Clash Of Clans : Are You Addicted?
Clash of Clans is a popular iPad/iPhone/iPod/Android game created by "Supercell". It is a strategy game where players can construct and expand one's village, unlock successively more powerful warriors and defenses, raid and pillage resources from other villages, create and join Clans and much, much more. Its more like good old computer game Age Of Empires. It was released for Android Devices on October 8 2013. Since the day of release its downloaded more than 10 million times.
It is basically a Online Multiplayer game that connects many smartphones running the game. Player can earn Gold and Elixir by attacking other players. Earnings can be used to build their own base, improve defense and build your army.
When you first start on Clash of Clans, you are given a tutorial.
You will have a three day shield which prevents other players from invading your base. This is essential for getting your defenses and resource buildings to a safe level before you can be attacked.
The first thing you need to do is upgrade your Elixir Collectors and Gold Mines to a sensibly high level. I recommend at least level 3 or 4 at first. This will give you enough of a resource base to keep you going for a while.
Once you have completed this, you need to see to your storages. You have a maximum of two storages of each, elixir and gold, and it is probably best to get both to maximize your resource amounts.
Don't worry too much about Barracks and Army Camp upgrades at this early stage as they won't protect you from invasion and will only help when you are on the offensive, but do try and get your Town Hall to level three.As soon as you have completed these tasks you must turn to your defensive buildings.
Joining Clan : Here comes the real multiplayer fun, Clans are groups of players that pool their trophies in order to compete with other clans in a battle to collect the most trophies and to win a Clan War in order to gain the most loot. To be a member of a clan you must first repair your Clan Castle. To do this will cost you 40,000 gold. Once your Clan Castle has been repaired you have the option of joining a clan.
View a clan that has the status 'anyone can join' and tap the 'join' button.
Send a request to join a clan that has the status 'invite only'.
Go on global chat and watch for people recruiting members to join their clan.
Its so famous that people are making money in the name of Game Hacks. But literally none of the methods like using a Computer Software, Putting your username in a website and completing a offer works. In other words, those softwares are just Trojan Viruses to hack your PC no the game!! Beware of things like that.
Game is available in Google Play for free. But you may need to pay for some upgrades. Supercell's other games are Hay Day,Boom Beach and recently released clash royale.
So think its interesting game?? Rush to Google play, download and Start the war!
Source: Clash Of Clan Wiki, Official Website.


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New: THE PUBLIC EYE:Looking Forward to 2020
Bob Burnett
Friday November 23, 2018 - 01:02:00 PM
The 2018 midterm-election results are in and it's clear the anticipated "blue wave" happened; Democrats rolled to a convincing victory in the House of Representatives -- gaining at least 39 seats. But it's also clear that Republican voters didn't give up; where he needed to, Donald Trump turned out his base. As a result, Republicans held onto the Senate and won key governor's races. This sets the stage for a very competitive race in 2020.
Looking forward to 2020, there are several factors to consider:
1. A lot of Americans voted on November 6th. More than 116 million Americans voted; 49.3 percent of the voting-eligible population -- the highest midterm percentage since 1914 (https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/19/18103110/2018-midterm-elections-turnout ). Voters turned out where there were competitive races -- for example, Montana (62.1 percent) where there was a competitive Senate race -- and often where there wasn't -- for example, in my congressional district (CA 13) where 66.7 percent voted and Congresswoman Barbara Lee got 88.3 percent of the vote.
538's Nate Silver estimates that more than 60 million voters cast ballots for Democratic congressional candidates -- compared to 63 million Trump voters in 2016.
2.Democrats regained an Electoral College advantage. As we learned in 2016, in a presidential contest it's not sufficient to win the overall popular vote; the key is to prevail in enough states to win the electoral college. After the midterms, 538's Nate Silver did a projection of what the electoral college would look like in 2020 (https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-2018-map-looked-a-lot-like-2012-and-that-got-me-thinking-about-2020/ ) -- Trump versus an anonymous Democrat. Dems win with 314 electoral votes.
Silver's analysis is complicated but he notes the key to a 2020 Democratic win is the fact they appear to have regained political control in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin -- states that Trump narrowly won in 2016 and that provided him with his electoral college win.
In the 538 analysis, Silver says Dems can win even if they lose seven swing states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas. But, it seems unlikely that they would lose all of these states in 2020; for example, Democrats are surging in Arizona and just won a Senate seat (Sinema) and 5 of 9 congressional races.
3.There's an urban-rural divide. Writing in Mother Jones, Kevin Drum noted that among 2018 white voters, support for Democrats went up by 22 points among those with a college education -- compared with 2016 -- and down by 8 eight points among those without a college education (https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/11/heres-how-different-groups-really-voted-in-2018/ ). (The New York Times reported that, unlike 2016, 50 percent of white women voted for a Democrat.)
A recent Alternet article (https://www.alternet.org/its-official-first-time-history-gop-has-become-party-rural-white-voters?src=newsletter1098031 ) declared: "If there was one demographic group that blunted the force of the 'blue wave' in this month's midterm elections, it was rural white voters." The CNN exit polls indicate that 56 percent of rural voters favored Republicans (versus an even 49-49 percent split in the suburbs and only 32 percent in suburban areas).
It's easy to see this rural/non-rural divide in California. The Golden State has 53 congressional districts. In 2018, Republicans lost several seats -- notably those in Orange county -- and now control only eight. (Districts 1, 4, 8, 21, 22, 23, 42, and 50; BTW, 21 is still "too close to call.") These are rural districts; primarily on the eastern border of the state.
While Democrats could win the 2020 presidential election without rural voters, it's important to understand their perspective, if Dems want to unify the nation and take control of the Senate in 2020.
4.The urban-rural divide is a proxy for a new tribalism. Alternet notes: "As the suburbs have turned against the Republican Party of President Donald Trump, rural whites have embraced the Party's new message of economic protectionism, immigration restrictions, and an 'America First' foreign policy." [emphasis added]
A recent large survey of 8000 voters helps to understand the emerging split between urban and rural voters. The Hidden Tribes Survey (https://hiddentribes.us ), conducted by the More in Common Institute, identified seven "tribal" groups: Progressive Activists (8 percent of the population); Traditional Liberals (11 percent of the population); Passive Liberals (15 percent of the population); The Politically Disengaged (26 percent of the population); Moderates (15 percent of the population); Traditional Conservatives (19 percent of the population); and Devoted Conservatives (6 percent of the population).
The strongest views are those held by the Progressive Activists, Traditional Liberals, Traditional Conservatives, and Devoted Conservatives. That's where the big ideological divides occur. As one would one expect, 99 percent of Progressive Activists disapprove of Donald Trump and 98 percent of Devoted Conservatives approve of him.
The most notable divisions occur on hot button topics, such as immigration. 99 percent of Progressive Activists agree with the statement: "Immigration is good for America, helping sectors of our economy to be more successful and competitive." On the other hand, 90 percent of Devoted Conservatives agree with the statement: "Immigration nowadays is bad for America, costing the welfare system and using resources that could be spent on Americans."
The Hidden Tribes researchers did not ask direct questions about Trump's economic policies, such as economic protectionism. But they did ask a question that serves as a proxy: the role of personal responsibility in life outcomes. For example, 92 percent of Devoted Conservatives agree with the statement: "People who work hard can find success no matter what situation they were born into." Whereas, 90 percent of Progressive Activists agree: "Some people's situations are so challenging that no amount of work will allow them to find success."
Summary: Considering the information in the Hidden Tribes study, it seems obvious that Donald Trump played to traditional conservative beliefs to turn out rural voters in the 2018 midterms. This strategy worked in Florida, Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, and Texas. (For example, Beto O'Rourke would have won the Texas Senate race if rural white voters had not voted overwhelmingly for Ted Cruz.) Obviously, it did not work in many other areas; the areas with the most voters. Thus, Democrats start the 2020 campaign with positive momentum.
Bob Burnett is a Berkeley writer and activist. He can be reached at bburnett@sonic.net

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HRH Prince Charles in Sydney - Campaign for Wool
Five Australian fashion designers have met with Prince Charles during his Australian Tour visit to show off their wool creations in celebration of Australia's wool industry.
Image Credit: Zimbio.com
As part of The Campaign For Wool, Josh Goot, Dion Lee, Kym Ellery, Camilla Freeman-Topper (of Camilla and Marc) and Akira Isogawa chatted with the prince, who is a patron of international campaign.
Dressing appropriately for the occasion Prince Charles wore a navy suit made of Australian merino wool from Tasmania and designed by UK tailors Anderson and Sheppard.
Hosted by the Australian Wool Innovation the event took place at
Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art.
The Prince even took the time to share a moment with a bottle-fed lamb from South Australia who during the event grazed on the balcony overlooking Sydney Harbour.
Renowned fashion designer Dion Lee, who won the $50,000 Australian prize for the prestigious International Woolmark competition in London earlier this year and is now in the running for the international Woolmark prize, showed the Prince his elegant and edgy tailored grey wool dress design. "It was a great opportunity to show my brand and the collection to Charles - it's obviously an opportunity that doesn't come around every day," Lee later told AAP.
Image Credit: The fashion creations on display, melissahoyer.com
The Sydney-based designer said Prince Charles approved of his winning creation, which features criss-cross rubber film down the back, softened with delicate black blended wool sleeves. "It was a highlight to be in a room with Prince Charles and with such esteemed members of the Australian fashion industry as well - it was a great moment" added Lee.
CEO of the Australian Wool Innovation Stuart McCullough said it was a great opportunity to meet with the Prince of Wales and be able to present Australia's most prominent Campaign for Wool partners.
"With the support and endorsement of its patron, the global Campaign for Wool continues to connect to consumers around the world highlighting the benefits of wool in apparel and interiors" McCullough added.
The Campaign For Wool was launched globally on Australia Day 2010 in an effort to support struggling farmers.
Australia will launch its 2013 WOOL WEEK activities in April/May 2013.
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Samurai Flamenco – 11
Posted by Cherrie on December 21, 2013 December 21, 2013 First Impressions / Samurai Flamenco
Home First Impressions Samurai Flamenco – 11
Strike the Blood – 12
Golden Time – 12
「フロム・ビヨンド」 (Furomu Biyondo)
You've got to be kidding me… this show is quickly turning into a joke for me. I just can't take this show seriously anymore. The show has gone and taken another 180 degree turn and now it's not about monsters taking over the world… but it's about defending the planet from "The Beyond". What is this "Beyond"? Well your guess is as good as mine. They resemble boss monsters that would kick King Torture out of the park. They also happen to grow exponentially and literally transform into giant versions of themselves when pushed to the edge. Not really sure where that's headed either… but hey! Why not?
At this point, I've pretty much given up on the direction of this show… the plot or even the characters. It's become so unpredictable and quite random that my impression at the end of every week is just confusion. It seems like the writers have also given up on the original cast and thrown in 4 new "Flamengers" to spice up the show. What ever happened to the Flamenco Girls again? Not to say that these new characters aren't exciting, but I feel like the creators couldn't do enough with the original cast. Aoishima Soichi (Morikubo Showtaro) is the only outspoken Flamenger so far (Flamen Blue) so I expect him to play a bigger role later on. The rest of the Flamengers don't stand out to me yet as original characters but I'll give them a few more weeks to grow on me. I just hope they don't all die anytime soon.
Being the show's mid-finale, I was expecting an episode that was a little more concrete or actually answered questions… but I see that's no longer the case. If there's anything Samurai Flamenco taught me, it's to stop expecting things out of this show. Samurai Flamenco has come so far since the beginning of the season and I don't think that's necessarily a good thing anymore. It went from an above average show about a guy trying to save the world one step at a time… to a show about actually saving the world from "aliens" (because I still don't know what they are). All this time, I kept hoping that the show would come back around and keep it realistic, but that's long gone. I'm pretty disappointed as of now that they drove such a high potential show into the ground. Should I hope that the second half gets better? Perhaps, but I don't want to hold too many high hopes anymore.
If there's anything that I think the show still delivers well – it's the humor and comedy. Since episode 2, I always thought that the show was very clever with the jokes that they delivered. The timing of them and the use of sarcasm is something that I can appreciate in anime since I rarely see it. Most of this is from Hidenori though, so it's a shame that he's not more central in the show anymore. He's one of the main reasons I keep watching and probably the most grounded person out of everything. It's almost like the creators are just stringing us along because everyone want to know who his girlfriend is… but it'd be great to see him playing a bigger role in Masayoshi's conquests.
TL;DR – @RCCherrie: What the… I give up. This show is just confusion, randomness and madness all wrapped up O_o did that really happen? #idonteven #samumenco
Note: Thanks for everyone's patience over the past few weeks. My laptop is still not fixed and I'll be sending it to be repaired soon. Luckily! Samurai Flamenco will be taking a 2-week hiatus for the holiday season. Episode 12 is currently scheduled to air as early as December 31st, but a post will likely come out on January 9th. Happy Holidays everyone! =)
Happy Holidays Cherrie!
Drasca
December 21, 2013 at 9:13 pm 9 years ago
I believe Samurai Flamenco's recent plot directions have surpassed the craziness of Kill la Kill and Valvrave to acheive new heights of off-the-rails insanity.
zztop
After this week's turn into Power Rangers land (which I hate) I'm gonna skip any more episodes. I'm done…
It is time for everyone to just call shenanigans on this show.
Barely know anything about her and yet she is instantly better than Mari. Why did it take 11 episodes for her to appear?!
You can't have a sentai group without a megane ;p
Sold out so quickly Yoshi, why you no want to be Samurai Flamenco no more?!
It's just like when Mari tried to be the leader in the previous duo with Yoshi, but he didn't completely accept it. Soon as he gets a team with almost the same amount as passion as he has, he quickly discarded Samurai Flamenco to become a part of the Flamengers like a sellout.
Magoiichi
Why are you using the thumbnails and not linking it to the full picture?
Because not everyone knows how to properly link images. You should kindly inform him of what he should do in the future to improve his posts.
Bass.EXE
December 22, 2013 at 10:39 am 9 years ago
To be fair to the show. It at least stated that these guys were the ones backing King Torture and gave him the cells he planned on using to turn into a giant monster. So they at least answered something for once. Even if it spawned a thousand more questions.
TheVoid
did that really happen?
who knows…maybe this is all Masayoshi's dreams or delusions 😛
well, as expected from samurai flamenco, once again it shows us how much it's unexpected 😛
ever since Gorilla's case I am not surprised of what samumenco has under its sleeve. besides, after the Gorilla, we quite guessed it would develop into super-sentai show. that OP was the clue. so to say I am surprised?no, because I knew it would come to form a group of super-flamenco. but yes. it happened so damn fast. one moment he exposed himself, the other, in a flash, he was taken by red-axe to fight WTF in WTF. not to mention mega-zords, more crazy flamngers like him ans so…is that even possible in 20 minutes eps?well, with samumenco it's possible.
this episode demonstrated some of samumenco issues. and mostly it revolves around the characters – I am very upset for not seeing Mari this ep. especially after what she's been through lately.
same goes for Hidenori..why is he out of the loop all of a sudden?
I believe that's because we got 4 new characters into the cast..so introducing and interacting with them took time.
but the problem here is the inconsistency in characters development. and that's happen because there is no balance. because samemnco has become crazy all the time. I mean..unstoppable craziness.
I hope we'll see Mari and Hidenori next time. maybe it'll help the series regain some of the balance after the last shake.
speaking of craziness, while it's true samumenco is totally unexpected and it's part of the thing. but the fact it's become unstoppable..like losing control. I don't care coming blind to episode..not knowing what is going to happen is great, but also 'cause too much confusion to the viewer – it's hard to watch a show that lost control and you are not so sure it wants to achieve. and I am having troubles to connect..what the hell it wants from me?what happened during its first-third (8 episodes, before Gorilla case)?why was that for?
I believe this is aimed toward Japanese audience. especially those who are familiar with super-sentai or kamen rider.
I am not japanese, nor I am a fan of super-sentai or kamen rider.
yet, despite that, and despite samumenco's issues I mentioned above, I think it's a fine show. it's not bad. sure, maybe it's not that good either..I am still uncertain how good samumenco is…but I am not suffer or something, I am having good time watching samumenco (even though it's hard for me to say how much good it is and what it wants from you).
is it because it's that funny?maybe..it's true samumenco has become comedy/parody more and more. but I don't think this is the main reason for my enjoyment. it's simply fun-to-watch. even without being familiar with so many references and all.
thanks for blogging. happy holidays. happy new year. to you and all RC staff (:
thedarktower
December 21, 2013 at 10:06 pm 9 years ago
p.s 2
I just thought about it…is it possible that Goto's girlfriend is the female flamenger??
December 22, 2013 at 4:30 am 9 years ago
Revealing all this to be a dream might even be more appreciable. Seriously, it's gotten so bad, that even the stupidest Deus Ex Machina would look better.
End of episode 13: The Flamengers defeat From Beyond. Masyoshi wakes up from his coma dream induced by being knocked out by that steal-from-cars gang, kind of like Pokemon.
Vloxalion
ok, WTF is not enough to describe how I feel about this show anymore… it won't be as easy to call it all a dream at the end and everything is back to normal… whatever might be the case, I do have to argue that even though the show lack some sort of "real" direction, at least it is done in an entertaining way… maybe the lesson to learn is to throw away all expectation and just pretend to be a bored kid looking for some fun times… lol, at least I felt I was thoroughly entertained the whole episode haha…
and as always, thanks for blogging, Cherrie, and have a great winter holiday season!
First the plot was on path A, then it switched to track C, now it's on Path Ω …
Indeed, Masayoshi has jumped several world lines in the span of 4 episodes…
This show is just random and curious
Power Rangers Samurai: Flamenco! and Voltes V ships. :O
Red HeartGold ZX
I have no idea how people can still think it's "Just a parody of super-sentai". I mean, there is obviously something fishy going on: there's no way alien villains would broadcast their own trailers to the world. There's no way people can honestly pilot a five-part mecha in this day and age. There's no way the villains can say something as cliched as "The one you defeated was the weakest among our Elite Four!". This show has a secret deep below its exterior, and I can't wait until it's revealed.
And for what it's worth, the next episode seems to have the old cast return – at least Ishihara-san won't let Masayoshi ignore her any longer.
SingerOfW
People are easily distracted. So distracted that they miss important plot elements such as this.
jouji and the prime minister are also suspicious as hell
WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THIS
In my opinion, people are too focused on how 'illogical' the story is, that they miss certain things in the story that may prove to be important later on. I'm not saying that my theories are correct or anything, but for god sakes just think people. It doesn't hurt to analyze things even if they may seem too crazy at first glance.
Because IT IS a parody of the Super Sentai franchise and in general, Japanese superhero shows, the same way Akibaranger is an official parody to the Super Sentai franchise. For starters, when the Gorilla MOTW was first introduced, he debuted the same way most Japanese superhero evil organizations make their debut, they will look like a great threat only to be defeated week after week. In the next episode, we learned that Samumenco and the Flamenco Girls fought monsters every week, in the same abandoned warehouses and quarries most Japanese heroes fight.
Fast forward to the current episode, show just went full Sentai and if there is one thing I learned in Super Sentai, they never explain in full detail how stuff works in each series and if they do it, kids will get bored, drop the show and the housewives will stay just for the cute guys. That's reason why Go-Busters is not that popular in Japan, the show is too realistic that they have at least 50 people to maintain a single robot in good condition while in average, it will only take 1-10 people doing the job.
tl;dr Samumenco is already heading the Japanese superhero tribute way since day 1.
UkiyaSeed
I completely agree. Hell, the Flamengers up the Super Sentai parody almost above Akibaranger levels!
Also, the show name dropped Kamen Rider in the first episode, so I kinda had the sneaking suspicion that we would hit full parody land at some point.
(It makes me sad that Japan didn't like Go-Busters, since I really enjoyed it…)
I do not hate the random turns Flamenco made/is making, but I am disappointed about it. The potential of its original premise (whether this is all a dream or not) really appealed to me so much. I had so much expectations on his life as a model. I was expecting the civilian side of Masayoshi to grow into something that would cause a conflict to his superhero identity/principles. I was so SURE that was the direction the show was going eventually.
Although I STILL haven't picked this show up(but still reading bits here & there) that's kind of what I was expecting too.I'm all fine with the "WTF?" factor but throwing character development into the gutter(along with some of the characters themselves) is never a good sign,no matter how crazy you a show wants to be.
I'm considering if I should still watch now,but I'll stick to reading a few more episodes.
MgMaster
Maybe I'm the only one that thought Kaname's line, "That was a lie. But a beautiful lie," was significant? I'm really starting to see how people might think that he's pulling the strings here, especially with all his "trips" he goes on when things go down with Samurai Flamenco.
Show went from good to bad to 90's OAV hilariously bad. I seriously only watch it anymore because I get laughs out of how awful the writing is.
There was a clear point when this show jumped the shark, and it's a shame, because up until that point I enjoyed the hell out of it.
Taage
Ugly Toxic Poison definitely deserved that name. It freaked me out lol
VsAllGaming
sadly i enjoyed the anime since king torture, then overlook tiny bit but this new arc is to much
don't know what 2 do
drop, put on hold or just continue watching for the fun of it and overlook the power ranger outfit and the "aliens"
the beyond rolf
dany1908
Wha…thi….wha…hel….happ…..
Goto's GF where are you!!! you need to save (voltes five) this show lol
Alright where the hell did Voltes V come from?
Sailor Enlil
Camp Big Falcon
cutemi2
I believe that this is also work of human for the sake of entertainment. My guess is that the prime minister have to do with this. I mean, Red Axe has connection with him; and there was always some weird aura on the higher up meetings. In addition, what is the point of a monster broadcasting CG about their monsters and attacks? Things feel way too out of place but i can't get how they can plan stuff like that with the fact that real people are dying.
banzemanga
Just…why?… I think I officially died a little inside with this latest 180. I guess all that's left to say is: Let's just see where it goes from here.
Catsrofl
This show is genius.
I love what it's doing.
Honestly, I'm more than a little heartbroken here. 🙁
A Dollar Member
Man. This is just dumb. Its so dumb I feel dumber for even wanting to comment on it. Here is a great premise, with interesting characters creating real drama, and then BAM! NEVERMIND THAT GUYS, LOOK AT THE GIANT SPACE ALIEN MENACE! This is giving me flashbacks of the Oblivion (movie with Tom Cruise) plot and these aren't pleasant at all.
The only saving grace could be if Jel is correct above and Red Axe is the mastermind. I mean, that would be a sweet mind**** honestly. Even then though, its like, how did we go from King Torture and Mari's pained singing to this drivel? Ouch. I mean, the entire ED is the Flamenco Girls. Did Manglobe just forget that? Lord help me, I'm going to go watch some Monogatari to get this taste out of my mouth. 😛
JasonP
Unfortunately, this isn't the anime I've decided to watch after first episodes. It's some different stuff that I can't find interesting anymore. Dropped.
brajt
The problem with Samurai Flamneco is that it was supposed to be a deconstruction/parody of the hero genre, but in the end, it didn't care about deconstructing ANYTHING anymore.
The plot was supposed to be about wannabe heroes and villains struggling to exist in the normality of the real world. But after a few episode, they just made it possible for things like monsters, alien technology and secret organizations to exist in what we thought was our ordinary world.
And isn't this the most common premise in every work of fiction?
I can't believe how stupid this got. This probably doesn't have proper executive directions anymore. Also, sudden drops in animation don't help.
Seriously, the only thing I watch this for is Goto (and his girlfriend, of course). It's like he's the avatar for the whole audience, watching the show and thinking "What the fuck?"
I'd like to request the source of the authors telling what this show was/is supposed to be. Otherwise, we should wait and see instead of making assumptions of their intentions.
Also, the drop in animation was strangely appropriate for the episode that went full-on 80s cheese.
The thing is, this is not something a la Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Mild spoilers warning (well, not really, since it's common knowledge after this much time) Show Spoiler ▼
In that case, the sudden genre shift was extremely well executed, because we were tricked into believing it was something else, only to be blown away by the sudden violence)
In the beginning, Samumenco was executing this fine too, with the gorilla episodes. But after that, it's become less and less believable with each episode.
It's RAPING our suspension of disbelief.
After this episode, it doesn't fell like the writers were trying to deceive us; rather, it looks like they're constantly having second thoughts about the direction the show is meant to take, cause they don't know either. And the drop in animation might be symptomatic of last-minute production, which could be the result of poor directing planning. Of course, this is speculation, but I think that's not so far off the truth.
I suppose we can't disprove each other's ideas with the information we have right now, so let's put this discussion away until we do.
And speaking of Madoka, I think too many people were not surprised at all by the genre shift. At least the ones who knew about Urobuchi Gen.
Well yeah, I'd say they didn't know "when" and "how" it was gonna happen (at least, that's how it was for me), but of course, they didn't expect the whole series to be like the first three episodes.
I don't see Samumenco as a deconstruction of the Japanese superhero genre, but more like a loving tribute to it. When I first saw the first episode and saw Masayoshi dressed up as a superhero, he reminded me of Akibaranger's AkibaRed, a 29-year old superhero otaku, who lives with his mom and has a 2D waifu. When he learned that he can become a superhero in his delusions thanks to Hakase (played by Chuu2byo's Maaya Uchida), he grabs the opportunity and becomes a hero with two other deluded otaku (Yellow is a fujoshi cosplayer and Blue is a closet otaku).
(If you are interested with Akibaranger's premise, it's fully subbed by Over-Time)
Back to Samumenco, unlike Nobuo who is fighting monsters in his head, Masayoshi is slowly becoming a hero in his own terms, and as time went on, the stakes started to become higher and now, he is basically living the dream, a hero who will protect everyone, something that Gokaiger's Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver (played by Majestic Prince's Junya Ikeda) ended up into after being acknowledged by the ghosts of dead Super Sentai Sixth Heroes.
What I am trying to say is that aside from the little references and comments they made about Japanese hero shows and what's happening in the production of one, everything that is happening in the show is something that I already saw coming. I mean, if they want to be a full tribute to Japanese superhero shows, why not go over the top? And that's what Samumenco did.
You DO realize that you can see the 5 Zords in the background of the official series poster released before the series even began airing, right?
Sorry, bud, but fighting giant monsters in a Megazord was always the plan.
While watching this, I just had to say… What the… Voltes V/Daimos/Mazenger Z! And Super Sentai/ Choudenshi Bioman references all written over it. It seemed like the forgone days of the 70s and 80s anime came crashing in.
Any Asian kid growing up in those eras can instantly connect the dots of SF as of late. And mind you, those days looking back one can say wow, those shows were crazy, and lots of random plots everywhere (especially the super sentai ones).
Nostalgia galore, and maybe for the audience which it seems to be directing itself at (as a mock parody/satire of the shows of that era) – it can bring chuckles (and cringe worthy reactions like – oh my gosh, did I love that sucky show before, and me playing and pretending myself to pose as one of those heroes of those shows?)
Well, exception of Voltes V, I loved that show (voltron was a poor imitation of it)
This show is is most definitely one of the most unique shows out there. I am sure it took Manglobe a lot of effort to turn a brilliant show to bad and then to abysmal.
To quantify it, the show had decreased from 9/10 to 1/10 in a mere 3 – 4 episodes.
This is the kind of show you can't judge until the end. Regardless of what anyone thinks of where it currently stands, one has to try to get to the end. Whether it all ends up making sense at that point is what will make or break the show.
While there is truth in what you say, a series is comprised of episodes that air weekly; they might pull an awesome ending, and then those who followed it till the end will be rewarded, but that won't change the fact the some episodes, like this, were painful to watch. It's not just that they are confusing-they're not entertaining at all. And that's a big fault.
Perhaps the ending is great. But a series isn't judged purely on its final episode – it is judged on all episodes, collectively. The current direction this is headed is absolutely dreadful to watch. It may be better to keep the good memories of samumenco (i.e. the first 6 or so episodes) and drop this show before it completely ruins even those good memories.
Of course, however the final episode can repaint the whole series in a new light. hindsight is 20:20 vision as they say. It can be like the whole series has been following an arrow, up until now we've been drawing it from what we've seen of the plot in one specific direction. Some people haven't liked that direction, others have, however a well-crafted final episode can game-change things completely so that the arrow is in a COMPLETELY different direction that none of us saw before, that means the whole series makes perfect sense. It's happened before and I think it can happen again. There will be a huge twist at the end of the show where everything will make sense. This will lead to ALL PREVIOUS EPISODES being reinterpreted around this new premise. The whole series is influenced by each episode individually and all together, and not just as one stand-alone after another.
So yes, the last episode could change everything for the better.
I'm dropping this…
This show is just like Guilty Crown. It started pretty good but then it just got very, VERY stupid.
Can't decide if this show just full brilliant or full retard.
I have some reservations about what might be going on underneath the surface of Samumenco so I'm not going ragequit just yet but the whole Super Sentai thing does really rub me the wrong way… guess I'll have to wait and see.
Patsuan
At this point, I've pretty much given up on the direction of this show… the plot or even the characters. It's become so unpredictable and quite random that my impression at the end of every week is just confusion
My working theory: It's Gurren Lagann for Japanese super heroes.
Longer: the directors are pretty clearly taking a nostalgia trip through the various ages/genres of the superhero from a Japanese point of view starting with the "crime fighter", moving on to the lone superhero who runs around fighting monsters Kamen Rider style on his bike, on to the Sentai Super Team, and probably 4-5 episodes from now they'll take another sharp turn down the Anti-Hero path, have a bunch of foreign Superheroes "invade" the scene for contrast, or whatever else slots in over there. There may be a deeper thread in there, everything past the first phase could turn out to be a dream or drug haze, and you could debate the implementation of the whole story but at it's core I'm pretty sure that's the game plan.
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I understand the frustration of many people are boggled on what was suppose to be "hero" in real life. But I think this change was necessary in other to further devolve the "japanese hero" analysis.
The beginning allowed the hero exist along with the police. In all hero shows
When king torture arrived we were able to see ridiculousness when the public has come to a point of weekly enemies where they don't care anymore.
I think the whole flamen rangers thing will make fun of the team dynamics of the heroes. It was already hilarious when everyone wanted to be red. what other stuff do team heroes have to worry about.
I think this show was never suppose to be serious to begin with. I love this show because it is bloody ridiculous. Reminds me of Arakawa under the Bridge.
Am I the only one who found it funny that the first team died? That was ridiculous.
Jack Vojack
Also, there's this theory (copy-pasted from a different forum):
This show is perfect. Its making fun of entertainment and viewers.
Episode 7, 8, and 9 all make fun of monster of the weeks, particularly how they are used in toku shows. In episode 9, the media is completely uninterested in SamFlam, and the fights with these beast cyborgs have become just become background noise. This is similar to how people react after watching, say, 7 – 9 episodes of Kamen Rider. Episodes become so formulaic after a while, and while it may be slightly amusing, its more like something that plays on TV to make you feel comfortable, not really something that keeps viewers engaged.
With each season in a show like this, there's usually a big bad, and this is no different. Because people were quickly getting bored of the same tired monster of the week, they had to have SamFlam fight the big bad, King Torture, or else people would drop this altogether.
And now in episode 11, they've completely jumped the shark. Characters are acting totally out of nowhere. Goto, Mari and Konno have become meaningless. Apparently, they even have a guest director for this episode? That definitely seems like something producers would do to gather back the fans. The pacing was completely off, the background on the flamenco squad is totally nonsensical — the group is based on samurai flamenco despite existing before him? Its very apparent that Hazama is going through the same "what the *** is going on" as the viewers.
I hoped this show would have continued on with its examination of the entertainment industry. I particularly liked how all the heroes were celebrities — models, singers, actors — and how they had to keep up their media coverage to continue being famous. It really seemed to be going that way when Mari's producer wanted Torture to continue doing what he was doing "for entertainment". Maybe he's behind all of this? Maybe he contacted the aliens?
I wonder if this will end up going full abstract tengen toppa.
somename
In the end is all gonna be a dream, like the intro.
I think it's pretty significant how Show Spoiler ▼
Joji is just like "oh that was a lie" when they're shocked by his staged death
I wonder how much of the show is actually a lie?
rufe
Going from Batman wannabe to the Power Rangers is never a good thing. Those new sidekicks are such perfectly unremarkable characters.
I agree with you rufe, I think this entire ridiculous From Beyond and Torture King were all just part of a television show. I mean, how come the citizens of the city aren't freaking out about the monsters, and no one has died since episode 7. I think this anime series has some similarities to the Truman Show, and perhaps Masayoshi, and Goto have no idea they are in a tv sentai series. Come to think of it I vaguely remember Masayoshi's manager handing him a document about a possible new TV series for him to star in way back around episode 3 or 4.
Beatslars
Although it was not explicitly shown that people were killed, you could suppose that people did die or are severely injured. Take the scene when the ground collapsed when the poison guy expanded, or the scene when the jelly thing were amalgamating, absorbing things on the way.
I've spoken to some fans of the sentai genre on Tumblr, and they apparently love the change since the show is much less a love letter to sentai than it is a traditional sentai show animated now. I've come across the new meme, "Welcome to sentai, anime nerds!"
Maya Stryker
Pretty much what I'm seeing here. All these kids who don't know a darn thing about Tokusatsu getting their panties in a bunch about homages to something that is big in Japan. They are surprised anyone would dare homage something thats part of Japanese media in Japanese media. It's not half bad but totally alienated anyone who doesn't understand it too well.
Skiks
OMG there are Flamengers. At least these new characters really do want to help people and change the world for the good. Save us from invasion, Flamen Reds! (It's funny that they finish their poses before realizing what's wrong.) And they are holding off of the Manager's wrath until next time – can't wait. I hope the new OP/ED will be great.
random viewer
This show is a lie!
But it was a beautiful lie.
Ken-chan
I think my, and most other people's problem with this series is that we weren't expecting a traditional sentai hero show, were expecting what we got from the first 6 episodes. Had I from the first episode been excited about a sentai hero show and week after week kept waiting for it to make the transition, Samurai Flamenco would have been the greatest series ever for me. A sentai hero that actually earned his red suit one step at a time through his unwavering sense of justice, not just a guy being chosen by a mystical force. Because our expectations were so far from the reality of what happened, it feels like a we got Satoshi Kon-ned or something, like this is a dream, it just can't be real, the rules of the world are being changed as it goes along. I feel like once we know more about the truth behind the "aliens" things will start smoothing over.
Mekem
'From Beyond' knows how to make a promo CM for itself!
Kind of weird how Red Axe got everything prepared.
Hazama really set many crazy otakus off.
Enter Flamencoman 😛
Ok, Flamanger.
Oh man, this is good!
Wow, this makes the vigilante and King Torture arc a prologue!
Somehow I would like a japanese live-action version!
Another batch of otakus getting to live their dreams.
All red sentai, lol.
They need to upgrade the Flamenger suits.
Oh man!! So full of win!
I can imagine those sentai fans in Japan shedding a tear.
No more Flamenco Girls?
Kaname Jouji, quite the mysterious liar 😛
What if he turns out to be the mastermind?
Following the sentai formula there should be a sixth ranger sometime down the road.
And another mecha combination.
Maybe its time to change the OP and ED as well?
Or they will do it after episode 13?
iron2000
Ok some things to add on from the official site:
– Flamen Green is a university student studying for the bar examination
– Flamen Black is an ex-mercenery
Nothing else said about the others.
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Akki
To be honest, I kind of like the direction that this show has taken.
Well, at least hear me out. We went from Kick-Ass to Kamen Rider and have now hit Super Sentai/Power Ranges. Really, it's a natural progression (I'm gonna place bets that we'll be seeing either more Metal Hero and/or Ultraman references in the future [probably no Garo ones though]). I can honestly understand why anime fans would get frustrated at this, really I do, but I had the sneaking suspicion that we wouldn't stay with the slice-o-lie superhero antics for long (that might've been easy for a 1-cour show, but 22 episodes? No way).
…and I just had so much fun with this episode! It's like if you took Akibaranger and went in the opposite direction that it did.
Almost died when the Voltes V reference/parody came out. ROFL!!!
I 'MIGHT' continue watching it as long as it doesn't get anymore ridiculous.
Akito_kun
isn't anyone as lost as i am? i have no idea what this show wants to be. it's not a show about how cynical people are towards heroes, it's not about how fruitless acting like a hero is, it's not a realistic take on wannabe heroes facing actual dangerous villains, and it's not a parody. it's all of them in different episodes and it's not so much that i'm confused by it but that i just don't understand it at all. the cop has gone from being an authority figure to an enabler, the erratic pop idol has been absolutely drained of her will to fight (they even went so far as to make a disturbing ED with her dancing half-dead on stage), and samurai flamenco is taking all of this in stride even though he himself was able to realize how ridiculous trying to be a hero was in the first few episodes.
this episode but the whole shit on spin, samurai flamenco is a full-blown power ranger now and it's weird after seeing them fight with stationery as weapons and watching the pop idol be broken by king torture. i forgot this was a 2-cour show so that's the only reason i came this far but i think i'm stopping here. this show had its funny moments but the messages it tries to send are so cliched. the setting and moods are transforming at a ridiculous speed these past few episodes and really, how long are you going to put off seeing your girlfriend??
i don't see how people who enjoyed the super sentai rangers stuck around so long to see this one episode dedicated to them. it's been kickass and sadistic vigilantism up until now.
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The show is a general parody of a real life superhero (in the first place) based on a japanese backdrop. From kick-ass to a kamen rider and finally super sentai, I am not surprised either. I just wonder what the next parodied theme will be….Transformers???? Space Mechasss????
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Yesterday, we did the Top 10 Albums of 2005. Today, we bring you the Top 10 Concerts of 2005 from Thrasher's Blog. It was a very good year and quite difficult to narrow this down to 10. We attended most of these in person. For those we didn't actually make, we've got some nice tapes and eyewitness reports. So here we go...
Bruce Springsteen: Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA - May 14
Bob Dylan & Willie Nelson: Bowie, MD - June 14
Elvis Costello & Emmylou Harris: Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA - July 31
Wilco & My Morning Jacket: Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA - June 23
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Son Volt: 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. - Oct. 21
Also see, Thrasher's Blog: Top 10 Albums of 2005.
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You are my hero, Thrasher. What an impressive list of shows!
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The exhibitions in our 65,000 square feet of gallery space, reflect topics and issues that are affecting all of us now – like race, religion, gender, the environment, politics, technology, and more.
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Unlike any other museum, we operate a multi-venue museum that's open daily free of charge and is committed to exhibiting the work of today's most dynamic artists.
21c's team of museum professionals embrace a new model, where they plan, prepare, and install exhibitions that reflect the global nature of art today in an environment providing unprecedented public access in markets typically underserved by culture. And then… we watch and listen as the conversations unfold.
As Alice Gray Stites, 21c's Chief Curator and Museum Director, likes to say, "Thought-provoking art connects us to each other, to our communities, and to new ideas, people, and places.
Inspired by our founders' belief in the power of contemporary art and its ability to enrich our daily lives, 21c is proud of the hard work and dedication of our Museum team in carrying out our founders' vision for a new museum model. Forging a new path can be simultaneously challenging and rewarding. We love sharing the work of #21cArtists with a broader audience and are thrilled when we're able to share a new perspective or amplify a message by making contemporary art accessible.
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Chief Curator, Alice Gray Stites
Ask Alice Gray Stites about any one of the more than 2,000 works in the 21c collection, and it's likely she'll be able to recite all there is to know about the work or the artist responsible for creating it – and why it's exciting to share with our visitors.
As 21c's Chief Curator and Museum Director, Alice keeps her finger on the pulse of what's happening in contemporary culture, while leading a team responsible for organizing and installing rotating exhibitions in more than 65,000 square feet of exhibition space, planning for site specific installations, and creating programming that responds to the needs and interests of each of our six (soon to be seven) communities. Her stamina is remarkable and her enthusiasm infectious.
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It's been longer than I wanted, and I apologize for being away for this long. BUT I'm back and I have to share my treasure hunting story with you.
Long long ago, in 1935, a beautiful baby girl was born somewhere in Nigeria. Fast forward to her teenage years, where she worked as a secretary to a handsome journalist who was in the fight for Nigeria's independence. Alas, this fight landed him in a prison cell and the young lady assumed the duty of taking care of him during his imprisonment. Upon his release, the journalist professed his love and the pair were married in 1950. Through the years, they had six children: 3 boys and 3 girls. The couple stuck together in good times and trying times. When he lost everything to the Biafran War, she stayed by his side. When he recouped, she was there. Their marriage included jaunts to different parts of the world. They celebrated numerous occasions in style.
Grandma's 25th Wedding Anniversary Dress. The year was 1975.
Me holding up my grandma's 25th Wedding Anniversary dress. Does she look 40 in the photo???
Any dresses I wear will be photographed and posted.
What heirlooms have you gotten from your family? Please share.
Anyways, I'd always wondered about a different way to eat garden eggs. Up until last year, I didn't know there was a thing called Garden Egg Stew/Sauce/Soup. But I thought about grilling. Because I figured if garden egg is a vegetable, and you can grill vegetables, why not garden eggs? (*side note: Wikipedia says they're actually classified as BERRY! Hey, just like me!*) In addition, I believe they're related to the eggplant regularly eaten grilled in America.
For those of us who are watching our weight, garden eggs have a number of health benefits. They are high in fiber, vitamin B1, and low in calories. The skin is rich with nasunin, which is a potent antioxidant and therefore is a good anti-aging food. Nasunin also restricts the growth of new blood cells, which is good for fighting cancer, but bad for fetuses so pregnant women should take note. They're a good snack to have between meals too. I had them for dinner instead.
So I got some garden eggs on my way home from work yesterday. I couldn't find the groundnut paste, but luckily we had some at home. I didn't know they were sold in big jars. I informed my aunt/uncle and their son and the housekeeper about my intentions to grill the garden eggs. Reactions range from stupefied looks to shaking heads to laughter. But they didn't sway me and I got to work.
3. Place pan in grill. Grill one side for 10 minutes, flip over and the grill the other side another 10 minutes.
4. Once done, bring out of grill. They didn't look very appetizing.
Still not sure I want to eat them.
5. Spread paste, or other sauteed vegetables (mine were peppers, onions and carrots) on garden eggs and VOILA!
VERDICT - Well, erm, ok... first of all, I must have been the only person in the world that didn't know garden eggs were full of water. Whereas my thought was to have the garden eggs crunchy, they came out soft and full of water - like any other vegetable, or berry as we've just found out. So because it wasn't what I was expecting, it wasn't GREAT for me. The peanut paste mixed with all the water from the garden eggs didn't mesh well together. BUT on the plus side, the sauteed veggies were a wonderful complement to the garden eggs.
Will I try it again? Mmmm, maybe if I was bored. And if I had sauteed chicken and shrimps to go along with it.
Signing off now. Have a pretty weekend.
Yes, you read the title correctly... Prayer Style. And by style, I don't mean fashion - LOL, imagine if I did though: In order to pray, you need to wear this and this. K, I'm silly, enough of that.
A friend of mine said something to me last week: "You don't like to pray." Erm, que, wha, heh? The statement came out of a chat we were having. He mentioned a prayer retreat event coming up soon, and I told him I wasn't going to attend - not because I had plans already, but I just didn't really want to go. And then he made that comment. He continued by saying that he had noticed that during the prayer portion of church services, I wouldn't shout or be audibly speaking in tongues and proclaiming the blood of Jesus to rain fire and brimstone on my enemies... ok, I'm exaggerating but you get the point. I was slightly offended by the remark, because I felt like it was a judgment against me because I'd rather sit and pray quietly.
I've mentioned how I pray on this blog a few times. To me, to make it more personal, I pray like I'm simply having a conversation with God. I noticed that I talk to myself a lot, and decided to turn the things I say towards God instead. When I talk regularly, I'm more quiet than anything. People even say I sound like a child. The only times I get LOUD are when I'm angry. So I figure, if I'm not angry at God, why do I need to shout at/to Him? In my conversational, quiet style of praying, it helps me pray constantly because it's easy for me. I have spoken in tongues at some point in my life, much less so now. Not because I don't believe in it anymore. But in the church I went to in Boston, the bishop/pastor went with the doctrine and passage in the bible that called for interpretation when speaking in tongues. This has stayed with me, and even though I know that there are other verses that say speaking in tongues is the Holy Spirit speaking on your behalf, I haven't been comfortable doing it (aside from the guilt of sinning here and there).
So back to my friend. The same prayer retreat came up in discussion again, and I told him again that I didn't want to go, just because. His comment was "You don't want to pray?!" Erm, do I need to pray for 6 hours to show that I want or like to pray? Do I need to shout at the top of my voice to prove to God that I'm indeed praying? Must I get on my knees with tears streaming down my face, knotted eyebrows for people to believe I'm praying?
Is there anything wrong with my style of praying? I know God hears me, because He's answered me before. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking loud, warrior-chanting, mountain-falling, tongue-filled prayer. Hey, do you. I think God wants you to be free and honest with Him. If praying induces tears, cry out an ocean's worth of tears. If you want to shout, screeeeeeeeeeam so that the fish in the deepest darkest seas can hear you. And if my style is easygoing and conversational, what's so wrong with that? Obviously there have been those days where I cried out in pain to God. But that's not the norm for me, and I don't agree with the assertion that I don't like to pray.
All that being said, I just started the 'Teach Me to Pray' devotional on Youversion. One way or another, I'm going to find out myself what God says about praying.
So this year, I've determined in my heart to explore Lagos! Well, the island because the mainland scares me - it's just too big and I can't handle it. For me, exploring will take me to new restaurants, cafes, museums, beaches, fun activities and more... maybe even churches?
Anyways, first up for me this year - A WHITE SPACE.
What is that, you ask? Well, it's a different kind of event venue. They describe it as "a small boutique short term lettable space/venue for cultural and retail use." Basically, they rent out the bottom floor of this building (all the rooms are painted white) to people who want to have small events, art displays, pop-up retail events, cake-tastings, film clubs... the list is endless. Right now, the owner (nice guy called Papa) is having a 60-day hang-out exhibition, if you will. I found out about it via The 4 Aces Date blog and decided to call up a fellow blogger (Review Naija) and asked if she'd be interested. She was and we made plans to visit last Friday. From the way we were acting and our endless conversation, people would think we were best friends, even though our first meeting was that same evening. I regularly contribute reviews to her site so that forged a pre-meeting-friendship.
Artwork behind the makeshift bar. Pretty, right?
A poem about FOOD innit?
Chicken Suya and Flat Bread - YUM!
I plan on going again this weekend, as there's a pop-up fashion/retail exhibit. Will take better pictures next time.
iii. Work out necessary saving plan. i. I've started asking around for prices.
iii. The rest is a secret. i. I really ought to pray more :( God said to pray without ceasing.
ii. I plead the 5th.
v. Drink coffee no more than 2ce a week i. Still hovering at my starting point.
v. Going well, I think. Actually, no.
ii. One Year Bible i. I haven't yet chosen a book, but I bought a compilation of 4 books by Jane Austen. I will start THIS EVENING!
ii. I was going to sign up for the 1-Year Bible Plan on Youversion (see my Youversion profile here) but I took too long and would have to finish next year, so instead I've signed up for the 90-Day Bible Plan which is intense.
ii. Look up DIY blogs and Etsy for creative ideas. i. I'm 99% complete with a necklace for January!
If difference is less than N100k a month, reduce expenses. i. Well, I haven't gotten paid, but budget has been created.
iii. Ask parents if/how I can help with their philanthropy. i. I know women and children's issues are endearing to me.
ii. I need to be more proactive on this one.
iv. SAVE FOR AND PLAN HOLIDAY TRIP AND SPENDING! i. So far, I know the next break would be Easter.
iii. Praying is TALKING to God, so just TALK! i. Hmmm... I've been going to bed late and so I wake up late.
ii. And do you know that you have to practice constant prayer?
iii. I half-heartedly fasted with church last week - NO GOOD!
iv. Erm, I must discipline myself to read my devotional everyday, and stop playing catch-up every 3 days.
iii. Subscribe to job websites and keep an active lookout. i. Well, I had previously subscribed to Jobberman but I don't check it religiously.
Last week, family friend (and "younger sister"), Adaku, premiered her music video on YouTube. I've watched little Ada grow up from an "I-watch-only-TBN" girl to a smart, grounded, confident young woman who I'm sure watches other channels now. Her debut song is called "If You Can" and it's got a pretty melody and tone. Check out her amazing natural hair - I remember when she still had the longest relaxed hair ever and asked me questions about going natural - well, she more than overtook me. She excels at what she puts her mind to. I started teaching myself guitar before she did. Fast forward: I quit after the first lesson cos I lost my book, and now she's a recording artist.
Anyways, enough of my rambling. Here's her video.
PS: Adaku, next time, let me know ahead of time so I can play a character in your next video!
Yes yes yes, I'm back with a very random thought. Why would anyone wonder how to shower? Well, this comes from the realization that a lot of my family/friends seem to spend a much longer time showering than I do. If you ask me, I don't see why anyone needs to be in the shower for more than 5-10 minutes.
First of all, Do you have that much body mass?
II., Are you showering in slow motion?
3. Ever heard of water conservation? Be kind to Planet Earth!
D. Being here in Nigeria, in our house, the water's epileptic so you can't tell when the hot water'll go off, so just rush and jump out.
So I brought up the question to my best friend, Google.


It's raining in my terminal!
You have to show a simulation of rain in terminal.
In the example given below its adding 100 raindrops at random (use the default random function which your language offers) coordinates, waiting for 0.2 seconds and then redrawing again until the given time expires. Any character can be used for representing the raindrop.
Wait time between redrawing in seconds.
Number of raindrops to be displayed on the screen.
A single byte should be used for representing a rain drop, and it can be anything, even cats and dogs.
It doesn't have to be responsive to terminal size which means you don't have to handle the bug for varied terminal sizes. You can specify the terminal width and height on your own.
Standard rules of golfing apply.
This is an ungolfed version written in python 2.7 using ncurses.
Inputs are, in this order: pause between updates, number of drops, message, number of repetitions. The monitor has size 80×25 characters (hard-coded).
Or try it at MATL Online.
At least on my browser, the output is designed to fit into the Stack Snippet area without having to go "Full page", so if you ask for more than 702 raindrops it will crash.
Edit: Saved 7 bytes by using a text node as my output area.
Just a mock version I wrote based on the description. Hopefully it's somewhat what OP was looking for.
Saved some bytes thanks to @plannapus.
Why does it look like it's raining upwards?
Edit: I should mention that this is my customized 23x100 character R-studio console. The dimensions are hardcoded into the function but one could in principle use getOption("width") to make it flexible to console size.
x[sample(2300,n)]="/";            # Insert t randomly sampled "/"
v-Time the raindrops are visible in seconds.
It's adapted to a terminal size of 24 lines by 80 columns. w is the waiting time, t the number of frames, n the number of raindrops and m the final message.
It differs from @billywob's answer in the different use of sample: if the output size is omitted, sample gives a permutation of the input vector (here a vector containing the needed number of raindrops and the corresponding number of spaces, thanks to the fact that argument times of function rep is vectorized). As the size of the vector corresponds exactly to the size of the screen, there is no need to add newlines, or to force-shape it into a matrix.
As requested, additional features removed and golf'd.
The rules specify disregard for size, but this version includes a glitch for the first few frames. It is 129 bytes.
Perhaps not the best golfing, but I got a bit carried away. It has optional wind direction and rain factor.
The console is size is hard coded to 25x50 which does not look good in the online editor, but does for the snippet.
Ø                                            # Pushes all of the inputs from the stack directly back into the stdin since it is the first token.
GQÆ×Ø                                       # Turns the seconds into milliseconds since can only delay by milliseconds.
GQ                                          # Pushes on the string "GQ" onto the top of the stack.
Æ                                         # Consumes from stdin the value in the front and pushes it onto the stack which is the number of seconds to delay.
×                                        # Multiplies the two items on top of the stack.
# Since the top of the stack is a number, the second parameter will be converted into a number. But, this will fail for the string "GQ" therein treated as a base 98 number producing 1000.
Ø                                       # Pops off the new value, and pushes it into the front of stdin.
æ3/×Æ3I_ȥ⁻¤×⁺                          # Creates the correct amount of rain drops and spaces to be displayed in a 50x25 console.
æ3                                     # Copies the forth parameter (the number of rain drops).
/                                    # Pushes the character "/" as the rain drop character.
×                                   # Repeats the rain drop character the specified number of times provided.
Æ3                                 # Consumes the number of rain drops from stdin.
I_                               # Pushes the string "I_" onto the stack.
ȥ                              # Converts the string into a number as if it were a base 98 number producing 25 * 50 = 1250.
⁻                             # Subtract 1250 - [number rain drops] to get the number of spaces.
¤                            # Pushes on the string "¤" which for Noodel is a space.
×                           # Replicate the "¤" that number of times.
⁺                          # Concatenate the spaces with the rain drops.
Æ1Ḷḋŀ÷25¬İÇæḍ€            # Handles the animation of the rain drops.
Æ1                        # Consumes and pushes on the number of times to loop the animation.
Ḷ                       # Pops off the number of times to loop and loops the following code that many times.
ḋ                      # Duplicate the string with the rain drops and spaces.
ŀ                     # Shuffle the string using Fisher-Yates algorithm.
÷25                  # Divide it into 25 equal parts and push on an array containing those parts.
¶                 # Pushes on the string "¶" which is a new line.
İ                # Join the array by the given character.
Ç               # Clear the screen and display the rain.
æ              # Copy what is on the front of stdin onto the stack which is the number of milliseconds to delay.
ḍ             # Delay for the specified number of milliseconds.
€            # End of the loop.
Æ1uụC¶×12⁺ß # Creates the centered text that is displayed at the end.
Æ1          # Pushes on the final output string.
u         # Pushes on the string "u" onto the top.
ụC       # Convert the string on the top of the stack to an integer (which will fail and default to base 98 which is 50) then center the input string based off of that width.
¶      # Push on a the string "¶" which is a new line.
×12   # Repeat it 12 times.
⁺  # Append the input string that has been centered to the new lines.
ß # Clear the screen.
# Implicitly push on what is on the top of the stack which is the final output.
Parameters to the function are wait time, number of iterations, message, and number of raindrops, in that order. Newlines for readability.
Core Utils were needed for tput and clear.
This is my own try without using ncurses.
Thank to @ErikTheOutgolfer for correcting and saving me bytes.
Console size is always 50*30.
154 bytes code + 2 for -pl.
Uses a fixed size of 160x50.
201 bytes code + 2 for -pl.
Uses tput to determine the size of the terminal.
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