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Duties shall include but are not limited to the following:
- Ensures compliance of fleet aircraft and maintaining of tracking systems (CAMP, FlightDocs , etc ), ensuring all scheduled and unscheduled items are completed in a timely manner.
- Participate as a member of the Emergency Response Team
- Responsible for company tool calibration program.
- Act as company liaison with service plan vendors, e.g. Satcom, GoGo, Honeywell Avionics Protection Plan etc.
- Perform quality control and assurance of aircraft maintenance activities including overhaul, modification, maintenance and repair of aircraft structures, engines and accessories as well as of maintenance policy, training and logistical systems.
- Provide effective training to internal and external stakeholders on aircraft maintenance policies, procedures and practices in accordance with best practices, applicable CFRs and company directives.
- Train and qualify technicians.
- Primary responsibility for conducting CASS Audits and Quarterly Meeting.
- Ensures good communication between the Regulatory Agencies for all held certificates.
- Assure all work accomplished by mechanics is completed in accordance with the company’s policies and General Maintenance Manual, Manufacturer’s Maintenance Manuals and current CFRs.
- Ensure that all assigned RII maintenance work performed on Alerion Aviation aircraft is executed in accordance with FAA regulations and Alerion Aviation standards.
- Management of Outsource Maintenance Providers
- Authorization of OMPs and maintenance of OMP files.
- OMP training and maintenance of OMP training files.
- Ensure all company maintenance facilities and equipment are kept clean, organized for efficient maintenance workflow.
- Assist DOM with Scheduling, planning and performance of required aircraft maintenance and inspections.
- Assist DOM with Directing the maintenance department and Outside Maintenance Providers to assure maintenance is performed in an efficient and satisfactory manner and in accordance with OEM manuals and applicable FAA regulations.
- Assist DOM with Submittals of both Service Difficulty and Mechanical Interruption Summary Reports required by FAR 135.
- Assist DOM with Prioritizing troubleshooting of log items, Deferred Maintenance Items, part ordering, and delegation.
- Assist DOM with Performing Maintenance Control Responsibilities after-hours.
- Other duties as delegated by the Director of Maintenance.
Salary offered for this position varies with experience but will range from 75K to 110K
Alerion offers competitive pay and benefits. This includes:
- Covered medical insurance
- Available dental and vision plans
- Matching 401K
- Covered life insurance.
- Paid vacation.
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The Chief Director: Immovable Asset Management
Western Cape Government
4th Floor, 9 Dorp Street
Dear Chief Director: Immovable Asset Management
SUBMISSION OF REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE DISPOSAL OF ERF 1675 AN UNREGISTERED PORTION OF ERF 1424 SEA POINT AND REMAINDER OF ERF 1424 SEA POINT
Thank you for the opportunity to express our views on the sale of the Tafelberg School. We object to the sale of the property to a private school and appeal to you to make the property available for the development of much needed social housing in the Sea Point area.
The Tafelberg School property is very well suited to residential use in general and to social housing in particular as its primary land use. The availability of this property provides a unique social housing opportunity on the Western sea-board side of the Cape Town City Centre. Another such opportunity is unlikely to be found. This provides an opportunity to reverse the history of spatial apartheid that has shaped social and economic lives in Cape Town – such an opportunity should not be discarded.
The City of Cape Town’s Central City Regeneration Programme, introduced in early 2012, focuses on generating economic activity, creating new jobs and opportunities for empowerment, providing access to the city’s resources, facilitating social cohesion, enabling environmental sustainability and energy efficiency. This vision includes creating diverse, globally connected and socially inclusive spaces to encourage an entrepreneurial culture and provide a welcoming and inspiring place for socially mixed communities. The Tafelberg School property provides a special opportunity to implement this programme.
Cape Town’s CBD still does not have any integrated affordable housing opportunities. Government and private developers have often cited the high price of land and input costs in the Central Business District (CBD) as obstacles to building affordable housing in the CBD. This property, located in the CBD, provides a very good opportunity to turn this situation around. Affordable and inclusive housing is not only possible in the CBD, but is necessary to reverse spatial apartheid that results in social and economic exclusion. It would provide residential opportunities that assist low- and moderate-income households to have access to the City’s socio-economic resources. On that basis alone, affordable and mixed-income housing in the CBD must be a priority for all spheres of government as well as the private sector too.
Affordable housing in the CBD has significant economic benefits. Allowing people to reside closer to their places of work has fuelled the growth of other commercial centres around the Cape Town metro-region, such as Century City and Bellville. One of the most strategic and straightforward ways to maintain the CBD’s economic draw would be the addition of affordable housing. This would not only bring in more people, but it would also help to enhance the local economy by offering more opportunities for more people. Social housing built at this property could provide homes for nurses, police officers, those employed in the retail and other business sectors who earn regular salaries and want to live in the area.
We and other NASHO members previously engaged with key stakeholders in the Western Cape Provincial Government around the use of some of the sites in the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works‘ Cape Town Central City Regeneration Programme for social housing. The intention was to ensure that low- and moderate-income households gain access to affordable housing in the inner parts of Cape Town. Throughout the engagement we were encouraged to provide site specific business models for social housing and/ or mixed social housing. One of these sites was the Tafelberg School Site and a comprehensive Feasibility Report was therefore submitted to the province in March 2015 to make a case for social housing within the City of Cape Town’s Central City and including at the Tafelberg School.
The Feasibility Report showed the viability of developing predominantly social housing on the identified properties. It also reinforced the government’s national strategy to provide well-located affordable housing to previously disadvantaged and poor communities through its various programmes including the Social Housing Programme.
It is our recommendations that the feasibility study be revisited subject to The City of Cape Town Municipal Planning By-law which came into operation on 1 July 2015. This by-law replaced the Land Use Planning Ordinance, No 15 of 1985 and laws such as the Removal of Restrictions Act.
The by-law gives effect to the municipal planning function allocated to municipalities in terms of Part B of Schedule 4 of the Constitution. It also gives effect to certain requirements set in the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) and the Western Cape Land Use Planning Act (LUPA), both of which came into operation on 1 July 2015.
We firmly believe that the redevelopment of the Tafelberg School property for social housing will contribute toward restructuring of the apartheid city and alleviating poverty in Cape Town. It provides an ideal opportunity to for the Western Cape government to demonstrate unequivocal commitment to social justice by promoting an inclusive and integrated city. We urge you to reconsider the sale to a private school and to make the site available for social housing as we believe that this is in the public interest.
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Please see below the latest signs to be placed around the town in areas of relevance:-
This area is being cultivated to encourage the environmental and ecological aspects of the area.
During the summer we let the grass and any wild plants grow. As we approach autumn, we have cut the vegetation back, raked the area and have sown ‘yellow rattle’ seed ready for next year.
We hope this will encourage more flowers in 2021 as well as increase the positive impact for birds, bees and insects.
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The launch of NASA's newest Earth-gazing satellite will have to wait another day due to high winds that made launch too risky Thursday (Jan. 29).
Earth is a unique, life-supporting world, but new research shows that the "recipe" for Earth might also apply to terrestrial exoplanets orbiting distant stars.
The magnetic fields of planetary building blocks lasted for a surprisingly long time in the solar system's early days, a new study suggests.
Though the galaxy is over 2 million light-years away, the Hubble telescope is powerful enough to resolve individual stars in a 61,000-light-year-long stretch of the galaxy's pancake-shaped disk.
A new satellite expected to launch this month will improve drought monitoring in the United States and around the world, NASA scientists said Jan. 8.


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- Studio: Universal Pictures
- Release: May 6, 1988
- Director: James Glickenhaus
- Writer: James Glickenhaus
- Cast: Peter Weller, Sam Elliott, Antonio Fargas, Daryl Edwards, Jos Laniado, Richard Brooks, John C. McGinley
Video archive for the film Shakedown, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1988. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Happy viewing!
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Unemployment rates among recent college graduates vary greatly and, at least in part, depend on what degree students have, according to a study from Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce.
Overall, the unemployment rate among recent grads with a bachelor's degree is 8.9 percent.
Students who majored in architecture have the highest unemployment rates, at 13.9 percent, due to the collapse of the construction and home-building industry, the report says.
Unemployment is the lowest among recent grads with degrees in engineering, the sciences, education and health care, at just 5.4 percent.
Unemployment rates go down significantly for students with graduate degrees, at just 3 percent.
More from Georgetown's study is available here.

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City Controller Alan Butkovitz today asked the Nutter administration to take over the salary costs for five staffers that were previously on the school district payroll.
Because they were paid through the district, those workers were not subject to a city ban on political activity. But Board of Ethics Executive Director Shane Creamer last month released an opinion from City Solicitor Shelley Smith that said those workers should be subject to the same rules as other city employees.
City Finance Director Rob Dubow said the city would assume the expense. Butkovitz last month said the combined paychecks of those staffers was $265,059. But the total cost for the city will be higher when you figure out the benefit costs, said Butkovitz's First Deputy City Solicitor Harvey Rice.
Once the workers are on the city payroll, they will not be allowed to be political. Rice said that the employees who had previously held political posts have stepped down from the positions. They will also all receive ethics training.

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Happy Father’s Day! Thank you for everything you have done for me and for your family over the years! I love you very much, and I thank the Lord greatly for you! God bless you all your days!
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We at School District 5 would like to acknowledge that we are on the Homelands of the Ktunaxa People.
The Ministry of Education and Child Care is responsible for Indigenous Education in the BC public school system from kindergarten to grade 12. Indigenous Education seeks to improve success and supports for Indigenous students, and increase the presence of Indigenous culture, languages and history for all students. It also aims to help teachers bring Indigenous knowledge into their teaching practice.
Our District is committed to the education of our students of Indigenous ancestry.
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For the defense of the Chicago Bears, the game plan to today's NFC Championship Game is fairly simple.
The Bears have to stop Green Bay running back James Starks. They have to rush quarterback Aaron Rodgers. They have to make sure they don't give up a big play to Greg Jennings and Donald Driver.
Oh, and between every series, they have to drag their offense along. Again.
In Chicago, a linebacker of a city, this is how it has always been. The defense plays well or the franchise shuts down for the season. There is no other option.
It was that way back in 1963, when a couple of Hall of Famers in Doug Atkins and Bill George put the nasty in the Chicago defense and allowed a rather pedestrian quarterback named Bill Wade to win an NFL championship.
It was that way back in 1985, when another pair of Hall of Famers, Mike Singletary and Dan Hampton, were in charge of the bruises and carried a punky quarterback named Jim McMahon to win the Super Bowl.
It was that way back in 2006, when Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs were mean enough to get a quarterback named Rex Grossman to the Super Bowl (before losing to the Colts).
And so here the Bears are again, trying to be monstrous in the midway. This time, the quarterback who could use a push is Jay Cutler. This time, the offense in question was ranked 30th in the NFL. This time, like last time and the time before and the time before that, there is more pressure on the Bears defense than on any unit left in the playoffs.
Either it is good or the Bears are gone.
Granted, it is not as if Chicago has the best defense in the playoffs. Frankly, it gave up more yardage than any of the other three teams still standing. If need be, however, the Packers are good enough to win on offense. The Steelers, too. Even the Jets.
Consider this: The last time the Bears played the Packers, Chicago gave up only one touchdown. And lost.
Consider this: Today, the Bears have to shut down the best quarterback in the playoffs (Rodgers has a 134.5 rating), the best running back (Starks is averaging 94.5 yards per game) and the two top receivers left (Jennings and Driver have 20 catches between them). That's a lot of bricks to lay before quitting time.
Consider this: Cutler. Granted, he had a good game against the Seahawks, but in two games against the Packers this year, he threw three interceptions and only one touchdown.
By now, that probably shouldn't surprise anyone. In their better years, the Bears have usually had to shut down potent offenses to survive. It is a town of Dick Butkus and Richard Dent and Wilber Marshall and Atkins and George and Singletary and Hampton and Buddy Ryan and George Allen.
Now, you can add Briggs to that list. When he's healthy, Tommie Harris. And, as much as anyone, Julius Peppers, the rare free agent who signs a huge contract and looks like a bargain afterward. And, of course, Urlacher.
If defense is the staple of the Bears' franchise, then the middle linebacker position is the staple of the defense. If Urlacher can get to another Super Bowl, the days when critics suggested he was overrated will be over, and the all-time ratings will begin.
"It's hard to measure somebody," said defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli, a former Bucs assistant. "You look at his stats, which obviously are awesome — (Bears) all-time leading tackles and all those things. He's got a knack for the big play. He just has a way about him. You've seen it all year. He stacks up with anybody in the league like that.
"As you know, this man, in our system, he's unparalleled in terms of his leadership and his knowledge of our system. Those guys look to him for that leadership, not just strong, loud, good player, but his adjustments on game day, the checks, he's got it all. He's the full package. That, to me, is what really separates him from others."
Some defenses beat you with schemes, and some beat you with speed, and some beat you with trickery.
Not the Bears. Over the years, they have traded bruises until the opposing team folds. They have snapped and snarled their way through the bad weather and the bad turf.
Today, if the Bears are to survive, that won't change.
"That's who we are," Marinelli said. "We believe in our basic philosophy of eventually it's going to come down to me beating the guy across, a one-on-one battle no matter how you get in it. There is only so much you can do.
"The teams who have a philosophy just blitzing every snap; eventually, though, as you blitz you are going to have to beat someone to get there most of the time. You are not going to have a free guy. If you have a free guy, it's someone on the outside. So it still comes down to a one-on-one football game.
"For us, it's the same situation. We just do it a little bit differently, but in the end, as our players said, we're not going to change a whole lot. For the most part, you are going to know what we are going to do, and we are going to try to out-execute you."
In other words, they have to overcome the elements and the odds and, if you're counting, two quarterbacks.
Is this bunch monstrous enough?
Either that or the Bears will pack it in.

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Blake Shelton was right: It got a liiiittle awkward at the CMAs last night
Award shows can be such a double-edged sword. While we love watching our favorite artists get rewarded for their hard work, sometimes the hosts make some dicey jokes in a room where tensions are already high. It’s become kind of a tradition to push the envelope when it comes to award show commentary, but at least last night, Blake Shelton was expecting it.
Shelton and Miranda Lambert, two icons in the country music community, divorced over the summer and are now on friendly terms, but this was the first time they’d be back in the same room together since the event. When Shelton went on Late Night with Seth Meyers, he spoke about the upcoming event:
That’s a great attitude to take, and luckily the “kicks in the face” ended up being more like gentle nudges. Hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood stood on stage and reviewed the big break ups that have happened over the past year, before getting to the moment everyone had been waiting for.
“And of course,” the hosts began. “We can’t ignore the breakup that really rocked our world — the one that’s one everybody’s mind. Two people in this very room who we all know and love — Splitsville. Look, they’re not even sitting together!”
At which point the camera panned to Kermit and Miss Piggy. Queue the lolz. They went on to add “On a completely unrelated topic…Howdy, Blake!” and even the singer himself started laughing.
Later they broke into a cover of Blake’s own song “We Don’t Have To Be Lonely Tonight,” but changed the lyrics to “We don’t have to be lonely at farmersonly.com, Blake!”
Apparently, Blake’s doing just fine. Last night, Gwen Stefani’s reps confirmed that our girl is dating Shelton. And Miranda Lambert? She took home the Vocalist of the Year award. So despite all the joking, Blake and Miranda are moving forward AND being good sports about a pretty tender topic. I’d say they deserve an award for that.
In case you missed it, here’s the full opening monologue, complete with awkward jokes starting at 3:28.
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A new generation of pesticides that were not supposed to linger in the environment are showing up in the Arctic, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist.
Researchers from the Department of Agriculture discovered traces of the new compounds a couple of years ago in the ice fog and surface ice near the Pribilof Islands.
“This was a surprise to everyone,” said M. Jawed Hameedi of NOAA. Two weeks ago, scientists returned to the Beaufort Sea to continue sampling. The new pesticides replaced products like DDT, banned in the 1970s because once in the environment its toxic effect is harmful and long-lasting.
In recognition of an increase in arctic contamination, eight Arctic nations, including the United States, Canada, Russia, Norway and Sweden, joined six years ago to discuss how to create a unified system to monitor arctic contaminants. Data from the eight countries were complied and presented last summer.
Ted DeLaca, director of the Office of Arctic Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, presented the result to dozens of scientists who gathered in Valdez for a three-day American Association for the Advancement of Science symposium last weekend.
DeLaca listed some of the findings from the arctic monitoring program. They included:
Elevated mercury levels are present in both the arctic ecosystem and people who live there. The level of mercury in human blood in the Arctic is five to 12 times higher than southern populations. The levels likely will continue to increase with the worldwide use of coal.
Nuclear waste dumped in the ocean by the then-Soviet Union doesn’t appear to pose any serious health risks. The greater risk comes from poorly maintained nuclear power plants and inadequate storage facilities in Russia.


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Syngenta - C&W supports Syngenta on defining the best use scenario for a plot in Matosinhos, Greater Porto
Syngenta instructed C&W to carry out a feasibility report which determined the best use for their premises located in Leça do Balio, Matosinhos.
We carried out a market analysis based on local industrial and residential sectors. This work included field research of property supply & demand and analysis of alternative use, subsequently tested through financial viability of the different scenarios which were previously defined.
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A Blackheath primary school has become the first Lewisham school to scoop a "remarkable" award for challenging pupils to achieve their best.
All Saints’ Church of England Primary School, in Blackheath Vale, was awarded the NACE Challenge Award which recognises a school’s ability to challenge all pupils to flourish.
MP for Lewisham East Heidi Alexander attended an award ceremony on March 21 at nearby All Saints’ Church which was decorated with bunting made by the children.
Head teacher Debbie Tompkins said: "This NACE Challenge award is a huge tribute to our whole staff at All Saints' who work very hard to make learning fun and challenging for all children at all ability levels.
"We are very keen to work with other Lewisham schools to help them achieve this award as well.
“Every child matters and every child has potential."
Ms Alexander added: "This is a remarkable achievement by All Saints' and I'm really pleased that a small and very dynamic Lewisham primary school has been recognised like this."
NACE assessors praised the school’s young leaders programme as well as a reading club set up by Year 6 girls.
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RAMAPO, N.Y. -- A candidate for state office is questioning why $3 million in taxpayer money is being earmarked for a non-profit organization’s supermarket project in a Ramapo village.
Republican Tom DePrisco is challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. David Carlucci in the race for the 38th Senate District seat.
The Pearl River resident Wednesday attacked Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council (EDC) for allowing, he said, “$2,950,000 in taxpayer funds” to “go toward the building of the new Heritage Park Industrial Complex in New Square.”
DePrisco charged Carlucci with making an inaccurate statement during a recent interview on FiOS1.
“My opponent,” he said, “intimated that this project was involved with the START-UP NY program.”
DePrisco said he had discovered that the project "is not eligible for START-UP NY funds because it is a retail business and is not seemingly associated with a New York State college or university.”
“It is eligible, however, by someone’s standards, for Empire State Development funds – nearly $3 million in taxpayer-funded grants for a $6 million building complex,” he said.
Carlucci spokeman Esteban Maccera said Friday that the EDC money had been awarded directly from the governor’s office without consulting the senator.
In a statement, Carlucci said he shared the concerns of his colleague, Democratic state Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, that their offices “were never notified of the revised proposals or consulted as to what their impact on the community might be.”
“This also speaks to a larger issues in which Empire State Development money is frequently rewarded to projects without key community stakeholders being consulted,” Carlucci said.
While not opposed to the project, the senator feels it needs to be thoroughly “vetted” and “scrutinized,” Maccera said.
“It is clear that more transparency and systematic requirements for approval must be put in place so that all taxpayers have the confidence that money being allocated in the name of economic development is being rewarded in a clear and equitable manner,” Carlucci said.
The senator promised to work with local officials to make sure the project -- to be housed in a 30,000-square-foot, two-story building at 20 Mezritch Road -- follows all “zoning, building, and operating requirements.”
According to lohud.com, it will be owned by the nonprofit Community Improvement Council and run by Hatzlacha Supermarkets.
More and more apartment buildings are going up in the area and access to fresh food is crucial for a population whose main means of transportation is walking, local officials told lohud.com.
Chesed/Share of New Square, a tax-exempt charitable organization, has plans to lease offices in the building.
According to lohud.com, $1.6 million of the project’s cost will be covered by Empire State Development funding under the Restore New York Communities initiative, a $600,000 grant from the ESD’s regional council’s capital fund; and a $750,000 Community Block Grant.
DePrisco said that while he encourages “economic development which spurs new jobs,” he also fails to see how a project with tax-exempt owners and tenants would benefit Ramapo and Rockland County “financially.”
One of the more controversial aspects of the project has been the supermarket’s plans to operate a kosher poultry packaging and distribution center in the building.
“Considering the previous attempts to build a poultry slaughterhouse nearby, these plans must be scrutinized to ensure that a slaughterhouse would not be incorporated later on,” DePrisco said.
According to Carlucci, the proposal for the project, as presented in 2009 to the Empire State Development Corp., contained plans for a chicken slaughterhouse.
Carlucci said he and the community both opposed that aspect of the plan, and it was removed.
“I believed then as I do now, that an industrial facility of this kind has no place in a residential community,” the senator said.
DePrisco, who is vice president of the Pearl River Board of Education and the Rockland County School Boards Association, said the state and elected officials should have “realized the absurdity” of allocating funds that could be used for “another eligible tax ratable,” schools, public safety or infrastructure.
The 38th Senate District covers the towns of Orangetown, Clarkstown and Ramapo in Rockland County and the town of Ossining and the village of Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County.
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A spokesperson said in a statement: “Amanda Abbington is unable to continue in Strictly Come Dancing and has decided to withdraw from the competition. The show wishes her all the best for the future.”
After the news broke, professional dancer Giovanni, who had been paired up with Amanda last month, paid tribute to her in a post on Instagram.
Posting a picture of them in costume for their Movie Week Rumba, set to Gabrielle’s Out Of Reach from the film Bridget Jones, Giovanni wrote: “Amanda.. I am so sad we can’t continue but I am proud of what we achieved and I am sending you so much love.”
Many other of the Strictly stars also sent messages of good wishes to Amanda, commenting on a post on the show’s official Instagram.
Dancer Gorka Marquez wrote: “Sending you love.”
So far, Amanda has not spoken out about her departure from the show.
However, last week it was confirmed she had been given a bye to this Saturday’s Halloween special after she was unable to perform.
A spokesperson said in a statement at the time: “Due to medical reasons, Amanda Abbington will not be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing this weekend. Strictly Come Dancing protocols mean that all being well, Amanda and Giovanni will return the following week.”
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6.40pm on BBC One.


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Falz “BAHD” Album Tracklist
Nigerian Rapper, Singer, Actor, and Entertainer, Falz Shares The Official Tracklist Of His BAHD Album.
BAHD, which will serve as Falz’ 5th solo album and a follow up to his previously released 4 albums; Wazup Guy, Stories That Touch, 27 & Moral Instruction, will be out on the 9th of June, 2022.
Falz took to his social media accounts to unveil the new album tracklist and the artists he featured on the project. This news comes in after the album’s announcement and the release of the project’s lead single, titled, "Ice Cream."
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“Beautiful Sunflower” ft. TIWA SAVAGE
“Knee Down” ft. CHIKE
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“Inside” ft. TIMAYA & BOY SPYCE
“Roger Milla” ft. L.A.X
“Ice Cream” ft. BNXN
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KIZZ DANIEL RELEASES TRACKLIST FOR HIS FORTHCOMING ALBUM
Popular hip hop artist and "Woju" crooner, Kizz Daniel has released the tracklist for his sophomore album titled "No bad Songz" (NBS). The Fly boi inc artist is set to release the album with set date unknown.The singer released the tracklist on his instagram page with a caption which read “Class resumes ____ #nbsthealbum? _ Date out soon ?”The list contains a 20 track songs with the inclusion of an already released single, titled "no do".
Omah Lay Unveils “Boy Alone” Official Tracklist
Omah Lay Has Shared The Official Tracklist Of His Debut Album Titled, “Boy Alone”.The Get Layd crooner took to his Instagram and Twitter accounts to unveil the Boy Alone tracklist.From the video on his page, Omah Lay will dish out 14 tracks with features from Justin Bieber and Tay Iwar.Omah Lay sampled a new song to reveal the titles of the tracks on the Boy Alone album.The project, which consists of 14 tracks, houses the hit singles; 'Understand', 'Attention' (feat...
Falz Announces 5th Solo Album + Release Date
Falz, a Nigerian rapper and actor, is preparing to release his fifth solo album.The Bop Daddy said on his Instagram page that the album would be released on June 9th, 2022. He also announced the album's title, "BAHD."Falz did not specify the number of songs on the album or the musicians he featured (if any). On March 22, 2022, the Nigerian actor, entertainer, and musician dubbed "ICE CREAM" released his first single of the year.Buju produced a sugar-laced hook that...
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[JURIST] The UK House of Lords [official website] debated the proposed Racial and Religious Hatred Bill [text; BBC Q/A] Tuesday as a coalition of demonstrators protested outside parliament. The bill, proposed [JURIST report] last year, is would ban incitement to religious hatred. The demonstrators, which included both religious believers and critics of religion, argued the bill would restrict religious believers' right to evangelize and outlaw legitimate public discourse. Home Secretary Charles Clarke [official profile] responded by asserting that the purpose of the bill was to stop extremist behavior, not to limit free speech. BBC News has more.
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Research In Motion was No. 3 in the global smartphone market after Nokia and Apple in the fourth-quarter 2010, according to an IDC report.
The market research report says the Canadian tech company's growth in the quarter ended Dec. 31 was driven by BlackBerry sales outside North America.
"Meanwhile, RIM continued to enjoy market leadership in North America, but nonetheless saw mounting challenges from the competition," IDC said Monday.
The ICD report shows that RIM lost market share in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, even as sales surged more than 36 per cent. Its share of the market in the quarter slipped to 14.5 per cent from 19.9 per cent.
While Nokia also lost market share, and Apple's share remained stable as its shipments soared 86 per cent, Samsung, HTC and other manufacturers saw their share of the market gain rapidly. Samsung, for example, boosted its market share to almost 10 per cent from 3.3 per cent, while HTC's share climbed to 8.5 per cent from 4.5 per cent.
For 2010 as a whole, RIM's share dipped to 16 per cent from 19.9 per cent, it shipments gaining more than 40 per cent.
Nokia continued to struggle in the North American market but still stayed on top globally in the quarter, followed by Apple , RIM, Samsung and HTC, IDC said.
IDC noted the growth of smartphones using Google's Android operating system, including HTC, Samsung, Motorola and LG Electronics.
"Android continues to gain by leaps and bounds, helping to drive the smartphone market," said IDC senior research analyst Ramon Llamas.
For 2011, IDC said it expects vendors to offer more mid-range and low-end smartphones at lower prices to reach the mass market.
IDC said a total of 100.9 million smartphones were shipped during the fourth quarter, up 87.2 per cent over the same quarter last year.
For the full year, vendors shipped a total of 302.6 million smartphones globally, up 74.4 per cent from 2009.
RIM was recently knocked out of the top five in the broader market for mobile phones, IDC said.


In this lab you will attempt to control the temperature in a box by adjusting the power delivered to the box.
The equipment is the same as for the last lab.
In this lab you will be trying to control the system shown below. The transfer function Gp(s) is the plant transfer function (measured in the last lab), and the controller transfer function, Gc(s), is simply a constant, Kp. You have seen in class how variations in Kp affect the steady state error as well as the speed of the system. In this lab you will verify how well those results are borne out.
For the purposes of this lab you will set up a Simulink program that looks something like the one shown below.
This diagram is a bit different than the previous. First, the output of the thermocouple amplifier is multiplied by 100 to get a result in degrees Celsius. Then we subtract off the ambient temperature to get a temperature that is relative to ambient, θa (so ambient temperature can be treated as zero, and all temperatures are relative to it). I put the controller gain, Kp, and the ambient temperature in "gain" blocks because you can change the value of the gain blocks without recompiling the model - this might also work with constants (you could replacing the constant "1" and gain θa by a constant θa).
While debugging you may wish to use a shorter experimental period to save time between runs.
Repeat the experiment with Kp=10.0 V/°C and the sampling time set to 10 seconds.
Potential extras: Try to get better results using different algorithms for Gc(s) but restrict yourself to multiplication, addition, and the tapped delay block (i.e., don't use any of the more complex blocks that are available). Don't worry about analysis (we haven't done that yet), just concentrate on improving (steady state error and/or time constant) system behavior. Can you drive steady state error to zero?
Or... try to follow a more complicated input (sawtooth, sinusoid...)
Or... reconfigure the system to implement disturbance rejection.
Present your data along with best fits (to find final temperature and time constant) and your theoretical results. I would like this done both graphically (one for each experiment) and as a table that summarizes all experiments. Comment on these results.
Also note the behavior as the register is opened at 2.5 minutes, though this doesn't necessarily require any theoretical results.
Strive to be organized. Every graph should be numbered (i.e., graph 1, graph 2...) and labeled (with a title, an x-axis label with units, and a y-axis label with units) and should be explicitly referenced in the report; any tables should likewise be numbered and labeled.
Turn in a pdf of your report on the course moodle page.


Within the ARIEL project (H2020 ARIEL EU project (ariel-h2020.eu) the Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) in Mainz will organize a Lab Course in Reactor Operation and Nuclear Chemistry to be held November 19-24, 2023 at the TRIGA Mainz research reactor of JGU.
The course is open for advanced Master’s students, PhD students and Post-Docs working in the field of chemistry, physics, nuclear engineering and related areas.
The participants will learn how to operate the TRIGA Mainz research reactor in steady state as well as in pulsed mode and study the effect of Cd-samples on the reactivity. In short-term irradiation of an Os-sample and subsequent gamma-spectroscopical analysis low-lying rotational bands in Os-190m are studied. Furthermore, ß-delayed neutron measurements using He-3 counting tubes are planned. For this, samples of U-235 and Th-232 are irradiated with and without Cd-shielding. In the Nuclear Chemistry part of the course, the participants will repeat the classical experiment of Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann that led to the discovery of nuclear fission.
The experimental programme will be accompanied by a series of lectures about the discovery of nuclear fission, applications of research reactors for science and industry and the operation and the special design features of TRIGA reactors. Furthermore, a lecture about the OKLO-reactor is planned.
The registration fee, travel and accommodation costs will be covered by the H2020 ARIEL Project (www.ariel-h2020.eu).
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Helping Africa's Largest Country Shed $30 Billion in Debt
November 17, 2011
In this two-minute 2006 video clip, CGD’s Todd Moss explains how the Center helped to open the way for Nigeria to obtain $30 billion in debt relief, one of the world’s biggest ever debt deals. Moss tells how CGD research led the World Bank to reclassify Nigeria so it could become eligible fo...
Reflections on "Our Common Interest," The Report of the Commission on Africa
December 22, 2009
CGD President Nancy Birdsall testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 on the Commission for Africa report initiated by Tony Blair. She suggested the U.S. should prepare a package of Africa-related initiatives for the UK-hosted G-8 Summit in July covering ...
Will World Bank and IMF Lending Lead to HIPC IV? Debt Deja-Vu All Over Again - Working Paper 193
November 23, 2009
Benjamin Leo, formerly of the U.S. Treasury and National Security Council and a key behind-the-scenes player in the inception and implementation of Multilateral Debt Relief Initiatives, examines the potential risk of renewed debt re-accumulation by countries that have only recently completed the HIP...
Will Debt Relief Make a Difference? Impact and Expectations of the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative - Working Paper 88
May 26, 2006
The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI), the latest phase of debt reduction for poor countries from the World Bank, the IMF, and the African Development Bank, will come close to full debt reduction for at least 19 and perhaps as many as 40 countries. Debt relief proponents see it as a momento...
Resolving Nigeria’s Debt Through a Discounted Buyback
August 03, 2005
Nigeria has $33 billion in external debt. The government has been trying unsuccessfully for years to cut a deal with creditors to reduce its external obligations but to date has only managed to gain non-concessional restructuring. The major creditors also have good reasons for wanting to seek a reso...
Delivering on Debt Relief: From IMF Gold to a New Aid Architecture
July 20, 2005
This study brings readers up to date on the complicated and controversial subject of debt relief for the poorest countries of the world.
Double Standards on IDA and Debt: The Case for Reclassifying Nigeria
July 13, 2005
Although nearly all poor countries are classified by the World Bank as IDA-only, Nigeria stands out as a notable exception. Indeed, Africa’s most populous country is the poorest country in the world that is not classified as IDA-only. Under the World Bank’s own criteria, however, Nigeria has a stron...
Double-Standards, Debt Treatment, and World Bank Country Classification: The Case of Nigeria - Working Paper Number 45
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Nigeria is currently classified by the World Bank as a ‘blend’ country, making it the poorest country in the world that does not have ‘IDA-only’ status. This paper uses the World Bank’s own IDA eligibility criteria to assess whether Nigeria has a case for reclassification.

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Bangalore Airport is no longer just about catching flights and landing. Concerts, sporting events and conventions will soon be taking place. In Kempegowda International Airport, an initial investment of Rs 100 crore will be made for this reason. It is estimated that the project will be completed in two years.
The Bengaluru Airport Authority plans to design a technologically advanced entertainment arena according to Livemint's news. The stadium will stretch over 6.3 acres, including live concerts, theatre, mega conferences and sporting events.
This entertainment zone's main attraction will be the Supersized Dome with a seating capacity of 9,000 people. Apart from Saka, there will be another Dome equipped for corporate events on a large scale.
The third zone will be the huge outdoor area where there will be open-air activities.
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An Air Force base in California is learning the hard way why you shouldn't flush flushable wipes
Beale Air Force Base, California — The 9th Civil Engineering Squadron (9CES) provides many skills and mission essential aspects such as, airfield maintenance, fire emergency services, explosive ordnance disposal and utility system construction to name few around the 9th Reconnaissance Wing.
With the COVID-19 pandemic quarantining airmen and families, pipe clogging due to flushable wipes has risen. The 9th Civil Engineering Squadron (9CES) has been taken away from the mission due to this issue.
"In theory using the flushable wipes sound like a good idea, but in reality it's actually very harmful to the plumbing system and the environment." said Master Sgt. Destrey Robbins, 9CES Water & Fuel Systems section chief.

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GFRIEND’s Yuju, Samuel, Lee Gikwang, And More Take Part In “Fantastic Duo 2” Chuseok Special
On September 15, a source revealed, “‘Fantastic Duo 2”s Chuseok special will be one with many stars. Stars will challenge to be a part of the duo for other stars, as Yook Sungjae recently took on to be a part of a duo with Gummy.”
The Chuseok episode will feature Wheesung and Park Hyun Bin, who are of the same age being born in 1982. The two stars both head their own genres, with Wheesung known as a formidable R&B singer and Park Hyun Bin nicknamed the “prince of trot.”
The challengers include Highlight’s Lee Gikwang, who recently made a solo comeback, for Park Hyun Bin’s fantastic duo. Others include GFRIEND’s Yuju, Samuel, Lizzy, Teen Top’s Niel, Heo Kyung Hwan, and more.
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It is still a scheme with low investment and obvious economic benefit to separate solid and liquid from pig manure by screw extrusion solid-liquid separator.
Development of domestic pig industry
Since the reform and opening up, with the improvement of people’s living standards in urban and rural areas, people’s demand for poultry, livestock, meat, eggs and milk has increased day by day, and the annual per capita share has gradually reached or approached the world average level, which has brought opportunities to the development of domestic livestock and poultry breeding industry. In the past, the retail aquaculture of small households no longer meets the needs of the large-scale meat, egg and milk market, but is replaced by the growing large-scale aquaculture.
When people taste delicious livestock and poultry products, we can not ignore another severe reality, that is, the pollution brought by large-scale breeding to the environment. In terms of large pig farms, a pig consumes an average of 1kg ~ 2kg refined feed every day. At the same time, it consumes 10kg ~ 20kg of water in a day. These sewage are mixed with pig manure and urine and discharged into the pig farm. A pig farm with tens of thousands of pigs will produce hundreds of tons of fecal water every day. At room temperature, these wastewater will ferment and stink, polluting land, water source and air.
The resulting wastewater occupies a large area of land. These fecal water is not easy to flow and inconvenient to transport, which is a long-standing problem. From the current situation of pig industry at home and abroad, there are few good methods. Among many schemes to solve fecal water pollution, the selection of screw extrusion solid-liquid separator for solid-liquid separation of pig farm fecal water is still a scheme with low investment and obvious economic benefits.
Application of pig manure slurry
The livestock and poultry breeding industry at home and abroad has developed, especially the scale of pig breeding has increased rapidly. The livestock and poultry breeding industry should take the road of large-scale production. Only when the scale is large can the efficiency be improved, but at the same time, the problems of efficiency and pollution prevention and control should be solved. In recent years, the development of agriculture in China depends on scientific farming. There are two main measures: one is improved seeds, the other is chemical fertilizer.
The use of chemical fertilizer can indeed increase production in a large area, but the results of too long and excessive use can not be ignored. Its side effects lead to soil hardening and soil fertility decline.
Practice has proved that soil needs organic fertilizer, especially organic compound fertilizer.
If the spiral extrusion manure separator technology is used to separate the pig farm manure water, it can not only provide the organic matter for the production of organic compound fertilizer, but also slightly treat the separated solids and feces to turn waste into treasure and produce broad-spectrum and efficient organic compound fertilizer. This is a measure to kill many birds with one stone, which not only improves the pig farm environment, but also achieves the purpose of increasing efficiency and yield.
Generally, the solid content in the manure water from large-scale pig farms is more than 3%. If the use of water is controlled, the solid content can be controlled more than 10%. This material is pumped into the screw extruder through the non clogging sludge pump. Under the joint action of screw auger and screw press screen, it can be separated into manure slag and fecal dilute with water content less than 70%.
When the water content in the fecal residue is about 40% ~ 50%, an appropriate amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be added to make a compound organic fertilizer; For the dilute part of its feces, it is a good organic liquid fertilizer after fermentation and watering in the field. At present, Laiguangying pig farm in Chaoyang District of Beijing adopts this technology. They not only solve the pollution problem of a large area of pig manure water, but also use pig manure. They use pig manure to fertilize the ground to produce high-grade green food, but also achieve considerable economic benefits.

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- Australian consumer sentiment has spiralled to its lowest point since the early days of COVID-19 lockdowns, though this time the pandemic doesn’t seem to be a factor
- Rather, headline inflation of over five per cent and the RBA’s 25-point rates hike in early May are seeing consumers lose confidence in the economy and their personal finances
- Workers in areas like hospitality, education, and the arts had the weakest level of confidence, while those in mining, IT, and telecommunications registered positive reads
- Meanwhile, an already-weak sub-index measuring consumers’ willingness to buy housing fell a further 1.5 per cent in May
- Despite the sensitivity of consumers to higher interest rates, Westpac says it believes a 0.4-per-cent rates hike in June is still the best course of action for the RBA
Australian consumer sentiment has spiralled to its lowest point since the early days of COVID-19 lockdowns, though this time the pandemic doesn’t seem to be playing a major role.
Westpac’s latest consumer sentiment data showed high inflation and rising interest rates were causing the lack of confidence in Australian consumers around the economy and their own finances.
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell by 5.6 per cent to 90.4 points in May — its lowest level since August 2020 when Victoria was entering its second wave of COVID lockdowns.
Westpac said when excluding pandemic-related shocks to consumer confidence, this 5.6-per-cent drop was the steepest fall since June 2015.
The bank said two “stunning” developments were unnerving consumers: headline inflation in late-April topping five per cent for the first time since 2007, and the Reserve Bank of Australia’s 25-point rate hike in early May to bring the cash rate to 0.35 per cent.
“While headline inflation pressures may ease from this point, consumers are aware that the Reserve Bank plans to continue increasing the cash rate for some time,” Westpac said.
The banking giant predicted a string of rates increases over the next 12 months would see the cash rate at 2.25 per cent by May 2023.
Consumers seem to be bracing for a steep rise in interest rates.
“Our May survey found 77 per cent of respondents expect mortgage interest rates to rise over the next 12 months, up from 70 per cent last month.”
At an industry level, Westpac found workers in areas like hospitality, retail, education, and the arts had the weakest level of confidence, while those in mining, IT, and telecommunications registered “solid” positive reads.
Meanwhile, the ‘family finances, next 12 months’ sub-index tumbled a whopping 11.2 per cent to 93.3 points.
Unsurprisingly, rising rates weighed heavily on consumer confidence around the housing market, with an already-weak index measuring consumers’ willingness to buy housing falling a further 1.5 per cent in May. The ‘time to buy a dwelling’ index is now at its lowest level since April 2008.
It seems most consumers predict housing prices will continue to rise over the next year.
Still, despite the sensitivity of consumers to higher interest rates, Westpac said it believed a 0.4-per-cent rates hike in June was still the best course of action for the RBA.
“The point at which interest rates become a damaging drag on the economy is unknown, but it is prudent to balance the need for policy to catch up with the surety that rates are currently well below that inflection point,” Westpac explained.
“The need to avoid an over-shoot later in the cycle is why, despite this disturbing tumble in consumer sentiment, we believe the prudent approach in June would be to lift rates by 40bps rather than the 25 bps that is currently favoured by most analysts.”

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Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray says his side's home form may have ruined their chances of making this season's Championship playoffs.
Boro have been among the top six for most of the campaign, although they've managed to score just 20 goals at the Riverside.
The inability to find the net was a problem during their last game against Doncaster on Tuesday, which ended 0-0. The result means Middlesbrough are now four points adrift of Blackpool and Cardiff, who occupy fifth and sixth.
If either side record more than a point this weekend, it would leave Boro's promotion hopes hanging by a thread.
Speaking ahead of his team's home match with second placed Southampton tomorrow, Mowbray said: "The disappointment of dropping two points at home on Tuesday night was a huge blow to us.
"It's been a struggle for most the season at home to open teams up. We haven't scored enough goals this season.
"But let's wait and see. You never know in football."
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REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
SECONDARY AND LOCAL ROADS PROJECT
Prequalification for Procurement of a package of Civil Works Contracts
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS
We refer to the prequalification invitation for Procurement of Civil works Contracts, as follows:
CWC/ICB/2012/WL – Rec 88, Reconstruction of road Peze e Vogel – Peze e Madhe in Tirana Region;
CWC/ICB/2012/WL – Rec 94, Reconstruction of road (Vaqarr) Prush – Gropaj – Kthesa e Kasharit, in Tirana Region;
CWC/ICB/2012/WL-Rec 108, Reconstruction of road Trebisht – Dogane (Macedonian Border), in Diber Region;
CWC/ICB/2012/WL-Rec 109, Reconstruction of road Vore – Kuç in Tirana Region;
CWC/ICB/2012/WL-Rec 110, Reconstruction of road Stermas – Picalle – Reparti Ushtarak – Sauk – Garunje - TEG in Tirana Region;
CWC/ICB/2012/WL-Rec 112, Reconstruction of road Shkoder – Shiroke and Shiroka’s village square in Shkodra Region;
CWC/ICB/2012/WL-Rec 113, Reconstruction of main entrance road and construction of a pedestrian path along the seaside on Velipoja beach, in Shkodra Region.
We inform all the interested applicants that ADF will issue Amendment No.1 to these Prequalification Documents.
Amendment No.1 can be withdrawn at the ADF’s premises and ADF’s web site.
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MUSE — close up of the H-alpha line in the strange galaxy NGC 4650A
This view shows how the new MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope gives a three-dimensional view of a distant galaxy. For each part of the galaxy the light has been split up into its component colours — revealing not only the motions of different parts of the galaxy but also clues to its chemical composition and other properties. This picture is based on data on the polar ring galaxy NGC 4650A that were obtained soon after the instrument achieved first light in early 2014.
Here just the parts of the data that show the glow from hydrogen gas are shown. Because the disc around the galaxy is rotating some parts are moving away from the Earth at different velocities to other parts, so the glow appears at different wavelengths and the motions of the gas are revealed in great detail.Źródło:
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Assange Loses Round in Extradition Battle
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange is still resisting extradition from England to Sweden to face allegations of sexual assault and rape, and Thursday, a British judge made his fight a little tougher — but Assange was ready with a speech and a plan to appeal. –KA
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At Belmarsh Magistrates’ Court in south London, District Judge Howard Riddle said the extradition would not breach Mr Assange’s human rights.
Mr Assange said the ruling, which he will challenge, was due to a “European Arrest Warrant system run amok”.
[…] Following the extradition ruling on Thursday, Mr Assange said: “What we saw today at Belmarsh was a rubber-stamping process. It comes as no surprise, but is nonetheless wrong.
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For more than three quarters of a century, First Christian Church has put on its annual Christmas pageant. Although it takes an entire community to put on a pageant filled with wise men, angels and baby Jesus, it takes just one man, Jimmy Spear, to coordinate that community. As associate minister of First Christian Church, his job includes directing the church’s annual Christmas pageant.
What are your responsibilities?
Organizing kids’ choirs, recruiting the wise men, shepherds, angels, Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus.
NAME: Jimmy Spear
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How do you find people to fill those roles?
I seek them out through the church, and some of them are volunteers. Fifth-grade boys and their fathers are always the shepherds. The senior girls always play angels. Three men from the church, of any age, play the wise men. Mary, Joseph and Jesus are always people who had a baby in either October or November.
What is your favorite pageant tradition?
I think it would be that we use a live baby as opposed to a doll. Wait, no, scratch that. The best thing is seeing the three wise men in full garb singing for the first time while they walk in. It’s impressive. Also, the spirit it generates in people — it’s why Christmas is here.
Do you have a favorite piece of music from the pageant?
“We Three Kings,” which the kings sing while entering. The choir sings, and the congregation sings. It’s just really neat.
How do you manage people with such a wide age gap?
People want to be a part of it. It’s one of the most exciting things we do together. People are always willing to be a part of it and know their roles. It’s tradition, they’ve been in it, and their parents were in it when they were kids.
Did you perform in any pageants as a child?
No. My first experience with the Christmas pageant was coming to this church.
What is the most stressful part of the job?
Getting the three wise men to sing while walking in. It’s the most impressive, but it’s difficult getting three grown men to walk in and sing while holding the gold, frankincense and myrrh.
What is the most rewarding part of the job?
Probably involving people, young and old, in the spirit of Christmas and sharing the story of Christmas.
Do you have a fond memory as director of the pageant?
Seeing the preschool angels waving to their parents while singing “Away in a Manger.”
Has this job taught you anything about yourself?
You can never start preparing too early. Dates sneak up on you.
What is it like for parents watching their children in the pageant?
Unspeakable joy. I’m not a parent, so it’s hard to say, but I think they’re glad their children are involved with such a great tradition and participating in the Christmas story. And they’re pretty angelic. They really get to see them shine.
What is your favorite pageant-related story?
It’s not so much a story, but I always think it’s funny to see a kid walking around and finding out they were the baby Jesus. Or you’ll see someone who is 50 years old, and they’ll say, “I was the baby Jesus once.”
What are you looking forward to most on the night of the show?
It has to be the tasting party reception after the show is over. We have a cookie and hors d’oeuvres reception with fellowships. We have a job well done, and now on to dessert.
Is there some outrageous occurrence that has happened during a pageant?
It’s always interesting getting the 4-year-old angels to stand in one place for a while and sing in unison. They can get pretty ornery.

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Parang kayo, pero hindi
*She is a 24-year old copywriter. He is an architect. They met and became lovers in college. They broke up last year but remained to be “friends.” They send sweet text messages and he calls her often to make sure she’s okay. They still date. They still have sex. They don’t see anyone else. It is obvious that they still love each other but when asked about their situation, she doesn’t know the real score. Even her friends are in the dark. “Parang sila, pero hindi.”
*She works in a telecom. He is reviewing for the board. They are in the same barkada. They talk on the phone till 4am. He gives her chocolates, flowers and CDs even when there is no occasion. Their friends are suspecting something. Bakit sila nagsosolo kapag may overnight inuman? Why does he hold her close on the dance floor? Bakit sila magkaholding hands lagi? Sila kaya? “He hasn’t admitted anything,” she rants. “But I let him hug and kiss me. Parang kami, pero hindi.”
*They work together in an ad agency. After office, they would watch movie, have dinner and stroll at Glorietta. She gave him Harry Potter books for his birthday in exchange for posing as her boyfriend to make an ex jealous. They made out during the company outing in Subic and never talked about it. He said “I love you” once but she wasn’t sure if she heard him correctly because they were both drunk then. But one thing she is sure of is her feelings for him. She likes him. And she’s assuming that with what he’s doing to her and with her, he likes her, too. There’s just one hitch: he has a girlfriend!
*She is a 28-year-old virgin. He’s a 35-year-old bachelor. Both mountaineers, they became close during their climbs. After a few dates in posh restaurants, he brings her to his condo where they would make out. They have been doing this for months. She wants to believe that “sila na” but then she’s not really sure about it. “We don’t talk about it but it doesn’t really matter,” she’d tell her friends. “What’s important is I am enjoying this — whatever it is.”
The “parang kayo, pero hindi” stage. Others call it MU or mutual understanding. Pseudo-relationships. Pseudo boyfriends. Flings. Almost like a relationship, but not quite. It is a phase where the persons involved are more than friends, but not quite lovers. Puwedeng may verbal agreement, puwedeng wala. One or both of you may have admitted your feelings, possible ding hindi. You just let your gestures do the talking for you. Walang pormal na ligawan na nangyari. Hindi kayo mag-dyowa. Pero sa kilos niyo, sa mga sinasabi niyo, parang kayo, pero hindi. This kind of “relationship” can happen at different stages for different reasons. It can happen after a break-up. You still love each other, and you want to be with each other but you broke up for a reason. And for reasons that you alone know, ayaw niyo na muna magkabalikan. It can also happen before a relationship, iyong pareho kayong nakikiramdam. Possible din na ayaw niyo munang mag-seryoso kaya kunwa-kunwarian lang muna. Testing lang. Puwede ring hindi puwedeng maging kayo kasi isa sa inyo — usually the guy –may ka-relasyon na. Kaya habang hindi pa siya nakikipag-break doon sa girl (sabi niya makikipag-break siya soon pero di naman niya ginagawa), wala muna kayong relasyon para nga naman hindi siya nangagaliwa kasi “hindi naman kayo.” This pseudo-relationship stage, for a time, can be fun. Lalo na kung naghahanap ka lang naman ng “kalaro.” Pero huwag ka lang mag-e expect na may patutunguhan kayo kasi wala talagang kasiguraduhan. So bakit ang daming nagse-settle sa ganitong set up ganoong hindi naman sigurado kung may patutunguhan? Iba’t ibang dahilan. Puwedeng for fun lang. Puwedeng “buti na iyan kesa wala” or puwede na iyang “pantawid-gutom.” Meaning, habang wala pa iyong the real thing, doon muna sa kunwa-kunwarian. For those who are not in a serious relationship, they would think that pseudo relationship is better than no relationship at all. It would be fun, if all you are after for is that “kilig” feeling. Aminado naman ako na once upon a time, may mga pseudo-relationships din ako. No commitments involved. For the simplest reason that they couldn’t commit, because they were either committed to someone else, or that they weren’t ready to commit.
My rationalization, “okay na iyun, kesa wala.” Ang habol ko lang naman, iyong kilig feeling. Iyong merong nagtatanong kung kumusta araw ko. Iyong merong ka-cuddle sa beach outing. Iyong kapag tumunog ang cellphone, mapapangiti na ako dahil alam kong galling sa kanya ang message. Iyong merong laging kasama. Habang wala pa ang the real thing, puwede na itong pagtiyagaan. But then I learned that although it was only a pseudo-relationship, the emotions were real. And usually, in this kind of set up, ang babae lagi ang lugi. UNA, you can’t ask him to commit. Since it’s not really a relationship, you can’t demand commitment from your partner. Ano ba kayo? May K ka nga ba magpasundo ng hatinggabi? You will always be uncertain about your role in his life. You can’t expect him to be always there with you. And if you feel jealous of the other girls, you just have to keep it to yourself. Ano ka ba niya para magselos? PANGALAWA, what if you fall deeply in love with him? You can’t be sure if he feels the same way. Baka nag-a-assume ka lang na mahal ka rin niya. Even if you are dying to tell him you love him, you can’t. Because you’re not sure if he’ll like it. Baka mapahiya ka lang. This stage will always make you wonder where you are in the relationship. Or if there is a relationship at all. PANGATLO, what if you become attached too much? What if you have invested all your emotions and this man hasn’t? What if you remain faithful to him, not entertaining other guys, only to find out that he is seeing other girls?
Isa pang downside ng pseudo-relationships, it is fleeting. When a disagreement sets in, or when one of you gets cold, then that would be the end of it. Unlike in a serious relationship, hindi mo alam kung saan ka lulugar sa isang pseudo-relationship. Wala kang pinanghahawakan. Kasi sa pseudo-relationship, there is no “us.” Meron lang “you and me,” hindi “us.” Buti sana kung pseudo-pain din lang ang mararanasan mo. Kaso, hindi eh. Real pain. And usually, kahit tapos na ang pseudo-relationship, hindi mo maiwasan umasang one day, may karugtong pa rin iyun. And you will be miserable, hoping to bring back what you used to have, only to find out eventually that the guy is in another pseudo-relationship with somebody else. Ang hirap, ano? You agreed to this kind of set up for fun and then you’d end up hurting yourself in the process. Pero puwede naman maiwasan ang pain eh. Puwede naman na hindi mo muna isipin ang future and just enjoy the feeling, without thinking of the consequences. But if you are certain that you are going to hurt yourself in the process, kailangan mo mamili. You can be happy and live the moment without worrying what would happen next. Or you can stop settling with pseudo-relationships and wait for the real thing. When I was younger and in a pseudo-relationship with an unavailable guy, a friend told me, “Sige, kung ayaw mong magpapigil, bahala ka. Magpakasaya ka. Pero huwag kang iiyak-iyak pagkatapos, dahil tatadyakan kita.” Ang bottom line lang naman, kung magpapasaya sa iyo, gawin mo. Ihanda Mo lang ang sarili mo sa consequence. Dahil ang “parang kayo pero hindi” stage ay bihirang nagiging totoo. Usually, hanggang doon lang siya…almost, but not quite.
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sorry i didn’t write there who i got this from,
will just repost this)

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Review by Carl Dziunka
When you list the great names of rock music from across the decades, Deep Purple has got to be hovering close to the top. Blasting out rock numbers for more than 40 years they have certainly found the formula for success. Releasing the long awaited new album; this comes 8 years after the Rapture of the Deep album released in 2005; the magic is still as strong. With a title like Now What?! it makes you wonder whether the band is thinking that they have done it all. Well actually, they probably have. The current line up works well together and this can be heard from the new 11 tracks that they have laid down.
This album has got it all and more. It’s classic Purple at their best harking back to the heady days of their peak in the 70’s and bringing some new direction for a new generation. Ian Gillan’s distinctive vocals are as strong as ever and give their new album that familiar taste that all Purple fans hanker after.
Album opener “A simple song” is sweet mix of guitar and keyboard, you get a flashback to what once was.
“Weirdistan” and “Above & Beyond” take on a slightly different direction. These tracks show off Roger Glover’s bass playing abilities mixed with Don Airey’s keyboard mastery. Steve Morse gets included with a guitar solo to show why he’s one of the world’s best.
“Out of Hand” shows off Ian Paice’s great ability on Drums with the perfect coextension to Morse’s guitar work.
Don Airey steps into the limelight on the track “Hell to Play” fitting into the Deep Purple family unit beautifully.
“Blood from a Stone” changes direction slightly and goes for a bit more of a Blues taste. This shows how versatile Purple is when it comes to changing genres. They handle the change so well.
“All the time in the World” slows down the tempo and shows again that Purple can handle changes easily as they contemplate a bit of soft rock.
Rounding out the album is “Vincent Price”. The track begins like the start of one of Price’s movies with the reverberating organ leading the song into Gillan’s vocals, a perfect choice for the ending of the album.
The only disappointing thing about the album is when it comes to an end. The good thing is that you can listen to it all over again. So when Deep Purple say Now What?! The answer is just keeping doing what you do best. This is another album to put alongside the other classic Purple albums.


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A healthy diet and regular exercise are the key ingredients for maintaining an ideal body weight. Everything you eat and drink has calories, some more than others. These calories provide your body with the fuel it needs to move around. Whether you’re putting on a pair of pants or going for a jog, your body relies on calories to function.
Your body only needs a certain amount of calories to function and then it stores the extra calories as fat. If you consume more calories than you are burning off you are more likely to become overweight. That stored fat will stay in your body until you burn it off, so you will either need to increase the amount of exercise you’re getting or lower the number of calories you are consuming to get rid of it.
Can I Lose Weight On A 1500 Calorie Diet?
Yes, the average person is able to lose weight if they stick to a diet of 1500 calories per day. The equivalent of one pound of body fat is 3500 calories. For every pound you want to lose you need to burn 3500 calories. An easier way to do this is by figuring out your average daily calorie consumption and cutting it down by 500 to 1000 calories. This could help you lose 1 – 2 pounds a week. That may not sound like a high number, but it is not healthy to lose more than that per week because it could cause other problems for your body.
The number of calories a person should consume in a day to maintain a healthy body weight varies on the person. Their height, gender, and activity levels are some of the main factors. However, on average an adult male usually requires 2000 to 3000 calories per day while an adult female usually requires 1600 to 2400 calories. So if you want to start seeing changes you will have to start slashing these numbers.
If you are unhappy with your current body weight then you could see some positive changes by cutting back to a 1500 calorie diet. You can actually do this by making adjustments to what you are already eating so it doesn’t have to be a difficult experience for you.
Do you ever see models in weight-loss ads claiming they still get to eat their favorite foods? They aren’t lying you know. Cutting back on your portion sizes and switching to lighter alternatives of your favorites foods can make a big impact on how you look and feel.
Of course, losing weight isn’t all about how much food you are eating. If you want to take control of your weight management then you will also need to stick to a regular exercise plan. This doesn’t have to take a lot of time out of your day either. Even making time to do just 20 minutes of physical activity can have positive results.
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Rachel and I were fortunate to attend a preview showing of Hugo, the movie based on Brian Selznick’s Caldecott-winning illustrated novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. We loved the movie so much that we decided to write this piece together.
Selznick’s Hugo is a lush and wonderfully conceived novel about an orphaned boy who lives in the walls of a bustling Paris station. When Hugo makes friends with the bitter old man who runs the toy shop and his book-loving goddaughter, Isabelle, he uncovers a secret mystery that connects his dead father’s automaton to something intricately wonderful.
Hugo is acclaimed film director Martin Scorsese’s first foray into family filmmaking, and judging from the finished project, he took the task very seriously. It is a movie that is clearly made by someone who loves the history of film and the filmmaking process. Thanks in part to 3D technology and Scorcese’s skilled eye, the film’s post-WWI Paris setting comes alive. The mechanical inner workings of the train station clock, where young Hugo spends most of his time, whirs to life in stunning 3D, and the vastness of the train station can be felt in this slow-building mystery.
Asa Butterfield as young Hugo gives a great performance- it is hard to look away from his large, clear, blue eyes. Acting great Ben Kingsley as the bitter, old toy shop keepers with a mysterious past is wonderfully touching in his role. For comic relief, comedian Sasha Baron Cohen plays the dastardly train station security guard who is always on the lookout for Hugo and his fellow orphans, attempting to round them up and send them off to the Parisian orphanages.
After reading Hugo and seeing the movie, you’ll want to continue the “Selznick experience” with his latest novel, Wonderstruck. Set fifty years apart, Selznick tells two stories, one in words and the other in pictures. While Ben longs for the father he never knew, Rose dreams of a mysterious actress. As the two separately set out alone to find the answers they’re looking for, they discover that their lives intersect more than they’ve ever dreamed possible.
Here are some images from the novel given to us with the kind permission of the author and illustrator, Brian Selznick:

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However, general manager John Elway and Co. may look to move out of the No. 5 spot, depending on the situation on April 26.
According to The MMQB's Albert Breer, Denver will explore trading down if none of its target signal-callers are still on the board by the time the team goes on the clock.
It's not clear which signal-caller(s) the team views as a potential franchise quarterback. However, it's possible four passers could be taken with the first four picks, especially if draft-day trades occur. That could put Elway in an interesting spot.
The Broncos' depth chart features Keenum, Paxton Lynch and Chad Kelly. While Denver would look at adding a quarterback at No. 5 if it likes an available player, missing out on its guy could lead to a deal that lands the team multiple picks.
Depending on how the first few selections go, the likes of running back Saquon Barkley, defensive end Bradley Chubb and other top prospects could still be available, possibly causing other teams to try to move up.
Once the Broncos go on the clock, Elway will have a decision to make that could impact the franchise for years.

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