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Welcome to Okinawa, Japan! (^_^) The Enjoyable Southern Island Food of Shin Okinawa Izakaya! [Review] w/ Pics!
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I remember hearing whispers of a possible Okinawan restaurant months ago, which made me very happy. It's always good when we can get specialist restaurants focused on specific cuisines. :) And then thanks to gachimai's early report on Chowhound (and subsequent feedback from others), my interest and excitement in Shin Okinawa Izakaya only increased. I quickly made arrangements for my first visit a few weeks after gachimai's report, and over the course of multiple visits, Shin Okinawa Izakaya has turned out to be a delightful window into the cuisine of Okinawa (and a fun Japanese Pub to boot)! (^_^)
On my first visit, my 'dachi Jotaru joined me to see what Shin was all about. We arrived on a Friday evening, and upon seeing the exterior architecture - with the classic Okinawan Shisa (Lion Dogs) (believed to ward off evil), and beautiful dark wood, hand-carved sign and doors - I could tell that this had the makings of a good dinner. (^_~)
As soon as we opened the door, we were greeted with a cheerful Okinawan greeting by the entire staff (like a feminine version of Shin Sen Gumi's more gruff "battle cry greetings" :). The inside was warm and welcoming, with a giant map of Okinawa painted on one wall, and bits of Okinawan decor and a festive layout throughout. This was going to be fun. :)
Opening up the menu, the first thing that caught my eye was that they were serving Awamori! Awamori is a traditional Okinawan alcoholic beverage, made from a Thai Rice (surprisingly). I had never tried Awamori before and was excited to be finally able to try out this famous southern island drink. I decided to try the Kumesen Awamori, from Kumejima, Japan. The Kumesen had a very clean initial taste, but a strong alcohol aftertaste, more similar to a Shochu than a Sake.
We quickly placed an order for a variety of dishes and soaked in the Okinawan decor and music while we waited for our food. :)
The first dish to arrive was the Rafutei (Simmered Pork Belly - Okinawa Style). This was essentially the Okinawan version of my beloved Buta no Kakuni dish found in many Izakayas (Japanese Pubs) and Kappo restaurants. :) I couldn't wait to try it!
With one bite, I was back in Japan, sitting on a sunny beach in Okinawa, enjoying mouth-watering, super-tender Pork Belly that's been stewed for hours; a Pork Belly that was so fragrant with Mirin, Shoyu (Soy Sauce), a bit of Sugar, and Sake that it has turned out to be my new favorite version of Buta no Kakuni in Southern California! (^_^) Local versions of Buta no Kakuni sometimes hits the mark for flavor, but the Pork is extremely tough, or undercooked, or chewy (or sometimes it's tender, but lacks the right flavors). Not so here: Shin Okinawa Izakaya hit the mark perfectly under the vision of Chef Douchu Nakayama (from Okinawa). Excellent!
(On a side note, I tried this dish again on my third visit, and one piece was a little tougher than I would've liked it, but it was still generally tender and retained the amazing flavors from my first visit. :)
The second dish to arrive was A-sa Ten (Laver Tempura). This special type of Kaiso (Seaweed) was one that I had never had as Tempura before, so I was curious how it would turn out. It arrived with a beautiful green hue, but taste-wise, it was more visually stunning than anything. The subtle Laver flavor was partially lost on the batter, which was a bit too thick and heavy for something this delicate. It wasn't bad, but we tasted more Tempura batter than the Kaiso itself.
Our next dish was Yaki Tebichi (Grilled Pork Leg), which was something I'd expect to see more on a Chinese menu than a Japanese one. Two large pieces came out, with a great sear and a nice aroma.
Similar to the Chinese version of this dish, there was a lot of skin and bones to work through, with some tasty bits of meat, but mostly cartilage (unless you're one that enjoys eating the skin (^_~)). It was very fragrant, with a nice simple sea salt and pepper infusion, and the bits of cartilage were good, but it may not be for everyone.
Another famous dish from the southern islands is Okinawa Soba (Okinawa Noodles in Fish Broth Soup). Contrary to its name, this Okinawan "Soba" noodle is nothing like the more common Buckwheat Soba Noodle that we're used to seeing, but more like a thick Udon Noodle.
Still, I was looking forward to trying Shin's interpretation of this dish. I took a bite and noted a chewy, doughy texture that seemed very familiar... and then I remembered: This was the exact same Okinawan Soba I had at the 2008 Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri (Summer Festival) from the Sun Noodle Inc. booth! :( I realize it's unfair to expect most restaurants to make their own Soba Noodles, but this one was the exact same doughy, chewy mess of a noodle that I had tasted a month earlier, sigh. Other than that, the Broth itself was a simple, clear soup with a good base of Fish and Kombu (Kelp); the chunks of Kamaboko (Fish Cake) and Stewed Pork were a nice touch. Overall, it was so-so, not something I'd order again.
One interesting thing is that Shin Okinawa Izakaya only serves a traditional Black Rice (no white rice), which the menu says is "high in Vitamins B1 and B2." The Okinawan Black Rice had a nice, slightly nutty fragrance and matched nicely with the dishes we had that evening.
Another interesting dish we ordered that evening was their Gurukan Furai (Deep Fried Gurukan (Okinawan Fish)). The menu encouraged you to "eat the whole thing," and upon arrival we saw that they had fried the bones of the fish at such a high temperature that you could eat the fins and spine portions because they had become brittle and crunchy.
Unfortunately, the Gurukan fish was very tough and had a chewy consistency. This made it hard to finish this dish and just a bit unappetizing.
Our next dish arrived at about the same time: Go-ya Champuru (Stir-fried Bitter Melon, Egg and Vegetables). This was another famous Okinawan dish, with a quick stir-fry of Bitter Melon, Bean Sprouts, Onions, Tofu, and topped with Katsuobushi (Bonito Fish Flakes).
Like some of the previous dishes, it was served in a nice, rustic stone plate, and the Bitter Melon was wonderful! :) Note, that if you've never had Bitter Melon before, it is literally what its name states: A melon that's bitter. :) It's an acquired taste, but once you get used to it, it's a nice change of pace and a different flavor for your palate. (^_~) The Egg, bits of Pork Belly, and the fragrance of the Onions and the Katsuobushi all helped to temper the bitterness of the Bitter Melon.
Their Okinawa Takikomi Gohan (Okinawan Rice Dish seasoned with Soy Sauce and Boiled with Various Ingredients) was one of the better Takikomi Gohan preperations I've had this past year, with a nice earthy and fragrant savoriness, but at $5.50 for a bowl of this special rice, it feels slightly mismatched for price.
Our desserts arrived at this time, starting with the famous Sata Andagi (Okinawa Donuts). Basically Deep-Fried Dough with Sugar, a freshly-made Sata Andagi is a wonderful thing (as are all freshly-made Donuts (^_~)), but sadly, these Sata Andagi were room temperature and tasted as if they were made that morning or the day before. They were slightly tough on the exterior and the inside was a bit dried out.
But that was soon rectified with our next dessert: Beni Imo Dango (Deep Fried Red Sweet Potato Balls covered with Sesame). According to our waitress, the Beni Imo (Red Sweet Potato) is a very popular dish in Okinawa Prefecture, and I was thinking it might've been like a Satsuma Imo, or other variation of a Japanese Yam. But instead, this turned out to be a wonderful, naturally sweet (not overly saccharin) dessert of an earthy, nutty ball of pure deliciousness! :) Wow! These were so good, and freshly made, so that they were piping hot and so tasty! Very good.
This turned out to be an enjoyable meal and I wanted to try more items on the menu, so I wrangled a bunch of my Izakaya Hounds for a second visit a month later. :)
We started off by sampling a few more Awamori labels to see if there was one that everyone would enjoy. I started off tasting their Shimauta Awamori, which had a smoother finish than the previous Kumesen, but it was still a bit too sharp and strong for my tastes.
At this point our waitress noted our disdain with the sharpness, and then recommended a classic Okinawan alternative: Shi-Kwa-Sa- Jyu-su Awamori (Shikwasa Citrus Fruit Juice mixed with Awamori). Shin labeled the Shikwasa as an "Okinawan Tangerine" on the menu, and we decided to try the waitress' suggestion. :)
We went with a bottle of their Mizuho Awamori, and she brought out a full pitcher of their Shikwasa Juice to mix it with. The result was a tangy, slightly sour, but also sweet cocktail that made the Awamori much more palatable for my tastes (and everyone at the table agreed :).
We started off the evening with an order of their Ankimo (Monk Fish Liver). It was suprisingly fresh tasting, with a nice mellow sweetness. For an Izakaya it was a risk to try this dish locally, but we're glad we did. :)
The second dish arrived about the same time: Suku Garasu (Baby Fish Pickled in Salt over Okinawa Tofu). Chef Nakayama basically takes pickled Kibinago Fish and serves them atop some Tofu, simply prepared. I found the Kibinago Fish to be strongly salty (in a good way), with a nice slight brininess, and it went well with the Tofu. My only hope is that Shin can find a way to make their own Tofu (or bring in a local, fresh version) instead of the prepackaged kind, which would really elevate this dish.
After having the delicious Bitter Melon dish last time, I was curious how their Go-ya Ten (Bitter Melon Tempura) would fare. It turned out to be curiously prepared, with multiple slices of Go-ya (Bitter Melon) stuck together with the batter and deep-fried in big "folds." It was odd, and it resulted in a bit too much breading in some pieces. Besides that, without any other ingredients present (unlike the previous version with Eggs, Onions, Bonito Fish Flakes, etc.), it made the Bitter Melon *really* stand out... this was extreme bitterness brought to the forefront. Overall, two of us were able to handle the level of bitterness :), so it was OK, but with the odd bundling of the Tempura together, it resulted in some pieces soaking up too much oil and being clumped.
Luckily, the Andansu- (Pork Meat flavored with Miso) was served next and quickly made everyone forget about the Bitter Melon Tempura. :) This innocuous-looking dish of small bits of Diced Pork marinated in a house-blend of Miso turned out to be two of my Izakaya Hounds' favorite dish of the evening! The special blend of Miso with the deep, porky goodness and bits of Sesame Seeds and Green Onion was delicious by itself, but the subtle sweetness with the unctuousness of the bits of Pork became outstanding when paired with the Awamori drinks or Sake or Rice. :) Delicious!
The So-ki Buni (Simmered Pork Sparerib, Okinawa Style) arrived next. I knew their Rafutei (Simmered Pork Belly) was delicious from a previous visit, but their So-ki Buni turned out to be just as good! The Pork Spareribs were long-stewed in a similar mixture of Mirin, Soy Sauce, Sugar and Sake, and served with Stewed Daikon Radish and a dab of Karashi (Japanese Mustard), and the result was... heavenly! The Stewed Pork Spareribs were wonderfully tender and supple, and mouth-wateringly delicious! This was tied for my favorite of the night! (^_^)
One curious dish on the menu that one of the Izakaya Hounds insisted we try was their Hiraya-chi (Okinawa Style Savory Pancake). When it arrived, it looked very similar to the Chinese Tsong Yoh Bing (Green Onion Pancake), and when we took a bite, it *was* very much like a slightly modified version of the more famous Chinese dish. :) Besides the similarity, it was actually a solid version of the dish, with a thin pancake-like structure, housing slivers of Green Onion, and pan fried. It was a little oily, but it was also thinner than most Chinese versions of this dish. Overall it was tasty and went very well with the glasses of Awamori liquor that was being consumed throughout the night. (^_~)
The next dish was one that I was emotionally preparing myself for heartbreak from the moment I uttered its name to our waitress: Takoyaki (Octopus Pastry Balls). I only ordered it because everyone at the table was clammoring for this classic and famous Japanese dish :), and I was secretly hoping that it would finally be the first decent version I've had in L.A.
Our order arrived, and the Takoyaki looked pretty decent, topped with Takoyaki Sauce and Katsuobushi (Bonito Fish Flakes). I gently picked one up and placed it in my mouth: A light crispiness gave way to a light, fluffy interior, and a good-sized chunk of Tako (Octopus). It was actually pretty good! While it still fell short of the amazing version I had from a Takoyaki specialist in Japan, it was probably the best version of Takoyaki I've had in L.A. (but that's not saying too much).
Arriving soon after was the Tebichi (Simmered Pork Leg, Okinawa Style). The previous time, I had tried their Yaki Tebichi (Grilled Pork Leg), so this time we were trying out their Stewed / Simmered version. This version was even more soft and tender and gelatinous than the Grilled Tebichi, and I found it delicious! :) But again, a word of warning that you have to work through the pork skin, bones and bits of fat to get at the little bits of meat and mostly cartilage. It was a nice change of pace from the usual Izakaya offerings locally.
The Nasu to Kinoko Nibushi (Eggplant & Mushroom Mbushi: Stir-fried Eggplant, Mushroom, Okinawa Tofu with Miso Sauce) was slightly disappointing. The dish turned out to be just the sum of its parts, rather mundane, with the Tofu, Mushrooms and Eggplant steeping in this pool of "brown broth," that had notes of Miso, but was more reminiscent of an average vegetarian stir-fried dish in "brown sauce" at an average Chinese restaurant than the better recipes of Nakayama-san's that we had earlier. It wasn't bad, but there was nothing outstanding about it, either.
Almost as if on cue, our next dish arrived and it rebounded nicely: Tori no Kara-age Shi-Kwa-Sa- Ponzu (Fried Chicken, Okinawan Tangerine Ponzu). At most So Cal Izakayas, Kara-age (Fried Chicken) has become a commonly found and popular item. I wasn't sure how Shin would interpret this classic dish, but after one bite, *everyone* at our table just had to smile and pause while enjoying every bite. This was an outstanding version of the classic Kara-age, and the use of Shikwasa (Okinawan Tangerine) in the Ponzu Sauce was brilliant, adding a beautiful, unique sharper (yet still citrus-y and floral) note to each bite of the Fried Chicken! (^_^) I haven't ordered it again (yet), so I'm not sure if it's a one time homerun, but on this night, it was simply subarashii (magnificent). :)
At this point, we had finished up our bottle of Mizuho, and everyone was voting to switch over to Sake (most everyone enjoyed the Awamori with Shikwasa Citrus, but they wanted to finish the night with a good, smooth Sake :). Luckily, Shin Okinawa carried one of my favorite Sakes, and we ordered a bottle of the Tokubetsu Junmai Sake Suigei, from Kouchi, Japan. Taking a sip at this point, I suppose I just love the smoothness of Sake over Awamori and Shochu. (^_~) Smooth and clean.
Their Sakana Ten ("Fish Tempura") arrived at the same time as our bottle of Sake was delivered. On that night, Chef Nakayama used Maguro (Tuna) for the Tempura, and it turned out be a great choice: The Tuna tasted very fresh, and had a good meatiness to each bite, while still having the lightness inherent to fish, which made it hold up well in Tempura form. The house-mixture of Oyster Sauce, thinned out with Tentsuyu was a nice touch, adding an oceany saltiness that complemented the Maguro to the tee.
One of the Hounds present is a huge Sweet Potato lover, so we ordered their Beni Imo Korokke (Red Sweet Potato Croquette) just for her. :) Like the amazing dessert I had last time, there's just something wonderful about this Okinawan Red Sweet Potato that makes it stand out from the usual potato family. The Beni Imo matched really well with the Croquette crust, giving a great, subtle sweetness and still giving the starchy, satisfying goodness you'd expect from a Croquette in general.
Shin's Yaki So-ki (Grilled Pork Sparerib, BBQ Sauce) was just ridiculously good! The Pork Spareribs have a marinade of Mirin, Shoyu (Soy Sauce) and coated with Ginger chunks and they're grilled. The "BBQ Sauce" is a fragrant, complex Okinawan BBQ Sauce that has nothing to do with the classic American version.
The Spareribs turn out to be extremely tender and the grilled version is a standout, just as their Simmered version was earlier (I prefer their Simmered version, but this one was also very good! :). (Note: On my third visit, this dish was a little tougher than the first time I had this dish, but it was still generally, very tender and moist.)
We ended the night with a classic Izakaya dish: Hamachi Kama (Grilled Yellowtail Collar). Nakayama-san cooked this perfectly for us that night, with a nice lightly charred and very crispy skin on the outside, and a super-moist, fresh interior of Yellowtail! This was another excellent dish, and the best Hamachi Kama I've had in recent memory in So Cal. Excellent! :)
Service was simple and spot-on, as to be expected from most Izakayas. It's a Japanese "Pub," so you place an order and if you ever need more drinks or refills or any other needs, you can flag one of the servers, but they would also come by and check on us from time-to-time. Every one of our servers were nice and quick to fulfill our needs. No complaints. :)
Shin serves Japanese "Small Plates" / Izakaya Dishes, which range in price from $1.25 - $18 (for a Sampler Platter), with most dishes averaging about ~$6 - $7. We averaged about ~$45 per person (including tax and tip), but the average was high due to the liberal sampling of various Okinawan Awamori drinks and then Sake. (^_~)
Shin Okinawa Izakaya is one of the first, if not the first, Okinawan specialist in Los Angeles. There are some misses and uneven dishes from the kitchen (probably the result of trying to satisfy a wide range of tastes in L.A. with an expansive menu), but with so many outstanding dishes as well, such as their Rafutei (Stewed Pork Belly), Tori no Kara-age Shi-Kwa-Sa- Ponzu (Fried Chicken with Okinawan Tangerine Ponzu), Shin is worth a visit. With a delightful, warm atmosphere, friendly staff, and some distinctive Okinawan dishes, Shin Okinawa Izakaya is quickly becoming one of the better Japanese Pubs in Los Angeles.
*** Rating: 8.0 (out of 10.0) ***
Shin Okinawa Izakaya
1880 W. Carson Street, Suite #A
Torrance, CA 90501
Tel: (310) 618-8357
Hours: [Lunch] Mon - Fri, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
[Dinner] 7 Days A Week, 5:30 p.m. - 12:00 Midnight
Shin Okinawa Izakaya
1880 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90501
Was there for lunch last week... had the okinawan soba hot noodle soup. It was terrible. I was still hungry and made a second mistake of going to Yuzu to eat something else.
In regards to Shin Okinawa, there isn't much to choose from on the lunch menu. However, it looks like you were not there for lunch, but dinner. Thus, our opinions on this place may differ a lot based on that.
Love all your posts and pictures :)0-
re: banquisha
Hi banquisha,
"Yes," all 3 of my visits were for dinner. I just called to confirm and their Lunch Menu is missing quite a few items from their Dinner Menu (makes sense). Like you, I found certain items to be a miss (like the Okinawa Soba), but really loved certain dishes as well (some nice standouts! :).
I would it's worth one more visit to try some of the other items.
re: J.L.
Hi J.L.
Hehe, I know (>_<). If you end up trying out this Okinawan restaurant, please report back. :)
re: exilekiss
Have Okinawan co-worker and an office full of Japanese ex-pats. Went w/ a Kobe native and sampled items from every section of the menu.
No one likes/liked this place. Even the J-coworkers say they'll never return. Loved the flavored beers but... the food is just inedible, no amount of ASCII smileys can save this Shin.
Understand Okinawans are longevity kings/queens but .. if this is how they actually eat, I'd rather die young.
re: TonyC
Hi TonyC,
Thanks for the report. It's unfortunate all your food was inedible. I found quite a few misses on my 3 visits (as noted above. For example, I would never order the Okinawa Soba ever again, and the Gurukan and Sata Andagi, etc.). But unlike you, I found quite a few dishes very good.
I brought along some Japanese Hounds that are pretty discerning as well and for them, they enjoyed quite a few dishes.
But that's what's great about food: It's not an exact science. What one person hates, another person loves. Something might be "too salty" or "too sweet" for one person, but for someone else, it's "just right." What one person thinks is bad, another person thinks it's good.
Yay! A new review from exilekiss about a good South Bay restaurant I've never tried! This makes my day! Thanks as always for an incredibly detailed review and for finding these little gems for us all. I can't wait to try it! I'm pretty sure I read something about a grilled pork leg with lots of skin and cartilage to get through. Yum...
re: heinous
Hi heinous,
Thanks. I hope you enjoy your visit. :)
I figure that rather than start a new thread that I would just piggy-back onto EK's post since he and I and a buddy of mine went here during my trip down to LA. (I just never got around to blogging about it.)
We stuck with a few Okinawan classics that we were already familiar with so that we could judge a bit objectively, namely the chahan (fried rice), the rafutei (pork belly) and soki buni (pork spareribs).


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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
It didn't seem like THAT big of a blunder. As I sit here contemplating it...I guess it was all in the timing. Let me explain.
You may have read my blog a while back where I was trying out a new 'thing' called diet bet. It's an internet thing where you enter a game with other players, each betting a certain amount (depends on the game) in a bet that you can lose 4% of your body weight in 28ish days. Those who win split the pot (minus admin fees). I was all excited about it...except not excited enough (obviously) to do what I needed to do to actually LOSE weight. So I lost my first diet bet.
I liked the idea, though, and wanted to try again when I got my head on straight. The timing was perfect, as I found a new game starting just as my sister & I were challenging each other to a weightloss duel. I started the diet bet and things were going swimmingly. There were ups and downs, as with anything you do, but I was surely trending in the right direction.
Then came last week, the final home stretch of my current diet bet. This is when I took the ole gun out and started waving it around my foot. Yes...something that seemed like a good idea at the time looks like it backfired on me. I got my fitbit (a good thing overall, I think), and discovered I could sync it with Sparkpeople, which I did. Now all my fitbit activity would show on my fitness tracker. Oh Joy! said the gadget nerd in me. Then I loaded the gun and aimed it at my foot.
Somehow, I stumbled upon a new functionality with the Sparkpeople nutrition tracker. Since I had synched my fitbit, I could convert to the 'new' way of doing things, where based on my fitbit activity, the nutrition tracker would change my daily calorie goal range. You could switch to this 'new' plan, but once switched there's no going back. Having been voraciously hungry all last week, and having all this new functionality dangled temptinlgy in front of me...I jumped. I think I set this in motion either Thursday evening or Friday morning. Bang.
On Saturday morning I checked my weight and I was 0.5 lbs under my diet bet goal. I could win! All I had to do was NOT gain 0.6 lbs (or more) before weigh in time was announced Monday morning. Whoopee!! Not so fast...
I was racking up steps with my fitbit, and my nutrition tracker was giving me higher & higher calorie ranges. And was I ever loving that! A weekend, and I could legally eat more! YAY! Not so fast...
Fast forward to Monday morning...and I'm 0.7 lbs OVER the diet bet goal. What? Gained 1.3 lbs in two days? Yep. Derp.
All is not lost - at least not until 4am tomorrow morning (the official end of weigh out). I was still those stinkin' 0.7 lbs over this morning too, yes indeedie do. Yesterday I ate below the OLD calorie range, and I'm on track to do that today too. We shall see...
So I guess when something seems too good to be true...don't be so quick to jump on it, huh? Dang it!
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Oh, this would have taken me down too. I'm still sticking with the tried and true old tracker. Just need to be more vigiliant and less haphazard about it. I find I've been "forgetting" this and that. And this and that causes me to gain weight. But look what you DID accomplish!
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I am so sorry you came so close and then lost your bet. Love that you are focusing on the positive and the weight you DID lose. About your experience with the new calorie range adjusting to your activity, I have a thought to share. I chose NOT to take on the new fitness/nutrition tracker feature and your post has reinforced my decision. Here's why: In my 60 day challenge, one of the rules is to "eat to your number". It's generous - 13x your ideal weight. You stick to it, regardless of activity level. The thought behind it is that as you adjust 1200 one day, 1800 the next, your body doesn't know what conditions it's under. One day you are in starvation mode and the next it's time to store for the next starvation. You pump out cortisol one day and tons of insulin the next. It messes with your digestive/endocrine/metabolic loops. By eating the same every day, your body learns to adjust to whatever you are giving it, provided it's enough to sustain a moderate-high activity lifestyle. Beware the adjusted calories and congratulations on the 9 lbs you lost - that's AMAZING!
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Waiting with baited breath to hear the final weigh in. Lessons learned.
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Hopefully you drank tons and tons of water too.
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Can you run a 5K at 3 am?
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They (SP) did say this would work for those at goal and maintaining. Others beware.
That said, your weight could fluctuate that much anyway, even sticking to the lower end.
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You might still make it! Haven't given the new tracker calorie thing a try yet and probably won't. Since the old is working for me, why change?
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Makes me wonder about their algorithm. You probably should let the Spark programmers know. I don't think it is their intent to adjust calories in a way that causes weight gain. If their methodology is correct, you should have been OK.
Frankly, I always override the Spark calculations manually with my own. That's why I won't switch to the new tracker. I don't want them messing with my numbers. However, in my case, the Spark numbers are usually too low (regardless of what they say about life style, there seems to be an implicit assumption that everyone is in weight loss mode.)
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Remember: If it sounds too good to be true.....probably is. Good Luck (no matter what you did lose).
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Tokyo, 25 April 2014 – IWC Schaffhausen has opened its long-awaited first boutique in Japan. The Swiss luxury watch manufacturer decided to locate its first Japanese boutique in Ginza in Tokyo, one of the world's most luxurious cities.
IWC has opened a boutique in Tokyo on Namiki Street, a prestigious area in the heart of Ginza, where the best gourmet food, luxury goods and art from all over the world are found. Visitors are welcomed by IWC's finest window display and are invited to discover the fascinating worlds of the IWC watch families, the manufacturing art and the appeal of fine watchmaking. "IWC has been blessed for many years by the sincere affection of its Japanese customers. Such long-lasting loyalty is truly an immense privilege for our Maison when considering Japanese customers' high level of maturity and natural preference for the very best products," commented Manuel Brandela, Brand Manager of IWC Japan. "With the opening of our first Japanese boutique in the heart of Ginza, we aim to further strengthen the long-standing love affair of Japanese watch aficionados with IWC timepieces by offering IWC's fine products crafted with ingenuity while meeting our customers' highest expectations." Georges Kern, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen, adds, "For us it is key to expand our retail network to the most relevant luxury shopping destinations worldwide, Tokyo undoubtedly being one of them. We are proud to be opening our first boutique in Japan, where we will present IWC's fascinating product families to our Japanese clients."
Located in Ginza, an area renowned as one of the most luxurious places in Japan, the boutique extends over a 40-square-metre area in a perfect setting, highlighting the prestigious timepieces of IWC Schaffhausen. Guests entering the boutique are welcomed by a comfortable lounge area with a fireplace and an intriguing library. Using dark wood, chrome steel and leather, IWC's in-house architects have created an elegant atmosphere reflecting the clean lines of IWC's fine watchmaking.
In addition to the vast collection of IWC watches, visitors will also find a wide range of Boutique Exclusive Editions such as the Portuguese Perpetual Calendar (Ref. IW502308) in stainless steel, the Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph with a new colour design (Ref. IW390208) in stainless steel with a black dial and the Portofino Hand-Wound Big Date (Ref. IW516101) in white gold, available only from the IWC boutique retail network spread throughout the world.
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Phillips, Peter J. and Cotter, Julie (2010) The technostructure gap: the educational qualifications of executive and non-executive directors. Corporate Ownership and Control, 7 (4). pp. 102-113. ISSN 1727-9232
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the educational qualifications and experience of executive and non-executive members of directorial boards in Australia. Inspired by Galbraith's (1967) analysis of the technostructure, we examine the educational qualifications of managerial (executive) directors and non-executive directors to assess the extent of divergences in the relevance (to the company's operations) of executives' and non-executives' educational qualifications. In addition, we measure the 'relatedness' of executives' and non-executives' educational qualifications to determine the extent to which the set of educational qualifications of executive directors diverges from that of non-executive directors. We find significant differences in the relevance of the educational qualifications possessed by executives and non-executives. We also find very low relatedness between the two sets of educational qualifications. The advantages of board diversity on the one hand and the disadvantages that may attend potentially sub-optimal technical information flow on the other are discussed.
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Lose Yourself In Music, Feel The Flow - Poem by Connor Whyte
Feel the beat of the intense music feel it melt your veins and burn your vision, Get lost into the sound of a million chores the sound of the the beat flowing through your veins making you feel invincible.
A addiction strong enough to make an angel cry, Feel the song as it flows in and sets its course like a virus taking its host, Like a drug that puts you in A coma, Feel it make your blood boil.
The rhythm that feels like your in a stance of a dream the brink of reality and A another world, No existence as you are alone, The power of music leaving you in a state of pleasure.
The flow great enough to make you bleed as your eyes turn A different color, Music that makes you feel like you can do anything fuels your body with adrenaline, Can you see the meaning behind the beat its angelic and hard to believe.
Like the song Requiem For A Dream cold enough to chill you to the bone, The full potential for a song to take you to somewhere no one has seen, Feel the sadness left in the instruments mixed with strength.
Alienated in music that leaves you in a state of shock changing everything you see, Who you are, And what you feel, Strong enough to change your emotions when you feel melancholy, Turning it into something to powerful for the others to see.
Music can be A gift for you to experience, Everyone has a view on the world when they are lost in the beat, Fall to light or fall to dark thats one meaning from music that you have the power to see, Feel it different then others feel.
Lose yourself in the beat, Feel the Flow as it was meant to be only for you to see, Escape the sounds of fear as music blinds it into beauty, Lose your grip on your seat relaxing you, To be paralyzed in a state of belief that you only will understand.
Instruments that can make us united or divided it is what you want it to be, or do. Notes entering your blood stream stepping your feet to the beat rocking your head in a mesmeric way.
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* Sunprincess * (11/30/2012 5:07:00 PM)
a beautiful write dedicated to music, very much enjoyed this one. :) (Report) Reply
Samantha Rak (6/22/2012 9:59:00 PM)
Connor, you are my idol when it comes to just putting something out there and just making who ever reads it FEEL it. You're a natural at this and I really hope you NEVER stop writing! Plus this poem is absolutely amazing, I don't think I've ever read something that completely describes what music is and what it does to a person. Thank you for your awesomeness! [3 (Report) Reply
Alexianna Brandhagen (4/25/2012 8:00:00 PM)
This is a poem I can relate to very well. I don't think many people understand music the way you do, and that is a precious gift you have. (Report) Reply
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Eric is a No Problem person. Unfortunately i didn't get a chance to meet him, However the person that i had representing me spoke very highly of him. From beginning to the end he communicated with us and that certainly is a big plus in allowing us the opportunity to be ready for him when he got to us. His compliment to us ( i'll give most of the credit to my wife that always go above and beyond to see to our guests comfortable stay. I salute her) was from the moment that he stepped into our place. We certainly appreciate that and we appreciate him for being so kind and thoughtful. It was an Honor and a privilege to host Eric and we have no hesitation in saying this to the airbnb community. You're welcome to stay with us should you desire to do so in the future.
Eric is a nice guy and seems interesting, I'd recommend hosting him.
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Eric was a nigthmare. I tell before he come that i will be in a travel around Morocco and one friend that work in a hostel can give him the key. He call me like 30 times to explain him where is the hostel, after 6 calls, i texted him the instructions of how to find it, because he told me that didn't understand me. He didn't find the place, so i call my friend that was very busy to go to pick him. When my friend went to the place, Eric didn't stay there. She call me and tell me that she was there and Eric not. After another 3 calls, my friend come back to pick him, and he didn't stay there again. When finally she meet him, Eric start to scream my friend very violent. She went to my house with him and showed my apartment. He write me and email. In that email he told me that he don't want to pay, an extra night, because the nigth was a nightmare!!! and if i want the money he will give me a bad review… WTF! And one more thing, he didn't give back the keys to my friend, and when we called him, he didn't answer the phone. He leave the house very dirty in only 3 days. I NEVER RECOMMEND ERIC AS GUEST.
Being a guest and host on AirBNB has been one of the most rewarding parts of my life, but this stay was truly the most uncomfortable. Sullybang refused to have someone meet me at the apartment so I trekked for three hours looking for her friend. I did not scream, and in fact gave her friend a gift for her troubles and asked if I could stay at her hostel instead, then offered to pay the taxi fare when she showed me the way. When I left, I called both girls and nobody answered so I locked the apartment and packed out. This kind of retaliatory review is not appropriate and I hope that guests and hosts will see that I have trusted and been trusted by many on here, some of whom are among my best friends today.
Easy living, energetic, funny, open to share.... A man full of qualities. Eric came as a stranger but went as a brother!
Eric is a super nice fellow!! Polite, laid back, calm, educated. He was here with his friend for a few days for Carnaval and was very good company. I wish him all the best I hope to meet him again some day. He will always be welcome. I surely recommend him.
Eric is always known at the college as a people person. He has a genuine interest in world affairs and caring for other people. Such qualities already make Eric a good host. For me, he would be a GREAT host because he is also have a very sharp sense of humor. Next time when I travel to DC, I would definitely consider Eric's places first.
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According to one measure, GunBroker auction results from recent sales: Thunder 380's seem to be ~$325-360 or so; Thunder UC Pro's are another $100 above that.
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I have a stainless Bersa Thunder 380 CC. It's a great little firearm. I bought mine used for $250. It took me 30 seconds to remove the grip panels and take out the C spring that engages the magazine disconnect safety. Great little shooter, 8+1, and pretty easy to be accurate with considering it has virtually no sights. Rounded no snag design, hammered semi-auto with de-cocker / safety. Can carry it de-cocked on a quarter cock setting and safety off and you're ready to rock and roll. Strips easily for cleaning too.
A buddy of mine has the regular Bersa Thunder 380 and it's a smoother shooter, but a little bigger gun. I also have a Bersa Thunder 9 ultra compact 9mm and I LOVE that gun. It's a little heavy relative to some other guns that size, but at 13+1 capacity and all steel internal components, long slide rails, and an alloy metal frame it is built like a tank and a buttery smooth shooter.
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I have two for my daughters. Both cost approx $275 after tax. Both have been solid and accurate.
My wifes pick up a bersa 380CC for 250 dollars with the dual finish, The stores thunder is 260 and the 15 shot is higher at 320. My wife and daughter carry a bersa CC as one of there carry pistols both have showed they will shoot everthing tried reliably.
I have 2 of the 380 Thunders 1 is a special run of 10 made for the Importer Eagle. I have #6 . I trust the Bersa as my carry pistol I have given 9mm to my step son and 9mm to a nephew . Next week end my #2 daughter takes her ccw class . She will be shooting my 380 Thunder.
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I think its a nice little gun for the price. My brother-in-law and several other people I know have had an issue of it bighting their gripping hand somehow when the slide comes back. Ive shot it a bunch with no issues and can't figure out what their problem is.
There's one used in a LGS for $230. Ive considered buying it just because its so cheap.
I have a thunder 45, 380, and 22 all are very reliable and highly recommended!
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Jorge Volpi
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Occupation | Novelist Short story writer Professor |
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Jorge Volpi (full name Jorge Volpi Escalante, born July 10, 1968) .[1][2] is a Mexican novelist and essayist, best known for his novels such as En busca de Klingsor. Trained as a lawyer, he gained notice in the 1990s with his first publications and participation in the pronouncement of the "Crack Manifesto" with several other young writers to protest the state of Mexican literature and promote their own work. Volpi's novels are distinct from magical realism and other trends of Latin American literature as they focus on the actions of characters and research into academic topics, especially history and science and do not always focus on Latin American characters and settings. His work has been translated into twenty five languages and recognized with awards such as Biblioteca Breva Award and the Planta-Casa de América as well as a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation. In addition to his writing he has worked as a cultural attaché, the director of Canal 22 in the State of Mexico and is currently the director of the Festival Internacional Cervantino.
Jorge Volpi was born in Mexico City.[3] Since childhood, he has had interested in history and science. At age thirteen, he wanted to be a historian, specializing in the Middle Ages, attempting to write a book on the entire topic. He stated much of his interest in science was sparked by watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos on television. He decided later in life to abandon these for literature, but these interests remain and appear in his writing.[4][5]
Volpi attended high school at the Centro Universitario México in Mexico City,[1] later doing his undergraduate work in law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and receiving his masters from the same institution in Mexican literature. He also worked on writing at the Centro de Escritores Mexicanos, with Carlos Montemayor and Ali Chumacero.[6][7][1]
For almost three years in the early 1990s, Volpi worked as a secretary to Diego Valades, the first attorney general for the Federal District of Mexico City and later the attorney general for Mexico.[6] He was working with politicians, police and judiciary at a turbulent time, with among other things, the Chiapas uprising. During this time, in 1994, he was in Oaxaca, when a state government official there was assassinated, giving him the idea for a later novel called La paz de los sepulcros. Although published ten years later, one month before the Luis Donaldo Colosio assassination, he wrote a part of the book where a political assassination occurs much the way Colosio's did, one month before it happened. The book also discussed the fall of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.[8]
In 1996, Volpi moved to Spain to do his doctorate at the University of Salamanca.[6][9] He spent three years there, earning his degree in Hispanic philology with his thesis about poet Jorge Cuesta .[10][1][3] During his time in Spain, he also began work on the novel En busca de Klingsor. He met with and shared experiences there with fellow writer Ignacio Padilla, crediting him as an indirect influence on the work. He also learned German as part of research into the book at this time.[5]
In 2001, he was named director of the Mexican Cultural Center in Paris, living in Paris for three years.[1][5] He was also offered the opportunity to be a cultural attaché for the Mexican embassy in Italy, but rejected the offer.[2] He served as a jury member for the Guadalajara International Book Fair, which awarded this institution's prize to Bryce Enchenique, later accused of plagiarism.[7]
In 2007, he became the director of Canal (Channel) 22, the government cultural television station of the State of Mexico. He reformed the station and how it is perceived by the public.[2][3]
In 2013, he was named the director of the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, the most important cultural festival in Latin America.[9][7][11]
Since 2007, he has taught Mexican literature and other topics at universities on three continents, at institutions such as the National Autonomous University of Mexico,[2][9] Emory, Cornell, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour, the Catholic University of Chile[9][3] and the Universidad Marista in Guadalajara.[1] Since 2012, he has been a visiting professor at Princeton, where he currently lives.[2]
He has stated that he does not want fame, that it is better suited for singers, actors and television personalities. Writers need to be on the margin.[10]
Writing career[edit]
Volpi is best known for his novels and essays, with nine novels published.[9] He decided to become a writer after reading Carlos Fuentes' Terra Nostra because it convinced him that writing can recreate history. Later, Volpi became friends with Fuentes after the older writer praised En busca de Klingsor.[10][5] Volpi's works have been translated into twenty five languages, with his work influential in both Spanish and English as his style has differed from what has been produced in either of these languages.[9][12][4]
Volpi's first two published works are a series of short stories called Pieza de forma de sonata (1991) at age 23 and novel A pesar del oscuro silencio (1992).[10][4]
On August 7, 1996, Volpi, along with Eloy Urroz, Ignacio Padilla, Ricardo Chávez Castaneda and Pedro Angel Palau, all Mexican authors under the age of thirty, met at the Centro Cultural San Angel to read their "Crack Manifesto," which expressed frustration with the socio-political system with apocalyptic themes associated with the end of the millennium. This is what the word "crack" refers to.[6][13] This followed the planning of near-simultaneous publication of five works by the group, mostly as a protest against the then dominant "literature light" novels as well as current events, with the books carrying the label of "crack novels."[6] They called themselves the "Crack Generation" and it has been referred to as a movement, but it was more of a convergence in the writing of Volpi and the other authors.[6][4] These "crack novels" brought immediate notoriety to Volpi and the others, but the Mexican cultural press reviewed the phenomenon with little consensus as to its place.[6] Some accused the group of a publicity stunt and others called it a breakthrough.[13] Later in life, Volpi referred to it as an experiment.[4] The group has remained friends and colleagues and have published a reflection on the experience as Crack. Instrucciones de Uso.[13][5]
Volpi's most successful novel is En busca de Klingsor, which itself has been translated into nineteen languages, breaking sales records in Europe and has been read over German radio.[5][14] The book is the first of a trilogy which includes El fin de la locura (2004) and No sera la Tierra (2006).[3] The book received the 1999 Biblioteca Breva Award in Spain and the 1999 Deux-Océans-Brizane-Cavour Award in France.[9][6][3]
In addition to books, Volpi writes book reviews and essay for Mexican cultural press, collaborating with Reforma, The Nation, the Confabulario supplement and the magazines Viceversa, Letra Internacional and Letras Libres.[1][6][11] He also contributes to the El País newspaper in Spain.[9]
In addition to the awards for En busca de Klingsor, Volpi has won the 1990 Plural de Ensayo Prize, the 1991 Vuelta Prize in Essay (for El magisterio de Jorge Cuesta), the 2008 Mazatlán Prize (for Con Mentiras), the 2009 Debate-Casamérica Essay Prize (for El insomnia de Bolívar), the 2012 Planta-Casa de América in Madrid (for La tejedora de sombras) and the José Donoso Iberoamerican Prize for his collective work.[12][11][2][1]
Volpi has also received grants from the Guggenheim Foundation and has been a member of the National System of Creators in Mexico. He is a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France and a Knight of the Order of Isabella the Catholic of Spain.[9]
- Pieza en forma de sonata (1990)
- A pesar del oscuro silencio (In Spite of the Dark Silence) (1993)
- Días de ira (1994)
- La paz de los sepulcros (The Peace of Tombs) (1995)
- El temperamento melancólico (1996)
- Sanar tu piel amarga (1997)
- En busca de Klingsor (En Search of Klingsor) (1999)
- El juego del Apocalipsis (The Game of the Apocalype) (2000)
- Pieza en forma de sonata, para flauta, oboe, cello y arpa, Op. 1, Cuadernos de Malinalco (1991)
- El fin de la locura (The End of Madness) (2003)
- No será la tierra (2006)
- El jardín devastado, Alfaguara, mezcla de memoria, ficción y aforismos (2008)
- Oscuro bosque oscuro (2009)
- Días de ira. (2011)
- La tejedora de sombras (2012)
- La paz de los sepulcros (2013)
- Memorial del engaño (2014)
- Mentiras contagiosas: Ensayos (2008).
- Mexico: Lo que todo ciudadano quisiera (no) saber de su patria (2006)
- Crack. Instrucciones de uso (2005)
- La guerra y las palabras. Una historia intelectual de 1994 (2004)
- La imaginación y el poder. Una historia intelectual de 1968 (1998)
- El insomnio de Bolívar (2009)
- Leer la mente. El cerebro y el arte de la ficción (2011)
Influences and style[edit]
Volpi's novels have a writing style which is distinct from other Latin American literature, especially from magical realism.[5][1] His novels are entertaining and informative, stressing research and detection and have been compared to "airport novels" as they also include elements of intrigue, romance and sex.[6][15] However, they also appeal to readers interested in ethical questions, as well as complex systems of interrelations, making them similar to the "novelas totalizantes" of the 1960s.[6][1] He is the only major writer of this kind of novel in Spanish and has been "accused" of not being Latin American enough for his distinctive style and subject matter. Volpi disputes this.[5]
His first notable work were the "novelas de crack" publishing in the 1990s in which he rejected the then dominant "literature light" and focused less on the language and more on the actions of the characters. He felt literature light trivialized the link between literature and knowledge.[6] This novels, which include La paz de los sepulcros, El tempermento meloncólico and Sanar tu piel amarga were writing during the Carlos Salinas de Gortari administration, when Mexican politics and economy were under great strain.[6] This influence remains in his work as he still focuses on developing his characters before he starts the novel. Even though these sketches change, it allows Volpi to "know" them and a few important features to help describe them briefly, like a first impression in real life.[5]
Volpi has stated that "The novels I like to read and the ones I try to write are those that consider fiction as a vehicle of knowledge."[6] He believes that "a novel is a form of exploring the world."[5] His novels show great effort to research an area of knowledge to incorporate this into the story, with the main characters often also involved in the discovery of knowledge. In A pesar del oscuro silencio, the main character is researching the tragic life of Jorge Cuesta, a Mexican vanguard poet and essayist of the 1920s and 1930s. Similarly, the protagonist in Tribuna del escandolo also engages in biographical research, but in this case to solve a double murder. In El temperamento melancolico, Volpi psychologically analyzes the idea of human temperament, exploring group dynamics and the effects of individual actions. The story here is of a German film director making his last film in Mexico, with Volpi focuses on the ten Mexican actors and their roles in the film.[6] In La tejedora de sombras, the subject matter is the psychoanalysis of Carl Jung. Memorial del engaño is about the financial crisis of 2008 and the revelation that much of the world economic order was due to communist spies.[15] Volpi's best known work, En busca de Klingsor, is the first of a trilogy that not only traces the development of scientific knowledge of the latter 20th century, but also aligns it to the political and social thought of the same era. He begins in the first book with relatively theory and quantum mechanics questioning much of how we see existence, (developed inside the search for Hitler's chief scientific advisor just after World War II),[6][5] It is followed by El fin de la locura set from the May 1968 demonstrations in Paris to the Fall of the Berlin Wall.[5] No será la Tierra is about the end of communist ideal in the 20th century.[15]
For Volpi, literature is to satisfy his curiosity and search for knowledge, including knowledge about himself,[4] preferring to use first-person narrators.[5] For Volpi, the novel is a vehicle for knowledge about identity in action, placing readers in a position to observe the how human behavior works. He generally writes about identity as a mixture of character, temperament and will. His stories are often experiments to place certain temperaments together to analyze their interactions. However, knowledge in Volpi's novels is a search rather than explaining what is already known and it is never complete, generally related to the concept of identity and human behavior.[6]
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- ^ a b c "Jorge Volpi, al frente del Cervantino". El Economista (Mexico City). March 24, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ Alfredo Ortiz Santos. "Jorge Volpi profetizó en una novela el asesinato de Colosio". Mexico City: Crónica. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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- ^ a b c d "Charl@ con Jorge Volpi: En busca de Volpi". Reforma (Mexico City). December 1, 1999. p. 2.
- ^ a b c "Jorge Volpi, Director General del Festival Internacional Cervantino" (Press release). CONACULTA. March 22, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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