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Who were the Mirabal Sisters?
Patria Mercedes Mirabal born February 27th 1924 to November 25th 1960
Minerva Argentina Mirabal born March 12th 1926 to November 25th 1960
Antonia Maria Teresa Mirabal born October 15th 1935 to November 25th 1960
All 3 sisters were natives of the Dominican Republic and were fevently opposed to the cruel dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. There is a fourth sister who is alive today and her name is Beglica Adela Dede Mirabal-Reyes, known as Dede. She did not have an active role in working against the dictator, Trujillo. The tale of the Mirabal sisters is an ongoing legacy of bravery and compassion in order to save the lives of many many people in the Dominican Republic. They defied the flow of conformity and stood out as National Heroines.
An Introduction and Brief History of the Mirabal Sisters
The Mirabal sisters grew up in an affluent family and were will cultured and educated women at a time when most women did not receive a good education. It is important to recognize what the Mirabal sisters did for their country and how their past actions still affect and influence people today in the Dominican Republic.
The Mirabal-Reyes family was a prosperous family from a town in Salcedo called Ojo de Ague on the north coast, near to La Vega. Patria the eldest of the Mirabal daughters was born in 1924 to Enrique Mirabal Fernandez who married Mercedes Reyes Camilo (mum is also known as Chea). Don Enrique was a successful farmer and merchant who was born in one of the small towns in Santiago called Tamboril. He owned his own farm, shop, cofee mill, meat market and rice factory. His wife Dona Chea was also from a middle class family in Ojo de Agua.
Patricia Mercedes Mirabal
Born on the 27th February 1924, Patria was given her name as her birth date coincided with the anniversary of the Dominican Republic's Indepedence Day. Patria means fatherland. Patria had an affinity with painting and art and at the age of fourteen she was sent to the Colegio Inmaculada Concepcion in La Vega, a Catholic Boarding School. Her sisters Dede and Minerva also went. When she was seventeen Patria married a farmer named Pedro Gonzalez and had four children, Nelson Enrique, Noris Mercedes, Raul Ernesto and Juan Antonio (who sadly dies 5 months after his birth). Patria supported her sister Minerva in her anti-government efforts and opposed the dicatator Trujillo and in their attempts to overthrow Trujillo had all their property and home seized by the government. Patria was concerned for the future of the country along with all of the county's children.
Patria was famous for saying "We cannot allow our children to grow up in this corrupt and tyrannical regime, we have to fight against it, and I am willing to give up everything, including my life if necessary".
Minerva Argentina Mirabal
Minerva born March 12th showed signs of her great intelligence from a very early age. By the time she was just 7 yrs old she could recite the verses of French poets. She was also at age 12, sent to the Catholic Secondary School Inmaculada Concepcion with her sisters Patria and Dede. Like her sister Patria, she too appreciated and enjoyed art especially that of Pablo Picasso, her main love was of writing and reading poetry and favoured that of Juan Pablo Neruda. Minerva attended the University of Santo Domingo and it was there she met her future husband Manuel (Manolo) Tavarez Justo. They married on November 20 1955 and moved to Montte Cristi where they had 2 children, Minu and Manolito.
In 1949, she was taken to the capital and slong with her mother Dona Chea, placed under house arrest, meanwhile her father DonEnrique was being held in the Fortaleza Ozama. Minerva's political influences included changes occuring in other Latin American countries, the Luperion Invasion (14 June Movement)and the revolution in Cuba.
Minerva admired the then up and coming revolutionary, Fidel Castro and would often recite his famous words of, "Condem me, it does not matter history will absolve me!" She was also influenced by her Uncle who had a pharmacy in Jarabacoa.
Minerva was famous for saying "....it is a source of happiness to do whatever can be done for our country that suffers so many anguishes, it is sad to stay with one's arms crossed..."
Maria Teresa Mirabal
The youngest of the Mirabal sisters, Maria Teresa was born on October 15 1936, and she also attended Inmaculada Concepcion with her sisters. Mathematics was Maria's domain and in 1954 she graduated from the Liceo de San Francisco de Macoris and then went to the University of Santo Domingo to study Math. On February 14 1958 she married Leandro Guzman an engineer and one year later on February 17 she gave birth to their daughter named Jaqueline. She looked up to her sister Minerva and admired her actions and later became involved in her sisters political activities. On January 20 1960, she was detained at a military base in her home town of Salcedo but later freed the same day. Two days later however she and her sister Miverva were arrested and taken to La Cuarenta. La Cuarenta was the infamous torture prison, they were later transferred La Victoria prison.
They were freed on February 7 1960, a short while later on the 18 March she and her sister Minerva were once again taken back to the dreadful La Cuarenta after having been sentenced to 5 yrs for "threatening the security of the State". This sentence was eventually reduced to 3 yrs on appeal and the sisters were freed on August 18, 1960.
Maria was famous for saying ".....perhaps what we have most near is death, but that idea does not frighten me, we shall continue to fight for that which is just.."
History of the Imprisonment for the Family and Sisters 1940
Minerval Mirabal was the first of the sisters to become involved in the underground movement to over throw Trujillo and his government,she was influenced by her Uncle and had also made friends at Imaculada whose relatives had been arrested tortured and even killed by Trujillo's army of thugs.
Minverva was very rebellios and based her actions on her own judgement of right versus wrong. Minerva a patriot liberal understood politics and spired to study law. She also met Pericles Franco Ornes who was the founder of the Popular Socialist Party, he was a known anti-Trujillista and had himself been jailed various times for his political activities.
Minerva also listened to illegal radio stations from Cuba and Venezuela that objectively discussed the political situation in the Dominican Republic.
In October 1942, Trujillo had decided to host a great party in his mansion in San Cristobal. It was to commemorate Columbus's discovery of the Americas and honor the people of the Province of Espaillat. The Mirabals invitation personally taken to them by Antonio de la Maza who was the governor of Moca, and he was accompanied by Juan Rojas the Senator of the Province of Espaillat.
Don Enrique, Patria and her husband Pedro, Minerva and Dede, along with Dede's husband Jaime Fernandez all attended.The party was held on an OCtober night outdoors in the grounds of the mansion, however being rainy season a huge storm errupted and broke up the proceedings. The Mirabal party saw this as their chance to make a hasty exit and escape Trujillo's fancy party.
Trujillo was livid and angered by this open display of non respect as it was well known at the time that no one dared to leave a party before Trujillo himself had left, so in response he tried to bring the Mirabal people back to the party. He immediately called the military post to stop the Mirabals leaving, however it was too late and Don Enrique and his daughters and their spouses had already beat a hasty retreat and passed the military post on their way home.
It was not a victory for long for the Mirabal party as the next day, Juan Rojas the Senator of the Province called round to their house, to suggest to Don Enrique that he send a letter of apology to the dictator to try and appease his anger. This he did but it was not sufficient for the great Trujillo and he felt that a bout in jail would be more suitable. So the next day Minervas's father, Don Enrique was arrested and held in Santo Domingo and herself and her mother were taken and placed under arrest and held captive in the Hotel Nacional. Minerva was taken out of the hotel and carted off to the Fortress Ozama every day to be interrogated about her political activities while her mother remained under guard at the hotel.
Minerva was accused of being a communist and her interrogators were two of Trujillo's fiercest men, named Fausto Caaman Medina and Manuel de Moya. She was ordered to write a letter of apology to Trujillo, which she flatly refused to do so.
Fortunately for the Mirabals they were a well connected family and public opinion mattered greatly for Trujillo, and after due consideration and his brothers influence saw it would be more beneficial to let them go. Eventually they were all released.
Mirabal Family During the 1950s
The 1950's gave no respite and for the Mirabal family their freedom was to be short lived, whilst every where else in the world people were dancing to Elvis and Rocking Around The Clock to Mr Bill Haley, the Mirabals were yet again faced with the prospect of detainment in prison. The father, Don Enrique returned to the Fortress while Minerva and her mother were taken to the Hotel Presidente under house arrest. Reason being this time...was for not buying a book about Trujillo. In reality it was Trujillo's way of putting Minerva in her place as her public and obvious contempt of him was a constant embarrassment that he could not control this one woman. Again after a few weeks the prisoners were released.
By now the head of the Mirabal household, Don Enrique had become quite an ill man and with the constant fear and arrests the deterioration of his health fell rapidly and he died on December 14, 1953.
A year later Minerva began attending the University of Santo Domingo and despite good grades Trujillo ordered that she be barred from the University gates and not be allowed to continue with her studies. Quite possibly though it was her thesis paper that Trujillo did not appreciate it was titled "The Principle of the Irretroactiveness of Laws and Dominican Jurisprudence". The man had no humour. Her paper supported basic human rights and made suggestions for changes within the government.
Typically Minerva dids not let this put her off her chosed path and years later she did in fact graduate in october of 1957.
The 14th June Movement and the Formation of The Butterflies
Patria Mirabal who once wanted to become a nun, finally marrried Pedro Gonzalez and went to live in Conuco. Her sister Minvera had moved up to Jarabacoa in the mountains to help her Uncle in his pharmacy, and it was here she met Maunel Tavarez her future husband. Both young people were anti Trujillo and both of them desired liberty and social change in the Dominican Republic.
Meanwhile the youngest sister Maria was developing a relationship with Leandro Guzman an engineer and also an anti Trujillo believer, this too was Maria's future husband.
The Group Was Forming
On June 14 1959 troops from the Dominican Liberation Movement which was made up of exiled Dominicans living abroad, were sent to the northern towns of Costanza, Maimon and Estero Hondo under the Command of Enrique Jimenez Moya. Nicknamed the Luperon Invasion, this attempt was meant to topple the dictatorship however word had preceeded events and Trujillo's army was lying in wait for the Dominican Liberation Movement. Although the Koo never took place an important event did - a seed of rebellion had been planted within the Dominican people!
The 14 of June Movement was an underground resistance political group, headed by Manola, Minerva Mirabal's husband. Pope Faxa was the elected General Secretary and Leandro Guzman who was Maria Mirabal's husband was the treasurer. Patria, Minerva and Maria became known as THE BUTTERFLIES or in Spanish LA MARIPOSAS.
Just shortly after the failed Luperon Invasion attempt the Dominican Liberation Movement organized another Koo. They scheduled to meet on a farm in Mao belonging to a Conrado Bogart. Again Trujillo's regime were one step ahead and had discovered the plot everybody who attended were consequently arrested.
However the current political climate was changing and more and more young middle class Dominicans were starting to oppose Trujillo and his dreaded regime. In retaliation Trujillo commenced arresting many young people and imprisoning them for their opposition.
Manolo was arrested too, then Maria and Leandro. Later Pedro Gonzalez, in fact more then 100 members of the 14 June Movement in total. The majority of detainees were taken to La Cuarenta. Due to the large numbers of young and affluent people arrested, public opinion was beginning to boil near the surface and Trujillo was under a lot of pressure. Even the Catholic Church started to intervene and condemn the arrests. Trujillo for maybe the first time ever began to feel the true weight of anti regime sentiments, so in a classic Trujillo move he freed all the female prisoners in a vain hope to regain popularity. As this was not sufficient for the populas he later freed men who were detained only on suspicion but kept all THE BUTTERFLIES husbands in jail.
The Early 1960's
As the swinging sixties swung it became increasingly evident that both people inside the Dominican Republic and outside countries were now quite openly denouncing the Trujillo government.
Romulo Betancourt whom at the time was president of Venezuela was one of the more vocal opposers and critics of Trujillo, also remember that Minerva used to illegally listen to him on her radio. Trujillo in his wisdom had actually ordered two assassination attemtps on Betancourt, which back fired as it only increased international critism of himself. This action encouraged many once allied nations including America to now oppose Trujillo.
The Orgainization of American States felt it could no longer just sit back and watch what was happening in the Dominican Republic and sent state representatives over to observe just what the situation was really like. This course of action along with the Catholic church encouraged the eventual release of all female prisoners from La Cuarenta, including The Butterflies.Their husbands were to reamin in jail, Manolo and Pedro were transferred to San Felipe jail in Puerto Plata and Leandro to La Victoria in Santo Domingo.
The Murder and Assassination of the Mirabal Sisters
The Butterflies posed a huge threat to Trujillo and his regime as their popularity amongst their fellow countrymen was at an all time high especailly after their recent release from jail. In Trujillo's arrogance there was nothing else to do but to dispose of this threat to his nation and government. He thought if the sisters disappeared then so would their actions and beliefs from their followers. No matter how many times he had thrown them in and out of prison, no matter what he took away from them, as during their persecution Trujillo had stolen their property, land, houses, left their families with nothing, the three sisters Minerva, Maria and Patria refused to give up their fight for deomcracy and civil liberties to everyone on the island. In fact the more he took, the greater strength they gained.
Trujillo had many weaknesses and one of them was young women. He had built many houses and mansions through out the Dominican Republic and in each one he had a mistress. When he had first met Minerva way back in 1949, he had set his sights upon her and now all these years later, her spurning of him still angered him bitterly. He had planned to seduce her during the famous party where her whole family left in San Cristobol many years ago. With this in mind, and even the Catholic Chruch opposing him he decided that he would assassinate the three women, with his reign faltering what else was there for him to do?
Trujillo planned their deaths meticulously and carefully chose who he would use to carry out the murders. He had to choose men who he could ask to commit such a crime and also men who had the stomach to commit such a crime.
He chose Victor Alicinio Pena Rivera who was Trujillo's own right hand man, also Ciriaco de la Roas, Ramon Emilio Rojas, Alfonso Cruz Vlaeria and Emilio Estrada Malleta all members of his secret police force.
The Murder of the Mirabal Sisters
Minerva, Maria and Patria were all returning from Puerto Plata on a heavily raining evening after visiting their spouses in jail. They had travelled from their home town of Salcedo with their driver Rufino de la Cruz. It was November 25 1960. As they drove back home along the main highway between Puerto Plata and Santiago their Jeep was stopped by the secret police as planned by Trujillo. There is no way of knowing exactly what happened that night however a narrative still exists from Ciriaco de la Rosa, one of the henchmen.
This is an exert from the Dominican Encyclopedia 1997 CD ROM...
He says..After stopping them we led them to a spot near the chasm where I ordered Rojas to pick up some sticks and take one of the girls, he obeyed the order and took one of them, the one with the long braids, that was Maria. Alfonso Cruz took the tallest one, that was Minerva, and Malleta took the driver, Rufino de la Cruz. I ordered each one of them to go to a sugar cane grove on the edge of the road, each one seperated so that the victims would not sense the execution of one another, I ordered Perez Terrero to stay and see if any one was coming who could find out about the situation. That is the truth of the situation. I do not want to deceive justice or the state. I tried to prevent the disaster, but I could not because if I had he, Trujillo, would have killed us all....
It was in this manner that the Mirabal sisters and their driver Rufino de la Cruz were clubbed, beaten and then strangled to death alongside a mountain road between Puerto Plata and Santiago.
Patria was 36 years old, Minerva was 34 years old and Maria was 24 years old.
After they were killed their bodies were then put back into their Jeep, the Jeep was then pushed over the side of the cliff at La Cumbre to make it appear like an accident had taken place in the bad weather. Everyone knew it was Trujillo though that had ordered the murders.
This act had far reaching consequences for Trujillo and was the last straw for the majority of Dominican people. It was now the beginning of the end for Trujillo.
The resulting publicity of the assassination of the Mirabal sisters only served to highlight their cause further and create more public and international interest in the political state of the Dominican Republic. Trujillo himself would not know that within a six month period, he himself would face assassination in 1961.
The Mirabal sisters are buried in Oja de Agua just outside their home town of Salcedo and are burried within the property of their second family home. The sisters have been burried together for the last ten years now. The home has been turned into a museum and is looked after by their surviving sister Dede who took in all her sisters children after their mothers were murdered. Dede obviously did a good job as one of her own sons was recently Leonel Fernandez's vice president in his first term of office in the Dominican Republic. Dede's own son is called Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal. The flame of political light is still burning in Minerva's eldest daughter as Minou has served as a congresswoman since 1998 and has just been re elected for an additional 4 years to 2010. Her mum would be very proud in deed.
The Mirabal Sisters Ongoing Influences Today
The sisters are remembered today and cherished to give hope and inspiration to many young men and women around the world, not just the Dominican Republic. Their heroic actions beliefs and passions are still alive today.
Through out the country there are memorials dedicated to the courageous Butterflies so their spirits will soar and live on.
On November 25 there is now an International Day Against Violence Against Women, created by The Untied Nations in the Mirabal sisters honour.
The sisters have finally now been given recognition in Dominican Textbooks as national martyrs.
If you visit the Dominican Republic you can go to the National History and Geography museum in the nations capital of Santo Domingo and see an exhibition of The Butterflies belongings.
If you are vacationing on the north coast of the Dominican Republic and are in the vicinity of Playa Dorada, head towards Puerto Plata and on the left hand side you will find a small memorial garden that is dedicated to their memory.
For Further Reading fo the Mirabal Sisters
Julia Alvarez is the author of the acclaimed book "In the time of the Butterflies" and has memorialized the story of the three Mirabal sisters in her wonderful novel. It has now been made into a film.
She is also the Middlebury College writer in residence in America and last year, 2006, hosted a lecture at the college with 2 very special guest speakers. The guest speakers were surviving Mirabal sister, Dede and Minerva's daughter, Minou.
To read about the lecture please go to this link from The Vermont Guardian Newspaper:-
To read about Trujillo you can click on our home page go to our own section on Trujillo in Dictators in therealdr.com
Read the book titled The Feast of The Goat by Mario Varga Llosa available in English. This will give you a true feel and insight into the social and political background of the Dominican Republic and what life was like under the dictatorship of Trujillo.
To End the Story of the Mirabal Sisters
This is a portion of a speech given by Minou, Minerva's daughter,
"and on occasions which bring us together like today, it is a consolation to me that when my mother would hear warnings about how dangerous it was to stand up to Trujillo, she would always reply with the same words...If they kill me I shall reach my arms out of the grave and I shall be stronger..."


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May 5, 2011
Windermere Cup Notes | Race Schedule
SEATTLE - Regional sports network ROOT SPORTS TM, Tri-Film Productions, Inc. and Windermere Real Estate will produce and televise a one-hour special featuring the 25th annual Windermere Cup. The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 7 at 10:20 a.m. on the Montlake Cut, between Lake Union and Lake Washington adjacent to the University of Washington campus.
The telecast will debut on ROOT SPORTS Sunday, May 8 at 8:30 p.m. with additional airings throughout the week. The event will also feature a live stream through the subscription-based Dawg Channel All-Access on GoHuskies.com and a separate broadcast will air live on the radio throughout the Puget Sound by 950 KJR AM. Also, the race will be broadcast live on a jumbotron at the Steward's Enclosure on the banks of the Montlake Cut.
Calling the action for the telecast will be the broadcast tandem of Jenni Hogan (play-by-play) and Al Erickson (color commentary), both of who have extensive ties to the Washington rowing program. Erickson is the son of legendary UW men's crew coach Dick Erickson, while Hogan was a member of two National Championship teams in 2001 and 2002.
The Windermere Cup broadcast is also scheduled for three additional airings on ROOT SPORTS: Tuesday May 10 at 1:00 p.m., Saturday May 14 at 3:00 p.m. and Saturday May 21 at 5 p.m.
"Having the Windermere Cup broadcast on TV featuring the University of Washington rowing teams reflects the deep rooted support and interest with in our community for the sport of rowing," said men's coach Michael Callahan, who rowed in multiple Windermere Cups as a UW student-athlete in the mid 1990s. "It's something our crews look forward to every year and we hope our viewers can feel the same excitement for this uniquely Northwest tradition."
Windermere Cup activities will initially feature races between local club crews throughout the Puget Sound region. The marquee matchups, featuring the Washington men's and women's varsity eights, start at 11:20 a.m. and will also feature Oklahoma and Stanford, along with international guest Cambridge, who will be making their second appearance at the Opening Day regatta. The Windermere Cup began in 1987 as part of the community's effort to highlight the unique racing venue the Montlake Cut offers rowing.
The event is attended by tens of thousands of spectators both on land and in boats along the Montlake Cut and Lake Washington. The Opening Day Regatta has been a part of yachting season in Seattle since 1970 and is the preliminary event to the annual yacht club parade.
"It's really great news that the 25th version of the Windermere Cup is going to be on TV again. Certainly the Seattle rowing and boating community deserves the best," said women's coach and rowing director Bob Ernst. "The event is so spectacular that it really warrants all the great coverage from Tri-Film. The work (former UW rower and Tri-Film executive) Kim Lawrence does in putting this together is amazing."
O.B. Jacobi, president of Windermere Real Estate added, "Twenty-five years is certainly a milestone for our family. Our dad, John Jacobi, started this legacy and we are grateful to keep the tradition alive."
About Windermere Real Estate: Windermere Real Estate is ranked as the largest independent real estate company in the West, with over 300 offices and 7,000 agents serving communities in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The Windermere family has a proud heritage of serving our neighbors via the Windermere Foundation which funds services for low-income and homeless families. Since 1989, the Windermere Foundation has contributed more than 21 million dollars towards improving lives in the communities where we live and work. For more information, visit www.windermere.com.
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The Pokémon series is well revered around the world not only for its gameplay but also its charming music and now the Pokémon Company has revealed a soundtrack to Pokémon X & Y will be made available on iTunes in November, shortly after the release of the games.
It was announced earlier via the official Twitter account:
The Pokémon X and Pokémon Y soundtrack will be released on iTunes around the world in November 2013! #PokemonXY pic.twitter.com/cDrGlnksgl— Pokémon (@Pokemon) August 10, 2013
Currently, there are no specifics on what tracks will be available for download but we're hoping that lovely idyllic Pokémon Center theme will be on there.
Pokémon X & Y is due to be released across the world on 12th October. Will you be readying your Pokéballs for a day one catch? Let us know in the comment section below.
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Praia da Lua
Praia da Lua lies beyond Ponta Negra, upstream on the Rio Negro, so you can make a day of visiting both if you like. To reach Praia da Lua beach, you will need to catch a boat from the marina just past Ponta Negra. You can get to the marina by bus, and then the boat trip to Praia da Lua is about 10 minutes one-way.
Keep in mind that there are places to get a bite to eat or something to drink around the beach at Praia da Lua. It can also be considered more of a short getaway from the busier beach scene of Ponta Negra beach.


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Five years after the Second Civil War ends, human and Otherborn - humanlike creatures with superhuman DNA - stil struggle for peace. To ensure the continued rights of both, the FBI forms a Para-Ops team with a unique set of skills...Publisher: Berkley
Leader of an Otherborn clan, half-breed vampire Knox Devereaux would do anything to find a cure for the anti-vamp vaccine slowly starving his people into extinction. When the FBI contacts him about leading a team of hand-selected Others on a mission to relcaim the stolen antidote, Knox accepts. His new assignment places him in direct contact with Special Agent Felicia Locke, the beauitful human he's craved since their very first meeting.
Felicia's experience as a hostage negotiator makes her a natural asset to a team divided by suspicion and prejudice. While being in close contact with Knox makes the desire she feels for him difficult to deny, Knox must marry a vampire, and she's not about to be his human lover on the side.
As the team embarks on its dangerous mission, Knox is determined to convince Felicia that the passion that connects them is enough to transcend both race and her human idea of morality. But Felicia is intent on teaching Knox that complete trust and love are the only forces strong enough to unite human and Other, once and forever.
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Release Format: Mass Market Paperback
Genre: Paranormal Romance
384 Pages
Single Title/Series: CHOSEN BY BLOOD is book one in the Para-Ops series.
Cover Thoughts: While not a favorite of mine, the cover does accomplish its base goal of reflecting the tone of the written contents with acute attention paid to the complex mash up of Urban Fantasy and Paranormal elements. I was also pleasantly surprised that the medallion featured on the cover model had weighted significance within the novel. Its definitely a nice touch that ties the outer and inner contents.
Origin: I received a published release copy of CHOSEN BY BLOOD from the author in exchange for an honest review.
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The Plot:
When the secret was unveiled that the creatures of nightmares and legends did in fact exist, humans immediately enacted every force in their arsenal to protect themselves from the new unknown. Now, five years after the Second Civil War has ended, a thin precarious coat of civility exists between humans and Otherborn. In fact, war may once again be upon the horizon as the world watches the vampire population starve into extinction after a man-made vaccine inoculated human blood from a vamp's thirst. In a final bid to uphold the tenuous peace, the FBI has created a specialized task force called Para-Ops. Their mission: regain a stolen antidote that may be the key to counteracting the effects of the vaccine that is polluting the vamp's sole food source.
Human FBI Special Agent, Felicia Locke, has warred endlessly with her consuming desire and its resulting guilt from the moment she laid eyes on her best friend's husband and fell helplessly in love. Now, having tragically lost her beautiful friend to senseless murder, Felicia's mind is still dead set against any romantic chance for her and the luscious half-breed vampire clan leader, Knox Devereaux. Truth be told, there's many reasons why the two can't enter into a relationship and each one is more significant than the last. Most importantly, Felicia will not disabuse the memory of her friend by consummating the guilty love that she's felt for her husband. Two, Felicia's human and knowing Knox's deep desire to prove to his clan that he's nothing like his traitorous human father, he most certainly will marry another vampire as the vamp council demands. In vamp culture, few marry for love. Like a throw back to Victorian principles, marriages are arranged for the benefit of the clan and no one is more dedicated to duty than Knox and Felicia will be damned before she becomes his mistress. She wants marriage and a family and she'll settle for nothing less. But when Knox steps up his passionate pursuit, Felicia's hold on her principles are quickly slipping.
Knox has hungered desperately for Felicia from the very moment he laid eyes on her and he ceased to ever make a secret of his love, even with regards to his own wife. Having a higher set of morals than most of her human kind, Felicia has been steadfast in her denial of him and their love but that's going to end once and for all. Knox is done waiting and he's been offered the perfect opportunity to claim Felicia as well as save his clan from starvation. After being approached by the FBI to head a new Para-Ops team, Knox wastes little time debating his decision. His clan is dying and he'll do whatever is necessary to save them even if it means working with the very same people that developed the despicable vaccine that doomed vampires to begin with. In addition to his agreement to lead, Knox wants Felicia and the FBI will deliver on that demand but not in the way Knox anticipated. Instead of the FBI re-assigning her to the Dome, his clan's home where Knox can be certain of her safety, Felicia is assigned to Para-Ops.
Knowing that Knox is bound to marry again given his duty to his people and their need to re-populate, Felicia is done wasting more time without Knox when he'll soon be lost to her forever. Not buying Knox's attempt to install her as security detail at the already tightly secured Dome, Felicia asks to be assigned to Para-Ops. Her hostage negotiating skills are bound to be of use when a group of hostile and distrusting Otherborn operatives are thrust together and are asked to accomplish a team goal. But when she and Knox finally give in to their burning need, Felicia realizes that Knox has never truly known or trusted who she is. While it's true that he can't deny his soul's call to her own, it doesn't stop him from discriminating or distrusting Felicia's human DNA despite the fact that he himself is half human. The taint of his traitorous father delves deeper within Knox than either him or Felicia realized and if he doesn't take control of his wayward emotions, he won't just lose Felicia, he'll lose her forever.
The Heroine:
Loyal, brave, and steadfast, anyone would be lucky to call Felicia Locke friend. In addition, her quick thinking, fighting skills, and stellar verbal sparring make her perfect for the FBI and Para-Ops. Unlike most humans, Felicia was raised, has befriended, and fights for the Otherborn creatures. Given the chance to not only help Otherborn kind, but more to the point, to help her lost vampire friend by eradicating the scourge her own race has heaped onto vamps to assuage their fear is paramount. But even beyond that, Felicia is aching for Knox. When the one and only opportunity presents itself, that being Para-Ops, Felicia can't let it pass. Knox will uphold his duty and soon marry a vampire as his race demands, but right now, in this moment he's unattached. While there are still several barriers that may never be breached where their love is concerned, the immediate one holding Felicia back is the fear that she'll never get enough of Knox. That scratching the itch won't lesson its burn but forever inflame it.
The Hero:
A born leader through to his core, half-breed vampire Knox Devereaux will always go above and beyond his duty to his clan. But there is resentment that festers within his heart. Born half vampire and half human, Knox has had to work harder than a pure blooded vampire to gain the respect he deserves. To make his plight even worse, his human father is a convicted traitor having given humans the powerful secrets necessary to subdue, fight, and kill vampires. However, there are bittersweet benefits to his tainted DNA. Knox has not felt the horrific effects that the human vaccine has wrought upon his pure blooded brethren. Leading not by popularity but by his sheer physical strength amongst a starving population, Knox's de facto power generates friction within the vamp council. But all the angst he faces pales with the opportunity to find the antidote and and not only save his clan, but grant him the opportunity to claim Felicia.
Beyond just being a man, Knox's vampire culture doesn't understand the whole failing notion of having one's cake and eating it too. He will marry a vampire as his clan, and more importantly, as his race demands. Knox also loves Felicia and he wants her by his side for the entirety of her human life. From his perspective, he doesn't understand why Felicia can't handle the necessary evil of him mating with his vampire wife purely for the sake of re-population. Beyond that, his future wife would mean nothing and would in fact, know and understand the situation that she'll be wife in name only but his heart and his love would belong to Felicia. What prevents Knox from becoming a caveman however is that in all honestly, he wants to provide Felicia with her dream of marriage and a family. The question is, will Knox uphold his resentful duty or give in to the all consuming love he and Felicia share?
My Final Thoughts:
CHOSEN BY BLOOD is a rare find. Its a book that captured my attention from the moment I glimpsed its cover and it was a feeling of possible greatness soon strengthened by the promising summary. And I knew, the moment I dove into the first chapter that all my instincts were about to become proof of one hell of a thrilling romance.
Boasting one of the best opening chapters I've ever read, CHOSEN BY BLOOD opens with one of my favorite plot devices where the hero and heroine have a previous history. Even better is when that history involves love from afar so you can imagine my glee when the first pages immediately unveiled two yearning souls desperate to be together but uncontrollable forces have kept them apart. From the very start, the reader is skillfully enmeshed within the combustible chemistry of Knox Devereaux and Felicia Locke as well as the agony of circumstances that have thus far succeeded in keeping each other just out of reach. No sooner does this happen that you yourself become desperate for more.
In addition to the romance between Knox and Felicia, CHOSEN BY BLOOD hosts an eclectic group of secondary characters that hold the valuable promise of fantastic series installments to come. What do you get when you toss together a werebeast with a chip on his shoulder, a mage with a distinctly feline secret, a human psychic that defies the word beautiful, a wraith (ghost) that can't complete a single sentence without dropping the f-bomb, and a love feuding human and half-breed vampire? One hell of a storm tossed thrill ride! There's never a dull moment to be had when one or all of these unlikely team members are within the same vicinity. Outright hatred and acute distrust erupts almost immediately between some or all members but for better or for worse, this is Para-Ops. I've come to several conclusions regarding the writing strengths of authors. In my opinion, a mark of a good author is when each character can stand alone and be readily identifiable. But a mark of a great author is when one character can utter a single sentence and the reader will know without any additional information who that character is. The latter is Virna DePaul.
CHOSEN BY BLOOD is the very definition of high octane action with plotting that never lets up until the very end. Be prepared to hold tight while the book bucks and twists its way through ultimate fighting showdowns, shocking government cover ups, and a multitude of dirty little secrets. Finally, the Pièce de résistance: the passionate inferno that is the romance between Knox and Felicia. Never once, no matter how intense the scenes or how twisted the plot, the romance and all its conflicting and passionate emotions never takes a backseat but instead seeps heatedly throughout.
A paranormal "A-Team" with the added bonus of lush romance, CHOSEN BY BLOOD is one read this year that you don't want to miss. Enjoy!
5 Stars
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If you are looking for locally grown food, the By the Bushel Community Food Co-operative might be your answer. You can buy consumer, employee, or producer shares. As a consumer you'll be able to pick up a weekly basket of fresh produce beginning June 11th through October, and a monthly basket of winter storage produce from November through May, plus a variety of local honey, frozen meats, and bulk vegetables for canning. Basket pick up location is Mark Street United Church in East City on Thursday afternoon and evening. For full details call (705) 876-8058 or visit the website at www.bythebushel.ca
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Psoriasis treatments can be very expensive. According to a recent survey by the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF), one in three people with psoriasis have trouble paying for the cost of care. The issues range from having no health insurance to having health insurance with co-pays that are out of reach or no coverage for psoriasis treatments.
"There is no question that cost of treatment is a huge issue for many people with psoriasis," says Colby Evans, MD, who chairs the NPF's National Phototherapy Copayment Task Force, which is working to help lower costs for patients. "I would hope that no one sees their psoriasis go untreated because of the cost."
Not only do frequent phototherapy treatments add up, but psoriasis medications can run into the thousands of dollars. A tube of one of the newer topical psoriasis medications might cost between $500 and $600. And biologics, a relatively new class of treatment for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, can run $15,000 to $20,000 a year.
Steps to Save on Psoriasis Treatment
Fortunately, there are ways you can manage the cost of your psoriasis treatments and lower your out-of-pocket expenses. Here's how:
- Ask your doctor to prescribe generics. Generics are the best way to save money, Evans says. They may not be as effective as some of the newer topical creams, but they still can be quite helpful. For example, Evans says, a tube of generic betamethasone, a mid-strength steroid ointment, is about $4 at Walmart. Some of the newer medications, at $500 a tube, might work slightly better, but may not be worth the price difference to you. Check your health insurance policy because, in some cases, getting your prescriptions by mail order can be less expensive than getting them from the pharmacy.
- Do your own light therapy. If you have a $50 co-pay for doctor's office visits and you need light therapy three times a week, it can cost you $600 a month. However, you can buy a home therapy unit. "They're more expensive as an initial investment," Evans says, "but if you can do it at home, you can save gas and travel time and office co-pays." Sunlight is free, but it's much less controlled and you have to be careful not to get sunburn, which can have long-term consequences.
- Apply for financial assistance. Anytime you're struggling to get access to psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis medication, check out the NPF's financial resources Web site [no follow link to: http://www.psoriasis.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1328]. The site lists many assistance programs for which you might qualify, notes Sarah Golomb, health education coordinator at the NPF. Also, many drug manufacturers will provide biologics free to patients who show a need. Go to the manufacturer's Web site to see what they offer. "The programs tend to be more encompassing than patients think," explains Evans. "You don't have to be desperately poor to qualify. They may be helpful even for patients with middle-class incomes and may provide the medications at substantially reduced costs."
- Ask your doctor for samples. "Finding the right medication can be a long road," Golomb says. "Ask your doctor how long before a treatment will prove to be effective or ineffective." Knowing this time frame will help you save money and time and prevent wear on your patience, she adds. Ask your doctor for samples before you invest in a 30- or 90-day supply. That way, you know whether the medication is for you before you lay out your co-pay. Also, pharmacy reps often leave coupons at the doctor's office, which you can use to buy your medication.
- Shop around. Pharmacy prices are more variable than people think, Evans says. "If you have a $20 co-pay regardless of the cost of the medication, it doesn't matter where you go. But if you're paying the full cost yourself, you might find there can be an enormous difference on the cost of a drug from pharmacy to pharmacy. Call around to local pharmacies and price the drug on reputable online pharmacies such as drugstore.com. You may find a substantial difference in costs."
Speak Up About Psoriasis Costs
Some patients tend to be shy when it comes to talking about the cost of their treatment with their doctor. They shouldn't be, Evans says. "Maybe 20 or 30 years ago doctors didn't want to discuss costs, but that's not the case today," he stresses. "Every dermatologist in America deals with the issues of cost. It's not something that people should feel reserved about bringing up. If it is an issue for you, you should bring it up with your doctor because they need to know. I don't want you to leave my office and not get the treatment I prescribed because it's too expensive."
Doctors don't know what every patient's health insurance will and won't cover. Every insurance company and every plan within that company can be different. Before you see your doctor, call your insurance company and go to your visit armed with a list of drugs for which you have no or a low co-pay. "If the one that is covered is not the one I would have prescribed but it will work," Evans says, "I need to know."
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During "MTV First: Lady Gaga" on Thursday night (August 18), the Mother Monster, joined by a sea of her fans in Times Square, announced that she has the coveted spot of opening the 2011 Video Music Awards.
The Little Monsters, right in the center of the hustle and bustle of Times Square, unfurled a banner that read, "GAGA TO OPEN VMAs!!!," revealing that Lady Gaga would have the distinction of kicking off the big show Sunday, August 28, when it all goes down live at 9 p.m. at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
"I have a really big announcement," the New York native told Sway, the same night her "Yoü and I" video made its television debut. "But I thought as usual, instead of me announcing it, I'd let the Little Monsters do it for me."
Gaga is nominated for four VMAs, including Best Female Video and Best Video With a Message for "Born This Way," as well as Best Art Direction and Best Choreography for "Judas."
"It means the world to me," Gaga said of opening the 2011 VMAs. "I just feel really blessed every day. I have the most amazing fans."
Lady Gaga first made VMA history back in 2009, when she appeared on the red carpet at Radio City Music Hall with Kermit the Frog as her date . That year, when she wasn't bleeding onstage during her "Paparazzi" performance , she was winning Moonmen for Best New Artist, Best Art Direction and Best Special Effects.Lady Gaga Strips Down and Gets Jazzy In New VMA Promos
At the 2010 VMAs, Gaga didn't perform, but she did reveal her Born This Way album title and a few lines from the title track, taking the stage in a headline-making meat dress . She also arrived at the show in a voluminous Alexander McQueen ball gown while protesting the now-defunct "don't ask, don't tell" policy . Gaga took home eight Moonmen that night, including Video of the Year for "Bad Romance."
In 2011, Gaga will certainly have fans talking again as she sets the tone for the entire show.
The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live on Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for your favorites in the general categories by visiting VMA.MTV.com.


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Because if ever there was a lesson to be learned from Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian, it is to never pick up strange books.
k, lemme backtrack a li'l and explain why I'm wishing a (not really) sorry fate on some (not-so) hapless soul. (I actually gave this a day to see if I could be more philosophical about it, but it seems I can't. So please bear with the b*tchy rant.)
I lost my paperback copy of The Historian yesterday. I lost it in the first floor restroom of a downtown mall.
This is a big deal to me because I'm usually very careful of my books and I was truly, madly attached to this one for these personal reasons:
(1) My major was in history. Never mind of which country, I have actually done primary source research into a certain time window of the 19th century, so I can relate to the sifting through dusty archives bit that the characters in Kostova's The Historian do. (Though I don't call myself an historian, having given up research long before I could be damned and published.)
(2) I'd actually just finished a vampire anime (which, if you know me, is a feat) and I thought I was ready to tackle another fictional (?) excursion into the world of the undead.
(3) I bought it when it was still a new arrival in Kinokuniya, which meant a respectable twenty percent discount off the cover price and a good value Christmas 2006 present to myself.
Even though I purchased it almost a month ago, it was only in the past two days that I started reading The Historian with any sort of can't-put-it-down speed. Put this down to the fact that in spite of having finished Black Blood Brothers, this coward soul is still mine and I couldn't read the book when it wasn't daylight nor when I was alone at home.
So you can imagine just how devastated I was by its loss.
My hubby reasonably pointed out to me that it was my own fault for bringing the book around and thus paving the way to eventually losing it. (But after it took me almost a month to really get into the read, I should put it down? I don't think so.) I countered, as reasonably as I could, that my sin of forgetfulness in this case was minor, while her sin of theft (would you call it anything else?) was HUGE! I immediately went back to that restroom when I realized I didn't have the book with me, but those mere minutes were ample time for someone to abscond with my beloved copy of The Historian.
No amount of pleading for help from the cleaning service or the indifferent mall security slash Lost and Found staff would get it back for me.
Grr. Like I sed, whoever she was, I sincerely hope she gets terrified out of her skull—more than I ever was—by that book so that I'd feel better. I don't have it in me to be charitable at this point.
Is this all the Happy Even After ending I can anticipate? Well I went back to Kinokuniya (the branch in that mall was where I originally bought it) and the paperback versions were sold out; the only copy left was a hard cover one costing nearly IDR 400,000. I had to ask the staff to phone around to see which branch still had the paperbacks.
Before going home, I was able to pick up a new copy from the customer service staff of Kinokuniya Playan.
At its original cover price.
~nik who hopes to get back soon to this blog's regular anime and manga programming with a review of the seventh KISS, Zekkou, KISS ~Bokura no baai~ tankoubon
花 枂 兰
PS I will prolly regret all this b*tchiness but for now, lemme vent...


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I am trying to install Windows 2008 server on a HP Proliant DL180 G5. There is no built-in DVD reader so I need to use my LaCie USB one.
When I put the CD in and boot from the USB DVD on the server, I get the error message:
Boot Failed! Please insert boot media in selected boot device.
So I tried with another Windows bootable CD and still no luck.
What I've done then, I copied the installation DVD on my 16go USB key. Again, impossible to boot from the USB Key.
I have 2 147go SAS 15k HDD on my server. They are not showing in the Bios. I was wondering if this is a reason why nothing will boot on it.
I am trying to find a way to deploy Windows 2008 server on my HP server as soon as possible.
If you guys have ideas, feel free to let me know :)
Best regards, David.
System Information: HP Proliant DL180 G5 Quad-Core 2.5 4GO Ram 2x 147GO SAS 15k
P.S. This is my first installation ever on SAS/SCSI HDD.
Thanks a bunch!
Well, my bad! I purchased a new USB DVD and now I can install Windows 2008 server.
Thanks a bunch for your help!


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Lawrence flew as the ascent/entry flight engineer and blue shift orbit pilot on STS-67 in March 1995. This mission was the second flight of the ASTRO observatory, a unique complement of three telescopes. During this record-setting 16-day mission, the crew conducted observations around the clock to study the far ultraviolet spectra of faint astronomical objects and the polarization of ultraviolet light coming from hot stars and distant galaxies. Mission duration was 399 hours and 9 minutes.
Birth Place: Jacksonville, Florida.
Status: Inactive.
Born: 1959.07.02.
Spaceflights: 4 .
Total time in space: 51.16 days.
Mission Specialists: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics and minimum three years of related experience or an advanced degree. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. Four pilots and 15 mission specialists, nine civilians and ten military. Chosen from 2054 applicants, 87 of which screened in December 1991/January 1992. Five additional international astronauts.
Atlantis undocked from Mir at 17:28 GMT on October 3 and conducted a flyaround focused on the damaged Spektr Module to determine the location of the puncture in its hull. The Mir crew pumped air into the Spektr Module using a pressure regulator valve, and the Shuttle crew observed evidence that, as expected, the leak seemed to be located at the base of the damaged solar panel. Final separation of Atlantis from Mir took place around 20:28 GMT. After two landing attempts were waved off on October 5 due to heavy cloud cover, the crew fired the engines to deorbit at 20:47 GMT on October 6 and landed at Kennedy Space Center at 21:55.


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2005-06 (Junior): Played all 29 games with 15 starts while averaging 6.2 points and 4.7 rebounds (third on team)...Had eight multi-block games and led team in blocks eight times...Finished strong by averaging 11.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and hitting .750 (15-20) from the field in the final three games...Added nine points (4-5 FG) and five rebounds against #24 UAB 3/9...Tied career high and co-led team with 15 points (7-11 FG) to go with eight boards, two assists, a block, and a steal in the C-USA Tournament opener against Rice 3/8...Nine points (4-4 FG, 1-1 FT), seven boards, an assist, and a steal at Rice 3/4...Four points, seven boards, and a steal against UAB 2/25...Five points, five boards, two blocks and a career-high four assists against UCF 2/18...Team-high 12 points (3-4 FG, 6-6 FT) to go with four boards and two blocks against Tulsa 2/8...Five points and five rebounds against Southern Miss 2/4...Four points, six boards, two blocks, and a steal at UTEP 1/28...Contributed nine points (4-5 FG, 1-2 FT), a rebound, an assist, and a steal at UT-Pan American 1/24...Four points and three boards against Rice 1/21...Contributed four points (all in the final minute of the first half), three boards, an assists, and a block at East Carolina 1/18...Added six boards, four points, a block, and a steal against TCU 12/30...Had eight points, five boards, and three blocks against Harvard 12/28...Scored 12 points (4-4FG, 4-4FT), grabbed six boards, set then cereer high with three assists, and had three blocks against Savannah State 12/19...Career high 15 points and seven FG along with seven boards and three blocks against Hardin-Simmons 12/10...Totaled seven defensive rebounds and six points at Texas State 12/1...Had seven points and a career-high 10 boards along with a pair of blocks and steals against 11/27...Set then career highs with nine points and six rebounds and tied his career high of three blocks in the opener at Louisiana-Monroe 11/20.
2004-05 (Redshirt): Missed season due to preseason knee surgery.
2003-04 (Sophomore): Had a strong performance in the Global Games in the summer of 2004, helping Lithuania to a fourth-place finish... Averaged eight points and five rebounds while shooting 70.3 percent (19-27) from the floor... Recorded nine points and nine boards in the bronze medal game... Named to the Academic All-WAC Team... Had three blocks against Boise State, tying his career high... Also netted six against the Broncos... Scored a career-high eight at La. Tech... Had four boards in the win at San Jose State... Registered three blocks against Fresno State... Got the start at UTEP and had four points and three boards... Continued his solid play with seven points and five boards in 13 minutes at Nevada... Had five points and a career-high five rebounds while adding an assist and a block at Fresno State... Grabbed two boards in the win over Tulsa... Had four points and two boards against Oklahoma State... Scored four points and added two boards in the win at Navy... Netted a career-high seven points in the win at No. 17 Purdue... Scored two points in SMU's win over Miami... Chipped in a bucket and a board in SMU's win over Texas Tech... Just missed another double-double with 12 points and eight boards against EA Sports... Had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds in SMU's exhibition win over InterHoops.
2002-03 (Freshman): Played in the 2003 Global Games for Lithuania, leading his native country to a fifth-place finish... Netted 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting while adding four rebounds in a 98-97 win over Canada... Saw time in the WAC Tournament quarterfinal versus Boise State... Scored two points and added a block and a board at Boise State... Had three boards, a block and a steal in seven minutes at Fresno St.... Went 2-of-2 from the line in SMU's win at Rice... Had two points, two boards and a block at Hawaii... Had two rebounds and two blocks at La. Tech... Recorded three boards and a steal against San Diego... Had two points, two steals and a block at Wake Forest in five minutes of play... Had two points and two boards at Oral Roberts... Had two boards versus North Texas... Blocked a shot and grabbed a board at Texas Tech... Just missed a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds in 16 minutes against the EA Sports All-Stars... Had six points and three boards against Slovakia Select.
High School: Ranked by ESPN.com as the No. 18 prep center prospect in the nation... Averaged 12.3 points, 6.5 boards and 2.1 blocks in 2001-02... Netted nine points to lead New Hampton to the 2002 National Prep Championship by defeating IMG, 102-70... Named Defensive MVP for New Hampton... Listed by RivalsHoops.com as a player whose stock was rising... Was teammate of UNC guard Rashad McCants... Led Alytus to the 2000 Youth Olympics, a league championship and the most successful season in school history... Team went 22-4... Averaged 18.5 points and 11.0 boards per contest... Named to the All-Lithuania First Team... Committed to SMU over interest from Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest, Oklahoma, New Mexico and LaSalle.
Personal: Born June 5, 1983, in Alytus, Lithuania... Son of Danute and Valdas Rackauskas... Mother was a member of the Lithuanian National Handball Team... Has one sister, Giedre... Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite athlete.


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Are the rich more selfish than the poor? Should Bert and Ernie marry? And can the British government really control social media during the ongoing riots? A look at the most interesting posts on the Wall Street Journal blogs.
Are the Rich More Selfish Than the Poor?: A flurry of articles have popped up on the Internet citing a study that purportedly shows that the rich are not as nice as the poor. But is that really true? [Wealth]
Spider-Man's Tangled Web of Race and Class: Spider-Man is having perhaps his best year ever, with a new film franchise, a talked-about musical, and a multicultural comic book makeover. But the superhero's real charm isn't as a symbol of diversity. Novelist Austin Grossman explains. [Speakeasy]
Bert and Ernie Aren't Gay…But Should They Marry?: A battle is brewing over the sexual orientation of Bert and Ernie. Sesame Workshop says the two characters don't have one; activists want them to marry anyway. [Speakeasy]
Auction Prompts Concern at Eastwood's Carmel Development: A rare chunk of Clint Eastwood's 2,000-acre exclusive ranch near Carmel, Calif. is going on the block. But local brokers are concerned it will deal a blow to property values in the coveted development. [Developments]
Texas Gov. Perry to Run for President: Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas intends to run for president, his spokesman confirmed Thursday afternoon, signaling a new addition to the contest for the GOP nomination that is sure to recast the race. [WashWire]
Pentagon Not Giving Up on Hypersonic Plane: Its experimental vehicle, the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2, or HTV-2, may have plummeted into the Pacific Ocean, but the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is not giving up in its bid to fly the fastest aircraft ever built. [WashWire]
Will $22 Billion Indian Treasure Unleash 'The Wrath of the Gods'?: Where's Indiana Jones when you need him? Officials at Kerala's Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple – where a treasure estimated to be worth $22 billion was found last month – had warned against opening the last of its sealed vaults, citing the image of a cobra that ominously guarded its entrance. The vault – Chamber "B" – is still sealed. But now a group of astrologers say they are sure tragedy will befall those who upset the temple's deity further. [India Real Time]
Producer Targets Real Housewife's Ex-Husband: "Real Housewife of New York" Sonja Tremont-Morgan's ex-husband is holding up her bankruptcy and preventing creditors from recovering what they're owed, according to a creditor of the reality-television show cast member. [Bankruptcy Beat]
Are China's National Treasures Safe Inside the Forbidden City?: A string of recent stories in the Chinese press have sparked a new wave of public scrutiny of Beijing's Palace Museum, home to a number of relics considered precious in China. [China Real Time]
Stricker and the Fortysomething PGA Army: At the PGA Championship, 44-year-old Steve Stricker was joined at the top of the leaderboard, two strokes back, by his same-age fellow Wisconsinite, Jerry Kelly. A shot behind him, with a four-under 66, was 42-year old Shaun Micheel, a former PGA Champion. In fourth place: 47-year-old Scott Verplank. A shot behind him, among the eight players tied for fifth, was 47-year-old Davis Love III, 46-year-old Brandt Jobe and two 40-year-olds, Anders Hansen and John Senden. That's eight of the top 12 players on the leaderboard in their 40s. Coming on the tail of 42-year-old Darren Clarke's victory at the British Open last month, it's tempting to speculate that there may be something to wisdom of age. [The Daily Fix]
Can the British Government Control Social Media During Riots?: U.K. government proposals to prevent individual users accessing social media during periods of civil disorder were not technically viable and would be legally highly problematic. "It is all bluff," said BT's former CTO. [Tech Europe]
Audi R8 Spyder: 'Iron Man' Car Recalled: The Audi R8 Spyder that made a splash last year as Tony Stark's ride in "Iron Man 2″ is being recalled because of fuel leaks that could cause engine fires. [Driver's Seat]
Chimp Attack Victim Charla Nash Shows New Face: We can now see the newly transplanted face of Charla Nash, the woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009. Nash received a face transplant at Brigham and Women's Hospital in May. A 20-hour surgery gave her a new forehead, nasal area, lips, facial skin, facial-animation muscles and nerves from a deceased donor. [Health]
Google Reconfiguring Human Memory: A new study hints at just how much of our memory we've outsourced to computers: Among other things, being confronted with gaps in our knowledge primes us to think about such resources as Google and Wikipedia. [Ideas]
What The World Has Never Seen: What's your most personal belonging? And how would you like to see it on the Internet? With the question "What can people show that the world has never seen before?" Michel Szulc Krzyzanowski's photography-based project "What The World Has Never Seen" (WTWHNS), explores how people around the world define privacy and intimacy. [Ideas]
In Pakistan, a New Film Touches a Nerve: Pakistan's movie industry, often called "Lollywood" for its home base in Lahore, is best known for straightforward damsel-in-distress and good-versus-evil plots. But a new film, addressing such potentially incendiary topics as Islamic fundamentalism and hermaphroditism, has become an unexpected hit in the country. [Scene Asia]
The Great Paperwork Pileup: Does your household suffer from mail and paperwork overflow? What systems work (and don't work) for you? [Juggle]
August at the Beach? Not so Fast, You Job-Seeking 2Ls: Under mounting pressure to help students land jobs, top law schools are increasingly putting the pressure on the law firms, pushing them to recruit students in August, months earlier than in previous years. [Law]
The Calories in the Sky: Why Travelers Eat Badly While on the Road: Travel is both stressful and liberating – and that's probably a bad combination for our diets. [Middle Seat]
Winning a Date With ScarJo (and Some Champagne): Among the hundreds of lots on offer at Christie's September wine auction in Hong Kong, there's one in particular that will appeal to more than just wine lovers. The winning bid for Lot No. 519 will receive the following: a lunch date with Scarlett Johansson, six bottles of 100-year-old Moët et Chandon champagne packed in a special Louis Vuitton leather chest, and the peace of mind knowing that the proceeds of the sale will go to the Nature Conservancy in China. [Scene Asia]
Money Managers' 'Don't Panic!' Letters to Investors: Most money managers and financial planners know the drill: When markets get choppy, handcuff clients so they don't sell off their portfolios into a down market, thus locking in losses and missing a rally. Often, this is manifested in long meetings or letters to clients. A look at some of the recent missives. [Deal]
Serbia Intervenes to Try to Block Nevada Execution: With echoes of a recent case in Texas, advocates for a convicted murderer in Nevada are arguing that he should be let off death row because Nevada officials allegedly denied the Serbian national the sort of consular services to which he allegedly is entitled under the Vienna Convention. [Law]
U.K. Riots: Website Raises $400,00 to Help 89-Year-Old Barber: A London barber whose shop was ransacked by looters has re-opened after an Internet campaign raised more than $400,000 to help him back on his feet. [Tech Europe]
PGA Championship Live Blog Day Two: The Journal's team reports from the second day of the 2011 PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club. [Daily Fix]
Israel Show Divides Indian Artists: "Deconstructing India," a group show of contemporary Indian artists that is being planned for the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in May next year, was keeping a pretty low profile. Until, that is, N. Pushpamala, a Bangalore-based artist, sent an e-mail to artists and writers late last month asking them to boycott the show out of solidarity with the Palestinians, as part of a campaign begun in 2004. [India Real Time]


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This bag will be the last of the new polyester royal blue fabric. It's a little bit different with the black binding instead of the gray on the outside.
Not gonna lie, I think I like the gray binding better.
Closing it up.
Inside slime green pockets.
Inside zipper pockets. I'm getting pretty good at the zippers. It was much easier this time around.
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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Davis, Jr., Stanton
Davis, Jr., Stanton, trumpet, composer; b. New Orleans, LA, 10 Novemberr 1945. He studied at Berklee College of Music (Advanced Courses), Boston, MA, from 1967-1969. He studied Arranging and Linear Writing with Herb Pomeroy; Lydian Chromatic Concept with George Russell; Arranging and Orchestration with Jaki Byard; Electronic Music and Composition with Robert Ceeley; Embouchure Dynamics with Carmine Caruso; and Commercial and Recording techniques with Bob McCoy. He received a Bachelor of Music Degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1973. His major was Composition and Trumpet. He studied at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut from 1980-1993. He was a candidate for Master of Music, 1983. His specialization was Ethnomusicology.
As a jazz musician, Davis has toured and otherwise performed with The Mercer Ellington Orchestra, Lionel Hampton, Mongo Santa Maria, Mario Bauza, Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, Charlie Haden, David Sanborn, George Gruntz, Jim Pepper, Bob Stewart, David Murray, Richard Abrams, Sam Rivers, Gil Evans, Webster Lewis, Jaki Byard, and Max Roach. He was also a soloist on David Sanborn's Night Music on NBC.
On Broadway, he performed in Jelly's Last Jam, Black and Blue, Aint Misbehavin, Sophisticated Ladies, Play On, Dinah Was, and Bring In da Noise, Bring In da Funk. He played on a Diana Ross TV Special and on television documentaries like An American Dream for PBS, Virgin Island Adventure, in Living Time for T.V. in Stockholm, Sweden, and MZIZI ROOTS, for WBZ-TV in Boston.
In concerts and festivals, he has appeared with such diverse Artists as: Jon Lucien, Al Cooper, The Four Tops, Lou Rawls, David Ruffin, The Dells, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Tavares, the Festival of Joy Tour for DIW Records in Tokyo, Japan, Berlin Jazz Festival with George Russell and others.
His composer credits include the composing of Brighter Days, the music for Third World WCVB-TV, Boston, soundtrack for Where's Boston? (featuring music composed and produced by Mr. Davis), and the soundtrack for Union Station, as well as solo album compositions.
At present, he is a Contract Administrator for the AFM. His responsibilities are negotiating, administering and enforcing contract agreements for musicians touring with theatrical musicals such as "Cats," "Les Miserables," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk". He negotiates contracts for the musicians who back up performers such as Sting, Tom Jones, and Harry Belafonte.
George Russell: Essence of (1969), Trip to Prillarguri (1970); George Gruntz: First Prize (1970); Lester Bowie: My Way (1970); Jim Pepper: Path (1970); Mimmy McGriff: You Ought To Think About Me (1970; George Russell: Listen to the Silence (1971); Bill Evans: Living Time (1972); George Russell: New York Big Band (1978); Lester Bowie: Works (1980); Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Alright Again! (1981); Errol Parker: Tentet (1982); George Russell: Live in an American Time Spiral (1982), New York Big Band (1982), Listen to the Silence (1983); Muhal Richard Abrams: View from Within (1984); Jimmy McGriff: You Ought To Think About Me; Lester Bowie: I Only Have Eyes For You (1985), Avant Pop (1986), Twilight Dreams (1987); Ray Anderson: It Just So Happens (1987); Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Texas Swing (1988); Jim Pepper: Path (1988); Bob Stewart: First Line (1988); George Gruntz: First Prize (1989); Lester Bowie: Serious Fun (1989); Black Rock Coalition: History of Ou (1989); Fred Wesley: New Friends (1990); Lester Bowie: My Way (1990); Jimmy McGriff: McGriff's Blues (1990); History of Our Future (1991); Nelson [Calypso]: Bring Back the Voodoo (1991); Fred Wesley: New Friends (1991); Mario Bauza: Tanga Suite (1992); Jelly's Last Jam [Original Broadway Cast] (1992); Diana Ross: Stolen Moments [CD & Video] (1993), The Lady Sings Jazz & Blues (1993); Lesette Wilson: Unmasked (1993); Michel Camilo: One More Once (1994); Latin Jazz: Latin Jazz [Nascente] (1995); Steve Turre: Rhythm Within (1995); Leslie Uggams: Painted Memories (1995); George Russell: It's About Time (1996); United Nation of Messidor (1996); Bob Stewart: Then & Now (1996); John Clark: I Will (1997); Texas Blues Guitar (1997); Texas Blues Party (1997); Cuba: I Am Time (1997); Play On [Original Broadway Cast] (1997); Blues T-Bone Style (1997); Messidor's Finest: Latin Jazz (1997); Mario Bauza: Messidors Finest (1997); Andrienne Wilson: She's Dangerous (1998); Strike a Deep Chord: Blues Guitars (1998)
Awards And Commendations:
Creative Artist Fellowship - for composition, Massachusetts Foundation for The Arts and Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts - fellowship for Jazz Composition
Whos Who in Entertainment - Voted winner in October 1989
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Electronic Arts has released an update for FIFA 14 on the Xbox One that will address issues ranging from online stability to modifications on camera angles, according to a report today from VG 24/7.
The FIFA 14 patch for Xbox One is outlined in an EA Forum, in which the community manager thanked the game's fans for the feedback through the website and social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook.
"Our commitment to improve the FIFA 14 is ongoing, and regular feedback from our fans helps us prioritize and identify future improvements," the post from EA said. "Thanks again for your feedback on Twitter, Facebook, and the EA Forums. We'll continue to provide you with information through those channels as and when it becomes available."
Here's exactly how EA explained its upgrades to the Xbox One version of FIFA 14:
- Some stability issues when entering Online matches.
- Some cases where users with large friends lists can't access certain Online features.
- Allows the Goalkeeper in Clubs mode to change camera angles.
- Modifications to a couple of camera angles in specific stadiums to improve playability.
- Ensures the Brazuca match ball appears properly in FUT once redeemed in the EAS FC Catalogue.
- Resolves some Online issues regarding match invites.
- Improvements to some Kinect Global Speech Commands.
- Occurrences of mismatched roster names in Seasons matches.
- Virtual Pro Ball Skills varying from match to match.
- Random list appearing instead of Friends Clubs list in Pro Clubs.
Right after Microsoft launched the Xbox One on Nov. 22, users had reported bugs with the EA Sports franchise, which included incidents of FIFA 14 crashing when the next-gen console was connected to two controllers with user profiles assigned when booting up the game.
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Wednesday in Turin's Juventus Stadium Spanish Football's Sevilla FC defeated Portugal's SL Benfica on penalties, after extra time, winning the Europa League 2014, their third such title in the past nine years. As of this writing UEFA is enforcing its copyright and blocking all video replays of the match. Update--here is the shootout.
The game was intense and both teams had plenty of chances to open the score. Neither took their chances very well and on those occasions when they did a defender of goalkeeper was always in the right place to pull off the save.
Some misses seemed incredibly comedic in how much more easy it would have been to score than to miss. Others were opportunistic chances that yet found the opposing number rising to the challenge.
The ref was doing his best to keep peace on a very tough tackling and at times very rough and foul plagued game. He mostly succeeded, but he missed a couple of penalties in Benfica's favor and a foul in Sevilla's favor which would have given them a free kick just outside the Portuguese team's box.
The game was at times an even exchange, a rhythmic ebb and flow. At others, it was more like a boxing match where the contestants take the time to study one another for a few rounds before deciding on an attacking strategy. Only in this game the teams seemed to jointly determine this at times while at others they would retreat to regroup before putting forth a burst of sustained energy as if they had just then decided the other guy was ripe for the taking.
When each team reached that moment of decisive action several dangerous plays would ensue as if a series of waves upon the opponent's box. But eventually a clearance would see the other side take over and the waves would crash upon the other side of the field.
Perhaps the most consistent aspect of the entire match, aside from the inefficiency of the teams' efforts, was the play of Ivan Rakitic. He seemed to be the one player thinking several moves ahead and able to place the ball exactly where his team needed it on both the offensive and defensive sides. His assist-worthy passes should have made the game a runaway for Sevilla. World Cup Group A contestants beware, a star is on the rise.
On the Benfica side, the number of goal-scoring chances at the end of both halves was countless. It was as if the field was tilted toward the Spanish side. But again, each chance was fruitless.
As the extra time came to a close Carlos Bacca had a golden one-on-one chance go begging, again off a Rakitic pass. One thing seemed certain as the whistle blew the end of the second extra time period, these were evenly matched sides who were leaving their all on the pitch.
The final was decided 4-2 on penalties with Portuguese keeper Beto the hero saving two shots. In the end, Bela Guttman had the last laugh and Benfica go to a 53rd year still without another European trophy.


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I am using 13.10 in VMWare as a guest.
While trying to remove an older version of libjpeg using apt-get, somehow, the whole desktop and related applications were removed.
I have rebooted into recovery mode and it has attempted to mount my disks. However, it gets stuck during the loading of services.
It's now showing something like below and just sits there:
* Starting Elasticsearch Server [OK]
New development:
I have gotten into the root shell with network enabled.
sudo apt-get update was also run.
Now, when I go and do
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop it lists a bunch of dependencies, but says they will not be installed. Therefore, since dependencies were not met, install could not proceed:
If I run
sudo apt-get check, I also get the same output.
What can be done to resolve this? I do not want to do
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Why is it that these shoes on our babies feet don't have arch support.. I mean I know mine doesn't really have an arch right now.. but if there were arch support then he would have an arch... maybe only a small one.. but aren't there alot of problems that come with not having an arch?? I myself have a nice high arch.
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interesting thought, I don't have an answer though. My dd has very flat feet after being in braces, and she's 4 now. I always assumed it was related to the clubfoot issues, but I'm curious if flat feet is typical of other kiddos with clubfoot.
Flat feet is very common in clubfeet kids. And there cannot be an arch because the shoes fit a wide shoe size. If the arch was there we would have to buy new shoes every month or so when they grow half a size.
Also, the boot is flat to hold the correct position on the tendon. The more it stretches the better to prevent relapse.
Oh.. :/ Hopefully it doesn't cause him any problems...
DH has bilateral clubfoot and has extremely high arches, but hos case of clubfoot was pretty extreme. DS1 doesn't have high arches, but he doesn't have flat feet either.....not sure the cause of that. I had a much milder case of bilateral clubfoot and I have a slight arch, similar to DS and DD(who didn't have clubfoot).
I'm Barbie! Married to DH Josh- 6/28/2003 Mommy to DS Ethan-7/2/2005(L Clubfoot), DD Cathryn-2/29/2008 and Alexander Liam-12/17/2012(L Clubfoot).


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