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The dulwich galley has appropriated a distinct and living art form for its own grasping and parasitic ends. The tag is the only life visible on the statis of this grotesque commitee approved wall painting.Appropriation from those who cannot fight back is the acceptable face of the intellectually hamstrung art facilitator *community*.

nxjen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The originators of graffiti as an art form > probably started as 14 year olds doing crap tags. well done for trying to get a discussion going, but it is wasted on here

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On the other hand, there?s an interesting > discussion to be had about the spontaneity of > graffiti occurring on a managed piece of street > art. > > ...... There is not much chance of that on here I fear.

My oh my! I find this whole thread rather bizarre, especially the post about having a bit of a screen addiction and not wanting this for his/her child. Surely you should lead by example! Perhaps you should try living for a month without your phone/tablet/laptop and see the kind of world you would be forcing your child into. Today's kids live differently to how we do. Their streaks on Snapchat are part of their socialising and play an important role in their feeling of belonging - which is vital for teenage girls especially. I am aware of the times when I have asked my daughter if a particular friend is joining her shopping excursion and she replies, no she's not in our chat group (because no snapchat). I am glad my kids have phones. I am glad that they can use Citymapper so they can always get home even with train cancellations or an after-school excursion. I am glad I can contact them whenever I need to, so I know where they are and what they are up to. I am glad that their smart phones give them an independence which I would not feel comfortable about if they did not have this technology. Their phones are a source of information as well as a social network - through buzzfeed and google, they learn what they wish from how to make a fisherman's braid to how to insert a tampon. Of course it's all about parental choice, but smart phones are a part of young people's lives.

Shaun's DIY, The pharmacist in The Grove Vale Pharmacy, and all the teachers in our excellent local schools.

Hi, I am looking for parents' opinions on their children's sixth forms as we be applying for our son this year. What I am seeking is an established school or college which values and prioritises sixth form and will not only help him achieve his grades but also offer good guidance on future pathways including information on degree-style apprenticeships and career choices.

We did Xmas in Barbados a couple of years ago. Great week away - especially if you wish to escape the Xmas trappings.

This could be a valid plate if the J is a 1. Before 2001 year of registration was indicated by a letter at the start of the numberplate. This would then be a Y reg car from the year 2000. However, the 8 may be a 5 as mentioned above.

We had aupairs for almost ten years and mostly they were good experiences. My advice, based on waht we found, is: *Advertise yourselves on aupairworld with 'from London' added to your surname - it will get you a greater response. *Be very specific about what you want and the nature/rhythm of your family in your aupairworld profile. *Interview by Skype/Facetime and ask questions which will let you know that the candidate is genuinely interested in being part of a family and looking after kids (ie not here just to earn or as a stepping stone to a better job in London). Sound out if they are tidy/methodical/relaxed/creative etc... *Choose someone who you think will fit in well with you - sense of humour, opinions, personality - he/she will be a kind of flatmate for you so you must be able to get on well together. *Invite them for a weekend visit - to make sure it will work. Look for initiative during this visit - are they responding to the kids needs? Did they get the kids to tidy up / wash hands for lunch without prompting? Did they help in the kitchen? Get them to cook something - can they do a basic pasta dish for the kids? *If you can't have them to stay, Skype when the kids are up and introduce them and see how the aupair responds - what does she ask them? Does she show genuine interest? Ask how much they get involved at home in terms of domestic duties - can he/she iron a shirt, change sheets?. * Give yourselves a week settling in time when you can be around so the aupair can shadow what you do and gradually take over. Take him/her into town so that they know how to find their way around. Talk and bond during this week. * Be prepared to put time and effort into settling your aupair in - including helping them find their feet socially. * Create a simple manual including a basic timetable, kids interests, snacks, recipes of simple kids' meals, basic dos and don'ts,key house rules, how to stay safe - and we had a page of 'things we would like you to know but may not say' (this included things like regularly washing their bedding, not leaving scooters outside the house where they might get stolen etc). I hope this helps. Having aupairs is a truly enriching experience for everyone involved, but you need to enter into the right spirit of it. An aupair is not a straight forward employer/employee relationship. It is a bit like having a younger relative staying with you to help you out at home. Please pm me if you would like to know more.

Visit the showrooms to gather ideas and then shop around. For our new en suite everything came from different places as we shopped around to get the best price. Just about everything bought on-line including ebay.

You can also put them in the collection box at Sainsbury's for the Salvation Army / foodbank

you claim through your insurer and they claim off his- as long as he caused the damage, it should not matter. let your insurer chase it up and make sure you get all receipts etc for out of pocket expenses

A bath sponge is better than a baby bath - baby sized flat sponge that goes in the bottom of your bath. Travel changing mat was really useful for out and about and a v shaped pillow is great for breast feeding. And as your baby will be an autumn/winter baby, the growbags for sleeping are brilliant.

Wow, a 40% drop in aupair applications - that's Brexit for you! How did you get this statistic BTW? Just interested as we always got scores more applications on aupair world when we wrote x from London as our name rather than just our surname, as the website did not have a facility to search for the capital. Do you know if this drop is reflected across the country? Well at least it will cut out the economic migrant aupairs - those that choose to use a family as a stepping stone to a better paid job or those that are here purely to earn and are not interested in the cultural aspect of the exchange. We suffered twice from au pairs who gave all the assurances that they would be here for the year and then jumped ship after a few months because they had got a better paid job. So hopefuly, you will have a better if smaller selection to choose from.

its his birthday looming, this is significant to them

I have a responsible teenager but we are away from 29 July to 6 August. Are you interested in splitting the job?

Cannot recommend a lawyer but, if it is for your kids, you need to have it in trust for them.

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Not at all impossible! At my children's primary school, over a quarter of the year group used to go on to Kingsdale (less so now as majority go the new Charter).

Topline on the school's recent Ofsted: outstanding in every category. Full report to be published soon.

Schools get ?10 per board. 50 boards = ?500. That's a lot of pencils and whiteboard pens - which kids get through incredibly quickly. In the current climate of cuts, schools need all the cash they can get. Don't be so curmudgeonly.

Yes it will be. Love the GG carnival and always watch the procession down our road.

Someone will buy them and then rent them out at some extortionate rate, she said cynically, indicating her level of totallypissedoffness with the London housing market.

Children outside playing, having fun and making noise - hurrah! So much better than those who remain inside glued to screens. I am sure occasionally it gets a bit much, but surely not enough to get all passive aggressive over.