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Nigeria station suspended for alleged vulgar music, blasphemy
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria
ABUJA – NIGERIAN regulators have been urged to lift a ban imposed on an independent radio station accused of playing songs with vulgar lyrics and blasphemous music.
Jay FM, the broadcaster based in the city of Jos, capital of the central Plateau State, has also been slapped with a fine of N100 000 (about R4000).
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has stated varying reasons for the ban and fine ranging from 'vulgar and indecent lyrics' in contravention of the body's regulations.
NBC cited Jay FM airing a song, "This is Nigeria", by rapper Falz (Folarin Falana), which seems to accuse Nigerians of being "criminals."
Another song NBC cited is by Wande Coal, titled, "Iskaba." Iskaba means "goodies" in local slang and is colloquially used to refer to a bum.
The song, "See Mary, See Jesus" by hip hop star, Olamide Adedeji, has been cited for the "casual use" of the biblical names regarded as sacred by the Christian faith.
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) said the action by the broadcasting regulator risked undermining legitimate expression and independent voices.
"Vague rules on vulgarity and indecency should not be used subjectively to ban or fine independent media outlets, particularly radio and television channels," said Timothy Adewale, SERAP deputy director.
He said the NBC must immediately lift the ban on the radio station and rescind the fine.
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The country recalled its ambassador last year after Israel killed violent Gazans rioting on the Gaza-Israel border.
How many Jews are still enamoured with Cyril Ramaphosa, and are voting for the ANC to strengthen this man?
It is not under Jacob Zuma but Ramaphosa that SA is ending diplomatic ties with Israel.
I have never been enamoured of Ramaphosa. Ramaphoria made me sick from day one.
Who was deputy president under Zuma for several years, and went along with all Zuma's decisions? Who stood by Zuma all this time?
Who was responsible for the Marikana massacre, while withdrawing the ambassador from Israel for Israel's action to stop a violent Hamas mob from storming the border?
I cannot believe people do not see the danger of the ANC getting another gargantuan majority. The ANC has had 25 years of rule in SA, and has brought only corruption, crime, poverty, and decay. Do you really think a rotten bus can be the answer just because there is a new driver at the helm, a driver who has feet of clay anyway?
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Depending on how much you use Excel, it may benefit you to go through some of your frequently used files to remove duplicate in the data you consistently sift through.
This tip explains how to remove duplicates or identify them without removing. [Use for Excel 2007 or 2010.]
Removing Duplicates
Warning: Before doing a full removal of duplicates, be sure to have a backup copy of your file, because it is a permanent move. Also, understand that only the values in the range of cells selected will be affected. All other values will remain unaltered.
1.???? Select the range of cells or make sure the active cell is in the table.
2.???? Under Data tab, go to Data Tools group and click on ?Remove Duplicates?.
3.???? Do one or more of the following:
- Under Columns, select one or more of the columns to seek duplicates.
- To quickly select columns, click Select All
- To quickly clear all columns, click Unselect All.
4. ?Click OK.
5. ?A message will pop up indicating how many duplicates were removed, how many were unique or if no duplicate values were found.
This is a great feature if you are sending a mail merge and need to check for duplicate contacts.
Highlighting Duplicates?
If you are not ready to remove duplicate values, but want to locate them this one is for you. Excel will highlight all duplicates for you. This tip is ideal for someone looking to compare lists to see if there is overlap. (Excel 2010 and 2013)
- Select the range of cells that you think contains duplicates.
- In the Home tab, go to Conditional Formatting>Highlight Cells Rules>Duplicate Values.
- In the Duplicate Values box, (below) make sure the Duplicate is selected in the drop down box.
- Then select the format for duplicate values (how you want them to highlight).
- Click OK and they will all highlight.
Bonus tip: Another spring cleaning exercise is to sift through your desktop, documents and inbox folders to remove any clutter or meaningless documents. If you are nervous about fully deleting, simply mark a folder ?Old? or ?Archive? and toss many of your files there. That way you can go back to it in an urgent situation. But you are more than likely housing files or shortcuts you will never need again.? Believe it or not, those files are producing clutter in your mind and therefore stealing your time when you are scanning to find what you need. ?Organize and label your most important document files and folders while you are at it and create appropriate shortcuts.


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Two in Top Five on Tour de Langkawi Summit FinishSat 23 Feb 2013
ORICA-GreenEDGE put two riders in the top five on the stage three Tour de Langkawi summit finish. Meiyin Wang (Hengxiang) took a solo victory after escaping from the early breakaway. Julian Arredondo (Nippo – De Rosa) slipped away from the bunch on the Cameron Highlands to slot into second before Nathan Haas (Garmin-Sharp) beat Wesley Sulzberger across the line for third. Pieter Weening led home the bunch to finish fifth.
"Wes and Pieter were both feeling okay on the climb, but they weren't able to attack and get away," said Sport Director Matt Wilson. "The pace was pretty high on the Cameron Highlands. I think they're both a little disappointed that they weren't sprinting for the win. No one could have anticipated the ride that Wang had today. He was actually running third overall ahead of the stage, so he was up there in the sprints, too. He shocked the peloton.
Wang was part of a five rider escape group that broke away from the bunch during the opening kilometres. The quintet built up a 12 minute advantage after the first hour of racing.
"The five guys up the road were all from the smaller Asian teams," explained Wilson. "They built up a big lead early. No one considered them a threat with the summit finish."
Forty kilometres from the finish, the peloton had pegged the break back to 5:30.
"That's when Wang attacked," noted Wilson. "He got away from the original break, and he quickly put time into the bunch. The teams chased hard. Most took turns at the front, but they couldn't bring Wang back fast enough."
Wang held on to win by more than three minutes ahead of the peloton. Arredondo attacked from the field and finished 2:30 down on Wang to take second. Haas and Sulzberger sprinted for third, two seconds ahead of the group Weening brought across the line.
With his strong ride today, Sulzberger leapfrogs up to fourth overall. He sits 3:33 down on Wang, who now leads the general classification along with the points, mountain and Asian competition.


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Craft Fair series
Hello friends! Welcome to my 5th installment of my 2018 Craft Fair series. This is the first time I am going to be a vendor at a Craft fair. This one is "Christmas in July" themed. I will be making some items that are Christmas themed, however many will be generic so that I can appeal to a greater audience.
I admit that I am a bit nervous and have found that I am actually a little OCD and have ADHD disorders. I am a bit of an over achiever in some aspects of my life. My desire for this craft fair to be successful is requiring work. I admit that this is actually a very pleasant experience. Today's short video will show you in real time how these adorable paper bows are made. These are also adorable to add to other products as a packaging decoration. To see the project these bows will be packaged with click here. Enjoy the video. Leave any comments, suggestions and questions you may have in the comments section of this post, you may also chose to email me at: email@example.com Stamp Happy and be a blessing until next time! Video direct url: http://lorettrodger.com/CRAFTFAIRSERIES5.mp4. Youtube: CRAFTFAIRSERIES5.mp4


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Sunday, August 22, 2010
Finite and Infinite Games
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Hope it is as good as you describe it here :)
Well, I usually use Juul's definition of a game, in which a game must have objectives and, therefore, an end. This theory really presents new possibilities for me, so if you could just try to answer this for me it'd be great : ) [though you have said u think you can't]ReplyDelete
How do this "no end" thing works? I mean, for Juul, the game must have variable outcome and those outcomes must be susceptible to valorisation so that one can know if this performance was satisfactory or not. So how do the player interpret his game trajectory if there is no "end"? Or there is the susceptible to valorisation outcome, just not a final countdown of it?
The answer is simple. An objective does not mean an end. What if your objective is to play as long as you possibly can? That might sound weird, but it is the goal of pinball, or space invaders, for example. But that's not really what Carse is talking about -- he's talking about what's important to you as you play. Is it more important for you to win, or to play? If playing is more important, then you will focus on questions like, "how can I continue to play?" I think of my grandparents, for example -- every Wednesday night, they would play bridge with the neighbors. To win? No... they barely kept track of who won and lost. No, they played because they liked playing with the neighbors. And so, they arranged it so that they played regularly, once a week, for decades, as long as they possibly could.ReplyDelete


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Montrealers can feast on a decadent early Halloween treat as of this week as MainLine Theatre serves up its annual revamp of Richard O'Brien's British-American glam-rock musical The Rocky Horror Show on its main stage from October 19th to the 31st.
It's the sexually charged and subversive stage spectacle that defied heteronormative conventions in the 1970s and became an instant sensation before being adapted into a blockbuster film in '75 – the latter now a popular midnight showing in cinemas worldwide at this time of year.
But #RockyMainLine, now in its sixth renascence, has since spawned its own significant local fanfare, establishing itself as a mandatory pit stop on the Montreal fall entertainment circuit as the city's only live and fully staged musical production of the queer cult classic.
There's no silver screen in the background and toast-throwing is a definitive no-go in this version (there are real actors up there!), but the presence of a throbbing live band, vibrant choreography, and a dazzling sea of performers sheathed in fishnets galore in the intimacy of the MainLine make the theatrical variant an even more voltaic technicolour experience.
A parody tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the mid 20th century, Rocky Horror's plot here remains uncorrupted: innocent newlyweds Brad Majors (asshole!) and Janet Weiss (slut!) find themselves lost and with a flat car tire on a cold and rainy night. Daring yet gullible, they venture to a nearby castle to ask for help.
At the haunted premises they encounter none other than Dr. Frank N. Furter, a self-identified "sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania" who has created a living muscle man, Rocky, in his laboratory. The upright couple is soon swept into the dark world of the mad scientist and his whimsical servants, and what ensues is an outlandish story of repression and liberation, forgiveness and redemption, and birth and death.
The eclectic and electric Montreal cast features both fresh flesh and familiar faces from past MainLine Rocky bills. Returning veterans include Stephanie McKenna as Frank, Elyann Quessy as Janet, Kenny Streule as the Narrator, Sarah Kulaga-Yoskovitz as Magenta, Franco De Crescentis as Riff Raff, and Kenny Stein as Eddie / Dr. Scott. Newcomers are Adrian Macdonald as Brad, Sam Boucher as Rocky, Cassandra Bluethner as Columbia, and Tajzanna L. Hall as Usherette. The aforementioned lead, supporting, and featured players are solid musical talents all-around, and they are backed by a spirited chorus of sixteen Phantoms.
Masterminding this year's production once again is MainLine Theatre Executive and Artistic Director, St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival Director, and Bouge d'ici Artistic Director Amy Blackmore (does anyone know how she does it all?), who returns to direct and choreograph Rocky for the third consecutive – and declaredly last – time. In on the collaborative creation are holly Greco, Patrick Lloyd Brennan, and Jessica Rae with contributions to choreography. Rounding out the dream team are Sarah Kulaga-Yoskovitz and Katherine Paradis as musical director and bandleader, respectively.
Highlights of this year's galvanic punk-rock themed revival are the revised (but not fully reimagined) staging and choreography; Rocky gets down and dirty, but the raunchy going-ons are sharp and slick. Rolled hips, splayed legs, and come-hither catwalks propelled by O'Brien's rousing rock score are signature moves of the floor spectacle, and the dance ensemble of Phantoms bring them to execution with intoxicating energy.
What lures and feeds the allegiant following year after year (and night after night), however, is the riotous sideshow rite of audience participation, and both traditional as well as original callback lines are here encouraged. (Hear this, Rocky virgins: you have consent to holler at the performers throughout the show. Fret not, however, as interactivity is not compulsory at any level.) Witnessing actors improvise and respond to unexpected wisecracks, puns, and sexual innuendoes of the most lovingly derogatory nature as the crowd does its thing is quite the delight in itself. Even for us buffs, it never grows old.
Sure, Rocky is comical and Rocky is camp, but there is still a certain gravitas to MainLine's conception of Richard O'Brien's non-nonsensical brainchild given the theatre company's mandate of "diversity, accessibility and artistic freedom". (Dare we argue the story draws even greater parallels to a Shakespearean or Greek tragedy of sorts with its wistful tale of a flawed hero that goes too far). In all of its DIY sensibility and self-awareness, the revival displays confidence, tact, and maturity, never taking itself too seriously while still maintaining the politics of the piece in perspective. Sexual but not overly explicit, it even presents itself as accessible to first time viewers.
Rocky seeks to empower through expression and exploration, and this pleasurable romp from the home of Montreal indie theatre virtuously strikes that chord.
"There's a Light (Over at 3997 Saint-Laurent Boulevard)" shining bright until Halloween night. Previous runs and performances have sold out, so make your reservations online at www.mainlinetheatre.ca or by calling 514-849-3378. Tickets are $20 in advance / $25 at the door / $18 students, seniors. For audiences 18+.


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Peter Lanyon 'Solo Flight'
'It is impossible for me to make a painting that has no reference to the very powerful landscape where I live'
Last October, when I announced that the next Freedom in Painting workshop would be 'Looking at Lanyon', the fact that the course filled up very quickly, as did a second workshop put on to fulfill demand, pays testament to the enduring popularity and influence of one of the leading lights of the post-war St.Ives School. And so, recently, there was a remarkable gathering of thirty Lanyon enthusiasts (including myself) at Creek Creative in Faversham, Kent.....
On these 2-day workshops, the aim was not to produce a pastiche but to look at Peter Lanyon's work, ideas, passions and methods as a springboard into another way to approach painting. Using his painting 'Solo Flight' (above) as a start-point, the artists were asked to bring to the workshop evidence and memory of a recent journey, including their own unique 'journey-line', printed off from AA Routefinder....
Both workshops began with a talk about the concept of flight and an in-depth review of Peter Lanyon's life, work and influences. Then, in a replication of one of Peter Lanyon's innovative ways into painting, the artists were asked to make a construction/sculpture, with the theme of 'movement', from card, perspex, string, clay, dowel and anything else to hand, using their 'journey-line' as a key component. Thrown in at the deep-end and with limited materials, the artists responded to the challenge with an array of playful and inventive constructions.
In the afternoon session, the artists painted from the constructions, considering them not as a still-life but as 'experiments in space to establish the illusion and content of space in painting'. Adding to the complexity of the painting, into the mix went drawings, image, colours, ideas, memory from the artists' journeys. The aim of all the Freedom in Painting workshops is for the artists to explore the possibilities in painting and have in front of them something they have never made before. With a new beginning to a painting.....
The artists worked on this painting until mid-morning on Day 2. Then I gave a demonstration of frenzied mark-making and decision-making, using motifs from my own recent journey to Looe, as encouragement for the artists to make a freer, quicker second painting in a squeezed amount of time. During the introductory talk, I had inevitably referenced Peter Lanyon's 'Porthleven' (1951) and the story of how, because of the disintegration of the original painting that had taken 14 months to make, Peter Lanyon painted a replica in four hours - the painting hung in the Tate.
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As always, the workshops ended with an invaluable group critique. The exercises were challenging - full credit to the artists for their response. The paintings from the workshops can be seen on The Freedom in Painting Group page on Facebook. This was an experimental workshop and many of the paintings in the galleries are works in progress but I hope all the artists can take away from the workshop ideas and inspiration from Peter Lanyon's own journey, life and work. If there was ever an artist that personified Freedom in Painting it is Peter Lanyon.
Very instructive and informative. Really felt I achieved going over my edge. Ashley works really hard for us. Margarita Hanlon
Stimulating and challenging. Very useful - expanded my perception. Mitzi Delnevo
Absolutely great course, talk was fascinating and construction idea was great - even if i went off brief! Heather Johnston
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'Banjo Pier' 40x30cms
The demonstration painting from two back-to-back Freedom in Painting workshops 'Looking at Lanyon' in Faversham, Kent - started in one, completed in the other. This sticky painting survived both the journey home and the scrutiny afterwards. The instruction to the participating artists was to bring to the workshop evidence and memory of a recent journey. My own journey was a trip to Looe, with its' distinctive banjo-shaped pier....
This painting looks different, with the incredible tension of the Lanyonesque spiralling- line contained - just - by the structured lines along the bottom edge and right corner and the circle (of the 'banjo-pier'). A frenzied demonstration of mark-making designed to encourage the class to a freer second painting. Image and ideas and reactions forced into the painting. Cerulean and Ultramarine mixes in pots, palette and on the canvas.. a failed pure, poured curve...quick thinking, quick reactions..lets find another solution. Only traces of my journey- line remain - the start-point in the top left corner- but it has made it's contribution to how the painting moved forward to its conclusion. Five dots reduced to two - 'The pink-dot a triumph' (Kathleen Alberter). Pourings, smears, brushwork, knifework, lines, curves, image, jostling for prominence and harmony. A sliver of yellow enough to provide an incident of colour and temperature contrast...
Echoing the submerged imagery in Lanyon's work and his alleged discovery of the two figures in 'Porthleven' after the painting was completed, only today did I see the tilted head, shoulder and forearm resting on the bottom edge...or a gestural line encapsulating movement?...or skywriting, vapour trail?. Spacial ambiguities: the view from the ground or the air?..if there is a 'view'...Abstract/figurative - who cares? Peter Lanyon was right to fight against putting art into boxes. It's a painting: both from an outside experience and the thrills and uncertainties of the painting process. What am I looking at? - this is my territory as an artist.
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Dawn Stephens
The latest venue for the 'Freedom in Painting' roadshow was the Queens Arts Centre in Aylesbury. The theme for the 2-day painting workshop was 'Still Life', one of the major genres in Western art. After a talk on the history and lineage of still life painting - including discussion of the work of Chardin, Cezanne, Matisse, Braque, Soutine, Morandi, William Scott - the eleven artists were split into three groups. Each group set up their own still life of six objects which included objects brought in by the artists themselves. The morning was spent drawing: three very different exercises resulted in a wall of drawings that opened up several possibilities for painting.....
After lunch, when the paints came out, inevitably everything slowed down. Paint is a slower medium, with the added complexity of colour and wetness plus the artists were asked, initially to paint the still life as it was (with a twist) The aim over the next day and a half was to capture in paint the spirit, freedom and invention of the drawings. This certainly happened with everyone's work on the second day, which began with a freeing painting exercise. The resulting paintings are proof that a still life doesn't have to be still! Below is a gallery of the paintings from Day 2- to see the full gallery see Freedom in Painting Group
Amanda Curbishly
Antonia Glynne-Jones
Pippa Greensmith
Kalpna Mehta
Mitzi Delnevo
Erica Shipley
Brenda Hurley
Jo Rollnick
Diane Oldfield
Diane Bedser
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'Arizona' 168x132cms
From the 'A m e r i c a s c a p e s ' series and one of strongest paintings of my career.
In 1997, I was awarded a Boise Travel Scholarship from the Slade School of Art and made a series of train journeys around the US before painting for two months in a barn in upstate New York (at the home of sculptor Jon Isherwood, a friend and contemporary at Canterbury College of Art). on my travels, I took a detour to the Grand Canyon where I had an incredible, sublime experience: alone, on the edge of a promontory, in a jaw-dropping landscape, buzzards flying overhead, total silence....
As an artist, how do you deal with that grandeur, that overwhelming visual, physical experience? Like the 'City of Glass' series, where I had the problem of painting the scale and familiarity of New York without cliche, I found my way in through a novel, this time Don de Lillo's epic 'Underworld'.
There is a passage where the main character Nick Shay, visits an artist friend of his from New York who is making an artwork at an air base in the Arizona desert. It's not an active base, it's where the US airforce keep their decommissioned B52 bombers, rows upon rows of them, neatly parked. The artist and her team of assistants are systematically stripping the silver paint from the aircraft and then repainting them in wild, vivid colours. Of course, it's a piece that can only be seen from the air, and as a birthday treat Nick and his wife see the artwork from a hot air balloon, a fantastic passage on p:83, where through Nick's eyes you are seeing a painting, that is beyond imagination.
I was mesmerised by the scale and ambition and beauty of this (fictitious) artwork - in an interview, the artist talks about the desert being the frame - and it resonated with my experience at the Grand Canyon.
''This is a landscape painting in which we use the landscape itself. the desert is central to this piece. It's the surround. It's the framing device. It's the four-part horizon.''
(Artist Klara Sax, p:70, 'Underworld')
In the painting there is so much space and heat, the white, blank canvas of Mexico the hottest part. In the top-right corner is the image of the B52's, and in the spirit of the novel, although ordered in rows, each is different, individualised, 'decommissioned' from their military identity. There are fifty aircraft, one for each state, and if you tilt your head you can see the deliberate visual link to the American flag. Scratched into the paint, is a very subtle train-line, ending at the powerful dot of Flagstaff, where I caught the bus to the canyon....
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'Arizona' and 'D.C.- Diamond City' in the 'Americascapes' exhibition at the Michael West Gallery
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'Surge (Yellow and Blue)' 30x40cms
We're done. An hour of looking and I added the heavy yellow-line on the right-edge (above). Perversely I put it in to make 'A' work because I felt the yellow was visually slipping out of the picture. What it has done for me, is to make the landscape less literal and the inner-frame is strengthened. The lumps and bumps in the yellow have shifted in the night!
a 'big' small painting
'Porthleven 26', 'Porthleven 27' and 'Surge'


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Monday, February 21, 2011
Winter Whacks Again
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- Kevin and SherylFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:28 PM
Wow more snow, well I guess it is still Feb, hopefully it'll pass soon. Look forward to hearing about the Disney trip and thanks for the well wishes for Sheryl.ReplyDelete
don't you just hate it when 'old man winter' messes with your 'to do list'!!ReplyDelete
Mother Nature sure is having a time of it this year ;o)
I sympathize. We got it too. Not so much snow but ICE.ReplyDelete
And I was so loving the amazingly nice weather but it's true, it's still February. DARN!
Hope this week-end will be a good one and you can get a lot done.
C'mon spring time! Yesterday-70 degrees, Today-40 degrees. I guess it was just a tease.ReplyDelete
Oh yeah, we got 7" of snow yesterday. It was nice having the day off and not driving in it!ReplyDelete
Hey Paul, Somebody sounds excited and frustrated! Hopefully the weather has cleared enough for you to do those jobs on your RV. I bet you are going to love that Florida weather in a few weeks! Seems like ages since I heard from you guys. I hope that Marti's ankle fully heals soon. I know you guys must want things to get back to normal!ReplyDelete


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Homeschoolers and parents who are new to homeschooling are all in the same boat. We are stuck at home educating our own children. Some are new to this, others are not. Some are trying to copy 6-8 hours of schooling for just a few kids, and some are seeing that that may not be needed … Continue reading Free Books to Enjoy While you are Cooped Up
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Relay For Life Time!
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Cape Town model Jethro Jaftha is making waves in the modelling industry
The modelling industry isn't all about glamorous fashion shoots and strutting on the runway.
It's a highly competitive business that every aspiring model is fighting to get into. And when you managed to get your foot in the door, it's hard work to stay in the business.
To get in you have to have the "right" look but there's no set formula to what the right look is.
After he was scouted by an agency at a fashion show, 22-year-old Cape Town-born model Jethro Jaftha knew he had the look they were looking for.
Jaftha grew up and lives in Bridgetown in Athlone.
We spotted Jaftha on the runway during Menswear Fashion Week and decided to find out more about the curly-haired model and his thoughts on the fashion industry.
Q: What do you enjoy most about modelling?
The clothing, stylists and makeup is exciting and is like an alternate reality. My favourite part is being part of the magic that gets made in the studio.
Q: Which model, local and international, do you admire?
I admire the story of Jeremy Meeks, the male model who was scouted after his mug shot went viral. I like how the industry doesn't ask many questions. It's all about what you have to offer.
Q: What do you think of the modelling industry at the moment?
The industry is very competitive and can be quite draining sometimes. You need to be ready to impress the client with every audition, photo or casting.You need to be organised and careful time management is required.
You need to attend every fitting, look your best and make sure you have practiced. A disorganized model will be spotted miles away and this will only damage your reputation. In the same breath, its also very exciting with loads of diversity creating mind-blowing art.
Q: What's been the highlight of your career thus far?
Working with huge international brands, seeing the adverts go live with famous legends like 'Snoop Dogg' appearing in the same advert. It just makes you feel so good about your work.
I was featured in an Adidas campaign alongside Snoop Dogg, Kendall Jenner, 21 Savage and Young Thug. In the ad I shot along with a couple of other models based in Cape Town in Ocean View.
The brands I've worked with would include Louis Vuitton, Moncler, Adidas and GQ Japan. I really love doing what I do because I don't really feel like I'm working. I feel more like I'm just being myself on set, and while I'm being myself the camera just happens to snap the best moments.


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SPARTANBURG, SC-- Marty Lawrence Smith, 48, died Saturday, May 26, 2007, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 6, 1958, in Florence, SC, he was the son of the late Willard Edward and Margaret Tickel Smith. He was a manager with Li'l Cricket Food Stores, Inc. on Blackstock Road.
Survivors are his sister, Rebecca Smith of Spartanburg and his sister-in-law, Bette Davis Smith of Marion, SC.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, May 28, 2007, at Floyd's North Church Street Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Kirk H. Neely.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Walker Foundation, SC School for the Deaf and the Blind, 355 Cedar Springs Road, Spartanburg, SC 29302.
An online guest register is available at www.floydmortuary.com.
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Abbie left this thoughtful comment on my post: To Implant or Not To Implant a Child Who Has Never Been Amplified (Note: One day...we will hang out, and it will be UGLY!)
I want to inject a comment because of what I saw at this past convention. I had the opportunity to meet many people that have been deaf all their lives and decided to get a CI. Many of them were simply curious to see what makes a sound, they communicated through ASL and they did not speak. I came upon this couple who has never heard a single sound, but they decided together that they were going to get a CI. And they did, together, same day surgery.
Mind you this is just one of many "Lanes" that I met but I was drawn to this particular couple. They reminded me of the couple in "Hear and Now." I latched onto them and asked them what made them decide to get a CI after being unable to hear for the past sixty years. They told me they just wanted to hear sound. Their expectations were very low because the doctors and audiologist stressed that the benefit to someone who has never been amplified is low. They were put through psychiatric session to prepare themselves. They forged ahead not expecting miracles.
They still cannot speak but they are happy with what they can hear. Is that a benefit? Absolutely! I asked them whether the technology was around when they were younger, would they have gotten the CI knowing that the benefit would have been just the same?
They said yes but they might have not stuck with it because of the transition period of learning how to hear.
It has been said that you can never measure the success of someone else's cochlear implant journey because it is personal, but they were happy with the benefit that they did get.
They represented the grown up versions of the 14 year olds that you are talking about. They were placed in a setting where they were "mentally prepared" with a psychiatrist on what to expect. If this same technique could be used on parents to mentally prepare them on the limited expectations, I would say yes. If this type of support structure were not implemented, I would say let the child make his own decision when of age.
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Is a pizza about to push Mika Brzezinski over the edge? Seriously. Her frantic reaction to finding her daughter and friend sharing a Domino's has me worried about Mika's state of mind.
Regular Morning Joe viewers know that Mika's dream job would be as Kommissar of the Food Police. Her concern about obesity, particularly of the childhood variety, is commendable. But her solutions--heavy-handed government intervention of the sort Mayor Bloomberg has made infamous--would flout individual liberties.
Things came to a deep-fried denouement this morning, as a quasi-hysterical Brzezinski described her horror at discovering girls . . . eating pizza.
View video after the jump.
It was Morning Joe guest Charles Blow's New York Times column on the subject of childhood obesity and the role of the government that set Mika off.
Watch . . . and worry about Mika's frame of mind.


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Backyard safety: keep spring hazards at bay for kids and pets and enjoy the beautiful season with confidence while knowing your family is safe. From outdoor grilling to working in the garden, spring offers wonderful opportunities to get outside and take advantage of warmer weather.
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Backyard safety: Keep spring hazards at bay for kids and pets
Spring is on its way, and both your kids and pets will be thrilled to finally spend some quality time in the backyard. But, before they do, there are a few things you need to do now to make sure that the backyard will be safe for them.
Prepare Your Pool
Pool safety is a very serious issue. The CDC reports that there are about 10 fatal drownings a day in the United States. Two of these deaths are children under 14. Each day, 10 more children are saved after a drowning incident, but they may still suffer brain injuries and other serious complications.
Before you open up your pool, Pool Safety recommends that you check your drain covers are working properly. You should also have a fence installed around the pool that is at least 4 feet high.
The fence must have a child-proof gate to prevent kids or pets from wandering into the waters. If you already have a fence, take the time to ensure that nothing has damaged or weakened it over the winter.
Also be sure that you have pool alarms installed so that you will be alerted if the worst happens. If the alarms are battery powered, buy some spares now so you will be able to change them immediately if they die during the spring or summer.
If you don't know how to perform CPR, especially on children, now is the time to take a course before the warm weather tempts your kids out to the pool. You should also sign children up for swimming courses before they fill up. Get more tips with this free Pool Safety Guide.
Fire prevention
For many families, welcoming the warm weather with a barbecue is a cherished tradition. But, while you're taking your grill out of storage, make sure that you're placing it safely.
David Markenson MD., the chairman of the Advisory Council on First Aid and Safety for the Red Cross, told Prevention that a grill should always be placed 10 feet away from flammable surfaces. This includes fences, the side of your home, plants, and wooden decor.
The National Fire Prevention Agency has more tips, including that you should check your gas tank and hose for potential leaks if you use a propane grill. If you use charcoal instead, the NFPA suggests storing the charcoal and lighter fluid securely and away from children.
You should also have a working fire extinguisher nearby while you're grilling.
Gardens and Pesticides
Greenery can hide many hazards that small children and pets are liable to stumble across. For example, some plants are irritating or poisonous to humans and animals, even though they are sold in garden centers. It's important to research any plant before you bring it into your yard this spring.
A few common and harmful plants include:
- Oleander
- Rhubarb (the leaves)
- Azaleas
- Bleeding Heart (the leaves and foliage)
- Iris (the stems)
- Buttercups
- Elderberry
- Jimson Weed
If you use chemicals in the yard, you should make sure they are properly stored. And, before your first application of the year, you should use covers to protect furniture from chemicals. Don't forget to remove sources of water (like bird baths) and children's or pets' toys from the yard before your spring spraying. Read Gardening Hacks for Busy People here.
Spring is a joyful time of year and with a few, simple preparations, you can make it a safe time of year, too. Learn more about your planting zones here.
Guest post by Clara Beaufort @ Gardener Gigs


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Shoshin Karate Centres was established in 2009 by Instructor Sensei Richard Steen, a full-time qualified instructor with forty years' experience in the Martial Arts and a registered instructor with the Japan Karate Shoto Federation Scotland and the Scottish Karate Governing Body.
We are a family friendly Karate School teaching Traditional Shotokan Karate, Self-Defence, and Sport Karate to children, teens and adults of all ages and abilities within premium sports and recreation venues in and around the Falkirk area of Central Scotland.
We are affiliated to the Japan Karate Shoto Federation Scotland (JKS Scotland), the largest and most successful Karate association in Scotland, and have direct affiliation to JKS International Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
We offer regular training, courses and seminars to all our members with top "Japanese Karate Masters" from Japan and provide our membership the opportunity to train directly at the JKS International Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
We also provide pathways and opportunities to individuals interested in the Sport and competition side of our art and can provide coaching and tuition from beginner to international level athletes and competitors.
Shoshin Karate Centres does actively encourage participants into competition if they choose to go along this route, however the training and personal development of the Individual is of most importance.
All instructors are fully insured and certified coaches through the Scottish Karate Governing Body (SKGB), the only recognised governing body for Karate in Scotland, and are Enhanced Disclosure Scotland/PVG certified and recognised by Sport Scotland.
Shoshin Karate Centres actively encourage all members to attend training courses and seminars along with its Instructors where possible to aid and advance their progression.
Shoshin Karate Centres welcome total beginners as well as the more advanced practitioners and students of other arts to our classes. Although it is very rare for us to do so, we reserve the right to refuse anyone access to our classes, if we feel they are unsuitable to our Dojo.
Training at JKS HQ – Japan
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Fountain House Gallery Presents "One Step Beyond: Art Off the Charts"
Curated by Margaret Bodell, MaryAnn Fahey, and Caroline Kerrigan
On view: January 14 – March 9, 2016
Party and Live Music at Fountain House Gallery: January 23, 8-10 PM
NEW YORK CITY – Fountain House Gallery (formerly Fountain Gallery), located at 702 Ninth Avenue and representing artists living with mental illness, announces the upcoming exhibition One Step Beyond: Art Off the Charts, spotlighting music-inspired works from Fountain House Gallery, LAND Gallery, and by artists based across the United States, from Connecticut and Virginia to Louisiana and California. The show will be on view from January 14, 2016 through March 9, 2016, and Fountain House Gallery will host a party featuring live music on Saturday, January 23, from 8:00 to 10:00 PM.
One Step Beyond is curated by Margaret Bodell, an arts entrepreneur working in the fields of placemaking, public art, and creative work-force programs; MaryAnn Fahey, co- founder and director of Umbrella Arts, who curates contemporary art exhibitions and public art projects and is a prolific bookmaker and portfolio consultant for professional and emerging artists; and Caroline Kerrigan, a producer of art fairs, exhibits and documentaries on the arts. Kerrigan was recently Deputy Director for the Public Experience at Prospect.3 – the international art biennial held in New Orleans 2014/2015.
This exhibition explores the pervasive influence of music on the visual arts – whether through lyrics, rhythm, syncopation, mood or simply the transformative nature of song. As listeners, we "feel" the primal force of diverse musical forms and styles, and the experientially and geographically diverse artists whose work is represented in One Step Beyond invite us to "see" music through their eyes.
Among the works showcased in One Step Beyond are: Martin Cohen's (Fountain House Gallery) oil on paper pieces depicting pop music icons including Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix and Lady Gaga, and jazz greats Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie; Myasia Dowdell's (LAND Gallery) acrylic on canvas "Stevie Wonder," "Elton John" and "Michael Jackson"; and the mixed media on linen work "Equalizer" by Ruben Marroquin, an American-born Venezuelan artist based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Fountain House Gallery artist Linda Bienstock offers a tip of the hat to the realm of classical music in the mixed media "Mozart and His Harpsichord."
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and by generous support from the Jarvis & Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, the Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
About LAND Gallery
The first of its kind in Brooklyn, LAND Gallery was created to give its adults the opportunity to express their creativity and to be recognized as talented artists. LAND is committed to working with artistic partners to create dynamic and unique opportunities for its adults. From the animated film project ("The Future") to the visiting artists series through MoMA's Access and Community Program, LAND encourages expansive artistic
growth for its artists and gallery. LAND also works with retail partners such as J. Crew and Opening Ceremony to further showcase the accomplishments of its artists.
About Fountain House Gallery (formerly Fountain Gallery)
Fountain House Gallery is the premier venue in New York City representing artists living and working with mental illness. Founded by Fountain House in 2000 as a not-for-profit exhibition space for its member-artists, the Gallery sells original artworks and collaborates with a wide network of artists, curators and cultural institutions. Embracing artists who are emerging or established, trained or self-taught, Fountain House Gallery cultivates artistic growth and makes a vital contribution to the New York arts community.
Fountain House Gallery
702 Ninth Avenue at 48th Street NYC 10019
Hours: Tues.-Sat. 11-7; Sun. 1-5.
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There's a lot to consider when you're searching for your next home, including whether it has the right number of bedrooms, a layout conducive to your needs and is move-in ready or ripe for all the renovations you've been planning.
But what matters even more is what's just beyond the property line.
"You can always change the home, but you can't change the neighborhood," says Melissa Steele, a Realtor with Big Block Realty Inc. in San Diego and co-founder and president of the agent team Steele San Diego Homes. What matters most to many homebuyers, she says, is "what part of town they're in, the safety factors, how it makes them feel – and then the house comes second."
The area you purchase in is not only an important factor in your ability to enjoy your home, but also in your ability to see the value of your property grow over time. Whether your home is in the area's most desirable neighborhood or in one positioned to improve in the next few years, it's important to keep an eye on the aspects of the area that signal you'll have interested buyers when you decide to sell down the line.
Even if you aren't big on recreation centers or prefer delivery pizza to trying out the hottest new restaurant, buying a home in a neighborhood offering those features can mean a bigger payout.
Here are eight neighborhood amenities to look for while house hunting, even if you don't intend to use them.
Grocery store. Access to fresh food is a must to ensure a neighborhood can thrive, so it's a good idea to inquire about where the nearest grocery store is – and if it's your preferred shop. A Whole Foods can be a great option, but if you prefer the prices at Trader Joe's, close proximity to the former might not be that desirable.
"We've had a few clients make the comment that if you want to know what neighborhood you're moving into, check out the food store," Steele says.
Proximity to offices. One thing people want easy access to: work. Even if you're planning to drive to your office in the next town or prefer to live farther from your office, many professionals are seeking a home close to their company so they can combine work and play more seamlessly.
Turan Duda, founding principal of Duda|Paine Architects, based in Durham, North Carolina, says the preference for proximity between home and work is changing the way people approach suburban office parks, which traditionally are far from neighborhoods and retail.
"Real estate owners in suburban parks are now getting smart, and they're now wanting to park residential next to [the office parks]. They're now wanting to create those same creative environments that you see downtown. They're competing," Duda says.
HOA perks. If you're considering a neighborhood with a homeowners association or you're planning to buy in a condo community, consider the amenities attached to those dues you'll be paying. Some HOAs include access to a community clubhouse, pool or golf course, while others simply seek to cover your trash pickup and landscaping.
In San Diego, Steele says it's reasonable to expect dues ranging from $200 to $500 per month, and for those costs you should consider the communities that offer more and newer perks, even if you don't plan on socializing. "What's killer is when you're paying that amount and there's nothing offered," Steele says. Amenities are becoming expected, and living in a community that doesn't offer much won't help to boost your home value as quickly as other places providing trendy extras.
Fitness options. The most desired HOA or condo association perk? A top-notch gym or fitness area, Steele says. Even if you're not buying into an HOA and have no plans to exercise in public, buying a house that's a stone's throw from a state-of-the-art gym can be a big draw for many buyers when you decide to sell.
Earlier this month, real estate information company Zillow released a list of the most viewed neighborhoods in the U.S. in the first three months of 2018. The No. 1 neighborhood on the list, The Oaks in Calabasas, California, has a recreation center, including a gym, tennis and basketball courts and an Olympic-size swimming pool, all exclusive to residents.
Schools and parks? Maybe. Being in a neighborhood with the right schools for your children is a must for many and can serve as a great incentive if the next buyers of your house have school-age children. But what if you don't have kids or plan to send them to private school elsewhere? The benefits of living in a neighborhood with a school or park nearby may or may not be the best option.
"Some clients really want to be close to them, others don't. It's more of a polarizing [amenity]," Steele says.
For your return on investment, living next door to the state's best high school or community park will likely help your home's value, but you also need to consider if morning and afternoon traffic, people taking up street parking in front of your house or noise from a football game will affect your quality of life.
Access to shops. Beyond food options, proximity to retail stores can be a sign of future growth for a neighborhood. Especially when you see recognizable brand names, you know larger companies have considered the area and expect success, Duda says.
He notes that Urban Outfitters is preparing to open a store within The Dillon, a mixed-use development of residences, retail and office space in Raleigh, North Carolina, that's designed by his firm. It's a brand you'd previously expect to see almost exclusively in shopping malls, but Duda says retailers are seeing downtown, work-and-play neighborhoods as the best possible investment for them, and for residents "it's adding another level of richness to that experience."
Similarly, the Laurelhurst area of Seattle, which ranks No. 10 on the Zillow neighborhood list, derives much of its appeal from the residential setting, with easy, walkable access to local shops as well as restaurants in the nearby University Village neighborhood.
Travel access. Even with all these walkable must-haves, you and any future homebuyer will want to leave town at some point. Even if you fit the work-and-play mold above perfectly, consider that easy options for moving in and out of the area are still important for many homeowners.
"There's some really nice communities in San Diego, but it takes about 20 to 30 minutes just to get to the freeway, and so it's a big deterrent for people," Steele says. "They're willing to spend a good amount, but they would be willing to take a smaller house in a less desirable area to be able to have more convenience."
Identity. This one's not so much a tangible amenity but an important factor that's guiding much of new property development these days. Builders have caught on to the need for all the amenities above and are working more and more to fit them into a single neighborhood.
"The sense of authenticity is something that's a big driver in how we establish character for these places," Duda says.
You may travel a lot for work or you may like coming home at night and staying in, so the neighborhood's ambience may not be a big deal. But if you can buy in a neighborhood that has a unique identity or is starting to build one, you'll likely see it reflected in the sale price for your house in a few years.
Determine your deal-breakers.
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It's time to begin house hunting, and you're all about that "location, location, location" mantra everyone mentions when it comes to real estate. But the right number of bedrooms, square footage and proximity to work and school aside, how much weight should you give to external factors that can potentially have a big impact on a property's value? Here are 13 things you might want to think twice about living near – some could be a big boost to property value down the line, while others could be a deal-breaker for you and future buyers.A school
A school
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Living next door to or down the street from a school can be a selling point for families with school-age children, but a headache for those without kids. "Kids can walk to school, and it's very convenient … but people without kids might not be too thrilled with that," says David Michalski, principal broker and president of Fairfax Realty in Falls Church, Virginia. He notes a high school in particular can create noise pollution with football games and other events that stretch into the late evening.Train tracks
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A short walk or drive to a commuter train may be convenient, but few homeowners want their property to back up to train tracks. Noise at all hours of the day and night will not only be a nuisance that drags down your property value, but a freight train that carries hazardous materials may also be a concern to consider. "Trains can crash and tip over, and you have all kinds of issues there," Michalski says.A mall
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A shopping mall or retail development may be nice to have a short drive away, but most buyers are going to steer clear, says James Krueger, broker/owner of Krueger Real Estate in Houston. "People like to live in a neighborhood, and when you're right next to something commercial like that, you lose your neighborhood feel," he says. For those who don't mind living close to commercial property, you can likely get a good deal on a house.A lake, river or beach
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On the opposite end of the spectrum, waterfront property tends to go for a premium. "People like to have a water view," says Holly Finn, marketing coordinator for the Finn Team at Coldwell Banker West Shell in Cincinnati. Depending on where you live, you may need to consider the possibility of flooding and factor in the cost of additional homeowners insurance, but that doesn't necessarily detract buyers. "I've seen people pay huge premiums for flood insurance just because of the location," Krueger says.A cemetery
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A cemetery – either connected to a church or nondenominational – can put off homebuyers regardless of whether they believe in ghosts. "That's going to have a psychological impact, I think, on most people," Michalski says. But some homebuyers see the positives. While sharing property lines with a cemetery might have a minor negative impact on a property's resale value, a cemetery in current use is far less likely to be developed into homes or commercial buildings in the near future, which means a quieter neighborhood. "Those who don't let it negatively impact their thinking … love the fact that they're backing up to a church," Michalski says.A detention center or jail
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The only plus for living near a detention center or jail would be if you worked there, Krueger says. The thought of potential jailbreaks and the sight of the imposing (and typically unattractive) structure of a detention center is a deterrent for most homebuyers. Krueger says he knows of a nice, gated housing community located down the road from a detention center in the Houston suburbs: "There's a lot of buyers that see the detention center on the drive there and say, 'We're not going to go here.'"An apartment complex
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Buying a single-family home next door to an apartment community may not seem like too much of a negative for day-to-day living. But Michalski notes it can be like buying the nicest house on the block, where the surrounding properties have the potential to drag down your home's value. When purchasing a house near a multifamily building, "you're buying a much more expensive property compared to what's next door to you," Michalski says.A park
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As with any external feature, a park may not be for everyone, but most homebuyers are going to see the appeal of backing up to, facing or living down the street from one. "Generally speaking, overall you've got to say that's a positive," Michalski says. Krueger adds that while an urban versus suburban location may have a bigger or smaller impact, the general consensus is that "there's going to be a price markup for that kind of property." So be ready to pay more for a home near a park, and hopefully make more when you decide to sell down the line.A casino or sports stadium
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Bright lights all night and the potential for increased traffic may not sound like a plus, but a new casino could mean other business development that serves as a big boost to home values. Michalski was involved in a few sales near the MGM National Harbor casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland, and says the announcement of the facility served as a boost for the surrounding residential real estate, as a new outlet mall and hotels with conference facilities developed as well. "Because of the massive development that went on around there, a lot of property value went up within a several-mile radius," Michalski says.A power plant
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Whether you're concerned about overexposure to electromagnetic energy or simply don't want to deal with a commercial compound near your home, a power plant tends to be considered a downside for a house on the market. Finn says a power plant is "definitely a negative in terms of home values if they're near anything electrical – a power line field as well."A water treatment facility
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People largely don't like sharing property lines with commercial developments, but Krueger says a water treatment facility could be a plus for some buyers – especially if they like the idea of seclusion. "The fact that you don't have a backyard neighbor can be an attraction for some people," he says. Some water treatment facilities are specifically designed to fit in with the neighborhood and have attractive facades, to avoid dragging down home values or being an eyesore.A highway
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If you're OK with the extra noise a highway will bring, get excited to land a great deal on a house that backs up to a major thoroughfare. But when it comes time to sell, be ready to price it for less than otherwise comparable homes. Backing up to a highway will always be deemed a negative – and while a wall serving as a sound barrier may help, it's still considered undesirable. "On the other side of the street, even, is higher in value than the one that backs up to the highway," Finn says.Airplane flight paths
Airplane flight paths
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"Most buyers are going to be leery of something that makes a lot of noise," Krueger says. But because frequent flight paths aren't visually obvious like a highway or railroad, you might want to do your research when it comes to the neighborhoods planes fly over most, as the seller may not be obligated to tell you. "In Texas, that's not a requirement of disclosure, so that's going to be the buyer's due diligence for sure," Krueger says. You may be able to look up a map showing general flight paths surrounding the nearest airport, but to find out if noise is noticeable on a specific street or in a home, you'd likely have to spend some time there and observe.Read More
She has appeared in media interviews across the U.S. including National Public Radio, WTOP (Washington, D.C.) and KOH (Reno, Nevada) and various print publications, as well as having served on panels discussing real estate development, city planning policy and homebuilding.
Previously, she served as a researcher of commercial real estate transactions and information, and is currently a member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Thorsby studied Political Science at the University of Michigan, where she also served as a news reporter and editor for the student newspaper The Michigan Daily. Follow her on Twitter or write to her at email@example.com.
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Brazil: Thousands march against Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo
Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday to protest election front-runner and right-wing candidate Jair Bolonsaro.
Protesters can be seen waving placards and flags, dancing, brandishing flares. Bolsonaro won 46 percent of the vote in the first round of voting on October 7, with Fernando Haddad of the leftist Workers' Party (PT) coming second with 30 percent. The second round of the election is scheduled for October 28.


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Guild of One-Name Studies
One-name studies, Genealogy
Study: Dunford
Variants: Danford, Durnford
Category: 1 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is in its early stages.
Website: dunford.one-name.net
Contact: Dr Fraser Dunford
Since my membership in GOONS is only a few day old, this will be brief!
The Dunfords have been in the Wiltshire parish of Longbridge Deverill since the 1600s. In the 1830s two brothers emigrated to Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, where we still are, including me. When I get a website up, it will be this family that will be done first -- I have records on about 10 000 people.
I am aware of Dunfords from Yorkshire but have no information on them.
Danford, Durnford and Dunsford are common misspellings. All are families in their own right so confusion reigns!
Numerous arguments. I will outline them later.
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It's not about some of us, but almost everyone on this earth has the ability to give up on anything the set their minds too very fast. There are very few in number that have the ability to stick to their goal and passionately run towards it.
Most of us take success by the day and that is when we become disappointed with ourselves and give up too soon. Sometimes the goal is not realistic. You may tell others that my goal is to earn so much money, or that I want to reduce to x weight, or that I want to create something unique; but the reality is that you are imagining people respecting you, loving you or caring for you when you achieve the goals that you tell them that are.
Here are reasons why you give up easily.
#1 You want to be spoon fed
Big businesses or successful men or women did not receive their successes overnight. You imagine having the feel of success but you do not take the steps towards the success. You want it to happen after one little work you did today. You love to fall in an a grand idea but it takes blood and sweat to reach to that place of grandness.
#2 You take failure seriously
Failure is there and will be there till you reach your goal and even after when you make progress. Failure should be viewed as a "lesson" rather than a mistake and giving everything up. No one becomes a master overnight.
#3 For you the grass is always greener on the other side
The grass is always greener on the other side is a saying which means that for most of us we always feel that the other person's life is better than us and that they are happy because of what they have. It's not true. You then give up on your dreams and goals and jump to start off with the things that the other person did and in the end get bored of it or fail and give up on that too.
#4 You lack discipline
Discipline is taught in school and since we are children. It's done so that you can learn since your childhood to have a habit of being in discipline. Without discipline you may get short term results but you will never get to taste the sweetness of your vision coming to life. Have a disciplined life, where you work persistently, whether you fail or lose, but you need to make progress.
#5 You are rigid with your plans
No business or success comes immediately. There were no people that thought about how things would change within their original plans and that is a strategic way of walking towards your aims. Most of us become too rigid. We have a plan and a roadmap we want to stick to and if it requires us to change directions a little, we don't because we do not want to lose our original plan.
#6 You shift blame on others
When you fail, you give up and shift blame on the failure towards others. It may be your family or friends or people who worked with you or for you. It's easier to blame as to why you couldn't succeed. But a person who passionately wants to get what they want, they do not blame. They learn and run forward.
#7 You are not willing to do the hard work
Great ideas need greater hard work. Nothing comes easy. It's as simple as that. If someone tells you that you can get everything easily, then they are the most untrustworthy of people. Nowadays you can see many get rich quick ads and articles that people post online. They tell you that getting rich and famous is a VERY easy job. Well it's not. You need to put in every second of your life for a long time to get what you want.
#8 You cannot stick to your new habit
Hard work, discipline and effort requires one thing; habit. You need to have a habit of being persistent, of being in discipline, of doing hard work. That's habit. If you cannot stick to your new habit then you will eventually give up on dreams.


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Being there teaches you to think quickly, edit yourself, and not get too precious about your own work.Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On 'Portlandia,' Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift's Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We just saw an edit of one called, "Doug Becomes A Feminist," and I just really enjoyed watching it.Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On 'Portlandia,' Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift's Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But after a while, the edit wars ended, and the article no longer had Einstein going to Albania.
WardsWiki (as it became known) allowed anyone to edit and contribute, without even needing a password.
The result was a new content management application that allowed users to edit and contribute to a Web page.
In that way he could edit the letters before his secretary saw them.Tales Of Men And Ghosts|Edith Wharton
It is not under corte or manga either in Covarrubia or the 1730 edit.The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2]|George Borrow
Women, you know, edit most papers nowadays, George Egerton says.The Wheels of Chance|H. G. Wells
He was forbidden by government to edit any paper and was deprived of his chair.A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations|Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
The latter is more likely, since in his story in the Golden Legende, edit.Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer


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According to a recent tweet from Telltale Games, the final season of its episodic The Walking Dead game may still be completed if the studio is able to enlist the help of some outside partners. While some folks are excited that the series may receive some sort of resolution, others have chimed in stating concern for the former employees of the studio, stating that severance pay might be a better use of any remaining resources.
The above tweet features a brief statement from Telltale Games, who began the process of shuttering its studio last week. The statement claims "multiple potential partners" have come forward to discuss the possibility of helping wrap up the final season of The Walking Dead, with episodes three and four potentially released "in some form."
The story of Telltale's closure is a bizarre one and we by no means have all of the information just yet. Last week, it was announced that the studio was undergoing drastic downsizing in anticipation of closing. As a result, a small crew of about 25 was reportedly being kept on to finish the Minecraft: Story Mode project for Netflix, with around 250 employees being laid off immediately. To make matters worse, those folks were being fired without severance packages and their medical benefits are said to run out by the end of this week. This news was especially surprising considering the fact that Telltale reportedly hired new staff as recently as the week prior.
In terms of video games, this meant that known projects were being canceled, including Stranger Things and a long-awaited sequel to The Wolf Among Us. Netflix has since stated that they still plan to pursue a video game adaptation of the former, while the latter is quite likely gone for good. The bigger hit, though, was the final season of The Walking Dead. The second of four chapters launches today, with the third scheduled to launch in about a month and the fourth planned to launch about a month after that. It seems like both of those chapters would likely be near completion given that timeframe, but Telltale initially stated that the series would not be able to conclude.
This latest tweet, though, seems to be holding out hope that a conclusion, in some form or another, might potentially be developed. It would be a shame, obviously, to have such a long-running series get so close to the end of its tale only to come to a crashing halt.
Reactions online, though, have seen many less interested in seeing the game completed and more interested in seeing Telltale take care of its employees. Santa Monica Studio's Cory Barlog (God of War) responded directly to the tweet, saying he hopes this means Telltale "will first pay your entire team their severance." The general tone of replies is that the people should definitely be taken care of before the conclusion of the game.
To be clear, the nature of the closure and the potential partnership for The Walking Dead to be completed are still unknown. It's possible that there is no money changing hands if such a deal were to be brokered so much as Telltale handing over all of their assets to another studio to finish the series on their own. We'll just have to wait for more details, which Telltale said they hope to provide soon.


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Junior doctors will harm our patients and our NHS if they back the BMA's unethical strikes
As a British Medical Association member, I implore the BMA Council to rethink its plan for a series of five-day strikes by junior doctors. Whatever the legitimacy of concerns regarding the new contract for doctors, this is disproportionate, unethical and will cause harm to patients. A 24-hour strike can just about be covered. Five consecutive days cannot, and someone somewhere will fall in the gap.
This dispute is not about saving our NHS or patient safety. It is about pay and conditions. That is not to belittle the latter, but merely to be factual.
Equally there are serious issues concerning NHS and social care funding, and patient safety which must be dealt with but cannot be resolved as a contractual issue.
Clinical errors cost the NHS £5 billion per annum and come at huge personal cost to the patients affected. Let's be rigorous about implementing quality-improvement methods from the best hospitals, both at home and abroad to reduce that figure dramatically – not least because the NHS and social care are facing the gravest financial problem in my career.
The Government has given the NHS above-inflation funding increases, and there are more doctors and nurses. However, the rise in demand – from the escalating number of older people with multiple chronic diseases, and illnesses from obesity in younger people – far outstrips the capacity of the system to cope. Social care has seen double-digit cuts in budgets over recent years. The system is creaking at the seams.
There are three options: the NHS and social care do less; match resources with demand through more taxation; or raise money from "co-payments" from patients.
All are politically unpalatable, which is why two years ago in an independent report (One Person ,One Team, One System, which was adopted by the Labour Party as its policy) I urged a "national conversation" with citizens on the options on the scope and funding of health care. I repeat that call today. The matter is urgent and the BMA's strikes will simply make this financial position, and the consequences, worse.
It is in many ways unreasonable of me to make comparisons with when I was a junior doctor, but it's natural to reflect on the contrast. We worked all weekdays as well as all through the nights and weekends when on call;
85- 90-hour weeks for normal. Bank holidays could mean working from Saturday morning through to Tuesday evening. Above 40 hours in a week was paid at 30 per cent of my hourly rate. This was silly and unsafe and the BMA negotiated considerable changes.
From the details I have seen of the new contract, the BMA seems to have made notable gains from the contract currently operating. Particularly welcome is the reduction in weekly hours that can be worked to 72 and the restriction on consecutive nights. This must improve safety.
Moreover, this contract was agreed and promoted strongly by the BMA negotiators, which included the current leader of the junior doctors' committee, Ellen McCourt. She must explain how a contract she agreed and actively argued for a few weeks ago now merits in her judgment a series of five-day strikes.
The junior doctor membership, as is their right, rejected the contract but I am not sure they sanctioned this action. At the core of this dispute are issues beyond the scope of the contract. As well as pressures on the system, many junior doctors worry about the job's impact on personal and family life.
Perhaps the proposed reports from Clare Marx, the president of Royal College of Surgeons and Sue Bailey of the Academy of Royal Colleges, on working conditions should be resurrected, publicised to junior doctors and be a starting point to address those matters. And maybe the junior doctors could be active in support of that much-needed national conversation on health funding.
For now, we must remember that as doctors we are in a privileged position of trust which we must not abuse or exploit politically. Being a doctor is a vocation, not just a job. That means putting the people we serve first, ourselves second.
Sir John Oldham is professor of global health innovation at Imperial College and a former NHS adviser


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With just five games left to play, here at Biggleswade United we continue to fight for the highest possible finish, safe in the knowledge that we are currently enjoying our most successful season ever.
In the league, since losing to Hadley back in February, we have racked up five wins on the bounce, scoring 16 goals and conceding just one.
We now owe it to our loyal fans, our stalwart volunteers, but also to ourselves, to keep up the momentum and battle right through to the final whistle.
The chances of us actually topping the table at the end of the season are highly unlikely although not yet mathematically impossible and I have been around football long enough to know that in this magnificently crazy game you should never say never.
If we can secure maximum points from our last five games it will mean we will finish the season on 83 points. If our rivals for the title – Tring Athletic, Hadley or Biggleswade FC – can do better, then we will be the first to shake their hands and congratulate them, primarily because that is the thing to do, but also because they will have won it rather than had it handed to them.
The key to the success of our first team is continuity and stability as we continue to grow. Its continued growth will be built on those standards that have stood the test of time: honesty, integrity, passion, hard work and commitment and it will be constructed brick by brick, painstakingly, unglamorously, effectively and for the long term and most importantly, for everyone.
As ever, not everything is in our hands. Our success this season has attracted – and will continue to do so – the attention of other clubs to both players and coaches alike, and like so many other clubs we face a constant battle in trying to hold on to our assets and persuade them that the grass is not always greener on the other side.
In striving to achieve our ambitions it is impossible to overstate the importance of sponsorship to our club and tomorrow (Sat) we look forward to hosting, potentially, our biggest crowd of the season when we welcome all of our various team sponsors to the club tomorrow for a special sponsors day to coincide with our match against Arlesey Town (KO: 3pm).
It will be a chance for me and all the teams (coaches, players, parents) to meet and personally thank all those who have helped us financially, and in kind, and also to show and explain to them where their contributions are going and just what we are trying to build at the club.
And it will also be a wonderful way for me to bring the curtain down on a week that saw me meet up with and interview fellow Football Beyond Borders patron, Chris Smalling, and touch base for a BBC feature with my friend of many years going back to my Liverpool days, Newcastle manager, Rafa Benitez.
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So there we are stumbling our way through the forest, we pass a ruin, there is not much left but the out lines of the general layout of the building could still be defined, in this dense undergrowth its hard to imagine whether the windows originally faced the sun or not, we decided to continue to a local landmark that was not far away but we do not find what we are looking for but instead stumble on something with a much darker history, not much is known about Les Bordes (not far from Bonnefond) except it used to be a hamlet of afew houses and barns, and is listed on the old Cassini Maps but in 1944 it would be wiped from the map forever.
The house we were looking at was a base for local resistance fighters and on the 5th of May they were caught by the Wehrmacht (Part of the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1946) Lucien Niarfeix, Charles Terracol and André Laval are killed, René Dumas, Louis Brousse are sent to POW camps, along with Roger Lavielle, who later died at Dachau.
There houses were burnt to the ground, never to recover from what they saw. Large parts of this departement have never recovered especially this area where we are, today on many maps, hamlets had now disappeared, taken over by foresty company's who brought up all the land making most of it private property
A quote from an article by Denise Brédimus published in the Echo " The camp of our detachment (Claude Larmonie), which has 25 men, is located 7 kilometers across the mountains, at the edge of Bonnefonds. The knowledgeable Germans, and a hundred of them, only put in one hour to reach our camp, where we sleep, tired by the two days of walking that we have just done since Vigeois. (Bonneond is located 40 km as the crow flies from Vigeois, but double when using the paths.) Rene Dumas is at the guard station. At five o'clock in the morning he hears unusual sounds, but can not see anything because it is barely day and a thick fog covers the surroundings.
He goes down to the hamlet to alert the men who are there, and in particular Roger Lavielle, leader of the detachment. That's when the shooting broke out: The Germans were on all sides. Charles Terracol runs to the village but a machine-gun shot kills him, seriously injuring him. In the small forest, Lucien NIARFEIX is killed. René Dumas is wounded by an explosive bullet in his arm. Roger Lavielle and Louis Bush are captured.
We, together with the men of the detachment, we slept a mile away, in a undermined hollow in the forest. (Sape du Camp de Marquis des Bordes) The shooting's wakes us up. We go out in a hurry to find out what's going on. When the gunfire ceases, we understand that it is our comrades who have succumbed. We're leaving the dugout. And at night, we go down to the village of Les Bordes to see what remains. Everything was burnt to the ground. We pass next to our two comrades without even seeing them."


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You may not agree with this but I know it would help many users including me.
Ok, it would be nice to have a guide like this coming from the people who use weather a lot. Josh could explain rain for an example, then the members can contribute with potential members for the team.
So we would have a small guide explaining the weather and it's threats then below the question(guide) we could have fellow members of the site answering members.
Just like a move set question with lots of answers.
As I said this would help me and other users a lot as they would now have a place to find out what works well in that weather for when making a weather team.
There would be guidelines for answering for example you would have to explain the role and how it functions.
Obviously of this was to go through there would be 4 questions for each weather. 5 if we were to include trick room.
I hope you think about this Pokemaster.
That's a nice idea. I think it could probably be done here on Pokebase, if someone asked a relevant question such as "What are some tips for using a rain team?", "What are some tips for a sun team?" etc, then everyone can contribute some information.
We should avoid posting too many movesets on those questions, since the moveset questions for good rain Pokes already have them, but the stuff that Mew said up there ^^ is good.
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A bit of Chile´s paradise near to Santiago.
With many years of experience in the travel industry, we are facing a new paradigm. Organizing and participating in socially responsible tourism, is a great way to generate changes in the local society and bring forth opportunities for Caleu and its people. We look forward to sharing it with you!
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In the heart of Airport West and only moments away from all comforts and amenities, this home is the perfect opportunity for you and your family to live a lifestyle of convenience. This home comprises of three generously sized bedrooms, all with built in robes and new carpet, a central bathroom with a separate bath and shower, living room, well-appointed kitchen and meals area and a laundry. Outside to the rear of the home includes a large sized back yard with an undercover outdoor area, single car garage and a bungalow which can be used as the fourth bedroom. Other features consist of NBN connection ready to use, stainless steel dishwasher, gas cooktop, timber floors, ducted heating throughout and two car spaces on the property. Located in a quiet street, but only a few minutes walking distance to Westfield Shopping Centre and public transport, with also easy access to freeways and Essendon Station, this home has everything to offer.
Rent- $425 per week/ $1,847 per month
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In a mixing bowl, combine the plain flour, cumin, parsley, garlic, and spring onions. Add the eggs to combine, then stir through the vegetables and mix everything together well.
Pour sunflower oil into a large frying pan to the depth of 1cm and heat. Drop large spoonfuls of the mixture into the hot oil and fry until cooked through and golden on each side.
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Ciompi Quartet Lunchtime Classics with soprano Eliza Bagg
Sponsor(s): Music, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, and Libraries
Cost: Free
In this short (1 hr.) program, the Ciompi Quartet and guest Eliza Bagg will perform three madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi arranged for soprano and string quartet, as well as selections from Haydn's Quartet in G Major, op. 76, no. 1 and Saint-Saens' String Quartet No. 2 in G , Op. 153 (1918). The concert will also feature a special appearance by students in Duke's chamber music program, performing Eugène Ysaÿe: Trio for 2 violins and viola "Le Londres."
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Contact: Elizabeth Thompson