Thursday, November 12, 2015

You need to be earning a lot of money to afford a one-bedroom apartment by yourself in Manhattan

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If you're planning to live alone and rent a one-bedroom in Manhattan, you’ll have to earn roughly $130,800 a year.

That’s 40 times the amount of September’s median monthly asking rent, which was a record $3,271, according to real estate search engine Streeteasy. Many landlords require tenants earn 40 times the rent in order to sign a lease.
Those looking in Brooklyn have to be high earners, too: median asking rents for one-bedrooms were $2,200 a month, meaning someone would have to earn $88,000 a year to pay that.
Lynn, a 35-year-old graphic designer, moved to the city 13 years ago, first to Bushwick, then to Boerum Hill, Park Slope, and Carroll Gardens, always living with friends or boyfriends.

15 Pictures Nigerians Who Grew Up Ajebutter Will Never Understand

If you grew up an ajepako, then you’ll relate with this list on an almost spiritual level, but if you didn’t, you’ll go through it wondering what the hell we are talking about.

1. This was your unofficial car:

This was your unofficial car:
“Driven” with either your hand or a stick.

2. Your parents got called Mummy and Daddy [Your first name].

Your parents got called Mummy and Daddy [Your first name].
Instead of Mr and Mrs [Your Last Name].

3-year-old boy shoots self in head and survives


When 3-year-old Darnal Mundy II grabbed a gun in his home and accidentally shot himself in the head, his parents thought he wouldn't survive. However, after weeks of intensive therapy, Darnal is now talking, walking and slowly regaining control of the right side of his body.
The small wheelchair that holds his body and the scars on his head and face are constant reminders of the morning he nearly lost his life.

UNILAG Lecturer Who Raped Daughter’s Friend Jailed For 21 Years

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Akinfolarin Baruwa, the UNILAG lecturer who was accused of raping his friend’s daughter few months ago has been jailed.
Mr Baruwa was given a 21-year jail term on Friday the 6th of November 2015.
The resident of Abesan Estate in Ipaja Lagos reportedly abandoned his first wife with 4 children before he remarried and since then he has been making one mistake after the other.
His family members are still in shock over the judgement.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

A Yale student took these amazing photographs to capture what's happening on campus

Yale March of ResiliencePhilipp Arndt PhotographyYale students at the March of Resilience.
At Yale, anger and frustration have been the status quo over the past few weeks. Students of color have banded together to rail against the systemic racism they say pervades campus life.
"I've long kept quiet about the recent developments at Yale," Philipp Arndt, a Yale student wrote on his Facebook page. "This was mainly because I was frustrated that an overdue discussion about racism was understood by too many as a discussion 'just' about a somewhat questionable Halloween email."

Outrageous photos from this year's Victoria's Secret fashion show

Behati Prinsloo showed off an outrageous costume.
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show taped in New York on Tuesday, and the multimillion-dollar production was as outrageous as ever. 
After months of arduous training, top models Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, and Candice Swanepoel were all featured in the show, and Gigi Hadid and Kardashian clan member Kendall Jenner made their runway debuts. Selena Gomez, The Weeknd, and Ellie Goulding performed.
The models are imperative — they'll help Victoria's Secret make billions of dollars in sales.
The show airs Dec. 8 at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.
She also spread the love.She also spread the love.
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Horrific injuries of dad left fighting for life after attack by two brothers

Laurette Martin has pleaded for help in tracking down the "scum" who battered her husband Jim
Fighting for life: James Martin suffered horrific injuries
A dad was left fighting for life after being brutally attacked by two brothers in front of his teenage son.
James Martin, 38, suffered horrific injuries when he was set upon by Grant and Graham Murray.
Mr Martin's wife Laurette, 38, posted the shocking images of her husband's injuries on Facebook after the attack in a bid to help catch the thugs, the Daily Record reported.
Grant Murray, 20, was found guilty of attempted murder after repeatedly kicking Mr Martin and stamping on him as he lay motionless on the ground.
His victim’s jaw was split in two by the force of the blows, a court heard.

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