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arthistoryanimalia · 2 years ago
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Another fave from The Met's #KimonoStyle show for #FrockFriday + bonus #FroggyFriday:
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Fireman's Jacket (Hikeshi-banten) w/ Shogun Taro Yoshikado Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century Quilted cotton with tube-drawn paste-resist dyeing (tsutsugaki) with hand-painted details John C. Weber Collection
“[The jacket] features a scene popular in Kabuki & based on a print by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) in which the warrior Yoshikado asks a frog sage for magical powers to avenge the murder of his father.” This is that print:
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Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865) "Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Shōgun Tarō Yoshikado" 1862, 12th lunar month Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzō Dimensions: 14 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (36.99 × 24.77 cm) (image, vertical ōban) Print (ukiyo-e / yakusha-e); Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper Portfolio: From Toyokuni's Drawings: A Magic Contest (Toyokuni kigō: Kijutsu kurabe 豊国揮毫 奇術競) Minneapolis Institute of Art 2016.137.2
BTW that “frog sage” is Gama Sennin, the Toad Immortal; here is another woodblock print (actually a triptych) by the same artist of the same legend:
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Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865) “Gama Sennin Instructing Yoshikado and Takiyasha," 1845 ôban triptych (38 x 77.5 cm)
“Gama Sennin is the toad immortal, and here they appear almost like an old woman, with their long hair fashioned from a toad-faced pelt and appearing in a toad-like body. Here the magician demonstrates their magic, causing the image of a young woman to materialize on their breath. Gama Sennin, the Toad Immortal, is based upon the Chinese Immortal Liu Hai, the Sage with the Toad on his back, a benign sage with great magical powers. Kuniyoshi has outdone himself with the cave of Gama Sennin, as all the rocklike outcroppings are comprised of frogs, and a giant frog spectre hovers over the magician. In the center panel, Yoshikado has been consulting a scroll of some sort, and looks up in surprise, his hands in the ‘astonished’ gesture that Kuniyoshi favored. The motivation of the two young people is of course vengeance for a murdered loved one. A scarce design.”
image & info via https://egenolfgallery.com/products/kuniyoshi-gama-sennin-and-frog-magic
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gizchinaes · 2 months ago
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Lumia se reinventa: HMD Sage surge como poderoso contender en smartphones
HMD Global, la compañía finlandesa responsable de los smartphones bajo la marca Nokia, se encuentra trabajando en un nuevo dispositivo de gama media conocido como Sage. Según informaciones recientes compartidas por un usuario de la plataforma X, el esperado HMD Sage promete características interesantes que lo hacen destacar en el mercado. Con un diseño que recuerda a la serie icónica Lumia, el…
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daygem · 1 year ago
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#4~ Productos recomendados de skincare.
Hoy os traigo una serie de productos de skincare que a mi personalmente me han funcionado genial.
Que a mi me hayan ido bien no quiere decir que a todo el mundo le vaya igual de bien, siempre hay que tener en cuenta nuestro tipo y estado de la piel. Lo mejor sería que un especialista os recomendara una rutina específica.
En mi caso tengo la piel mixta y sensible. Si vuestra piel es el mismo caso a la mia podéis probar estos productos que no a todos probablemente os gustarán, pero seguro que hay personas que le sirve mucho este listado de productos.
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Hay mucha gente que tiene la piel mixta y lo que hacen es aplicar diferentes productos para cada zona específica (un producto para la zona grasa que sea para controlar los brillos y otro producto más hidratante para las zonas más secas de nuestro rostro).
Pero en mi caso tengo varios productos diferentes y los voy combinando dependiendo de como tenga la piel ese día, usaría uno u otro.
*TODOS LOS PRODUCTOS QUE OS APARECEN A CONTINUACIÓN LOS HE PROBADO DURANTE MESES Y TENGO LA SEGURIDAD DE SU FUNCIONALIDAD.*
❥LIMPIADOR❥
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𐙚Effaclar gel moussant de La Roche Posay: es mi favorito está indicado para pieles grasas, sensibles y con acné. Es acuoso pero cuando lo aplicas se vuelve espuma. Lo que más me gusta de este limpiador es que apesar de ser para pieles grasas no te deja la piel reseca. Y controla bastante bien los granitos y puntos negros.
𐙚Manuka tree purifying de Ziaja: está indicado para pieles mixtas y grasas, es astringente y reduce los poros dilatados.
Está bastante bien para el precio tan bajo que tiene.
𐙚Foaming facial cleaner de Cerave: está indicado para pieles mixtas y grasas. Es espumoso. Lleva ácido hialuronico, niacinamida y ceramidas.
❥Tónico❥
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𐙚Manuka tree purifying de Ziaja: es mi tónico favorito y súper económico. Al igual que el limpiador de la misma gama está indicado para pieles mixtas y grasas, controla bastante bien la grasita y los puntos negros.
𐙚Agua de rosas de La Jaboteca: está indicado para piel sensible. Sirve para descongestionar y relajar la piel y afina los poros. Favorece la regeneración de la piel y es calmante. Sólo lleva ingredientes naturales.
𐙚Antioxidation acai berry de Ziaja: está indicado para pieles sensibles, apagadas y cansadas. Lleva ácido hialuronico, es antienvejecimiento, controla el acné y mejora la apariencia de las cicatrices.
Al igual que todo lo de esta marca súper recomendable para el precio que tienen sus productos.
❥Serum❥
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𐙚Ácido hialuronico The Ordinary: Este es mi serum favorito, lo uso tanto de día como de noche. Hidrata mucho la piel pero sin dejarla grasa, no lleva aceites y es reparador. Sirve para todo tipo de pieles.
𐙚Ácido Láctico The Ordinary: Es un exfoliante suave, sirve para piel con irregularidades, manchitas y suaviza las pequeñas líneas de expresión. Al ser un exfoliante yo solo lo uso de noche, de vez en cuando y con alta protección solar al día siguiente.
𐙚Vitamina C + Ácido hialuronico: Sirve para todo tipo de pieles, aporta mucha hidratación y es antiedad. Este serum también lo podéis usar día y noche sin problema.
❥Contorno de ojos❥
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𐙚Contorno en crema Leche de Cabra de Ziaja: Este contorno es uno de mis favoritos especialmente si lo que buscas es hidratación. Para las personas que tengan la zona de la ojera un poco mas seca. Súper económico y muy buen producto.
𐙚Contorno en crema ProBio de Revuelve: Este contorno está ahora mismo en el n°1 de mi lista de favoritos. Es el que uso a diario tanto de día como de noche. Es muy hidratante y noto que me desinflama un poco las bolsas. También muy económico.
𐙚Contorno en crema de XHEKPON: (sirve también para los labios) Este contorno de farmacia lleva tratamiento antiedad, lleva ácido hialuronico y sirve para todo tipo de pieles.
𐙚Contorno en gel Sage de Ziaja: Este contorno en gel sirve para las bolsas y ojeras, hidrata y reafirma la piel. También súper económico como todo lo de la marca.
❥Crema hidratante❥
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𐙚Effaclar dúo(+)spf 30 de La Roche-Posay: Es mi crema de día favorita, si tienes la piel mixta grasa con imperfecciones te va a encantar. Desde que la uso noto muchos menos granitos y puntos negros. Es hidratante pero ligera.
𐙚Aqualia Thermal Gel-crema de Vichi: Esta crema es súper hidratante y deja súper bonita y suave la piel. Yo la uso de noche, aun que la puedes usar día y noche. Es específica para pieles mixtas y grasas.
𐙚Sensitive crema de día spf 20 de Ziaja: Esta crema la uso los días que necesito más hidratación, es específica para piel sensible y muy hidratante. Y súper económica.
❥Crema solar❥
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𐙚Fotoprotector FusionFluid spf 50 de Isdin: Está indicado para pieles mixtas y sensibles, es no comedogénico, libre de aceites. Y lleva ácido hialuronico. Es una muy buena elección si tenéis este tipologia de piel.
𐙚Protector solar anti-manchas spf 50 de Bella Aurora: Este protector me gusta mucho, es muy hidratante aún que es específico para pieles mixtas grasas con manchitas.
𐙚Protector solar spf 50 de Revox: Deja la piel aterciopelada, nada pesada. Lleva ácido hialuronico y es súper económica.
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Todos los productos que aparecen podéis encontrarlos algunos en parafarmacias, y los demás están casi todos en perfumerías.
Mis marcas favoritas por si queréis investigar cuál os iría mejor para vuestro tipo de piel o diferentes rutinas:
Ziaja, La Roche-Posay, Revuelve, Revox, Vichi, Avène, The Ordinary, Beauty Drops, Cerave.
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🌸 Daygem 🌸
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theupslion · 4 months ago
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Ok so, entertaining the idea of variations of Alfa, made me think about what traits define Alfa as a being and what would change to make them not just a different form but a completely different being. With varying levels of seriousness.
Alfa Centuri - The Lover
Beta Centuri - The sage
Gama Centuri - The steadfast
Delta Centuri - The free spirit
Theta Centuri - The omen
Kappa Centuri - The loyalist
Sigma Centuri - The charmer
Omega Centuri - The survivor
They probably have different colored true forms and essence also
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honoringthor · 1 year ago
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Animal allies 🐸 toad
🐸Aka. Sapaktalgi/Sopakvlke(Muskogee), Tak'ya-kwe(zuni), Oma'K'aki (Timahami), Bramble frog, Phryhli, le crapaud, sapo, ropucha, tudse, pad, kröte,
🐸They're probably Eastern American toads (Anaxyrus americanus) of which there are 3 subspecies, Eastern American toad(shown?), Dwarf American toad, and the rare Hudson Bay toad. American toads are native to the Eastern US and Canada. They were once part of the genus "Bufo" before they were Anaxyrus. They look similar to Fowler's and Wood house's toads whose territories overlap with the American toad. They can live up to 30yrs.
Some native American tribes associate toads with witchcraft and disease. For others they may represent a clan. In Haudenosaunee lore toad was one of the animals that tried to bring up earth during the creation myth. The Objibwe hero Iyash became the 1st toad in their lore. In Timahami lore a toad singing in the dark means rain. 🌧️
In parts of Europe, toad also represents witchcraft and disease. Familiars would sometimes take the form of toads who were fed blood by the witch's they serve. Europeans had a charm called a toad stone which said to be in the head above the eyes. The stones were used to protect against poison and healing. They were actually fossilized lepidotes. There was also the "toad bone". This bone was used to control horses and people.
The Han Chinese have a toad or frog called Jin Chan/Chan Chuy or "wealth beckoning frog/money toad/frog". Figurines of them are used in Feng Shui.
In Japan toad is seen as bringing luck, prosperity, transformation, and adaptability. They're associated with Benzaiten and the sage, Gama Sennin rode a giant toad and had them as allies.
Toad venom was used by various cultures as a hallucinagin.
Toads are associated with Hecate.
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Wikipedia Anaxyrus americanus
Native-languages.org
Conservewildlife.org
The Natterjack at the edges of occult history
Toads in Japanese folklore
Toads in Mythology
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soccomcsantos · 2 years ago
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Novo Mercedes-Benz GLB: Quando a robustez encontra a elegância
Há sempre um SUV Mercedes-Benz à sua medida. Elétrico, híbrido ou a combustão, compacto ou de maiores dimensões, terá sempre na gama da marca uma opção que vai ao encontro das suas necessidades. A renovação do GLB é mais um bom exemplo desta estratégia de reforço e atualização permanente da oferta, com uma aposta clara num desenho ainda mais moderno e elegante, mas também no acréscimo de equipamento de conforto e segurança.
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A atualização do SUV compacto GLB vai muito além do que a vista alcança. Mas são as mudanças de ordem estética que, naturalmente, mais sobressaem num primeiro contato. O novo design do para-choques dianteiro com uma proteção inferior simulada não esconde a inspiração nos modelos de todo-o-terreno, transmitindo robustez e um porte mais musculado. A destacada grelha do radiador com quatro lamelas horizontais e a proeminente estrela central reforçam esta impressão. A forma atlética da linha dos ombros, cria uma interessante interação de luz e sombra e acentuam, visualmente, a traseira em termos de largura.
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Os novos e sofisticados faróis full-LED dianteiros e os estilizados farolins traseiros também realçam a aparência moderna e mais jovial. O mesmo se passa com a alargada gama de quatro novas jantes e uma nova cor de carroçaria, o azul espectral metalizado. Na linha de equipamento de acesso, o novo GLB vem equipado com jantes de liga leve de 17 polegadas, cinco raios duplos e com acabamento em preto brilhante. Contudo, o SUV compacto da Mercedes-Benz também pode ser configurado com jantes de 18 a 20 polegadas.
Um local onde apetece estar e ficar
Um dos destaques do moderno e aprazível interior vai para o ecrã duplo independente. De série, o GLB vem equipado com um ecrã de 7 polegadas que serve de painel de instrumentos e um outro de 10.25 polegadas que assegura o equipamento multimédia. Estão ainda disponíveis em opção dois ecrãs de maiores dimensões (10.25”). As saídas de ventilação redondas com design em forma de turbina perpetuam esta elegância desportiva e contrastam com os elementos interiores em alumínio, retilíneos e típicos de modelos todo-o-terreno. O volante de série desta atual geração é revestido em pele. Adicionalmente, e pela primeira vez, está disponível na linha de equipamento AMG Line um volante com função de aquecimento.
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 Os bancos conforto em pele sintética ARTICO e em tecido preto com relevo, são de série no novo GLB. Estes estão disponíveis como opção em cinzento sage, uma cor da moda. Três cores de interior – preto, bege macchiato e cinzento sage – estão disponíveis na linha de equipamento Progressive. O revestimento de série dos bancos em pele sintética ARTICO / microfibra MICROCUT está agora também disponível em castanho bahia na linha de equipamento AMG Line, bem como em preto, cinzento sage e na nova combinação de cores de vermelho pepper com preto. O revestimento de tecido dos bancos de conforto é fabricado totalmente com materiais reciclados, enquanto no revestimento ARTICO/MICROCUT, a proporção de materiais reciclados é de 65 % no encosto do banco e de 85 % na almofada do mesmo.
Equipamento reforçado
O equipamento de série do GLB foi significativamente reforçado e atualizado. De série, este SUV compacto já inclui o Assistente de Máximos, uma câmara de marcha-atrás e o pack USB, além do volante em pele e dos faróis em LED. A partir da linha de equipamento Progressive, os clientes também recebem o pack Parking e o pack Espelhos. Outros equipamentos funcionais estão agrupados em packs de acordo com as escolhas habituais dos clientes, que podem configurar os veículos individualmente em termos de design com o vasto leque de equipamento, como as cores, os estofos, o acabamento interior e as jantes.
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Em termos tecnológicos, o GLB inclui agora a última geração do MBUX com estilos de exibição atualizados em termos de design. O estilo Clássico fornece toda a informação importante para o condutor, enquanto o look Desportivo impressiona com o conta-rotações dinâmico. Os clientes que pretendam visualizar apenas o essencial podem selecionar um estilo mais “Discreto”. Em combinação com os três modos Navegação, Assistência e Serviços e os 10 mundos de cores da função Iluminação Ambiente, estão disponíveis inúmeras opções de personalização. Todas as anteriores funções como Multimédia, Telefone ou Veículo continuam disponíveis e podem ser operadas comodamente através do ecrã tátil ou dos interruptores táteis no volante.
Criar rotinas através da I.A.
O assistente de voz inteligente da Mercedes-Benz ganha capacidade de diálogo e de aprendizagem graças aos avanços da I.A. e aos serviços Mercedes me que podem ser ativados. O sistema fica a conhecer o condutor e lembra-se das configurações ou percursos habituais. No momento apropriado, sugere funções de informação e de entretenimento, de conforto e do veículo – precisamente adaptadas à respetiva situação de condução. Naturalmente, o condutor poderá rejeitar esta sugestão com a função “Não sugerir agora”, ou eliminar permanentemente a sugestão com “Não sugerir novamente”. O veículo lembrar-se-á destas pretensões. Desta forma, certas ações podem ser acionadas sem ter de pronunciar "Olá Mercedes" e o assistente de voz pode agora também explicar as funções do veículo.
Um curioso novo equipamento digital foi, adicionalmente, integrado no GLB em combinação com o opcional pack Individualização dos serviços Mercedes me connect. Uma seleção de minijogos criados especialmente para ecrãs táteis e para os botões de controlo táteis no volante, tornam o SUV numa consola de jogos móvel. Os jogos podem ser jogados em modo individual ou modo multijogador, para que todos os ocupantes do veículo possam jogar em simultâneo. Atualmente estão disponíveis jogos clássicos como o Sudoku, Shuffle Puck, Pairs, Match 3 e um questionário.
A segurança não é uma opção...
Os sistemas de assistência de segurança são outra área na qual o GLB se destaca. Através do Controlo Ativo da Direção, uma atualização do pack Assistência à Condução permite um controlo mais confortável do Assistente de Faixa de Rodagem. A próxima geração do pack Parking fornece assistência em estacionamento longitudinal com vista de 360 graus durante o estacionamento assistido por câmara. Pela primeira vez, o GLB também oferece Assistente de Manobra do Reboque, que facilita as manobras de marcha-atrás com apoio da câmara. Como pré-requisito, o veículo deve estar equipado com gancho de reboque, ESP® de estabilização do reboque e pack Parking com câmara de 360 graus.
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Reforço da eletrificação na “ordem do dia”
O novo GLB está disponível na Europa com quatro versões de motor a gasolina e quatro versões de motor diesel. A gama inclui motores de quatro cilindros com caixa de velocidades de dupla embraiagem de sete ou oito relações. As duas versões de motor a gasolina mais potentes estão equipadas de série com sistema de tração integral variável 4MATIC.
Para reduzir o consumo e as emissões, todos os motores a gasolina são eletrificados. Estas versões híbridas parciais estão equipadas com sistema elétrico de 48 V, para o motor de arranque / alternador. A sua potência suplementar de 10 kW, disponível por breves momentos, confere ao modelo uma maior agilidade durante o arranque e uma aceleração mais rápida nas solicitações do acelerador. Esta solução também melhora o conforto, já que reduz as vibrações e o ruído durante o arranque do motor e também permite circular em roda livre com este desligado. Além disso, durante as manobras de travagem e de aceleração, o motor de arranque/alternador, através da função de regeneração, recupera energia que pode ser utilizada para reforçar o sistema elétrico de bordo de 12 V e a bateria de 48 V.
O motor diesel de 2.0 litros e quatro cilindros combina um funcionamento suave com uma entrega espontânea de potência e um baixo consumo de combustível. Está disponível em três níveis de potência e binário, desde os 85 kW – 116 cv (280 Nm de binário) até aos 140 kW – 190 cv (400 Nm de binário) e está equipado com um turbo de geometria variável.
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minaa-munch · 4 years ago
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Ok but what if Tsunade was actually your mom Minato?
“My...haha-ue?”
Blue hues blinked curiously at darker counterparts before flickering to the teenage duo not too far away. Tsunade was tiny compared to his mammoth of a sensei, yet it was Jiraiya who was cowering at the verbal onslaught; hands raised in a placating gesture while petite digits slowly curled into fists at her sides. 
It would have been comical had it not been routine by now. Minato would constantly badger his sensei for more training, said sensei would eventually agree to oversee the random new maneuver Minato had come up with - which would usually end with either more bruises or at times, a broken bone [or two]. 
“Ano...”
Cue a visit to their favorite Iryō-nin. To her credit, the Senju barely flinched whenever she was presented with the array of injuries Minato was prone to. She usually rewarded him a well placed glower and a flick to the forehead [hard enough to leave a bruise, mind] whilst his poor sensei received the brunt of her wrath. 
Like he was now. The blond flinched and promptly turned to Tsume just as a resounding thwack filled the clearing “She’s more like an onee san, ne.” Tan digits beckoned the other closer and his voice dipped a few octaves lower, “A scary one.” 
Both turned to look at the Jōnin in question and nearly squeaked when they saw twin hazels narrowed in their direction.    "What are you looking at?" Painted digits were curled into a fist, raised and lined with the faintest of aggravated tremors while Jiraiya nursed a growing bump on his head in the background. 
"N-nothing, Tsunade ane."
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cultofthewyrm · 3 years ago
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Jiraiya by linggar bramanty
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bibinaruto · 3 years ago
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lovingkakashi · 6 years ago
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Caption this.
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asayuriofficial · 6 years ago
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This is 24 hours of my precious life.
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Jean-Joseph Carriès (1855-1894) "The Frog Man" (c. 1891) Glazed stoneware Located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, United States Carriès was fascinated by frogs, the writer Octave Uzanne, recalled a walk he and the sculptor took one night in 1882 in Paris: "A toad from the banks of the Seine was hopping around our feet [...] Carriès caught it immediately [...] and stroked it lightly with his finger. You could see the admiration in his eyes," and they appear in several examples of his work. "The Frog Man" is his fantastical sculpture of a half-man, half-frog sitting among a family of smaller frogs. It recalls the gargoyles of Gothic cathedrals while also resembling a large-scale version of the whimsical Japanese carved sculpture known as netsuke. Carriès may have known the Japanese legend of Gama Sennin (frog sage), an Immortal who often took the form of his companion, a large toad.
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nntheblog · 2 years ago
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What are the Names of the Frogs of Naruto's Naruto? 2022
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Advertisement Naruto FrogsMany of the key characters are, in fact, Naruto Uzumaki, Jiraiya?, Minato NamikazeYou can summon creatures. Toads are the summons most often seen in anime. On Mount MyobokuThey are where they live. Toads can use their tongues, as well as other objects, to make weapons or spit oil and water from their mouths. They are one of few creatures who can perform ninjutsu. They are unique because of this. Toads are able to be summoned on the battlefield as great forces because they are skilled at senjutsu. This article contains a list of all the frogs found in Naruto. Fukasaku An elderly toad who lives on Mount Myoboku, Fukasaku, is also known as “Head” and is over 800 years old. He and his wife Shima are honoured as the “Two Great Sage Toads” because they are the Great Toad Sage’s descendants. Fukasaku is a green toad with white hair. His hair has been styled into a kind of mohawk, thick brows and a little goatee. Two different capes—one with a high collar and the other with a plainer collar—have been observed on him. Fukasaku, Shima and both are very strong in battle. Fukasaku can quickly use his tongue to attack the enemy when Shima sends a serpent-like creature out of her stomach to hunt it down. Gama Gama is the first toad named by the series. She makes her debut in Jiraiya's company. This particular toad appears to be the scroll’s keeper for the Toad Summoning contract. Gama’s personality is largely unknown because he has not yet been heard speaking; He has made very few croaking sounds, particularly in anime. He was also shown to be the only summon that struck the same position with Jiraiya. This indicates that he is very loyal. Gama follows him and obeys his orders. Shima (Frogs of Naruto) Shima is a well-known elder toad hailing from Mount Myoboku. She is also known as the Mother in the Toad Way. She and her husband Fukasaku are together referred to as the “Two Great Sage Toads’ ‘ as they are the successors of the Great Toad Sage. Shima is known for her open-hearted nature and ability to see things clearly. She is regarded as the “Mother of the Toad Way” by all toads as a result. Shima's purple underside is complemented by a green upper and purple markings around the mouth and back. Shima's ability to observe the circumstances and events surrounding wars is what makes her a well-known person. Kosuke Ksuke was a messenger-toad who lived on Mount Myboku. Ksuke seemed to be a cheerful and upbeat toad who followed the directions well. Ksuke had blue marks around his eyes and on his head, as well as primary colors. He also wore a pair of green goggles. He carried the word “gold” in kanji on his back. Ksuke was known for his extraordinary speed and stamina. Gamabunta Gamabunta is the dominant toad on Mount Myoboku. It's also known as Bunta. Gamabunta, an unflappable and unyielding toad, is unflinching. He doesn't like being told what to do, except by summoners with exceptional skills who command his respect. Few people have been given the unquestioned right to ride on top his skull, including Naruto, Minato, Jiraiya and Minato. Although he's quite skilled at fighting, he's also aware of his limitations. This is evident in his concern when Shukaku confronts him. Gamakichi (Frogs of Naruto) Gamakichi hails from Mount Myboku and is a toad. Additionally, he is Gamabunta’s oldest child and Gamatatsu’s elder brother. Naruto Uzumaki summoned him. Gamakichi is funny and has smart mannerisms. Gamakichi is a lighthearted, condescending character who prefers conversation to combat. He and Naruto became close after he protected him in his Shukaku small form from Gaara. When called, he usually responds with a “Yo” to everyone. Gamagoro (Frogs of Naruto) Gamagor, a huge toad, lives on Mount Myoboku. Gamagor, an amiable and differentiated toad, greets his summoner with honorifics. KonohamaruAnywhere he wishes. Scales cover the bottom of the massive, lighter-purple Gamagor toad. His eyes are surrounded with red marks. Konohamaru summons Gamagoro, to teach academy students how to summon. After the demonstration, he is dismissed. Gamaken (Frogs of Naruto). Gamaken is a giant toad that lives on Mount Myoboku. Sometimes called Ken. Gamaken is very humble. Gamaken often appears anxious and mentions how awkward it is to him. He once more complains to Gamabunta about how awkward he feels while battling the summons of the Animal Path during Pain’s invasion. Despite this, he hasn’t demonstrated any evidence of being any more clumsy or “ungraceful” than the other toads in the series, He also pledges to do his best. Gamaken, a huge magenta-colored frog, has black patterns all over his body, arms and legs, as well as horn-like protrusions at his head. Gerotora (Frogs of Naruto) Gerotora, a scroll toad that is native to Mount Myoboku and which keeps the scroll-abdomen information with vigilance up to the death of its owner, is a rare species. He lives in the stomach of his contractor and is known for his extraordinary stamina. He is a black-and-orange toad with dark patterns around his mouth, eyes and underbelly. Gerotora is able to stretch his abdomen to reveal a scroll which, when hidden creates the impression that Gerotora is wearing an obi. Gamatatsu Gamatatsu is one of the toads found on Mount Myboku. Along with being Gamabunta’s youngest child, he is Gamakichi’s younger brother. Gamatatsu is primarily yellow with orange accents around the eyes and mouth. Two indented markings are also visible on Gamatatsu's stomach. He was small enough in Part I to fit on Naruto’s head; however, in Part II, he has grown to the point that he can now hold Naruto up on his head and swallow an adult. He’s wearing a blue vest like his brother. Gamahiro Gamahiro, or simply Hiro, is a huge toad found on Mount Myboku. Gamahiro is a giant toad. But, unlike Gamabunta's, his size is inconsistently displayed. His height is usually higher than trees and structures. His shoulders have two distinctive, round marks. His skin color is aquamarine, with grey-colored outlines around his eyes. He has an orange sash that wraps around his midriff and carries two large katanas on the back. In Part I of the anime, he was a brown color. Gamariki Gamariki, a toad from Mount Myboku. Gamariki is known for his flamboyant behavior and often communicates his emotions through body gestures. He also has a propensity in the Japanese version to use charming language when referring to people whose names finish in “-chan.” On the other hand, when he was serious, his voice—which was often high—took on a deep, sombre tone, which is said to be his typical voice. Gamamaru The oldest and most revered toad of all Mount Myboku’s residents is Gamamaru, also known as the Great Toad Sage. Because of his advanced age, the other toads refer to him as Great Honourable Geezer. He is known for his precise prophesies. He is one of Mount Myboku’s largest residents, easily matching the sizes of Bunta, Ken, and Hiro. Gamamaru's stomach is white, his eyes are brown and he squints a lot. He is donning a professor’s hat with tassels and an orb on top. He also sports a necklace with the toads’ village’s “oil” emblem on it. Please let me know if you think I have missed something important. We’ll be happy to inform us about this within the comments So write your comments down below. Thank you for reading this anime blog. Read the full article
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It’s not often that I get to write him, but every so often I’ll involve Gama in a thread—that’s the toad that Jiraiya was first introduced on the back of, and who he summons from time to time in the series. This headcanon has been in the back of my mind, seriously, for ages (and I even started a fic about it which is languishing eternally in my WIPs somewhere).
Basically, since this toad is only ever seen with Jiraiya—as far as I recall—I started working on a little bit of backstory for his and Jiraiya’s relationship that I’ll summarise here!
So, when Jiraiya first signed his contract with the toads and became an apprentice toad sage, learning how to mould nature chakra and perform senjutsu was only part of the training he underwent. The toads also wanted to foster within the boy a deeper interest in the natural world and a connection to their people, as they had done with all the other toad sages over the centuries. 
Part of this induction was to have him pick an egg from the spawning ponds, and raise it from tadpole to fully grown toad. And this was how a very small Jiraiya came to be responsible for a tadpole that was pretty much the size of his entire torso, who would grow into big funky orange boi we see today! (The subject of this fic I mentioned is pretty much kid Jiraiya dealing with a massive juvenile toadlet, and all the antics that involves)
Once Jiraiya nurtured him through the stages of tadpole to toadlet to fully-grown toad (Jira was about 13 at the time), it was finally time to give him his real name, the name that would be inscribed on the Name Registry Scroll as per tradition. The honour of choosing this name fell upon Jiraiya, as the one who’d raised him... And, being as creative with names as ever he was, Jiraiya chose to name him ‘Gama’ (to the despair of Ma and Pa). 
Ever since, Gama has been a firm companion to Jiraiya, and the kanji for "loyalty" (忠, chū) on his beaded necklace is a symbol of this connection. The kabuki-esque posing that Gama emulates is picked up from Jiraiya (along with spying, oo-er), and he’ll often move in synch with him, or know to attack or defend without Jiraiya even vocalising it. Because the two also have matching tattoos on their palms, I like to think that this was a ceremonial confirmation of Gama’s status as a summon personal to Jiraiya—it functions as a summoning tattoo for any toad, but the toad that has a matching tattoo is one that only he can summon. 
Additionally, as Jiraiya was the most recent and most experienced toad sage (until his passing), Gama was charged with keeping the Summoning Contract Scroll, as seen in the series—this duty would be passed down the line of toad sages and their personal summons, should they make such a bond.
Gama’s feelings towards Jiraiya, overall, can best be described as one between comrades but also like an older/younger sibling with Jiraiya as the elder he looks up to. Once Jiraiya passes away, we don’t get to meet Gama again; he would remain on Myōbokuzan and spend many years in mourning.
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NaNo Prep Week #2 - Create Complex Characters
NaNo Prep is a series of blog posts covering the NaNo Prep 101 curriculum which is a good outline of the things you want to do to get ready for NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month.
Its week #2 and we’re now looking at characters. In the character-plot-setting triad this is definitely my weakest area. I have a terrible tendency to create characters I don’t like. I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently and I think its because I don’t seem to make them proactive enough. I really hate passive characters. So much. Mention Tess of the D’Urbervilles too me and you get instant rage. I read that book at 17 so I’ve known about that for a long time, yet I still seem to create characters that fall into that trap. This week is the one I am going to put particular effort into.
Resources
Once again, there are some resources on the NaNo website and I started there. There’s another generator, but its nowhere near as much fun. Some other resources I found especially useful:
The lectures on Character that form part of Brandon Sanderson’s BYU lectures on Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy (the entire 2020 course is online). I strongly recommend watching these as they give you lots of tools to analyse your characters and lots of examples to see how the theory translates in to practice. There are three lectures - part 1, part 2 and the Q&A.
Writing Excuses 11.37 - Casting Your Book with Gama Martinez had some good practical ideas. I’m going to go into detail on this one because I used it a lot.
The most interesting characters are the ones in the most pain.
Your characters will exist on multiple scales of power/privilege. The recommendation from the hosts is to explore this by flipping their status on some of these axis to help you explore your character. The particular axis identified were role, race/ethnicity, age, orientation/sexuality, ability, class/education and gender. Its important to try and avoid problematic tropes while doing this.
As well as the axis flipping, another idea was to write job interviews with different types of characters.
There are lots of other episodes of Writing Excuses on character.
I enjoyed “I JUST DIDN’T CONNECT WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER” | How to Write Characters Readers Will Love from Michelle Schusterman. In particular, she talks about the concept of character postulates - deeply held beliefs - and how you use those. Building on that, and on the idea of the compulsion (the key postulate) I found Creating SATISFYING Character Growth in a Cozy Mystery from Jane Kalmes useful, framing the difference between the plot and the character arc as the Acute Issue and Chronic Issue.
This is a useful post on Jungian Archetypes. When I have struggled in the past, I’ve tried mapping a character onto an archetype. This helped give me a driving desire or show me when a desire isn’t right. Its not a template, but more a way of interrogating the character you’ve created. I had a character who was a bit all over the place. Her biggest fear was being trapped into what her parents wanted. Looking at the Archetypes I realised I wanted her to be an Explorer and this helped me to flesh her out more when I was struggling.
How I used them
My focus here has been on my protagonist. I’ve been trying to create a character who I don’t hate and who I can give a solid arc that ties into the plot. She is an expert on cults who has focused largely on academic work. Early in her career she tried some field work - support for a cult member who had recently left a cult - and it failed terribly. She has watched as her family have fallen into various cultic organisations and felt paralysed to help them in any way because of her failure. Her relationships with them have been on the decline. This is her chronic issue.
I had a go at writing some postulates:
She believes that if she tries to help members of cults and cultic organisations, she has a substantial chance of making things worse. The main plot offers her a way to potentially overcome this by targeting the cult rather than the individual.
She believes strongly in the dangers posed by cultic groups like some conspiracy theory groups, right wing militias and multi-level marketing organisations. She feels that the dangers posed by these groups are consistently underestimated by the mainstream media and authorities.
She does not believe in any kind of supernatural phenomena and has criticised cultic groups that profess to have abilities. In fact, she spent a while debunking a medium who had a cultic following.
Using the scales Brandon Sanderson suggests, she’s high on the competence scale re: her knowledge of cults, but low on practical application of it, and of other skills she needs in her new role. She’s been through a rough time, which hopefully will make her sympathetic and thus at least partway up the likability scale. She will start low on the proactivity scale, but accelerate up it as the plot progresses. Because, another thing I have realised as I went through this process, is that a little bit of passivity early on is okay. As long as it doesn’t last for the entire book and lead to their own death!
In terms of Jungian archetypes, she is a mix of the Sage and the Magician. This was interesting and made me think about the character a bit. Should her inability to act be motivated by the fear of unintended consequences, or is it just academic paralysis? If she has elements of the magician, does that mean she also has elements of a cult leader? The Magician is certainly the archetype that a cult leader would follow. These presented me with two different ideas I could explore if I feel I need something more or if something doesn’t work.
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Novo Mercedes-Benz Classe B: o lado B(om) da vida
Já conquistou mais de um milhão de proprietários e agora está ainda melhor. Conheça as novidades do Mercedes-Benz Classe B.
Desde que foi lançado, em 2005, o Mercedes-Benz Classe B destaca-se claramente da concorrência pela combinação de dinâmica, conforto, sensação de espaço e versatilidade. Hoje, mantém todos os atributos que já conquistaram mais de um milhão de clientes, mas também se destaca como líder do ponto de vista digital, com o inovador conceito de comando MBUX e uma oferta de conetividade tão moderna como abrangente.
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Nesta última evolução, o Classe B está mais elegante e sofisticado do que nunca. Na dianteira, os novos faróis LED (disponíveis como opção), o para-choques desportivo e a grelha do radiador conferem ao novo Classe B um evidente acréscimo de dinamismo. O carácter desportivo é realçado ainda pelas novas jantes, que foram redesenhadas e estão disponíveis com tamanhos até às 19”, incluindo as opcionais jantes de liga leve multi-raios AMG. A secção traseira também transmite dinamismo e um denota um inegável apelo: os novos faróis traseiros bipartidos integram agora tecnologia LED. Acrescentando a isto, o spoiler aerodinâmico no topo do óculo traseiro melhora a aerodinâmica do modelo.
Entre a alta tecnologia e a desportividade
Moderno, sofisticado e com uma qualidade de construção ímpar, o habitáculo do novo Classe B continua, no entanto, a ser muito prático e espaçoso. O posto de condução é dominado pelo ecrã duplo (painel de instrumentos de 7 polegadas e o ecrã central de 10.25 polegadas), que é proposto de série. Se optar pela solução dos dois ecrãs de 10.25 polegadas, esta promove a impressão de que o generoso ecrã está a flutuar. As três saídas de ventilação redondas em forma de turbina, tão características da Mercedes-Benz, são uma homenagem ao mundo da aviação, enquanto a consola central com um novo desenho transmite as aspirações de alta tecnologia do novo Classe B através do seu visual Black Panel, enquanto o novo volante da última geração é revestido de série em pele napa.
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Mas porque na Mercedes-Benz cada cliente é único e especial, o Classe B propõe uma gama atrativa de cores e materiais no interior que permitem um elevado grau de personalização. Na versão base, os bancos foram aperfeiçoados e recebem revestimentos ARTICO tridimensionais. A versão Progressive oferece a exclusividade tão característica da Mercedes-Benz, com uma nova combinação de cores em preto, preto/macchiato e o novo preto/cinzento sage. Neste caso, o revestimento dos bancos também pode ser escolhido com revestimento em pele na cor preto ou castanho Bahia. Os elementos de revestimento recém-desenvolvidos com padrão de estrelas dão um toque de maior emoção ao habitáculo. A versão AMG, com o interior revestido em ARTICO/MICROCUT preto e pespontos contrastantes em vermelho, assume-se como a variante mais desportiva do novo Classe B.
Reciclar é a palavra de ordem
Na sua iniciativa Ambition 2039, a Mercedes-Benz definiu o objetivo de lançar um portfólio de novos automóveis ligeiros de passageiros e comerciais ligeiros (VCL) neutros em CO2 ao longo de toda a cadeia de valor e do ciclo de vida do modelo, a partir de 2039. O objetivo consiste ainda em reduzir, pelo menos para metade, as emissões de CO2 durante todo o ciclo de vida de cada automóvel ligeiro até ao final desta década. Uma das medidas corresponde à utilização de materiais reciclados. Por esta razão, a composição de todos os materiais a utilizar também foi reconsiderada no projeto do novo Classe B e a possibilidade de utilização de alternativas mais sustentáveis foi sempre tida em consideração. Os bancos, por exemplo, integram na sua secção central, tecido fabricado a partir de material 100% reciclado. No caso dos bancos ARTICO/MICROCUT, esta proporção é de 65 por cento nas superfícies de revestimento e de 85 por centro no material interior do mesmo.
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Sem nunca penalizar a possibilidade de personalização dos clientes, a Mercedes-Benz optou por simplificar significativamente a lógica dos vários packs de equipamento por forma a reduzir a morosa seleção das muitas opções individuais. Os equipamentos que são frequentemente selecionados em conjunto são agora agrupados em packs de equipamento com base nas preferências reais do cliente. Além disso, estão disponíveis opções adicionais. No que diz respeito às opções de design como a pintura, os estofos, os revestimentos e as jantes, os clientes continuam a poder configurar os seus veículos individualmente tal como anteriormente.
Em termos concretos, mesmo na sua especificação de série, o novo Classe B já inclui uma grande variedade de elementos de conforto, segurança e auxílio à condução, como a câmara de marcha-atrás, os ecrãs multimédia, o pack USB e o volante revestido em pele napa. A partir da versão Progressive, o equipamento de série passa a incluir os faróis LED, os bancos com regulação do apoio lombar, o pack Parking, o pack Espelhos e a porta do compartimento de bagagens Easy Pack.
Mas a capacidade de personalização dos utilizadores vai muito além dos elementos mencionados e passa até pela forma como a informação surge aos olhos do condutor e restantes ocupantes. Nesta última geração do MBUX, o novo Classe B conta com três estilos de exibição: o Classic apresenta toda a informação importante para o condutor, o estilo Sporty impressiona com um conta-rotações dinâmico, enquanto o estilo Discreet é caracterizado pela redução da quantidade de conteúdos apresentados. Em combinação com três modos (Navigation, Assistance, Services) e sete mundos de cores, estes criam uma experiência completa que pode ser personalizada de acordo com conforme o desejado.
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O sistema de telemática também foi revisto e impressiona com o seu novo design e desempenho melhorado. Outra nova funcionalidade é a integração de um sensor de impressão digital (disponibilidade prevista para o começo de 2023) para a identificação e autorização do condutor. O assistente de voz Hey Mercedes no novo Classe B tem agora uma maior capacidade de diálogo e de aprendizagem.
Reduzir as emissões, nunca as emoções
A gama de motores a gasolina do novo Classe B também foi aperfeiçoada e consistentemente eletrificada. Com um sistema elétrico adicional de 48 V e um aumento de potência de 10 kW, as manobras de arranque são particularmente apoiadas. Para os condutores do novo Classe B, o motor de arranque/alternador acionado por correia também melhora notoriamente o conforto: reduz o ruído e a vibração durante o processo de arranque comparativamente aos motores de arranque convencionais e permite circular em modo “vela” a uma velocidade constante com o motor de combustão desligado. Além disso, o motor de arranque/alternador recupera energia durante a travagem e desta forma alimenta o sistema elétrico de bordo de 12 V bem como a bateria de 48 V.
As versões híbridas plug-in do novo Classe B beneficiam do aperfeiçoamento da bateria de alta tensão. O próprio processo de carregamento foi otimizado: além da potência de 3.7 kW de série, esta bateria aperfeiçoada pode agora também ser carregada com corrente alterna e com uma potência de até 11 kW. Além disso, os clientes continuam a ter a opção de carregar a bateria com corrente contínua e com uma potência de até 22 kW. Um carregamento deste tipo assegura uma carga de 10 até 80 % em cerca de 25 minutos. O motor elétrico no novo Classe B também foi revisto e atinge uma potência de 80 kW, um aumento de 5 kW.
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