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Reclamation in Partnership with Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces $6.3 Million to Fund Projects for Improved Agricultural Water Use Efficiencies in Drought-Stricken California
Media Contact: Shana Kaplan, 916-978-5100
For Release: June 05, 2014
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation announced today the recipients of $6.3 million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency grants as part of a partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Reclamation/NRCS partnership projects funded in Fiscal Year 2014 will help communities build resilience to drought, including modernizing their water infrastructure and efficiently using scarce water resources, while supporting the agricultural economy. The joint program promotes district-level water conservation improvements that facilitate on-farm water use efficiency and conservation projects.
One of the worst droughts in decades prompted Gov. Jerry Brown to issue an emergency drought proclamation on Jan. 17. In order to provide flexibility for local and state water managers, the Obama Administration is committed to coordinated federal actions and investments to provide assistance where it is needed most.
These grant awards follow the May 6 White House release of the Third National Climate Assessment, which provides details on how climate change already is affecting every region of the United States—making innovative solutions that improve water delivery systems and water use efficiency essential in carrying out the President's Climate Action Plan.
"The situation in California is critical and requires a swift and effective response at all levels of government," said Regional Director David Murillo. "This funding will help our partners focus their resources and creativity to meet the ongoing challenges brought upon by drought across the State."
Since 2011, Reclamation and NRCS have provided $20.7 million in grant assistance through the CALFED, NRCS and WaterSMART Grant Programs to water districts and growers for agricultural water use efficiency improvement/management projects. With the addition in Fiscal Year 2014 of $6.3 million from Reclamation and additional financial assistance provided by NRCS, the federal cost share will provide up to $34 million for water conservation projects totaling over $133 million. Completed projects will result in approximately 167,000 acre-feet of water conserved annually.
"Reclamation, NRCS, water districts and farmers have a proven track record of doing together what none of us can completely do on our own: steward California's water resources to make every drop count. Our intention is to provide at least as much funding to farmers in 2015 as our partners at Reclamation are making available to water districts today—and more if we are able," said NRCS State Conservationist Carlos Suarez.
With NRCS support, Reclamation selected eight projects for funding. Combined with local cost-share contributions, more than $36 million in water management improvement projects will be implemented during the next 24 months. When completed, these projects will yield over 35,000 acre-feet of water savings annually.
Once Reclamation and the water and irrigation districts have signed agreements and developed working plans, NRCS will announce an application period to provide complementary funding and technical assistance to eligible growers who receive water from the eight districts selected for funding today. The resulting projects will leverage funding from Reclamation and NRCS to accomplish coordinated improvements that address both delivery system efficiency and on-farm water conservation measures.
The following is a summary of the selected projects:
Arvin-Edison Water Storage District – Water Conservation and Efficiency Project
Reclamation Funding: $1,000,000 Total Project Cost: $2,000,000
Arvin-Edison Water Storage District's Water Conservation and Efficiency Project will include the Pilot In-lieu Project, which includes construction of a pipeline network to and from the district's South Canal to (1) provide surface water supply during supplemental/ample water years to landowners who normally pump groundwater to meet crop demand, and (2) plumb landowner wells to the district for increased extraction capability during deficit water supply years. As part of the district's project, steps will also be taken to modernize and make capacity improvements to the district's Sycamore Check Structure and improve water management for the south half of the district as well as provide long-term water supply benefits to the district into the future. The proposed project is estimated to achieve water savings of 14,203 acre-feet.
Buena Vista Water Storage District – Northern Area Pipeline Project
Reclamation Funding: $1,000,000 Total Project Cost: $10,262,843
The proposed project is designed to improve over-all District water use efficiency by (1) converting 9,845 acres of farmland currently served by an unlined canal to a pipeline to eliminate canal losses, and (2) by developing a year-round irrigation system, which would eliminate much groundwater pumping. The proposed project is estimated to achieve water savings of 4,737 acre-feet annually.
Cawelo Water District – Calloway Canal Lining Project: Reach C2
Reclamation Funding: $1,000,000 Total Project Cost: $2,006,179
The project proposes to concrete line 2,900 linear feet of the currently unlined Calloway Canal, a portion designed Reach C2. Lining Reach C2 will decrease seepage losses on the order of 11 acre-feet per day - mile. Reach C2 lies outside the service area of both Cawelo and North Kern, overlying a portion of regional groundwater basin that is lesser quality due to past industrial practices in the area. As such, reducing seepage losses in this reach will reduce the amount of water that mixes with the lesser quality groundwater, considered irrecoverable losses since the water cannot be pumped for later use without a substantial treatment process. Reducing losses will also improve water conveyance for these districts, making sure water is delivered to its intended destination, and increase the capability of the districts to deliver more State-supplied surface water. The proposed project is estimated to achieve water savings of 581 acre-feet annually.
Central California Irrigation District - CCID Oil Station System Improvements
Reclamation Funding: $418,500 Total Project Cost: $850,000
The Oil Station system is a combined pipeline and unlined ditch system with inadequate capacity to meet its delivery needs and inhibits the conversion to high-efficiency irrigation systems within its service area. The proposed project will install a combination PVC pipe and concrete-lined canal and a mid-system reservoir, replacing the westerly half of the Oil Station system with new facilities. The proposed project is estimated to achieve water savings of 1,055 acre-feet annually.
Firebaugh Canal Water District - Firebaugh CWD 2nd Lift Lining Project Phase 4; Washoe Avenue to Douglas Avenue
Reclamation Funding: $1,000,000 Total Project Cost: $2,189,500
The proposed project will replace about 2.6 miles of an existing earthen channel with a concrete-lined canal and upgrade the flow-control capabilities and metering of a primary pump station. The existing channel is a primary lift canal for Firebaugh Canal Water District with a capacity of 120 cubic feet per second for this reach of the canal. Because the canal is unlined, it loses about 336 acre-feet per year through seepage. This lost water is not only unavailable for irrigation uses but also contributes to the discharge of saline subsurface drain water to the San Joaquin River system. The proposed project is estimated to achieve water savings of 336 acre-feet annually.
Los Carneros Water District - Recycled Waterline Infrastructure Installation Project
Reclamation Funding: $1,000,000 Total Project Cost: $17,015,000
The project proposes to construct a 9-mile recycled water distribution system that will convey recycled water supplied by the Napa Sanitation District to local vineyards and agriculture. Currently, no water infrastructure exists. The proposed pipeline network will be located within existing roadways and will not require any new pump stations or storage facilities as these will be provided within NSD's existing facilities. Upon completion, the LCWD Recycled Water Project will provide a much-needed sustainable irrigation supply to the high-value and high-profile agricultural sector of Napa Valley. The proposed project is estimated to achieve water savings of 1,465 acre-feet annually.
North Kern Water Storage District - Calloway Canal Lining Project: Reach D
Reclamation Funding: $609,500 Total Project Cost: $1,219,000
The proposed project involves concrete lining of 1,490 linear feet of the currently unlined Calloway Canal. Reach D lies outside the service areas of both North Kern and Cawelo and overlies a portion of the regional groundwater basin that is of diminished quality due to past land uses, particularly industrial and petrochemical seepage on the northern end of the city of Bakersfield. Minimizing seepage from the Calloway Canal will reduce the irrecoverable losses that result when high-quality surface water seeps to poor-quality groundwater and the degraded seepage cannot be recovered for later use without substantial treatment. Reducing losses will also enhance the districts' capability to deliver increased volumes of water from the State Water Project to irrigators. The proposed project is estimated to achieve water savings of 296 acre-feet annually.
Solano Irrigation District - Sweeney/McCune Creek Outflow Recovery and Automation Project
Reclamation Funding: $360,000 Total Project Cost: $800,000
The project will construct two long-crested weirs, one each on Sweeney Creek and McCune Creek, at their confluence. The construction of the weirs and installation of automated discharge gates will allow for the recovery of surface water outflow for redistribution within the district's boundaries. The proposed project is estimated to achieve water savings of 12,360 acre-feet annually.
For more information on the Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grant Program, please contact Gene Lee at 916-978-5219 or email@example.com (TTY 1-800-877-8339).
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Brady tops Manning, Patriots beat Broncos 31-21By HOWARD ULMAN
The Associated Press | October 08,2012AP Photo
Denver's Mike Adams (20), Tracy Porter (22) and Chris Harris (25) combine to tackle New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley in the first quarter Sunday in Foxborough, Mass.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady and Peyton Manning were both solid in their latest showdown. As usual, Brady beat him even though Manning was in a new uniform.
In the 13th meeting between the star quarterbacks, and first since Manning joined the Denver Broncos, Brady directed four scoring marches of at least 80 yards and the Patriots won 31-21 on Sunday.
Brady improved to 9-4 against Manning, who left the Indianapolis Colts after last season. Brady completed 23 of 31 passes for 223 yards and one touchdown and ran for another. Manning was 31 of 44 for 345 yards and three touchdowns but lost a fumble on a third-quarter sack.
The fumble led to Stevan Ridley's 8-yard run that put the Patriots (3-2) ahead 31-7 with about five minutes left in the third quarter. Ridley led the Patriots with a career-high 151 yards rushing.
Manning then threw touchdown passes of 2 yards to Eric Decker and 5 yards to Brandon Stokley but Denver (2-3) lost a fumble with 3:42 remaining.
The Patriots set a franchise record with 35 first downs as they kept their offense rolling one week after gaining 580 yards, 247 on the ground, in a 52-28 rout of the Buffalo Bills. The Broncos sputtered after beating the Oakland Raiders 37-6.
Brady and Manning first faced each other in the third game of the 2001 season. The Patriots won 44-13 in Brady's first career start.
There were plenty of close games in subsequent regular-season matchups with six of the previous seven decided by seven points or less. Sunday's outcome was different, although Manning brought the Broncos back from a 24-point deficit in the second half.
His scoring pass to Stokley followed a fumble by Brady on a sack.
Ridley then lost a fumble on New England's next possession and Manning seemed poise to keep the comeback going. A 28-yard completion to Demaryius Thomas put the ball at the Patriots 14 but two plays later Willis McGahee fumbled and Jermaine Cunningham recovered at the New England 11..
The Patriots led 17-7 at halftime and 31-7 after three quarters. Brady and his runners kept slicing through the Denver defense with a balanced attack. They went ahead to stay, 14-7, midway through the second quarter on a 14-play drive (seven pass plays and seven runs) capped by Shane Vereen's 1-yard run.
Ridley had his third 100-yard rushing game of his career, all this season. Wes Welker, the NFL's leading receiver last year with 122 catches, had 13 for 104 yards.
The Broncos wasted an excellent opportunity on their first series. Manning hit Thomas with a 43-yard completion to the Patriots 10-yard line, but Sterling Moore stripped the ball and recovered the fumble. The Patriots went four-and-out on the ensuing possession then the Patriots scored on their next three possessions — 84 yards to Brady's 8-yard pass to Welker, 80 yards to Vereen's touchdown and 93 yards to Stephen Gostkowski's 23-yard field goal.
Denver did tie the game 7-7 on Manning's 1-yard pass to Joel Dreessen but didn't reach the end zone again until Manning hit Decker to end a 90-yard march, cutting the lead to 31-14 with 1:08 left in the third.
The Patriot even got key plays from their backup running backs. Brandon Bolden had a 24-yard gain on the series leading to Gostkowski's field goal. On that same drive, Danny Woodhead gained 25 yards on a pass from Brady on a third-and-14 play from the Broncos 11.
Woodhead kept another drive going in the third quarter with a 19-yard rush on third-and-17 at the Patriots 43. That series ended with Brady's touchdown dive.
INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Luck capped a second-half comeback by throwing a 4-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne with 35 seconds to go that gave Indianapolis a stunning 30-27 victory over Green Bay on Sunday in the Colts' first game without coach Chuck Pagano.
Green Bay (2-3) had a chance to force overtime, but Mason Crosby missed a 51-yard field goal with 3 seconds to go. Luck then took a knee and time ran out and the team celebrated. Missing was Pagano, who is in a hospital undergoing treatment for leukemia that was recently diagnosed.
Luck came through with just what Pagano wanted — getting the Colts (2-2) to .500. And they did it despite trailing 21-3 at halftime.
After Adam Vinatieri gave Indy its first lead at 22-21 with a 28-yard field goal, Aaron Rodgers threw an 8-yard TD pass to James Jones to make it 27-22 with 4:30 left before the Colts rallied.
LANDOVER, Md. — Michael Turner ran 13 yards for the go-ahead score with 2:46 to play, and Atlanta knocked Robert Griffin III out of the game.
The Falcons are 5-0 for the first time in franchise history.
Matt Ryan completed 34 of 52 passes for 345 yards as Atlanta handed Washington (2-3) its eighth consecutive home loss.
Griffin left the game in the third quarter after being hit in the head on a sack by linebacker Sean Weatherspoon. Coach Mike Shanahan said RG3 has a "mild concussion."
Kirk Cousins took over and threw a 77-yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss to give the Redskins a fourth-quarter lead, but the fourth-round pick also threw two interceptions in the final two minutes.
PITTSBURGH — Shaun Suisham hit a 34-yard field goal as time expired.
The Eagles (3-2) took the lead on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Michael Vick to Brent Celek with 6:33 remaining, but the Steelers responded by driving 64 yards, including a pair of key third-down conversions by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, to set up the winning kick.
Pittsburgh running back Rashard Mendenhall ran for 81 yards and a touchdown in his first game of the season as the Steelers (2-2) avoided their first two-game losing streak in three years.
Vick completed 20 of 30 passes for 175 yards and two scores but fumbled twice for the Eagles, whcouldn't keep their string of narrow early-season victories going.
CINCINNATI — Reshad Jones intercepted Andy Dalton's overthrown pass at midfield with 1:22 left, preserving a win that ended two weeks of miserable, last-minute finishes for Miami.
Miami (2-3) had dropped its past two games in overtime. The Dolphins held on against the Bengals (3-2), who never got anything going consistently on offense and wasted a chance for a tighter finish.
Mike Nugent was wide right on a 42-yard field goal try with 3 minutes left — his first miss of the season — giving the Dolphins a chance to run down the clock behind rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who was smooth in the toughest moments.
The Bengals got the ball back at their 20 following a punt with 1:45 to go, but Dalton's second interception sealed it. Dalton was 26 of 43 for 234 yards with three sacks and two interceptions.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Victor Cruz and Ahmad Bradshaw set career bests in leading New York Giants over winless Cleveland.
Cruz caught three touchdown passes from Eli Manning covering 3, 7 and 28 yards, while Bradshaw surpassed his yardage on the ground for the season with a career-high 200. He had 132 entering the game.
The Giants are 9-0 in games he has rushed for 100 yards or more.
New York (3-2) also forced three turnovers, including Chase Blackburn's interception in the end zone midway in the fourth quarter to clinch it.
The Browns are 0-5 for the first time since their return season to the NFL in 1999.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ray Rice ran for 101 yards and Justin Tucker made all three of his field goal attempts.
Joe Flacco threw for 187 yards and was picked off once, but the Ravens (4-1) were still able to come up with enough points to beat the Chiefs (1-4), who turned it over four times.
Matt Cassel threw for 92 yards, was intercepted twice and credited with two lost fumbles before leaving in the fourth quarter with what the Chiefs described as a head injury. Brady Quinn led Kansas City to another field goal by Ryan Succop.
MINNEAPOLIS — Percy Harvin pounded his way through Tennessee's defense for one touchdown rushing and another receiving in helping the Minnesota Vikings to victory over the Titans on Sunday.
Harvin caught eight passes for 108 yards for the Vikings (4-1), who have given up a combined 33 points in winning three straight games. Christian Ponder threw his first two interceptions after 143 attempts without one, but he still finished 25 for 35 for 258 yards and two scores against the reeling Titans (1-4).
Matt Hasselbeck, starting in place of the injured Jake Locker, went 26 for 43 for 200 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Most of those gains came near the end with the outcome no longer in doubt.
49ers 45, BILLS 3
SAN FRANCISCO — Alex Smith threw for a season-high 303 yards and three touchdowns, Frank Gore ran for 106 yards and a score, and the San Francisco 49ers amassed a franchise-record 621 yards in blowing by the Buffalo Bills.
Michael Crabtree and Vernon Davis each eclipsed 100 yards receiving to back Smith, who threw TD passes of 43, 28 and 10 yards and surpassed 300 yards passing for only the third time in his career.
Rian Lindell kicked a 31-yard field goal in the first quarter before San Francisco scored the final 42 points to hand Buffalo (2-3) its second straight embarrassing loss.
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 126 yards and an interception, and the Bills rushed for only 89 yards, most with the game well out of hand once again.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Charles Tillman and Lance Briggs returned interceptions for touchdowns — their second in six days — and the Chicago Bears used stifling defense to overwhelm the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Bears (4-1) scored 38 unanswered points, including 35 in the second half, to win their third consecutive game. The streak has everything to do with defense.
Chicago has returned five interceptions for touchdowns in the last three weeks.
Tillman and Briggs returned two of the team's five interceptions for touchdowns in Monday night's 34-18 victory at Dallas. Safety Major Wright returned one the previous week against St. Louis.
Tillman's second interception return for a TD this season — a 36-yarder in the third quarter — was a history maker. It was the first time since 1950 that Chicago returned interceptions for touchdowns in three consecutive games.
The Jaguars (1-4) never recovered and played the final quarter amid a chorus of boos.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Russell Wilson threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate with 35 seconds left in the third quarter to help the Seattle Seahawks beat the Carolina Panthers.
Wilson shook off two third quarter interceptions — including one that was returned for a touchdown — and outperformed Cam Newton on a struggle-filled day for the Carolina offense.
Wilson threw for 221 yards, while Marshawn Lynch ran for 85 yards for the Seahawks (3-2).
Newton threw for 141 yards on 12-for-29 passing, while the Panthers managed just 190 total yards. Their only touchdown came on Captain Munnerlyn's 33-yard interception return early in the third quarter.
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Here is an overview of some of the key publications for Cub Scout leaders. All of these items, and many others, are available to you at your local council service center or wherever Scouting merchandise is sold. Visit www.scoutstuff.org to find a list of Scouting retailers in your area.
The Cub Scout Leader Book is a handbook for all adult leaders in Cub Scouting. Leaders will find information that will help them deliver a quality program for boys. The book is organized into six sections:
Used with Cub Scout Program Helps, the Webelos Leader Guide, and the Cub Scout Leader Book, this book will enable you to plan den and pack programs that will be fun for everyone. The Cub Scout Leader How-To Book answers countless questions, including:
Filled with games, tricks, puzzles, crafts, stunts, skits, puppets, Ethics in Action activities, and outdoor fun, this book will show you how to make your den and pack activities sparkle. And while boys are having fun, they will be learning, advancing in rank, and strengthening relationships with one another.
The Webelos Leader Guide supplements the Cub Scout Leader Book by providing activity ideas for den meetings, activity badges, advancement requirements, and Boy Scout transition activities. Different den program plans are also provided for leaders to use according to their unique situations.
The annual Cub Scout Program Helps is such an important resource for Cub Scout leaders that it has often been called the foundation for successful Cub Scouting. This book provides a detailed, easy-to-follow program to assist leaders in planning meetings. For each month, you will find ...
The current month and next month's program helps are available online.
These books are the handbooks for all Cub Scouts and their parents. The Tiger Cub (for boys who are 7 years old), Wolf (second grade or 8 years old), and Bear (third grade or 9 years old) handbooks are full of achievement and elective activities that Cub Scouts complete with their parents to earn advancement awards. The Webelos Handbook (fourth and fifth grades or 10 years old) includes the requirements Webelos Scouts complete to earn activity badges, the Webelos badge, and the Arrow of Light Award. All four books contain parent guides designed to assist parents in understanding Cub Scouting, along with detailed descriptions, illustrations, and step-by-step plans.
Filled with suggested activities to enhance personal development and enrich and strengthen the family, the BSA Family Activity Book contains suggested activities for a family to do together. These activities could include going on field trips; telling stories; doing arts and crafts projects; playing games; participating in family discussions; or making lists, charts, and scrapbooks.
Most of the ideas in this book will be especially useful during family meetings or gatherings. However, parents will also find ways to incorporate them into daily life. Many ideas may be adapted for use while riding in a car and during mealtimes, and may provide things to occupy children when they say there is "nothing to do." In short, parents may use the ideas and activities to meet their own family's needs and interests.
The Cub Scout Academics and Sports program is a supplemental enrichment program that complements the existing Cub Scout program. The Academics subjects and Sports activities allow boys to learn new techniques, increase scholarship skills, develop sportsmanship, and have fun. Boys participating in the program will be recognized for enjoying teamwork, developing physical fitness, and discovering and building new talents. The Academics and Sports program encourages a boy to do his best.
Group Meeting Sparklers is a collection of cheers, applause, icebreakers, and gimmicks that will add energy and excitement to any gathering, whether you work with a pack, troop, post, crew, roundtable, or other adult training courses.
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Imagination and a little extra planning are all that are needed to make your meetings sparkle. The satisfaction you see in the faces of your audience will make it worthwhile.
This book contains more than 200 stunts, tricks, and puzzles that Cub Scouts can perform.
Most people love to sing, and Cub Scouts are no exception. Singing builds den and pack spirit and enthusiasm and gives boys a chance to let off steam. The Cub Scout Songbook provides the lyrics and tune to hundreds of songs that reflect and reinforce the values of Scouting. Selected tunes can also be heard on the companion audiotape, No. AV-056.
This book provides instructions for including Cub Scout derbies in your program. The pinewood derby, raingutter regatta, and space derby have long been a valuable part of the Cub Scout program. By participating in these events, Cub Scouts learn the craft skills necessary to make the racing vehicle, the value of fair play, and the importance of good sportsmanship.
Ceremonies are a key part of the Scouting experience. They provide meaningful and memorable highlights in a boy's Cub Scouting experience and help teach the ideals and goals of Scouting. This book teaches leaders the techniques of conducting compelling and memorable ceremonies, including openings, closings, advancement, graduation, and other special ceremonies that can make Scouting even more meaningful to youths and adults.
This notebook is designed for use by Tiger Cub, Cub Scout, and Webelos den leaders; Cubmasters; all assistants; den leader coaches; and pack committee chairmen. They will find it a useful guide in planning and carrying out the den and pack program.
This pocket-sized notebook contains themes and Webelos activities that are planned to meet the qualifications of variety, action, and purpose. They cover the period from September through August. The Cub Scout Program Helps in Scouting magazine will amplify the program suggestions listed.
This guide for volunteers and professionals who administer the Cub Scout outdoor program provides an overview of the outdoor program with references to other publications that provide more in-depth information.
The purpose of the Guide to Safe Scouting is to prepare adult leaders to conduct Scouting activities in a safe and prudent manner. The policies and guidelines have been established because of the real need to protect members from known hazards that have been identified through eighty-plus years of experience. A copy of the Guide to Safe Scouting (which includes the Age-Appropriate Guidelines) is available online
Primarily for den chiefs, the Den Chief Handbook is valuable to any member of a den leadership team. This book contains ideas, activities, and games that can add excitement and interest to den meeting programs. Also included is information that a Boy Scout can use to help him serve as a leader and role model to Cub Scouts.
Since the leaders play a vital role in the success of the pack, the selection, recruitment, and appointment of qualified prospects is a critical step, second in importance only to training. This brochure provides a step-by-step plan for identifying, interviewing, and ultimately selecting the kinds of leaders who can help your pack thrive.
The "Join Cub Scouting" Web site is a national recruiting resource designed to promote the value of the Cub Scout program to boys, parents, and organizations across the country. By promoting this site, your pack can put the power of the Internet to work for you, and in return, the site will help your council put you in touch with prospective members in your area.
This book has three major sections. The first section is where you keep pack records, and it has tools to help you with pack program planning. The second section is where you keep den records. It has space to record all pertinent data for a pack consisting of four Tiger Cub dens, eight Cub Scout dens, and four Webelos Scout dens, with up to 10 boys per den. Each den section has forms for recording family information, membership status, and advancement, and also has a roster of den leaders. The last major section is Finance. It includes an explanation of the responsibilities of the person who tracks and records the pack?s finances. It also has helpful guidelines for setting up and supervising a pack budget plan. Finally, it has pages for recording the pack?s income and expenditures for 12 months.
Updated annually, this brochure provides an overview of all the resources available to you as a Cub Scout leader, including literature, training opportunities, special programs, areas of emphasis, and other tools for success.
The current version of Cub Scouting Highlights is also available online.


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I can't wait to see pics and hear about the trip!ReplyDelete
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Researchers said the legendary Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper has been unseated as the hottest pepper in the world by a chile with an equally fearsome name: the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion.
New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute said the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper hit a spicy rating of 2,009,231 Scoville Heat Units, compared to runner up, the Chocolate 7-Pot at 1,853,936. The Bhut Jolokia was bumped down to third place with a scant 1,578,548 SHU, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
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Capital Sounds: Hot stuff at the Frostival
Our capital city is down a few venues these days, but rumors of the resurrection of some abound — though there is nothing solid I can confirm as of yet. There's plenty going on in and around the city of the golden dome, however, and we gotcha' covered right here. Read on:
There was no organized "First Night" in the capital this year, and this weekend is why. Montpelier Alive, the city's promotional organization, decided to instead host a winter festival this weekend, the Montpolar Frostival. Here's hoping it's successful after witnessing the deadest New Year's Eve ever in the capital.
The event centers mostly on family friendly outdoor activities, i.e. sledding, snowshoeing, fitness events, hot chocolate stations, etc. (essentially what we do on our own all winter in this region), but also includes some performance highlights. On Friday night, Lost Nation Theater in City Hall will host The Snow Ball, a "dance party" featuring the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra, the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra and Sideshow Bob, who apparently plays a range of covers from The Animals to ZZ Top, which at least some of us can probably manage to dance to (at least, better than to a chamber orchestra). The party starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15, or a bargain at $20 for two. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't predict much of a draw for this as a dance party – just sayin.'
Also on Friday night, the Contemporary Dance and Fitness Studio will host a jazz dance show with The Allison Mann Septet starting at 7:30. That one is for just a $10 suggested donation.
And, speaking of dance, the art of movement is a cornerstone of the festival, with local dance divas Hanna Satterlee, Willow
Wonder and Avi Waring working to collaboratively produce "Co-Lab 1: The People Gallery." "Featuring dynamic choreography… this evening-length dance performance celebrates the beauty of being human and showcases the powerful results of working collectively. Inspired by concepts of evolution and perspective, this dance collage displays technical, intricate dancing, live musicians, layered soundscapes and the use of interactive videography." Sounds like this could be one of the most interesting and artistically inspiring features of the weekend. The 7:30 p.m. Saturday night performance is $15, with tickets available at the
Lost Nation Theater box office, or by calling 229-0492. The Sunday performance at 2 pm is open to the public with donations encouraged, with doors at 1 pm.
Another highlight of the "Frostival," which I noticed by perusing their schedule, is The Crew, a group of local teens that breakdance, and do it darn well. This is definitely something worth checking out at 4 pm on Saturday in City Center. Trust me that this one will be worth showing up for!
As for nighttime live music, Charlie O's has two nights of it coming up, tonight featuring local hip-hoppers Mr. Yee and Danny Bic.
This should be a fun one for local hip hop fans starting at 10 p.m. Holla' out to the back of the barroom!
On Friday, O's shifts gears when they host local honky-tonk stalwarts The Starline Rhythm Boys, playin' it as authentic as it gets, also at 10 p.m. Then, on Saturday, O's hosts its weekly request-friendly dance party with Blue Moon Entertainment starting at 10 p.m. Bring your good taste if you're makin' requests. As you know, there's no cover at O's, so tip your bartender.
Positive Pie II also has two nights of music this weekend, starting Friday night with its First Friday Dance Party featuring D.J.s Bay
Six and Jah B spinning techno, hip hop, R&B, funk, reggae and the like starting at 10:30 p.m. for no cover. Then, on Saturday, rising Burlington soul act The Zac DuPont Band takes the prominent Pie stage. The band has been much lauded in the bigger market of the Queen City, and is seeking to expand its range to get some capital city love. You can help 'em out by showin' up and getting down starting at 10:30 p.m. for $5 at the door.
Down to the south in White River Junction, The Tupelo Music Hall continues its trend of bringing in legendary artists when it hosts
British blues guitarist, singer and songwriter John Mayall on Saturday night. The dude has made a career of being a bandleader, having spawned the likes of Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor and Peter Green out of his '60s band, The Bluesbreakers, essentially serving as a "finishing school" for future guitar-god blues-rockers. Tickets for the 7 p.m. performance are $45 or "select a price" from the Tupelo Hall website at www.tupelohallvermont.com.
Finally, if you want to catch a high-end show with a lot of promise, head on up to Stowe on Saturday night to The Spruce Peak
Performing Arts Center to catch Lauren Fox performing "The Songs of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen." I would recommend this show based solely on the material of two of my favorite folk artists, but by all reviews, Ms. Fox does their music justice with particular aplomb, essentially weaving "songs by Joni Mitchell and by Leonard Cohen into a spellbinding his-and-hers dialogue."
Tickets range from $38 to $52, with family 4-purchase discounts. For those and more info, visit www.sprucepeakarts.org.
That wraps up this week … enjoy the Frostival and go see live music!
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Luvine Hudson, 43, also of 1309 Redfield Street, faces a charge for maintaining a drug trafficking place. Nickolas Fitzpatrick, 41, of 407 Liberty Street #7, faces charge for a delivery of heroin less than three grams.
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Wang Yinghai (王映海, 1926 – 2012), from Qi County of Shanxi Province, is a fifth generation Dai Style Xinyiquan practitioner. Wang started his learning of Dai Style Xinyi at the age of 15 under Dai Kui (戴魁, 1874 – 1951). As Dai Kui didn't have any children and the young Wang helped Dai during his difficult time, Wang Yinghai was one of the few "outsiders" who has the privilege of learning the art of Dai family. Wang has also inherited the tradition of Dai family, he rarely taught Dai Style Xinyi until the 80s of last century. Wang Yinghai has been recommended to the post of vice-president during the formation of Wushu Association of Qi County in 1984. Since then, Wang has been active in both national and international martial arts scene, he has opened his mind and taught the art of Dai Style Xinyiquan. Wang Yinghai has a high reputation in Japan, his martial skills has been respected as "the last secret martial art" and "the absolute undefeated and ferocious practical martial art".
I've received a facebook message from Jon Dyer regarding Dai Kui, as follows:
I read recently one of the post descriptions regarding, Wang Yinhai and noticed a few things amiss.
Dai Kui had truth be told, had taught a lot of people, not just a few people that are commonly mentioned. It was not until he accidentally killed, Liu Shi Er (think that is the name off the top of my head) in Batou, that he became famous and people went there to get instruction.


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Everybody behind Watto & Marlon tomorrow and they have a real tough task with McCarthy, Laithwaite and Currie all in the Warrington 19 man squad to play at Hull.
See you there and lets get behind the boys. I have done my bit by sponsoring one of them for the rest of the season. If anyone else wants a go talk to Ryan or Martin Moana.
We all love what you do for the club..but.this is all harmless fun....for once.
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Where can I see art from the game?
The season-wide trailer and stuff is on the official site. You may also want to take a look at [http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-645]the Telltale blog, which includes... some stuff! More screenshots can be found on the forums, and on sites like Mixnmojo.
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Ever wonder how people figured out there used to be such things as dinosaurs? Curious about how scientists learned to reconstruct fossil skeletons? The knowledge we take for granted today was slow in coming, and along the way, scientists and scholars had some weird ideas.
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c.860-Science writer Al Jahiz describes some 350 animal varieties in his Book of Animals, in which he mentions their "struggle for existence." Later historians will assert that this is an early exposition of evolutionary theory.
1668-Natural historian John Somner finds woolly rhino teeth near Canterbury in Kent, and figures they might be the remains of a sea monster. As he will die before he can publish his conclusions, his brother William will print his article "A Brief Relation of Some Strange Bones There Lately Digged Up In Some Grounds of Mr. John Somner."
1824-William Buckland publishes Notice on the Megalosaurus ("giant lizard"), the first dinosaur fossil to be described and named, although the term "dinosaur" doesn't yet exist. Buckland also announces the discovery of the first fossil mammal from the Mesozoic.
1825-Gideon Mantell publishes Notice on the Iguanodon, the second description of a dinosaur and the first description of an herbivorous fossil reptile.
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Ted Cruz takes flightMay 14,2013Logic, thy name is not Ted Cruz. The very junior senator from Texas is a well-credentialed windbag, with degrees from Princeton and Harvard Law, and a stint clerking at the Supreme Court. After a few months in Congress promoting Ted Cruz, smartest guy in the room, it looks as if he now wants to be Ted Cruz, extremely obnoxious president. But he keeps saying things that make no sense.
There he was, earlier this month, writing in opposition to a bill that would allow cash-strapped states to tax Internet sales. It passed by a bipartisan majority in the Senate, which is like saying Newt Gingrich just climbed Mount Everest.
And, how is it fair for a Texas business to collect taxes to support California Gov. Jerry Browns big spending? Or to underwrite New York City Mayor Michael Bloombergs nanny statism or Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuels anti-Second Amendment agenda?
Perhaps its not fair, but neither is it a mandatory requirement of the bill. The Marketplace Fairness Act would allow consumers to buy local, and keep the taxes local, should they wish. Isnt that what Republicans want? I mean, outside of trying to repeal the 20th century.
Its clear that Cruz cant stand California, Illinois or New York and all they represent. Fine. But lets say the Internet sales tax bill becomes law, and Cruz is sitting at home in Houston, doing some online shopping. While buying the latest weapon accessories, he could support Texas values and purchase only from Texas-based retailers, thus ensuring that Texas taxes continue to be spent on their usual things everything but regulatory oversight of industrial polluters. Wow: choice!
Now, should his wandering shoppers eye drift toward some product that comes from one of the evil blue states, he would indeed have to contribute in a small way to the welfare of non-Texans. This happens every day, of course, on a huge scale, with the distribution of federal tax dollars throughout the United States, all 50 of them.
Just to take the Cruz argument to its, um, logical end, you should be pretty upset if you live in New York, California or Illinois right now, because you keep afloat dozens of Republican states. New Yorkers pay far more in federal tax dollars than they get back in federal spending. Between 1990 and 2009, taxpayers in New York state transferred out $950 billion to the rest of the country in federal taxes, according to The Economist.
That money went to keep states like Kentucky, Alabama, West Virginia and Arkansas from further hardship. Still, even though New Yorkers subsidized the states closest to the political values of Ted Cruz, you never heard much complaining about how its unfair to support the gun-toting culture of the South, or underwrite its chronic disregard for the poor, the environment and those without health insurance. For that matter, how is it fair that tax dollars from Rahm Emanuels Chicago are underwriting Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, where dozens of recruits say they were sexually harassed and raped by their instructors?
You pay taxes, but you dont get to pick and choose how they are spent. Cruz knows this. He also has to know that Republican governors like Bob McDonnell of Virginia support the Internet sales tax bill, because it will pay for needed transportation projects and allow the state to forgo a gas tax hike. The bill is endorsed by the National Governors Association where Republicans hold a majority because the states lost out on an estimated $26 billion in sales taxes last year alone.
The National Retail Federation also favors the Internet sales tax bill. To them, its a matter of simple fairness. A brick and mortar store, selling the same product as a Web-based retailer, pays taxes that the competitor can avoid. This collective disparity, the organization wrote in support of the bill has tilted the competitive landscape against local stores, creating a crisis for brick and mortar retailers around the country.
Helping fellow Republicans govern, or small businesses prosper, is clearly not part of the grand design of Ted Cruz. His job is to say outrageous things and hope that enough people consider him a maverick for his outbursts. But shouldnt a man with his self-proclaimed intellectual prowess at least try to be consistent? You would think that someone born in Calgary, Alberta, to a father who is an immigrant from Cuba would reach out to the 11 million illegal immigrants in this country. Instead he put his marker down last week: Under no circumstances would he support a path to citizenship for those living in the shadows.
Cruz probably doesnt mind the title thats been hung on him: most hated man in the Senate. I suspect he also relishes being called a wacko bird (John McCains term) because, for now, its the avian wing that dominates his party.
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This Shakespeare in the Park production stars Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater as a couple torn apart and then reunited.
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July 20, 2008, Sunday
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February 9, 2008, Saturday
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February 1, 2008, Friday
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August 7, 2007, Tuesday
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SQLJ is a technology that enables a Java program to access a database using embedded Structured Query Language (SQL) statements. You can embed SQLJ statements in many types of Java programs, including stand-alone applications, servlets, JavaServer Pages, and Enterprise JavaBeans. This first column in my Learning SQLJ series introduces SQLJ, describes the software requirements for using it, and shows you how to configure your computer to develop SQLJ programs. I'll also demonstrate how to use SQLJ to develop a version of the classic "Hello World" program that will access a database.
I'm the author of O'Reilly's Java Programming with Oracle SQLJ, which shows you how to get the most out of this powerful technology. These columns will reference numerous SQL scripts, source code, and other files, which are all available for download from the book's O'Reilly Web site. All of the files are contained in a single ZIP file, named
SQLJ_examples.zip, which you should download and then open using WinZip. To extract the ZIP file, you must use the Extract function from the Actions menu, which will create three subdirectories:
programs (contains the program source files),
sql (contains the SQL*Plus scripts to create the database schemas), and
sample_files (contains two sample files).
SQLJ consists of two components: the translator and the runtime libraries. The translator reads a Java source file containing embedded SQL statements, which are then translated into calls to the SQLJ runtime libraries. The SQLJ translator also compiles the Java source file into byte codes. The calls to the runtime libraries in the compiled code perform the actual database operations. SQLJ is an ISO and ANSI standard that was developed by many large corporations including Oracle, Sun Microsystems, IBM, Compaq, Informix, and Sybase. You can view the latest developments on the SQLJ standard at the SQLJ.org Web site.
There are various software requirements for using SQLJ. Before you can write and execute a SQLJ 8i (or above) program, you need to have the following software installed:
The SQLJ translator, JDBC drivers, and the JDK need to be installed on the machine that you are using for development. The Oracle8i database and Net8 can reside anywhere on your network, so long as you have access to them. You can download trial versions of all the Oracle software from Oracle's Technet Web site, and you can download the JDK from Sun's Java Web site. If you are installing the Oracle database onto your development machine, you can also choose to install the SQLJ translator and JDBC drivers at the same time. You don't have to install them separately.
The specific version numbers for the above components are important. A given release of SQLJ will only work with specific versions of the JDK and the other Oracle software components. Thus, you not only need to have the right components, but you need to have the right combination of versions. SQLJ versions 8.1.6 and 8.1.7 are compatible with JDK versions 1.1.x and 1.2.x; SQLJ 9i is also compatible with versions of the JDK higher than 1.2.x. JDK version 1.2.2 was used for this article. You should consult the Oracle SQLJ Release Notes for details on which version of the JDK and the other Oracle software components you need if you are using a different version of SQLJ.
All of the examples in this article were developed using Oracle SQLJ version 8.1.6, along with version 8.1.6 of the Oracle JDBC drivers.
In addition to the necessary components listed here, the Oracle JDeveloper tool is very useful when developing Java programs. JDeveloper runs on Windows NT and is a tool that features an integrated development environment. However, JDeveloper is not required in order for you to use SQLJ, because you can use the Oracle Java command-line tools to perform your development tasks. The various Oracle Java command-line utilities use the same syntax and options, regardless of the operating system on which they run.
This section describes how to configure your the computing environment to develop and run SQLJ programs. Three environment variables must be set:
PATH, and
CLASSPATH. The
ORACLE_HOME environment variable specifies the directory in which the Oracle software is installed. The
PATH environment variable specifies a list of directories that contain the command line utilities. The
CLASSPATH environment variable specifies a list of Java class libraries and directories that are used by the various Java utilities.
You should add a system environment variable named
ORACLE_HOME using the System Properties dialog. The
ORACLE_HOME environment variable should be set to the directory where the Oracle software is installed. Many Oracle applications and utilities depend on the
ORACLE_HOME environment variable to point the way to the Oracle software directory.
To set your
ORACLE_HOME environment variable using Windows NT 4.0, you should use the System Properties dialog in the Control Panel. Figure 1 shows an example of the System Properties dialog, along with an
ORACLE_HOME environment variable (Windows 2000 has a similar dialog).
To set your
ORACLE_HOME environment variable using the Bash shell with Linux, you should add lines to your
.bash_profile file that are similar to the following:
export ORACLE_HOME
installation_directory is the directory where the Oracle software is installed.
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The following two directories should be added to your PATH environment variable:
JDK_HOME is the directory where the Sun JDK is installed. This directory contains the Java command-line utilities.
ORACLE_HOME is the directory is where the Oracle software is installed. This directory contains the Oracle command-line utilities.
To set your PATH environment variable using Windows NT 4.0, you should use the System Properties dialog in the Control Panel. To set your PATH environment variable using the Bash shell with Linux, you should add lines similar to those in the following example to your
.bash_profile file:
export PATH
When the Oracle software is installed, a directory named
jdbc is created under the
ORACLE_HOME directory. This directory contains example programs, documentation, and the libraries for Oracle JDBC. The JDBC libraries are contained in a ZIP file, and this ZIP file must be included in your
CLASSPATH environment variable.
If you are using JDK 1.2.x or higher, then
ORACLE_HOME\jdbc\lib\classes12.zip should be added to your
CLASSPATH environment variable. If you are using JDK 1.1.x, then
ORACLE_HOME\jdbc\lib\classes111.zip should be added to your
In addition to the
jdbc directory, a directory named
sqlj is also created under the
ORACLE_HOME directory. This directory contains example programs, documentation, and the libraries for Oracle SQLJ. In order to support SQLJ, the following file should be added to your
CLASSPATH environment variable:
In addition, you should also add one of the SQLJ runtime files to your
CLASSPATH environment variable, depending on which version of the JDK you are using. If you are using JDK 1.1.x, you should add
ORACLE_HOME\sqlj\lib\runtime11.zip. If you are using JDK 1.2.x, you should add
ORACLE_HOME\sqlj\lib\runtime12.zip. If you are using JDK 1.2.x Enterprise Edition, you should add
ORACLE_HOME\sqlj\lib\runtime12ee.zip. You can add
ORACLE_HOME\sqlj\lib\runtime.zip, which is compatible with all JDK versions, but doesn't comply with the ISO standard when using JDBC 2.0 types.
You should also add the current directory, specified using the dot (
.) character, to your
If you are using Windows NT 4.0, you should set your
CLASSPATH using the System Properties dialog. To set your
CLASSPATH environment variable using the Bash shell with Linux, you should add lines to your
.bash_profile file that are similar to those in the following example:
export CLASSPATH
Many programming books introduce new languages using a variation of the "Hello World" program. The classic "Hello World" program has a simple objective: to display the words "Hello World" on the screen. My version of the "Hello World" program uses SQLJ statements to connect to the database and retrieve the current date, which is then displayed for you to see. First, I'll show you the code required for this "Hello World" program. Then I'll show you how to compile and run it. By convention, SQLJ programs use the file extension
.sqlj, and so the "Hello World" program will be named
HelloWorld.sqlj program, shown in Example 1-1, performs the following tasks:
Example 1-1 lists the
HelloWorld.sqlj program.
Example 1-1.
The program HelloWorld.sqlj illustrates how to
connect to a database, and display the words
"Hello World" along with the current date.
// import required packages
import java.sql.Date;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import oracle.sqlj.runtime.Oracle;
public class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String [] args) {
java.sql.Date current_date;
try {
// connect to the database
// get the current date from the database
#sql { SELECT sysdate INTO :current_date FROM dual };
// display message
System.out.println("Hello World! The current date is " +
} catch ( SQLException e ) {
System.err.println("SQLException " + e);
} finally {
try {
// disconnect from the database
} catch ( SQLException e ) {
System.err.println("SQLException " + e);
} // end of main()
HelloWorld.sqlj file contains embedded SQL statements that are contained within SQLJ program statements. Having written the program, your next step is to translate the SQLJ statements contained in the
HelloWorld.sqlj file into calls to the SQLJ runtime libraries. The SQLJ runtime libraries then use JDBC to actually perform the database operations. This translation is performed using the
sqlj command-line utility. The
sqlj command-line utility translates the
.sqlj file into a
.java file, and then compiles the
.java file into a
.class file using the Java compiler.
The following command invokes
sqlj to translate and compile the
HelloWorld.sqlj file:
sqlj HelloWorld.sqlj
sqlj command-line utility translates
HelloWorld.sqlj into
HelloWorld.java, and then calls the Java compiler to compile
HelloWorld.java into
HelloWorld.class. The
HelloWorld.class file may then be executed using the
java command-line utility:
java HelloWorld
The program should display the following line (your date will be different):
Hello World! The current date is 2001-11-10
That's it! You have successfully compiled and run your first SQLJ program. If your program is unable to connect to the database, check with your database administrator to determine if the database URL is correct for your environment.
I hope you've enjoyed reading this first column on learning SQLJ. Next month, I'll go over how to connect to a database and embed SQL statements in your Java programs using SQLJ.
Jason Price is currently employed as a product manager with Oracle Corporation. He has contributed to many products at Oracle, including the database server, the application server, and several CRM applications.
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Nearly 1,000 children under age 5 die every day from diarrhea caused by contaminated water, poor sanitation, and improper hygiene. We believe the global water and sanitation crisis can be solved within our lifetimes, and we're focused on providing clean water and sanitation to every man, woman, and child in every community we work in, including the most vulnerable populations in the hardest-to-reach places.
World Vision is the leading nongovernmental (NGO) provider of clean water. We reach one new person with clean water every 30 seconds. We work alongside communities so that they take ownership in maintenance and repair of water points. This results in water that continues to flow long after our work concludes. Get email updates with our Water Newsletter.
Our Commitment: World Vision and our partners commit to expanding our reach from providing clean water to one new person every 30 seconds to reaching one new person every 10 seconds with clean water and sanitation by 2020, and then continuing at that pace for another 10 years until we reach everyone everywhere we work by 2030.
World Vision works with communities to co-create solutions that last. Here are highlights from 2015:
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We provide a comprehensive solution to solving the puzzle of poverty. Our water, sanitation, and hygiene efforts are part of a full plan that addresses the many factors that perpetuate poverty.
Water is foundational, but we don't stop there: our long-term, comprehensive model, investing in each community for an average of 15 years, also works to ensure sustainable improvements in health, education, economic development, gender equality, food and agriculture, child protection, and spiritual well-being.
Water continues to flow from World Vision water points because of our integrated community engagement model. One of the premier academic groups in water research, the University of North Carolina Water Institute, conducted an independent study examining 1,470 water sources in 520 communities located in the Greater Afram Plains of Ghana, where World Vision has been providing wells since 1985. Nearly 80 percent of World Vision wells studied continued to function at high levels even after 20 years, thanks largely to our community engagement model.
Consistent with this community approach to sustainability, research showed that an identified water committee and evidence of charging a fee for use of the water were the main reasons associated with the continued functionality of the water points.
These best practices, including training local people as mechanics to repair pumps when they break down, are part of the reason why World Vision wells set the standard for sustainability.
This study found that the odds of non-World Vision water sources being functional decreased by 2 percent each year, whereas the functionality of water sources installed by World Vision did not significantly decrease with age. Read a summary of the UNC study.
World Vision works with local communities and governments to ensure local ownership and support of our water, sanitation, and hygiene programs. We also work with a large number of academic, NGO, corporate, and foundation partners.
He's on a mission for the poor. World Vision's vice president for water, Dr. Greg Allgood, has more than 30 years of experience in clean water research and nonprofit work. He holds a Master of Science in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. in toxicology from North Carolina State University.
Dr. Allgood joined World Vision in mid-2013 after 27 years at Procter & Gamble, where he created and led a not-for-profit safe drinking water program that provided more than 6 billion liters of clean drinking water in the developing world.
Today he uses his field expertise as an ambassador for World Vision's water work. On this page, he shares the latest news on our clean drinking water and improved sanitation and hygiene efforts. You can also follow Dr. Allgood on Twitter @DrGregAllgood.
Over the past 30 years, World Vision has developed deep expertise in providing clean water, improved sanitation, and hygiene training, refining our approach and reaching millions of people with clean water each year. We've not only learned many lessons from the decades we work in each community, but also have the ability to apply them, and pilot and test technologies that allow us to reach more people.
With the recent acceleration of our water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) program delivery, World Vision now reaches one new person every 30 seconds. As a recognized leader among humanitarian organizations in the provision of water, World Vision currently has more than 500 WASH experts worldwide.
These teams of technical experts use cost-effective, proven approaches to co-create with communities sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions. These experts are residents of the countries where they work and know firsthand the culture, history, and the unique WASH needs of the areas they serve.
Clean drinking water is the first step in improving the health of many families. Keeping water clean at home, as well as hygiene education and support for sanitation facilities, such as latrines and handwashing stations, dramatically multiplies the health benefits of safe water.
Focusing on hygiene and sanitation helps to reduce disease transmission through fecal contamination and unwashed hands. In fact, handwashing has been shown to result in children growing taller, stronger, and smarter (A. Bowen, 2012).
So intertwined are the issues of water, sanitation, and hygiene that they have been combined into one sector known in the global aid community as "WASH."
World Vision develops the most appropriate safe water source for each community we work in. Some of the technologies we use include drilling deep wells to reach aquifers far below ground and hand-drilling wells when the water table is closer to the surface.
In larger communities, wells with a high water yield can be mechanized with solar pumps to reach more people. When fresh spring water is available, World Vision can protect and cap the spring to provide water to nearby communities. World Vision often uses rainwater-harvesting systems to provide clean water at schools.
World Vision's model contributes to community ownership and training in maintenance of water points so that water continues to flow long after our work concludes. Because we invest an average of 15 years in a community, local people take ownership of the water points and learn how to repair them when they break down.
We establish water management committees to maintain and operate water points. These committees collect small fees to pay for repairs as needed — an approach that helps ensure communities have the knowledge and financial resources to keep their water points working smoothly.
Our sanitation and hygiene interventions focus on promoting lasting behavior change. Instead of simply building latrines ourselves, World Vision uses a participatory, community-driven approach that motivates households to build, maintain, and regularly use their own latrines. Hygiene education encourages community members to modify their hygiene habits by washing their hands and dishes with soap (or ash) and practicing safe water handling and storage.
To streamline our work and become more efficient, we're working on some key innovations and partnerships that we're pretty excited about:
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On the horizon: Four Master Sommeliers, one fine wine dinner at The Breakers' HMF
- 9:43 pm Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 by M.M. Cloutier
When The Breakers' certified Master Sommeliers Virginia Philip and Juan Gomez host an upcoming wine dinner at the resort's new drinking-and-dining concept, HMF, they'll be joined by two other Master Sommeliers, including Greg Harrington, who, in 2004, left his successful New York sommelier career to found Gramercy Cellars in Washington State.
Along with Harrington, Washington State winemakers Drew Bledsoe of Doubleback Winery and Chris Figgins of Figgins Family Estate Wines and Leonetti Cellars (Leonetti cabs have been faves at recent White House state dinners) will be meeting and greeting at the Dec. 12 dinner extolling the virtues of the wines of Washington, which is the [More]


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Tracy says
Love the mug! Where did you find it? Want to get one as a teacher gift!
Kate says
It's from World Market!
Tracy says
Darn! We don't have a World Market! 🙁 Thanks for letting me know! 🙂
Taleen says
You look just like your mom who, by the way, could pass for your sister!
Kate says
you're sweet! I'll tell her you said that! thanks!
Martha Muller says
Is this something that I can download on to my iPad? My iPad is an awesome friend in the kitchen!!
Kate says
let me look into it–there may be an app you can use the view the ebook!
valerie says
If you download the e-book, you should be able to open it in your iBooks app on the iPad! 🙂
Barbi says
I just put it on my ipad. It is under your iBooks app. Since it is a PDF, you will have to open iBooks, then click on "Collections", then "PDFs".
Kate says
thanks guys
for your invitation says
aww your mom is beautiful.. we see where you and sis get your beauty and great smiles! 🙂
Tracy says
All three of y'all are beautiful!
Sparkle & Shine says
this would make an awesome gift, if I buy it and print it out would it work as a gift? Maybe "cuteify" with some scrapbook paper?
Anonymous says
Seriously…that's your Mom?!? She looks so young! Great pic! Can't wait to see the recipes!
~ Michelle
Congrats! What an awesome idea! You all look so cute on the cover. xo Crystal
Anonymous says
hey…i would like to put together the wassail tonight…what is filtered clear apple cider?
Kate says
it's apple cider that is filtered to look more like apple juice!
Anonymous says
Kate, I love your blog and I read it everyday. Your such an inspiration! Also, I agree your mom could pass as a sister! I'm excited to try out your recipes.
One more thing, I really wish the giveaway tool would allow entries for people that don't have Facebook or Twitter. I know it's rare but not everyone has those things. 🙁 So I can never enter your giveaways.
Barbi says
Kate – The cookbook is amazing. Just got it put on my ipad and flipping through all the wonderful recipes. I LOVE the layout, with the pictures and recipes on one page! Great job to you all and I can't wait to get cooking!
Kate says
Thank you!
Ashley B. says
LOVE! And congratulations! Having your own cookbook is kind of a big deal! 😉 haha!
I am very much looking forward to all of it, but particularly the salsa and my husband doesn't know it yet but he is excited for the banana bread! Thank you ladies for all that you do!
Ecclesiastes 3:22
Psalm 37:5
God bless y'all!
tmack says
SOoo excited! thanks for this chance.
Congratulations – what an awesome idea!! 🙂
Katy Krueger says
Is there a way to enter if you don't have FB or Twitter?
Kristen479 says
I sure hope I win! Can't wait to see the cook book 🙂
I posted on fb. Here's the link!
Annie Luhmann says
I don't have fb or twitter. Is there any other way to enter?
Deidre says
Y'all are so cute! Great idea!
Victoria says
What a good idea! Love the giveaway goodies too!
Elizabeth says
So excited for the giveaway and I love the super cute goodies to go with it!
– Elizabeth @ JAG
Brenda Lee says
Where are those recipe cards from?! They are so adorable!
Kate says
I picked them up at TJ Maxx!
Allison Clements says
Cannot wait to add this book to my Christmas list! 🙂 Congrats to you, your sister, and mom!
Lauren says
Had to do a double take – can't believe that is your Mom! She looks like she's one of your sisters! Beautiful girls! Good luck with your cookbook!
Ashley says
WOW! You three look alike! No doubt you are related. 🙂 Love the cookbook idea!
Deborah Saaranen says
Congratulations on your new cookbook…what a fun concept and great project with your sis and mom!
Just a note: your tutorial on using hot rollers has been off for quite a while…
Jill says
At first I thought you left your mom out of the picture…she looks so young! I love her hairstyle. Wish you were my hairdresser!
Bracelet Designs says
I just entered. It looks like a fun contest. Hopefully I win. Good luck to everyone!
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Im crossing my fingers to win! I never win great stuff like this! 🙂 Also, I was wondering if you could post a picture of y'alls beautiful aprons! Maybe a tutorial if y'all made them yourselves?!
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