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Mo. bill would make proposing gun control a crime
Unlikely proposal aims to send message
A Missouri lawmaker is proposing to send colleagues to prison for introducing gun control legislation - a plan that even its sponsor acknowledges has no chance of passage but nonetheless highlights the increasingly strident tone of gun measures in Missouri's generally pro-gun Legislature.
Rep. Mike Leara said Tuesday that he considers his bill a statement of principle. It would make lawmakers guilty of a felony punishable by up to four years in prison if they introduce legislation restricting gun rights.
"I have no illusions about the bill making it through the legislative process, but I want it to be clear that the Missouri House will stand in defense of the people's constitutional right to keep and bear arms," Leara, a Republican from suburban St. Louis, said in a written statement. He declined further comment.
Since last year's deadly mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut, state and federal lawmakers have grappled with gun legislation. President Barack Obama has proposed an assault weapons ban, background checks and restrictions on high-capacity ammunition magazines. But Missouri's Republican-led Legislature has taken a different approach - more guns, not less.
State Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis, called the measure "unconstitutional" and said she would go directly to prison if the bill passes. Newman is the sponsor of a measure that would require guns to be sold by a licensed dealer and force that dealer to conduct a background check.
Even one of Leara's fellow Republicans said he probably wouldn't support the bill.
"Everybody should have a right to introduce bills, even bad ones," said state Rep. Kevin Engler, of Farmington, a former state senator who has sponsored National Rifle Association-supported legislation in previous years.
Leara's measure comes less than a week after St. Louis-area House Democrats introduced legislation containing an assault weapons ban. That bill would require owners of semi-automatic weapons to surrender, destroy or send their guns to another state within 90 days of the measure's passage.
One lawmaker has questioned the wisdom of proposing legislation to the ideological extreme of both political parties.
"(Leara's bill) has as much chance of passing as (the assault weapons ban). Highlights the problem with proposing bills to get attention," tweeted Sen. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City.
The proposal criminalizing gun control legislation comes as a Missouri House committee was scheduled to consider a Republican proposal Tuesday that would nullify all federal gun laws. A Senate panel is also expected to conduct a hearing Tuesday on a state constitutional amendment broadening gun rights.


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In this image from 2006, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip attend prayers during the Islamic festival of Eid al-Fitr at the conclusion of Ramadan. (photo: CNS/Mohammed Salem, Reuters)
Today begins the official observance of Ramadan, the most important event of the year for Muslims — but what does that mean? Last year, Elias Mallon, CNEWA's education and interreligious affairs officer, wrote an award-winning essay in ONE about Ramadan. Below, we have highlighted five interesting facts from his essay:
The date when Ramadan begins is not set in stone.
"The exact beginning of Ramadan depends on this sighting of the new moon, which occurs anytime within a two?day period. As a result it is never absolutely certain in any given year when Ramadan officially begins.
"Similarly, because the Muslim year is lunar, i.e., calculated by the moon, it is about 11 days shorter than the solar calendar, which is familiar to most people. As a result, every year Ramadan is about 11 days "earlier" than the year before."
The United States Postal Service has issued several stamps related to Ramadan since 2001.
"Ramadan and Eid ul Fitr, the feast ending it, have become increasingly visible in Europe and North America in the past two decades. Immigration has increased the number of Muslims in the West and more and more people are becoming aware of the monthlong fast and celebration.
"In places where Muslims represent a religious minority, recognition of Ramadan and Eid ul Fitr increasingly symbolizes a degree of social acceptance by the majority. In the United States, for instance, the postal service [has] issued [several] postage stamp[s] [across several years] for Eid ul Fitr. And more and more often, shops sell greeting cards for the holiday, and many non?Muslims now send or give them to their Muslim friends and neighbors."
While Ramadan has similarities to the Christian fasting season of Lent, it also has distinct differences.
"More important, unlike Lent, Ramadan is not generally understood as an act of penance. Muslims rather consider Ramadan as an exercise in self?discipline, as purification and as a reminder of the believer's dependence on the bounty of God?
"One of the more striking aspects of Ramadan, particularly to Christians and Jews, is the joy with which Muslims anticipate and observe the month. Whereas Lent is a time of quiet, penitential reflection for Christians and Yom Kippur (or the Day of Atonement) is a solemn day for Jews, Ramadan is a time of spiritual and physical refreshment for Muslims. It is a time to put aside the burdens and cares of everyday life and to focus on what really matters. Whereas Christians created Fat Tuesday as the last celebration before Lent, Muslims see no need to "get it all in" before Ramadan. Ramadan is a celebration."
Can you imagine fasting — no food, no water — for over 15 hours?
"Since the month of Ramadan moves "backward" through the solar year, it occurs at some point in every season of the year in any given location. In the summer in both northern and southern latitudes, days can be quite long and the fast can go on for more than 15 hours. If 15 hours without food is difficult, 15 hours in the summer without water is even more so."
In some communities, Ramadan helps to encourage interfaith dialogue.
"A new and popular Ramadan tradition is for Muslims to invite their non?Muslims neighbors to take part in the iftar or Eid ul Fitr. In some communities in Europe and North America, where Muslims are a religious minority, the iftar has become an important interfaith celebration. What better way to promote interreligious understanding around the world than by sharing the joy of the iftar and Eid ul Fitr?"
Read more about the Muslim period of prayer and fasting in Ramadan Observed.

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Knights Hospitalers, members of the military and religious Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, sometimes called the Knights of St. John and the Knights of Jerusalem. The symbol of the Order of St. John came to be a white cross worn on a black robe; thus the Hospitalers were the Knights of the White Cross, in contradistinction to the Knights Templars, the Knights of the Red Cross. The Maltese cross has been used by various secret organizations, which have been falsely alleged to have a connection with the Knights of St. John.
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- Introduction
- The Knights in the Holy Land and on Cyprus
- Bibliography
- On the Island of Rhodes
- The Knights of Malta
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By Mick Krever, CNN
The world risks losing a generation of Syrian children if it ignores their plight, Malala Yousafzai – the Pakistani girl who made a miraculous recovery after being shot in the head by the Taliban – told CNN on Tuesday.
"It's a risk to all of us if we ignore them," Malala, as she is known to her legions of followers, said.
"People should focus on their bright future, because their bright future means our bright future, and the future of the whole world."
Malala visited on Tuesday travelled to the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan to meet with the young victims of Syria's grinding war. She spoke from there with CNN's Hala Gorani, filling in for Christiane Amanpour.
"So many children, they can't go to school, they cannot get education," Malala said, overlooking the refugee camp.
Shiza Shahid, CEO of The Malala Fund and a family friend of the Malala, chimed in.
"This is a huge crisis and a global responsibility," Shahid said.
"The Malala Fund, with Malala and the team, is hoping to raise a voice of these children and urge the global community to invest in protecting, rehabilitating and educating each child, and through its own resources is also investing in Syrian-led programs to rehabilitate children."
UNICEF says more than five million Syrian children are at risk as a result of the war, with over a million children refugees and more than 10,000 killed.
Before Malala was targeted for assassination because of her outspoken support for girls' and children's rights, she and family were themselves forced to leave their homes in Pakistan's Swat Valley because of violence.
"I thought that I needed someone to speak for me. And the people of Swat needed someone to speak for them," Malala said.
"Now, when I think of these children, I can feel what they would be feeling now and what they are suffering through, so that's why I think that it's a responsibility to protect these children."
"We should not think that we are far away from this country and we are safe. We should not think like that."
I am always willing to help, but:
Where is the Arab League?
What are muslims doing to help themselves and each other?
The muslim world has more riches than we could ever imagine and what do they do with all that wealth, they use it to continue the muslim sectarian war.
not all Muslim are the same and not Arab are the same and not all west the same so don't make general words
You are correct, we in the West take our differences as a badge of honour.
We in the West understand that a multi ethnic, multi religious, multi cultural society enriches us.
muslims are apostates and dead if they try to do anything "differently".
I just want to say that JonathonA is a reeeeeeeeeeeeetard. I'm an American and I full out disagree with his ass
They're busy in finding a reason for blaming Israel.
What about the Arab league? You know these Arab dictators such as the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain are all servants of the Zionists. The Zionists want the war to continue until Assad is removed from power. The Zionists want regime change and nothing short of it. The war will go on and children will suffer because the Zionists will not allow their Rebels to accept a compromise deal that allows Assad to stay.
assshole nazi liar
These Syrians invited the Al Qaeda terrorists from Pakistan and Afghanistan. Al Qaeda rules the streets of Syria now. These kids will grow up to become terrorists themselves. Let a generation of these terrorists be wiped out. So, everybody wins except the Muslim terrorists. Why is that being called a loss?
Syria's Assad is boosting al-Qaeda with secret oil deals and there is confirmed reports that Bashar al-Assad collaborating with jihadists to persuade West the uprising is terrorist-led
Thanks,may ALLAH bless You!
This is simple. When a few prosperous nations decide to end the suffering of the world's refugees it will be done. Were it an oil or energy issue at stake it would be past tense.
I said it was simple. I didn't say it was easy.
The pro Alqaeda media CNN caught again with what they do best. .Fabricating news .. and in what way..They went as Far and use Photoshop to sell a story to the american public about Syria . Please make viral the whole world needs to know
How desperate is the white house and western main stream media that now they become a comedy . This surpass BBC by far with the story against Assad "genocide against civilians that asking freedom" using a photo of civilians killed in IRAQ by the U.S invasion.. LOL
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This was reported By CNN -Hala Gorani ,CNN journalist ,check her tweater page.. everyone grab the page.. save it before is deleted..
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THis is how wars and conflicts are sold to the american public through manipulation and fabrications all the way to using photoshop..so disgusting.
Be aware hrc77! Don't be so fascinated with what photoshop can do. The sufferings of the Syrian children is for REAL.
Stop deceiving yourself and the readers; Syria's Assad is boosting al-Qaeda with secret oil deals and there is confirmed reports that Bashar al-Assad collaborating with jihadists to persuade West the uprising is terrorist-led.
Thank you Mallalah; you have done something the world failed to do.
This girl should be worried about her own country and not go off on political crusades. Someone is pulling her strings.
Spot on!
Trouble is she is a marked person in her own country and can't return..
The Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly funded and worked with al-Qaeda-linked fighters in the country in a bid to counter moderate rebel forces and tarnish the uprising's image, The aim of the double game played by Assad was to convince Western countries that the Syrian uprising was sponsored by "Islamist militants" in order to hinder international support for it.
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She visited the camp in Jordan and met Hala Gorani who faked a picture of a child discovered alone in the desert. The child was just 20 yards behind his parents. Dont use this girl for propaganda by taking her around refugee camps in a war where the rebels are being armed by America.
150.000 dead is a lie, millions fled also a lie, half the country destroyed even a bigger lie, its all lies and western propaganda
and you are terror propaganda
Propaganda? dude, you have no idea what you're talking about!
Wait, why isn't she going to school?
Typical teenager finding ways to skip the maths class.
That is one hall pass to have.
When you are hopeless and sad, I'II give you an advice: "Listen to Malala"
Ave Malala, Gracia Pleeenaaa !!!
Malala is just as useless as the Pope praying for world peace. We all know who is behind the problem in Syria – Israel. Israel wants regime change in Syria and will make sure the war continues until it meets its goal of regime change. Saudi Arabia (with American and Israeli approval) has promised shoulder held surface to air missiles to the rebels to shoot down government helicopters which will in turn anger the Syrian government who will respond with bigger and more destructive bombs causing greater carnage.
If Malala genuinely cares about the Syrian children, she should go to London to the Syrian Rebel office and ask the Syrian Rebels to lay down their arms and she should encourage the Rebels to seek "freedom and democracy" through peaceful means and not through the barrel of a gun.
who cares, boycotting Jews is so much more important
Malala is definitely a heroine. She has accomplished many things which are difficult and requires a lot of works and courage. We shouldn't ignore Syrian children because they need our help, they need us to help them get through this bloody civil war. Malala, thank you for doing these things to make our world become a better place.
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There's an old adage that says people and their dogs eventually start to look alike. But new research shows the type of dog we choose actually has a lot to with how well they match our own personalities, too.
In work done at the University of Leicester in the UK, lead researcher Vincent Egan found people with aggressive dogs tend to have "low agreeableness" and are "less concerned with the needs of others" and "quicker to become hostile."
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So what qualifies as a "mean dog"? Researchers rated pit bulls and boxers at the top of the aggression scale, and cocker spaniels at the bottom. But those who liked the more stereotypically-vicious dogs weren't always unpleasant people.
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Small study shines light on herbal, dietary supplement-related liver injury
Individuals who develop liver injury due to consumption of herbal and dietary supplements (HDS) have an elevated risk of progressing to acute liver failure compared with those whose liver injury is associated with consumption of anabolic steroids or conventional medications, according to findings from a small Spanish study.
"[HDS]-induced liver injury is more severe than other types of [drug induced liver injury (DILI)] and re-exposure is more likely. Increasing awareness of the hepatotoxic effects of [HDS] could help physicians make earlier diagnoses and reduce the risk of serious liver damage," said the researchers.
Of the 856 cases of DILI listed in the Spanish DILI registry between 1994 and 2016, 3.7 percent (n=32) were related to HDS consumption, 2.3 percent (n=20) to anabolic androgenic steroids, and the remaining 804 cases to conventional drugs.
While most of the cases were due to multi-ingredient products (63 percent), the most common single ingredient in HDS-related hepatotoxicity was Camellia sinensis, identified in 25 percent of cases.
Progression to acute liver injury was more likely in patients whose liver injury was due to HDS (6 percent) compared with those whose injury was due to anabolic androgenic steroids (none) or conventional drugs (4 percent). [Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018;doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2017.12.051]
Conversely, patients with HDS-induced liver injury had fewer comorbidities than those with conventional medicine-related liver injury.
Patients with HDS-induced liver injury had mean alanine transaminase levels 37 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) and mean aspartate aminotransferase levels 30 times the ULN, while 28 and 78 percent had hypersensitivity features (ie, fever, rash, serum eosinophilia, lymphopenia, or arthralgia) and jaundice, respectively.
The most common type of HDS-related liver damage was hepatocellular, occurring in 94 percent of patients. Sixty-three percent of patients with HDS-induced liver injury (n=19) required hospitalization.
"Hepatocellular type of liver damage, higher aminotransferase levels, and normal/low peripheral eosinophil have all been associated with a higher risk of a severe outcome and could be the reason for the higher risk of [acute liver failure] in this group of patients," said the researchers.
Relapse of liver injury due to repeat exposure to the drug related to the first DILI episode (re-challenge) was also more common among patients with HDS-related liver damage (9 percent) compared with those with anabolic androgenic steroid- and conventional drug-related liver injury (0 and 6 percent, respectively).
A majority of patients with HDS-induced liver injury took the medications for weight loss purposes (47 percent).
"Increased public awareness regarding obesity-related health problems, along with the social pressure concerning body image, has given way to complementary and alternative medicine, including HDS, as weight loss shortcuts," said the researchers.
"In many countries, HDS are classified differently from conventional pharmaceutical products, and as such escape regulations applied to the latter group in terms of efficacy and safety testing," said the researchers.
"Although there is considerable evidence supporting health benefits of herb-containing products, they are not exempt of adverse events including liver damage," they said.
"This study … highlights the importance of identifying all medicinal products, prescription drugs as well as HDS products, taken by patients who develop liver abnormalities. An initial suspicion of DILI, correct diagnosis, and reporting of DILI cases will lead not only to correct treatment options and improved outcomes, but will also reduce the risk of re-challenge and its consequences," concluded the researchers.
DILI in the local setting
DILI is also a relatively common condition in Singapore, said gastroenterologist Dr Desmond Wai from the Desmond Wai Liver & Gastrointestinal Diseases Centre, Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Singapore, who was unaffiliated with the study. He referred to his study conducted at the National University Hospital, Singapore between 2003 and 2004 that identified 29 cases of DILI over a 12-month period, 52 percent of which were related to traditional Chinese medicines. [Singapore Med J 2006;47:116-120]
"The irony is that some of these supplements actually work as some contain real medicines which are adulterated. For example, some herbalists … control asthma well by giving patients steroid-containing medicines. The problem is that as with any medicine, steroids come with side effects," he said, mentioning that patients may not be informed of the side effects by the herbalists.
Unfortunately, HDS-related liver injury is not easily detected, said Wai. Many patients do not tell their doctors that they are taking supplements. Some patients also have the misconception that herbal medicines are not 'real' medicines and as these supplements claim to be natural, they must be safe and not cause side effects.
According to Wai, doctors play an important role in preventing DILI. "We should discourage the public from taking supplements unnecessarily [and] educate our patients that contrary to their claims, herbs or supplements are not harmless. We should also routinely ask if our patients are on any supplements from unreliable sources," he said.


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BRADENTON, Fla. -- Spring Training workout days are dwindling down to their final few and on Sunday morning Pirates manager Clint Hurdle posted the lineups on the clubhouse board for Tuesday's Black & Gold intrasquad game at McKechnie Field.
The Major League team will move over there that day for the remainder of the spring from Pirate City, and Pittsburgh will open the Grapefruit League schedule against the Yankees at McKechnie on Wednesday at 1:05 p.m. ET.
"This is just to get it started, just to get these guys on the mound," Hurdle said about the Tuesday game after the workout on Sunday. "Get some pitchers innings so we can set up the rotation and get some [hitters] some competitive at bats. Just get some reps on the field. Actually just kick off the on-field portion of Spring Training to get us in a game frame of mind."
For the Black team, here's the lineup from top to bottom:
Alen Hanson at shortstop, Gregory Polanco in center field, Chris Dickerson in left field, Matt Hague at third base, Travis Ishikawa in right field, Nevin Ashley catching, Chris McGuiness at first base, Michael Martinez at second base, Omir Santos as the DH and right-hander Stolmy Pimentel starting.
The rest of the pitching is left-hander Andy Oliver and right-handers Jay Jackson, Zach Thornton, Brandon Mann and Matt Benedict.
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Jose Tabata in right field, Jaff Decker in center field, Andrew Lambo at first base, Tony Sanchez catching, Josh Harrison at third base, Robert Andino at shortstop, Chase d'Arnaud at second base, Carlos Paulino at DH;, Mel Rojas Jr. in left field and left-hander Joely Rodriguez starting.
The rest of the pitching is all right-handed: Casey Sadler, Jake Brigham, Cody Eppley, Elvin Ramirez and Ryan Beckman.
Ashley, Paulino, Santos, Andino, Hague, Ishikawa, Dickerson, Martinez, Jackson, Thornton, Brigham and Eppley are all non-roster players. Rojas, Mann, Benedict, Ramirez and Beckman are being brought over from the Minor League camp to play in the game.


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WASHINGTON — — Rep. Elijah E. Cummings said Monday he is launching an investigation into the salaries and bonuses paid to the top executives of for-profit colleges, noting that a majority of their revenue comes from students who are receiving federal tuition aid.
Cummings, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, sent letters to 13 schools requesting their senior executive contracts. The Baltimore lawmaker said he wants to determine whether salaries, bonuses and other compensation are tied to student performance.
The schools have recently come under scrutiny from lawmakers in Washington and Annapolis. A series of reports by undercover auditors with the U.S. Government Accountability Office found some of the schools gave passing grades for plagiarized and shoddy work.
"If the American taxpayers are funding the majority of these schools' operations, I believe we have the right — not only do we have a right, but we have an obligation — to understand how our money is being used," Cummings said during a speech Monday at the AFL-CIO headquarters.
Cummings sent the requests to companies, including ITT Educational Services, DeVry Inc. and Strayer Education Inc. Those three schools had an enrollment in Maryland of 9,165 last year, according to a report by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
A spokesman for a trade group that represents nine of the 13 schools called Cummings' effort misguided and politically motivated and suggested the congressman should also explore salaries for football and basketball coaches at many of the nation's top-ranked universities.
The investigation "unfortunately fails to acknowledge the important role private-sector colleges and universities have in educating nontraditional students to compete for jobs in a very difficult economic environment," Brian Moran, interim chief executive officer and president of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, said in a statement.
But Moran declined to be interviewed about the thrust of Cummings' claims.
Broadly, the group argues that the for-profit schools provide prospective students with a more affordable approach to earning a degree.
For most of the schools, compensation information is already available through U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings. For instance, DeVry reported paying its president a $788,067 annual salary alongside $5.3 million in stock options and other compensation. The school reported that 73 percent of its revenue in 2010 came from state and federal tuition aid.
A DeVry spokesman said the university will send public documents to Cummings.
But many of the schools' officials were not willing to say whether they would provide the details Cummings appears to be seeking. The House Oversight Committee has subpoena power, but it is wielded by the Republican majority.
Cummings has made executive compensation a top issue during his tenure, including efforts to limit salaries and bonuses for executives at Wall Street firms that benefited from federal bailouts.
Rick Castellano, director of public relations for the University of Phoenix, said school officials welcome transparency and accountability, but he could not say if they would provide the specific documents Cummings had requested.
"We seek to ensure our students are prepared for the workforce," Castellano said in a statement, "and hope all schools will do the same."
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What Advantages do Home masters stand to get by Installing a Solar Energy System?
1. Economical Advantages:
By installing a solar panel with a battery, or multiple units, you aren't merely spending money on your home, but making a smart investment. The solar power wont that you get installed at your home will help you in the years to come as well as on a daily basis. The electricity that gets generated by it, can decrease the macro electricity your household consumes.
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2. Beneficial to the Environment:
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3. decrease Dependence:
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How Solar Panels Work To Produce Solar Energy In Three Steps
For most, the concept of being able to tap into the sun and produce energy that could power her home, business, or automobile is a mysterious phenomenon. Unlocking the power of the sun in just a some lowly steps may not only save you thousands on utility bills but also help create a more sustainable world by reducing our carbon footprint. Here is how solar panels work to produce energy:
1. Solar Panel Technology
Solar panels work to convert sunlight into electricity that your home should use, reducing your electricity bills. Panels come in a variety of sizes and shapes, and use a range of solar cell technology. The very greatest panels work harder by maximizing each drop of solar energy unoccupied throughout the day. The extremely greatest solar panels on the market could produce 70% more energy than lesser solar panels over the course of 25 years*. Studies have shown that a solid copper bedrock adds strength to panels, and ultra pure silicon delivers optimal solar energy conversion. In fact, the world record efficiency of 24.2% delivers 44% more power per square foot of solar panels, meaning that they work to produce remarkably more solar energy that panels came upon from other materials. It's also imperative that your panels are engineered and tested to stand up to the world's harshest conditions, as well as hotness swings, battering winds, humidity, hail, and more. If the design or quality of the solar panel is inferior, it should mean that you'll be producing momentously fewer solar energy. A well-certified system has been shown to cave in solar energy for more than 40 years.
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Once you select the very topmost quality solar panel technology, placement of the solar panels is key to generating solar energy. Some of the the highest desirable locations for panel installation are on the roof of your home or company, surrounding areas on the ground, or a solar canopy. Your solar business will input your home's dimensions into a pc Assisted Design (CAD) program to aid in assembling a permit submittal packet. Once the solar business has determined which location will generate the most solar energy and the number of panels will be installed, a prominent solar mode installation only takes a couple of days.
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3. Monitoring The System
Once your technique is installed, you'll right now start producing solar energy that can be used to run your lights, computers, machinery, and any other electrical devices for your home or business. A utility meter tracks your energy use and counts both ways. You will earn credits for solar power produced but not used because it is pushed back into the utility grid. The utility grid still provides you with electricity at night, when you're not producing enough solar power, but any credits earned during the day cover that cost. don't forget, the amount of solar energy you're producing could change throughout the year based on where you live and how much sunlight your panels are receiving on a daily basis. To check on how much solar energy your panels are producing you can use your online monitoring custom to peculiarity production. If you notice a momentous variation, notify your solar business to ensure everything is working properly.
Go Solar With Home Solar Panels
Thousands of dollars may be saved every year by generating renewable and free energy. Home Solar panels can save a good deal of money with the down turn in economy. Sun is the only roadway to achieve thermal energy and this energy will cost you no amount at all. You can turn this energy to run the appliances rather than using the electrical energy that cost high in the monthly budget. These panels could be got up to in different sizes depending on the consumption of energy and requirements. Solar energy could be trapped and converted into a reliable source to run some of the domestic appliances which will reduce the consumption of electrical energy.
This mannerism should be carried out with the help of various sun panels. These sun panels consist of numerous solar cells that act together with some semi-conductors. They create a huge area of p-n junction in diode. When sunlight or solar energy comes in get in touch with with these solar cells it results in production of electrical energy. This energy is capable to run some equipment such as geyser, mixer, heater etc. This gives a drastic fall in monthly electricity bill.
Instead of purchasing expensive large Solar panels you should purchase DIY kits that are affordable and make less investment. If a person is efficient enough it is possible to assemble a kit by own, this gives even smaller investment. Keeping some basic tools handy will give a great help to fix the panel. readily the kits include all the things that are needed for installation. The DIY kits has all the minute things such as screws, poles, bolts, solder, solder gun, meters, plywood and a manual book that consists all the instructions. These manuals are simple to understand and may be followed with ease.
90% expenses for the electricity should be saved with the installation of home solar panels. If you install multiple DIY sun panels you can fully go off the electrical grid. There is newsworthy saving on the bill that should be noticed within the first week of installation. This gesture will be helpful for the ecosystem. Fixing a home solar panel is a great fun when done with great interest. You will not only enjoy doing it but you will be benefitted in most ways. You will also contribute to lessen the problem on global warming.
Once if it is decided to install the solar panel the first thing is to make research and know the best deals that are spare. most guides are between engagements that requires extremely small investments. They include manuals that are written by the professionals and experts so that there are more benefits with panels. While ordering home solar panels you can desire to confirm the package and the material included. It is possible that you could get more panels than wanted or it may be the small kit. It can differ than the one you ordered and paid for. Choose the business that is locally situated so that if there is any problem while installation fatherly person may be contacted.
Solar Hot Water: Renewable Energy Solution for Your Home
Solar thermal is a renewable energy technology that utilizes the sun's energy as a heat source. It is a brilliant approach to generate energy and provides heat, hot water and cooling to homes. The many prominent uses include heating household water, pool water and living space. Here we will discuss solar thermal energy habits for hot water.
Like solar PV, this is a sustainable green energy source. With the global attentiveness for environment concerns and the ever increasing energy costs, numerous homeowners look for ways to save money more especially on alternative ways to generate energy. Things to know regarding solar thermal energy for home hot water include:
Types of collectors. There are three basic classes of collectors dubbed: low, medium, and high. The low collectors are flat plates used to heat swimming pools. Medium collectors are also flat plates and are used to heat water and air. High collectors use mirrors, lenses and other materials with reflective surfaces to collect sunlight which then it uses it as general electric power.
Installation. Panels are very light weight and can be assembled easily. There is not usually a desire for a major overhaul on the wiring and structure. Basic space requirements include concerning a a couple hundred square feet of flat surface.
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What equipment is needed? To harness the sun's energy through solar thermal, the following are needed:
1. Collector
2. Storage tank
3. Expansion tank
4. Solar station with pump
5. Controller
6. Solar fluid
7. Mounting hardware and
8. Piping
How does this work? Solar collectors, including piping or tubes with fluid (often oil or water) inside them are placed on top of the roof. The sun will heat the tubes and hence the solar fluid. The controller screens the system's hotness. The solar station's pumps forces the fluid from the collector to the hot water tank. The fluid will then flowing through a pipe that is coiled inside the water tank making the water inside the hot water tank hot. The water from the hot water tank then may be used steadily for household needs. The fluid is pumped back up to the collector to be heated by the sun again. To take advantage of the full potential of the solar roof collectors, area it facing south, and tilt it 45 degrees towards the sun.
How regarding during winter time? Does it work efficiently during cold seasons as compared to during hot sunny days? Limited daylight heat is spare during winter season and so, the solar thermal collectors will perform less effectively. However, the approach will still provide momentous savings through the year.
Long before fossil fuels were discovered, humans managed to make routine to survive and live. Now that these supplies are depleting, mankind will have to switch to renewable energy to carry on to live a life of convenience. Solar thermal energy is free and with technology's improvement, it is easier to convert it into electricity a household should use. Solar thermal power as an energy source not only helps save the environment from further damage, it also guarantees that people should live greater resides by saving on energy costs. Solar thermal should also be used to heat and cool home too. Watch for our upcoming articles on these technologies soon.
Home Solar trait - A Quick track to decrease Your Energy Expenses
Solar energy should be conserved, unlike conventional electricity. It is a fresh, renewable supply that does not prove detrimental to the planet and the atmosphere. Also, it is soundless and is unaltered the decreasing petroleum resources as other fossil fuel heaters do. Hence, solar installations are serious to creating a greener environment for your children.
Furthermore, solar energy is cost effective because initial installation costs get recouped within a short span of time. It aids to save the cost of electricity bill every month and also adds value to the price of the house. A home solar pathway could capitulate money as electricity providers habitually propose to pay for any unpaired electricity one's solar characteristic produces.
Normally, home solar installations are priced farther than the highest homeowner's capacity. However, various DIY [do-it-yourself] kits are between engagements to easily set up a solar policy at home for a petite amount of money.
Moreover, a variety of downloadable guides are between appointments on how to make a homemade solar installation. A guide helps to compute the amount of energy wanted to convert into electricity for one's entire house. Also, step by step instructions are also provided.
Suitably, solar power should be installed in one's home for less than $500, if single kicks starts on a small scale. Meanwhile, it would be a functional conviction until one gets a greater suspicion of how to make single. apparently, it takes is a little knowledge and some innovation to make one's own home solar system.
In order to completely utilize home solar road panels, it should facing southwards, unless one resides in the Southern Hemisphere. In such a case, single can face North. Further, the angel should be determined by the latitude one is in. Subsequently, add 15 degrees in the winters and subtract 15 degrees in the summers.
Hence, the many adequate idiosyncrasy of mounting the panel is to be able to adjust it according to the season. By revising the angle accordingly, the solar panel would receive the maximum solar energy during winters and summers.
To finalize, the benefits obtained by using a home solar pathway are not only mitigation of electrical expenses but tax incentives are also offered by the government. To find a selection of the best DIY solar energy manuals to make your own home solar lane, have a look at our review.
Is Solar Energy Power For Your Home Really Feasible?
Solar panels are cropping up on roofs around the world - on commercial and suburban buildings, at traffic lights and in parks. With the burgeoning price of fossil fuels likely to mean increasing electricity costs, not to mention the environmental impact, people are looking for alternative energy source, and numerous are looking upwards.
A prominent home solar fashion is came across up of solar panels, an inverter, a battery, a charge controller, wiring and a support structure. In order to set up a 1 kilowatt home solar use, you will need 10 to 12 solar panels, which will take regarding 100 feet of installation space. 1 kilowatt hour is sufficient to burn a 100 watt light bulb for 10 hours. 10 to 12 solar panels will generate concerning 1600 kilowatt hours per year, in a sunny climate with apropos 5 hours of sunshine every day. that only enough to keep that light on for 1600 hours. This describes the biggest problem with home solar procedures at present - in order to run your whole house off the grid, you're going to need a lot of panels and a lot of space to install them. contemporary innovations like solar roof tiles can help the space problem.
That said, 1600 kilowatt hours per year equates to in respect of 170lbs of coal being burned, 300lbs of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere, and 105 gallons of water being consumer every month.
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Solar energy could be stored in batteries for use at night and when it's murky, but the batteries used at the instance are deep cycle, lead acid batteries which are not cheap, and desire to be replaced every 5 years or so. Installing solar energy is an expensive exercise, and this is probably the biggest drawback at present. Demand is developing though, and with it, technological advances that should see the costs decreasing. At the moment, the cheapest solution is DIY - buy the materials, put them together and install it yourself.
The advantages of solar power are of course enormous. Solar energy is clean energy, renewable and sustainable. Solar power makes no noise, and there is no pollution either. It is not affected by fuel prices, because it uses no fuel. You should expand your roadway as and when you desire to, or could afford to.
Perhaps the first step in installing solar energy in your home can be a solar powered water heater. with reference to 30% of the macro energy consumption for homes goes on heating water. Explore the DIY options for installing your own solar panels, as well as the anticipation of buying used panels. By reducing your energy needs before you install solar power, and keeping them down, you help to ease the transition.
Advances in solar power technology are being came upon each day, resulting in fewer expensive production processes and materials becoming free. Thinner panels, solar roof tiles and superior batteries may make solar power a first-rate green energy source that will last as long as the sun shines.
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Looking East from Northridge
Interdisciplinary Middle Eastern and Islamic studies
In the course of this two-year project (2011-2012), faculty collaborate to establish an interdisciplinary minor in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at California State University, Northridge. Directed by professor Nayereh Tohidi, the program seeks to broaden Americans' understanding of Islamic cultures and Muslim communities in the U.S. and abroad.
To develop the curriculum, CSUN faculty members in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies participate in a workshop with faculty from across Southern California who teach in these fields. Other participants include directors of programs in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and experts in languages such as Arabic, Persian, and Turkish.
A second workshop brings representatives from local Muslim and Middle Eastern organizations to campus to offer their perspectives on the curriculum. Faculty then create new courses on topics such as Arabic, Sufism, and women in Islamic literature, with plans to add Turkish and upper-level Farsi later. Such courses broaden the range of careers available to students; for example, work as translators, interpreters, diplomats, businessmen, journalists, negotiators, scholars, and staff in foreign offices. Syllabi for the new courses are made available online and via relevant academic listservs as models for other institutions.
Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
AC-50089-11, California State University, Northridge (Northridge, CA)
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With New York City Toy Fair in full swing, tons of images and info about upcoming products have hit the net over the past 24 hours. Already we've seen the upcoming Hasbro Avengers toys, the G.I. Joe: Retaliation figures, and all the 2012 Star Wars toys. Now, thanks to Marvel, we've got some great looks at the upcoming LEGO Avengers toys. However, if you're trying to stay spoiler free, you might not want to see the pictures, as they reveal a few key scenes in the movie. Hit the jump for more.
As you can see in the images and descriptions, the toys reveal a few key scenes like Loki breaking out of S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters with the Cosmic Cube. In addition, according to another description:
"The Hulk and Thor have Loki captured on board the Avengers' awesome Helicarrier. Using his powers of trickery and illusion, Loki makes Hawkeye lose control of his function-packed jet fighter."
Have I mentioned how much I want to see this movie. Here's the images and info via Marvel. Let me know what you think in the comment section.
Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout
The Hulk and Thor have Loki captured on board the Avengers' awesome Helicarrier. Using his powers of trickery and illusion, Loki makes Hawkeye lose control of his function-packed jet fighter. Help Hulk bring down the malfunctioning jet fighter and its flick-missiles by smashing the fuel canisters to hit the jet fighter! Then jump onto the jet fighter and rescue Hawkeye from the cockpit with the cockpit blast function! Includes 4 minifigures: Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye and Loki.
Quinjet Arial Battle
Loki is up to no good and is planning to destroy the earth! As he flies into battle on board his chariot, help the Avenger's defeat their nemesis using the supersonic Quinjet! Fire the missiles, release the mini-jet and imprison Loki in the prison pod! With the high-tech Quinjet, the Avengers can't fail! Includes Thor, Iron Man, Black Widow, Loki and more minifigures.
Loki's Cosmic Cube Escape
Official description: Loki is escaping from S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters with the powerful Cosmic Cube. If he succeeds, he could use it to wreak havoc on the world! Will Iron Man in his amazing armored suit alongside Hawkeye in his function-packed S.H.I.E.L.D. off-roader be fast enough to catch Loki, or will the Asgardian villain escape with the Cosmic Cube? You decide! Includes 3 minifigures: Iron Man, Loki and Hawkeye.
Captain America's Avenging Cycle
Official description: While riding his Avenging Cycle, Captain America spots the general on his craft. Help Captain America use his indestructible shield to defeat the general and his foot soldier! Win the battle and send them back to where they came from. The fate of the world lies in your hands. Includes 3 minifigures: Captain America and more.


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Whether you're a seasoned angler, a vacationer looking to experience prime south Texas fishing, or a beginner, fishing South Padre Island's bountiful waters with Captain Cliff Fleming's Crystal Flats Guide Service is an adventure you'll never forget. Captain Fleming is a 6-pack charter captain with a U.S. Coast Guard license and decades of experience fishing South Padre Island.
Crystal Flats Guide Service specializes in private fishing charters customized to best meet your group's fishing abilities and preferences. Offering everything from fly fishing, shallow water fishing, and deep sea fishing to sightseeing trips, our full- and half-day trips are designed to please. We depart from South Padre Island's South Point Marina.
South Padre Island offers dozens of prime fishing locations, and Captain Fleming knows them all intimately. Private fishing charters are available with destinations as varied as the near shore waters, the crystal clear "Flats," Lower Laguna Madre Bay, Ports Brownsville, Port Mansfield, or wherever the fish are forecast to be biting at any given time.
To ensure a personalized fishing charter, Captain Fleming spends time getting to know you. He asks about your fishing experience and what you have in mind as far as fishing South Padre Island. Understanding your abilities and idea of a great time on the water helps Captain Fleming design a custom fishing charter just for you and your group. Whether your group consists of professional anglers or children on their first fishing trip, you can count on Crystal Flats Guide Service for an unforgettable adventure.
We make it easy to charter a private South Padre Island fishing trip. We offer half-day, eight-hour day, and ten-hour day trips as well as provide you with rods and reels, bait and tackle, and ice. There are a few items you will need to bring along: a Texas fishing license and saltwater stamp for each person, sunscreen, towel, sunglasses (we recommend amber, polarized fishing sunglasses), food, and drinks.
Our private South Padre Island fishing charters are affordable, especially if you and your fishing partners split the cost. Call us today and let us know when you'd like to experience fishing South Padre Island.
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I recently got in a discussion with someone who had a strong emotional reaction related to considering degrees of "compliance" in a martial arts video.
Compliance, and its opposing concept of Aliveness are two critical factors in any martial art training. Indeed, both are required to earn progress when it comes to preparedness for real self defense and fighting. To understand each, obviously a good start is to define them.
Compliance in Martial Arts Training.
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It's the fear of any successful creative person, anyone who started their career as a young buck with fire in the belly, all the ambition in the world, all the idealism of the new and stupid: What happens when you make it? What happens when you achieve your goals, early in your life, and you have to keep on living? How do you stay hungry? How do you not get complacent? How do you not turn into everything you hate, everything you started out rebelling against? How do you avoid getting fat and happy? And deep down ... is that something you really want to avoid?
In the mid-70s, Lawrence Kasdan was a copywriter in Los Angeles who, like all copywriters in Los Angeles, fancied himself a screenwriter. He spent years having his scripts rejected—while winning a Clio for a campaign he wrote about bacon—and nearly giving up before the screenplay he considered his best was finally sold to Warner Bros. It was called The Bodyguard, and it was meant to star Steve McQueen and Diana Ross. His script wouldn't be made for nearly two decades, but he had made his name, particularly after he sold a script about a grizzled newspaper reporter who discovers himself and finds love in the wilderness to Steven Spielberg. The movie ended up being called Continental Divide, starring John Belushi in a "serious" role, but that didn't matter. Now he was riding with Spielberg's crew. Before he turned 30, he was the co-writer on The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark. His copywriting career was over.
After co-writing Return of the Jedi, Kasdan spent the next 10 years making his own movies—consistently smart, mainstream movies that won both awards and box office records. He might have been the most powerful non-Spielberg in Hollywood. The run is impressive even 30 years later: Body Heat, The Big Chill (which was a ripoff of John Sayles' Return of the Secaucus 7, though no one remembers that now), Silverado, The Accidental Tourist and Grand Canyon. (I even liked Wyatt Earp, generally considered his grand failure.) Kasdan was no Scorsese, but within the Hollywood system, he regularly produced thoughtful, grownup films, which is to say, he regularly did the impossible.
Then, sometime around 1995, he just...stopped. His films after that look like something Taylor Hackford or John Badham or any old studio hack would make: French Kiss ... Mumford ... Dreamcatcher. He clearly no longer gave a shit. Kasdan had made his money through the Spielberg and George Lucas films, and through The Big Chill. His sons were off making their own films (Jake Kasdan has taken a similar path, even faster, from the challenging Zero Effect in 1998 to the wretched Bad Teacher last year). Eventually he wasn't much involved in movies at all—a poor man's Francis Ford Coppola.
Kasdan's first movie in nine years comes out today, called Darling Companion, and it's as indulgent and flabby and self-satisfied as anything you'd expect from a filmmaker who calls it the third of his "Boomer Trilogy.". (Speaking for all non-Baby Boomers here: Barf.) It's a dull, lazy, barely alive "drama" about rich white people who lose their dog, but just for a little while. Seriously, that's it. Oh, and I forgot the Magical Negro character—here it's a Magical Gypsy—who is more spiritually in touch with the earth than the rich white characters, and therefore easily used for their meglomaniacal self-actualization. Honestly, fuckin' Boomers, man.
It's a dreadful film. Lawrence Kasdan has turned into a fourth-rate Nora Ephron.
But it shouldn't be a surprise. Peter Bogdanovich went from Paper Moon to that ESPN movie with Tom Sizemore playing Pete Rose. (Really.) William Friedkin went from The Exorcist and The French Connection to The Hunted. Jim Sheridan went from My Left Foot to Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. Barry Levinson made Toys. James L. Brooks looks completely lost. I have no idea what happened to Oliver Stone.
Your Robert Altmans, your Woody Allens, your Terence Malicks ... they are the stubborn exceptions. Guys like them are also likely to live less happy lives, which is not unrelated. Eventually, if you're more normal, you stop fighting. Eventually you realize you like your big house, or you realize you have alimony payments, or you just invest in the wrong swath of land in Mission Hills. Having fought so hard to get into the game, you check out. You become just another old white guy.
And next thing you know, you're making movies about how you lost your dog and how your back hurts and how you need Viagra and how your kids are getting married and how your vacation home just doesn't feel like as much of an escape as it used to be and how your investment portfolio has lost a ton of value and how your wife isn't as attractive as she used to be and Jesus Christ where is that goddamned dog?
Part of this is the relentless consumerism and indulgence of the Baby Boomer generation. We're going to be paying to keep these people alive and pampered for the next 50 years, having to listen to them yammer their BMW-hippie bullshit all the while. But it is foolish to think that a younger generation of filmmakers is going to be any different. Maybe a Quentin Tarantino or a Paul Thomas Anderson will be an outlier. I have hope for Rian Johnson and Edgar Wright.
But younger people are no less immune to the appeal of a fancy house and German car and everyone always returning their phone calls after years of ignoring them. Freaking John Singleton is making Taylor Lautner movies. Do you think Jason Reitman is going to become less self-assured over the next two decades? That's a guy whose gonna be begging some people to be a part of his Juno, The Next Generation "re-imagining" in 15 years. David O. Russell has already gone through this once; now that his time in the wilderness is over, it wouldn't be the least bit surprising to see him go the Bogdanovich route. David Fincher is prickly and brilliant, but he clearly likes working within the system in every possible way; he's a flop or two away from rebooting Batman. (Which actually would be kind of awesome, now that I think about it.) David Gordon Green has already gone crazy, pretty much the first time someone waved a hundred-dollar bill and a joint in front of him.
People get older, and they get less hungry, and they figure out how to make their lives work for them in a way they didn't know how to in their twenties. A lot of times, what makes them happier as a person makes them worse as a filmmaker. Maybe it's completely sane to stop pushing so hard, to relax and have a glass of wine and buy a second home and enjoy the fruits of your past labors. Maybe it's the only way to keep moving forward as a grown, mature human being. If so, more power to them. Whatever makes you happy, Lawrence Kasdan. But please don't pretend you can still make movies anymore, that you still have something to say. I just don't care about your freaking dog.
Grierson & Leitch is a regular column about the movies. Follow us on Twitter, @griersonleitch. Top image by Jim Cooke.


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The previously announced title fight between UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones (17-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) and Chael Sonnen (27-12-1 MMA, 6-5 UFC) will headline UFC 159.
Officially previously announced the April 27 event date and location at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Now, the event has an official name: "UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen."
The main card, including the Jones vs. Sonnen title fight, airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook. Currently, Jones vs. Sonnen is the only fight announced or rumored for the card.
Jones and Sonnen serve as coaches on the 17th edition of "The Ultimate Fighter," which debuts Jan. 22 on FX. Their fight coincides with the "TUF 17" conclusion, though it won't be part of the show's official finale event.
The New York-based Jones beat Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 128 in March 2011 to win the title in New Jersey. Since then, he has defended it with wins over Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at UFC 135, Lyoto Machida at UFC 140, Rashad Evans at UFC 145, and Vitor Belfort at UFC 152 in September.
Sonnen, meanwhile, suffered a July loss to middleweight champ Anderson Silva. A month later, he announced his intention to move up to the light-heavyweight division for a fight against former champ Forrest Griffin. But Sonnen pulled out of that fight when the UFC tapped him a "TUF 17" coach over other possibilities, including top contender Dan Henderson, and promised him an immediate title shot.
For more on UFC 159, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Objectives of the Department:
To coordinate the preparation and implementation of the National Budget as well as effective implementation of the Fiscal Decentralization Policy through formulation, monitoring and evaluation of budgetary policies and procedures in Rwanda.
Key Functions of the Department:
·Budget Policy Formulation and Evaluation including coordinating formulation of the annual National Budget and the Medium Term Expenditure Framework;
·Budget Administration including forecasting, monitoring and Reporting on the implementation of the National Budget
·Coordinating the implementation of the Fiscal Decentralization Strategy including supporting formulation of Districts' Budgets and monitoring their implementation.
Objectives of the unit
To implement the Fiscal and Financial Decentralization Policy by putting in place comprehensive and transparent transfer and reporting mechanisms for local governments and to deepen the policy of fiscal decentralization as a means of improving service delivery to citizens by the decentralized entities.
Key functions of the unit
·To strengthen intergovernmental fiscal transfer mechanisms.
·To develop an efficient and sustainable resource mobilization base for decentralized entities.
·To ensure effective and timely planning and budgeting, financial management and reporting of the local government budget agencies.
·Ensure fiscal and financial transparency and accountability in Local Government.
1. Background: The Projects Management and Monitoring Unit (PMMU) is a new Unit under the National Budget Directorate. The Unit is headed by a Director who is supported by 11 sector specialists that provide support services to project implementation and monitoring in various Government institutions. It inherits the projects support services provided by the former Central Public Investments and External Finance Bureau (CEPEX), and contributes to the functions of effective coordination, preparation and implementation of the national budget as well as implementation of the fiscal decentralization policy.
2. Mission of the PMMU: The mission of the Unit is to contribute to Rwanda's development through offering project support services to the Government ministries, institutions, and single project implementation units (SPIUs).
The support services that the Unit provides cover the components of project implementation support, project monitoring and evaluation, supervision, and advisory services including capacity building in those competencies. The support services on project design, appraisal, negotiation and programming are covered by other relevant departments of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning particularly the External Finance Unit and Public Investment Secretariat.
Project monitoring and evaluation and turning around non-performing projects cannot be effectively done by an insider in the Ministry or in a single project implementation unit. This PMMU is well positioned to provide service as a stakeholder external to the system. The core business of the Unit is to offer quality project support services from the date of effective implementation through monitoring and evaluation.
3. Specific Objectives of the Projects Management and Monitoring (PMMU): To accomplish the mission of the National Budget Directorate, the core mandate of the Unit is summarized in the following objectives:
·Coordinate and provide support services for projects implementation across Government Institutions including the Agency in charge of Development projects in Local Governments.
·Produce analytical reports on budget submissions of projects by Government agencies to facilitate effective budget formulation.
·Monitor implementation of projects and submit quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports on the performance of projects (financial and output performance reports).
·Prepare summary reports and presentations for use in projects portfolio reviews and contribute in formulating strategies to improve portfolio performance.
·Develop guidelines, instructions and manuals to support effective implementation of projects by Government institutions.
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