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The Best Neo Soul Artists
What is the Neo Soul genre?
Neo Soul music or Nu-Soul can be described as modern soul music which retains much of the attributes of soul music from the 60's and 70's and even 80's. Neo Soul artists may prefer the title of simply "Soul" and claim that the music they perform is no different to what it was decades ago. However a lot of today's mainstream soul (R&B) has definitely lost much of the properties of older soul music and become more electronic sounding which is why the "Neo Soul" or Real Soul Genre has come about.
One of the main characteristics of Neo Soul music is the tonal movement and types of chords used. These tend to be in the Jazz/Gospel type keys with chords extended up to the 11th and sometimes 13th. There are often Tri tones (keys/chords outside the regular scale) which give a lot of depth and tension to the music. Tri tones were once banned in Churches many years ago as some people claimed they were the devils chords.
The second characteristic of Neo Soul Music is the use of live (or sometimes sampled) real instruments, such as sax, trumpets etc..There also tends to be section of the track where the singer stops for a whole verse while musicians perform solos. This kind of thing is very reminiscent to soul music in the 60's and 70's.
A number of artists have moved away from the Neo Soul genre into more of the pop or mainstream R&B since that's where the money, fame and popularity seems to be. Real soul music lovers tend to frown upon this.
Birth name: Gerald Maxwell Rivera, born in Brooklyn, New York.
Maxwell can reach a beautiful falsetto range and his music tends to be one soul/soft rock/easy listening side rather than the jazz/gospel. His music definitely has Prince characteristics but more of a soulful slower tempo. For musicians, Maxwell's music can quite often be worked out by ear since he tends to go with the more regular Major scales. His most recent album sets a very relaxing mood.
Maxwell - Pretty Wings
Birth name: Michael Eugene Archer, born in Richmond, Virginia
Although D'Angelo has a similar singing style to Prince with touches of falsetto here and there, his music in heavily based around contemporary Jazz with Swing or sometimes hip hop style beats. His tracks have a very distinguished style with a heavy use of a Wurlitzer sounding piano. Chords progressing are very deep and tension filled, with live sounding instruments in the background.
D'Angelo is known to play all the instruments in his productions, keys, drums, bass, brass. As a lover of hip hop he has also done a number of collaborations with hip hop artists for more of a hip hop style of music. D'Angelo's music definitely captures the feeling of soul from the 60's and 70's.
Incidentally, D'Angelo recently released his third studio album after a 15 year break. It's called "Black Messiah". Neo Soul lovers definitely need to check it out.
Musiq Soulchild
Birth name - Taalib Johnson, Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Musiq's productions tend to be more on he electronic side of the Neo Soul genre. You will hear the typical chord progressions but not the natural instruments. His song cover a range of moods, such as ballads, uptempo R&B, hip hop, dance, house. Musiq voice is very rich in timbre which allow his voice to sit nicely on top of tracks for clarity. Some of his tracks actual have a Stevie wonder quality to them especially he vocal phrasing techniques.
A noticeable talent is his ability to hum and beat box at the same time as in the intro of "Just Friends".
Birth name: Andwele Gardner, born in Detroit, Michigan.
Dwele's music is very deep organic soul, following jazz type complex chord progressions, quite difficult to follow by ear if you are trying to play along with an instrument. Verses often end with a tri-tone (out side of the key) type of chord with gives a certain mood to his tracks.
His characteristic style is like a monotone talk, for a few bars then into a falsetto to end the phrase. Dwele doesn't do many uptempo tracks, he sticks to mainly to 60-70 bpm, smooth slow groves. Production wise is more on the electronic side than live sounding instruments.
See the below video, very clever lyrics "I'm Cheatin". Dwele seems to be talking about two women, but he is actually refering to the same only women. The contrasts of her being a lady in public but something completely different in the bedroom.
Jill Scott
Birth-town - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jill Scott is a Neo Soul artist who covers a range of styles, including gospel, jazz and spoken word. Her tracks are very deep and organic and mixes element of both electric and live instrument sounds. One of her characteristics is the spoken word verses only many tracks a bit like poetry, she will then break into a complimenting bridge then into a chorus. Some of her tracks start out as R&B hen cleverly transform into Jazz changing the mood completely, like the track "Talk to me". This track starts out as a slow grove around 65bpm then doubles to around 130bpm as it transforms into Jazz. Jill can reach an impressive range of octaves.
Erykah Badu
Birth name: Erica Abi Wright, born Dallas, Texas.
Erykah is know as the first lady of Neo Soul, well know for her eccentric headgear and style of dress. Erykah has a passion for Hip-hop as she raps in some of her tracks and are very hip-hop orientated. The majority of her tracks however are a very slow tempo deep soul tracks. Erykah has a lot of timbre in her voice but can reach very high notes. Her voice is also distinctive due to the slightly nasal property.
Not only does she like hip hop, she has had relationships with some famous rappers, Andre 3000 from Outkast with whom she has a child. She also dated and made tracks with Common who is a respected underground rapper.
Birth name: Ledisi Anibade Young, born - New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ledisi is known for her highly influenced jazz type songs. Most of her tracks have an R&B rhythm to it but definitely a contemporary jazzy sound in terms for musical arrangement and key. Ledisi has quite a wide vocal range and is a very energetic and emotional singer. In some videos you can see her even scat singing which is a kind of vocal improvisation mainly found in Jazz.
Ledisi was originally in a band called Anibade, which consisted of a keyboardist, bassist, guitarist, drummer and saxophone player. You can see her performance with this group in the below video.
Angie Stone
Birth name: Angela Laverne Brown, Born - Columbia, South Carolina.
Angie grew up with a Gospel background. Her music has elements of soul, funk, hip hop, jazz and gospel. She is also a keyboardist and record producer. Vocally Angie is more towards the softer side of singers while at the same time expressing herself very well emotionally through the music. Musically wise she has a similar vibe to Jill Scott (mentioned earlier).
Angie is known for having a relationship with D'Angelo (Mentioned earlier on) who is 13 years younger. They have a son together born in 2008. They are now separated. D'Angelo is now back on the scene.
Robert Glasper
Robert Glasper is a jazz pianist who also produces music on the Neo Soul / Hip hop genre. He often performs live as "The Robert Glasper Experiment" with the members Chris Dave - drums, Derrick Hodge - Bass and Casey Benjamin - Sax / Synth. Robert Glasper plays with very interested and rhythmic chords textures creating and Hip hop / Jazz fusion.
Check out his latest Album - Black Radio
Robert Glasper ft. Jill Scott
Raheem DeVaughn
Raheem DeVaugh is a Neo Soul Singer and the cousin of singer Chrisette Michele. He sings with a very colorful old school sounding powerful voices that stands out on any tracks. He has done a lot of choruses for hip hop tracks also such as Ghost Face from the Wu-Tang Clan.
In 2008 he won a BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist.
Deborah Bond
Pronounced De-BOR-rah, a Neo soul singer with a beautiful but strong voice. She has an element of older UK soul in her music since some of the musicians are seem to be British. True lovers of old school soul will love her music.
Zo! Is from Detroit and plays various instruments. He has done a lot of work for the "Foreign Exchange and Little Brother" but has more of Neo Soul sound than hip hop. His productions are usually original and likes to utilize many instruments. More on the Underground Neo Soul scene.
Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding is one of the few female upright bass players who also sings while playing. A true musician, singer and composer who began music around the age of 5. Her music is more on the Jazz side then the Neo Soul however she does have listeners from the Neo Soul / R&B category. Definitely worth listening to if you need a break from the typical 4/4 standard beat productions.
Lalah Hathaway
Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway is also known as the First Daughter of Soul.She is Donny Hathaway's daughter and has a beautifully trained voice. Most of her songs tend to sit in the mid / low register but she does actually have a very good vocal range. In the video below she actually sings chords!!! something that seems impossible for a human to do. i.e. a triad, three notes at the same time, amazing.
Amel Larrieux
Amel Larrieux is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Many know her mainly from the group the Groove Theory were she was the lead singer. After leaving the group she released her debut solo album entitled "Infinite Possibilities". A beautiful voice and a must for all Neo Soul or true soul lovers.
Check out this awesome Neo Soul band from New Zealand featuring Olivier Daysoul. Very under the radar but deserves some exposure as this is real soul.
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I pretty much didn't know the Neo Soul genre. I always loved Jill Scott but I am more of a jazz lover . When I started listening to Robert Jasper I found a new love in neo soul.
Robert Glasper is not a singer but an excellent player and awesome producer.
Eric Roberson is the King of Neo Soul, im surprised he's not on here
I enjoy discovering artists who are sinfully under the radar.
You're talking about Jesse Boykins "Amorous".
No, cuz i love maxwell... i guess he wasn't that big.... but thx anyway
I'm trying to find the singer who is African American, he has a HUGE crazy fro in a black&&white video... he is singing in the streets of what looks like Paris.. on a train... sitting infront of a big statue... && I belIve he wears glasses... well... his voice is HEAVENLY I JUST DON'T KNOW HIS NAME!!!! PLZ HELP ME FIGURE THIS OUT!!!
@Asia His name is Remy Shand and that's "Take A Message" that you are thinking of. The song was the top 20 most played song on the Urban AC year end chart back in 2002. The album entitled "The Way I Feel" is available on iTunes. I have "Take A Message" in heavy rotation on my iPhone.
Love me some Musiq Soulchild!!!!!!!
I wonder what happened to Remy Shand? I'm certain that Angie Stone and D'Angelo had their son way before 2008, more like 1998, probably earlier. More to the List: Brand New Heavies, Foreign Exchange, Kindred and Family Soul, Martin Luther, Les Nubians, Goapele, Rhiann Benson, Sy Smith, N'Dambi etc. The list goes on and on and on....
Asia his name is Remy Shand. I have a Neo Soul station and know pretty much everything about the genre. The video was named "Take a message from my love"
There is a neo soul r&b singer that came out in the early 2000's I believe but for the life of me I cannot remember his name. He's a Caucasian fellow I believe..and on one of his first videos he was shown in a cafe setting playing every instrument in the band. He also is known to play EVERY instrument on his debut album. Do you have ANY IDEA who I am talking about? I want to see if he's on Itunes but cannot find anything without a name. PLEASE HELP ME!!!
My favorite is Eric Roberson!!
I absolutely love Maxwell and Musiz Soulchild, even if they are a little mainstream now and Erykah Badu is just beautiful. Rated up & awesome!
I can completely understand that Hezekiah, and I also appreciate that. Artists who have such a personal attachement to their music have such a special quality to their music.
I'd never heard of Neo soul before this hub. Some very interesting sounding characters here that I will put on a list to check out. Great Hub :)


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text: John Ky wrote: > I can't know, but it doesn't seem unreasonable that you intend to use >> the ArcForest as a trie, i.e. an efficient implementation of a set of >> paths which allows to look up quickly whether a given path (here of type >> [String]) is in the set or not. So, we have > > For a while, I was thinking what on Earth are you talking about, even while > I continued reading the rest of the email, but it eventually clicked what > you where trying to show me - which was something I didn't dare try until I > got more familiar with Haskell. > > Your examples got me started on dealing with these sorts of complex tree > structures (or tries as you call them). They made more sense as I spent > more time reading and rereading them. :) I think that the important point is that one can think of the trees you had as things where one can insert and lookup (path,value)-pairs. This suggests a lot of useful functions like 'insert', 'union' and 'singleton' together with corresponding laws like insert k v m == union (singleton k v) m -- left biased union that are very handy for implementation. > Now what about 'MapString v', how do we get this? Well, your >> implementation corresponds to the choice >> >> type MapString v = [(String,v)] >> >> But in our case, we can apply the same trick again! > > [...] > > That's quite beautiful, but I don't actually need to go that far. > Question though, does taking the approach to this conclusion > actually have real applications? Well, besides providing an actual implementation of finite maps, it is also one of the fastest available. So while 'MapString v' and 'Data.Map String v' have the same purpose, 'MapString v' will be faster. But in your case, I wouldn't bother about this now, because if it turns out that you need to change the trie data structure again, the effort spend in optimization would be wasted. Moreover, changing from 'Data.Map' to 'MapString' or similar is very transparent and therefore can be done later because you only rely on the functions like 'unionWith' that are provided by both. Also, the trick that currently reduces the problem of a finite map for the list [k] to the problem of a finite map for k can be extended to decompose arbitrary types. To get a finite map for either one of the keys k1 or k2, you can take a pair of finite maps for the keys Either k1 k2 -> v ^= (k1 -> v, k2 -> v) Similarly, a finite map for pair of keys (k1,k2) can be encoded as a composition of finite maps (k1,k2) -> v ^= k1 -> (k2 -> v) The paper has more on this. > Now, we can build up our finite map for paths: >> >> data MapPath v = TriePath (Maybe v) (MapString (MapPath v)) >> >> because it (maybe) contains a value for the key '[] :: Path' and it >> (maybe) contains a map of paths that is organized by their first String >> element. > > In my own code I had to diverge from your definition because for my needs, > every node needed to contain a value (even if it was a default value). I > plan to later add other numerical values to every node so that I can > traverse them and do calculations that feed up and trickle down the tree. > type Path k = [k] > > data Trie k v = Trie v (Map k (Trie k v)) deriving Show That's fine, adapt them recklessly to your task :) > I did try to write my own insertWithInit called by fromPath (below), > which I couldn't get working. Branches went missing from the result. > I had so much rouble figuring where in the function I forgot to do > something. I don't know an easy way to implement 'insertWithInit' that works with default elements. The problem is that one has to create the default nodes when inserting u insertWithInit v0 f ["a","b","c"] x $ / \ "a" "b" v w ==> u / \ "a" "b" v w / "b" v0 / "c" x while still guaranteeing that f only acts on the inserted value x. This somehow breaks the intuition of inserting a single (key,value)-pair. If you dispense with the 'With' part, you can outsource the creation of the default nodes to 'fromPath' and employ 'union' to implement 'insertInit': insertInit :: (Ord k) => v -> Path k -> v -> Trie k v -> Trie k v insertInit vInit path v m = union m (fromPath vInit v path) In fact, that's what you did for fromList'. If there is a globally known default element, you also have the option to actually stick with (Maybe v). For example, if you do calculations with 'Int', you can do vdefault = 5 withDefault :: Maybe Int -> Int withDefault Nothing = vdefault withDefault (Maybe x) = x instance Num (Maybe Int) where x + y = Just $ withDefault x + withDefault y ... One could also do with 'Trie k v = Trie (Either v) ...' but i don't think that it's really worth it. > At this point my head was about to explode, so I took a different approach > using union called by fromList' (also below), which from my limited testing > appears to work. I also find the union function incredibly easy to > understand. I only hope I got it right. > union :: (Ord k) => Trie k v -> Trie k v -> Trie k v > union (Trie k0 v0) (Trie k1 v1) = Trie k0 v > where > v = Map.unionWith union v0 v1 Well, once you found such a really concise function, it can only be correct :) While it is not relevant in your case, note that 'union' can be extended to be applicable with the recursive trick. But the extension suggest itself by noting that you used 'Map.unionWith' instead of 'Map.union'. So, you could do unionWith :: (Ord k) => (v -> v -> v) -> Trie k v -> Trie k v -> Trie k v unionWith f (Trie k0 v0) (Trie k1 v1) = Trie (f k0 k1) v where v = Map.unionWith (unionWith f) v0 v1 union = unionWith (\_ y -> y) Regards, apfelmus


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Friday, January 21, 2011
Interesting to look back on the posts I wrote back then; I was pretty regular in my postings.
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Am I the only one who finds this just a tad revealing?
When asked if he thought bin Laden would be captured this year, [Gen. John Abizaid] said he had no way of knowing.(Abizaid is the Commander of the U.S. Central Command.)
But he said, "I think that we will make it very painful for al Qaeda between now and the end of the year."
So, why is our time horizon for "making it very painful" for al Qaeda to the end of the year? Is there some reason why this year (as opposed to 2002, or 2003) is a better time for going after Osama bin Laden? And why not continue the efforts in 2005?
Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not accusing the General of planning on ending the hunt on November 2. But his statement does seem to illuminate the current focus, one which happens to coincide with George Bush's election prospects. And, to me, that reeks of misplaced priorities.
Friday, March 05, 2004
Well, we've been here (on again, off again) for a year! Woo hoo!
We'll be making some substantial changes shortly, and bringing more of the Weasels into the mix!
As always, check out our main site, the Daily Weasel!
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
Ed Gillespie recently accused Democrats of plotting a campaign of "dirty tricks".
It's ironic (but not unexpected) how quickly the GOP decided to prove who has dirty tricks in mind. In less than one week, the GOP's shills have attempted to smear Senator John Kerry with a doctored photo and a bogus infidelity charge. Both have now been exposed, and the GOP looks pretty damn bad. Nice job, guys.
And just a note to Gillespie: it ain't "dirty tricks" when you're telling the truth. You see, Democrats haven't had to resort to dirty tricks when it comes to Bush; the guy's a walking embarrassment. You guys, on the other hand, don't seem to have such scruples.
I suppose we can thank you, and your colleges such ad Drudge, for being so stupid and obvious about it though.
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Surprise, surprise. Bush is claiming his tax cuts are responsible for the tremendous 7.2% GDP growth in the third quarter of 2003.
And he may be right -- to a degree: the decrease in tax payments correlates with increased consumer spending in the third quarter. Of course, Bush has actually cut taxes twice, and only once (third quarter 2003) has the cut correlated with increases in consumer spending. It is also worth noting that the growth (which occurred without a corresponding increase in jobs, remarkably) seems equally due to increases in personal earnings, and that Bush, a one-trick pony when it comes to economic issues, could have and should have done far more to jolt the economy than ram through massive, deficit-exploding, long-term tax cuts. Finally, most of Bush's tax cuts (large donations for the wealthiest Americans) have yet to take effect.
Cut taxes often enough, and sooner or later the cuts will be followed by economic growth. Well, even a stopped clock is right twice a day, and Bush just got lucky. As others have already noted, however, this luck may be short-lived, and the rest of us may (once again) pay the price for Bush's incompetence. In the meantime, let's all enjoy an improving economy that (thanks to Bush) has been a long time delayed, and hope the improvement continues.
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Hey, folks! Yep, we're back after a couple of months off. A lot has been happening: I finally finished my Master's degree (well, technically, I finished all of my requirements -- an absolutely arduous ordeal in and of itself -- the degree will officially arrive in December), got a wonderful job doing things I truly enjoy and my wife and I moved to the Washington D.C. area. Needless to say, these goings-on have required my full attention.
And it's been interesting watching events unfold in the world. Bush's approval ratings have vacillated around 50-55%, but generally have continued to go south. And not without just cause: his handling of pretty much everything imaginable has shown an almost unbelievable level of incompetence, dishonesty and callousness. Add to this several gross political missteps and scandals that would have made Nixon blush (and gotten Dubya impeached already, if Congress weren't stacked with his cronies), and we have a recipie for a "president" in very, very deep trouble.
Coming soon, this blog will be revamped, as has our main page. Also, don't forget to check out Milt Shook's very own, brand-new blog!
Thursday, August 21, 2003
Looks like the latest Zogby poll (which, admittedly, typically finds lower approval ratings for Bush than several other polls) is putting Dubya's approval/disapproval ratio at 52%/48%. That's his lowest Zogby scores since July of 2001.
Even worse, Zogby has the percentage of people saying "someone new" needs to be elected President vs. re-electing the Shrubster at the highest ever: 48% say we need "someone new", and only 45% say they can take more of Bush's incompetence.
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
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Thursday, July 17, 2003
Looks like the GOP has yet another brewing public-relations fiasco on its hands. The Washington Post is reporting that a number of Republican state attorneys general solicited funds from corporations in legal trouble:
The attorneys general were all members of the Washington-based Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA). The companies they solicited included some of the nation's largest tobacco, pharmaceutical, computer, energy, banking, liquor, insurance and media concerns, many of which have been targeted in product liability lawsuits or regulations by state governments.
The documents describe direct calls the attorneys general made, for example, to representatives of Pfizer Inc., MasterCard Inc., Eli Lilly and Co., Anheuser-Busch Cos., Citigroup Inc., Amway Corp., U.S. Steel Corp., Nextel Communications Inc., General Motors Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Shell Oil Co., among other companies. They also make clear that RAGA assigned attorneys general to make calls to companies with business and legal interests in their own states.
One of those soliciting funds between 1999 and 2001, according to the documents, was Alabama Attorney General William Pryor Jr., a pending nominee by President Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Sources said that a former RAGA employee recently turned some of the fundraising documents over to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which could vote as early as today on his nomination. A source who asked not to be named provided the documents to The Post.
Is this a case of a small group gone bad, or a larger symptom of a political party drunk on power and riddled with corruption? Time will tell, of course. One thing's for sure, though: the nomination of William Pryor just became a lot more difficult for Repubs to support.
Of course, if past history is any judge, that won't stop them, though. It's not as though he were a savory guy to begin with...
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
Mr. Bush's political advisers pushed back against Democratic presidential contenders who have in recent days accused him of losing credibility on what had been seen as his strong suit, foreign affairs. The Republican National Committee issued a statement tonight asserting that "Democrats politicize war in Iraq," while party leaders declared that Democrats did not have the standing to challenge Mr. Bush on the subject.
"The bottom line is this — what is their policy, what are they for?" Ed Gillespie, the incoming chairman of the Republican National Committee, said in an interview today. "We know what they are against, we know they don't like the president. But what are they going to do?"
The rapid counterattack from the White House, the Republican National Committee and Mr. Bush's re-election campaign suggested that Mr. Bush's advisers were unsettled about the turn of events, even as they expressed continuing confidence in the president's overall political support. And while arguing that Mr. Bush would suffer no long-term damage, some Republicans still said it was critical that he respond to the attacks by the Democrats.
"They have the potential to hurt, unless they are firmly and forcefully and frequently answered," said Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania. "I don't think you can let any of this go unanswered. And I don't think the president is going to take any of this lying down."
It is, perhaps, understandible that Ed Gillespie would respond in political fashion -- he is, after all, paid to be a political shill (though it's unfortunate that he would participate in this travesty for cash). But Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), as a member of Congress, has taken an oath of office. It's his job to put duty to the Constitution and the Country ahead of political party and political gain. It is unconscionable that he would choose, instead, to attack the messenger rather than responsibly question the administration's deliberately misleading statements and deeply undemocratic behavior. Senator Specter should likewise be held accountable.
This behavior is unacceptable. The President of the United States has sullied the office, and misled the nation. Senator Specter and all others attempting to defend the indefensible out of partisan loyalty should be ashamed of themselves.
Well, the press refuses to go away and play nice regarding the administration's lies, and all I can say is, "damn! so this is what a healthy, skeptical press looks like"!
Maybe the media in general has finally woken up to the fact that they've allowed themselves to be cowed into uselessness by GOP'ers and their extremist bretheren?
We can only hope.


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We didn't see awe inspiring Karak Castle my second time to Jordan – I was a bit disappointed as the weather was so much better than the rain the first time out, I would have liked to walked the grounds and looked out its still well kept towers on a clear day.
That said, the History, Wars, & Weapons blog has written a rather informative and fun-to-read post entitled
In this post there is a brief mention of Kerak:
Their castles are still famous owing to the remarkable ruins which remain: Safèd, built in 1140; Karak of the desert (1143); and, most importantly of all, Castle Pilgrim, built in 1217 to command a strategic defile on the sea-coast.
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We've owned the Delica for a little more than a month now. No nasty surprises so far from a mechanical standpoint. Driving it has taken a bit of getting used to. Mostly for the high, truck-like feel. The right-hand drive was surprisingly no big deal. The kids absolutely love it: the modular seating and sun roof makes for a sociable living-room feel in the passenger seats and the rides back and forth to Nelson are quite lovely.


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Predictors of abortions in Rural Ghana: a cross-sectional study
© Adjei et al.; licensee BioMed Central. 2015
- Received: 19 June 2014
- Accepted: 17 February 2015
- Published: 28 February 2015
Abortion continues to be used as a method of family planning by many women. The complications of unsafe abortions are a major contributor to maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. This study explored the influence of socio-demographic characteristics on abortions in 156 communities within the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS) area located in the middle part of Ghana.
A survey on Sexual and Reproductive Health among a representative sample of females aged 15–49 years was conducted in 2011. They were asked about the outcome of pregnancies that occurred between January 2008 and December 2011. Data on their socio-demographic characteristics including household assets were accessed from the database of the KHDSS. Univariate and multivariate random effects logistic regression models were used to explore the predictors of all reported cases of abortion (induced or spontaneous) and cases of induced abortion respectively.
A total of 3554 women were interviewed. Of this total, 2197 women reported on the outcomes of 2723 pregnancies that occurred over the period. The number of all reported cases of abortions (induced and spontaneous) and induced abortions were 370 (13.6%) and 101 (3.7%) respectively.
Unmarried women were more likely to have abortion as compared to married women (aOR = 1.77, 95% CI [1.21-2.58], p = 0.003). Women aged 20–29 years were 43% less likely to have abortion in comparison with those within the ages 13–19 years (aOR = 0.57, 95% CI [0.34-0.95], p = 0.030). Women with primary, middle/junior high school (JHS) and at least secondary education had higher odds of having abortion as compared to women without education. Compared with the most poor women, wealthiest women were three-fold likely to have abortion.
Unmarried women had higher odds of having induced abortion as compared to married women (aOR = 7.73, 95% CI [2.79-21.44], p < 0.001). Women aged 20–29 years, 30–39 years and 40–49 years were less likely to have induced abortion as compared to those 13–19 years of age.
Extra efforts are needed to ensure that family planning services, educational programs on abortion and abortion care reach the target groups identified in this study.
- Spontaneous abortion
- Induced abortion
- Socio-demographic characteristics
- Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Survey
Unsafe abortion is a major contributor to maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa [1-3]. According to the 2007 Ghana Maternal Health Survey (GMHS), unsafe abortion is the second largest cause of maternal mortality. About 15% of women in Ghana aged 15–49 years have had at least one abortion [3]. Unless concerted efforts are made to reduce unsafe abortion, Ghana will not be able to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 of reducing maternal mortality by half by 2015. There is thus the need to investigate the factors that determine the resort to unsafe abortion in the country.
In many Ghanaian languages, abortion translated literally means "murder" and "spillage of blood" whereas miscarriage connotes a natural process [4,5]. Traditionally, abortion is a taboo subject among many tribes in Ghana. It is perceived as a shameful act that immoral women engage in [4-7]. This makes abortion a stigmatized undertaking in Ghanaian society [4].
Another factor that has contributed to the high incidence of unsafe abortions is the perception that all forms of abortion is illegal under current law in Ghana. The abortion law until 1985 stipulated that it is criminal for any woman to use any means to cause abortion [3,4]. The law was however amended in 1985 with the introduction of three exceptions which makes induced abortion partly legal. The three exceptions are when a pregnancy: (a) was as a result of rape, defilement or incest, (b) would pose a risk to the life of the pregnant woman or injury to her physical or mental health, (c) would lead to a substantial risk that if the child were born may lead to serious abnormality or disease [3,4].
Unsafe abortions in Ghana are noted to be significantly influenced by socio-demographic factors such as a number of children a woman already has, place of residence (rural or urban), marital status, religious affiliation, age, employment status and wealth [8-10]. However, most of the studies that explored the association of socio-demographic factors with abortion have been health facility based [10]. Findings from these studies may not be representative of the general population due to the influence of other factors that affect access to healthcare.
This study uses data from a large population-based cross-sectional study to explore the influence of socio-demographic background on the resort to abortions by women aged 15–49 years in the Kintampo North and South Districts in Ghana.
Study sites
The Kintampo North and South Districts in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana occupy a land area of 7,162 square kilometres. It is essentially rural and has population of about 143,000. The districts form the area covered by Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS) that was established by Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC) as a core resource of a longitudinal follow-up of a defined population [11].
The prevalence of contraceptive use among women aged 15–49 years in the area was 30% in 2011 [12]. The total fertility rate (TFR) was also 4.0 in 2011 [12]. There are several health facilities in the study area that offer family planning services. Comprehensive post-abortion care is provided at the two districts hospitals in Kintampo North and Kintampo South districts respectively.
Study design
Between July 2011 and December 2011, the KHRC conducted a Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) survey among females aged 15–49 years living in the 156 communities covered by the KHDSS. Using a questionnaire that contained close-ended questions, data were collected on reproductive health behaviour, contraception, fertility preferences, knowledge and prevalence of self-reported sexually transmitted infections. Three thousand five hundred and fifty four (3554) women were asked about the outcomes (i.e. live birth, stillbirth, spontaneous abortion, induced abortion) of any pregnancies they have ever had. To reduce recall errors, 2197 of the women with pregnancy outcomes from January 2008 to December 2011 were selected for this study.
The questionnaires were administered by well-trained field workers in the language that respondents were comfortable to speak in after pre-testing and revision. Because the study captured data on multiple pregnancy outcomes of each respondent, some of the respondents experienced both spontaneous and induced abortions. Evidence from studies has it that, induced abortions may be reported as spontaneous abortions by some respondents [13-15]. As a result of the afore-mentioned reasons, the study investigated two outcomes; induced abortion and all cases of abortion (induced or spontaneous) to explore their predictors. This was to ascertain whether any differences would be identified in predictors of the two outcomes.
Data on socio-demographic and household assets of women at the time close to each pregnancy outcome were extracted from the KHDSS database since those characteristics of the women varied over time.
Data management and statistical analysis
The data were double entered into computer using the Visual fox pro software (version 9.0). Verification was applied to resolve discrepancies. The data were also checked for inconsistencies and outliers. The cleaned data were then exported to Stata (version 11.0) for statistical analysis.
The statistical analysis involved two parts. The first part was basic descriptive statistics where the means and percentages of individual characteristics were computed and tabulated. The second part involved exploratory univariate and multivariate random effects logistic regression with all cases of abortion (induced or spontaneous) and induced abortion as the main outcomes of interest. The variables that were significant in the univariate regression were included in the multivariate regression. The Wald adjusted test was then used to determine which variables should be significant in the multivariate regression. Clustering within respondents was adjusted for in the univariate and multivariate regressions since some of the women had multiple episodes of pregnancy outcomes.
Data on household asset of respondents were accessed from the database of the KHDSS and were used in Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to establish household wealth quintiles as explained by Filmer and Pritchett [16].
All statistical tests were two-tailed and a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
The dataset used for the statistical analysis is fully available and can be accessed in Additional file 1.
Ethical consideration
Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the KHRC Institutional Ethics Committee. All participants were individually consented for voluntary participation in the study. Parental consent and assent were obtained for minors (Respondents less than 18 years of age). Respondents who were unable to read or write had their thumb-printed consent forms countersigned by an impartial witness. To ensure respondents' data confidentiality, respondents were identified with study codes only. Completed survey forms have been kept safely under lock and key at the KHRC.
Demographic characteristics
Distribution of socio-demographic responses
Socio-demographic variables
n (%)
Marital Status
1278 (46.9)
1445 (53.1)
2723 (100.0)
293 (10.8)
1293 (47.5)
931 (34.2)
206 (7.5)
2723 (100.0)
Educational level
No education
1305 (50.4)
479 (18.5)
650 (25.1)
154 (6.0)
2588 (100.0)
Household wealth
Most poor
610 (24.7)
More poor
543 (22.0)
509 (20.7)
Less poor
451 (18.3)
352 (14.3)
2465 (100.0)
Socio-demographic predictors of all reported cases of abortions (induced or spontaneous)
Socio-demographic factors associated with abortion (induced or spontaneous)
Univariate model OR (95% CI)
Multivariate model OR (95% CI)
Marital Status
2.08 (1.50-2.87)
1.77 (1.21-2.58)
0.48 (0.31-0.76)
0.57 (0.34-0.95)
0.43 (0.27-0.71)
0.69 (0.39-1.21)
0.62 (0.32-1.21)
1.13 (0.54-2.38)
Educational level
No education
2.03 (1.33-3.10)
1.87 (1.17-3.00)
2.60 (1.77-3.82)
2.06 (1.33-3.20)
3.48 (1.882-6.426)
2.29 (1.14-4.61)
Household wealth
Most poor
More poor
1.11 (0.65-1.91)
1.12 (0.66-1.91)
2.11 (1.26-3.55)
1.49 (0.88-2.54)
Less poor
2.12 (1.25-3.60)
1.56 (0.91-2.69)
4.78 (2.72-8.40)
3.31 (1.85-5.92)
Socio-demographic predictors of only reported cases of induced abortion
Socio-demographic factors associated with induced abortion
Univariate model OR (95% CI)
Multivariate model OR (95% CI)
Marital Status
14.26 (1.04-2.72)
7.73 (2.790-21.440)
0.17 (0.06-0.49)
0.26 (0.12-0.60)
0.05 (0.01-0.20)
0.19 (0.06-0.54)
0.03 (0.00-0.29)
0.12 (0.02-0.82)
Educational level
No education
5.49 (2.04-14.73)
2.61 (1.027-6.630)
6.39 (2.44-16.74)
2.40 (0.994-5.773)
16.92 (3.66-78.23)
5.51 (1.523-19.963)
Household wealth
Most poor
More poor
0.89 (0.28-2.87)
1.04 (0.34-3.21)
2.47 (0.83-7.37)
1.49 (0.51-4.39)
Less poor
2.61 (0.88-7.77)
1.85 (0.64-5.33)
6.90 (2.21-21.58)
4.02 (1.29-12.54)
Women of reproductive age seeking unsafe abortion clandestinely are known to be driven by forces of stigmatization, unwanted pregnancy, ignorance of the abortion law, low and failure in contraceptive use [4,8,9,17-19]. However, this study investigated other factors that serve as a medium for these driving forces to thrive. The outcomes of interest in the study were induced abortion alone and all cases of reported abortion (combination of induced and spontaneous abortion). In addition, respondents of the study were women aged 15–49 years but some of them were 13 years of age when they had their pregnancy outcomes in the past.
In this study we found that, women who were not married were more likely to have all cases of abortions (induced or spontaneous) as compared to those who were married. Findings from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey indicates that contraceptive use among married women has almost doubled over the past 20 years [20]. This reason may account for the low odds of married women having unsafe abortion. Also, studies carried out by Ahiadeke et al. [10] and Mote et al. [9] in different districts of Ghana and others from sub-Saharan Africa had results that were in line with this finding [9,10,13,21,22]. Stigmatization associated with out-of-wedlock pregnancies in Ghana [23] and perceptions of it being dishonourable in Burkina Faso [13] could be contributing factors to the practice of unsafe abortions. Some unmarried women wanting to postpone childbearing until marriage, others not having adequate financial support to cater for their unborn child and problems associated with informal relationships have been advanced as possible reasons for unsafe induced abortions [17,23,24].
In addition, the findings of this study suggest that the higher the educational level of women, the more likely they are to have abortion (induced or spontaneous). This pattern was observed in the findings of the Mote, Ahiadeke et al. studies and Ghana Maternal Health Survey (GMHS) [3,8-10]. According to Sundaram et al. study (2012), the possible explanation could be that better educated women are more likely to have greater access to information through media and may also have better knowledge of the abortion law [8]. However, this result is in contrast with the finding of a study which was conducted in Ethiopia in which women with higher education were not likely to have induced abortion [25]. The women aged 20–29 years were also found to have lower odds of having abortion as compared to adolescents (13–19 years). Several other studies have reported findings similar to this [13,21,22,26]. The probable explanation for this finding is that women aged 13–19 years are mostly under strict parental (or guardian) control and therefore resort to unsafe abortions for fear of being disowned by their parents [13,23]. A study conducted in Burkina Faso reported that women under parental control were seven-fold as likely to have induced abortion when compared with those not under such control [13]. Moreover, a significant proportion of adolescent may have less access to financial resources to pay for safe induced abortion. Adolescents may also be less likely to know where to get abortion and may be more likely influenced by stigma as compared to older women [23]. According to the Ghana Maternal Health Survey, lack of money to cater for babies is one of the major reasons cited by women who had induced abortion [3]. This suggests that adolescents may use induced abortions as a family planning option for unplanned pregnancy; an indicator of unmet need for contraception.
Wealthiest women in this study were found to have higher likelihood of having all cases of abortions (induced or spontaneous) as compared to the most poor women. This is in line with the fact that odds of having induced abortion in Ghana is 67%-80% higher among women in the top two wealth quintiles than among the those of the lowest quintile [23]. The findings from other studies [27-30] have also shown that poor women suffer more from unsafe induced abortion than wealthiest women. Wealthiest women are financially empowered and can afford to have safe induced abortions in better health facilities as compared to poor women [27,31]. Perhaps these findings explain the increased likelihood of the wealthiest women to have induced abortion.
The marital status of women was found to be significantly associated with induced abortion in this study. This finding is consistent with the influence of marital status on all reported cases of abortion (induced or spontaneous) and findings of several other studies [9,10,13,21,22]. In addition, it was observed in the current study that the higher the educational level of the women, the more likely for them to have induced abortion. This finding is similar to those who had all reported cases of abortions (induced or spontaneous) and findings of other studies [3,8-10] but not statistically significant. Also, the wealthiest women were found in this current study to be more likely to have induced abortion than the most poor women. This finding is in line with the finding of the association of household wealth with all reported cases of abortions (induced or spontaneous) and a study conducted in Ghana [8]. However, the relationship between household wealth and induced abortions was not statistically significant.
According to the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS), Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in rural Ghana declined from 5.6 births per woman to 4.9 births per woman within a period of 5 years. However the change in contraceptive use in rural areas over that same period was not captured by the report(13). That information gap leads to possible inference of induced abortion being a major contributor to the declining TFR in rural Ghana. Concerted efforts should therefore be made to reduce unsafe abortions. Reduction in unsafe abortions could be done by: (a) making contraceptives affordable and easily accessible (b)improving access to induced abortions through intensified educational programs on the current abortion law and its provisions, and (c) improving the rights of persons requiring abortion services in Ghana.
This study however has few limitations. The status of birth outcomes were self-reported and as such it is possible that respondents reported a lot more induced abortions as spontaneous.. The respondents may also find it difficult to accurately recall some of the past pregnancy outcomes. The study could not also ascertain from respondents whether the induced abortions done were perceived to be safe or not. The study also has a limitation of being cross-sectional, as causal relationships could not be established between the identified factors and abortions.
The findings of this study have shown that younger and unmarried women experience more unwanted pregnancies that leads to induced abortions or all reported cases of abortions (induced or spontaneous). However the status of women being wealthiest or more educated was found to be a correlate of only all reported cases of abortions (induced or spontaneous). These findings points to the need for extra efforts to ensure that family planning services, educational programs on abortion and abortion care reach target groups identified in this study.
We are grateful to the study community members for their time and patience. We also thank Edward Apraku Anane, Gifty Nuamah and Abukari Mahama for their immense contribution to data collection. We wish to acknowledge the INDEPTH Network for contributing to this paper when it was presented orally at her 12th Scientific Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa in October 2013. The sexual and reproductive health survey which generated data for this study was funded by the Kintampo Health Research Centre.
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Underage social media users identify its negatives
By Yusuf Tamanna
The experience young people are having online using social media is leading them to question their own identify and appearance, according to a new report out today.
The Children's Commissioner 'Life in 'likes' report into social media use among 8-12 year-olds looked into how young people, mainly those below the legal age to use social media apps, are interacting with their peers and behaving online.
The study interviewed 32 children, all under the legal age required to use social media ,and found children were constantly using social media throughout the day, during school and at home. It found that many of them were overly dependent on getting 'likes' and regarded them as a way of fitting in and a barometer of their self-worth.
Of the children who took part in the report, many of them identified the following negatives of using social media;
- I feel jealous when I see what other people are doing and the things they have.
- I feel like I have to be online even when I don't want to be.
- I don't know who to trust.
- I don't understand why my parents need to post pictures of me.
- I get scared when I think about what could happen if I am not safe on social media.
A familiar story
The findings were similar to a study carried out by Parent Zone in 2016 into whether internet use is undermining young people's mental health. The report found that 25% of young people agreed the internet had a detrimental effect on their mental health and a further 47% said that using the internet made them feel angry.
A mixed bag: children express the good and bad elements of using social media
The Children's Commissioner has called for the digital literacy element of the National Curriculum to be improved and designed in a way that prepares young people for living life online. This includes encouraging children to be more critically aware of what they see online and managing the change in social media use that occurs when they leave primary school and begin secondary school.
Finally, there was a recommendation to improve parents' understanding of social media and understanding how their own relationship with apps, like Instagram and Snapchat, can impact the way their children use them in their day-to-day lives.


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A 53-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the serious assault at a school.
It is believed a child was involved in the incident at Deanburn Primary School in Bo'ness.
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CD Review: Jamie Cullum / The Pursuit
February 17, 2010 by TWRY Staff
Filed under CD Reviews, Daily Music News
Jamie Cullum Rating:
The Pursuit
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Reviewed by: Sally Feller
Jamie Cullum's fourth studio album released in the US is a testament to his growth as a musician and from a twenty-something to a thirty-something. If you don't know Cullum yet, you'd do yourself an enormous favor to buy "Catching Tales," his 2005 album and discover this amazing British talent with a classic voice amped up by a bit of scratchy soul to it. A piano-jazz musician who fuses the genre with pop, showtunes, Broadway classics, hip hop, R&B, club jams, and even beat-boxing, you have to hear it to believe it. While his previous albums "Twentysomething" and "Pointless Nostalgic" focused on more singular genres, pop-jazz fusion (with a few covers—Radiohead and Hendrix, for example) and classics like Gershwin respectively, "The Pursuit" cooks up a mix of every genre (other than country, I suppose) that tastes like a complex, finely tuned dish, not a chaotic time-trip as you might expect."The Pursuit" features nine songs written by Cullum himself and five cover songs—from Rihanna to Cole Porter.
Let's begin with the originals. "I'm All Over It" is a cheery pop song about growing up and falling in and out of love…Piano-heavy and filled with energetic drums, you almost miss that the lyrics are a bit sad. "I'm all over it now/cause I worked and I cursed and I tried/and I said I would change, but I lied/and yet something still moves me inside." A good start to getting to know the singer.
"Wheels" is a collaboration with his older brother Ben. The song's about the apocalypse but happy; and somehow hopeful. Think Trent Reznor on Zoloft. Effervescent piano moves the song along at a quick pace that makes you think you really ought to get out there and seize the day…you know, before the apocalypse.
"You and Me Are Gone" pulls in some swinging sounds you might picture in a 40s dance hall that was redone by Tarantino. And all of you zumba groupies, this is worth a purchase for your workout playlist. This is another breakup song, but it's also a punch in the face to the ex… it's empowered breakup music. But to liven this up even further, there's a killer piano solo to split up the swing and the slowed-down bridge in the middle of the song. If this song were out when "Swingers" was made, it would certainly have been a candidate for the club scenes, I've no doubt. Nicely ending the song are the sounds of clapping you'd hear in a real blues club, just to pull it all together into the time-warp.
Next up is "Love Ain't Gonna Let You Down." This one is a more traditional jazz waltz with chill love song lyrics. As I'm writing this on Valentine's Day, this is one you'd hear at a lovely restaurant prior to dancing cheek to cheek, if people still do that. If not, maybe this song will kindle some old-school romance. Pulled together with Cullum's soulful vocals, the song manages to be a modern homage to the classics.
"Mixtape" is a song about making a mixtape for your lover, as one might assume: "Make you a mixtape that's a blueprint of my soul/Make you a mixtape that'll charm you into bed, it details everything that's running round my head." This song actually summarizes the album nicely; he mentions a mix of songs from Louis Armstrong, Nine Inch Nails, Coltrane, Morrisey, etc. on this hypothetical mixtape…if Cullum were to make you a mixtape (beat) oh wait, he kinda already did…it's this album. "Mixtape" is another uplifting pop tune that is a collaboration of Jamie and his brother Ben.
"We Run Things" is a fun little track living harmoniously somewhere between jazz, pop, and hip hop. There's funk beats and "I'm out with my guys/girls and ready to party" lyrics. With a style reminiscient of Cullum's earlier song "Frontin'," a cover of a Pharrell song, "We Run Things" is a pumped up jazz-pop song that'll get your feet moving.
"I Think I Love" utilizes traditional jazz sounds, but the lyrics are pretty hilarious. It's very melodic and lyrical, but it's about the flaws of this girl and how he still loves her despite them, perhaps even because of them. She throws a can of beer at him, she throws up in a cab, etc. So, no, it's not Cole Porter, but it pretty neatly combines both the classics and the more modern somewhat "gritty" love songs. In other words, it's pretty straight up Jamie Cullum.
Speaking of Cole Porter, let's get to Cullum's cover of Porter's song "Just One of Those Things." This song opens the album and serves as an anchoring introduction to a genre-mashing album. No one who knows Cullum will be surprised by the cover of this jazz standard. It works, we like it, he likes it…perfect. If you're just starting to listen to Cullum's music, perhaps this song is the place to start.
Another killer cover (pun intended) is Stephen Sondheim's "Not While I'm Around" from Sweeney Todd. Cullum's vocals fit perfectly with the song and it's chilled out with a simple piano melody.
"If I Ruled the World," one of my favorite songs on "The Pursuit" is a cover of a Leslie Bricusse song, which was originally performed in a musical called "Pickwick" (I assume it had to do with the Pickwick Papers). I hadn't heard the original before, but this version knocks my socks off. It's an uncomplicated ballad heavy on the classical piano. The combination of the simple melody and Cullum's complex voices draws you in like a mug of hot chocolate after a cold snowball fight.
Lastly, what would you expect next on this album? How about Rihanna? No? Picture a jazzified and much improved version of Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music." It's here. If you want a taste of this, you need to check out the official video. This was the first song I heard off "The Pursuit" and I played it to some friends and coworkers who didn't believe that it was actually a cover until they heard the chorus. The usual problem with covers is that the musicians don't change the style of the original song enough and it just sounds like a lazy copy of someone elses' work. I can safely say that that's not the case here! Go check it out. Really. I'll wait.
"The Pursuit" is all over the place, but in an intriguing way. Instead of a chaotic, disheveled canvas, we get a real sense of the musician behind it. I found myself enthusiastically along for the ride, looking forward to not having any idea of what to expect next. "The Pursuit" is available March 2nd, so get your hands on a copy and have a listen. Let me know what you think in the comments box below after you listen!
For all the latest on Jamie Cullum visit his official website. Jamie's North American Tour kicks off on March 2nd, you can check out the full list of tour dates here.


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West Ham United are trying to keep Carl Jenkinson on loan from Arsenal for another season but they face stiff competition with several other Premier League clubs in for the right-back. Sunderland are also in for the full-back, who Arsenal still believe has a future at the club. Mesut Ozil has urged his Germany teammates Mats Hummels and Benedikt Howedes to join him in the Premier League next season. Ozil is quoted as saying both could make an impact in the Premier League amidst reports they could join Arsenal. And finally Petr Cech is set to meet with Chelsea officials to discuss his future at Stamford Bridge, with Sky Sports suggesting he has his heart set on a move to Arsenal.
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Gisele Bundchen's Book Worth $700 Sold Out!
Would you ever buy a book worth $700? That's what Brazilian supermodel and actress Gisele Bundchen hoped you'd do at the end of September, when her fans learnt that a self-titled coffee-table book about the model was about to be released. Given the fact that $700 is quite a lot of money to spend on a book, a few eyebrows raised when Gisele Bundchen launched her book. However, time proved them wrong.
Published by the German publishing company Taschen, which is well known for its artistic tomes, Gisele's 536-page book celebrates Bundchen's 20th anniversary of her career, featuring more than 300 photographs and tributes from Bundchen's friends and colleagues in the fashion industry, as well as countless high-fashion campaigns, where the supermodel has starred. On the book cover one of Gisele Bundchen's most notorious portraits is published, captured by one of the most talented contemporary photographers " Irvin Penn.
So, why did they set such an expensive price tag? It is because there are only 1000 copies available of the book, and all the proceeds will go towards a charity that according to some sources is close to Gisele's heart. Gisele has been a famous philanthropist, having worked close with UNICEF and on certain climate change advocacy projects (she has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme).
Gisele Bundhcen's $700 book, titled 'Gisele' and personally curated by the 35-year-old model herself, actually sold out on Thursday (just a day before the official book's launch date), thanks to Bundchen's fans who diligently pre-ordered it online. The model announced the good news on her Instagram account, sharing her immense gratitude: "Gratitude for all the love I received from everyone at the launch of my book today. Thank you for being there for me at this very special moment. #giselesbook'
Bundchen, who retired from the runways back in April, has been named the world's highest-paid model for 9 years in a row. She thus made such a choice after 20 years in the industry, stating that it was her body that told her to step away from the runways.
"I am grateful that at 14, I was given the opportunity to start this journey. Today after 20 years in the industry, it is a privilege to be doing my last fashion show by choice and yet still be working in other facets of the business. #firstrunway #14yearsold.'
If you lost the opportunity to purchase Gisele's book, do not worry: Taschen is thinking about reduplicating their efforts publishing another edition of the 'Gisele' book, due for release next year.
Married to American football player Tom Brady, with whom she has two children " Benjamin and Vivien, Gisele Bundchen is definitely a living piece of art now.
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Online daters behave similarly to those who meet face-to-face, researcher says
People who lie on online dating services likely are people-pleasers who want to present themselves in the most favorable light to get someone to like them — just as they would in face-to-face dating, according to a University of Kansas researcher.
Jeffrey Hall, assistant professor of communication studies, surveyed more than 5,000 participants in a national Internet matchmaking service to determine what kinds of people are most likely to lie during the online dating process. He asked them how likely they were to lie about topics such as assets, relationship goals, personal interests, personal attributes, past relationships, age and weight.
"What people lie about depends on what kind of people they are," Hall said. "For example, if you're an extrovert, you might downplay the number of past relationships you've had because chances are you've had more relationships than an introvert."
Those most likely to lie during online dating experiences are "high self-monitors" — people who have an acute sense of what people like and control their behavior to achieve social ends. Their actions are not necessarily manipulative, Hall said, but rather reflect a desire to be liked and to fit in.
Hall's research was published in the February issue of the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
In the study, men admitted to lying more overall, but women were most likely to lie about their weight. Because online daters hope to meet face-to-face eventually, the amount of lying is quite small, Hall said.
"Online daters shouldn't be concerned that most people are presenting a false impression of themselves," Hall said. "What influences face-to-face dating influences the online world, too."
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We've had a few requests for more information on our Take Note Planner. Join us as we craft with it. Plus, take a look at our inspiration and see if you can spot the hidden gem.
The Take Note Planner was released in our 2017-2018 Inspiration Book and Catalog this July (see it on page 231). It's a bit different than the others.
It's bigger than our A5 planners. You can fit an 8.5" X 11" notebook inside. And it doesn't have metal rings. Instead, this Take Note Planner has a pocket on the right hand side for your to slide a notebook inside. Both our Indigo and Moments Notebooks fit in this planner. Use it for note taking, collages, creative brainstorms – whatever your heart desires.
The Take Note Planner does have 1 thing very important in common with our other Journey Days planners – it's 25% off this month during the Make Your Mark promotion!
Grab this planner and your notebook and let's get crafting!
Explore this page! Take note (pun intended) of the elements you love the best and want to recreate. We used a couple of our planner stamp sets currently on sale – Planner Elements, Tape It and Check It Stamp Set.
We also added a few other favorite stamp images like the Coils & Curls and Share Stories Stamps.
We played with accessories! All of our Journey Days clips and foils like the Page Huggers, Tag Clips and Heart Felt Foils are on sale this month too.
It's a fun layout to create. Get organized with little checklists and doodles.
What else do you see? Can you spot the hidden gem? We playfully tucked in a special image. No, it's not listed in the supply lists below. It's actually not even released yet. Do you know what it is? You'll see this item and many more fun sneak peeks in the FSJ Presents: Bloom This Way. We hope you can join us live, so you can be among the first to find out the name of this new product. Learn more about this event here.
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Owen Barensfeld
Madeleine Boga
Kyle Bradford
Luca Pearl Khosrova
Natalya Kornblum-Laudi
Zach Neven
Isabel Piazza
Jannelle Roberts
Casson Rugen
Robert W. Smith
The journey of an artist is a unique path. There is no blueprint to show you how to build a successful career as an artist. Make art. Make a lot of it. Work on it as often as you can. ALWAYS. Yet, still no guarantees that you will achieve the acclaim that you desire or deserve. So be fierce. Break rules. Continue unabashedly to make art with seriousness in drive and commitment. Trust yourself. Let it fly.
In PASSAGE PATH ROAD ROUTE WAY Thompson Giroux Gallery brings together a group of ten artists in the early stages of their careers. Owen Barensfeld, Kyle Bradford, Natalya Kornblum-Laudi, and Zach Neven are showing photographs ranging from the physical environment to the human body. Luca Pearl Khosrova's work deals with the search for identity, through expectations, and archetypes; while Casson Rugen reveals the inner spirit of his subjects following points of interest to create their true form. Robert W. Smith's pieces observe the interactions, cravings, and addictions at the edges of our world through a dream-filtered eye. Jannelle Roberts drawings and prints have an investigative sensitivity with clarity of form and space. Madeleine Boga uses her background in environmental and ecological studies to inform her multimedia pieces, while Isabel Piazza's experience in textile and pattern design have led her to create abstract works full of shadow and texture.
These ten artists while still in the early stages of their career, show the talent and drive expected of an ARTIST.
Thompson Giroux Gallery is located at 57 Main Street, Chatham, NY 12037.
Gallery hours: Thursday - Monday 11am - 5pm, Friday 11am - 7pm
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Luca Pearl Khosrova
Wrestlers, 2014
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