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DRAGON BALL JAPANESE STYLE GUIDE
A guide about Dragon Ball grammar and how to talk about its protagonists
Have you ever wondered how the characters of Dragon Ball speak in the original version? Or maybe, how is the Japanese language used and how does it serve to describe the various relationships that exist between the characters?
Are there differences in how the characters speak in the anime compared to the manga? This article responds to these curiosities, of those – like me once – who do not have the knowledge to make an analysis as accurate as possible. I premise that the translations and adaptations of the various examples provided I did based on the Japanese Perfect Edition (or Kanzenban to say the least), so there may be differences with the Evergreen Edition.
The first three paragraphs (relational language, suffixes, and pronouns) serve to give a general overview of how the Japanese language works in order to understand the differences with the other ones. The next part is dedicated to the analysis of the single characters, the most important or particular ones, of how they speak in general and specifying if there are differences with the animated version. The article is full of examples to get effective feedback and clarify the concepts exposed. The last part ends with a Q&A session, with questions asked by users and fans about issues and specifications that fall under the theme of this article.
Honorific Suffixes
Japanese Personal Pronouns
How do the Dragon Ball characters speak?
The Japanese writing system
Dragon Ball Japanese guide.
As we do anywhere in the world, Japanese and all the other languages of the world, when we talk to our interlocutor we must take into account some factors that are decisive in choosing the correct language register. These factors are:
Level of intimacy or familiarity: of course we will use the formal register of the Lei with a stranger. Conversely, with a friend of ours, we will use an informal or even dialectal register. It depends on how confident we are with our interlocutor.
Age: if the stranger we are talking to is much younger than us, then we will be inclined to use the informal register of the "You". Conversely, we will use the "She" with people older than us.
Social status: we will use a formal register towards our superior in the workplace, or with an important personality and so on. On the contrary, we will not have any problem in giving the "You" to one of our subordinates, whether or not he is important to us.
Gender: There is a tendency to use an informal register between two people of the same sex.
This is particularly true for the Japanese language, especially as it reflects a rigidly hierarchical society, much more than our own. The number and complexity of the language registers used in Japan make a substantial difference. While in the Italian language as an example, the relational language is composed of a formal register and an informal one, in the Japanese one we can find one more. Let's examine them individually in more detail:
"Classic Form 普通体 (futsūtai):
It is a register that expresses familiarity and intimacy. Generally it is equivalent to our second person, and in the same way – in certain contexts – it can determine discourtesy given its informality. It is used with friends and family. Obviously, it is the most used register in Dragon Ball.
Example: "Jā, nani ni shi ni koko e kita! Shinitai no ka!?" – Piccolo to Raditz
Translation: "So, what are you doin here? Are you looking to die!?"
"Educational Language 丁寧語 (teineigo):
It is a linguistic register that, as its name says, expresses education and formality. However, it cannot always be translated with our third person. It is used with acquaintances and strangers, especially with the elderly but also with friends and family. It is quite common in Dragon Ball.
Example: "Tokoro de Buruma-san Yamucha-san wa dōshitandesuka?" – Krillin to Bulma
Translation: "what happened to Yamcha?"
(As you see, this case does not apply any particular form because Krilin and Bulma are friends, however Krilin shows himself polite.
"Honorific Language 尊敬語 (sonkeigo):
"Humble Language 謙譲語 (kenjōgo):
The first one is used to express the status of the interlocutor, while the second is used in a complementary way to show humility when referring to oneself by lowering one's status.
Generally, they are used together and represent an additional level of formality absent in our language (which is however adapted with other language strategies when possible). It is used with people of higher status, i.e., co-workers, seniors, customers of a company or a shop, Emperors of Japan, etc. It is sporadic in Dragon Ball, and the characters who sometimes use it are counted on the fingers of one hand.
Example: "De, Saiyajin-tachi wa oai ni narundesuka?" – Whis to Beerus
Translation: "So, my lord, are you determined to meet [these] Saiyans?"
"Language of Respect 敬語 (keigo):
The courteous language together with the Honorific and Humble one are grouped in a single category called Language of Respect 敬語 (keigo). Having said that, let's move on.
Curiosity: Did you know that in the movie "Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods", when King Kaioh forces Goku to present himself with an adequate register, the latter makes a big mistake? Let's see in detail:
Example: "Watakushi wa Son Gokū to osshaimasu." – Goku to Beerus
Translation: "My name is Son Goku."
(The personal pronoun Watakushi is correct but the verb osshaimasu is in honorary form instead of being in humble form as it should, which gives the idea that Goku raises his status with respect to divinity. Unfortunately, sometimes translations are quit difficult.
THE HONORARY SUFFIXES:
What they are and when they are used
The Japanese language uses a wide range of honorary suffixes to refer to people; for example, through the famous -san. As a rule, it is considered informal or rude, depending on the context, to omit the suffix when referring to a person.
I would like to say that suffixes can be added not only to people's names but also to objects, trades, shops, and titles. They describe not only the relationship between two people but also the person who uses them. It is considered rude (or childish, in the case of -chan) to use suffixes referring to oneself. Let's see more example;
"San さん": a relaxed version of -sama, is the most common and neutral suffix. It indicates respect and education towards the interlocutor, with whom one generally does not have a relationship of a particular trust or a stranger. It can be used in formal or informal contexts of any kind. Although it often corresponds to our "Lord" there are contexts in which it cannot be adopted as a translation; for example, in school, where children strictly call themselves surnames+san among themselves or friends.
Example: see Krilin's phrase to Bulma above.
"Sama 様 / さま": much more respectful than the previous one, it is used to refer to people of higher social status or to people for whom you feel deep respect or admiration. When used against itself, it indicates extreme arrogance or modest irony depending on the context. It can be adapted in many ways depending on the context in which it is placed.
Example: "Furīza-sama gochūmon no sukautā wa kono kēsu ni." – Jeeth to Freezer
"Kun 君": is generally used with men whose social status is lower than their own in contexts that require it (mostly school and work), although there are exceptions. For example, it can also be used to a woman by a man (a teacher with pupils or a superior), or by a woman with respect to a man (between schoolmates). However, it can also be used among peers or with people of equal social status, in this context expresses confidence and intimacy with the interlocutor. Examples;
1) "Sō sō! Gohan-Kun no ie tteba monosugoku tōi no yo. Kurabu katsudō nante yatteru jikan nai wa yo." – Iresa to Sharpner
Translation: "That's right! Gohan's house is very far away. He doesn't have time to join the clubs!"
2) "Yūbe Goten-kun kara denwa ga attanda. Goten-kun mo tenkaichi budōkai ni deru tte…" – Trunks to Vegeta
Translation: "Last night, Goten called me. He said that he would also participate in the martial arts tournament…" (As you have noticed, Goten is repeated in its original. These repetitions are persistent because you prefer to avoid the use of personal pronouns, although they exist in Japanese grammar. It is because they indicate a direct reference to the person concerned, which could be considered rude.)
"Chan ちゃん": used as a way of making fun of children or in child language (children use their name with -chan to refer to themselves before learning personal pronouns), can also be used with girls with whom you are particularly familiar. It denotes an affectionate and intimate connotation towards the interlocutor. If used with an adult or a superior, it is considered offensive. Examples ;
1) "Jā Gohan-chan honto ni kizukete iku dazo!" – Chichi to Gohan
Translation: "Then take care. Be careful, Gohan!"
2) "Yo! Bejīta-chan." – Ginyū To Vegeta
Translation: "Hello there, little Vegeta."
In the Japanese language there are also other suffixes, but these listed are the main ones used in Dragon Ball. As a rule, it is considered unprofessional to keep the suffixes in translation, because in addition to giving the idea of an incomplete work (and not understandable to all) they reveal the exotics of the product, nevertheless there are publishing houses (at least in America) that instead keep them just to strengthen the Japanese origin and make them more commercially attractive to various fans of Japanese culture.
"PERSONAL PRONOUNS:
How to say "I" and "You" in the language of the Rising Sun?
One of the particularities of Japanese personal pronouns is that there are more than one for the first and second person and that traditionally there is none for the third, although they have only been added "recently." Unfortunately, they are one of those characteristics of the language that is lost with translation, because they are practically impossible to translate because in most of the languages we only have "I" and "You" as pronouns.
As for the plural, add -tachi or -ra, depending on the pronoun. Now I will analyze one by one the various pronouns, starting from the most formal to the most informal ones:
"Watashi 私": Cortese, has no gender preference, and is considered neutral, suitable for any context.
Example: "Watashi no na wa Seru. Jinzōningen da." – Cell
Translation: "My name is Cell, and I'm a cyborg."
"Watakushi 私": Even more polite and formal than Watashi, he has no gender preference. However, it is not often seen in Dragon Ball.
Example: "Dai-sābisu de goran ni iremashō! Watakushi no saigo no henshin wo…" – Freezer
Translation: "I will do you this great honor!! I'll show you my last transformation…"
"Washi わし": Informal, used by elderly men.
Example: "Washi ga uwasa no Kame-Sen'nin, idaina Muten Rōshi ja." – Muten Master
Translation: "I am the famous Hermit of the Turtle, the legendary Master Muten."
"Boku 僕:" Informal, generally used by children up to young adults.
Example: "Demo Boku… budōka ni nanka naritakunai… erai gakusha-san ni naritai…" – Son Gohan
Translation: "But I… I don't want to be a martial arts expert, I want to be a great scholar!"
"Atashi あたし": Informal, generally used by girls up to young women.
Example: "Atashi Irēza. Yoroshiku ne. Tsuide ni kocchi no ko wa Bīderu…" – Iresa
Translation: "I am Ireza, nice [to meet you]. This one close to me, instead, is Videl…
"俺": Very informal, generally used by men and gives an idea of masculinity. Most male characters in Dragon Ball use it.
Example: "Ore wa Gokū demo Bejīta demo nai. Hours wa kisama wo taosu mono da!" – Gogeta
Translation: "I am neither Goku nor Vegeta. I am the one who will defeat you!"
"Now おら": the crude version of Ore, gives the idea that whoever uses it is a peasant.
Example: "Ossu! Now Gokū!" – Son Goku
Translation: "Hello, it's Goku!"
" Oira おいら": Another country version of Ore.
Example: "Mura dewa tobikiri tsuyoku tatte… Oira yori tsuyoi hito wa kitto ippai iru zo." – Ūb
Translation: "Even though I am the strongest in the village, there are many people in the world who are much stronger than me…"
"Anata あなた": polite and neutral, without gender preference, denotes education.
Example: "Yare yare. Anata mo desuka. Kono hoshi no ohitori wa donata mo zettai ni nakama no koto wo ossharanai…" – Freezer to Mūri
Translation: Geez. Is that what you do too? No one on this planet wants to talk about their comrades.
"Kimi 君": informal, typically used by men even if it is not a fixed rule.
Example: "…Dewa kimi ga watashi no wōminguappu wo tetsudatte kureru kana?"- Perfect Cell a Super Vegeta
Translation: "…So what do you say you give me a hand with the warm-up exercises?
"Omae お前 / Anta あんた": both are much more informal than Kimi: the former is typically male, while the latter is more generic (a standard version of Anata). If used with a friend or loved one, it denotes intimacy or a particular affection. On the contrary, when used with strangers, it indicates a lack of respect. It is often used in Dragon Ball with both shades.
Goku: "Madaa? Omae noroi naa. Kame ni nacchau zo."
Bulma: "Urusai wa ne. Dwarves ga kame! Daitai ne, anta hayasuginno yo! Soreto saa 'omae' tte iu no yamete kureru?! You don't have to wait until you get back to work. 'Buruma-san' tte yonde hoshii wa ne!"
Goku: "Iinikui kara iya da."
Bulma: "Doko ga iinikui noyò!"
Goku: "Do you still have a long way to go? Of course, you're so slow, and you're going to become a turtle."
Bulma: "Shut up! I'll give you the turtle! You're the one who wakes up too early! And then, don't talk to me in that tone! I'm two years older than you, and you should call me Bulma-san!" (literally, "Could you stop using 'omae' with me?)
Goku: "I don't want to; it's hard to pronounce."
Bulma: "But where would the difficulty be?"
"Temē てめえ / Kisama 貴様 / Honor 己": The lowest level on the pronoun scale. They are considered to all intents and purposes as insults, because they denigrate the status of the interlocutor to whom they refer, offending him. Renamed by me as the "Triad of insulting pronouns," is very much in vogue in souls and manga, but on the contrary very rare in real life – if not among the yakuza. However, often and willingly, in translation, one overlooks the surrender in Italian. These terms are the order of the day in Dragon Ball. Examples:
"Kisama wa Pikkoro Daimao dewanai to iu no ka?" – Cell
Translation: "Are you saying that you are not the Big Small Demon?" (He could have adapted even adding an insult but for the context was out of place. However, the Japanese understand that Cell is not particularly lovely to our green friend)
'Temē yokumo Gohan wo koroshi yagatta na. – Majin Vegeta in Bū
Translation: "How dare you kill Gohan, you swollen balloon?" (I also went hard for the presence of -yagatta, a verbal suffix that when added indicates contempt for the action of the interlocutor)
"SUMMARY LIST:
How do the characters of Dragon Ball speak?
Son Goku
Goku usually uses "Ora" to refer to himself. However, when he first turns into Super Saiyan, he changes to "Ore" and the same happens later when he faces N.19. After training in the Room of Spirit and Time, he returns to using"Ora", sign that he has become accustomed to that form and is more confident. As Vegetto or Gogeta, he uses "Ore," probably due to Vegeta's influence. Goku never uses suffixes, except when forced or only for a few exceptions (Karin-sama, Kami-sama, Kaioh-sama, Beerus-sama).
In the manga, Goku's speech is similar to the standard Japanese (in classic style, of course). The main differences that distinguish him are the use of very informal pronouns for the first and second person, many contractions (read: you eat the words) and the pronunciation of the dictators "oi" and "ai" in "ee." It must be said that none of these elements in itself makes Goku seem like a peasant since they are also found on other characters and in the language of the region of Kantō. However, if combined all together they give the idea of a person who speaks very informally to anyone and maybe even considered rude (after all Goku grew up alone in the mountains).
But I would like to point out that it is not a specific style of any region of Japan. In anime, however, in playing Goku, Masako Nozawa uses a (vague) Tohōku accent, which is generally associated with the stereotype of the rough country by the Japanese.
Son Gohan
Gohan uses "Boku" and will do so until he receives the upgrade of old Kaiohshin and starts using "Ore". However, at the 28th Tenkaichi Tournament, he will return to using "Boku". In Trunks' future, however, he only uses "Ore". He often speaks the polite language, even with his wife. Having been educated by Chichi, he is very polite and respects older people by using a lot of suffixes.
Son Goten
As a seven-year-old child, he uses "Boku" and does not hesitate to use childish names such as nii-chan (big brother, though it would be correct with "-san") to refer to his brother. When he merges into Gotenks, however, he uses "Ore." He continues to use it as an adult (in GT).
CHICHI – GYUMAO
Both use "Ora" like Goku, but when they say that, it is written in hiragana, while Goku's is written in katakana. However, at some point in the series, Chichi begins to use "Ora" written in katakana and always calls Goku with -sa: a contracted form of -san. Both have the dialectal language of Tohōku, a region north of Kantō, in a much more apparent way than Goku. There are grammatical changes and the use of the final particle Be べ. From this point of view, they can be considered really as local people, and between the two, the accent of Gyūmaō is stronger.
It uses neutral Watashi as well as the feminine Atashi depending on the case. Sometimes she also uses her name, pulling out her childish side. Being still a child, she refers in affectionate terms to Goku with jī-chan (grandfather). It's funny to notice how in the GT series you talk like a teenager, rather than like a child of her age (desire for independence?).
She talks like a young girl, in a rather neutral way using Watashi and Atashi as appropriate.
Mister Satan
He uses "Ora" most of the series but changes to Watashi during the 28th Tenkaichi Tournament. In the anime, he also uses "Washi" a couple of times.
The countryman par excellence. Uub uses "Oira", a variant of "Ore", particularly suitable for him who comes from a rural village in the South.
At first, she speaks neutrally with "Watashi", but at some point in the saga of Freezer she changes to "Atashi." She also uses "Ore" when she tries to convince General Blue that she is a man. Note that she refers to Goku as Son-kun for the whole series. At first, she reflected the fact that Bulma was bigger than Goku and therefore somewhat "superior" – which is part of Bulma's character – then, over time, she took a more affectionate connotation, but still using her surname out of respect.
He usually speaks informally and rather arrogantly with "Ore", but reaches delusions of omnipotence with "Ore-sama" to impose his superiority. He doesn't use suffixes when calling other characters, so he's pretty straightforward, or he opts for "Kisama" who, as we've seen, is a rough and offensive "you". In the manga, he also uses "Temē." Incidentally, when Vegeta calls Bulma "woman" shortly after arriving on Earth after the battle with Freezer, he does!
The Trunks from the future generally use "Ore" in the manga, but as a boy, during the special dedicated to him, he uses "Boku," mostly used also in the anime. In the presence of people older than him or his parents, he speaks the polite language and always uses "-san," but when he is in front of his enemies, he becomes informal.
Chibi Trunks speaks informally like every child of his age using "Boku," but on some rare occasions, he uses "Ore." When he merges into Gotenks, he uses "Ore."
DR. BRIEF AND CONSORT
They both speak neutrally using Washi (him) and Watashi (her).
He usually uses "Ore," but when transformed into a demon, he turns to the Village Chief's daughter and tells her that she is beautiful, he uses "Boku-chan" to look kind to him.
Yamcha
He speaks informally regularly using "Ore", but in front of Master Muten, he speaks politely in courteous language.
Puar
He usually uses "Boku" in a neutral way (which gives us a clue as to his sex). He has a deep respect for Yamcha, with whom he uses the suffix -"sama". He talks to Oolong in an informal but polite way, referring to him with the suffix "-san".
Turtle Hermit
Master Muten speaks informally using "Washi" and other formulas typical of older people: "iru" becomes "oru", the copulation becomes "ja" instead of "da", the contrary contract "n" instead of "nai" and so on.
SEA TURTLE (UMIGAME)
He always speaks in a rather polite manner and full respect of Master Muten, even when he acts like a pervert. He uses the more formal "Watakushi."
Krillin
At the beginning he uses "Boku," but he changes in "Ore' at the 22nd Tenkaichi Tournament. He generally speaks informally, but shows respect in front of Master Muten, using "Watashi" or "Watakushi." He tends to use "-san."
TENSHINHAN
Initially, he spoke quite proudly when he was under the leadership of the Crane's Hermitage, but when he moves on to the teachings of the Turtle's Hermit, he calms down. He has a deep respect for his masters. He always used "Ore" in the manga, while in the first animated series he also used "Boku."
Chaozu
Uses "Boku" to refer to himself. Use "-san" or "-sama" very rarely, except when he talks to his masters or Tenshinhan.
She's a particular case. She speaks neutrally using "Watashi" when she has blue hair, but when she takes on the blonde hair, she talks like a tomboy using "Ore" and "Temē."
YAJIROBEI
Very informal too, with absent suffixes. In the anime Mayumi Tanaka, to distinguish him from Kulilin, who plays for the whole series and its derivatives, the second with the accent of Nagoya. In the manga, however, there is no accent. He uses only "Ore," except when he cut Vegeta's tail; when he called himself Kono Yajirobei-sama, equivalent to "I, the Great Yajirobei," in line with Vegeta's delirium of omnipotence.
In the saga of the Great Small Demon, he was also affected by the syndrome of delusions of omnipotence. Typical of every villain in Dragon Ball, so he used Ore-sama or Kono Pikkoro-sama. Usually, however, he uses "Ore." Note that when he merged with Nail in the fight with Freezer, he used "Ore-tach" I (us), the plural of "Ore." He too often calls Goku by surname, without suffixes, and rarely by name.
He speaks quite informally, but when he has to converse with higher gods, such as the Great King Enma or King Kaioh, his tone becomes very gentle. Like his nemesis, God uses neutral 'Watashi.'
Mr. PoPo
He's too much fun. He always speaks informally, even in front of the God of the Earth whom he esteems, with whom he uses the -sama out of respect. He doesn't use any personal pronoun but speaks of himself in the third person. I think Popo does it because he doesn't have the full command of the language (typical of children) since his Japanese is very primitive. Consequently, since it seems that Toriyama doesn't seem to know how to draw a black character without giving him his lips in a dinghy, to further avoid any form of discrimination, international adaptations have decided to make him speak normally and the United States, in particular, has redeemed him by turning him blue.
From time to time he speaks informally, but in front of the elderly, strangers or acquaintances, he speaks formally using many suffixes. To refer to himself, he uses "Boku" written in katakana.
The Dragon God speaks neutrally using Watashi as the first singular person, even though he always uses the same imperative formula when evoked. In the Battle of Gods, he is heard to be courteous and polite for the first time towards Beerus.
He generally talks like a wise older man; in fact, he uses Washi.
BIG KING ENMA
Uses Washi and talk informally.
King Kai
As you can imagine, King Kaioh also uses Washi and talks informally with his students referring to them with Omae or Onushi (an archaic pronoun, typical of the Samurai language) while when he talks to higher beings he always uses the suffix -sama (Beerus, Kaiohshin) with which he expresses himself in the honorary language.
East Supreme Kai
He is deeply respectful of everyone and always speaks courteous language along with suffixes, even with beings inferior to his status as a divinity. He uses the neutral Watashi and about his ancestor the humble language together with the nickname Gosenzō-sama, literally "Supreme Honorable Ancestor" in respect to the elderly Kaiohshin. The latter speaks like Master Muten, but along with his descendant, when it comes to Beerus, he uses the honorary language with its suffix -sama.
More than 500 years old, he uses Washi. However, you hear it used by Watashi when he sings to cover up the noise of the invisible man faced by Yamcha.
In the manga, he uses only Watashi, but in the anime, he is also used Washi, in line with his old mentality.
Master Shen, Crane Hermit
As you can imagine, he speaks the same way as Master Muten: informally using "Washi" and other formulas typical of older people.
TAO PAI PAI
He uses "Watashi," and sometimes he is heard to use "Kono Tao Pai Pai" to emphasize his name, completing with the suffix -sama.
Piccolo Daimaô
Before rejuvenating he used "Washi," then he started using "Watashi" or "Kono Pikkoro Daimaō" (I, the Big Small Demon). Sometimes he adds the suffix -sama to complete the whole thing.
He's also very informal; the only one he respects is Vegeta. Of course, as an excellent Saiyan he is, he uses "Ore" and despises his neighbor with Kisama. With Piccolo, he used "Omae."
Nappa follows the same style as Radish, except for some differences. In the soul, she speaks more politely in front of Vegeta or Freezer. However, in the manga, she is always informal, so she treats her Prince as if he were her drinking friend. He doesn't hesitate to denigrate his enemies with "Kisama" or" Temē, " or to give Gohan" Omae" the first time he faces him. He inevitably uses "Ore," with all forms of omnipotence delirium, ergo "Kono Ore-sama" or "Kono Nappa-sama" to verbally assert his superiority.
The Galactic Emperor is the only character to use the entire language spectrum. In his first form, he speaks in a very polite and refined way with respectful language and "Watashi" or "Watakushi," always using suffixes and sometimes verbs with simple language, to emphasize his superiority over the plebs. In his second form, physically more powerful and muscular, he properly uses " Ore" and lowers his language speaking informally. In his third form, he returns to the use of "Watashi" and the courteous language. However, when he is about to move on to his final form, he uses "Watakushi" and natural language to denote his superiority ("I will do this great honor to you"). In his fourth form, he uses "Boku," as a child, but after his return – once he has been accused of the blow of Genkidama – he returns to use "Ore." As Mecha Freezer, however, we see him using "Boku," and his way of speaking is very close to a child, so much so that he calls his father "pope," an informal version of "otōsan" (father in language) used by children.
Great King Cold
Freezer's father speaks a fairly neutral language, although he uses formulas to highlight his status as a nobleman. He uses "Washi" but written in katakana instead of hiragana; language strategy generally used for emphasis.
The Japanese Android No.8 is very simple, comparable to a child or that of a foreigner. Use "Ore."
Android C16
Although he is a pacifist, he speaks informally. Uses "Ore."
Android C 17
An arrogant character, full of himself, uses "Ore" or "Kono Ore" to mark his superiority. The first time we see him talking to Dr. Gero, he used "Watashi," because he had the remote control and had to be thankful for it.
He speaks informally using "Watashi" and refers to others with "Omae." Sometimes he talks like a hooligan.
No. 19 speaks neutrally using "Watashi."
Cyborg N20 DR. GERO
Despite his age, he uses Watashi and speaks informally.
He uses neutral language with "Watashi" most of the time, although on a couple of occasions he lets "Ore" going out. The first time is when he faced Piccolo and said, "I am your brother,"; then, when he tried to destroy himself. He also does so while impersonating No. 17, to convince No. 18 to join him.
Babidi
Controversial character. At first he uses "Washi," but then he changes to Boku – similarly to what happened with Freezer – and refers to his father Babidy with Pope.
Dabura
Referring to the master Babidy, the King of Demons is always very polite. However, as soon as an enemy in front of him, he loses his kindness and speaks neutrally.
MAJIN BU
Majin Buu has always used "Ore," although after absorbing Gotenks and Piccolo he starts using Watashi. It denotes a change in his personality because neither protagonist uses that pronoun. He continues to use Watashi even after absorbing Gohan, but when Vegetto makes him angry and ridicules him, he moves on to the rougher "Ore".
The God of Destruction speaks informally and uses no suffixes except with the Oracle Fish, with whom he limits himself to -san. He has a nonchalant tone and often lengthens the vowels, typical of children, and in this, he does not deny because he uses "Boku" to refer to himself. To talk to others, he uses Kimi, in line with his informal register, but with Goku, he lowers it using "Omae."
WHIS
This character is hilarious, and I think it's the most formal and respectful character in Dragon Ball. With his assistant/disciple, Beerus uses the full spectrum of honorary and humble formulas. I have not yet been able to hear what pronoun he uses for the first person, but knowing the character will almost certainly use Watakushi or at least Watashi which is equally good, while to refer to others uses the neutral Anata. It's very rare to find a character who speaks in a formal way like him in shonen souls and manga because the languages he uses are spoken daily by the Japanese in the workplaces.
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Quotable: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
**Opening Statement:
"It was a hard fought game from our football team, and with that, I'll open it up to questions."
Q: At the end of the series there, you were up by four points and decided to go for a fake punt. Can you go over that situation a little bit for us?A: "I was just trying to get the offense going. I wanted to change the game and that's what I did. That is completely on me. That was a call by me and it didn't work out for us. I am lucky our defense could go out there and stand it up and give us another opportunity."
Q: On the fourth down, why the decision to go for a long field goal instead of punt?
A: "Fourth down, we wanted to get up by seven so all they could do was tie. We made a lot of big time field goals the week before and had a lot of confidence in our kicker. I wanted to go out there and take a shot at it. We were a 1-9 football team and now we are a 1-10 football team. You can't play scared. You have to play hard and go out there and win football games."
Q: You had a lot of injuries in the secondary, and had to rely on a lot of youngsters. How much did that matter in this game?
A: "It doesn't matter. When you go out there, it's your turn. It is your time to shine. You are a starter. It doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is the result. Nobody knows who the touchdown was scored on. All they know is that it was a touchdown."
Q: How do you feel the defense played today?
A: "They played hard. They played hard and they continued. It was a hard fought game as a team. We blocked the punt on special teams. On offense, we moved the ball fairly well. In the second half, we didn't play as well as the first, but we played well as a team today. I am just proud of the guys in that locker room."
Q: If you had to do it over again, would you go for those fourth downs again?
A: "You can't second guess yourself. This is a grown man's sport. When you start second guessing yourself, then you become soft. That was the decision I made today and I stick by my decisions."
Q: How busy was it for you being a defensive coordinator and head coach? Did that affect your decision making at all?
A: "Of course I was really busy, but I have a great staff. I have great people around me and a lot of people helping me out. I'm glad those guys were with me today and they did a great job."
Q: Was Tony Gonzalez everything you had expected and prepared for?
A: "Tony Gonzalez was a problem. He always is going to be a problem and he has always been a problem in this League. He made a key catch on a fourth down, but he is that type of player."
Q: Why did you call a timeout in the fourth quarter on fourth down?
A: "To get a look at what they were in. I wanted to see what they were in and what to call. I wanted to talk to my guys and let them know what my mentality was."
Q: When Ryan went out, did you change your plan?
A: "No. The plan is the plan. Chris Redman is their backup and they are going to come out with their same plan. We are going to use our same plan and try to win. Redman came in and did a great job today. His quarterback rating is very high. He got some completions and was smart with the football. That's the kind of player he is and the kind of player that develops in Atlanta."
Q: Do you think it was a step forward for the defense?
A: "It's never a step forward when you lose."
Quarterback Josh Freeman
**Q: Talk about the play of WR Antonio Bryant.
A: "Antonio Bryant played a great game, especially on the first half drive where he had two big plays, including the touchdown. It was good to have him back out there."
Q: Thoughts on that two-play drive in the first half.
A: "The first play was a play action pass and (Antonio Bryant) did a great job of catching it. He ran a great route. The next play he got off his guy and threw his hand up and I gave him a chance to make a great play."
Q: Was that second pass to Antonio Bryant short?
A: "No it was an instance where the defender's back was to me and the last thing I wanted to do was overthrow him because you feel like you have a touchdown. I just wanted to give him a chance to make a play and he did that."
Q: Was your performance a bounce back for you from last week?
A: "I wouldn't really call it a bounce back. Last week I had an off week and this week I played closer to the level I want to play at."
Q: How tough was the Falcons pressure?A: "They did a good job of mixing up the blitzes and making it so we had to get it out of there quickly. I was trying to get it out quick. That is something I need to go back and work on."
Q: On the Buccaneers running performance today.
A: "They have a good run defense. Their down linemen are solid. No one has really had success running the ball against them. We tried to make some plays this week, but they were hard to come by. Some weeks you will be able to run it and some weeks you'll be able to pass it. This week they lived up to their tough run defense and held us in the run game."
Q: Did you have untimely penalties?
A: "We need to find a way to eliminate the penalties and keep the chains moving."
Q: Talk about the defense.
A: They played a great game. Offensively, we aren't putting up enough points to get the win. Our defense kept us in the entire game and they did a great job today."
Linebacker Quincy Black
**Q: You played well enough to win today, but no such luck.
A: "(The Falcons) are a good football team. They made more plays than us down the stretch, and you've got to give them credit for that."
Q: You seemed to be everywhere the ball was today.
A: "All of that doesn't matter. At the end of the day, we lost."
Q: Even though this is your 10th loss, it still hurts, I assume.
A: "It hurts just as bad as the first time we lost. Every time you step on the field, you expect to win. We fell short today."
Cornerback Ronde Barber
Q: This was one of your best chances to win today.
A: "We did our job. Someone needed to make a play on that last drive, and nobody did. But it was a great throw and catch on the touchdown. We shouldn't have let it happen."
Q: It was almost like watching the Buccaneers of old today, if you could put it that way.
A: "This was the ultimate Buccaneers kind of game. It was the bend don't break philosophy that has defined this franchise. But (Chris) Redman dialed up (Tony) Gonzalez on that last drive, unfortunately. I don't know. This one is very frustrating. It was our style of game. I wish we could have found a way to not make it so exciting at the end."
Punter Dirk Johnson
Q: Have you thrown a pass before in your career?
A: "Yes."
Q: That one worked out OK?
Q: It looked like at one point that you were going to run the ball (on the fake punt)?
A: "I cut back and the defender came up field and I knew that I didn't have the corner on him so I had to stop and throw it. I saw John Gilmore coming across."
Q: Have you had success in practice running the fake punt?
A: "Yes. It's good. We've had it in for a while. We just didn't have it. They covered it up. It happens."
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"Wonder" is based on the #1 New York Times bestseller, and USA Today's top-selling book of 2017, by R.J. Palacio. Writer-director Stephen Chbosky ("Beauty and the Beast", "The Perks of Being a Wallflower") brings to life the uplifting story of a boy who inspires and teaches others that true beauty is found within.
The film stars Academy Award® winner Julia Roberts, Academy Award® nominee Owen Wilson, Golden Globe® nominee Mandy Patinkin, and Jacob Tremblay.
"Wonder" follows the inspiring story of the Pullman family, whose youngest child, Auggie, is a boy born with facial differences. When Auggie enters mainstream elementary school for the first time, his extraordinary journey unites his family, his school, and his community, and proves that you can't blend in when you were born to stand out.
The "Wonder" home entertainment release includes all-new special features, including a never-before-seen 5-part documentary, multiple featurettes, a music video, and an audio commentary with Stephen Chbosky and R.J. Palacio. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray also features Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR), growing Lionsgate's library of titles featuring both Dolby Vision and Dolby TrueHD. Dolby Vision transforms the TV experience in the home by delivering greater brightness and contrast, as well as a fuller palette of rich colors. The 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray versions feature Dolby TrueHD, which provides the most authentic lossless audio experience available for the home theater. Together Dolby Vision and Dolby TrueHD allow consumers to experience both cutting-edge imaging and lossless audio sound technology for an immersive entertainment experience.
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Dana Lynn Gandy, 26, was sentenced by Judge Eddie Northcutt to six months confinement in state jail for the offense of Felony Theft following a sentencing hearing Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Earlier this month, Gandy had been found guilty by the jury in thirteen and a half minutes, the defendant elected to have her punishment assessed by Judge Northcutt instead of the jury.The range of punishment for the crime is a minimum of six months up to a maximum of two years. The offense carries a potential fine of up to $10,000 however Judge Northcutt did not assess a fine. After being sentenced to the minimum punishment of six months confinement, the defendant filed legal documents with the court consistent with the arguments and legal positions of The Republic of Texas group, a group that believes that the laws of Texas do not apply to them because they are "sovereign citizens", according to Assistant District Attorney Clay Harrison.
Gandy was found guilty by a Hopkins County jury of stealing approximately $1000.00 worth of groceries from Walmart in Sulphur Springs. The defendant first attempted to push a shopping cart out of the store without paying, but she was stopped by a Walmart employee. She then waited inside the store for a few hours before attempting to steal a second time. During her second attempt, she "under-rang" items in the self-checkout machine and then pretended to pay for her merchandise before leaving the store. She was stopped by Walmart loss prevention officers.
This is the defendant's first felony conviction, however she has an extensive misdemeanor history. She has a previous theft conviction from Smith County and a previous theft conviction from Hopkins County. Her Smith County probation was revoked when the defendant committed theft in Titus County. She also has a DWI conviction from Camp County.
During the sentencing phase, Assistant District Attorney Clay Harrison called Sherry Scallions, a CPS worker, who testified that the defendant presented her with a forged government record and claimed that the State had dismissed her pending felony case for Child Endangerment. The State also called SSPD Detective Mark Estes who testified that he had recently been contacted by a man claiming to be an investigator with the Texas Attorney General's Office. The man told Detective Estes that he was investigating allegations of misconduct by CPS and court officials in the defendant's case. Detective Estes later determined that the man was impersonating a peace officer and when he attempted to reach him, the man had disconnected his phone. Carol Gunderson with the probation department testified that the defendant had lied to her and was uncooperative during her pre-sentence report investigation.
The defendant's father, John Gandy, testified that he believed CPS had not been totally fair in his daughter's case and that he believed she should get probation. The prosecutor cross-examined Mr. Gandy about whether the defendant was a member of the Republic of Texas.
She was indicted in August of this year for Abandon Endanger Child Criminal Negligence. Special Crimes Unit, working with Child Protective Services, arrested her at the CPS office in July. CPS opened an investigation in June of this year testing Gandy, her husband and their 4-year old child. The 4-year old child tested positive for Methamphetamine. Both the biological mother and the biological father tested positive for a variety of controlled substances. The biological father was in a drug rehab program at this time of her arrest. His arrest was pending his release. The now 5-yr old child continues to be placed with relatives.


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"One of the great tragedies of the Trump administration was a refusal to recognize that many Americans model the behaviour of our leadership," said Ben LaBolt, a former press secretary to President Barack Obama who worked on the Biden transition. "The Biden administration understands the powerful message that adhering to their own guidelines and modeling the best public health behaviour sends, and knows that that's the best path to climbing out of this until we can get a shot in the arm of every American." To that end, most of Biden's White House staff is working from home, co-ordinating with colleagues by email or phone. While the White House aims to have more people working onsite next week, officials intend to operate with substantially reduced staffing for the duration of the pandemic. When hundreds of administration staffers were sworn in by Biden on Wednesday, the ceremony was virtual, with the president looking out at team members displayed in boxes on video screens. The emphasis on adhering to public safety guidelines touches matters both big and small in the White House. Jeffrey Wexler is the White House director of COVID-19 operations, overseeing the implementation of safety guidelines throughout the administration, a role he also served during the transition and campaign. During her first press briefing, White House press secretary Jen Psaki suggested those working in the office would receive daily testing and N95 masks would be mandatory. Indeed, Biden's new federal mask mandate executive order requires that federal employees, contractors and others in federal buildings and on federal lands wear masks and adhere to social distancing requirements. The executive order allows for agency heads to make "case-by-case exceptions" — like, for instance, Psaki's. She wears one until she steps up to the podium for briefings. Officials in close contact with Biden wear wristbands to signify they have been tested that day. Every event with the president is carefully choreographed to maintain distancing, with strips of paper taped to the carpet to show the likes of Vice-President Kamala Harris and Dr. Anthony Fauci where to stand when Biden is delivering an address. When Biden met with his COVID team in the State Dining Room on Thursday, the five people in the room sat at individual tables placed at least six feet apart and four others joined by Zoom to keep numbers down. Plexiglass barriers have been set up at some desks that are in open areas, but nearly all staff who are already working in the building have enclosed offices. The Biden team already had a robust contact tracing program set up during the transition, which it's keeping around for any possible exposures. Staffers also were issued laptops with wallpaper displays that offer a list of COVID symptoms and a directive to "call the White House medical unit" if they have experienced any of them. The Trump White House was another story altogether. After one virus scare in May, the White House mandated mask-wearing, with a memo from chief of staff Mark Meadows requiring their use in shared workspaces and meetings. Simple surgical masks were placed at the entrance to the West Wing. But after only a few days of moderate compliance, mask-wearing fell away almost entirely, as Trump made it clear to aides he did not like the visual of people around him wearing masks — let alone wearing one himself. Trump's White House reduced staffing capacity during the earliest days of the pandemic, but by late spring, when Trump was intent on projecting that the country was "reopening" from pandemic lockdowns — and the U.S. was at roughly 80,000 deaths — aides quickly resumed normal operations. That provided ideal conditions for the spread of an airborne virus. It was only after Trump himself tested positive that some aides began staggering their work schedules to provide enhanced distancing and contingencies in case someone tested positive. Those working for the new administration welcome the stricter guidelines now, but they do pose some potential complications as the Biden team builds out its operation. Karen Finney, who was a spokeswoman in the Clinton White House, said the first challenge may simply be creating a cohesiveness and camaraderie when some new staffers are brought on board without ever having worked in the same room. "When you sit in the same office as everyone, it's just a different dynamic," she said. "There's a sense of, 'We've got each other's backs, we're going to be working together on this.'" Finney added that most of the staff are used to working remotely at this point, so it's not necessarily a new challenge. But she allowed that the national COVID response itself could be somewhat hamstrung by the COVID requirements at the White House. "Having to co-ordinate between limited staff in the office, those working remotely, along with governors, mayors, their staff, those on the Hill — it's a challenge," she said. "They've had the time to think through how to do some of this, but look, it's going to be a work in progress." Alexandra Jaffe And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
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The singer and her husband Daryl Sabara are expecting their first child, a boy
Dan Campbell is empathic about the hard times people have had in Detroit, in their lives and as fans of the Lions. And, the new coach of the long-suffering franchise is fired up for an opportunity to help the NFL team and people in the Motor City. "We need to bring some hope back into this place," Campbell said Thursday, a day after he signed a six-year contract with the Lions and general manger Brad Holmes was formally introduced. Despair, though, is a commonly shared emotion for followers of a franchise with 13 double-digit loss seasons since 2001 and only one playoff victory since winning the NFL title in 1957. The 44-year-old Campbell is the latest coach to try to change the conversation about the lowly Lions. The former New Orleans Saints tight ends and assistant head coach has 11 years of experience in the NFL as a coach and 11 as a player with the New York Giants, Dallas, Detroit and New Orleans. In 2015, he was 5-7 as interim coach of the Miami Dolphins after taking over a 1-3 team. Campbell knows the Lions' woeful history all too well because he played for the team for three seasons, including in 2008 when he had an injury early in the league's first 0-16 season. He's the first former player to lead the franchise since Hall of Famer and two-time NFL champion Joe Schmidt was Detroit's coach from 1967-72. "I wanted this job — bad — because I felt like I know this community, I played here," Campbell said in a emotionally charged opening statement that lasted about 19 minutes at his virtual news conference. "This place has been kicked, it's been battered, it's been bruised. "I could give you coach-speak all day long. I could give you, `Hey, we're going to win this many games.' None of that matters and you guys don't want to hear it anyway. You've had enough of that." Campbell went on to say some sensational things as he described how the team will take on Detroit's identity. "This city's been down and it found a way to get up and it has found a way to overcome adversity," he said. "This team is going to be built on, we're going to kick you in the teeth. When you punch us back, we're going to smile at you. And when you knock us down, we're going to get up and on the way up, we're going to bite a kneecap off." The Lions hired Campbell after interviewing Arthur Smith, Robert Saleh, Marvin Lewis, Eric Bieniemy and Darrell Bevell, who closed the season as interim coach. Smith was hired by the Atlanta Falcons while the New York Jets signed Saleh. "During our general manager interviews, we were asking each candidate to name head coaches that they would consider part of their list if they were to make a choice, " team president Rod Wood said. "Dan showed up on numerous lists." Nearly three months ago, the Lions began searching for a general manger and coach after team owner Sheila Ford Hamp fired Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia. Patricia was 13-29-1 in two-plus seasons as a first-time NFL head coach. Even though it appeared to be clear that Campbell was the choice well before Holmes was hired, Wood insisted the new general manager was on board with the decision. "It may have been an odd process, but I think it resulted in an outstanding result," Wood said. Detroit did make Holmes one of just four Black general managers in the NFL, but the franchise followed a league-wide trend of hiring white head coaches. Rod Graves, executive director of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which champions diversity in the NFL, called the disparity in opportunities "mind-boggling," when there are many successful Black co-ordinators in the NFL. "You're looking for the best candidates or the best fit for your organization and I think everyone goes in colorblind — honestly," Hamp said. "I do think the league, and I think everyone's aware, can do a better job of creating a pipeline and teaching, developing and working with diverse candidates." ___ Follow Larry Lage at https://twitter.com/larrylage ___ More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL Larry Lage, The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced plans Thursday to move ahead with a military trial for three men held at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are suspected of involvement in bombings in Indonesia in 2002 and 2003. A senior military legal official approved non-capital charges that include conspiracy, murder and terrorism for their alleged roles in the deadly bombing of Bali nightclubs in 2002 and a year later of a J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta. The men have been in U.S. custody since 2003, and military prosecutors have previously moved to charge them before the military commission at Guantanamo, but the Pentagon official, known as a convening authority, never signed off on the charges. The next step would be an arraignment at the base, but proceedings there have been halted by the pandemic. Encep Nurjaman, who is known as Hambali, is alleged to have been the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian affiliate of al-Qaida. The Pentagon said in a brief statement on the case that he is accused with Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep and Mohammed Farik Bin Amin of planning and providing assistance in the attacks. The 2002 bombings on the tourist island of Bali killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists, and left a deep scar in Indonesia. The attack on the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta killed 12. Military proceedings at Guantanamo have bogged down for years because of legal challenges and the logistical difficulty of holding court hearings at the remote base. The most prominent case, involving five men charged in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack, has been stuck in the pre-trial phase since their arraignment in May 2012 with no date yet established for the trial. The U.S. holds 40 men at Guantanamo. President Joe Biden has said he favours closing the detention centre but has not yet disclosed his plans for the facility. The Associated Press
Biden vows to move 'heaven and earth' to get 100 million vaccinated in 100 days as he calls Trump effort a 'dismal failure'
Mr Biden warns death toll will likely top 500,000 in next month
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has confidence in FBI Director Chris Wray and plans to keep him in the job, the White House press secretary said Thursday. FBI directors are given 10-year terms, meaning leadership of the bureau is generally unaffected by changes in presidential administrations. But Biden's spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, was notably noncommittal when asked at her first briefing Wednesday whether Biden had confidence in Wray. "I have not spoken with him about specifically FBI Director Wray in recent days," Psaki said. On Thursday, she cleared up any confusion, tweeting: "I caused an unintentional ripple yesterday so wanted to state very clearly President Biden intends to keep FBI Director Wray on in his role and he has confidence in the job he is doing." Wray is keeping his position even as the FBI and other law enforcement agencies are under scrutiny for their preparations before the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. The Justice Department inspector general and other watchdog offices are now investigating. Wray was appointed in 2017 by President Donald Trump following Trump's firing of James Comey. Wray later became a frequent target of Trump's attacks, including by publicly breaking with the president on issues such as antifa, voter fraud and Russian election interference. The criticism led to speculation that Trump might fire Wray after the election. Meanwhile, the FBI's No. 2 official, David Bowdich, is retiring, according to a person with direct knowledge of the departure who insisted on anonymity because the announcement had not been widely announced internally. Paul Abbate, the bureau's associate deputy director, will take over the deputy position, the person said. The New York Times first reported the move. ____ Associated Press writer Zeke Miller in Washington contributed to this report. Eric Tucker, The Associated Press
Ex-Cardinals coach Wilks new defensive coordinator at Mizzou
Steve Wilks is returning to coaching as the defensive coordinator at Missouri. Wilks, who was hired by Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz on Thursday, took last year off after spending the previous 14 seasons in the NFL. The stint was highlighted by a year as the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 2018 and time on the staffs of the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers when those teams made the Super Bowl.
McConnell wants to delay Trump's Senate impeachment trial to February
GOP leader cites need for 'due process' for president he has said bears responsibility for 6 January attack on the Capitol
Biden removes Trump's Diet Coke button from the White House
Staff would reportedly bring former president soda on a silver platter
Researchers at Ruhr University use designer protein brain injections to regenerate spinal nerves which allow paralyzed mice to walk again.


I spent ten blissful days on the western coast of Ireland last October, and I'll tell you why I returned to the misty, velvet shores of the area where I once spent a year: my second novel is set in the area and I felt it was important to reinvigorate my standing amongst the land and its people before I embarked upon the book's promotion. In order to do that, I knew I had to return to Ireland to let the very air saturate my skin until it permeated to a cellular level and recalibrated my soul.
Ireland affected me deeply when I lived as an outsider in the rural village of Inverin, which is on the cusp of the gateway to Connemara, a land separated into geometric prisms by gray-stone walls through rambling fields that lead down to the sea. It's confessional to report that it took me a few months of living in Inverin before I allowed myself to let go of my American frame of reference. Once I did, there was such a shift in my being that a local at the grocery store (or the shops, as they call it there) did a double take upon seeing my tranquil face and commented, "Claire, you look more Irish!" I knew just what she implied. I could feel a newly acquired demeanor settle upon me, one that relaxed me physically and slipped me into a present tense mind frame where a type of willing acceptance of events replaced my harried American propensity to manipulate my way through life. Ireland will do this to a person quickly, for it is an island with its own peculiar consciousness spawned from its cloistered history and its humble dependence upon the vagaries of the weather. I see it as an overarching attitude of rightful thinking, something which suggests there's no point in becoming too worked up over much of anything, for change will rule the day of the best laid plans, and in the meantime, we're all in it together, safe under the watchful eyes of God. For the Irish are a reverential people. And it's not just God they revere. They pretty much hold all things sacred: the land, their history, each other. And because they comport themselves this way, they don't take themselves too seriously, which is exactly why they have the reputation of being the friendliest lot on earth.
I had what I think of as a life-altering year in Ireland, to this day there's a quadrant of my Scotch-Irish soul cordoned away that experiences the world through Irish eyes. I can only describe this vision as an evolved awareness level-- a brass tacks, no frills appreciation for meaningful connections in life that pertain to people, nature, and the little things that come my way on a daily basis. Once I moved back to America, I kept thinking I should share my insights with friends, so I took the experience of living in Ireland and created a novel about a single American female who leaves the record business in Los Angeles and relocates to Connemara. I wanted to infuse the story with interplay between an American narrator and a handful of modern day Irish characters, so I brought in an Irish traditional musician named Liam Hennessey to employ as a focal point in illustrating a metaphoric, culture quandary as well as showcasing the narrator's burgeoning love for and discovery of all things Irish. Next I took the premise and turned it into the discovery of love with its attendant complications by having Liam so unbalanced at the prospect of love with an American outsider that he can't decide whether to come closer or completely run away.
In writing the book, I went out of my way not to patronize anything about Ireland, particularly its vibrant people. I wanted to refrain from bringing an American attitude to the story because I felt it had been done before and somehow cheated what I wanted to be the point of the story, which concerns the ambiguity of a budding love relationship with its inherent excitement, hope, doubt and fear. On the one hand, this story could have happened anywhere (I know of very few people who haven't been thrown into confusion as they navigate the minefield of new found attraction) but because this story takes place in Ireland, I had the opportunity to highlight a setting in possession of unfathomable beauty with a history of cultural nuances worth the singing of deep praise.
I titled my novel "Dancing to an Irish Reel" (Literary fiction; Vinspire Publishing), which refers to the push and pull of attraction from the vantage point of a stranger in a strange land. In writing the story, I did what all writers do: tell about how they find the world through the vehicle of one painstakingly crafted, case in point. It may sound trite to say "Dancing to an Irish Reel" is my love letter to Ireland, but in many ways it is. Now that the book is out in the world, it keeps Ireland ever upon my vest, and I wear it with glowing pride.


First listed on 17 April, this house has been on Domain for 2 days (last updated on 17 April). It was last sold in 2016 and 82 other 3 bedroom house in Mentone have recently been sold.
In this street, the most recent rental of another house with 3 beds, 2 baths, 3 parking spaces was at number 1/27, which leased for $735 4 months ago.


Learn more about how 3-act tasks engage children in modeling with mathematics and spark their curiosity. Watch some video examples and find tasks you could use in your own classroom.
Use estimation challenges to help students build number sense and improve problem solving skills.
Find examples of 3-act tasks and other fresh ideas for your classroom. This site has links to many resources, including these multiplication cards as well as these geometric subitizing cards.
Resources and games for students and teachers from the author of The Grapes of Math and Math Fables. Create fully customizable word problems, access games for teaching and learning, and find free downloads to support the use of specific strategies.
Get ideas and resources from Marilyn Burns.
Math Reasoning Inventory is an online formative assessment tool developed in part by Marilyn Burns.
Support the learning of mathematics through engaging, thought-provoking problem solving.
Co-founded by Jo Boaler, a professor at Stanford University, the goal of Youcubed "is to inspire, educate and empower teachers of mathematics, transforming the latest research on math learning into accessible and practical forms." Find tasks and resources to help transform your teaching.
This site has powerpoints of the number talk examples from Sherry Parrish's Number Talks book.


New fathers please take note! Men who are stressed can put their children at an increased risk of diabetes, an interesting study has found.
According to experts, stress hormones can cause a change in the sperm that induces high blood sugar in the offsprings'.
The research adds to growing evidence that a male's life experience can be passed down to his generation, more than his genetic code alone.
However, the father's stress hormones can be blocked to prevent the changes and the impending damage.
The study involved male mice, but scientists suggested that the findings are likely to be applicable to humans.
In order to induce stress, the researchers confined male mice in plastic tubes for 2 hours a day, for two weeks straight.
Afterwards, the glucose levels in the animals' rose, and the mice gained more weight slowly. The affected mice later showed an increased level of stress hormones called the glucocorticoids in their blood.
These mice were then mated with females that hadn't been confined, and their resulting offspring had higher blood glucose than normal.
"We are very interested in how behavioural change affects glucose homeostasis," said Xiaoying Li from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.
Mouse dads, who were under the psychological stress, produced offsprings with higher blood sugar when compared to their unstressed counterparts, the findings, published in the Cell Metabolism, revealed.
"Paternal psychological stress can result in hyperglycemia in offspring in mice," Li said.
The root of the increased blood sugar was in the gene called Sfmbt2.
When the male mouse was immobilised daily in a plastic tube, the spike of glucocorticoids caused extra methyl groups to be added to the Sfmbt2 gene in his sperm.
By understanding the mechanisms involved, researchers could block the effects of glucocorticoids on the mouse father's sperm, Li added.
Injecting the male mice with a molecule that dampens the effect of glucocorticoids stopped the Sfmbt2 gene from being overly methylated.


Kent Attwell has announced he will run for mayor in spring 2018.
CITY OF DELAFIELD - Longtime Delafield politician Kent Attwell has announced he will run for mayor in the spring election.
Attwell served as First District alderman for three years, on the plan commission for seven years and on the Lake Welfare Committee for 15 years, with 11 of those years as chairman.
Incumbent Michele DeYoe announced in September that she would not seek re-election. She has served as mayor since 2014. DeYoe and Attwell survived a four-candidate primary in February 2014; DeYoe went on to defeat Attwell in the general election.
Attwell holds a bachelor's degree in operations management and marketing from the University of Cincinnati. He has been employed for 27 years with SABIC/GE Plastics.
He is president of the Delafield Lions Club, a member of the Lake Country School Education Foundation Board, the Milwaukee Society of Plastics Engineers Board, the Milwaukee Society of Plastics Engineers Education Foundation and the UW Cancer Center at ProHealth Care Advisory Board. He is a past board member of the MDA Harley-Davidson Black and Blue Ball.
He is also a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post 196, the Nagawicka Lake Yacht Club and Tall Pines Conservancy.


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Culture 5000 – The Worlds Longest Painting
In a tribute to the world's cultural wealth, diversity, co-existence and resilience, dating from the dawn of civilisation in China, my native land, 5,000 years ago, I have created a commemorative scroll, 1.5 metres high and 201.5 metres long.
The scroll, whether hung, held in hand or stretched horizontally, is the quintessential art form of China which lends itself most appropriately to artistic expression on such an ambitious scale.
On this gigantic scroll, executed on specially made English art paper, I have painted a fluid and continuing vast image, representing 5,339 carp, combining the universal symbol of life – water – with the East Asian icon of good fortune.
Culture 5000 follows on from my Hong Kong Fish Scroll, which was exhibited in London in the days prior to the return of Hong Kong to China, televised internationally*1 and written about in the media*2 and in a book on my work published in 1997*3. That scroll featured 1,997 carp, marking the year of Hong Kong's reunion with China.
I have chosen the title Culture 5000 because the last five millennia of human existence have been the most remarkable in cultural and social development, fusion of peoples, races and languages. Europe, for example, has never before in its history experienced the richness of cultural interaction as it is experiencing today. Culture 5000, therefore, is a tribute to this human experience, a part and parcel of mutually rewarding peaceful co-existence, irrespective of geographical boundaries.
The scroll was designed to embody this concept and demonstrate my skills in water colour painting, which represent a synthesis of artistic practices developed by me over four decades. Now completed, the scroll is an extraordinary work of art, indeed the first of its kind ever executed in the history of art practice.
As those familiar with my work will know I have enjoyed painting both in realistic and abstract styles. The giant painting represents 5,339 carp in vivid colours and in a multitude of movements and "moods" – in a wide range of underwater settings, with the "concrete" imagery of the fish interwoven with "abstract" background.
The painting has been executed with a diffused focus, and from a vertical perspective allows the viewer the opportunity to enjoy the giant image in many different ways. This is essential to the ultimate purpose of the project – to divide up the painting amongst the most eminent collections of art worldwide.
The Culture 5000 scroll has the following features:
The size – 1.5m x 201.5m – is the largest painting of its kind executed anywhere in the world.
The vast number – 5,339 colourful carp in a single painting – is the first ever in the world's history of art.
The enormous variety of colours and patterns which do not repeat themselves in one painting of this scale has never before been seen in the history of fine arts, embodying a new development of water colour techniques.
The gigantic painting will link the world's major museums in one chain, a pioneering undertaking in the world of fine arts.
The whole painting maintains its integrity with no traces whatsoever of being painted in sections.
Each part destined for segmentation is self-contained in both image and form.
The completion time of 8 months for a painting of this size is the shortest ever – dignitaries were present to witness the commencing and concluding ceremonies.
*1- Numerous British and Chinese television broadcasts.
*2 – Eastern Art Report, South, Grimsby Evening Telegraph and other media.
*3 – Hai Shuet Yeung: Innovation In Abstraction, by Sajid Rizvi with contributions by Dr. Anne Farrer, British Museum, and Professor Li Gongmin, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guanghou, China, published by Saffron Books, P.O. Box 13666, London, SW14 8WF, UK.