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Hana Kimi 2007 & Hana Kimi 2011 Remake
I'm doing two review in one. The 2007 Hana Kimi I own but I havent watched it in years. I just recently watched the 2011 version.
The story- A girl named Ashiya Mizuki comes from the states disguised as boy and enters at an all boys school. She enters to encourage her Idol Sano Izumi to start high jumping again after his injury. She befriends everyone in the school, but the dorms Doctor discovers that she is a girl he keeps it a secret for her. Another boy named Nakatsu Shuichi starts having feelings for her and thinks he is gay.
- Title: 花ざかりの君たちへ
- Title (romaji): Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
- Tagline: イケメン☆パラダイス~2011
- Tagline (romaji): Ikemen☆Paradise~2011
- Episodes: 11
- Broadcast period: 2011-Jul-10 to 2011-Sep-18
Hana Kimi 2007 – I like this version better, I actually own it. It's not like it was great but I really liked the manga and this was the only other version at the time that I liked before the Korean one came out. Still my favorite character is Nakatsu in al the versions hes my favorite.
- Title: 花ざかりの君たちへ
- Title (romaji): Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
- Tagline: イケメン☆パラダイス~2011
- Tagline (romaji): Ikemen☆Paradise~2011
- Genre: Romantic school comedy
- Episodes: 11
- Broadcast period: 2011-Jul-10 to 2011-Sep-18
- Air time: Sunday 21:00
Hana Kimi 2011- No good at all, but yet I still liked it. They used the same music as the 2007 one. It looks old and done in the same fashion as the 2007 one. They basically have the same story but the school is closing down. Why they would want to except a new student 3 months before the school ends just baffles me. Oh there's so many flaws like why they didn't try to petition to get the school saved sooner and why the head dorm leader didn't do that thing where they change into the costumes and talk to the school board at the beginning. Oh and the best part is the dance sequence and song at the end for Ashiya Mizuki to show how much they appreciate her during the finally closing ceremony. And some how it just magical changes the head leaders mind (who i think has been doped up on opium) it was terrible….and i still kinda liked it. Maybe its just cause of Nakatsu I love that character.
Anyways watch it if you must. The 2007 version i give a 5/10 the 2011 version I give a 2/10
Itazura na Kiss
Title: イタズラなKiss
Title (romaji): Itazura na Kiss
Also known as: Teasing Kiss / Naughty Kiss
Genre: Romantic comedy, school
Episodes: 9
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 1996-Oct-14 to 1996-Dec-16
Air time: Monday 20:00
Related TV shows: It Started with a Kiss, Mischievous Kiss
I watched this about a year ago and forgot to write my thoughts about it. I still remember it so I don't have to re-watch it.
The story starts off with Aihara Kotoko running into Irie Naoki, and accidently kissing him on his lips. From that moment on Kotoko started to like him /love him. On his end he felt disgusted at first and didn't care about it afterwards. But when Kotoko's house burns down Aihara Shigeo her father and herself move in with the fathers close friend Irie Machiko and Irie Yuki. You've probably guessed already that Irie Noaki is actually their son. So they all live together. Kotoko wants to do whatever she can to change his mind about her and slowly through the 9 episodes she succeeds.
Um for 9 episodes I suppose its worth a watch. Its not like you have to dedicate a lot of your time to watch it, but that doesn't mean that I thought it was good by any means. We have to remember that this is 1996 so its not as great as the new stuff and since I have no other dramas I can compare it to from 1996. Its kind of on a league of its own. Regardless of the time period or the shortness of episodes, all the other versions of watched (never read the manga) I hated. I don't like the girl, I don't like the guy I don't like how he treats her. I don't like how she can't get over him. I hate everyone except for her friend that interested in her. Just the whole series all of them, I really hate them all. BOOO
anyways for what it is I give it 3/10 for entertainment value .5/5 on the awwness scale.. BOO.
Ranma Forever Season 7 (1992)
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Love Ranma fricken Love Ranma. Even though this isn't the best season I still love it. I know this took me a while to update I was super busy. I still am super busy, but I'm on holiday so I have ample amounts of time to waste YAY. Plus I kinda rewatched Avatar, cause I love it and lots and lots of period dramas, and I read a ton of books.
Episode 137:"Tatewaki Kuno, Substitute Principal"-The Principal makes Tatewaki in charge of the school as a substitute principal while he is gone on vacation. Gosunkugi wants to join Tatewaki's force Nabiki joins for the money. He enforced to many strict rules and Ranma keeps on getting in breaking all of them. Akane comes up with a plan. Nabiki helps out the school by setting Ranma up with a secret plan.
Episode 138:"Ranma's Greatest Challenge!?"-Happosai arranges a training competition for Ranma that revolves around the game Kick the can. Akane is worried about Ranma , if he looses he can't carry on the "Anything Goes School of Martial Arts". But Ranma wins.
Episode 139: "Nihao! Jusenkyo Guide"–The Jusenkyo guide comes to Japan to find the connecting Japanese water spring to China's Jusenkyo's spring. It just so happens that the Japan spring is right in the Tendo's Koi pond. Mousse, Ryoga, and Shampoo hear about it. Genma and Soun will make Akane and Ranma marry once he's turned into a full fledged man. Ryoga decides he will confess his love to Akane, Mousse thinks he will finally be able to be with Shampoo, Shampoo thinks once she's no longer a cat Ranma will love her. When the Jusenkyo guide does some ritual that's suppose to make the water connect, Ryoga accidently trips one of the sacred ropes and no one is able to change back. The next time they will be able to do it is 1000 years from now and the Jusenkyo guide leaves. They all forget to ask him to take them with him back to China.
Episode 140: "Pick-a-Peck o' Happosai" -Kasumi gets cards from the Kuno's school Bazaar and they posses Happosai. Ranma and Akane find a way to get Happosai back to his old self by destroying the cards.
Episode 141: "From the Depths of Despair – Part 1"-Ryoga gets a new technique that uses his depression and despair energy to turn it and use it against his appointment. He is able to beat Ranma for the first time. Ranma goes to great strengths to try and learn it. He tries to learn it from the old ghoul but she tells him that he doesn't have what it takes to handle it and tells him to give it up. Ranma has visions of the Tendo family wanting Ryoga to be the savior and protector of the family. While no one wants Ranma to do anything because he's a weakling. Ranma finds out his secret. Ryoga comes and they have a battle of the most depressed.. nothing gets resolved and they decided to battle it out in a weeks time.
Ranma ½ Season 6 "Random Rhapsody" (1991-1992)
Season 6
Well I think Season 6 is my favorite. It probably wont be everyones favorite I just like it cause there are so many cute episodes. The only thing I have to complain about is ….not enough Ryoga episodes.
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Episode 113: "Dear Daddy… Love, Kodachi!" – Kodachi finally meets her father: Tatewaki who can't stand his father hats that he's taken over all his roles as head of the house hold. Tatewaki gets really angry when he realizes his father has taken over Kodachi parent teacher interview- something that he's done up until now. They have a fight and all of the sudden the principal decides to go back to island and Tatewaki gets to take his sister to the parent teacher conference.
♥ Episode 114: "Enter Gosunkugi, The New Rival!?" -Akane has prepared lunch for the whole family and Ranma wont take the lunch to school. There's a new creepy guy at the school named Gosunkugi. While chasing Ranma on the way to school, Akane runs into him and they become friends. He tries to offer her a voodoo doll but she doesn't accept it. Gosunkugi ends up in Ranma and Akane class and at lunch when Akane tries to give Ranma the lunch she made, he wont accept it so she gives it to Gosunkugi, but Ranma wont let him have it either-cute. Akane and Ranma argue over the food and it spills all over Gosunkugi. Akane gets upset and runs out. Gosunkugi is mad at Ranma and realizes that Akane is betrothed to Ranma he plans on saving her from him. Gosunkugi believes he has powers and he tries to use them to break them apart. On the way home Ranma tries to apologize to Akane but she wont listen. He grabs her and she wonders what's going on he then points out a huge hole the Gosunkugi has dug. At home they order take out and Akane realizes that no one wants to eat her cooking and she stops making lunches for everyone. On the way to school Ranma notices that Akane was looking at cooking books. Gosunkugi is still trying to get Ranma but is failing. Ranma decides he's going to tell the truth about Akane's cooking to Gosunkugi, but Akane over hears. She hits him and tells him that she knows her food is bad that's why she's practicing. On the way home he buys the book that Akane was looking at for cooking. Gosunkugi invites Ranma and Tatewaki to the roof and he himself dresses up as Akane. He was trying to make them fight but it back fired and Gosunkugi gets hurt. In the nurses room Akane gives Gosunkugi the lunch she made for Ranma and Ranma gives him some antacid pills.
Ranma ½ : Big Trouble in Nekonron China
This Movies Air Date in Japan was in between Episode 118 " Ryoga Inherits the Soatome School?" and Episode 119 "Tendo Family Goes to the Amusement Park!" Ranma's voice goes back to little childish Ranma which is kind of confusing but lol its ok. This was pretty good I liked it. Same as usual though Akane gets kidnaped and Ranma and his friends and family go to save her nothing out of the ordinary here.
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It's just a typical day at the Tendo house hold Ranma trying to keep Happosai from taking Akane's panties. Akane thinking Ranma is a pervert. Ranma chases Happosai Akane chases Ranma, they run into Ryoga and he gets splashed and turned into a P-Chan he starts chasing them. Ranma runs into shampoo, she starts chasing Ranma. Ranma gets turned into a girl Tatewaki sees her and starts chasing them as well. Mousse sees Shampoo running after Ranma and joins in. The boy in the mail box whose in love with Ukyo takes her store sign and follows the procession of people following Ranma their fore Ukyo follows the boy in the mail box. Azula and her partner join in as well as Kodachi and her father. Just about everyone you can think of including a big baby, the 4 bald guys, a the big ghost cat, and the Gambling king. Yup just the usual.
A huge burst of black smoke and red lightning comes up from behind them and sends everyone (the main characters Ranma, Akane, Shampoo, Mousse, Ryoga, Happosai) flying into the Tendo house. The black smoke and lightning is actually a girl and her elephant from China. Her name is Lychee and she throws a scroll at Happosai which Akane picks up. All of a sudden a boat from the sky comes and when the master of the ship sees Akane with the scroll he grabs her. His name is Kirin from the impeccable school of the 7 lucky gods martial arts. Lychee has been waiting for him to come and claim her but since he saw Akane with the scroll he has taken her instead. Ranma goes after Akane but gets defeated by Kirin and they leave.
Ranma ½ Season 5 "Martial Mayhem" (1991)
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Season 5
This season wasn't bad they had a few cute episodes. A lot of filler episodes which I hate but what can you do. Ryoga my fav is hardly in any of them. But I suppose un announced Akane and Ranma are officially dating so thats kinda good I guess. Anyway its a good season not great just feels like a continuation of the last season nothing really new happens.
Episode 89: "Gimme That Pigtail" -Four men are on the search for the dragons whisker and apparently Ranma has it. Ranma is able to fight them off but he starts acting weird after he hears that they want the Dragons whisker and Akane notices. The four men try numerous schemes to get Ranma. Ranma explains to the family that the Dragon Whisker is in his hair and if it were to come off of him something messy would happen. At school Akane wonders why Ranma wont explain further about what will happen -she wants to help him. Ranma gets caught by the four men with paralysis powder and Akane sees him, she runs to help him, but its to late they have the Dragon Whisker. Akane manages to get the whisker back but when she returns it to Ranma he screams…."DON'T LOOK AT ME" and runs away. Akane runs after Ranma into the PE storage shed and thinks she sees Ranma sitting behind a piece of equipment. Then Akane notices something moving on the floor.
Episode 90: "When a Guy's Pride and Joy is Gone" -Ranma begs Akane not to look and to go away. Ranma tells her the story when he was in China he ate a secret hair growth formula and now his hair wont stop growing unless he ties it with the Dragon whisker. Akane is able to stop his hair growing it by quickly braiding it a re-tying it with the dragons whisker. Hopposai and Genma hear about Ranma's balding cure and on the way home Hopposai comes after Ranma, Ranma pushes Akane out-of-the-way from the Hopposai fire burst. Genma comes and saves Ranma from Happosai's anger, but really Genma wants the dragon whisker for himself he gets it and Ranma's hair starts growing again. When Ranma in girl form his hair stops growing. The Ghoul comes and tells Ranma if he doesn't get it back in a week he's going to run out of hair and be permanently bald. Genma can't figure out how to make the whisker work so Hopposai steals it from Genma but he can't figure it out how to use it either. Ranma goes after Hopposai using his long locks to defeat him but after a while Ranma's hair stops growing he thinks he's used all his hair up in battle but it's just the effect of the formula has now worn off.
Summer Wars
So I had and extremely long night of Anime tonight (which was actually 3 days ago) first we watched Trigun-to be honest watched the first 11 episodes and I kind of hated it. Do you think its worth it to watch it till the end? Anyways my friend finally wanted to change shows which I thanked her kindly as the boys wanted to watch Trigun till the end -I was seriously going to crack if I had to watch another Trigun episode. We watched a movie, an Anime movie called Summer Wars. Its about a boy named Kenji Koiso who gets hired to be Natsuki Shinohara (a girl he's crushing on) boyfriend for 4 days while visiting family for her 90 old grandma birthday party. Yes, I know your thinking not another love story, but this is where it gets interesting Kenji is a math genius and one night he gets an anonymous text with a bunch of numbers in it. He figures out the code and pattern and the next day in the news theirs a picture of him and warrant out for his arrest. He's been wrongfully accused as a hacker to a mainstream virtual reality real life simulator as contradictory as it sounds lol. The A.I. Hacking program starts controlling things like traffic lights and gps. They find out what and who the hacker actually is. Himself and Natsuki's family go on a virtual reality hunt for the Avatar hacker so they can save their real world when they find out the Avatar can intercept missiles and satellites.
I liked it, not my favorite but I liked it. It has its romance which as you probably know is my undoing lol. The animation was really well done loved the animation. Story line was entertaining and it had a little bit of everything for everyone, Sadness, love, family, saving the world, uniting people, death, humor, and high tech computer stuff. Maybe they should of focused on one or two main themes but they were trying to make this movie appeal to everyone and for the most part it was done well and mostly made sense to the story line. Worth a watch, watch it. Even though it wasn't my favorite I'm giving it a 5/5 because it deserves it.
Ranma ½ Season 4 "Outta Control" (1990-1991)
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Season 4
"Outta Control" (1990-1991)
Ranma hit manhood this season lol. Or maybe they just changed the voice actor. To be honest I like the original voice better (even though it was a girl). The new voice is that Inuyashas, just because this series is from the same creator doesn't mean they should use the same english voice actor for the main character. I don't know I like the guys voice but it just doesn't seem like Ranma's voice, you know what I mean?. It is funny how quick you get used to it though.
Anyways I really like this season if you haven't noticed by now I'm writing a lot of the LOVE/CUTE parts this is basically for my reference. Plus to be honest its the only parts I really like. Anyways Ranma although trying to disguise his feelings as much as he can still hints that he prefers Akane more then any other fiancée. Even though they argue and fight. He vows to protect her but only when she really needs it. Also when his so called mother comes he's really reluctant to leave the house or maybe he doesn't want to leave Akane side. When he turns weak he can't stand that Akane sees him like that, he's her protector how is he suppose to protect her if he's weak.
Akane and Ranma have been spending ample amounts of time around each other this season. They are usually around each other and if Ranma wants to hang out he always asks Akane first. Many times Akane almost looses Ranma she may hid it but she doesn't want him to go even the Ghoul realizes it in the last episode. Akane is a little stubborn but I like her. Akane is the only one that can change him back to his normal self when he turns Cat-fist. I believe Ranma is becoming more content in his position to inherit the Dojo and become Akanes husband -because of their father but he does have feelings for her.
There's a lot of character development with the other characters as well. Ryoga is as sweet as ever protecting Akane's honor when Ranma's a douche bag and the sisters lives start coming into play as well.
Episode 65: "The Return of the Hawaiian Headmaster from Hell" -The return of the new principal. He wants to cut off Ranma braid and he uses Akane to bribe him into cutting it off. Ranma saves her and the goal now is to find a coconut with a get out of rules pass. The principal is insane.
Episode 66: "Enter Kuno, the Night-Prowling Knight" -Tatewaki helps out the principal and wants to fight Ranma. Ranma wins and Tatewaki asks Hopposai to train him. He gets really good and Ranma has trouble beating him but in the end he does.
♥ Episode 67: "Ranma Gets Weak!" -Ranma ticks off Hopposai and he uses a pressure point on Ranma to turn him weak. Next day at school Tatewaki comes after him and defeats Ranma. Ranma is so mad he just punches randomly and hits a little kid. Ranma thinks he hurt the kid, but instead he just asks Ranma if he's ok and goes on his merry way. lol They go to Dr. Tofu in hopes that he can find a cure. His enemies hear about his weakened state and they try to defeat him -Ryoga saves him. There is a cure and Hopposai has it but Ranma can't get it Ranma so upset the next day he's gone with Genma. Akane misses him starts seeing him everywhere.
♥♥ Episode 68: "Eureka! The Desperate Move of Desperation" -Ukyo has gone missing as well, she is with Ranma and Genma. They all go to this therapeutic hot rock area to help cure Ranma -it didn't work. The ghoul hears about Granma's condition and goes to help-teaching him a new technique that does not require strength. Akane finds Ranma while he's training. To use the teqnique he must remain calm cold as ice Genma's takes out pictures of a littler naked Ranma wetting the bed, him naked and scared of cats and Genma yelling out what he said in his sleep "Akane make me your love slave, Akane I love you!" LoL. Ranma eventually masters his embarrassment but the second part will be harder. Akane and Ukyo are useless to him now they could never fight Ranma full heartedly and he couldn't fight them back. Ryoga pops up out of nowhere and offers his help but it fails. Akane tries to help but catches her shirt on fire. Ranma gives her his shirt and He tells her to go home -he didn't want her here from the start. She feels useless and runs away -Ranma chases her. He tells her that he couldn't stand her -out of all people -seeing him so weak and pathetic –moment. Ryoga sees Akane crying and wearing Ranma's shirt. He gets mad and really takes it out on Ranma and Ranma learns how to do the technique.
♥♥Episode 69: "Showdown! Can Ranma Make a Comeback?" -Ranma and the others go back home. He does the new move on Hopposai but Akane somehow gets caught in the tornado like move. She has the chart with the cure for Granma's condition-Hopposai dropped it. Akane tries to give the chart to Ranma but she passes out the chart gets ripped into pieces. Ranma can't believe Akane did that for him and gives up about changing back. He makes it to Akane and she's safe in his arms -he knows its not over until she is safe.-cute. They are safe on the ground and Ranma decides to leave, he's going to miss everyone especially Akane. Akane regains contiousnus and follows him. She wants to come with him. He looks at her as he struggles picking up his pack and says it will never work a girl has no business on a training journey. She's not coming for training but to carry his luggage. He starts crying in a corner and Akane tries to cheer him up saying that its ok for him to be weak. Ranma says with out his strength what else is left. Akane tries to tell him his good qualities but cant think of anything. The ghoul and his friends collected the pieces of paper and she fixes his strength. He starts yelling "Akane I'm cured". She goes to hug him but he goes on smashing things with his body rampage.
♥♥Episode 70: "Here Comes Granma's Mom!" -Ranma's mom comes back but Genma wont let Ranma see his mother. Hopposai tells them the heartbreaking story of Genma and Ranma's mother. The Tendo's want to get all three of the untied as a family- Akane starts acting strange. On the way to school Akane doesn't wait for Ranma he stops her and asks her out to the movies but Akane just sighs and walks away. Ranma tells her he wont invite her anymore. Akane wants him to lie low. Everyone comes running up to Ranma they all think he's going to live with his mother. Hopposai tells all of Ranma's fiancée that his mother will pick Ranma's bride and puts all of Ranma's fiancée into training. Later that night Akane tells Ranma that it's only natural that his mother would want him back and only natural to go live with her. He knows that but Akane wants him to go talk to her. He asks if that's what she wants, does she want him to leave?-cute. She tells him it's because his mother hasn't seen him in a long time. Ranma gets mad and tells her he reads what she's saying and an un-cute girl wouldn't care and they argue. Akane tells him to go do what he wants. Later that night Akane can't sleep so she goes to the dojo to practice. She sees Ranma practicing too.. everything's been getting to him. Ranma doesn't want to meet his mother but Genma forces him too. We actually find out that Genma was only making a deal with the circus for Ranma and his mother had nothing to do with it.
♥ Episode 71: "From Ryoga with Love" – (Title reminds me of a James Bond title lol) Ranma and Akane's relationship is really starting to get to Ryoga so he leaves town to think about his current situation. This episode is a recap episode of the last 3 seasons. However at the end of the episode he meets/saves a little pink pig and the pig falls in love with him lol. Ryoga is so cute in this episode…
Episode 72: "My Fiancé, the Cat" -Shampoo gives Ranma a matching magical bell. That night Akane wakes up freaked out. She runs to Ranma's room and slaps him saying that he came to her room snuck up on her pretending to be a stupid giant cat and asking her to marry him-lol. Really it was a ghost cat living in the bell. The ghost is looking for a bride -the person with the matching bell, Shampoo. The ghost cat wants to fight Ranma to win Shampoo. Ranma doesn't want to fight it because he's scared. The cat posses Genma and Ranma can beat him up. The cat gives up but Ranma falls into the water and the cat wants to marry him. Ranma turns into the cat-fu/fist, and he beats up the ghost cat and he goes away. Akane lets Ranma go on her lap to calm him down and turn back into his normal self.
Episode 73: "Blow, Wind! To Be Young is to Go Gung-Ho" -Principal gets a new teacher everyone likes him at first but when he starts to interfere with everyone's lives they can't wait to get rid of him. He interferes with Ranma and Akane's arranged marriage when he thinks he's solved their problems he leaves.
Episode 74: "A Formidable New Disciple Appears" -The Dojo gets a new disciple. He's very mature and really responsible. Granma's ticked that he's there. Some of the family hints for him to take over the dojo and marry Akane. The whole episode Ranma acts like a pouty sour-puss. Hopposai starts to look after his training and he starts stealing on the panties. One day all Hopposai, Akane, Nabiki and Kasumi's, panties go missing, the trainee took them. Ranma says he gives up and the trainee can marry Akane and have the dojo. Akane starts shaking her head and asks Ranma to help her out. He turns his head like he doesn't care but he thinks to himself "I guess you need me more then you thought"- (he knows he's going to marry Akane some day I think he's just waiting for her to catch up)
Episode 75: "Step Outside!" -Genma gets taken by a little boy Akane and Ranma go to find him.
♥ Episode 76: "Ryoga's "Tendo Dojo Houseguest" Diary" -Ranma and Akane are studying alone in her room. Ryoga is there and gets an idea that he should start school too. Akane decides she will study with him so he can get into their school. Hopposai goes up stairs to disturb them but Ranma chases him they tumble into the room and they see Ryoga sitting on Akane's lol (he was used to sitting like P-Chan) Ranma comes and pulls his mouth. Hopposai steals her underwear and Ranma chases him out of the room. Ryoga asks why Akane is so nice to him she tells him its because she's likes him (as a friend) and he's so happy. Ranma and Hopposai throw something at him to pull him out of his day dream. The next day Akane suggest that they pull an all nighter in her room. Ranma and everyone are shocked. On the way to her room Ryoga gets lost and Hopposai traps him. Ranma hears a scream from Akane's room and runs to it. She's fainted and Hopposai is there. Hopposai takes her outside and Ranma chases them. Ryoga comes and helps Ranma and all ends well.
Episode 77: "Happosai's Happy Heart!" -Hopposai meets a pretty lady and they become friends. She doesn't realize he's the panty thief until the end.
Episode 78: "Extra, Extra! Kuno & Nabiki: Read All About It!" -Tatewaki starts dating Nabiki because one of Sasukes fortune reading friends told him too. In the end he can't hold back his feelings for Akane and the Pigtailed girl -Ranma and asks them both to be his concubines after he marries Nabiki.
Episode 79: "Ryoga the Strong… Too Strong" -Ryoga helps out an old man, the man gives him the gift of strength but to get it he has to put a big ink smiley face on his tummy, it wont come off unless someone can beat him. Ryoga challenges Ranma in hopes that Ranma will defeat him. Ranma can't so he vows to help Ryoga. Akane see the mark on his belly and Ryoga is an absolute mess. Akane also sees P-Chan and she starts to suspect some sort of coincidence.
Episode 80: "Close Call! P-chan's Secret" -When Ranma is practicing Akane asks him about Ryoga and P-chan he doesn't answer. Akane thinks that its the same guy -the same guy that drew the mark. Ranma figures out how to defeat Ryoga, has to distort the smiley face on his body. The mark comes off and Akane never finds out that Ryoga and P-Chan are the same. At the end there's a cute little dance P-Chan does..hahah oh man I love Ryoga.
Episode 81: "The Egg-Catcher Man" -On the way home Kasumi runs into a man and drops her eggs. The man is able to catch them all and they begin talking. When Kasumi gets home she is strangely happier then usual. The man gets injured and goes to Dr. Tofu. Akane and Kusumi head to Dr. Tofu's to return a book. Akane asks what type of guy Kasumi likes she says weird ones. When Kasumi arrives she sees both Dr. Tofu and Yaso Kichi 'Samurai Egg Catcher'. Dr. Tofu turns into a dofu…lol get it…ok I'm lame. Akane and Kasumi leave, and Yaso tells Dr. Tofu he should tell Kasumi about his feelings for her. The next day Yaso decides he's going to the help Dr. Tofu. He helps him and at the end Kasumi remembers who Yaso is- an old childhood friend and they liked each other. -Yaso helps him by telling Kasumi to look after Dr. Tofu.
Episode 82: "Ranma and Kuno's… First Kiss" -Tatewaki is the chosen man to pull a special sword from a stone. When he does he gets three wishes. Ranma realizes that if he can get the sword he can change back into a boy for a good. He goes on a date with Tatewaki (in his girl form of course), but Tatewaki uses the last wish on a statue to commemorate their first date.
♥ Episode 83: "Shampoo's Red Thread of Dread!" -Shampoo gets the red thread of fate. She ties it to Ranma's finger in 5 hours they will belong together forever he immediately decides to marry shampoo. Soun asks Akane to win Ranma back, but as usual Akane acts indifferent towards it even though when she's alone she's obviously upset takes out her anger in the dojo. While Ranma and Shampoo are kanoodling, Kasumi and Nabiki notice the red thread. Mousse, Ukyo and Kodachi hear about it and on the way to make Ranma change his mind Tatewaki challenges them. Akane is in her room -thinking it's a bad dream she can't wake up from- when she gets their invite to their wedding. Nabiki comes in and tells Akane about the red thread. Ukyo and Ryoga are the only ones who are able to cut the thread but it gets fixed before Ranma can get away. Akane snaps out of her rut and attends Ranma and Shampoo's wedding. Akane shows up saying that she's here to help them. She hands Shampoo her bouquet but takes out a pair of scissors and cuts the thread. Ranma snaps out of it and he doesn't fall in love with shampoo. Akane and Ranma run away.
Episode 84: "Mousse Goes Home to the Country!" -Moose gets a letter from his mother -his mother misses him. He decides if he defeats Ranma he'll go back home to China with Shampoo if he looses he's going to back home to China by himself. He looses but doesn't end up going to China.
Episode 85: "The Dumbest Bet in History!" -When Ranma was a kid he made a deal to give away the Tendo dojo to the Gambling King, he has now came to claim his dojo. Ranma gets kicked out of the house until he can find a way to get it back so he goes to Ukyo. Akane brings Ranma some extra clothes and when she gets there she hears Ukyo's voice saying to just pick one already and throw the other away he says I choose here. Akane opens the door to yell at him but she sees Ranma is training with cards to win back the dojo. The next day Ranma looses after he's bet every room in the house and Nabiki takes over and starts winning things back. Ranma is still living with Ukyo since he owes her a few IOU's. On the way home from the baths Ukyo asks if he wants to train Ranma doesn't reply and Ukyo asks if he wants to return to Akane. He kind of hesitates and then tells her not to be stupid he can't go back until he can beats the gambling king. Ukyo is so happy but when they get home all Tendo's and Saotomes are at her place. The gambling king was cheating. Ranma goes back into training and he is able to defeat the gambling king.
♥ Episode 86: "Kuno Becomes a Marianne!" -Azusa is back and she's taken I liking to Tatewaki. Ranma and Akane see and starts snooping on them. They both agree that this could be a good thing. When Tatewaki comes around them he wont be like "my love" Ranma also adds that he'll know that Akane wont need to be rrrre (rescued)….and stops himself.-cute. Akane replies know what? he just laughs and then she asks why he's laughing at her and he replies that he's not and they have a moment– cute. Azusa voice interrupts the moment and Ranma gets up and says they should get going and changes the subject. The next day on the way to the store they (A+R) see Tatewaki. Out of no where a huge duffle bag comes flying out of the air Ranma grabs Akane and gets out of the way while Tatewaki is hit. Some how Akane and Ranma get in a martial arts ice skating challenge in the Kuno's newly 1 night built ice rink. The ice rink falls apart and the match cannot continue.
♥ Episode 87: "Ranma, You Are Such A Jerk!" -Ranma ruins Akane's food that she's worked very hard on. Akane is extremely angry and ignores Ranma, shedoesn't get him up for school or anything. Ranma is forced to apologizes but Akane wont except it. She made it especially for Ranma and his father and their 2 years at the Tendo house. Later that night Kasumi tells the house that Akane has run away. Everyone goes out and looks for her. It's early morning and day is breaking, Ranma returns home with out any luck he yells out "Akane where are you…don't you know, with out you I'm just…."cute. He hears a sneeze and goes to the roof and sees Akane. He gets mad at her and then stops. She slips and Ranma slips -Akane lands on Ranma. Akane tells him its ok what he did since he admitted that he would be lost with out her. Then P-chan comes and bites Ranma's ass. I love the music at this part lol…I want it as a ring tone.
Episode 88: "Ling-Ling & Lung-Lung Strike Back!" (This reminds me of a star wars title) -Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung come back to destroy all of Ranma's fiancées. Akane runs away, Ranma sees her and she tells him it's his fault and he should deal with it so she leaves him to take care of Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung. They ask Ranma which girl he likes better Shampoo or Akane. Ranma replies.. its non of their business they just happen to live in the same house—hehe he does like her. But they misinterpret it and think Ranma will marry Shampoo. But he tells them that's not how it is. They kidnap Ranma-but really he's just eating food. They go back to Akane and challenge her so Shampoo can get married to Ranma. Akane is able to defeat them all by herself with out Ranma's help. She's cool.
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"Hard Battle" (1990)
There is a lot of miscellaneous episodes but A LOT of CUTE ones!. You can really see Akane and Ranma's relationship starting to emerge. CUTE. When Akane and Ryoga go on a date Ranma definitely wont let that happen and Akane most definitely lets him know when he's crossed the line with other girls. They also stand by each other and help each other out when things get tough/ embarrassing for themselves. Like when Akane grows whiskers or when Ranma's personality turns all girl. Ranma always saves Akane out of want or subconsciously and Akane's always worries about Ranma…the Plot is definitely thickening between their love. I also love Ryoga how he defends Akane's honor Ryoga so sweet but so fickle.
Episode 41: "Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor" – Akane is on her way home and sees Genma fainted. Ranma runs over and saves Akane from a big spatula weapon aimed for her. A person is standing over them and runs away. Ranma goes to chase the person but Genma wakes up and he stops him. We find out that Genma abandoned this person and a child. The next day that person is in the same class as Akane and Ranma. Ranma recognizes the person as his old child hood friend. Ukyo (the persons name) is mad at Ranma and challenges him to a duel. Ranma realizes Ukyo is actually a girl and Genma made a a deal with Ukyo dad that Ranma would marry her-although Akane was first. Ukyo wants to take out her anger on Ranma for abandoning her. To get her to stop Ranma tells her that she's cute. Akane hears and gets jealous and then Ukyo finds out that Akane is his first fiancée. Ukyo decides to go after Ranma.
♥Episode 42: "Ryoga & Akane: 2-Gether, 4-Ever" -Ryoga's back he over hears that Ranma has a new fiancée. He duels Ranma for Akane's sake.-Cute Ryoga faints when he wakes up he's about to tell Akane his feelings but Ranma butts in. Ukyo knows Ryoga likes Akane and she sets them up on a date. There's a message sent about the date but Akane thinks its a challenge letter from Ukyo. Ranma stepped on it and smudged it while he was chasing P-Chan-slept with Akane. Ranma hears about the date and asks Kasumi where Akane is. She says Akane was excited about something and she wants Ranma to stay out of it. Ranma definietly wont let that happen. Akane finds out it's actually a date. Ryoga is about to confess his feelings when girl Ranma in disguise comes and says he's Ryoga's Fiancée. Akane realizes its Ranma. Ryoga tries to confess to Akane again but Ranma tries to splash him with water. Ranma and Ryoga run away. Akane finds them and Ranma asks if he spoiled her date. Akane replies that he's jealous. Ranma tells her she's an alley cat and with one little love letter and she's ready to date someone. Akane kicks him and she takes Ryoga on a real date. Ukyo and Ranma go on a date to make Akane jealous. They all end up on a lake and Ranma starts calling out 'P-Chan' and 'oinking'. They get to the shore and Ryoga runs away he turns into P-Chan and Akane finds him (still not knowing he's Ryoga) she wants him to come home with her, he does and Ukyo finds out Ranma secret- he turns into a girl.
♥Episode 43: "Sneeze Me. Squeeze Me, Please Me! Shampoo's Recipe For Disaster"– Shampoo makes special buns for Ranma every time someone sneezes he hugs them. He eats them and Shampoo starts sneezing. Ranma uncontrollably hugs her. Akane sees and gets jealous. When Akane gets home (she's alone) she's feeling sick and starts sneezing out of control. Ranma comes home and asks if she's been sneezing he backs away from her. She gets angry and then sneezes he grabs her and starts hugging her. She punches him and asks if he's crazy. She sneezes again and he hugs her again. She starts hitting him. Akane starts feeling sick and she goes to bed. Ranma checks her and she's burning up and gets her some Meds. He also realizes that she's tiny and fragile even though she always acts tough. Akane thanks him and she sneezes Ranma hugs her and they have a moment- cute -then Shampoo barges in. They both end up on either side of room denying anything happened. Shampoo has made something else for Ranma. Akane sneezes again and Ranma hugs her but this time she slaps him and calls him a pervert. Ranma says he doesn't want to hug her and he can't help it. She leaves the room crying. Shampoo and Ranma go upstairs and Shampoo wants to give the food to Akane so Akane will hate Ranma. Ranma wont let that happen so he grabs Akane and runs away from Shampoo. Ranma gets Shampoo to eat it and he tells her to go home and she listens.
Episode 44: "Rub-a-Dub-Dub! There's a Pervert in the Tub" -Akane goes on a trip to a hot spring. Hopposai tries to sneakily go with Akane. Ranma stops him and he gets mad. He tries to use a special technique but has forgotten how. He wrote it down and all three of them (Ranma, Soun, Genma) and the old man go to find it. It just so happens its near Akane's hot spring. Ranma and Happosai end up in the hot spring with the girls. Happosai tries to get Akane and Ranma pops out of the water in front of Akane and protects her. Akane gets ticked because Ranma is there. They get the scroll but they can't translate it. Akane and the girl Ranma play tennis to attract Hopposai. Happosai accidentally destroys the scroll so he makes up his own version and destroys himself to only come back later.
Episode 45: "I Love You! My Dear, Dear Ukyo" -Ranma gets another challenge letter this time from a Tsubasa Kurenai she's in love with Ukyo. Tsubasa wants to fight Ranma to win over Ukyo. They think Tsubasa likes Ukyo because she thinks Ukyo is a guy so Akane reveals that Ukyo is a girl. Tsubasa already knew and its because she's a girl that she's interested in her. The next day Ranma and Tsubasa have a bake sale whoever sells the most gets Ukyo. Ranma looses. Ukyo makes it clear she doesn't like Tsubasa. She gets upset and Ranma tries to cheer her up. She falls in love with Ranma. Ranma invites Tsubasa to the park but shows up in his boy form. Tsubasa doesn't like his boy form and she goes to hit on Akane but Ranma stops her and rips her clothes and we find out the Tsubasa is actually a boy and he's just a cross dresser.o_O
Episode 46: "The Witch Who Loved Me: A Japanese Ghost Story"-Soun has to look after an ancient cursed bra. Happosai takes it and wakes up the ghost in it.
The ghost likes Ranma and hypnotizes him. Akane throws water on him and he turns into a girl. Hopposai goes after the ghost she's so freaked out that she disappears.
♥Episode 47: "Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl" -Akane accidently east Hopposai's super noodles this make her extremely strong. Ranma's upset because he can't beat Akane. Akane and Shampoo have a table tennis martial arts fight. Ranma finds out that the noodles have a male side effect and will give Akane whiskers. Soun asks Ranma to give her the cure, Akane wont take it. Ranma has to fight Akane in the fight whiskers pop up on her face she runs and hides up a tree. Ranma goes up the tree and says they're actually kind of cute and gives her the antidote the whiskers fall off and Akane apologizes she thought he was jealous of her. He tells her he's disappointed he thought she would know him better by now. He then tells her that he's happy she's back to normal..-CUTE At home Ranma beats Akane again and again. o_O
Episode 48: "The Killer From Jusenkyo" -Genma, Shampoo, Mousse and Ryoga get abducted by the Jusenkyo 'control' guys. They all have been using their Jusenkyo powers inappropriately. Ranma has to save them.
♥Episode 49: "Am I…Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood" -Ranma gets hit hard on the head because of Akane. When Ranma wakes up he starts acting really feminine. Ranma really starts thinking that he's a girl and doesn't want to inherit the dojo anymore. Soun changes Ranma into his boy form and Ranma flips out. To make Ranma feel better Akane takes him out shopping. He starts crying before he leaves because all the skirts make him look fat. lol. At the mall Ranma starts prancing around looking at everything like a girl and puts a bra up to himself and asks if it would look good on him needless to say Akane is embarrassed. Ranma has to go to the washroom but doesn't want to go to the men's so he turns into a girl. At night Ranma comes to Akane's room scared of the dark he sleeps in Akane's room. Hopposai wants Ranma to wear a bra Ranma gets scared and Akane saves him. Hopposai then jumps to Akane to wear it but Ranma subconsciously punches Hopposai. Akane begs Ranma for the boy Ranma to return she doesn't know what to do if he stays that way. Ranma says he wont change. She hits him and he hits his head and returns to normal.
Episode 50: "Final Facedown! Happosai vs. The Invisible Man" -Akane and Ranma team up to stop Hopposai panty stealing.
Episode 51: "Les Misérables of the Kuno Estate" -Sasuke gets kicked out of the Kuno's house. Akane see him and brings him home since he has no where to go. Susuke can't believe how nice the Tendo house hold is. He spends the night meanwhile Kuno is going crazy with out him. Kuno goes to find him to apologize and he goes back home.
Episode 52: "Ghost Story! Ranma and the Magic Sword" -Akane Ranma and Ukyo fight a ghost in the school late at night.
♥Episode 53: "All It Takes is One! The Kiss of Love is the Kiss of Death" -The family goes to the beach where they discover Happosai has 3 love potions. They get one of the pills from Happosai and Shampoo gives it to Ranma the first person he sees is Akane and falls in love with her but he's just pretending the pill was actually just in his mouth (he didn't swallow it). Genma comes and makes him swallow it though by accident. He sees the Ghoul first and falls in love with her. Ranma comes to his senses the pill he took was only an instant love pill. The two left are the day pill and the forever pill. Akane accidently swallows one of the pills they blind fold her so she doesn't look at anyone. Happosai keeps trying to get Akane to look at her. Ranma suggests that she look at him but he was just joking. She hits him and leaves him- makeing her way blind folded. The ghoul says she she swallowed the life time pill and Hopposai goes after her. Ranma goes after Hopposai. Ryoga has made it to the beach and sees Akane. He goes towards her but Ranma hits Ryoga out of the picture. Ranma keeps on fighting off Happosai so she doesn't fall in love with him. Ranma gets a hold of some hot water and changes in a boy so she can fall in love with him instead of falling in love with some jerk. Akane takes off the blind fold theres a moment but she coughs it out and she hasn't fallen in love with him…yet.
Episode 54: "The Ultimate Team-up!? The Ryoga/Mousse Alliance" -Ryoga and Mousse join forces. Ryoga is at first reluctant to the idea because as long as he's a pig he can be with Akane, but Mousse persuades him and tells him when Ranma and Akane are married they will have no use for him and throw him out. Ryoga decides to join with him. Ranma fights them both but Akane's life almost gets input in danger. Ryoga now regrets his decision and turns back to a pig. Akane starts cuddling with him and saying she's going to have a bath with him Ranma gets angry and they fight. P-chan gets embarrassed and runs away Ranma chases after him. Cuts to a scene of the man Ryoga running and Ranma chasing yelling angrily at him about Ryoga wants to have a bath naked with Akane and they fight.
Episode 55: "Back to the Happosai!" -Happosai has a magic mirror the families including shampoo and the Ghoul (not including Kasumi or Nabiki) go back in time to China. Here we find Hopposai and the ghoul were in the same village in China. The ghouls real name was Cologne she was beautiful and Hopposai was basically the same ugly, short and less wrinkly. Cologne kinda liked Hopposai but he was a jerk. AnywaysHopposai tries to teach himself some manners it doesn't work and they go back to their real time.
Episode 56: "Kodachi the Black Rose! The Beeline to True Love" -The Dojo's broke from the three free loaders staying there. Ranma wants to help out so he tries secretly to pass out flyers for the dojo Akane sees him and tires to help. Akane has and idea she gets Ranma to change into a girl and dress in a cute bunny suit and they get people a ton of people to come to the open house held the next day. Kodachi finds out about Ranma situation and wants to help him. She comes to live with them and provides food for the entire family. Akane gets jealous because of Kodachi. Kodachi steals all of the guys they recruited from yesterday to go to her own Dojo she made just for Ranma. Ranma tells her he doesn't need Akane or Kodachi to provide for him. She runs away and that's it.
♥Episode 57: "The Last Days of Happosai…?" – Something's really wrong with Hopposai he's dying. While Hopposai is till alive Soun and Genma wants Akane and Ranma to get married in 5 days. Ranma doesn't think anything will happen and the old man will pull through, Akane hopes he's right. Before Akane goes to bed P-chan comes back. That night Ranma has a night mare Akane and him are married and they have a baby the baby looks just like Hopposai. He gets up and goes down stairs and sees Akane in the Dojo. He tells her he had a bad dream and they talk about the future. He sayst he still trying to get used to the idea and he doesn't really mind, it might not be that bad doing what they say.- CUTE At that moment P-chan comes and attacks Ranma. The next day Soun and Genma are not doing well. Akane gets a recipe for a potion she has to make it for 3 days. Everyone in the house gets sick accept Akane an she has to look after them all. The potions makes Hopposai healthy and so she has to give it to everyone.
Episode 58: "Two, Too Violent Girls: Ling-Ling & Lung-Lung" – Ling-Ling & Lung-Lung from the Amazon woman tribe (the tribe that Shampoo and Cologne are from) come from China to see if Shampoo has destroyed Ranma. Shampoo gives them the kiss of death to protect Ranma. Akane talks Ranma into helping shampoo. He wins and when the girls figure out he's a boy all three of them want to marry him. The two go home in the end because Shampoo was there first. Akane then brings up their parents arrangement for marriage, Ranma tells her that its different and they blush. Cute..lol.
Episode 59: "Ranma and the Evil Within" -Hopposai makes Ranma's girl side come out in a evil spirit form. Every night it takes the really Ranma out on a little romantic get away. Ranma starts falling in love with his evil girl self. Akane figures out what's happening and tries to save him. They get the help from Cologne and Shampoo and in the end Akane defeats her.
Episode 60: "Enter Ken and His Copycat Kerchief"- Someone is taking photos of Ranma. One day on the way to school while Ranma's bugging Akane he hears clicking and a photographer pops out. He tells them he will return. He's the copy cat Ken. One night Ranma goes out and sees Ryoga they fight but its really copy cat ken. He then turns into Ranma. Akane comes and one of the Ranma's gets beaten. The Ranma that wins hugs Akane so we know it can't be him. Ranma actually looses. Ryoga, Kuno and Mousse all got beat by copy cat Ken so they all train together. Ken becomes Hopposai disciple when Ranma returns home from training he's able to defeat Ken.
♥Episode 61: "Ryoga's Miracle Cure! Hand Over That Soap"-Ryoga writes a love letter to Akane. The Tendo/Saotome family go to the public baths and Ryoga is there with his letter it slips out of his hand and Genma gets it. Shampoo is there also and has a special soap it makes it so you wont change from the Jusenkyo curser. It slips out of her hand and goes to Ryoga and he washes with it. Genma gives the letter to Akane but Ranma pulls it form her before she can read it. He starts reading it out loud Ryoga comes and hits him. Ryoga gets splashed with water but he doesn't change. He thinks he's cured. He tells Akane to read the letter but it's ruined and she can't read it. Ranma wants to find out what's going on and Shampoo explains what happened with the soap. Ranma and Shampoo give Ryoga a fake letter from Akane inviting him out on a date -to get the soap back. Their plans fall through and they get Akane and Ryoga to meet up for real this time Akane figures out it was actually Shampoo who wrote the letter. Akane is disappointed in Ranma as usual and she takes Ryoga out on a real date. They go to this haunted house and a trap door opens. Ranma takes Akane and Ryoga is left with Shampoo (thinking its Akane) looks for the soap all over his body. Akane gets back to Ryoga when they leave Ryoga can't control himself and picks up Akane. Ranma gets ticked off Ryoga kicks the soap into Ranma mouth. Ryoga starts pursuing Akane trying to hug her and nearly kills her but Ranma saves her like usual. Ryoga goes nuts looking for her Ranma poses as Akane and says he's scared and he then turns back into P-chan only to hear that Akane thinks whoever Ryoga ends up with she would feel sorry for her.
Episode 62: "Fight! The Anything-Goes Obstacle Course Race" -Tendo + Saotome Family, Kuno Family, Mousse, Ryoga, and Shampoo join this obstacle race, 1st prize is a trip to China. At a certain part during the race They all have to partner up. Ranma goes with Ryoga, Akane and her Dad, Mousse and Shampoo. It ends up just Ryoga and Ranma at the end. Ryoga wins but on his way to China he gets lost.
Episode 63: "Ukyo's Skirt! The Great Girly-Girl Gambit" -Ukyo wants to start acting more like a girl so Ranma will like her. Right now he's treating her like one of the guys. Even after she changes and every boy is after her he still doesn't really care. Some how Akane thinks Ranma and Ukyo are going to get married. Akane, Kodachi, Shampoo, and Ukyo have a contest to see who be the best wife and Ranma has to pick. No one wins a bunch of people come and beat up Ranma. In the end Ranma tells Ukyo that she's cute.
♥Episode 64: "Ranma Goes Back to Jusenkyo at Last" -Ranma wants to go to Jusenkyo just incase the springs dry up. They steal Hopposai's mirror. They first go into the future- Hopposai fault. They see Akane as an adult and Ryoga as her husband. Ranma's exact expression is. Someone Shoot me ..lol. They see their three kids and when splashed with water they all turn into piglets lol. They then take the mirror and go to Jusenkyo. They almost succeed in changeing themselves back to normal but it fails in the end. Then we find out its all a dream.


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While there are absolutely no firm legal grounds for doing so, most of the world today labels Jewish communities built on Palestinian-claimed land in Judea and Samaria as "illegal."
It's a simple concept really. "In the post-modern world we live in, if you repeat a lie often enough, it sadly becomes the truth," stated Dr. Harel Arnon in a recent address to Knesset members in Jerusalem.
Dr. Arnon continued that "one of the lies feeding this wild campaign of incitement that Israel is facing" is the notion that Jews have no right under international law to make their homes in the so-called "West Bank."
Dr. Arnon, a recognized authority on international law, was speaking on behalf of the Legal Grounds Coalition, an umbrella group urging the Israeli government to stop playing its enemies hands by acknowledging some kind of mythical "occupation."
He explained that it is not necessary to even address whether or not Israel is right morally, politically or religiously when speaking of Jewish settlements, because her enemies have hinged everything on international law, so the argument can be concluded there.
Dr. Arnon went on to point out that "international law is relatively abstract...and there is no exact definition as to what constitutes an occupying nation." However, two solid principles can be extracted from international law as relates to this matter:
A nation can only occupy land from another nation;
The occupying nation controls a population that does not have the citizenship of the occupying nation.
So, how what does this mean in relation to Israel's presence in Judea and Samaria?
Dr. Arnon expounded:
"When Great Britain received the mandate over Palestine, including Transjordan, it received it for one purpose only - to establish a Jewish national home. Afterwards, in 1948, Britain returned the mandate to the UN, which had inherited the authority of the League of Nations, and left the territory of Palestine, which is now the State of Israel and Judea and Samaria. In this territory...a legal vacuum was formed, a territory without a sovereign.
"Israel stood on the borders of 1948 and declared its independence. After, Jordan...unlawfully invaded and annexed Judea and Samaria. This action was indisputably unlawful, and even the Arab League condemned Jordan for doing it.
"In 1967, Israel returned to Judea and Samaria, got rid of the illegal Jordanian occupation, and took control. ...This prompted scholars of international law to coin the phrase 'terra nullius', meaning a territory without a sovereign, or a vacuum territory. Judea and Samaria is a territory over which no country has legal sovereignty, not even Israel, but Israel holds it.
"In other words, when we want to examine the question of whether or not Israel is occupying Judea and Samaria, we must address the fact that Israel took Judea and Samaria from someone who was there illegally, and therefore Israel cannot be seen as an occupier...the laws of occupation do not apply to Judea and Samaria."
In conclusion, Dr. Arnon pointed out that the Geneva Conventions are simply not applicable to a situation in which "Israeli citizens voluntarily settle in a territory with no other legal sovereign."
These truths notwithstanding, Dr. Arnon acknowledged that most of the world had adopted the position that Israel is an occupying power. However, since these claims, and the world's extra-judicial acceptance of them, are in no way legally binding, "Israel does not have to accept an argument with which it does not agree."
At the very least, Dr. Arnon encouraged those listening that "in an era in which when you repeat a lie often enough it is accepted as truth, we must hope and believe that if we repeat [the truth] again and again there is a chance people will be convinced by the simple truth."
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According to the Burgenland government, Enercon will also export towers from the plant to Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Poland.
The 17,000 square metre factory built by Enercon at an investment of EUR 40 million with an output capacity of 200 towers per year employs 241 people.
It is currently producing 18 segments a day for 97- and 133-metre towers and will start production for 147-metre towers next year.
"'Wind power, not nuclear power ' are not just empty words for us. With such investments, Burgenland is creating green jobs — jobs with the best outlook for the future and, at the same time, improving the economy and employment market," said the state premier, Hans Niessl.


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'Gang' warfare over immigration
They represent conservatives' last stand in the Senate.
To a small band of Republican senators, the problems with the Senate's immigration reform bill could fill an encyclopedia.
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To them, the bill is too long, it hasn't been read, it's been negotiated in secret, it's filled with loopholes, it doesn't do what Gang of Eight talking points promised and Republicans haven't been given the chance to substantively alter it. They've compared it to Obamacare, warning that a "cornhusker kickback" is buried somewhere deep inside the border security language.
( Also on POLITICO: Graham: We're close to 70 votes on immigration reform)
Senate enemies of immigration reform are rapidly dwindling after Republican Sens. John Hoeven of North Dakota and Bob Corker of Tennessee struck a border security deal last week that may well push the overall bill over the finish line in the upper chamber. But they are still making a lot of noise, as well as coordinating with outside groups opposing the proposed reform to warn the American people that they are getting a bad deal.
A stubborn anti-reform "Gang of Five" has been the loudest opponents: Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah, Jeff Sessions of Alabama, David Vitter of Louisiana, Ted Cruz of Texas and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma. These loud-and-proud foes are bucking much of the mainstream GOP establishment — including Fox News's Bill O'Reilly — which is now rushing en masse to embrace the bill.
They are employing guerrilla tactics, trying to break up the bipartisan backslapping to speak on the Senate floor or staying until the wee hours of the night to rail against reform. It's an aggressive campaign to kill one of the most significant pieces of Senate legislation in years, pummeling reform advocates on both the process (not enough amendment votes on the Senate floor) and the bill's substance (the bill doesn't solve the problem of those who have overstayed their visas).
( Immigration reform bill: Full text)
Despite their opposition, the Senate bill is expected to pass this week by a wide margin. But their complaints may well be picked up by their House compatriots, where reform faces a far tougher path.
They are warning their House colleagues that it may soon be their turn to fight. Cruz has already appeared with the House's Tea Party Caucus at a rally to pronounce the Senate bill as "utterly toothless."
Sessions, the most high-profile reform foe, suggested last week that the bill needs to be sent back to committee. Instead, the group fears Senate leadership and other Republicans are poised to jam a bill through, a note of alarm accentuated over the weekend as the Senate Conservatives Fund urged Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to do everything he can to halt the bill.
The opponents' question: What's the rush?
"I fear we'll be told, 'We've got to pass this bill now! It all has to be passed now, and we don't have time for any more of these pesky amendments from these pesky senators from all over the great country of the United States of America. We have got to pass this now!'" Lee said in a prediction of what might happen this week.
( PHOTOS: Pols react to immigration deal)
Sessions has enumerated his quibbles with the bill in wide-ranging floor speeches even on Fridays, when the Senate is typically out of session.
"We'll just give amnesty to everybody here and we'll pass a law and we promise it will fix things and we don't really worry whether it does or not. And I can tell you it won't. It won't fix it," Sessions said Friday in one of dozens of appearances he has made on the Senate floor — and C-SPAN.
Vitter spent the weekend poring over hundreds of pages of text in the substitute bill written by the Gang of Eight, Corker and Hoeven, tweeting its flaws one by one.
"Found 8 'emergency spending' items so far to hide true costs. Fast-tracking amnesty is not an emergency!" Vitter said in one message.


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Nov. 5, 2004
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Midfielder Andrew Dealy, who is sixth all-time at Yale in points with 52, was named to the 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District first team. A political science major, Dealy has started 14 games and is tied for second on the Bulldogs in points with 11 (4 goals, 3 assists). In addition, he was named to the all-tournament team at the Yale Classic early in the season.
Dealy was a first team All-Ivy and All-New England selection last fall after leading the league in assists (8) and finishing second in game-winning goals (4) and tied for third in points (18). He was named to the all-tournament team at both the Brown and Yale Classics. Against Princeton, he scored both goals in a 2-0 victory, and he had four assists in the win over Quinnipiac.
As a sophomore he earned honorable mention All-Ivy recognition after finishing second on the team in goals (5) and third in points (11). In addition Dealy was a second team District I All-Academic selection and Academic All-Ivy. As a freshman, he led the team in scoring with 12 points. He was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week once.
The Bulldogs, who are currently tied with Princeton and Harvard for second place in the Ivy League with six points, play at Brown on Friday night at 7 p.m. and then conclude the regular season on Nov. 13 against Princeton at 4 p.m. at the Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium.


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Whether you are looking to break into a new profession, or simply work for the best, these Chicago companies have great benefits, great perks, and most importantly employees who love their jobs. Based on an extensive survey process, Crain Communications found and profiled the twenty best places to work in Chicago. As companies across the nation are freezing salaries, cutting health care benefits, trimming 401(k) contributions and ditching other extras, find out how these companies keep their employees happy and which one could be the right fit for you.
1. McTigue Financial Group
Since 1857, Northwestern Mutual has been helping people protect against financial risk and helping them achieve their financial goals. The Network Office currently headed by John McTigue opened for business in 1872. McTigue emphasizes personal growth and new employees — many recruited through the company's internship programs at five local colleges and universities — receive more than 400 hours of training in their first year on the job.
2. Microsoft
Microsoft employees in their Chicago technology center enjoy 100% health coverage. In addition to full coverage, the company upped the annual home health care allowance each employee receives to $800 from $200 — enough to buy the busy business traveler a home gym, a bike or a health club membership.
3. Assurance Agency
In 2009, Assurance established an employee committee to plan and implement health and wellness initiatives. "Our wellness program is not just about fitness," CEO Tony Chimino says. "It's about emotional, physical and mental well-being."
4. Digitas
The largest digital agency in the world with over 3,000 employees in 32 offices across the world, Digitas is known for its festive atmosphere and became even livelier last year when they added a toy donation drive, a chili cook-off and an ugly holiday sweater contest. The company also provided employees with unlimited sick time, additonal paid holidays, time off for weddings, bereavement and adoptions, offered paid sabbaticals after 10 years' employment and an expanded tuition-reimbursement program.
5. Chubb
A leader in commercial, professional, and personal insurance, Chubb's Chicago office recently began an employee satisfaction initiative called "Be the Change." A play on Mahatma Gandhi's famous quote, "Be the change you want to see in the world," the goal is to empower employees to make positive changes themselves. One company initiative that grew from the program is "ChubbBook", an intranet that aims to bridge the gaps among the 400-person staff via a Facebook style portal.
6. Hitachi Consulting
With over 87 employees, Hitachi's Chicago workforce is encouraged to join extracurricular teams that are involved in everything from planning office parties and corporate-giving activities to tweaking the recruiting processes and developing business leads outside the firm's flagship clients.
7. Tasty Catering
Tasty Catering was launched in 1987 and has since grown to serve a base of roughly 4,000 corporate clients. A company tradition, the office shuts down every day at lunchtime so staffers can eat a prepared meal together. Management has also helped fund five successful side businesses based solely on the entrepreneurial ideas of employees (many who have worked for the company since they were teens).
8. Perkins Coie
This Chicago based law firm focuses on personal and career development whether it is related directly to their employee's current job or not. The company provides access to certification and computer program courses and encourages employees to dedicate several hours a month to their studies.
9. Transwestern
A commercial real estate services firm around since 1979, Transwestern weathered the economic downturn with great planning and tough decision making. Employees collectively agreed to trim their salaries (as opposed to layoffs), and did what they could to maintain company perks.
10. Robert W. Baird
A brokerage firm with 215 local employees, and more than 2,000 worldwide, RobertW. Baird & Co.'s employees own more than 40% of the company's shares. CEO Paul Purcell says, "When people are owners, they behave differently. They work harder. They have pride in what they do."
For more information on the best places to work in Chicago in 2010 visit Chicago Business.
For more information on jobs and careers in Chicago, visit Monster.com.
Source: Crain's survey


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The month of January was named after the Roman God of Doors and Gates, Janus (Jay-nus) the God of new beginnings. Whenever they were starting a new project, the Romans would pray to Janus to open doors for them. In fact, at the beginning of each year, the students of the Ancient Mystery Schools were encouraged to cooperate with the Janus energy of new beginnings by cleansing their emotions of worry and anxiety about the past. And they had a very interesting way of doing that. The Master teacher representing the God Janus, wore a mask showing two faces. One face looked forward and the other face looked backward.
The Forward looking face symbolized the power that allows us to release the past and be open to new opportunities that lie ahead. The face looking back, symbolized a closed door to the past. In order to ensure that the door to the past was closed, the students were encouraged to participate in a Ceremony of Purification. The ceremony of purification involved a burning away of all selfish personality defects such as fear, guilt, shame, anger, jealousy, procrastination, lack of self-discipline and any other negative behavior pattern from the past that led to feelings of frustration and lack of fulfillment in the present.
The fact that the month of January is known as the month of new beginnings and New Year Resolutions it is indeed evidence that in one way or another, that ancient, Roman practice is still alive today. Just as the students of those ancient mystery schools had to examine their past in order to ensure that the door to the past would remain closed, on New Year's Day of 2013, many of us will take time to examine the things in 2012 that didn't serve us, so that we can make the conscious decision to leave them behind and enter the New Year, free to begin again.
So as a symbolic closing of the door to the past, ask yourself what attitudes or behavior patterns have kept you from moving forward in 2012. It might have been anger, fear, resentment, keeping score, lack of discipline or lack of order, procrastination, laziness, lack of enthusiasm, indecisiveness, guilt, lack of self-esteem, lack of self-care, frustration, impatience, etc. After you have written them down, silently affirm: By the Grace of God, I seek freedom from these limiting behavior patterns in my life.
Once you have reflected on that affirmation in silence, burn the attitudes or behavior patterns that you have written down. There is tremendous power in the symbolism of all of this. Just as the fire changes your paper into ashes, through your part in this ritual, you can change your mind energy to a positive state of mind. Your job in all of this is to do what you can, and let God do what you can't.
You have just created a vacuum that must be filled. So the next step is to write down one or two positive attitudes or behavior patterns that you want to take into the year 2013. You can write down things like: I will enjoy life, I will love more,
I will be more generous, be kinder, show more compassion, be more thoughtful, make better choices, be more reliable, live in integrity, be punctual, release weight, live a healthy lifestyle, etc. Write down whatever you need to do in order to make the year 2013 work for you. After you have done that, place it on your bedside so you can see it often and be reminded of your commitment. Do that, and I promise that the year 2013 will turn out to be a banner year for you.
The Rev. Julia Johnson, Ph.D, is the minister at Unity Church of Hilton Head Island.


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Yale baseball team hit five home runs on Friday- bringing its season total to a program-record 43 roundtrippers- en route to sweeping Ivy League foe Brown by scores of 15-9 and 9-3. Sophomore Charlie Neil and junior Andrew Kolmar each had five RBI in the doubleheader; Neil's long home run was the record-breaking shot, while Kolmar hit his second grand slam of the season. Senior Trygg Larsson-Danforth, junior Andy Megee and freshman Cam Squires also went yard for the Elis. Junior left-handers Brook Hart and Vinny Lally got the wins on the mound, while senior right-hander Robert Gruber earned a save in game one.
With the sweep, Yale moves to 20-21-1 overall and 7-11 in Ivy League play. The Bulldogs had not taken both ends of the annual twinbill in Providence since the 1997 season. The Bears dropped to 12-29 on the season with a 9-9 mark against Ancient Eight competition and were officially eliminated from Red Rolfe Division Championship contention. Dartmouth (11-5) will repeat as division champions unless they are swept in a four-game set by Harvard (8-8) starting tomorrow.
"I'm very proud of how we played today," said Mazzuto Family Head Coach John Stuper. "We're out of the [Ivy League] race, but we haven't stopped giving it our all. We swept a very good team in the toughest visitors' park in the league. This is the kind of production and attitude that will lead to success going into next season."
The 2010 Bulldogs add a program-record 43 home runs to their 106 doubles, 688 total bases and 42 double plays turned, all of which are the most in a single-season in Yale baseball history, which dates back to 1865. Yale needs just six hits in its final two games to top the mark of 434 set by the 2008 team.
Larsson-Danforth's home run was his 11th of the season, which moves him up to fourth place on Yale's single season list. Ryan Lavarnway hit a team-record 14 home runs in 2007. Yale's 6'6" lefty slugger is also tied for eighth on the single-season lists for doubles (15) and runs batted in (43).
Junior designated hitter Trey Rallis, already the single-season leader in doubles, hit his 19th two-bagger as a part of a 4-for-8, four RBI afternoon on Friday. Rallis is batting .545 (18-for-33) in the Bulldogs' last eight games to raise his season average to .359.
On the mound, Hart was the benefactor of an early 10-0 lead in game one en route to earning his third win of the season. Gruber maintained his 0.00 ERA in Ivy League competition with three scoreless innings to pick up his first career save.
Lally earned his Ivy League-leading seventh win of the season with an eight-inning gem in the nightcap. The junior southpaw threw 133 pitches, scattering 10 hits and three earned runs. In his last two starts, Lally has allowed just four earned runs in 15.0 innings of work.
"For Vinny to pitch that well in a hitters' park with the wind blowing out all day is outstanding," said Stuper.
Yale wasted no time getting on the board in game one, as Squires sent the first pitch from Brown right-hander Kevin Carlow over the wall in left field for a lead-off home run. Two batters later, Larsson-Danforth took a 2-2 pitch over the scoreboard in right field to put the Bulldogs on top, 2-0.
After Hart tossed two scoreless frames, the Bulldogs posted eight tallies in the top of the third inning to grab a comfortable 10-0 edge. Schmidt drew a walk to lead off the frame, and Squires followed by dropping a sacrifice bunt and reaching on a fielding error by Carlow. Elmore then walked to load the bases, but Carlow got the next two batters to nearly get out of the jam. The next batter was Rallis, who came through with a two-out single to score two. Neil beat out an infield hit to drive another run, and Brenner singled to reload the bases. Kolmar then cleared the bases with authority, hitting his second grand slam of the season to put Yale on top, 9-0. Schmidt then continued the inning by reaching base for the second time with a double, and Squires capped the two-out rally with an RBI single through the left side of the infield.
The Bears took four back in their half of the third frame, highlighted by a three-run homer from Pete Greskoff, but Yale got one back in its next at-bat. Neil picked up the RBI on a sacrifice fly that scored Larsson-Danforth, who had doubled and moved to third on a Rallis single. Yale added two more in the next frame, courtesy of a two-run shot by Megee.
Brown posted five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, as roundtrippers by Greskoff, Ryan Zrenda and Mike DiBiase closed the book on Hart. Senior right-hander Robert Gruber came on in relief and ended the threat, with Yale now holding a 13-9 advantage.
The Bulldogs would fight back with a pair of runs in their next at-bat. Schmidt starting the scoring with a two-out double to score Rallis, and Squires beat out a seemingly routine groundball to the shortstop that allowed Brenner to come home.
The 15-9 tally proved to be the final, as Gruber hurled a perfect sixth and scoreless seventh to close out the victory.
Hart (3-3) allowed nine earned runs and eight hits over four innings to earn the win. He struck out three batters and walked three. Gruber fired three scoreless frames of relief, allowing one hit and walking two, to record his first save of the season.
Carlow (4-3) allowed 11 runs, though just three were earned, and nine hits in 3.2 frames to take the loss. He walked four batters, struck out four and threw a wild pitch.
Yale jumped on the Bears in the first inning again in game two, as Squires set the table with a walk. Two batters later, Megee doubled to the gap in left centerfield and the speedy leadoff hitter came all the way around to score the game's first run. Larsson-Danforth and Rallis followed with back-to-back singles, with Rallis' base-knock bringing Megee home. After Neil drew a walk to load the bases, Brenner was hit by a pitch to push another tally across and give the Bulldogs a quick 3-0 lead.
After a sacrifice fly off the bat of Cody Slaughter put Brown on the board in the bottom of the second inning, both Lally and Brown starter Will Weidig traded zeroes until the top of the fifth frame. After an error and a pair of walks loaded the bases for Yale in that inning, a Neil sacrifice fly and back-to-back singles by Brenner and Kolmar extended the Bulldogs' lead to 6-1.
Brown would inch closer in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI double from Chris Tanabe, but Lally was able to battle back induce a Josh Feit fly-out to close out the seventh inning.
The Bulldogs took that run back for the junior southpaw in the top of the eighth inning, as Megee doubled with one out and then came home on a two-out two-bagger from Rallis. Neil followed with the record-breaking home run- a two-run shot that ran the score to 9-2.
The Bears got on the board again in the eighth off of Lally, but the southpaw got out of the jam again, inducing a 4-6-3 double play to quell the threat with Yale still leading comfortably, 9-3. That tally would prove to be the final, as sophomore right-hander Eric Shultz tossed a hitless ninth to finish off the road sweep.
Lally (7-2) registered the victory, while Weidig (3-4) allowed six runs (three earned) on six hits and eight walks in six innings to take the loss.
The Bulldogs and Bears will wrap-up their respective seasons tomorrow afternoon at Yale Field. First pitch of the twinbill is slated for 1 p.m. Yale will honor its six-member class of 2010: Gruber, Larsson-Danforth, Chris Finneran, Stephen Miehls, Matthew Smith and captain Joe Castaldi.
report filed by Drew M. Kingsley, Yale Sports Publicity


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They say everyone has skeletons in their closet. I probably would, too, but I just don't have the room.
My bedroom closet is packed right now. I've been meaning to clean it for months, but you know how busy Vermont winters are. Most nights and weekends I'm out straight watching TV and sleeping.
Until recently, the closet would have been called a walk-in. Sort of. Not the kind that you actually walk into to get dressed, or the kind with a full-length mirror and floor-to-ceiling shoe racks and adequate lighting.


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My mother calls this the perfect food. It has everything you need in it, protein, starch and vegetable. (I guess that could be argued, tomato..vegetable or fruit? I grew up with it as a veggie.) It's fast, easy and delicious. By the way, don't forget to top with grated cheese, my family favorite is Pecorino Romano, and crushed red pepper.
I thought of my beautiful Auntie Anne (her given name ... Amedia) when I made this the other day. It was my first time making it gluten free, and I hadn't eaten pasta fagioli (we, being stock from Italian peasants pronounce it, "pasta fa-zule"). I wasn't sure that it was going to be the same. I get nervous making 'soul' food gluten free. I still want that taste connection to my past, and my heritage.
Auntie Anne passed away last spring. She was 88 years old. She was up and about and cooking 2 weeks prior to her death. Cooking was her passion. She would read cookbooks like novels, and could 'see' if a recipe would work. With her being older, I was surprised she wasn't skeptical about me eating gluten free, rather, she was fascinated by it, and completely curious. If it dealt with food, she was there. She was the one that taught me to make my own Italian sausage, fast and easy, and gluten free, since I was so nervous about going to the Italian butchers and figuring out what was gluten free. (Back when I was new to being gluten free, now I could easily have that conversation.) And I still will make the sausage the way she told me.
I wish she could taste my pasta and beans, one of her favorite meals to make, and eat. I wish she could taste and explore all the really cool things I have discovered, among them..teff and sweet sorghum flours, the oat pie crust I made, and get her ideas about Italian recipes that are gluten free. And to just sit there, after a family meal and chat about everything.
So, here is a taste of my family and heritage, spelled the way we say it.
Pasta Fazule
2 cans cannolini beans
1 can 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
1 1/2 cups elbows or small pasta, cooked al dente (I used Tinkyada)
1 chopped onion
3-4 cloves garlic, chopped or put through garlic press
1 can chicken broth, water, or reserved pasta liquid
olive oil
Cook onion and garlic in olive oil over medium to low heat. Cook until soft, not browned. Add tomatoes, beans with liquid, and chicken broth or water to thin to desired consistency. Simmer 20 minutes. Add salt, pepper, and basil to taste. Add pasta.
Don't for get to top with grated cheese and crushed red pepper.
This gets better the day after, but don't forget, the pasta will absorb a bunch of the liquid, don't be surprised.
And, big tip here in Italian cooking, a lot of the time we use the cooking liquid in the pasta to thin the sauce to the right consistency. It adds a whole heck of a lot more than just water.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Pasta Fagioli (Pasta and Beans)
at 8:25 AM I kicked back & slacked Mrs. G.F.
Labels: dinner, easy, fast, pasta, soup, tried and true, vegetarian
16 comments:
- kbabe1968 said...
MMMMMM...boy now that just looks really yummy. Especially in this cold chilly northeaster weather, huh? I may just have to make this soon! I loves soups/stews this time of year.
- December 15, 2007 at 12:26 AM
- kbabe1968 said...
So...forgot to mention I cried at the story of your Aunt. :( What a great way to remember her, though.
- December 15, 2007 at 12:28 AM
- Karina said...
What a lovely tribute to your aunt. She would be so proud of you, Bella!
- December 15, 2007 at 6:28 PM
- Slacker Mom (aka Mrs. GF) said...
Kbabe - This is just delicious..very soul satisfying. Sorry you cried, but I did too when I wrote it. :)
Karina - Thank you!
xoxox SM
- December 17, 2007 at 11:04 AM
- Jeena said...
Hi there you have a lovely food blog. I love your recipes they look delicious. Feel free to check out my gluten free xmas cake recipe, here is the link..
Click here for gluten free christmas cake recipe
You really don't realise how much gluten goes into food until you experience someone with celiac. Sharing recipes with each other makes it so much easier doesn't it.
Great blog! Jeena :-)
- December 19, 2007 at 1:46 PM
- Jeena said...
Hey by the way if you would like to exchange links let me know I think you have a great blog. :)
- December 19, 2007 at 1:53 PM
- Sheltie Girl said...
Lovely job on the pasta fagioli.
Happy Holidays!
Sheltie Girl @ Gluten A Go Go
- December 26, 2007 at 9:08 AM
- Melissa said...
Love the story about your aunt. Very sweet tribute. And the pasta fagioli sounds like a perfect cold-weather comfort food. Better than mac and cheese! Cannolini beans are my favorite. Plus, this recipe seems like a good start to lots of variations. Thanks!
- December 27, 2007 at 8:17 AM
- Rose said...
What a lovely way to remember your aunt. The fagioli looks wonderful - I can almost smell it cooking from the picture.
- December 27, 2007 at 10:46 PM
- Slacker Mom (aka Mrs. GF) said...
Jeena - Thanks for stopping by and sharing; I will check out your blog when I get a chance!
Sheltie Girl - Thank you! ;)
Melissa - This is a great jumping off point, and it's very forgiving. I think most simple recipes are. Thank you. :)
Rose - Thanks for commenting, and I hope for first gluten free Christmas went well!
- December 28, 2007 at 11:26 AM
- Pam said...
I just had to stop by and tell you that I made the cinnamon roll recipe for Christmas morning and it was FABULOUS!!! I had to double the recipe just to have enough for everyone because they were soooo good. I made them Christmas Eve and then popped them into the oven while we were opening presents and they were hot and ready to eat when we were done. I made a cream cheese glaze of cream cheese, milk and powdered sugar to frost them with (I know, like they needed to be sweeter??? - but it was Christmas after all!) and there was no way you would ever know they were gluten free. Thanks for a wonderful recipe that will be a Christmas tradition from now on:)
- December 30, 2007 at 11:05 AM
- Slacker Mom (aka Mrs. GF) said...
Pam -
I am so glad you enjoyed them! It makes me so happy to know we an all keep some food traditions alive and well. I really appreciate your comment, and hope you have a wonderful day!
- December 30, 2007 at 3:02 PM
- Jess said...
We had this last week and we loved it. It just lasted and lasted for my husband's lunch too.
- January 11, 2008 at 1:40 PM
- Slacker Mom (aka Mrs. GF) said...
Thank you so much for the feedback! I am so glad you have enjoyed it. My husband loves taking it for lunch too, if I let him!
- January 14, 2008 at 12:07 PM
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- April 17, 2009 at 4:22 PM
- Rumela said...
Thanks for the Pasta fazule recipe. Last summer I ate them at a party and has been looking for an authentic recipe ever since. Now I will be able to make them myself. Thanks again.
- June 8, 2009 at 9:01 AM


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Hinds County, Mississippi sheriff's deputy Joshua Adams, 37, has been arrested and charged with the murder of 25-year-old Justin Griffin, reports WLBT.com.
Griffin died Monday afternoon at the University of Mississippi Medical Center from blunt-force trauma to the head with internal bleeding, said Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart.
Griffin and Adams, who was refereeing the game at the Mississippi Basketball and Athletics facility, allegedly began arguing over a call, said Jackson Police Department Assistant Chief Lee Vance.
The situation escalated, eventually leading to another deputy becoming involved.
According to eye-witnesses, Griffin, who was attempting to peacefully leave the scene, walked outside and was followed by Adams, who allegedly punched him in the head.
Both deputies, who have been suspended pending an investigation, were off duty.
"The case is still open and we're still looking at information," said Vance. "We know there was a second deputy that was involved, but right now, we're not ready to file charges against that individual, but we have the person that we think is the most responsible at this point."
WAPT reports that Adams was denied bond Tuesday.
Twitter Mourns Justin Griffin
News I just got about Justin Griffin just made me sick…met the kid at Terry High School praying for his family #RIPJustin—
Brett Jones (@JonesSince86) May 05, 2014
RIP Justin Griffin. You deserved better than this. Justice needs to be served. fb.me/1nws3kEpk—
Derian Knox (@DerianKnox) May 06, 2014
#jafrica needs to do more than tweet about Justin Griffin. I want DA Smith and Mayor Yarber to take a stand. #fb—
skipp coon (@skippcoon) May 06, 2014
Anyone that knew Justin, please go and support the Griffin family and stand behind his best friend,… instagram.com/p/nqVZ4RCNlF/—
Sheena Allen (@whoisSheena) May 06, 2014
These officers hide behind their badge these days. So sad about Justin.. Praying for the entire Griffin family.—
chronicles of spence (@sierratangoo) May 06, 2014
From my heart to the family and friends of Justin Griffin. #Justice4JGriff #ThePeoplesMissionContinues instagram.com/p/nqPOxWG17o/—
YoungGifted&Black✊ (@CJ_musick_lawya) May 06, 2014
RIP Justin Griffin. You were a great person. You will be missed by many. Fly high sweet boy!—
Megan McGowan (@Smleighlubsyou) May 06, 2014
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This is UNACCEPTABLE: Sign our petition to tell the EPA that we need to prosecute Volkswagen to the fullest extent of the law.


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AUSTIN – Sen. Wendy Davis and fellow Democrats celebrated the anniversary of her filibuster against tighter abortion laws Wednesday as a fight for women's rights.
Republicans suggested that the only positive aspect of the anniversary is that her effort to stop the legislation ultimately failed.
Sen. Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio and Cecile Richards – president of Planned Parenthood and daughter of the last Democrat to be elected governor, the late Ann Richards – planned to join Davis, D-Fort Worth, along with supporters at an Austin rally to commemorate last year's filibuster.
Throngs of Texans crowded the Capitol a year ago during Davis' filibuster of legislation to ban abortion at 20 weeks and impose stricter standards on the procedure and the facilities that provide it.
That night ended in pandemonium when Republican leaders squelched her filibuster, saying she hadn't abided by the rules. Democrats cried foul. Republicans tried to quickly approve the measure amid shouts from demonstrators that prevented senators from being heard.
Van de Putte, who came to the chamber from her father's funeral, sparked a demonstration of support when she sought to adjourn the session but wasn't recognized and asked the presiding Sen. Robert Duncan, "At what point must a female senator raise her hand or her voice to be recognized over a male colleague, senator?"
The legislation was stopped that night but later approved and signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry.
Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Republican who is leading Davis in the race for governor, released a video testimonial Wednesday from a woman who said she survived a late-term abortion.
"As Sen. Davis and her late-term abortion lobby allies prepare to 'celebrate' her filibuster in support of late-term abortion, Greg Abbott continues to fight for life for all Texans. Greg Abbott believes that for a child to have a chance in life, a child must have a chance at life, and knows that Texans share these values," said Abbott's deputy communications director, Amelia Chassé.
Richards said in an interview that the restriction of women's health services and cutoff of funding to Planned Parenthood clinics are among issues that will motivate women to vote.
Regarding health care, Abbott has backed and defended laws cutting off government funding to Planned Parenthood clinics, requiring a sonogram before an abortion and the restrictions approved last year. The Republican-led state barred clinics associated with abortion providers from the Women's Health Program, even though the clinics themselves didn't provide abortion.
Richards also cited Abbott's opposition to a state measure on equal pay – he said there are enough protections already – and his defense in court of the public education finance system that's under challenge by school districts that call it inequitable and inadequate.
"When you talk to women about what' s happening, why the election matters, and refer to the closure of women's health centers across the state of Texas, this is not new news to them," Richards said. "They recognize what the Legislature has done – Gov. Perry, Mr. Abbott, the whole crew here – that there has been a concerted effort to cut women off of health care in this state.
"That is very motivating for people," Richards said. "Not only that Wendy Davis has been such a stalwart champion for women and for families, but Greg Abbott has done everything in his power to reduce women's access to care."
This is the video testimonial from Abbott:


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- $x^2\equiv 1(mod 55)$ I need to find all the solutions {0,1,...54}.
I think that $x^2\equiv 1(mod 55)$ is equal to:
$x\equiv -+1(mod 5)$
$x\equiv -+1(mod 11)$
Actually I tried to solve from here by the Chinese remainder theorem but I'm stuck so I guess I'm doing something wrong.
2.I need to prove that for every M positive integer there are M בonsecutive numbers that each one of them is full square.
For example : 8 divided by $2^2$ and 9 by $3^2$.
This question I don't know even how to start. I only have an hint that:
$x=0(mod 4),x=-1(mod 9),x=-2(mod 25) $ and so on...


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Wife of Tiger Woods gives birth to a son: Report
On the day Tiger Woods usually hoists a trophy at Torrey Pines, a newspaper reported Sunday night that the world's No. 1 golfer was busy with the birth of his first son.
On the day Tiger Woods usually hoists a trophy at Torrey Pines, a newspaper reported Sunday night that the world's No. 1 golfer was busy with the birth of his first son.
The San Diego Union-Tribune, citing an unidentified person with ties to the Woods family, reported that Elin Woods gave birth for the second time. They had a daughter, Sam Alexis, in June 2007 on the day after the U.S. Open.
Woods did not have an announcement about the birth on his website, where he reports his news. Neither his agent nor his spokesman immediately returned messages seeking comment.
The 33-year-old Woods is a six-time winner of the Buick Invitational, where he also won the U.S. Open last summer for his 14th career major. That was the last tournament he has played because of knee surgery a week later that ended his 2008 season. He is expected to return before the Masters, possibly as early as the Accenture Match Play Championship on Feb. 25.
He wrote in a newsletter last week that his return to golf depends largely on the birth of his baby, "which is due pretty soon."
"That takes precedent over anything I do golf-wise," Woods wrote. "Elin, Sam and I are very excited for the new baby to arrive, although that's when the real lack of sleep begins."
Woods was the only child born of his parents, Earl and Tida Woods. He had said after his marriage in 2004 that he looked forward to having more than one child.
Nick Watney won the Buick Invitational on Sunday, the sixth time that Woods has been unable to defend a title since his knee surgery.


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