An exploration of the Japanese manga and anime Furuba, known as Fruits baket in the United States about the cursed Sohma family who transform into an animal of the Chinese Zodiac when embraced by a person of the opposite gender.
Simbiosis y binomio son los dos conceptos de han movido centrífugamente este número especial de CAA: Animamente: representación y visibilidad de la salud mental a través de la animación. Gracias a la simbiosis animación-emoción es posible dar vida a visibilizar a las personas que padecen un trastorno, lo que invita a contemplar la capacidad única de la animación para narrar la experiencia humana de manera profunda. Por su parte, la intersección multi e interdisciplinar del binomio arte-movimiento brinda posibilidades ilimitadas para ilustrar los problemas de salud mental, adquiriendo una capacidad simbólica, emocional, técnica y narrativa que distinguen la animación de otras artes. El presente número de Con A de Animación cuenta con la Firma Invitada del periodista especialista en videojuegos Guillermo Paredes-Otero: “Videojuegos para visibilizar la salud mental: la ludonarrativa como herramienta de concienciación”. Entre los contenidos de Investigación figuran: “Mudarse a las imágenes. Animación experimental y neurodiversidad en Eight Point Star de Fernando Diniz y Marcos Magalhâes” de Samuel Lagunas; “La Concienciación de la salud mental en los...
A collection of essays by an international cast of scholars, experts, and fans, providing a definitive, one-stop Manga resource.
Dinah may be back on track to taking care of her nightly tasks, but as the final vaults approach, these tasks are becoming increasingly difficult, and evermore deadly. Dinah's transformation from frightened and disturbed girl to courageous young woman is nearly complete, but more things haunt the Mausoleum than just unhappy spirits, and the horrifying story behind Vincent's secret research may finally be revealed.
Dans son enfance, Yuki était très seul et passait des journées bien sombres. Mais sa rencontre avec Tohru (dont il ignorait à l'époque le nom) l'a profondément marqué. Depuis, il continue à chercher inlassablement quelque chose en elle... Mais quoi ? Yuki va se confier à Keru comme il ne l'avait jamais fait auparavant. La classe de Tohru doit également présenter sa propre version de Cendrillon sur scène, lors de la fête du lycée. La distribution des rôles, assez maladroite, ne facilité pas les répétitions qui finissent par sombrer dans le chaos le plus total. Et la personne responsable de tous ces troubles n'est autre que...
Conozca la evolución del manga a partir de 80 historias seleccionadas que permiten entender el éxito del cómic japonés A mediados del siglo pasado, toda una generación de mangakas se lanzó a dibujar historias y aventuras con una estética y un grafismo que impactaron de inmediato en la sociedad japonesa, que de inmediato se trasladó al resto del mundo. Desde entonces hasta ahora, autores como Tezuka Osamu, Mizuki Shigeru o Kojima Gōseki o revistas como la "Shōnen Magazine" han cargado con la mochila de popularizar un género que ha llevado sus ventas a cifras exorbitantes. Este libro repasa la historia del manga moderno desde sus inicios, pautando cómo ha sido su evolución y los factores históricos, sociales, económicos y culturales que lo han condicionado, para a continuación entretenerse en subrayar los principales títulos que han llegado hasta nosotros y seleccionan¬do los autores y autoras indispensables de un género que no ha parado de crecer desde entonces. • "La nueva isla del tesoro", de Sakai Shichima y Tezuka Osamu, un punto de inflexión en el manga moderno. • "Doraemon", de Fujiko F. Fujio, un éxito mundial sin prece¬dentes. • "Mazinger Z", de...
Dive into the world of manga and discover 50 of the most influential and essential series and standalone titles—from Boys Run the Riot to Chainsaw Man to Sailor Moon—with this must-have guide for manga fans by Crunchyroll senior editor Briana Lawrence. With profiles on 50 unforgettable series and ground-breaking single volume stories written by an expert in the anime and manga field, The Essential Manga Guide provides a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look into the history and growing legacy of manga. Both casual fans and serious otaku alike will discover an entertaining and personal look at the impact of these outstanding manga titles and their authors, as well as great recommendations of what to read next. From classic series to contemporary favorites, this guide includes: Berserk, Bleach, Fruits Basket, Haikyu!!, Inuyasha, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kuroko's Basketball, My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness, Naruto, One Piece, Paradise Kiss, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sailor Moon, The Way of the House Husband, Tokyo Babylon, Uzumaki, Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, What Did You Eat Yesterday, Yu Yu Hakusho, and many more.
Tohru vit à présent officiellement avec Shigure, Yuki et Kyô Soma. Aujourd' hui se déroule le grand marathon, organisé comme chaque année par le lycée de Tohru. Durant la course surgit un autre membre de la famille Soma : il s'agit de Hatsuharu, venu provoquer Kyô en combat singulier. Mais l'affrontement tourne vite au règlement de comptes et Tohru ne sait que faire pour les séparer. Kagura Soma est, elle aussi, venue rencontrer Kyô. À la veille de la Saint-Valentin, quelle proposition Kagura vient-elle faire à celui qu'elle estime être son futur mari ?
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. --Psalm 19:1-2 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this that power belongs to God! When God reminded me about the spoken word from his prophet from years ago, I became alive again as his words are in my life. The expectation of the wicked will not be met in my life. Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you. (Deuteronomy 3:22) The Word of God is a consuming fire; and on my tree, the fire burns in degrees--first, second, and third degrees! The problem is not that I was not giving in God ministries but because I was not consulting God. I learned to depend on God. I am grateful for the gift of God. As nature presents itself, I choose right from wrong, and then I smell that the water is dried up out of the pot with the eggs I was not flustered. I said, "Oh Lord God, how can someone burn eggs! I just did." And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28) Fruit baskets are full with different types of fruits and vegetables. ...
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This book sets out a new framework and methodology for the measuring and monitoring of absolute poverty in the European Union. A comparative needs-based analysis of poverty is presented that allows for cross-country examination. By comparing absolute poverty measurements with existing conventional measures, a new understanding of poverty within the European Union is explored, highlighting that poverty is cyclical and unevenly disturbed across Europe. Issued related to poverty, including food basket development, basket pricing, household compatibility, are also discussed. This book aims to provide a comprehensive account of methodological tools available for the measurement of poverty. It will be relevant to researchers and policymakers interested in absolute poverty measurement. This is an open access book.
More than 350 ways to unlock the curative powers of foods are presented in this down-to-earth guide to physical well-being. Backed by scientific studies, the pragmatic tips can turn any kitchen into the preventative and healing center of the home. Organized by how foods are stored, such as the Tea Tin, the Vegetable Bin, the Breadbox, and the Freezer, cutting-edge information on 120 different foods is presented. From information on virus-fighting apricots and natural anxiety-relieving tea to stomachache-quelling honey and natural cleaning products, this reference explains why and how these everyday ingredients heal the mind, body, and spirit. Consumer-oriented information on buying, storing, and using each food is offered, as well as 165 recipes that detail simple and delicious ways to create a healthy diet using these powerfoods.
This publication demonstrates the benefits of neglected and underutilized species, including amaranth, sorghum and cowpea, and their potential contribution to achieving Zero Hunger in South and Southeast Asia.
Dramatic increases in food prices, as witnessed on a global scale in recent years, threaten the food security of hundreds of millions of the rural poor in Sub-Saharan Africa alone. This book focuses on recent food and financial crises as they have affected Africa, illustrating the problems using country case studies that cover their origins, effects on agriculture and rural poverty, their underlying factors and making recommendations as to how such crises could best be addressed in the future.
**Creative Scroll Saw Baskets** is the ultimate guide to creating stunning and functional baskets using the versatility of a scroll saw. Whether you're a seasoned woodworker or just starting your journey, this comprehensive resource provides everything you need to master this rewarding craft. With step-by-step instructions, detailed diagrams, and troubleshooting tips, you'll learn the essential techniques of scroll saw basketry. From selecting the right materials and setting up your workspace to advanced techniques like joining multiple pieces of wood and creating curves and angles, you'll gain a thorough understanding of the craft. This book not only covers the basics but also delves into creative basket designs, inspiring you to push the boundaries of your imagination. You'll discover how to design your own patterns, experiment with different shapes and sizes, and add unique embellishments to create truly one-of-a-kind baskets. We'll explore various types of baskets, including market baskets, decorative baskets, functional baskets, and gift baskets. You'll learn the nuances of each type, providing you with the knowledge to create baskets tailored to specific purposes and...
We assess changes in food prices and diet costs based on large-scale surveys of food vendors (fielded from June 2020 until September 2024) and households (fielded in six periods between 2022 to 2024) across rural and urban areas and in all states/regions of Myanmar. Key Findings Between July 2023 and September 2024, the cost of a healthy and commonly consumed diet increased by 34 and 35 percent, respectively. The price of rice – the major staple – was more than twice as high in September 2024 compared to two years prior. Prices rose by 29 percent between July 2023 and September 2024, and by only 7 percent between March and September 2024. In September 2024, cooking oil prices were 88 percent higher than the previous year, but 15 percent lower than two years prior. In September 2024, the median prices of most protein-rich foods, except for fish, were at least 50 percent higher compared to two years prior. Over the same two-year period, banana prices doubled. The highest costs for both common and healthy diets are seen in the conflict-affected states of Rakhine and Kachin, where in September 2024, the costs of the healthy diet was about 65 percent higher than ...
This exciting topic-based series offers early years practitioners collections of activities based on familiar themes. The activities can be easily implemented and readily incorporated into curriculum planning through links made to the Foundation Stage curriculum. Each book includes: activities that can be used on their own or as part of a themed program ideas for enjoying an all round curriculum approach guidance on expanding existing ideas and resources linked ideas to be carried out at home. Ourselves looks at families and society and includes important topics such as friendship and identity.
Liqueurs - infusions that meld liquor with fruits, herbs, and spices - are once again an "it" beverage. In Luscious Liqueurs: 50 Recipes for Sublime and Spirited Infusions to Sip and Savor, mixologist A.J. Rathbun shows readers how easy and fun it is to make their favorite liqueurs at home. An informative introduction demystifies the process of preparing homemade liqueurs and explains how to set up an efficient (and fun!) "liqueur laboratory." With just a few fresh ingredients and A.J.'s expert guidance, liqueur lovers will be whipping up batches of sweet, spicy, fruity, and exotic mixtures that cost less and taste better than any store-bought bottle. Recipes include Righteous Raspberry, Limoncello, Cinnamon Snap, Heroic Hazelnut, Scotch Treat, Irish Cream, Anisetter, Mandarino, and 42 other tempting liqueurs photographed in stylish full color. They are perfect for sipping on their own or in cocktails, and make memorable gifts, too!
In order to leave the village, the village teacher, Gu Liqing, had abandoned her boyfriend of six years and had quickly married a rich second generation. However, on their wedding night, they discovered that he couldn't do it at all, and what was even worse, a month later, she discovered that she was pregnant ...
Are you an anime and manga enthusiast ready to prove your otaku cred? This collection presents 200 trivia questions guaranteed to test even the most seasoned fans. Covering topics from genre classifications to award-winning series and industry insiders, it's designed to challenge enthusiasts of all levels. Perfect for game nights with fellow weebs or solo study sessions to flex your fandom muscles. Whether you're brushing up before your next convention or just love Japanese otaku culture, this value-packed trivia challenge quest is the most epic way to flex that otaku intelligence! In this Anime & Manga Trivia Quiz Challenge book, you can expect: Nine different topics to choose from 200 questions about Anime & Manga Answers and explanations at the end of each section Multiple choice format Questions that are easy to read and comprehend Lightweight and portable, this book is great for car rides, waiting rooms, or bedtime reading. Don't miss out on this exclusive offer - Buy now before the price changes!
Japanese animation, video games, and manga have attracted fans around the world. The characters, the stories, and the sensibilities that come out of these cultural products are together called Japan Cool. This is not a sudden fad, but is rooted in manga-Japanese comics-which since the mid-1940s have developed in an exponential way. In spite of a gradual decline in readership, manga still commands over a third of the publishing output. The volume of manga works that is being produced and has been through history is enormous. There are manga publications that attract readers of all ages and genders. The diversity in content attracts readers well into adulthood. Surveys on reading practices have found that almost all Japanese people read manga or have done so at some point in their lives. The skills of reading manga are learned by readers themselves, but learned in the context of other readers and in tandem with school learning. Manga reading practices are sustained by the practices of other readers, and manga content therefore serves as a topic of conversation for both families and friends. Moreover, manga is one of the largest sources of content for media production in film,...
High and persistent inflation has presented serious macroeconomic challenges in India in recent years, increasing the country’s domestic and external vulnerabilities. A number of factors underpin India’s high inflation. This book analyzes various facets of Indian inflation—the causes, consequences, and policies being implemented to manage it. Several chapters are devoted to analyzing and managing food inflation, given its significance in driving overall inflation dynamics in India.
Malnutrition caused by deficiencies of vitamins and minerals - also called hidden hunger - impairs both the intellectual and physical development of a child. Due to the absence of clinical symptoms and assessments, no intervention can be staged. The tragedy is that this, in turn, decreases the child’s chance to escape from poverty. This book looks at malnutrition in high-income countries, the nutrition transition and nutritional deficiencies in low-income countries, consequences of hidden hunger, and interventions to improve nutrition security. Written by leading experts in the field, it clearly stresses that national governments and international organizations must make malnutrition one of their top priorities in order to provide children with optimal conditions for a healthy future.
This book presents the key findings from a new poverty assessment for Vietnam, led jointly by the World Bank and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS). It takes a fresh look at the lives of poor men, women, and children, and explores the constraints and opportunities they face today in rising out of poverty. The book aims to do three things. First, it proposes revisions to Vietnam’s poverty monitoring system—via better data, updated welfare aggregates, and new poverty lines—to bring these more in line with economic and social conditions in present-day Vietnam. Second, it revisits the stylized facts about deprivation and poverty in Vietnam, and develops an updated profile and diagnostic of poverty using data from the most recent Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey (VHLSS 2010), complemented by new qualitative field studies. Third, it aims to forge a consensus around some of the key challenges for reducing extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity over the next decade, including changing regional patterns of poverty and wealth, high and persistent poverty among ethnic minorities, substantial and increasing vulnerability, and rising inequality in outcomes...
'This volume is a welcome and timely contribution to a topic of enduring importance. The global consequences of recent food price crises underscore the need to examine food security issues from diverse perspectives. This volume meets that need, featuring accessible yet cutting-edge analyses of food security by leading experts in fields as diverse as trade, nutrition, public health, production, political economy, and behavioral economics. It will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and practitioners.' --Steven Block, Tufts University, US. 'This excellent volume offers a compact but wide-ranging survey of recent research on important changes in global food markets. Its 20 chapters accurately capture important areas of scholarly agreement as well as on-going debates among economists studying agriculture and nutrition, with several provocative original contributions from other fields. The book draws particularly on the authors' long experience in Asia, offering widely-applicable insights for scholars and policy analysts seeking to understand the past, present and future of food around the world.' --William A. Masters, Tufts University, US. The global population is forecasted to ...
Data science is a perfect blend of 10 per cent maths, 20 per cent statistics, 30 per cent common sense and 40 per cent applied knowledge. While you can learn maths and statistics, you need to accumulate certain experience for common sense to kick in and apply what you have learnt. This introductory book on data science builds upon an individual's innate knowledge and arms you with the tools to use this interdisciplinary academic field in everyday scenarios. With straightforward real-world examples and applications, it takes you on a path that may seem daunting but is made simple through Professor Raju's easy manner. It endows you with a holistic and flawless understanding of the fundamental principles required to build a solid foundation in data science.
The little secretary, Gu Yuwei, unexpectedly got to know the top figure of Jiangyou Group, Zhao Muchen. Zhao Mu Chen was handsome and wise, which made Gu Yu Wei fall in love with him. He fell in love with her from then on. Amidst the entanglement and reality attacks of the secular world, she wanted to retreat time and time again, but each time she fell deeper into the abyss ... Could their love reach the end?
Despite the lack of literature and inconsistencies in research aims and methods, it is evident that dietary intake has been shifting from traditional food consumption patterns to diets that are heavily reliant on imported and increasingly processed foods in Fiji. Availability of food items varies depending on location, however there is evidence of food environments with high availability of energy dense, nutrient poor foods, in both rural and urban locations. Food environments around vulnerable populations, for example schools, are of concern, with 80 percent of the outlets surveyed within 400 m school zones selling sugar-sweetened beverages. While the process of developing policies that support a healthy diet is enabled by Fiji’s whole-of-government commitment to improving food nutrition security, there are competing priorities and points of incoherence that deter this, particularly relating to economic growth. A range of specific policy measures have been introduced in Fiji by different government sectors that influence all facets of the food system. However, capacities required to develop and deliver policies are limited across government, primarily by the allocation of...