A few weeks ago, Apple released iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. However, which one is better between the two new products? There are several differences between the two iPhones.
First of all, the cameras are different. The iPhone 11 has a dual-camera system with an ultra-wide camera that can zoom out for sweeping landscapes or vast interiors. In contrast, the iPhone 11 Pro has a triple-camera system that is able to add a Telephoto lens for pro-level portraits and the ability to zoom in on distant subjects like wildlife and sporting events.
Second, they have a difference in battery life. The iPhone 11 gives an impressive all-day battery life that can be used for up to 17 hours. The iPhone 11 Pro on the other hand provides 18 hours which represents a major leap forward of up to four more hours of battery life than iPhone XS.
Third, they are different in water resistance. The iPhone 11 is water-resistant to a depth of two meters for 30 minutes. On the other hand, the iPhone 11 Pro works to a depth of four meters for the same minutes.
Lastly,
they present different storage spaces. Both of the iPhones supply 64GB and
256GB, but 128GB is only available for the iPhone 11, and 512GB is exclusively for
the iPhone 11 Pro. Given these points, consumers should compare different
features between the two devices before they purchase them.
It is said by some, that BTS is like the Beatles of the present generation. Of course, there are so many K-pop idols in Korea, but why has the world gone crazy for BTS, and what are the reasons for BTS being considered as one of the biggest and most popular groups in the world?
The first reason is due to their sincere communication with their fans. They usually communicate with each other via SNS and various applications. So, BTS creates a strong emotional bond with fans by sharing their lives and thoughts. Their fandom name is called the ”Army”. It means that BTS and fandom are always with each other because the uniform and army are always together. After all, they have mutually beneficial relationship. When a fan gets good energy from BTS, they give back their love to BTS in various ways.
Secondly, it is due to their good songs and lyrics. Their lyrics are mostly about comforting and touching songs for young people and socially underprivileged people. They also give good messages to people, not only about love songs between men and women. Also, there are many hit songs among them. Moreover, most of the members are good at composing and writing the lyrics, and even producing large portions of the entire album personally. It makes their position shine even higher as true global artists.
Finally, their performance is extraordinary. In fact, the reason for the influx of foreign fans is because of this perfect military dance maneuvers. Most of the songs famous for their perfect military dances can be seen well in strong beat songs such as ”IDOL, DOPE, MIC-Drop, Fake Love, Dionysus and DNA.” Especially, there is a trio called the dance line among them who always center their performances to create perfection with their military dance. In addition, J-Hope, who holds the position as leader of the dance among members, was already famous for dancing in his hometown of Gwangju before his debut. If you are curious about J-Hope’s dance skills, you can watch J-Hope and Becky-G’s remake song of “Chicken Noodle Soup” on YouTube.
Actually, there are many another reasons why BTS is
popular. The above are just three reasons why. If you want to know more about
BTS, you should join in the “Army”.
Students majoring nutrition educated students and citizens at Hamada
Campus of the University of Shimane on October 13, 2019, presenting their
research results at the University’s school festival open to the public.
Students from the Department of Health and Nutrition presented their research results on the survey of eating habits of college students.
Healthy eating habits
By Ayaka Kawamoto, Moeka Kobayashi, Chihiro Sasaki, Manami Shirao, Rina Sota, and Kanon Tsuji
According to the research conducted by a group of students majoring
nutrition, both male and female students look at the energy figure in the label
of the nutrition values. They also found
boys tended to buy prepared foods at convenience stores more often than girls. Generally
speaking, college students tend to consume excessive carbohydrates.
This result is no wonder because many university students live alone
in apartments away from their families, feeling cumbersome to cook proper meals
every day. College students are busy due to classes and part-time jobs. How can
they improve their eating habits? If a student buy a boxed lunch, salad and
yogurt at a convenience store, it would be healthier but too expensive.
Based on their research findings, they
proposed a wise shopping habit. They suggested that students should buy fruits
and dairy products such as oranges, milk and yogurt at a supermarket and keep
them in the fridge at home, and that they should eat these when they eat
prepared boxed lunch from a convenience store.
In this way, students will be able to enjoy a healthier diet with a good
balance of nutrition, but it will be still not so expensive.
At the end of their presentation, the
young nutrition experts asked the audience which one should combine with
spaghetti: potato salad or cut vegetable.
The correct answer is cut vegetable. Thanks
to their educational presentation, most of the audience answered correctly.
Their educational presentation was a great success!
One male student asked why they were so
beautiful, although the answer was obvious. Good food!
The students are aspiring to be certified dietitians when they graduate from college. The Department of Health and Nutrition at the University of Shimane is the first program for registered dietitians in the area.
Beauty from within
By Koharu Ichoda, Saya Sugai and Aiko Maejima
What is beauty? You might think beauty is
the result of good make-up and fashion. For young nutrition experts, nutritious
foods are the source of beauty. In order to be truly beautiful, you should eat
good foods including vegetables and fruits.
The students made a presentation of
healthy eating habits using models and panels. They demonstrated how protein
contributed to formation of muscles and internal organs in the human body.
They explained to the audience how protein
taken into the body from foods were broken down into amino acids in the body
and turned into new proteins for the skin, hair and all the parts of the human
body. In other words, beauty is the result of this cycle of amino acids.
There are two types of protein. The animal
protein is included in meat and fish. The vegetable protein is included in
beans and serials. Both types have different health benefits, so it is wise to take
in both of them.
They introduced a recipe for beauty as
follows:
Tuna toast
Ingredients:
One piece of
bread
Half a can of
tuna
Half a pack of
fermented beans called natto
Appropriate quantity of mayonnaise
1. Apply
mayonnaise lightly on bread
2. Spread tuna
and natto on the bread
3. Toast it for
3 to 4 minutes
This recipe is easy to prepare. The students hope that male students
of Hamada Campus try this recipe. The Hamada Campus has a lot of male students
as the major is policy studies.
Natto is a fermented soybean food popular in Japan.
Common purpose and teamwork produce friendship
By Ayaka Joichi, Yu Takayama and Sachika Yashiro
An international collaborative activity between Korean students and
Japanese students brought joy of learning and fulfilling relationships among
the students majoring in nutrition.
The joint study seminar was conducted in Oki Island, an island off
Shimane Prefecture, Japan in July, 2019 by Department of the Department of
Health and Nutrition of the University of Shimane.
Three Korean students from Daegu Health College joined in the
international study seminar of eating habits in Japan, which was organized in
an effort to educate young students to become registered dietitians.
The Korean and Japanese students conducted a survey together to
investigate the eating habits of residents in the remote island.
The students had an opportunity to present their results at a local
store, but they faced great difficulty of collecting listeners, because they
were not able to use a microphone. It was very challenging to gain the attention
of shoppers.
The heart-broken students learned to speak louder and to hook the audience
with interesting remarks and gestures.
It was very challenging for Korean students to ask questions in
Japanese because their spoken Japanese was limited.
Both Korean and Japanese students formed a strong friendship because
they stayed under the same roof for three nights. The Korean students cooked
breakfast and dinner and they chatted in English and Japanese at night. One
night when Japanese students, who were still in the middle of the semester,
studied late at night for their final exams, the Korean students brought some
fruit for night snack saying “yashoku” which means “meal for night.” The
Japanese students were very grateful.
What made the seminar special was the common purpose. The
participants in this seminar are young students who want to become nutrition
specialists. It was easy for them to overcome linguistic and cultural
differences because they were bound together by a common purpose to make the
world a better place by promoting health. They felt as if they were part of a
team.
The students also visited a facility for disabled people, where they
had an opportunity to interact with people of disability, and they were
impressed by how people with disabilities contributed to the society.
This joint seminar is part of the international agreement between the University of Shimane and Daegu Health College. The 83 freshmen and sophomores of the Department of Health and Nutrition participated in the exchange with the Korean students.
Fifty volunteers gathered at the beach of Iwami Sea Side Park, Shimane prefecture on Sunday, March 10, 2019 for collecting trash on the beach.
The volunteers were 28 US service members of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and 18 Japanese students of the University of Shimane.
The international event was organized by ISP, the company that manages Iwami Seaside Park, which consists of two beaches, campsites, cabins, sports facilities, aquarium and parks.
Mr. Yoshiro Morikawa, President of ISP, welcomed the volunteers and expressed his gratitude to the participants. He said a lot of trash was washed up to the beach in winter and the beach cleaning effort in winter was necessary to welcome tourists in summer.
The volunteers then grabbed big garbage bags for burnable and non-burnable trash and walked the length of the beach and picked up the litter.
There were a lot of objects on the sand. Seina, freshman, said “there were a variety of items: salad dressing containers, fishing nets, plastic spoons and plates. I picked them up again and again, but no matter how much I collected trash, I saw a lot of trash lying on the beach.”
The volunteers worked for one hour, ending up collecting ocean trash that filled two trucks. After the cleaning, a big BBQ lunch was offered by the organizer. Both the students and the Americans enjoyed a great lunch and conversation in English.
The beach cleaning was educational for the college students, because it raised awareness of the litter problem on the beach. Kasumi, sophomore, said she had not realized there was so much litter on the beach because she had never participated in this type of project before. Shusuke, freshman, noticed the trash on the beach was an international issue, because a lot of plastic bottles had labels written in a foreign language.
The interaction with the Americans also motivated the college students to study English more. Amane, freshman, said, “I could not initiate conversation in English. I thought that I had to to overcome my shyness. I also need to increase my English vocabulary, because I could not understand what they said well nor was I able to express myself in English.”
Takumi, junior, said the best thing was that the Americans were friendly and he enjoyed English conversation so much. Yui, freshman, said he enjoyed learning about the life in military. Rie, sophomore, got curious about the life in the base and felt like visiting it.
At the end, the cleanup crew took a group photo and exchanged LINE information each other. Despite the rain, the international beach cleanup was a very successful event: a cleaner beach, insight into the trash problem, motivation to study English and heart-warming conversations. Everyone is looking forward to a next opportunity to make a meaningful contribution.
There are two main types of cars –manual or automatic. You often have to operate a gear lever in a manual car, but in an automatic car you don’t have to. The demand for automatic cars has been increasing these days. Manual cars, however, have advantages over automatic cars. Which do you prefer to choose, manual or automatic cars?
One piece of data in 2011 from JCSA (Japan Car Seller’s Association) showed that 98.5% of cars sold are automatic. As you can see, automatic cars are quite common in Japan while most European countries have different results. You know automatic types are simpler to use than manual types if you have driven both, and that is the well-known reason why a lot of people buy the automatic ones. The gasoline costs of manual cars were less expensive than automatic ones, but car engine technology has been in progress and it has caused the automatics to catch up to the cost efficiency of the manuals. You may not buy manual cars considering this information. Manual cars, however, have some advantages greater than automatic ones.
According to Shuichi Washino, an Environmental Studies professor in Tottori University, most car accidents in Japan were caused by automatic cars and the cars’ rate of accidents per 100 cars is twice as high as those of manual cars. It’s possible to think that tons of people in Japan have bought automatic cars and the fact that the accident rate of automatic cars is high can be taken for granted, but I’d like you to look at the definition of the rate saying “per 100 cars” which is not based on the total number of cars sold. It can be that people have to focus on driving when they drive manual cars and it results in a fewer rate of accidents. On the other hand, people can enjoy driving with manual cars. When driving manual cars you often need to shift a gear lever back and forth, right and left, and a clutch pedal should be depressed every time you change a gear. Those chores might be stressful and keep you pretty busy, but getting used to it you feel what “driving” is and the moves of your car. Feeling them can be called “the exquisite taste of driving manual cars.” Moreover, manual cars prevent car-thieves and children who can’t drive manual types from driving the cars away from their owners. One news story in Japan said that a child got in an automatic car by himself and drove the car for several hundred meters. Fortunately the child didn’t get injured and the car wasn’t broken. Hopefully you’ve learned some information about manual and automatic cars you may have not known and understand those car types have their own advantages and disadvantages which attract you to have one or the other
Hiroshima has an island called Okunojima. There are many rabbits on this island. Many tourists come to see the rabbits. But this island has a sad past.
As I got off the passenger boat and approached the pier, the white and brown “MofMof” quickly crossed my line of sight. Rabbits on the road, rabbits on the plaza, rabbits on the slope. Rabbits live everywhere on this small island, about 4 km around. The island had a former army poison gas plant from 1929 until the end of the war. After being processed and taken over by the US military, it was finally returned to Japan after 57 years. After that, the National Holiday Village opened in 1983, and it was reborn as a resort area. Why are there rabbits on this island? As I walk on the island, I notice there are holes in and around here and there. All the rabbits are wild rabbits. It is an “alien species”. Although there is a theory that they were brought in for poison gas experiments and survived, there is also a theory that eight animals were released by primary school children from off the island in 1971 and they have been breeding ever since.
There are natural enemies of baby rabbits such as crows, owls, and snakes on the island. Looking for the appearance of rabbits, many tourists, including foreigners, are coming now. However, most of them do not know the history of Okunojima. That is a problem of Okunojima. Go through the tunnel at the 2nd pier on the right and there are the remains of a power plant. It supplied heavy fuel oil at the time of poison gas production and was also used for manufacturing balloon bombs. Although you cannot enter,the unique decaying atmosphere is a masterpiece even from the outside. Inside the island there are also the ruins of a fort, citadel, Nagaura Poison Storehouse, gunpowder storehouse, as well as a poison gas museum where you can learn the history of poison gas production.
Some of the tourists coming to Okuno Island seek out the history of this poison gas production. However, families with young people and children do not visit these places so much, but maybe these people
Last summer, I went to Yakushima with my friend to see Jomonsugi, a famous cypress tree, and nature. We needed a long time to reach Jomonsugi. The round trip hike takes about 8 hours. We were so tired. But this trekking course was so interesting because we could feel great nature. This experience is an important memory for me.
Yakushima is a World Heritage Site. This island was the inspriation for the movie Mononokehime of Studio Ghibli. The island has a lot of nature. My friend and I went there by scooter. It took about 27 hours from Hamada to Kagoshima. It took about 5 hours from Kagoshima to Yakushima by ship. Yakushima’s local food is flying fish. We could see the fish from the ship. We could eat flying fish cuisine. I heard that sea turtles lay eggs on this island, but I did not observe that.
After we arrived at Yakushima, we went toward Siratani Unsuikyo. It was sunny day, so it was easy to walk, and our motivation was enhanced. There are a lot of big cypresses and mosses. I was able to take many beautiful pictures.
The next day, we went toward Jomonsugi. We got up early to take a bus bound for the trailhead. It was cloudy. But a lot of people were trekking on this road. The trekking road is long. It is 20 kilometers there and back. It goes over a truck road, a small river, and rocks, so this road is difficult.
I will introduce cautionary points of Yakushima trekking. First you should use trekking shoes because these shoes are different from normal shoes. Your feet will be protected which will help you walk. Second, you should prepare to respond to changes in temperature and climate. The mountain weather is changeable. Third, if you are worried even a bit, you should take portable toilet because there are few toilets on the trekking road. Forth you should stay hydrated. There is very clean water in Yakushima’s river, so you can drink the water.
It started raining during our trek. We reached Jomonsugi in 4 hours. I felt a great sense of achievement. Jomonsugi is magnificent.
While it is seen as the biggest tree in Yakushima, there are a lot of other big and interesting trees. For example, Kaminarionzisugi, Kugurisugi, Wilsonkabu, and so on. I hear that bigger trees can be found, so we looked for them in the mountains.
I had a lot of good experiences and gained new knowledge on this trip. I appreciate
Have you ever been to Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima? It is one of the world heritage sites and is a very famous place. It is also known as a sea shrine.
November seems to be the best time to see the autumn leaves in Miyajima. I wanted to see the autumn leaves based on this advice. Also, I wanted to see the Otorii of Itsukushima Shrine. So, I went on a trip there on 24th November 2018. To Itsukushima Shrine, we can go by ferry from Miyajimaguchi Station. A lot of tourists visit there every day. And it is also a beautiful place loved by many people. I felt that is a very nice place. So, I will tell you about the charm of Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima.
Itsukushima Shrine was built in 593 during the Heian period. After that, in 1168, Taira no Kiyomori built the main shrine and it became the current shrine. Afterwards the Mori family and Asano family kept the shrine. The red paint is very beautiful, and the appearance conveys the atmosphere of the Heian period. The mysterious appearance was evaluated, and it was registered as a World Heritage site in 1996.
The greatest charm of Itsukushima Shrine is the Otorii which seems to float in the sea. The red Otorii is 16m high and weighs about 60 tons. The feet of the pillars are not buried in the ocean floor, but stand alone with their own weight. The main pillar was made out of a camphor tree and is about 600 years old.
Also, because the Otorii is built in a place full of tides, at low tide you can walk up to it. The reason why it was built in a place where the tide comes in and out is to catch the entire Miyajima as a god and to cut the wood, shave of the soil so as not to hurt the “the object of worship”.
It is also attractive to have different ways of enjoying by changing the atmosphere due to autumn leaves, snow, lighting up at night.
Besides, there are many shops in Miyajima, and you can eat oysters, Momiji-manju and mackerel rice bowls which are special products of Hiroshima. You can also buy souvenirs. Everything is very tasty. But there are wild deer everywhere, so please be careful about your food.
There are many other good points. Please try visiting. And please see it with your own eyes.
The phrase Ca-gong-jok is a newly-termed word that is an abbreviation of Korean words meaning “study tribe in a café”, and refers to those people who study for long periods of time in one café setting. In Korea, the number of Ca-gong-jok is increasing steadily and this phenomenon makes for endless debates.
The affirmative side states that the cost of the beverage fee includes the right to enjoy the relaxed ambience of the cafe. In fact, according to some research, white noise improves work efficiency. Sounds such as background music or humming or the sound of friendly conversation helps one to concentrate more deeply. Therefore, the positive opinion of Ca-gong-jok is somewhat based on scientific grounds. Moreover, when people have to work in groups, it is convenient to gather in a cafe for a meeting, since people cannot talk one another in a library. Other research results show that studying through discussion with others is more effective than just studying by oneself, and that a cafe where people can study with other people in a cozy atmosphere may just be the best place to learn.
In contrast, most of the opponents are owners of café’s. The more Ca-gong-jok who study in their cafes, the fewer customers they are able to serve. Once a Ca-gong-jok sit at a table, they usually spend at least 2-3 hours studying. Although they purchase a cup of coffee, it could not exceed the sales to other customers. Furthermore, they use electricity, Wi-Fi, water resources and so forth. Even if it seems small, the total costs could place a heavy burden on owners. In addition, some Ca-gong-jok occasionally glare at other customers in order to make them keep quite. So even if the one of the purposes of going to cafe was to talk or chat with friends, these kinds of stares would put an end to it, and could lead to a decline of customers. It is no wonder why so many owners are feeling apprehensive.
All in all, Ca-gong-jok deserve to be treated the same as any other customers. In my opinion, the atmosphere of café spaces let people feel unconventional and refreshed and that perhaps leads to increased concentration. Provided that these new tribes comprehend the difficulties faced by owners and moderate their behavior, they might just become a new culture of the cafe industry globally.
The University of Shimane School Festival was held on October 8th. Our brass band played in the cafeteria.
The school festival is held on two days of the year. However, this year it was held on one day due to a typhoon. So, the performance of the brass band changed a little. We invite Hamada Commercial High School and Hamadian Brass as guests every year. But, unfortunately this year we could not because the schedule shifted. Also, we could not use the auditorium. So, the performance was held in the cafeteria.
We practiced from the end of August. The songs were difficult but everyone practiced. So, we were able to do a good performance with everyone.
I started brass band in my second year in high school. When I was in high school I was able to attend the Chugoku Competition. I feel good when I’m playing in the brass band. So, I can do my best. I will try hard in future.
I learned how to respond to unexpected situations when I had to deal with the typhoon disrupting our scheduled performance. I would like to make use of this experience in the future.
