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Check with A.O.P.A. they may be able to recommend a good flight school. You could also go out to a FBO and see what they offered.

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Question by creedcia: What is the best server software for Internet Radio and TV?
I want a dependable software that will allow me to broadcast both internet radio and TV 24/7. I would like to be able to embed both media in a web page and allows people to connect to the Internet radio via iTunes, Winamp and Windows Media Player.

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You can do this with IIS in Server 2003, but I wonder about your outbound bandwidth limits.

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Question by Buff98216: What are the best neighborhoods in Washington DC?
I am thinking of relocating to Washington D.C. and was wondering about the neighborhoods there.
I like city life and I know that no area is crime free but I would like to live in a somewhat safe area, close to a metro station, and that has a lot to do (shopping, museums, resturants, theatres etc.)
I am mostly concerned about safety because I can get anywhere on the metro.
I would also consider northern VA and price is not too much of an issue, I can rent or buy.

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Basically, anywhere in Northwest DC is good. I would check out Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan, Cleveland Park, Friendship Heights, and closer to downtown is Metro Center (Basically, anywhere on the Red Line of the Metro that’s west of Metro Center). Georgetown is a good area but not as accessible by Metro.

I’m not as familiar with Northern VA (I grew up in the Maryland suburbs) but I would also check out either downtown Bethesda or Silver Spring as well if you would consider a close-in suburb. Both of these areas have Metro stops (at opposite ends of the Red Line) and have downtown areas with theaters, restaurants, stores, etc… And they’re both within a short distance of downtown DC. They’re especially convenient since they’re on the Metro that goes right downtown so you can get to even more shopping and restaurants and the Smithsonian.

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Question by Donovan: What are some of the best and most diverse online music radio websites?
I’m looking for a few of the best sites that play a wide variety of good music. I want a lot of underground and indie stuff. Something that will introduce me to new awesome music and play some great stuff I already know.

I use Pandora and NPR already and I was wondering if there are any gems out there waiting to be discovered.

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Grooveshark- http://listen.grooveshark.com/

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parliamentary system of government Nigeria`s best hope for democratic stability

It is almost 10 years of democratic rule in Nigeria. There is no better time than now to assess the suitability of the 1999 constitution than now. It is even more compelling in the light of recent happenings in the country-the 2007 elections, which a lot of people expected to cement democracy proved clearly that we are not yet in civility. The 2009 budget is more on recurrent expenditure than capital projects. The recurrent expenditure is to maintain political office –holders and their numerous aides. In fact, since the advent into civil rule the cost of running government has been on the high side. These amongst others shows that there is a need to review the   1999 constitution  which is the guardian angel of  this republic .This paper will focus one aspect of the constitutional review .I t  will address the present model of government  under  the 1999 constitution. The model of government under the 1999 constitution is called the presidential system of government. The  presidential system of government is a system of government where the President has strong powers to  function as head of government independent of the legislature .Here, the President   has executive powers which  he can exercise directly or indirectly through his ministers .Section 5 of the 1999 constitution provides as follows:” Subject to the provisions of this constitution, the executive powers of the Federation  @shall be  vested in the President  and  may  subject as aforesaid and to the provisions of  any law made by the National Assembly, be exercised by him either directly or through the Vice-President and Minister of the Government  of the Federation; and [b ] shall extend to execution  and  maintenance  of this constitution, all laws  made by the National  Assembly and  to all matters with  respect to which the National Assembly has, for  the  time being, power to  make  laws.”

The  sweeping  powers  of the  President  is  limited  by section 5[4][a]&[b].The President  by  the aforesaid sections cannot declare a state of war  between the federation  and another country except by the sanction of a resolution of  both houses of the National assembly or deploy  any member of the Armed Forces of the federation for combat duty outside Nigeria without the sanction of the National Assembly  in  the form of a resolution.

The President  is  also  the  Commander-in –Chief of the armed forces  of the  federation .By section 218  of  the 1999 constitution ,he  is to determine  the operational  use of  the armed  forces of  the  federation .These  are sweeping  powers indeed! Although section 218[4]  provides  that the  national assembly shall  have  power  to  make  laws  for  the  regulation  of  the powers  exercisable  by the president as commander-in-chief of  the armed  forces of  the  federation .This  is  not enough to  limit the  enormous  powers  conferred on  the  president  by  the  said section. Acts  or  laws can not envisage  every  human  scenario that  might crop  up so  effective  regulation of that power is  really out  of  it .In principle ,though, the 1999  constitution has  checks  and  balances. This   can be gleamed from some of the sections cited above. An active   National Assembly   can  check the enormous  powers of  the  president but  there is a limit  to  what the   national assembly can do in the face of  these  enormous  powers .Our experience  has  brought   this  question  to  the  front-burner-can  we afford  to  give enormous  powers to  one  man ?The  framers  of  the 1979  constitution which  introduced  the  presidential  system of  government for  the  first  time  in our  political  history  which  later  changed  to  the  1999  constitution did  not  anticipate  a  president  that could  transform  into  a civilian  dictator. We  and  them have  since  been  woken  up  from  that  ignorance! The  proponents  of  strong  powers  for  the president ,a  main feature of  the presidential  system of  government, believes that  such powers  is  needed for  strong  and  united  leadership  especially  in  times   of  crisis  and because  of the  diverse ethnic  composition  of  the  country .These are  good  reasons  to  give  strong  powers  for  the  president but  it  is  the  reverse that  we  have  seen  as  a  people .We   are  living  witnesses  to  what  transpired in  the  last  administration. We  had  a  President  that  was   surreptitiously  removing  governors, senate  presidents  through  the    instrumentality  of  state ,a President  that  was disobeying  court  orders   and  a President that rigged  a  lot  of   his  party-men  into  office.  Obviously  these  are  the  dangers  inherent   in  a presidential  system  of  government  or  better still points  to  the  fact  that  the  presidential  system  of  government  might  not  be  compatible  with our  clime  as  a people .Every  constitution  however  good  it  might  be is  premised  on  one  fact  that  the  operators  would  be  gentlemen ,men  of  honour . Our  experience  has  shown  that  we  might  not  always  have  men  of  honour  in  office and  we  should  not  wait  till another   autocratic  leader  spring  up  before  we  realize  our  mistake .We  need  to  switch  gears. A country where political patronage is the major source of livelihood and a President that controls the disbursement of funds and all governmental structures, extremes that should not exist side by side, there is no way everybody will not be at the beck and call of the President.

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We  need to   go  back   to   the parliamentary  system  of  government  that we  operated  in  the  first  republic under the 1960 and  1963  constitutions .The  parliamentary  system  of government  that  we  practiced  then  offers  some  bright  lessons  for  a  time  such  as  this .In this  discuss, I will   enumerate  the  good  side  of the  1960 and 1963  constitutions  and  the  provisions that  need not  be  adopted again  as  it  relates  to  model  of  government.

The  parliamentary  system   of  government  under  the  1960  and  1963  constitutions was  characterized  by  four   main  features.[1]the  separation  of  the   head  of  state  and  head  of  government.[2] the  plurality  of  the  executive.[3]parliamentary  character of  the  executive .[4] The  responsibility of the   ministers  to  the  legislature.

The  plurality  of  the  executive  : The  executive is plural  in  the  sense  that  the  prime-minister is  the  head  of  the  council of  ministers. It  is  plural  in  the  sense  that  the  prime-minister has  more  than one  vote in  council  meetings  deliberations .In  cabinet, all  other members stand  on  equal  footing – one man, one vote .It is the  prime-minister that is  primus interpares .The  council  of  ministers  derive its  authority from  the  prime-minister because they  leave  office when his  tenure  ceases .He  chooses  his  ministers from among  his  colleagues  in  the  parliament.

The  separation  of  head  of  state  from  head  of  government: The  head  of  state  was  the  governor-general  which  later  turned  into the  president[under the 1963 constitution)while  the  head  of  government was  the  prime-minister .It  is the  prime-minister with  his  cabinet  members  that  coordinate the  government while the  governor –general  plays  a titular  role.

Parliamentary character of  the  executive: Members of  the  executive are  also  members  of  parliament .It  is  the  political  party  that has  the  largest  number  of  votes  that  forms the  cabinet.

The  responsibility  of the  executive to the legislature :  Here,  the  legislature  has  greater control  of  the  cabinet. They are actually fused. The  legislature  could  pass a  vote  of  no  confidence on  any  of  the   ministers  including  the  prime-minister.

Now  let  us  go  to  the  relevance  of  the  above features  of  1960 and  1963  constitutions  to  our  present  situation.

One  complaint  that  has  been  recurring  from  the  National  assembly  in  this  present  Republic is  the  non-implementation  of  the  budget which  has  led  to  infrastructural  decay and  the  absence  of  the  dividends  of  democracy .This  cannot   happen  in  a  Parliamentary  system  of  government where  the   legislature  has  greater  control of  the   executive. The  executive  of  the  First  Republic  was  described  thus:””

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SALON COUTURE WHUR 96.3 FM WASHINGTON, DC The Hoodie Awards honors local businesses, religious and community leaders, church and high schools for their contributions and excellence in communities throughout the country. For seven years, The Hoodie Awards has been the only award show to really represent the neighborhood- there is truly no award show like it!
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Getting the best on US Airways flights

US Airways flights of US Airways as well as the US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, together operate approximately 3,200 flights each and every day. This airline serves around 200 communities of people based in the U.S., Canada, in Mexico, Europe as well as the Middle East, the Caribbean and not to mention Central and South America. All of this, each and every day of the year.

This particular airline has an employee population of around 31,000 aviation professionals internationally and is also a member of the Star Alliance network. This means that it extends its reach to customers. You have a choice of over 21,000 daily flights routes to around 1,160 airports based in around 181 countries. These numbers are constantly changing. Along with its partner the US Airways Express, this airline serves around 80 million passengers through the year. It has operating hubs in Charlotte, N.C. and in Philadelphia as well as Phoenix. Its city of focus is Washington, and the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

US Airways flights are perhaps the only one to be included and named as amongst the 50 best companies to work in. this was by the LATINA Style magazine’s 50 Report for 2010. This distinction it earned for itself for the sixth consecutive year. It also has great tolerance levels attitudes and policies in regards to lesbians, gays, bisexuals and even transgender employees and customers.

As with any other airline, you can easily purchase an US Airways ticket online. This can be done through aggregators or through the airline website itself. Depending on your itinerary, you could also check for constant discount plans that are available. The airline is senior citizen and child friendly. If you want to get a good deal on US Airways flights then it would be best to book your tickets well in advance. This would mean a good 21 days before the flight. This will get you good seats at really good prices. The airlines have great policies when it comes to carrying heavy baggage and even delicate ones. All you need to do is find out prevailing rates and choose from a scheme that best suits your needs and requirements.

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This is footage of a United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER (New Colors!) International taxiing, holding, departing, and climbing out of Washington Dulles. The flight was UAL 897 in route to Beijing Capital International. First Class all the way! Listen to that Amazing Engine sound! Look at the ANA Boeing 777 at 1:57 heading out to Tokyo. Then watch as we depart and, turn right headed over Canada. We flew over Northern Alaska and, then south over Siberia into Beijing. Flight time was just over 14 hours. Seat was 3A. You may here a little bit of radio chatter in the background. I had channel 9 on and had my headphones up against my cameras mic, but it’s very difficult to understand what they are saying due to the volume of channel 9. WATCH IN 1080p! It will improve the quality significantly! Landing in Beijing: www.youtube.com
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United Flight 93 was the fourth plane to be hijacked on the 11th September 2001. Four terrorists wanted to turn the boeing 757 into a deadly missile, but 40 brave passengers and crew stopped it reaching its target (thought to be Washington DC) RIP all those who died on september the 11th 2001 PART 7 www.youtube.com
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Which Two-way Radio is Best for My Business?

Today’s businesses have discovered an easy and inexpensive method for increasing their bottom line. They’ve added two-way radios to their communication systems. Decreased operational costs and increased productivity are two big reasons for those additional profits.

Two-way radios are cost-effective tools. They’re used to communicate between departments or out in the field, decreasing the time spent on many tasks. Response time is quicker and projects can be tracked more efficiently using 2-way radios. They’re practical, reliable, durable, and less expensive than cellular phones.

But Which Two-Way Radio To Choose…

There are many 2-way radio models to choose from, depending on the needs and requirements of your business. Before purchasing any walkie-talkies, consider these four features: frequency, power, channels, and the durability of the handsets.

Frequency—UHF or VHF?

Consider your environment when choosing which frequency you’ll need. If you’re communicating inside a building or where there are obstructions between radios, then a UHF 2-way radio is best. These radios work well for businesses such as restaurants, hotels, health care facilities and schools.

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VHF two-way radios work well when used outside on open land or rolling hills with few trees. Businesses such as farms and ranches, golf courses, and survey crews appreciate the reliability of VHF radios.

Power—How Much Do I Need?

Business radios vary in power from 1 watt to 5 watts. While the more powerful radios will communicate at the higher distances, often that power isn’t necessary. If your business communication area is under 200,000 square feet or less than one mile in distance, then a 1-watt radio will work well for you.

If the range is among multiple buildings, up to 250,000 square feet in an area, or up to 2 miles in distance, then a 2-watt radio will work. When communicating up to 300,000 square feet and up to a 3-mile distance, a 3-watt radio will do the job. Always consider the range or distance you’ll be using the radios to determine the power you actually need.

Channels—How Many Are Really Necessary?

The number of channels available on 2-way radios varies with each model. If all your employees need to communicate with each other, then one channel works well. However, if you operate a business such as a hotel, you’ll want multiple channels. Then your kitchen/wait staff, housekeeping, and valet service each can stay in touch on their own channel.

Determine how many different departments will be communicating among themselves and across departments when deciding how many channels your radios need.

Durability—How Sturdy Must My 2-Way Radio Handsets Be?

How and where the two-way radios will be used determines the ruggedness needed in handsets. If you’ll be using the radios outside where they could get knocked around a bit, then you’ll need a sturdy model. If the two-way radios will be used inside an office building to communicate from floor to floor, then a less rugged model will work well.

Assess your needs—determine which features you must have in your walkie-talkie. Then check the specifications of each model to decide which set will work best for you.

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Internet Radio at Radio’s Best

I love internet radio. Many of them commercial-free music in genres you’d never hear on broadcast radio is the main reason I love it. As soon as there is a portable device that will let me listen to internet radio wherever I go, I will gladly leave my iPod at home. My favorite web radio stations are the offerings by radio-time.com, especially stations in category, and DJ’s playlist is incredibly varied, playing songs from Johnny Cash between Nas, Interpol and Amy Winehouse. I have discovered more new music that I subsequently listened to than any other source. Some online station’s staff is awesome and it never sounds like public radio (take that as you will). This radio-time.com got my A+++ recommending, so check it out when you have a chance.

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