If you have only just started to enjoy the wonderful freedom that owning and riding your own motorbike can offer you, congratulations it's great! You may feel very confident and be raring to go off on your bike, or you may be feeling a bit daunted. Both are normal, and however you feel, there are a few things to remember if you are a new motorbike rider.
Ensure your bike has ABS – ABS (anti-lock brake system) is essential to a new motorcyclist – it is a much safer to have a bike with this, as it is there to help you to brake hard in an emergency. There are many videos online demonstrating how a bike with ABS versus a bike without fares in these conditions and it is safe to say as a new rider in particular, a bike with ABS is a much better choice than one without.
Make sure that you have the right protective gear – Even the most experienced and competent riders have a fall from their bike from time to time, but more inexperienced riders are more likely to have this happen. Most falls are minor and nothing to worry about, but what will make the difference between a serious injury or a few cuts and bruises is the right protective gear. Don't be tempted, during the summer months to wear less clothing because of the heat. There are plenty of ways to cool down whilst riding under a hot sun and remain well protected - make sure that you have a motorbike accessory to keep you cool when riding.
Familiarise yourself with the motorcycle laws – Speaking of keeping cool when you are riding, many motorcyclists enjoy taking their bikes abroad during their summer holiday. It is a great idea and allows you to see a great deal of the country that you are visiting and plan your own route. But many people face heavy fines and penalties, or risk accidents by not knowing the motorcycle laws of the place they are visiting. Even at home, it is important before you go out on your bike to make sure that you know the rules of the road for motorcyclists.
Get to know your bike – In the excitement of purchasing your first bike, it is tempting to get straight on it and take it for a spin – but you are at much greater risk of damage to both yourself and the bike if you do this! Spend time checking your bike to ensure that it is in good working order, familiarise yourself with the controls and if possible, take it somewhere safe and quiet, during a part of the day when there isn't much traffic around to get used to using it.


The documentary will explore Native American contributions to the American music industry through the decades. The untold story will take viewers down musical memory lane by showcasing the indigenous influences that helped shape blues, jazz, folk, pop, rock and heavy metal melodies. Through uncovering the native roots that helped birth the rock 'n' roll movement, moviegoers will bear witness to an often forgotten chapter in the history and be transported back in time.
The UCSC event is at 7 p.m. today at the TA Media Center on campus. Parking will be available in the Arts Lot 126, permits are $5 and will be sold at the parking lot on the night of the event.


On 17 February Beijing Chaoyang Studio (北京朝阳工作室) released three cartoons which aim at spreading among the people the values of the Xi Jinping administration in a way that is closer to the common citizen and less stiff and cold than traditional political propaganda.
One of the three cartoons is entitled "Has the mass line been truly implemented?" (群众路线动真格了?) The animation revolves around Xi Jinping's fight against corruption, a phenomenon which, according to the leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC), runs counter the Communist Party's mass line.
The animation condemns the vices that the official party language describes as "The Four Decadent Customs" (四风)and "The Three Abuses" (三公).
But China has now entered a new era, which the newspaper describes as "the era in which every person has a microphone" and in which every citizen is involved in disseminating political ideas. The way the government gives prominence to the people is the adoption of a new style of propaganda. It abandons "the language of preaching" (说教腔调), which scares people away and is ineffective, because "if no one wants to listen, it does not matter how loud the voice is, it will be to no avail". In order to reach out to the public, "it is necessary to adjust to its taste", to resort to a more joyful tone. This strategy will achieve the goal of "convincing the public without compulsion" (说服而非压服).
One scene from the video has become particularly popular. It is the one in which Xi Jinping brandishes a club and beats a tiger. "Tigers" is the common term used to refer to corrupt high-ranking Communist officials. The image therefore aims at illustrating in a simple (and frivolous) way how Xi Jinping is defeating corruption within the Communist Party.
But what is exactly the 'mass line' which the video mentions?
The mass line is not to be understood as a democratic principle in a Western sense, but rather as the implementation of what the PRC constitution calls the "people's democratic dictatorship". The people's democratic dictatorship, which may sound like a self-contradictory concept, is in reality the logical result of the Communist Party's principle of "avant-garde leadership". The Party considers itself – in Marxist and Leninist terms – the most progressive element of society, the defender of the rights of the working classes, and the true liberator of the masses from capitalist exploitation. While the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has de facto discarded the idea of creating a classless society, it has maintained the principle of 'avantgardism': the Party interprets the will and needs of the masses, formulates its policies which it will then spread among the people through top-to-bottom mobilisation.
According to Xi Jinping, corruption is one of the phenomena that have estranged the people from the Party, it is an evil that contradicts the mass line character of the Party. In order to re-establish the ties between Party and people, fighting corruption is a priority.
The cartoon exemplifies Xi's war against corruption by addressing "The Four Decadent Customs" (四风)and "The Three Abuses" (三公).
"The Four Decadent Customs" are formalism (形式主义), bureaucratism (官僚主义), hedonism (享乐主义) and extravagance (奢靡).
Formalism means looking only at the form of things, separating action and knowledge, neglecting effectiveness, hiding behind piles of documents and in conference rooms; it means pursuing vanity and resorting to wrong facts.
Bureaucratism means being detached from reality, losing the connection with the people, being indifferent towards facts, it means arrogance and egomania.
Hedonism means spiritual laxity, resting on one's laurels, vanity, lasciviousness, longing for the limelight and always yearning for pleasure.
"The Thee Abuses", on the other hand, refer to the squandering of public money for cars, travel expenses and banquets during official trips.
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The 2019 Ontario Fencing Provincials were held in Kingston this past weekend, and the Badgers built upon their performance at the OUA Fencing Championships. For Aaron Olmstead, who was fencing in his hometown of Kingston, a medal at provincials would be the finishing touch on what has been a terrific season for him.
The OUA All-Star won gold in the junior men's sabre event, beating Cutting Edge Fencing Club's Fabian Van Der Merwe in the finals. Olmstead also brought home a bronze in senior men's sabre, losing to silver medalist Garrett Whealen of Royal Military College.
The two-day competition saw hundreds of fencers compete in the three categories of fencing; epée, sabre and foil. Epée sees a more traditional duel take place, one where the entire body is welcome to attacks. Foil is similar to epée, except that the chest is the only acceptable target. Finally, sabre sees a number of slashing attacks to the upper body (head, torso, arms).
While Olmstead was the only Badger to medal, third year physics major Malcom McLeod finished fifth in senior men's foil, a competition that saw nearly 50 fencers participate.
In the senior men's epée event, other Badger finishes include Mark Horvath (43rd), Oluwasijbomi Akintola (44th), Ryan Laxton (47th) and Matthew Lazaris-Brunner (49th). Davin Cyr finished 34th in senior men's foil, and Omsharan Rampertaub placed 26th in senior men's sabre.
Elena Testana finished 13th in senior women's foil, Wynne Reichheld finished 13th in senior women's sabre, Glena Hussein placed 12th in junior women's epée and 35th in senior women's epée, while Madgaline Nejman and Tamara Tait finished 13th and 36th in senior women's epée, respectively.
Up next for the Badgers fencers is the Canadian University Fencing Nationals, an event that will be held from May 17-19 in Quebec City, Quebec.
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If you've always wanted to make your own doggie biscuits, this simple recipe is perfect for you and your kids. Dogs love to chew on bones, and most simply die for these beefy buckwheat varieties. Your dog doesn't even need to know that these biscuits are all natural and a great source of protein.
This recipe is especially good for kids who love to measure. It's a cooking class and a math lesson all in one!
As each item is measured, let your kids take turns adding it to the mixing bowl (everything goes in at once). Next comes the fun part: kneading. Children are great at this. Let them go crazy with the dough – the thicker the better.
The easiest way to make these biscuits into the shape of bones is to use a bone-shaped cookie cutter, which you can find in a variety of pet supply stores. Alternatively, you could carve the bones fairly easily with a knife. For the latter approach, it will help to make a bone pattern from paper or cardboard to guide the knife. You'll get uniform shapes that way.
One you've formed your beefy buckwheat biscuits and placed them on a cookie or baking sheet, all that's left is to bake them at 375 degrees (190 degrees Celsius) for about 30 minutes. Here's a tip for making your biscuits (and just about any oven-baked doggie snack) hard and crunchy instead of soft and chewy: Once they're done baking, allow them to cool for a few hours in the turned-off oven.


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The 1943 baseball season saw a loss of key personnel to the armed forces for nearly every major league team. Baseball itself was allowed to continue because of its morale value, although Washington asked that travel be curtailed and that games be scheduled for the maximum convenience of fans who worked in war-related industries. For the most part, that meant more night games -- including the first twinight doubleheaders -- but teams also scheduled early-morning contests for those on night shifts.
Restricted travel meant changing not only the regular season schedule but spring training sites as well. Instead of sunny Florida, California, and Cuba, major league teams limbered up in exotic locations like Wallingford, Connecticut; Muncie, Indiana; and Asbury Park, New Jersey. Moreover, wartime rubber rationing adversely affected the quality of major league baseballs, and batting averages plummeted into the .240s.
Not surprisingly, the two clubs with the deepest talent and richest farm systems, the Yankees and Cardinals, weathered the storm best and won pennants in 1943. The Cardinals replaced Enos Slaughter, Terry Moore, Johnny Beazley, and Howie Pollet with the likes of Lou Klein, Alpha Brazle, and Harry Brecheen.
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Walker Cooper hit .318 and Harry Walker .294, but St. Louis' biggest weapon was a blossoming Stan Musial, who at age 22 led the National League in hitting at .357, triples with 20, doubles with 48, hits with 220, and total bases with 347. He also scored 108 runs, drove in a team-leading 81, and was voted National League MVP.
St. Louis had the league's two top pitchers in ERA with 157 Max Lanier at 1.90 and 21-8 Mort Cooper at 2.30. As a whole, the Cardinals' staff led in ERA at 2.57, shutouts with 21, and strikeouts with 639. Cincinnati came in second, 18 games out, and Brooklyn finished third under ex-Cardinal GM Branch Rickey.
The pitching-poor Dodgers had the National League's strongest offense, led by stolen-base leader Arky Vaughan with 20; .330-hitting Billy Herman; and Augie Galan, who drew a league-leading 103 walks. Chicago's Swish Nicholson led the league with 29 home runs and 128 RBI.
Pittsburgh's 36-year-old pitching ace Rip Sewell invented the blooper pitch, which he nicknamed the "eephus," and went 21-9 to lead the National League in wins. And in Philadelphia, owner Bill Cox ran afoul of baseball's anti-gambling laws. He was caught betting on his own team (to win), and was forced to sell the team.
The American League race was another laugher, as the Yankees smoked runner-up Washington by 13-1/2 games with a second-half surge. Bill Dickey, age 36, led the Yanks in hitting at .351; Charlie Keller hit 31 home runs, second only to Rudy York's 34; and first baseman Nick Etten totaled 107 RBI, second to York's 118.
Thirty-two-year-old Frank Crosetti took over at short, as Phil Rizzuto joined Joe DiMaggio, Tommy Henrich, and Red Ruffing overseas. Pitcher Spud Chandler, age 35, went 20-4 with a league-low 1.64 ERA for the Bronx Bombers. Chicago's Luke Appling took over the batting title vacated by the absent Ted Williams with a .328 average. Detroit's Dick Wakefield was second in hitting at .316 and first in doubles with 38.
In the 1943 World Series, New York got its revenge for 1942 by beating St. Louis in five games. Chandler, the regular-season's MVP, was the pitching hero, winning game one 4-2 and game five 2-0, and recording an ERA of 0.50.
Dickey was the batting hero of New York's tenth World Championship, leading all hitters with four RBI. Dickey homered to account for both Yankee runs in the deciding game. Walker Cooper got the win in game two, the sole Card victory, despite mourning the loss of his father, who died earlier that day.
The next page provides headlines and summaries of the some of the top stories of the 1943 baseball season.
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1943 Baseball Season Headlines
In 1943, the Yankees won the American League pennant, and teams adjusted to changes due to World War II. Here are some of the headlines from the 1943 baseball season:
Joe McCarthy Finishes On Top Again
Joe McCarthy guided the Yankees to their third straight American League pennant and second World Championship in 1943. He was so miffed that the club sold pitcher Hank Borowy to the Cubs against his wishes that he left the team for three weeks in 1945 and even offered to resign. A month and a half into the 1946 baseball season, with the Yankees off to a slow start, McCarthy's resignation was accepted.
The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals Move Training Digs
The Cardinals, as did all 16 major league teams, had to forsake their regular training site in St. Petersburg, Florida, and conduct their preseason drills closer to home during the war. The Indians, for one, trained at Purdue University.
The 1943 New York Yankees Miss Phil Rizzuto, Joe DiMaggio
The temporary departure of stars like Phil Rizzuto and Joe DiMaggio ended the Yankees' run of seven pennants in eight seasons. In 1944, and even more in 1945, Joe McCarthy had to do some of his best managing just to preserve his record of never finishing out of the first division.
Stan Musial Slugs .562
Stan Musial participated in four World Series in his first four full seasons in the majors. He then played 17 more years without ever appearing in another. In 1943, Musial led the National League in slugging average at .562 despite hitting just 13 home runs. The following year, he repeated as the National League slugging leader, although his home run total fell to 12.
Arky Vaughan Quits the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers
Still at his peak -- 305 average, 66 RBI, and a National League-leading 112 runs scored -- Arky Vaughan quit the Dodgers rather than play under Leo Durocher. Nowadays, he could have become a free agent, but in 1943 Vaughan had no other choice. He came out of retirement in 1947 to play again for Brooklyn after Durocher was suspended for the season.
Bill Nicholson: 29 HRs, 128 RBI
Purchased from Chattanooga of the Southern Association. Bill Nicholson joined the Cubs in July 1939 and almost immediately demonstrated that he would soon be one of the National League's top sluggers. During World War II, he twice led the National League in both home runs and RBI. In 1943, he led the league with 29 dingers and 128 RBI.
Spud Chandler Leads American League in Wins
Spud Chandler's .717 career winning percentage is the highest in history for a 100-game winner. All of Chandler's 152 decisions came with the Yankees. A lackluster record in the minors delayed his major league debut, and a fragile arm idled him for long stretches after he made it. Chandler went 20-4 in '43, leading the American League in wins and ERA (1.64).
See the next page for more headines from the 1943 baseball season.
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Below are more headlines from the 1943 baseball season, including Bill Cox betting on his own team and George Case stealing 61 bases.
Bill Cox Goes Down in Disgrace
Few owners are so brazen as to be photographed wearing their team's uniform. Then again there have been few owners like the Phil's Bill Cox. He was barred in 1943 by the commissioner for betting on his own team. Not only was Cox foolish, he was also apparently a masochist. The Phils that year won just 64 games.
Dick Wakefield Arouses the American League
Dick Wakefield led the American League in hits (200) and doubles (38) as a rookie in 1943. He was also second in the league in batting (.316) and total bases (275) and third in runs (91). In 1944, he hit .355 for a half-season and nearly carried the Tigers to the pennant. Baseball came so easily to Wakefield that he adopted a lackadaisical attitude -- one which he couldn't shed even when his career began to go down the drain.
George Case Swipes 61 Bases
George Case was an anachronism. He stole bases by the carload (61 in 1943) yet his home runs could be counted on the fingers of one hand (one homer in '43). His talents made him invaluable to the Senators, who played during the war years as if it were still the dead-ball era. In 1943, the Senators stole 142 bases but clubbed just 47 home runs. In 1944, they smacked just 33 homers.
1943 New York Yankees Earn World Title
The 1943 World Champion New York Yankees were missing Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Tommy Henrich, and Red Ruffing, all of whom were in the armed services. Among the new Yankees was rookie Snuffy Stirnweiss who hit .219 in 1943, fielded .938, and gave no hint that he would be the club's biggest wartime star.
Walker Brother Falters
There were two sets of Walker brothers playing in the majors during the war years. All four of them were outfielders. Harry Walker and Dixie Walker were the better known of the two sibling acts. A World Series hero in 1946, Harry hit just .143 for the Cardinals in the 1943 fall classic. Harry was nicknamed "The Hat" because he had a habit of tugging at his cap when he was in the batter's box.
In the next section, learn about some of the historic highlights of the 1943 baseball season.
1943 Baseball Season Highlights
The 1943 baseball season was greatly affected by World War II, along with the loss of key players to the military. While morale was low at times around the country, somehow, history was still being made in the sport of baseball. Take, for instance, the debut of the first twinight doubleheaders.
Below you will find major highlights from the 1943 baseball season:
The Yankees repeat in the American League, earning their seventh flag in eight years.
The Cardinals also repeat in National League.
Yankees turn the tables on the Cards in the 1943 World Series; Yanks win in five games.
Yankee Spud Chandler's two CG wins is top World Series performance.
Yankee Billy Johnson leads World Series players in hits with just six.
St. Louis and New York lose players to the armed forces; Yanks are without Joe DiMaggio, Cards are without Enos Slaughter.
Joe McCarthy collects the last of his record seven World Series wins.
McCarthy takes the last of his American League record (since broken) eight pennants.
Spud Chandler is the American League MVP.
Stan Musial is National League MVP, beating out Cardinal teammate Walker Cooper.
Musial wins his first National League bat crown (.357).
Musial leads the National League in OBP (.425), SA (.562), hits (220), doubles (48), triples (20), and total bases (347).
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Chicago's Luke Appling becomes lone American League shortstop to win two bat crowns (.328).
Appling leads the American League in OBP (.419).
Detroit's Rudy York tops the American League in homers (34) and RBI (118).
York leads the American League in runs produced (174), SA (.527), and total bases (301).
Chicago's Bill Nicholson leads the National League in homers (29), RBI (128), and runs produced (194).
Major League teams are forced to conduct spring training in northern sectors due to World War II travel restrictions.
The Browns add to their ongoing major league record when they complete their 42nd season without having won a pennant.
Ace Adams is the first pitcher to appear in 60 or more games two years in a row.
Washington finishes second in American League -- its best showing since 1933.
On May 2, Phillie Schoolboy Rowe becomes the first pitcher to hit a grand slam in each league.
Boston Red Sox Jim Tabor leads American League third basemen in errors for a fifth straight year.
The Brooklyn Dodgers start season with Branch Rickey as their GM, replacing Larry MacPhail who's in the armed forces.
New York Yankee Nick Etten goes 77 at-bats without hitting a single (though he does get other hits).
Prior to the 1943 baseball season, the Yanks get Etten from the Phils for four players and $10,000.
The Twin Ports League, the only Class E league in OB history, disbands on July 13.
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Check out more 1943 baseball season highlights, including Jim Bagby Jr. topping the American League in innings and the Giants finishing last:
On June 17, Joe Cronin becomes the first to pinch-hit a homer in both games of a doubleheader.
Chicago White Sox Wally Moses and New York's Johnny Lindell tie for the American League lead in triples with 12 -- a new record-low for loop leader.
Spud Chandler and Detroit's Dizzy Trout tie for the American League lead in wins (20).
Spud Chandler leads in win percentage (.833) and ERA (1.64) and ties for the lead in shutouts (five).
Jim Bagby Jr. -- son of 30-game winner Jim Sr. -- tops the American League in innings (273).
During the 1943 baseball season, no pitcher in the American League has more than 20 complete games.
Cleveland's Allie Reynolds leads the American League in Ks with 151.
Cincinnati's Johnny Vander Meer repeats as National League K leader (174).
For the first time since 1927, major league homer total falls below 1,000.
The Cards hit .279 while no regular on the Yankees hits above .280.
The Cards' Max Lanier leads the National League in ERA at 1.90.
Cardinal Mort Cooper leads National League in win pct. (.724) and ties for lead in wins (21).
Washington's George Case wins his fifth consecutive American League theft crown (61).
George Case leads the American League in runs (102).
The Giants finish last for the first time since 1915.
To save on rubber, a new balata baseball is introduced.
There are no homers in the first 11 games of the season, and the new ball is shelved.
Mel Ott is second in the National League with 18 homers -- all 18 are hit in his home park.
The Chicago White Sox play 44 doubleheaders.
The Phils play a National League record 43 doubleheaders.
The bankrupt Phils franchise is sold to the National League for $50,000; Bill Cox becomes owner.
Guy Curtwright of the Chicago White Sox hits in 26 straight games, an American League rookie record.
The A's lose an American League record (since broken) 20 straight games.
Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis bans Phils' new owner Bill Cox for life for betting on his own team.
On Sept. 16, Philly's Carl Scheib, age 16, becomes the youngest player ever to pitch in an American League game.
The American League wins the first All-Star Game played at night, 5-3 at Shibe Park.
Arky Vaughan quits the Dodgers at the end of the 1943 baseball season rather than continue to play under manager Leo Durocher.
During the season, Vaughan leads the National League in runs (112).
Detroit rookie Dick Wakefield tops the American League in hits (200) and doubles (38), and is second in batting (.316).
The American League has only three .300 hitters and only five above .290.
Ace Adams sets a new modern major league record with 70 mound appearances.


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Drug May Boost Boys' Height
December 13, 2005 / 2:24 PM / WebMD
Tamoxifen, a drug for breast cancer, could help short boys get taller, researchers report.
The small, preliminary study states that short boys with "limited growth potential" who took tamoxifen had an increase in their predicted adult height.
Although the adolescent boys' skeletons indicated lower predicted adult height, other signs of puberty stayed on track, write Nerissa Kreher, MD, and colleagues.
Kreher works in the pediatric endocrinology section of Riley Hospital for Children at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
The study appears in Pediatrics.
Not A Direct Test
Kreher's team checked the records of seven short boys who had taken tamoxifen twice daily for six months to four years. The boys were nearly 15 years old, on average.
Almost all of the boys (six out of seven) were also taking growth hormones at the same time.
The boys' predicted adult height rose nearly 4 inches during tamoxifen therapy -- from 5 feet 6 inches to almost 5 feet 10 inches -- the researchers report.
Remember, those heights are predictions. The boys' actual adult height isn't known.
Was tamoxifen responsible for the results? It's hard to say, especially in the boys who were also taking growth hormones, the researchers note.
No side effects were recorded in the boys' medical charts, with one exception.
One of the boys reported having blurry vision when he started taking tamoxifen. After stopping and then resuming the drug, those problems went away, write Kreher and colleagues.
Tamoxifen's long-term effects weren't part of the study.
Off-Label Use
Tamoxifen isn't approved for treating short stature. The drug blocks the hormone estrogen and is used to treat and prevent breast cancer in women.
Estrogen has many roles. It's a key part of the female reproductive system. It also fuels some breast cancers, which explains tamoxifen's use in breast cancer.
Estrogen may play a role in the mix of hormones that affect growth and physical maturation, write Kreher and colleagues.
The study was small and it didn't directly test tamoxifen's height effects, the researchers note.
They stress that more studies are needed to see if tamoxifen truly helps short, pubertal boys with limited growth potential improve their adult height.
SOURCES: Kreher, N. Pediatrics, December 2005; vol 116: pp 1513-1515. Reuters.
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
© 2005, WebMD Inc. All rights reserved
First published on December 13, 2005 / 2:24 PM
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Elections in Uganda have consistently been marred by violence, intimidation and a culture of impunity. The winner takes all syndrome has also created a hostile terrain where the exercise of citizens democratic franchise has become highly monetised, perpetrating a "do or die" affair for candidates and political parties alike. This has always given rise to brewing tensions, escalating sentiments and electoral violence in Uganda. The aforementioned scenario was no different during the most recent presidential and general elections in Uganda in February 2016.
What was peculiar this time around was the fierce intra party rivalry within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, as seen among other occurrences, the expulsion of the former Prime Minister and Secretary General. The fallout at the apex of the leadership structure either led aggrieved party supporters to the camp of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party or pressed upon them to run for the elections as independent candidates. The NRM party primaries additionally recorded loss of lives and properties of candidates and supporters. The stakes for the elections were compounded when the Ugandan legislature amended the Parliamentary Elections Act to raise nomination fees for candidates. Opposition political parties viewed this as a draconian mechanism to impair their financial obligation to field candidates for the elections.
There was the militarization of this democratic elections. This assertion became pronounced when men in uniform were deployed to communities to take charge of implementing social programmes such as the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADs). Aside the Military, the police created a youth arm of crime preventers as part of its community policing strategy where community youth members were recruited to act as the eyes and ears of the police. However, this news received mixed reactions from Ugandans as they expressly feared such youth would rather engage in instigating and perpetrating violence as well as causing fear and panic within communities.
Furthermore, security agencies especially the police nurtured a culture of intolerance for peaceful civic action under the implementation tenets of the Public Order and Management Act. These events eroded the trust Ugandan electorates had in the public systems and structures to create an enabling environment free from fear, panic and intimidation. These events were also indicators of potential violence and major threat to the existing social order, the development and democratic gains so far obtained in Uganda.
In view of all these, women and youth organisations as part of their active commitment towards ensuring a peaceful election agreed to replicate the Women's Situation Room (WSR) in Uganda where women in collaboration with youth would lobby and engage all actors and stakeholders to actively commit to peaceful elections.
While all actions and interventions of the WSR-Uganda were guided by the fundamental principles of the WSR, the process was also fully responsive to the Ugandan political climate and election specific issues and concerns. The main structures of engagement and lobbying in the operationalisation of the WSR by the women and youth were the political parties, national elections authority, security sector entities, media, religious bodies and all relevant local authorities. At the local level, the operations of the WSR were fully implemented in 8 priority counties identified as flash points with the real potential for violence. However, the robust media campaign was carried out across all 47 counties. This ensured the process was successfully replicated in Uganda.
Major Highlights of the WSR-Uganda 2016
Peace Processes
The Eminent Women Mediators were independently selected by incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the main opposition leader, Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe to mediate the peace talks. In line with United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1325 and 1820), this was a major milestone for the Eminent Women of the WSR to manage the national peace dialogue to prevent violent confrontations in post-elections Uganda.
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Piggish And Proud Of It!
By Jack Spatafora, August 10, 2011 at 8:24 am
Despite all our economic traumas, the US is still history's most plentiful society. Plenty of land, resources, and especially food. Last month the London Daily Mail snorted: "The average British tourist to America gains 8 pounds during a 2-week vacation, because of bigger portions and all-you-can-eat buffets!"
Lets face it, fellow food fans, we're a bit piggish here and proud of it.
One example is the food giant for whom I penned some rousing Vegas sales conventions where McDonalds execs cheered the troops on to bigger sales and salaries. Having confessed my complicity in America's fast-food-crime-spree, I take comfort in Yale University's Prevention Research Center: "Despite the fact 34% of Americans are obese, only 8% actually believe they are. People are aware of the dangers and yet the percentage of people who don't exercise has risen from 37% to 43% in this last year alone." Founding Director David Katz concludes: "I think there's an element of burnout here, because people try to lose weight but eventually give up."
Another research university, Texas, adds this thought: "When people are asked to give up too much at one time, it's natural for them to rebel. Dieters are among society's most aggressive members."
So what do we have here…? A fat country with fat people who get angry when you remind them they're fat. Aha, but take a big fat look at the latest iPhone apps. This one guides users "to the location of the closest and cheapest beer purveyor." Belly up to the bar, boys, forget the calories, this round is on me………


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Q: C Programming: alternative way of creating a test string and letting the user search for the character within the string vs source code This lab is trying to show the use of coder-defined functions to execute the code, but I'm trying to do it alternatively so when we actually are tested on it I won't be freaking out that I just copied the source code.
#define NotFound -1
#define WordSize 20

int stringSearch(char * string, char array, int * letter);

int main(void)
{
    char * string = (char *) malloc(WordSize * sizeof(char));
    char tester = '\0';
    int index_tester = 0, i;

    // do
    // {
    //     printf("Enter a test string and character, enter q for the test string to exit.\n");

    //     printf("Test string: ");
    //     scanf("%s", string);
    //     while (getchar() != '\n') {}
    //     if (strcmp(string, "q") == 0) {
    //         break;
    //     }
    // } // ----> Is it possible to do a while or for look instead? loop here?
    printf("What is the test string you wish to enter: ?");
    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(string); i++)
    {
        {
        scanf("%c", &string[i]);
        }
    }
    string[i] = '\0';
    puts(string);

    printf("Tester for the inputed string: ");
    scanf("%c", &tester);
    while (getchar() != '\n') {}

    int ResultofSearch = stringSearch(string, tester, &index_tester);

    if (ResultofSearch == NotFound)
    {
        printf("That letter is not foudn in the string, try again: ");
    }
    else {
            printf("Character found at index %d.\n\n", index_tester);
        }
    return 0;
}
int stringSearch(char * string, char array, int * letter)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < strlen(string); i++)
        {
            if (string[i] == array)
            {
                *letter = i;
                return (Found);
            }

        }
        return(NotFound);
}

When executing the code, I can put in the string, which I think is working fine, but it will automatically put in the search for some random letters immediately without prompting for the user  input. I'm still a greenhorn to all this coding stuff so sorry in advance, any advice would be appreciated though

A: Apart from the issues pointed out in the comments there is some things you should improve:

*

*char * string = (char *) malloc(WordSize * sizeof(char)); is the same as char * string = malloc(WordSize), but for a 20 word string we will need char * string = malloc(WordSize + 1)

*This part of the code:
    for (i = 0; i < Wordsize; i++) // already corrected
    {
        {
        scanf("%c", &string[i]);
        }
    }
    string[i] = '\0';

This will obligate you to always have a 19 character string. The cycle will not end until you do (you replace the 20th character with the null-terminator).
You can replace the whole thing with:
fgets(string, WordSize + 1, stdin);

And for good measure, discard the extra characters when the input is too big to fit the string.
int c;
while((c = fgetc(stdin)) !='\n' && c =! EOF); //discard until newline, for completion check for EOF return

This will allow a 20 character max size string but also for smaller ones.
Working sample

A: You should add required headers, use fgets() rather than scanf() and set tester_index to -1 rather than 0 which means found at index 0.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

#define Found 1
#define NotFound 0
#define WordSize 20

int stringSearch(char * string, char array, int * letter);

int main(void)
{
    char * string = (char *) malloc(WordSize * sizeof(char));
    //char tester = '\0';
    char tester[2] = {'\0', '\0'};
    int index_tester = -1; // 0 means found @ index 0

/* (...) */

    printf("What is the test string you wish to enter: ?\n");

    fgets(string, WordSize, stdin);
    if (string[WordSize-1]=='\n')
        string[WordSize-1]='\0';
    puts(string);

    printf("Tester for the inputed string: \n");
    while (getchar() != '\n') {}
    ///scanf("%c", &tester[0]);
    fgets(tester, 2, stdin);

    int ResultofSearch = stringSearch(string, tester[0], &index_tester);

    if (ResultofSearch == NotFound)
    {
        printf("That letter is not found in the string.\n");
    }
    else {
            printf("Character found at index %d.\n\n", index_tester);
        }

    return 0;
}

int stringSearch(char * string, char c, int * index)
{ ... }

It's definitely not perfect but works more less expected way.

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