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RABAT, Morocco – Morocco likes to project itself as unique in the Middle East in finding a third way between revolution and repression amid the uprisings of the Arab Spring.
The nation's largest opposition Islamist group is challenging that view.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Fathallah Arsalane, political leader of Al Adl wal Ihsan, or the Justice and Charity movement, warned that Morocco is at serious risk of a popular revolt if the state doesn't recognize the demands of the Arab Spring and implement real democratic reforms.
"Things have regressed to the point before the Arab Spring and today there is a risk of serious popular revolt outside of any political structure," he said at his home in the capital Rabat. "We can't predict when the social situation will explode but what is certain is that all the ingredients already exist."
Unlike other leaders in the region beset by popular uprisings in 2011, Morocco's King Mohammed VI swiftly made promises to open up the country's politics and give greater powers to elected institutions. A new constitution was passed and then a legal Islamist party, called Justice and Development, won the right in elections to lead the new government -- making Al Adl wal Ihsan Morocco's clearest, and possibly most potent, opposition force.
But Arsalane said that nearly two years after the start of the Arab Spring, the country is moving backward, with a hereditary monarchy and its court still holding the reins of power and unaccountable to the people.
Founded in 1987, Al Adl wal Ihsan is a spiritual and political movement that has long criticized the monarchy and called for real political reform and a state based on Islamic precepts of justice, charity and good works. Its founder, Abdessalam Yassine, was one of the few who dared speak out against Morocco's previous king, the long-reigning King Hassan II, and he spent years under house arrest. The movement itself is banned, though tolerated, while its members are often arrested.
Yassine's death in December at age 84 has brought the movement to a crossroads. Most analysts expect it to take on a more overtly political character and try to become a political party. It is believed to number in the hundreds of thousands, if not more, and can be found across the country, with members ranging from blue collar workers to doctors and engineers.
During Yassine's funeral, the procession of tens of thousands of mourners from all ages and social classes flooded into the elegant streets of the capital city, shutting down traffic for much of the day — a testimony to the group's continuing strength.
In the year since taking power on promises of reform, the Justice and Development Party has made a few tentative steps to fight corruption. But for most Moroccans little has changed, and the economic crisis brought on by Europe's woes is deepening.
Arsalane said that Prime Minister Abdililah Benkirane's government is hobbled by coalition partners with close ties to the palace. And while Morocco looks fairly stable compared to its neighbors -- with Tunisia and Egypt wracked by unrest, Algeria beset by militant attacks and Libya disintegrating into warring militias -- Arsalane said that Moroccan unrest could be on the horizon if Benkirane is unable to implement meaningful reform.
"The regime should have grasped the message of the Arab Spring and made the courageous decisions to change things on all levels, political, social, economic," he said. "Instead it has been the opposite."
Morocco's economy has always been afflicted by high unemployment and, most importantly, a huge gap between rich and poor. Most people feel the system is corrupt and biased in favor of the wealthy.
Since the peaceful demonstrations of the February 20 pro-democracy movement petered out in late 2011, there have been a small but steady series of spontaneous outbreaks of violence throughout the country.
Riots in marginal parts of remote cities have flared, usually over issues like rising prices or police brutality, before being repressed after a few days -- only start up again elsewhere.
Arsalane is not alone in his grim assessment of the state of Morocco's reforms. In its 2012 report on the region released Thursday, Human Rights Watch complained about police brutality, laws curbing free speech and unfair trials.
"Judging by the text of the 2011 constitution, Morocco's leaders recognize that enhancing human rights is central to meeting popular aspirations," HRW's North Africa direct Sarah Leah Whitson said in a statement. "But judging by the practice on the ground, they have yet to grasp that words alone are not enough."
Al Adl wal Ihsan originally called for the restoration of an Islamic caliphate, but over the years the movement's message has become similar to that of other Moroccan reformers, with an emphasis on calls for democracy and a civil state.
Arsalane explained that it wasn't so much the notion of the monarchy they were against, but the fact that the institution was above the law. "The form of the regime is not important, what interests us is the contents."
Arsalane rebuffed concerns that his group would implement Islamic law. He said its adherents are firm believers in the concept of "ijtihad" -- or independent reasoning to bring medieval legal precepts in line with modern realities, something that more conservative Islamist groups reject.
Mohsine el-Ahmadi, an author of a book on the movement and professor of sociology and religion at Rabat International University, said Arsalane's group's biggest problem for the Moroccan state is its refusal to accept role of the king and his court, known as the makhzen, as the basis for the political game.
"They don't want to recognize the monarch as a legitimate ruler and that is the main problem — they don't want to recognize the historical makhzen of the Moroccan state," he said. "In that sense, they are radicals and revolutionaries, not reformists."
El-Ahmadi said that it's difficult to gauge the size of the group's support because it has never participated in elections.
But he emphasized that it is a powerful force in Moroccan society.
"Their social base is important throughout Morocco, with a strong presence in Casablanca, Marrakech and the south in general," he said. The movement is also considered the largest organized group in universities.
Al Adl wal Ihsan's future role in Morocco is unclear. While it has largely become the voice of the opposition, it at the same time has no legal outlet.
Arsalane has said repeatedly the movement would like to form a political party -- but has been denied.
"The regime isn't fighting us because we are Islamists but because we are a real opposition," said Arsalane. "The regime rejects the idea itself of having a real opposition, instead of just a docile one."
Associated Press writer Smail Bellaouali contributed to this report.


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Operating under the theme, "Strengthen Our Community, Bridge Barriers, Create Meaningful Change," the Martin Luther King Weekend of Service will provide service opportunities for students on Friday, Saturday and Monday. The weekend event is a project of the University's Office of Service Learning and Civic Engagement.
"We are looking forward to this weekend. Dr. King's life was marked by service and this weekend will honor his legacy," said Jonathan Cellon, Coordinator of Service Learning and Civic Engagement in the University Center for Student Success. "Through the service projects planned, students will have an opportunity to address some of our community's most critical needs."
Projects scheduled for Friday include reading to Troy Elementary School students, in-class reading and craft projects with students at Head Start, crafts and fundraiser event preparation with the Colley Senior Center, landscaping and improvement projects at the Miracle League playground, games with residents of Noble Manor and after-school activities with Troy Elementary School students.
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Aired: 4 Mar 2011
Due to a major storm in my area, the news people had at least one interruption in the show. However, I think I saw most of the show.
Ancestry.com Presence: Two commercials, one mention of 'finding' things on Ancestry.com
- Results! I wish I could find half as much things on some of my ancestors.
- Social Security Applications, as I've said before, are very helpful for finding your ancestor's parents, particularly if said ancestor never told you the names of their parents.
- Researching family history can also lead to a sort of medical history for your family, at least for the first few generations back. In his case, it appears that his family seemed to have a penchant for longevity.
- Fraternal Societies. It's always worth a look to see if your ancestor belonged to a 'secret' society or fraternal order, especially if the organization has any pictures your ancestor may have been in. Sometimes you will even see insignia on tombstones that refer to their membership.
- So many cemeteries are in disrepair because people moved away, didn't have the resources, etc. I have a few ancestors in cemeteries surrounded by private land that looks like a jungle. It really is sad to see.
- Music.
- Results! The amount of time taken to find all the things researchers found for him had to have been significant, and the amount of information found can't be anywhere near normal.
In the End: I found it to be incredibly informative (though I am the first to admit that African-American genealogy is not my area...), educational, and interesting.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Things I'd Like to Reiterate:
- Divorces are not as uncommon as you'd think, even in the 1800s. It might not have been something one talked about or even told their children, but it did happen. During the course of one of my research jobs, I found that a divorce occurred in the 1860s.
- Old guys could and did often marry girls young enough to be their grandchildren.
- Some of the stuff he traveled to find can be found online (see links below). Considering this matter, I plan on writing a Google books post sometime soon.
- Talk to your older relatives while you still can. It may be they won't want to talk about certain things...or it could be that they never knew you cared enough to know.
- My post on ordering Social Security Applications: Link to Post
- My post on Fraternal Societies (UK, but the premise is similar): Link to Post
- The Newberry Library's page on sources on fraternal orders: Link
- Found the 1880 Nashville Directory for John Louis Brown as editor Knights of Wise Men (Pg. 139): Link
Next New Episode: Ashley Judd (Note: There was no preview after tonight's episode, so I'm leaning towards a hiatus of the show next week or repeats, for whatever reason.)


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Efficacy of Drug and Risk Counseling Among Methadone Patients in Jakarta, Indonesia (JAKPRO)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01360463
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 25, 2011
Last Update Posted : August 17, 2016
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According to UNAIDS, Indonesia is experiencing one of the most rapidly expanding HIV/AIDS epidemics in Asia. The epidemic in Indonesia has been fueled by injection drug use among heroin users and the national response includes the scale-up of methadone maintenance treatment.
Drug counseling is considered to be an integral part of methadone treatment, but few studies have been designed to assess its benefits and costs. In settings such as Jakarta, data regarding the costs and benefits of drug counseling have critical public heath relevance.
The investigators propose to conduct a prospective randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of integrated drug and HIV counseling among injecting drug users. This study will be conducted at six methadone clinics in Jakarta, Indonesia where the HIV prevalence among injecting drug users ranges between 50- 86%, with collaborators from the Drug Dependence Hospital in Jakarta, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. The specific aims of this four year study are to evaluate the impact of Behavioral Drug and Risk Counseling (BDRC)—a low intensity, cognitive behavioral approach that integrates drug counseling and risk reduction intervention. Those assigned to the BDRC arm will be compared to those who receive treatment as usual which includes an initial risk reduction intervention and counseling as needed. The investigators hypothesize that the structured, low intensity BDRC approach will be more cost effective and result in higher rates of retention in treatment, lower rates of drug use and lower rates of HIV risk.
To test these hypotheses, the research team in Jakarta will recruit 300 injecting drug users as they enter treatment at the Drug Dependence Hospital and its five satellite programs. Following informed consent procedures, research staff will randomize participants to either the BDRC intervention or to treatment as usual. All subjects will be fuly assessed at baseline and months 3, 6, 9, and 12.
The proposed work will be build on collaborations that have been established with the Indonesian Investigator Adhi Nurhidayat,MD during his NIDA INVEST Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania when he spent time with David Metzger, PhD and George Woody, MD. It will also extend findings from a WHO study on substitution therapy of opiates and HIV/AIDS that was completed by Riza Sarasvita, MS,MHS (former NIDA Humphrey Fellow at Johns Hopkins University) and her colleagues at The Drug Dependence Hospital Jakarta, Indonesia.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Risk Behaviors Heroin Injection Retention in Methadone Treatment
|Behavioral: Behavioral Drug and Risk Counseling (BDRC) Behavioral: methadone maintenance treatment
|Phase 2
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|276 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Efficacy of Drug-HIV Counseling Among IDU at Methadone Clinics in Jakarta
|Study Start Date :
|May 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|January 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|January 2015
Experimental: Behavioral and Drug Risk Counseling
Participants assigned to this arm will receive bi weekly Behavioral and Drug Risk Counseling (BDRC) counseling for six months.
Behavioral: Behavioral Drug and Risk Counseling (BDRC)
The BDRC counseling is rooted in cognitive behavioral theory. During one hour sessions, the counselors help participant identify short term behavioral goals and work with the participant to develop strategies to achieve their goals. These plans are referred to as "contracts" and these contracts are reviewed and revised at each subsequent session.
Active Comparator: Treatment as Usual
Participants assigned to this arm will receive methadone treatment without and alterations.
Behavioral: methadone maintenance treatment
daily individualized doses of methadone will be provided by the program staff.
- Injection drug use [ Time Frame: one year ]the primary endpoint will be the frequency of injection drug use during the 30 days prior to the final assessment at 12 months.
- retention in methadone treatment [ Time Frame: one year ]number of months retained in treatment during the one year assessment period.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Enrollment in methadone maintenance treatment
- Injected heroin within past 30 days by self-report, documented by "tracks" or puncture marks
- 18 or more years of age
- Meets DSM-IV criteria for opiates dependence with physiologic features
- Agrees to keep bi-weekly appointments if selected
- Current address within Jakarta and not planning to move
- Willingness and ability to give informed consent and otherwise participate
- Provision of adequate locator information
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinically significant cognitive impairment, schizophrenia, paranoid disorder, bipolar disorder
- Advanced neurological, cardiovascular, renal, or other medical disorder that is likely to impair or make hazardous patient's ability to participate
- Physiologically dependent on alcohol, benzodiazepines or other sedative type drugs
- Concurrent participation in another treatment study
- Planning to enter inpatient or residential treatment within next year
- Pending legal charges with likely incarceration within next 12 months
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01360463
|RSKO Drug Dependence Hospital
|Jakarta, Timur, Indonesia, 13720
|Responsible Party:
|David S. Metzger, Ph.D. , Principal Investigator, University of Pennsylvania
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01360463 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01DA026344 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|May 25, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 17, 2016
|Last Verified:
|May 2011
Keywords provided by University of Pennsylvania:
drug abuse counseling
HIV risk reduction counseling
HIV infection
injection drug users
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Analgesics, Opioid
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Antitussive Agents
Respiratory System Agents


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Cisco Packaged Contact Center Enterprise (Packaged CCE) is a predesigned, bounded deployment model of Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise. Customers whose contact center requirements fit the boundaries of the solution can enjoy the advantages of the simplified management interface, smaller hardware footprint, and reduced time to install. These customers can also benefit from the comprehensive feature set of Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise and Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal. The solution comes packaged with Cisco Unified Intelligence Center for comprehensive reporting and Cisco Finesse desktop software for an enhanced, next-generation desktop experience.
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Cisco Sales and Partner Access Only
- Partner Community - Sales enablement material for Cisco field and Cisco partners, including sales and technical presentations, sample BOM, screenshots, etc.
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Packaged CCE Technical Documentation
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- Compatibility Matrix - Lists the Contact Center and third-party software, gateway, and endpoint compatibility information for Packaged CCE.
- Virtualization Specification - Virtualization information for Packaged CCE
- Installation and Upgrade Guide – Provides instructions for installing and upgrading Packaged CCE.
- Administration and Configuration Guide - Explains Unified CCE Administration tools and the Packaged CCE interfaces with Unified CCE scripting and Configuration Manager.
- Features Guide - Explains how to configure optional features available on Packaged CCE such as Outbound Option, Mobile Agent, Agent Greeting, etc.
- Reporting User Guide - Explains how to generate and interpret Cisco Unified Intelligence Center reports for Packaged CCE deployments, and provides descriptions for report templates used in these deployments.
- Developer Reference Guide - Link to the API documentation on Cisco DevNet.
- Release Notes - New features, notes, and defect resolutions for each release.
- Troubleshooting Tips – Troubleshooting Tips for Packaged CCE.
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- Video 1 - Introduction to Packaged CCE 9.0. (13:49 minutes)
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I hesitate to contest your generalization about Americans, not being one, but I do know quite a few Americans (including friends and family), and I do read a lot of things written by Americans, and I wonder if your account doesn't skew things a bit, based on your Southern location and your original denomination. I wonder if you would characterize American religion in the way that you do if you had grown up in Chicago, Boston, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Ohio, or California, or among the Eastern European settlers of some of the prairie states. And I wonder how much contact you had growing up with Episcopalians and Roman Catholics, who exist in the USA, even in parts of the South, in fairly large numbers.
I wonder if it wouldn't be more accurate if you had written that YEC is the default *Protestant* belief in the USA. (The tendency of people on this list to implicitly leave Catholicism out of the picture never ceases to amaze me -- it's something a Canadian Protestant writing about religious matters would never do.) And even within Protestantism, I suspect that your statement would not be true for the urban parts of the north-east and parts of California and for large mid-western urban areas such as Chicago.
It would be interesting to hear from Ted Davis, George Murphy, and several of the others here who appear to be from "mainstream" denominations, and find out whether or not they were raised as YECs. However, I don't doubt your claim that there are more former YECs here than I am aware of; in fact, that would just strengthen the point I was making.
The comments made by you and Gordon about the Scofield reference Bible were interesting. I grew up in a city where 80-90% of churchgoers were Catholic, Anglican, United, Presbyterian, Orthodox or Lutheran. I would never have heard of the Scofield Bible if I hadn't happened to be in a class with a friend from the lone Associated Gospel church in town. If you asked most of the churchgoing people in my city who Scofield was, they wouldn't have had a clue. Nor would they know what was meant by day-age theory, gap theory, YEC, OEC, or Creation Science. I never had an Anglican sermon or Sunday school lesson regarding evolution. We still had Bible readings in the public schools in my day, and evolution was never discussed. YEC was certainly not the default version of Christianity, or even of Protestantism, in my part of Canada.
But even among the small YEC constituency in Canada, there is little concern regarding the teaching of evolution in the schools, because of the way it's handled. In most jurisdictions in the USA, apparently, evolutionary theory is a mandated part of 9th-grade science, and 9th-grade science is a compulsory subject. In Canada, at least in Ontario, evolutionary theory isn't taught until Grade 11 or 12, by which time everyone has met the basic two-year science requirement and is therefore free to drop science. So no one has to hear about evolution who doesn't want to. The American insistence that evolution must be taught in ninth grade -- completely unnecessary from the point of view of science pedagogy, as the Canadian experience proves (our universities produce darned good biologists) -- is a big part of the problem down there. Move the evolution unit up to eleventh or twelfth grade biology! Then only those aiming to be life science majors will have to take it. Everyone else can just skip upper-level biology in favour of chemistry, physics, math and the humanities subjects, if they want to protect their innocent ears from hearing "the E-word". Adopt this prudent Canadian policy and you have no more Dovers. Why this common-sense solution hasn't presented itself to American educators is beyond me. Why dig in your heels over a 50-year-old policy that isn't necessary, has generated endless lawsuits and school board battles, and creates damaging religious and social friction? Don't American science educators have more imagination than this? Don't they ever look beyond the U.S. borders for curriculum ideas?
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From: John Walley
To: Dave Wallace
Cc: ASA
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [asa] Fw: (aliens) November Newsletter from Reasonable Faith
Good one. You forgot Michael Roberts and Don Nield.
But down South, we have an even more restrictive definition of alien, we consider anyone further North than Kentucky and Virginia and further West than Texas to be suspect. CA and NY and MA are definitely extraplanetary.
To be honest, I am surprised that this is such a discussion point. I think gets to a much deeper distinction than just the age of the earth. YEC is just the symptom of a concordist, literalist theology usually associated with very conservative politics and a deep distrust of anything liberal (i.e. alien). Growing up, I never even heard of any other distinction of the age of the earth that anyone considered to be a true Christian faith. You were either Christian and believed the Bible or you were an evolutionist and never the twain shall meet. There existed some gray areas in between (Presbyterians) but most people just felt sorry for them.
The first time I ever heard the terms YEC and OEC, I was 36 years old and living in New Zealand and that was when I read my first Hugh Ross book. My first thought was how scandalous this was that he believed the earth was old but still believed in the inerrancy of the scriptures. I had never imagined that such a position could even remotely be seriously considered. It really did change my life.
By force of reason, it is one thing to have your literalist and concordist views of the scripture pried away from your cold dead fingers (nearly) but that doesn't necessarily mean that all the rest of their worldviews will automatically go along with it. In fact I have personally witnessed the conversions from YEC to OEC of hundreds of people with stories similar to mine above here through our RTB chapter and I think I would be hard pressed to find more than just a few who would seriously entertain the prospect of alien existence. It is just not in the evangelical and conservative Christian narrative. I don't know what planet you guys are from.
In fact Hugh Ross has a book out about UFO's and he basically takes this position that all UFO sightings are either bunk or spiritual deceptions. I don't recall how he deals with the question of the existence of alien life specifically but I am sure he would load up the possibility with plenty of caveats of them all being subject to sin and the gospel constraints on earth which is almost the same as saying they don't exist. And he hails from Canada too which is Dave and Cameron's neck of the galaxy.
Finally, from another thread it is humorous to hear Cameron finally understanding what many have told him along. YEC is the default Christian belief in the US. Many if not most on this list came from that although only a few will admit it. He acts surprised when he finds a former one. He should be surprised instead to find someone who grew up in a church in the US that was not YEC,. To my knowledge, I don't even know of any one like that. Most non-YEC testimonies are from people who grew up in secular non-religious homes like Hugh Ross for instance. To be totally honest I don't know of any church anywhere that openly teaches the universe was created at the Big Bang 14BYA still today. The best you can find is one that is open to it but they still keep it secret like talking about politics.
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I have heard of rejection of the possibility of aliens by non-YEC, but not with direct evidence on details. C. S. Lewis has discussion on the possibility of aliens; unfortunately I think the essays have received different titles. At any rate, he quite thoroughly refutes the claim that the gospel doesn't make sense in light of aliens. For that matter, Mark Twain recognized the error of that claim. To be pedantic, I assume you mean extraterrestrials as the USofA government considers Cameron, Murray, Gregory, Iain S, Steve Martin and myself all to be aliens and we all do need Christ at least I do. Appologies if I got anybodies nationality wrong.
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I kind of feel things moved a bit fast with the confession scene. I feel like we were missing something inbetween.
Anyways I am finding my favorite moments involve Sen. Honestly I never would expect to go for his character type but I just really like the contrast of how he acts like a tough guy but he seems really sweet & even a bit dorky underneath.
|2012-04-26, 22:49
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The jazz festival was yet another example of pure joy for the ears, and as always there were many great moments throughout. My favourite bit was the challenge of climbing that rock, simply because Yurika's reaction to it all made me smile and blew away any preconceptions I had towards her.
Oh, I also second the thumbs up for Sentaro asking Yurika in front of her friends. Whether he was aware of it or not, it deserves kudos.
EDIT: Throw in that confession too. Couldn't have asked for more.
|2012-04-27, 02:34
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Garrest anime since Tengen Toppa: When Kaoru's glasses come off, it means shit's gonna get serious!!! I watched that episode and I was ready to go run 20 laps, at midnight.
Seriously though, awesome, great episode. Did all that just happen in 20 minutes? It's already a better romance than 20 episodes from most anime.
So refreshing to have a unique protagonist like this: Kaoru seemed like a weak, moody uke at first, but is showing himself to be clever, observant, flirty, and decisive. A Napoleon of romance, a man of action.
The onigiri was a nice touch, though it is scary how Kaoru was so fast to pick up that he was eating the onigiri that Ritsu had prepared and intended for Sentarou.
Kaoru has got an uphill battle, but with cojones and smarts and looks and piano skills like that, I think he's got a good fighting chance.
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The old-fashioned embarrassments and awkwardness is simply hilarious.
But seriously though, I wish this series would become popular so that people will see how it's setting a new higher bar on how dynamic scenes of activity will be animated in the future. Watching every new episode with every new jam session, almost all animated performances in the past look like they were made by a first year animation student.
As for the last scene... I've been in that situation more times than I'm willing to count. I've lost to the better man every time, but a part of me is an idealist, so I'll be rooting for the underdog (Kaoru) as I oft do.
|2012-04-27, 04:46
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Location: Where hot girls are fighting!
Ok..i start to watch this show...
i didn't give a credit first..however..i was wrong..ho man..really wrong..this show is good....
Yesterday, when i came home from my box workout..I watched the first and second ep..i fell relaxed..and happy...i don't know how to put in word...is strange...
the music..was relaxing...and i found the behavior of the protagonists like a real behavior...
I'm looking forward to this show...is really original...
Edit..just watched ep 3...and wow...really good ep..
So, Kaoru is in love with Ritsuko, Ritsuko is in love with Sentaro, Sentaro is in love with Yurika, and Yurika?
i have to admit, i liked Kaoru confession, yeah, for me, the confession wasn't too fast, because he know that she is in love with Sentaro,and he know that Senataro is in love with Yurika, so there is no need to hold back his feelings. and if you are a boy...you must have b*** to make it clear...really well done..if he wants have a chance with her..this was the best solution...
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|2012-04-27, 12:21
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Two confessions in the 3rd episode already. This show couldn't get any better=3
Sen and Yurika at the end of the ep............that girl's one smooth operator - Sen too And just when I recover from that they hit me with another sucker punch with that confession from Kaoru. I don't think I've seen an MC from a slice-of-life(I'm using it for convenience) show who actually uses his head in such situations.
|2012-04-27, 14:13
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Location: Philippines
Age: 42
My sides hurts, trying not to laugh out loud in the middle of early morning watching this episode.
The great and invincible skin-thumping Sentaro, has succumbed to Yurika's lissome beauty!
|2012-04-27, 17:36
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Blooming on the mountain
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....
Just ... whoa.
Episode 3 was amazing. Just ... amazing. I am blown away.
I agree with Enzo - why can't all anime be so beautifully executed.
Hands down the best series of the season for me.
|2012-04-27, 17:44
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Somewhere on this blue planet
I wonder why there are still some thinking this is yaoi. 3 episodes in, things should be clear that it is far from anything like that happening. I'm loving every minute of this anime. It has been a while since a series excites me this much. Sentarou is so adorkable in this episode and closeted Kaoru is surely opening up. Him being courageous in conveying his feelings is a step towards growth in his character. And oh the misunderstandings? Can't wait to see how everything unfold next.
|2012-04-27, 18:13
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Hokkaido
Age: 69
I'd say my one misgiving about this show is that Ritsuko's character seems so underdeveloped. I find myself wondering what it is that Kaoru sees in her beyond being cute and cheerful. They haven't really spent a whole lot of time alone together, and their conversations seem rather superficial. I'd find his infatuation more plausible if she displayed some greater depth and perhaps a bit more intelligence. You would think that Kaoru would want to talk about books or movies or something that would enable him to engage with her on a deeper level than what we've seen so far. I hope this will change in the weeks to come, but comments from people who have read ahead in the manga aren't very encouraging on this score. It seems like it will be more about the "bromance" and less about the romance.
|2012-04-27, 18:16
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
I think "cute & cheerful" is more than enough to spark the attraction of the 17 year-old male.
Apart from that, he's obviously a lonely navy brat who's never really had any friends, and she immediately treated him kindly and showed a genuine interest in him. I think there's more than enough there to explain his interest, though I agree we certainly haven't gotten as deeply into who she really is as we have the two male leads.
|2012-04-27, 18:27
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Location: Hokkaido
Age: 69
Even when I was seventeen, lo those many years ago, there were cute and cheerful girls that I couldn't imagine being romantically interested in because there just wasn't enough "there" there.
|2012-04-27, 18:39
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Actually I find Ritsuko's love for Sentaro the most compelling. She's known him for a long time & she's the one that encouraged the friendship between Sen & Kaoru. It's like she wanted Kaoru to see the real Sen that she knows.
But I have to admit the Bromance does interest me more than the romance. I think so far Sen & Kaoru do have the most chemistry.
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Hugh Branch was originally one of the Soulless created in Skira. He didn't have the blood of a trueborn and so the soul that was inside him quickly left his clay body and he ended up entirely dependant on people in his village to feed him and care for him. When hard times hit, the Soulless were the first to go and so Hugh was kicked out of his home and sent to wander.
By chance, he encountered the Acryn party stuck in Skira who took pity on him culminating in the Splintered Man bestowing a soul into Hugh and giving him his own free will. Booker bestowed the blessing of the Traitor and hoped to see Hugh as a brother, expecting Colin Fletcher to bestow some of Booker's memories into him. Fletcher did no such thing, and Hugh inherited instead the Traitor's attitude to family. For good measure, Howard the Splintered Man also blessed him, making him in part the son of Howard and Booker.
Hugh joined the Acryn party and got split up from them when they investigated the Citadel and the Vault in Skira, but reunited with them to join them back into the World where he is now making his way.
Recently, Hugh has his original face on Wanted posters plastered across Acryn following a debacle outside the party of Arlean Terrec…
Recently gone by the name of Grant Smith, a bearded sailor. Acquired a scar of the heart and so is more frequently updating his form to that of various barmaids around the docks taking on the name Laura Fitz.
Having acquired enough money to buy a bigger boat, he's now looking for a more permanent solution to his identity…
…and having realised he can solve his identity by using Identity Theft on himself, Cap'n Branch is now back on the Bigger Boat hunt, as well as a way to take a boat, well, anywhere…
…and now having been funded by House Darrish, the Crimson Mother, the terror of the sea around Acryn, is mercilessly sinking any ships that Darrishes or Terrecs would rather didn't reach their destinations, being one of the more profitable entities in the Great Acryn Trade War…
…having learned how to utilise Dragon Gates, things are on the up-and-up for Hugh Branch, though a nasty altercation in a Wayfinders' Guild facility forced him to Flux Resurrect and mysteriously lose his abilities to utilise the Flux but allowing him to use magic. These new abilities are fascinating to him, but now little use as he inhabits a pile of meat…
Names gone by (shamelessly nicking this from James):
Hugh Marsh was originally from a village south of Margush. He is the child of Geraldine and Lukas Marsh, and lived a quiet life, sailing on the lakes (to which he took quite a liking and displayed quite an aptitude for) until the events of the Upheaval occurred at which point he realised he could manipulate the Flux, that he was a Wayfinder. Things picked up considerably for Marsh, who travelled to Acryn to join the Wayfinders' Guild, but found things quickly slowing down after the first couple of years: though he began doing adventures for the sake of the city (acquiring in the process the Divine Favour of someone who'd quite like to protect it; making the acquaintance of Carlaeon and the Oracle both of whom he was quite intrigued by the agendas of; earning the ire of and a scar from a wizard; and acquiring the blessing of two gods of Lasra) the exciting Wayfinding job reduced to a desk job.
Things became stagnant and boring. Hugh got involved with various people who turned up to the Guild to discuss matters with him, far too many of them Divine. He made the terrible choice to listen to Guild Councillor. Sarmandastra for too long and gained his Favour; he humoured Mr Branch when he came in to investigate an anomaly for too long and assisted him well enough to gain his Favour; he was particularly taken by a conversation with a young Councillor from Acryn who seemed to have his act together and got his Favour.
Eventually, things changed on the fateful day when he and other guild members were sent out to hunt down an anomaly. Things went bad, and one by one the party were struck down by the anomaly, until it was just it and Marsh… then things get a bit hazy. What Marsh next remembers for certain is ripping the anomaly to pieces with his bare hands.
Such self-chosen action attracted the attention of the Abnegator, who has helped him come to realise his own power, and to hone his capabilities. He adventured, heading into a Dragon and discovering a Dragon Gate, gaining its power and using it to improve himself, and now having discovered that he's Flux Resurrected, he's working out what to do about Karl/Hugh Branch who appeared to be a notorious pirate. Luckily, it seemed this "Karl Branch" wasn't very together and the ship that he seemed to be in ownership was swiftly claimed for justice by Marsh.
Now he's on an agenda to rid the city of criminals, starting with the hive of scum and villainy that is the Acryn Dockyards. Cpt Hugh Marsh, notorious Pirate Hunter of the Crimson Mother, is to prove himself a force to be reckoned with.
Having discovered that Branch is a necessary part of himself, Marsh with great assistance from Evan and others in the realm of the Arcane Arbiter managed to procure back from Karl the memories and mind of Branch. It was restored to Marsh in a powerful magical ritual, and since then the two have lived as they should inside one body. The two minds disagree on a lot, and as Hugh attempted to introduce himself managed to introduce himself as "Captain March". This has stuck, and the branched Hughs are attempting to now understand their place in the world…
…having acted for the sake of balance, March was placed under suspicion by the Leader Church. No evidence or formal charges were brought against him and therefore he operates freely. House Darrish and House Terrec are actively trying to sink the Crimson Mother. Both Branch and Marsh agree this is good cause to aggressively return fire. March is also harbouring and offering sanctuary to Tabitha Terrec, "Joy" (Prim), and Anabel aboard the Mother…
Briefly having enjoyed the perks of being a Wayfinders Guild Councillor, Cpt March now works for the entirely more reasonable East Empire Company. He is also somewhat more Wanted by the Guild.
Having discovered Xavier's ascension to unlimited cosmic power at the hands of the Dragon Slayer, and being a bit worried about it, Hugh's had a bit of a perspective shift, and is currently concocting a plan to deal with this problem…
…the plan happened. Hugh died, choosing to use his oracular realisation of how the culmination of the plan would go disastrously wrong to save Tabitha's life instead of his own, and Flux resurrected as something worse. Something much worse.
Younger brother of Marian Terrec, the recently empowered godling, The Cleansing Tide, has made his beloved older sister very proud, and continues (despite frequent arrests due to mistaken identity) to try and do right by his family and do what he can to help Marian to the seat of power she rightfully deserves.
And definitely has no feelings whatsoever toward his wayward cousin Tabitha.
The Cleansing Tide, Hugh Terrec, Branch and March, has offended Sinna, the Shadow of Dusk and consequently cannot hold onto secrets, with anything learned slipping from his mind by the end of the encounter in which he learned it. Whether this has caused the godling to become more forgetful or more forthright has yet to be discovered.
The Cleansing Tide, however, is known amongst Tender Church circles as a fickle, uncaring godling. Suggestions this is to do with a Tender Priest abandoned in the desert are completely unfounded.
Having spent a wild journey through an impossible universe inside a cube, The Cleansing Tide managed to recover some of his body in completely random circumstances, and gained enough money to purchase a new boat. Having created a black swan in which his friend Anabel now resides, it's aptly named The Crimson Swan. The curse from Sinna was also removed, at the cost of permanently black lips.
Hewett Strang, a Strossbourgian Pathfinder on the ark carrying the Strossbourgian people to Acryn. During the journey the sky cracked and fragments of mirror rained down upon those guiding the ark. Doctors quickly removed glass from the injured, but despite him having wounds they were unable to find any shards. The terrible truth was quickly revealed the next day, he became aware of the entities which had possessed him and their terrible nature. He immediately informed the mages, hoping that he could be saved by an application of magic, but the resources of the ark were limited and could not stretch to empowering him as a perfected warrior. After much discussion about what could be done he volunteered to be set adrift, better to die at sea than risk the lives of those on the ark with either a God draining their life force or risk the cataclysmic destruction a God might unleash if killed aboard ship.
Unfortunately the power he inherited has denied him even this, you were washed up on an island and recovered by a passing merchant ship. He reached Acryn ahead of the Ark. There is only one glimmer of good news, somewhere on this continent is his brother Otto, who will definitely know what to do next.
Unable to meet with Otto, Hewett worked with the Mages Evan and Thorn to remove the divinity through a large ritual. The other personalities under suggestion from Evan agreed, and the Cleansing Tide was removed from Hewett. In the process, though, by giving each "Hugh" legitimacy, the idea of control has been somewhat thrown up in the air.
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Background #3: Weaponry - Bastard
Background #4: Very Tough
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Ya know what, I thought I was wasting time at war protests in the early 70's until I hooked up with a flower child of the time. Ya just never know Brian. What's the old saying about a silver lining.
I agree....too powerful and make too many campaign contributions to elected officials to ever get touched. Politics today!
How big does it (the protest) need to get in order to make a difference?
I think it would have to be nation wide.....like the Vietnam war movement.
......but then again I think society is much more complacent nowadays.
I guess we will just have to wait and see. If the numbers grow then it may.Doesn't appear to have the support or emotion that the war movement did......but then again I think society is much more complacent nowadays.


text: What NAMI Members Are Saying About A Beautiful Mind Winner Of 4 Academy Awards, Including Best Picture Jan 01 2002 "A Beautiful Mind will enlighten, encourage, and destigmatize mental illness. I sincerely believe it will do more for the suffering of millions of people than any other movie. It is a staggering achievement." William Spies (Ohio) "Schizophrenia was normalized in this movie . . .a life experience that someone went through. The audience could identify with the experience…I have paranoid schizophrenia just like John Nash. I was at an Ivy League College when it struck . . .I did not do Nobel Prize work like he did. But who knows, I still may . . .The differences between [our] experiences are idiosyncratic, the similarities profound…This movie is a historic step towards inclusion of people with mental illness in normal life. I recommend it to anyone who lives with mental illness, has family members or friends with mental illness, or who just want to learn more about this real, but often misunderstood life situation." Charles Feldman (Rhode Island) "The beauty of the movie is that we were drawn into John Nash's mind without realizing we were experiencing his delusions. The movie sensitively portrayed how real delusions are to the person experiencing [them]. It also showed that delusions aren't necessarily horrifying and violent, but can be gentle and loving as well…The movie gave a welcome perspective of mental illness and people living with mental illness. It showed that people with mental illness can and do contribute to society…I have been living with manic depression for over 30 years…I have been happily married for 30 years . . . A Beautiful Mind hit home." Sandra Thompson (Minnesota) "A Beautiful Mind was quite moving and did much justice to people with mental illnesses. The film will help improve public perceptions. Russell Crowe's portrayal of John Nash reminded me of my late, best friend, Scott, whose diagnosis was paranoid schizophrenia…The film was inspiring. The title A Beautiful Mind could not be more appropriate for Dr. Nash and so many other people with mental illnesses with unique talents and gifts trying to find their place in our society." Patrick E. Bruckart (Virginia) "A great movie. A great actor. A great director." Mary V. Sloan (Georgia) "A Beautiful Mind will go a long way in educating the public about schizophrenia. It was sensitive, fair, and balanced. Also well acted. My thanks to Ron Howard and Russell Crowe. I'm recommending it to friends and relatives." NAMI Family Member (California) "I am bipolar and a masters student in psych counseling. The movie was fantastic. Ron Howard and Russell Crowe should both be commended for putting such a complicated subject onto the screen…The film was made in such a way that early hallucinations seem real even to the audience . . . I've been extremely paranoid before and so his paranoia was frightening to me . . . John Nash's story is both sad and inspiring. The movie will help to bring a deeper awareness of schizophrenia and other major mental illnesses to the general public." Tara E. Moorman (Hawaii) "As NAMI family members, father, mother and sister, we were delighted to see such an incredible treatment of the subject of schizophrenia in the media. The movie is riveting, poignant, and informative to the general public…A great leap has been made for consumers who are recovering from this devastating disease Our son was diagnosed in 1986 . . . New medications have been miraculous." Bill and Eleanor Griffin (South Carolina) "I was crying by the end of the movie . . . enjoyed seeing Alicia's support of John. I enjoyed the way they portrayed the hallucinations . . . Princeton was good for him . . . the fact that an Ivy League institution will allow [a person with schizophrenia] to utilize their facilities, and ultimately have him on their research staff, hopefully that will set an example for others." Cathy Novick (Massachusetts) "Never before have American audiences seen such a powerful portrayal of mental illness, in which the person with the illness also is the hero…Ten years ago, working in Congress, I handled issues that included terrorism and aviation security. Like Nash, I had a top-secret clearance. One day, I slipped into a psychotic episode. Black Chevy Suburbans tried to run me down as I walked my dog. Political opponents bugged my office. Terrorists were intent on bombing an airplane. Just like the movie, my family and colleagues were confused and uncertain-because given my job, some of the scenarios seemed plausible. Mental illness is not beautiful. But people are. Hard facts do not lessen individual dignity, eternal hope, and the triumph of recovery. The movie's message about mental illness is universally relevant. Even in the face of terrible tragedy, extraordinary things are possible." NAMI Consumer Member (Virginia) "I loved this film. I am the mother of 36-year-old son who has schizophrenia and the daughter of a man who also had the disease." Louise Loots Thornton (California) "A beautiful film, a magical blend which unfolds one reality while capturing the extremely believable alternative reality which existed solely in the mind of Nobel Prize winner John Nash . . . A must see for anyone who might have any contact with any of us who live with mental illness . . . I was first diagnosed bipolar in 1988. Symptoms first appeared in 1982." Bob Bennett (Nevada) "It was good to see a portrayal of the disease in which the passage of time is a friend rather than an enemy. We take from [it] some small element of renewed hope that…ultimately a cure might be feasible. With that thought held firmly in our hearts, we persevere to get through each difficult day after each difficult day. This existence is simply an unending series of crises and heart-wrenching decisions…This movie gives a small and palatable dose of the reality of schizophrenia as we know and live it-enough that our friends might come to a glimmer of what our son experiences, yet not so close as to be too intense for the uninitiated to absorb." Elliot and Ann Rachlin (Arizona) "A Beautiful Mind may be the most significant movie of the year. We have a 42 year old son who was diagnosed with childhood schizophrenia . . . We were told that he would only grow worse and that he would wreck our home if he were permitted to live with us. So, he was placed in special schooling at the age of 15th and has not lived with us on a permanent basis since. He has not grown worse. 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I attended a public relations professionals meeting this week where we were reminded that as a group we're a little stressed out.
I attended a public relations professionals meeting this week where we were reminded that as a group we're a little stressed out.
Our speaker observed that we celebrate Earth "Day" but actually have a stress awareness "month." He asked us to consider what that says about our society. Many in the room discounted the observation. We're a bunch of caffeine addicts and deadline junkies. We go from the high of one full-energy meeting to the next time-crunched event.
When the speaker chose to put down his microphone and pulled a chair up to the front of the room we all became a little quiet. When he next encouraged us to all push back from our tables and turn off our smart phones we became a little antsy. But when he announced that he was going to teach us a few office yoga moves which we could perform seated in our chairs – well let's just say for the first time that day most of us were quiet and waiting.
What followed was 20 minutes of gentle stretches, deep breathing and no talking – except for the guest speaker. He jokingly remarked that he had recently been complimented that his voice sounded like Bob Ross.
It did. For those of you who know and love Bob Ross, you'll get the comparison. If you don't YouTube "Bob Ross Painting" and then enjoy a few relaxing minutes while you contemplate "happy little trees."
I can honestly say that once his presentation was finished I did feel more relaxed. For the first time in days I was breathing easier. My shoulders were not hunched up around my ears. My feet were not tapping endlessly in pre-fight or flight preparation.
Now had that inner peace lasted the length of the car trip back to my office from the meeting location, I may have been in even better shape. Unfortunately I'm conditioned after many years of tight deadlines to go into a work attack mode the minute I see a "to-do" list with my name on it.
I believe though that there are lingering benefits to any stress reducing exercise. The night following the class I found myself at the Oriental House picking up dinner for the family. I had worked extra late at the office, the boys were still at school with various activities and Big Al had work of his own. The cascading fountain in the entryway had me transfixed. I couldn't get enough of the color changing lights, the water bubbling and the lilies floating and bouncing off the rocks.
For the first time that day, I took a deep breath and sat back for a moment.
Life moves fast; even in Neosho. Often we need to ease back, breath deep and let go. Try it. You could even throw in a good stretch while you're at it.
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The brainchild of Carl Fisher, a coast-to-coast highway was suggested to connect New York and California. To generate mass approval for the project, it was named Lincoln Highway in honor of Abraham Lincoln. A nation-wide dedication was held on October 31, 1913, to kick off the building of this first-of-a-kind highway.


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Civil and environmental engineering are consistently among the current hottest fields for job opportunities.
In 2010, CNN Money.com (a service of CNN, Forbes and Money) placed Environmental Engineering (#5) and Civil Engineering (#6.) among the Top 10 best careers based on: job satisfaction, growth of industry and opportunities, and salary.
Civil engineering offers an enormous range of career opportunities. Fields include structural design, water or other resource and land development, transportation systems, hazardous waste management and general project management.
Environmental engineers develop and implement technologies to solve problems like meeting clean water supply needs and protecting public health. They address the air pollution issues of acid rain and global warming and reduce pollution while maintaining and improving the quality of life we enjoy.
Clarkson's Civil & Environmental Engineering program boasts one of the highest career placement rates in the country for its graduates. Consulting companies, government agencies, industry and national, state and local governments hire many civil or environmental engineers. Many decide to start their own businesses. Others continue their formal education through graduate degrees in engineering, business, medicine or law.


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Shoujo and Hetalia.
Most shoujo manga, but especially reverse harem. And manga that's labeled ecchi but ends up being closer to hentai. Not that I don't mind hentai occasionally, I just don't want to read it when I want to read ecchi manga. :/ Mislabeled manga in general irritates me.
Harem Mangas because I hate it when all the girls chase one guy and noone ends up WITH the guy. It's like the same from the very beginning and it's like the story didn't move on at all. An example of this is To-Love Ru. WHO really ends up with the guy? noone.
Also those weird Yaoi mangas where they are guys but they dress up as girls? (Pico no Chico as an example) That's the most strangest thing I've seen.
Moop. ヽ(*≧ω≦)ノ
naruto -_ -...;;
"Happiness equals reality minus expectations."
Ecchi , Gender Bender , Yaoi. Somethings like that. It pisses me off. And it really irritates me.
Well, the category "Mature" also. It's almost like an ecchi or somewhat more like hentai thingy.
Let's be friends :)
YAOI!!!! It makes me shiver its funny how at my bookstore they are banned from the store but if i come across them on amazon i tell them to die!
I also really don't like the Harems either I'll read the reverse harems but I rarely do the only reverse harem I have is Ouran High School Host Club.
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#1 when the female character chose the bad guy then he hurts her but still the girl is madly in love with the guy and can't see the nice guy waiting for her and suddenly the bad guy starts loving the girl :fury: WHT THE HELL??
#2 tragedy (i'm too emotional can't handle tragedy lol)
#3 when the guy i'm cheering for dosen't get the girl (is it just me .........in most of the manga or dramas the boy i'm supporting never ever get the girl if there is love triangle hehe)
I agree.
I also hate mangas that are incredibly unrealistic. And i don't mean like magic and stuff, i mean the ones where they make pointless characters that no one likes, are not important to the plot what so ever, and over all just seem so fake.
I also hate mangas where the girl is all over a guy and thats all that happens through out the series.
Haha that might be why i like skip beat considering the heroine completely refuses love for the most part.
Be Positive and Life is better
Those ecchi ones With panties flying everywhere XD
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Those ecchi ones With panties flying everywhere XD
...way to limit about 60% of the market there joking joking hmm for me i am not much of manga reader anymore but the only thing that bothers me is a series that goes on and on and on and on... i get the point why but guess what? I don't have the room to store them nor do i feel like buying 40 volumes of one series. That's about it really, I prefer short manga around 8-16 volumes.
Living life one day at a time
1. Dumb cliche shoujo manga scenes and chracters. e.g.
Clumsy girl but with blah blah determination+ Overly perfect studentbody president great at sports guy = LOVE (no thank you)
Girl likes good guy first but then ends up with the bad guy. (again NO THANK YOU)
and other gushy cliche scenes >:L
2. Long boring fights but the hero ends up winning because of an out of nowhere super power emerged. And for the record I want to cry to whatever happened to Naruto and Bleach. Srsly.
3. Bad scanlations.
That is all.
(~°A°)~ ooooobaaaaakeeeeee~
Vampire Knight- It started out okay then turned into a giant ball of crap.
Black Bird- I don't know why I keep buying this manga. The plot just makes me irritated.
Bleach- This should have ended a long time ago.
Usually shoujo manga just pisses me off
I'll read it sometimes but...... most of them juss seem soooo unrealistic
Way too lovey dovey for me :\
I also dun like smut.... i think its weird
I hate ABSOLUTE BOYFRIEND . x(
I miss crunchyroll!
i hate mangas were the girl is normal looking ,dumb, and loved by about three popular guys who like her for an unknown reason though she always falls in love with the guy who is a complete asshole to her and is also popular, good looking, smart and athletic.


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Don't forget to get back to your representative. Those who voted Yes deserve a hearty thank-you. Those who voted No, protecting the low taxes of the top 4 percent instead of cutting grocery taxes for 100 percent, need to be held accountable. You can find how your representative voted here. And remember to keep this issue alive during campaign season. Don't forget to vote on June 1!