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As we took the concept from "Ano Yume Wo Nazotte" by YOASOBI, a song that speaks to the universal human experience of chasing after our dreams, no matter where they may lead.

For in the pursuit of our dreams, we discover not only who we are but who we have the power to become. And in that discovery, we find the true essence of what it means to be alive.

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‧₊˚ 🎨 ⋅ ♡𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ 𝕻erhaps they’d paint you the sweetest dream? Stay close to Yuka! There, you shall effortlessly grasp your dreams through the exquisite art they paints for you, esteemed dreamchasers of ours.

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‧₊˚ 🎭 ⋅ ♡𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ 𝕾he’ll guide you through the dreamscape, just hold Himeko's hands, she is the one who shall liberate you, esteemed dreamchasers, from those undesirable nightmares, for she possesses the ability to lead you towards the most splendid dreams.

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‧₊˚ ⚗️ ⋅ ♡𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ 𝕴f you wish for this dream to be somewhat of a science festival, you can count on Senku! For he is the intellect behind all scientists, and he alone is the one you can depend on, with his proficiency in the field of science.

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[isleepatfiveam]

Ranking the Yugioh Main Girls by how well they're treated or are plot relevant:

7. Kotori Mizuki (Tori Meadows) from Zexal. Not plot relevant at all, could honestly be removed and it wouldn't change a thing. Deck isn't even interesting. Doesn't even make me want to ship her with Yuma.

6. Yuzu Hiragi (Zuzu Boyle) from Yugioh ARC-V. Was extensive plot-relevant but is fridged after her duel with Sergey. Deck is interesting but underused. Does make me want to ship with Yuya.

5. Anzu Mazaki (Tèa Gardener) from Duel Monsters. Not even trying to be Plot relevant in this but still treated with more respect than Yuzu. Deck is mostly boring but is expected since she's the first. Slight shipping energy with Little Yugi.

4. Aoi Zaizen (Skye Zaizen) from Vrains. Interesting Idea but executed poorly, and semi-plot relevant for like season 1. Her first Archetype is super interesting to me and cool but her second really doesn't fit (Merincess' really should have been Miyu's, also Miyu really should have been more plot relevant) but meh. No shipping energy for her and Yusaku but maximum shipping energy with Miyu.

3. Asuka Tenjoin (Alexis Rhodes) from GX. Plot relevant for one season, and one of the better duelists in the show needed more development. I love Cyber Angels but her better cards are from her Arc-V appearance. My favored ship for her is with Chazz but I honestly like her more without any romance.

2. Aki Izayoi (Akiza Izinski) from 5Ds. Extremely plot relevant for the first half of the show, amazing introduction and personal motivation poorly executed after the Dark Signers arc. Her deck is super cool to me especially black rose dragon. I LOVE FAITHSHIPPING, basically.

1. Romin Kirishima from SEVENS. I only seen Season 2 of SEVENS but by good is Romin amazing. She's extremely relevant to the plot and from what I've seen of Season 1, also relevant there. Her deck is interesting and fits very well with her character motivation. I do not ship her with Yuga or Luke but her and Yuka is an amazing ship!!!!!!

List is completely subjective but I hope you enjoyed.

#yugioh #yugioh arc v #yugioh sevens #yugioh gx #yugioh 5ds #yugioh duel monsters #yugioh zexal #romin kirishima #akiza izinski #alexis rhodes #tori meadows #aoi zaizen #Yuzu Hiragi #tea gardner

[maddieson-san]

Secret Santa Kogkag

@megara09 I am so sorry this is late! I have been dying, in quarantine in my bed over the worst cold I’ve ever had and my son’s gastro (which are all fun things to have pregnant). ANYWHO. I am so sorry. I have tried to combine pack hanging out with them meeting in the present. I struggle with not turning into a long fic with multi chapters. So, I tried to do a nice open but wrapped up ending? AAAAH! I hope you like it T.T

Lost, really?

Then again, did she ever excel at finding her way in the forest before? Even back then, the only reason she didn’t get lost was because she had her friends with her. Therefor, it was no surprise that a little wood gathering mission had turned into this. She had told herself to not stray too far from the camp but apparently she had managed to take a few wrong turns. Ayumi, Eri and Yuka would hopefully start looking for her soon and they would not get lost like she had… Clearly they would not suggest camping again for their next annual trip. It was something they had started since high school ended and Kagome’s health ‘got better’. Once the well permanently closed, leaving her stuck in her own era, she had been forced to resume her old life, finding back her old routine. It took some time, melancholy taking hold of her from time to time but as the years went by, she learned to cherish the memories of the past while moving on with her new life.

Although, being stuck in the woods? It was bringing back some memories.

“Ayumi?” she tried.

Perhaps it was all her years in the feudal era, but part of her was scared of screaming too loud… what if it attracted undesired attention? No, she was being silly; there were no youkais here. Worst case… wolves? No, the girls wouldn’t rent a lot in a wolf infested area right? This was the modern era, and although this time had its own demons and whatnot, youkais popping out of nowhere was not one of them.

And then there was a growl.

Kagome felt her blood freeze as her breathing stilled. It was behind her - how far, she couldn’t tell… What was it she was supposed to do? Run? Not move? Play dead? One of those was in case of a bear attack, she was almost sure of it. Fuck. Okay - okay. It was okay because - because she could do this. She closed her eyes, foolishly attempting to give herself some courage. She took a deep breath, filling her lungs to the maximum capacity, and then exhaled loudly. Her teeth were clattering together as she turned around, slowly facing the beast that stood behind her. His long black fur was morphing into the darkness of the night, leaving nothing but his blue eyes shining into the night like two tiny stars. It was far enough from her, but not far enough for her to escape with enough distance. Now that she had made the first move, she expected it to launch itself at her but… But it wasn’t attacking her; it was just staring at her.  Her arms were stretched out in front of her, not that it would protect her much, and she stared into the wolves' blue eyes. It was piercing through her soul, forcing her to forget how to breathe. The last wolves she had met used to eat humans. But that was probably because they were youkais, right? He didn’t want to shred her to pieces… Hopefully.

“Any chance you wanna kidnap me and use me as a shard detector?” She joked, her bottom lip trembling.

As soon as the words left her lips, she saw the wolf stiffen, his eyes hardening, while his massive body stilled completely. Not a fan of bad jokes, noted. Damn it. Her heart was racing, her lips were dry as her brain scrambled for the next course of action. How would she prove she was no threat? It wasn’t like she could zap it and run…no one was going to come with a sword and save her from this. Maybe she did miss the good old days. She lifted her heel from the ground, undecided if she should slowly back way or make a run for it, when the wolf made a call. He stepped forward, determined. Kagome swallowed hard, the sound of her heart deafening her.

“I’m not here to hurt you,” she managed to stutter. Yes, Kagome… because wolves speak human. He probably would think she was threatening him some more.

Her fear forced her to take a step back, her heart rising into her throat while her stomach squeezed tightly. Unfortunately for her, her assessing of her surrounding was poor at best; it only required a few back steps before her back slammed into a tree trunk.  She was trapped between a tree and a wolf. What if she threw herself side ways? Lunged herself forward? Maybe such a drastic action would throw it off and it would give her the distraction she needed to run away. Although, was she willing to take such a big risk? Realistically, she knew she could not outrun a wolf; she didn’t even know where she was going, where her camp was. And then what? She would have led it to her friends. No, it was a bad idea. She could feel her powers rising in her fingertips, and she wondered if maybe just maybe it might do a little something.

Meanwhile the wolf kept closing the distance, the black fur of his large paws being swallowed by the muddy ground beneath them. He was going to get her and he was going to rip her to pieces until she was dismembered, nothing more than pile in a lost corner of the forest. She pushed her hands further in front of her, her eyes begging for her to close them to shield her own brain from the nightmare to come. Did she really want a preview of the teeth that were going to sink into her flesh? As she felt it close, its warm breath warming the air still separating them, she gave into her cowardliness and shut her eyes, waiting for the pain that was inevitably coming.

“K-Kagome?”

Wait what.

Her bottom lip was trembling by the time she dared to crack one of her eyes open. The image in front of her was initially blur, probably due to the tears that had pooled in her eyes. It -it was man? Her eyes scanned over a long dark ponytail, spilling over a naked, tan chest. Piercing blue eyes were staring at her in disbelief, a cocky smile dancing on lips that felt very familiar. The way he said her name kept echoing in her head until she tipped  slightly forward. It was but it couldn’t possibly be.

“Kouga?”

“It is you,” he almost screamed before launching himself forward.

Before she could blink, his arms were tightly wrapped around her, trapping her in an embrace tight enough to knock the air out of her lungs. It took her a moment, but eventually she returned the gesture and squeezed him back. “B-but how?”

“I should be the one asking ya that.” She could hear his smile when he talked.

It wasn’t until her hands palmed at his naked flesh while she tightened the embrace that she realized…his back wasn’t the only naked part of him. If she continued glancing down over his shoulder, she could clearly see…oh god. “Naked.  You’re naked.”

A eek slipped her lips before she put her palms to his pecs before violently pushing him away from her, closing her eyes to shield them from any more nakedness. Unfortunately for her, his stance was a lot more solid than hers and he remained where he stood like an immovable object while she was the down who went flying backwards once more. Ouch.

“Sorry, I got so excited I forgot,” he said with a smile.

Kagome. His Kagome. In the flesh. He had caught a drift of a scent that flooded his mind with memories of her. He had told himself it was absolutely impossible,  but he had followed the trail nonetheless. And then he had seen her. He had told himself it was a coincidence, a descendant maybe… but then she spoke and he knew. He could hardly believe it but he knew. And she had confirmed it. There were a million questions burning his lips but as he watched her, her cheeks dusty pink from embarrassment and her hand plastered over her eyes to hide his nakedness, he knew it would have to wait. “How about this, give me ‘bout 20 seconds?”

Next thing she knew, she could feel her hair being pushed backwards as a gust of wind overtook the area; she didn’t need to see to know what had just happened. She could not help the hint of a smile that tugged at her lips. It almost felt like old times.

-O-

It took more than 20 seconds, but Kouga eventually returned. He took her hand, much like he had done in the past, and had led her back to his little camping side where she had found out Ginta and Hakkaku had been waiting for them. They did not even try to hide their excitement as they threw their arms around her, dancing and screaming sis in her ear as though she had never left their sides. Obviously, once the joy wore off, they had a lot of questions. And she did her best to answer all of them, starting with pulling down the wall the very first time all the way to her last trip. And they listened with wide eyes and open ears.

“Wow. Time travel.”

“Yep.”

“For a second there, I thought I was going crazy,” Kouga admitted as he scratched the back of his head. “I mean it smelled like you - it had to be you… but it couldn’t be.” Despite the fact that he had given her up, it didn’t mean he didn’t care about her. He had come around looking for her, but Inuyasha had always been vague with his answers. Kouga had even tried to beat it out of him, but it hadn’t worked; the hanyou had stuck to his answer. Kagome was gone… forever. At least now he knew that didn’t mean she was dead. He had never quite forgiven himself all those years. What if she was dead and it was because he had left her in Inuyasha’s care? The fact that she was alive lifted a load off of his chest. His Kagome was alive.

“You? I thought I was gonna die eaten by a wolf.”

He chuckled. “Don’t worry, I’ve kept my words. No more humans… although… lost girls in the woods… I might make an exception,” he said with a wink.

“Funny… for an old man. You must be… really old by now. How is it that you guys even survived this long?”

Kouga palmed at the back of his neck, rubbing the cold skin. “Youkais live pretty long - but most of ‘em die. The change hasn’t been easy. Some couldn’t live like this, others died trying to prevent it… we adapted.”

“Kouga didn’t wanna break his word to you. He didn’t wanna go back to human killing and eating.”

She frowned. “No one could have blamed you for defending yourself.” It wasn’t like she prone violence and killings but, she couldn’t even imagine what all of them had to go through to make it to the modern era. Kouga was a proud man, she knew that much and she highly doubted that was something that had changed, despite the centuries that went by. He had to bury a part of himself to make it into the new world. Although, she was happy to know he had stuck to his peacefulness.

He shrugged. “It wouldn’t have done anything.”

Ginta was about to add that Kouga had lost a bit of his pep when he thought Kagome was dead but one stern look from his alpha was enough for him to know it was best to keep his mouth shut. It was hard to ignore the fire that had sparked back in Kouga’s aura. Ginta and Hakkaku could hardly put together what had happened when Kouga had come back naked in human form. He had been smiling and couldn’t string two words together. When they saw Kagome in the flesh, they understood. They didn’t know how it was possible but - they couldn’t be happier.

“I’m sorry it’s been so hard… I - if I had known I woulda come find you guys.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, of course. Why?”

He shrugged. “I know I had a tendency to annoy you a little back then. I was a pretty stubborn cub.”

She was hopeless to stop the laughter that bubbled out of her. “That’s one way to put it.” She hide her mouth with her hand as her laughter kept erupting. “But, we were friends… we are friends. I’m happy to know you’re all okay. I wouldn’t want anything bad to happen to you guys. Any of you.”

There it was. He knew it. He knew it the second they met up. She wanted to know about everyone else - she wanted to know about Inuyasha. He couldn’t blame her; she loved him and this was quite recent for her. She hadn’t had enough time to get over it. And honestly, he wanted her to know; she deserved to know after everything she had been through in the past. He thought it had been hard to have her gone with no answers. He couldn’t even imagine how she felt after being ripped away from everyone, unable to reach them again. Plus, for him - it all happened a long time ago, right? It was old news.

“I don’t know what happened to the fox. The monk and the slayer are long gone, long before any of this youkai and human shit went down. I think Inuyasha’s brother…is somewhere out there and - well, I mean,” he popped his lips. “Inuyasha was an hanyou so…” he swallowed hard. Fuck, he didn’t want to say it out loud.

His train of thoughts was interrupted when he felt her warm hand on his arm. She tilted her head sideways, her long locks leaning to the side. “He’s gone,” she finished for him. She managed to smile despite the small ping of pain traveling through her heart. It wasn’t like she expected him to be alive. If Inuyasha was still around, he would have found her, he would have come running the day she got stuck in the modern era. But he didn’t, and that told her all she needed to know. It was many years ago that she stopped watching her window, half expecting him to be waiting for her, his grumpy face on. She wasn’t heartbroken, she was a little sad. Of course. But - she had accepted the loss of her friends a long time ago. “Kouga, I didn’t think he was alive.”

“I know…”

“Was he happy?”

“He seemed happy, but ya know that mutt. Too stubborn to say anything.”

She chuckled. “That sounds like Inuyasha.”

He never left the village; he always hung around that well. Kouga didn’t used to understand but now he did; he had been waiting for Kagome to come back. Obviously, he wasn’t going to share that tidbit with her. He didn’t care how many years went by, Kagome was still the same Kagome and he was sure of it. She would blame herself and she would carry that guilt around with her when it was unnecessary. He wanted to spare her the pain. So, he would leave it at that; after all, he wasn’t lying.

“Good. I’m glad he was happy. And I’m glad you guys are safe.” She dragged out a long breath before staring back into the darkness, her hand lingering on his arm.

He felt a warmth spreading through his arm, reaching all the way to his chest. Time to change the topic. “I have to say though…”

“What?”

“I mean that outfit? A school girl outfit?”

“It was practical!”

“How was running around the feudal era in a skirt practical?”

“I had to go back and forth all the time! What was I supposed to do? Show up at school in a miko outfit? Be Kikyo’s clone?

He shook his head. “That wouldn’t have been you.” He didn’t think he would have spotted her if she had blended in. Granted at first he had only been interested in her jewel shard detecting skills.

“There you go. It was a practical, rational decision.”

“I don’t think that’s how that works.”

“I don’t see you coming up with a better argument.”

“Good point.” He laughed. “Please don’t slap me again.”

She shook her head softly, the laughter dying on her lips. She now knew how unconventional it might have looked, but - her argument still stood. It was practical. Plus, she hadn’t wanted to wear the same thing as Kikyo. It had been a sore topic back then.

“So wait, do you guys just camp now?”

“We’re waiting on escapee cubs,” Hakkaku provided. “The little ones, they don’t always understand that they can’t just shift like they want. They run around - and well, some of them went into the woods. If we just go after them, we might end up with naked children in the forest and no one wants to explain that. It’s a little easier to let people think they are wolves around here.”

“And they’re gonna be safe out there, all on their own?”

“They might be cubs, but they are youkais. They’ll be fine, they’re used to this.”

“Wait cubs…”

He stretched out his hands in front of him. “Not mine. I mean, we’re not the pack we used to be, but there are a few of us.”

“We’re not all wolves though.”

“Any dogs?” she asked with a sly smile.

“Fuck no,” he replied without skipping a beat.

“There’s the Kouga I know.”

“Hey, I’m the same guy.”

“I don’t know, you haven’t called me your woman yet. I’m not sure how to deal with this.”

“Hey now, if you want me to make ya my woman for real this time, It’ll be my pleasure.”

His words came so honestly, so rapidly that she found herself blushing. How could he still say things like this with such ease? He reminded her of the same old Kouga who had shouted his love from the top of a mountain. “I’ll pass on being whisk away through the mountains and brought to a den of man eating wolves.”

“It wasn’t all that bad,” he said with a wink. “You got to slap me.”

“You deserved it.”

“Fair enough.”

“You’d like our new pack,” Ginta pitched in. “We got a nice little house off the side of the forest. It lets you kinda change when we went.”

“Yeah, you should totally come and hang out.”

Hang out…”Oh shoot…!” Her eyes widened as she hopped to her feet, panic shining in her blue orbs. “My friends! They must be worried sick about me!” She had been so wrapped up in seeing Kouga and his pack again that she had completely forgotten about them. “I- I have to go back.” She popped her lips. “Although I don’t even know the way back…”

“I’ll escort you back. I can smell your friends all the way here.”

“Are you sure-“

“Come on, I scared ya half to death and stole you away. It’s the least I can do.”

“Wait- sis. We gotta see you again.”

“I don’t have my phone on me.”

“Neither do we…”

“Higurashi shrine!” she blurted out. “It’s my family shrine, it’s where I live. It’s not too far from here. You shouldn’t have any problem finding us. I’m going back home tomorrow afternoon.”

As much as she had made her peace with the past, getting a taste of it had brought it all rushing back and she wasn’t quite ready to let it go. Plus, they were friends right? Would it be so bad if she expanded her circle while hanging out with people who knew… everything about her?

-O-

“Alright, who took the last bagel?”

“It was sis.”

“Definitively sis.”

“I just got here!” Kagome defended as she sat down across from the boys.

“Nice try idiots,” Kouga said as he smacked them both on the back of the head. “The one who finishes them is supposed to get new ones.”

“Nuh uh, you said that was only if sis wanted some.” Ginta turned his head to look at Kagome. “Did ya want one?”

“I’m good,” she said with a laughter.

A few mornings a week, she would drop by and have breakfast with the pack. Sometimes, it was like being thrown back into the feudal era; they did most things together. Their kitchen was adapted to accommodate a much larger table. The pack was smaller than it used to be, but it did have at list a dozen members, excluding the cubs and other babies. She had yet to see most of them turn, and so didn’t know what species everyone was but they did seem to get along. She didn’t want to take up too much room, but she was enjoying being part of a group who knew about her. Sometimes, she caught herself before she overshared with her friends but there was so much she wished she could tell them. Here, they understood.

“Ya hungry?”

She shook her head. “I’m afraid I’ll lose a finger if I try to take something off the table.”

“That’s a fair assumption,” he replied as he plopped down next to her. “The cubs can get really hungry and grumpy.”

“Are you sure they’re not your cubs?” she teased.

“I’m very pleasant.”

“You hit Ginta and Hakkaku because they ate your bagel.”

“I’m their alpha. I have the bagel rights.”

“I don’t think that’s a thing,” she pointed out.

“You know sis, I really missed ya,” Ginta said as he took another bite of bagel. “No one else puts Kouga back in his place quite like you.”

“A real alpha female,” Hakkaku pitched in with a smile. 

Kouga's eyes narrowed and the warning was clear but it did not stop the two betas from giggling. They both knew the words my woman were burning at his lips. But of course, he wouldn’t dare to say it. 

-O-

“Who are you texting?”

“Sorry?” Kagome peeled her eyes away from her cellphone long enough to stare at Ayumi. 

“You're smiling like an idiot. Are you texting a boy?” They hadn’t seen Kagome show much interest in dating ever since high school ended. Her lack of interest had become so apparent that even Hojo had gotten the message and finally given up on trying to woo Kagome. To see her almost giggling at her phone… it was new.

“Oh no,” she said as she put her phone down on the table. “He’s just a friend.”

“So it’s a he…”

Kagome resisted the urge to roll her eyes. “Yes and he is a friend.” 

It had taken five hundred years but they had found a balance in their friendship. It wasn’t like she didn’t like past Kouga but he did used to come on a little strong.  He had proclaimed his love for her back when they didn’t know the first thing about each other! At least now she felt like she was actually getting to know him, this new and older version of him. Obviously he was the same impulsive hot head stubborn wolf at his core, but he had learned to reign it in.

“If you say so.”

“I do.”

Friends. They were friends.

-O-

“Beer drinking contest?” She cringed. “That’s a little…  frat housish isn’t it?”

Kouga offered her a shrug. “Sometimes the boys get bored and their competitive side gets the best of them. They can’t hunt anymore, can’t get that thrill anymore.”

She couldn’t blame them for that; she knew this world, it was her only one… but for them? They basically had to forsaken who they were. They had to hide and live in shame of their true nature. If doing a beer drinking contest made them feel better… who was she to judge? It was actually nice to see the smaller pack all gathered in the backyard, cheering on.

“I didn’t think about how hard this must be for you. For me, when I was in the feudal era, all I could about was a warm bubble bath and a comfortable bed.” The things she had to give up while in the feudal era were nothing compared to what they had lost. Especially since she had often brought a few modern era delicacies with her. 

He shrugged as he clapped his hands together, letting them hang between his legs. “It’s not so bad. I mean, we try to find a few places where we can let loose. It’s all about adapting. There was a time we were on top and humans were scrambling. Now its our turn.” He had lived long enough to see the order change, who knew… maybe he would see it happen again. 

“Well, I'm glad you didn’t die.”

“I knew ya missed me chasing you around.”

“It wasn’t that bad…” He gave her a side glance that was enough to let her know that he wasn’t buying it. “You did save me more than once. And I mean, it was sweet. Although you could have been a little nicer to Inuyasha.”

“That mutt was trying to cut me down with that sword of his any time he saw me.”

“Inuyasha wasn’t very good at expressing feelings. I think that might have been part of the issue with you two.”

“We did also want the same woman.”

“Right.” She cleared her throat. “So no one? At all?”

“I was waitin' for ya!” He watched her lips part in surprise and he couldn’t help but chuckle. “Nah, I guess I just never found the one.”

She arched an eyebrow. “You thought I was the one within like 5 minutes of meeting me. I have a hard believing you never met any other women.” 

“Well, you’re Kagome. You’re pretty special. It would take an idiot not to see that.”

Badump. It was brief but for a second, her heart raced. What the hell.

-O-

Loud yelps of fear escaped all of their throats the second Kouga yanked the blanket away from them. Kagome, Ginta and Hakkaku had been hiding under it, shielding their poor traumatized eyes from the horror movie still playing on the TV. Their first reflex was to cover their faces with their hands as they remained cuddled up on the couch, ignoring Kouga's presence.

“Why are you dummies watching a horror movie if you’re scared?”

“We didn’t know!”

“Ginta picked it.”

“I thought it was a comedy!” he defended.

“So why didn’t you stop it?”

“We wanted to try to finish it.”

Kouga rolled his eyes before allowing the blanket to fall on the ground. He sighed before gesturing to Ginta to move to the left, away from Kagome. “Scoot over dummy.”

Ginta more than happily obliged, giving Kouga enough space to squeeze between Kagome and himself. “But if we’re watching it, we’re watching. No hiding behind the blanket.” 

It didn’t require much: his presence was enough. Kagome hadn’t hone her priestess skills in a long time but even she could easily tell that his aura had grown. What he had been before could be compared to a teenager and now… he was grown up. 

“Thanks,” she whispered as she sunk deeper into the couch.

“Anything for my woman,” he teased. 

He had let a few tease slip and so far she hadn’t stopped him. He knew better than to be serious, he knew better than to push it and yet, it was raging inside of him. He wanted to go that far, he wanted to see how far he could push it before he got slapped again… but he never got that far. 

-O-

“Penny for your thought?”

Kagome jumped, startled, at the sound of his deep voice as it cut through the quietness of the night. “Sorry, I was just getting some fresh air. It gets a little warm in there when everyone is getting riled up.” Anything that involved drinking and games always got the pack's energy up. Obviously, this was a safe space for them which often caused them to act a bit more recklessly. She didn’t mind, but as a human, she was a bit more fragile than they were. Plus, sometimes, she did feel like an intruder. Not that they made her feel that way – on the contrary. She just didn’t always know where she fit in all of it. 

“That’s the guys for ya,” he said, his grasp on his glass beer bottle weak  making it swing between his legs with each step he took. “Can I sit?” he asked as he gestured to the stairs.

She moved over to the right to give him more space and offered him a smile. “Aren’t they gonna miss you in there?”

“Won’t be around forever. They gotta learn to be without me for a bit.”

“To me, you feel pretty immortal right now.”

“Me? Imagine when I saw you.”

“Maybe I should have pretended to not know you,” she joked.

“I woulda believed it. I mean you? After all this time? Not even in my wildest dreams.”

“I never thought I'd end up here. I mean, we were friends but, we weren’t that close. To think that I traveled all the way back, meet so many people… got stuck back home and then… ran into you in the middle of the woods? What are the odds?”

“Pretty fucking slim,” he replied before taking a sip of his beer. “Shit feels a little too crazy to be real. Sometimes I can’t wrap my head around the fact that you didn’t die 500 years ago.” It was what he had thought for a long time. 

“Not dead. And apparently you can’t get rid of you.” 

He put his beer down and tilted his head to stare at her. “Trust me, I'd never be trying to get rid of ya. Quite the opposite.”

Badump. Again. He was saying so much and so little at the same time. And she couldn’t find anything to say in return. She didn’t know what she thought. Maybe it was who he was. Maybe he was teasing her. She was almost always here. When she wasn’t they did talk a lot. She didn’t know where the line was or even where she wanted it to be. She did know it was nice to be herself, it was nice to be around someone who understand and… and she was comfortable. He was sitting next to her, his leg hovering so close to hers, they were almost touching but not quite. She wasn’t him, she wasn’t bold. She didn’t know what she wanted. But this… this was nice.

This sometimes made her heart skip a beat. 

“Good,” she said, staring away from him, breaking the eye contact. Her cheeks burned in the coldness of the night as she sunk her teeth in her bottom lip.

He managed to restrain himself from smiling, his lips quivering with the need to express his joy at the small statement. It was not a slap and it was not a no. Maybe there was a hope. They had hugged naked. Well… he had been naked anyways. That was progress. 

“Good.”

~The end~

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YostarとHyperGryphが贈る本格タワーディフェンスゲーム！ 攻略方法は1つじゃない！仲間の特性やスキルを生かしてあなただけの攻略法を編み出せ。 ゲーム性、物語性、デザイン性が融合したかつてないタワーディフェンスを体験せよ！ ▼幅広い戦略性を楽しめる！ 様々な能力をもったオペレーターを戦場に配置し、進攻してくる敵が防衛ラインを突破しないよう阻止することが目標です。 オペレーターの配置位置はもちろん、一人ひとりの特性やクラスの組み合わせ方など、様々な要素がリアルタイムで戦況に影響します。 全てはあなたの采配次第、攻略法は決して一つに限りません！ ▼個性豊かなキャラクターが数多く登場！ 個性あふれる様々な種族のオペレーターたちが登場。戦場では頼れる仲間の彼らですが、プライベートでは……。 信頼度を上げることで、お気に入りのあの子をもっと知ることができるかも？豪華声優陣によるボイスも必聴です！ ▼戦闘だけじゃない！自分の基地を充実させよう！ 家具やインテリアを自由に配置し部屋のカスタマイズが楽しめるほか、基地内に建造された各種施設からはオペレーター育成に役立つ様々なアイテムが入手できます。 ただ眺めて楽しむもよし、最大効率でアイテムを入手できる様に施設の配置を工夫するもよし、戦友の基地へ訪問するもよし、遊び方は無限大！ ▼世界観 原因不明の天災が世界各地で頻発し、直後に現れるようになった正体不明の鉱物――「源石＜オリジニウム＞」。 技術の発展によって、源石＜オリジニウム＞に含まれるエネルギーが産業に活用され始めると、文明は飛躍的な進歩をたどった。 しかし、それと同時に「感染者」と呼ばれる存在が世界各地で生まれはじめた。 感染者は強大な力を宿す半面、感染を広げる原因にもなる恐ろしい存在とされ、人々は彼らを忌み嫌い迫害する。 不遇な扱いを受けた一部の感染者はそれを良しとせず、この世界に新たな秩序をもたらすと反旗を翻した。 そんな混乱の中、感染者により引き起こされる全ての問題を解決すべく、医療機関「ロドスアイランド」が立ち上がった。 「ロドスアイランド」の頭脳であるあなた＜ドクター＞が目覚めた時、世界は大きく動き出す。 ▼豪華声優陣が出演！（五十音順） 浅倉杏美、阿部敦、井口裕香、石上静香、石川由依、今井麻美、石見舞菜香、植田佳奈、大津愛理、大橋彩香、加隈亜衣、影山灯、金子真由美、金元寿子、茅野愛衣、 川澄綾子、河西健吾、鬼頭明里、久保ユリカ、黒沢ともよ、小清水亜美、小西克幸、斎藤千和、佐倉綾音、佐藤拓也、清水理沙、下田麻美、白石涼子、杉浦しおり、 鈴木千尋、鈴木みのり、諏訪彩花、園崎未恵、大地葉、高橋李依、高森奈津美、武内駿輔、立花理香、田所あずさ、種﨑敦美、種田梨沙、花守ゆみり、早見沙織、 原優子、春村奈々、日笠陽子、平川大輔、広橋涼、福原綾香、藤田咲、藤村歩、水橋かおり、山本希望、悠木碧、優木かな、ルゥティン and more!!　 公式サイト https://www.arknights.jp/ 利用規約 https://www.arknights.jp/terms_of_service プライバシーポリシー https://www.arknights.jp/privacy_policy Authentic tower defense game presented by Yostar and HyperGryph! There is not one capture method! Use your traits and skills to create your own strategy. Experience unprecedented tower defense that combines gameplay, storytelling, and design! ▼ Enjoy a wide range of strategies! The goal is to place operators with various abilities on the battlefield to prevent invading enemies from breaking through the defense line. Various factors, such as the position of the operator, as well as the characteristics of each individual and the combination of classes, affect the battle situation in real time. Everything is under your control, there is no single strategy! ▼ Many unique characters appear! Operators of various races full of individuality appear. They are reliable friends on the battlefield, but in private ... Maybe you can learn more about your favorite child by increasing your trust. A voice by gorgeous voice actors is also a must! ▼ Not just battle! Enhance your base! You can customize the room by arranging furniture and interiors freely, and from the various facilities built on the base, you can get various items useful for operator training. You can just enjoy watching it, arrange the facilities so that you can get the items with maximum efficiency, visit the base of your comrades, play infinitely! ▼ World view Unexplained natural disasters occur frequently in many parts of the world, and appear immediately afterwards. Civilization has made tremendous progress as the technology contained in the source rock, Originium, has begun to be used in industry. But at the same time, so-called "infected people" began to emerge around the world. Infected people carry great power, but they are also terrible and can spread the disease, and people hate them and persecute them. Some infectious victims, who had been mistreated, disliked it and rebelled to bring a new order to the world. In this chaos, the medical institution Rhodos Island has been set up to solve all problems caused by infected people. When you, the brain of Rhodes Island, wakes up, the world begins to move. ▼ Luxury voice actors appear! (In alphabetical order) Anmi Asakura, Atsushi Abe, Yuka Iguchi, Shizuka Ishigami, Yui Ishikawa, Asami Imai, Maika Iwami, Kana Ueda, Airi Otsu, Ayaka Ohashi, Ai Kakuma, Akari Kageyama, Mayumi Kaneko, Hisako Kanemoto, Ai Chino , Ayako Kawasumi, Kengo Kasai, Akari Kito, Yurika Kubo, Tomo Kurosawa, Ami Koshimizu, Katsuyuki Konishi, Chikazu Saito, Ayane Sakura, Takuya Sato, Risa Shimizu, Asami Shimoda, Ryoko Shiraishi, Shiori Sugiura, Chihiro Suzuki, Minori Suzuki, Ayaka Suwa, Mie Sonozaki, Ochiha, Rie Takahashi, Natsumi Takamori, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Rika Tachibana, Azusa Tadokoro, Atsumi Tanezaki, Risa Taneda, Yuri Hanamori, Saori Hayami, Yuko Hara, Nana Harumura, Yoko Hikasa, Daisuke Hirakawa, Ryo Hirohashi, Ayaka Fukuhara, Saki Fujita, Ayumi Fujimura, Kaori Mizuhashi, Nozomi Yamamoto, Aoi Yuki, Kana Yuuki, and more !! Official site https://www.arknights.jp/ Terms of service https://www.arknights.jp/terms_of_service privacy policy https://www.arknights.jp/privacy_policy ・新機能の追加 ・既存機能の向上 ・一部UIにおける用語のブラッシュアップ ・一部誤字脱字の修正

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Première en France : ce supermarché en ligne affiche l’empreinte carbone de ses produits

Selon vous, qui a le pire bilan carbone : une tomate française bio produite sous serre ou une tomate importée d’Espagne ? Sachez que la première génère 10 fois plus de CO2 que la seconde.   Un calcul qui n'est pas évident à réaliser... Pour aider le consommateur à s'y retrouver, le supermarché en ligne 100 % bio La Fourche, qui propose des prix inférieurs à ceux de la grande distribution, va afficher l’empreinte carbone de ses produits. Une première en France.    Lancée en juin 2018 par trois jeunes entrepreneurs, La Fourche était déjà le premier distributeur de l'Hexagone à afficher le score de l'application Yuka, qui donne une note aux aliments en fonction de leur impact sur la santé.      

"Notre volonté est de donner de plus en plus d’informations au consommateur, pour qu’il puisse faire un choix éthique et engagé. Ce que l’on mange est à l'origine de la moitié du CO2 que l’on génère, les choix que l’on fait sont donc importants", explique Lucas Lefebvre, co-fondateur de La Fourche.

Une note carbone claire

Pendant un an, l'empreinte carbone de plus de 1 100 produits alimentaires a été évaluée en prenant en compte toutes les étapes de production, transformation, stockage, transport et emballage. Pour ce faire, La Fourche s’est associée à Etiquettable, une application collaborative de cuisine durable conçue par le cabinet de conseil en développement durable ECO2 Initiative, en partenariat avec l'Ademe, qui a fourni un grand nombre de données.    Au final, une "note carbone" allant de A+ à E est affichée sur chaque produit, de façon assez claire. L’empreinte carbone est aussi précisée en grammage de CO2 rejeté pour 100 g de produit.   Attention toutefois, cette note carbone ne prend pas en compte la livraison à domicile du client. "S’agissant d’un service en ligne avec peu de retour, peu de livraison express et pas de produits frais, acheter chez-nous génère quatre fois moins de CO2 que d’aller acheter en magasin", assure Lucas Lefebvre. "Nous avons un gros hangar, d'où tout part. Alors que les supermarchés ont des rayons frais, doivent être chauffés... La plupart du temps, les clients y vont en voiture, etc."

Zéro déchet, zéro carbone… Que privilégier ?

Au final, pour réduire son empreinte carbone, quelques conseils de bon sens peuvent être retenus : manger moins de viande, surtout de bœuf, moins de laitage, et privilégier les produits locaux et de saison. L'emballage, au-delà des déchets qu'il génère, pèse aussi dans la balance carbone. Et ici, attention aux idées reçues. "Par exemple, une compote de pommes dans un bocal en verre, qui est lourd à transporter et dont le recyclage demande beaucoup d'énergie, génère environ 30 % de plus de CO2 que des petites compotes individuelles dans des emballages en plastique", détaille le co-fondateur de la Fourche. Mais le plastique est moins bien recyclé que le verre, et peut contenir des substances nocives pour la santé.... Le mieux reste donc d'acheter en vrac et de limiter un maximum les emballages. "Il y a eu une grosse prise de conscience sur les déchets mais l'empreinte carbone est une notion qui reste très vague pour le consommateur",  fait valoir Lucas Lefebvre.    L'entrepreneur réfléchit maintenant à afficher le score Nova, relatif à la transformation des aliments. "Le critère de transformation est le plus corrélé aux maladies cardio-vasculaires et au diabète. Ce score n’est pas très connu et on ne veut pas multiplier les infos, mais on réfléchit à la façon de l'’intégrer", explique-t-il. Degrés de transformation, empreinte carbone, recyclage, teneur en pesticides ou encore qualité nutritive des produits... Pour faire des achats éclairés, l'idéal serait d'avoir demain un label qui compile toutes ces données !

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[annsom]

La Box Zéro Plastique de Mes Cosmétiques Français

Je ne le répèterai jamais assez: utiliser des cosmétiques bons pour la santé et ne pas se  mettre de produits toxiques ou allergisants sur la peau, c’est mieux. C’est dans cette optique que Mes Cosmétiques Français lance sa Box  Zéro plastique .

La jeune société qui promeut l’artisanat local et les marques de cosmétiques bio et made in France,a ainsi sorti cette box composée de cosmétiques solides et d’accessoires zéro déchet. Elle permet de réduire son empreinte écologique tout en se faisant plaisir.

Les produits de Mes Cosmétiques Français sont garantis sans alkylphénols, BHA et BHT, DEA, éthers de glycol, huiles minérales, huiles et cires de silicones, libérateurs de formaldéhyde, parabènes, PEG, phtalates, sels d’aluminium, sulfates et triclosan.

La box zéro plastique de Mes Cosmétiques Français contient trois produits : deux cosmétiques solides et un accessoire zéro déchet, sans aucun emballage plastique. Selon les mois, il peut s’agir de shampoings solides, de soins visage et corps, de baumes déodorants, de brosses à dents compostables ou de dentifrices en poudre. Chaque mois est proposée une nouvelle déclinaison autour de cette formule. Deux abonnements sont possibles : l’abonnement mensuel sans engagement, pour 25 euros par mois, et l’abonnement de 12 mois pour 22,90 euros par mois, soit une box offerte.

J’ai pu tester tester cette box, on va donc voir en détail ce que j’ai reçu.

Déodorant crème Lavande et Citron bio

Gant & Sac à savon

SAVON DE MARSEILLE – CUBE 300 Gr

  DEODORANT CREME LAVANDE ET CITRON BIO de Transparence Cosmétiques

Pot en verre et couvercle en aluminium recyclable de 50g.

Un Déodorant crème doux et efficace Made In Provence, non gras, au magnésium, et 100% naturel. L’actif déodorant est l’oxyde de magnésium. Il neutralise les bactéries responsables des odeurs, ne bloque pas la transpiration et laisse la peau respirer.

Composition : Magnesium oxide, Butyrospermum parkii butter*, Zea mays starch*, Cocos nucifera oil*, Helianthus annuus seed oil*, Citrus limon peel oil*, Lavandula angustifolia oil*, Tocopherol (mixed), Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Limonene**, Linalool**, Citral**, Geraniol**. *Ingrédients issus de l’agriculture biologique/ **naturellement présents dans les huiles essentielles.

Mon avis : Une bonne composition, il est bien évidemment sans sels d’aluminium. Comme dans les 3/4 des produits, les plus allergiques feront attention à la présence de Limonene, Linalol, Citral et Geraniol. En tant que grande fan de lavande, j’adore son odeur!!! Ca me fait penser à un grand champs de lavande, et dans cette période de confinement, ça m’apaise.

GANT & SAC A SAVON

Le sac à savon permet de recycler les miettes de savon. Il est confectionné à 100% en sisal, une fibre très résistante issue de la plante de la famille des agaves.

Ce sac permet de se laver et d’exfolier la peau tout en douceur.

Comment l’utiliser? Il faut mettre à l’intérieur du sac les morceaux de savon ou un petit savon. Fermer le sac. Ensuite, y a plus qu’à se laver avec et et exfolier. Après utilisation, accroche le sac à savon par sa cordelette et laisse-le complètement sécher.

  SAVON DE MARSEILLE de Fer à Cheval

CUBE 300 Gr

Authentique savon de Marseille fabriqué en chaudron à d’huile d’olive selon un savoir-faire ancestral perpétué par des générations de maîtres-savonniers. Savon extra-pur, hypoallergénique, sans ajout de parfum, colorant ou conservateur, il est idéal pour minimiser les risques d’allergies.

Composition : Sodium Olivate – Sodium Cocoate – Aqua – Sodium chloride – Sodium hydroxide

Mon avis : un composition au top, ce produit reçoit d’ailleurs la note de 100/100 sur Yuka. Vous pouvez donc y aller les yeux fermés. Ca sent bon l’huile d’olive !  A noter aussi leur solidarité en cette grave période:

La Savonnerie Fer à cheval a fourni 5000 savons aux marins-pompiers de Marseille et a contacté l’OMS, ainsi que le ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé pour proposer son aide. “On continuera tant que la chaîne d’approvisionnement n’est pas rompue. On est là, on tient le coup. On fera le maximum pour fournir le plus de personnes possible” BFMTV.

  Comme tu peux le voir, cette box zéro plastique est bien sympathique. On est sur des produits basiques et sains. L’astuce du “gant sac” à savon est vraiment pas mal. Je ne connaissais pas avant.

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Maximum Yuka Pt 3

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Naruto Kai

Naruto Kai Actors: Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Nakamura Chie Director: Michiko Yokote, Yuka Miyata, Yasuyuki Suzuki Country: Japon Genres: Aventure, Comédie, Drame, Fantastique, Arts Martiaux, Action, Animation Duration: 22

<p><strong>Naruto Kai</strong> est une relecture non officielle de l&#39;anime <em>Naruto</em>. Les scènes et épisodes HS (fillers), ajoutés par le studio d&#39;animation par rapport au manga, sont coupés au maximum, tout en respectant la fluidité de la bande son et la cohérence des dialogues et de l&#39;action.<br /> Cela permet d&#39;obtenir une œuvre plus fidèle au manga, plus rythmée, bref bien plus agréable à regarder.<br />... source https://fcine.tv/naruto-kai-5030-streaming

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Stricken tanker leaves large oil slick in East China Sea

TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) – A burning Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea on Sunday in the worst oil ship disaster in decades has produced a large oil slick, Chinese media and Japanese authorities said on Monday, as worries grew over damage to the marine ecosystem.

Oil was spread over an area 13 km (8.1 miles) long and 11 km (6.9 miles) wide, the Japan Coast Guard said in a statement, although the slick was shrinking as patrol boats battled to contain the spill.

The Coast Guard said the fire on the sea surface was put out at around 0200 GMT, although according to other authorities and Chinese state TV CCTV black smoke continued to billow from the site of the sinking for several more hours.

A clean-up effort has begun and rescue teams have called a halt to the large-scale search for survivors, reducing it to “normal” operations, CCTV said.

The blazing vessel, which was carrying 136,000 tonnes – almost one million barrels – of condensate, an ultra-light, highly flammable crude oil, sank on Sunday after several explosions weakened the hull.

The tanker Sanchi (IMO:9356608) had been adrift and ablaze after crashing into the freighter CF Crystal (IMO:9497050) on Jan. 6. Strong winds had pushed it away from the Chinese coast, where the incident happened, and into Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

The Shanghai Maritime Bureau, under China’s Ministry of Transport, said shortly before 0800 GMT on Monday that there was no more heavy smoke at the scene.

CREW PRESUMED DEAD

The sinking marks the biggest tanker spill since 1991, when 260,000 tonnes of oil leaked off the Angolan coast.

Japanese authorities lost track of the tanker as of 0840 GMT on Sunday, a spokesman for Japan’s Coast Guard said. The ship’s last confirmed location was about 315 km (195 miles) west of Sokkozaki on the island of Amami Oshima, one of the northern islands in the Ryukyu island chain that includes Okinawa.

Japan sent two patrol boats and an airplane to the area to search for missing crew members and assess the latest situation, the Coast Guard spokesman said.

The Shanghai Maritime Bureau said these, along with a South Korean patrol boat, were among the vessels carrying out emergency response work on Monday.

A Chinese salvage team on Saturday recovered two bodies from the tanker, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported. Another body, presumed to be one of the Sanchi’s sailors, was found on Jan. 8 and taken to Shanghai for identification.

The salvage team recovered the Sanchi’s voyage data recorder, or “black box” from the bridge of the tanker, Xinhua also said on Saturday. But the team was forced to leave the ship after just half an hour because the wind shifted and “thick toxic smoke” had complicated the operation.

“Finding the black box will be helpful for all parties in correctly determining the reasons for the accident,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Monday.

Lu said rescue and clean-up efforts had been a focus for China from the beginning, but that Beijing welcomed “other relevant parties” to participate in both the search and rescue and treatment work.

Iranian officials said on Sunday the remaining 29 crew members and passengers of the tanker were presumed dead. The crew consisted of 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis.

SINKING VS BURNING

Experts worry the ship’s sinking is potentially more damaging to the marine ecosystem than letting the condensate oil burn off. The sinking will likely expel the remaining condensate and the tanker’s bunker fuel, or the heavy fuel oil that powers a ship’s engines, contaminating the surrounding waters.

Bunker fuel is the dirtiest kind of oil, extremely toxic when spilled, though less explosive. Condensate is poisonous to marine organisms.

A harmful plume of condensate would likely be in the water, out of sight of observers on the surface, said Rick Steiner, a U.S. marine scientist based in Anchorage, Alaska, who has experience of oil spills.

“As with all major oil spills, time is of the essence. This is particularly so with condensate spills, as the substance is so toxic and volatile,” Steiner said in an emailed statement.

The East China Sea is known for its rich, although already polluted, marine ecosystem, with whales, porpoises, seabirds and fish, he said.

Fuel oil is relatively easy to contain because volumes are lower and its viscosity means it’s easier to extract from water, but even small volumes can harm marine life.

A Suezmax tanker can hold a maximum of 5,000 tonnes of bunker fuel. The Sanchi may have been carrying about 1,000 tonnes by the time it hit the grain freighter CF Crystal, according to bunker fuel traders’ estimates.

(For a map of oil tanker collision, click tmsnrt.rs/2CBgqai)

Reporting by Yuka Obayashi in TOKYO and Josephine Mason in BEIJING; Editing by Tom Hogue

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Puroresu Best Bout Listing for July 2017

All Japan Pro Wrestling

Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori vs. Tomoyuki Oka & Katsuya Kitamura, 7/5 @ Shinkiba 1stRING Koji Iwamoto vs. Yuji Okabayashi, 7/5 @ Shinkiba 1stRING Shuji Ishikawa vs. Suwama, 7/17 @ Korakuen Hall Zeus & The Bodyguard vs. Jake Lee & Naoya Nomura, 7/17 @ Korakuen Hall Hikaru Sato vs. Minoru Tanaka, 7/17 @ Korakuen Hall Atsushi Aoki & Hikaru Sato vs. Tank Nagai & Ayumu Honda, 7/23 @ Nasu Highland Park Jake Lee & Naoya Nomura vs.  Zeus & The Bodyguard, 7/28 @ Aichi Sports Center Atsushi Aoki & Hikaru Sato vs. Atsushi Maruyama & Masashi Takeda, 7/28 @ Aichi Sports Center Hikaru Sato vs. TAJIRI, 7/30 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd Gym

Big Japan Pro Wrestling

Masaya Takahashi vs. Takayuki Ueki, 7/17 @ Ryogoku Kokugikan Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi vs. Ryuji Ito & Abdullah Kobayashi, 7/17 @ Ryogoku Kokugikan Hideki Suzuki vs. Ryuichi Kawakami, 7/17 @ Ryogoku Kokugikan Kazuki Hashimoto vs. Shinobu, 7/17 @ Ryogoku Kokugikan

DRAGON GATE

Shingo Takagi, Takashi Yoshida & El Lindaman vs. Naruki Doi, Big R Shimizu & Ben-K, 7/1 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd Stadium MaxiMuM vs. Jimmyz Elimination Match, 7/6 @ Korakuen Hall YAMATO vs. T-Hawk, 7/23 @ Kobe World Hall CIMA & Dragon Kid vs. Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino, 7/23 @ Kobe World Hall Shingo Takagi, Takashi Yoshida & El Lindaman vs. Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!, Jimmy Susumu & Ryo “Jimmy“ Saito, 7/23 @ Kobe World Hall Jimmy Kagetora vs. Flamita, 7/23 @ Kobe World Hall

Dramatic Dream Team  

Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mike Bailey, 7/2 @ Shinjuku Village Studio 106 Shunma Katsumata vs. Yuki Ueno, DNA, 7/4 @ Korakuen Hall” Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu vs. Kouki Iwasaki & Naomi Yoshimura,DNA , 7/4 @ Korakuen KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi vs. Shigehiro Irie & Kazusada Higuchi, 7/9 @ Hakata StarLanes Shigehiro Irie & Kazusada Higuchi vs. Big Boss MA-G-MA & Black Buffalo, 7/16 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd Stadium Konosuke Takeshita vs. Keisuke Ishii, 7/23 @ Korakuen Hall Konosuke Takeshita vs. Naomi Yoshimura, 7/23 @ Korakuen Hall Shigehiro Irie & Kazusada Higuchi vs. Shuji Ishikawa & Mad Paulie, 7/23 @ Korakuen Hall

New Japan Pro Wrestling

Yuji Bagata vs. GO Asakawa, LION’S GATE, 7/4 @ Shinkiba 1stRING Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi, 7/17 @ Hokkaido Phys. Ed. Center SANADA vs. EVIL, 7/20 @ Korakuen Hall Hirooki Goto vs. Yuji Nagata, 7/21 @ Korakuen Hall Kazuchika Okada vs. Michael Elgin, 7/21 @ Korakuen Hall Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii, 7/23 @ Machida Gym Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata, 7/23 @ Machida Gym Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA, 7/24 @ Big Palette Fukushima Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto, 7/26 @ Sendai Plaza Hall Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito, 7/29 @ Aichi Pref. Gym SANADA vs. Michael Elgin, 7/30 @ Gifu Industry Center

Pro Wrestling NOAH

Daisuke Harada & Tadasuke vs. Taiji Ishimori & Hi69, 7/13 @ Korakuen Hall Naomichi Marufuji & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya, 7/20 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd Stadium Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Brian Cage, 7/27 @ Korakuen Hall Taiji Ishimori & Hi69 vs. HAYATA & YO-HEY, 7/27 @ Korakuen Hall

Pro Wrestling ZERO1

Yusaku Obata vs. Daiki Inaba, 7/9 @  Aichi Sports Center Kenoh vs. Daiki Inaba, 7/11 @ Shinkiba 1stRING Masato Tanaka vs. Yusaku Obata, 7/11 @ Shinkiba 1stRING Kohei Sato vs. Kenoh, 7/12 @ Shinkiba 1stRING Masato Tanaka vs. Yuko Miyamoto, 7/12 @ Shinkiba 1stRING Masato Tanaka vs. Kenoh, 7/23 @ EDION Arana, 2nd Stadium Masato Tanaka vs. Yusaku Obata, 7/30 @ Korakuen Hall Ikuto Hidaka & Takuya Sugawara vs. Kotaro Suzuki & Sean Guinness, 7/30 @ Korakuen Hall

WRESTLE-1

Masayuki Kono vs. Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio, 7/12 @ Korakuen Hall MAZADA vs. Andy Wu, 7/16 @ Hirano Community Hall The Great Muta, The Great Kabuki & TNT vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Hase, MASTERS, 7/26 @ Korakuen Hall

MISC/INDIE

BASARA - Ryuichi Kawakami vs. FUMA, 7/5 @ Shinjuku FACE FREEDOMS - Daisuke Masaoka vs. Minoru Fujita, 7/5 @ Korakuen Hall FREEDOMS - Daisuke Masaoka, Jun Kasai & Kenji Fukimoto vs. Violento Jack, Miedo Xtremo & Ciclope, 7/30 @ Tsurumi Greenland Memorial Park K-DOJO - Isami Kodaka vs. TAKA Michinoku, 7/16 @ TKP Garden Chiba K-DOJO - Kaji Tomato & Taishi Takizawa vs. Kotaro Yoshino & Dinosaur Takuma, 7/16 @ Garden City Chiba NEW - Keisuke Okuda & Akira Joh vs. Kazunari Murakami & Shiro-Fukumen #5, 7/16 @ Messe Wing Mie Onita Produce - Suwama, Atsushi Aoki & KIYOSHI vs. Atsushi Onita, Jushin Thunder Liger & Ricky Fuji, 7/16 @ Yokohama Yaht Special Ring TOKYO GURENTAI - NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA, FUJITA & KIKUZAWA vs. CIMA, Eita, Takehiro Yamamura & Kaito Ishida, 7/19 @ Shinjuku FACE Kenji Fukimoto vs. Yuko Miyamoto, 7/19 @ Shinjuku FACE

JOSHI SELECTION

Crysis - Chigusa Nagayo, Shiro Koshinaka & AKIRA vs. Jaguar Yokota, Seiji Miyane & TARU, 7/23 @ Shinagawa Prison Hotel Ice Ribbon - Hamuko Hoshi & Mochi Miyagi vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto & Arisa Nakajima, 7/17 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall SEAdLINNNG - Nanae Takahashi & Sareeee vs. Arisa Nakaima & Tsubasa Fujimoto, 7/14 @ Korakuen Hall Sendai Girls - Chihiro Hashimoto vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto, 7/15 @ Niigata City Gym Sendai Girls - DASH Chisako & Cassandra Miyagi vs. Hikaru Shida & Syuri, 7/15 @ Niigata City Gym Stardom - Mayu Iwatani vs. Yoko Bito, 7/16 @ Korakuen Hall Stardom - Kagetsu & Hana Kimura vs. Jungle Kyona & HZK, 7/16 @ Korakuen Hall Stardom - Mayu Iwatani vs. Viper, 7/23 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd Stadium Tokyo Joshi - Reika Saiki vs. Yuka Sakasaki, 7/30 @ Shinjuku FACE WAVE - Rina Yamashita vs. Ryo Mizunami, 7/2 @ Korakuen Hall WAVE - Kaori Yoneyama & Cherry vs. Yumi Oka & Yuki Miyuzaki, 7/2 @ Korakuen Hall

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This is an activity I would use in the Japanese junior high schools I taught at for my second to last lesson of the school year. I would make it a big cultural lesson about how in America we have school yearbooks in junior and high schools. I would then explain how we have superlatives in those yearbooks where we decide who in our class is the best in different categories. This is NOT a concept Japanese students have so please explain it carefully. I would limit the students each class is allowed to choose to their own class. That way more students get chosen. You could also use this as part of a lesson on superlatives but it makes more sense at the end of the year. A maximum of 20 students can be chosen and students can only be chosen once. This may mean that not everyone is chosen, but it ensures that even some of the shy children get a superlative. Be sure that they put their class number at the top so that you know whose superlatives you are looking at! After the class chooses their superlatives, you go through each class and determine the winners for each category. It's time consuming but the children really love the results! Many of my classes asked to keep the results and hang it in their classroom. I have included an English and an English/Japanese version (thanks to my lovely sister Yuka). And while this product isn't free, I assure you it is something you can use year after year! Enjoy!

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Perfusion MR imaging detection of carcinoma arising from preexisting salivary gland pleomorphic adenoma by computer-assisted analysis of time-signal intensity maps

by Ikuo Katayama, Sato Eida, Shuichi Fujita, Yuka Hotokezaka, Misa Sumi, Takashi Nakamura

Tumor perfusion can be evaluated by analyzing the time-signal intensity curve (TIC) after dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MR imaging. Accordingly, TIC profiles are characteristic of some benign and malignant salivary gland tumors. A carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma (CXPA) arises from a long-standing pleomorphic adenoma (PA) and has a distinctive prognostic risk depending on the tumor growth potential such as invasion beyond the preexisting capsule. Differentiating CXPA from PA can be very challenging. In this study, we have attempted to discriminate CXPA from PA based on a two-dimensional TIC mapping algorithm. TIC mapping analysis was performed on 8 patients with CXPA and 20 patients with PA after dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MR imaging using a 1.5-T MR system. The TIC profiles obtained were automatically categorized into 5 types based on the enhancement ratio, maximum time, and washout ratio (Type 1 TIC with flat profile, Type 2 TIC with slow uptake, Type 3 TIC with rapid uptake and a low washout ratio, Type 4 TIC with rapid uptake and a high washout ratio, and Type 5 TIC not otherwise specific). The percentage tumor areas with each of the 5 TIC types were compared between CXPAs and PAs. Stepwise differentiation and cluster analysis using multiple TIC cut-off thresholds distinguished CXPAs from PAs with 75% sensitivity, 95% specificity, 86% accuracy, and 86% positive and 90% negative predictive values, when tumors with ≤1.1% Type 1 and ≥15% Type 4, or those with ≤1.1% Type 1, ≥78.1% Type 2, ≥16.1% Type 3, and 1.1% Type 1, ≥78.1% Type 2, and ≥16.1% Type 3 areas were diagnosed as CXPAs. The overall TIC profiles predicted some aggressive CXPA growth patterns. These results suggest that stepwise differentiation based on TIC mapping is helpful in differentiating CXPAs from PAs. http://ift.tt/2rISEnB

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