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On Friday 6th July we are having a BBQ summer fate, from 4pm to 7pm. Everyone welcome!
Spring 2018 Newsletter
Dear Parents/Carers and Friends of CCC Club
Welcome back
A big welcome back after a well-deserved break by everyone. A big thank you to everyone who participated in the Christmas fundraiser of which we raised over £100 pounds. This money will be spent to buy some new items for the children to be creative and have fun with. The Christmas party was a great success and the children and staff had great fun and enjoyment. A big thank you to Jake for putting out some great tunes and disco moves with the children.
Welcome to New Staff
We had to say goodbye to Dario and Jacob as they pursue new and exciting opportunities. We wish them all the best for the future.
We would like to welcome on board our staff team Melissa, Sue and Alexis .Melissa is a six form student at Christ the King Sixth Form and she is employed with us as a Trainee Play worker. Sue is working at the Breakfast and After School Club on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Sue has a wealth of experience working with Children and has spent over 12 years working for Family Action in London setting up projects and running Children Led groups. Alexis is joining us for Breakfast Club full time and is a qualified dance teacher and has a wealth of experience in the Creative Arts. Alexis will be setting up a Street dancing club at breakfast Club twice a week.
Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteers
The CCC Club Staff would like to thank of the volunteers from HATG who have given their time over the past three months supporting the children and volunteering each week carrying out Art and Crafts activities. All of this will go towards their Duke of Edinburgh award hours of volunteering requirements in completing the course.
February Half term Holiday Scheme
We are now taking bookings for the holiday scheme. If you wish to book a place, please send you're booking requirements via email to email@example.com or email@example.com to confirm a place. All bookings must be paid for in advance and you will be sent an invoice to pay before your booking is confirmed. The cost is £25.00 pounds per day or £110.00 for a full week. A 10% discount is given for those with siblings. Please ensure that you bring a healthy pack lunch and good footwear and warm clothing as the children will be going out. There will be a trip to the Cinema and Honor Oak Adventure Playground. A full program of daily evens will be on display in both Clubs by Monday 5th February.
Memorable password
As you are aware we are updating our systems for safeguarding purposes to include a memorable password for children who are collected by persons who are not regular collectors. We gave slips out back in October last year and asked for you to return to staff by the end of November. If you have not been given a slip or forgot to hand it back, please speak to a member of the staff team who will gladly give you a new slip for you complete and return. Children will be allowed to go home unless the memorable password is given.
Easter Holidays
We are not going to be operating a Holiday Scheme for the Easter Break as we do not have sufficient staff to cover over this period. We will be operating a May Half Term and Summer scheme. Further details to follow.
Changing days /sessions/clubs at school
If you wish to change or cancel sessions, you need to give sufficient notice to the CCC Club to enable us to amend our records and also please read the parent terms and conditions or how much notice is given. We understanding at some of the schools your children may change clubs, however, it is important that you email us to let us know and also inform your child's class teacher, so we are all clear on this matter and children are not left at school uncollected.
Outstanding/Amended or Incorrect Invoices
If you have an Outstanding Invoice please can you make a prompt payment to clear your account? If you are having difficulties, please email Karen who will be able to discuss any issues or concerns. If you have an invoice that needs amending or is incorrect, please email firstname.lastname@example.com who deals with all financial needs for the CCC Club and will be able to support and advise you.
Have a great Spring Term.
CCC Club team
Newsletter November 2016
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Summer Holiday Club 2016
We are open for 6 weeks in the Summer Holidays!
Monday 18th July — Friday 26th August 2016
Monday—Friday 8am-6pm.
Book your place now! It is going to be, an exciting summer packed with fun outings and activities for the children to enjoy!
Mid Sept 2015 News
Newsletter Sept 2015
CCC Holiday Club
Letter re Patrick / Cher
Dear all
My fellow directors and I wanted to share with you some news regarding the management of The CCC Club.
Over the last months, Patrick has done a great job as our executive manager. However, both Patrick and the directors have come to the conclusion that the manager's workload cannot be delivered in the two days per week that Patrick was able to offer.
In light of this, we have appointed Cher Moore – one of the club directors – in to a three-hours-a-day, 5-day a week position as manager, which she will continue to do until she can recruit a replacement who can work the same hours and offer a suitably high standard of experience and passion. Cher should be your primary day-to-day point of contact from now on email@example.com or on 07437 499918 (we are having a landline installed - number to follow)
We are immensely grateful to Patrick for the time he has spent with us, especially the above-the-call-of-duty hands-on support that he has provided to our staff and the club kids. We hope that he can continue to be part of the club's extended family of local, committed, caring people.
We thought we'd let Cher introduce herself:
'I supported the set up and managed the successful Oakhill Community Day Nursery in Brockley. Having worked directly with children for many years, I understood the challenges staff members faced. I revelled in supporting and training the staff team, empowering them to make decisions and embrace change.
I was extremely dedicated in making sure that the nursery was built around community. I devoted my time into parent-partnership ensuring that each family felt included (the renowned Oakbloke dads group I initiated are still meeting up regularly today).
My recognition came when I won Lewisham Council's 'Manager of the Year' award after my first year as manager of the nursery. I am qualified in the Management of Quality Standards in Children's Services and have a First Class Honors Degree in Education.
I look forward to meeting you all and getting to better know your kids, and to continue the good work of the CCC Club and make it even better! And please don't hesitate to get in contact with any questions, thoughts or ideas.'
You'll hear more from Cher soon in our newsletter.
Kind Regards
Jake, Dawn, Kate, Juliana, Cher and Suzanne
Directors, The Children's Creative Community Club Limited
January 2015 Newsletter
Children's Council
Neesha and the team have been busy organising a group of children to represent the views of the club members. It is an open forum, designed not only to resolve grievances but also to put forward ideas to the panel, staff and directors, whether it is activities or food being the item for discussion.
The delegated council members are: Rosie, Blessing, Baabaa, Andre, Isabel, Yuna, Luna, Mae and Megan.
We are looking to set up a second children's council to ensure as many children have a chance to participate as possible. At the first meeting, children asked to be able to feedback their ideas anonymously. This will be in the form of a suggestion box and should give every child the opportunity to be a part of the decision making.
Choir and piano
Rosa will start working with the children at the club on Tuesday 27th January after she returns from Germany and will offer the children the opportunity to be part of the CCC choir.
Rosa is also keen to start piano lessons on an individual basis so we have asked Rosa to concentrate on the choir and we will let you know as soon as the piano lesson details have been finalised.
Volunteers required
Work is planned to make the garden behind our club into a wonderful community space that will enrich not just the children's experience but hopefully everyone that can be enticed by barbecues, mini shows and other community events. We will ask staff and children for input into how they use the space so that this can be factored into the plans for the garden.
To prepare the area, we will arrange a Saturday and/or Sunday volunteer event in February where we can all muck in to clear the metal container and prepare for seeding/planting. Ella from Grow Wild will be leading the project and we will need as many people as possible to help. Further details will be sent via email as soon as we know dates.
As you know, we are extremely keen to involve parents, grandparents and as many members of the community as possible and would welcome volunteers that could help with school drop-offs between 8.30 and 9am, or pick-ups between 3pm and 3.45pm. If you are interested, please email firstname.lastname@example.com and we would be glad to hear from you.
We are extremely sad to be bidding farewell to Lucy, and her daughter Eva, as she is leaving us on Friday 30th January. During her time as a the Manager/Play worker she has shown herself to be a thoughtful, caring professional, a supportive colleague and a wonderful ambassador for the club. Lucy will continue to work within childcare so it is good to know that she has not been lost to the sector and we wish her the very best of luck in the future
Children's Section – Why do you like the CCC Club?
Neesha, Lucy, Elise and Evie have been putting on some great activities during the after school club so it's no wonder we have heard the following comments:
"I like the CCC Club because it's not just one age its different ages so it gives younger children a chance to play with the older children. – Rosie"
"I love doing art at the CCC Club" – Mae
"I love drawing" – Yuna
"I like the CCC Club because I like reading" – Megan
"Show me the paint" - Anonymous
We would also like to include some photos of the children within our more detailed newsletters at the end of the month so please do let us know if you would prefer that your child(ren) are not included within published photos by emailing email@example.com
Forthcoming newsletters
If you have any news, items or information that you would like us to include in the future, please email firstname.lastname@example.com as we will be sending updates regularly.

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The 35-year-old actor flashed part of his penis during a sexy montage with Dakota Johnson in Focus Features' 2015 hit Fifty Shades of Grey, and in subsequent interviews, he mulled over the idea of baring even more of his body in future installments of the film trilogy. But, as he explains in a new interview with ELLE, he ultimately decided to keep his privates...well, private. Asked about a rumor that the studio offered him an additional $1 million to do full-frontal nudity in Fifty Shades Freed (out Friday), he laughed, "It was $30 million—to show one testicle."
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interesting that a lot of rod builders, specially on the bamboo side, use silk threads to wrap rod rings with the intention that the silk will visually disappear when the epoxy coating is put on when they could just bypass the silk wrapping and epoxy entirely… 😉
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But fine, we still have our top ten, where 'rockstar' by Post Malone and 21 Savage rules at #1... and yet there's a part of me that for the first time sees some uncertainty here. Yes, dominance in on-demand streaming... but it slipped on sales, it's not dominant on YouTube, and while it is gaining radio, I'm not sure it's gaining fast enough. That's somewhat relelvant when you consider that 'Bodak Yellow' by Cardi B is still very much dominant on YouTube... but it somehow lost even more sales, it's slipping on streaming, and it looks to have peaked on the radio. And then with '1-800-273-8255' by Logic ft. Alessia Cara and Khalid... as much as its still gaining radio, streaming is slipping and the sales are nowhere where they need to be to get higher. What I think is much more likely to make gains are 'Feel It Still' by Portugal. The Man at #4, because it's become a radio juggernaut that's somehow still gaining, even if it did slip on sales and streaming still is nonexistent. It's certainly holding its own over 'Thunder' by Imagine Dragons, which yes has the sales and the real airplay momentum and a little more streaming, but the question comes whether it can narrow that margin fast enough. What is making a play is 'Sorry Not Sorry' by Demi Lovato, up to #6, which despite weaker sales has more solvent streaming numbers and airplay that's still pretty potent, despite the gains slowing down this week. Where things get interesting comes in our first new arrival to the top ten, and where I'm so damn happy to finally say I called it, 'Havana' by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug. I called it as a hit the first time I heard it, unquestionably her best song to date, and the release of the video was enough to shove into contention, and that's before you consider her strengths in sales and on the radio. It was enough to knock back 'Mi Gente' by J Balvin, Willy William and Beyonce to #8, as despite a good sales week it saw itself overtaken on streaming and the radio. It did stay above Sam Smith with 'Too Good At Goodbyes' down to #9, where it also got overtaken thanks to radio traction slipping and a poor streaming week. But it now faces competition from our second new top ten arrival, one I'm a lot less excited about... 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran, at #10. Look, this is the second coming of 'Thinking Out Loud', adult contemporary radio already loves this, and with those sales figures it will probably have staying power - yay, I guess.
What doesn't have that power comes in our losers and dropouts, and make no mistake, we've got some big ones in the latter category. The country losses you expect with the shift in format for the season - 'Do I Make You Wanna' by Billy Currington, 'They Don't Know' by Jason Aldean, and 'Small Town Boy' by Dustin Lynch, which somehow stuck around long enough to likely make the year-end list, go figure, but they're also joined by 'Feels' by Calvin Harris, Pharrell, Katy Perry and Big Sean, and 'No Promises' by Cheat Codes ft. Demi Lovato. The best news, though, is that after a full year on the Hot 100 we have finally gotten rid of 'Say You Won't Let Go' by James Arthur, a song I have found thoroughly mediocre at best throughout 2017 and at worst... well, let's just say my own personal year-end lists are ready for it. It's just a shame that when you take a look at our losers you don't get the same surprises. For one, two more country songs took hits, with 'More Girls Like You' by Kip Moore down hard to 89 and 'Heartache On The Dance Floor' by Jon Pardi to 95. Then you have songs that have done okay but never great, like 'B.E.D.' by Jacquees to 97 and 'It's A Vibe' by 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla $ign, Trey Songz and Jhene Aiko likely just missing the year-end list at 79. But then we have two big stories to end things off, the first being the odd loss for 'Relationship' by Young Thug and Future to 81 - I guess if you're going to swap it out for better mixtape tracks it makes sense, but you'd also think the synergy would benefit it. But the big story is the striking losses for 'Look What You Made Me Do' by Taylor Swift, where even YouTube can't save it from plummeting out of the top 20 to 25. If it keeps dropping at this pace... man, that's not a good sign for that record in just over a week!
Now in contrast our gains and returning entries are pretty stable and explainable, the only one in the latter category being 'Too Much To Ask' by Niall Horan re-entering at 96 because of the album. Eh, I'd prefer any other song from the record chart, it really is pretty great, but even this isn't precisely bad, it's just okay and kind of forgettable. And the gains by that measure aren't all that objectionable either. I've already talked about 'Havana' breaking the top 10, but unfortunately right behind it is 'Gucci Gang' by Lil Pump up to 14... but really, that's the worst here, and even then that song is more obnoxious than incompetent. Our other gains make a fair amount of sense: 'Let You Down' by NF gains off the debut to 75, 'Losing Sleep' by Chris Young picks up traction off the album to 63, 'Like I Loved You' by Brett Young gets the easy boost to 67, and 'No Limit' by G-Eazy ft. A$AP Rocky and Cardi B gets to 30, likely off of Cardi B just owning the song and her continued boost of popularity. Hell, if I'm being honest I'd probably prefer to listen to her than what we have in our new arrivals, starting off with...
100. 'Three' by Future & Young Thug - okay, one thing that needs to be established right out of the gate is that Future and Young Thug have very different styles and production that puts them at their best, and it's not the same for the post of them. Even though I'm no big fan of either artist, I can like both of them... but for Future it often comes when he's at his darkest and most aggressive, where his rougher delivery can fit, whereas for Thugger the more lush and melodically expressive he can be, the better! So inevitably they were going to have to meet in the middle... and 'Three' is the first example how that might be a bad idea, disposing of a hook entirely for a verse from each that fades out abruptly right after Future is done. And I can't be the only one who thinks this sounds really cheap, am I - the thin and seedy synth line with a glaze of autotune that somehow sounds flattened against your bog standard trap beat. And while it does emphasize a rougher tone that could work for Future, it's not great for Thugger, even as he rattles off his luxury porn bragging and failure to realize that McGregor actually lost against Mayweather! And it's not like Future's got anything more beyond that, and even if I don't mind the energy, it's really seems like its trying to disguise how often his rhymes don't connect or how little he's actually on the beat! Look as a whole, it's too flimsy to outright dislike, but it is utterly forgettable - next!
98. 'Bedroom Floor' by Liam Payne - not going to lie, there's a part of me that's still really curious where Liam is going to take his career. Sure, following in the legacy of Justin Timberlake might be the most obvious path for him, but there is definitely a place for that sort of pop star and 'Strip It Down' was way more likable than I ever expected, so how does his follow-up turn out? Well, credit to him, the production certainly feels like a departure from what I was expecting, courtesy of Charlie Puth of all people! But with the fast-paced thrumming bass groove, hollow tropical synth tones playing off the handclap, and multi-tracked falsetto, it feels like a sound that Puth brushed against on his debut, but Liam is far more convincing, mostly courtesy of something that's only coming to the forefront with every single: cockiness. Let's be real, guys like Zayn and Harry carry their ego more abstractly, they would never be as direct as someone like Liam is, basically calling this girl out for saying this isn't a thing even as her clothes are on his bedroom floor and showing he's willing to push back actively. And this is not something most male pop stars dare to try anymore, because you need charisma and smart framing and a willingness to play it with a ready smirk - one hair off and you come across like a total asshole or a creep without the personality and conviction to anchor it - hi, Charlie Puth! This is a line that Justin Timberlake walked during the mid 2000s, so can Liam do it now? Well, he's closer than so many have tried, and he's got the easy confidence and swagger down, but I think overall the production and writing could afford to be a little tighter - have him work with Pharrell and he could well be there. Okay, Liam, you had my curiosity - now you have my attention, I'm looking forward to that debut album, because this is pretty good.
92. '4 Da Gang' by Future - so here's the other problem with this Future/Young Thug project, or indeed a problem that afflicts so many collaborative projects: Future happens to be 'bigger' than Thugger is, and when you have a project where a few solo tracks have been bundled for each artist, there's a very real possibility one artist might chart while the other... won't. This happened for both of Future's joints on Super Slimey, with this being the first, and... well, it sounds like 'Mask Off' part 2, between the flute anchoring the melody and clunky bass-driven trap beat. The problem is that Future's a fair bit worse on this, mostly because he seems to be trying to mimic Young Thug's slightly off-kilter melodic digressions to break up the flow! And I'll actually say this isn't a terrible idea, mostly because it prevents Future from dropping into a flat mumble and paradoxically makes his diction better... but at the same time, it's not like he's saying anything worth a damn here. For as much as this song was reportedly dedicated to his late audio engineer Seth Firkins, the content devolves into more flexing that barely even mentions him, which somehow makes it all seem that much worse. That said, this is tolerable, generally more melodic, and even though I find the hook overwritten, it's passable - albeit barely.
88. 'Wolves' by Selena Gomez & Marshmello - so I can't be the only one who feels like that new Selena Gomez record might be in trouble, right? Both 'Bad Liar' and 'Fetish' underperformed - hell, her most successful song in 2017 was a collaboration with Kygo, and that feels more like a fluke breakthrough for him than representative of Selena's future success. So it makes sense that her handlers would have her work with another electronic producer, and Marshmello has had some recent buzz thanks to his work with Khalid, so we got this. And really, it's striking how much this song wants to emulate 'It Ain't Me', between the slightly blurry guitar line that plays into a heavily multi-tracked hook that builds to an electronic breakdown accented by even more faded vocals. A few differences: 'It Ain't Me' was a final goodbye where 'Wolves' is a song seeking to build a deeper connection with the partner, recapture something that was lost, and 'Wolves'... well, it's good, but it's not great. Look, Marshmello's narrower focus in his synth breakdown probably is to the song's overall advantage, but Kygo's composition is just more diverse, groove-driven, and potent, and the production better highlights that bounce. Still, this is good, probably the most likable of all the singles Selena has released thus far, hope it does well.
84. 'Candy Paint' by Post Malone - I feel like 2017 has left me in a frustrating position with respect to Post Malone, because from everything outside of his music he's seemed to be a cool dude who seems chill and likable and who works with people I otherwise respect. All of which is frustrating because it places me on the outside saying, 'yeah, but his music is still lousy!' But with every additional week 'rockstar' spends at #1 America keeps enabling him to release more singles, with this being the second for his upcoming project, and... folks, I hate to say this, but if you thought 'rockstar' was going to be huge, I'd put money on 'Candy Paint' being even bigger. There are problems with this song - it's not like Post Malone has stopped his formless bragging and kicking your girl out of his car as soon as she gives him head, and you have to wonder whether it was a good choice for him to get so aggressive on the second verse - but that hook might be the best thing Post Malone has ever done. The ghostly keyboards against the gentle trap beat with the huge swells of misty synth behind him, coupled with the fantastic placement of the backing vocals, the production on this song is goddamn gorgeous... and when you combine it with that melodic cadence, I'd put money on this being huge. And honestly... I'd be okay with that.
77. 'All Da Smoke' by Future & Young Thug - ...seriously, can I go back to 'Candy Paint', a song with beautiful production and that doesn't need autotune to approximate some form of good delivery? Desaturated pianos that sound barely on key until the bass-driven clunky beat comes in, and Thugger's ad-libs and melodic interpolations somehow sound more weedy than ever - which makes him sound painfully unsupported against this production! And it's not like the content is good either - this time seeming to focus a little more on violence in between the brand name porn and stealing your girl, but at least Future manages to string together a decent basketball reference and Thugger brings up the somewhat amusing image of him feeding deer. But beyond that... no, not a fan at all.
68. 'Feed Me Dope' by Future - and now we've got the second solo joint from Future... if you can even call it that, because it is literally one verse surrounded by two extended hooks, that's it. And... okay, by Future standards, I might actually like this the most of what we've heard thus far: the eerie twinkling pianos against the rumbling bass and faded symphonic atmosphere, it's production that mostly supports some of the darker paranoia that underscores the verse. But there are some lines that you have to think Future would be better off rewriting, like whenever he mentions 'skip to my lou', or how he mentions shipping his local girls out of the country, which could very well have a much more sinister intention than intended! But overall... it feels underdeveloped, but I don't mind this, it's passable.
62. 'No Cap' by Future & Young Thug - okay, with the exception of that faint guitar line at the back, this is a blatant reboot of 'Commas', between the flows and the same damn shrill sound effect that punctuates the song! Seriously, if you're just going to do that and not even give us a hook, I'm going to call you out on recycling, because it's not like the content redeems this! Because in between the brand name flexing, it almost seems like Future and Thugger are going out of their way to be assholes to women, referring to Asian girls as 'yellow', not letting them sleep in their house, openly admitting to backstabbing them, and then after you made them quit their jobs, you give them to your boys before putting them up in rentals... seemingly only for the purpose of you giving them the 'presidential'. Yeah no, put aside the ugliness it's barely a fragment of a song that's blatantly lifting elements I didn't like from an earlier track, let's move on - next!
61. 'Meant To Be' by Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line - I've now seen Florida Georgia Line on more pop songs as of late than country tracks - and what's unnerving is that it's not even surprising, given how much their last album seemed to have a casual disinterest in the format, at least through their production. So why not team up with Bebe Rexha for a single and go pure pop, maybe it could work like what happened with Alesso and Hailee Steinfeld? Well, not really, mostly because despite being the guest stars, they really dominate the song far more than Bebe Rexha does, handling all but one verse, and their blaring nasal tones overpower everything against the minimal piano and leaden trap beat. Yeah, the revving spikes of guitar is alright on the hook, but then we get the lyrics, which seem to place Florida Georgia Line at cross purposes with Bebe Rexha, where they're trying to coax her towards sex and she just wants them to let it be... and they don't seem to get the message and back off. It makes an already generic song faintly icky, and not one that flatters anyone. So yeah, not digging this, pass.
50. 'Patek Water' by Future & Young Thug ft. Offset - so apparently by some vestige of popular consensus and critical appeal this is the song that we all want to hear coming off of Super Slimey, and while I could be snide here and say it only got that thanks to a Migos member being on it, the truth is that 'Patek Water' is... okay, I guess? Look, the more autotune that's piled on Thugger's warbling, the more exasperating it is for me, especially with the scratchy fragments replacing the hi-hat that are beneath the faint squealing sound that counts for a melody and the lumpy bass - and again, it's not like Thugger is all that distinctive or interesting here, and Future only handles the hook, no verse! Yes, Offset is spitting a little harder than usual on his verse - he arguably steals the show with his more violent verse - but really, the appeal of this song is that in comparison with so much of Super Slimey, it's a fully composed song with an actual hook - and even then, it's just okay! If that's our baseline of quality here, we may have a serious problem... but not as much as what's evidenced by...
13. 'Gorgeous' by Taylor Swift - to clarify, I'm not really referring to Taylor Swift here. If reputation turns out to be a bomb - and from the lead-off singles and marketing rollout, it probably will be - she's got enough success and popularity to be just fine if she wants to take the time to recuperate, whereas all of her marketing team, producers, and promotional staff will go right under the nearest bus. But in any case, given how much 'Look What You Made Me Do' has collapsed and how '...Ready For It?' remains painfully underwhelming, how is our newest single? Honestly, I'm not impressed - those hollowed, warping synths against the patter of bass with acoustic touches against a flat snare don't exactly make for an interesting song, more leaden and lumbering than it clearly thinks it is, and the furthest thing from sexy. And that's a problem, because when you think about the lyrics, Taylor seems to have completely lost the ability to sound genuinely lovestruck - the primary emotion underlining this song is frustrated anger at losing control and a mostly failed attempt to seduce this guy regardless of her boyfriend or if he's even single. In a bizarre way I'm reminded of Kesha's 'Die Young', but Kesha could anchor wistful regret at knowing it wasn't going to work and to just enjoy the moment, whereas with Taylor it feels way more petulant that she can't nail this hot guy, especially when on the second verse it's clear she's trying to play hard to get! At the end of the day, though, I can't really get angry at this, mostly because it feels like album filler - unimpressive all around, not a particularly striking sound or hook, just underwhelming. Again, if I was the promotional staff for reputation, I'd be panicking right now.
But in the mean time, the best and worst of this week... well, the worst is easy with 'No Cap', with 'Three' taking Dishonourable Mention, both from Young Thug and Future. But the best... it's actually a bit of a tight race, but I think Selena Gomez and Marshmello just edge out Liam Payne with 'Wolves', with the best of the week going to 'Candy Paint' by Post Malone. Yeah, I'm as stunned as anyone, but seriously, with that hook and production, this song is going to justifiably be huge, and I'm definitely a fan. Let's see how it all falls out next week - only two more before the Billboard year ends!


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Federal Police in Brazil has indicted 63 people for their role in a vast corruption scheme within the Ministry of Agriculture. The charges allege federal auditors at meat processing facilities took bribes for years in exchange for fraudulent sanitary permits.
The probe into Brazil's meat corruption was launched March 17, 2017, by Brazil's Federal Police. Brazil, the world's largest beef and poultry exporter and the fourth largest exporter of pork, saw its exports drop to near zero within a week of the scandal's announcement, though most export sales have resumed.
The suspects in the case are charged with falsifying medical records and certificates, tampering with food products, conspiracy and corruption. One employee at a JBS processing plant in Brazil was included in the investigation, allegedly due to his relationship with federal inspectors. The employee was suspended.
Allegations also include selling spoiled meat and injecting water to sell poultry at higher prices. Police also reported that the producers under investigation used ascorbic acid and other chemical ingredients, in quantities far above the legally permitted amount, in order to "disguise the physical aspect or smell of rotten meat."
No JBS brands or products are associated with product tampering nor has JBS been accused of selling tainted or rotten meat. The majority of this investigation, particularly the food quality issues, focused on the actions of smaller companies in Brazil that supply the domestic market, not JBS.
JBS is the largest meat packer in the world, with subsidiary JBS USA the second largest beef packer in the U.S., with nine beef plants and estimated 2016 sales of $14 billion. JBS USA is not involved in the Brazilian scandal. JBS USA is a "leading processor of beef, pork and lamb in the U.S., a leading processor of beef in Canada and the largest cattle feeder in the world."


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Toddlers will be assessed by nurseries and childminders to see if they can use basic words, respond to familiar sounds and interact properly with friends, it is revealed today.
Ministers are proposing that all parents in England will be given a written summary of their child's progress in key areas before their third birthday.
It is claimed the assessments will flag-up children showing early signs of special needs and ensure they get more targeted help at a young age.
But critics warned that the move could lead to toddlers being wrongly "labelled" at a young age, with fears that it will fail to recognise children who develop at different rates.
The plan will be announced on Tuesday as part of a major overhaul of Labour's controversial "nappy curriculum" for under-fives, which was first introduced in 2008.
An independent review of the so-called Early Years Foundation Stage published last year criticised the document for being "cumbersome, repetitive and unnecessarily bureaucratic".
The review by Dame Clare Tickell, chief executive of the charity Action for Children, claimed the curriculum promoted a tick-box culture and stifles children's early development.
Today, it will be announced that a revised framework – to be introduced from this September – will dramatically cut the number of targets children are supposed to reach by the age of five, from 69 to just 17.
It will set out a clearer focus on three main areas seen as essential for preparation for school – communication and language, physical development, and personal, social and emotional development.
The new-style framework will also cut the amount of paperwork in nurseries, including the abolition of written risk assessments for all activities.
In a further move, it will lead to the introduction of a progress check for all two-year-olds.
Ministers insist the exact form of checks should be down to nurseries and childminders.
But a draft framework published last year suggested the assessment will test their social interaction, physical movement, self-care, speaking and listening and ability to manage feelings and behaviour. It proposed marking children against certain tasks, including whether they can pull off their socks and shoes independently or "get a tissue when necessary".
Last night, the move was criticised by academics.
Dr Richard House, senior lecturer in psychotherapy at Roehampton University, said: "The great danger is that children at a very young age will be labelled as having something wrong with them.
"The whole idea of measuring children against benchmarks – particularly at this age – is entirely inappropriate because it fails to recognise the very diverse development rates of different children."


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Ukraine shelling sparks Donetsk jailbreak
Five artillery shells hit a high-security prison on the outskirts of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine last night, sparking a riot in which 106 inmates escaped, local officials say.
One prisoner was killed, five were injured and two guards were also hurt.
Ukrainian government artillery has been pounding areas on the outskirts of the city, held by pro-Russian separatists.
Ukraine's prison service says 34 of the escaped inmates have now been returned to the prison.
The authorities are trying to track down the others.
The prison service describes the situation now as "challenging but manageable". It says the prisoners have been moved to a shelter and are getting psychological help.
City council spokesman Maxim Rovensky said the fugitives included people jailed for murder, robbery and rape.
Aid corridor?
Ukraine is considering the possibility of allowing a humanitarian mission into the area, as residents struggle without power or reliable sources of food.
Many are facing great hardship in Donetsk and the city of Luhansk, taking refuge in basements and bomb shelters.
Russia has proposed creating an aid corridor but the government in Kiev and Western powers fear that it could be used as a pretext to bring Russian military forces across the border.
Some 1,500 people are estimated to have died since the conflict began in April.
Rebels sparked the four-month battle when they overran large swathes of the east and declared independence from Ukraine.
The fighting has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom have fled to Russia.
The unrest has also prevented a full investigation of the MH17 air disaster, in which 298 people died.
The Malaysia Airlines plane was brought down in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine on 17 July and the remains of many of the victims are still to be recovered.
It is strongly suspected that the plane was shot down by pro-Russian rebels. Russia and the separatists have blamed the Ukrainian military.


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Yesterday, I...
Talked to people from France, China, India, Morocco, Puerto Rico, England, and Canada. And those were just my co-workers.
Opened a gate and had Jack Sparrow jump inside and say, "Shhhh!" to me as he hid backstage. Kind of made my afternoon.
Got completely drenched in an afternoon thunderstorm while I was parade vending, and remained wet all the way till night time. Oh Florida and your 10 minute showers.
Said, "They're $2.50" enough times to make about a thousand dollars in cash.
Ran 5 miles before my 1:30-11:30 shift.
Officially proved to one of my friends that I can't whistle, pursed lips and goofy blowing sounds and all...what made it even better was that I was standing on Main Street so there was a whole line of guests walking by watching the attempt.
Talked to a guy from Guthrie who said, "Oh! I used to go to camp at that place with the castle things!" I said, "Wentz park?!" And he was so excited that I knew the place, even more so when I told him that I lived about five minutes away from it. I love meeting people from home.
Speaking of Oklahomans, the one other girl who is from OK played, "State Trivia" with me while I was banking out, and we were standing there laughing over all the goofy things we love about our state. By the way, knowing that mistletoe is our flower won me major brownie points with her.
All in all, yesterday was just another day here at Disney World. Day in the life, eh?
June 28, 2011
Disney - Shaking Hands with the World
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Selection of the best short films from all over the world showcased at UNESCO's Golden Nights 2014
Thirty-one of the most creative new short movies in all genres from all over the world will be screened at UNESCO's Headquarters in Paris from 16 to 18 June during the 2014 Golden Nights.
Presented by the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques, known in France as the Académie des César, these films—all of them less than 40 minutes long—have won awards by national film institutions or leading festivals in their respective countries.
The Golden Nights will showcase movies in 18 languages by young directors and actors some of whom will become the leading film makers of tomorrow. In fact, most acclaimed cinema professionals have entered the profession with short movies, which are easier to fund and produce, giving their creators valuable artistic freedom.
The creative freedom of short movies often leads to the production of works that reflect a much broader range of cultural diversity than is available in commercial feature movies. This is particularly valuable to UNESCO, which in 2005 adopted the Convention on the Promotion and Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Expression.
The forthcoming Golden Nights, held for the 4th consecutive year, is organized by UNESCO in partnership with Renault and the Académie des César. The selection is slated to be screened in 17 French cities and nine countries (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Luxemburg, Portugal, and Spain and Switzerland).
Programme: http://www.academie-cinema.org/les-nuits-en-or/nuits-en-or/panorama/dates.html
To attend, the event please register online at: http://on.unesco.org/panorama-2014


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The Top 10 Conspiracies In The US are here to bewilder your wildest imaginations with its critical secrets and outrageous truths. Believe it or not, but, the Top 10 American Conspiracy Theories have been very much prevalent in the world. Be it aliens, spaceships, national disasters or presidents there is always a collusion behind happenstances which took place in history. No matter what these Top Ten US Conspiracy Theories are, but one will always find some atrocious facts to linger upon. Treat your fantasies with these Top Ten American Conspiracy Theories, highlighting some major events, depicting the urban legends, history or scientific secrets.
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Get into the experience of myths, secrets and truths behind the Top Ten Conspiracies in US, given below.
1. Controversial "Shakespeare"
One of the most outrageous controversies which was exposed to several debate and arguments, "who was the real Shakespeare?". Popularly known as an English poet, actor and writer is among those renowned personalities who have been dragged into many controversial issues. According to the theorists around the world, there are not much evidences that tell us who was the real Shakespeare. Sir Walter Raleigh, Ben Johnson, Francis Bacon and Christopher Marlowe are considered to be the closest contenders who are considered to have compiled the works under the pen name of,"Shakespeare". Because of the fame and craze of "Shakespeare" among people this controversy gained its number one position among the Top 10 US Conspiracy Theories.
2. "9/11" Disaster
9/11, a true contender among the top Conspiracy Theories of the US which blew off the minds of people all over America. There were planned attempts to destroy the World Trade Center in New york, which resulted in loss of many innocent lives. The government was accused of knowing about the plannings and plotting of the enemy organizations, still it happened. This soon became a big conspiracy and government was shattered with the reaction of the people and theorists. The conspiracy of "9/11" depicts that it was a work that was initiated by an insider with help of other organizations. It was an horrifying disaster in the history of America that slowed down the economy of the country.
3. "The Beatles" cover up
Conspiracies at times reveals the deepest and the darkest secrets of famous people who love to maintain their reputation. The Beatles, a very renowned rock band of the 1960's, also became a part of an outrageous conspiracy. The band members were accused by many fans and theorists, for hiding the unfortunate car crash, ending Paul McCartney's life. Since 1966 many fans and followers have found evidences, of a replaced band member, on the posters. There were many questions raised on the band members for using a duplicate of Paul McCartney as they were increasingly facing success.
4. Underground "Area 51"
Area 51, one of the most common United States Conspiracy Theories, which is widely famous among the masses of America. Secrets raise a lot of questions in human minds, same is the case with Area 51, which is seen as a very clammed up place, hiding in what?, No body knows. Area 51 is an air force base for testing of aircraft and weapons, a completely restricted area. This base located in the Southern Nevada is believed to be a lab and hide out for studying aliens and a meeting place for aliens and humans. It is one among very fueled conspiracies, which depicted some bizarre theories among the commoners of Nevada.
5. NASA Faked "Moon Landings"
Moon Landing, a very historic moment in the lives of human beings, which first took place in 1969. A conspiracy that completely transformed the thinking of people about NASA. It is believed by many theorists that NASA tried to fake its moon landings, just to compete with the Soviet Union. Two strong powers always collide with each other, just to surpass one another. The conspiracy raised about the landings, pointed out that everything was first filmed by NASA and then showcased to the world to boast the technological supremacy of United States. Because of its popularity this conspiracy is positioned at number five among the Top Ten US Conspiracy Theories.
6. Obama's Birth Certificate
It is truly said, that when you gain power, people try hard to find 'pinch of fault' in you to let you down. It was in 2008 when Barack Obama won the elections and became the first black president of United States of America. He had several followers who supported him but at the same time critiques also followed him and tried to thwart his ambitions. Theorists worked hard to claim that he was not born in United States and therefore should be forbidden from his post. There has been continuous attempts to question his birth certificate to hold him back from his position. A very controversial chapter of Obama's life became a part of US History Conspiracy Theories.
7. "John F Kennedy" assassinated
In search of answers people land up finding conspiracies which became a case of John F Kennedy's assassination. A heart felt moment that is still alive in the minds of the people of America, who were struck hard with JFK's sudden departure. It was on November 1963 when Kennedy was shot while riding with his wife on a motorcade. The controversy began to come up, which suggested that the assassination of JF Kennedy was carried by just one man named, Lee Harvey Oswald. With just this hint a pile of conspiracies began to combine with the assassination one of which suggested that he was killed by more than one man.
8. "Roswell", New Mexico
Out from your weird imaginations this place of New Mexico is known for Unidentified Flying Objects crash. It was on July of 1947 when Roswell witnessed a spaceship crash, which actually was seen as a cover up of the Army. The Army Air Field circulated a news which suggest that the officials recovered a crashed alien spaceship with alien bodies. This conspiracy fueled like a fire in the jungle, but other theories also gathered a space in newspapers. Though the people of Mexico still celebrate a festival every year, but the conspiracy was actually a cover up of a secret mission of atmospheric balloon. Roswell's controversy became one of the most known Conspiracy Theories of the US.
9. DIA and the "Illuminati"
One among the most active airports in the world, the Denver International Airport, could not manage to stay away from controversies. The construction and design of the airport gained a lot of critical attention from people, as it was constructed in shape of a 'Swastika'. Not only this but Illuminati or the New World Order are linked with the creepy structures and paintings found in airport. One unusual evidence pointed out about the airport which highlights the unusual markings carved into the floor as being Masonic, Santanic or some secret code linked with Illuminati or the New World Order. Because of its highly secretive conspiracy the DIA collusion stands among the Top 10 American Conspiracy Theories.
10. "Flight 800", 1996
One among the Top Ten US Conspiracy Theories, Flight 800, gained a lot of people's attention with its outrageous crash. It was in the 1996, when the flight 800 met with a very devastating crash in the Pacific Ocean near New York. The "National Transportation Safety Board" reported the cause to be a short circuit and flammable fuel vapors in the fuel tank. Here comes the conspiracy that completely denies the NTSB report, instead believes that it was a cover up for the US- Navy missile test going wrong. It has been a quite heart breaking experience, which questioned the ways of missile testing by the US navy.


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Joan Daniel was excited to learn she was going overseas as a volunteer nurse in World War II — her mother less so. But it was the beginning of a three year adventure for Joan, as she recounts in this interview. First it took her to Egypt. The cases there were mainly related to ordinary illnesses, and there was time for sightseeing and fun too. Tragedy struck though, when three nurses were killed in a traffic accident. From the Middle East she was sent to Italy and a hospital close to Cassino. The patients now were casualties of war: the wounded, the shell-shocked and the dying.
In 1983, after riots in Sri Lanka ushered in an extended civil war, the number of arrivals from Sri Lanka to New Zealand rose dramatically. This episode, one of the most moving in the Immigrant Nation series, profiles two Sri Lankan families down under - one from the island's Sinhalese majority, one from the minority Tamils. Both families left home out of fear for their children's future. Amidst the challenge of a new culture, there is celebration too: including double marriage ceremonies which require multiple outfits, when a Tamal Christian marries a Hindu.
A National Film Unit cameraman for 36 years, Brian Cross worked on a large number of films, ranging from royal tours and rugby tours to industrial progress in forestry and electricity transmission, some as cameraman and director. He is particularly remembered for his record of the maiden voyage of HMNZS. Otago, and for his many films of New Zealand railways.Image credit: Archives New Zealand, ref AAQT 6421 B18889


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TRIORGANICO @ Hancock Univ. LB, March 28th 2010 (footage by Listen Recovery)
During March of 2009, to be exact March 20th, We attended the annual Royce Hall EVA AYLLON Concert. After the performance we notice a new instrumentalist on stage, who Eva announced as his new invite on her tour, letting us know that we was the percussionist for Mark Anthony. His name Ricardo "Tiki" Pasillas, who shared some words as we and Marco Campos exchanged inside jokes… Pasillas was kind to introduce himself to us as we approached Lima Lounge in Tarzana (after-party destination after Eva's show) where of course in natural tradition we shared some burns in the air. It was a beautiful night along the Hermanos Campos (Peru Negro).
Fabiano Do Nacimiento reached my hand a few times with Sergiob Melnizecho, as well in different terms with my brethren Aloe Blacc. I had heard many good things musically from Aloe about Fabiano… I guess sooner or later we would meet and give our chats outs on about music… cool cat!.
As for Pablo Calogero, is my first time meeting him… I was very pleased to see his abilities on the flute brass and the Colombian Gaitas… took me by surprise.
Today March 28th, after having a notion about Ricardo's new Triorganico, I encounter myself with the humble/strong band in my own town of Long Beach. The opportunity of coming along with my partner in crime MightyJunebugg to a Haiti Relief silent art action would have never gave me the idea to think I would experience a brief evening with the trio. It was around 8:30pm, 30 min before the closing of the action, in where I had bit on one painting. Ricardo "Tiki" setting up, true indeed, the band was setting up and around 8:45pm the Triorganico started to bless us with some deep bossa nova brazilian jazz fusion… here is Triorganico from Listen Recovery's eye… dig it


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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Penn State, the whole world is watching
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Back to the Trail
A lot has happened since my last post here. Congress has gone out of the way to make life difficult for people who play poker. A few good people have died. Borders bookstores filed bankruptcy and closed down my local brick and mortar bookstores.
Injury and illness disrupted a very promising AAU season for the 6th grade team. The 8th grade team had a promising start with some talented ladies but injury and softball intervened. The high school season hasn't really gotten running and time keeps ticking on the summer clock.
But each time you are knocked down you have to get back up. Quitting is the only way to lose.
I'll be back around here. Hope to see you.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Drama returns to the boards at Pocketfives
No, not Johnny Drama, drama drama. When we last visited the frailties of the human condition, our friend Chaz and his Big Red cohort were grilling their way to a bodacious 10k.
Now the seldom visited Poker Discussion forum on the site may very well be watching a misplayed con blow up in the member's face. Justin Weitzman, aka amandaw111, aka runningthisg333 aka justin bieber's bff?, started a thread claiming that embattled online poker site Ultimate Bet had stolen approximately $40k from him. While dodging requests to provide proof for his claim, Justin revealed instead that he had colluded in online play and had played on more accounts than the number of police cruisers Lindsay Lohan has ridden in. The story is ongoing and you can read more about it here and also improve your game too.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Welcome to the Scandal
welcome to the scandal
we've got chaz n scams
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Since shortly after thanksgiving, there has been a revelation of an online scam by a member of the community who was previously highly revered. The community is pocketfives.com"
Personally, I was stunned when the allegations first surfaced and then saddened when a confession was issued.
Pocketfives.com is a great site and the OT community is second to none on the internet. I hope that people don't hold this sad event against the many good people there.
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Reading this before Friday, July 15th, 2011 at 11 AM? Be sure to grab this free Blackboard Eats code, which wouldn't apply to the Happy Hour but would be a great opportunity to get a free bottle of wine for your party as well as a small plate per person. It's quite a steal (and a good reason for me to go back as mentioned earlier)!
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