realize I'm not actually playing mahjong. Stepping away from the game has helped me to realize this.
Another thing stepping away allows for, at least far as my relatively low level is concerned, is that it has helped me develop more versatility. Tenhou breeds a certain kind of mahjong player: someone who's conservative in play, calculates risk extensively, and has a decent head for numbers. It's the "proper" way to play mahjong, and so when on the Tenhou ladder you tend to learn to play against people like that. However, if thrown in a situation where others are playing "improperly," doing the things that are suboptimal yet somehow winning anyway, I've noticed that a lot of better players have trouble dealing with this, including myself. What I realized eventually was that it was just as much my problem for not having the adaptability to deal with different types of players regardless of whether they pay no attention to theory and probability. It's kind of like complaining about button mashers in fighting games or not being prepared for a Shedinja in Pokemon. "Nobody does that! You'll lose more than you'll win with that!" And yet, at the end of the day, you're the one who couldn't deal with it.
Speaking of fighting games, I recommend this video from fighting game community veteran James Chen on "reading your opponent." I've skipped to the part where he talks about why "advanced" players tend to be kind of double-edged swords because they play too close to the theoretical optimal.
Perhaps the most significant if seemingly contradictory thing is that because I've distanced myself from mahjong, I've actually developed a better sense of my own style, how I want to play. Thus, when I managed to finally find not just some free time, but a week or two to where I could redirect my mental energy to other tasks again, I decided to get back on Tenhou and finally aim for 4-dan. There were of course many highs and lows, but I think that, as I explained to an extent above, trying to "make up for what you've lost" from one game to the next is the wrong way to look at it. The more you think, "I got 4th this one game, so I need to get 1st in the next two games!" the more likely you're going to fall further down the hole. It happened to me quite a bit, as I hadn't merely stayed in 3-dan the whole time, but actually moved between 1-dan and 3-dan as my own frustration got the better of me. Of course luck is a factor in this game, but not letting it get the better of you emotionally is also important.
In the end, if I can get hit by a chihou of all things (SERIOUSLY A CHIHOU) and still rebound, then I feel pretty good about my future prospects. That said, I still haven't fully memorized the score chart. Oops.
Over yonder, beyond the horizon, is the Saki individuals tournament arc. It's been referred to frequently throughout the series, and though at this point the manga is a long, long way from reaching it, it does give me the joy of speculating who might face whom as they go through the brackets (or round robin system, not sure which they're using). One I've already mentioned before is Amae Koromo vs. Oohoshi Awai because of how their strengths lie at opposite ends of the game, but there are plenty of others.
Minor manga spoilers, by the way. Remember though, these are not actual matches but just ones (in no particular order) that I'd like to see.
1) Kataoka "Tacos" Yuuki vs. Usuzumi "Hell's Gate" Hatsumi
I think this one is pretty obvious. Imagine Yuuki as dealer in the East round (meaning she's double East) versus Hatsumi in the North position. To whom do the East tiles go?
2) Oohoshi "Double Riichi" Awai vs. Anetai "Undertaker" Toyone
Awai's insane Double Riichi vs. Toyone's Pursuit Riichi. Who overpowers who?
3) Matano "Fisherman" Seiko vs. Inoue "Strategic Pon" Jun
Both have a tendency to call for tiles but for very different reasons (winning vs. control). Seeing them in the same match would likely make for a very aggressive game.
4) Funakubo "Osaka Data Girl" Hiroko vs. Sawamura "Nagano Data Girl" Tomoki
Two characters who specialize in gathering information on their opponents. Who is the better strategist?
5) Aislinn "New Zealander" Wishart vs. Hao "Chinese-Style" Huiyu
Aislinn is capable of envisioning the perfect scenario in her mind and having it play out to her advantage. Mako ruined her day by disrupting the discard patterns that Aislinn had set out, but then Huiyu tends to prefer closed, quiet hands. At the same time, Huiyu's Chinese-influenced play style is highly unorthodox and could disrupt Aislinn possibly without any effort on Huiyu's part.
Akagi recently made its official English-language debut on Crunchyroll. In light of this, I've begun to think about the character of Akagi Shigeru and his peculiar sense of ethics.
For the most part everything about Akagi revolves around the "gamble," experiencing that life or death scenario where not even your wits may be enough to save you. He cares little for the law, for love, or even money, and in his pursuit of death he'll even run out in the middle of the night and beat thugs senseless without any regard for concepts like "justice." What's strange about Akagi (aside from the obvious) is on a few occasions he will actually come to the aid of some poor individual who's usually stuck in some terrible gamble where they're losing money to unscrupulous vultures. This seeming sense of compassion appears somewhat inconsistent with Akagi's amorality, but I think there is a definite logic to the character.
In order to understand why Akagi will help others, I think it's important to also understand why Akagi will go to great lengths to break someone's spirit. When Akagi sees someone getting taken to the cleaners, he sees not only the man being grifted but the grifters themselves, and in those manipulators he sees people who think they're guaranteed to win no matter what. The idea of a zero-risk wager goes completely against Akagi's ideal for what gambling should be. In his eyes, something is only a gamble when everyone has to put their lives on the line either figuratively or literally. It's why he's so disgusted with Fake Akagi, who uses number-crunching and probability to take the safest route and minimize loss.
This is what drives his major matches throughout the series, as Akagi finishes his opponents when they've given up the gamble and are going for guaranteed scenarios. Against the blind man Ichikawa, Akagi sees how he is willing to swap tiles out to create a safety net, and so severs those ropes through mind-boggling moves. Urabe tries to find a point at which he could simply run away almost risk-free, so Akagi moves to topple him by making Urabe doubt his own discards. Washizu is blessed by the gods with both luck and wealth, and Akagi takes it upon himself to instill fear in him.
When I analyzed the other major Fukumoto hero Itou Kaiji, I said that Akagi would probably be a little jealous of Kaiji because Kaiji may be closer to the gambling ideal than Akagi can ever be. In that situation, you cannot even rely on your own strengths, and Akagi, with that pesky thing called talent, requires more effort to walk the tightrope between life and death. Getting back to the downtrodden sad sacks of the world, Akagi doesn't need to teach them what it's like to fear or suffer. Life has already given that lesson better than Akagi ever could. So instead Akagi tries to teach them what it's like to stare death in the face, because being a gambler isn't about guaranteed failure either, but the willingness to move ahead, even if it's one small step.
After much delay, I finally started playing NiGHTS into dreams… HD. I've never played too many games on my PC just because I didn't even have a proper controller for a lot of the genres I normally play otherwise, but I decided to just go, "To hell with it" and purchase an X-Box 360 controller. I know I was hankering for some retro gaming when I decided to buy it in euros even though it'd cost me a little extra.
I'm not really going to review NiGHTS here just because the game has such a powerful reputation, a cult classic that all Sega Saturn owners either remember fondly or always pined after. It is indeed an exquisite game, especially in its visual presentation and its smooth controls, but what I've found upon returning to my old favorite is that the game occupies this strange space for me where it is both somehow therapeutic while at the same time motivating and challenging.
Actually, I will say one thing about the game: it doesn't control quite like the original Sega Saturn NiGHTS, and while the difference isn't huge, it's still noticeable for someone like me who poured hours and hours and hours into the old one. Playing widescreen can also throw off my sense of timing because the camera changes at ever-so-slightly different points.
I've written previously about how a current hobby of mine, Japanese mahjong, is a combination of luck and deception, and is thus enormously nerve-wracking. NiGHTS isn't this, but it also doesn't feel "casual" or "mindless." Rather, it's a game with a simple, clear-cut goal (get the highest score while beating each stage and boss), but I always feel like the game is only as intense as I want it to be. Unlike another perennial favorite of mine, Pokemon, it also isn't hampered by the permanence of decisions (can't use your single-player team because it wasn't EV-trained properly!!!) If I want to just enjoy the bright colors and scenery, I can. If I want to push myself to get as close to perfect as possible, I can. If I just want to fight the bosses over and over again (and I do love doing that), I actually can now, thanks to NiGHTS HD. I can kill Gulpo in 10 seconds.
That reminds me that, even back then, my biggest complaint about the game is that the bosses are simply too easy regardless of whether you've played the game a ton or not. It's the one thing that I think the sequel, NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, improved upon tremendously (except for that stupid and frustrating fight against Bomamba).
As a manga about cute girls with mahjong superpowers playing in tournaments, Saki constantly adds new characters as opponents for its heroines. We're getting to the point where the cast is not just large but enormous, which has me wanting to see characters who are not normally associated with each other paired together. I don't mean that in the yuri sense, but in the mahjong throwdown sense.
The two characters I really want to see square off against each other, possibly in the national individuals tournament, are the lunar-powered Amae Koromo, Miyanaga Saki's final opponent in the Nagano prefectural team tournament, and the double-riiching Oohoshi Awai from Shiraitodai, who is a teammate of Saki's sister Teru. The reason why I want to see a mahjong match between them is because their respective abilities appear to function almost opposite to the other's.
Koromo has two main abilities. The first is that she can consistently win by drawing the last tile in a game, also known as Haitei Raoyue, or "scooping the moon from the bottom of the sea." When combined with her second ability, which is that she can bog down her opponents' hands, making them unable to reach tenpai no matter how hard they try, it means a slow, painful death to her adversaries.
Awai also has two abilities. Rather than winning on the very last tile Awai is firstly able to reach tenpai on her opening hands and call a double riichi, and then combo off of it for big points. Along with her second ability, which is to induce awful starting hands in her opponents, it means she's able to reach victory more quickly while everyone else is scrambling to assemble even a semi-decent hand.
So you have a character who wins by giving herself a large advantage at the start, and who aims to win early, versus a character who stifles opponents' progress throughout the game and wins by dragging them down. If you look at those power sets, it would appear that Awai has the advantage as she can get to tenpai at the very start, and win well before Koromo gets to the last tile. However, this also means that Awai's negative influence on her opponents' starting hands affects Koromo less because she generally aims for Haitei anyway (though neither of them have to use their powers). The impression I get from them is the unstoppable force vs. the immovable object, and it all hinges on whether or not Koromo's ability to prevent hands from forming affects someone already in tenpai. Other factors that might contribute to how this plays out are that Awai doesn't win off of her kans but simply uses them to bolster her hand in big ways, as well as what appears to be a limitation of Awai in that she can't use her powers simultaneously while Koromo can. I suspect that the degree to which one character's abilities outrank the other's will have to do with Koromo's tendency to be influenced by phases of the moon.
I'm aware how ridiculous this all sounds, and at the end of the day Saki abilities don't actually make sense. However, I do think this confrontation is likely to happen as Saki continues, so I remain hopeful towards seeing it happen in the actual story.
Girls und Panzer is one of the latest in a long line of anime and manga which mix a unique activity or concept with a cast of cute girls, in this case World War II-era tanks. I've enjoyed many such shows over the years, but I think Girls und Panzer is actually the strongest anime I've seen in this genre because it possesses qualities which give it the capacity to reach an audience beyond the fanbase one would normally expect. More than the spectacle and the juxtaposition of girls and tanks, Girls und Panzer delivers a good story.
In the world of Girls und Panzer, the act of piloting tanks is considered a traditional feminine martial art and widely revered sport, much like archery. Referred to as senshado, or "way of the tank," in a fashion similar to how bushido is "way of the samurai" and judo "the gentle way," and tankery in the official subtitles (invoking the similarity in reputation to archery), the main character Nishizumi Miho comes from a prestigious family and school of senshado. Because of an event in her past, Miho has deliberately transferred to a school without any tankery in order to escape it, but has the unfortunate timing of coming in right when the school decides to bring it back. As the only person in the entire school with experience in senshado, Miho gets roped into participating so that they can compete in a national tournament, and along the way rediscovers her passion for the art.
It's a strange premise to be sure, though not that different from girls playing mahjong in a world where the game is enormously popular (Saki), or one where girls use magic to become half-human/half-airplane (Strike Witches). Also, while Girls und Panzer may not be as firm in establishing extremely distinct personalities and quirks for its characters as those other shows, it also goes beyond simply being a large cast of cute girls by doing three things especially well. First, it establishes a protagonist with a solid sense of purpose and desire in Miho, who becomes the moral, narrative, and strategic anchor for all of the other characters (of which there are many; it's a cast of dozens). Second, it has well thought-out narrative arcs for its characters which give the story a clear sense of direction. Third, it knows how to create tension and anticipation to keep interest in both the characters and the premise of the show itself.
Compare Girls und Panzer to Saki, for instance. In both stories, the main heroines have the problem that, in spite of their talents in the specialty of their series, neither of them find it particularly enjoyable, and part of both Girls und Panzer and Saki is that they discover what it means to have fun doing either tankery or mahjong. What does it mean to have fun, though? What do they achieve by learning this? For Miyanaga Saki, it's never really clear. She plays a lot of people who are as strong as she is, and learns that mahjong is fun, but the idea just seems to end there. For Nishizumi Miho, on the other hand, Girls und Panzer shows how moving to a different school, breaking from her family and their established methods of senshado, and discovering the fun of tanks all have a significant impact on her because Miho's greatest strength as a commander—adaptability—is given room to grow in a way it wouldn't be able to otherwise. In this way, Miho's character becomes somewhat of a poster child for the philosophy of Bruce Lee, particularly the following quote:
"In memory of a once fluid man, crammed and distorted by the classical mess."
It was a criticism of traditional martial arts schools for being too caught up in perpetuating restrictive rules which could prevent people from reaching their true potentials. Girls und Panzer as Jeet Kune Do analogy.
Even before all that, though, the very first episode works to establish the idea that Miho is something special, building up that sense of anticipation which pays off when you see her in action. In this regard, Girls und Panzer reminds me a lot of Initial D and how it would hint at its main character Takumi's skill at racing, so that when he finally gets behind the wheel you're already invested in him. The show also follows the Initial D school of stopping an episode right in the middle of action and never giving a good point to walk away, which makes it hard to watch just one episode at a time, unless you were delayed for the week, or even months as the case may be, as Girls und Panzer's final episodes aired after a long break.
As for the tanks themselves, I am not a tank fanatic or particularly knowledgeable about them, so I can't comment in that regard, but what I can say is that the series does an excellent job of portraying the tank battles in terms of thrill and excitement. Each of the tanks are shown to have particular strengths and limitations, and seeing the utilization of these qualities in terms of strategy and tactics, especially positioning, invokes the same feel one can get from the battles in Banner of the Stars or even Legend of the Galactic Heroes, where the unorthodox strategist Yang Wenli is in some ways similar to Miho. The actual animation of the tank battles is also very impressive, and is probably the best integration of 3D and 2D animation that I've ever seen. Very rarely does the show make its use of 3D appear awkward, which makes it easier to stay focused on what's happening and not how strange everything looks.
Another thing I want to say is that with a show like Girls und Panzer which glorifies a well-known and still relevant weapon of war, it is easy to criticize it as promoting militarism in a very direct manner. However, I think it isn't so simple, as the transformation of tanks into a "martial art" resembles the origins of many sports, including judo, which was specifically modified from its combative origins to be a way for self-improvement and healthy competition. It's possible to criticize all competitive sports for promoting aggressive tendencies in people, but I think Girls und Panzer has the potential to separate the beauty of machinery from its function of war.
For some, the premise of Girls und Panzer sells itself, but for the skeptical, or those who avoid this type of show like the plague, I would dare say that this is your best bet for finding something you'll actually want to watch. Either way, it has the potential to become the standard by which all shows of its kind will be judged.
Note: the page is is read left to right.
Further reading:
For my thoughts (and a summary) of Singapore-style mahjong, go here, as well as here.
The American-style mahjong conceptual narration and comic page (the two are somewhat unrelated).
My initial idea of having manga about all styles of mahjong.
I once had a conversation with friends where they expressed bewilderment that people could enjoy casual games. To them, games are about challenges, puzzles, something to figure out in order to overcome or outwit an opponent be they computer-generated or another human being. As a gamer myself it's something I understand, but I also know how daunting or even draining the "gamer" mindset can be, and I feel the ups and downs of "true gaming" in my experience with online mahjong.
I've been playing Japanese-style mahjong for a few years now, and it's a game I find fascinating for a variety of reasons. In mahjong you have this mixture of skill and luck which creates a dynamic interaction between its players. The game is such that it's possible to create complex plans and intricate webs of deception to upset your opponents, but the random component means the best-laid plans can go to waste, and adapting to the "unfairness" of the luck elements by knowing when to call it quits becomes part of the strategy. In other words, when playing mahjong your mind has to be sharp and focused, but what happens when you're not at your best?
This is the problem I run into with mahjong sometimes, and why I feel able to understand the casual game mindset. I love mahjong at this point, but there are times when the day was long and I'm all worn out mentally, and I'm looking for just a way to relieve stress. At times like this, I've made the mistake of trying to use online mahjong as a way to relax and I've been punished nearly every time. In those instances, I want to treat mahjong like a punching bag, except that in this case the bag punches back. Mahjong is the type of game where trying to win a hand at all costs just makes you vulnerable. In these situations when one's mental condition isn't the best, decent opponents can exploit it without even trying because it's basically the equivalent of running straight at them in the hopes they won't fire first. Naturally, watching my rank drop as I make this simple mistake over and over again causes more stress instead of less.
It's not mahjong's fault, though, that it fails to do what I want it to in those instances, and that's where casual games come in. They can be your reward for a hard-fought day, as just a way to escape from pressure. The games might be even more random than mahjong, but clicking a lot can basically be the mental equivalent of punching a pillow over and over. This is not to say that casual games can't have any skill or challenge component (Angry Birds being perhaps the most prominent example, and you can pretty much auto-pilot Tetris), but that it can be tough to feel like life is beating you down and then a video game is too. Sometimes, people might just want to have the comfort of knowing they'll always win (or at least win eventually), and they might even be willing to put down $5 just for that luxury.


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AT&T is planning to promote the iPhone 4S as a "4G" device in an effort to differentiate itself from rival carriers Verizon and Sprint, according to a new report. Citing an internal memo that has since been confirmed by AT&T, The Verge reports that the company is working with Apple to have "4G" branding added to the status bar of iPhone 4S devices running on its network. While both AT&T and T-Mobile have labeled their HSPA+ networks as "4G" for marketing purposes, and the memo refers to the iPhone 4S as a HSPA+ device, Apple made no such claims during its event nor on its website, where the handset is listed as supporting HSDPA/HSUPA networks, with a theoretical download cap of 14.4Mbps, significantly slower than the 84 Mbps cap of HSPA+ when deployed with MIMO technology. AT&T said in its confirmation that it and Apple are "working together" on the branding change, and said that "customers will get 4G speeds from day one" regardless.
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4G??? Big Joke! I have been told by AT&T that my city won't be getting '3G' until—-the earliest, July 2012 !!???! We still just have edge and sometimes not even that!! Even verizon has 3G!! Good Grief!!!by the time we get 4g they will be up to 7 or beyond…
Posted by Sean on October 7, 2011 at 5:41 PM (CDT)
Its a real shame ATT is touting 4G when there isn't even 3G in many areas. Hell where I live Edge is best I can do. What good is an iphone on Edge-really…..
Posted by val on October 8, 2011 at 1:35 PM (CDT)
Not to be outdone… Sprint and Verizon plan to add a rear spoiler and racing stripes to all of their iPhones so they can be marketed as 5G devices.
Posted by ML on October 8, 2011 at 7:29 PM (CDT)
Does any carrier out there really technically have 4G yet, or are they all just marketing it as 4G?
Posted by Skinner on October 8, 2011 at 11:18 PM (CDT)
#4: Verizon's LTE is true 4G, in limited markets, and globally I'm sure there are others.
Posted by rockmyplimsoul on October 8, 2011 at 11:58 PM (CDT)
Shouldn't this seriously be classified as "false advertising" ?
Posted by BillyBobSmith on October 9, 2011 at 1:00 PM (CDT)
#5: wrong. The LTE network technology currently deployed by Verizon is marketed as 4G but does not meet all the spec requirements of true 4G.
Posted by ML on October 10, 2011 at 12:57 AM (CDT)
4G, 5G? what the huff!
Holloween come,
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Is not enough?
I heard Santa coming 2011
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And come same with developer
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Posted by WANE on October 10, 2011 at 2:10 PM (CDT)
Verizon is deploying LTE which many view as "real" 4G in paired 10MHz bands up and down (FDD), supporting 15Mbps in each direction. So in fact Verizon's "4G" network tops out at 15Mbps down (not including compression gain if any). Which isn't anywhere near the original 100Mbps definition of 4G either. Honestly if AT&T can achieve 14+ Mbps using HSDPA+ and Verizon phones are doing under 15Mbps, those arguing that Verizon can use 4G on its phones, but AT&T can't are making a pretty esoteric argument.
Lets wait and see what real benchmarks show the performance to be on the various phones/networks. And make our decisions based on those.
Posted by Glenn on October 11, 2011 at 2:24 AM (CDT)
#9—I believe I mentioned earlier that Verizon's 4G network is not true 4G, and, like you, accept the possibility that the new iPhone might hold its own with LTE devices currently available on Verizon. If I'm cynical, it's because AT&T has already defined its own spec for what constitutes a 4G device, and the iPhone 4S does not meet this spec. Perhaps AT&T expects the latest iPhone to perform as well as devices it rates as 4G by its existing standards, but I cannot help but wonder if asking Apple to make this change is more about selling iPhones than preserving the integrity of its classification scheme.
Posted by ML on October 12, 2011 at 12:14 PM (CDT)
It isn't 4g, period. It doesn't meet the required minimum specs, and it won't.
If a jumbo jet is defined in part as a jet able to carry say 300 people… and I can strap 300 bodies to the outside of a lear jet and fly, is a lear jet a jumbo jet?
Seriously, ATT hasn't invested in 4g tech, they can't even meet the very minimum of the requirements, and miss target on half of it (upload speed). So why should they get a pass to "fake" 4g in order to increase sales when they 1) don't qualify 2) it's a lie and 3) they don't have the infrastructure?
Stop allowing yourselves to be fooled into thinking you are getting something you are not.
If ATT truely believes they should have the 4g moniker then they ened to go to the ITU-R standards body and propose changes to the 4G spec so their lesser implementation can qualify. Good luck with that.
Posted by Santiago Draco on October 12, 2011 at 1:35 PM (CDT)
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This is Switchfoot's current discography (not including their impending Vice Versas release coming sometime in the fall of 2011) which includes everything they've released so far, including their best album. ENJOY! And PLEASE SEED. PLEASE? Lol. Albums: 1997: The Legend of Chin 1999: New Way to Be Human 2000: Learning to Breathe 2003: The Beautiful Letdown 2005: Nothing Is Sound 2006: Oh! Gravity. 2009: Hello Hurricane GBU.
"Oh! Gravity" is not included, instead it has 'The best yet'. I dont know if they're thesame, can someone clear that out for me?
Appearantly they're different. http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/4914426/Switchfoot_-_2006_-_Oh_Gravity That one should be included ;)
Holy crap! I forgot that one. Sorries! Will upload, kay?
thanx brother, good tunes
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Utah Mayor Apologizes for Planting Stories and Identity Theft
Say you're the mayor of a medium-sized city. Call it West Valley, Utah a 130,000-person bedroom community situated just outside Salt Lake City. You have a problem: The local newspaper has reduced coverage of local government affairs, but keeps on harping about the criminal licentiousness plaguing your fair city. (This is Utah, so presumably the criminal epidemic involved the impolite use of coins and the illegal parting of "Zion curtains.")
There are a few solutions. One, actually reduce the crime rate. Two, hire a better public information assistant. Three, create a new identity, complete with Gmail and Facebook accounts, and use the alias to pose as a freelance reporter, planting positive stories about the city and its highly-competent mayor…
Mayor Mike Winder has admitted to creating a false identity to write news stories about the city he represents for Utah media outlets.
Using the name Richard Burwash, the West Valley mayor had more than a dozen stories published over a two-year period…
Winder admits to using a made-up name and address — as well as a photo he found through a Google image search — to create his false persona. He also communicated with Deseret Connect editors via an email account created for Richard Burwash and spoke to an editor over the phone on at least one occasion representing himself as Burwash.
In Winder's defense, this is just "citizen journalism" in action. After all, "all of the articles submitted by Winder as Burwash were factually correct — aside from their byline," presumably thanks to the mayor's commitment to using only the best-placed sources.
Of course, it's all fun and games and comically ethical lapses, until identity theft is involved…
West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder said he apologized to one-time professional tennis player Peter Burwash of Carmel Valley, Calif., during a phone conversation Saturday…
Peter Burwash said while he considered the unauthorized use of his photo a form of identity theft, he accepted Winder's apology after he agreed to make a donation to three girls' schools in India that his daughters helped finance.
Good for Peter Burwash for being so forgiving. Who among us hasn't used a celebrity photograph to spice up a Facebook account, improve an online dating profile, or submit positive stories about ourselves to the local media?
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Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine - Winter Park
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108 S Park Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789Neighborhood:
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Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine - Winter Park
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.bosphorousrestaurant.com/
- Phone: (407) 644-8609
- Hours of Operation:
Sunday - Thursday: 11:00am - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 11:00am - 11:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, Turkish
- Executive Chef: Halil Ertane
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, High Tea, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Smoking Area (patio only), Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Private Party Contact: Nejla Ozturk 407 644 8609
- Entertainment: Live Turkish Music featuring Aydin Kutluay. Turkish music is a wonderful blend of Turkish Flamenco (guitar) and a 130 stringed instrument called a Kanoon. Music is available Thursday and Sunday nights from 7PM - 9PM. We also feature 2 for 1 martinis at this time.
Getting there
- Cross Street: Morse
- Public Transit: The Lynx bus system has multiple stops along Park Avenue, Fairbanks, and Morse.
- Parking: Street Parking
- Parking Details: Located in the heart of the upscale Winter Park neighborhood the restaurant is fortunate to be within short distance of free parking. The parking is available on Park Avenue, Morse Boulevard, and the Amtrak Station (New York Avenue and Morse Boulevard).
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Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine is a family owned business, established in 2005, that offers variety of authentic Turkish food from many regions of Turkey. Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine adapted its name from one of the oldest cities in the world, Istanbul, which was once known as the Constantinople in the early 13th century. The name "Bosphorous" taken from the strait that lies in the center of Istanbul connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara, Europe to Asia. The decor of this eatery is kept to minimum to draw the attention to the food. The intent was to create a modernized, warm authentic atmosphere by taking the old elements of Istanbul and combining it with some modern influences to create a truly unique experience.Continued
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- Food4.7Service4.3
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fit for foodies (60)neighborhood gem (57)great for outdoor dining (46)special occasion (40)good for groups (37)great for lunch (25)romantic (24)hot spot (15)notable wine list (10)kid-friendly (9)late-night find (8)great for brunch (6)scenic view (6)Show More
- foodfanVIPDined on 11/22/2014Our table was ready when we arrived. Our server was knowledgeable and efficient. The food was hot and the portions generous. We took home enough for the next day's lunch. We have dined here numerous times and always enjoy our meal.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best Turkish food in all of central Florida by farLananmDined on 11/21/2014Great appetizers including hummus haydari tarama and babaganoush to name a few. The chicken sauté is amazing for an entree but they have many vegetarian options as well. I'm not a vegetarian but I do love falafel and theirs is delicious. Definitely recommend. Great restaurant!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Turkish Cuisine DelightFSJ49Dined on 11/16/2014Best place for Turkish food! Service is attentive and friendly. Location on Park Ave. is lovely. Have eaten here several times and the food quality has been wonderful every time. It's a must establishment to experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Consistently one of Winter Park's BestHuskerDaddyDined on 11/15/2014Enjoyed another great meal at Bosphorous. Owner Tammy is spot on making sure service and meal are as expected. The lavos bread with mixed appetizer plate and lamb shanks never fail to be great choices.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- This is a great place. The food is excellent.OpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 11/15/2014The food is great - the Lavash is incredible. We have gone back several times. The people are very friendly as well!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Highly Recommended Dining SpotRosemaryDined on 11/5/2014Bosphorous is my favorite restaurant in Winter Park, which has its' fair share of nice dining options. I'm a creature of habit and I always order the Chicken Saute with Lemon Sauce as I love lemons. The Lavas bread is not to be missed, I pair it with their Haydari yogurt dip. Salads are generously sized and can easily be shared. The jasmine rice mixture that accompanies the entrees is delicious as well and I always get a container to go for my little doggies.Special Features:
- Don't go hungrySampsonDined on 11/2/2014I love Turkish food. Bosphorous food is really good. That being said the portions are small. We went as a group of 7. In traditional Turkish fashion we asked if they had a mixed grill that would feed the table. They said yes. What we were served was only good for 2 people. Portion size on everything is very small. Another great example....we ordered 3 appetizers all of which is traditionally served with bread. None came. We asked for pita bread for the table. Our server brought us 1 piece cut in 4 squares??? We stopped by a drive thru on the way home. Our waiter was very slow and seemed new. Over all good food, very slow service, and very small portions for the money.Special Features:
- Fabulous 30th!OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 10/27/2014Bosphorous has a unique style and has varieties for all tastes (my vegetarian grandmother to my moms 3 year old). We shared appetizers and menu items that were SO delicious. One of the best things is the appetizer plate. Never disappointed! And did I tell you about the chocolate hazelnut baklava?!? It's amazing, especially with the pistachio gelato! They served with a candle and put the cherry on top of my big birthday!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- outingOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 10/25/2014we took some friends who had not been there and had a very enjoyable evening. food is always great and service was very good. amazingly consistent. i hiope they are in business for a long timeSpecial Features:
- Turkish DelightMWS6Dined on 10/23/2014The freshest best turkish food in town... an authentic meal with great flavors ... a neighborhood treat.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 10/23/2014love this place. the food is amazing. it is very romantic inside and just quiet enough. the service was wonderfulSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Won't be my last visit.ThespotthoDined on 10/13/2014Was celebrating my best friend's birthday and his restaurant of choice was Bosphorous. i was not reluctant to try it out because I would alway pas by and smell the wonderful aromas of the dishes prepared there. Well I can honestly say my nose did not fail me! The food was great, atmosphere was pleasant and our waiter Abe sealed the deal. I will be back with others. :)Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- New love of Turkish CuisineLauraLovesSeafoodDined on 10/11/2014We ate our early dinner al fresco. Thank goodness because the inside was super busy and packed. We had symphony tickets so were happy the restaurant could accommodate us and get us to the show on time. The food at Bosphorous is fresh and delicious and, much to my surprise, not heavy or overpowering — which I always thought it was. Hands down, the absolute best hummus I've ever had. Thanks Bosphorous!Special Features:
- Good food and Service was excellentWanderingFoodie386Dined on 10/4/2014I read the reviews and was worried that the service would be a problem, not so. We arrived and was immediately taken to our table. We discussed our wine options and wanted to try the Turkish wine so the waiter brought a sample. On to the appetizer sample that was very good and then the grill sampler. There was so much food we got a doggie bag. We will be back I am sure.
- Food Just OKSeaCrisVIPDined on 10/4/2014While the service and ambiance was good, the food was just average.Special Features:
- NoisyOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 9/23/2014I long for a place where you can hear each other talk.
- RockDined on 9/20/2014Food was overall very good. Had reservations but still seated 35 mins late.
- Good Food & FriendsDolphinjls7Dined on 9/20/2014Bosphorous had a nice cuisine that's not typical in everyday dining. Authentic Turkish?Middle East food, with wonderful flavor & large portions. A high on the noise factor but still a good place to meet friends.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Try it! You'll like it!getinmybellyDined on 9/20/2014My husband isn't the most adventurous person when it comes to new foods, but I really wanted him to try Bosphorous. I was fortunate to eat at Bosphorous for a work function and have been raving about it ever since. He finally buckled and we made our reservations. He didn't know what to order so he went with the mixed grill to try a bit of everything. He loved it all. I enjoyed the beef sis kabobs and we had the lavas with hummus and baba ganoush. It was all amazing. The mixed grill is HUGE so come hungry or prepare to have leftovers. It was busy so service was a tad slow, but we were enjoying our food so much we didn't care. I'm so excited that my husband tried a new culinary delight and loved it!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Delicious!!CCRN2010Dined on 9/19/2014Food was great, steak kebabs were increadiable, waiter was very helpful and attentive. Would definitely recommend for a date night!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful ExperienceJackiePDined on 9/18/2014The food is phenomenal, the service is excellent, and the atmosphere is very quaint. Bosphorous is our favorite Winter Park restaurant!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good food, service lackingOtownDinerDined on 9/14/2014Pros: The food was good with more than sufficient portions. Great menu. Cons: While the server was very friendly, appetizer plates stayed on the table until we were finished with our entrées, not enough silverware was brought for dessert, and it took multiple requests to get a bag for our to go box. We were also disappointed that they were out of our first choice for our entrée and that there were no lamb dishes on the Magical Dining menu. Overall, it was no more than an average experience, but I would probably give them a second chance.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- pleased experienceaking83VIPDined on 9/13/2014The only draw back to this experience, was we had to wait 15-20 minutes before being greeted by a server after sitting down. The food is superb, and always delicious. Highly recommended.Special Features:
- Turkish Delight!DiningDivaDined on 9/13/2014My friend and I tried this restaurant out for Magical Dining Month. The restaurant staff was super friendly from our hostess to our server to the manager greeting everyone. The food was very good. It was a LOT of food and we both took home leftovers--which is always nice! Overall great experience and I would definitely come back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love itOrloldieDined on 9/12/2014Great service, great food and great ambiance. !!!! !!!!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Hit or Miss with ServersSnobbyEaterVIPDined on 9/12/2014We have been to Bosphorous before and had a great server for our inaugural visit. She was very knowledgeable about the menu and made excellent recommendations. Our last experience wasn't that great. We wanted to try different dishes, but our server was hesitant to recommend anything. It appeared as though she needed additional training on the dishes and how to make recommendations. We had to take it upon ourselves to make the dining experience all that we wanted it to be by ask another server questions about the menu. He was knowledgeable and very helpful.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great!Erocks23Dined on 9/6/2014Went with a group of friends for magical dining month. The place was packed and they do not have a waiting area so a reservation is a must. Dinner was incredible. The food was so fresh and one of a kind. I look forward to going again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- outstanding performance1fussyfoodieDined on 9/6/2014Had out of town guests in who never experienced Turkish cuisine. They can't wait to come back. We had the best service, best waiter and the manager (Joe)stopped by to ensure all was in order. We couldn't have been more pleased with the overall quality of Bosphorous. We shall return - SOON !Special Features:
- Never dissatisfiedGracieW103Dined on 9/6/2014Wonderful food once again. The portions seem to have gotten a bit smaller, but none the less it is tasty. While their outside dining is nice, in the dead heat of a Florida summer it may be more enjoyable for some to sit inside, so my suggestion would be to make reservations ahead of time. The lavas as always is outstanding.Special Features:
- We love it....Bells2014Dined on 8/31/2014I've been there last year and come back to prove they are really very good.Special Features:
- CarolineDined on 8/30/2014Great experience. Food was excellent and atmosphere was fun. We even tried the green Raki. I will definitely be back!Special Features:
- Great food, great valuePickyEaterDined on 8/30/2014This was my fourth visit to Bosphorus, though I don't live in the region. The food is excellent, the portions are huge and the service is friendly and efficient. I had the Doner Kebap, two of my companions had the Chicken Adana and my sister had the Lamb Kefte. All were terrfic. Of course the puffy lavash is not to be missed!Special Features:
- Good service and beautiful spotmie8Dined on 8/26/2014The service was very good and the spot was so beautiful with a view of the park. I asked for a frie calamari and there was a lit bit too oil on that... Then I asked for a salad and that was realy good.
- Outstanding food, friendly staffDCDinnerDined on 8/23/2014The food was as authentic as it gets with great flavor, authentic ingredients and generous portions. This vibrant restaurant doesn't have a waiting area, which makes for a uncomfortable greeting process. However, this is offset by the friendly waiting staff and outstanding food.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- foodfanVIPDined on 8/23/2014We were seated right on time for our reservation. The food was excellent and the portions very generous. We took home enough for a second meal. Service was attentive and responsive. All in all an excellent mealSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Limited Turkisk experienceAusBobDined on 8/23/2014Small cramped indoor especially for 2 people. Several tables are set up in the walkway in which wait staff is constantly buzzing by as well as patrons headed to the toilets. Lighting was poor and many people needed their phones to see the menu. Appetizer bread and dips were fantastically fresh. Lamb was overcooked and fish was unedible. Servings were generous. Desert of baklava was very aromatic. They have a house desert involving shredded pastry and cheese. Not a good texture and taste match. Overall a high price restaurant in which the food falls short.Special Features:
- Love this PlaceSasb4Dined on 8/20/2014Bosphorous is always delicious. The food is just so good and the service was outstanding. It is one of our favorite places to dine. Oh that lavosh bread is just so yummy!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent all aroundBerniceDined on 8/20/2014Excellent authentic Turkish cuisine staff was very knowledgable and helpful with gluten free options. Staff is professional, attentive and courteous. Our third visit from out of state and we will be returning !! Excellent !Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Client Dinner SUPERBDhurtakVIPDined on 8/17/2014I live in South Florida but travel to Central Florida on business..this is my go to destination for clients.. something for everyone. great food, service, and ambience..LOVE IT!Special Features:
- Fortuitous second choiceRadicalToadDined on 8/16/2014We'd actually went to another restaurant first and been disappointed with the menu, so we googled restaurants in the area and found this. We'd not heard of it before, but took a chance and it turned out to be wonderful. The food was delicious - Tamara (caviar, olive oil, lemon juice - but it seemed more like a cheese - possibly the oil was emulsified - whatever, it was awesome) with the bread (can't recall what it is called, but it looks like a pillow). Lamb Sis Kebap for an entree - perfectly spiced and perfectly cooked. Our server let us sample a couple wines before we made our wine choice, which I love. I would definitely recommend this restaurant.Special Features:


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Today I was going for a walk to get some exercise and two men in a car drove past me and yelled something to me. When I kept walking and ignored them, the driver honked at me.
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While walking through the downtown arts district, on my way to get a sandwich, a man started walking very close to me. He asked me if he could follow me. I ignored him. He asked if I was afraid of him and said that most girls are. He continued to follow me for a few more blocks, asking if he could touch my dimples. Ew. Finally he gave up and walked away. This is only one experience of dozens I've had with street harassment on this block.
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I've been in Morocco for 3.5 days now, traveling with my 60-year-old godparents and usually a Moroccan guide walking through these cities. Even with this group around me, I could not possibly count the number of times men have blatantly (and creepily) stared at me, called me "beautiful," muttered "nice" under their breath as I walked past, yelled from a passing motorcycle, etc. One man standing outside a restaurant called over to me as I got out of a car, "I was born for you!" Today in Meknes a guy outside a restaurant whispered to me "ich liebe dich," which means "I love you" in German. This one, like many of them, was a restaurant worker trying to get customers to come in and eat and I'd like to think my refusing them service is an act of fighting back, but it's not much. At least I'm not positively reinforcing their behavior. I wish I could single-handedly change the culture of street harassment in Morocco, but I guess I'll settle for trying to at least make the occasional man feel uncomfortable after harassing me. I just have to start trying to say something when it happens.
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Men along the sidewalk lined up, drinking in public. Said obnoxious things- compliments meant to intimidate, not flatter.
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Harassment also happens to older women who walk. This has happened more than once in Rockville. I have been out walking because I do not drive and I choose not to take the bus. People driving by yell at me because I am walking (and wearing a hat). They yell "hey, I like your hat" and the like. It makes me angry because I am just going about my business. Once it even happened right by my workplace. I don't know what to do.
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When I was thirteen, I was taking the city's metro back home. A man, far older than me, came and sat by me. He started to talk to me and told me I was too "sexy" to be that young. As I stood up to get off at my stop, he tried to block my path and trap me in the seat. Another passenger pulled him out of my way. I was so scared I ran all the way home, and didn't tell my parents because I blamed myself for dressing a certain way. Without that man pulling him out of my way, who knows what could have happened?
It was about 11 pm and my sister and I were about to carpool to go visit my mom since she had just been in the hospital. My sister was about to get in my car when I heard a few whistles coming from the porch of someone's house. I told them they were being disrespectful and to stop. As soon as I got back in my car they started up again.
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I was driving to school, and a few men on the back of a garbage truck started yelling "hey sexy!" until I drove away.
I was with a group of friends and this girl referred to my other friend using "it". It turned out this friend might be trans and the friend knew that when she said what she said.
Walking during the day to go have lunch with my sister I noticed a group of men following me yelling at me in another language. I understood and translated that they were harassing me. They followed me for a few blocks.
I started walking faster. I then found two older college aged girls sitting on the steps of a building just talking together. I approached them and said "hey girls so good to see you!" as if I knew these women as my own friends. I explained that I was being followed and they let me sit with them until the men passed me and walked around the corner. I am thankful that these women were protective and helpful.
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The Rocky pushed its hugely ambitious serial about an early-'60s schoolbus crash as if the fate of newspapers rested on its success.
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Seattle and Dallas went 13-3 in the regular season, won their divisions, earned first-round playoff byes and then won three straight games to capture the Super Bowl and finish at 16-3.
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When you win the Super Bowl, there isn't much to complain about as far as overall team performance is concerned. But here is a look back at what the Seahawks excelled at and aspects of their game that they will need to tighten up next season.
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The Cowboys can't become the Seahawks or Broncos overnight, but there are three steal-able principles that Dallas can — and should embrace.
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Japan, 2005 (MIFF 2005, Regional Focus)
Director: Suzuki Seijun[Princess Raccoon], from maverick of Japanese cinema Seijun Suzuki (MIFF 00 retrospective subject), screened in Official Selection at Cannes, 2005. In this stunning operetta, Suzuki is inspired the Tanuki Goten films of the 1940s and 50s, but gives his own unique touch to the genre through engaging (among other things) opera, rock and hip-hop, as well as a combination of movement and dance styles. The result is a beguiling story of romance between Princess Tanuki (Zhang Ziyi, [House of Flying Daggers]) and Prince Amechiyo (Joe Odagiri), firmly grounded in tradition and mythology. The raccoon dog, or tanuki, is the ultimate trickster in Japanese folklore, which can even take human form. Love between a human and tanuki is strictly forbidden. Prince Amechiyo is banished from the fold of his family, as his vain father is jealous of his beauty. Amechiyo meets the beautiful Princess Tanuki, and the pair is besotted with one another. Only the holy Mount Kairasu knows the course their love will take. Brilliant performances and expert direction give the magic [Princess Raccoon] a wonderful and outrageous dreamlike edge.
D/S Seijun Suzuki P Yoshio Urasawa WS Dentsu Tec Inc. L Japanese w/English subtitles TD 35mm/col/2005/111mins Seijun Suzuki was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1923. His films include [Detective Bureau 2-3: Bastards!] (1963), [Story of a Prostitute] (1965), [Tokyo Drifter] (1966), [Branded to Kill] (1967).


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