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Most college dorm room bedding and beds are actually a twin size extra long or a twin XL size, whichever term you prefer. At 39 inches wide and 80 inches long, a dorm room mattress is actually 5 inches longer then a regular twin size mattress. Bedding that is designed for a standard size twin bed will not fit on a college dorm room bed. So before sending your child off to college, it is wise to check with the school to find out what size bedding your student will need.
When choosing bed sheet sets for a college dorm room bed, I feel that it is critical to also purchase, at the bare minimum, a fitted mattress pad. You must assume several things when it comes to the dorm room mattress that your child will be sleeping on. Schools have different policies and procedures when it comes to cleaning or sanitizing the old dorm mattress. If your student is lucky, they may get a new mattress but you must assume that this is the exception and not the rule. More often than not, your student will be sleeping on a marginal used mattress that may or may not have been properly cleaned and sanitized.
When you consider that a used college dorm room mattress can be the happy home to a billion or so bacteria per square inch, covering this mattress up to protect your student is a good idea. Dust mites are also a common denizen found in used mattresses and thrive on the millions of dead skin cells that we shed during the average day. In addition to a mattress pad, using a mattress cover will provide your student with more protection than a mattress pad alone. Different from a mattress pad, a mattress cover encloses the entire mattress, providing a fabric barrier between your child and those pesky dust mites and bacteria that have taken residence in the mattress.
When buying a mattress pad and mattress cover for a college dorm room bed, be sure to select fabrics that are easily washed and machine dryable.
At College Dorm Room Bedding we offer terrific prices on wonderfully stylish and quality dorm bedding. Combined with great customer service and fast shipping, College Dorm Room Bedding.com should be your first choice. Please consider shopping with us.
Settling in at a college dorm room can be both exciting and stressful, and move in day on most college campuses can be filled surprises. Most college dorm rooms provide very little space and almost no privacy. Another part of college dorm life that often comes as a surprise is the size of the bed. Most college dorm room beds are twin size in width but with a twist that catches many students, and their parents, off guard. Many college dorm room beds are twin tall, often referred to as twin extra long.
Size may not be the only surprise to be found in a college dorm room bed. There is no way to know the history of the mattress. The mattress could new or used, clean or not so clean. Whenever we check into a hotel, we take it on faith that the bed and the bedding are clean. Some recent exposes by the news media have shown some not very pleasant problems with beds, even at some well-known hotels. Even though the bedding of the average hotel bed is changed quite frequently, that practice alone does not mean the bed is clean. What lies under the crisp clean sheets and pillow mints might resemble a high school science project.
This brings us back to college dorm room beds. If your school furnishes your dorm room with a bed frame and mattress there are some basic assumptions you can make. There is a good chance that the mattress has been in use for at least one school year. Through second hand shops and many charities, there is a brisk business in used mattresses. Many states have standards in place mandating that used mattresses must be chemically treated before being resold. The same standards that apply to the retail community do not always apply to institutions such as colleges and universities.
Many dorm room mattresses are covered in a vinyl material. This allows the mattress to be wet cleaned and sanitized. Over time the covering may show signs of cracking which precludes wet cleaning and sanitizing. Assuming that the mattress on your dorm room bed is used, there are still some steps you can take to get the most from your dorm room mattress.
Dorm Room Mattress Pads and Mattress Covers
Using a mattress pad or mattress cover on your dorm room bed is a good idea even if the mattress is new. Different from a mattress pad, a mattress cover is used to completely enclose the mattress. A quality mattress cover should be easy to put on and remove. When selecting a mattress cover, pick one that is washable and machine dryable. Fabrics made from bamboo fiber have a natural, long lasting antimicrobial quality.
Mattress manufacturers and retailers recommend the use of a mattress pad. There are several styles of mattress pads including, flat, quilted and fitted. You can find inexpensive mattress pads which are held in place with elastic bands at the corners. This type of mattress pad only covers the top of the mattress and has a tendency to shift and slide, especially when the elastic begins to wear. A fitted mattress pad is always the best choice.
Remember that the best choice is the combination of a mattress cover and a mattress pad. Choose a mattress pad that is fully fitted so the pad fits securely around the top and sides of the mattress. A dorm room mattress, especially one that has been in service for awhile may be less than comfortable. A quilted fitted mattress pad can add a layer of comfort and a quality mattress cover will add a layer of protection.
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Irish Quaalude (Shooter)
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Popular shot that goes down easy! Great addition to your St. Patrick's Day menus!
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- 14.17 g premium vodka
- 14.17 g Baileys Irish Cream
- 14.17 g Frangelico or 14.17 g hazelnut-flavored liqueur
- 14.17 g Kahlua or 14.17 g coffee liqueur
- Combine all ingredients in shaker with ice.
- Vigorously shake and strain.
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Guess you could say I made a double also. Very easy going down, I think I'm ready for my nap now...lol
Thanks NcMysteryShopper :) It's the perfect mix. It was so good. I served it on ice. Made for Beverage tag.
It was to hard to measure out 1/2 ounce ;-) so I just went for the full shot of each. lol This drink went down nice and easy so I will be making it again. I made this for ZWT III 2007 - Irish and Scottish Region

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Hunting Eve (Eve Duncan Series #17)by Iris Johansen
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen brings us book two in a heart-stopping new Eve Duncan trilogy
The stakes are raised even higher in Hunting Eve as Eve battles the man who is holding her prisoner. Secrets about why Eve has been targeted come into the light, bringing Eve even closer to danger. With its cliffhanger/i>/i>
#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen brings us book two in a heart-stopping new Eve Duncan trilogy
The stakes are raised even higher in Hunting Eve as Eve battles the man who is holding her prisoner. Secrets about why Eve has been targeted come into the light, bringing Eve even closer to danger. With its cliffhanger ending, Hunting Eve sets up perfectly for the finale, Silencing Eve.
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"Gripping . . . Johansen deftly baits the hook for the next volume." —Publishers Weekly (starred)
"The suspense and action will entertain all, even those new to the series." —Library Journal (starred)
Praise for Quinn:
"Will leave readers breathlessly anticipating the final installment." —Publishers Weekly (starred)
"Johansen's intense storytelling style drags readers into a whirlpool of danger and treachery that can have horrifying results. It's awesome!" —RT Book Reviews
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"A stunning finale." —Publishers Weekly (starred)
"A stunning conclusion to a very popular trilogy." —Booklist
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Rio Grande Forest
He was the hunter, she was the prey. Was he still behind her?
Eve tore through the underbrush at the side of the trail, lost her balance, fell, then struggled to her feet again.
She mustn't give in to this weakness. She seemed to have been running through this wilderness forever. No, it couldn't have been as long as it appeared to her. It had been late afternoon when she had broken free of Doane and the house where he had been keeping her, and darkness was only now falling.
But why was Jim Doane still behind her, dammit? He was no young man, and she should have been able to lose him long before this. As a painful stitch stabbed her side, she paused and drew a deep breath, listening.
A crashing in the brush behind her! She started running again.
"I hear you, bitch." Doane's breathing was harsh, labored. "Come back to me. If you do, I may not kill you . . . yet. But you're making me angry and I may lose control. I don't want to do that. It would spoil everything for Kevin."
Kevin, Doane's son, whose reconstructed skull Eve had hurled off this mountain, less than an hour ago, to distract Doane. Doane's obsession with his dead son was deepening with every passing moment. Did Doane actually think she'd trust him? Kevin had been a serial killer who was a monster without a hint of conscience, and his father, Doane, had been his enabler, the one who had made it possible for him to kill all those helpless children who had crossed Kevin's path. While Eve had been Doane's prisoner after he had kidnapped her, she had begun to wonder whether it was father or son who had been the true monster.
Perhaps it was both. There had been moments when she'd had the eerie feeling while working on his forensic sculpture that Kevin was trying to break through the bonds of hell and death and merge with his father.
Crazy. Imagination. Or truth.
It was hard to tell the difference in this nightmare into which she had been drawn.
"You shouldn't have thrown his skull off into that ravine. Did you think I'd go after it and let you escape?"
It was exactly what she had hoped. That damn skull was everything to Doane, and she'd gambled that he'd go down the side of the mountain and try to retrieve it.
She'd been wrong.
She felt the twinge in her side become actual pain. How long could she keep running?
Stop whining. She'd run as long as she had to run. She was far younger than Doane. She was strong, and she was frightened. Panic was a great spur.
And did she have Bonnie helping her?
For a little while she had thought that her daughter's spirit had been there beside her, putting speed and wings to every step. It had been a comforting thought . . .
But now there only seemed to be Doane and her in this deadly race. No loving presence that might warm and save her.
It's okay, Bonnie. I know you tried. There's nothing he can do to me that will matter in the end.
The stitch in her side was easing. She was running faster.
She should have known Bonnie would not let her falter, she thought ruefully. Not if Eve showed even a faint hint that she would not do her best to keep herself alive
I wasn't going to opt out, Bonnie. I wouldn't do that to Joe and Jane. I was just trying to be an understanding mother. I know you can't do everything. Well, I don't really know what a ghost can or can't do, but you seem to have some limits. I'll keep going.
As long as she could. Her heart was beating so hard that it hurt. She felt sick to her stomach.
She could hear Doane cursing behind her.
Farther behind than he had been before. Was he faltering? Yes.
He was shouting at her, each word broken and harsh. "Don't think you're goingto get away. These are my mountains. Kevin and I spent months out here when he was a boy. He particularly liked to kill the deer. How do you think he qualified to be in the Special Forces? I taught him to be a hunter."
And had he taught him to hunt down those little girls and kill them?
"Do you hear me? I'm going back to the house and get my equipment and my gun. I'll hunt you down like Kevin and I did the deer. I just hope that hypothermia doesn't get you before I do. It gets cold in these mountains at night."
She knew it was true, but it was hard to believe when her entire body was hot and perspiring from exertion.
"I can hear every move you make in that brush. Do you know how easy you're going to be to stalk?"
She was pulling more away from him with every second. Close him out. She was winning.
"And then we'll go get Kevin and take him to that butcher who murdered him. I'll let Zander see how it feels when I kill you in front of him. There's no greater agony than a father feels at the death of a child."
More madness. Lee Zander, the hired assassin Doane was sure had murdered his son, was not her father. How could he be? Eve's father had disappeared long before she was born, and her mother was never even sure of his identity. This particular insanity Doane had thrown at her when he'd been enraged after she had tossed Kevin's reconstruction off the cliff to distract him. He had thought it would hurt her in some way to know she was a killer's daughter and that she was to pay for Doane's son's death. It was just one other sign that Doane's cold-blooded, calculated pursuit and abduction of her was completely bizarre and totally without reason.
Forget that nonsense. She was not the child of a murderer who was probably more deadly and ruthless than Doane. It was all part of Doane's wild hallucinations. She just had to concentrate on getting out of these mountains or contacting someone to help her.
"Do you know how many people get lost in these mountains?" Doane's shout sounded still farther away. "Some don't survive the bitter cold and the animals and the mud slides. You might be glad to come back to me after a night or two."
Not bloody likely.
"Do you think your Joe Quinn or Jane MacGuire will be able to locate you out here? You could be out here a week, and no one would catch sight of you. You'd have had a better chance staying at the house. I'm the only one who knows you're here and how to find you. And I will find you, Eve."
Keep running. He might be trying to fool her into thinking he'd temporarily stopped the hunt. Don't trust his words.
It was pitch-dark now. She couldn't see anything but the shrubs directly in front of her. This was too dangerous. She'd be lucky if she didn't tumble off the mountain.
She stopped and tried to hear something besides the pounding of her heart.
No sound. Doane?
She stood there, listening. No rustle of brush. No harsh sound of his breathing in the stillness.
Good God, no. There was no way she was safe, but maybe she'd have a brief respite from the fear that had been with her since she'd been taken from everything she knew that was safe and good.
Joe, Jane, the cottage on the lake where they'd lived so many years.
She could still hear nothing but the flap of an occasional bird's wings and the wilderness night sounds. But they weren't the same sounds as the ones she heard in the forest on the lake. This was wild country.
Keep moving. Put distance between herself and the place where she'd last seen Doane. Providing that she didn't move in circles. She knew a little about the basics of surviving in a forest, but she wasn't an ex-SEAL like Joe. He could survive anywhere with no problem. Her profession of forensic sculpting kept her indoors most of the time, and even as a child, she had been a city girl.
So there were a few obstacles against her. She wouldn't overcome them by self-pity or remembering how good Joe was at this kind of thing.
Or remembering Joe at all. The look of him, the way he'd tilt his head and stare quizzically at her with those tea-colored eyes, the feel of him. There were moments when you could afford to remember the ones you loved, but this was not one of them. The thought of Joe made her painfully conscious of the loneliness of being here without him. Perhaps that was what Doane had intended by mentioning him before he'd left. He'd meant to make her more aware of her isolation. Salt in the wound. Joe Quinn, her lover, and Jane, their adopted daughter, the two people she loved most in the world. Eve would never have wanted to have them here and in danger but it was the
A sound in the bushes up ahead! A large animal. A bear. A deer?
Or Doane? He might have circled around and gotten in front of her.
Damn, she had no weapon.
Freeze. Don't move. The threat might dissolve and go away.
Darkness all around her.
She tried to breathe lightly so that she wouldn't be heard. Please, go away.
Doane wouldn't go away. She just had to hope it was another beast looking for prey.
She was not prey, she thought with sudden fierceness. She would get out of this. She would find a weapon.
To hell with Doane and this mountain he thought belonged to him.
It's not your mountain any longer, you bastard. I'm going to make it my own.
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Kendra Michaels pushed open the heavy main door of Alexander Hall and stalked down the tree-lined pathway that would take her to the parking lot.
Idiots. Narrow-minded fools.
"Dr. Michaels." The voice came from behind her. She didn't turn around.
"Dr. Michaels, please!
She didn't have to look back to know it was Steve Whitty, one of the conference organizers. Kendra hated these things, and her experience here, at the American Psychological Association's Conference on Autism Causes and Treatment, reminded her why.
She finally stopped. He wasn't going to be discouraged.
Whitty ran around to face her. "You were brilliant."
She pointed back toward the auditorium. "Try telling them that."
"You got a lot of people thinking in there."
". . . Thinking I'm some kind of fraud. Were you even listening to the Q&A?"
"Naturally they're going on the attack. You're on the bleeding edge in this field. Uncharted territory. Your work could make a good many of those people's life's work obsolete."
"That's not what I'm trying to do."
"Look at it from their point of view. You're telling them that music can actually help cure autism."
"It's not a cure. It's a treatment. And I never said it was the only treatment."
"But you told them that your study had results far more impressive than anything they've done. Of course you're going to ru ffle some feathers. Which is exactly why I wanted you to be here." Whitty placed his hand on her forearm. "And when those researchers get over being scared and pissed off, they're going to examine your data and look at those hours of sessions you posted on the Web. They're going to see what I saw. They're going to see how this amazing young woman was able to draw patients out of their shells and help them join the human race."
Kendra took a deep breath, angry that she had let those fools get under her skin. She always tried to tell herself that the work was its own reward, finding the right instrument, the right chord progression, the right anything that would engage the interest of her patients and help coax them into a world beyond themselves. But she needed more, dammit. She needed to know that she was able to open those educators' eyes so that they would follow her.
She looked away from Whitty. "Look, part of me understands why they're skeptical. Believe me, I know that the music-therapy field is populated with all kinds of nuts and woo-woo, and they give my profession a bad name. But I treat it like the science that it is. I got input from ten researchers in that room when I was designing the study, and I was tougher on myself than any of them were in their initial feedback."
"They're surprised at your results. Just give them a chance to digest it."
"I've found a way to help those kids, Whitty. And that study is proof of it."
"Kendra, there's a significant variable that some people feel you haven't addressed."
She looked at him in disbelief. "Impossible. I considered every variable."
"Not quite." He smiled. "The variable I'm talking about . . . is you."
"Me?" Then she realized what he meant and cursed under her breath. He could be right. She had been nervous about the presentation and several times had caught herself trying to impress the other attendees. It was completely unlike her. "Oh, you mean the dog and pony show? I knew they thought I was a little weird. I just kind of slipped into it. I didn't mean"
"Hell of a carnival act, but there's already been some speculation that's how you get your positive results. By being so perceptive and empathetic with your subjects, giving exactly what they need in terms of body language, tone, positive reinforcement, the whole package."
Kendra's eyes narrowed on him. "That's what they're saying? If they read the study, they'll see I wasn't the only therapist. My techniques got the same results from everyone." He smiled. "I know that because I've read the study. And they'll know it soon enough. You just need to relax."
"If I'd wanted to relax, I would never have come to this conference. I thought for once that I could make a difference." "Kendra, come back inside." He placed his hand on her arm again. He was trying to soothe her, dammit. He wasn't a bad guy, and the mistake had probably been her own, but it didn't matter.
She wanted to deck him.
Her BlackBerry vibrated in her pocket. Thankful for the opportunity to pull away from Whitty, she stepped back, pulled out the phone, and answered it. "Hello."
"Kendra, it's Joe Quinn."
"Quinn?" She didn't like the tone in his voice. Grim. Ragged. She turned to Whitty and mouthed an apologetic "sorry." He nodded and headed back toward the auditorium. "What's wrong, Quinn?"
"You name it, everything. I need your help."
"Dammit, I'm not a detective. And I'm busy as hell. You can't pull me into"
"You're always busy." He paused. "It's Eve.
"Eve?" Kendra's hand tightened on the phone. "What's happened. Talk to me."
FORTY MINUTES LATER, Kendra was at her condo throwing clothes into a suitcase on her bed.
"You didn't answer the door, so I used my key. What on earth are you doing?" Kendra Michaels's mother was standing in the doorway of Kendra's bedroom watching disapprovingly as Kendra threw clothes into the suitcase on the bed. "Besides packing with no regard to neatness or order. I taught you better than that, Kendra."
"That was when I was blind, and you thought I had to be superefficient so that no one would feel sorry for me because I was handicapped." She threw another pair of jeans and a sweater into the case. "After the stem-cell operation I discarded that guideline and embraced chaos."
"In more than packing," Deanna Michaels said dryly. "I was worried about you for a number of years after those doctors performed their miracle and made you see. I never thought that you'd sow quite so many wild oats."
"That's past history." Kendra grinned. "Now I'm just a boring musical-therapy teacher. I leave all the wild oats to you." Her mother was a history professor at U.C. San Diego and was the most vibrant and young-minded woman Kendra had ever known. And the most caring. She had used that intelligence and forceful personality to raise a child blind from birth and make her as close to independent as was physically and mentally possible.
And every day Kendra blessed her for it. Though her mother could be difficult and definitely tried to manipulate Kendra and everyone around her to suit her herself.
"That would be extremely clever of you. I like the idea of your leading a semiboring life." Her mother crossed the room and started repacking Kendra's suitcase. "But there are still lingering tendrils of that less-than-wise period you went through. Go get your things from your bathroom. Now that I've rearranged your clothes, I have a place for them in this corner of the suitcase."
"Mom . . ." She stared at her a moment and turned and went to the bathroom. She had learned to pick her battles, and this one wasn't worthwhile. A few minutes later, she brought her plastic bag to Deanna and handed it to her. "Keep it handy. I'll have to pull it for security at the airport."
"You're flying? Where?" "Atlanta."
"I have something I have to do there."
"That's no answer. If you were still a teenager, I'd call it rude." She frowned. "Why didn't you answer the door?"
"I was in a hurry. I have to get out of here." She smiled. "I wasn't rejecting you. I gave you a key to the condo, didn't I? That means you're welcome anytime." She paused. "Why did you decide to come today? I don't think it's a coincidence."
"I dropped by your conference. I was going to take you to dinner."
Kendra grimaced. "And you saw me almost blow my cool." "They were idiots. They should have known you were right. You were right, weren't you?" "Yep. But not diplomatic."
"Thank God." She paused. "I followed you out to the parking lot, and I was going to save you from that earnest young man, but you got a telephone call." She shrugged. "You hung up right away and jumped in your car and left the conference." She met Kendra's gaze. "But I saw your expression. It's happening again, isn't it?"
"Wild oats?" Kendra shook her head. "I like my life, Mom. I'm not going to fly off and leave those kids I teach."
"You know what I mean. Who is it? FBI? The local police? Say no, Kendra."
Kendra hadn't thought she'd be able to deter her, but it had been worth a try. "I can't do that, Mom," she said quietly. "Not this time."
"Why not?" Deanna asked harshly. "Those law-enforcement people don't give a damn about you. How many times have you been hurt? And I've almost lost you before when they tapped you and ask" She drew a deep breath. "You're too valuable to waste. You're good and giving, and you've worked too hard to become a complete person." Her lips twisted. "The only problem is that you became a bit more than complete."
"No, I won't accept that. Anyone can do what I do. All they have to do is concentrate." All during her childhood, she had trained all her senses to overcompensate for her blindness. At twenty, when she'd had the operation that had given her sight, she'd been amazed that the people around her weren't able to use those senses in the same way she did. In a way, they appeared more blind to her than she had been before her operation. It had been that ability that had brought her to the attention of the law-enforcement officers against whom her mother was so bitter. "And I assure you that most of those agents at the FBI don't consider me loving and giving. They consider me a bitch, useful but not comfortable to be around."
"I never taught you to suffer fools gladly." Deanna added, "There's a possibility I might have gone slightly overboard. But deep down, you have fine instincts. The rest doesn't matter."
"And since you taught me, it must be the world and not me that's wrong." She leaned forward and gave Deanna a kiss on the cheek. "I'll sign on to that." She grabbed her computer case. "I have to go, Mom."
"Not until you tell me who you're going to see." She added grimly, "I need to know who to go to for the body if they get you killed."
Deanna wasn't going to be deterred. Kendra had hoped she would be able to avoid explanations. She didn't have time for them. "Joe Quinn. He's a detective with Atlanta PD. You may remember my mentioning him. I worked with him when he was out here chasing down a serial killer; and then later he involved me in a missing-person case."
"I remember you weren't happy to leave one of your students at a crucial time."
"It was okay. It worked out."
Deanna was frowning. "And you were working with an
Eve Duncan. You had problems with her."
"We were a little too much alike. That worked out, too," she said. "I liked her, Mom. She was kind of special."
"So you're going to be working with her again? That's why you have to become involved?"
"Yes, she's the reason." She shook her head. "But I won't be working with her. Joe Quinn called me and told me that Eve has been kidnapped by some nutcase. The man's name is Jim Doane. Quinn asked me to help find her. I have to do it."
Deanna sighed. "Dammit, then I don't have a chance of talking you out of going, do I?"
"It won't be that dangerous. I'm not going to be actively working the case. I just have to try to pull up any clues as to where this Doane took her. I'll go in and do my job and get out." She added softly, "I won't tell you not to worry because that's been your modus operandi from the moment I was born twenty-eight years ago. I celebrate that you think I'm still worth it. But this time, I honestly believe that there's not going to be any reason to do it. Okay?"
"No." She stared at her a moment. "If you don't get yourself hurt physically, you'll end up an emotional wreck. I've seen it before. And this time the odds are leaning in that direction. You told me yourself, you like this Eve Duncan. You'll get hurt again." She turned and slammed the suitcase shut. "And I'll be here to pick up the pieces. Maybe someday you'll develop a sense of self-preservation."
"I already have. Things just seem to get in the way. You'd like Eve, too, Mom."
"Would I?" Deanna asked as she turned toward the door. "I'm driving you to the airport. You can tell me about her on the way." She held up her hand as Kendra opened her lips to speak. "I'm driving you," she repeated firmly. "I'm not letting you fly off into the night without having a solid hold on the situation. Grab your suitcase."
Kendra shook her head ruefully as she hurried after her out of the condo to her mother's Mercedes in the parking space in front of her condo. "We might have to go to a therapy session or two when I get back. You're being domineering again." "Am I?" She got into the driver's seat. "Oh, well, you can take it. Talk to me. Tell me about Eve Duncan."
"She's a forensic sculptor, one of the best in the world. She does a great deal of work re-creating the faces of skulls of victims found by police departments across the country. She tries to devote most of her time to doing reconstructions of children. Perhaps you've heard of her? She's very famous."
"The name's familiar, but I tend to avoid looking at skulls unless it has to do with something of historical significance. It reminds me of my own mortality. But a person is more than a profession. You haven't told me about Duncan, just what she does for a living."
"She's illegitimate and grew up in the slums of Atlanta.
Her mother was on drugs most of her childhood and didn't list any name for the father on Eve's birth certificate. Her mother wasn't sure who he was. Eve had an illegitimate child herself when she was seventeen. It was a little girl she called Bonnie. She adored her. The little girl was kidnapped and killed when she was seven years old."
"Dear God," Deanna whispered. "How could she survive a blow like that? I don't know if I could."
"Eve survived. She went back to school and became a forensic sculptor. She spent years trying to find the body of her daughter and only succeeded a short time ago. She adopted a ten-year-old street kid, Jane MacGuire, years after her daughter disappeared, and she and her lover, Joe Quinn, raised her. Jane's now an artist and temporarily living in Europe. Recently, Eve discovered she had a half sister, Beth, and they're trying to build a relationship, but Beth lives here in California. They don't see much of each other." She looked at Deanna. "Is that enough personal background for you?"
Her mother nodded. "She's no lightweight." She made a face. "Maybe I shouldn't have asked you to tell me about her. I don't have much ammunition to convince you not to go off and try to find her."
"No, you don't. She's strong, and she's real. Like you, Mom." Deanna didn't speak as she changed lanes to get on the freeway. "If they know the name of this man who abducted her, why can't they find them without you?"
"I don't know. Joe said that Doane had been planning this for years. His son, Kevin, had been murdered and partially cremated, and Doane only managed to salvage his blackened skull."
"Ah, and he wanted Eve Duncan to do the reconstruction on the skull?"
"Presumably. Doane let her call Quinn and check on the condition of Jane MacGuire, and she told him she'd made a deal with him to do it."
She hesitated. Her mother was not going to like this. "Jane MacGuire was shot by one of Doane's accomplices, a man named Blick."
"Shit. And this isn't going to be dangerous?"
"I go in, then get out. Jane wasn't killed, only wounded." "What a relief," Deanna said grimly. "Wonderful."
"It is wonderful." She wouldn't tell her about the CIA man who had been found with his throat cut on the lake property. "I'm not saying that Doane isn't dangerous. He's not stable, but I'm not going to have to deal with him. That's Joe Quinn's job. And he's fully capable of handling it. Before he became a detective, he was with the FBI, and before that, he was a SEAL. He only asked me to look around and see if I come up with something."
"And he wouldn't try to pull you into the case if he thought it necessary? You said he was Eve Duncan's lover. That doesn't bode well for cool professionalism."
Trust her mother to cut through everything to get to the truth. "No, Joe isn't at all professional about Eve." Kendra wouldn't lie. "He's crazy about her. They've been together for years, and it's still a love story. Nice . . ." She added quickly, "But no one pulls me into anything if I don't want to go. I'm not reckless. You know me well enough to realize that, Mom."
"But you don't have to be reckless if you get emotional.
What about that case a few years ago, where there were kidnapped children involved? That nearly made you into a basket case."
Kendra didn't answer.
"Okay." Deanna sighed. "I'll shut up right now if you promise to call and give me reports how things are going."
"So that you can get on your white horse and come to my rescue?" she asked gently. "Mom, you have to let me go sometime. You were the best, the most extraordinary mother a child could have. You fought a thousand battles for me and taught me to fight them, too. Now you have to trust me to make good choices. And, if I don't make them, you have to trust me to make the situation work." She added softly, "Just as you did all those years. It shouldn't be so hard. After all, I am your daughter."
Deanna didn't speak for a moment. "Was that supposed to appeal to my ego? It is hard. You'll realize that when you have a child of your own." She pulled over in front of the terminal building. "And I will come to rescue you if you don't behave sensibly. I'll give you space, but I won't give you up."
"And that makes me a very lucky woman." Kendra opened the passenger door. "How could I ask for anything else?"
"You couldn't," Deanna said brusquely. "Now, have you told me everything you know about the situation? If I have to mount that white horse, I want to know how to program this GPS."
"How convoluted can you get?" Kendra got out of the car and retrieved her suitcase from the backseat. "I think you have the bare bones. I don't have much more than that. Quinn was rattling off names and details so fast that I still have to get everything straight in my mind. I'll probably be landing in
Atlanta before it becomes clear to me." She leaned back into the car and gave Deanna a quick kiss on the tip of her nose. "Now you know as much as I do. Satisfied?"
"No." Her eyes were glittering as her palm cupped Kendra's cheek. "And if you don't want me to interfere, you'll call and keep me informed. That's not too much to ask."
"Blackmail." Kendra was laughing as she straightened. "What am I going to do with you?"
"I have no idea. I taught you to make your own decisions."
"True." She slammed the car door. "And there's really only one thing I can do with you." She turned away. "I just have to love you. I'll call you when I get to Atlanta."
She could feel her mother's eyes on her as she headed for the glass doors. She lifted her hand and waved as she went through the doors into the terminal.
Her smile faded as she went toward the kiosk. She had tried to comfort her mother and she wished she had been able to be more reassuring. She knew so little, and she hated it. She wanted to reach out, to see, to hear, to touch. She was going into this hunt for Eve as blind as she had been during the first twenty years of her life.
And she had a terrible feeling that she wouldn't be able to help Eve. Eve was very sharp, and if she'd been taken by this criminal, then he must be a formidable adversary. It was hard for Kendra to understand how the wary, intelligent Eve she had come to know had become a victim.
But most criminals left traces, clues that shined a light on their path. Doane surely wouldn't be different. All she needed was to go to the crime scenes and everything would come clear.
God, she hoped he wasn't different.
I'll find him, Eve. Fight him. Give me a chance. I'll do everything I can. I'll search so hard for you . . .
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
HUNTING EVE. Copyright © 2013 by Johansen Publishing LLLP. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Meet the Author
IRIS JOHANSEN is The New York Times bestselling author of What Doesn't Kill You; Bonnie; Quinn; Eve; Chasing The Night; Eight Days to Live; Blood Game; Deadlock; Dark Summer; Pandora's Daughter; Quicksand; Killer Dreams; On The Run; Countdown; Firestorm; Fatal Tide; Dead Aim; No One To Trust and, with Roy Johansen, Close Your Eyes, Storm Cycle, and Silent Thunder. She lives outside of Atlanta, GA.
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This was a waste of time and money. Both books one and two of this trilogy are at least half full of repetitious stories from previous books. I am fairly sure any new material could have been combined into one novel. I think the Author has gone overboard with her "special powers" characters and this drops her credibility as a crime/mystery writer to more of a fantasy writer. I am not sure I will even bother with #3 and while I have read all of her books I may have to say goodbye. I have many friends who abandoned her a long time ago for these same reasons.
SO MUCH MORE DISAPPOINTING with each new EVE BOOK THAT COMES OUT. If I were Jane, I would RUN not walk and never try to find Eve. How many times can you use the phrase "adopted daughter" before it becomes repetitive???? and when does adoptive daughter EVER EVER become daughter??? My Joe, My Jane MYMYMYMYMY Frankly I have been wondeering time afer time why I keep buying this series. IT keeps getting worse. I guess I kept HOPING that the author would actually take the time to read her own books and SEE WHAT WE SEE in the characters. AND NOW she has taken - at least in the last six books of chopping a book before a proper ending thereby forcing you to buy yet another if you want to get even a little closure. REALLY????? have you sunk that low to think we may not buy your book otherwise? You have taken a good character, good premise and turned it into...what man would want her and what child would want to be "adopted by her" I wish you would stop mass producing and really put some care into your characters and stories...you did ONCE UPON A TIME.
I'm not sure why I keep buying these books. The characters of Eve, Joe and Jane are so lame. I have read every book in the Eve Duncan series and don't feel any closer to these characters. I also don't feel the closeness that Eve, Joe and Jane are supposed to feel for each other. I thought in Taking Eve and Hunting Eve things would be different. No, it's just more of the same repetitive verbiage. I am all for strong, independent females but I think Ms. Johansen takes it WAY too far with her characters. I want to read more about Catherine..... It may be time to find a new author to read.
I really enjoy this series. I've followed this character from the beginning and was looking forward to the sequel to Taking Eve. But this book dragged. And dragged. Only to turn into a trilogy. Very disappointing!!
You cannot go wrong with any of Iris Johansens books!! I like to be wisked away when I read and she does this in every book. Please keep them coming.
Wow! Didn't see that ending coming! I couldn't put book down. Can't wait now to read next one - Silencing Eve.
As always Iris Johansen delivers on a fantastic story line, edge of the seat suspense. She never fails to capture me and doesn't let go until I finish the last page, even then I am held captive until I find the next book!
While a lot of people don't like trilogies, I don't mind, and I adore the Eve series and all of the "spin-offs." I love how Ms. Johansen has brought back characters from previous story lines to show the love they all have for Eve. I love the introduction of the new character (who I will not discuss for spoiler reasons). I have not grown tired of this series. I love the plot line, and I found the story very exciting. But the again, I love a good cliffhanger! Thanx for another sleepless night Ms. Johansen! Please keep them coming! -- SPeeD
Another brilliant read
I will not read any more Iris Johansen books after this series. The writing is horrid, not the story line.
The suspense is really getting to me in this series. Please don't let this be the end of Eve. The new people that have come in to help her are great also. Keep them around also. I really like this type of story from this author. She grabs your attention and keeps it until the end of the story.
I am hooked on the EVE Duncan Series - have read every one and can't wait for the next. Keep them coming Iris Johansen! Karen Mitchell
I normally love the Iris Johansen books but am very disappointed in this trilogy. I feel like I am left hanging in each book and would not buy the 3rd one if I didn't want to know what happened. I would not recommend this set of books to my friends. I would only give it a 2 star rating if that.
I follow all of her Eve Duncan books. I really enjoy them. Good reading
Way too slow and repetitive. Get real with these endings, very annoying!! Will not buy another one.
Very entertaining
Plot line goes astray from the preceding episodes. Seems more as a segue to the final book than a story/episode in its own right. Some of the writing needs editing and a closer focus on the credibility of the scenario being worked out. A somewhat unsatisfying and disappointing read.


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How to Kill a Great Stock By Nick Kapur February 1, 2010 Financial publisher Value Line (Nasdaq: VALU) used to be a proud, successful business. But lately, the company is more like a punch line to a sad joke.You see, Value Line ranks near the very top of modern corporate disasters. Though the losses involved have been comparatively small, Value Line's story is nevertheless heartbreaking.It's time for us all to learn how one misguided leader can slowly and steadily destroy a great business.The sad storyValue Line was founded in the throes of the Great Depression by an enterprising businessman named Arnold Bernhard. For decades, the company made money and served its customers well, delivering highly valued investment research tools, newsletters, databases, and even a branded line of mutual funds.Over the past 20 years, however, business has simply languished. Value Line was not decimated by the slow demise of the print industry. It didn't lose analytical credibility, a reality that will forever stain credit raters like Moody's (NYSE: MCO). One can't even really blame upstart competitors like Morningstar (Nasdaq: MORN).No, what happened to Value Line was former CEO Jean Bernhard Buttner.The power of a terrible leaderIn 1983, Arnold Bernhard took his company public and soon named his daughter Jean president of the publishing empire. His death just a few years later paved the way for her to take complete control.To put the situation in perspective, since 1984 the S&P 500 has returned about 550% to investors. Value Line, meanwhile, has lost roughly 30%. Total revenues at Value Line for fiscal year 2009 were identical to revenues in 1987. Its premium subscription base is less than half of what it was in the mid-1980s. And the company recently posted its first net loss in nearly two decades.Clearly, something went wrong under the eye of Ms. Buttner.Now, in fairness, businesses decay and implode all the time -- look no further than AIG (NYSE: AIG) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) as evidence. But in this case, Value Line's shoddy long-term performance really boils down to four problems, all of which land at the doorstep of Jean Bernhard Buttner.1. Wretchedness and inexperienceAccording to an article published in Crain's, Buttner's business experience before taking charge at Value Line amounted to "working at an interior design business with her husband." As if the complete lack of relevant business experience weren't enough, apparently there were some personality issues.Numerous former and existing employees accused Buttner of being tyrannical, abusive, and intolerant. According to Bloomberg, employees faced pay cuts if they arrived to work late or were caught eating at their desks. Those who complained in public forums were summarily sued.We know that being an intolerable personality is not necessarily detrimental to a company's bottom line (from what I understand, Apple's Steve Jobs is not exactly a peach), but we do know that the ritualistic driving off of talent is.According to the same Crain's article, "Value Line was (under Arnold Bernhard) a training ground for scores of top Wall Streeters." Under Buttner, however, analysts faced excessively frugal compensation schemes (capped at half of the typical Wall Street rate) and what must have been a tough working environment.
2. A failure to acknowledge realityHistorian David McCullough once noted of Gen. George Washington that, "seeing things as they were, and not as he would wish them to be, was one of [Washington's] salient strengths." Buttner apparently had no such skill.Like Rick Wagoner at General Motors, Dick Parsons at Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), Dick Fuld at Bear Sterns, and numerous other CEOs of failed (or failing) businesses, Buttner just never quite saw the reality of her situation. Times were changing fast for all businesses at the end of the 20th century, and yet she stubbornly clung to the antiquated publishing model of her father's generation. When the financial research industry began to move in a completely different direction, Value Line was essentially left behind.3. Lack of accountabilityButtner had absolutely no one to answer to but herself, thanks to a nearly 90% stake in the company. The system of checks and balances normally in place to help management make effective and responsible decisions was largely absent. Her board of directors was filled with her children, relatives, and various acquaintances, and her management team was allegedly composed of cowering yes-men. Who was there to say "no"?4. GreedLike Bob Nardelli at Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Anthony Mozillo at Countrywide Mortgage, Buttner's most noteworthy legacy is one of self-interest. Her declaration of a special dividend in 2005 worth $175 million substantially reduced the company's coffers -- and $150 million of it ended up in her very own pockets.Perhaps more damning, however, is a 2009 SEC lawsuit claiming that since 1986, Value Line's mutual funds had been ripping off their clients and illegally raking in fees worth tens of millions of dollars. Buttner settled the lawsuit for $45 million, but acknowledged no guilt. Fortunately, the SEC also forced her to resign her position and end her control of the company.The real tragedyThe combination of these qualities is, of course, deadly. Sadly for Value Line, the damage is already done; the business is long past relevant. Nevertheless, there are two important things to say here that go well beyond Value Line:1.Value Line, and companies like it, is the reason The Motley Fool cares so much about management. The CEO giveth and the CEO taketh away.2.There are plenty more Value Lines out there.Buttner is just the tip of the iceberg. The tale is extreme, but certainly not unusual -- and that's why evaluating management is such an important part of investing.The Foolish bottom lineLegendary investor Peter Lynch once said that investors should, "Go for a business that any idiot can run -- because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it." But as Value Line illustrates, even a great company can be brought down by bad management.
First a few clarifications:I believe the idiot quote is attributable to Warren Buffet, isn't it.Also, Dick Fuld was the CEO of Lehman Brothers not Bear Stearns (not Sterns).And some thoughts:Although Value Line's prospects seem dim, the company maintains a strong financial position and is debt free. Cash and investments of about $105 million (more than $10 per share) handily exceeds the amount of unearned subscription revenue carried on the balance sheet as a liability (typical of accounting in the publishing industry). What's more, Annual Cash from Operations ranged from $14.3 million (FY April 09) on the low end to $25.2 million (FY April 07) over the past four full fiscal years, and totaled an outsized $36.6 million five years ago (FY April 2005). By comparison, the company spends almost nothing on capital spending, leaving virtually all of CFO as FCF available for investment in product development or for payment as dividends. As the writer mentioned, the Value Line BRAND is not destroyed. Certainly it has been considerably diminished by the recent revelations, but it has not been destroyed. Certainly it has been diminished by the reign of the real Queen of Mean (not Leona Helmsley). Finally, a considerable portion of the subscription base probably consists of libraries that are unlikely to cancel their subscriptions over the short term so there is potential for the business to remain viable for quite some time.Certainly, Morningstar has eaten Value Line's lunch, but the company's name has value and good management may be capable of turning the company around through reinvestment in the business, improvement of existing products (the electronic version of the survey appears to be a disaster), development of new products, and the general application of good business practices. Practitioners of Porter Analysis would readily classify the company as a "cash cow" not as a "dog." Value could even be created through the classic Porter strategy of using the cash flow of the existing business to invest in completely new businesses through diversification. Heck, you could buy quite a few car washes per year with $15 million. Even Lenny Dykstra was able to do that, and he didn't even have $15 million a year to invest in them.The big questions remain: How will JBB dispose of her ownership interest? Who will be the buyer of that ownership interest? How quickly will they sweep the C-suite clean of people like the current CEO who is a long-time crony of JBB.Inquiring minds want to know.aa


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Football Game Notes - 09/09/13
Second-Team all-Big West (2000)
Utah State: Has started 20 games at quarterback and has added his name to numerous USU record lists heading into his senior season... A smart player who could be among the top quarterbacks in the nation this season.
2001 (Jr.): Started all 11 games to extend his consecutive start streak to 20 games... His 3,100 passing yards were the third most in a season in USU history, while his 260 completions established a new school mark, as did his 24 touchdown passes... Hit 59.5 percent of his passes for the second best such season in school history... On the year he ranked fifth in the country in completions (23.6 per game), while he was 18th in total offense (265.5), 23rd in points responsible for per game (13.5) and 49th in pass efficiency (129.0)... Threw for at least 200 yards in every game to extend his streak to a school record 16 straight games... Best yardage game was a 437-yard contest against Weber State, which ranked as the fourth-best passing day in school history... Threw for 356 yards against Oregon... Twice had four touchdowns passing in a game (Wyoming and Weber State)... Was named the team?s top offensive back for the season.
2000 (So.): Earned second-team all-Big West honors after earning the starting role in the third game of the year... Earned Big West player of the week honors against Idaho... Was named a co-winner of the team?s outstanding sophomore award with Jesse Busta as well as sharing USU?s most improved honor with Cade Smith... Ranked 14th in the NCAA in total offense, 16th in passing, 39th in points responsible for and 43rd in passing efficiency... Recorded the fourth-best total offense day in the nation during the year with 503 yards vs. Boise State, while also recording the season?s second-best passing efficiency day (306.40) vs. Southern Utah and the fourth and 14th best passing days against Boise State (509 yards) and Idaho (421 yards) respectively... Threw for 2,709 yards on the year with 16 touchdowns to just eight interceptions... Caught a scoring pass against Idaho as well.
1999 (Fr.): Played in four games while backing up Jeff Crosbie... His 11 passing attempts were second most on the team... Was four-of-11 for 91 yards on the year... First collegiate action came in the season opener at Georgia when he hit one-of-five passes for 37 yards... The next week he was two-of-three passing for 32 yards against Stephen F. Austin... Did not play again until attempting two passes, both interceptions, against Kansas State... Closed the year by hitting his only attempt for 22 yards in the season finale against North Texas.
1998 (RS): Redshirted his first year at USU.
High School: Completed 194-of-335 passes for 2,571 yards and 20 touchdowns, while rushing for five more scores as a senior... Team went 9-3 and advanced to the state quarterfinals... For his career he completed 283-of-504 passes for 4,125 yards and 38 touchdowns... Set school records for season yards and touchdowns and career yards and touchdowns... Also set a school mark with a 431-yard passing game against J.W. North High School... Lettered three times in baseball and basketball and one year in soccer.
Personal: Brother Richard is the quarterback at New Mexico Highlands... Son of Richard and Julie Fuentes... Born Nov. 29, 1979 in East Los Angeles, Calif... Major is business management.
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1999 4/0 11 4 2 36.4 91 0 37 2000 10/9 368 194 8 52.7 2709 16 74 2001 11/11 437 260 18 59.5 3100 24 70 Total 25/19 816 458 28 56.1 5900 40 74
1999 (Fr.) A-C-I Yds. TD LG Georgia 5-1-0 37 0 37 S.F. Austin 3-2-0 32 0 20 Utah DNP BYU DNP Arkansas State DNP Kansas State 2-0-2 0 0 0 Idaho DNP Boise State DNP N.M. State DNP Nevada DNP North Texas 1-1-0 22 0 22
2000 (So.) A-C-I Yds. TD LG Texas Tech DNP Southern Utah 13-10-0 198 4 70 Arizona State 38-17-3 240 1 74 Utah 42-19-3 230 1 45 Brigham Young 33-21-0 190 1 27 North Texas 36-21-1 170 0 23 Idaho 35-19-0 421 2 74 Arkansas State 40-23-0 245 1 28 New Mexico St. 39-24-0 297 2 52 Boise State 56-25-0 509 2 72 Idaho State 36-15-1 209 2 62
2001 (Jr.) A-C-I Yds. TD LG Utah 43-23-3 231 1 46 LSU 52-30-2 235 1 33 Wyoming 45-30-0 273 4 27 Oregon 46-26-4 356 2 52 Brigham Young 42-25-2 283 2 23 Idaho State 34-18-2 216 2 58 Central Florida 33-21-0 264 1 45 Connecticut 31-20-0 234 3 43 Weber State 34-23-2 437 4 70 South Florida 44-24-2 333 2 49 Fresno State 33-20-1 238 2 45
Fuentes in the USU Record Book Single-Game Records
+2nd in Passing Yards (509 vs. Boise State) +4th in Passing Yards (437 vs. Weber State) +6th in Passing Yards (421 vs. Idaho) +22nd in Passing yards (356 vs. Oregon)
Single-Season Records
+1st in Pass Completions (260), 2001 +1st in Pass Completions per Game (23.6), 2001 +1st consecutive pass attempts without an interception (184), 2000 +1st in 200-yard passing games (11), 2001 +1st in 400-yard passing games (2), 2000 (tied) +1st in Touchdown passes (24), 2001 +1st in Touchdown passes per game (2.2), 2001
Career Records
+1st in 200-yard passing games (18) +1st in 400-yard passing games (3) +2nd in touchdown passes (40) +2nd in Pass Completion Percentage (.561) +3rd in pass completions (458) +4th in passing yards (5,900) +5th in pass attempts (816) +5th in Total offense (5,627)
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Moonflower (album)
|Studio album / Live album by Santana
|October 1977
|December 1976 (live tracks / Europe)
1977 (studio tracks / San Francisco)
|Jazz fusion, rock, latin
|Carlos Santana, Tom Coster
|Santana chronology
|Singles from Moonflower
|Professional ratings
|Review scores
|Robert Christgau
|Rolling Stone
|(not rated)[3]
|The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Moonflower is a studio and live double album by Santana, released in 1977. The recording features both studio and live tracks, which are interspersed with one another throughout the album. It is perhaps the group's most popular live album, because Lotus did not receive a U.S. domestic release until the early 1990s. It displays a mix between the fusion of Latin and blues-rock styles of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the much more experimental and spiritual jazz fusion sound that characterized the band's mid-1970s work. The live material was recorded during the supporting tour for the Festival album, which displayed a similar mix of styles, and many of the album's songs are featured here – namely, the three song medley which opens Festival.
A cover version of the Zombies' mid-1960s hit song "She's Not There" was released as a single and peaked at #27. The song was the first Santana recording to hit the Top 40 of the Billboard charts since "No One to Depend On" reached #36 in 1972. The album reached #10 on the Billboard charts and was eventually certified platinum, neither of which occurred again until the star-studded Supernatural in 1999.
Track listing[edit]
Side one[edit]
- "Dawn/Go Within" (Tom Coster, Carlos Santana) – 2:44 (Studio)
- "Carnaval"* (Coster, Santana) – 2:17 (Live)
- "Let the Children Play" (Leon Patillo, Santana) – 2:37 (Live)
- "Jugando" (José "Chepito" Areas, Santana) – 2:09 (Live)
- "I'll Be Waiting" (Santana) – 5:20 (Studio; also issued on single)
- "Zulu" (Coster, Santana) – 3:25 (Studio)
Side two[edit]
- "Bahia" (Coster, Santana) – 1:37 (Studio)
- "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" (Peter Green, Gábor Szabó) – 6:32 (Live)
- "Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" (Leon Chancler, Coster, David Rubinson) – 7:45 (Live)
- "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (Coster, Santana) – 6:07 (Live)
Side three[edit]
- "She's Not There" (Rod Argent) – 4:09 (Studio; also issued on single)
- "Flor d'Luna (Moonflower)" (Coster) – 5:01 (Studio)
- "Soul Sacrifice/Head, Hands & Feet" (Santana, Gregg Rolie, David Brown, Marcus Malone, Graham Lear) – 14:01 (Live)
Side four[edit]
- "El Morocco" (Coster, Santana) – 5:05 (Studio)
- "Transcendence" (Santana) – 5:13 (Studio)
- "Savor/Toussaint L'Overture" (Santana, Rolie, Brown, Michael Shrieve, Michael Carabello, Areas) – 12:56 (Live)
Bonus tracks on 2003 reissue[edit]
- "Black Magic Woman" (Single edit) (Green) – 2:37 (Live)
- "I'll Be Waiting" (Single edit) (Santana) – 3:12 (Studio)
- "She's Not There" (Single edit) (Argent) – 3:19 (Studio)
- Greg Walker – vocals
- Carlos Santana – guitar, vocals, percussion
- Tom Coster – keyboards
- Pablo Tellez – bass, vocals (live tracks)
- David Margen – bass (studio tracks)
- Graham Lear – drums
- Raul Rekow – percussion
- José "Chepito" Areas – percussion (live tracks)
- Pete Escovedo – percussion (studio tracks)
|Certified units/Sales
|Canada (Music Canada)[5]
|France (SNEP)[6]
|Netherlands (NVPI)[7]
|United Kingdom (BPI)[8]
|United States (RIAA)[9]
|2× Platinum
*sales figures based on certification alone
- ^ Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Moonflower - Santana | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2011). "Robert Christgau: Album: Santana: Moonflower". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ Swenson, John (16 December 1981). "Santana: Moonflower : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Santana: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Santana – Moonflower". Music Canada.
- ^ "French album certifications – Santana – Moonflower" (in French). InfoDisc. Select SANTANA and click OK
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – Santana – Moonflower" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
- ^ "British album certifications – Santana – Moonflower". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Moonflower in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
- ^ "American album certifications – Santana – Moonflower". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH


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Melia Jardim Europa, Sao Paulo
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 322 guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Outdoor pool
- Rooftop terrace
- Breakfast available
- Outdoor tennis court
- Valet parking
- Business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Laundry service
What's around
- In Itaim Bibi
- Pinheiros Sport Club (1 mi / 1.7 km)
- Jockey Club (1.6 mi / 2.6 km)
- Professor Aristoteles Orsini Planetarium (2 mi / 3.2 km)
- Museum of Art of Sao Paulo (2.1 mi / 3.4 km)
- Ibirapuera Park (2.2 mi / 3.6 km)
Melia Jardim Europa, Sao Paulo
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $95
- Deluxe King Room
- Twin Room
- Deluxe Twin Room
- Green Floor Room Twin
- Supreme Twin Room
- Melia Room
- Standard special promotion
- Green Floor Room
- Grand Premium King Bed
Also popular with travelers from the USA
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 322 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 25 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-Noon
- Check-out time is Noon
- Express check-in/out
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Children (6 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Parents must have child's birth certificate and photo ID *
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Valet parking *
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In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour room service
- Outdoor pool
- Fitness facilities
- Outdoor tennis court
- Sauna
- Tennis on site
- Business center
- Meeting rooms 4
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Elevator/lift
- Designated smoking areas
- Rooftop terrace
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Pillow menu
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Turndown service
- Premium bedding
- In-room massage available
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch plasma TV
- Cable TV channels
- MP3 docking station
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Access via exterior corridors
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Special features
DiningAromatique - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Melia Jardim Europa, Sao Paulo's small print
Also known as
- Jardim Europa
- Melia Sao Paulo
- Melia Europa
- Melia Jardim
- Melia Jardim Europa
- Melia Jardim Europa Hotel
- Melia Jardim Europa Hotel Sao Paulo
- Melia Jardim Europa Sao Paulo
- Melia Hotel Jardim Europa
- Melia Jardim Europa Sao Paulo, Brazil
Parents or a legal guardian traveling with children under 18 years must present the child's birth certificate and an identity card with photo (passport, for example) at the check-in. For international travels from Brazil, if just one of the parents is traveling with the child, she/he must present – in addition to the child's certificate of birth and identity card with photo – a letter authorizing the trip signed by the other parent with a notarial certification of signature. In case the parents or the legal guardian, as applicable, cannot or are unwilling to give this authorization, a judicial authorization is required. People who intend to travel to Brazil with children must consult with the Brazilian consulate before traveling for more information.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- Tourism fee: BRL 3.90 per accommodation, per night
Optional extras
Valet parking costs BRL 25.00 per day
Rollaway beds are available for BRL 120,00 per stay
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of BRL 51.00 per person (approximately)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Recent reviews
Excellent 4.3 /5 from 311 reviews
The hotel's big advantage is the great location in the middle of one of São Paulo's best neighborhoods - plus the nice, if small, rooftop pool, which has a spectacular view of the city. But the room itself was nothing special - nothing more than a three star business standard with a fairly basic bathroom. We had issues with the hot water at times and the Internet, while free, tended to go in and out. The hotel is priced at a big premium to other nearby business hotels, even without free breakfast, which tends to be the norm here. Not really justified.
Hotel, service and food ok. The room was not very clean.
Excellent hotel. Staff super nice. Superb localization, several restaurants at walk distance.
Nice lobby but poor small rooms with a microbathroom!
The location of this hotel is in one of the best districts in SP - relatively safe, good restaurants and clubs and all key facilities. The hotel itself is one of the better to be found in that district and is probably the best "bang for buck" in the area. The staff is friendly, helpful, and multi-lingual. The rooms are clean and quiet, the hotel has a decent gym - basically all of the key elements. Some of the rooms are a little tatty, particularly at lower levels, but they have been renovating and they are improving. If you are used to good 5 star hotels, this is not it, but it is very functional and decent. I've stayed at a few in SP and in this district in particular, and this is a great option by local standards.
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Stay in the heart of the action in Deansgate, the busy shopping and cultural center of Manchester. There are plenty of fantastic hotels around the mile-long Deansgate road, with designer stores, cinemas, theaters, galleries, bars, and gourmet restaurants all within easy reach of your accommodation. For a more sedate experience, enjoy a leisurely vacation by the waterways and docks of Salford, a little outside Manchester city center. Culture vultures will appreciate a vacation based in arty Piccadilly and the Northern Quarter, home to Manchester's most hip, new music venues, performance spaces, galleries, cafés, and clubs.
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This delicious and simple recipe for juicy, quickly prepared pork chops calls on three kitchen staples -- garlic, sage and rosemary. The chops are pan roasted, cooked in a covered skillet with the herbs, garlic and some olive oil. Covering the pan holds in moisture and helps keep the chops from becoming too dry or tough.
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Heat a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil. When oil starts to shimmer, stir in sage, rosemary and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
In the meantime, pat chops dry with paper towels and season both sides with salt and pepper to taste. Increase heat to medium-high and add chops to skillet, directly on top of herb/garlic mixture. Cover skillet and cook chops undisturbed for 5 minutes. Turn chops, cover pan, reduce heat to medium and cook until just cooked through, about 5 minutes for 3/4-inch thick chops. Adjust time according to thickness of chops. Transfer to plates and serve.
Makes 2 to 4 servings.
I sometimes add a little vermouth to the pan when I turn the chops and cover it to finish the cooking. This introduces some extra moisture to the meat, along with a very subtle flavor note, due to vermouth's fairly neutral taste.
cbledsoe 2m agoI made this last night. It was delish!
cbledsoe 2m agoMade this last night. I didn't have fresh sage but used rubbed sage spice and rosemary from my herb garden. It was delish! Porkchops were very tender and moist.
wendy_rae_nutter 2m agoQuick question. When us vermouth added?
LifesGreat 3m agoExcellent! Sgrishka recipes are always spot-on perfect! Thanks so much for posting!
AESG 8m agoTasty and easy
katarmybrat 1y agoVery easy to make! And I got to use my fresh herbs! Tobs of flavor! Loved it!
evie50 1y ago
tchen1019 1y agoThis was really good and so easy to make as well! I salted it a bit too much, but the sage, rosemary and garlic was subtle but definitely noticeable! Kids loved it, wife was mad I put too much salt. LOL...great overall.
nabcoengineer 1y agoI just made these as part of a low carb diet for my room mate. I must say these are just wonderful. You can still taste the porkiness of them but the sage adds a WOW factor that can't be beat. I will definitely make these again.
Verdeo 2y agoThis is my go to recipe for pork chops. The dry vermouth just adds a lovely finishing touch!


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