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Poor Yusaku Godai. He's a struggling college student and resident of the dilapidated apartment building Maison Ikkoku. What's more, he's madly in love with the new manager of Maison Ikkoku, the lovely Kyoko Otonashi, who isn't all that unattracted to Godai. It's just that she's trying to deal with the recent death of her husband. This romantic tension sets the stage for all subsequent volumes of Rumiko Takahashi's charming and funny comic book soap opera and is propelled forward by both Godai's and Kyoko's inability to express their honest feelings to one another. In this first volume, readers are introduced to most of the major characters of this series, including Coach Mitaka (Kyoko's would-be boyfriend), Kozue (Godai's would-be girlfriend), and all the crazy, drunken folk who reside in Maison Ikkoku. This is the story of a young man learning to love for the first time, a young widow learning to love again, and the drunks who interfere with them. --Jim Pascoe

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great.......2003-07-26

Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahashi is one of the greatest series ever made.
Chapter Summary:

WHAT ARE ALL THE NEIGHBORS DOING?
Yusaku Godai is a depressed, flunking college student, who is constantly bothered by fellow tenants in the apartment building he lives in, Maison Ikkoku. As he's about to leave out of frustration, he comes face to face with the new manager of Maison Ikkoku, Kyoko Otonashi, who he immediately falls in love with.
MY NOTES
First chapter. Establishes all of the tenants (besides Mr. Ichinose in graphic novel 6, and Nozomu Nikaido in number 9).

MR. SOICHIRO
Yusaku realizes Kyoko has a boyfriend named Soichiro, when she mutters it in her sleep. He then finds out her dog is named Mr. Soichiro.
MY NOTES
Learn Kyoko's dog's name.

SPRING WASABI
Godai accompanies Kyoko's family to the anniversary of someone's death. That someone: Kyoko's dead husband, Soichiro!
MY NOTES
Yes, we find out Kyoko's deep, dark secret.

SOICHIRO'S SHADOW
Yusaku gets a job tutoring Kyoko's niece, Ikuko. And he learns Ikuko isn't the model student.
MY NOTES
I believe this has the first of anyone's visions of Soichiro.

ALCHOL LOVE CALL
Godai gets drunk one night and shouts to the whole neighborhood that he's in love with Kyoko.
MY NOTES
Yes, Godai admits his love, however, thinking he begged Kyoko to look at him naked when he was drunk, he tells her it was a joke. So Kyoko gets mad at him for lying.

DON'T FENCE ME OUT
Kyoko and Mrs. Ichinose start taking tennis lessons under the local housewives tennis coach, Shun Mitaka.
MY NOTES
First appearance of Shun Mitaka, the handsome tennis coach. And yes, he falls in love with Kyoko too, however he's much more mature than Godai.

"LOVE" MEANS NO SCORE GODAI!
The Ikkoku tenants and Mitaka go out for lunch, and something so simple proves to be a hazardous event.
MY NOTES
Godai tells Kyoko that he wasn't lying when he told her he loved her.

DOG DAZE
Godai offers to take Kentaro to the beach. Mrs. Ichinose, not feeling safe with Godai looking after her child, invites Kyoko to go with them. Kyoko accidentally mentions it to Ikuko and she insists on coming, then Mrs. Ichinose invites Mitaka to drive them. However the kids sneak Mr. Soichiro into the car...
MY NOTES
Godai and us find out Mitaka's fear... of dogs!

A SALTY DOG
Mitaka doesn't go in the ocean because of Mr. Soichiro, and eventually the adults all take a canoe ride.
MY NOTES
None.

MEMORIAL COOKING
Kyoko cooks dinner for Yusaku.
MY NOTES
Kentaro has a crush on Ikuko.

ONE ENTANGLED EVENING
Much to Godai's dismay, he gets a full time girlfriend named Kozue Nanao.
MY NOTES
Kyoko's whole date with Mitaka is spent with her thinking angry thoughts at Yusaku. Poor Mitaka! Also, the first appearance of Kozue Nanao.

1-900-TROUBLE
Godai gets calls from lots of different woman, aggravating Kyoko.
MY NOTES
Godai joins the Puppet Club Theater.

WITH A LITTLE NONCHALANCE
It's Kyoko's anniversary of working as manager of Maison Ikkoku and Godai gets enough courage to ask her out on a date.
MY NOTES
A year goes by EXTREMELY quickly, however the other years do not go by as fast.

CAMPUS DOLL
Kyoko accidentally gets dragged into being the princess in a puppet play, while Yusaku's already assigned to play the prince!
MY NOTES
A really funny chapter.

You really just can't buy one of these........2003-07-08

If you've ever read the interviews of the author on her rare trips to the states, there are two things that stand out. One, she had trouble understanding why Americans would like something like Maison Ikkoku, based so much on the typical Japanese life style. Two, she (Rumiko Takahashi) created this to be a comedy, that about the life of a bunch of weird characters in a rooming house. Her normal actions (based on what she did with LUM: Urusei Yatsura) would be to continually introduce dozens of new characters and probably tenants to build the story around. This didn't happen, as the story developed an unexpected focal point, an unusual romance between two of the original characters.

As for the first observation, while it is true that the culture depicted here is Japanese, and some things may be confusing to an American audience, a part of that originality is what makes it interesting. Romance and comedy are universal concepts to nearly all cultures. We may eat differently, may have a different educational system, and do many other things in a different manner, but our actions and reactions are basically the same.

The second observation is what makes Takahshi such a great author. It would have been easy to ignore fan reactions, and just make another episodic, sitcom. She instead must have listened, and presented her audience with an epic romance, comedic, thriller, that encompasses possibly the most complete story ever presented in serialized manga. There are fourteen volumes of the Viz compilations of this work.

One more important point is worth considering. I'd advise buying the volumes soon as possible; Viz is going to the smaller size on almost all their series. Since these are already shrunken down art frames from the original manga. Shrinking them more is just wrong, but Viz has determined they can't sell most graphic novels at the higher price mark, and they are heavily discounted. I've gotten some of the new size, and they just are not as good.

The beginning of a wonderful journey of love.......2002-06-11

This is the beginning of the Maison Ikkoku saga, an absolutely wonderful romance story by Rumiko Takahasi. This book will let you know all about the characters and how the love relationship between the main characters develops in the beginning. This is a must buy book for the fans of Maison Ikkoku.

The beginning of a wonderful journey of love.......2002-06-11

How does Takahashi do it?!.......2002-05-06

Maison ikkou is [in my oppinion] in rivalry with ranma 1/2 for the best series ever. It's so realistic to how people act, how things look and I think you get more envolved in Maison Ikkoku than any regular book you'd read. in each frame you just see it happening, instead of a bunch of lines on a peice of paper describing an action. It's more of a feeling, of course I wouldnt expect anything less from Takahashi. This is a completely wonderful series and I recommend it to anyone, I also reccomend any other comic series from Rumiko Takahashi.

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Hours of enjoyment.......2000-04-13

This is one of my favourite books and I often dip into it. I really enjoy reading parodies, even if I haven't read the writer being parodied. As Simon Brett says, often you recognise 'exactly the kind of thing' that the author means. Some great humorists are represented here: J.B.Morton, C.S.Calverley and J.K.Stephen among many others. More modern examples come from the regular competitions held by the 'New Statesman' magazine, and one sometimes wonders about the identities concealed behind the pseudonyms of the competitors. The authors parodied range from Shakespeare through Conan Doyle, A.E Housman and Graham Greene to John Wain (by Clive James) and Clive James! Some parodies are short story length, others are very short:

When lovely woman stoops to folly/ The evening can be awfully jolly.

Highly recommended.

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How do we prepare students to compete in the global economy?
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Based on extensive field work conducted with the Los Angeles Public School System, the 2nd largest in the United States, Globalization, Technological Change, and Public Education provides the first in depth ethnographic study of the interrelation globalization, Information technology and public schooling. The book offers a holistic perspective on the effects of technological change, organizational restructuring, and geographical emplacement upon the lives of people in the system. The book successfully illustrates the resonance that these changes have with similar ones occurring in other public institutions and places.

Globalization, Technological Change, and Public Education,
bridges theory with real practice by concludingeach chapter with recommendations for how people working within the school systems could improve the organizations to better meet the needs of students and teachers
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Globalization, Technological Change, And Public Education (Social Theory, Education and Cultural Change)
Torin Monahan
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Are you ready for war? You're about to find out! This GODLIKE supplement is the first TOC Intelligence Bulletin (despite the number in its title!), and it deals with some of the most essential issues facing the superpowered commandos of the Talent Operations Groups. Training, tactics, weapons, lessons from veterans, and reports on the background and techniques of the Nazis, all are covered. Perfect for players, this bulletin is required reading for every Talent who hopes to get through the war alive!

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The first book available on this fast-growing and highly regarded software package
MindManager allows users to visually map their ideas and brainstorming sessions in order to better organize thoughts and put them into action. Exploring all there is to know about the MindManager product, including the Standard, Business, Enterprise, and handheld releases, this book walks readers through the process and techniques in using MindManager to communicate ideas.
Hugh Cameron (Indianapolis, IN) heads Camtech, Inc., a clinical engineering company that extends its reach to incorporate a diverse group of projects. Roger Voight, PhD, is a certified project manager with more than 30 years of experience in software design, development, and software project management.

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Took the mystery out of learning MindManager.......2006-08-28

If you are having trouble learning or using MindManager, study this book!
Without this book, I would not be nearly as productive using MindManager.

If you're a MindManager fan..........2005-09-22

...then you may also enjoy reading the gripping story in The Cancer Code by Mike & Bettina Jetter, of how Mike developed MindManager while battling leukemia. Recommended!

It Does MindManager Justice.......2004-04-25

This was the first "For Dummies" book that I felt was worth the cost. I didn't read it cover to cover straight, but I have now touched on all the chapters in the order I needed. Although I have been a MM user since way back, MindManager X5 has some very nifty enhancements. I didn't upgrade from MM2002 until I got the book and then I just let loose.

If you're new to MindManager, this will get you started and give you some neat tips. If you're a regular user, I would get this book when you upgrade to X5. There have been enough changes in procedures and nomenclature that it just won't work with previous versions of MindManager.

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Dr. Király's book describes 132 years of Hungary's history and explains the causes and effects of ten changes of regimes. During the first five decades, Habsburg bureaucrats made decisions on Hungary's foreign policy and most of its economy. After 1939, Nazis dictated policies, occupied the country, and imposed a Nazi regime. From 1944, the Soviet Union occupied and ruled Hungary for more than half a century. Only in 1990 did Hungary enjoy full sovereignty with complete freedom for its citizens. Democracy prevails in Hungary today. From his vantage point, first in the upper echelons of the military, then later in government, Dr. Király was an eyewitness and sometime participant in events there for nearly half the period.

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Timelines of the 20th Century: A Chronology of 7,500 Key Events, Discoveries, and People That Shaped Our Century
David Brownstone , and Irene M. Franck
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Timelines of the 20th Century: A Chronology of 7,500 Key Events, Discoveries, and People That Shaped Our Century
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This practical text describes how to use a desk-top computer to monitor and control laboratory experiments. Stephen Derenzo clearly explains how to design electronic circuits and write computer programs to sense, analyze and display real-world quantities, including displacement, temperature, force, sound, light, and biomedical potentials. He includes numerous laboratory exercises and appendices that provide practical information on microcomputer architecture and interfacing, including complete circuit diagrams and component lists. A very basic knowledge of electronics is assumed, making the book ideal for college-level laboratory courses and for practicing engineers and scientists.

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Water resource management in the United States is evolving in the face of continuing challenges to protect water quality, provide adequate quantities of water for competing uses, and protect habitat and other natural resources. In many jurisdictions and agencies this evolution is increasingly leading toward adoption of watershed management. This approach is characterized by planning and decision making on a watershed scale, integration of a variety of competing water resource priorities and goals, cooperation of multiple stakeholders and governmental agencies, and increased levels of public participation. While the number and diversity of watershed management initiatives underway in the United States is impressive, successful transition to this integrated approach remains challenging due to institutional, regulatory, and information barriers. In certain respects - Geographic Information Systems mapping, wetlands regulations, citizen participation - U.S. watershed initiatives are highly advanced and serve as models for efforts around the world. In other respects - cross jurisdictional coordination and cooperation, agreements on the sharing of resources, habitat protection and restoration - innovatie approaches implemented outside the U.S. show great promise and offer important lessons to U.S. decision makers. This report identifies the most promising watershed planning and management approaches from around the world; evaluates how they operate, their benefits and limitations; and assesses the degree to which these approaches could be successfully adapted to the U.S. context. Drawing on this international experience, the report is intended to inform policy makers and practitioners and to promote the implementation of integrated watershed management approaches that are most likely to succeed.

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