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There are so many divorce attorneys in Spanish Fort. Head on over to Avvo.com and enter “divorce” as the practice area and then enter Spanish Fort Louisiana and click Search. You’ll get a lengthy list of divorce attorneys in and near Spanish Fort.
You’ll realize that all of those attorneys look and sound the same. They will all let you know inside their short identical Avvo blurbs they are “compassionate,” “aggressive,” “good listeners,” “blah…blah.” Whatever they believe you wish to hear, that’s what they’ll say.
In the event that you click through to the websites of those attorneys , that won’t help either. All of them have the same cookie-cutter websites.
All of them look and sound the same. All of them tell you various almost identical qualities about themselves. The problem is that not one of them can prove a single claim they make. You do not want to hear any of that noise. If they don’t prove it, this means nothing. “I think I’m a real great guy, and you should too.” is not a savvy legal advertisement for a lawyer.
Let your spouse have that weak attorney. You need a lawyer of proven higher quality to look after your interests. You want the best divorce lawyer in Spanish Fort.
To be clear, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with a lawyer having an Avvo account, a Yelp Account, a LegalZoom account or a Google My Business page. What’s wrong is when they ONLY have those accounts and do not position themselves professionally to stand out from the lawyer-crowd.
It’s also wise to be aware that the prominent Avvo Rating displayed in each lawyer’s profile has absolutely nothing to do with the particular performance of the individual attorney. It is not based, as Avvo wants you to think, upon client testimonials or any type of performance metric by that attorney. It is based on “peer recommendations.” Avvo lets you know that should you hover over the small information icon close to the rating.
So because other divorce attorneys in Spanish Fort are obviously not going to publish testimonials for his or her divorce lawyer competitor, lawyers in numerous fields of legal practice dishonestly trade recommendations with each other.
So an area DUI attorney who has no necessary understanding of the attorney s/he is recommending for divorce will write a good testimonial about some non-competitive divorce lawyer as a swap for an equally dishonest and meaningless testimonial by that divorce attorney about his or her DUI practice.
Don’t get fooled. The Avvo Rating doesn’t let you know how good or affordable any attorney actually is.
And yes, you do want a cheap divorce attorney providing your divorce is uncontested. Cheap divorce attorneys tend to be good divorce attorneys because they tend to handle a lot of divorce and other family law matters. So you can certainly tell your friends that you found an affordable divorce attorney through 1-800-DIVORCE, but let’s face it, if you have an uncontested divorce, you WANT a cheap divorce lawyer.
Additionally you will realize that many of these divorce lawyer’s websites are “jack-of-all-trades” websites. You may have found them on Avvo’s divorce page, but a number of these lawyers also handle bankruptcy, DUI, personal injury, crime, car-wreck, immigration, social security disability, etc. They’re telling you, “Hey, we do a|little bit of everything. Please hire us for something.”
You will want divorce attorney who handles only family law matters. You do not want your Spanish Fort divorce lawyer to pick up the telephone to you when she’s just been focusing on a criminal record expungement or a social security disability case. Those are very different specializations involving different laws and thought processes.
So today, as you read this, only you understand what’s involved with your impending divorce or family law case.
Armed with that personal knowledge, you’re looking for a local Spanish Fort divorce attorney who shows you some type of unique spark – some creative problem-solving indication that demonstrates his or her abilities. Again, don’t listen to what the attorney informs you about himself or herself. That kind of self-praise means nothing to you. It could be accurate, but it may not be. You are seeking clear reliable proof.
Also, keep in mind that you do not have to find the best divorce attorney in Spanish Fort. No-one knows who that is anyway. You need to find the best Spanish Fort divorce attorney FOR YOU!!
How to find YOUR divorce attorney? Look at how each divorce attorney handles his / her law practice. Why? Because that’s how s/he will handle your divorce or other family law case.
It is reasonable to assume that the way in which business people (like lawyers) handle the difficulties and challenges in their very own businesses would be the way s/he handles the difficulties and challenges in your case.
People generally bring the same knowledge, intellect, analysis and incentive to each and every problem that faces them. So just how each attorney positions and promotes his or her own law practice would have been a strong indication of how s/he will conduct your case.
Why would you hire a attorney to handle your own personal legal and economic interests when they don’t even look after their very own business interests?
So look carefully at each attorney. If they ONLY stand in line at Avvo with a phony rating, leave them alone. If they represent themselves only on a cookie-cutter website and only with self-praise, leave them alone. There is no dynamic or creative insight or spark in this lawyer.
So what is an example of a lawyer who represents himself or herself well? How about a divorce attorney who has seized the very best family law brand in the world? How about a divorce attorney who has secured the 1-800-DIVORCE brand to the exclusion of all other divorce lawyers in Spanish Fort? How about a divorce attorney who is smart enough to possess one single word as his or her brand, firm name and forever memorable phone number?
Isn’t that the sort of dynamic problem-solving divorce attorney you’re searching for?
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You do not need to hire a “jack-of-all-trades” attorney . Also, you do not need to hire some me-too attorney who simply blends in with all other divorce attorney in Orleans Parish. You need a lawyer who handles his or her own law practice business creatively because that means s/he will handle your interests in the same manner.
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Most 1-800-DIVORCE attorneys also offer free initial consultations.
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Your 1-800-DIVORCE referrals are what bring your local 1-800-DIVORCE lawyer’s case acquisition cost way down. They may get 2, 3, 6 divorces for the cost of one (yours). And that’s why they signed up. And you know that, and they know that, and they hope you know that.
So use that knowledge to your advantage. Be sure that your 1-800-DIVORCE attorney knows that you will refer friends and relatives to him or her through 1-800-DIVORCE but that you want a real good job done in your divorce.
Only a good job will bring those free referrals. You do not have to be nasty or mean about that reality. Just state it as a business proposition. Your 1-800-DIVORCE attorney will know it’s true. Be sure to tell him or her that you know a lot of people.
If your local 1-800-DIVORCE attorney did not have 1-800-DIVORCE, how would you refer friends and colleagues to him or her. You’ll forget his or her name and you’ll lose his or her email address. In 2 or 5 years, you’ll never remember, but you’ll never forget 1-800-DIVORCE.
Call 1-800-DIVORCE or fill in the form at the bottom of this page to be connected directly to your local 1-800-DIVORCE attorney . S/he is exactly the kind of Spanish Fort divorce attorney you are seeking.
All of the above advice tells you what situations to avoid and what situations to look for in finding the best divorce attorney for you in Spanish Fort.
Obviously, we might have just said to call 1-800-DIVORCE. 1-800-DIVORCE has been signing up the best and most affordable divorce attorneys and introducing them to divorce buyers since June 1991.
1-800-DIVORCE knows what to look for in a best-rated local divorce attorney. But we had to tell you some guidance with regards to what 1-800-DIVORCE seeks in signing up your local 1-800-DIVORCE attorney. We didn’t just throw a dart at a local map.
So now we should also tell you a little about the most common family law services that are offered by 1-800-DIVORCE attorneys. Of course, the most common is divorce. Legal separations are less typical.
In a typical family law case, there might well be multiple family law services offered – maybe as well as divorce or legal separation or as a separate service if the divorce has already been done or will not be requested at the same time.
Here are perhaps the most frequent secondary family law service offerings, though these are not unimportant.
If there are minor children, then the issues of child custody and visitation/parenting must be addressed and resolved and become determined by legal court orders.
Child custody and its related issues are always regarded by the court to be more important than a divorce itself or other connected topics such as property or debt division. Clearly, child custody and visitation can be stressful topics for the parents.
To get a child custody case assessment and a firm grasp of what the probable results of a child custody and parenting litigation would likely be, call 1-800-DIVORCE or complete the web form below.
The topic of child support is also potentially emotional. Often, it is also a concern of financial well-being as well as fairness.
Whether your child support topic is a question of determining the correct or fair amount of child support to be paid, based upon the incomes of the parties and the ratios of physical custody of each parent or if it is a situation of either confirming or adjustment of a current child support, your near-me 1-800-DIVORCE lawyer in Spanish Fort can handle the case.
To speak with your local 1-800-DIVORCE attorney and obtain a free child support consultation, call 1-800-DIVORCE or submit the form at the bottom of this page.
Usually in a long term marriage, but additionally in shorter marriages, depending on circumstances, spousal support can be an important issue. It will be the concern of the court to make sure that the relative economic positions of the parties after the divorce is final are kept as much as is possible identical to the economic standard of living the parties experienced while they were married.
For a free spousal support assessment, call 1-800-DIVORCE or complete the web form at the bottom of this page.
Even when divorcing spouses disagree, a divorce does not have to mean an expensive trial. For many couples, divorce mediation is an much better and more cost-effective option to expensive litigation.
In mediation, both of you confer with a professional, un-biased mediator to weigh up and resolve the areas of disagreement in your case. Such sessions frequently take place in a neutral office setting, though you might alternatively be able to do your mediation online.
To find out about the divorce mediation services offered by your local 1-800-DIVORCE attorney in Spanish Fort, call 1-800-DIVORCE or complete the web form at the bottom of this page.
Uncontested divorces are divorces in which both spouses agree they want a divorce and that no one will contest the case or any of its component issues.
In many cases, the divorce process for uncontested divorces will be completed much sooner than for fought divorces.
You might file for divorce believing the process should be uncontested, but find later that your spouse has decided to contest. This does not happen often, but it does happen consistently
You should ask your 1-800-DIVORCE lawyer about the availability of flat-fee unbundled services in an uncontested divorce. Bear in mind that these are not suitable in EVERY uncontested divorce.
The important consideration in an uncontested divorce is to have a good and cost-effective lawyer on your team from the start just in case your uncontested divorce becomes contested or perhaps just requires additional family law services.
Call 1-800-DIVORCE or complete the web form at the bottom of this page.
If you have made the difficult personal decision to terminate your marriage or to seek other family law relief, you should definitely proceed with your divorce lawyer hiring decision at your own pace. The process must be comfortable for you.
So we thank you for considering using 1-800-DIVORCE for such an important matter as your own divorce or other family law matter.
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Appreciate you passing on the information, but it means nothing (especially from NHL.com writers). Mock drafts are confusing but more so in the NHL than in the NFL and NBA where team needs aren't as clear and there are less leaks. I don't think team's are promising agents that they will draft a player if he reaches them like in other sports.
And lastly, I don't think there are many draft gurus calling people from each team when they make this list to get a feel what they are going to do...and as we know, there are no leaks from NJ's camp. Conte and Lou have a list. No one else.
I would just distinguish between draft rankings and mock drafts. The former helps give a sense of who might be available where. Mock drafts can do that too, to a certain extent. The problem is that the people doing them, with the exception of people like Pronman, is that they really don't know that much about most teams' systems. (It's not really a knock on them, it just takes a lot of effort to do that).
An interesting exercise for someone that has a lot of time on their hands would be to compare the SB Nation mock drafts to those of the talking heads. For those unfamiliar with the former, it's kind of like a crowd sourced mock where each SB Nation blog for each team makes its own pick. The advantage of course is that each blogger knows his own team better than the brand name types.
Of course, it's all for fun.
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A citizen of the United States is a native-born, foreign-born, or naturalized person who owes allegiance to the United States and who is entitled to its protection. Naturalization is the process by which foreign nationals become U.S. citizens.
There are a variety of requirements for naturalization which vary by different circumstances. See our page on Naturalization Requirements for more information.
In addition to the naturalization process, the United States recognizes the U.S. citizenship of individuals according to two fundamental principles: jus soli, or right of birthplace, and jus sanguinis, or right of blood.
The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizenship at birth to almost all individuals born in the United States or in U.S. jurisdictions, according to the principle of jus soli. Certain individuals born in the United States, such as children of foreign heads of state or children of foreign diplomats, do not obtain U.S. citizenship under jus soli.
Certain individuals born outside of the United States are born citizens because of their parents, according to the principle of jus sanguinis (which holds that the country of citizenship of a child is the same as that of his / her parents). The U.S. Congress is responsible for enacting laws that determine how citizenship is conveyed by a U.S. citizen parent or parents according to the principle of jus sanguinis. These laws are contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act.In addition, U.S. immigration law grants special Citizenship rights to CHILDREN who are adopted by U.S. Citizens. See our page on Adopted Children and Citizenship.

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WINSTON-SALEM – Training and experience can affect how a person’s brain is organised, says a US study that compared 20 music conductors and 20 people with no music training.
All the participants were between the ages of 28 and 40. The conductors had an average of more than 10 years experience as a band or orchestra director in middle or high school.
The researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to monitor the participants’ brain activity while they performed a difficult hearing task that involved listening for two tones. They had to keep their eyes opened while doing the task.
Experience and brain functioning
Initially, both the conductors and non-musicians showed reduced activity in the brain’s visual processing area and increased activity in the auditory part of the brain. But as the task became harder, only the non-musicians tuned out more of their visual sense. This suggests that the conductors’ music training and experience altered the way their brains work, the researchers said.
“Because the task was equally difficult for everybody, the difference observed between conductors and non-musicians must be related to a change in how they deal with irrelevant sensory information and not just their ability to do the task,” lead author W. David Hairston, a postdoctoral fellow in radiology at the Advanced Neuroscience Imaging Research Laboratory at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre in Winston-Salem, N.C., said in a prepared statement.
“In general, based on the non-musicians, we suggest that the brain actively increases how much information from other senses gets filtered out or ignored when you have to concentrate really hard on one sense,” Hairston said.
He noted that conductors routinely must differentiate between subtle differences in sounds and often have to do this while reading scores and watching/communicating with their musicians. This leads to an ability to focus on a difficult auditory task without having to increase suppression of visual information.
The study results “show how the brain filters information from different senses is very flexible and adaptive and changes with the demands of the task at hand. Additionally, how this operates can change with highly specialized training and experience,” Hairston said.
The study was presented at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego.

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The Green Book Exhibit
May 10, 2022 - 7:45 am
The Washington State Historical Society hosts the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit of the Negro Motorist Green Book Exhibit in partnership with the Black Historical Society of Washington State
The Black Historical Society of Washington State and Washington State Historical Museum hosts an Author Talk and Book Signing with Candacy Taylor, Leading Green Book Scholar and Cultural Documentarian accompanied by the African American Writers Alliance on May 19, 6-8 pm.
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women 3 – A Story of a Missing Mother
- KBCS Welcomes New Intern – Zoe Embler

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Rough and Smooth
Film: Bombay Velvet
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Karan Johar
Directed by: Anurag Kashyap
Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins
Rating: * * *
Based on historian Gyan Prakash’s book Mumbai Fables, Bombay Velvet gives us a glimpse of how Bombay became the big bad city in the late 60’s. Against this backdrop, at the heart of the film, there is a love story between a gangster and a jazz club singer. The story oscillates between the love birds and the politics of the city with the prohibition era, politicians joining hands with builders, the mafia taking over. The city aspect of the film wins hands down, the love story is a bit of a downer.
The film opens with a young boy who goes on to become Johnny Balraj (Ranbir Kapoor) in Bombay, just a couple of years after independence. He along with his side-kick Chiman (Satyadeep Misra) are small time thugs but Johnny boy is harboring big ambitions. He watches James Cagney die in the arms of Pricilla Lane in The Roaring Twenties (1939), “He used to be a big shot” she says. Now Johnny also wants to be one. Like Bachchan’s character in Deewar, another film more or less in the same era, the young man will do anything to make it to the top. The motivation for the same is not very clear or convincing.
He falls in love with Rosie (Anushka Sharma) a jazz crooner with a troubled childhood. She is sent to spy on Johnny by a newspaper editor (Manish Chaudhary) but expectedly, ends up falling in love with him.
Johnny is also a part time cage fighter and by chance, he meets Khambatta (Karan Johar) a ruthless baron who has his finger in many pies, mostly illegal ones. The ambitious young man becomes his right hand man and is given charge of Bombay Velvet, the most happening club in town.
Scrupulous politicians and greedy builders who want to make hay by forcing the sunshine are also a part of the scene. The film uses many real life references right from the prohibition which closed down many clubs in Bombay to mill workers agitation and the land grab that happened to form the famous Nariman Point are all part of the story, which is fabulous.
What doesn’t particularly work well is the love story which is more or less like any another love story but the city angle that Kashyap has explored is unique in many ways. The plot also gets unnecessarily contrived in the second half and the other problem is the characterization – we don’t really know what his motives are and what keeps him ticking –he is like a race driver who wants to finish first but is driving without any strategy in place.
The production design and period details are from the top draw. This is perhaps as authentic and eye catching as it can get. Constantly, throughout the film, even when the story dips, the visuals grab your attention.
The music and background score by Amit Trivedi fits the bill perfectly, including a rehash of O.P. Nayyars Jaata Kahan Hain Deewane (which was shot for CID but didn’t make it to the final cut). Of the cast, a ravishing Raveena Tandon is seen performing a song and Karan Johar in his maiden appearance makes an impression. The supporting cast of Manish Chaudhary, Kay Kay Menon and especially Satyadev Misra deserve a mention. Anushka Sharma is aptly cast as Rosie and Ranbir Kapoor is good in parts – at times, an actor can only get as good as the character.
All said and seen, this velvet is not very smooth but it is still worth a try.
Published in The Navhind Times, Goa on 17th May 2015

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London riots: ‘child gangs in Romford thwarted by police’
Children as young as 13 were spotted gathering in Romford town centre last night in what appears to have been a thwarted attempt to bring rioting to the borough.
Romford journalist Barry Kirk was in the town last night as rumours of violence circulated on social networking sites.
At one point Twitter was awash with gossip that Romford Primark, in South Street, was ablaze, but it proved to be just a rumour.
And swift action by Havering Police seemed to have defused a threatened invasion by young thugs in Romford.
Barry said: “Some children as young a 13 were roaming the town in small gangs from early evening, though appear to have been put off by the numbers of officers and police vans stationed round the town centre.
“No major incidents were reported and police were operating a softly-softly approach to the gangs.”
Facebook abnd Twitter apparently told of gangs preparing to hit Romford in the wake of the riots in Tottenham and Brixton, but a massive police presence in the Market, South Street, and the station appears to have staved off major incidents.
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The Leader of Havering Council, Cllr Michael White, said: “We are working with the police to closely monitor the situation in London, and how it may affect residents and businesses in Havering. We will do everything we can to keep the borough open for business. There has been a significant Police in presence in Romford and they did an excellent job yesterday of keeping the town calm.
“We completely condemn these acts of thuggery which have been carried out across London by these rioters.”
A gang of around 30 tried but failed to break into Debenhams in Romford Market Place.
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The Lok Sabha on late Monday night passed the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) after a heated debate among the parliamentarians from the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party and the Opposition.
While Home Minister Amit Shah, who introduced the proposed amendment, emphasised the CAB didn't violate any article of the Indian constitution, the Opposition MPs called it anti-Muslim and against the constitution of the country.
The Bill amends the Citizenship Act, 1955 to accord eligibility to illegal Hindu, Sikh, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christian migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan for Indian citizenship.
With its brute majority in the lower house, the BJP was expected to get the bill passed in the Lok Sabha. But does it have enough in the Rajya Sabha?
Here's how the numbers stack up for key political parties in the Upper House:
Even though the full strength of the Rajya Sabha is 245, the current number is 238, bringing down the majority mark to 120.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 83 members in the Rajya Sabha and it is the single largest group in the upper house. The other NDA constituents -- Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) and Prakash Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) -- have six and three parliamentarians respectively. The two parties had backed the proposed legislation in the Lok Sabha. While SAD is expected to back the bill in the Upper House as well, but JD(U) is divided on the matter.
The Shiv Sena, which walked out of the NDA last month and joined hands with Congress and NCP to form the government in Maharashtra, has three MPs. The Sena supported the Bill Monday night but did a u-turn a day a later, saying they wanted a few things made clear about the proposed law. It's still not clear which way they are going to go in the Rajya Sabha.
Besides, several other parties are likely to support the proposed amendment to the act of 1955. Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) with six and AIADMK with 11 MPs are expected to support the Bill. However, AIADMK has received brickbats over their stand on the bill and may disappoint the BJP in the Rajya Sabha.
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSR Congress has 2 MPs and the party could back the CAB.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), led by the former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu, too, lent support to the bill in the Lok Sabha. With two MPs, it is expected to support the bill in the Rajya Sabha as well. The Bill is also expected to draw support from LJP and RPI(A) -- both have a member each -- and 11 nominated MPs.
As numbers stand, the saffron party is likely to scrape through and get the bill passed in the Rajya Sabha as well.
On the other side, Congress forms the largest group, with 46 MPs, opposing the bill, followed by the TMC (13) and NCP (four). Mayawati's BSP and CPI (M) -- with four and five MP respectively -- are expected to oppose the CAB.
Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), with nine and three MPs respectively, are also likely to vote against the Bill. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) voted against the Bill in the Lok Sabha and will do so in the Rajya Sabha as well.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Kevin Durant scored 25 points as the USA's National Basketball Association stars routed China 119-62 on Saturday to launch its bid for a third consecutive Olympic gold medal.
The new Golden State Warriors addition added a game-high six assists for the Americans, who continue Group A preliminary round play on Monday against Venezuela.
A US Olympic free throw record fell as the Americans made 33-of-45 from the line, eclipsing the old mark of 32 made from the record 46 attempts in a 1960 game against Italy.
DeMarcus Cousins scored 17 points for the US team while Paul George had 15 and Kyrie Irving had 12.
Former NBA player Yi Jianlian scored 25 points to lead China.
The Americans improved to 6-0 against China in Olympic play and 3-0 since assembling last month, having won two lopsided exhibitions last month in California against the Asian champions.


“What if we could build the ultimate ‘money no object’ 993?” That was the question that the founders of Gunther Werks asked themselves when they established their California-based custom build studio. Their latest creation is the Porsche 911 993 Speedster Remastered, a project that has brought a quarter-century old icon into the current moment.
The original Porsche 911 993 Speedster is an exceptionally rare car, with just two examples thought to be made. One was delivered to the original designer of the 911, Butzi Porsche, while the other was produced at the request of Jerry Seinfeld, a well-known Porsche collector.
In Gunther Werks’ reinterpretation of the iconic design, the decision was made to keep the car open-top, both to keep the weight down, and to emphasise the thrill of the wind in your hair, as you’re hurtling down the highway. The paint for the body of the car is an intoxicating shade of green, called Cannes Soirée, which compliments the shock of contrasting Dawn Orange leather interior.
As a part of their modification, the engine was remapped by Gunther Werks for an increase in both torque and horsepower. This brings the power of the 1,175kg car up to 435 horsepower and naturally aspirated (just as God intended).
It was the body of the car that received the most modification, including significant reinforcement of the chassis to compensate for the lost stiffness of the roof being removed. This was done using a Speedster top tonneau cover that was custom made in carbon fibre, as well as an updated roll cage that improves stiffness and safety.
The headlights and mirrors have also been completely overhauled. The aggressively shaped wing mirrors are aluminium, while the new headlights are the latest that LED technology has to offer.
Only 25 of the Porsche 911 993 Speedster Remastered will be made by Gunther Werks. Production will begin in early 2022.


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If the grass appears greener and lusher on the fence’s other side, perhaps it’s an indicator that you’ve done something wrong while mowing them. Upon mowing your lawn and doing your lawn care Levittown PA, there are actually some mowing mistakes that you need to pay attention to and correct if you usually do some of the following:
Cutting a wet lawn
After every heavy rain, there are usually a lot of tasks that must be done all over the yard. However, keep in mind that mowing must never be one of them. This is because wet grass isn’t just slick, but the wet clippings can actually adhere to and obstruct your mower. Another way to greatly reduce the requirement to mow a wet lawn is to know the weather forecast in advance and mow your lawn in advance.
Utilizing dull blades
Having a new set of blades is one of the basic solutions if you aim for a lawn that neatly cut. The blades of your lawnmower wear down after using several times similar to a razor blade. You can determine when you have to sharpen your mower blades by just observing them. Torn, jagged, and ragged grass are indicators that your mower blade needs to be sharpened. We highly recommend that all homeowners should keep a second set of mower blades in their home and immediately take the dull mower blades to an expert. This way, you won’t need to wait to mow.
Mowing extremely fast
Thought it’s fine to operate your mower at full speed, it does not imply that it is a great idea to hasten through the procedure of mowing your lawn. As much as possible, you have to take your time to guarantee that you’ll only have an even and clean cut. The last thing you would like to have is a lawn that will look even worse as before you mowed your lawn.
Running your mower using half of its speed
Other homeowners think that it is bad to run a riding lawn mower at full speed since it can shorten your machine’s life and it can harm your engine. However, this is one of the common misconceptions about using mowers. Actually, every machine has its’ optimum blade tip speed. Hitting a greater RPM on your engine indicates that you’ll have an even greater cut.
Choosing the wrong mower
You can be doing double time work for yourself just because you are utilizing the wrong mower. For example, getting a push mower can slow things down if you have large land. Meanwhile, having a lawn tractor on your small lawn would just get in your way. If you’re planning to buy the ideal mower, guarantee to think about your landscape’s size, the terrain, how many trees you have to work around with.
If you want to know more about mowing your grasses and other lawn care tips from us, keep on reading our contents daily to be further informed.

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Any form of potatoes will probably always be top of my list for side dishes or appetizers. Partly from growing up in a potato-farming community and partly because they just taste so darn good. Plus they’re incredibly versatile, so there’s not much chance to get bored with them.
Hubby and the kiddos also love potatoes, so they’re in pretty constant rotation with our meals. Mostly we had done mashed, roasted reds, homemade fries, with the occasional hasselback or crash hot potatoes. But then I ran across a new way to dish up potatoes and we have not looked back since.
Seriously, once you make these potatoes you’re going to want them all. the. time. Hubby tries to think of meals where I will suggest them as a side because he loves them so much. They’re golden and crispy on the bottom and warm and soft on the inside. My stomach is growling just thinking about them.
Parmesan Potatoes Recipe
- 6-8 small Yukon Gold potatoes, washed & halved lengthwise
- ¼ C unsalted butter, melted
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Ground black pepper
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Pour melted butter in the bottom of a 9x13 pan; turn to coat thoroughly.
- Generously sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese over the melted butter.
- Lightly sprinkle ground black pepper over the cheese and melted butter.
- If desired, sprinkle on other seasonings, like rosemary.
- Wash potatoes and half lengthwise. Place cut-side down in buttered pan.
- Bake 45 minutes. Let stand 5-10 minutes before removing from pan so that the crust will completely crisp up.
We’ve been serving our Parmesan potatoes as a side to steak, pork chops, and even baked chicken. I also plan to dish them up as an appetizer at some of our upcoming gatherings. Maybe with some ranch, sour cream, or a fancy ketchup (like peach ketchup) for dipping.
Don’t worry if you have a few leftover. These potatoes actually taste amazing even when cold. So maybe have a little midnight snack later, or add them to your lunch the next day.

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Creighton vs. Princeton Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – NCAA Tournament Round Sweet 16
A Sweet 16 matchup features the No. 6 seed Creighton Bluejays (23-12) playing as 10-point favorites against the No. 15 seed Princeton Tigers (23-8) on Friday at KFC Yum! Center. The NCAA Tournament matchup starts at 9:00 PM on TBS, with the winner moving on to the South Region bracket final. The matchup’s point total is 141.
Creighton vs. Princeton Odds
- Creighton odds to win: -540
- Princeton odds to win: +400
- Spread: Creighton (-10)
- Total: 141
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Game Time and Information
- Date: Friday, March 24, 2023
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV: TBS
- Where: Louisville, Kentucky
- Venue: KFC Yum! Center
Who Will Win Creighton vs. Princeton?
Creighton and Princeton Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games this season it was favored by 10 points or more, Creighton has a 5-7 record against the spread.
Princeton is a perfect 1-0 against the spread when an underdog by 10 points or more this year.
Between them, these two teams average 11.2 more points per game (152.2) than this matchup’s over/under (141).
Opponents of these two teams have averaged a combined 136.4 points per game, 4.6 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
The average over/under Creighton has had in its matchups this season is 4.3 more points than this particular game’s point total.
The average point total for the Tigers this year is 2.5 points higher than this game’s over/under.
So far this season, the Bluejays have put together an 18-17-0 record against the spread.
The Tigers’ ATS record is 17-12-0 this season.
Creighton Stats & Insights
Creighton has a +287 scoring differential, topping opponents by 8.2 points per game. It is putting up 76.7 points per game to rank 59th in college basketball and is allowing 68.5 per outing to rank 128th in college basketball.
Creighton wins the rebound battle by 3.8 boards on average. It collects 34.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 41st in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 30.8 per contest.
The Bluejays hit 8.8 three-pointers per game (42nd in college basketball), 2.5 more than their opponents (6.3). They are shooting 35.8% from deep (87th in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 33.5%.
Creighton records 99.8 points per 100 possessions (33rd in college basketball), while allowing 89.2 points per 100 possessions (114th in college basketball).
The Bluejays are scoring 79.3 points per game this year when playing at home, which is 6.8 more points than they’re averaging in road games (72.5).
Princeton Stats & Insights
Princeton has a +235 scoring differential, topping opponents by 7.6 points per game. It is putting up 75.5 points per game, 85th in college basketball, and is allowing 67.9 per outing to rank 112th in college basketball.
Princeton comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 5.8 boards. It pulls down 36 rebounds per game (13th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 30.2.
Princeton hits 2.2 more threes per game than the opposition, 8.5 (60th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.3.
Princeton averages 97.5 points per 100 possessions on offense (81st in college basketball), and allows 87.7 points per 100 possessions (71st in college basketball).
In 2022-23 the Tigers are scoring nine more points per game at home (81.4) than away (72.4).
Creighton Key Players to Watch
Ryan Kalkbrenner leads the Bluejays in scoring, tallying 15.7 points per game to go with 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists.
Baylor Scheierman is Creighton’s leading rebounder, grabbing 8.2 per game, while Ryan Nembhard is its best passer, averaging 4.8 assists in each contest.
The Bluejays get the most three-point shooting production out of Scheierman, who knocks down 2.3 threes per game.
Scheierman is Creighton’s leader in steals, averaging 1.1 steals per game, while Kalkbrenner leads them in blocks with 2.2 per contest.
Princeton Key Players to Watch
The Tigers’ Tosan Evbuomwan averages enough points (14.8 per game) and assists (4.7 per game) to top the squad’s leaderboards.
Caden Pierce’s stat line of 7.4 rebounds, 8.3 points and 1.1 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the Princeton rebounding leaderboard.
Ryan Langborg averages two three-pointers per game, the most on the Tigers.
Princeton’s leader in steals is Matt Allocco with 0.8 per game, and its leader in blocks is Keeshawn Kellman with 0.8 per game.
Creighton vs. Princeton Prediction
- Pick ATS:
- Pick OU:
Creighton 78, Princeton 66
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Big data was long thought to be the next gaming changing development in business. No one is arguing about the value big data can create but incorporating big data policies into a company can be problematic. A survey by the Business Application Research Center, analysed how some of the biggest companies in the world are utilising big data analytics.
The overall results are positive but some difficulties are being experienced. Inadequate analytical know-how and data privacy issues proved the biggest stumbling blocks for companies. The truth is that to successfully incorporate big data initiatives, you need people with the proper skillset.
Another interesting point is how influential senior management is in big data initiatives. In companies, where big data initiatives are an integrated part of business processes, senior management is the primary driver 61% of the time. Check out this infographic from Colourfast for a more detailed analysis of how big data is being used in the real world.


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Pickup truck vehicles are revolving with the manufacture and production of different brands and types of pickup trucks.
One of the most common used pickup trucks in Nigeria currently is the mini pickup van.
These pickup trucks are smaller in size with mini carrier and smaller wheels.
In this post, we will be looking at the current price of mini pickup trucks in Nigeria.
The mini pickup truck in Nigeria is more cost effective and cheaper than the the Toyota and Peugeot pickup trucks.
This is why across many cities and markets, you do find more and greater number of mini pickup trucks.
These mini pickup trucks is mostly used for logistics and movement of goods and stock within short distance.
They are mostly used for within the city or state logistics.
Majority of mini pickup trucks in Nigeria are assembled in Nigeria though it’s parts are manufactured and imported from abroad.
This is one of the factors that have helped Keep the price and cost of mini pickup truck in Nigeria within the reach of greater number of users.
In this post, our major focus will be on the best and strong mini pickup trucks in Nigeria and how much mini pickup trucks are sold in Nigeria.
All these information will be helpful to those planning and budgeting of buying the best and cheapest mini pickup trucks in Nigeria.
Cost of Best Mini Pickup Trucks in Nigeria
Below is the findings from our market survey on the prices and cost of mini pickup trucks in Nigeria.
These are equally the best mini pickup trucks and vans in Nigeria with long lasting life span.
Daihatsu Hijet Pickup Trucks Price – N1,250,000 – N1,400,000
Daihatsu Hijet Pickup truck is one of the best and widely used mini pickup trucks in Nigeria.
The Japanese mini pickup truck is very popular in Nigeria and is gradually become the people’s favourite mini pickup trucks in Nigeria.
The Daihatsu Hijet mini pickup cost in Nigeria starts from price range of N1,250,000.
It comes mostly in automatic gear models . However very few are manual gear selection model.
It is a long lasting mini pickup van in Nigeria. The price of tokunbo Daihatsu Hijet mini pickup in Nigeria is relative.
However,second used or Nigeria used Daihatsu Hijet mini pickup in good condition can cost price of about N700,000.
Suzuki Mini Pickup Truck Price N1,300,000 – N1,500,000
Suzuki is another very good and strong mini pickup truck in Nigeria.
The ruggedness of Suzuki mini pickup truck makes it one of the best mini pickup trucks and vans in Nigeria.
The starting price for Suzuki mini pickup truck in Nigeria is N1,300,000.
It is one of the strongest brands of mini pickup vans in Nigeria.
Suzuki is a good mini pickup trucks for carrying heavy loads in Nigeria and accessing difficult terrain.
KY5 Mini Pickup Truck Price – N1,500,000
KY5 mini pickup truck is a Nigeria assembled mini pickup truck by Stallions motors.
It is one of the best and most effective mini pickup truck in Nigeria.
The price of this portable mini pickup truck in Nigeria is around N1.5 million.
KY5 mini pickup truck has super carrying ability which makes it a perfect mini pickup truck for conveying heavy loads.
It is comforting and has high safety features. It is one of the best mini pickup trucks to buy in Nigeria.
Daewoo Mini Pickup Truck Price – N1,200,000 – N1,300,000
Daewoo pickup truck is also known as Labo . It is amongst the most used mini pickup trucks in Nigeria.
Daewoo pickup truck is one of the cheapest mini pickup trucks in Nigeria.
It is one of the strongest brands of mini pickup trucks in Nigeria with a very rugged and strong engine.
It is also faster running and moving mini pickup truck in Nigeria.
Things To Consider When Buying Mini Pickup Truck in Nigeria
There are certain factors to put into cognizance when buying mini pickup van in Nigeria. Some of these things to consider includes:
It is important to consider the type of engine the mini pickup truck is coming with.
Special attention should be paid to its fuel consumption as the pickup truck is likely to always be on the road.
How strong and resistance is the pickup truck? This is important because the truck will be used convey different types of loads into some terrain that might be a less motorable.
You might as well consider the availability and affordability of the spare parts of mini pickup truck you would want to purchase.
This is very important because need will arise when certain parts of the truck would need to be replaced.
Gear Selection Model
The gear selection model of the mini pickup truck should be considered too.
This is because Nigeria truck drivers as result of our road network and terrain has always preferred manual gear selection trucks over the automatic ones.
So ,when making a purchase of mini pickup trucks in Nigeria, the gear selection model should be put into cognizance depending on how the driver would want to control the truck.
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Good morning pls I need the Suzuki mini truck for my business how can we see?
Visit auto market around your areas or travel down to Lagos
Morning. I need that Interjet suzuki pickup urgently.
How soon can I get it and where is your location .
You an pick from Lagos, Onitsha, port Harcourt and more
I need Hijet van
Good morning, sir.
I need a pick up, ban. Am staying in Zaria
Am sure you can buy at Kaduna city
Please I need it, how soon will I get it
Check major auto dealers in the major city close to you
Where can I get it in onitsha my guy because I need it for my business
Awka road Onitsha and also at nnewi, you can get also at Awka along express way before Aroma
How much is hijet
2.3 to N2.4 million
I need mini pick up Nigeria used I lived in Asaba, Delta State
Check auto dealers in asaba and Onitsha
Please can I get it at 500k and please give me feedback on it
No unless Nigeria used
Where can I get a mini pick-up van in Lagos, which brand is the best for packaged water supply and what is the price
Hi jet- 2.5 million
I need a hijet mini van in uyo, any contact?
Visit major auto dealers in uyo am sure you do find
Can it be used for block industry work and is it automatic
Its not ideal

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Midnight RevelSaturday, October 12th Details Free
DetailsTime : 10 pm
Venue : Schmiggity's Live Music Dance Bar
Contact Website : http://www.midnightrevel.com
Midnight Revel is based in Hattiesburg, MS. All of its members were born and raised in the Deep South, and their roots run deep, here. This can be hear and felt in their music, which reflects the spirit and rich lineage of Southern Rock and Soul music, from the Allman Brothers to Bill Withers. They bring a soulful, groove to make you move, but they arenâ€™t afraid to let their rock influences get down and heavy. Midnight Revel recently finished recording their first full-length album at Downman Sounds Studio in New Orleans (owned by members of Flow Tribe), and this pairs with their 5-song EP to provide a solid foundation for their sound. On many occasions, they have been the opening band for national music acts, such as Tim Reynolds of Dave Matthews Band, JJ Grey & Mofro, Greyhounds, Flow Tribe, and Afro Man and they are equally at home on large festival stages and in tiny cafes.


France is and remains the most famous wine country in the world. With 890,000 hectares of vineyards and a production of 47 million hectolitres per year. In 2018, France had over 94,000 hectares of organic Vineyards. This brings the share of organic vineyards in France to about 12 percent, compared to 4.5 percent of all vineyards in the world, totalling some 320,000 hectares. Of this, Europe accounts for 80% (approx. 280,000 ha).
The Buzet wine-growing area lies in the heart of Gascony. On steep slopes of clay and gravel, the grape varieties grown here are mainly from the Bordeaux region. The vineyards cover around 2,000 hectares.
Historically the Buzet territory was within the Bordeaux wine-growing area. The Bordeaux appellation was withdrawn from it in 1911, but the vines and the types of grape have remained the same.
As a winegrowers’ cooperative that has made the agro-ecological transition from conventional to sustainable winegrowing, it is seen as an important model for sustainable viticulture all over France.
160 winegrowers from the area have joined The Vignerons de Buzet, a cooperative that aims to eliminate all inputs of synthetic chemicals, to preserve living soils, and to make a positive impact on the local area from an environmental, economic and social point of view.
Alongside the big wine producers and the many cooperatives that are part of French winegrowing, ‘Vignerons indépendants’ is an association of independent winemakers with around 7,000 members in all parts of France.
The quality of the wines, the guarding of the authenticity of the profession and devotion to the terroir are its members’ most important motivations.The label ‘Vignerons indépendants’ says nothing, however, about whether the grapes are grown organically. Many independent winegrowers are active in Buzet, and we visited two who go far further than merely defending traditional winegrowing by producing their wines entirely organically.
"It's a human adventure. We bring back our grandfathers ways. We use those old techniques and blend them with modern innovations."
"These ancestral common-sense methods, nowadays called organic agriculture, are necessary if we are to keep the earth healthy. There’s no need for any scientific research that might prove the fact in order to convince me of it."
An independent woman and winemaker
Audrey, who for years worked as an independent photographer in Bordeaux, was called by the land, as she puts it herself, and decided in 2009 to move back to her father’s property to take over the vineyards.
Audrey’s childhood and the work in the vineyards always convinced her that agriculture must respect the environment as far as possible. So right from the start she wanted to switch the ten hectares of old grapevines planted by her grandfather René from conventional growing to organic. The first obstacle she had to overcome was the need to persuade her father, who had little faith in organic winegrowing.
The conversion of the grapevines to organic growing took three years and it will probably take longer to create a vineyard that is truly an ecosystem once more. The challenge is to encourage the diversity of micro-organisms that bind minerals with the plant.
It is this community of living creatures in the soil, this biodiversity, that will ensure a good and healthy development of the grapevines. The principle of organic farming is based on a holistic approach to plant-soil-environment systems and the maintenance of a living balance. The aim is to preserve and improve the fertility of the soil, promote biodiversity and retain water quality.
"In the context of climate change it’s hard to predict how the grapevines will react to rising temperatures, and to the rains and frosts that are regarded as being out of season. Organic growing is a choice and we accept the risk of reduced yields."
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While less exclusive, somewhere like Tokyo is the very essence of ambiguous context, made up of solitary constructions shielding themselves from elements from the outside world including, it would seem, us. The separation of structure from structure makes each building its own island and opening a window to see whats happening down below is no longer that simple. Far from being nomadic, such a place represents the complete opposite.
So what gives? Why so ambiguous? Looking to the work of architectural practice SANAA for answers, their approach is both specific and universal, settled and nomadic, exploiting the possibilities of a tactile relationship between the inside and outside. If their buildings could talk what would they have to say?
The northern city of Towada sits close to Japan’s eastern seaboard. Its prefecture, Aomori, is one of six that make up Tohoku, a remote and expansive region famed for it’s landscape and agriculture. Towada is a world-away from the cities of Tokyo and Sendai and to it’s immediate south and though punctuated by signage, wear and tear its not the noise and neon that stand out but animal motifs dotted throughout the city, intermittent pillars and posts capped off with the equine figure of a horse.
In the middle of the city along a tree-lined street, the museum of Towada Art Center sits either side of Kanchogaidori, the road thats home to offices of the local government, some of which have slowly moved away. One side of the street sits the museum with the other an Art park and sculpture that both re-imagine a city as a place not only historically important but also culturally relevant.
Towada Art Center’s 5th anniversary is marked by it’s latest exhibition “SANAA Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa”, a retrospective of the architectural practice and the recipients of the Pritzker Prize in 2010. New York’s Museum of Contemporary Art, Teshima Museum and Kanazawa’s 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art feature prominently. Cardboard and clay models site on table tops, alongside a prototype for the Hyundai Card Concert Hall facade in Seoul, South Korea.
Backed by a massive plan of the Kanazawa Art museum and photography of Nagano’s O-Museum, the exhibition does little to present a process or method, leaving the questions of "how" and "why" to diagrams and notes that pace the long corridor wall of the museum. During a talk given by Nishizawa on the exhibition's opening day he carefully explained the intention behind each major project, the significance each placed on its context and the specific demands of each.
His own Fukita Pavilion, for example, completed for the 2013 Setouchi Arts festival on Shodoshima Island mixed the simplicity of its diagram with the complexity of an ingenious structure which, part-playground and part-bench, forms itself from two discrete metal sheets pinned together mid-air in each corner.
The Rolex Learning Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland, a model for which sits in the main foyer, is as much to do with the sky as it is the ground its laid across. Entrance to the building is not conventional just as the space inside resists division and separation.
Films like Tokyo-Ga, Notebook on Cities and Clothes, even Paris, Texas query this landscape of shifting people. SANAA are no different and Wenders somehow aids their building not by pointing out what works or doesn't but by imagining it as a character itself full of others. Filmed and watched in 3D, its not affected by Hollywood’s need to blow things up. It merely floats by, touching upon some of the understated promises they embed within and keep throughout, things SANAA shy away from.
Wenders 3D cinema is no excuse for over sophistication it simply expands ordinary moments into extraordinarily reassuring spaces. In the case of the Lausanne building, with areas bleeding into one another through their continuous rise and fall the kinds of question the building might ask and the insight it might give were it to answer are imagined.
What would these buildings sound like indeed? The exhibition gives a clue as to what this sound might be.
 John Hejduk: Builder of Worlds (excerpt) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGbJXxsYm3M
until March 30
“SANAA Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa”
Towada Art Center, Japan


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Mr. Seni Adetu, a former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Guinness Nigeria Plc, is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Algorithm Media. He shares his thoughts on the economy, the country’s business landscape and his new business, in this interview with OYETUNJI ABIOYE
What have you been doing since you completed your tenure at Guinness Nigeria?
God has been absolutely awesome. He has kept me so busy that my wife often teases me that I’m even busier now than when I was running one of the top 10 most-capitalised companies in Nigeria. The truth is, I have set up a shop in marketing communications, which is my day job. I would say a little more about that shortly; but aside from that, I sit on the boards of some exciting companies, including Fidelity Bank Plc, Graceco Industries and Tower Aluminium Plc. In parallel, I have had to facilitate the chief executive programme at the Lagos Business School and support business and leadership seminars at various organisations, including Honeywell, GE, Leadway Pensure, Standard Chartered RSA, to mention but a few. All these, in addition to my role as the National Vice President of the University of Lagos Alumni, get me spending quality time at the office; and don’t forget I run a weekly column on leadership in SUNDAY PUNCH every week.
Some people were expecting to see you in another multinational CEO role; why did you choose entrepreneurship?
First and foremost, while I may look young by God’s grace, the fact is that I am over 50 and have spent close to 30 years running the length and breadth of Africa in some “crazy” roles. In that regard, I felt l had paid my dues with the multinationals. So, when Diageo made the announcement, I was going to be reporting to someone based in the UK after my GN term from January 2015, it was clear to me that it was a message to move on. Coming out of that role, I had a couple of CEO offers but I concluded that even if I accepted one now, at my age, after a few years, I would be back, needing to create a legacy business of my own. I thought with my energy, drive and, thankfully, the network, there could never be a better time to swing out. That’s why I opted for what I do now. At this juncture, let me mention that post-Guinness, I consulted widely, and I must thank the likes of Mr. Atedo Peterside, who aside from numerous calls, hosted me to sumptuous lunches shortly after I left GN; Oba Otudeko, with whom I remember spending almost one full Saturday watching back to back EPL matches at his residence and discussing Seni Adetu’s next moves. I was also at Aig-Aigboje Imoukhuede’s residence a few times; had a meeting with the great Aliko Dangote in the presence of Juliet Anammah, current CEO of Jumia, etc. And oh, I was at the residence of Sir Dr. Michael Omolayole on a number of occasions, on his invitation. I say again to these business captains – thank you. I was so well supported; it was amazing. So you see that, while ultimately the decision of what I did after Guinness was entirely mine, I had the benefit of the aggregate experience of seasoned businessmen – and I will forever cherish that.
So, do you regret anything about Guinness?
Not in the least. I feel so fulfilled. Obviously, it kills me to see the challenging results coming out of the company after my exit. I recall someone approaching me at a party sometime last year and saying, “congratulations,” and when I said “what for?” he said, “Can’t you see that the results at your former company are making you look super good?” Immediately, I said, “Come off it.” The truth is that I have so much at stake in seeing that the company performs well; and so I could never celebrate their recent negative results. I hope they can turn things around. That said, when I recollect what I met on the ground when I took over, and where I took the company to with my final year in the fiscal 2014/2015 being by far its best year in a very long time, I absolutely have no regrets. I did it my way.
What have you always wanted to be in life? If you hadn’t been the MD of multinational companies; what would you have done?
I didn’t specifically plan to become a managing director of any fast-moving consumer goods company but I planned to be successful in life. Being successful for me wasn’t on the basis of the position I would occupy but was more about my ability to create a legacy and inspire my generation. It was about making a positive impact in the community. Those were the things I called out and I discovered that what I became in terms of position was a matter of expression of that success. One of the things I emphasise is integrity because in the past we had very smart Africans who did not show much integrity and we short-changed ourselves as Africans. The world today is calling for African leaders who are not just big on performance or skill credentials but also on integrity. I was clear I wanted to be successful and I called out my integrity, as a core value to support this desire and, therefore, I am happy it worked out.
How were you able to make the transition from an employee at Guinness to an employer at Algorithm Media?
It’s God; nothing but God. In venturing into entrepreneurship, there were three words on my mind: legacy, focus and discipline. First, it had to be something of an enduring legacy; and to achieve that, I had to have a passion for it. Prior to my CEO roles, I was a marketer; the marketing services industry was thus easily the most comfortable space for me to dive into.
Secondly, I had to be focused, not spread myself thinly, creating a hypothetical conglomerate of “holes in the wall” businesses. I needed to do one or two things and try to create scale with them. Thirdly, I realised I needed discipline — in hiring, in governance, in financial management. These words consistently keep me in check in my new world; and hopefully, I will never do anything that is at variance with these imperatives.
What’s the vision of the company and how do you intend to actualise it?
Obviously, our ambition is to ultimately be the preferred media planning and buying partner to major marketers in Nigeria. We intend to achieve this by a combination of highly capable and engaged talents, best possible tools and processes and embedded governance practices that are reassuring to our partners.
How will Algorithm Media be positioned in the media independent industry?
We are simply the “go to” media agency for creative media planning and buying. When the client needs reassurances of commercial benefits from their media spending and 110 per cent governance assurance, we would ask them to speak to us.
How would you describe pitches for businesses in your industry? Are they transparent?
To a large extent, I think so. For the multinational companies, there are high governance standards that must be met, and in fact, in some cases, their regional offices sitting outside Nigeria get involved — thus making transparency by the local team much more pertinent. Also, some of the decisions on who gets the job eventually are made in collaboration with their overseas principals.
It might seem that given the current economic crisis, mergers and acquisitions are inevitable indeed. We need scale in the industry. Competition is good but fragmentation is terrible. So long as a business merging with another delivers an accretive value to the emerging company while up-weighting its scale, that has to be good business. Besides, intra-market competition is stifling the industry and depriving it of the much-desired foreign exchange. We need to play at an international stage.
What community service initiatives have you implemented recently?
I believe so much in mentorship. I am particularly paying attention to supporting the creation of strong and upright future leaders. In the last two years, I have sponsored 100 students of the University of Lagos through the annual payment of their Chartered Institute of Management Accountant registration fees in the hope that when they get trained, they would have something significant to add to their own and/or employers’ businesses in future. I have also hosted and shared my personal experiences with them a couple of times. Besides, about 12 months ago, I established a new school in my home town, Sagamu. Furthermore, my weekly ‘The Leadership Spark-Lab’ column in SUNDAY PUNCH, hopefully, impacts on the young corporate Nigerians. My purpose is to inspire a new generation of corporate leaders, and sharing my practical experience while with multinational companies on this column is in service of that.
Tell us about your family
I have a lovely wife, Janet — a chartered accountant, who is also a certified etiquette consultant and trainer and has decided to do etiquette consulting as a full-time job. She has her studio in Ikoyi. Besides, she runs her etiquette programmes on TV, radio and print; often referred to as “Etiquette with Janet.” We have three lovely kids — two of them are now graduates in various fields, and the youngest one is on her degree programme. To say I am blessed in this regard would be a serious understatement.
How would you assess the marketing communications sub-sector in Nigeria today?
The marketing communications sub-sector is growing, but there is a question as to whether it is growing at the pace that our market size and potential deserve. With a solid population and dynamic human capital, coupled with the size of our economy (as the biggest in Africa), you would have thought that marketing services would show up as one of the biggest contributors to Nigeria’s total Gross Domestic Product but that’s not the case. Besides, you would expect that Nigeria should by now be the hub of advertising production in Africa, but I still hear and see loads of production of media materials to be consumed in Nigeria going to countries such as South Africa and sometimes India. It’s pathetic. Regrettably, this story has not changed much in decades even if there’s some marginal improvement. The truth is that we do not lack skilled Nigerians in the field, but are let down by the quality of technology and our infrastructure. That’s another case for scale coming out of mergers and acquisitions or internationalisation; but that’s a separate conversation.
The good news is that the recent devaluation of the naira would imply that the cost of shooting ad campaigns outside Nigeria would be almost prohibitive and lead us to looking more closely inwards. On the media side, we need to work more closely with the regional sister companies for some of the multinational companies we work with to see if there could be some financial synergy in terms of the consolidation of resources to buy more cost-effective pan-regional media, especially on the satellite channels, for instance. Again, there’s a new generation coming through that should help accelerate the required transformation in this regard.
Algorithm Media is a media agency; do you plan a similar venture on the creative side?
What we have decided to offer the Nigerian marketing community is a total marketing communications solution. We are taking it one step at a time.
What is the biggest challenge in nurturing and retaining top talents in Nigeria?
I know that in Africa, not just Nigeria, we have gaps in bench strength. In the past, our focus on performance as business leaders sometimes led us to underplay the talent agenda with the result that today succession cover is thin. In the last few years, there seems to have been a slight paradigm shift. Talent strategy is now a central part of many businesses, and we now create almost as much focus and tension on growing talents sustainably, as we do on growing volume and the NSV. Additionally, in the past, Africa seemed to have placed much emphasis on “buying” and “borrowing” of talents at the expense of “building” (as in growing). I see that this is changing too. Now, we are getting better at talent calibration, customising individual development plans, knowing what we are developing, for who and engaging/retaining great talents. Already, I think we are taking great strides in Africa.
Can you name one person who has had a tremendous impact on you? Why and how did this person impact on your life?
It has to be my late mum, a really hard-working and resilient woman; incredibly great at orchestrating the family to make things happen. She became a very iconic inspiration to me, considering that I lost my dad before I got into the university. She had me and my four siblings to look after and she was committed to this. She was young and stunningly beautiful at the time our dad passed on, and I recall her saying, “I don’t need another husband; I have five husbands in you – my children.” Amazing. I also recall a statement she made regarding our education when that happened. She said if she had to sell the clothes on her to ensure she catered for our education, she would. Fortunately, she didn’t have to do that as she worked hard in her textile business in Lagos and comfortably saw all five of us through various levels of schooling. She, therefore, was a real and rare gem, an inspiration to me. Of course, there are other people who had inspired me either by their contribution to leadership or direct mentorship during my career, but I would place her at the very top of the ladder.
What are you most proud of, looking back on your career?
First, I am immensely grateful to God by the way I have been able to empower fellow Africans in different markets in Africa in the course of my sojourn with multinational companies. Seeing several of them taking up senior positions in the private sector and government gives me a kick.
Secondly, I have some fulfilment when I recall the blessings of God through some recognition awards I received while in these big organisations — not least leading Guinness Ghana to be acclaimed the best company in the whole of Guinness/Diageo International in 2009; and my award as runner-up Forbes CEO of the Year in East Africa in 2012.In all honesty, when I think of the goodness of God in my life, one thousand tongues would be insufficient to accord Him the deserved praise. Our God is faithful.
What are your thoughts on the economy as the country battles one of the worst recessions in its history?
The economic recession has affected virtually every segment of the economy. People are facing various levels of economic challenges. We have seen companies fold up and loads of people losing their jobs. So, how did we get here? A lot of people have different points of view. But I think we find it very convenient to blame the oil prices. True that the prices of oil have plummeted just as our output has dropped and, therefore, our revenue stream has been badly impacted by that. But the truth is that oil pricing is not entirely in our control. I just hope the government is focusing more on the things within our control. First and foremost, we need more clarity around the management of our economy, the strategic options, the road map in terms of how we intend to navigate our way through this economic storm. Somebody cracked a meaningful joke the other time. He said if he was hungry and his mum took him to the kitchen and told him that the food was almost ready, the hunger would disappear psychologically and he would wait until the food would be ready. What is missing for me today is that many people are not seeing the kitchen, let alone the preparation of the food and that’s the cause of frustration and anger by the populace.
The second thing that I see is the lack of investor confidence. We sound like a broken record on this one. On the aggregate, when we talk about the inflow of forex into the country, the oil revenue delivers by far the most but as there is still that 20 to 30 per cent that comes from foreign direct investment, remittances and all of that. The reality is that, as a result of the perceived lack of clarity that I talked about, a lot of investors are sitting on the fence. The sort of inflow that used to complement oil revenue before isn’t streaming in. As a matter of fact, I know some multinational companies that used to invest in capital expenditure, in some cases to the tune of 200 million to 500 million pounds every year on capacity expansion, building their own infrastructure and all of that have significantly cut down on such investments as some are worried about their ability to repatriate their profits given the forex instability situation.
Thirdly, we need to see more pace with government actions. Last year, the budget was not signed until May; and the budget was not fully implemented. You are talking of a budget that was perhaps not enough in the first place. And yet you spend the first six months not putting real funds into infrastructure, manufacturing, etc. Let us develop a road map as soon as possible and determine the three or four things we will address urgently. We must fix infrastructure, get manufacturing kicking because it must be established as the employer of labour and resolve this perennial issue of turning potential into reality with agriculture and stop the wastage associated with food importation. For me, these are the real things we need to do so that investors have confidence and instead of sitting on the fence, fly in and help grow the economy.
How is the recession affecting your sector or is it immune to the challenges?
To be honest with you, I am yet to see “a supernatural sector’’ in Nigeria today, because “a supernatural sector” would be the only one that is immune to what is happening now. I genuinely believe that no sector is insulated from the current economic difficulties. Of course, different sectors will react at different levels. Like people would say, “Will people continue to eat?” I say “yes.” But one thing that is clear to me and I saw that with a research study I did in 2011. The hierarchy of spend choices in Nigeria has changed. For example, in 2011, my study threw up alcohol as the number five in Nigerians’ consumer choices (believe it or not). First, they wanted to obviously eat — so food was number one; they had to pay house rent — so accommodation was number two; they had to pay transport fares to work — so transportation was number three; they had to pay school fees — so school fees was number four. That was 2011. The number five on that list surprisingly was alcohol consumption. But believe me, in 2014, I ran a similar study and found out that alcohol had dropped down the ladder significantly. Now people are saying that after school fees, I have to look after my health. Lack of sufficient funds and lack of proper diet are leading to poor health, so they must address that, and so on and so forth. I was having this conversation with some senior Nigerian business executives the other day and they said this economic storm in Nigeria was perhaps a blessing in disguise. The truth of the matter is that we have been a very wasteful nation. Sometimes last November, I was travelling to the United Kingdom with my wife and we were rushing to the airport because we needed to do a VAT refund. The VAT refund queue was historically very long and usually full of Nigerians who would buy almost everything, like the Central Bank of Nigeria made us to realise, from clothes to toothpicks.
But on that day, it was as if there was no queue at all. We asked the counter operators about the whereabouts of the Nigerians that would typically be there. They said in the last one year, they had seen a material slowdown in VAT refund activities by Nigerians. Somebody said that Nigeria was the third largest contributor to VAT refund at the UK ports after China and one other country. So, we have been import-dependent over the years. We brought in everything — both necessities and luxuries. We did not know the difference. Now, the economy has hit us in the face and maybe it is time to redefine our lifestyles and know how much we need to spend in foreign currencies. By the way, that currency is not called hard currency for nothing – not a coincidence. Let me take this opportunity to remind fellow Nigerians: the dollar is a hard currency, the pound is a hard currency; we must spend it wisely. It is hard to find! When you work in Nigeria, you get paid in local currency, then you need to take one currency to go search for another. That’s hard. Then you need to spend wisely. That is why some Nigerians say what is happening to us is a blessing in disguise. I believe the recession is not going to be forever; I write for SUNDAY PUNCH, and I said it in one of my articles recently. I said that the fundamentals of the country are still strong, not least the fact that we still have 180 million people, who are young and dynamic; we are very important to the world economy so the country must not fail. We have good natural resources, including oil even though it is giving us problem right now. So, we would weather the storm. I just pray and hope that post-recession, Nigerians will become more selective and reasonable in the way we deploy our resources.
Do you think we need to review our foreign exchange policy to restore investor confidence? Secondly, do you agree with some experts who say President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet is not yet tight enough and, therefore, he needs to review it?
On the forex policy, there is no doubt that what we have now is a near crisis in my view. Interestingly, unlike most people, I am not so bothered (to be honest with you) about what the absolute exchange rate should be. It is important, don’t get me wrong. But I think what is more important is having a single – call it – harmonised exchange rate. The fact that we have multiple rates (official rate, parallel market rate, pilgrimage rate, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria’s rate, etc) is almost like creating a window for corruption. People can collect forex under a scheme and go back and sell it in the market and make a killing. One of the economic solutions on the card is that of funding our way out of recession through borrowing. However, for as long as we have multiple exchange rates, that cannot work. If I am correct, the potential lenders have given forex rates harmonisation as a precondition. That makes sense to me.
The only comment I will make is: if Nigeria was some Plc, where people are ruthlessly focused on results and give no room for excuses and where it is said you are as good as your results, the CEO in this case, Mr. President, would have to do an assessment of the cabinet and the outcome of that should be indicative of whether or not he should make a change. All that said, I still believe in Nigeria and believe me, I trust that Nigeria will come out of the recession in the near future. I have heard people say 12 months, 18 months, etc, but for me, the important thing is, it’s a matter of when, not if.
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When women find out what I do every day, they just want to talk to me about their bladders. Over the past few weeks, this has happened to me on the tennis court, in the hospital, and at a party. All the stories were similar, I leak when I cough, sneeze, lift, exercise, play with my children and I just don’t want to worry about it anymore. A number of these women are in health care and they were surprised there are so many options.
Please help us get the word out, share our website with your family and friends, there are options, and women need to know.
What are the options for stress urinary incontinence – leakage when you cough, sneeze, lift, laugh, or jump?
Stress incontinence results from a loss of support around the tube you urinate through (the urethra). Commonly, these support structures are damaged with a vaginal delivery, pelvic changes with pregnancy, and sometimes it just happens with time. All of the treatment options are directed at improving the support around and under the urethra.
1. Pelvic Floor Therapy – Kegel exercises (i.e. pelvic floor strengthening) can improve the strength around the urethra. Learning to engage your pelvic floor when you cough can help prevent leakage. Pelvic floor therapy can be done on your own or with a physical therapist dedicated to pelvic floor therapy. Pelvic floor therapy with a physical therapist is often covered by insurance.
2. Nonsurgical devices that are placed in the vagina and put pressure on the urethra.
- Pessary – These devices are simply fit in the office. Some women use them when exercising; others leave them in all day. A pessary does need to come out on a regular basis and be rinsed off and placed back in. Most women can easily remove and replace it themselves. It must come out for intercourse. Pessaries are covered by insurance.
- Poise Impressa® – A disposable device that is placed in the vagina like a tampon and pushes up on the urethra to provide support. You need to purchase the sizing kit to determine which size is right for you. I have had a number of women try this product and it can help.
3. The most common surgical option is a sling. Slings can be made from a synthetic material or from your own tissue. Commonly, synthetic slings are used because they are the least invasive. The use of synthetic slings or mesh has been approved by the FDA for over 20 years. A sling is just over 1 cm wide and has a wide weave. Your tissues grow in and around the material. There is a small percentage of women who do not heal over the mesh and that requires a procedure to remove that edge of mesh either in the office or the operating room. Slings are done as an outpatient; they can be done under a general anesthetic or with just sedation. Many patients can go back to work in 2-3 days as long as they do not have to lift at work. Typically, a patient is asked not to do any heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling for 4 weeks. Slings have a 95% dry or improved success rate. You should make sure your questions are answered about slings and you are comfortable with the procedure prior to having surgery.
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India’s top technology institutes, the IITs might soon make a mark abroad as the government plans on establishing IITs around the world. Looks like the central government is all set to take a bigger step with respect to education. A committee has already been appointed by the central government to look into the possibility and potential of establishing IITs abroad. Read along to know more.
The What and Why
The esteem and honor associated with IITs do not need a special mention. The huge multitudes that strive to crack the entrance every year are proof enough for the pedestal on which the IITs stand. Although the superficiality and validity of this pedestal is another question altogether, the fact stands that IITs are still a much-coveted gem that is bagged by the few top talents.
The plans regarding establishing IITs are going in full swing because even the potential locations have been charted after consultations with the Indian diplomatic missions abroad. These offshore campuses which will go by the name “Indian International Institute of Technology” will probably be located in countries like the UK, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Qatar, and Thailand. These countries were chosen by the committee headed by Dr. K Radhakrishnan after they met some crucial metrics. Dr. K Radhakrishnan is the chair of the IIT Council standing committee, provided to the ministry of education.
In order to be eligible for an offshore IIT campus, a country will have to meet a couple of important criteria including level of commitment and interest, academic standing, a work environment that has the potential to attract top talent and students, satisfactory legal requirements, and other potential benefits that will bolster India’s “branding and reputation.”
As per the committee’s report, “6 concrete proposals” have already been received by the UK high commission for the establishment of global campuses. Universities like the University of Birmingham, University of Exeter, University of Oxford, King’s College London, University of Cambridge, and University College London have already expressed their interest in hosting IIT global campuses. Preliminary discussions are underway between IIT Delhi and the Abu Dhabi department of education and knowledge about the establishment of the IIT global campus there. IIT Madras is also conducting discussions with countries like Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Tanzania. The reports state that these campuses will be residential and the necessary preparations for the establishment of campuses will be carried out by the host nations.


Date Added: 28 March 2024
: 5 April 2024
Job Title: Caseworker
Working For: Feryal Clark MP (Enfield North)
Length of Contract: Permanent
Feryal Clark MP is looking for a caseworker to be based in Enfield, whose key roles will be to problem-solve the wide range of constituency casework that comes to the MP, and oversee the administration of the small constituency office.
The successful applicant should have a proven track record of problem-solving, experience with serving members of the public, and office administration. The ability to speak and write in Turkish is desirable.
Duties and Responsibilities will include:
- Assist surgeries and other meetings and follow up as appropriate.
- Manage large numbers of standard queries, assist on more complex cases from members of the public by phone, email, social media, or face-to-face. Ongoing communication may be required.
- Gather relevant information to assist with resolving cases.
- Log all cases; monitor progress and ensure all identified actions are taken.
- Ensure records are kept and information managed confidentially in line with the data protection legislation.
- Draft responses to constituents and exposure to complex cases.
- Critically analyse patterns of enquiries and articulate the findings in reports and communication with the MP and other staff members.
- There may be a requirement for the role holder to work outside of the normal working hours and travel for work occasionally.
- Ensure that each case is dealt with promptly, sensitively, confidentially, and accurately in accordance with the MP.
- Support delivery of local campaigns and projects.
Skills and experience:
- Proven track-record of excellent people or customer service skills - ability to deal with constituents and community groups in a compassionate and empathetic manner.
- Knowledge and experience of problem-solving.
- Evidence of good organisational skills.
- Political sensitivity and ability to use initiative when appropriate, with awareness and understanding of current political issues.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce high quality written communications appropriate to the audience.
- Experience of using a database system is desired but not required.
- Sympathetic to the aims and values of the Labour Party.
- Ability to speak and write in Turkish is desirable.
Upon appointment you will be required to apply for security clearance, undertaken by the Security Vetting and Pass Office. See Members’ Staff Security Clearance page for further info. MPs generally pay staff in accordance with IPSA guidelines.
Closing Date: 5 April 2024
Interviews: w/c 8th April 2024
Interviews will take place online. Two parts will consist of a Q&A and then a discussion following a small writing task to be completed prior to interview.
Ideally to start as soon as possible.
A written CV no longer than 2 sides of A4, along with a covering letter no longer than 1 side of A4.
You should refer to any experience you have with problem-solving, and people or customer service skills.
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Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Switch was teased by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime in an interview today. In a surprise Facebook Live interview with Katie Linendoll, the Nintendo executive declined to make a concrete announcement about the much requested Switch version of the game, but highly suggested that it could happen.
Films-Aime told the host that Nintendo's philosophy from a game development standpoint is that the company wants to bring "at least [one release] of our classic franchises" to "every platform" in its wheelhouse. "There's going to be one great Super Mario experience, one great Zelda," said Fils-Aime, adding that Nintendo Switch players should anticipate a Super Smash Bros. on the console "at some point in future." In fact, the executive even said "we'll see" regarding Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch, pointing out that it's a "key franchise" for the company.
The Nintendo executive added that although there's "nothing to announce today" and he wasn't planning to announce the date for Super Smash Bros. on Switch during the interview, the company knows that "fans love these games, this content and so, you know, stay tuned." It should also be noted that this is the second time that Fils-Aime has teased a Switch release for the game, as he hinted at Smash Bros. on the console just a few months ago.
While it's disappointing that Fils-Aime didn't outright say that a Super Smash Bros. game is in the works for the console, by choosing to play it coy instead, making a Switch version would make perfect sense for Nintendo. As the Nintendo executive also pointed out during the interview, "Smash is obviously one of our best selling franchises," and no doubt, a Switch version of Smash Bros. would sell like hot cakes on a cold, winter day. Nintendo Switch sales are expected to hit five million this year alone, but surely Smash on the console would get many more millions of units flying off of store shelves.
There's also the fact that Nintendo is clearly interested in pursuing the eSports industry in a big way with its new console. The Nintendo Switch announcement trailer showed the console being used to play professional Splatoon on a huge stage with thousands of fans in the audience.
The company's wacky Switch fighting game, ARMS, was also put forward to feature on the line-up of annual fighting game event, EVO 2017, which is also set to a feature a previous Smash release. Smash Bros. on Switch would be a massive part of this eSports strategy and so not developing a game in the series for the console would be a real missed opportunity.
It's unclear when exactly Nintendo will confirm Super Smash Bros. for Switch, but eager fans who have had their fingers crossed since before the console was even released will hope that it will do so sooner rather than later.
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Some Fridays ago I shared a free wedding giveaway, and two of my lucky readers won third place! Amy, the photographer behind the contest, emailed me with this fabulous news and wonderful session! Congrats to Candice and Nathaniel! Here’s what Amy had to say about it all:
They are a super fun couple who LOVES music (see: Nathaniel’s blog)! They wanted their engagement session in the Santa Ana Artist’s Village – a super cool downtown Santa Ana spot centered around this great fountain. They have a lot of history there and are regulars at the Memphis bar and restaurant (where Candice once worked). The two spend most of their free time in the restaurants and galleries there. You could say their love really grew over those blueberry lemonades and Day of the Dead paintings. The place is seeping with art and music, as are Candice and Nathaniel. Both have tons of music-related tatoos, my favorite of which is Candice’s top-of-foot tattoos of Jimmy Eat World lyrics.
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Jake Ejercito has clapped back to Andi Eigenmann's two-day long Twitter rampage against him.
In an interview with PEP today, April 21, Jake defended himself and his family against the actress' Twitter posts about his parenting ways, as well as his decision to file joint custody for their daughter Ellie.
(Read related article: "Andi Eigenmann vs. Jake Ejercito reignites on Twitter")
Jake said, “I think it’s only right for a father to spend time with his daughter. [And] we’re not asking for much...that’s very important for a child’s formative years."
He continued, "Hindi aabot sa ganito na magpa-file kami ng case kung nakakausap siya nang maayos. We tried going through a lot of people."
According to Jake, he and his family have been preparing to file a lawsuit since last year but have been pushing it back in hopes that the custody issue can be solved through talking.
"It’s a bummer na pinapalabas nila na hindi ka marunong makipag-usap," he says.
"Before asking these people, sumubok din ako. Obviously, it didn’t work. You know, nakain ko na 'yung pride ko, basically."
He went on, "And now you hear her saying na ‘heartless’ ang mga Ejercitos. It’s overgeneralization. Dinamay na niya buong pamilya ko. It’s really… hindi ko maintindihan saan nanggagaling."
Jake claimed that the court case was just his way of making regular interactions with his daughter possible. He said that he sees her once a month, sometimes twice.
Ellie was born November 23, 2011. Jake publicly confirmed he's Ellie's father late last year.