...course. 2. The Course. You have been allocated a weekend course, this will comprise of attending every Sat/Sun (Delete as appropriate) starting on: _______________ 0830hrs, the course will conclude a number of weeks later, typically averaging 8-12, however your course may be shorter or longer than that time frame, depending on your progress. It will comprise of a number of hours flight instruction, ground school, an exam and continuous ground operations support from yourself, including cleaning and preparing the operation for the day. Upon completion of the course, you will be awarded Blue GS Wings, however exceptional students with a combination of suitable weather and operational availability may have the opportunity to complete a Solo flight, in which case they can be awarded Silver GS Wings. 3. Attendance. You must be available for the duration of the course, however please be aware in exceptional circumstances such as sickness, injury or long standing inadequate weather, the course may be completed early, postponed or cancelled sooner. It must be stressed at this early stage that continuity of...
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...There was a lot of tension between Gordy and Joseph Jackson over the management of his children's careers, and the amount of participation in making their music. The Jacksons wanted more control over their recordings, this led to most of the Jacksons to leave Motown in 1975. Jermaine Jackson stayed with the company and pursued a solo career. He had previously released several albums but none compared to the success of his younger brother Michael. Michael and his brothers called themselves the Jackson’s after that and signed a contract with Epic records.in 1978 they put out their album “Destiny” and they were recognized as great and talented song writers. In 1978 Jackson made his first movie co-staring Diana Ross, The Wiz an urban retelling of the classic film The Wizard of Oz, where he played the scarecrow. In 1979 Jackson put out “Off The Wall”, his first album as a solo artist. The singles "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock with You" were both number-one hits. In 1980 Michael Jackson won his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Male Vocal...
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...be greater than the American minimum age simply because they have more transportation available as well as the fact that many of them use bikes as their major form or transportation allowing them to still be independent and responsible to getting to places on time and when they need to be there. Other reasons the age to operate a vehicle should be raised in Japan include certain lifestyle aspects and cultural aspects that differ from those in the United States. Japanese teens spend on average $100 a week on allowances provided by parents, leaving little reason for teens to hold jobs and lessens the need to drive. Also, In Japanese culture it is perfectly acceptable for grown children to live with their parents if they are single, and in many cases even if they are married. Japanese parents tend to give their older children space to live independently and do not intervene in their private lives even when they are living with their parents. Another reason extend the...
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...ROSSI N LEIVA 11/02/2014 MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR Friday, October 3rd 2014 The Hilbert Circle Theater For years I thought that I was born in the wrong generation, maybe because The Beatles music helped me learn English or perhaps that I was pretending to be an eighteen-year-old in 1964 and breathlessly awaiting the arrival of The Beatles onto the stage like those thousands to teenagers watching The Ed Sullivan Show. My husband and I arrived somewhat early and as we were walking into this magnificent venue, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I made up a very creative story to convince my husband to come along with me, so we were there inside The Hilbert Circle Theatre admiring its infrastructure and trying to figure out if we were the only ones wearing jeans and where our seats were. We grabbed one of the programs and began to read about The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, which quite honestly I have heard before but never even attempt to listen as we were getting ready to enjoy. As I read on page 51 of our class book “Music Listening Today” by Charles Hoffer, ‘the concertmaster is the last player to enter before the conductor,’… and he points to the various sections of the orchestra, as they play the long tone to tune their instruments to the standard pitch of A440. Well these random sounds were really loud, and somewhat confusing, who would’ve thought that they could play so beautifully. The concert began with a melodious 10 minute medley featuring wonderful musicians...
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...Boy George was born George Alan O'Dowd at Barnehurst Hospital in Bexley, Kent on 14 June 1961, to Gerald and Dinah O'Dowd, who were originally from Thurles, County Tipperary in Ireland. He is one of six children. His siblings are Richard, Kevin, David, Gerald, and Siobhan. He was a follower of the New Romantic movement which was popular in Britain in the early 1980s. George and his friend Marilyn were regulars at The Blitz, a trendy London nightclub run by Steve Strange of the group Visage. George and Marilyn also worked at the nightclub as cloakroom attendants. Boy George's androgynous style of dressing caught the attention of music executive Malcolm McLaren, who arranged for George to perform with the group Bow Wow Wow, featuring Annabella Lwin. Boy George's tenure with Bow Wow Wow proved quite popular, much to the dismay of Lwin, the group's actual lead singer. His association ended soon afterwards and he started his own group with bassist Mikey Craig. Next came Jon Moss (who had drumming stints with The Damned and Adam and the Ants), and then Roy Hay. The group called themselves In Praise of Lemmings, but the name was later abandoned, and they settled on the name Culture Club The band recorded demos that were paid for by EMI Records but the label declined to sign them. Virgin Records expressed interest in signing the group in the UK, while Epic Records would handle the US distribution. They recorded their debut album Kissing to Be Clever and it was released...
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...Ladies and Gentlemen in my opinion or understanding of what a hero’s journey is; it’s best described as a typical adventure of a hero, the person who sets out an adventure and accomplishes countless endeavours on behalf of a group, tribe or civilisation. The model I have created that you see before your eyes Ladies and Gentlemen is my understanding and explanation of a hero’s journey within my idea for my related text, The Vampire Diaries. I have intentionally created a 3D construction with using a white tree metal jewellery frame. I constructed it this way because the white metal tree itself symbolises a tree of life. A tree of life ladies and gentlemen have been used in the notion in science, religion, philosophy and mythology. In this case, the tree of life can be related back to my related text on how Elena in… The Vampire Diaries gets introduced into the mythological world. You will also see there is a silver necklace with an oval shaped locket in a pink jewellery box. This necklace symbolises a locket that Elena is given in the Vampire Diaries by Stefan her Vampire boyfriend. Inside the locket, Stefan had put a strong minded herb called revain which is deadly to all Vampires but completely stops all mind compulsion from all Vampires. It simply means the Vampire has control over your mind. But once you have either slipped revain into your coffee or you’re wearing it on you, the vampire has no control over you. You will also notice the way I have wrapped the...
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...Why Are Young Drivers Dangerous On The Road. Every year, a number of drivers throughout the world get injured or killed in road traffic. Out of this, young drivers run a great risk all over, and this problem still remains unsolved. To alter a young driver’s aim behind driving and the perspective in which it is done, a range of different methods of persuasion should be tested. Different methods should be used to curb the menace of young drivers driving recklessly. For instance, increased enforcement and communication may be used concurrently. Various communication campaigns should emphasize the dangers of perilous behavior specifically targeting young drivers (Caird, 2005). Road crashes are among the biggest killer of young drivers all over the world. Young drivers are not only a danger to themselves but also a greater risk to the passengers and road users. The death rates for young drivers under the age of 24 are approximately two times those of older drivers. Together with the dreadful human cost, such lose impose a huge financial burden on societies. Research shows that the main cause of the young driver’s accidents is a combination of inadequate skills due to inexperience and intentional risk taking related to age and youthfulness. Whichever of this is the main cause it is still the hot literature debate. However, there is a great need to go beyond this debate and tackle this concern to cut on the young driver accident. Identifying the drivers at a greater risk of crashing...
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...interpret Chris’s intentions. He died during his quest at the age of twenty-four alone in the Alaskan Range. His dispassion towards the life he lived attributed to his decision on entering the wild. His epic two year journey to the Alaskan wilderness led him to the discovery of himself and true happiness. By the time Chris embarked on his chase for self discovery and ultimate happiness, his relationship with his parents was distant. Walt and Billie McCandless were the epitome of a white collar, upper middle-class family who enjoyed the materialistic possessions they earned. Walt and Billie worked hard every day from sunrise till sunset on their home business. During this time Chris and Carine, Chris’s little sister, were only toddlers and rarely spent quality time with their parents. Only once a year Walt would take Chris to Longs Peak, the highest summit in the Rocky Mountain National Park, to make-up for lost time together. The status of Chris’s relationship with his parents throughout high school didn’t change. It wasn’t that Walt and Billie were terrible parents. They loved Chris and only wanted to see him succeed in life. As Walt said, “A college degree is something we don’t take lightly, OK, and we worked hard to be able to afford to send our kids to good schools.” (114). It wasn’t until the summer after his second year of attending Emory University that Walt and Billie noticed...
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...Contemporary World Issues Biography Paper Boaz 3B By: Jerome Bircumshaw Even to this day some people believe women are not capable of achieving what the male can do. However one women in 1928 changed the image of the face of women forever. Soon to be an American aviator, Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. She was the daughter of a successful railroad attorney. Because of her father’s occupation, Amelia spent her childhood growing up in many different towns. Her fascination for adventure and thrill seeking started off at a young age where Amelia and her big sister Muriel decided one day that they wanted to make a plane. There was a lack in material, so they decided to make a rollercoaster instead. Even though neither one of the girls knew how to make a roller coaster, they got some wood from an old wooden fence they tore down. First, they made the “car” by placing the bottoms of roller skates under a big piece of wood and the rest of the wood was used to make a slide that went from the top of a woodshed to the ground. With Amelia and her bravery, she went first and rolled quickly down the unstable slide. The “car” hit the ground and Amelia bounced into the air and turned into a somersault, luckily escaping injury. Years after the family moved to Des Moines, Iowa where they attended a state fair. That is when Amelia got to see her first airplane which did not impress Amelia. The airplane was made of wood...
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...taken that decision for themselves or they had no other option. Whatever the case is, now when we see single mothers taking care of their children, we should see them as women worthy of admiration and not make them feel as they have failed or like they should feel ashamed of their situation. Furthermore, the journey of raising a child alone is synonymous of courage, sacrifice, love, and lots of effort when there is not parental or child support from the father of the child. However, and without actually replacing the father figure of the child, the family of the single woman is for her and her child a unique and fundamental support for both (mother / child) that will make them feel somehow protected and in turn help the child to feel that he belongs and is a member of a family unit . First of all, when I referred to the life of single mothers as a myth what I mean is those ideas that we do ourselves or society makes it soak into our minds in the form of mainly negative thoughts created by those who wrongly criticize women's decision to accept the responsibility of bringing a child into this world and raise him without the support of a partner. Moreover, if the basic problem is initially how to induce a radical transformation or a change in the mentality of the members of our society and stop prejudices all together, how can one begin? We are told what to do since we were born by our parents, then our teachers in school...
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...that whether you are either, the goal should be achieving positive results. There is no easy solution to improving schools and school systems, but it has to begin with effective leadership. School leadership plays a key role in improving school outcomes by influencing the motivations and the capacities of teachers, as well as school climate and environment. Effective school leadership is essential to improve the efficiency and equity of schooling. (Pont, 2008) Effective leaders are the ones who are able to share responsibility, build positive relationships and offer teachers, parents and students an opportunity to work together to improve their schools. One of the most important goals of leadership is achieving positive results. In education, everyone involved should desire to attain that goal. When it comes to achieving those positive results, the superintendant, principal, the teacher, and parents have to work together for success. The communicating and listening skills of superintendents, principals, and teachers are the basis for their ability to...
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...RBI/2011-12/530 DBOD.No.BP.BC.98 /21.06.201/2011-12 May 2, 2012 The Chairman and Managing Directors/ Chief Executives Officers of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Guidelines on Implementation of Basel III Capital Regulations in India Please refer to the paragraph 90 (extract enclosed) of the Monetary Policy Statement 2012-13 announced on April 17, 2012. It was indicated that the final guidelines on the implementation of Basel III capital regulations would be issued by end - April 2012. It may be recalled that draft proposals on Basel III capital regulations were issued vide circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.71/ 21.06.201/ 2011-12 dated December 30, 2011. 2. The final guidelines on Basel III capital regulations are enclosed. These guidelines would become effective from January 1, 2013 in a phased manner. The Basel III capital ratios will be fully implemented as on March 31, 2018. 3. The capital requirements for the implementation of Basel III guidelines may be lower during the initial periods and higher during the later years. While undertaking the capital planning exercise, banks should keep this in view. 4. RBI is currently working on operational aspects of implementation of the Countercyclical Capital Buffer. Guidance to banks on this will be issued in due course. Besides, certain other proposals viz. ‘Definition of Capital Disclosure Requirements’, ‘Capitalisation of Bank Exposures to Central Counterparties’...
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...Development through the life stages The human lifespan Throughout this essay I will be going into depth of the life of Michael Jackson. I will be informing you on what he went through in each life stage he went experienced and also including debates on nature and nurture and discussing which sides affected him as a person. Infancy Michael Jackson was born in a poverty stricken area called Gary, in Indiana. He was born in 1958 and was the 7th of nine children. He was raised in a poor, lower class family this may be because he had one working parent which was his father called Joe Jackson, He was a steel worker in a factory however his mother was a home maker. For every infant the same developments occur. As there isn’t a lot of information about Michael when in infancy I can still figure out what happened during the ages 0-3 years old. Reflexes and motor skills are learnt at the ages between 0-2, this is when an infant will learn the different sensations. The reflexes involve, sucking, grasping, blinking and stepping. It’s also normal for an infant’s weight to change so Michael also experienced weight change whilst growing in this stage. Michael would have developed gross motor skills at this stage, this means he had the ability to turn and hold his head up. Other motor skills would be learning to sit up, roll over, stand up and also walk. Social development of an infant is the social skills that are learnt at the ages of 0-3 years old. Michael would have experienced many...
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...“PROTECTING WHAT’S IMPORTANT: AN HSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PRIMER” Abstract Introduction The term Health, Safety and Environmental Management System (HSE-MS) is a much used and indeed a much abused term in today’s oil and gas industry. We hear and see it utilized nonchalantly by HSE professionals the world over but for many people a HSE-MS is somewhat of a unicorn, a mythical beast that they have heard of in folk lore but never actually have seen living and breathing in real life. These people are often the individuals the system was designed to protect creating a serious gap in implementing the HSE-MS. Some 4 years ago the former Shell Deepwater Services (SDS) was facing the roll out of their HSE-MS and the question was asked by the Management Team how do we get our personnel to explicitly understand our HSE-MS so that we can get maximum benefit from it? The result of asking this question has been the development and introduction of a series of critically acclaimed workshops aimed at demonstrating an HSE-MS as simply as possible. “Protecting What’s Important 1” and “Protecting What’s Important 2” workshops have received considerable approval from participants for the manner in which the information is presented and for the awareness the courses bring. Description of Workshops Protecting What’s Important 1 In 2000 a team of SDS employees were organized with the goal of bridging the gap between SDS personnel and the HSE-MS. A series of development meetings...
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...Young girls can only be in the company of other young Roma girls. They are only allowed to go out in another persons company after they marry, and join their husbands family. Young girls have marriages arranged at an early age, in many cases before their teenage years. For the Roma, it is a preservation strategy to keep Roma strong and true. Many children are kept from early education as it is looked upon with strangeness which creates children with low self esteem. who are uneducated, and live in poverty. When the young Roma start families so young, it does not leave time to finish school or even think about higher education. Roma have large families and enjoy social lives. Young girls help their mothers with domestic chores while the young boys help their fathers with looking after horses. They follow strict gender roles. There is an absence of Roma at preschool and daycares as the children are watched by their mothers or another female family member. The mother takes great...
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