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A pristolnic is Romanian seal that is used to consecrate bread for holy occasions. Typically the raw dough is shaped, then pressed with the pristolnic, which has a holy symbol on its underside. The honor of making this bread is typically reserved for older women in the community. (Do I have this right, Daniel? Let me know.) Pristolnic can be made of wood,… ncG1vNJzZmibmKe2tMDOqZ%2BeqqOYtbit0bNlrK2SqMGir8pnmqilX6V8rq3KnmSappRisq%2Bz0ZqtnmWRYr2ztdKtpqWmmZg%3D

Via the Sushiro website Oshi No Ko belongs to the rare class of creative franchise where the content of the work itself feels like it should be completely incompatible with commercial tie-ups…and yet, the characters from a series exploring the dark side of Japanese entertainment appear everywhere. They grace the boxes of chocolates on sale at Seven-Eleven. The character Kana Arima graced DyDo vending machines across the country last summer. The Yomiuri Giants baseball club had an Oshi No Ko day, featuring the voice actors throwing the first pitch.

It took approximately one minute for me to decide I wanted to stay within the confines of Disney California Adventure’s San Fransokyo Square for the duration of my stay at the theme park. Walking into the area — themed after the Japan-Meets-California setting of the same name found in Big Hero 6 — offered an initial wave of sensory overload. Katakana everywhere! Ramen, taco and sourdough bread scents wafting through the air!

The end of winter nears when the cherry blossom forecasts arrive. While it’s still technically that season, the end is getting closer, and spring excitement is starting to build (or at least the beer aisle at local supermarkets is taking on a pink hue). As I’m wrapping this up, it’s 22 degrees Celsius outside…the chilly days are vanishing That means a lot of common winter sights are about to vanish from everyday life in Japan — including the posters and ad boards found inside train stations across the country promoting Japan Rail’s SKISKI campaign.

The cone-shaped sugarloaf cabbage is what cabbage should be – bright green, buttery, tender, sweet, nutty and quick to cook.  It’s what cabbage never is. Also known as hispi, or sweetheart, it is indeed sweet of heart. Every year, we see a few more of them in the markets and at specialty greengrocers - and every year I snap them up as keenly as I do asparagus at the start of its season.

Festina lente in Latin means Make Haste Slowly. It is a principle that Erasmus thought should be carved in every column, so important was it to contemplate and apply. Festina lente is paradoxical. How can we make haste slowly? How can we go faster by going slower—doing anything? Many of the deep human realities at first do seem counterintuitive and this is one of them. We have all heard that the greatest person will be the servant of all, and that those who humble themselves will be exalted and those who exalt themselves will be humbled, or that pride goes before a fall.

Listy is a free and simple app for making lists of your favorite things. It automatically includes related images, like book or album covers. You can create shareable visual lists with the free app on Mac, iOS, or Android. It’s a handy way to quickly share recommendations with friends. Share You can list your favorite albums, books, movies, TV shows, video games, sites, apps, wines, beers or social posts. Your list shows up with the appropriate cover art.

Hi, We reported last week that the success of reaching consensus towards a new Pandemic Agreement at the World Health Organization, hinges on the possibility of member states agreeing on a new mechanism to facilitate the access to information on pathogens while also committing to share benefits. We were also told that without such a dedicated system for global health, a new legal instrument to govern pandemics may not become a reality.

Ever wanted to just sketch an interface, press a button, and get a working website? Well, now you can at makereal.tldraw.com. And here’s the story. …but first, maybe you should try it yourself. Here’s how to do it: Get an OpenAI developer API key (you must have access to the GPT-4 API) Visit makereal.tldraw.com Paste your API key in the input at the bottom of the screen Draw your user interface