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About Us
Uganda Youth Football Association-UYFA is an umbrella youth football groups/academies in the Country.
UYFA was formed on 31st May,2008 after the Federation of Uganda Youth Football Associations-FUFA putting up a five man constitution draft committee to come up with the youth football guiding document that shall regulate their activities throughout the country.
After the draft was made, all the stake holders were invited by the Federation on to ratify the draft into a constitution and on 31st May, 2008 the youth groups/academies elected their national association executive committee that comprises the following,
1. Mr. Katamba Musoke Eugine - Chairman Tel: +256 752515609
2. Mr. Masiko John Bosco - Vice Chairman
3. Mr. Ssemugenyi Abdu Sulaiman- Secretary General [Journalist and commissioner for Sports, Ministry of Education and sports-Buganda Kingdom] Tel: +256 712873756,702483756
4. Mr. Kazibwe Magellan-Treasurer[ Lawyer with Kidhu and Company Advocates] Tel +256772492177.
5. Mr. Mugabi Martin- Marketing Secretary
6. Mr. Kibirango Moses-Publicity Secretary
7. Mr. Kintu Paddy- Technical Secretary
The Committee members are regional representatives:
1. Haji Ssemanda Ahmada - Central
2. Mr. Sande Male -Central
3. Mr. Rwaboni Elijah -Western
4. Mr. Gama Henry -Western
5. Mr. Lia Michael - Northern
6. Mr. Bineen Ben -Northern
7. Mr. Wanyama Freddie -Eastern region
8. Mr. Bawutu Umar -Eastern region
Currently UYFA has more than seventy registered football youth groups/academies and we hope to have more as most of them are still putting their profiles and documents to order as required by UYFA and FUFA.
1. UYFA organize youth football activities right from village, regional and national level respectively.
2. HIV/AIDS awareness through seminars and workshops
3. Cultural integration by participating in cultural galas and festivals especially the groups/academies that practice other sports disciplines.
4. Promotion of children's education through school bursaries for needy and disadvantaged.
i] Supremacy: The youth constitution is the supreme law of the Association and shall be binding on all bodies, organs,academies,regulations,
ii] To draw up regulation, provisions and enforce them
iii]To organize, host competitions for all youth football category groups in conjunction with the Federation of Uganda Football Associations-FUFA for their smooth running and organization.
iv]To protect the interest of all youth football groups.
v] Control and supervise the organized football matches at all levels.
vi] Control and prevent all forms of practices which may lead to havoc and abuse of the association and the Federation.
Vii] Carry out public Health awareness by organizing health workshops and seminars during especially during the school holidays.
Viii] Work hand in hand with parents and schools in facilitating children to learn [by getting school bursaries].
ix] Create the environment of togetherness, friendship, forgiveness, solidarity , fair play and cooperation in all activities in the association's leadership and the youth in general.
x] Organise coaching, referees and administration courses for youth football development.
Motives of the Association.
UYFA is primarily and strategically guided by two major motives and these include,
1. Social responsibility
2. Commercial Sports Business.
1. Socially:
1. Talented identification, promotion and development.
2. Create mutual understanding between all the youth football groups/academies throughout the country by forming up soccer leagues and competitions.
3. Create public awareness of human rights and civic responsibilities through seminars, workshops and conferences plus publications.
4. Keep the children/players busy during school holidays in order to avoid children to learn bad manners and being in bad groups when they are not with their parents/guardians.
5. Reduce drug addicts especially talented street boys and girls.
6. Remove talented children from street to productive and active football environment to have future responsible citizens.
7. Offer school bursaries to them through contacting friendly schools and institutions.
2. Commercially:
1. Talent promotion and development by identifying, grooming, selling or buying football talents, skills and expertise.
2. Commercial advertising to generate revenue fir the association and groups/academies through selling advertising space on groups'/academies' uniforms/materials, events and competitions.
Socially, UYFA has managed to help football groups/academies registered with the Federation of Uganda Football Association under it and now are known.
Through UYFA football youth groups/academies have helped to secure school bursaries for some of their respective needy and disadvantaged players from various schools and institutions.
We have achieved through the following ways:
1. Organised a three month under 17 regional football tournament that attracted fifty participating groups/academies and one youth team from Kenya by the name of PAKO youth football club that participated in the 16th August,2008 UYFA football activity launch at Old Kampala Secondary School ground which were presided over by Mr. Mugisha Jastus Vice President-Youth, Federation of Uganda Football Associations-FUFA.
2. Organised U-13 & U-15 holiday youth tournaments from 27th December,2008-8th January,2009 that were supervised by Union of Uganda Junior Football Clubs-UJUFOC at Uganda Clays ground-Kajjansi, Kampala Junior Football Association-KAJUFA at Gayaza Kasangati, Wakiso Youth Football Association that held at Wampeewo church of Uganda secondary school ground respectively and all supervised and monitored by FUFA Technical Director Mr. Edgar Watson and all attracted 66 groups/academies.
3. A member group was sent to Amathole Youth Academy for a week long exchange program with thirty five players, two officials and two parents respectively.
Commercial Sports Business:
.Promotion of Talent.
In October , 2008, UYFA and Academy for Sports Excellency-ASPIRE of Qatar and Football Dreams of Nairobi Kenya conducted a three day joint soccer clinics in ten centres throughout the country and they included,
1. Aga Khan primary School
2. Makindye Primary School
3. Berkeley High School Namasuba
4. Luzira Prisons
5. Kamwokya Kira police ground
6. Entebbe Works ground
7. Jinja primary School
8. Gayaza Church of Uganda
9. Kawempe Muslim School
10.Lubaga centre.
All these were conducted jointly with a Barcelona Football Club scout Mr. Joseph Kolmer and the exercise attracted seven hundred sixty players from 13 years to 18 years old who went through football drills and trials and only 13 performed to his expectations and were invited to Nairobi four days East African football trials.
Among the fifty players from East Africa, three past the trials and one Ugandan by the name of Ssekazza Ivan went to a one month trials in Qatar and is joining an Omanian football club for professional ranks.
Also nine youth groups/academy coaches benefited from the Aspire -Nairobi coaching course and this is to be an annual programme.
In October UYFA recommended twelve Ugandans to participate in a two weeks Generations for Peace seminar in Aman Jordan a conflict resolving through youth football initiative by Prince Abdullah of Jordan and attracted even more than two hundred European professional players.
UYFA has been invited to participate in Golden West London soccer festival organized by Arsenal football club-UK, Norway Cup, East African youth tournament organized by Rollington Tanzania respectively all being in August 2009.
Currently UYFA is depending on groups/academy membership registration. However due to the success by our membership groups/academies in international tournaments and competitions, we got invitations to participate in different international competitions, such contributions are not sufficient enough for UYFA to under take those activities and organizing local leagues, participating in those named competitions, the amount required cannot be raised from both groups/academies and parents' contributions alone.
Specifically Uganda Youth Football Association needs the following in order to operate effectively.
1. Office -where to operate from , currently UYFA is housed by the Women office at FUFA.
2. Computers, photocopier for day to day office work.
3. Equipment like Balls, Uniforms, Banners, stationery.
4. Youth League Sponsorship.
UYFA is seeking for partners from individuals, Government, Corporate companies and Non Governmental Organizations so as to make this cause a reality.
Benefits of sponsorship of the youth league:
1. Advertising your company's name on the groups/academy uniforms.
2. Advertising on tournament balls [customized balls].
3. Advertising your company services and products on the banners
4. You can advertise through other donations like T-shirts for players
5. Mentions on Radio and Television sports programmes during the league course hence getting milage.
6. Attracting co-sponsors who will get interested in the children's/grass root football development.
Duration of the League:
The league is to be conducted throughout the year and mainly during the school holidays to allow many children/players participate in the same activities hence benefiting both the sponsor and organizers and the nation in general.
The sponsorship can be renewed accordingly on annual or five year basis.
We pledge that if your company sponsors this league, it will benefit from it and also attract more customers for the company's services and products.
Commencement of the league:
UYFA's youth league begin by the School first Term holidays in case the league sponsorship is secured and to run up to the end of third term school holidays every year.
We call up on all the Companies, individuals, well wishers in developing grass root football to come out strongly in supporting and sponsoring the youth league as per age category ,that is U13, U15 and U17 years old.
Through this arrangement, more untapped and forgotten players will be exposed to the second, first and super Division leagues respectively.


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Yet there is a simmering shame,
a vague guilt; not a
sword, but a blunt saw
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when I see the hungry,
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when I see storm or flood,
when the endangered become extinct.
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Length of Employment: 230 days
Salary Range: $71,749 - $89,019
The deadline for the receipt of the
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Holy Week Confessions at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Palm Sunday 4:00PM
Tuesday March 26 at 5:00PM
Wednesday March 27 at 7:00PM
Holy Thursday after the 7:00PM Mass of the Last Supper
Good Friday Liturgy after the Liturgy of the Word, Adoration of the Cross and Communion Liturgy
Holy Saturday 4:00pm
Triduum: Holy Week's Special Place
The triduum of Easter is the three-day celebration of Jesus' paschal mystery. It presents us with the central mystery of the Christian life, perhaps of life itself -- dying to rise, death to life. Even though the Church spreads the triduum liturgies over three days (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil), what we commemorate is one single movement -- Jesus' passage through the pain, humiliation, and suffering of death to the glory and triumph of Resurrection and new life. Because Holy Week has so many implications for the Christian life, the Church savors its richness and complexity. The Church knows we need time, perhaps a lifetime, to make this dying and rising with Christ the central moving force in our lives.
The distinction of the triduum cannot be emphasized enough. It is the year's principal liturgy, summarizing in marvelously rich celebrations what being Christian is all about. During these days, the Church's basic symbols are especially highlighted. These symbols appear again and again as we use them extensively to mark the passages of life and the ongoing flow of life. But their singular importance is underscored in the sacred triduum.
On Holy Thursday morning, there is the Chrism Mass that is held in the cathedral of each diocese. There the local bishop consecrates the oils used for baptism, confirmation, holy orders, and anointing of the sick. Later that day we commemorate the Last Supper -- the first Mass -- with a special Mass that also recreates the scene of Christ washing the disciples' feet.
Good Friday is perhaps the most difficult liturgy of the triduum, because it commemorates the gruesome death of Jesus Christ. The tendency might be to overemphasize death to the point of having a wake service or funeral for him with the pounding of nails and taunts of "Crucify him, crucify him." But we must remember this death is not once and for all. Jesus is alive. So Good Friday must be celebrated with an eye to Easter Sunday's Resurrection. It is the premier day to highlight dying to selfishness and sin in order to live a new life.
Saturday (the Easter Vigil) is the crown of all liturgies. The Church outdoes itself tonight. This is what it's all about. This is what we celebrate in one way or another all year long. We light the new fire, proclaiming Jesus to be our light and our life. We hear the readings that tell the salvation history stories of who God is and of who we are and before that the exultant song proclaiming the night of nights when Jesus rose. We bless the waters of baptism through which new members are initiated into the Church. Along with these new members we celebrate the renewal of old members, insuring a Church alive and ever-new. Finally, the Eucharist celebrates our coming together to nourish ourselves at the font of all life -- the Lord's table.


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Nortel this week unveiled new and enhanced products designed to improve security and further optimize the network for business processes.
Among the more significant enhancements is integration of Microsoft's Network Access Protection (NAP) protocols with Nortel's Secure Network Access (SNA) network access control (NAC) products. This integration will let users deploy Nortel's network and security infrastructure alongside Microsoft NAP components in an effort to implement an end-to-end NAC security system.
"Nortel is doing a better job of working with Microsoft overall" than any other NAP supporter, says Rob Whiteley, senior analyst of enterprise networking at Forrester Research. "Whenever you're relying that heavily to compete with the Cisco juggernaut, you have to do more than just look like you're the transport equipment that is underlying [Microsoft technologies]. You do need to make sure, from a strategy perspective, that you're in line with other aspects. Given who Nortel is and how they work with Microsoft, I think it's important to show commitment to that and not just look like they're riding the coattails."
Nortel SNA is available now and Microsoft has announced that NAP will be available in Windows Server 2008.
Nortel also rolled out a new release of its VPN Gateway software that enhances end-point security and data leakage protection to remote users. This is provided through SSL On Demand Protection; an installed client with improved mobility, roaming, route table monitoring, and a close portal option; and emergency remote access licenses for disaster recovery. VPN Gateway 7.0 also provides support for Microsoft Windows Vista.
Nortel also updated its fixed configuration portfolio line of switches, with stacking support for the Ethernet Routing Switch (ERS) 2500, extended Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) capabilities on the ERS 5500 to support switch clustering, and the addition of five products into the ERS 4500 series.
SMLT is a proprietary fast-failover technology for connecting backbone switches. The enhanced SMLT for the ERS 5500 lets users have two ERS 5500 stacks of as many as eight units interconnected to form a 2.5 terabit switch cluster.
The five new 4500 series switches are:
- The ERS 4526T, with 24 10/100BaseTX ports plus two combo 10/100/1000/SFP ports
- The ERS 4526T-PWR, with 24 10/100 802.3af Power over Ethernet ports, plus two combo 10/100/1000/SFP ports
- The ERS 4524GT, with 24 10/100/1000BaseTX ports and four shared SFP ports
- The ERS 4526GTX, with 24 10/100/1000BaseTX ports and four shared SFP ports, plus two 10GE XFP slots
- The ERS 4526GTX-PWR, with 24 10/100/1000 802.3af PoE ports and four shared SFP ports, plus two 10GE XFP slots
These enable the ERS 8306 model to support a total of 36 10G ports, while the 8310 model can support as many as 68 10G ports.
Nortel also enhanced its WLAN 2300 products to improve scalability and support more applications and deployment scenarios. WLAN 2300 now supports integrated location services through an optional WLAN Location Engine that enables location-based security policies, content delivery or asset locating and tracking, Nortel says. The WLAN Location Engine costs US$16,000.
"It's a good batch of overall announcements, just as a recommitment to the enterprise space," Whiteley says. "Customers are still somewhat hesitant given the public comments made few years back about Nortel exiting any market it didn't have 20% share in."
The five new 4500 switches are priced from US$2,300 to US$5,300.
The switch fabric module for the 8300 costs US$15,000 and the eight-port 10G module costs $30,000. The software license that supports these new features for the 8300 costs US$50.
Nortel SNA 2.0 will begin trials in the first half of 2008.
All products are available now or in December.


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Vectorworks software is beginner-friendly. At first, it felt out of my league. I didn't know where to begin. But hesitancy subsided as I realized how learning the basics is just downright feasible.
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The votes are in, and Vectorworks was named the winner of the "One to Watch Company" category at the Construction Computing Awards. Now in its thirteenth year and known as "The Hammers," the awards program showcases and rewards the technology, tools, and solutions for the effective design, construction, maintenance, and modification of commercial buildings, residential and social housing, and civil engineering projects of all sizes.
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The direct site model contour editing feature sparked a lot of positive feedback when it was launched last fall. It makes editing a site model easier than ever with improved site model settings and direct 2D contour editing, and users can modify each contour line as easily as editing a polyline.
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Getting to know the designers who use Vectorworks is one of the best parts of what we do. Last week, we had the privilege of hosting Caique Niemeyer of Caique Niemeyer Arquitetura & Design at our headquarters in Columbia, Maryland. Caique Niemeyer is the great-grandson of prominent architect Oscar Niemeyer, a pioneer of modernist architecture known for his designs of the buildings of Brasília, Brazil's capital city.
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As 2016 is winding down, we're looking forward to a bright and exciting 2017 and our third annual Vectorworks Design Summit. Taking place from September 18 to 20, 2017, we're inviting designers from every corner of the world to our home turf – Baltimore, Maryland for a conference all about hands-on, industry-focused training that will help you grow your skills, your business, and your network of connections. It also promises an in-depth look at Vectorworks 2018 software, which is slated to be released in fall of 2017.
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Bio (stylised as bio., formerly The Biography Channel) was an Australian general entertainment channel available on Australia's Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television pay television services.
In 2014, the channel rebranded with a new on-air look, logo and programming. In addition, the channel moved from channel 117 to channel 133.
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Luxury sedan with the moonroof open
Inspiration for little niggas to zoom in and get focused
These girls just wanna go zoomin' in that Porsche 924 Turbo
Got it from an auction, celebrity owner
Might have been Sylvester Stallone, you never know, bruh
At least that's what I'm gonna tell these hoes, bruh
Season 5, that's what I call my newest flow
These spiders have yet to successfully clone my Season 4
Shut my sliding door, lighters up, let's go
Then light another chronic TKO
I gonna send my down bitch to the store
You know what I like
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text: Back in the Spring of 1990, Stereophile introduced its first Test CD. Featuring a mixture of test signals and musical tracks recorded by the magazine's editors and writers, it sold in large numbers—around 50,000 had been produced at last count. Even as we were working on that first disc, however, we had plans to produce a second disc that would expand on the usefulness of the first and feature a more varied selection of music. The result is our Test CD 2, introduced this month for just $7.95 plus postage and handling. With a playing time of over 74 minutes, the new disc should prove an invaluable tool to help audiophiles optimally set up their systems and rooms by ear—and the music's pretty good, too!


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At The Cheese Shop you will find many classic cheeses from around the world! The same quality you find in Europe imported to Indianapolis for you to enjoy at home.
Made in Holland, Ewephoria is a hard earthy Gouda style cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk (hence the spelling).
The process for making Ewephoria is traditional to Gouda but the use of sheep's milk gives it a softer sweeter flavor thought by the importer, CheeselLand, Inc. to be more suitable to the American market. Many people describe tasting pineapple or butterscotch and caramel.
One of our featured cheeses is this visually impressive cheese from the UK called Huntsman. Huntsman is made by combining in layers, two legendary English cheeses, Stilton and Double Gloucester.
It is a fairly labor intensive process to make Hunstman cheese as the cheese is hand layered. The contrasting of both flavors and textures of the two cheeses combines for a salty and nutty result! The Stilton portion of Hunstman cheese is pasteurized, the yellow Gloucester portion is not.
Big John's Cajun
This spicy hand-rubbed cheese packs a heated punch as you near the rind. Made from the milk of local Jersey cows in Northern Utah, the combination of sweet creaminess and spice make it a great addition to any cheese plate. Quality Ingredients The spice is right! Our Cajun rub was developed by Ogden, UT chef John Dearmin using only the finest ingredients. Unlike typical Cajun rub, Big John uses cayenne pepper instead of paprika. Sorry, the rest of the recipe is top secret. The spiciness of the rub is a nice compliment to the creamy texture of the cheese. Watch out, this cheese packs a heated punch as you near the rind.
Brillat Savarin
This cheese was created in 1930's by Henri Androuet and was named after the renowned 18 century French food writer Brillat-Savarin. It is a soft-white cheese of round shape with a thick, velvety, white crust.
The history of Stilton can be traced back to the early 18th century and although it is clear that the recipe used has changed quite dramatically over the years it remains one of the world's best known and much loved cheeses.
Quintessentially English, Stilton has its own Certification Trade Mark and is an EU Protected Food Name. This means that:
- it can only be produced in the three Counties of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire
- it must be made from locally produced milk that has been pasteurised before use
- it can only be made in a cylindrical shape
- it must be allowed to form its own coat or crust
- it must never be pressed and
- it must have the magical blue veins radiating from the centre of the cheese
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We are half through our programming year and we are off to a good start. Our main focus being action as follow-up to our Corporate Stance commitment for climate action around the Paris talks, we have been participating as a Province in the CRC Post-Paris Conference cross Canada event. Sessions have already been held in Ottawa and Toronto and dates for Montreal, Kingston, Halifax and Vancouver are soon to be announced. We are also continuing to work on dates for Charlottetown, Kamloops and other Congregation of Notre Dame connected locations. We are waiting for the video version to be ready, so that it can be distributed to those who were not able to attend the 'live' version and then planning can begin for the Congregation of Notre Dame reflection day connected to the conference. In addition, we have been engaging in advocacy with the federal government as they consult on the content for the national plan on climate action that will be released at the end of this year. Many of us used the on line form to contribute our opinions electronically and requested, attended and spoke at Town Halls hosted by MP's and community groups.
Finding Dory, with Ellen DeGeneres speaking for Dory, is fun. I was not fortunate enough to have a child to take with me to enjoy the story but I went with two adults who allowed their inner child to join mine. Dory suffers from short-term memory loss – every 10 seconds or so – but she never forgets home and what she learned there. Some catchy one-liners along the way. Brilliant color photography and 3D glasses provided! Imagination required!
Over the last twenty (20) to forty (40) years we have become acutely aware of our growing diminishment. Downsizing our infrastructure in recent years is one visible sign of diminishment. The average age of our sisters continues to rise. There has been a major decline in the number of Sisters in active ministry. We see an increase in the number of Sisters moving into assisted living and long term care, not to mention the number that die each year. During these years, we have witnessed a huge decline in new vocations. This familiar landscape, common to all Religious Congregations, is explored by Sister Amy Hereford, CSJ in an article entitled "Vocation Ministry on the Precipice".


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Advocates, Ambassadors, and Investors
The KSU Foundation Board of Trustees gives time, treasure, and energy to advance K-State.
College deans, department heads and program leaders are often faced with situations that require funding in order to provide a solution. However, most funds available to them are designated for a specific purpose. Excellence funds, on the other hand, are to be used at the leader's discretion, providing the flexibility to address emerging needs and opportunities. They allow university leaders to take calculated risks for big returns, support innovative ideas and new exploratory projects, attract and retain excellent faculty, staff and students, and provide unique experiences for K-Staters.
Donors who contribute to excellence funds make a giant impact and help build a better university. A few K-State leaders share with us how excellence funds have made a difference for their programs.
"The computer furniture on the second floor commons area of Hale Library was coming apart at the seams after two decades of heavy use. This is where most of Hale's 30,000-plus weekly visitors spend much of their time. Fortunately, we had excellence funds available to replace the furniture with more modern computer workstation furniture, and we were able to expand the number of computers available in the process. We also used excellence funds to upgrade our heavily used Wi-Fi in Hale Library, which was the number one request from students. Together, the two projects allowed us to create a more comfortable, functional and tech-friendly environment."
- Lori Goetsch, Dean of Libraries
"Since 2014, we have used excellence funds to partially fund 24 new faculty positions — this includes money for equipment, funding of graduate students, travel and supplies. Being able to offer competitive startup packages is imperative to attract the highest-caliber faculty.
When we recruit high-caliber students, we absolutely must recruit the same high-caliber of faculty to instruct these undergraduates. In the last two years, we've hired faculty who are well known and highly regarded in their fields. This is a direct result of our alumni and friends stepping forward to support our excellence funds, where we in turn can offer startup packages to bring these outstanding faculty to K-State."
- Darren Dawson, Dean, College of Engineering
"Excellence funds recently helped us win a $50 million Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development. I used excellence funds to send three faculty and staff members to Bangladesh and Tanzania to conduct need-assessment research, collect data, meet with possible local collaborators and prepare for a better proposal. As a result, a few dollars spent on international travel contributed significantly to us getting a $50 million grant."
- John Floros, Dean, College of Agriculture
"Excellence funds have allowed us to offer scholarships to top-quality students in the state in order to be competitive with other hospitality programs across the country. In the spring of 2015, we became aware of three award-winning Kansas high school students who were interested in attending K-State to major in hospitality management. However, we knew that other programs would offer them scholarships, and our program does not have a scholarship fund designated for winners of this national competition. We were able to use excellence funds to extend a scholarship offer to each of these high-achieving students. All of them accepted and are in our program today."
- Kevin Roberts, Director, Hospitality Management Program
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Are we going to have a full-blown trade war with China, and maybe the rest of the world? Nobody knows — because it all depends on the whims of one man. And Tariff Man is ignorant, volatile and delusional.
Why do I say that it's all about one man? After all, after the 2016 U.S. election and the Brexit vote in Britain, there was a lot of talk about a broad popular backlash against globalization. Over the past two years, however, it has become clear that this backlash was both smaller and shallower than advertised.
Where, after all, is the major constituency supporting Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to exit international agreements? Big business hates the prospect of a trade war, and stocks plunge whenever that prospect becomes more likely. Labor hasn't rallied behind Trumpist protectionism either.
Meanwhile, the percentage of Americans believing that foreign trade is good for the economy is near a record high. Even those who criticize trade seem to be motivated by loyalty to Trump, not by deep policy convictions: During the 2016 campaign self-identified Republicans swung wildly from the view that trade agreements are good to the view that they're bad, then swung back again once Trump seemed to be negotiating agreements of his own. (We have always been in a trade war with Eastasia.)
But if there's no strong constituency for protectionism, why are we teetering on the brink of a trade war? Blame U.S. trade law.
Once upon a time, Congress used to write detailed tariff bills that were stuffed full of giveaways to special interests, with destructive effects on both the economy and American diplomacy. So in the 1930s FDR established a new system in which the executive branch negotiates trade deals with other countries, and Congress simply votes these deals up or down. The U.S. system then became the template for global negotiations that culminated in the creation of the World Trade Organization.
The creators of the U.S. trade policy system realized, however, that it couldn't be too rigid or it would shatter in times of stress; there had to be ways to relieve pressure when necessary. So trade law gives the executive the right to impose tariffs without new legislation under certain circumstances, mainly to protect national security, to retaliate against unfair foreign practices, or to give industries facing sudden surges in foreign competition time to adjust.
In other words, U.S. trade law gives the president a lot of discretionary power over trade, as part of a system that curbs the destructive influence of corrupt, irresponsible members of Congress. And that setup worked very well for more than 80 years.
Unfortunately, it wasn't intended to handle the problem of a corrupt, irresponsible president. Trump is pretty much all alone in lusting for a trade war, but he has virtually dictatorial authority over trade.
What's he doing with that power? He's trying to negotiate deals. Unfortunately, he really, really doesn't know what he's doing. On trade, he's a rebel without a clue.
Even as he declared himself Tariff Man, Trump revealed that he doesn't understand how tariffs work. No, they aren't taxes on foreigners, they're taxes on our own consumers.
When trying to make deals, he seems to care only about whether he can claim a "win," not about substance. He has been touting the "U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement" as a repudiation of NAFTA, when it's actually just a fairly minor modification. (Nancy Pelosi calls it "the trade agreement formerly known as Prince.")
Most important, his inability to do international diplomacy, which we've seen on many fronts, carries over to trade talks. Remember, he claimed to have "solved" the North Korean nuclear crisis, but Kim Jong Un is still expanding his ballistic missile capacity. Well, last weekend he claimed to have reached a major trade understanding with China; but as J.P. Morgan soon reported in a note to its clients, his claims "seem if not completely fabricated then grossly exaggerated."
Markets plunged earlier this week as investors realized that they'd been had. As I said, business really doesn't want a trade war.
Let's be clear: China is not a good actor in the world economy. It engages in real misbehavior, especially with regard to intellectual property: The Chinese essentially rip off technology. So there is a case for toughening our stance on trade.
But that toughening should be undertaken in concert with other nations that also suffer from Chinese misbehavior, and it should have clear objectives. The last person you want to play hardball here is someone who doesn't grasp the basics of trade policy, who directs his aggressiveness at everyone — tariffs on Canadian aluminum to protect our national security? Really? — and who can't even give an honest account of what went down in a meeting.
Unfortunately, that's the person who's now in charge, and it's hard to see how he can be restrained. So the future of world trade, with all it implies for the world economy, now hinges largely on Donald Trump's mental processes. That is not a comforting thought.


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Hear what our students are saying!
Tiffany, Class of 2017, University of Washington
"I've been here for three years now, and it has absolutely been a pleasure to live with my host family. We have gotten to know each other so well. I talk to my host parents like I talk to my real parents. It is my second home where I can come back on weekends and holidays when I attend college. I love my host family. Since the first day I came here, they were just nice to me. They treat me like their real daughter. I'm so glad that I get to be in this host family. It's such a joy!"
Selena, Class of 2018, UC Berkeley
"I began studying in the United States at ACA during my freshman year. However, in my sophomore year, due to personal circumstances, I transferred to a school in New York for one year. Since I could not forget my precious memories from ACA, I eventually came back. One of the reasons that I returned to ACA was my teachers. All ACA teachers are always warm-hearted and open-minded toward international students, and they teach with great passion. ACA also gives students many opportunities. I currently participate in music class, social media team, and leadership clubs. By doing these activities, I can learn a lot things and have fun in studying in the United States. Lastly, ACA's international student program is well organized and established. Our international student program staff is always open to help students, and gets students on the right track."
Lucas, Class of 2019, Pepperdine University
"I'm so glad the school has chosen my host family to host me. They are very nice and considerate to us. They treat us like their own sons so that we feel we are part of the family. I like to talk to my host parents, as it improves my English skill. I believe that everything can be solved with good communication. They always help me, no matter if the problems are about study or life in general. Since we are still young and away from our real families, we lack the experience about life, and sometimes we make wrong decisions. But we are fortunate that ACA has found a family for me, as my guardians, my teachers and friends. Although we are far away from our home country, we can still have the feeling of home in America. I am so grateful to the school and the host family."
Zoey, Class of 2020
"I have been a part of this big family for about one year. During this year, I graduated from Redlands Christian Middle School and now I am a high schooler at Arrowhead Christian Academy Upper School. For me, the main difference between middle school and high school is the change of schedules. In high school, we can choose to take classes we are interested in. This gives me a great chance to move another step toward my target. I also really enjoy the learning atmosphere at ACA. Nothing is more enjoyable than having some good, funny, friend-like teachers in a busy learning process."


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February 17, 2015 in Utilities (E)
[prMac.com] North Richland Hills, Texas - Agile Tortoise today is proud to announce the release of Tally 2.0, an update to its iPhone counting app. Tally is an all new, Universal app that adds powerful new convenience features to the popular utility. Tally's gesture-based user interface is designed around making it simple to do tally counts on iOS without the need to look back at the device to locate the right button. Launch the app, and tap anywhere to increment the active counter. Make a mistake, swipe down to count in reverse.
Common uses of Tally include:
* Attendance counting
* Scoring simple games
* Track daily intake of water or other nutritional applications
* Anything else you need to keep up with
Tally 2.0 features include:
* Easy eyes-free gesture-based interface - Tap to count, swipe down to count down
* Manage multiple tallies, and increment/decrement them in the tally list
* Today widget to update tallies without even unlocking your phone
* Configurable tallies count up or down, or by step intervals (i.e. counting by twos, fives, tens, etc.) - Swipe to the left to display options for the current tally
* Quick reset to zero - Swipe up to display reset option
* Visual and audio confirmation of counts
* Dark theme (requires in-app purchase)
* Advanced URL schemes to work with iOS Automation workflows
Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6/6 Plus
* Requires iOS 8.1 or later
* Universal Application
Pricing and Availability:
Tally 2.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category. A $1.99 in-app purchase unlocks unlimited tallies and a dark theme for counting at night. A Tally Apple Watch app is planned for April as well.
Founded in 2006, Agile Tortoise, Inc. is an independent software shop that develops mobile and web software both for end-users and clients. Agile Tortoise, Inc. is based in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. For more information, visit Agile Tortoise online. Copyright (C) 2006-2015 Agile Tortoise, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.


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AB 858 (Wood) is on the Governor's desk and he must sign or veto this bill by October 11th. This bill would include a marriage and family therapist (MFT) within those health care professionals covered under the definition of a "visit" at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) thereby making it easier for FQHC's to hire MFT's.
We want to Governor to veto this bill as there is an abundance of social workers to fill these jobs and social workers have the most comprehensive training to work with diverse and low-income populations. Social workers have the skills to counsel clients and to access appropriate services to meet the client's needs and are available to fill any vacant positions.
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The eco-design approach, step by step
1. Start from the complete life cycle
Packaging prevention concerns the entire product life cycle, from design to waste. During the design of packaging, all stages of the life cycle of the product/packaging combination must be taken into account: manufacturing, transport, use, and final processing.
2. Avoid impact transfers
An impact transfer occurs, for instance, when a reduction in the protective quality of a packaging entails product waste. Or when a new packaging shape takes up more space during transport. Impact transfers can occur between the various stages of a packaging life cycle, between a product and its packaging, and/or between the various packaging levels (primary packaging, group packaging, transport packaging). They must be avoided.
3. Take corporate goals into account
What is the main environmental goal of the company? Many eco-design actions exist, with varying impact on the environment. As the diagram below shows, these actions can relate to a reduction in energy consumption, a reduction in waste, and the use of recycled materials, among others. Choices will need to be made between these various actions because one might have a positive effect on certain environmental impacts, and less on others. Some of the actions may not be compatible.


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Mastering Grails, Asynchronous Grails with JSON and Ajax
Google Maps mashups in Grails
From the developerWorks archives
Date archived: May 13, 2019 | First published: November 18, 2008
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and Asynchronous JavaScript + XML (Ajax) are staples of Web 2.0 development. In this installment of the Mastering Grails series, author Scott Davis demonstrates the native JSON and Ajax capabilities baked into the Web framework.
This content is no longer being updated or maintained. The full article is provided "as is" in a PDF file. Given the rapid evolution of technology, some content, steps, or illustrations may have changed.


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- 16 ounces fresh wild huckleberries or wild Maine blueberries or one 15- to 16-ounce package frozen wild blueberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 3/4 cup frozen passion fruit puree,* thawed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup fresh Key lime juice or regular lime juice
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Recipe Preparation
Combine huckleberries and sugar in medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 15 minutes. Refrigerate until cold. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Discard vanilla bean before serving.
Combine passion fruit puree and sugar in heavy small saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Simmer until mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup, stirring frequently, about 6 minutes. Transfer coulis to bowl and refrigerate until cold. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated. Discard vanilla bean before using.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine cracker crumbs, sugar, and salt in medium bowl. Add butter and stir until crumbs are moist. Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Bake crust until set and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cool crust completely. Maintain oven temperature.
Whisk sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks in medium bowl to blend. Add lime juice and whisk until blended. Pour filling into cooled crust. Bake pie until filling is set, about 18 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate pie overnight.
Cut pie into wedges. Spoon huckleberry compote on top. Garnish with dollop of whipped cream. Drizzle passion fruit coulis around and serve.


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- Departments
- Parks & Recreation
- Special Events
- 10.4.20 - Dunn's Run
Dunn's Run
The City of Deerfield Beach is again excited to announce our partnership with the 24th Annual Dunn's Run benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County. The run/walk has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 4th, 2020. The event is currently rain or shine or virtual.
Who: Everyone
Where: Main Beach Parking Lot, 149 SE 21st Ave.
When: Sunday, October 4th, 2020
Time: 7:30 AM
Course Maps
5 Mile Run/Walk Course
5K Run/Walk Course
More information will be available at a later date.
Traffic Pattern Information:
To Residents:
Sunday 10/4/2020 is 24th Annual event of Dunn's Run. The intersection of Hillsboro Blvd and A1A will be closed to vehicle traffic from 7am to 10am.
In order to go west on Hillsboro Blvd, you will need to go north on Hillsboro Mile (A1A) and turn left onto SE 10 ST (Embassy Suites) and take that to SE 19 Ave going north. Take SE 19 Ave north to SE 1 St (just before Hillsboro Blvd) and turn left. Take that to the end and turn right onto SE 18 Ave. Take SE 18 Ave under the bridge to the north side of the bridge from there you can:
Go west on Hillsboro Blvd: from SE 18 Ave, turn right onto NE 19 Terrace, then right onto Hillsboro Blvd.
Go north on A1A: from SE 18 Ave, turn left onto NE 19 Ave and turn right onto SE SE 31 St. where you will take that to A1A to go north.
Eastbound traffic on Hillsboro Blvd will have 1 lane open for traffic over the bridge until SE 19 Ave (1 block before A1A) and must turn right to go south. Take SE 19 Ave to SE 10 St to A1A and turn right.
Please take note of the important temporary intersection closure on Sunday 10/4/2020.
Please continue to check back for updates regarding the upcoming Dunn's Run.


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Have you ever thought about the love of God we try to share through evangelism? It's a "love so large that it could look beyond sins and treasure the wayward people behind them. A love so powerful that it could patiently endure years of resistance, selfish pleasure-seeking, money-chasing, and power-wielding. In the face of all this, God's love says, "Even though you're way off the track, you still matter to Me! You really do!"" Becoming a Contagious Christian by Bill Hybels and Mark Mittleberg
That's the kind of love people we love need and through faith in Christ, God provides just that type of love. In fact, it was that love that prompted him to have Jesus die for their sins in the first place.
See where Becoming a Contagious Christian landed on our EFS Leader's Board
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Apache2 Logrotate
Whenever I setup a new web server, I always like the idea of keeping the Apache logs roated on a daily basis. While the procedures for changing the log rotate frequency is pretty straight forward, I have seen a lot of people having problems with it so I decided to document it. Continue reading 'Apache2 Logrotate' »


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Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said Friday on CNN that while he was grateful the Department of Justice is dropping its investigation into him, it is an "absolute disgrace" it took two years.
McCabe said, "You know, it was traumatic to leave the FBI, certainly in the way that I did. And that's been tough to live with. And this, the added insult and suspicion that comes with being under criminal investigation, just made the entire experience a million times worse. And I have to say that as glad as I am that the Justice Department and the DC attorney's office finally decided to do the right thing today it's an absolute disgrace that they took two years and put my family through this experience for two years before they finally drew the obvious conclusion and one they could have drawn a long, long time ago."
He continued, "Like all Americans, I've been greatly concerned by what I've seen take place in the White House and in the Department of Justice, quite frankly in the last week and certainly the president's kind of revenge tirade following his acquittal in the impeachment proceeding has only amplified my concerns about what would happen in my own case. I've said from the very first day, from the very first day that we were notified by the Department of Justice, that news of what should have been a confidential investigation was leaked to the public. That if they followed the law and they followed the facts that I would have nothing to worry about. But as the president's interest in pursuing his perceived political enemies continued over the last two years, we were getting more and more concerned about where this would end up because quite frankly we are seeing things happen every day in this country that many of us never ever thought we would see here. The pursuit of political enemies and use of the criminal justice system and criminal investigations to exact some sort of political revenge on those enemies is something that should not be happening in the United States of America. "
He added, "I really am looking forward to celebrating with my family and friends. It's been so unbelievably tense, and just such an incredible pressure on all of us, and we're all very, very happy. I'm just so glad my kids don't have to live with this anymore. And then beyond that, you know, I am enjoying finally having the opportunity to speak publicly about things that I believe deeply in, about concerns that we all have about our country and the way things are going. And I look forward to continuing doing that work and trying to add to the conversation in the most productive ways that I can."
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Friday, October 2
• After dark, look just above the northeast horizon — far below Cassiopeia — for bright Capella on the rise. How soon Capella rises, and how high you'll find it, depend on your latitude. The farther north you are, the sooner and higher.
Saturday, October 3
• By about 11 or midnight, the waning Moon rises in the east-northeast. To its right in the east, Orion is also rising. The first bright star you hit looking to the right from the Moon is Betelgeuse: Orion's orange shoulder.
Sunday, October 4
• Last-quarter Moon (exact at 5:06 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time). The Moon rises around midnight tonight, in Gemini.
Monday, October 5
• Look low in the southeast at nightfall for Fomalhaut coming up. It passes highest in the south about 11 p.m.
Tuesday, October 6
• Vesta, the brightest asteroid, is still magnitude 6.2 a week past its opposition. It's easy in binoculars in western Cetus, especially now that the Moon has gone. Use the finder charts in the September Sky & Telescope, pages 48–49.
Uranus, magnitude 5.7, is also nearby! Finder chart.
Wednesday, October 7
• In early dawn Thursday morning, the crescent Moon, bright Venus, and fainter Regulus form a triangle in the eastern sky, as shown here. Jupiter and fainter Mars are down to their lower left, glowing 4° apart.
Thursday, October 8
• The fickle Draconid meteor shower may or may show up this evening. The shower has occasionally been quite active in recent years. See the October Sky & Telescope, page 48.
• In Friday's early dawn the Moon forms a triangle with Jupiter and Mars, while Venus and Regulus now look on from above.
Friday, October 9
• Now that we're well into October, Deneb is replacing brighter Vega as the zenith star after dark (for skywatchers at mid-northern latitudes). Accordingly, Capricornus has replaced Sagittarius as the most notable constellation down in the south.
Saturday, October 10
• A dawn challenge for Sunday morning: About 30 or 40 minutes before sunrise, scan low with binoculars almost due east for the tiny point of Mercury (magnitude +0.6) close to the thin crescent Moon. Despite appearances, these two worlds are rather similar — except that Mercury is 40% larger in diameter and has twice as much surface gravity.
Want to become a better astronomer? Learn your way around the constellations. They're the key to locating everything fainter and deeper to hunt with binoculars or a telescope.
This is an outdoor nature hobby. For an easy-to-use constellation guide covering the whole evening sky, use the big monthly map in the center of each issue of Sky & Telescope, the essential guide to astronomy.
Once you get a telescope, to put it to good use you'll need a detailed, large-scale sky atlas (set of charts). The standards are the little Pocket Sky Atlas, which shows stars to magnitude 7.6; the larger and deeper Sky Atlas 2000.0 (stars to magnitude 8.5); and once you know your way around, the even larger Uranometria 2000.0 (stars to magnitude 9.75). And read how to use sky charts with a telescope.
You'll also want a good deep-sky guidebook, such as Sue French's Deep-Sky Wonders collection (which includes its own charts), Sky Atlas 2000.0 Companion by Strong and Sinnott, the bigger Night Sky Observer's Guide by Kepple and Sanner, or the beloved if dated Burnham's Celestial Handbook.
Can a computerized telescope replace charts? Not for beginners, I don't think, and not on mounts and tripods that are less than top-quality mechanically (meaning heavy and expensive). As Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer say in their Backyard Astronomer's Guide, "A full appreciation of the universe cannot come without developing the skills to find things in the sky and understanding how the sky works. This knowledge comes only by spending time under the stars with star maps in hand."
This Week's Planet Roundup
Mercury leaps up into dawn view late this week. By Thursday the 8th, look for it 30 or 40 minutes before sunrise low above the horizon due east, far lower left of Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. That morning it's still only magnitude +1.4, but it's brightening fast.
Venus (magnitude –4.7) blazes high in the east during dawn, the brightest of the morning planets. It rises much earlier, around 3 or 4 a.m. Look for much fainter little Regulus sparkling blue-white nearby. In a telescope, Venus is a brilliant thick crescent.
Faint Mars and bright Jupiter (magnitudes +1.8 and –1.7, respectively) shine lower left of Venus. Mars is above Jupiter, closing in on it day by day.
Saturn (magnitude +0.6, just off the head of Scorpius) sinks away in the southwest in twilight. Don't confuse it with orange Antares twinkling 10° to its left.
Uranus (magnitude +5.7, in Pisces) and Neptune (magnitude +7.8, in Aquarius) are well up in the east and southeast, respectively, by 9 p.m. Finder charts for Uranus and Neptune.
All descriptions that relate to your horizon — including the words up, down, right, and left — are written for the world's mid-northern latitudes. Descriptions that also depend on longitude (mainly Moon positions) are for North America.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is Universal Time (UT, UTC, or GMT) minus 4 hours.
"This adventure is made possible by generations of searchers strictly adhering to a simple set of rules. Test ideas by experiments and observations. Build on those ideas that pass the test. Reject the ones that fail. Follow the evidence wherever it leads, and question everything. Accept these terms, and the cosmos is yours."
— Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Scripture: Matthew 5:13
Matthew 5:13 gives us a picture of what life is like if we are not believing Psalm 110:1. Matthew 5:13 says, "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men." Our covenant in Psalm 110:1 is bought and paid for by the Blood of Jesus. And as long as we adhere to it, we have angels who will help make our enemies our footstool. If we lose our salt and refuse to do judgment, then we abandon our salt. And what is the fruit of that? The fruit is, the enemy walks all over us. And that is exactly what we see right now and it has been going on in the church for over 80 years. People have been walking all over the church because the church has abandoned its salt. Embrace salt – do judgment.


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In this first contest, the first person who answers the following question correctly will win the DVD:
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Manchester could get a major boost to its cycling infrastructure if plans from Labour mayoral candidate Andy Burnham come to fruition.
Speaking to journalist Jon Snow, who is also the president of national cycling charity Cycling UK, Burnham pledged to build a major new cycling network in the city if he is elected mayor on May 4.
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Burnham said that he wanted to see a dedicated cycling budget in Manchester, which would be invested in infrastructure projects and a bike sharing scheme.
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The budget would eventually hit the £17 per head that Mayor of London has committed for the capital, although Burnham says that he has to be realistic about when he will be able to match this figure.
"My commitment at the moment – I don't think I can get to Sadiq's level straight away – is to create a dedicated cycling budget within the budget for transport for Greater Manchester, and to build it up over time towards that London figure," Burnham said.
"I'm a big believer in physical activity…not just the physical health benefits but the mental health benefits. If you look at Greater Manchester, too many people are trapped in their cars. We need to make our city more liveable."
Cycling UK chief executive Paul Tuohy welcomed Burnham's comments, saying that he had "thrown down the cycling gauntlet to his fellow candidates with his commitment to create a dedicated cycling budget and pledge to build a major new cycling network."
>>> Cardiff aims to double cycling numbers through segregated cycle routes
"At the moment, we're seeing London, Edinburgh and Cardiff all making real efforts to promote cycling," Tuohy continued.
"Manchester is the next proving ground for cities that are fit for cycling in England. Cycling UK will be encouraging all candidates to commit to Space for Cycling during the course of this election."
This is the first of a series of interviews over the coming months that will see Snow meet with other Manchester mayoral candidates, as well as candidates in local elections across England, Scotland and Wales, and Northern Ireland Assembly elections, to discuss their commitment to cycling.


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Announcement of Fall 2013 Grantees
This year has been a big one for us at Kindle Project. We shared our roots with the world, started new programs and continued to scour our networks for incredible, new, bizarre and inspiring projects. With the new grantees that came into our horizon, there are new relationships that we're eager to explore. Furthermore, the ties with our existing grantees in this cycle have deepened this past year as we've been blown away by the work they created and the movements they've shifted in just twelve short months.
Some are working radically towards changing the systems around us that are fraying and maybe even in collapse. Others are supporting those systems that do work, ensuring integrity and respect for the planet and its creatures. We're supporting artists pushing the boundaries of what we might expect to see from performance, installation, and media. We sought out and supported those making films to expose truths and bring about hope, resilience and replicable ideas. This group of grantees is exploding with the rumblings of inspiration and booty-kicking motivation to think, do, and create with fervor.
It is a privilege and an honor to introduce you to our Fall grantees. Read about them and their projects below. There is a lot to look forward to in 2014 as we hear more from these impressive groups.
Amazon Watch is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. We partner with indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability and the preservation of the Amazon's ecological systems.
Founded as a public/private partnership between the New York State Unified Court System and the Fund for the City of New York, the Center for Court Innovation (the Center) helps the justice system aid victims, reduce crime, strengthen neighborhoods, and improve public trust in justice. The Center combines action and reflection to spark innovation locally, nationally, and internationally. The Center's Tribal Justice Exchange launched the Peacemaking Program in the fall of 2012 in partnership with the Red Hook Community Justice Center in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Peacemaking is a traditional Native American form of dispute resolution that promotes healing and restoration.
The Center for Genomic Gastronomy is an independent research institute that explores the genomes and biotechnologies that make up the human food systems on planet earth. We are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge at the intersection of food, culture, ecology and technology. The Center presents its research through public lectures, research publications, meals and exhibitions. The Center has conducted research and exhibited in England, Germany, India, Ireland, Netherlands, Singapore and the US.
The Center for Land Use Interpretation is a nonprofit organization which seeks to stimulate discussion, thought, and general interest in the contemporary landscape. We believe that the manmade landscape is a cultural inscription that can be read to better understand who we are individually, and as a nation.
The Center for PostNatural History is a museum and outreach organization dedicated to the documentation and interpretation of the living world that has been intentionally and heritably altered by humans through processes such as domestication, selective breeding and genetic engineering.
"Cry You One" is a project that combines site specific performance and digital storytelling to highlight how rapidly one of the world's most vibrant cultures is disappearing. It is shared on the sites of erosion in South Louisiana, where water is reclaiming land once occupied by people's homes. Part love song, part story, part procession for our lost land, "Cry You One" celebrates the people and cultures of South Louisiana while turning clear eyes on the crisis of our vanishing coast.
Free Radicalism proposes imagination as a reactive agent, a bonding agent, and a catalyst for new chain reactions that are disruptive to the body politic.
Free Radicals are oddities, messengers, reactors, regulators, combustors, intermediaries, and open systems, ready to excite and bond with others in order to make wonder-inducing things.
Free Radicals models an enthusiastic refusal of the idea that the world must be organized around structures of scarcity, repression, and disequilibrium.
With a billion hungry and two billion overweight people on Earth, everyone knows that the food system is broken. But few people understand that it's a system, with rules that keep things ticking along. Investors and corporations make millions. Billions suffer the consequences. But a few groups are breaking the rules of how we eat today, so that everyone can eat tomorrow. Steve James (Life Itself, The Interrupters, Hoop Dreams) and Raj Patel (Stuffed and Starved, The Value of Nothing) weave together tales of the system's destructive creators and creative destroyers, bringing together traders, farmers, grocers and eaters from India to Malawi to Peru, Maine and Oakland to show not only how the system works, but how some unlikely people are transforming it.
Huge Trouble believes that all persons of the world embody innovative thinking. We, alone and collectively, possess the desire to express and apply this thinking to positively transform the objects and activities of daily living. It is the goal of Huge Trouble to excite these expressions and applications.
Huge Trouble's "Project Hightail" will explore the possibilities kite-based off-grid electrical and mechanical power generation systems to facilitate creative works in unusual places.
May First/People Link is a politically progressive member-run and controlled organization that redefines the concept of "Internet Service Provider" in a collective and collaborative way. May First/People Link's members are organizers and activists. As a democratic membership organization, we gather together each year to evaluate the past year's experiences, plan the coming year's work and elect a Leadership Committee to apply what we've decided. Like a coop, we pay dues, buy equipment and then we all use that equipment as we need to for websites, email, email lists, and just about everything else we do on the Internet. As an organization of the social change movements of the United States and Mexico (primarily) we use our resources to fund work within the movement, its many campaigns and its convergences. We are an organization of resource sharing and activism and view those two roles as fundamentally two parts of the same.
Movement Generation Justice & Ecology Project inspires and engages in transformative action towards the liberation and restoration of land, labor, and culture. We are rooted in vibrant social movements led by low-income communities and communities of color committed to a Just Transition away from profit and pollution and towards healthy, resilient and life-affirming local economies.
NEC is a coalition of over 140 diverse organizations, federations, trade associations, community development funds, and socially responsible businesses coalescing around the framework of a new economy. Faced with interconnected ecological and economic crises, we believe that shared prosperity, sustainability, and an equitable society require deep, systemic changes to our economy, our politics, and our communities. We support a just transition to a sustainable, democratic and just new economy.
The New Mexico Environmental Law Center (NMELC) was founded in 1987 by attorney Douglas Meiklejohn. Since that time, its attorneys have represented clients on nearly 300 cases throughout New Mexico, primarily working with residents of low-income communities and communities of color. We have expertise in solid waste, hard-rock mining, uranium mining, air quality, urban sprawl, water quality and quantity, dairies, oil and gas extraction, and climate change. The Law Center's goal in each case is to achieve the environmental protection objectives of its clients.
Other Worlds is a collaborative that works to inspire hope and knowledge that another world is possible, and helps build it. It compiles and brings to light political, economic, and social alternatives that are flourishing throughout the world, and helps the public open up new pathways to adapt and replicate them. The team of five women is currently focused on three programs: (1) Harvesting Justice, strengthening and publicizing the transformation of food, land, and agricultural systems in the Americas; (2) Another Haiti Is Possible, offering alliance to social movements in Haiti as they work to raise a more equitable and just country from the rubble of the 2010 earthquake; and (3) Alternatives Education, documenting and broadly sharing victories and alternatives surging around the world. All Other Worlds' work has an emphasis on women.
Seed Broadcast is a generative project exploring grassroots food and seed sovereignty through collective inquiries and hands-on creative practices. Throughout the year, we initiate community projects to examine critical issues surrounding seed and food sovereignty, visit local farms and gardens to experience what is happening first hand in the field, and engage in creative strategies to dig deeper into the real, often unheard, stories of local agriculture. Seed Broadcast believes that local communities hold a genius of place that nourishes the core of sustenance. We seek to reveal this innovative knowledge, while pollinating creative practices, which animate the saving and growing of local seeds, to provide an avenue for the revitalization of localized, sovereign, food sources.
Sins Invalid is a disability justice based performance project that celebrates artists with disabilities, centralizing artists of color and queer and gender-variant artists as communities who have been historically marginalized. Our performance work explores the themes of sexuality, embodiment and the disabled body. Led by disabled people of color, we develop and present cutting-edge work where paradigms of "normal" and "sexy" are challenged, offering instead a vision of beauty and sexuality inclusive of all individuals and communities.
Sins Invalid recognizes that we will be liberated as whole beings – as disabled/as queer/as brown/as black/as genderqueer/as female- or male-bodied – as we are far greater whole than partitioned. We are committed to social and economic justice for all people with disabilities, moving beyond individual legal rights to collective human rights. Our stories, embedded in analysis, lay the foundation for a collective claim of liberation and beauty.
"Virunga" is a feature documentary of the incredible true story and gripping exposé of the realities of life in eastern Congo. Following a group of brave individuals, risking their lives to build a better future and save the last of the world's mountain gorillas in the midst of renewed civil war and a scramble for Congo's natural resources.
Women on Waves, a Dutch non-profit organization was founded in 1999. On the invitation of local women's groups, Women on Waves sails with a Dutch ship to countries where abortion is illegal. Outside the territorial waters, the abortion pill can be provided safely and legally to women with unwanted pregnancies. While in harbor, the ship also hosts several programs, such as contraceptive distribution, counseling, education and workshops for different professionals organizations. The ships campaign in Ireland (2001), Poland (2003), Portugal (2004), Spain (2008), and Morocco (2012) created enormous public interest. The campaign in Portugal catalyzed the legalization of abortion in February 2007.
In recent years Women on Waves initiated safe abortion hotlines in Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Pakistan, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Poland, Thailand and trained grassroots women's organizations in several African countries. Additionally, we develop art projects, engage in legal actions, give sexual education and medical knowledge workshops.. In 2006, we initiated Women on Web, a telemedical service was set up to support women around the world access safe medical abortions.
The Yansa Group is working to create a model for community-based energy generation that is locally sustainable and scalable at a global level. Our projects embody values that include environmental sustainability, community partnerships as a driver of impact, democratic decision-making and cultural diversity. Our model ensures that each project is self-sustaining and can contribute to successful and long-term economic advancement, community development, and social empowerment.
The Wildfire Project trains, supports, and links grassroots groups in order to lay the foundation for a network that helps grow a powerful movement for social, political, economic, and ecological justice. Wildfire develops leadership in and of front-line groups, maintains long-term contact with the communities with which it works, and creates frameworks for work between groups and across issue lines to prepare organizers stand up to turn crisis into opportunity to win the world we all deserve.
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Last year my gas plumber got rid of the old fashion immersion tank and replace with a new combi boiler in the attic. It been great as it is out of the way, more efficient and the hot water pressure is perfect. But I notice in winter I get condensation builds up in the attic! I live in a terrace house and do not have underfelt under the roof-slates, therefore the cold slates and a warm boiler builds up condensation during winter!!
I'm thinking of having underfelt putting in by professional roofer. The underfelt is 'breathable' and hopes this will solve the problem (??)
I wonder if anyone had similar experience?


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Fish & Game Holding Off On Kenai Peninsula Wolf Kill Plan
The Associated Press
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says it will hold off for a least a year on killing wolves on the Kenai Peninsula. The wolf kill plan was expected to help more moose survive.
Division of Wildlife Conservation acting director Doug Vincent-Lang says the department supports intensive management on the peninsula but wants to establish a sound scientific foundation for any action taken.
He says the department this year will study the best way to increase moose numbers.
The Alaska Board of Game in January voted to extend predator control to two game units on the peninsula south of Anchorage.
The board in recent years has taken an aggressive approach to killing wolves, black bears and grizzly bears to boost moose and caribou numbers through liberal predator hunting and trapping seasons.
Study Reveals Polar Bears' Long Distance Swims
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
A new study shows polar bears are swimming long distances as the Arctic Ocean sea ice retreats. The United States Geological Survey documents polar bears swimming for days with little or no rest on ice floes. But the study doesn't look at what cost these endurance swims have on the population as a whole.
Polar bears are good swimmers. They have large forelimbs that help them move through the water. But USGS researcher Anthony Pagano says it's been impressive to document just how good they are at swimming. He used GPS data from collared polar bears to study 50 long distance swims between 2004 and 2009. The bears swam a long, long way.
"Pagano: The mean was about 95 mile long swims that these bears were taking. Annie: The mean was how long? Pagano: 95 miles. Annie: Wow, that's incredible. Pagano: yeah. yeah."
Pagano documented one female bear in 2008 that swam 420 miles over ten days. In that case, the swim came at a big cost.
"She had a yearling cub with her at the time the collar was deployed. And she actually started swimming a couple weeks after that and went for this long swim and then she followed the pack ice back down, over the course of the fall and she was recaptured that October and she was missing that yearling cub and she had lost I believe it was about 20 percent of her body weight," Pagano said.
In all, 10 adult females in the study had cubs when their collars were deployed. When they were recaptured later, six still had their cubs. Pagano says researchers can't say if it was the long swims that caused the moms and cubs to separate. And he says overall, the study couldn't quantify how taxing the swims were for the bears.
"Their movement rates were a lot higher than they were on the sea ice, presumably because they're not able to rest or hunt when they're swimming. They appear to be moving continuously in the water. So presumably that might be affecting their body condition, they're expending higher amounts of energy. But whether that's affecting survival, we don't know at this point," Pogano said.
The polar bears took their long swims between July and October, when the sea ice is at its minimum. The bears can't survive without the sea ice – they need it to hunt seals, their main food source. Biologists are trying to understand how sea ice loss is affecting the bears. And Pagano says the swimming study offers some insight into how polar bears are coping with their changing environment.
"Generally it shows that bears have an ability to move among this deteriorating sea ice habitat which historically wasn't melting out quite as far and wasn't in as extensive retreat as is occurring nowadays," he said.
Pagano was speaking from Barrow, where he is finishing up the spring field season. He says they have captured about 80 bears so far this year and they appear to be in good condition. In the last few weeks of the study, the researchers are darting the bears to take small biopsy samples without having to capture them. He says the relatively new technique is less invasive and could make it easier to determine survival rates and population estimates.
Report Shows Growing Arctic Militarization
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
Tuesday, a think tank issued a wake-up call about growing militarization of the Arctic. The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions released a report on the security implications of an Arctic Ocean with less sea ice. The report documents a dramatic increase in policy actions by Arctic nations, many of them military.
Parnell Chooses Hughes To Fill Gatto's Seat
The Associated Press
Shelley Hughes has been appointed to serve out the term of the late Representative Carl Gatto.
Governor Sean Parnell made the announcement Tuesday in Palmer.
Hughes campaigned for Gatto in past elections, and is the only one of the three nominated for the post who has filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, signaling her intent to run for Gatto's seat.
District 13 Republicans had sent Parnell three names as potential appointees. The others are David Eastman and Marvin Yoder.
House Republicans must still ratify Parnell's choice.
After Harvest, Sitka Tribe Renews Herring Concerns
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
This year's lower-than-expected herring harvest has renewed calls from the Sitka Tribe of Alaska to change the fishery.
The Tribe has long expressed worries about the amount of fish taken by the commercial fleet in the lucrative Sitka fishery. This year, fishermen caught only about half of what they were allowed. The Tribe sees it as validation of a long-held concern. But a state biologist says although this year definitely requires some study, the model used to manage the fishery is still good.
Aircraft Support Aplenty For Alaska Wildfire Crews
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
The start of wildfire season has mangers assessing resources to battle blazes across the west this summer. There's serious concern about air tanker support in the Lower 48, but the aircraft shortage is not an issue in Alaska.
Smooth Sailing Ahead For Captain Of The Tusty
Jennifer Canfield, KMXT – Kodiak
For the last 15 years Robert Crowley has been a kind of year-round Santa Claus to the Southcentral and Western Alaska ports that have relied on him as captain of the ferry Tustumena. After 36 years with the Alaska Marine Highway System, Crowley is retiring.
Homer Couple Rescues Florida Couple On Hawaiian Volcano
Aaron Selbig, KBBI – Homer
When a Florida couple found themselves in a desperate situation after a bicycle ride up a Hawaiian volcano turned bad in a hurry – the last thing they probably expected was to be rescued by a couple from Homer, Alaska. But, that's exactly what happened.


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Education Seen as Key Beneficiary of State Fiscal Gains
Education reaped the major benefit of states' strengthened financial positions in fiscal 1984, according to the National Council of State Legislatures.
At the end of 1984, 18 states had balances equal to 5 percent or more of their annual spending and only two states--New Hampshire and Vermont--had deficits, according to a new report by the council, "State Budget Actions in 1984," which polled fiscal officers in the 50 states following passage of this year's budgets.
As a result, the report notes, "many states took advantage of their stronger financial position in 1984 to increase spending, satisfying some of the pent-up demands that had been frustrated during the fiscal crises of earlier years."
Education Is Leading Issue
Indeed, 31 states named education as the leading budget issue considered in 1984, according to the report. The authors attribute that finding to the "national spotlight" that has focused on education in the past year and to the schools' typically large share of each state's budget.
Southeastern states in particular placed "a very high priority" on education this year, according to the report: "Nine of the 23 states where appropriations for elementary and secondary schools rose at least 10 percent were in the Southeast."
In South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, legislators raised sales taxes this year to boost school aid, and Arkansas enacted a sales-tax increase for this purpose late in 1983.
The report suggests that most states ended fiscal 1984 in a healthier position than the previous year, and should maintain their gains in 1985, but cautions that financial reserves are still precariously low.
The total of the balances held by all states on June 30, the last day of fiscal 1984, was $5.3 billion, up from $2 billion at the end of fiscal 1983, according to the report. And the total of the balances for the current fiscal year is projected at $5.9 billion.
The actual balance for 1984 and the projected balance for 1985 both represent 2.9 percent of general-fund appropriations. Wall Street analysts and state officials consider 5 percent as the "minimum prudent balance," according to the report. Only 16 states project balances of 5 percent or more in fiscal 1985.
Economic Recovery
Steven D. Gold and Corina L. Eckl, the report's authors, considered in their survey general-fund spending in the states--including 24 states' "rainy-day funds"--and revenue. They attribute the fiscal improvement to an "unexpectedly vigorous" economic recovery, large tax increases in 1983, and restraint in spending. But they also point out that the upswing is not universal and that it follows an extended period of severe fiscal stress.
And the authors note that, despite the large appropriations for elementary and secondary education, schools did not fare much better, in most states, than other programs.
"Of 49 states reporting, ... the increase in spending on elementary and secondary education was greater than the increase in total general-fund appropriations in 26 states and was less in 23 states," according to the report. "Clearly, although education did very well in some states, it did not win many budget battles in some other states."
The report also points out that the budget figures should be viewed with caution. "The increase in a single year may be small because there was a particularly large increase in the previous year," it maintains. "Respondents in various states undoubtedly did not define school spending precisely in the same way, so there may be some lack of comparability across states."
Spending Plans
In states that experienced a surplus in the last fiscal year, governors are being urged to devote large portions of the fund balance to schools as they prepare their budgets for the 1985 legislative sessions.
In Utah, which ended fiscal 1984 with a $62.5-million surplus, the Utah Education Association wants the state to spend $8 million to build more schools and reduce the size of classes, according to Anna Marie Dunlap, senior policy advisor for education in the Governor's office.
But the Governor chose not to put the requests on the agenda of a special legislative session Sept. 5 and 6, according to Ms. Dunlap, because school had already started.
The Governor, whose term ends in January, will present to the new governor and the legislature recommendations for education funding, Ms. Dunlap said. The budget could change after the new governor is elected, she noted.
Governor Matheson plans to seek funds to complete the school-improvement initiatives approved by the legislature this year. "We want to pick up the pieces because we only got partial funding on so many things," Ms. Dunlap said.
Though "very encouraged" about education funding, she noted that in a state where enrollments are increasing rapidly, "even a small surplus is just a drop in the bucket."
In Alabama, education is expected to benefit from an anticipated fiscal 1984 surplus of $125 million to $135 million, according to Richard McBride, legislative-services director for the state department of education. The surplus funds, he said, could be used to finance a proposed performance-based merit-pay plan.
In Massachusetts, which has also experienced a surplus--the amount of which is being debated--the legislature will consider this month two tax-cut measures that Gov. Michael S. Dukakis vetoed this summer.
Both measures call for surplus funds to be returned to cities and towns as general-revenue money, according to Susan Lane, a deputy in the Governor's office of educational affairs. They do not guarantee that the funds will be spent on education, she said. For that reason, the Governor and his staff are working to sustain the vetoes.
"Any surplus that we would have would be eaten up in those two proposed [measures]," Ms. Lane said. "We have recommended their veto because the budget that was presented from the legislature was about $132 million in deficit," Ms. Lane continued. "Clearly, our commitment is for education, and any money we have we want to direct to schools."
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After years of broken promises, I have worked hard alongside other Conservative colleagues to secure £75 million for the A27. This is just the start and with the consultation with local residents starting we can secure future funding, if needed, to deliver a safer and less congested route.
I will campaign to retain the rural essence of the constituency, including campaigning against inappropriate developments that do not have the necessary infrastructure to support them.
As a nurse I am passionate about not only protecting NHS services but also improving them for local residents.
The constituency of Lewes has a unique character, from the historic town of Lewes, through to the coastal towns of Newhaven and Seaford and including the rural villages such as Ditchling, Wivelsfield, Chailey and Alfriston. Each and every part of the constituency is different and unique.
The number one issue on the door step is the economy, and while the Conservatives nationally have turned the economy around I am keen to replicate the national trend locally and I will support local businesses, protect local jobs and bring more investment in to the local economy.
The road and rail infrastructure in the constituency is sadly lacking, and this is not only making life difficult for ordinary residents but it is estimated that it adversely affects local businesses - costing the Sussex economy around £2 billion a year.