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So, as people know, I watched a lot of panel shows during lockdown. Too many panel shows during lockdown. My friends were all sending messages about mentally suffering from the lack of human contact, and I was saying I don’t know what you’re talking about, I’ve seen every single episode of 8 Out of 10 Cats in the last month and I’m fine. Do you want to hear about it? No? Fine, I’ll create a Tumblr blog and tell them about it instead and the only cost will be that by a couple of years later I’ll have totally emotionally disconnected from the real life I used to have. Like I said, my mental health responded really well to lockdowns.

Anyway, that had some less dark effects on my mind as well, one of which is that at some point, British accents started to be the ones I expected to hear. Because I was listening to them all day, and never interacting with anyone in person, I didn’t hear the Canadian accent of myself or the people I know for ages, I just heard these British ones. It maybe didn’t help that I got so focused on the accents specifically, as I tried to overcome my tone-deafness and learn to tell the difference among the 300,000 known British accents that are out there so I could get the jokes based on them, and I mostly failed in my quest but I can at least reliably tell Scottish apart from Welsh apart from Yorkshire apart from Croydon these days. Also I know what Croydon is. (I already knew what Yorkshire was, due to the Monty Python sketch.)

Anyway, I spent so much time buried in that media that when I did start occasionally interacting with humans again (not even when most restrictions were lifted, but when I went to stay with my parents for a while because they were worried about the agoraphobia I was developing/the lockdowns were clearly validating the agoraphobia I had always been prone to but hadn’t been able to enforce due to my lifestyle), I realized their accents sounded slightly strange to me. Not really weird or anything, I’d just hear them and get a tiny sense of “Oh, that’s different from how most people talk.” Even though it is how I talk and how everyone I know talks.

(Please note: I did not actually say this to anyone I knew, including my parents. Because I am aware of the stereotype of a person who goes to Europe for a few weeks and comes back pretending that they’re European now. And the only thing I can think of that would be worse than that is someone who manages to have picked that up by not even going over there, just spending many months locked in a room watching their TV shows. I did not walk around telling people they sound funny because I’m used to British accents now. I am also pleased to say I can confirm that no amount of concentrated panel show watching is enough for me to pick up a British accent myself, though I have normalized a few of their phrases in my head from all the Britcom, I have to stop myself from saying “football” instead of “soccer” on the rare occasions when that word comes up in my real life because I do not want to sound like I think I’m British now. I just genuinely hear that sport referenced constantly in my British media and almost never in my Canadian life, so the word for it in my head has changed. There are two or three other things like that, where my own vocabulary’s drifted toward British-isms as a result of the last few years, but mostly, any British-isms in my vocabulary are there because I read a lot of Phillip Pullman and Harry Potter and CS Lewis and Douglas Adams as a kid, and I picked up words from there, not thinking I was trying to “talk British”, I was just young enough to still frequently learn new words and expressions and I thought the stuff I came across in those books were just regular things I didn’t already know so I incorporated them into my speech and by the time I realized they’re not used here I’d already solidified the habit. Point being that I’ve been saying “brilliant” since long before 2020, and I can get away with little things like that because “brilliant” is a word that means the same thing in Canada and just isn’t used as often – it’s not like I use a word like “trousers” or something that we don’t have here at all. As for the actual accents, the only British accent I can sort of do a tiny bit is Glaswegian, but I can only do it while saying words that Jamie MacDonald said in The Thick of It, because I’ve spent so much time quoting him over the years that I think I can imitate him a bit. If you heard my Glaswegian accent you’d think it was bad, and you’d be right, but it would still be true that I can do it better than any other accents I’ve ever tried. It’s the tone deafness again. People have asked me before why I’ve never tried making music when deep love of music has always been such a big part of my life, and I tell them I don’t even have the auditory processing capability to tell an English from an Australian accent, I sure as hell can’t sing or play an instrument. I realize I’m getting quite far off the point by now. Back to the post.)

Since then, I’m pleased to say I’ve stopped having that feeling in real life, and have gone back to expecting the people around me to talk with Canadian accents, with no little twinge of “oh, that’s a bit different” when I hear it. However, I do still get that with media. I watch British TV and think they’re all talking normally, for how people on TV are meant to talk. I almost never watch American or Canadian TV anymore, so when I do occasionally put on an episode of 30 Rock or something, my brain will have a brief little jolt of “Oh, that’s a notably different accent” when the characters start talking in the exact same exact that I and everyone I know have (non-region-specific American accents = the same as non-region-specific Canadian accents, I’m almost sure, though I’ve had some people tell me there’s a slight difference and maybe I just don’t hear it due to the tone-deafness).

There is one exception to this, as I realized yesterday. I was watching a British TV show that featured children, and that sounded odd to me. It gave me that brief moment of thinking “Oh, that’s interesting, that’s a bit of a different way of speaking than I’m used to.” And I realized that while I’ve gotten very used to hearing adults be British on TV – so used to it that it sounds a bit weird when anyone on TV isn’t British now – I have rarely heard a British accent in a child’s voice. That still sounds like a surprising foreign accent to me.

Anyway, this was an overly long post in which I was just trying to give enough context to say: it turns out that I don’t expect children to be British, and my brain is slightly shocked by the idea. I am travelling to London and Edinburgh this summer, and as much as I think I have obsessively learned about British culture to the point where it's normalized in my head, I'm kind of looking forward to finding out what other things exist in British real life but not in British comedic media so I'll be surprised to see them when I get there. Things like children being British.

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'Coming-of-age films tend to have a protagonist in their late teens, but what happens if your life at that age is too fraught and difficult to come of age properly? That was the case for most queer people in 1980s Britain. A very homophobic press and media, reflecting national opinions, combined with an almost complete lack of high-profile queer role models, Section 28, and the haunting AIDS epidemic, meant that living an out queer life was too daunting for most.

Brilliant writer/director Andrew Haigh (Weekend, Looking) explores this in his latest, award-winning, work of art, All of Us Strangers. Part love story, part ghost story, part late coming-of-age tale, All of Us Strangers is loosely based on the Japanese novel Strangers, by Taichi Yamada, and combined with Haigh’s own experiences as a gay youth growing up in 1980s Britain.

Andrew Scott plays Adam, a reserved, repressed, listless forty-seven-year-old screenwriter living alone in a newly built apartment block in south London. He has writer’s block so passes his time eating junk food, staring out of the window, and watching trashy daytime TV. He’s writing a script about his relationship with his late parents who were killed in a car crash when he was eleven.

A fire alarm in the building triggers eye contact with the block’s only other occupant, handsome, twenty-something Harry (Paul Mescal). Harry subsequently turns up at Adam’s apartment door drunk, and the two men begin to get to know each other. They are awkward, yet beautiful together, and gradually find their common ground, developing a thoughtful, gentle romance. Both are somewhat lonesome, neither having friends living nearby. They examine their queer lived experiences which are different because of their twenty-year-age gap, Harry having had a much easier time of it. Both men, however, still feel at the margins of their birth families.

Adam continues his writing, freshly inspired, and decides to visit his childhood home in Croydon (Haigh’s actual childhood home) for inspiration. When he gets there, he is astonished to find his parents still living there, the same age and in the same physical and mental space as they were when they passed in 1987. His bedroom is exactly as he remembered it, with his Action Man and Erasure and Frankie Goes To Hollywood albums. Mum (Claire Foy) and Dad (Jamie Bell) welcome Adam home, and the three catch up on Adam’s news from the past thirty-five years. Over a series of subsequent visits, Adam comes out to them and tells them about his new relationship with Harry. His parents’ minds are however still in 1987, and they, Mum in particular, find his homosexuality somewhat difficult to understand. They worry about AIDS, think Adam may end up lonely, childless, etc; and what people may think. Adam brings them up-to-date with 21st-century queer living. His mother, although friendly and seemingly understanding, refuses to share flapjack with him, echoing that misguided 1980s fear that some people had of catching AIDS from sharing food with someone. His father is more relaxed, although regrets not comforting Adam when he was bullied as a child.

Meanwhile, Andrew and Harry’s relationship develops and they have fun, sexy nights in and out, including a booze and ketamine fuelled night at London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern. The drugs trigger confusion in Adam regarding his visits to his parents, and Harry has to comfort him, eventually agreeing to visit them with Adam. No one is home when the two men go to see them. The intensity of what is going on for Adam with his parents and Harry gradually reaches a head.

Haigh’s tour-de-force combines beautiful sunlit cinematography with outstanding performances by the cast to examine grief, family, love, and loneliness. The thoughtful script is enhanced by Andrew Scott’s genius body language and expressive face which say as much as his words. The film effortlessly skips from 1987 to the present day, showing us how far queer lives have developed and enhanced since those dark, trauma-filled, days of the 1980s, yet also highlighting the incomplete youth had by many. Of course, homophobia is still rife throughout the world but it’s heartening to see that queer coming-of-age joy can be felt at any age. The film is also an interesting exploration of what might happen if we got to spend time again with deceased loved ones. Would this actually be good for our mental health? Maybe there are good reasons we didn’t have the conversations we feel we should have had. A moving soundtrack includes The Power of Love by Frankie Goes To Hollywood and other gems by The Pet Shop Boys, Fine Young Cannibals and Alison Moyet amongst others. The level of detail in this film is incredible. A moving, must-see work of genius.

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Where to Buy a House in London

6 Absolutely Affordable Neighborhoods to buy a house in London

Buying a house in present-day London is no easy task, but with this definitive guide to securing the best properties in the most affordable area- we promise to break down and simplify the house hunting process for you, once and for all!

The real estate market has been on the rise and the numbers soar higher and higher with the passing time. However, if you’ve made up your mind about securing yourself the perfect abode, we have a comprehensive guide to the best neighborhoods in London that allow you a chance at owning a humble abode of your own without pinching the pocket too hard! According to the latest UK House Price Index (HPI), the places we are about to disclose just might be your one true shot at being a proud homeowner!

Bexley- With the latest budget on average house prices wavering somewhere around approx.£342,993, Bexley, a south-eastern borough in London is considered to be one of the top picks for affordable neighborhoods. The borough is surrounded by Greenwich on the west and Bromley to the south and a Crossrail service from Abbey Wood station is expected once the line starts plying. However, the housing price has experienced a 4.3% hike in this area according to the new 2019 statistics, so we suggest heading over to Bexley immediately if you don’t want to miss out on a steal deal.

Greenwich- Neighboring with Bexley is the borough on the banks of river Thames which too has been listed as one of the top preferred locations to buy properties. A borough overlooking the bespoke Greenwich park with the Royal Observatory and more, houses here would typically have an average cost of £372,803. Named after the World Heritage Site of Greenwich, this borough packs in quite some interesting attractions which makes Greenwich an appealing choice for a forever home.

Barking and Dagenham- Also located on the Eastern parts of London is the Barking and Dagenham borough continues to be one of the cheapest parts of London where you can make your dream come true with the average housing cost priced at approx. £300,517. The Barking and Dagenham continues to provide homeowners great value for money deals with the location having outstanding transport links connecting your neighborhood to Central London.

Croydon- Real estate experts have been really excited about properties in Croydon, especially since the price dropped a little since last year making Croydon one of the most favorable places to own a house of your own. If you’re wondering what the pocket pinch is, the average home would be something around £359,336 but with the ever-improving facilities, this metropolitan town south of London is regarded as quite a deal. What’s more? Croydon, being considered one of the largest commercial districts apart from Central London, has an extensive shopping and night-time economy waiting for you.

Sutton- Yet another southern wonder in London, Sutton is a large town with the schools in and around it boasting the best results in any of the boroughs in Greater London. If you’re a growing family looking to buy a bigger place, Sutton is the place to consider the average housing costs being somewhere around £368,520. Along with an attractive family growing opportunity, Sutton is also perfect for families who want their children to be a part of Sutton’s best educational institutions.

Hounslow- Another great option for growing families looking for upsizing is Hounslow in West London, a borough that has a diverse range of housing and property options duly waiting for you to explore. With the average housing cost being around £404,615 approx. The area stretches from Chiswick, East to Bedfont, West and has been undergoing proactive development in the recent years.

Apart from these, you can also find great deals on properties in Hillingdon, Havering, Enfield, Newham, and more.

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN DECIDE WHETHER THE LOCATION CHOSEN BY YOU IS PERFECT OR NOT

With bigger home comes bigger responsibility and that is exactly why you should consider these pointers before indulging in the neighborhood of your choice.

Convenience is crucial and we don’t just mean grocery stores and chemists in and around the area, but also the convenience of living in a particular borough or community. Before finalizing a place, we suggest you take more than one visits, preferably, at different parts of the day (or maybe even night) to get a more elaborate idea of the neighborhood you’ll be settling in.

Background checks are necessary too. Do a background check on the house, the soil it stands on, the real estate agent willingly trying to sell the house to you, and more. Homework regarding the price ranges too would be an added advantage.

Pre-check your home before moving in. We know how exciting it is to finally have the keys to your dream home in your hands, but maybe, a little pre-check before the whole settlement won’t hurt. From termite checks to leaking pipes and whatnot, a careful breeze through of the property would be a good idea.

Compare before settling in. Lastly, it is always a good habit to compare not just the budget but the convenience, distance from school or workplace, and more and hence, don’t just settle for the property of your choice. Keep your mind flexible and your budget tightly knotted and look for variations and alternative options before finalizing.

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5 strategies to motivate your children to study & develop good study habit

Nowadays, school lessons aren’t enough for students. Additionally, they need an extra set of helping hands in the form of Science tuitions, English tuitions, and Maths tuitions. Apart from tuition, students need assistance from their parents at home.

One harsh truth about digitalized kids is that most students aren’t born good learners. Individual personality plays a crucial part in a kid’s willingness to learn something. With the right guidance, every child becomes a good learner eventually.

Apart from tutors, parents play the most vital role in disciplining their children about good and systematic study practices. As a part of the learning process limiting the children to the classroom is one of the biggest mistakes that parents usually make.

Although the school is the primary source of learning, instruction, and academic growth, there’s much more to learn outside the classroom. There are some ways by which you can help enhance the ability, desire, and willingness to learn new things and get in-depth knowledge of a particular subject.

Here’s how you can encourage your children to promote academic growth

·       Develop a suitable study atmosphere

As a parent or tutor, your goal should be to make the study session fun and serious at the same time. Do not make it frustrating. If a kid feels that studying is boring, they will lose interest and won’t be able to concentrate. Encourage your children to read and learn new things every day by developing a suitable study environment.

·       Focus on the interest level of your children

When teaching your children, focus on your child’s interest. Communicate with your kids and find out what fascinates them most. Remember, do not force them into anything they don’t like. You can make them understand properly and then make them do the thing. Also, you can get new and interesting books they like to read. This should make your child interested in a particular subject.

·       Introduce them to different types of learning styles

If you are a parent then you must know that different children have different preferences when it comes to learning. Introduce a new learning style if your children aren’t interested in one particular style. This approach should make your children a little interested in the study session. As a parent, it’s your duty and responsibility to do everything you can to make them study.

·       Explore everything together

Whether it’s about visiting a science fair or buying project-related stuff, accompany your child. This will make your child happy and interested in doing the job he was told to do.

·       Hire a private tutor

As mentioned above, school lessons aren’t enough for the academic growth of your children. Responsible parents would make their children in science tuitions in South Croydon, Maths tuitions, or any subject’s tuitions they need help with. Hiring a private tutor to assist your children with the study is the best option to promote good study habits and academic growth.

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Mighty Oaks Day Nursery Ofsted - When you feel that your child is old enough to interact with his or her peers you need to start looking for a nursery school. The first question that you should ask yourself what exactly you want. If you are just looking for a day care centre, you need to check how safe your child will be in the nursery. Croydon has some good day care facilities. In some cases, you may wish to leave your child with a childminder who is qualified, as they may provide their services at relatively lower prices.

Mighty Oaks Day Nursery Ofsted - If you want to ensure that your child picks up some skills before going to school, you will need to make more enquires about the nursey or preschool that you want. There is no specific age for enrolling your child in a preschool. If your child seems mature enough to start learning new things in a group, you may consider sending him or her to a nursery so that they may learn assisted by professionals who are specialised in teaching such young children. Apart from the alphabet and numbers, day nurseries in Croydon also help toddlers socialize and encourage them to become more independent.

Mighty Oaks Day Nursery Ofsted - You can talk to other parents with children in the same age group to find the right nursery in Croydon. The advantage of talking to parents is that they will be able which schools to avoid. Once you have a list of day nursery schools near your house, you need to decide the one that is right for you.

Mighty Oaks Day Nursery Ofsted - It is a good idea to visit a few schools to personally look at the facilities and talk to the managers about their philosophy. Nursery schools adopting the Reggio Emilia approach place more emphasis on a child's ability to develop naturally, the HighScope approach teaches children to set goals for themselves, the Waldorf approach focuses on enhancing the creativity of the child while the Montessori approach fosters independence among toddlers. Most day nurseries in Croydon interpret these approaches in their own way.

It is vital that the nursery has the correct staff to child ratio and that all staff are appropriately qualified.

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OutRun (Sega-US Gold, Atari ST, 1988)

The Guardian, 2 June 1988

There’s a quote in a review in Sinclair User of the arcade version of OutRun which has stuck with me. Claire Edgeley writes that it “has you as the driver of a smart little Ferrari. Yup, there’s even a blonde in the passenger seat for company. Why is it they always use blondes to portray glamour? Besides I’d rather have had a really hunky bloke.” It’s the typical kind of humour you get in British magazines. It’s also a woman calling out a trope relating to women in video games. In 1987. Like so many apparently new things in games, the idea that people haven’t been questioning their exclusionary conventions all along turns out to be evident nonsense. A look at the back of the OutRun box confirms how deep its particular depersonalising of women as accessory went, too -- “You’re cool, the engine’s hot, the blonde’s gorgeous”.

It matters all the more because OutRun, like Elite, is a game whose influence stretches obviously into future. This is not just a conversion of any arcade game but one of the definitive arcade games. It finds a way to take the straightforward get-to-the-next-stage appeal of older, simpler arcade experiences and put that at the centre of something with more complicated developments. Its vision of driving a fast car from checkpoint to checkpoint, dazzling with its style and scenery while being coolly unconcerned with any kind of race or backstory, would live on. It makes sense that OutRun was the first game on a newer, more expensive 16-bit computer to reach the UK #1 spot, because getting closer to the arcade experience, driving away on an endless road under the bright blue sky, must have been a powerful motivator for players.

As well as making it to a deleted scene in Donnie Darko, Out Run’s influence even extended to giving rise to its own genre of music (sort of), though while the ST version has an unsurprisingly superior audio experience than the Spectrum games we’ve looked at, its music doesn’t stand out even as much as that of the Commodore 64 version I played as a child. You can’t even choose between radio stations, the function which was the first thing presented on the C64 one.

The visuals are a bit more impressive than that in the context of everything else I’ve looked at so far. The landscape is brighter and more colourful; the car is more detailed; the road ahead crests and dips impressively. The sensation of weight and speed is enjoyable, even if it can’t match up to that provided by a moving seat at a dedicated arcade machine. The looks are not that much of a revelation, though. Roadside furniture repeats and looks jaggedly fake, and it’s all obvious that it is still a limited imitation of something else. It’s still enough for the underlying experience and feeling though, which is strong enough to survive translation.

The journey OutRun took to get here was not just from the arcade to the home, of course. It was published in the UK by US Gold, a company ostensibly dedicated to bringing over American games. However, OutRun is Sega through and through, even if Yu Suzuki’s vision was of driving in America (and Europe) rather than Japan. And Probe, programmers of the home version, were based in Croydon. So it was Brits pretending to be Americans, remaking a Japanese game with American aspirations, but the game doesn’t explicitly say where it is set. Maybe the palm trees are Okinawa? Cornwall? Picking that apart offers some alternative reads on the car’s inhabitants since there is, at least on the ST version, insufficient graphical detail to see a steering wheel. In Japan, and in the UK, we drive on the left hand side of the road and, leaving aside any other prejudices, the common assumption would be that the driver is the person on the right hand side. The blonde woman. Perhaps the bloke could already be the one there for company.

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How to find and buy a property for sale in London, whether you're looking to buy a postcard view home in Canary Wharf London or need help buying a London property with ENTRALON in some of the quieter and greener suburbs.

With over 8.6 million people, London is a major metropolis with residents from all over the world. The center of the British economy, politics and culture, London attracts large numbers of Brits and foreigners despite its high living costs and above-average housing costs.

Buying a property in the UK is probably one of the biggest investments of your life. This is especially true in London, where house prices are significantly higher. Given the large number of people looking for housing in London, the housing market is highly competitive.

Property for sale in London - is it a good investment?

The number of people renting and buying in London is currently 50:50. However, Price Waterhouse Cooper's research predicts that London will be a host city by 2025, where only 40% will own their own homes. This is largely because young Londoners are priced out of the market and forced to rent in London. This continued growth in the rental sector means there will inevitably be fewer homes for sale. If you want to buy for rent, you will have no problem finding tenants.

However, the London shopping market is still an attractive prospect for those with access to the resources. It has remained relatively stable over the years, including after the election. The end of the luxury market (میلیون over 1 million) was slowed by changes to the Stamp Duty last year. A new transport-based restructuring and the government's commitment to fund the construction of more affordable housing in London in January 2016 will help increase access to future areas.

Property prices in London

The 32 boroughs of London cover a large area. Naturally, prices vary depending on the location and type of London property you buy. The bulk of property sales are in the central parts of most London apartments. Many old buildings and new buildings are reserved for apartments for sale.

According to the Zoopla ZED index, the average home value in London in January 2017 was around 5655,000, up 2.23% from the previous year. But choosing central areas like Westminster brings in an average of 17,172,000 prices. This is much more than when you buy an apartment outside of central London. Meanwhile, in other affluent areas like Chelsea and Kensington, expect your budget to be more than $2 million.

However, if you want more space and don't mind a longer trip to the city, you can buy cheaply outside the city and most likely have the option of buying a house, terrace or semi-detached property. a garden. Properties in developing areas such as Croydon and Bromley, where these areas generally benefit from improved transport links, could be purchased for less than $500,000, according to the latest figures released by London property agency Faxtones.

Where to buy in London?

Location is very important when buying a property in London. Travel time to work or school can be substantial. The good news though is that London has a great transport system, with underground, ground, train and bus services and major routes making traveling in and around London as fast and easy as possible.

Naturally, if you live alone or as a young couple, you want to be closer to the heart of the city. On the other hand, families may want to look for larger properties and better schools.

Here are some of the best places to shop in London to help you decide on the types of spaces that suit your circumstances and budget. You can also read our guide to the best places to live in London.

Central London

Central London is often the preferred choice for young professionals, couples and expats who want to be close to everything. If money is not your thing and you prefer to minimize travel, the best option is to buy an apartment in central London.

Prices are in expensive areas with luxury real estate in traditional London townhouses or new stylish buildings in areas like Knightsbridge and Belgravia. The prices here are great. But buy and still find a reasonable price to pay for a good investment.

south london

South Thames offers a variety of homes in London, from London Riverfront apartments on the south shore and the refurbished Battery to three-story terraced houses in areas such as Clapham and Dulwich Village, popular with young professionals and families.

Some of the growing areas in South London are Croydon, Wandsworth, Bromley, Peckham and Lewisham. Here, your money goes far beyond that, as many of these areas are already experiencing good growth.

In Croydon, properties average less than 400 400,000, while Wandsworth and Lewisham average around 600-700,000. All of these areas have excellent transport links to the city and have a wide variety of schools, local facilities and parks. Most of the time, you don't even need to travel outside of your neighborhood.

North London

North London also has many sections close to central London, including Camden and Islington. Inevitably increasing popularity has caused prices to rise significantly in these areas, but another popular area in north London is Barnett.

It is particularly suitable for families as it is one of London's largest districts. The city has a wide range of schools and excellent transport links to central London via Tube or ground trains, as well as routes close to the M25 and M1. It also has plenty of public green space and a diverse and self-sufficient space filled with amenities.

West London

Hammersmith and Fulham are two areas in the west of London, close to the city, that have grown significantly in recent years.

However, other promising areas such as Wembley are proving to be a popular choice for shoppers, with a number of new developments for an open-air and residential mall that will attract more buyers to the area. Although located in Area 4, it has efficient transport links and is close to the M25 and M1 roads. It is also just a short train ride from Heathrow Airport.

Other popular areas of West London include Richmond, Tokenham and Kingston upon Thames, which offer grand houses, beautiful tree-lined streets and lush greenery for fun and relaxation.

East London

Since the 2012 London Olympics, East London has undergone major renovations, particularly in areas such as Stratford and Newham. These areas have seen huge investments over the past decade.

However, affordable real estate can still be found in these areas with excellent links to Canary Wharf and central London, as the average home price is usually less than 400,000. This area has one of the most diverse and youngest ethnic demographics in London. This often makes it a popular choice among aspiring young professionals and expats.

Real Estate Agents in London

With a fast moving market, finding a property in London can take some time.

Their key is to research an area as much as possible and ensure your financial security up front. So you know exactly what you can pay for, what you want, and you can act quickly. There is little time to lose, and unnecessary skips and delays can result in the loss of your property.

There are thousands of independent estate agents to choose from around the capital. Most are local costumes operating in certain parts of the city. You may need to do some research to find the right real estate agent for you. However, there are a growing number of online and regional agencies serving the whole of London:

Europe

Saville

faxes

Strutt and Parker

Purple Bricks

your move

However, most real estate agents use Rightmove and Zoopla to list their properties online and on their websites. This can be a valuable resource during the initial search process.

Source:  ENTRALON

[denimbex1986]

'In the climactic moment of 45 Years, Andrew Haigh’s portrait of an elderly couple whose marriage cracks the week of a milestone anniversary, Kate (Charlotte Rampling) stares through a white bed sheet and into the past. Ever since her husband received news that his ex-girlfriend’s frozen body was discovered in the Swiss Alps from an accident decades ago, he’s been acting strangely. Itching to discover more, she sneaks up to their attic, finds his old projector, and illuminates a worst-case scenario. In an instant, her husband’s photos melt time. Her face, aglow in shock, appears to have just witnessed a ghost.

Indeed, Kate’s obsession with the past and its lack of closure has a haunting effect. She has found a punishing secret she cannot share, cannot escape, isolating and distorting the world around her. It’s a dizzying symptom that Haigh explores more intently in All of Us Strangers, his latest film that functions like a beautiful, gut-wrenching, and disorienting dream. Which is to say, everything feels just slightly elevated—the moods more intense, the colors brighter and somehow hazier, the conversations specifically formatted to reach a distinct destination. The real world, but trapped in a fantasy.

Adam (Andrew Scott), a lonely TV writer, seems to first slip into this fuzzy, liminal state inside his London apartment, starting a screenplay about his childhood set in 1987. Slumped at his computer, he pounces to his keyboard, then pauses and reconsiders, before slumping back and staring into space. Haigh then cuts to him lounging and snacking on the couch, one of the more authentic tongue-in-cheek winks at the writer’s process you will see in a movie. Adam needs inspiration. Instead he receives a strange knock at his door and a drunken advance from Harry (Paul Mescal), his only neighbor in their mostly empty and quiet high-rise. Adam rebuffs him, but won’t be able to much longer.

Eventually, Adam hops on a train to his old neighborhood in Croydon, which might as well be a portal into his adolescence. At a park, he finds his dead father (Jamie Bell), the same age as when Adam last saw him alive, who greets and guides him back home to his worried mother (Claire Foy). It’s been 35 years since his parents slipped out of the house, took a drive, and never returned home. But they welcome him back into their old house so casually, as though no time has passed at all. It’s a delightful surprise to Adam, who spends little time attempting to comprehend the logistics of this inter-dimensional rift. They have no bearing on this unexpected reunion. He is back in their arms again—only much taller and older.

Over dinner, Adam begins to share the details of his modern life, which his parents struggle to comprehend. It’s as though they’ve been preserved in amber, a quality delicately suggested in their dimly-lit kitchen and living room, cloistered by the outside darkness. Haigh’s screenplay is loosely based on the 1987 novel “Strangers” by Taichi Yamada, and the decade’s mores and music (his father plays records from the era) bleed into their conversations during Adam’s frequent visits. Like when his mother innocently asks him if he has a girlfriend, and Adam suddenly realizes she doesn’t know his sexual orientation (he never came out to his parents). The prompt soon begins a series of difficult conversations—about HIV, about being bullied in school, about his father’s absence—that Adam believes will supply him the catharsis he’s been looking for.

As his parents grapple with their past, Adam finds himself more vulnerable to Harry. An initial hook-up slowly develops into a tender romance, though Mescal’s soft and sad features suggest a darkness lurking under the surface. There’s something eerie in the way Adam must relive his childhood traumas and misunderstandings and then explain them all again to Harry, whose self-confidence and self-acceptance challenges Adam’s sheltered and unconsidered sexuality. In one dimension, Adam must modernize and update the people who raised him. “Things are different now,” he tells them. In the other, he explains to Harry the hovering stigma of words like “queer” and “gay” and the internal struggle of using that language. He is eager to build something in an otherwise empty life, but can’t resist his childhood’s glow.

Throughout Adam’s search for resolution (which begins a bit overtly but finds more nuance and self-awareness later), Haigh blurs the boundaries of his portal jumping. When Harry offers Adam a ketamine-spiked bump at a nightclub, his reality collides with neon nightmares and screeching noises that shake the foundations of his two universes. It’s more disorienting than unsettling, though Haigh challenges that distinction with visual elements (an infinity elevator mirror) and a sound design in which songs and score echo into various scenes, like one night, when Adam’s parents break into the Pet Shop Boys’ cover of “Always On My Mind” as they decorate their Christmas tree. It’s the kind of song that lingers long after they’ve finished singing, fitting for a ghost story whose entities exist like memories that Adam can’t stop visiting.

To his credit, Scott carries a warmth like a lantern inside these chilly environments. Even in Adam’s childish attempts to keep seeing his parents, Scott attracts empathy with lip trembles and anxious eyes, which Haigh occasionally captures bleeding into Mescal’s features or through his large glass window panes, reflecting the sunsetting city below him. That softer side—the glazed looks and muted generosity and care he exhibits to his trio—also emphasizes Adam’s passivity in this experience, even if he feels like he’s been in control. That’s never more acute than in the movie’s destabilizing and perhaps polarizing final act, which isn’t so much jolting as it is heartbreaking. Even in its overwhelming melancholic power, Haigh has made something therapeutic—about longing and holding on and learning to let go. They’re human lessons that sometimes need a paranormal push.'

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Pump House South Norwood, Croydon

Pump House South Norwood, Croydon Apartment Building, South London Property, Architecture Photos

Pump House South Norwood, Croydon Apartments

30 November 2021

Architect: Common Ground Architecture

Location: 22 Station Road, Croydon, CR9 1DG, South London, England, United Kingdom

One of the 2021 Brick Award winners in the Housing Development Small ctegory

Pump House South Norwood, Croydon Apartments

Bricks: Ibstock and Wienerberger

photo © Jim Stephenson 2020, photos courtesy of Brick Awards / architects

Pump House South Norwood Building

Pump House reinvigorates a prominent corner plot in the centre of South Norwood by creating 14 new homes and a new library two minutes’ walk from Norwood Junction Station. The site had previously been used as a surface level car park and had been vacant for nearly 30 years.

It is the first residential scheme completed by Common Ground Architecture and is part of the Brick By Brick’s Smaller Sites Programme, an initiative set up in 2016 to accelerate housing delivery in Croydon.

photo © Jim Stephenson 2020

Pump House was a test bed for ideas that were developed at the same time as leading the collegiate delivery programme with seven other practices. With tough budgets, the programme is greater than the sum of its parts; we found opportunities for standardisation and economies of scale in the parts no one sees, allowing us to exceed quality expectations in this public housing programme.

photo © Jim Stephenson 2020

The project exemplifies what we set out to achieve; characterful and robust homes that people will be proud of for generations to come. Conceived as two interlocking forms, the symmetrical white façade references the former Art Deco cinema that once stood on the site next door.

The recessed red brick detail in the white brick creates a bold motif that references the geometric fenestration patterns in the old Odeon. The red brick element that wraps the corner is more humble in nature and makes reference to the Victorian context.

photo © Jim Stephenson 2020

Hilary – comments

Well considered mixed use building on an outer London High Street. Well considered use of brick patterns and detailing and the long term need for robustness and low maintennance. Really lovely local infill site.

Planning Good reuse of a formerly poorly used site on an important local high street. Introduces taller scale buildings successfully even next to the adjacent 2 storey semis.

Design Simple design based on two distinct urban forms and two brick colours. Has worked through attempting to develop and test a set of standard details to support other parts of the programme. Each elevation has carefully considered a range of issues.

Construction Brickwork looks good. Protection against graffiti doesn’t seem to have been applied as neatly as it might. Details carefully considered including things like balcony fixings. Good brick project in a lower density urban context. Each part carefully considered.

A good example of a mid rise mixed use building on an outer London high street. This block is the market homes with affordable delivered across other sites.

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Post Free Classified Ads in Dubai

Classified ads are a form of advertising and in general, people can find them in newspapers, but in recent years, online listings have developed and allow individuals to sell and buy easier. Advertisements are grouped in categories, such as services, for sale, wanted and such. It is a better practice for businesses to post free classified ads in Dubai, as they are able to attract more customers. Certain websites allow users to post free classified ads in UAE and reach their target market.

There are certain considerations to keep count of regarding ads and many benefits as well. To start with, advertising is crucial for a business, being the main way of reaching customers. Some of the company's resources have to go in this direction, otherwise, the business fails to register profit and potential buyers miss the opportunity to enjoy their products or services. Those who post free classified ads in Dubai have limitless options, as they can post as many announcements as they like, they can include text and photos, change the text or price whenever desired. People with the same interest will go through the category and there are more chances of closing the deal, considering how easy it is to access listings.

Not many businesses have considerable funds for advertising and especially start-up companies or small ones find it hard to spend substantial amounts on marketing. However, they can always post free classified ads in UAE and wait for potential buyers to discover their products or services. In addition, consumers that want to sell their items, old or new, can also post ads on websites and interact with others, negotiate price and offer relevant information. Everyone is looking for a bargain and this is the reason why they enjoy looking through listings, as they never know what they can find.

Depending on the terms and conditions of online listings, businesses and individuals can add links to the announcement, redirecting visitors to their online shop or to the main product's page. There is nothing to lose when it comes to the subject, because posting ads is free and you can always try other methods separately. It costs nothing to create an account, include a text and interact with potential buyers. Classified ads work for every category, including real estate and job openings. Those who want to sell or rent a property within a certain location use listings often and even companies that have job openings.

It happens in many cases to require a professional for a job, maybe a plumber, electrician, gardener, and babysitter, someone to look over the house. It is easier to find and get in touch with such people directly online, on listings. You can discuss all details and the price and then meet to see if you want to collaborate. The online environment does bring people together and it makes it more convenient to find products and services.

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[denimbex1986]

'A tiny nod of the head, a release of the door, that's all it takes. And Adam is about to. So close to breaking his monotonous days, letting his handsome neighbor in with his bottle of whiskey, having a drink and seeing where it goes. But something fatefully stops him.

The smallest decisions have cosmic consequences in Andrew Haigh's film "All of Us Strangers." Adam (Andrew Scott), who is in his late forties, will still feel this. He's trying to write a TV movie about his youth. He doesn't make any progress, his days drag on slowly and aimlessly in the high-rise building, which, due to strange circumstances, he lives in almost alone. Until he notices that there is also Harry (Paul Mescal), who is 20 years younger than him.

Vampires and warm colors of hope

Both love men, they know that from the first eye contact. When Harry stands at Adam's door that night, lust glimmers in his eyes and he talks amusingly and drunkenly about this and that. Beneath it, Adam feels a desire for closeness so urgent that he becomes afraid. “I have vampires at my door,” says Harry, before the quiet click of the apartment door banishes him back outside into the night.

There is certainly a strong attraction that will emerge in the next few days. Adam makes up for the missed invitation, the two find each other and quickly realize that they can become a couple. Parallel to this development, which the queer English filmmaker Andrew Haigh portrays very erotically and in the warm colors of hope, something strange happens to Adam.

To fuel his autobiographical writing, he listens again to his childhood music, from Frankie Goes To Hollywood to the Fine Young Cannibals, and drives to the terraced house in the south London dormitory town where he grew up. There, a couple younger than himself greets him like a prodigal son. And you soon realize that the two, played by Claire Foy and Jamie Bell, are actually his parents.

This ghostly idea comes from Taichi Yamada's novel Strangers, but Andrew Haigh has, to a certain extent, superimposed his own life on top of it. And before you really ask how this can all be (the parents died in a car accident when Adam was twelve), you are already completely captivated by a situation in which Adam now has to explain, for example, what became of him - a gay man.

There is still so much to say and to forgive

The parents, whose world view was virtually frozen with their death in 1987, reacted with concern and even a little surprise. But is the world better for her son today or not? Should they have reacted more strongly when he had already fallen prey to bullies at school? And wasn't the British music of the eighties itself - in a flashback the Pet Shop Boys are recorded with the Christmas hit "Always on My Mind" - a celebration of queerness?

These questions swirl through the memories and conversations that Adam feeds on like an elixir - so much was taken from him too soon, so much still needs to be said, understood, forgiven. All that awaited the orphan later was AIDS, a new wave of homophobia, and a difficult, lonely time. Andrew Haigh's parents didn't die early, they just divorced - but he unleashes his own feeling of lost youth here with full emotional force. And if you don't have a heart of stone, you won't be able to help but think about things left unsaid and missed with your own parents.

Haigh filmed in her own parents' home

“All of Us Strangers” becomes a great study of encapsulated feelings and trauma, of old wounds that open up, and necessary conversations and hugs that can perhaps heal. The director Andrew Haigh didn't spare anything during this witching hour - he shot in his own parents' house in the suburb of Croydon, he once had Adam put on his too-short pajamas from his childhood - and he even talks about the eczema he had as a child , returned for the filming period. You can feel that in the intensity of the film, even before you know it.

The four performances are all breathtaking. Andrew Scott plays a man whose inner hardnesses are slowly loosening. Claire Foy as the mother brings another time back to life with minimal resources, Jamie Bell shows that the silent fathers of that time saw more than people gave them credit for. And Paul Mescal grounds everything with a wondrous, almost selfless need for love.

However, the film is in no way a tear-fest that drips with lard and describes the story in a positive way. He is internally much smarter and more logically built than one could imagine for a long time. Only when Frankie Goes To Hollywood begins the final ballad, singing about the "Power of Love" and the vampires that need to be kept away from people's doors, do you understand it in all its unforgettable, soul-shattering force.'

[pradip-burman]

Mobius Foundation announces the launch of India’s first environment school- World Environment School (WESc)

Mobius Foundation, an Indian NGOs working towards Environmental Sustainability, today, announced the launch of India’s first environment school in Coorg, Karnataka. World Environment School, Coorg (WESc) will be the first school in India and South Asia to take a leading role in promoting and delivering environmental education with sustainability at its core. Spread over a hundred acres across the beautiful hills of Coorg, the school’s focus is to build strong environmental and moral values among its students.

WESc will be operational from 2021 for Grade 6 to 12 students from India and around the world. The school will cater to the parents who want the next generation to be actively involved in the protection and sustainability of the environment apart from a world-class education.

The school will be set up with assistance from Whitgift School, a leading British educational institute and a part of Whitgift Foundation, a charity based in Croydon, South London, England. Whitgift School will provide academic support to WESc which would involve establishing all aspects of the curriculum and syllabus development, assessment and best-teaching and learning practices.

Mr Pradip Burman, Chairman, Mobius Foundation, said, “We at Mobius Foundation is environment ngo in delhi and we are very happy to announce the launch of WESc. This school along with the new age curriculum has been a long-cherished dream for me and my team. Through this school, we are putting together sustainable education in a way that has never been done before, and we plan to scale up cutting-edge environmental education. Along with innovative programmes, the school’s dedicated team of teachers will deliver an enriched learning experience tailored to the individual needs of each student.” He further adds, “Education for Sustainable Development is not only about being environmentally-friendly; it also involves developing life-skills including leadership, communication and management; all of which are extremely important for personal development.”

WESc will offer an international curriculum with affiliation from Cambridge Assessments and International Baccalaureate. It will be blended with a cutting edge environmental curriculum designed by the Centre for Environment Education (CEE). The IB Diploma Programme is an academically challenging and balanced programme of education with final examinations that prepare students for success at university and life beyond. It has been designed to address the intellectual, social, emotional and physical well-being of students. The programme has gained recognition and respect from the world’s leading universities.

“The need for NGO Related to Environment in India is growing rapidly as the degradation of the environment is taking place at a fast pace. Considering the escalating need, we have partnered with Mobius Foundation, which has taken a lead role in this direction by launching India’s first environment school. Every individual must take steps in reviving the natural resources and have an empathetic outlook towards the environment, a school dedicated to this purpose would certainly spread awareness.” said Mr Chris Ramsay, Head Master, Whitgift.

WESc aims to create an environment where teachers and faculty will cultivate a positive and progressive school culture. Teachers will have more opportunities to devise unique learning opportunities and students would benefit through increased participation and productivity and improved problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

WESc further intends to create a nurturing environment, in which young people can unleash and realise their potential, find their individuality, develop their intellect, appreciate diverse cultures, respect the environment, enhance their interpersonal skills, learn to work independently and collaboratively, pursue excellence, enhance their creativity and grow into mature citizens, committed to making a positive contribution to society and the nation.

Sources:- India education diary

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SEPTEMBER 16: Freda Du Faur (1882-1935)

One of the only woman mountaineers of her day, Freda Du Faur, was born on this day in 1882. Originally from Australia, Freda eventually became the very first woman to climb New Zealand’s tallest point, Mount Aoraki/Mount Cook in 1910. 

After completing the climb of Mount Aoraki/Mount Cook, Freda wrote: “ 'I was the first unmarried woman to climb in New Zealand, and in consequence I received all the hard knocks until one day when I awoke more or less famous in the mountaineering world, after which I could and did do exactly as seemed to me best” (x).

Emmeline Freda Du Faur was born on September 16, 1882 in Croydon, Sydney, New South Wales. Her father was a notable land owner and patron of the arts and Freda, as she was called, was a product of his second marriage to a woman named Blanche Woolley. She attended a girls’ grammar school as a child and was raised with one fate in mind – to become the wife of a wealthy man and mother his children – but, it is speculated that Freda developed a passion for the outdoors and mountaineering while visiting her family who lived close to the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Freda enrolled in nursing school for a while, but thanks to an unexpected large inheritance from her aunt, she was eventually able to abandon her detested nursing lessons and start her career as an athlete and adventurer. 

In 1908, Freda traveled to New Zealand and met the man who would become her mentor, Peter Graham. Peter elevated her knowledge of mountain climbing and taught her the nuances of ropework as well as snow and ice climbing. On December 19, 1909, along with Peter’s assistance, she took on her first major project and ascended Mount Sealy in the Southern Alps. In a period where mountaineering was seen as a hobby rather than a career and in which women were expected to remain in the domestic sphere, Freda quickly became an athletic champion. In December of 1910, she reached the height of her career by becoming the first woman to ever complete a climb of Mount Aoraki/Mount Cook, the tallest mountain in New Zealand. Her subsequent notable climbs include New Zealand’s Mount Tasman, Mount Dampier and Mount Sefton.

Freda photographed next to her tent and camp supplies during a routine climb (x).

In preparation for her climb of Mount Aoraki/Mount Cook, Freda returned home to Australia to further study her craft at the Dupain Institute of Physical Education in Sydney. It was there where she first met her trainer and eventual partner, Muriel Cadogan. When Freda began to turn her sights to the peaks of Europe, she and Muriel moved in together in an apartment in the London suburb of Boscombe. Tragically, Muriel suffered a nervous breakdown and when Freda attempted to admit her into a mental facility, both Muriel and Freda were admitted and were eventually separated against their will. After Muriel passed away in June of 1929, Freda was overcome with grief. Despite being released from the mental facility and taken back to Australia with her family, her confusion and sadness at Muriel’s death led to Freda committing suicide via monoxide poisoning on September 11, 1935.

For years, she was buried in an unmarked grave in Manly Cemetery until the site was discovered in 2006 and a plaque was added to commemorate her athletic legacy. Today, the Du Faur and Cadogan Peaks in the Southern Alps are dedicated to the lost mountaineering legend and her lover.

-LC