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Paul Handover is a child of the post-war era in Great Britain having been born in London a few months before the end of WWII. After a rather shaky attempt at being educated, including 2 years studying for a Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Paul's first job was as a commercial apprentice at the British Aircraft Corporation. He then joined the sales desk of British Visqueen, a polythene film and products manufacturer located in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and part of ICI Plastics Division. In 1968, he travelled out to Sydney, Australia and became part of the sales team at ICIANZ's Inorganic Chemicals Division.
Upon returning to the UK, Paul signed up with IBM UK, Office Products division, as a field salesman and spent 8 very happy years with them. But the lure of starting a business was too strong and he left IBM to start his own company, Dataview Ltd. Dataview became the 8th Commodore PC dealer in the UK and later the 8th IBM PC dealer. The company also became famous for producing and globally distributing a British-made word processing program: Wordcraft.
During this exciting period Paul became much more aware of the importance of marketing strategy and the raft of competencies that deliver entrepreneurial success. After Dataview was sold, he used these experiences to act successfully as a sales and marketing consultant for small and large organisations. Paul has also been a visiting teacher at both an English and French business school and continues to provide coaching and mentoring to entrepreneurs both sides of the 'pond' He lives in Merlin, Oregon, USA with his wife, Jean, also born a Londoner, where he attempts the life of a struggling writer! Fuller bio on Linked-In.
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The Story of My LIfe
By Neil Bertram and Brian Hill
Directed by Tara Ayres, music direction: Jake Aebly
Stage Q presents The Story of My Life, by Neil Bartram and Brian Hill, directed by Tara Ayres and music directed by Jake Aebly. The musical follows a lifelong friendship between two men, Alvin and Thomas, whose childhood bond continues throughout their adult years. An authentic and affecting work, told through a series of songs in turn playful, touching and dramatic. One New York critic predicted, "See if you don't find yourself moved to Google the name of some long-lost friend with whom you simply lost touch. The Story of My Life inspires us to reconnect with those who were part of the earliest chapters of our own life stories'." NY1's Roma Torre said "Partners Neil Bartram, who wrote the music and lyrics, and Brian Hill, who wrote the obviously Sondheim-inspired book, fine-tuned this work with a keen insight for those seemingly inconsequential moments in relationships that turn out to be magically momentous. Bartram's lovely songs resonate on many levels."
The Story of My Life and Gertrude Stein and a Companion run in repertory on the Evjue Stage at the Bartell Theatre, at 113 E Mifflin Street in Madison, in repertory with Gertrude Stein and a Companion, from February 8 through March 9. Reservations are available on=line at www.stageq.com, or by calling 608-661-9696, ext 3.
Produced by StageQ at Bartell Theatre's Evjue Stage, 113 E. Mifflin St., Madison
Performances: February 14 - March 9, 2013
Performance Times:
Thursday, Feb 14, 7:30 pm
Friday, Feb 15, 8:00 pm
Sunday, Feb 24, 2:00 pm
Friday, March 1, 8:00 pm
Saturday, March 2, 8:00 pm
Ticket Prices: $10 for Thursday and Sunday $15 for Friday and Saturda
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  * @{$uses$TensorFlow in Use}, which provides a link to our model zoo and
    lists some popular ways that TensorFlow is being used.
  * @{$bib$TensorFlow White Papers}, which provides abstracts of white papers
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College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
DEI Statement
Empowering minorities through academic and career advancement
Alex Tekip - September 25, 2020
Michigan State University is home to the founding chapter of MANRRS, an organization dedicated to increasing the minority representation in agriculture, natural resources and related sciences.
Today, Minorities and Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANNRS) is an organization with an active database of more than 2,050 student and professional members. But back in the mid-1980s, it began as a small group of Michigan State University (MSU) students who had something in common: they noticed there were not many people who looked like them in their classes.
Dave Weatherspoon is sometimes called "The Grandfather of MANRRS."
CANR alumnus Dave Weatherspoon, now a professor in MSU's Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, and associate dean for undergraduate studies for the university, recalls those early conversations.
"There were enough people in the College of Agricultural and Natural Resources (CANR) that you knew somebody, and we all had similar stories. The stories were that you were the only person that's ethnically different, in your courses. I mean, absolutely the only one," he said. "There was a need to build a community, and that's what the organization started as."
Weatherspoon, who is sometimes referred to as "The Grandfather of MANRRS" due to his role as a founding member and a student chapter president, started the organization, then called Minorities in Agriculture and Natural Resources (MANRA), with the help of his classmates in CANR, many of whom participated in MSU's Minority Apprenticeship Program (MAP, now called the Multicultural Apprenticeship Program) prior to their freshman year. The Minority Apprenticeship Program was created by James E. Jay, then assistant dean in CANR, and implemented by Don Wallace, then a graduate student in CANR.
"Outside Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), there was nowhere that you could go and find a good healthy-sized group of people of color in the ag and natural resource type majors," Weatherspoon said.
With the help of Dr. Eunice Foster, then a professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Science; Jay and Wallace, Weatherspoon and his classmates expanded the reach of their efforts to campuses across the U.S.
"We became pretty quickly sought after for all types of industry opportunities, government opportunities, as well as grad school," said Weatherspoon. "At some point, we decided, 'well, hey, are there others out there like us that have the same type of experiences?'"
In 1985, Weatherspoon, Foster and other MANRA members traveled to Penn State University (PSU) to help students in the College of Agriculture start a student organization called Minorities in Agriculture. The next year, the MSU and PSU organizations convened in East Lansing for the first national conference of what later became MANRRS. Foster estimates that 40 people from five institutions, in addition to MSU and PSU, attended that meeting, including students from Cornell University, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Fort Valley College (now Fort Valley State University), an HBCU located in Fort Valley, Ga.
"The faculty and staff from those universities committed that we would work together," said Foster, who served as the first president of the national MANRRS organization.
Eunice Foster (lilac shirt, third from left, middle row) and Dave Weatherspoon (gray suit, third from right, middle row) with a group at the 1987 conference at Penn State.
Attendance at conferences continued to increase: 60 people at Penn State in 1987, and 90 in 1988. Last year, approximately 1,000 people attended the annual MANRRS conference in Overland Park, Kansas.
Like the organization itself, the MANRRS conference is geared for both students (junior high through graduate students) and professionals and offers opportunities to network, connect, grow, develop leadership skills, and explore academic and/or career opportunities.
"Students can present papers on their research, give presentations, or create posters on their research," said Foster. "There are public speaking competitions. There's all kind of competitions that students can engage in that are part of leadership development."
In addition to the National Conference each spring, MANRRS also hosts regional meetings as the organization's fall premiere recruiting events and a key part of its programming. Similar to the National Conference, these meetings, called Regional Clusters, are held from September through November and offer professionals, alumni members, students, and partners a chance to network and continue to develop as leaders.
"MANRRS is about leadership development and where you want to go in life, and how you want to contribute and to helping you to reach those goals. Although the main focus of MANRRS is on minority students, MANRRS welcomes and works to develop all students, all people," said Foster. "We push each other. Some of us can push you real hard, lovingly, to encourage you so that you do your best."
"If you expect the best out of someone in any effort, they do need to feel some sense of belonging. We know that for undergraduate education in particular, a lot of research has been done on the sense of belonging and the probability that a student is going to actually graduate from your institution," Weatherspoon said. "Building that in was critical to increasing the mass of available people to fill these areas, from industry and academia."
Jessica Diaz, a senior in the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, said she felt a community of support upon joining MANRRS during her sophomore year. Diaz is a first-generation student from Houston and is the vice president of the MSU MANRRS chapter.
"Through MANRRS, I've had the opportunity to be connected with people of color in the fisheries and wildlife field," she said. "I think seeing myself reflected in them, and knowing that I can get to their position if I would like to, or overcome all of these other systemic barriers that have been put in place, is really great."
Christián Henry, a Ph.D. candidate in the MSU Department of Forestry, feels the same way. An Alabama native, she came to grad school at MSU after completing her undergraduate degree at Mississippi State University, where she served as the president of its MANRRS chapter.
"MANRRS has always made me feel like no matter what, I'm welcome," said Henry, who currently serves as MANRRS' Region V and VI graduate student vice president. "My biggest takeaway from my involvement in MANRRS is the 'home-away-from-home' feeling. My real family is like 1,000 miles away and I've never really felt like I don't have any family here. The biggest impact is always having someone to talk to, and people being supportive."
Mentorship is an important component of MANRRS, dating back to its founding, when Foster took Weatherspoon under her wing.
"Dr. Foster was heavily involved in getting us organized and helping with outreach efforts when we were first starting MANRRS," Weatherspoon said.
Eunice Foster (center) with MSU faculty and staff at the 2008 MANRRS conference in Denver. Foster received the MANRRS Legend Award that year for her extraordinary service to the organization.
Foster and Weatherspoon speak at MSU MANRRS meetings and national MANRRS events. Foster is also involved with Jr. MANRRS, which is geared toward fostering interest in agriculture and natural resources for minority middle and high school students.
"You want to make sure that opportunities are available for all students, no matter where they come from," he said. "MANRRS is open to all students, all colors from basically, junior high up, so it's really an open organization. It doesn't matter where you are, if you need some type of assistance, then you should be able to come here and get it."
MANRRS also has a mentorship program for national officers, something Henry said was helpful when she was preparing for comprehensive exams, a series of tests a Ph.D. student must pass to officially become a Ph.D. candidate.
"I had my comprehensive exams in April (2020), during the middle of a pandemic, so it was already crazy, but just having the National President, Mia Farrell, reach out to me asking 'hey, how's everything going?' checking in with me, and encouraging me through it, was nice," Henry said. "Having so many great leaders who've been where you're trying to go has really helped me in everything."
Advancing agriculture and natural resources
Although progress has been made in advancing minorities in agriculture, natural resources and related sciences, there's still work to be done.
"What resonated back then, unfortunately, still resonates. I say unfortunately because the goal was not for this organization to last forever. The goal was to solve a problem and move on," Weatherspoon said.
"We now see that this is still something that individuals volunteer their time and effort at all levels, from professional all the way down through junior high students, to convene around these issues that are still gnarly in our industry and our profession. That's the bad part about it, but it's also the good part about it -- because without MANRRS, where would we be?"
MANRRS is focused on advancing minorities, however, all students and professionals are welcome, no matter their race or ethnicity.
"The biggest goal for me is not only making students feel welcome, but giving them the opportunities and tools to succeed; specifically, advice, training, and networking skills," said Henry. "Just having that specific community of support along with allies is really important."
"We need all of our talent to help our world," Foster said. "And that's what MANRRS is about: How do we recruit, nurture, develop talent and help that talent to be successful, whether they want to go into industry, academia, graduate school, government, non-profits?"
Philip Seaborn, co-advisor to MSU's MANRRS Chapter, echoed the need for diverse voices in agriculture, natural resources and related sciences.
"As we try to solve these problems, these huge world problems, or these problems around food, these problems around energy, you want to make sure that you have that diverse mind, the diverse skill set, those diverse ideas at the table. That helps us make sure that we're coming up with the best and most viable solution to whatever the problem is that we're trying to solve," he said.
Creating Change
Diaz said she can feel attitudes shifting, thanks in part to an increased focused on diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses, and movements like Black Lives Matter.
"Especially now, there's been more moves toward supporting these populations, like people like myself and other students who haven't had those opportunities growing up that other people in more privileged positions would," she said. "I think MANRRS has been really great for providing those opportunities, empowering those students and also providing connections."
MANRRS members listen to Jessica Diaz present during a meeting.
Weatherspoon said the youth voices that drive these movements are vital to the growth of minorities studying and/or working in agriculture and natural resource fields — much like when he as a student at MSU.
"Sometimes adults can't get it done, right? Because they've got too many constraints. Sometimes, it's the youth that can go all-out and risk it all and come out with something that's really a jewel," he said. "It doesn't always happen this way. There's a lot of failures, and if we fail, we will learn from that. But I think it's more about how I perceive encouraging others to do things, above what they think they can do."
This article was published in In the Field, a yearly magazine produced by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University. To view past issues of In the Field, visit www.canr.msu.edu/inthefield. For more information, email Eileen Gianiodis, editor, at gianiod1@msu.edu or call 517-355-1855.
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What is a Model Forest?
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The term "Model Forest" was created in the early 90s, when the Government of Canada sought an alternative to the conflicts between forest loggers and communities living in forested areas. The first Model Forest was created in Canada in 1992 to help prevent and resolve such conflicts over the management and use of natural resources. In Latin America, the first Model Forest, the Chiloé Model Forest, was founded in southern Chile in 1996.
Model Forests are social, inclusive and participatory processes that seek the sustainable development of a territory and thus contribute to global targets related to poverty, climate change, desertification and sustainable development. More than 31 million hectares in 15 countries in Latin America are part of the 30 Model Forests in this region.
The Ibero-American Model Forests reflect a mosaic of uses and ownership, where the livelihoods of its people combine various activities ranging from agriculture, livestock, forestry, tourism and conservation.
Stakeholders seek to advance sustainable land management in a collaborative and coordinated wayoften creating local leadership strategies to coordinate activities related to protected areas, biological corridors, forest management, sustainable agriculture, rural tourism, access to microcredit, organic farming, watershed management and forest certification.
The Model Forests around the world are as unique and diverse as the countries and cultures in which they are located. Although Model forests participants define together their own priorities and governance structure, at a global scale they are connected by common attributes. Every Model Forest shares a core of six principles that provide coherence to the IMFN and the basis for networking and knowledge sharing.
The above six principles have been broken down in 23 criteria and 68 indicators for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
Red Iberoamericana de Bosques Modelo – RIABM, 2018.


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Reporter: Peter Fleischer
Writer: Melissa Montoya
Published: September 2, 2021 5:49 PM EDT
Updated: September 2, 2021 6:20 PM EDT
Fort Myers Police searching for robbery suspect
Fort Myers police investigating assault at downtown library
Southwest Florida sees rise in DUI cases
A WINK News investigation shows Southwest Florida is on pace to set records for drunken driving this year.
It's a trend law enforcement and drunk driving victims are both desperate to change.
Cecilia Chester-Hamm is one of the many people living in Southwest Florida affected by a drunk driving incident.
"It's crazy," Chester-Hamm said. "I don't understand."
In April 2019, Chester-Hamm's husband Kevin Wayne Hamm, 46, and stepson 20-year-old Christian Wayne Hamm were in a head-on collision with an impaired driver.
"Both of them were killed," Chester-Hamm said.
The impaired driver, William Frederick Bohl, 37, is serving a 20-year sentence for the crime.
Less than a year after that crash, Chester-Hamm's son walked away from a Cape Coral crash where a drunk driver hit him after his car broke down more than 10 feet off a busy road.
"People don't realize that when you do things like this, it affects you and everything else," Chester-Hamm said.
"With DUI crashes, the tragedies, you see a victim, whoever was struck by the impaired driver. But then you have the offender who ends up suffering some kind of loss," said Sgt. Kristi Neroni, Fort Myers Police Department. "You ultimately see tragedies on both ends of the spectrum."
Through July, there have been 428 DUI arrests in Cape Coral compared to 452 in all of 2020.
In Fort Myers, through July, there have been 241 DUI arrests, compared to 250 for all of 2020.
Statistics show arrests for DUI are up in Cape Coral and Fort Myers this year. (CREDIT: WINK News)
"This year's definitely seen an upward rise, so we're trying to get that prevention and trying to get out there and make sure people understand, you've got to be cautious in all aspects on the roadway," Neroni said.
Chester-Hamm knows she can never get her husband and stepson back but she hopes by becoming a voice against impaired driving, their memories can live on.
"They're involved with our daily lives still," Chester-Hamm said. "There's always a memory."
The increase in impaired driving incidents is a reminder of the heartbreak she's endured but she still has hope.
"Please, for you, for your family, for other families, reach out, call somebody, call an Uber, call Lyft," Chester-Hamm said. "Something good has to come out of such tragedy. I think that with anything tragic that happens, we have to find something positive, something to carry on through everybody's life.
"If just one person changes their mind, I think we've been successful."
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* On [[2002-04-12]], [[Sting]] and [[Trudie Styler]] were at Rainforest benefit rehearsals.
* On [[2005-04-12]], [[Sting]] performed at [[Magness Arena]] in Denver, CO, USA.
* On [[2010-04-12]], [[Sting]] rehearses in New York, NY, USA.
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On 1977-04-12, The Police performed at Tiffany's in Shrewsbury, England, UK.
On 1979-04-12, The Police performed at The Nashville Room in London, England, UK.
On 1980-04-12, The Police canceled their concert in Montpellier because of Sting's voice troubles.
On 1982-04-12, The Police performed at Boston Garden in Boston, MA, USA.
On 1985-04-12, Sting was recording The Dream Of The Blue Turtles within seven weeks at Eddy Grant's Blue Wave Recording Studio in St.Philip, Barbados.
On 1989-04-12, Sting performed Ne Me Quitte Pas and discusses rainforest topics on the "Sacree Soiree" TV show in Paris, France.
On 1992-04-12, Sting recorded It's Probably Me in New York, NY, USA.
On 1995-04-12, Sting performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the Rainforest Foundation benefit concert. Andy Summers performed at the Teatro Transamerica in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
On 1996-04-12, Sting performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the Rainforest Foundation benefit concert. Andy Summers performed at the Palace (Heineken Jazz Festival) in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
On 1999-04-12, Mr. Bonzai interviewed Andy Summers for EQ magazine.
On 2001-04-12, Stewart Copeland and the other Oysterhead members recorded The Grand Pecking Order at The Barn in Vermont, USA. Recording started on 2001-04-03 and will end in early May 2001.
On 2002-04-12, Sting and Trudie Styler were at Rainforest benefit rehearsals.
On 2005-04-12, Sting performed at Magness Arena in Denver, CO, USA.
On 2010-04-12, Sting rehearses in New York, NY, USA.
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Coronavirus: UAE reports 108 Covid-19 cases, 172 recoveries, no deaths – wknd.
Saturday, Dec 17, 2022 | Jamadi Al Awwal 24, 1444
Published: Sat 17 Dec 2022, 2:28 PM
The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Saturday reported 108 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 172 recoveries and no deaths.
Total active cases stand at 16,399.
The new cases were detected through 24,647 additional tests
The total number of cases in UAE as on December 17 are 1,046,086, while total recoveries stand at 1,027,339. The death toll now stands at 2,348.
Over 197.62 million PCR tests have been conducted in the country so far.
As the third anniversary of the original outbreak rolls around, the WHO said the virus was here to stay, but would need managing alongside other respiratory illnesses.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the weekly Covid death toll was now around a fifth of what it was a year ago — but was still far too high.
"Last week, less than 10,000 people lost their lives. That's still 10,000 too many and there is still a lot that all countries can do to save lives," he told a press conference.
"But we have come a long way. We are hopeful that at some point next year, we will be able to say that Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency."
Over 197.4 million PCR tests have been conducted in the country so far.
Authorities fight for and win custody of the 6-month-old 'Baby W', allowing the surgical procedures to continue
Experts in the country acknowledge the reduced ability of the new coronavirus to cause disease, suggest it is not more deadly than seasonal influenza
UAE expert says there are multiple psychological factors, including body image
The cases dropped to double digits for the first time since December 2021 on Sunday, December 4, 2022
Over 197.3 million PCR tests have been conducted in the country so far
Experts advise residents to continue taking precautions throughout holiday period and beyond
Amid tripledemic, covid boosters cut hospitalization risk by 50 percent – The Washington Post
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A FIELD ATTACHMENT REPORT SUBMITTED TO UGANDA INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYA FIELD ATTACHMENT REPORT SUBMITTED TO UGANDA INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
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A FIELD ATTACHMENT REPORT SUBMITTED TO
UGANDA INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (UICT) NAKAWA
CARRIED OUT AT BUSIA DISTRICT HEADQUATERS.
15th December TO 10th March 2018
WABWIRE DEO
2015/PLM/0180
DECLARATIONI Wabwire Deo declare that this report is my original work and it's a result of my own efforts, exercise and experience acquired from Busia District Headquarters Procurement Unit.
Name: Wabwire DeoSignature: ……………………………………………
Date: …………………………………………………..
APPROVALI certify that this field attachment was carried out under supervision.
Signature: …………………………………………………………..
Field Supervisor : Mr Geofrey MukagaI certify that this field attachment was carried out under my supervision.
Signature: ………………………………………………………
Academic Supervisor: Madam Bako Gloria
DEDICATIONSpecial thanks go to my parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nyegenye for their underlying support and love towards my education.
Furthermore I thank my friends, and staff of the procurement and disposal unit at Busia District Headquarters for giving me a chance to train with them.
I thank my supervisor and workmates for the advice and training given to me in these 2months. May the good Lord bless and reward them abundantly for without their assistance my internship would not have taken place.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTI first acknowledge the almightyGod who gave me knowledge, guidance and necessary resources that enabled me come up with this report.
I extend a bottle of thanks to the people who used to support me during my field work attachment more especially Volunteers Bernard, Nabwire Agnes, and my fellow interns Ouma Evans, Etasala Charles, Luyima Marion ,and Opira Moses.
I also thank the staff of the Procurement and Disposal Unit at Busia District Headquaters for their love and support towards me and making my training fruitful especially madam Nasirumbi Rehema, Namagala Barbra, Mangeni Joanita , Mr. Wagaba Vincent ,Ainebyona Baker and my supervisor for the support and guidance to me throughout the internship period.
TOC o "1-1" h z u DECLARATION PAGEREF _Toc388854443 h 0APPROVAL PAGEREF _Toc388854444 h iiDEDICATION PAGEREF _Toc388854445 h iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT PAGEREF _Toc388854446 h ivLIST OF ACRONYMS PAGEREF _Toc388854447 h viiABSTRACT PAGEREF _Toc388854448 h viiiCHAPTER ONE PAGEREF _Toc388854449 h 1INTRODUCTION
1.0 Introduction PAGEREF _Toc388854450 h 11.1 Objectives of Internship PAGEREF _Toc388854451 h 11.2 Background of the Ministry of Works and Transport PAGEREF _Toc388854452 h 11.3 Vision PAGEREF _Toc388854453 h 11.4 Mission PAGEREF _Toc388854454 h 21.5 Location details PAGEREF _Toc388854455 h 21.6 Objectives of the Ministry PAGEREF _Toc388854456 h 21.7 Organization Structure PAGEREF _Toc388854457 h 4CHAPTER TWO PAGEREF _Toc388854458 h 4MANAGEMENT OF THE PRACTICUM EXERCISE
Role of the Department of Procurement and Supply chain management………………………………………………..7
Category of the department……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
Reporting and Induction by the Organization…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Role of the work supervisor…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Role of the University Supervisor ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
CHAPTER THREE PAGEREF _Toc388854462 h 10LESSONS, EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS PAGEREF _Toc388854463 h 103.0 Introduction PAGEREF _Toc388854464 h 103.1 Lessons PAGEREF _Toc388854465 h 103.2 Experiences PAGEREF _Toc388854466 h 123.3 Skills PAGEREF _Toc388854467 h 13CHAPTER FOUR PAGEREF _Toc388854468 h 14CHALLENGES AND LIMITATIONS DURING FIELD ATTACHMENT PAGEREF _Toc388854469 h Error! Bookmark not defined.4.0 Introduction PAGEREF _Toc388854470 h Error! Bookmark not defined.4.1 Challenges PAGEREF _Toc388854471 h 154.1.1 Organizational challenges PAGEREF _Toc388854472 h 154.1.2 Personal challenges. PAGEREF _Toc388854473 h 16conclusions and recomendations PAGEREF _Toc388854475 h 175.0 Introduction PAGEREF _Toc388854476 h 175.1 Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc388854477 h 175.2 Recommendations PAGEREF _Toc388854478 h 185.2.1 Recommendations to the ministry of works and transport. PAGEREF _Toc388854479 h 185.2.2 Recommendations to Datamine Technical Business School PAGEREF _Toc388854480 h 185.2.3 To the intern. PAGEREF _Toc388854481 h 19APPENDIX
Recommendation Letter…………………………………………………………………………..3
Log Book………………………………………………………………………………………….4
Ministerial Policy Statement for Financial Year 14/15
Human Resource Structural Report 2013
LIST OF ACRONYMSBDLG – Busia District Local Government
CAO – Chief Administrative Officer
RDC – Resident District Commissioner
UICT – Uganda Institute of Information And Communications Technology
PDU – Procurement and Disposal Unit.
CC – Contracts Committee.
PDE – Procuring And Disposing Entity.
LPO – Local Purchase Order
RFQ – Request for Quotation
ITB – Instructions to Bidders
HPDU – Head Procurement and Disposal Unit
SPO – Senior Procurement Officer
PO – Procurement Officer
DUCAR -District Urban Community Access Roads
TLB – Transport Licensing Board
URF – Uganda Road Fund
URC – Uganda Railways Corporation
UNRA – Uganda National Roads Authority
CAA – Civil Aviation Authority
NRSC – National Road Safety Authority
ABSTRACTThe internship training carried out at Busia District Headquaters from the month of December 2017 to March 2018 mainly focused on equipping the trainee with the necessary practical skills.
This field attachment report comprises of five chapters;
Chapterone: Involving the organizational back ground vision and mission of the organization, the scope of the internship and the its objectives ,Chapter two: Talks about the daily activities that the intern performed during the field attachment period.
Chapter three: Looks at the lessons experiences and skills that the intern attained during the field work.
Chapter four: Involves the challenges and limitations that the trainee faced during the field attachment period and
Chapter five: looks at the conclusion of the internship report and trainee recommendations.
CHAPTER ONE1.0 IntroductionField attachment was a program designed by the institute to foster their students' engagement into practical work by revising the theory got from their lectures in the classrooms in 2016.
This aims at providing business skills, knowledge about the organization, and exposure to the world of business and professionalism to students in their respective fields.
1.1 Objectives of Internship Training
To provide an opportunity of how to apply the principles and techniques theoretically learnt through real life solving situations.
To produce practically oriented graduates that meet the required job competencies of their employers.
To provide an opportunity for students and academics to interact with stakeholders and potential employers and thus appreciate field situations that will also generate information for curricular review.
To develop students understanding of work ethics employment demands responsibilities and opportunities.
To enhance and strengthen linkages between UICTand various stakeholders.
To understand the nature, behaviour and culture of different organizations as far as the current competitive job market is concerned.
To learn how to carry out day to day administration of programmes and design effective interventions in place of work.
1.2 Background of Busia District
Busia initially was under Tororo district but due to the many cultural differences between the Japadhola and the Samia, a new district was created to cater for them in 1991. In 2009, it was further divided into the North constituency and the Southern constituency.
1.3 VisionTo provide good healthcare, water, security, transport and infrastructure and services to the population.
1.4 MissionTo extend social services near the population for social-economic development of Uganda.
1.5 Location detailsBusia district Headquaters is located along SibararaRoad P.O.Box 7174 Busia Uganda.
1.6 Objectives of the District
Initiation, formulation, development and implementation of appropriate works and transport services and infrastructure policies in the District.
Carry out research and compile relevant data on the modern trends.
Planning, designing, construction, development and maintenance of transport ways and works infrastructure and services and set standards in the construction industry in Uganda including public buildings.
Monitoring, evaluations and regulations of usage of highways waterways and aerodromes for safety use of the service consumers.
Promotion of collaboration mechanisms and working linkages with other institutions that are charged with similar responsibilities.
Development of capacity to deliver effectively on its new mandate.
Functions of the District
Initiate, formulate and develop policies, plans and programs for safe and efficient infrastructure and services delivery.
Monitor and evaluate the implementation of national polices, plans and programs for safe and efficient works, taxes, health and infrastructure and services.
Set national standards for the construction industry transport and services
Enforce compliance to national policies laws, regulations strategies and guidelines on works, transport ways infrastructure and services.
Inspect and license public transport service vehicles.
Monitor and evaluate the performance of statutory bodies of the ministry
Provide technical support for contract works, including construction and maintenance undertaken by other government ministries, departments and agencies.
Initiative and formulate plans and policies for the management of public buildings
Set and monitor national standards on public buildings.
Carry out research and develop local material for construction industry.
1.7 OrganizationStructureCHAPTER TWO.
ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT AT THE DISTRICT.
2.0 IntroductionThis chapter discusses the activities undertaken during the field study, Role of the Department of Procurement and Supply chain management, the department to which one is assigned at work place, role of both the onsite supervisor and university supervisor.
2.1 Category of the department.
The intern was allocated to the Finance and Administration department, where the Procurement and disposal unit is categorized.
The following are the duties of the procurement and disposal unit
Check and prepare statements of Requirements
Prepare adverts of bid opportunities
Issue approved Contract documents
Maintain and archive records of the procurement and Disposal process
Prepare monthly reports for CC and final submission to PPDA
Maintain a providers list
The procurement and disposal unit is headed by Madam Basemera Margret entitled HPDU{Head Procurement and Disposal Unit}
2.3 Activities undertakenOrientation
The intern was given an orientation by the staff within the District which helped the intern to know the various departments such as Finance and Administration, Policy and Planning, Mechanical Engineering, and their respective heads for example I was able to see the office of the CAO, office of the Chairperson LCV, office of the District Education Officer, and many other offices.Photocopied documents
The internprepared documents for photocopying and binding services this was done through filling a requisition for photocopying services which has to be presented at the photocopying office when its duly signed by the senior assistant secretary or the assistant secretary.
Understanding of the background of the district
The trainee took time to read about the background of the district and was able to find out that the district was created after breaking away from Tororo district.
Created new reference numbers and folders for procurement documents.
This was done by the internwhenever procurement documents were brought to the procurement unit and required new folders these documents could be coming from the various departments within and outside the district and lacked reference numbers and folders this was done whenever documents came in and lacked reference numbers and folders.for example BDLG/SPLS/2017-2018/00001
Arranged procurement documents for submission
Through the guidance of procurement officers the internee arranged procurement documents
Before they were submitted to the contracts committee this was done through making the required number of copies of the document and submitted to the contracts committee to make its decision.
Received bids from bidders
The intern was also given a task of receiving bids using form 11 from bidders here the intern guided the bidders on how to fill the bid receipt forms this helped the procurement unit to know the number of bids that were received before the bid opening took place.
Issued out bidding documents to bidders
As different bidders came in to pick bidding documents following the advertisements that were made in the newspapers the internee wasgiven chance to issue out bidding documents to eligible bidders who had met the necessary requirements of the district that is to say the bidder had to have an application letter which had to be written on the company's letter head, having proof of payment of a non-refundable fee as per the advert.
Opened bids
The internee also participated in the opening of bids that were received from bidders using Form 11 therefore this helped the intern to know what happens while bids are being opened practically that is to say what is recorded in the bid opening forms for example bid security if applicable for that procurement, powers of attorney, bid security and currency price read out.
Prepared and arranged procurement files for auditing by PPDA
This was done by the intern under the guidance of the senior procurement officer, the intern arranged and organized files for auditing this was through filling and updating them with missing crucial documents for example copy of the advert, requisition forms, minutes of pre-bid meetings and others which helped the intern to know the documents that should not miss out on a procurement file.
Evaluation of bids
The intern also participated in the evaluation of bids while at the district this helped the internee to know what happens while bids are being evaluated and the evaluation methodology that suits a given procurement this helped the intern to also know the contents of an evaluation report and the various forms used that is form 16 of evaluation report under the technical compliance evaluation.
Prepared bidding documents.
The trainee participated in the preparation of solicitation documents that were issued to bidders under the guidance of procurement officers here the internee edited the standard bidding document which was got from the PPDA website to suit the required procurement requirements..
Attended a pre-bid meeting.
The internee also attended a pre-bid meeting in this meeting technical officers (engineers and procurement officers)addressed the bidder complaints that were not clear in the solicitation documents and advised them on what to do in this the internee learnt how to draft minutes of pre bid meetings and also distributed minutes to the bidders who had attended.
Review of procurement methods and their thresholds
The internee also had a review of the procurement methods and their thresholds as they were being passed by the new law/act this helped the intern to know which method of procurement was to be used for a given procurement.
Understanding the various procurement forms
The intern also had to take time to understand and get to know the various procurement forms that were drafted by the new PPDA law these included form 5 which is the requisition form, form 8 which is the record of issue and form 12 which is the bid opening form therefore the intern had to know these forms in order to avoid mistakes while recording documents this was so because PPDA developed new forms under the new law that replaced the old forms.
Opened proposals
The trainee had several bid openings but this was in some way different from the previous openings I had done before the opening of consultancy service procurements is quite different in that here two bids are submitted in one sealed envelope one technical and one financial where at the opening we only opened the technical bids and the others kept until when an evaluation was done and those bids that had passed the technical qualified for a financial proposal opening.
Communicated arithmetic errors to bidder
The intern was also given a task to communicate to bidders for arithmetic errors that were found in the bids of thevarious bidders this was done through getting their phones contacts and calling them to pick documents in order to clarify these arithmetic errors within the bid documents at the same time receiving the response from the bidders.
Updating procurement files
The intern was also given a task to update procurement files whenever there was need to in this the intern was supposed to file all the relevant documents and attach them to their corresponding files for example whenever the contracts committee had its sittings decisions could be passed for different procurements therefore the intern had to file them onto their files hence providing an update
Recorded incoming documents
As different documents were coming into our office the intern was given the responsibility of recording incoming documents from the different departments within and outside the ministry into the incoming book after which the intern had to forward the document to the office of the head procurement and disposal unit for her to delegate who should handle.
Opened request for quotations
The intern after a long stay and confidence I was also given a task to open RFQS for several procurements in this the intern opened quotations of the different bidders who had quoted since quotations are not opened publically I filled the bid opening forms stamped them accordingly and forwarded them to the respective procurement officer.
2.2 ROLE OF THE PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL UNIT
CHAPTER THREELESSONS, EXPERIENCES, SKILLS AND CHALLENGES.
3.0 IntroductionThis chapter presents what the trainee learnt from the internship training, his experiences during the training and the skills gained during and after field attachment, personal contributions, and challenges noticed during the internship.
3.1 LessonsA lesson is a task assigned for individual study.
Proper records management
The trainee learnt that it's always important to effectively keep record of work done as the records are kept for future references, in different books such as the local purchase order, incoming book, outgoing book; this is because the intern managed to keep all the records that were given to me under safe custody for future reference.
The has given me an opportunity to enhance my procurement knowledge In its depth the district offered me an opportunity to learn about the various procurements methods such as Micro procurement ,Request for Quotation,and Open domestic and international methods this gave me a wider view about procurement which enhanced on my knowledge.
As an intern, I got to learn that it's important to respect yourself and others. It's important to respect your bosses and fellow interns since doing this makes others to also respect you and this was witnessed whenever the procurement officers called on any officer or intern to do a particular task.
Recording and dispatching contracts committee decisions
As a trainee at the district, I learnt how to record incoming decisions and dispatching them to the various departments' heads, users, evaluation team members I did this through making the required copies which I had to dispatch to the users, permanent secretary and the undersecretary.
Self-discipline.
As an intern, I also learnt that self-discipline is very important to attain anything more so concerning business for example proper dressing, self-control made all the other procurement officers to feel that am ready for procurement tasks at the districtand to even want to work with me and this made me get close to all the officers hence helping me learn more
While at the internship I learnt how to communicate effectively to different people and the language to use when communicating plus knowing what to say and how to say it I achieved this through attending meeting with the entire staff and exchanging ideas with them for example I issued out the prequalification bidding documents which enabled me to communicate effectively to bidders.
Work ethics
I was also able to get to know the work ethics that is to say proper dress code behavior while at work public relations and customer service since I would receive visitors and attend to them accordingly
This training has given me an opportunity to learn about how to use the computer to carry out a number of activities such as drafting award letters attaching files to my email, printing out various procurement forms, using the social media like face book, LinkedIn among others to communicate to bidders
Relating theory to practical.
It has helped the internee to acquire knowledge and practical experience of the theories learnt in class for example, management of a business like the need to have a work plan for everything that one is going to do, bid opening, communication skills and information technology and communication of the best evaluated bidder.
Confidence.
As an intern, I got to learn how to be confident and express opinions with ease. The procurement department put a lot of confidence in me in such a way that I was given an opportunity to explain bidders any information that was regarding to a particular procurement at that time which I did to my level best.
3.2 ExperiencesWork experience
The intern gained work experience this was through attending to daily work activities of the organization and doing things like attending to bidders queries taking documents to different ministry departments which enabled me gain work experience.
Directing bidders on how to pay for solicitation documents
As an intern I got experience in directing bidders on how to apply for bidding documents this was so because I used to do it on a daily basis and helped me to know all the requirements a bidder should possessin order to be able to get the bidding document.
The trainee got experience in handling clients and this was through listening and interpreting what they said, responding to their requests and handling their complaints through answering customers' complaints
I got experience in evaluation of bids as I evaluated several bids of different procurements this helped me get enough experience as I was also able to know how to prepare an evaluation report.
Filing.
I also gained experience in filing of the company documents into their respective files and arranging them in order for example filing of the bidders details who applied for the different procurements and separating them from those that we still in progress
Preparing documents for submission
The training at the ministry was fruitful in that I prepared and made documents ready for the contracts committee to make its decision here I had to make several copies of the which I had to make before the sitting this enabled me acquire enough experience in preparing submissions.
Opening of bids
The Intern participated in the opening of bids that were brought in time by the competing firms. It thus helped me acquire experience in bid opening. There was a high level of competition in cases where there were many bidders there were certain procurements which attracted only few bidders making the level of competition minimal.
Dealing with pressure.
Dealing with pressure was another experience that the internee gained while doing her internship in the organizations. The internee managed to achieve this through being able to work under pressure and maximum supervision though some officials were rude.
3.3 SkillsCommunication skills
Verbal communications were made by the intern through greeting staff and making consultations also I learnt how to use written communication skills through evaluation report writing and writing forwarding memos to different departments within the ministry.
The intern got skills in evaluation of bids from the different bidders using the different evaluation methodologies this process aims at selecting a bidder with the required and necessary documents as requested for in the biding documents.
As an intern I gained interpersonal skills through interacting with different employee in the ministry and also exchanging different ideas with them which helped me to learn more about the ministry and its operations.
3.1 Challenges3.1.1 Organizational challengesInadequate information about the bidders
As a trainee I found it hard to trace some of the bidders mainly because of not having enough information about the bidder of where there firms are located this was because firms brought in applications with phone contacts that are not usually on and we found it difficult to communicate to them.
Limited space for records storage
There was a challenge of limited space at the district which hindered the proper storage of current and semi-current records this resulted into misplacement of different procurement documents.
Lack of internet service
This was another challenge at the district as we lacked internet services in our made it difficult for the procurement unit to communicate to suppliers via the internet and getting more information about them.
Inadequate stationery
This was a challenge of not have enough stationery for example file folders markers, pens, papers and tonners which were badly needed in the running of the day to day activities within the procurement department which caused delays in procurements.
Absence of employees
This made a lot of work to keep pending as most of the district employees within the different departments of the district could absent themselves even without gene wing reasons yet their signatures are needed to run the day to day activities of the work done within the procurement unit and other department which causes delays in the procurement office.
Inadequate facilitation
There is a challenge of inadequate funding and facilitation makes it very difficult for the district to purchase vital equipment's such as material testing equipment which could enhance greatly the performance.
3.1.2 Personal challenges.High transport costs
I experienced this challenge since I had to move to the district everyday this costed me a lot yet we did not get any facilitation from there.
Language barrier.
This was another limitation as the internee would at times find it difficult to communicate to clients who never understood English and interpreting to them was also hard because the internee never knew all the local languages to interpret for them.
The wanted me at office at exactly 8:00am which would at times not be possible because i was coming from very far to come for work.
Work stress.
At times, the work would be stressing and working under pressure which would be so exhausting at the end of the day this was so because some of the officers were rude to interns.
Cost of food.
The cost of food was expensive since the district is stationed in the middle of the town where the cost of buying food or anything to eat was very expensive making it hard for the internee to afford these prices.
Monotony of work.
The work that the internee used to do would be repeated for some time without being changed hence making it boring for the internee.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; WAY FORWARD
4.0 IntroductionThis chapter includes the conclusion and recommendations to the ministry, university and student
4.1 ConclusionIn conclusion this attachment program is very important to students since it avails them with practical skills which can be applied in their jobs thus letting them produce effective results and therefore internship should be introduced to all higher institutions of learning so that students are in proper positions to relate theory to field work.
As a diploma student, the training has showed me what I expected in the field. It was an opportunity for me to train at the ministry of works and transport and therefore this has offered me a chance to reflect on my future in the field of procurement by putting theory to practice.
4.2 Recommendations4.2.1 Recommendations to Busia District
Increasing the number of computers
The district should increase on the number of computers from the available three computers to at least two people per computer to fasten procurement activities like monthly performance reports among others so that the tasks can be executed easily.
Provision of identitycards to the interns
The district should provide identity cards to the interns to enable them be able to reach out to any place within and outside the district offices this will help to ease the intern's work whenever he makes visits.
Teach employees on importance of field attachment program.
The district should teach its employees the importance of field attachment program since most of them provide information to the interns so that the interns are able learn more about the district and the internship training.
Provision of allowances to interns.
The district should provide allowances to interns to enable them perform organization activities and tasks in time .This will help to increase the interns' moral while doing internship.
4.2.2 Recommendations to UICT.
Teach students how to act during internship
The university should continue putting into consideration teaching of students on how to act when they get to the place of work. the institute should take on teaching of students and avail them with the knowledge on how to act at places of work and this should include things like dress code, discipline to mention but a few.
Organizing seminars and conferences
Should organize seminars and conferences for the company heads and owners aimed at teaching them the importance of the internship training to both companies and the students. This will help to make the field attachment program move meaningful.
Facilitating students
The University should facilitate the students during internship for example providing free weekly journals and log books that help the students in recording how far they have gone with field work
Helping students acquire placements in organizations
Need for the department to help students acquire placements in different organization by staying in good relation with the organization they have worked with before as it's not easy to get internship placements.
4.2.3 Tothe intern.Being open minded.
Trainees should have an open mind and be always ready to learn while at work since class work is more theoretical than practical.
Knowing what the supervisor expects
The internee should have a clear idea of what is expected from the by the supervisor and the organization as a whole thus making it easy to do what is required of them.
Trainee should have a positive attitude towards all the challenges faced and opportunities in order to work in the organization with a good reputation.
Students should learn to volunteer since it's from volunteering that the organization sects future employees.
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traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:34Z" level=info msg="Using TOML configuration file /etc/traefik/traefik.toml"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:34Z" level=info msg="Traefik version v1.7.11 built on 2019-04-26_08:42:33AM"
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traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:34Z" level=info msg="\nStats collection is disabled.\nHelp us improve Traefik by turning this feature on :)\nMore details on: https://docs.traefik.io/basics/#collected-data\n"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:34Z" level=debug msg="Setting Acme Certificate store from Entrypoint: https"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Preparing server traefik &{Address::8080 TLS:<nil> Redirect:<nil> Auth:<nil> WhitelistSourceRange:[] WhiteList:<nil> Compress:false ProxyProtocol:<nil> ForwardedHeaders:0xc000376be0} with readTimeout=0s writeTimeout=0s idleTimeout=3m0s"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=debug msg="Creating entry point redirect http -> https"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=debug msg="Creating regex redirect https -> ^https://www.(.*) -> https://$1"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Preparing server http &{Address::80 TLS:<nil> Redirect:0xc00019b500 Auth:<nil> WhitelistSourceRange:[] WhiteList:<nil> Compress:false ProxyProtocol:<nil> ForwardedHeaders:0xc000376c00} with readTimeout=0s writeTimeout=0s idleTimeout=3m0s"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=debug msg="Creating entry point redirect http -> https"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=debug msg="Creating regex redirect https -> ^https://www.(.*) -> https://$1"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Preparing server https &{Address::443 TLS:0xc00042aab0 Redirect:0xc00019b680 Auth:<nil> WhitelistSourceRange:[] WhiteList:<nil> Compress:false ProxyProtocol:<nil> ForwardedHeaders:0xc000376ba0} with readTimeout=0s writeTimeout=0s idleTimeout=3m0s"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Starting server on :8080"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Starting server on :80"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Starting provider configuration.ProviderAggregator {}"
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traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Testing certificate renew..."
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=debug msg="Configuration received from provider ACME: {}"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=debug msg="Provider connection established with docker 18.09.5 (API 1.39)"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=debug msg="Filtering disabled container /traefik"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=debug msg="Configuration received from provider docker: {}"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=debug msg="Adding certificate for domain(s) host.EXAMPLE.com"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Server configuration reloaded on :80"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Server configuration reloaded on :443"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Server configuration reloaded on :8080"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=debug msg="Adding certificate for domain(s) host.EXAMPLE.com"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Server configuration reloaded on :8080"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Server configuration reloaded on :80"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:35Z" level=info msg="Server configuration reloaded on :443"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:49Z" level=debug msg="Provider event received {Status:start ID:58b2b12336a7488012b68fed21f90476a1e791f4aa17fff7bd266ee9dfbe7a68 From:mysql:latest Type:container Action:start Actor:{ID:58b2b12336a7488012b68fed21f90476a1e791f4aa17fff7bd266ee9dfbe7a68 Attributes:map[image:mysql:latest com.docker.compose.config-hash:f4e61702252003fcfa77f925b989f7ea4933faa6e0735d189d265eabcb5fa799 com.docker.compose.container-number:1 com.docker.compose.service:db com.docker.compose.version:1.24.0 name:testEXAMPLEcom_db_1 traefik.enable:false com.docker.compose.oneoff:False com.docker.compose.project:testEXAMPLEcom]} Scope:local Time:1556929789 TimeNano:1556929789841010516}"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:49Z" level=debug msg="Filtering disabled container /testEXAMPLEcom_db_1"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:49Z" level=debug msg="Filtering disabled container /traefik"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:49Z" level=debug msg="Configuration received from provider docker: {}"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:49Z" level=info msg="Skipping same configuration for provider docker"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:50Z" level=debug msg="Provider event received {Status:start ID:6d816029188e7a2ff7b7d37fec254e21424cb3e2f69b42c81638d40d56d818f3 From:wordpress:latest Type:container Action:start Actor:{ID:6d816029188e7a2ff7b7d37fec254e21424cb3e2f69b42c81638d40d56d818f3 Attributes:map[com.docker.compose.version:1.24.0 traefik.docker.network:traefik_proxy traefik.domain:test.EXAMPLE.com traefik.enabled:true traefik.frontend.headers.SSLHost:EXAMPLE.com traefik.frontend.headers.browserXSSFilter:true com.docker.compose.container-number:1 traefik.frontend.headers.STSPreload:false traefik.frontend.headers.STSSeconds:0 traefik.frontend.headers.contentTypeNosniff:true traefik.frontend.headers.forceSTSHeader:false com.docker.compose.oneoff:False com.docker.compose.service:wordpress traefik.frontend.headers.SSLRedirect:true traefik.frontend.rule:Host:www.test.EXAMPLE.com,test.EXAMPLE.com traefik.port:80 com.docker.compose.config-hash:3e163655e60a2111f256d3abc3289244f21676737888f7f4340cd543d82300d0 com.docker.compose.project:testEXAMPLEcom image:wordpress:latest name:testEXAMPLEcom_wordpress_1 traefik.frontend.headers.STSIncludeSubdomains:false traefik.frontend.headers.frameDeny:true]} Scope:local Time:1556929790 TimeNano:1556929790976253470}"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:50Z" level=debug msg="Filtering disabled container /testEXAMPLEcom_wordpress_1"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:50Z" level=debug msg="Filtering disabled container /testEXAMPLEcom_db_1"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:50Z" level=debug msg="Filtering disabled container /traefik"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:50Z" level=debug msg="Configuration received from provider docker: {}"
traefik    | time="2019-05-04T00:29:50Z" level=info msg="Skipping same configuration for provider docker"

A: I was using traefik.enabled instead of traefik.enable
I tried for a week before posting,

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Despite an unprecedented gap between consecutive plenums, China's Fourth Plenum last week produced little to interest economic reform watchers, settling instead for managing the status quo.
It appears that concrete reforms may have to wait until a resolution is reached in trade talks with the US, and will be a key source of leverage for Beijing.
Investors should, however, not anticipate any dramatic policy reversals as the Fourth Plenum did not propose anything that would contradict recent market openings and other reforms.
China's top leaders recently convened for the Fourth Plenum meetings in Beijing, where they discussed the most pressing issues facing the ruling Communist Party.
Plenums are the party's most important internal meetings outside of the party congresses held once every five years. While always an important event, the Fourth Plenum was subject to extra scrutiny because of the 20-month gap since the Third Plenum – the longest time lapse between successive plenums in 40 years.
The extended delay led to a flurry of speculation, as many observers surmised that the party leadership was split on how to handle challenges like the US-China trade war, unrest in Hong Kong, and the country's slowing economy.
Despite the speculation, the Fourth Plenum ultimately produced little in the way of new developments. In fact, even foreign investors who were hoping for the announcement of modest economic reforms were disappointed about the lack of attention publicly given to the economy.
A closer look at the situation surrounding the Fourth Plenum, however, may explain why so little was produced and why economic reforms may still eventually come to fruition.
What is a Plenum?
A plenum, or plenary session, is a meeting of the Communist Party's Central Committee that occurs between party congresses. The Central Committee, which has about 370 full and alternate members, is formally China's highest executive body, but in practice takes orders from the more exclusive Politburo. The meetings themselves are highly secretive, with attendees normally restricted to the premises of the Jingxi Hotel in Beijing for the duration of the plenum.
Plenums are numbered for each one held after a party congress, which occurs every five years. In this case, it is the fourth plenum held since the 19th Party Congress in late 2017. There are usually about seven plenums in between the party congresses that occur every five years, though there is no fixed number. According to convention, the Party will hold a plenum at least once per year.
While a range of issues are discussed at these plenums, the focus of each one depends on which number plenum it is, the time of year it is held, and important external events that might occur. Some, for example, focus on economic reforms, while others are limited to internal party and government affairs.
Historically, many important reforms have emerged from plenums, including, most famously, the beginning of the reform and opening up policy at the Third Plenum in 1978. More recently, China announced an ambitious suite of market-based reforms at the Third Plenum in 2013, though many of these still have not taken form. Last year, China abolished term limits on the presidency following the Second Plenum in 2018 and dramatically restructured government departments at the Third Plenum just over a month later, fundamentally changing the structure of Chinese politics.
What Happened at the Fourth Plenum?
The huge gap between plenums led to speculation about what the Fourth Plenum would entail. Rumors swirled that the Fourth Plenum was delayed due to splits among the ruling elite on how to tackle relations with the US, demonstrations in Hong Kong, and a decelerating economy, and that personnel changes could be made to the Politburo Standing Committee, the country's most powerful political body.
Despite the many pressing issues facing China's leadership, the Fourth Plenum was mostly devoted to internal party affairs, catching many observers off guard. Within this area, the meeting did not appear to produce anything new of significance, as the official communiqué mostly reiterated oft-stated tenets of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
For instance, the communiqué stressed the strengths of China's system of centralized leadership and the need to further "modernize" governance. The communiqué reiterated plans put forward at the 19th Party Congress for China to have "basically modernized its state governance system and capacity" by 2035 and to fully modernize by 2049, the 100th anniversary of the People's Republic.
Modernizing governance is code for President Xi's campaign to reform the party and state institutions to re-establish centralized authority, make cadres more efficient, motivated, and corruption-free, and introduce technology like the Xuexi app and the social credit system to monitor officials.
The Fourth Plenum did, however, seem to produce new policies regarding the unrest in Hong Kong. Statements made after the plenum referred to the need to establish new legal mechanisms, national security policies, and patriotic education in Hong Kong.
What Did it Say About Economic Reforms?
Although not a feature of every plenum, some observers were hoping for announcements of new economic reforms. This is because the Third Plenum is usually devoted to economic affairs, but the last one was instead focused on legislative issues relating to the Two Sessions. Accordingly, some thought the Fourth Plenum would feature the economic content typically found at the Third Plenum.
In the end, this was not the case. All the communiqué produced relating to the economy were broad statements about growing pressures and the need to deepen reform.
Still, the communiqué stated that China will allow "the market to fully exercise its decisive role in allocating resources", which may reassure investors who feared that market-based reforms would be abandoned.
Simultaneously, however, the communiqué stressed "the dominant role of the public sector and common development of entities under diverse forms of ownership", suggesting that the government will continue to protect or increase the role of state-owned entities (SOEs) and intervention in the economy.
If anything, the communiqué is an endorsement of Xi's policies that allow market entities a role in the economy while upholding the dominant status of the state.
One reason that economic policies were only briefly mentioned in the communiqué could be that there was disagreement on the direction for further reforms, since the communiqué only represents a fully agreed upon consensus. There is little evidence to back this suggestion, however, as the communiqué looks more like an affirmation of the status quo.
When Can We Expect Economic Reforms?
It is likely that China is holding off on introducing new economic reforms until a trade deal is reached with the US.
Many of the demands of US trade negotiators involve China reducing the role of government in the economy and introducing more market-based policies. Therefore, even if China's leadership would like to adopt market-based reforms, it makes more sense for them to wait and use these as leverage in a potential trade deal.
If a trade deal does not come to pass, the Two Sessions meetings in early March 2020 marks another likely time for reforms to be announced. In recent years, China's leadership has also used international events like the Boao Forum to announce economic reforms favorable to foreign investors.
In any event, the Fourth Plenum's delay and the lack of new policies it produced should not be seen as evidence of a change of policy direction. Rather, the Fourth Plenum is further evidence of the Communist Party leadership's commitment to the status quo and that any reforms will be introduced on its own terms.
This article was first published by China Briefing, which is produced by Dezan Shira & Associates.
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Sport is changing and technology is shaping its future. Improving the game-day experience, tapping into new digital distribution models or winning back the millennials are exciting challenges for this sector to stay hot. And our job is to create content that keeps up with its pace. This is why we grew our expertise to cover all major trends that impact upon sports today: esports, blockchain technologies, betting revenue models or online gaming services. Whether your social channels target local fans micro-moments or you're building the next coin-based PPV platform, we'll make sure your content rises above the noise and reads natural in any language.
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Pie Makers capture the award.
The most popular sporting event in the iGaming world.
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Video showing the highlights of the tournament.
England won, but Malta walked away with our admiration.
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We only had 72 hours put together a football team for the tournament.
We changed the criteria and revised the list of the 10 most popular sports in the world.
EURO 16: Iceland is the least populated country to ever qualify for Euros.
You stick to your team no matter how many losses and draws.
All In Translations is expanding at a fast pace.
Camilla Fors' breasts and athletes losing their composure.
I like to think that my English is close to native speaker level.
Few sports activities in Malta engage more people than the Pentasia Clubs League.
An amateur team that achieved a high level of success in the Maltese GIDA League.


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Liam Hemsworth to study at UON
Students advised not to engage with reporters or paparazzi as Liam Hemsworth commences study at UON.
Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, star of The Hunger Games and The Dressmaker, has chosen The University of Newcastle to study a Bachelor of Psychology.
Liam met with the Head of Psychology and senior lecturers at UON's Callaghan campus over the Easter break where he was taken on a tour of the campus and shown points of interest such as the Aviation building, the Shortland Hub and the Auchmuty Library.
He also had discussions with security services on campus during his visit.
The University of Newcastle has released a statement saying that the university is "thrilled to have Mr Hemsworth study with us" and has urged students to "respect his privacy" as he commences study at the Callaghan campus in semester two of this year.
Students have also been asked not to engage with any reporters or paparazzi that may be present near the campus during Liam's stay.
It is believed that a bodyguard will be accompanying Liam to and from lectures, as well as sitting in on tutorials.
Liam Hemsworth has wrapped up filming for the upcoming Independence Day sequel and is expected to have his first day on campus on Monday, July 25.
Edit: This is a joke article for April Fools, unfortunately (sorry Liam Hemsworth fans!). Read Thomas's follow up article with a few of the best April Fools' Day pranks from last year here.
Feature Image: Flickr, Gage Skidmore, no changes made.
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vince 1 April, 2016 at 10:57 Reply
April fools???
George 1 April, 2016 at 16:13 Reply
I, for one, welcome our new overlord.
Stewart 1 April, 2016 at 21:30 Reply
University of Newcastle is starting its own Hunger Games for academic positions and small grant funding.
University of Newcastle starting its own Hunger Games for academic positions and small grant funding