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Edgar Miles Bronfman, Jr. (born May 16, 1955), formerly CEO of Seagram and vice-chairman of Vivendi Universal, has been CEO of Warner Music since 2004. He is the son of Edgar Miles Bronfman and the grandson of Samuel
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prestigious private school in Manhattan which Edgar Jr. attended. Edgar Jr. and his classmates created a documentary film of the school that spawned the Collegiate Film Festival, an event that gained positive press in The Los Angeles Times
and The Village Voice. Bronfman proceeded to a brief career in entertainment in the 1970s as a film and Broadway producer. The summer before his final year of high school, in 1972, he was a credited producer on the film, The Blockhouse.
Despite his inexperience, Bronfman's involvement was accepted because of his connections and access to financing. In return, he learned many of the tricks of the trade by watching his more experienced peers. In 1973, Bronfman began a
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Randy Komisar joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers in 2005 as a partner. For several years prior Randy has partnered with entrepreneurs creating businesses with leading edge technologies. He was a co-founder of
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Nominating and Governance Committee. Earlier Randy served as CFO of GO Corporation and Senior Counsel for Apple Computer, following a private practice in Technology Law. Randy holds a BA in Economics from Brown University and a JD form
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William Sahlman is the Dimitri V. d'Arbeloff - Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. The d'Arbeloff Chair was established in 1986 to support teaching and research on the
entrepreneurial process. The Chair honors the late Dimitri d'Arbeloff (HBS '55), whose entrepreneurial skills helped make Millipore Corporation a world leader in its industry. Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton
University, an M.B.A. from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Business Economics, also from Harvard. His research focuses on the investment and financing decisions made in entrepreneurial ventures at all stages in their development. Mr.
Sahlman was co-chair of the Entrepreneurship and Service Management Unit from 1999 to 2002. From 1991 to 1999, he was Senior Associate Dean, Director of Publishing Activities, and chairman of the board for Harvard Business School
Publishing Corporation. From 1990 to 1991, he was chairman of the Harvard University Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility. He is a member of the board of directors of several private companies.
Timothy C. Draper is the Founder and a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson. He was instrumental in bringing viral marketing to web-based e-mail to geometrically spread the successes of Hotmail and YahooMail, and
the practice has been adopted as a standard marketing technique by countless businesses and organizations. Draper launched the DFJ Global Network, an international network of early-stage venture capital funds with offices in over 30 cities
around the globe. He also serves on the boards of Skype, SocialText, Project Y, MailFrontier and Chroma Graphics. He was an original investor in Parametric Technology (PMTC), Tumbleweed Communications (TMWD), Overture.com (OVER),
Digidesign (AVID), Preview Travel (TVLY), Four11 (YHOO), Combinet (CSCO), and Redgate (AOL). He also founded or co-founded Wasatch Ventures (Salt Lake City), Zone Ventures (LA), Draper Atlantic (Reston), Draper Triangle (Pittsburg),
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Steve Blank is a retired serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in high technology companies and management. He is a Consulting Professor at Stanford in the Graduate School of Engineering STVP Program.
Steve has been a founder or participant in eight Silicon Valley startups since 1978. His last company, E.piphany, started in his living room. His other startups include two semiconductor companies (Zilog and MIPS Computers), a workstation
company (Convergent Technologies), a supercomputer firm (Ardent), a computer peripheral supplier (SuperMac), a military intelligence systems supplier (ESL) and a video game company (Rocket Science Games). Steve is on the board of
CafePress.com, an on-line marketplace, and IMVU, a 3D IM social network. Steve was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California Coastal Commission and is the Chairman of Audubon California and on the board of the Peninsula
Open Space Trust (POST.) His Google Tech talk, "The Secret History of Silicon Valley" (available on YouTube) is one of the definitive views on the early history of innovation in Silicon Valley. Steve teaches entrepreneurship and a
methodology of managing marketing, sales and business development in high technology startups. His course text "Four Steps to the Epiphany" is the definitive work on Customer Development and is one of the foundations of Lean
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storage, industrial biotech and clean coal. Prior to MDV Erik worked at Interval Research Corp., a technology incubator funded by Paul Allen, and at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a technical staff member. He also consulted to several
seed and early stage venture capital firms. While pursuing a PhD in engineering at Stanford, Erik led an interdisciplinary project between the electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering departments to develop a next-generation
monitoring system for critical facilities. He holds a U.S. patent from his research work. Erik serves on the advisory council of the Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency, as well as on the advisory boards of the Stanford
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New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Dow Chemical, Cisco, TIME magazine, Fortune magazine, Science magazine/AAAS, Red Herring, and CNN. Erik earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd College and both doctoral and master's
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William McDonough is an internationally renowned designer and one of the primary proponents and shapers of what he and his partners call 'The Next Industrial Revolution.' Time magazine recognized him
in 1999 as a 'Hero for the Planet', stating that "his utopianism is grounded in a unified philosophy that-in demonstrable and practical ways-is changing the design of the world." Time magazine again recognized Mr.
McDonough and Michael Braungart as "Heroes of the Environment" in October 2007. In 1996, Mr. McDonough received the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development, the nation's highest environmental honor; and in 2003 earned the U.S. EPA
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. In 2004 he received the National Design Award for exemplary achievement in the field of environmental design. In October 2007, Mr. McDonough was elected an International Fellow of the Royal
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in the U.S. and abroad. He is also principal of MBDC, a product and systems development firm assisting prominent client companies in designing profitable and environmentally intelligent solutions. Mr. McDonough is a Venture Partner at
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& The Environment Programme at Cambridge University. From 1994-1999, Mr
Vinod grew up dreaming of being an entrepreneur. He was raised in an Indian Army household with no business or technology connections. When, at age 16, he first heard about Intel, he dreamt of starting his own technology
company. Upon graduating with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, he tried to start a soy milk company to service the many people in India who did not have refrigerators. He then came to
the US and got his Masters in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie-Mellon University. His startup dreams attracted him to Silicon Valley where he got an MBA at Stanford University in 1980. In 1982, Khosla started Sun Microsystems to build
workstations for software developers. At Sun he pioneered "open systems" and RISC processors. Sun was funded by long time friend and board member John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. In 1986 he switched sides and joined
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Judy Estrin is CEO of JLABS, LLC, formerly known as Packet Design Management Company, LLC. She is the author of Closing the Innovation Gap, published in September, 2008. Prior to co-founding Packet Design, in May 2000,
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In New York City, one in five adults and one in four children don't get enough food. On December 20th, the New York City Interfaith Hunger Summit brought together faith leaders, congregants and concerned New Yorkers from a diverse cross-section to discuss ways to take action to lessen hunger and poverty in our community.
Regardless of a person's religion, our faith and beliefs call us to serve the poor and help our neighbors. The Interfaith Hunger Summit was organized to promote concrete solutions and develop a "call to action" which asked "elected officials to create jobs and reduce poverty, strengthen the social safety net, and make healthier food more available and affordable in low-income neighborhoods."
Along with other faith leaders, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Executive Director of Catholic Charities New York, spoke at the summit. He discussed the importance of enabling people to have the food they need in their own homes, as well as the necessity and lasting effects of children under the age of three getting sufficient food.
While the summit was a start, Monsignor Sullivan noted that the conversation needs to expand to the rest of the community to promote meaningful action, and that food, not hunger, should become part of the debate.
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Sharks Notes - Second half off to slow start ahead of all-star game
Published: Friday, July 5, 2013 at 10:55 p.m.
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The second half of the Coastal Plain League's season is under way, and with constant rain canceling a few games at the start, the Sharks are 0-2 so far and 14-15 overall.
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Upcoming schedule for the Wilmington Sharks. All home games are at 7:05 p.m. at Buck Hardee Field, 2221 Carolina Beach Road. General admission tickets are $6.
Saturday: Home vs. Peninsula
Monday: All-Star Game, Hampton, Va.
Tuesday: Home vs. Florence
Wednesday: Home vs. Morehead City
Thursday: Home vs. Edenton
Friday: Home vs. Asheboro
Saturday, July 13: at Peninsula
The Sharks' two losses in the second half were both shutouts. They fell 6-0 to the Morehead City Marlins and then 4-0 against the Edenton Steamers.
Wilmington takes on the Peninsula Pilots on Saturday, right before the All-Star special event festivities begin.
They start on Sunday with the All-Star Fan Fest, which includes workouts, autograph signings and a home run derby at War Memorial Stadium, the Pilots' home stadium in Hampton, Va.
And the event culminates on Monday with the All-Star Game.
Sharks All-Stars
Three Sharks players were named to the All-Star East team on Tuesday.
Tyler Bolton, a sophomore pitcher from East Carolina, and first baseman Zach Stephens, a junior from Tennessee Tech, are both set to start in the game.
Bolton has a 3-0 record and 0.60 ERA. Stephens has a .342 batting average and nine runs scored, including three home runs.
Stephens said it will be different playing with an entirely new team, but he will keep to his regular game plan.
"I'll treat it like any other game," he said. "Go in there and take care of business. But it feels good to be named, and to go out there to show how good I can be and play against all the other good players in this league."
Junior Alex Freedman, a second baseman from Lynn University (Fla.), will be a backup in his second consecutive All-Star appearance. He has a .260 batting average and nine runs scored.
Freedman said there was definitely "a little joy" in being picked because he knows it is a unique experience.
"You just kind of enjoy it and have fun with the experience, but you also want to win," Freedman said. "Not everyone gets to go there, so you definitely want to enjoy the experience and take it all in."
Sharks head coach Ryan McCleney will be an assistant on the East coaching squad.
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Princeton's men's tennis team opened the Navy National All-Conference Invitational with a successful Friday, taking 11 of 12 matches against Indiana.
The Tigers swept all eight singles matches, six in straight sets, while taking the top three doubles matches. The wins come after a layoff of nearly two weeks for Princeton after the annual Princeton/Farnsworth Invitational wrapped up on Sept. 15.
"I was very pleased with the effort and energy level today," Princeton head coach Billy Pate said. "Each time we compete, the guys are making a concerted effort to improve. I clearly thought we did that from the last tournament and hopefully that trend continues with tomorrow's matches."
Princeton will look to keep the wins coming Saturday when they take on players from Arkansas and Penn State at 2 p.m. Sunday, Princeton will face host Navy at 2 p.m.
1. Dan Davies/Zack McCourt (P) def. Daniel Bednarczyk/Chris Essick (I), 8-5
2. Augie Bloom/Jonathan Carcione (P) def. Kellen Bates/Michael Sellitto (I), 8-6
3. Tom Colautti/Alex Day (P) def. Alekzander Davila/Stefan Lugonjic (I), 8-6
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There are moments in a person's life when everything shifts making it impossible to view the world in the same old way. I had one of those moments. I was building toward this opportunity in my mind for months. I knew I had to make changes in my relationships with my children now that they were older, but I kept running up against frustration and miscommunication despite my best efforts.
I was trying to transform myself from being a mother of pre-teens to a mother of pre-adults. No matter how hard I tried, something always seemed to backfire. Instead of being helpful and necessary in their lives, they experienced me as controlling and micro managing. And, I admit, though I knew it wasn't healthy for any of us, I couldn't seem to allow them to make their own choices (and mistakes). I longed to get to the point where it was OK for them to experience pain and disappointment without having me spoil it all by telling them what to do. I selfishly wanted to wallow in self-pity and berate myself for screwing up their lives to this point, but that would have been too easy and, anyway, I was tired of going down that road. To be honest, despite years of therapy, gurus, self-help books and mindfulness CDs, I had no clue what to do.
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On February 22, 2010, I gave up giving advice for lent.
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When my 16-year-old daughter heard this, she jumped up and shouted with glee: "You mean you will stop giving advice FOREVER?!!!" I smiled, looked her in the eye and said, "No, darling, this is only for lent. You can expect to find a huge pile of advice written on little yellow sticky notes that I will save up and put in your Easter basket."
Later, to my chagrin, I was shocked at how often I was asked, "Are you giving advice?" That question seemed to come up several times in the course of a morning, an hour, a sentence, but I wasn't getting attacked because I solicited help in the first place. Rather than making me feel defensive or resentful, this question made me smile, sheepishly perhaps, and nod in agreement. And by giving my children permission to check in with me in a non-threatening way, they felt empowered rather than irritated.
Most people make lots of decisions in their heads: "After New Years I am going to get in shape," "I need to find another job," "I want to stop complaining" — but without a public commitment, clear deadline and a built-in support mechanism, good intentions often fizzle. It takes honesty, courage and determination to change. For me, though, that still wasn't enough. The secret ingredient, I finally learned, was to stop trying so hard. I had to be willing to trust — myself, my children and the natural way of the universe – enough to let go and jump empty-handed into the void. The freefall, it turns out, is quite liberating. Don't get me wrong, I am not giving advice here, I am merely sharing one mother's epiphany.


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M. Scott Pecks THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED begins with, Life is difficult. Courtney Milan knows that and more. If you like Anne Patchett books because of their examination of what if? you will like--and probably love--Courtney Milans newest. If you have a friend who hold romances in derision, give her THE DUCHESS WAR. Milan puts her hero and heroine in situations where prudence, honor, and loyalty demand that they betray one another, yet she does not satisfy the readers expectations by easy solutions. She believes that it takes maturity and wisdom to love fully, a theme that ironically is rarely explored fully in romances.
Although this book is fascinating, it's not perfect. The beginning is a little slow and Milan holds you distant from the hero and heroine. I didn't quite like the heroine for quite a while, but then, I came to love her. I loved the hero almost instantly. Even though you can put the book down in the beginning, it is so thought provoking, so interesting, that is one of a handful of "best romances" that I've read in forty years.
Minnie, facially-scarred heroine, has done her best to appear smaller, of less consequence, to go unnoticed and forgotten. In her effort virtually to erase herself, shes willing to marry a man who she overhears tell his derisive cronies that hes marrying her because shell do what he wants, tolerate his future infidelities, and that he wont have to poke her too often. Hearing that, she still thinks that he is the best she can do in her quest for security for herself and her elderly and impoverished great aunts. Part of the tension in THE DUCHESS WAR is the distinct possibility that she may marry him if she continues to withdraw from life to be safe from her past . Overhearing this humiliating conversation is Robert, the present duke and the son of the rapist in Milans THE GOVERNESS WAR.
THE DUCHESS WAR is different because of the intelligence and awareness of Courtney Milan. The central theme is the lasting damage that distorted, desperate, or narcissistic parents do to their offspring. Whether it is Roberts friend who is studying the controversial theory of genetic inheritance or the fanatical mother who mistreats her son to show the superiority of Christianity, Milan slyly unites this theme in its variations. Many writer have explored the theme of parental abuse, usually by the characters pain and her (it usually is a she) eventual triumph of shedding her inhibitions to marry the hero. Instead, Courtney Milan shows a man who holds himself to an almost impossible standard of goodness and a damaged heroine who does the best she can for those she loves, even if it means destroying her own future. Then, in parallel dilemmas, the hero and heroine must decide whether to sacrifice their own happiness, betraying each other to protect more vulnerable people. Because life is seldom as easy as it is in most novels, Milans books consistently explore the anguish, the uncertainty, and the grit it takes to lead a fulfilling and honorable life. It is impossible to read Milans books and not to think, not to consider ethical problems, not to learn something about life. Most romances tell of fairy tale marriages with perfect happiness with effortless unity unto death. Milans marriages are made up of imperfect humans, who often say the wrong thing, who knowingly almost destroy the person they love. Minnie and Robert have a vital, living commitment because both are capable of genuine love, honesty, and honor. THE DUCHESS WAR is an extraordinary book. Do yourself a favor: buy it.
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I've been hearing a lot of good things about this book. With the exception of
The Governess Affair
Milan doesn't usually do it for me; for some reason I feel removed from her characters and stories. But I may have to add this to my TBR pile just for the facially scarred heroine.
One question tho, is it depressing and full of angst right up to the happy ending?
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I really liked
The Governess Affair
, so I picked this up last night but after reading 12 percent decided to wait and read it later when I'm in a more receptive mood. I'm having a hard time buying the deductions made by the hero and heroine at the beginning of this, and then the hero makes a remark about something that caught his eye (concerning the heroine) which I found very off-putting for a Victorian set-piece and I put the book down. It's all very well written, though, and perhaps I'm just too much in a scroogey place right now. I'll try later after the holidays.
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I've been hearing a lot of good things about this book. With the exception of The Governess Affair Milan doesn't usually do it for me; for some reason I feel removed from her characters and stories. But I may have to add this to my TBR pile just for the facially scarred heroine.
One question tho, is it depressing and full of angst right up to the happy ending?
I've only read 'The Governess Affair' and whatever the novella before that was, so I can't tell you how it compares to her earlier work. I did really like 'The Governess Affair' - which is why I've been waiting for this book - but to my mind, this is a better read.
As I read it, the facial scarring wasn't an issue in the book, more just a fact about the heroine like the colour of her hair. The way she got the scars is central to the story, but it's not a story about her face.
As to your question, I didn't find it depressing at all, though if I tried to write a synopsis of the plot, I suspect it would read that way. I think it's because however difficult the circumstances, the characters themselves are intelligent and likeable, and drive events. And there are funny moments - such as the time the hero decides to accompany the heroine on a train ride home.
And my question is - the novella about her friend and the doctor - it said in the excerpt it was to be released Dec 15th, and I got all excited, but then it's listed as a 2013 release at the back of the book. I'm sort of hoping that's a mistake, and it's December 15th this year, not next year, but does anyone know for sure?
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I know (and you know now!) that I loved this book--and that's a mild word, really--but it may not be everybody's cuppa tea. It's mine because life can put people in positions where there is no solution that doesn't cause pain, but this book is not about pain. I love the nuances of Courtney Milan's writing and her wisdom about life. For example, she has a character tell an appalling story that he/she thought was funny about his/her awful past, but the listener rightly sees it as horrifying. Hasn't that happened to you--either as the listener or the speaker? I've thought about this book for three days straight, since I finished it. That's something so unusual for me with a romance that I posted my rave, above. If you didn't like THE GOVERNESS AFFAIR, you won't like THE DUCHESS WAR. If you didn't read THE GOVERNESS AFFAIR, it'll make THE DUCHESS WAR better, but you absolutely do not have to have read it at all! Although TDW is about the next generation of children, Milan catches you up in about two sentences. The couple from TGA make a brief appearances, but they are so brief and so well described that it doesn't matter whether you've met them before or not.
Like CG, I don't like books full of unrelieved angst, and then you see the couple together, happy for nine seconds. All I can tell you is my reaction. I get very sensitive to overwhelming books where the problems, etc. are so deep and difficult, that the romance is a drop of happiness in the sea of misery. So, no, I really can't imagine anyone being depressed while or after reading this book. In fact, I laughed out loud a lot.
Although the hero is a duke, because of his past, he abhors all the privileges that come with that position, and he falls for the heroine because she "really sees him." Both of them have been scarred by their pasts, but they are so rational and such caring people that they overcome, with each other's help, their scars. Minnie's scar is more of a symbol of her internal scars, but I can't remember a book where the heroine was scarred on her face.
As to Eggletina's reaction, I don't quite know what put you off, but the beginning of the book is a little slow and cool. One of the best things about it, though, is that when you learn about the pasts of each character, it makes his/her thinking and assumptions clear and believable. At no point is there almost a supernatural or unnatural assumption of knowledge. The more I read, the more I liked it, but I could (and did) put it easily down for about 25%.
I'm 99.99% confident that the sequel to THE DUCHESS WAR is coming out after (or on) Dec. 15. I've e-mailed Courtney Milan two or three times, nagging her about JUST WHEN was THE DUCHESS WAR actually coming out and she mentioned twice that she was getting the sequel (the novella) out, plus an excerpt is posted at the end of THE DUCHESS WAR and it says it'll be out on or after Dec. 15 (I can't remember).
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Post subject: Milan's Duchess War: an almost perfect book
I agree with you Lynda. To me TDW was almost perfect. I've heard complaints from some friends that the romance was lacking or that the pacing was too slow.
But what draws me to CM's stories is her mature, intelligent writing. The romances are realistic and not mushy. The plots are layered. She does the unexpected with her characters and not always the accepted. Her protags do not always do the right and honorable thing, but their decisions are relatable.
With this latest title she's proven to me as a reader that she delivers outside the box and is easily one of my top favourite authors of HR at the moment.
The Duchess War
was only my third 5-star book for this year and I've read over 250.
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Thank you Lynda X, MMcA and Jill for your thoughtful responses to my question; I'll be adding The Duchess War to my TBR.
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I think I know what Eggletina meant. I loved this book, loved the writing, loved the characters. Most of the book is a solid A for me.
What tended to pull me out of the story was...and I don' t believe this is a spoiler...was how the racy and sexual sequences were dealt with. I see this more and more in historicals and it pulls me squarely out of the book every time. Suddenly, instead of a historical with a gentleman dealing with a gently-bred virgin, I feel like I'm watching Samantha from "Sex and the City" with one of her paramours. The attitudes and conversations would be unbelievable for most typical couples in 2012 at the beginning of the dating period (or even entering into a sexual relationship at times), much less in the 19th century.
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You know, Peg S, I must admit that bothered me too. Like you, I don't think the hero's talking about masturbation to the heroine belonged in its time period, especially before marriage. It almost smacked of the author speaking through a character about her feelings. I thought, however, that both the h&h were different kinds of people, so it's possible. I remember a documentary about people's sexual attitudes during different periods and they quoted some Victorian love letters that were amazingly sexual, so I suppose anything is possible. Having said that, however, I would have been happier if Milan had left it out.
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I just started the book and so haven't gotten to any racy parts yet, but I have a little insight into Victorian erotica and pornography, which is highly x-rated, for lack of better term. At one point I came across the statistic that there was one prostitute for every male living in London in the late 1870s. The interesting dichotomy of 19th-century life is the ultra conservative sexual mores on the surface as opposed to the booming sexual undercurrent out of the prying eyes of society.
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Blackjack1 wrote:
I just started the book and so haven't gotten to any racy parts yet, but I have a little insight into Victorian erotica and pornography, which is highly x-rated, for lack of better term.
I'm certainly familiar with Victorian erotica, but I really have to stretch my suspension of disbelief to think the scenes we're talking about make sense in this book. She's not courtesan or a widow with a reputation among the haute ton, and he's under no illusion that she's either as well.
She's too sure of her own sexuality too, and we've never gotten a sense that she spent time poring over Eastern erotica in some dark library either.
Anyway, I don't want anyone to get the sense that this isn't a really good book. Just be warned, if you've had similar issues with other historicals.
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 12:11 am
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I can't comment on Milan's book since I'm only on chapter 3 but I do find often in historical romances that authors have difficulty negotiating their own 21st century sensibilities and customs with 19th century (or earlier) ones, and this includes any number of issues including sex. There's definitely some skills involved in writing historical fiction. In some ways sexuality is just as important in the 19th century, or maybe even more important, given the public repression of it. Middle and upper class women and even men didn't openly discuss it and so we have to read between the lines to gain insight into their way of thinking on the issue. Lots of time is spent interpreting metaphors and symbols in Victorian literature!
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I agree with others about how wonderful this book is.
For me what makes this one and Julie-Anne Long's NOTORIOUS COUNTESS CONFESSES such powerful reads is that even though you know everything will end well (these are romances after all), there is real tension in the story about the happy ending. Just how will these characters get to their happy ending. Because of this tension, the happy ending means even more. And in THE DUCHESS WAR it was so satisfying that I just wanted to keep reading about these two people. I'm not a big fan of epilogues but in this case I really appreciated that little extra time to spend with Minnie and Robert.
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Lynda X wrote:
You know, Peg S, I must admit that bothered me too. Like you, I don't think the hero's talking about masturbation to the heroine belonged in its time period, especially before marriage. It almost smacked of the author speaking through a character about her feelings. I thought, however, that both the h&h were different kinds of people, so it's possible. I remember a documentary about people's sexual attitudes during different periods and they quoted some Victorian love letters that were amazingly sexual, so I suppose anything is possible. Having said that, however, I would have been happier if Milan had left it out.
Oh I disagree. I think it was entirely in character for this hero. His sex was in a sense vicarious and/or solitary. I also think he wanted to shock her into really SEEING him. It was another equivalent of "look up or look at me." I LOVED this book and it has been a while since I really loved a new book.
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I had an entirely different problem with this book. I found the hero's mother simply unbelievablea plot device rather than a person. This wouldn't matter if she were just a walk-on part, but she plays a significant role in the plot, and since I found her unbelievable, I had trouble accepting Robert's and Minnie's reactions to her.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Bee Wrap-Up
17 comments:
- Caro said...
Beautiful block and I love your fabric choices. Is there a chance that you would share the paper pieced pattern as I'd love to make this block. Thanks in advance.
- November 29, 2011 at 10:56 AM
- Debbie said...
Wow - that IS alot! Curious to count mine up! ;-)
- November 29, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Kati said...
Love the mosaic! I need to do that to see everything I've done all together. What a fun idea.
- November 29, 2011 at 11:01 AM
- MC said...
Very cool! The improv block and the HST block are my favorites.
- November 29, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- jeanne e. said...
well done! :) I would love to make a quilt of all of the bee blocks you made (the mosaic above would be such a funky-fun quilt!).
- November 29, 2011 at 11:06 AM
- Nicky said...
Great mosaic and it looks like you have has fun this year to date!
- November 29, 2011 at 11:45 AM
- Mrs.Pickles said...
great looking block. The mosaic is really pretty
- November 29, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- Archie the wonder dog said...
A mosaic full of fabulous blocks - I love them all!
- November 29, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- QuiltyGirl said...
Wow, so many blocks!! They all look so wonderful. :)
- November 29, 2011 at 12:28 PM
- Jill aka ThatMoxieGirl Designs said...
I'd love to participate in a bee next year. Can you recommend where to join one?
- November 29, 2011 at 12:36 PM
- Linz said...
Wow!! That is a lot of bee blocks!! I love them all! And this one is gorgeous! Way to Bee! ;)
- November 29, 2011 at 12:38 PM
- Twinkle Toes said...
I've got a similar question to Jill....
HOw do you find out about Bees?
- November 29, 2011 at 12:50 PM
- Poppyprint said...
I love red - your pine tree block is stunning Lee, thank you so much!!! I can't tell you how excited I am about this quilt. Woohoo!!
- November 29, 2011 at 1:22 PM
- Katy Cameron said...
Those seams looks perfect! As for bees, I thought 2 was a lot to leap into, I bow at your feet :oD
- November 29, 2011 at 1:24 PM
- Katie B. said...
Lee--your blocks are gorgeous. Even more gorgeous? Your new headshot!!
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- felicity said...
Holy crap that's a lot of bee blocks. And each one is perfectly gorgeous. ALLLLLMOST as gorgeous as your new headshot!
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- Melissa @ Happy Quilting said...
Wow, that is a lot of bees!! Your blocks are all amazing!! If any of your bees have a space opening up and they are looking for someone they can count on to get blocks done and nice you could always send them my way :) I loved the bee I was in this last year and thinking of joining another one for next year :)
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Sophomore Kaitlyn Lopez recorded the first goal for Arizona, now 7-5-3, in the 75th minute to put the Wildcats up 1-0. Teammate Ponce recorded the second goal for Arizona two minutes later off a penalty kick to add to her nine goal total on the season. Ponce later scored the game-winning goal five minutes in to the first overtime period off a free kick in front of the Trojan goal.
USC (6-7-2) sophomore Marlee Carrillo scored both goals for the Trojans in the remaining eight minutes of the match to send the game into overtime. USC outshot the Wildcats, 23-10, with Alex Quincy leading the team with four. Trojan goalkeeper recorded four saves of the 10 shots she faced.
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The first and last time I visited ICEBAR I thought the concept was cute but the price ($35 for 45 minutes and one drink) was ridiculous. I mean if I wanted to get charged too much to freeze my bum off I'd move back to New York.
So imagine how happy I was to find out the bar FINALLY lowered its prices to $19.95 — it's $14.95 if you buy the tickets on the bar's Web site: icebarorlando.com. And I suggest you do! The price includes the use of hooded thermal ponchos, gloves and foot warmers while in the 27-degree room.
Another welcome change is the purchasing of alcohol in the special ICEBAR area (versus the now deemed Fire Lounge which is the main part of the bar and free to enter). In the past, you would pay $35 to sit in the room with one free drink for 45 minutes but couldn't purchase another unless you left the area. If you're anything like me you would have finished the drink in about 10 minutes, and spent the next 35 minutes cursing the bartender. With the new setup the drinks aren't free but you can buy as many as you want with over 17 flavors of vodka to choose from (remember vodka doesn't freeze). The first drink is $8 and every drink after is $6. You'll probably have a couple, which is still way cheaper than what folks were paying in the past to just step into the room.
The changes have come along with a new Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Lou Repassy. Repassy worked with Walt Disney World and SeaWorld in the past, which should help ICEBAR considering it's located on the touristy International Drive.
"We want to educate as many people as possible that our price point is a lot more reasonable," says Repassy.
The lower price was originally part of a September promotion, but it helped considerably with getting people in the door so it's been extended through October and possibly November.
Other new changes include the rechristened Fire Lounge, formerly the Chill Lounge, to help differentiate it from the paid area; and a new themed night called "Wine Down Sundays." The new night takes place in the Fire Lounge and features live jazz music along with wine and cocktail specials that haven't been confirmed yet. It lasts from 7 p.m. – midnight.
The bar will also hold a Halloween party this year aptly called "Freaky Freeze" that will feature Docta Dawe and if you wear a costume you get a free drink. The party will take place from 7 p.m. – 2 a.m. and it's $19.95 at the door, and $14.95 if you book online.
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so recently I bought a scarf, and my ego has inflated. people have been telling me i look like a university professor. what are your experiences with scarves
so recently I bought a scarf, and my ego has inflated. people have been telling me i look like a university professor. what are your experiences with scarves
i've been meaning to buy a scarf for years but havent yet. partially because i feel buying a scarf is something you have to do right. you need to be prepared to spend money to get a high quality scarf or else you needn't bother. sort of like buying a watch.
i find buying a watch to be less fun than buying a scarf. a scarf is a more basic item of clothing, yet you can still wear one with style and perfection.
i dont like scarves because they just end up being an annoying weight
weight? do they have lead scarves in britain or something?
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I can't believe you people don't own scarves. As a ginger, I have to wear one to avoid freezing to death when it drops below 50 degrees.
we are talking about the same thing right?
those things you put around your neck to keep from dying in the winter
I got some nice soft baby yarn and made meself one. it was warm and also soft.
Never worn one.
I plan to get one when I go up north for college though.
im a ginger too.. and in britain. i survive without a scarf!
Looking like a university professor isn't necessarily good, it's just redeeming to know I can change my perceived profession and the sort of background that people imagine me to have in the streets just by wearing a scarf, well besides easier ways like wearing a cowboy outfit or military vestment.
Hicky, I would pay money (not much, but some) to see you dressed as a cowboy. hahaha
well keke! most my face has already disintegrated
I don't wear scarves.... but Captain Plutonium does!
scarves. they are neat.
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as soon as I was about to post I got raped... -Kirby: Age... whatever
I wore a longcat scarf to school once! 94.9% of the comments I got was "....didn't know we had winter in Singapore" and the other 5% was "You really THAT cold!?" Oh, and the last 0.1% was my friend who went "longscarf is loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong."
Scarves are non-existent here.
Never worn one. Don't plan to, either.
i only have one scarf. i was given some top quality one for a birthday present a few years ago and i didn't really wear it. i'll wear it occasionally nowadays. did you know that if you wear a scarf girls swoon over you?


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Third-Ranked Women's Lightweights Top Strong Field For Knecht Cup
When the third-ranked Princeton women's lightweights return to Lake Mercer on June 1, they will bring a confidence that developed through a 2000-meter battle Sunday morning in the Knecht Cup final. A tight battle with numerous lead changes ended with Princeton pushing past both Boston University and Wisconsin.
The win gave Princeton its first Knecht Cup title since 2005, and it is the ideal start to an all-New Jersey finish to the lightweight season. Princeton will compete at either Lake Carnegie, Cooper River or Lake Mercer for the rest of the season.
"It was a very exciting race," said head coach Paul Rassam, whose last Knecht Cup win came during his first season. "We talked prior about needing to stay poised and execute a complete race, and I think we did exactly that. It was a very mature piece from our athletes."
Led by co-captains Maggie Stroebel and Rebecca Kreutter, Princeton now has a win at the Knecht Cup and a second-place finish to reigning national champion Stanford at the San Diego Crew Classic to start its 2014 season.
"The racing was as tight as it could be, and that's what we wanted," Stroebel said. "Championship racing will undoubtedly be even tighter, so going out there and executing a win under those circumstances really gives us the momentum and experience we want moving forward. I'm so proud to bring home the Knecht Cup, and hopefully it's just the first Cup we'll take home to Princeton this season."
Princeton will continue Cup hunting over the next two weekends when it hosts two of its most historic rivals at Lake Carnegie. The Tigers will welcome Georgetown next weekend for the Class of 2006 Cup, and then will welcome No. 2 Harvard for the Class of 1999 Cup the following weekend.
It was also the first weekend of racing for the varsity four, which took sixth in a very competitive grand final. Its finishing time of 8:01.71 was less than half a second out of fourth, and it was within nine seconds of the full field.
"Our four also did a really nice job," Rassam said. "As a fan of the sport it's really encouraging to see the depth in lightweight women's rowing. Its most certainly as deep as men's rowing at this point. That's something for all women's programs to be really proud of."
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1 Princeton 6:53.21
2 Boston University 6:54.88
3 Wisconsin 6:56.62
4 Bucknell 6:56.63
6 Tulsa 7:07.28
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Turkish Airlines announces the introduction of new luxury amenity kits, designed by the world famous brand, Porsche Design, in cooperation with the universally recognised Italian skincare niche brand Acca Kappa.
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Entering his second season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Arizona State baseball team is former Oklahoma State All-American and Academic All-American Josh Holliday. Holliday will begin his 10th season as an assistant coach at the Division I level, having spent the past three years at Georgia Tech.
Holliday's impact at ASU is already being felt, as the 2009 recruiting class was ranked #1 in the nation by Collegiate Baseball.
In his first season at Georgia Tech, Holliday helped the Yellow Jackets win the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament championships (2005). Tech led the ACC and ranked fifth in the nation with a .333 team batting average, and the Yellow Jackets ranked second nationally by averaging 9.3 runs per game. He was a part of Georgia Tech's 2006 College World Series team, and had at least one player earn All-America honors in each of his three years with the Yellow Jackets.
Holliday, who comes from a baseball family, brings a wide and impressive array of coaching and playing experience to the Arizona State program. The son of former Oklahoma State head coach and current N.C. State University pitching coach Tom Holliday, Josh had a distinguished playing career at Oklahoma State from 1996-99, and then coached with the Cowboys from 2000-03 and spent one season (2004) on the coaching staff at NC State.
Holliday capped his four-year playing career at Oklahoma State by batting .290 with 15 homers and 65 RBIs and leading the Cowboys to the 1999 College World Series. He was drafted in the ninth round by the Toronto Blue Jays in June 1999 and played professionally for two seasons before retiring in the summer of 2000. He served as a student assistant coach at Oklahoma State in 2000 and was named a full-time coach in the fall of 2001.
Holliday ranks among Oklahoma State's career leaders in numerous categories, including home runs, runs, walks and hit-by-pitches. He fared well off the field as well, receiving conference academic and athletic honors after each of his four seasons in Stillwater. He was named Oklahoma State's Male Student-Athlete of the Year in 1999 for his achievements on and off the baseball diamond.
In 1998 Holliday was named first-team All-Big 12 after hitting .309 with a team-leading 18 homers and 60 RBI. He was named to the NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament team and earned second-team National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Super Team plaudits. He was an Academic All-Big 12 honoree with a sparkling 3.69 GPA in the classroom. In 1997 he was a second-team All-Big 12 selection after batting .323 with 14 homers and 60 RBIs.
In his first season at Oklahoma State in 1996, Holliday was the Big Eight Freshman of the Year and also earned Mizuno Freshman All-America and Academic All-Big Eight honors. For the season, he batted .320 with six home runs and 52 RBI. Following his career with the Cowboys, The Daily Oklahoman named Holliday to the Oklahoma State University All-Century team. In 2003, he was elected to the Oklahoma State University Baseball Hall of Fame.
Holliday was the USA Today Gatorade Player of the Year for Oklahoma and a Mizuno/Collegiate Baseball High School All-American in 1995, and was drafted in the 14th round by the Minnesota Twins in 1995. He was co-valedictorian of his graduating class.
In 1994, Holliday played in the U.S. Olympic Festival, and in 1997 he competed in the senior Team USA trials.
Holliday's younger brother, Matt, is an All-Star outfielder with the Colorado Rockies, while his uncle, Dave, is a scout with the Rockies. Holliday, 30, married to the former Jenny Moore on Dec. 21, 2002. The couple have two children, Olivia and Brady.


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The game was between two teams that wanted to run up and down the court. The Williston Red Devils were hosting the 4A Lake Weir Hurricanes with a 5-1 season record.
Red Devil Jacques Edwards led the Red Devils in the first quarter as he dropped in 5 points in the first minutes of the game.
The Red Devils, after taking a 25-12 first quarter lead, appeared to be unable to rebound in the second quarter, as the Hurricanes made a constant run at the Red Devils getting third and fourth attempts off the offensive boards.
With the full roster of players still not reporting to the Red Devil basketball team, the team is struggling on the boards.
At times in the contest at PK Yonge on Friday night Nov. 19, the Red Devils had five players well under six foot tall on the floor in their 71-56 loss to the Blue Wave.
The entire night, despite three-point baskets by Paul King, Jacques Edwards, and James Monroe, it was one shot a trip down the floor for the Red Devils.
After leading a very talented 2009-2010 Red Devil basketball team to the State Final Four in his first season as the Head Coach of the Williston Red Devils, Steve Faulkner is again ready to take the helm of the 2010-2011 Red Devils.
Gone are the likes of Deonte Welch, Isaac Floyd, and Kelsey Coleman who played a big role in the Red Devils attack last season.
"These were three quality players and each had leadership qualities that is hard to replace," said Faulkner.
It was a run and gun, basket trading, wide open game between 5A defending State Champion Gainesville High School and the 3A Williston Red Devils coming off a trip to the Final Four last season.
With several Gainesville players still on the football team going to the playoffs against Tarpon Springs, and four Williston players playing in a football Bowl Game at West Nassau one would not expect both teams to score in the 80s. But that is just what happened on Thursday night, Nov. 18, at the Gainesville Gym when the Hurricanes won 88-83.
The 2010-2011 Williston Lady Red Devil Basketball team kicked off its season Tuesday under new first year Varsity Coach Denise Lahusky.
Lahusky comes to Williston along with her husband Jon.
She teaches Earth Space Science at Williston High School after relocating from Utah.
Lahusky is moving up to take the helm of the Lady Red Devils Basketball program from a track and field coaching position in the State of Utah.
The Williston Red Devil football team ran into a group of fired up Tigers Friday night in Lake Butler. This Tiger's name was Union County, and you could certainly say a defensive juggernaut.
The Red Devils were held to a mere 150 total yards of offense and just one touchdown in the 28-7 loss to the Tigers.
The Tigers were coming off four straight losses, but you would never have guessed it by the way they simply dominated the entire game from start to finish.
It was homecoming night at Booster Stadium, and the Newberry Panthers had only one thing in mind–spoil the night for Williston.
But the Red Devils had other plans after falling behind early in the second half as the Panthers scored the go ahead touchdown following a Red Devil kick off fumble.
The Red Devils had to answer twice with scoring drives. The last drive concluded with just 52 seconds remaining in the game as Dontrell Edwards scampered 22 yards for the winning touchdown, giving the Red Devils a 32-27 win.
After starting out 2-0 in district play, the Williston Red Devils hopes for a runner up spot where soundly ended Friday night, Oct. 29 at Mount Dora.
Mount Dora junior quarterback Vegas Harley put on a show for the Hurricanes homecoming crowd, leading his team to a 41-27 win over the visiting Red Devils.
The Williston Lady Red Devil were forced to go the distance on their Senior Night Thursday, Oct. 21, against the Bronson Lady Eagles.
The Lady Eagles opened up the match by taking two of the first three games against a Lady Red Devil team that was insistent on beating themselves.
Game one was tied at 12-12 when the Lady Eagles stretched their lead to 19-13 on aggressive play by Brittany Smith and Ashley Mickel. The Lady Eagles went on to win game one 25-15.
For the sixth straight year the Trinity Catholic Celtics Football team downed the Williston Red Devils. Playing in the same district this season, the Celtics moved their record to 4-0 in district play and 8-0 overall.
"It is what it is" said Red Devil Head Coach Jamie Baker following his teams 59-13 loss, their first in the district this season.
Dropping to 2-1 in district play and 4-3 overall Baker continued. "They are a really good football team. This is the worst they have beaten us since I've been coaching here."
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As one of the leading hotels in San Luis Obispo, we offer a
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As one of the leading hotels in San Luis Obispo, we offer a 960-square-foot meeting room, as well as an on-site Business Center with print and copy services. Our excellent location also places you near Camp San Luis Obispo and California Polytechnic State University, as well as area businesses.
If you want to explore the area, we suggest you visit San Luis Obispo wine country, which is home to several area wineries. On Thursday nights, mingle with the locals at the San Luis Obispo Farmers Market and enjoy the live entertainment and great BBQ. During the day, take time to explore downtown San Luis Obispo, which boasts excellent shopping and one-of-a-kind galleries. Downtown is also home to the historic San Luis Obispo Mission.
Our hotel's accommodations not only have free high-speed, wireless Internet access, but our guests can also take advantage of the complimentary, hot breakfast buffet served daily. Choose the Holiday Inn Express® Hotel San Luis Obispo and "Stay Smart" with the name you can trust.