Hi Peeps!
The ATS Exams are here again and would use this opportunity to wish all The ATS Students  success as you prepare for the exams.

You can also familiarize your self with the time table on the link below
http://icanig.org/ican/documents/SEPTEMBER_2015_ATSWAExams.pdf


After the Exams i would tell you what  to do....Just watch out for this  space

Wishing You God Speed In Jesus Name

Oil price fall stalls funding of Sovereign Wealth Fund

Mr Uche Orji

The continued fall in the prices of crude oil globally has stalled the Federal Government’s contribution to the country’s sovereign wealth fund.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, Mr. Uche Orji, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Wednesday after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities and the investments of the NSIA, just as he said that the preparatory stage for the Second Niger Bridge had gulped $2.2m.
He also said that the $1bn seed capital for the SWF contributed by the government recorded N15.7bn profit in 2014.

When asked if the authority had received additional fund outside the seed capital, he said, “Oil price is below benchmark. Because we are supposed to be funded when the oil price is above benchmark, it will not make any sense for the government to make any contribution now when the oil price is still low.

“But there are other ways to support the fund which we have discussed with the President. When the time is ripe, that will be made known by the President’s spokesperson.”
Speaking on the state of the fund, he said, “The government gave us $1bn which is the only contribution we have received and we made N15.7bn profit last year from the contribution. We haven’t got additional funds from the government but the fund is structured in a way that it can go through hard time.
“We all know that the oil price is volatile; it comes up and goes down but the fund is structured in such a way that it can remain continuously profitable. The fund remains the fund from the government and the profit made. We also discussed about potential infrastructure investments that can be made, but when the time is right the President can make that known.”
On the Second Niger Bridge, he said the authority had a vehicle called NSIA Motorways Investment Company that partners Julius Berger to become the preferred bidder in the bridge.
The NSIA boss said the authority was still going through the process of signing concessional agreement to become a concessionaire and to do all that was needed to prepare the project.

JADE

A  LETTER  TO  JADE

What you do..........

The little gestures of love

that you make everyday

creates magic in my life.

What you say...........

The first time you said "its Positive"

my heart skipped.

as you gazed on at me

That moment my Heart missed a beat.

When you call................

Each time you call my cell phone

its dead battery starts charging even without PHCN.

My airtime gets restored automatically.

When its Etisalat 'lets get talking"

When you call with Glo.. 'You rule My World''

if its Zain "its all about you'"

for MTN you and i will follow Christ ''Everywhere He goes''

and ''Our lives will get better''

What i am writing...........

Writing this to appreciate you.

Though you may not be perfect in all things

but you are certainly perfect for me.

When i rage you calm me down.........

Thanks for saying nothing sometimes, 

When i actually wanted to hear the silence between us.

As we move on....................

We must go forth with self-assurance and confidence

Our love will generously bestow on us all we desire
One life together giving and sharing our happiness

Then we will accomplish what Jehovah intended from time immemorial.

Dedicated to Jade.

PHOTO- EBUTE-METTA

REMAINS FROM THE BUILDING-Oloto Street, Ebute-metta.

Good day, I promised to furnish you with the details concerning the three storey building that collapsed at Ebute-metta yesterday

WHAT HAPPENED?

A three-storey building collapsed on Oloto Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos on Thursday morning, leaving no fewer than seven people dead, while seven others were critically injured.

ANY CASUALTIES?

Yes ! Among the dead were a one-year-old baby and the mother, a pregnant woman and her husband. An unspecified number of occupants of the house were still trapped in the rubble.

The baby was found dead on the chest of the mother. The husband and the rest of their children, however, survived.

TIME OF OCCURRENCE?

The building came down around 2am while residents were still sleeping.

ANY ATTEMPT TO GET RESCUE AGENCIES AND ANY RESPONSE FROM THEM?

One of them, Dr. Femi Adagunduro, said immediately the building collapsed, he made a call to the state emergency lines. He added that there was no response until 7am, when rescue officials started arriving at the scene.

He said, “Perhaps the casualty figure would not have been high if the rescue officials had responded on time. I called them about seven different times, and they kept telling me they were coming.”

He explained that many people in the area had noticed the poor state of the building, adding that nothing was done about it.

WHAT DELAYED OUR SO CALLED “ rescue agencies’’ ?

The General Manager of Lagos state Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, said, “Immediately we heard, we activated our emergency response plan. So far, we have been able to save 10 lives, and we recovered three bodies.”

The spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency, South West, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, said a total of seven people died, while another seven were rescued.

He said, “A total of 14 people were trapped in the building. We brought out seven alive, although they were critically injured and had to be taken to the hospital. But unfortunately, seven other people died.”

The Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr. Wale Ahmed, said workers from the state’s ministry of works were already moving round the area to mark houses that were not safe for habitation.

WHO OWNS THE BUILDING?

It was gathered that the building was owned by one ALHAJI YAQUB OLADIMEJI.

ANY SURVIVOR(S) …..IF  ANY TESTIMONIES  PLEASE ?

A survivor, Mr. Ayodeji Adebayo, explained that the building had shown signs of weakness before it collapsed.

He said, “I was lucky to come out safely with my family. The incident happened within just five minutes.

“One of our neighbours heard a sound as the building was collapsing and raised the alarm. Some of us were thus able to rush out and escaped being trapped.

Another survivor, Mr. Ufuoma Ejiro, said, “I was about to sleep when I heard some sound like that of a breaking wall. I investigated and noticed that it was the wall of our building that was collapsing. I shouted to alert people and within five minutes the whole building had collapsed.”

I PRAY IN YORUBA "aa ooo ni ri iru eleyi mo oo" amin Jesu!

CFR reporters.

'WHITE HOUSE DOWN" MY INSIGHT

Scenes from White House down (CFR)

After a hard day’s job I took time to get my nerves relaxed. I decided to see” White House Down”

In the course of enjoying the movie I discovered that there’s a trend resurfacing lately in the world of movies where America is the target of an invasion by an enemy force.

Immediately my mind  flashed to  “Battle: Los Angeles,” aliens invaded, it was the North Koreans in “Red Dawn” and in the latest episode of this trend, Americans themselves invade the nation’s capital in Roland Emmerich’s “White House Down,” released to theatres on June 28  which I eventually saw yesterday.

STORY LINE:

President of the United States James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) finally returns home to Washington, D.C. after attending to international affairs. His homecoming, however, is ruined when a group of American mercenaries attack and seize the White House. Among the chaos, former soldier turned U.S. Capitol Police officer John Cale (Channing Tatum) loses his daughter Emily (Joey King) when he is taken hostage along with a group of tourists, though pretending to His daughter that he just got a job to protect  the president. He then takes it upon himself to save the President, the hostages, his daughter and ultimately his country, with much opposition.

I enjoyed the comedic chemistry between Foxx and Tatum obviously these guys are the main reason in which the movie shines.  I am a huge fan of Tatum. His career started with his portrayal of an amazing dancer and now after roles in action-oriented films such as “G.I. Joe” and “21 Jump Street,” he’s transitioned into a full-fledged hero. Jamie Foxx is the MVP of this film for his portrayal of the President. He showcases his acting expertise throughout this movie, changing from the formal President to one badass of a man once he changes out of his dress shoes and into his Air Jordans.  I enjoyed every bit of Foxx’s performance in the movie.

There is a plethora of boom-boom to go around- from a bomb detonating the U.S. Capitol Building to Jamie Foxx wielding a rocket launcher and destroying the White House’s perimeter, fireworks aren’t the only explosions happening around the White House this year.

At the climax I was on the edge of my seat  rooting for Cale’s triumph and so much tension as what will happen next will She be killed? or Will Tatum lose his life? Wait why am I doing this …….go see it yourself.

 “White House Down” will make you laugh but you’re not better off waiting until you can get to the cinemas to see this movie.

I WANT TO GO TO MARS.......... THEN SEE MARS ONE

Mars One is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to establish a human settlement on Mars through the integration of existing, readily available technologies from industry leaders world-wide. Mars One intends to fund this decade-long endeavor by involving the whole world as the audience of an interactive, televised broadcast of every aspect of this mission, from the astronaut selections and their preparations to the arrival on Mars and their lives on the Red Planet.

Mars One’s Mission Objective

It is the Mission Objective of Mars One to establish a human settlement on the planet Mars in 2023.

Vision of Mars One

Mars One believes human exploration of the solar system should be a global effort, greater than the ambition of an individual nation. Mars exploration offers an opportunity to celebrate the power of a united humanity.

As with the Apollo Moon landings, a human mission to Mars will inspire generations to believe that all things are possible, that anything can be achieved. Mars One believes it is not only possible, but imperative that we establish a permanent settlement on Mars in order to accelerate our understanding of the formation of the solar system, the origins of life, and of equal importance, our place in the universe.

The Working Plan

In 2011, the founding members of the Mars One team came together to develop a strategic plan for taking humanity to Mars. That first year yielded the completion of a feasibility study, calling upon experts from space agencies and private aerospace corporations around the world. Written letters of interest in support of the Mars One plan were received. In this first-stage analysis, Mars One incorporated technical, financial, social-psychological and ethical components into its foundation plan.

This tremendous undertaking can only be achieved through the careful, deliberate movement through both the technical and media stages, gaining momentum and credibility with each completed step. The first effort is to award contracts to the already engaged aerospace suppliers, thus solidifying the Mission as technically feasible. At the same time, Mars One will launch the Astronaut Selection Program, open to anyone in the world.

Not unlike the televised events of the Olympic Games, Mars One intends to maintain an on-going, global media event, from astronaut selection to training, from lift-off to landing, to provide primary funding for this next giant leap for mankind.

 

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Humankind on Mars

Say someone were to tell you: we are going to build a human settlement on Mars. After you have laughed a bit, only to be met with a serious face, you might ask:

How is this possible?

Will the astronauts come back?

How will the astronauts prepare for a life on Mars?

What will the journey from Earth to Mars be like?

What will it be like to live on Mars?

How is this possible?

To learn more about the technical challenges of a human mission to Mars, read The Technology and Is this really possible? sections of our website.

Emigration to Mars

A one way trip has obvious technical advantages, but what does this mean for the astronauts themselves? That depends on who you ask. You could say that most people would rather lose a leg than live the rest of their life on a cold, hostile planet, having said goodbye to friends and family forever, the best possible video call suffering from a seven minute delay—one way.

However, there are individuals for whom traveling to Mars has been a dream for their entire life. They relish the challenge. Not unlike the ancient Chinese, Micronesians, and untold Africans, the Vikings and famed explorers of Old World Europe, who left everything behind to spend the majority of their lives at sea, a one-way mission to Mars is about exploring a new world and the opportunity to conduct the most revolutionary research ever conceived, to build a new home for humans on another planet.

Mars One will offer everyone who dreams the way the ancient explorers dreamed the opportunity to apply for a position in a Mars One Mission. Are you one for whom this is a dream?

Years of Training

Before they leave the Earth’s atmosphere to travel to Mars, each astronaut will be put through the required eight years of training. They will be isolated from the world for a few months every two years in groups of four in simulation facilities, to learn how they respond to living in close quarters while isolated from all humans except for the three crew members. In addition to the expertise and work experience they must already possess, they have to learn quite a few new skills: physical and electrical repairs to the settlement structures, cultivating crops in confined spaces, and addressing both routine and serious medical issues such as dental upkeep, muscle tears and bone fractures.

The Journey to Mars

The flight will take between seven to eight months (depending upon the relative positions of the Earth and Mars). The astronauts will spend those seven months together in a very small space—much smaller than the home base at the settlement on Mars—devoid of luxury or frills. This will not be easy. Showering with water will not be an option. Instead the astronauts make do with wet towelettes (wet wipes) as used by astronauts on the International Space Station.

Freeze dried and canned food is the only option. There will be constant noise from the ventilators, computer and life support systems, and a regimented routine of 3 hours daily exercise in order to maintain muscle mass. If the astronauts are hit by a solar storm, they must take refuge in the even smaller, sheltered area of the rocket which provides the best protection, for up to several days.

The journey will be arduous, pressing each of them to the very limits of their training and personal capacity. But the astronauts will endure because this will be the flight carrying them to their dream.

Life on Mars

Once they arrive on Mars, the astronauts will begin making use of their relatively spacious living units; over 50 m2 per person, and a total of more than 200 m2 combined interior space.

Within the settlement are inflatable components which contain bedrooms, working areas, a living room and a 'plant production unit', where they will grow greenery. They will also be able to shower as normal, prepare fresh food (that they themselves grew and harvested) in the kitchen, wear regular clothes, and, in essence, lead typical day-to-day lives.

If the astronauts leave the settlement, they have to wear a Mars Suit. However, all living spaces are connected by passageways, in order for the astronauts to move freely from one end of the settlement to the other. As the rovers have done much of the heavy construction prior to their arrival, it will not take the astronauts a long time to find routine in their new life, moving into carrying out valuable construction works and research.

Construction & Research

Several new components will be delivered to Mars while the first group of four astronauts are settled. In preparation of the arrival of the second group of four astronauts, the components will include a second living unit and a second life support unit. With use of the rovers, the astronauts will connect these units to the main base. When this task has been performed, the first crew has prepared the settlement for the arrival of additional astronauts, and, in the meantime, the astronauts will enjoy more room for themselves and extra security as the duplicate living environments provide back-up life support systems.

When the second crew of astronauts lands, the first crew will have already applied technology and physical labor to the construction of additional living and working spaces, using local materials. Mars One is working on concepts, such as the inclusion of tunnels and domes made from compressed Martian soil, which may be able to hold a breathable atmosphere for the astronauts to live in.

There will be a great deal of research conducted on Mars. The astronauts will research how their bodies respond and change when living in a 38% gravitational field, and how food crops and other plants grow in hydroponic plant production units. Research will include extra-settlement exploration to learn about the ancient and current geology on Mars. Of course, much research will be dedicated to the determination if life was once present or now exists on Mars.

Reports from Mars

The astronauts will not only submit routine reports, but will also share all that they enjoy and find challenging. It will give the people on Earth a unique and personal insight view of life on Mars. They could answer intriguing questions like:What is it like to walk on Mars? How do you feel about your fellow astronauts after a year? What is it like living in the reduced Mars’ gravity? What is your favorite food? Do you enjoy the sunsets on Mars?

Future Expansion

A new group of four astronauts will land on Mars every two years, steadily increasing the settlement’s size. Eventually, a living unit will be built from local materials, large enough to grow trees. As more astronauts arrive, the creativity applied to settlement expansion will certainly give way to ideas and innovation that we cannot conceive now. But we can expect the human spirit to continue to persevere, to even thrive in this challenging environment.