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Duffryn  () is a large housing estate  in the southwest of the city of Newport, south Wales comprising a large portion of the Tredegar Park electoral district (ward). Built on land belonging to Tredegar House , it was completed in 1978 and at the time won several awards for its design. The layout of the estate, as viewed from above, is that of large terraces undulating around a central wooded area. Originally a Council Estate, Duffryn is now a mix of private ownership and Newport City Homes RSL (Registered Social Landlord) properties.

The design of the estate is the result of a council competition. It was won by a consortium committed to the theories of planning devised in the architecture department of Cambridge University in the 1960s. The District Amenities Centre that was planned for the south-west corner of the 96-acre site was never built, so the plan of a largely self-sufficient community was not realised.

Despite the relative recent development of the estate, the name Duffryn is an ancient name for the wider township of the ancient parish of Bassaleg.

Duffryn is home to two of Newport's largest secondary schools – John Frost School and St. Joseph's RC High School. In 2006, John Frost School (known then as Duffryn High School) was the filming location of the Doctor Who episode School Reunion, filmed in late-summer 2005.

The majority of the estate is heated from an updated central boiler house.

References

External links
Duffryn on A Vision of Britain

Districts of Newport, Wales
Populated places established in the 1960s

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The real estate market is hopping and houses in your neighborhood are selling like hotcakes. You, however, are stuck owning the house that wont sell.
We first need to get some common anxiety issues out of the way. There is no curse on your house. Real estate agents are not conspiring against you. Home buyers are not tasteless idiots. Well, not all of them. If youre stuck owning the house that wont sell, there has to be an identifiable reason and you should be able to find out what it is. This is particularly true in the current real estate market.
The single biggest and easiest issue to address is the price of the home. Simply put, are you being reasonable when it comes to price? What are the comparable home sale prices in your area and how does your price compare to the sold houses that most resemble the condition of yours? If you are asking for more than similar houses, finding a buyer is going to be difficult. Remember, the issue is the appraised value, not what you subjectively think your home is worth.
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David Walliam's Billionaire Boy is coming to Blackpool
The new production will arrive at the Opera House Blackpool in March 2020.
Opera House Blackpool will host a brand new production of bestselling children's author David Walliams' Billionaire Boy, running from Wednesday 11 – Sunday 15 March 2020.
Produced by the award-winning Birmingham Stage, it marks the third time Walliams has collaborated with the company having previously brought Awful Auntie and Gangsta Granny to life. The latter received a coveted Olivier Award nomination.
"I absolutely loved the BSC's terrific productions of Gangsta Granny and Awful Auntie," Walliams says, "so I can't wait to see their brand-new production of Billionaire Boy! It promises to be a brilliant show!"
Billionaire Boy tells to story of Joe Spud, the richest boy in the country at just twelve years old, and his search for friendship. Leaving his life of luxury in favour for a local comprehensive school, things don't go as planned for Joe.
The book has been adapted by Neal Foster, who also acts for and manages the Birmingham Stage Company. The company is equally renowned for bringing Horrible Histories to life in London's West End and across the globe.
Foster will direct, with design by Jackie Trousdale, lighting by Jason Taylor, sound by Nick Sagar and music by Jack Poore.
Walliams has swiftly become one of today's most celerbated writers, having first published The Boy in the Dress in 2008. In total, David has spent 138 weeks at the top of the children's chart, more than any other author ever.
Suitable for ages 5+, Billionaire Boy arrives at Opera House Blackpool from 11 – 15 March 2020.
Tickets for Billionaire Boy at Opera House Blackpool in March 2020 are available now through Ticketmaster.co.uk.
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12 Things You Might Not Know About The Wiz
By Mark Mancini
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Two years ago, NBC treated us to a live rendition of The Sound of Music. Last December, 9.21 million viewers caught their take on Peter Pan. Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, the network will air The Wiz Live!, a brand new production of the 1975 smash that descended on Broadway like a Kansas twister. Here's a quick introduction to the musical and its Oz-sized legacy.
1. IT WAS CONCEIVED AS A TV SPECIAL.
NBC is about to come closer to realizing late producer Ken Harper's original vision than anyone ever has. During the early 1970s, Harper hatched the idea of dramatizing L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz with an all-black cast. At first, he wanted to put this concept not on Broadway, but on network TV. Harper pictured a big-budget televised extravaganza starring Melba Moore as Dorothy, Flip Wilson as the Scarecrow, Godfrey Cambridge as the Lion, and Bill Cosby as the Tin Man, but the idea went nowhere. After mulling over the prospect of turning the premise into a feature film, Harper set his sights on the Great White Way.
2. THE MAIDEN RUN'S COSTUME DESIGNER WAS A FORMER JAMES BOND VILLAIN.
For his work on The Wiz, Geoffrey Holder won a Tony for Best Costume Design. It was one of several that the show would bring home (keep reading). At the time, this son of Trinidadian immigrants was also a director and an up-and-coming actor who had appeared in such movies as Doctor Dolittle (1967) and Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972). Film buffs will always associate him first and foremost with the 007 thriller Live and Let Die (1973), in which he portrayed a bombastic fiend known as Baron Samedi.
3. FINISHING THE SCORE TOOK THREE YEARS.
"I'd start to work at 11:30 at night, when everyone else went to bed," lead composer Charlie Smalls told The Los Angeles Times. The musician went on to claim that The Wiz's signature style could be described as "sophisticated funk." Smalls also helped to write some new songs for the movie version before dying of cardiac arrest in 1987, when he was just 43 years old.
4. "EVERYBODY REJOICE" WAS WRITTEN BY LUTHER VANDROSS.
Though the score was mostly written by Smalls, he couldn't take credit for every single number. One of the show's most popular songs, "Everybody Rejoice" (a.k.a. "A Brand New Day") was penned by Luther Vandross, the vocalist who later wrote such Billboard hits as "Don't Want to Be a Fool," "Power of Love/Love Power," and "Here and Now."
5. STEPHANIE MILLS (THE ORIGINAL DOROTHY) DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO AUDITION.
Mills was 16 years old when she found out about The Wiz. She hadn't yet had much theatrical success, and, according to the actress, she didn't even want to audition for the show. "I had gone out for so many things and did not get them," she told ChicagoPride.com. Eventually, Mills's mother persuaded her to try out anyway—and "that experience ended up changing my life," Mills said. The Wiz kicked off Mills's career as a musician and Broadway star. For a long time thereafter, Dorothy's solo "Home" was her signature song. In The Wiz Live!, Mills will return to her roots to play Aunt Em.
6. THE WIZ'S FIRST DIRECTOR WAS FIRED BEFORE THE SHOW REACHED NEW YORK.
The Wiz had its world premiere in Baltimore on October 21, 1974. Prior to the curtain's rise that night, director Gilbert Moses III addressed his audience, confessing that one actor was sick, another had been replaced, and that there hadn't been time for a single technical rehearsal. Moses was dismissed shortly thereafter.
Holder then took over and started making significant changes. He cut an Act I song titled "Which Where, Which What, Which Why?" The costume designer also removed a number of puns and a character known as the "Queen of the Field Mice." The revised musical came to Broadway's Majestic Theatre on January 5, 1975.
7. THE WIZ WAS ONLY THE SECOND BROADWAY SHOW TO EMBRACE TV ADVERTISING.
Before 1972's Pippin, no Broadway musical had ever mounted a TV ad blitz. After a few weeks' worth of poorly-attended performances, The Wiz followed suit to make up for lost time; 101 television commercial spots were purchased at a cost of $120,000.
Harper and 20th Century Fox (which helped finance The Wiz) had a strong disagreement about what these ads would look like. "They wanted to use part of the lion in the poppy field scene," Harper said, "but I said no. We were aiming for families, so I thought the 'Ease on Down the Road' segment was more appropriate." Harper won out and, thanks largely to those memorable advertisements, The Wiz finally found its audience.
8. SOME EARLY REVIEWS WERE NOT FAVORABLE.
By and large, the reviews were unkind to this bold new interpretation of The Wizard of Oz. "The quickest way to start a race riot, other than bombing the White House, is for someone to tamper with an American classic like The Wizard of Oz," wrote critic Rex Reed. Walter Kerr of The New York Times called it "feeble at every turn." His colleague, Clive Barnes, more or less concurred, writing, "There are many things to enjoy in The Wiz, but, with apologies, this critic noticed them without actually enjoying them." Still, a combination of effective advertising and word-of-mouth buzz sent The Wiz onto a four-year, 1672-performance run.
9. IT WON SEVEN TONY AWARDS.
The critics really ate their words when The Wiz claimed seven Tonys, including awards for Best Musical, Best Choreography, and Best Original Score. Holder's efforts were rewarded with not one but two Tonys: Best Costume Design (Play or Musical) and Best Direction of a Musical. Finally, Dee Dee Bridgewater (Glinda) and Ted Ross (the Lion) were respectively named Best Featured Actress and Actor.
10. PHYLICIA RASHAD WAS IN THE ORIGINAL ENSEMBLE.
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Long before she became TV's Clair Huxtable, Rashad brought her talents to The Wiz, playing a Munchkin.
11. AT THE TIME, ITS 1978 FILM ADAPTATION WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL EVER MADE.
The film, which cost $24 million, bombed at the box office.
12. MICHAEL JACKSON'S SCARECROW MAKEUP TOOK FOUR HOURS TO APPLY.
The Wiz marked Jackson's film debut, and while most critics panned the movie, his performance was widely praised. "It's good that the Scarecrow is the first traveling companion [Dorothy] meets," Roger Ebert wrote. "Michael Jackson fills the role with humor and warmth."
Legendary special effects artist Stan Winston (one of the geniuses behind The Terminator and Aliens) oversaw Jackson's makeup. Every morning, this required four hours to put on and, sometimes, the singer wouldn't bother removing it before going to bed after a long day's shoot.


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Tom and Michele Perelka, a husband-and-wife team from New Providence, will compete this weekend for the title of national champion in the second annual Sam's Club National BBQ Tour in Bentonville, Ark. The prize: $50,000.
"It's a hobby that's gone wild," says Tom, a full-time manager of an automotive center. Michele is a personal trainer. They are the two-member team, Lo-N-Slo' BBQ, which will compete against 49 other several-member teams. But to these barbecuing winners, more members on the team isn't always better.
"Sometimes, there can be too many chiefs and not enough Indians," Tom points out. "We've been organized; we both have things to focus on." Tom is in charge of the actual grilling and Michele takes care of prepping, sauces and boxes.
"She's in charge of all that, besides being in charge of me," he quips.
"There is never any confusion to what needs to be done and who will be doing it," Michele adds.
There is one other member of Lo-N-Slo' BBQ who needs to be mentioned, even though she doesn't actually compete – Sky, the German shepherd.
"She's our p.r. rep," Tom says. She's also listed on their website, lo-n-slo-bbq.com, as taste-tester and greeter. Sky and a few lucky neighbors are the only ones who get to taste the Perelka's winning barbecue most of the year because they don't sell it.
"We're just a competition team. My neighbors, they see my trailer come back from a competition and I'll hear knocking," Tom says, joking, adding that he'll hear them panting outside the door.
Lo-N-Slo' BBQ was one of 677 teams that competed and won at both the local and regional level to become one of the top 50 finalists to compete on the national level at The Sam's Club and Kansas City Barbeque Society National BBQ Tour finals on Saturday.
"It will be well worth the 20-plus-hour drive," Michele says.
All dishes in the competition will use meats from Sam's Club. Each team will submit chicken, ribs, pork and brisket to be judged by a panel of 48 KCBS-certified barbecue judges, on taste, tenderness and appearance.


Chapter 8 : How to utilize the utilities?
Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition's CLDC 1.0 contains some utilities that make the life of the programmer a lot easier. These utilities are very helpful during coding. They save the time and the effort which a programmer has to put during coding. The utilities are mainly concerned with the time, date and collections. CLDC 1.0 also has the support for a random number generator.
There are many changes which you will encounter if you are switching from the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition. One major difference is that the number of classes is comparatively very few. Also the classes that are there have considerably reduced functionality. Some like the Vector class are based on older versions of Java. Thus we should use these utilities with due consideration to there limited functionality in the 'Compact, Limited Device Configuration' 1.0.
This class holds a representation of a specific instant in time, with millisecond precision and has been subset for the Mobile Information Device Profile based on JDK 1.3. The Date class is intended to reflect coordinated universal time (UTC), but it may not do so exactly, depending on the host environment of the Java Virtual Machine. This may be due to the lack of support for 'leap second' in most computer clocks.
Thus we find that the Calendar class is useful for a variety of tasks. Below this paragraph I have given a code snippet which uses both the Date and the Calendar class. In this example the date variable is used to store the information from the instance of DateField or the Calendar. The purpose of the code is to retrieve the day of the week from a date.
Random number generation is a very useful utility provided by the Compact, Limited Device Configuration 1.0. An instance of the Random class is used to generate a stream of pseudorandom numbers. Random class uses a 48-bit seed, which is then modified using a linear congruential formula. If two instances of this class are created with the same seed, and the same sequence of method calls is made for each, they will generate and return identical sequences of numbers.
This constructor constructs a random number generator which is initialized based on the current time of the device.
This constructor constructs a random number generator which is initialized based on the single seed given as the parameter.
I will now show you a method which can generate a random number between the two numbers. The first number is referred to as 'min' and should be the smaller of the two inputs. The second number is called 'max' and should be the larger of the two. It is assumed that both the numbers are positive. Also the result can be any number between the two inclusive of the larger number. Do remember to construct an instance of the Random class before using this method.
This class implements an increasable array of objects. Vector contains components that can be accessed using an integer index. The Vector can increase or decrease its size based on the needs of the application. Vector's storage increases in chunks according to the size of its capacityIncrement.
This constructor constructs a vector that is empty.
This constructor of class Vector constructs an empty vector with a specified initial capacity.
This constructor of class Vector constructs an empty vector with a specified initial capacity and capacity increment.
Vector is a very heavy element. Try to avoid using it as much as possible. Wherever possible try arrays instead. We have researched that by using arrays instead of Vector you can speed up the execution of the program by up to 70% in certain situations!
Note: For saving space, the CLDC implementation is based on JDK 1.1.8, not JDK 1.3.


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Move over, smartphones: IFA 2020 this year was all about cheap Android tablets
By Tom Bedford 06 September 2020
Phones are so 2019
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 (Image credit: Samsung)
Annual tech event IFA 2020 has finished, and one strange trend has emerged – only one single smartphone was unveiled, and it's a cheap Samsung Galaxy A phone. IFA doesn't always have loads of phones, but a measly single device is still a shocking turnout – or it would be, if another gadget hadn't taken phones' place.
It seems 2020 is the year of the cheap Android tablet, as five different slates were announced - that's not a huge number, but given it's a narrow market segment dominated by Amazon with its Fire devices, normally few companies bring out cheap Android tablets.
The new tablets launched at IFA are the TCL 10 Tab Max and TCL 10 Tab Mid, the Honor Tab 6 and Honor Tab X6, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7. That's a high tablet-to-smartphone ratio compared to most years when tablets are rare.
So what are these tablets like, why are there so many of them, and what could this change mean for the smartphone and tablet market? Lets take a look.
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TCL's new tablets, the 10 Tab Max and 10 Tab Mid, are 10.1-inch and 8-inch slates both running Android. They have screens from TCL with lots of eye health features, like an alert if you're holding the slate too close to your face, and cool color modes.
There are kids-modes options in them, so you can hand the slate to your kid without worrying about them accidentally opening the wrong app, and the Max comes with a stylus too – with TCL positioning it largely for educational purposes.
TCL 10 Tab Mid (Image credit: TCL)
Honor has the Tab 6 and Tab X6, 9.7 and 10.1-inch slates, which use Huawei's AppGallery instead of the Google Play Store for apps. They have an e-Book Mode to make reading large swathes of text easier, and productivity extras like App Multiplier mode so you can split-screen the same app as in iPadOS. The smaller device comes with a stylus as well.
Finally, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 has a 10.4-inch screen and runs on OneUI, Samsung's Android fork. It has a big battery and high-res screen, though most of the top features from the Galaxy Tab S7 are missing.
It's worth pointing out we don't know prices for most of these tablets, but their specs suggest they'll be very affordable – more like rivals to the super-affordable Amazon Fire tab line than the entry-level iPads (which cost a bit more, prices below).
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So few smartphones, so many tablets
There's probably a very easy answer to why there are so many new Android tablets at IFA: Covid-19.
Since most people have been stuck at home, tablets have seen a surge in popularity – they're useful for home-educating kids, for watching shows on a second screen while you work, for conducting video calls while you're doing other things, and more.
It's likely TCL, Honor and Samsung recognized this demand and made their tablets to fill it – in fact, it's almost surprising more companies didn't leap to get in on the action.
So what about the lack of smartphones? Well, since Covid-19 started causing conferences and live events to be canceled, smartphone manufacturers have learned they don't need these big gatherings to launch smartphones. Since then we've seen loads of live-stream launches and digital launch events.
The Sony Xperia 5 launched at IFA 2019 (Image credit: Future)
Now, companies likely get more attention if they host their own events, rather than run them under the IFA banner, so there's an incentive to skip the conference. In fact, Motorola launched its Moto G9 just a few weeks ago, and Xiaomi is rumored to have a few launch events through September – clearly, smartphone companies are going their own way now.
Flipping the table(t)
Sadly, this renaissance in cheap Android tablets probably won't last – in many countries around the world, lockdown is starting to become a distant memory (for better or worse), and the demand for the gadgets won't last long.
At IFA 2021, then, we might not see as many slates as we saw this year, but smartphones might not take their place either. Instead, it's likely audio-visual products will dominate – that's usually the focus of IFA, after all.
The bigger impact may be on MWC 2021, which is set to happen in February. Perhaps some of the companies who couldn't get affordable tablets ready for IFA will have some to show off there, as well as plenty of smartphones (given it's a smartphone-focused show).
IFA 2020 is Europe's biggest tech show (although much smaller this year due to global restrictions), and TechRadar will bring you all the breaking news and first impressions of new TVs, wearables and other devices as they're announced.


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Join the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for its triumphant two-day show in celebration of lockdown ending
In celebration of the end of lockdown and the resilience and community spirit of Melburnians, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has announced its triumphant return to the stage on December 13-14. Performance of a Lifetime: Live, which takes its name from the heartwarming vaccine awareness campaign launched by our arts industry earlier this year, will feature a stellar line-up of musicians and performers at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
You'll get to listen to contemporary music stars like hip-hop artist Kaiit, ARIA Award nominee Mo'Ju and singer-songwriter Liz Stringer, all of whom will make their debut with the MSO. Performers from Melbourne's major arts companies like the Australian Ballet, Melbourne Theatre Company, Opera Australia, Orchestra Victoria and Victorian Opera will also grace the stage, along with stars from shows including Frozen the Musical and Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Dannii Minogue is also performing, with the popstar saying: "It is an honour to be joining the MSO at the iconic Bowl. What a way to kick off summer in Melbourne alongside the incredible line-up."
In acknowledgement of the extraordinary work and dedication of our frontline workers over the past 18 months, several hundred tickets will be donated to essential workers for this show.
"It would be remiss of the MSO and our audiences to join in post-lockdown celebrations without sharing the benefits with the true heroes of the pandemic, our frontline workers and community champions," says MSO managing director Sophie Galaise.
Tickets will be available through the MSO website from Monday, November 8 at 3pm. Gates open for both shows at 6pm and ticket-holders must show proof of vaccination upon entry.
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Fact-checking the March 16 Sunday shows
Did we hear that right? An Obama adviser said Sunday that the president's job approval poll numbers are actually on the upswing. We decided to check it out.
By Aaron Sharockman March 16, 2014
Have President Barack Obama's poll numbers turned a corner?
Meet the Press moderator David Gregory said Sunday that Obama's approval number remained at 41 percent, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll. That's low, but not historically dismal.
Obama senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer offered a brighter outlook in response. (It's no shock that he'd try.)
"Public polls, they're all over the map," Pfeiffer told Gregory. But, Pfeiffer said, "We're working our way back. If you look at the aggregate of public polling, we've gained 3 points in the last couple months."
A White House spokesman pointed us to Real Clear Politics, a political website that aggregates polling data and calculates an average.
While the Wall Street Journal/NBC poll released last week has Obama hitting a new low with an approval rating of 41 percent, the Real Clear Politics average had Obama bottom out in December with an aggregate approval rating of 39.8 percent.
On March 17, Obama's aggregate poll numbers put his approval rating at 42.9 percent. That accounts for the 3-point jump that Pfeiffer claimed.
The recent "surge" seems to be skewed largely by outlier polls conducted by Rasmussen Reports and Bloomberg.
In a survey from March 13-15, Rasmussen Reports said 49 percent of Americans approve of Obama, while 50 percent disapprove, a statistical dead heat. Bloomberg between March 7-10 found an even split among those surveyed -- 48 percent both approved and disapproved of Obama. That's a six-point improvement from December.
Other poll aggregation methods, meanwhile, show much more modest gains by the president.
Huffington Post, for example, tracks 88 polls and takes a snapshot of the daily tracking polls from Gallup and Rasmussen every three days. According to their model, Obama's aggregate approval rating was 42.5 percent on Dec. 2 (his low point) and has jumped just a bit to 43.3 percent. That's less than 1 percentage point, a considerably smaller improvement than Real Clear Politics' average.
Charles Franklin, co-founder of pollster.com and director of the Marquette Law School Poll in Milwaukee, walked us through his own aggregation of Obama's poll numbers.
According to Franklin, Obama's low point came Dec. 2 when he registered an approval rating of 41.98 percent. He currently estimates the number at 44.38, a gain of about 2.4 percentage points.
So all three poll averages show Obama's low point actually came in early December, but his bounceback varies depending on the methodology.
"There are various ways of 'averaging' or aggregating polls to estimate trends," Franklin said. "My bottom line: There has been some gain though it appears to be not as large as 3 points when using all available polls and a standard trend estimate. There may be a specific pollster you could find that has shown a 3 point gain, but that is cherry-picking the one with a larger gain, rather than using all the polls as I and HuffPost do."
On Pfeiffer's claim, we said: Mostly True.
On ABC's This Week, a liberal pundit also turned to poll numbers to help make her point.
Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, argued that Democrats should take advantage of what she called a populist moment.
"The majority support (raising) the minimum wage," vanden Heuvel said on ABC's This Week. "More fairness, taking on a rigged system that's working against working people."
Vanden Heuvel read the polls correctly, but it's unclear if the issue ultimately will sway any elections. Still, her claim rates True.
The latest results from a Bloomberg poll show 69 percent of the public supports raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour over the next three years. A CBS/New York Times poll in February found 65 percent support for raising the minimum wage.
But polls also suggest that it's not necessarily a high priority for many Americans.
A February Gallup poll found just 2 percent of respondents said wages were the most important issue facing the country. A Quinnipiac University poll in January had very similar results. In an open-ended question about the nation's top priority for 2014, 1 percent of respondents mentioned the minimum wage, while 16 percent said jobs and unemployment, 15 percent said the economy in general, and 18 percent said health care.
Staff writers Steve Contorno and Jon Greenberg contributed to this report. Aaron Sharockman is the editor of PunditFact.com.
Correction: Charles Franklin said President Barack Obama's aggregate approval rating bottomed out at 41.98 percent in December 2013. An earlier version of this story included a different figure.
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