Solar Superstorm

A few days ago, I happen to know about solar flares and its effect to on the Earth, and now I'm scared.
Wikipedia, National Geographic and other sources say that since the Solar Superstorm in 1859, big solar storms have kept occurring every 50 years or so, and it is said that very big one, probably as big as the Superstorm in 1859, could occur in 2012---this year.
Once it happened happens, communication satellites might die, and most of our power girds would just melt down or explode. Some scientists say it would take 10 years or more to return to the way it was. One scientist even said we would go back to 18th century.

(Wow! This is scary!)

Japanese Family Crest

Kamon (family crest)、 has been is an emblem passed down from generation to generation since ancient times. It initially represented a regional bond or a community spirit united by blood ties.

The original Kamon dates back to the Heian period when court nobles embellished their crest on the cow carriages, and samurai warriors employed their crests on the battle flags and armors armor.

In the Edo period, its designs had been emphasized, which resulted in increasing the variety.

Lucky plants were often used for the designs. From the Edo to Meiji period, the use of Kamon popularized, except some special family crests such as chrysanthemum for the Imperial family and hollyhock for *Tokugawa family.

Back then, commoners had no family name, so it was neccessary to define thier own family line with Kamon. For the that reason, most Japanese families have a family crest. Its variety is said to be more than 10,000. It is said that there are more than 10,000 varieties.

At present, Kamon can been seen only on crested kimono and gravestones, however, it was used to be integrated into everyday life as once seen on dinner trays, soup bowls and paper lanterns.

*The Tokugawa clan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_clan


(Thank you very much for your submissions Elanvital. I learn a lot from your passages!)
 
 
 
 

I have two questions. Please give me your opinion.

Hello.How are you?
I belong to a graduate school in Japan.

(Better sentence - I'am enrolled in a graduate school in Japan)
Today I took a an experimental procedure class. I'm very tired because I do to two experimental classes and laboratory, but I will do my best because I want to become a scientist.

The above statement is completely unrelated.
I have two questions.

1. What do you do when you are denied the possibility or your dreams from people you trust?

(Depends how much you want to achieve that dream. How much does this dream mean to you? Keep trying, and have a positive attitude.)

2.When you are participate in class, what is your attitude?

(Listen, focus and learn)

(Good luck in your journey to become a scientist! Good English by the way!)

Japanese Cuisine 2

As It is said that "Japanese cuisine is appreciated with the eye", hence aesthetic appeal is emphasized. Color scheme is also important and dishes are beautifully arranged on plates.

To decorate dishes, chinaware, lacquerware, glassware, bamboo ware and or wooden ware, of various materials, patterns and shapes are used.

Moreover, lavishly decorated laquerware such as Japanese original mother-of-pearl inlay work, gold or soliver silver relief laquer work, gold inlay lacquerware have been used from the old days.

Then the chef selects the most suitable plates and utensils for the dishes by examing examining the textures and the designs.

In Japan is blessed with four distinct four seasons. Sense of the season is highly regarded, so food in season is cooked and seasonal delicacies are enjoyed such as bonito and bamboo shoot in spring, abalone and cucumber in summer, saury pike and persimmon in autumn, and sea bream and tangerine in winter.

In addition, it is also one of the characteristics of Japanese cuisine that a feel of nature is created by carrots cut into maple leaves, or that change of the seasons is displayed with tableware of natural design prints such as cherry blossom for spring and chrysanthemum for autumn.

Finally, there are many simple cooking methods are simple in order to bring out the natural flavor of the ingredients and to make the most of the flavor of each food dish. Like sushi and sashimi (sliced raw fish) eating raw seafood is considered a dish in which the natural aspect of the food is made most of in which the food is mostly made in it's most natural state . This is a unique dietary culture in the world.

May 13. Bicycle, cat and university!

Today is Sunday. I and My wife and I got up at 8 am. We went to the house my wife's parents house. They asked us to help them to work in their vegetable garden. Then we went to the city center and bought a white mountain bicycle for my wife. It has white color.  
We also were on the went to welcome day in Perm State University. I want to enter the university for a graduate course. But it will be hard, because I have a job and I  don't have not very much free time. May be Maybe I won't enter the university. I think now, what to do. I'm thinking of what I should do now.

Then, we went to buy shoes for me myself. After that, we went to take a cat for two weeks in our house which will stay in our house for 2 weeks because the cat's owner is temporarily leaves leaving the city temporarily.

Then we arrived home.

I understood your sentences fine! Good english!

Just some small/minor grammatical changes. Good luck!

May 15

今日（きょう）の午後（ごご）、知り合い（しりあい）とプロレスを観（み）に行って（いって）きた。
I went to watch pro wrestling with an acquaintance this afternoon.

私（わたし）のおじさんは、プロレスラーで試合（しあい）に出た（でた）。
My uncle is a pro wrestler and played a game ('My uncle is a pro wrestler and competed' sounds better).

とても楽（たの）しかった。
It was really interesting.

その後（ご）、ごはんを食べて（たべて）帰って（かえって）きた。
After that I went back home to eat dinner.

(Good English! Was this in Nagoya? I also went to watch an MMA match today too! Take care)