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And when he takes off his helmet, you can certainly understand why.
But now freshman Leonard Williams is proving, like the Lion King, he doesn't just have a wild mane of hair, but he also has the hunting ability to track his prey and take it down.
The 6-foot-5, 270-pound defensive tackle has piled up 18 tackles and five and a half sacks through his first six games as a Trojan.
"As a true freshman, he's been here, what, probably 2-3 months? And he's making a huge impact," said Coach Lane Kiffin after practice Wednesday.
Williams got his first start on the defensive line on the road at Utah and kept the role a week later at Washington. Kiffin says his performance against the Huskies was his best yet.
"(He) continues to improve," he said. "At times he was dominating on the road as a true freshman. That says a lot."
Against Washington Williams recorded four tackles and one and half sack. His biggest play of the night came on a fumble recovery late in the fourth quarter to seal the Trojan win.
"He's been more productive than most freshman we've had," explained Defensive Line Coach Ed Orgeron.
"I came in with confidence only because Coach (Orgeron) was telling me that they were going to need me right away," Williams explained of his early career success.
The Daytona Beach, Florida native also knows he still has a ways to go. The second half of the Trojans' schedule should prove to be much more challenging than the first and it will be a telling sign of the true progress of not only the freshman, but the entire defensive line.
"We're going to find out," Orgeron said when asked how he expects the line to perform. "There are some teams that are going to be bigger and stronger and faster than the teams we have been playing and we'll see how they hold up."
If the first six are even the smallest indication, it's hard to think Williams will be anything but just fine, given he's risen to every challenge already presented this season.
"He's just one of those rare guys who can come in as a true freshman and not just play but make an impact," Kiffin said.
But even better than being one of those rare guys, is being the Lion King.
Stealing from the SEC
Williams is often referred to by Kiffin as an SEC defensive lineman, saying that if you study the NFL draft, the south is where most of the defensive linemen come from.
An SEC defensive lineman, he almost was. A future NFL-draft pick he is sure to be.
Williams almost committed to Florida before USC coaches were able to keep him on the phone until the early-hours of the morning to convince him to come west.
"It's not easy to end up getting (players from the south) because it's easier for those guys to stay at home," explained Orgeron. "You've got to have some type of connection, just like Monte (Kiffin) was connected to (Williams') coaches. That's what came through in the end."
Now, as Orgeron says, the Trojan coaching staff believes they not only took him from the SEC but that they will eventually turn around and give him to the NFL.
"Our recipe for going out of state (to recruit) is to get potential first round draft picks and that's what we thought Leonard was," he said.


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TORONTO (AP) - Derek Jeter, the heart and soul of the Yankees, was knocked out of New York's opener Monday night with a dislocated left shoulder after a violent collision at third base with Toronto catcher Ken Huckaby.
Jeter will go on the disabled list and be sidelined for at least two weeks, New York manager Joe Torre said after the Yankees' 8-4 win. But the extent of the injury wasn't immediately clear.
"This isn't getting hit by a pitch or spraining an ankle," Jeter said. "Hopefully, there's nothing wrong."
Jeter was injured in the third inning on a headfirst slide into third base.
"There's nothing broken, but they still have to take an MRI," Jeter said.
Jeter was down for more than 10 minutes, writhing in pain and surrounded by worried teammates. He was helped onto a cart by trainers Gene Monahan and Steve Donohue, strapped in place sitting upright and taken off the field - his head bent, his face dripping with sweat.
"It hurts. I can't really describe it," Jeter said. "The worst part is getting it back in."
Jeter was trying to advance an extra base on Jason Giambi's comebacker, an attempt to take advantage of Toronto's defense, which was shifted to the right side of the infield.
Huckaby ran up the line to field first baseman Carlos Delgado's throw. Jeter dived headfirst into the bag, and Huckaby fell, his shin guard driving into Jeter's shoulder.
Jeter began writhing as Yankees' trainers, teammates and Torre gathered around.
Jeter was called out on the play because he fell off the base when he was hurt.
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TravelPod Member ReviewsHotel Bel-Air Los Angeles
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Siamo restati a Hotel Bel Air. È stato a cinque stella albergo. Mi è piaciuto lo albergo. È stato grande, bella, è pulito. Ci sono una piscina e un giardino. Mia stanza è stato bella e grande! È stato divertente avere mia personale stanza.
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The most amazing hotel in the world, really, really loved this place. Can't wait to come back and stay for much longer. Stunningly beautiful gardens, laid back, amazing staff, fabulous pool, great food, fantastic bar, wonderful rooms cannot say enough good things about this hotel. Pity about the bad publicity just now, which is sadly nothing to do with the actual hotel. Hope the owners get this sorted soon, as this is a fabulous place to stay.
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Horrible staff??
Horrible staff at Hotel Bel Air? I have stayed at HBA on more than one occasion and no I'm not super wealthy - I pull up to valet in a Toyota and they have treated me no different than other guests. I have always found the staff helpful and sincere in their desire to ensure my stay was nothing less than perfect. HBA provides a unique experience in a romantic and tranquil setting within the neighboorhood of Bel Air. This IS a five star hotel. Period.
Elegant. Secluded. Impeccable service.
Elegant. Secluded. Romantic. And it just seems to get better.
We were married at the Bel-Air 18 years ago and return every year for a few days. Now we bring our kids. It is so beautiful and the service is quiet and attentative. I heard they recently received their fifth star...it is well deserved.
Staff is horrible
The Hotel Bel-Air is a terrible faux-pas in terms of a choice to stay in Los Angeles Area. There are many other places to choose from that would aggravate you less.
Despite the owner of the Hotel being a Prince,
Princely service is not the norm. They check you out to see you're really rich or just rich. They expect an exhorbitant tip for carrying a bag 2 yards.
The hotel is just terrible. Staff re-education a must. They behave like snotty children of rich parents when they are just help. Atrocious!!!
Bel-Air southworld culture
I believe the Hotel Bel-Air is better than The Beverly Hills Hotel and its bungalows. It is similar to nouveau
Californian with in 2004 very Norma Desmond tones.
When I think of it I think of southworld culture and water as still as glass with a big perspective like Devil's Lake State Park of Baraboo, Wisconsin's south shore.
THE best for a romantic weekend!
My fiance and I just got back from a weekend at the Hotel Bel Air and it was simply the best. The staff were outstanding and provided a level of service I have yet to find anywhere else. Yes, the rooms are pricey, but the suites provide a quiet and tranquill setting to get away from life's stresses. The Restaurant is a great place for a romantic dinner (they accomodated a special dessert request) - the food and service were both five star. The pool is open 24/7, although it is crowded on holiday weekends. My one suggestion would be to visit the hotel during a slow weekend (non-holiday) to ensure access to the wonderful pool.
Wonderful mini-vacation
Just returned from a 3 day visit, and loved everything about the hotel. The gardens were the most beautiful and extensive (considering the size of the hotel) hotel gardens we've seen. We found all the staff to be very warm and friendly. No one was snobby, even though we showed up in our rented Ford Taurus, and were always dressed casually. We loved all the extra touches in the room, around the pool, and when working with the front desk or concierge. It spoiled us for other hotels in the area though. Checked out Santa Monica and we no longer have any desire to go to any of the nearby beach hotels. We'll definitely return to the Hotel Bel-Air.
Beautiful grounds rude snobby service
We stayed here for our wedding night and the next. I have tea at the hotel often and have always loved the grounds and heard it was a great place to stay. Checking in at midnight in full wedding gown and tux, my husband and I beamed to the front desk person - " We are checking in!" His reply, a curt "obviously". I said, " We just got married!" This time I got a sarcastic, "You're joking". The room was truly beautiful but I was very disapointed to find that the champagne and "Bride & Groom" embroidered pillowcases I had brought by earlier that week were not in the room as they had promised. They never turned up. The next morning there was a wedding right outside of our room and noise from the restaurant could be heard. when we checked out and mentioned the problems they couldn't have cared less. So, not wanting to have a bad feeling about our weekend, I paid the bill- almost $3,000 for two nights, and left. Getting the car, the valet asked, "What kind of car do you drive?" I replied a black BMW and he rudely said, "Oh like that is going to help me here in LA".
In a Class By Itself
As far as I'm concerned, this is in a class by itself. First off, the grounds are amazing, romantic, and beautifully manicured, you almost feel like you're in a tropical jungle all your own. There are swans in the man made streams that add to the romance of the place. You wouldn't even know that you were ten mins. from gridlocked Los Angeles if you didn't know where you were. This place is very special for its impeccabley decorated and comfortable rooms, with the feeling of total privacy and the staff's attention to detail and eagerness to please.
Nearly every monarch has stayed here from Princess Grace to all the Scandinavian Princes and Princesses, and Queen Juliana of Holland as well. The grouds are perfect for weddings and the hotel is smart to only schedule one at a time; many hotels do not do this, so you have to compete with other wedding parties for any space. I have been coming here for nearly thirteen years now and always enjoy my stay and visits immensely. The food is great (the best hamburgers) and awesome drinks made by my fave bartender, Gus. If privacy, civility and pampering are what you have been yearning for, make a stay here a top of the list priority, you won't be disappointed. I prefer this to the Beverly Hills Hotel (also a "10") but with less feeling of privacy. A real gem!
Not as good as The Beverly Hills Hotel
After staying at The Beverly Hills Hotel 4 months ago I could mostly only see shortcomings during my visit to the Hotel Bel Air.
Both hotels are owned be the Sultan of Brunai, so they are sister hotels.
The Hotel Bel Air has spectacular grounds, impeccable service and friendly staff. So does The Beverly Hills Hotel.
The Beverly Hills Hotel has a better pool and much better rooms. The rooms at Hotel Bel Air are on the small side, are more expensive, and furniture is older and more worn. Also, the style is more feminine, which I did not personally care for.
Housekeeping was irregular at best. At The Beverly Hills Hotel they have mastered the art of cleaning your room almost by magic, when you aren't looking. At the Hotel Bel Air, one day I had to call housekeeping at 2:30 pm because the room had still not been made up.
That is a serious gaffe at a so-called 5-star hotel.
When we had the heater on in the room (Junior Suite #195), there was a rattle which was distracting when trying to sleep.
The bathroom and in particular the shower is not nearly as good as at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The pool is quite small and there was rarely an attendant to ask for drinks or anything else. They would come around once every half hour or so but otherwise were nowhere to be found.
The Beverly Hills Hotel is equal or superior in every way to this hotel. I'm glad I gave the Hotel Bel Air a try but I won't go back.
I'll be over in Beverly Hills where the pool is nicer, the rooms are bigger, the bathrooms are better, housekeeping is superior and value for money is much better.
Overall a lovely hotel, with some reservations
We recently stayed at the Bel Air, and overall had a lovely time.
However, there were a number of hiccups which we found surprising given the rave reviews normally accorded this hotel. Most staff were extremely polite and affable, but on one occasion where the kitchen made a major faux pas with respect to a special room service order (delivering a completely wrong order), the first person we spoke to argued with us fairly heatedly that we had made the error, rather than the kitchen. It took a conversation with the concierge to have the room service manager contact us, and we were able to show written proof that the problem was not ours. To their credit, the duty manager apologised by sending us champagne and strawberries, but the argument with the first person we spoke with was rather unexpected, especially as we had proof that what we had received was not what we had ordered. There were other little hiccups as well, like our welcome tea service being delivered with a welcome note addressed to another guest (we pointed this out but this was ignored), and room service orders being slightly out on each occasion (eg burger delivered without any of the advertised lettuce/tomato etc or condiments, just burger and bun; 2 of various items being delivered and charged when only one was ordered; trays left for hours despite us calling to ahve them removed and so on). On another occasion, we watched as the housekeeping staff discussed a large food stain on our bedsheets (caused by a collapsing room service trolley), and then shrug and decide to remake the bed without changing the sheets despite having noted the stain. None of these were major issues, but they did seem out of place at a hotel with such a good reputation, and it made us rather more on guard than we would normally want to be on vacation. We would definitely stay again because it is a beautiful hotel, but we will be forewarned.
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... We went up to see the Hollywood sign, Staples Center where the Emmy's are held, Chinese Threatre with all the hand prints and he pointed out celebrity homes. He was fascinated by celebrities and so are a lot of locals. We had lunch at the Farmer's Market and an hour to ourselves to look around. It was nice to be off the bus and having a break. Next we headed to Beverly Hills, drove down Rodeo Drive ...
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Skip to comments.Judge Lamberth Grants Defendant's Summary Judgement Killing Obama Social Security Number Case
Posted on 08/30/2011 1:04:27 PM PDT by Seizethecarp
Taitz v Astrue
Upon consideration of defendants Motion for Summary Judgment [21], plaintiffs opposition [31], the reply thereto [32], the entire record herein, and the applicable law, and for the reasons set forth in the Courts Memorandum Opinion issued this date, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants Motion for Summary Judgment [21] is GRANTED.
Final judgment is hereby entered for defendant, dismissing this case with prejudice. SO ORDERED.
Signed by Royce C. Lamberth, Chief Judge, on August 30, 2011.
(Excerpt) Read more at obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com ...
"On the other side of the ledger, plaintiff has identified no legitimate public interest thatwould be served by disclosure of the requested Form SS-5."
Bovine excrement!
ping to Judge Lamberth killing Orly's SSN case...
Imagine this that Judge is a clinton appointee
this is BS
I hope this doesn't end here
A lot of SS information has been turning up in connection with the arrest of Bambi's illegal alien uncle (as distinguished from his illegal alien auntie).
Love your name, btw. Carpe diem...why shouldn't it mean "seize the carp"?
Nope, Reagan.
God help us. Cause nobody else will. When the government will not grant redress through the legal system, they leave the people few other options.
Wonder if a few hunded people on very public hunger strikes would get anyone's attention. How many people would Obama let die before he granted access to his official records?
I'm sure the treasonous OBots are celebrating this BS as they were sweating it at times.
I am sure some Americans celebrated the Boston Massacre as well, lousy colonists had it coming.
Lamberth's ruling is extremely snarky to the point of displaying prejudice, IMO:
Ever persistent, plaintiff has once again come before this Court in an effort to uncover the biggest cover up in the history of this nation. Pl.s Oppn to Mot. for Summ. J. 20 [31]. She believes that the President is using a fraudulently obtained social security number and that the Social Security Administrationamong other agenciesis involved in a scheme to cover[] up social security fraud, IRS fraud, elections fraud and possibly treason committed by the President. Id.at 56, 13. As her numerous filings with the Court demonstrate, plaintiff will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of this alleged conspiracy. Unfortunately for plaintiff, today is nother lucky day.
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FYI, Hannity just promoed that Omar had 4 SSNs.
BTW, a few years back Omar shot at a robber at his bodega type store. I have to get to my hand drive and find the story, maybe Fred Nerks knows. That would take more explanations.
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These bastards don't care about people; it's the Agenda that takes highest priority.
Stalin killed millions, as did Pol Pot.....
All of them.
Orly Taitz is a big bucket of fail.
IF I remember correctly...this judge has been on at least one other case regarding barry's eligibility...and also deep sixth it.
If Obama has a fake SS# and/or multiple numbers, does that not indicate a clear and serious danger or issue of importance to the people of the USA? Yet that is basically the opposite of what this judge apparently used in ruling - that there is no clear interest to the citizens, regardless of the "facts".
Absolutely no questions have been answered regarding the apparent "issues" surrounding this president - including the proven false or fraudulent SS number(s), and the now repeatedly proven fake certificate of live birth (all of them).
Orly may be a bit wacky - but what makes that grounds for summary dismissal with prejudice?
At this point, with every case against Barry thrown out on one whim or another our courts no longer represent justice or impartiality.
This is why the Constitution included the Second Admendment. When Ballots fail to work, there is bullets. Let us hope that our Ballots are not just a bunch of Acorns this time, or there may be hell to pay for America.
So, Judge Dummy, wanna explain to me how a Hawaiin born person gets a Connecticut ss #?
How exactly does that happen. Step by step.
Is this for real? Where is the proof? Just asking, not trying to refute. Where does this come from?
Where are Uncle Omar's numbers from?
If President Obama does not want the world to see his entire number----although the entire number can be fould on his Selective Service application form that he signed in 1980---he could leave only the first 3 digits visible and black out the rest of the numbers, the last 6 numbers.
He then could voluntarily release a copy of his SS application that he supposedly filled out in Hawaii when he was a teenager in Hawaii in the 1970s, but he won't.
Why not? Because he knows, just as we know, that a Barack Obama SS application either does not exist, or there is some information on the application that would be politically damaging to Obama, for instance, it could show a Connecticut address, an address that can be used to find out who filled out the SS application in Connecticut.
"Bit wacky. Right. A nice euphemism for incompetent. What has she ever succeeded in, in all her legal work? Nothing. This might be a trend."
Yet she seems to be the only person to actually get any
of these cases to court only to be thrown out with
"prejudice". Is she being used to scare off anyone else's
attempt or is she in on it?
Is what for real?
Yes, Hawaiian "born" Obama has a Connecticut SS #.
It comes from Orly Tiatz, birther lawyer who most describe as nuts, but I agree with her. No doubt Obama is a fraud and he is not who he says he is by any means.
But it doesn't matter a hill of beans, no one's gonna toss our first black president cause he isn't eligible and cause he faked his identity.
We, the people, voted him in, and it's gonna be We, the people, who vote him out, and that is all there is to it.
Who says judicial rulings can't be humorous?
An opportunity to read the latest judicial ruling on Orly's latest antics is always cause for celebration.
Get lost troll.
Having a bad day, are we?
Not really troll.
So what FogBLow are you?
This is the troubling question. Lamberth didn't conclude that probable fraud by Obama in obtaining his SSN would provide "insight into the SSA's operations." Wouldn't failure to detect and prevent fraudulent SSN applications provide "insight" into failed internal controls at SSA?
To protect Obama's privacy rights, Lamberth appears to have required proof of fraud from Orly, not just speculation from her that Obama's SSN was probably obtained by fraud. In that sense, his ruling was "conservative" and narrow.
Remember that Astrue was the defendant, not Obama. Orly had to provide convincing evidence that SSA screwed up, not Obama.
As long as it is possible for a person born in HI to have an CT SSN (it is), then SSA is in the clear for Judge Lamberth. Orly is not entitled to a "fishing expedition" even if that would likely to produce evidence of fraud. Likely isn't good enough for Lamberth.
Per Lamberth's ruling:
"The disclosure of an individuals Form SS-5 would provide absolutely no insight into the SSAs operations or activities. And plaintifffor all her allegationshas produced noevidence that would warrant a belief by a reasonable person that the alleged government impropriety might have occurred. Natl Archives and Records Admin. v. Favish, 541 U.S. 157,174 (2004). Her vehement allegations of fraud consist of mere bare suspicion[s] and thus fail to satisfy the public interest standard required under FOIA."
Guilty as sin, free as a bird; what a great country!
Is Orly feenished?
"Is Orly feenished?"
Her HI subpoena is finished, but Orly is _never_ finished (so far). Orly is the energizer bunny!
Orly anticipated that Lamberth would deep-six her Astrue case so she introduced numerous other claims in HI courts as a backstop, IIRC.
Well, I accept that in terms of this case, but I would like a detailed, step by step explanation of the process that resulted in his having a Connecticut SS#.
I mean, I certainly don't believe that a man who lies 100 % of the time is telling the truth about his identity, nope, I really don't.
But that being said, I have no expectation that any explanation will occur, and quite frankly, it doesn't matter to my overall philosophy on this, because we are the ones who ignorantly voted his fraudulent ass in, and it will be we who vote his fraudulent ass out.
(Not that I actually voted for him, just speaking collectively as a citizen. This is our duty, not the duty of some judge).
"She believes that the President is using a fraudulently obtained social security number and that the Social Security Administrationamong other agenciesis involved in a scheme to cover[] up social security fraud, IRS fraud, elections fraud and possibly treason committed by the President."
Why yes, Judge Lambert that's about as silly and far-fetched as the ATF, DOJ and other government law enforcement entities illegally running guns to Mexico resulting in the murder of an American border agent among others. That would never happen.
That would be as silly and far-fetched as the President having illegal alien relatives with numerous fake SSN's. That would never happen.
Taitz can keep the ball rolling if she appeals.
If the only reason is to keep the issue alive and in front of the complicit OBots and their liberal media. To remind everyone including them that they are a bunch of scofflaws.
And new derogatory or hard information against Obama could surface to be used in any appeal.
Obama believes that children who survive botched abortions should be left without medical attention to die of dehydration and/or starvation. do you really think that he cares whether or not adults who are seeking info that could bring down his corrupt regime die in the process of voluntarily doing so? The only way to bring down this Marxist purveyor of the culture of death is with a Congressional investigation and removal proceeding, (unlikely since they are exhibiting their supine cowardice in this regard) an election, or by force of arms.
The inexorability of the calendar is upon us. If the GOP manages to sweep in 2012 including the Presidency, any ongoing appeals will not yet be heard and will wither away. It seems that the only way now to have Obama leave office because of his apparent illegitimate past is ironically if he is re-elected and Taitz or a better lawyer wins a case. Otherwise, who will bother to prove that a former President held office for a full term illegally?
>>> Imagine this that Judge is a clinton appointee
Not even close. He's one of the mostly highly respected judges on the federal bench, and doesn't suffer fools gladly.
Lamberth was born in 1943 in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas and from the University of Texas School of Law, receiving an LL.B. in 1967. He served as a Captain in the Judge Advocate Generals Corps of the United States Army from 1968 to 1974, including one year in Vietnam. After that, he became an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. In 1978, Lamberth became Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorneys Office, a position he held until his appointment to the federal bench.
He was nominated to the federal bench on March 19, 1987 by President Ronald Reagan, and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 13, 1987. He also served as Presiding Judge of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1995 to 2002.
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Okay, I have to get a bit outside of my head in order to write this review. In the midst of a rather antagonistic blare and bash conga line of Neruda quotes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Jorge Luis Borges comparisons, and every factoid I've ever consumed concerning magical realism - the view of what I've just read is getting a bit murkily manic.
In Neruda's The Sea (bear with me), he opens with, "I need the sea because it teaches me." In simplicity, I believe readers need magical realism and the authors that employ it magnificently, like Allende, because they teach us.
As written in Spirits, "memory is fragile and the space of a single life is brief, passing so quickly that we never get a chance to see the relationship between events; we cannot gauge the consequences of our acts, and we believe in the fiction of past, present, and future,..." Because of my experience in reading Allende and other authors, I think magical realism often offers a looking glass that people can't always connect to as easily in other works of fiction. One that provides an external yet simultaneously introspective gauge that fleshes out our personal view of our lives and the world around us.
I felt that gauge sharpen for me while reading Spirits. I can't say I pin it on a particular character or scene. More that the rhythm of Allende's commix of heavier fabulism in the beginning and the chaos of reality in the end was able to open up a thought process within me that surpassed the identification with, judgement of, or enjoyment of characters. Just as I'm a sucker for any book that prompts further reading and/or learning, I adore those that lead to the expansion of individual thought. The great thing being that Allende's Spirits triggered such while offering a wealth of character, cultural, and political dynamic as well.
Conga line sum up: I'm left feeling inspired and intrigued and a million more words on the technicalities of magical realism or the "who're ya gonna call" list of the authors at the forefront of the genre would lead me right back to the exact same statement. On a personal level, this was a brilliant book. On a reviewer level, I recommend Allende as a writer that will make you think and experience.
"She felt that everything was made of glass, as fragile as a sigh"
Clara del Valle has paranormal powers and keeps a detailed diary of her life. Using her powers, Clara predicts an accidental death in the family. Shortly after this, Clara's sister, Rosa the Beautiful, is killed by poison intended for her father who is running for the Senate. Rosa's fiancé, a poor miner named Esteban Trueba, is devastated and attempts to mend his broken heart by devoting his life to uplifting his family hacienda, Las Tres Marías. Through a combination of intimidation and reward systems, he quickly earns/forces respect and labor from the fearful peasants and turns Tres Marías into a "model hacienda". He turns the first peasant who spoke to him upon arrival, Pedro Segundo, into his foreman, who quickly becomes the closest thing that Trueba ever has to an actual friend during his life. However, he rapes many of the peasant women, and his first victim, Pancha García, becomes the mother of his bastard son, who would eventually become Esteban García.
Esteban returns to the city to see his dying mother. After her death, Esteban decides to fulfill her dying wish: for him to marry and have legitimate children. He goes to the del Valle family to ask for Clara's hand in marriage. Clara accepts Esteban's proposal; she herself has predicted her engagement two months prior, speaking for the first time in nine years. During the period of their engagement, Esteban builds what everyone calls "the big house on the corner," a large mansion in the city where the Trueba family will live for generations. After their wedding, Esteban's sister Férula comes to live with the newlyweds in the big house on the corner. Férula develops a strong dedication to Clara, which fulfills her need to serve others. However, Esteban's wild desire to possess Clara and to monopolize her love causes him to throw Férula out of the house. She curses him, telling him that he will shrink in body and soul, and die like a dog. Although she misses her sister-in-law, a passive and dreamy Clara finds happiness in developing her psychic powers. Spirits, artists, and spiritualists flock to the Truebas' house.
Clara gives birth to a daughter named Blanca and later, to twin boys Jaime and Nicolás. The family, which resides in the capital, stays at the hacienda during the summertime. Upon arriving at Tres Marías for the first time, Blanca immediately befriends a young boy named Pedro Tercero, who is the son of her father's foreman.
During their teenage years, Blanca and Pedro Tercero eventually become lovers. After an earthquake that destroys part of the hacienda and leaves Esteban injured, the Truebas move permanently to Las Tres Marías. Clara spends her time teaching and helping peasant children, while Blanca is sent to a convent school and the twin boys back to an English boarding school, both of which are located in the city. Blanca fakes an illness so as to be sent back to Las Tres Marías, where she can be with Pedro Tercero. Life runs smoothly until Pedro Tercero is banished from the hacienda by Esteban, on account of his revolutionary communist/socialist ideas.
A visiting French count to the hacienda, Jean de Satigny, reveals Blanca's nightly romps with Pedro Tercero to her father. Esteban furiously goes after his daughter and brutally whips her. When Clara expresses horror at his actions, Esteban slaps her, knocking out her front teeth. Clara decides to never speak to him again, reclaims her maiden name and moves out of Tres Marías and back to the city, taking Blanca with her. Esteban, furious and lonely, blames Pedro Tercero for the whole matter; putting a price on the boy's head with the local corrupt police. At this point, Pedro Segundo deserts Esteban, telling him he does not want to be around when Trueba inevitably catches his son. Enraged by Pedro Segundo's departure, Trueba begins hunting for Pedro Tercero himself, eventually tracking him down to a small shack near his hacienda. He only succeeds in cutting off three of Pedro's fingers, and is filled with regret for his uncontrollable furies.
Blanca finds out she is pregnant with Pedro Tercero's child. Esteban, desperate to save the family honor, gets Blanca to marry the French count by telling her that he has killed Pedro Tercero. At first, Blanca gets along with her new husband, but she leaves him when she discovers his participation in sexual fantasies with the servants. Blanca quietly returns to the Trueba household and names her daughter Alba. Clara predicts that Alba will have a very happy future and good luck. Her future lover, Miguel, happens to watch her birth, as he had been living in the Trueba House with his sister, Amanda. They move out shortly after Alba's birth.
Esteban Trueba eventually moves to the Trueba house in the capital as well, although he continues to spend periods of time in Tres Marías. He becomes isolated from every member of his family except for little Alba, whom he is very fond of. Esteban runs as a senator for the Conservative Party but is nervous about whether or not he will win. Clara speaks to him, through signs, informing him that "those who have always won will win again" – this becomes his motto. Clara then begins to speak to Esteban through signs, although she keeps her promise and never actually speaks to him again. A few years later, Clara dies peacefully and Esteban is overwhelmed with grief.
Alba is a solitary child who enjoys playing make-believe in the basement of the house and painting the walls of her room. Blanca has become very poor since leaving Jean de Satigny's house, getting a small income out of selling pottery and giving pottery classes to mentally handicapped children, and is once again dating Pedro Tercero, now a revolutionary singer/songwriter. Alba and Pedro are fond of each other, but do not know they are father and daughter, although Pedro suspects this. Alba is also fond of her uncles. Nicolás is eventually kicked out by his father, moving, supposedly, to North America.
When she is older, Alba attends a local college where she meets Miguel, now a grown man, and becomes his lover. Miguel is a revolutionary, and out of love for him, Alba involves herself in student protests against the conservative government. After the victory of the People's Party (a socialist movement), Alba celebrates with Miguel.
Fearing a Communist dictatorship, Esteban Trueba and his fellow politicians plan a military coup of the socialist government. However, when the military coup is set into action, the military men relish their power and grow out of control. Esteban's son Jaime is killed by power-driven soldiers along with other supporters of the government. After the coup, people are regularly kidnapped and tortured. Esteban helps Blanca and Pedro Tercero flee to Canada, where the couple finally find their happiness.
The military regime attempts to eliminate all traces of opposition and eventually comes for Alba. She is made the prisoner of Colonel Esteban García, the son of Esteban Trueba's and Pancha Garcia's illegitimate son, and hence the grandson of Esteban Trueba. During an earlier visit to the Trueba house, García had molested Alba as a child. In pure hatred of her privileged life and eventual inheritance, García tortures Alba repeatedly, looking for information on Miguel. He rapes her, thus completing the cycle that Esteban Trueba put into motion when he raped Pancha García. When Alba loses her will to live, she is visited by Clara's spirit who tells her not to wish for death, since it can easily come, but to wish to live.
Esteban Trueba manages to free Alba with the help of Miguel and Tránsito Soto, an old friend/prostitute from his days as a young man. After helping Alba write their memoir, Esteban Trueba dies in the arms of Alba, accompanied by Clara's spirit; he is smiling, having avoided Férula's prophecy that he will die like a dog. Alba explains that she will not seek vengeance on those who have injured her, suggesting a hope that one day the human cycle of hate and revenge can be broken. Alba writes the book to pass time while she waits for Miguel and for the birth of her child.
I probably would have given this book 5 starts if My interest hadn't waned a bit at the end. Allende is a great writer and the translation is well done so it is allways a pleasure to read one of her books. This family was odd from the start, there was no way their story would be anything else but a little strange and over the top, just the kind of dynamic I like to read.
This one took awhile to grow on me - at first it seems to wander pointlessly, but by the end it reveals itself as truly grand in scope.
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As a debut novel this is an incredibly impressive book. Shelfari lists 56 characters, and the time frame of this family saga is nearly a century. The characters were very colorful and the historic setting was richly described and interesting. Allende never calls the country Chile, nor does she identify any historical character by their real name. But we all know where and when this story took place.
The magical components of the book are mostly in the hands of the women, especially Clara the Clairvoyant. I liked the way La Casa de Los Espiritus always connected the surviving family members to the past. But I was annoyed that Clara's ability to predict the future made her seem passive in the face of brutality. There were so many vivid, unique characters in this family. Their individual stories are fascinating, but in some way they seemed disconnected to each other. It was only at the end, when Alma identifies herself as the second narrator, that I could see how she was "assembling a jigsaw puzzle in which each piece had a specific place." As I was reading the book with its 30 to 40 page long chapters, I was interested in the events and characters of each chapter, but I never felt terribly compelled to start the next chapter. It took a long time to finish the book. And, I will probably be thinking about it for a long time.
I've had this book on my list for a very long time. I was living in Caracas in 1980 when, apparently, Allende was living there, writing this book. Twentieth century Chilean history is very painful. Twenty first century Venezuelan history is looking to be same story, different location. Minor variations on a theme, but as Alma says at the end of this book, the pattern seems to repeat itself. I truly wish I'd been able to read this book in Spanish. I tried, but although I can read Jorge Curioso to a group of young children, this book was beyond me.
Primera novela de Isabel Allende, La casa de los espíritus narra la saga de una poderosa familia de terratenientes latinoamericanos. El despótico patriarca Esteban Trueba ha construido, con mano de hierro, un imperio privado que empieza a tambalearse a raíz del paso del tiempo y de un entorno social explosivo. Finalmente, la decadencia personal del patriarca arrastrará a los Trueba a una dolorosa desintegración. Atrapados en unas dramáticas relaciones familiares, los personajes de esta portentosa novela encarnan las tensiones sociales y espirituales de una época que abarca gran parte de este siglo.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0553273914, Mass Market Paperback)Here, in an astonishing debut by a gifted storyteller, is the magnificent saga of proud and passionate men and women and the turbulent times through which they suffer and triumph. They are the Truebas. And theirs is a world you will not want to leave, and one you will not forget.
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