This report has two primary goals. One objective is to provide provocative ideas on how emerging forces external to education may shape the future of distance learning. The second purpose is to depict a potential new field, technology-mediated interactive learning, that may result from synthesis of distance learning, cooperative learning, and computer-supported cooperative work.

Executive summary of the U.S. Global Change Research Program annual report, documenting activities and progress, goals for the upcoming year, proposed budget considerations, and other information about the organization for fiscal year 1990.

This report the transplantation of adrenal medullary tissue to the nervous system.

Maywood Chemical Works (MCW) of Maywood, New Jersey, generated process wastes and residues associated with the production and refining of thorium and thorium compounds from monazite ores from 1916 to 1956. MCW supplied rare earth metals and thorium compounds to the Atomic Energy Commission and various other government agencies from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. Area residents used the sandlike waste from this thorium extraction process mixed with tea and cocoa leaves as mulch in their yards. Some of these contaminated wastes were also eroded from the site into Lodi Brook. At the request of the US Department of Energy (DOE), a group from Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducts investigative radiological surveys of properties in the vicinity of MCW to determine whether a property is contaminated with radioactive residues, principally {sup 232}Th, derived from the MCW site. The survey typically includes direct measurement of gamma radiation levels and soil sampling for radionuclide analyses. The survey of this site, 106 Columbia Lane, Lodi, New Jersey (LJ063), was conducted during 1987. Results of the survey demonstrated radionuclide concentrations in excess of the DOE Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program criteria. The radionuclide distributions are typical of the type of material originating …

Abstract: Species profiles are literature summaries of the taxonomy, morphology, distribution, life history, and environmental requirements of aquatic species. They are designed to assist in environmental impact assessments. The green turtle, Chelonia mydas, is found throughout the Pacific Ocean region. Its status is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and as threatened in the U.S. Endangered Species Act and is included in Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Females nest on a 20,3-, or >4-year cycle, laying one to six clutches per season and averaging between 100 and 110 eggs per clutch. Nesting normally takes place in the summer months. Hatching mortality from predation in the marine environment is thought to be high. After an initial >3-year carnivorous pelagic stage, green turtles become primarily herbivores, residing in shallow coastal areas where they feed on sea grass and/or algae. Growth rates appear to vary with diets and are generally slow. Turtles average 25 years to reach sexual maturity in Hawaii. Adult green turtles are long-lived and have few predators other than man. The use of modern equipment in hunting turtles and the disregard …

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.

Report describing a study of the entrance channel to St. Andrew Bay, near Panama City, Florida, which is subject to the formation of large sand waves. It was intended to determine the extent of the problem and to review possible alternatives for addressing it.

Quarterly newsletter from the University of Texas System Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute discussing cancer care and research to inform physicians.

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.

Newsletter of the Center for Education and Research in Free Enterprise including analyses, essays, news, and other writing about politics and economics, as well as information about the activities of the Center.

Monthly report of the Texas A & M University Real Estate Center on statistics, recent news, and developments related to real estate.

Quarterly newsletter of the Texas Commission for the Blind including information about the Commission as well as news, events, and other relevant information.

Newsletter issued by the Texas Council on Vocational Education discussing news, events, and other relevant information related to technical and vocational education for adults in Texas.

Monthly compilation of estimated statistics listed by Texas county for civilian labor force (C.L.F.), employment, unemployment, and overall rate.

Newsletter of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission discussing information about the Commission as well as news, events, and other relevant information.

Periodic newsletter discussing information related to legislation, state finance, and other topics related to Texas government. This issue focuses on property tax exemptions, tax abatements, property valuation, valuation notices, tax payments, appraisal districts, taxpayer rights, school tax rollback, and more.

Monthly newsletter from the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy regarding updates and information pertaining to Texas CPAs.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification;Construction of Radiologic Technologist Certification Act,article 4512m,V.T.C.S.(RQ-1659).

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether payment of a polygraph licensing fee maybe refunded when the licensee dies(RQ-1711).

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Validity of a contract between an appraisal district and a retirement plan(RQ-1732).

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification;Composition of municipal zoning board of adjustment (RQ-1626).

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a commissioners court is authorized to set working hours and holidays for road employees in a county that has ex officio road commissioners (RQ-1710)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the "certified agenda" provision of the Open Meetings Act, article 6252-17, V.T.C.S., unduly restricts speech rights of members of governmental bodies (RQ-1681)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether certain subcommittees of the board of trustees of school districts are subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act, article 6252-17, V.T.C.S. (RQ-1702)