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Let's Look:Rail Wars! Episode 10: She's Everywhere! Behold The Magical Mari Sassho!
The title isn't really the most important part of this episode but still in this arc here it is nearly impossible for Mari to be here! She's in every arc!
So we open up with Naoto and Aoi doing some running training but Naoto collaspes on the ground. So uncool.
Aoi walks over to help him up.
Tsun moments are good but nothing he's better than Dere Moments!
So of course Naoto trips and falls into her beautiful boobs! She kicks him off her and then we switch scenes to where Aoi's bandaging Naoto's twisted ankle.
Naoto comments that all he wanted to learn was some self defense moves but Aoi says that they wouldn't work for him. What he needs is an indomitable spirit.
So she finishes tying up his ankle and we go over to them in the the K4 room.
Side Note: Why is their room look like a freaking storage closet?
So Aoi's cleaning her gun, Iwaizumi's cleaning something that looks like a cross between a nightstick and a taser, and Naoto's on his phone.
So Naoto wonders how she can put her gun back together to which Aoi taps him in his bad ankle. Ouch.
Then she says that wrap is only a temporary fix and he should go to the doctor after work.
Ah she's got the tea. Then Naoto says that she can do more than just break stuff. Then for some reason Aoi says that she knows how to do massages. Yay!!! Me first! Forget the harem lead for me!
Anyway Koumi comes over and gives Naoto his tea and then looks at the article he's reading on his phone.
So Aoi says she's not a fan of princes and basically describes every fairy tale ever created. Girl goes to ball, meet prince, and happily ever after.
She snarks that a girl doesn't need to have a prince to get her a happy ever after.
Note: when I was writing this I was going to put happy ending but then I realized after she said she gives massages and saying she wants a happy ending would be just wrong…
That he is but instead of saying anything to counter Aoi says just nothing…she likes him!
Anyway after the opening we have the team at the Ueno Station getting ready to get on the Express Night Train to Sapporo.
Ah I love Sapporo especially during the winter during the Sapporo Festival. In a lot of my stories that go to Japan, they always go to Sapporo in the winter and go up Mt. Teine. In Thief King Chronicles, there's Yuki Onna up there!
Anyway getting past my fanboyingness for Sapporo, turns out that the prince that was talked about in that article that Naoto was reading is going to be their mission for this episode. They just got to take him to Sapporo.
His name is Bernina and he's the fifth in line to be King of some country I think is named Aleta or something.
Well crap. It's another train lover. Doesn't this anime have enough of them with Naoto?!
Anyway after Bernina hugs the train(I know. Just I know) he jumps into Koumi's chest and gives her a hug and asks her some questions.
Lucky royal bastard…
So after a quick explantion of how the engine works, Bernina just goes on and on about how much he loves trains.
That…was kind of cute…wait a second! I'm not one of those types of guys! Not there's anything wrong with that!
So after finding out that Naoto's a train fan too, Naoto calls up Nana and explains the situation both to her and the audience.
You know what puzzles me. Why can they get a high level assignment like protecting royalty but they're still stuck in what looks like a big broom closet as their main room. I think that they should get at least a normal office.
Anyway after that Nana hangs up and Naoto goes to Koumi and Bernina's room. Bernina says that Haruka has been going on and on about him.
Haruka?!
He called her by her first name! That's a no-no in Japan unless you're really close friends.
So after agreeing for Naoto to call the Prince by his first name and vice-versa. Naoto asks how does Bernina learned Japanese so well. He explains that Koumi taught him a few years ago.
Koumi gets all embarassed and we switch scenes to outside the Prince's room. Naoto says that it's really good for her to have a prince that's her friend. She makes it clear that she and Bernina just were classmates while she studied in England. That's all.
I can read between the lines here…too bad Naoto can't. She wants to make it clear that they never dated.
Side Note: How rich is Haruka Koumi? She just casually says she studied abroad in England. Oh that's how she knows English so well. Anyway and she became friends with a prince like it's all casual and nothing. And when you see her grandpa in the flashback he's all dressed up. Is she some type of super rich girl or something? Just something to think about.
So we switch scenes to Aoi walking. Normal right? Wrong!
I know what this! Rail Wars is getting back to its roots!
Anyway Naoto calls Aoi to ask where is she is? She says she chasing after some suspecious guy . Aw come on Aoi. Priorities! Get on the train!
So anyway Aoi doesn't make it and the train leaves without her, leaving the team with only one hard hitter with Iwaizumi.
Let's hope that it's a easy ride so we don't need Aoi that much.
So Naoto goes back to the room and explains that Aoi will be taking a different train. Then he goes over the plan and who's going to take what rooms.
So after briefing Iwaizumi on his assignment Naoto goes over to Koumi and Bernina's room.
They've clearly remembered their roots. Now for the real reason she had her skirt off.
Turns out she's been taking lessons in self defense from Aoi and she's ready to fight too! Alright Koumi! Maybe you won't get left in the dust by Aoi after all!
However Naoto says she'll just be the bait and for her to act like the real thing. Then he gives her a compliment saying she's the most refined person he knows.
So all that needs to go is dealing with Bernina and Naoto goes over the plan with himself. Once he opens the door, he realizes that Bernina's gone!
So Naoto apologizes to the conductor and while Naoto's apologizing Bernina runs off again and meets you guess it, Mari Sassho!
She's everywhere! Every arc! Every place!
So while Mari's busy talking to Naoto Bernina escapes but not before ruffling up her skirt so basically Naoto might have seen her panties. I don't know. This isn't the Crunchyroll version I don't get all the good stuff…
So after chasing him around for a bit Naoto finally gets him back to the room.
So after a quick scene that Bernina wishes that he had a bit of Naoto's life. Bernina asks to take a shower and makes him promise not to peek.
So cute. Noooo! I'm so confused! He's so cute! But the confusion!
So after getting himself a coffee, Naoto tries to call Aoi but nothing then he checks the news. Turns out there was an accident involving the entire royal family of Aleta. The situation's touch and go but if they don't pull through Bernina will have to be the king.
So Naoto gets up to tell Bernina but before he can knock on the door we see this.
Thank you Arceus! I legit was confused for a moment. He's a girl! Thank you now I can lust after her without being confused.
So after questioning did he enter the wrong room, Naoto has a little fantasy about Koumi.
Keep control…keep control…!
Okay I'm under control now.
drool!
Still drooling but under control.
Bernina calls out to Naoto and Naoto breaks down the door to realize that Bernina's a girl.
Gee bro. I saw that when I saw the woman's underwear over the prince's clothes. And Koumi's got huge boobs so her bra and panties would be a lot bigger than a girl that's flat enough to pretend to be a boy.
Now this is something I enjoy in manga and anime. The length they go to cover the naughty bits. Look at Fairy Tail Chapter 355 to see a master at work. Then again that's one of the most blatantly sexualized chapters in Fairy Tail. I'll be doing a post about that soon.
Anyway after getting the Princess(can't call her a Prince anymore) out of the shower Naoto apparently has to wipe her down so she doesn't get a cold. Yeah because showering with warm/hot water and then leaving the shower always gets me sick…
I'm not going to post pics of that. I may like my harem and my occasionally ecchi but even I like it to have some subtext. There's no subtext here. Naoto is rubbing down a naked girl. Nothing else.
Anyway after that Bernina explains that she passed out after she saw the news about her family on her phone. Also she's got an iPhone! Lucky! I still have a flip phone.
So Bernina tells Naoto that only a few people know that's she really a girl and not even Koumi knows. Question. How can she not know!? Maybe it's just me but I tend to know my friend's genders. Kinda part of the whole frienship package. Maybe Koumi got that half off special. You know rich royal friend but no idea that's he's really a girl.
Anyway Bernina makes him promise to keep it a secret and he does.
The later that night they go into the dining car where Mari serves them an late night cup of tea/coffee(They look the same in a tea cup)
Anyway when Mari gives Naoto his coffee this is what he sees.
Mari Sassho. Why hasn't he started dating her yet?! She knows better him than all these other girls. That's good wife material right there! And she's creative enough to make that in a tea cup!
Of course things aren't always easy so someone comes into the dining car with a taser. Three guess who's they're after.
And another guy shows up and it's time for an escape with the Princess.
So they run away while Iwaizumi fights against the two guys and oh Mari hides.
However one of the guy manages to get pass Iwaizumi and starts using his taser to shock Naoto out of the way but he doesn't fall!
Apparently Aoi did beat it into him.
Speaking of Aoi…
Knee meet face!
Now it's time for the real fight! But unfortunately it has to wait until the next episode.
I'm giving Rail Wars Episode 10 a 10/10 for a good plot and good cliffhanger!
I can't wait to see what's up next but I have to wait until next week, so until then,
Rail Wars Episode 9 Super Mini Review Version: Save Those That Need To Be Saved; Now with 100% more plot!
Side Note:There's not really a super massive amount of stuff to work with here even though it's really good. So I'll do a Super Mini Review on it
It's a race against time for the team! Will they get to Tokogawa in time? Or will they derail before they even get there?
So we open back at the Tokyo Office with Gonou and Nana..
Ah my beloved Mai Nakahara. I love it when she uses her mature voice. It makes her sound like Sayaka Oohara.
Gonou questions Naoto and the gang are even going to be okay. However Nana's not worried because she believes in Naoto and the team.
After the opening, we return to K4 in the ATP car. Everyone's about to fall on Naoto but looks like most of the squad missed Naoto. Of course Aoi's boobs land right on Naoto's head. I believe it's called Mickey Mouse ears when a girl does that.
So they head into the next few tunnels, still going fast, until Koumi comes up with an idea to slow them down with using the break and Iwaizumi pedaling to force them to slow down. However it only works so well and they nearly tip over until Naoto and Aoi lean the train back over onto the tracks. However around the last stretch there's some curve that's just too much for one person.
So the only thing to do is for the entire team to lean the train. Once they get close to the station, Iwaizumi puts too much on the brake and that forces the team to have to jump the APT onto the platform.
Things go well. Organ delivered. Everyone's safe. The entire team passes their training. Yep, today's a good day!
This was an awesome episode. It had some good music, some good action, and a continuation of a good plot. One thing I had trouble with during this little mini arc is the fact that they just glossed over the harem fight and Noa just appear to be a source of trouble.
Despite that I'll give Rail Wars Episode 9 a 9/10. It's really good episode and it's got a lot going for it.
Looks like the next episode has to do with some type of princely character. Those are always a bit interesting.
So until the next review,
Let's Look: Rail Wars! Episode 8: Action! Adventure! Ah Rail Wars Lives Up To Full Potential!
What is this thing? It looks like a legitimate plot! But Rail Wars always cut plot in favor of ass and huge boobs. Let's see how things go!
So we start off the episode with Noa saying that it's okay for Naoto to want to be a driver. Aw she supports him. However it would make a bigger impact if we weren't seeing this while she was talking.
I'm not complaining…just saying. Side note, nice rear.
Then Noa saying she understands going out in her best clothes and when she wasn't playing the main role. Hmm…and then the anime shows the scene with Aoi and Koumi thinking Naoto's a bastard for bringing three girls to the same place.
So it really was a misunderstanding. A misunderstanding that almost got him killed but one nonetheless.
After Noa finishes her explanation of how she saw the events, Aoi blushes and says for her not to get the wrong idea.
Then Noa sits down with Naoto and grabs his arm.
Lucky dude.
But apparently Koumi's got some problems with this.
Oh something's about to go down!
Oh! She just got shut down but Noa! Also on a meta example, Minori Chihara just owned Maaya Uchida! Oh! Someone get Maaya some cream for that bruised pride!
So after some soft mutterings about much of a power keg this is Iwaizumi and Mari come in! Just in the freaking nick of time. I think something might have started off.
So Mari brings some coffee to drink and offers some to Noa.
See! Even she can see it and she just met her for the first time!
So after she accept it Noa says she's got to leave for a rehersal. What! It's only 3:51 minutes in the show and already Noa's gone and the three girl harem conflict's gone! What the hell!
You bring Minori Chihara in just for almost 4 minutes and then just kick her out! Well it doesn't matter she still got paid for the full episode even if she's only in the first few minutes.
Note:This seems to be as good a time as any. I planned on having a post about Seiyuu get paid but I don't have the source material anymore. So I'll just go from memory. Seiyuu are paid very differently from Voice Actors in America. While Voice Actors are paid by the hour, Seiyuu are paid by the episode. So while Voice Actors, who often do 3 and 4 hour sessions, can make more in one day. They make less over the course of one season because they record multiple episodes at once. Seiyuu however get a certain amount of money for each episode they're in, regardless of how long their recording session was. So it adds up quicker. Also Seiyuu pay is based on a combination of popularity and experience. Minori Chihara would make a lot more than someone that just came out of the gate. However someone like Kana Hanazawa who's currently the most popular female Seiyuu makes more than she does. Goes to show how popularity can change things.
Anyway Naoto gets a call and finds out there's been a landslide and it's blocked off the tracks so they've been called in to help with getting the people off the current train and back to the station.
Ready! Roll out!
Now that's some good teamwork.
So after they get everyone off the train, they head back to the training building where we get this.
Oh looks like something interesting beginning.
Turns out this is Oito from the Japan Organs Transit System. She's charged with transporting an organ to Maebashi Hospital for surgery. However she got stopped on the National Highway and with things on the train she can't get anywhere with them either.
So everyone's wondering what to do and Koumi coming up with crazy ideas like running it all the way there, Naoto comes up with an idea.
That plan, using a rail way that was built during the Meiji Restoration Era, is very clever but insanely risky. Do you know when the Meijji Era started? In the late 1800s and it lasted until around the early 1920s! That track was one of the first ones ever freaking built and you want to use it. Can I have your stuff after you don't make it back?
But hey it's their only option right now. So there's no other choice.
So this little pedal powered thing is supposed to get them all the way to the hospital and through a dangerous and old tunnel? Hmm…makes for interesting plot though I wouldn't want to be on it.
So the little dude explains what the drasine can and do and gives Naoto the manuel.
I've seen telephone books smaller than that and I live in a big city! However when you need something read quickly in this anime who do you call? Haruka Koumi!
Something about a woman reading just warms me up. Mostly because the girls in my area avoid books like the plague. I can't wait to go to college this winter.
So after getting the drasine pushed out to the track, they get the organ and all they need to do is get to the station and the person in charge handles it from there. So they get the okay from Narita to disregard all the traffic signals and just as Koumi finishes reading man she reads fast! they get going with Naoto as the driver!
See man! If you had been a driver then you wouldn't been doing something as fulfilling as racing the clock to save someone.'s life. Sure it's not safe and filled with danger and scary hot girls but you're helping people and it's that what being a person is all about? Helping people.
So Naoto's driving while Iwaizumi is on pedaling and Aoi and Koumi are on support duty.
However before we can even get started with everything we need a little push and who else to get things started is Aoi Sakurai!
With some pushing on Sakurai's side and some pedalling on Iwaizumi's side, they managed to get moving.
It doesn't look at that dramatic but trust me it is…
So after a bit they reach the first tunnel…
Now remember all that useless stuff they said about the Usui Pass last episode? Now it's all coming up. Usui Pass is an uphill tunnel and to get to the training center our team had to go uphill. However the Maebashi Hospital is downhill so now it's going to be a dangerous roller coaster ride from here on out.
So after a tunnel or two Koumi explains that it will be roughly smooth sailing until they reach the Kumanotaira Signal Station because the tunnel's been recently built and maintained. However after the half way point we get into the tunnels that were made during the Meiji era.
One tunnel down…sixteen to go!
So they hit a hard right and of course someone's boobs have to fl y into someone's face.
Now that feels like home right there.
So now with that hard right, the little car is starting to tilt, meaning a derailment might happen. What are you going to do Naoto?
So Naoto says that they need to lose some speed and so Koumi tells Aoi to use the D equipment to slow them down. However it takes time to work and that's time they don't have since they go through another tunnel and start to tilt again.
Get Aoi!
Clever. Using her own body weight as a counterweight, she was able to put the car back on the track. Clever.
So we go through a few turns with Aoi and Iwaizumi basically leaning off the train to balance back on the tracks. It's a lot of screaming and a lot awesome music. Can't wait for the soundtrack so I can get that.
So they pull into the Kumanotaira Station and pass it by to see this.
They believe in these kids. Make sure to not let them down!
From here on out one mistake equals a derailment. So of course something happens.
Now that's a good ending. We've got a great episode and everything's going good. I'm really liking how things are going now.
I give Rail Wars Episode 8 a 9/10. It misses out on 10/10 because they just smoothed over the harem problems with all types of ease. I just can't accept that it'd be that easy.
I'm really hyped for the next episode so until then,
Let's Look: Rail Wars Episode 7: Harem Hijinks and Super Tsundere Nation!
It took me a second but I'm back and with the original format. I know what I'm doing! I'm getting back to my roots and apparently so is the Squad 4!
So apparently after only seven episodes and about two or three months at the job, our semi-competent group is sent to the Karuizawa Training Instiute.
Note: How I can tell is because Naoto, Iwaizumi, Aoi, and Koumi stopped wearing their jackets. This is the equivalent of a Japanese high school switching to their summer uniforms around July. Add to the fact you can guess they started around April or March when school starts in Japan
Now they're taking the Railway Public Safety Crew Advanced Education and Training this time around. Personally I like Karuizawa. It's…refreshing. Yeah that's a Ouran Host Club reference. I only watched the Funimation Dub recently.
So after hearing this, what does Aoi do?
That looked like some WWE type stuff. Are you sure she doesn't lift?
Then this happens…
Then as if he wasn't being held down by a hot woman with some unreal strength, Naoto pops up and he's ready to go!
Then Iwaizumi ask if the food's going to be good. He reminds me of this kid I took care during my last job. All that was on this kid's mind was breakfast and lunch. He would have been thinking about dinner if I didn't stay until two.
That's all you need for the eternally hungry…
So Nana asks if Koumi wants to go…
Now that's what we call the Freudian Slip. You mean to say one thing but you say what you mean instead. It's typically for accidentally saying something sexual.
Getting passed that…
After the opening which is once again done by the beautiful Minori Chihara, we have the group on a train
What else? This is an anime about trains!
Note: Minori Chihara in the near future will have an art book of pictures to celebrate 10 years as a voice actress. Normally I don't care about art books. I'm not even really serious about the SquareBeFair movement. Not because I don't care. It just means more time and I put enough on my plate without having to lobby to the Japanese for a game I can't play until I get a PS3. That being said this is definitely something I have to get in some way or fashion.
They're going through the Usui Pass which is said to be one of the steepest rails in Japan. So of course Naoto is practically orgasming here.
Let's look at everyone else.
Iwaizumi's eating. That's new…Koumi's making sure that Naoto doesn't fall off the train to his highly possible death. And what's Aoi doing? Trying not to watch the idiots. See that's why we love her and she's voiced by Manami Numukura. That doesn't hurt her hotness either.
As they walk in Iwaizumi says he's hungry, nooooo! Dude you just ate about ten minutes ago max! You can't be hungry!
So they met their trainer, Tetsuya Narita.
Looks like a big fella.
So after that we go to the training which starts off with some running which Koumi fails at. Looks like all that logic she tried to use in episode 6 why she should be a good runner bombed.
We flash over to after the training and the whole group's sitting around in the dining hall until someone arrives to take their order.
Mari Sassho?
I know I'm known to be that guy that points out the fanservice but did Mari's boobs get bigger? Just asking…
Anyway after Mari says how weird of an coincindence meeting them here is, Koumi immediately…immediately doesn't really cover it. The girl scoots over to Naoto like Mari was trying to take her man! Come on Koumi. Mari's got the lead without trying!
So with Mari and Koumi all up on him, Aoi says this.
Hmmm…what's your response Naoto?
Oh!He just reversed it! So Aoi spills some hot tea on him for just the implication that she might be interested in him. Yeah Aoi. You're not interested at all. The fact that Naoto had his hands all on your butt in episode 5 was nothing but pure friendship right? Or when you collasped inbetween Naoto's legs after disarming the bomb? That was just all in good fun right?
Anyway they order lunch which Iwaizumi orders three servings of curry just for himself. The explanation is that he burns a lot of
calories with all the running he does so he needs to replace them but come on! 3 servings of curry!
Drool
They sure do look good!
So once they start eating, Aoi notices that Naoto has sliced pickled vegetables on the side instead of leeks like the rest of them. Naoto comments that he doesn't like leeks so Mari switched them out for something he'd like.
Yep she does and she's in the lead without even knowing. That's the best type of lead!
So next we go over to the gun range and of course this is the part that Aoi excels at.
Now look at her sheet. There's all head shots! That's inherently wrong for any type of law enforcement. You're only supposed to kill the criminal when they're threating the public safety. The proper way to deal with a criminal is something in the chest or in the arm.
This guy can't hit the broad side of a barn with a gun…
If that's what it was truly frightening but since it isn't he sucks at shooting.
So Narita calls over our trigger happy attractive redhead Aoi to help Naoto out. While she helps him, she talks about how they'll be in the public safety crew together for a long time. Naoto starts to say something but then Aoi does this.
Now that was strangely sexy. Now why can she be completely at ease and even possibly score some points at a gun range but put her at a lunch table and she's screwed. I think there's a Rail Wars Speculation that must be done on Aoi Sakurai! Expect it before the anime ends!
Anyway we flash over to the end of the day the group's getting to the bath. Of course they're only one bath so it's guys first then girls.
So Iwaizumi leaves to go dinner leaving Naoto with Koumi and Aoi. Aoi says that Naoto can learn from Iwaizumi about having a lot of energy to burn and she offers to let him join her on the training tomorrow. See she's so at ease right now.
Now here's the part where it all goes to pieces.
Both girls get suprised and Aoi asks why did he even come to the training if he didn't even want to be a member of the public safety crew. Naoto says the reason he came is because so he could drive the EF63 train.
Aoi gets mad because he could have just said that and told them before hand. Naoto says that he didn't want to make her sad because she looked so happy while she was helping him.
Aoi blushes and storms off with Naoto trying to figure out what's wrong.
We slid over to Naoto in the bath alone and says to himself it isn't so bad that he wants to be a driver. He has a flashback to when he was a kid, taking pictures of trains in a blizzard in what looks like a mountain. He falls down and collapses.
We get out of the flashback and turns out Naoto fell asleep in the bath. Now I've watched Suzuka a few times and the number one thing you do not do is fall asleep in the bath. It makes you light headed.
Koumi pulls Naoto out of the bath but tragically she's not naked. For someone that sleeps naked she sure isn't proving it.
Anyway she calls out for Aoi to come and help Naoto. Naoto gets confused and thinks that Koumi is Aoi and explains the reason why he wants to become a train driver.
I'm going to get to that but first this
Great character, great body, and a nearly perfect balance on the tsundere scale. She's like Rail Wars version of Maki Nishikino but with bigger boobs.
Moving on the reason that Naoto wants to be a driver is because he was saved by a driver that noticed him pass out in the middle of a blizzard taking pictures of trains…why were you taking pictures of trains in the middle of a blizzard? Idiot.
So after that he passes out and Koumi notices that Aoi's left.
So the next they start off with some stretches and we see this.
It has nothing to do with the plot. I just wanted you all to see it and apparently the animators did too. We get it! They are sexy as hell! Don't shove it down our throats.
So we go through a long explanation of how the Usui pass works…
Then we get to the most interesting part. The train driving part!
Of course Naoto takes the driver's seat and the head car while Aoi takes the rear one.
Oooh this one might be difficult.
So they get moving and once they start heading downhill it's all going to hell. Aoi takes up too much speed and makes the train go insanely fast downhill.
So with the speed that Aoi's adding on along with the speed of going downhill, it brings up a choice. Either break and crush the cars in between forcing a derailment, killing everyone on the train. Or not break and hit a train in front killing everyone on both trains…
What are you going to do Naoto?
He chose to derail their train and save the people in front. However turns out it was a similator so no one was really in danger. However the viewers didn't know that so it looks like Aoi just almost killed them all because she was jealous and angry. Pretty bad Aoi. You lose some points with me.
So after that we go to the dining hall where Naoto is talking with Mari wondering if he's cut out for being a part of the Public Safety crew.
Cute pose.
So they go to Mari's room to talk while playing some Old Maid. Question? Why is Old Maid always the game they play in anime? The only time I've seen another card game played is in Rio:Rainbow Gate and they had an excuse of being set in a casino.
So Mari says that he looks good in his uniform all blushing and stuff.
She tells him to believe in himself and be confident in himself. Once they leave Koumi comes around and tells him that the training for tomorrow is cancelled because they aren't ready for it yet.
So they decide to take a day off and spend it in the city of Karuizawa.
So Naoto goes back to his room and sees a note from Aoi saying that's sorry. Then Naoto sends her a email asking does she want to go with them to the city.
So they come to the station and we get this out of Koumi.
Of course Iwaizumi is only thinking of food and Mari asks somewhat annoyed shouldn't Naoto being saying something about her clothes. He immediately compliments her. He's so whipped.
So after that Naoto gets a call from Nana to pick someone up at the chapel.
So Naoto explains what's up and Koumi offers to go with him but he says that it's okay. While going to the chapel, he gets an email from Aoi saying that's she's arrived.
Once he gets to the chapel, we and our lucky protagonist gets this.
If I could drool a river I would. That's what makes a woman! Elegance and beauty! Now I live near Chicago and when I go out for a walk or go to work, there's not enough female elegance to fill an egg cup.
Of course things have to go wrong. They're legally bound to.
Well ain't this one bad situation.
Two hot girls and things are getting hairy. At least it can't get worse…
Minori Chihara! …I mean Noa Kashima! Well yay and all bad. Now it's three hot girls fighting over this guy. Things are about to get hairy but we've got to wait until the next episode.
I'm giving Rail Wars Episode 7 a 8/10. There's some weak parts to it but hey after Episode 6 my standards were kinda low. It has an awesome ending setting up for a total harem hijinks moment.
I can't wait to see what happens but unfortunately I have to wait so until the next episode,
Later Days.
Let's Look:Rail Wars! Episode 6 Super Mini Review Version:Do You Understand The Meaning Of Keeping Your Clothes On Koumi?
Wow this is a lot of Fanservice. It almost makes me say it's too much and that's saying something.
So after the events of Episode 5 and all the random stuff that happened, Naoto, Aoi, Koumi, and Iwaizumi are put on home stay for a week. So Naoto hangs out his room with Mari and she goes on about how he saved her and how cool he is. She's technically right since even though Aoi fired the shot Naoto was the one that thought of the idea.
So after Mari leaves Naoto checks out the mail and finds a death note…not really the best word for me to use. It's not Light Yagami's Death Note. It's more of a threat note.
So he calls Aoi for some help but she doesn't answer. Side note. She's apparently out of the house too. These guys don't listen…
So Naoto calls and goes to meet up with Koumi but while heading to meet with her Aoi sees them and follows. After seeing the letter, Koumi guesses it must be from an accomplice of the accomplice of the bomber. Try saying that five times fast.
So they try to call Aoi to warn her and she picks up but the wind carries her phone out of hand and it breaks. Koumi and Naoto just jump to conclusions and assume that the guy got Aoi. Seriously…have you seen this girl in action?
Anyway they run away again, guessing that the accomplice is after them now. Aoi spots them again as she walks out the cell phone shop and she shoots at them. Why? Because Aoi's a jealous tsundere in her tsun mode. She misses and hits sometype of toy and Koumi and Naoto think it's some type of sniper fire.
They run and jump a fence, landing in some cat food/catnip. Which of course draws cats. Now this is where things get stupid. They think they're assasin cats…so they think the cats are tracking them. How? Because when Koumi took off her jacket the cats jumped right on it. Did you ever think that you fell in cat food?
The little cat chase continues with Koumi getting more and more stripped down. Nothing I mind of course but come on! Where's the plot! They end up hiding in the Transportation Museum and it turns out someone is breaking into the museum!
….why? What could possibly be in there that anyone would want to steal? Anyway Nana and Gonou get the call that the place has been broken into and they head over with Aoi who was already tracking Koumi and Naoto.
They fight the thieves and they win. But before the end, Koumi asks if Naoto remembers something that happened over eight years ago. Turns out that Naoto pulled Koumi out of a closet she was trapped in when she was little and that's why she cares about him. Turns out too that he's the person that inspired her to join JNR.
So the episode ends with everyone figuring out that the note was an advertisement for life insurance.
Now that was just a suckish episode. It had no plot and the fanservice meant nothing to the episode. I'm giving this episode 2/10 because of bad plot, pointless fanservice, and just nearly useless to the anime itself. The only good thing was that we learned why Koumi likes Naoto.
So I personally can't wait for the next episode. Apparently Iwaizumi is actually going to show up. That's always interesting.
Until the next review,
Let's Look: Rail Wars! Episode 5 Super Mini Review Version: Critical Cuteness
Too cute to be stopped. That is what Aoi Sakurai and Manami Numakura are in their simplest and most pure form
Episode five of Rail Wars is called "Quit Staring". Now this is episode is a lot different from the ones before it in that it's an episode focused on Aoi and Naoto.
So Aoi takes Naoto to the gun range which as you all know is kinda of an interesting place for a well endowed woman like Aoi. Why? Because her boobs jiggle with the recoil! Then they go to the paintball range and Naoto ends up getting a lucky shot on Aoi…between the legs and pays for it bad. By bad I mean she just shoots him in the face with a paintball…ouch.
After that we get some information that the bomber that tried to blow the Tokyo Station(before his bomb got stopped by a few teenagers and got owned by Gonou) had an accomplice and now they need to keep their eyes out for him.
And what happens next? Aoi and Naoto run right into him. They follow him onto a train fairly far north but end up loosing him in the dark. Then they're ordered back to Tokyo but since they're no more trains leaving they stay the night at the station. Now this is interesting because Aoi got wet earlier in the episode so she takes off her clothes to dry and Naoto gives her his shirt. So we get a good look of her long sensual legs….drool
That's highly unprofessional of me….Aw when did I care about being professional here. Anyway, because he stayed the night with Aoi, Naoto misses a trip he was going to have with Mari Sassho. In the morning they see the accomplice try and board a train. They chase after him but he leaves a bomb on the tracks. It goes off and blows the tracks while he gets away. However thanks to Naoto's quick thinking the on coming train which ironically has Mari on it is saved from a derailment. After they get back, Aoi insists that Naoto have more training at the gun range and Koumi gets angry at this for some reason. Maybe she wants him for her self.
And that's the Mini Review. Hopefully the sixth and seventh episode reviews will be out as fast as possible.
Edit: I'm writing this on August 14, 2014 and I just checked Animeget.com where I get my anime from and they just put up Rail Wars Episode 7. So it's been a week so Episode 6 is now going to be a Mini Review. Sorry guys I really want to do it the normal way but this is the only way I'll be able to catch up. Even with Glasslip not on the roster(Thank God), I'm still a little bit behind. But rest assured that I'll be back to the normal version of reviews soon.
I'm really liking this episode because of the good fanservice and you really get a good view of Aoi. You start to see that she's falling for Naoto.
For Episode 5, it gets a good review of 8/10 for good plot and well done art and fanservice. You also get some good stuff about Aoi's character which is always good.
Let's Look:Rail Wars! Episode 4 Super Mini Review Version:Super Idol Chihara Minori-Sama!
Hey everyone it's Deven once again! I'm back to give you some good reviews. Unfortunately I'm seriously behind. So just like all the greats laziness is the mother of all inventions along with creativity. Thus was born the Super Mini Review. I'll write maximum of two paragraphs and put most of the story telling on the pictures. So here it is, the first Super Mini Review!
Ah our Idol Demigoddess, Chihara Minori-sama!
Episode four of Rail Wars is called 'I Think I Like It'. Now if you love yourself some hot fanservice on the beach with your girls in bikinis and tight one pieces, you'll watch this episode until you die. Because that's everything you're getting here. The JNR Idol Noa Kashima is singing in(fill in the blank) and since she's this years' spokeswoman and she's speaking about the JNR she gets protection.
Who does she get? Our heroes of course(it wouldn't be much of an anime without them). During a practice session, flash paper is burnt as a threat to Noa. Oh I forgot to say that someone's threatening our poor super cute idol. So what do our heroes do? They get in their bathing suits and watch the place for anything suspcious…that's what the guys do. Nana, Aoi, and Koumi they just look sexy. That's all they need to do.
The next day after Noa's performance, Ah I love hearing Minori Chihara's voice. I have so many of her songs on my iPod it's unreal…, the criminal disguised as a member of the stage staff rushes the stage, trying to stab Noa but Naoto takes the blade instead.(He's fine though) Thanks to Nana's quick thinking they were able to play it off as a part of the act and everyone goes home happy. After the end of the episode it looks Noa Kashima is falling in love with Naoto. Add another to the harem. We've got Aoi, Koumi, Mari, and now Noa. Let's try and rope Gonou and Nana into the mix.
Now it's time for the pictures!
And that's it the first of possibly many Super Mini Reviews. Now know this. I will not make every review a Super Mini review. I know you guys like my normal style of reviewing. These types of reviews will only be for when I'm falling behind. So if an anime's more than a week late on the review it will be a Super Mini Review. That's it!.
Until the next review and the next episode,


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He was the most effective Trump surrogate and has earned the "fighter" reputation that Cruz wanted so desperately. He needs a broader populist economic policy to go along with his support for transitioning to a system of high-skill immigration. He should work with Senator Mike Lee on pro-parent tax policy and with James Capretta on health care. A populism that is only about immigration isn't populist.
This is a real question, not snark: what "populist" economic policies could a Republican nominee for president possibly support? "Pro-parent" tax policy is mostly just handwaving: usually a modest increase in the child tax credit and elimination of the marriage penalty. It's peanuts. And no Republican has ever proposed anything in the same zip code as populist health care policy. Spiliakos mentions James Capretta, but Capretta is a standard issue conservative who champions "market-based" reforms like forcing consumers to pay a bigger share of their health care expenses; premium support for Medicare; high-risk pools; and killing off Medicaid in all but name. This may be conservative health care policy, but it would be wildly unpopular. There's nothing remotely populist about it.
What else? Taxing the rich? That's out. Support for labor unions. Please. Higher taxes on capital income. Not gonna happen. Government regulation to rein in the cost of pharmaceuticals? Nah. Free college for everyone? Nope. A higher minimum wage? Not a chance. Wage subsidies (the "thinking man's minimum wage")? That costs money, so it's out of the question.
It's popular these days on the right to simply declare policies they like to be populist, but that doesn't actually make them populist. Anything truly populist is almost by definition something that corporations and the rich oppose, and that means Republicans will never be economic populists. Donald Trump sure isn't, no matter how much he blusters about his love for the common man.


This year from the 18th to the 22nd of September, a group of sixteen young men and two Servant Priests of the Home of the Mother had a missionary experience in Rio Chico in Manabi, Ecuador. We had been preparing this trip during the month of September, raising funds through the selling of food and rosaries.
With great excitement, on the morning of Monday the 18th we took public transportation from Guayaquil to Rio Chico, Manabi. We arrived in the afternoon for a get together to prepare for the week.
The next day we went to the community of Zapote to begin the evangelization work. One group organized a get together for the children from the catechism class and another group went to visit the homes. Since the community of Zapote is one of the largest in the area, it was necessary to split up into groups of two to reach all the homes. The main mission was to communicate to the faithful of the community a new letter from Archbishop Lorenzo Voltolini about the existence of false priests who deceive the faithful. At the end of the day, we reached all the houses of the community and a good number of the faithful were able to receive the sacraments of Confession, Anointing of the Sick and Communion, thanks to the Servant Priests.
Wednesday was a day dedicated to the Maria Elisabetta farm in Chone. Many of the boys had never worked in the field and were eager to help. Some helped in the installation of a new door for the pigs, while others worked in the field. At the end of the day, when we returned to Rio Chico to rest, we providentially passed through the cemetery where Maria Augusta is buried. Maria Augusta is one of the candidates who died in the earthquake with Sister Clare. We took the opportunity to visit her tomb and prayed and reflected. When the Servant Priest indicated that it was time to leave, none of the boys wanted to leave. Later on, some commented that it was a moment of grace for them.
On Thursday we went to the school in Playa Prieta to have a get together with the youth of the town. We began with a brief explanation of what the school was like before the earthquake. Following we had a penitential act in the school chapel. The rest of the morning was dedicated to sports. In the afternoon, two young men, Carlos Javier and Bryan, told us about the six sisters who died in last year's earthquake. Their testimonies captured the attention of the young people and encouraged them to follow their example of surrender. Finally, we celebrated Mass in the chapel of the school in Playa Prieta followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
The last day was powerful. In the morning, before returning to Guayaquil, we had the possibility to visit Valeria's family, and so we did. Listening to the words of her grandmother touched the boys. What caused them most admiration was Valeria's love for Christ. She called Jesus her boyfriend and was filled with joy when her grandparents signed the permission for her to enter as an aspirant in the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother. After this, we were able to go to her grave to pray and reflect.
We thank God for having given us such a profound missionary experience. The young men who took part in this mission have returned to their homes changed. Some have made the resolution to grow closer to the Lord after the example of our six deceased sisters. Now, these young men must be faithful. As one of the boys said the night before returning to Guayaquil, "This week is not a just an experience." It has to become life.


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Q: Multiple calls to a Alamofire request, get reference for each call I have used Alamofire for uploading images in multipart form data. I am successful in achieving my target. Each time I upload an image, I call the "uploadDocWebService" function. So the number of times the function is called, is equal to the number of images. I am hopeless in identifying the result of each call. My images are uploaded successfully. In case there is a server failure, or internet connection failure the uploading fails, I cannot identify which image I should delete from the view, that has failed. I pass indexPath as a parameter for each image upload. But that indexPath updates to the latest image upload before I receive the result for the first image upload. Can any one suggest me a better approach for this situation.
Here is the code I use for image upload:
func uploadDocWebservice(fileUrl: NSURL , progressView : PWProgressView , index : String , imageData : NSData? , name : String , mimeType : String , uploadType : String){

    let url = "\(kBaseURL)\(uploadDocsUrl)"

    var type = String()
    var networkGroupId = String(SingletonClass.sharedInstance.selectedNetworkId!)

    if SingletonClass.sharedInstance.groupPopUp == true {

        type = "group"
        networkGroupId = String(SingletonClass.sharedInstance.selectedSubNetworkOrGroup!)

    }else {

        type = "network"
    }

    Alamofire.upload(
        .POST,
        url,
        multipartFormData: { multipartFormData in

            if uploadType == "Image" {
                multipartFormData.appendBodyPart( data: imageData! , name: "file", fileName: name, mimeType: mimeType)
            }else {
                multipartFormData.appendBodyPart(fileURL: fileUrl, name: "file")
            }
            multipartFormData.appendBodyPart(data:"\(SingletonClass.sharedInstance.tokenId)".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding, allowLossyConversion: false)!, name :"token")
            multipartFormData.appendBodyPart(data:"\(type)".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding, allowLossyConversion: false)!, name :"networkGroup")
            multipartFormData.appendBodyPart(data:"\(networkGroupId)".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding, allowLossyConversion: false)!, name :"networkGroupId")

        },
        encodingCompletion: { encodingResult in
            switch encodingResult {
            case .Success(let upload, _, _):

                upload.progress { bytesRead, totalBytesRead, totalBytesExpectedToRead in

                    let ratio: Float = Float(totalBytesRead) / Float(totalBytesExpectedToRead)
                    // Call main thread.
                    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {
                        progressView.progress = ratio
                    })

                }

                upload.responseJSON { response in

                    let dataString = NSString(data: response.data!, encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding)
                    print(dataString)

                    self.edited = true

                    do{

                        let json = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(response.data!, options: .MutableLeaves) as? NSDictionary

                        if let success = json!["success"] as? Int {

                            if success == 1 {

                                let id = json!["response"]!.objectForKey("id") as! String
                                let docName = "\(json!["response"]!.objectForKey("name") as! String).\(json!["response"]!.objectForKey("ext") as! String)"
                                let dic = ["name" : docName , "Id" : id]
                                self.uploadedDocsIdArray.addObject(dic)
                                self.uploadedArrayJustNames.addObject(docName)
                                print(self.uploadedDocsIdArray)

                            }else {

                                // delete image from view here

                            }

                        }

                    }catch{

                        // delete image from view here
                        invokeAlertMethod("Error", msgBody: "Invalid Json", delegate: self)

                    }

                }
            case .Failure(let encodingError):

                print(encodingError)
            }
        }
    )

}

If I get to know the which result is associated to which call, that could help me delete that particular image from view.

A: You need to keep a reference to the original request, should be the same for upload requests I think. Try the following:
func uploadDocWebservice(fileUrl: NSURL , progressView : PWProgressView , index : String , imageData : NSData? , name : String , mimeType : String , uploadType : String) -> Request? {
    return Alamofire.upload ...
}

Then you can simply have an array of requests i.e:
var requests: [Request](). When calling Alamofire.upload / Alamofire .request - it returns a Request object.
You can then do:
var requests: [Request]()
let request = uploadDocWebservice(...)
requests.append(request)

Then you can just loop through the array and check whatever request you wish.

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Blackbelt Gazette
NASCAR: California
Published 11:05 pm Friday, March 25, 2011
Nationwide driver Jennifer Jo Cobb refused to start and park and walked away from her ride just before the checkered-flag dropped Sunday. Bravo, well done or career suicide?
Ken Mays: I think it was a bravo move on her behalf. How else was she going to do to get her name or face shown. I had never heard of her before then. I doubt we will hear very much out of her anymore. So I guess I could change my answer to suicide.
Jason Cannon: It must have worked because she landed a ride this weekend but you're paid to do a job. It's good that she has some principles because I think the start and park teams should be banned. But, if the boss says run 10 laps and park it, you're best served to do that and quit after honoring your contract.
Mark Trest: I can totally understand her point. She's a racer. She came to race. If she wanted to park, she could have purchased a ticket and sat in the grandstands. Apparently, she wasn't advised prior to accepting the ride that she'd be expected to "start and park." I'm sure there are those who will say she committed career suicide, but if I was an owner, I like her attitude. She wants to race is what I see! Bravo girlfriend!
Of the following drivers 43 or more points back, who could make the Chase? 1/00/31/20/83.
Ken Mays: I am going with the 20 car. I think this team can come together and make a few top ten or better finishes.
Jason Cannon: Jeff Burton is the most consistent of that bunch. He's off to a pretty bad start but year in and year out, he's usually in the hunt. They'll figure it out soon.
Mark Trest: At 44pts back, Hamlin, 46pts back, Jeff Gordon, and 64pts back, Biffle, all three should compete for and make the Chase. Each is usually consistent enough to overcome their current points deficit. Any other "usual suspects" better get their game in gear quickly or they may not even make the Top 20. Some of them have become consistently inconsistent this season, and are falling out of contention very early.
Is Kyle's record of five straight at Bristol untouchable?
Ken Mays: I think he will hold on to this recored for a real long time. This is one of the hardest racks to win at and he looks like he has figured it all out.
Jason Cannon: It's not untouchable because anything he can do, someone else can do. And, who's to say that he doesn't make it six in a row. I didn't see anything Sunday that led me to believe he was through winning at Bristol.
Mark Trest: I say yes, its untouchable. Kyle Busch is a special talent that is setting these records in ultra-competitive times. I just dont see any up-and-comers even coming close to matching his success at Bristol.
React to Harvick recovering from a horrible start to finish sixth Sunday.
Ken Mays: Happy Harvick is a driver that you just dont learn to appreciate his ability. He is good and he is on a mission to win more races than he has in the pass.
Jason Cannon: He had some help with a bunch of wrecks but a veteran driver on a veteran team can salvage a bad day just about every time.
Mark Trest: Harvick and his team proved Sunday that they are a Championship caliber team. As opposed to throwing in the towel, they went to work, repaired his car, got back on the track, and fought for every position. This refuse to lose attitude is exactly what has won Jimmie Johnson's team (5) straight Championship.
Who is your pick to win this week?
Ken Mays: I am going with my man Tiny Stewart. He is due to do something good.
Jason Cannon: I still think Jimmie Johnson is coming and he's a monster in California.
Mark Trest: I have to say I've been impressed with Carl Edwards and his hard charging 99 car since late late season. He has been a front runner for most of this time mentioned, and California is a track where Roush cars usually excel. Based on results, Carl has to be the favorite at Fontana.
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Sports – there's really no more fun way to get some exercise. Whether it's a kid chasing a ball around a field or an elite athlete striving to slice an extra hundredth of a second off their personal best, technology continues to influence sport in myriad ways.
Thor Industries used the RVX show to get serious about its products, but it also had some fun ... a lot of fun. Its custom Heartland Cyclone tailgater trailer pulls up stadium-side, screens games on numerous TVs, keeps the beer flowing with a keg fridge, and provides plenty of space to kick back.
While people are fairly fussy about things like bicycle tire pressure, they tend to be a lot more blasé when it comes to inflating basketballs – even though a ball's pressure can greatly affect its performance. The Innoflate Perfect Pressure Needle is designed to help … by whistling.
Back in 2016, Nike first announced its HyperAdapt 1.0 training shoes, which automatically tighten their laces around the wearer's foot. Now Puma is getting in on the self-lacing game, with its Fit Intelligence (Fi) line of footwear.
If you're doing something crazy such as blasting down the side of a mountain on a bike, it's going to be difficult – and risky – to check your progress by sneaking peeks at your smartwatch. That's why the goggle-mounted EyeCo notification system was created.
Whether you're practising yoga or running a marathon, coaches will tell you to control your breathing. Given that coaches can't be with you at all times, though, Zansors' new wearable Respa device is designed to be the next-best thing.
In a typical tennis practise session, a LOT of balls end up strewn about the court. Bending over and picking them all up is just part of the deal – but perhaps it doesn't have to be, if the ball-collecting Tennibot reaches production.
When you're boxing, your opponent doesn't just stand there and take your punches. So, does it make sense to train with a punching bag that does? The folks at Germany's SkyTec Interactive evidently don't think so, which is why they created the BotBoxer.
When it comes to inline speed skates (aka fast rollerblades), more wheels mean better grip on the road, but also more rolling resistance and thus less speed – fewer wheels mean more speed but less grip. funMACHINES is attempting to combine the best of both worlds, with its gripSPEEDER.
If you're a serious swimmer, then it's possible that you use a swim-tracking watch. The folks at Florida-based startup Phlex, however, felt that wristwatches weren't hydrodynamic or accurate enough. That's why they designed the goggle-mounted Edge.


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title: Das OK Lab Berlin
author: Fiona
excerpt: Das OK Lab Berlin ist das größte der bisher vierzehn Labs. Bei so vielen kreativen Köpfen lohnt es sich, einmal genauer hinzuschauen und in den Projekten zu stöbern.
topic: project

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- Aus den Labs

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# Das OK Lab Berlin

Das [Berliner OK Lab][] ist das größte der dreizehn Labs mit knapp dreißig Mitgliedern. Entsprechend vielseitig sind auch die Anwendungen, die im Lab entstehen. Von Nahverkehr bis zu [solidarischer Landwirtschaft][] über [Bebauungspläne][] hin zu Badeseen ist alles dabei. In kleinen Teams kommt das Lab, das sich zum [Open Data Day 2014][] gründete, wöchentlich zusammen und arbeitet an den verschiedenen Projekten.
Es waren zu einem Treffen bereits Vertreter aus der Berliner Senatsverwaltung und der Bezirksverwaltung da, um sich mit dem Lab auszutauschen. Lab Lead Magdalena Noffke [bloggte][] bereits darüber, wie der erste Kontakt zur Stadt hergestellt wurde.
Eines der Projekte war die Visualisierung der Bebauungspläne für das Tempelhofer Feld, eine große Naherholungsfläche auf dem Gelände des ehemaligen Tempelhofer Flughafens. Über die weitere Nutzung des Geländes gab es eine Volksabstimmung, in der Bürger und Bürgerinnen entscheiden sollten. Die Visualisierung half dabei, greifbarer zu machen, welche Optionen zur Auswahl stehen. Das Projekt war so überzeugend, dass es [von einer Berliner Zeitung adaptiert][] und weiterentwickelt und zog eine Menge positives Feedback nach sich.
Das Lab in Berlin sprudelt nur so von Ideen und es kommen auch immer wieder neue Leute hinzu, die neuen Input mit sich bringen. Also: Stay Tuned - es bleibt wie immer spannend in Berlin!

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Can there be something cuter than these cats from free cat pictures?
Take any kitten from these pictures – it is yours for as long as you want, provided you "love" her/him!
Cats have a special place in our lives – we adore them for thousands and more reasons including the most important one: they are adorable.
Although originally these small carnivores were domesticated as formidable predators of rodents, these days they rather play a role of "soft and gentle additions" to our otherwise nature deprived lives as city-dwellers.
Frankly cats unlike dogs were never fully domesticated –we know that they have their own ways, their own paths….
However what makes them so special for us humans is their social behavior. In fact their communication skills they use to express their "mood" (or what we may call "state of mind") are surprisingly rich.
On the left - family breakfast.
In the middle - "Curiosity".
From the top of the roof world looks safer!
Starting with what we especially love – their body language mastered so well, as we know can melt the hardest hearts.
The vocal language like meowing, purring, growling, hissing – to make it short, is a part of their large arsenal of vocal communication means.
But despite all these amazing social skills, cats are still quite unpredictable in their behavior. It seems like deeply inside, they are still very much "wildcats".


We are all unique individuals and therefore our tolerance to stressful situations will be different. Some of us may work well under high levels of pressure, but others may find it stressful to get out of the house on time in the morning. Just because others cope 'better' than you when faced with the same or similar challenges does not mean that you are 'weaker' than they are. Some of us can overcome stressful situations on our own, whereas others may need a helping hand and that is perfectly okay.
Stress does not only occur in negative situations, in fact, there are many positive situations that can cause stress. For example, planning a wedding, having a baby or being promoted in your line of work can all be very stressful too.
Stress may be caused by one large stressor or multiple little ones. Again we are all different and our tolerance will not be the same.
150 points or less – A relatively low amount of stress, and low susceptibility of experiencing a stress-induced breakdown.
150 – 300 points – Implies about 50% chance of experiencing a major health breakdown within the next two years.
300 points or more – Implies 80% chance of a major health breakdown.
I personally do not see how this scale can accurately apply to everyone as we all find various things more challenging than others. But this scale is still somewhat used by medical professionals when assessing stress.
Long-term chronic stress can have a negative effect on our health. The nervous system is not very good at distinguishing between emotional and physical threats, therefore if you are experiencing an emotional stressor (such as arguing with your spouse), your body may react as though you are in a real life or death situation. The more our emergency stress system is activated, the easier it will be to trigger in the future and the harder it will be to shut off. Therefore, if you experience stress frequently, your body may be in a heightened state of stress the majority of the time and in turn, can lead to serious health problems.
Chronic stress can suppress the immune system as well as upsetting the digestive system and reproductive system.
It is important for us to try and identify the signs of stress as quickly as possible. It is also important for us to sit down and try to pinpoint the source of stress, whether this be multiple smaller issues or one large issue. Once the source has been determined, we can then try to work out the best plan for moving forward.
Those that you have no control over.
Those that are likely to get better over time.
Those that have a practical solution.
Sometimes problems can seem much bigger than they are, so it is important to take a step back and assess the issue. What is the worst case scenario and how would you deal with that if it was to occur? What is the best scenario and how would you tackle that? What outcome is it that you are hoping to achieve? Are there various strategies that you can try when it comes to dealing with this stressor? Can you ask other people for help and support?
There will always be someone there to help and support you, no matter what the situation you are in may be. There is absolutely no shame in seeking such help. No one is expected to deal with everything on their own.
We all deserve a break from time to time, so do not feel guilty for taking a day to just look after yourself. Self-care is so important and should not be pushed aside. Whenever you feel you are getting stressed, try to lower your workload, spend some time relaxing and caring for yourself (body and mind), reach out to others, tackle the issue head-on if you can and remember that you are only human.


In its inaugural year, the grassroots Providence-based project pairs local musicians with independent filmmakers for one weekend only to conceive, write, shoot and edit a music video.
The 9 teams of musicians and filmmakers revealed their narrative videos to the public at the newly re-opened Columbus Theater on Broadway in Providence. Videos ranged from charming to to morbidly stunning in an evening that proved the worth of Rhode Island's cinematic and music scene.


RenovaCare, a company based in New York City, is seeking FDA approval for the SkinGun, a device to treat burns using a patient's own stem cells. Significant portions of skin can be destroyed in burn injuries, meaning that regenerative therapy is required to restore or replace the injured tissue. Current treatments for burns involve skin grafting, where healthy skin is removed from the patient and then cultured in a laboratory, sometimes for several weeks, to grow larger sheets of cells. This delay in treatment can sometimes mean that the patient dies or develops complications such as infections.
The SkinGun has been developed with the aim of providing a rapid treatment for burns. The developers say that compared with skin grafting, a much smaller healthy skin sample can be converted into a regenerative treatment for an equivalent sized burn injury within just 2 hours. The treatment involves converting the harvested healthy skin into a solution containing the patient's own regenerative stem cells, which is then sprayed onto the wound using the SkinGun device.
RenovaCare have reported that in their preliminary investigations, the device shows potential for the effective treatment of second degree burns. In some patients, the signs of skin healing have become apparent in as little as four days following treatment. So far, SkinGun has been used in a small number of burn patients as an investigational therapy.
The preliminary data point to the potential for reduced recovery times and greater levels of restoration of burnt tissue. However, the device will need to receive FDA approval before it becomes clinically available in the U.S. and clinical trials are needed to fully determine its efficacy and safety.


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Garden Organic project scoops award
Garden Organic's work with Golding Homes in Maidstone has received two prestigious awards in the Kent Housing Group Excellence Awards 2016. We were Winner in the Excellent Partnership with Business category and a shortlisted Finalist in the Excellent Community Project by a Resident or Residents category.
2016 Members' Experiments update
With our 2016 members' experiments well under way we thought we'd update you on how we're getting on with the three experiments here at Ryton Organic Gardens.
Calling all seed swappers...
As we're starting to put together the 2018 Heritage Seed Library Catalogue, we're on the look out for members wanting to share their excess seed with other members. The Seed Swap section of the catalogue includes a listing of individuals with excess seed, or those on the look out for particular varieties to swap.
Consumers urged to 'Go Compostable' with their paper cups
Garden Organic's Master Composters are urging consumers to 'Go Compostable' if they are buying disposable cups for their picnics and BBQs this summer.
Did you know that according to a recent BBC report, here in the UK we throw away 2.5bn disposable cups a year, and although many of us put them into the recycling bin, the way they are made means many are never recycled at all.
Celebrating organic allotments this National Allotments Week
This National Allotments Week (8-14 August 2016) Garden Organic is celebrating the inspirational organic allotments cared for by our members, supporters, volunteers and staff across the country.
Schools short film competition winners reap rewards
To celebrate the Food Growing Schools: London's Growathon – a campaign that aims to get 50,000 pupils involved in food growing by the end of the summer term – international charity Trees for Cities ran a short film competition for schools to showcase their food growing activities.
Letter to David Davis MP, expressing hopes for Brexit planning
Garden Organic is one of 84 organisations who have signed a letter to David Davis, MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, and Theresa May, MP, Prime Minister, to stress the important implications of Brexit on food and farming. The UK government now has an opportunity to reshape the food and farming policies and subsidies. It is our hope that taxpayers' money is spent on common-sense food, farming and fishing policies that are good for jobs, health and the environment.
Mayor of London savours homegrown treats from London schools at City Hall
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, opened the doors of City Hall to welcome six London schools to hold their very own Schools Marketplace on Thursday 14 July 2016. The event showcased delicious food grown in London's schools – from salads, chards, rocket, beetroot, potatoes and herbs, to home made products such as plum jams and mango chutneys, tasty elderflower cordials, mint dips and more.
New research highlights benefits of children learning outdoors
Children from 125 schools across the South West on England are happier, healthier and more motivated to learn thanks to a new project commissioned by Natural England that has turned the outdoors into a classroom and helped schools transform ways of teaching.


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If you applied for financial aid for the 2019-2020 school year, please check your status with TADS to be sure that you have sent in all required documents. If your application has a poor status, your award will be held. For questions, contact the TADS support line at 1-800-477-8237 and choose option 1 for financial aid, or email Catherine Byars at parentaccounts@ccsk12.com. Award information for those who applied by the deadline and have a good or fair application status will be emailed on February 1.
Students interested in continuing community service in college, should check out the Bonner Program. Not only does the program provide leadership training and excellent service opportunities, but students can apply for up to a full scholarship at participating colleges and universities (Berry, Centre, Sewanee). There are two arms: the Bonner Scholars are students who show high financial need and receive significant scholarship; and the Bonner Leaders show less financial need, but still receive funds. Each participating college has a different deadline. Berry's deadline, for example, is coming up on January 27.
Athletes involved in Lower School Winter Athletics will be recognized during the Middle School games on Tuesday, January 29. Coaches will be in touch with more information.
The dance will be held on Saturday, January 26, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Reservation forms can be downloaded here.


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"Rachel is a gifted song writer and performer.
Her music is truly from her heart and like her messages, has meaning that is relatable. Her performances are fun and people love to sing with her."
into her message and her music. Her boldness in sharing her faith and foundation she's found in Jesus Christ is truly inspiring."
My booth at Falls Creeks Oklahoma Youth Ministry Forum! Over 30 churches and or ministries signed up to contact them to have me come out and do an Outreach Event with them! I am so excited and have some work ahead of me!
I love serving on the praise team at Angus Church in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
Some pics from this morning that students sent me! A count 95 students there this morning! I shared the importance of how we act and treat each other. It changes people's lives and who they are. I spoke some truth about heartache, loneliness, #hurt, pain, and then suicide.
Lead Worship and shared my music at Asbury United Methodist Church for Stonecroft Event!
What a honor it was to be asked to come speak and sing at the Hard Rock Cafe Dallas!
My table set up in front of this awesome wall at the Hard Rock Cafe Dallas!
Pic of me on stage at the Hard Rock Cafe in Dallas! Sharing about how people put labels on others and how it effects them. But if we would chose the see the potential in people and uplift them up, we could make a difference in peoples lives and change what they become.
Working on a NEW CD!
So amazing and cool to get to meet and hang out with these two today. Neal and Michaele Schon. Neal Schon is the founder of the band Journey on that day in Tulsa the Mayor declared it to be Neal Schon day! Special day for him! Had a lot of fun with these two and getting to go back behind stage at concert! Thank you Carol Collins-Matza for introducing me to them, I enjoy working with you!
Jared and I are so blessed to work along side of these two in ministry at Angus Church in Sand Springs, OK!
Rachel Jackson Singing her song Nations on the Stage of Angus Church in Sand Springs, OK.
Beth Rengel is a close friend of mine and I have been so blessed to work with her. Not only has she introduced me to amazing people but we have also shared the stage. Even shared the stage of the Hard Rock Cafe Dallas, TX !
What an honor to lead worship for First Baptist of Sanger, Texas!
Me Leading Worship for the Echoes D-Now Event in Sanger, Texas.
Me and some great musicians that came with me to the Echoes D-Now Event. To my left is Ryan Dunn youth pastor of First Baptist of Sanger, Texas and to the right is music Minister Ty Flippin!
Rachel Jackson speaking and singing at Verdigris Public Schools in a special assembly to reach the students in a message to be real and honest.
Rachel Jackson singing on Good Day Tulsa!
Ministering with Caleb Gordon ( www.calebgordon.com ) in Barnsdall, OK.
Rachel Jackson in Concert at Angus Church is Sand Springs, OK.
Praying on the Stage of Angus Church for the city of Sand Springs!
Rachel Jackson invited again to sing and speak to Verdigris Public Schools!
Speaking and Singing again for another special event at Verdigris Public Schools!
Rachel Jackson speaking and singing and Drumwright Public Schools!
Rachel Jackson sharing her story and leading worship for the Annual Spring Ladies Retreat at Camp Lela in Pawnee, OK.
Lead Worship along side Gabe Martinez at Camp Chaparral for Camp Director Chuck Hill!
Rachel Jackson Speaking and Singing to students at Patt Public Schools.
Rachel Jackson Speaking at the Fields of Faith Event for Verdigris Schools.
Rachel Jackson Speaking and Praying at the Fields of Faith Event for Verdigris Schools.
Rachel Jackson speaking and singing at the BCM at Rogers State University!
Nathan C Davis, Shawn Bender, Rachel Michelle Jackson, Josh Berg, with David Troyer, Geoff Hunker of Satellites & Sirens.
Ozamiz City, Philippines with my CD!
Rachel Jackson served on staff with I.D. Ministries.
Main Stage at Big Ticket Festival!
Me singing at Big Ticket Festival, Michigan.
Me & Aaron Shust! I dont remember what was funny but I love this picture!
Moses Caesar the camp Pastor for Camp Chaparral for Preteen Camp Wichita Falls, Texas.
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Music Icon Prince Dead at 57
By Michael Slezak / April 21 2016, 9:57 AM PDT
Music icon Prince, who won multiple Grammy awards as well as an Oscar during his storied four-decade career, has died. He was 57.
According to TMZ, which first broke the news, Prince's body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday.
Prince cancelled a pair of concerts in Atlanta earlier this month, citing the flu. A week later, his private jet had to make an emergency landing in Moline Ill., when he fell ill.
The Minneapolis native broke through to mainstream success in 1979 with the release of his self-titled sophomore album, which yielded hits like "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" and "I Wanna Be Your Lover." Over the next two decades, he continued to top the charts with tunes both funky and sexual, including "1999," "When Doves Cry," "Kiss" and "U Got the Look," while also writing and producing for artists including Madonna, the Bangles, Apollonia and Sheena Easton.
Prince expanded his résumé by starring in the 1984 big-screen drama Purple Rain — the soundtrack to which has sold 22 million copies worldwide — as well as Under the Cherry Moon and Graffiti Bridge. Among his TV highlights: Dozens of music videos that helped revolutionize the MTV era; a headlining gig at the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show; and a hilarious guest spot (as himself) in a 2014 episode of Fox's New Girl. He also was a three-time SNL musical guest.
New Girl creator Liz Meriwether and star Jake Johnson tweeted their tributes to the musician shortly after news broke of his passing.
Having Prince on our show was one of the best moments of my life. He was extraordinary.
— Liz Meriwether (@lizmeriwether) April 21, 2016
Meeting big stars is mostly disappointing in one way or another, but that was not the case w Prince. He was everything I hoped he'd be.
— jake johnson (@MrJakeJohnson) April 21, 2016
A seven-time Grammy winner who also picked up an Academy Award (for Purple Rain's Best Original Song Score) and a Golden Globe (for Happy Feet's "The Song of the Heart"), Prince's career was not without controversy. The graphic sexual nature of his track "Darling Nikki" was among the reasons Tipper Gore launched the Parents Music Resource Center (and its Parental Advisory stickers on albums). In 1993, he changed his name to an unpronouncable ankh-like symbol, and his prolonged, contentious battle with the Warner Bros. record label led him to publicly appear with the word "slave" written on his face.
Check out videos of Prince's Super Bowl performance and New Girl appearance below, then share your own memories of the music legend in the comments.
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first-timer Archives • Drop the tension!
Minsk. "How is Belarus different from Australia?" they asked me at the weekly couchsurfing meet up. There were 40 or so people at the event. 5 were foreigners. I feel like a celebrity. They want me to tell them about the rest of the world. What is it like out there? They want to know about my work history. My salary. Our retirement age. My opinion on the refugee crisis. "How is Belarus different from Australia?" Can I think of one way in which they are the same?
We were in Kaula Lumper last week, out for lunch with an ex-college of Jurek's. Long before we met, Jurek worked 8 months for an IT firm in the ugliest building in the KLCC precinct. Passing through KL this time around called for lots of catching up with friends unseen for years.
This particular friend asked questions I hadn't been asked for a long time, with a directness that demanded answers, and something I at first mistook for aggression. "So travelling is great, but at some point you have to stop and get a job, what are you going to do for money?" I reacted. Fell into the trap of defensiveness. Fumbled to justifying myself and voiced thoughts about potential development work, courses I may or may not take and other ideas I'm carrying round in my pocket. Answers I'd pull out for a worried grandma.
Later, it appeared the question was masking something quite different, given away by a flippant comment delivered in the same masculine tone, that almost had it slip past me unnoticed. "Yeah, I really hate this company since that happened. But I don't want to leave until I have the next job lined up. I'm not the type of person who is okay with not having a plan. I mean, I can't just do what you guys are doing." A convoluted, backhanded compliment. On surface glance, I'd thought it a stab. A dig that we're free wheeling hippies who are going to have to give up these idealistic dreams at some point and suit up to an office for a salary like the rest of the world. But this wasn't it. I examined more closely. The bravo was a cover up. This was about his own fear.
Too sold on the collard shirt, sitting across the table in the nice restaurant in the swish new mall that commerce built, I nodded and the conversation continued without missing a beat. I kept the peace but I missed the opportunity.
Well, there's a different response I'd like to give to this comment. A turn I'd have liked the conversation route to have taken. I USED TO BE A PERSON WHO NEEDED A PLAN. I've sat in that chair. In my mind, I've rationalised away the hopes and actions of those who are brave enough to be living out their dreams. I've been judgemental of those who actually seem to be genuinely happy. I've even been the person asking those questions that pull these people back down to earth from the higher place they're acting from. All of this because I was scared.
At 5.17am Rita knocked on the door and asked us to have a tea. The rice was already cooked, boiled eggs and some tasty noodles were also waiting for us. The sun was rising and ayams (or chickens) were getting crazy, echoing through the whole town. Rita didn't have to shout through the door as the house's roof hangs above the walls with no ceiling, allowing for the hot, humid air to circulate throughout the building. Still very sleepy, drinking the sweet tea, Wendy told Rita 'Wow, pagi-pagi tapi sudah ada nasi, terima kasih! Kakak tidur bagus?' (So early but already have rice, thank you! Did sister sleep ok?) 'Cukup', enough, replied Rita smiling humbly.
We took a shower, sprayed ourselves with mosquito repellent, packed our bags and quickly went along the street full of banana trees to the main road. We had to catch a bus and it was already after 6. We were in Larantuka, East Flores, heading to Maumere after a wonderful week there. Rita had just started her CouchSurfing profile and we were her first guests. All of us were really excited to meet each other and we felt sad saying goodbye.
Welcome to Drop the tension!
I was apprehensive about hitch-hiking. On my departure from home, with skeleton plans and no car, my mother, who's no whimp, asked me not to do it. Her words and the stories of Ivan Mirlat, 'backpacker serial killer' of the 1980s, nagged at the back of my mind. But I was traveling with Jurek Lubinski now. And hitch-hiking is his favourite sport. After hitching in places like Romania and Tajikistan, telling Jurek "hitch-hiking can be dangerous", as we walked to our hitch-wiki suggested point of suburban Sydney, seemed a bit lame. We stuck out our thumbs at the side of a freeway entry ramp and within 5 minutes we were away!
Us, taken with our selfie stick.


Bike pack 1 features the Wahoo Bike Case and the Wahoo Fitness Speed and Cadence sensor with a combo discount!
Wahoo Fitness wirelessly connects your iPhone to your favorite ANT+ fitness measuring devices. With Wahoo Fitness, your phone, your favorite playlists, the best fitness Apps and real-time activity information are all in the palm of your hand - or mounted on your bike, or in your pocket.
Add Ant+ capability to your iPhone! Read data from stride sensors, bike speed and cadence sensors, bike power sensors and heart rate right on your iPhone! The Wahoo Bike Case encompasses Wahoo Fitness sensor technology along with a water resistant protective barrier for your iPhone. The Wahoo Bike Case comes with a mount that will fit easily onto your mountain bike or road bikes handle bars. WILL NOT FIT IPod TOUCH!
For more details, see http://www.wahoofitness.com/products/wahoo-fitness-wahoo-bike-pack-for-iphone.asp but we've been trialling this on our demonstrator, really enjoying the dynamic readout.
Wahoo Fitness Blue HR heart rate strap is the world's first Bluetooth Smart heart rate strap made for the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, NEW iPad (3rd and 4th generations), and iPad Mini.
This heart rate strap and App combination transforms your iPhone into an all-in-one training device, great for runners, cyclists, and other fitness enthusiasts. The Wahoo Fitness Blue HR heart rate strap connects wirelessly to your iOS device without the need for any adapters and delivers accurate real-time heart rate data through the free Wahoo Fitness App. Additionally, our open API allows other popular Apps, such as Strava, RunKeeper, MapMyRide, Cyclemeter, MotionX-GPS, and 321Run to work with the Blue HR. With the Wahoo Blue HR and your favorite fitness App, you now have your heart rate data, your playlists, your phone, GPS maps and more-- all in one device!
Used and recommended by us for benchmarking your rides and seeing just how much effort you can put in for a great workout on our bikes!