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antoine-roquentin · 3 years

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Protests Unite Myanmar’s Ethnic Groups Against Common Foe

Myanmar’s military, known as the Tatmadaw, has killed at least 510 people and detained more than 2,500 others since it took power on Feb. 1. Now terrorized by the military themselves, many people from the Bamar ethnic majority are developing a sense of solidarity with the country’s numerous minority groups. Public apologies for years of indifference and denial of minority people’s experiences have proliferated. “We have learned day by day, and our point of view has changed. We feel really sorry,” said Yin Yin, a Bamar youth who worked as a hotelier in Yangon before the coup.

Many Bamar people also seem to be shifting their political objectives. Early in the protests, a split emerged between groups led by an older generation of protesters from the 1988 student uprisings who called for the release of democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi and elected officials and a return to the previous system of governance and a diverse group of protesters who united under the General Strike Committee of Nationalities (GSCN) with more ambitious demands. The GSCN advocates for the abolition of the military-drafted 2008 constitution and the establishment of a new one based on federalism. These calls have rapidly gained momentum, especially among a young generation eager to make amends for past injustices and build a more equitable society.

Before the coup, military violence and government oppression of ethnic minorities evoked only weak responses from the Bamar public. Mass denial followed the 2017 campaign against the Rohingya, and only a few activists spoke out. When the Tatmadaw launched airstrikes in Kachin state in 2018 and the government blocked displaced people from safe passage or access to humanitarian assistance, there was little outcry beyond activist circles. The same was true when the government shut down the internet in Rakhine state and parts of Chin state for more than a year.

But the shared experience of suffering under military violence has contributed to shifting views among Bamar demonstrators. “Since the coup started, we all faced the same thing, the same tragic incidents all over the country,” Yin Yin said. “It doesn’t matter if we are Burmese, Kachin, Chin, or any ethnic group. As long as we are living in Myanmar, we have the same rights and we need the same freedom, so federal democracy is a must.”

Myanmar's ethnic rebels isolate junta ahead of Armed Forces Day

Since then, these insurgent groups from the Karen, the Shan, and the Kachin have become emboldened in their anti-junta positions. The armed wing of the Karen National Union recently cut the food supply lines to feed soldiers deployed near the Thai-Myanmar border, according to media reports. Elsewhere, according to local sources, the armed wing of the Kachin, active close to the Myanmar-China border, launched fresh strikes against military positions this month. Last Sunday, a battalion of the Kachin Independence Army mounted dawn attacks on three Tatamadaw-held bases.

"The KNU has already condemned the coup, and no longer recognizes the Tatmadaw as a legitimate actor," said Jason Tower, a researcher working on conflict issues in Myanmar for the United States Institute of Peace, a think tank supported by the U.S. Congress. "The Tatmadaw will have to address growing push back from the ethnic armed groups."

He said the military's grip on Myanmar will be loosened as the rebel groups become emboldened by the chaos caused by the coup. "The Tatmadaw will be strategically weakened if it has to face conflict with ethnic armed groups on many fronts," he said. "This can worsen as the rebel armies strategically align themselves with the CDM."

A Tuesday statement by the Arakan Army -- a powerful rebel force that battled the Tatmadaw in 2019 and 2020 in the state of Rakhine -- was the latest warning shot to the junta about the shifting political alliances. It declared that it was closing ranks with the other armed ethnic groups in condemning the coup and subsequent crackdown. The move comes after the militant group had agreed on a ceasefire with the Tatmadaw last year, suggesting that the two adversaries were headed for peace.

But that is not all. The military's resources are also being stretched as China pressures the junta to protect its economic assets after 32 Chinese-owned factories in Yangon were torched this month. The investments were part of China's multibillion-dollar stake in Myanmar, spanning an oil-and-gas pipeline and large infrastructure projects as part of Beijing's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.

"Threats to Chinese property and lives will be taken very seriously and, as has already been seen, diplomats will want to show an immediate response," said a senior analyst at a Yangon-based think tank, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "But [Chinese] officials also know that relations will have to be maintained with all sides in the current impasse, including the military government, NLD and ethnic nationality movements because it is too early to know who will ultimately succeed."

China’s rare earth supplies disrupted by Myanmar tumult

Chinese companies started complaining about delays in shipments of the minerals since mid-March, reportedly due to the deteriorating political and economic situation, which Chinese media reports say have had an impact on logistics.

Rare earth metals are used in aerospace, advanced military equipment, mobile phones and electric vehicles, among other tech products. Myanmar is a major supplier of rare earth ores, which are exported to China for extraction and processing, and then either used in local production or shipped on to global markets.

Hiccups in Myanmar’s supply of rare earths are the latest indicator that the audacious military coup, launched by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, and subsequent national chaos is starting to seriously disrupt Myanmar’s economy and businesses.

The impact on rare earth shipments is the latest sign the coup is adversely impacting China, which earlier expressed concern about the security of its twin oil and gas pipelines that run through Myanmar into southern China and other commercial interests amid a public backlash against Beijing for its perceived support of the country’s ruling generals.

The geopolitics of Myanmar’s black swan coup

India is being wooed by the United States as a member of a military proto-alliance aimed at containing China, known as the Quad.

Yet the normative foundations of this arrangement were exposed as frail because India, which was also present at the parade, can’t afford to put democratic values before its interest in securing its eastern border, for which it needs close ties with the Myanmar military.

China is also in a quandary. The coup undermined all the hard work Beijing put in to building a solid relationship with a transitional democratic government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.

Beijing’s client is now under arrest and its strategic investment projects linking China to the sea along the so-called China-Myanmar Economic Corridor are exposed to risk by an army that is at best ambivalent about close ties with China.

There was therefore no hesitation on Beijing’s part to lend support to coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at the Army Day Parade. China is key to the Myanmar military junta’s survival and while the surge in instability on its border may not be ideal, all in all this probably suits Beijing just fine.

Neighboring countries Bangladesh, Laos and Thailand were also present at the parade, highlighting their own narrow security interests, but also how divided the region is over the coup.

ASEAN member states have struggled to forge a consensus of concern and agreed action to de-escalate the situation. Indonesia has pushed for action, supported by Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore, but mainland states such a Thailand and Vietnam have dragged their feet, arguing that the coup is an internal affair – despite the rising risk of a mass outflow of refugees.

This regional divide has upset Washington’s geopolitical calculus. The new Biden administration is trying to corral ASEAN into a more effective bulwark against China. The Myanmar coup has been a distraction to that drive.

Washington’s priority is to solidify alliances with larger powers India, Japan and South Korea. In mid-March US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin paid an inaugural visit to Tokyo and Seoul. Blinken finished the trip in a testy meeting with Chinese counterparts in Alaska, while Austin went onto Delhi.

Missing from their itinerary was anywhere near Myanmar in Southeast Asia; nor was there a hoped-for joint statement on Myanmar in US talks with the Chinese, an omission that was noticed in the region.

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ask-narkku-the-nargacuga · 2 years

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Vincent’s beginning

Up upon the ruined pinnacle, a group of hunters was tasked with dealing with a Valstrax that was spotted. The group had split up to look for any potential hiding spot it would be found at. Three of the hunters was humans but one was a Wyverian. He would be the one to scale the largest peak of the Pinnacle. As he started to scale the cliff, the wyverian knew if he found it, there would be a chance that he’d have to act fast. Once he reached the summit, he seen a Valstrax but not the one described on the quest board. Still, he had to complete the assignment. This Valstrax though was still a hatchling and to young to do anything to him. Not long after that the Valstrax ran up to him and curled up right to his side. At first, he thought the hatchling was scared but it turns out its parents had never came back from a hunt. The wyverian couldn’t bring himself to harm the valstrax. Soon the other hunters came up the pinnacle and seen him with the valstrax. “Where’s the target at? Is this it? Hurry up and slay it.” The wyverian shook his head no. “I can’t. He’s all alone and we can’t just put it down for something it hasn’t done.” The other hunters tried to draw their weapons but the wyverian stopped them. “Masume, you can’t be serious right now?” The wyverian then sighs, “I want to keep him with me. Its insane but for now, lets take it with us to Dundorma and I’ll ask His Immenseness if I can take him.” With that, they took the Valstrax off the peek and placed him into a cage before they was extracted from the ruined Pinnacle.

A few hours pass and they arrived in Dundorma with the hatchling and took it directly to His Immenseness himself. Lao was there picking up some assignments and talking with his Immenseness as is which made the situation a bit more complicated. The guard stops them. “His Immenseness is talking with Master Lao currently, is there a reason why you brought this hatchling here?” Masume, then nods and tells the guard. “I need to ask His Immenseness on taking this Valstrax Hatchling with me. It is urgent that I must speak with him.” The guard looks at him for a few seconds and then at the valstrax hatchling. He couldn’t believe he would want to adopt this elder dragon, but if he did, it would be almost a guaranteed no. Still it wouldn’t hurt to ask first. “Go on ahead. Just remember, be respectful to both His Immenseness and Master Lao.”

Masume enters and sees the Lao-shan Lung himself right next to his immenseness. He bows to the both of them. “Why bring this hatchling here? Was your quest to slay a Valstrax that threatened one of the villages?” His Immenseness said as he sat firmly. “The Valstrax threat is no longer an issue. The target was nowhere seen on the Ruined Pinnacle and all we found was this hatchling. I know this sounds insane to you but I would like to take him with me.” He was pretty sure that his Immenseness would say no. “You can take him with you once its stuffed. I’m sure it would help you find peace.” Masume then shook his head no. “No, I mean as in taking him home to live with me alive.” Lao then stepped in on this one. “Surely you know that if you do so, it would likely push the point that I must evaluate your hunting license. Probation would likely be the minimal and termination if this is quite serious.” Even then, Lao wouldn’t want to forcefully terminate Masume’s hunting license from the guild. “I understand Master Lao and I’m willfully resigning from hunting. This Valstrax is scared, alone and probably not wanting to leave me. I’ll take responsibility if anything gets destroyed and pay the zenny for the damages.” Lao and His Immenseness was shocked on that part. A willful resigning? No hunter has done that for a Valstrax or even to care for an elder dragon. Lao being an elder dragon himself closed his eyes before opening them back up. “This is a first. No hunter has resigned willfully like Masume did.” The Lao-Shan Lung said before hearing what His Immenseness would say. “He did lose his son to a Teostra three years ago but replacing him with a Valstrax? Its unheard of. Lao, if he is serious about taking care of it then we will make sure he keeps to his word.”

His Immenseness said before they looked back at Masume. “We’ve made a decision and Master Lao will tell you the decision.” This was it, if they say no then he’ll just take the Valstrax back to the Ruined Pinnacle. “Our decision is that we will hold you to your word. You are hereby no longer a hunter. However the Valstrax will be your responsibility to take care of. Do so with care and caution that he doesn’t cause any trouble for anyone. Take good care of him and teach him right from wrong. Since you amassed quite a lot of funds from hunting, those funds will be for you to use for the rest of the days you live. Farewell Masume and best of luck to you.” Lao said with great hope that the wyverian can take care of a Valstrax. Masume handed in his guild card and license to hunt. His fellow hunters waited outside as he comes out with the hatchling in the cage. “So what did they say?” One of his fellow hunters asked. “I can keep him, but I’m no longer a hunter. I willfully resigned. Sorry guys, hopefully you guys come around sometime. I promise that I’ll have this valstrax trained and friendly.” After that, he walked away with the hatchling in tow.

Hours later they get to the cottage and Masume opened the cage up. “This is your new home. Since your still a hatchling, you’ll be sleeping inside the cottage.” The Valstrax looked at him before cuddling up to him. Though he seen his mother for a very small time, he never seen his actual father. Which in place, Masume was what he thought as his father. Masume fed the Valstrax hatchling some meat and gave him some water to drink. Just like that, the Valstrax ate up the aptonoth meat and drank the water. Masume had no idea what to name this hatchling. He thought about naming him after his son but the wounds of the memory was to fresh. Guess he’ll have to think of it overnight.

As night falls and the stroke of midnight came, a storm comes rumbling in and with it, all the rain and wind that howls in the night. A loud crash of thunder scares the Valstrax. It runs right into Masume’s room and shakes in fear. Masume wakes up and sees the hatchling scared like a kelbi. Another loud crack of thunder rumbles and makes the Valstrax huddle up against Masume. “Its okay, its just thunder. you’re save Vincent.” The Valstrax then responds to the name as if he liked it. “You like that name huh? Vincent, I’m here. I won’t let the storm scare you away.” The Valstrax yawned and fell asleep. Masume never thought he’d talk to an elder dragon hatchling like his own son. If this hatchling did consider him as his father then he’ll consider Vincent as his son.

Three years has passed, Masume taught Vincent right from wrong and even went as far as teaching the Valstrax how to talk like a human. Flight on the other hand was something that would be difficult to do. “Father, come on, wake up. Lets do something today.” Vincent said as he was excited to do something. Masume wakes up and pats Vincent. “Ahh ahh, we got to eat and get washed first.” Vincent went to wash himself up with the wash water before waiting for his food. Soon a knock on the cottage door was heard and Vincent went to answer it. It was one of Masume’s old hunting partners. “Hiya Mr. Borman!” Vincent said as he was still excited. “Hello Vincent, you seem super excited today.” Masume came out and sat in his chair as he then tells his friend to sit. “What brings you here today? Needing some advice?” He said jokingly as the two laughed. “No, no. I was asked to give you this by Master Lao. He said that maybe enrolling Vincent in some flying lessons from a Valstrax that he knows would help him out a bit more. Might be a good time to give him the chance to learn how to fly.” Masume thought about it for a bit and reads the letter. There wasn’t any zenny to be paid since Lao was doing this for free to study how Vincent would be able to interact with other valstrax and monsters. “I’ll think about it. Right now, me and Vincent is planning to go down to the market place to pick up some stuff for building his sleeping space.” The hunter knew he would say that which is why it was dated for the next week. “If you consider it, just head to the location next week. No need to rush. Anyways, you adding onto the cottage?” Masume nods. “With Vincent around, he’s got to have a place to sleep and us to have family time.” The hunter then gets up and stretches a bit. “Well at least you’re teaching him stuff still. Anyways, I got to get back to Dundorma for our next quest. We got a new member and all they do is just gather ore. We tried to do some large monster hunts but they keep saying that they need more ore for a weapon that they keep being silent about.” Masume then gets up himself. “Sounds like they need to be put in a position. You might have to talk with Master Lao about it. He might have a solution to this.” After that, they both bow and the hunter walks to the door. He pats Vincent and says something to him. “Take care of him would you Vincent?” Vincent then smiles and says. “Okay, I’ll take extra care of Father.” The hunter then leaves before Masume and Vincent heads out to Dundorma themselves.

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zaph1337 · 3 years

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Monster Hunter Rating 28: Lao-Shan Lung, the Old Mountain Dragon

Welp. I knew I’d get here eventually, but I spent almost the entirety of this project thinking that I would talk about a different monster of this caliber. If you’re unfamiliar with Monster Hunter, you might be confused as to why I seem so trepidatious about this. I mean, I’ve already covered Rathalos--the big cheese of Monster Hunter! What could be a bigger deal than that? Well, back when I was talking about Diablos, I mentioned that the only monsters it wouldn’t attack were things called Elder Dragons, which, by the way, are some of the only monsters that have a good chance of killing a Rath(ian/alos) in a 1-on-1 brawl (though I didn’t mention that during the last two reviews). It’s finally time I talk about why.

Elder Dragons aren’t just “dragons that are really old”; in fact, they don’t have to be dragons at all. Elder Dragons can look like they belong in a different group, but there’s one reason they aren’t: power. Now, saying that something shouldn’t be in a biological taxa just because it’s stronger than what’s currently in that taxa may seem stupid, but let me put it this way: saying that an Elder Dragon should be in a mundane category is like saying that the Greek gods should be classified as hominids because most of them look exactly like humans. It doesn’t work like that. They’re in a completely different league than we are, and the same goes for Elder Dragons and mundane monsters.

Elder Dragons are like forces of nature made flesh; some have been compared to gods, while others have been viewed as living natural disasters due to the destruction they can bring, if they so choose. And the scary part is, some of them do. Behold the Old Mountain Dragon, Lao-Shan Lung!

(How it appears in Monster Hunter 1)

(How it appears in Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate)

(How it appears in Monster Hunter Online)

Appearance: Lao-Shan Lung is fairly simple, design-wise: it’s a brown, quadrupedal, wingless dragon. It’s certainly prickly, though, having sets of sharp scutes on its back, as you can see in the MH1 render. Its head also has a lot of pointy implements, with a serrated nose horn and eight normal horns (at least the wiki says there’s eight, I don’t think I can accurately count them on the renders); it also has some weird-looking teeth-like spikes on its jaws that look like black fangs which erupted out of its face, and I hope for its sake that that’s not what actually happened.

However, what’s easily the most noticeable thing about Lao-Shan Lung is its size. Of all the monsters I previously talked about, Plesioth was the biggest at 127 feet long at its largest. But Lao-Shan Lung isn’t called the “Old Mountain Dragon” for nothing; it’s never been seen at any size smaller than 6960 centimeters...which converts to 228.3 feet long, and the wiki says that they can potentially be 7000 cm or bigger. The wiki also says that they’re 1294 cm (42.5 feet) tall, and considering how long they are, I’m guessing that the height measurement is for when they’re on all fours. In other words, thassa chungy boi. And when you’re looking at something that big, you’re not going to think about how basic its aesthetic is, you’re going to be in awe of the sheer presence it exudes just by existing. Of course, that wouldn’t make up for it looking difficult to take seriously, but it’s a freaking dragon, so of course it makes it work just on concept alone. 7/10.

Behavior: Hoo boy, this is gonna be a long one. The Ecology page for Lao-Shan Lung is longer than those of the previous monsters I’ve reviewed. Pretty weird for something that people don’t know a lot about. We don’t know its main habitat due to the fact that it wanders around a lot, we think that it feeds on ores and other minerals, and it’s believed that the stone-like shell its scutes make up are made from airborne mineral particulates which stuck to and accumulated on its body, a process that would likely have taken about a thousand years. They like to wander, and if anything’s in their way, even if it’s a mountain, they’ll bust it down and keep on moving.

Lao-Shan Lung has been nicknamed “The Walking Natural Disaster” because of the damage it causes just by existing. Its footsteps can cause landslides and shake buildings to the point of causing them to crumble, and like I said, they’ll bulldoze their way through anything in their path, regardless of what it is or who gets hurt. Why go around an obstacle when you can go through it? This is a big reason why Lao-Shan Lung is compared to a natural disaster; it doesn’t try to kill anything, but just like a disaster, it doesn’t care if it does, and even if it did, the very nature of its existence makes it dangerous. It doesn’t even care about people attacking it; it’ll keep on moving and never even try to defend itself. And even when it gets to a fortress in its way, it won’t make an immediate attempt to break it down (at least in Generations Ultimate, based off of the one video I watched on the subject). My guess is that when it does make an attack, it immediately destroys the fort, so the devs made it take so long to actually try to do that to make killing or repelling it before then possible, and they didn’t make it have to constantly attack the fort to break it down to preserve its sense of power; how can you expect it to destroy entire mountains when it can’t destroy one dinky little fortress in one hit?

I believe that the force of nature Lao-Shan Lung embodies is an avalanche, due to its title of “Old Mountain Dragon” and the fact that the threat it poses comes from the fact that once it starts moving, it won’t stop for anything. It crushes and destroys everything in its path not because it wants to, but because that’s just how avalanches work. The only way to stop it is to kill it, or to repel it by making its death an inevitability if it doesn’t go the other way. Obviously you can’t kill a real avalanche, nor can you scare it off, but in terms of Lao-Shan Lung’s attitude towards everything, they’re scarily similar.

But there’s one more lore aspect to Lao-Shan Lung that I want to bring up here: The Five Incident. See, Monster Hunter actually has a reason why there’s a 4-person-limit on Quest parties; according to in-game lore, the chief of a place called Kokoto Village went on a Quest to slay a Lao-Shan Lung with four other hunters--one of them being his fiancée, who wanted the Quest to be her greatest triumph, as well as her last one before she retired. And as any trope-savvy person will tell you, if a part of your story is that you’re one job away from retirement, you’re almost certainly going to die. And she did. The end But after her death, the story of the tragedy spread, and with it, what seemed like a jinx. A disproportionate number of five-person-hunts resulted in at least one person dying. Obviously this is a coincidence, but the Hunter’s Guild was not going to take any chances; they set a limit of four for hunting parties to (hopefully) lower the death toll and out of respect for Kokoto’s chief, who was presumably less than pleased that the death of his beloved was being viewed as the start of a curse. In times of crisis, larger groups can be allowed, but only if there are more than five people involved. And all of this happened because a Lao-Shan Lung couldn’t be bothered to just go around whatever the hunters were keeping it from.

Lao-Shan Lung is interesting because of its impassive nature. It’s not even slightly aggressive, but it’s dangerous to everything around it because it just doesn’t take any notice of the consequences of its actions. It seems like it lives its life ignoring everything that doesn’t present an immediate problem to it, and even when it’s close to death, it doesn’t fight back against the hunters that are killing it, which makes me believe that the Kokoto chief’s fiancée was killed as a consequence of the damage Lao-Shan Lung dealt to the environment around it, not because the monster actively attacked her. In that sense, it really is a natural disaster; it’s never going to make an attempt on your life, but if you’re around it in the first place, then it doesn’t need to. Its presence alone is a weapon of mass destruction. 8/10.

Abilities: Lao-Shan Lung lacks any form of supernatural ability aside from immense strength, and that’s the weakest aspect of it. It only ever relies on its bulk to destroy things, and even then, it only ever tries to deal damage to things that are in its way. Now, normally I’d say that the fact that it doesn’t need to do anything else in order to be one of the most dangerous monsters makes up for that, but like I said before, when it reaches the fortress that you spend the whole hunt trying to prevent it from breaking, it doesn’t break the fortress down right away. It just stands there like an idiot letting you attack it. Again, I know that this was probably a decision the devs made in order to preserve the notion that Lao-Shan Lung can obliterate the fort in a single attack, but in-universe, it’s ridiculous. I know that this is a section on rating abilities and not the fight with the monster itself, but the way the monster uses those abilities is important to informing my opinion on it, and my opinion is that Lao-Shan Lung is a bit of a letdown in this department. 3/10.

Equipment: Despite being a Dragon-element monster with an earthy look, most of Lao-Shan Lung’s weapons are fire themed, even if they’re Dragon-element. An easy example is the Long Sword called the Fire Dragonsword:

This looks sick. I don’t think the tongues of fire make sheathing that thing easy, but they still add a lot to the sword. Something else I noticed is that the tip of the blade looks like someone just took a normal sword and put an orange filter over it, which seems really sloppy until you notice that the sword starts becoming a more vibrant orange starting from the first flame, giving the impression that the sword really was on fire, but it’s been frozen in time, and the sword’s tip still bears the light of the flame’s glow. Of course, that’s just my interpretation. Next up is a Hammer that doesn’t look like they stuck the monster’s head on a stick, the Dragon Destroyer:

This is cool, but as I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, neither of the weapons I’ve shown really look like they were made from Lao-Shan Lung parts. My guess is that that’s because the devs wanted Elder Dragon weapons to look fancy and powerful, and Lao-Shan Lung’s color scheme and design elements would make such weapons just look bland. If that’s true, then they figured out how to make cool looking Lao-Shan Lung weapons that look like Lao-Shan Lung weapons in Generations Ultimate, such as this Switch Axe called Dragon Ripper:

They kept the fiery glow on the blade, but the body of the axe has Lao-Shan Lung’s scales and spines. Don’t know what the rope tie is for, but the weapon still looks cool. As for the armor, there are unfortunately no images for the normal sets on the wiki aside from the ones from MHO, so I hope you don’t mind that I’m using those here. Here’s the Blademaster armor:

...I’m sorry, what does any of this have to do with Lao-Shan Lung? They don’t even look like they’re differently gendered versions of each other! And this isn’t a case of MHO screwing things up; the wiki has an image from Monster Hunter Freedom Unite of a special version of the Lao-Shan Lung armor that appears in that game, and while I didn’t want to show it here because being a different version means it has different colors, both the male and female sets have almost the exact same designs you see above! The dude looks like a samurai wearing a historically-inaccurate Viking helmet, and I don’t even know how to describe the woman. Neither of these look very appealing, either. Is the Gunner armor any better?

No. No, it does not. Looking at this is and thinking about how it’s supposed to be based off of Lao-Shan Lung just makes me angry and confused, so I’m wrapping things up here.

Okay, so obviously the armor sets were real stinkers, but the weapons really helped this section out. I still can’t give it a very high score, but at the very least, I can say it’s above average. 6/10.

Final Thoughts and Tally: I’m...disappointingly lukewarm towards this monster. From a conceptual and lore standpoint, it nails the concept of a sentient disaster, but the fact that it barely does anything in its fight and the sucky armor that really doesn’t say “I killed a dragon bigger than a house to make this” hold it back. Still, the MH design team did a good job at making a monster that introduces you to the power Elder Dragons can possess. Hopefully, it only goes up from here. 6/10.

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Ranting about life.

I’m okay, and don’t worry about me. But I just feel like getting some stuff of my chest that has just been eating at me. Figure this is as good a place as any. I also may use some strong language, apologies for that.

First I’d really appreciate it if Death would kindly fuck off from my family. in the past 3 years I’ve had someone in my family die at least one every year. and this year I’ve had 2 now. First it was one of my uncles, on my dad’s side. That was a sudden heart attack. Then my Grandfather, that was less stressful, as we knew it wouldn’t be too much longer. Next year my Grandmother, same as my Grandfather, knew it wouldn’t be long. It’s not even next year, and another one of my uncles passed away yesterday, around 3 or 4 in the morning. It’s just getting to be so much that I’m being worn down. I know Death comes for us all, but it’s just so much so quickly. It’s hard to have time to grieve properly. I just want it to stop for at least a few years.

Next is something a little less personal, maybe? I’ve just been lying in bed and and thinking about the world in general, and how I want to help everyone that needs some. I give what I can when I can, but I feel it’s never enough. I just want the world to be okay. I want everyone to have a home, everyone to be healthy, and everyone to not worry about where their next meal will come from or when it will be.

This section is more just rambling about what I’ve been doing to take my mind off of all this crap lately. First thing, been playing a lot of the Souls/Borne series, and yes, I do consider Bloodborne part of that series. Never finished Bloodborne before and never got around to Dark Souls 2′s and 3′s DLC. Fully cleared all of Bloodborne +DLC and it was a great time, my only gripe with it would be it is just a tiny bit too short, but that’s a nitpick if ever there was one. Also that stake driver was amazing. Boomfist FTW :P Dark Souls 2 SotFS was annoying to start with, but it’s also a very different game to BB as it’s much much slower. Still after I got used to it was a much better time. That snowfield with the lightning Horse Reindeer and the bosses at the end were were right asses if ever there were any. Did it all though, everyone boss down solo. Now I’m onto Dark Souls 3 and it’s DLC. also doing a bit of a challenge as it’s at a low Soul Level, not like an SL1 run, but I had like 23-28 at best when I went and fought Dancer of the Boreal Valley early, then every other boss she lets you get to early. really made me appreciate some of the starting gear. the long sword you get if you start as the knight class is a beast, even more so infused and upgraded. And my first full run of the base game of DkS3 I used the Claymore from the High Wall of Lothric area, pretty much the second area in the game. and I beat every boss with it. including Nameless King in only 3 tries and the end boss in my first. Enjoying it with low level, but also aggravating in parts. that Dancer fight took like 3+ hours of attempts. But the feeling of accomplishment when you do it like that is amazing. After I finish of Dark Souls 3 I’m likely to get onto Monster Hunger Generations Ultimate and try to get up to end of G rank. Got to G3 solo, but that Lao Shan Lung fight was super close.

I guess if I can ramble on at that length about games in spite of all the other stuff, I’m not doing too bad. Hope you’re all doing well, and hope i didn’t bother you too much with my ranting raving and ramblings. :3

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The 30 Best Restaurants And Bars In Oakland (2)

Oakland and San Francisco are connected by a small body of water and a bridge. But that’s about all the two Bay Area cities have in common, and longtime residents will tell you Oakland pride runs deep. After all, we gave the world Zendaya, Mark Hamill, and “hyphy.” Just don’t ask us to use the word “hella” for your amusement or refer to the city as “The Brooklyn of the Bay.”

Now that we have that out of the way, we can also tell you that Oakland is an incredible place to eat. The largest city in the East Bay is also one of the most diverse in the country - and that’s reflected in the diversity of its restaurants. If you want to get to know Oakland through its food (and you should), use this guide. It’s our list of restaurants and bars we think are most essential to the city. We wouldn’t send an out-of-towner to a new Oakland spot without sending them to one of these places first. And you shouldn’t either.

Perfect for: Dinner Krescent Carasso Zachary's Chicago Pizza $ $ $ $ Italian in Rockridge $$$$ 5801 College Ave 8.6 /10

We field a lot of questions from people who visit Oakland for the first time. Like, can I swim in Lake Merritt? (Absolutely not.) Do you ghost ride? (Rolls eyes.) Should I try Chicago-style pizza while in town? OK, that’s not a question that comes up, but we have to tell you - a thousand times, yes. While deep dish in Oakland may sound counterintuitive, you’ll want to push those feelings aside or risk missing out on some of the best pizza in the city. This East Bay institution was founded in 1983 and makes Chicago-inspired pies (it’s actually stuffed, not deep dish) with flaky, buttery crust, and a sweet, chunky tomato sauce. Zachary’s has five locations, but we like getting our favorite mushroom and spinach pizza at the original spot on College Ave.

Krescent Carasso Shan Dong $ $ $ $ Chinese in Chinatown Oakland $$$$ 328 10th St #101 8.7 /10

You can find good Chinese food all over Oakland. But if you want great - like 2014-2019 Golden State Warriors great - head to Shan Dong in Chinatown. The big draw is the thick, chewy hand-pulled noodles that are made fresh behind a glassed-in counter at the front of the restaurant. We especially love them in the sesame paste noodles - the Rickey Henderson of Oakland dishes - and the Shan Dong dumplings with chicken and dry-braised green beans should also be at the top of your order. Just prepare to wait outside in a line longer than the DMV.

Krescent Carasso Champa Garden $ $ $ $ Vietnamese , Thai , Laotian in Ivy Hill $$$$ 2102 8th Ave 8.6 /10

Oakland residents take pride in their city, which is understandable - we’re the home of the oldest bonsai and the children’s amusement park (Fairyland) that inspired Disneyland. Champa Garden is another spot Oaklanders proudly claim. This small restaurant is located on a residential corner in East Oakland’s Ivy Hill and focuses on Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese specialties. Come with a group and order the Champa Sampler (a name we’d get tattooed on our left rib), which shows off the restaurant’s star dishes - Lao sausages, fried rice ball salad, crispy spring rolls, and lettuce wraps.

Mary Lagier Nyum Bai $ $ $ $ Cambodian in Fruitvale $$$$ 3340 E 12th St Ste 11 8.7 /10

Whether you live in Oakland - or a $350,000 minimalist tiny home parked in the driveway of your friend’s rental apartment in San Francisco - Nyum Bai should be on your personal hit list. This place serves incredible Cambodian dishes like stir-fried rice noodles and pork belly stew in a colorful, welcoming space with pink and blue walls, a ’60s Cambodian rock playlist, and a twinkly-light-covered patio. Don’t be surprised when you finish a meal here and find it hard to leave - or make plans to come back tomorrow.

Krescent Carasso Aburaya $ $ $ $ Japanese in Downtown Oakland $$$$ 362 17th St Not

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If you make only one good decision today (aside from not texting your ex back), go eat Japanese fried chicken at Aburaya. A second good decision: ordering it with dry seasonings like the umami salt or garlic miso. This counter-service izakaya is one of the busiest places in downtown Oakland for lunch or dinner, and you’ll have to employ some strategy to get a seat. But given how good this chicken is, and that Green Day or the Offspring will be playing from the speakers, you’ll probably walk away from Aburaya composing rock songs about chicken.

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When we want a very California take on ramen, we go to the Ramen Shop in Rockridge - which serves bowls with things like mustard greens, sunchokes, and creamed leeks, and excellent donburi with wild nettles or brussels sprouts. Like most places that are designed like a Scandanavian dry sauna and attract people who probably go home to a dog named Ringo, Ramen Shop isn’t cheap (the bowls of ramen start at $19.50). But you won’t mind - the Ramen Shop is just that good.

Krescent Carasso Geta Sushi $ $ $ $ Japanese , Sushi in Piedmont Avenue $$$$ 165 41st St Not

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Oakland is a casual sushi city, and our favorite spot for it is Geta. All of the rolls are under $9, and the chef’s choice sashimi combo is $20 - a great value considering you get around 10 pieces. Timing is important here: you’ll want to get to Geta by 5pm to secure a spot on their waitlist (it tends to fill up for the night by around 7:30pm), and don’t bring more than three people. There are walk-in closets in Piedmont bigger than this place.

Krescent Carasso Miss Ollie's $ $ $ $ Caribbean in Old Oakland $$$$ 901 Washington St Not

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This order-at-the-counter Caribbean restaurant is one of the most inviting places in the city. With its bright pink walls, turquoise plates, and family portraits hanging everywhere, Miss Ollie’s feels like an extension of a living room - if that living room also served family-style jerk shrimp, corn fritters, and the best skillet-fried chicken we’ve ever had. Whenever we’re in the mood for friendly faces, plantains, and a rum cocktail, we head straight for Miss Ollie’s.

Krescent Carasso Burma Superstar $ $ $ $ Burmese in Temescal $$$$ 4721 Telegraph Ave 8.5 /10

Burma Superstar originated in the Richmond in San Francisco, but has been blessing Oakland with incredible Burmese dishes - and a life-changing tea leaf salad - since 2009. The spicy, salty, sweet flavors keep us coming back again and again, and enduring the ridiculously long waits (this location doesn’t take reservations).

Krescent Carasso Vientian Cafe $ $ $ $ Vietnamese , Thai in Allendale $$$$ 3801 Allendale Ave Not

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Living in the Bay Area means all your money goes to rent, gas, and $15 elevated mocktails made of 50 percent seltzer. When you’re on a budget but you still want an excellent lunch or dinner, head to Vientian Cafe - a Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese spot in East Oakland. We come here for the flavorful nam kao ($7.95), the fresh papaya salad ($7.95), and the angel wings ($6.95) with a side of sticky rice. You’ll also want to ask for the menu of Lao specials, which includes a tangy fermented sausage ($3 a piece).

Krescent Carasso Enssaro $ $ $ $ Ethiopian in Adams Point $$$$ 366 Grand Ave Not

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Enssaro is deservedly one of the most popular restaurants in Adams Point - and all of Oakland for that matter. This family-run spot serves some of the best Ethiopian food in the city - like perfectly sautéed or simmered chicken, lamb, and lentils plated over spongy injera bread. Get the meat or vegetable platters, so you can mix and match dishes, trying all the different spices and textures that make Ethiopian food so incredible. Everything at this casual restaurant is meant to be shared, which is why you’ll always see tables of big groups and, at dinner, a line out the door.

Krescent Carasso Soba Ichi $ $ $ $ Japanese in West Oakland $$$$ 2311 Magnolia St Not

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This Japanese restaurant is more peaceful than a casual picnic at Mountain View Cemetery (yes, that’s a thing, and the city view from there is beautiful). The minimalist space is covered with light wood, and a large glass window lets you look inside the room where buckwheat noodles - Soba Ichi’s specialty - are kneaded, rolled, and cut each morning. This spot is one of the only places in the country that makes soba by hand, and we’re lucky they do so here in West Oakland. The noodles are perfectly soft and chewy, and are served hot in a delicious dashi soup, or cold on a plate with a small cup of dipping broth. When you’re done, your server will pour hot buckwheat water into it for you to drink. If this wasn’t already clear: you should be making a reservation immediately.

Kingston 11 $ $ $ $ Jamaican in Northgate-Waverly $$$$ 2270 Telegraph Ave Not

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When you need to merge Friend Group One with Friend Group Two, remember Kingston 11 - an Uptown Oakland Jamaican restaurant that’s ideal for groups. DJs, live music, and a dedicated rum bar create an energetic backdrop for slow-cooked jerk chicken, excellent oxtail stew, and saltfish fritters. Though we can’t guarantee all your friends will get along, we can guarantee you will leave here full and happy.

Krescent Carasso Farmhouse Kitchen $ $ $ $ Thai in Jack London $$$$ 336 Water St 8.4 /10

Oaklanders love a good party: block parties, bike parties, and First Fridays - our monthly excuse to drink heavily in Uptown Oakland for the sake of local art. When you want the party experience, but in restaurant form, head to Farmhouse Kitchen in Jack London. Yes, it’s one of the city’s more recent additions, and, yes, the original is in San Francisco - but the Thai food is that delicious, and no one wants to sit in 20 hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic crossing the Bay Bridge anyway. At Farmhouse Kitchen, servers frequently sing the Happy Birthday song while banging loudly on gongs and drums, cocktails look like tropical desserts, and plates of rice, curries, and noodles are garnished with flowers and served on banana leaves. This is the colorful dinner party you want.

Krescent Carasso Lucky Three Seven $ $ $ $ Filipino in Patten $$$$ 2868 Fruitvale Ave Not

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We always feel like we’re hanging out at home with our aunts and uncles and our fifth cousin’s cousin whenever we go to Lucky Three Seven. This casual Filipino takeout spot on Fruitvale is a family-run operation, which means friendly service and classic adobo, pork and chicken tocino served with a fried egg over rice, garlic-y chicken wings, and the longest lumpia we’ve ever seen. Walk up to the outside window to order (it’s cash-only), and grab a stool at the bar. All dishes are made to-go, but you should absolutely stay awhile.

Krescent Carasso Wood Tavern $ $ $ $ American in Rockridge $$$$ 6317 College Ave 8.8 /10

Some nights, we just want to pretend like we’re a permanent resident of the Claremont Hotel. And that’s when we go to Wood Tavern. Every dish at this upscale American restaurant feels like it was made with more care than a miniature replica of the Tribune Tower. You’ll want the cheese board, the charcuterie, the pappardelle, the juicy pan-roasted chicken, and the coffee pot de crème for dessert. Despite the fancy food, this place feels more like a casual bistro, or a cozy ski lodge - but one with perfect service.

PERFECT FOr: BREAKFAST, BRUNCH, & LUNCh Krescent Carasso Lois the Pie Queen $ $ $ $ Southern in Santa Fe $$$$ 851 60th St Not

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Lois The Pie Queen was a real person, and now it’s also a true Oakland classic. This family-owned restaurant in North Oakland is an essential gathering spot of the East Bay community, and has been serving classic Southern food at its current location since the ’70s. The restaurant is especially packed on weekends, with longtime residents eating chicken and waffles, biscuits, pancakes, pies, and the Reggie Jackson special (a hearty meal of two fried pork chops and two eggs, and named after the legendary Oakland A’s player). Lois’s lemon icebox pie is also near-mythical, and probably partly why there’s an impressive collection of local celebrity photos on the wall - like Danny Glover, Damian Lillard, and Boots Riley. Head’s up, it’s cash-only.

C+N Creative Beauty's Bagel Shop $ $ $ $ Bagels in Temescal $$$$ 3838 Telegraph Ave Not

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Anyone who says the Bay Area doesn’t have good bagels has never been to Beauty’s. This Temescal spot specializes in wood-fired, Montreal-style bagels that are crispy, chewy, and come with your choice of spreads like chopped liver and hummus. Beauty’s is also walking distance from the MacArthur BART Station, so you can meet your friend here for an everything bagel with lox cream cheese before doing Temescal Alley-type things up the street, like scoring a 100-page book on the medicinal properties of fermented air plants.

Krescent Carasso Bakesale Betty $ $ $ $ American , Cafe/Bakery in Temescal $$$$ 5098 Telegraph Ave 8.5 /10

Oakland has more fried chicken sandwiches than life-sized elephant statues. (If you run into one on the street, his name is Stomper, and he’s the Oakland Athletics mascot.) But the best fried chicken sandwich in the city - if not the world - is at Bakesale Betty’s. The buttermilk chicken is crispy, the jalapeño coleslaw is tangy and slightly spicy, and overall, this sandwich will change your life - you’ll just have to work for it. The line sometimes stretches down the block, but it moves fast, and if you get there before they open at 11am, you’ll be ensured first pick of their homemade cookies and a seat at the ironing board tables outside.

Krescent Carasso Reem's California $ $ $ $ Cafe/Bakery in Fruitvale $$$$ 3301 E 12th St #133 Not

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There are only a few reasons we get out of bed early on weekends. One is to move our car on street sweeping days. Another is to have breakfast at Reem’s. This casual counter-service Arab bakery and restaurant serves an incredible shakshuka (on Saturdays and Sundays only), pastries, and coffee, in a bright, sun-filled space we’d hang out in all day. They also have excellent chicken wraps, oven-baked flatbreads, and hummus. Like Nyum Bai, Reem’s is right off the Fruitvale BART Station, so you have no excuse not to make it here.

Krescent Carasso Cosecha $ $ $ $ Mexican in Old Oakland $$$$ 907 Washington St Not

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Old Oakland was the city’s original downtown before the 1906 earthquake forced businesses out of the area. The historic neighborhood has slowly made a comeback and is now home to cool boutiques, well-preserved Victorians, and Swan’s Market - a former marketplace that’s now one of the city’s best food halls. Our favorite reason to go Swan’s is for the tacos at Cosecha, served on homemade tortillas and garnished with cilantro and jalapeño. You may slip into a mild panic when trying to find a seat in the busy communal dining area, but know that tables always free up.

Aubrie Pick Hopscotch $ $ $ $ American , Japanese , Diner in Uptown $$$$ 1915 San Pablo Ave Not

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You drank too many mezcal margaritas last night in Uptown Oakland, and now you’re hungover - and wondering why your friend has so many grainy iPhone videos of you rapping along to “Blow the Whistle.” Time to go to Hopscotch. This upscale diner does Japanese-inspired takes on classic American dishes - soba biscuits, tonkatsu sandwiches, and braised pork belly benedict with jidori eggs. Brunch here won’t erase those videos of you screaming Too Short’s favorite word, but it will make you feel a lot better.

Krescent Carasso TrueBurger $ $ $ $ American in Temescal $$$$ 4101 Broadway 8.5 /10

California loves In-N-Out. But if you’ve lived in Oakland long enough, you know another burger joint commands more respect: TrueBurger. This fast-food style spot has mastered three simple things: burgers, fries, and shakes. You don’t come here for herbed goat cheese or sous-vide egg toppings. You come here for juicy grilled patties with tomato, lettuce, and garlic mayo on slightly-toasted egg buns, for thin fries that are perfectly crispy, and for not-too-thick milkshakes that evoke more joy than the Bay views from Grizzly Peak. There are two TrueBurger locations, but we like the newer, bigger one on Broadway.

Brown Sugar Kitchen $ $ $ $ Southern in Uptown $$$$ 2295 Broadway Not

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Brown Sugar Kitchen is open for lunch and dinner, but our favorite meal at this Southern restaurant in Uptown Oakland is weekend brunch - especially when we want to spend quality time with people (and foods) that we like. Everyone else in this place seems to have the same idea - and a craving for flaky biscuits, buttermilk fried chicken, and incredibly light cornmeal waffles - so prepare for crowds and a wait. Service tends to move at a slower pace at Brown Sugar Kitchen, but when you’re having mimosas and beignets in this light-filled space, you won’t want to rush.

Krescent Carasso Clove & Hoof $ $ $ $ American , Sandwiches in Temescal $$$$ 4001 Broadway Not

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At this butcher shop and restaurant, slabs of raw, marbled beef, pork, lamb, and charcuterie are presented behind shiny glass cases like they’re 50-year-old bottles of single malt scotch - in other words, this counter-service place takes their meat seriously. The burger comes with two thick patties, the fried chicken is glazed with a caramelized fish sauce, the cheesesteaks are extra cheesy - and everything is big (like, Pacific Ocean big). So get your nap bed ready. Nothing productive ever happens after lunch or dinner here.

PERFECT FOR: LATE-NIGHT EATS Tacos Mi Rancho $ $ $ $ Mexican in Merritt $$$$ 1434 1st Ave Not

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Tacos Mi Rancho is better known as “the taco truck by Lake Merritt” or “the taco truck to hit up when hungry at midnight.” It also serves some of the best Mexican food in the city. No matter what time or what state you’re in, rolling up to this permanently parked, cash-only spot is an absolute must - especially if you’re craving al pastor tacos or a 15-inch super burrito late at night (they’re open until 2:30am or 3am nightly). And don’t forget the red or green sauce - they’re on another level.

Dan Sung Sa $ $ $ $ Korean in Northgate-Waverly $$$$ 2775 Telegraph Ave 8.0 /10

This Korean pub is open until 2am, which is a rare thing in a city where most restaurants shut down by midnight. While you could go home after a few drinks and warm up your two-day-old half of a burrito before passing out, you should go to Dan Sung Sa instead. Affectionately called Porno Bar or Porno Palace (raunchy magazine spreads used to cover the bathroom walls), Dan Sung Sa serves dishes like kimchi fried rice and BBQ galbi in a dark, energetic space that will make you want to keep eating, drinking, and talking well into the evening. This is where you come to watch late-night Oakland unfold.

PERFECT FOR: COFFEE, PASTRIES, & ICE CREAM Krescent Carasso Fentons Creamery $ $ $ $ American , Ice Cream in Piedmont Avenue $$$$ 4226 Piedmont Ave Not

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If you grew up in Oakland, you’ve celebrated many birthdays at Fentons Creamery. If you didn’t, you probably know the ’50s-inspired ice cream parlor from Pixar’s Up. Either way, a visit to this century-old spot is an important experience - even if the crowds here can rival those on a morning commute on BART, and the screaming kids can make it feel like an echo chamber. You’re dealing with all of that for the big banana splits, sundaes, and shakes - along with good burgers, onion rings, and fries, if your sweet tooth has limits. We should note that parking in their small lot is near-impossible, so park elsewhere in the neighborhood.

Krescent Carasso Red Bay Coffee $ $ $ $ Cafe/Bakery in Fruitvale $$$$ 3098 E 10th St

Oakland drinks coffee like water. And while there are so many spots serving quadruple-shot cappuccinos in stark, minimalist spaces, we wish more were like Red Bay Coffee. It’s just as much a hangout for local residents as it is a place to get a very good iced coffee, charcoal latte, and pastries. Depending on the day, you can pop in to the public roastery in Fruitvale for a movie screening or a live performance, or to check out a pop-up shop. If you’re looking to get work done or catch up with a friend, the large, beautiful warehouse also has lots of sunlight, and plenty of chairs and benches.

PERFECT FOR: Drinking good cocktails Marcus Edwards Photography Starline Social Club $ $ $ $ American , Bar in Uptown $$$$ 645 W Grand Ave Not

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Starline Social Club is a bar, a restaurant, a concert venue (Solange once performed here), and a place to dance to everything from R&B to pop to EDM, depending on the night. It’s also the spot where everyone knows everyone - where you learn that Oakland is big, but can feel very small. There are so many ways to use Starline: you could stop in for a really good cocktail and corn dogs in the big, airy bar during Happy Hour, or work up a sticky dance sweat in their ballroom upstairs. Starline is whatever you want it to be, and more importantly, it’s still one of the most culturally-diverse places in the city.

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10 mispronounced country names | Atlas & Boots

From Kiribati to Kyrgyzstan, we list the most commonly mispronounced country names.

When Donald Trump mispronounced Namibia as ‘Nambia’ in 2017, he became the subject of widespread ridicule. Journalists wondered if he meant Zambia or Gambia while social media users mocked up memes and one enterprising tweeter took the opportunity to pitch a new title to Lonely Planet.

We at Atlas & Boots took pity on Trump for we have mispronounced a country or two in our time as travellers.

In our most recent video, Peter mispronounces the Gasherbrum Range as Gasherbrown despite being well aware of what it’s actually called (he spends enough time reading and dreaming about mountains, believe me). This led us to examine some of the most commonly mispronounced country names – listed below to stop you making a faux pas should you, like Trump, find yourself lunching with the country’s president.

1. Kiribati

Wrong: kiribati Right: kiribass (link)

Dreamstime Kiribati is one of the most commonly mispronounced country names

When we set off across the South Pacific as part of our trip around the world, we tried to engineer a way to get to Kiribati. Sadly, it was just too difficult logistically and so we shelved it for a later date. Its remote location may explain why Kiribati is one of the least visited countries in the world (and why no one knows how to say its name).

Comprising 33 islands, the country has a total land area of 800km2 but is spread over 3.5 million km2 of ocean. This means that Kiribati is the only country in the world to fall into all four hemispheres, straddling the equator and extending into the eastern and western hemispheres.

2. Qatar

Wrong: cut-taar Right: cut-ta (link)

No8/Shutterstock Qatar is pronounced more like ‘cutter’

In 2017, Peter and I met an American academic on our trip to Djibouti (pronounced jibooti). He told us about his time in ‘cutter’ and it took us a moment to realise that he meant Qatar. We assumed he had mispronounced the name.

We were chastened then to find out recently that it was not he but we that had been mispronouncing Qatar. The second syllable is slightly elongated, but not as much as we thought, making the name more ‘cutter’ than ‘cut-TAAR’.

3. Lesotho

Wrong: leh-soh-toh Right: leh-soo-too (link)

Lukas Bischoff/Shutterstock The hairpinned Sani Pass in Lesotho

We visited Lesotho in 2018 and I was surprised to learn that it was pronounced leh-soo-too and not leh-soh-toh. It’s not the only thing that surprised me about the country. I knew little of Lesotho before our visit and I’ll admit that I expected a dusty bowl of a country caught like a fly in South Africa’s fist. What I found was lush folds of velvet green and dramatic scenery that could have been plucked from Lord of the Rings.

I was also surprised to learn that Lesotho is the ‘world’s highest country’… sort of. It has the ‘highest lowest point’ of any other country: 1,400m (4,593ft), hence its nickname ‘Kingdom of the Sky’.

4. Kyrgyzstan

Wrong: ker-jis-tan Right: ker-gis-tan (link)

LightField Studios/Shutterstock Kyrgyzstan has been dubbed the Switzerland of Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan is one of only two countries that lie on average above 2,000m (6,561ft), the other being Lesotho. The mountainous Tian Shan region covers 80% of the country, earning it the moniker ‘Switzerland of Central Asia’.

Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country (one of 45 in the world), but does benefit from Issyk-Kul, the world’s second largest high-altitude lake (behind Lake Titicaca in South America).

5. Niger

Wrong: nye-gah Right: nee-zher (link)

Catay/Shutterstock Niger takes its name from the Niger River

Like Kyrgyzstan, Niger is a landlocked country. The country takes its name from the Niger River, which flows through the southwestern part of its territory. The name Niger comes from the phrase gher n-gheren, meaning ‘river among rivers’ in the Tamashek language.

Niger is rated by the UN as one of the world’s least-developed nations. It is the fourth poorest country in the world. Moreover, basic rights issues such as slavery – which was only banned in 2003 – are an enduring problem.

6. Colombia

Wrong: col-um-bia Right: col-om-bia (link)

Mark Pitt/Shutterstock Colombia is one of the most commonly mispronounced country names

Colombia is the only American nation that is named after Christopher Columbus, the ‘discoverer’ of the New World. It is a country of remarkable diversity in terms of flora and fauna and is classified as one of only 17 ‘megadiverse’ countries. In fact, it’s the world’s second most biodiverse country, after Brazil which is 10 times its size.

7. Laos

Wrong: laow or laow-oss Right: louse (link, US pronunciation)

Nathapon Triratanachat/Shutterstock Laos is one of the world’s few remaining communist states

Landlocked Laos is one of the world’s few remaining communist states, the others being China, Cuba and Vietnam.

Agriculture is the mainstay of the country’s economy but expansion has been curbed by the vast quantities of unexploded bombs that litter arable land – dropped mostly by the US military during the Vietnam War. As such, only a small portion of the country’s farmable land has been cultivated.

8. Liechtenstein

Wrong: lich-ten-stine Right: lick-ten-stine (link)

Stifos/Shutterstock Liechtenstein is pronounced with a hard ‘c’

Liechtenstein is a tiny doubly-landlocked country that lies between Switzerland and Austria, both of which are themselves landlocked. Liechtenstein is considered one of the safest countries in the world; its prison population currently stands at a total of 12 (although those serving longer than two years do so in Austria or Switzerland).

Liechtenstein is known as a tax haven, but has in recent years taken steps to rebrand itself as a legitimate financial hub.

9. St Kitts & Nevis

Wrong: nev-iss Right: nee-viss (link)

Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Nevis Peak on Nevis Island (pronounced nee-viss)

The Caribbean islands of St Kitts and Nevis gained independence from Britain in 1983. There was some ensuing discontent, but a 1998 referendum in Nevis failed to secure the two-thirds majority needed to break away and so the islands remain together.

Today, they offer a tropical paradise far from the madding crowd. We visited Nevis in 2013 and found an island of pretty beaches and dramatic views, not least of Nevis Peak, a stratovolcano that rises to a height of 985m (3,232ft).

10. Nepal

Wrong: neh-paal Right: ni-paul (link)

Atlas & Boots The summit of Mount Everest seen from base camp

Bordered by China and India, Nepal is home to eight of the world’s highest mountains including Mount Everest (which may explain why it’s officially Peter’s favourite country). He visited earlier this year and was enchanted by the Himalayan scenery.

Sadly, despite its income from tourism, Nepal remains one of the poorest countries in Asia. In April 2015, a devastating earthquake killed thousands of people and destroyed numerous heritage sites and villages. Billions of dollars have been pledged, but political infighting has delayed much of the reconstruction.

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Summarized Chinese History by Tiarra De Soto

Trust me, I’m a History major. Here to spread my love for history.

Chinese dynasties:

1. Xia (2205-1575 BC)

-not considered as the 1st dynasty by most people because there was no system of record and writing

- believed as an urban legend

2. Shang (1570 - 1045 BC) -Beijing city

-ruled areas in the Yellow River (Huang Ho)

-Bronze Age (honoured bronze higher than silver

-barbaric sacrifices

-addicted to hunting and warfare

3. Zhou (1045- 256 BC) -Xian City

-longest ruling dynasty

-1st used the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule {what the Chinese believed gave their rulers right to be emperor}

-Confucianism

-developed new weapons

-psychological warfare

-feudal system based on Confucius

-7 states battled for supremacy

-Jade represented their noble ranks

4. Qin (221-206BC)

-Shi Huangdi became emperor (1st emperor of China; died in 210 BC)

-beginning of the Great Wall of China

-roads and canals were built (most resourceful)

-feudal system was eliminated

-created the monetary system

-history and poems were destroyed (because Shi Huangdi wanted to recreate China in his reign)

-destroyed 2/3 of enemy's population

-Terracotta Warriors

4.1.1 The Great Wall of China

-thousands of men exposed to fatigue

-monument of dynastic might

-warning to the outside that China is united

-6000ft.

* 15 years of chaos after Shi Huangdi's death

5. Han (206 - 220 AD)

-Wu Di (5th emperor)

-established the civil service to create a strong and organized government

-papers and porcelain were invented

-embraced Confucianism, poetry, and literature

- Silk was the choice of fashion (imported silk to other nations like Persia, Baghdad, and Rome)

6. Six Dynasties (222-581 AD)

-China wasn't united under one ruler

7. Sui (5890618 AD)

-united China under one rule

-expanded the Great Wall and built Grand Canal

8. Tang (618-907 AD)

-peace and prosperity

-Golden Age

-Capital: Chang'an

9. Five Dynasties (907-960 AD)

-peasant rebellion takes down Tang

10. Song (960-1279 AD)

-reunited under the dynasty

-China became world leader in science and tech., including inventions: gunpowder and compass

11. Yuan (1279-1368)

-After Mongols defeated the Song, Kublai Khan, a Mongol leader, established this power

12. Ming (1368-1644)

-finished the Great Wall and the Forbidden City

-came to power by overthrowing the Mongols

13. Qing/ Manchu (1644-1912)

-last dynasty

-period of prosperity

-middle of this era, there were natural disasters, rebellions, invasions, and inept ruling courts

-Henry Pu Yi was the last emperor of China

The Advent of Europeans

1. Portuguese

-spread the knowledge of Western sciences among Chinese scholars

-Confucian scholars began to oppose the spread of Christianity

2. Spaniards

-Canton Trade

3. Dutch

-settled in Taiwan in1660s

-improve their relations with the Manchu government which came to power subsequently

4. British

-made an attempt to trade with the Chinese at Canton but failed

-led to the Opium War

-1685, Chinese opened port of Canton for trade and issued the necessary licence to European trading & British East India Co.

-Hoppo (Chinese Imperial Commissioner at Canton) allowed British to set up a permanent factory at Canton

5. French

-came in the Opium War 2

-Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte saw an opportunity to declare war in China

-Anglo-French Expedition

Opium War I

Causes:

-emperor of China banned the import of opium because Chinese were addicted

-Lin Tse-hsu (Hoppo) sent a mail to Queen Victoria (Britain) to declare that import of opium is no longer valid

-Britain did not follow; still continued to import

-British Captain Elliot was forced to surrender 20,000 chests of opium

-Lin dumped these chests of opium into the sea

Results:

-British fleet approached Canton in June 1840 and demanded from the Chinese gov't compensation for loss of opium and the necessary cost of the expedition

-British fleet blockaded Canton. 2000 troops sent from India occupied it.

-battled

-British won, China lost

=TREATY OF NANKING (August 29,1842)

a.) protection of the British subjects in China

b.) their trade in 4 important ports: Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, and Shanghai were to be supervised by consular authorites

c.) cession of island of Hong Kong in perpetuity

d.) compensation of $21,000,000 to be paid in 4 instalments ($6,000,000 for the loss of opium, $12,000,000 for the cost of the war, and $3,000,000 for the debts owed by the Chinese authorities)

e.) the Cohong stood abolished

f.) easy communications through diplomatic channels

g.) tariff regulation regulating foreign trade

Opium War II

Cause: (Britain)

-Chinese vessel, Lorcha Arrow, flying a British flag was seized by a Chinese police patrol at Canton on charges of smuggling and piracy

-The British captain protested and the vessel was returned, though not the crew

-Britain asked for an apology, which China didn't give

Cause: (France)

-French missionary, Abbe Chapdelaine, trespassed. China found this act guilty. Was sentenced to death

-France saw this as "judicial murder"

-Napoleon Bonaparte saw this as an alibi to declare war

Results:

-Anglo-French Expedition

-China lost yet again

=TREATY OF TIENTSIN (June 26, 1858)

a.) diplomatic relations on the footing of equality were to be established between Britain and China with the former's minister residing at Peking

b.) China agreed to open 10 more ports for British trade

c.) British were to enjoy freedom of travel and conduct missionary activity

d.) extra-territoriality

e.) British vessels were to have access to all treaty ports

f.) Indemnity of 4,000,000 silver dollars was to be paid to the British Lord Elgin

Taiping Rebellion (1850-1862)

-means "great peace"

-ironically characterized by great violence

-rebels controlled half of China, mainly the valley of Yang Tse

Leader of the rebellion: Hung Hsiu-Chuan (from peasant community, Hakka)

Reasons of the movement:

-to bring collapse of the corrupt Manchu government

-establish a society based on justice

Hung Hsiu-Chuan:

-Christian fanatic

-set up a secret society called "Society of God" with friend Feng Yun-shan

* movement began by breaking of the Buddhist and Taoist idols

Shang Ti Hui movement

-got support of members of the White Lotus Society

-organized to launch an attack against Manchu Army

New dynasty was ushered

-Taiping Tien Kuo

-Hung as heavenly prince

-idea of universal brotherhood was spread

-movement is popular among millions of peasants

Supporters of Taiping:

-peasants

-artisans

Movement:

-increased population

-mismanagement of economy

-tax was calculated in terms of silver but paid in copper

-Chinese troops forced charcoal workers from society of God to give contributions, but they refused.

quarrel & rioting

-Emperor sent 2 commissioners to quell the riots

-Hung got mad and declared revolt "Exterminate the Manchus!"

-Hung built a powerful military force. Commanded by great generals to defend the movement

Results:

-25,000,000 were killed

-He and his soldiers wasted too much time indulging in all kinds of pleasures

-Hung did not give lands to peasants like he promised

-Hung committed suicide and his followers were defeated.

-This great rebellion was crushed.

Significance of the rebellion:

-Hung made a blueprint for China to have a society based on social and economic justice

Tung Chih Restoration

-means Union for Order

-engineered by Empress Dowager

-to revive China's dynastic leadership (because they always lose at wars, hence The Years of Humiliation)

People:

1. Tseng Kuo Fan

-spread of western education and influences

2. Feng Kuei Fan

-combination of Western education and Confucian teachings

3. Wang Tao

-Father of Journalism

-advocated Chinese writing into Western

4. Yen Fu

-urged the Chinese to lower their sense of superiority

5. Kang Yu Wei

-Hundred Days Reform (from feudal system to a modern industrialized state)

Chinese response to the Christian missions

-they were deeply disturbed

-Confucian Chinese envious of Christian converted Chinese because of special protection from the church

Result:

TIENTSIN MASSACRE

-killed Christian Chinese and foreign missionaries

-burnt the French Consulate

-Chinese government were to apologize to French government

-China had a bad reputation

The French conquered Indo-China

-France planed to make spiritual and political conquests over China's vassal states like Vietnam

-France conquered Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos

-led to the Sino-French War

Sino-French War

-China was provoked with France conquering her vassal states

-battled

-China lost.....again

-China was bitter because this was the 1st MODERN war they've lost

Significance:

-rise of nationalism

Boxer Rebellion

-used their fists for battle, hence the title

-"Overthrow the Qing! Destroy the foreigners!"

-goal was to destroy the foreigners IN China and the converted Christian Chinese

-Chinese officials supported this rebellion

-Western powers helped suppress this movement

Result:

The Boxer Protocol

a.) China were to apologize to Japan and Germany for killing their minister and chancellor

b.) punish the Chinese officials that supported this rebellion

c.) suspend official examinations in 45 Chinese cities where violent outbreaks took place

d.) agree to expand foreign legations in Peking

e.) destroy Taku forts and allow the occupation of foreigners at 13 places to ensure free access to Peking

f.) raise import duties to 5% and pay $333,000,000 as war indemnity

Sino-Japanese War

-Tonhak rebellion in Korea (severe poverty)

-Korea asked China to suppress the war

-officer notified Japan, Japan got mad

then...

China VS Japan

-Japan crashed Chinese forces: land and water

Results:

-CHINA LOST AGAIN!!! :(

-open to South-West ports for trade for the Japanese

-Treaty of Shimonoseki

-China gave up Korea

-Taiwan and Pescadores islands ceded to Japan

-war indemnity

-Japan gained most favored nation of China

.....then after years and years of humiliation.....

The Open Door Policy

-United States advocated this to China

-dispatchment of European powers

-China were to be open to trade on equal basis

-originally Britain's initiation, but did not meet with adequate response from other European powers

The Outbreak of Chinese Revolution of 1911

-The Wuchang Uprising: the mishandling of railway protection movement

-Sun Yat Sen established the Kuomintang Party (Nationalist Party)

Sun Yat Sen's plan of actions:

1. Nationalism: People's rule

2. Democracy: People's authority

3. Socialism: People's livelihood

Sun Yat Sen VS Yuan Shi Kai

Nationalist VS Dictatorship

-Nationaists won= Sun Yat Sen was the 1st president of Republican China

-Soviet Union supported Sun Yat Sen

-Sino-Soviet Relations

-Sun Yat Sen sent his follower, Chiang Kai Shek to Russia to acquire military training

-Chiang Kai Shek reigned as the president of the nationalist party and China

Rise of Communism

led by: Mao Zedong/ Mao Tse Tung

-in rivalry with the Kuomintang Party

-did more than the Kuomintang party= sparked an envy

-Japan were to invade China= Kuomintang and Communists joined forces, called the United Front

-United Front defeated Japan. China won at last!

-Kuomintang became corrupt

-people in favor of Communism

-Civil war = Communism won

-Chiang Kai Shek fled to Taiwan

Mao's Communist China

-did a lot for China's economy

-elimination of feudal elements

-Mao Zedong was a follower of Marxism-Leninism

-make China industrialized

-women enjoyed equal rights

-schools and colleges increased greatly by 1956

Reforms:

The Great Leap Forward

-radical strategy for rapid economic growth development of the country. Strategy to increase agricultural output

Commune System

-land owning peasants worked in the communes.

Cultural Revolution (1965)

-re-educating the intellectuals and upper class in China

-called on young people to attack pragmatic leaders

-created a generation of lost youth known as the Red Guard

-economic development

*reforms were not successful

Deng Xiaoping

-Mao Zedong's successor

-took power of China following the 4 modernizations: Agriculture, Industry, Science, and Technology and Military

#China #Chinese #Chinese History #History #Histoire #Historia #Summary #Dynasties

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Monster Hunter Ask Blogs

RETIRED - CHECK OUT THE NEW ONE HERE!

UPDATED - May 23, 2018

I decided to create a post listing every single Monster Hunter Ask Blog I could find. I thought it would be easy… boy I was wrong (This took me about an hour!). These were the ones I could find. They are in no particular order.

IF YOUR BLOG IS NOT HERE PLEASE MESSAGE ME SO I CAN ADD YOU!!!

IF I MADE ANY MISTAKES PLEASE MESSAGE ME!

Notes

Thanks to Tumblr the blogs will be in group of 10. This is to make editing easier. (Thanks for annoying editing options Tumblr)

I have tried to keep the monster names to what the blogger has them listed as (Tamamitsune vs. Mizutsune).

While I have listed the main character these blogs are focusing on, some have additional characters they use

All of these blogs are dedicated Monster Hunter blogs, whether they RP or not.

If someone is no longer active or the blog has been deleted please message me!

Honorable Members are reserved for blogs who have retired, not been seen for more than 2 years, or have been removed.

I have listed Hunters as “Hunters” mostly to keep it gender neutral. But if you want it to be “Huntress” or something else message me!

RP indicates Role Play blogs. These blogs do both Asks and RPs.

@asktetsunotkecha (Tetsucabra) @askkechawacha (Kecha Wacha) RP @askgreennargacuga (Green Nargacuga) @ask-tamazinosiblings (Tamamitsune and Zinogre) @askrathian (Rathian) @ask-a-mizutsune (Mizutsune) @ask-rajang (Rajang) @smolderingempress (Lunastra) RP @dragonkingteo (Teostra) RP @ask-white-fatalis (White Fatalis) RP

@askplesioth (Plesioth) @askkezu (Khezu) @yua-the-melynx (Melynx) @asktamamitsune (Tamamitsune) @thatsnotmysammich (Moofa) @ask-the-thunder-strike-mizutsune (Mizutsune and Hunter) RP @elderchameleos (Chameleos) RP @ask-zinny (Zinogre) @ask-the-garuga (Yian Garuga) RP @askhunters-for-hire (Hunters)

@korvusandco (Hunter and Great Jaggi) RP @ask-magala (Gore Magala and Hunter) (me!) RP @shen-gaoren (Shen Gaoren) RP @ashagarusinquisition (Shagaru Magala) @ask-skim (Shogun Ceanataur and Monsters) @brachybrofist (Brachydios) @immortal-singing-empress (Shah Dalamadur) RP @ask-that-one-hunter (Hunter) RP @ask-lao-shan-lung (Lao Shan Lung) RP @ask-dino-monhun (Wyverian Hunters)

@ask-crimson-fatalis (Crimson Fatalis) @brimstones-and-brachydios (Brachydios) RP @the-prettiest-peco (Qurupeco) RP @cruelhunter-falseking (Rathalos and Hunter) RP @caliethehuntress (Hunter) @malfestios (Malfestio) @ask-azor-the-malfestio (Malfestio) @ask-athena (Hunter) @unfortunate-hunter (Hunter) @askraizex (Raizex)

@monhun-engi-tery (Hunter) RP @ask-a-hunter-shujinko (Hunter) @monster-hunter-humanized (Monsters) RP @ask-the-monster-lover (Hunter) RP @ask-mt-dalamadur (Dalamadur) RP @ask-the-monsters-guild (Monsters) @monsterhunterayame (Hunter) RP @ask-theplaguebringers (Shagaru Magalas) RP @underexcited-insect-glaive (Hunter) RP @overexcited-hunting-horn (Hunter) RP

@ask-brutetigrex (Brute Tigrex) @askthegogmazios (Gogmazios) @lucent-nargacuga-lulu (Lucent Nargacuga) RP @ask-barioth (Barioth) @ask-tigrex (Tigrex) @ask-the-white-monoblos (White Monoblos) @ask-the-snowbaron (Snowbaron Lagombi) @ask-jesh-felyne (Felyne) @ask-palico-jack (Palico) @ask-an-very-giant-ivorylagiacrus (Ivory Lagiacrus)

@ask-abyssal-lagiacrus (Abyssal Lagiacrus) @ask-lagiacrus (Lagiacrus) RP @ask-volvidon (Volvidon) @askroyalludroth (Royal Ludroth) @ask-a-juvenile-ludroth (Ludroth) @ask-jaggi-pack (Jaggis) @ask-akantor (Akantor) @ask-kushaladaora-blog (Kushala Daora) RP @ask-kirin-musume (Hunter) @dailylife-with-zinovia(Jinouga) (EDIT)

@hc-chameleos (Chameleos HC) RP @ask-arzuros (Arzuros) @ask-seltas (Seltas) @ask-littlelavi (Lagiacrus) @ask-yiankutkuu (Yian Kut Ku) @askbrachydios (Brachydios) @asksilverwindnargacuga (Silverwind Nargacuga) @ask-the-zamtrios-crew (Zamtrios) @ask-a-great-maccao (Great Maccao) @ask-mizutsune (Miztsune)

@ask-blangonga-blog-blog (Blangonga) RP @heavenswheelmagala (Shagaru Magala) @asklagilahar (Lagiacrus) @ask-vaal-hazak (Vaal Hazak and Monsters) RP @ask-monhun-duo (Hunter and Gore Magala) @askpecotheastalos (Astalos and Monsters) @ask-yiankutkuu (Yian Kut-Ku) @ask-a-kutku (Yian Kut-Ku) RP @ask-crimson-fatalis (Crimson Fatalis) @stygian-zinogre-zero (Stygian Zinogre) RP

@ask-spicy-boi (Sand Barioth) @team-wyvernstories (Monsters, not a full Ask Blog) @ask-narkku-the-nargacuga (Nargacuga) @ask-a-rathalos (Rathalos) @asklucentnargacuga (Lucent Nargacuga) @askivorylagiacrus (Ivory Lagiacrus) @ask-the-silverwind (Silverwind Nargacuga) @pineconeapple-birb (Seregios) @goldmagala (Gore Magala) @seaofconniptions (Lagiacrus) RP

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The 30 Best Restaurants And Bars In Oakland (1) added to Google Docs

The 30 Best Restaurants And Bars In Oakland (1)

Perfect for: Dinner Krescent Carasso Zachary's Chicago Pizza $ $ $ $ Italian in Rockridge $$$$ 5801 College Ave 8.6 /10

Krescent Carasso Shan Dong $ $ $ $ Chinese in Chinatown Oakland $$$$ 328 10th St #101 8.7 /10

Krescent Carasso Champa Garden $ $ $ $ Vietnamese , Thai , Laotian in Ivy Hill $$$$ 2102 8th Ave 8.6 /10

Mary Lagier Nyum Bai $ $ $ $ Cambodian in Fruitvale $$$$ 3340 E 12th St Ste 11 8.7 /10

Krescent Carasso Aburaya $ $ $ $ Japanese in Downtown Oakland $$$$ 362 17th St Not

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Don Hicks III Ramen Shop $ $ $ $ Japanese in Rockridge $$$$ 5812 College Ave Not

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Krescent Carasso Geta Sushi $ $ $ $ Japanese , Sushi in Piedmont Avenue $$$$ 165 41st St Not

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Krescent Carasso Miss Ollie's $ $ $ $ Caribbean in Old Oakland $$$$ 901 Washington St Not

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Krescent Carasso Burma Superstar $ $ $ $ Burmese in Temescal $$$$ 4721 Telegraph Ave 8.5 /10

Krescent Carasso Vientian Cafe $ $ $ $ Vietnamese , Thai in Allendale $$$$ 3801 Allendale Ave Not

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Krescent Carasso Enssaro $ $ $ $ Ethiopian in Adams Point $$$$ 366 Grand Ave Not

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Krescent Carasso Soba Ichi $ $ $ $ Japanese in West Oakland $$$$ 2311 Magnolia St Not

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Kingston 11 $ $ $ $ Jamaican in Northgate-Waverly $$$$ 2270 Telegraph Ave Not

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Krescent Carasso Farmhouse Kitchen $$$$ 336 Water St

Krescent Carasso Lucky Three Seven $ $ $ $ Filipino in Patten $$$$ 2868 Fruitvale Ave Not

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Krescent Carasso Wood Tavern $ $ $ $ American in Rockridge $$$$ 6317 College Ave 8.8 /10

PERFECT FOr: BREAKFAST, BRUNCH, & LUNCh Krescent Carasso Lois the Pie Queen $ $ $ $ Southern in Santa Fe $$$$ 851 60th St Not

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C+N Creative Beauty's Bagel Shop $ $ $ $ Bagels in Temescal $$$$ 3838 Telegraph Ave Not

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Krescent Carasso Bakesale Betty $ $ $ $ American , Cafe/Bakery in Temescal $$$$ 5098 Telegraph Ave 8.5 /10

Krescent Carasso Reem's California $ $ $ $ Cafe/Bakery in Fruitvale $$$$ 3301 E 12th St #133 Not

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Krescent Carasso Cosecha $ $ $ $ Mexican in Old Oakland $$$$ 907 Washington St Not

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Aubrie Pick Hopscotch $ $ $ $ American , Japanese , Diner in Uptown $$$$ 1915 San Pablo Ave Not

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Krescent Carasso TrueBurger $ $ $ $ American in Temescal $$$$ 4101 Broadway 8.5 /10

Brown Sugar Kitchen $ $ $ $ Southern in Uptown $$$$ 2295 Broadway Not

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Krescent Carasso Clove & Hoof $ $ $ $ American , Sandwiches in Temescal $$$$ 4001 Broadway Not

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PERFECT FOR: LATE-NIGHT EATS Tacos Mi Rancho $ $ $ $ Mexican in Merritt $$$$ 1434 1st Ave Not

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Dan Sung Sa $ $ $ $ Korean in Northgate-Waverly $$$$ 2775 Telegraph Ave 8.0 /10

PERFECT FOR: COFFEE, PASTRIES, & ICE CREAM Krescent Carasso Fentons Creamery $ $ $ $ American , Ice Cream in Piedmont Avenue $$$$ 4226 Piedmont Ave Not

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Krescent Carasso Red Bay Coffee $ $ $ $ Cafe/Bakery in Fruitvale $$$$ 3098 E 10th St

PERFECT FOR: Drinking good cocktails Marcus Edwards Photography Starline Social Club $ $ $ $ American , Bar in Uptown $$$$ 645 W Grand Ave Not

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Created March 6, 2020 at 05:07AM /huong sen View Google Doc Nhà hàng Hương Sen chuyên buffet hải sản cao cấp✅ Tổ chức tiệc cưới✅ Hội nghị, hội thảo✅ Tiệc lưu động✅ Sự kiện mang tầm cỡ quốc gia 52 Phố Miếu Đầm, Mễ Trì, Nam Từ Liêm, Hà Nội http://huongsen.vn/ 0904988999 http://huongsen.vn/to-chuc-tiec-hoi-nghi/ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xa6sRugRZk4MDSyctcqusGYBv1lXYkrF

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instantdeerlover · 4 years

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The 30 Best Restaurants And Bars In Oakland added to Google Docs

The 30 Best Restaurants And Bars In Oakland

Perfect for: Dinner Krescent Carasso Zachary's Chicago Pizza $ $ $ $ Italian in Rockridge $$$$ 5801 College Ave 8.6 /10

Krescent Carasso Shan Dong $ $ $ $ Chinese in Chinatown Oakland $$$$ 328 10th St #101 8.7 /10

Krescent Carasso Champa Garden $ $ $ $ Vietnamese , Thai , Laotian in Ivy Hill $$$$ 2102 8th Ave 8.6 /10

Mary Lagier Nyum Bai $ $ $ $ Cambodian in Fruitvale $$$$ 3340 E 12th St Ste 11 8.7 /10

Krescent Carasso Aburaya $ $ $ $ Japanese in Downtown Oakland $$$$ 362 17th St Not

Rated

Yet

Don Hicks III Ramen Shop $ $ $ $ Japanese in Rockridge $$$$ 5812 College Ave Not

Rated

Yet

Krescent Carasso Geta Sushi $ $ $ $ Japanese , Sushi in Piedmont Avenue $$$$ 165 41st St Not

Rated

Yet

Krescent Carasso Miss Ollie's $ $ $ $ Caribbean in Old Oakland $$$$ 901 Washington St Not

Rated

Yet

Krescent Carasso Burma Superstar $ $ $ $ Burmese in Temescal $$$$ 4721 Telegraph Ave 8.5 /10

Krescent Carasso Vientian Cafe $ $ $ $ Vietnamese , Thai in Allendale $$$$ 3801 Allendale Ave Not

Rated

Yet

Krescent Carasso Enssaro $ $ $ $ Ethiopian in Adams Point $$$$ 366 Grand Ave Not

Rated

Yet

Krescent Carasso Soba Ichi $ $ $ $ Japanese in West Oakland $$$$ 2311 Magnolia St Not

Rated

Yet

Kingston 11 $ $ $ $ Jamaican in Northgate-Waverly $$$$ 2270 Telegraph Ave Not

Rated

Yet

Krescent Carasso Farmhouse Kitchen $$$$ 336 Water St

Krescent Carasso Lucky Three Seven $ $ $ $ Filipino in Patten $$$$ 2868 Fruitvale Ave Not

Rated

Yet

Krescent Carasso Wood Tavern $ $ $ $ American in Rockridge $$$$ 6317 College Ave 8.8 /10

PERFECT FOr: BREAKFAST, BRUNCH, & LUNCh Krescent Carasso Lois the Pie Queen $ $ $ $ Southern in Santa Fe $$$$ 851 60th St Not

Rated

Yet

C+N Creative Beauty's Bagel Shop $ $ $ $ Bagels in Temescal $$$$ 3838 Telegraph Ave Not

Rated

Yet

Krescent Carasso Bakesale Betty $ $ $ $ American , Cafe/Bakery in Temescal $$$$ 5098 Telegraph Ave 8.5 /10

Krescent Carasso Reem's California $ $ $ $ Cafe/Bakery in Fruitvale $$$$ 3301 E 12th St #133 Not

Rated

Yet

Krescent Carasso Cosecha $ $ $ $ Mexican in Old Oakland $$$$ 907 Washington St Not

Rated

Yet

Aubrie Pick Hopscotch $ $ $ $ American , Japanese , Diner in Uptown $$$$ 1915 San Pablo Ave Not

Rated

Yet

Krescent Carasso TrueBurger $ $ $ $ American in Temescal $$$$ 4101 Broadway 8.5 /10

Brown Sugar Kitchen $ $ $ $ Southern in Uptown $$$$ 2295 Broadway Not

Rated

Yet

Krescent Carasso Clove & Hoof $ $ $ $ American , Sandwiches in Temescal $$$$ 4001 Broadway Not

Rated

Yet

PERFECT FOR: LATE-NIGHT EATS Tacos Mi Rancho $ $ $ $ Mexican in Merritt $$$$ 1434 1st Ave Not

Rated

Yet

Dan Sung Sa $ $ $ $ Korean in Northgate-Waverly $$$$ 2775 Telegraph Ave 8.0 /10

PERFECT FOR: COFFEE, PASTRIES, & ICE CREAM Krescent Carasso Fentons Creamery $ $ $ $ American , Ice Cream in Piedmont Avenue $$$$ 4226 Piedmont Ave Not

Rated

Yet

Krescent Carasso Red Bay Coffee $ $ $ $ Cafe/Bakery in Fruitvale $$$$ 3098 E 10th St

PERFECT FOR: Drinking good cocktails Marcus Edwards Photography Starline Social Club $ $ $ $ American , Bar in Uptown $$$$ 645 W Grand Ave Not

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Yet

via The Infatuation Feed https://www.theinfatuation.com/san-francisco/guides/the-best-Oakland-restaurants-and-bars Nhà hàng Hương Sen chuyên buffet hải sản cao cấp✅ Tổ chức tiệc cưới✅ Hội nghị, hội thảo✅ Tiệc lưu động✅ Sự kiện mang tầm cỡ quốc gia 52 Phố Miếu Đầm, Mễ Trì, Nam Từ Liêm, Hà Nội http://huongsen.vn/ 0904988999 http://huongsen.vn/to-chuc-tiec-hoi-nghi/ https://trello.com/userhuongsen

Created March 6, 2020 at 04:37AM /huong sen View Google Doc Nhà hàng Hương Sen chuyên buffet hải sản cao cấp✅ Tổ chức tiệc cưới✅ Hội nghị, hội thảo✅ Tiệc lưu động✅ Sự kiện mang tầm cỡ quốc gia 52 Phố Miếu Đầm, Mễ Trì, Nam Từ Liêm, Hà Nội http://huongsen.vn/ 0904988999 http://huongsen.vn/to-chuc-tiec-hoi-nghi/ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xa6sRugRZk4MDSyctcqusGYBv1lXYkrF

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10 mispronounced country names | Atlas & Boots

From Kiribati to Kyrgyzstan, we list the most commonly mispronounced country names.

We at Atlas & Boots took pity on Trump for we have mispronounced a country or two in our time as travellers.

1. Kiribati

Wrong: kiribati Right: kiribass (link)

Dreamstime Kiribati is one of the most commonly mispronounced country names

2. Qatar

Wrong: cut-taar Right: cut-ta (link)

No8/Shutterstock Qatar is pronounced more like ‘cutter’

3. Lesotho

Wrong: leh-soh-toh Right: leh-soo-too (link)

Lukas Bischoff/Shutterstock The hairpinned Sani Pass in Lesotho

4. Kyrgyzstan

Wrong: ker-jis-tan Right: ker-gis-tan (link)

LightField Studios/Shutterstock Kyrgyzstan has been dubbed the Switzerland of Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country (one of 45 in the world), but does benefit from Issyk-Kul, the world’s second largest high-altitude lake (behind Lake Titicaca in South America).

5. Niger

Wrong: nye-gah Right: nee-zher (link)

Catay/Shutterstock Niger takes its name from the Niger River

6. Colombia

Wrong: col-um-bia Right: col-om-bia (link)

Mark Pitt/Shutterstock Colombia is one of the most commonly mispronounced country names

7. Laos

Wrong: laow or laow-oss Right: louse (link, US pronunciation)

Nathapon Triratanachat/Shutterstock Laos is one of the world’s few remaining communist states

Landlocked Laos is one of the world’s few remaining communist states, the others being China, Cuba and Vietnam.

8. Liechtenstein

Wrong: lich-ten-stine Right: lick-ten-stine (link)

Stifos/Shutterstock Liechtenstein is pronounced with a hard ‘c’

Liechtenstein is known as a tax haven, but has in recent years taken steps to rebrand itself as a legitimate financial hub.

9. St Kitts & Nevis

Wrong: nev-iss Right: nee-viss (link)

Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Nevis Peak on Nevis Island (pronounced nee-viss)

10. Nepal

Wrong: neh-paal Right: ni-paul (link)

Atlas & Boots The summit of Mount Everest seen from base camp

Lead image: SantiPhotoSS/Shutterstock

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