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CFC to NYC
Chelsea wraps up Seattle leg of U.S. tour
Chelsea had one more training session this morning in Seattle before hopping a plane bound for New York City. The club faces their former manager Carlo Ancelotti and his current team Paris St. Germain in another preseason friendly Sunday. It will be the first ever soccer match to be played at the new Yankee Stadium.
While the team trains and tours in the U.S., the deal making for new players continues in London. Here is the latest rumor rundown:
Coach Di Matteo confirmed the club is in talks to get Victor Moses from Wigan. Apparently Wigan wants several more buckets of cash than Chelsea has offered so far. I can take or leave this deal. Chelsea certainly shouldn't overpay for him. A better striker option would be checking to see if Newcastle's Demba Ba or Papiss Cisse have any brothers in Senegal.
Thorgan Hazard may become a Chelsea player within a day or two, but nothing official from Chelsea yet. If the deal goes through, I wouldn't be surprised to see him fairly quickly loaned to another Premier League club given he's only 19-years-old and Chelsea has a very packed roster right now.
Chelsea may be after Marseille's 22-year-old Spanish right-back Cesar Azpilicueta. Chelsea could use some back line bolstering, so this deal could be interesting. I bet there's going to be a whole lotta soccer wheeling and dealing going on with all these under-23 national teams in London for the Olympics!
Check out this New York Times story exploring why some of America's most famous baseball stadiums are hosting big international soccer club matches this summer. Wondering how a soccer pitch is going to work in Yankee Stadium? Check out the diagram below and these photos of the pitch being prepared.
Apparently starring in a classic soccer comedy like Kicking & Screaming (I'm not being sarcastic – I actually think that movie's hilarious) affords you lifetime access to Chelsea FC. Check out Blues fan Will Ferrell and comedian Zach Galifianakis chillin' with Chelsea (and with the European Cup) in Seattle yesterday.
I particularly like the random autographed St. Louis Rams helmet Will and Zach apparently gave Chelsea. I have no idea why it was a Rams helmet, but it's pretty vintage Will Ferrell. Good times!
Thoughts on the potential Moses, Thorgan Hazard, or Azpilicueta deals?
Champions League Final Thoughts
Chelsea finishes season as European Champions
I'm still shaking my head about Chelsea winning the Champions League. It's not that I didn't believe they could do it, after all, once they made it past Barcelona anything was possible. But Chelsea was so wildly inconsistent this season, it was impossible to predict how the team would fare on the hostile home turf of Bayern Munich.
The final was only slightly less of a nail-biter than the Barcelona semifinals. I was nervous at the opening whistle when Chelsea's lineup and configuration immediately indicated they were going to sit back and play defense. I was hoping they'd take the fight to Bayern a little more, but that Roberto Di Matteo knows his way around the tactical board. His plan worked!
Defensively, I was uncertain how Cahill and Luiz would hold up after missing so many weeks with hamstring injuries but they did very well. Particularly pleasing was Luiz's self-control – he didn't make the kind of unwise challenges he's been prone to before in big games. And what about Ashley Cole? Talk about an unsung hero for Chelsea this season! That guy apparently wanted him some of that big-eared trophy badly because he patrolled the Chelsea box like a Doberman.
The pundits were unfair to Chelsea before, during, and after the final. They seemed disappointed that the supposedly inferior team was hanging in so well against Bayern. It couldn't be that Chelsea was putting up a scrappy, unified team effort according to the pundits, Chelsea was just incredibly lucky. Sure, Bayern had almost all the scoring chances, but they didn't take advantage of them. Pundits have been driven crazy by this Chelsea team that was so poor in the Premier League and yet won the biggest club prize in the world. The attitude seems to be that Chelsea didn't deserve to win because of their domestic play, so they stole the title by way of dumb luck. Here's the deal pundits: Chelsea's victory demonstrates what makes knock-out competitions so fun for fans – that you can have a struggling team that may not be as strong on paper, but manages to pull themselves together when the games really matter and end up winning it all. It may irk the experts to hear it, but Chelsea is the best team in Europe because they won the tournament.
I was certain Chelsea was defeated when Bayern scored with less than ten minutes to play. Drogba's header goal just a few minutes later was so shocking in its suddenness and skillfulness that I laughed out loud. Then I thought the nail in the coffin for Chelsea was the penalty kick awarded after Drogba felled Ribery in the box. But no, Petr Cech snuffed out Robben's shot. Amazing.
I next thought Chelsea were goners in the shootout – first when they lost the toss and had to shoot second, then especially when Mata's first shot was blocked by the Hulk, I mean Neuer. Bayern was already up by two when Luiz stepped up as Chelsea's second shooter. He backed up for the longest running start in the history of shootouts (I can't actually verify that as fact) which I was sure would put the ball somewhere in the Bavarian countryside. Instead he practically blasted a hole in the back of the old onion bag.
Lampard, the most reliable PK taker on earth (I can't verify that either) stepped up next and scored to make it Chelsea 2 – Bayern 3. Hope was still alive. Time for some Cech heroics next, as Petr batted away Olic's shot. Now things were interesting. Ashley Cole tied things up in what looked like relaxed fashion. Schweinsteiger's stuttered approach to his shot seemed uncertain and the result proved it as the ball dinged off the post. Now it was all up to Chelsea's final kicker: Drogba. He set the ball down, adjusted his socks, and tucked the ball into the left corner of the goal, making Chelsea European Champions for the first time.
Chelsea tried the patience of even the most fervent Blues fans this season. Chelsea's roller coaster season demonstrates why people follow teams and watch sports, because every once in a while you get to be part (even if it's a tiny part and from a distance) of something inspiring and great.
Plus, it sure is fun.
Any thoughts on Chelsea's championship season? Feel free to share below…
Good Times!
Chelsea beats Liverpool 2-1 in FA Cup Final
Liverpool looked like the Chelsea of a few months ago – which isn't a compliment – in Saturday's FA Cup Final. Chelsea wasn't fantastic, but they were more than good enough to claim their seventh FA Cup title in club history.
Ramires (who scored first for Chelsea in the 10th minute) has poured it on in recent weeks. He seems to be hitting his stride right now – fantastic at open field runs with the ball, and much more efficient at finishing than he was earlier in the season. Chelsea was wise to secure Ramires in a long-term deal this year, as he looks likely to be a key player for the club in the next several seasons.
Drogba added the Blues' second goal in the 51st minute. The guy is a clutch performer. Chelsea will need him to show up in a major way in the Champions League final. He just knows how to get the job done when a lot is at stake. Ordinarily I wouldn't be in favor of resting him so much between matches as Di Matteo has preferred lately, however, the extra rest hasn't seemed to rust Drogba at all. I'd really like to see Torres paired up front more with Drogba as opposed to this constant either/or situation. For the Munich Final, Torres could get plenty of crosses in to Drogba as well as free up some space for him by pulling defenders out of the middle where Drogba usually lurks.
Petr Cech has also improved over the past couple months. It's easy to take Cech for granted because he's been so consistently good for Chelsea for several years. This hasn't been a strong season for Cech overall, but like a true pro, he has upped his game at crucial times for the club recently. His saves were huge in keeping Barcelona at bay in the Champions League semis, and Saturday's point-blank deflection of Andy Carroll's header late in the match preserved Chelsea's lead and ultimately led to their fourth FA Cup title in six years.
Chelsea's FA Cup triumph is a nice consolation of sorts for what has been a stinky Premier League season for the club. It's also another important confidence booster ahead of the Champions League Final on May 19. Can't wait for that one!
Who do you think were Chelsea's key performers in the FA Cup win over Liverpool?
Not Good Enough
Newcastle dashes Chelsea's Champions League hopes for next season
It's been such a great month for Chelsea that it almost seems ungrateful to complain about their 2-0 loss to Newcastle Wednesday. But I was pretty mad about it after watching the game last night.
Winning has a way of spoiling fans. We very quickly come to expect it every single match, even though winning every time is rarely realistic. It's been a dismal season for the Blues overall, which is why this great run under Di Matteo has been so fun. No one saw it coming. And it just kept going and going before it apparently peaked with the Blues' gutsy elimination of Barcelona from the Champions League.
The fact that defeating Barcelona was so fun made Wednesday's loss to Newcastle all the more jarring. Against Newcastle, Chelsea resembled the Villas-Boas era Blues: some decent and sometimes fancy possession with absolutely nothing to show for it. To be fair to Chelsea, they were scored on by two of the awesomest goals of the entire Premier League season (both by Senegalese striker Papiss Cisse). But it was still upsetting that the team that shut down Barcelona for 180 minutes got beat twice by the same guy (and couldn't muster any goals themselves)!
Losing to Newcastle is depressing because the match was Chelsea's last hope for insuring a Champions League spot for next season. There's still a sliver of hope of course – they'll qualify for the next UCL season if they win this season's UCL final against Bayern on May 19. But that's just the thing – I'm not feeling confident that Chelsea will able to beat Bayern in Munich. I'm afraid the Barcelona semifinal was the high point of Chelsea's season. I hope I'm wrong. I don't know about other Blues fans, but my heart is set on the Champions League title. Yes, the FA Cup Final is Saturday and it would be great to win it, but for me it's all about the Champions League Final.
Who do you think will win Saturday's FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool?
Yes They Can!
Chelsea grinds out 1-0 win over Barcelona
Well, it wasn't pretty. Possession-wise it was one of the most lopsided matches I've seen in a long time (in favor of Barcelona in case you didn't watch). But Chelsea held on for dear life, defended with steely resolve, and it somehow worked! They capitalized on a sliver of an opening at the end of the first half when Lampard stole the ball from Messi, launched it down the left-hand flank to the on-rushing Ramires, who then slid it across the box to who else? Old-man Drogba, who knocked it in. I giggled with delight, caught my breath at halftime, then went back to nervously rocking in the fetal position as Barcelona played keep-away for another 45 minutes, occasionally rattling the post or forcing Petr Cech to make Gumby-like stretch saves.
Six months later when the final whistle blew, I pried my fingers out of the couch armrest, allowed myself to smile and breathe normally for a few minutes, then began wondering if my heart will be able to weather the return leg next Tuesday at Barcelona! It was a heroic effort today, far from Chelsea's best, but they got the job done. One down, one to go!
Will Chelsea be able to finish off Barcelona at Camp Nou?
Blues Best Benfica
Chelsea defeats Benfica 1-0 in first leg of Champions League quarterfinal
Where has this defensive discipline been all season for Chelsea? For most of the match at Benfica yesterday they looked like the stubborn Chelsea defense of old. Even Cech looked much better than he's been for much of this season with several fine saves. Sure Benfica threatened here and there, but the back four of Luiz, Terry, Cole, and a very surprising Ferreira remained focused, unified, and got the job done.
When I initially heard Di Matteo was starting Kalou and Mikel, I was a bit concerned. They've both had rough seasons, particularly Kalou who has barely earned a start this year. But, they were both spry, didn't seem a bit rusty, kept mistakes at bay, and had an all-around excellent game. Kalou even punched in the goal via a smart pass from Torres. Speaking of, Fernando had a solid outing as well. Like many other Chelsea fans, I wish he'd go on a scoring rampage, but the important thing is to keep winning and he definitely helped Chelsea do that yesterday.
Surprisingly, Mata had an off night. He seemed tired (rightly so after all the big games he's played in such a short span) and I was surprised he wasn't subbed in the second half.
Ramires drove me nuts with his poor final passes, until the qualities I admire about his game actually initiated Chelsea's goal. It was his acceleration and tenacity that got the ball to Torres up the right wing, which was followed by Torres' pass in to Kalou who scored.
It was pleasing to see Chelsea take care of business so matter-of-factly, with no major defensives gaffes and no goals allowed. It was also great to see them get the result using several players who haven't been in the lineup much recently (wish Malouda had also participated) – that must be a morale booster for both starters and bench-warmers, as well as good for locker room harmony.
So now, with things looking grim in the Premier League for Chelsea, the club finds itself one game away from a Champions League semifinal spot. Who would've thought that was a remote possibility back in December? Benfica visits Stamford Bridge next Wednesday, April 4 for the return leg where Chelsea will have to resist the urge to relax with their 1-0 lead, and remain vigilant to finish off sure-to-be-feisty Benfica.
Will Chelsea advance to the Champions League semifinals?
Blues Christmas
Three positive wins followed by head-scratching Wigan draw
It's been too long since my last post, particularly considering the momentum-shifting wins over Newcastle, Valencia, and most of all Manchester City, which have lifted Blues fans' spirits the past few weeks. Alas, the demands of coaching my own soccer team have precluded as much Chelsea analysis as I'd prefer. Now that I'm entering a mid-season Christmas break, I planned on catching up on a few posts, starting with a Blues brag session about four big wins in a row… and then that trip to Wigan happened yesterday.
I don't want to be too negative, keeping in mind the big wins preceding the Wigan draw. The Newcastle victory wasn't pretty, but it was a gutsy, vital victory. Then there was the Champions League win over Valencia in which Drogba finally awoke from hibernation to score two goals, reminding me why he's one of my favorite players. The Valencia game was probably Chelsea's most complete performance of the season so far. Finally, the most gratifying win of the season – 2 – 1 over Manchester City – wasn't very pretty either, but it was great to see Chelsea band together and get the job done. It was also great to see Lampard come off the bench and blast home that PK, undoubtedly unleashing his playing time frustrations in the process.
Those three wins made the Wigan draw all the more frustrating because the Blues were finally gaining some traction, only to hit another rut. It's one of those ruts that are particularly maddening for fans because it's Wigan for crying out loud! If you could ever expect to chalk up three relatively easy road points, it is against Wigan. So the fact that you can't beat one of the worst teams in the league is disturbing to say the least. Once again, Chelsea predictably sat on a 1 – 0 lead (when every Blues fan watching could tell one goal wouldn't be enough) and couldn't close out the game. AVB must be pulling his hair out. Just when Chelsea clawed their way back within striking distance of the top of the league, they drop two points to Wigan. Unfortunately, the Manchesters just can't be relied on to drop similar points to the league's bottom-dwellers.
So what went wrong at Wigan? Well, Justin Bieber did visit Stamford Bridge last week, so that might have had some adverse effect. Aside from that unproven possibility, the attack was frustratingly dull – with Drogba slipping back into hibernation, Meireles turning over the ball too much, and too many predictable crosses straight to the Wigan defenders. The defense was still periodically sloppy and Cech less than sharp (especially on the Wigan equalizer!).
Sturridge and Mata are the two most positive starters at the moment, though Mata had less of a game than he's enjoyed recently. Meireles hasn't impressed me much so far. He's not bad, but he hasn't shown enough to justify so much bench-time for Lampard. I wonder if AVB has a bit of a biased preference for his fellow countryman Meireles? On the subject of midfielders, I've found myself pining for Essien lately. He's still rehabilitating his knee. I hoped he might be appearing on the bench by now, but even if he was, we probably couldn't expect his form to fully recover this season.
I also think Malouda has been prematurely relegated to the bench this season. By now he's been out of the lineup so much that when he does get a few minutes, his match sharpness is obviously lacking. And poor Torres – it must be frustrating to be that guy. AVB really shouldn't have had him warming up on the sideline yesterday only to send him back to the bench. Drogba wasn't showing enough to justify a full ninety, so after Sturridge scored, Torres should've replaced Drogba.
A point is better than none of course, but still… Wigan? Not the bump in the road you want right before the big clash at Tottenham on Thursday! That will be another season-defining match, one that will hopefully provide a very merry Christmas for Chelsea.
What lineup changes should Chelsea make against Tottenham? Feel free to weigh in below…
Blues Cruise
Chelsea enjoys 3 – 1 victory over Everton
It was good to see the Blues back in action after the lengthy international break. I'm not much of a fan of the international breaks by the way. I understand their necessity and I don't have a better solution to offer, but I'd rather not have them interrupting the season.
Chelsea put in an excellent performance against Everton yesterday. It was a mostly comfortable victory – one that actually reminded me of the '09/10 EPL title winning Blues. This season's Sunderland, Bolton, and Everton wins are reminiscent of Chelsea's more dominant phases of the past several years. Things are looking up. If only they hadn't let Man U get the better of them!
Conceding a late goal to Everton slightly marred the day. Defensively, sometimes it's easy to be lulled into a false sense of security with a three-goal lead, but Chelsea really needs to seal those leaks in preparation for tougher days ahead. Petr Cech must be banging his padded noggin against his locker lamenting the lack of clean sheets this season.
One major confidence booster for Chelsea and its fans is the current lineup depth. It sure is heartening to see the likes of Malouda and Anelka warming up as substitutes! It's an embarrassment of riches really. I think Chelsea has the best depth in the league right now. Look at the guys who weren't playing yesterday: Torres, Luiz, Alex, Meireles, Lukaku. The TV cameras even gave us a glimpse of Michael Essien in the stands, still out with his knee injury. Here's hoping Essien can rejoin the squad for the second half of the season!
Other thoughts from the game…
Bosingwa has surprised and impressed me this year. He has been quite a reliable right back from preseason on. However, if I'm being picky, his crosses into the box, or pass selection at the end of positive runs down the wing, are often hasty and sloppy.
Hope Ramires' knee injury suffered when netting Chelsea's third goal just turns out to be a knock. He has been Chelsea's Energizer bunny this season and would be missed if he has to sit out long. Ramires could turn into a long-term star for Chelsea.Juan Mata is looking like a genius signing thus far. He is all over the field, offensively innovative, with great passing and deft ball handling.
Likewise, Daniel Sturridge continues to impress. Chelsea needs to wrap him up with a long-term contract.
Drogba had a bit of an off day, but he'll come around. He was still involved through his strong physical presence and made several key passes. I still think he should start alongside Torres once Fernando returns from his three-match red card ban.
It was a good weekend for Chelsea fans and a positive primer for Wednesday's Champions League match against Genk!
Thoughts on Chelsea's performance against Everton? Feel free to share below…
Chelsea @ Thailand All-Stars
Blues look a little better in 4 – 0 win
1st Half Highlights/Commentary
-First 10 minutes were once again sluggish for Chelsea. They were firmly in control of possession, but the build-up was slow, with no real speed in the final third.
-17th min: Some good action from the forwards for a change. First Sturridge sent a floating cross from the left, Torres settled it, tried to move into the box, but cut it back to Anelka who got a shot off at the top of the box, but it was snuffed out.
-Anelka found a lot of space in the first 20 minutes, but his shots and passes weren't sharp enough.
-32nd min: Best shot of the game so far was by one of the Thai all-stars. Cech had to make a good save.
-34th min: Three Chelsea players (Anelka, Torres, Van Aanholt) touched the ball in the box but couldn't get a shot on goal!
-37th min: Van Aanholt made a great pass into the box to Torres who made a very poor left-footed shot across the goal that missed wide right.
-37th min: Fortunately for Chelsea, Lampard took one of his classic worm-burner shots from the top of the box to score (Anelka set up Lampard with a short pass).
-First half negatives: Corner kick finishing was dreadful. Chelsea did not seem interested in connecting via headers or otherwise. The corners were simply wasted.
Torres and Sturridge found some decent openings, but their finishing shots were sorely lacking. Don't mean to pick on Torres too much, but when is he going to get it in gear? He is not a threat to opposing defenses at all. He is slow, sloppy, seems to give up easily on the ball, and his shots are either too soft or not even on frame.
-First half positives: McEachran had excellent ball control and impeccable passing. The Chelsea defense handled the few Thai challenges with poise. Anelka was more involved with the action than he was against Malaysia XI. Van Aanholt continuously made contributing runs down the left flank, working several connecting passes into the box.
2nd Half Highlights/Commentary
-The only change for Chelsea to start the second half was Hilario taking over for Cech in goal.
-49th min: Bosingwa sent in a cross that looked disappointing because it was too close to goal, but the Thai GK appeared to misjudge the ball's flight and knocked it into the goal… 2 – 0 for Chelsea.
-51st min: Great sequence from Ivanovic starting the ball forward from the back, played a give-and-go to McEachran, then Ivanovic found himself one v. one with the GK and slid it in to make it 3 – 0 for Chelsea.
-61st min: Drogba, Malouda, Benayoun, Ferreira, Zhirkov, Cole, Kalou, and Rajkovic entered the game.
-72nd min: Malouda ran onto an excellent through-ball from Cole and Malouda scored to make it 4-0.
-76th min: Jamal Blackman took over for Hilario in goal. Chalobah replaced Ivanovic.
-Second half negatives: Chelsea's possession was more sporadic than in the first half. The defense was a little leaky, allowing several dangerous Thai shots.
-Second half positives: Though the Chelsea attack wasn't particularly cohesive, they were much better at finding openings and finishing in the final third. Villas-Boas talked about wanting to see more "vertical" passing after the Malaysia game and Chelsea finally achieved more successful vertical balls today.
Also, Hilario was fantastic in goal. I have not been impressed in the past by Hilario's play (in the very few appearances he's made), but he looked world class today.
Summary: It was great to see so many goals, however, the score doesn't actually reflect much Chelsea improvement over the Malaysia game. There was still a painful lack of urgency from the Blues in the first half and a very casual pace in the second. However, Chelsea was much better at creating space and scoring opportunities than in their last outing. Hopefully, the team will continue looking sharper as they move camp to Hong Kong.
Do you think Chelsea played better today than against Malaysia XI?


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Becoming a goose girl for the king, Ani eventually uses her own special, nearly magical powers to find her way to her true destiny. Shannon Hale has woven an incredible, original and magical tale of a girl who must find her own unusual talents before she can become queen of the people she has made her own.
Taylor is leader of the boarders at the Jellicoe School. She has to keep the upper hand in the territory wars and deal with Jonah Griggs—the enigmatic leader of the cadets, and someone she thought she would never see again.
And now Hannah, the person Taylor had come to rely on, has disappeared. Taylor's only clue is a manuscript about five kids who lived in Jellicoe eighteen years ago. She needs to find out more, but this means confronting her own story, making sense of her strange, recurring dream, and finding her mother—who abandoned her on the Jellicoe Road.
When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change.
She never expects to become Po's friend.
She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace - or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away...
One extraordinary love.
Eleanor... Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor.
Park... He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises...Park.
Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.
Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming it anyway. There are several rules that students at the Covenant must follow. Alex has problems with them all, but especially rule #1:Relationships between pures and halfs are forbidden. Unfortunately, she's crushing hard on the totally hot pure-blood Aiden. But falling for Aiden isn't her biggest problem--staying alive long enough to graduate the Covenant and become a Sentinel is.
If she fails in her duty, she faces a future worse than death or slavery: being turned into a daimon, and being hunted by Aiden. And that would kind of suck.
One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of this massacre are her exasperatingly endearing ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black.
Told in a refreshingly genuine and laugh-out-loud funny voice, This Song Will Save Your Life is an exuberant novel about identity, friendship, and the power of music to bring people together.
One night, when Meggie was a small child, Mortimer was reading aloud from a book named Inkheart when an evil villain named Capricorn, his aide Basta, and a fire-eater named Dustfinger escape from the book and into their living room. At the same time, Mo's wife Resa gets trapped within the book .
Twelve years later, Capricorn is on a hunt to find and destroy all copies of Inkheart and use Mo's abilities to gain more power for himself in the real world. Meggie discovers her father's secret and, along with the help of Dustfinger and Meggie's eccentric aunt Elinor, fights to free her father and destroy Capricorn.
Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her father. And since birth, she has been in training to kill him.
With no choice but to fulfill her duty, Nyx resents her family for never trying to save her and hates herself for wanting to escape her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, Nyx abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, destroy his enchanted castle, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.
But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle—a shifting maze of magical rooms—enthralls her.
As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex's secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. Even if she could bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him? With time running out, Nyx must decide what is more important: the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.
We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.
Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.

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Christmas is coming so close! Sometimes it can be a challenge to find just the right present for someone. How do you know if the recipient will like it, use it or wear it?
It can be hard to shop for the perfect Christmas gift, especially the always-a-challenge-to-buy-for grandparents, but have no fear. Grandparents are the foundation of our family, and they deserve to have some festive fun this holiday season.
With the list of Xmas gift suggestions for grandparents below, you will get more than a few ideas for what they really want to unwrap on Christmas morning.
Candles are a traditional gift that you can choose for family members. Especially, this is a perfect gift for grandparents. The pleasant scent of candles and the fragrance will make them feel relaxed. In addition, burning candles will make you feel more relaxed and comfortable.
They're made simply from soy with a cotton wick, and the container is hand-blown glass that can be washed and used as a centerpiece for everything from candy to plants.
Long-distance twin lamp
These sentimental long-distance lamps are perfect for grandkids that live far away from their grandparents. Keep one in your home and one in theirs, and whenever you touch it, their lamp will light up too. It's a simple and instantaneous way to say "I love you!" from across the country.
A calendar full of cherished personal photo
Photos of loved ones are an instant source of joy, and structuring our daily life around them with a calendar is a great way to fill each day with more gratitude and happiness. Artifact Uprising has one that comes in a beautiful brass easel as well as a wood clipboard that you can customize. A calendar with pictures of your family member is wonderful Xmas present for your grandparents.
The coffee mug
You find it is too difficult to look for a wonderful present for grandparents this Christmas? Let's consider the coffee mug as a gift for them. You can put all your love to create the message for them and print it on the mug. Otherwise, you can choose the color for the mug based on their own style. Then, the present is so personalized and unique. Your grandparents will probably love it so much.
If you want to find something unique and creative gift for your grandparents, here is a solution for you. They'll definitely love it. With the sweater, they can use it for a long time. It is such a fashionable gift for your grandmother and grandfather.
If you intend to give a meaningful and practical gift, a creative home decor idea, a warm blanket will be the perfect choice for you. This is a great gift for family members, especially for parents and grandparents. They can use it throughout the cold winter. They'll love it, and nothing says Merry Christmas sweet like a warm snuggly blanket.
A handmade Christmas pillow is another perfect gift idea for your grandparents. It can make a charming decoration for your home or an adorable gift to bring to a friend or a family member. Unlike other, smaller decorations, the pillow can also be used as a Christmas sign on which you can have any kind of message or illustration that you want to tell to the ones you're bringing the gift to.
Celebrate your grandma and grandad with the stunning custom photo pillowcase is a great idea. You can choose to print or embroider pictures or love letters on pillowcases. You also can even do your own pillowcase designs for your grandparents. Surely this will be a meaningful gift and become a lovely ornament in your home.
Wonderful and eye-catching with the meaningful messages printed on the necklace is a great gift for your grandparents for this Christmas Day. You can create meaningful quotes to give them. Your grandparents will feel your sincerely love and thankful because of your fantastic gift.
A bouquet flowers
What's nicer than getting a gorgeous bouquet of sweet-smelling flowers sent to your home? Probably only getting to walk by them every day. If you want to send grandma and/or grandpa a bouquet of something fresh and beautiful to enjoy.
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Lucrecia Martel's last film The Headless Woman was a haunting puzzle-piece drama that left an impression of lingering unease – and confirmed the Argentine writer-director as one of our leading filmmakers. That film was released 10 years ago, and after much delay she has a new movie out, Zama, a period drama set in a Spanish colony in 18th-century South America.
The long wait seems oddly appropriate. For one, Martel's style of filmmaking is slow-cooked, compacted, dense, and deliberate – Zama isn't a film made with any sense of haste, and its impact stays with you and builds long after first viewing.
But also Zama is itself a film about waiting, about the anguish of anticipation. A middle-ranking functionary in a colonial backwater, Don Diego de Zama longs to sail to Spain where his wife and son live. But for this he needs a letter requesting a transfer from the local governor, and this letter remains unwritten. Without the letter, Zama (a performance of careworn charisma from Daniel Giménez Cacho) remains in his post – unhappy, bored, desperate.
Zama's agonised, constantly frustrated attempts to leave form the thread that holds together Martel's seemingly disparate collection of scenes from this remote coastal location. The years seem to pass – Martel doesn't give an exact tally, but colleagues come and go; and Zama himself grows increasingly haggard – and yet still no letter.
Through a fastidious attention to the workings of the Spanish crown, what emerges is a droll, acerbic portrait of a vast unwieldy state bureaucracy, of which Zama is both a functionary and victim.
The absurdity of colonial life is seen as a grim Kafkaesque comedy
The overseas setting gives the satire a sharper edge: this is the absurdity of colonial life, seen as a grim Kafkaesque comedy. (And the film is funny: at onepoint Zama is attending a solemn meeting with his governor and into the office walks a llama. The interruption goes unremarked on by the two men, but it earned a laugh from the audience I was with – I'm not sure why the scene prompted that reaction other than it's further evidence of Martel's peculiar genius).
But while Zama is about one man trapped in a single place, the tone of the film is restless and sprawling. Martel's approach to storytelling is boldly askew; the structure is exhilaratingly elliptic. Zama's attempt to woo a capricious noblewoman is a major part of the first section, only for Martel to abruptly cut this storyline, never to return to it. In a throwaway line we learn that Zama has fathered a child with an indigenous woman – but little more is said. Later on he moves from his official residence to a grotty guesthouse – and stays there for reasons that remain cloudy.
Martel withholds much more than she reveals, and her movie stirs in us a sense of jumpy anxiety that is an echo of Zama's own predicament. By the end Zama's physical and psychological state of atrophy worsens – he develops a fever that seems to infect the logic of the movie.
In scenes of mounting hallucinatory intensity Zama joins a group of Spanish soldiers on a mission to the swampy interior to arrest a notorious bandit (despite long-held claims that he has been executed by the state). And here Zama and his comrades have a violent encounter with indigenous tribes-people. In scenes of vibrant, almost dreamlike beauty the ugly logic of colonialism plays out.
Zama confounds easy interpretation and on my second viewing I feel there's still much to discover about this sumptuous, emotionally reverberant drama. It's a thrillingly layered film, and is perhaps best experienced by surrendering to its intoxicating strangeness. Let's hope we don't have to wait too long until Martel's next film.
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This beautiful image shows all of the rivers flowing into and through South Africa. The rivers of each major drainage basin are assigned the same pastel colour and the result has 25 different river networks superimposed on a stunning grayscale backdrop of the region's relief and bathymetry. I was inspired to produce the poster by Sukhmani Mantel of Rhodes University. Her original image quickly went viral on social media: you can read about its impact in The Conversation: 'What we learned when our map of southern Africa's rivers went viral'. We subsequently collaborated on this project and are delighted with the final product.
The first printing was on sale at the WESSA stand throughout SciFest 2019. Printed on high quality (220gm) ColourPro Gloss poster paper it's sized at 50 cms wide x 60 cms high.
You can buy your copy of the Rivers of South Africa poster (and Rivers of South Africa Annotated) through the online shop. Each poster costs R165. Postage and packaging for courier delivery throughout South Africa is an additional R110. Delivery in Grahamstown is free! The image is also available for download (R150) at high resolution.
The Rivers of South Africa Annotated poster labels the main river in each catchment.
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Stelvio presents a mountain to climb for Alfa Romeo
Immensely enthused by the test drive he undertook in the latest AR Giulia earlier this year, Iain Robertson has high hopes for the much-vaunted, first SUV to be produced by the Milanese carmaker, although he worries about bandwagon-jumping.
It is reported that Groucho Marx had an expression, usually a 'one-liner', for any occasion. On politics he said: "Those are my principles and, if you don't like them, I have others.". On the theatre he said: "I didn't like the play but, then, I saw it under adverse conditions…the curtain was up.". Yet, his most memorable quip was: "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.".
It is perhaps this final and oft-misquoted wisecrack that is most appropriate to the situation in which Alfa Romeo has found itself. When you contemplate the apparent, continual growth of the Sports Utility Vehicle sector, it is one that is reaching a critical mass quite rapidly. Every car company and its dog wants a slice, it would seem, and not to be in it, is clearly a means not to win it.
However, regardless of the strength of market forces, no matter how they might be addressed, with whatever ingenious acronymic means is at the manufacturer's disposal, fashion remains a fickle thing and SUV is about as fashionable as modern transport can get…for the moment. At some point in the not too distant future, the consumer's silver platter will overflow to such a wasteful extent that the very choice that confronts him today will cease to give any purchase traction.
Of course, the specialists will weather a potential storm. They have done so before and will ride it out. Yet, simply jumping onto the Jeep, or Land Rover, bandwagon does not create an equal level of talent. The Japanese manufacturers are only too aware of consumer capriciousness. Despite the size of most of them, they can move with surprising agility and they remain cynical enough to recognise that what is in, or has been vogue, for much of the past 20-25 years can tumble like the proverbial house of cards. Of course, the same applies to the South Koreans. Yet, I fear for several of the European alternatives.
I am not alone in having sighed deeply, when it was announced that both Teutonically-funded Bentley and Rolls-Royce, let alone Latin supercar brands, Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini, intended (and, in some cases, have succeeded) to introduce luxurious and wild off-roaders. In removing their eyes from the core ball-play, it could be stated that, in return for a hoped-for 'quick buck', they might be mortgaging their traditional business plan; the one that has kept them afloat throughout their existences. Recovery from a failed fashion bid might prove impossible for many of them.
Alfa Romeo, that wondrously historical Italian brand, possessing one of the most attractive badges of any car company, yet one of the most troubled of pasts, could become an hysterical passenger on a runaway SUV train. Yes. Its Giulia is a thing of wonderment but it is worth contemplating, whether it is its Teutonic leanings that actually make the model so relevant, or that they will generate consumer cynicism that is better geared towards BMW…a devil they can trust…whether on its domestic market, which would always be the best hope, or in other markets, which would always be tougher on the Latin marque.
Hiking the Giulia body onto a 4×4 platform, with the potential of sharing technology costs from within the FCA (Fiat-Chrysler-Jeep) Group, a factor which might have reduced the price of getting Stelvio to market, could have been a master-stroke. However, Alfa has elected to engineer its own technology. Understandably, as the Giulia is undeniably attractive, gifting the SUV those superficial details is important. However, while an all-new, aluminium-alloy turbo-diesel engine might seem slightly anachronistic, perhaps even out of place in a sexily-badged Italian car, and, yes, there are petrol variants, including the 506bhp bi-turbo V6 Porsche-eater, Alfa expects upwards of 70% of the model's turnover to be oil-fuelled.
Purely from an economic standpoint, I figured that the excellent 2.2-litre Jeep engine would have been applied to Stelvio but it is around 40cc greater capacity and made from pig iron, further proof that Alfa is ploughing its own furrow in Stelvio's case (which might be dangerous financially). Its drive system is also unique, in that power is directed 100% to the rear wheels, via a carbon-fibre propshaft, and only chassis vectoring technology that detects slippage will result in the front axle receiving around 50% of the potential. It does seem that Alfa is ring-fencing its long-standing dynamic values, although its engineering prowess (remember that it was Alfa that designed and developed common-rail diesel technology for the rest of the world) is sacrosanct.
That 2,143cc four-cylinder unit develops a healthy 210bhp at 3,750rpm but, more importantly, a hefty 347lbs ft of torque from 1,750rpm and, driving through an 8-speed fully automatic transmission (complete with £275's worth of large aluminium paddle shifters, should you desire manual over-ride), it blitzes the 0-60mph dash in a mere 6.3 seconds, topping out at a less-than-spectacular 134mph. Mind you, promising 58.9mpg on the Official Combined fuel cycle, while emitting a lowly 127g/km CO2 (thus a 25% BIK taxation rate), suggests that Stelvio users have an uncommonly competitive rival to other SUVs in the class.
Although the range starts south of £33k, this model is listed at £38,490, around £3,000 costlier than an equivalent Jeep Cherokee and on par with several of its other competitors, which adds to the potential difficulties confronting Alfa Romeo. Factoring in a raft of options (in that now typical manner) that include leather upholstery (+£850), yellow Brembo brake callipers (+£300), paint (+£770…one of these days, somebody will demand that their chosen model be left in cost-effective 'primer'!), upgraded 19.0-inch alloys (+£850), compact spare (+£275), cold weather pack (+£550), driver assist pack (+£700), power front seats (+£750), convenience package (+£525) and electrically folding door mirrors (+£275), results in another upwards hike to £45,610 as tested. Oops!
To be fair, the standard equipment is generous and, as the 19.0-inch wheels do not exactly help the Stelvio's occasionally jouncy ride quality, the 18s will surely be enough. Sat-nav, connectivity, air-con, combined cloth/hide upholstery, a decent stereo and the raft of EU-insisted safety and semi-autonomous addenda may be enough, if you want to keep costs in trim. Of course, market temptations being what they are, means that most Stelvios will carry at least £5,000's worth of options, so, join the club.
As mentioned, the ride quality of the test car was not exactly brilliant and mid-corner bumps could deflect it off the chosen line. Still, grip levels are high and, thanks to the insistent capabilities of the electronic type, even attacking a greasy roundabout resulted in little more than a tiny drift that was corrected automatically and without drama. Body roll is controlled but is greater than with the Giulia model, mostly because of the increased ride height. While the damping is a bit 'sudden' on some road surfaces, the Stevio rides quietly enough, with only a slight murmur coming from the fat tyres. The car's steering is lovely and fairly fast reacting, although the turning circle is not as tight as that of the Volvo XC60, which will irritate during parking manoeuvres.
Alfa has borrowed the Fiat Group 'DNA' driving mode selector for the Stelvio, although, despite pretty screen graphics, it cannot hide the fact that the differences between Dynamic, Normal and the 'A' settings are barely noticeable. Apart from running the car onto a grass verge for photographic purposes, I did not take the opportunity to drive it off-road, although I have been informed that it will tackle 'soft-roading' tracks with aplomb, noting that its drivetrain features hill descent control, although anything more challenging might get it stuck, which suggests that the more competent Jeep, or Land/Range Rover, alternatives might be worth consideration, if 'boondocking' is your bag.
The cabin of the Stelvio is easy to access both front and rear and the boot is of decent proportions and nicely trimmed throughout. Just as Giulia proved that the archetypal short-legged-long-armed Italian driving position might have been banished forever, the Stelvio boasts a superb, multi-adjustable driver's seat and steering column. It is a comfortable place to reside. The dashboard architecture is a replication of the excellent packaging introduced by Giulia and, personally, I prefer the fact that its dash-centre information screen is not of the 'touch' variety, which always become marked and grubby.
Conclusion: Of prime interest to potential Stelvio customers is AR's questionable reliability. The brand did not even make the last JD Power survey, because insufficient numbers were sold to warrant it. However, even a three years warranty will not suffice, if your Stelvio spends half of its life on a low-loader being ferried to and from your local Alfa Romeo dealership. I truly wish I could be more positive about that aspect. The Stelvio is pleasant enough to drive and I feel certain that the Green Cloverleaf version (506bhp) will be a flaming hoot. However, the market is ultra-competitive and features some truly excellent rivals to the Alfa, so many in its price range, in fact, that I wonder if Stelvio can make enough of an impression to survive. Part of me (heart) wants it to be so but the cynic (head) suggests it will not.


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Color your way to peace and worship.
We live in such a busy, hectic world—but what waits for you inside this cover is a way to quiet the noise, express creativity, and spend some sweet time with God. Each page features an original design from one of a dozen different artists, beautifully illustrating a contemplative quote from an inspirational writer, a beloved hymn, or Scripture.
When we create, we echo the heart of our Creative God who designed everything and gave us the capacity to recognize beauty.
So go ahead! You have permission to pick up your colored pencil and be reminded of truth in a fresh way.
To help set the perfect mood for worship, contemplation, and creative expression, a link to the "Whatever Is Lovely" playlist is included.
I LOVED this book! THe details in this book are not that small so its easy to color but it is STILL an adult coloring book. The pages are nice and thick and very smooth so the color glides and fades easily with each other. It includes verses on one side and the coloring page on the opposite and its just beautiful ! I LOVE IT!
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The Odyssey is a grand book. Ever since a blind poet collected its various tales a few thousand years ago, it has survived and grown through innumerable retellings and variations. Virgil, following its general structure, told of Aeneas founding Rome. James Joyce, two millennia later -- yes yes o yes -- wandered a guy named Bloom around Dublin. It's more prominent than ever this year, as Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick tied 2001 to the epic's title and sent a manic computer -- I'm sorry, Dave, I can't do that right now -- hurtling through space to the sounds of Richard Strauss' pounding tympani. We've seen it retold in puppet shows, shrunken into five minute works of literature, and parodied in a thousand ways.
So I wouldn't think, offhand, that anyone could write a particularly fresh comedy based on that material. Nor is the depression-era South a prime place for new work. Haven't we mined this material out already?
But the Coen brothers have pulled off miracles before. They've sent their camera to a follow a pregnant detective into the Minnesota winter, and won awards for Fargo. They've had Nicolas Cage parody suburban life (Raising Arizona), watched Jeff Bridges polish his bowling (The Big Lebowski), and ripped apart city life with Tim Robbins and Paul Newman (The Hudsucker Proxy). Now they've brought in George Clooney to be Ulysses in their own retelling of the classic legend, set in 1930s Mississippi: O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
The movie starts off ambitiously -- the opening scene invokes the first few lines of the Odyssey. It is the second-most audacious opening of the year, after Magnolia's introductory sequence of astounding coincidences. Few films can deliver on that sort of promise, but O Brother does.
The story passes right by the depths of Homer's epic, giving us instead an elegant bare-bones outline of some favorite characters and scenes. There's a Cyclops (John Goodman); there are three sirens; there are even some lotus eaters; there's a blind seer, who predicts the rest of the story; and in the end, Ulysses needs to win back his wife.
But you can put away your plot-points checklist. We don't get a direct retelling of the Odyssey. Penelope (Helen Hunt, in a minor role) has changed a great deal, as has Telemachus. There's no obvious Circe, no Scylla or Charybdis, and somehow the several shiploads of loyal, disposable sailors change into the wonderful co-starring roles of John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson. They're joined by bluesman Chris Thomas King, who plays the legendary Tommy Johnson, who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for guitar-playing might. And, despite Ulysses' obsession with the stuff, Dapper Dan's Hair Pomade occurs -- according to my latest searches -- nowhere in Fitzgerald's translation.
The movie has an astounding soundtrack. I wouldn't be in the least surprised if the soundtrack single-handedly brings back an interest in bluegrass music. The movie is set to the beautiful music of the South, and the Coens have gone to some effort to find outstanding tunes. The soundtrack for this film was actually recorded in advance, and almost every scene has music running behind it. A musical group, "The Soggy Bottom Boys," was created in Nashville to record the theme track, "A Man of Constant Sorrows." Finally, the Coens' yen for this music -- remember the refrains of "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" in Hudsucker and Arizona? -- comes to life.
This movie allows me to hope for a strong American regrowth in the slumbering magical realism genre. More sophisticated than the suspension of disbelief that too many films demand of us today, magical realism attempts to bring the viewer into another world, a world close to our own, but where fantasy makes sense, and can be used to accentuate the cultural shifts the characters encounter. The fantastic elements are delivered deadpan, with less a sense of wonder than an an accenting edge.
Mexico's 1992 Like Water for Chocolate was one example, with a woman who could cook emotions into her food. (Her sister, burning with erotic tension, sets a shower on fire.) More recently, Magnolia invoked it when a dozen characters sang in unison and frogs fell from the sky.
O Brother is more laid back about its magic. As the heroes flee jail, they are entering a new and strange world, one that shimmers a bit around the edges. The characters they meet are fantastic, but the protagonists work their way pragmatically along. We expect the magic, we're given the prophecies -- from both seers and newspapers -- well in advance, and everyone talks about this formative event that will happen. And yet, when it does, it's unearthly; waves of light and color overwhelm us, and the characters are swept away.
You'll see the KKK in a chilling song-and-dance number. You'll see the Tennessee Valley Authority made into a force of heaven. You'll laugh aloud at Turturro's dance sequence in false beard. You'll visit a far-away world, where gubernatorial campaigns are based on musical guest appearances. And you'll enjoy the Odyssey, retold once again, completely fresh.
Danyel Fisher is a graduate student, and writes reviews in order to not do his thesis.
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Do you know that crush of yours, who doesn't even know your name, or even worse, that you're alive? Or that teacher who calls you "the one with the weird hair"? Or your boss who doesn't know your name, or that you're working for him, and keeps telling you to "move the damn chair"? Well, all of the above are people who will not be impressed, but whom you should impress! Make them know your name, make them believe you are the most awesome human being that ever walked on this earth. Make them put your face on that name they don't know yet!
Because I'm a good girl, I will now walk with you the 5 steps to impress the bastards that refuse to do so. Keep close and pay attention, 'cause it might be a bumpy ride. Continue reading


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Video: Dubai reveals Expo 2020 masterplan
Work running to schedule at 2 sq km Expo 2020 Dubai event site, says official
The masterplan for the Dubai Expo 2020 has been unveiled, giving a glimpse of how the 2 sq km site will look.
The plan was displayed at the two-day Arab Media Forum at the Dubai World Trade Centre, with augmented reality and advanced digital technology used to show how the event site will look.
The Expo pavilions will be dedicated to three sub-themes – "opportunity", "mobility" and "sustainability" – under the main theme, "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future".
Ahmed Al Khateeb, Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development at Expo 2020 Dubai, said that the work is underway as per the schedule on the event site.
Expo 2020 Dubai will take place between 20 October 2020, and 10 April 2021, with approximately 25 million visitors expected.
The site will spread across 2 sq km, revolving around the 'Al Wasl' meeting plaza.
"We strive to make Expo 2020 Dubai a comprehensive experience that begins from now until the end of its activities in 2021. Its impact will last long to benefit future generations for decades to come. We intend to organise an exceptional event, which represents a platform for connecting minds from around the world to embody the spirit of joint work that paves the way for a promising future," said Reem Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Director-General of Expo 2020 Dubai.


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New Mortgages granted – February Estimates
The Council of Mortgage Lenders reported on 19th March that February's estimated figure for gross mortgage lending in the UK would be £13.4 billion. This is 9% lower than January's figure, and 9% down on last February's figure.
Source: Council of Mortgage Lenders
New Mortgages granted – January Actual Figures
The Council of Mortgage Lenders reports that gross mortgage lending for house purchase by home-owners in January totalled 41,400 loans, worth £7.0 billion. This is 25.5% lower than December's in number and 24.7% lower in value. Compared to last January, it is down 15.5% in number and 12.5% in value.
Of these, first-time buyer loans totalled 19,000, valued at £2.8 billion, which is down 26.9% in number and 26.3% in value on last month. This is 14.0% lower in number and 9.7% lower in value, compared to last year.
Home movers' loans totalled £4.2 billion, and numbered 22,400. These figures are down 24.1% in terms of number, and down 23.6% in value on last month. The figures are down 17.0% in number and 14.3% in value on last year.
The number and value of remortgage loans rose in the month – 25,600 loans worth £4.1 billion were made in January. These figures are 15.3% higher than last month's in terms of volume and 20.6% higher in value. Over the year, these figures are down by 11.7% in number and down 4.7% in value.
Source: Council of Mortgage Lenders
Mortgages – First-time buyers and home-movers – January 2015.
The latest figures from CML (published 14th March 2015) show that first-time buyers' mortgages average 83% loan-to-value, and are 3.38 times income. The proportion of their income that buyers are paying on interest is 10.7%, but this rises to 19.0% when including capital repayments.
For home-movers, the loan-to-value ratio is 72%, at 3.05 times income. Income proportion spent on interest is 8.2%, which rises to 18.3% when including capital repayments.
Source: Council of Mortgage Lenders
Buy-to-Let Mortgages – January 2015
The Council of Mortgage Lenders reports that during January 2015, the total advanced on buy-to-let mortgages was £2.5 billion (18,200 loans). This is the same as December's in value but higher in number by 5.2%. Compared with last January, the number rose by 11.7% and the value by 13.6%.
10,400 loans worth £1.5 billion were for remortgage – an increase of 20.8% in number and an increase of 11.1% in value on the previous month. Compared to last January, the figures are up 27.9% in number and up 29.3% in value.
Buy-to-Let loans for house purchase totalled 7,600 worth £1.0 billion, a fall of 11.1% in number and 7.4% in value on last month, a fall of 5.6% in number but a rise of 5.3% in value on January 2014.
Source: Council of Mortgage Lenders
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Iraq Trade Minister replaces nine officials in reform push
BAGHDAD - Iraq's acting trade minister replaced nine officials at the country's powerful grain board in an bid to push through anti-corruption reforms ordered by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, a statement said on Monday.
The ministry did not name the department and silo managers or accuse them of graft, but said the changes were made "to appoint competent professionals ... and exclude elements that were not able to succeed in their past responsibilities."
The grain board is responsible for procuring grain internationally and from Iraqi farmers, making it one of the world's biggest importers of wheat and rice. Any disarray there would raise concerns over the country's ability to secure strategic commodities.
The move comes two weeks after the minister sacked the head of the grain board and several other officials over graft allegations. A month ago, authorities issued an arrest warrant for then Trade Minister Milas Mohamed Abdul Kareem following a corruption investigation.
The sweeps also focus attention on Abadi's attempts to push through reforms announced in August after nationwide protests erupted over corruption, poor electricity and water services and unemployment.
Abadi's measures, aimed at dismantling a patronage system and rooting out incompetence that has undermined Baghdad's battle against Islamic State (ISIS), have faced resistance in recent weeks from parliament and powerful forces within his own party.
Several trade ministry officials have faced corruption allegations in the past, and four ministry security guards are being prosecuted for allegedly killing a ministry media adviser in September with a bomb attached to his car.


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In the midst of passing the ball to his wing, Ackerman got caught by an Irish defender's trailing elbow. Whether it was by accident or design, he isn't quite sure.
All he does know is that Touch World Cups come around only every four years (the next one is in 2023) and suddenly, he was out of this one. Something he had trained for – and saved for, South African participants at such events are self-funded – so doggedly for years was now out of reach. "When I sat in hospital in Malaysia," he says wryly. "It was the most disappointing moment of my life."
Ackerman wasn't down in the dumps for long. Fractured schnozz or not, he had a leadership role to play with the 145-strong South African contingent, and soon he was up and about, urging his teammates along.
The mixed open team of which he was part came only 12th in the competition, but without trumpeting his claims, he suspects that they would have done better if he'd been on the field and not shouting from the side-lines.
It all started for Ackerman in his final years at Crawford College in Sandton just more than ten years ago. After a couple of painful years deluding himself that he could make the grade as either a scrumhalf or a utility back, he slowly realised that he lacked the size and brawn for the 15-man game.
At much the same time, his path crossed serendipitously with that of touch coach Thabo Motsumi. "Given my size," says Ackerman. "Touch became the light at the end of the tunnel."
As the years progressed, so Ackerman became more and more, well, touched by the game. Motsumi was nominally his first coach but, over time, he soon became a mentor, father-figure, friend, and sounding-board.
One of the factors contributing to Ackerman's disappointment in Malaysia was that it would have been an opportunity to play alongside Motsumi on the big stage. Alas, it was not to be. "He's taught me – excuse the cliché – to be a real man," says Ackerman. "He's a pastor at his church. He loves the game. When we need someone to turn to, we invariably turn to him."
Above that broken nose of his, Ackerman wears several hats. He's a player, a touch coach, and an administrator to boot. The sport is still in its relative infancy in South Africa, and, while growing, it faces an uphill battle for funding and relevance, given that it is dwarfed by both Sevens and the 15-man game. "We struggle with the conception that it's a girl's sport," says Ackerman, noting that touch breeds a dynamism and an attacking flair often absent from the 15-man game.
"The fastest growing region is Gauteng," he says, "and it's also growing in places like the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Buffalo City, and on the Wild Coast. In Gauteng, we have a solid working relationship with St Stithians College, which allows us to use its fields."
Ackerman was in this crowd at Saints this past weekend, watching the hosts compete with King Edward VII until half-time before the visitors pulled menacingly away. "It made me aware that if you aren't a perfect physical specimen nowadays, you don't really have a future in the 15-man sport," he says a touch ruefully, "which is one of the reasons I really like touch. It's inclusive and we have mixed teams, and it's really open to everybody regardless."
Indeed, Ackerman is quick to point out the synergies between touch and other forms of rugby. Because, say, there is no kicking in touch, it encourages creativity and intelligent manipulation of the ball and space. And, he points out, two or three members of the respective first fifteens on show at Saints on Saturday were clearly influenced by playing touch.
Still, it's a grind. The meneers (men) of the local 15-man game are disinclined to take seriously a sport that is played in part by women, and which fails to prioritise physical contact. For all his investment, Ackerman knows that he's embarking on a hard sell to get touch to be taken with the seriousness he has always given to it.
Iranians accept Israel on the judo mat
In a move that signals the thawing of traditionally frosty relations between Iran and Israel on the judo mat, the Iranian Olympic Committee has agreed to respect the Olympic charter's principle of non-discrimination" reports the Times of Israel. While the Iranian statement did not specifically mention Israel by name, the softening stance has been widely interpreted to refer to Israeli judokas.
Iranians have in the past contrived to avoid Israelis in international competition, feigning injury, and sometimes refusing to shake hands on the podium. The Times of Israel speculates that the Iranian stance has, in part, been brought about by the threat of expulsion from the International Judo Federation in which Israel is playing an increasingly influential part.
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the future of libraries in the digital age
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Aaron Brenner, Associate University Librarian for Digital Scholarship and Creation
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Civic Switchboard [project funded through IMLS]
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Nora Mattern, Scholarly Communications Librarian
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An overview of the library role in community data partnerships as seen through the perspective of the Civic Switchboard Project
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This session will provide an overview of the library role in community data partnerships as seen through the perspective of the Civic Switchboard Project, an Institute of Museum and Library Services supported effort geared toward catalyzing academic and public libraries as players in community open data ecosystems.This session will encourage partnerships between libraries and local data intermediaries as a means to better serve data users, further democratize data, and support equitable access to information.
We will introduce the audience to the Civic Switchboard Guide and Toolkit being created to help libraries getting started in this work, and share stories from partnerships around the country.
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text: Last week we fished 2 days and they were both smashing successes. Plenty of Big Blacktips well over 100lbs and even a couple of Lemon Sharks that topped out at nearly 200lbs. Lots of top water action with plenty of aerial acrobatics. This week however it is all about the surf. Some fun waist high fore runners with larger surf due over the next couple of days. By the end of the week, high winds and possibly large amounts of rainfall will be in our area and depending on the track of hurricane Florence, this really bad weather event could be with us into early next week. The professional's at the weather channel haven't figured things out, so I wont try making a prediction, other than to say that lots of high winds and excessive rain fall is not conducive for fishing. There you have it. Everyone stay safe and hopefully I will offer an inspiring fishing forecast early next week. Try to stay high and dry.


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The capitalist system tricks us not only through the inherited desire but also though fundamental human needs. Nowadays in the United States, the profit-driven system force people to break their saving to meet certain basic human right such as living, education, and health care, etc. Through the choice of intimacy and familiarity characters of mobile phone, I want to intrigue the internal dialogue with the viewers' personal experience. What does this system really do to affect people's behaviors? What are the American dreams we believe in now?


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The heart of the house, La Plaza restaurant offers a gourmet interpretation of homemade Ecuadorian dishes. Introducing 7 of Ecuador's 24 provinces, daily menus vary to exhibit the principal flavors of each regions' ethnicity and culture.
Service hours are as follows.
- Breakfast hours: 6:30am-10:00am (Box Breakfast available outside of normal service hours)
- Lunch: By reservation only
- Dinner: 6:30pm-9:30pm
El Santo que da Marido Rooftop Bar
Relish in the equatorial sunshine while savoring original and classic cocktails at our rooftop bar and terrace. Located at the peak of the Loma Grande, EL Santo que da Marido offers spectacular views of Quito's historical center. Rise to uncharted heights atop the scenic viewpoint above the glass dome from where you can realize a guided tour of the 360 degree panorama.
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At our rooftop terrace bar "El Santo Que Da Marido" you will not only be treated to an extensive selection of original and classic cocktails, but also to our 360° scenic viewpoint from where you will witness incredibly privileged views of the ancient city of Quito.


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HOW TO SURVIVE IN YOUR NATIVE LAND by James Herndon. 192 pages.
Simon & Schuster. $5.95.
"If you only work in order to change things, you will simply go nuts. I am an authority on it. The book is mostly about kites and dogs and lizards and salamanders and magic." That is James Herndon, reformed globetrotter turned public school teacher, describing his newest book and confronting in characteristic stance the lugubrious subject of U.S. public education. Everything Herndon observes takes place in the "Spanish Main" intermediate school in "Tierra Firma," a thinly disguised middle-class...
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Toronto-based Bank of Nova Scotia's recent acquisitions of Montreal-based Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. and Ottawa-based MD Financial Management Inc. are just the latest moves in the bank's continuing shift toward bolstering its business in the institutional marketplace and providing wealth-management services to high net-worth and ultra-high net-worth (UHNW) clients.
"[The two deals] are very much aligned with where we had been taking Scotia Wealth Management over the past few years," says Glen Gowland, executive vice president of global wealth management for Scotiabank in Toronto.
Scotiabank's focus has been on developing a suite of high-end wealth-management services, including business succession planning, trust and estate services, private investment counsel and much more, Gowland says.
"We built out the platform – it hasn't been an inexpensive build, by any stretch – to allow us to provide that full level of service for business owners or for those high or ultra-high net-worth clients," he says. "Once you build that capability, you have it – and you can continue to offer it and scale it out."
In February, Scotiabank announced it had acquired Jarislowsky Fraser, the storied Canadian asset-management firm with $40 billion in AUM, for $950 million. Around 77% of that firm's business is concentrated in the institutional market while the remaining 23% is focused on the UHNW space.
In May, Scotiabank announced that it had acquired MD Financial – a provider of financial services to physicians and their families, with more than $49 billion in assets under management (AUM) and assets under administration (AUA), combined – for a purchase price of $2.6 billion.
That deal allows Scotiabank to provide retail banking, and small-business and private banking services to MD Financial's 45,000 medical doctor and 65,000 family-member clients. Around 63% of MD Financial's combined AUM and AUA is held in client accounts worth $1 million or more, Scotiabank reports.
"The bigger you get, the harder it is to find sources of growth," says Dan Hallett, vice president and principal of Oakville, Ont.-based HighView Financial Group. "Often, it can be easier, cheaper or just more attractive overall to buy your growth rather than try to build it organically."
Growing organically in the institutional space is particularly challenging, Gowland acknowledges: "Sometimes, it takes decades to build that out – if you can – because there are many that have tried and haven't been successful."
Taking the two deals into account, the bank now boasts $233 billion in AUM, an increase of around 50%, with a pronounced move toward private-client and institutional business – and away from retail. Prior to the acquisitions, 77% of Scotiabank's AUM came from retail, 14% from private client and 9% from institutional. Following the two acquisitions, 57% of Scotiabank's AUM is from retail, 24% from private client and 19% from institutional.
"[This is part] of the shift away from retail, [for which] the growth rates of mutual funds [sales] are just not that attractive," says Scott Chan, director of research, financials, at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. in Toronto. "If you look at the high net-worth segment, the potential growth rate is a lot greater in Canada. And institutional is a global theme in which Scotiabank wants to broaden its product portfolio to offer better products, not just in Canada but internationally as well."
Scotiabank pulled the trigger on the two deals, Gowland says, because they were complementary fits, not just because they added scale or because acquiring these firms meant keeping them out of competitors' hands.
"We don't view acquisitions as a strategy," Gowland says. "[Instead], we have a strategy for building out our wealth-management offering and saw these [deals] as fantastic opportunities."
Scotiabank is committed to ensuring Jarislowsky Fraser and MD Financial keep their distinct cultures – something the bank has been successful in achieving with other firms it acquired, such as Dynamic Funds and Tangerine Bank – while looking for ways to grow the two businesses, Gowland says: "Maintaining the integrity of those [firms'] value propositions is critically important."
Adds Robert Sedran, managing director and head of equity research with CIBC Capital Markets Inc. in Toronto: "Undoubtedly, every bank will try to find synergies. But, at the same time, I think there's a real understanding from Scotiabank's management that they cannot break what they bought."
Nevertheless, both deals will allow Scotiabank to leverage and extend its capabilities and build its business over time.
For example, according to Scotiabank, only about 35% of Canadian doctors were clients of MD Financial at the time of the takeover. This provides the bank with an opportunity to put its marketing muscle behind reaching more potential clients.
Scotiabank signed a 10-year, $115-million affinity agreement with the Canadian Medical Association that will see the bank promote the medical profession and health care in general, while the CMA promotes Scotiabank as the preferred provider of financial services to doctors.
In the case of Jarislowsky Fraser, Scotiabank will be able to leverage the asset-management firm's capabilities on the bank's other wealth-management platforms while helping Jarislowsky Fraser round out its products shelf.
"We know that there [are several] Jarislowsky Fraser clients who are very open to having the firm manage more types of mandates than it does now," Gowland says. "Today, it's largely a Canadian balance shop, although it has added small-capitalization capability."
Overall, Scotiabank has stated it wants earnings from global wealth management – a line of business in which the bank has lagged its Big Five bank peers on a relative basis – to grow to 15% of the bank's total earnings from the current 12%. The recent acquisitions will help Scotiabank get there, Sedran says.
"Scotiabank has not been afraid to divest, in addition to invest, to get where it wants to get to," says Sedran, referring to the bank's sale of its stake in CI Financial Corp. in 2014 and its sale of HollisWealth Inc. to Quebec City-based Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. in 2016.
"[Scotiabank's acquisitions] aren't just about accumulating assets," Sedran adds. "They're about having an articulated strategic direction."


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Around 19:30 UTC on Tuesday, October 24th 2017, and for a period of about two hours, Spreedly returned 500 response codes for requests to list created gateways and requests to show or list transactions. This was due to maintenance work on a secondary data store that resulted in an individual query running for much longer than expected. At no point were revenue-affecting endpoints down or inaccessible.
We'll be evaluating and adjusting our practices to accurately determine the activity and performance of queries to our secondary data store to ensure a clear understanding of our current load before performing maintenance. Additionally, we'll be updating our documentation to distinguish the differences between our revenue-affecting API endpoints and secondary concerns such as reporting to provide more clarity on the specific impact of degraded API performance.
At Spreedly, our priority is to ensure you are able to collect money from your customers and execute the financial transactions that power your business. We prioritize the uptime of revenue-affecting API calls over other secondary concerns like reporting and visualization, though we also acknowledge that many businesses do rely on these abilities for some of their business processes. While we don't consider the endpoints in this incident to not be revenue-affecting, we realize it had the potential to disrupt to transaction flow given the specific integration points with Spreedly and apologize for the inconvenience posed by their degradation.


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ROLLA, MO (KTVI)- A man is in custody after Rolla police say he impersonated a police officer. On Friday afternoon, a woman called 911 after finding a white man in the back yard of her house on Woodland Drive. When she asked who he was, he identified himself as a Rolla Police officer and he demanded to go into her home. When the woman asked to see his credentials, the man fled the scene. She then called police.
Officers arrived and an investigation identified Chance A. Melton, 35, as a possible suspect. Police tracked him to a house on Forrest Drive in Rolla. They surrounded the home and tried to talk Melton into coming out for three hours. At about 10:50 pm, a tactical team and a K-9 officer went in, and brought out Melton.
He was arrested for 1st degree burglary, 2nd degree assault and impersonating a police officer. Melton is being held the Phelps County Jail.


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You don't often think about Wall Street and the Holy Father in the same breath–at least I don't. But, financial success and holiness can go hand in hand, especially when they are directed at the greater good of serving God and serving others.
The Human Ecology Conference, sponsored by the Napa Institute and the Catholic University of America, shares the wisdom of three incredible Popes when it comes to how we do business.
If you're involved in the world of business and also desire to further the common good, here is a little advice from men who know what they're talking about:
Pope Leo XIII: Rerum Novarum
Pope Leo wrote that the Church's desire is that the poor should rise above poverty and they should better their condition in life. He believes that this promotion is by pursuing virtue.
Pope St. John Paul II: Centesimus Annus
Saint John Paul II notes that the poor are right to ask for a share in the material goods of the society and to make good use for their capacity to work. He notes that in order for this to be the case, certain economic conditions as well as political stability are required for human beings to make good use of their own labor.
Pope Francis: Laudato Si
The Holy Father tells us that business is a vocation and a noble one, it is a vocation provided by God so that each person would be challenged by a greater meaning in life to serve the common good, by striving to increase the goods of this world and making them more accessible to all. In Laudato Si, our Holy Father also examines corporate social responsibility for the common good of an "integral ecology" and the "care for our common home."
The Human Ecology Conference is a unique opportunity to learn from an incredible lineup of speakers what Catholic Social Teaching has to teach us about building a just and flourishing society.


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A special track by track breakdown of ZERO FOR CONDUCT's upcoming full-length CTRL+Z, exclusively at Svbterranean: Combining huge hooks with post-hardcore angularity and indie rock quirkiness, Zero for Conduct craft an infectious, melodic racket on their upcoming album, CTRL+Z. Out … Continue reading
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UPDATE: Callaway took 1999 votes altogether in this election over Oliveira's 1523.
As was expected, Merita Callaway appears to be winning the Supervisor race in District 3
in Calaveras County.
The first posting by the Elections Office shows her leading 1451 to 1110 for Oliveira. That is 56% of the vote for Callaway.
Congratulations to Merita Callaway!


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