This discussion focuses on the most important attributes that define quality education. The first part of the discussion identifies the four most important attributes of high performing schools. The second part of the discussion focuses on teaching activities and leadership style of the specific institution studied.
A clear and shared focus.
High standards and expectations for all students.
High levels of collaboration and communication.
Curriculum, instruction and assignments aligned with state standards.
Frequent monitoring of learning and teaching.
High levels of family and community involvement.
1. A clear and shared focus with properly directed educational objectives.
2. High levels of collaboration and communication which would facilitate superior teacher-student interaction.
3. Effective school leadership that will enable the schools to develop and implement clear teaching and learning strategies.
4. A supportive learning environment that will encourage students to learn.
Research has found that reaching a level of performance success in schools could take years of sustained school commitment, along with change in values, attitudes, beliefs, and instructional practices.
A clear and shared focus of a school defines and shapes educational goals and objectives and is thus the most important characteristic of a school. A focus serves as the foundation or structure on which a school's agenda would be based.
High levels of collaboration in a learning environment is also significant for educational performance as students feel motivated when they work collaboratively with teachers and when interaction between students and teachers is easy and smooth. The third important attribute is effective school leadership, as only a school with leadership provides the right direction for student achievement. The fourth most important characteristic chosen to define quality education is a supportive learning environment as students need encouragement and motivation which they receive only in an environment that is supportive and show adequate concern for student learning outcomes.
Schools are expected to have a clear focus in educational goals and high performing schools need a clear vision, goals and educational objectives for its teachers and students. Schools should focus on student learning and strive to attain high standards in education. Schools also need shared vision of change and clear goals with clear operational directives for student learning. All schools must know in which direction they are going and why. Schools should have clear focus about the educational objectives and set up goals in terms of student learning outcomes and performance.
The focus of schools must be on achieving a shared vision, and schools play a unique role in achieving this vision. The vision and clear objectives are developed from common beliefs and values, creating a consistent direction for teachers, students and school managers involved.
A school with a clear focus and shared goals and learning or teaching objectives signifies quality education as a high performing institution should have a clear direction and goals guided by values and student-teacher involvement.
Clear and shared focus in schools is usually measured with interviews and surveys. The school management is interviewed or provided survey questionnaires and they provide information on the focus and educational objectives as followed according to school's vision.
Collaborative learning and communication helps students and teachers to develop mutual trust, respect and shared responsibility. School communities should aim at continuous learning of adults and develop as professional learning organizations and communities. Collaboration is the key to multidisciplinary actions in learning environments.
Teamwork is essential among teachers and students across all grades and with other school staff. In a collaborative learning and teaching environment, everyone is connected and involved with each other and even parents and members of the community participate in identifying learning or teaching problems and working on solutions when teachers, students and parents work collaboratively to achieve a specific goal.
High level of collaboration and communication is a mark of a dynamic environment with good deal of cooperation among students and staff and this sort of continued interaction indicates productivity and high performance in a learning situation.
Communication and/or collaboration levels in schools and learning institutions are measured with surveys and observational methods. Using technical tools such as cameras and other monitoring devices, it is possible to study the level of collaboration and communication among staff, teachers, students and management.
Effective school leadership is defined as dynamic leadership in schools that is united in purpose and focused on superior instruction. Effective school leadership provides moral leadership that ensures from talking to doing, ensuring students to learn. Effective instructional and administrative leadership is required to implement change processes. Effective leaders implement programs, plan strategies and seek help. Any instructional program nurtured in schools help enhance school culture and such programs are conducive to learning and professional growth. Effective leadership helps determine programs and strategies for implementation. Effective leaders also have different styles and roles. Supervisors, managers, teachers and other staff, are all part of an effective leadership and they often have a leadership role.
Quality education is often guided by effective school leadership as dynamic and distributed leadership would implement clear goals and programs and thus help create a stimulating and productive learning environment.
Effective school leadership is measured with the help of interviews and school reports or press releases. School annual reports are performance indicators to show whether the school strategies have been effectively implemented.
The school should have a stimulating and encouraging learning environment so students feel encouraged to excel in their learning and are eager to learn. Creating an interest or eagerness to learn is an essential step in the learning process. The school must have a safe, civil, healthy and intellectually stimulating learning environment. Students would then feel respected and connected with the teachers and are actively engaged in the learning process. In a supportive learning situation, school instruction is usually personalized and small learning environments tend to increase student contact with teachers.
A supportive learning environment is essential for high quality education and high performance and productivity. Students, both young learners and adults need encouragement and motivation to successfully reach all learning outcomes. A supportive environment is an environment based on positive feedback that encourages students to do better despite failure. Students are encouraged to excel and tend to put in their own extra efforts when they are motivated to learn and receive psychological, social and educational support in schools. This is especially conducive to high quality education and better student performance.
A supportive learning environment is measured with the help of surveys and interviews with students. Students could be asked to answer questions about the learning environment and whether they feel encouraged or discouraged to learn in their schools and a supportive school environment is considered as one that focuses on developing student motivation.
High performing education in schools builds human capital necessary for a growing or developed economy. Teacher and leader effectiveness is one of the top educational policy objectives. High performing educational systems around the world are well developed for recruiting, preparing, developing and retaining highly effective educators and teachers.
Some researchers have examined highly effective lessons from education systems that help in developing and supporting teachers and leaders from Finland, Ontario and Singapore. Children's education, health and wellbeing outcomes are positive in countries with high-performing education systems. High performing education systems develop supportive programs for teachers, students and school management leaders.
Educational indicators of high performance are attainment and participation and these indicators are useful in schools as also in education training and employment. Social and emotional development and environmental indicators are also important in educational training.
A general description of the real or hypothetical organization.
A mission statement for the school or training department.
A description of the changes in the learner population.
How cultural diversity training may affect learning outcomes.
The impact that training may have on addressing these problems.
What learning outcomes would expect to find in each of the key components of the training program?
If you were to develop a list of learning outcomes related to the training program developed for trainers/teachers to address the organizational changes in the culture of your school what would be the core elements to this type of training program?
The current situation and context is about an educational organization and school where students are young and most were below 20 years of age. I worked with these school students and aided them in their cognitive development. Some of the major challenges that has been evaluated through reflection is time management and diversity management. To address organizational changes in the school including increased diversity, new training and teaching programs will have to be implemented.
Firstly, teachers need to be specific about the time they were providing to teaching and what time management strategy they would take, so that they could use their time most effectively. Secondly, localized accountability at the school level is important to improve the school system as a whole. The school has also grown from a small local school to a large school with diverse backgrounds of students. Preventing discrimination of students is a major challenge as well and teachers and school management has to ensure that all students are treated fairly with no discrimination.
The school comprised of more than a thousand students who are young learners under the age of 20 years. Since they are young students, the educational directions are focused on teaching them skills based on learning outcomes as specified in the school curricula. Managing diversity of students and cultural changes within the school is a major challenge. Very young students below 5 years of age are taught reading, writing, comprehension and as teachers we used creative learning methods and audio visual techniques with pictures, videos and presentations to help students to learn. Older students studied complex subjects and developed their cognitive skills even further, the challenge was to find the balance in age, backgrounds and diversity of students.
The school that is being discussed here is a private school that is focused on learning and development of a diverse age range and background of students between 3 and 20 years of age.
Provide appropriate learning and development opportunities for the learners of the school.
Ensure that students are provided with quality education within the implemented framework.
Provide high quality education to enable a high performing system.
Facilitate student learning and teacher training that is effective for the school and its objectives.
Enable students to learn and perform without discrimination.
Manage cultural diversity of the school and effectively address differences in age, backgrounds and abilities of students.
Training needs have been focused on identifying the learner outcomes and challenges related to teacher perceptions. Training programs have been developed for teachers so that they can effectively address organizational changes in the school, including issues like higher student intake, greater diversity and meeting varied student needs and learning outcomes. Teachers need to develop diversity management skills and use reflection to understand various student perspectives. Attitudes towards training largely affected collaboration and cooperation among teachers. Learner profiles were also an important aspect of training needs and student profiles were communicated by teachers in the training program to develop better understanding of students. The student profiles were determined and training was provided according to student profiles and specific student needs considering issues of background, learning, diversity. Training was followed by reflection and the school objectives have been communicated in the form of directions as given by teachers.
Student needs were determined in accordance with individual personalities, student backgrounds and cultural needs and student abilities. Teacher training has been primarily focused on determining these specific needs of students according to student backgrounds.
Managing diverse needs of students from different backgrounds and age range.
Improving teacher student interaction to help report any incidence of discriminatory practice.
Addressing issues of transparency and accountability to help promote better interaction and management.
Specifying learning outcomes considering individual student needs.
Not only are learning activities led by teachers important, the different learning outcomes according to specific student needs are equally important as it helps drive the daily objectives.
How to encourage teachers to address organizational problems and manage student diversity effectively.
One of the objectives of the teachers training program was to develop teaching skills that would cater to specific student backgrounds and abilities.
Teachers are trained to develop cultural sensitivity and address diversity challenges by being aware of student needs from different cultural backgrounds.
Events that happened during the training period should be noted and recorded as part of training objectives to monitor progress of education.
Reflection on what the students learned, how they learned and how they developed their cognitive and creative skills is important.
Addressing cultural diversity issues is important and teachers could note the challenges they faced during their classroom interaction with students and what steps could be taken to address sensitive issues such as discrimination of students within the school situation.
The training plan could be implemented within a period of six months as teachers need to focus on various issues and challenges related to diversity management.
The training plan included developing different learning outcomes, addressing learning needs of students and directives to maintain high performance of students.
The training plan aimed at developing the student skills and addressing discrimination and diversity issues within the school context.
Factors that will indicate that you have been "successful"
Successful training objectives and their implementation would necessitate factors such as performance measures, high student and parent satisfaction, high output and positive outcomes. Factors that determine success are student support and interest, student participation, teacher satisfaction and goals or focused leadership of the school.
In this case, student teacher interaction would be a major factor in determining learning and teaching outcomes. If training programs help address diversity challenges in organizations such as a large school, teachers will be more effective in such situations and training programs will also be considered successful in addressing the organizational challenges.
Select two styles from among situational, bureaucratic, transactional, charismatic, task-oriented, relation-oriented, or the servant-leadership styles, and compare and contrast how they are manifested in educational institutions and in your institution.
The Situational leadership model could be used in schools and enables leaders to diagnose a given situation and adapt management styles according to individuals, groups or contexts. Situational leadership is meant to provide a framework for assessing individual behavioral needs.
The situational leadership model helps to measure individual performance level. Situational leadership is successful based on a model's fluidity allowing leaders to continually adapt their leadership styles according to needs of students within a school situation. In this case, managing diversity challenges require situational leadership as diversity and discrimination issues will have to be addressed according to specific school and student needs.
The situational leadership model addresses leadership behaviors based on telling people what to do and how they can do it. Situational leaders could be managers or teachers in a school who would ask students or staff to perform tasks in a certain way and measure performance levels. Situational leadership improves high performing systems and high performing education requires situational leadership as this type of leadership focuses on task performance and measures levels of performance to indicate whether students are learning effectively.
Leaders provide information and direction on selling their message to the team members. Leaders focus more on relationship and shares decision making responsibilities through encouraging participation. Leaders pass on responsibilities to followers and groups and within a school situation supervisors pass on the responsibility to other staff. Delegating is one of the important aspects of leadership and leaders monitor progress of tasks assigned. In a school situation, teachers monitor the progress of students after delegating tasks to them. Telling, directing, selling, coaching, participating, supporting, and delegating are some of the activities of situational leadership. Teachers are trained to address varied student needs from different backgrounds and cultural diversity is a challenge in large schools, teachers and school managers become leaders in the school context.
Within a school situation, situational leadership helps in delegating or assigning tasks to school students and to teachers and staff members. Students are also encouraged to participate in group tasks, although tasks could be related to directing and coaching as teachers direct and coach students on the particular tasks they need to perform. This aids in improving student teacher interaction and can address issues of discrimination as greater interaction among students will decrease discrimination and issues related to diversity. Directing, delegating, coaching and supporting are the most important elements of situational leadership and this is especially effective in large organizations and in schools with a large number of students. Teacher training programs focused on managing diversity are most effective with the situational leadership approach as the school context is the most important factor.
Task oriented leadership is based on a behavioral approach and the leader focuses on tasks that need to be performed to achieve certain performance standards or reach certain goals. Leaders in a school situation may be managers, supervisors or teachers who focus on satisfaction, motivation and general well-being of team members or students. Task oriented leaders focus on getting the task done and achieving goals or teaching objectives. Leaders are more concerned about meeting specific goals so in a learning situation, teachers strive to meet specific learning goals and objectives and also plan, organize and monitor progress of students, especially when they are young and are below 18 or 20 years of age as in this case study.
Task oriented leadership includes task management and coordinating work activities and this is also important in case of teaching students in school situations and management of schools in general. For management of school situations, setting short term and long term strategic goals for school management and employees help them to perform assigned tasks. In this case, the short term goals were related to address diversity issues considering higher intake of students from different backgrounds. The task oriented leadership can thus be studied on two levels, on the level of students who are assigned tasks that they master and on the level of management that perform tasks related to maintaining school strategic objectives.
In general educational institutions, students and staff tend to follow the directions of leaders or teachers, and are focused on getting the task performed and completed. Thus situation leadership is based on context as the kind of leadership fit for schools and task oriented leadership is based on task performance of students or school staff.
In my institution, the task oriented leadership seems most applicable as young learners are given directions on how to improve their learning skills and meet learning outcomes by performing specific activities. Task oriented leadership also helps address issues related to diversity management as teachers perform tasks that are focused on improving diversity and decreasing discrimination. This could include greater group discussion sessions and higher levels of student teacher interaction. The tasks that students perform form the basis of learning, however learning outcomes also determine teacher training programs. Task orientation is improved following some monitoring of the tasks performed and my institution uses task orientation as students need to rapidly learn through the tasks given to them. In teacher or staff training situations, teachers can address specific problems such as issues of diversity or discrimination by focusing on specific tasks such as improving student performance through focused learning, or improving student outcomes by developing facilitative learning environments.
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putting this together for my outdoor kitchen/deck area on my trailer im finishing up this week.
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Montealegre es una localidad del municipio leonés de Villagatón, en la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León.

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Localidades limítrofes

Confina con las siguientes localidades:
 Al noreste con La Silva.
 Al este con Manzanal del Puerto.
 Al oeste con Santa Cruz de Montes y Torre del Bierzo.
 Al noroeste con La Granja de San Vicente.

Historia

Así se describe a Montealegre en el tomo XI del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar, obra impulsada por Pascual Madoz a mediados del :

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Patrimonio

 La iglesia está dedicada a san Martín.

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A European Journey #60 – Sisak (Croatia)
Cédric Placentino
Post Series: Croatia
1.A European Journey #24 – Rižinice (Croatia)
2.A European Journey #56 – Solin (Croatia)
3.A European Journey #57 – Zaostrog (Croatia)
4.A European Journey #58 – Nin (Croatia)
5.A European Journey #59 – Krk (Croatia)
6.A European Journey #60 – Sisak (Croatia)
This is the fifth and last stage of a miniseries dedicated to Croatia. If we look carefully at all the places we have visited so far in this country, all of them were located in Dalmatia, near the Adriatic coast. But Croatia covers a much broader area, and there are still many regions we haven't explored so far.
When we look for traces of early Christianity in Croatia, we find most of them in Dalmatia. However, a few traces can also be found in the North-Eastern part of the country. So today we will visit the town of Sisak where we find a historical account linked with early Christianity.
Sisak is the main town of the county of Sisak-Moslavina and is located in a relatively flat area, nearly 60 kilometres South East from Zagreb, and nearly 40 kilometres North West from the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina. It lies between two rivers, the Sava and the Kupa, the latter flowing into the former a few kilometres further South.
One of the main sights in Sisak is the bridge called Stari most(the Old Bridge). From this bridge, we will only need a short walk towards the city centre in order to discover an area with a white church on the right side of the road and a white building on the left. Both belong to the Roman Catholic diocese of Sisak. And if we walk towards the church, we discover the Archaeological park Siscia in situ.
So what is the story behind this place?
The Archaeological site reveals that Sisak has ancient origins. In Roman times it was called Siscia and it was one of the most important trade towns of Pannonia, an Imperial province covering parts of modern-day Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and also the North-Eastern part of Croatia.
Sisak is also of a particular interest for us because this is one of the rare places in North-Eastern Croatia where we can find traces of the early impact of the Gospel in the region. The early Christian testimony in this region is linked to a man named Quirinus.
So who was this man and how is he connected to Sisak?
In mediaeval times, there were several people named Quirinus in the Roman Catholic calendar of martyrs (the Martyrologium Hieronymiamum). However, the story related to Quirinus of Siscia is considered to be the most reliable. We find traces about him principally in two sources. The first is the Acts of the Martyrs, which were early writings reporting the persecution of several Christians in pagan Rome. The second source are the writings of Eusebius of Caesarea, a famous fourth century historian and theologian. And even though there are some differences between both reports, they are nevertheless relatively reliable.
Quirinus was a fourth century bishop of Siscia. He lived at the same time as Domnius of Salona whom we already met a few stages ago (stage 56). We don't know where he came from, neither when he arrived in Siscia. And there is not much known about his life here either. Most of his story known to us is related to the persecution that he faced under the rule of Diocletian, just like Domnius in Salona.
Eusebius of Caesarea reports that after having tried to escape, Quirinus was arrested. When the authorities forced him to obey the imperial orders by offering sacrifice to the gods – which we might suppose included worshipping the emperor – the bishop of Siscia categorically refused. As a consequence Quirinus was scourged and put into prison where, according to Eusebius, he converted the jailer called Marcellus.
Three days later, the authorities sent Quirinus to the governor of Pannonia I in Savaria (today Szombathely in Hungary) to try to force him to change his mind. But Quirinus would not yield. Finally he was condemned to death, thrown into the Sava river with a stone attached to his neck. Later the Christians of Savaria recovered his body and buried him.
The report from the Acts of the Martyrs is less detailed than that of Eusebius. Moreover, it differs with regard to the place of Quirinus' death. The Acts of the Martyrs affirms that he was thrown into the river here in Siscia.
After Quirinus' death, the fame of his martyrdom began to spread quickly among the Christians in the Empire. Several decades after his death, the Roman Christian poet Aurelius Prudentius Clemens wrote a poem in his honour. And a century later, when the Huns invaded Pannonia, his relics were transferred to a mausoleum in Rome.
Today the Roman trade town of Siscia where the persecution of Quirinus occurred is a ruin. In the place of the town, we now find a church and a building belonging to the bishopric of Sisak, of which Quirinus was one of its first bishops. Diocletian may have succeeded in killing Quirinus, but the Christian faith survived and became the cornerstone of Sisak and of Croatia, notwithstanding numerous wars and attempts of annihilation.
The history of Christianity in Croatia is a shining example of what Jesus meant when he said that the gates of hell would not prevail against his church.
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Twilight wraps the shore, and a flock of cranes is silhouetted against the rising moon. The artist watches as light and wind and earth and water weave a wild and elemental tapestry at the end of a perfect day. Perhaps the great birds above her head are "whoopers". The Whooping Crane (Grus americana), is one of the world's rarest and most endangered creatures, and it is one of the most beautiful. Setting her camera and sketchbook down, she lifts her arms in jubilation and dances along the shore, kicking up the cool sand with her bare feet. The wind sweeps her up in its gusty arms, and she takes wing with the moondancing cranes, long gypsy skirts blowing.
For the ancients, the dance of the tsuru or crane was a celebration of life, and so it is for the artist on the beach. A symbol of good fortune and longevity because of its fabled life span of a thousand years, the crane also represented honor and fidelity because it mates for life. Cranes are a prominent motif in Taoist wisdom tales, and images of the magnificent birds have been found in Asian tombs as far back as the Shang and Zhou dynasties.The presence of cranes on this beach, or anywhere else for that matter, is a gift.
Banner text is set in Suomi Hand Script by Tomi Haaparanta of the Suomi Type Foundry, beyond a doubt, the most exquisite handwriting font ever crafted. Body text is, for the most part, set in Georgia by renowned type designer Matthew Carter, just because I like it. The font (to my mind anyway) is an exquisite sans serif "face" with a slightly traditional feel, and it has a true italic, one so fluid and graceful that it can be used all by itself, an uncommon state of affairs to be sure. Easy on the eyes, Georgia is just perfect for body text.
Carter Sans, also by Matthew Carter, may turn up here one of these days as a replacement for Georgia. Matthew's latest creation has subtly flared strokes and terminals, and it has more in common with a master stonemason's chisel than a broad nibbed pen. There is a dynamic aspect to the letter shapes often missing in modern humanist typefaces, the fine details, flowing curves and elegant proportions resulting in what Carter himself has described as being a 'humanist stressed sans.' There are various weights in my type library, and I enjoy playing with them, much as I once played with Lithos (by Carol Twombly), Rusticana (by Adrian Frutiger) and another splendid Carter creation, Sophia.
For the lover of typefaces and lettering, the great wide world is full of wonders, and every single scrap of print encountered is a grand adventure in the offing. It helps to have a good guidebook along as one traverses the soaring peaks and pastoral valleys of the typographical landscape, and I recommend one book alone—book designer, typographer, poet, essayist and mythic historian Robert Bringhurst's magnificent The Elements of Typographic Style.


"It's very short and simple and puts a new vetting process in place just so we can be sure that we know what we're dealing with," Nunes said. "We don't actually define how the certification process would have to work. We just talk about who has to certify it."
Nunes did not specify where oversight of the certification process would be directed.
Ryan earlier Tuesday said he believes the Syrian refugee situation "requires a pause and a more comprehensive assessment" to ensure members of the Islamic State terror group, known as ISIS, don't infiltrate the migrant population.
Currently, the State Department is the lead agency for these refugees. It receives referrals from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and then shares them with the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services. The FBI and Department of Defense run refugee names through various terrorism and crime databases.
The proposed bill does not include any language to halt the refugee program, Nunes said, but "it would cause a pause in that it would take time" to implement.
Although the measure does not go as far as many members have called for, Nunes said he expects it to have enough support to pass. "I wouldn't want to vote against what this is if I were a member of Congress," he said.
The Judiciary Committee is looking at a longer, more comprehensive fix, Nunes added.


Jim McDonough has had a wide range of responsibilities in sales, management, marketing, training and administration with Northeast Ohio businesses involved with residential and commercial electronics systems. For the past 25 years Jim has worked exclusively in design and programming of professionally installed electronic systems for entertainment, communication and control.
Jim currently operates SimpliFi Technologies, LLC serving new and existing electronic systems clients. In a convergence of professional and "Encore" interests Jim is researching the application of technology in service of residents with challenges to independent living.
A life-long Ohio resident with deep family roots in Northeast Ohio, Jim graduated from St. Edward High School and Ohio University (BSC, emphasis on broadcasting, video production) and has earned numerous awards and certifications in the electronics industry.
An "encore explorer" in recent years, Jim completed successful encore-related projects for local non-profits associated with the Cleveland Foundation's Encore Cleveland initiative prior to joining the Design Team and Board of Directors at Encore NEO.


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Launch of the new World Vision campaign 'It takes a World to End Violence against Children'
Closing remarks by Prof Isabel Apawo Phiri, Deputy General Secretary World Council of Churches. June 13, Geneva, Restaurant Vieux Bois.
Closing remarks by Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, Deputy General Secretary World Council of Churches
I would like to thank the World Vision International for bringing us all together today at this important launch event for "It takes Geneva to End Violence against Children".
After hearing the testimonies of young people and responses by leaders of key organizations and representatives of Missions in Geneva it becomes clear that together we can achieve much in preventing and addressing violence against children. Therefore SDG 17 is key to today's event.
Let me take this opportunity to share with you what the World Council of Churches, a fellowship of more than half a billion Protestant and Orthodox Christians in one hundred and twenty countries, is doing to contribute towards ending violence against children motived by our faith in God.
First, Churches' Commitments to Children project, an initiative developed in partnership with UNICEF to strengthen the efforts of church communities to protect children was established in 2015. Through this project, which fulfils SDGs 16.2, and 13.2, the WCC is experiencing readiness among its members in preventing and addressing violence against children. Based on a collaborative effort including 235 experts from our churches and many of your organizations, we were able to launch the book, "Churches' Commitments to Children project" in March this year. Many churches are supporting refugee children, helping former child soldiers to return to recover from trauma, preventing child labour and in many places churches are helping children who suffer from domestic violence. We have mapped and analyzed strong examples in which we see how collaboration among all of us makes a difference in children's lives.
Out of the 348 WCC member churches, 180 churches already confirmed their readiness for mutual support around the urgent efforts to end violence against children between March and June this year. We expect many more to join by the end of this year. World Vision is also helping us to build their capacity.
The action plan includes:
- Support to positive parenting to prevent violence against children at home and promoting non-violent discipline
- Help ending harmful traditional practices including female genital mutilation/cutting and early 'marriage' (which in essence should NOT be called marriage but violence against children)
- Advocacy for toll-free helplines for children to be available in every country
This project also helps churches to report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child about the situation of children in their countries as an alternative report to the one submitted by their governments.
Second, the WCC Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy (WCC-EHAIA) and the Churches' Commitments to Children projects have taught us that all children need to be informed where they can find safe spaces and confidential support if they are faced with violence. The WCC believes that we need to create safe spaces to improve communication among children, young adults and adults in order to prevent violence against children. The WCC-EHAIA has used such spaces to engage in genuine dialogue to solve together causes of HIV, including among children. They fulfil SDG goal 3.
Third, the Just Community of Women and Men project has introduced the Thursdays in Black campaign for solidarity and advocacy against all forms of sexual and gender based violence, a significant symbolic action to resist violence against children. They fulfil SDG goal 5.
Fourth, we also have to realize that violence is not always physical, psychological or sexual. Depriving children from access to basic amenities for a quality life, such as water and food is another form of violence. Everyday globally more than 525,000 children under five die of diarrhea caused by consuming contaminated water. SDGs goals 6 and 2.
Fifth, when countries have laws that make it difficult for children to be registered and therefore end up being stateless, that is another form of violence against children. SDGs 5 and 16.
What we have demonstrated today is that by all working together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals we can stop these tragic realities, address the root causes of violence against children and support victims of violence to recover from trauma.
Together, let us turn the Sustainable Development Goals into reality and create systems in which no violence against children is tolerated.
Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri,
Deputy General Secretary World Council of Churches
Download : 13June2017Presentation.pdf


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It Indy does that, is it ok to set a threadvar inside this event and read this var from the methods my OnCommandGet calls?

A: Yes, it runs in a thread that Indy creates and manages. You can verify this by calling GetCurrentThreadID and comparing the result to the global MainThreadID variable.
Although you can use threadvars, consider just passing those values as simple parameters to the functions you call instead. Then you don't have all the downsides of global variables.

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Perhaps the earliest recollection I have of Grandfather [J.U. Stucki] took place at the occasion of the death of our Grandfather [Isaac Thomas] Price in May of 1912. Mother had gone to Round Valley several days before when her father became ill with pneumonia. Grandfather Stucki planned to attend the funeral and took Evelyn and me with him. Grandfather drove a one-seated black buggy drawn by a beautiful brown horse. It took most of a day to travel from Paris to Round Valley. As we traveled he talked with us and gave us candy and treats. Darkness came soon after we left Laketown. Most of the road between Laketown and Round Valley was a narrow dugway around sagebrush-covered hills. The weariness of the day's journey and the clap clap of the horse's feet made us very sleepy. Grandfather, fearing we might fall out of the buggy, stopped the horse and took a rope from beneath the seat and tied it across the front of us and around the seat. He was patient and kind as he told me to hold on to the rope and asked Evelyn to put her arms around me so I wouldn't fall out of the seat. Grandfather walked along guiding the horse along the strange road.
Grandfather Stucki was the Bear Lake Stake Tithing clerk for many years. This was a full-time assignment. Much of the tithing was paid in kind, the farmers giving one-tenth of their animals or produce for tithing. The tithing office, therefore, was something like a store with a barn and stockyard behind with space for storage of the commodities paid by the Saints. It was his responsibility to keep the records and to dispose of the animals and produce brought in and to account for all of the transactions.
The tithing office was a brick building on Main Street. I remember when several of us grandchildren went to see Grandfather. He was always kind and interested in us. It gave me great pleasure for him to put a gold seal on a piece of paper for each of us.


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The club was founded in 1948 and since making their debut in Japan's Volleyball League in the 1980s have won the national title a total of five times - the first in 2002 and the latest last season.
Hisamitsu Springs beat Thailand's BEC World in straight sets in the final in Bangkok to win their first Asian Club Championship title in 2002, after finishing runners-up to Shanghai Cable TV the year before in Ho Chi Minh City.
They also won the continental title in 2014, beating China's Tianjin Bohai Bank in straight sets in the final in Nakhom Pathom, Thailand.
Last year they picked up their second silver medal in the history of the competition, after losing to Bangkok Glass in five sets in the final in Ha Nam, Vietnam.
Players to look out for include Risa Shinnabe, Yuki Ishii, and Miyu Nagaoka, who have also starred with Japan's national team.
Nakada, Kumi (Ms.)
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New Honorary Chair to lead The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award World Fellowship
Published: 4 Jan 2019
Jiri Zrust to take leading role in raising vital funds and support for the Award's global non-formal education framework.
The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Jiri Zrust as the new Honorary Chair of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award World Fellowship.
A dedicated supporter of the Award around the world; Jiri is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award (DofE) in the Czech Republic, a founder and trustee of the Award in Slovakia and a member of the Global Advisory and Development Group for The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award, chaired by His Royal Highness, The Earl of Wessex KC GCVO.
As the Honorary Chair, Jiri will take a leading role in the development and support of the charity around the world, as it works towards the ambition that every young 14-24 year old has the opportunity to access the Award and find their purpose, passion and place in the world.
As one of the world's foremost non-formal education frameworks, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award challenges young 14-24 year olds to develop new skills, get physically active, learn about teamwork and leadership through adventurous journey and volunteer within their community. Through pushing themselves and learning outside the classroom, young people can develop universal skills - such as confidence, resilience, adaptability and problem solving - which can help them to ensure they are ready for the world.
More than 1.3 million young people are currently participating in the Award in 130+ countries and territories. It is funded nationally and internationally, through the generous support of philanthropists, governments and organisations, and the World Fellowship is a key proponent of that support.
Jiri has more than 20 years' experience in senior management positions across the asset management, financial services and logistics sectors. Currently, Jiri is a Senior Managing Director at Macquarie Group where he helps lead investment into infrastructure and real assets across Europe.
Of the appointment, John May DL, Secretary General of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation says: "Jiri has been a dedicated supporter of and champion for the Award for more than nine years and we are delighted to welcome him as the World Fellowship's new Honorary Chair. With his extensive experience both in the corporate world and within the Award, we very much look forward to working with him to define new opportunities to take the Award further than ever before. At this time, we also offer our sincere thanks to outgoing Chair, Gregory Belton, for his ongoing dedication and support over the past three years and beyond."
Jiri Zrust says: "I am deeply honoured to have been asked to take on such an important role for the Award. I have had the privilege of working very closely with two of the previous Chairs, Gregory Belton and Harry Collins, and it is exciting to be able to continue their work. I am also very grateful to Macquarie Group for their continuous support of my philanthropic passion of helping young people get ready for work and for life."
Click here, for Jiri's thoughts on how the Award can help to prepare today's young people to be ready for the world.
For queries, please contact:
Emma Brown, Director of Brand and Communications, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation: emma.brown@intaward.org / +44(0)782 432 4888
The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award is a global, non-formal education framework which challenges young people to develop new skills, get physically active, learn about teamwork and leadership through adventurous journey, and volunteer within their community.
There are currently 1.3 million young people in 130+ countries and territories completing their own unique programme, via hundreds of thousands of youth-focused partners and operators - including schools, youth organisations, examination boards and youth offender institutions.
Since its launch over 60 years ago, millions of young people have participated and received Awards, with millions more benefitting from its impact in communities around the world
The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award World Fellowship was established in 1987, to bring together people from around the world in support of the Award, its ambitions and its delivery.
Macquarie Group Limited (Macquarie) is a diversified financial group providing clients with asset management and finance, banking, advisory and risk and capital solutions across debt, equity and commodities. Founded in 1969, Macquarie employs 14,869 people in 27 countries. At 30 September 2018, Macquarie had assets under management of £305.6 billion. For further information, visit www.macquarie.com


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10 Powerful Politicians in Akwa Ibom State
by Edidiong Idemokon
in Akwa Ibom State News, Feature, Opinion, Politics
These are just 10 of the numerous powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State:
Akwa Ibom is blessed, not only for her natural resources but also with human and capacity development. Among its multifaceted resources are political gladiators who have turned the state into political battle field and theatre. We bring you just 10 of them based on the power they wield currently.
1 Senator Godswil Obot Akpabio:
Senator Godswil Obot Akpabio is the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, former two-time Governor of Akwa Ibom State and former Senate Minority Leader. Senator Akpabio has maintained a steady rise in his political career in the past 18 years. As a politician, he has paid his dues. He is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Barely, five years after he left office as governor, Senator Akpabio remains one of the most influential, famous, popular, admired and powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State, the South South/Niger Delta region and Nigeria in general. He is a five-star politician whose legacies in office as a governor continue to speak volumes everywhere, he goes.
Today, Senator Akpabio is arguably the most talked-about politician in Nigeria. He has been touted as an emerging lion of the Niger Delta for remaining firm and resolute in his quest to sanitise the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), a commission engulfed in series allegations of corruption. He has withstood fire and brimstone and should he succeeds in repositioning the NDDC, the former Senate Minority would write his name in gold in the history of the region.
Like the Jagaban of Lagos, Senator Akpabio has earned himself the accolade of a GREAT TEACHER for grooming several young politicians and bringing them to political limelight, with many of them excelling in their political career. Though the former governor is now in the opposition party (APC) at the state level, he still has one of the largest political structures and loyalty bases across the state, making him one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State.
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Senator Akpabio is said to a charismatic leader and a man after the people's heart. Many say Akpabio drew his strength not only from his benevolence and philanthropic gestures but also from his life-touching programmes and policies while in office as governor and senator of the federal republic of Nigeria.
Some of Akpabio's legacies' and signature projects include but not limited to the first class governor's Lodge Complex/Government House Banquet Hall, world class 30,000 capacity Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Ultra-Modern Ibom E-Library, remodeled Ikot Ekpene City Centre,Ultra-Modern Ibom Specialist Hospital, concentric flyovers, 12-storey four points by Sheraton Hotel, interim terminal at Victor Attah International Air Port, Ibom Tropicana Complex, introduction of free and compulsory education, Akwa Ibom Christmas Carol, Federal Correctional Facility and many roads (Federal and State) constructions across the state.
Nicknamed the Uncommon Transformer, Akpabio also empowered a lot of young people and brought them to political limelight. Today, most of them are in high positions of leadership in the country.
As a Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Akpabio still remains undaunted and undeterred even as he is currently facing serious challenges, accusations and counter-accusation while carrying out President Buhari's directives to sanitize the Niger Delta Development Commission through the Forensic Audit ordered on the operations of the interventionist agency and also reposition the commission to deliver on its mandate for the benefit of the people of the Region.
Senator Akpabio's resolute amid the crisis rocking both the forensic audit and the National Assembly Probe of the NDDC and enormous courage and strength he demonstrated in fighting for the people of Niger Delta, according to commentators, has earned him high rating as one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State and beyond.
2. Obong (Arc) Victor Bassey Attah
Architect Obong Victor Attah was the Governor of Akwa Ibom State from 1999 to 2007.ObongAttah may not occupy any political office now in the state or federal levels but he remains a force to reckon with as far as politics and the development of Akwa Ibom State and Niger Delta is concern.
The IbesikpoA born politician is known as the "champion of resource control" because of his role in championing true federalism where the unit government (state) is allowed to control their natural resources. He was at the forefront of the struggle for the Niger Delta region to, at least, have a fair share of what is being produced.
The former governor has earned the reputation in the South South region as an ardent crusader of the resources control project, he has displayed about the most radical of attitudes on the issue among the South South governors then on this very controversial matter.The Architect turned politician has traversed the political terrain for selfless reason going beyond the welfare of the citizens of Akwa Ibom as a governor to that of the South South people especially with regard to the resources control issue. This has made him one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria in general.
Apart from being the advocate of resource control, ObongAttah is the most respected, detribalised, sincere politician and an icon of unity in the Akwa Ibom State. He won the hearts of the people when he ensured that power revolves round the three senatorial districts of the state. As an Ibibio man in Uyo Senatorial District, he stood his grounds despite pressure and political sentiments to ensure that the power rotates to Annang Nation in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District which is the second largest political bloc in the state. This singular act has made him one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State.
Attah's administration has achieved a whole lot such as construction of major roads in the state, construction of medium earners housing units across the 31 local government areas. He also laid foundation for Ibom International Airport now Victor Attah International Airport, Le Merridien Ibom Hotel and Gulf Resort now Ibom Hotels Limited, Ibom Power Plant at IkotAbasi, among others laudable infrastructures. ObongAttah's administration turned the ancient village of Uyo to a city to behold. He is the architect behind the Uyo Capital City Masterplan. With this, he remains one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State.
He is highly trusted as far as Akwa Ibom State is concerned, the people do not only respect Attah for his past achievements, they have strong belief and trust in his capability and competence to handle and defend their interests whenever the need arises at any level of governance. It was his competence and intellectual capabilities that led to the people's decision to choose him as one of the delegates to the last National Conference.
He was also made the leader of that delegation and also led the former Nigeria Governor's Forum to the same conference. These and many made Attah the most admired leader and one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State. Because of his capacity to perform he was also selected as the Chairman of the Committee on Devolution of Powers. Attah is not only a voice in Akwa Inom and Niger Delta Region but a powerful voice in Nigeria.
3 Senator J.J. AkpanUdoedeghe:
Senator John James Akpan Udoedeghe is another illustrious son one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State. As far as politics is concern, Senator J.J. A. Udoedeghe popularly known as Senator Udoedeghe has paid his dues. He is presently the National Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee. He is a powerful opposition leader in the state.
Love or hate him, Udoedeghe is a strong politician with a lion's heart. He is one of the movers and shakers of politics of Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria in general. He is a grassroot politician. He a good grasps of the political intricacies in the state. He prides himself as a "home based" or "home grown" politician. His supporters say if there is any politician that understands the people of Akwa Ibom well, it is Senator Udoedeghe.
The name Senator Udo-edeghe is a household name in Akwa Ibom State and beyond. He is the new Sherriff in town now since his appointment as the APC national secretary in the caretaker committee. J.J Udoedeghe is a great politician and a man of the people any time any day. He is not a push over in Nigerian politics and this earned him the accolade of one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State.
Senator Udoedeghe came into politics at a very youthful age and has remained consistent and relevant politics. Arguably, he has contributed immensely to the socio-economic and political development of the state. He was elected the Chairman of Uyo Local Government Area during the military era. He contested and won election into Nigerian Senate in 1997 during the attempted returned to democratic government under General Sani Abacha.
When Nigeria returned to democracy, Senator Udoedeghe contested for Uyo Senatorial District's seat at the National Assembly again and won the election in 1999. He was appointed the Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatization and Government's Affairs and member of various committees in the Red Chambers of the National Assembly such as committee on Industries, Finance and Appropriation, Internal Affairs.
Udoedeghe played significance role in the emergency of Obong Victor Attah as Governor of Akwa Ibom State. He also served as the Chairman, Godswil Akpabio Campaign Committee for Akwa Ibom Governorship election 2006/2007 which saw to the emergence of Chief Godswil Akpabio as governor of the state. Senator Udoedeghe was appointed Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by President Umaru Yar'Adua in 2007. He has contested for the number seat in the state for three consecutive times since 2011.
4. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel
Another industrious son of the state that makes it to the rating as one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State is Udom Emmanuel, the incumbent government of Akwa Ibom State. Governor Emmanuel is a relatively quiet, unassuming and so unpredictable gentleman. He came from the corporate world into politics as a professional in politics and has understood the game of politics faster than expected. Udom Emmanuel is a very smart politician, tactical, skillful and calculative in actions.
He is seen as many as "the giant slayer" and the emerging king of the jungle after winning almost all the elections for his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) through the ballot and the courts. He is a highly connected politician with his tentacles spread across all states and political divides in the country. Governor Emmanuel has been a member of the national economic committee.
The banker-turned politician has brought a new dimension into politics and governance in the state through his "Dakkada" philosophy. He came with the mantra of industrialisation and has used his office as a governor and a former bank director to attract some investors to invest in the state. Like his predecessors who were known for one thing or the other while in office, Udom Emmanuel is known as Mr. Industrialisation for championing entrepreneurial renaissance in the state, a feat that throws him up as one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State.
The governor has achieved a whole lot in the state such as the construction of 21-storey building smart building, world class isolation centre and many road projects. He has also laid foundation for more industries and life-touching projects in his completion agenda.
Whoever is undermining Governor Emmanuel's political prowess does so at his own peril, for he remains one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State
5. Senator Bassey Albert Akpan (OBA)
Senator Bassey Albert Akpan is the senator representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District and leader of Akwa Ibom National Assembly Caucus. He is the Senate Committee Chairman on Petroleum Down-stream. Oba, as he is popullarlly called by supporters and admirers, Senator Albert is a great politician and a grassroot mobiliser. He is a bigwig of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a very loyal party man.
He has served the state as Commissioner for Finance before he resigned to seek for the number one seat in the state in 2014. As a loyal party man, Senator Akpan listened to the party and decided to drop his governorship ambition and collapsed his political structure for the incumbent governor, Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel. He took up senatorial nomination form to contest for the Uyo senatorial seat at the red chambers. Since then, OBA has remained one of the influential and powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State.
Another banker-turned politician, OBA is currently doing his second term as a Senator Representing Uyo Senatorial District. As a commissioner, he was the engine room of that administration. With his wealth of experience in the banking sector and background as an Economist, OBA was able to grow the State's Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), to N15.6 billion as at the last quarter of 2013.
He was also the Chairman of the Inter-ministerial Direct Labour Coordinating Committee whose job was to ensure that government projects were completed using direct labour to save funds for the state. He saw through successful completion of over 6000 life-touching projects in the health and education sectors, as well as areas of rural and human capital development, a feat that makes him one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State.
Today, this distinguished son of Akwa Ibom State is one of the powerful lawmakers in Nigeria and a voice not only for Uyo Senatorial District but Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria in general. He has performed creditably well as the people's representative with the sponsorship of several bills, motions, petitions and Senate career other matters of strategic relevance. He is a five-star lawmaker OBA will remain an influential and one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State.
6. Rt Hon. Onofiok Luke
Rt Hon. Onofiok Luke is the member representing Etinan Federal Constituency at the lower chambers of the national Assembly. He has been the Speaker of the State House of Assembly.
Luke is one of the most influential and powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State. He started as an activist during his days as the Student Union President of the University of Uyo. His activism gained national prominence when he led a mass student protest against the obnoxious increment in school fees and other sundry charges for students of the institution by the university authorities without justification.
Onofiok believed that being a government funded institution, the arbitrary increase in fees by the University of Uyo was callous and uncalled for. Other displeased students from across Nigeria who were in solidarity with him and the University of Uyo students joined in the protest. This singular action though was not taken kindly by the university management really brought Mr Luke into limelight as a human rights activist and a young man with strong passion for selfless service to humanity.
His bravery, boldness and courage have earned him the respect and admiration of many Nigerian youths. No wonder he was nominated to the Nigerian Youth
Parliament where he was later elected as the pioneer Speaker of the 109-member Parliament after serving as Special Assistant to the Governor Godswill Akpabio's administration for three years.
As a lawmaker, Barr. Luke brought his activism and boldness to bear in speaking for the good people of Etinan State Constituency and law-making for a better Akwa Ibom to bear in the Sixth and Seventh Assemblies. Onofiok was not a pushover lawmaker. Even before he was nominated as the speaker of the Seventh Assembly, Luke was very out-spoken as a member of the state parliament. Onofiok's human right activism is evident in some of the motions he moved on the floor of the Akwa Ibom State House Assembly and the bills he sponsored.
At the National Assembly, the lawyer-turned politician has proven himself as a thorough-bred and well-read politician. He is one of the shining stars of the 9th National Assembly. Luke is a politician that can survive in any terrain at any time because of his goodwill with people and his readiness to fight for human rights. He has one of the largest political structures in the state. As the 2023 elections gather momentum every day, all eyes are on Onofiok Luke to aspire for higher political as one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State.
Barr. Ini Ememobong:
Barr. Ini Ememobong is the new Commissioner for Information and immediate the past Publicity Secretary of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom. As the image maker of the party, he had introduced various innovations into the party, making the party more of a social welfare organization than just a mere political party. His nomination and subsequent appointment by as Commissioner Akwa Ibom State Executive Council attracted commendations and goodwill, setting him up as one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State. He is a visionary and loyal party man.
The Ibiono Ibom-born politician has very strong political structures across the 31 local government areas of the state. He has empowered a lot of young people and also touched the lives of many adults and organisations through his pet-project, Ini-Ememobong Foundation. This young politician is seen by many as a gift to Akwa Ibom State and humanity because of his social disposition and passion for a better society.
Apart from his foundation, he has also empowered numerous young entrepreneurs in the state through a popular Live Radio Programme, the UMBRELLA BUSINESS QUEST sponsored by his former office, the PDP Publicity Secretary. His political strength is not from the office he occupies or his attainment in politics but his philanthropic and humanitarian gestures. His interest for human capital development and improved welfare of the people have also earned him the admiration of the people. He is the man of the people, the beacon of hope for the less privileged, a friend of the youths and a child of consolation to Akwa Ibom people in general.
Ini Ememobong is a great Orator. He has served as a member of national working group NEPAD/APRM; President, National Association of Nigerian Students, 2009–2011; Technical Assistant, Millennium Development Goals – Presidency and had served Senator Godswill Akpabio as Special Assistant in different capacities before he emerged the spokesman of the ruling party in the state, the position that contributes to his status as one of the powerful politicians in Akwa Ibom State.
This public relations executive and fellow of the Institute of Chartered Mediator and Conciliators has given so much to the state as a young man and still has a lot to offer his people who are yearning for him to step forward and aspire for higher position in the forthcoming polls in 2023.
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Are model-based solutions of software configuration management exists?
Arturs Bartusevics asked on August 6, 2014 - 9:23am | Replies (1).
I mean models or domain specific languages to represent complex scm process (version control, identification, build management etc.). Maybe exist some approach allows to represent bridge from abstract process to choise of real tools and implementation.
For exapmle, in software development MDA approach exist, where are 3 kinds of models with different level of abstraction. Are some analogs exists for software configuration management?
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There are a number of source code management solutions that allow you to model your software architecture in terms of streams and components. You can also model your process.


China's birth rate last year fell to its lowest since the founding of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago, official data showed on Monday, as looser population controls fail to encourage couples to have more babies.
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Freshman Kalley Wagner finished a career-best tied for fifth individually after leading the Bemidji State University women's golf team with a score of 155 (78-77, +11) at the SMSU Spring Challenge held at the Coldwater Golf Club in Avondale, Ariz. The Beavers finished fifth as a team (7 teams) after finishing with a team score of 657 (322-335) in the two-round, two day tournament.
Lindenwood University took home the team title with a score of 621 (311-310), eight strokes in front of second place University of Nebraska-Kearney (306-323=629).
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