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Online Integrated Social Sciences B.A. Program congratulates its first graduates
Two years ago, the University of Washington announced the launch of its fully online bachelor's degree program in Integrated Social Sciences. This year, ISS celebrates 45 seniors who will march into history as members of its first graduating class. The group includes a returning UW student who began his academic career as a freshman in 1970 and helped found the Black Student Union; a military spouse living in Florida who has homeschooled her 4 children while finishing her B.A.; and a Hungarian immigrant who has used her ISS degree as a jumping-off point for graduate work in Applied International Studies. The program is now nearly 300 strong, with many of its students living across Washington, and others living from California to Virginia, and from Cuba to South Korea. Over half of the 45 graduating seniors have earned credits at Washington community colleges, and 17 have associate's degrees, most notably from Bellevue College, Highline College, and North Seattle College.
UW Access for Transfer Students
ISS offers unprecedented access to the UW for transfer students. Those who have thrived in the online environment at their community colleges now have a UW option for continuing their successful learning. Students who live as far away as Wenatchee, Spokane, and Walla Walla can now enroll at the UW without leaving their communities. And students in geographically isolated areas underserved by higher education, such as the Olympic Peninsula, can have the UW in their living rooms. Eligibility requirements for admission to ISS include:
- 75 transferable college credits
- 2.0 overall GPA (combined GPA for all colleges attended)
- 2.5 in all social science courses applied to ISS major at time of admission
- Completion of College Academic Distribution Requirements (CADRs), which are core requirements usually completed in high school or community college
- Satisfactory progress on UW general education requirements
For many students, ISS represents a second chance, an opportunity to make a strong academic comeback after many years away from college. It's a flexible UW choice that enables them to balance adult responsibilities of work and family with a rigorous education in the social sciences.
A Respected UW Degree
Students who finish the online ISS major receive a B.A. from the UW that is identical to the degrees earned by on-site students. Their courses are taught by the same faculty who teach on-campus undergraduates and graduate students, and who are engaged in cutting-edge research. The online courses, hosted on the Canvas platform, are designed by the teaching faculty who create rich, interactive virtual classrooms. Meanwhile, a team of seasoned academic advisers help guide and support ISS majors as they plan courses of study that allow them to realize their individual learning goals. ISS, with its broadly interdisciplinary curriculum in the social sciences and integrative core courses, has a wide appeal to students interested in the most important questions and problems that we have face today – questions about sustainability and the environment, globalization and economics, race and social justice, international health, technology and media, gender and sexuality, the politics of conflict and religion, and much more. Students graduating from the ISS program develop not only a working knowledge of social scientific analysis and practice, but also practical skills in high demand in the job market, including skills in both qualitative and quantitative reasoning, communication (especially writing), information technology, evidence-based research, collaboration and cultural competence, and intellectual adaptability and agility. Along with these skills they also get a University of Washington diploma that commands the attention and respect of employers and graduate programs.
Transfer Processes and Costs
ISS admits new students every Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarter. Students are admitted to the ISS major at the same time as they are admitted to UW Seattle, so enrollment is one seamless process. Undergraduates in ISS pay only $299 per credit (WA residents), or $349 per credit (nonresidents), a rate far lower than those charged by other nationally recognized online B.A. programs. Students eligible for financial aid may use most types of awards for their course fees, including Pell grants, federally guaranteed student loans, VA benefits, and employer education benefits. Prospective transfer students with questions are encouraged to speak with an ISS academic adviser, who can meet with you in person, or have a conversation with you on the phone, Skype, or email. Contact the ISS Student Services Office today at: firstname.lastname@example.com, or 206-685-9415.
—Mel Wensel, Director of Academic Services, Integrated Social Sciences


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The Name's Camerata - Manchester Camerata!
Sarah Nicholls from the News and Star reviews Camerata's Bond themed concert at Workington Rugby Field
|"Hundreds of people gathered at Workington's Derwent Park on Saturday evening for the first event of the town's Urban Classical music festival.
About 750 people attended Picnic in the Park, which featured music from the movies, particularly James Bond, and the Last Night of the Proms, performed by Manchester Camerata.
Gates opened at 5.30pm for picnics and entertainment and, while some set up picnic tables early, the crowds were slow to get started - the occasional rain shower perhaps putting off some.
While some youngsters had their faces painted and got temporary tattoos, occasionally having wishes "granted" by stilt walkers Mary the Fairy and Pixie Di, many dads could be found converged in the corner of the rugby pitch, where Keswick's Bond Museum was displaying three vehicles from the films. Compered by CN Group's David McNeill, the entertainment began with a jazz band and was followed by a James Bond quiz before the camerata took to the stage.
As people continued to eat their food, ranging from burgers from the on-site stall, to smoked salmon bagels and olives, the 55-piece orchestra kicked off with John Barry's 007 theme.
Bond hits were interspersed with tunes from Schindler's List, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Superman as the musicians worked towards the grand finale of the evening - favourites from Last Night of the Proms and a spectacular fireworks display."
Read the whole review in the News and Star
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It's the fans that make you what you are but in the case of One Direction, the fans have actually become more interesting than the group themselves.
On Monday night, the Anglo-Irish boyband played the first of two consecutive nights at MetLife Stadium and the simple act of walking on stage brought a reaction that was loud enough to knock you off your feet. Teen sensations are nothing new but One Direction have used social media to attract a following so rabid that it's almost scary.
It's not something they get enough credit for but the band's four-year career has thrown up plenty of pop gold and songs such as the buoyant hit "Kiss You" and the Clash-referencing "Live While We're Young" lit up the set early on. In truth, they could have played a free-jazz version of the Mongolian national anthem and maniacal screams would have still ensued.
But as personalities, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne are one-step up from card board cutouts. Hearing each member attempt to ingratiate themselves to the crowd was mind-numbingly repetitious. The amount of times they all mentioned watching Super Bowl XLVIII (played in the same stadium) must have been in the double digits and although it's nice to know they're humble, they really didn't need to give extended speeches of gratitude for their success every ten minutes.
Thankfully, One Direction's fans picked up the slack for their tame, gormless performance. They were the true spectacle, dancing joyously and squealing like young women possessed but it's not something the band can rely on forever. Once their fans learn that there are better, more charismatic pop options to be had, there will truly only be one direction. And that's down.
Already vying for 1D's spot at the top are openers 5 Seconds Of Summer. The goofy, instantly likable Australians proudly showed off their '90s punk influences (literally in the case of bassist Calum Hood who sported a Green Day t-shirt). But the credible influences pale in comparison to such maddeningly catchy songs such as "18" and "She Looks So Perfect," while a fuzzy cover version of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" fitted so neatly into their set that it could have easily passed as one of their own.
One Direction should be worried, for the kids who pop today will rock tomorrow.


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Severn shoreline shearing sparks investigationBy E.B. Furgurson III, email@example.com
August 24, 2014 -www.capitalgazette.com/news/ph-ca-cn-severn-clearcut-08-20140824,0,2926056.story
Tree clearing on Chase Creek in Pines on Severn, on August 10, 2014. (Courtesy of Bob Whitcomb / HANDOUT / August 10, 2014)
The county Office of Law is investigating whether charges should be brought in the clear-cutting of a section of Critical Area shoreline on the Severn River.
The incident was reported to county officials by residents of the neighborhood, underscoring the crucial part citizens play in the enforcement of environmental laws.
"The county does not have an investigator roaming the waterways to look for violations," said County Councilman Chris Trumbauer, D-Annapolis, also a member of the state Critical Area Commission.
"Enforcement relies on local residents. It is up to them. If they see something they think is out of the ordinary or a violation, they should report it — that is the first step in the process."
After reports are received, a county inspector is sent to determine if there has been a violation.
That was the way things unfolded earlier this month at Pines on the Severn, when a citizen reported to the county and the police that all the trees and shrubs had been cut along the shore in front of a home off Chase Creek.
The shoreline is in the Critical Area, which affords special legal protection for land abutting waterways. And it is also community property. The Pines owns about a half-mile of shoreline along that section of Chase Creek.
Tree-cutting and grading in the Critical Area buffer, within 200 feet of a waterway, is illegal without a permit. A special forestry plan is usually required for tree removal.
On Aug. 6, a county inspector found grading and tree-cutting violations at the site. A stop-work order was issued and the case was referred to the county Office of Law.
County Attorney David Plymyer said the preliminary investigation was complete but further investigation was warranted because of the potential seriousness of the violation.
"The case could be referred for civil or criminal penalties," Plymyer said. "The most egregious cases can go to the state's attorney or the Attorney General's Office. We really make an attempt to take action in those cases as a deterrent."
The Capital is not naming the property owners because no charges have been filed in the case.
The alleged violation was reported to officials by members of the Pines on the Severn Improvement Association.
"I expect this (case) could have some legs. But I am not really free to talk about any of the details because of the ongoing investigation," said President Susan Canfield.
Critical Area Commission Executive Director Ren Serey said the individuals who made the report did the right thing.
"We get a lot of calls here from people who might think the Critical Area Commission is the place to call," Serey said. "Although a violation of a local Critical Area program is also a violation of state natural resources law, the local government is usually able to handle that. Calling the county is the thing to do."
Anne Arundel County spokeswoman Tracie Reynolds said "at least 95 percent of nonpermitted projects are reported to us from citizens."
The county law office currently has 62 cases classified as Critical Area issues at all levels of enforcement. Of those, 25 seem to be related to grading violations in the Critical Area buffer, within 200 feet of the shore, or the Critical Area itself, up to 1,000 feet from the water.
None have been referred to the state's attorney for criminal prosecution in the past year, said Lori Blair, supervising county attorney.
"We have had several cases over the last year in which MDE (the Maryland Department of the Environment) has had some involvement or been made aware of violations," Blair said.
Many become civil cases and go to the District Court. A dozen Critical Area cases were adjudicated in the past four months, most of them dealing with building illegally in the Critical Area.
"It is important that people know they have a place to call and something will be done," Serey said. "And we encourage them to do so."
Anne Arundel County has a 24-hour hotline to report environmental and Critical Area violations, including removing vegetation and grading without a permit. To report a suspected violation, call the hotline at 410-222-7777 .
(Revised August 24, 2014)


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Module 4: Continuous Quality Improvement of Student Learning
The evaluation of a program's compliance with each of the various features of the Program Educational Objectives, Student Outcomes, and Continuous Improvement Criteria (Criteria 2, 3, and 4) is an important element of ABET's outcomes-based accreditation criteria and the program's continuous improvement processes. Although you will be reviewing many aspects of the program visited, your evaluation of the program's process for the assessment, evaluation, and implementation of identified needed improvements relative to its stated program educational objectives and student outcomes will be an important part of your work. This module will provide you with information that will help you in the evaluation of these processes.
A. Terms and Definitions Used by ABET
Unfortunately, there is no universally accepted set of terms used in the assessment field. The table below defines the terms used in the ABET Criteria and in the Accreditation Policy and Procedure Manual.
ABET Terms
Program Educational Objectives: Broad statements that describe what graduates are expected to attain within a few years of graduation. Program educational objectives are based on the needs of the program's constituencies.
Student Outcomes: Statements that describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to skills, knowledge, and behaviors that students acquire as they progress through the program.
Assessment: One or more processes that identify, collect, and prepare data to evaluate the attainment of student outcomes. Effective assessment uses relevant direct, indirect, quantitative, and qualitative measures as appropriate to the outcome being measured. Appropriate sampling methods may be used as part of an assessment process.
Evaluation: One or more processes for interpreting the data and evidence accumulated through assessment practices. Evaluation determines the extent to which student outcomes are being attained. Evaluation results in decisions and actions regarding program improvement.
Programs may have adopted a specific language of assessment, which varies from the terms above. It is also possible terminology will vary from one program to another within an institution. If a program is using different terms, it is important it defines its terms in its Self-Study and uses them consistently in its documentation for ABET. If the Self-Study does not clearly indicate how terms are being used, this should be clarified before the visit.
If you are from industry, government, or private practice and would like more information on the academic environment and terminology, stop and read Introduction to Academic for Non-Academician (PDF).
B. Review of Program Educational Objectives
Program educational objectives focus on what graduates are expected to attain within a few years after graduation. Due to recent changes in the harmonized Criteria 2, it is no longer necessary to assess the attainment of the program educational objectives but "There must be a documented, systematically utilized, and effective process, involving program constituencies, for the periodic review of these program educational objectives that ensure they remain consistent with the institutional mission, the program's constituents' needs, and these criteria."
The review of program educational objectives requires appropriate monitoring of the currency of the objectives themselves. The currency of the program educational objectives should be reviewed periodically. The time span will depend on the changing needs of the constituents and mission of the program. Programs in dynamic and rapidly changing disciplines will need to have more frequent monitoring cycles to be sure the program educational objectives are current and the student outcomes will enable the attainment of the objectives.
Information on the needs of constituents for the development and revision of the program educational objectives should be gathered in meaningful ways. Determining compliance with this aspect of Criterion 2 will take informed judgment on the part of the Program Evaluator.
Note: The program defines the groups that make up its constituencies, with the exception of ETAC programs. ETAC specifies that representatives of industries that hire program graduates must be included via their advisory board.
C. Assessment and Evaluation of Student Outcomes
For student outcomes, the focus of the data collection is to answer the question: "Can the program demonstrate the level to which students have attained the anticipated student outcomes?" The evidence of student learning is then used to identify student strengths and weaknesses related to each of the student outcomes for making decisions about how to improve the program teaching/learning processes.
This evidence should be the product of faculty reviewing and/or observing student work related to the program requirements. In preparation for reviewing a program's processes related to Criterion 4, Continuous Improvement, for student outcomes, it is important to understand several principles of a well-constructed process to enable continuous improvement related to program-level student learning.
The following are the underlying principles of continuous quality improvement of student learning at the program level.
- The focus of Criterion 4 (continuous improvement related to student outcomes) is on the learning of students and not the assessment or evaluation of individual students.
- The focus of Criterion 4 (continuous improvement related to student outcomes) is on the learning of students and not the assessment or evaluation of individual courses.
- Student outcomes should be defined in order for faculty to have a common understanding of the expectations for student learning and to achieve consistency across the curriculum.
- A program does not have to collect data on every student in every course to know how well it is doing toward the attainment of student outcomes.
- To provide evidence of attainment of student outcomes by the time of graduation for program reporting purposes, programs may choose to evaluate and report only data collected in courses towards the end of the curricular cycle.
- A program does not have to evaluate every outcome every year in order to render decisions and take actions regarding program improvement and the attainment of student outcomes.
- The focus is on continuous improvement based on information for decision-making.
D. How Do I Know if a Program has an Adequate Continuous Quality Improvement Process for Student Learning?
Evidence of a CQI process would contain the following:
- A timeline of repeated activities related to the assessment and evaluation of student outcomes. Possible question: "What is your data collection and evaluation timeline?"
- Agreed upon student outcomes and how they will be assessed. (Identifying a few performance indicators per outcome is an effective way to develop measurable definitions.) Possible question for faculty: "How does your program assess its student outcomes to ensure consistent assessment across the curriculum?"
- Systematic data collection focusing on direct evidence of student performance related to the student outcomes. Possible question: "Where do you collect the data that is evidence of student learning?"
- Systematic data collection ensuring coverage of each student outcome for the given student cohort. Possible request: "Describe how the data being presented were collected."
- Data collection and analysis providing information that enables faculty to identify superior performance and opportunities for improvement related to the outcomes. Possible question: "I see X% of your students have attained outcome Y. Were there any notable positive or negative aspects of the students' performance?"
- An evaluation process clearly communicating to program faculty opportunities for improvement in student learning. Possible request: "Describe how the proposed actions improved student learning (or are anticipated to improve student learning) related to the enhancement opportunities identified."


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Things got testy during Sunday's game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans, with frustration levels understandably high among Baltimore players in an eventual 43-13 loss to Houston.
Cameras mercifully caught this moment between J.J. Watt and Ray Rice, who sparked the confrontation with a seemingly unprovoked shove to the Texans defensive end.
Watt was mic'd up for the weekly NFL Films segment, "Sound FX," when he told the Ravens running back, "You gotta go do that now? Alright. I've eaten burritos bigger than you."
At 6' 6", Watt towers over the 5' 8" Rice, who is diminutive by NFL standards but large by burrito standards. Given that everything's bigger in Texas, we're left to wonder which taqueria serves a Ray Rice-sized wrap, and whether it comes with a side of "little bitty Eagle meatballs."


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This is a photo from the antique shop in Crosby Minnesota.
I almost didn't buy it because it is so damaged, but it had a name on the back.
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4 on horse
Brown on each
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I am wondering if this wasn't a Stage Coach Stop, it looks like there are bags and a chair setting outside. It is an awfully large building to be just a settlers cabin.


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On first appearances I'm sure the majority of us would proclaim with interest and enthusiasm, "WOW! An albino green sea turtle." However, that isn't the case interestingly enough! It's actually a turtle with what's known as leucism. According to wikipedia:
Unlike albinism, it is caused by a reduction in all types of skin pigment, not just melanin.
From my understanding, the best way to tell the difference is by looking at other parts of the body like the eyes (leucism can also be patchy in appearance where only some parts of the animals skin is affected). Melanin is the only pigment that contributes to eye colour (in the iris specifically), and hence why it's possible to detect the difference between these two genetic disorders. (However, this method isn't necessarily fool proof as I'm sure pigmentation attributed to melanin may vary a great deal across many different species, so genetic tests would probably be the only thing that is truly fool proof when it comes down to it).
In the below example using the alligator, when the eyes appear as they normally do, with grey/blue pigmentation, the animal is most likely leucistic, and if it has pink eyes lacking melanin pigmentation then it's an albino.
People may ask why traits like albinism or leucism still exist in the wild when surely it has little if any benefits for animals? Evolution via natural selection unfortunately finds it relatively impossible to weed out traits like albinism and leucism which are recessive. That is that they aren't exhibited by the animal (in what's called its phenotype) unless the animal has two copies of the recessive alleles (one from its mother and one from its father). If it only has one, it will exhibit the same phenotype (it will appear the same) as would an individual without any copy of that allele.
Because of this fact, individuals who carry two alleles and appear white are likely to have a lower fitness level than other normally appearing individuals, and is thus more likely to be killed/predated prior to passing on its genes. However, because individuals can carry a single recessive allele for albinism or leucism without any changes to its appearance, if it ever mates with another individual who is carrying a single (or two) recessive alleles then offspring may be produced carrying this phenotype. Similar to genetic disorders in humans such as cystic fibrosis or sickle-cell anemia.
On a side note, during my volunteer work in Queensland at Mon Repos with sea turtles, I would often find white hatchlings. Unfortunately, the majority of them normally didn't make it out of their shells and died in the burrows as a result of other genetic defects they also carried (they often had contorted bodies, and one I found had no eyes at all). In once case I even found twin albinos sharing a single egg shell. Sometimes you'd find abnormally large eggs an these would have two yolks or embryos in them. It was rare enough that they would actually develop at all, let alone develop and both be albino or leucistic.
Looking back I wish I'd had a closer look and could've worked out whether they were carrying albinism or leucism! I might have to rummage through my turtle photos and see if I can find some images of them.


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The name TimeSplitters 2 conjures fond memories of frenzied first-person shooter action. Indeed, with its smooth control and fast play mechanics, its pretty graphics and undisturbed 60 frames per second fluidity, the Free Radical Design developed title set a standard for intense FPS gunning. It was also one of the better multiplayer titles on any console.
TimeSplitters 2 featured a storyline that revolved around the time-traveling space creatures of the same name. The evil beings were bent on the destruction of the human race and it was up to a couple of marines from the future, one of them named Cortez, to travel through time, retrieve the aliens' time crystals, and stop them from doing further damage to the outline of existence.
In TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, scheduled for a 2005 release on GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox, you once more control the badass marine Cortez. A full-blown war has broken out between the human race and the TimeSplitters and the extraterrestrials are on the winning side. In the middle of an apocalyptic battle, the humans learn that sometime in the past -- a being named Crow -- created the TimeSplitters, and the military powers that be deploy Cortez on a mission to travel back to the point of their creation and stop it. Sound a little like Back to the Future? Get used to the idea. The game's storyline is intertwined with time paradoxes that we'll get to shortly.
The first-person shooter has expanded considerably since we saw it last at the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2004, due in large to the dedicated 40-man team at Free Radical. The UK studio has not rested on the laurels of the original game, but taken what worked in TS2 and enhanced it for the monstrous sequel. What this ultimately means is a deeper storyline, more unique levels and weapons, and serious multiplayer modes to boot. This is a smarter game on all fronts.
That noted, it does not feel like an entirely new experience. If you played TimeSplitters 2, Future Perfect will in fact seem downright familiar in many respects. The control setups are the same -- though there are more sets to choose from -- and you can also create a fully customized configuration if you so desire. A dual-analog control setup comes standard. One stick moves Cortez while the other allows him to aim. The left shoulder button brings up the target reticule and the right one fires whatever weapon he happens to be holding. With a face button, the hero is also able to crouch. And on PlayStation 2 and Xbox, the thumbsticks can be pressed for a melee attack. (This function will likely be mapped to a face button on GameCube.) The melee attacks will cause Cortez to, for instance, use the butt of his shotgun to knock an enemy out.
As before, control feels responsive, fast, and extremely polished. And because moving and aiming is so intuitively implemented you'll be able to make precision shots without first struggling with the mechanics. In our opinion, the setup remains one of the best for any console-based first-person shooter. Free Radical has not mucked with that. What it has done is through gadgets and weaponry added new layers to what's possible.
Future Perfect features more weapons and gadgets than ever. Of course, the standard tools are back. You'll see the Soviet Rifle, Machine Gun, Shotgun, Grenades and more. You can equip the Kruger 9mm with or without a silencer. Or resort to the Sniper Rifle, target with the left shoulder, zoom in and out with the D-pad, and pop an enemy's head off from one hundred yards away. You'll be able to man machine gun turrets in both the single and multiplayer modes. But you'll also be able to arm Cortez with a flare gun; the powerful weapon will shoot the heavy projectiles at enemies and explode, inflicting massive amounts of up-close damage. The weapon will not wreak as much havoc over great distances because the flares will eventually fizzle out of control. There's a Sub-Machine Gun (SMG) and later in the game you can add a Rocket Launcher to it. You can even pick up TNT, throw it onto a door or hurl it at an oncoming tank, and blow either to smithereens.
Certain weapons are exclusive to time periods. For instance, the laser guns will be available in the distant future and not in 1924 Scotland.


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Footprints: Walk and Remember 2017
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This year's Footprints walk will take place come rain or shine at 11.00 am on Sunday 24th September, 2017 (registration from 10.30 am) and will be from Peel to St John's, along the Heritage Trail which follows the old railway track. The walk is about 4 miles, along a flat route that is suitable for all levels of walkers.
We would like to invite everyone to come together and walk in memory of a loved one, and to enjoy a scenic, healthy and fun few hours with family and friends while also supporting the important work of Cruse Bereavement Care.
The entry fee is £10 for an adult and £5 for a child. Everyone is also encouraged to raise sponsorship money, and a sponsorship form is enclosed with the registration pack. But don't worry if you can't collect sponsors - just come along on the day and enjoy the walk!
To make sure we can start on time on the day, we ask that everyone registers in advance. You can download a registration pack here, and please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the event.
We hope to see you there!
Group Drop in Sessions to Start in September
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Starting on Saturday 10th September, we will be holding group drop-in bereavement support sessions every Saturday afternoon from 2pm-4pm.
These sessions will be led by two trained and experienced bereavement volunteers, in a safe and confidential environment.
There's no need to book - anyone can just come along to the Cruse office in Onchan at any time during the sessions.
For any further information, please contact us.
Two CruzKids Members Graduate from University
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We are very proud of Lizzy and Zoe, CruzKids members, who have both graduated from university this month. Both Lizzy and Zoe have also raised funds for Cruse in the past - Lizzy ran the Great North Run and Zoe did the Parish Walk.
Please read their stories below.
Lizzy's older sister, Eleanor, died in 2007 of a rare condition called Wegener's Granulomatosis. Lizzy was only 11 years old and described how she sometimes felt really angry, sometimes really sad and that she felt like there was a big hole inside. Soon after Eleanor's death Lizzy started receiving 1-2-1 support with Cruse and over the years has been a regular and enthusiastic supporter of the CruzKids programme. She is pictured recently at her graduation ceremony at Northumbria University where she received a 1st Class Honours Degree in Occupational Therapy, describing her career choice because she simply "wants to help people".
Zoe's dad died of Multiple Myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow when she was only nine years old. As is the case with many children, as Zoe approached teenage years the reality of her loss really hit her and she sought support from Cruse to help her deal with the new feelings she was experiencing. Zoe was pleased when the CruzKids programme was set up and she realised that she was not alone. Zoe is shown at her graduation ceremony at the University of East Anglia, where she received a 1st Class Honours in Drama. She is an accomplished actress, but Zoe has a strong desire to help those less fortunate than herself and in September continues her studies at Southampton, training to be a Special Needs teacher.
Well done on your achievement girls, you really both are amazing!
New End of Life Booklet Launched
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At an event at The Regency Hotel in Douglas yesterday, the End of Life Matters working group launched their new booklet, entitled Putting Your House in Order.
The End of Life Matters initiative, which Cruse Bereavement Care Isle of Man is part of, encourages everyone, regardless of age or health, to take simple steps to make their end of life experience better; for themselves and for their family and friends.
The new booklet gives guidance on the things that should be considered and planned for at the end of your life. The free booklet will be available from many places around the Island, including Cruse Bereavement Care Isle of Man, Hospice Isle of Man and Kirk Braddan, and can also be found on our End of Life Matters page.
To coincide with the launch of this booklet, Cruse also launched a companion booklet entitled My End of Life Plan, which is designed to help your family and friends know and understand your wishes, and where to find your important information and documents. This booklet can also be found on our website.
A pack containing a paper version of these booklets, as well as other supporting documentation is available from our office. If you would like to receive a copy, please let us know.
We are very proud of this booklet and the End of Life Matters initiative and are sure that many people will find it a useful resource.
A Light in Our Life Memorial Service
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30th April 2017, 4pm, Kirk Braddan
Cruse and Kirk Braddan will once more be holding A Light in Our Life on 30th April 2017, at Kirk Braddan.
A Light in Our Life is a non-religious memorial service for anyone who has experienced the tragic death of a child at any stage in life - from miscarriage, stillbirth, and any age after birth.
The service, which begins at 4pm, will include music, poetry, lighting candles in memory, times for silence and reflection, and the opportunity to include a child's name in a Book of Memories.
We will also hear the names of children being read aloud. This is often done in memorial services as a recognition of a person's life. Hearing a name read aloud has been found to sometimes help those who may have been unable to name a younger child, but find they can now.
All are welcome to this occasion. If you wish to have a child's name read in rememberance and celebration of their life (last names do not need to be included) please send details before 21st April to:
Amanda Cafearo
Service Co-ordinator, Cruse Bereavement Care Isle of Man
Tel: 01624 668192


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WASHINGTON — Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo has cut a deal with several moderate Democrats to amend the Dodd-Frank Act and provide regulatory relief to financial institutions, the Idaho Republican announced Monday.
On the one hand, the deal is liable to be greeted warmly by industry representatives who have fought for a relief bill for several years. But it is more modest than many expected and fails to provide the sweeping relief many institutions had hoped for.
At the very least, however, it is a bill capable of passing the Senate. Republicans need eight Democrats on board to support the measure — and the announcement on Monday makes it clear that they have at least nine, including Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Jon Tester of Montana, Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Mark Warner of Virginia.
"A strong and vibrant economy is important for American consumers, businesses, and the stability of the financial sector," Crapo said in a press release. "The bipartisan proposals on which we have agreed will significantly improve our financial regulatory framework and foster economic growth by right-sizing regulation, particularly for smaller financial institutions and community banks. I thank all of the senators who have joined with us to move this forward, and look forward to continuing our work to achieve a robust, bipartisan legislative product."
Among other things, the legislation would amend the Dodd-Frank's $50 billion systemically important financial institution threshold, raising it to $250 billion, and make a number of legislative changes to mortgage regulations and capital formation.
Following is a guide to what's in the deal.
Raising the SIFI threshold
Perhaps the biggest element of the relief deal is that it would quintuple the systemic threshold for banks, to $250 billion.
The bill would stagger how fast institutions would receive relief. Banks with assets of $50 billion to $100 billion would be immediately exempt from enhanced standards after the bill is signed. Bank holding companies with assets of $100 billion to $250 billion would be exempt 18 months after enactment. The bill says that the Federal Reserve Board would still be allowed to conduct periodic stress tests for banks above $100 billion and have the authority to apply or suspend enhanced standards.
The deal would be a boon for certain banks that are not far above the $50 billion threshold, like Zions Bancorp. in Utah. But it would leave out key players hopeful for relief, including the $456 billion-asset U.S. Bank in Minneapolis, the $361 billion-asset PNC Bank in Pittsburgh and the $280 billion-asset Bank of New York Mellon.
Overall, it would reduce the number of institutions automatically subject to enhanced standards to roughly 12.
Capital simplification
The bill would establish a community bank leverage ratio between 8% and 10%. Banks and credit unions with less than $10 billion of assets that meet the ratio would be considered in compliance with capital and leverage requirements.
This is a potentially significant provision that would simplify the Basel III capital regime for smaller institutions. A House bill by Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling had provided an off-ramp for banks that agree to hold higher capital, though that ramp was not limited by size. Under the Crapo deal, small banks, most of which already hold that much capital, would benefit.
The deal provides financial institutions relief from a number of mortgage regulations, including restrictions for mortgages that are kept on a bank's balance sheet or made by financial institutions with less than $10 billion in assets. The bill would deem those mortgages as "qualified mortgages" under Dodd-Frank, which would allow banks and credit unions to expand the types of mortgages they offer.
The bill would also remove the three-day way period required for new integrated mortgage disclosures if a creditor extends to a consumer a second offer with a better interest rate.
The deal would also provide an advantage to credit unions. Under the deal, one -to four-family mortgages that are not primary residences would not count against credit union business lending caps. Currently, such loans are treated as business loans.
Volcker Rule
The bill would exempt banks with less than $10 billion in assets from the Volcker Rule, which prevents banks from proprietary trading with customer deposits. If a bank's total trading assets and liabilities are less than 5% of its total assets, they would also be exempt from the rule.
Call reports, exam cycle and brokered deposits
The deal would also allow banks with less than $5 billion of assets to file short-form call reports, raise the small bank holding company policy statement from $1 billion to $3 billion of assets and extend the examination cycle for well managed banks with less than $3 billion in assets to 18 months. The current threshold is $1 billion.
Additionally, the bill would make changes to how reciprocal deposits are treated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. While they would still be considered brokered by the FDIC, a bank would not longer be forced to request a waiver for them, a process that can take several months, if they fell from well capitalized to adequately capitalized. Without a waiver, banks are forced to run off of their brokered deposits.
If the bill were to pass, it would benefit firms like Promontory Interfinancial Network, which runs a reciprocal deposit business so that institutions can offer higher deposit insurance coverage.
Credit reporting
The bill includes a provision that would require credit bureaus like Equifax, Experian and TransUnion to allow consumers to freeze and unfreeze their credit at least once a year.
Liquidity and leverage adjustments
The deal would make tweaks to the regulators' liquidity and leverage rules. It would direct regulators to treat qualifying investment-grade, liquid and readily marketable municipal securities as liquid assets under the liquidity coverage ratio rule.
It would also specify that funds of a custodial bank that are deposited with the Fed should not be taken into account when calculating the supplementary leverage ratio.
"Trust banks would finally get relief from the supplemental leverage ratio," wrote Jaret Seiberg, an analyst at Cowen & Co. "The bill would exempt for custodial banks deposits held at the central bank from the calculation of the supplemental leverage ratio. This does not mean that State Street and Bank of New York Mellon would escape their G-SIB designation. It would, however, make it easier for them to pass the CCAR stress test."
Cyber study
The bill would call for the Treasury Department to study the risks of cyber threats to financial institutions and the economy.


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Cameron Diaz: Special 'Tonight Show' Appearance!
Cameron Diaz makes a surprise appearance on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno held at NBC Studios on Wednesday (November 23) in Burbank, Calif.
The 39-year-old actress came out during the "Ask Jay Anything" segment. The audience was comprised of all armed forces man and women, who were invited to literally ask host Jay anything.
One Navy Operations Second Class service man asked for a hug from a beautiful woman – and Cameron came out and hugged the lucky guy before leading him backstage!
Also making a special appearance via satellite was Snooki!
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Has your cat been eliminating outside of her litterbox? It's not uncommon for our feline friends to develop an aversion to their bathroom! Below, your Colorado Springs, CO vet tells you about some common reasons this may be happening and how to fix them.
Where your cat's bathroom is located is very important. Put it in a quiet, out-of-the-way place where Fluffy won't be disturbed. No one wants to do their business in a crowded, noisy area!
Who wants to use a dirty bathroom? Not your cat, that's for sure! Make sure you scoop out your cat's litterbox on a regular basis to remove waste, and change the litter out entirely every week to make sure things stay fresh and clean. Cats may avoid their litterbox entirely if it's not up to their standards!
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If your cat was startled while using her box earlier in life, she might be afraid to use it now. Talk to your veterinary professional or an animal behaviorist if you think your cat is having this problem.
Want more advice on your cat's bathroom habits or behavior? Don't hesitate to call your vet Colorado Springs, CO. We're here for you!


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4 concepts to optimize and simplify your online presence
How does your online presence and content make you feel? Happy, content and a little giddy or scared, confused, and a little upset? If it's the first one then give yourself a break and enjoy a little entertainment. If it's the second one, then read on and lets do something about it.
Before starting with a new client I always start with the same 4 concepts:
Mission Statement
Once I've gathered as much info as I can using these 4 concepts is when I then begin the strategic and tactical planning. After all, knowing is half the battle.
Mission Statement
A good mission statement is a powerful thing. It can focus activities, inspire individuals, commit resources, fuel corporate communications, clarify marketing messaging, and provide guidelines for tactical and strategic planning. It should be the guiding force behind your decisions because it's what your company stands for.
When was the last time you looked at your company's mission statement? Do you have a mission statement? If you don't have one then get on it right now. If you have one then pull it out and see how everything compares.
Does your content support your mission statement or is it in opposition of it? Do your profiles and campaigns work to further your mission? Let this be your "guiding light".
AIDA stands for Awareness, Interest, Desire, and Action. It doesn't matter what tools or platforms you're using for your marketing the classic AIDA model can help you organize, define, and focus all of your online activities.
Figuring out where everything falls in this classic sales & marketing funnel will help define a purpose and style for everything. It will help you understand what's happening in your processes and why.
Money, Authority, Desire, and Response. MAD-R are the attributes that define what a market is. When you find these attributes in a much higher concentration then it's considered a target market. Do you have these laid out for your customers?
Knowing these attributes will help define your messaging. It will define the words you use, the keywords you strive to rank for, even the jargon you associate with your business and your products. Knowing exactly who your target market is and why they're your target market can make a huge difference in the content you create, the things you say, and the decisions you make.
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. You probably did this when building the business plan for your company and now is the time to revisit it.
SWOT can be applied to any part of your business or the business as a whole. Run a SWOT analysis on your marketing to see where you can make improvements and build better campaigns. Use it to analyze sales and customer service to find ways to improve their results. It's another classically powerful way to help simplify and optimize your business.
When you combine the power of knowing exactly what direction you want to go, funnel organization, customer info, and objective analysis your decisions become easier. Using these concepts will help to organize and clarify your messaging and simplify and optimize your online presence.
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If you haven't yet heard of Romeo Santos, you may definitely want to keep your eyes and ears open.
Already referred to as the "Bachata King," the young Dominican singer whose specialty is the romantic, oftentimes sorrowful bachata style is leaving his imprint on the music world.
Santos used to be the frontman of the popular band "Aventura," which in the 1990s introduced bachata to New York and made it a popular music phenomenon. However, Santos is doing pretty well in his new solo career. His first album lead Billboard's list of best-selling Latin albums for five consecutive week, according to MetroLatino.com.
Now the bachatero is taking the popular genre one step forward. His new album is a compilation of Spanish and English songs with some music industry megastars: Lil Wayne is featured on "All Aboard" and R&B superstar Usher joins Santos in "Promise."
The collaboration with Usher was an instant hit. Interestingly enough, however, "the original (Spanish version) has definitely (taken) over," even for English-speaking fans, said Usher according to USA Today.
Bachata is "a cultural movement that I wanted to be associated with," Usher told USA Today. "It was a new experience for my fans as well as for (Romeo's)."
His bilingual/bicultural debut album "Formula, Vol. 1" was released on Nov. 8 and the album's first single, "You," spent seven weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart during the summer, according to Billboard.biz.
Still, bachata hasn't always enjoyed this much appeal.
The genre originated in rural Dominican Republic. The word bachata refers to a social-gathering where friends and family would party until dawn. The musicians playing were usually friends of the host and would be compensated with drink and food, customarily a traditional sancocho stew. The music was initially criticized by Dominicans and other Latino Americans as vulgar. Many associated bachata with debauchery and misbehavior.
The first sounds of bachata were guitar-based, with percussion provided by maracas or a maraca-like instrument called the güira. Bachata was slower than other guitar-based genres and it was typically played by trios or quartets with three or four guitarists.
In the 1990s, bachata moved away from acoustic guitar and incorporated the electric steel guitar, speeding up the rhythm. It became dance music at its best, rapidly gaining popularity with mainstream audiences. It was no longer perceived as distasteful by many.
The themes, however, remained the same -- stories about romance, heart-break or love that never blossomed.
For Santos, bachata is only part of his gig.
In 2011, the bachatero was signed by Overbrook Entertainment, Will Smith's production company, to be the star of an ABC sitcom about a second-generation Dominican-American torn between his traditional roots and his new life. According to Billboard, the show will focus on a Dominican American (Santos) and his conflict between his father's more traditional customs and his own ideas of what it means to be successful in America. "It's very similar to my relationship with my real father," said Santos according to USA Today.
Santos, whose family is originally form Dominican Republic, was born and raised in the Bronx. He grew up listening to Latino music. But R&B and hip-hop also influenced him. According to USA Today, in the early 1990s Santos was a church-singer when he and a group of friends decided to start the boy-band Aventura in the Bronx.
Although Santos is enjoying his solo success, with sold out shows in New York's Madison Square Garden, there is talk about the group reuniting in a couple of years.


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These dudes might have had a panoramic x-ray machine, but they apparently couldn't see through a law enforcement sting.
A woman had reported a $30,000 panoramic dental X-ray machine stolen from Summer Smiles Family Dental in Deltona. She was in the process of relocating and had left the machine behind for pros to move because it was too big and too delicate for her to move, according to a news report from the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
Several weeks later, the woman told deputies that she had located the stolen X-ray machine for sale on Craigslist and eBay for $20,000 and even provided them with the seller's name, a dude named Mathew Pare, the report stated.
And surprise: Pare, 25, worked for the company that was hired to clean the office after the dental business moved out, deputies said.
So investigators set up a sting, contacted Pare and made arrangements to see the X-ray machine.
When they arrived at the home to check it out, Pare and Matthew Simmons, 26, reportedly showed them the machine.
After checking the serial number to confirm that it was the stolen unit, more undercover agents moved in and busted the duo.
These days, they'll steal anything.
Lakeland: Thieves steal heavy equipment from cemetery
Coconut Creek: This dude researched industrial areas and then went to places near I-95 to steal back-flow preventer valves, a devise that prevents water that already has passed through a customer's water meter from flowing backward into a utility's water main.
Volusia County: Trio busted for dismantling train tracks for scrap metal
Lakeland: Somebody swiped 20 swan eggs from nesting areas, cops say
Hillsborough County: Worker accused of stealing roller coaster parts
Charlotte County: Man accused of stealing catalytic converter from customer's van in Walmart parking lot
Polk County: Pizza costume walked away from Papa John's | Video


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Diversity Dialogue: The Invisibility of Disability, April 10
April 04, 2013
The community of students with disabilities is one that often gets overlooked here at Lewis & Clark. The Office of Multicultural Affairs in conjunction with Student Support Services seeks to foster a greater discourse on what it means to identify as having a disability and the pervading stigmas that exist to continually marginalize. Join us for a panel discussion consisting of students who struggle both directly and indirectly with these issues followed by an open discussion.
This event will engage different types of learning styles and will be an excellent example of what an accommodating lecture and event should look like. It will be beneficial for faculty and staff to attend to witness these aspects. It will also be beneficial for faculty and staff to hear what students with disabilities or family members with disabilities have to say about what it means to have a disability and why it relates to diversity.
When: Wednesday April 10, 4 p.m.
Where: The Watzek Library Classroom
Who: Everyone is Invited
Presented by Office of Multicultural Affairs and Student Support Services
Ella Dawley `14
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Opening September 12, We Shall: Photographs by Paul D'Amato
Opening September 12, We Shall: Photographs by Paul D'Amato
CHICAGO — The DePaul Art Museum probes complex issues of portraiture and representation across lines of race and community with We Shall, a new exhibition of works by Chicago photographer Paul D'Amato. The exhibition opens Thursday, September 12.
The exhibition chronicles dramas large and small in the lives of ordinary people through a group of portraits and studies of the urban landscape made on the west side of Chicago. "D'Amato is best known for his subtle and revelatory portraits, made collaboratively with his subjects," said Gregory Harris, Assistant Curator at the DePaul Art Museum. "His photos refuse to provide all of the answers but instead embrace an aesthetic and poignant complexity that allows us to experience things we may not fully understand."
An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. September 12 at the museum, located at 935 W. Fullerton Ave., just east of the CTA's Fullerton 'L' stop. The museum is free and open to the public every day. The exhibition runs through November 24. There will be a VIP preview from 5 – 6 the same evening, as well as a book release for the exhibition's companion publication. DPAM will also be releasing the first Collector Print for members of the new "Friends of DPAM" member group.
"D'Amato's images reveal unanticipated layers of meaning, supported by a deep sense of place and the photographer's empathetic eye," said Louise Lincoln, DPAM Director, "After looking at these images, it is practically impossible not to see people and surroundings through a different lens and understand broad issues of race, class, and inequality in more embodied ways."
We Shall is the first museum exhibition of D'Amato's latest series.
Accompanying programs at the museum explore some of the ideas and issues behind the photographs:
● "The Portrait: 2-Day Photography Workshop with Paul D'Amato." Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6. More information can be found here: http://museums.depaul.edu/events/workshop
● "Economics, Public Policy, Politics, and the City Many of Us Rarely See." Talk with DePaul author and political scientist Larry Bennett. Wednesday, October 9, 6 p.m.
● Gallery talk and guided tour with curator Gregory Harris and artist Paul D'Amato. Saturday, November 2, 1 p.m.
● "What is the Image We're Looking For? Depictions of Race and Class in American Journalism and Photojournalism." Talk with author and New York University professor Susie Linfield. Thursday, November 14, 6 p.m.
A full list of programs and events related to the exhibition is online at http://museums.depaul.edu/news/calendar/. All programs (except workshop) are free of charge.
The DePaul Art Museum is about to enter its third year in its new home. The museum is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call 773-325-7506 or visit www.depaul.edu/museum


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Born in Pune, India, Dham came to study in the United States with only $8 in his pocket. After gaining a master's degree in solid-state sciences from the University of Cincinnati, Dham joined NCR Corporation where he worked on non-volatile memory. Soon after, he met Bill Johnson, a Director at Intel, who eventually brought Dham there. It was there that Dham co-invented Intel's flash memory technology.
After 16 years, in 1995, Dham left Intel and entered the startup world, working with NexGen (acquired by AMD for $800 million) and Silicon Spice (acquired by Broadcom for $1.2 billion). He then founded cross-border incubator NewPath Ventures in Santa Clara, California. Subsequently, he founded an India-focused early stage VC fund, IndoUS Venture Partners.
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There are plenty of others who are better placed to assess Tanzania's past achievements and future prospects in political or economic terms, so I won't trespass on their terrain. But I can say something about rural water supply. In particular, I have identified two themes of change in the sector - covering the past 50 years and the next - that I think may be of interest.
First, for a little more than the first half of Tanzania's independent history, "free water" was the policy. In line with Ujamaa policies, or African Socialism, the government was to shoulder the costs both of investing in new infrastructure and of keeping that infrastructure running.
But politics and economics change. In 1991, a new National Water Policy signalled the end of "free water" and the adoption of a more market-based approach. Another new National Water Policy in 2002 cemented this change further.
Was the "free water" policy dropped simply because it was no longer in line with the national and international consensus on free markets? Perhaps, but it is also true that the policy wasn't working. Free water is great for those who have access to clean and safe water, but it means there is less money available for extending services to people who don't. And even for those with access, it means infrastructure is likely to be poorly maintained. In short, there was no money for investment, and no money for running costs.
Tanzania's rural water supply sector is still struggling to cope with this change, in two ways. The free water mindset is still widespread, often justified with the line that "water is a gift from God". That may be so, but God doesn't pay for rusted pipes or a broken down pump to be repaired or replaced. And the legacy of 30 years of underinvestment is a massive backlog of demand for new and improved services.
But looking forward, the more market-based approach looks to be the right one. The sector may not be making the progress we would hope for, the problem is more one of practical coordination at the centre rather than policy.
Second, perhaps the biggest theme of all is the challenge of keeping up with population growth, 50 years ago, Tanganyika was a country of around 8-10 million people, with over 90% living in rural areas. Today, Tanzania has around 5 times that number of people, and though there has been some urbanisation, still around 75% of Tanzania's population live in rural areas.
This rapid population growth puts huge demands on water supply. Even the massive spending on rural water supply in the last five years - under the Water Sector Development Programme - is not currently keeping up with the pace of population growth. By the time currently planned projects are completed, an estimated 1 million people will benefit, but the rural population will have risen by 2 million people in the same period.
|Source: The Economist
Of course, these are (unreliable) projections that will probably not happen. But there's no doubt that Tanzania's population is set to grow massively. Whether Tanzania's rural water supply sector can keep up (and catch up) with this growth is much more in doubt.
To do so, funding for the sector will have to continue to grow. More importantly, this money will have to be spent more efficiently than is currently the case. That seems unlikely to happen while decision making in the sector is so centralised. Centralised decision making is currently failing to cope with a rural population of 30 million, how can it possibly cope with 100 million?
Or perhaps the best hope for rural water supply in Tanzania is family planning?


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S/Sgt. Tom Norton has been involved in the LETR since 1990 when the Flame of Hope arrived in BC for the very first time. Today, the Torch Run is more than just a run. It transforms communities by inspiring people to open their minds, to accept and include people with intellectual disabilities celebrating differences and successes.
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