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She was still really rather upset, a mixture of anger, disappointment, and sadness would be a good description of what she was feeling as she moved over to Ndale. His white haired roommate, Maia Robot Robins whatever her last name was clearly wasn't good enough for him, then again in her opinion there were no girls in this asylum good enough for either of her brothers. She was probably coming off as annoying but being separated from her elder siblings for eight years was a very big deal. Vitani looked over at Ndale and under her breath in a hushed tone she knew he'd hear since he was literally right in front of her she whispered to him in French, "Pourquoi elle? Elle n'est même pas frère attractif. Honnêtement, vous pourriez faire tellement mieux. " Why her? She's not even attractive brother, you could do so much better than her. In truth she'd always pictured her brothers with models or people with true beauty. Though she would admit to herself and only herself that Maia is very beautiful but she didn't look good with her brother. Perhaps it was just her being a nity picky b***h trying to find reason's to dislike her more and more. Vitani blinked as she saw her best friend walking over and for a brief moment she forget her mixed emotions over Taemin. "I would ask what is going on but I won't. I wanted to say hi and since I have been told to be on good behavior I cannot do anything. If tomorrow you are still upset I will be dealing with the person."
Vitani smiled warmly at Shenzi and returned the kiss to her friends cheek. "Thank's Shenz I appreciate it." Which was her way of saying we'll talk about it later. It had been a very long time since VItani and Shenzi had hung out just the two of them, Vitani was going to make damn sure they hung out or had a sleepover or something soon they had allot to talk about. "Love you." Vitani nodded, "You too." Though while Shenzi's attention was focused on Ndale she'd slipped back into her sad angry state. Mostly because she looked around and spotted Taemin at the table talking to two really beautiful girls, Noe and Elara. "Hello ugly. Make sure you take care of her for me tonight" Vitani blinked and looked over at Shenzi as she called Ndale ugly, Vitani couldn't help but snicker as she did. Shenzi really was a part of the family she fit right in with how her and Ndale bickered. "Less meat Shenzi and you already know I will." Vitani blinked, "Ndale it's mean to threaten Shenzi with less meat." Especially given how much the girl likes it. "I was not talking about you Ndale. You know you are handsome; I was talking about the person behind you. Way off in the corner. Have a great night and remember the more meat the happier I am." Vitani blinked and laughed as Shenzi gave the thumbs up, she smirked and shook her head. Oh that girl. Honestly she does love her. As Shenzi turned to walk away Vitani smirked, "Have fun." She assumed Shenzi was going off to find Alek, the two of them had dated a while but it was obvious to Vitani that Shenzi still really cares for Alek. Whether it be strong infatuation (Not to be confused with love) or an intense lust she didn't know but she was just happy her best friend had someone.
Then she returned her attention to Maia who was now speaking to her, "Call me all the names you'd like, sweetie, I'm not going anywhere. I could easily break your neck with a well placed punch…but I won't out of respect for my dear, beloved, boyfriend." Vitani resisted the urge to turn and snap her neck quite as Maia had threatened her. It wouldn't be the first time she'd killed someone and it certainly wouldn't be the last. Vitani smiled, "Strong and unattractive. I guess your into macho woman brother." She stated looking Maia right in the eyes before focusing on Ndale. "Such a sweet girl." Vitani growled softly and chose to ignore Maia instead she grabbed her brother and pulled him away. Oh she was sweet alright. Sweet enough to spill her guts and leave them for the cannibals to eat. "Go have fun with your adorable, little, sister ~" Vitani closed her eyes and balled her fist as she pulled Ndale away. She knew Maia didn't mean that and it was really an insult disguised with a compliment. Fake. That's what whitey is a complete fake. She needed to watch herself, just because little miss professional fighter can fight doesn't mean she couldn't. When she wanted to be she could be completely impervious to pain, send herself into a state of numbness all while kicking a**. The impervious to pain came from being beaten to the verge of unconsciousness on a regular basis by her father. She winced as she thought of that and quickly thought of other things like fluffy lions and Christian Louboutin pumps (her favorite designer shoes). "What is wrong Vitani?" Vitani looked up at Ndale and blinked as he spoke to Maia. "I will." She sighed and rested her head on his chest, for the time being thinking about gutting Maia like a pig her mind was off of Taemin so she wasn't angry/sad anymore but being asked what was wrong she felt her emotions come rushing back sort of b***h slapping her hard.
She sighed softly as she felt his put his arm around her waist, a small smile danced for a few short moments on her lips, she could tell he was trying. She knew he hated being affectionate and if she wanted an affectionate brother she should have went to Tau but she wanted Ndale. Him trying hard really set her in the right track to being in a much better mood. "Vit I am going to need you to play nice with Maia. After all I cannot have my sister fighting my girlfriend. You should know that I have no problem with rough housing with you but I do it out of love. All I ask is that if you are going to be mean please make sure that I am not around." She groaned as he spoke, did he honestly have to bring her up? Honestly was there really a need? She is his sister Maia is his woman and family ALWAYS comes before some ugly macho chick that provided a place for his d**k. "It is okay." Vitani took a deep breath and looked at him her eyes glazed over as she fought back tears of frustration she wouldn't cry because of sadness, right now she was just beyond frustrated with Taemin and everything around her. Earlier she'd snapped at Aden which wasn't a very smart thing to do to someone she considered a friend, she wouldn't want to be snapped at if she did nothing wrong. When Aden had dangled the bottle and said placebos she'd been surprised but then not, it made sense to trick Taemin into a false sense of security. If the mind was at ease the body would be too. Aden had been a b***h back to her but she'd deserved it that time around, she had to remember to be herself but not be a b***h to him. She was rarely ever a b***h to Shenzi she wouldn't be to Aden if she could help it. After all she'd given him a hug and all was forgiven and he went off to go find Taemin. She hoped to scold him for running away from her.
"I-" She began and sighed, "I'm so upset and frustrated and really angr—" Her words were cut off when an adorable little brunette girl came running up to them, "Hello Bonnie." Vitani looked over at Bonnie as she swayed with her brother to the rhythm of the music, "Hi Bonnie." She forced a smile down at the little child. She'd never met her before but she had seen her, cute little thing. They danced in silence for a few moments, Vitani didn't want to go spilling her heart to her elder brother in front of a child, mostly because she'd probably slip her tongue and end up cursing and she didn't want to corrupt that sweet girls cute little ears. "It is okay to go to sleep. When you wake up you will have lots of gifts to open." Vitani nodded as Ndale spoke but opted to say nothing, it was rare to see her brother talking to people so very young. "I am not through with you." Vitani nodded, "I know." She muttered under her breath, Ndale realized something was wrong and he wouldn't let her go until he found out what the issue was and if there was a solution how to solve it. The little one fell asleep and Vitani pulled back letting Ndale do his thing, the fiery red head from the meeting a few days ago the new swim instructor came over and offered help which she thought was sleep because as Ndale had his sweet moments she couldn't ever imagine her brother changing a little girl to go to sleep or anything of that nature.
While he spoke she closed her eyes and tried to calm herself down, you know do the whole find your happy placed. Although it failed every time. When she was little after her brothers had left when she delt with each of her father's advances her happy place was imagining herself with Tau and Ndale with her beloved brothers and that is what made the man's torture bearable. Now being here with the two of them she couldn't be happier but she needed to find a new happy place since she knew neither would be leaving her and she'd probably be here for a long a** time. Vitani blinked and opened her eyes looking up at her brother as she felt his arms around her again. "Don't let it get to you." Vitani blinked he probably realized that Taemin wasn't there. "He ran away from me. What the hell did I do wrong to make him run away from me?" She looked at her brother as if he'd have the answers to her question. One minute they were making out which Taemin had started by pushing her up against the door and kissing her. The next they were swapping spit against her door and then the next moment he was pulling away looking horrified and tearing a** to get really far away from her. Then when she followed she saw him 'hiding,' which he did a shitty job of, from her with a bunch of beautiful and rather popular females. "I am here to make it all better. Trust me whoever hurt you won't be a happy camper." Vitani sniffled and looked at her brother, she didn't want to see Taemin hurt because for whatever reason she actually cared about his well being. He was never her type, never. Strong, confident, mildly arrogant, aggressive, seductive, amazing in bed, that was her type. Benzi. Benzi was her type, as was proven when they dated back in the day. Then again Benzi did also leave her. It was after that failure of a relationship she realized to keep all relationships outside of family relations strictly physical. If sex is just sex and nothing more one's feelings can't be hurt right? Right.
She blinked and cracked a smile as he spun her out and pulled her in, leave it to Ndale to really know how to work a floor in any dance. "Smile for me." Vitani blinked with surprised as he cooed at her rubbing her back. "Come on do it for your brother." She blinked she wanted to she even tried but her lip quivered up and then back down into a frown, a genuine smile from her right now was impossible. "You know I hate seeing you sad. This is a special day for us and I will not let you be in a down mood." Vitani blinked and although he was cupping her face she nodded, "I know." She muttered her voice lacking its usual vain confidence. She felt her lips moving up towards a smile as he doted on her trying to make her feel better by being ultra affectionate which was completely out of Ndale's character. She almost felt bad, like she was forcing this sort of reaction from him. "I want you to tell me everything that happened. Don't you lie to me because it will only make things worse?"
Vitani blinked and looked up at him a shocked expression on her face, she knew if she told him the truth Ndale would stop dancing in the middle of the dance floor and go rip Taemin's head off which in normal circumstances if a guy ******** her over like that she wouldn't care and would have stood back and watched while whoever the poor sap was got killed but she didn't want Taemin to die or get hurt. She felt the smallest flicker of fear and pain for the panicking boy at the thought of it. "I…" She took a deep breath. "We went up to my room to get my camera because I want a family picture of you, Tau and I since we've never had one." That wasn't a lie the fact that she wanted the family picture though the rest was. "And he kissed me and then I guess something happene—" She began explaining trying to come up with ways of hiding the truth and making it look like she was the one over reacting simply to save Taemin's life. Unfortunately her words were cut short as she saw Taemin pulling Noe out to the dance floor and dancing with him.
She looked visably like she'd been smack she felt hurt which she must care for him more than she thought if she felt hurt by this rather than completely and totally pissed beyond belief. She stared at them for what must have been a good twenty seconds before her eyes began to tear. No. 'Why her?' She found herself thinking. What the hell did that skin and bones gothic chick have that she didn't? Was it because she was nice and sweet and shy like him? She didn't know but she did know one thing and that was that she felt hurt. Vitani looked down hoping Ndale didn't see the tears forming in her eyes instead she wrapped her arms around his neck and moved closer to him, the music turned from upbeat rave like music to a slow song at what was the perfect moment. She slid one hand into his the other remaining around his neck. She rested her head on his chest and danced with him, forcing him into steps that would make him move and if he stopped he'd likely step on her foot or something and hurt her. Even now through the hurt she was protecting Taemin when he most certainly didn't deserve to be protected. Not after abandoning her hiding, chatting it up in the corner with a bunch of really pretty woman and then he had the nerve to drag Noe to dance? She closed her eyes a single tear sliding down her face. She gulped and moved her arm from his neck to wipe it away leaving no evidence. No one would be able to see that single tear shed. Right after that tear fell she looked at Ndale. "Let's get some punch I'm thirsty." She stated although she continued to dance. She didn't want to remember this sort of rejection come morning and she was going to drown out her sorrow in the punch that was most certainly spiked right after this slow song ended. Vitani forced herself to smile though once her lips tugged up it surprisingly turned genuine. Her brother was doing everything he could which involved pushing his own limits of comfort to try to cheer her up. She wasn't going to be selfish by ruining his night on him and she really didn't want her brother sent to confinement for hurting Taemin. "I'm shocked you still remember how to slow dance." She smirked, she figured there weren't many formal parties around here that had dancing "I take that back I'm shocked you remember how to dance in general." She found herself chuckling, they didn't dance much as kids or anything.
Vitani decided that she was going to push all feelings aside, the punch could wait till later, or she'd just grab a bottle of booze from behind the bar and gulp that s**t down in her bedroom later when no one was around and Yan her roommate was asleep. She was going to have a good time tonight. ******** Taemin (though she really doesn't mean that since she's still depressed over it). She is dancing with her brother and she was going to take advantage of him being so affectionate because he rarely was this way. "I love you Ndale thank you, you've cheered me up." She smiled and leaned forward on her tip toes she planted a kiss on her elder brothers cheek and then wrapped her arms around him pulling him into a warm hug.
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When the nascent Rolling Stones began playing gigs around London in 1962, the notion that a rock & roll band would last five years, let alone fifty, was an absurdity. After all, what could possibly be more ephemeral than rock & roll, the latest teenage fad? Besides, other factors made it unlikely that such a momentous occasion would ever come to pass. "I didn't expect to last until fifty myself, let alone with the Stones," Keith Richards says with a laugh. "It's incredible, really. In that sense we're still living on borrowed time."
"You have to put yourself back into that time," Mick Jagger says about those early days when he and Keith and guitarist Brian Jones roomed together and were hustling gigs wherever they could find one. "Popular music wasn't talked about on any kind of intellectual level. There was no such term as 'popular culture.' None of those things existed. But suddenly popular music became bigger than it had ever been before. It became an important, perhaps the most important, art form of the period, after not at all being regarded as an art form before."-Let's Spend The Night Together
Official music video for the track Pass Out by Tinie Tempah. This is the debut track from the British rapper. The music video is focused around Tinie Tempah rapping and Labrinth, who sings the chorus, coming into the shot. Tim Bown, the director of the video, said in the behind-the-scenes video that they were trying to create graphical elements, including laser-cut props.
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The Battle of the Britons Continues
British Airways' new head exec for the Americas, Simon Talling-Smith, is confidently predicting that the airline's bid to team up with American Airlines--and jointly operate hundreds of flights a week over the Atlantic--will pass muster in Washington within six months. The deal includes Iberia, which also is in the process of merging with BA.
If this all sounds vaguely familiar it's because this mega-alliance was first proposed ten years ago. (In the fast-changing airline business, that's practically the Pleistocene era.) The deal was put off indefinitely when the UK and U.S. governments raised objections to the size of the alliance and demanded, among other things, that BA cut back its presence at Heathrow. But Talling-Smith said that BA is not backing down this time: "We are not prepared to give up any slots" at BA's main hub.
So what's different now?
At a briefing I attended last week in New York, Talling-Smith laid out his arguments for why he thinks it will work this time: "When we last tried this, the world was very different," he said. Heathrow was virtually closed to newcomers and the alliance fad was in its infancy. Now, he says, an "open skies" treaty has allowed many more airlines into Fortress Heathrow. Whether this is a good thing for the already congested hub is, of course, another question. (A third alliance, Air France, KLM, and Delta's Skyteam, is also way ahead, he claims.) And if you've ever flown to Europe on BA and fumed about your inability to earn miles in oneworld partner American's AAdvantage program, then this new deal is for you--"consumers will be able to earn and burn their miles on both airlines," an important benefit for fliers, Talling-Smith said.
Nonsense, claims Sir Richard Branson, who created a Web feature on the Virgin Atlantic site devoted entirely to attacking the "monster" pact. Branson has even painted the "No Way BA/AA" war cry on some of Virgin's aircraft.
Talling-Smith sneered that Branson is "just making the same arguments he made the last time." See BA's full response here (click on "Branson bluster"). The battle continues . . .
Further reading:
* "American Defends Plan for British Airways Alliance" (NYT)
* Who's afraid of Virgin America?
* On the Fly: The airline industry


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I have been doing a lot of research on building one of these, and i can't decide if i should go with a false bottom or the hose braid. just bought a cooler last night. can someone tell me what the difference is on the too, and if the efficiency changes between the two types. looking to use all stainless hardware. thanks
Primary- AHS our special holiday ale mini mash Secondary- Northern brewer oatmeal stout mini mash On tap- Redhook Esb clone Bottled-Shining star pale ale
I have a 5 and 10 gal cooler, I did a lot of research and finally went with a copper manifold. I sweated the pipes, a lot of people don't for the ease of cleaning but I haven't ran into any issues. Very flag I went this route I batch sparge and get 76-80% eff. Good enough for the girls I date
Thanks !!
I use the braid in mine, so I can't compare false bottoms. However with the braid and batch sparging I consistently get 80% efficiency. I've had 1 stuck sparge, and that was from a pumpkin mash. The braid is also pretty dam cheap, no idea what false bottoms cost.
I have a ten-gallon beverage cooler for my MLT. I first used a 12" diameter false bottom but always got grain under the false bottom. It was really hard to clear the wort and set the grain bed during vourlof. I then switched to a braid. Then last year I fitted my cooler with an 11 gallon kettle in the cooler. I tried the false bottom again (I thought that the floor of the cooler warped allowing grain under the false bottom. I also thought that the SS kettle bottom would work better with the false bottom). I tried the new configuration a couple of times, but discovered that I had grain under the false bottom just like before. I went back to using the braid. Others have had great experiences with false bottoms, but my experiences were not so good. Mark
+1 for the braid. I used the false bottom for a year and it worked ok for the most part. You will get grain under the false bottom. Last June I had a mash get stuck from all the grain trapped underneath. I had to transfer (dump) the mash into another vessel to clear the grain under the false bottom. That was it for me. I decided to go with the braid and I'm not looking back. If you go with the braid, one suggestion I would make is to add a SS spring inside the braid so it doesn't collapse. My. .02
FWIW, I prefer my copper manifold. I strategically sweated certain spots so that it was solid when put together, but could easily be taken apart for cleaning. I have never had a stuck sparge, and have done several wheat beers without issue so far (rice hulls added always for good measure, however). I also remember researching this topic, and came across an argument saying that with a braid (or improperly built manifolds), you can have uneven draining/rinsing of grains during sparging, which can decrease your efficiency. I don't know if this is a substantial factor in the home brewing setting, but something to consider with the braid. I remember that the argument swayed me enough to measure my manifold so that it was square, sat in the center of my tun, and has cuts placed for (relatively) even draining throughout the tun. I have had great success with my manifold, and routinely hit 86% +/- 1% efficiency. I cannot say one way is better than another, but so far I have been very impressed with my copper manifold. I think I may still have the drawn plans for what I did if you are interested.
^^^ Nearly all of the arguments against simple braids and maybe-not-so-well-designed manifolds only bear any weight when fly sparging. When batch sparging there's no similar "rinsing" as with fly sparging, there's just "draining", and if you can accomplish that with a simple braid or manifold, there's no disadvantage... Cheers!
thanks for all the great info, here is what i am thinking about ordering.http://weldlessfittings.com/coolerfittings.html the first cooler fitting, and the 14" stainless braid. or should i only go with the 9"?
I have a false bottom and no experience to compare to anything else. The false bottom was 25 bucks but I still have to strain my grains before they go in the keggle. I basically just use a little hand strainer from the tube out of my tun and it works well. I like the idea of not really having to worry about the stuck sparge but i guess it's a possibility. I might get a braid to compare.
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Fifteen-year-old Milly Kaufman is an average American teenager until Pablo, a new student at her school, inspires her to search for her birth family in his native country.
2. Early in the novel, Milly confesses, "The point is: I totally pass as 100 percent American, and as un-PC as this is going to sound, I'm really glad" (p. 12). Why do you think Milly is so afraid to reveal that she's adopted? How would you react to such news from a classmate?
3. When the Kaufmans go to the Bolivars' apartment to watch the election results, Pablo is noticeably troubled, leading Milly to comment that she's never seen anyone her own age so distraught over politics. The most important election in her life so far is the one for Ralston's student government. Do you feel similarly shielded from political worries? Do you follow elections, locally, nationally, or globally? Are there political issues that affect your daily life?
4. In chapter five, Happy reveals to Milly that she, too, is a kind of orphan. What does she mean by this? Is Happy making a valid comparison?
5. During her stay with the Bolivars in her birth country, Milly gets a vision of family life–especially in terms of extended family–that is very different from her own. The easy affection of Tía Dulce, for example, is a far cry from Happy's reserve. What other differences do you notice in the family routines and attitudes?
6. Why is Kate so negative about Milly's trip with the Bolivars? Are her concerns justified?
7. The importance of names–both the ones we are given and the ones we choose–is central to the novel. How is this theme reflected in the stories of both Milly and Happy?
8. At one point, Pablo tells Milly, "Some say let us forget the past and build the future. Others say we cannot build the future without knowing the past." Kate– and, to some degree, Milly's parents–seems to advocate the former strategy, but Milly isn't convinced. What do you think? Is it always better to know the historical truth, or does a focus on the past keep us from moving forward? Does Milly find what she's looking for in her birth country? Is it worth the worry it causes her family in Vermont?
9. What do you think Doña Gloria means when she tells Milly and Pablo that she's counting on them to "bring more light"? Do they fulfill this request? How?
Read for school prject and loved it! Hope I can read it again.
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I read this book for school & actually enjoyed it. It's realistic fiction with a hint of historical fiction. Had a good balance of being not just another troubled teen story. I might read it again because it's so fun & relatable. Great story for a teen!
SPOILER: Milly & Pablo become a couple!
Posted February 15, 2013
Amazing Book
The book (Finding Miracles) that I read was an excellent book, however there were two problems. One of my problems was that in one of the first few chapters the main character talks to her friend about being on her period which was a very uncomfortable subject seeing that I am a young man. I would rather she just went in the restroom to hide. My second problem was that scene the book did not belong to me; I did not really finish reading it. I only had around 52 minutes to read this book every day whenever my class was told to. Even thought I did not finish read I still found the book very interesting and if I could I would finish reading it. In other words I would buy/read this book because it is an excellent novel.
Posted November 13, 2012
I had to read this book for school, and it is not at all a book i would have read by choice.
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Worst book i ever had to read
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Finding Miracles by Julia Alvarez is a young adult novel based on the life of an average teenage girl, Milly Kaufman. Milly lives in the small town of Ralston, Vermont, with her mom, dad, younger brother, and older sister. Milly¿s mom is a therapist and is always there for her, but her dad is a worry-wart. Nate, her little brother, is a hockey player, and her older sister, Kate, is a typical teenager. One day at Milly¿s high school, a new boy arrives, Pablo Bolívar. Milly is interested and intrigued by Pablo, and he happens to be the same about her. One day at the lunch table, Milly¿s best friend, Em, invites Pablo over to join them and a bunch of other friends. Milly is forced to confront her past, when Pablo asks her where she is from. ¿De dónde eres? This question immediately nerves her, and she avoids it. Milly was orphaned as a baby in a tiny Spanish country during a time of war. Two members of the Peace Corps adopted her and made a life for her in the States. Only she, her family, and her best friend know about her adoption. Milly eventually tells Pablo her secret, which made her feel better that he knew. As their relationship grows, Milly decides to join the Bolívar family on a trip to their home country. The Bolívars are refugees had to leave their country because of a horrible dictatorship. Milly wants to figure out who her birth parents were--because sometimes her life is a mystery to her. Milagros was her birth name, meaning ¿miracles,¿ and on this trip, Milly recieves many miracles.

I liked this book a lot because it¿s about a girl my age so I can relate to her a little. Julia Alvarez did an great job on this book, the descriptions were very realistic. The story was interesting and did not lose my attention as I was reading it, so, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes a good young adult book.
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Finding miracles by Julia Alvarez is a great coming of age book to read. the story starts of With a girl named Milly ,a 15 year old girl that lives in Vermont and was adopted at a young age. She knowingly tries to hide her past from her Friends until a new and Differnt Boy named Pablo arrives at the school. Pablo Embrasses is backround and cluture and encourages Milly to do the same. In Doing so Milly takes a Journey back to her native country to discover her past. This book Teaches people from all differnt types of backgrounds to embrace them and to never be ashamed of where you come from. I recommend this book to any one who enjoys real life situations and happy endings.
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Posted October 6, 2005
Its a story about discovering who you are and embracing your culture. Plus there's a boy involved. I love books that leave a lasting impression, (in a good way) and this one most deffinatley does!
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I usually dont read that much i just grab a book and pretend im reading it in school but this book caught my attention. i dont like the books that have no drama or no swearing in them it bores me and this book was wonderfull for teens, beacuse you might be able to relate to her. Its really FUNNY!
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Because she is adopted, fifteen-year-old Milly sometimes feels separate from her well-meaning parents, her slightly older sister, and her all-boy younger brother. However, she does not want to think about her adoption, and she certainly does not want anyone at her Vermont high school to know except her best friend. This changes when Pablo, a refugee from Milly¿s unnamed country of birth, becomes a student in her school. Resenting Pablo at first, Milly and the new boy become friends, and Milly begins to confront her adoption and her feelings about it. Later, Milly decides she is ready to visit the Latin American island where she was born, which recently held its first free elections. She accepts an invitation to join Pablo and his family on their homecoming trip. Embraced by Pablo¿s large extended family, Milly discovers an island rich with beauty and deep scars left by the recent dictatorship. As she and Pablo fall in love, Milly looks for clues to her past. Finally, in a mountain town, she meets an old woman who provides clues to Milly¿s past and future. ***** Julia Alvarez writes this well-told story in her usual descriptive, flowing prose. Milly is a well-developed character, one whose humor, self-doubt, changing emotions, and inner wisdom make her a believable fifteen-year-old. In general, the secondary characters are interesting and believable. Once he returns to his native country, Pablo seems too good to be true, but readers still can enjoy the couple¿s growing romance. The author divides the book into two parts, and occasionally the two parts do not blend completely. For example, Milly has a humorous narrative voice in part one; her voice is far more serious in part two. The author may be trying to show that Milly is growing up, but one misses her humor. Despite a few weaknesses, Alvarez¿s novel is an emotionally satisfying read.
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Category Archives: Pseudoscience
Sunday Evening Commentarium for 2013/06/09
G'day. I'm engaged in a little project right now on the various forms of creationism, including intelligent design creationism, and while reading up on the latter, I couldn't help but notice how intellectually bereft it is, even though it's got a nice shiny coat of sciencey-sounding language to dress it up.
For example, there's meaningless jargon like 'irreducible complexity' and 'specified complexity' terms used by ID proponents to disquise arguments from ignorance, more candidly expressed as, "I don't understand how the complexity of life could have come about by natural processes, therefore no one can, therefore ID."
The idea of ID is that whatever we don't currently understand about the origin and diversity of life, it's impossible to understand at all, so that we may as well not even ask the question, much less look for answers.
It implies that ID proponents are somehow wiser than those closed-minded Darwinian theorists and know the future state of knowledge better than anyone else.
It implies impossibly certain knowledge of what we can ultimately understand for all time — and this strikes me as an incredibly arrogant and presumptuous line of thinking, especially by non-scientists and would be so even if they were somehow scientists.
ID teaches those who accept it to fatalistically give up any form of meaningful inquiry, not just in biology, but in every field of science, for the basic premise of ID, that the mysteries of the universe are forever unsolvable, would cripple scientific work.
To paraphrase the character of a friend of mine in a Call of Cthulhu many years ago, it seems "cowardice in the face of Reason."
I consider it a surrender to ignorance, a failure of intellectual nerve. I find it to essentially say, "Science isn't as easy as just invoking a god to fill that gap in our current knowledge, so let's just give up on it."
My view is that it is the latest misguided attempt by perfectly intelligent, educated people to justify their religious views in a modern world, and though the marketing campaign for ID has claimed the fight with Evolution is about fairness and 'teaching the controversy,' it's really not…
…but a politicized conflict between science and antiscience.
Nothing more, no matter how slick the packaging and presentation to the public is.
Sunday Evening Commentarium is a regular installment posted at 6:00 PM Eastern Time each Sunday, on a question or matter bringing itself to my attention during the previous week.
Truth isn't Boring
The above was something I'd posted to Facebook earlier today, though in plain text, on the wonder felt even — no, better — especially by religious nonbelievers toward our connection to the universe, not the trivial sorts promised by mysticism or supernaturalism, but our actual, deeper connection and our awareness of it.
This feeling of the sublime I think is something that anyone who's seen the night sky, or beheld a waterfall, seen the Earth from orbit, or better still, seen it from the orbit of another planet in our solar system though a spaceprobe's camera, can relate to.
There's the serious misconception (I think it's myopic) that reality is dull, lifeless, drab, uninteresting, and that another world, an ideal perfect world beyond this one, is far better and much to be preferred over this life, this 'vale of tears.'
I understand this, but I also think it's wasteful and shameful — reality has both beauty and horror, not one or the other — and the phrase "none are so blind as those who will not see" applies just as easily to dogmatic belief as dogmatic denial, and many times in the same individuals.
The desire to believe fantasy as truth, to denigrate the real, and to spead this desire and denigration to others by indoctrinating the young and vulnerable, is one of the greatest — if you'll excuse my use of the word — sins — against the human mind, crippling its ability to appreciate what actually is over what never was nor likely will be.
Supernaturalism promises wonders, but it only promises them — there is no instance it it ever having fulfilled that promise — and I think it would take better evidence than someone's favored holy book to show otherwise.
In the entire recorded history of our species, brief flash of time though that's been, no mystery that has ever been adequately looked into and explained has ever been shown to have an occult or supernatural cause, and the cases that haven't been explained are just that — only unexplained, and only through a lack of data — not vindication of anyone's pet doctrine.
Supernaturalism poisons the mind, and dulls the imagination, starving it of and blinding it to the real wonders and feeling of awe that comes from understanding of what is, supplanting these with unrealistic and unreasonable expectations of centrality to the universe, imposing on us a false sense of purpose and meaning rather than letting us find our own, endangering our personal integrity and intellectual honesty in uncritically accepting tales told originally by those ancients whose knowledge and understanding of the world pales before our own in the modern era.
To be frank, even with what little I've learned about the worlds discovered through science and philosophy, I find reality far more interesting and preferrable to believing the evidently unreal. As a former religionist, I've thrown off the chains of doctrine and dogma, freed my mind from its demons — and its gods — and my only regret is not having done it before I did.
I've no reason to believe in anyone's god, least of all the one I walked with as a child and now without as a man, no idols, no gods, no devils, no celestial saviors nor tyrants, no myths except those I may free myself of whenever they are brought to my notice.
It seems so strange now, having been so focused on an imagined hereafter that both the awesomeness and terror of the world around me seemed dull and distant, but now seems so sharp and clear.
I'm not a scientist, not yet, but from what I see now, reality, however it turns out to be, is far preferrable, far stranger and for more interesting that anything any human mind can imagine.
Even mine….especially mine.
And to me, the unending search for truth is far more important than the supposed guardianship of it by those absolutely convinced they've already found it in millennia-old books or the claimed revelations of bronze-age hermits.
No one owns a sense of the numinous, no matter their belief or conviction. Appreciation of the truly wondrous can happen to anyone, and belongs to us all as a species.
TED – LZ Granderson: The myth of the gay agenda
As a supporter of full civil rights for everyone, including LGBT peeps, I think this needs to be said.
Is Science a Special Interest?
Is science fatally biased? Does it actually constitute a partisan special interest? Should we rightly ignore scientific claims or dismiss them as pseudoscience or a hoax when they or their implications disagree with our political views or religious beliefs?
Not unless reality itself is a partisan special interest, not as I understand it, and I have over the years taken great pains to do just that — To understand science as best a layman can, if nothing else as an educational pursuit.
Science is far from solely the purview of academics, though like any learned skill, it takes training and experience to do well. But anytime you methodically try out an idea in the real world using some reliable observational method, employing these to reach a more accurate view of the outcome, then you're doing science, even if you do it in a kitchen while microwaving different popcorn brands to compare their kernel popping rates rather than experimenting with test-tubes of exotic chemicals in a lab while wearing a respirator.
But because it's done by people, and people are flawed, science is messy, imperfect, sometimes prone to error, and with regard to the context of discovery, culturally dependent. But it's the process of justifying discoveries, not just making them, that best reflects the virtues of science, its universality in the process of testing our hypotheses to see if they really make the cut.
Discovery is all well and good, but a new idea, no matter how revolutionary, must be put to the test, or it is of no use. Science uses methods designed from the bottom up, confidently established by the repeated testing over centuries of accumulated experience to do what it does — to tell us how the natural world works — and it does this better than anything else to date.
It's the process of justification more so than initial discovery that makes science progressive in its findings, ever closer getting us to a clearer picture of the world.
Science is not itself an ideology, or a belief system, or a philosophical position on the way things are, but is a set of methods, though far from pristine and perfect, the system of values, assumptions and techniques of which work very well when not hobbled by external ideological interference.
Most ideologies by their very nature do not lend themselves well to an objective search for truth, especially those whose doctrines favor, promote, nurture, and exploit the biases of their adherents, especially those whose doctrines involve some form of fact denial, or which fail to acknowledge established facts of human behavior — including the realities of human greed and selfishness…and altruism.
I've heard from people I know a view which I think is mistaken, that double-blinding an experiment or study is irrelevant when the researchers involved have a bias or vested interest in the outcome, such as the political or financial implications, of a study they are conducting.
The problem I have with this view, the reason I think it's mistaken, is that it ignores the whole purpose of blinding studies in the first place, showing an unfortunate lack of understanding of what blinding is and why it's done.
For those unfamiliar, double-blinding in a nutshell:
Double-blinding is a procedure that involves keeping certain key pieces of information out of the hands of both subjects and experimenters in a study. For instance, it would be used in a medical study testing the safety and effectiveness of a new drug on human patients, in which neither those in the test group nor the control group know which one they are in, and whether they're taking the real drug or a placebo…
…and most importantly, neither do those directly conducting the study while it's being carried out.
Because experimenter expectation and bias can unconsciously influence the results of such a study, through the interaction of patients and experimenters and subtle behavioral cues given out and not consciously noticed by either, double-blinding is an essential tool for sidestepping this problem by effectively taking it out of the picture.
Best of all, it works.
Merely criticizing a such a protocol as ineffective by cynically accusing those using it of a suspected vested interest or bias, when this is not only irrelevant to the method used but also not even established, sounds suspiciously like an ad hominem attack or a fallacious appeal to motive.
Sure, you could argue that a given study wasn't properly blinded, but how would you know?
Without proper grounds from credible experts in that field who've looked at the study in question, you'd need the data and the expertise to understand it, full knowledge of scientific methodology, and of access to records of or even direct observation of the conduct of the study yourself before you can rightly make that argument.
In short, you need to have a basis for knowing what you're talking about. Failing all else, you'd need to be an expert in the field yourself — not a likely prospect without training, knowledge background, and experience.
Any valid argument to that effect requires much more than suspicion of ideological interests, more than just allegations of academic misconduct supported only by, for example, hacked and stolen emails, possibly doctored and posted anonymously online without any real context.
If you don't like the facts, however politically or theologically inconvenient, it does little good to attack the fact-finders…
…for doing so shows that you can't tell science from politics or religion.
References —
Tools of Thinking: Understanding the World Through Experience & Reason, by Professor James Hall, via the Teaching Company, 2005
Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills, by Steven Novella M.D. via the Teaching Company, 2012


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Questo delizioso Riad è stato il punto di partenza e di arriva per il nostro giro in Marocco. Lo porteremo sempre nel cuore e lo raccomanderemo a tutti i nostri amici che vorranno vivere le vera Marrakesh !
Grazie di cuore ad Irene ed sua la famiglia !
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Riad magnifiquement décoré. Service impeccable.
Nous recommandons vivement le Riad Irène où nous reviendrons certainement.
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We had a very good time in Riad Irene and in Marrakesh. Thanks to Zakia for the good meals and both Abdu & Zakia for their kindness and hospitality!
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Thank you so much for your hard work and for making Riad Irene such a fantastic place to stay. Our room was pure luxury and was one perfect place to retire to after a busy day. Our own little sanctuary. Will most certainly be back!! Merci beaucoup !!
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Thank you very much for the great time we spend here !!
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Thank you again.
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This is been a great experience, what an excellent RIAD you have. Felt very welcome. Excellent staff.
Thank you for making Marrakech so special.
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I have posted a lot concerning the first stout that I brewed. At some point, I stopped calling it by its given name of Kelltic Stout, and started calling it Mobil-1 Stout. It was nasty. Well, a couple weeks ago I took one last sample before deciding whether to pitch it or not. It had gotten to the point where it was drinkable without any pain, so I threw it in the basement for some cold conditioning/aging. That was a couple weeks ago. I tried one last night, and it is exponentially better. It was to the point where I was trying to decide whether to have another, but I was going out to dinner with SWMBO, and this stuff is almost 10%, so I figured I better not. I had it at cellar temp, no chilling. While not a beer for the light-livered, I am excited. I am thinking that it will be even better for St Patrick's day, though I have brewed another stout and a red for that. Also, I had kept one 12oz bottle from the first batch I ever did, and it has been in the basement collecting dust. I haven't given it much thought, as I wanted to wait at least 4-6 months before trying it. The beer is incredibly clear-much more than it was when I drank it, and I thought it was clear then! Lessons?? 1: Don't dump a batch unless you are super sure it is bad 2: I will be much better about letting my brews age proper, now that I have seen the results.
Beer does age well. All the commercial blather about "fresh beer" is ... blather.
Remember one unassailable statistic, as explained by the late, great George Carlin: "Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!" "I would like to die on Mars, just not on impact." Elon Musk
I always assumed fresh beer is better when the yeast is filtered. Does bottle conditioning still continue after removal of the yeast?
We.come to a not very exclusive club! I brewed a batch of kolsch that didn't taste very good at first. I complained a lot here about it and probably annoyed and/or bored a lot of people. I started drinking the stuff even though I didn't like it much. Well, lo and behold, a few weeks ago it suddenly became my favorite batch of homebrew. And the worst part of it?-- I had less than half the batch left when I realized what had happened. I'm just glad I didn't dump the batch.
I've got a porter in bottles that I brewed on September 18th, 2005. It tasted like crap in October when I had my first one. I open one ever now and then to see if it has improved. Yesterday it still tasted like crap. -walker
Once the wind has been broken, it cannot be fixed.
Well my strong ale/ barley wine type beer tasted GOOD first 3 weeks, now it tastes like crap. Didn't expect that. Brewed it in October.
I may not be an expert, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express........ 6 months ago.http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/denn...9/#post1766281http://groups.homebrewtalk.com/Tapro...ook_Repository
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The storied 1944 Bretton Woods conference – where some 700 delegates from 44 nations gathered at a hotel in New Hampshire – was a bold move to create the first negotiated monetary system among industrial states. The World Bank and the 185-nation International Monetary Fund emerged from that pact. The IMF has become a major source of loans for developing nations in financial trouble.
The legacy of Bretton Woods, said Mr. Zoellick in a speech this week, was that the crisis of a ravaged world created a commitment to remake institutions, to "turn the problems of an era into an opportunity."
In the past week, European nations have begun to coordinate their responses to the crisis, after initially being unwilling, or unable, to do so. The two-day meeting in Brussels, ending Thursday, is intended to solidify new measures in the wake of bank failures and credit crises from Iceland to Germany that brought near panic.
"Mechanisms for cross-border cooperation in Europe exist but they are incomplete," argued Mr. Mandelson, who joined Brown's Cabinet this week. "Internationally, the problem is even more acute...." he says, since coordinating systems are "outdated," with huge stakeholders like China not tied firmly enough into the economic order. "It is 64 years since the Bretton Woods conference put in place the basic machinery.... It is time for a Bretton Woods for this century," he wrote on Oct. 3 in The Guardian, a British newspaper.


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Armed Standoff Comes To An End
Updated: Wednesday, August 13 2014, 12:44 AM CDT
Armed Stand-Off Comes To An End
NEW - An armed standoff at Lincoln Place Trailer Park in Sangamon
County, just outside of Riverton, is over. Riverton Police and the
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negotiators were there, trying to talk with the man inside of the mobile home.
Residents weren't allowed to leave or enter the mobile home park as officers worked.
UPDATE: Lincoln Place Home, a Sangamon County mobile home park, is blocked off by officers. Riverton Police and Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputies are on-scene; they have been since at least 6:30 p.m. We've just learned that the sheriff's department is handling the situation, but there's no word on what exactly the situation is. Neighbors say there is a man armed with a gun, but police have not confirmed that information. Photojournalist Jon Christians, @illinoiscyclone on Twitter, is there at the scene.


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Mitch Prensky, chef-owner at Supper in Philadelphia, shared this recipe with us. Hard-boiled egg yolks are mashed with goat cheese and chives, then scooped into the hard-boiled egg whites and topped with asparagus, for a springtime riff on deviled eggs.
To see more of Prensky's deviled egg recipes, check out this story.
- 1Hard-boil the eggs; cool, peel, and halve them; and carefully remove the yolks. Reserve the whites.
- 2Combine the egg yolks, mayonnaise, mustard, goat cheese, lemon juice, and chives in a medium, nonreactive bowl. Season well with salt and pepper, then mix well until the yolks are broken up and the ingredients are evenly incorporated.
- 3Evenly pipe or spoon the yolk mixture into the reserved egg white halves. As desired, top with thinly sliced, blanched asparagus tips.


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Is It Wise for an Athlete to Test the Free-Agent Market? — Sports Survey of the Day
Should Major League Players Participate in the World Baseball Classic? — Sports Survey of the Day?
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The job market is tough these days. Many people are coping with sudden layoffs, and others are struggling to find work after completing college or earning a new degree. Skilled professionals could wait months or years to find a job in the field of their expertise.
But if one of these descriptions matches you, that doesn't mean you can't find exciting ways to earn money.
Buzzer Beaters: Josh Smith Stays, Tebow Cancels, Intrasquad Cheerleading Fights and More
Jerry Buss, Lakers Owner, Dead At 80
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Buzzer Beaters: King Felix's Contract Finally Done, Alabama Players Suspended, Wrestling Out of Olymics
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Every year we try to talk ourselves out of caring about Valentine's Day and every year we give in to the fun of celebrating love. Or, specifically not celebrating love, if that's your thing. Either way, even if it's become way too commercialized, we always pay attention to society's day of love.
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Historian and revivalist bartenders like Dale DeGroff and Gary Regan will know how to mix this cocktail, but only the most grizzled of other barkeeps will remember this relic.
- 1Shake the gin, orange juice, dry and sweet vermouths, Grand Marnier, and bitters with ice; then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with orange peel.
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Guests: Al Bernstein, Brian Rogers and Victor Cui. Bernstein talked some boxing and MMA, and gave away copies of his book, Al Bernstein: 30 Years, 30 Undeniable Truths About Boxing, Sports, and TV. Rogers and Cui are both in town as World MMA Awards nominees, with Cui as Leading Man and his promotion ONE FC as Best Promotion. Rogers is up for Knockout of the Year. All three gentlemen were in studio. We also streamed the Bellator 85 media call Michael Chandler, Rick Hawn, Pat Curran and Pitricio Freire.
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Seth Petruzelli announced his MMA retirement in June 2013. So, he thought it was odd when a friend sent him a text message back in January letting him know that former opponent and recent Bellator MMA signee Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson had called him out.
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CCNY, One Club Film Event December 1 To Promote Diversity In Advertising
The advertising profession is challenged to achieve a level of diversity that reflects the demographics of New York. The City College of New York (CCNY) Media & Communication Arts Department and The One Club are teaming to hold a special event that looks to address this, especially on the creative side.
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CCNY Student Engineers Discuss Water Projects At U.N.
Since 2005, the City College chapter of Engineers Without Borders (CCNY-EWB) has been working to bring fresh water to small villages in rural Honduras. Earlier this month, chapter leaders Svetlana Fisher and Joanna Bonfiglio gave a presentation on their efforts to a panel on water issues held at the United Nations as part of Rotary International Day. Later that day, CCNY-EWB was feted at a fundraiser cocktail party held by Rotaract at the United Nations, a young professionals division of Rotary.
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Symposium Marks 400th Anniversary Of Royal Commentaries Of The Incas
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (Cuzco, 1539 – Córdoba, 1616) was the son of a Spanish conquistador and an Incan princess who would become the first great Spanish-American writer and the first historian of the New World born in the Americas. "The Royal Commentaries," his history of the Incan Empire and its conquest by Spain, is considered by many scholars to be the most elegant and complete accounting of the rise and fall of this civilization in what is now Peru.
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Biologist Susan Lee Lindquist will deliver the Fourth Annual Sharon Cosloy-Edward Blank Lecture at The City College of New York (CCNY) 4 p.m. Thursday, November 19, in Room 95, Shepard Hall. The title of her talk will be "Engineering Simple Cells to Study Complex Human Diseases." A reception will follow the lecture in Room 150, Shepard Hall.
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Politicians and policymakers often tout the economic and social benefits of large-scale transportation infrastructure investments, but often the projects they promote are approved without the benefit of thorough economic analysis. So says Dr. Joseph Berechman, Professor and Chair of Economics at The City College of New York.
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At a time when minority enrollment in law school is declining, the new Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Honors Program at The City College of New York (CCNY) is working to reverse that trend. This fall, the first cohort of 26 Skadden, Arps Scholars enrolled in the intensive two-year program.
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The City College of New York's scenic campus, with its landmark neo-gothic buildings, is about to get greener. The 162 year-old institution is now part of the nation's first official "Heritage Rose District."
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CCNY Alumni Honor F. Murray Abraham And Theater For The New City With John H. Finley Award
The Alumni Association of The City College of New York will present its 62nd John H. Finley Award jointly to actor F. Murray Abraham and the Theater for the New City (TNC). The presentation will be made at the Association's 129th Annual Dinner, Wednesday, November 4, at The New York Hilton.
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"The Graduate," the Edwin Howland Blashfield mural that adorns the stage of City College's Great Hall, is featured in a new book about the painter to be released September 28. In addition to a write-up about the mural, which was painted on The Great Hall's curved front wall, a color photo of the painting appears both inside and on the book's rear jacket.
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OTTAWA, Canada—The Tampa Bay Rowdies' first trip to Ottawa was marked by an exciting first half against the Ottawa Fury.
Georgi Hristov put the Rowdies ahead with a penalty kick in the 27th minute, but 10 minutes later, Tony Donatelli equalized for the Fury. The second half didn't live up to its predecessor, with neither side able to net a winner and the match ending 1-1.
On their two-match road trip, the Rowdies picked up four out of a possible six points.
"The guys gave everything they had and competed very well," Rowdies coach Ricky Hill said. "We defended valiantly when they had dangerous set pieces flashing across our box. Overall though, we're disappointed to not take all three points. We know we have a lot of work to do."
Before Hristov had a chance to put the Rowdies ahead, Tampa Bay goalkeeper Matt Pickens provided the highlight of the match, saving a Fury penalty kick in the 25th minute. Defender Frankie Sanfilippo made a sliding clearance, but the ball caromed off his arm as he slid out of the 18-yard box, with the referee signaling the handball occurred before he crossed the line.
Ottawa forward Oliver shot to Pickens' left, but the 6-foot-3 Pickens laid out at full extension to push it past the post.
"Matt came up big once again to save a penalty and keep us in the game," Hill said.
On the other end, Lucky Mkosana flicked a ball on in the box, but was prevented from chasing after it, earning a penalty for the Rowdies. Hristov shot low and to the right for his second goal of the season.
The Fury leveled the match in the 37th minute at the end of a series of three corner kicks, with Donatelli present to slide the ball home from the back post.
The second half was much slower, though each team did have a decent opportunity or two to steal all three points.
In the 52nd minute, Mkosana chested a ball down to Russell on the edge of the box, but the midfielder's shot was blocked before reaching the goalkeeper and sent out for a corner.
In the 69th minute, Ottawa caught Pickens between two minds on a deep delivery into the box, which found a Fury attacked near the far post. No shot came as the Ottawa player got his legs tangled.
With 10 minutes to play, Hristov nearly tapped a ball into the net from three yards out, but a last second effort by Gorrick prevented the goal.
Pickens made another excellent save in the 84th minute as Ottawa defender XXX Soria played a one-two with a teammate and set himself up on a one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Pickens closed the gap and made the save to preserve the 1-1 scoreline.
"Our execution in the final third can improve and it will improve," Hill said. "Now we have to make sure we get all three points Saturday."
The Rowdies now return home for a pair of blockbuster rivalry matches in back-to-back weeks as the New York Cosmos come calling on May 17 and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers visit Al Lang Stadium on May 24. Following the festivities on the field, a fireworks show will follow both matches. A "two-for-one" package will get you into each match for only $20 by calling (877) ROWDIES and mentioning "May Madness" or by clicking here.
Scoring Summary
Tampa Bay: Georgi Hristov - 27th minute (Penalty Kick)
Ottawa: Anthony Donatelli - 37th minute (Assisted by Richie Ryan)
Caution Summary
Ottawa: Omar Jarun - 26th minute
Ottawa: Drew Beckie - 26th minute
Starting XI
Tampa Bay (4-4-2): GK Matt Pickens; D Willie Hunt, Frankie Sanfilippo (Captain), D Takuya Yamada (Jay Needham 94'), D Anthony Wallace; M Evans Frimpong (Christophe Lallet 65'), M Shane Hill, M Darel Russell, M Keith Savage; F Georgi Hristov, F Lucky Mkosana (Casey Townsend 65')
Ottawa Fury FC
Ottawa (4-3-3): GK Devala Gorrick; D Ramon Soria, D Mason Trafford, D Omar Jarun, D Drew Beckie; M Sinisa Ubiparipovic (Mauro Eustaquio 90'), M Richie Ryan (Captain), M Anthony Donatelli; F Oliver (Philippe Davies 68'), F Vinicius Dantas (Hamza Elias 83'), F Carl Haworth