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[bakeseat26]

5 things to consider when choosing a bank account

Choosing the right bank account is crucial for managing your finances effectively. With so more

[animemakeblog]

“Nageki no Bourei wa Intai shitai Season 2” The Announced

An announcement promo by the original character designer, Chiiko, was released on the official website of the television anime Nageki no Bourei wa Intai shitai (Let This Grieving Soul Retire), marking the start of a second season.

[bukimevieningi]

Saudo Arabija derasi dėl prisijungimo prie BRICS banko

Saudo Arabija derasi, kad prisijungtų prie BRICS naujosios plėtros banko (NDB) kaip naujas, devintas narys. Tai sekmadienį pranešė „Financial Times“ , remdamasis jam pateiktu organizacijos pareiškimu. „Artimųjų Rytų šalyse Saudo Arabijos Karalystei teikiame didelę reikšmę ir šiuo metu palaikome kompetentingą dialogą su ja“, – laikraščiui sakė banko pareigūnai. Leidinys pažymi, kad karalystės…

[fitz-higgins]

Many of the arts with the boys (and 'Enery) are based, sometimes loosely, on actual photographs, old and modern alike. And here's some inspiration behind them.

Arts are by pokatac / @artsyboy90 / New House / @patronjenu / Banka Kori

[alterin]

All The GazettE lives/perfomances available

I decided to organize everything I found (mainly for myself). Let me know if something is missing!

Beautifool's Fest 2003.

Tokyo Saiban ~Judgment Day~ 2004.1.16 fri SHIBUYA-AX.

Heisei Banka 2005.

Peace & Smile Carnival Tour 2005.

Maximum royal disorder 2005.

Nameless Liberty Six Guns 2006.

Decomposition Beauty 2007.

Neo Visual Kei - Manatsu no Utage 2007.

Tour 2007-2008 Stacked Rubbish Grand Finale [Repeated Countless Error].

Manatsu no Utage 2008 Live.

LEECH Live at MUSIC JAPAN 2008.

Gazerock Festival in Summer 08 [Burst into a Blaze].

Peace & Smile Carnival PS company's 10th Anniversary.

Tour09 - Dim Scene - Final At Saitama Super Arena 2009.

Tour 10 Nameless Liberty Six Bullets -01- 2010.

The 4th J-Melo Awards 2010.

The Nameless Liberty at 10.12.26 Tokyo Dome 2010.

SUMMER SONIC 2011 - 2011.09.16.

Inazuma Rock Festival 2011.

Tour11-12 Venomous Cell Finale Omega At 01.14 Yokohama Arena 2012.

Kishidan Banpaku 2012.

10th Anniversary The Decade Live At 03.10 Makuhari Messe 2012.

the 6th J-MELO Awards Live Special 2013.

live tour 12-13 【DIVISION】FINAL MELT LIVE AT 03.10 SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 2013.

Live at SUMMER SONIC 2013.

Kubana 2013.

LIVE TOUR 13-14 [MAGNIFICENT MALFORMED BOX] FINAL CODA LIVE AT 01.11 YOKOHAMA ARENA 2014.

STANDING LIVE TOUR14 HERESY LIMITED -Saiteigi- COMPLETE BOX 2014.

World Tour 2013 Documentary.

Kishidan Banpaku 2014.

Loud Park 2014.

Japan Night in Taipei 2015.

Tour 15-16 Dogmatic final -Shikkoku 2016.

World Tour 2016 Documentary, Dogmatic Trois.

Knotfest 2016 (I couldn't find the video, but I saw a news report that it was broadcasted on tv, so probably it should be somewhere on the internet).

Kishidan Banpaku 2016.

15th Anniversary Dainippon itangeish [BOUDOUKU GUDON NO SAKURA] 2017.

“BURST INTO A BLAZE 3” 2017.

Rock in Japan 2017.

Spooky Box 2 (ABYSS LUCY).

Countdown Japan 17/18.

Rock in Japan 2018.

Live Tour 18-19 THE NINTH FINAL (Live at 09.23 Yokohama Arena).

World tour 2019 Live in New York.

World Tour19 Documentary THE NINTH [99.999].

Rock in Japan 2019.

『BLINDING HOPE』LIVE AT 2021.12.23 TOKYO GARDEN THEATER

20th Anniversary -HERESY- 2022.

Probably I've missed something... And order isn't correct, but still.

[lulu2992]

Who is the voice of the female Deputy?

When I saw this question, I decided to try to find an answer.

I looked up all the actors listed in the credits, listened to their voices (in interviews, demo reels, or other videos), and… I’m still not sure who played the female Deputy.

While I usually find it relatively easy to recognize voice actors in French, my native language, it turns out that’s much harder for me to do in English. Also, it doesn’t help that they’re usually very good at changing their voice/accent and that, in real life, most of them don’t sound like the characters they play.

I still believe the person who played the female Deputy is also “Cult Follower Female 5” (CFF5), but it seems to me the actor used a different accent and tone so the cultist sounds a bit “villainous”. In any case, I didn’t find anyone that sounded exactly like the two characters…

According to my ears, though, the female Deputy and the female Captain from New Dawn have the same voice. Outside of cutscenes, the Deputy has 314 lines in Far Cry 5 (which you can listen to here, here, here, here, and here) and the audio files were all reused for the Captain. In cutscenes, so the “lines” that were specifically recorded for New Dawn, the character sounds exactly the same to me, which means the voice actor must have worked on both games.

I looked at the names that appeared in the credits of the two games and narrowed the list down to the 15 (+1; see below) likeliest candidates, so here are the people who, in my opinion, could potentially be the voice of the female Deputy, as well as, when the information was available, either in the game or on IMDb, which character(s) they played:

Claire Armstrong

Kailea Banka

Carolina Bartczak (Cult Follower in FC5; apparently not in FCND, but you never know)

Kimberly D. Brooks (Gun for Hire)

Nicki Burke (Cult Follower in FC5, Selene in FCND)

Lucinda Davis

Stacey DePass (Nana in FCND)

Amber Goldfarb (voice of Faith’s Priestesses, “Cult Follower Female 3”, and, I believe, Rae-Rae)*

Julianne Jain

Mara Junot (Sherri Woodhouse, “Civilian Female 6”)

Helen King

Erica Linbeck (voice of Anne, but also this and this)

Cynthia Kaye McWilliams (Resistance Soldier)

Debra Wilson

Kim Yarborough

Mayko Nguyen, who plays Kim Rye, was credited a second time as a “voice talent” in Far Cry 5, which implies she may have also played one of several NPC. Since she worked on New Dawn, she too could be the female Deputy’s voice.

Again, English isn’t my first language, and after spending two days listening to all those voices, everyone started to sound the same to me :’) If you’re a native English speaker and/or have a great ear, though, maybe you’ll be able to more easily solve the mystery! We can do it!

*IMDb says Amber Goldfarb played “Noodle’s owner” (the woman who called Ms. Mable for her pet snake) but the files tell me the voice is actually “Civilian Female 6”, so Mara Junot.

And under the cut, just in case, I included all the other female voices who appear in the credits.

FAR CRY 5

MAIN CAST Beryl Bain (Tracey Lader) Sarah Booth (Tammy Barnes and, according to IMDb, a “Civilian”) Luisa D’Oliveira (Deputy Joey Hudson) Jenessa Grant (Faith Seed) Debra McGrath (Nancy) Tasya Teles (Mary May Fairgrave)

VOICE TALENTS Carolina Bartczak (Cult Follower) Lauren Jackson (Skylar Kohrs) Erin Mathews Julie Nathanson (Jess Black) Kristen Peace Murry Peeters (Grace Armstrong) Claire Rankin Cara Ricketts (Dr. Sarah Perkins in FC5, Mickey in FCND) Charlotte Rogers Paula Shaw (Ms. Wilhelmina Mable) Jane Wheeler (Adelaide Drubman)

PERFORMERS (I’m not sure they recorded voices and they apparently didn’t work on FCND) Michela Cannon Roanna Cochrane (Cult Follower) Athena Karkanis Karen Knox Janet Porter Melissa Robertson Alyssa Trask Brandi Marie Ward

FAR CRY NEW DAWN

MAIN CAST Reina Hardesty (Carmina Rye) Leslie Miller (Lou)

VOICE TALENTS Rylee Alazraqui Mary Faber (in the “Additional Thanks” section in the FC5 credits and in Lost on Mars according to IMDb) Camryn Jones Rachel Kimsey Melanie Minichino (Gina Guerra) Carolyn Ratteray Marisha Ray Nadia Verrucci

PERFORMANCE CAPTURE PERFORMERS (again, I don’t know if they recorded voices in FCND) Ava Augustin Tamara Brown Jenny Raven Ajanae Stephenson Lydia Zadel (also credited in the “Additional Thanks” section in FC5 and a voice in Lost on Mars according to IMDb)

Good luck!

[by-hulusi]

Amerika'nın New York şehrinde bir soygun sırasında hırsız banka içindeki çalışanlara bağırdı: Kıpırdamayın! para devletin, hayatınız da sizindir.

Yani herkes sessizce uzansın..

"Buna anlık akılla ikna denir "

Hırsızlar çalmayı bitirince üniversite mezunu olan en genç hırsız, ilkokul mezunu en yaşlı olan hırsıza dedi ki: Patron kaç para aldık sayalım. Liderleri olan yaşlı hırsız bozuldu ve ona dedi ki:

Aptal mısın? Bu çok para ve saymamız uzun sürer, bu gece ne kadar para çaldığımızı haberlerden

öğreneceğiz!

"Bunun adı tecrübe"

Hırsızlar bankadan çıktıktan sonra banka müdürü, şube müdürüne:

Polisi çabuk ara!

Şube müdürü ona dedi ki: Bekle 10 milyon dolar alıp kendimize saklayalım daha önce zimmetimize geçirdiğimiz 70 milyon doları da ekleyelim.

"Buna akışına yüzmek ve durumu lehine çevirmek denir"

Banka müdürü dedi ki: yani her ay soygun olsa çok iyi olur...

"Ve buna çok ileri gitmek denir"

Ertesi gün haber ajansları bankadan 100 milyon dolar çalındığını bildirdi!

Hırsızlar parayı tekrar tekrar saydılar. Her seferinde miktar 20 milyon dolardı.

Hırsızlar çok sinirlendi. 20 milyon dolar için hayatlarını riske attılar.

Banka müdürü suya sabuna dokunmadan 80 milyon dolar aldı.

Maskeli hırsız ile kravatlı hırsız arasındaki farklı bilgiydi.

"Bunun da adı bilgi altına eşittir"

Banka müdürü milyoner olduğu için gülümsüyordu. Borsadaki tüm kayıplarını bu soygunla telafi etmişti."

"Bunun adı da risk almaktır''

Gerçek hırsızlar çoğunlukla yüksek rütbeli olanlardır.

Ama "hırsız" olarak tanınanlar hep ev ve cüzdan hırsızları olacaktır..

[sasaranomiya]

Koukyuu no Karasu Volume 3 Chapter 1 - A Rainy Night’s Visit (Part 1)

I’m back guys~~! This is the volume where a bunch of new characters are introduced and we start the overarching plot of the series. 

Translation Notes

1. Banka is written with the characters 晚霞 which means “evening glow,” while Chouyou’s name is written with the characters 朝陽 which means “morning sun.”

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At the deep, deep bottom of the sea, stretched out in the silence of the night, I am always waiting.

In the dead of night, Ishiha woke up. He quietly rose from his bed so as to not make any sound. He felt like he just had a bad dream. It was because his throat was dry. The rain he had been hearing before he fell asleep had already stopped, but the damp scent of rain that was characteristic of the end of a shower drifted in the air.

――It’s different from the scent of the sea.

It was different from the smell of the tide, mixed in with that somewhat fishy smell, that clung to his skin. Ishiha hugged his knees on his bed. He hated waking up in the middle of the night. That was when he was the loneliest and the saddest. Memories of his hometown and of the time when he was made into a eunuch swirled around in his head, making his chest squeeze tight. He was having trouble breathing and he pressed his forehead against his knees. He choked back a sob.

“…You can’t sleep?”

He heard Onkei’s voice in the darkness. He felt him getting up in the bed next to his. Ishiha shared a room in Yamei Palace with his senior, Onkei. He hastily apologized.

“I’m sorry, I woke you up.”

It was dark, so his tear-stained face couldn’t be seen, but he sounded nasal. He could feel Onkei staring at him. Onkei slipped off his bed and left the room. Just as Ishiha was panicking, wondering if he had irritated him, Onkei immediately returned.

He was holding up a candlestick. His face emerged from the darkness with the flickering flames of the candle.

“Here.”

Onkei held out a cup. It was filled with water. He seemed to have drawn it from the water jug in the kitchen. “You must be thirsty.”

“Y…yes. Thank you very much.”

Ishiha drank the water, wondering how did he know. His parched throat now quenched, he let out a sigh of relief.

“Everyone has nightmares for a while after they become a eunuch.”

That was all Onkei said in his quiet voice. He was a beautiful man, but there was an unapproachable coldness in his appearance that made Ishiha too nervous to approach him. However, the gentle smile that sometimes appeared on his lips told him that he was a warm person at heart.

“Mr. Onkei, was it like that for you as well?”

There was no answer to that question. Onkei blew out the candle and darkness returned to the room. The faint wisp of smoke from the blown-out flame faded quickly. The smell of smoke and water mingled together. There was the sound of Onkei crawling into his bed, and Ishiha laid down as well. The water that soothed his throat slowly seeped into his chest and loosened his stiffened heart. His eyelids naturally drooped, and he was lulled to sleep as though rocked by the waves. In the waves, the image of his hometown floated and disappeared. His parents, the village elders. The fireside on stormy days, the sound of the wind beating at the window, and the starry sky after the storm had passed, like silver sand scattered across the sky. The elders’ tales. The islands born from the chopped-up god. The lost souls blown into the cove. The one or two new lives raining down from the river of stars. He wondered if the baby born next door was growing up healthy. He wondered how his siblings were doing. How was his childhood friend, Ayura, doing——

It seemed that the rain had stopped. Jusetsu turned her attention to the latticed window. Late at night, beyond the lattice, all she could see was a deep indigo darkness. Water was seeping into the darkness. When the rainy season began, there would be large downpours of rain all at once, but they didn’t last long. After the rain, the soil, greenery, and even the darkness became fresh, as if they had come back to life. The scent of life was strong. Jusetsu didn’t care for this time of the year. No, it might be Wulian Niangniang who didn’t like it. She didn’t know. Jusetsu looked at the table. What she had been looking at until then was placed there. It was a necklace of two strands of black pearls. A delicate rainbow pattern played on the jet-black surface in the light.

These black pearls were the feathers left behind by the “Owl.” The remains of what was once Shougetsu, who was created by the Owl. Shougetsu had turned into feathers and disappeared, but Jusetsu had gathered those feathers and stuffed them into a hemp sack. They turned into black pearls overnight. She asked the Directorate for Imperial Manufactories to string them into a necklace.  

We were born from sea foam—that was what the Owl had said. Was that why his feathers turned into pearls? Jusetsu let out a sigh, placed the pearls in a mother-of-pearl box, and put it in the cupboard. It wasn’t as though she would know the answer just by staring at it.

Jusetsu no longer knew who she was. Was she the Raven, was she “Jusetsu,” or was she a mixture of both? The Raven came here from the distant Kakurenomiya. This was the taboo island where gods who committed crimes drifted to. The Raven was trapped in Jusetsu so that she couldn’t escape. Just as the Owl made the doll called Shougetsu, Jusetsu was a vessel for confining the Raven. If she was shattered, would her body turn into feathers and become pearls as well?

Jusetsu let out a small laugh. At night, when she had her attendant Jiujiu retire for the night and was left alone, an unbearable emptiness began to take root in her chest. Loneliness could be endured. However, emptiness ate into her heart little by little. Right now, she wasn’t being swallowed up by it because Jiujiu and the others were here with her. Even if she was disobeying Reijou’s words in the process.

Xingxing, who had rested its wings at Jusetsu’s feet, raised its head. Jusetsu looked back at the door. Xingxing spread its wings and made a fuss. Jusetsu gently flicked her hand and opened the doors. It was a visitor who had come to ask for a favor from the Raven Consort.

Now, she could understand painfully why the Raven Consorts had accepted the requests of the people of the inner palace until now. They wanted to be connected to people. As they weren’t even sure of their own minds, if they couldn’t rely on anyone, they would at least like to be useful to someone and have a connection with others, even if it was just a thin thread.

“L-Lady Raven Consort. I have a matter I wish for you to…”

Before she could speak, the doors opened, and the flustered palace lady falteringly said this.

“You may enter.”

Jusetsu sat down in a chair. The palace lady also sat across from her while looking around nervously. Judging from her appearance, she seemed to be an attendant of some palace. Her ruqun was of fine silk, and her sash was adorned with an ornament of white coral with a violet-colored decorative cord.

“I am the Crane Consort’s attendant at Hakkaku Palace. My family name is Ki, and my given name is Senjo.”

The attendant introduced herself. She was a thin woman with a slender and pale face. Her hands were tightly clasped together in front of her chest, and her body was trembling slightly.

“What is your business here?”

When Jusetsu asked her that, Senjo took a deep breath. Hesitant to speak, her gaze wandered, then she looked at Jusetsu with imploring eyes.

“A ghost has been visiting me.”

Senjo’s nails were digging into her clasped hands. She closed her eyes and repeatedly exhaled and inhaled, perhaps to calm herself. She touched the white coral hanging from her sash, and as she stroked it, her breathing finally evened, and she spoke again.

“…The ghost only comes on rainy nights. It comes to the door of my room. It doesn’t even knock on my door, much less come in. How do I know that a ghost is visiting me? I hear its footsteps. Footsteps walking in the rain. It walks steadily and stops in front of my door. When the rain stops, its presence disappears. There is a puddle in front of the door. It cannot be a person. A few times, I couldn’t help but peer through the lattice window. I see a black shadow there. But I can’t make out its appearance. It’s right there, but I can’t see it. Only its feet in long boots are visible. All that I can see other than that is water dripping from its clothing. No matter how hard I look, its face is indistinguishable, as if it’s covered in shadows.”

After speaking with a trembling voice, Senjo let out a deep breath. Her shoulders were heaving. While she was talking, even now, she was stroking the white coral frequently. It seemed that she couldn’t calm down unless she was fiddling with something. Jusetsu got the impression that she was high-strung, but that might be because she was haunted by a ghost. Her almond eyes, which would be charming otherwise, were red.

Jusetsu peered at her face, and then spoke.

“When did this begin happening?”

“It began on the first rainy night on my journey from my hometown to here.”

“It didn’t start after you came to Hakkaku Palace?”

“Yes. I have always been an attendant of the Saname clan—”

“Saname clan?”

“It is Lady Banka’s family. Do you not know it?”

“I know not. Who is Banka?”

Senjo’s eyes widened in surprise. Perhaps remembering that the Raven Consort was someone isolated from society, she cast down her eyes and said, “I beg your pardon.”

“The Saname clan is a wealthy family from Ga Province. They are a clan that migrated from the country of Kakami a long time ago, and they were once feudal lords who governed the whole of Ga Province, but now they have stepped away from government and are a powerful family with a large number of manors. Ga Province is a rich land, and the Saname clan is in no way inferior to that of a great merchant.”

Jusetsu recalled hearing that the Crane Consort’s family was wealthy when she visited Hakkaku Palace before.

“This Banka is the Crane Consort, yes?”

“That is correct, Lady Raven Consort.”

“Despite her family name sounding foreign, her given name is in the Shou-style.”

“Lady Banka’s name was given to her by His Majesty when she entered the inner palace. Since long ago, the Saname clan has never revealed their true names to others. Since the head of the Saname clan, Lady Banka’s father, calls himself Chouyou, His Majesty gave Lady Banka her name to match him.” (1)

“I see, afterglow, huh.”

It was a stylish name. That man could do something so elegant? Jusetsu thought of Koushun’s face, which always lacked expression.

“Master Chouyou was also very happy. And—um…”

Her face said, What were we talking about again?

“We were talking about when the ghost appeared. You said that it was after you left your hometown, and you have been an attendant of the Saname clan for a long time.”

“Yes, that was the case. So, nothing happened when I was with the Saname clan in Ga Province. When it was decided that Lady Banka was to be married to His Majesty, on the way from Ga Province to the capital, there was a night when it rained, and that was when it started. It happened when we were staying at an inn.”

Seeming to recall that time, Senjo trembled.

“Even after the rain stopped and the ghost disappeared, I couldn’t sleep for the whole night. Even now, when it starts to rain after dark, I’m out of my mind terrified. Tonight as well—”

“It was raining just now, was it not?”

Senjo nodded while trembling.

“After I confirmed the rain had stopped and the ghost had left, I couldn’t bear it any longer and came here. I have no other choice but to rely on you, Lady Raven Consort.”

“Do you wish for me to drive away the ghost?”

“Yes. Please fulfill my request. I will prepare compensation for you, so please—”

Jusetsu thought about it for a moment. A ghost that only appears on rainy nights—?

“…I’m quite curious.”

“Eh?”

“The fact that it doesn’t come through your door weighs on my mind. You say that it only stands there and does nothing?”

“Yes, but,” Senjo was about to protest, but Jusetsu held up her hand to stop her.

“On the other hand, I am also concerned about the fact that it is following you. It seems that it isn’t a ghost that has settled down in the inner palace.”

Senjo paled at the words “following you.”

“I wish to investigate where the ghost appears. Tomorrow, I shall visit your room. And then—”

Jusetsu stood up and brought over a piece of hemp paper from the cabinet.

“’Tis merely for peace of mind, but I’ll give you this amulet. It is for protection. It’s the type of thing that sorcerers walk around giving out, but weak ghosts will not come near you with this.”

Senjo gratefully accepted the amulet, which had strange characters written on it in ink.

“Do you not have any clue as to the identity of that ghost?”

At Jusetsu’s question, Senjo hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. “No.” She hugged the amulet against her chest and quickly left the pitch-black palace.

Jiujiu was always noisy in the morning. She talked incessantly while bringing in the water basin for washing her face or while getting breakfast ready. It was like the chirping of a little bird. She rambled on about things like how it wouldn’t rain today because winter wrens were flying high in the sky, or how it was good weather for laundry, or how the rice cakes in the kitchen had mold on them.

“In my hometown, they say that if the Fishing Star looks hazy, then it’s going to rain,” Ishiha said as he helped prepare breakfast.

“They don’t say that around here. We don’t have the custom of looking up at the night sky because they close the doors at night.”

Ishiha’s hometown was a small fishing village. For those who made their living by fishing, the stars were an important guidepost for finding directions.

“For us, it’s very important to know where the stars are and when they appear.”

“Then, your tribe isn’t afraid of the night, then? They say that Yeyoushen appears at night.”

“No, we’re afraid of Yeyoushen. That’s why we wear charms against our skin and don’t go fishing on starless nights. We’re afraid of monsters coming out of the waves and dragging our boats down to the bottom of the sea on dark nights.”

It was very interesting to hear about Ishiha’s hometown, which was very different from this area. Jusetsu had never actually seen the sea with her own eyes. The exception was through the eyes of the Raven who slipped out of the inner palace on nights of the new moon.

“The sea must be a terrifying thing.”

Jusetsu murmured as she scooped up her porridge with a spoon. Ishiha laughed brightly. His tanned skin wrinkled tightly.

“It’s scary, but it’s also warm. It’s like a cradle.”

“A cradle?”

“The waves. They come and go, like a very big cradle,” Ishiha gestured like he was rocking a cradle. “Besides, they tell us that you have to be afraid. Otherwise, people will underestimate the sea. We should be afraid of it.”

“Did your village elders tell you that?”

“Yes. They taught us a lot about the sea and the stars.”

Jusetsu supposed that it was similar to what Reijou was like to her. She blew on her scooped-up porridge to cool it. The congee with snow fungus and dried day lilies was so hot that it would burn her throat if she didn’t cool it down enough. It would be nice if they could serve it a little cooler, but the old servant Keishi would never allow it. She always said that food must be served when it was hot because it would quickly get colder and colder. She finally put the cooled porridge into her mouth. The crispy snow fungus was one of Jusetsu’s favorites. The pine nuts sprinkled on top of the porridge were fragrant and nourishing. In Keishi’s mind, Jusetsu would always remain a small, underfed child, and she still only prepared nourishing food for her.

“Niangniang, what are your plans for today?”

Jiujiu asked. Usually, her answer was “nothing in particular,” but today was different.

“I’m going to Hakkaku Palace.”

“Oh, you’re going out? It’s been a while,” Jiujiu suddenly sounded excited. “Then, this is a good opportunity for you to wear the clothing that was given to you by Hua Niangniang recently. The pale purple raw silk robe and peach-colored skirt…the crystal hairpin will do.”

She spoke like a full-fledged attendant. “I don’t need to dress up so excessively,” Jusetsu reminded her, but the exuberant Jiujiu wasn’t listening. Since she seemed to be in a good mood, Jusetsu thought, Oh well, and gave up. Jiujiu liked dressing up Jusetsu. According to her, it was boring how Jusetsu usually dressed in black.

As soon as she finished breakfast, she was made to change clothes. The colorful clothing was a gift from Hua Niangniang—the Duck Consort, Un Kajou. Kajou wanted to take care of Jusetsu as if she were her younger sister. She often had garments tailored and sent to her even though she said she didn’t want them, and Jusetsu, unable to ignore them, reluctantly accepted the gifts. Why did those around her never listened to her?

Jiujiu kept changing the sash and hairpins, taking on the task of changing her clothes until she was satisfied. Jusetsu simply stood there. She kept silent, because it would only prolong the process if she interfered. “Are we finished?” Jusetsu asked Jiujiu, satisfied with the pale red crystal hairpin and the dangling gold hairpins. “I believe so,” Jiujiu nodded with an air of importance. Kougyou, who was helping with Jusetsu’s change of clothes behind her, had her shoulders shaking with amusement.

Leaving the care of Xingxing to Ishiha, Jusetsu left Yamei Palace with Jiujiu. For some reason, the usually-difficult Xingxing had taken a liking to Ishiha and became attached to him. Xingxing—didn’t the Owl call it Harara? Could that be its real name? As Jusetsu passed through the woods surrounding Yamei Palace, she looked up at the treetops. With a cry of “gah,” a bird landed there. Brown wings with white spots. It was the spotted woodpecker. She thought that bird had also disappeared when Shougetsu scattered into feathers, but it was living in this forest.

――Didn’t he say that this bird is a tsukaibe?

Was that why it was staying here? Nothing could be gleaned from the eyes of the woodpecker—Sumaru.

They went through the woods and headed north of the inner palace. Onkei, who was Jusetsu’s bodyguard, was most likely watching over her from somewhere in the shadows. That was why she was walking without much caution. Within the inner palace, it was filled with trees, blooming flowers, waterways, and sturdy mud walls. The tiled roofs of the palaces looked like waves as they reflected the sunlight. Just as Jiujiu said, it didn’t look like it would rain today. Senjo must be relieved as well.

“What business do you have at Hakkaku Palace?”

Jiujiu asked as they walked down the alley between the mud walls.

“I received a request.”

“Ah, so a visitor did come last night. You slept until quite late this morning, so I wondered if that was the case,” Jiujiu pouted a little, like she was sulking. “That’s why I always asked you to let me stay up until much later.”

“One never knows when visitors like that will come. It is useless to stay up late for them. You and the others have to wake up early in the morning.”

“But…”

Jiujiu didn’t look happy. Jusetsu would lose if they continued this quarrel, so she changed the topic.

“Do you know the consort of Hakkaku Palace?”

“Was it the Crane Consort who visited last night? No, I’ve never met her.”

“It was the Crane Consort’s attendant. Even if you’ve never met her, do you know anything about her?”

Jiujiu tilted her head.

“I don’t really know much. Hakkaku Palace doesn’t have a very high rank within the inner palace, and it’s located on the outskirts. Rumors about it don’t reach this far. I believe she is a princess of Ga province. I heard that she is the youngest daughter of an old and powerful family, and that she is a generous person without the primness of a rich young lady.”

Jusetsu also heard that she was very generous in giving away fabrics and hairpins before. Senjo had also been wearing fine clothing.

“There’s talk that since the position of Magpie Consort is now empty, the Crane Consort or Swallow Mistress might be promoted. If anything, it seems more likely that the Swallow Mistress——”

“…”

Jusetsu still felt depressed when she thought about the Magpie Consort. The image of her blood splattering as her throat was bitten open flashed through her mind.

Jiujiu, who seemed to have sensed Jusetsu’s feelings, changed the subject in a panic.

“Oh, Niangniang. By the way, we have the peaches that His Majesty gifted us the other day. I’ll peel them for you when we return to Yamei Palace.”

“I can peel a peach by myself.”

“But your hands will get all sticky. Ishiha makes quite a mess of himself, getting the juices all over his face.”

“He is a child, so it can’t be helped.”

Jusetsu let out a soft laugh. Ishiha wasn’t accustomed to eating fruit, so he always made a big mess. It was quite adorable to see his mouth sticky with fruit juices.

A hedge of juniper trees came into view. It was Hakkaku Palace. There were crane ornaments on the roof tiles. Jusetsu went around to the back entrance. When she came here before, she also entered from there. Just as before, there were palace ladies drying clothes nearby. There was a palace lady who remembered Jusetsu and had a look of “Oh?” Jusetsu called out to her.

“There is an attendant I would like you to call for me.”

“Aren’t you an attendant of Yamei Palace?” She tilted her head in confusion. “But you aren’t dressed like an attendant today.”

It would be bothersome to explain, so Jusetsu didn’t answer her question. “Call an attendant named Ki Senjo here. She’ll understand if you say it’s someone from Yamei Palace.” However, before the palace lady could leave, there was the sound of running footsteps.

“Lady Raven Consort,” it was Senjo. “I’ve been waiting for you. I didn’t expect you to come from the back entrance.”

Apparently, she had been waiting for at the front gate. Looking between Senjo, who was out of breath, and Jusetsu, who was called the Raven Consort, the palace lady’s eyes widened. The palace ladies drying the clothes at the back were whispering to each other about something. There was awe in their eyes. It was the fear directed towards the Raven Consort, who lived quietly in a jet-black palace, darker than the darkness of night, deep within the inner palace, and took on any request from searching for lost things to curse killings. Jusetsu glanced at one of them, sensing something different in her gaze. Standing a short distance away, a palace lady was staring at Jusetsu. There was no fear in her eyes. That said, she didn’t know how to describe it. It was neither friendly nor hateful. It was, dare she say it, something like earnestness. Did she have a request for the Raven Consort?

“Lady Raven Consort, please come this way.”

Led by Senjo, they headed for the palace. They were guided to a palace next to the consort’s residence in the center. It was the residence of many attendants. Across the courtyard was the building used by the emperor when he visited. Double-layered gardenias were blooming in the courtyard. The white flowers were as vivid and distinct as summer clouds, and their fragrance was strong. Their whiteness and scent would be recognizable even in the middle of the night.

“Apparently, peonies used to be planted here,” Senjo explained after following Jusetsu’s gaze. “I heard that His Majesty ordered the garden to be reconstructed. He must be pained by the memory of his mother.”

Koushun’s mother was the previous emperor’s Crane Consort. “I see,” was all Jusetsu said, and she looked away from the garden.

Senjo’s room was in a corner of the palace. It had a door and lattice window facing the outer corridor. When Jusetsu entered the room she saw that there was also a door and window at the back, and guessed that the ghost came from that side. She tried opening that door and going outside. The back was poorly lit, shadowed and cool. It was even darker because of the trees planted there. Beneath the shade of the leaves, Jusetsu stared closely at the ground. This was where the ghost was standing.

―There is certainly indications here.

The faint remaining presence of a ghost.

――But, this is…

“How is everything, Lady Raven Consort?”

Senjo timidly asked from inside the room. Jusetsu turned around.

“There is no doubt that there is a ghost coming here.”

Senjo paled and pressed her hand to her chest. Jusetsu took a step back and pulled out a peony from her hair. She blew on it. The flower instantly turned into smoke and spread like a thin curtain as it wavered. Soon, the figure of a person began to appear beyond the smoke. It was indistinct at first, but gradually became clear. Its contours took distinct form, and vacant eyes and slightly opened lips emerged. Bloodless, pale lips. The ashen face belonged to a man in his twenties with a dishevelled topknot. Loose strands of hair fell over his forehead, and there was no light in his sunken eye sockets. There was the sound of water dripping. A puddle was created at his feet. No, it wasn’t water. It was red. Something red was dripping from the hem of the man’s robes. It was blood. His body was slashed from the base of his neck to his chest. Fresh blood poured down from his neck unceasingly. His blood stained his clothes and dripped onto the ground.

Senjo collapsed onto the floor with a sharp, shrill scream. Jusetsu blew on the smoke and the man disappeared. She rushed over to Senjo and was relieved to find that she hadn’t fainted. She and Jiujiu helped her to a couch.

“That was Saku Hashuu.”

Senjo said with a pale face. Her voice was trembling and shrill. Her breathing was erratic, so Jusetsu rubbed her back to encourage her to take deep breaths. After taking two or three deep breaths, Senjo’s complexion improved considerably. She squeezed the white coral hanging from her sash.

“…That ghost just now was named Saku Hashuu.”

Senjo said after drinking some water brought by a palace lady and calming down. Her voice was still trembling.

“Was he an acquaintance?”

“Hashuu was my fiancé. We lived in the same neighborhood, and we had been friends since childhood…even though it was called a betrothal, it wasn’t so formal that we didn’t even know each other’s faces until the bride’s veil is lifted at the ceremony, but rather a relationship where we knew each other well,” Senjo spoke softly, sometimes at a loss for words. “In our region, we have a tradition of paying a visit to the shrine of the local god before getting married. Three years ago, we went to visit the shrine. I was accompanied by my mother and a servant, and Hashuu was accompanied by his parents and a servant. It takes two full days to get to the shrine on the mountain and back, so it was a bit of a sightseeing trip. Pilgrims would dismount from their horses at the foot of the mountain, and from there they either ascend on foot or by palanquin. Hashuu was a good walker, but everyone else were women or elderly, so we had to go by palanquin. That was a mistake.”

Senjo sighed with deep regret.

“Starting from the first palanquin, Hashuu’s parents, my mother, and I rode in that order, and the servants followed Hashuu’s parents and my mother on foot. Hashuu accompanied my palanquin on foot, and since it was a mountain road, the palanquin bearers walked slowly and without haste. We proceeded without issue in this way for a while, but then it began to rain. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and I could no longer see the palanquin in front of me, but it seemed that only the palanquin I was riding in was falling farther and farther behind. Hashuu became suspicious and urged the bearers to go faster, but the two bearers only gave vague replies and made little progress. I had heard that some bearers were miscreants who would threaten customers with exorbitant prices or even mug them, I had never imagined that I myself would cross paths with such wicked bearers. When we were picking bearers, we picked young men who looked as simple and honest as possible. They decided that it would be easier for them to attack me and Hashuu, who were unaccompanied by escorts. In the rain, they finally bared their fangs. They abandoned the palanquin and pointed knives at us, demanding money and goods. If that was all, Hashuu might have obeyed them for the time being. But they were also trying to kidnap me. Because of that, he——”

Resisted.

“Hashuu held the bearers back and told me to run. He told me to follow my mother’s palanquin and ask for help, and he wouldn’t be far behind. I ran. I fell many times because my feet got stuck in the wet ground. I had never hated the rain so much as I did during that time. By the time I returned after calling for help, Hashuu was already…”

Senjo couldn’t get the words out. She took a breath and then said in a hoarse voice, he was already dead.

The bearers had fled the scene, but they were soon caught by the police. Since they mugged and murdered someone, they were of course sentenced to death. They had already been executed.

“…If Hashuu hadn’t let me escape during that time, I don’t know what would have happened to me. I can’t believe that he…didn’t cross over to paradise and wanders around as a ghost…”

Senjo covered her face with her sleeve. However, it wasn’t unusual that he would become a ghost if he was killed. Jusetsu wondered if Senjo had vaguely foreseen this. Last night, when she asked Senjo if she knew anything about the ghost, she had hesitated in her answer. She probably didn’t want to consider it, her betrothed becoming a ghost.

But, that ghost…

Jusetsu turned to the door again and looked outside.

“The ghost didn’t appear when you were still in your hometown, yes? Also, he doesn’t come in through the door.”

Senjo turned around. “Yes,” she answered and nodded.

“One thing is certain,” Jusetsu pointed at the door. “That ghost is what we call a tsukaibe.”

Senjo tilted her head. “A tsukaibe…?”

“Someone has set him to work and sent him to you. To put it simply, he’s being used as a tool. As a tool of a curse.”

Senjo’s eyes widened. “A…a curse?”

“The traces of sorcery are immediately recognizable. But I know not the curser or their goal. There’s no meaning in a sluggish curse where the ghost is simply standing outside a room only on rainy nights without haunting its target to death. I don’t understand their intentions.”

Jusetsu frowned.

At this stage, I can only think that they simply want to scare Senjo.

“Returning a curse is easy. However, it’s not wise to return a curse without a clear idea of the other side’s intentions. This level of curse will not kill the curser even you return it. Rather, by returning it, they might even cast a new curse on you. Do you have any idea who is likely to curse you?”

Senjo shook her head vigorously.

“Then, I’ll have to investigate a little more now.”

“Investigate…what do you mean by that?”

“The people around you.”

“Haa…” Senjo looked worried. “Are you saying that someone I know has cast this curse on me?”

“A curse wouldn’t be put on you if the person had nothing to do with you. In fact, it would be easier to find you if they did.”

Senjo ducked her head and looked around.

“What…what should I do?”

“Think carefully about whether there is any reason someone would cast a curse on you, or anyone around you who can cast curses.”

“Yes…” Senjo nodded nervously.

“For now, I’ll put a ward around your room. It seems that the ghost doesn’t enter your room for now, but this is just in case he tries to enter.”

Okay, Senjo pressed her hands to her chest, looking a little relieved. Jusetsu took out a shaft with thread wound around it from her pocket. She unwound the thread and circled the room with it, from corner to corner.

“…This technique was originally used by sorcerers. My arts aren’t suited for delicate work.”

Jusetsu muttered as she unspooled the thread across the floor. The principle was the same as the barrier that was previously used on the Jakusou Palace pond. The arts of sorcerers and the Raven Consort were similar yet different, different yet similar. Were they originally the same, or were they completely different—?

Jusetsu tied the ends of the thread in front of the door.

“This will do,” she said and stood up. Senjo thanked her profusely. “This is not a fundamental solution, though.”

“No,” Senjo shook her head at Jusetsu, who was bewildered by her gratitude. “I can sleep peacefully knowing that no one will come in.”

“…I see.”

Jusetsu studied her pale face.

What good would it do to curse such a frail, powerless woman?

She couldn’t figure out the curser’s goal. Curses were more or less magic that placed a burden on oneself. If it was returned to you, it could kill you, depending on the degree of the curse, and the greater the power of the returner, the greater the danger. It wasn’t something with much benefit.

Is the curser a sorcerer who’s this confident that the curse can’t be broken?

However, if that was the case, she didn’t understand the point of aiming for a mere attendant like Senjo. It would be different if it was someone with status like Koushun.

The more Jusetsu pondered it, the deeper the wrinkles between her brow became.

I sense something troublesome.

These kinds of hunches were usually right.

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Time to introduce my Paradox/Yusei fankid, Banka "Nova" Fudo, who was made with the power of SCIENCE!, out of spite of God, and Akiza being a hella good friend and donating an egg. :D

(His nickname is an alias he uses, and will be explained further down below!)

A very smart and intelligent Duelist, you would think he has some level of chill because of who his parents are. NOPE, he has exactly zero chill, has quite a temper when annoyed or angry, and is snarky as hell. Very much a hell raiser. 

Banka also is very knowledgeable on mechs, robots, and exactly how gravity works, that last bit being most most important because he wants to make Zero Gravity dueling a thing. (Think Sonic Riders Zero Gravity type shit.)

He’s so obsessed that he actually figured out how to make gravity arcs and wears two prototypes as the bracelets he wears. (They glow like Momentum when in use!) He can essentially defy gravity as he pleases with them, but too much strain could possibly break them...

Even though he’s always in ARGH STABBITY DEATH mode 24/7, he’s very kind and caring to his closest friends and his family. Talk shit about either of his dads (or mom in Akiza, it’s complicated) and he’s liable to use his Gravity Arcs for lethal retaliation.

Banka’s arm tattoos aren’t tattoos, they’re markings that was fused onto him as a kid due to a childhood encounter with a strange mirror. He was missing for a week and woke up with them on his arms and no memory of the incident. They can detach and act as extra limbs. (And if I had to explain what happened to him in full, we’d be here all day lmaoooo :’D)

Banka goes by Nova as an alias while he’s leading his gang (This canon is where Jet Set Radio meets Card Games!) known as the Dead Suns. He even looks different while going under his Nova persona, but I don’t have that design down pat quite yet!

Lastly for now, Banka plays a Ritual Deck with a new archetype: Alternations. Basically deck that’s based on Urban Legend/Creepypastas that do burn damage through various means. His ace is Alternation False Angel, and some other notable monsters are Alternation Grin Hound, Alternation Justitia, and Alternation Dead Star Dragon.

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River City Girls Zero (2022) / Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka (1994)

I was really excited to try this game, since we're still sorely missing localizations for most SNES Kunio games, and this is the one that originally inspired the first River City Girls. After that game released, and thanks to the wonderful collection of all the NES Kunio entries translated to english for modern system, I kinda got very into the franchise, you see.

Turns out this was a massive disappointment. It's a very bland, very linear beat' em up that completely fails to live up to the expectations set during the previous console generation, only providing higher quality visuals and sound, and a slightly more intrincate story that takes itself too seriously for how unimpressive it is.

The new localization is fine, with a couple new opening and ending songs, a new animated opening sequence, and the option to choose between a 1994 faithful translation and one that tries to link this game more closely to the characterization of the River City Girls storyline. That's if you're playing in english of course, I noticed every other language only gets one translation. Tough luck.

I felt this localization job was completely unnecessary. As a game, you're essentially forking over 10-15 bucks for a SNES rom with little replayability and extras that add next to nothing to the experience. I would rather pay full price for a collection of all the SNES games with less bells and whistles, if they did it for the dozen NES titles they should have less of an issue doing it with the 5 or so SNES ones. Instead, they chose to give us one single very mediocre game, and I find it hard to have any hope that they'll release the others in the future.

River City Girls 2 (2022)

Even after the previous letdown, I was still very hopeful and excited for a full sequel, and I think it mostly lived up to those expectations. I want to play more of it, play through the story with different characters and do more of the side quests, which is a sign that I had a good time.

There's tons more dialogue for each of the playable characters, which is a treat. There's always some funny moments to laugh at, and I find the cast to be quite charming. Their movesets have also been improved and expanded, so there's more to do and experiment with during fights. You can get pretty creative and do some demanding combos if you're really willing to explore what everyone can do. The combat is a clear step up and probably the easiest thing to praise.

The story is also quite nice, pretty much what I'd expect from a sequel, fun the whole way through, but it's also where I began to have issues. I think some secondary characters that could easily be considered series staples, and who showed up in the first game, should have made an appearance here, but I guess that's my personal take and it can be forgiven. My biggest issue was how Ken was used, with his resemblance to Kunio having actually zero significance to the story, and him being apparently much older than the main cast? I believe he could have made for a more interesting and engaging baddie if he was also a teenager and a similar plotline to the one in Zero had been used.

And, oh man, don't get me started on how they fumbled the dragon twin(k)s. They're usually a top threat in any game they're in, and they got fantastic redesigns here, but they were barely used and I didn't even get to fight them. That should be some sort of crime. Genuinely the most underutilized members of the villain cast. What the hell happened here.

I guess I didn't notice this sort of stuff back when I wasn't a fan and these characters were all new to me, huh. Maybe this is all just fanboy rantings. Maybe it's not a big deal. But I seriously think the dragon twins are cool and they should be used more.

Other than that, my roomie (who I played through the entire game with) and I felt that the frequent fetch quests and backtracking required to advance the story got fairly annoying, but perhaps we wouldn't mind it if we were playing at our own pace and took our sweet time. I think playing with more patience would greatly improve the experience. All in all, I believe it was a very fun game, great fun with a friend, adorable characters, just not perfect you know. I'm only a bit passionate about some of that stuff.

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Experiment between warp at E1 – science zone under magnetic storm

Pixel art for today based on videogame Tatakai no Banka for game console Nes. Game from 1986.

And this is my drawing about the same theme. After split of between-warp core second level in super secret laboratory, it was techno cataclysm in region E-1. It is experimental science zone. Size at 1000 x 1000 km. At the standalone artificial made island in Pacific Ocean. In order no one to know. Split of core made not standard influence of subspace. And this moment was a strong source of radiation of quantum type.

After that, it is appeared a special zone of intertime split. And from that portal, they came, soldiers of lord of universe Zog robot 11-13. It is cybernetical robots ninjas, and soldiers with blaster rifles. Robots and humans from parallel between warp universe. Zog 11-13 send intelligence corps. And if they never return – then nothing to happen. So, first thing - is to destroy these aliens.

And later scientist will start to understand better what is it a between universe. There is not information yet. While data is learning, data from strong magnetic storm over this island. Soldiers Zog 11-13 are in those places. They have a defense barricade there. And they made explore missions. You need to stop them between warp between missions and to destroy them all.

 And during this time, scientists will shutdown between warp signatures – it is not difficult. It is only required to make anti warp radiation. For this aim – it is require to create controlling type black hole of artificial type. In a new laboratory. But all these experiments are going this way.

It is to get the knowledge, that some between warp splits are sometimes from time to time can to appear by nature and they are unstable. It is a zones to connections with different levels of energy. An channels between universes, worlds, subspaces. Packed into form of Kalabi Yau 2-4. Space of extra dimesons 24 level. It is all very complicated. Maybe, we are near to make a big discovery!

So, just clear place from all uninvited guests. And to learn everything carefully. It can be a big step forward.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

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Türk İşadamı Erden Arkan, Adams Davasında Suçunu Kabul Edecek

New York Belediye Başkanı Eric Adams’ın seçim kampanyasına yasadışı bağış yapmakla suçlanan Türk işadamı Erden Arkan, suçunu kabul etmeye hazırlanıyor. Manhattan Savcılığı, Arkan’ın banka dolandırıcılığı yapmak için komplo suçlamalarını kabul edeceğini açıkladı. Davanın Detayları New York Güney Bölgesi Başsavcılığı tarafından yürütülen davada, Eric Adams’ın 2021 seçim kampanyasına yasadışı bağış…

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Woman preparing for competitive exam dies by suicide in Bhagalpur | Patna News

Bhagalpur: A 24-year-old woman, preparing for competitive examinations while putting up in a private lodge, died allegedly by suicide in Barari police station area of Bhagalpur on Sunday. Kanchan was a native of Dhoriaya block in Banka district. The reason behind her suicide is not known. According to sources, Kanchan had received general nursing and midwifery (GNM) training from a nursing…

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İngiltere Aile Birleşimi Sınavı: Sıkça Sorulan Sorular ve Yanıtlar

Eşiniz veya partnerinizle İngiltere'de bir araya gelmek için aile birleşimi başvurusu yapmayı düşünüyorsanız, Life in the UK Test olarak bilinen İngiltere aile birleşimi sınavı hakkında her detayı bilmeniz önemlidir. Bu sınav, İngiltere'de yeni bir hayata başlamak isteyenlerin karşılaştığı önemli bir adımlardan biridir. İşte sınav hakkında bilmeniz gereken her şey!

Aile Birleşimi Sınavı Nedir?

İngiltere aile birleşimi sınavı, ülkede süresiz oturum izni (Indefinite Leave to Remain) almak veya vatandaşlık başvurusu yapmak isteyen bireylerin geçmesi gereken zorunlu bir testtir. Sınavın amacı, adayların İngiltere'nin tarihi, kültürü, gelenekleri ve sosyal yaşamı hakkındaki bilgilerini ölçmektir. Aynı zamanda, İngiltere'deki günlük hayata uyum sağlayabilecek temel bilgi düzeyine sahip olunduğunun bir göstergesidir.

Sınavın Formatı ve İçeriği

Sınav, belirli bir format ve içerik doğrultusunda gerçekleştirilir:

24 çoktan seçmeli soru içerir.

45 dakika süre tanınır.

Geçme notu için 18 doğru cevap (75%) gereklidir.

İngilizce, Galler dili veya İskoç Galcesi seçenekleriyle sunulur.

Sorular, resmi kaynak olan "Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents" kitabından hazırlanır.

Sınav, özellikle tarih, coğrafya, hukuk sistemi, kültürel olaylar ve günlük yaşam bilgisi gibi konuları kapsamaktadır.

Kimler Sınava Girmek Zorunda?

Aşağıdaki bireyler bu sınavı geçmekle yükümlüdür:

18-65 yaş arası süresiz oturum izni veya vatandaşlık başvurusunda bulunanlar.

İngiltere aile birleşimi vizesi ile yaşamayı planlayan kişiler.

İngiltere vatandaşlığına geçmek isteyen adaylar.

Bazı özel durumlarda sınav muafiyeti uygulanabilir, ancak bu durumlar genellikle sağlık veya öğrenim yetersizliği gibi nedenlere dayanır.

Hazırlık Süreci: Başarıya Giden Yol

Başarılı bir sonuç elde etmek için etkili bir hazırlık süreci şarttır. İşte öneriler:

Resmi rehber kitabı detaylıca çalışın. "Life in the United Kingdom" kitabını edinmek ve kapsamlı bir şekilde incelemek sınavın temeli için önemlidir.

Online testler çözerek pratiğinizi artırın. Çevrimiçi pratik testler, sınav formatına alışmanıza yardımcı olur.

İngiltere tarihi ve kültürü hakkında ekstra bilgiler okuyun. Resmi kaynakların dışında tarihi olaylar, kültürel gelenekler ve güncel İngiltere haberlerini takip edin.

Çalışma gruplarına katılın. Ortak çalışma grupları, sınav için motivasyonunuzu artırabilir.

Mobil uygulamalardan yararlanın. Sınav hazırlığına yönelik mobil uygulamalar, boş vakitlerinizi değerlendirmek için harika bir seçenek sunar.

Sınav Ücreti ve Kayıt İşlemleri

2024 yılı itibariyle İngiltere aile birleşimi sınavı ücreti £50 olarak belirlenmiştir. İşte kayıt süreci:

Sınav tarihinden en az 3 gün önce rezervasyon yapılmalıdır.

Kayıt işlemleri online olarak gerçekleştirilir.

Ödeme işlemi kredi veya banka kartıyla tamamlanır.

Sınav merkezleri İngiltere genelinde 30’dan fazla noktada bulunur.

Sınav Günü: Bilmeniz Gerekenler

Sınav günü yaşayabileceğiniz olası sorunları önlemek için aşağıdaki ipuçlarını g��z önünde bulundurun:

Sınav saatinden en az 15 dakika önce merkezde olun.

Geçerli kimlik belgenizi (pasaport veya oturum kartı) yanınızda bulundurun.

Kişisel eşyalarınızı (telefon, çanta vb.) sınav salonuna sokmayın.

Sınav sırasında not almak yasaktır.

Sınav sonuçları sınavın hemen ardından öğrenilebilir.

Başarısızlık Durumunda Yapılacaklar

Eğer sınavda başarısız olursanız, panik yapmayın! Sınavı yeniden almak mümkündür. İşte dikkat etmeniz gerekenler:

Yeniden sınava girmek için en az 7 gün beklemelisiniz.

Her girişte sınav ücreti tekrar ödenir.

Tekrar başarısız olma durumunda, çalışma stratejinizi gözden geçirin ve eksiklerinizi belirleyin.

Sıkça Karşılaşılan Zorluklar ve Çözümleri

Sınava hazırlanan adayların karşılaştığı yaygın zorluklar şunlardır:

Kapsamlı tarih bilgisi: İngiltere tarihinin detaylı olması kafa karıştırıcı olabilir. Küçük bölümlere ayırarak çalışın.

Güncel olayların takibi: Güncel haberleri düzenli olarak okumak faydalı olacaktır.

Kültürel farklılıkların anlaşılması: İngiltere'nin günlük yaşamına dair detaylı videolar ve bloglar takip edilebilir.

İngiltere aile birleşimi sınavı, İngiltere’de yeni bir hayat kurmak isteyenler için önemli bir adımdır. Doğru kaynaklar ve düzenli çalışma ile bu sınavı başarıyla geçebilirsiniz. Ayrıca sınav hazırlık sürecini bir öğrenme fırsatı olarak görerek, İngiltere’deki yeni yaşamınıza dair birçok değerli bilgi edinebilirsiniz.

Unutmayın, sınav sadece bir zorunluluk değil, aynı zamanda İngiltere'deki hayata uyum sağlamak için atılmış önemli bir adımdır. Başarılar!

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Garanti Bankası Kart Şifresini Unuttum

Garanti bankası kart şifresini unuttum diyorsanız bu işi hızlıca çözebileceğiniz en basit yöntem aşağıdaki gibidir; Büyük harflerle, Türkçe karakter kullanmadan “SIFRE” yazdıktan sonra bir boşluk bırakın, şifresini unuttuğunuz kartınızın ön yüzündeki kart numarasının son 6 hanesini girin ve yine bir boşluk bırakarak 3 haneli güvenlik numarasının ilk İKİ hanesini girerek 3340’a gönderdiğinizde kartınızın mevcut şifresi cep telefonunuza sms olarak gelecektir. Tüm bu işlemleri, bankada kayıtlı olan telefon numaranız ile yapmalısınız.

Bir diğer yöntem Garanti Bankası internet ya da cep şubesini kullanarak bu işlemi yapmaktır. Oldukça basit olan Garanti Bankası kart şifresi değiştirme işlemeleri aşağıdaki görsellere bakarak yapabilirsiniz;

Öncelikle Garanti cep bankacılığına giriş yapıyoruz ve ardından Kartlar bölümüne geliyoruz. Bu bölümde mevcut kredi kartlarınız ve banka kartlarınız gözükecektir, şifresini unuutuğunuz ya da şifresini değiştirmek istediğiniz kartın üzerini tıkladığınızda önünüze gelen yeni ekran sayfanın altına inerek kart ayarları sekmesini tıklayın.

  Bu ekranda kart ayarlarını tıkladıktan sonra önünüze yeni gelen ekranda “Kart Şifre İşlemleri” seçeneğini tıklıyoruz. Önümüze gelen yeni ekranda bizden yeni şifre girmemizi istiyor ve artık yeni Garanti kart şifremiz hazır.

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E-Ticaret

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E-Ticaret

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E-ticaret yani elektronik ticaret,  dükkânlardan yapılan fiziki ticaretin yanında, tanıtımının, pazarlamasının ve satışının internet üzerinden yapıldığı, siparişin ve değişimin internet üzerinden gerçekleştirildiği ve sonrasında fiziki lojistik şirketleri ile ürünlerin adresinize kadar teslim edildiği, evinizden hiç çıkmadan bir ürünü satın alabildiğiniz modellerdir.

E-ticaret artık günümüzün bir gerçeği ve hayatımızın bir parçası olmuştur. Öncesinde e-ticaret ile ilgili herkesin bir şüphesi varken günümüzde artık 7’den 70’e herkes kullanıyor. Bugün herhangi bir işletme kurmak isteyen birinin e-ticaret sistemini, bir e-işletme anlayışını oturtmadan ticarete atılıp başarılı olması söz konusu değildir.

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E Ticaret Sitesi Yapan Firmalar

Tüketicilerin olaylara bakış açısı, karar mekanizmaları gün geçtikçe farklılaşıyor. Daha öncesinde daha çok rasyonel kararlar veren yani kendi çıkarlarını çok fazla düşünen tüketiciler bugün daha duygusal ve değişik kararlar verebiliyor.

Özellikle yeni kuşakta tüketim anlayışının biraz daha farklı dolduğunu görüyoruz.

E-ticarete başlamadan önce ticaret anlayışını iyi anlamak gerekiyor. Ticaret bir malın ya da hizmetin yani bir ürünün tüketicilere tanıtılıp, onlara ulaştırılması ve bu aşamada bir değişim işleminin gerçekleştirilmesidir. Yani parayla ürünün değiş tokuş yapılmasıdır.

E-ticaret ile bu değiş tokuş elektronik ortamda gerçekleştiriliyor. Tüketiciye ürününüz bir web sitesi aracılığıyla satılıyor ve sonrasında kredi kartıyla yine internet üzerinden bunun ücreti size ödeniyor.

Siz sonrasında bu siparişi alıyorsunuz ve kargo yaparak tüketiciye ulaştırıyorsunuz. Mekanizma bu şekilde işliyor.

Bu mekanizma içerisindeki elemanlara bakarsak;

Ürün ya da hizmetlerimizi satabileceğimiz bir web sitesi olması gerekir.

Banka anlaşmasıyla birlikte elektronik pos denilen sistemin sitenize kurulması gerekir.

Kargo firmasıyla anlaşıp ürün teslimini sağlamamız gerekir.

E-ticaret sitesi kurarken fiziki olarak da güvenilir bir işletme kurmanızı öneririz. Sadece bir depo tutup bunun üzerinden yapmaya çalışsanız bile depo hizmetlerini çok iyi sunmanız gerekir.

E-ticarete girmeden önce işletme ile ilgili temel anlayışları başından itibaren kurmamız gerekiyor.  İşletmenizi kurarken yapmanız gereken çeşitli unsurlar var. Bunların en önemlisi; kesinlikle bir ticaret odası kaydı, vergi kaydı yaptırmanız gerekir. Bunu yaparak müşterilerinize ürünün arkasında durabileceğinizi, sahtekar bir işletme olmadığınızı göstermiş olursunuz.

E-Ticaretin Detayları ve Başarılı Bir Sistem Kurmanın Püf Noktaları

E-ticaret, dijital çağın ticaret anlayışına getirdiği en büyük yeniliklerden biridir. Fiziki mağazaların yanı sıra internet üzerinden yapılan alışverişler, hem işletmeler hem de tüketiciler için büyük kolaylık sağlamıştır. Ancak e-ticaret, sadece bir web sitesi açmaktan ibaret değildir. Başarılı bir sistem kurmak için dikkat edilmesi gereken pek çok unsur bulunmaktadır. Bu yazıda, e-ticareti daha detaylı bir şekilde ele alacak ve başarıya ulaşmak için neler yapılması gerektiğini anlatacağız.

E-Ticaretin Avantajları

E-ticaret, işletmelere ve tüketicilere birçok avantaj sunar. İşte bunlardan bazıları:

7/24 Alışveriş İmkanı Fiziki mağazaların çalışma saatleri sınırlıdır. Ancak e-ticaret siteleri, haftanın her günü ve günün her saati alışveriş yapılmasına olanak tanır.

Daha Geniş Bir Kitleye Ulaşma Fiziki bir mağaza sadece bulunduğu bölgede yaşayan insanlara hizmet verebilirken, bir e-ticaret sitesi tüm dünyaya satış yapabilir.

Düşük İşletme Maliyetleri Fiziki mağazalarda kira, elektrik, su gibi sabit giderler yüksek olabilir. E-ticarette ise bu maliyetler minimum seviyededir.

Kullanıcı Dostu Deneyim Tüketiciler, istedikleri ürünleri karşılaştırabilir, yorumları okuyabilir ve en iyi fiyatı kolayca bulabilir.

Hızlı ve Kolay İşlemler Kredi kartıyla ödeme ve hızlı teslimat sistemleri sayesinde alışveriş süreci oldukça pratik hale gelir.

E-Ticarette Başarının Anahtarları

1. Güvenilir Bir Altyapı

Bir e-ticaret sitesinin altyapısı, müşteriler için güvenilirlik sunmalıdır. İşletmeler, SSL sertifikası, güvenli ödeme sistemleri ve veri koruma politikalarına sahip olmalıdır.

SSL Sertifikası: Müşteri bilgilerinin güvenliğini sağlar.

Güvenli Ödeme Yöntemleri: Banka anlaşmaları ve elektronik pos sistemleri, müşterilerin ödeme yaparken kendilerini güvende hissetmelerini sağlar.

2. Mobil Uyumlu Tasarım

Mobil cihazlar üzerinden yapılan alışveriş oranı her geçen gün artmaktadır. Bu nedenle e-ticaret sitenizin mobil cihazlarla uyumlu bir tasarıma sahip olması gerekir.

3. Kullanıcı Deneyimi (UX)

Kullanıcıların sitenizde rahatça gezinmesini sağlamak, satın alma oranlarını artırır. Bunun için:

Kolay bir menü yapısı

Hızlı yüklenen sayfalar

Ürün detaylarının net bir şekilde sunulması önemlidir.

4. Ürün ve Hizmet Çeşitliliği

Müşterilerin ilgisini çekmek için geniş bir ürün yelpazesi sunmanız gerekir. Ayrıca ürünlerin kaliteli görselleri ve detaylı açıklamaları olmalıdır.

5. Etkili Pazarlama Stratejileri

Bir e-ticaret sitesinin başarısı, doğru pazarlama stratejilerine bağlıdır.

SEO (Arama Motoru Optimizasyonu): Sitenizin Google’da üst sıralarda çıkmasını sağlar.

Sosyal Medya Reklamları: Facebook, Instagram ve TikTok gibi platformlarda hedef kitleye ulaşmak için etkilidir.

E-posta Pazarlaması: Müşterilere özel teklifler ve indirimler sunarak dönüşüm oranlarını artırabilirsiniz.

E-Ticaret Sitesi Kurarken Dikkat Edilmesi Gerekenler

E-ticarete başlarken temel bazı unsurları doğru bir şekilde yerine getirmeniz gerekir.

1. Resmi İşletme Kaydı

E-ticaret yaparken tüketicilerin güvenini kazanmak için işletmenizin resmi bir kaydının olması şarttır. Ticaret odası kaydı ve vergi kaydı, işletmenizin meşruiyetini gösterir.

2. Lojistik ve Kargo Anlaşmaları

Ürünlerin müşterilere zamanında ve sorunsuz bir şekilde teslim edilmesi için lojistik süreçlerinizi planlamanız gerekir. Güvenilir bir kargo firmasıyla anlaşarak teslimat sürecini optimize edebilirsiniz.

3. Depo ve Stok Yönetimi

Ürünlerinizi depoladığınız alanın düzenli ve iyi yönetiliyor olması önemlidir. Ayrıca stoklarınızı düzenli olarak kontrol ederek, müşteri taleplerini karşılamalısınız.

4. Müşteri Hizmetleri

E-ticarette müşteri memnuniyeti, tekrar alışveriş oranlarını artırır. İyi bir müşteri hizmetleri ekibi kurarak, müşterilerinizin sorularına ve şikayetlerine hızlıca yanıt verebilirsiniz.

Başlangıçta Hangi Sistemleri Kullanabilirsiniz?

E-ticaret sitenizi sıfırdan kodlayabileceğiniz gibi hazır içerik yönetim sistemlerini de tercih edebilirsiniz. Özellikle WordPress ve WooCommerce, başlangıç seviyesindeki işletmeler için oldukça idealdir.

WordPress/WooCommerce: Kolay kullanımı ve SEO uyumluluğu ile popülerdir.

Shopify: Kullanıcı dostu arayüzü ve hızlı kurulumuyla dikkat çeker.

Opencart: Özellikle orta ölçekli işletmeler için uygundur.

E-Ticaret ve Yeni Nesil Tüketim Alışkanlıkları

Yeni kuşak tüketiciler, alışverişlerinde sadece ürünün fiyatına değil, markanın sunduğu deneyime de önem verir. Özellikle çevre dostu ürünler ve sosyal sorumluluk projelerine katılan markalar, genç kuşak tüketiciler tarafından daha fazla tercih edilmektedir.

E-ticaret dünyasında başarılı olmak için bu değişen tüketim alışkanlıklarını anlamak ve stratejilerinizi buna göre şekillendirmek önemlidir.