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The annual rate at which house prices are falling continued to accelerate during September to hit a new record of 5.1%, government figures showed today.
The fall left the average property in the UK costing £208,583, nearly £12,000 less than a year ago and the lowest level since March 2007.
But homes lost only 0.1% of their value during September itself, well down on August's drop of 2.7%.
Estate agents are suffering
The figures came as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said estate agents sold an average of just 10.9 properties each during the three months to the end of October, dropping to only six homes in London.
Around 81.8% more chartered surveyors reported seeing price falls than those who saw price rises.
But on a brighter note, a balance of 20% of those questioned said they thought sales levels would increase during the coming three months.
House prices are now falling in all regions of the country on an annual basis, with Northern Ireland seeing the biggest drop of 15.8%, followed by the East Midlands and West Midlands at 7% and 6.8% respectively, according to the Communities and Local Government department (CLG).
Gloomy outlook
Howard Archer, chief UK and European Economist at IHS Global Insight, said: "Overall, the latest plethora of data and survey evidence on the housing market does little to alleviate the belief that prices are set to fall markedly further over the coming months.
"Indeed, even though mortgage lenders are largely passing on last week's 150 basis point interest rate cut by the Bank of England, the fundamentals for the housing market remain largely unfavourable."
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As you approach the middle part of your talk, you notice somebody in the back yawning.
A few minutes later, somebody else yawns.
Not too long after that, some people in your audience start to fidget.
They look at the time, look around, and get tempted to talk to each other.
You carry on with your talk as the room gets noisier and noisier.
You reach the end of your talk.
After giving out all the facts about global warming, you'd think they would care about the subject as much as you do.
I mean, how could they not possibly be alarmed after knowing that the global temperature has more than doubled in the last 50 years?
During your talk you've enumerated all the facts about global warming.
You gave them numbers, names of government agencies involved, and its effects on the planet.
You gave your best efforts in persuading people to change their habits by bombarding them with all these facts.
Seriously, with all these, they should be asking you all the questions on how to help.
You step off the platform, and walk towards your table.
You slowly pack your things.
Anytime now.
You prepare your answers for the possible questions some of the members from the audience might ask you.
But there wasn't anyone who approached you.
It has been 15 minutes.
"Maybe they're just too shy." You tell yourself.
But you've left your contact information details after the talk, too.
Maybe within the week, they'll contact you.
So you continue living your life, but with that talk still at the back of your mind.
It's been a week.
Still no messages, phone calls or emails.
Where did you go wrong?
You start getting paranoid, and have a flashback of your previous talks.
Were you really that boring?
All these thoughts run in your head as you prepare to attend a talk on global warming.
Since you're so passionate about this subject, you continue to attend conferences and seminars on where you could learn more about this topic.
You equip yourself with heavy vocabulary and some more facts because they might come up and you'll know where the speaker is heading.
The talk starts, and this guy is basically telling everyone the same thing you were talking about with a different audience a week ago.
But you notice something different.
Everybody seems eager to pay attention to this man.
Nobody was yawning.
Nobody was uncomfortably fidgeting in their seat.
Nobody even tried to talk to each other.
Their eyes and ears were glued to this speaker.
"Wow. My audience sucked last week." You mutter to yourself.
Deep down, you knew it wasn't the audience.
Because somehow, the speaker in front of you knew the right words to say to keep an audience hooked.
He's got you hooked, too. More than you'd like to admit.
As he delves deeper into his topic, you can't help it.
You knew exactly where you went wrong.
Don't make the same mistakes stated above.
Let's talk about how you can persuade your audience to take action on a cause you know that's worth fighting for:
1. Appeal to the heart first.
The human mind is hardwired to process stories better than facts, and even more with an emotional charge to them.
Generally, we are more likely to remember events with emotional arousal rather than events with none.
Scientists have found that our body releases a hormone while these emotionally charged events are taking place.
According to Science Daily, "this hormone "primes" nerve cells to remember events by increasing their chemical sensitivity at sites where nerves rewire to form new memory circuits."
In lay man's terms, a hormone makes your new nerve cells more chemically sensitive.
So, what does this information mean for you as a storyteller?
It means that if you are able to make your audience feel something while narrating your story, they have higher chances of remembering that story.
Who wouldn't want to be remembered?
Nobody remembers the guy who keeps saying he "had a nice dream last night."
Those phrases are overused and too generic.
You want to make them feel how and why your dream was "nice."
A better way to say it would be, "After months of waiting, I finally saw my wife. I've never been
happier but I knew I had to wake up soon."
Practice how to tailor your words to be suitable to whoever your audience will be.
If you're going to speak in front of a university, or a younger audience, maybe the example above isn't appropriate.
Figure out the desires, fears, wants and needs of your audience or audience to be, and construct a story on how to tug their heartstrings from there.
2. Build up to a moment they'll never forget.
This is the opportunity to reveal something shocking.
According to Nancy Duarte, it can come in different forms such as statistics or drama.
So try to be creative, as long as it's appropriate for the presentation.
You can use a prop, a thought-provoking statement, or disprove a common misconception.
For example, if your topic is about smoking, you can present a short skit in where two people stand in front. Their only difference is that one is holding a cigarette.
Then later, you reveal that the one without a cigarette is the one who gets lung cancer despite never holding a cigarette in his life.
Not everyone knows that a person who doesn't smoke, is also at risk if he's exposed to smokers often.
Third hand smoking is real.
Do your research online, or ask the people you know, about what they don't know.
Once again, either it's a statistic, or some form of drama, it doesn't matter.
As long as it's something you know they'll always remember.
3. Be authentic. Keep it simple.
As eloquent as you might want to sound, unless you're in the courthouse filled with lawyers, not everybody will be able to understand the fancy words you're trying to tell them.
Keep it simple.
Be yourself.
The simpler, the better.
It's easier to grasp if people are able to explain it in their own words.
Besides, you'll be much more passionate if you use your own words.
You'll be more comfortable.
You won't put an emphasis to memorization.
You don't need all those big words irrelevant to your topic just to impress people.
As Einstein said, "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
Appeal to the heart first.
Build up to a moment they'll never forget.
Be authentic. Keep it simple.
You've just given your fourth talk on global warming since you've discovered and applied the art of persuasive storytelling.
The audience took it well.
You even received a standing ovation.
Pondering deeply about questions some members of the audience asked when they approached you, you drive to the nearest Starbucks from the venue you spoke in.
As you order your tall skinny vanilla latte, you hand over your personal Starbucks tumbler to the barista.
"Oh cool, we have the same design" says a voice from behind.
You turn to look and she shows her tumbler.
"I was compelled to take action in my own little way because of your speech last month. It moved me. You can always find me in a Starbucks, so I decided to get one of these to do my part in helping the environment."
You couldn't believe your ears.
You wonder how many others were doing this or other methods without you knowing.
You've made an impact to at least one person.
And that makes all the difference.
What other characteristics do you think a speaker must have to be persuasive?
Write 'em down in the comments below!
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Organized team activities began last week signaling the unofficial start of the 2013 NFL season. Training camp is still more than a month away with preseason games scheduled for August. However, we're already looking forward to what the New York Giants' 53-man roster will look like week one this season.
In anticipation, we'll look at predictions for who will play for the Giants' offense. Below, I have selected 25 players who may make the team week one of the 2013 season.
The G-Men will have three quarterbacks on their roster; starter Eli Manning, backup David Carr and third stringer, fourth-round pick of the 2013 NFL draft, Ryan Nassib.
Protecting Manning will be the task of an aging offensive line. The O-line went under the knife during the offseason and got a little younger with two draft picks in this years draft. Look for the veterans to start week one; Will Beatty at left tackle, Kevin Booth at left guard, David Bass at center, Chris Snee at right guard and David Diehl at right tackle.
The Giants' first-round pick Justin Pugh will compete with Diehl in camp this summer for right tackle. Along with Pugh, James Brewer and Brandon Mosley should make the competition for right tackle the most interesting story of preseason.
Jim Cordle will back up Bass at center bringing the total number of offensive lineman on the roster to nine.
At running back, due to the recent injury to Henry Hynoski, the team will carry four players; Andre Brown will start over David Wilson due to his experience, Michael Cox and Ryan Torain will compete for special teams positions as well as possibly substituting at full back.
Hynoski will remain on the roster at full back due to his effectiveness at run blocking and the uncertainty of the Giants running game coming into this season. He is hoping to return week one, but will more than likely miss a few games in the beginning of the season.
Tight end Bear Pascoe may also fill in at full back. The other two tight ends will be former Oakland Raiders free-agent acquisition Brandon Myers and second-year player Adrien Robinson. Myers will be a legit threat as a playmaker for the Giants this season.
Pascoe and Robinson will split time with blocking duties and play on special teams. Robinson is still developing as a tight end. Last year, he was the Giants' fourth round pick in the draft. This season Big Blue will know if Robinson can develop into NFL caliber tight end or remain a lemon of a draft pick.
The wide receiver position has been generating a lot of press lately. Once Victor Cruz is signed to a long-term contract the Giants will bring six wide outs on to their 53-man roster. Including Cruz, these will likely be; Hakeem Nicks, Louis Murphy, Jerrel Jernigan, Rueben Randle and Ramses Barden. With two healthy pro-bowl receivers, the Giants' receiving corps will be the strength of the offense.
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The Knightsbrook Resort has established itself as one of the premier golf resorts in Ireland and in 2011 played host to the Junior Solheim Cup between Europe & the USA.
This prestigious lifestyle development offers arguably some of the best four-star hotel accommodation in Meath, underpinned by a superb and subtle combination of elegant luxury and modern sophistication. The Family Resort is situated at the heart of a whopping 186 acres of rolling parkland, providing residents and guests with ultimate privacy, sublime tranquillity and superb scenery to explore.
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At Killeen Castle, Jack Nicklaus has created a world class Signature Design 18 hole Championship golf course. With beautiful views of the Co. Meath countryside throughout our 600 acre estate, players will never become bored of the golfing test that is provided. Host to the Ladies Irish Open from 2010 until 2012 and The 2011 Solheim Cup.
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There is a student recycling program at ASA at the ES, MS and HS. To support the program a recycling storage facility (for paper, plastics and metal) has been constructed. It is located in the parking lot behind the cantina. When you see it you will know that ASA is taking recycling and creating an environmentally conscious very seriously. It is a very impressive facility. Thank you to everyone for your support in helping with recycling and keeping our campus environmentally safe and clean!


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From the magazine known throughout America for its "great food and great recipes" comes this dazzling new collection of 600 contemporary and classic dishes.
Each year, Family Circle publishes hundreds of recipes in all categories, literally, from soup to nuts. In this magnificent new volume, the editors have selected more than six hundred that have proved to be most popular among the magazine's readers and collected them in one eye-appealing and practical volume.
Family Circle All-time Favorite Recipes is packed with triple-tested recipes for dishes ranging from Chicken and Parsleyed Dumpling Stew to Mustard-Ginger Glazed Beef Roast; Corn Fritters to Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers; Three-Cheese Penne to Spicy Thai-Style Fettuccine. And, of course, there are oodles of yummy desserts, from classic holiday and party cakes to cheese-cakes to Peach Crumble Pie to White Chocolate Mousse Cups.
The book is divided into eleven chapters, covering all courses and illustrated through-out with 150 full-color photographs that suggest simple but elegant ways to present many of the dishes. The preparation time and a complete nutritional analysis accompany each recipe; make-ahead tips are included when applicable. Where appropriate, recipes are supplemented by helpful sidebars illustrated with 50 step-by-step photographs. Pointers on food safety and specific ingredients are sprinkled throughout. The appendix features an informative herb and spice chart plus hints to enhance cooking and entertaining.
With its abundance of recipes, generosity of information, and eye-pleasing array of photographs, Family Circle All-time Favorite Recipes is destined to become a treasured resource for home cooks. Not only the perfect gift for brides or young singles starting out, this book is also the ideal choice for accomplished cooks seeking fresh, new recipes to liven-up their repertoire.
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Coconut peanut chicken
Makes: 30 servings
Prep: 20 minutes
Deep-fry: 4 to 6 minutes per batch
Crazy about nuts? Substitute macadamias or pecans for the peanuts; add 1/4 teaspoon salt to the flour. And why not try turkey instead of the chicken?
Per serving: 131 calories, 5 g protein, 10 g fat, 7 g carbohydrate, 63 mg sodium, 23 mg cholesterol.
3/4 cup cocktail peanuts
2 cups sweetened flake coconut
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
Vegetable oil for frying
Dipping sauce
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons orange marmalade
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
1. Place peanuts in a food processor. Whirl until finely choppped. Combine peanuts with coconut in a medium-size bowl. Place flour in a small bowl. Lightly beat eggs in another small bowl.
2. Dip chicken pieces in flour to coat lightly, shaking off excess, then in eggs and then in peanut-coconut mixture.
3. Pour oil into an electric skillet or a regular large skillet to a depth of 1/2 inch. Set electric skillet at 350 or heat oil in a regular skillet over medium heat until it registers 350 on a deep-fat thermometer.
4. With a slotted spoon, carefully slip chicken into hot oil, 6 pieces at a time. Fry 4 to 6 minutes or until cooked through, turning once; adjust heat as needed to prevent peanut coating from overbrowning. Transfer chicken to paper toweling to drain. Keep hot in a warm oven. Repeat with remaining chicken.
5. Prepare dipping sauce. Combine honey, marmalade, soy sauce and mustard in a small bowl.
6. Place chicken on a serving plate. Serve with sauce.
Fusilli Colorado
Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Since many Italian and Mexican people call Colorado home, prizewinner Jonathan Elbaum combines popular staples from both cuisines: tomatoes and chipotle chiles.
Per serving: 586 calories, 40 g rotein, 22 g fat, 55 g carbohydrate, 464 mg sodium, 138 mg cholesterol
1 pound fusilli
6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (2 pounds total)
1 tablepoon vegetable oil
1 medium onion, diced (about 1 cup)
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/2 teaspon ground cumin
2 canned chipotle chiles, seeded and finely diced
2 medium tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 2 cups)
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1. Cook fusilli in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water until al dente, firm but tender. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water.
2. Meanwhile, cut chicken into 2 x 1/2 x 1/2-inch strips. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sauté 5 minutes or until it begins to brown. Add onion; cook 3 minutes. Add garlic and cumin. Reduce heat to medium; cook 1 minute.
3. Add chiles, tomatoes, cream, salt and pepper. Lower heat; simmer 5 minutes. Add cilantro.
4. Add pasta to sauce; toss. Stir in reserved pasta water as needed for a creamier consistency. Serve.
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Facebook is best for interacting on a more personal level with your contacts. It's built for sharing blogs, videos and photos and is a great tool for responding to questions. But with its 845 million users, trying to connect with too many people could dilute genuine connections and you could be in danger of overlooking an important comment.
Twitter scores highly for its customer service. Remember to include links in your tweets that are relevant to your audience, and most important – include hashtags so you can be easily found by the right people.
To advertise your professional talents use LinkedIn. Create a group to show off your leadership qualities and create an "Answers" page where the world can discover how business savvy you are.
Finally, new kid Google + with its 62 million users is described as best for adding specific people to your conversations. Just add an "+
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The music streaming battle has begun. Apple announced Apple Music this week and then followed this with a new iOS 8 update incorporating their new music streaming service. Everyone knows that when Apple does something, they do it with style. But style aside, are there many other reasons to switch from Spotify?
Here's my take on the Apple Music v Spotify battle.
Apple Music v Spotify comparison
|Apple Music
|Available for free
|Paid cost
|$9.99 per month
|$9.99 per month
|Paid trial period
|3 months
|3 months for $0.99 or 1 month free
|Number of songs
|30 million +
|30 million +
|Family sharing
|$14.99 per month for 6 users
|$5 extra per additional user
|Offline playback
|Yes on paid subscription
|Yes on paid subscription
|Apple and Android
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|Yes – DJ led
|Yes – algorithm
|Tailored recommendations
|Free mobile skips
|Yes, 6
|Yes, 6
As you can see from the table above, there really isn't much to choose between when it comes to Apple Music versus Spotify. Although, and this really could be the deal breaker for many people – Apple Music have got Taylor Swift and Spotify haven't. A good enough reason for many to cancel their Spotify subscription and switch immediately, I am sure you'll agree.
Can you transfer music from Spotify to Apple Music?
I'm afraid not. You can transfer from Beats Music to Apple Music, but at present there is no way to transfer playlists from Spotify to Apple Music. And this may be a reason why many won't be switching any time soon. But, I am sure that Apple will release a tool to do so in the very near feature, if they think it is stopping them from taking Spotify users.
Apple Music v Spotify – verdict
So, to summarise, there is nothing much between the services. As with most Apple, it is slick and stylish, but Spotify isn't too bad on this front and it is countered by the fact that I can play Spotify through my TV set-top box.
If you aren't a Spotify member then you can choose either. As a Spotify Premium user with a whole bunch of playlists already set up, I won't be moving to Apple Music any time soon. I am very happy with Spotify and there is nothing in Apple Music that is going to convince me to switch yet.
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Victoria has over 850 wineries, in 21 separate wine making regions, with over 650 offering the cellar door wine tasting experience. The climate and topography in Victoria is diverse, enabling wine makers to grow a wide variety of grapes under different conditions and produce a huge range of wine styles.
The High Country Region is divided into 8 separate wine regions, all with their own unique styles. The Rutherglen area is renowned for its fortified wines, excellent reds, and crisp, light whites while the small vineyards in the Alpine Valley produce bold Chardonnays. The King Valley area has a local Italian community skilled in the Italian varietals including Prosecco, Sangiovese and Pinot Grigio. Many of the winemaking families in the area have been perfecting and handing down their winemaking skills for generations, and love to share their expertise and knowledge first hand at cellar door tastings. The Beechworth wine region produces excellent Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs and cool climate varieties and the Upper Goulburn area specialises in robust Chardonnays and crisp Rieslings. The Strathbogie Ranges wine region is known for its sparkling wines and delicate table wines and the Goulburn Valley Wine Region is a producer of buttery Chardonnays, while the well known Tahbilk winery has a range of wine varieties including marsanne, shiraz and rousanne. This area is also a prolific grower of stone fruits such as apples, pears and peaches. Like the Rutherglen wine region, the Glenrowan wine region is a producer of excellent fortified wines and full bodied Shiraz.
The best known of the High Country wineries is Brown Brothers who have been producing world class wines in the area since 1889. As in most wine making regions, gourmet food goes hand in hand with good wine, and the High Country is no exception. In addition to the wineries, the area also encompasses Victoria's ski fields, overflowing with skiers in the winter months and visited by nature lovers in the warmer months.
The High Country also holds a number of annual festivals focussed on the enjoyment of quality local wines and produce. Rutherglen hosts the annual 'Rutherglen Winery Walkabout', held over the Queen's Birthday long weekend. Twenty of the best local wineries get together to put on a festival to remember, with wine tasting, gourmet dinners, burgundy breakfasts and live music. There are also community events such as barrel racing, farmers markets and the infamous Rutherglen grape stomp. A Rutherglen Winery Walkabout Tasting Glass is your ticket to a weekend of wine tasting, entertainment and country fun and can be purchased from any of the participating wineries for $25. Tickets and shuttles can be pre booked online and accommodation needs to be booked well in advance for this popular event.
The King Valley's annual La Dolce Vita spring festival held in November, welcomes spring with the diverse wines, Italian food, glorious scenery and family atmosphere of the King Valley's Italian winemaking community. To participate in the festival, guests need to purchase a $15 souvenir glass from participating wineries. Expect to sample a huge range of delicious wine varieties including Italian, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese wine styles, gourmet homemade pasta, gnocchi and pizza and be entertained by live music.
For those looking for some extra action the range of local activities is extensive and includes bushwalking, horse riding, rock climbing, mountain biking and four wheel driving. The Mount Buller ski field is only a short drive away for skiing enthusiasts. Benalla, nestled on the banks of the picturesque Benalla Lake, lends itself well as a base for wine tasting and boasts an internationally recognised regional art gallery with a collection of historic and contemporary Australian art.
The High Country of Victoria is a wine lovers playground but is also so much more. Sample the local fare, take in the spectacular scenery and enjoy the exhilarating ski fields….. nature's very own amusement parks!
Choice Hotels has several hotels in the wine making region.
Econo Lodge Motel Woongara – a 3.5 star hotel in Rutherglen
Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway – a 4.5 star Wangaratta hotel
Comfort Inn Benalla – a 3.5 star Benalla hotel
Comfort Resort Alzburg – Resort style Mansfield accommodation
Comfort Inn Trawool – Resort style Trawool Valley accommodation
Comfort Inn Coach & Bushmans – 3.5 star Seymour accommodation


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The dunk that seemed to signal Kobe Bryant was healthy may have contributed to his latest injury.
"I guess it was a more thunderous dunk than we all thought," Bryant told reporters after the Lakers were blown out 115-85 Saturday in Oklahoma City.
Bryant was held out of the game, which turned into just the sixth 40-point loss in franchise history, due to soreness in his right shoulder.
He tore his rotator cuff in the same shoulder in January and subsequently underwent surgery to repair the tear.
His third quarter jam over Houston's Clint Capela two nights earlier, his first of the season, drew rave reviews, and led Bryant to gush about how strong he felt in his legs.
He said Saturday that his shoulder had bothered him for a couple of games, and that he was "sure (the dunk) didn't help."
Bryant pointed to the fact that he missed his first four free throws in that game – all prior to the dunk – as a sign that something was wrong.
"I don't miss four three throws out of the blue," he said on the Time Warner Cable SportsNet postgame show.
He and coach Byron Scott agreed some pain in the shoulder may have been unavoidable.
"It was pretty heavy-duty surgery," Bryant said, referencing his January procedure. "So I think it was pretty logical for it to be sore at some point."
Rather than a major injury, Bryant said this shoulder pain is "something that needs a couple days" to heal and that he "should be" able to play Tuesday in Denver.
It was the first game in the Lakers' last 12 that Bryant had missed. Since announcing on Nov. 29 his plans to retire at the end of the season, he had been focused on playing in every game.
Fountain Valley native Anthony Brown made his first career start in Bryant's absence, scoring four points on 2-of-9 shooting in 29 minutes. He drew a tough first matchup: former league MVP Kevin Durant.
Durant led all scorers with 22 points despite not playing in the fourth quarter.
The Lakers (4-23) were toast from the beginning against the star-laden Thunder, who led 35-15 at the end of the first quarter and held the Lakers to just 41 first half points.
"Kobe is fearless," coach Byron Scott said. "These guys, I thought they were scared tonight. Intimidated by Durant and (All-Star point guard Russell) Westbrook for whatever reason."
The Lakers have lost eight of their last nine games, the last four by 20 or more points.
At least one Lakers player, D'Angelo Russell, took umbrage with Scott's assertion, telling Time Warner Cable SportsNet, "I only can speak for myself, definitely not scared."
Lou Williams scored 20 points to pace the Lakers, who as a team shot 34.9 percent from the floor and missed 20 3-pointers.
The Lakers allowed 12 offensive rebounds, including one possession in which the Thunder got four shots after three offensive boards. Serge Ibaka eventually made the Lakers pay with a 3 from the corner.
Oklahoma City outrebounded the Lakers 56-32 overall, and grabbed 12 offensive rebounds, including three on one possession in which the Thunder got four shot. Serge Ibaka eventually made the Lakers pay with a 3 from the corner.
Before Saturday, the Lakers worst loss came a week earlier in a 29-point blowout in Houston, the final stop on an eight-game trip.


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Selecting a katana will not be a thing that the average person will normally do, unless of course you are a martial artist. Today we use swords mainly for practice in the martial arts, to improve our timing and our styles ancient techniques. Varieties of Swords: In general there are actually 2 types that you must look into when considering a sword. To begin with, you'll find functional swords. Functional swords are typically used for practice in a dojo where one can practice some of the ancient sword techniques. It can be a samurai sword, kung fu broad sword or the Chinese straight sword. Typically they are made of aluminum or steel and are typically unsharpened. Lastly are the decorative swords that can be used for display in the home or dojo. They have much more detail and colors.
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Most of us just watch the celebs from afar and never get a chance to taste the champagne lifestyles that they lead. Well, if you're not a celebrity, you can still enjoy a slice of their way of life. There are a few things you can do for yourself, which will make a massive difference. Here are ten ways you can add a little pizzazz to your life. (Go on, you deserve it!)
#1 Get freebies online
One thing that we know about celebrities is that they get loads of freebies. Major brands and companies are always sending celebs things to try and test in the hope that it will help with their promotion. There is good news! You don't have to be an A-lister to get this type of treatment. In fact, if you sign up to a freebie website online, you can get loads of free samples. Check out the range of sites online and see what you can find. From beauty to hair care, there is something for everybody.
#2 Become a fashion ambassador
If you can't help but marvel at some of the fashion choices celebs make, you have to get a piece of the action yourself. If you have influence online (as in you have a load of followers on Twitter or fans on Facebook), you can become a fashion ambassador. There are now sites that allow you to earn points when you share links online. That means that you could get loads of free clothes simply for helping to promote brands.
#3 Treat yourself now and then
Sometimes, you have to treat yourself. If you have worked hard all week, it might be nice to come home to something a little special. For example, you could order yourself champagne hampers to arrive when you get home or even the odd bouquet of flowers. These little details will make you feel special. After all, we all deserve a little luxury in our lives. Why should the celebrities have all the fun? Don't wait for someone else to order these treats for you – do it yourself!
#4 Learn the art of networking
If there is one thing celebrities are excellent at it has to be networking. These people build their entire careers by getting to know the right people, and you can do the same thing if on a slightly smaller scale. If you want to get places, you have to make sure that you are always meeting new people. The more people you know, the more opportunities will come your way.
#5 Diet like a celebrity
As you know, VIPs care about their body image, which is why they always eat a healthy diet. I am not talking about going on insane fad diets as that is unhealthy. Instead, you need to make sure that you eat well and make sensible choices. You don't need to do anything too radical like cutting out an entire food group. You should just control the size of the dishes you eat and make sure that you get all the nutrients you need. If you eat a healthy and balanced diet, you should be slender and beautiful.
#6 Get yourself a makeover
Of course, we all know that Jennifer Lawrence doesn't wake up looking picture perfect, so how do the celebs do it? Well, they all have personal makeup artists who help them create the ideal look. If you want a makeover, all you need to do is head to your nearest department store. Go to one of the makeup counters and ask them to help you out. If you are lucky, they will sit you down and give you a makeover without it costing you a thing. Easy!
#7 Lead a healthy 'celeb' lifestyle
Each celebrity takes care of their body, and you ought to do the same. If you don't already have a fitness routine, you need to get one as soon as possible. You should lead a healthy life. Different regimes suit different people, and so you should make an effort to choose one that suits you. For example, if you don't have much time, you might want to opt for a short, yet intense workout. If you have more time on your hands, you could choose a slow and progressive routine instead.
#8 Travel in style
Whenever you travel, you should make sure that you do so in style. If you are flying, for example, you should see whether you can get an upgrade at the airport. There is no point paying a fortune to sit in business class, but if you are lucky, you might just get a free upgrade. It does take a certain amount of courage to ask for this extra, but you can do it if you try!
#9 Create your personal brand
If you look at any celebrity, you will notice that they have an incredible personal brand. Of course, there is a team of marketing people who work tirelessly to pull it off, but it exists. You can do the same. If, whenever you post anything online, you think about how it comes across, you can create a brand and an identity. You ought to keep this factor in mind. Read more about how to build a personal brand, and you will soon see what I mean.
#10 Develop your sense of style
The one thing you will notice about A-listers is that they are not afraid to take risks when it comes to their sense of style. If you want to live a celebrity lifestyle, you need to do the same. Most of us tend to stick with what we know when it comes to fashion. Instead, you need to experiment with your sense of style and see what you can do. Go on, be brave!
We could all do with a little more luxury in our lives. I hope this guide helps you to start living like an A-lister. If you have anything to add to my list, don't forget to leave a comment!


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Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Customes
I hand made this costume for my 20 month old toddler Nathan. He had the most unique costume all night long and was so good wearing it! He got tons and tons of compliments on it and even people stopping to take his picture! We love the Ghostbusters and as children of the 80's my husband and I were thrilled to share this with our son!
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Even a good idea can find itself stuck in legislative traffic in New York's state capital.
Assemblyman Mickey Kearns says, "People think sometimes that laws are easy to make in Albany, but it's something that has to be thoroughly looked at. I support it one-hundred percent."
What Kearns would like to see is what more than a dozen states already have: stop-arm cameras. Mounted to the outside of school busses, the cameras take video of vehicles that illegally pass a stopped bus with its red lights flashing.
The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee estimates school busses are passed illegally in New York 50,000 times a day.
Stop-arm cameras in Austin, Texas this week captured a pair of car-pedestrian accidents where students were hit by vehicles illegally passing stopped school busses. For parents and state lawmakers, the technology is attractive.
"I think everything needs to be on the table. It's about protecting our kids. We have to put this legislation through to insure that individuals breaking the law are held accountable," says State Senator Tim Kennedy.
Olean Republican Cathy Young is the chief sponsor of the State Senate version of the School Bus Camera Safety act which would authorize stop-arm cameras in New York.
Under the law, the owner of a vehicle would get a $250 violation notice if their car or truck was spotted on-camera illegally passing a bus. The law would also allow school districts and bus companies to contract with third-party vendors to get the cameras. Cost for a single bus can run up to $4,000.
But Kearns worries about stop-arm camera suppliers profiteering off of the law.
"We want to have the cameras on there for the safety. That's the most important thing. We don't want this to be a money-maker," says Kearns.
The West Seneca Democrat says questions about how the cameras would be paid for and who would get the money generated by the fines are the reasons the legislation is not currently moving forward.


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Siehste, jeht doch! The last Master Class of Arno Fischer
10823 Berlin
The 32 photographers who attended the last master class with German pre-eminent photographer Arno Fischer are presenting a comprehensive exhibition of their photography in Berlin - showing works that were still supervised by the teacher himself. Arno Fischer (1927-2011) was a pioneer of GDR-photography, one of tjhe most important photographers of our time and one of the outstanding teachers of his profession in Germany.
The title of the exhibition "Siehste, jeht doch!" was Fischer's verbal reward to appreciate a great piece of photo work, equally approving and encouraging his students.
The exhibition reflects the full range of artistic positions within his master class and his rare ability to comprehend and reflect upon his students' mere unlimited spectrum of themes and pictorial worlds. Matthias Flügge, curator of Fischer's highly acclaimed 2009 retrospective, is supervising this exhibition as a curatorial advisor. A catalogue will accompany the show with photographs by all participating artists.


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Theses and Dissertations: 2008
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The Car: a sonnet sequence with illustrations
I can't think of a fitting comment.
The Car: a sonnet sequence with illustrations
I can't think of a fitting comment.
The tiny car's windshield is fascinating. Are those pointy white things reflections, a butterfly driver, or very small members of the KKK sitting romantically close together?
Author could not find a real car of the right type to photograph, so used a toy car instead. And then forgot to edit out the hands and body.
Unless it's a book about a toy car.
This here's a sonnet 'bout a car that's red
By a cheap sonneteer, stole the thing from Little Jed.
And then one day he was sippin' on a brew,
Cogitated up a brainchild right outta the blue.
A sonnet-sequence, that is.
With illustrations.
Next thing you know, old Jed's an author fair,
The critics said, "boy, that talent just ain't there!"
Said "Smash-em-words is the place you oughta be"
So he wrote him another book and he went to NookPress-yyyyy
Press, that is. Printin' Presses. Bigger Cars.
It's really The Car if the horn goes dah-ditty-dah just before turning you into roadkill.


text: Our gas furnace is 30 years old. I have had it checked and tuned up a couple of times and they tell me that it burns clean and the fan works fine, but that the bottom of the sealed pan is rusting away and when it rusts through there would be a hole where the hot (or cold) air would blow into the garage instead of the house. Today, the air coming through was warm. It's the warmest weather of the year of course. I want to check the gas or whatever is inside it to be sure it doesn't need to be topped off, and check about holes. I have heard both that they can and can't be repaired. Has anyone replaced a gas furnace lately? How much did it cost? Or did you consider doing it yourself? We have a one story house of about 2,000 sf, with a heat pump that we never use which runs through the furnace fan anyway, so we still need the furnace fans. Any experience ideas with this? Thanks!


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Parking is a premium commodity in Chicago. And in the Loop, one has become accustomed to paying dearly for the privilege of parking.
But in Chicago these days, finding a place to park your car has become embroiled in scandal. In his quest to fill up empty city coffers, Mayor Daley and his rubber-stamping city council have been trying to sell off city assets like there's no tomorrow; thus, with the gleam of gold in his eye, Daley leased the parking meter commodity for the next 75 years to a private firm (somehow, Morgan Stanley is involved in this deal, not sure how!) for the sum of $1.5 billion.
The deal meant parking rates would go up dramatically, leaving Chicago with some of the highest parking meter rates in the country (to pair nicely with the highest sales tax in America.)
Not the best deal for consumers - but a good deal for a city dealing with a significant budget shortfall, right?
Not according to the city's inspector general, who issued a report yesterday lambasting the deal.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
"Chicago's 36,000 parking meters were worth nearly twice as much as the $1.15 billion Mayor Daley got when he rammed through a 75-year lease in a few days without analyzing what the system was worth, the city's inspector general has concluded."
Apparently, the city signed the deal before conducting an assessment of what the lease would be worth.
Thus, the private firm got a bargain - a steal, really. From the intro to the Inspector General's report:
"In other words, by giving up control of the parking-meter system for 75 years, the City relinquished future parking-meter revenue that has a present value of approximately $2.13 billion. This means that the City received about $974 million less for the parking-meter system than it was worth to the City – or alternatively, that the City leased the system for a price that was 46% lower than its value to the City."
Daley's peeps are saying that the report is tossing around "dubious figures." What's dubious is leasing an asset for nearly a century without putting in the due diligence to determine what a fair market value would be. Charging half-off out of desperation is a very bum deal for the "city that works."
Links to more stories about this issue here:
The Inspector General's Report
Chicago Tribune story on the report
Sun-Times opinion piece on the deal
City press release from March 2009, addressing issues resulting from the transition to the new meters.
April story in the Chicago Reader, covering the problems with the deal


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Jimmy Kimmel is famous for entertaining people and what he did to his aunt in this video is absolutely hilarious.
When he learned that his cousin had become pregnant, Kimmel had the idea to make fun of his aunt because she had never seen an ultrasound - so was the perfect victim for his gag.
With the help of his team, he was able to create funny images of and ultrasound.
At first, we see a baby doing strange things. He applauds, picks his nose, gives them the finger and then even starts doing jumping jacks.
Then two babies appear, both with adult faces - one of them Jimmy - who then comes into the room to confirm the brilliant prank.
Check out the video below and be sure to share this with your friends to give them a good laugh.


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Asymptotic properties of estimators for the linear panel regression model with random individual effects and serially correlated errors: the case of stationary and non-stationary regressors and residuals
This paper studies the asymptotic properties of standard panel data estimators in a simple panel regression model with random error component disturbances. Both the regressor and the remainder disturbance term are assumed to be autoregressive and possibly non-stationary. Asymptotic distributions are derived for the standard panel data estimators including ordinary least squares (OLS), fixed effects (FE), first-difference (FD) and generalized least squares (GLS) estimators when both T and n are large. We show that all the estimators have asymptotic normal distributions and have different convergence rates dependent on the non-stationarity of the regressors and the remainder disturbances. We show using Monte Carlo experiments that the loss in efficiency of the OLS, FE and FD estimators relative to true GLS can be substantial. Copyright The Author(s). Journal compilation Royal Economic Society 2008
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Harry is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime: he is on the run from death eaters after the discovery of a letter containing vital information about Sirius, and his mysterious sister, Ethel. In the meantime, Harry finds himself developing feelings for Hermione. Knowing it could threaten his friendship with Ron, Harry must make his mind up where his priorities lie...
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BAZINGAMCWriter Apr 29, 2015
@daisy_chain why did u say you would upload another chapter about 3 years ago I never do it?!
daisy_chain Oct 19, 2012
@Defend @JadeDragonStone @inkaira @aLifesMistake Thank you all! I'm just about to upload another chapter! :)
defend Dec 11, 2011
I love Harry/Hermione. And it does help that this is really, really good.
daisy_chain Nov 26, 2011
@georgiagreen LOL! I may write a sequel to this, if I get any more ideas LOL :) @dontloseyourself wait and see! MMMWWWUUUHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
daisy_chain Nov 26, 2011
@georgiagreen LOL :) Thank you so much! Your support is really encouraging! I always thought that Harry and Hermione should have ended up together :)
daisy_chain Nov 13, 2011
@inkaira Thanks a lot! :) It's always nice when people tell me these things, no matter how small so that I can improve them :) Just want to thank you again for your support xxx I promise I will upload today! :)


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Stand by, the Limonadier is getting its overhead projector out. Today's class is on a young French artist who makes electronic music, more specifically in a form of techno that's more for being mellow than for dancing. He's called TERAXX. For his first EP, Teraxx got involved with a really recently started Parisian label that people have been talking about since they released Momentum at the beginning of this year. Momentum was a promising hybrid project, mixing music and video. There was also a micro-house album signed by the co-founder of the Octav Rolan label and a wacko short film directed by Alexandre Charrière. By the way, go and have a look over there and a listen over here.
The new project is called The Whisper EP, and it's made up of 4 original tracks and 2 remixes. We get the techno influences obviously, but there's also house and garage there. The loops are so minimalist that they're almost clinical, before sometimes being transformed into complex melodies in which each instrument (or blip) has its place. So it's at once purified and melodic, and Théry Panigot (yup, that's his real name) tells you a story with it. It's a story about the bottom of abysses or the limits of space, but he tells you under his breath, as if he were whispering in your ear… The story starts with « Odyssée » (it was written thus). From the start, the rhythms are filtered before revealing themselves progressively, like a murmur (obviously)… Then there's a pad which takes you on a journey that you already know is going to be a perillous adventure. The bass is quite subtle, held back, whilst the snare starts to tremble. You're there. The first break is at 3'10 »: it's like being in vapours, then the reverb gets going and a little tinkling piano comes through. Yes, tinkling. Anyway it goes off again in an almost more beautiful way, the pads grumble and hit against one another. Second break at 5'15 ». This time the rythms set the tone. The end of the track is punchy, as was written from the outset.
We then come to « Shades », the second track, which is also an invitation to explore your senses. Everything starts off with kicks, a blunted bass and cosmic sounds which make it just as spatial as temporal. Arpeggios come in progressively and set off rhythms which come together and find their definitive shape after the first drop at 2'18 ». At 3'20 » comes the second break. Then the bass gets going and it all becomes pretty groovy. The end of the track is pretty powerful as well, with the instrumentals melding well together and making you want to dance.
« Nami », the next song, seems to materialise a Coldplay fan's heartbreak. The start of the track is langourous, dented with melancholy and tenderness, and the second half is again more punchy than ever, with this bass we love that keeps getting crazy before adding a third kick in backwards time to mark the end of the track with a bang.
Finally, « The Whisper », the eponymous title and the last of these four original compositions, daringly moves into some garage and sounds weirdly more « UK » than the others. This impression probably comes from the choice of sounds and the bassline which has quite a complex form, and defines the direction of the track. The enormous break around 5″52″ and the incredible trance that it produces are pretty excellent.
Let's move on to the remixes, which are both of the track I've just discussed above. The version by Opprefish (Infiné/Délicieuse Rec.) goes more over to the house line, with a groovy bass line and an almost tropical aspect. The remix to keep, however, is definitely the one by Jacques, who's the figurehead of the Pains Surprises Records label. He's taken the title literally, and you hear whisperings on his mix. The recorded voices and the strange metallic sounds you hear in the background come from his squat. You can read Jacques' interview about this by the way in traxx magazine, it's quite entertaining. For example, he tells us « It has a sentimental value for me because you can hear my friend Gain whisper when the drop at 3'38 » happens; you can hear tortelloni cooking, the general chaos, etc… »
This little visit has now reached its end.
You can download The Whisper EP on beatport.
Go and like Teraxx on facebook and soundcloud by the way, that will put a smile on his face.


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RV Cefas Endeavour 16B/07
Cruise summary report
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|RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9)
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|Cruise period
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|Port of departure
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1. To carry out a groundfish survey of the North Sea as part of the ICES coordinated IBTS, using a standard GOV trawl in order to obtain information on:
a) Distribution, size composition and abundance of all fish species caught.
b) Age - length distribution of selected species.
c) Distribution of fish in relation to their environment.
d) Distribution of macrobenthos and anthropogenic debris.
e) Surface and bottom temperature and salinity data using SAIV miniCTD.
f) Length weight & maturity information using individual fish measurements, in support of the EU Data Regulation.
2. To collect photographs and sections of ovaries from cod, whiting, haddock and saithe for the 'The workshop on Sexual Maturity Staging of Cod, Whiting, Haddock and Saithe (WKMSCWHS)'(R Bucholtz, DIFRES).
3. To carry out replicate day grabs for DECAMONITOR project at NMMP 446 in the Thames estuary for Philippe Bersuder.
4. To collect selected species for isotope analysis for PhD student Ben Kuerten, at 3 stations in the southern North Sea.
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With a change of staff and, with Barbara Bland from the National Board of Fisheries, Institute of Marine Research, Lysekil, Sweden and Adam Waugh from the Environment Agency joining us, the vessel sailed from Aberdeen late on 25 August to steam eastwards to recommence the survey at prime station 33 after breakfast on 26 August. In poor weather, 3 stations were fished that day and the vessel then steamed 120 nm south overnight to start fishing on prime station 15 on the Dogger Bank the next morning. After carrying out the miniCTD cast, the trawl was deployed. Once the gear was on the bottom, the headline settled at 1m below the expected value. The gear was immediately hauled to check whether the 'kite' had fouled. Nothing obvious was seen to be wrong so the gear was redeployed; the headline remaining low. Once again, the gear was hauled. On recovery, it was noted that
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This is not a shade I would normally pick out. However, I blended it with another one of my favorite eyeshadows, and it worked great in the crease area. It was smooth and easy to blend.
Curl Charisma™ Rice Amino + Quinoa Frizz Control Gel
I have naturally wavy/curly hair but most of the time I flat iron it. I love curly hair, but mine is a bit difficult to manage. It's really curly in the back, wavy on the sides and the front is almost straight. (definitely not a normal curl pattern) I will try to take a pic sometime of my hair in its natural state so you can see what I'm talking about. For that reason, I hardly ever wear my hair just curly. I've used this once so far. It really helped to control the frizz and has a nice light to medium hold which I really like, because I'm not a fan of having "crunchy" hair.
For that reason, I hardly ever wear my hair curly. I've used Curl Charisma once so far. It really helped to control the frizz and has a nice light to medium hold which I really like, because I'm not a fan of having "crunchy" hair. It also has a nice but not overpowering scent to it.
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Hangover Replenishing Face Primer
This facial primer from Too Faced contains coconut water, and it also doubles as a moisturizer. It went on smooth and gave my skin a nice dewy look.
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The ANTIDOTE Cooling Daily Lotion
This product was different than any I've used before. The founder of this brand became chronically ill and was told by doctors that she needed to reduce her stress. She went to Iceland and discovered the powers of a clean environment and a stress-free lifestyle. She then created a line specifically to treat the effects of stress on the skin.
To use this product you apply a thick layer and let it sit for 5-10 minutes and then wipe off with a warm washcloth. When I first used the product, I didn't read the instructions because I thought it was just like a typical moisturizer and left it on. The next time I actually read the instructions. 😉
It has a nice cooling effect, and I could see how it may be soothing for some, but I was not a fan of the tingle. It is also supposed to help with redness and calm inflammation.
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Infinity Waterproof Eyeliner in Lauren (Matte Black)
This eyeliner by thrive went on smooth with a nice matte finish, and I love that it also comes with a smudger and built in sharpener. It is also a vegan product and contains no parabens, sulfates or latex.
Swirl + Sparkle
This is a product I've wanted to try for months and have heard others rave about. I actually purchased this using ipsy points. Points are a way for subscribers to purchase things online in the ipsy shop. You can earn points by referring friends and giving feedback on your monthly bags. Another reason I love ipsy! Swirl + Sparkle is an all natural makeup brush cleanser. This worked great at cleaning a few of my makeup brushes and smells like yummy toasted marshmallow. Definitely, makes the chore of cleaning brushes a little more fun!
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It is an advantage and also an upgrade it is for first time after 4 years they have releases 2k15 which is running an upgraded engine which has the ability to track motions. It is held in the United States America and in the state of Canada.
There are big tournaments and stadiums where are the wrestling of the wwe it is a big league mostly called by their fans the Wrestle Mania. There is the new multiplayer online feature which is available only in this 2015 release you can invite friends and join with players from around the world which are in the LAN party. There is a ping system which it uses it requires a high speed internet connection to connect to its official demo servers.
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Wraith Falls is not going to win any waterfall awards. It is neither the biggest or boldest in the park. However, what Wraith Falls does is make a drive by and see the sights vacation to let's get out of the car and see some nature. It is a short, all age hike, with a nice award at the end. Located just five miles east of Mammoth Hot Springs on the Grand Loop Road. There is a small parking lot on the south side where the trailhead starts for this perfect family hike. Wraith Falls is a great choice for those that have children that do not want to leave the car. Short enough there should not be too much complaining. Long enough that they might see something worthwhile.
With the roundtrip distance of a mile the Wraith Falls Trail is as easy as it is pleasant. A nice flat boardwalk and dirt trail goes most of the way. Just at the very end this is a small hill to climb to see the falls. I enjoyed the incline. I know that sounds crazy but because I had to work just a little for it made me enjoy the view a little more. If it would have been too easy I would have just taken it for granted.
Wraith Falls is a white bulb-shaped cascade that spooked the early surveyors just enough to give it is ghostly name. A 100-foot cascade created by Lupine Creek as it flows and spreads out over a rocky hillside. The water level will change during the season going from one solid stream of water to two. I have even read that there have been years when it ran dry. Though I have never seen that happen past visits.
On two previous visits we have had some luck with seeing wildlife right off the trail. One year there was a large male elk grazing in the meadow. While another time two young boys were running excitedly to their parents yelling that they had seen a beaver. Which actually turned out to be a yellow bellied marmot that was getting a little sun on a nearby boulder. Unfortunately, on this last visit our only visitor was a chipmunk. Just goes to show you that you never know what you are going to get.
Wraith Falls is a very nice family friendly trail. Not too far, and definitely not too hard. It is a popular trail but it is amazing to see the number of people that will not go just because it is not visible from the parking lot. So you will not have the trail to yourself, however it will be less crowded than some of other destinations.
Wraith Falls
Distance 1-mile roundtrip
30 minutes
Difficulty Level: Easy
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Ganesha lore is vast and full of ways to enter into the conversation of yoga. He is Bheema, the one who is enormous and huge. He is the lord of new beginnings and guardian of the threshold. Starting anywhere is just as fine as starting at the beginning. Ganesha truly represents what is the middle.
As my teacher Douglas Brooks once said, "To know the first is to know the conclusion. On the contrary, if you want to find who or what you are, start with the evidence in front of you."
The presence of Ganesha is one of confrontation. He IS the elephant in the room. So let's be clear, here in the United States we are experiencing daylight savings and the sun is now setting an hour earlier. This abrupt change for many is depressing and a sure sign of impending doom. The middle of autumn is a threshold between our sunny past and darker future. But is it really dark? This experience of "falling back" in time may be an opportunity to restart our connection to nature.
What can happen in that space is marvelous. Maybe the earlier sunset inspires you to look before you and make something with your time you may not have otherwise. It's thought that Ganesha, as a guardian of thresholds, invites you to find beginnings by looking precisely at where you are. Most often, that's smack dab in the middle of things!
Ganesha also stands for full moon light and turns people toward illumination. When it's the darkest it will be all year (remember, winter solstice means light coming back), take a confident step across this mid-line marker of seasons knowing that you can always find a way to begin again. Invite friends to share a meal, strap on your leg warmers and cozy up in a yoga class after work, or finally sit down with that book you've been meaning to read.
Fall back into knowing that the middle of things is always where we are anyhow. Ganesha and his big presence, be it an obstacle or an opportunity, will stand guard at the threshold and offer you an enormous space to navigate the transition.
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How do the Salem Witch Trials empower individuals who were previously powerless, particularly Abigail Williams of The Crucible?
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This is an important question when reading The Crucible. Abigail was a trouble-maker. She succeeded in getting the girls to agree to help her lie about Betty. Shortly after that, she made an effort to draw John Proctor out of his finally appropriate relationship with his wife.
Abigail uses the opportunity to accuse several townspeople of being seen "with the Devil" to position circumstances to her advantage. In fact, from the end of Act 1 until the beginning of Act 4, whenever anyone did something that Abigail disagreed with, she got the rest of the girls to help her accuse the person and then she defamed the person and got them killed or at the very least, arrested. In this same manner, she was able to manipulate John Proctor into giving his life away. This phenomenon is most at work with Elizabeth Proctor in Acts 2 and 3 as Abigail sends a poppet home with Mary Warren that Abigail later used to testify that she had been treated as if by voodoo by someone. Then it turns up that Elizabeth has a doll.
Up until this point, Abigail was previously powerless to such adults in the town. She was to be subservient. These accusations brought her new opportunity to exert power over others. The court listened to her and the girls over logical testimony.
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Thursday, 24 January 2013
Charlie Simpson Young Pilgrim Album Review
Most people still think of him as 'the tall one from Busted with the eyebrows' or from his band 'Fightstar' that he started after Busted. His solo music couldn't be any more different from the commercial teen music of Busted or the heavy guitar driven rock of Fightstar.
I discovered his solo music when iTunes offered the single 'Cemetery' as the free track of the week and I've been hooked ever since. His debut solo album entitled 'Young Pilgrim' was released in August 2011 and reached No. 6 in the UK Album Charts. We all know that great music doesn't seem to chart well in the UK so I wasn't too upset he didn't hit number 1. To have a number 1 these days all you have to do is win a TV talent show, be Rihanna or duet with Flo Rida.
Charlie Simpson is a breath of fresh air in this sense. The album begins with a track called 'Down Down Down'. Fearne Cotton chose this as her Record of the Week on Radio 1. The song itself is acoustic and has a folk feel to it that intersects beautifully with Charlie's lyrics. He is a wonderful songwriter as well as a multi-skilled musician.
'Parachutes' is another standout track for me; it's very piano driven and such a melancholy feel to it that you can't help but stop what you are doing and listen. His husky voice calls out the lyrics "I'm so sorry for the pain, sorry for the ache, sorry for the moods I'm swinging. But I don't need your hand, I don't need your heart, I don't need a parachute' which could refer to a breakup or something entirely different. It depends on your perception.
My favourite track is 'All At Once'. This song has a similar feel to 'Down Down Down' in the sense that it is very folky. The lyrics in this song are very solemn. "It feels like I'm walking down my last mile, and my god it just feels so long." Charlie himself said that he was inspired to write this after watching the film The Green Mile so it has that sense of hopelessness and losing everything you've ever had.
'Sundown' is by far the softest song on the album and is very vocal driven. Charlie's voice really comes through on this song as we hear him pining for someone who is lost, or someone he is trying to forget. "I don't think I drank enough to make your face go away" being a standout phrase for me. This song is very haunting; the whole album is driven by big harmonies and Charlie said he was inspired by The Eagles (another favourite band of mine) and the American singer Jackson Browne.
I saw Charlie Simpson live in March 2012 and was lucky enough to meet him before the show and watch his soundcheck. He was a really lovely guy and took the time to have pictures taken with everyone. He even signed setlists for us. I was so nervous meeting him - trying not to sound like a One Direction fangirl here but his music means so much to me and has really helped me through some tough times. I hope that someone who reads this will be inspired enough to give his music a listen. It might just help you through some rough time too.
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