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Federal Agencies Can Fire Employees for Accidentally Using Marijuana, Federal Court Rules
Court sets new precedent in saying employee was rightfully fired, even if he didn't realize he was eating a pot brownie.
Federal agencies can fire employees for failing a drug test, a federal court said in a recent precedent-setting ruling, even if the employees ingested the illicit drug by accident.
Jeffrey Hansen was a information technology specialist at Customs and Border Protection who was removed from his job after testing positive for marijuana. Hansen argued the result was a shock, as he never knowingly consumed any drug. He did not contest the result of the drug test, however, and a panel of federal judges ruled that "intent is not an element of the charged conduct" so Hansen's argument had no bearing on the legitimacy of his firing.
Hansen posited that he only consumed the marijuana because it was baked into a brownie a friend-of-a-friend's neighbor gave him at a barbecue. He said in a letter to his agency that an unknown person at the barbecue "thought it would be funny" to bring the pot brownie. The deciding official at CBP followed through on the removal after determining that Hansen provided no evidence to support his claim that the marijuana consumption was inadvertent.
Hansen then appealed the decision to the Merit Systems Protection Board, which ruled in the agency's favor. Hansen failed to provide "sufficient proof of inadvertent ingestion to warrant interfering," the board's judge said. Hansen told the board he suffered from an upset stomach and fatigue after he returned home from the barbecue—which Hansen initially thought was attributable to a sausage he had eaten—but the board heard "expert testimony" that said those symptoms "might occur for many other reasons."
The panel of federal judges said Hansen's intentions were irrelevant to the case.
"The government had no need to prove intent to establish that Mr. Hansen committed misconduct warranting removal," the judges wrote.
After several states and cities around the country legalized recreational marijuana, the Obama administration put out guidance reminding federal employees they were prohibited from possessing marijuana. Any changes in states or localities, "do not alter federal law, existing suitability criteria, or executive branch policies regarding marijuana," according to the 2015 memorandum. That followed a memo from then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper reminding agencies that they "continue to be prohibited from granting or renewing a security clearance to an unlawful user of a controlled substance, which includes marijuana."
The Ronald Reagan-era Executive Order 12564 on the drug-free federal workplace requires federal employees to refrain from the use of illegal drugs, and states that the use of such drugs, "whether on duty or off duty, is contrary to the efficiency of the service." People "who use illegal drugs are not suitable for federal employment," the order says. The Obama administration interpreted that EO to apply to both medicinal and recreational use of marijuana. A bipartisan bill introduced in the last Congress would have allowed federal employees to consume marijuana in states where it is legal to do so.
Hansen also argued that while the government had the right to drug test him, it failed to ever tell him he was in a "testing-designated position" and he therefore should not have been subject to random testing. The appeals court declined to rule on that argument, affirming only that Hansen was in a position deemed eligible for testing. The court issued its decision as a precedent-setting ruling, meaning its findings will apply in future appeals.
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//[-------------------------------------------------------]
//[ Includes                                              ]
//[-------------------------------------------------------]
#include "Examples/Private/Renderer/Mesh/Mesh.h"
#include "Examples/Private/Framework/Color4.h"

#include <Renderer/Public/Context.h>
#include <Renderer/Public/IRenderer.h>
#include <Renderer/Public/Core/IProfiler.h>
#include <Renderer/Public/Resource/Mesh/MeshResource.h>
#include <Renderer/Public/Resource/Mesh/MeshResourceManager.h>
#include <Renderer/Public/Resource/Texture/TextureResource.h>
#include <Renderer/Public/Resource/Texture/TextureResourceManager.h>
#include <Renderer/Public/Resource/MaterialBlueprint/MaterialBlueprintResourceManager.h>

// Disable warnings in external headers, we can't fix them
PRAGMA_WARNING_PUSH
	PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_MSVC(4201)	// warning C4201: nonstandard extension used: nameless struct/union
	PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_MSVC(4464)	// warning C4464: relative include path contains '..'
	PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_MSVC(4324)	// warning C4324: '<x>': structure was padded due to alignment specifier
	PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_MSVC(4668)	// warning C4668: '_M_HYBRID_X86_ARM64' is not defined as a preprocessor macro, replacing with '0' for '#if/#elif'
	#include <glm/gtc/type_ptr.hpp>
	#include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
PRAGMA_WARNING_POP

//[-------------------------------------------------------]
//[ Public methods                                        ]
//[-------------------------------------------------------]
Mesh::Mesh() :
	mMeshResourceId(Renderer::getInvalid<Renderer::MeshResourceId>()),
	m_argb_nxaTextureResourceId(Renderer::getInvalid<Renderer::TextureResourceId>()),
	m_hr_rg_mb_nyaTextureResourceId(Renderer::getInvalid<Renderer::TextureResourceId>()),
	mEmissiveTextureResourceId(Renderer::getInvalid<Renderer::TextureResourceId>()),
	mObjectSpaceToClipSpaceMatrixUniformHandle(NULL_HANDLE),
	mObjectSpaceToViewSpaceMatrixUniformHandle(NULL_HANDLE),
	mGlobalTimer(0.0f)
{
	// Nothing here
}

//[-------------------------------------------------------]
//[ Public virtual IApplication methods                   ]
//[-------------------------------------------------------]
void Mesh::onInitialization()
{
	// Get and check the renderer instance
	Renderer::IRenderer& renderer = getRendererSafe();
	Rhi::IRhiPtr rhi(getRhi());

	// Don't create initial pipeline state caches after a material blueprint has been loaded since this example isn't using the material blueprint system
	renderer.getMaterialBlueprintResourceManager().setCreateInitialPipelineStateCaches(false);

	{
		{ // Create the root signature
			Rhi::DescriptorRangeBuilder ranges[5];
			ranges[0].initialize(Rhi::ResourceType::UNIFORM_BUFFER, 0, "UniformBlockDynamicVs", Rhi::ShaderVisibility::VERTEX);
			ranges[1].initialize(Rhi::ResourceType::TEXTURE_2D,		0, "_argb_nxa",				Rhi::ShaderVisibility::FRAGMENT);
			ranges[2].initialize(Rhi::ResourceType::TEXTURE_2D,		1, "_hr_rg_mb_nya",			Rhi::ShaderVisibility::FRAGMENT);
			ranges[3].initialize(Rhi::ResourceType::TEXTURE_2D,		2, "EmissiveMap",			Rhi::ShaderVisibility::FRAGMENT);
			ranges[4].initializeSampler(0, Rhi::ShaderVisibility::FRAGMENT);

			Rhi::RootParameterBuilder rootParameters[2];
			rootParameters[0].initializeAsDescriptorTable(4, &ranges[0]);
			rootParameters[1].initializeAsDescriptorTable(1, &ranges[4]);

			// Setup
			Rhi::RootSignatureBuilder rootSignatureBuilder;
			rootSignatureBuilder.initialize(static_cast<uint32_t>(GLM_COUNTOF(rootParameters)), rootParameters, 0, nullptr, Rhi::RootSignatureFlags::ALLOW_INPUT_ASSEMBLER_INPUT_LAYOUT);

			// Create the instance
			mRootSignature = rhi->createRootSignature(rootSignatureBuilder);
		}

		// Create uniform buffer
		// -> Direct3D 9 does not support uniform buffers
		// -> Direct3D 10, 11 and 12 do not support individual uniforms
		// -> The RHI is just a light weight abstraction layer, so we need to handle the differences
		// -> Allocate enough memory for two 4x4 floating point matrices
		if (0 != rhi->getCapabilities().maximumUniformBufferSize)
		{
			mUniformBuffer = renderer.getBufferManager().createUniformBuffer(2 * 4 * 4 * sizeof(float), nullptr, Rhi::BufferUsage::DYNAMIC_DRAW);
		}

		// Vertex input layout
		static constexpr Rhi::VertexAttribute vertexAttributesLayout[] =
		{
			{ // Attribute 0
				// Data destination
				Rhi::VertexAttributeFormat::FLOAT_3,		// vertexAttributeFormat (Rhi::VertexAttributeFormat)
				"Position",									// name[32] (char)
				"POSITION",									// semanticName[32] (char)
				0,											// semanticIndex (uint32_t)
				// Data source
				0,											// inputSlot (uint32_t)
				0,											// alignedByteOffset (uint32_t)
				sizeof(float) * 5 + sizeof(short) * 4,		// strideInBytes (uint32_t)
				0											// instancesPerElement (uint32_t)
			},
			{ // Attribute 1
				// Data destination
				Rhi::VertexAttributeFormat::FLOAT_2,		// vertexAttributeFormat (Rhi::VertexAttributeFormat)
				"TexCoord",									// name[32] (char)
				"TEXCOORD",									// semanticName[32] (char)
				0,											// semanticIndex (uint32_t)
				// Data source
				0,											// inputSlot (uint32_t)
				sizeof(float) * 3,							// alignedByteOffset (uint32_t)
				sizeof(float) * 5 + sizeof(short) * 4,		// strideInBytes (uint32_t)
				0											// instancesPerElement (uint32_t)
			},
			{ // Attribute 2
				// Data destination
				Rhi::VertexAttributeFormat::SHORT_4,		// vertexAttributeFormat (Rhi::VertexAttributeFormat)
				"QTangent",									// name[32] (char)
				"TEXCOORD",									// semanticName[32] (char)
				1,											// semanticIndex (uint32_t)
				// Data source
				0,											// inputSlot (uint32_t)
				sizeof(float) * 5,							// alignedByteOffset (uint32_t)
				sizeof(float) * 5 + sizeof(short) * 4,		// strideInBytes (uint32_t)
				0											// instancesPerElement (uint32_t)
			}
		};
		const Rhi::VertexAttributes vertexAttributes(static_cast<uint32_t>(GLM_COUNTOF(vertexAttributesLayout)), vertexAttributesLayout);

		{ // Create sampler state and wrap it into a resource group instance
			Rhi::SamplerState samplerStateSettings = Rhi::ISamplerState::getDefaultSamplerState();
			samplerStateSettings.addressU = Rhi::TextureAddressMode::WRAP;
			samplerStateSettings.addressV = Rhi::TextureAddressMode::WRAP;
			Rhi::IResource* samplerStateResource = mSamplerStatePtr = rhi->createSamplerState(samplerStateSettings);
			mSamplerStateGroup = mRootSignature->createResourceGroup(1, 1, &samplerStateResource);
		}

		{ // Create the graphics program
			// Get the shader source code (outsourced to keep an overview)
			const char* vertexShaderSourceCode = nullptr;
			const char* fragmentShaderSourceCode = nullptr;
			#include "Mesh_GLSL_450.h"	// For Vulkan
			#include "Mesh_GLSL_410.h"	// macOS 10.11 only supports OpenGL 4.1 hence it's our OpenGL minimum
			#include "Mesh_GLSL_ES3.h"
			#include "Mesh_HLSL_D3D9.h"
			#include "Mesh_HLSL_D3D10_D3D11_D3D12.h"
			#include "Mesh_Null.h"

			// Create the graphics program
			Rhi::IShaderLanguage& shaderLanguage = rhi->getDefaultShaderLanguage();
			mGraphicsProgram = shaderLanguage.createGraphicsProgram(
				*mRootSignature,
				vertexAttributes,
				shaderLanguage.createVertexShaderFromSourceCode(vertexAttributes, vertexShaderSourceCode),
				shaderLanguage.createFragmentShaderFromSourceCode(fragmentShaderSourceCode));
		}

		// Is there a valid graphics program?
		if (nullptr != mGraphicsProgram)
		{
			// Create the graphics pipeline state object (PSO)
			mGraphicsPipelineState = rhi->createGraphicsPipelineState(Rhi::GraphicsPipelineStateBuilder(mRootSignature, mGraphicsProgram, vertexAttributes, getMainRenderTarget()->getRenderPass()));

			// Optimization: Cached data to not bother the RHI too much
			if (nullptr == mUniformBuffer)
			{
				mObjectSpaceToClipSpaceMatrixUniformHandle = mGraphicsProgram->getUniformHandle("ObjectSpaceToClipSpaceMatrix");
				mObjectSpaceToViewSpaceMatrixUniformHandle = mGraphicsProgram->getUniformHandle("ObjectSpaceToViewSpaceMatrix");
			}
		}

		// Create mesh instance
		renderer.getMeshResourceManager().loadMeshResourceByAssetId(ASSET_ID("Example/Mesh/Imrod/SM_Imrod"), mMeshResourceId, this);

		{ // Load in the albedo, emissive, normal and roughness texture
			Renderer::TextureResourceManager& textureResourceManager = renderer.getTextureResourceManager();
			textureResourceManager.loadTextureResourceByAssetId(ASSET_ID("Example/Mesh/Imrod/T_Imrod_argb_nxa"),     ASSET_ID("Unrimp/Texture/DynamicByCode/Identity_argb_nxa2D"),     m_argb_nxaTextureResourceId, this);
			textureResourceManager.loadTextureResourceByAssetId(ASSET_ID("Example/Mesh/Imrod/T_Imrod_hr_rg_mb_nya"), ASSET_ID("Unrimp/Texture/DynamicByCode/Identity_hr_rg_mb_nya2D"), m_hr_rg_mb_nyaTextureResourceId, this);
			textureResourceManager.loadTextureResourceByAssetId(ASSET_ID("Example/Mesh/Imrod/T_Imrod_e"),            ASSET_ID("Unrimp/Texture/DynamicByCode/IdentityEmissiveMap2D"),   mEmissiveTextureResourceId, this);
		}
	}

	// Since we're always dispatching the same commands to the RHI, we can fill the command buffer once during initialization and then reuse it multiple times during runtime
	fillCommandBuffer();
}

void Mesh::onDeinitialization()
{
	{ // Disconnect resource listeners
		const Renderer::IRenderer& renderer = getRendererSafe();
		const Renderer::TextureResourceManager& textureResourceManager = renderer.getTextureResourceManager();
		textureResourceManager.setInvalidResourceId(m_argb_nxaTextureResourceId, *this);
		textureResourceManager.setInvalidResourceId(m_hr_rg_mb_nyaTextureResourceId, *this);
		textureResourceManager.setInvalidResourceId(mEmissiveTextureResourceId, *this);
		renderer.getMeshResourceManager().setInvalidResourceId(mMeshResourceId, *this);
	}

	// Release the used RHI resources
	mObjectSpaceToViewSpaceMatrixUniformHandle = NULL_HANDLE;
	mObjectSpaceToClipSpaceMatrixUniformHandle = NULL_HANDLE;
	mSamplerStateGroup = nullptr;
	mSamplerStatePtr = nullptr;
	mResourceGroup = nullptr;
	mGraphicsProgram = nullptr;
	mGraphicsPipelineState = nullptr;
	mUniformBuffer = nullptr;
	mRootSignature = nullptr;
	mCommandBuffer.clear();
}

void Mesh::onUpdate()
{
	// Stop the stopwatch
	mStopwatch.stop();

	// Update the global timer (FPS independent movement)
	mGlobalTimer += mStopwatch.getMilliseconds() * 0.0005f;

	// Start the stopwatch
	mStopwatch.start();
}

void Mesh::onDraw(Rhi::CommandBuffer& commandBuffer)
{
	{ // Set uniform
		// Get the aspect ratio
		float aspectRatio = 4.0f / 3.0f;
		{
			// Get the render target with and height
			const Rhi::IRenderTarget* renderTarget = getMainRenderTarget();
			if (nullptr != renderTarget)
			{
				uint32_t width  = 1;
				uint32_t height = 1;
				renderTarget->getWidthAndHeight(width, height);

				// Get the aspect ratio
				aspectRatio = static_cast<float>(width) / static_cast<float>(height);
			}
		}

		// Calculate the object space to clip space matrix
		const glm::mat4 viewSpaceToClipSpace	= glm::perspective(45.0f, aspectRatio, 100.0f, 0.1f);	// Near and far flipped due to usage of Reversed-Z (see e.g. https://developer.nvidia.com/content/depth-precision-visualized and https://nlguillemot.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/reversed-z-in-opengl/)
		const glm::mat4 viewTranslate			= glm::translate(glm::mat4(1.0f), glm::vec3(0.0f, -7.0f, 25.0f));
		const glm::mat4 worldSpaceToViewSpace	= glm::rotate(viewTranslate, mGlobalTimer, glm::vec3(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f));
		const glm::mat4 objectSpaceToWorldSpace	= glm::scale(glm::mat4(1.0f), glm::vec3(0.5f));
			  glm::mat4 objectSpaceToViewSpace	= worldSpaceToViewSpace * objectSpaceToWorldSpace;
		const glm::mat4 objectSpaceToClipSpace	= viewSpaceToClipSpace * objectSpaceToViewSpace;

		// Upload the uniform data
		// -> Two versions: One using an uniform buffer and one setting an individual uniform
		if (nullptr != mUniformBuffer)
		{
			// Using "Rhi::Command::CopyUniformBufferData::create()" in here would be more compact to write, but would also result in copying around things inside memory, hence we're using the command buffer auxiliary memory directly in here
			struct UniformBlockDynamicVs final
			{
				float objectSpaceToClipSpaceMatrix[4 * 4];	// Object space to clip space matrix
				float objectSpaceToViewSpaceMatrix[4 * 4];	// Object space to view space matrix
			};
			Rhi::Command::CopyUniformBufferData* copyUniformBufferData = commandBuffer.addCommand<Rhi::Command::CopyUniformBufferData>(sizeof(UniformBlockDynamicVs));
			copyUniformBufferData->uniformBuffer = mUniformBuffer;
			copyUniformBufferData->numberOfBytes = sizeof(UniformBlockDynamicVs);
			UniformBlockDynamicVs* uniformBlockDynamicVS = reinterpret_cast<UniformBlockDynamicVs*>(Rhi::CommandPacketHelper::getAuxiliaryMemory(copyUniformBufferData));
			memcpy(uniformBlockDynamicVS->objectSpaceToClipSpaceMatrix, glm::value_ptr(objectSpaceToClipSpace), sizeof(float) * 4 * 4);

			// TODO(co) float3x3 (currently there are alignment issues when using Direct3D, have a look into possible solutions)
			glm::mat3 objectSpaceToViewSpace3x3 = glm::mat3(objectSpaceToViewSpace);
			objectSpaceToViewSpace = glm::mat4(objectSpaceToViewSpace3x3);
			memcpy(uniformBlockDynamicVS->objectSpaceToViewSpaceMatrix, glm::value_ptr(objectSpaceToViewSpace), sizeof(float) * 4 * 4);
		}
		else
		{
			// Set legacy uniforms
			Rhi::Command::SetUniform::createMatrix4fv(commandBuffer, *mGraphicsProgram, mObjectSpaceToClipSpaceMatrixUniformHandle, glm::value_ptr(objectSpaceToClipSpace));
			Rhi::Command::SetUniform::createMatrix3fv(commandBuffer, *mGraphicsProgram, mObjectSpaceToViewSpaceMatrixUniformHandle, glm::value_ptr(glm::mat3(objectSpaceToViewSpace)));
		}
	}

	// Dispatch pre-recorded command buffer, in case the referenced assets have already been loaded and the command buffer has been filled as a consequence
	if (!mCommandBuffer.isEmpty())
	{
		Rhi::Command::DispatchCommandBuffer::create(commandBuffer, &mCommandBuffer);
	}
}

void Mesh::fillCommandBuffer()
{
	const Renderer::IRenderer& renderer = getRendererSafe();
	const Renderer::MeshResource* meshResource = renderer.getMeshResourceManager().tryGetById(mMeshResourceId);
	if (nullptr != meshResource && nullptr != meshResource->getVertexArrayPtr())
	{
		// Due to background texture loading, some textures might not be ready yet resulting in fallback texture usage
		// -> "Mesh::onLoadingStateChange()" will invalidate the resource group as soon as a texture resource finishes loading
		if (nullptr == mResourceGroup)
		{
			const Renderer::TextureResourceManager& textureResourceManager = renderer.getTextureResourceManager();
			const Renderer::TextureResource* _argb_nxaTextureResource = textureResourceManager.tryGetById(m_argb_nxaTextureResourceId);
			const Renderer::TextureResource* _hr_rg_mb_nyaTextureResource = textureResourceManager.tryGetById(m_hr_rg_mb_nyaTextureResourceId);
			const Renderer::TextureResource* emissiveTextureResource = textureResourceManager.tryGetById(mEmissiveTextureResourceId);
			if (nullptr == _argb_nxaTextureResource || nullptr == _argb_nxaTextureResource->getTexturePtr() ||
				nullptr == _hr_rg_mb_nyaTextureResource || nullptr == _hr_rg_mb_nyaTextureResource->getTexturePtr() ||
				nullptr == emissiveTextureResource || nullptr == emissiveTextureResource->getTexturePtr())
			{
				return;
			}

			// Create resource group
			Rhi::IResource* resources[4] = { mUniformBuffer, _argb_nxaTextureResource->getTexturePtr(), _hr_rg_mb_nyaTextureResource->getTexturePtr(), emissiveTextureResource->getTexturePtr() };
			Rhi::ISamplerState* samplerStates[4] = { nullptr, mSamplerStatePtr, mSamplerStatePtr, mSamplerStatePtr };
			mResourceGroup = mRootSignature->createResourceGroup(0, static_cast<uint32_t>(GLM_COUNTOF(resources)), resources, samplerStates);
		}

		// Render frame
		if (nullptr != mGraphicsPipelineState)
		{
			// Combined scoped profiler CPU and GPU sample as well as renderer debug event command
			RENDERER_SCOPED_PROFILER_EVENT(renderer.getContext(), mCommandBuffer, "Mesh")

			// Clear the graphics color buffer of the current render target with gray, do also clear the depth buffer
			Rhi::Command::ClearGraphics::create(mCommandBuffer, Rhi::ClearFlag::COLOR_DEPTH, Color4::GRAY);

			// Set the used graphics root signature
			Rhi::Command::SetGraphicsRootSignature::create(mCommandBuffer, mRootSignature);

			// Set the used graphics pipeline state object (PSO)
			Rhi::Command::SetGraphicsPipelineState::create(mCommandBuffer, mGraphicsPipelineState);

			// Set graphics resource groups
			Rhi::Command::SetGraphicsResourceGroup::create(mCommandBuffer, 0, mResourceGroup);
			Rhi::Command::SetGraphicsResourceGroup::create(mCommandBuffer, 1, mSamplerStateGroup);

			{ // Draw mesh instance
				// Input assembly (IA): Set the used vertex array
				Rhi::Command::SetGraphicsVertexArray::create(mCommandBuffer, meshResource->getVertexArrayPtr());

				// Render the specified geometric primitive, based on indexing into an array of vertices
				Rhi::Command::DrawIndexedGraphics::create(mCommandBuffer, meshResource->getNumberOfIndices());
			}
		}
	}
}

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NIEHS and U.C. Davis Researchers Find Protein That May Be Key to Non-Hormonal Family Planning and Treatment of Infertility
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
September 30 September 30
Archive - New Contact Information
For more information about this archival news release, please contact Christine Flowers, Director, Office of Communications & Public Liaison at (919) 541-3665.
Wednesday, September 30, 1998,	12:00 p.m. EDT
Contact: Tom Hawkins, NIEHS
Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the University of California at Davis report that one of the body's approximately 70,000 proteins, called fertilin-beta, is essential for bringing together sperm and egg for fertilization. The research team, led by Chunghee Cho of UC-Davis, presented findings that will be a milestone in understanding how a new life begins.
The researchers believe this finding can pave the way for a non-hormonal approach to family planning and the diagnosis and treatment of some types of infertility.
Twenty years of work by the UC-Davis investigators established that fertilin-beta plays an important role in fusion of the sperm to the egg in fertilization. In this latest study, a collaboration with NIEHS scientists, mice were produced with a knockout of the fertilin-beta gene. The investigators were not surprised that sperm from these mice were unable to fuse with eggs. However, they did not expect to find that the sperm could not travel up the oviduct or bind to the zona pellucida, the envelope surrounding the egg.
The study, which appears in the journal Science, Vol. 281, pp. 1857-1859, was authored by Chunghee Cho, Ph.D.; Paul Primakoff, Ph.D.; and Diana G. Myles, Ph.D., all of University of California, Davis; and Eugenia H. Goulding; Edward M. Eddy, Ph.D.; and Donna O'Dell Bunch, Ph.D., of the Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, NIEHS; and Jean-Emmanuel Faure, Ph.D., Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Dr. Cho, first author on the paper, said that "astronomers study the Big Bang, the moment when the Universe began. In life, sperm-egg fusion is the Big Bang and we now understand more about the few seconds before and few seconds after this event".
"With all the current concerns about the possible effects of endocrine disruptors on fertility and of hormone-based contraceptives on the development of some forms of cancer, this protein provides a new avenue to approach family planning, and diagnosis and treatment of some infertility problems as well," Dr. Eddy said.
Dr. Bunch said that a vaccine to human fertilin-beta could provide women with a successful, non-hormonal means of birth control. "Right now we see this as a contraceptive for women rather than men."
At the heart of this research advance is Eugenia Goulding who is an expert in a key method used in developing knockout mice, that is, mice genetically altered to be unable to produce a specific protein. The absence of this protein can then show scientists what functions the protein serves in animals with normal genes.
In a critical step of the process, Ms. Goulding sits in a darkened room before a binocular microscope and a television monitor showing the highly magnified view through the microscope. She manipulates a blastula-stage mouse embryo, a hollow ball of about sixty four cells, with a needle a fraction of the width of a hair, and injects cells lacking a specific gene into the blastula. These blastulas are then surgically introduced into female mice that serve as surrogate mothers.
Some of the offspring born two and one-half weeks later are chimeras, mice bearing a mixture of cells from the blastula and the injected cells with a knock-out of the fertilin-beta gene. These chimeras have a distinctive coat color that makes them easy to identify.
Though the process is straightforward in theory, making it all happen can take years. Dr. Bunch recalls that her son, a year old at the time her part of the study began, is now starting kindergarten. However, she says that the knockout mouse studies are a direct way of gaining knowledge that we could not learn any other way and lay the groundwork for important health advances for the future.
About the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): NIEHS supports research to understand the effects of the environment on human health and is part of the National Institutes of Health. For more information on NIEHS or environmental health topics, visit www.niehs.nih.gov or subscribe to a news list.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
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"Meet me at the tennis courts by The Ramore" It wasn't long into our afternoon together that Karen, one half of Northern Ireland's newest candlemakers Filthy Velvet, laughed about the dodgy nature of our first meeting. It's not often that I'm asked to meet a stranger down a back street (albeit a very busy one near my favourite Portrush attraction) to then be led through stepped alleys and lanes back to their house! It's all a bit... Naughty. It's a good thing then that being a bit naughty is all par for the course for Karen who spends her days making and marketing her "Scandles".
With names such as Filthy Shades Of Grey, Sext Me, Me So Thorny and scents including Leather, Irish Black Stout & Apple Pie these Scandalous Candles have been giving giggles to everyone I've heard talking about them. "Oh I want VPL!" Said no-one ever before their Vanilla, Peach, Lavender creation came into being.
We had a lovely afternoon discussing scents and textures Filthy Velvets are so incredibly creamy they could be mistaken for a stiff body butter if it wasn't for the wick, the Filthy Bits wax melts are even more so. The scents, made using imported essence oils, are also varied and intense, no two are the same and they range from floral to cakey to spicy to even musky! And then you have the Leather and the Stout as I've mentioned already. Definitely unique.
Karen's background in Interior Design and her sideline in Aromatherapy massage has clearly given her the right skills to create and partner Jeremy, the scientist, has developed the perfect formula to get an impressive 40 hour burn with minimal smoking and zero tunnelling.
The surprise hit however was Posh Tart. It's not just an Apple Pie, it's the best Apple Pie you've ever tasted. It's your granny, marks & spencer and your local bakery all rolled into one. Karen kindly let me leave with this one and it will be getting saved for best.
Not forgetting that this is a family affair I was also introduced to the Filthy Hound, the face of the brand to those familiar with the website, who is just the cutest wee mascot I've seen in a while. A hefty portion of our afternoon was spent getting cuddles & sneaky snapchats with the wee man. Well you do have treat celebrities special, don't you?
There are big plans for Filthy Velvets but for now you can purchase them at Studio Souk in Belfast, online directly from www.FilthyVelvet.com and at various fairs across NI (and soon mainland UK). These are one to watch having been featured on Ch4's Gogglebox and spotted by business talent scouts. If you're the kind of person that likes to say you got there first, now is your time!
Fab post! Can't wait to get a sniff at these candles!!!


We have just received our copy of Green Builder Magazine's second annual sustainable construction guide, a fantastic resource giving you the information you need to understand the basic principles of sustainable design, planning, and construction. The guide is short and concise – an easy read and quick reference. We have a few copies here at our office/showroom if you would like to see it in person.
Green Builder Magazine has successfully broken down, by difficulty, all the steps you can take to creating an eco-friendly home.
First and foremost is Education: "If you don't understand basic green principles, you're likely to make decisions you later regret". Green Builder College has courses you can take, but there are things you can do locally as well. Just reading the handbook will give you a great start! The Northfield Public Library has several wonderful books on green building and remodeling. We are also fortunate enough to have two colleges with many resources.
Secondly, if you are building a new home, consider Location, Siting, and House Size. Controlling house size is one of my favorite aspects of being an Interior Designer. In most house plans there are so many missed opportunities for saving space. I love to find ways to increase efficiency and function, while maintaining the proper scale and proportions of the home. With the economy the way it is, people are demanding (and rightly so, I believe) more functionality out of less space.


October 25 is the anniversary of the death of Dr. Gérard Encausse (1865-1916), known by the pseudonym "Papus." Encausse was a Spanish-born French physician and author, who may be best known as the founder of the Martinist Order.
"The Father evokes the idea of the Creator, the idea of the Active Creator. At the same time this term implies the idea of the love of the Creator for all of His creatures. Active Creative Power and Supreme benevolence, such are the two principles evoked by the term: Our Father...." Full text.
"Christ set forth with the dawn of our civilization. Papus acknowledged and loved him dearly. He drew strength and courage in his divine presence; he had realized the great law of Love and endeavored to apply it always and everywhere. And this was his only secret. He believed prayer to be highly important... Full text.


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Don't let your fear of affordability be an issue!
Our Lady of Grace School provides tuition assistance to families who value a Catholic education but are challenged with paying the full cost of tuition. Tuition assistance is available for families who qualify and the award varies based on need.
All applications need to be completed through the FACTS Tuition Management application form. All families are required to re-apply each year for the Tuition Assistance Program. A FACTS Tuition Assistance Form will be mailed with Our Lady of Grace School Tuition Agreement Forms each January.
Our Lady of Grace School is a Big Shoulders Fund School. Meaning various scholarships are available from Big Shoulders. Many of these scholarships are renewable each year and may transfer out with them to the high schools as long as they are Big Shoulders schools as well. The Archdioceses of Chicago also offers the Phoenix Scholarship to help with your school's tuition.
Opportunity Scholarship
The Big Shoulders Fund recently announced its "Opportunity Scholarship" which is offered to select Catholic schools in Chicago to give to NEW families! Our Lady of Grace School is extending this 'opportunity' to the first 20 families with children in grades K-8th! The Opportunity Scholarship can cover anywhere from $500 to $1,500 off your tuition!
Quantities are limited-call 773-342-0170 to learn more or visit the Opportunity Scholarship Application page to begin your application!


I've always loved Maltesers since I was a kid and tried to poach them from the box when they were shared out on special occasions like Christmas or Birthdays. This Maltesers Frothy Chocolate Flavour Milk was produced by Mars, in Ireland. It was served in a 215ml bottle; there were 166 calories per 100ml, with 1.6g of fat and 10.2g of sugar. This Maltesers chocolate milk drink was school friendly, which meant that it met government standards for England and Wales with 90% milk and no more than 5% of added sugar. Its ingredients included semi skimmed milk, wheat malt extract, sugar, barley malt extract, and cocoa powder amongst other things. The drink contained milk (obviously!) and gluten, and was suitable for vegetarians. The print on the label exclaimed "Shake me!" which produced a frothy creamy Maltesers flavour that definitely put the "malt" in Maltesers. I found this Maltesers Frothy Chocolate Flavour Milk very tasty indeed and refreshing after a hot bath before bed, and would certainly have it again.
Do you mean 166 calories/250ml? Hopefully it wouldn't meet government standards otherwise! Sounds yummy either way though.


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How do beginning teachers develop their knowledge of early-years pedagogy?
The focus of this paper is on the development of early-years pedagogy for a beginning teacher during her initial training and newly qualified teacher year. A series of interviews was conducted with the beginning teacher and the class teacher and mentor she worked alongside. The findings suggested that a shared pedagogy of early-years practice developed between the participants during their interactions within the setting. Three themes emerged from the data analysis highlighting the importance of learning through observation; learning through critical reflection; and learning as an apprentice for the development of a personal pedagogy. The implications for mentors and class teachers in their interactions with beginning teachers are considered.


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José María Ferrero (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 8 de julio de 1937-20 de octubre de 2007) fue un futbolista argentino. Juega como delantero sus mejores campañas fueron con Millonarios donde marcó 85 goles y en Cúcuta Deportivo donde marco 27 goles, en tres ocasiones fue el goleador de la primera división colombiana.

Goles con Colombia
Ferrero en suelo cafetero marcó en 114  oportunidades, de las cuales anotó 87 goles con Millonarios entre 1967 y 1979; siendo botín de oro en dos oportunidades:
 1967: 38 en liga.
 1968: 33 en liga y 2 en Copa Libertadores.
 1969: 14 en liga.

Y posteriormente Ferrero en 1970 pasa al Cúcuta Deportivo en donde fue el máximo goleador de la temporada con 27 tantos.

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 Goleador del Campeonato colombiano 1967 con Millonarios con 38 goles.
 Goleador del Campeonato colombiano 1968 con Millonarios con 33 goles.
 Goleador del Campeonato colombiano 1970 con el Cúcuta Deportivo con 27 goles.

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Futbolistas de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Futbolistas del Racing Club en los años 1950
Futbolistas de Millonarios Fútbol Club en los años 1960
Futbolistas del Cúcuta Deportivo
Futbolistas del Racing Club en los años 1960

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Thanks to the information and guidance he received as a Technical Fellow at IETF 91 in Honolulu, Mwendwa Kivuva, information and communications technology administrator at the University of Nairobi, is now deploying IPv6.
Kivuva, who is also a member of the Consolidated Regional Internet Registries IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) team, gained additional perspective at the meeting on the IANA transition.
Kivuva was one of 11 fellows at IETF 91. The Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF programme provides financial support for Internet technologists from emerging economies to attend IETF meetings, exchange ideas, enhance their participation in open-Internet standards development, and network with individuals from around the world with similar technical interests. The programme raises global awareness about the IETF and develops future leaders from underrepresented countries.
As a leading network engineer in Kenya, Kivuva was an ideal choice for the Fellowship programme. At the University of Nairobi, his work involves designing, implementing, and managing network infrastructure with a focus on security and performance. He serves as secretary general of the Internet Society's Kenya Chapter and participates in several Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers working groups. He also moderates discussions via the Kenya ICT Action Network.
Kivuva attended the newcomers' meeting, as well as meetings related to the working groups that he follows: IPv6 Maintenance (6man), IPv6 Operations (v6ops), Domain Name System Operations (dnsop), and Planning for the IANA/NTIA Transition (ianaplan).
Kivuva plans to bring the lessons he learned back to the network engineering community in Kenya. "Other IETF fellows from my country and I plan to have mentorship sessions at local universities and [to educate] engineering and computer science students about the work of the IETF and how they can contribute to it," he said.


Which cocktail should I get?" a woman asks Nahiel Nazzal, bar director and partner at Pearl 6101, a mid-Richmond newcomer. Nazzal answers immediately. "The Coastal Scrub! It's the one that has a tincture I made from garbage tea." The woman looks at her inquisitively. "Like Mom, Grandma, and our aunts used to make," Nazzal says.
The woman, who is Nazzal's younger sister, orders it, as do her two cousins who sit on either side of her, along with her aunt. The four ladies chat with Nazzal as she measures, shakes, and strains the bright herbal cocktail, one of Pearl's most popular. As Nazzal slides them their drinks, they sip, and then smell, and then sip again. "Whoa," one of Nazzal's cousins remarks, close to tears. "This is exactly how I remember it." A brief hush falls over the group, until the conversation picks up with memories of their grandmother (and mother, in Nazzal's aunt's case).
Nazzal, who has been in the service industry for almost two decades, worked for months on Pearl's cocktail menu. The Coastal Scrub is named after a flower, as are the majority of the other drinks, and is a combination of gin, lime, dry vermouth, grapefruit liqueur, honey, and garbage tea tincture. The tincture is made out of five types of tea—sage, chamomile, mint, anise, and cinnamon—and seeps in a high-proof neutral grain spirit for a few days before making its way to the drink. It contributes an herbal quality that adds depth of flavor. It's also one of the ingredients that the bartenders are most frequently asked about. "There was the tincture before there was the drink. I built it around garbage tea," Nazzal says.
The Coastal Scrub cocktail at Pearl 6101 is a combination of gin, lime, dry vermouth, grapefruit liqueur, honey, and garbage tea tincture.
To understand the significance of garbage tea, and the tincture, is to know Nazzal, her family, and her San Francisco roots. She was born in the city and raised in the Outer Sunset, where the hills, lined with pastel homes, gently slope toward the dunes of Ocean Beach. Her father, too, is a native, though he is the only one from his side of the family to be born here. Her mother immigrated to San Francisco when she was fifteen. Both of her parents are Palestinian, and she grew up surrounded by extended family who taught her to be proud of her heritage.
Food—both American and Arab—served as a uniting force in her family, with different people hosting weekly dinners, always with garbage tea, which was started by her grandmother. "Anytime we went to one of my family member's houses, they always made this tea. It more or less tasted the same, with a little bit of variation. It was always one stick of cinnamon, and then a mix of things, but always mint, anise, and chamomile. Sometimes they would throw black tea in, sometimes they would throw sage in, but it was always mainly those things. I started drinking it more when we were spending a lot of time at my grandmother's house, toward the end of her days. After she passed, I eventually moved into her house, and I started making it. I wanted to do some of the things she did to keep that tradition alive," she says.
While Nazzal was growing up, her parents taught her about the importance of hard work and self-reliance. Some of her earliest memories are from Haight & Fillmore Whole Foods, the store that her father opened with his brother-in-law in the 1980s. "It was this funky, cool natural-food store that had really good organic produce, vitamins, herbs, and natural bath and beauty products," she remembers. She worked there on nights and weekends throughout high school, earning enough money to buy her own clothes and make up. "It was also really cool exposure for me growing up," she adds. "It was the intersection of the Lower Haight and the Fillmore, so it was white punks and the African American community. The vibe down there was really interesting." She learned to appreciate diversity while restocking shelves and punching numbers into a cash register.
The service industry came calling for Nazzal when she was 22. She had completed her bachelor's degree at San Francisco State University with aspirations of becoming a therapist, choosing to stick close to home because her mother was battling cancer. It's for the same reason that she got her first job waiting tables at Spiazzino on Valencia Street. "I needed something that was flexible and that could sustain me. It was non committal and I could be at home during the day with my mom," she says.
During that time, her mother had become friends with Ria Ramsey, one of the original owners of Pizzetta 211. "My mom took me there for lunch, and it was the cutest place. It was artisanal and I liked the vibe," she remembers. It wasn't until several months after her mother passed away that she ended up taking a job there—which was a formative one because she learned about ingredients and seasonality, and because she met Jack Murphy, who would become one of her business partners at Pearl. "I first worked with Nahiel at Pizzetta over ten years ago. We had a fun relationship back then and we both learned a ton about seasonality at the time," Murphy remembers.
Nazzal worked at Pizzetta for a year before moving into a bartending position at Farmer Brown's, and then later, to Delfina. "I wanted to elevate my restaurant game. Essentially, I stopped bartending to serve so I could focus on learning more about food and wine and service," she says. "I learned attention to detail, how to multitask, how to talk to people, and how to be professional without being uptight." She worked there for three years before transitioning to the group's new project, Locanda, where she helped open the bar. She trained under Eric Alperin of the famed New York City cocktail bar Milk & Honey. After a year, she joined the opening team of Local Edition, where she worked for another year, and then finally to Brass Tacks.
Brass Tacks became Nazzal's mainstay for over five years. She cranked out cocktails, night after night, for the well-heeled Hayes Valley crowd. She employed the speed, precision, efficiency, and service skills that she had acquired from her previous jobs. "I worked hard and had fun there. I learned a lot from Matty Conway, the owner, who was always encouraging me to think beyond the bar," she says. When Anina opened, Conway's second bar, Nazzal split her time between the two places.
She did this, happily, for years, while contemplating her next move. In 2017, Jack Murphy, whom she had kept in touch with over the years, approached her about running the bar at what would become Pearl. "I was at the point where I wanted to be a part of something," she says. "I started meeting with the group of people who are now the partners, and we liked each other." After much thought and many conversations with the team, she signed on in January 2018.
Lately, Nazzal is at Pearl most days, rotating between the bar and managing the floor. She usually used the pre-shift staff meal for work, creating a playlist for the evening, confirming reservations, or placing last-minute bar orders. With her feet tucked under the oak barstool on the brass footrest that lines the bottom of the bar, she moves between the fork on her plate and the ipad resting on the marble bartop, never slowing down, always looking beyond the night.


What Are You Knitting This Summer Solstice?
Happy summer solstice, everyone in the Northern Hemisphere! Today is commonly known as the "longest" day of the year because it yields more hours of daylight than any other day. It's also the first day of summer! Which is kind of a funny thing, since summer weather and vacations started about a month ago. Oh well, you won't hear me complaining about it!
I waxed poetic in knitscene Summer about how I've always loved spending my summers at the pool, and this year is no exception. I have several three-day weekends planned through Labor Day, and the only activity I've managed to plan is to spend my Fridays off at the pool. I'm going to take my book and current projects with me and ultimately pass out in the sun in between pool dips. I'm not putting any pressure on myself to make any real progress on my WIPS while I'm at the pool, but it's so nice to have a project there if the mood strikes—and yes, it can strike underneath a super hot summer sun!
So, what are my summer WIPs? Fun fact: I only have one. And it's not knitting. It's crochet! I know. Gasp! Right?
I started crocheting the Beach Hoodie two summers ago, knowing virtually nothing about crochet. I knew the basics such as making a chain, single crochet stitch, and double crochet stitch, and even those techniques I have to look up frequently to refresh my memory (they're not yet built into my muscle memory). So, I had some trouble really getting going on this project. The whole in-the-round, but still back-and-forth situation baffled my brain (that does not, not, NOT exist in knitting . . . I don't think). And, like, where the HECK is the beginning/end of the row exactly? It was all very baffling and confusing for me. But, I didn't give up.
I'm so proud to say I'm moving along a lot more quickly on the project now! It's definitely not perfect and I can see my mistakes, but I really don't care anymore! I mostly have faith that it will come together, be wearable, and will fit me. Even if it turns into an in-the-house-only garment, I know I'll be proud when I finish it.
Laugh at me all you want, I'm doin' it! Also, this is not the same green as the one in the issue. It looks like it is, but it's not. I promise. Photo by me.
So, that's what I'm going to be "knitting" by the pool this summer (tee hee). What are YOU knitting or crocheting (or embroidering, or sewing, etc.) this summer solstice? Show us what you're working on! And enjoy the longest day of the year—use those daylight hours to your benefit.
Slide into your summer with refreshing patterns!


The judiciary and administrative staff are committed to making jury service in this judicial district a comfortable and rewarding experience. Jury service will be educational and should bring participants a sense of great satisfaction.
The Burke County courthouse hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The courthouse is closed for all Judicial Branch holidays.
Jurors must call the number indicated on the jury summons and report as directed by the recorded message. When jurors report, they will be checked in and given an orientation conducted by the jury clerk. The orientation will be followed by a short video presentation designed to educate jurors on the trial process and their role as a juror.


Commitment Sunday for 2018 was on January 14, but there is always an opportunity to make or update your commitment. You may print out this online version and mail it or bring it to the church office (800 Fullwood Lane, Matthews 28105) or put it in the offering bag any Sunday.
The Annual Report for 2017 was presented on Sunday, November 26, 2017. You may view it by clicking the graphic below. For a downloadable (pdf) file, click here.
The Annual Report for 2016 was presented on Sunday, November 27, 2016. You may view it by clicking the graphic below. For a downloadable (pdf) file, click here.


ASAP 2012 White Paper Discussion Document: Executive Summary (2012). ASAP 2012 was developed in accordance with recommendations from other University task forces and planning exercises.
Strengths and Aspirations: A White Paper Call to Action Regarding McGill University's Future. This is one of several documents undergirding the ASAP 2012 plan. (2006).
The Nexus between Teaching and Research/Scholarship: Report on Sowing the Seeds of Inquiry (2008-2009). This report provides a summary of the university‐wide initiative launched by the Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) and Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) to promote the links between undergraduate teaching and research/scholarship.
The heart of the matter: Writing, speaking, and inquiry-guided learning. Anson, C. M., & Dannels, D. P. (2004). This book documents and explores North Carolina State University inquiry-guided learning (IGL) initiative from a variety of perspectives. In V. S. Lee (Ed.), Teaching and learning through inquiry (pp. 219–228). Sterling, VA: Stylus. (Book available at McGill University Library/Humanities and Social Sciences - McLennan Bldg).
The significance of disciplinary differences. Becher, T. (1994). This paper explores some of the key distinctions between different disciplines, and the implications of such distinctions for higher education research, policy and practice. Studies in Higher Education, 19(2), 151–161.
Academic tribes and territories. Becher, T. & Trowler, P. R. (2001). This book maps academic knowledge and explores the diverse characteristics of those who inhabit and cultivate it. Buckingham, UK: McGraw-Hill/Open University Press. (Book available at McGill University Library/Humanities and Social Sciences - McLennan Bldg).
Making explicit the implicit: Defining undergraduate research. Beckman, M., & Hensel, N. (2009). This paper discusses tensions regarding the various components and practices of undergraduate research uncovered by The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) CUR Quarterly, 29(4), 40–44.
The characteristics of subject matter in different academic areas. Biglan, A. (1973). This paper looks at university organization in different academic departments. Journal of Applied Psychology, 57, 195–203.
Reinventing undergraduate education: A blueprint for America's research universities. Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University. (1998). This report presents ten recommendations for the radical reconstruction of undergraduate education at research universities in the United States offered by a national commission. Stony Brook, New York: SUNY Stony Brook.
Scolarship reconsidered: Priorities for the professoriate. Boyer, E. (1990). This landmark report proposes four types of scholarship that may occur within the university context: the scholarship of discovery, of integration, of application, and of teaching and learning. Princeton, NJ: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Teaching and research: New relationships and their implications for inquiry-based teaching and learning in higher education. Brew, A. (2003). The paper discusses different ways in which research and scholarship are conceptualized and then provides two alternative models of the relationship between teaching and research. Higher Education Research and Development, 22(1), 3-17.
Research and discovery across the curriculum. Elrod, S., Husic, D., & Kinzie, J. (2010). The article focuses on an analysis concerning the importance of undergraduate research in education, with regards to the improvement of educational quality. PeerReview, 12(2), 4–8.
Reshaping the university: new relationships between research, scholarship and teaching. Elton, L. (2005). In this book, a distinguished set of scholars engage with challenging issues that are encountered by many universities today. Ideas are offered, and evidence is gathered of practices that suggest a re-shaping of the University may be possible. Scholarship and the research and teaching nexus, pp.108-118. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill/Open University Press.
Ways of thinking and ways of teaching across contrasting subject areas. Entwistle, N. (2005). This paper explores enhancing teaching-learning environments in undergraduate courses in four contrasting subject areas. ETL Project.
The relationship between teaching and research: A Meta-analysis. This article provides a review of various models of the relationship between research and teaching in universities. Hattie, J. and Marsh, H.W. (1996). Review of Educational Research, 66(4), 507-542.
Developing undergraduate research and inquiry. Healey, M., & Jenkins, A. (2009). This publication was written as part of a series looking at the relationship between teaching and research. Its focus is on engagement in research and inquiry, and the potential implications of this in a wide variety of contexts (with respect to discipline, institution, and nation). The Higher Education Academy.
Institutional strategies to link teaching and research. Jenkins, A., & Healey, M. (2005). This publication concisely summarizes the current research on the relationship between teaching and research in the modern university. The publication provides a very comprehensive account of international and national efforts by institutions to constitute the relationship better within their policies and practice The Higher Education Academy.
Designing a curriculum that values a research-based approach to student learning. Jenkins, A. (n.d.). This Guide provides an introduction to the way a curriculum might be designed to promote the values and ethos of a research-based approach to student learning. Oxford Brookes University.
Academic Skill Development - Inquiry Seminars Can Make a Difference: Evidence from a Quasi-experimental Study. Justice, C., Rice, J., & Warry, W. (2009). This paper describes how a single first-year inquiry seminar can have far reaching effects on academic skill development and how these skills are typically lasting. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 3(1), 23p.
High-impact educational practices: What they are, who has access to them, and why they matter. Kuh, G. D. (2008). This book includes teaching and learning practices that have been widely tested and have been shown to be beneficial for college students from many backgrounds. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities. (Book available at McGill University Library/Humanities and Social Sciences - Education Collection).
Teaching and learning through inquiry: A guidebook for institutions and instructors. This book documents and explores North Carolina State University Inquiry-guided learning (IGL) initiative from a variety of perspectives. Lee, Virginia (ed.) (2004). Sterling, VI: Stylus Publishing.
Does Faculty Research Improve Undergraduate Teaching? An Analysis of Existing and Potential Synergies. Prince, M.J., Felder, R.M. & Brent, R. (2007). The article reviews the literature on the current state of the research-teaching nexus and then examines specific strategies for integrating teaching and scholarship. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(4), pp. 283-294.
University academics' experience of research and its relationship to their experience of teaching. Prosser, M., Martin, E., Trigwell, K., Ramsden, P., & Middleton H., (2008). This paper discusses the relations between university teaching and research by describing the variation in the way university academics' experience research.. Instructional Science, 36, 3–16.
The 'research-teaching nexus' and 'education through research': an exploration of ambivalences. Simons, M. & Elen, J. (2007). This article presents and discusses the results of a literature review that was conducted in order to understand ambivalences observed in reflections on the research–teaching nexus. Studies in Higher Education 32 (5), p.617-631.
Commonly known, commonly not known, totally unknown: A framework for students becoming researchers. Willison, J., & O'Regan, K. (2007). In this paper, the authors consider both research and theory relating to undergraduate research and present the Research Skill Development framework. Higher Education Research and Development, 26(4), 393–409.


What is the Cost of a Surrogate Mother?
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The mountain and hiking guides of the holiday region Three Peaks in the Dolomites accompany you on hiking and mountain tours in the Dolomites. They know the most beautiful routes and guide you safely up the mountain and down again.
On some days guided tours through the mountains are available: You can get the tour programme at Tourist Information and can be downloaded online HERE.
Hiking - Fitness - History: There is something for everybody!
The hiking guide accompanies you on the mountain hike and hiking tour. They offer also climbing courses.


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Tate Harmer is proud to be part of the half-term exciting programme for children to play, learn and explore architecture together at the RIBA.
The workshops are to teach the basic architectural principles, with our focus on perspective by making, building and drawing. The children are encouraged to explore and use their imagination with the help of the Tate Harmer team, on-hand to guide them on ways to draw different architectural elements, whilst considering the different perspectives.
The children were taken through a series of varied activities from looking at the Sam Jacob exhibition, 3D model making, drawing workshops to look at forced perspective as well as walks in and around London streets to give the children a true sense of every 'perspective'.


It's always been a woman's prerogative to change her mind. That extends to artists of that particular gender as well. One need only look at Joni Mitchell or Madonna as examples of two ladies whose careers were marked by perpetual shifts in musical make-up and orientation. It's a trait to be commended of course. The most notable musicians of every status and standing are those that evolve, change and plot new directions.
One can include Patty Griffin in that rarified category, and for good reason. Although the casual observer might be tempted to label her as "Americana" and little else, the truth is that she's shifted her stance frequently throughout her career. Its reason enough for The Americana Music Association to name her Artist of the Year in 2007 and bestow Best Album honors as well on the effort that she released that same year, Children Running Through. Her various associations not withstanding — on again, off again touring alongside Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris and Shawn Colvin, her Grammy winning gospel album Downtown Church, and a brief personal and professional partnership with Robert Plant that helped him adapt to a striking, surprising and newly transitioned rootsy regimen — she's always been her own woman, eschewing mainstream melodies in favor of her own decidedly distinct persona.
As a result, Griffin finds herself needing to meet a high bar, one that she established for herself early on. As a songwriter, she's already proved her strengths not only for her own employ, but also for a client rosters that includes Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Rory Block and the Dixie Chicks, among several others.
It's little wonder then that Griffin's self-titled new album measures up to the task. It unfolds as a steady sweep, accompanied mostly — but not wholly — by barebones arrangements similar in sound to Astral Weeks or some other nocturnal dreamscape of decades past. The gypsy-like mysticism of "Mama's Worried" flows nicely into the elegiac piano-accompanied "River" (no, not the Joni Mitchell song, but it does make for an apt comparison), and steadily on from there into the dream-like designs of the aptly named "Luminous Places," the stately "Just the Same" and "What I Remember," the latter a song that sounds as if it was lifted from the Charles Aznavour songbook. There's no real break from that stoic stance other than the jaunty, Dixieland band sound of "Hourglass," the most distinctive song occupying the album overall.
Midway through this baker's dozen, Griffin reconnects with her mystic muse, recommitting to a folk noir that further confirms her regal and romantic notions. The soaring strains of "Bluebeard," "Boys From Tralee," "What Now" and "The Wheel" echo a sound that Plant, her former paramour, would likely have related to through his acoustic ramblings with Led Zep once they hammered out their Teutonic tones. It's lovely stuff indeed, with drones, marimbas, and cello occasionally adding to the atmospherics. Oh, did we mention that Planty himself lends his pipes to "Bluebird" and a later offering, "Coins," as well? It's good to know those communal bonds remain unbroken beyond any domestic difficulty.
Griffin has never shied away from taking chances, albeit at a low key level. The otherworldly ambiance imbued here makes Patty Griffin one of her most distinct — and appropriately — also one of her most personal offerings yet. Given the personal perspective, it's an ideal namesake indeed.


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Teenager killed in Waterford Township crash
SHAUN BYRON
A 16-year-old boy who was killed in a Sunday night crash was driving a stolen vehicle, police say.
Waterford Police Chief Daniel McCaw confirmed the 2007 Pontiac G6 the teen was driving had been reported stolen April 17 from Orion Township.
The accident happened about 10 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of M-59 and Pontiac Lake Road in Waterford Township.
The boy, driving eastbound on M-59, blew past a stoplight and hit a 2000 Buick going west on Pontiac Lake Road. The impact of the crash caused his vehicle to slam into a building.
The other motorist, 45-year-old Elizabeth Suda of Waterford Towhnship, was taken to an area hospital for treatment. She is in serious condition, but is expected to live, McCaw said.
The boy was declared dead at the hospital.
Investigators are awaiting the report detailing the information about the stolen vehicle. Also, it is believed the boy was driving at a high rate of speed, McCaw said.
Suda works for a local bank and has two children, a 17- and 12-year-old, according to family members.
The Oakland County Sheriff's auto theft unit was investigating the report involving the stolen vehicle.
The car had been stolen sometime between 10 p.m. April 16 and 4:30 a.m. April 17.
The keys for the G6 were in another vehicle parked nearby, deputies said.
It is unknown at this time if the teen was involved in the theft, deputies said.
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Our theme for Harvest this year is 'being thankful & sharing'. We will hold our Harvest Service at Church, on Monday 8th October at 2pm. Classes 2, 3 & 4 will all contribute to the act of worship.
We ask that each child brings a donation for the local food bank, to support families living locally who are struggling. Please have a look at their website http://www.kingsfoodbank.org.uk/be-involved/ for more information.


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Pollo Campero Celebrates New Menu Items and 300 Guests Can Win Free Chicken for a Year!
Dallas restaurants grand re-opening scheduled for March 24th with a day of giveaways, family fun, and flavorful chicken.
Live Life to the FLAVORfullest
Dallas, TX, March 14, 2018 – Pollo Campero, the fast-casual restaurant brand specializing in flavorful chicken and a wholesome menu focused on individual and family meals, celebrates the grand re-opening of six Dallas locations on Saturday March 24th from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All locations will be celebrating their new menu with drawings for free chicken for a year and 50% off family meals all day long.
New Menu Highlights Flavor
The new menu brings novelties such as chicken sandwiches in Extra Crunchy and Grilled varieties—both options feature Campero's unique seasonings and marinade as well as the brand's new signature sauce. For those looking for lighter meals packed with flavor, the new menu includes entrée salads with Pollo Campero's unique Extra Crunchy and Grilled chicken recipes. Customers will now also be able to enjoy chicken wings marinated with Campero's secret recipe giving traditional toppings a unique twist: Lemon Pepper, Garlic Parmesan, Buffalo, and BBQ. "Our new menu looks to deliver against key consumer drivers: flavor and convenience. Whether it's through portability or sharing, the menu centers around our flavorful chicken and items that are relevant to today's and tomorrow's guests," says Federico Valiente, Sr. Director of Marketing, Campero USA Corp. To learn more about the new menu, visit http://us.campero.com/flavor. The menu continues to feature Pollo Campero's three signature bone-in recipes: Campero® Fried, Grilled and Extra Crunchy as well as the brand's 100% white-meat boneless wings, Camperitos™.
Family Fun & Giveaways
Pollo Campero seeks to inspire a flavorful life filled with friends and family, and this grand re-opening celebration is no different. Besides a full day of fun, free ice cream for kids and sampling of new menu items, Pollo Campero will also be treating guests to two flavorful deals: each of the six locations will have drawings of 50 vouchers for free half-chicken specials for a year—drawings will happen every hour from 11a.m. to 6p.m. Additionally all family meals will be 50% off all day on Saturday only.
Find your local party:
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About Pollo Campero:
Pollo Campero is a fast-casual chicken restaurant brand specialized in flavorful chicken and a wholesome menu focused on individual and family meals. Our menu was developed using a combination of familiar & unique flavors in Pollo Campero's hand-breaded, tender, juicy and crunchy traditional fried chicken, citrus flavor-infused grilled chicken and extra crunchy chicken that is always fresh & never frozen. Pollo Campero first opened its doors as a tiny, family-owned restaurant in Guatemala in 1971 with the goal of treating family and friends to its prized chicken recipe passed down from generation to generation. Today, there are more than 350 restaurants around the world and Campero is accelerating growth. To learn more about Pollo Campero visit Campero.com. Follow the flavor on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @CamperoUSA.


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Replaces the ``dumpdata`` command.

If the ``--schema`` option is supplied, that schema is used for the
source of the data. If it is not supplied, then the ``__template__``
schema will be used (which will not contain any data).

If any models are supplied as arguments (using the ``app_label.model_name``
notation) that are not shared models, it is an error to fail to pass a schema.
"""
from django.apps import apps
from django.core.management.commands import dumpdata

from ...exceptions import SchemaRequiredException

from ...schema import (
    activate_schema,
    deactivate_schema,
    is_shared_model,
)

class Command(dumpdata.Command):
    def add_arguments(self, parser):
        super(Command, self).add_arguments(parser)
        parser.add_argument(
            '--schema', action='store', dest='schema',
            help='Specify which schema to dump schema-aware models from')

    def handle(self, *app_labels, **options):
        schema_name = options.get('schema')

        # If we have have any explicit models that are aware, then we should
        # raise an exception if we weren't handed a schema.
        schema_required = []
        for label in app_labels:
            if '.' in label:
                model = apps.get_model(label)
                if not is_shared_model(model):
                    schema_required.append(model)
            else:
                schema_required.extend([
                    model for model in apps.get_app_config(label).get_models()
                    if not is_shared_model(model)
                ])

        if schema_required:
            # Only bother about activating when we actually need to!
            if schema_name:
                activate_schema(schema_name)
            else:
                raise SchemaRequiredException('You must pass a schema when an explicit model is aware: {0}'.format(
                    [x.__name__ for x in schema_required]
                ))

        data = super(Command, self).handle(*app_labels, **options)

        if schema_required:
            deactivate_schema()

        return data


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Wasabi offers modern Japanese cuisine. Authentic Japanese ingredients of the highest quality, like its fish, form the basis of this masterful cooking. The menu combines creativity and tradition in outstanding quality dishes, which are prepared in front of the diners. This small restaurant is in one of Palma?s most charming districts. The decoration is also a fusion, combining oriental style with young and modern minimalism. The restaurant is welcoming and harmonious, offering a relaxing atmosphere.


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Russia's invasion of Ukraine dominated the headlines and screens this week as the world watched in horror as Vladimir Putin ordered an unprovoked attack on his eastern European neighbor.
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big cities were bombarded by Russian shellingduring Moscow Troops stalled on the ground after meeting stiff resistance from one overtaken Ukrainian army.
Russian troops seem to be trying to encircle Kyiv, the capital. But President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has quickly become a symbol of pride and spirit of UkraineHe remains defiant, declaring that his troops will "neutralize" the enemy.
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Emmanuel Macron warned against this "worse is yet to come" in invading Russia after Putin told the French President that he intends to conquer all of Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy called for direct talks with Putin and said: "Sit down with me to negotiate. I do not bite. What are you afraid of?"
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko raised fears that Moscow intends to advance further than Ukraine after inadvertently revealing a possible push into disputed territory in Moldova.
The Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich announced he would be selling Chelsea Football Club along with a variety of its British assets after the invasion.
Gas prices in the UK rose 70% in two weeks amid fears that Putin could switch off the European energy supply.
Beloved children's book author Shirley Hughes died at the age of 94.
and Australia has been hit by record-breaking amounts of rain severe flooding and extensive damage to thousands of homes.
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UPSC TOPPERS RANK 3, 8, and 10 SHARED PREPARATION TACTICS
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In an interview with high UPSC rank holders i.e. 3rd, 8th, and 10th in CSE 2019, shared their preparation strategy and life goals for the toughest exam of India.
UPSC aspirants all around India prepare for Civil Services Exam for months if not years and often make a number of attempts to clear it with a good rank that allows them to opt for a Civil Service they want. Undoubtedly, it is the toughest exam in India, if not the world.
You can be one reading this article that has his/her heart set on clearing the Civil Services but might be that you couldn't clear it this year. If so! then don't worry, naukripakad.com is here with toppers preparation plans to help you out!
829 candidates in 2019 UPSC results were appointed as IAS, IFS, IPS, and Central Services, Group A, and Group B posts.
Pradeep Singh topped the UPSC exam this year followed by Jatin Kishore and Pratibha Sharma. Here below mentioned are about three of their preparations.
ABHISHEK SARAF (ALL INDIA RANK 8)
Abhishek Saraf first realized why the Civil Services is important while undergoing training for the Indian railways in around 2015 and 2016.
"Prior to this, my outlook on life and my intellectual horizon were limited to civil engineering," he says. Soon after his training period, he realized there was much to learn beyond the civil engineering domain.
"Every discipline has a role to play in the world. That is when i started learning about other disciplines," says Abhishek.
"I enjoyed the learning process and decided to pursue a career where learning about various disciplines and implementation of the learnings would be a part and parcel of the job," he adds.
Abhishek's father had passed away when he was only 10 months old, and his mother and elder brother always encouraged him to pursue studies in whichever field he wants to go.
"They always supported my decisions no matter what and that played a huge role in my success," he says.
From IIT Kanpur, Abhishek completed his BTech in engineering and then cleared the UPSC CSE exam in his fourth attempt. His preference for service would be IAS, IPS, and IRS (IT)- in that respective order.
WHAT WAS HIS EXAM PREPARATION AND DAILY ROUTINE?
Abhishek explains how the initial portion of the study is the toughest as there are a lot of subjects to cover and revise.
"However, I soon realized that with perseverance it gets easier with time. I made sure to diversify my reading during the initial months to get the hang of every single subject," he says.
He chose his optional based on how interested he was in the subject and the study material available to him.
"The online space is a boon to aspirants today with multiple resources that can help us prepare for the exams in a short period of time," he adds.
He prai8sed BYJU's learning programmes and the daily news analysis it puts up that helped him prepare for current affairs. He also got help from his peers who had already cleared UPSC CSE exam and analysed previous years question papers and answer sheets of toppers to boost his preparation.
He divided his time depending on the knowledge he already had. He says that he balanced his time and devoted himskef to each paper and each topic. He spent four hours each day reading and analysing newspaper, and then four hours each to two topics selected for that day.
"I rigorously practiced writing answers for a period of 7-8 months consistently during my first attempt. While attempting the exam itself, I followed a set of rules and time frames to make sure cleared the exam with ease," says Abhishek.
"I used digital watch during the exam and strictly spent only 7 minutes each for 10 markers and 15 minutes each for case studies in GS 4," he told.
SANJITA MOHAPATRA (AIR 10)
Clearing the UPSC Civil Services was a childhood dream of Sanjita Mohapatra, rank 10. And as she grew up, that dream only grew in strength, driven by the ardent desire to serve the society.
"Society has always come forward to help me when I needed it the most, especially in terms of financial aid through NGO's, trusts and NROs," says Sanjita.
So, she felt that the best way to give back would be through civil services.
"My life goal is to have positively impacted the lives of at least 100 people through the course of my career and to have them walk up to me and say that I improved their life!" she says.
Sanjita had done bachelor's in mechanical engineering, B.Tech from IIT Kanpur. After that she prepared for UPSC and cleared it in 5th attempt.
"It's been a rollercoaster ride. I remember attempting the paper twice during my graduation, when I had absolutely no idea about UPSC. And during my 3rd attempt I couldn't even clear prelims round," she says.
EXAM PREPARATION STRATEGY
Sanjita prepared for the UPSC Civil Services for close to a decade! She began preparing during her graduation by regularly reading newspaper and keeping track of current affairs.
"I think it's much easier to prepare for these civil services today because of the abundance of online resources. During my preparation I often used online platforms such as BYJU's to get a detailed overview on various relevant topics which helped me save time," she says.
She had also praised BYJU's mock interview programmes which helped her gain confidence and recommended the same to future UPSC aspirants.
However, what the 10th rank holder didn't do is cut off all fun activities for exam preparation.
" I am a garrulous person with a lot of friends that I enjoy spending time with.n My friends were a great support system and helped me sail through the tumultuous journey of UPSC preparation," says Sanjita.
Sanjita was preparing for UPSC alongside working for five hours daily. So, she focused on the quality of her studies instead of thinking about how many hours she studied for.
"I made a schedule every Sunday for the syllabus I am planning to complete next week. I can say with certainty that weekly and monthly schedules worked for me," the UPSC topper adds.
PRATIBHA VERMA (AIR 3)
Pratibha Verma gives her UPSC success credits to BYJUs. She specially praised their mock interviews.
"Their mock interviews stood out in quality and helped me gain many new perspectives. This helped me work on my areas of weakness across many dimensions of the personality test." says Pratibha.
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package net.sourceforge.stripes.examples.quickstart;

import net.sourceforge.stripes.action.ActionBean;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.action.ActionBeanContext;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.action.DefaultHandler;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.action.ForwardResolution;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.action.Resolution;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.examples.bugzooky.ext.Public;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.validation.SimpleError;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.validation.Validate;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.validation.ValidationErrors;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.validation.ValidationMethod;

@Public
public class CalculatorActionBean implements ActionBean {

    public static final String QUICKSTART = "/quickstart/index.jsp";
    private ActionBeanContext context;

    @Validate(required = true)
    private double numberOne;

    @Validate(required = true)
    private double numberTwo;

    private double result;

    /**
     * An event handler method that adds number one to number two.
     */
    @DefaultHandler
    public Resolution addition() {
        result = numberOne + numberTwo;
        return new ForwardResolution(QUICKSTART);
    }

    /**
     * An event handler method that divides number one by number two.
     */
    public Resolution divide() {
        result = numberOne / numberTwo;
        return new ForwardResolution("/quickstart/index.jsp");
    }

    /**
     * An example of a custom validation that checks that division operations
     * are not dividing by zero.
     */
    @ValidationMethod(on = "divide")
    public void avoidDivideByZero(ValidationErrors errors) {
        if (this.numberTwo == 0) {
            errors.add("numberTwo", new SimpleError("Dividing by zero is not allowed."));
        }
    }

    public ActionBeanContext getContext() {
        return context;
    }

    public void setContext(ActionBeanContext context) {
        this.context = context;
    }

    public double getNumberOne() {
        return numberOne;
    }

    public void setNumberOne(double numberOne) {
        this.numberOne = numberOne;
    }

    public double getNumberTwo() {
        return numberTwo;
    }

    public void setNumberTwo(double numberTwo) {
        this.numberTwo = numberTwo;
    }

    public double getResult() {
        return result;
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}


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"It was great to work with Constructive Solutions in bringing their online presence and branding into the new year. The client had reached their limit of possibilities with their old HTML based platform, and I was pleased to offer my services to provide a solution that could facilitate much more", Jacquelyn Cardinal, Director of Cave Inc.
Constructive Solutions is Canadian owned, and operates from regional offices to provide our customers with unparalleled staffing services. Our goal is to significantly improve our customer's performance through innovative and service oriented workforce solutions tailored to meet every individual client needs.
Constructive Solutions offers on demand and permanent labour solutions across a wide variety of industry sectors. We also provide qualified personnel to fill various positions, including office administration, trade certified, skilled and semi-skilled personnel.
Our goal is to help our clients outperform: their targets, shareholders' expectations and their competitors. Constructive Solutions' various divisions touch every job role and human resources management service line.


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101 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
As a school corporation of Iowa, the Tipton Community School District, acting through its board of directors, is dedicated to promoting an equal opportunity for a quality public education to its students within the limitations of the school district's ability and willingness to furnish financial support to provide for students in cooperation with their parents and the school district community, the opportunity to develop a healthy social, intellectual, emotional, and physical self-concept in a learning environment that provides guidance to and encourages critical thinking in the students for a lifetime.
The board endeavors through the dedication of the school district's resources, to encourage students, who come to the school district from a variety of backgrounds, to look forward to the time when they will have jobs, homes, families, places in a school district community, and attain recognition as individuals. In order to achieve this goal, the board will seek qualified employees dedicated to development of their professional skills for the betterment of the educationprogram and for the expertise for educational productivity.
Instruction and curriculum are the key elements of a public education. Critical thinking and problem solving skills that will assist the students' preparation for life shall be instructed as part of a sequentially coordinated curriculum. The school district strives to prepare students for employment, to discover and nurture creative talent and to prepare them to meet and cope with social change in an atmosphere conducive to learning.
The support and involvement of the home and the school district community are essential to achieve educational excellence in the school district. The school district strives to maintain an active relationship with the home and the school district community to create within the students an awareness of dignity and worth of the individual, civic responsibility and respect for authority.
Iowa Code ßß 256.11, .11A; 275.1 (1995).
102 Equal Educational Opportunity
103 Educational and Operational Planning
209 Board of Directors' Management Procedures
600 Goals and Objectives of the Education Program
602 Curriculum Development
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Of course, this scenario concerning Leipzig is almost impossible but this shows how score unstable German teams are now. In the midst of this, Bayern certainly looks like an absolute leader that regularly retains the championship title. Now, the trumps of the Munich team are its squad and its long bench where many football players are able to strengthen the line in any match. But we'll get answers to all interesting questions only at the end of the period whenever we see the final league table.
"We kept the Limerick squad that played in the http://www.flashlivescore.org/soccer/holland/jupiler-league/ Premier Division together, so the circumstances are slightly different, but Galway have managed to keep a good few from last year and added a good few as well.
This season can be called transitional for the team. They are used to seeing Real only in the first places, and this applies not only to the http://www.flashlivescore-uk.com/score/hungary/1-class-u19/debrecen-u19-vs-puskas-akademia-u19/5-692539/ Champions League, but also to Primera. Here, everything is not easy for the Solari's squad, but there is still time to change the situation.


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Back to Russia.
Austin, TX - The Blue Island.
Listening to and playing music, reading comic books, and attending college.
Favourite MG(B) Song
Bare Naked Ladies
darynalexander replied to borntohula's topic in Music In General: David Bowie Appreciation Station
Been a huge BNL fan ever since BOAPS. The only songs on the last three albums that have been any good were the ones written by Steve, yet the Vanity Project sucked. I'll be looking out for his solo work still. This news is devastating as a fan, but inevitable.
darynalexander replied to matrix's topic in Rentals, Television, and Readables
Apparently they're meeting up with some old chick at a church to find the island again. My interest is waning. Smoke monsters and four-toed statues? I can dig it. Just don't make me go to church.
Songs You Would Like To Share
darynalexander replied to Computer's topic in Music In General: David Bowie Appreciation Station
BorntoHula - You take that back, god damnit! Nah, I obviously didn't elaborate the way in which I appreciate 3oh!3. I think they are hilarious lame white boys. Here, let me make up for it: The Lonely Island - Santana DVX.
darynalexander replied to 365_days_gone's topic in Politics and Debate: WRONG!
Let's start a topic about how the holocaust never happened. There's plenty of proof to support that, and people claimed it for years just like these "truth" groups. Or a topic about the staged moon landing. Or about how these conspiracy nuts end up doing more harm to any valid information they have with ridiculous conspiracy theories.
Sondre Lerche kicks ass. I prefer his mellow stuff to the power-pop thing he's doing, but it's still great. I had forgotten there was a video for No One's Gonna Come. This is "Richman" by 3oh!3. It's awesome and if you listen to it, you can be awesome too.
darynalexander replied to here is no why's topic in Music In General: David Bowie Appreciation Station
I thought it was a law that everyone had to own a copy of Figure 8. "Wouldn't Mama Be Proud" blew me away and I immediately had to have everything the man ever recorded.
Matthew Better Hurry Up.
darynalexander replied to 365_days_gone's topic in Matthew Good
I had the demos, but I deleted them without listening. I liked the last album. I liked the one before that. And before that. He's not going to magically suck so I might as well be surprised.
darynalexander replied to Shiri's topic in Music In General: David Bowie Appreciation Station
Stainless Style, by Neon Neon: This album is fun as fuck. A DJ and a frontman for a stoner Britpop group make an album about the life of John DeLorean and accidentally make it an 80's pop tour de force. Utterly addictive. Folie a Deux, by Fall Out Boy: No more emo band for these folks. As much as I hate to like this group due to the prepubescent teenage girls that worship the ground they walk on, the music gets better and better every album. Patrick Stump has the potential to be a musical genius, but chooses to paste eloquent pop tunes on top of Pete Wentz's clever to absolutely horrible lyrics. This whole album is about cocaine. I know why Lil Wayne is on it. Searching for the Hows and Whys, by Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly: So this is what British emo sounds like? I don't know, but it's a hell of a lot more tolerable than it is over here. There's as many heartfelt songs as there are politically aware, stripped down ballads. It's an interesting mix that warrants a repeat listen.
Watching season 4 in comparison to the last three seasons is just insane. So much happens in such a short amount of time. It'd take about eight seasons worth of 1's to equal one 4. I can only imagine what will happen in season 5. edit: yeah, I got mad math skillz, yo.
Recommend Me Some New Music!
darynalexander replied to Goudie's topic in Music In General: David Bowie Appreciation Station
I would recommend Suede (Dog Man Star and Coming Up), Pixies (anything), Depeche Mode (Violator and Music for the Masses), the Dears (No Cities Left), TV on the Radio (Dear Science), and Decemerists(Picaresque). I am pulling these recommendations out of my ass based on the bands you listed.
Some Assholes Shouldn't Be Parents.
darynalexander replied to Doormat's topic in Open Discussion
y Exactly. Why else would you put a child's full name on a birthday cake? That, and from the pictures of them that accompany the article, their family portraits are apparently done at Glamour Shots. I imagine the press died down from when the baby was born and they needed something new to grab headlines. Also worthy of notation is that the bakery offered to leave room on the cake for the parents to put the name on themselves.
Watchmen (no Thread Yet?)
darynalexander replied to infamouskiss's topic in The Silver Screen
Nah. Fox is just going to leech off whatever profit Warner makes. It's an easy win for them, and by far their best option at this point. But they sat on the rights for 20 years and didn't do shit with them. They of course knew the film was in production the whole time and didn't make a peep. Someone else worked hard to make a pie. They now want some pie. I don't really give a damn, so long as I get to see the pie. The pie will be awesome.
Iraqi Journalist Throws His Shoes At Bush
darynalexander replied to Moonlight_Graham's topic in Politics and Debate: WRONG!
I found Bush's cat-like reflexes amazing. Maybe he's done this before?
They changed the ending to the film, from my understanding and from several reports scattered here and there. Other than that, I'm excited about the amount of detail they have put into the film from the comic book. For instance, there are 51 stars on the flag. Robert Redford makes a cameo. That type of stuff. I think it'll be good, so long as there isn't a dance number. Also, Alan Moore is a tight-assed, overrated snob who really needs to shut the hell up already. The only times he opens is mouth is to eat and bitch.
Moon Over Marin
darynalexander replied to cooldude's topic in Matthew Good
Moon Over Marin is definitely one of my favorite covers. I like it when artists take an established song and reinterpret it. Ryan Adams' Wonderwall is good example.


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The Djoué River is a river of the Republic of the Congo. It is a right tributary of the Congo River.

Course

The Djoué River rises in the Pool Department to the north of Mayama, and flows through that town.
It then follows a meandering southeast course through Ngoma-Tsétse in the Brazzaville Department and through the west of the city of Brazzaville, entering the Congo where it leaves the Pool Malebo.
The river flows through the Kintamo Rapids at its mouth, described by the English explorer Henry Morton Stanley on 12 March 1877 as having an impressive beauty rarely equaled.

Ramsar site

At its mouth the river flows through the  Ramsar site no.1857, Les Rapides du Congo-Djoué.
It includes rapids, permanent and temporary rivers, marshes, forested islands and aquaculture ponds.
There are three forested islands in the site.
One of them, the Île du Diable, is a refuge for many birds.
The waterways support fish and invertebrates, and is a spawning ground.
Although protected by law, there is no management plan in place, and the site is used for market gardening, fishing and harvesting of wine palm oil.

Water quality

An analysis of the water for the purpose of determining treatment needed to make it potable found an acceptable pH 7.5, but turbidity of 15 NTU: the water is very muddy.
The water is soft, and has low levels of inorganic pollutants other than phosphate ions.
It could be disinfected with calcium hypochlorite and clarified with calcium sulfate and lime.

Hydroelectricity

There is a gravity dam with a  head and hydroelectric power plant on the river less than  from the city center, built in the 1950s.
In March 2013 Andritz Hydro Switzerland was awarded a contract to rehabilitate and upgrade HPP Djoué.
The power plant had been out of operation since April 2007, when the control room was flooded, and the tailrace channel had been completely silted up by the biannual floods of the Congo River.
The renovated plant would supply 2 x 9.06MW.

Notes

Sources

Rivers of the Republic of the Congo


Sludge digestion uses anaerobic conditions along with heating and mixing to stabilize the solids that are removed from the wastewater. The solids come from the settling activity in the primary and final clarifiers. The stabilized solids are referred to as biosolids. The biosolids are disposed of by applying the solids to farm ground as a soil amendment.
The nutrients in the biosolids are analyzed and used to calculate the agronomic application rate just like any other type of soil amendment.
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