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More than 2,000 volunteer representatives of member corporations, organizations, and the academic community serve on Chamber committees and subcommittees, councils, and task forces that help to define our policies on the issues that are critical to member businesses and organizations.
Similar to the committees but less broad in their scope, our special councils and task forces play a key role in helping to formulate our policy on issues ranging from space industry to Social Security.
Accrediting Board Committee
The Accrediting Board, a panel of U.S. Chamber board members and chamber CEOs from across the country, review and approve Accreditation applications from local and state chambers.
Association Committee of 100
For more than 60 years, leading association executives have gathered under the banner of the U.S. Chamber's C100 to network, build partnerships, and discuss current issues. These CEOs represent the interests of their association members, enhance the U.S. Chamber's pro-business advocacy, lobbying, and coalition work, and strengthen our efforts to fight for business growth and America's success.
Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100
This committee represents and communicates the perspectives and needs of chambers to the U.S. Chamber and counsels the U.S. Chamber on programs to meet those needs. The work of the committee includes: identifying emerging issues that will impact chambers of commerce and their members; advising the U.S. Chamber of programs and services needed by chambers and their members; evaluating the usefulness of existing U.S. Chamber programs and services to chambers; and offering perspective to the U.S. Chamber on policy-related issues.
Education, Employment, and Training Committee
This committee focuses on education and workforce development issues. Specifically, the committee considers issues such as early childhood education, Pre-K–12 education, postsecondary education, career and technical education, the public workforce development system, incumbent worker training, and lifelong learning.
The committee's work reflects the Chamber's commitment to ensuring that our members have access to an educated and skilled workforce.
Employee Benefits Committee
This committee focuses on all employee benefit issues: health care, pension and retirement plans, and other employer-provided benefits, as well as public programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
The committee has a Retirement Plans Subcommittee, a Healthcare Regulatory Task Force, and Health Insurer Council, which consider these issues in more detail than the full committee.
Energy, Clean Air and Natural Resources Committee
This committee focuses on all aspects of energy, clean air, climate change, and natural resources.
Specifically, on such matters as the regulation of energy production, transmission, and utilization, as well as air, natural resources, and climate change, the committee considers whether laws and regulations are reasonable, based on sound science and the best data available, account for health risks and environmental impact, and avoid unnecessary burdens while fostering economic growth and greater energy security.
The committee also addresses legal and regulatory reforms and other safeguards against regulatory abuses by administrative agencies.
Environment and Agriculture Committee
The Environment and Agriculture Committee focuses on the environment, agriculture, chemicals, and water. Specifically, the committee considers the regulation of environmental quality, water quality, Superfund, solid waste, food safety, and nanotechnology, focusing on whether these regulations are efficiently undertaken and based on sound science and the best data available, consider health risks, and avoid unnecessary burdens.
International Policy Committee
The International Policy Committee (IPC) focuses on international trade, investment, and regulatory policies.  IPC members provide input to the Chamber's Board of Directors in these policy areas. The committee meets three times a year and as needed to address issues as they arise.
Labor Relations Committee
The committee focuses on a wide range of labor and employment issues, including: employment nondiscrimination, minimum wage and wage-hour, occupational safety and health, immigration, labor-management relations, union corporate/strategic campaigns, workplace privacy, work-family issues and leave mandates, and emerging international labor policy issues. The committee's work reflects the Chamber's commitment to crafting sound labor and employment policies in the interest of our members and their employees and to counterbalancing the efforts of other groups advocating the erosion of management rights.
This committee has a number of active subcommittees: Wage, Hour, and Leave; Immigration; Equal Employment Opportunity; Occupational Safety and Health; and National Labor Relations Act. In addition, the committee has a task force on human trafficking that develops best practices, highlights employer programs, and reviews legislative responses.
Taxation Committee
On request from Chamber staff, the committee analyzes and provides input on federal tax legislative and regulatory initiatives. Since the enactment of tax reform, the committee's input has focused on the regulatory implementation of tax reform and post-reform legislative initiatives to ensure the most pro-growth tax code possible.
Telecommunications and E-Commerce Committee
This committee focuses on policies on telecommunications, the Internet and e-commerce, broadcasting and mass media, and privacy. The committee supports market-based solutions, policies that foster investment in technology research and deployment, and balanced regulatory treatment of technical platforms.
Transportation Infrastructure and Logistics Committee
The Transportation Infrastructure and Logistics Committee (TILC) is composed of business executives representing transportation providers and users and related association heads and state and local chamber leaders. It is the primary policy committee in the area of transportation infrastructure. The committee's jurisdiction includes legislative and regulatory issues related to aviation, marine, and surface transportation, as well as water infrastructure. In addition to its policy agenda, the committee serves as a forum for networking and education for U.S. Chamber members.
Special Councils and Task Forces
Antitrust Council
The Antitrust Council focuses on domestic antitrust policy. An effective and balanced system of antitrust laws and regulations is critical to ensuring the efficient operation of our free market system, which depends on a sound understanding of business realities in a global economy and a strong commitment to eliminating unproductive, anticompetitive policies.
Health Care Regulatory Task Force
The Health Care Regulatory Task Force was initially created to facilitate member input as the Chamber embarked on commenting on the litany of regulations to implement the Affordable Care Act. Member companies that serve on the Employee Benefits Committee are welcome to participate on the task force. Those that elect to serve are not obligated to participate or engage on every regulation, but rather as their interests dictate.
The task force is generally comprised of technical experts from member companies with an interest in: hearing technical updates on proposed health care regulations of interest to the business community generally; contributing to the Chamber's comment letters; and reviewing formal responses before the Chamber files them with the agencies for consideration. The task force generally convenes via teleconference and is able to provide feedback on draft comments within a fairly limited timeframe.
Health Insurer Council
To address issues unique to health insurers member companies, the Chamber created the Health Insurer Council. The Council provides a specialized venue for member health insurance companies to discuss policy concerns particular to their industry role.
While the Chamber and the Employee Benefits Committee evaluate health policy decisions based on the greater employer perspective, the Health Insurer Council ensures that areas of critical interest to insurers are appropriately vetted and explored by the Chamber.
National Security Task Force
The National Security Task Force focuses on cybersecurity, supply chain and supply chain security, customs and trade facilitation, public-private partnerships, and emergency preparedness. The task force is composed of companies, associations, and state and local chambers that represent a broad spectrum of the American economy.
Working groups within the Task Force on cybersecurity and global supply chains identify current and emerging issues and consider effective policies, and potential reforms.
Procurement and Space Industry Council
The Procurement and Space Industry Council provides a forum for Chamber members to identify and provide perspective on policies and proposals that simplify the government contracting process and facilitate greater private sector involvement in supporting the acquisition objectives of all federal agencies.
Due to government's historical dominance in acquiring and operating space assets and capabilities, the Council has expanded its scope to include this emerging industry within its purview. Similarly, as the Council promotes an efficient procurement process beneficial to both the private and public sectors, it also promotes a streamlined regulatory regime for commercial space activities.
Small Business Council
The council is the U.S. Chamber's principal policy committee and action group representing the issues of concern to small business. In addition to focusing on small business policy, the council assists small business members in creating effective grassroots actions and strategies on legislative, regulatory and international initiatives.
The group is able to bring to the U.S. Chamber Board's attention small business issues they regard as important or comment on the small business impact of policy being considered by other Chamber standing policy committees.
The majority of the membership is comprised of small business owners whose size range from the self-employed to larger enterprises. Other members may include CEO's or small business directors of state and local chambers of commerce, small business advocates of member associations, and small business representatives of organizations dedicated to serving the interests of small businesses.
Trade Task Force
The U.S. Chamber's Trade Task Force is a consultative mechanism supporting Chamber policy on trade and investment. The Task Force focuses on international trade, investment, and regulatory matters. It meets more frequently than the International Policy Committee (IPC).
Task Force on Climate Actions
The goals of the Task Force on Climate Actions are to: understand how and for what purposes businesses across industries are internally pricing carbon; gain an understanding of the implications and issues associated with carbon pricing and other potential climate actions; learn how carbon pricing policies outside of the U.S. are impacting companies and issues; recognize the extent to which and how businesses are calculating the risks and costs to the business of climate change; ascertain the issues associated with explicit (e.g., carbon tax or cap and trade) and implicit (e.g., regulation) carbon price mechanisms; promote a dialogue among companies and sectors.
Task Force to Eradicate Human Trafficking
The mission of the Task Force to Eradicate Human Trafficking, composed of Chamber member companies, is to educate stakeholders, lawmakers, senior government officials, and the public about best practices in supply chain management and identify strategies to combat human trafficking.
The group convenes meetings where stakeholders discuss their initiatives and partnerships with non-governmental organizations. Federal government officials from the departments of Labor and State have appeared as guest speakers at the U.S. Chamber to discuss the eradication of human trafficking.
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Lakeville Area Schools recognizes the need for academically gifted students to receive accelerated instruction. Acceleration is generally defined as moving students through the traditional curriculum at rates faster than the typical student experiences. The goal of acceleration is to match the level and complexity of the curriculum with the readiness and motivation of the learner. The Lakeville Acceleration Chart provides an overview of acceleration options available. Many forms of acceleration are incorporated into the general education program or one of the components of the gifted education program. Subject acceleration at the middle level is available in all content areas. Students may accelerate through a course (subject area) by demonstrating mastery in the course essential learnings using the criteria listed in the Middle School Subject Acceleration Procedures. To initiate the process the student and parent should discuss the request with the teacher, Dean or Gifted Education Specialist. The student should submit a Subject Acceleration Application and letter to the Acceleration Committee. The preferred application deadline is April 1 for the following year. The classroom teacher will try at least two strategies for meeting the student's needs and document their results. Once the application is submitted, the Acceleration Committee, including a teacher, the student's dean and the Gifted Education Specialist will review the request. The committee will used the criteria outlined in the Middle Level Subject Acceleration Procedures to guide their decision. The Acceleration Committee will notify the student, parent(s) and school personnel of its decision. If subject acceleration is recommended, a plan for the student will be developed and signed by the parent(s) and Acceleration Committee. The plan should be re-evaluated yearly. Subject acceleration requires a partnership between the school district and families. Parents should be aware that future years might require independent study, out-of-school programming or dual enrollment options. Transportation needs and scheduling issues must be considered. Transportation is the responsibility of parents.


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I knew right away I wanted to do a star spangled BBQ for the 4th of July. I also wanted to pay tribute to the brave soldiers that have fought for our country because so many members of my family have served in our military and I'm so proud of all of them.
The last time I was at a vintage flea market, I was able to pick up an old ironing board, a large flag-inspired scarf and a hand embroidered "Drinks" banner, all of which made up my drink station. Adults drank tea, lemonade and punch in mason jar glasses and the kids used their patriotic-colored cups. Water bottles with custom labels and some all-American cola in the vintage bottles finished off the drinks.
For food, I put together a gourmet burger bar offering Angus and turkey burgers with a choice of different toppings and condiments. We served up some cheddar brats and hot dogs for the kids and I made my mom's famous homemade macaroni salad. I put together a fruit salad using only red & blue fruit and pre-portioned some out for the kids into snack cups. Baked beans were served in small mason jars with their lids decorated for the occasion and individual servings of barbecue chips were set out in bags to make them easy to grab-and-go.
I decided to host the BBQ at a local park because I wanted lots of room for all the kids to run and play. I took full advantage of all that space and put together tons of activities. We had patriotic stickers and bubbles to keep the little ones busy, a tin can toss, sack races, wagon rides, tug of war and a pretty awesome tic-tac-toe lawn game. I brought our tree swing from home and hung it next to the sitting area for anyone who needed a break from all the fun. If that wasn't enough, all the kids gathered up for a pie eating contest and took down some mini pies in record time.
Speaking of pie, there is nothing more American to me than pie on the 4th of July — apple pie to be exact. I even made a cherry pie to match. Those set the feel for my "Sweet Land of Liberty" dessert table. As fun as it was making the pie, I decided to leave the rest up to the professionals. Taylor with Berries & Blush Cake Studio put together some fun pinwheel cupcakes, patriotic pretzels, pyramid chocolates and some awesome chocolate-covered cookies. Christina with Creative Little Cookie whipped up some amazing star spangled cookies including the Statue of Liberty herself. I decorated the table with a vintage handkerchief banner I found on Etsy and then pulled in some more personal touches. The flag on the table was given to my husband by his grandfather who served in the military when he was his age and the dog tags came from my brother who also served our country for 21 years. I picked up a bag of white, red and black beans from the grocery store and layered them into a jar to add to the vintage feel. Everything was delicious!
I had so much fun putting together this star spangled BBQ. I want to say a special thank you to my dad, brother and cousin for allowing me to use a small piece of their military history. I loved being able to bring in such personal touches. Happy Birthday America!!
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Jamie of Sweet Jelly Parties has been a massage therapist for more than 12 years. She has always had a love for parties, but her creative nature went into overdrive after she had children. After many years of some fabulous birthday parties, Sweet Jelly Parties was born. Sweet Jelly Parties focuses on children's events and baby showers, but loves to celebrate any occasion. In the past few years, Jamie has developed a strong passion for designing and giving new life to old pieces for entertaining purposes.


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MISSING German Shepherd Murph has been found dead after a huge search effort in Rio Grande.
British expat Hayley Coulby lost her dog over Christmas when he was attacked by a pack of strays on a walk.
But Murph was confirmed dead on Sunday afternoon when his body was found by volunteers who had set off from the BP garage in the morning.
It is unclear how Hayley's four-legged friend died, but he was thought to have been dead for some time.
The family, which includes Hayley's four-year-old daughter and Murph's canine companion Misty, have released a statement praising their 'beautiful boy'.
"I would like to thank each and every one of you who shared the posts, liked the page, handed out leaflets, stuck up posters, messaged me and supported me while searching for Murph," said Hayley on the 'Missing Murph' Facebook page.
"Today, we found our baby boy, but unfortunately he is no longer with us.
Murph went missing on December 29 in Coin, and Hayley flew straight back from the UK, searching for him every day from 6:00am to 8:00pm.
She said: "Run free our gorgeous, happy, beautiful boy, we love you so very much and you will be missed more than you'll ever know.


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      done();
    });
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    var supplier = new Supplier({ name: "ABC Boiler Parts Co." });

    supplier.validate(function(err) {
      expect(err).to.not.exist;
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$160bn Pfizer-Allergan deal under threat from planned US inversion rules
The $160bn merger between Pfizer and Dublin-based Allergan could be under serious threat of falling apart as the US Treasury Department has revealed its plan to begin clamping down on 'inversion' tax deals.
The Pfizer-Allergan deal remains one of the most contested mergers in US corporate history, at least from a US governmental sense, as it would make the $160bn deal the largest 'inversion deal' to date.
The merger, announced towards the end of last year, is considered highly controversial as the concept of an inversion merger is very much designed to allow a company to profit from lower rates of corporate tax, with this particular deal seeing Pfizer moves its entire taxable operations to Dublin under Allergan to avail of Ireland's 12.5pc corporate tax rate.
While the move has been mooted as being rather beneficial to Ireland's Government, lawmakers and potential US presidents have been vocal on this deal, and similar inversion deals, saying they are incredibly damaging to the US' corporate infrastructure.
Allergan shares drop 22pc
Reuters has now reported that the US Treasury Department has fired across the bow of Pfizer and other companies looking to avail of any inversion mergers in the future by issuing a statement that says that it will now impose a three-year limit on a US company's ability to stockpile assets ahead of a future inversion deal.
Essentially, this means that any deals made by the Irish-based company Allergan in the three years prior to this deal – such as the Allergan Actavis merger valued at $66bn (€58bn) could not be taken into account in the Pfizer-Allergan merger.
While it has not been passed into law as of yet, and it is not clear the effect the new rules could have on the Pfizer-Allergan deal, fears over this new caveat to inversion deals has seen shareholders panic with a drop of 22pc in Allergan shares since the announcement.
Being one step ahead of companies
"Treasury has taken action twice to make it harder for companies to invert," said Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew in the department's statement.
"These actions took away some of the economic benefits of inverting and helped slow the pace of these transactions, but we know companies will continue to seek new and creative ways to relocate their tax residence to avoid paying taxes here at home."
Lew has now called on Congress in the US to move ahead with this proposed legislation and enact it later this year, which could very well scupper the merger between the two pharmaceutical heavyweights.
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Lienz är ett av åtta bezirk i den österrikiska förbundslandet Tyrolen. Distriktet sammanfaller med det historiska landskapet Östtyrolen (tyska Osttirol).

Distriktet gränsar till landet Italien i både väst och söder, samt förbundsländerna Salzburg i norr och Kärnten i öst. Distriktet är det enda i Tyrolen som inte gränsar till ett av de andra sju distrikten i förbundslandet. Områdets areal är 2 019,87 km² och invånarantalet var den 1 januari 2011 50 000.

Staden Lienz är administrativt centrum i distriktet.

Orter

Det finns 33 orter i distriktet.

 Abfaltersbach
 Ainet
 Amlach
 Anras
 Assling
 Außervillgraten
 Dölsach
 Gaimberg
 Heinfels
 Hopfgarten in Defereggen
 Innervillgraten
 Iselsberg-Stronach
 Kals am Großglockner
 Kartitsch
 Lavant
 Leisach
 Lienz
 Matrei in Osttirol
 Nikolsdorf
 Nußdorf-Debant
 Oberlienz
 Obertilliach
 Prägraten am Großvenediger
 Sankt Jakob in Defereggen
 Sankt Johann im Walde
 Sankt Veit in Defereggen
 Schlaiten
 Sillian
 Strassen
 Thurn
 Tristach
 Untertilliach
 Virgen

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Check to see if other houses around you have also lost power. If they haven't, check to see if your safety switch has tripped.
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All completed enrollment forms, non-refundable registration fee and security deposit are due at time of registration.
To be eligible for Kindergarten, a child must be five years old before September 1.
Our currently enrolled students and their siblings are given first preference.
Registration for re-enrollment takes place in spring, after which new applicants are accepted.
We offer a year round school program. Since Montessori offers an individualized learning program, a child may enroll any time during the year. As vacancies occur during the year, they will be filled from the waiting list. To be placed on the waiting list, all enrollment forms, registration and security fees must be submitted.


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The purpose of the Institute of Theology and its programs is to assist in the formation of the laity by offering a variety of courses to accommodate parish, school, and community involvement.
The Institute coordinates two conjoint degrees with the University of Toronto at the Master's level and two non-conjoint Diploma programs in theology and lay ministry. Students in non-conjoint programs are not eligible for student services at the University of Toronto. Basic student services will be provided by St. Augustine's Seminary in association with the Toronto School of Theology.
There are two options for classroom sites. Courses are conducted at our main campus sites: St. Augustine's Seminary in Scarborough (2661 Kingston Road) and Alumni Hall (121 St. Joseph Street) on the University of Toronto St. George Campus. Online courses are also offered. Class times are varied and include day, evening, and Saturday classes. Please refer to the course timetables for specific timings.
The Association of Theological Schools [A.T.S.] has approved our comprehensive Distance Education Programs (online courses).
In order to meet the A.T.S. standards and be eligible for degree completion, a student whose initial registration is May 2008 or later must take a minimum of 10 courses on our main campus sites, without exception.
Students may take up to 10 courses through distance education (online courses) and/or at another TST member college extension site towards our Master's degree programs.
Students in our Diploma in Theological Studies may take 100% of their program online. Students in the Diploma in Lay Ministry may take all of their courses online except for the one capstone course.
Students, whose initial registration is January 2008 or prior, also have credit restrictions and should contact the Director for details.


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using System.Collections;
using FluentNHibernate.Mapping;
using FluentNHibernate.Mapping.Providers;
using FluentNHibernate.MappingModel.ClassBased;
using FluentNHibernate.Specs.FluentInterface.Fixtures;
using Machine.Specifications;

namespace FluentNHibernate.Specs.FluentInterface.ClassMapSpecs
{
    public class when_class_map_is_told_to_map_a_component : ProviderSpec
    {
        Because of = () =>
            mapping = map_as_class<EntityWithComponent>(m => m.Component(x => x.Component, c => {}));

        Behaves_like<ClasslikeComponentBehaviour> a_component_in_a_classlike;

        protected static ClassMapping mapping;
    }

    public class when_class_map_is_told_to_map_a_component_from_a_field : ProviderSpec
    {
        Because of = () =>
            mapping = map_as_class<EntityWithFieldComponent>(m => m.Component(x => x.Component, c => { }));

        Behaves_like<ClasslikeComponentBehaviour> a_component_in_a_classlike;

        protected static ClassMapping mapping;
    }

    public class when_class_map_is_told_to_map_a_component_using_a_provider : ProviderSpec
    {
        Because of = () =>
            mapping = map_as_class<EntityWithComponent>(m => m.Component(new ComponentMappingProviderStub()));

        Behaves_like<ClasslikeComponentBehaviour> a_component_in_a_classlike;

        protected static ClassMapping mapping;

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        {
            public IComponentMapping GetComponentMapping()
            {
                return null;
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        }
    }

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    {
        Because of = () =>
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        protected static ClassMapping mapping;
    }

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    {
        Because of = () =>
            mapping = map_as_class<EntityWithComponent>(m => m.DynamicComponent(x => x.DynamicComponent, c => { }));

        Behaves_like<ClasslikeComponentBehaviour> a_component_in_a_classlike;

        protected static ClassMapping mapping;
    }

    public class when_class_map_is_told_to_map_a_dynamic_component_from_a_field : ProviderSpec
    {
        Because of = () =>
            mapping = map_as_class<EntityWithFieldComponent>(m => m.DynamicComponent(x => x.DynamicComponent, c => { }));

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The article rescues previous studies developed by nationals and foreigners investigators about the petroglyphs founded in Costa Rica, forms inscribed in stone and elaborated by different Indians groups; the first ones were created more than 2000 years ago. The glyphic reading is made from semiotics criteria (those occurs in the rock), historical, geographical, ethnographical, artistic, among others. The main point is recognize this signs as social constructions, from that, as the reader is not a subject of those cultures, the immersion must be transmitted on the part of the following of distinct cultural productions.
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Girls' Soccer News
Lady Tigers handle Rams, 3-0
Posted on: September 20th, 2021 by Randy Gore
Coming into Monday night, North Allegheny had beaten Pine-Richland four straight times. The Lady Tigers extended it to five with a 3-0 defeat of the Lady Rams on a windy night at Newman Stadium. The Tigers have outscored the Rams 17-2 in the last three meetings.
Pine-Richland controlled play in the first five minutes of the game dominating possession but were not able to get a shot on goal. After North Allegheny weathered the storm, Lucia Wells was able to get just enough space from her defender and scored to give the Lady Tigers a 1-0 lead six and a half minutes into the game. From there, North Allegheny would take control of the half. Alexa Spano and Jayden Coy had great chances to score in the half but nothing else was able to fall for the Lady Tigers in the half and they went into the locker room up, 1-0.
It was another early strike to start the second half as three and a half minutes in, Wells centered a ball into the box that deflected off of Pine-Richland defender Megan Roskoph, and into the net and North Allegheny had a 2-0 lead early in the second half. Because Wells was the last Tiger to touch the ball, she was credited with her second goal of the game and ninth of the season. For her efforts, Wells was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game. Seven minutes later, Anna Bundy picked up her fourth tally of the season extending North Allegheny's lead to 3-0.
The Tigers defense of Spano and Kena Shannon along with keeper Megan Miller was once again outstanding. The Lady Tigers posted their sixth straight shutout to start the season. North Allegheny had five shutouts all of last season.
North Allegheny improves to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in Section 1-AAAA. Pine-Richland falls to 2-3 and 0-2 in the section. The Lady Tigers now prepare for a huge section matchup against Butler, who is also 6-0, Wednesday on the road at 7:30 pm.
Girls Soccer Summary vs. Pine-Richland, 9-20-21
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"What, Ananda, is this sound of a mortar?"
Then the venerable Ananda told this matter to the lord.
"It is good, Ananda. Ananda, those who come after will disdain the meaty boiled rice and the gruel won by you who are men indeed."
"But what will you do with those beings, Moggallana, who are supported by the earth?"
"Take care, Moggallana, please do not invert the earth, or beings may meet with derangement."
"Take care, Moggallana, let not the going of the whole order of monks to Uttarakuru for alms seem good to you."
Now while the venerable Sariputta had gone into seclusion for meditation, this thought arose in his mind: "Of which enlightened ones, of which lords did the Brahma-life last long?" Then the venerable Sariputta, rising up at evening time from his meditation, came up to the Bhagava and having come up he greeted him and sitting to one side, the venerable Sariputta related the thought that he had had during his meditation.
"Sariputta, while Vipassin was Buddha, while Sikhin was Buddha, and while Vessabhu was Buddha the Brahma-life did not last long. Sariputta, while Kakusandha was Buddha and while Konagamana was Buddha and while Kassapa was Buddha the Brahma-life lasted long."
"Sariputta, the Buddha Vipassin and the Buddha Sikhin and the Buddha Vessabhu were idle in preaching dhamma in detail to the disciples; and these had few Suttas in prose or in prose and verse, Expositions, Songs, Verses of Uplift, Quotations, Jatakas, Miracles, Miscellanies; the course of training for the disciples was not made known, the Patimokkha [set of rules] was not set down. After the disappearance of these enlightened ones, after the disappearance of the disciples enlightened under these enlightened ones, those last disciples of the various clans, of various social strata, who had gone forth from various families, allowed this Brahma life rapidly to disappear.
It is as if, Sariputta, various flowers, loose on a flat piece of wood, not tied together by a thread [sutta . . . mo] are scattered about, whirled about and destroyed by the wind. How come? Because they are not held together by a thread. In the same way, Sariputta, at the disappearance of those enlightened ones, the Brahma life rapidly disappeared. And these lords were untiring in their teaching of the disciples, for they read their minds with their own."
"Sariputta, the Buddha Kakusandha and the Buddha Konagammana and the Buddha Kassapa were diligent in giving dhamma in detail to the disciples; and these had many Suttas in prose or in prose and verse, Expositions, Songs, Verses of Uplift, Quotations, Jatakas, Miracles, Miscellanies; and the course of training for the disciples was made known, and the Patimokkha was set down. At the disappearance of these enlightened ones, after the disappearance of the disciples enlightened under these enlightened ones, those last disciples of the various clans, of various social strata, who had gone forth from various families, established the Brahma life for a very long time.
It is as if, Sariputta, various flowers, loose on a flat piece of wood, well tied together by a thread are not scattered about, whirled about and destroyed by the wind. How come? Because they are held together by a thread, even so, Sariputta, at the disappearance of these enlightened ones, the Brahma-life lasted for a very long time.
Then the venerable Sariputta, having risen from his seat, having arranged his outer robe over one shoulder, and having held out his joined palms in salutation to the Bhagava, said: "It is the right time, Bhagava, it is the right time, Lucky Man! That is, for the Lucky man to make known the course of training for disciples and appoint the Patimokkha, in order that this Brahma-life may persist and last long."
"Wait, Sariputta, wait, Sariputta. The tathagata will know the right time for that. The teacher does not make known, Sariputta, the course of training for disciples, or appoint the Patimokkha until some conditions causing the Asavas appear here in the Order. And as soon, Sariputta, as some conditions causing the Asavas appear here in the Order, then the teacher makes known the course of training for disciples, he appoints the Patimokkha in order to ward off those conditions causing the Asavas.
Some conditions, Sariputta, causing the Asavas do not appear here in the Order until the Order has attained long standing. But at such a time, Sariputta, and at the appearance of such, the teacher makes known the course of training for disciples, he appoints the Patimokkha in order to ward off those conditions causing the Asavas.
Some conditions, Sariputta, causing the cankers do not appear here in the Order until the Order has attained full development. . . .
Some conditions, Sariputta, causing the cankers do not appear here in the Order until the Order has attained the chief greatness of gain. . . .
Some conditions, Sariputta, casing the cankers do not appear here in the Order until the Order has attained great learning. . . .
Sariputta, at this time the Order of monks is devoid of immorality, devoid of danger, stainless, purified, based on the essential. Sariputta, the most backward of these five hundred monks is one who has entered the stream, not liable to be reborn in any state of woe, assured, bound for enlightenment.
Then the Buddha addressed the venerable Ananda, saying: "Now, Ananda, it is the custom for tathagatas not to tour the country for almsfood without having taken leave of those by whom they have been invited to spend the rains. Let us go, Ananda, to the brahmin of Veranja, and we will take leave."


Applications are invited for 3 Nos. of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) positions for the following funded research projects available at the Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), Jain University, Ramanagara, Bangalore 562112, Karnataka.
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Breaking the Link of Education Inequity Requires Courageous Conversations
October 12, 2020 Julia OttesenedWeb Blog
By Stacey Pusey
While gaps in technology access were highlighted during the pandemic, many school and district leaders are trying to make strides with an even older issue: educational equity for children of all races and economic backgrounds. In the edWebinar, "Leading for Equity: Pursuing an Equity Agenda," hosted by AASA, The Superintendents Association and AASA's Leadership Network, Dr. Frank Barnes, Chief Equity and Accountability Officer, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), and Kimberly Vaught, Principal, Allenbrook Elementary School, discussed their approach to building equity.
The equity initiative for CMS is based on their report, Breaking the Link. Originally published in 2018, it discussed the historical basis for education disparities as well as data points that could reliably predict student success. In the 2019 report, the authors examined three "levers" that could break the predictive outcomes and lead to higher achievement for all students: great teachers, time (instructional hours), and access to advanced coursework. However, in order for the district to succeed, they first had to gather data and have what Dr. Barnes called courageous conversations.
Understand the history of education inequity in your state and district. Barnes observed that administrators can't begin to address inequity if they don't understand the causes. On a national level, for instance, the Coleman Report (1966) found achievement gaps were based in racist policies and systemic inequity that had persisted for decades. But more important to Dr. Barnes, not a single member of the Carolinian delegation voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In other words, historically, elected officials then didn't want to address educational inequity and didn't offer schools support in his district. Thus, some of those disparities exist in the schools today.
Get good data on what progress has and hasn't been made. Similarly, leaders need a variety of data points to show where the inequities are now. In his district, poverty has become a great predictor of performance. Recent data shows students in low-poverty schools outperform peers in moderate- and high-poverty schools. A deeper dive into the data also reveals students of color are still being outperformed by their white peers no matter the poverty concentration. So, while the district has made progress in closing the achievement gap, cross-examination of the results shows that the schools haven't come as far as they would like.
Get honest assessments of teacher practices. In a survey, 97% of the CMS teachers who responded said they thought they were teaching to the North Carolina education standards. Classroom observations showed, though, that only 24% were actually doing that. Rather than just making judgement on teaching skills, Vaught said administrators need to have fact-based conversations with faculty, explain what they're doing that isn't meeting the standards, and help them learn what to do.
Communicate high expectations for everyone involved—teachers, staff, students, families, and community members. Vaught pointed out there is still racism in classrooms. Sometimes, there are low expectations for children of color, but sometimes, it's just low expectations for all students. Be candid with teachers about what changes they need to take to break the cycle of expectations, she commented. Moreover, there shouldn't just be expectations for student performance—leaders should also have high expectations for their teachers' beliefs in the agenda, their actions to support it, and their commitment to it. Dr. Barnes added if students get access to great, appropriate teaching, they benefit, but that those that are behind grade level benefit the most.
Speak the truth to all members of the community. Whether it's parents, teachers, or the local news, always share the honest data about educational disparities, said Vaught. Rather than trying to cover anything up, schools should be open about where they are; then, they can have conversations about how they're addressing inequities and ask for support.
Vaught emphasized, though, that there's not a single program, practice, or solution. It's about people over the process and product over the platform. More important, "The role of education must not be to solely produce readers, writers, scientists, and mathematicians. Rather, our end goal in this work must be to ensure those under our tutelage find their voice, their agency, their liberty and their freedom in the midst of problem solving all that comes with the daily work of muddling through what we know as the 'human condition.'"
This edWeb broadcast was hosted by AASA, The Superintendents Association and AASA's Leadership Network, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders.
This article was modified and published by eSchool News.
Dr. Frank Barnes has served for over 25 years as an educator, researcher, and organizer. Currently, Dr. Barnes is the Chief Equity and Accountability Officer of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) in North Carolina. Dr. Barnes came to CMS from the Boston Public Schools where he was both a teacher, and later held the position of Chief Accountability Officer, where he led the design and rollout of the district's school turnaround strategy. Prior to Boston, he was a senior associate at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, where he worked with urban school districts across the country helping them to examine and improve the conditions of schools. He has a BA from Macalester College, two master's degrees—in teaching and curriculum and education policy and management—and a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Mrs. Kimberly Vaught is the turnaround principal at Allenbrook Elementary School in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District. Mrs. Vaught most recently served as the inaugural principal at Lawrence Orr Elementary School where she led the school to perform in the top 2% of all schools in the State of North Carolina for several consecutive years and moved the school from a pending "F" status to a solid "B" over the course of four years. Mrs. Vaught led several turnaround initiatives and has a proven track record for developing school communities that have historically underperformed. Mrs. Vaught has worked in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District for 20 years. She holds a B.A. in Elementary Education and a Masters of Education in Reading Education from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Additionally, Mrs. Vaught earned a Masters of Education in School Administration from Gardner-Webb University.
Dr. Valerie Truesdale joined AASA early in 2019 as Assistant Executive Director. She is responsible for guiding leadership development services and programs. With years of experience as an educational leader in roles of superintendent, chief transformation and technology officer, principal and teacher, she knows that AASA's Leadership Network can be a substantial resource for school leaders trying to keep pace with the rapidly changing delivery of K-12 education.
Leading for Equity is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net for school and district leaders who face many challenges leading schools and driving school improvement for all students, especially now with COVID-19.
The AASA Leadership Network drives superintendent success, innovation and growth, shaping the future of public education while preparing students for what's next. We are the largest, most diverse network of superintendents in America. Passionate and committed, we connect educational leaders to the professional learning, leadership development, relationships and partnerships they need to ensure a long career of impact.
Stacey Pusey is an education communications consultant and writer. She assists education organizations with content strategy and teaches writing at the college level. Stacey has worked in the preK-12 education world for 20 years, spending time on school management and working for education associations including the AAP PreK-12 Learning Group. Stacey is working with edWeb.net as a marketing communications advisor and writer.
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BLOXX unleash thunderous new indie wonder "Monday"
By Amelia Maher / 14 September 2018, 15:38 BST
The Uxbridge four-piece return with another blistering cut that only builds on the excitement that they first sparked earlier last year.
Having recently played some prolific support slots with the likes of Pale Waves, BLOXX again unleash a powerful statement of creative intent. With "Monday", the band feel like a tighter unit than ever before, growing into their sound and proving that they have the material to back the initial hype that surrounded them.
"Monday" bursts at the seams with a thundering energy, where the pounding drums drive the whole song onwards whilst frontwoman Fee Booth commands a razor-sharp presence at the centre of the track.
It's another menacingly strong offering from this rising indie power-pack, and acts as the perfect taster for what's to come, as the band say "We think 'Monday' might be the track we've poured the most into, we tried to make it a statement for where we are heading as a band."
"Monday" is the first track to come from the band's upcoming EP, which is due to be released with Chess Club Records, and if this is anything to go by, we're in for a real treat.
"Monday" is out now via Chess Club.
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Foals' frontman Yannis talks resilience and reward in music
Track By Track: J Fernandez on Many Levels Of Laughter
Wolf Tone signee and producer Harry Edwards cuts his teeth as a soloist in the haunting "Grow Up"


You must have a plan in place to begin to address these issues otherwise you'll never get your movement off the ground. You'll be losing students just as fast as you can add them.
We'll be blogging over the next few days more specifically about each threat.


The trade-weighted foreign tort cost advantage was 1.6 percentage points in the 2011 cost study (just under 10 percent of the entire structural cost gap).
Due to the fact that a rigorous international comparison of costs has not been done since the first cost study, the results assume that tort costs in other countries have not changed significantly in the 2000s. A thorough literature review of tort developments in Europe and elsewhere in the industrialized world undertaken prior to each cost study update broadly supports making this assumption, but it remains an assumption.
Unlike taxes and employee benefits, this foreign advantage has narrowed steadily since the 2006 cost study. Commercial tort costs in the United States have decreased by 12 percent from their 2004 peak of $173.5 billion. In the context of growing manufacturing output, the share of manufacturing value-added devoted to litigating tort claims fell to 2.9 percent in the 2011 cost study, compared to a peak estimated at nearly 5 percent.
This decline can in large part be credited to the Class Action Fairness Act, enacted in 2005, which reduced financial incentives for filing large class action suits and cracked down on "jurisdiction-shopping" for plaintiff-friendly court districts (see details in 2006 cost study p. 12 and 2008 cost study pp. 9-11).
Nevertheless, the fact remains that the U.S. tort system is fundamentally different from most systems elsewhere in the industrialized world in that each party pays its own legal costs. In almost all other countries, plaintiffs must pay all or part of the defendant's legal costs in case of judgment in the defendant's favor. Because of the strong disincentives for groundless lawsuits in such systems, it is unlikely that the foreign advantage will disappear entirely without more fundamental changes to the incentive structure in the current U.S. system.


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1982 Toyota Winnebago Trekker Prototype
By SUV LIVE | April 27, 2018
Engine: B&M Motors 22R
Transmission: Marlin Crawler L52 manual
They only sold 1500 of these in the US and there is only a handful remaining.
For those unfamiliar, here's an excerpt from Wikipedia: "The Trekker was one of the first prototype walk through conversions done to Toyota trucks in the early 1980s. They were similar to the successive 4Runner conversions done by Toyota, which started production in 1984, but were designed and built by Winnebago Industries with the approval of Toyota. They were no longer a viable conversion when Toyota started producing the 4Runner in 1984. It was in essence the marketing test vehicle for Toyota to be able to introduce the 4Runner.
The Trekker was produced from early 1981 through 1983. The Trekkers were all built on Toyota short box chassis'. All of the Trekkers were classified as SR5 by both Winnebago and Toyota, regardless of the actual VIN denotation. Originally there were to be a SR5 and Deluxe version of the Trekker, one with vented windows and one without. All 1981 Trekkers had vented canopy windows. Non vented canopy windows were not installed on the Trekker until the 1982 model year. Non vented windows were installed due to the leaking issues of a forward facing vent on the 1981 Trekkers canopy windows rather than the classification of SR5 vs Deluxe.
Toyota shipped all trucks from Japan as cab and chassis in order to avoid the 25% assembled truck customs tax. The trucks destined for production as Trekkers were shipped to the dealership handling the national distribution of the Trekker. From there they went to Winnebago to have the Trekker conversion installed, returned after completion to the dealership for national distribution. Most of the Trekker conversions sold went to the west coast of the United States.
The Trekker conversion consisted of a fiberglass tub, bed sides, a non-removable canopy and rear hatch. The kit included a folding rear seat that could be folded forward to lay flat and add cargo space to the back. There was no tailgate on the Trekkers. The factory Toyota vinyl cab headliner was replaced and matched to the custom rear canopy headliner.
About 1500 of the Trekkers were built and sold in the United States. An additional unknown number of Trekker kits, likely less than 200, were shipped to Canada to be installed on Canadian trucks at the dealerships. 20 to 30 of the Trekker kits were sold and shipped to Saudi Arabia for installation."
-B&M Motors 22R engine with approx. 40k miles since 2011.
-Marlin Crawler L52 transmission with approx. 15k miles since 2015.
-Weber 38/38 carburetor.
-Offenhauser intake manifold.
-31″ BFG A/T tires, approx. 25k miles and plenty of tread left, will measure later.
-Front axle recently service with Marlin Crawler front axle/knuckle kit.
-New cat-back, passed emmissions easily last year.
-Windshield replaced in 2014, only one nick.
-The interior is crap. The body is rusted out near the body mounts. Very typical for this gen Toyota pickup.
-Odometer and speedometer malfunctioned around 280K, assuming it's around 340,000 mi now, but does that really matter at this point? The speedo works fine up to about 30mph, then pegs out to 80+ and makes a whirring sound.
-Last time I drove it, sounded like the universal joints need to get done soon.
-Decent dent in the R/H fender. These are easy to come by as it's just a Toyota Pickup / Hilux fender.
Fnd out more here – https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/d/1982-toyota-trekker-by/6554702707.html
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Tax Gap in Canada: A Conceptual Study
This study has demonstrated the insight the concept of the tax gap can provide for tax administrations around the world and the complexities of tax gap estimation. It sets the baseline for the future work of the CRA on the tax gap and will contribute to the Agency's ongoing intelligence gathering with respect to non-compliance.
Following the release of this paper and its companion paper today, it is anticipated that a series of additional papers on other aspects of the tax gap will be published over the next two to three years, approximately every six to eight months. The release of the next paper is planned for early 2017.
These papers will provide more in-depth analysis of the methodological and practical considerations associated with tax gap estimation, and will further enhance our understanding of how this tool could assist the Agency in administering Canada's tax system.
These papers will take a variety of approaches to analyzing further the methodological and practical considerations associated with tax gap estimation. Examples of the types of papers currently under consideration include:
Estimates of particular components of the tax gap: studies of the tax gap related to a particular type of tax (e.g. personal income tax), a particular stage of the compliance continuum (i.e. registration, filing, reporting, or payment) or a particular subset of taxpayers. These studies will investigate non-compliance within the particular the particular component being analyzed and, depending on the data available, will likely include an estimate of that component of the tax gap. These studies will enrich the CRA's analysis of a variety of aspects of non-compliance and provide additional insight into the concrete work being done on the part of the CRA to combat non-compliance.
Discussion papers related to particular components of the tax gap: studies of the tax gap related to a particular sector of the economy (e.g. the restaurant sector, or the sharing economy) These studies will deepen the CRA's analysis of a particular focus of non-compliance and, depending on the data available, could where appropriate include an estimate of that component of the tax gap.
An examination of the international tax gap: an in-depth study of the international tax gap, focussing on offshore compliance issues from a Canadian perspective. The paper will investigate previous estimates of the international tax gap, and will outline the methodological and practical considerations that come into play when developing an international tax gap estimate. In particular, it will determine whether it is currently possible to estimate an international tax gap for Canada, and will identify the type of data that would assist the CRA in estimating the international tax gap component overall. Given the international experience to date, it is possible that such a paper would not include an estimate of Canada's international tax gap.
As part of the CRA's work on the tax gap to date, officials have had a number of productive and informative discussions with the Agency's international counterparts on the concept of tax gap, its estimation, and the respective experiences of those countries. The CRA intends to continue this collaboration with our international counterparts, as well as the OECD, the International Monetary Fund, and other organizations, as we progress in our work on the tax gap to ensure that the Agency benefits from international best practices. In addition, the CRA will engage with academics and experts in the field to obtain independent analysis of various aspects of tax gap estimation to deepen the Agency's understanding of this tool.
Finally, the CRA also intends to partner with stakeholder organizations to hold a seminar in the course of the next year to engage with experts, academics, and other interested parties. Details on this event will be released in the coming months.


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Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset Highlights Teachers.
PHILIPSBURG:— As part of Basic Education and Literacy month, recognized by Rotary International during the month of September, the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset decided to focus on honoring teachers.
"Too often such teachers go unnoticed and we as a club wanted to award those who have made an enormous impact in the lives of their students through innovative teaching, advocates on the importance of basic education and literacy, assist colleagues in executing their respective roles and are community service minded," the club stated.
The respective school board or school management selected each teacher, who was gifted with a breakfast box, gift certificate from various vendors, jewelry, and a certificate of appreciation from the club.
Tr. Leonard Mussington, a teacher at École Hervé Williams, has been an educator for more than 30 years. He is one of the pillars of the École Nina Duverly, in Marigot, which was damaged due to the passing of hurricane Irma. Mr. Mussington has been an avid promoter for the use of English in the classroom and is a pioneer for bilingualism in and outside the classroom.
Tr. Joycelyne Hamlet-Fazer, a teacher at École Emile Choisy, has been an educator for more than 30 years on St. Martin. She is and always has been a dedicated and exemplary educator who has made it her duty to integrate St. Martin's culture and the outside world in her lesson plans.
Tr. Rita Carty has been a dedicated and committed educator for more than 30 years at the Methodist Agogic Center (MAC). Amidst her past students is the current president and some members of The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset.
Tr. Naina Gianchandani has dedicated 25 years to teaching at the Learning Unlimited Preparatory School, and she continues to portray a love for teaching. She ensures that no student is left behind.
Tr. Henneke Horjus has made an enormous impact in the lives of her students at the Caribbean International Academy (CIA) through innovative teaching and creating a positive learning environment.
Tr. Yvonne Kartoredjo was highlighted from the Hillside Christian School board for being an outstanding educator and inspiring her students with creative methods in the classroom.
Tr. Shaina Fernandes, a teacher at the St. Joseph school, was beyond surprised when she received the gifts of appreciation from the club. Although she is not currently teaching, the Catholic School Board selected her because of her commitment to education and support to all teachers at the school.
Tr. Uredise Stanford was chosen by the Seventh- Day Adventist School Board because of her overall dedication and commitment towards her students.
The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset would like to thank the School Boards and Management, Angelic Nails and Spa, Zhaveri Jewelers, Good Food and Mojitos, Addicted Hair Salon, Yummzy's, Melange Bar and Grill, Chef B Cooking, I Love SXM Beach Bar, Exquisite Caters, Georgina's Nails, BBOX, Always Enchanted, Different Shades by Altisha Pantophlet, Ambrosia Restaurant and Exquisite Designs and Decorations, for making the presentations possible.
The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset would like to thank all educators for their continued hard work and years of service to our students and being the backbone of our educational system.
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XERNB-AM is a radio station on 1450 AM in Sahuayo, Michoacán, Mexico. It is owned by Promoradio and known as Radio Impacto.

History

XEGC-AM received its concession on March 13, 1948. It was owned by Alberto Barragán Degollado and sold to José Raúl Nava Becerra in 1982. The callsign was changed to XERNB-AM in the early 2000s.

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Sixth Form dress is an important part of the School's image. As a public institution we need to project an image appropriate to the work we do and, as senior members of the School, the Sixth Form are an important part of that image. The respect that an institution earns from the public it serves is, in part, due to the appearance of its members. It is therefore in the students' own interests to adhere to acceptable standards of appearance because they will ultimately benefit by association with a respected establishment. In addition, it is important that the senior members of the School provide a positive role model for the lower school in terms of smart appropriate dress.
As the senior members of the school community, Sixth Formers do not need to wear formal uniform. However, as preparation for the workplace and as older role models in the school they are expected to adhere to the school's dress code. School dress should be reasonable, decent, modest and practical. All Sixth Form students agree to the Dress Code as part of the Home School Agreement
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DEBUNKING MYTHS ABOUT CANE TOAD CONTROL
Most Australians don't like cane toads! And in a lot of cases, that is a very strongly held opinion! So, people talk a lot about "controlling toads". Unfortunately, they rarely explain exactly what they mean by "control". Does this mean eliminating all toads? We don't think anybody who has looked seriously at the ecology of cane toads really believes this is possible. So how much do we need to reduce their numbers? To 50% of current levels, or 10%, or 1%? The answer to that question makes a big difference to how we would need to go about the effort.
A lot of people would say that the key to effective control is to reduce the ecological impact of toads. But again, "impact" can mean different things to different people, and mean different things for different native species. For big predators that cover large areas and are good at finding their prey, even a tiny number of toads in an area may be enough to guarantee that the predator will find a toad - and if so, even a massive reduction in toad numbers wouldn't help that predator.
This doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to control toads, just that we need to think carefully about what we really want to achieve in terms of "control" and "impact reduction".
Below, we talk about some common misconceptions about toad control.
Myth # 1
There is a "toad-eating frog" that can eat toads and thus control their numbers
A few years ago, one of the spokesmen for a community "toad-busting" group got publicity all over Australia – and in a lot of other countries – by saying that he had found that one of the local Darwin frogs could eat toads and their tadpoles with no ill effect. It's a great story, but it's wrong. We've done a lot of research on the Dahl's Aquatic Frog – the one that is supposed to chomp down toads without problems – and the sad fact is that they are just like other native frogs, and just as likely to die if they eat a toad. Fortunately they quickly learn to leave toads alone, so that the frogs remain common even after toads invade.
The "toad-eating frog" story is a good example of the power of myths. It wasn't really the community spokesman's fault - he said from the outset that he only had a few observations, and suggested that scientists should check out the story to see if it was true (we have, and it wasn't). Instead, the problem was the way the media latch onto a good story, and start treating it as fact even when the evidence is weak.
Dahl's aquatic frog was supposed to be able to eat cane toads and survive - but it can't.
Myth Debunked!
We can stop the cane toad invasion by physically catching adult toads at the invasion front
Community groups have put in huge amounts of volunteer effort at hand-collecting toads, trapping them, building fences and so on. And state governments also have put a lot of money into those activities. We admire the enthusiasm and commitment of the community groups – especially Stop The Toad, NT Frogwatch and the Kimberley Toad-Busters, whose efforts have been phenomenal. However, even those groups (or at least many of them – they disagree about a lot of things!) admit that physical removal can never stop the toad invasion.
The reason is simple mathematics – to reduce the number of toads in an area, you have to take them out quicker than they can replace themselves. That isn't too hard if you are dealing with an animal that reproduces slowly – like a buffalo or a camel – but unfortunately, cane toads reproduce at an amazing rate. They can reach maturity in just a few months, and a female can produce up to 30,000 eggs in a single clutch. So even if you catch 98 out of 100 toads around a pond, the two you missed can produce 30,000 new toads the next night – so even allowing for many of the eggs and tadpoles dying, you may have ten times as many toads there next week as you had the day before you took the other toads away! And because toads compete with each other at all life-history stages, the more you take away the better it is for the ones left behind.
So, to have any longterm effect on cane toads, we'll need some way to stop them from breeding. To give them their due credit, most of the community groups understand this, and are just trying to keep toad numbers low until scientists can find a better way to control these troublesome pests. It's thus really exciting that our research has found a way to eradicate cane toad tadpoles from spawning ponds (see "tadpole control" page) - finally, toad control (at least at a local level) may be achievable!
It is simply impossible to hand-catch or trap EVERY adult cane toad in a tropical floodplain (photo by Terri Shine).
Even if we can't stop the toads by hand-collecting, at least we can slow down the invasion front
More bad news. The surveys of the toad invasion front show that it's moving just as fast over the last few years as it did beforehand, even though there is now an enormous effort at toad collecting by community groups and the government. What's gone wrong? The problem lies in the behaviour of toads at the invasion front. We captured the first toads to arrive at Fogg Dam and strapped radio-transmitters to them to see where they moved. We expected that Fogg Dam would be wonderful toad habitat, so the first arrivals would just settle down and start breeding. They didn't – instead, they sprinted right through our study area and just kept going. Every toad traveled further and faster than we thought possible – often going more than a kilometre in a single night. And they travelled those kinds of distances every night that it was damp. This is really bad news for "stopping the invasion" – any toad you miss (and you are bound to miss quite a few) will be kilometres past you within a few days. So, the rate that the front rolls on is not reduced even if you take out 90% of the toads. In practice, removal rates by methods like trapping and hand-collecting tend to be very low – for example, traps in our study area caught less than one in 20 toads that we knew to be in the area – probably closer to one in 50.
Does this mean that all of that incredible effort by community groups has been a waste of time? Certainly not! First, there have been lots of spin-off benefits. For example, the public profile of environmental conservation and invasive species' effects on native biodiversity has received lots more attention than it would have otherwise. And "toad-musters" and the like have got lots of tropical residents off their couches, away from the TV, and out into the swamps so they can see their local environment firsthand. Co-operating to fight the threat of toad invasion has brought people closer together, and encouraged important dialogue between aboriginal Australians and other parts of the wider community.
Second, there's absolutely no doubt that a lot of toads have been removed from a lot of places. That removal may not have a long-term effect in some situations, especially close to the invasion-front during the wet-season, because the toads in that situation are moving so far and so fast that any local effects are soon swamped out. But toads don't move around much during the dry-season, and don't move around an awful lot at any time of the year in places where the colonizing front arrived many years before - so in those conditions, taking toads out of the ecosystem likely will have a longer-term effect on toad numbers and hopefully, reduce the invaders' impact on local fauna. We have detailed information about the impacts of "toad-busting" around Lake Argyle in the Kimberley, so we now know how long it takes for toad populations to recover from intense "toad-busting" efforts.
One of our main aims with this website is to provide reliable evidence about cane toads in Australia, backed up by scientific research. We haven't put lots of details about that evidence on the main pages, but it's easy for you to get to it. If you want to explore a topic in more depth, just click on Rick's "official" website. You can download literally hundreds of his scientific papers there. Rick's research website
Rick at a meeting with community group representatives Sandy Boulter and Lee Scott-Virtue of the Kimberley Toad Busters (photo by Matt Greenlees).
For the full story about the cane toad invasion of Australia, and what we can do about it, read Rick's new book "Cane Toad Wars" (published by University of California Press, 2018). The book is written for the general public, not for scientists, and is aimed at a wide audience. The book can be purchased through Amazon or (within Australia) through Footprint Books. Or you can buy a copy through your local bookstore.
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New GOP campaign tactic: Reveal who's behind the pork
By MARGARET TALEV
The Republican-led House of Representatives will vote this week on two measures that could help reveal who's behind billions of dollars in pork-barrel spending each year.
That could help Republicans appeal to fiscally conservative voters who are frustrated by Congress's runaway spending and threatening to stay home from the polls in November.
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The Republican-led House of Representatives will vote this week on two measures that could help reveal who's behind billions of dollars in pork-barrel spending each year.
That could help Republicans appeal to fiscally conservative voters who are frustrated by Congress's runaway spending and threatening to stay home from the polls in November.
Taxpayer-watchdog groups praise the sentiment behind House Majority Leader John Boehner's decision to schedule these votes, but he's being squeezed between lawmakers who are reluctant to cede power and critics who say the legislation doesn't respond forcefully enough to a spate of congressional corruption scandals.
The first measure, approved by the Senate and slated for final House approval on Wednesday, would create a centralized, online search engine for government contracts, making it easier for the public to track who's receiving government dollars and how the money is being spent.
The second, a proposed change to House rules, would identify the lawmakers behind special-interest projects known as "earmarks."
Tens of thousands of earmarks are tucked anonymously into massive spending and tax bills each year. Citizens Against Government Waste identified 13,997 earmarks worth $27.3 billion in appropriations bills last year alone. Critics of pork-barrel politics say that attaching lawmakers' names to earmarks could curb abuses of the process, although lawmakers often trumpet the earmarks they win for projects when they think their constituents or contributors want them.
Boehner, R-Ohio, said Tuesday that the two measures are a start but don't eliminate the need for more comprehensive lobbying reform after the conviction of ex-Rep. Duke Cunningham, R-Calif., on bribery charges; the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal that's touched several members of Congress; and a corruption investigation into Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., who's accused of stashing a $90,000 in cash in a freezer.
"If you look at the members who've gotten themselves in trouble, it was over the illicit use of earmarks," Boehner said. "I just think that bringing transparency and accountability to this process is in everyone's best interests."
Some campaign-finance watchdogs consider these proposals a diversion, however.
Tom Schatz, the president of Citizens Against Government Waste, said of the House plans: "It's better than nothing. It should provide a lot more transparency. Whether it means they'll be more accountable and do less remains to be seen."
Lobbying reform legislation has stalled in negotiations between the House and Senate. Critics say neither chamber has gone far enough to cut down on lawmakers' financial relationships with lobbyists.
Details of the House earmark proposal were still changing Tuesday, but there appeared to be some loopholes, especially in identifying lawmakers behind projects in tax and authorization bills, as opposed to appropriations measures.
That drew fire from members of the House Appropriations Committee, who don't want the burden of disclosure to fall disproportionately on them. "We have strong support among our members as long as it applies across the board," said committee spokesman John Scofield.