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<title><![CDATA[NEWS: Library of America to release edition featuring John O'Hara]]></title>
<link>http://litterbury.com/2009/11/17/news-library-of-america-to-release-edition-featuring-john-ohara/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>litterbury</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I contacted the Library of America with an author request for John O&#8217;Hara and received the fol]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I contacted the Library of America with an author request for John O&#8217;Hara and received the following response:</p>
<p>&#8220;Thank you for your message.  We are happy to report that O&#8217;Hara is indeed in development for inclusion in the series, but no publication date has been set.</p>
<p>LOA Customer Service&#8221;</p>
<p>No price is listed yet.</p>
<p>John O&#8217;Hara was an American writer born in 1905 and who died in 1970 at the age of 65.  His first novel, Appointment In Samarra, was published in 1934.  His body of work also includes the novels A Rage To Live, BUtterfield 8, Hope Of Heaven, Pal Joey, among others, and additionally short fiction, columns, screenplays and other work.  A few of his books became films, including BUtterfield 8 where actor Elizabeth Taylor picked up her first Academy Award for Best Actress (1960).</p>
<p>He was known for his crisp, realistic dialogue, a rather hardboiled writing style and a knack for shrewd social observance.  He was fantastic, and Appointment In Samarra happens to be one of my favorite books of all time.</p>
<p>The Library of America can be contacted at info@loa.org.</p>
<p>Their website is www.loa.org.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Japon - Avis aux amateurs de musées...]]></title>
<link>http://anneetdavid.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/japon-avis-aux-amateurs-de-musees/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>anneetdavid</dc:creator>
<guid>http://anneetdavid.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/japon-avis-aux-amateurs-de-musees/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Un des nombreux avantages d&#8217;une visite au Japon est que chaque jour, en plus de savourer une v]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="margin-bottom:0;">Un des nombreux avantages d&#8217;une visite au Japon est que chaque jour, en plus de savourer une vie quotidienne toujours déroutante pour des occidentaux, on peut visiter un musée extraordinaire. Histoire, arts, sciences naturelles, il y en a pour tous les goûts ! </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;">Si le pays a en effet massacré son environnement naturel à grand renfort de béton, de reforestation sans âme et de lignes électriques, la densité de musées est absolument fantastique. Plus encore, alors qu&#8217;ils sont souvent concentrés en Occident dans les plus grandes métropoles, on en trouve ici dans les endroits les plus reculés. Même lorsqu&#8217;on sillonne rapidement le pays, on n&#8217;est jamais très loin d&#8217;un musée passionnant, grâce notamment aux nombreuses initiatives privées qui sont, depuis près d&#8217;un siècle, venues compléter des collections publiques de qualité. De Nasu au nord de Tokyo à Kurashiki près d&#8217;Okayama, petite visite guidée de ces initiatives personnelles qui ont pour nous embelli un séjour déjà merveilleux (quelques photos seulement ci-dessous pour cause de copyright &#8211; désolés)&#8230;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;">Premier arrêt à Nasu, trois heures en bus au nord de Tokyo, dans une région plus connue pour ses sources d&#8217;eau chaude et ses <em>onsen</em> (les bains si prisés des Japonais). Perdu au milieu d&#8217;une forêt, le Musée Niki (<a href="http://www.niki-museum.jp/english/index.htm">http://www.niki-museum.jp/english/index.htm</a>) est entièrement consacré à l&#8217;oeuvre de l&#8217;artiste française Niki de Saint-Phalle. Né à l&#8217;initiative d&#8217;une collectionneuse japonaise, Madame Yoko Shizue Masuda qui,fascinée par l&#8217;oeuvre d&#8217;une artiste qu&#8217;elle avait rencontré dans les années 1980, a très vite décidé de créer une fondation et un espace d&#8217;exposition pour faire connaître à ses compatriotes l&#8217;oeuvre d&#8217;une artiste effectivement à part, essentiellement connue pour ses « Nanas » rondes et colorées, ses séances de tir et son association au groupe des Nouveaux Réalistes. Le contraste est étonnant entre les dessins et sculptures hyper-expressives et autobiographiques de Niki de Saint-Phalle et l&#8217;isolement et l&#8217;architecture dépouillée du petit musée. Une expérience fascinante, pour l&#8217;occasion de <span style="font-style:normal;">savourer</span><em> </em>l&#8217;oeuvre d&#8217;une artiste que nous apprécions comme pour la chance de passer une première journée au calme dans la campagne japonaise. Le musée ferme malheureusement ses portes temporairement (manque de fonds ? localisation décidément trop peu accessible ?) ; nous avons eu la chance de compter parmi ses derniers visiteurs et lui souhaitons de ré-ouvrir très vite !</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;" lang="fr-FR">Second arrêt, à nouveau sur une journée, à Hakone (<a href="http://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/english/index.html">http://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/english/index.html</a>). Localisation tout aussi improbable, puisque le musée de sculptures en plein air (« Hakone Open Air Museum ») est situé dans les collines et l&#8217;air pur de Hakone, au milieu d&#8217;un massif semi-montagneux plus connu comme lieu de randonnée et de vacances familiales autour de son lac et de ses excellents points de vue sur le mont Fuji que pour ses attraits culturels. Mais nous sommes au Japon&#8230; Après un trajet amusant en train à crémaillère entourés de touristes japonais équipés comme pour gravir l&#8217;Everest, nous sommes les seuls à descendre à l&#8217;arrêt <em>Chokoku-no-Mori</em>. Quelques minutes de marche et nous arrivons au musée ; la vue sur la vallée est somptueuse, l&#8217;air délicatement frais et l&#8217;atmosphère extraordinaire. C&#8217;est la première fois que nous avons la chance d&#8217;observer une aussi vaste collection sculptures dans un environnement exclusivement naturel. Le temps est superbe, la promenade bien conçue et les oeuvres choisies avec éclectisme : d&#8217;Henry Moore à Fernand Léger en passant par Rodin et des artistes japonais moins connus mais également intéressants, la collection est extraordinaire et il y en a pour tous les goûts ! Et surtout, le temps dégagé -qui offre des jeux de lumière fascinants sur les sculptures- et la paysage varié et vallonné permettent d&#8217;exploiter au mieux l&#8217;environnement pour mettre les oeuvres en valeur. C&#8217;est rarement le cas en intérieur, et cela nous rappelle combien la sculpture se vit en relation à l&#8217;espace qui l&#8217;entoure. Une nouvelle journée passionnante &#8211; si vous passez entre Tokyo et Kyoto, faites un détour par Hakone !</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0;">Enfin, c&#8217;est l&#8217;improbable bourgade de Kurashiki, au bord de <em>Setonaikai</em> -la mer intérieure japonaise-, qui nous a offert une troisième rencontre de ce type. Après avoir prospéré grâce à la production et au commerce du textile, Kurashiki est désormais réputée essentiellement pour son centre historique où un canal serpente entre des entrepôts en pierre blanche joliment préservés (ou restaurés). Si l&#8217;ensemble a un effet sympathique, c&#8217;est le bien Ohara Museum qui a (si l&#8217;on excepte un détour initial aussi involontaire qu&#8217;instructif par le cimetière et les quartiers périphériques) englouti l&#8217;essentiel de notre journée (<a href="http://www.ohara.or.jp/index_eng.html">http://www.ohara.or.jp/index_eng.html</a>).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;">Ce musée a été créé vers 1930 par un mécène local, M. Ohara, pour héberger la collection d&#8217;art occidental (essentiellement impressionniste) qu&#8217;il avait constituée avec l&#8217;aide d&#8217;un peintre local qui achetait pour lui en Europe. La collection a ensuite été élargie pour intégrer des oeuvres de peintres japonais et des arts traditionnels (céramiques et <span style="background:none transparent scroll repeat 0 0;">gravures sur bois), p</span>uis poursuivie par ses enfants après la seconde guerre mondiale.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;" lang="fr-FR">Petite déception avec la collection originelle, plutôt conservatrice et qui semble témoigner d&#8217;une démarche plus encyclopédique qu&#8217;osée (oeuvres matures d&#8217;artistes connus, on semble parfois avoir acheté des noms plus que des tableaux). La suite de la visite est par contre fascinante : une collection de gravures et de céramiques magnifiques hébergées dans un bâtiment somptueux au plancher en carreaux vernis dont nous nous souvenons encore, puis une collection d&#8217;artistes japonais du 20ème siècle très intéressante pour nous. Enfin, une collection magnifique d&#8217;artistes internationaux de la seconde moitié du 20è, avec un éclectisme similaire à la collection initiale mais un choix d&#8217;oeuvres beaucoup plus osé. Pêle-mêle nous ont marqués quelques dessins de Matisse, une série de Jasper Johns, un portrait magnifique de Bernard Buffet ou encore le plaisir de retrouver les pâtes épaisses et texturées de Riopelle et de découvrir des artistes japonais à la forte personnalité.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;">Un régal pour nos yeux, mais surtout un réel émerveillement devant une telle curiosité et une poursuite sans faille de l&#8217;excellence et la représent<span style="background:none transparent scroll repeat 0 0;">ativité dans des domaines aussi variés que les gravures sur bois ou les céramiques japonaises traditionnelles et les peintres</span> occidentaux contemporains. Certes, les moyens financiers aident, mais loin de l&#8217;acquisition opportuniste et à des prix record d&#8217;oeuvres très connues par des collectionneurs japonais à la fin des années 80, la constitution progressive d&#8217;une telle collection dans un marché de plus en plus concurrentiel mérite vraiment l&#8217;attention. La preuve de ce qu&#8217;une vision forte peut accomplir avec des moyens, du temps et de la persévérance ? Bravo en tout cas, et merci !</p>
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<title><![CDATA[CP9 20 Tahun Yang Lalu: Spandine]]></title>
<link>http://onepieceindo.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/cp9-20-tahun-yang-lalu-spandine/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wedhantathok</dc:creator>
<guid>http://onepieceindo.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/cp9-20-tahun-yang-lalu-spandine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Spandine muncul pada saat tragedi Ohara (masa lalu Nico Robin) sebagai pemimpin CP9. Kemungkinan ada]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-336" title="Spandineportrait" src="http://onepieceindo.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/spandineportrait.png" alt="Spandineportrait" width="120" height="120" /> Spandine muncul pada saat tragedi <a title="Lokasi di One Piece" href="http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokasi_di_One_Piece#Lokasi_yang_Diketahui.23West_Blue.23Ohara">Ohara</a> (masa lalu <a title="Nico Robin" href="http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Robin">Nico Robin</a>) sebagai pemimpin CP9. Kemungkinan adalah ayah dari Spandam dari kalimatnya setelah jaketnya tertembak dan juga karena ada kemiripan nama diantara mereka (SPAND). Sama seperti Spandam, dia adalah orang yang licik dan pengecut. Dalam investigasi para peneliti sejarah di <a title="Lokasi di One Piece" href="http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokasi_di_One_Piece#Lokasi_yang_Diketahui.23West_Blue.23Ohara">Ohara</a>, Spandine memerintahkan untuk menangkap semua peneliti dan kemudian menembak prof. Clover atas perintah Gorousei. <!--more-->Setelah menyerukan Buster Call, Spandine melihat hubungan antara <a title="Nico Robin" href="http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Robin">Robin</a> dan Olvia dan mengetahui kemampuannya untuk membaca Poneglyph. Setelah <a title="Lokasi di One Piece" href="http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokasi_di_One_Piece#Lokasi_yang_Diketahui.23West_Blue.23Ohara">Ohara</a> hancur, Spandine melaporkan ke Sengoku dan akhirnya Robin diberi harga 79.000.000 berry atas kepalanya. Spandine lah yang berbohong kalau Robin menenggelamkan 6 kapal angkatan laut.</p>
<p>Spandine dikawal oleh 2 anggota CP9 dan mereka juga dapat menggunakan 6 wujud. Pada saat pelariannya dari Ohara, Spandine mencegah Robin untuk masuk ke kapal evakuasi penduduk. Pada akhirnya kapal tersebut dihancurkan oleh laksamana madya Sakazuki (Admiral Akainu). Dengan demikian Spandine secara tidak langsung menyelamatkan Robin dari Buster Call.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Romp at Pompey]]></title>
<link>http://pavlyuchenkosvodkabottle.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/romp-at-pompey/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bigmartin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pavlyuchenkosvodkabottle.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/romp-at-pompey/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[futuresight: harry does a maradona... Apologies for my absence in these recent days; been quite busy]]></description>
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<p>Apologies for my absence in these recent days; been quite busy with some other commitments; though the guilt of leaving my beloved Spurs in the lurch as we found a drop in form; In some ways I feel partly responsible. For the most part though; if you haven&#8217;t got anything nice to say best not to say anything at all right?</p>
<p>Today&#8217;s game is in the shadow of the headline that Harry is returning to Fratton Park; as Pompey fans find themselves passing the blame to Mr. HR himself. They say that simply put he should have known that to sustain the club at the financial strain of their top 10 and FA Cup winning side. Seems a bit of a reductionist to blame a single man; as I&#8217;m sure that Harry wouldn&#8217;t destroy the club he loves simply for the lulz.</p>
<p>Anyway; team news seems to suggest that Woodgate isn&#8217;t quite ready for his triumphant return; and Wilson&#8217;s forced partying would seem to rule him out from the action today. Imagine a non-drinker who loves his football being forced to stay and enjoy the company of his international team mates enjoying the free libations knowing that for the most part he won&#8217;t be having a run out. Hopefully the lads will throw out a few chants today to make him feel at home.</p>
<p>Anyway; Pompey of all the teams in the league (bar Hull) are a team which we should be able to take all the points today; though the absence of Wilson is a little worrying. Krancjar will have to pull out a performance and the return of Crouch in form should also solidify the win for us. Feels a bit cheeky that we&#8217;re taking half their best team back to them to wipe the floor with them; but safe to say that they will be out to prove a point today; massive headlines would if we had a rout with goals from Crouch, Defoe and Krancjar. Eyes will be on Jamie and Kevin today also; who certainly we wouldn&#8217;t enjoy being embarrassed by our shrewd business moves in the summer.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Jamie to stay at Pompey?]]></title>
<link>http://athloneyid.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/jamie-to-stay-at-pompey/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>athloneyid</dc:creator>
<guid>http://athloneyid.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/jamie-to-stay-at-pompey/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Portsmouth Chief Exec, Peter Storrie has revealed that the club have an option to keep Jamie O`Hara ]]></description>
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<p>Portsmouth Chief Exec, Peter Storrie has revealed that the club have an option to keep Jamie O`Hara for the second half of the season, if they and the player are happy.</p>
<p>Recent comments from Harry indicated that he was reluctant to let him join Pompey, but was forced to as part of the deal which took Kevin Prince Boateng to the south coast, but Harry`s mate tells a slightly different tale, saying: <em>&#8216;As far as we are concerned, we have an option to keep Jamie until the end of the season. That can be taken up in January if he is enjoying himself &#8211; and he is.&#8217;</em></p>
<p>Jamie has so far impressed at his temporary home and has already indicated that he is both happy there and enjoying regular football, something he would not guarantee when he returns to White Hart Lane.</p>
<p>I have to say that I have great sympathy for Jamie, who has so rarely let Spurs down, but has never been anything more than a fill in player since breaking into the side. Allowing him time away was sensible for Harry, but the potential that the player will want more of the same when he returns is obvious and I have to say that I think he would take a move away over more time on the bench at Spurs.</p>
<p>With kids emerging and impressing and the likes of Kranjcar fitting into positions, Jamie would have hoped to fill himself, I honestly think that should Portsmouth have the option to keep him, he would take it and at least review his options in the summer, perhaps at a time when the future of Portsmouth and their league status is also more clear.</p>
<p>Allowing him to stay on loan also offers Spurs the choice that he not only gains experience, but also puts himself in the shop window as an established Premiership player, not merely a squad player with potential. This could give Spurs a greater return on any potential transfer should they or the player decide it better to part company.</p>
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<link>http://keepmecultured.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/45/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
<guid>http://keepmecultured.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/45/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today I purchased the following books from the super awesome sale at University of California Press:]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Today I purchased the following books from the super awesome sale at University of California Press: </p>
<p>The Holy Forest, Collected Poems of Robin Blaser<br />
The Collected Poems of Frank O&#8217;Hara<br />
The Collected Poems of Ted Berrigan<br />
The New American Poetry, 1945-1960<br />
The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley, 1975-2005<br />
It&#8217;s go in horizontal by Leslie Scalapino, Selected Poems, 1974-2006</p>
<p>It&#8217;s sort of a travesty that I don&#8217;t own the O&#8217;Hara collected, as much as I love his work (the majority anyway). And I rented the Berrigan collection from Denver Public Library some months ago&#8211;I never bought it because it&#8217;s normally out of my budget. But with these sale prices, it&#8217;s irresistible. Scalapino is brand new to me. I&#8217;m most excited for that, and for Creeley. I love the collecting feeling. But I love reading great poetry more.     </p>
<p><a href="http://keepmecultured.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/p_266_190_81c558f0-5a82-44dd-a845-99282a5e3b60.jpeg"><img src="http://keepmecultured.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/p_266_190_81c558f0-5a82-44dd-a845-99282a5e3b60.jpeg?w=190&#038;h=266" alt="" width="190" height="266" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-364" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[¿y las sardinas?]]></title>
<link>http://loqasto.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/frank-ohara-poemas-2/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>loqasto</dc:creator>
<guid>http://loqasto.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/frank-ohara-poemas-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[. No soy pintor, soy poeta. ¿Por qué? Creo que preferiría ser pintor, pero no lo soy. Bueno, por eje]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:large;">No soy pintor, soy poeta.<br />
¿Por qué? Creo que preferiría ser<br />
pintor, pero no lo soy. Bueno,<br />
por ejemplo, Mike Goldberg<br />
está empezando un cuadro. Me paso a verlo.<br />
«Siéntate y toma algo», me<br />
dice. Bebo; bebemos. Levanto<br />
la vista. «Has puesto SARDINAS.»<br />
«Sí, ahí le hacía falta algo.»<br />
«Ah.» Me voy, pasan los días,<br />
me paso a verlo otra vez. El cuadro<br />
avanza, me voy, pasan los<br />
días. Me paso a verlo. El cuadro está<br />
terminado. «¿Y las SARDINAS?»<br />
Sólo quedan unas<br />
letras. «Era demasiado», dice Mike.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:large;">¿Y yo? Un día pienso en<br />
un color: naranja. Escribo una línea<br />
sobre el naranja. Pronto es toda<br />
una página llena de palabras, no unas líneas.<br />
Luego otra página. Debería haber<br />
bastante más, no más naranja, sino<br />
más palabras, sobre lo terrible que es el naranja<br />
y la vida. Pasan los días. Incluso está en<br />
prosa, soy un poeta de verdad. Mi poema<br />
está terminado y aún no he mencionado<br />
el naranja. Son doce poemas, los titulo<br />
NARANJAS. Y un día en una galería<br />
veo el cuadro de Mike. Se titula SARDINAS.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:medium;"><em>Frank O&#8217;Hara</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:medium;"><em>Por qué no soy pintor</em></span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br />
<img alt="" src="http://loqasto.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/sardines1.jpg" title="m. goldberg, sardines, 1955" class="alignnone" width="629" height="783" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nico Robin, si Iblis dari Ohara]]></title>
<link>http://onepieceindo.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/nico-robin-si-iblis-dari-ohara/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wedhantathok</dc:creator>
<guid>http://onepieceindo.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/nico-robin-si-iblis-dari-ohara/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nama                          : Nico Robin Julukan                      : Iblis dari Ohara Posisi si]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Nama                          : Nico Robin</strong></p>
<p><strong>Julukan                      : Iblis dari Ohara</strong></p>
<p><strong>Posisi si kelompok     : Arkeolog, Pencari Informasi</strong></p>
<p><strong>Muncul pertama kali: Chapter #114</strong></p>
<p><strong>Harga Sekarang        : 50 juta berry</strong></p>
<p><strong>Impian                        : Menemukan sejarah dunia yang sebenarnya</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-122" title="WANTED-ROBINsmall" src="http://onepieceindo.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/wanted-robinsmall.jpg" alt="WANTED-ROBINsmall" width="126" height="179" /> Nico Robin</strong> adalah nama seorang tokoh fiksi dari serial anime dan manga <em>One Piece</em>. Ia adalah seorang ahli arkeolog dan sejarah dari Kelompok Bajak Laut Topi Jerami. Dia adalah wanita yang pendiam dan sangat anggun, namun juga menyukai Fashion layaknya Nami dan menjadi orang kedua di Topi Jerami yang paling sering berganti baju setelah Nami. <!--more-->Kebiasaannya adalah memakai topi, dan memiliki tubuh yang sangat ideal. Berat badannya 48 kilogram dan tinggi badannya 192 cm. Menjadikannya kru topi jerami dengan tubuh tertinggi setelah Brook dan Franky.</p>
<p><strong>Riwayat</strong></p>
<p><strong>Robin Dalam Kesendirian</strong></p>
<p>Robin adalah anak yang lahir di Ohara. Ibunya, Nico Olvia pergi untuk penelitian ketika dia masih kecil. Robin sangat merindukan kasih sayang karena selama ini sampai umurnya 8 tahun dia dirawat semena-semena oleh bibinya, Roji. Robin selalu mengerjakan tugas rumah tangga di rumah Roji, juga dengan jatah makan sedikit. Di luar pun, Robin dijauhi oleh teman sebayanya karena dia memiliki kekuatan buah iblis. Dia dijuluki &#8220;gadis monster&#8221;. Temannya hanyalah buku yang ia pinjam dari perpustakaan Pohon Pengetahuan. Dia juga bergaul dengan para peneliti sejarah di Ohara dan akrab dengan mereka. Pada suatu hari, Robin diangkat menjadi salah satu dari mereka, tetapi setelah mengetahui kalau Robin dapat membaca sejarah kuno Poneglyph, mereka memperingatkan Robin agar tidak sampai berhubungan dengan Poneglyph. Impian Robin saat itu yaitu bertemu ibunya, seperti anak lain yang bahagia bersama Orang Tua mereka.</p>
<p><strong>Saulo dan Olvia</strong></p>
<p>Pada suatu hari, Robin bertemu seorang raksasa yang terdampar di pantai Ohara. Kemudian Robin menolongnya dengan memberikan makanan. Akhirnya Robin menjadi akrab dengan raksasa bernama Haguar D. Saulo itu, Saulo mengajari Robin tentang kekuatan dari tertawa. &#8220;Jika tertawa, kau pasti merasa bahagia&#8221;. Saulo dan Robin juga sama-sama memiliki ketertarikan dengan sejarah &#8220;seratus tahun yang hilang&#8221;. Beberapa hari setelah itu, ibu Robin, Nico Olvia kembali dari penelitiannya (yang ternyata lari dari markas angkatan laut bersama Saulo) dan bermaksud memberitahu teman-teman sesama peneliti kalau Ohara akan diserang oleh pemerintah. Di lain sisi, Saulo baru sadar kalau pulau yang disinggahinya adalah Ohara, dan akhirnya dia memberitahu pada Robin kalau ibunya pasti sudah pulang dan kalau pulau Ohara sedang dalam bahaya.</p>
<p>Robin berlari menuju Pohon Pengetahuan tanpa menyadari kalau dia berselisih jalan dengan Olvia yang akan menghambat beberapa anggota pemerintah. Di Pohon Pengetahuan, Robin menanyakan dimana ibunya sekarang. Tetapi para arkeolog memberi saran kalau sebaiknya Robin sembunyi dan lari dari pemerintah jangan sampai mereka tahu kalau Robin bisa membaca Poneglyph. Akhirnya ketika para arkeolog ditangkap, datang Olvia yang tertangkap oleh Spandine. Ketika akan dibawa, Robin menyadari kalau wanita itu adalah ibunya sendiri. Dan memanggil ibunya berkali-kali. Awalnya Olvia tidak mau mengakui demi keselamatan Robin. Kemudian setelah Spandine mengaktifkan serangan Buster Call ke Ohara. Spandine kabur dan meninggalkan Olvia. Di sinilah Robin bertemu Olvia, bergandengan tangan melepas rindu di tengah kemelut Buster Call. Setelah itu muncul Saulo yang akan menyelamatkan Robin, Olvia sudah mengerti dan kemudian dia mempercayakan keselamatan Robin pada Saulo, walaupun Robin ingin terus bersama ibunya. Disini Olvia meneriakkan pada Robin untuk tetap hidup, dan kemudian dia pergi ke Pohon Pengetahuan untuk menyelamatkan buku.</p>
<p>Saulo terus menyelamatkan Robin sampai akhirnya melawan Kuzan, (admiral Aokiji) setelah Saulo kalah, Robin yang dilarang ikut ke dalam kapal evakuasi melihat Saulo yang dibekukan oleh Kuzan. Sebelum sampai dibekukan, Saulo memberitahu Robin kalau suatu hari nanti dia pasti akan menemukan sahabat yang percaya dan melindunginya. Kemudian Saulo membeku dengan tawa di wajahnya.</p>
<p>Robin yang kebingungan kemudian ditolong oleh Kuzan. Kuzan menolongnya karena itu adalah prinsip keadilannya. Kuzan memberi Robin jalan yang menuntun Robin ke pulau terdekat untuk menyelamatkan diri. Sebelum pergi, Robin sempat menanyakan ibunya pada Kuzan tetapi Kuzan menjawab dengan &#8220;tidak akan ada yang selamat&#8221;.</p>
<p>Akhirnya Robin pergi sambil membawa nasihat Saulo, yaitu dia harus tertawa di saat apapun. Tetapi akhirnya dia terus menangis di rakit buatan Saulo tersebut.</p>
<p><strong>Iblis dari Ohara</strong></p>
<p>Setelah itu, Robin menjadi seorang buronan berharga <strong>79.000.000 Berry</strong> karena dia seorang <strong>iblis yang tersisa dari Ohara</strong>, anak yang diketahui telah dapat membaca sejarah kuno Poneglyph. Karena pemerintah tidak bisa menyebutkan kejahatan sebenarnya yang dilakukan Nico Robin, pemerintah mencantumkan alasan kalau Robin telah menenggelamkan 6 kapal angkatan laut.</p>
<p>Robin hidup dengan berpindah pindah tempat untuk mencari perlindungan. Untuk mencari uang kadang dia bekerja di seseorang, tetapi ternyata orang-orang tersebut telah bekerjasama dengan pemerintah untuk menangkap Robin. Untungnya, Robin selalu waspada dan berhasil kabur.</p>
<p>Akhirnya Robin memutuskan untuk bekerja dengan para kriminal yang sama sama buronan, misalnya dengan para bajak laut. Tetapi tujuan Robin hanyalah untuk bertahan hidup, sehingga setelah Robin tidak membutuhkan mereka lagi, Robin mengkhianati mereka karena dia cemas kalau-kalau temannya itu berkhianat lebih dulu. Inilah yang menumbuhkan sisi <strong>kegelapan</strong> Robin, yaitu memanfaatkan mereka yang bersedia menerimanya kemudian meninggalkan mereka dengan kehancuran tetapi dia sendiri selamat. Begitulah yang dikatakan Aokiji. Dia hidup terus seperti itu sambil mencari Poneglyph di dunia, kemudian ketika usia remaja dia dipanggil oleh Crocodile, salah seorang Shichibukai untuk bergabung dengannya di organisasi Baroque Works, karena dia dapat membaca Poneglyph (wajar kalau Crocodile tahu tentang kejahatan asli Robin, karena dia adalah Shichibukai yang diakui Pemerintah Dunia).</p>
<p><strong>Miss All Sunday</strong></p>
<p>Debut Robin pada serial ini adalah ketika dia menjadi anggota Baroque Works sebagai Miss All Sunday, orang kedua terkuat di kelompok ini sekaligus partner Crocodile. Tetapi dia tetap memegang sifat alaminya sebagai &#8220;sang iblis&#8221;. Robin bertemu Kelompok Bajak Laut Topi Jerami di pulau kaktus Whiskey Peak. Robin menawarkan mereka agar mereka menjauh dari Alabasta dengan melewati pulau kosong (Nanimonai) sambil memberikan eternal posenya. Tetapi Luffy merusak Eternal Pose itu sambil berkata kalau bukan Robin yang berhak menentukan rute mereka. Setelah itu Robin pergi. Ketika itu, Luffy dan Nami menganggap Robin sebagai orang baik, dan ini mereferensikan kalau dia adalah anggota topi jerami berikutnya.</p>
<p>Robin muncul kembali mengawal Crocodile ketika Kelompok Bajak Laut Topi Jerami terkurung di Rainbase, Arabasta. Dia berhasil mengalahkan Pell, prajurit Arabasta dengan mudah kemudian menculik Vivi. Disini terlihat dia sangat mirip dan serasi dengan Crocodile.</p>
<p>Di Baroque Works, Robin sama saja ketika di organisasi lain, tidak memperdulikan eksistensinya kemudian berkhianat. Dia menolong Luffy saat akan jatuh ke lubang pasir yang dibuat Crocodile, dia juga mencoba berbohong padanya ketika menjelaskan keberadaan senjata kuno Pluton di Poneglyph, tetapi dia dikalahkan Crocodile setelah dia tahu kalau Robin berbohong Terakhir kali dia menyelamatkan Luffy kembali dengan memberikan antitoxin karena racun dari Crocodile.</p>
<p>Setelah kehancuran BW, diam-diam Robin menyelinap (dia diselamatkan Luffy dari kematian) ke kapal Going Merry. Kemudian dia mengatakan kepada Luffy kalau dia ingin bergabung dengan kelompok itu. Luffy hanya menjawab &#8220;Ya&#8221; sedangkan teman-teman yang lain menolak dengan marah karena masih curiga karena dia anggota BW, kecuali Sanji.</p>
<p><strong>Robin dan Topi Jerami</strong></p>
<p><strong>Kepribadian dan Relasi</strong></p>
<p>Robin adalah wanita yang sangat cerdas dan terjaga emosinya, dia selalu diam dan membaca buku dari pada kru-kru lainnya yang sangat banyak tingkah. Pertama kali terlihat ia akan terlihat jutek dan judes tapi ternyata ia adalah seorang wanita dewasa yang jarang memperhatikan masalah orang disekitarnya. Dia berteman dekat dengan Nami dikapal dan sering mengajarinya sesuatu. Robin akan sangat cocok jika bepergian bersama Chopper karena hobi mereka yang sama, yaitu membaca buku. Robin adalah orang yang lebih memilih diam di berbagai situasi dan tetap berpikir tenang dan dingin. Robin juga digambarkan sebagai pemilik &#8220;sisi gelap&#8221;, karena bayang-bayang masa lalunya yang tidak memiliki teman. Masa lalunya itu sendiri adalah sesuatu yang paling ditakutinya, karena yang telah merenggut segalanya sampai dia menjadi sebuah kegelapan. Seperti ketika bertemu Aokiji Robin yang personalitasnya tenang menjadi sangat panik, dan ketika dia dimanfaatkan oleh CP9 karena ketakutannya pada masa lalu Buster Call. Robin juga tipe wanita yang pernah berkhianat jika ada sesuatu yang membahayakan teman-temannya, sebenarnya ia mengorbankan dirinya demi teman-temannya. Setelah peristiwa Enies Lobby, harga Nico Robin naik menjadi 80 juta Berry.</p>
<p><strong>Kekuatan dan Keahlian</strong></p>
<p>Robin sangat ahli dalam hal Arkeologi, Sejarah, Geologi serta Bahasa Kuno. Dalam Bidang Bahasa Kuno dia dapat membaca huruf kuno Poneglyph yang tersebar di penjuru dunia. Robin mempelajarinya di perpustakaan pohon di Ohara. Robin adalah pemilik kekuatan buah iblis <strong>Hana Hana</strong> dan dia memakannya pada waktu kecil. Kekuatannya adalah membuatnya mengembangkan anggota tubuhnya layaknya bunga (<em>hana</em>). Membuatnya berperan sebagai penyerang jarak jauh yang handal. Robin juga malas bergerak dalam sebuah pertarungan, mempermainkan musuhnya dengan serangan-serangan jarak jauh seperti mematahkan tulang lengan, kaki atau jari (jurus <strong>seis fleur, clutch</strong>). Dengan kekuatan buah Hana-Hana, Robin juga bisa membuat tangan yang besar yang merupakan gabungan dari banyak tangan, selain itu, gabungan dari banyak tangannya juga bisa membentuk sayap sehingga Robin bisa terbang (meski Cuma 5 detik). Kelemahan dari kekuatan ini yaitu Robin juga ikut merasakan &#8220;sakit&#8221; jika anggota tubuh yang disebarnya juga menerima pukulan.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Viele nackte Männer in Ohara unter dem Schutz der Götter]]></title>
<link>http://seisui.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/viele-nackte-manner-in-ohara-unter-dem-schutz-der-gotter/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sui fēng</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Und wieder bin ich ein wenig verspaetet mit meinem Bericht *ohoh*, aber nun geht es weiter ^^ ! Nach]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Und wieder bin ich ein wenig verspaetet mit meinem Bericht *ohoh*, aber nun geht es weiter ^^ !</p>
<p>Nach unseren Erlebnissen in Konoha kamen wir noch zufaellig an einer <a href="http://umtali.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/internationale-hunde-show-in-japan-september-2009/">Hunde-Show des Japanese Kennel Clubs</a> (JKC) vorbei und blieben dort fuer eine Weile, um dem Treiben dort zuzuschauen. Wenn ihr den Link verfolgt, gelangt ihr auf Talis Seite, wo ein kurzer Bericht geschrieben steht.</p>
<p>Wir mussten uns aber ein bisschen beeilen, da wir noch nach Ohara wollten. Das Mikoshi-Matsuri &#8211; das Nackte-Maenner-Festival &#8211; fand dort stand. Einmal im Jahr wird werden die Goetter gebeten, fuer einen guten Fischfang zu sorgen und es wird sich bedankt fuer all die Fische, die bereits gefangen werden konnten. Ohara ist eine Stadt der Fischer und beliefert taeglich Tokyo mit frischen Fischen.</p>
<p>Gluecklicherweise wohnt Dais Oma in diesem Fischerstaedtchen und wir haben eine Nacht bei ihr uebernachtet. Ich mag das kleine Oemchen seehr gerne und dieses mal war sie auch nicht mehr so erschrocken, als sie mich erblickte. Vor zwei Jahren war sie noch sehr eingeschuechtert von der grossen deutschen Frau ^^ . Sie ist auch nur sehr knappe 1,40m gross, aber fuer ihre 86 Jahre unglaublich fit. Augen super, ohne Brille, Ohren super, keinerlei Beschwerden. </p>
<p>Ihr Haeuschen ist ein traditionell japanisches, nur mit Schiebetueren, Veranda&#8230; ein bisschen Back-to-the-Roots-Feeling ohne fliessend Wasser fuer die Toilette und das fliessend Wasser in der Kueche kommt aus dem hauseigenen Brunnen, also kein Warmwasser.</p>
<p>Bis auf Kueche und Bad nur Tatami-Raeume. Es ist wirklich ein Ort, an dem man ohne Probleme Ruhe finden kann und wo man das Gefuehl hat, im &#8220;alten&#8221; Japan zu sein.</p>
<p>Nach einer Begruessung auf &#8220;alte jap. Art&#8221; mit Verbeugung auf dem Boden und Uebergabe meines Gastgeschenkes, was sie, ebenfalls trad. jap. nicht vor meinen Augen ausgepackt hat, ging es erstmal, da wir etwas spaet dran waren, zur Schule, wo sich die Mikoshi verabschiedeten.</p>
<p>Die Mikoshi (Goettersaenften) sind kleine Ausgaben der Shinto-Schreine und wiegen ca. 300kg ohne die Tragebalken. Zu Beginn des Festivals, welches bis zurueck zur Edo-Zeit reicht, wird die Gottheit eines jeden Schreins &#8211; ca. 19 in Ohara &#8211; in den Mikoshi gebeten und dieser dann von vielen Maennern durch die Stadt getragen, hin zum Meer. Dort werden die Mikoshi in die Luft geworfen, es wird gegeneinander gekaempft und um einen reichen Fischfang gebeten. Da wir zu spaet dran waren, konnte ich dieses Mal das Gerangel am Wasser nicht mitverfolgen und daher gibts auch keine Bilders.</p>
<p>Danach geht es fuer die Mikoshi zum Schulhof, wo der Abschied gefeiert wird, denn erst im naechsten Jahr werden die Gottheiten der Shinto-Schreine wieder zusammen treffen koennen.</p>
<p>Das ganze Festival wird begleitet von speziellen Rufen der Mikoshitraeger, welche eine besondere Bekleidung tragen, weswegen das Festival auch &#8220;Nackte-Maenner-Festival&#8221; genannt wird, Trommeln, Floeten&#8230;. es ist eine sehr berauschende Stimmung, welche einen in einen tranceaehnlichen Zustand versetzen kann, auch wenn man kein Traeger ist.</p>
<p>Hier ein paar Bilder vom &#8220;Abschiedsfest&#8221;:</p>
<p>Warten auf das Eintreffen der Mikoshi&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0825.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" title="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1070" /></p>
<p>Der erste Mikoshi erreicht den Platz&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0828.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" title="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1071" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0834.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" title="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1072" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_08501.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" title="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1073" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0857.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" title="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1076" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0865.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" title="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1077" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0866.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" title="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1078" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0898.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" title="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1079" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0925.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" title="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1080" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0930.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" title="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1081" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0934.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" title="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1082" /></p>
<p>Danach ging es wieder zurueck zu Omas Haeuschen, vorbei an einem der Schreine&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0954.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" title="Mikoshi Matsuri Ohara" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1085" /></p>
<p>&#8230;vor dem der dazgehoerige Mikoshi stand. </p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0960.jpg" alt="Mikoshi Shrine Ohara Matsuri" title="Mikoshi Shrine Ohara Matsuri" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1086" /></p>
<p>Oma hatte frisch Sashimi fuer uns zubereitet und wir haben noch lange gemuetlich zusammen gesessen und Geschichten erzaehlt.</p>
<p>Am naechsten Tag ging es erst einmal zum Meer. Ohara als Fischerstaedchen hat andere Ausmasse als Heiligenhafen, ist aber trotzdem sehr beschaulich <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  !</p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_09681.jpg" alt="Ohara Japan Matsuri" title="Ohara Japan Matsuri" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1087" /></p>
<p>Diese Flaggen werden gehisst, wenn auf See ein guter Fang gemacht wurde.</p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_09731.jpg" alt="Ohara Japan Matsuri" title="Ohara Japan Matsuri" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1088" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0977.jpg" alt="Ohara Japan Matsuri" title="Ohara Japan Matsuri" width="500" height="752" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1089" /></p>
<p>Ja, es war mal wieder richtig stuermisch am Pazifischen Ozean, wie so haeufig. Ich moechte nicht dort draussen meine Netze auswerfen&#8230;. uhijuijui ^^ ! Was mir sofort in Ohara auffiel, und das war nicht schwer bei den leichter bekleideten Maenner, war, dass diese alle eine kraeftige Statur haben, auch die jungen Herren. Ganz anders als in Tokyo, wo man meint, man duerfte die Herren nicht beruehren, da sie sonst in zig Stuecke zerspringen koennten. SKINNY ist gerade total angesagt in Tokyo, bei Maennlein und Weiblein. Nur Haut und Knochen&#8230; Da waren die Herren in Ohara echt ein netter Anblick und ich war wieder beruhigt, dass es doch &#8220;gesunde&#8221; Koerper in Japan gibt <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif' alt=':mrgreen:' class='wp-smiley' />  !</p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_09821.jpg" alt="DSC_0982" title="DSC_0982" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1090" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_09921.jpg" alt="DSC_0992" title="DSC_0992" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1091" /></p>
<p>Ich liiiiebe das Meer&#8230; Dancing on the Stones ^^ ! Als echter Konoha-Ninja war das Uebertreten auf die Steine natuerlich kein Problem mehr fuer mich *haha* !</p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0999.jpg" alt="Ohara Japan Matsuri" title="Ohara Japan Matsuri" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1092" /></p>
<p>Auf dem Weg zum Strand kam uns dann dieser Mini-Mikoshi entgegen <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  ! Kinder ueben sich schon frueh im Tragen der Mikoshi und nur &#8220;brave&#8221; Kinder &#8211; und spaeter Maenner &#8211; werden als Mikoshi-Traeger auserwaehlt.</p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0002.jpg" alt="Ohara Japan Matsuri" title="Ohara Japan Matsuri" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1095" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0009.jpg" alt="Ohara Japan Matsuri Sunrise Bridge" title="Ohara Japan Matsuri Sunrise Bridge" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1096" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0015.jpg" alt="DSC_0015" title="DSC_0015" width="500" height="752" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1097" /></p>
<p>Naeher bin ich MIT Kamera nichts ans Wasser. Der &#8220;Dunst&#8221; ist kein Dunst, sondern eine Mischung aus Sand, Wasser und viel Salz ^^ ! </p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0020.jpg" alt="DSC_0020" title="DSC_0020" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1098" /></p>
<p>Dann sind wir zurueck zum Hachiman-Schrein, dem Schrein, der &#8220;zustaendig&#8221; ist fuer das Haeuschen von Dais Oma. Hachiman ist der Gott des Krieges und der Gott der Fischerrei und der Landwirtschaft.</p>
<p>Einige Mikoshi hatten schon ihre Schreine wieder erreicht, andere wurden noch durch die Strassen getragen&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0026.jpg" alt="Ohara Japan Matsuri" title="Ohara Japan Matsuri" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1099" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0032.jpg" alt="DSC_0032" title="DSC_0032" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1100" /></p>
<p>Hachiman-Tori</p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0033.jpg" alt="Hachiman Shrine Ohara Japan" title="Hachiman Shrine Ohara Japan" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1101" /></p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0038.jpg" alt="Hachiman Shrine Ohara Japan" title="Hachiman Shrine Ohara Japan" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1102" /></p>
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<p>Dann ging es wieder runter, vorbei am Waerterhaeuschen des Schreins. Ein paar Mikoshi-Traeger sassen drinnen und haben es sich gut gehen lassen ^^ . Sie baten uns hinein und sagten uns, wir duerften ruhig den Mikoshi anfassen, ihn fotographieren etc&#8230;. aber, als ich vor dem Mikoshi posierte, kam einer der Mikoshi-Traeger zu mir und meinte, so waere das nicht richitg&#8230; Er gab mir seinen Zeremonie-Faecher und dieses ist das Ergebnis <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  !</p>
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<p>Seinen Hachiman-Faecher hat er mir danach geschenkt und wird von mir nun als Talisman gehuetet <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_redface.gif' alt=':oops:' class='wp-smiley' />  .</p>
<p>Als wir das Zentrum des Staedchens erreichten, wurde dort noch maechtig gefeiert:</p>
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<p>Als wir da so standen, rief mir jemand zu, ich solle mich mal umdrehen, denn hier wuerde ein beruehmter Comedian sitzten. Ich dachte erst, man wollte mich veraeppeln, aber Dai sagte ganz aufgeregt, der Herr habe recht ^^ !</p>
<p>Das ist <a href="http://agoisamu.com/">Agoisamu</a>:</p>
<p><img src="http://seisui.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc_0120.jpg" alt="Agoisamu Ohara Japan" title="Agoisamu Ohara Japan" width="500" height="332" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1113" /></p>
<p>Er ist sehr bekannt fuer sein stark ausgepraegtes Kinn und wird meist nur Ago-san genannt (Herr Kinn). Nach dem Austauschen von Hoeflichkeiten und dem Beantworten der Fragen, wo ich herkomme und so weiter und so fort, haben wir uns wieder verabschiedet. Ich haette ihn eigentlich noch um ein Autogramm bitten sollen, aber sowas faellt mir natuerlich erst spaeter ein <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' />  .</p>
<p>In der Fressmeile haben wir noch einiges an Leckerein ausprobiert, sind dann wieder zur Oma, haben uns Sumo im Fernsehen angeschaut und uns danach auf nach Hause gemacht. </p>
<p>Ohara ist immer wieder toll und die Stimmung beim Mikoshi Matsuri ist im wahrsten Sinne berauschend!</p>
<p>Heute wollten wir eigentlich wieder unterwegs sein, fahren aber erst morgen fuer zwei Tage nach Nikko <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  . </p>
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<link>http://digitalcitizen.ca/2009/09/18/gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-printable-trading-cards-6-x-4-photo-size/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Digital Citizen</dc:creator>
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<link>http://digitalcitizen.ca/2009/09/16/gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-wallpapers-for-iphones-and-blackberry-bold-9000s-320-x-480-pixels/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Digital Citizen</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Poem of the Night]]></title>
<link>http://trivialcomedy.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/poem-of-the-night-2/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Algernon</dc:creator>
<guid>http://trivialcomedy.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/poem-of-the-night-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mayakovsky.iv Now I am quietly waiting for the catastrophe of my personality to seem beautiful again]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jamie's Having Troubled Thoughts]]></title>
<link>http://pavlyuchenkosvodkabottle.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/jamies-having-troubled-thoughts/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bigmartin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pavlyuchenkosvodkabottle.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/jamies-having-troubled-thoughts/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[look at the torment in that man&#39;s eyes Jamie&#8217;s having troubled thoughts; and they&#8217;re]]></description>
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<p>Jamie&#8217;s having troubled thoughts; and they&#8217;re not about whether the doctors managed to remove all of the glass out of his missus. As we all well know he&#8217;s a massive yiddo; so much in fact that he&#8217;s right up the top of the yiddo league table; along with Jermain Defoe and Ledley. Whilst he&#8217;s not the most gifted player to grace the lilywhite; I think its safe to say that is commitment to the cause is right up there; and whilst he may never be an Ardiles he could serve a purpose in the future of our team.</p>
<p>With him signing a new contract before being shipped south you can assume that Harry likes to have the kid around and whilst some people write him off; he&#8217;s only had a couple of seasons really to develop in a variety of roles which might explain the reason he&#8217;s a jack of all trades and master of none.</p>
<p>Count my word for it; Jamie will be one of those late-bloomer style midfielders who finally come onto the scene at around 27; though a move to Portsmouth would sink the lad into the mire of the lower leagues and in all probability into the obscurity of the line between a promotion side and a team struggling for the play-offs. It&#8217;s a bit of a shame really; because if he goes blue pill he&#8217;ll never really improve into much more than a player used for locking up games against West Brom.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t do it Jamie!</p>
<p>In other news I hear that the international break is finally done and dusted; and we&#8217;ve a match against the second biggest team in Manchester on the morrow. Those cads won&#8217;t know what&#8217;s hit them.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Gasshuku]]></title>
<link>http://oroshi.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/gasshuku/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<guid>http://oroshi.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/gasshuku/</guid>
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<p>Gasshuku (training camps) are common fixtures in the yearly schedules of many dojo. Last weekend I went to the summer gasshuku my iaido sensei runs each year in Ohara. Ohara lies in the mountains of Okayama prefecture, and is the area where the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi spent his childhood. In Ohara are the Musashi Budokan, a huge martial arts training hall, and the Musashi Dojo, an older and much smaller structure. </p>
<p>The area has suffered a little from the fiction surrounding Musashi&#8217;s life (as popularised in Eiji Yoshikawa&#8217;s novel and the recent TV adaptation), with a lot of tourist-orientated myth propagation going on, but it remains a wonderful place to practice budo. </p>
<p>The first two days of the iaido gasshuku were spent in the Budokan, but on the Monday, after half the participants returned, we transferred to the Musashi Dojo, where the university students had been sleeping over the weekend (those of us with jobs stayed in the ryokan!). As we had a mix of different ryuha present, the first two days focused mainly on seitei iai, split into groups according to grade (mudan and shodan, nidan, sandan and yondan, godan and up) that were taught by nanadan and hachidan sensei. As we were lucky enough to have two Eishin-ryu hachidan present, we also spent a while practising Eishin-ryu Tachi Uchi no Kurai, the first of the paired kumi iai kata sets. Some of the Hoki-ryu students found these interesting. It was, as one would expect, the people with kendo or kenjutsu experience who took to them most easily. </p>
<p>On the final day we spent some more time on the kumitachi, and I was paired with a Shinkage-ryu practitioner (by which I mean he studies Yagyu Shinkage ryu as well as Shinkage ryu iai, which does not have the same origin). He also studies Shinto Muso ryu, and these koryu schools have given him an excellent understanding of kumitachi. He approached the keiko in exactly the way I like my kumitachi partners to: following the technique, but taking advantage of mistakes I make. I got pseudo-kicked in the groin a few times and cut in the neck and flank a few more. The upshot of this &#8211; along with excellent input from both sensei &#8211; was that I now have a much better understanding of some of the kata. Techniques that felt impractical suddenly make a lot of sense. I just regret that I have no one to practise them with here, as the feedback from the opponent is very valuable, especially in the kata involving tsubazeriai or grappling. The remainder of the last day was spent doing koryu iai, and I picked up a few great pointers that will hopefully improve my waza.</p>
<p>My iai on the first two days wasn&#8217;t too hot. I had a terrible headache for most of the second day and dropped out of the shiai in the first round, unable to put any spirit into my form. The last day saw a big improvement and my sensei even praised my kigurai at one point. My sensei also mentioned that my tenouchi was vastly improved. I am certain that this is down to kendo. The feedback you get in kendo has made it easier for me to tell in which areas my tenouchi needs work. </p>
<p>The weekend was over all too soon. I was great to meet with old friends and sensei I hadn&#8217;t seen for many months. I made some new friends too, and I&#8217;m looking forward to training with them again. The Spring gasshuku can&#8217;t come soon enough.</p>
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<link>http://digitalcitizen.ca/2009/09/10/gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-wallpapers-gallery-5-1920-x-1200-pixels/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Digital Citizen</dc:creator>
<guid>http://digitalcitizen.ca/2009/09/10/gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-wallpapers-gallery-5-1920-x-1200-pixels/</guid>
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<link>http://digitalcitizen.ca/2009/09/05/gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-wallpapers-gallery-3-1280-x-1024-pixels/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Digital Citizen</dc:creator>
<guid>http://digitalcitizen.ca/2009/09/05/gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-wallpapers-gallery-3-1280-x-1024-pixels/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[GRETCHEN HAERTSCH: ON STAYING THE COURSE]]></title>
<link>http://birthofanovel.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/on-staying-the-course/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gretchen Haertsch</dc:creator>
<guid>http://birthofanovel.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/on-staying-the-course/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a recent blog on the need for discipline in the writing life, fellow blogger Marielena Zuniga poi]]></description>
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<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1043" href="http://birthofanovel.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/on-staying-the-course/gretchens-photo-6/"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1043" title="Gretchen's Photo" src="http://birthofanovel.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/gretchens-photo.jpg?w=123" alt="Gretchen's Photo" width="123" height="150" /></a>In a recent blog on the need for discipline in the writing life, fellow blogger Marielena Zuniga points out the necessity of “controlling behavior to produce the desired result.”  A full-time job as a writer can certainly provide that discipline.  You have to somehow manage to grind out the words – and do it well – or risk losing your job.  That’s one reason why newspaper writing has traditionally been a wonderful launching pad for novel writing (think Ernest Hemingway, John O’Hara, Mark Twain). </p>
<p>My husband (now a successful corporate writer) started his career as a newspaper reporter under a tyrannical editor in the 1970s.  That editor would fire a cub reporter as soon as look at him. Of course it is the nature of that business to disallow resting on one’s laurels.  I worked at the same newspaper and remember once when Tom did a bang-up job on a sensational area murder trial.  While everyone admired his brilliant coverage, the very day his concluding piece hit the presses the sub-editor had a single sentence for him:  “What do you have for me tomorrow?”  It was a trial-by-fire way to start a career but boy did it teach discipline!</p>
<p>As want-to-be novelists, some version of that line is one we could well ask ourselves on a daily basis:  <strong>what have I written today to further my effort to finish my novel?</strong>   It’s establishing the discipline and habit of writing on a daily basis that will win this race.  It doesn’t need to be a sprint; it could just as well be a long-distance marathon.  An added benefit of this kind of discipline:  we get much better at our craft very quickly.  That’s something friend and mentor Jonathan Maberry often points out. </p>
<p>One thing is for sure:  waiting for the muse to strike will not cut it.  Writers who struggle with the ubiquitous “blank page” syndrome learn to just get <em>something</em> down on the page – anything.  Whether you’re composing on the computer screen or in longhand, once there is printing on the page you have officially begun.  You have something to work with. </p>
<p>It may sound odd, but I sometimes tell students who have a great deal of difficulty  getting started on a writing project to begin with their name, the class title, the date.  Not much creativity there, yet <em>something </em>is on that page.  You have officially begun and can take it from there.  More experienced writers can try the same trick.  Tell yourself you will write for one hour a day – it doesn’t have to be good and you don’t have to even think about the long process that is “writing the novel.”  A single scene will do.  Then, if experience is any teacher, you will surprise yourself with how much you do write and how good it eventually becomes – but only if you keep to your discipline and stay the course.</p>
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<link>http://digitalcitizen.ca/2009/08/30/gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-wallpapers-gallery-4-1600-x-1200-pixels/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Digital Citizen</dc:creator>
<guid>http://digitalcitizen.ca/2009/08/30/gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-wallpapers-gallery-4-1600-x-1200-pixels/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[O'Hara signs for Spurs - and Pompey]]></title>
<link>http://athloneyid.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/ohara-signs-for-spurs-and-pompey/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>athloneyid</dc:creator>
<guid>http://athloneyid.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/ohara-signs-for-spurs-and-pompey/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jamie O&#8217;Hara on Friday night signed a new contract at Tottenham which commits his future to th]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-230" title="jamie_ohara" src="http://athloneyid.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/jamie_ohara2.jpg" alt="jamie_ohara" width="98" height="98" />Jamie O&#8217;Hara on Friday night signed a new contract at Tottenham which commits his future to the club until 2013 &#8211; but then promptly joined Portsmouth on loan. O&#8217;Hara has been at White Hart Lane since 2005, when he joined as a trainee, and has spent short loan spells at Chesterfield and Millwall. The 22-year-old has played three times for Spurs so far this season, twice as a late substitute before starting and scoring in their 5-1 Carling Cup win over Doncaster in midweek. &#8220;It was frustrating to be sat on the bench at Tottenham,&#8221; O&#8217;Hara told Portsmouth&#8217;s official website, www.portsmouthfc.co.uk, after joining Pompey on loan until January, with an option to extend it until the end of the season. &#8220;I hope I can come here and get some games under my belt. &#8220;It&#8217;s a chance to play for a side who have done really well over the last few years, so I jumped at the opportunity. &#8220;I&#8217;m always going to give 100% and hope I&#8217;ll fit in straightaway and get to know the lads quite quickly.&#8221;</p>
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<link>http://carnagechronicles.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/10-questions-with-mentallo/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Carnage Chronicles</dc:creator>
<guid>http://carnagechronicles.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/10-questions-with-mentallo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I always try to do an intro that explains what I see in the guest, but this one is tough. This maske]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[un vaso de zumo de papaya y vuelta al trabajo]]></title>
<link>http://loqasto.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/frank-ohara-poemas/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>loqasto</dc:creator>
<guid>http://loqasto.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/frank-ohara-poemas/</guid>
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<p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:large;"><span>Es la hora de comer, así que salgo<br />
a pasear entre los taxis pintados<br />
de ruido. Primero, por la acera<br />
donde los obreros alimentan sus sucios<br />
y brillantes torsos con bocadillos<br />
y Coca-Cola. Llevan cascos<br />
amarillos; supongo que los protegen<br />
de los ladrillos que caen. Luego<br />
por la avenida donde las faldas se arremolinan<br />
sobre los tacones y se inflan<br />
encima de los enrejados. El sol calienta, pero los<br />
taxis remueven el aire. Miro<br />
ofertas de relojes de pulsera. Hay<br />
gatos que juegan en el serrín.<br />
A<br />
Times Square, donde el anuncio<br />
humea sobre mi cabeza, y más arriba<br />
mana suavemente el agua de la cascada. Un<br />
Negro de pie en un portal con un<br />
palillo se mueve lánguidamente.<br />
Chista una corista rubia: él<br />
sonríe y se frota la barbilla. De pronto<br />
todo es bocina: son las 12:40 de<br />
un jueves.<br />
El neón de día es un<br />
gran placer, como escribiría<br />
Edwin Denby, como lo son las bombillas de día.<br />
Paro para tomarme una hamburguesa de queso en JULIET&#8217;S<br />
CORNER. Giulietta Masina, esposa de<br />
Federico Fellini, è bell&#8217;atrice.<br />
Y chocolate malteado. Una señora que<br />
viste pielesen un día así mete a su caniche<br />
en un taxi.<br />
Hoy hay varios portorriqueños<br />
en la avenida, lo que<br />
la hace hermosa y cálida. Primero<br />
murió Bunny, después John Latouche,<br />
después Jackson Pollock. ¿Pero está la tierra<br />
tan llena de ellos como lo estuvo la vida?<br />
Y uno ha comido y pasea<br />
frente a revistas con desnudos<br />
y carteles de BULLFIGHT y<br />
el Manhattan Storage Warehouse<br />
que pronto será demolido. Antes<br />
pensaba que aquí se hacía el<br />
Armory Show.<br />
Un vaso de zumo de papaya<br />
y vuelta al trabajo. Mi corazón está en mi<br />
bolsillo, son los Poemas de Pierre Reverdy. </span></span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:medium;"><span><em>Frank O&#8217;Hara</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:medium;"><span><em>A un paso de distancia de ellos</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br />
<img class="alignnone" title="frank ohara" src="http://loqasto.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/ohara_frank.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="360" /></p>
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