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My name is Vítor Sá. I am from Oporto, Portugal and I manage BIFE Productions: Production and Promotion (Radio/Press), Live Sessions, and more.
:: BIFE RadioShow > it is produced in Portugal by myself, in association with BIFE Productions: alternative waves, every Sunday from 22:00 - 24:00 hours local time, Oporto 107.8 FM, covering all genres of dance music including drum'n'bass, electronic, hip hop, RnB, electro, house, techno, dub, jazz, soul, breaks and broken beats, plus experimental, world music, post-punk/rock and so on... I´m into anything as long its original and has got soul. I also present a cultural guide about clubbing, theatre, cinema, arts, fashion, literature, human rights, ecology... The past walks along the present and all kinds of music and arts live in the same line heading the future; crossing boundaries, challenging norms, breaking rules that limit.
Well, BIFE organisation continues to grow, incorporating a wide spectrum of sounds and ideas with the restless energy of a born innovator.
> BIFE RadioShow #275 (April 18, 2004) record of the week: V/A - "DFA - Compilation #1" (DFA 2004). Electro vibes with punk attitude.
> BIFE RadioShow #274 (April 11, 2004) record of the week: Tali - "Lyric On My Lip" (Full Cycle 2004). Music for hands, heads and feet. Great album! Amazing drum'n'bass vibes.
> BIFE RadioShow #273 (April 04, 2004) record of the week: DJ Marky & XRS - "In Rotation" (Innerground Music 2004). Tropical drum'n'bass from Brazil!
> BIFE RadioShow #272 (March 28, 2004) record of the week: Trans Am - "Liberation" (Thrill Jockey 2004). Fantastic! Amazing.
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01. DJ Marky & XRS Lk (featuring Stamina Mc) Innerground Records
02. Tali High Hopes (All Over Now) Full Cycle Records
03. Four Tet As Serious As Your Life (Jay Dee rmx) - Domino
04. Trio Mocotó Beleza! Beleza! Beleza! Ziriguiboom
05. Beanfield Vertigoheel Compost
06. Izzy Dunn Fire (Unsung Heroes mix) FireworX/Difference
07. Trans Am White Rhino Thrill Jockey
08. Sixtoo Boxcutter Emporium Ninja Tune
09. Jaga Jazzist Day (Herberts Garden mix) Ninja Tune
10. Noiseshaper Good Enough pt.1 (feat. Farda P) Different Drummer
11. Ennio Morricone Le Foto Proibite (Alex Attias rmx) Compost
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I would like to get in touch with independent labels, DJs, magazines, Radios, general organisations (connected with arts, fashion, literature, human rights, ecology, etc) who work with the same kind of spirit, and look forward to international expansion. Make the connection! BIFE Productions is 100% on open minded music! Anyone interested feel free to co-operate with BIFE!!
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The amount of a reward under this section shall be equal to not more than one-half of any criminal or civil penalty or fine with respect to which the reward is paid, or $25,000, whichever is less.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Even as it celebrates victories in the push for same-sex marriage, America's gay-rights movement is experiencing self-criticism and internal divisions over its approach to other thorny issues.
Some activists say the marriage campaign has diverted resources from causes that may be harder to market - such as rights for transgender people and advocacy to combat AIDS.
Same-sex marriage has indeed dominated the gay-rights agenda recently, generating intensive news coverage and gaining public support.
Within a few weeks in May and June, the number of states with same-sex marriage grew from nine to 13, and the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a law that barred the federal government from recognizing such marriages. Yet during the same period, many activist leaders were conferring on the need to re-energize the fight against AIDS.
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Advocates say "no" to de-zoning D5 and D6
At a public forum Tuesday night in Washington Heights, Community Education Council 5 President Sonia Jones said her council plans to vote "no" on a resolution to de-zone when it meets on June 13th.
Jones said CEC 5 is submitting an anti-de-zoning resolution to clearly state its position on record: "Teachers, parents and principals are standing with CEC 5 against de-zoning," Jones said while sitting on a panel at the Public Forum on Elementary School De-zoning, hosted by Councilperson Robert Jackson, head of the City Council's education committee.
Jones acknowledged that the idea of "choice" sounds appealing, but, she said, "you don't get to choose what school your child really goes to, because there is someone in the office who decides where your child goes." Jones advised District 6's Community Education Council, which is also considering a de-zoning proposal, to "slow down."
No pre-k seats for 30% of applicants
Almost one-third of the families whose four-year-olds applied for pre-kindergarten did not win a spot in any public school program, according to the Education Department, which sent offer letters to families this week.
This spring, 30,118 kids applied for 23,405 full and half-day seats in public schools and 29.4 percent of them did not get an offer. That percentage is slightly lower than last year, when 30.3% did not get pre-k offers for school-based programs.
The DOE is offering about 1,500 more school-based, full-day seats for the 2013-2014 school year than it did last fall, and the city plans to continue to grow the number of pre-k seats by a total of 4,000 in the next few years, the DOE spokesperson said. But even those additional seats would not satisfy this year's demand. Furthermore, the number of families seeking public school pre-k seats is trending up: from 28,815 in 2011 and 29,072 in 2012 to more than 30,000 this year.
If your child is one of the nearly 7,000 kids who did not get a pre-k offer, you still have some options. About 1,500 full-day pre-k seats remain unfilled at public schools, according to the DOE. Nearly all of the half-day morning seats are filled but 600 seats remain unfilled in afternoon pre-k programs. A list of schools with open seats is available on the DOE website [PDF]. And thousands of seats are still available through programs in Community Based Organizations (CBOs), according to a DOE spokesperson, who said that more than 60% of the city's pre-k seats are provided by CBOs.
Middle school rankings rankle parents
Many New York City families who send their children to neighborhood elementary schools are in for a rude awakening when their child reaches 5th grade and they learn that choosing a middle school is not so straightforward. Applying to middle school can be just as nerve-wracking and time consuming as applying to college.
"Kind of feels like you're going to see Oz behind the curtain," said a Cobble Hill dad in District 15, whose 5th grader didn't get accepted by any of the schools he applied to. "Who is making these decisions? The DOE? The middle schools?"
The answer? It depends on where you live.
Unlike high school admissions – a mostly uniform, citywide process – the middle school process is decentralized and different rules apply in different districts.
8th-graders to get Round 2 HS results Friday
Students who applied in the second round of high school admissions will learn on Friday, June 7, where they were matched, according to middle school guidance counselors, who will distribute the responses at school. In some cases, students have already gotten letters from high schools directly, letting them know they have been admitted and alerting them of open house dates.
Students who are not happy with their assignment may appeal for another school. Appeal forms will be available on June 7 from guidance counselors and must be filled out and submitted by June 14.
Unlike previous years, the appeal results will not be available by the end of the school year, June 26, but instead will be sent by mail to families sometime in July. The high school admissions process was delayed this year by Hurricane Sandy when thousands of students were displaced from school and the enrollment office was scrambling to find places for them.
Although this year's appeal forms are not yet available, in past years the main reasons appeals are granted are for safety, travel distance from school, health concerns or administrative errors on the student's application. In addition, students can fill in other reasons. The DOE does not say how many students file appeals and how many are granted.
In 2012, 75,690 8th graders applied to high school and 68,465 got one of their choices. That left about 10 percent of students without a spot and they entered the second admissions round. Other students who wanted to apply to a new school, or to a different school, also entered Round 2.
Pre-kindergarten letters go out this week
The NYCDOE will mail decision letters for public school pre-kindergarten (pre-k) applicants this week and families who were matched to a pre-k program may register at schools from June 5 to June 19.
Families who applied online will receive email notification as well as letters in the mail. Parents should contact the school to arrange a time to register.
To register, bring your child and these required documents:
Need a transfer HS? Go to fair on May 30
My daughter is in 9th grade and while she has had some good experiences overall, she's not thriving at her large high school. We've been told that a smaller school might be a better option for her. Is it possible to transfer? We missed the window of applying through the general admissions process for 10th grade!
High school parent
Dear High school parent:
Changing high schools at the end of 9th grade is difficult, but not impossible. There are three official transfers that the Department of Education will allow: Health, travel time and safety issues, including bullying. You can read more about these on our high school transfer page or, for more details, see Chancellor's Regulation A-101.
In certain circumstances, you can ask for what used to be called a guidance transfer but no longer officially exists. That is best approached with a recommendation from the guidance counselor attesting to the mismatch of child to curriculum or atmosphere of the school, Unfortunately, the enrollment office makes the decision, and although you can specify the school or schools you want, there is no guarantee that she will be assigned to one of them. For this kind of transfer, you can go to the enrollment office right now, or wait until the very end of the summer and go to one of the special high school enrollment centers that operate for a few weeks into the school year. Be aware that these transfers are tough to get but persistence may pay off.
15 principals reject state tests for admissions
A group of 15 principals from across the city announced this week they will no longer be using results from a controversial new state test as part of their middle and high school admissions criteria.
In a letter to parents, students and school communities, the principals — from Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx — explained their dissatisfaction with the Common Core, which they said did not live up to their expectations.
"Inauthentic tests and test prep are taking away time for quality instruction and authentic learning and testing," the letter stated.
Parents say school choice hurts blacks and Latinos
A group of public school parents and community groups filed a complaint today with the U.S. Office of Civil Rights alleging that New York City's high school admissions policy discriminates against black and Hispanic students by concentrating them in low-performing schools where they are more likely to fail.
Filed by the Educational Law Center in Newark, N.J., on behalf of 13 parents, the Alliance for Quality Education and several community organizations, the complaint takes aim at the city's complex system of school choice which assigns students to 386 high schools across the five boroughs.
Excluded from the complaint are the eight specialized high schools, including Stuyvesant, Bronx High School of Science and Brooklyn Tech, which require an entrance exam. Admission to those schools is governed by state law, not city policy. Also excluded from the complaint are "international" schools, which serve new immigrants, and transfer schools, which serve students who have been unsuccessful at traditional schools.
"Of the 386 high schools at issue in this sweeping federal complaint, 242 schools (or 63%) have a student population that is more than 90% African American and Latino. Thirty-seven of the 386 high schools (or 10%) have a student population that is more than 24% white, thus more than double the percentage of white students in the district," the Alliance for Quality Education said in a press release.
Some scholars, including Bruce Fuller, Richard Elmore and Gary Orfield in their 1996 book "Who Chooses? Who Loses?," have suggested that an unfettered free market of school choice tends to increase racial and economic segregation because the best educated and wealthiest parents are best equipped to navigate a complex admissions process.
The Parthenon Group, a consulting firm hired by DOE to examine its NYC high school admissions, wrote in a 2008 report that concentrating students with high needs in any one school increases the overall chances of student failure and school closure. "Yet, despite this evidence DOE has continued to concentrate the highest-need students in minority schools, creating a vicious cycle that has doomed more minority schools to closure," the press release said.
The Bloomberg administration dramatically expanded high school choice, closed low-performing schools and created hundreds of new small schools in the hopes that competition would force bad schools to close and allow good schools to flourish. Rather than attending school based on their address, all students must now apply to high school. Some selective or "screened" schools rank the students they want to admit based on their test scores and grades; others schools are assigned students at random. Some popular schools may have 5,000 applicants for 125 seats and attract high-performing students; unpopular schools struggle to fill their seats and get mostly low-performing students
The complaint calls this a "hands-off" approach to school assignment which results in disproportionate numbers of black and Hispanic children being assigned to low-performing schools. "There are, apparently, no controls to ensure a distribution of students that will not overwhelm certain schools with high concentrations of students with high needs," the complaint states.
As a proposed remedy, the complaint suggests the city could institute a system of "contolled choice" that limits the number of high needs students in any school.
The DOE responded by saying that choice has "empowered" families and suggesting that critics wanted to "turn back the clock."
"This administration inherited an unequal system-–where zip code often determined a child's fate," deputy chancellor Marc Sternberg said in a press release. "Today, because of our nationally recognized high school admissions process, every student has the freedom to apply to any school throughout the city." Sternberg said that graduation rates had increased for black and Hispanic students during Bloomberg's tenure.
A copy of the complaint can be downloaded below.
5th graders get middle school acceptances
Fifth-graders around the city should find out today or tomorrow where they have been accepted to middle school. That's several days earlier than the May 20 date posted on the Department of Education's calendar.
Public elementary schools are picking up the letters at the enrollment offices on Thursday and will distribute them to children. If you don't get a letter today or tomorrow, contact your parent coordinator. Private school students should get their school assignments in the mail; if you don't receive a letter, go to the nearest enrollment office for help.
Unlilke the citywide high school application process, middle school admission varies by district. Some districts have zoned schools where children are assigned to middle school based on their address. Other districts have school choice and no zoned schools. A few, such as District 2, offer both zoned and unzoned schools. All students are guaranteed a seat at a school in their district. Those who apply to citywide, charter or other non-district choice schools may be accepted at several schools.
If you're not happy with the school to which you have been matched, you can appeal. Public school students should ask their elementary school guidance counselor for an appeal form; private school students may get one at the enrollment center. Wednesday, May 29 is the deadline to appeal.
Insideschools would like to hear from families who have appealed their middle school assignments in the past. Parents would like to know how the process works and whether appeals are generally successful. This is information that the Department of Education does not make public...at least they have not done so in the past.
College Counselor: Are college fairs worth it?
Q: Is there any point in going to a college fair? I went to the NACAC fair held last week at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan. My friends and I waited on line for half an hour just to get in! Then there were hundreds of booths, and huge crowds, and colleges I'd never heard of. The colleges I had heard of had lots of people crowded around so you couldn't really get to talk to the reps. I got a lot of brochures, but don't feel I gained any in-depth knowledge about the schools.
A: There are many types of college fairs, and the one you went to is not designed to provide "in-depth knowledge" but rather to give a huge array of colleges and universities exposure in a large urban market. That is why these large NACAC fairs are held in major cities across the country. For most students, this will be their first exposure to the many possibilities out there in the word of higher education. It's a good place to start, to browse, and get a general idea. So the purpose of this was to 1) provide publicity for the colleges and 2) to get students to write, go to the website or visit for more information.


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|Determine the spacial term of a two-dimensional heat source
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|We consider the problem of determining a pair of functions $(u,f)$ satisfying the heat equation $u_t -\Delta u =\varphi(t)f (x,y)$, where $(x,y)\in \Omega=(0,1)\times (0,1)$ and the function $\varphi$ is given. The problem is ill-posed. Under a slight condition on $\varphi$, we show that the solution is determined uniquely from some boundary data and the initial temperature. Using the interpolation method and the truncated Fourier series, we construct a regularized solution of the source term $f$ from non-smooth data. The error estimate and numerical experiments are given.
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THP-India Holds Convention for 200 Newly Elected Women Representatives
On June 28th, 2011 The Hunger Project-India gathered 200 elected women representatives (EWRs) in the Eastern Indian city of Patna, Bihar to celebrate the victory of women in their new roles as political leaders. The samellan (convention), held at Taramandal Auditorium in Patna, brought EWRs from across the seven districts of Muzaffarpur, Jehanabad, Rohtas, Madhubani, West Champaran, Jamui and Nalanda to acknowledge their new responsibilities in the public sphere.
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During the samellan, the new EWRs took an oath to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions by conducting regular gram sabhas (general assemblies) within their communities. Gram sabhas work towards social justice and equity by fostering an environment supportive of women's participation in local governance. They also put forward a charter urging the larger Panchayat Raj ministry to develop proper guidelines for conducting gram sabhas. These guidelines would require local governance to hold regular capacity building trainings for EWRs, to strengthen the role of EWRs in politics, to implement policies that are gender-balanced and to ensure at least 20 percent women's participation in gram sabhas. Second-term EWRs shared the need for a stronger federation with the new EWRs and appealed to them to work towards one.
Mr. Raghuvansh Kumar Sinha, former deputy commissioner of Bihar State Election Commission, also spoke at the convention and appealed to the women to use their rights as political leaders to establish a mark of strong women leadership during their tenure, so that the next generation will continue to learn from these inspired women leaders.
The convention provided a platform for the newly elected women representatives to voice their collective identity as leaders of tomorrow, bringing about an empowered system in which women participate in the effective functioning of local governance.


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Loaded Dice and NHL Penalty Killers
The issue of shot quality always rears it's head around these parts, more specifically the influence of individual players on the shot quality on their own goalie. I'm sure it is obvious to most that this is usually because people who live in the moment a lot ... well they need something to cling to, bless them. And while I think that everyone agrees that there is an impact, there is a wide disparity between the magnitude of this in the views of people like Tyler Dellow and people like Robin Brownlee.
Below is a crude model of dice rollers and the Edmonton Oiler PKers. We all know that, given 180 rolls of a die, we expect to see a '6' rolled thirty times. We also know that it's damn unlikely that 10 dice rollers will all throw a '6' exactly thirty times. Shit happens. Some guys will run hot and others cold. If you played board games as a kid, you know this already.
So the question is; how much of the save% behind individual PKers is just coincidence? How much (the remainder) can be chalked up to their ability to affect shot quality?
The methodology:
Take every Oiler defensemen or forward who has been on the ice for 60 or more shots against (a cool dozen Oiler skaters as it happens) and pit them in a game of 'rolling for sixes' with weighted dice, or 'Vic Sixes' as the kids are calling it now. The dice are weighted the same for everyone, the chances of rolling a six are 16.08%, the same as the chances of an opponent scoring on a shot during an Oilers 5v4 PK this season so far (and that sucks by the way, but history is telling us this has no sustain, in fact it's screaming it in our ear).
So, by way of example, Souray has been 5v4 PKing while the opponents have shot 123 pucks on the Oiler net. So he gets 123 rolls of the dice, weighted as above. Same goes for every other bugger. And all of the Oilers play 1000 games of 'Vic Sixes (TM)'.
And if we look at the results of Vic Sixes - Game One - then Sheldon may have done great or done poorly, depending on the love he got from the dice on the day. In this case he got 21 'sixes', the same number as goals against that he has been on the ice for at 5v4 PK. Is he crap at Vic-Sixes? Is he unlucky at Vic-Sixes? I mean the chances of this happening by coincidence alone are only one in three, surely he just sucks at Vic-Sixes (I know I won't be picking him for my team tomorrow!). I mean nobody is just that unlucky, are they?
Turns out that they are, in the right measure. Simple math tells us that one in three are just that unlucky. No more and no less.
If you have twelve players then one guy should be in the "there is only a one in twelve chance he is just unlucky" range. One hot roller should be in the "there is only a one in twelve chance he is just lucky" range. Two hot rollers should be in the "there is only a one in six chance they are just lucky" range. And so on, because the world is round.
Now let's load the dice, if we know that Cole has stunning PK numbers at 5v4 (he does, best on the Oilers), why isn't MacTavish playing him more? Is Craig really that MacStupid (Gregor callers nod in unison), or does he somehow, magically, know that it is just luck. That can't be, can it? I mean gosh darnit, surely his staff is not counting scoring chances.
How many times has Robin Brownlee told us that there is no such thing as luck, this as he posts from Joanne Ireland's basement while smoking left handed cigarettes with Terry Jones. Surely you are as proud as me that he called bullshit on Horcoff and Moreau, no? Wake up and smell the Brownlee, motherfuckers, there's no such thing as luck, at least not when you're giving 110%, that's for damn sure. And when you're giving 115% (near the theoretical limit, btw) well there just isn't any luck at all. Don't listen to NHL coaches, they're just blowing smoke up your ass, thank Christ we have folks like Mark Spector to parse that information into meaningful bits for us.
Anyhoo, turns out that if you think in these terms, pretend for the fuck of it that NHL coaches aren't complete fucktards and that NHL beat writers just might be ... and plot the results out assuming it was just luck. Well you'd expect the dice rollers results to be linear with expectation, and they average a correlation of .971 to linear (by the by, Oilers PKers are at .976). And you'd expect the standard deviation to be .29, it is in fact .287 (by the by, Oilers PKers are at .297).
Now let's load the dice. So we know that Cole is the bomb and Moreau is the suck at rolling them bones this year. Let's believe it's not in the dice, but rather in the wrist action (OilFans.commers nod in unison). We'll give the extreme guys the benefit of the doubt, a 0.1% better chance of rolling a six, that's not much folks.
Visually, which is the way the human brain really sees numbers, and with dice loaded to the extremes (-.005 represents the worst dice roller being responsible for 0.5% (1 part in 200) of his bad luck being the consequence of poor wrist action and a lack of positive thinking.
By average correlation to linear and average spread (standard deviation):
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22 U.S. Code § 2382 - Coordination with foreign policy
(a) Powers or functions of Secretary of State
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to infringe upon the powers or functions of the Secretary of State.
(b) Coordination among representatives of United States
The President shall prescribe appropriate procedures to assure coordination among representatives of the United States Government in each country, under the leadership of the Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission. The Chief of the diplomatic mission shall make sure that recommendations of such representatives pertaining to military assistance (including civic action) and military education and training programs are coordinated with political and economic considerations, and his comments shall accompany such recommendations if he so desires.
(c) Responsibility for supervision and general direction of assistance programs
Under the direction of the President, the Secretary of State shall be responsible for the continuous supervision and general direction of economic assistance, military assistance, and military education and training programs, including but not limited to determining whether there shall be a military assistance (including civic action) or a military education and training program for a country and the value thereof, to the end that such programs are effectively integrated both at home and abroad and the foreign policy of the United States is best served thereby.
Source(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 622,Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 446; Pub. L. 89–171, pt. III, § 302(a),Sept. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 660; Pub. L. 89–583, pt. III, § 302(a),Sept. 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 4, § 45(b)(1), (2),Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1327; Pub. L. 94–329, title I, § 106(b)(2),June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 733.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended, known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.
1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–329, § 106(b)(2)(A), inserted "and military education and training" after "(including civic action)".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–329, § 106(b)(2)(B), inserted reference to military education and training programs in two places.
1968—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–629, § 45(b)(1), struck out "or sales" before "programs".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90–629, § 45(b)(2), struck out "and sales" and "or sales" before "programs" and "program", respectively.
1966—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–583, § 302(a)(1), substituted "(including civic action) or sales programs" for "(including any civic action and sales program)".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89–583, § 302(a)(2), substituted "economic assistance and military assistance and sales programs" and "military assistance (including civic action) or sales program" for "the assistance programs authorized by this chapter" and "military assistance program (including civic action and sales program)", respectively.
1965—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–171, § 302(a)(1), inserted "(including any civic action and sales program)".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89–171, § 302(a)(2), inserted "including any civic action and sales program)".
Effective Date of 1968 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–629effective July 1, 1968, see section 41 ofPub. L. 90–629, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2751 of this title.
Delegation of Functions
For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.
Ex. Ord. No. 10338. Coordination Procedures
Section 1. Functions of the Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission. (a) The Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission in each country, as the representative of the President and acting on his behalf, shall coordinate the activities of the United States representatives (including the chiefs of economic missions, military assistance advisory groups, and other representatives of agencies of the United States Government) in such country engaged in carrying out programs under the Mutual Security Act of 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) [section 1509 et seq. of this title], and he shall assume responsibility for assuring the unified development and execution of the said programs in such country. More particularly, the functions of each Chief of United States Diplomatic Mission shall include, with respect to the programs and country concerned:
(1) Exercising general direction and leadership of the entire effort.
(2) Assuring that recommendations and prospective plans and actions of the United States representatives are effectively coordinated and are consistent with and in furtherance of the established policy of the United States.
(3) Assuring that the interpretations and application of instructions received by the United States representatives from higher authority are in accordance with the established policy of the United States.
(4) Guiding the United States representatives in working out measures to prevent duplication in their efforts and to promote the most effective and efficient use of all United States officers and employees having mutual security responsibilities.
(5) Keeping the United States representatives fully informed as to current and prospective United States policies.
(6) Prescribing procedures governing the coordination of the activities of the United States representatives, and assuring that these representatives shall have access to all available information essential to the accomplishment of their prescribed duties.
(7) Preparing and submitting such reports on the operation and status of the programs under the Act as may be directed by the Director for Mutual Security.
(b) Each Chief of United States Diplomatic Mission shall perform his functions under this order in accordance with instructions from higher authority and subject to established policies and programs of the United States.
(c) No Chief of United States Diplomatic Mission shall delegate any function conferred upon him by the provisions of this order which directly involves the exercise of direction, coordination, or authority.
Sec. 2. Referral of unresolved matters. The Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission in each country shall initiate steps to reconcile any divergent views arising in the country concerned with respect to programs under the Act. If agreement cannot be reached the Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission shall recommend a course of action, and such course of action shall be followed unless a United States representative requests that the issue be referred to higher authority for decision. If such a request is made, the parties concerned shall promptly refer the issue to higher authority for resolution prior to taking action at the country level. The Director for Mutual Security shall assure expeditious decisions on matters so submitted.
Sec. 3. Effect of order on United States representatives. (a) All United States representatives in each country shall be subject to the responsibilities imposed upon the Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission in such country by section 507 of the Mutual Security Act of 1951 [section 1658 of this title] and by this order.
(b) Subject to compliance with the provisions of this order and with the prescribed procedures of their respective agencies, all United States representatives affected by this order (1) shall have direct communication with their respective agencies and with such other parties and in such manner as may be authorized by their respective agencies, (2) shall keep the respective Chiefs of United States Diplomatic Missions and each other fully and currently informed on all matters, including prospective plans, recommendations, and actions, relating to programs under the Act, and (3) shall furnish to the respective Chiefs of United States Diplomatic Missions, upon their request, documents and information concerning the said programs.
Sec. 4. Further coordination procedures. The Director for Mutual Security shall be responsible for assuring the carrying out of the provisions of this order. He is authorized to prescribe, after consultation with the interested Government agencies, any additional procedures he may find necessary to carry out the provisions of this order.
Sec. 5. Prior orders. (a) To the extent that provisions of any prior order are inconsistent with the provisions of this order, the latter shall control, and any such prior provisions are amended accordingly. All orders, regulations, rulings, certificates, directives, and other actions relating to any function affected by this order shall remain in effect except as they are inconsistent herewith or are hereafter amended or revoked under proper authority.
(b) Nothing in this order shall affect Executive Orders Nos. 10062, 10063, and 10144 of June 6, 1949, June 13, 1949, and July 21, 1950, respectively.
(c) Executive Orders Nos. 9857, 9862, 9864, 9914, 9944, 9960, 10208, and 10259 of May 22, 1947, May 31, 1947, December 26, 1947, April 9, 1948, May 19, 1948, January 25, 1951, and June 27, 1951, respectively, are hereby revoked.
Executive Order No. 10893
Ex. Ord. No. 10893, Nov. 8, 1960, 25 F.R. 10731, as amended, which related to the administration of mutual security and related functions, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12163, § 1–903(a)(3), Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56679, eff. Oct. 1, 1979, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title. Ex. Ord. No. 10893 was also revoked, except section 201 thereof, by section 1–501(h) of Ex. Ord. No. 12220, June 27, 1980, 45 F.R. 44247, formerly set out as a note under section 1691 of Title 7, Agriculture.
Executive Order No. 12066
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It works great, the brushes are so cute and do their job (I lost the tweezers long ago..so I can't remember if I like them or not)...but it's something that I could live without since I'm not into the wax anymore.
I thought this would be darker, it's too light for me (i have black eyebrows) and the powder/wax look really silly on my brows as it's too light. Also the tweezers that came with it were useless. The brush is good tho. I use the brown powder as an eyeliner instead, it's a nice rich brown and thats why i'm giving it 2 lippies.I now use bodyshop eye brow kit (it's black but there is no wax)
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Even though my hair isn't that dark, I have to buy Brow-zings in dark as the medium is far too orange on me. I use this during the day and use the wax only as I find the powder is way too heavy. This stuff is brilliant for taming, and giving my sparse brows a fuller look. And it lasts sooooo long! I think it will be ages before I will have to repurchase. The brushes are ok for emergencies but I use my own brush (the benefit hard angle brush is brilliant!) but the tweezers - why do they bother? They are useless imho. They should leave them out and lower the price.
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Excellent product: scores highly regards formula, ease of application, portability and, most importantly, of course, end-result.
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I had quite a dilemma before buying this product because I had to get it from Singapore (I live in Bali, we don't have Benefit in Indo) and the tax kicked up the price to 60 SGD (about 45 USD). I decided the spareness of my brows does not worth whatever money I could've saved. Before this I've used Body Shop's brow kit, which is good but a little too powdery, and the packaging is not of good quality. I've also tried Revlon brow liner but it melts under the humidity.
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16 U.S. Code § 3931 - National wetlands inventory project
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(a) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall continue the National Wetlands Inventory Project and shall—
(1) produce, by September 30, 1988, National Wetlands Inventory maps for the areas that have been identified by the Service as top priorities for mapping, including—
(2) produce, by September 30, 1998, National Wetlands Inventory maps for those portions of the contiguous United States for which final maps have not been produced earlier;
(3) produce, by September 30, 2000, National Wetlands Inventory maps for Alaska and other noncontiguous portions of the United States;
(4) produce, by September 30, 1990, and at ten-year intervals thereafter, reports to update and improve the information contained in the report dated September 1982 and entitled "Status and Trends of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitat in the Coterminous United States, 1950's to 1970's";
(5) produce, by April 30, 1990, a report that provides—
(A) an assessment of the estimated total number of acres of wetland habitat as of the 1780's in the areas that now comprise each State; and
(6) produce, by September 30, 2004, a digital wetlands data base for the United States based on the final wetlands maps produced under this section; and
(b) Notice
The Secretary shall notify the appropriate State and local units of government at such time as he proposes to begin map preparation under subsection (a) of this section in an area. Such notice shall include, but is not limited to, the identification of the area to be mapped, the proposed schedule for completion, and the identification of a source for further information.
Source(Pub. L. 99–645, title IV, § 401,Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3588; Pub. L. 101–233, § 18,Dec. 13, 1989, 103 Stat. 1978; Pub. L. 102–440, title III, § 305,Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2235.)
1992—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102–440, § 305(1), substituted "by September 30, 2000" for "as soon as practicable".
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 102–440, § 305(2), which directed amendment of par. (4) by substituting a semicolon for ". And", was executed by making the substitution for ". and", to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (a)(6), (7). Pub. L. 102–440, § 305(3), (4), added pars. (6) and (7).
1989—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 101–233added par. (5).
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Darius Rejali, doctors and torture, doctors complicit in torture, health professionals, health care professionals, human rights, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, human rights Turkey, persecution of torture rehabilitation workers, Rosa Garcia-Peltoniemi, Steve Miles, The Center for Victims of Torture, torture, Torture and Democracy, torture rehabilitation Turkey
One of the more shocking revelations after the United States government authorized torture post-September 11, 2001 was the involvement of health professionals. Doctors, nurses and medics were silent when prisoners were abused, physicians and psychologists helped design abusive interrogations, and interrogations were monitored by health professionals.
Steve Miles, MD, is a CVT board member and expert on medical ethics, human rights and international health care at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Rosa Garcia-Peltoniemi, PhD, is senior consulting clinician at CVT and has lectured extensively on refugee and torture survivor mental health. In the first of three blog posts, Steve and Rosa discuss how health care professionals worldwide are complicit in torture, as well as how governments try to prevent health professionals from documenting and providing care to victims. Read Part II here and Part III here.
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The Office of Research will help students find research and creative opportunities either on campus with faculty, or off campus with industrial partners.
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The Office of Research is working to make undergraduate research and creative activities an integral component of the education experience at WKU. Students have an opportunity to gain skills and experience that will be valuable in any career path.
WKU is committed to facilitating valuable relationships between students and faculty, and between students and off-campus organizations. Conducting research or engaging in a creative activity exposes students to experiences that will make a difference in their future career field. We encourage all students to find an area or topic they are interested in and investigate it. The road to research begins here.
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The small island of Camiguin located in the sea of Mindano is a hidden paradise. The island is 14km wide and 33km in length. It exhibits well paved road which is very well complimented by friendly locals.The major attractions of the island include Mt. Hibok Hibok, numerous hot and cold springs, waterfalls and beautiful beaches, diving opportunities and much more. Among locals the island is known for its Lanzones a small sweet fruit which is best picked in October.
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Volcanoes - Mt Hibok Hibok is the largest volcano and one of the most active volcanoes in Philippine which is last erupted in 1951.
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Diving - The clear water and underwater volcanic formations are major highlight.Trekking - Whether it's a climb of Mt Hibok Hibok or an easier walk the island is full of opportunities.


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You use mail merge when you want to create a set of documents, such as a form letter that is sent to many customers. Each document has the same kind of information, yet some of the content is unique. For example, in letters to your customers, you can personalize each letter to address each customer by name. The unique information in each letter comes from entries in a data source.
The mail merge process entails the following overall steps:
You use commands on the Mailings tab to perform a mail merge.
Important If you plan to use custom contact fields with the Contacts list in Microsoft Outlook or if you plan to use a Public Folders Contacts folder, you must begin the mail merge process in Outlook.
A blank document opens by default. Leave it open. If you close it, the commands in the next step are not available.
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Important If you use an existing list, make sure that it contains the information that you want to use, including all the columns and the rows. You can make some changes during the merge, but you can't open your data source separately during the merge. The merge process is easier if your data source is ready before you connect to it.
Important For more information about using the Contacts list, see Tips for working with Microsoft Outlook Contacts list.
Important For tips on formatting the data in your Excel worksheet for mail merge, see Tips for formatting data in Excel.
Note If you installed Microsoft Office 2010 (instead of installing Word 2010 by itself), you can also use Microsoft Query to construct a query (query: A means of finding all the records stored in a data source that fit a set of criteria you name. Queries can contain operators, quotation marks, wildcard characters, and parentheses to help focus your search.) and retrieve the data you want from an external data source (external data source: A data source that contains the data a user wants to gain access to: for example, a Microsoft Excel list or a Microsoft Access database.).
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An Outlook user profile is a group of e-mail accounts and address books. Usually, you need only one profile — but if you share your computer with other people or use different address books for different purposes, you can set up more than one profile. If, when you start your mail merge, you're using a profile that doesn't include the Contacts folder that you want to use, that folder won't be available.
To switch to a different user profile, restart Outlook. When you're prompted for a profile, choose the profile that includes the Contacts folder that you want to use in the mail merge.
If you aren't prompted for a profile and you know that you have more than one, you may want to set up Outlook so that it prompts you. To do this:
If you try to connect to your Contacts folder during a mail merge in Word, and Outlook is not set up as your default e-mail program in Windows Internet Explorer, you will get an error message that says:
"Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please run Microsoft Office Outlook, and set it as the default mail client."
To avoid getting this message during a mail merge, do the following:
Start Word again, open your mail merge document, and connect to your Outlook Contacts folder.
If you start a mail merge in Word and try to connect to an Outlook Contacts folder in Public Folders, you get an error message that says:
"The operation cannot be completed because of dialog or database engine failures. Please try again later."
If you try again later, you get the same error message.
To use a Public Folders Contacts folder as the data file for your mail merge, you have to start the mail merge from within Outlook.
If your data file is an Excel worksheet that includes percentages, currency values, or postal codes, you can preserve the numeric formatting of the data by using Dynamic Data Exchange to connect to the Excel worksheet from Word. For example, you can make sure a five-digit postal code of 07865 from your data file is not displayed as the number 7865 (without the leading zero).
Before you connect to the worksheet, do the following in Word:
Note To prevent being prompted every time you open a data file, you can clear the Confirm conversion at Open check box after you connect to the worksheet.
If you want to add or remove columns, click Customize Columns, and then make the changes that you want.
When you connect to a certain data file, you might not want to merge information from all the records (or rows) in that data file into your main document.
If you plan to use your entire list, you can skip ahead to the next step.
To narrow the list of recipients or use a subset of the items in your data file, do the following:
To filter records, do the following:
For example, to generate letters only for addresses that list Australia as the country/region, you click Country or Region in the Field list, click Equal to in the Comparison list, and then type or select Australia in the Compare to list.
For example, to generate letters only for businesses in Munich, you filter on records whose City field contains Munich and whose Company Name field is not blank. If you use Or instead of And in this filter, your mail merge includes all Munich addresses as well as all addresses that include a company name, regardless of city.
Tip Depending on the type of data source that you use, some processes might not be available. If possible, make sure that your data file is complete before you connect it to your main document.
Note If you have installed address validation software, you can click Validate addresses in the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box to validate your recipients' addresses.
After you connect your main document to a data file, you are ready to type the text of the document and add placeholders that indicate where the unique information will appear in each copy of the document.
If you are familiar with how mail merge fields work, you can skip ahead to mapping and merging.
If you want to learn more about how mail merge fields work, read on.
The placeholders, such as address and greeting, are called mail merge fields. Fields in Word correspond to the column headings in the data file that you select.
By putting a field in your main document, you indicate that you want a certain category of information, such as name or address, to appear in that location.
Note When you insert a mail merge field into the main document, the field name is always surrounded by chevrons (« »). These chevrons do not show up in the merged documents. They just help you distinguish the fields in the main document from the regular text.
When you merge, information from the first row in the data file replaces the fields in your main document to create the first merged document. Information from the second row in the data file replaces the fields to create the second merged document, and so on.
You can add any column heading from your data file to the main document as a field. This gives you flexibility when you design form letters and other merged documents.
For example, suppose you are creating a letter to notify local businesses that they have been selected for inclusion in your annual city guide. If your data file contains a Company column with the name of each business that you want to contact, you can insert the «Company» field instead of typing the name of each individual company.
You can combine fields and separate them by punctuation marks. For example, to create an address, you can set up the fields in your main document like this:
«First Name» «Last Name»
«Street Address»
«City», «State» «Postal code»
For things that you use frequently, like address blocks and greeting lines, Word provides composite fields that group a number of fields together. For example:
You can customize the content in each of these composite fields. For example, in the address, you may want to select a formal name format (Mr. Joshua Randall Jr.); in the greeting, you may want to use "To" instead of "Dear."
To make sure that Word can find a column in your data file that corresponds to every address or greeting element, you may need to map the mail merge fields in Word to the columns in your data file.
To map the fields, click Match Fields in the Write & Insert Fields group of the Mailings tab.
The Match Fields dialog box opens.
The elements of an address and greeting are listed on the left. Column headings from your data file are listed on the right.
Word searches for the column that matches each element. In the illustration, Word automatically matched the data file's Title column to Courtesy Title. But Word was unable to match other elements. From this data file, for example, Word can't match Middle Name.
In the list on the right, you can select the column from your data file that matches the element on the left. It is okay that Unique Identifier isn't matched. Your mail merge document doesn't need to use every field. If you add a field that does not contain data from your data file, it will appear in the merged document as an empty placeholder — usually a blank line or a hidden field.
To add a picture, such as a logo, click Picture in the Illustrations group on the Insert tab.
Address block with name, address, and other information
Greeting line
Individual fields
You can insert information from individual fields, such as first name, telephone number, or the amount of a contribution from a list of donors. To quickly add a field from your data file to the main document, click the arrow next to Insert Merge Field, and then click the field name.
For more options with inserting individual fields in the document, do the following:
Note If you insert a field from the Database Fields list and then later switch to a data source that doesn't have a column with the same name, Word won't be able to insert that field information into the merged document.
Custom fields from Outlook contacts
The only way to include custom contact fields in your main document is to start the mail merge from within Outlook. First, set up a view of your contacts with the fields that you want to use in the merge. Then, start the mail merge. After you choose the settings that you want, Word will automatically open, and you can complete the merge.
Note You can add a new field in the Field Chooser dialog box by clicking New at the bottom.
Database and spreadsheet programs, such as Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel, store the information that you type in cells as raw data. Formatting that you apply in Access or Excel, such as fonts and colors, isn't stored with the raw data. When you merge information from a data file into a Word document, you are merging the raw data without the applied formatting.
After you add fields to your main document, you are ready to preview the merge results. When you are satisfied with the preview, you can complete the merge.
You can preview your merged documents and make changes before you actually complete the merge.
To preview, do any of the following in the Preview Results group of the Mailings tab:
Note Click Edit Recipient List in the Start Mail Merge group on the Mailings tab to open the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box, where you can filter the list or clear recipients if you see records that you don't want to include.
You can print the merged documents or modify them individually. You can print or change all or just a subset of the documents.
If you want to print a subset of the documents, you can specify the set by a range of record numbers. If you want to print pages instead of specifying record numbers, follow the instructions in the Change individual copies of the document section.
After you finish editing the new file of documents, you can print the documents by clicking the File tab, clicking Print, and then clicking the Print button.
Remember that merged documents that you save are separate from the main document. It's a good idea to save the main document itself if you plan to use it for another mail merge.
When you save the main document, you also save its connection to the data file. The next time that you open the main document, you are prompted to choose whether you want the information from the data file to be merged again into the main document.


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On December 14, 2012, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT killing 20 children and six staff members.
Debate continues among politicians, educators, parents, and law enforcement about school safety.
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"It's our responsibility," says Jace Gentil of North Posey High School. "If we see something going on with students or with teachers, or we see something on social media, the only way it's going to get stopped is through us reporting it."
Tirsa Spiller of Henderson County High School tells us "I think vigilance is the answer."
"We need to pay more attention to our peers and our surroundings at all times because many times things get reported, but administrators don't really do much to take action," says Spiller. "I think students and teachers need to do more follow-up."
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(WMC-TV) – The store manager accused of attacking an extreme couponer after refusing to honor her coupons will appear in court Wednesday.
Shauna Shipman managed a Dollar Tree store in Germantown until the entire thing was caught on a cell phone camera.
Missy Monzo-Marte says she and another member of a coupon club, Jennifer Hill, were trying to check out with a stack of coupons at the store when they say Shipman became irritated and told them their coupons would not be accepted.
When the two shoppers tried leaving the store, things escalated. Hill took out her cell phone and started recording. She captured the Dollar Tree manager grabbing Monzo-Marte by her hair.
In November, the victim told Action News 5 what happened.
"That's when I felt the fists on the back of my head," Monzo-Marte said. "She grabbed my hair and that's when I spun around to try and get her off me and that's when she hit me in the eye and my lip."
Shipman no longer works at the Dollar Tree. A few days after the incident, she told Action News 5 that she had never been in trouble like this before.
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People in the South West have among the highest life expectancies. The region has the lowest proportion of social rented housing.
Life expectancy at birth in the South West in 2007–2009 was among the highest of the UK at 83.3 years for females and 79.2 years for males. Within the region, life expectancy at birth was highest in East Dorset for both males and females (81.4 and 85.4 years respectively). The lowest for both males and females was in Bristol unitary authority (77.2 and 81.9 years respectively).
In 2007, 13 per cent of housing in the South West was rented from registered social landlords or local authorities, the smallest proportion among the English regions. The region had the highest percentage of homes outside London that were privately rented or came with a job or business (14 per cent). The South West had 21 per cent of all second homes in England, but only 10 per cent of the total number of dwellings.
The median dwelling price in the South West in 2009 was £175,000 compared with the England figure of £170,000.
Average gross household income in the region was £838 per week in 2008/09, above the UK average of £703 and one of the highest, after London.
In 2009, the South West had the highest proportion in England of households that were married/cohabiting couples with no children (32.9 per cent).
The South West had one of the lowest proportions of workless households at 11.2 per cent in Q2 2010, compared with the UK average of 16.1 per cent.
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What is the length of student teaching?
Each full-time student teaching placement is approximately 7 weeks. Students will have one placement in their lower grade levels and one in their upper grade levels. During the spring semester of student teaching, a spring break occurs, the dates of which fluctuate within school boards/districts. Student teachers are expected to follow the schedule of the school to which they are assigned.
Where can I complete my student teacher experiences?
Placements can be done in one of 63 Ontario school boards or in the Buffalo/Niagara region of New York State.
When can I complete my student teaching?
Student teaching is offered to students who have completed the necessary prerequisite courses during the fall and spring semesters only.
What are the pre-requisites to student teaching?
Specific education courses are required for each major, along with a minimum GPA. Undergraduates are expected to have a minimum GPA of 2.5; Graduate students 3.0.
Please check the Office of Student Teaching/Certification website for course pre-requisites for your specific program. You should also contact your academic advisor and/or program director to confirm that you have fulfilled program pre-requisites and confirm the semester that you will be expected to particpate in the student teaching experience. More about prerequisites
What is the Student Teaching Exit Meeting?
The Student Teaching Exit Meeting is mandatory for all student teachers and is held at the end of the spring and fall student teaching semesters. The purpose is to submit all the required documentation from both student teaching placements and to participate in the required professional development seminar.
What should I bring to the Student Teaching Exit Meeting?
All documents listed on the Student Teacher Exit Checklist , along with a copy of the student teaching placement survey verification email.
Can I work during student teaching?
No. Student teaching is a full-time job with full-time responsibilities. It is not recommended that students continue to work in their regular occupation at the same time.
Does the Office of Student Teaching/Certification (OSTC) have a Student Teaching Handbook?
Yes. The Student Teaching Handbook includes information such as important student teaching dates, exit meeting dates, student teaching requirements and timelines, guidelines and expectations, and information about student teaching policies, procesures, and required student teaching evaluation forms.
What is the purpose of the mandatory Student Teaching Meetings?
The "Student Teaching Information Meeting" is held to provide potential student teachers with:
The "Preparing for the Student Teaching Experience Meeting" is held to
When are the mandatory Student Teaching Placement Information Meetings held?
The "Student Teaching Placement Information Meeting" is held the semester before students are expected to apply for student teaching, (i.e., in the early spring semester for fall student teaching; in the early fall semester for spring student teaching).
The "Preparing for the Student Teaching Experience Meeting" is held near the end of the semester prior to the student teaching semester.
What are the deadline dates to submit the Student Teaching Placement Form, Profile Sheet, and Pre-Student Teaching/Student Teaching/Practicum Release Form to the Office of Student Teaching/Certification (OSTC)?
September 15 is the date to submit all necessary forms to the to the OSTC for a spring semester placement.
February 15 is the date to submit all necessary forms to the to the OSTC for those wishing to participate in the fall semester.
Students who fail to meet the deadline will be deferred to the following semester for student teaching.
Is a Police Record Check required if I will be student teaching in Ontario?
Yes. All students completing their student teaching in Ontario schools are required to have a satisfactory Police Record Check (to include Vulnerable Sector Screening) prior to participation in student teaching or other voluntary experiences with children. This document must be dated less than 6 months prior to the start of each student teaching placement. It is further expected by the OSTC that you will have the process completed in a timely manner so that documents are ready for the first day of your placement in student teaching.
A few select Ontario boards have specific procedures and processes for completing the PRC/VSS process and for submitting documentation. The OSTC sends out a PRC/VSS update to students each semester. If you have questions about any board processes, contact the Coordinator of Student Teacher Placements in the OSTC.
Student teachers without the proper clearance, or with an outdated clearance, will have their student teaching delayed.
Is fingerprinting required and where can I get it done?
All student teachers (U.S. and Canadian) are required to be fingerprinted for certification. Student teachers are also required to complete the application for fingerprinting on the New York State Teach website. In addition, all U.S. student teachers are required to have their fingerprinting application completed and cleared prior to student teaching.
Fingerprinting can be done at the Amherst Campus (by appointment) through the Office of Student Teaching/Certification, at the Buffalo Campus (by appointment through the School of Education) or at a police station. See Fingerprinting.
Why is there an interim week between the first and second student teaching placement?
The interim week is planned so that the student teacher can choose to participate in professional development activities. Student teachers may be required to attend the Refocus for Success seminar (if applicable), held during the interim week. A sampling of other activities might include attending a professional development workshop/seminar, updating ones resume and professional teaching portfolio, attending a teacher workshop, initiating a placement file with the Career Planning and Placement Office, meeting with your second associate teacher, and meeting with your assigned college supervisor.
When will I be contacted about my confirmed student teaching placements?
The Office of Student Teaching/Certification (OSTC) forwards "email updates" throughout each semester to students who are expected to student teach.
The OSTC formally notifies student teachers of confirmed placements beginning in December for spring semester placements, and beginning in July for fall semester placements. After initial notification, updated placement information will be emailed to students as soon as it has been confirmed. All placement confirmations are sent via Medaille College email only.
Who are the College Supervisors?
College Supervisors are full-time or part-time faculty members of Medaille College. (Many are also retired teachers or administrators.)
How do I meet my College Supervisor?
When you receive your confirmed student teaching placements, the name and contact information of the supervisor will be included. As soon as you know your supervisor assignment, you should contact your supervisor to introduce yourself with a phone call or send an email. Typically, the College Supervisor schedules a meeting to orient student teachers prior to the beginning of the student teaching experiences, but no later than the first week of student teaching.
How often can I expect my college supervisor to visit me at school?
College supervisors usually make one informal visitation for each student teaching placement and a minimum of two formal observations.
How am I evaluated during my student teaching experience?
The forms used include:
May I request copies of my student teaching evaluations?
No. You are required to submit original student teaching evaluations to Medaille College during your Student Teaching Exit Meeting. You are expected to photocopy any of the student teaching materials you personally wish to keep prior to that meeting. [The Office of Student Teaching/Certification (OSTC) is not permitted to make copies for students.]
You will need copies of your evaluations for job applications and interviews. It is advised that you make copies of your evaluations for yourself before attending the Student Teaching Exit Meeting and keep these copies in a safe place.
How do I obtain letters of recommendation for my student teaching experiences?
A student teacher who wishes to have a letter of recommendation will need to request the recommendation from the associate teachers and/or college supervisors. Generally, teachers and supervisors are willing to write a letter of recommendation on your behalf. The letters of recommendation can be stored in your Credential Folder with the Office of Career Planning.
Are there opportunities available for teacher recruitment?
Yes. In addition to those listed below, many district school boards in the Province of Ontario hold their own teacher recruitment days. Listed below are two opportunities held in western NY:
The "Canadian Teacher Career Fair" The Canadian Teacher Career Fair will be held on Friday, October 25, 2013 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m at the Niagara University's Castellani Art Muesum. All Canadian students and graduates of teacher education programs at the sponsoring college and universities are invited to network with representatives of Ontario School Boards and Teacher Employment Organizations.
Don't miss this opportunity to get detailed information about employment opportunities, benefits and application requirements for the boards participating in the fair. Make a positive first impression: bring copies of your resume and wear professional attire. (Please be advised that many boards may direct candidates to their application web sites and, therefore, may not accept resumes the day of the fair.) "For futher information, visist http://www.niagara.edu/career-services-calendar-of-events/."
The "Buffalo Area Teacher Recruitment Days" are held each year in April. One day is for local Western New York districts and another day is for districts throughout the U.S who are looking to hire New York teachers. . The next event is scheduled for Thursday and Firday, April 4 and 5, 2014. For more information or to sign up, go to http://www.trd.org/.
May I be excused from my student teaching placement to attend a teacher recruitment day?
The Office of Student Teaching/Certification would encourage all students to take advantage of teacher recruitment opportunities. If you would like to attend a teacher recruitment day, you will need to seek prior permission from your associate teacher and the Office of Student Teaching/Certification.
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