A desire to dissolve divisions and a passion for serving the underserved brought Ellen Willis-Conger to SBBIKE as the coalition's first associate director.
In her childhood, Ellen Willis-Conger was a recreational bicyclist. When she attended Santa Barbara City College in the '70s (read, no bike paths to speak of), she commuted by bike. "I consider myself incredibly lucky to have survived that," she quips, only half-joking. That wouldn't be her last challenging bike commute. She transferred to San Diego State University. There, she commuted to work as a TA in a kindergarten class and then to school—during the wettest winter on record. She'd bring a change of clothes, hang her wet ones on the drying line alongside the students' paintings, and change back to ride to afternoon and evening classes (and another change of clothes). "I did more laundry and chain cleaning—and changing—that winter …" She laughs.
A pivotal experience around the same time set her on a work-life path that reflects her core values. She joined Amigos de Las Américas, which enables young people to live and work in Central and South American communities. "I had the opportunity to see the side of our community I was not otherwise exposed to," she notes. She also learned Spanish while working in undeveloped settings in Nicaragua, Honduras, and Ecuador.
After completing her undergraduate work in community health and education, she returned to Honduras to work in Salvadoran refugee camps. Next, she directed a community clinic in Tucson, Arizona, where she met her husband, Phil. The two went to Berkeley. She attained a Master's of Divinity, was ordained a Methodist minister, and spent 15 years working with communities and congregations throughout Arizona.
Willis-Conger returned to Santa Barbara and, in 2014, became the assistant deputy of community health with the Public Health Department, overseeing a number of regulatory programs. Working with nonprofit partners enabled her to see and experience an aspect of her home that had long disturbed her but that she didn't have the words for during graduate school—"the disparity that we have here in Santa Barbara." It was one of the reasons she left (along with an inability to afford to live here and do what she wanted to do—serve the underserved). "I find it to be a very troubling moral condition for our community," she says. Willis-Conger speaks passionately about identifying that disparity and how it's a health issue as well as an economic one. A lower income means housing and work environments that are health risks and less access to preventative and curative care.
Policies need to evolve to meet current needs and changes, Willis-Conger notes. For now, she's established two guiding principles. The first is to ensure that everything SBBIKE offers is available in Spanish and English. Translations must be good and use local idioms, she adds. "We need to honor and respect our Spanish-speaking members." The second is consistency with Bici Santa Maria, ensuring that the two main Bicis move forward together, informing and supporting one another. "What's good for Santa Maria is good for us," she explains. "If it's going to work for us, it has to work for them too." For example, a work trade idea both Bicis were considering is policy for now.
These days, Willis-Conger's taken on a new bicycling adventure—a tandem with Phil. They were advised by another couple, "If you're ever in trouble communicating, get on the bike. When we get home, we're better." It's proved true, she says. Dennis, previous owner of Rincon Cycle and their instructor, told them, "The stoker" (the person in the back [Ellen]) "is always right. The job of the captain is to keep the stoker happy." That suits her fine. The pair has taken multiday trips and aspires to long-distance touring overseas.
Willis-Conger's passion for service and cycling is a family affair. She and Phil have two adult daughters. One is at graduate school in Berkeley. She bikes. The other recently returned from the Peace Corps in Nicaragua and will be moving to Mexico soon. Phil works with long-term homelessness, bringing services to the population he's engaged with.
"We have a commitment to vulnerable members of our community," says Willis-Conger.


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Ferguson High School (FHS), also known as Ferguson Alternative High School, is an alternative high school in Loveland, Colorado.  A part of the Thompson School District, FHS normally serves 120 - 140 students.

FHS is one of the oldest alternative, at-risk programs in the State of Colorado.

History
The idea for FHS came from Mr. Ferguson, then the Principal of Loveland High School, He realized that there was a need for many Loveland students to have an alternative choice. In particular, Ferguson was concerned about students with trouble at home, legal problems, or difficulty coping with a large school.

The school opened in 1972 as "The New School" located at 125 S. Lincoln Ave, a small structure owned by the school district and located across the street from the former school district administrative offices. A few years later the school moved into a larger space at the historic Washington School building that is now part of the Civic Center. In 1982, FHS was moved to its third location at 804 East Eisenhower.  In January 2009, it moved to 1101 Hilltop Drive.

In 2020, the school district converted the Van Buren Elementary School into a new location for FHS

Description
Over 1,200 students have earned their high school diplomas from FHS.

FHS has graduates are CNAs, teachers, mechanics, musicians, electricians, managers, and active members of the US military.

FHS has earned a $250,000 scholarship trust from the McKee Foundation.

References

External links

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Loveland, Colorado
Schools in Larimer County, Colorado
1972 establishments in Colorado

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Release Blitz: All SCrewed Up by Beth Bolden & Brittany Cournoyer
Posted on November 13, 2020 by Mirrigold
All Screwed Up | Beth Bolden & Brittany Cournoyer
Cover Artist: Cate Ashwood Designs
Heat Rating: 3 flames
Length: 55,000 words
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All's fair in love and remodeling.
Griffin Caldwell can't wait to make a fresh start: a new job, new town, new house. He's even realized the lifelong dream of owning his own home. Except when he arrives, nothing is what he expected, and Griffin's celebration turns from triumphant to terrible.
Not only is his "cute bungalow" a derelict heap, it needs major remodeling work to be livable. And it turns out there's only one person in town who's even willing to commit to the project.
The first time David Webber talks to Griffin about his disaster zone of a house, he'd like nothing better than to hang up the phone. But he's stuck. All his grumpy behavior has gotten him is a whole stack of bad reviews online and no clients.
From the moment they collide over a busted toilet, sparks and snark fly. The only thing that might be hotter than their mutual animosity is their intense chemistry.
Neither of them wants to admit it at first but as the project evolves and their lives intertwine, maybe what they're working on isn't just a house. It might even be proof that a caring partnership can build a strong, long-lasting foundation–and an even fiercer love.
"What are you doing?" he asked when he stepped inside and spotted David ripping into a wall.
"Baking a cake," he responded dryly before muttering to himself, "what does it freaking look like I'm doing? Knitting a damn sweater?"
"What flavor?" Griffin asked, choosing not to respond to the rest.
"The best flavor—chocolate."
"I beg to differ. Chocolate is good, but nothing beats a super moist red-velvet cake with delicious cream cheese frosting."
David stared at him, crowbar in one hand, sledgehammer in the other. "Are you saying chocolate cake can't be moist? Because if so, you're having the wrong cake."
"No, not at all. I've had some decent chocolate cake. It's just more dense than other flavors."
David snorted. "Was there anything else you needed? Or did you just stop by to tell me my choice in cake is dense?"
Griffin crossed his arms over his chest. "You brought up the cake conversation, not me. All I did was ask what you were doing."
David sighed and looked toward the sagging ceiling, as if searching for a way to respond to Griffin. The ceiling was another thing that had given up in that house. The entire thing looked like it'd just had enough standing up in the battle against the elements, animals, and trespassers. And had definitely gotten tired of doing so alone—since it'd sat empty for so long. It'd given up, finally waving the white flag as tree roots took over and the crushing weight of snow had caused certain parts to cave in. The thought of seeing the house in such despair and feeling the sadness among the walls hurt Griffin's heart, and he hoped all the time, money, and arguments with David were worth breathing new life into the house. It deserved a chance to shine in all its glory, and even though it didn't look like much now, the bones were still solid. It just needed some love.
"When I get asked a question where the answer is obvious, I can't help but respond with sarcasm."
"What was that?" Griffin asked, startled by David's voice. He'd been so lost in thought about his depressing home that he'd forgotten he was in the middle of a conversation with David.
David sighed loudly and muttered under his breath again. "Did you need something? I'm a bit busy here."
He waved his arm around the room, the one Griffin intended to be his master bedroom, to indicate the piles of drywall he'd ripped down.
"Just wondering if you need any help."
"We've already had this conversation more than once, Griffin. Right now, it's best if you stay out of the way until I have the basic demolition finished."
Griffin pursed his lips as he tried not to stare at the way Griffin's sweaty T-shirt clung to him like a second skin and his jeans hugged his thick thighs like they were drawn on him. Jesus. He could crack walnuts with those thighs.
Even though it was still fairly early in the morning, the sun was already high in the sky and the humidity was even higher. And just walking outside to collect the morning paper would cause sweat to bead on your upper lip and temples. And while Griffin hated it, he had to give his thanks to the weather gods since David had taken his shirt off more than once while doing work. And Griffin couldn't help but accept the gifts in the form of his bulging, sweating muscles, eagerly. It'd be rude not to, after all.
A lifelong Oregonian, Beth has just recently moved to North Carolina with her supportive husband and their sweet kitten, Earl Grey. Beth still believes in Keeping Portland Weird, and intends to be just as weird in Raleigh.
Beth has been writing practically since she learned the alphabet. Unfortunately, her first foray into novel writing, titled Big Bear with Sparkly Earrings, wasn't a bestseller, but hope springs eternal. She's published twenty novels and six novellas.
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Oh, and squeeze in writing some time throughout the day as well. She is also the mom to an adorable, yet precocious, Border Collie named Delilah. When not doing any of those fun-filled activities, she works at a hospital as a switchboard operator.
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Release Blitz: The Chocolate Works by Geoffrey Knight
Posted on July 10, 2020 by Mirrigold
The Chocolate Works | Geoffrey Knight
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Henry Dawson knew that Levi Jones was his complete opposite from the moment they met. After all, what on earth could a nerdy, slightly neurotic risk assessment analyst like Henry possibly have in common with a wild, passionate and sexy chocolate-maker like Levi? The answer is, more than Henry could ever have imagined.
Henry Dawson lives a quiet life of perfect order and routine. His job as a cross-checker at a Chicago-based risk assessment firm means there's no detail unmissed, no error unfixed and no room in his world for curve balls. That is until the day he loses his job, finds out his apartment building has been condemned, and receives an inheritance from an uncle he never even knew he had.
Now with no job, no home and no hope for the future, Henry suddenly finds himself in the tiny dead-end town of Los Encantado in the middle of the New Mexico desert, ready to sell the small roadside diner bequeathed to him by the uncle he never met. Given the circumstances, what choice does he have but to offload the diner—operated by waffle-loving Doris Day fan, Gracie Garcia—in an effort to try and fund his way back to his old life in Chicago?
But Henry was never planning on the arrival of wild, passionate and incredibly sexy Levi Jones. Nor was he ready for Levi's crazy plan to turn Gracie's Diner into the greatest Chocolate Works the world has ever known. For Levi claims to be the country's finest chocolatier… or is he?
Before he knows it, Henry is pulled into Levi's plan to create the most delicious, irresistible, mouth-watering, knee-buckling chocolates the world has ever imagined. At the same time Henry finds himself falling head over heels for the reckless, romantic allure of a man who is the complete opposite of everything Henry holds sacred.
Will Henry succumb to the charms of a handsome stranger despite every instinct warning him that Levi is nothing but a snake oil salesman? Will the secrets of Levi's past destroy Henry's hopes of ever finding true romance?
Or is Levi destined to melt Henry's heart as he discovers that chocolate truly is the food of love?
The Chocolate Works is a mouth-watering 85K-word standalone opposites-attract gay romantic comedy. Warning: Reading this book WILL make you crave your absolute favorite chocolates and demand you indulge in them while you read… one delicious, delectable, discipline-crushing mouthful at a time.
Chocolate, like the tender and tangled entwine of two lovers, must be many things—
It must be sweet and delicate, yet knowing of the power—and sometimes the balance—that its own darkness and bitterness can bring;
It must grant us the illusion, if only for a moment, that we are made wealthy by its richness, wicked by its decadence, and forgiven of all our sins in its utter purity;
It must be solid and firm, yet versatile enough to soften its edges and melt with grace when the moment is right;
It must bring comfort in hard times, abundance in lean times, and happiness in lonely times;
It must be made with hands that are strong yet gentle with their touch, watched over by eyes that are observant and careful in their measurement, and created by souls that have known and will never forget a need that must be fulfilled.
But most important of all—chocolate must be made with love.
For chocolate is love.
And love conquers all.
These are the things I learned from Levi Jones, a man as reckless and wild as he was passionate and kind; a man whose creative genius was matched only by his mystery; a man who added the dash of hope, the dollop of love and the sprinkling of surprises that would change my life forever.
Geoffrey Knight is the author of more than 30 gay fiction novels, novellas and short
stories, ranging in genre from gay adventure, gay romance, gay suspense and gay comedies.
The heroes of Geoffrey's books love to spend their time jumping off the page, seeking lost treasures, unraveling mysteries or falling in love.
Geoffrey is the recipient of two Rainbow Awards including Best Mystery Winner and Best Overall Gay Fiction Runner-up. His work has been featured in several anthologies including Best Gay Erotica 2013, and he appeared as Guest of Honor at the inaugural Rainbow Con in Florida, 2014.
Geoffrey has worked in advertising, politics, journalism and event management, but nothing is as fun as telling stories. He lives with his partner, their young daughter and their small furry family in a rambling old house in North Queensland, Australia, where the paint is fraying and life is good.
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New Release Blitz: The Cupid Crawl by Hank Edwards
Posted on May 12, 2020 by Mirrigold
The Cupid Crawl | Hank Edwards
A Williamsville Inn Story
Publisher: Startled Monkeys Media
Heat Level: 3 – Some Sex
What happens when a confirmed hook up app user falls for a man who is his polar opposite?
Carter Walsh will be alone on Valentine's Day, and his plans include a candy sampler of hook ups.
But after learning about the Cupid Crawl—a bar crawl covering a half dozen bars, gay and straight—he changes his plans.
During the crawl, he runs into:
An ex-co-worker nemesis who resurrects—loudly—an unfortunate nickname she bestowed upon him years before.
Several hot men eager for a quick hook up.
And one man absolutely not Carter's type, but who manages to pique his interest and, possibly, steal his heart.
The Cupid Crawl is a funny, sweet, and steamy opposites attract, slight age gap story that takes place in the Williamsville Inn series world. It features characters from the Christmas stories Snowflakes and Song Lyrics by Hank Edwards and Snowstorms and Second Chances by Brigham Vaughn but can be read as a standalone.
The organizer, Vic, led the way, squeezing past the men and women standing in the doorway and forging a path for Carter to follow. At first, Carter thought he was way overdressed. The men he slid past were shirtless, some wearing just white loin cloths or even cloth diapers along with feathered wings strapped around their broad chests. These men gave him a brief glance, maybe a quick smile, but were busy talking to each other or women who were also baring a lot of skin. Didn't these people realize it was February in Boston?
When he reached the bar, Carter was relieved to see people wearing shirts and pants instead of just diapers and short shorts. Vic leaned in over the bar and said to the bartender, "Don, this is my good friend, Carter. Put his first two drinks on my tab."
"Oh, you don't have to do that," Carter insisted. "I have money."
"Happy Valentine's Day, Carter," Vic said. "The first two drinks are on me to help you relax. I'm going to make a round of the bar, but when I return, I hope to find you talking with someone, and not just leaning on the bar all alone."
"I know how to socialize," Carter said.
"Oh, I'm sure you do."
Vic winked again before threading his way through the crowd, greeting people as he slid past them. Carter ordered a beer from Don, and then fished a couple of singles out of his wallet for a tip. He lifted his bottle to salute Don and had just taken a swig when a piercingly high voice shrieked from just behind him. The sound startled him so much he choked on his beer and started to cough. He turned, coughing and sputtering, and squinted through his tears at the woman standing behind him.
Auburn hair done up tall, bright green eyes that could be nothing other than colored contact lenses, a pert, upturned nose, and a broad mouth filled with teeth laser-whitened to solar flare level.
Carter's heart stuttered with surprise and dread as he struggled to clear his airway.
"I saw you walk in and had to come over and see if it was really you!" she exclaimed.
With a final clearing of his throat, Carter managed a smile and said, "Lizzie. Hello! What a treat to see you."
Lizzie's smile widened even further and she crossed her arms. It was then Carter noticed she wore what looked like a sports bra with a pair of white wings strapped to her shoulders, and a sheer white shift around her waist that showed off a pair of black panties trimmed with lace.
"As I live and breathe," Lizzie said with a shake of her head. "Carter the Farter."
Hank Edwards (he/him) has been writing gay fiction for more than twenty years. He has published over thirty novels and dozens of short stories. His books fall into many sub-genres, including romance, rom-com, contemporary, paranormal, suspense, mystery, and wacky comedy.
He has written a number of series such as the suspenseful Up to Trouble, funny and spooky paranormal out for you gay romance Critter Catchers, Old West historical horror of Venom Valley, the erotic and funny Fluffers, Inc. series, and the funny and thrilling Lacetown Murder Mysteries series co-written with Deanna Wadsworth.
No matter what genre he writes, Hank likes to keep things sweet, steamy, and fun. He was born and still lives in a northwest suburb of the Motor City, Detroit, Michigan, where he shares a home with his partner of over 20 years and their two cats.
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Download Conventional & Objective Type Question & Answers On Mechanical Engineering for Competitions By R.K. Jain – Mechanical Engineering for Competitions is a comprehensive book for undergraduate students of Mechanical Engineering preparing for various competitive examinations. The book comprises of several solved and unsolved questions like statement type, matching type and assertion and reason type questions. In addition, the book comprises of previous years' solved papers for thorough revision and final practice. This book is essential for those preparing for GATE and IES.
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Women Will Sail With The Same Efficiency
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The Supreme Court�s two judge bench, headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, upheld the validity of the 2015 verdict of the Delhi High Court. He ruled that there should be no discrimination in grating a permanent commission to women in the Indian Navy. This historic judgment came in March 2020. The court further directed the Union government to grant permanent commission to women serving in the navy within the next three months.
Permanent commission means that an officer can serve his/her full term till he/she officially retires. Whereas, the Short Service commission, previously granted to women, meant that the officer�s career would be of a limited period.
Justice Rastogi and Justice Chandrachud said that denying equal rights to women who have selflessly served the country would be a serious �miscarriage of justice�.
Women were denied permanent commission on stereotypical reasons like physiology, motherhood and physical attributes.
This judgment is based on a case filed in February 2008 by 17 SSC women officers. They were represented by senior advocate Aishwarya Bhati. They were denied a permanent commission and were discharged despite completing 14 years of service as SSC officers.
A government policy letter released on 26 February 2006 awarding permanent commissions to SSC officers in all three branches of the Armed Forces was questioned. The deal was, however, limited to certain categories and was intended to work prospectively for the benefit of potential lots launched after January 2009 on SSCs.
The court quashed the stipulation in the policy letter of September 26, 2008 in a number of directions, prospectively making a permanent commission for women and limiting its implementation to specified cadres/branches of the Navy. It directed that all consequential benefits, including arrears of pay, promotions and retirement benefits as and when due, should be entitled to SSC female officers considered necessary for the award of a permanent commission.
SSC women officers who were denied consideration for the grant of permanent commissions on the ground that they were inducted before the issuance of the September 26, 2008 letter and those who are not present in service shall be considered to have completed substantive pensionable service as a one-time measure.
In the February 2020 judgment, Justice Chandrachud referred to the submission that vessels of Russian origin are deployed by the Navy. According to the submission, the Russian origin vessels have no bathrooms for women officers. The court called these submissions both illusory and without any foundation and hence found no reason to stop women from obtaining a permanent commission. The court said that there could be no discrimination between men and women when it came to granting permanent commission. Hence the ban was lifted making this a historic judgment. The court worked on the principle �Women can sail with the same efficiency�
A permanent commission entitles an officer to serve till his/her retirement whereas a Short Service Commission allows the officer to serve for only ten years which can only be extended for four more years or a total of fourteen years.
The case pertains to appeals filed by the Union government against a September 2015 judgment of Delhi High Court that held there was no convincing, concrete and valid reason as to why serving women officers were excluded from consideration for permanent commission
The Supreme Court had in February this year, in a similar case relating to the Indian Army, ruled that SSC women officers in service are entitled to permanent commission.
�Women officers have worked shoulder to shoulder with their men counterparts in every walk of service. The supposed explanations based on duties at sea or Russian vessels are devices adopted to justify an action which is not germane to the proper discharge of duties and the maintenance of discipline among members of the Armed Forces,� the court said.
However, the bench did not extend the advantage of its ruling to those officers of the SSC who have since retired, instead of awarding them pension benefits and compensation of 25 lakh for any loss of opportunity.
They range from physiology, motherhood and physical features to hierarchies dominated by men,� the court said. �A 101 excuses are no answer to the constitutional entitlement to dignity, which attaches to every individual irrespective of gender, to fair and equal conditions of work and to a level playing field. A level playing field ensures that women have the opportunity to overcome their histories of discrimination with the surest of responses based on their competence, ability and performance.�
A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, and Indira Banerjee announced that the grant of PC to Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers in the Indian Navy would be extended until 31 December. In June, the Centre submitted a proposal to extend the deadline by six months, citing the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Three dead and several wounded before the police killed them
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Insanity in the United States Where a man unleashed terror in the streets Chicago. He started walking around the city and for no apparent reason he started shooting random people. Before the policemen killed himself, there were three dead and several wounded, in critical conditions. Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the attacks, which began on Saturday afternoon, with the killing of a 30-year-old University of Chicago student, who was shot in the head while sitting in his car in a parking lot in Hyde Park.
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The gunman, 32-year-old Jason Nightingale, allegedly entered an apartment block a block away, where he shot a 46-year-old security guard sitting at a desk and a 77-year-old woman receiving mail. The guard was pronounced dead at the hospital while the elderly woman – who was shot in the head – was hospitalized in critical condition.
Then Nightingale went to another building and kidnapped a man he knew, then went to a convenience store and shot him, killing a 20-year-old boy and wounding an 81-year-old woman in the head and neck, now in critical condition. After leaving the store, Nightingale shot a 15-year-old girl who was sitting in the car with her mother, also leaving the girl in critical condition. He then returned to the store where the agents were investigating the previous shootings and started shooting at them, but failed to hit them.
Nightingale then headed north to Evanston – on the border with Chicago – where police responded to a series of failed shots fired inside a store. Then he crossed the street to a restaurant, where he shot a woman in the neck, wounding her. Ultimately, he left the restaurant and was confronted by some officers in a parking lot, where he was shot and killed.
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Q: Angular 4 `ng build-prod` failed with an error that makes no sense Is there a way, to find out what it causing it to fail?
ng build and ng build -prod --aot=false works however ng build -prod doesn't work. Not sure why?

Here is ng -v if that helps
@angular/cli: 1.1.1
node: 7.4.0
os: darwin x64
@angular/animations: 4.3.1
@angular/common: 4.3.1
@angular/compiler: 4.3.1
@angular/core: 4.3.1
@angular/flex-layout: 2.0.0-beta.8
@angular/forms: 4.3.1
@angular/http: 4.3.1
@angular/platform-browser: 4.3.1
@angular/platform-browser-dynamic: 4.3.1
@angular/router: 4.3.1
@angular/cli: 1.1.1
@angular/compiler-cli: 4.3.1
@angular/language-service: 4.3.1

UPDATE:
After updating the CLI and Packages in package.json I am getting a new error:

here is the new set of version:
@angular/cli: 1.3.0
node: 7.4.0
os: darwin x64
@angular/animations: 4.3.4
@angular/common: 4.3.4
@angular/compiler: 4.3.4
@angular/core: 4.3.4
@angular/flex-layout: 2.0.0-rc.1
@angular/forms: 4.3.4
@angular/http: 4.3.4
@angular/platform-browser: 4.3.4
@angular/platform-browser-dynamic: 4.3.4
@angular/router: 4.3.4
@angular/cli: 1.3.0
@angular/compiler-cli: 4.3.4
@angular/language-service: 4.3.4

Now I am not even able to ng serve

A: This is purely angularcli compatiblity issue. First update your angularcli in ur environment and update package.json file to latest. It will get resolved. I fixed in this way.

A: You're trying to update the dependencies manually, which may result in some version incompatibilities. This is how I upgraded my projects to Angular CLI 1.3.0:
npm uninstall @angular/cli -g

npm install @angular/cli -g

ng new hello-world

After that, delete node_modules from your project and copy the dependencies and devDependencies sections from package.json of the newly generated project replacing these sections in your project's package.json.

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Call me crazy but I getting on board the "Crazy Train". I think this team has a chance to go far in this tournament. Their first game is against Stamford whom I believe they can defeat. Following that victory the would draw Elon whom I also believe they can beat. I would not be surprised by these two victories at all but it will take our ladies being focused and determined as they were against Furman last week. When Samford last met Furman, Samford lost 59 - 55. Elon's last game against Furman also ended in Elon's defeat 74 - 71. Am I betting it all on Wofford in Vegas no but I maintain that this team can beat both these teams.
I am still proud of them because they gave it their best. even though they lost.


Swieqi United regained the top spot in the BOV Second Division as they defeated Attard 2-0 at the Centenary Stadium on Tuesday.
Nicholas Schembri put Swieqi ahead nine minutes in the second half and Roderick Taliana doubled the score on the 68th minute.
Kalkara missed the opportunity to move fourth after losing 1-3 to Mgarr United in another match.
Following a goalless first half, Lazar Doric put Mgarr ahead on the 47th and two minutes later, Daniel Cremona doubled the score. Timothy Thomas converted a penalty to reduce the gap on the 83rd minute but deep into stoppage time, Jamie Lee Micallef sealed the issue for Mgarr.
Swieqi lead the way with 36 points, followed by Gudja and Fgura on 33, Santa Lucia and Siggiewi 31, Marsaxlokk and Kalkara 29, Birzebbuga 26, Mgarr 22, Luqa 15, Attard 10, St. George's 9 and Gharghur 3.


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Sule Lamido @72: Celebrate Lamido, celebrate Democracy.
By: Adamu Muhd Usman
One cannot celebrate Sule Lamido without celebrating democracy- Lamido has spent the greater part of his life depending and working for free society.
Congratulations Sule Lamido, as you clock 72 years. We thank God Almighty for making you a true democrat; reliable politician and one with wisdom and sparing your life to witness your 72nd birthday in good health and sound mind despite all odds.
As mentioned earlier- One cannot celebrate Sule Lamido without celebrating democracy : Sule Lamido was the National Youth Leader of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in 1978, legislator (REP) in 1979, National Secretary of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1992, foreign affairs Minister from 1999-2003, Jigawa state governor from 2007-2015
One thing remains obvious about this genuine politician and a great leader till today and that is the character, competence and quality of being brave, courageous and wise in determining the better future, peoples well-being, selfless service to humanity and making world of difference to hundreds of thousands if not millions.
Lamido's noble, fruitful and wise idea of struggle and actualization of true democracy especially in the 4th republic, SDP era when he was the national Secretary of the party that gave birth to the success of late Chief Abiola to be Nigerian elected democratic President and precisely in the 5th republic 1999 in which he was among the nine (9) founding members and he was the last man standing (In the corridor of politics and still in PDP) among the nine of them. Six are late, Chief Bola Ige, Alh Abubakar Rimi, Chief Solomon Lar, Malam Adamu Chiroma, Chief Alex Ekweme and Francis Ellah. Prof Jerry Gana and Iyochia Ayu are still alive but not visible in PDP and the 9th of them – Sule Lamido is alive, vibrant, visible and very active in politics and PDP despite all odds.
Sule Lamido has been in the corridor of Nigerian politics for over four decades. He was never been accused of bigotry, nepotism, tribal/religious/regional or sectional sentiment.
Lamido has witnessed political witch hunt, intimidation, victimization, humiliation, deprivation and oppression in the process of bringing back democracy and its values. Lamido was jailed several times especially during the military junta because of his struggles for politics and true democratic.
Lamido will always be remembered for the struggles he undergoes, the hardship he encounters, the contributions he offers, the sacrifices he made, the institutions he built and the achievements he made as a human being and as a politician who believes in representatives democracy . Sule Lamido is true Nigerian democrat, a reliable Nigerian politician and father of present Nigerian politics
Sule Lamido supported a Hausa/Fulani man from North/West, Malam Aminu Kano of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in 1979 to be Nigerian president. Lamido supported an Igbo man, from the South/East, Chief Nmandi Azikwe of Nigerian Peoples Party (NPP) in 1983 to be a president. He supported MKO Abiola a Yoruba person, from South/West to be Nigerian president under Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1993. Lamido also supported Chief Olusegiun Obasanjo also a Yoruba man too from south/west under People Democratic Party (P.D.P) in 1999 and 2003 to be Nigerian President. Lamido also supported the Late Yar'adua, a Hausa/Fulani man from north/west in 2007. Lamido supported Jonathan, an Ijaw man from South/South in 2011 and 2015. Lastly he as well supported Atiku a Fulani man from Northeast in 2019 to be Nigerian president after he lost in the primaries.
As my birthday facilitation to my Boss and leader, Dr. Sule Lamido (CON) I want to highlight some of his achievements and some legacies he left behind in Jigawa state. There was total educational reforms, excellent medical care delivery, employment/empowerment opportunities
Agricultural productions was in place. Lamido facilitated the sitting of the Federal University Dutse, he also established the state varsity, which was named after him, Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa
Lamido built a world class International Airport in Dutse the state capital, built an event centre in the state capital, Dutse, Malam Aminu Kano Triangle which just looks like 'Eagle Square in Abuja. He facilitated and actualized an affiliated Degree awarding certificate from Bayero University Kano in the state collage of education, Gumel.
The School for Gifted And Talented Bamaina in Bamaina was established by Lamido which students (Boys and girls) from across Nigeria seek admission into the school just like Barewa Collage Zaria in those days in order to give an opportunity to Jigawa indigenes to interact from people across the globe. New State Secretariat was built which is the best of its kind Nationwide.
Rasheed Shakoni Specialist Hospital was renovated and equipped. Best NYSC orientation camp and sport complex In Dutse the state was built during Sule Lamido administration which is none to be compared to it all over Nigeria
Standard good roads network that linking the 27 local government areas across the state were constructed of over 2000 kilometres by Lamido administration. The Dutse Modern Market was constructed by Lamido. Modern township roads in the 27 local government headquarters were constructed.
There was free education for the female indigenes from primary to tertiary institutions. The school of Nursing and Midwifery was situated at Birnin-Kudu town
A monthly stipend (allowance) for People with disabilities was in place to halt or reduce begging on the streets across the state which 100 disable were selected from the 27 LG each was initiated and put in place by Lamido
Lamido built a new brand broadcasting house which include both the Television and the Radio station (JTV) . There was a Manpower Development centre. In all the 27 local government there is an official residence built for each of the chairman and all the Councillors
The is an edifice of Deputy Governor's House and that of the Speaker was built during Sule Lamido administration.
The 30 House Of Assembly members have official residence built by Lamido in the state capital. Beautiful roundabout and Ring roads In the state capital were as well constructed by Lamido. Beggars were off the street all over the State
Official residence was built in the state capital for the five emirs. A high court was built. The state Library was in place and equipped with books and other materials. New INEC office was built by Lamido
The 27 Local government chairmen have official residence built by Lamido administration in the state capital, Dutse also thousands houses were built to ease the accommodation challenges in the state.
Lamido provided good and lasting solution that stopped Farmers/Herdsmen's clashes (conflicts) in the state. There was award of prompt and regular payment of scholarship to all indigenes up to any level. Haifuwa lafiya (Safe delivery scheme) was implemented and yielded positive result
Good Hajj services was the best of its kind nationwide. Non indigenes were given liberty, benefits and opportunity like indigenes of the state and many among others but the most above all is, Sule Lamido dedicated a telephone line to everyone to text him on any matter that affects him or her or on government policies, programmes and agenda etc either to suggest, object, criticize, complaint, advise, and even some insult and what have you without intimidation, humiliation, victimization or deprivation to that regard that is why people regard Lamido as people's governor/leader and Talaka (downtrodden) liberator.
Sule Lamido is an unmatched Nigerian politician at the moment he has many associate around the globe. Your political and national services in myriad for over four decades stands you taller that most. You are truly an inspiration, a hope for the hopeless, a help for the helpless and you have been a strong voice for the voiceless.
Sir, you have casted a niche for yourself in various aspects of life, in the political world you are a renowned brand and an icon. Your philanthropist gesture are also enormous. I am indeed proud of your giant and excellent accomplishments and contributions to politics and nation building
As a party leader, you have been a political tutor, a teacher of political values and integrity, etiquette, party supremacy and discipline.
Your perseverance, endurance, loyalty, patriotism, commitment, dedication, selflessness, general life style and disdain for materialism also underscore you selfless leadership, passion and role model in the course of illustrious career as a politician, a true democrat and a selfless leader.
Your Excellency, once again happy birthday. May your life continue to count for what counts. May Allah and your people always rejoice you. May your days ahead be greater than your past. May your testimonies and victories remain uncommon this new year of your life and for always.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY leader of the masses, a freedom fighter and defender of democracy
Adamu writes from Kafin-Hausa, Jigawa state.
Refugee Commission's Resettlement City Programme: A Model for Africa
Kogi at 29: Challenging our Rivers of Hope into a mighty Confluence of opportunities
Presidential hallucinosis and political suicide
By Professor Obasi Igwe
Nationalities meaning well for a restructured Nigeria amidst the existential emergency, have articulated their core interests beyond religions. The Yoruba are near unanimous carrying along their kinsmen everywhere including in Kwara and Kogi states. The Hausa, unlike the servile
yesteryears are gradually
gaining consciousness of
cultural individuality worthy
of respect. Many Fulani
even suggest Nigeria as
their "global" peoples'
rightful ancestral homeland.
Some AwkaCross elites are
continually stepping down
erstwhile Efik-Annang-Oron
-central Ibibio differences in
a new assurance of basic
linguistic ties. There is a
considerable unity among
the Kanuri, Nigeria's
Islamic pioneers, and ideas
are emerging favouring a
renewed Kwararafa even
beyond the Benue River.
Then, many Ijaw speak of
their kind and possible
Nigerians down to the
coasts of Brazzaville, while
the Tiv of Benue state
assure those elsewhere of
continuing filial
accommodation. The Ogoni,
language apart, nevertheless
cultivate a single nationhood
. Etc. Unfortunately, as
Nigerians are uniting their
peoples to become credible
constitutive units in a
reformed polity,
compromised Igbo elites are
tearing apart between those
that are "core" and those not
with no reasons justifying
Socio-linguistic groups
seeking true federalism with
they or combinations thereof
becoming federating units
are making a just and
legitimate demand to free
them from the violence and
poverty of institutive
federalism imposed to serve
domestic reaction and its
external allies and
necessarily requiring
unequal unitarized
centralization instead of
federalized dispersal of
power. Any objective
restructuring will solve this
issue of improper
distribution of values and
guarantee a relative self-
determination of
nationalities to promote
their cultural progress in a
democratic secular state.
Hence, the national question6
which embodies all political
, economic, military-
security and ideological
requirements of the
equitable reorganization of
the Nigerian state. Patriotic
Nigerians understand all this
, and those feigning
ignorance of the meaning
and implications of
restructuring are enemies of
the country and part-authors
of the backward march
today. The Igbo are neither
better nor worse than others
and since divers
nationalities are regrouping
they should do the same for
not doing so could be a
source of future instability.
In a 16th May 1966 letter
to Sir Odumegwu Ojukwu
Zik had lamented "the role
the Ibo plays generally . . .
against himself . . .".
Therefore those among the
Igbo appearing as an elites
conspiracy to mess up the
Igbo using a dagger called
"core Igbo" should relent.
These are adepts in
confusing Igbo with8
Southeast so that people are
deceived into supporting
one thing while manipulated
for another. They start great
speeches with Igbo and
midway subtly divert to
Southeast and vice versa, in
a brain-twisting that other
Nigerians do not impose on
their nationalities. The
program to inveigle the Igbo
into a restructuring hinged
on Southeast insularity
instead of Igbo and other
nationhoods run counter to
the national question at the
heart of the Nigerian crisis.
So also the impression that
other Nigerians are
necessary enemies of the
Igbo instead of they that
snatch mid-course, items of
development theorized at
every level. We respect their
views but they are wrong.
Those defining
themselves as core Igbo
listen only to themselves,
implying that every other
Igbo are un-core,
suggestively inferior. The
un-core Igbo would include
such great assets as
Chibuike Amaechi, Nyesom
Wike, Nduka Obaigbena,
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,
Ifeanyi Okowa, Uche
Okwukwu, Peter Odili, the
Elumelus, Jim Ovia, J. J.
Okocha, Godwin Emefiele,
and Frank Ndili who rebuilt
the UNN. Are these who
according to the theories of
the core should give way for
them to be President,
whence could be imposed
one or other contentious
mode of sectarian
primitivism or cultism
instead of civilized
secularism upon the East?
From the un-core were
many illustrious sons that
distinguished the Igbo
globally: King Jaja, Azikiwe
(Umezechima), Nzeogwu,
Achuzie, Amabibi Nsirim,
Emma Okocha, Obi Wali,
Jackson Mpi, Dennis
Osadebay, and Professors
Elizabeth Isichie, Angulu
Onwuejeogwu and B. I. C.
Ijeoma.
No federal road in the
East had not priorly been
awarded to one or other core
Igbo leader; then, where are
the roads? No Eastern
airport or other
infrastructure had not once
been under a "core" federal
Minister, but laid waste and
awaiting President Buhari to
re-undertake. Yes the Igbo
are greatly marginalized, but
if the Southeast had been
totally surrendered to its
core leaders, citizens could
be living under a higher
reign of terror of the likes of
Otokoto and Osisikankwu,
outfits of political
intimidation, kidnapping,
murder and mayhem used
by those who rather should
be in hell than the balefully
procured public spaces they
occupy. Igbo youths are
suffering and Igboland
wasting and the solution of
the core elites is the
exclusion of those kinsmen
strategic for its rejuvenation.
There are few un-core with
the EFCC; in the core
candidates are legion,
especially having worked
with obliging Jonathan
without remembering their
suffering peoples in a field
day of core corruption
instead of development of
the prebendal core kingdom.
One reason the East is
deteriorating is because
intimidated Igbo
intelligentsia are yet to start
holding these people to
account or wake up to the
demands of civilized self-
examination. Not everyone
is culpable, but filthy fingers
corrupt the rest.
A question to those
desiring core Igbo instead of
Igbo as President of Nigeria:
who will give or elect you to
it when the base is
weakened by division? Shall
the APC spend eight years
"fighting corruption" merely
to return the country to its
bastion just in order to mess
up the Igbo and ensure their
unreadiness for restructuring
? Groups serious about
national power must first
encourage internal unity,
which broader pool would
avail wider choice of
candidates of character and
knowledge to build a better
Nigeria. While the West and
others are somehow
industrializing, inundating
the Southeast are churches
and cathedrals distorting the
orientation towards
industrialization and
exposing us Christians and
insulting Igboland as a
contested theocratic enclave
mixing faith with politics
and removed from the
march of secular progress.
A genuine Ohanaeze
should have been addressing
these sufferings and time
bombs of Igboland, but how
could a problem be the
solution? Claimed core Igbo
leaders would be brought to
serve Ohanaeze Ndigbo, but
no sooner they assume the
office than it's conversion to
Ohanaeze Southeast with no
honest approaches to Agbor,
Igbo Akiri, Ezza Ezekunna,
Diobu/Rebisi, Isiokpo, Elele
, etc peoples or traditional
rulers; if anything it is to
annoy them with insults
about "core" Igbo. Some
claim that "core" Igbo
uniting with the "un-core"
hurts the "feelings" of
others. In the "Vanguard" of
Wednesday, January 06,
2021, an Igbo intellectual
bemoaned about Ohanaeze
and Igbo "leaders": "We
have forensically studied . . .
the whole thing about
Ohanaeze and found out that
. . . the characters we have
in the socio-cultural and
political leaderships in
present Igbo Nation are
unarguably the mouthpiece
of the Caliphate . . . at the
mercy of compromised Igbo
governors who are
desperately looking for who
will clean up their bad
image having failed
woefully in the governance
and security of Igbo Nation.
" But is the caliphate so daft
; if anything it takes
enormous brilliance to
subject peoples to slavery.
So, trusting those despised
by their own and whose
contribution to progress is
its destruction is near
impossible. Yet, the fantasy
remains that instead of
honest human beings,
nihilistic Southeasterners
with no ideas about
anything except corruption
could be "trusted" by the
caliphate to rule, rather ruin
Nigeria merely for the sake
of delaying the end of the
former.
The core interests of the
Igbo in line with those of
others seeking true
federalism in a multi-
cultural polity had long been
defined: a secular
democratic state with united
Igbo-speaking peoples down
to the coast in the about 13
contiguous states they are
indigenous to as one
constituent unit, with a
functional modernization of
the Port Harcourt, Bonny,
Opobo and other Eastern
seaports and their organic re
-linkage with the interior.
This would re-trigger an
industrial revolution in the
East and Middle Belt and a
spillover development of the
Northeast and Central. And
by moderating demographic
and related pressures, help
reduce ethnic tensions and
further facilitate
developmental quantum
jumps in the West,
Northwest and part-Central.
Such interdependent poles
of development, a product
of honest restructuring
would commit the wasting
energies of the youths to a
peaceful win-win
competitive emulation and
away from the antagonisms
and bloodshed being
engineered from sundry
sources. No group should be
holed up in an artificial
closet if we have an honest
intention to build up a
harmonious Nigeria. Self-
styled core Igbo and
Ohanaeze leaders are rather
diverting people to a
laughable aku ruo ulo (bring
wealth home) doctrine of
housing – as if any Igbo
ever needed a tutorial on
President Buhari who
given our criticisms over
lapses thereafter started
building roads and other
infrastructures in the East
previously ignored by "core
Igbo" PDP leaders is not
doing so for the caliphate.
The regrouping of many
progressive elements,
including some prominent
Igbo ANPP is what attracted
some of us into the APC,
short of organizing a
revolutionary party to
overthrow the evil order.
APC is free to divert to
norms antithetical to
civilized social democracy
which "progressives"
implies, and that would not
be for want of our trying.
Caliphates all over the
world are violent corrupt
feudal institutions that have
no place in civilized life.
None of its apologists had
ever suggested that the
attributes, the reason the
world united to eradicate
them, are different in
Nigeria, except that the
cultural diversity of the
country forced it from
absolutism to parallelism.
How then could any leaders,
especially from a
traditionally democratic
Igbo society, subject
themselves to feudal
atavism to please a caliphate
apprehensive of its
anachronism and long
overdue for dissolution on
account of its inutility?
Therefore, any circles
proposing a "core Igbo" President from the coterie of selfish Southeast individuals answerable to the caliphate instead of secular constitutional order, are number one enemies of the country. True lovers of civilized Nigeria in the APC must stand up to be counted and firmly assert the essence of "progressives" in the search for President instead of pandering unto a path that leads nowhere.
Professor Obasi Igwe
c/o Department of Political Science University of Nigeria, Nsukka
A nation still in search of its soul
By Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah
Sermon at the Wake keep Mass for His Grace, Archbishop Peter Yariyock Jatau (1932-2020) at St. Joseph's Catholic Cathedral, Kaduna on January 5th, 2021.
As I stand before you, I feel pulled between the poles of honour, humility and trepidation. I am honoured and humbled to be asked to preach in the wake keep of our beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather in the faith, His Grace, Archbishop Peter Yariyock Jatau. However, you are also asking me to perform an almost impossible task, namely, to pull the threads of the life and times of a rare human being within a short time. This is the basis of my trepidation. I therefore crave your indulgence as I, on your behalf, try to paint a few strokes of love on a canvass that is impossible to fill up. Like the six blind men of Hindustan, each of us can only tell a small part of what we experienced of this great man.
Today, our dear nation is like the proverbial farmer searching for his black goat. He has to do it with a sense of urgency because darkness is setting in as the sun quickly recedes. Our nation has become one huge waste land, huge debris of the deceit, lies, treachery, double dealing and duplicity. Nigerian politicians have turned our politics into a huge trojan horse, a hoax, a hall of guile and dissimulation. The levels of frustration are rising by the day and we can see all this in the rise in domestic violence and intercommunal conflicts. A combination of all these has turned us unto a nation at war with itself.
Nigerians complain that the country is full of Churches and Mosques and they cannot find the values of these religions in everyday life. We sin at home by stealing the nation's resources but we seek repentance and forgiveness in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem in the guise of lesser or higher pilgrimages. We make money from abandoning projects duly paid for by governments which have adopted Contractocracy as a governance mechanism. We are allowing others to use our money to develop their own infrastructure. Our elites all assembled in Dubai for Christmas and also to welcome the New Year. As virtue recedes into the sunset in our country, there is an urgent need for us to pause and take stock of what is required to save our country.
Remembering Archbishop Jatau is an opportunity to recall the contributions of Christian Missionaries and Christian education to laying the foundation for the production of the quality and caliber of men and women of yesterday whose legendary moral fiber still resonates in Nigeria today. Recall, for example, just in what is today known as Kaduna State, such institutions as: College of Mary Immaculate, Kafanchan; St. Enda's College, Zaria; St. John's College, Kaduna; Queen of Apostles College, Kaduna; St. Mary's College, Fadan Kaje; Sacred Heart College, Kaduna; St. Anne's Primary School, Kaduna; St. Louis College, Zonkwa; St. Bartholomew's College, Wusasa; St. Bartholomew's Wusasa; ECWA Secondary School, Kagoro.
Look at the quality of manpower that the Church around Wusasa, Zaria, produced so early on in the history of our nation. For example, in 1924, Kaka Audu became the first Woman to write the Cambridge Examination in Northern Nigeria (the Sardauna was only 12 years old!). R.A.B Dikko, Fulani convert to Christianity, became a Medical Doctor in 1938 and was the founding President of Jamiyar Mutanen Arewa which metamorphosed into the Northern People's Congress, Ambassador John Garba was the first African to be appointed to the World Bank, Muazu Audu and P.O. Ishaku were the first Pharmacists in Northern Nigeria, Mrs. Afiniki Hamman was the first Woman to become the Controller of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, Mallam J.H. Chindo was the first Controller of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation and Editor of Nigerian Citizen Newspapers, Yusuf Dantsoho a leading PRP Politician was a product of St. Bartholomew's School Wusasa, Professor Ishaya Audu became the first African Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Adamu Baikie became the first Nigerian Dean of the Faculty of Education and the first Professor of Education in northern Nigeria and the first Nigerian to become a Vice Chancellor in three different universities in Nigeria and Lesotho. Recall, legends like, Generals Yakubu Gowon, Theophilus Danjuma, IBM Haruna, Canon Mohammed, pioneer Chairman of the Public Complaints Commission and Code of Conduct Bureau Justice Jacob Haruna Dandaura was the first Hausa Christian to become the Sarkin Sabon Gari of Kano, Mallam John Tafida Umaru former Sarkin Wusasa was the first to introduce Hausa Broadcast in USSR. Our own brother, uncle and father, Sir Brendan Shehu, a Fulani convert from Islam, pioneered Film in Nigeria. Some of these and many more came from Fulani, Hausa and other backgrounds to form a formidable moral voice in Northern Nigeria. Sadly, years of horrible politics, ignorance, prejudice have turned religion into a weapon of death, thus killing the glory of the region. We are now reaping the harvest of the seeds we sowed yesterday and the children born from this ugly union have rejected education and are now the killers of Boko Haram. They are the bandits holding our nation hostage. We must make a quick turnaround and restore sanity.
To celebrate this relationship and to appreciate what the Church had done, in his Independence speech, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the Prime Minister stated among other things: "We are grateful to the British officers whom we have known, first as masters, and then as leaders, and finally as partners, but always as friends. And there have been countless missionaries who have laboured unceasingly in the cause of education and to whom we owe many of our medical services." The Prime Minister was aware of what the Catholic Church had done.
Archbishop Peter Jatau and his generation took over the mantle of leadership from those very dedicated missionaries, raised the bar and by sheer diplomatic efficiency, sought to forge and strengthen a viable relationship between Church and State. Along with great men like the late Alayedeino, Bishop Ogboyomi, Ambassador Jolly Tanko Yusuf, Engineer Salifu, Mr. Dogo, and a host of others, they held us as the turbulent waters of the civil war, internal crisis and conflicts created severe cracks on the structures of unity and development in northern Nigeria. Trust in a united north came under severe strain coming to a climax with the takeover of schools that had been built with no contribution from the state. All our schools, built with our own sweat are still held in captivity by state governments. Almost all the State governments in the south have returned schools to the Churches and Anambra state today is a shining example of the gains. Every state that returned schools to the Churches is now far better off. While their students are receiving international awards, scholarships and so on, our youth in the north are joining Boko Haram, criminal gangs of bandits and are enveloped in poverty. The North will soon be in the hands of these killers very soon because today's Almajiri is tomorrow's leader!
Post-civil war Nigeria faced severe challenges but nowhere was this more so than the North with Kaduna being the epicentre. Suspicion gradually set in. No one needs to recite the litany of woes and bloodshed that have characterised the great city of Kaduna. Archbishop Jatau saw through the good and the bad times. Amidst all this, like the moral giant that he was, he seemed to have heeded the words of the great American poet, Max Ehrmann (1872-19450), who, in the famous poem, Desiderata wrote:
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Today, the ruling elites over the years failed to manage the diversity of this great region in general and the great city of Kaduna in particular. Toxic politics fueled and produced much hatred which destroyed the dreams and moral vision of a good city. Today, Kaduna has come to characterise some of the out layers of the Inferno. Today Kaduna is a tale of two cities. However, it is gratifying to note that the new government is embarking on some excellent physical infrastructure which will transform Kaduna. We pray and encourage the Governor will be even handed and to see the broader picture because social infrastructure for markets, entertainment have more capacity for dialogue and peace than a million seminars.
It is time to pause and ask, where have all the good men gone? Where did it all begin to go wrong for us? Where did the building blocks of trust begin to collapse? Why has sin and sinfulness enveloped our nation? Why has our sun set at midday? How did the milk of humanity become the blood of death in Nigeria? Is it in the stars? I have heard many very educated Nigerians ask, what did we do to the gods? When Jonah was in his boat, he was the only one running away from the will of God. It seems that today, ours is a boat in which almost all passengers are running away from the will of God.
The real challenge for us now is what really is Archbishop Jatau's legacy? How should we remember him? Who was he for us as a community? My relationship with Archbishop Jatau would be the stuff of a large book. However, I have fond memories of a man of great affection for his Priests, love for the people of God and love for the Church that he led. He was ordained a Priest on July 7th, 1963 and a consecrated a Bishop in 1972; I was only two years in the Major Seminary. As a Priest, I could never, never, never ever have wished for or hoped for any other Bishop as my Bishop. I am convinced that had he not been my Bishop, I am convinced that my life would have been totally different as a Priest. I am not sure how many Bishops would have coped with my troubles. I started making trouble very early on in life as a young Seminarian, but it was often good trouble. I asked questions, I made my point rather strongly and Archbishop knew that this was not an act of disobedience but that of filial confidence.
Archbishop Jatau did not only encourage me, but made it clear to me that he was happy and believed in with what I was doing. Even at a very early age as a Priest, he often sought my views on matters that concerned me. Not for one day did he ever give me an assignment that he did not seek my views. I barely six months a Priest when I was elected a Member of the Consultors, I was told I had the highest number of votes and therefore would have to become the Chairman at the meetings. Apart from the Archbishop, I was the only indigenous priest and by far the youngest and most inexperienced. In our first meeting with me as Chairman, Fr. Liam Burke raised his hand to speak and then Archbishop raised his hand. I asked Fr. Burke to speak but he deferred to His Grace. I asked Fr Burke to go ahead. Having vacated his seat and now sitting by my right, His Grace turned to my tiny frame perched on the Chairman's seat and said: I am the Archbishop. I looked at him and said: Your Grace, I am the Chairman. We all laughed but after the meeting, he said to me: You will be a good Chairman!
I was barely in my second year as a Priest when one day he called me to his office to announce that he had just returned from a meeting of the Bishops of Kaduna Province and that it has been resolved that I should return to the Seminary as the Dean of Discipline. I was only in my second year as a priest. How could I go back to take over a job that was meant for much older and experienced priests? I would be the youngest and most inexperienced Dean of Discipline in the history of the Seminary! (But today, some of my students then are now my bosses, Archbishop Matthew Ndagoso, Archbishops Kaigama and Matthew Audu are evidence that I definitely worked well as Dean of Discipline!). In his characteristic manner, he said to me: "The Bishops have decided that you should go back to the Seminary as the Dean of Discipline, but I do not know what you think. Go and think about it and let me know." It sounded strange but that was Archbishop Jatau: I wondered, the Bishops of the Province have taken a decision, yet my Archbishop was speaking to me as a messenger. He was asking me to think about it. I knew that the exit door was already firmly locked and it was impossible for me to say No. That was how sensitive he was about his Priests and this trait would trail all my assignments from being appointed to the Catholic Secretariat to all my appointments from civil authorities.
Archbishop's self-effacing humility was legendary. In my first year as a priest, my late friend, Fr Anthony Sarki and I travelled to Jos and we spent the night with Msgr Kevin Aje as he then was. We returned to Kaduna and I discovered I had forgotten my Breviary. I did not know what to do at that time of poor communications. One day, Archbishop Jatau showed up in St. Andrew's around 8am in the morning. I welcomed him and wondered what had brought him so early, but he held out my Breviary saying, almost like a young Seminarian, "Msgr. Aje said you forgot your Breviary in his house and asked me to give it to you!" That was my dear Archbishop.
By 1982, I had never met Cardinal Ekandem in real life. One morning, Archbishop asked me to come to his office. I arrived his office, wondering what the reason was only for him to deliver a terse message to me: "I have been contacted by Cardinal Ekandem and he says he wants to see you in Abuja tomorrow. So, get ready, I will come and pick you tomorrow morning to Suleja." I was literally shaking. What is Cardinal looking for me for, Your Grace? I tried but could not get a word out of the Archbishop. I hardly slept that night. The next day, Archbishop showed up in Kakuri and we started a painful and endless journey to Abuja. I wondered what awaited me at the other end. I tried to ask Archbishop Jatau what it was that he and I couldn't settle especially as I knew we had had no quarrels or disagreement. Was seeing the Cardinal going to be the end of my priesthood? That is how I was led to the Cardinal's presence and the great man shocked me by requesting me to come and work with him in Abuja. The rest is history. The stories are many and all of us his Priests have ours.
The challenge for us now is to review the future and think about how to immortalize this great legend of a man, a man who fought and won many wars without lifting his finger. I can hardly remember seeing Archbishop go into a temper. He never raised his voice at me. I do not think that this was because he loved me in particular. He loved and treated all his priests with the gentle tenderness of a grandfather. He gave more carrot than stick. He never reminded you of any mistakes you made, unless you persisted in your bad ways.
As priests, we all take a vow of obedience. However, on three occasions, I broke this vow in the presence of Archbishop by way of filial disobedience but I incurred no punishment. First, perhaps persuaded by my good friends, Justice Kumai Pius Aka'ahs and Emmanuel Toro, His Grace asked me to go to Rome to study Canon Law early in 1977. In his usual manner, he asked what I thought about it. I told him that I would rather read Law in Ahmadu Bello University especially as Canon Law will not allow me to practice in the courts in Nigeria. We dropped the matter. Much later on, he asked what I thought about going to Ahmadu Bello to teach and also serve as a Chaplain. I told him that I would do either but not both. I prefer to be either a full time Chaplain or a Teacher. Combining both would be a problem. As a Teacher, I might likely engage in ASUU politics and get into trouble.
I had another moment of filial disobedience. After I finished serving at Oputa Panel, President Obasanjo offered me an appointment, was quite powerful. I told the President that first, as a Priest, I had no wish to serve in Government directly under any President. When I tabled this before my Archbishop, he told me that on the contrary, I should go ahead and take the job. He argued that because it could enable me to influence policy directly. He asked me to think it over but I told him my mind was already made up. I called to tell the President that I was not available for the job. When I gave my Archbishop my reasons, he accepted and the matter died there.
Anyone and everyone must have their stories about this great man. However, I want to end by raising questions about the challenges of prophetic witness in the Catholic Church. Time will not allow me to go into any details of this. However, it is important that we all understand that the challenge of any Priest is to think hard about what faithfulness to the Gospel means along with faithfulness to his or her country. The vision and the mission statements of Jesus are in Lk. 4:7 and John 10:10. Jesus speaks of the mission to set the captives free. Jesus said in John 10:10 that "I have come that you may have life and have it to the full." What does freedom mean and what does a full life mean? Interpreting these texts, putting flesh on them, faithfully carrying them out is what led Jesus to the Cross. It is the essence of our mission as Christians. Archbishop Jatau was faithful at his duty post in the frontiers of fighting injustice and corruption in our society.
The duty and responsibility of government is the security and welfare of its citizens. The Priest is a watchman, one whose duty is to watch over the city and to raise his voice whenever he cites danger. He calls on those who lead to remain faithful to their duties. A society always frames its hopes, fears and dreams in Documents known as Constitutions and a Constitution will always remain the reference point for measuring the efficacy of a government. This is the challenge that the late Martin Luther King faced when he delivered his famous, I have a Dream Speech. Among other things, he said:
In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note in so far as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check; a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds". But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.
Our duty is to reject the notion of corrupt governments all over Africa that somehow, the Lord has not provided for every society. He has and a nation like ours that is so richly blessed must not hold its citizens to ransom by pretending that there are hard times. We do not see a reflection of these hard times in the lifestyle of our public officers who daily call on the citizens to make sacrifices while they wallow in privilege. When they call for us to tighten our belts because there is recession, that oil prices have fallen, that there are problems with balance of payments and so on, the Priest at the duty post must say that there are sufficient funds, that we cannot accept bad cheques.
In his love for education, he guaranteed us a future. That we whom the country calls minorities can stand shoulder to shoulder with anyone anywhere in the world, is a testament to dream. We cannot turn back on education because education is the mirror that helps us to know what we are worth. The alternative is the darkness which makes our unredeemed selves killers and haters. Embracing education is the tribute we owe him. If the North is to progress, the Governors must decide and return all our schools to us. It is the only guarantee that Mustapha and Christopher, Husseina and Faustina can play together, embrace one another in love and become citizens of a great country. So, tonight, I leave you with the words of Cardinal Ratzinger (as he was then) at the funeral of the late Pope John Paul II on April 8, 2005, when he said: "We entrust your dear soul to the Mother of God, your Mother, who guided you each day and who will guide you now to the eternal glory of her Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen." Your Grace, like St. Stephen, the first martyr, may the gates of heaven stand erect till you have passed through. Amen.
THE NEW TYRANNY IS HERE: Warning Against the Forces that Silence Opposing Views
THE NEW TYRANNY IS HERE:
Warning Against the Forces that Silence Opposing Views
By Frank Tietie
My faith in God has been renewed by some recent events. The sickness that got me close to crossing the River Styx only to return by God's mercy, the elections in the United States and the death of a fellow comrade have all served to reawaken my personal search for "a deeper way than this".
Ever since I got to really know, a few years ago, that God is love and that the human being is the centre of His love, nothing else in religion really mattered much to me. So I resolved to try and love every human being, irrespective of faith, religion, race, tribe and status. For me so far, as well expressed by Bon Jovi, "love is the only rule". That the Lord Jesus Christ died as a sacrificial lamb for my natural sinfulness makes a lot of sense to me as an act of love.
I have discovered that there is a raging cosmic war over human minds between the enslaving powers that are driving the social media and modern communication technology on one hand and on the other hand, the original nature of man to always be at liberty and be free from the domination of other men and lower powers. The cosmic war that I seek to describe is known by many yet it appears imperceptible but its consequences are so palpably tangible for all to see.
Thus, I tend to agree that there is a small but powerful force using the media, particularly, the social media and application of modern communication technology to enslave the human race, making it less free and subjecting it to mind control for selfish and less than noble reasons. I have therefore been recently constrained to join the warning voices against this new tyranny which is not really new.
Democracy is not necessarily about majority but plurality. The practice of democracy from its Greek origins to its various modern concepts does not mean the tyranny of the majority to the extinction or extermination of the minority.
It is by allowing plural voices that groups that once held minority views (worldviews), untimately by social and political engagements gained enough ascendancy to rule as majority. They may as well, be replaced by another majority in the future which was once a minority. That's an important aspect of democracy we must recognise.
There is a problem, a big problem when a group that was once a minority but allowed enough plurality by the society to emerge as a majority that now rules, to choose to eliminate plurality in order to dominate the social space and silence other voices.
In Nigeria, a group which used an unregulated social media space to wrest political power from an established party now wants to regulate social media. That group which is now in power is fixated with describing nearly every opposing view as either fake news or hate speech instead of painstakingly, constantly providing correct facts ahead of saboteurs and applying existing criminal laws to determining standards of deviant behaviours. Many Nigerians are familiar with this situation that I try to describe here.
Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, YouTube with other social media companies, radio and television networks- you know them, all, once allowed one time minority groups like Lesbians, Gay, Bi-sexuals, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) to raise their voices, loud enough to gain significant world following. They eventually gained ascendancy and proceeded to change the face of traditional humanity to where same sex marriages became accepted in Western Societies and in no distant time will affect the African society. People can now undergo physical sexual transformation from male to female and vice versa for clear reasons. Many more hitherto incomprehensible worldviews were made normal by these media networks. Yet these same networks, have recently chosen to ban others for having opposing views. Their latest victims are David Icke, Donald Trump, Josh Hawley and the Parler app.
It is tyrannical for these networks to vigorously push certain informational agenda while suppressing others. However deviant the views of Icke, Trump and Hawley have been, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter cannot ban them. If they didn't ban the LGBTIQ guys at that time, then they can't ban anyone now and in the future.
In disputational matters of law, the courts rule. In matters of opinions regarding facts, let individuals judge for themselves. That is the bedrock of liberty. It is tyrannically disruptive and a deprivation of the right to free speech for any news network to choose to suppress the views of groups and persons.
While Twitter has retraced its steps by unbanning Donald Trump, the signs are now clear that the real purveyors of fake news are the ones who suppress opinions. They are the new tyrants who want to control what we think by controlling the information we receive. Brace up!
Frank Tietie


I had been wanting to make stuffed savory stuffed puff pastry for awhile.
Probably for the past, oh, seven years, give or take.
My sister is the queen of puffed pastry appetizers but this is one of those cooking projects that just never happened for me.
A shipment of locally-grown avocados that all decided to ripen on the same day and I wanted to put them to a creative use.
After baking: Warm, cheesy, melted avocado and salsa-filled bites.
I am all about the melty middles.
This is what I used to create the puffy packages.
They were a huge hit with the family and if you've never worked with puff pastry before, I assure you, it's very easy. You don't even technically need to roll it out if you're pressed for time. You could just slice it with a knife and insert the filling of your choice.
Scott kept saying they reminded him of something he ate all the time at various Bar Mitzvahs he attended growing up. He said he ate something like this every weekend for about two years as a kid.
I doubt think the mothers of his childhood friends in suburban Chicago in the 70s were puffing up locally-grown fuerte avocados with salsa verde and mango chutney, but I could be wrong.
I told him, "There's an egg wash on these. I think that may be what you're tasting that makes them seem familiar." The man adores eggs in any form, and any time I can use an egg in something, he's happy.
And he said, "Oh, I like how the egg made them get brown on the top and gave it such a good flavor," which is as descriptive he ever gets.
Normally when I ask, "Well, what do you think," I'll get a It's Great, Babe. And that's that.
But then he asked for a third puff. Going back for thirds is always a good sign.
What's not to love about squishy warm avocado, with melted cream cheese, flavored with two kinds of salsa to give the bites just a touch of sweet from the mango salsa and a kick from the green salsa verde.
All topped off with an egg wash inside a warm, doughy, gluten-ey, fluffy and puffy flaky-layered little package.
and a way to impress your spouse in under a half hour.
They also impressed the almost-five year old.
I stored the extra couple that were left from the batch of 9 (after Scott went back for thirds) in an air-tight container on the countertop and fed them to Skylar for breakfast the next morning.
An easy appetizer packed with bold flavor and creamy texture! Always a hit at parties and tastes far more 'complicated' than it really is. Whip up a batch for your next event or for an easy lunch or light dinner dish.
On half the squares (9 squares for me), place a dollop of avocado, then cream cheese, then salsa, season with salt and pepper. Use the remaining squares as the lids and place one lid over the filling mounds. Seal the pastry packages by pressing the edges with a fork, taking care to seal the edges well, pressing the fork in repeatedly, so no filling escapes during baking.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until desired browning and puffing has occurred. Watch them closely after 10 minutes in case your oven is hotter or your brand of puffed pastry cooks faster.
Remove from the oven and serve. Pastries are best fresh, but extras will keep for up to 48 hours airtight in the refrigerator; reheat gently in micro before serving. To keep vegan, use vegan cream cheese such as Tofutti and there are many recipes on the internet for 'vegan puffed pastry' that you can make at home. Pepperidge Farm brand puff pasty is vegan, but of course read the label as ingredients can be changed or varied. Omit the eggwash and if desired, lightly wash with almond milk or soy milk.
I have my Avocado Recipes consolidated if those are of interest.
There's Microwave Pepperjack Tofu with Salsa that you can make in 5 minutes in the micro if you have salsa or various condiment odds and ends that are taking up valuable refrigerator space.
Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting will hit the spot.
Because I prefer cream cheese in frosting form, over savory form, always.
Have you ever made anything with puff pastry? What was it?
I have many more ideas from savory to sweet; from little bites and puffy packages to logs that have been rolled and sliced. Things are about to get puffy.
Would you stuff your puff with something savory or sweet?
I am a sweets girl all the way and have so many things I want to stuff into them. Marshmallows come to mind, immediately.
And for savory, I would like to make a crab and cream cheese filling or a salmon salad with cream cheese type of filling, but those seem a little fancier, party appetizer food. Guess I need to throw a party or pretend and make the average Tuesday night fancy.
I think I'm obsessed with your site….thank you very much! I'm literally making a recipe a day, and as I was making your blueberry pancakes today I was reminded of how blessed I am to be able to be a stay at home mom who can bake as much as I want with my babies and enjoy seeing their sugar addicted smiles as I present them with your pancakes! Can you try and do a series on baking with oat flour? It's an obsession of mine to create sugar free, low calorie desserts and breakfast treats? I always sub baking Splenda for sugar and oat flour for reg flour, and applesauce and mashed banana for butter. :-) thanks again!
Avocado and cheese present a good harmony for these pastries. Photos are also lovely. Thanks.


, is almost ready to reopen.
and products are on the shelves. But until the old building is demolished and paved as a parking lot by March, company leaders are holding off on a grand opening event.
. Friday, Jan. 17, the store will be open to customers during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Even without a grand opening, Communications Manager Jake Wilson said he expects at least a couple thousand people to visit the new store throughout the weekend.
"We're just trying to be cautious, especially because of where it's located, because there's not tons of extra parking," he said.
Wilco opened in Cornelius in 2007, taking over a 3,500-square-foot building at 644 W. Baseline Street. It was the company's smallest facility.
In the new store, customers will find a covered garden center, dog grooming service, a lifestyle clothing department and expanded pet, livestock, equine and hardware supplies.


Taylor Mathews, who was a 2010 finalist on "America's Got Talent," will entertain along with four other bands at AmeriCU Credit Union First Night, Dec. 31, at Onondaga Lake Park, in Liverpool.
When the second annual First Night celebration was staged last New Year's Eve at Onondaga Lake Park, hundreds of young families enjoying a non-alcoholic holiday alternative turned out to ring in 2012.
So this year the Galaxy Events Company which produces First Night here hired R5 to headline.


Patches that were released in January to protect Windows 7 from the Meltdown flaw may have opened an even worse can of worms for the OS, according to one security researcher.
Ulf Frisk, a security researcher who specializes in direct memory access (DMA) attacks, described the problem this week in a blog post called "Total Meltdown?"
The January patch was intended to address the Meltdown flaw in Intel, IBM POWER and ARM-based processors that emerged in January and theoretically allows a rogue process to read all memory on a system.


It's with pleasure to announce that South Africa is doing incredibly great at the 2018 Australian Commonwealth Games. Just yesterday (10 April), one of SA's athletic greats, Caster Semenya raced and smashed her first major 1500m title. So far, we have a total of 21 medals. Read on.
South Africa is currently on position five on the medals table at the 2018 Australian Commonwealth Games with a total of 21 medals.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) was coy about a specific medals target prior to departure for the competition. However, President Gideon Sam said the team would target a fifth place overall.
Among others, Caster Semenya broke a national record at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. The athlete raced and won her first major 1500m title which left South Africa celebrating.
Below is a full list of South African medal winners at the 2018 Commonwealth games in Australia. (Results updated 11 April 2018).
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