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ACF Partners with HRSA for the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100624006201&newsLang=en

ACF Partners with HRSA for the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program June 24, 2010

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in partnership with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is accepting applications for fiscal year 2010 for the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program.

“The Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program will support a new generation of healthy, happy, and successful American Indian and Alaska Native children and families through comprehensive, high-quality, evidence-based home visiting programs”

“The Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program will support a new generation of healthy, happy, and successful American Indian and Alaska Native children and families through comprehensive, high-quality, evidence-based home visiting programs,” said Carmen R. Nazario, HHS assistant secretary for children and families.

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs authorized by Section 511 of Title V, as added by the Affordable Care Act, authorizes the award grants to Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations or Urban Indian Organizations. A total of $3 million in funding is available for award in fiscal year 2010. Funds will support 5-year cooperative agreements to conduct community needs assessments, plan for and implement high-quality, evidence-based home visiting programs in at-risk Tribal communities, and participate in research and evaluation activities to build the knowledge base on home visiting among Tribal populations. Home visiting services provided under this grant are meant to improve child and family outcomes focusing on areas such as prenatal, maternal, and infant health, child health and development, parenting skills, school readiness, and family socio-economic status, and reduce incidence of child abuse and neglect, injuries, crime, and domestic violence.

Grants will be awarded for a needs assessment, planning, and capacity-building phase in Year 1 and pending successful completion of that phase, submission of a plan that meets requirements and approval by ACF, in consultation with HRSA, additional funding for an implementation phase will be provided for Year 2 and beyond.

ACF and HRSA also envision that this program will help to support and strengthen cooperation and coordination among various programs such as American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start, Tribal child care, Indian Health Services, and Indian child welfare. “This is an important opportunity to build the capacity, and better coordinate and deliver improved services to support families with young children in tribal communities,” said Joan Lombardi, deputy assistant secretary and inter-departmental liaison for early childhood development.

The Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program will emphasize and support successful implementation of high-quality, culturally-relevant home visiting programs that have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in Tribal settings. Based on a careful review of available research evidence on home visiting interventions with Tribal populations, HRSA and ACF will develop and submit for public comment evidence-based criteria for identifying home visiting models that are likely to improve outcomes for families in Tribal communities.

For more information on the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program please contact tribal.homevisiting@hhs.gov.

Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news.

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Few potential GOP presidential candidates visiting Gulf oil spill

By Michael O’Brien – 06/22/10 06:00 AM ET

Few potential Republican presidential candidates have visited the Gulf Coast to assess the damage themselves. Most of the potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates have jumped at the chance to criticize President Barack Obama for his response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But few have visited the region to assess the damage themselves. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R), former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) haven’t toured areas affected by the spill off the coast of Louisiana, their respective spokesmen told The Hill.

Two other would-be GOP contenders — former Alaska Gov. and 2008 vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — also appear to have stayed away, though their political action committees did not return multiple requests for comment.

Romney has said Obama, who has visited the region four times since the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig, is “totally out of his depth,” and Palin told him he needed to “get involved, sir.”

Among other potential 2012 candidates, House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (Ind.) plans to visit sometime this summer, his spokeswoman said, while former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) recently moved to Walton County, Fla., near Pensacola, one of the areas of the state most profoundly affected by the spill.

“Gov. Huckabee doesn’t have to make a trip there — he lives there and is a resident of Walton County,” Huckabee spokesman Hogan Gidley said. “In addition to already seeing for himself, he has talked to his neighbors, friends and people in the area who are in tourism, real estate, shrimping and retail.”

Huckabee’s presence in the region might earn him some of the political cachet that two other potential candidates, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R), have gained as their states have been deeply affected by the spill.

Both Jindal and Barbour have received heavy media exposure for their response to the spill. Jindal has been vocal in pushing the Obama administration on its response, having tangled with the administration over a plan to build barrier islands to protect the Louisiana coast from oil coming onshore. Jindal has also pushed the president to end his six-month moratorium on deepwater offshore drilling, as has Barbour, the subject of a prominent profile last weekend in The New York Times.

While Gingrich hasn’t visited the affected area, a spokesman says he has been receiving regular updates from Jindal, Barbour and Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R).

The GOP pack has been critical, to varying degrees, of Obama’s handling of what the administration calls the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. Most criticism has focused on the swiftness of the administration’s response, as well as its decision to impose even a temporary drilling moratorium.

Pawlenty chided Obama for not having taken personal responsibility for the crisis sooner, while Palin went further still.

“Mr. President: with all due respect, you have to get involved, sir. The priorities and timeline of an oil company are not the same as the public’s,” she wrote in a Facebook note. “You cannot outsource the cleanup and the responsibility and the trust to BP and expect that the legitimate interests of Americans adversely affected by this spill will somehow be met.”

Of the president’s four visits to the affected region, the most recent came during a two-day trip last week to Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.

John Holmes visiting DRC to assess the impact of the forthcoming withdrawal of peacekeepers on the protection of civiliansKinshasa, 30/04/2010 / Politics After the Senegal and Niger, the head of UN humanitarian operations in the DRC is a five-day visit. He will include in the province of South Kivu, in the Uélé (Eastern Province) and Ecuador. Three provinces with persistent pockets of insecurity.

The Secretary General of the UN in charge of humanitarian operations, John Holmes, arrived in Kinshasa Thursday. The duration of his stay in the Democratic Republic of Congo is five days. Mr. Holmes has chosen to make a grand tour in the Congo to report on the humanitarian situation on the ground. He has to go this Friday in South Kivu, where military operations have killed tens of thousands of newly displaced since the beginning of the year.

Supported by MONUC, the Congolese armed forces continue their campaign against the FDLR. In recent weeks, especially a series of clashes between government troops and Mai-Mai combatants who have been a great source of insecurity for the civilian population. According to the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, there have been looted and burned houses and the list of victims of sexual violence is growing in the two Kivu provinces.

In regions of Fizi, Mwenga and Shabunda in South Kivu, OCHA reports that civilians are frequently abducted for transporting military equipment from various armed groups before being released several days later. “assaults and attacks against humanitarian personnel are also constant.

On Saturday May 1, John Holmes must travel to Eastern Province where LRA fighters continue to sow fear and terror in some villages not far from the Central and Southern Sudan.

UN official last step of the Equateur province in the grip of the insecurity since last October, the insecurity that has even touched the provincial capital Mbandaka during an insurgent attack in early Enyele. Holmes hopes to map the homes of insecurity in the Congo at a time when discussions are underway to consider the withdrawal of UN forces.

The UN official will probably address the issue with President Joseph Kabila that he will meet Monday .

While the Security Council is expected within a fortnight prior to the renewal of the mandate of MONUC, John Homs will be able to assess the impact of the forthcoming withdrawal of peacekeepers in protecting civilians.

*TN / MMC*

On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Patrick Otto wrote:

Mr Okello George,

All your UAH postings are a protracted story of who you are, what books you are writing (so far I have counted 13), how many divorces and adoptions you have undertaken, etc… every day you come up with such nonsense, apart from YK Museveni character assassination.

Your book “Conversations with my Wives” is for us an update of your CV…Crazy Verses.

You would very well do as a Prozac commercial.

Lance Corporal (Rtd) Patrick Otto “THE SAME HEAT THAT MELTS THE BUTTER HARDENS THE EGG”

……and whenever George Okello visits his psychiatrist, he gets two bills. One for each half, for he is a split personality, both halves polluted.

Just wait to find out why he saw it fit to inundate the forum with his CV as though any body ever asked for it; as if to distract our curiosities from something fundamentally sinister with his personality. We are supposed to think that he is a clean man who has put all the cards on the table….

His idea of opposing YK Museveni is by telling the forum that Museveni is Rwandese, he has HIV/AIDS, he is a thief, he has whiskers of a cat, he is pot-bellied, he is going to rape my daughters, etc etc…..and the same person with the brain that churns out all that nonsense is also a lawyer, who was a state attorney in Uganda, a chairman of Livingstone Hall at MAKUNIKA, an official of the world Bank….and one that divorces his wife, adopts two daughters and makes them his wives! Something seriously wrong!

Lance Corporal (Rtd) Patrick Otto “THE SAME HEAT THAT MELTS THE BUTTER HARDENS THE EGG”

Harbert Buhanga

Can you hold a rally in London without asking for permission and getting a permit from the city? Why is it important to apply for that permit? You have lived in UK long enough to know the answer to that question. When you Ugandans in London want to go to 10 Downing street, to march for you need to get Ssangalyambogo a place she can play No ball in Mutundwe, do you just wake up and show up at the address?

Well isn’t that your right as residents in UK?

EM Toronto

Thé Mulindwas Communication Group “With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy” Groupe de communication Mulindwas “avec Yoweri Museveni, l’Ouganda est dans l’anarchie”

[mailto:ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of HARBERT BUHANGA Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 8:48 AM note

Mulindwa

According to your knowledge of law, going to Kayunga had nothing to do with the National Constitution of Uganda. That implies that going to Kayunga or not going was outside the constitution of Uganda.

And that according to Edward Mulindwa, M7 can legally do as he pleases because some directives in the country can actually be outside the Constitution and if they are not followed, any action or reaction that arises from such does not breach any of the provisions of the Constitution of Uganda.

This is what Buhanga calls wacky reasoning.

Mulindwa: Do you know the key concepts that inform presidential directives or interventions?

Mulindwa: Do you know how the knowledge of law and constitutionalism is used to underpin any presidential directive or decision?

To me, you seem to be ignorant about law issues and the legality of decisions. My other observation is that you seem to think that M7 is the law of Uganda and that what ever he says means law.

For your information, English law has (in the case of Uganda) three sources i.e,

* Equity * Precedent and * Legislation – which includes statutes and Acts of Parliament * Common law

There is no way M7′s directive orders can be outside the constitution which is the supreme law. And M7 is not the source of law in Uganda.

When will you Ugandans wake up?.

Mulindwa, you are being blinded by hatred against Baganda. You are using this as a defensive mechanism to overcome your pain experiences of poverty, child neglect, lack of sense of purpose and inferiority complex which derives from identity conflict and confusion.

I’m yet to use the psycho-dynamic approach to explore these unresolved conflicts in your life and also to look into the symptoms that arise from your past dysfunctional relationships with others in your environment.

The symptoms of the pain which comes from the pain that you hold manifests itself in the hatred that you have against Baganda. Then you use irony to identify yourself as a Muganda so that your hatred can appear to be justified.

You are employing displacement as a defensive mechanism by redirecting your impulse, aggression and life disappointments to Baganda and Banyarwanda as substitutes. This is because the pain from your experiences in too threatening if you were to direct it to yourself.

My advice to you is to try and employ repression by keeping these disturbing and threatening thoughts from becoming conscious .You can do this by pushing them into the unconscious.

Please contact me for any further assistance.

Socrates worked to undermine the collective notion of “might makes right”. Socrates believed the best way for people to live was to focus on self-development rather than the pursuit of material wealth. He always invited others to try to concentrate more on friendships and a sense of true community, for Socrates felt this was the best way for people to grow together as a populace

Mulindwa   According to your knowledge of law, going to Kayunga had nothing to do with the National Constitution of Uganda. That implies that going to Kayunga or not going was outside the constitution of Uganda.   And that according to Edward Mulindwa,  M7 can legally do as he pleases because some directives in the country can actually be outside the Constitution  and if they are not followed, any action or reaction that arises  from such does not breach any of the provisions of the Constitution of Uganda.   This is what Buhanga calls wacky reasoning.   Mulindwa: Do you know  the key concepts that inform presidential directives or interventions?   Mulindwa: Do you know how the knowledge of law and constitutionalism is used to underpin any presidential directive or decision?   To me, you seem to be ignorant about law issues and the legality of decisions. My other observation is that you seem to think that M7 is the law of Uganda and that what ever he says means law.   For your information, English law has (in the case of Uganda)  three sources i.e,   

Equity Precedent and Legislation – which includes statutes and Acts of Parliament Common law     There is no way M7′s directive orders can be outside the constitution which is the supreme law. And M7 is  not the source of law in Uganda.   When will you Ugandans wake up?.   Mulindwa, you are being blinded by hatred against Baganda. You are using this as a defensive mechanism to overcome your pain experiences of poverty, child neglect, lack of sense of purpose and inferiority complex which derives from identity conflict and confusion.   I’m yet to use the psycho-dynamic approach to explore  these unresolved conflicts in your life and also to  look into the symptoms that arise from your past dysfunctional relationships with others in your environment.   The symptoms of the  pain which comes from the pain that you hold manifests itself in the hatred that you have against Baganda. Then you use irony to identify yourself as a Muganda so that your hatred can appear to be justified.   You are employing displacement as a defensive mechanism by redirecting your impulse, aggression and life disappointments to Baganda and Banyarwanda as substitutes. This is because the pain from your experiences in too threatening if you were to direct it to yourself.   My advice to you is to try and  employ repression by keeping these disturbing and threatening thoughts from becoming conscious .You can do this by pushing them into the unconscious. Please contact me for any further assistance.   Socrates worked to undermine the collective notion of “might makes right”. Socrates believed the best way for people to live was to focus on self-development rather than the pursuit of material wealth. He always invited others to try to concentrate more on friendships and a sense of true community, for Socrates felt this was the best way for people to grow together as a populace

Thanks abbbey for your observations. We must play the hard to get woman. Now that the President has shot himself in the foot, the Kabaka should now sue the government for breach of his Majesty’s right to move within Uganda. The people of Kayunga must also sue the government for infringing on their right to associate with the Kabaka. Unless we take the government to court on these issues, the lunies in Kaampala will continue to misbehave. Abbey, I think you and I and members on this forum must take it upon ourselves and find a lawyer to take on this case for the people of Kayunga. The Kabaka knows what to do.

We must ram this M7 rhetoric back down his throat.

ARTICLE 29: Protection of freedom of conscience, expression, movement, religion, assembly and association.(1) Every person shall have the right to—

(a) freedom of speech and expression which shall include freedom of the press and other media;

(b) freedom of thought, conscience and belief which shall include academic freedom in institutions of learning;

(c) freedom to practise any religion and manifest such practice which shall include the right to belong to and participate in the practices of any religious body or organisation in a manner consistent with this Constitution; (d) freedom to assemble and to demonstrate together with others peacefully and unarmed and to petition; and

(e) freedom of association which shall include the freedom to form and join associations or unions, including trade unions and political and other civic organisations.

(2) Every Ugandan shall have the right— (a) to move freely throughout Uganda and to reside and settle in any part of Uganda; (b) to enter, leave and return to, Uganda; and (c) to a passport or other travel document.

OK! How do we reconcile these provisions, specifically, Article 29 (2)(a) with the recent blocking of Kabaka Ronald Mutebi’s visit to Kayunga?

And will Kayihuraa’s Police Force ever allow us to exercise the freedom in Article 29(1)(d) without invoking the infamous Police Act or some obscure municipal provision? On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 1:40 AM, abbey semuwemba wrote:

Friends,

There’s a lot at stake in the debate that involves president Museveni’s confirmation that Bugerere is part of Buganda – our freedoms of movement and speech and the future of this country. This is one we cannot pass up. My grandfather always told me that if you couldn’t say anything nice about someone, don’t say anything at all! He also told me that the most important thing about politicians was not what party they represented, but whether you could trust them. But I’ve been breaking his advice about saying things about people ever since I picked some interest in both Obote and Museveni presidency and their relationship with Buganda. Obote broke a lot of laws during the 1966 Buganda crisis as Museveni also did last year before and during the Buganda riots. As a result, we have ended up with a country where president Museveni is the top law. When he says, ‘don’t go to Kayunga, you don’t dare go there’. As a result, minister Kivenjinja was not afraid to tell us that the Kabaka must seek permission from Sabanyala or Sabaluli before going to Kayunga despite confirmations from the president at his rally in Kayunga yesterday that Bugerere was part of Buganda. Going by his constitutional interpretations at the Kayunga rally, then I can categorically say that Buruli is also part of Buganda and Brother Kivejinja was used. The point here is that without law, we have the rule of men who do the “right” thing and ignore the law in places like Bugerere and Nakasongola and get away with it.

The relationship between president Museveni and Buganda can be compared to a woman who tells a man in the face that ‘I’ve fallen out of love with you’ but the relationship just keeps going because either because they have got a kid together or the man is still in love with the woman and cant just let go. But the question I always ask guys in this situation is that ‘would you still love her if she cheated on you and ran away with another man and stole all your money? Museveni has been cheating on Buganda by having an open affair with Bunyoro, Baluli and Banyara against Buganda. That’s why sometimes I get astonished when I hear people who tend to love him or hate him without any complicating shades of gray. May be Museveni has got USA’s former president, Reagan, ability to make the people love him even as they hated their misery. Personally, I can compare Museveni’s rally in Kayunga to a rich man who rather take pictures with poor children than feed them.

All I know is that Buganda or Mengo adminstration loves political power not Museveni. For the time being Museveni’s a source of it though he won’t always be. That doesn’t require Buganda to love him in any way that that term is ordinarily used. All Buganda needs to do now is to be like our normal women in the world. A woman must make herself wanted, desired, hard-to-get- that’s the whole appeal of womanliness, that she’s not easy because she is the sought one; the final decision rests with her, not with the man. A woman who lets all these creeps do her is just an idiot.

Buganda’s assumed woman role will take her very far, after all – behind every great man there’s a woman telling him he’s wrong. Women know what irks and frazzles men, and they vote accordingly. It is a reasonable speculation; Bill Clinton would not have been elected President if Joey Buttafuoco had decided to run in the Democratic primaries.

Therefore, between now and 2011 elections, Museveni is gonna pull all the tricks in the book to win Buganda’s hearts again but they should be on guard. Like they say, for some elected officials, winning an election is like an overdose of steroids. They suddenly feel all-powerful, invincible, and above the law. They believe churlishness and bullying prove their might. They treat other people with contempt. Since the current men in statehouse are wicked and will not keep faith with Buganda, you need not keep faith with them whatever they promise you.

Abbey Kibirige Semuwemba United Kingdom

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