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cataloging your manga
Hi I'm looking for ways to catalog the manga (or anime) that i have purchased so i can know what i do have and dont have while out shopping or at a convention. I want to know, what do you guys use, and how effective you believe it is.
Personally i have been looking around online for an android app that lets me use a barcode scanner to automatically add to my "owned" list, but thus far no luck.
(this spoiler is a link to an example of what got me spoiled)
Don't know much about android but is there a way to add text or adobe documents on it? If yes, just create an alphabetized list of what you have on your phone. I personally look up new releases before going to the store. I very rarely just go and browse.
I used to use mymangalist.net This was back before android phones and iphones and crap though.
I'm pretty sure I have about 90% of my stuff cataloged. I forgot about the site and acquired quite a few more books that I never added.
If you make a list on there, and you have a smartphone, it's not that hard to just pull up your profile and take a look and see what you have.
So many shows/manga so little time...
I tend to catalogue all the animes I watch and complete! Just to make sure I dont forget any of them!
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If there would be an app to index my complete store I would use it, but there is no decent one.
So I have to organize it by having a meaningful structure in the store itself.
Searching a demoness from hell or goddess from heaven...
I tried to catogue the anime i watched once but i gave up it was to much work lol
My soul flows to the movement of the pen.
I just wanted to say thank you all for your feedback and comments. im thinking of doing what " m4xwellmurd3r " said in their last sentence and am currently making a myanimelist.com account for what i own. i heard they have a manga section. otherwise i may make another anime-planet.com account. 1 for seen and 1 for own. but again i thank you.
Lol, I just keep a list in my notebook (like I do for books I read!).
I do have an account on My Anime List.
1% evil. 99% fangirl.
I keep everything on MyAnimeList. There's actually an option for you to put things in as something you've purchased. However, I'm not entirely sure if you can access that separately (and if it isn't a feature, it probably used to be one they removed because it made the site to slow or for some other ridiculous reason.) To counter this probable lack if you're planning on using it to catalog everything you've ever read or seen, the best way would probably mark it in the tags section, which you can keep showing.
I personally went through and only have things cataloged as purchased in the special section, but I don't own enough to have an issue remembering what it is I do have.
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As a teenage girl you experience hormones, and there are going to be times when the best way to characterize you is "boy crazy." So, when you are crazy about a boy, you want to let them know so that you can determine if he likes you too, and if you should take it up a notch, meaning start dating, hanging out more, etc. However, sometimes as a girl, it can be scary to let a guy know you like him. The possibility of rejection can be scary. Thus, many girls struggle with how to let someone know you are interested, without looking like a fool if you get turned down. Finding this balance is difficult, and the reason so many "games" are played in dating, especially dating amongst teens. Boys are no different in this, and so the following are some great tips for how to let someone know you like them, without putting yourself in too much risk:
1. Some casual flirting. One of the best ways to clue a guy in to your interest in him is to flirt with him. Casual flirting goes a long way. So, engage him in some witty banter. Touch his arm when you talk to him. Laugh, share little secrets to create some intimacy. Be a little more physical with him, such as give him hugs, etc. However, one word of caution. A girl labeled as a "flirt" will have little success with this tactic when she actually likes a guy because she won't be treating him any differently than she treats other guys. So, flirt with just him.
2. Initiate contact with him. When you seek someone out, make a point of talking to them, sitting by them, and spending time with them, it becomes rather evident that at the very least you enjoy their company. In most cases if you seek them out often enough they will figure out that you like them. So, when you are school, make a point of talking to them each time you pass them in the halls. If you are hanging out in a group setting, be sure to initiate conversation with him. You approach him, don't always wait for him to approach you.
3. Be direct, but not too blunt. If you like a guy, subtlety does not usually work. So, instead of waiting for him to get the hint, put yourself out there, but not too much. Don't say; "I like you, do you like me?" Do say, "You are fun, I like you, we should hang out." That puts it out there that you want to spend time with them and gives them the opportunity to meet you half way by asking you for your number, or asking you to hang out at a specific place and time. If he responds, "Sure,we should sometime." you may want to put a lid on your feelings and see if he ever follows through. He may want to sometime, but he may also be too polite to tell you he would rather not. So, at this point, the ball is in his court, keep your interest level in other regards the same, but do not extend an invitation again. If he responds, "Sure, what are you doing this weekend?" then you have a go ahead!
One thing you have to remember when you are letting a guy know that you like him is that guys do not do as well with hints, suggestions, or subtleties. They communicate in a more direct way, so to help them understand your feelings, mixed signals is a poor idea. So, you have to take a little risk, and let them know you are receptive.

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End of the Month Wrap, Yo.
To ALL my friends who finished their Nano-Journey I wish you a heartfelt CONGRATS!! *tosses confetti and throws streamers* *Pops cork* Pop! *Pours* *clink*
Even if you didn't 'win' but gave it your best daily effort, I deem it a win.
If you learned more about your writing process and who you are as a writer, I think you should claim it a huge success.
I am blessed to have talented, loving, brilliant CPs. CPs that love words and art and music as much as I do. A day does not pass without my feeling grateful for them...and for YOU.
I know this sounds trite, if not sappy, but it's true. I'm grateful for you. For writers and musicians and artists everywhere.
So, as you may know, four of my CPs decided to do Nano with me this year (and plenty of YOU, too!).
All 5 of us went BICHOK (butt in chair, hands on keyboard) and won.
To all the Nano "Winners" everywhere ...CHEERS!
If you kicked some Word-Count or Revision Ass...
PLEASE, though, take lots of time to revise and polish your manuscript and have quality CPs critique your work before you even think about querying it.
(if you haven't seen this clip, make sure you aren't drinking or eating anything while watching. Prepare to laugh until you cry. The horror.)
"I'm going to get my gun now." So funny.
Sharing my Favorite Nov. Read/ Quickie Review:
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
Jennifer's prose style is lovely. The MCs love of music made my heart sing, even while it was breaking for her.
I won't even go into the amount of painstaking research Jennifer must have done to write this book, because it makes me feel like a slacker.
I'm in love with Jennifer Donnelly's writing and this book.
Oh, and I'd like to thank Catherine Bell at CBWriter for being my 600th friend! Please give her a visit and say hello, congratulate her on winning Nano.
Thanks to all of you for being in my life and allowing me to be in yours. ♡
So, how was your November?
How is YOUR writing/revising/editing going?
Read any beautiful books lately that make you feel like you should just hang it up? (Please, do tell.)
60 comments:
- Kelly said...
First, congrats to you and your CP's! That is awesome you all finished!!
And second, that video clip was hilarious! I hope my current manuscript can be published for the holiday season! :)
- November 30, 2010 at 3:13 PM
- Chantel said...
This season has had its flux...but I had to stop and congratulate--beautifully done love.
- November 30, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- Lola Sharp said...
Oh Chantel...I haven't seen you in forever!!! *hugs* I've missed you.
Thanks Kelly! :) I know, right? Whoever made that clip is freaking hilarious.
- November 30, 2010 at 3:23 PM
- Cherie Reich said...
Congrats to you and all your CPs for winning NaNoWriMo. I crossed the finish line on Sunday night, and I definitely agree about revising/editing/etc. the novel for a LONG time. :D
- November 30, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- Heather said...
Congrats to you and your crit partners! That is awesome!
- November 30, 2010 at 3:48 PM
- Summer said...
DUDE, I totally just set that bitchin' Camus quote as my desktop. I collect all awesome things with my name on them. :D :D :D I know you were totes thinking of me with that, right?? :D
We have an amazing group. And just think--the five of us wrote over 250,000 words together! Maybe we could mash them all together into one EPIC novel and have it published for the Christmas shopping season!!
- November 30, 2010 at 3:49 PM
- Laurel Garver said...
Congrats on your NaNo win! I decided November would be my clean up other messes in my life month. Ha! You'll be happy to know I finally got a dishwasher after 10 years w/o one. I'm still a bit in a daze about the extra hour a day it gives me.
- November 30, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- Rebecca T. said...
Oh. My. Werd. I know people like that.
And I am SOOOOOOOO close to finishing (I should probably be writing now, not watching videos. HOW can I be procrastinating on the last day?)
Anyhoo - NaNo has been amazing! And all the support on the blogs and Twitter has been amazing too!
- November 30, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- Tiffany Neal said...
Congrats, dear! To you and all of your FAB CP's. That's awesome that you guys did it together this year. It has to make it *easier*, if that's the right word, but it isn't. :))
- November 30, 2010 at 4:20 PM
- Lisa said...
Congrats on the NaNoWriMo win!
Oh, and I LOVED the video you posted!
- November 30, 2010 at 4:22 PM
- Linda G. said...
Congrats to you all! You deserve to do something totally self-indulgent after an accomplishment like that--something involving chocolate and adult libations. Enjoy the glow of your achievement. :)
- November 30, 2010 at 4:36 PM
- Jai Joshi said...
Well done and congratulations on completing Nano! You're a star!
And I agree with you that people need to take time to revise and polish as much as possible before querying.
- November 30, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- Meredith said...
Congrats to you and your CPs! That's so exciting. Ahh, and that video makes me laugh and want to throw something, all at the same time :)
- November 30, 2010 at 5:05 PM
- Haleine said...
Congratulations on you and your group's NaNo success. I hit the 50,000 word mark at about 5:30 this morning and plan to bury the entire WIP in the backyard (or at least I would if the ground wasn't already frozen). Good luck with the revision stage of the project.
By the way, the video you posted was hysterical.
- November 30, 2010 at 5:10 PM
- Lindsay (a.k.a Isabella) said...
Congrats on you NaNo success. I'm deep in revisions at the moment so my NaNo sadly stalled, but next year I will win!
- November 30, 2010 at 5:26 PM
- Falen (Sarah Ahiers) said...
Yay for NaNo wins!
You guys are awesome and i'm totes jealous of your largish CP group.
We are all winners!
- November 30, 2010 at 5:31 PM
- M Pax said...
Congrats on your NaNo accomplishment!
That video is hysterical. :D
- November 30, 2010 at 5:42 PM
- Saumya said...
Congrats on NaNo!!! That is incredible, lady! I'll be revising right there with ya.
- November 30, 2010 at 6:11 PM
- Old Kitty said...
Yay!! Awww well done lovely Lola!!!!! And well done all your lovely CPs who shared the joys of Nano with you!! You are all winners and I hope you all break open the champers and have a nice long toast! CHEERS!!!
take care
- November 30, 2010 at 6:20 PM
- Pk Hrezo said...
HUGE CONGRATS!!!! to you and your buds too! It feels great, I have to admit.
SO you think a whole year???? Wow, I'd say a few months ... but a whole year??? REally??? Wow!
That video was hysterical!! :)
- November 30, 2010 at 6:30 PM
- Carolyn V. said...
Woo hoo! Way to go nano writers!
- November 30, 2010 at 6:31 PM
- DL Hammons said...
That is all. :)
- November 30, 2010 at 6:55 PM
- Alex J. Cavanaugh said...
Congratulations! I saw you were kicking butt. I hit the mark Sunday - whew!
- November 30, 2010 at 6:59 PM
- Susan Fields said...
Congrats to you and your CPs - now that's something to celebrate!
My revising is coming along slowly, but it's getting there. :)
- November 30, 2010 at 7:40 PM
- Carolina Valdez Miller said...
Aw, that's brilliant! Congratulations to all of you, lovelies!! It's always more of a win when you can share it with friends.
Hello Catherine!
Loved that video, by the way. I saw it just today on someone else's blog. So funny! I actually did end up working with my current ms for a year (it was last years NaNo), although I had never intended to work on it so long...but hopefully now it's something worthwhile.
Will be sure to look up Jennifer Donnelly! Sounds beautiful.
Hope you blast into December with passion and joy, luv. Talk to you soon!
- November 30, 2010 at 7:41 PM
- Jemi Fraser said...
Congratulations all around!! I passed 50k on Sunday so I did myself a little happy dance too :)
- November 30, 2010 at 7:54 PM
- Vicki Rocho said...
Wow. Congrats on your Nano success. Here's a tissue in case that snot bubble strikes (I laughed out loud at that part!) and happy 600 followers! Amazing!
- November 30, 2010 at 7:54 PM
- Jeff King said...
Congrats... And my November has been slow and cold.
My book is progressing just as slowly, but it is moving to completion.
- November 30, 2010 at 8:29 PM
- Theresa Milstein said...
Congratulations! Good for you! Love your visuals on this post.
I'm still trying to adjust to a full-time teaching life, longing for the old days of daily subbing. I miss writing.
- November 30, 2010 at 9:11 PM
- Colene Murphy said...
Congratulations Lola!!! Sounds like you do have some amazing crit partners too!
Thanks for that video!!
- November 30, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- Erica M. Chapman said...
Congrats!! Love the pics ;o) *cheers* Until next year ;o)
Happy revising!
- November 30, 2010 at 11:25 PM
- Patricia A. Timms said...
Congratulations on your win and for your group's win. I got a solid 80% success rate out of my group (only one member didn't finish) but it beats the 17% Chris Baty talked about in his book, No Plot, No Problem! Yay!
Have fun revising. That's what I'll be up to as well.
- December 1, 2010 at 1:51 AM
- Jon Paul said...
Thanks for the love and support, Lola. It was nothing short of heaven-sent. Thanks for the props, but of course your work is awesome too.
Invincible summer indeed... :D
- December 1, 2010 at 3:55 AM
- demery bader-saye said...
Congratulations, Lola and everyone who did Nano!! Lola, you and your CP's are very blessed to have each other. Congratulations, also, on 600 followers - WOW. You're doing something very right.
- December 1, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Tara said...
Hehe, I'm fine with it.
Funny how you got romantic angst from mine - then I remembered I only shared those snips. The romance you all saw is about all there is - everything else focuses on Kasia kicking trafficker butt (and getting herself into trouble).
I wrote a huge scene yesterday (massive spoiler stuff), and found another 1700 word snip I never added, but didn't bother to retotal on the NaNo site.
- December 1, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- Tara said...
Oh! I meant to add that your stuff was not so shabby, either, girlfriend!
I can't wait to get my hands on ALL of these MS's!
- December 1, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- Carol Kilgore said...
Congrats on reaching your goal. And I totally echo your love for CP's!
- December 1, 2010 at 10:48 AM
- Nicole Zoltack said...
Congrats to you and your CP's! I also reached 50k. Gonna keep writing into December though, I have a lot of scenes that need to be fleshed out. :)
- December 1, 2010 at 11:21 AM
- Shannon Whitney Messenger said...
Ahh--how did I miss this post yesterday????
And there's so much good stuff in it, I don't know where to start with my comment. So I'll just say yay for NaNo success, and yes, let's hope everyone spends the next year doing a lot of revising before querying these bad boys. :)
- December 1, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- Lola Sharp said...
Thanks everyone.
Happy December!
- December 1, 2010 at 2:25 PM
- Julie Hedlund said...
Many congrats on your NaNo win!!
- December 1, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- KLM said...
Finishing NaNo must be like finishing up with all your exams at the end of the semester. No matter how you did, just being done is a thrill. Now you can get some pitchers of beer and tuck dollar bills into some guy's g-string over at the strip club.
Not that I would ever do such a thing. Being as prim, proper, and ladylike as I am.
- December 2, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- Anne said...
Yay Nano winners! It's such a huge accomplishment.
I love that video. It's hilarious!
- December 2, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- Mystery Robin said...
OoO, congratulations on winning Nano!! I haven't done it yet. I signed up once, wrote about a sentence, freaked out, and have never tried again... maybe next year. ;)
Also, I loved A Northern Light and can't wait to get my hot little hands on Revolution.
Happy December! I hope your fingers get a chance to stretch out and relax. ;)
- December 2, 2010 at 2:59 PM
- Jennie Bailey said...
I don't know which was funnier, the kitty (I can edit your face) or the video. Too funny! I made the word count for NaNo, though I didn't get it added in time, but I'm not finished with the whole thing. I need another 15,000-20,000 words. It was such a great experience though!!
- December 2, 2010 at 4:30 PM
- Lola Sharp said...
Laurel, I can't believe you remember that I was horror stricken by you not having a dishwasher. That was a while ago. Well, I am indeed pleased to know you now have one now. :)
Life is too short to hand wash dishes every day, in my opinion. But, yeah, what a nice way to roll into the holidays! Yay Laurel! *hugs*
Jennie, you're winner.
Robin, Revolution is a huge leap forward, IMO, from Northern Light. Revolution is one of those books that makes me feel like a lazy hack.
Thanks for stopping by, friends. I appreciate your comments. Truth, that.
- December 2, 2010 at 5:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
very proud of you! I am working on the last few chapters of my book and hoping this will be the last run-through in revision hell. Am giving myself until the 16th (when granny comes to visit and the holidays get busy) to get er done. will share some champers with you then. :)
- December 3, 2010 at 3:24 PM
- Karen Elizabeth Brown said...
Lola, I'm new to your blog and think I've unearthed a gem! You have a fantastic blog!
Although I haven't been around for the long haul, I understand congratulations are in order! Anything sucessful is worth crowing over!
Hugs, Karen
- December 3, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- Susan Tiner said...
Congratulations Lola! I loved that cartoon. Too funny.
- December 3, 2010 at 4:30 PM
- Jodi Henry said...
Congrats! I love the cartoon, I had already seen it, but still wonderful. Had my husband laughing and he isn't a writer.
Do you blogfest? If so I am hosting a query letter fest dec 12-18. check it out here:
- December 3, 2010 at 4:47 PM
- Carolina Valdez Miller said...
Someone else just recommended Revolution to me. Now I'm feeling crazed to read it. Yikes.
Just wanted to stop in and say heya. Hope all is well and not too frozen. It's really cold here...
Biggie hugs xoxo
- December 3, 2010 at 10:50 PM
- Sharon K. Mayhew said...
YAY to you and all your cps!!!!! (and everyone else who participated in Nano and met their goals)
I read a couple of the Diary of A Wimpy Kid books and they were soooo funny. They are really inspiring to me. I love journal style books. I'e never really gotten into funny books, but these made me laugh out loud!
- December 4, 2010 at 9:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
I didn't participate in NaNo but I'm so proud of those who did. I'm hoping to be able to join in next year.
My November was a typical November for me: horrible and gloomy. But December looks moderately better!
Writing goes on, as usual. I'm over 100 pages into my new MS and would really appreciate it if my characters got their acts together.
- December 4, 2010 at 10:01 PM
- Yaya' s Home said...
Congratulations on being a winner in Nano; to you an' all your cp's. That's a lotta' work, but well worth it. I hope each of you gets your novel published by Christmas.
I just found a link last night that you might like. This young man offers a free ten-day course on how to grow your blog. He must know what he's talking about because he has more than 1900 subscribers. I'm trying to spread the word to as many other bloggers as possible.
I see that you are a Follower on Lenny's blog. I hope you will join me in helping him to get 250 Followers by Christmas. You can read more about it here. Thanks.
~ Yaya
- December 6, 2010 at 3:02 AM
- Yaya' s Home said...
Oops! I didn't do the link to Lenny's World correctly, so here's the correction.
Sorry 'bout that.
~ Yaya
- December 6, 2010 at 3:06 AM
- Elisabeth Black said...
Congratulations on finishing. I love the pics you put in this post.
- December 6, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Tiana Smith said...
So November was so crazy for me with NaNo, that I'm just barely getting back to normal life (though, I'm still trying to finish up the book I started. I still have a few chapters to go). But at least now the house is clean :)
- December 6, 2010 at 3:36 PM
- Dominique said...
Congrats on winning NaNo.
- December 6, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- Angela Ackerman said...
Okay, that is the best LOL cat evar!
Congrats to everyone who did nano. It's such a fantastic create exercise in forgetting about the internal editor, that I think everyone wins, regardless if they completed it or not.
Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse
- December 7, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- Jennifer Ambrose said...
So much win in this post, especially that hilarious video. Congrats on your NaNo win, too!
- December 9, 2010 at 11:58 PM
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Beyond The Sacrificial Good Woman: Freethinking and Black Feminism
By Sikivu Hutchinson
In the 1997 film The Apostle Robert Duvall plays a white Southern Christian fundamentalist preacher and murderer on the lam seeking redemption. The film is literally cluttered with images of devout blacks, from black women swaying in the breeze at a big tent church revival to a particularly indelible church scene of dozens of black men chanting "Jesus" in rapturous response to Duvall's pulpit-pounding call. I found The Apostle perversely fascinating because it trotted out this totally revisionist romanticized narrative of black obeisance to yet another charismatic but flawed white renegade savior figure in Louisiana (where, contrary to Hollywood flim-flammery, most of the congregations are racially segregated). These popular fantasies of black religiosity always seem to revolve around images of good, matronly black women eternally quivering with a strategic "Amen" or "can I get a witness;" subject to break out into a Blues Brothers back flip down the church aisle at any moment.
It's a caricature of black feminine servility—in homage to the Lord, the good book and the white renegade—that exemplifies what Toni Morrison has characterized as the "serviceability" of blackness and the black body. In her 1992 book, Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination, Morrison argues that blackness and the black body—or what she dubs the Africanist presence—have historically functioned as vehicles or props for white subjectivity. In 18th century America, the Africanist presence allowed the new white man of the emergent slave republic to pose and explore fundamental questions about what it meant to be free, what it meant to human and what it meant to be a citizen within a founding "democratic" society. In 19th century Europe, the Africanist presence was literally articulated through the exhibition of black bodies, most notably that of Saartijie Baartman, aka the so-called Venus Hottentot, a young South African Khoi woman. Baartman was paraded all over Europe and displayed in salons in museums by the European scientific establishment. For the hoards of gawking white spectators who paid to see her "perform," her "grotesquely exaggerated" anatomy demonstrated that there were clear boundaries between the civilized self and the savage sexually deviant Other.
Caught in the crossfire of science and superstition, black femininity has been critical to defining Western notions of "the human." Negotiating the journey to the human on their own terms has been a centuries' long quest for black women freethinkers, veering between religion and skepticism, faith and humanism. Bringing a black feminist secular humanist freethinking tradition "out of the closet" requires an assessment of the way black women have intervened in their historical construction as racial and sexual Others.
For example, when preacher and abolitionist Sojourner Truth purportedly rolled up her shirt sleeve during her historic 1851 "Ain't I a Woman" speech before the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio to show how many rows of cotton she'd plowed, she simultaneously rebuked notions of genteel white womanhood and degraded black femininity. By celebrating her flesh as a field slave and mother of several children "who didn't need to be helped over ditches," she was challenging the gendered division between body and intellect, men's space and women's space.
Black feminist secular humanism emerges from the legacy of Truth's humanist intervention into the dualities of Western empiricism and Judeo Christian dogma. Enlightenment and Judeo Christian ideologies of black racial otherness and black sexuality reinforced each other. Blackness was outside of the human, the rational, the sovereign, and, of course, the moral. While white women have traditionally been placed on pedestals, and idealized as the ultimate symbols of feminine virtue, worth and desirability, black women have been demonized as hypersexual Jezebels or asexual Aunt Jemimas. The historical association of black femininity with amorality, promiscuity and fallen womanhood makes the stakes for and investment in black female religiosity higher. Christianity was a means of redeeming "fallen" black femininity.
Truth, of course, was also challenging the authority of white male preachers who muscled in on the Akron Convention to remind the sinful women activists that females who spoke in public were guilty of heresy. In her rebuttal she proclaimed: "Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him." Tweaking biblical literalism with her own feminist spin, Truth bequeathed us the paradoxical figure of the defiant black woman of faith, ever-ready with a bit of scripture (ala the take no prisoners Lena Wilder from Lorraine Hansbury's A Raisin in the Sun ) to verbally smack down Christian fundamentalists and heathens-in-the-making alike.
Truth's example influenced a long line of activist women of faith, from the radical journalist/newspaper owners Ida B. Wells and Charlotta Bass, to civil rights firebrand Fannie Lou Hamer. Wells and Bass drew on humanist freethinking principles in their exhaustive exposes of lynching, racial terrorism and residential segregation. Hamer, an astute critic of the contradictions of Jim Crow "democracy," was beaten and jailed like a dog for fighting for the right to vote. Yet, in the post-civil rights era, these hybrid models of faith-based and humanist social justice activism have been largely eclipsed by that of the good woman of faith as backbone of an increasingly socially conservative, insular Black Church. Steadfastly devout, black women power all the numerous Pew Research studies which indicate that African Americans are one of the most religious groups in the country.
Black adoption of Christian dogma brought African Americans into conformity with European American sexist/heterosexist models of gender hierarchy. As historian Paula Giddings notes, the Black Church played a key role in enforcing black patriarchy because it "attempted to do this in much the same way that Whites had used religion, by putting a new emphasis on the biblical 'sanction for male ascendancy.' This "new emphasis" meant that black men could be rightful patriarchs despite the yoke of slavery and Jim Crow apartheid. Contrary to the popular belief that black men were "emasculated" under slavery because they did not have unfettered access to and "control" over the bodies and destinies of black women and children, women were still socialized to fulfill gender hierarchical responsibilities like cooking, cleaning and taking care of children.* Black women were still regarded as the primary caregivers of the family, the protectors of home, hearth and the wellbeing of their male partners and their children. Black women were the repositories of moral and social values, entrusted with transmitting them to children.
So because women are responsible for transmitting moral values to children and families, breaking from deeply ingrained Christian ideology, culture and community ties is problematic. In African American communities where devoutness is the "default position," the presumption of female religiosity, reinforced by cultural representation, is a binding influence that makes public skepticism for women taboo.
For observant women, questioning much less rejecting, religion would be just as counterintuitive as rejecting their connection to their lived experiences. In this regard religious observance is as much a performance and reproduction of gender identity as it is an exercise of personal "morality." Many of the rituals of black churchgoing forge this sense of gendered identity as community. From the often elaborate pageantry of dressing for church, to participation in church leadership bodies, to the process of instilling children with "proper" "Christian" values in church-affiliated day care centers and schools—the gendered social contract of organized religion is compulsorily drilled into many black women.
Perhaps no modern black woman writer and skeptic captured this more vividly than Nella Larsen. In her 1928 novel Quicksand , Larsen chronicles the claustrophobia of domesticity, religiosity and female self-sacrifice in African American community. After a long personal journey from skepticism to religious acquiescence, Larsen's mixed race protagonist Helga, a pastor's wife, eventually rejects the existence of God. Helga's internal conflict over the dominance of religious belief in the black community reaches a fever pitch after a long painful convalescence from childbirth. Throughout the novel, Helga frequently disdains blacks' passive acceptance of "the White man's God." For Helga "Religion after all, had its uses. It blunted the perceptions. Robbed life of its crudest truths. Especially it had uses for the poor—for the blacks." Helga's observations have particular relevance for the lives of black women, whose servility and self-sacrifice she both admires and abhors. In one exchange with Sary, a mother of six, she wonders how women are able to bear the burdens of all their family and domestic responsibilities. Sary believes that one must simply trust in the "savior" to be delivered in the afterlife. This recurring theme of suffering, female self-sacrifice and deferment repels Helga, ultimately leading her to conclude that there is no God.
Larsen, as well as writers like Zora Neale Hurston and Alice Walker, provided a black feminist humanist context for rejection of organized religion and Christianity that don't rely on revisionist acceptance or soft pedaling of the Bible's brutal misogyny. Larsen's critique is achingly relevant in the midst of an anti-feminist backlash that has been partly fueled by the Religious Right and the global regime of corporate media. The emergence of anti-abortion fetal "civil rights" laws, the proliferation of hypersexual media imagery promoting violence against women (from rape video games to the sexualization of female preteens in marketing and advertizing), and rising HIV/AIDS and STD contraction rates among young women of color underscore that women's right to self-determination is increasingly under siege. In mainstream media, popular culture and black communities, black women have been targeted by both Puritanical policing and pornographic fetishization of their sexuality. Over the past year, black nationalist and black religious organizations have renewed their attacks on abortion and reproductive justice as a form of "black genocide." In some instances they have aligned with the Religious Right on anti-abortion billboard campaigns and draconian anti-abortion legislation that targets women of color in states like Georgia. These forays once again establish black women's bodies as contested moral battlegrounds. Reproducing more black babies becomes a means of moral and racial redemption. Patriarchal and religious control over black women's bodies is reasserted as the linchpin for black uplift. And in this universe, only race traitor women, in collusion with white supremacist abortion providers, would dare to selfishly "kill" their babies and sacrifice the perpetuation of the race. Good women, on the other hand, learn to sacrifice and be sacrificed. And it is this theme of the good woman that keeps black women dominating the pews and auxiliaries of black churches, while the official face of black church leadership remains male.
The struggle to connect black women's self-determination with the larger issue of human rights enfranchisement is still radical in the 21st century U.S. And 155 years after the white atheist suffragist abolitionist Ernestine L. Rose was smeared as being "a thousand times below a prostitute" because of her atheism, feminist humanist non-believers are still in a state of radical moral combat. And in an era in which, to paraphrase black feminist writer Gloria Hull, all of the women "freethinkers" are white, the challenge, for some of us, is to be brave, and to bring the sacrificial good woman out of the closet once and for all.
Sikivu Hutchinson is the editor of blackfemlens.org and a senior fellow with the Institute for Humanist Studies. This is an excerpt from her forthcoming book Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Gender Politics and the Values Wars (Infidel Books, January 2011).
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Very interesting. Thanks Sikivu.
- December 1, 2010 at 6:53 PM
Very interesting! Thanks Sikivu.
- December 1, 2010 at 6:55 PM
- nomadicnegress said...
Extremely relevant at this time when black female issues have yet to be considered black issues and our "communities" are still stuck labeling black female freedom and freethinking as something "the white man" forces upon as as a tool for our supposed destruction-- a sick perversion of the notion of freedom. Black folks still on the whole view freethinking black women as "race traitors." Where is the sanctuary?
- January 1, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- shutch said...
Thanks nomadic. I agree it is still subversive to connect feminism with black liberation struggle and triply enraging to see feminism being framed as a "white woman's" thing even though black women activists were critical to underscoring the way work hierarchies, gender norms, and sexuality intersected in everyday life.
- January 3, 2011 at 7:12 PM
- The Spotted One said...
great piece! Will read the book now!
- January 29, 2011 at 7:49 AM
Great article, Sikivu. Thank you for your efforts to enlighten us all.
- April 18, 2011 at 6:40 PM
- shutch said...
Thank you!
- April 19, 2011 at 8:59 AM


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Perez's step in to the unknownLaurence Edmondson January 11, 2013
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Sergio Perez faces a tough challenge at McLaren this year. In the next two months he has to transform himself from a midfield driver who has shown flashes of brilliance to a rival for the likes of Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel.
In the past it was much easier for a young driver to prepare himself for his debut at a top team. When Lewis Hamilton joined McLaren he did so as a rookie, but a rookie with 10,000 miles of testing behind him. Perez currently has 5,857 race miles to his name, which is not to be sniffed at, but before the opening round of the season in mid March he will have just six test days in his new McLaren. That's not much time to get to know a new car, a new team and help resolve the inevitable teething problems that will become apparent.
He is the first of a new generation of drivers to make it to a top team without the benefit of near-unlimited testing over winter and between races. Vettel, Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen and Mark Webber all joined top teams before the testing ban came in at the end of of the 2009 season. Since then testing has been slashed to save costs, and while it is a saving that needs to be made, it has had a negative impact on the opportunities available for young drivers.
Perez and his contemporaries - Pastor Maldonado, Paul di Resta, Romain Grosjean and Nico Hulkenberg, to name just a few - have all had to learn their trade at race weekends. At times that has been a painful experience, especially for Perez and Maldonado, and mistakes that would not have mattered on a test day are exposed for millions of viewers to see. The fact that Perez produced such standout results last year is a testament to his potential, but the to-do list ahead of the first test is long and Perez knows it.
"The most important for me is to get into the rhythm of everything automatically - the steering wheel, all the codes, understanding the set-up of the car and to develop good communication with my engineers," he said on Wednesday. "It's very important that I build my relationship with my engineers and the team so that when we go to the first test I am as familiar as possible with the team. Then when we get to Melbourne I will be well prepared, everything will be automatic and I won't have to think about so many things. The more prepared I can get, the better."
McLaren is doing everything it can to make sure Perez is prepared for the start of the season and the Mexican is spending all of January in Woking with his new team. He was in the team's simulator before his Sauber contract expired (with Sauber's blessing), but even the simulator is a new experience for him.
"We didn't have a simulator at Sauber," he said. "McLaren bases so much on the simulator and it has been a good experience, but obviously it takes a little while to get used to the feeling."
When the McLaren MP4-28 hits the track for the first time at Jerez next month, Perez will have to hope it has none of the early issues the MP4-26 suffered in 2011. Every minute in the cockpit will be vital and he will be expected to deliver feedback to knock further tenths off the car's lap time before Melbourne.
"I think it will take a bit of time with just six days of testing," he said. "You've got to get familiar with the team, but I expect myself to be competitive in Melbourne. The biggest challenge is to win. We are all here to win and that is the challenge we are facing at McLaren.
"When you come to McLaren you are expected to win every race because you are in the best team and if you are not winning there is something wrong. So in that respect I expect more pressure, but as a driver you are looking to be in a top team and to win races and championships."
It's going to be a very steep learning curve, but watching Perez's progress will be just one of many interesting subplots in F1 this year.
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This antique needle book is carved of ivory and decorated on both sides with pierced peony designs. It has a lovely old patina and natural grain pattern. It's lined with the original red silk and has 2 finely woven wool flannel needle "pages" inside. It was probably carved in China for English export.
The front has a chip at the lower right corner, but the condition of the ivory is otherwise excellent. It dates to the early 19th century and measures 3 1/2" by 2".


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As I sat and drank my morning coffee two Sunday's ago, a slip of paper lands on the table in front of me: "Family meeting. 6 p.m. In the living room."
Sure enough, the 7-year-old had called a family meeting. What's on the agenda? I asked. "All the new paper products in the house."
I know Maren has had control issues for a while now. I try to not worry about things I can't control, like the weather. But Maren's got a more than a little bit of her mom.
She needs to know what we're doing not only now, but five minutes and five months from now. But the kiddo takes it a step further. As soon as she gets comfortable, she wants to own the room, which means no talking, no laughing, and no fun.
So four adults descend upon the living room for our mandatory family meeting. There is a new family mailbox which will be placed in the house, where people can put any notes or other family suggestions. There are other paper products as well, a new broom and pillow.
It quickly becomes apparent, however, that things are spiraling out of control. No real direction, smart-alec dad questioning the legality of said meeting.
I guess the meeting was a success, because it looks like a new tradition in our house. We gathered again last night. This week we had to put a time limit in: 15 minutes.
Before the meeting I was told there would be assigned seats and I would have to sit near the front because I was a troublemaker the week before. Not only that, my seat was going to get moved if I didn't listen better. "Hey, I wasn't the one texting during last week's meeting," I said, throwing Mrs. Bowman under the bus.
The time limit certainly helped, and Brant got to take part, emerging from behind "stage" to unveil the latest musical lantern. Then he went back behind the curtain and put 45 necklaces back on.
We had a special speaker this week; were ordered to be sure to put notes into the family mailbox for next week's meeting and some of us (not naming names) got two minutes detention and had to stay 2 extra minutes.
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Design Entrepreneurs Pop-Up with Holiday Sale at Showroom NY 10% of proceeds will go to Supporting Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
Ten fashion design entrepreneurs will host the NY DESIGNERS CARE pop-up holiday sale at Showroom New York in December. 10% of proceeds will go to New York Cares to Support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and their 24th Annual Coat Drive. Designers include: Sena, Vespertine, Cala Ossidiana, A.D.O, Kristi Vosbeck, Study NY, Accessoir, Kordal, Cuffe Parade, Jacki Easlick. The holiday sale will feature women's ready-to-wear, eveningwear, bike/safety wear, handbags and swimwear.
"This holiday sale is a fun opportunity for a group of like-minded designers to come together to help those in need and also kick-off the holiday season. We are fortunate that Showroom New York has opened their space to host the event. Holding the sale in the Garment District is just one other way to support the resources available to designers in New York and also create awareness." says Sena Yang of SENA.
There will also be a drop box for guests to bring gently worn outerwear as part of the coat drive.
Thursday Dec. 6, 11am-8pm, cocktails 6pm-8pm
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All designers are Design Entrepreneur NYC alumnus and/or members of Showroom New York. They reside and/or produce in New York and are committed to growing their business and making an impact on the fashion community. http://www.designentrepreneursnyc.com/
Showroom New York is dedicated to help maintain New York's position as a global fashion capital by supporting young designers who produce locally. Our mission is to encompass the GIDC's Designer Development Program, offering local designers a viable platform from which to expand their business. http://www.gidc.org/
New York Cares is New York City's largest volunteer organization. We run vital programs for 1,300 nonprofits, public schools, and city agencies to help people in need throughout the five boroughs, with no cost to the recipient organizations. Since 1987, New York Cares makes it easy for all New Yorkers to work together to strengthen the city; last year, we provided critical services to 400,000 at-risk New Yorkers. http://www.newyorkcares.org/


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Lori Carena finished in 5:47:08; Cara McAteer in 5:51:05; Leonard Jansen in 6:01:15; Jaimie Monahan in 6:03:48; Alan Morrison in 6:09:04; and Jason Malick completed the swim in 6:24:53.
In the early 1900's, when Pitonof did her swim, very few people knew how to swim, and many women were actively discouraged from learning how to swim. The General Slocum tragedy of June 15, 1904, in which 1,021 passengers died trying to save themselves from a burning boat that was banked in seven feet of water less than 20 feet from shore was a heartbreaking illustration of this situation.
The distance between the two points is 17 miles, but it is estimated that Pitonof covered 21 miles during her eight hours and seven minutes in the water. She swam mostly breaststroke, occasionally passing underneath piers. Her nutrition for the day was a chicken sandwich and a cup of coffee before she started her swim. It is estimated that a crowd of 50,000 were cheering for her at Coney Island.
"I had experienced an injury during training for my second Ironman, and was told that I could no longer bike or run," said Deanna Draeger, swim organizer. "When I read an article about Rose, I knew that I had to plan to recreate this historic swim in her honor and started putting together this event."
Draeger intends to establish The Rose Pitonof Swim as an annual event sponsored by her organization, Urban Swim.


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As I'm sure everyone in the world knows by now, this weekend is the royal wedding. On Friday, Prince William and Kate Middleton will be married at the famous Westminster Abbey. The flowers have been chosen the seating plan is confirmed, but one important piece is still being kept secret: the dress. There have been rumors about who will design the dress and what it will look like, but the people will not know until that day.
While the world is thinking about what dress Kate will wear, we thought we would look at some wedding dresses from our collections.
On the left is Ernst and Adela Oemichen Witthuhn in their wedding attire from the late 1800s. She is wearing a high-necked dress, draped with fringe and rows of beads. We know Kate's dress will also be very modest and covered up, much like this dress.
Our collections are full of wedding dress fashions from around the world. Soon we will have a day of Twitter images dedicated to wedding dresses.
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Flickr Find: Calendar Wall
What a charming and fun addition to a room! We spied this DIY project and fell in love. Genie and her husband, Scott, created a gigantic calendar on their wall and the results are incredibly winsome and fantastic.
Finding inspiration from the movie "If Lucy Fell", Scott painted a calendar on their living room wall in which Genie colorfully jots down their appointments, fun dates, milestones and to-dos. We can picture this being a fab and fun project for families -- with everyone from preschoolers to teens finding something appealing in it.
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This is an interesting Sunday profile of former UCLA star Ed O'Bannon. Interesting, because you could probably substitute "Ed O'Bannon" for the name of any athlete coming to terms with his fading glory and it's pretty much the same article.
O'Bannon, who won the Wooden Award and the National Championship for the Bruins in 1995, was a lottery pick for the New Jersey Nets, flamed out of the NBA after two years, spent the better part of a decade bouncing around the leagues of Europe, then finally hung up his sneakers and went home. Now he sells cars for a living, not because he needs the money, but because he's a 36-year-old who spent 30 years of his life playing basketball and had no idea what to do with himself once it was over.
Ed admitted that he struggled quite a bit with the idea that a former college basketball great was reduced to hawking Toyotas for a living, but he's actually handled the transition better than most. He didn't blow all his NBA earnings or come down with a drug habit and he's still married to the girlfriend who sat beside him at the NBA Draft. But what does that say about the guys who can't handle it? Or the guys who didn't have four years of college under their belt like he did? Like the co-worker who gave him a wake up call:
Eric Ludwick, who had been at Findlay [Toyota] for two years when O'Bannon showed up, was a former UNLV pitcher who spent parts of four seasons in the major leagues. Like O'Bannon, he entered pro ball as a phenom — he was a second-round draft pick in 1993 and was once traded for Mark McGwire — and like O'Bannon, he had been forced to go overseas, in his case to Japan, to make a living after flaming out in the United States....
Ludwick, 37, said it took him about two years — two dark, depressing years — to make the adjustment, and it came at a steep cost.
"My marriage was pretty much wrecked because of it," he said. "I wasn't fun to be around. You grow up from age 4 or 5, playing T-ball, and you're always the best player in your league, and in Little League you're always the best, and in high school and college. Then you go to the minor leagues, and you're this bonus baby. When it all gets taken away — it really didn't hurt my ego. I just felt like people give up on you. It was almost anger, like, 'How could you do that to me?'
"I've gotten to the point where it's so far in my past I can go about my day-to-day life without thinking about it. But there was a point when it consumed me. It's something I probably should have talked to someone about, because I spent nights just laying there and thinking about it. By losing it all, I figured out how to conduct myself on a daily basis with other human beings."
And these are the guys who made it. (Cautionary tale!) By the way, the Findlay in Findlay Toyota is Cliff Findlay, the former UNLV basketball player who founded Findlay Academy, the non-school basketball school that turns impressionable high school kids into people like Ed O'Bannon. So at least when they burn out ten years, they'll be able to get a job selling cars.
Ed O'Bannon Has Gone From the Hardwood to the Sales Floor [Washington Post]
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Microsoft reported earnings excluding items that beat analysts' expectations though it posted a net loss — the first since it went public in 1986 — and delivered revenue that fell short of expectations.
The loss was attributed to a previously announced charge for writing down the value of its ailing online unit.
Still, its shares rose after-hours trading on Thursday. Click here to get the latest quote.
Excluding the write-down, but factoring in deferred revenue, Microsoftsaid it earned 67 cents per share in the quarter, down from 69 cents a share in the year-earlier period.
Microsoft also deferred $540 million of Windows revenue due to an upgrade discount it is offering customers who buy machines running Windows 7 before the launch of Windows 8 in late October.
The company reported a net loss of $492 million, or 6 cents per share, compared with a profit of $5.87 billion, or 69 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.
Revenue was $18.06 billion, an increase from $17.37 billion a year ago but short of expectations as slowing PC sales have taken a toll on sales of the company's flagship Windows operating system.
Analysts had expected the company to report earnings excluding items of 62 cents per share on revenue of $18.12 billion, according to Thomson Reuters.
Amid the pressure from other tech giants like Google and Facebook , there has been some buzz questioning Microsoft's mojo.
Thomson Reuters contributed to this report.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that earnings excluding items were 73 cents a share. In fact, they were 67 cents a share.


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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to get involved in the case of a reporter who has been ordered to testify at the trial of a former CIA officer accused of disclosing classified information.
The justices did not comment in rejecting an appeal from New York Times reporter James Risen, who detailed a botched CIA effort during the Clinton administration to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions. Risen's reporting is at the center of criminal charges against former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling. Federal prosecutors want to force Risen to testify about his sources at Sterling's trial.
Risen argued that he has a right to protect his sources' identity, either under the Constitution or rules governing criminal trials. The federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, rejected Risen's bid to avoid being forced to testify.
The Associated Press and many other leading news organizations supported Risen's appeal.
Congress is considering a proposed media shield law, similar to laws in place in most states, which would protect reporters and news media organizations from being required to reveal the identities of confidential sources. But it would not grant an absolute privilege to journalists.
The last time the Supreme Court weighed in on reporters and confidential sources was in 1972, when the court split 5 to 4 to hold that that nothing in the First Amendment protects reporters from being called to testify before grand juries.
The appeals court relied on that ruling in Branzburg v. Hayes to side with prosecutors against Risen.
At the same time federal prosecutors have fought Risen in court, Attorney General Eric Holder has suggested that the government would not seek to put Risen in jail should he refuse to testify as ordered.
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I've had a Roomba for a few years and bought a Neato XV-21 a couple months ago - SUPER impressed by it. Just happened to notice this deal on NewEgg and jumped on it: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 0YA0A92557
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Inspector Spearpoint knows more about the private lives of the expatriate community of Fiji than anyone else. So when Netta Maul, the local courtesan, is found brutally murdered in Suva Harbour, Spearpoint almost immediately has a short list of suspects. Together with his enthusiastic but naive assistant, Sub-Inspector Sharpe, Spearpoint slowly recreates the last hours of Netta Maul's life and, in so doing, moves towards the discovery of the identity of the murderer. However, the tight-knit expatriate community of Fiji refuses to yield the truth easily since almost everyone has something to hide.
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I feel that Naoto was more pitiful.
Ohno's character chose to live his life dwelling and seeking revenge. Whereas Toma's character had to live with the burden of his guilt and the weight of his deception (as forced by his father). He also had to watch as so many of his loved ones were destroyed at the hands of someone else because of his mistake and his fathers.
In the beginning I would have voted for Ohno's character probably. But I refuse to pity a person who refuses to let go. Manaka lost his family yes. But many people, particularly, it seems, in Japan, loose their families in equally tragic ways. Many move on. Granted, there would be no show with out his lust for revenge, but yeah.
I feel it's all a matter of choice. Manaka CHOSE to live with self-pity and hate. Naoto had no choice but to live with his guilt. And if it weren't for his father, he would have owned up and payed for his 'sins'.
Finally finishing those Dramas that I've been watching for too long... Yay!
Manaka is more pitiful. He suffered so much through out his life. Even though it was only his mom and brother, those were his only family, basically he had nothing after they died. So after they died, it probably made him feel more alone than ever in his entire life.
strawberry cheesecakes are awesome. : ]
Recommend me anime to watch pls!
well, for me .. naoto ..
cz he's not doing it on purpose..
bcz of his father, it's become like that..
well, i think the whole story started bcz of naoto's father.. huhu ..
and also i think kimlasmay said is true..
Naoto had lost many friends and also he had no one except the 'police friend'..
but, in the end.. manaka seems regret.. i think~ i do not know what others thinking..
well, i love them both, kay!
It is hard to say but i think naoto is more sad..
wooow, it's been a long time since I'm on this site :3
Manaka Tomoo
- he abandon his own life just to get revenge, he lost his bro and her mom,he's really suffering.
i <3 YUI.HY.MIKAnakashima.NEWS
manaka tomoo....no !on second though it's naoto.......no i think it's manaka tomoo...NO!!both of them are..!!i cant decide which is more pitiful...
Both characters were very sad people. Naoto had to live his life in guilt for what he and his father did, yet he still tried to redeem himself and tried to become a better person. He tried to pay his sin by becoming a good cop. That's why I feel Manaka Tomoo was more pitiful because in the end he lets his own hatred swallow him whole. In his grief and revenge he failed to see that he destroyed and hurt others in his path to seek revenge. Losing his family was really horrible and sad, but it was himself that chose to lost in his own anger instead to move on and tried to find happiness.
Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
for me..naoto...i know naoto did something unforgiveable for naruse..but he realized it in the end and he's ready to take all the consequences...and naoto suffers a lot..
music makes me loose control
for me i see Naoto is more pitiful , because he suffered with his negative emotion for 11 years and this is too sad


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From Openmoko
This is a placeholder page for the Contacts application in OM2008.08.
The Contacts Application is the central location to store all address related information.
Core Functionality
(Bold = In progress or incomplete)
- View list of contacts
- Search for contact on fullname
- Filter contact list by groups
- Launch Dial contact
- Launch Message contact
- Create contact
- Delete contact
- Edit Fullname
- Edit Organisation
- Add telephone number
- Delete e-mail address
- Edit telephone number
- Change telephone group (e.g. work/mobile/home)
- Add e-mail address
- Delete e-mail address
- Edit e-mail address
- Change e-mail address group
- View contact communication history
- View contact groups
- Remove contact from a group
- Add contact to a group
- Add new groups
Extra Functionality
to be added sometime in the future
- Edit Ringtone
- Send contact over Bluetooth or text message
The Navigation pane allows the user to locate existing contacts, either by filtering on a particular group of contacts, or by a text search on the contact name. The Navigation pane also allows quick access to common functions such as dial, SMS and new. The dial and SMS functions would use the preferred number of the contact unless otherwise specified.
The Details pane display the attributes of the selected contact. It has two modes: View and Edit. In view mode, tapping the attributes gives a list of possible actions. For example, tapping a phone number will display a menu with "Dial" and "Message" options.
In Edit mode, tapping the attributes allows the user to edit or remove the attribute. An extra row is also available to allow the user to add a new attribute.
This pane shows a list of the communication history with the currently selected contact.
This pane allows the user to manage the groups the contact is associated with. It also allows for adding and removing groups.


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|World Player of the Week
The international break has seen some true stars come out to play on the world stage, but Olympique de Marseille midfielder Mathieu Valbuena shone brighter than them all to claim our 201st World Player of the Week prize.
The 28-year-old was simply imperious as France secured a 3-1 win over Georgia, providing two assists either side of his own superb strike to move les Bleus to the top of Group I after Spain could only draw with Finland.
Valbuena bent in the free kick which Olivier Giroud headed home to set Didier Deschamps' side on their way, before he fired high past Zurab Khizanishvili just after half-time and then fizzed a cross-field ball into the path of Franck Ribery to finish the job at Stade de France.
The Marseille man, having firmly established himself as France's creator-in-chief, is rapidly becoming one of the most important names on Deschamps' team-sheet. The spotlight will be firmly on Valbuena once more on Tuesday when Spain come calling, not least since the player's Valladolid-born father will likely be watching on anxiously.
Goal.com's Robin Bairner sums up the playmaker's impressive week: "Mathieu Valbuena has become the talisman of a revitalised France in recent times, and last Friday he produced an outstanding game for les Bleus as he created two goals and scored another as Didier Deschamps' side took control of World Cup qualifying Group I.
"He showed a terrific range of passing, a keen creative instinct and bundles of energy before being rested late on to preserve him for Tuesday's titanic match against Spain, which he has admitted will split his family due to his father being Spanish."
|Congratulations to Mathieu Valbuena, Goal.com's 201st World Player of the Week winner!
The Shortlist
Eden Ben Basat - Israel
@AryoCrist7: "Best goal of the week?"
Goal.com's Joe Wright: "With three goals and two assists in four qualifiers for Israel, he could fire them to Brazil and help to knock out Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal."
Gonzalo Higuain - Argentina
Goal.com's Ben Hayward: "While Benzema is under-fire for France, Higuain has come good for Argentina again."
Thabo Matlaba - South Africa
Goal.com's Ignat Manjoo: "Scored a brilliant goal, and now has four Man of the Match awards in six."
Aleksandar Tonev - Bulgaria
@love_football15: "Love you so much Tonev!"


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Adobe has announced the call for entries for the twelfth annual Adobe® Design Achievement Awards (ADAA). Each year we look forward to this prestigious competition, which recognizes the incredible work of students from around the globe — work that is produced using Adobe software, and advances creativity through digital technology. The competition attracts the best and brightest among student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers, and computer artists. For 2012, we will also continue to recognize teaching excellence through three categories of competition designed specifically for instructors in higher education.
The ADAA competition is free to enter and open to students, faculty and staff of higher education institutions worldwide. Students are invited to compete in 13 categories that include Game Design and Development as well as Application Development and Mobile Design. Almost 25,000 students from 73 countries have participated in the ADAA competition since it began in 2001 and the number of submissions just keeps rising. Last year we received a record-breaking 4,600 entries from students. They have told us they believe "design is about making this a better world for all of us."
2012 submission deadlines are January 27, April 27, and June 22. Entries will be judged by a panel of international design experts. In October finalists will be invited to attend the ADAA awards ceremony in Los Angeles, California where winners will be announced and awarded Adobe software and cash prizes.
For more information, check out the press release or visit the ADAA website. Visit the 2011 ADAA Yearbook for a look at the 2011 ADAA ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan. Also, don't forget to check out our Facebook page or follow us @AdobeEDU for the latest updates about the awards.


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Rams Sweep Drew; Zino Remains Undefeated
Game 1: Farmingdale State - 2, Drew - 1 BOXSCORE
Game 2: Farmingdale State - 5, Drew - 1 BOXSCORE
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State softball team improved to 19-3 overall as they swept the visiting Drew College Rangers today, 2-1 and 5-1, in a non-conference doubleheader. Freshman pitcher Hope Zino (Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore) remains undefeated with a 9-0 record, after striking out nine batters and allowing just three hits in game one. Sophomore Heather Buckshaw (Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot) pitched a victory in game two, striking out seven for her eighth win of the year (8-3).
Drew got on the board first in game one. Senior outfielder Katie Mulligan (Clark, N.J./Arthur L. Johnson) struck out but reached first on a passed ball and was bunted over to second by senior left fielder Lauren Collini (Dallas, Pa./Dallas). After stealing third, Mulligan crossed the plate on a single to center field by sophomore first basemen Jillian Lusk (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains).
The Rams went ahead in the fifth inning, scoring the only two runs they would need for the win. Sophomore catcher Jess Dautner (Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park) reached on an error, followed by junior second baseman Lauren Poplawski's (Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees) infield single. Freshman center fielder Kaitlin Keenan (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) sacrifice bunted to move the runners to second and third. Freshman left fielder Rebecca Richman (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) knocked the game-winning 2 RBI double through the left side for the 2-1 lead.
Drew made a run for the tie in the top of the seventh, leaving two runners on base, but a ground out to first base would end the inning and secure the victory for Zino.
In game two, Buckshaw pitched six scoreless innings, while Farmingdale went up 2-0 in the first, with freshman first baseman Aubrey Walker's (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon) double to right field and an RBI walk by junior designated hitter Shannon Scudder (Seaford, N.Y./MacArthur). The Rams added one more in the third with a solo homerun over the center field fence by sophomore shortstop Nicole Farber (Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot). Poplawski scored freshman third baseman Amanda Maass (Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd) with a double to left field in the fourth inning and one more run in the sixth would give the Rams a 5-0 lead.
In the top of the seventh, Drew scored their only run, but Buckshaw ended the game with a strikeout, a groundout to first and a groundout to herself.
The Rams will be away all weekend, playing two Skyline doubleheaders. They travel to Polytechnic on Saturday and Mount Saint Vincent on Sunday, both games start at Noon.


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Daman Investments
Daman Investments PSC is a private joint stock company based in Dubai, UAE. From its early beginnings in 1998, the group has grown rapidly into a non-bank financial services company now widely recognised as an authority in its core markets, the Gulf Cooperation Council and Iraq.
Known for offering innovative investment products and services to both regional and international clients, Daman provides investment management and development capital investment opportunities as well as brokerage operations through its subsidiaries. Daman is committed to the principles of ethical business practice and operational transparency. All Daman's various operations are regulated by the United Arab Emirates Central Bank, the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA) and the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).


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Georgia Family History Expo. Are you? I certainly hope so, since I'm positive a great time will be had by all who attend. If you haven't registered yet, you might want to take advantage of the early bird special before it ends on October 9th. You can save more than $40 on this two--day event.
A couple of highlights of this year's expo are Robert S. Davis and Paul A. Adjei. All you need to know about Mr. Davis is he exudes Georgia History. You could probably get smarter on the subject just by standing next to him. He will be giving the opening keynote address -- "The Secrets to Research in Georgia" -- as well as teaching classes on Georgia and Alabama. One I am particularly interested in is Research in the War of 1812 in the Deep South. Truth be told, I am an R. S. Davis groupie, so I might be found in more than one of his classes. I attended every single one at the last Georgia Family History Expo.
Another highlight, Mr. Paul A. Adjei, is (I believe) going to inspire you. He will be speaking and teaching on the subject of oral histories and how to preserve them. We all should want to know how to keep those important stories that are passed down from generation to generation. He lives in Kumasi-Ghana and is currently working to preserve the history of the Akan, one of the most powerful tribes in West Africa.
The Georgia Family History Expo is held in Duluth, not too far from the Georgia State Archives and the National Archives' Southeast location. While the Georgia Archives is currently embattled over budget cuts and may not be open to the public, NARA is. So another course that might be of interest to you is "I never knew this was here!": An Introduction to the National Archives by Cathy Miller.
Just the above alone shows how much knowledge one could gain by attending, doesn't it? Well, there's a whole lot more -- well over 50 additional classes are available. Like these, for example:
- Discovering African American Lives
- Preservation Techniques for Documents, Newspapers, and Photos
- The DAR Library for All: Near or Far, Member or Not
- German Church and Civil Records
- The Thirteenth Colony: Exploring the Colonial Georgia Records
- A Tale of Two Cemeteries: What Lies Beneath the Landscape of African American Burial Grounds
You know I'll be at that last one! But that still is not all, as I haven't even mentioned all the exhibitors and sponsors that will be there to answer questions and show the hows and whys of their products. Historical and genealogical societies will have a strong presence, as well.
And last, but not least, some familiar faces will be in attendance. Some will be blogging, some will be teaching, some will be doing both, and I'm sure all will be learning. Check out this year's official bloggers (yours truly is thrilled to be one), and stop by and say "Hi!"
04 October 2012
Georgia Family History Expo Early Bird Special - 5 Days Left
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The Daily Word in water wars, Elmo's further transgressions and Justin Bieber's monkey
The next battle in the New Mexico water wars has begun: Carlsbad issues a "priority call" to stop Roswell and Artesia from pumping groundwater.
Round about we go, arguing about a roundabout. Perhaps some circular logic is in order?
The AP style book agrees: People aren't illegal.
The ACLU wants to make sure the Albuquerque Police Oversight Commission actually listens to its constituents.
The mean old Germans took Justin Bieber's monkey away!
C'mon guys, we ran out of "tickle-me-Elmo" jokes months ago. This stuff is just depressing now.
Now, let Yogi Okie Dokie entertain and unsettle you.


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Tri-State Institute
Tri-State Institute provides postsecondary career education to both traditional and nontraditional students through a variety of degree and diploma programs that assist adult students in enhancing their career opportunities and improving problem-solving abilities. The Institute strives to develop within its students the desire for lifelong and continued education. The Institute believes that it makes an important contribution to the economic growth and social well-being of the Birmingham metropolitan area. The Institute educates its students to help meet the economic needs of their communities in entry-level positions in allied health and dental careers. The educational process is a change-oriented approach to education that provides the community with graduates who possess the skills and knowlede needed to succeed in existing and emerging career occupations.
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This photograph shows the Vieux Carre, ca. 1947. A parade is passing on North Rampart Street (note the Saenger Theatre at bottom center and the rear of the Southern Railway Terminal just to its left).
This is one of a number of aerial photographs donated to New Orleans Public Library in 1999 by Richard B. Taylor of Las Vegas. While on a business trip to the city Mr. Taylor chartered a private plane for a aerial tour; he shot the photographs from that plane.
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First, if you were wondering just how much of a burden the patent system has become on the technology industry, consider this bit of knowledge:
In other words, if we spent all the money wasted on the patent system on useful things like going into space, we could've already thawed Charon to see if there's a relay in there. In all seriousness, this should silence those who claim the patent mess has little to no effect on regular consumers; it's highly unlikely such massive costs are not, in some way, recouped through consumers' wallets.
Further driving this point home:
Second, I want to address a part of the article that highlights just how out of touch with reality certain groups of people have become. Consider this:
"And if someone gets a bad patent, so what?" he said. "You can request a re-examination. You can go to court to invalidate the patent. Even rules that need improvements are better than no rules at all."
This insipid sentiment is one you hear often from people who clearly have little to no experience with what the real world is like. Academics, lawyers, politicians, government officials, higher-ranking company executives - they live in a world where theory is more important than practice, or where millions and billions of dollars are just another set of zeros on a piece of paper.
They don't realise that for 99% of companies out there, the practice of challenging or invalidating a patent is very different from the theory. They don't realise that for 99% of the companies out there, millions and billions of dollars are not just another set of zeros - they represent entire companies, and thus, livelihoods.
Mr Kesan may be a law professor at the University of Illinois, but anybody who waves the problems of the patent system away with a simple "just challenge/invalidate it" is spouting uninformed nonsense. Do you really think a small company - and most companies in the world are small - stands any change of fighting Apple, Microsoft, or Google in a court of law? Most companies can barely afford to screen for existing patents, let alone challenge or even invalidate one!
And even if they do manage to invalidate a patent, patent abusers like Microsoft and Apple have thousands upon thousands of other obscure patents to pick from and start the court process all over again - as long as it takes to bring the small company to its knees, burying it in legal fees and court bureaucracy until it can't do anything else but give in, maybe even bankrupting it in the process.
As long as people like Mr Kesan are relied on for guidance on how to fix the patent system, we won't be getting anywhere, that's for sure.


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Media Statements & Speeches
Chairman Jon Wellinghoff Statement
July 19, 2012
Docket Nos. AD12-9-000 and AD11-11-000
Item No. E-4
Policy Reforms on Capacity Allocation for Merchant Transmission Projects
"Thank you Becky and all the Team for your work on the proposed policy statement.
In addition to the proposed wide notice and detailed reporting safeguards that you mentioned, could you explain the key difference between an open season under our current policy and an open solicitation as proposed here?
The past several years have seen significant changes in the business models of developers of transmission projects with the evolution of merchant project developers and non-incumbent developers of cost-based participant funded projects. These new entrants hope to offer potential customers cost-effective service that is alternative to that offered by the incumbent transmission owner or new service not offered by incumbents. I believe the policy we propose today to be another step in furthering the Commissions policy of providing fair and open access to transmission service for customers and competitive generators who seek opportunities to participate in wholesale electricity markets.
I note that these projects will coordinate at several possible points with the regional transmission planning processes established by Order Nos. 890 and 1000. For example, the need for a particular project may be identified initially in the regional planning process. Although developers of merchant or cost-based participant-funded projects wish to recover their costs from individual potential customers through bilateral negotiated agreements rather than seek regional cost allocation, they would nevertheless coordinate and share information with the regional planning process. When developed, such projects would be reflected in the topography and operation of the transmission system for future regional planning, even though they did not seek regional or interregional cost allocation.
I think this proposal finds the appropriate balance between the flexibility to negotiate rates, terms and amount of capacity potential customers want, which many developers told us they need to secure financing, with new safeguards to ensure that these rates are not unduly discriminatory or preferential and are just and reasonable. I look forward to comments on the proposal.


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About the IPA
The Institute for Prevention of Addictions (IPA) conducts research focused on the extent and causes of the use and abuse of alcohol and drugs as well as other addictions and risk behaviors. Based on this research it fosters prevention education programs and policies designed to reduce youth risk behaviors.
The IPA provides specialized resources services and consultation to Church, government and private agencies on policy and program initiatives designed to prevent youth risk behavior. The IPA is supported by Andrews University and General Conference Presidential, as well as, projects sponsored by assorted Foundations, Governmental and Private agencies. The IPA is affiliated With the Department of Health Ministries of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the International Commission for the Prevention of Alcoholism & Drug Dependency (ICPA).
It works through program centers for prevention, policy, education, and research and evaluation. The Institute associates with organizations whose goals harmonize with its philosophy and objectives.
The objectives of the IPA are to:
- Engage in research which investigates the causes and prevention of addictive and other high risk behaviors.
- Evaluate policies designed to promote healthy behaviors.
- Foster evidenced based educational programs focused on the prevention of addiction and other high risk behaviors.
- Develop and evaluate prevention materials and programs based on evidenced based research.
- Cooperate with the GC Health Ministries Department and the ICPA to disseminate scientific research which promotes policies at international, national and local community levels designed to reduce substance use and other health high-risk behaviors.
- Collaborate with other organizations, universities, groups, or professionals within the Church and society who seek to promote a drug free and healthy life style.
- Train students (in multiple universities and disciplines) to conduct research on the causes and prevention of substance abuse and encourage new generations of researchers and clinicians in substance abuse research.


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Commencement Speaker
Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman
Nancy Wyman's Commencement Speech - May 11, 2012
I'd like to thank President Schmotter for inviting me to be here today – I am truly honored.
And I especially want to thank – and congratulate – the faculty, the graduates and your families.
After a lot of hard work and sacrifice - this day belongs to you - and I am honored and humbled to share it with you.
Each of you graduating tonight had a different reason for coming to this university - and each of you took your own unique path to get here.
Many of you are here because you want to take your career – whether it is in education or business, criminal justice or health care - to a higher level.
Some of you are here because you want a new career entirely.
But no matter what led you here, now that you have worked hard and are about to get that coveted degree in your hand, I'm sure you feel a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
And you should.
I suggest you enjoy that feeling - and take pride in the determination it took to be here - and then get ready for change.
Because I have come to learn that no matter how firm our direction is, no matter how straight the path we set, there will be a lot of surprise turns along the way.
And often what really matters most is how we respond to those turns.
I believe you should not be afraid of those unexpected curves, but should see them as opportunities.
I can tell you that I would not be standing here today if one of those surprises didn't happen to me more than 30 years ago.
I was a young mother in Tolland with two daughters in grade school.
And to be polite - I thought the school board was messing up my daughters' education.
I wasn't about to sit back and let that happen - so I came up with what I thought was a great idea:
I wanted to impeach the Board of Education.
Of course, I had no idea how to do that - so I made a phone call to someone who I knew was involved in town politics.
Well, almost as quickly as I learned that you can't impeach the school board – I was drafted to run for a seat on it.
Little did I know how that decision would change my life.
That fall, I was elected to the board of education that a few months earlier I wanted to dissolve.
So much for impeachment – now I was one of them.
My 8 years there led to 8 years as a state representative, and then to State Comptroller and Lt. Governor.
And all of that began by a phone call from a frustrated mother.
Just as it was impossible to predict how that one phone call would change the course of my life, there is really no way to know how today will change yours.
But there is no question that the education you earned here is an investment you have made in yourself – and I have no doubt it will pay off.
It is also an investment that I applaud as Lt. Governor - because your future is Connecticut's future.
And because so many of you have chosen a career in education, you will also play a big part in our children's future.
Governor Malloy and I believe that there is nothing more critical to the direction of our state than the quality of education our children receive.
We also believe there has never been a time when education - at every age – has been so directly connected to a better quality of life.
As I'm sure most of you know, just this week the Legislature passed an education-reform package that will affect students and teachers at every level - from pre-K through college.
To the 16 of you receiving your instructional leadership doctorates - which focus on education reform – who better to implement that reform than you.
And I want to assure all of you who are in the education field that the Governor and I are as committed to supporting you in the classroom as we are to supporting your students.
To the 13 of you receiving your Masters of Health Administration:
As a former X-Ray technician and former administrator of the state employee health plan – and now as Chair of the Connecticut Health Care Exchange – I don't have to tell you that this is a rapidly changing field that is requiring all of us to adapt to new approaches, and I welcome you into the fray.
No matter what degree you are receiving tonight, I hope that you will put your new skills to use right here in Connecticut - because for too long we have let too many of our brightest leave for opportunities elsewhere.
One last thing.
I hope the degree you receive today has not only prepared you for a career - but will give you the power and the confidence to take on even more challenges throughout your life.
In a way, this degree gives you a new voice, or a stronger voice.
And I urge you to use that voice not only to improve yourself, but to improve your community and the world around you.
Do that by giving back – and by speaking out.
Use that voice to stand up for what you believe in - and to question what you don't.
Because regardless of what you may achieve in your academic or professional career, realizing and using the power of that educated voice is perhaps the greatest success of all.
Thank you again for inviting me today.
I congratulate you all and wish you the best of luck.


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Bobby Hutcherson
This little-known gem is from the declining days of Blue Note. Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson welcomed his friend trumpeter Freddie Hubbard to his date and Hubbard (who is heard on four of the six selections) almost stole the show. It is particularly nice to hear Hubbard (whose recordings from this era are horrible) playing jazz again. In addition to the leader (who also doubles on marimbas), solo space is given to keyboardist George Cables and the reed players Manny Boyd and Hadley Caliman. This LP is worth searching for since it may be awhile before it returns on CD. ~ Scott Yanow