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— Ogbeni Ayotunde (@OgbeniAyotunde) September 2, 2016
Category: Short Stories
Gandhi and Mr. Peters
When Mahatma Gandhi was studying law at the University College of London, a white professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him intensely and always displayed prejudice and animosity towards him..
Also, because Gandhi never lowered his head when addressing him as he expected, there were always "arguments" and confrontations. One day, Mr. Peters was having lunch at the dining room of the University, and Gandhi came along with his tray and sat next to the professor. The professor said, "Mr Gandhi, you do not understand. A pig and a bird do not sit together to eat."
Gandhi looked at him as a parent would a rude child and calmly replied, "You do not worry professor. I'll fly away," and he went and sat at another table. Mr. Peters, reddened with rage, decided to take revenge on the next test paper, but Gandhi responded brilliantly to all questions.
Mr. Peters, unhappy and frustrated, asked him the following question. "Mr Gandhi, if you were walking down the street and found a package, and within was a bag of wisdom and another bag with a lot of money, which one would you take?" Without hesitating, Gandhi responded, "The one with the money, of course."
Mr. Peters, smiling sarcastically said, "I, in your place, would have taken the wisdom, don't you think?" Gandhi shrugged indifferently and responded, "Each one takes what he doesn't have."
Mr. Peters, by this time was fit to be tied. So great was his anger that he wrote on Gandhi's exam sheet the word "idiot" and gave it to Gandhi.. Gandhi took the exam sheet and sat down at his desk, trying very hard to remain calm while he contemplated his next move.
A few minutes later, Gandhi got up, went to the professor and said to him in a dignified but sarcastically polite tone, "Mr. Peters, you signed the sheet, but you did not give me the grade." – @MahatmaGandhi
A House Slave Born Akiwa
I am a house slave born Akiwa renamed Sara
I have birthed two of my slave owners children
My fairer skin
and features
Made me appealing to him
And I had no choice but to give myself
for my own safety
My children have even fairer skin
They look more like him
Than me
So they don't know I'm Their mother
or their beautiful history
His wife could not bear children
so mine became hers
And it breaks my heart
watching them grow
Knowing the things they could never know
But I watch them as they learn to read
and do as the owner does
And I kept silent out of a mother's love
Knowing nothing good could come from the truth
They treat me as a slave
sometimes even with unkind words
Even though from me they came
But for their sake I speak no words
So that their freedom will always remain
without knowing a slaves pain – @KrysJehan
Last night, I learnt one thing
I learnt never to reveal to my girlfriend any embarrassing experience I've had in the past. Else, she will use the story to taunt me to no end.
Anyway, this is the story I told her.
Back in my secondary school days, I once skipped dorm to visit my girlfriend at the time. She was based in Abuja.
I boarded a "night bus" at Jibowu en route Abuja. If my memory serves me right, it was ABC Transport line. I think.
Anyway, the bus departed from Lagos at about 9pm.
And, so began the fateful trip.
The luxury bus was not full. So, empty seats abound.
Interestingly, a massively endowed chic came and sat in the empty seat beside mine. Her boobs were half way out of her revealing dress. Her bra could hardly hold the pair in place.
She made an interesting company. We discussed on a range of topics – from music to movies to relationships.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, I woke up from a deep slumber at about 11am the following morning.
I woke up sprawled on one of the benches in the departure lounge of ABC park in Abuja.
My wallet was nowhere to be found. My designer Nike trainers had developed wings. My Swatch wristwatch – a big deal at the time – was gone.
The bag which contained the gift pack intended for my girlfriend also made a disappearance.
My companion, the big-breasted chic, was nowhere to be found!
Simply, I was stranded in an unfamiliar territory.
Anyway, the staff of ABC Transport line were very kind. They contributed for me some amount of cash. It was sufficient to take me to my girlfriend's location.
One of the boys loading luggage into the buses was also magnanimous enough to part with his bathroom slippers.
It was an experience to be remembered.
However, the experience taught me very salient lessons. One of which I still adhere to till this very day. And that lesson is that:
It's not all nipple of any boob you encounter that you suck.
Some nipples are coated with very potent sleeping drugs! – @EccentricRowland
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So I compiled this playlist of 100 music videos and short documentaries I directed, edited and produced over the years featuring artists like Sy Smith, The Wailers, Afi Soul, Bilal, John Forte, Fantan Mojah, Anthony B, Proverbs, Geneva Trotman, Union Street Band, W. Ellington Felton, Black Alley, Deborah Bond, Alison Carney, Strykers Posse, STORM, Rah Dah God, John Paul, Christylez Bacon, Chopteeth, Lagos Mosquito and so much more . You're number one if you choose this. – @OgbeniAyotunde
Modern Day Forced Marriages
"Arrangee Marriage" the practice of arranged marriages is a serious problem in our society today. The tradition of forced marriages is widespread in Nigeria, usually parents selling their children into wedlock.
Children especially girls are forced into these marriages. If the girl is against the union, she could be kidnapped while out running errands, usually with her parents consent. Once the man (usually older) forcibly rapes the girl, she is left with few choices but to accept her fate and remain with him.
The new face of forced arranged marriages is the new wave of churches popping up in Nigeria today including the Christian Pentecostal Church. They marry based on the arrangement set for them by their religious leaders. The church tests for virginity, pregnancy, sickle cell traits and AIDS/HIV. The virginity and pregnancy tests are conducted on the bride for reasons best known to the church, a double standard and abuse of the women.
There is nothing wrong in principle with testing for sickle cell and AIDS/HIV as a way of promoting family health, but virginity and pregnancy tests in the church? These brides are brainwashed by a bunch of self-righteous so-called "men of god" who abuse them in the name of Christianity. And then you have the grooms who are delusional about their faith.
There was a case at a Redeemed Church (RCCG) in Lagos a few months back where a thirty year old woman was tested, not only was she not a virgin she was also pregnant. Her fiancé worked at the church and knew the church is strongly against premarital sex. Unfortunately the congregations follow the ideals of these lustful men in search of salvation from God.
There was this couple (Janet & Yinka) in their early twenties who were members of my old church. They had known each other since their teens everyone in the church knew them as a couple. One day my adopted brother told me what he was working on, a scheme to convince Janet that Yinka is not the best person to marry because marrying in ones age group especially for women is not in their best interest.
I knew Pastor Ade's area of expertise was in match making but that was a step too far. I don't know how he did it but he succeeded in convincing Janet that college was a waste of time and that marrying a man that was 40 years older was the best option for her life.
The groom is a twice-married widower senior pastor who lost both wives to illnesses. He has four grown children, one of them older than Janet
How is Janet doing after over a decade of "Arrangee Marriage", now in her mid thirties with five children, and a husband who is older than her father? She did not come home for several years after the marriage to avoid awkward conversations.
We have moved on as a country from many traditional practices that we see as imposing or outdated for modern times however, many of the practices in the Pentecostal churches today is far worse than what we moved away from.
Folakemi Odoaje for #JujuFilms
Yoruba and Egungun Festival
One of the festivals that unite Yoruba people from different communities is the Egungun festival. Most people regardless of religious affiliations participate in the festival for the exciting atmosphere and the songs, dancing and the colorful costumes of the "ara orun" (ancestors).
Egungun is believed to be the spirit of our ancestors coming to shower the world with blessings. Egunguns speak in strange voices, people especially children believe Egungun comes from "orun" purposely for the festival.
Oloolu is a popular and well-respected Egungun in Ibadan, Oyo State. His followers are male, during the Oloolu festival a public service announcement is made on radio and television of his scheduled route (which is always in Old Ibadan neighborhoods like Yemetu, Oluyoro, Itu Taba, and Oja Oba) as it is an "ewo" (forbidden) for women to see him. This is a tradition Ibadan residents are well aware of and follow.
Oloolu does not wear a mask so his followers know his identity. Oral history passed down from generations says Oloolu used to wear a mask and that this mask possess mystical powers that helps Oloolu detect the presence of women nearby and will warn accordingly. It was said that his mask was sold long ago to European explorers and was never replaced.
My memories of Egungun is quite different from that of Oloolu of Ibadan and of course I would perhaps not have anything to say given women are not allowed in the festival. My fondest memories of the 1980s, is the Egungun Festival in my town. The seven day Egungun festival in my town is the only festival I know that unites my town's people.
My family lived in the heart of the town, our house is by a 3 way crossroad or "orita meta". Orita meta is of special significance to the Olorishas, orita meta is where an "ebo" (food for the gods) is placed. Because of this Egunguns in my town would always pass by my house so my siblings and I do not have to make any trip to get a glimpse of their colorful and elaborate costumes.
There are a number Egunguns in Modakeke, I cherish my memories of Lémojágbà from Isale Agbara. He is the youngest and the most energetic of the Egunguns. He runs about a lot chasing the excited children and adults alike, not too surprising that he always had the largest crowd dancing and singing after him.
As part of his way of getting the town excited Lémojágbà was also known for breaking clay pots (Ìkòkò) so on the day of his outings everyone will make efforts to tidy up and get their clay pots out of view.
Lémojágbà is considered to be a senior Egungun so as tradition he and other senior Egunguns will come out to mark the first day of the festival. It usually starts with prayers and sacrifices to the gods at Igbo Igbale, asking the gods for peaceful festival.
My parents have always been Christians, my mother very much so however, she understood the satisfaction that everyone derives from the excitement leading up to Egungun festival, because of this my siblings and I are super obedient around the festival time so were many children in my neighborhood.
After the usual rituals at Igbale, the Egungun will parade key areas in town. They will eventually make their way down Alapata Street, and in front of my house where the Egungun performs to the cheering crowd. The "Gangan" (Talking drums) is used to communicate messages.
My mother's rule allowed my two older siblings and I to follow our favorite Egungun down the road up to Mama Alakara (just before Ile Danru), the distance of about 300 meters away from my house.
Needless to say most people who speak negatively about Egungun today have never witnessed the festival or those who did perhaps don't see the beauty in our culture and traditions. Folakemi Odoaje for #JujuFilms
Kano and The Paradox of High Divorce Rate
In December 2013 Kano State governor, Mr. Rabiu Kwankwaso announced the state had spent ₦250k per couple on mass marriages for 1,111 divorced women. This is an attempt by the state government to intervene in the ever-increasing population of divorced women in the state. The matchmaking process included screening for HIV/AIDS and interviewing potentials suitors for individuals.
Just over a week ago, the new Emir of Kano Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II stated at a meeting that he would like to see divorce rates in Kano brought under control. His proposal was to have stiffer penalties for men that will prohibit them from seeking divorce based on minor excuses and complaints that could have been easily sorted among couples.
In his interview with BBC editor Mansur Liman, the Emir highlights child bride issue, lack of education for girls, lack of respect for women's consent in their choice of whom to marry and the choice of culture over individual happiness as the key areas he sees to be contributing factors to the high rate of divorce in Kano.
Mallam Sanusi also made points regarding education and child brides, which is very common amongst Muslims especially in Northern Nigeria. He noted that child marriage is more of a
Cultural practice than Islamic, that Islam preaches education for all and Western education as a key to liberate minds of his people.
Mallam Sansui's strong stance on finding lasting solutions to curb high divorce rates in Kano is long awaited news to forward thinking Nigerians. It was met with resistance by a handful of critics however, those that see change as an attack on their culture and religion
There is an organization set up for divorce women to voice their concerns and plight. Under the current system men are allowed to marry up to four wives. They are also allowed to send any of their wives packing for something as trivial as 'She didn't let me sleep with her two days in a row.' or 'She cooked the kind of fish I didn't like for super.' Seriously, I read a case just a little while ago about the fish example and their customary court granted divorce based on just that.
If education is to do any good to the present situation, I believe everyone needs to be carried along. Parents and children need re orientation about what is good for them versus holding on to harmful traditions.
As it stands today, parents believe their daughters must be married off when she reaches puberty, which means 13years old for many girls or a little earlier for some. In this case, whether or not the little girl understands or wants it, she will be married off.
Wasilu Umar's story earlier this year is an example of this. Wasilu a 14year old girl was forced to marry a 35year old man. She was not attracted to the Mr. Umar and did not want to marry him. The only way she believed she could get out of the unwanted and loveless union was to do something drastic.
She killed Umar with rat poison. Kano courts operate under Sharia law and Wasilu was sentenced to death. There was an outcry from Nigerians that Wasilu is a child, and she has the rights to be tried in a Juvenile court. There is a legitimate defense she acted in self-defense.
Mass weddings seems like a temporary solution with good intentions however, millions of naira wasted on these marriages could be better invested in community education where families can get the needed education to help them make informed decisions about how important it is that children and couples are not forced into unions.
The Emir's stiffer penalties for men getting divorced on frivolous reasons will not offer the permanent solution he yawns for because people will always find their way around this law. As he rightly stated in the interview, education is the key.
According to UNICEF, 26 % of girls in Kano do not go beyond primary school and more than 50% gets married off by 15. Maybe keeping the girls in school is the priority for now as they are less likely to be married off when in school.
Kano is one of the poorest states in Nigeria therefore many parents marry off their little girls in hopes of better living. Here I believe the state could have spent the ₦278million it spent on quick fix marriages on job creation, education and family planning. | Folakemi Odoaje for #JujuFilms
The Village Leper
Mama Jide was a leper. She was not always like that. By the time I was old enough to notice she was different, her ten fingers and toes were all gone and moving about was labored. Mama Jide attended church regularly. Her toes left dark moist stains on the concrete where she sat, because of this she sat on the same spot everytime and if she didn't come to church, her space was always left vacant. I have never seen her anywhere in the village not even during any of the festivals. Her outing was usually from home to church, a distance of about 200meters.
By the time I was a teenager, Mama Jide could no longer join in church services, she was just too weak. She was lucky I am told, she should have been living at Egan (isolated area, two miles away from regular human contact). Mama Jide was blessed, my uncle had a big house in the village so she lived in the house with her family. She had two daughters and one son. Her son was the eldest so she invested in his education.
Jide later went to a theology school and became a pastor in our small town. His first job was at a big headquarter church where hundreds of people listen to him preaching all about Jesus and love to all mankind. I once attended his weeklong revival in the mid 1980's. He was very charismatic, full of infectious energies, and everyone loved him.
Jide was embarrassed of his homebound mother and blamed his failed marriage on his her. Reportedly Jide's wife could no longer bear the thought of her mother in-law being in that state so she left Jide. Jide in turn, though separated from his wife decided that his mother was the "devil" in his life so he wanted nothing to do with her anymore.
Mama Jide died in the mid 90's after years of not stepping out of the house, thank goodness they had a big backyard for her to stretch her legs and also the girls stood by her through her illness.
Jide was located but refused to attend the funeral on the basis no one else in the villages around us had leprosy so his mother must be a bad person and being a leper was her punishment for her witchcraft and some bible quotations too daft to repeat.
In the 1920s, Christian missionaries founded leper colonies around Nigeria. The colonies where a safe haven for lepers, by the 1950's Nigeria was said to be ahead of eradicating leprosy in the country with fewer cases reported. However by 2006 Nigeria recorded 1000 new cases of infections per year.
Leprosy is now abolished in the country, the government plans to continue treating new and existing cases as outpatients. There are government subsidized leper colonies across the country.
It seems to me that what we need as a nation is a drive to educate citizens on the disease to encourage better family support. Jide is a senior pastor at a big Pentecostal church in Ibadan, preaches to hundreds of people weekly. I believe Jide acted based on misinformation about the cause of his mother's leprosy. Folakemi Odoaje for #JujuFilms
Nigeria & The Misconceptions of Boarding Schools' Responsibility
British colonialists introduced western style education and boarding schools to Nigeria same as Christianity. During the early period of colonialism there were only a handful of schools in the country, many students had to travel far from home to attend the best schools. Indigenes living in close proximity to these schools but could not afford to attend were subsidized.
Privileged Nigerians who themselves had previously studied in England and could afford the tuition and boarding sent their children overseas for school. In the last two decades the number of private boarding schools in the country has increased considerably, partly due to a failed public school system and an emerging middle class.
Two decades ago there where no boarding schools in my community but today we have two within two miles of my childhood home and the situation is the same for many towns and cities across the country.
I did not attend a private or boarding school but always find it fascinating talking to people who did. The life long bond with friends, a variety of social activities and sports made it appealing.
In the past two decades boarding schools are been viewed differently, information about child abuse and inappropriate behavior involving young boarders has led to a significant decease in the number of boarders
In the UK, the term Boarding School Syndrome (BSS) is used to describe the negative emotional impacts that boarding schools have on some kids in later life, a trend that psychologists seem to find common among those who have been through the system.
In the UK for example a lot is being done to empower school children to report abusive behavior. This is not the same for Nigeria as most abuses such as physical, emotional and sexual abuse go unreported and even when they are duly reported the case will mostly be swept under the carpet.
A friend recently enrolled her 11year old son in a private boarding school in Ife, Osun State Nigeria on the assumption that the school will teach her boy "sense", the family lived only about a mile away from the school. I was a bit anxious for the poor boy because I do not believe any school can be a substitute for parental guidance.
Talking with a few adults who have passed through boarding schools in Nigeria in research for this article I discovered that inappropriate sexual conduct is a well known problem and this include relationship with teachers both with the same and opposite sex. In most cases violators got away with a slap on the wrist at best.
The most revealing one I heard lately was from a friend who attended an all boys boarding school in the 1980s, he claimed that although his school was very religious but sexual intimacy was well known activity among older students (Seniors). Nigerians do not speak openly about issues like this so chances are that everyone just accepts their fate.
Parents make decisions they believe is in the best interest of their children, however I am concerned that Nigeria today overlooks so many undesirable events that go on in boarding schools and this in later years will have an impact on the larger society.
In January this year Nigerian lawmakers passed a law making homosexuality illegal, violators caught risked being sent to jail, faced a fine or both, yet there are no laws safeguarding young boarders from perpetrators especially now that we have learnt the scale of child abuse in boarding schools in the West, thanks to the western media exposing this so as to clean up their school system.
Given that quite a number of our leaders today are from privileged families and most likely have gone through different boarding schools and perhaps are aware of the prevailing sexual abuse problem in boarding schools across the country, still they refuse to address the underlining problems so something can be done to ensure the safety of young boarders from abusive teachers/seniors. Nigeria, it is time to notice the elephant in the room. | Folakemi Odoaje for #JujuFilms


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In Satsuma, Florida, ten people were injured as a result of a two vehicle crash. There were 9 teens and children injured in this unfortunate crash. The automobile accident took place at approximately 8:25 p.m. The crash report indicated that Dustin Harris, a 16 year old from Satsuma ran a stop sign and crashed into a Dodge Van vehicle being driven by Carmen Bass. Several of the injured occupants were not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. The passengers in the vehicles were identified as: Dillon Harris (age 16), Kelsey King (age 18), Lisa Huntley (age 18), Beautiful Pemberton (age 11), Cheyenne Phillips (age 13), Alyssa Edwards (age 10), Madison Phillips (age 9), and Hansond Pemberton (age 14). The teens /children were either from Satsuma or Pomona Park.
It is important for teen drivers and all other drivers to obey the basic rules of the road including following street signs and traffic devices. The seat belt is an important safety device that should be worn by all occupants especially children. While the failure to wear a seat belt does not preclude the accident victim from seeking compensation or filing a lawsuit, the failure to the wear a seat belt may end up mitigating or reducing damages by the extent that the seat belt either would have prevented injuries or reduced the seriousness of injuries.
You can read more about this story at Five Teens, 4 Children Injured in One Crash in Putnam County, Florida.


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What's the Best Dehydrator Cookbook?
It's nice to have a real dehydrator cookbook in the home. You can browse through it on the couch or patio. It's got some weight, so it's easier to handle around the kitchen, compared to computer printouts or booklets.
You don't need multiple dehdyrator books, but there is a good selection to choose from. Here are some of the top selling and best-reviewed food dehydrator books.
Mary Bell's Complete Dehydrator Cookbook
Mary Bell traveled around the country with her food dehydrator and showed people how to dry food. With nearly 30 reviews, it averages 4.5 stars out of 5.
Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling
Great book that shows you how to dry foods with or without an electric dehydrator. It starts with why the benefits of dry food and provides plans for a homemade dehydrator. He does recommend a store bought unit because of convenience and efficiency. The book's rated 5 stars with 14 reviews.
Just Jerky : The Complete Guide to Making It
This is another Mary Bell dehydrator book. It's all about jerky. It has recipes for dehydrators, smokers, and ovens. Besides meats, there are recipes using soy protein. It has a 5 star rating with 8 reviews so far.
How to Dry Foods
Deanna DeLong is a food dehydration expert that teaches across the country. The book is a complete guide to drying, with detailed instructions and over 100 recipes. 4.5 stars with 13 reviews.
The Solar Food Dryer: How to Make and Use Your Own Low-Cost, High Performance, Sun-Powered Food Dehydrator
Eben Fodor studies renewable energy and applied his knowledge to this book. If you don't want to buy a home dehydrator, here are plans to build one that uses solar power. 4.5 stars with 6 reviews.
The Dehydrator Bible: Includes over 400 Recipes
Some of the recipes include beef and potato stew, chicken pot pie, vegetable lasagna, and strawberry rhubarb tarts. It's 368 pages.
Raw Food Made Easy For 1 or 2 People
Jennifer Cornbleet is a cooking instructor in Chicago. Her book has over 100 recipes for one or two people. It also includes lunch and dinner meal plans. Nearly 150 customer reviews and it scores a 4.5 out of 5.
Preserve It Naturally
From the Excalibur company.
Dry It, You'll Like It: A Book About Food Dehdyration
This is one of the classic dehydrator books.
Finally, there are the free dehydrator instructions that come with dehydrators. Nesco puts out a great collection of instruction manuals. You can choose any dehydrator cookbook from the list above, and combined with the internet, have all the info you'll need about drying food.
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text: Manager David Moyes, without suspended England striker Wayne Rooney, made seven changes to team [AFP]Champions Manchester United crashed to a second home Premier League defeat in four days when they lost 1-0 to Newcastle United on Saturday while Jose Mourinho's Chelsea suffered a shock 3-2 loss at Stoke City. Luis Suarez-inspired Liverpool climbed to second with a 4-1 romp over West Ham United at Anfield and Manchester City slipped one place to fourth after being held 1-1 at Southampton. Tottenham Hotspur travel to bottom club Sunderland later on Saturday while leaders Arsenal, who still have a four-point lead at the top, entertain Everton at The Emirates on Sunday. Arsene Wenger's side have 34 points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea on 30, Manchester City (29), Everton (27) and Newcastle (26). Norwich City won 2-0 at West Bromwich Albion while Crystal Palace picked up their second successive victory under new manager Tony Pulis with a 2-0 home win over Cardiff City. Newcastle's victory was their first at Old Trafford since February, 1972, while Stoke ended Chelsea's run of three wins and enjoyed their first league success against them since 1975. Manchester United manager David Moyes, without suspended England striker Wayne Rooney, made seven changes to the team beaten by Everton on Wednesday but witnessed a forlorn display. Newcastle's French midfielder Yohan Cabaye got the only goal with a controlled 10-metre shot after 61 minutes, condemning the hosts to back-to-back home defeats for the first since May 2002. It was also Moyes' third loss as manager in eight home games. Perfect plan Alan Pardew, who has guided Newcastle to five wins in six league games on their climb to sixth place, plotted a perfect plan for his improving team who subdued their hosts, controlled possession and seized victory in style. "It's one of the top moments for me in my time here - it's been 41 years we've been waiting," he told BT Sport television. "It was a magnificent performance. I know we won't get the headlines because of United and poor old David Moyes. "But we deserve them because our players were magnificent. I asked them to play differently today, to keep the ball, and we did that. We made it difficult for them and it's a great day for us." Uruguay striker Suarez continued his devastating form for Liverpool, scoring one goal and creating another as they overcame West Ham, who also conceded two own goals. Mamadou Sakho, supplied by captain Steven Gerrard, scored the other for Liverpool while home defender Martin Skrtel also put through his own net for West Ham's reply. Chelsea led thanks to German forward Andre Schuerrle after 10 minutes at the Britannia Stadium but squandered two more clear openings before Stoke recovered to level through Peter Crouch before the interval. Stephen Ireland then fired Stoke in front before Schuerrle made it 2-2 to set up a dramatic finale in which Stoke's Moroccan midfielder Oussama Assaidi, on loan from Liverpool, struck a 90th minute winner. In trouble "I don't feel comfortable enough to tell you what I think about the game," Mourinho told Sky Sports. "I prefer to be simple and pragmatic ... I can't analyse with you certain aspects of this game. "We're in trouble. It is a concern. I don't like it. I don't organise my teams to be like this - sometimes mistakes kill an organisation." At Southampton, free-scoring Argentine striker Sergio Aguero put Manchester City ahead after 10 minutes with a deft 10-metre finish for his 18th goal of the season in all competitions. But Southampton, who had lost their three previous league games, fought back and a fine individual strike by Pablo Osvaldo brought them level after 42 minutes. "I am pleased with a point because it was a very close match. We lost control," City manager Manuel Pellegrini told reporters. "Southampton are a good team and if you give them the ball, they have dangerous players." Sport Football


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Welcome to The Seshen's "Unravel EP". The Seshen being a a 7-piece band from the Bay Area of California who fuse a mix of live and electronic instruments to create uplifting yet crunchy Indie-Rock inspired bass beat music and who have steadily built a burgeoning fanbase through a handful of online tracks as well as live support dates for the likes of tUnE-yArDs, Thundercat and Hiatus Kaiyote. We originally played "2000 Seasons" on DAISIE back in April 2013 and this EP marks their first release as a new signing to Brighton based Tru Thoughts.
Release date: 6th October 2014
Check out the video for "Unravel" by The Seshen ..


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Cedric diggery vs Edward Cullen
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Cedric. Does anyone else bawl EVERY time hey watch the fourth HP movie? R.I.P
on July 13, 2018
The actor who plays Cedric/Edward said he enjoyed being Cedric more. That's really saying something, being that in Harry Potter he didn't have that big a role (but was still important) Where as in Twilight he was one of the male leads. That proves even Edward like Harry Potter more than Twilight. THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS ARE AMAZING!!!!! Also, Stephanie Myers (Twilight See More▼ author) and J.K. Rowling (THE AMAZING Harry Potter author) were at a conference. Stephanie Myers said "I was sent here by the god of writing to teach you all how to write." Confused, J.K. Rowling looked up and said "I don't remember sending anyone." (Stephanie Myers, you totally lost that round)
on April 11, 2014
Cedric! Harry Potter in the house O3O
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would be edward but its cedric
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I signed up to SourcedBox around 4 months ago and every time a new box comes through my letter box I always say "I'm going to blog it" but I always end up eating it straight away and never DO! Well not this time! Today I bring you a sneak peek inside the December "Christmas" SourcedBox.
I have waited until hopefully everyone has had theirs so I don't spoil the surprise for anyone! But if you have a One Off box for Christmas then look away now as I don't want to spoil the surprise!
What is SourcedBox?
SourcedBox is a healthy snacking subscription service created in 2015 by co-founders and YouTube sensations Niomi Smart & Marcus Butler. SourcedBox focus on providing snacks made from natural ingredients, so no refined sugars, artificial flavorings, preservatives, additives or chemicals which are sent direct to your door every month.
I am a big fan of Niomi Smart and her healthy eating ethos (I absolutely love her book EAT SMART) which I use to cook up some healthy tasty treats . . .when I have time that is. And she's from Sussex like me so we have to support our own! At the bottom of this post see how you can win a copy of EAT SMART!
So December's SourcedBox has a festive feel to it! Even the box has a little Christmas sleeve which looks just as good as the snacks inside! This months box has 10 snacks! So I'm going to talk about my absolute favourites which is super hard AS I LOVE them all.
I had to include SourcedBoxes very own Christmas Spice Chocolate bar! It's the first and im sure not the last SourcedBox own creation! 66% Raw Chocolate with Zesty Orange Oil, Raisins & a Christmas Spice Mix! So just think of how happy Christmas makes you and imagine it as a chocolate bar! DELICIOUS!
Next up is the Goji & Coconut Balls by The Protein Ball Co. which were the first thing I ate! I love any kind of energy ball and these were the best I've had by far! The hint of cacao powder in them gives them a great sweet taste but still very healthy. This type of snack is great to have between meals due to its slow release of energy!
Also the Raw Gingerbread Cookies by The Beginnings! Gluten Free, Sugar Free & Preservative Free! And taste SO good! You can't get much more festive than ginger so it's no surprise this features in the Christmas box! I'm a big fan of ginger bread and these cookies have been made with ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, honey & cocoa so you can imagine how nice they taste!
Next up the BEMINDFUEL Chia Pudding which is essentially a pudding in a mug! So easy to make, just empty the sachet into a mug, then 70ml of hot or cold water into the mug, stir and wait 5 minutes! Taste super naughty but again its organic, plant-based, dairy/wheat free with no refined sugars or preservatives.
And last but not least is the Coconut & Cocoa Chi Dairy Free Chocolate Milk! I'm really fussy when it comes down to milk and milkshakes but I really liked this! I'm not a fan of coconut milk on its own as I think it tastes slimy but this combo is perfect for me! I had it on the rocks so super ice-cold!
So there we have it! My top 5 products from this months SourcedBox! Please let me know if you like this type of post and I will try to make it a monthly thing! And if you are a subscriber to SourcedBox what was your favourite snack this month?
Also before you go! I am currently running a giveaway to win a copy of Niomi Smart's cook book EAT SMART! Which I also have and LOVE! So for your chance to win simply RT my pinned tweet on twitter and make sure you are following me! GOOD LUCK!
T&Cs – UK only, tweetdraw will be used to select the winner at random, competition closes on the 31st December 2016.
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|Consumer Choices – This form explains your choices for representation in purchasing or selling real estate in New York.
|Buyer MUST be advised of representation options in writing at first meeting to locate/purchase property.
|Seller MUST be advised of representation options in writing at first meeting to list property for sale.
Listing Agreement, Exclusive Right to Sell – This is the most common type of listing agreement used in New York.
|Most common form of listing, with listing broker being compensated no matter who brings buyer.
Purchase Offer Agreement – Used for residential real estate purchases prior to attorney-prepared contract of sale.
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Property Condition Disclosure Statement
Disclosure to Buyer
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Provided to inform parties of NYS Real Property Law §462(2).
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Property Condition Disclosure Statement –
Provided to prospective Buyer to disclose known property defects. Seller has option not to provide and give a $500.00 credit to Buyer at closing.
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Competition at CrossFit Champions in Houston – October 10
Ever wanted to test your physical fitness prowess? Well here's your chance. Come join in on CrossFit Champions' "Oktoberfest Obliteration" which will 8am Saturday, October 10 in Houston, TX. You can workout in the individual or team competition. There is a standard men's and women's division and also a scaled men's and women's division which will use less weight. You can sign up here – http://www.crossfitchampions.com/2009-fall-competition
Myself and a few other athletes from CrossFit Dallas Central will be participating and hopefully taking home some of the iron! This is my first competition to compete in so I'm pretty excited and really looking forward to seeing how I stack up against some of the best in the area. The competition will consist of two workouts. Only the top 10 finishers from the first workout will proceed to the second workout and the winner of the second workout win it all. The first workout will be a secret until the day of the competition and the second workout will be revealed an hour before the start of the second workout. All that we do know is that the standard weights for men will be 135# and 155#; and since we don't know which exercise those weights relate to this really doesn't help much.
Feel free to sign up and compete or just come out to cheer everyone on. If you've never been exposed to the CrossFit environment this would be a great opportunity to get a sense of the community and camaraderie. If you do come out let me know in the comments because I would love to meet you.
My prediction: Anthony Mungioli from CFDC bringing home the gold! He's an amazing athlete and a greater person. You heard it here first.
Hey, I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say GREAT blog!…..I"ll be checking in on a regularly now….Keep up the good work! 🙂
Generally I do not post on blogs, but I would like to say that this post really forced me to do so, Excellent post!
Good luck competiting Neal! You are an amazing athlete and you will do kill this competition!


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Mon, 15 January 2018 at 10:14 am
Zayn Malik May Have Tattooed Gigi Hadid's Eyes on His Chest
Gigi Hadid posted a video of Zayn Malik shirtless on her Instagram, and fans have noticed something big about the post.
It appears as if Zayn has a tattoo of eyes on his chest – and those eyes look a lot like Gigi's!
Fans speculated in the comments of the post that the tattoo could be of his girlfriend's eyes.
"Is it just me or does Zayn look like he got a [new] tattoo, if you look closely they look like Gigi's eye's right??!!??," one fan posted. Another wrote, "You see those eyes on his chest? It's gigi's"
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Ladies on course for final after Athlone win
Portlaoise Panthers reached the Midland League Cup semi-finals last Thursday night after an outstanding second half performance gave them a convincing win against Athlone.
This game was the first game back after the Christmas break and it took some time for the home side to get going. Athlone were the first to register on the scoreboard with two long range shots from M Harte. Portlaoise responded on the fast break through Maeve O'Sullivan as Panthers looked to take the game to Athlone.
Edel Folan began to create space inside for the away side making it hard for the Portlaoise ladies to close her down. But again Portlaoise responded at pace with Deirdre Tomlinson and Catherine O'Sullivan finishing after some excellent passing down the court.
Taking a two point lead into the second quarter, Portlaoise looked to build on their great fast break play by creating more opportunities as the game settled down. A great inside move to the basket by Sharon Melia showed that the home side could also threaten from inside the arc and she was quickly assisted inside by Tomlinson twins Grainne and Deirdre as both registered scores at the end of patient offences. Panthers took a nine point lead in at half time with Athlone still showing signs that they could make a comeback.
The third quarter saw the game totally change in favour of the home side as Portlaoise totally dominated inside on offence with centre Sharon Melia and post Deirdre Tomlinson scoring all but one basket in the quarter. At the other end Portlaoise upped their defensive play with Sinead Melia and Emer Conroy leading from the top with Athlone only managing three baskets in the ten minute period.
Portlaoise had doubled their lead by the end of the third quarter and continued to pour on the pressure as Coach Joe Keenan rotated his team keeping his players fresh. Again the Portlaoise ladies concentrated hard on defence winning almost every rebound while working the ball forward with both Catherine and Maeve O'Sullivan finishing strongly on the break.
Portlaoise Panthers won out on a scoreline of 69-36 after managing to keep Athlone to two points in the final quarter. They will now go on to meet Killeen in the semi final aiming to keep up their great form.
PORTLAOISE: Maeve O'Sullivan 9, Catherine O'Sullivan 15, Deirdre Tomlinson 21, Grainne Tomlinson 4, Sharon Melia 12, Sinead Melia 8, Emer Conroy, Jackie Costello, Grainne Mc Glade. Coach Joe Keenan.


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Le Creuset Stoneware Set of Two Soup Bowls, 0.5 L – Teal
Serve all your soups and sauces in style at the table with these beautiful Le Creuset bean pots. Suitable for using in the Oven, Microwave, Grill, Freezer and Dishwasher. The bowls have a hygenic enamelled surface that will not absorb or transfer food flavours or odours. The bean pots are incredably strong and durable, resistant to chipping, cracking and staining.
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What is a MacGuffin? Alfred Hitchcock Explains
What is a MacGuffin?
Many of you might have heard of the term "MacGuffin" floating out there in the ether, but what the is it? The answer is not that straightforward. Legendary director Alfred Hitchcock coined the phrase back in the days of his film 39 Steps and used it throughout his career.
When asked what a MacGuffin was Hitchcock told this story:
A man asks, "Well, what is a MacGuffin?" You say, "It's an apparatus for trapping lions in the Scottish highlands." Man says, "But there are no lions in the Scottish highlands." Then you say, "Then that's no MacGuffin."
According to Wikipedia:
In fiction, a MacGuffin (sometimes McGuffin or maguffin) is a plot device in the form of some goal, desired object, or another motivator that the protagonist pursues, often with little or no narrative explanation. The specific nature of a McGuffin is typically unimportant to the overall plot. The most common type of McGuffin is a person, place, or thing (such as money or an object of value). Other more abstract types include victory, glory, survival, power, love, or some unexplained driving force.
Wach this amazing video essay by the good folks over at ScreemPrism explains the concept in great detail.
Here are a few other great videos if you want to get some more info.
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Kevin Brow (d), Eivind Opsvik (b), Jacob Sacks (p) and Rob Mosher (ss, engh)
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Koptor is lead by Canadian drummer/composer and now Copenhagen resident Kevin Brow. This debut self-titled album has established Koptor as one of the most interesting new bands in Canada and one that is quickly becoming known on both sides of the Atlantic. The album features all original compositions by Brow, which are said to be - Intelligent compositions with a great base to improvise on and even if the groove is not simple there is always a constant flow.
The music is built upon openness, lyrical melodies, twisting grooves and improvisations that are propelled by Brows lyrical drumming and the fiery playing of three of New Yorks most in demand young musicians pianist Jacob Sacks, bassist Eivind Opsvik and saxophonist Rob Mosher. Upon listening to this album one can get a sense of the known, unknown and the unexpected. The listener is both pulled in and challenged by a blend of simplicity and complexity that flows in a cascading and fluid nature.
"Koptor is the debut recording of Canadian-born, Copenhagen-based drummer Kevin Brow. Accompanied by a group of like-minded peers, including multi-reedist Rob Mosher, pianist Jacob Sacks and ubiquitous bassist Eivind Opsvik, Brow leads his quartet through a program of modern jazz originals that ripple with emotion.
Brow's nuanced writing expands in scope beyond conventional time signatures and traditional harmonies to embrace inside/outside sonorities and popular music conventions. His unadorned melodies, direct harmonies and fluctuating rhythms draw similarities to the populist writing of fellow band mates Eivind Opsvik and Jacob Sacks. Eschewing edgy post-modern aesthetics, these pieces explore a variety of subtle angles with an easygoing demeanor that avoids extremes in dynamics and genre in favor of a nuanced, highly focused approach.
The album's dozen tunes drift effortlessly from one to another, unfolding like an extended suite. Unified by an overriding melodic sensibility, the compositions veer from spry post bop (Maske I Overmorgen and Outer Spokes Center Hole) and expansive tone poems (How Does Water Flow and Jeg Gjorde Det I Forgars) to pointillist balladry (Imaginary Lines). Understated does not preclude passion however. Underground reveals a visceral side; the tune escalates from a bittersweet theme riding a languorous groove into a furious collective improvisation that climaxes with caterwauling frenzy.
The session culminates in the three part New Koptor suite, which further reinforces the album's cohesive sensibility with an excursion into subtle melodic variations and unexpected detours in tempo. Mosher's plangent horn cadences and Sacks' spare piano flourishes glide over Opsvik's resonant bass pulses as the leader unveils an array of percolating rhythms informed by simmering funk accents and soulful rock backbeats.
An impressive debut from an up and coming artist, Koptor is deceptive in its simplicity as it reveals myriad layers during repeated listens."
Troy Collins - All About Jazz
Koptor by Canadian drummer Kevin Brow is in some ways similar to film
noir at times overcast, others times bursts of vividness, flowing in music that is stylistically intriguing. But there is plenty of substance here with clarity and definition, imprinting music that incorporates detailed compositions and free invention.
Convincingly hip, thoughtfully astute, the music is the sound of modern jazz without its constraintsswing with and without the typical time signatures, unexpected solos in and out of the pocket and interlocking themes such as the "New Koptor" suite based upon Brow's geographical music influences from New York, Copenhagen, and Toronto.
With all original material Brow's music is expressed by an exceptional band, names synonymous with leadership in improvisational music: bassist Eivind Opsvik, pianist Jacob Sacks, and Rob Mosher on saxophone and English horn. Each brings something special to the table and serves up impressive performancesSacks' free flight spiral on "How Does Water Flow," Mosher's evocative alto sax in the dramatic "Jeg Gjorde Det I Forgars," or Opsvik's glutinous and sinewy bass throughout each piece.
An accomplished technician, yet one with heart and fire, Brow's drumming is the recording's pulse, one that oscillates within various lively patterns. With deft scissoring he provides not only the backbeat but also complex rhythms in "Maske I Overmorgen." On "Outer Spokes Center Hole," he navigates dual movements between straight and oblique lines as the music reinvents itself. A spotlight shines on Brow's trap work on the curtain call of "Kobs Mejkr," an intricate and developing drum solo that is richly detailed with several qualities while the band gradually builds upon the tune's mysterious path.
A rhythmic sweet spot can be found in "Underground," a tune girded by Opsvik's uncomplicated bass and Brow's stealthy cadence that gives Mosher and Sacks the freedom to explore new ideas. It is that fine qualitythe ability to become like elastic glue, stretching yet holding the musicthat makes Brow a noteworthy drummer.
Mark Turner -All About Jazz
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When Mitt Romney was fighting – and losing – "away games" in Southern primaries this month, Illinois always loomed like a breakwall to Rick Santorum's momentum. Tuesday, a big win here could go some way toward doing just that – putting Mr. Romney firmly back on the front foot.
In many ways, Illinois plays to Romney's strengths: It is more politically practical than orthodox, more urban and suburban than rural. But changes in the state make it perhaps less a slam dunk for the front-runner than it might have been in the past, and that has given Mr. Santorum a sliver of hope.
Still, polls show a widening lead for Romney. A Public Policy Poll taken over the weekend showed Romney leading Santorum, 45 to 30 percent. A Chicago Tribune/WGN poll taken 10 days before showed only a 4 point gap.
Clearly, this is nearer home turf for the moderate Romney. The fervor that has inspired conservative Republican voters throughout the South is largely lacking here, say experts. Instead, Illinois Republicans are motivated more by a desire for results than with party purity, says former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar.
"Illinois politics are not driven by ideology, it's more pragmatic," says Mr. Edgar, a Republican.
This is primarily a matter of the state's demographics. Polls suggest that the voting dynamics in Illinois are roughly the same as they have been elsewhere. Urban voters favor Romney; rural voters favor Santorum. The difference here is that the math favors Romney.
Some 64 percent of Illinois residents live in or around Chicago. In the 2008 primary, those five Chicago-area counties accounted for 57 percent of the Republican vote.
Another indication of Romney's advantage: only 36 percent of Illinois Republicans identify themselves as evangelical Christians, according to the Public Policy Polling survey. By contrast, exit polling in the Alabama and Mississippi primaries showed that 80 percent of voters were evangelicals.
While Santorum holds a 10 point lead over Romney among Illinois evangelicals, their numbers don't appear to be big enough to turn the tables on Romney.
"In Illinois, as much as Michigan and Ohio, the party is conservative but not Southern conservative," says Larry Sabato, director of the center for Politics at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. "The environment is better for a Romney win."
Santorum must try to overcome the gap by siphoning votes from Romney in the Chicago area and hoping for huge voter turnout in conservative "downstate" areas. He's attempting to do that by aggressively courting the Christian vote.
"I know you don't get a chance to outvote your friends up in the Chicagoland area very often, but this is a primary and turnout is everything," Santorum told a crowd in downstate Effingham Saturday.
The get-out-the-vote story is also true for Romney in the Chicago-area counties. But complicating matters is that Chicago's suburban counties are no longer as reliably Republican as they once were, with transplanted city dwellers and Hispanics increasingly moving in. With more independent and Democratic voters in Chicago's collar counties, the suburban Republican core that makes up Romney's base is slowly ebbing.
Turnout in the Chicago area is "the big unknown," Edgar says.


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Friday, January 07, 2005
These are not my parents
I am reproducing this collage by a Texas woman with a blog called Scrapatorium. I hope she will give me permission, and if not I will ask forgiveness. The image seems so perfect for the way I remember my grandparents at their fiftieth anniversary celebration, and for the winged thoughts I'm sending my folks these days.
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It has taken me a hell of a long time to get this sorted out in my head so that when I post it, it comes across as semi-coherent to readers. Some of you have been hankering after an eBay tutorial which strikes me as odd seeing as I don't consider myself an eBay expert and the probable case is that you guys have your own ways of doing things. An eBay routine as it were is rather a personal thing and you may disagree with my tactics and tips in which case this post has been a complete waste of time…. (but hey I am after all one of the biggest time-wasters around so this is no skin off my back!)
So to begin… as this is a PERSONAL eBay routine I'm talking about, I use eBay.co.uk to do my eBay-ing and expand to doing European and Worldwide searches because whilst eBay.com yields more results, when you find out sellers don't ship to your country, it's a little crushing and frankly, I'm not about to beg random people to 'Puuuur-leeeeease' ship to the UK so I'll stick to eBay.co.uk for the time being.
I'll cut to the chase and say that of course my reason for eBay-ing is to score designer stuff for cheapie prices. Vintage/highstreet/misc finds are what come along the way but if we're talking about the specific search list that I run through on a day to day basis, then yes, I am typing in Hussein Chalayan, Ann Demeulemeester, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Lanvin, Preen and the list goes on (insert your own list of favourite designers). The good thing about you typing in a designer is that eBay will pick up on a similar ilk of designers under the search box and you could just go on clicking and clicking to your heart's content.
I don't like to set size/price/colour/garment limitations on my searches because I like to see what is the entire availability and I ALWAYS ALWAYS set the search to Worldwide. Yeah, you may have to fork out for the shipping (though I find that US shipping is far more forgiving than one would think… Royal Mail just like to inflate everything….), but the gems that you miss out on if you stick to just searching within the UK (who are far-less profilific in listing items)…. it gives me a lot to browse for.
However, when a name like Marc Jacobs is yielding 4,064 results, then I might put my foot down and impose a ¬£30 maximum bid price. In any case, I'm not likely to want to pay more for what are likely to be fakes. Yes….the dreaded China/Hong Kong factory surplus stock that clogs up eBay searches. I can't really distinguish between the fakes and the genuine stuff especially when it comes to Marc by Marc Jacobs clothing. To be honest, I'm not fussed either way because the clothing is so H&M-ish that I often dismiss most of it and not to get excited about bidding for it. I'm not a fan but hey if you get it at the right price, a cute dress is a cute dress wherever it comes from.
An annoying feature of the different eBay country sites though is that if you narrow your search down to say Women's Clothing, you quite often miss out on listings that aren't listed in any of the UK-specific categories (this especially happens with European listings) so if you were searching for something with a lot of beauty/cosmetics listings like Givenchy, sometimes you do have to trawl through a lot of unwanted crap to get to the good stuff.
Now are you seeing that basically I have no life because of this laborious eBay routine but what can I say? I'm an addict… It gets even more labour-intensive when you click the option to 'Search title and description'. I have triumphed with this awesome way of unearthing finds that aren't designer but the seller is helpful enough to say something along the lines 'This skirt is SOOOOO Prada AW07-8' which means it's not in fact a bit of tat but a bargainous nod to said designer. This is especially useful when you search in the Vintage category as of course, so many vintage items do nod towards what's going on today on the catwalks. For example, searching for Gareth Pugh yields about 9 things that aren't altogether very interesting but tick that little box and a stunner of a caped leather coat comes up that nods VERY heavily towards Pugh's SS08 version.
This is similar to the mispelt designer label that SOMETIMES works but more often than not, the item with a mispelt 'Chanele' is a bit of a duff. This isn't a search tactic I use that often.
The 'No pic' mint is a little annoying. Some person here hasn't put up a picture to describe his/her 'Ruby Red Dress in Style of Christopher Kane'. Who knows why but I wouldn't ignore it as someone who is saavy enough to describe the item like that might be holding onto a real look-alike so I would badger this seller for pics by emailing them.
If you clock a stash of designer bargains with no reserve prices, check what else that seller is selling and tag them as a favourite seller. I quite often forget to do this and thus miss out on a lot of plum listings. I have no idea what her eBay name is but a stylist from Paris was selling catwalk sample Galliano shoes, Lanvin two season-old dresses and skirts with NR with a lot of the stuff going for less than 100 euros. I can't for the life of me remember her damn eBay name sadly….
The other long winded search method I like to run through especially in the Vintage section is for embellishments that I particularly like… for example… 'large gems', 'pleated', 'leather', 'sheer', 'quilted'… this is especially fun on a grey/non-happening day. I was being serious when I said that this is labour intensive….
So you've added a ton of items to your watch list (there used to be a limit as to how many you could add but I believe they have removed this for addicts such as myself…). People always want to know how you actually nab them. Yes, there are sniper sites that do the hard work for you but alas, I do it the hard way and watch all the items with eagle-eyes, setting alarms on my phone and my computer to remind me to watch them. On occasion, if I'm out and about, I have even *hangs head in shame* called my sister up to get hr to bid on my behalf. I like to think that the eBay packages that arrive at my office are hard-earned fruits of my intensive labour. You probably will all disagree but it is a perverse attraction to watching the auction count down to the very last second and pressing the refresh button over and over again to check whether my final bid has been outbid or not, as my heart is beating incredibly fast. As more people are getting increasingly clever at the whole eBay thing, there is no way round it but persistence. You want that vintage Balenciaga dress? Put some graft into it!
What I will say though is I don't pay EVER pay silly prices. I know my limits and I'm a bit of a ball-buster when it comes to prices. I feel like I'm getting ripped off if I end up paying over-the-top Topshop/Kurt Geiger prices for stuff. So my scores have always been very frugal. The bargains keep me hooked after all so if I did let go and went beserk in a bidding frenzy, for me, eBay would be a bit of a waste of time.
Today's bargainous finds…
I have yet to calculate what percentage eBay-ed finds take up in my wardrobe but it's certainly a good chunk and yes, by all means, call me sad/tragic but the for me it's a worthwhile fashion-procuring hobby (though I am moving onto furniture buying on eBay…god help me!).


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The conservative counterattack against Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century has predictably ranged from the ad hominem ("his work lacks integrity ... he is a careerist"), through the snippy ("a bizarre ideological screed [that] ... revives Marx"), to denials that capital accumulation is an issue ("it won't matter as much as whether and how quickly wages and living standards rise"). A better class of critique has come from those of a more libertarian bent, such as Tyler Cowen. His appearance in the uber-conservative Foreign Affairs magazine, and his choice of review title ("Capital Punishment: Why a Global Tax on Wealth Won't End Inequality"), shows that he knows his audience. Some of his misgivings are just nit-picking (summarised here), but he hones in on two important points: the persistence of capital across generations, and the spur to innovation provided by wealth.
Cowen's critique is consistent with his earlier work, such as The Great Stagnation, which sees capital accumulation as the product of technology and entrepreneurship, rather than the more traditional factors of production such as land and labour: "Friedrich Hayek and the other thinkers who belonged to the so-called Austrian School, understood that it is almost impossible to predict which factors of production will provide the most robust returns, since future economic outcomes will depend on the dynamic and essentially unforeseeable opportunities created by future entrepreneurs". Cowen is not afraid to predict greater inequality, as he did in Average is Over, but he believes that this is the unavoidable result of the increasing redundancy of most labour and the growing returns to the highly skilled, the causes of which lie in technology and related globalisation.
This makes him sceptical of the idea that capital once accumulated will stay accumulated. Old money will decline as new money comes to the fore: "Today, the Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Ford family fortunes are quite dispersed, and the benefactors of those estates hardly run the United States, or even rival Bill Gates or Warren Buffett in the financial rankings. Gates' heirs will probably inherit billions, but in all likelihood, their fortunes will also be surpassed by those of future innovators and tycoons, most of whom will not come from millionaire families". In other words, the creative destruction of capitalism will produce churn among the elite. His frank acceptance of inequality depends on a belief in a degree of social mobility that has never existed in recorded history.
The suggestions that fortunes made in the Gilded Age have now been "dispersed" is easily disproved, notably (and amusingly) by the coincidental news that the White House has been hosting the "next generation" of the young and rich, including various Rockefellers and Hiltons, to discuss "impact investing" (the perfect mix of high rates of return, tax breaks and social kudos). The valorisation of philanthropy (and conspicuous consumption) and the whittling-away of inheritance and wealth taxes since the 1970s are of a piece. Wealth management is always first and foremost about wealth preservation. New money does arise, and it can create new elite structures and values, but old money is tenacious and absorption is the rule.
Cowen then tries a different tack by suggesting that the possession of a fortune may have some moral worth: "Piketty fears the stasis and sluggishness of the rentier, but what might appear to be static blocks of wealth have done a great deal to boost dynamic productivity ... Stocks of wealth stimulated invention by liberating creators from the immediate demands of the marketplace and allowing them to explore their fancies, enriching generations to come". It's not quite the dilletante defence, as wealth may be the sponsor of talent rather than the subsidy of amateurism, but it's not far off.
Cowen is on record as an advocate of a guaranteed income, partly in homage to the similar ideas of Milton Friedman (who saw it as a way of shrinking government and inculcating self-reliance), and partly because of the logic of his thesis of technology-induced unemployment. What he does not do is join the dots and suggest that freeing the many from wage slavery would actually stimulate far greater innovation and dynamism than indulging the fortunes of the few. Corey Robin correctly sources this hesitancy to Hayek's "theory of the wealthy and the well-born as an avant-garde of taste, as makers of new horizons of value from which the rest of humanity took its bearings". Cowen is here rehearsing an argument that originates in the reaction to the French Revolution, which is a backhanded compliment to the historical resonance of Piketty's work.
Ultimately, Cowen's critique boils down to a case against wealth taxes: "The simple fact is that large wealth taxes do not mesh well with the norms and practices required by a successful and prosperous capitalist democracy"; this despite Piketty proving that it is precisely what happened in the 1945-80 period. Cowen's practical arguments are a mixture of the fatalistic ("if capital is so mobile and dynamic that it can avoid diminishing returns, as Piketty claims, then it will probably also avoid being taxed"), the shibboleth of "crowding out" ("in the long run, taxes of that level would surely lower investments in human capital and the creation of new businesses"), and a visceral belief in the inability of the state to manage a confiscatory tax system without inefficiency and corruption. You can imagine the readers of Foreign Affairs nodding sagely.
If Piketty's proposal for a global wealth tax is "utopian", not least because it depends on a politically unacceptable levelling-down, then a carefully controlled levelling-up would make more sense, particularly if you wish to defend accumulated capital. On the right, the idea of a "basic income" quickly morphs into a "minimum income to supplement the earnings of the poor up to a given level", with the added advantage that it shrinks the state by allowing the abolition of the bureaucracy of welfare. In other words, the same mechanism that could eradicate poverty can be used to entrench it.
The groundwork for a form of guaranteed income has been laid for some years now, in the guise of working tax credits and the normalisation of in-work benefits and zero-hour contracts, not to mention the raising of the tax-free allowance. You can even see economically illiterate nonsense such as "jobs protection" and scares about "benefit tourism" as ideological preparation for a "citizens' rights" agenda (as a Roman citizen, I demand my bread and circuses). I suspect the centre-left will continue with the archaic notion of a jobs guarantee, but the right is likely to push for a guaranteed income sooner or later. Though they perhaps lack the wit to make it a selling point, UKIP have flirted with a non means-tested "basic cash benefit" for low earners and the unemployed. Don't be surprised if the Tories steal their clothes.


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Online Orders – BECO – Berlin ExpoCenter Online
The webshop of ITB Berlin - Berlin ExpoCenter Online (BECO) - is a virtual tool for all issues, questions and needs in relation to the construction and the dismantling of your stand: From flower decoration to refund of input VAT for foreign customers and from water installation to satellite sites.
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Welcome to VirtueMart the ecommerce managment system. The sample data give you a good insight of the possibilities with VirtueMart. The product description is directly the manual to configure the demonstrated features.
- VirtueMart manual docs.virtuemart.net/manual.html
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You see here the store description used to describe your store.
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Colorless to White
This demonstration makes a white precipitate by mixing equal amounts of silver nitrate and potassium chloride.
AgNO3 (aq) + KCl (aq) → KNO3 (aq) + AgCl (s)
Sodium Hydroxide in Water
When sodium hydroxide is dissolved in water it feels warm, which indicates an exothermic reaction.
NaOH (s) → Na+ (aq) + OH- (aq)
- Dissolution / Exothermic Reactions / Lesson Plans / Solubility
- 1.3b / 5.4e / 6.5a / CH.2h / CH.3e / CH.5g / PS.5b
The Disappearing Cup
Acetone dissolves a Styrofoam cup because of the principle like dissolves like.
Super Saturated Sodium Acetate
A super saturated sodium acetate solution is poured onto a sodium acetate seed crystal. The seed crystal provides a crystalline structure template for the sodium acetate ions to form on. This is an exothermic process.
Pick Up An Ice Cube
This demo picks up an ice cube without lifting it. The salt changes the melting point of the ice cube which "freezes" it to the string, allowing the demonstrator to pick the ice cube up.
Making Chalk
This demo shows how a precipitation reaction works. The precipitate formed is a common ingredient in chalk.
CaCl2 (aq) + Na2CO3 (aq) → NaCl (aq) + CaCO3 (s)
M&M Color Wheel
When M&M's are placed in water, the outer shell, which is made of sugar, dissolves. The sugar moves from a place of high concentration (the M&M) to a place of low concentration (the water away from the M&M). When the sugar shell dissolves and moves outward, it takes the layer of food dye with it. When more than one M&M is placed into a petri dish the colors do not mix because the concentration of sugar at the interface is approximately the same. Also, around the bottom of the M&M water appears cloudy because the sugar that is dissolved is more dense than the water, so it sinks.
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Ammonium Nitrate in Water
When ammonium nitrate is dissolved in water it feels cold, which indicates an endothermic reaction.
NH4NO3 (s) → NH4+ (aq) + NO3- (aq)
- Dissolution / Endothermic Reactions / Energy Transformations / Lesson Plans / Solubility
- 1.3b / 5.4e / 6.2e / 6.5a / BIO.2a / CH.2h / CH.3e / CH.5g / PH.7a / PS.5b / PS.6b


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The brutal killing of a teenager on a San Diego beach nearly 35 years ago is getting new attention from police.
The death of 15-year-old Barbara Nantais at Torrey Pines State Beach has never been solved.
Nantais was sleeping on the beach on August 13, 1978, with her boyfriend, 17-year-old Jim Alt, when the couple was attacked by an unknown suspect or suspects.
According to SDPD cold case records, passers-by noticed Nantais' body lying in the sand. She had been strangled and beaten to death, and one of her breasts had been severed.
Alt was also attacked by the unknown suspect(s), and suffered permanent physical and emotional injuries, including a severe head wound that left him semi-conscious with no recollection of the attack.
On Wednesday, Barbara Nantais's brother told NBC 7 his sister's unsolved murder still haunts him.
"I see that picture of my sister who was 15-and-a-half, 16 years and then I see my [own] daughter getting older, and I recognize how [Barbara] barely had any time on this earth," said Tom Nantais.
Nantais says he wants justice not just for Barbara, and also for her boyfriend at the time, Jim Alt.
"If he gets resolution, I'll have resolution," said Tom Nantais.
Now, after a passionate plea from Barbara's family, homicide detectives with the SDPD's cold case unit are taking another look at the evidence.
Lieutenant Ernie Herbert told NBC 7 there have been huge advances in DNA technology since the case was last reviewed.
Detectives are now hopeful new science will generate new leads. They're also re-interviewing witnesses.
So, three decades later, the Nantais family hopes a high-tech crime lab, and old-fashion police work, will bring some closure to their neverending nightmare.
"She was just a budding as a person, as a human being, and had massive potential," Tom Nantais says of his late sister.
According to police records, there was another murder on that same beach, almost exactly six years later. In that case, the victim was 14 year-old Claire Hough.
Her death, like Barbara's, has never been solved.
SDPD cold case records say similarities in both murder cases suggest that they could've been committed by the same perpetrator.
Detectives are now reviewing Hough's case as well.
This news comes on the heels of another decades-long cold case that was recently solved by homicide investigators.
San Diego resident Bruce McCullough was arrested on May 2 as the suspect in the unsolved 1976 murder of his then-girlfriend, Donna Smith.
McCullough is suspected of killing Smith near Tucson, Ariz. Investigators say he fled the area after the murder and assumed another identity for decades.
This year, homicide investigators got a break in the case when they learned that not only was McCullough using his identity again, but that he had been living in San Diego. He is now in custody facing a charge of first degree murder and extradition to Arizona.


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Schererville Corn Roast
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July 27, 2018
1722 S Park Ave
Schererville, IN 46375
- Phone: (219) 322-5412
- Time: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
The Schererville Chamber of Commerce will hold their 54th annual Corn Roast! Great food, vendors, and entertainment! The band Crawpuppies will be the entertainment from 4pm to 8pm with the band MOB taking over in the beer garden afterwards. Beer garden will be open until 11pm.
Corn Roast Hours 4pm to 8pm
Beer Garden Hours 4pm to 11pm
For more info contact the Chamber of Commerce at (219)322-5412 or email@example.com